Joane Bennett Land Grant, 1636 - York Co. VA Land Office Patents and Grants - Library of Virginia http://198.17.62.51/cgi-bin/drawer/disk19/CC150/0353/B0110?63 Patents No. 1 p. 346 Joane Bennett 450 Acres To all to whome these prsents shall come I Capt John West Esq. Governr &c send greeting &c Whereas by letters bearing date the 22nd day of July 1634 from &c Now Know yee that I the said Capt John West Esq. doe wth the consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grannt unto Joane Bennett widow fower hundred and fiftie acres of Land situate lying and being in the Countie of Charles river upon the new Poquoson river East towards the Baye West into the woods North upon the Pinye Swamp & South upon Robert Thresher The said fower hundred fiftie acres of Land being due unto her the said Joane Bennett as followeth (Vizt) [videlicet] fiftie acres for her owne psonall [sic]adventure and fower hundred acres by and for the transportaton at her own pper1 costs and charges of Eight prsons into this Colony whose names are in the records mentioned under this pattent To have and to hold the said fower hundred and fiftie acres of land & to bee held of or [our] Soveraigne Lord the King &c Yeilding and paying unto or said Soveraigne Lord the King &c Provided alwaies that if the said Joane Bennett her Heires or assignes &c Given at James City the 6th day of May 1636 Ut in alij’s Joane Bennett widd: Ann Winter Jon Rocto Jon Marshall Tho: Prewitt Andrew Chant Jon Morris Pole Carplights Footnotes: 1. Unknown contraction. Submitted by Ron Reid **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************