The Bobbitt Family In America
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THE BOBBITT FAMILY NAME IN AMERICA The original of the land patent granted to William Bobbitt on October 27, 1673 is in the Virginia State Archives, Richmond. Consistency in the spelling of the name began about 1860. By that date, the name Babbitt usually referred to the family in or f EDWARD BOBET 1627 - 1675 The deed from the Plymouth Colony records is here abstracted and rewritten in the language of today. It is taken from the print "By the method of computing time of that period the seventh month would be September. Myles Tarne was a leather dresser at Bos Anyone interested in the Bobbitt family name will want to have knowledge of Edward Bobet who was the first man bearing this sur "We have now come to that time of terror and disaster to the settlers, the uprising of the Indians, known as King Philip's War. THE BOBBITT FAMILY OF ENGLAND The most interesting report came from Francis Lesson, F.S.G. of Ferring, Sussex, England. 12 16 73 LAND GRANT TO WILLIAM BOBBITT LAND WILLIAM BOBBITT FROM WALES TO THE VIRGINIA COLONY Robert Beverley in his "History And Present State of Virginia", written in 1705 gives a description for obtaining land in the n William Bobbitt cleared his land, built his home, cultivated. the soil and reared his family on the 94 acres granted to him by As near as can be determined from the history of Bristol Parish, the " Ferry Chapel" was located in the present day city of Pet In 1673 Charles City County covered an area of Virginia which extended south of the James river to the border of North Carolina Page 484, FRANCIS WHITTINGTON, October 30, 1673. 1200 acres. on the south side of Appomattox river. Begining at the point of sw On November 12, 1723, a deed was recorded in Prince George County Virginia which tells part of the story of the early Bobbitt In 1673 the political life of the Virginia colon), was stable. The indians seemed content and the government was seeking settle The Charles City County court order book has been preserved. The records date from 1676 to 1679. No members of the Bobbitt fami The list of tithables taken by William Browne on June 10, 1702 in Surry County Virginia, places William Bobbitt Senior as being