b.) Nugent, Vol. II, page 21: Thomas Wisdom, on 10 April 1667 granted 127 acres of land in Glouster Co., VA for the transport of 3 persons: John Reeve, Judith Knight, Mary Godfrey. The land lying on the North side of Thomas Deacons Mill Swamp beginning at mouth of a branch dividing this land from land of Thomas Miller & close to Mr. Vickers Line.
NOTE: The Thomas Miller land grant record shows that Thomas (1) Wisdom was already seated on land in the Virginia Colony by year 1665, suggesting that he arrived at an earlier date. It would seem that he probably immigrated in to Virginia by year 1658, in consideration of possible Indenture obligations ? ? ?
c.) Nugent, Vol II, page 39: Mr. Thomas Vickers & Mr. John Buckner on 19 Feb 1667 granted 517 acres of land in Petsoe Parish, Glouster Co., VA for the transport of 10 persons: William Thompson, Matthew Jackson, Anne Gulley, Elizabeth Suckery, Guitt or Griff(in), Andrew & Philip Buckner, Richard Node, Debery Hicks, John Colgrave, John Clarke. The land lying on the North side of branch dividing land of John Day & Issack Richardson adjacent to Oliver Green, Edu. Tate, Xtoper Greenaway, Thomas Wisdom, Thomas Miller & near the Rappahannock Path.
d.) Nugent, Vol II, page 338: Mr. Robert Prior (Pryor) on 20 Oct 1689 acquired 309 acres of land in Ware Parish, Gloster Co., Va. The land lying near head of a branch of Crany Creek, adjacent to lands of Mr. Regault, Xpr. Greenaway & Thomas Wisdom.
e.) Nugent, Vol, III, page 10: Mr. Thomas Miller on 29 Oct 1696 granted 660 acres of land in Petsoe Parish, Glouster Co., VA. The land lying on the North side of a small branch of Poplar Springs Branch adjacent to Isaac Richardson & Rappahannock Road. Land of John Buckner (dec), Barnard (dec), & Thomas Vickers, a branch dividing this land & land belonging to Thomas Wisdom (dec.). On John Easters old field & 300 acres of land granted him (Miller) on 28 Oct 1665; 270 acres of land for transport of 6 persons: John Cawnell, John Worman, Phillip Thomas, William Sewall, James Batchley, Francis Simpson.
f.) The book 'Petose Parish' by Chamberlayne states that Glouster Co., VA can be traced back to year 1666. The Vestry records on page 65 are typ. of that ancient era. Quote "Upon ye request of Tho. Hide to ye Vestry. They have bound unto him a bastard child borne to Thomas Wisdom's servant woman, named Edward Grabige, until he comes to ye age of 21 & he the said hide to be allowed 500 lbs of Tobacco & cask for keeping ye said child next yeare without any further charge to ye parish. June 14 1677 Thomas Wisdom paid 50 lbs tobacco as Church tythe".
g.) Other records of Petsoe Parish, Glouster Co., VA - - quote "Order by this present vestry that Mr. Thomas Buckner & Mr. William Miller dispose as they seem convenient of ye 10 L {the L has a horizontal line through the middle} left to ye poore of ye parish by Capt. John Smith (dec.): after the poore people as followith have had their parts thereof
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