Small Collections Box 127
Container
Contains 1 Result:
Indenture, 1765 October 13
Item — Container: Small Collections Box 127, Folder: 1
Content Description
From the Collection:
A 1765 indenture for 3000 acres of land in Mecklenburg county, Virgina between William Byrd III and Sir Peyton Skipwith. There is speculation that Sir Peyton Skipwith won the land in this indenture from William Byrd III in a card game. Skipwith built the Prestwould Plantation where he lived on this land.
Dates:
1765 October 13