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1723-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 36
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I FRANCES EDWARDS of the County of Westmoreland do constitute & appoint my trusty & well beloved Friend, WM: STURMAN to be my lawful Attorney to acknowledge for me all my right & title of Dower in a certain parcell of land with the Plantacon which my Husband, JOHN EDWARDS. sold to WILLIAM BAXTER. and the same be held done as if I myself had been there in person to have done it myself. as Witness my hand this 19th day of March 1724/5,
Teste FRANCIS LACON FRANCES EDWARDS
JOSHUA HUDSON
At a Court held for the sd. County the 31st day of March 1725
WM, STURMAN by venue of this Letter of Atty: from FRANCES EDWARDS to him (being duely proved by the Oaths of the wittnesses thereto) in due form of Law, relinquished the sd. FRANCES Right of Dower & Thirds at the Common Law in the land within menconed according to the purport of the sd. Letter of Atty.. which at the instance of WILLIAM STURMAN is admitted to Record
Test THO SORRELL, Cl
Recordat 8th die April 1725
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1692 - Aft 1725 (> 35 years)