Modern Gates/Chowan County, NC to be precise… but it was in the area that VA and NC disputed until 1728… Benjamin Small and wife Mary, to Robert Coleman, of Nansemond Co., Va. 167 acres near the head of Bennett’s Creek, adjoining land of Win. [Wm.] Speirs and Daniel Push. [Pugh] 467 acres issued by grant … Continue reading A mystery Robert Coleman in Nansemond… (well, sort of Nansemond but not quite)