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From "William and Mary College Quarterly", Vol. III, pg. 122: 1 Humphrey Tabb, the emigrant, patented fifty acres on Harris' Creek, in Elizabeth City County, Virginia, in 1637, 100 acres in 1638, and 900 acres in 1656. In a651, he had a grant for 1,000 acres in Northumberland County. He was Burgess for Elizabeth City County in 1652, and died before 1659, when the fragment of a record shows that Anne Tabb, widow of Humphrey Tabb dec'd, executed a deed to "Richard Hull, guardian of Thomas Tabb, son of Humphrey Tabb dec'd." In 1662 the grant of 900 acres to Humphrey Tabb was re-entered in the name of Thomas Tabb, "son and heir of Humphrey Tabb dec'd." Humphrey Tabb married (1) Joanna -------, (2) Anne -------, who survived him. He had issue by his first marriage, 2 Thomas Tabb.
all info on the TABB family comes from published articles in the WILLIAM & MARY QUARTERLY see papers in file.........none have been conf'd.. HUMPHREY TABB BAP 17 SEP 1609 IN FIVEHEAD PARISH, ENGLAND.
HUMPHREY TABB, THE EMIGRANT, PATENTED FIFTY ACRES ON HARRIS CREEK, IN ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, IN 1637, 100 ACRES IN 1638, AND 900 ACRES IN 1656. IN 1651 HE HAD A GRANT FOR 1000 ACRES IN NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA. HE WAS BURGESS FOR ELIZABETH CITY COUNTY, VA IN 1652, AND DIED BEFORE 1659, WHEN THE FRAGMENT OF A RECORD SHOWS THAT ANNE TABB, WIDOW OF HUMPHREY TABB DEC'D, EXECUTED A DEED TO "RICHARD HULL, GUARDIAN OF THOMAS TABB, SON OF HUMPHREY TABB, DEC'D. IN 1662 THE GRANT OF 900 ACRES TO HUMPHREY TABB WAS RE-ENTERED IN THE NAME OF THOMAS TABB, "SON AND HEIR OF HUMPHREY TABB DEC'D". References
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