William Owens Deed – 1683

To all and Whereas and  Now Know you  that I the said Nicholas Spencer, the presidente (Governor and Capt. General of Virginia), Doe with the Consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto William Owens four hundred thirty & four acres of land lying at the head of Julyans Creeke (Julian’s Creek) on the west side of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River in the county of Lower Norfolk, beginning at a pine standing in a pocosin (wooded swampland) Nash and Taylor’s corner marker, and running west into the pocosin one hundred & twenty poles, thence north four hundred forty four poles, thence again from the said pine and running north on the land of Nash & Taylor two hundred eight poles to a light wood stump, thence northeast on Nash and Taylor land ninety poles to a pine, thence east south east seventy five poles to a pine joining to the land he bought of Theodore Taylor, thence west north west with three quarters northerly three hundred & eight poles to the end of the first north line of four hundred forty four poles being three hundred sixty four acres & seventy acres the remainder is a neck of land on the north side of Julian’s Creek sold by Richard Taylor to the said Theodore Taylor and from him to the said William Owens as by deed of sale may appear and is part of a patent granted Thomas Nash & Richard Taylor dated the sixth of November 1665. The said three hundred sixty & four acres being due by and for the transportation of eight persons into this colony whose names are mentioned under this patent. To have & to hold, yielding, paying, etc. as provided & dated the twentieth of November sixteen hundred eighty & three.

Transcribed by Mr. Gayle Dean Hix on 2 August  2006.