Richard Echols: Difference between revisions

Richard Echols
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Born	...
Died	...
Parents	John Echols (born 1650) and Mary (Cave) Echols
Spouse	Catherine (Evans) Echols
Children	John Echols (born 1736), ...

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Revision as of 08:24, 9 January 2026

Summary

Richard Echols owned significant land in Halifax County, Virginia. There are several surviving records of land grants and patents for "Richard Echols" or "Richard Eckholds", which are described in their own section.

Some of this land appears to have been sold by his son, John Echols.

In addition, there is a land grant said to be adjoining that of Richard Echols:

Land grant 25 September 1762

Land grants

Land grants are organized by date granted. Most of the relevant information in this section stems from the Library of Virginia.

Land grant 6 April 1734

Source: LOV

Land grant 25 June 1747

Land grant 20 August 1748

Land grant 5 August 1751

Land grant 5 February 1753

Land grant 10 September 1755

Received land via patent near Banister river and Turable creek.

A subsection of this land was sold by his, John Echols, as detailed in Deed Book, Halifax County#Book 9, page 378.

Source: Library of Virginia

Land grant 7 August 1771

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 == Summary ==
-Received land via patent [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007501150205756 Library of Virginia] (need to read and transcribe) as referenced (and correctly referenced by patent date) upon sale from his son (John Echols) to Watkins in [[Deed Book, Halifax County#Book 9, page 378]].
+'''Richard Echols''' owned significant land in Halifax County, Virginia. There are several surviving records of land grants and patents for "Richard Echols" or "Richard Eckholds", which are described in their own section.
-He may have also patented other tracts of land. The [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&sortby=title&tab=LibraryCatalog&mfacet=lds04,include,LAN,1,lk&query=any,contains,Richard%20Echols Library of Virginia] has several records for a "Richard Echols" (and similar spelling) in the area and time period.
+Some of this land appears to have been sold by his son, John Echols.
-In total "Richard Echols" (or "Richard Eckholds") has the following land grants:
-* Land grant 6 April 1734 [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007501160205756 LOV]
-* Land grant 25 June 1747
-* Land grant 20 August 1748
-* Land grant 5 August 1751
-* Land grant 5 February 1753
-* Land grant 10 September 1755
-* Land grant 7 August 1771
 In addition, there is a land grant said to be adjoining that of Richard Echols:
 * Land grant 25 September 1762
+== Land grants ==
+Land grants are organized by date granted. Most of the relevant information in this section stems from the [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007501150205756 Library of Virginia].
+=== Land grant 6 April 1734 ===
+Source: [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007501160205756 LOV]
+=== Land grant 25 June 1747 ===
+=== Land grant 20 August 1748 ===
+=== Land grant 5 August 1751 ===
+=== Land grant 5 February 1753 ===
+=== Land grant 10 September 1755 ===
+Received land via patent near Banister river and Turable creek.
+A subsection of this land was sold by his, John Echols, as detailed in [[Deed Book, Halifax County#Book 9, page 378]].
+Source: [https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LVA_INST/altrmk/alma990007501150205756 Library of Virginia]
+=== Land grant 7 August 1771 ===