___________________________________________ ____________________________________ Land Grant markeroak1 added this on 9 Jan 2010 Feb. 10 1637 , Isle of Wight,Va. Charles Barcroft was granted 300 acres in Isle of Wight Co. Feb.10,1637 ( C and P. 80). On June 17, 1647 Elizabeth Barcroft was granted 1200 acres of land in Isle of Wight Co. ( id., p. 166). This was Charles Barcroft's daughter , who married James Sampson. Mr. Barcroft claims land for importing Charles Barcroft for the 4th time,indicating that he made frequent trips to England. Historical Southern Families, Volume 1. page 21.____________________________________________________ ____________________________ Will markeroak1 added this on 9 Jan 2010 1661 , Isle of Wight,Va. Mr. Barcroft's wil was dated March 12, 1654.He leaves his property his son William and wife Magdalen (Chapman 1, 3 ), but he apparently did not die until 1661, for administration on his estate was granted to his son-in-law, George Moore,Sept. 23, 1661(id.,p. 89). George Moore married Jane, daughter of Charles Barcroft. Historical Southern Families ,Volume 1 ,page 21.____________________________________________________ ______________________________ The Chevers family of Ireland dathiels added this on 4 Nov 2009

…We know also that Thomas (Chevers) became active in local affairs: he served on a Grand Jury in neighboring Isle of Wight County, where he may have had land, in June 1658:
We the Subscribers to this Verdict being impannalled as a Jury by Order of the Isle of Wight Court dated the 9th June 1658 in a difference between Major Nicholas Hill Plt and John Snellock Deft to see the Patent for Land which Major Hill bought of Col. Bernard wholy Surveyed, Have in Obedience to the sd Order wth much Care and Pains observed the Surveyor to perfect and compleat the same according to Patent to ye utmost of our Knowledge & Judgments and to Satisfy that the Surveyor Thomas Woodward following the Head Line of the Mile upon the Land on James River formerly belonging to Mr. Justinian Cooper came ypon John Snelllock?s Land wthin two Chains or thereabout of ye Northernmost Branch of Pagan Creek which part the sd Snellock?s Land and Edward Prince and so along the said Branch as it runs upwards towards Mr. Charles Barocrofts to a Corner Tree of the said Coopers and from thence along ye Swamp to ye marked Tree of Ely and Pantios and to the Mill Dam and so down the Swamp to ye head of Lawnes Creek and so along the Land of Robert Lawrence to ye said Lawrences corner marked Tree joyining upon Coopers Line ye Computation of the whole patent of Col. Bernard?s Land according to Mr. Thomas Woodwards Report to Us being Nine Hundred Acres including therein all the Housing & Land as abovesd that the said John Snellock now lives upon which we do find to belong to the said Major Hill according to the Survey made by Us and Mr. Woodward. AS WITNESS our hands this 28th day of July 1658.
Thomas [TL] Lewis Thomas Taberer
St. Mount Wells Robert [R:B] Bird
Edward [E:P] Pryme Francis [FI] Ingland
Peter Bedford Charles Barecroft
Thos: [T: C:] Chivers Edmond Wichins
Robert Kea Edward Bichenoe
Examined & truly Transcribed
Tste Jas: Baker, ClCur30