A plot of the Town of Lynchburg, 1790.

A plot of the Town of Lynchburg, 1790. (Click for larger view)

Original Purchasers of lots and their numbers:

James Adams, 7

John Barnaby, 18

George Cabell, 59

James Callaway, 17, 33

John Callaway, 10, 16, 19, 51, 57

L Coleman, 27

Julius Curle, 38

Robert Hanna, 29

Charles Johnson, 21, 60

Joseph Johnson, 50

James Ker, 41, 58

Gideon Lea, 52, 54

Charles Lynch, 2, 6, 13, 26

John Lynch, 12, 14, 20, 22, 24, 28, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47

Lynch Family, 1, 3, 9, 11, 61-72

T Moorman, 36

William Nuckle, 46

Enoch Roberts, 15, 30, 43, 56

Cabel Tate, 53, 55

Charles Terrile, 15

William Turnstall, 48

John Ward, 4, 49

John Ward Jr., 40

Robert McCoy, 23, 25

Edmund Tate, 31

June 20, 1787 the first public auction was held in Lynchburg.

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