Richard Echols
| Richard Echols | |
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| Parents | John Echols (born 1650) and Mary (Cave) Echols |
| Spouse | Catherine (Evans) Echols |
| Children | John Echols (born 1736), ... |
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 (LOV)
Sale of land (mentions wife, Catherine):
Took some sort of oath (FamilySearch)
Land grants
Land grants are organized by date granted. Most of the relevant information in this section stems from the Library of Virginia.
April 6, 1734
Transcribed (to the best of my ability):
Richard Echols 397 acres and ? page 3?
George the second and all on know ye that for divers good causes and confirmations but more especially for and in consideration of the sum of forty shillings of good and lawful mony for our now paid to our ? General of our Reverend in this our Colon and Dominion
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of Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do give grant and confirm unto Richard Echol and one certain tract or parcel of land containing three hundred and ninty seven acres lying and being in prims? George County on the side side of appamattox river adjoining Abraham Echols lower ? and bounded as followeth (to wit) Beginning at the said Abraham Echols lower corner ? upon the river thence adjoining his line east thirty six degrees north ? hundred poles to a corner Sucamore on appamattox River thence up the same as it meanders to the first station ?
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Source: LOV, FamilySearch
June 25, 1747
Source: LOV
August 20, 1748
Source: LOV
August 5, 1751
Source: LOV
February 5, 1753
Source: LOV
September 10, 1755
Received land via patent near Banister river and Turable creek.
A subsection of this land (identified by date of patent) was sold by his, John Echols, as detailed in Deed Book, Halifax County#Book 9, page 378.
Source: Library of Virginia
August 7, 1771
Source: LOV