This may not be of interest to many, but I mention it in case someone finds it useful. There is another deed which mentions the Corkers, Rolfe, etc: "Major WILLM. MARRIOTT, 1460 acs. Surry Co., known as Ware Neck, neare the Divills Wood Yard SW adj Mr Roilph, the cart path to Mr Warren's to Ware Neck, to Spiltimbers, to Blands path, along Besse's SWng path to Mirell's, &c. 1150 acs. granted Mr. John Corker 20 Oct 1661 & by him and his son Wm. sold to sd. Marriott; 310 acs..." (James City County-Surry County Abstracts of Land Patents p94) The interesting thing is the mention of "Blands path". "Blands path", as previously discussed, is also mentioned as a boundary in several patents in Westover, including some which refer to land of Richard Pace or his known neighbors such as Drayton, Wilkins, etc. The Westover patents which mention "Blands path" are considerably to the west of the land which Corker sold to Marriott, which was over in James City, near Upper Chippokes Creek if I haven't got lost. So I figure Blands Path must have run from the area near where Richard Pace lived, in Westover, eastward towards Upper Chippokes Creek. It has just occurred to me that "Blands path" might be named after Edward Bland, who in 1650, together with Abraham Wood and others, made a famous journey of exploration from Fort Henry towards the southwest, as described by Bland in "The Discovery of New Brittaine". Edward Bland, Merchant, patented on 10 March 1647 in Charles City Co "1,300 acres [in James City County] on the South side of James River, about a mile from the head of Upper Chippokes Creek, from the path leading to Swann Bay to the Indian fields. Due for transportation of 26 persons, including Edward Bland, James Bland, Elizabeth Bland, and 23 others individually named." (Virginia Patents, 2:115) There are different opinions on what route Bland took to the southwest, based on what his description of the journey. Alan V. Briceland wrote a very interesting analysis of Bland's journey, putting forward (of course) his own interpretation. He reckons that before turning south, Bland travelled east along the Blackwater, towards James City/Surry. However, I don't think "Blands path" would refer to the route Bland took on his journey of exploration. "Blands path" seems to be further north, nearer the head of the creek. It may just be a path which Bland opened between James City and Westover. Briceland's article is very interesting reading, and has maps of the various possible routes as well as background on the Bland family and those who went with Bland. It appeared in "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Vol. 87, No. 2 (Apr., 1979), pp. 131-157. James --- On Mon, 2/2/09, James Blair <[email protected]> wrote: > Here's a description of the land William Corker bought > from Thomas Rolfe, from "Virginia: A Guide to the Old > Dominion" (WPA): > > "...one hundred & fivety Acres of land in Surry > County lyeing between Smith's fort old feild & the > Divill's Woodyard Swampe...being due unto the said Rolfe > by Guift from the Indyan King." >