Hey Chocy, Yes, some of this was me digging around to ID the CAPT. WILLIAM CLAIBORNE who was on the land record of JOHN PIGG. At this time, I was using the "online" information listing Elizabeth Pigg as wife George Mott. I was running with that before I actually started doing the research. I'll share what a nice lady provided me who is a member of the Jamestowne Society concerning who the Capt. William Claiborne was who was the neighbor of John Pigg. Omitting her name and email address but this is what she answered to me concerning the CAPT. WILLIAM CLAIBORNE who was named in the land record with JOHN PIGG. I'll try to share and clarify as much as possible. Thanks! Amanda ============================================================== The Claiborne will you quoted as having been proved 1705 is also shown in the book Claiborne of Virginia The First Eight Generations, by F. Dorman, 1995. Will dated 29 Oct 1705 and proved 10 JAN 1705/6 is of William Claiborne III (1671 - 1705), grandson of William Claiborne I, who arrived Jamestown 1621, was Secretary, Treasurer of the Colony of VA. William Claiborne II (ca 1636 - ante 1678) Lived in New Kent County, was Captain and Lieutenant of Colonial Militia, Burgess from New Kent, was also, like his father, an active surveyor , is referred to as Capt.William Claiborne III (above) was also a Captain, is referred to as "Coll Wm Claiborne, sonn to within mentioned Coll. Wm Claiborne, Jr, dec'd " in 1677 by Governor Berkeley. It appears WC II and WM III were both "Capt" and "Coll". WC II, referred to in 1658 as "Capt" W C then patented 1000 acres on both sides of Dragon Creek in K & Q Co and Essex Co., which was known as "Bestland". The wife (widow) of WC II is mentioned in a deed, 1687, for the sale of "Bestland" as "widow of Coln Wm Clayburne, Jr.......New Kent." In 1692, WC III 'acknowledged" a deed to "Bestland" made by his mother ( above widow) and his guardian John Claiborne in 1687 when the plantation was sold to William Covington of Essex Co. Thus "Bestland" belonged to William Claiborne II or to his estate between the years of 1658 and 1687. The land deed you quoted is shown as recorded in 1663. This date is during the life of WC II and before the birth of WC III and during the years that "Bestland" belonged to WC II. The property in the deed is adjacent to the land "Bestland" of Capt Wm Claiborne (which is in K&Q and in Essex counties) and is in Rappahannock Co. I believe the "Capt" William Claiborne, landowner you wish to identify, is William Claiborne II (ca1636 - ante 1678), son of William Claiborne I and father of William Claiborne III, (1671 - 1705) ========================================================== This was really very, very helpful! Those titles of Col. and Capt. for both the Williams had me totally confused. Amanda