The Whitelaw tract denoted as [A1] is a consolidation of several patents. (Whitelaw: 565).

1653 Patent to John Toulson for 400 acres . This was the southern corner and included the small part which is now the present Northampton County. In 1661 Touslon assigned this to William Jordan, who received a patent in his own name, and then he and his wife Dorothy sold it to Henry Bishop.

1669 Henry Bishop and his wife Ann sold the 400 acres to Arhtur Robins, who obtained his own patent.

NOTE: By 1678 the lands listed in the above patents totally 1450 acres were owned by Arthur Robins, the grandfather of HH 11 Arthur Robins <Link> and the greatgrandfather of HH 12 Thomas Robins. <Link>

Click here for the will of the first Arthur Robins.

Source:
Whitelaw, Ralph T.  Virginia's Eastern Shore A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties. Volume One. Gloucester MA: Peter Smith: 564-568.