Note that Peter Kellum was "transported" by John Robins, for which he received 50 acres. - Woody -----Original Message----- From: Barb Holmes [mailto:bholmes@austin.rr.com] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 12:51 PM To: LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LDR] HICKMAN,DAWSON,DAVIS,MANLOVE,SELBY,TRUITT,ROBBINS,PURNELL Linda, I have also been following the same surnames. I found the following VA Patent with the notation that Robbins may be Robinson. I am trying to connect our Holmes line, possibly written as Allum/Elam/Hallum/etc. Cavaliers and Pioneers by Nugent Vol I Page 554 Mr. John Robins, 3150 acs. N'ampton Co., at the Seaboard side, 5 Apr. 1666, p. 500, (612). Bounded on S. by a br. parting this from land of Mr. Wilkins &c., unto land of Mr. Wm. Melling, which was formerly Jno. Majors, on W. by sd. Major, Wilkins's former grant, Mr. Taylor & lands of Mr. Robins former grant, on S. by the Otterdam branch &c. running to cor. tree of Jno. Harmanson &c. 2000 acs. granted to Mr. Obedience Robins 3 Dec. 1640 & since come to sd. John by descent; & 1150 due for trans. of 23 pers: 8 Negroes; Wm. Story, Susan Knott, Edw. Stone, Wm. Edwards, Susan Edwards, Peter Kellum, Edm. Norton, Nathan Jones, Edw Stevens, Wm. Skinner, Robt. Evans, Walter Jones, Jno. Allum, James Ettrig, Peter Core. [Note: Marginal reference gives this name as Robinson). Page 158 Patent Book No. 6 Mr. Jno, Robins (Robbins), 950 acs., N'ampton Co., S. side Cherrystone Cr. bet Drew's Cr. & the Secretariet Land; 5 Oct. 1674, p. 541. Beg. on N. side of Vaughan's alias Montnues (?) Cr. to Nath. Wilkins land &c. 100 acs. granted Col. Obedience Robbins 18 Oct. 1647 & descended to sd. John as his sonne & heire; 292 acs. granted his sd. father 30 Mar. 1643, & descended, &c.; 100 acs. granted Capt. Clemt. Dilke 12 dec. 1627 & found to escheat as by inquisition before Col. Jno. Stringer, &c., 8 May 1663; regranted to Mrs. Grace Robbins, Widdow, 3 Sept. 1663; &c; 100 acs. granted Wm. Williams, dec'd., & found to escheat, & granted as aforesaid; both of which were made over to sd. Jno. by deed from said Grace, dated 10 Mar. 1673; 100 acs. granted Jno. Little 20 Sept 1647, who assigned to Jno. Derman 16 Jan. 1650, & by Jno., his sonne & heire, conveyed to sd. Jno. Robbins 28 Nov, 1667; 258 acs. for trans. of 5 pers: Jno Robins, Wm. Clements, Joane Frankling, Wm. Savage, Jno. Sym! onds. Barb ______________________________