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1692-1704 Abstracts of Land Records of Richmond County, Virginia; [Mary Marshall Brewer]
1 Jan 1695/6. Mr. COLSTON. It is my request you record as followeth, viz 1 ewe big with lamb to my godson WILLIAM BROWNE Junr and to my goddau BRIDGETT BROWNE both with their increase future, and also 1 ewe lamb to ELIZABETH BROWNE with increase, dau to my son in law WILLIAM BROWNE Senr marked as followeth croped on the left ear and slitt on the right now running on WILLIAM BROWNE Senr's plantation and also 1 young heifer named Star all with their increase WILLIAM BROWNE Junr afsd. Sir please to make record of this and WILLIAM BROWNE will make you pay for the same. I am your servant JAMES TAYLER. (Bk 2pg: 157)
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Individual Notes
WILL OF JOHN ANDERSON BROTHER OF WALTER ANDERSON
pages 1-3
In the Name of God Amen, November the second day 1721
Impremis, I John Anderson of Hanover Parish in King George County being of good and perfect sense and memory do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form as followeth that is to say
First I bequeath my soul and spirit into the hands of Almighty God my heavenly father by whom of mercy and only free grace through the heavenly father by whom of his mercy and only free grace through the death and merits of my savior Jesus Christ I entrust to be saved and redeemed my wretched body I commit to the earth to be buried with such charity as it shall please my Executor hereinafter named.
ITEM: I do give and bequeath unto my sone Walter Anderson all my land and plantation where on I now live and inhabit being one hundred and twenty acres of land or there about to the same belonging and appurtaining tho him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever but if in case the said Walter my son should dye with out issue lawfully begotten as aforesaid that the land and premises lawfully begotten as aforesaid that the said land and premises and every part and parcel thereof to revert descend and return to my loving Brother Walter Anderson forevermore.
I do give and bequeath unto my said son Walter Anderson feather bed and one young horse and one bridle.
I do give and bequeath to Anderson one feather bed and two together with all their future that is to say to my daughter I do give unto my daughter two cows, six pewter pewter dishes and one old hose (sic) called Fire.
I do give and bequeath unto Mary Harvey who now liveth with my own riding horse called Prince and formerly belonging to John Combs and my saddle and bridle and one cow of a red coulor (sic) and six pewter plates and bill of Thomas Harveys for two hundred pounds of tobacco payable to me and three pewter dished and the rents of my plantation for the term and space of three whole years thence next ensuing the date hereof and to be fully completed and ended and also one Carolina hatt.
My Will and desire brother Walter Anderson should have and enjoy all and every of my wearing cloathes and my voyolent.
My Will and Desire is that whatsoever I am justly indebted to Mason Combs be paid unto him and that the remaining thereto do wholly belong to and be equally divided between my son Walter and my daughter Sarah within mentioned and my desire is that my brother in law William BROWNE do take into his care and custody my two children aforesaid Walter and Sarah and that they both do remain with him until they shall arrive to the full and perfect aget of eighteen years or the day of marriage and will is that my said children and the said Mary Ceale inherit their said estates at the age of eighteen years make constitute and appoint my loving friends brothe in law, Wm Browne my whole and sole this my last will and testament and in hereof I have hear unto set my hand this 2d day of November 1721. Singned in the presence of us.
John Anderson ( Seal)
At a Court held for King George County the first day of December 1721: This last will and testament of John ANDERSON deceased was presented into court by William Browne his executor his executor who made oath thereto and the same being proved by the oaths of Isaac Arnold. Willima Pullen and William Harvey witnesses thereto subscribed at the instance of the said Executor is admitted to record.
NOTE: Parts of this will particularly the center right section and the lower left corner of the will that mentions witnesses were devoured by insects. It is interesting to note that this was the first will recorded in King George County, Virginia.
King George County, Virginia Deed Book 1-A
(Bond by Thomas TURNER and John CHAMPE . page 269.
King George County, Virginia Inventories
p12-14 2 Mar 1721 William Brown was the executor of the will of John Anderson
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1717-1725 Richmond County, Virginia Will Book 4 [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
p.48 - Edmund McLYNCH, will; 1 Apr 1718, 6 Aug 1718
wife [Joan] 30 ac. of land remaining from the land sold to William BROWN joining upon James HARRISON's line;
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1705-1708 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 4 [Antient Press]; Page 132-133a
MARGUIRITT LADY CULPEPER, THOMAS LORD FAIRFAX and CATHERINE his Wife, Proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia, To all to whome these presents shall come send Greeting in our Lord God everlasting WHEREAS WILLIAM BROWNE of the County of Richmond hath repaired to the Office kept by our Agent for us in the Northern Neck and hath there suggested that there is a certaine parcell or devidend of land scituate in SITTINGBURN Parish in County of Richmond belonging to us not yett granted to any person and thereupon payd the composition for a Hundred acres of land by meanes whereof he obtained a Warrt. directed to one of our Surveyors to survey and give bounds to the same in order to obtaine this present grant; which Warrt. being duely returned together with the Platt and bounds thereof to our said Office: KNOW YEE that we for and in consideration of the Composition payd by said WM. BROWNE for our use att the obtaineing the aforesaid Warrant, do hereby grant to him all that parcell of land scituate in SITTINGBURN Parish in the County of Richmond bounded; Beginning att a white Oake saplin corner tree to HENRY CRYTON [Creighton] and thence running North North East a hundred and fourteene poles to a red Oak sapling on the land of said CRYTON, thence East a hundred sixty two poles to a Gum corner tree to the said CRYTON, thence North East by North fourty eight poles to a white Oake upon the land of WALTER GRANGER, thence North North West 28 po: to a white Oak upon the land of said GRANGER, thence North sixty degrees West eighty poles to a white Oake on the land of JOHN CRASK, thence No, sixty five degrees West fifty one poles to a Locuss Stake upon the land of WILLIAM BAYLY; South fifteene degrees West a hundred & eleven poles to a white Oake in the line of WILLIAM BAYLY, then South 81d. West a hundred and 13 p: to a white Oake corner tree to said BAYLY, thence South South West 75 po. to a Stake in WM. BROWNEs line; thence South East by East fifty six pole to the first beginning, containeing and being now laid out for 100 acres of land; Together with all rights profitts and benefitts thereto belonging, Royall mines excepted and the full third part of all Lead Copper Tinn Coale and Iron mines that shall be found thereon; To have and to hold the said hundred acres of land together with all profitts and benefitts to the same belonging except as before excepted to WM. BROWNE his heirs; said WM. BROWN paying to us our heires or certaine attorneys Proprietors of the Northern Neck and every year on the feast of St. Michael! the Archangel! the fee Rent of Two Shillings Ster. money, Given att our Office in STAFFORD County within our said Proprietory under our Seale, Wittness our Agent, WILLM. FITZHUGH and GEO: BRENT or other of them fully empowered thereto dated the Twentieth day of February 1696/7.
Recorded pr. me WILL: FITZHUGH JUNR,
Clk, Proprietors Office WILL: FITZHUGH
Recorded among the Records of Richmond County ye 21st day of May Ano: Dom 1708
Test J. SHERLOCK, Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I WILLIAM BROWNE of the County of Richmond and Parish of SITTINGBOURN have for a valuable consideration to me in hand paid and do by these presents bargaine sell and make over unto WILLIAM SMITH of the same County and Parish all my right title and interest of this within mentioned Pattent for One hundred acres of land according to the tenor of the same to him said WILLIAM SMITH his heires with warranty from me the said WM. BROWN my heires. Wittness my hand and seale this 3d day of May Annoq, Dom 1708
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
JAMES LOCKHART. WILLM. BROWNE
JAMES IRELAND, GEORGE NEWMAN
Acknowledged in Richmond County by WM. BROWNE personally the 5th day of May Ano: Dom: 1708 and recorded amongst the Records of the said County
Test J. SHERLOCK, Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I WILLIAM BROWN of the County of Richmd and Parish of SITTINGBOURN am firmly bound and stand justly indebted unto WILLIAM SMITH of said County and Parish in the just summe of Six thousand pounds of good sound merchantable tobbo: in cask to be paid upon demand to the true and honest payment whereof I bind my selfe my heires &c., In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and fixed my seale the 3d day of May 1708
The Condition of the above obligation is such that Whereas WILLIAM BROWNE hath for a valuable consideration sold and made over unto WILLIAM SMITH all his right title and interest of a Pattent for One hundred acres of land beareing date the 26th of Febry. 1696/7, Now if WILLIAM BROWNE his heires att all times hereafter give such full and other assurances by writing or otherwise to said SMITH his heires that said SMITH shall at all time occupy and enjoy all the land without the trouble of said BROWN his heires That then the present obligation to be voyd and of none effect else to stand in force and virtue; Wittness my hand and seale the day and year above written
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of us
JAMES LOCKHART, WILLIAM BROWNE
JAMES IRELAND
Acknowledged in Richmond County Court the 5th day of May Ano: Dom. 1708 and recorded amongst the Records of said County Test J. SHERLOCK, Cl Cur
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 510-511
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee THOMAS STEVENS & WILLIAM BROWN of County of Richmond are held and firmly bound unto the Worshipfull his Maties, Justices of the Peace for said County in the full & just sume of Fifty pounds Sterling, to the which payment well & truly to be made wee bind ourselves our heirs firmly by these presents; Sealed with our Seals & Dated ye 4th day of May 1720 THE CONDITION of this Obligation is such that if the above bound THOMAS STEVENS, Admr. of all ye goods chattles creditts of ELIZA: BARRETT, deced., do make or cause to be made a true & perfect Inventory of all the goods chattles & creditts of the said deced., and the same soe made do exhibitt into the County Court of Richmond when thereunto required by the said Court; And the same goods chattles and creditts doe administer according to Law, And further doe make a just and true Acct. of his actings and doings therein when thereto required by said Court, and deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as the Justices by their order of Judgment shall direct pursuant to the Laws in such case made and provided; And if it shall hereafter appear that any Last Will and Testament was made by the said deced., and the Exr. or Exrs. therein named doe eahibitt the same in Court requesting the same be allowed and approved, accordingly, if THOMAS STEVENS being thereunto required, do render & deliver up his Letters of Admon: approbation of such Testament being first had and made in said Court; That then this obligation obligation to be void & of none effect, otherwise to remain in full force & virtue
Signed Sealed and Deld. in the presence of
(no witnesses recorded) THOMAS his mark STEVENS
WM: BROWNE
Acknowledged in Richmond County Court the Fourth day of May 1720 by THOMAS STEVENS & WILLIAM BROWN and ordered to be recorded
Test M, BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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1725-1729 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 8; Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 371]
THIS INDENTURE made the Sixth day of December in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and twenty six and in the thirteenth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., Between THOMAS THORNTON and SUSANAH his Wife of Parrish of Sittenburn and County of Richmond, which said SUSANAH was the only Daughter of WILLIAM SMITH, Cordwainer, of County of Richmond, of one part and MARMADUKE BECKWITH of Parrish of Northfarnham and County of Richmond on other part: Witnesseth that THOMAS THORNTON and SUSANAH his Wife in consideracion of Five shillings Sterling to them in hand paid by MARMADUKE BECKWITH, the receipt whereof they do hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto MARMADUKE BECKWITH all that parcell of land containing by estimacon One hundred acres (be the same more or less) scituate in Parrish of Sittenburn and County of Richmond and bounded; Beginning at a white Oak saplin corner tree to HENRY CRYSTON, {sic Creighton}and thence running North North East a hundred and fourteen poles to a red Oak saplin on the Land of said CRYSTON, thence East one hundred and sixty two poles to a Gum corner tree to said CRYSTON, thence North East by North forty eight poles to a white Oak upon the Land of WALTER GRAINGER, thence North North West twenty eight poles to a white Oak upon the land of said GRAINGER, thence North sixty degrees West eighty poles to a white Oak on the land of JOHN CRASKE, thence North sixty five degrees West fifty one poles to a Locust Stake upon the Land of WILLIAM BALEY, thence South fifteen degrees West one hundred and eleven poles to a white Oak in the line of WILLIAM BALEY, thence South eighty one degrees West one hundred and thirteen poles to a white Oak corner tree to said BALEY, thence South South West seventy five poles to a Stake in WILLIAM BROWNs line, thence South East by East fifty six pole to the first beginning white Oak; the One hundred acres of Land was taken up by WILLIAM BROWN as vast land by vertue of a Deed from the Proprietors Office dated the Eleventh day of February one thousand six hundred and ninety six seven, which WILLIAM BROWN dying without Will, the land decended unto his Son, WILLIAM BROWN, which WILLIAM BROWN the Younger on the fifth day of May one thousand seven hundred and eight acknowledged the same in Richmond County Court to one WILLIAM SMITH of county of Richmond, and WILLIAM SMITH dying without Will the land decended unto the above named SUSANAH THORNTON, only Child of WILLIAM SMITH, Together with all houses orchards comodities and appurtenances to the premises belonging; To have and to hold the parcell of land with appurteances unto MARMADUKE BECKWITH and assigns during the terme of one whole year paying therefore the rent of one Ear of Indian Corn on the Birthday of our Lord God next ensueing if lawfully demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and by force of the Statute for transferring uses into possession, MARMADUKE BECKWITH may be in the actuall possession of the premises and be thereby enabled to take a release of the inheritance thereof to him and his heirs; In Wittness whereof THOMAS THORNTON and SUSANAH his Wife have hereunto sett their hands and seals the day and eyar first above written
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us
G. OSBORNE, THOMAS THORNTON
ALVIN MOUNTJOY SUSANA THORNTON
At a Court held for Richmond County the Seventh day of December 1726
THOMAS THORNTON and SUSANAH THORNTON came into Court and acknowledged their Deed to MARMADUKE BECKWITH, which was admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, C. C. Cur.
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Combs &c. Families of Westmoreland Co VA
http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-mas1.htm
27 Nov 1733 (Westmoreland Order Book, 1731-1739:110-110a)
COMBS agt BROWN Exr of ANDERSON.
Mason COMBS an infant under twenty one years of age by Edward BARRADALL his next ffriend at December Court 1732 Exhibitted a bill to this Court Setting in Chancery against William BROWN Exr of the Last will and Testament of John ANDERSON Decd… setting forth that… father John COMBS Late of the County of Richmond decd by his last will and Testament in writing … give all his personal Estate to be Equally Divided between his wife and six children and the Complainants part thereof payed him at the age of eighteen years or Day of marryage and of his said will appointed his wife Hannah COMBS and one John ANDERSON Exrs who after the Death of the Said John COMBS proved the Said will and returned an inventory of the Testators Estate, that the Complainants part thereof amounting to about Sixteen pounds was by the Consent of Ye Sd. Orators mother putt into the hands of His Said John ANDERSON who is since Dead having first made his last will in writeing and thereon Expressly Desired that whatsoever …. Unto the Complt should be paid unto him and of his said will appointed the Respondt his Sole Executr. Who after the Death of the sd Testator proved the Said will and took upon him The Execution thereof the Complaint being Lately arived to the age of Eighteen years hath Severall times Requested the Rspondt to pay him out of the Estate of the Said ANDERSON his part of Sd ffathers Estate putt into the Said ANDERSON hands but he absolutely Refused So to Do under Severall … tht the Complt is Remedied… sd. Respondt. Might … Answer … may be compelled to pay the complaint out of the said ANDERSONS Estate So much as Shall appear to be justly Due unto him and that the Court would make Such further Order and …. Now at this Court William BROWN the Respondt putt in his answer in writeing to the said bill thereon confessing it to be rue that the Complts part of his fathers Estate was putt into the hands of the said John ANDERSON but what it amounted unto he Know not only that he finds by Sum papers or memorandums Left by the Said Anderson that the part or proportion of Each of the Children of the Complaints father Due upon account of their Fathers Estate amounts to fourteen pounds Eighteen Shillings & three pence half penny for which Sum the Respondt was ready and willing that the Complaint should have … Considered by the Court they do order and Decree that the Respondt Wm. BROWN Exr of the Last will and testament of the sd. John ANDERSON Decd do pay unto the Complt. The affosd. Sum of fourteen pounds Eighteen Shillings & three pence half penny current money out of the Said ANDERSONS Estate in his hands with Costs als Exo….
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1692 - Aft 1733 (~ 42 years)