I want to first say how much I appreciate this email list! I want to thank the LVA for providing this forum for us and the person who is the monitor of our messages. And a huge thanks to each of you who so willing help others in their search for ancestors in VA records. I cannot tell you how much valuable information you have provide me over the years... contacts with other researchers, answers to questions and lead to follow.  Just a huge THANK YOU!!

Now to ask for another lead. I am trying to find some land record for an ancestor who just shows up in a Cavalier and Pioneer record, not as a person buying land but the record says the purchaser is buying land next to the ancestor. Thus in my mind, that means this man owned the land next to the purchased land.  I will post what I am referring to.

Vol III p. 214
GEORGE WILKINSON, 1120 acs. (O.L.) New Kent Co., in St. Paul’s Par; N. side of Totapotamoys Cr; on line of Mr. John Shelton; Capt. William Dangerfield; & on land claimed by the Crenshaws’; 11 Jul 1719, p 435. Being all that is found within bounds of a patent for 1206 acs., granted sd. George & John Wilkinson, 23 Oct. 1703.



Do you agree that John Shelton owned the land next to the land being purchased by George Wilkinson? Could John Shelton have been there in the original patent in 1703? 



There is not one single record of John Shelton owning land until this one. I have checked the first three volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers and there is not John Shelton mentioned until this one.



John Shelton is not in the New Kent County Quit Rent Roll of 1704. To me that means he did not own land in NK and checking in York, James City, Charles City and K&Q, he did not show up there either. 



The man is in the first record in St Paul’s Parish Vestry book in 1705 when he was appointed “reader” in 1706 when he is ordered to “officiate clerk” and in 1711 when “ 1711 St Paul’s Parish “The land of Jno. Shelton being made one precinct whereof the said Jno. Shelton and Edw. Bullock being appointed overseers etc. But in 1714 this is found: 1714 John Shelton built a house at Rural Plains when St Paul’s vestry notes it met there. Not stated at Rural Plains but at the home of John Shelton.



I am off in a moment to look at this St Paul’s book that I discovered is at the local University library!! 



But can anyone offer any place to look for this man buying or obtaining land in New Kent County? He was there! And had land in 1719 but was he new to the county in 1705, right after the Quit Rent? Right when he shows up in the St Paul’s vestry? 



Just love tossing ideas out and seeing the wonderful ideas you can offer. Thanking you in advance.

Gale Fuller

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