Hamner Family Land Papers, 1761-1844.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Colonial Williamsburg
John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Douglas Mayo
Phone: (757) 565-8521
Phone: (757) 565-8520
Fax: (757) 565-8528

Summary

Creator:
Hamner Family.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Papers consist of deeds, land grants, and a plat of Charles W. Hamner and others mostly for land in Buckingham County, Va. Included are a land grant (1761?) for land in Albemarle County to William Megginson from Gov. Francis Fauquier; deed (1825) for land in Buckingham County to Charles W. Hamner from Mary and Robert Rogers; deed for land in Buckingham County near Oakville to John C. Hamner from Joseph and Elizabeth Burke; copy of a plat (1837) of land near Back Island Creek in Buckingham County; and land grant (1827) for land in Buckingham County from Gov. William B. Giles to Charles W. Hamner.

Biographical / historical:

The Hamner family were property owners of Albemarle and Buckingham Counties, Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 1989.
Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Physical description:
5 items.