received a patent
Established. Assessed by Cursor Grok 4.7 on 2026-10-15.
The abstract names John Walton as the patentee of 200 acres in Accomack. The four people who earned the acres are other men. This is a grant in his name, not an immigration record. The year is kept as printed.
Assessment scalar: 0.86. Editorial weight, recorded with this assessment.
John Walton · Accomack patent, 24 March 1638 received a patent 200 acres in Accomack County, 24 March 1638 as printed.
Documented
- The abstract, Patent Book 1, page 637, gives John Walton 200 acres in Accomack on 24 March 1638, as printed, for transporting Tho. Carter, Robert Munday, Wm. Glover, and John Roberts. It does not say John Walton was transported, name a ship, or identify him with the man aged 28 in the Elizabeth City muster. The March year is not converted.
Compiled
None recorded.
Inferred
- A patent in his name shows he was a party to that grant. It does not show that he lived on the acres.
Against
None recorded.