When I posted the will of Christopher Robinson I later discovered there are two of them. The one I am talking about was with my other grandfathers , Capt. William Daniel, Alexander Smith, The Conway and Thacker families of Middlesex Co., Va. Marianne Dillow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Johnson" <tonyempireore@msn.com> To: tndavids@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 3:18:11 AM Subject: [TNDAVIDS] Robinson-Robertson- Part of a Report called Wards Creek 1638 May 9, Rice Hoe. 1200 acres. Near Martin Brandon and Captn. Wards land. Charles City County: Patents Issued during the Regal Government William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 9, No. 4. (Apr., 1901), pp. 227-233.1638 May 9, Rice Hoe. 1200 acres. Near Martin Brandon and Captn. Wards land. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/charlescity/deeds/patents.txt October 18, 1643: RICE HOE, Gentleman, patented 1,969 acres on James River bounding east upon ALICE EDLOE, north towards DAVID JOANES. 1,000 acres by virtue of 2 former patents & transport of 20 persons: EDWARD MAY, EDWARD ROBINSON, SARAH GOODWIN, ROB ERT CLOUD, WM.FERYNES, GEORG STANDISH, THO. CANN, ALICE APLETON, ELIZA, DAM, WM. MORRIS, EVAN ROBERTS, SYMON JENNINGS, THO. ARDERDAY, FRANCIS BASKETT, WM. PHILLIPS, 4 NEGROES http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhreed&id=I52519 April 1690 Mathew Marks: Location: Charles City County. Description: 556 acres in Martin Brandon Parish. Beg. &c. near Wards Run. Source: Land Office Patents No. 8, 1689-1695, p. 77 (Reel 8). Mathew Marks On 21 April 1690 at Prince George, VA. Matthew Marks was PRESENTMENT: At a Charles City County Court held at Westover, John Moore, Matthew Marks, Thomas Potts, Samuel Easley, and Richard Warthen were presented [indicted] by the Grand Jury on information of Captain Nicholas Wyatt for not attending their parish church. Sheriff ordered to summon said delinquents to next Court to answer the charges. (Charles City Count, VA, Court Orders 1687-1695, 348) http://www.gordonbanks.com/gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p235.htm#i11713 LAND PATENT: Matthew Marks, 556 acres in Charles City County in Martin's Brandon. Beginning near Ward's Run, by land late belonging to Edward Richards; by Mr. Blighton. For transportation of 12 persons: Tho. Wells, Robt. Wood, Jane Whitby, John Sampson, Adam Good, Wm. Wright, Rich. Lewis, Edwd. Moore, Walter Long, Wm. Webster, Diana & Robin, Negroes [Slaves]. (Virginia Patents, 8:77) http://www.gordonbanks.com/gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p235.htm#i11713 John Eaton transported Mathew Marks to the Colonies MINISTER QUALIFIED, MEETING HOUSE APPROVED: At a Prince George County Court, Robert Norden, an Anabaptist minister, took the Oath of Allegiance to the King as required by Law, and was authorized to preach at the house of Matthew Marks, designated by the Court as the meeting house. (Prince George County, VA, Court Orders 1714-1720, 20) on 14 June 1715 at Prince George, VA http://www.gordonbanks.com/gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p235.htm#i11713 1719 Mathew Marks: Part of index to Prince George County Wills and Administrations (1713-1800) Nathaniel Harrison buys land adjacent to that of Matthew Marks, dec'd. 14 Dec. 1723 http://jrshelby.com/rfotw/archives.htm (cy. Ryland, "The Baptists of Virginia", pp. 2-5). Probably at the request of Matthew Marks, in 1714 the General Assembly of the General Baptists of England sent to Virginia the Rev. Robert Norden to become pastor of a Baptist congregation, and at the Prince George Co. Court June 14, 1715, Robert Norden, "An Anabaptist preacher", took the oath of allegiance, and Matthew Mark's home was authorized as a meeting house for the Baptists (O.B. 1714-20, p. 20). At the next court, July 12, 1715, "On the motion of Nicholas Robertson it's ordered that his house be recorded a publick meeting house for the sext of Anabaptists" (p.25). Matthew Marks had lived in Charles City Co., Va. (later Prince George) at least since June, 1691, when he was summoned before the court for not going church, indicating that he was probably already a Baptist and opposed to worshipping in Ihe Established Church (Charles City orders, 1687-95, p. 348). Reported Children of Mathew Marks Mary Marks reported to have married George Davenport Edward Marks was the son of an Edward Marks who died prior to 1714, his widow Martha in that year being the wife of James Bell (O.B. 1714-28, p. 6). She was a sister of William Santain, whose Will, dated Dec. 31, 1716 and probated May 14, 1717, mentions his wife; James Bell and martha hfs wife ("my sister")i and her children, Edward Marks and James Bell (D. & W. Bk. 1713-28, p. 162) http://jrshelby.com/rfotw/robinson.txt John Marks Israel Marks Sarah Marks married Nicholas Robinson was born circa 1665 died after 12 May 1718 at Bristol Parish, Henrico, VA Edward Richardshttp://www.gordonbanks.com/gordon/family/2nd_Site/geb-p/p266.htm#i13277 > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNDAVIDS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message