Person:John Adelston (1)

John Adelston, Esq., of Mobjack Bay

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Name	John Adelston, Esq., of Mobjack Bay
Gender	Male
Marriage		Virginiato Unknown
Death`^?`	Aft 1671	Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Land Records in Virginia

1651: John Adelston was granted 500 acres of land on the south side of Mobjack Bay on 19 May 1651 (PB 2, p. 371).

1654: He later obtained a joint grant with Lieutenant Colonel John Chessman in the same neighborhood, 13 May 1654 (PB 3, p. 231).

1671: John Adelston was appointed attorney for James Holt (Records of Colonial Gloucester Co., Polly Cary Mason, p. 111).