Norfolk County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Deed.....Basnett, William - Mathew, Samuel December 8, 1658 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Schoettle schoettlefamily@comcast.net November 6, 2007, 5:27 pm Written: December 8, 1658 To all those whereas now know ye that I the said Samuel Mathew Esq, give and grant unto William Basnett Eight hundred acres of land ?, lying and being in the Count of Lower Norfolk and lying upon the seaboard side. Beginning at a marked white oak running south 400 poles to a marked white oak at the head of the great ponds, thence west into the main woods 320 poles thence north 400 poles thence east 320 poles to the seaboard side to the first station. The said land being due unto the said William Basnett by and for the transportation of sixteen persons. Which payment is to be made seven years after the first sixty of the rights in the office being the 8th of December 1656. Dated the 28th of May 1658. Trans of 16 pers: Rob. Persephers, & his sonne, Jno. Hasnet, Tho. Dickson, Martin Coale, Amy Morris, Eliz. Bonden, Gilbert Fouch, Richd Satton, Jone Cornix, Martha Conix, Wm. Cornix, Tho Cornix, Jane Symons File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolk/deeds/mathew46gdd.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb