1. Nathaniel Bradford of Accomack County, Virginia - Lower ...
1. Nathaniel Bradford of Accomack County, Virginia - Lower ... 1. Nathaniel Bradford of Accomack County, Virginia - Lower ...
Five years later, in 1669, Nathaniel had 5 tithables in his household, which actually placed him among an elite 10% of individuals in Accomack with households containing 5 or more tithable individuals. 1669 172 1 with 21 Ann Toft [head of one of Col. Scarburgh’s plantations] 1 with 19 Col. Edm. Scarburgh 1 with 10 Capt. Edm. Bowman 1 with 8 Hugh Yeo 1 with 7 Henry Smith 5 with 6 Tho. Browne, Robt. Huitt, Geo. Parker, Maj. Tilney, Capt. West 8 with 5 incl. Nathaniel 19 with 4 28 with 3 35 with 2 90 with 1 In 1671, the year his household underwent the 50% increase in tithable individuals, Nathaniel Bradford was among the top 5% of individuals in Accomack in terms of size of household. He and only 5 others, out of a total of 221 individuals on the tax list, had households with 9 or more individuals. This exclusivity becomes even more significant when one considers that none of Nathaniel’s sons were of taxable age at this time. In fact, Nathaniel’s household was larger than that of several of the county’s justices of the peace. 1671 173 1 with 40 Col. Scarburgh’s 1 with 14 Devorax Brown 1 with 11 Capt. Jenifer 1 with 10 Capt. Jno. West 2 with 9 Nathaniel Bradford & Charles Scarburgh 1 with 8 Capt. Edmd. Bowman 2 with 7 Maj. Geo. Parker & Mr. Hugh Yeo 5 with 6 10 with 5 13 with 4 22 with 3 59 with 2 103 with 1 In 1671, and thereafter until his death, Nathaniel remained in about the top 5 th percentile of individuals in Accomack County in terms of size of household. In every year Colonel Edmund Scarburgh was alive his household far outstripped all others in terms of size. In 1671, the second ranked individual in terms of household size, Devorax Brown, had only 3 more tithables than the third ranked individual, Capt. Daniel Jenifer. Yet Scarburgh had 26 more individuals in his household than Brown - another indication of the power, wealth and influence he wielded in Accomack County. Discussion of the tithable lists for the remainder of Nathaniel’s life will be reserved for later, since they take on a different significance based on what was occurring in his household at that time. Suffice it to say that by the 1670s Nathaniel may be ranked among the elite of Accomack County in terms of the number of dependants on his plantation. * * * * * Consolidation of Bradford’s Neck and Addition to Holdings In 1672 Nathaniel had a patent reissued for the whole of his land at Matchapungo, including the 1000 acres originally patented in 1662, the 1400 acres patented in 1664 and the 400 acres added in 1667. 174 It appears that Nathaniel had failed to plant or build houses on both the 1000-acre tract and the 400-acre tract, since they were listed as deserted when the patent was reissued and Nathaniel had to supply 28 new headrights to lay claim to them again. In 1672, these three separate tracts were consolidated into a single plantation of Page 34 of 74 Copyright 2008 Adam M. Bradford
2800 acres. In that same year Nathaniel received a certificate for an additional 400 acres near but not adjacent to his holdings at Matchapungo, these 400 acres being less than a mile due west of the border of his home plantation, separated from it by the southern end of a tract of land owned by Arthur Robins. 175 Nathaniel’s Neighbors at Bradford’s Neck The map below illustrates the identity of some of Nathaniel’s neighbors within the general area of his home plantation. 176 Map of Nathaniel’s neighborhood circa 1671 (not a thorough depiction of all residents) * * * * * Nathaniel’s Headrights Over the course of his life, Nathaniel received patents for transporting 78 individuals into Virginia. Since certificates of importation and headrights could be sold, it’s not certain whether Nathaniel was actually responsible for the transportation of all the headrights on his certificates or whether he purchased the rights from others. It’s also unclear from looking at the lists just how many of the individuals from Nathaniel’s patents eventually became his servants, since even if he did transport them himself he may have sold them to others. In addition, it can not automatically be assumed that a person transported ended up becoming a servant, since one of the more common abuses of the system was to pay for the travel of friends and neighbors returning from a trip abroad and to claim these individuals as headrights. Keeping these considerations in mind, it is worth looking at a list of all the headrights culled from Nathaniel’s various patents to see if it may be determined whether he transported them or whether any of them became his servants. [Note: This list does not include the 8 individuals who would have been listed on his 1658 patent, as there is no record of the patent or the certificate, nor does it include the 20 individuals transported for his 1662 patent, since the individuals transported aren’t mentioned in that patent.] From a patent of 26 September 1664 for 1400 acres, assigned to him by Colonel Scarburgh: 177 John Evans John Smith John Dry John Casher Robert Casher John Courtney Robert Turges Samuell Short Thomas Coles John Cassick John Hancock John Wells Robert Masters Jonathan Samuraies John Tyzard Jenkin Morgan Page 35 of 74 Copyright 2008 Adam M. Bradford
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2800 acres. In that same year <strong>Nathaniel</strong> received a certificate for an additional 400 acres near but not<br />
adjacent to his holdings at Matchapungo, these 400 acres being less than a mile due west <strong>of</strong> the border <strong>of</strong><br />
his home plantation, separated from it by the southern end <strong>of</strong> a tract <strong>of</strong> land owned by Arthur Robins. 175<br />
<strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s Neighbors at <strong>Bradford</strong>’s Neck<br />
The map below illustrates the identity <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s neighbors within the general area <strong>of</strong> his home<br />
plantation. 176<br />
Map <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s neighborhood circa 1671<br />
(not a thorough depiction <strong>of</strong> all residents)<br />
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<strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s Headrights<br />
Over the course <strong>of</strong> his life, <strong>Nathaniel</strong> received patents for transporting 78 individuals into <strong>Virginia</strong>. Since<br />
certificates <strong>of</strong> importation and headrights could be sold, it’s not certain whether <strong>Nathaniel</strong> was actually<br />
responsible for the transportation <strong>of</strong> all the headrights on his certificates or whether he purchased the rights<br />
from others. It’s also unclear from looking at the lists just how many <strong>of</strong> the individuals from <strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s<br />
patents eventually became his servants, since even if he did transport them himself he may have sold them<br />
to others. In addition, it can not automatically be assumed that a person transported ended up becoming a<br />
servant, since one <strong>of</strong> the more common abuses <strong>of</strong> the system was to pay for the travel <strong>of</strong> friends and<br />
neighbors returning from a trip abroad and to claim these individuals as headrights. Keeping these<br />
considerations in mind, it is worth looking at a list <strong>of</strong> all the headrights culled from <strong>Nathaniel</strong>’s various<br />
patents to see if it may be determined whether he transported them or whether any <strong>of</strong> them became his<br />
servants. [Note: This list does not include the 8 individuals who would have been listed on his 1658 patent,<br />
as there is no record <strong>of</strong> the patent or the certificate, nor does it include the 20 individuals transported for his<br />
1662 patent, since the individuals transported aren’t mentioned in that patent.]<br />
From a patent <strong>of</strong> 26 September 1664 for 1400 acres, assigned to him by Colonel Scarburgh: 177<br />
John Evans<br />
John Smith<br />
John Dry<br />
John Casher<br />
Robert Casher<br />
John Courtney<br />
Robert Turges<br />
Samuell Short<br />
Thomas Coles<br />
John Cassick<br />
John Hancock<br />
John Wells<br />
Robert Masters<br />
Jonathan Samuraies<br />
John Tyzard<br />
Jenkin Morgan<br />
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