SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VIRGINIA

WILKINS FAMILY

Deed Abstracts

And Time Line

John Wilkins

1721

Spotsylvania County Was Formed out of King and Queen and King William Counties.

1722

Commonwealth

John Wilkins

400

ns North Anna River

No Reference.

VA Spot

DB A.___

7 Jul 1724

John Wilkins of St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County

Dannett Abney, Sr. of St. Margaretta Parish, King William County and Dannett Abney, Jr. of St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County

680

4,600 Pounds of Tobacco. 280 in St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County and 400 Acres in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County. Granted Said Wilkins by Patent. His Wife Mary Wilkins Released Her Dower Rights. Witnesses: John Kembrow, John Gamball and John Dolly. Recorded 7 Jul 1724. See William Armstrong Crozier, Virginia County Records, Volume I, Page 92

VA Spot

DB A.___

6 Aug 1728

John Wilkins

John Wiglesworth

200

£25. Part of Patent Granted to Said Wilkins on 16 Jun 1727. His Wife Mary Wilkins Released Her Dower Rights. Witnesses: John Waller, John Snall and Z. Lewis. Recorded 6 Aug, 1728. Description: Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book Deed Book A, Page ___. See William Armstrong Crozier, Virginia County Records, Volume I, Page 92.

Note: at That Time, Spotsylvania County, Virginia Was the Frontier County and Covered the Current Day Spotsylvania County, Virginia as Well as All Counties to the West Lying Between the North Anna River and the Rappahannock River. Spotsylvania County Was Formed in 1721 out of King and Queen and King William Counties. In 1734, Orange County Took Lands to the West from Spotsylvania County. In 1749, Culpepper County Was Formed out of Orange County.

Note: 1734. Orange County Took Lands to the West from Spotsylvania County. To Date, I Have Found No Records of John Wilkins in Orange County.

Compiled By: David H. Robertson, 159 Hickory St., Roswell, GA 30075 davidhr@hushmail.com