SOME IMPORTATIONS FROM ORDER BOOKS BRUNSWICK CO B 1, p.241- 3 May 1739 - John Scott gent. Came into Court and made oath that it is now three years Since his Importation from great Britain and that he never before now has received the benefit of the Act of Assembly which allows fifty acres of Land for Every person Imported from gt. Brittain afsd, which is ordered to be Certified. B 1, p.241- 3 May 1739 - Also Thomas Avent…now thirty Eight Years since his Importation… B 1, p. 241- 3 May 1739 - Also Michael Cadet Young…is now Seventeen years since his Importation from great Brittain… B 1, p.241- 3 May 1738 - Also Cornelius Heith…now thirty years since his Importation. B 1, p.241- 3 May 1739 - Also Marmaduke Johnson from Ireland about twenty years ago…never made use of his Importation Rite… B 1, p.242- 3 May 1739 - John Stephens…first time not withstanding his being imported from gt. Brittain into this /colony Six years ago… B 1, p.242- 3 May 1739 - Patrick Dempsey…from Ireland Eighteen years ago B 1, p. 242- 3 May 1739 - John Jackson…imported into this Colony from gt. Brittain three years ago. B 1, p.243- 3 May 1739 - William Eaton…never made use of his Importation Rite…imported into this Colony from great Brittain twenty odd years. B. 1, p.305- 5 Jun 1740 - On the Petition of Thomas Martin in behalf of Elizabeth his wife Setting forth That the said Elizabeth a Native of Great Britain came into this Colony and was Sold as a Servant according to the custom of the Country and had duly served five years the conclusion of which term of time was accomplished in the Service of James Judkins. B 3, p. 27- 3 Apr 1746 - John Blackwellder made oath that he imported himself his Sons John and Caleb and Daughters Elizabeth and Margaret and his Sister Catherine Blackwellder directly from the Marquiset of Durlock in Germany into the province of Pennsylvania and from the said province into this colony and that this is the first time of proving such Importation… B 3, p.295- 5 Nov 1747 - George Green made Oath that about the Year 1712 he imported himself directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain into this Colony..first time of proving such Importation. B3, p. 296- 5 Nov 1747 - Rose Green made Oath that about the Year 1729 she imported herself directly from Great Britain into this Colony. B 3, p.296- 5 Nov 1747 - George ?Clews made oath that about the year 1736 He imported himself directly from Ireland into this Colony… B 3, p.346- 3 Mar 1747/48 -Moses Price made Oath that about thirty years agoe he imported himself imedately from the Kingdom of Great Britain into this Colony…first time of proving such Importation., B 4, p.49- 24 Sep 1751 - Henry Barron and Mary his wife both of this county…they imported themselves into the Colony and Dominion of Virginia directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain the said Henry about nineteen or twenty and the said Mary about thirty years since…First Time of proving such Importation. B 4, p. 182- 27 May 1752 - Thomas Bull…imported himself into this Colony and Dominion of Virginia directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain about thirty one years since… B 4, p.357- 30 Nov 1752 - Anthony Metcalf….imported himself into this Colony directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain sometime in the year 1719. B 5, p.255- 23 Jul 1754 - John Hilton…imported himself directly from the Kingdom of great Britain into this Colony about thirty three years since… (Orders for years 1749-1750 added at end of B 6) B 6, p. 45- 27 27 Mar 1750 - Richard Burnett…some years parst he Imported himself directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain into this Colony. B 6, p. 46- 27 Mar 1750 - Richard Branscomb made oath that about fourteen or fifteen years since he imported himself directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain into the Province of Maryland and from thence into this Colony where he served apart of his Servitude and that this is the First time of his proving such importation… B 6, p.51- 28 Mar 1750 - Thomas Stone…in the year 1740 He imported himself directly from the Kingdom of Great Britain into this Colony. B 6, p. 51- 28 Mar 1750 - John Macinvail..That about the year 1729 he imported himself directly from the Kingdom of Ireland into this Colony…First Time of proving such Importation. B 6, p. 51- 28 Mar 1750 - William Betty…some years since he imported himself and Martha his wife and his Daughters Jane and Mary from the Kingdom of Ireland into the Province of Pennsylvania and from that Province into this Colony and that this is the first Time of his proving such Importation. File courtesy of Gayle Austin, County Coordinator for Pittsylvania County, VAGenWeb ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************