Gervase Dodson Land Transactions

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Surnames
Dodson
Places
Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Year range
1650 - 1670
Date County Deed Book, Page Grantor Grantee Acres Description
8 Mar 1653/4 Westmoreland p. 21 John Jenkins Gervase Dodson 1000 "Jno Jenkin of Westmoreland Co, planter, assigns the above 1000 acres to Gervase Dodson. 8 March 1653/4, Signed John Jenkin. Wit: Gervase Bell his mark, John Williams his marke. Ack and rec 21 Aug 1654." This refers to: "Patent. 14 May 1653. Rd Bennett, Gov. etc to John Jenkin, 1000 acres in Northumberland Co. Adj S on a little creek parting it from the Doeggs Island and on the Western branch, etc. Due for transporting 20 persons." Source: Beverley Fleet, Virginia Colonial Abstract, Volume 1, pg 653 (originally published as Volume 23 of Virginia Colonial Abstracts) Westmoreland County, 1653-1657 (Deeds, Wills,Patents, etc.)
21 Aug 1654 Westmoreland p. 24 Gervase Dodson John Jenkins and Gervase Bell 200 Parcel above the Upper Mushaticks {Machodoc} River. Adjacent Potomecke river....Wit: Fran. Gray, Andrew Monroe (his mark). Ack and rec 21 August 1654. Source: [1]
14 Feb 1655NorthumberlandNo. 3, p. Gervase DodsonIsaac Foxcraft2000A tract of land containing two thousand acres situated laying and being in the aforesaid county and on the Southside of Great Wicocomoco River butting and boundirig Northeasterly with the said river and upon a creek comonly called, "Fishing Creek" as also upon a parcel of land pattented for Mr. Wm. Thomas Southeasterly upon a creek dividing this land from the land upon which Mr. Salisbury now lives and the land of Martin Cole Southwesterly upon the land of John Fawsett, Freeman Conaway and John Howard Northwesterly upon the main woods part of which land was due to me by purchase from Henry Hust and Mr. Thomas Salisbury and other part due to me by purchase from Abraham Byram and by me called, "Turkey Cock Hill"