Hi, folks, Kevin W. Q. Daniel wrote: > Does anyone on the list have access to these books to see if one of > these John Russell's was imported by William Daniel? > Yes, below is my transcription of the original patent (available at http://lvaimage.lib.va.us). The bounding words Smyth, Indian Bridge, the red and white oaks, and Potter are in later grants and deeds bounding next to land of _Capt._ William Daniell. I can't remember if or how a Russell/Daniell relationship got started in this thread (what can I tell you, I can only lurk at the speed of light right now), but I've extracted all the Daniel entries from and there is no mention of a Russell dealing with a Daniell in Hopkins' _Middlesex County, Virginia Wills and Inventories 1673-1812 and Other Court Papers_, nor in the Christ Church Parish Registers. Virginia Land Office, Land Grants and Patents, Pat Bk 6, P 415. " To all & c. Whereas & c. Now know yee that I the said Sr. Wm. Berkeley & c. do give and Grant unto Wm. Daniell one hundred & fifteen acres of land situated in Middlesex Co. by the Indian bridge branch dividing this land and the land of Alex Murray beginning at a marked white oak standing by the side of the Indian bridge branch opposite to the corner poplar of Alex Murray and in the line of Mr. Alexander Smyth and running along the sd Smyth's line So. E. by E. 156 poles to a corner red oak of the said Smyth thence So. So. W. to the rim of the green swamp als. Dragon Swamp, thence up the runn of the sd. swamp to the mouth of the Indian bridge branch and up the runn of the sd. branch to the first mentioned tree, wch sd 115 acres of land is part of the 190 acres granted unto Lieut. Colonell Cutbert Potter by order of the generall Court bearing date the 21th. day of Apr 1668 and by the sd. Potter sould and assigned to the sd. Daniell and is now due unto the sd Daniell by and for the transportation of three persons into this Colony whose names are mentioned on the Record under this Patt. To have and to hold &c. To be held &c. Yeilding & Paying &c Provided &c. Dated the fiveth of Oct 1672. Anne Rs. Car. 2d. 24 John Russell - Wm Cocke - Joane Younge [= the three persons he imported which entitled him to the land grant]." Regards, Pam in CA