John, Very clear explanation, thank you. Other comments/questions: I am studying the Pace Land records for the, saving and printing the records. I found in my notes, a transcription for the 400 acres for George Pace 1628. I didn't find who transcribed this one. Is there a timeline or summary of the Virginia Pace lands owned, acreages, grantor, grantee, etc.? I am hoping to view a full summary of the history of these lands, the transfers, etc. This could help us genealogically. For my land and my families ranch and farm lands in Colorado and Utah, I have ABSTRACTS, that chart or document the full ownership history in a summary format. These are probably done by landmen who lease the mineral rights from landowners to coal, oil & gas companies. Are their mineral rights attached to lands in Virginia? If so when did it start? Larry Pace GENEALOGY LPace1943@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "John" <pjohndeb@verizon.net> To: <pace@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [PACE] Archaeolgical digs at George Pace property-LANDMEASUREMENTS IN VIRGINIA-600 ACRES > Larry: > Try the url below , click on 23 and 24, they are the patents to George > Pace along the James River. the patent in 1650 was for 1700 acres, the > patent for 1652 was for 507 acres. Although George's patent does not state > whether a two pole chain or a 4 pole chain was used, I can tell you they > used a two pole chain for the reasons stated below. http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/HS576H8T7Q7ICQCQ2IXMJ446DUPGG95GMSAD8D8DUVJD7H16I1-14296?func=short-jump&jump=000021