• General Notes

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  REFN: 2079
  John's eldest son, William Batte Spain was likely named for his pro bable
  father-in-law, thus making the maiden name of his
  wife, first name unk nown, Batte.
  In 1704, John Spain in Quit Rent Rolls of Pr. George Co., VA
  In 1712, he received 237a on westside
  of Mawhipponock Ck in P.Geo Co.
  In 1716, h e sued Wm. Worsham in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1717, he sued Wm. Byrd in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1717, he confessed judgement to John Hatch in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1717, Suit br ought against him by Thomas Goodwyn was dropped. P.Geo.Co.
  In 1718, Sued by Ge orge Harris in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1718, Sued by Drury Bolling in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1718, Sued by George Harvey in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1719, Suit by George Harvey dr opped.
  In 1719, Attachment by Drury Bolling dismissed.
  In 1722, John's land b ordered 187a granted to Richard Hudson in
  P.Geo.Co.VA.
  In 1727, John's land bordered 150a granted to Wm. Anderson in P.Geo.Co.VA.
  The following info is fr om "SURRY COUNTY VIRGINIA, DEEDS and ESTATE:
  ACCOUNTS 1734 - 1755" by William Lindsay Hopkins reprinted 1994.
  # 8 1730 - 1738 (p.367) -- Apr 1734... John M itchell and wife, Katherine
  Mitchell, to Israel Pickins... 300 acres (in two tracts) on north side of
  Nottoway River. One tract of 200 acres is part of a tract of 440 acres
  granted said John Mitchell on 5 Sep 1733 and is bounded by Maj. Robert
  Bolling, Lewis Green, Isaac Hall, decd.., Briery Marsh Bridge an d JOHN
  SPAIN, JR. The other 100 acres is bounded by the river and Isaac Hall.
  Wit: Thomas Avent and Thomas Eldridge.
  # 9 1738 - 1754 (page 298) 7 Apr 174 1.... Lewis Hall and Judith Early his
  mother to Robert Webb, Jr.... 50 acres on the southeast part of Nottoway
  River and bounded by the late JOHN SPAIN, D ECEASED (now Robert Webb's).
  This is all of the land given Lewis Hall by the will of his father, Isaac
  Hall. Wit: Moses Johnson, Robert (x)Webb, Sr., Henr y Freeman and Cornelos
  Loftin.
  # 4 1741 - 1746 (p.59) 23 Aug. 1742.... Lewis Hall of Craven County in
  North Carolina to Willia Gilliam of Albemarle Paris h in Surry County for
  10 pounds current money....--?-- acres of land. Wit: Va lentine Bostick,
  Edward (x) Ferrington, Jr. and JOHN (x) SPAINE. Rec: 17 Nov 1742
  # 4 1741 - 1746 (p.499) 6 Feb 1746.... John Pearson and wife, Mary
  Pear son, of Surry County to William Wilburn of Brunswick County for 30
  pounds cur rent money.... 140 acre in Albemarle Parish on the north side
  of Nottoway Riv er (being part of a tract of 440 acres granted to John
  Mitchell on 5 Sep 1721 . Part being sold to JOHN SPAIN in 1727.) and
  bounded by Stoney Creek Pond. W it: Thomas Oliver, William Oliver, George
  (x) Pasmore, Agnus (x) Oliver and W illiam (x) Pearson.
  # 6 1749 - 1753 (p.268) 10 Aug 1751.... John Spain to Pete r Rieves for 11
  pounds current
  money.... 70 acres bounded by said Rieves, th e Hunting Quarter Swamp and
  Nathaniel Hood. Wit: Drewry (x) Spain, John (x) O win and William (x)
  Spain. Rec: 20 Aug 1751 signed John (x) Spain Judah (x) S pain. I believe
  that John Spain, Sr. died before 1741 and these John Jr., Dre wry and
  William are his sons. I further believe that the James and Thomas Spa in
  in the Albemarle Parrish records of Surry/Sussex along with the three
  Sp ain sons above are all John children and were having children of their
  own du ring the mid 1700's. John Spain is believed to be the father of
  William and T homas Spain who lived in Bristol Parish, Pr. George Co.,
  Virginia. William wa s the elder of the two sons In 1718, son,
  Thomas Spain, among others, was orde red to assist in clearing the
  Nottoway River Road from John Coleman's on the Appomattox River to the
  south end of Blackwater Bridge. Thomas, in 1719, sued David Coleshaw and
  later that year David Crawley sued him. In 1730, Thomas w as clerk of
  Namosend Chapel in Bristol Parish. In 1740 he was clerk at Hatche r's Run.
  In 1742, he was named one of the executor of the Will of William Has kins
  of Henrico Co., VA., and his wife Martha S

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