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    1. Maycock's
    2. Becky Mosely
    3. WELL - I had looked at the map and decided the land 'was probably' the same. Do not know, just a deduction on my part. Will add to the list.... Library of VA says this in a study by Jennie S. Harrison: Patent date to Samuel Maycock: 1618 (I haven't found description) PRIMARY OWNERS: Samuel Maycock, Roger Draytone prior to 1696, John Hamlin 1696, Thomas Ravenscroft 1723, David Meade 1774, William Cole 1845, John Pinkney, Ella Hine etc. DESCRIPTION: borders James River. still retains original name. ***************** George's Patent 1650: "commonly called Matocks....." (I haven't been able to locate a plantation on the James called Matocks, on Powell's Creek by Pierce's Hundred.) If someone has the Samuel Maycock booklet sold by the Pace Society - possibly they could look and pass on Samuel's patent description to us. THE PRINCE GEORGE HOPEWELL STORY, by Francis Earle Lutz, 1957 The William Byrd Press pg. 23 Samuel Maycock & wife were butchered at Maycock's Plantation, a few miles below Coggin's Point. There also Edward Lister, who had come over in the Mayflower and was a signer of the Mayflower Compact, was killed. The plantation passed to Sarah Maycock Pace, wife of George Pace, of Surry, whose father Richard Pace, .... pg. 33 While the political upheaval was under way, a mill had been started, about 1650, on Ward's Creek near the present Burrowsville. At this time, another "old" plantation changed hands. This was Maycock's, which that year was sold by Richard Pace, son of Sarah Maycocks Pace, to Thomas Dew. After passing through several hands, it was purchased, in 1774, by David Meade. *************************** ONE of the 'several hands' listed in the LVA doc is JOHN HAMLIN, brother in law of Richard Bradford.... P.149-50 AT A COURT HOLDEN AT WESTOVER 3 AUGUST 1688 In Oct. 1684 Col. Edwd. Hill, as guardian to Jno. Taylor, orphan of Richd. Taylor, dec'd, obtained administration of estate of Sarah and Katherine Taylor, sisters to said Jno. Whereas Capt. Jno. Hamblin as marrying Elizabeth, daughter of said Richard & Mr. Richard Bradford, as marrying Elizabeth, daughter of said Richard & Mr. Richard Bradford, as marrying Frances, daughter of said Richard, pretend a claim of a childs part of est. of said sisters, and they being in court with Jon. Taylor, now of lawful age; said Jno. Taylor, Jno Hamblin, and Richard Bradford, jointly, acquit Sarah Lucy. Adm'x of Robert Lucy, dec'd, from all claims due them under the wills of Richard Taylor and James Ward, dec'd, due by said wills to said Katherine and Sarah Taylor. In consideration Jno. Taylor affirms that said Sarah Lucy, his mother, shall give said Hamblin and Bradford each a ring of 10- shillings price. CHARLES CITY CO., VA. COURT ORDERS, 1687-1695 [Which, by the way, some folks have ELIZABETH PACE married to Hamlin (Hamblin) but the above entry shows Elizabeth to be a Taylor.] All I see at the moment.

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