The southern half of Borden’s
Manor (from whom the Allisons purchased land) in the 1740s. Lands of Allison, Campbell, and McClure are
labeled and are located in the vicinity of present-day Lexington, Virginia. Timber Ridge is just to the north. Map part
of larger map created by Tinkling Spring and Heritage Presbyterian Church,
Fishersville, VA
Location of 1748 John Allison
land (yellow), 1747 Robert Allison (green), 1746 Halbert McClure (orange), and
1756 James Campbell (pink – mouth of Whistle Creek). John Allison later purchased lot 68 (in 1768)
to the northeast and Robert Allison purchased lot 105 (in 1771) to the
northeast.
Virginia before the 1770 Ross-Allison
marriage, Augusta County is red. The
black marker is the approximate location of the Allison’s land in the 1740s
when they arrived in Virginia. This was
on the southern portion of Borden’s Manor at the North Fork of the James River. It is currently in Rockbridge County.
Augusta County,
Virginia area showing the Allison land on the 1740s and the approximate
location of William Ross in 1770s after he married Jane Allison.
Virginia in 1770 when the
Ross-Allison marriage occurred- Botetourt (red) was formed in 1770 from Augusta
County. The black markers show the
southwest movement of the Allisons from North Branch to the Tinker
Creek/Catawba Creek area