The Library of Virginia has been proceeding to digitize their records of Land Office Patents and Grants and there is an incomplete record of land transactions available for Old Rappahannock County. The site address is www.lva.lib.va.us I have a copy of a record index from the (Old) Rappahannock County Deed Book 1672-1676 Part II (that Jackie graciously shared) that shows the first record of Theophilus Whale as a grantee of land with Daniel Swillivant in 1674. The index entry, under Governor William Berkeley's seale dated Sept 23, 1674, states that the land was granted "by and for the transportation of Nine persons into this Collony" but doesn't show the names of the nine. I believe that Daniel's father was in the business of transporting goods and persons to the colonies from various locations. What this relationship means to Theo is yet to be determined but it is obvious that Theo was a "partner" in the land grant with Daniel Swillivant. It might be of interest, if it is possible, to trace the origin of any of these nine persons referenced. I have located the original written record which does show these names, although the record is VERY difficult to read. I have a file copy made from the Virginia Library digital archives if anyone is interested in seeing it. You will need a tiff viewer, such as Quick View Plus, to open the file but you can manipulate the information to get a larger view. This is the only land patent record for Theo that I have located so far even though we know that he partook in many such transactions as recipient and /or counselor during his tenure in Virginia. There are, however, records for other Wale/ Whale/Whaleys in the digital files if anyone is interested. I plan to visit the library in November to see what additional information can be found. Robert Whaley