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Richard Durrett of Louisa Co, VA

roncomptr  (View posts) Posted: 2 May 2009 5:04AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Durrett, Duret, Durrette, Durant
I found a Richard Durrett of Louisa County, VA

This has been taken from the above book found online at http://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/75-r...

The following was taken from Louisa County ROAD ORDERS 1742-1748, by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian, Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council (A Cooperative Organisation Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia Department of Highways & Transportation and the University of Virginia)Charlottesville, Virginia April 1975, Revised January 1979, Revised August 2003, VHTRC 75-R43

Excerp from the above.
"Accordingly, it was decided to investigate the development of the roads of Albemarle County during the period 1725-1925 as a pilot project, and to use this experience to produce a "History of Albemarle County Roads" and a procedural handbook for the writing of Road
Histories. During the early stages of this project it was necessary to examine and extract all the Road ORDERS for the Counties from which Albemarle was formed as well as the ORDERS for Albemarle when it still contained the Counties of Amherst, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Nelson, and
a part of Appomattox. The Road ORDERS concerning Albemarle will ultimately be published with the Road History but the broad applicability of those for Goochland, Louisa and early Albemarle, and the opinions of various authorities throughout the state who have examined them, indicate
that they should have separate publication in order to make them generally available to individual scholars through libraries and educational institutions. Therefore, this publication has been prepared."


"22 July 1746 O.S., Page 197
Ordered that Richard Durrett; with the assistance of his own Gang, Richard Hammacks, John Mccaulays Thomas Ballards & William Courseys make a bridge over Pritty's Creek in the
Most convenient place between Capt: Smith's plantation & his mill."

Does anyone know which Richard Durrett this is or have any speculation on which Richard Durret this is?

Thank you.

Joy

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