Leathel: Thanks so much for the explanation. Processioning sounds like what homesteading was in Oklahoma in the late 1800s and how a significant portion of Oklahoma was settled. After 160 acres of land was claimed in a landrun, the homesteader had 4 or 6 years to "prove up" the land, i.e. build a structure above ground to live in (dug outs did not count), dig a working well, fence the property and other requirements. I am assuming a patent was a patent deed. I appreciate the clarification. Margo leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: Margo, I will try to answer your question. If I am wrong will someone else help us out? If land was patent to you, you had a certain amount of time to build on it. Many people lost their patent because they did not build. Many people just left the land and found free land some other place. Why bother to build or pay taxes.Some died. Processioning is just seeing what is going on,on the land and who is going to pay the taxes due. There are other reasons for processioning land, but the one I like best is we know who their neighbors were. Leathel, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margo Bowles" To: Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 11:31 AM Subject: Re: John Bowie, Bow, Bowles > Can anyone help me with what "processioning" means regarding land? I can > better understand the attached message if I knew what processioning is. > > Thanks for the information. > > Margo Bowles > > > > leathel@sbcglobal.net wrote: > I believe this tells you who one of the John Bowles was in Hanover Co. > John > Bowles and Richard Winn saw the processioning performed in Precinct 4 > until > 1743. Then Benjamin Bowles and Richard Winn were to see the processioning > performed . Nov. 11, 1755, The processioners report the land that was > Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. John and Mary moved back to Hanover Co on > Isaac > Winston's land from Middlesex Co. This John Bowles probably son of Henry > Bow? I have you up to 1755 with John and Mary, will take you to his death > in > Hanover Co, later. > Leathel, > > Hanover Co. > pg 123-126 > 21 March 1733 to Estate of Mary Alves 25 May 1732 > John Bowie paid .10 > > Pg 121-122 > 6 Sept 1734, Wit; Pouncey Anderson, J. Bowie > 6 Sept. 1734 proved by oath of Pouncey Anderson who also made oath that he > saw John Bowie witness the same. > > Pg 190 > 12 Dec 1734, J. Bowie, Gab. Gillingham, Mary Bowie wit. Deed of Gift from > Ann Johnson to Nicholas Johnson of King William. > Same three wit 2 Deeds of Gift from Nicholas to his sisters. > > 30 July 1737, John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co. sold to John > Mosbey > of Henrico Co. for 10 pounds, 200 acres. Wit; Robert Sharp, Thomas > Cottrall, > Will Garthright. Mary, wife of John relinquished her dower rights. Pg > 666-A. ( This Land was from Mary's mother (Estate of Mary Alves 25 May > 1732)( I believe Mary's father was George Alves?) > > The Parish Register of Christ Church, Middlesex County, VA from 1653 to > 1812 > pg 157: "Thomas, Son of John & --- Bowles born ye 7th of Decemr 1744." > pg 297 "Mary, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born Sept 21st Baptd Octr 9th > 1748." > pg 285 "John, Son of John & Mary Bowles was born Decr 24th 175-." > pg 285 "Fanny Bowles, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles was born March 27th > 17--". > pg 287 "Jerusha Bowls --- of John Bowls and Mary his Wife was born Sepr > 20th." > pg 297 "Lucy, Daughter of John & Mary Bowles born April 4." > > 9br 18, 1743, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct &c. the lands of > George > Norvel, John Bowles, Richd. Winn, John Johnson, John Sutton, Stephen > Sumter, > Widow Wade, Widow Casey, Francis Clark, John Guilcreast, Geo. Davis, > Thomas > Johnson, Charles Talley, Wm. Nichols, Robert Allen, Robert Wade, Philip > Reynolds & John Glen, Anthony Winston's orphans and that Richd. Winn & > Benj. > Bowles see the said processioning performed." "Who made the following > report > in obedience to ye within order. We the subscribers have processioned the > within mentioned lands, only one between George Norvel and Isaac Winston, > which they agreed to have run by an artice." 9br. 18, 1743. (p. 118.) > > Mch. 30, 1752,(Probably precinct 4.) Report of Benj. Bowles and John Winn, > Jr., precinct not numbered, but mentioned the lines between Isaac > Winston's > and Thos. Watkins' land. Mch. 30, 1752. (p. 128.) > > Nov. 11, 1755, Precinct 4. "Ordered into one precinct for processioning > the > lands of.Geo. Norvel, Benj. Bowles, John Meriwether, John Sutton, Thomas > Watkins, Francis Clark, John Gilchrist, Geo. Davis, Thomas Johnson, the > land > that was John Johnson's, the land that was Charles TaIIey's, Moses > Lipscombs, Geo. Wells, the land that was Philip Reynolds,.John Glenn, and > Isaac Winston, Jr. and that John Meriwether and George Norvel see the > processioning performed." The processioners report the land that was Isaac > Winston's now John Bowles'. Nov. 11, 1755. (p. 136.) > > > > >