Can anyone help to locate several of the record sources found in the bio?

Question

On 1 Sep 2022 John Simmons Jr. wrote on Symonds-180:

I took over manager here after the passing of our friend and fellow researcher Allan Thomas. I am having some difficulty in locating a few sources for records mentioned in the previous work of Allan. Can anyone help? These two are taken from the biography and deserve attention. In 1663 James owned land in Lower Norfolk County. James and his family had settled on Tanner's Creek and Gator's Creek near the present town of Norfolk, Virginia. An old deed names Susan as his wife. See the following deed record as evidence. [citation needed] This one is very important since it mentions that the wife of James was named in it. In "Cavaliers and Pioneers" Page 354; 20 Apr 1684 James Symmons, Senr.,225 acs. Low. Norfolk Co., Eliz. Riv. Par., on Tanner's Cr. Precincts Beg. at Buskin's poynt, at mouth of Gator's Cr: crossing a br. of Queen Crave Cr., & c.50 acs. granted William Johnson, 10 Mar 1653; 50 acs. granted John marshall 16Apr. 1653; both of which tracts were assigned to Symmons: 100 acs. to sd. Symmons by patent 23 Mar. 1663; 55 acs. for transportation of 2 pers: Wm. Lambdin, Martha Lambdin.[citation needed] This second one is also very important. It gives an idea of how much land James owned and where. It also can help establish a timeline for the location of James in the Virginia Colony.

Answer 1

I find an entry on p. 492 of the first volume of Cavaliers and Pioneers which says in part : James Symons, 100 acs Lower Norfolk, transportation of James Towerson and Jno Webster.

Subsequent volumes, which would include the 1684 record, aren't digitized as far as I know, so someone needs to check in a library.  

The Library of Virginia has the original documents that are abstracted in Cavaliers.

Here's a link to the 1663 patent: Land grant 22 March 1663. - Library of Virginia (exlibrisgroup.com)

Location: Lower Norfolk County.

Description: 100 acres the locality of the lands not described in the patent.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 274 (Reel 5).

I don't see any mention of a wife in the document (which is actually easy to read) just says for transportation of 2 persons

and the 1684 grant: 

Land grant 20 April 1684. - Library of Virginia (exlibrisgroup.com)

1684 - 0420

Description

Location: Lower Norfolk County.

Description: 255 acres on Tanners Creek Precincts, in Elizabeth River Parish, beg,g &c. standing on a point called Buskins's Point at the mouth Gaters Creek.

Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 354 (Reel 7).

Comments

The 1684 document is a little harder to read, but again, I see no mention of a wife, just that the transportation of two people (named elsewhere) was involved

And assuming all the links are correct, James is my 8th great-grandfather.

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Thanks for the answer from Kathie