MSS16516Berkeley, William, land deed to William and Thomas WroughtonGuide to the William Berkeley land deed to William and Thomas Wroughton MSS 16516Rose OliveiraAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

22 June 2021

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:39:57 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library William Berkeley land deed to William and Thomas Wroughton Berkeley, William , Sir, 1605-1677 Wroughton, William, 1632-1707 Wroughton, Thomas, 1657-1726 MSS 16516 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1029 .08 Cubic Feet 1 oversize folder (small) March 2, 1662 poor English Archival Oversized Box S 1 1 Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift of Elizabeth Cromwell to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on February 14, 2020.

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16516, William Berkeley land grant to William and Thomas Wroughton, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 Content Description

This collection contains a land deed dated March 2, 1662, signed by William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia, granting 440 acres of land to William and Thomas Wroughton. A clerk's endorsement notes that the document was deposited on July 22, 1665; countersigned on verso with red wax seals and dated January 16, 1677 by William Wroughton (1632-1707), Thomas Wroughton (1657-1726) and others.

 Real property -- Virginia