General Notes

(Research):Baptism: 28 MAR 1599 "Richard Whitehurt, son o
f Richard was Baptized on March 28, 1599"
Event: Land Deed 15 MAR 1648/49 Land Office Patents and Gra
nts, Patent 2, page 198, , 300 acs. Low Norf. Co., p 198)
. 300 acres and lying on the Southward side of the eastwar
d branch of the Elizabeth River
Event: Land Deed 20 OCT 1648 Land Office Patents and Grants
, patent 8, page 46, 250 acres lying on the Sourthward sid
e of Elizabeth River called Gathers Creek, Lower Norfolk Co
unty
Event: Migrated 17 OCT 1636 From Dublin, Irelland Event: Wi
ll Proved 22 JUN 1654 Norfolk County, VA
Event: Land Grant 22 NOV 1651 Land Office Patents and Grant
s, patent 2, page 350, 700 Acres at the head of Indian Cree
k beginning b & C a great swamp
Event: Will Recorded 6 MAY 1654 Norfolk County, VA Immigrat
ion: 17 NOV 1636 Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Colony
Occupation: Lawyer
Event: Fact Stewart's History says that Wm Richard was amon
g the 1st settlers living in Lower Norfolk County between 1
631 and 1645.
Note:
Also have information that he was baptized 2 June 1610 [sou
rce: Jerry C. Whitehurst}
[Combined Joe Whitehurst genealogy.FTW]
>--------William Whitehurst came to America with son's fro
m Dublin, Ireland, but they were English; not Irish. (>Date
: Fri, 31 May 1996 20:13:43 To: Mark Whitis >From: Ava Whit
is
Richard and Ellen Whitehurst established their home at a pl
ace called Three Runs in the 1640's on the south shore of t
he eastern branch of the Elizabeth River in Lower Norfolk
, County. There is still a place called Whitehurst Landin
g in this vicinity. The Princess Anne Wildlife Management A
rea located just south of the Sandbridge vacation mecca the
re are 1,546 acres of public access hunting land.
The Whitehurst believed in remaining in their natural soi
l bearing families, owning property and making wills. The
y have surpassed all other families as land and slafve owne
rs in filling the record book with their names. The 1790 Ce
nsus containing the 1785 Princess Anne and Norfolk Countie
s has 55 Whitehursts as head of the family with an averag
e of 5 persons per household.
William Richard Whitehurst
Birth: March 28, 1599
Stafford, England
Transportation:
17 Oct 1636:
"William Whitehurst was one of 20 men transported into th
e colony of Elizabeth City County, Va. This was the locatio
n of the 1,000 acres Mr Stafferton received for transportin
g the 20 men into the Virginia colony. The following entr
y by Nell M. Nugent may be found in the "Cavaliers and Pion
eers", published in 1934 in Richmond, Va. and reprinted b
y the Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc. in 1963, 1969
, 1974, 111 Water Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, or in the La
nd Office Records, Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA:"
JAMES VANERIT, 1,000 acs. Eliz Citty Co., 17 Oct 1636, p. 3
96.
For the breadth from Sandy Bay along poing Comfort Cr. N.E
. & into the sood SW Due by purchase from Stafferton, (Firs
t name not mentioned) to whom it was due for trans. of 20 p
er:
Georg Woodcook
John Wilcocks
Abr. Iveson
Hugh Lawson
Hen. Jeffery
Jon. Haward
Tho. Martin
Wm James
Hen. Walker
Chr. Ward
Jon. Holmes
Geo Clarke
*Wm Whitehurst
Jon. Tingy
Jon. Sanders
Chr. Dawsey
Fr. Denmarke
Rowd Vaughan
Rachell Adams
Jon. Newman
Deed: 15 Mar 1649:
"Richard Whitehurst, 300 acs. Low Norf. Co., 15 Mar 1649 (
p 198). On the Swd. side of the Ewd. br. of Eliz. Riv., run
ning SSw on land of John Godfrey, through the maine poquoso
n, NNE to a poynt on the Wwd. side of the Church Cr. Grante
d to Thomas Davis by patent 22 May 1637 by whom it was assi
gned to Lawrence Peters and purchased by sd. Whitehurst o
f Peters"'"
Deed: 22 Nov. 1651
"Richard Whitehurst, 700 acs. Low. Norf. Co., 22 Nov. 165
1 (p350). At the head of the Indian Cr., beg neare a grea
t swamp, running N by W thence by W by Lintons land and cro
ss the Indian Cr. by a small branch thence S by E towards t
he great Swamp.