William Austin first appears in a land transaction recorded on 5 Jun 1736 in the Virginia Land Office, Patent Book 17, p 68: "William Austin of Hanover Co., VA...for 40 shillings, a tract of 98 acres in Amelia County, VA, on the upper side of Flatt Creek - on both sides of Furgusons Horse-pen branch." William went on to purchase much more land in Amelia County, eventually moving there before 1749. He died in mid 1777 in Craven County, SC.
Contributors to this database include Bonnie Bigolin, Richard L. Carlan, AFAOA genealogist Liz Austin Carlin, Pat Gresham and others. Significant contributons have been made by Joy Anita Shaw resulting from her continuing research as well as from additional contributions, corrections, etc.
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