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BOOK		      TINKLING SPRING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH	       1739
				 RECORDS


LIST OF PERSONS WHO IMPORTED THEMSELVES OR WERE SPONSORED BY OTHERS IN
ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1734 THROUGH 1745 IN ORDER TO OBTAIN LEGAL RIGHT
TO TITLE OF LANDS IN THE COLONIES.

PAGE 418		     JAMES LEPPER
			     MARGARET LEPPER
	  NICHOLAS LEPPER			JAMES LEPPER JR.
	  SARAH LEPPER				GUINE (GAVIN) LEPPER
	  JANE LEPPER				ISABELLA LEPPER
	  ANDREW LEPPER				MARY LEPPER

FEBRUARY 28, 1739						  (O.B. II-109)


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Note the spelling on the records then.

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	      THE AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA COURT HOUSE RECORDS

      Record shows that James Leeper and his wife Margaret Leeper - Proved
their importation in Augusta County, Virginia, February 28, 1739.  It shows
that he had lands surveyed on Christian Creek, May 13, 1738.  Record also
shows that they purchased land on Naked Creek before the year 1747.  Their
children were baptized between the years 1741 and 1747.  A record showing a
James Leeper died during the year 1763 and listed his children as below.

	   Nicholas Leeper - eldest	       Guine (Gavin) Leeper
	   Sarah Leeper			       Isabella Leeper
	   Jane Leeper			       Mary Leeper
	   Andrew Leeper		       Margaret Leeper
	   James Leeper Jr.		       John Leeper
				              George Leeper


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We may assume that Margaret, John and George were born in America as their
name does not appear on the Importation record. Also their baptismal was
between the years 1741 and 1747
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Information as of 1968 and 1969
Re-typed 1980