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From Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish of Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786, transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne, page 278:
[215] Order’d into one precint for Processioning the lands of John Sym Edwd. Rice, Matthew, John, Edward, & George Sims, Thos. Prosser, Alexr. Mckenzy Kersey, Henry Tyler, Widd: Archer, Joseph Row, MANSFIELD BLAGROVE, John Crenshaw, George Butler, David Thompson, Mary Anderson, Matthew Sims & Edwd. Rice, to See the Said processioning perform’d &c. [No date. The date on the preceding records is 28 March 1732.]
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From Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish of Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786, transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne, pages 300-301:
[232] No. 23. Orderd into one precinct for processioning the Lands of the Heirs of John Syme Gent. Deceas’d, Edwd. Rice, Matthew, John, Edward and George Sims, Thos. Prosser, Alexr. Mckenzy Kersy, Henry Tyler, Widdow Archer, Joseph Row, MANSFIELD BLAGROVE, John Crenshaw, Geo: Butler, David Thompson, Mary Anderson, and that Matthew Sims and Edward Rice see the said processioning perform’d. [No date. The date on the preceding record is 20 March 1739 [1740], and the date on the following record is 29 March 1740.]
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From Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish of Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786, transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne, page 311:
[240] No. 23. Orderd into one precinct for processioning the Lands of the Heirs of John Syme Gent, Deceas’d Edward Rice, Matthew, Geo:, Edwd. & Geo: Sims, Thos. Prosser, Alexr. Kersey, Henry Tyler, Widd: Archer, Joseph Row, MANSFIELD BLAGROVE, John Crenshaw, Geo: Butler, David Thompson, Mary Anderson, and that John Sims & Edwd. Rice see the Said processioning Perform’d who made the following report, In Obedience to the within Order, we the within Nam’d John Sims and Edwd. Rice, have seen the Said Lands processiond, every Owner being Present, except Joseph Row. March 7th 1743. Signed: John Sim, Edwd. Rice.
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From Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books A and B, 1742-1759, by Rosalie Edith Davis, Bellevue, WA, 1976, page 23:
Pages 197-198, 25 March 1745. Isaac Winston Senr. and Isaac Winston Jr. of Hanover and Henrico Counties to Samuel Winston of Louisa Co., £52.10 current money, 250 acres on both sides Sudan Creek…Col. Wm. Meriwether’s and Thomas Rice’s corner…Rice’s line crossing Cubb Creek. Signed: Isaac Winston Sr., Isaac Winston Jr. Witnesses: Peter Fontaine Jr., Waddy Thomson, MANSFIELD BLAGGRAVE. Proved 24 Sept. 1745 by oaths of Waddy Thompson and MANSFIELD BLAGGRAVE.
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From Louisa County, Virginia Deed Books A and B, 1742-1759, by Rosalie Edith Davis, Bellevue, WA, 1976, page 88:
24 May 1748, page 269. MERRIFIELD [sic] BLAGRAVE agst. Samuel Winston In Case parties by their attornies and a jury to wit: Malhon Watson, John Hill, Jeremiah Glen, Andrew Rea, Daniel Burford, Richard Brooks, Champness Terry, Daniel Williams, Richard Wright, John Clarkson, Robert Tenham, Thomas Lane say, We find for the defendant, Daniel Burford Junr.
On motion John Watkins evidence for MANSFIELD BLAGRAVE agst. Samuel Winston ordered MANSFIELD pay John for 2 days attendance 50 pounds Tob.
On motion Richard Barret evidence for MANSFIELD BLAGRAVE, Samuel to pay John for 2 days attendance 50 pounds Tob.
John [?] evidence for Samuel Winston agst MANSFIELD BLAGRAVE, Samuel to pay John for 2 days attendance 50 pounds [tobacco].
On motion of John Hooper evidence for Samuel Winston agst. MANSFIELD BLAGRAVE. Samuel to pay John for 3 days allowance for returning 45 miles 3 times, 400 pounds Tob.
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Diary of John Blair, William & Mary Quarterly, Volume 8, No. 1, 1899:
Feb. 2, 1751: Last night the college bell tolled they say abt an hour, very slow and regular,
till some went up and stopt it, who saw nobody. Sent up Keeling’s bonds and mortgage in a letter to H. Gilvert P MANSFD BLAGRAVE wth a bond for him and Richd. Keeling to execute in lieu thereof and send me from their court.
----------- Diary of John Blair, William & Mary Quarterly, Volume 7, No. 3, 1899:
April 6, 1751: fair day. BLAGRAVE dead on ye 4th. Poor widow.
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Diary of John Blair, William & Mary Quarterly, Volume 8, No. 1, 1899:
April 6, 1751: Finishd invo and lettrs to Lyde and Hanby, datd 30 ult., was examd as an evidence in wt I knew nothing, recd lettr, P Boson of BLAGRAVE’s death, who, he tells me, died on Thursday last, ye 4th.
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From Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish of Hanover County, Virginia, 1706-1786, transcribed and edited by C.G. Chamberlayne, pages 321-322:
[253] No. 22. At a Vestry held for St. Paul’s Parish Sepr. 30th 1751. Order’d into one precinct for processioning the lands of John Sims, Edwd. Sims, John Syme, Supry Hardin, the Sims’s, Widd: Prosser, Alexr. Kersey, Hen: Tyler, John Archer, Thos. Green, WIDD: BLAGROVE, Joseph Crenshaw, James Gentry, David Thomson, Nelson Anderson, the Tylers, & that John Sims & Edwd. Sims See the Said Processioning perform’d before the last of March, and take and make a Return to the Vestry an account of every persons land they Shall procession, and of the persons present at the same & what Land in their precinct they Shall fail to procession, with the particular reason of Such Failure, and that the several Occupiers of the abovesd. Lands do attend the Said processions accordingly.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1711 - 1751 (> 40 years)