Books by John K Gott

Fauquier County was created in 1759, and is one of the few Virginia counties to have all of its deed books extant. The abstracts in this volume are taken from deed books seven and eight, and, in addition to deeds, include a variety of records such as: leases, bonds, contracts of sale, commissions, mortgages, and apprenticeships. Each abstract gives the names of the grantor(s) and grantee(s) as well as other individuals mentioned

No battle or even minor skirmish took place within Fauquier's borders during the Revolutionary War. In a quiet county, remote from the maelstrom however, the average man could view the great panorama of human conflict and decide for himself the extent of

"Fauquier County was established by Act of the General Assembly of Virginia on 1 May 1759. ...The first instruments recorded in the Deed Books were the Bonds of Joseph Blackwell as Sheriff and Thomas Marshall as Surveyor, on 24 May 1759."Fauquier County is one of the few Virginia counties to have all of its deed books extant. The abstracts in this volume cover the county's first six deed books, and, in addition to deeds, include a variety of records such as: leases, bonds, contracts of sale, commissions, mortgages, agreements, etc."Each abstract is meant to cover the original recorded instrument as fully as possible; giving the names of every individual mentioned." Each abstract gives the names of the grantor(s) and grantee(s) as well as other individuals mentioned; slaves (when named) are included, as well as spouses' names. Geographical features are included, but the exact dimensions of the land are not given in this work. Page numbers identify the placement of the original records for the researcher who may want to do further reading.

This volume combines the Fauquier County marriage bonds and ministers' returns into one master list covering nearly a century. The marriage bonds were transcribed by Mr. Gott from the typed copies of the original bonds for the period, 1759-1848; and from the marriage register for 1848-1854. These data were then supplemented with the data from the ministers' returns for the period 1785-1848 as extracted from an unpublished typescript prepared by Mildred S. Vorwaller in 1965. The marriage bonds usually provide the names of groom, bride, bondsmen, and sometimes parents or guardians, as well as the date of the bond. This information was compared with the marriage returns and any differences or additional information was noted. The differences usually consist of variations in the spelling of names, and the additional information usually consists of the date of marriage and the minister's name. The data are arranged alphabetically by the name of the groom, and there is a cross-index to brides and others named. This composite volume of marriage data should be a boon to Fauquier County researchers

A history of a 4,000 acre tract at the foot of Cobbler Mountain in Fauquier County, Virginia, and the families that lived there. The emphasis is on Turner Dixon, the first member of the family to settle there, and on his widow and twelve children. Chronic