The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-18


emlgrant, OF Middlouox county (born
1876; died 1899. Burgess. Councillor
and Secretary or state. The saoond
wife was Catherine died t6aa), daugii.
ter OF Major Thcophiius Homo.
| i6ie William Cainhoo Can INDIAN,
400 acres, next to the $50 acres OF Der.
! tram Obert.
i6aa. Ellis Richardson, i5o aores.
William Richardson lived In petsworth
Parish, 1854. (Vcstry book.) Charles
Richardson married, I'LL, EIizabeth
carter, IN Middlescx, and had James.
born i7t2.
1919. John Baylcy, 700 acres a.
| Indian Quarter Creek: and IN 1914
Richard Bailey had 1875 acres ON tho
Creek
1919. John King. 500 acres at motxh
OF Poropotank, west sido, and Thomas
Bell, 1874 acres adjoining.
1851. John Thomas, $50 acres w. N.
W. of Poropotank, aud northwest side,
towards head of Benefits Creek.
1862. William Lindsay. 300 acres
northeast side of a swamp, and next TO
Isaac Richardson
1852. Colonel Hugh Gwyn, 1000
acres, Joining Captain William Leigh.
tSee Planketank Rivcr.)
1852. Peter Knight. 1000 acres near
head of Poropotank; and in 1858, 1,2Td
acres. Justice 1867. From "Englisb
dleanings' Virginia Historical Maya
aine, Xl., we find, 1851: George
KNIGHT, late of Virginia, bachelor. de-
ceased, Administration granted his
George Bayley." Guy Knight, 400
acres known as Eagles Nest" Mil
ford Haven, in 1864.
1852. Oliver Green, east side OF
Poropotank, abutting west upon his
own land; and in 1862 1t is stated hi.
land was near William Newman
1869. Nicholas Jernew, 614 acres.
southeast side, and ON a branch dlvid-
ing him from Oliver Green.
1862. John Bennett and Thomas
Leithman, 200 acres next to Robert
HUBBARD. on Benefits Creek. Leithmau
was In Gloucester 1869.
1862. Captain William Leigh, 1000
acres, Joining Hugh Gwyn, Burgess,
1892, for King and Queen.
1853. Henry Corbell. GOO acres on
north and south side of road which
leadeth from the now plantation OF
Colonel Richard Lee. to that of Thomas
Breemer. Richard Corbell was sheriff
in 1868.
1853. Colonel George Ludlow. 100
acres southeast side Poropotanl<; he
had also 1000 on Pianketank. at its
mouth, and on Ciwyn's Creek, in 1862
Justice 1913; Burgess 1871.
1863. John Lewis, Sr, (died 1859, $50
acres on branch now called Lewis's
Creek, but formerly Totopotomoy
Creek, and 1856 John Lewis, Jr., ESQ
acres at the main swamp of Poropo-
tank, and running on down the swamp
icb nd
Lewis, Sr.'s land was for five head
rights viz: John Lewis, Lydia, VIII
Liam, Edward and John. Jr. or these.
William patented "Chemokins," 1000
acres, in New Kent: and John Lewis.
Jr., married Isabella -. and had
issue; John Lewis 60. born 1863; died
1875, of Warner Hail. who married
Elizabeth Warner, of warner Hall"
daughter of the second Augustine
plantation. This John Lewis inherited
"chemolSins" from his uncle. William
Lewis. In 1861 John Lewis $500
acres on Poropotanie, both sides OF
swamp, IN King and Queen and
Gloucester. and next below his plan
tation, 500 acres of which was granted
him in 1863.
1868. John Livingston. 400 acres
west side of Poropotank Creek. lie
was the Immigrant ancestor of the
Livingston family in Virginia and tbs
South.
1854. Robert Hubbard, 800 acres west
side Benefits Creek dividing this
land from John Bennett There seems
to have been Benefits Creek in both
Gloucester and King and Queen.
1857. William Newman. 400 acres on
Poropotank. renewed in 1862 by Peter
Knight. This is the locality whera
4 hn pon n va fnr ~ he ri hes N
surrection met, 1868. according to tteir
own confession. They were Crou1-
wells men-politicaI offenders-and
sold into servitude. BirlSenhead's
master and friend was Captain John
Smith, or "Purton." This land was
one mile below Oliver Green. Thomas
Newman lived in Gloucester 1896.
1861. Captain John Smith. (Seo York
River. followingD
ually remarked hoping that the tidbit
would reconcile those readers who did
not especially care for land grants
(Which were not their own especial
land grants) nor ancestors (Which wers
not their very OWN to the matter on
that day set forth--that George Wash
ingtcn met Mrs, Custis at the homo OF
General William Chamberlayne. This
Is very long sentence, but the last
of 1t conveys our casual remark. This
little tidbit we carefully extracted from
printed record, although we know that
nothing Is of any value but document
tary evidence or attested reference 10 !.
evidence.
Our tidbit is assailed, and we have
no documentary evidence for the truth
of 1t. Therefore we give it up. II
anybody wants to fight for it, let him
do 20!
We take proat pleasure in printing