George Musso (Munsawghe)(Mosco) (de Esquiem)

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1585 birth:

residence: Falling Creek, Virginia, Original Owner of the Falling Creek Mill.

Notes

Chiskiack and Yorke

There was little development along the north side of the peninsula adjacent to the York River by the English settlers before 1630, and no action on a cross-peninsula palisade had taken place. Under Governor John Harvey, at a meeting held at Jamestown, October 8, 1630, Governor Harvey and the Governor's Council,

for the securing and taking in a tract of land called the forest, bordering upon the cheife residence of ye Pamunkey King, the most dangerous head of ye Indyan enemy," did "after much consultation thereof had, decree and sett down several proportions of land for such commanders, and fifty acres per poll for all other persons who ye first yeare and five and twenty acres who the second yeare, should adventure or be adventured to seate and inhabit on the southern side of Pamunkey River, now called York, and formerly known by the Indyan name of Chiskiack, as a reward and encouragement for this their undertaking.

The region on the York River was divided into two plantations, one retaining the old name, Chiskiack (an Indian name), and the other to be named York. The latter was settled by Sir John Harvey at the mouth of Wormeley's Creek, about three miles (5 km) below the present Yorktown. On July 21 1646 George Ludlowe Esqr received 1452 acres in York Co, that was adjacent to the Falling Creek Mill lands which was in part granted to Martin Baker as Yorke Plantation by purchase from George Mosso, esquire (esquiem).

Years later, Captain Nicholas Martiau, a French engineer employed by the colony, patented the land embracing the site of Yorktown. When, in 1680, the General Assembly authorized the establishment of 10 ports, it directed that one be here, between the two settlements of Chiskiack and York. Thus, the town of Yorktown at once assumed importance. Soon, both Chiskiack and York became two of the lost towns of Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ - On July 21 1646 George Ludlowe Esqr received 1452 acres (5.88 km2) in York Co, ... as Yorke Plantation by purchase from George Mosso, esquire (esquiem). ...
2. ↑ The Roanoke voyages, 1584-1590: Volume 104, part 2 - Documents to illustrate the English voyages to North America under the patent granted to Walter Raleigh in 1584, Volume 104, Part 2

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