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I found road orders ALBEMARLE COUNTY ROAD ORDERS 1783-1816
by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, Faculty Research Historian, Virginia Highway & Transportation Research Council
(A Cooperative Organization Sponsored Jointly by the Virginia,Department of Highways & Transportation and
the University of Virginia) Charlottesville, Virginia
December 1975, Revised April 2004,VHTRC 76-R27


Here are my questions. I hope someone can answer my questions.
I found 2 John Durrett's in the road orders book in ALBEMARLE COUNTY Road ORDERS. The 1st one is found on 1 September 1806 and the other John W. Durrett is found on 4 February 1811. It seems to me there are two John Durrett's or was there one John Durrett. Can anyone answer this question and who were their parents?

Here is what I have found.

1 September 1806, Ord. Bk. 1806, p. 385 (2)
Ordered that the following gang of hands be added to Robert Terrills former gang to work on the road from Colley to Carters mill bridge to Wit Robert Carters, Thomas Burras, Barnett Butler,George Butler, William Kesley, Larkin Kesley, Jehoshaphat Ladd, Thomas Henderson, Shadrack Reynolds, William Reynolds Junr. William Reynolds Senr. Charles Reynolds, Joseph Melton, William Gamble Robert Burras Junr Robert Burras Senr. David Shepard, John Durrett Richard Gamble, Roland Mordes Charles Lively Joseph Prue Anthony Gianiney, Richard Meeks, Robert Grooms Jacob Burras, Isaac Smith, Anthony Mullins, John Terrill, Robert Terrell, Joseph Terrell, Jiles Richardson Vinson Marks Elias Bragg, William Meeks, Richard Shakleford, Benjamin Pearce Murrey Pace John Pace, Joseph Pace John Spears Junr. John Spears Junr. Gilbert Ricks John Brown and William Page and that the said Terrell with the aforesaid hands keep the said road in repair.

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Next John W. Durrett
4 February 1811, Order Book 1810-1811, p. 363
Davis Durrett is appointed Surveyor of the road from Nelson Barksdales to John W Durretts Shop & the hands of Richard Durrett Douglass Bowcocke & Joseph Twyman are assigned him to keep the same in good repair.

Who is John W. Durrett and what did he do at his shop? And Richard Durrett must be Richard Durrett Jr. married Elizabeth Davis. If this is not Richard Durrett Jr. then which Richard Durret is he?

I hope someone knows the answer to my questions.

Thank you.

Joy Durrett