Whence I Came

Although the Stone family had a surprising connection to the Barrett White estate , another piece of Stone/White wonder was uncovered with a little more record digging. While searching for deeds involving the Stone family in Henrico County, the below record surfaced.  In 1771, Thomas Stone (brother to William Stone) purchased 65 acres in Henrico County from John Robinson of Orange County, North Carolina.  According to the below deed, John Robinson was the son of Thomas Robinson, and the description of the land included mention of a creek and branches, but unfortunately, the name of the creek and branches were not provided.  However, previously, we learned that part of Thomas Stone's land included 100 acres on Gilleys Creek .  So, it is very possible that the 65 acres mentioned in the below deed were also in the same area.  The Robinson to Stone deed begins halfway down the page. Henrico County VA Deed Book 1767-1774 pages 387-388 Look who witn...

If you ever doubted that the early Hanover County and Charlotte County White families were related, you can put those doubts to rest!  Thanks to the Library of Virginia's Virginia Memory Digital Collection , we now have proof that the families were related - according to their own written words!  As part of the Virginia Memory Digital Collection, the Library of Virginia has uploaded Chancery Court records for many counties, including Charlotte County.  The cache of White family letters is part of the uploaded Charlotte County Chancery Court case known as Elisha White v. Wood Jones.  In order to understand the impetus for Elisha White writing the two letters, you must first understand the background to the case. BACKGROUND In 1740, a Henry Hatcher apparently purchased a "treasury right" from the Secretary of the Colony of Virginia for 45 schillings.  Following the procedures for obtaining a Virginia land patent, Hatcher would have then taken his "right" docume...