Person:Enoch Ennis (1)

Early Land Acquisition in Hampshire County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• N-14: Enoch Innis of Hampshire Co., 100 acres on North Branch of Potowmack in said County. Surv. John MOffett. Adj. Providence Williams. 29 May 1766. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 169].

Records of Enoch Ennis

• 1759, 12-13 Nov: Enoch INNIS and Catherine his wife of Brunswick Parish, King George Co., VA deed of lease and release to James THRELKELD of same , for 130 pounds current money of VA, 300 acres on the west side Westermost branch gravelly run near to a small path that leads from William HUME'S to the river, line that divides between the land now belonging to heirs of Dr. John EDWARDS dec'd, main tract formerly belonging to Wm. PATTISHALL; land belonging to Col. Charles CARTER; road that leads to Mr. Gerard BANKS's formerly clear'd to Cumberland Mill, being part of a larger tract purchased by Enoch INNIS of William PATTISHALL. Signed E. INNIS, Catherine x INNIS. Wits. Wm. WEEKS, Enoch INNIS Junr., James INNES, Wm. PANNELL. [Source: King George Co., VA Deed Bk 4, p.429-432]. (Note: as Enoch Ennis/Innis was old enough to sitness this land transaction in 1759, he would have reached adulthood and been born prior to abt. 1738).

Information on Enoch Ennis

From "Calendar of Virginia State papers and other manuscripts", by Henry W. Flournoy, pg. 534:

1781, February 22a. Col- Garret Van Meter to Gov: Jefferson—acknowledging receipt of Hampshire Co his Excellency's Orders of the 24th December and 19th Jan'y on the 13th Inst: As Col. Enoch Innis Commissioned C° Lieutenant had never qualified, the command devolves upon him. The Act of Assembly for recruiting for the Continental Line, and the Seventy five thousand Pounds for supplying the Militia ordered to join Col. Clark also received; but the late arrival of those important papers will prevent these measures from proper execution in the time required; nevertheless, he has given all necessary orders, appointed a Commissary & Quarter Master, who will procure the provisions and forward them by way of Fort Pitt, tho' he does not know where Col. Clarke now is.

February 23d. War Office.