a lost Nansemond patent 1640s
I don’t know what to do with this…it is one of those “rabbit hole” paths that I just don’t have time for right now… but don’t want to just throw away. So if one of you want to pursue it then by all means do it… It is particularly interesting because it has an actual “will” involved… for one John Watkins d.1648.
The area is roughly NE (or NW) of the Western Branch… my usual routine is to find some neighbors… by hook or crook or bribes or threats…. then try to join the puzzle pieces…
The nitty gritty details…
So… who the hell was Thomas Hodgis? Hodges?
You are up late honorable cousin! I have no idea what to do with a Hodges lol! I’ve been playing on motorcycles in the mountains of Colorado with no reception and loving it!
kanderson819
July 27, 2023 at 12:58 am
Well I hope the mountain air of Colorado is a bit cooler than the 130 degrees of Death Valley! It has been upper 90s here in SW Florida (feels like 110).
Insomnia… its when I do my most tedious work…
Have fun!
anderson1951
July 27, 2023 at 1:14 am
The Powell Family seems to have IOW, Nansemond connections. Will take awhile to see what all they have in addition to the family trees back to Wales. https://pbase.com/daveb/image/173845286
dboyett
July 27, 2023 at 11:05 am
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3884s.la001309/?r=0.417,0.239,0.608,0.45,0
I think you are correct… it is Western Branch of “Elizabeth River”… not Nansemond River
I am tracking some Powells near Mathew Strickland on the Blackwater River (1680s era)
anderson1951
July 27, 2023 at 2:13 pm
https://archive.org/details/powellfamilyofno00luca/page/n19/mode/2up?q=nansemond
Thomas Powell of Isle of Wight County, the other that of Richard, John and William Powell of Norfolk County treated in the following pages. It was not always easy to distinguish between descendants of the two families, but the evidence indicates very strongly that our John Powell of Nansemond County, Virginia was the son of Richard Powell of Norfolk County, as indicated. It is a pity that the records of Nansemond County, Virginia have been destroyed, else the account could have been much fuller. As indicated, the connection of the Powell family of Norfolk County with John Powell of Elizabeth City is speculative, though not unreason¬ able. The same is true of the hypothesis that Cader Powell’s wife, Ann, was a Conner of Norfolk County. It is always doubtful whether one should put into a genealogy theories that are not absolutely proved by documents, for later on people are likely to quote as facts statements that are not quite proved. However, when the theories are reasonable and highly plausible, with no evidence against them, I believe that they should be stated for full knowledge of the family and as a possibility of later research.
dboyett
July 27, 2023 at 6:05 pm