VA Patent Bk 3:19
5 Jul 1653
Richard Bennet Esq & council to Thomas Cowlinge. 350A on Matthews Creek a branch of Southern Branch of Nansemond River. Bgn marked pine by creek, for length WNW 320 to marked red oak, and for breadth SSW 175 marked red oak, again for length ESE 320 marked white oak by creekside, again for breadth NNE 175 down by creekside to bgn. Transportation of 7 persons: Mary Ferr, Mary Bly, Arthur Hooper, Ann Padget, Robt Westwood, Mary Smith, Robt Hooker.

VA Patent Bk 5:67
21 Mar 1664
Sr Wm Berkeley & council to John Oduim, for transportation of 10 persons, 500A in Nancemond. Bgn a marked live oak by swamp side, SE 320 poles... NE 250 ... NW 320... down branch side SW 250...

VA Patent Bk 6:368
10 Oct 1670
Sir Wm Berkeley & council to Wm Cadogen, grant. 800A on Somerton Swamp in Nansemond. Bgn by swamp side, W200 poles adj Thos Mulford, N640, E200 by SW, down SW side S640 poles to bgn. Transportation 16 persons.

VA Patent Bk 6:520
1674
To John Taylor, 200A Nansemond. Bgn marked oak, 320 poles adj Thos Cowling, WNW 150 marked oak. SSW 160 adj. John Ballard, down a branch 50 poles adj. Ballard to marked oak, SSW 160 to marked tree by a run, ESE 50 to bgn.

VA Patent Book 9:195
Headright: Henry Jenkins
Nansemond. 6 June 1699. To Henry Jenkins, 665A on NW side the Back Swamp adj. Thos Boyt.

VA Patent Bk 9:408
Nansemond Co, VA 1702
To John Keaton Jr.: 237A WS Mehering Swamp a branch of Bennets Creek Begn pine his father's corner tree by swamp, his S43 W120 pine, S4 W251 pine, S31 E72 pine, S11 E172 shite oak, S65 E46 to gum in Swamp, down SW to begn.

VA Patent Book 9:569
Nansemond. 1703. To Dr. Henry Jenkins: 41 A on SW side Southern Branch at Evans Creek. Bgn chestnut in old John Evans patent near a pocoson of sd creek, SE 168 adj. Evans to + pine in John Perry's, NE x N 78 adj. Perry to pocoson near creek, up pocoson to creek and bounding thereon to begn.

VA Patent Bk 10:185
16 Jun 1714
A Spotswood & council to Richd Parker, for transportation of 6 persons (John Wells, Margt ?Arline, Saml Wasson, John Fryer, John Taylor & Wm Claymaker), 304A near head of Bennets Creek in upper parish Nansemond. Bgn a maple on Hood's mare branch...

16 Jun 1714
To John Hare, for 10s. 104 acres on a branch of Chowan River called Cabin Branch in upper parish Nansemond.

VA Patent Bk 10:312
1 Apr 1717
George & council to Abraham Odion. For 10sh, ?390A at a place called Merry Hill in upper parish Nansemond. Bgn a pine standing in a great poquoson... adj claim of Joseph ? Meredith...

VA Patent Bk 10:443
11 Jul 1719
George & council to Thurlo Oquin, for 25s., 227A NE side the Mare Branch of Bennets Creek in upper parish Nansemond. Bgn Daniel Oquins corner in mouth of a branch issuing out of afsd creek...

VA Patent Bk 10:445
11 Jul 1719
To Wm Speight, for 25s., 248 acres in upper parish Nansemond. Bgn his own corner pine by side of Bennets Creek. N 81 E 228 poles... S 81 W 320 to side of afsd creek....

Same date
To Wm Speight, 210 acres, bgn a gum by side of Bennets Creek, along own line N81 E 320... S1 140 to hickory by side of Miry Branch, down same to mouth in afsd creek, up same to bgn.

VA Patent Bk 27:79
1 Dec 1748
To John Hines, for 5/_, grant: 151A in Nansemond on SS Jornagans Bridge Run. Bgn water oak near side of Jornagans Bride Run - corner tree of dividing line between Richard Hines and John Hines son of Wm Hines decd., S 45 W 250 to a pine an ancient corner tree, N 23 ½ W 224 to birch at mouth of the Deep Branch & on side of afsd Jornagans Bridge Run, up sd run or swamp & bounding thereon to bgn. Part being part of a patent to Richard Hines 12 Apr 1753 (check date)
signed William Gooch

VA Patent Book 9:575
Nansemond Co. 1793
Rd Lawrence. 250A ES "Cypress Swamp" of Somerton Creek. Bgn live oak in swamp in Wm King's line, his N60 E213 to pine, S46 E213 white oak, S47 W70 pine, S65 W76 maple, N64 W8 ½ pine, N82 W96 white oak, S57 W72 gum in swamp, swamp to bgn.

VA Patent Book 10:185
16 June 1714
A. Spotswood &c to Bryant Oquin, for transport. Of 4 persons (John Sims, Eliz. Smith, Mary S_ _ _ , John Widdouse), 200A near head of Bennets Creek in upper parish Nansemond. Bgn a white oak on NW side the Baytree Branch, N46 W113 ½ to a red oak Pichard Parker's corner, his N22 E222 to a gum on afsd Baytree Branch.