VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS

BRUCE FAMILY

C&P Bk.Pg

Date

Bruce

County at Issue

Present Day County

Description

Patent Bk.Pg

5.241

20 Aug 1747

Robert

Albemarle

Adjacent

26.097

5.243

1 Oct 1747

Robert

Goochland

Adjacent

26.128

5.290

5 Sep 1749

Amelia

Adjacent

27.304

5.328

12 Jan 1747/8

David

Spotsylvania

Adjacent

28.303

5.338

20 Sep 1748

Amelia

Adjacent

28.412

5.340

20 Sep 1748

Amelia

Adjacent

28.437

5.352

20 Jun 1749

Amelia

Adjacent

28.627

5.355

5 Sep 1749

Alexander

Brunswick

Prior patent 28 Sep 1728 (14.089)

28.669

6.023

3 Nov 1750

Amelia

Adjacent

29.317

6.199

16 Aug 1756

John

Augusta

230 acres

33.137

6.204

 

David

 

Imported

 

6.204

 

John

 

Imported

 

6.239

28 Sep 1758

Dinwiddie

Adjacent

33.508

6.329

 

Abraham

 

See Thomas Bruce 13 Nov 1721 (11.081)

 

6.329

15 Dec 1757

Thomas

Norfolk

Adjacent

 

6.329

15 Dec 1757

Thomas

Norfolk

1234 acres

34.197

6.330

15 Dec 1757

James

Surry

70 acres

34.202

6.429

25 Sep 1762

William

Amherst

150 acres

34.1072

7.144

20 Sep 1768

Lunenburg

Adjacent

37.391

7.146

20 Sep 1768

Robert

Albemarle

Adjacent

37.416

8.129

1 Mar 1781

John

Charlotte

400 acres

C.373

8.190

1 Mar 1781

Robert

Pittsylvania

Adjacent

D.646

8.210

20 Jul 1780

William

Yohogania

1307 acres

E.046

8.257

1 Sep 1780

Robert

Pittsylvania

247 acres

E.663

Abbreviations: ns = north side, ss = south side, es = east side, ws = west side, bs = both sides, swp = Swamp, Cr. = Creek, R. = River, Br. = Branch. Patent Information abstracted from either Cavaliers & Pioneers , Volumes I-VIII or Library of Virginia Online Database. Current county and identity of adjacent grants determined by using DeedMapper Software, Version 4.2 from Direct Line Software http://www.directlinesoftware.com/ and their public Deed Data Pool.

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