General Notes

1693 Witnessed a Will in Portsmouth, Norfolk County, Va
1728 Sold 95 Acres of land to Abraham Waston, witnessed b
y Henry Crooch, Sarah Powell
(Research):A Barthaw Hysmith witnessed a will in 1693 in No
rfolk Co., VA[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 20, Ed. 1, Tree #0980, Da
te of Import: Nov 13, 1998]
This note appears in the Virginia Patent Book #10, as abstr
acted in Cavaliers and Pioneers, vol., 3, pg. 176:
JOHN WATTS, 65 acs. (N.L.), Is. of Wight Co; on N. side o
f Maherin River, 23 Mar 1715, pg 259, Imp. of 2 pers.: Nich
olas Baggett and Bartholomew Highsmith.
This entry indicates that Mr. Watts was awarded 65 acres o
f New Land (previously unowned) as a result of his claim o
f paying passage to Virginia of the two persons listed.