...specific reference in T. E.  Campbell's book on Caroline County
(*Colonial Caroline*), published in 1954, to a grant to a Thomas Hoomes in
1667 for 3000 acres "On a swamp  leading into north bank of the Mattapony,
below the Lewis grant." There is absolutely no record of this grant in the
patent books (that I can find) or in *C & P*. Perhaps Campbell, researching
in Caroline in the late 40s or early 50s, had access to some sort of county
record (or whatever) that just didn't make it into any of the usual sources?

Several possible sources ...

Later deeds in which the patent is mentioned either in a recitation of
title (e.g., being a part of a larger tract of 3000 acres granted by patent
to Thomas Hoomes bearing date ...) or as an adjoining property such as
Lewis.  (Internal to the document and would not be indexed except in volume
of abstracts such as Sparacio with all-name index)

Re-issue of patent.  How far in C&P was the search carried forward?  vols.
3-5?

Reference in litigation?  General Court  on 11 Oct 1675 reversed decision
of New Kent Court in litigation between Robert Bird (who married the widow
of Thomas Holmes) and Robert Holmes.

Docking an entail.  Would be in Hening.  (e.g., 6:399 involving "Holm's
Island" in Prince William_

Action of ejectment.

Division or laying off of dower.  Other survey.

Presumably Campbell found it somewhere, unless it was a typo.

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