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

CAPT. GEORGE MASON, 1,150 acs.
Staff. Co., Oct. 10, 1694, page 33. 150
acs. hereof on Accokeeke Cr. formerly
taken up by John Withers, of Staff. Co.
& sold to Col. Valentine Peaton (Peyton).
Sd. Withers & Stephen Gazie
(Gazy) took up 1,000 acs. adj. the sd.
150 acs. & Withers sold his one-half
share to sd. Peyton, which tracts Peyton
sold to Col. George Mason in 1664.
Gazy's part being deserted, Mason petitioned
the court for a grant to same
and on Oct. 20, 1669 sd. land containing
1,150 acs. was granted, which descended
to his son, Capt. George Mason.
JOHN PIKES, 700 acs. near the head of
Oquia Cr., Oct. 1, 1694, page 34. Adj.
Nicholas Brent.
MEREDITH EDWARDS, 150 acs. in
Westmoreland Co., Oct. 11, 1694, page
35. Beg. at path going from Evan Morgan's
to Washington's Mill.
SAMUEL JACKSON, 450 acs., Staff.
Co., Oct. 15, 1694, page 36. Upon the
main run of Quanticott Cr.
CHARLES KILL, 353 acs., Richmond
Co., Oct. 15, 1694, page 37. Near a
branch of Mattox Cr. in the line of
William Gell.
Same. 87 acs., Richmond C, Oct. 15,
1694, page 38. Adj. his own land, William
Gell (Also spelt Giles) Samuel
Bowen & Capt. William Ball.
JOHN MATTHEWS, 2,466 acs. upon
S. W. side of Great Hunting Cr., Oct.
13, 1694, page 39.
WILLIAM PAINE, 350 acs. upon S.
side of Potowmack Crk. main run, Oct.
11, 1694, page 39. Adj. Mala. Peal.
Part of tract of 690 acs. surveyed by
William Downing.
JOSEPH WHITSON, 300 acs., Staff.
Co., upon N. side of Oquia Cr., Oct. 1,
1694, page 40. Patented by Christopher
Booze Nov. 13, 1662 & conveyed by
him to William Langford, who devised
same by will to William, Mary and
Margarett, children of Capt. John Norgrave,
for life but no longer. These
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children died without heirs appearing
& sd. Whitson purchased their estates
for life & being in possession of same
sued to be admitted as tenant.
THOMAS NORMAN, 90-1/3 acs. upon
Oquia Cr., Oct. 21, 1694, page 41.
Westerly upon John Fosaker & sd. Nor-
THOMAS POOLL, 365 acs., Staff. Co.,
Oct. 21, 1694, page 41. Upon main
run of Potowmack Cr., at upper end of
Richard Fosaker's land.
WILLIAM MUNROE, 60 acs., Westmoreland
Co., Washington Parish, Oct.
22, 1694, page 42. Between the land of
Robert Foster, Andrew Munroe, Thomas
Mountjoy & John Lancott.
ANDREW BEARD, 107 acs., Westmoreland
Co., Wash. Parish, Oct. 22,
1694, page 43. Adj. lands of Capt. Lawrance
Washington, Meredith Edwards.
SAMUEL BAKER, 154 acs., Westmoreland
Co., upon S. side of Nomanie
River, Oct. 24, 1694, page 44. William
Strawther died without heir & not disposing
of this land by will, Samuel
Baker, of the same county, who married
the widow of sd. Strather, petitioned for
the sd. land, stating his entry was on
Sept. 4, 1693 renewed by Capt. Willowby
Allerton, his atty.
JOHN CHAMP, 340 acs., Staff. Co.,
upon Quanticott Cr., Oct. 24, 1694,
page 45.
JOHN FRYAR, 100 acs., Westmoreland
Co., Copley Parish, Oct. 25, 1694, page
46. Aliened^ to him by Henry Kirke,
adj. land of Richard Sturman, Col. William
Loyd, Thomas Harnis & James
Shinro.
DR. ALEXANDER SPENCE, 47 acs.,
Richmond Co., Oct. 29, 1694, page 47.
Between lands of William Marshall,
John Easter & land known as the orphans
land. Beg. at Chingoteague
branch, adj. William Pattiman, S. towards
land of Orphans of William
Brown.