On October 13, 2008, Willard Hazlewood said that the County of Mecklenburg expropriated 1 acre from the 1,400 acres of William A. Andrews, Sr on the south side of the Meherrin River. John Brooks was then allowed to build a mill on this one acre tract. A dam on the Meherrin River stands today on the one acre tract which is just to the right as you cross over the Meherren River going from Mecklenburg County into Lunenburg County on Whittles Mill Road. John Andrews then asked if this John Brooks might be the father of Ann Brooks who married Varney Andrews' Father, William A. Andrews, Jr. Willard said he had never thought about this or put the two together but that might be true.
She is also listed as Ann (Vodin) Varney.
Willard Hazlewood:
"John Brooks purchased land from William Allen and he received it as a gift from his father-in-law Francis Ray. Brooks applied for a permit to build a mill which I've got a copy of and I'll mail it to you. Brooks built a mill on the north side of the river first and then he sold it to Pines Ingram and Pines Ingram sold the mill to Thomas Bedford. Thomas Bedford purchased 200 acres on the south side of the river from John Andrews, whose father had sold him the 200 acres prior to that. John Andrews' father was William A. Andrews Sr. In 1754, I believe a jury was appointed by the sheriff and they came a surveyed the site. They had to see if there was going to be any damage to the adjacent land by the dam. William Andrews' son Ibram [maybe he said Ephraim] was one member of that group so they valued the one acre of land that was going to be sold to John Brooks at 40 shillings. This was in 1754. I have a sheet of paper that is basically an environmental impact statement, it's a land condemnation and it's a permit to build a dam. This was about a third of the way from William Andrews, Sr. west boundary. But then he sold the land around that dam site to his son John up to the west boundary. He willed a third of the 400 acres on the north side of the river to his daughter who married a Granger, a third to Lucy Anna Andrews who married Peter Andrews, who was her first cousin and Abraham Andrews got the piece in the middle."
On October 13, 2008, Willard Hazlewood said that the County of Mecklenburg expropriated 1 acre from the 1,400 acres of William A. Andrews, Sr on the south side of the Meherrin River. John Brooks was then allowed to build a mill on this one acre tract. A dam on the Meherrin River stands today on the one acre tract which is just to the right as you cross over the Meherren River going from Mecklenburg County into Lunenburg County on Whittles Mill Road. John Andrews then asked if this John Brooks might be the father of Ann Brooks who married Varney Andrews' Father, William A. Andrews, Jr. Willard said he had never thought about this or put the two together but that might be true.
She is also listed as Ann (Vodin) Varney.
Willard Hazlewood:
"John Brooks purchased land from William Allen and he received it as a gift from his father-in-law Francis Ray. Brooks applied for a permit to build a mill which I've got a copy of and I'll mail it to you. Brooks built a mill on the north side of the river first and then he sold it to Pines Ingram and Pines Ingram sold the mill to Thomas Bedford. Thomas Bedford purchased 200 acres on the south side of the river from John Andrews, whose father had sold him the 200 acres prior to that. John Andrews' father was William A. Andrews Sr. In 1754, I believe a jury was appointed by the sheriff and they came a surveyed the site. They had to see if there was going to be any damage to the adjacent land by the dam. William Andrews' son Ibram [maybe he said Ephraim] was one member of that group so they valued the one acre of land that was going to be sold to John Brooks at 40 shillings. This was in 1754. I have a sheet of paper that is basically an environmental impact statement, it's a land condemnation and it's a permit to build a dam. This was about a third of the way from William Andrews, Sr. west boundary. But then he sold the land around that dam site to his son John up to the west boundary. He willed a third of the 400 acres on the north side of the river to his daughter who married a Granger, a third to Lucy Anna Andrews who married Peter Andrews, who was her first cousin and Abraham Andrews got the piece in the middle."
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