A. B. Markham's maps

While in Washington, DC recently I managed to squeeze in an hour and a half of research at the Library of Congress, and I came across a wonderful map by A. B. Markham, showing the locations and owners of the original Orange County land grants. It's a work of art that took more than a quarter century to complete.

And it shows Henry's original 1756 grant, plus tracts purchased by his sons Joseph and William. And John Young. And a bunch of other names that will be familiar to any Orange County researcher.

Mr. Markham also drew a similar map of Wake County.

The map, which is copyrighted, is available through Mr. Markham's son, Allan. I won't post his email address (don't want to unleash the spambots), but you can find it through a Google search. It costs $12.95 plus $3.00 shipping.

It's an indispensable tool. Highly recommended.