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  DATE 1725
  PLAC Spotsylvania, Virginia
  SOUR Broderbund Family Archive #018, Ed. 1, Family Queries: Everton's "Roots" Cellar, Date o f Import:
  Apr 15, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.18.1.2029.14   _MILT
  PLAC Capt.Charles Smith died c1710 and Larkin was an appraisor of the estate of Charles Smith . Larkin
  also appears as a witness on other records in connection with sale of property Dorothy and hu sband John
  Roy sold as her dower rights and another power of attorney regarding sale of the property.  O n file,
  Essex County. From a copy of an original letter from Joseph Chew, son of Thomas,to his son Jo seph:[1797]
  "My grand-father, Larkin Chew moved from Maryland to Virginia where he married into the respe ctable
  family of Roy. He left three sons, Thomas, John and Larkin and one daughter, Ann, who marrie d Mr.
  Johnston and had several children, but I cannot tell where they are now settled nor can I gi ve any
  satisfactory account of the family of my uncle John or Larkin."
  Source for below:
  [Broderbund Family Archive #018, Ed. 1, Family Queries: Everton's "Roots" Cellar, Date of Imp ort:
  Apr 15, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.18.1.2029.14]
  Individual: Larkin Chew
  Event: Resided
  Year: 1725
  City: Spotsylvania
  Location: Virginia
  Submitter: Laura B. Kunz
  Street 1: P.O. Box 466
  City: Wilbur
  State / Country: WA
  Zip: 99185
  Larkin was a member of the 1722 House Of Burgess, also served as a judge and sheriff. He wa s a Captain
  Royal Artillary.    ____________________________________________________________________
  [Sources-Essex Deed Book, Vol 18, p.8 & Spots. Co. Records 1721-1800, p. 92]
  Larkin Chew was an early land developer. He was born in1675 in VA, d. @@1729 in Spots. Co. VA . In
  April 1712, he received a patent for nearly 3000 acres on the branches of Mattapony River. [T he river
  Po is one of the three streams- the Matto, the Po and the New York which come together to fo rm the
  Mattapony, which joins with the Pemunky River at West Point to form the York River. A list of
  surveys made in Essex Co. between 6-29-1710 and 6-10-1720 shows Larkin of St. Mary's Paris h owned
  4000 acres of land on 6-16-1719; Larkin and Hannah Chew of St. Stephen's Parish, King and Que en Co.,
  sold 320 acres in Essex Co. to Robert Taliaferro.
  Index to Wills [and Fiduciaries] Spots. Co. VA, 1729
  Book A   Pages 96,97,110
  11 May 1728
  In the name of God, Amen, I the subscriber being perfect mind and memory do make this last wi ll and testament.
  Item 2. I give and confirm to my son Thomas and his heirs all my every _____[item] of my esta te that
  is ______ formerly given by me in--------....daughter Nann Johnson married William Johnson.
  ..."...to Larkin Chew and the son of Larkin  and Hannah Chew..."
  ...and my mother Ruth Green [second marriage after Joseph died.]
  John Waller Appraisment L 19-3s-6p Bond p 110 - bond for improvement of buildings
  p. 367, 1743  Mother Hannah deceased by 1743
  Spots. Historical Assoc., Inc.      [1981]
  Box 64
  Spotsylvania, VA. 22553

Details of Larkin's family with Hannah Smith Roy