ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Miles LEWIS to Robert COLEMAN 12 Sep 1678 Assignment of Patent Miles LEWIS to William THOMPSON 12 Sep 1678 Power of Attorney ----¤¤¤---- [p.] 388 [...] On the Backside of A Pattent granted to Miles LEWIS by S.r William BERKLEY K.t late Gov'n.r of Virginia for four hundred Acres of Land lyeing in Nanzmond County is this following surrender Vizt Know all men by these p'sents that I Miles LEWIS Sonne & heir of Richard LEWIS formerly of Chuckatuck deceast for A valluable consideraçon to me in hand p.d have & doe by these p'sents Assigne & make over unto M.r Rob.t COLEMAN of the Isle of Wight County & his heires for ever all my right Title & interest w.ch is due to me in the Land within this Pattent specified giveing & by these p'sents granting unto him the s'd COLEMAN A gen'all warranty from me & my heires in Confirmaçon of w.ch I have hereunto subscribed my hand & fixt my seal this 12.th day of Sept.r 1678 Signed Miles M LEWIS Sigill Signed Sealed & deliv'ed in y.e p'sence of us Acknowledged in Open Co.rt y.e 9.th day of October W.m THOMPSON 1678 James TULLAGH Test Jn.o BROMFEILD Cler Cur [page end] [p.] 389 Memd. underneath the afores'd Assignment from Miles LEWIS to M.r Rob.t COLEMAN is this following Lre of Attorney vizt Know all men by these p'sents that I Miles LEWIS doe nominate & appoint W.m THOMPSON of Chuckatuck to be my true & lawfull attorney for for me & in my place & stead ["put" struck through] to Acknowledge the above Assignem.t att the next Co.rt held for the Isle of Wight County to the above mençoned m.r Rob.t COLEMAN, according to the true intent of the same giving & by these p'sents granting to my s'd Attorney full power & Authority for the Executing y.e same as if I my selfe were P/sonally p'sent In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed My hand & fixt my seal this 12.th day of September 1678 Signed Miles M LEWIS Sigill Signed Sealed & deliv'ed in y.e p'sence of us James TULLAGH Proved in Co.rt the 9.th day of October 1678, Benja: BEAL by y.e Witnesses Oaths Test Jn.o BROMFEILD Cler Cur [The 400-acre tract conveyed above was patented 29 Jan 1667/8 by Miles & Richard LEWIS, "orphants of Richard LEWIS dec'ed." Two copies appear- PB6:105, extremely faint in online image, with right margin obscure, & PB7:629, which has several blank gaps in the text. Both patents describe the land as lying in Nansemond Co., so it is unclear why this transaction was recorded in Isle of Wight Co. This tract & adjoining waste land were included in a 530-acre patent granted to Robert COLEMAN, 20 Apr 1684 (PB7:378); no county was given there.] Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 1 (1662-1715), pp. 388-89 The Library of Virginia, Isle of Wight Co. Microfilm Reel 22 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [surname capitalization, line breaks & brackets mine] see also Virginia Land Office, Patent Book 6 (1666-1679), p. 105 The Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patent and Grant Database, Image 006_0107.tif Virginia Land Office, Patent Book 7 (1679-1689), pp. 384, 629 The Library of Virginia, Virginia Land Office Patent and Grant Database, Images 007_0385.tif & 007_0635.tif ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Matthew W. Harris Zoobug64@aol.com ___________________________________________________________________