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To all Christians. Whereas &c Now Know yee that I . . . William Berkeley Knight Governor &c give and grant unto Mr ROBERT BRACEWELL Eight hundred Acres of Land in the upper parrish of Nansimond County, begining at a marked white oake, and so Runing West North West 320 pools to a mked pine Standing in a pocosson, and soe South South West 400 pools to a marked white oake and soe East South East 320 pools to a marked red oake and soe north north East 400 pools (on the mile end of ____)his owne Land & JAMES LONGs Land to the first Station the said Land being due by and for the Transportof Sixteen prsons &c to have and to hold & yielding and paying &c Provided &c

Dated this 22nd day of Aprill 1670

MARY GREENE THO. MEKINS WM. CROACH HUMP. THORNE WM. MINGAY PETER GREGORY RICH. ROBERTS CHARLES GRIGSON MARG. RAYSON JNO. THORNAPE(?) WM. JONES ROBT. BEST HUGH GREEN ABR. KIMBERLY JNO. DAYVES DOROT. PARSONS

Virginia Land Grants, Volume 6, page 310
Virginia State Library, Richmond: Land Office Records, Microfilm 6

NOTE: In 1680 the land was transfered to Jane Bracewell Stoakes, widow and sister to Robert Jr. Bracewell

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GRANTEE Bracewell, Robert. grantee.

DATE 22 April 1670.

NOTE Location: Nansemond County.

NOTE Description: 800 acres adjoining his own and James Longs land.

NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 310 (Reel 6).

NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.

SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Nansemond County.

SUBJECT Nansemond County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century.

SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Nansemond County. aat.

ADDED ENTRY Long, James.

 

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GRANTEE Stoakes, Jane. grantee.

DATE 10 July 1680.

NOTE Location: Nansemond County.

NOTE Description: 800 acres adjoining the land of Brasewell and James Long. Formerly granted to Robert Brasewell Apl. 22, 1670.

NOTE Stoakes, Jane (widow)

NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 40 (Reel 7).

NOTE See also the following surname(s): Stokes.

NOTE Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.

OTHER FORMAT Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.

SUBJECT Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Nansemond County.

SUBJECT Nansemond County (Va.) -- History -- 17th century.

SUBJECT Land grants -- Virginia -- Nansemond County. aat.

ADDED ENTRY Brasewell, Robert.

ADDED ENTRY Long, James.

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