From an uncited essay, "The Stover Family," found in the local history room of the Luray Library in Luray, Virginia:

In the year 1729 Jacob made application for a grant of land on the Shenandoah river and on June 17, 1730 he was granted leave by the Colonial Council to take up 10,000 acres on the south fork of said river, for the settlement of himself and divers German and Swiss whom he proposed to bring thither within the next tow years, and said land to be laid off in such tracts as he should judge fitting.

Jacob selected his grant in two tracts of 5,000 acres each, one along the river between the present Luray and Elkton, the other along the same river, higher up, between Elkton and Port Republic. The present town of Massanutten was established on his grant. His wife's Christian name was Margaret.