[1670-22 Apr]  Robert Bracewell - Land Grant

To all Crns.  Whereas &c Now know yee that I . . . William Berkeley Knt Govern &c give and grant unto Mr. ROBERT BRACEWELL Eight hundred Acres of Land in ye upper parrish of Nansimond County, begining at a marked white oake, and so Runing West North West 320 pools to a mkd pine Standing in a pocosson, and soe South South West 400 pools to a marked white oake and soe East South East 320 pools to a marked red oake and soe north north East 400 pools (on ye end of ?) his owne Land & JAMES LONGS Land to ye first Station the said Land being due by and for ye Transport of Sixteen prsons &c to have and to hold & yeilding and paying &c Provided &c     Dated this 22nd day of Aprill 1670

MARY GREENE     THO. MEKINS     WM. CROACH     HUMP. THORNE     WM. MINGAY

PETER GREGORY     RICH. ROBERTS     CHARLES GRIGSON     MARG. RAYSON

JNO. THORNAPE (?)     WM. JONES     ROBT. BEST     HUGH GREEN     ABR. KIMBERLY

JNO. DAYVES     DOROT. PARSONS

                                                                      VIRGINIA LAND GRANTS, VOLUME 6, PAGE 310

                                                                      VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY, RICHMOND:  LAND OFFICE RECORDS,

                                                                       MICROFILM REEL 6

COMMENT:  Rev. Robert Bracewell (1611-1668) received this grant in Nansemond County (VA) posthumously.