James Austin

Abt 1635 - 1697  (~ 62 years)

• Name	James Austin
  Born	Abt 1635
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 May 1697	Northumberland County, Virginia - admin
  Person ID	I000426	Tree1
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family ID

  F00247

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  Family	Alice MNU Austin,   b. Abt 1639,   d. Aft 1670, Northumberland County, Virginia  (Age ~ 32 years)
  Married	Abt 1655	Northumberland County, Virginia
  Children	1. Alice Austin,   b. Abt 1662, Northumberland County, Virginia ,   d. Aft 1698, Northumberland County, Virginia  (Age ~ 37 years)   2. Elizabeth Austin,   b. Abt 1657, Northumberland County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 1697, Northumberland County, Virginia  (Age ~ 39 years)
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F00246	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  === 1687-1699 Order Book Part 2 - Northumberland Co Va; Hamrick: Pg 770 Northumberland County Court May 19, 1697 Upon the motion of Mr. SAMUELL SMITH, A Commission of Administration, with the Will Annexed, of JAMES AUSTEN deceased, is granted him during the minority of RAMSFORD SMITH, son of the said SAMUELL and Legatee mentioned in the said Will. He, the said SAMUELL giving Caution for his due Administration on the said deceased's Estate according to Law === 1687-1699 Order Book Part 2 - Northumberland Co Va; Hamrick: Pg 823 Northumberland County Court May 18,1698 THOMAS WEBB Administrator of his late wife ELIZABETH WEBB Complains against SAMUELL SMITH in a Plea that Whereas Mr. JAMES AUSTEN late of this county deceased Father to the said ELIZABETH died possessed of a Considerable personal Estate Consisting in Horses, Mares, Cattle, Hogs, Household Goods, and other things, viz. to the Value of thirty thousand pounds of Tobacco or thereabouts which is totally in the hands, keeping and Custody of the said SAMUELL the one Moiety whereof the said WEBB considers properly belonged to his said deceased wife ELIZABETH as daughter and Co-heir with her Sister ALICE the said SAMUELL his wife Rightfully belongs to the Plaintiff in his said Qualification Whereupon the Plaintiff brings Suit for his said Moiety, to which the Defendant by CHARLES HARRIS his Attorney etc. Says that Mr. JAMES AUSTEN by his Last Will in Writing bequeathed all his Estate Personal to RAINSFORD SMITH And Administration of the said Estate was Committed to the Defendant during the Minority of the said RAINSFORD [SMITH] and the Defendant says that in that Case, he ought to be sued also, the Plaintiff has not alleged anytime when Mr. [JAMES] AUSTEN's Estate came to the hands of the Defendant, wherefore he prays that the Writ abate. It is Ordered and Considered by the Court that for the said Reasons alleged by the Defendant the Writ abate and that the Plaintiff pay Costs alias Execution. === http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=417&last=&g_p=P4&co llection=LO Patent Title Austin, James. Publication 28 September 1661. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Northumberland County. Description: 900 acres beg.g and bounding easterly on a parcel of land formerly patented by George Coltclough. Southerly on Wicocomoco Creek. Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 417 (Reel 4). === Northumberland County Record Book 1652 -1658: ©Peter's Row - 2002 Mr. George Colclough his letter of attorney to James Austen. Be it known unto all men by these presents that I George Colclough do hereby make ordain substitute and appoint my loving friend James Austen my true and lawfull attorney for me and in my name and to myself to ask sue for levy recover and receive all such debts dues and demands what soever as are anyways due oweing or belonging unto me by any ways or means whatsoever or howsoever. Giving and by these presents granting unto my said attorney full power and lawfull authority to execute the premisses to all intent and purposees as if I myself were personally present ratifying and confirming the same for form and irrevocable whitnesses my hand and seal the 29th July 1655. George Colclough Sealed and delivered in the presence of Robert Clipsham, Francis Clay 20th January 1655. This letter of attorney was recorded === Northumberland County Record Book 1652 -1658: ©Peter's Row - 2002 The Jurys verdict on Mr. Budds Servant Thomas Winn. Whereas at a court holden for this County of Northumberland the 22nd day of November 1655 The verdict of the Jury and judgement did award and decree that whereas Mrs. Eleanor Budd was accused for the death of one Thomas Winn her late Servant, that the said Winn should be taken up out of the earth and viewed by a Jury of 12 men a Coronor and one Chyourgion or more and that the said Mrs. Budd should touch and handle the said corpes and that the skull of the said Winn should be especially viewed. These may therefore certify all those whom it may seem to concern and be relative unto that we whose names are under subscribed being for that purpose empaneled on a Jury together With Lt. Col. John Trussell Coronor and Mr. Robert Burrell Chyourgion have accordingly cleaned and viewed the said skull and see the said Mrs. Budd handle the same and did not perceive any symptoms or example by which God of his just judgement maybe evidence, her the said Mrs. Ellenor Budd any whit guilty of the said accusation the said skull being as (we suppose) the skull of any dead man is which death by no casual but a natural death dated the first day of January 1655. The body of the said Winn could not possibly be taken up being quite consumed, the bones excepted. John Trussell Sheriff and Coroner, Robert Burrell Chyourgion John Haynie Edward Coles Wm. Presly James Austen Thomas Brewer Richard Spann Thomas Prickett John Bennett William Little Arthur Branch John Mosley John Essex 20th January 1655, this verdict was recorded. === Northumberland County Record Book 1652 -1658: ©Peter's Row - 2002 Arthur Branch his letter of attorney to Thomas Prickett. I Arthur Branch do authorize Thomas Prickett to be my attorney to answer the suit of James Auston attorney of Mr. George Colclough and what my said attorney shall do in the premisses as in my behalf I do allow of it to be as if I were personally present as witness my hand the 16th day of January 1655. The mark of Arthur Branch. Teste - Per me Thomas Kedby 20th January 1655, This letter of attorney was recorded. === 1662-1665 Order Book Northumberland Co Va; Antient Press: Pg 308 Northumberland County Court 20th of May 1662 - JAMES AWSTON is appointed Constable from LITTLE WICOCOMOCO === Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 333 THOMAS READE, 1,000 acs. Northumberland Co., on S. side of Wiccocomoco Riv., 30 Nov. 1656, p. 40, (61). Bounding N. N. E. upon lands of Mr. Isaacke Foxecroft & David Kyffin & W. N. W. upon land of Jarvice Dodson which was surveyed for Jno. Palmer. Trans. of 20 pers.* This land deserted & granted unto James Austin, 3 Dec. 1659. Test: Tho. Brereton, CIk. === Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 396 JAMES AUSTIN, 900 acs. Northumberland Co., 28 Sept. 1661, p. 298, (407). Ely. upon land patented by Mr. Geo. Colclough Be Sly. upon Wiccocomico Cr. 300 acs. granted sd. Colclough 4 June 1655 & assigned to sd. Austin & the residue by 2 patents to Jno. Hughlett & Jno. Palmer, 24 Oct. 1655, by them deserted & now due for trans. of 12 pers: 7 Negroes, Ann Young, Mary Tompson, Wm. Hill, Edw. Wiseman, Wm. Norgrove.