SURRY COUNTY, VA - DEEDS - Jeremiah Ellis, Jr. to son Edward Ellis, 1694 --------------¤¤¤¤¤¤-------------- Deeds: John Allen, Southmark Parish, Surry Co, VA LAND BETWEEN JEREMIAH ELLIS, JR & SON (partial) BE IT KNOWN to all men by these presents that I, Jeremiah Ellis,Jr do give unto my son, Edward Ellis, a certain parcell of land about one hundred seventy acres by estimation lying, being in Surry County upon John Chehoconk? Swamp beginning at the mouth of the branch that runneth betwixt the said Edward, his brother Jeremiah, their plantations toe? up ye branch to another pine at the head of the branch to along a row of marked trees, ye I the said Jeremiah Ellis line did make to a pine in the line that runs ngi'd west? 60? chain to inexide? it a corner tree, toe along that line to a black oake saplin a corner tree between John Battell, ye said Edward Ellis, toe down a row of an arked? __________ ________ ________ to John Battell line? . . . . . . . . NOTE: This portion of the document carries no date but follows my document which was proved in Surry County court on 5 March 1694. I include this small portion in the event it may help those researching the Ellis name. Source: Library of Virginia, Wills & Administrations, Deeds & Wills, 1694-1709, Reel 3 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Von Mings Stachon, vstach@ix.netcom.com ___________________________________________________________________