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Individual Record
Name
Surname:
Pomeroy
Given Name:
Samuel
Variant Surname Spellings:
Pumroy, Pomroy
Soundex Code:
P560
Birth, Christening and Other Information
Gender:
Male
Date of Birth or Christening:
about 1656
Orphan:
Unknown
Position in Parent's Family:
Unknown
Landowner:
Unknown
Literate:
Unknown
Convict:
Unknown
Length of Indenture
Year of Indenture:
1672
Place of Indenture
County:
Accomack
Colony:
Virginia
Master
Surname:
Jenifer
Given name:
Daniel
Title:
Captain
Research Notes
Proof of Immigrant Servant Status:
"1672 May 16. Capt. Danll. Jenifer's servant boy named Samll Pumroy was judged to be 16 years old." (1)
Headright:
"Capt. Danll. Jenifer, 1680 acs., Accomack Co., in Messango Sw., 26 Jan 1674/5, p. 553. Adj. Col. Wm. Kendall; land formerly granted to Jno. Wallop; by Jno. Parker's; to land formerly Alexdr. Massie's; to N. maine freshwater br. of Muddy Cr., & along Geo. Johnson, &c. Trans. of 34 pers: Wm. Bromfeild, Dor. Olive, Jno. Waford, Math. Elliot, Wm. Anzer (or Arecher), Hen. Gibson, Sam. Ponvoy (or Ponroy) [or Pomroy, Pomeroy], Jane Dylera, Rich. Williams, Nath. Barton, Geo. Foard, Ger. Lee, Ja. Boyd, Jno. Juler, Sus. Martin, Xper. Jackson, Rich. Greinall (or Greivall), Tho. Capp, Derman Cavine, Marg. Sumers, Tho. Shelite, Tho. Blake, Joane Scott, Ma. Knight, Ed. Bishopp, Nath. Darchartie, Jno. Manzo (or Manro), Hen. Flower, Sar. Cutts, Eliz. Mouth, Tho. Cunningham; & 2 Negroes." (2)
Source Citations:
(1) JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack County, Virginia Court Order Abstracts, 1671-1673, Vol. III (Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, Inc., 1996), 70, quoting Accomack County [Deeds] Orders and Wills [of Upper Northampton], 1671-1673:99; (2) Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol. II, 1665-1695 (Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1977), 162.