William Mayo Land Patent, 1691 - Isle of Wight Co. VA

Mayo, William - patent 20 Oct 1691 - IoW VA - 170 Ac. 

To all &c whereas &c now know ye that I the said Francis Nicholson 
Esq Lt. Governer &c give and grant unto Wm Mayo one hundred and seventy 
acres of land Lying in the Isle of Wight County beginning at a 
Hickory John Knight corner tree and running along the said Knights 
Line of markt trees south twenty degrees west two hundred pole to a 
pine, thence north seventy six degrees west nineteen pole to a dead 
pine Gyles Lymscotts corner tree in John Lawrences line, thence north 
nine degrees and a halfe west one hundred sixty and six pole to a 
small white oake by a branch, ye said Lawrences corner tree then eleven 
degrees east one hundred ninety and seven pole to a white oake - 
                     of ye main blackwater 
upon the bank ^ being another corner tree of the sd Lawrence, then 
along the sd black water north seventy three degrees east fifty four 
pole to a white oake Col Bridgers corner tree thence south six ~ 
degrees and a halfe east one hundred eighty and nine pole to ye place 
of beginning.  The said land being due unto the said Wm Mayo by and for 
the importation of four persons &c  To have and to hold &c To be held &c 
yeilding and paying &c  provided &c  Dated the 20th ~ day of October 
Ano Dom 1692 
               John ?ates   Owen Burns                            Top of Page 
               Wm Calfe        Mary Nickoll 
Note - the `eleven degrees east' must be north eleven degrees east. 
A William Mayo is listed in the 1704 Quit Rents of IW county, owning 300 acres. 
William Mayo died in 1715 in IoW and was married to Isabelle Council.  Seven 
children were mentioned in his will:  William, James, John, Peter, Mary (m. Geo. 
Murrell), Margaret, and Patience (m. John Beal). 
          

Submitted by Sandy Hodges <sandy-hodges@iname.com>

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