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BRENT, ROBERT, Charles Co. 3 Feb 1750; 27 April 1751
To wife Mary Brent, Negroes: Joss, Gabriel, Cate, Mott, Aron and Henny, cattle and furniture. That Negro Bell and her son Basil, and Cate and her dau. Lucy In Virginia and their increase to be sold to raise 100 pounds sterl. for use of my dau, Mary,
To dau. Jane at: age 16 or day of marriage, Negroes: David, Terry, Lettice, Monica and Harry and cattle.
To son Robert remaining part of estate.
Joseph Pile, ex.
Wit: Thomas Sympson, Ignatious Doyne, Richd. Smith. 28.73.
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Mr. Robert Brent 47.262 CH £1337.6.10 May 13 1751 Jul 27 1751
Appraisers: Robert Horner, James Nivison.
Creditors: Philip Key, Thomas Midgley.
Next of kin: Mary Brent, Robert Brent, Jane Brent.
Administrator/Executor: Joseph Pile.
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Robert Brent 33.143 A CH £1337.6.10 £357.4.3 Jul 2 1752
Sureties: Ignatious Doyne, Thomas Symson.
Received from: Thomas Bynch, Jane Parnham, Philip Wood, John Slye, George Maxwell.
Payments to: Philip Key, Philip Key {due from the deceased as security to Richard Smith}, Mr. Humphry Bell {merchant in London} paid to Mr. James Russell, James Buchannan & David Cockran (merchants in Glasgow) paid to Mr. James Campbell, Mr. Thomas Turnbull, James Nivison, John Haneon, William Bryan, Eragmus Gill, John Mitchellson, Samuel Hanson, Richard Edelin, Jonathon Roberts, William Robertson, Charles Robertson, Hudson Wathen, John Sornervill, Edward Smoot, John Joakin Gerding, executors of Phill, Briscoe, John Wood, Walter Hanson, Daniel Jenifer.
Executor: Joseph Pile.
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Peter Hayes 14.372 A CH £21.11.10 £23.15.5 Aug 17 1737
Received from: widow Sanders, Abraham Wood, William Johnson, Thomas Reed, William Boarman, Mark Richardson, Robert Brent, Dennis Nally, John Nally, George Brett, Just. Teneson, William Nalley, Thomas Birch, William Sympson, John Parnham, Jr.
Payments to: Dr, John Haw, James Swann, John Slye, William Ferguson, Philip Briscoe, Richard Wainwright, Matthew Cumpton, John Chinn, Andrew Chunn.
Administratrix: Elisabeth Foxley, wife of Joseph Foxley.
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WHARTON, HENRIETTA, Charles Co, 10 Feb 1747/8; 19 Sep 1748
To bro. FRAS. WHARTON, 4 Negroes: Joss, Terry, Nedd and Henry;
If he should return from beyond seas without entering into holy order but If otherwise then to my 4 sisters: MARY BRENT, JANE PARNHAM, ELIZ: PILE and Anne SMITH.
To sister ELEAR. WHARTON, Negro woman Sarah.
To sister PARNHAM Negro girl Lettice.
To bro. JESSE WHARTON, Negro woman Sue and her girl Monica to bro. JESSE WHARTON's child his wife is now big with but if he should die without heirs then to my nephew HENRY PILE.
To niece POLLY BRENT, furniture,
To Dr. PARNHAM, horse
To bro. PILE, horses
Dr. Fras. Parnham and Jos: Pile, exs. 25.423
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Allen Huston 20.357 A CH £39.16.2 Jul 30 1744
Received from: Charles Clements, John Thompson, Robert Bent, Cornelius Sanford, John Mudd, Thomas Stweart.
Payments tot Mr. Robert Whythill, Mary Townley, Dr. Brown, Daniel Dulany, Esq.,
Walter Hanson.
Executors: John Boswell, Walter Dodson.
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From Allens Fresh to Piles' Fresh, from Allens Fresh to Piles' Bridge, from Allins Fresh to Vincent Askins, the Road that strikes out of the Road to Piles' fresh, and the Road that strikes out of the sd Road to Newport from Zachiah Old Bridges by John Dent's to John Gates'. Edward Burch & Robert Brent, Overseers.
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1732-1735 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book B [June Whitehurst Johnson]: Pages 134-135. Sept. 19, 1733. Robert Brent and William Brent, Gent. of Co. of Charles in Maryland to Hugh French, Gent, of Stafford in Virginia....for sum of 71 lbs, 17 shillings, and 6 pence and 1500 lbs. of Tob....770 a. and 84 perches being part of a patent granted to George Brent Jan. 9, 1694/5....land in Parish of Truro in Pr. William.....corner of John Ball's in John Mathews line... deed of lease and release.
Rob. Brent
Willm. Brent
Wit: Swan Jones ?, William Clifton, Ro. Brooke.
Rec'd. of Hugh French sum of 71 lbs, 17 shillings, and 6 pence, and 1500 lbs. of Tob. Sept. 19, 1733.
At court Sept. 17, 1733 Robert Brent and William Brent, Gent. acknowledged this release with the receipt endorsed to Hugh French.
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1745-1746 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book I [Antient Press]: Page 222-225
THIS INDENTURE made the twenty ninth and thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fourty six Between ROBERT BRENT and MARY his Wife of CHARLES COUNTY in the Province of MARYLAND of one part and WILLIAM TRIPLET of the County of Prince William in the Colony of Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that the said ROBERT BRENT & MARY his Wife for the sum of Two hundred and fifty pounds current money of Virginia hath granted unto the said WILLIAM TRIPLET in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and sale for one whole year and by force of the statute for transferring uses into possession and to his heirs and assigns forever all that plantation or parcel of land in the County of Prince William on the South West side of QUANTICO CREEK being the lowermost Five hundred acres next to POTOMACK RIVER of a tract of Two thousand acres of land formerly granted to Capt, JOHN LORD & sold by the said LORD to one THOMAS BOWRN and the said Five hundred acres were left by the said THOMAS BOWRN by his Last Will and Testament to his Son WILLIAM BOWRN and by the said WILLIAM BOWRN sold and swopt to and with Capt. GEORGE BRENT of STAFFORD the Deed of sale was for Three hundred acres and dated the 12th day of August 1691, and the Deed of Exchange for Two hundred acres bearing date the 6th day of October 1691, and by the said GEORGE BRENT devised by WILL to his son GEORGE BRENT and his heirs and the the said GEORGE BRENT to his Brother ROBERT BRENT and his heirs for ever as may appear by his WILL bearing date Septemher 1700, and devised by the said ROBERT to his Son ROBERT BRENT party to these presents and his heirs for ever as may appear by the WILL dated the 16th day of May 1719 and all Houses and appurtenances whatsoever belonging To Have and To Hold the said parcel of land unto the said WILLIAM TRIPLET his heirs and assigns forever, In Witness whereof the said parties have set their hands and Seals
in presence of GEO: BRENT. ROBERT BRENT
BURR HARRISON. HUGH ADIE. MARY BRENT
ROBERT HEDGES, JOHN COTTON
At a Court held for the County of Prince William the 27th day of October 1746
This Release & Receipt were proved by the oaths of GEORGE BRENT, ROBERT HEDGES and JOHN COTTON three of the witnesses thereto to he the acts & deeds of the said ROBERT BRENT and MARY his Wife which are admitted to record
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1704 - 1751 (47 years)