William Hurst's property was located on the south branch of the
Shenandoah River. The location of his lands has never moved, or been
relocated. William's property was bounded on the south by Gooney Run
and on the east by Happy Creek or Run. As the frontier of the Virginia
colony became settled the county names changed as the population of
settlers increased.

At the time that William Hurst acquired his land in 1741, his property
was located in Augusta Co., Virginia.
In 1743 the northwestern part of Augusta Co. became Frederick Co.,
however Frederick Co. records were recorded in Augusta Co. until 1751.
In 1772 the southern part of Frederick Co. became the short-lived
county of Dunmore.
In 1778 the name of Dunmore Co. was changed to Shenandoah County .
During his lifetime, William Hurst "resided" in Shenandoah County approximately
two years.
In 1836 Warren Co. was formed from the northeastern part of Shenandoah County, and the
southeastern part of Frederick Co.
In 1836 "River Bend Farm" was placed on the Virginia Register of
Historic Places. (Virginia Site No. 93-10; HABS Inventory H-154).
Currently William's original house and plantation, known as "River Bend Farm",
 is located in Warren Co., Virginia.

Following William Hurst's death in 1780/81, families of his children
began moving to the southwestern part of Virginia to Montgomery Co.
(part to Wythe Co. 1789), west to Hampshire Co. (now West Virginia),
and Lincoln Co., Kentucky. The following lists only those documents
located to date for William Hurst and his children in Orange, Augusta,
Frederick, Dunmore, Shenandoah, Montgomery and Wythe Counties,
Virginia.

Orange Co., Virginia

1735, 17 December
William Russell of West Jersey, three Virginia Land Grants on south side
of the Sherrando River for having brought eight families into the colony
“and seated them on certain lands on the south side of the Sherrando
River for settling and strengthning that frontier” (Virginia Land Grants
16:417, 419, 421; British Museum, Fairfax Land Suit:259-261).

Augusta Co., Virginia

1741, 6/7 July
William Russell of Orange Co., Virginia to William Husk of Augusta Co.,
Virginia, 400 acres on south side the South river of Shanandoah on lower
side Gowreys [Gooney's] run to Richard Harrald's line to upper corner of
the river (Orange Co., Va. Deeds 6:16-19).*

1746/7, 18 March
Road ordered from Caleb Jones's mill down to county line through lands
of James, Moses and Zachary McKay, Henry Harding, John Hill, Philip
Crine, Thomas Land, Wm. Hursh, Thomas Burk [Buck], William Harrell,,
Thomas Grubbs, William Hawkins, Joshua Job, James McNeal, Adam
Cunningham, Jacob Sterrell, Charles Coxe, Charles Burk, Ephraim Leech
and Caleb Job (Augusta Co., Va. Order Book 1:168; also see Original
Petitions and Papers filed in the Augusta County Court 1751-1752).

1747, 10 February
Resurvey map of William Russell's 1735 land grant by Northern Neck
proprietor, Lord Fairfax. Boundaries: Shenandoah River (west), Happy
Creek (east), Gowney's Run [Gooney's Run] south. House site of J.
[Jacob] Harrell shown above house site and cabin of Wm. Husk's
(Frederick County Circuit Court Archives).*

1749, 18 August
 Judith Hurst and Leonard Burton witness to deed from
Richard Harrald, Sr. to his son Richard Harrald, Jr., land on Cave
Branch joining Jacob Harrald and Capt. Russell's line (Augusta Co., Va.
Deeds 2:271).

1750, 31 January
William Hurst, James McKeey [McKay] and Jacob Harrell witness to deed
from Richard Harrald, Sr. to son Richard Harrald, Jr., 51 acres on south
River of Shenando (Augusta County Deeds 3:101).

1751, 24 May
William Hurst, John Sollers and James McKay witness to deed from Reuben
Paget and wife Elizabeth to Jacob Harril, ??? acres on branch of Flint
Run. Corner John Calfee (Augusta Co., Va. Deeds 3:247).

1751, 27 August
William Harrold [Harrell] appointed overseer of road, William Hurst and
James McKay and tithables on west So. River to Frederick City
[Winchester] and on Goony's [Gooney's] Run to keep it in order (Augusta
Co., Va. Order Book 2:179).

1752, 2 July
William Hurst request for survey of 400 acres (sic; 630 acres) of
ungranted land on Flint Run adjoining Alexander Matthews and Thomas
Norman. See 1765 under Frederick Co. below.*

Frederick Co., Virginia

1754, 4 May
Thomas Cockrell and wife Deborah of Frederick Co. to daughter Molly
Cockrell, 250 acres purchased of William Husk corner to Phillip Crume,
Reubin Paget's line, corner of John Calfee. Witnesses: William Calfee,
Jacob Harrell, Henry McDonnell (Frederick Co., Va. Deeds 3:289).

1758, 27 October
Ordered that William Hush [Hurst] of the Company commanded by Capt.
Jacob Bowman be fined Ten Shillings for absenting himself from one
General Muster within twelve months last past . Also named are John
Dyer and James Morgan (Frederick Co., Virginia Archives: Frederick
County Court Martial).

1758, 27 October
Ordered that John Hurt [Hurst] of the Company commanded by Capt. Henry
Spear be fined twenty shillings for absenting himself from one private
and one general muster within twelve months last past. Also named is
Reuben Padgett (Frederick Co., Virginia Archives: Frederick County
Court Martial).

1762-1763, 1770
William Hurst of Frederick Co. requested survey to determine surplus
within the bounds of his 400 acre purchase of Colonel Russell...original
tract had 400 acres with surplus within being 800 acres being a total of
1,200 acres. Chain Carriers: William Jennings, George Owens, Ezekial
Morgan, John Hurst. Caveated by Henry Hardin, Sr.. Benjamin Bartley
served summons to Hardin. Parties met on 9 June 1770 and agreed to
postpone the affair (Joyner 1995 VV:18).

1763, 30 September
William Jennings, George Owens, Ezekial Morgan and John Hurst chain
carriers for land grant to Simon Carson (Joyner 1985 VII:28).

1765, 12 March
1) Note of William Hurst to Cunningham, £1.5.0 for 630 acres of land on
Flint Run. Signed William Hurst, Adam Cunningham, ??? Cunningham.
2) Note of William Hurst: this Day Wm. Hurst came before me William
Millar one of his majestys justices for Sd. County & Declared, that he
has Sold the within named land to Adam Cunningham and Company and
Desires the Deed may i made in their name. Certifyed under my hand
this 18th day of march 1765. Wm. Millar William Hurst”
Note: See 1752 above under Augusta Co.
These documents are filed under a cover jacket titled: “McCoy, James
and Cunningham, Adam. Original assignee, William Hurst” in the Northern
Neck Land Grant Survey's, Frederick Co. files in the Virginia State
Archives. These documents are original. Notes 1 and 2 above are
written on scraps of paper. These two notes have William Hurst´s
original signature.*

1768, 10 March
John Hurst land grant, (acreage?), adjoining Hites Land, Burr Harrison
on Caleb Job's Mill Run on South Run of Shanondoah in Frederick Co.
(Northern Neck Land Grants O:134).

1768, 10 March
John Hurst land grant, (acreage?), adjoining Hites Land, Burr Harrison
on Caleb Job's Mill Run on South Run of Shanondoah in Frederick Co.
(Northern Neck Land Grants O:134).

Dunmore Co., Virginia

1773, April Court
William Hurst vs. Aaron Henry, debt £4.14.0 (Dunmore Co. Order Book
1772-1774:155).

1773, 24 November
Daniel Morgan vs. George Check. William Husk attorney for defendant
(Dunmore Co. Order Book 1772-1774:255).

1773, 25 November
Isaac Hite vs. William Hurst and William Owens, debt (Dunmore Co. Order
Book 1772-1774:265).

1774, 25 May
William Hurst vs. Israel Morris, debt of damages (Dunmore Co. Order Book
1772-1774:284).

1774, 25 May
Edwin Young vs. Samuel Bell and Mason Jones. William Hurst attorney for
defendants (Dunmore Co. Order Book 1772-1774:284).

Shenandoah Co., Virginia

1778, 30 April
John Hurst took oath as Lieutenant of militia (Dunmore/Shenandoah Co.,
Va. Minute Book 1774-1780:44).
Note: Local historians state that this was John Hurst, Jr., son of John
Hurst.

1780, 15 October
William Hurst will. Wife Judith, 3,000 # tobacco to be collected from
heirs annually during her lifetime; to son John Hurst, son John Hurst,
daughters Elizabeth Morgan, Judith Smith, Hannah Roy, Nancy Dyer.
William Hurst (seal). Witnesses: John Hancock, John Roy, William
Oweings. Probated 29 March 1781 (Shenandoah Co., Va. Wills A:322-324).*

1781, 29 March
John Hurst, Alexander Mathias and John Buck, £100,000 bond as executors
of will of William Hurst (Shenandoah Co. Wills A:325-326).

1781, 16 May
Survey and plat map of William Hurst's tract of land from William
Russell dated 6/7 July 1741 on south side the south fork of Shenandoah
river to the mouth of Guney run [sic] and to the back line of the
Original grant containing 970 acres 570 acres of which was surplus.
“John Hurst William Hurst Elizabeth Morgan Judith Smith Hannah Roy and
Dancy Dyer Are the Surviving Children and heirs of William Hurst dec.
(Virginia State Land Office, Northern Neck Surveys 1:174-175).*

1782, 29 August
John Hurst and wife Lydia of Shenandoah Co. to Daniel Hackney, deed of
lease and release, £200, 148 acres part of tract of William Hurst,
deceased. John Hurst, Lydia (her H mark). Witnesses: William
(Peterson?), Peter Lynch (Shenandoah Co. Order Book 17881-1784:84;
Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds C:493).*

1783, 23 September
Overseers of poor to bind Nancy Smith, orphan of William Smith to John
Hurst (Shenandoah Co., Va. Order Book 1781-1784:306).

1783, 8 April
Ezekiel Morgan and wife Elizabeth of Shenandoah Co. to Joseph Baker,
£200, 144 acres part of tract of William Hurst, deceased, devised to
daughter Elizabeth Morgan wife of Ezekiel Morgan. Line of John Hurst,
line of William Hurst, corner to Benjamin Smith. Ezekiel (his x mark)
Morgan, Elizabeth (her x mark) Morgan. Witnesses: Wm. Jennings, Thomas
Allen, Daniel (his x mark) Hackney (Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds
E:213-215).*

1784, 27 March
Selby Folley vs. John Husk, Jr., abated - personal agreement (Shenandoah
Co., Va. Order Book 1781-1784:346).

1785, Shenandaoh Co., Va. tax list, John Netherton's district.
John Hash, 8 white souls, 1 house; William Hurst, 9 white souls, 1
house.

1785, 31 March
Thomas Roy and wife Hannah of Hampshire Co., Va. to Francis Lehew of
Frederick Co., deed of lease and release, £50, 165 acres part of
William Hurst, deceased, devised to daughter Hannah, wife of Thomas
Roy. Mentions still house, Guney Run. Signed: Thomas Roy, Hannah
Roy. Witnesses: John Netherton, Rueben Paget, James Roy ( (Shenandoah
Co., Va. Deeds E:397-399).*

1785, 1 April
William Dyer of Lincoln Co., Kentucky, power of attorney to Thomas Buck
of Frederick Co., to contract to sell, rent or convey tract of land in
County of Shanando on waters of Goony & Dry Runs being part of tract of
land belonging to William Hurst deceased, 194 acres. William (WD)
Dyer. Witnesses: Reuben Rouzee, John (his x mark) Elzy, Charles Buck
(Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds E:224).*

1785, 28 July
William Hurst and wife Lucy of Shenandoah Co., to Daniel Hackney, £28,
28 3/4 acres on Shenandoah River. William (his x mark) Hurst, Lucy (her
+ mark) Hurst. Witness: William Jennings, John Able, Rowley Smith
(Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds E:278-280).*

1785, 28 July.
William Hurst and wife Lucy of Shenandoah Co. to Rowley
Smith, £250, 281 acres on Shanandoah River...from Shenandoah River to
mouth of Gooney Run, corner Joseph Baker. William (his x mark) Hurst,
Lucy (her + mark) Hurst. Witnesses Wm. Jennings, John Able, Daniel
Hackney (Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds E:280-282).*

1788, 4 July
Beverly Randolph, Governor of Commonwealth of Virginia, reaffirmation of
Northern Neck Land Grant [sic] to John Hurt, William Hurt, Elizabeth
Morgan, Judith Smith, Hannah Roy and Nancy Dyer, devises of William
Hurst deceased, parcel of land containing 970 acres in Shanandoah Co.,
400 acres being formerly granted by William Russell to said William
1741, on South side of South Fork of Shenandoah River (Northern Neck
Land Grants S:528-529).*

Montgomery Co., Virginia

1784
William Hurst, Virginia Land Grant, 380 acres south side New River
(Library of Virginia Archives, land grant index card files.

1785, 24 March
John Hurst, land grant, 260 acres New River (Virginia Land Grants
P:438).

1785, 30 March
John Hurst, land grant, 260 acres Mack Creek (Virginia Land Grants
O:264).

1786, 26 May
Francis Walker, attorney for Thomas Walker of Albemarle Co., Va. deed of
lease and release to John Hurst of Montgomery Co., Virginia, £76, 100
acres on west side of New River (Montgomery Co., Va. Deeds A:389-390).

1787, 1 April
John Husk and Margaret Davidson marriage bond (Montgomery Co., Va.
Ministers Returns:37).

1787, 13 June tax list
John Husk, Sr., poll for self, 1 poll for male over 16, 6 horses, 21
cattle.
John Husk, Jr., 0 poll, 1 horse
William Hurst, poll for self, 3 horses, 11 cattle (Schreiner-Yantis and
Love 1987:439).

1788, 24 January tax list
William Hurst, 0 polls, 3 horses (Schreiner-Yantis 1972:10).

1788, 7 June tax list
John Hurst, Jr., 0 polls, 1 horse
John Hurst, Sr. 2 polls, 4 horses (one stud horse) (Schreiner-Yantis
1972:8).

1789/90 2 May tax list
John Hurst, Sr.poll for self, John Hurst and 4 horses.
William Hurst, Jr., poll for self and John Hurst, 1 horse
(Schreiner-Yantis 1972:20).

1789/90, 1 June tax list
William Hurst, poll for self and William Hurst, 4 horses
(Schrenier-Yantis 1972:21) .

1789, 11 February
John Hurst and wife Mary of Montgomery Co., Va. to Daniel Hackney of
Shenandoah Co., £200, 148 acres in Shenandoah Co. devised to John Hurst
by will of father, William Hurst. Conveyed by deed of lease and
release. John Hurst, Mary Hurst. Witnesses: Lies Howell, William (his
x mark) Manuel, John (his x mark) Lam Bert (Shenandoah Co., Va. Deeds
G:201-202).

Wythe Co., Virginia

1793, Wythe Co. Personal Property Tax List
John Hurst, 3 tithes, 6 horses
William Hurst, 2 tithes, 4 horses.

1793-1795, Wythe Co. Tax Lists
William Hurst (Murphy 1985:28).

1793-1797, Wythe Co. Tax Lists
John Hurst (Murphy 1985:27).

1794, 20 April
John and Mary Hurst deed to Richard Ellis, £80, 113 acres south side New
River (Wythe Co., Va. Deeds 1:225).

1794, 5 August
John and Mary Hurst of Wythe Co. deed to Chas. Dyer, £200, 259 acres New
River (Wythe Co., Va. Deeds 1:281-282).

1796, 9 August
William and Lucy Hurst deed to Charles Calfee, £330, 380 acres New River
(Wythe Co., Va. Deeds 1:392).*

1797, 3 February
John and Mary Hurst of Wythe Co. deed to William Ross, £100, 40 acres
west side of New River adjoining tract of land where John Hurst “now
liveth” (Wythe Co., Virginia Deeds 2:165-166).

1805
James Calfee vs. Carter. Refers to Mary Carter's will recorded 13
October 1801, Wythe Co., Va. Heirs: James and William Calfee, John
Hurst of Kentucky and niece, Miss Mary Carson of Shenandoah Co....John
Hurst was William Calfee Sr.'s nephew (District Court, Staunton, Augusta
Co., Va. Chancery O. S. 97). Note: fragile and not available for
xeroxing, 1995. All cancery records sent to Richmond, spring 1999 for
microfilming and are no longer in the circuit court at Staunton.