http://eagle.vsla.edu/lonn/virtua-basic.html MULTIMEDIA Image or other media information available GRANTEE Clause, Phettiplace. grantee. DATE 2 December 1628. NOTE Location: County location not given. NOTE Description: 100 acres on the Easterly side of Warwicksqueake River, northerly on the land of Rice Jones. NOTE Source: Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 68 (Reel 1). From the site - search 'Clause' and then select the entry for Phettiplace Clause, you will access the above description of the document. By clicking on 'Image or other media information available' you will be offered an icon with this text - "Click on icon for associated image or other media files:" Click and you will be sent to the document retrieval site with the word "RETRIEVE" above a rectangle with the word "Document" on it. By clicking on the rectangle the copy of the original page from the land records can be viewed and saved to file or printed, if you wish a copy. This grant is continued on the next page [four additional lines.] To view the next page - use your 'back' arrow on your browser and until you are returned to the retrieval page and then click on 'Page 69' which is to the left of the rectangle. Needless to say - a hard read! If you do not have a TIFF viewer or graphics program that supports this format, you can download a very good viewer from http://www.lva.lib.va.us/dlp/ by clicking on "Download and install VTLS-TIFF Viewer now!" The download and installation is quick and this viewer integrates with your browser for seamless navigation from 'click to view' and using the toolbar makes for easy saving to file - at least it does so with IE. IF YOU WANT A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT AND CAN NOT ACCESS FROM YOUR SYSTEM, I WILL BE GLAD TO SEND YOU EITHER AN E-MAIL IN HTML FORMAT WITH THE IMAGE or AS AN ATTACHMENT IN JPG FORMAT. - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - - ANOTHER SITE RE: GRANTS http://searches1.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/isleofwight/court/history2.txt Isle of Wight County Records William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 4. (Apr., 1899), pp. 205-315. - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - - V. LAND GRANTS.(1) Martha Key, wife of Thomas Key, of Warwick River, planter (as his personal divident, being an ancient planter), 150 acres lying on the easterly side of Warwicksqueake River, opposite the land of Capt. Nathaniel Basse, and adjoining that of Rice Jones. Granted Dec. 2, 1626. Rice Jones, of Warwick River (as his first divident), 50 acres, due by virtue of his own transportation from Canada in the John and Francis, in [1623]; said land lying on the easterly side of Warwick- squeake River, and adjoining Martha Key's land. Granted Dec. 2d, 1628. Phettiplace Clause, as his first personal dividend, 100 acres on the East side of Warwicksqueake River, abutting northerly on Rice Jones' land; said land is granted him in lieu of 100 acres on the upper part of the river, which was formerly granted him May 2, 1619, by Sir George Yeardley, Knight, and resigned "in regard of the great danger of planting the same.: Granted dec. 2, 1626. John Moone, of Warresquioake, planter, 200 acres in Warresquioake, on the easterly side of Warresquioake Creek, and northerly on a small creek known as Vigoes Creek, and extending easterly towards a small creek called Pagan Point Creek, due for the transportation of four persons, vis.: himself, George Martin, Julian Hollier and Clement Thrush, who came in the Katherine of London, 1623. Granted March 6, 1623. Thomas Davis, of Warwicksqueick, planter, son and heir aparant unto James Davis, late of Henrico, in Virginia, gent., deceased; 300 acres on Warwicksquicke Creek, 100 acres in right of his father, an ancient planter, for his personal dividend, 100 acres in right of said James Davis for the transportation of two servants into the country, viz., George Cooke and Alice Mullins, who came in the George in 1617, and 100 acres in right of Rachel Davis, wife of said James Davis, for her personal divident as an ancient planter. Granted March 6, 1633. John Arvine, 400 acres in the county of Warrosquioake, on a creek on the southeast side of the Nansemond River, about three miles up the creek, and lyiing over against the land of Rich'd Bennett, and adjoining the land of Robert Bennett, due for his own adventure and that of his wife and son: Marie Arvine and William Arvine, and 5 other persos: James Smith, Tho. Webb, John Morgan, Thomas Williams, Richard Davis. John Seaward, 300 acres in the county of Warrasquioacke, beginning at a small creek towards the head of Warrasquioake river. Due for the transportation of 6 persons (whose names appear below). Granted July 1, 1635. Henry Weblin, Thomas Woodcock, Wm. Tompson, Arthur Scott, Jon. Binton, Edward Perkes. Granted July 1,1625. John Seward, 100 acres in the county of Warrasquioake, being part of an island called Ragged Island. Due for the transportation of two persons, Katherine Piercy and Henry King. Granted July 1, 1635. Mr. Anthony Jones, 500 acres on Cross Creek on the east side of Pagan Point Creek, adjoining land of John Sparkes, for importing Nich Lee, Michael Brickley, William Richards, John Neston, Jon. Arsum, Edward Page, Deborah Merrard, Rich. Austin, Jos. Beich, Tho. Randall. Granted June 2, 1635. William Clarke, 250 acres in the county of Warresquioke, on the south side of Nansemond river, adjoining the land of George Fawder [Fadwon]. Due 50 for his personal adventure, and 200 for the transportation of 4 persons (Alex. Tucker, Fran. Costerdine, Thomas Southerne, Jos. Spring). Granted July 1, 1635. William Eyres, 250 acres In Warresquioake, on the "Main Creek which runneth from the great river, called Warresquioake Creek," and on Nansemond river. Due for the transportation of 5 persons, Francis Stefferton, John Rashe, Humphrey Broade, John Pumphrey, Will Empson. Granted June 30, 1635. Benjamin Harrison, 200 acres in the county of Warresquioake, lying on Warresquioake Creek, about two miles up, which land is now in the tenure and occupation of Thomas Jordan, gent. Due be deed of sale from John Davis, of Kiskiacke, July 9th, ninth year of Charles I, and is part of a dividend granted by order of court, dated June 5, 1633, to John Davis as heir to his uncle Walter Davis. Granted July 7, 1635. John Upton, 1650 acres in the county of Warresquioake, about three miles up Pagan Point Creek. Due for the importation of 33 persons (names) below: Rich. Young, Antho, a negro, Mary, a negro, Florence Richards, Roger Bagnal, Ralph Harwood, Thomas Reeves, Rich. Sparkman, Edwd. Burr, Savage Nerrie, Wm. Scott, Rich. Jones, Fr. Savage, Owen Howell, Nich. Bushell, James Parsons, Jon. Parker, Lewis Phillips, Morgan Roberts, Wm. Davis, John Fitchett, Morgan Evans, Christopher Lewis, Phillip Kennesley, Eliz, King, Martha Swann, Mary Johnson, Jonas Sadlington, Anth. Tyler, Peter Heyes, Rich. Jackson, Wm. Pincher, Eliz. Larkin. Granted July 7, 1635. John Sparksman, 300 acres in the county of Warrasquioake, lying two miles up Pagan Point Creek on the west side, due 50 acres for the personal adventure of his wife Dorothy, and 200 for two of his children, Joyce and Rosamond Sparkman, and two servants, Jno. Evans and Jno. Wilson. Granted July 13, 1635. - - - - - - - - - - -(SNIP)- - - - - - - - - More text at site - I thought this was enough for geographical and historical reference. 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