Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deeds.....Abstracts, 1760-1767
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Southampton County, Virginia Deed Book 3
1760 to 1767
Transcribed by Forrest King
© Copyright January, 2000 - All Rights Reserved
This abstract is from a microfilm copy of Deed Book 3. It is the user's best
interest not to take the following land sales as the final authority of this
microfilm record.
Pages 1-2: WILLIAM TAYLOR and wife MARY of Johnston County, North Carolina to
EDWARD WINDHAM dated 11 Mar 1760
1) 40 acres where sd. WINDHAM now lives adj. Flat Swamp, JOHN MORGAN, and GRAY
(part of a patent to JOHN WARD for 90 acres on 8 Sep 1730), 2) 200 acres adj.
the first tract and Proctors Branch (part of 100 acres to WILLIAM SPENCE on
5 Sep 1749 plus another patent adj. the north side), S: WILLIAM (signed) TAYLOR
and MARY ("X") TAYLOR, W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, JOHN ("X") MORGAN, and WATSON
(signed) GRAY
Pages 2-3: THOMAS DRAPER and wife PATIENCE to Quakers (JOSEPH DENSON, BENJAMIN
DENSON, JAMES JORDAN SCOTT, ROBERT RICKS, and WILLIAM JONES) dated 16 Jun 1760
2 acres on Black Creek Swamp adj. sd. THOMAS, S: THOMAS (signed) DRAPER,
W: JACOB (signed) JOHNSON, DAVID (signed) DENSON, and TUKE (signed) DENSON.
PATIENCE came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 3-4: THOMAS WILLIAMSON to JAMES EXUM of Northampton County, North
Carolina dated 11 Sep 1760
465 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. Buckhorn Swamp
(purchased from the Nottoway Indians in Jan 1757), S: THOMAS (signed)
WILLIAMSON, W: no witnesses
Pages 4-6: JOHN SPENCE and wife MARY of Brunswick County, Virginia to EDWARD
REESE dated in 1760
100 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. WILLIAM MORGAN, FRANCIS
WILLIARD, JOSEPH REESE, Beaver Pond and HENRY IVEY, S: JOHN (signed) SPENCE
and MARY (I) SPENCE, W: JACOB (signed) WEANOREK, BENJAMIN (+) JOHNSON, and
MATTHEW ("X") MORRELL
Pages 6-7: FAITH LANE, spinster, WILLIAM CARTER and wife MARY of Dinwiddie
County to JAMES JONES dated 13 Nov 1760
100 acres on the fork of Three Creeks and Angelica Swamp (patented on
31 Oct 1726 to RICHARD LANE who died intestate, of his three daughters, SARAH
married THOMAS HARRIS, MARY married WILLIAM CARTER, and FAITH being the last
daughter and land, by division, came to FAITH), S: FAITH (mark) LANE, WILLIAM
(signed) CARTER, and MARY (mark) CARTER, W: no witnesses
Page 7: FAITH LANE to WILLIAM CARTER and wife MARY of Dinwiddie County dated
13 Nov 1760
Given slaves, S: FAITH (mark) LANE, W: no witnesses
Pages 8-9: JOHN BOWIN and wife MARY to GEORGE COLLIER of Isle of Wight County
dated 13 Nov 1760
100 acres on Black Creek at the mouth of Hog Pen Branch adj. SAMUEL JOHNSON
and JOHN POPE (son of JOSEPH POPE, decd.), S: JOHN (signed) BOWIN and MARY
("X") BOWIN, W: JOHN (signed) JOHNSON, JOHN (signed) JOYNER, and THOMAS
(signed) LANKFORD JR
Pages 9-11: WILLIAM HEATH, son of BENJAMIN HEATH, of Prince George County to
HENRY IVEY JR dated 6 Nov 1760
100 acres adj. the south side of Great Swamp and THOMAS GRIFFIN, S: WILLIAM
(signed) HEATH, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, BENJAMIN (signed) LEWIS, JOHN
(signed) IVEY, and HENRY (signed) JR
Pages 11-12: HENRY IVEY to son JOHN IVEY dated 13 Nov 1760
110 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. Harmans cart path, Three
Creeks Road, and sd. HENRY (part of a patent to GEORGE WYCHE on 13 Nov 1713,
other part patented on 28 Feb 1733 and sold to sd. HENRY), S: HENRY ("X")
IVEY, W: no witnesses
Pages 12-13: JAMES RIDLEY to SOLOMON STEPHANSON dated 13 Nov 1760
195 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. road that leads to Smiths
Bridge on Three Creeks to the Angelica Chapel, and patent to sd. RIDLEY on
east side of the road (two properties combined that were purchased of EDMUND
MATTHEWS by sd. RIDLEY, one possibly patented 30 Jan 1753), S: JAMES (signed)
RIDLEY, W: no witnesses
Pages 13-15: SOLOMON STEPHENSON and wife SARAH to JAMES RIDLEY dated
13 Nov 1760
145 acres on the south side of Three Creeks (patented on 16 Aug 1756),
S: SOLOMON (S) STEPHENSON and SARAH ("X") STEPHENSON, W: no witnesses
Pages 15-16: HARDY POPE to SIMON HARRIS dated 13 Nov 1760
100 acres on Gravelly Run Branch adj. Stony Pond Branch, MATTHEW GRIFFIN, and
MATTHEW CHARLES, S: HARDY (signed) POPE, W: JOHN (signed) BOWIN, JOHN (signed)
JOYNER, and THOMAS (signed) LANKFORD JR
Pages 16-17: JONES GRIFFIN and wife REBECCA of Hertford County, North Carolina
to JOHN JOYNER dated 11 Dec 1760
300 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp adj. Mill Pond and
old survey between HENRY POPE and ANDREW GRIFFIN (part of a patent of 3,435
acres to BARNABY McKINNIE on 23 Dec 1714), S: JAMES (signed) GRIFFIN and
REBECCA ("X’) GRIFFIN, W: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, JOHN (signed) MACKIE, and
BENJAMIN (signed) DENSON
Pages 17-18: EDWARD WRIGHT, merchant, of Nansemond County to WILLIAM GRIMMER
(mortgagee) dated 9 Nov 1760
100 acres where sd. WILLIAM lately lived (purchased by sd. GRIMMER and by him
mortgaged to EDWARD WRIGHT on 12 Feb 1756), S: EDWARD (signed) WRIGHT,
W: SAMUEL (signed) BROWNE, JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, and JOSEPH (signed)
SCOTT
Pages 18-19: JOSEPH LARKE to EDWARD MATTHEWS dated 8 Dec 1760
200 acres adj. JAMES WESTBROOK, BRASWELL, JOHN THORP, and School House Branch
where sd. EDWARD now lives, S: JOSEPH (signed) LARKE, W: no witnesses
Pages 19-21: ALBRIDGTON JONES to GEORGE BRIGGS of Sussex County dated
10 Feb 1760
100 acres on the east side of the Nottoway Swamp adj. Grimmers Branch and
Nottoway Swamp (patent of 200 acres sold by THOMAS SHARP to ROBERT GRIMMER SR
which descended to son WILLIAM who gave to brother ROBERT on 8 Oct 1748 and
then conveyed to sd. JONES), S: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES, W: no witnesses
Pages 21-22: JOHN THORPE and wife JUN to BENJAMIN KITCHEN dated 27 Aug 1760
39 acres adj. Lightwood Swamp and NICHOLAS MORRIS (part of 170 acres to JOHN
THORP in 1748), S: JOHN ("X’) THORP and JUN (+) THORP, W: JOHN (+) WINDHAM,
NICHOLAS ("X") MORRIS, ETHELRED (signed) HOLT, and WILLIAM (+) JORDAN
Pages 22-23: BENJAMIN SEBRELL and wife ANN to FRANKLIN CLARK dated 12 Feb 1761
150 acres (land sd. BENJAMIN purchased of DANIEL SEBRELL), S: BENJAMIN
(signed) SEBRELL, W: no witnesses. ANN came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 23-24: HENRY HARRISON and wife ELIZABETH of Sussex County to JOHN
GILLIAM, merchant, dated 9 Mar 1761
300 acres on the north side of Raccoon Swamp adj. the road over sd. swamp to
Peter’s Bridge, sd. JOHN, and sd. HENRY, S: HENRY (signed) HARRISON,
W: WILLIAM (signed) SIMMONS, DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS, and JOSHUA (signed)
NICHOLSON JR
Pages 24-25: JOHN HARPER and wife MARY to JACOB NEWSUM dated 11 Mar 1761
75 acres on the south side of Reedy Branch and the north side of Three Creeks
adj. THOMAS NEWSUM, STEPHEN VAUGHAN, and the new road, S: JOHN (J) HARPER and
MARY (M) HARPER, W: JOHN (signed) LARKE, JOHN (signed) MATTHEWS, and EPHRAIM
(signed) GILLIAM
Pages 25-27: JOHN HARPER and wife MARY to ELIZABETH GOULD dated 11 Mar 1761
75 acres on the south side of Reedy Branch and the north side of Three Creeks
adj. THOMAS PHILLIPS, CHRISTOPHER ROBERTSON, new road, WATKINS, and sd. HARPER,
S: JOHN (J) HARPER and MARY (M) HARPER, W: JOHN (signed) LARKE, JOHN (signed)
MATTHEWS, and EPHRAIM (signed) GILLIAM
Page 27: HOLIDAY FORT to FREDERICK FORT dated 14 Jan 1761
Sold slaves, S: HOLIDAY (+) FORT, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, JOHN (signed) FORT,
and ROBERT (signed) JONES
Pages 27-28: HOLIDAY FORT to JOHN FORT dated 14 Jan 1761
385 acres on Hornet Swamp adj. BAGLEY GRAVES, THOMAS MOSS, and THOMAS HOLT,
S: HOLIDAY (+) FORT, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, FREDERICK (signed) FORT, ROBERT
(signed) JONES, and REBECCA (signed) PARHAM
Pages 28-29: JOSEPH COBB to ROBERT DAUGHTRY dated 10 Mar 1761
100 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. the north side of
Doctors Branch, ROGER WOODWARD, THOMAS CRENSHAW, and WEST (patent to JOHN
BRASWELL on 10 Oct 1720), S: JOSEPH (signed) COBB, W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY
JR, GEORGE (signed) GURLEY, and THOMAS (signed) GRESWITT
Pages 29-32: KINCHEN TAYLOR, merchant, and wife ELIZABETH RIDLEY to DANIEL
HERRING dated 9 Mar 1761
440 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp (purchased by sd. KINCHEN from
JOHN WOOTEN on 8 May 1760), S: KINCHEN (signed) TAYLOR, W: no witnesses.
ELIZABETH RIDLEY TAYLOR came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 32-33: SAMUEL ELEY and wife MARY to CHRISTOPHER WADE dated 12 Mar 1761
50 acres on the east side of Cypress Swamp adj. sd. SAMUEL and FRANCIS LEWIS?
(land ELEY ELEY bought of THOMAS SWANN on Nansemond on 9 Aug 1736), S: SAMUEL
(signed) ELEY and MARY ("X") ELEY, W: JOHN (signed) BOWIN, EDMUND ("X") DOYLE,
and JOHN (signed) NICHOLSON JR
Pages 33-35: THOMAS WILLS of North Carolina to JESSE BROWN dated 16 Dec 1760
325 acres (land owned by FRANCIS WILLS and by will to wife TEMPERANCE and then
to eldest son THOMAS at her death), S: THOMAS (signed) WILLS,
W: THOMAS (signed) GRESWITT, JOHN ("X") MOORE, WILLIAM (signed) BATTLE, and
SUSANNAH (signed) BROWNE
Pages 35-36: CHAPLIN WILLIAMS JR to JOHN WOOTEN dated 12 Feb 1761
290 acres (bounds are "ancient and repeated"), S: CHAPLIN (signed) WILLIAMS JR,
W: no witnesses
Pages 36-38: RICHARD KELLO and wife MARY to HENRY JOHNSON, tailor, dated
2 Apr 1761
210 acres adj. Horse Pen Swamp, SARAH VICK, STEPHEN JOHNSON, and RICHARD RICKS
(patent to sd. RICHARD in Feb 1750), S: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, W: D. (signed)
FISHER, THOMAS (signed) MOORE, and THOMAS (signed) STORR
Pages 38-39: DANIEL GRANT to TUKE DENSON dated 14 Apr 1761
100 acres (part of 350 acres to MARTIN DAWSON on 13 Nov 1713 who sold to ROBERT
JOHNSON who willed to ABRAHAM JOHNSON who sold to sd. DANIEL), S: DANIEL (+)
GRANT, W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, and SAMUEL
(signed) ELEY
Pages 39-40: RICHARD MANNING to THOMAS STEPHENSON dated 14 May 1761
190 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp, S: RICHARD (signed) MANNING,
W: no witnesses
Pages 40-41: DAVIS COLMER to RICHARD KELLO dated 4 May 1761
Sold animals, furniture, dishware, and other items, S: DAVIS (signed) COLMER
and RICHARD (signed) KELLO, W: JONATHAN (signed) GODWIN
Pages 41-42: THOMAS EDWARDS to JESSE EDWARDS dated 14 May 1761
110 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp adj. JAMES BULLOCK,
GOODSON, and near Horse Pen Swamp (part of a patent to EDWARD GOODSON and
MARTHA RUSHIN on 16 Jun 1714), S: THOMAS (mark) EDWARDS, W: ROBERT (signed)
BROWN, ZEBLON (signed) LEWIS, and JOHN (+) CASPEL
Pages 42-43: WILLIAM HOWELL to JOHN BAILEY dated 6 Mar 1761
280 acres (part of two patents granted to sd. HOWELL for 410 acres on
12 Jan 1747, the other to sd. HOWELL from BARNABY BAILEY for 140 acres on
12 May 1759), S: WILLIAM ("X") HOWELL, W: J. (signed) GRAY, CHARLES (signed)
CALTHROP, and BARTHOLOMEW ("X") BUTTS
Pages 43-44: HOWELL EDMUNDS to HARDY ATKINSON dated 26 Feb 1761
50 acres adj. sd. HOWELL and Whitewood Swamp (part of patent to THOMAS BLUNT
for 710 acres on 16 Dec 1714), S: HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS, W: no witnesses
Pages 44-46: JAMES MARTIN and wife AMY to JOSHUA THORPE dated 9 Apr 1761
235 acres adj. JOHN BASS, Peters Branch, JOHN MORGAN, Great Swamp, S: JAMES
("X") MARTIN, W: PETER (signed) BUTTS and HOLIDAY (signed) FORT. AMY came to
court to provide consent only.
Pages 46-49: THOMAS LANGLEY to WILLIAM SIMMONS dated 2 May 1761
350 acres (deed recorded on 8 May 1755 between JOHN INGRAM and THOMAS
WILLIAMSON for 350 acres, JOHN INGRAM purchased from RICHARD KIRBY the younger
on 9 Jul 1752, sd. JOHN on 11 Nov 1756 sold to sd. LANGLEY who is selling it
to sd. WILLIAM, THOMAS WILLIAMSON appears to be the tenant), S: THOMAS (signed)
LANGLEY, THOMAS (signed) WILLIAMSON, W: PETER (signed) BUTTS, H. (signed)
STERNS, RICHARD (signed) RICKS, a Quaker, and THOMAS (signed) MOORE
Pages 49-50: JOHN OLNEY and wife SARAH to STEPHEN JOHNSON dated 10 Jul 1761
100 acres where sd. JOHN now lives adj. branch below WILLIAM DRAKE’S house,
the east side of Nottoway Swamp, and the main road that leads to the
Southampton Court House (part of a patent of 200 acres to RICHARD DRAKE on
13 Nov 1713, sd. SARAH is the only child and heir-at-law to RICHARD DRAKE),
S: JOHN (signed) OLNEY and SARAH (\) OLNEY, W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT,
THOMAS (signed) CRENSHAW, and THOMAS (signed) GRESSWITT
Pages 51-52: RICHARD KELLO and wife MARY to WILLIAM LANE, carpenter, dated
9 Jul 1761
227 acres on the south side of Seacock Swamp (25 acres purchased by sd. RICHARD
from JOSEPH MOUNGER, 25 acres purchased by sd. RICHARD from JOSEPH EXUM, and
177 acres patented by sd. RICHARD on 6 Sep 1760), S: RICHARD (signed) KELLO,
W: no witnesses. MARY did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 52-53: JOSEPH MOUNGER to RICHARD KELLO dated 1 Jul 1761
25 acres on the south side of Seacock Swamp (part of a patent to JOSEPH EXUM
who sold it to ROBERT MOUNGER, decd., father of sd. JOSEPH and he received it
as son and heir-at-law), S: JOSEPH (signed) MOUNGER, W: no witnesses
Pages 53-54: MOSES BRANCH of North Carolina to OGBURN BRANCH dated 12 Jan 1761
120 acres (sd. MOSES purchased of the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 4 Apr 1743), S: MOSES
(signed) BRANCH, W: SAMUEL (signed) BLOW, JOHN (signed) MITCHELL, RICHARD
(signed) BLOW, and WILLIAM (signed) BRANCH
Pages 54-56: JOHN BOWIN and wife MARY to SAMUEL JOHNSON dated 14 May 1761
75 acres adj. SIMON JOHNSON, ROBERT CARR, and WILLIAM BULL, S: JOHN (signed)
BOWIN and MARY (T) BOWEN, W: KINCHEN (signed) TAYLOR, WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER,
and JOHN (signed) WEST
Pages 56-58: JOHN BOWIN and wife MARY to SIMON JOHNSON dated 14 May 1761
100 acres adj. sd. JOHN, sd. SIMON, ROBERT CARR, and Hogpen Branch, S: JOHN
(signed) BOWIN and MARY (mark) BOWIN, W: KINCHEN (signed) TAYLOR, WILLIAM
(signed) JOYNER, and WILLIAM (signed) DENNIL
Pages 58-59: JAMES POPE and wife ELIZABETH to JOHN POPE dated 25 May 1761
150 acres adj. the road that leads to Flowers Bridge on the Maherin, Col.
EDMUNDS, and road called Chapel Road, S: JAMES ("X") POPE and ELIZABETH ("X")
POPE, W: ANDREW (signed) POPE, HENRY ("X") POPE, and HENRY ("X’) POPE JR
Pages 59-60: JOHN HINES to JOHN HINDS JR dated 11 Jun 1761
100 acres where sd. JOHN JR now lives adj. RICHARD PARKER and WILLIAM SIMMONS,
S: JOHN (+) HINES, W: no witnesses
Pages 60-61: JOSHUA VICK and wife ELIZABETH to NATHAN VASSER dated 11 Jun 1761
125 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River (part of patent to RICHARD
VICK on 12 Feb 1742), S: JOSHUA (mark) VICK, W: ROBERT (signed) CARR and
WILLIAM (signed) COOPER. ELIZABETH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 61-62: MARTHA LEWIS and JAMES LEWIS, executors of JOSHUA LEWIS to Dr.
SAMUEL PEETE of Sussex County dated 13 Dec 1760
100 acres adj. THOMAS WESTBROOK and BENJAMIN SIMMONS where sd. JOSHUA lately
lived (part of a patent to NATHANIEL HARRISION of Surry County, Virginia on
16 Jun 1714 for 1,750 acres and sd. JOSHUA did agree to sell to sd. SAMUEL
before his death but completion of the sale was brought about by a suit in
court), S: MARTHA ("X") LEWIS and JAMES (signed) LEWIS, W: JOSEPH (signed)
DELK, THOMAS (signed) PRITCHET, and MOLLY (signed) PRITCHETT
Page 63: ARTHUR ARRINGTON to THOMAS GRAY dated 23 Feb 1761
20 acres adj. Wolf Pit Branch, S: ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON, W: JOSEPH
(signed) DENSON, BENJAMIN (signed) DENSON, BENJAMIN (signed) CLIFTON, and
EDWARD (signed) FISHER
Page 64: EDMUND BARRETT and wife MARY to ABRAHAM MATTHEWS dated 13 May 1761
165 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River near Flat Branch adj. WILLIAM
BRYAN, EPAPHRODITUS WILLIAMS, WILLIAM FOWLER, sd. BARRETT, and DARDEN (1/2 of
patent to EDMUND BARRETT on 5 Aug 1751 and given to his son the sd. EDMUND by
will), S: EDMUND (mark) BARRETT, W: SIMON (signed) POPE, THOMAS (signed)
CRENSHAW, JOSEPH (signed) COBB JR, and SAMUEL (signed) MAGET JR. MARY came to
court to provide consent only.
Pages 65-66: JOHN INGRAM of Surry County to JOHN INMAN JR dated 15 Dec 1760
143 acres where sd. JOHN JR now lives, S: JOHN (+) INMAN, W: JOHN (signed)
PERSON, WILLIAM (signed) PERSON, and JOHN (signed) LULLE
Pages 66-67: JOSEPH LARKE to JAMES WESTBROOK dated 7 Jul 1760
200 acres adj. EDWARD MATTHEWS, School House Branch, WILLIAM JOHNSON, and
Georges Branch, S: JOSEPH (signed) LARKE, W: THOMAS (+) MOSS, JOHN (J) HARPER,
and DAVID (mark) NEWSUM
Pages 67-68: SAMUEL BLOW to CHARLES BRIGGS dated in 1761
275 acres adj. Round Hill Swamp, Wynoke Branch, and Ogburn Branch (formerly
belonging to the NOTTOWAY INDIANS and several conveyances to sd. SAMUEL),
S: SAMUEL (signed) BLOW, W: no witnesses
Pages 68-69: EDWARD DOYLE to JOHN BENNETT JR dated 22 Apr 1761
125 acres adj. DOYLE (previously MARTIN HARRIS), sd. BENNETT, Doctors Branch,
and WILLIAM JONES (formerly CATHERINE TYNER) (patent to sd. EDWARD for 250
acres on 10 Aug 1759), S: EDWARD (D) DOYLE, W: THOMAS (IB) BRADSHAW, DEMPSEY
(signed) JOHNSON, and ROBERT (signed) JOHNSON
Pages 70-71: ELIAS FORT to ALEXANDER MURRAY dated 10 Jul 1761
220 acres where sd. ELIAS lately lived on Buckhorn Swamp (given to sd. ELIAS
by the will of JOHN FORT on 10 Jan 1753), S: ELIAS (signed) FORT, W: no
witnesses
Pages 71-73: ALEXANDER MURRAY and wife MARY of Brunswick County, Virginia to
JEPTHA ARTHURTON dated 11 Dec 1760
150 acres on the south side of Waruak Branch (patent to EDWARD HARRIS on
24 Mar 1727), S: ALEXANDER (signed) MURRAY and MARY (signed) MURRAY, W: no
witnesses
Pages 73-74: ISAAC POPE to WILLIAM POPE dated 9 Jul 1761
100 acres adj. WILLIAM EDWARDS, Meadow Branch, HENRY POPE, and NOTTOWAY INDIANS
(land sold by FRANCIS COX to ANTHONY FRANCO on 15 Dec 1716), S: ISAAC (signed)
POPE, W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON and EDMUND (signed) GRAY
Pages 74-75: WILLIAM POPE to ISAAC POPE dated 9 Jul 1761
261 acres adj. Indian Branch (sold to WILLIAM POPE by the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on
9 Nov 1756), S: WILLIAM (signed) POPE, W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON and EDMUND
(signed) GRAY
Pages 75-76: HENRY APPLEWAITE and wife ANN to WILLIAM HINES of Sussex County
dated 9 Jul 1761
100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. the mouth of Deep Run,
JOHN DREW, JOHN BRYAN, and PHENEA WHITAKER (part of a patent for 420 acres to
JOHN DREW on 13 Nov 1713), S: HENRY (signed) APPLEWAITE and ANN (+) APPLEWAITE,
W: WILLIAM (signed) HINES JR, JOSEPH (signed) ELLIS, and AMOS (signed) HARRIS,
Pages 76-78: BENJAMIN CLEMENTS to DAVID EDMUNDS dated 8 Sep 1761
1) 270 acres adj. Pine Pole Branch, Hude Berry Branch, sd. CLEMENTS, and JAMES
BROOK JR, 2) 130 acres adj. Reedy Branch, the west side of Horse Meadow Branch,
and JAMES RAMSEY, S: BENJAMIN (signed) CLEMENTS, W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, JOHN
(signed) MUNDELL, and JAMES (I) RAMSEY
Pages 79-80: WILLIAM WOMACK to TIMOTHY THORPE dated 3 Sep 1761
75 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. the east side of Halls
Branch, S: WILLIAM (+) WOMACK, W: J. (signed) RIDLEY, PETER (signed) HAY, and
EDMUND (signed) PATE
Pages 80-82: WILLIAM BROWNE and wife SARAH of Surry County, Virginia to
BENJAMIN RUFFIN dated 20 Jan 1761
100 acres on the north side of Assomosock Swamp (land descended to sd. SARAH
from father BENJAMIN EDWARDS, decd., which he purchased from the NOTTOWAY
INDIANS on 15 Feb 1738), S: WILLIAM (signed) BROWNE and SARAH (signed) BROWNE,
W: THOMAS (signed) GRAY, H. (signed) HARRISON, WILLIAM (signed) EDWARDS,
WILLIAM (signed) SIMMONS JR, MILES (signed) CARY, and MICHAEL (signed) COBB
Pages 82-83: JOSHUA ROCHESTER and wife PATIENCE of Hertford County, North
Carolina to ARTHUR VICK dated 13 Aug 1761
95 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. RICHARD BLOW JR, decd.,
JOSHUA VICK, and NICHLAS GURLEY (patent to WILLIAM ROCHESTER), S: JOSHUA (I)
ROCHESTER, W: BENJAMIN (signed) WILLIAMS, SAMPSON (signed) PITMAN, WILLIAM
(signed) VICK. PATIENCE came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 84-85: NOTTOWAY INDIANS to JAMES MOORE dated 10 Sep 1760
On the east side of Buckhorn Swamp and the south side of Buckhorn Road,
568 acres, 1) 240 acres adj. JOHN THOMAS and Barrows Road, 2) 328 acres adj.
Barrows Road and the head of Blunt Swamp
Pages 85-87: NOTTOWAY INDIANS to JOHN EDMUNDS, son of HOWELL EDMUNDS dated
10 Sep 1760
On the east side of Buckhorn Swamp and the south side of Buckhorn Road,
300? acres adj. Blunt Swamp and Col. Howell Edmunds
Pages 88-89: JOHN HINES to WILLIAM HINES dated 7 Oct 1761
? acres where sd. WILLIAM now dwells adj. Assomosock Swamp, THOMAS HINES, and
JOHN HINES JR, S: JOHN (I) HINES, W: no witnesses
Pages 89-91: WILLIAM WOMMACK JR and wife JULIANA to JOSEPH REESE JR dated
9 Jun 1761
150 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. EDWARD LUNDY, WILLIAM
WOMMACK SR, JOHN NANNEY, county line between Southampton and Sussex, and Col.
RICHARD BLUNT (patent to sd. WILLIAM on 5 Mar 1747), S: WILLIAM (signed)
WOMMACK, W: EDWARD (signed) LUNDY JR, ROBERT ("X") WILKINS, and GEORGE (8)
IVEY. JULIANA came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 91-92: JOHN COLLIER and wife LUAY of Surry County, Virginia to JOHN
MEACOM of Isle of Wight County dated 12 Nov 1761
270 acres on Assomosock Swamp (220 acres given to sd. JOHN by grandfather
THOMAS COLLIER and was patented on 1 Apr 1717, 50 acres to sd. JOHN patented
on 20 Jul 1738 from the NOTTOWAY INDIANS), S: JOHN (signed) COLLIER, W: no
witnesses. LUAY came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 92-93: BENJAMIN BEST of North Carolina to WILLIAM BRYAN JR dated
5 Nov 1761
150 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River and the north side of
Cypress Swamp adj. WHITEHEAD and NICHOLAS MAGET (formerly WILLIAM TURNER)
(granted HENRY BEST on 13 Aug 1743), S: BENJAMIN (signed) BEST, W: LEWIS
(signed) DAVIS, JACOB (signed) TURNER, and ABRAHAM ("X") MATTHEWS
Pages 93-97: THOMAS HOLLIDAY and wife MARY of Nansemond County and JOHN DREW
and wife PATIENCE of Nansemond County to WILLIAM HAYNES dated 19 May 1761
? acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp (THOMAS BREWER of Nansemond
County at his death had a plantation called "Quan Quan" containing 1,088 acres
and in will dated 7 Jul 1740 devised sd. plantation to daughter JULIAN who
intermarried with sd. WILLIAM with reversion to sd. MARY and PATIENCE,
daughters of sd. THOMAS BREWER), S: THOMAS (signed) HOLLIDAY, MARY (signed)
HOLLIDAY, JOHN (signed) DREW, and PATIENCE (signed) DREW, W: ANTHONY (signed)
HOLLIDAY, WILLIAM (signed) WILKINSON, THOMAS (signed) HALEBRERTON, and CHARLES
("X") LAWRENCE
Pages 97-98: GWIN SUMMERELL to son THOMAS SUMMERELL (gift) dated 21 Oct 1761
100 acres on the south side of the Blackwater adj. Seacock Swamp, Cabin Branch,
and sd. GWIN, S: GWIN (signed) SUMMERELL, W: GEORGE (signed) SUMMERELL, JOHN
(signed) SUMMERELL, and SIMON (signed) SUMMERELL
Pages 98-99: JAMES BROOKS and wife MARTHA to BENJAMIN FAIRCLOTH dated
12 Nov 1761
200 acres adj. Brooks Branch and Sweathouse Swamp, S: JAMES (signed) BROOKS
and MARTHA ("X") BROOKS, W: no witnesses
Pages 99-102: THOMAS GRAY and wife ELIZABETH to DANIEL FISHER, attorney, dated
4 Nov 1761
270 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River recently belonging to
MATTHEW VICK adj. the southwest side of Ashrenkace Swamp (patent to WILLIAM
CRUMPLER on 19 Jan 1714), S: THOMAS (signed) GRAY, W: JAMES (signed) KITCHEN,
PETER (signed) GRAY, and EDWARD (signed) FISHER. ELIZABETH does not sign nor
come to court.
Pages 102-103: HENRY TURNER of Isle of Wight County to DOROTHY NORMAN and
son-in-law JOHN LANKFORD (who inherits the deed after the death of sd. DOROTHY)
dated 12 Nov 1761
150 acres adj. the mouth of Black Creek and JOSHUA WHITNEY, S: HENRY (o)
TURNER, W: THOMAS (signed) LANKFORD, WILLIAM (signed) LANKFORD, and ZACHARIAH
(signed) LANKFORD
Pages 103-105: NOTTOWAY INDIANS to MILES CARY dated 11 Apr 1761
520 acres adj. Buckhorn Road and THOMAS WILLIAMS
Pages 105-106: HARDY JOHNSON to son HARDY JOHNSON dated 10 Dec 1761
150 acres adj. WILLIAM DRAKE, JOHN DRAKE, THOMAS HARRIS, Reedy Branch, and
THOMAS DRAKE, S: HARDY (signed) JOHNSON, W: WILLIAM (signed) DRAKE, MARY
(signed) DRAKE, and JOHN (signed) WEST
Pages 106-107: THOMAS EDWARDS and wife ANN to WILLIAM VICK dated 12 Nov 1761
100 acres adj. Haw Branch, Cypress Swamp, and sd. WILLIAM, S: THOMAS (T)
EDWARDS, W: no witnesses. ANN did not sign nor come to court.
Pages 107-108: THOMAS CLARK of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to JAMES GRAY
of Edgecombe County, North Carolina dated 26 Aug 1760
50 acres (part of a patent to GEORGE WILLIAMS on 20 Feb 1723 and given to sd.
THOMAS by GEORGE in his will, who was his sd. grandfather), S: THOMAS
(sideways T) CLARK, W: JOHN (signed) DAVIS, BENJAMIN (signed) MORING, and
THOMAS (signed) LEWIS
Pages 109-110: JOHN McLEMORE to WILLIAM WATSON GRAY dated 14 Jan 1762
130 acres adj. NORWELL, WILLIAM TAYLOR, WILLIAM SPENCE, THOMAS CLIFTON, and
HENRY HORNE, S: JOHN (signed) McLEMORE, W: no witnesses
Pages 110-111: HENRY HORN and wife ANN of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to
NEWITT DREW dated 14 Jan 1762
100 acres on the west side of Angelica Swamp on Purcells Branch adj. Deep
Branch (given to sd. ANN, wife of HENRY HORN, by father THOMAS PURCELL on
12 Dec 1745), S: HENRY (signed) HORN and ANN (signed) HORN, W: HARDY (signed)
HARRIS and AARON (signed) THORPE
Pages 111-112: JOHN SHARPE and wife HANNAH to BENJAMIN TURNER dated 14 Jan 1762
120 acres on the south side of Flat Swamp adj. EDWARD SIMMONS, S: JOHN (signed)
SHARPE and HANNAH (I) SHARPE, W: FRANCIS (signed) SHARPE, GROVES (signed)
SHARPE, and THOMAS (signed) EDMUNDS
Pages 112-113: JOHN GRAY of Brunswick County, Virginia to WATSON GRAY dated
14 Jan 1762
50 acres on the south side of Flat Swamp adj. EDWARD WINDHAM and JOHN CALTHROP
(part of a patent to JOHN WARD on 28 Sep 1730), S: JOHN (J) GRAY, W: no
witnesses
Pages 113-114: AMOS GARRIS SR to AMOS GARRIS JR dated 27 Jun 1761
195 acres adj. WILLIAM HARRIS, sd. AMOS SR, and sd. AMOS JR, S: AMOS (signed)
GARRIS, W: THOMAS (signed) CLIFTON, JOHN (signed) BLUNT, and JOHN (signed)
McLEMORE JR
Page 115: RICHARD VICK and wife ANN to WILLIAM VICK dated 14 Jan 1762
50 acres adj. sd. RICHARD (part of patent to sd. RICHARD on 3 Nov 1750),
S: RICHARD (signed) VICK and ANN (A) VICK, W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and
JOHN (signed) COOPER
Pages 116-117: WILLIAM VICK and wife ANN to RICHARD VICK dated 14 Dec 1762 (sic)
175 acres adj. GEORGE GURLEY, Carters Branch, JOHN EDWARDS, GEORGE CARTER, and
JOHN VICK (land granted to THOMAS CARTER on 30 May 1734), S: WILLIAM (M) VICK
and ANN ("X") VICK, W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and JOHN (signed) COOPER
Pages 117-119: EDMUND TYLER to GEORGE BRANCH dated 10 Nov 1761
180 acres on the south side of Lightwood Swamp (sd. EDMUND mortgaged land to
JOHN HOLDEN and sd. EDMUND sued to have him removed, JOHN HOLDEN had purchased
land from THOMAS WILLIAMS on 12 Apr 1750), S: EDMUND (signed) TYLER, W: CHARLES
(signed) COSBY, KINCHEN (signed) TAYLOR, and JOHN (signed) SUMMERELL
Pages 119-120: JOSEPH SIMMONS to EDWARD DREW of Hertford County, North Carolina
dated 10 Mar 1762
190 acres on the north side of Cabin Branch adj. the head of Meadow Branch
(part of a patent to JOSEPH DELK on 25 Jul 1746), S: JOSEPH (signed) SIMMONS,
W: JOHN (signed) BARROW JR, NICHOLAS (signed) BOON, and JOHN (signed) BARROW
Pages 120-121: TIMOTHY THORPE to BENJAMIN BARHAM dated 25 Dec 1761
20 acres on the east side of White Oak Meadow adj. sd. BENJAMIN, S: TIMOTHY
(signed) THORPE, W: GEORGE (signed) LITTLE, PETER (signed) HAY, and D. (signed)
FISHER
Pages 121-122: SION HILL to WILLIAM THWEATT dated 8 Jan 1762
50 acres adj. JAMES BIRCHETTE, JACOB HARRIS, and sd. WILLIAM, S: SION (II)
HILL, W: URVIN (signed) BROWN, ABYAH (signed) BIDLECORNE, JAMES (signed) LUNDY,
JEREMIAH ("X") BASS, and JAMES (signed) BIRCHETTE
Pages 122-123: ALBRIDGTON JONES to WILLIAM SPEED dated 10 Mar 1762
200 acres adj. BENJAMIN JOHNSON, WILLIAM GRIMMERS, LAWRENCE, WILLIAM HICKMAN,
WILLIAM POPE, and sd. JONES (part of patent for 324 acres to sd. JONES on
26 Sep 1760), S: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES, W: no witnesses
Pages 123-125: JAMES MOORE and wife CELIA to JAMES ALLEN dated 11 Feb 1762
240 acres on the south side of Nottoway River adj. THOMAS and Burrows Road,
S: JAMES (signed) MOORE, W: ARTHUR (signed) ALLEN, NATHANIEL (signed) RIDLEY,
and DAVID (signed) WRIGHT. CELIA came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 125-126: BENJAMIN CLIFTON SR to THOMAS CLIFTON of Northampton County,
North Carolina dated 23 Jan 1762
300 acres adj. WILLIAM SIMMONS, DANIEL FISHER, CHARLES CALTHROP, ARTHUR JOYNER,
JAMES MOORE, and Village Swamp, S: BENJAMIN (signed) CLIFTON, W: WILLIAM
(signed) SIMMONS, J. (signed) CRONING, and JOHN (signed) CLIFTON
Pages 126-127: JOHN HARPER and wife MARY to JOHN WATKINS dated 4 Feb 1762
75 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. the new road and ROBERTSONS,
S: JOHN (L) HARPER and MARY (M) HARPER, W: DAVID (N) NEWSUM and JACOB ("X")
NEWSUM
Pages 127-129: WILLIAM JORDAN (mortgagee) to ARTHUR BOOTH dated 20 Oct 1761
190 acres where sd. WILLIAM now lives on the south side of Lightwood Swamp
(sd. WILLIAM was the son and heir of JOHN JORDAN, decd.), S: WILLIAM ("X")
JORDAN and ARTHUR (signed) BOOTH, W: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, MARY (signed)
KELLO, and JAMES (S) RACKLEY
Page 129: JOHN FORT of Halifax County, North Carolina to mother ELIZABETH BYNAM
dated 28 Nov 1761
Given slaves, S: JOHN (signed) FORT, W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON, JOHN (signed)
DAWSON, and JOSEPH (signed) EVERITT
Pages 130-131: JAMES WESTBROOK and wife DIANA to WILLIAM WESTBROOK dated
20 Feb 1762
100 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River (given to sd. JAMES by his
father SAMUEL WESTBROOK SR), S: JAMES (signed) WESTBROOK and DIANA ("X")
WESTBROOK, W: no witnesses
Page 131: SAMUEL TOMKINS of York County to grandchildren MARY ARRINGTON, MARTHA
SANDIFER, and ANNE SANDIFER, daughters of WILLIAM SANDIFER, decd., dated
16 Nov 1761
Given slaves, with daughter MARY HASTY having use of one of them during her
life, S: SAMUEL (signed) TOMKINS, W: JAMES (signed) CAMPBELL and ELEANOR ("X")
LOVE
Pages 132-133: RICHARD PARKER of Sussex County to WILLIAM ANDREWS dated
11 Feb 1762
217 acres adj. sd. WILLIAM on the south side of Reedy Branch and Flat Meadow
Branch (purchased by RICHARD PARKER, decd., from the NOTTOWAY INDIANS),
S: RICHARD (signed) PARKER, W: no witnesses
Pages 133-134: LEWIS JOYNER and wife MARTHA to JOSHUA GROSS dated 10 Feb 1762
75 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. CHARLES CALTHROP, ARTHUR
JOYNER, and NICHOLAS WILLIAMS (patent to sd. LEWIS on 14 Feb 1761), S: LEWIS
(signed) JOYNER, W: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, RICHARD (signed) KIRBY, and JAMES
JORDAN (signed) SCOTT. MARTHA did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 134-135: DANIEL MACKIE and wife HOPE to JOSEPH BRADSHAW JR of Isle of
Wight County dated 29 Dec 1761
230 acres (patent to THOMAS WHITLEY on - Dec 1749 and sold to sd. DANIEL on
17 Mar 1753), S: DANIEL (O) MACKIE and HOPE (I) MACKIE, W: HARDY (signed) POPE,
SIMON (signed) HARRIS, ARTHUR (signed) BRATSHER, and THOMAS (signed) LANKFORD
Pages 135-136: WILLIAM POPE to JOHN POPE dated 11 Mar 1762
148 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. road that leads from
Flowers Bridge on the Nottoway River to Craffords Bridge on the Maherin, Col.
HOWELL EDMUNDS, sd. JOHN POPE, and HENRY POPE, S: WILLIAM (signed) POPE,
W: no witnesses
Pages 136-137: WILLIAM POPE to ANDREW POPE dated 11 Mar 1762
168 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. road that leads from
Flowers Bridge on the Nottoway River to Craffords Bridge on the Maherin,
Indian Swamp, and Col. EDMUNDS, S: WILLIAM (signed) POPE, W: no witnesses
Pages 137-139: EDWARD WINDHAM to CORDALL NORFLEET dated 11 Mar 1762
1) 40 acres where sd. WINDHAM now lives on the south side of Flat Swamp adj.
MORGAN and WATSON GRAY (part of patent of 90 acres to FRANCIS WARD on
8 Sep 1730), 2) 100 acres adj. the first tract on the north side of Proctors
Branch (part of patent of 335 acres to WILLIAM SPENCE on 5 Sep 1749),
S: EDWARD (signed) WINDHAM, W: CHARLES (signed) BRIGGS, JOHN (signed) GILLIAM,
and HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS
Pages 139-140: TIMOTHY THORPE and wife MARTHA to JOSEPH IVEY dated 10 Feb 1762
50 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River, north side of Three Creeks,
and the north side of Little Plowman Swamp, S: TIMOTHY (signed) THORPE and
MARTHA (mark) THORPE, W: JOSHUA (signed) THORPE, JOHN (signed) RAWLINGS, and
HENRY (mark) IVEY
Pages 140-142: JAMES GRAY of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to LEWIS JOYNER
dated 26 Jan 1762
50 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River (part of 100 acres to GEORGE
WILLIAMS on 20 Feb 1723 and sd. GEORGE devised to grandson THOMAS CLARK and
sd. THOMAS sold to sd. JAMES), S: JAMES (signed) GRAY, W: SARAH ("X") KING,
JOSHUA (signed) GROSS, JOHN ("X") BRADLEY, and MARY ("X") BRADLEY
Page 142: JOSEPH VICK to son-in-law MOSES JOYNER and daughter PATIENCE JOYNER
dated 2 Mar 1762
Sold a slave, S: JOSEPH (O) VICK, W: A. (signed) JONES, DAVID (signed) WRIGHT,
and JESSE (C) JOYNER
Pages 142-143: ARTHUR ARRINGTON and wife MARY to THOMAS CHAPPELL dated
8 Apr 1762
150 acres adj. the Mire Branch (part of a tract of 613 acres to sd. ARTHUR on
12 May 1759), S: ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON, W: THOMAS (signed) STORRS and
ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON JR. MARY came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 144-145: ARTHUR ARRINGTON and wife MARY to JAMES ATKINS dated 8 Apr 1762
198 acres adj. THOMAS CHAPPELL, Crumplers Branch, FISHER, Broad Water Road,
THOMAS GROSS, decd., and JOSEPH VASSER (part of a tract of 613 acres to sd.
ARTHUR on 12 May 1759), S: ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON, W: THOMAS (signed)
STORRS and ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON JR. MARY came to court to provide consent
only.
Pages 145-146: AMOS GARRIS JR and wife ELIZABETH to WILLIAM ELLIS dated
13 May 1762
195 acres where sd. AMOS now lives adj. WILLIAM HARRISON, GARRIS, and Col.
JOHN RUFFIN, S: AMOS (A) GARRIS JR, W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, THOMAS (signed)
DAY, and SIMON (signed) TURNER. ELIZABETH came to court to provide consent
only.
Page 146: JOSEPH VICK to son-in-law JESSE JOYNER and daughter PRISCILLA JOYNER
dated 2 Mar 1762
Sold slaves, S: JOSEPH (O) VICK, W: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES and MOSES
(signed) JOYNER
Pages 147-148: THOMAS FRANCIS and wife ELIZABETH to THOMAS DAY dated 13 May 1762
243 acres adj. RICHARD TAYLOR, side of Cockes Swamp, JOSHUA CLAUD, BLAKE, Bear
Pond Branch, and BARROWS (given (sic) to sd. FRANCIS by THOMAS DAY by deed on
14 Aug 1760), S: THOMAS (signed) FRANCIS, W: THOMAS (signed) CHAPPELL, SIMON
(signed) TURNER, and THOMAS (signed) STORR. ELIZABETH came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 148-149: SOLOMON STEPHENSON and wife SARAH to TIMOTHY THORPE dated
13 May 1762
195 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. the NOTTOWAY INDIANS, road
that leads from Smiths Bridge to the Angelica Chapel, and JAMES RIDLEY
(purchased by sd. SOLOMON from JAMES RIDLEY on 13 Nov 1760), S: SOLOMON ("X")
STEPHENSON, W: no witnesses. SARAH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 149-151: JAMES GARDNER to MATTHEW GARDNER dated 13 May 1762
165 acres in Nansemond County as a tenant for life (in father JAMES GARDNER’S
will on 9 Oct 1747, gave sd. son MATTHEW a plantation which is now being
transferred plus a portion of the estate), S: JAMES (signed) GARDNER,
W: no witnesses. Note: GARDNER and GARNER are used interchangeably throughout.
Page 151: BENJAMIN CLIFTON SR to son BENJAMIN CLIFTON JR dated 13 May 1762
100 acres adj. WILLIAM SIMMONS and DANIEL FISHER (part of patent to RICHARD
DRAKE SR and sold to sd. BENJAMIN), S: BENJAMIN (signed) CLIFTON, W: JOHN
(signed) CLIFTON, MATTHEW ("X") HASTY, JOSEPH ("X") WILLIFORD, THOMAS (mark)
CLIFTON JR, and SAMUEL (signed) CLIFTON
Pages 152-153: THOMAS BRIGGS and wife AGNES of Surry County, Virginia to
JOSEPH PRINCE of Sussex County dated 2 Jan 1760
190 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. Little Plowmans Swamp, and
Great Plowmans Swamp, S: THOMAS (signed) BRIGGS, W: JOSEPH (signed) IVEY,
JOHN (signed) IVEY, BENJAMIN (signed) JOHNSON, and MOSES (signed) MACKINA.
AGNES came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 153-154: JAMES PEDEN of Isle of Wight County to JONAH EDWARDS dated
7 May 1762
1) 150 acres (part of patent of 428 acres to WILLIAM JOHNSON SR on
28 Oct 1702), 2) 175 acres (patent to ANTHONY LEWIS for 347 acres on
8 Oct 1702 who sold to JAMES PEDEN, father of sd. JAMES, on 7 Oct 1742,
3) 154 acres adj. sd. PEDEN, ARTHUR APPLEWAITE, WILLIAM EDWARDS, WILLIAM POPE,
and LAZARUS JOHNSON (patent not yet recorded), S: JAMES (signed) PEDEN,
W: WILLIAM (signed) EDWARDS, DAVID (signed) WRIGHT, JOHN (I) BRANTLEY, and JOB
(signed) WRIGHT, and JOHN (I) BRYAN
Pages 154-155: BENJAMIN BEALE to son BENJAMIN BEALE dated 8 Jul 1762
75 acres adj. Turners Branch, JOSHUA JOYNER, JOHN BEALE, and Jordan Field
Branch (part of 250 acres granted to JOSHUA TURNER on 28 Apr 1711), S: BENJAMIN
(signed) BEALE, W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, RICHARD ("X") JOHNSTON, and
JOHN (signed) BEALE
Pages 155-156: WILLIAM VAUGHAN and wife SARAH to THOMAS FRANCIS JR dated
12 Aug 1762
135 acres where EPHRAIM VAUGHAN now lives adj. JOHN SMITH (part of patent for
375 acres to sd. WILLIAM on 1 Jun 1750), S: WILLIAM ("X") VAUGHAN,
W: W. (signed) HINES, AMOS (signed) HINES, and JOSHUA (signed) HARRIS. SARAH
came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 156-158: JOSEPH DENSON to BENJAMIN HASTY dated 12 Aug 1762
150 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp adj. Wilkinson Branch,
north side of Black Creek, WILLIAM WORRELL, and JAMES HASTY (patent to JOHN
LUCAS on 16 Aug 1755 and mortgaged to WILLIAM EXUM, decd., who sold his
interest to sd. JOSEPH), S: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and JOSEPH (signed) NEWSUM
Pages 158-159: JOSEPH LARKE to HENRY APPLEWAITE dated 12 Aug 1760
307 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. Reedy Branch, sd. HENRY,
TIMOTHY THORPE, and EDWARD HARRIS (patent to sd. LARKE on 25 Mar 1762),
S: JOSEPH (signed) LARKE, W: no witnesses
Pages 159-160: JOSEPH GRAY to MICHAEL COBB dated 8 Jun 1762
10 acres adj. Mirey Branch and Harts Branch, S: JOSEPH (signed) GRAY,
W: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, D. (signed) FISHER, and EDWIN (signed) GRAY
Pages 160-161: MICHAEL COBB to JOSEPH GRAY dated 8 Jun 1762
34 acres adj. the head of Hog Pen Branch and a patent of sd. COBB,
S: MICHAEL (signed) COBB, W: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, D. (signed) FISHER, and
EDWIN (signed) GRAY
Pages 161-162: THOMAS WILLIAMSON to JOHN BRITT dated 12 Jan 1762
175 acres on the north side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. mouth of Spring
Branch, JOHN MESSERS, and WILLIAM JONES (bought by sd. THOMAS from JOHN
CRUMPLER), S: THOMAS (signed) WILLIAMSON, W: no witnesses
Pages 163-164: JOSEPH MOUNGER and wife MARTHA to EDMUND TYLER dated
7 Jul 1762
? acres on the south side of Round Hill Swamp where sd. JOSEPH now lives (land
given to sd. JOSEPH in the will of his father ROBERT MOUNGER), S: JOSEPH
(signed) MOUNGER and MARTHA ("X") MOUNGER, W: JAMES (mark) RACKLEY, MOSES
(signed) BENNETT, and JONATHAN (signed) GODWIN JR
Pages 164-165: BENJAMIN WESTBROOK to WILLIAM VAUGHAN dated 29 Jun 1762
210 acres on the north side of Flat Swamp adj. THOMAS WESTBROOK and BENJAMIN
CLEMENTS (part of two tracts to sd. BENJAMIN), S: BENJAMIN ("X") WESTBROOK,
W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, JOHN (signed) MUNDELL, and ELIZABETH (signed) MUNDELL
Pages 166-167: WILLIAM VAUGHAN to BENJAMIN WESTBROOK dated 29 Jun 1762
150 acres where BURWELL SMITH now lives adj. the side of Reedy Branch, JOHN
CLEMENTS, Pine Pole Branch, RICHARD TAYLOR, JOHN SMITH, JOHN PERSON, and JAMES
RAMSEY, S: WILLIAM (sideways I) VAUGHAN, W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, JOHN (signed)
MUNDELL, and ELIZABETH (signed) MUNDELL
Pages 167-168: WILLIAM BRANCH and wife RUTH to RICHARD KELLO dated 19 Feb 1760
50 acres adj. the old main road, RICHARD KELLO, MOSES PHILLIPS, and Cabin
Branch (part of patent for 200 acres to JOHN BRANCH, father of sd. WILLIAM and
given to his son in his will), S: WILLIAM (signed) BRANCH, W: JAMES (mark)
RACKLEY, EDWARD (signed) FISHER, and JONATHAN (signed) GODWIN JR.
On page 426, RUTH came to court to provide consent only.
Page 169: JOSEPH HICKMAN to GEORGE WILLIAMS dated 9 Sep 1762
Given his wife’s portion of land from her father WILLIAM HICKMAN, S: GEORGE
(mark) WILLIAMS, W: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES
Page 169: JOSEPH HICKMAN to WILLIAM SPEED dated 9 Sep 1762
Given his wife’s portion of land from her father WILLIAM HICKMAN, S: WILLIAM
(signed) SPEED, W: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES
Page 169: JOSEPH HICKMAN to ELIZABETH HICKMAN dated 9 Sep 1762
Given her portion of land from her father WILLIAM HICKMAN, S: ELIZABETH ("X")
HICKMAN, W: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES
Page 169: JOSEPH HICKMAN to JOHN WASHINGTON dated 10 Nov 1761
Given his wife THAMER’S portion of land from her father WILLIAM HICKMAN,
S: JOHN (signed) WASHINGTON, W: ALBRIDGTON (signed) JONES
Page 169: Court action dated 9 Sep 1762
LUCY, wife of HOLIDAY FORT, relinquishes right of dower. No land transaction
specified.
Pages 170-171: CHRISTOPHER FOSTER JR to THOMAS GILLIAM dated 25 Sep 1762
482 acres on the south side of Raccoon Swamp, S: CHRISTOPHER (+) FOSTER JR,
W: JOHN (signed) GILLIAM, CHARLES (O) BARHAM, and RICHARD (signed) JOHNSON
Pages 171-172: WILLIAM JONES to THOMAS TYNES of Isle of Wight County dated
22 Jul 1761
315 acres adj. WILLIAM CRUMPLER, BENJAMIN CRUMPLER, JAMES WRIGHT, JOSEPH
POWELL, MERCER, JOHN ARRINGTON JR, and Kings Spring (land sd. WILLIAM bought
from WILLIAM CRUMPLER on 25 Jan 1752 and JOHN CRUMPLER on 25 Nov 1751),
S: WILLIAM (signed) JONES, W: THOMAS (signed) WILLIAMSON, JOSEPH (signed)
HOLLOMON, and WILLIAM (signed) URQUHART
Pages 172-173: JOHN PERSON to BENJAMIN HARRIS dated 23 May 1761
160 acres adj. JOHN BLUNT, AMBROSE GRIZZARD, sd. BENJAMIN, and EDWARD WINDHAM,
S: JOHN (signed) PERSON, W: CHARLES ("X") PARROT, MARY (mark) PARROTT, and
MARY ("X") HARRIS
Pages 173-175: JESSE EDWARDS to WILLIAM BATTS dated 23 Oct 1762
110 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp adj. JAMES BULLOCK and
GOODSON (purchased by sd. JESSE from THOMAS EDWARDS on 14 May 1761),
S: JESSE (I) EDWARDS, W: SAMUEL (signed) SEBRELL, JOSEPH (signed) WASHINGTON,
and GEORGE (signed) WASHINGTON
Pages 175-176: SIMON VICK to THOMAS ROBERTSON dated 10 Nov 1762
100 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. sd. SIMON and WILLIAM
VICKS (1/2 patent to SAMUEL DAVIS for 200 acres on 1 Mar 1743),
S: SIMON (signed) VICK, W: no witnesses
Pages 176-177: JOSEPH HICKMAN to JOHN HATFIELD dated 11 Nov 1762
270 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. BENJAMIN EVANS,
GRIMMERS, sd. HICKMAN, and Grimmers Branch (patent to WILLIAM HICKMAN on
- Nov 1762 (sic)), S: JOSEPH (signed) HICKMAN, W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and
WILLIAM (signed) WILLIAMS
Pages 177-178: DAVID EDMUNDS and wife ANNE to WILLIAM BROWN dated 31 May 1762
140 acres adj. Cocks Swamp (patent to RICHARD TAYLOR on 6 Aug 1753 who sold it
to sd. DAVID), S: DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS, W: HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS, NATHAN
(signed) NORTHINGTON, and OWEN (signed) MYRICK. ANNE came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 178-179: DAVID EDWARDS and wife LANTHORN to WILLIAM WESTER dated
10 Nov 1762
10 acres adj. LAZARUS COBB, sd. WILLIAM, sd. DAVID, and JAMES GARDNER (patent
to JAMES EDWARDS for 300 acres), S: DAVID (signed) EDWARDS,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and JOHN (signed) HATFIELD. LANTHORN did not sign
the deed nor come to court.
Pages 179-181: JOHN MACMIAL of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to JOHN EDWARDS
dated 11 Oct 1762
225 acres adj. Tarraro Pocosin, THOMAS TAYLOR, JOHN STRICKLAND, OLIVER
WOODWARD, SAMUEL DAVIS, JOHN POPE, sd. MACMIAL, and ARTHUR TAYLOR (part of
patent to JOHN MACMIAL on 10 Sep 1760), S: JOHN (signed) MACMIAL,
W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON, HARRIS (signed) TAYLOR, and WILLIAM (signed) POPE SR
Pages 181-182: FRANCIS HILLIARD and wife WINNY to EDWARD REESE date in 1762
130 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. sd. EDWARD, BENJAMIN LEWIS,
WILLIAM MORGAN, JOHN MORGAN son of EDWARD, and HENRY APPLEWAITE (patent to
RICHARD ATKINSON on 24 Mar 1725 and patent to PETER HAY), S: FRANCIS (I)
HILLIARD and WINNY (mark) HILLIARD, W: JOHN (signed) IVEY, HENRY (M) IVEY, and
JOHN (I) BREWER
Pages 182-183: JOHN JOYNER and wife MARTHA to MARY MACKIE dated 11 Nov 1762
150 or 190 acres adj. CHRISTOPHER WADE, JOHN LAWRENCE, sd. JOHN, and WILLIAM
HAYNES (patent to sd. JOHN on 20 Sep 1745), S: JOHN (signed) JOYNER and MARTHA
("X") JOYNER, W: HARDY (signed) LAWRENCE, GEORGE (signed) LAWRENCE, and JOHN
(signed) LAWRENCE. Both 150 and 190 acres listed on deed.
Pages 183-184: JOHN MACMIAL of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to HARRIS
TAYLOR dated 11 Oct 1762
100 acres adj. OLIVER WOODWARD and ROBERT BRYAN (patent to sd. JOHN on
10 Sep 1760), S: JOHN (signed) MACMIAL, W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON, JOHN
(signed) EDWARDS, and WILLIAM (signed) POPE SR
Pages 184-185: MARGERY WHITNEY and JOHN JOYNER, executors of JOSHUA WHITNEY,
to THOMAS LANKFORD SR of Isle of Wight County dated 11 Nov 1762
150 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. WATKINS, and JOHN
LANKFORD (left in JOSHUA’S will to sd. THOMAS), S: MARGERY (mark) WHITNEY and
JOHN (signed) JOYNER, W: GILES (signed) JOYNER, GEORGE (signed) LAWRENCE, and
JOHN (signed) LAWRENCE
Pages 185-186: WALTER BRYAN and wife SARAH of Halifax County, North Carolina
to MICHAEL BRYAN dated 8 Oct 1762
90 acres adj. the mouth of Mirey Branch (part of a patent to JOHN LAWHORN on
7 Aug 1725), S: WALTER ("X") BRYAN and SARAH ("X") BRYAN, W: ELIZABETH ("X")
BRYAN, JOHN (signed) FORT, and JOSEPH (signed) CARTER
Pages 187-188: THOMAS LANKFORD of Isle of Wight County to HARDY LAWRENCE
dated 11 Nov 1762
150 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. JOHN LANKFORD, S: THOMAS
(signed) LANKFORD, W: JOHN (signed) JOYNER, GEORGE (signed) LAWRENCE, and JOHN
(signed) LAWRENCE
Page 188: RICHARD KIRBY JR to CHARLES SIMMONS dated 26 Mar 1759
Paid money to sd. CHARLES for a mortgage payment, S: CHARLES (signed) SIMMONS
Pages 188-189: CHRISTOPHER FOSTER to NEWITT FOSTER dated 9 Dec 1762
340 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. JAMES SAMON, THOMAS NEWSUM,
and JOHN HOLT, S: CHRISTOPHER (signed) FOSTER, W: no witnesses
Pages 189-191: WILLIAM BAMMER to BENJAMIN CLEMENTS dated 9 Jan 1762
80 acres on the north side of Flat Swamp adj. JAMES WESTBROOK (part of a patent
to MARY JACKSON on 9 Jul 1724), S: WILLIAM (M) BAMMER, W: JOHN (signed)
McLEMORE JR, BENJAMIN (signed) FRANCIS, and JOHN (I) COGGIN
Pages 191-192: WILLIAM ROSE and wife MARTHA to THOMAS MOORE dated 11 Jan 1762
200 acres where sd. WILLIAM now lives adj. JOHN PITMAN, OWEN MYRICK, DAVID
WIGGINS, and THOMAS WIGGINS (purchased by sd. WILLIAM from EDMUND PATE),
S: WILLIAM (+) ROSE and MARTHA (signed) ROSE, W: no witnesses
Pages 192-193: LAZARUS WHITEHEAD and wife ELIZABETH of Isle of Wight County
to NICHOLAS MAGET dated 13 Jan 1753 (probably meant 1763)
290 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. Cypress Swamp, JESSE
WHITEHEAD, Cabin Branch, and JOHN EVERITT (patent to ARTHUR WHITEHEAD on
12 Jan 1747), S: LAZARUS (signed) WHITEHEAD, W: JOHN (signed) EVERETT,
WILLIAM (signed) WATKINS JR, and WILLIAM (signed) LILES. ELIZABETH came to
court to provide consent only.
Pages 194-195: BENJAMIN CLEMENTS to JOHN SAUL dated 7 May 1763
75 acres (upper part of a tract of 180 acres patented by MARY JACKSON who
conveyed to son MILES JACKSON who sold to JOHN CLEMENTS, father of sd.
BENJAMIN), S: BENJAMIN (signed) CLEMENTS, W: DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS, ELIAS
(signed) FORT, THOMAS (mark) FRANCIS. In addition, MARY, wife of JOHN
CLEMENTS, made court appearance.
Pages 195-197: JOHN SAUL and wife JANE to DAVID EDMUNDS dated 8 Mar 1763
1) 275 acres adj. Cocks Swamp, BENJAMIN TURNER, THOMAS PORTER, DAVID EDMUNDS,
and JOHN SCOTT, 2) 135 acres adj. side of Mirey Branch, DAVID EDMUNDS, sd.
SAUL, THOMAS PORTER, and STEPHEN POWELL (both patented to THOMAS TABER on
3 Nov 1750 and 16 Jun 1754 and sold to sd. JOHN), S: JOHN (I) SAUL,
W: ELIAS (signed) FORT, BENJAMIN (signed) CLEMENTS, and THOMAS (T) FRANCIS.
JANE came to court to provide consent only.
Page 197: HARDY DOYLE and wife MARTHA to CHARLES COSBY dated 3 May 1763
80 acres where EDWARD DOYLE used to live on the south side of the Maherin
River adj. Sarahs Branch and sd. COSBY (part of a tract of 200 acres sold to
EDWARD DOYLE by JAMES HARRIS in 1753 and came to sd. HARDY in his will),
S: HARDY (signed) DOYLE and MARTHA ("X") DOYLE, W: no witnesses
Pages 198-199: WILLIAM BENNETT and wife SARAH to HARDY DOYLE dated 28 Dec 1762
150 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp where sd. HARDY now lives adj.
Cabin Branch, JOHN BOWIN, Col. JOSEPH GODWIN, and DANIEL MACKIE (now JOHN
BRADSHAW) (100 acres granted to THOMAS TARLTON on 16 Aug 1756 who sold it to
sd. WILLIAM, 50 acres sold to sd. WILLIAM by JOHN BOWIN on 15 Dec 1759),
S: WILLIAM (signed) BENNETT and SARAH (signed) BENNETT, W: DEMPSEY (signed)
JOHNSON, ROBERT (signed) JOHNSON, and THOMAS (IB) BRADSHAW
Page 200: JOHN MORGAN JR to JOHN REESE dated 10 Mar 1763
105 acres on the north side of Three Creeks adj. JOHN JOHNSON, HENRY
APPLEWAITE, sd. MORGAN, and EDWARD REESE, S: JOHN (+) MORGAN JR,
W: no witnesses
Page 201: THOMAS FISHER and wife MARY of Nansemond County to JOHN BLYTHE
dated 13 Jan 1763
200 acres where TIMOTHY DRAKE now lives adj. THOMAS O’BERRY, JOHN BOWIN, and
TIMOTHY DRAKE (sic) (part of patent to ARTHUR WILLIAMS on 10 Jul 1745 and sold
to sd. FISHER on 9 Jun 1757), S: THOMAS (signed) FISHER and MARY (signed)
FISHER, W: no witnesses
Pages 201-202: ARTHUR ARRINGTON SR of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to
HENRY ADAMS dated 15 Feb 1763
80 acres adj. BENJAMIN VASSER and SAMUEL BLOW (sd. ARRINGTON purchased land of
NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 5 Jun 1758), S: ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON SR, W: ARTHUR
(signed) ARRINGTON JR, ROBERT (signed) ADAMS, and JAMES (signed) LANE
Pages 203-204: BENNETT HILSMAN and wife FRANCES to THOMAS HANCOCK of Isle of
Wight County dated 10 Feb 1763
140 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. GILES SMELLEY, JOHN
LAWRENCE, and WILLIAM JOYNER JR (part of patent of 1,420 acres to JOHN SMELLEY
who sold to "BRANU" JOYNER, decd., who gave it to his son WILLIAM JOYNER by
will who then sold it to JACOB STEVENS who sold to sd. BENNETT), S: BENNETT
(signed) HILSMAN and FRANCES (mark) HILSMAN, W: JOHN (signed) JOYNER, GILES
(signed) JOYNER, WILLIAM (signed) BULLS, and WILLIAM HANCOCK
Pages 204-205: BENJAMIN BAILEY to THOMAS BROCK of Isle of Wight County dated
14 Apr 1763
75 acres adj. ROBERT HART, ROBERT ATKINSON, and BENJAMIN GRAY (being part of
the land EDWARD BOYKIN sold to BENJAMIN GRAY), S: BENJAMIN (signed) BAILEY,
W: EDMUND (signed) TYLER and SAMUEL (I) HOLDEN
Pages 205-207: MARY LUCY to HENRY VAUGHAN dated 5 May 1763
100 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. ABRAHAM SAUL, WILLIAM
BITTLE, and sd. HENRY (part of patent to WILLIAM BITTLE for 250 acres on
15 Dec 1749), S: MARY ("X") LUCY, W: JOSEPH (signed) WARREN, JOSEPH (signed)
DELK, and JOHN (signed) POWELL
Pages 207-208: JOHN CLARKE of Lunenburg County to JOHN STURGEON dated
24 Mar 1763
? acres (to sd. JOHN in the will of WILLIAM NORWOOD on Isle of Wight on
- Feb 1755), S: JOHN (signed) CLARKE, W: MARY (signed) TAYLOR, JAMES (signed)
MOORE, and WILLIAM (signed) HINES
Pages 208-209: JAMES HARRIS and CHERRY BOYKIN, both of Halifax County, North
Carolina, to BENJAMIN ARRINGTON dated 12 May 1763
160 acres on the east side of Assomosock Swamp (conveyed to JAMES HARRIS,
decd., by the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 7 Aug 1735), S: JAMES (signed) HARRIS and
CHERRY (+) BOYKIN, W: CHARLES (signed) BUGGS, CHARLES (signed) SIMMONS, and
DAVID (signed) HERRING
Pages 209-210: JAMES MOORE and wife SELAH to THOMAS STORR dated 13 May 1763
328 acres adj. JOHN UNDERWOOD, Col. HOWELL EDMUNDS, and WILLIAM POPE, S: JAMES
(signed) MOORE and SELAH (signed) MOORE, W: CHRISTOPHER (signed) FOSTER and
EDMUND (signed) GAY
Pages 210-211: PETER HINES and wife ELIZABETH of Sussex County to PETER BUTTS
dated 13 May 1763
400 acres on the west side of Assomosock Swamp adj. PETER BUTTS and CHARLES
SIMMONS (purchased by sd. PETER from REUBEN COOK who purchased from WILLIAM
SIMMONS of Surry County, Virginia who purchased from the NOTTOWAY INDIANS),
S: PETER (H) HINES, W: BENJAMIN (signed) DENSON, EDWARD (signed) FISHER, and
RICHARD (signed) KELLO. ELIZABETH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 211-212: DANIEL DOYLE to THOMAS MARKES dated 9 Jun 1763
40 acres on the north side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. sd. DANIEL (patent on
1 Jun 1750 to sd. DANIEL), S: DANIEL (D) DOYLE, W: WILLIAM (signed) KIRBY and
JOHN (signed) ELEY JR
Pages 212-213: EDWARD ALMOND of Isle of Wight to EDWARD BRITT dated 9 May 1763
225 acres adj. JOHN BOYKIN, ARTHUR ATKINS, ALLEN, JOSEPH TURNER, BENJAMIN
BRITT, and EDWARD BRITT (sd. ALMOND purchased from ARTHUR SHERROD), S: EDWARD
(signed) ALMOND, W: THOMAS (signed) WILLIAMSON, BENJAMIN (signed) BRITT, and
ABRAHAM (signed) MAER
Pages 213-214: JOSEPH REESE to JOSEPH REESE JR dated 8 Jun 1763
100 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. EDWARD LUNDY, JAMES
RIDLEY, TIMOTHY THORPE, and BYRD LUNDY, S: JOSEPH (signed) REESE,
W: BYRD (signed) LUNDY, DRURY (signed) LUNDY, and HENRY (signed) JOHNSON
Pages 214-215: CORDIAL NORFLEET to WATSON GRAY dated 14 Jul 1763
1) 40 acres where EDWARD WINDHAM formerly lived on the south side of Flat Swamp
adj. JOHN MORGAN and sd. WATSON (part of a patent to JOHN WARD on 8 Sep 1730),
2) 100 acres adj. Proctors Branch (part of 335 acres to WILLIAM SPENCE on
5 Sep 1749), S: CORDIAL (signed) NORFLEET, W: JOHN (signed) PERSON, BENJAMIN
(signed) SIMMONS, and THOMAS (signed) PORTER
Page 216: JOHN BLYTHE and wife CHARITY to JOSHUA COUNCIL dated 14 Aug 1763
75 acres where sd. JOSHUA now lives adj. THOMAS FISHER, TIMOTHY DRAKE, and
SCOTT (part of patent of 250 acres to THOMAS DRAKE on 1 Sep 1723), S: JOHN (I)
BLYTHE and CHARITY ("X") BLYTHE, W: HARDY (signed) LAWRENCE, SOLOMON (signed)
EDMUNDS, and JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT
Pages 217-218: JOHN LLOYD and wife MARY to JOHN LUTER dated 9 Jun 1763
30 acres adj. WILLIAM LANKFORD and DANIEL HERRING, S: JOHN (signed) LLOYD and
MARY (+) LLOYD, W: THOMAS (signed) FISHER, ROBERT (signed) DICKENS, and
SHADRACK (signed) DENNIS
Pages 218-219: THOMAS GRAY of Dinwiddie County to GRAY BRIGGS of Dinwiddie
County dated 8 Feb 1763
? acres where sd. THOMAS used to live plus slaves (descended to sd. THOMAS from
father THOMAS GRAY which is all father’s land in Southampton),
S: THOMAS (signed) GRAY, W: JOHN (signed) JUNSIA, THOMAS (signed) ROSS, and
THOMAS (signed) ANDREWS
Pages 219-221: KINCHEN TAYLOR and wife ELIZABETH RIDLEY to THOMAS WILLIAMSON
dated 27 Jul 1763
1) 10 acres on the north side of Lightwood Swamp including the water grist
mill, 2) 771 acres on the south side of sd. swamp adj. WILLIAM BRANCH, WILLIAM
DeLOACH, HARTWELL PHILLIPS, and THOMAS KITCHEN (given to sd. KINCHEN by father
ETHELRED TAYLOR in his will), S: KINCHEN (signed) TAYLOR, W: WILLIAM (signed)
LANE, MATTHEW (signed) JONES, GEORGE (signed) BRANCH, and JOHN (signed)
PETERSON. ELIZABETH RIDLEY TAYLOR came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 221-223: DAVID EDMUNDS to THOMAS FRANCIS dated 11 Aug 1763
137 acres adj. JOHN COGGIN, RICHARD AVERY, sd. EDMUND, JAMES TURNER, BENJAMIN
CLEMENTS, BENJAMIN WESTBROOK, and JAMES JONES (patent to sd. DAVID on
4 Jul 1759), S: DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS, W: JOSHUA (signed) NICHOLSON JR, HENRY
(signed) VAUGHAN, and JOHN (signed) BLUNT
Pages 223-224: BENJAMIN CLEMENTS to THOMAS FRANCIS dated 19 Mar 1763
90 acres adj. THOMAS WESTBROOK, FOSTER, and JAMES TURNER (patent to sd.
BENJAMIN on 5 Sep 1762), S: BENJAMIN (signed) CLEMENTS, W: DAVID (signed)
EDMUNDS, ANN (signed) EDMUNDS, MARY (signed) EDMUNDS, THOMAS (T) FRANCIS, and
RICHARD (signed) TAYLOR
Pages 224-225: BENJAMIN SEBRELL to THOMAS WILLIAMSON dated 25 Jul 1763
165 acres, a slave, animals, and furniture, S: BENJAMIN (signed) SEBRELL,
W: JOSEPH (signed) JONES, JOHN (signed) PETERSON, and MATTHEW (signed) JONES
Pages 226-227: BENJAMIN ARRINGTON and wife HANNAH to WILLIAM JONES dated
29 Jun 1763
360 acres on the east side of Assomosock Swamp (land JAMES HARRIS bought of the
NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 7 Aug 1735 and the same conveyed to sd. BENJAMIN by JAMES
HARRIS and CHERRY BOYKIN on 12 May 1763), S: BENJAMIN (signed) ARRINGTON,
W: BOAZ GWIN (signed) SUMMERELL, EDMUND (signed) BRANCH, and MATTHEW (signed)
JONES. HANNAH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 227-228: RALPH MATTHEWS to JAMES RIDLEY dated 20 Jan 1763
125 acres on the south side of Angelica Swamp adj. HUGH MATTHEWS, S: RALPH (+)
MATTHEWS, W: TIMOTHY (signed) THORPE, PETER (signed) HAY, and ARTHUR (signed)
RIDLEY
Pages 228-230: NOTTOWAY INDIANS to HENRY TAYLOR dated 12 Nov 1762
287 acres adj. Buckhorn road and JOHN THOMAS
Pages 230-231: THOMAS STEPHENSON to son THOMAS STEPHENSON dated 2 Feb 1763
65 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. Meadow Branch and the north
side of Seacock Swamp, S: THOMAS (T) STEPHENSON, W: SIMON (signed) STEPHENSON,
WILLIAM (signed) STEPHENSON, and GEORGE (signed) SUMMERELL
Pages 231-232: JOHN HATFIELD and wife ELIZABETH to THOMAS LAWRENCE dated
8 Sep 1763
20 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. the west side of the main
road to Dr. BROWNES, sd. HATFIELD, and sd. THOMAS (part of a patent to WILLIAM
HICKMAN on 8 Sep 1763 (sic)), S: JOHN (signed) HATFIELD, W: HENRY (signed)
JOHNSTON and FRANCIS (signed) WILLS. ELIZABETH came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 232-233: LAZARUS COBB to SAMUEL COBB dated 11 Jan 1763
268 acres (patent of 145 acres to SAMUEL BROWNE on 25 Aug 1721 who conveyed to
JOHN TURNER, and sd. TURNER sold 30 acres to GEORGE BRIGGS, 110 acres sold by
JOHN TURNER, son of sd. JOHN TURNER, to sd. LAZARUS, 158 acres patented to
NICHOLAS COBB, father of both sd. LAZARUS and SAMUEL on 19 Aug 1758 and given
to both in his will and sd. LAZARUS is selling his portion), S: LAZARUS (+)
COBB, W: NICHOLAS (signed) COBB, JOHN (signed) COBB, JOSEPH (signed) COBB,
HENRY (I) COBB, and HARDY (signed) COBB
Pages 234-235: SAMUEL COBB to LAZARUS COBB dated 11 Jan1763
288 acres, 1) 138 acres adj. HENRY APPLEWAITE, road to Dr. BROWNE’S ferry,
Cypress Swamp, and WILLIAM COOPER (patent to sd. SAMUEL for 207 acres on
19 Aug 1758), 2) 80 acres (NICHOLAS COBB, father of sd. SAMUEL and sd. LAZARUS,
purchased from JOHN BRANTLEY, son and heir-at-law to PHILLIP BRANTLEY who
patented it on 28 Feb 1755, sd. NICHOLAS gave to his son SAMUEL in his will),
3) 70 acres adj. RICHARD WILLIAMS and EPHRAIM LAWRENCE (sd. NICHOLAS gave to
sd. SAMUEL in his will), S: SAMUEL (mark) COBB, W: NICHOLAS (signed) COBB,
JOHN (signed) COBB, JOSEPH (signed) COBB, HENRY (I) COBB, and HARDY (signed)
COBB
Page 235: NATHANIEL PITMAN to WILLIAM KINNEBREW dated 11 Jan 1763
Sells dishware, S: NATHANIEL (N) PITMAN, W: SOLOMON (signed) COOPER
Page 236: WILLIAM FOSTER and wife FANNY to JOHN MORGAN dated 10 Nov 1763
100 acres on the north side of Browns Branch, S: WILLIAM (signed) FOSTER and
FANNY (signed) FOSTER, W: no witnesses
Pages 237-238: WILLIAM GRIMMER and wife AMY to JOHN HATFIELD dated 10 Nov 1763
100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. sd. WILLIAM, WILLIAM
HICKMAN, and Hickmans Swamp (part of a patent to WILLIAM HICKMAN on
13 Nov 1713), S: WILLIAM (signed) GRIMMER and AMY (+) GRIMMER, W: JOHN (signed)
TROTTER and JOHN (signed) BEEL
Pages 238-239: WILLIAM DENSON and wife REBECCA to SIMON JOHNSON dated
10 Nov 1763
1) 180 acres (patent to JAMES MASON on 14 Nov 1714), 2) 100 acres adj. first
tract, WILLIAM JOYNER and RICHARD WORRELL (transferred by HOLLOWELL DENSON to
THOMAS FISHER by deed on 13 Apr 1758), S: WILLIAM (signed) DENSON and REBECCA
(signed) DENSON, W: JOSEPH (signed) BRADSHAW, HENRY (signed) POPE, and THOMAS
(signed) DRAPER JR
Pages 239-240: JOHN HATFIELD and wife ELIZABETH to DAVID HATFIELD dated
11 Nov 1760
117 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River (patent to WILLIAM HICKMAN on
13 Nov 1713), S: JOHN (signed) HATFIELD and ELIZABETH (+) HATFIELD,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY, JOHN (signed) EDWARDS, and EXUM (signed) WILLIAMSON
Pages 240-241: DANIEL SEBRELL to FRANKLIN CLARKE dated 10 Nov 1763
100 acres (sd. DANIEL purchased from SAMUEL SEBRELL and BENJAMIN SEBRELL),
S: DANIEL (signed) SEBRELL, W: no witnesses
Pages 241-243: JOHN POPE and wife MARTHA to MATTHEW GARDNER dated 18 Oct 1763
125 acres adj. JOHN POPE, WILLIAM WESTRA, Boons Branch, and FRANCIS BRANEY?
(patent to WILLIAM POPE for 125 acres in 1729), S: JOHN (signed) POPE and
MARTHA (+) POPE, W: WILLIAM (signed) WESTRA and JAMES (signed) GARDNER
Pages 243-244: NEWITT DREW to son-in-law ISHAM SMITH of Sussex County dated
18 Nov 1763
Given slaves, S: NEWITT (+) DREW, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, SUSANNAH (signed)
JONES, and ELIZABETH (signed) JONES
Pages 244-245: SAMUEL ELEY and wife MARY of Granville County, North Carolina
to CHRISTOPHER WADE dated 14 Nov 1763
50 acres on the east side of Cypress Swamp adj. sd. SAMUEL and THOMAS LANKFORD
(part of a tract sd. SAMUEL purchased from THOMAS SWANN of Cumberland County on
5 Nov 1762), S: SAMUEL (signed) ELEY and MARY (+) ELEY, W: LEWIS (signed)
JOYNER, HENRY (signed) JOYNER, and WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER
Pages 245-246: JOSEPH DOLES and wife SARAH to BLYTHE WILLIAMS dated 7 Dec 1763
90 acres adj. STEPHENSON, Village Branch, and MANNING (part of tract sd. JOSEPH
purchased), S: JOSEPH (I) DOLES and SARAH (+) DOLES, W: JOHN (signed)
SUMMERELL, AARON (signed) PHILLIPS, and RICHARD (signed) DeLOACH
Pages 246-247: BURWELL ATKINSON and wife OLIVE of Lunenburg County to NATHANIEL
HOWELL dated 29 Oct 1763
1) 100 acres on the south side of Three Creeks (part of 200 acres to WILLIAM
BEACH on 24 Mar 1725), 2) 75 acres adj. the first tract (patent to DAVID ADAMS
on 12 Jan 1746), S: BURWELL (signed) ATKINSON and OLIVE (+) ATKINSON,
W: EDWARD (signed) HARRIS, STERLING (signed) HARRIS, and HATWELL ("X") HOWELL
Pages 247-249: BENJAMIN FAIRCLOTH and wife ANN to EDMUND DAY dated 8 Dec 1763
319 acres on the south side of Nottoway River adj. the west side of Harbor
Branch, sd. BENJAMIN, STEPHEN POPE, HOWELL EDMUNDS, BROOKS, and Sweathouse
Swamp (patent to sd. BENJAMIN on 25 Mar 1759), S: BENJAMIN (B) FAIRCLOTH and
ANN (mark) FAIRCLOTH, W: no witnesses
Pages 249-250: GEORGE BALDWIN of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to JOSEPH
DENSON dated 23 May 1757
Possible loan payment, S: GEORGE (signed) BALDWIN, W: SARAH (+) KING
Pages 250-251: JOHN MEACOM and wife ANN to WILLIAM SIMMONS dated 8 Dec 1763
70 acres on the south side of Cosonhorah Swamp adj. SAMUEL DRURY,
S: JOHN (I) MEACOM, W: no witnesses. ANN came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 251-252: WILLIAM CRUMPLER to son BEASANT CRUMPLER dated 5 Dec 1763
100 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. Seacock Swamp,
S: WILLIAM (signed) CRUMPLER, W: THOMAS (signed) TURNER, JOHN (+) BRITT, and
BENJAMIN (+) CRUMPLER
Pages 252-253: JAMES RIDLEY to NEWITT DREW dated 10 Dec 1763
40 acres on the south side of Garners Branch adj. sd. RIDLEY, Angelica Swamp,
and sd. DREW (part of a patent to WILLIAM WEST who sold to HUGH MATTHEWS who
devised to JONAS MATTHEWS and descended to JONAS MATTHEWS as heir-at-law and
sold to sd. JAMES), S: JAMES (signed) RIDLEY, W: EDMUND (signed) TYLER, EDWARD
(signed) DREW, and THOMAS (signed) DAY
Pages 253-254: NATHANIEL RIDLEY to DAVID NEWSUM dated 12 Jan 1764
Sells a grist mill on Hornet Swamp with 2 acres of land,
S: NATHANIEL (signed) RIDLEY, W: no witnesses
Pages 254-256: BENJAMIN SAUL and wife MARY of Northampton County, North
Carolina to GILBERT HAY dated 8 Dec 1763
100 acres on the south side of Nottoway River adj. Flat Meadow, Mirey Branch,
and HENRY VAUGHAN (patent to WILLIAM BITTLE for 250 acres on 15 Dec 1749),
S: BENJAMIN (+) SAUL and MARY (A) SAUL, W: no witnesses
Page 256: JEPTHAL ATHERTON and wife ELIZABETH of Northampton County, North
Carolina to JAMES MOORE dated 8 Mar 1764
250 acres on the south side of Narreah Branch (patent to EDWARD HARRIS on
24 Mar 1727), S: JEPHTAL (signed) ATHERTON, W: THOMAS (signed) MOORE, THOMAS
(signed) STORR, and JOHN (signed) KIRBY. ELIZABETH did not sign deed nor
appear in court.
Pages 257-258: ROBERT TYLER to JOHN JOHNSON dated 21 Jan 1764
100 acres on the northeast side of Cypress Swamp adj. JACOB JOHNSON, decd.
(land conveyed by BARNABY MEACHIM in 1739 and part of a patent to sd. BARNABY
for 645 acres), S: ROBERT (R) TYLER, W: THOMAS (signed) DRAPER, THOMAS (signed)
DRAPER JR, and ANTHONY (signed) CALTHROP
Pages 258-259: JAMES WESTBROOK and wife DIANA to JOHN THORPE dated 9 Jan 1764
200 acres adj. EDWARD MATTHEWS, Schoolhouse Branch, WILLIAM JOHNSON, Georges
Branch, JOHN TURNER, and sd. JAMES, S: JAMES (signed) WESTBROOK and DIANA (+)
WESTBROOK, W: no witnesses
Pages 259-262: HENRY WESTBROOK and wife PRISCILLA to WILLIAM TAYLOR dated
17 Jan 1764
470 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. HENRY IVEY and BURWELL
ATKINSON (patent to THOMAS WESTBROOK, father of sd. HENRY, on 19 May 1757 and
by sd. THOMAS a gift to sd. HENRY on 12 Jan 1759), S: HENRY (signed) WESTBROOK
and PRISCILLA (signed) WESTBROOK, W: JAMES (signed) RIDLEY, HENRY (signed)
TAYLOR, JAMES (signed) JONES, and JOHN (signed) SIMMONS
Pages 262-263: JOHN PERSON to SIMON TURNER dated 15 Jul 1763
Sells a slave, S: JOHN (signed) PERSON, W: HENRY (signed) JOHNSON and JAMES
(mark) RAMSEY
Pages 263-265: RICHARD AVERY and JOSEPH PHILLIPS, executors of THOMAS BARROW,
to the Vestrymen of St. Lukes Parish dated 4 Oct 1763
225 acres where sd. BARROW lately lived, S: RICHARD (signed) AVERY and JOSEPH
(signed) PHILLIPS, W: PETER (signed) HAY, WILLIAM (signed) HINES, and ELIAS
(signed) FORT
Pages 265-266: ELIAS FORT and wife ANN to WILLIAM KIRBY dated 17 Mar 1764
1) 125 acres adj. the south side of Cocks Swamp and DAVID EDMUNDS (formerly
JAMES DAVIS)(part of a patent to JOHN HOBBS of Prince George County on
13 Oct 1727 for 125 acres), 2) 70 acres adj. Cocks Swamp, Smiths Marsh, and
DAVID EDMUNDS (patent to RICHARD TAYLOR on 15 Oct 1741 and sold to sd. ELIAS),
S: ELIAS (signed) FORT and ANN (+) FORT, W: JOSHUA (signed) NICHOLSON JR,
WILLIAM (signed) KINNEBREW, and DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS
Pages 266-267: HENRY FORT and wife MARTHA to ARTHUR FOSTER dated 12 Apr 1764
233 acres adj. Buckhorn Swamp and JOHN FORT (purchased from the NOTTOWAY
INDIANS by JOHN FORT), S: HENRY (H) FORT and MARTHA (H) FORT, W: no witnesses
Pages 267-268: FRANCIS LOWE and wife EVE of Northumberland County, Virginia to
THOMAS LANKFORD of Isle of Wight County dated 21 Oct 1763
100 acres on Cypress Swamp adj. ELIZABETH CLOTHIER and MARY CLOTHIER,
S: FRANCIS (signed) LOWE, W: JOHN (+) GWIN, THOMAS (signed) LANKFORD JR,
WILLIAM (signed) LANKFORD, and LYNE (signed) LANKFORD. EVE did not sign deed
nor come to court.
Pages 268-269: THOMAS DENSON to DANIEL DOYLE dated in 1764
34 acres on the north side of Black Creek adj. sd. DANIEL (part of a tract sd.
THOMAS purchased of SARAH HOWELL on 21 Mar 1760), S: THOMAS (signed) DENSON,
W: LAWRENCE (signed) JOYNER, BENJAMIN (B) BRADSHAW, and WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER
Pages 269-270: ELIZABETH BRIGGS of Sussex County to CHARLES BRIGGS dated
7 Nov 1763
130 acres (land purchased by sd. ELIZABETH from the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on
7 Mar 1740), S: ELIZABETH (signed) BRIGGS, W: HENRY (signed) DAVIS, JAMES
(signed) JONES, and FRANKLIN ("X") CLARK
Pages 270-271: JOSEPH BRADSHAW to DANIEL FISHER dated 12 Apr 1764
230 acres where he now lives adj. JOHN BOWIN, ROBERT JOHNSON, JOHN BENNETT, and
WILLIAM JONES (sd. JOSEPH purchased of DANIEL MACKIE),
S: JOSEPH (signed) BRADSHAW, W: no witnesses
Pages 271-272: JOSEPH HARWOOD and wife SARAH to JOHN MYRICK dated 25 Feb 1764
1) 100 acres part of which is in Southampton County and part in Sussex County
between Hornet Swamp and Poplar Swamp (patent to ROBERT WALLACE on
25 May 1734), 2) 330 acres on the north side of Poplar Swamp and sd. JOHN
(previously OWEN MYRICK)(patent to JOSEPH HARWOOD on 12 Mar 1739), 3) 188 acres
adj. Hornet Swamp, ROBERT BULLOCK, sd. HARWOOD, the County line, and GEORGE
CONNELL (patent to sd. JOSEPH on 5 Sep 1749), S: JOSEPH (signed) HARWOOD and
SARAH ("X") HARWOOD, W: JOSHUA (signed) NICHOLSON JR, EDMUND (signed) PATE, and
OWEN (signed) MYRICK
Pages 273-274: JOHN POPE to THOMAS GRESWITT dated in 1764
100 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. the south side of
Cypress Swamp, JOHN BARRETT, the county line between Southampton and Nansemond,
sd. JOHN, son SIMON POPE, and Great Branch, S: JOHN (signed) POPE, W: JOHN
(signed) CRENSHAW, JOHN (signed) BARNES, JACOB (signed) TURNER, THOMAS (signed)
CRUMPLER, and NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET
Pages 274-276: BENJAMIN BRADSHAW and wife MARY to EPHRAIM SPIVEY dated
9 Sep 1763
50 acres on the north side of Black Creek adj. JOSEPH BRADSHAW, JETHRO MOUNGER,
and Franks Branch (part of land sd. BENJAMIN purchased from DANIEL DOYLE and
part sd. BENJAMIN purchased of JOSEPH BRADSHAW, decd.),
S: BENJAMIN (BB) BRADSHAW, W: DANIEL (DD) DOYLE, ARTHUR (AB) BRADSHAW, and
JOSEPH (mark) BRADSHAW. MARY came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 276-277: JACOB DELK of Johnston County, North Carolina to JAMES ODAM
dated 24 Nov 1763
160 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. WILLIAM BRYAN, EDWARD
DREW, LEWIS DAVIS, JACOB BARRETT, and JOHN DELK (part of patent to JOSEPH DELK
on 25 Jul 1746 and given to sd. JACOB by will of JOSEPH DELK),
S: JACOB (signed) DELK, W: MARY (signed) TURNER, NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET,
SAMUEL (signed) MAGET JR, and HENRY (+) TURNER
Pages 277-278: SIMON JOHNSON and wife ELIZABETH to JOHN GWIN of Isle of Wight
County dated 12 Apr 1764
100 acres adj. JOHN BOWIN, SAMUEL JOHNSON, JOHN CARR, and Hogpen Branch,
S: SIMON (signed) JOHNSON and ELIZABETH (E) JOHNSON, W: THOMAS (signed)
LANKFORD JR, WILLIAM (signed) LANKFORD, and JOHN (+) LANKFORD
Pages 278-279: JOHN BLYTHE and wife CHARITY to BRITAIN EDWARDS dated
12 Apr 1764
120 acres (part of patent of 215 acres to THOMAS DRAKE on 1 Sep 1723),
S: JOHN (I) BLYTHE and CHARITY (mark) BLYTHE, W: SAMUEL (signed) MAGET JR,
JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, and THOMAS (signed) DRAPER
Pages 280-281: THOMAS MOSS and wife MARY to JOHN FORT JR dated 10 May 1764
190 acres on the north side of Three Creeks (patent to THOMAS BARHAM on
13 Mar 1743), S: THOMAS (T) MOSS, W: no witnesses. MARY did not sign deed nor
appear in court.
Pages 281-282: RALPH CARTER to THOMAS CRENSHAW dated 16 Apr 1764
230 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. Arthurs Swamp (patent to
SAMUEL BOAZMAN on 28 Feb 1733), S: RALPH (signed) CARTER, W: NICHOLAS (signed)
MAGET, JOHN (signed) EVERITT, SAMUEL (signed) MAGET JR, and JACOB (signed)
TURNER
Pages 283-284: JOHN BRANTLEY and wife ELIZABETH to WILLIAM WILLIAMS dated
31 Dec 1763
170 acres where sd. JOHN now lives adj. Anthonys Delight Branch, ARTHUR
WILLIAMS, and RICHARD BEEL (part of 370 acres and conveyed to sd. JOHN),
S: JOHN (I) BRANTLEY and ELIZABETH (+) BRANTLEY,
W: RICHARD (signed) WILLIAMS and MOSES (signed) JOYNER
Pages 284-285: WILLIAM HOLLOMAN to ARTHUR HOLLOMAN dated 8 Mar 1764
130 acres on the north side of Seacock Swamp adj. GREGIS,
S: WILLIAM ("X") HOLLOMAN, W: WILLIAM (signed) HOLLOMAN, JESSE (+) HOLLOMAN,
NATHAN (+) HOLLOMAN, and BENJAMIN (+) HOLLOMAN
Pages 285-287: JOSEPH IVEY and wife ANNE to JAMES BULLOCK of Sussex County
dated 29 Oct 1763
105 acres on the west side of Plowmans Swamp adj. THOMAS JOHNSON and Harell
Berry Branch, S: JOSEPH (+) IVEY and ANN (T) IVEY, W: JOSHUA (signed) SHARP,
ROBERT (signed) IVEY, and HENRY (HI) IVEY
Pages 287-288: JAMES BASEDEN JR to son JOSEPH BASEDEN dated 11 Apr 1764
100 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. the south side of Seacock
Swamp, RAIFORDS, and MATTHEWS, S: JAMES (signed) BASDEN JR, W: MOSES (signed)
JOHNSON, DAVID (signed) JOHNSON, and DEMSEY (signed) JOHNSON
Pages 288-289: HOLIDAY REVEL and wife GRACE to MOSES JOHNSON of Isle of Wight
County dated 9 Feb 1764
100 acres adj. THOMAS JONES, WILIAM JONES, ARTHUR SMITH, and Seacock Swamp,
S: HOLLIDAY REVEL and GRACE (+) REVEL, W: no witnesses
Pages 289-290: JONAH EDWARDS and wife ELIZABETH to NATHAN EDWARDS dated
14 Jan 1764
Two tracts on the west side of Blackwater River (sic), 1) 150 acres adj. JAMES
PEDEN (formerly ANTHONY LEWIS) and WILLIAM JOHNSON (sold by ANTHONY LEWIS to
JAMES PEDEN on 14 Oct 1740), 2) 77 acres adj. WILLIAM POPE and LAZARUS JOHNSON
(1/2 of a patent of 144 acres), S: JONAH ("X") EDWARDS, W: A. (signed) JONES,
MATTHEW (signed) WILLS, and JESSE (signed) COUNCIL. ELIZABETH came to court to
provide consent only.
Pages 291-292: WILLIAM MERCER to JOHN BRITT dated 12 Mar 1764
100 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. Tarrapin Branch (part
of a patent to sd. MERCER on 14 Aug 1749), S: WILLIAM (N) MERCER,
W: BENJAMIN (signed) BRITT, EDWARD (signed) BRITT, and BEASANT ("X") CRUMPLER
Pages 292-294: HENRY IVEY JR and ANNE MORGAN, widow and relict of WILLIAM
MORDAN, to BENJAMIN LEWIS dated 9 Aug 1764
86 acres on the north side of Three Creeks (patent to ADAM HEITH JR on
16 Jun 1714 and sold to sd. WILLIAM on 11 Dec 1742), S: HENRY (I) IVEY,
W: no witnesses. ANNE MORGAN came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 294-296: JOHN PHILLIPS and wife ELIZABETH to JAMES BATTLE of Sussex
County dated 19 Apr 1763
370 acres on the south side of Nottoway River (part of a patent to THOMAS
PHILLIPS of Isle of Wight County on 28 Aug 1746, 70 acres purchased by THOMAS
PHILLIPS of THOMAS HUNT of Prince George County on 26 Apr 1735),
S: JOHN ( __ ) PHILLIPS, W: BENJAMIN (signed) SIMMONS, JAMES (signed) SPEED JR,
BENJAMIN (signed) SIMMONS JR, THOMAS (signed) WESTBROOK JR, and JOHN (signed)
SIMMONS JR. ELIZABETH did not sign the deed nor come to court.
Pages 296-297: JOHN INMAN JR and wife JUDITH to JOHN LITTLE dated 9 May 1764
1) 143 acres where sd. JOHN now lives, 2) 175 acres (patent to sd. JOHN on
15 Dec 1758), S: JOHN (signed) INMAN JR, W: WILLIAM (signed) PERSON, WILLIAM
(signed) BLUNT, and JOHN (signed) BLUNT. JUDITH came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 297-298: GEORGE WILLIAMS to SION WILLIAMS dated 9 Jan 1764
100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway Swamp adj. sd. GEORGE, HARDY
JOHNSON, ANNE DRAKE, FRANCIS BRACEY, and JOHN BEAL (part of patent on
13 Nov 1713 to RICHARD DRAKE and sold to sd. GEORGE on 11 Aug 1757),
S: GEORGE ("X") WILLIAMS, W: JORDAN (signed) DENSON, JOSEPH (signed) DENSON,
and JOSHUA (signed) JOYNER
Pages 299-300: JOSEPH GRIFFIN JR to HARMAN HARRIS dated 13 Sep 1764
150 acres adj. JOHN HARRIS, ALLEN COCKE, and sd. JOSEPH (part of patent to JOHN
GRIFFIN on 13 Mar 1743 who gave it to son JOSEPH), S: JOSEPH (signed) GRIFFIN,
W: no witnesses
Pages 300-302: JOHN EDMUNDS and WILLIAM BROWNE, executors of HENRY BROWNE of
Surry County, Virginia to THOMAS BLUNT dated 16 Aug 1764
710 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River (patent to sd. HENRY on
13 Mar 1755), S: JOHN (signed) EDMUNDS and WILLIAM (signed) BROWNE,
W: PETER (signed) BUTTS, BENJAMIN (signed) CLEMENTS, STEPHEN (signed) ELLIS,
and DAVID (signed) FISHER
Pages 302-303: JAMES PULLY (mortgagee) to JOSEPH SCOTT of Nansemond County
dated 16 Sep 1763
20 acres plus furniture and animals, S: JAMES (P) PULLY,
W: EDMUND (signed) GAY, THOMAS (signed) STORR, and CHARLES (signed) SIMMONS
Pages 303-304: JOHN POPE to HARDY POPE dated 29 Sep 1754
200 acres on both sides of Black Creek Swamp (given to sd. JOHN in the will of
his father JOSEPH POPE), S: JOHN (signed) POPE, W: JOHN (signed) TAYLOR, JOHN
(signed) DENSON, and JOSEPH (signed) POPE
Pages 304-306: WILLIAM HARRIS and wife CHARITY of Halifax County, North
Carolina to JOHN COUNCIL dated 11 Oct 1764
1) 100 acres on the north side of Black Creek adj. Capt. JOSEPH GODWIN’S old
line and Gum Branch (patent to BARNABY McKINNIE who sold it to GEORGE HARRIS
who gave it to his son WILLIAM), 2) 113 acres adj. Long Branch (part of patent
to JOSEPH GODWIN on 25 Jul 1746 who sold to JOHN BOWIN who sold to sd. WILLIAM),
S: WILLIAM (W) HARRIS and CHARITY (mark) HARRIS, W: HENRY (signed) POPE,
SIMON (signed) HARRIS, and WILLIAM (W) KITCHEN
Pages 306-307: SAMUEL PEETE and wife MARY of Sussex County to JOHN SIMMONS
dated 8 Nov 1764
100 acres where JOSHUA LEWIS formerly lived adj. old Indian Line, BENJAMIN
SIMMONS, Three Creeks, and THOMAS WESTBROOK (part of patent to NATHANIEL
HARRISON on 16 Jun 1721? for 150 acres), S: SAMUEL (signed) PEETE and MARY
("X") PEETE, W: WILLIAM (signed) SIMMONS, JESSE (signed) WILLIAMSON, and
BENJAMIN (signed) WILLIAMS
Pages 307-308: CHARLES BRIGGS and wife ELIZABETH to ABRAHAM MITCHELL JR of
Sussex County dated 8 Nov 1764
135 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River (sd. CHARLES purchased from
JOHN TURNER on 5 Sep 1748), S: CHARLES (signed) BRIGGS, W: THOMAS (signed)
PETER, JOHN (signed) MITCHELL, CHARLES (signed) HINES, and WILLIAM (signed)
EXUM. ELIZABETH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 308-309: BENJAMIN SEBRELL and wife ANN to WILLIAM EXUM dated 8 Nov 1764
150 acres (part of patent to JAMES DAVIS for 330 acres on 18 Feb 1722 and sd.
DAVIS sold to SAMUEL SEBRELL of Surry County on 13 Nov 1735, SAMUEL by will
gave to sons JOSEPH and sd. BENJAMIN, JOSEPH dying intestate without issue,
and his portion of this land came by a gift to sd. BENJAMIN from brothers
SAMUEL and DANIEL on 13 Mar 1759), S: BENJAMIN (signed) SEBRELL,
W: no witnesses. ANN came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 309-310: NICHOLAS MAGET to JOHN EVERITT of Nansemond County dated
18 Nov 1764
20 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River and south side of Cypress
Swamp adj. the county line (part of patent to ARTHUR WHITEHEAD on 12 Jan 1747),
S: NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET, W: no witnesses
Pages 310-311: JOHN JOYNER and wife MARTHA to JOSHUA MINARD dated 8 Nov 1764
100 acres adj. JOYNER, S: JOHN (signed) JOYNER and MARTHA ("X") JOYNER,
W: WILLIAM (signed) WILLIAMS, BARNABY (signed) DRAKE, and JOSEPH (signed)
BRADSHAW
Pages 311-312: THOMAS WILLIFORD and wife SARAH to WILLIAM WILLIFORD dated
7 Dec 1764
150 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. JOSEPH HOLLOMAN and sd.
WILLIAM, S: THOMAS (signed) WILLIFORD, W: THOMAS (signed) PRETLOW, JOSEPH
(signed) LANCASTER, and JOHN (signed) CLAYTON. SARAH came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 312-313: JOHN PERSON and wife DORCAS to WILLIAM PERSON dated 7 Aug 1764
1) 11 acres on the north side of the Maherin River (part of a patent to sd.
JOHN on 4 Jul 1759), 2) 118 acres on the north side of the Maherin River (part
of a patent to sd. JOHN on 4 Jul 1759), 3) 240 acres adj. EDWARD WINDHAM,
FRANCIS SHARP, WILLIAM PERSON, and Powells Branch (part of patent of 400 acre
to sd. JOHN on 4 Jul 1759), S: JOHN (signed) PERSON and DORCAS ("X") PERSON,
W: MARK (signed) MORRELL, WILLIAM (signed) DRURY, and JOSHUA (signed) CLAUD JR
Pages 314-315: ISHAM LUNDY to DRURY LUNDY dated 1 Dec 1764
100 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. JOHN PETERSON (part of
patent to sd. ISHAM on 14 Feb 1761), S: ISHAM (signed) LUNDY,
W: HENRY (signed) HOLT, JOSEPH (J) REESE JR, and BYRD (signed) LUNDY
Pages 315-317: JOHN CHITTY to WILLIAM JACKSON dated 13 Dec 1764
80 acres on the north side of the Maherin River (patent to sd. JOHN for
85 acres on 12 Dec 1760), S: JOHN (signed) CHITTY, W: no witnesses
Pages 317-318: DANIEL FISHER to Vestrymen of Nottoway Parish dated in 1764
270 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River (land purchased from THOMAS
GRAY on 4 Nov 1761), S: DANIEL (signed) FISHER, W: no witnesses
Pages 319-320: ETHELRED TAYLOR to brother WILLIAM TAYLOR dated 24 Apr 1764
1) 230 acres called "Howells plantation", 2) 130 acres adj. the first tract
(130 acres purchased by ETHELRED TAYLOR, father of sd. ETHELRED, of MATTHEW
REESE and came to sd. ETHELRED by will),
S: ETHELRED (E) TAYLOR and WILLIAM (signed0) TAYLOR,
W: J. (signed) HAMLIN, DANIEL (signed) BARRON, and CHARLES ("X") CAPLE
Pages 321-322: JOHN PERSON and wife DORCAS to WILLIAM PERSON dated 7 Aug 1764
450 acres (as a result of a chancery suit beginning 14 Apr 1762 where THOMAS
BLUNT represented JOHN PERSON, an underage son of THOMAS PERSON now deceased,
further steps were necessary to divide the land of JOHN PERSON, decd., father
of sd. THOMAS and his brother JOHN PERSON, husband of DORCAS),
S: JOHN (signed) PERSON and DORCAS (+) PERSON,
W: MARK (signed) MORRELL, WILLIAM (signed) DRURY, and JOSHUA (signed) CLAUD JR
Pages 322-323: JOSHUA JOYNER and wife MARY to Vestrymen of Nottoway Parish
dated 13 Dec 1764
2 acres, S: JOSHUA (I) JOYNER, W: no witnesses. MARY came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 324-325: JOHN COUNCIL and wife SELAH to SALETHEL LEWIS dated 10 Oct 1764
74 acres adj. FRANCIS DENSON and Boone Branch (patent to JOHN DENSON the elder
who sold to JOHN SIKES and by JOSHUA his son sold to HODGES COUNCIL),
S: JOHN (signed) COUNCIL and SELAH ("X") COUNCIL, W: HENRY (signed) POPE,
WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER, WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER JR, and DANIEL (D) DOYLE.
Pages 325-326: HENRY BLOW of Sussex County to JOHN COBB dated 16 Oct 1764
? acres adj. Ogburn Branch, THOMAS GRAY, BENJAMIN EXUM, and Round Hill Swamp,
S: HENRY (signed) BLOW, W: SAMUEL (signed) BLOW, BENJAMIN (signed) EXUM,
MICHAEL ("X") EXUM, and JANE ("X") EXUM
Pages 326-327: JAMES COOPER to JESSE BROWNE dated 4 Dec 1764
295 acres by the side of Cypress Swamp, JOHN BARNES, and JOHN TURNER (patent to
EDWARD COBB on 16 Jun 1744 for 295 acres), S: JAMES (signed) COOPER,
W: SAMUEL (signed) BROWN, MARY (signed) BROWNE JR, and LUCRETIA (signed) BROWN.
MARY, relict of WILLIAM COOPER, came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 327-329: HENRY IVEY JR and ANNE MORGAN, widow and relict of WILLIAM
MORGAN, to BENJAMIN LEWIS dated 9 Aug 1764
86 acres on the north side of Three Creeks (patent to ADAM HEITH on 16 Jun 1714
and sold to sd. WILLIAM), S: HENRY (HI) IVEY JR and ANN (mark) MORGAN,
W: no witnesses
Pages 329-330: THOMAS ROBERTSON and wife ELIZABETH to SAMUEL DAVIS dated
7 Jun 1764
100 acres adj. Stony Branch and WILLIAM VICK SR, S: THOMAS (T) ROBERTSON,
W: RICHARD (signed) VICK and EPAPHRODITUS ("X") WILLIAMS. ELIZABETH did not
sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 330-331: THOMAS GRESWITT and wife ELIZABETH to TITUS CARR of Nansemond
County dated 13 Dec 1764
200 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. JOHN EVERITT, county
line between Southampton and Nansemond, and JOHN POPE (part of patent for 300
acres on 16 Jun 1727 to LEWIS DAVIS), S: THOMAS (signed) GRESWITT,
W: NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET, WILLIAM ("X") BARNES, and ROBERT (signed) CARR SR
Page 331: WILLIAM HARRIS to son SIMON HARRIS dated 4 Apr 1764
Sells slave, S: WILLIAM (W) HARRIS, W: HENRY (signed) POPE, HARDY (signed)
POPE, and SALATHEL (mark) LEWIS
Pages 331-332: ROBERT BAILEY of Sussex County to CHARLES BRIGGS dated
12 Feb 1765
350 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. sd. BAILEY, sd. BRIGGS, Deep
Branch, Long Branch, THOMAS DAVIS, HENRY DAVIS, and BENJAMIN (signed) RUFFIN,
S: ROBERT (signed) BAILEY, W: JOSEPH (signed) ELLIS, NATHANIEL (signed) JONES,
DANIEL (+) POND, and JOHN (signed) CHAPPELL
Pages 332-334: FRANCIS SHARP and wife LYDIA and JOSEPH SCOTT of Nansemond to
BENJAMIN TURNER dated 26 Jun 1765
530 acres, 1) 235 acres where sd. FRANCIS now lives (patent to EDWARD SIMMONS
on 5 Sep 1723), 2) 96 acres adj. the first tract (patent to sd. FRANCIS on
4 Jul 1759), 3) 200 acres adj. the first tract and ANNE GARRIT (part of
350 acres to sd. FRANCIS on 17 Sep 1731),
S: FRANCIS (signed) SHARP and JOSEPH (signed) SCOTT, W: JOHN (signed) TURNER,
HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS, THOMAS (signed) DAY, and WATSON (signed) GRAY.
LYDIA came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 334-335: BENJAMIN BAILEY to SAMUEL BAILEY of Surry County, Virginia
dated 13 Jun 1764
100 acres on the south side of Little Swamp adj. THOMAS PRETLOW, JOSEPH
GRIFFIN, JOSEPH LANCASTER, and sd. SAMUEL, S: BENJAMIN (signed) BAILEY,
W: JOHN (signed) PRESSON and BENJAMIN (signed) BAILEY
Pages 335-336: JAMES PULLY to JOSEPH SCOTT dated 20 May 1764
Mortgage payment, S: JAMES (P) PULLY,
W: MILES (signed) CARY and THOMAS (signed) PULLY
Pages 336-337: THOMAS PILAND and wife HANNAH to THOMAS DAY dated 14 Mar 1765
135 acres on the west side of Flat Swamp adj. EDWARD SIMMONS (patent to ROBERT
DEAN on 20 Feb 1723), S: THOMAS ("X") PILAND, W: CHARLES (signed) BRIGGS, JOHN
(signed) STURGEON, and JACOB (signed) BARNES. HANNAH came to court to provide
consent only.
Pages 337-338: BENJAMIN BARHAM to HENRY TAYLOR dated 14 Mar 1765
35 acres on the north side of Cabin Branch adj. Angelica Road, sd. TAYLOR, sd.
BARHAM, and Buckhorn Road (part of tract sd. BENJAMIN purchased of JOSHUA
PRETLOW), S: BENJAMIN (B) BARHAM, W: no witnesses
Page 339: JAMES JONES and wife MARTHA to THOMAS FRANCIS JR dated 11 Apr 1765
150 acres adj. WILLIAM BOWERS and BENJAMIN CLEMENTS, S: JAMES (signed) JONES
and MARTHA (signed) JONES, W: no witnesses
Pages 339-340: RICHARD JOHNSON and wife SARAH to BENJAMIN BARNES dated
11 Apr 1765
225 acres where sd. RICHARD lately lived (part of 1,240 acres to RICHARD
WASHINGTON on 16 Dec 1714), S: RICHARD ("X") JOHNSON and SARAH ("X") JOHNSON,
W: JOB (signed) WRIGHT, JOHN (signed) BEAL, and JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT
Page 341: JOSHUA HINES and wife SARAH of Sussex County to WILLIAM BOSMAN dated
11 Apr 1765
150 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. JOHN BOWIN or BROWN,
S: JOSHUA (I) HINES and SARAH (+) HINES, W: no witnesses
Pages 341-343: JOHN CALTHROP and wife SARAH to JOHN PERSON dated 7 Aug 1764
70 acres on the west side of Flat Swamp adj. sd. CALTHROP (part of patent to
HENRY POWER on 18 Feb 1722 who sold to JOHN BRANTLEY who sold to sd. JOHN),
S: JOHN (signed) CALTHROP and SARAH ("X") CALTHROP, W: MARK (signed) MORRELL,
JOSHUA (signed) CLAUD JR, and WILLIAM (signed) DRURY
Pages 343-344: SAMUEL KINDRED and wife ANN to JAMES PORTER dated 6 May 1765
200 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. JOHN POWELL and Horse
Meadow Branch, S: SAMUEL (signed) KINDRED and ANN (+) KINDRED, W: no witnesses
Pages 344-345: ARTHUR FOSTER and wife MARTHA to JOHN FORT dated 15 Feb 1765
100 acres adj. JOHN LITTLE, north side of the Buckhorn Swamp, and sd. FOSTER,
S: ARTHUR (signed) FOSTER and MARTHA (+) FOSTER, W: WILLIAM (signed) MILLER,
WILLIAM (signed) TURNER, and ALEXANDER (signed) MURRAY
Page 345: JOHN MYRICK, eldest son and heir-at law to OWEN MYRICK to MARY
MYRICK, relict of sd. OWEN dated 7 May 1765
Release of all obligations and commitments, S: JOHN (signed) MYRICK,
W: JAMES (signed) JONES, BROMFIELD (signed) RIDLEY, and ELIZABETH (signed) JONES
Page 345: MARY MYRICK, relict of OWEN MYRICK, to JOHN MYRICK, eldest son and
heir-at law to sd. OWEN dated 7 May 1765
Release of all obligations and commitments, S: MARY (+) MYRICK,
W: JAMES (signed) JONES, BROMFIELD (signed) RIDLEY, and ELIZABETH (signed) JONES
Pages 346-347: WILLIAM ROSE of Bute County, North Carolina to MATTHEW RIDLEY
dated 1 Nov 1764
195 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. THOMAS BLAKE, JOHN
TURNER, and SAMUEL WESTBROOK, S: WILLIAM ("X") ROSE, W: JAMES (signed) JONES,
DAY (signed) RIDLEY, ARTHUR (signed) RIDLEY, and THOMAS (signed) RIDLEY
Pages 347-348: SAMUEL SAULS to HOWELL EDMUNDS dated 3 May 1765
1) 91 acres on Flat Swamp adj. WILLIAM VAUGHAN and WILLIAM BOWERS, 2) 75 acres
(part of a patent to MARY JACKSON), 3) 16 acres adj. the first tract (patent to
BENJAMIN CLEMENTS on 25 Sep 1762), S: SAMUEL ("X") SAULS,
W: DAVID (signed) EDMUNDS, ANN (signed) EDMUNDS, and MARY (signed) EDMUNDS
Pages 348-349: AMBROSE WILLIAMS to RICHARD KIRBY dated 13 Jun 1765
140 acres adj. the NOTTOWAY INDIANS, THOMAS MACY, JOHN DOYLE, HENRY SIMMONS,
and RICHARD KIRBY JR (part of patent of 280 acres in 1750 to RICHARD KIRBY JR
and AMBROSE WILLIAMS), S: AMBROSE (signed) WILLIAMS,
W: NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET, THOMAS (signed) CLEMENTS, and MICAJAH (signed)
EDWARDS
Pages 349-350: RICHARD KIRBY to AMBROSE WILLIAMS dated 13 Jun 1765
140 acres adj. RICHARD KIRBY JR, THOMAS MACY, and HENRY SIMMONS (part of patent
of 280 acres in 1750 to RICHARD KIRBY JR and AMBROSE WILLIAMS),
S: RICHARD (signed) KIRBY, W: NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET, THOMAS (signed)
CLEMENTS, and MICAJAH (signed) EDWARDS
Pages 350-352: STEPHEN POWELL and wife MARY to JOHN POWELL dated 5 Jul 1765
195 acres (patent to sd. STEPHEN on 15 Jun 1743), S: STEPHEN (+) POWELL and
MARY (mark) POWELL, W: HENRY (signed) VAUGHAN, JOHN (signed) ROCHELL, and
SAMUEL (signed) KINDRED
Pages 352-353: JOHN POPE SR of Pitt County, North Carolina to JOHN POPE JR
dated 17 Nov 1764
50 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. Gilliam Branch, THOMAS
EVERITT, and the county line (patent to LEWIS DAVIS on 16 Jan 1727 for
300 acres), S: JOHN (signed) POPE SR, W: NICHOLAS (signed) MAGET, SAMUEL
(signed) MAGET JR, and TITUS (signed) CARR
Pages 353-354: JOSEPH WARREN JR (mortgagee) to JOSEPH SCOTT of Nansemond County
dated 15 Sep 1764
384 acres where sd. JOSEPH now lives, S: JOSEPH (signed) WARREN JR,
W: EDMUND (signed) GAY, THOMAS (signed) STORRS, and JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT
Pages 354-355: THOMAS FRANCIS to WILLIAM TAYLOR dated 25 Jan 1765
135 acres adj. WILLAIM BRUM, JOHN FOSTER, WILLIAM VAUGHAN, and EPHRAIM VAUGHAN
(son of WILLIAM) (patent to WILLIAM VAUGHAN on 1 Jun 1750 and sold to sd.
FRANCIS), S: THOMAS (mark) FRANCIS, W: WILLIAM (signed) PERSON, JOHN (signed)
WILKINSON, and WILLIAM (signed) HINES
Pages 355-356: NATHANIEL JOHNSON to WILLIAM TAYLOR dated 17 Nov 1764
Sells saddle, household items, and furniture, S: NATHANIEL (signed) JOHNSON,
W: EDMUND (signed) PATE, JOHN (signed) TAYLOR, and CHARLES ("X") CARLE
Pages 356-357: Vestreymen of Nottoway Parish to RICHARD RICKS dated 11 Jul 1763
200 acres adj. the west side of Trough Branch and sd. RICHARD (part of
1,240 acres to RICHARD WASHINGTON on 16 Dec 1714), S: Vestrymen
Pages 357-359: JOHN WATKINS and wife LYDIA to JAMES SPEED JR, carpenter, dated
11 Jul 1765
260 (sic) acres on the north side of Three Creeks (180 acres give to sd.
WATKINS by his father WILLIAM on 6 Oct 1747, 75 acres purchased from JOHN
HARPER on 4 Feb 1762), S: JOHN (signed) WATKINS, W: BENJAMIN (signed) SIMMONS,
BENJAMIN ("X") EXUM, and BENJAMIN (signed) SIMMONS JR. LYDIA did not sign deed
nor come to court.
Pages 359-361: WILLIAM WARD and wife FAITH, JAMES HOLT and wife ELIZABETH,
MARTHA DREW (sd. FAITH, ELIZABETH, and MARTHA are daughters of JOHN DREW,
decd., of Surry County, Virginia), and ALICE DREW, relict of sd. JOHN, to
BENJAMIN PHILLIPS of Surry County, Virginia dated 3 Aug 1765
790 acres on the north side of Lightwood Swamp ( included are parts of patents
of 530 acres on 5 Sep 1723 and of 270 acres on 9 Jul 1723 to sd. JOHN with
180 acres being sold to ROBERT BOOTH and 100 acres sold to WILLIAM BAILEY),
S: WILLIAM (signed) WARD, FAITH (+) WARD, JAMES (signed) HOLT, ELIZABETH (+)
HOLT, MARTHA (signed) DREW, and ALICE ("X") DREW, W: ROBERT (signed) BOOTH,
JOHN (signed) BAILEY, MOSES (signed) BOOTH, NICHOLAS (signed) FAULCON JR, and
WILLIAM (signed) RUFFIN
Pages 361-362: BENJAMIN PHILLIPS of Surry County, Virginia to JOHN BAILEY
dated 8 Aug 1765
290 acres on the north side of Lightwood Swamp adj. Cabin Branch (part of
patent to JOHN DREW on 5 Sep 1723), S: BENJAMIN (signed) PHILLIPS,
W: no witnesses
Pages 362-363: BENJAMIN PHILLIPS of Surry County, Virginia to MOSES BOOTH
dated 8 Aug 1765
200 acres on the north side of Lightwood Swamp adj. JOHN BAILEY,
S: BENJAMIN (signed) PHILLIPS (part of patent to JOHN DREW on 5 Sep 1723),
W: no witnesses
Pages 363-364: BENJAMIN PHILLIPS of Surry County, Virginia to ROBERT BOOTH
dated 8 Aug 1765
295 acres adj. MOSES BOOTH, JOHN BAILEY, Cabin Branch, and Poplar Branch (part
of patents to JOHN DREW on 5 Sep 1723 and 9 Jul 1737),
S: BENJAMIN (signed) PHILLIPS,
W: CHARLES (signed) BRIGGS, AARON (signed) PHILLIPS, and JAMES (signed) MOORE
Pages 364-365: WILLIAM DRAKE (mortgagee) to DANIEL FISHER of Brunswick County,
Virginia, lawyer, dated 15 Jun 1765
345 acres where sd. WILLIAM now lives, S: WILLIAM (signed) DRAKE,
W: ROBERT (signed) CARY, MILES (signed) CARY, and JOHN (signed) TAYLOR
Pages 365-366: THOMAS CHAPPELL and wife MARY to JAMES CHAPPELL dated 8 Aug 1765
150 acres adj. JAMES ATKINSON, ARTHUR ARRINGTON (sd. THOMAS purchased from
ARTHUR ARRINGTON on 8 Apr 1762), S: THOMAS (signed) CHAPPELL,
W: JOSEPH (signed) ELLIS and THOMAS (signed) STORR. MARY came to court to
provide consent only.
Pages 366-367: MARY MYRICK, relict of OWEN MYRICK, to son-in-law BENJAMIN LEWIS
dated 27 May 1765
Sell slaves, S: MARY (M) MYRICK, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, HENRY (signed)
APPLEWAITE, NATHANIEL (signed) HOWELL, and HARDY (signed) THORPE
Page 367: MARY MYRICK, relict of OWEN MYRICK, to son-in-law HENRY APPLEWAITE
dated 27 May 1765
Sell slaves, S: MARY (M) MYRICK, W: JAMES (signed) JONES, BENJAMIN (signed)
LEWIS, NATHANIEL (signed) HOWELL, and HARDY (signed) THORPE
Pages 367-369: JOHN ROCHELLE and wife SARAH to JAMES POWELL dated 10 Sep 1765
330 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River, 1) 80 acres adj. Browns
Branch, Whitehead Swamp, and SAMUEL ATKINSON, 2) 250 acres on the northeast
side of Browns Branch adj. SHADRACK NORTON, sd. ROCHELLE, and SAMUEL ATKINSON,
S: JOHN (signed) ROCHELLE and SARAH (+) ROCHELLE,
W: HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS and HENRY (signed) VAUGHAN
Pages 369-370: JACOB SIMONS and wife SELAH to ISRAEL JOYNER dated 9 May 1765
100 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. MATTHEW VICKS, old line,
sd. JACOB, sd. ISRAEL, and THOMAS BARRON, S: JACOB (signed) SIMONS and
SELAH (+) SIMONS, W: NATHAN (signed) BARNES, BENJAMIN (signed) WORRELL, and
WILLIAM (signed) VICK
Pages 370-371: WILLIAM POPE to JOSEPH POPE dated 11 Sep 1765
200 acres on the south side of Tochnhatherrity Swamp adj. WILLIAM EDWARDS and
JESSE POPE, S: WILLIAM (W) POPE, W: no witnesses
Page 371: WILLIAM POPE to JESSE POPE dated 11 Sep 1765
200 acres on the south side of Tochnhatherrity Swamp, S: WILLIAM (W) POPE,
W: no witnesses
Pages 371-372: WILLIAM BAILEY to JOSEPH GRAY dated 29 Oct 1764
400 acres (NOTTOWAY INDIANS sold to sd. WILLIAM on 4 Apr 1743),
S: WILLIAM (signed) BAILEY,
W: JOSEPH (signed) PHILLIPS, EDMUND (signed) BRANCH, and NATHANIEL ("X") PITMAN
Pages 372-373: SAMUEL ELEY and wife MARY of Bute County, North Carolina to
HENRY JOYNER dated 12 Mar 1765
150 acres adj. CHRISTOPHER WADE and Cypress Swamp, S: SAMUEL (signed) ELEY,
W: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, TUKE (signed) DENSON, and JAMES (signed) MOORE.
MARY did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 373-374: SAMUEL ELEY and wife MARY of Bute County, North Carolina to
TUKE DENSON dated 12 Mar 1765
100 acres adj. Cypress Swamp, S: SAMUEL (signed) ELEY,
W: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, HENRY (signed) JOYNER, and JAMES (signed) MOORE.
MARY did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 374-375: SAMUEL ELEY and wife MARY to ARTHUR TURNER dated 12 Mar 1765
150 acres adj. White Oak Branch and Cypress Swamp, S: SAMUEL (signed) ELEY,
W: JOSEPH (signed) DENSON, TUKE (signed) DENSON, and JAMES (signed) MOORE.
MARY did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 375-376: THOMAS EDWARDS and wife ANN to ROBERT NEWSUM JR dated
11 Jul 1764
300 acres adj. Cypress Swamp and RICHARD VICK JR, S: THOMAS (T) EDWARDS,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and DAVID (signed) HATFIELD. ANNE did not sign
deed nor come to court.
Pages 376-377: JOSEPH COBB and wife CATHERINE to EDWARD SPENCER dated
12 Sep 1765
1) 100 acres on the north side of Beaverdam Swamp adj. THOMAS EDWARDS (part of
patent to WILLIAM SELLERS on 28 Feb 1733), 2) 50 acres on Beaverdam Swamp and
WILLIAM GURLEY (patent to sd JOSEPH on 5 Aug 1751), S: JOSEPH (signed) COBB,
W: RICHARD (signed) BLOW. CATHERINE did not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 377-378: SARAH WATKINS and HENRY TUTER to HANNAH WATKINS dated 27 Sep 1760
104 acres in Sussex County adj. Little Plowman (appears to be an
acknowledgement of an earlier sale), S: SARAH ("X") WATKINS and HENRY ("X")
TUTER, W: JOSEPH (signed) LARKE, ANNE (signed) LARKE, and JOHN (signed) WATKINS
Pages 378-379: SAMUEL KINDRED to HOWELL EDMUNDS dated 17 Aug 1765
170 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. JAMES PORTER, HENRY
VAUGHAN, and sd. KINDRED, S: SAMUEL (signed) KINDRED,
W: HENRY (signed) VAUGHAN, NATHAN (signed) POPE, and HOWELL (signed) EDMUNDS
Pages 379-380: GEORGE GURLEY JR and wife MARY to THOMAS EDWARDS dated
10 Oct 1765
150 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. the east side of Carters
Branch, THOMAS CARTER, and RICHARD BLOW (patent to GEORGE GURLEY on
28 Feb 1762 or 1763), S: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY and MARY (mark) GURLEY,
W: ARTHUR (A) VICK and BENJAMIN (signed) WILLIAMS
Pages 380-381: JOSHUA VICK and wife ELIZABETH to ARTHUR VICK dated 3 Mar 1762
1) 100 acres on the east side of Cypress Road adj. RICHARD BLOW, west by
Tucksathum Swamp, and north by the Nottoway River (part of a patent to RICHARD
VICK on 11 Jun 1731), 2) 333 acres (patent to RICHARD VICK on 12 Jul 1753?),
S: JOSHUA (signed) VICK and ELIZABETH (+) VICK,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and THOMAS (+) EDWARDS
Pages 381-382: ARTHUR VICK and wife ELIZABETH to EDMUND SPENCER dated
10 Oct 1765
? acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. WILLIAM REGISTERS, JOHN
GURLEY, NICHOLAS GURLEY, WILLIAM HATFIELD, and THOMAS EDWARDS (patent to
RICHARD VICK on 12 Jul 1750), S: ARTHUR (A) VICK and ELIZABETH (I) VICK,
W: GEORGE (signed) GURLEY JR and LAZARUS (signed) WHITEHEAD
Pages 382-383: DANIEL HATFIELD to MATTHEW WILLS dated 19 Aug 1765
117 acres on the north side of Nottoway River (part of patent to WILLIAM
HICKMAN on 13 Nov 1713), S: DAVID (signed) HATFIELD, W: JOHN (signed) HATFIELD,
HENRY ("X") COBB, and MARTHA (signed) WILLS
Pages 383-384: THOMAS JOYNER to JOHN BOYKIN dated 8 Oct 1765
350 acres adj. Tuckers Swamp, RICHARD COCKE, RICHARD MANNING, and JOSEPH
TURNER, S: THOMAS (signed) JOYNER,
W: ARTHUR (signed) ALLEN, ROBERT ("X") WILLIAMSON, and EDMUND (signed) JENKINS
Pages 384-385: JOHN WOODRUP, JOSEPH SCOTT, MILES CARY, and RICHARD KELLO,
trustees of ELIZABETH EXUM, to ROBERT ABRAHAM of Nansemond County dated
2 Aug 1765
ELIZABETH EXUM died intestate with 200 acres of land and slaves which descended
to her six sisters (unnamed). JOSEPH GODWIN brought suit against HARDY
LAWRENCE, oldest son and heir-at-law to one of the sisters which prompted this
sale. Land sold by trustees appears to be the plantation where sd. ELIZABETH
lives. S: JOHN (signed) WOODRUP, JOSEPH (signed) SCOTT, MILES (signed) CARY,
and RICHARD (signed) KELLO, W: GARDNER (signed) FLEMING, JOHN (signed) ELEY JR,
and JAMES (signed) HAMILTON
Pages 385-386: ARTHUR SMITH SR to son VERGIS SMITH dated 10 Oct 1765
100 acres where sd. VERGIS now lives adj. Seacock Swamp, ARTHUR SMITH SR,
DANIEL HERRING, and SAMUEL JORDAN (part of two tracts of 200 acres purchased
by VERGIS SMITH from BARNABY McKINNIE and descended to sd. ARTHUR as son and
heir), S: ARTHUR (+) SMITH, W: MOSES (signed) JOHNSON, DANIEL (signed) HERRING,
MATTHEW (signed) SMITH, and ARTHUR (signed) SMITH
Pages 386-387: ARTHUR SMITH SR to son ARTHUR SMITH JR dated 10 Oct 1765
100 acres where sd. ARTHUR JR now lives adj. ARTHUR SR, SAMUEL JOHNSON, JOHN
CARR, THOMAS JONES, and VERGIS SMITH (part of two tracts of 200 acres purchased
by VERGIS SMITH from BARNABY McKINNIE and descended to sd. ARTHUR as son and
heir), S: ARTHUR (+) SMITH, W: MOSES (signed) JOHNSON, DANIEL (signed) HERRING,
MATTHEW (signed) SMITH, and VERGIS (+) SMITH
Page 388: JAMES BRIDGER and wife SARAH of Isle of Wight County to MOSES JOHNSON
dated 10 Oct 1765
95 acres on the north side of Seacock Swamp adj. WILLIAM JONES (patent to sd.
JAMES on 27 Jun 1764), S: JAMES (signed) BRIDGER, W: no witnesses. SARAH did
not sign deed nor come to court.
Pages 388-389: JAMES DAUGHTRY to JAMES GARDNER dated 6 Jun 1765
98 acres on the west side of Blackwater Swamp adj. RICHARD WILLIAMS, sd. JAMES,
county line between Southampton and Nansemond, and Dr. JESSE BROWN (patent to
sd. DAUGHTRY in 1763), S: JAMES (+) DAUGHTRY,
W: MATTHEW (M) GARDNER, ELISHA (signed) DARDEN, and SAMUEL ("X") ANDERTON
Pages 389-390: THOMAS FRANCIS SR to WILLIAM HAMILTON and Company of Nansemond
County dated 1 Aug 1765
100 acres where sd. THOMAS now lives adj. THOMAS COGGINS (patent to WILLIAM
WILKINS for 200 acres in 1742), S: THOMAS (T) FRANCIS,
W: JOHN (signed) POWELL, SARAH (signed) MEREDITH, and CORDIAL (signed) NORFLEET
Pages 390-391: WILLIAM BRYAN to EDWARD DREW of Hertford County, North Carolina
dated 10 Oct 1765
135 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. sd. EDWARD, LEWIS
WHITEHEAD, JOSEPH DELK, and SAMUEL BRIDGES (part of a patent to sd. WILLIAM on
12 Jul 1750), S: WILLIAM (B) BRYAN,
W: WILLIAM (signed) TUCKER and MICHAEL (signed) BRYAN
Pages 391-392: JOHN WOOTEN to SIMON BOYKIN dated 10 Oct 1765
290 acres, S: JOHN (signed) WOOTTEN,
W: ARTHUR (signed) ALLEN, JAMES (signed) ALLEN, and RICHARD (signed) MANNING
Pages 392-393: HARTWELL PHILLIPS of North Carolina to EDMUND BRANCH dated
26 Feb 1765
220 acres (patent to JOHN PHILLIPS of Surry County, Virginia on 28 Aug 1746
and by will given to sd. HARTWELL), S: HARTWELL (signed) PHILLIPS,
W: JOSHUA (signed) WOOD, DAVID (signed) HATFIELD, and JOSEPH (signed) GRAY
Pages 393-394: THOMAS GILLIAM JR to WILLIAM KIRBY dated 9 Oct 1765
175 acres adj. the north side of Cocks Swamp (land purchased by THOMAS FRANCIS
from WILLIAM POPE when sd. THOMAS was underage, sd. POPE patented on
28 Sep 1732), S: THOMAS (signed) GILLIAM JR,
W: BENJAMIN (signed) LEWIS, JOHN (signed) SIMMONS, and PETER (signed) HAY
Pages 394-395: JOSEPH SCOTT of Nansemond County to JOHN LANDS dated 12 Sep 1765
20 acres where JAMES PULLY lived, S: JOSEPH (signed) SCOTT,
W: MILES (signed) CARY, JOHN (signed) TAYLOR, and EDIO (signed) FISHER
Page 395: EDWARD LUNDY SR to son BRYD LUNDY dated 7 Aug 1765
Given slaves, S: EDWARD (+) LUNDY,
W: WILLIAM (signed) HINES, STERLING (signed) HARRIS, and DRURY (signed) LUNDY
Page 396: NEWITT DREW and wife MARY to JEREMIAH DREW dated 10 Oct 1765
300 acres on the west side of Angelica Swamp adj. THOMAS WILLIAMSON, WILLIAM
BLAKE, ABRAHAM JOHNSON, and NATHANIEL RIDLEY, S: NEWITT (signed) DREW and
MARY (signed) DREW, W: no witnesses
Pages 397-398: JAMES ALLEN and wife MARTHA of Brunswick County, Virginia to
THOMAS STORR dated 12 Jun 1766 (sic)
240 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. JOHN THOMAS and Barrows
road, S: JAMES (signed) ALLEN, W: no witnesses. MARTHA came to court to
provide consent only.
Pages 398-399: WILLIAM BROWNE (mortgagee) to JOSEPH SCOTT of Nansemond County
dated 19 May 1764
140 acres where sd. WILLIAM now lives plus animals, S: WILLIAM (+) BROWNE,
W: JOSEPH (signed) DELKE, RAMON (signed) ENNIS, and EDMUND (signed) GAY
Pages 399-401: NATHAN WILLIFORD to ANSELM BAILEY of Surry County, Virginia
dated 1 Apr 1765
215 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp where sd. NATHAN now lives,
S: NATHAN (signed) WILLIFORD,
W: JAMES (signed) WALLIS, JOHN (signed) BAILEY, JESSE (signed) HARGRAVE, and
ANSELM (signed) HARGRAVE
Pages 401-402: WILLIAM HOLLOMAN (mortgagee) to BENJAMIN BAILEY, merchant of
Surry County, Virginia dated 15 Apr 1765
220 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp where sd. WILLIAM now
lives, S: WILLIAM (+) HOLLOMAN, W: BENJAMIN (signed) ATKINSON, WILLIAM (signed)
ATKINSON, and THOMAS (signed) MYERS
Pages 402-403: JOHN FORT, RICHARD JELKS, THOMAS HOLT JR, and OWEN MYRICK to
SAMPSON NEWSUM dated 13 Jun 1766
1 acre on each side of Hornet Swamp to build a water grist mill,
S: JOHN (signed) FORT, RICHARD (+) JELKS, THOMAS (signed) SCOTT, and
OWEN (signed) MYRICK, W: RICHARD (signed) JELKS JR, WILLIAM (signed) JELKS,
RIVER (signed) BARKER, GREGORY (signed) RAWLING. THOMAS HOLT JR is constantly
referred to in the document but THOMAS SCOTT signed the deed.
Pages 403-405: JAMES RUSSELL of Warwick County to JOHN HASTY dated 27 Jul 1766
1) 150 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp and both sides of the
north fork of Black Creek adj. ROBERT MOUNGER (purchased by PETER RUSSELL,
father of sd. JAMES, from ROBERT HARRIS and was a patent by sd. HARRIS on
5 Jul 1746 and land came to sd. JAMES by will, 2) 200 acres on the north side
of Black Creek adj. THOMAS MARKS, Franks Branch, GEORGE HARRIS, and ROBERT
HARRIS (purchased by PETER RUSSELL from ROBERT HARRIS who patented on
12 May 1747 and land descended to sd. JAMES by will),
S: JAMES (signed) RUSSELL,
W: RICHARD (signed) SHARPE, BENJAMIN ("X") HASTY, and FRANCIS (signed) ROSE
Pages 405-406: DANIEL FISHER of Brunswick County, Virginia to GARDNER FLEMING
of Norfolk County dated 14 Aug 1766
230 acres adj. JOHN BOWIN, ROBERT JOHNSON, JOHN BENNETT, and WILLIAM JONES
(land sd. DANIEL purchased from JOSEPH BRADSHAW and was a patent to DANIEL
MARKIE, decd.), S: DANIEL (signed) FISHER, W: no witnesses
Pages 406-407: GILBERT HAY to ROBERT BITTLE dated 14 Aug 1766
100 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. sd. ROBERT, HENRY
VAUGHAN, and WILLIAM BITTLE (part of patent of 250 acres to WILLIAM BITTLE on
15 Dec 1749), S: GILBERT ("X") HAY, W: no witnesses
Pages 407-408: GEORGE BRANCH to JOSEPH GRAY dated 11 Aug 1766
115 acres adj. sd. GRAY, Tarrah Swamp, Lightwood Swamp, and Reedy Branch
(part of two patents, one to GEORGE BRANCH for 50 acres and the other part
given by FRANCIS BRANCH, father of sd. GEORGE), S: GEORGE (signed) BRANCH,
W: JOHN (signed) BAILEY, JAMES (signed) GRAY, JESSE (mark) CARROLL, and
AARON (signed) PHILLIPS
Pages 408-409: WILLIAM PERSON, executor of TIMOTHY THORPE, to JAMES JONES
dated 14 Aug 1766
? acres adj. THOMAS SMITH, JOHN MYRICK, JAMES BARHAM, and Three Creeks,
S: WILLIAM (signed) PERSON, W: PETERSON (signed) THORPE, JAMES (signed)
JONES, and THOMAS (signed) JEFFREYS
Pages 409-410: JOHN PETERSON of Brunswick County, Virginia to PETERSON THORPE
dated 14 Aug 1766
420 acres on the north side of the Maherin River (patent to JOHN PETERSON of
Prince George County for 200 on 23 Mar 1715, patent to sd. JOHN of Isle of
Wight County for 220 acres on 28 Sep 1730), S: JOHN (signed) PETERSON,
W: JOHN (signed) BLUNT, MARY (signed) PETERSON, and SAMUEL (signed) BROWNE
Pages 410-412: JOSHUA DAWSON to JOHN PETERSON of Brunswick County, Virginia
dated 24 Oct 1765
160 acres on both sides of the Maherin River adj. ROBERT HODGES, BENJAMIN
WILLIAMS, and THOMAS WILLIAM JR (parts of four patents, first two included a
patent to ELIAS BRADY on 10 Jun 1727 who sold to JAMES JOYNER on 1 Mar 1736
who combined with a neighboring tract and sold to sd. DAWSON on 23 May 1742,
third is 25 acre patent to sd. DAWSON on 19 Aug 1758, fourth is 35 acres to
MARTIN DAWSON on 15 Mar 1741), S: JOSHUA (I) DAWSON,
W: HENRY (signed) CRAFFORD, STEPHEN (signed) WILLIAMSON, JOHN (signed)
PETERSON, and ISHAM (signed) SMITH
Pages 412-413: HENRY DAWSON to JOHN PETERSON of Brunswick County, Virginia
dated 13 Aug 1766
100 acres adj. the side of Buckhorn Swamp, sd. DAWSON, and THOMAS WILLIAMS
(part of patent for 400 acres to sd. HENRY on 20 Aug 1740),
S: HENRY (signed) DAWSON, W: HENRY (signed) CRAFFORD, ABSOLOM (signed) JOYNER,
BENJAMIN ("X") DAVIS, JOHN (signed) PETERSON JR, HARDY ("X") BEAL, and
HENRY (signed) DAWSON
Pages 413-414: SAMUEL KINDRED and wife ANN to BENJAMIN BLUNT dated 14 Aug 1766
? acres on the south side of the Nottoway River adj. sd. BLUNT, Whitewood
Swamp, Round Meadow Branch, and sd. SAMUEL (part of a patent to SAMUEL KINDRED
on 22 Feb 1724), S: SAMUEL (signed) KINDRED and ANN ("X") KINDRED,
W: no witnesses
Pages 414-415: WILLIAM ELLIS and wife JANE to SIMON HARRIS dated 13 Oct 1765
195 acres where sd. SIMON now lives adj. WILLIAM HARRISON and Col. JOHN RUFFIN,
S: WILLIAM (signed) ELLIS, W: HENRY (signed) HARRISON and RICHARD (signed)
HARRISON. JANE came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 415-416: WILLIAM WEST and JACOB TOWNSEND dated 3 Sep 1766
WILLIAM WEST is the son and heir of SARAH PHILLIPS, relict of JOHN WEST, who
lived in Hants Co., England. WILLIAM WEST is exchanging rights to various
properties in England to JACOB TOWNSEND for JACOB’S land in Lunenburg County,
Virginia, Frederick County, state unknown, and Hampshire County, Virginia
(sic). S: WILLIAM (signed) WEST, JACOB (signed) TOWNSEND,
W: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, SAMUEL (mark) KELLO, and EDWARD (signed) FISHER
Pages 416-417: JAMES LANE and wife SARAH to MATTHEW JONES dated 11 Sep 1766
335 acres on the east side of Alsomosock Swamp (purchased by WILLIAM DAVIS
from the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 5 Jun 1738 and then sold to BENJAMIN SIMMONS
on 23 Oct 1738 who sold it to ARTHUR WILLIAMS who sold to sd. JAMES on
16 Nov 1751), S: JAMES (signed) LANE,
W: WILLIAM (signed) MURPHY, HENRY (signed) CLEMENT, and MARY ("X") RALEY.
SARAH came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 418-419: THOMAS DENSON and wife ELIZABETH to JOHN BUFKIN dated 5 Mar 1766
144 acres on the north side of Black Creek adj. Franks Branch, DANIEL DOYLE,
KITCHEN, and DAWSON (part of patent of 877 acres to ANN HOWELL and sold to sd.
THOMAS on 26 Jul 1744), S: THOMAS (signed) DENSON and ELIZABETH (mark) DENSON,
W: WILLIAM (signed) JOYNER, ELIZABETH ("X") BRADSHAW, and ARTHUR (A) BRADSHAW
Pages 419-420: RICHARD KELLO to WILLIAM LANE dated 11 Sep 1766
25 acres on the south side of Seacock Swamp (patent to JOSEPH EXUM who sold to
ROBERT MOUNGER and descended to JOSEPH MOUNGER who sold to sd. RICHARD),
S: RICHARD (signed) KELLO, W: no witnesses
Pages 420-421: JAMES ATKINSON and wife MARY of Isle of Wight County to TIMOTHY
THORPE of Isle of Wight County dated 1 Jun 1748 (sic)
? acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. JOHN IRBY, WILLIAM LEE, EDWARD
LUNDY, AMY GULLEGE, sd. JAMES, and WILLIAM MABERRY, S: JAMES (I) ATKINSON and
MARY ("X") ATKINSON, W: M. (signed) THORPE, EDWARD (signed) HARRIS, and JOSEPH
(I) THORPE
Pages 421-422: HENRY ADAMS to JAMES LUNDY dated 7 Sep 1766
174 acres on the north side of the Maherin River adj. EDWARD LUNDY, sd. ADAMS,
and JOHN PERSON (part of patent for 375 acres to sd. HENRY on 16 Jun 1744),
S: HENRY (H) ADAMS, W: EDWARD (signed) HARRIS, EDWARD (signed) LUNDY JR, and
JOHN (signed) LUNDY
Pages 422-424: JAMES EXUM and wife ANN of Northampton County, North Carolina
to CHARLES TAYLOR dated 2 Aug 1766
465 acres on the west side of Buckhorn Swamp adj. Buckhorn Road (purchased from
the NOTTOWAY INDIANS on 11 Jan 1757), S: JAMES (signed) EXUM and ANN(+) EXUM,
W: WILLIAM (signed) PATERSON, MARTHA (signed) EXUM, and JAMES (signed) TAYLOR
Page 425: WILLIAM ANDREWS to BENJAMIN CLEMENTS JR dated 14 Nov 1766
? acres where sd. WILLIAM now lives (sold by RICHARD PARKER, decd., to sd.
WILLIAM on 11 Feb 1762), S: WILLIAM (signed) ANDREWS
Pages 426-427: ARTHUR ARRINGTON SR of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to
ARTHUR ARRINGTON JR of Edgecombe County, North Carolina dated 13 Oct 1766
242 acres adj. JAMES CHAPPELL, JOSEPH VASSER, and WILLIAM SPIVEY,
S: ARTHUR (signed) ARRINGTON, W: BENJAMIN (signed) EXUM, THOMAS (signed) LEE,
THOMAS CLEMENTS (signed) BUTTS, JOHN (signed) ADAMS, and PETER (signed) BUTTS
Pages 427-428: JOHN HINES to WILLIAM HINES dated 17 Sep 1766
180 acres adj. sd. JOHN, sd. WILLIAM, THOMAS HINES, RICHARD PARKER, and Indian
land, S: JOHN (I) HINES, W: THOMAS (signed) BUTTS, BENJAMIN (signed) KIRBY,
and JOHN (signed) HINES
Page 429: ROBERT JONES of Sussex County to THOMAS RIDLEY dated 13 Oct 1766
200 acres on the west side of Angelica Swamp adj. JAMES RIDLEY, TIMOTHY THORPE,
and JOHN BREWER, S: ROBERT (signed) JONES,
W: JAMES (signed) JONES, DAVID (signed) JONES, and WILLIAM (signed) HANCOCK
Page 430: JOSEPH VICK to son-in-law MOSES JOYNER dated 16 Oct 1766
Given slaves, S: JOSEPH ("X") VICK,
W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, DAVID (signed) WRIGHT, and JOHN (I) BRYAN
Pages 430-431: SIMON JOHNSON and wife ELIZABETH to JOSHUA TURNER dated
9 Dec 1766
180 acres adj. JAMES COUNCIL, ARTHUR TURNER, WILLIAM JOYNER, and RICHARD
WORRELL, S: SAMUEL (signed) JOHNSON and ELIZABETH (mark) JOHNSON,
W: HENRY (signed) POPE, ANN ("X") BLAND, and SIMON (signed) HARRIS
Page 431: JOSHUA TURNER and wife MARY to SIMON JOHNSON dated 10 Dec 1766
50 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp adj. Black Creek and
WILLIAM RUSSELL (part of patent to BARNABY McKINNIE for 3,435 acres who sold
to ELIZABETH LUTER and descended to THOMAS LUTER),
S: JOSHUA (I) TURNER and MARY (+) TURNER, W: no witnesses
Page 432: THOMAS DAY and wife ELIZABETH to RICHARD AVERY dated 11 Dec 1766
135 acres on the west side of Flat Swamp (patent to ROBERT DEAN on
20 Feb 1723), S: THOMAS (signed) DAY and ELIZABETH (m) DAY,
W: ARTHUR (signed) FOSTER
Pages 432-433: WILLIAM TAYLOR and wife LUCY to THOMAS DAY dated 11 Dec 1766
135 acres adj. JOHN SMITH and THOMAS SAUL where EPHRAIM SMITH formerly lived
(part of patent to WILLIAM VAUGHAN on 1 Jun 1750), S: WILLIAM (signed) TAYLOR,
W: ARTHUR (signed) FOSTER. LUCY came to court to provide consent only.
Pages 433-434: RICHARD MANNING and SARAH HATFIELD, his mother, to JOHN
SUMMEREL dated 11 Dec 1766
90 acres (patent to THOMAS JOYNER),
S: RICHARD (signed) MANNING and SARAH (mark) HATFIELD, W: no witnesses
Page 434: NATHAN COUNCIL and wife MARY to JOHN BLYTHE dated 11 Dec 1766
100 acres adj. BRIDGMAN JOYNER JR, S: NATHAN (N) COUNCIL,
W: ROBERT (signed) RICKS and JORDAN (signed) DENSON. MARY came to court to
provide consent only.
Pages 434-435: ARTHUR SMITH SR and wife SARAH to MATTHEW SMITH dated
10 Dec 1766
100 acres adj. SAMUEL JOHNSON, THOMAS JOYNER, ARTHUR SMITH SR, and lands of
VERGIS SMITH his brother (part of two tracts of 200 acres purchased by VERGIS
SMITH, decd., from BARNABY McKINNIE and descended to sd. ARTHUR),
S: ARTHUR (signed) SMITH and SARAH ("X") SMITH,
W: WILLIAM (signed) MACKIE, HARDY (signed) POPE, THOMAS (+) BLAND, and
HENRY (signed) POPE
Pages 435-436: SIMON VICK and wife PATIENCE to MATTHEW VICK dated 8 Jan 1767
200 acres adj. SAMUEL DAVIS, sd. SIMON, and LEWIS BRYAN,
S: SIMON (signed) VICK and PATIENCE ("X") VICK,
W: LAZARUS (signed) WHITEHEAD and WILLIAM (signed) WHITEHEAD
Pages 436-437: DAVID EDMUNDS to THOMAS ROBERTSON dated 12 Jun 1766
100 acres where sd. DAVID now lives adj. Little Swamp (part of patent of
340 acres to BENJAMIN CROCKER on 15 Dec 1749),
S: DAVID (backward D) EDMUNDS, W: JOHN (signed) WILKINSON, NATHAN (signed)
WILKINSON, and ELIZABETH ("X") WILKINSON
Pages 437-438: WILLIAM BORMAN JR and wife ELIZABETH to JOHN HINES dated
8 Jan 1767
150 acres on the Nottoway River adj. JOHN BREWER,
S: WILLIAM (signed) BORMAN and ELIZABETH (signed) BORMAN, W: no witnesses
Pages 438-439: THOMAS BLUNT and wife ANN to WILLIAM THOMAS dated 8 Jan 1767
212 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River (patent to sd. BLUNT on
16 Sep 1765), S: THOMAS (signed) BLUNT and ANN (signed) BLUNT,
W: BENJAMIN (signed) LEWIS and RICHARD (signed) BLOW. ANN came to court to
provide consent only.
Page 439: JOHN TAYLOR to JAMES JONES dated 12 Feb 1767
233 acres on the south side of Deep Branch adj. sd. TAYLOR,
S: JOHN (signed) TAYLOR, W: ALEXANDER (signed) BELL, CHARLES (signed) BRIGGS,
and JOHN (signed) BLOW
Page 440: EDWARD LUNDY to son BYRD LUNDY dated 26 Dec 1761
? acres where sd. BYRD now lives on the south side of the Maherin River (part
of patent of 290 acres to JAMES LUNDY and by will to sd. EDWARD),
S: EDWARD (EL) LUNDY,
W: DRURY (signed) LUNDY, JOHN (signed) LUNDY, and JOSEPH (signed) REESE JR
Pages 440-441: RAMON ENNIS to WILLIAM PERSON dated 19 Sep 1764
160 acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. THOMAS JARRELL, MATTHEWS,
SOLOMON STEPHENSON, and RALPH MATTHEWS (patent to sd. RAMON on 15 Aug 1764),
S: RAMON (signed) ENNIS,
W: JOHN (signed) STURGEON, JOHN (signed) DAWSON, and ROBERT (signed) HICKS
Pages 441-442: NEWITT FOSTER and wife ANTHONY (sic) to NATHANIEL TATUM dated
12 Feb 1767
340 acres on the south side of the Nottoway River (patent to CHRISTOPHER
FOSTER, father of sd. NEWITT on 15 Dec 1749),
S: NEWITT (signed) FOSTER and ANTHONY (signed) FOSTER,
W: THOMAS (signed) FOSTER and BENJAMIN (signed) FOSTER
Pages 442-443: JOHN AVERY and wife ANN and WILLIAM PERSON and wife MARY to
THOMAS FITZHUGH dated 12 Feb 1767
161 acres adj. THOMAS JARRELL, WILLIAM MATTHEWS, STEPHENSON, ENNIS, Angelica
Swamp (patent to RAMON ENNIS on 15 Aug 1764),
S: WILLIAM (signed) PERSON, MARY (signed) PERSON, JOHN ("X") AVERY, and
ANN (mark) AVERY, W: NATHANIEL (signed) WYCHE, ROBERT (signed) HICKS,
PETERSON (signed) THORPE, JOSHUA (signed) THORPE, JAMES (signed) JONES, and
JAMES (signed) JONES JR
Pages 443-444: RICHARD KIRBY to JOHN KIRBY dated 13 Feb 1767
? acres (RICHARD KIRBY SR intented a transfer of lands to sd. JOHN and this is
the settlement), S: RICHARD (signed) KIRBY, W: no witnesses
Pages 444-445: HARTWELL HOWELL JR and wife ELIZABETH to EDWARD LUNDY JR dated
9 Jul 1767
? acres on the south side of Three Creeks adj. NATHANIEL RUSSELL and sd. EDWARD
(part of patent to WILLIAM BLAKE on 24 Mar 1720),
S: HARTWELL (signed) HOWELL and ELIZABETH ("X") HOWELL,
W: BENJAMIN (signed) ADAMS, NATHANIEL (signed) HARRIS, and JOHN (I) DAY
Pages 445-446: TUKE DENSON and wife ANN and ARTHUR TURNER and wife MARTHA to
MATTHEW WEBB of Nansemond County dated 13 Aug 1767
150 acres (50 acres a deed from SAMUEL ELEY to sd. TUKE on 12 Mar 1764,
50 acres from FRANCIS DENSON to sd. TUKE on 11 Jun 1767, 50 acres are part of
100 acres sold by SAMUEL ELEY to sd. ARTHUR on 12 Mar 1764),
S: TUKE (signed) DENSON, ARTHUR (A) TURNER, ANN ("X") DENSON, and
MARTHA (+) TURNER, W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, JAMES (signed) MOORE, and
WILLIAM (signed) GLOVER
Page 446-448: WILLIAM JORDAN and ARTHUR BOOTH to MOSES WOOD dated 11 Mar 1767
195 acres on the east side of Lightwood Swamp (part of two tracts to JOHN
JORDAN, father of sd. WILLIAM, purchased from ROBERT HART & JAMES WASHINGTON),
S: WILLIAM ("X") JORDAN and ARTHUR (signed) BOOTH,
W: JAMES JORDAN (signed) SCOTT, JAMES (signed) GRAY, and JAMES (signed) THOMPSON
Pages 449-450: JOSEPH EVERITT and wife MARY to MATTHEW VICK dated 8 Feb 1767
? acres adj. Wolf Pit Branch, ROBERT VICK, and EDWARD BRANTLEY,
S: JOSEPH (signed) EVERITT and MARY (signed) EVERITT,
W: WILLIAM (signed) WHITEHEAD and LAZARUS (signed) WHITEHEAD
Pages 450-451: ABRAHAM JOYNER of Northampton County, North Carolina to
THOMAS HANCOCK dated 21 Feb 1767
140 acres on the south side of the Blackwater Swamp adj. GILES SMELLEY,
JOHN LAWRENCE, and WILLIAM JOYNER JR, S: ABRAHAM (A) JOYNER,
W: RICHARD (signed) BLOW, NATHAN (signed) BRIGGS, and JOHN (signed) CHITTY
Pages 451-452: MARTHA SUMMERELL, widow of GWIN SUMMERELL to JACOB SUMMERELL
dated in 1767
Recognition of land given by sd. GWIN in his will to sd. JACOB. This was
necessary because sd. MARTHA had dower rights.
S: MARTHA (signed) SUMMERELL and JACOB (o) SUMMERELL,
W: MATTHEW (signed) BOYKIN and GEORGE (signed) SUMMERELL
Pages 453-454: THOMAS WILLIAMSON to BENJAMIN CLEMENTS JR dated 12 Mar 1767
? acres on the north side of Angelica Swamp adj.Powells Branch and Purcells
Branch (sd. THOMAS purchased from SESSUMS BLAKE),
S: THOMAS (signed) WILLIAMSON, W: no witnesses
Pages 454-456: HENRY THOMAS and AMBROSE GRIZZARD and wife LUCY to BENJAMIN
LEWIS dated 24 Feb 1767
225 acres on the south side of Three Creeks (sold by the NOTTOWAY INDIANS to
JOHN THOMAS (who died intestate), father of sd. HENRY, on 28 Mar 1745 and
descended to him as son and heir), S: HENRY (signed) THOMAS, AMBROSE (signed)
GRIZZARD, and LUCY (signed) GRIZZARD,
W: JOSHUA (signed) THORPE, WILLIAM (signed) WRENN, and HENRY IVEY SR
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