Selected Deed Abstracts, 1765-1777 - Isle of Wight Co. VA 

p. 339 - 20 Apr 1765 ... Thomas OUTLAND and wife, Elizabeth OUTLAND, to 
Thomas SMELLEY ... 120 acres on the western branch of Nansemond River 
adjoining said SMELLEY, Jacob POWELL and Francis HUTCHINS.
Wit: John WILLIAMS, John SMELLEY, and Robert SMELLEY	Thomas OUTLAND
Rec: 2 May 1765						Elizabeth (X) OUTLAND

p. 341 - 5 Mar 1765 ... William THOMAS to Twaits VELLINES ... 200 acres 
adjoining Sewards Swamp, Benjamin HAILE, the main road and Samuel SIMMONS. 
Wit: William TURNER, Isaac MOODY, Phillip MOODY and Elizabeth MOODY.
Rec: 2 May 1765							William THOMAS


D. 27 Mar 1765 ... Charles DARDEN of Pitt. Co., NC to Jno. LAWRENCE of Isle 
of Wight, £5 for 40 acres being the land left me by my father Jacob DARDEN in 
the pocosson... adj: John LAWRENCE, John BURT, William BURT, Jethro GALE. 
Wit: John HAY, Josiah JORDAN.  Receipt witnessed by John HAY, Josiah JORDAN, 
John LAWRENCE Jr.  Docket Oct 1765 Cont'd for further proof.


Deed Book (1765 - 1772)

p. 303 - 28 Feb 1769 ... Charles DARDEN of Onslow County in North Carolina to 
John LAWRENCE of Isle of Wight ... 150 acres near the Western Branch of 
Nansemond River adjoining Godfrey POWELL, Moses ELEY, Stephen BUTLER, the 
former line of Catheon BRYAN, Matthew JORDAN and the land of Jacob DARDEN'S 
two sons viz: Jacob DARDEN and the said Charles DARDEN. The land is known as 
"Quarter Land".
Wit: Franceis MILNER, William COFFIELD, John (X) MURPHREY, John LAWRENCE, Jr.,
Samuel LAWRENCE and Benjamin RUSSELL				Charles DARDEN
Rec: 7 Sep 1769

p. 305 - 1 Mar 1769 ... Godfrey POWELL of Newport Parish to Thomas POWELL of 
the same ... 150 acres adjoining Moses ELEY, the Indian Swamp, William 
BULLOCK, John MARSHALL and John BURT (being all of the land of Godfrey 
POWELL).
Wit: Jethro GALE, Martha TOMLIN, John MARSHALL and James HALL.
Rec: 7 Sep 1769							Godfrey 
POWELL 

Deed Book 13 (1772-1778)

p. 62 - 1 Apr 1773 ... Morris HATCHELL and Coneys MORRIS to George HALL, Jr. 
... - ? - acres in Newport Parish (being land that part of it formerly 
belonged to John SMELLEY and 25 acres was bought by Williams HATCHELL from 
John MORRIS, dec'd, as 50 acres) adjoining George HALL, Coneys MORRIS, 
William BURT (?) and John MARSHALL. 
Wit: James HALL and Godfrey POWELL			Morris  (X) HATCHELL
Rec: 4 Apr 1773							Coneys MORRIS

p. 190 - 7 Apr 1774 ... John BURT, eldest son and Heir of John BURT, dec'd., 
of Newport Parish is Isle of Wight to Frederick GEORGE of the upper parish of 
Nansemond County ... 125 acres in Newport Parish (being part of a tract of 
land of 500 acres which Anthony HOLLIDAY, the Elder, was seized of and which 
he willed to Anthony Covington HOLLIDAY and Joseph HOLLIDAY and the land was 
sold to John COGGAN who then sold it to the late John BURT, dec'd. and it 
descended to the present John BURT) adjoining John NEVIL, Beaverdam Branch, 
West, Jacob DARDEN and the Western Branch of Nansemond River.
Wit: Josiah COWLING, Peter GREEN and Robert SMELLEY.		John BURT
Rec: 7 Apr 1774

p. 441 - 1 Jun 1777 ... Frederick GEORGE and wife, Mary GEORGE, of Nansemond 
County to Jacob Darden of Isle of Wight ... 125 acres in Newport Parish 
(being part of a larger tract on 500 acres which Anthony HOLLADAY the Elder 
was seized of and which he willed to Anthony Coventon HOLLADAY and Joseph 
HOLLADAY ... Anthony C. HOLLIDAY Docked the Intail and sold it to the late 
John BURT, dec'd., and it descended from him to the present John BURT who 
sold it to Frederick GEORGE) adjoining John NEVIL, Beaverdam Branch, Jacob 
DARDEN and the Western Branch of Nansemond River.
Wit: Thomas SMELLEY, Thomas HOWELL and William (X) SHIVERS	Frederick 
GEORGE
Rec: 5 Jun 1777


Submitted by Donna Warner <DWarnerLA@aol.com>

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