Hi Mike, >From # 443. SERVANTS TO FOREIGN PLANTATION, Volume I, 1654-63 P. 78 (from page 401): John Merriatt, destination: Barbados. P. 84 (from page 437): William Merret, destination: Virginia SERVANTS TO FOREIGN PLANTATION, Volume II, 1663-79 P. 131(from page 165): William Marratt, destination: Virginia I also found a Richard Merritt in Barbados, 1712, with "lands adjoining". This was in # 782. >From # 699 1661 John Merriatt, cooper, to George Stocke, 4 yrs Barbados. 13 Jan, 1661 William Merret, to James Tandy, 3 yrs. Virginia. 29 Jly, 1661 1669 William Marratt, to William Jayne, 4 yrs Virginia. 19 Jly. 1669 This is the neat part: "On 29th September 1654 The Council of the City of Bristol enacted an ordinance requiring that a system of enrolment be set up to record the names of all indentured servants embarking from the port of Bristol for service overseas..The 1654 ordinance acknowledged that many complaints of kidnapping had been made and "to prevent such mischief", ordained that all boys, maids and other persons which for the future shall be transported beyond the seas as servants shall, before their going a shipboard, have their covenants or indentures of service and apprenticeship inrolled (sic) in the TOLZEY (i.e. Council Books)." "The story of how the registers were discovered after 200 years in dusty obscurity is one beloved of archivists. When, in 1925, the Corporation of Bristol decided to rebuild the ancient Council House, the storerooms on the top floor were cleared of a mass of old records and, behind an ancient wall-press, were found the two volumes called Servants to Foreign Plantations." These two books complement each other. Dee All lookup requests will be permanently archived on the Bladen County Genweb site. For a detailed bibliography on the reference sources used for lookups refer to this Link: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ncbladen/lookups.htm _____ From: Mike MERRITT [mailto:outlndr@msn.com] Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 10:27 AM To: d7777@worldnet.att.net Subject: Bladen_County_lookup Hi Dee! I was hoping you could find this one for me: In BRISTOL AND AMERICA - A RECORD OF THE FIRST SETTLERS IN THE COLONIES OF NORTH AMERICA 1654-1685 There should be: John Marriatt, destination Barbados (maybe p 78) William Marret, destination, VA. (maybe p 84) I wondered if either entry has an associated date? It was not listed in my reference. Also, perhaps city of origin? I really appreciate the lookup! Thanks - Mike Merritt outlndr@msn.com