Christopher Abbot Land Grant, 1657 - Gloucester Co. VA 350 Acres ---------- To all &c. Whereas &c. Now Know yee yt [that] I the said Samuell Mathews Esqr &c. give & grant unto Christopher Abbot Three hundred & ffifty acres of Land lyeinge & beinge in ye County of Gloster begining at a white oake corner by the greate Swampe & runinge into the Swampe East by North [175?] pole thence South by East 320 pole thence West by South 175 pole thence 320 pole to ye place where it began The said Land beinge due unto ye sd Christopher Abbot by & for the Transportacon of Seaven persons &c. dated ye 20th of January 1657 ---------- The Certificate for ye sd Land was granted by ye Court of Gloster bearinge date ye 16th of Aprill 1656 but it was soe torne yt ye names could not bee read ========== (Submitter Notes: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]. For clarity, some contractions have been spelled out. Dotted lines (.....) indicate unreadable text. Image format copyrighted by the Library of Virginia. .) Submitted by Regena Cogar **************************************************************** 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. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************