John Day Grant, 1653 - Gloucester Co. Va 400 Ex[amined] ---------- To all &c. Whereas &c. Now Know yee that I the said Richard Bennett Esqr. &c. give and grant unto John Day four hundred Acres of Land scituated in the County of Glocester upon the South East side of poropotank Creeke in the Woods bounding as ffolloweth Vizt upon the head of Mattapony Creeke and upon the North East of a swamp which devideth this Land and the Land of Isaak Richeson and Extending along a branch of the said swamp which devideth this Land and the Land of Willm. Kinsey North East by North two hundred pole to the South west side of a white Marsh into the woods South East and by East three hundred and twenty pole South west and by South upon the Land of Isaac Richeson North west and by west upon the Land of William Baysey, the said Land being due unto the said John Day by and for the transportation of Eight persons into this Colony &c. To have and to hold &c. Yeilding and paying &c. which payment is to be made seven yeares after the first grant or seating thereof &c! . Dated the 19th of October 1653 ~ ---------- Mary Hockett Elizabeth Hockett Mary Clever ffra: [Jacob?/Jacobs?] Thomas Lake Thomas [Clarye?] Judith Laton Ann ffield ========== Surnames: DAY, RICHESON, KINSEY, BAYSEY, HOCKETT, CLEVER, JACOB, JACOBS, LAKE, CLARYE, LATON, FIELD. NOTE: Transcriber's comments are in brackets [ ]. For clarity, some contractions have been spelled out. NOTE: Image format copyrighted by the Library of Virginia. NOTE: This transcriber has no known connection with the surnames in this document.. 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. ****************************************************************