Person:Charles Floyd (14)

Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:

Pages 63-64. 30 Sept. 1738. William Beverley of Essex County, Gent., to Charles Floyd of Orange County, planter.

Lease for lives of Charles Floyd, Barbara his wife and John their son. 100 acres and plantation whereon Charles now dwells, being part of Elkwood... on the river and on the branch next below his house...

[Rent and agreements as in lease of Beverley to Miles Murfey, above]

(signed) W. Beverley

Wit: Charles Dewitt, William (W) Bridges, Thomas (T) Littell.

22 Feb. 1738 [1739]. Acknowledged by William Beverley, Gent.

[Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 3, Dorman, pg. 5-6].

Importation to Orange County, VA

From "Orange County", Volume II, pub. 1956, W.E. Brookman

Importations from Abroad to Orange Co. Va:

James & Charles Floyd - 1735

(Note: both listed among many others on list).

1735 Feb 17 - "Headrights of Orange County, Virginia"

17 Feb 1735 John Read, John Bourke, William Nicholls, Oliver Small, Richard Warfin, George Humphrey,s William Johnson, John McKenery ,William Kelly, Thos. Byrne, Dewies(?) Bryan, James Dyer, David Roach, Arthur Drum, Francis Billingsley, Martin Bourke, John Stockall, Mathew Stanton, James Mitchel, James North--- David McMmurrie, John Latham, Joshua Thomas, Charles Floyd, John Mace, Thos. Pitcher, Joseph Phillips, John Welch, John Dealinor(?) all from Grt Britain or Ireland to this colony

Records in Orange County, VA

Charles Floyd mentioned in estate account of James Right [Wright, 2 Sept. 1741, as follows:

to Charles Floyd, 1 looking glass and a parcel of old pewter - 9 (shillings), 1 (pence).

[Orange County Virginia, Will Book 1, 1735-1743, Dorman, pg. 38].