I looked at hte LVA site under the "Digital Collections A to Z" and found
one other site that may have something that old: Virginia Colonial
Records Project.
Good luck.
Stan
On Thu, 6 Dec 2012 15:18:48 -0600 Gale Fuller <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Stan, I checked this site: Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern
> Neck
> Grants and Surveys, Virginia
>
> The earliest John Shelton was in 1756 in Augusta Co, long after I am
>
> seeking. Is there another place on the LVA site to look?
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Lanford
> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2012 1:23 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Research in Hanover and New Kent
>
> Early land grant records are available on lone at the Virginia State
> Library.
>
> Stan Lanford
>
> On Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:06:55 -0600 Gale Fuller
> <[log in to unmask]>
> writes:
> > I know there are some excellent researchers on this list and I
> would
> > like to pick your brains and see if you can offer me direction.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am researching in the early 1700s and back, in the counties of
> New
> > Kent and Hanover.
> >
> >
> >
> > I have everything or should say ?good information? on John
> > Shelton of Rural Plains in Hanover Co. He owned a great deal of
> land
> > and Hanover Tavern. However it is his ancestry I seek. I find the
> > first appearance of the name John Shelton in Cavaliers & Pioneers
> is
> > in reference to ?his line? in 1719. This has to be the father
> > of John who we ?know? all about for this John was not of age
> in
> > 1719.
> >
> >
> >
> > The National Park Service owns Rural Plains now and in their
> > information they state that Rural Plains ?began in the 1670s
> with
> > the land grand of the land in New Kent Co. to the first John
> > Shelton?. Where can I locate this record?
> >
> >
> >
> > I am well aware most New Kent records are gone. I have St.
> > Peter?s Registry and there is no Shelton of any spelling in it.
> So
> > they had to have been in St. Paul?s. Do any records exist of
> this
> > parish?
> >
> >
> >
> > I welcome any suggestions that you might offer. We all know how
> > difficult it is to research in burned counties. But I do know that
> > records exist that were outside the courthouses. New Kent was
> > created in 1654 and in 1720 Hanover was created from New Kent. The
> > land of the Sheltons did not change. It remained as Rural Plains
> and
> > it is just finding any records that exist.
> >
> >
> >
> > You may post to the list if you feel your suggestions will help
> > others or contact me personally. Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> > Gale Fuller
> >
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