Cavaliers and pioneers, a calendar of Virginia land grants, 1623-1800

152 Cavaliers and Pioneers
RICHARD PRESTON, 150 acs. Up Co.
New Norfolk, May 11, 1639, page 645.
About 4 mi. up Chuckatuck Riv., upon
W. side of a brook known as the Indian
Snares, S. upon land of Samuell Onely
& William Ticknard. Trans, of Miles
(altered) Collison, Lewis Long, Walter
Jones.
WILLIAM DAVIS, 200 acs. James City
Co., May 4, 1639, page 646. Adj. land
lately patented by Alexander Stomer.
Due by assignment from Christopher
Edwards.
THOMAS MATHEWS, Chirurgion,
1,100 acs. Henrico Co., May 11, 1639,
page 646. Beg. at Falling Cr. & W.
towards the falls, N. on the river.
Trans, of: Thomas Mathews, William
Lawson, Edward Salter, Georg Grace,
Georg Ball (altered to Bull) George
Browne (altered to Broadue) George
Greene, Henry Castell, Roger Mathews,
Robert Trustall, William Till, William
Bowler, MorganRusser, Richard Cooper,
Mathew Morton, Thomas Waplett,
Robert Gammock & 5 Negroes.
WALTER COOPER, 350 acs. James
City Co., last of April, 1639, page 646.
E. upon Powhetan Swamp bridge. Trans,
of: William Barton, Jone Maylor,
Garrett Summerville, Richard Sutton,
Sarah Woolgate, Robert Lucas, Thomas
Taylor.
JOHN WHITE, 350 acs. James City
Co., Apr. 29, 1639, page 647. N. upon
Chickahominy Riv., extending East &
by North. Trans, of: Richard Jenney,
William Bridges, Jane, Harris, Thomas
Parsons, Richard Moore, Dorothy Rule,
Christopher Bumbridge.
JOHN DUNSTON, 250 acs. & 600 acs.
in James City Co., May 20, 1639, page
647. Confirmation of 2 former patents.
Vol. 1, p. 7.
WILLIAM FAIREFAX, Yeoman of
James City, 200 acs. in sd. county, Feb.
20, 1619. (By Georg Yeardlye, Knight,
Govr. &c.) "An Ancient Planter who
hath remained 8 years in the country &
performed all services to the Colony
that might any way belong to his charge"
"in consideration of his own per. adv.
100 acs. & 100 acs. more in the personal
right of Margery his wife, an old planter
also that came into the country married
to the sd. William Fairefax." Situated
in the Island of James City about the
mansion house of sd. Fairefax, near
Mary Bayly's land now in possession of
Roberts Evans, S. towards Joakin Andrews
& John Grubb, N. upon Richard
Kingsmell's Cr. 88 acs. of same near
Archers Hope, adj. William Cap, &
Joakin Andrews. Certain considerations,
provisions, etc. Page 648.
JOHN PERROTT, of Marrys Mount, to
ROBERT NEWMAN, Planter, of Blunt
Point. Due for 450 acs., in consideration
of the full sum of 2,500 lbs. of
good & merchantable tobacco with casque.
Nov. 11, 1635, page 649. Witnesses:
Mathew Plant & Tho. Leonard.
ROBERT NEWMAN to RICHARD
BENNETT, Merchant, assignment of the
above land. Aug. 20, 1638, page 650.
Witnesses: William Durant & John
Gookin.
WILLIAM FAIRFAX to RICHARD
BUCK, Minister, of James City, deed to
"my dwelling howse and my other little
howse thereto adjoining with twelve
acres of land lying in James Cittie in
the Island being my owne howse and
land." Consideration: Certain sums of
money in hand paid. Dec. 18, 1620.
Mr. Fairefax having left the pattent for
the above mentioned aboard ship promised
to send the same up from Kiquotan
by William Perrye. Page 650.
JOHN PAWLEY, Chirurgion, 600 acs.
James City Co., June 18, 1639, page
651. Above the head of Lawnes Cr., N.
upon Thomas Stamp, E. upon Mr. Newland.
Trans, of: Thomas Watton, Richard
Newland, Geo. Armestrong, John
Price, Hugh Carron, Tho. Edwards,
Arthur Hughes, Samll. Cockett, Eliza.
Luckins, Rice Floyd, James Barnett
(altered to Burnett), Ann Heyward.
JAMES PERREN, 100 acs. Accomack
Co., May 28, 1639, page 651. S. upon
Marke Hammon, N. on Elias Taylor &
W. on the Bay. For per. adv. of himself
& Robert Wyatt.