A Guide to the Land Grant to Edmund Jenings, 1689 Oct 20
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Manuscript Number MS 1987.4
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Land Grant to Edmund Jenings, 1689 Oct 20, Manuscript # 2000.18, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 1981.
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Scope and Content Information
Grant of 6,513 acres on the north side of the James River a few miles above the falls. Patent originally issued to Ramsey Groves. This copy made ca. 1763 and signed by Will Drew for Benjamin Waller. Contains marginal notes concerning the tract's boundaries.
Index Terms
- Drew, Will.
- Jenings, Edmund.
- Ramsey, Groves.
- Waller, Benjamin, 1716-1786.
- Land Grants --Virginia.