John Sumerell Land Patent, 1687 - Isle of Wight Co. VA Sumerell, John - patent 20 Apr 1687 - IoW VA - 420 Ac (PB7 pg 573 Sublett ~ CARD 87of 90 ) To All &c whereas &c Now Know ye that I ye sd Ffrancis Lord Howard Govr &c doe with ye advice and consent of ye Councill of State accordingly give and grant unto John Sumerell four hundred & twenty acres of land scituate between ye lands of Gyles Limscot, Thomas Man, Wm Mayo, Richard Booth, Bridgeman Joyner, and James Bryan on the Blackwater Branches in ye Lower P.ish of the Isle of Wight County, beginning att a small hickary, Bridgeman Joyners Corner tree in Thomas Mans head line, thense by Joyner East one hundred and sixty pole to a pine a corner tree [next page] twixt twixt ys sd Joyner & Tho: Bryan, then by Bryan south fifty seven degrees easterly one hundred and twenty pole to a pine, and east sixty pole to a red oake Richard Booths corner tree, then north fourteene deg: easterly one hundred & fourteen pole to a red oake in Gyles Linscots line, and so by his line north west by north one hundred seventy two pole, and west by north one hundred eighty eight pole to a pine Wm Mayos corner tree, then by ye sd Mayos line south west sixty two pole to a pine, and south by west one hundred & sixty pole to Thomas Mans corner tree, and ye same course twenty four pole further, in all one hundred eighty four pole to ye first station The sd. land being due by and for ye transportation of nine psons into this colony whose names are in ye records men tioned under this patent. To have and to hold &c to be held &c yeilding and paying &c provided &c dated this 20th day of Aprill Anno Dom. 1687 Godfrey Davis Simon Collier Hugh Edwards James Pea??? Hio: Blyth Wm Nash James Hayes Jno. Read Jno Howell Submitted by Sandy Hodges **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************