Hanover County, VA Early Records

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Title
Guin, David.
Publication
28 September 1728.
Other Format
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related
See also the following surname(s): Gwinn, Gwin.
Note
Location: Hanover County.

Description: 4 acres adjoining Adam Ratherford, George Clements, and Capt. Charles Hudson.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 471 (Reel 12).

Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal
Guin, David. grantee.

Ratherford, Adam.

Clements, George.

Hudson, Charles, Capt.
Subject - Topical
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Subject -Geographic
Hanover County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form
Land grants -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Added Entry
Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.

Library of Virginia. Archives.

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URL (Click on link)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=470&last=&g_p=P13&collection=LO Patent
Title
Guin, David.
Publication
28 September 1728.
Other Format
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related
See also the following surname(s): Gwinn, Gwin.
Note
Location: Hanover County.

Description: 300 acres adjoining the lines of Broadhurst, Bumpa, Pritchet &c.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 470 (Reel 12).

Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal
Guin, David. grantee.
Subject - Topical
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Subject -Geographic
Hanover County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form
Land grants -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Added Entry
Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.

Library of Virginia. Archives.

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URL (Click on link)
http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=469&last=&g_p=P13&collection=LO Patent
Title
Guin, David.
Publication
28 September 1728.
Other Format
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related
See also the following surname(s): Gwinn, Gwin.
Note
Location: Hanover County.

Description: 304 acres adjoining the lines of Sharp Bullock, Netherland Smith and Thos. Rice.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 469 (Reel 12).

Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal
Guin, David. grantee.

Bullock, Sharp.

Smith, Netherland.

Rice, Thos.
Subject - Topical
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Subject -Geographic
Hanover County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form
Land grants -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Added Entry
Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.

Library of Virginia. Archives.


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Hanover County, Virginia Court Records 1733-1735: Deeds, Wills and Inventories – Abstracted and compiled by Rosalie Edith Davis

P. 71-73 INDENT. 7 June 1734 Shirley Whatley of St. Martins Par., Hanover Cp. To John Gowin of afsd. Par. and Co.; Lease and Release; 3,000 pounds sweet scented Tobaco; 170 a. and plantation on the branches of Beverdam Swamp in par. And Co. afsd…beginning at William Hix’s corner in John Wrights line…Capt. Winstons line.
Shirley Whatley
ReBacka (B) Whatley
Wit: Saml. Saxon, Abra. Cook, Richard Write
7 June 1734 ack. By Shirley Whatley and Rebecca his wife relinquished her right of Dower.


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Title
Gwin, David.
Publication
3 October 1734.
Other Format
Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related
See also the following surname(s): Guin, Guyne, Gwinn.
Note
Location: Hanover County.

Description: 40 acres adjoining the land of Haynes, Harris, and his own land.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 15, 1732-1735 (v.1 & 2 p.1-522), p. 344 (Reel 13).

Part of the index to the recorded copies of patents for land issued by the Secretary of the Colony serving as the colonial Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia.
Subject - Personal
Gwin, David. grantee.
Subject - Topical
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Subject -Geographic
Hanover County (Va.) -- History -- 18th century.
Genre/Form
Land grants -- Virginia -- Hanover County.
Added Entry
Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.

Library of Virginia. Archives.
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Submitted by Penny Ferguson
http://www.jgoins.com/webtimeline.htm

Merchant's Account Book: Hanover County, 1743-44

Magazine of Virginia History

Michael Gowing Jr.
David Gowing
Edward Gowing
Michael Gowing Sr.
Thomas Gibson
Gilbert Gibson


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Quaker Records of Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting Virginia 1739-1793 – Mary Marshall Brewer

12/11/1757. Ashley & James Johnson appointed to reconcile a matter of difference between David Terrell Junr & Agnis Going (Gowing).

10/6/1758. Law sute between David Terrell Junr & Agness Going is now ended to his shame.

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Some Ancient Landowners in Saint Martin’s Parish Hanover County, Virginia by Norine Campbell Gregory

William Overton was named among the new Commission of Peace (Justices) for Hanvover in Nov.1749, and Samuel Overton was a Justice and William was among those who refuse to qualify on 11 Jan. 1757. Samuel Overton was Sheriff of Hanover 5 Nov. 1768. Samuel Overton and James Gun petitioned the House of Burgesses for guns and other things list when “they were sent our upon the late intended Expedition against the Shewanesse”.

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http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/usgenweb/va/hanover/census.htm

1782 Hanover County, Virginia Precinct #5 Tax List of Thos. Trevilian
Head of Household #White #Black
Going, Henry 8 0

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Hanover County Taxpayers Saint Paul’s Parish 1782-1815 – A Register of Taxpayers, with Legends, together with Individual Lists and Descriptions of their Assessable Personal Property. – Compiled and Prepared by William Ronald Cocke, III

GOING, OWEN, FREE NEGRO
1790 – no poll tax 0 1
1794 – listed as Holden Going 0 0
1796 – 0 0
1800-03 listed as Olden Going 0 0

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http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/revolution.htm
David Gowen was head of Wythe County, Virginia household of 8 "other free" in 1810. He was about seventy-six years old on 26 February 1834 when he appeared in Hamilton County, Tennessee Court to apply for a pension for his services in the Revolution. He testified that he entered the service in Halifax County, Virginia, moved to Grayson County, Virginia, for three years, then to Wythe County for ten years, then to Grainger County, Tennessee, for fourteen years and lived in Hamilton County for one year. His younger brother Laban Goens testified on his behalf [M805-362, frames 27-30].

See added note below.

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Additional note to the above record for David Gowen.

From Melungeons: And Other Pioneer Families by Jack H. Goins

David Smith Going stated in his Revolutionary War Pension that he was born in Hanover County.

You may also view his pension testimony at:
http://southerncampaign.org/pen/index.htm#g