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1752-1780 King George County, Virginia Will Book A; [Antient Press]; Page 125-127
Will of ANDERSON DONIPHAN.
I ANDERSON DONIPHAN of county of King George and Parish of Brunswick ..give and bequeath unto my loving wife MAGDALINE DONIPHAN all my estate she keeping together all my loving children with her to be maintained and Educated on the profits of said Estate to wit those children GERRARD DONIPHAN, ROSEANNA DONIPHAN, MARY DONIPHAN, ELIZABETH DONIPHAN and LUCRETIA DONIPHAN (should my wife live to receive the part of Negroes her property of her Father THOMAS MONTEETH'S Estate left her by his will) sold for money to be distributed equally between my three daughters to wit ROSEANNA DONIPHAN, MARY DONIPHAN and ELIZABETH DONIPHAN .. to my son GERRARD DONIPHAN all my land whereon I now live after the death or marriage of his Mother .. if he dies land to be sold and money equally divided among daughters .. that my Father MOTT DONIPHAN have care of my estate .. appoint my wife MAGDALINE DONIPHAN my Father MOTT DONIPHAN and my Brother ALEXANDER DONIPHAN Executrix and Executors .. this 4th day of December 1760. Presence of William Banks,
Willm. Bally Anderson Doniphan
At a court held .. 5th March 1761 .. will presented into court .. MAGDALINE DONIPHAN widow of said Deced having desented thereto .. is admitted to record.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
The Sydney-Smith and Clagett-Price Genealogy, Page 101
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May 28, 1755, reign of George II. From the land of Anderson Doniphan, in King George County, to the land of Lawrence Battaile, in the County of Caroline.--See Hening, Volume VI, page 495.
Anderson Doniphan (???) Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Committee, that the proposition of the County of King George for appointing a ferry to be kept on the Rappahannock River from the land of Anderson Doniphan in that County to the land formerly of Nicholas Meriwether, now of Lawrence Battaile in Caroline County is reasonable.--Volume VI, 495, Hening's, 1742-1749, pages 281-295-350, Book 17558, pages 42, 265.
Mott Doniphan, 1742-1749.--Page 203, "Legislative Journal of the Council of Colonial Virginia."
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1735-1752 King George Co VA Deed Book; Page 180 -181
Indenture made 1st May 1747 between THOMAS STUBBLEFIELD County King George & ELLIN his wife Late Widdow of ROBERT DONIPHAN of King George County Deceas'd of one part & MOTT DONIPHAN of County Stafford •• Whereas Robert Doniphan in his lifetime during Coverture between him & said Ellen was seized of tract on North side Rappahannock River Brunswick Parish .. joining lands now in possession GEORGE NORTON Gent. & Heirs of WILLIAM THORNTON Gent. Deceas'd now in possession SAMUEL DONNE Gent. whereof &wherein said Ellin is by Law Intituled to her Dower .. This Indenture Witnesseth for sum Eighty pounds current money of Virginia quit claim unto Mott Doniphan all manner of Dower
Presence Jno. Hamilton, Thomas Stubblefield
James Hackley, Wm. Smith Ellin x Stubblefield
At a court held 1st May 1747 .. Release of Dower . at Instance of ANDERSON DONIPHAN in behalf of said Mott Doniphan admitted to record.
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1735-1752 King George Co VA Deed Book; Page 182
To all people .. I MOTT DONIPHAN of Overwharton Parish Stafford County in consideration of natural love unto beloved son ANDERSON DONIPHAN for better maintenance of him .• give half part of all that land now in his possession & other half immediately after my Decease it being the dwelling plantation whereon my Brother ROBERT DONIPHAN lived which descended on me by the death of my Nephew ROBERT DONIPHAN which land I give to him in Parish Brunswick King George County on North side Rappahannock River bounded land of GEORGE MORTON Gent land of Orphans of WILLIAM THORNTON Gent. Deced
5th June 1747. Mott Doniphan
Presence John Champe,
Jas. Glendening,Barnabas Williams
At a court held 15th June 1747 .. Deed of Gift recorded
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1743-1752 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 394-398
Indenture made 4th/5th April 1751 between ANDERSON DONIPHAN and ELIZABETH his wife of Brunswick Parish King George County of one part and JANE PAYNE of Hannover Parish King George .. by deeds of lease & release .. for sum Thirty one pounds Five shillings lawfull money of Virginia sold 90 acres it being one moiety of 180 acres as devised by the last Will & Testament of WILLIAM GRANT the Elder deceased to his Son WILLIAM GRANT the Younger (who was the Father of the said ELIZABETH DONIPHAN party to these presents) and (who) by his Will did devise the same together with his personal Estate to be equally divided between his two Daughters vizt. the aforesaid Elizabeth & MARY GRANT ..
Presence Wm. Bruce, Andr. Doniphan
Wm. x Jameson, Thorns. Jett Eliza. Doniphan
At a court held 5th April 1751 .. Deeds of lease & release together with Receipt for consideration money (the said Elizabeth being privately examined .. her free consent thereto) .. recorded.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1718 - 1761 (43 years)