Southy Littleton and Edmund Bowman
[184] 1671 Patent to Southy Littleton and Edmund Bowman for 2,264 acres, was reissued three years later for the same acreage, but making a correction in the bounds. After the death of Littleton his partner Bowman assigned the tract to his grandson Bowman Littleton. 1696 He [Bowman Littleton] bequeathed his plantation wich he called Pharsalia, in three parts, as follows: to his cousin Edward Robins a small strip on the east sid of Poplar Branch; to his cousin William Whittington 50 acres in King's Neck; and the balance was to go to his brother Nathaniel Littleton and his wife and to his brother-in-law Richard Waters and his wife for their lives, then to the male heir of brother Nathaniel, but if heirs failed in each case then to his heirs at common law (Whitelaw: 1372). An abstract of the will of Bowman Littleton reads:
LITTLETON, BOWMAN - 2 May 1696 - 16 June 1696 - To cousin William Wittington all my lands in King's Neck containing 50 acres. To cousin Edward Robins, son of Maj. John Robins, land on the East side of Popelar Branch. To brother Nathaniel Littleton & brother in law Richard Waters my neck of land called Farsalia during their lives & the lives of their wives, then to return to the male heir of my brother Nathaniel, reversion to the male heir of my brother Southy Littleton. To brother Southy Littleton. To sistor Custis. To sister Harmanson. To cousin Southy Whittington. Nathaniel Littleton & Richard Waters Ex'rs. Witt: John Purnell, John Jones, John Roussalle (Nottinghan: 26).
NOTE: Although Littleton Bowman named his plantation "Pharsalia" Daniel Mifflin called it his "Mansion Plantation". [A184A] It is known as Pharsalia. This old name, first used by Bowman Littleton, continued to be used for this part of the tract, and is still heard occassionally. [1951] The site was that of the Littleton home and also that of the Mifflin family for the three-quarters of a century while the property was in their possession The
Old survey showed a grain house at this site, but no dwelling, so perhaps the Mifflin house had burned, shortly after the death of Daniel Mifflin (Whitelaw: 1374).
Sources:
Whitelaw, Ralph T. Virginia's Eastern Shore A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties. Volume Two. Gloucester MA: Peter Smith.
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