LAND PATENT FOR ABRAHAM WOMACK

PATENT BOOK 8, PAGE 172-20 OCTOBER 1691 John Wosham. Edward Straton and Abraham Womack – 879 acres – Henrico County. "To all &c wharas &c now know yee that I ye sd ffrancis Nicholson Esqr. (the?)Lt. Govr. &c give and grant unto Mr. John Wosham Mr. Abraham Womack a tract of land containing eight hundred seventy nine lying and being in ye County of Henrico at the mouth of a run known by ye name of ye Cold Water Run and runeth thence along that runn as it wendeth to ye head thereof to two corner pines thence east fifty six poles to a corner pine thence north north west forty nine poles to a corner white oake thence north by east ninety two poles to a corner Pockray (?) thence west north west one hundred poles to a corner pine, thence west by south one hundred and eighty poles to a corner pine, thence north west by west eight eight poles to a corner pine thence north west and by north sixty eight poles to a corner black oake thence north sixty eight poles to a corner white oake thence north west one and fifty poles ta a corner black oake , thence west fourty eight poles to a corner pine, thence south west one hundred and eighty poles to a corner black oake standing on Swifwt Creeke thence down ye creeke as it wendeth to ye place it begun The sd land being due unto ye sd Mr. John Worsham Mr. Edward Stratton & Mr. Abraham Womack by and for ye Importation of eighteen psons &c To have and to hold &c To be held &c yeilding and paying &c provided &c dated ye 20^th day of October Ano Dom 1691(Names of those transported:) 5 negroes by Cert. Granted Mr. Rich Kennon for seventy negroes by Henrico County Court Aprill 1^st 1690 Richard Lewis, Judith Lewis, Sarah Somerseals, Clemons Proveer, John Stewart, Wm Migettoe, James Butlidge, John Bull, Eliza, Pain,Tom, Nan, Peters, negroes."

From Roger Womack