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- Dates can only be conjectured. A document records that young Giles entered the Stafford County Court to select his step-father, Francis Hammersley, as his guardian, which could be done no earlier than age 14 under the law of that time. His death is believed to have been in January or February, 1693-94*.
*Dates for this period are generally Old Style, as the new Gregorian calendar, which had been introduced to the Roman Catholic world in the 1580s, would not come into official use in the British empire until 1752. The two calendars were out of sync by about eleven days. The new Gregorian calendar marked the New Year on January 1, while the old Julian calendar marked the New Year on March 25. Colonial documents during this interval period would often hyphenate the year in the period between January and March, so that February 10 would be written as February 10, 1693-94.
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1680 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
Page 15(27)-16(28) TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these presents shall come. MARY BRENT of ye retiremt: in ye County of Stafl`d: Widdow, ye Relict and Admr. of COLL. GILLS BRENT late of the County aforesaid deced., send Greeting, Now Know yec
that I ye said MARY BRENT in ye qualificacon aforesaid as alsoe be in ge Guardian to my Son, GILES BRENT, ye Son heire of his Father, Coil, GILES BRENT, deced, being well assured and perfectly knowing that my said Husband, Col. GILES BRENT, did covenant and agree with THOMAS DERRICKE SENIOR of MATTHYES POYNT in ye County aforesaid, Plantr:, to left and sett to him, ye said THOMAS DERRICKE for (three Children of ye sd. TifO; DERRICKE) and for ye longest liver of him, all that pte: or p:cell of Land sittuate lying and being in MATTHYES POYNT Divident unleased, lying betwixt the Leased Land of him ye said THOMAS DERRICKE and ye Leased Land of him ye said THOMAS HAYWARD, Coopr;, and am alsoe well knowing that my said Husband, Coll GILLS BRENT deced., did receive a summe of Tobo; in part of pay for ye grant of ye said Lease, butt itt soe pleased God that before ye sealing of ye Lease, ye said Call, GILES BRENT died, leaving his Son an Infant and because I ye said MARY BRENT am willing to doe any such act that my tend to ye settlement and discharging all of obligations that my said Huband was anyway oblidged to as far as my power extends, I have therefore left and sett and doe by these presents Lett and sett all that p:cell of land aforesd: now unleased lying betwixt ye Leased Land of THOMAS DERRICKE SENIOR and THOMAS HAYWARD, Cooper, unto WILLIAM DERRICKE, JNO: DERRICKS MARY DERRICKSE, (Children of THOMAS SENIOR) for and during their naturall lives and for and duringe ye naturall life of ye longest liver of them, or to their assigns, together with all priviledges as of Hawking, Hunting, Fishing and Fowling as long as on ye Patten( is granted they or their assignes or one of them paying therefore to mee ye said MARY BRENT or to my Son, GILES BRENT, when itt shall please God he shalt arrive act ye age of one & twenty yeares old or to either of us our heires Ezors. or Admors. yearly on ye twenty fourth day of Decembr: as long as this Lease shall last; Fifty pounds of Tobo: and Caske, alsoe said WILLM: JNO: MARY doe covenant and agree that they or any one of them will punt as Orchard of one hundred Apple trees and keepe and preserve ye same by good fence from harme of Cattle and to renue them from tyme to tyme as they shall dye and decay, alsoe that if the within Leased Land shall for two whole yeares together remaine voyd of Christian Inhabitants, then itt shall bee lawfull for me, ye said MARY BRENT, my Son GILES BRENT or he heires of ye said GILES BRENT into ye within granted premisses to reenter and to hold in her, his or their right see if this Lease never had bin made; In Witness whereof ye parties to this Lease have interchangably sett our hands and scales ye day & yeare first above written
MARY BRENT for herselfe
And THOMAS DERRICKE SENIOR for and in behalfe of his three Children ye Leasees THOMAS DERRICKS his mrke,
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of us
JAMES CLIFTON,
GEORGE BRENT
Recorded in Stafford County xxvii die Octobris 1680
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1691-1692 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
Page 181 Court held 9th October 1691
221. Mr. JOHN WITHERS and Mr. MATTHEW THOMPSON was by the Court chosen Feoffees in Trust for the Towne or Port of this County and did accept of the same according to act of assembly.
222, This Court taking into consideration the purchase of fifty acres of land for the Port of this County being in Peales neck and Mr. GILES BRENT who hath the fee simple thereof not being of age came here in Court and choose Mr. FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY for his Guardian Whereupon the Court treated with Francis Hammersley Guardian for and on behalf of the orphan for the price of the fifty acres of land and it was by the Court together with the feoffees for and on the behalf of the County and Francis Hammersley for and on the behalf of the said Giles Brent did agree that thirteen thousand pounds of tobacco and caske being the full demands of the said Hammersley shall be paid for the land out of which sum Capt. MALACHY PEALE being tenant thereon is to have such part as the Law in that case doth direct and appoint Therefore tis ordered that the sum of thirteen thousand pounds of Tobacco and cask shall at the next Court be levied out of this County and by the sheriff in due time paid to Francis Hammersley and Capt. Malachy Peale shall make good and authentick deeds of the fifty acres of land unto Mr. John Withers and Mr. Matthew Thompson Feoffees to and for the use of the County.
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1691-1692 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
Page 188 (contd) Court held 12th November 1691
245. Whereas Capt. MALACHY PEALE made humble motion to this Court that whereas
the Town or Port for this County was to be Erected and built upon his land which he held for life of Coll, GILES BRENT late of this County deced and whereas the Feoffees in Trust for this County hath made a purchase of the same for and on the behalf of the County as well of the said Capt. Malachy Peale as of FRANCIS HAMMERSLY guardian to Giles Brent the only son and heir of the aforesaid Giles Brent whereby they become Lawfully Seized and Possessed of Two and fifty acres of land for the Town and Court house for this County upon the land now in Possession of Capt. Malachy Peale by Vertue of a Lease for his life from the said Coil. Giles Brent and the said Capt. Malachy Peale having divers Loggs and Fencings Stakes and Rails now within the Jurisdictions Limits and bounds of the said Town or Port humbly prayed that he might have Liberty to remove & carry off the same which the Court duely taking into their Serious consideration doe accordingly order Therefore tis ordered that Capt. Malachy Peale may have Liberty to remove and carry off all Loggs Stakes Rails and other materials for fencinge which now is upon the said Land and not included within the deeds made to the Feoffees for the Town or Port of this County.
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1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press];
Page 397-402 This Indenture made 22nd May 1727 between EDMUND PLOWDEN & BRENT NUTTHALL 397- both of St. Mary's County in Province of Maryland Gent. of one part & 402 GEORGE MASON of Stafford County in Colony of Virginia Gent. Whereas GILES BRENT late of the County Stafford Esqr. by his Last Will & Testament bearing date last day of August 1671 inter alia did bequeath unto his son & heir GILES BRENT and heirs of his body lawfully begotten all his land .. due to him in Virginia .. and for want of such heirs then to his the said Giles the Fathers own right heirs and for want of such then to the right heirs of his Father RICHARD BRENT Esgr. deced antiently Lord of the mannors of Admington & Larke stoke in the county of Glocester in England .. by an Estate in fee tail in all the premises to him & heirs of his body & being so possessed afterwards died leaving Issue a son WILLIAM BRENT & two daughters MARGARET & MARY BRENT which Margarett Intermarried with a certain GEORGE PLOWDEN late of St. Marys county and Province of Maryland aforesaid Gent. deced by whom she had issue the said EDMUND PLOWDEN (one of the Parties to these Present) and the said Mary Intermarried with a certain JOHN NUTTHALL late also of Saint Marys County and Province of Maryland afd Gent. deced by whom she had issue the said BRENT NUTTHALL (the other party to these presents) which said Edmund Plowden and Brent Nuthall as heirs of the said Margaret & Mary by vertue of the aforesaid devise are Imediately after the end 4 determination of the Estate in fee tail in the aforesaid Giles Brent the son & the heirs of his body .. Intituled to a Joynt Estate in fee simple in all lands & premises aforesaid .. Now this Indenture witnesseth that Edmund Plowden and Brent Nutthall in consideration of sum Forty pounds Sterl..to each of them in hand paid .. loth hereby acknowledge .. of every part and parcel thereof .. hereby release .. said George Mason .. doth acknowledge themselves to be fully paid .. have granted forever all the reversions when it shall happen to come .. after the end & determination of the aforesaid Estate in fee tail for want of heirs of the body lawfully begotten of the aforesaid Giles Brent the son in all the land in Stafford County .. by force of the devise of the above named Giles Brent Esqr Great Grandfather to the said Edmund and Brent and all the right ., they assign a good sure & sufficient Estate .. of all the lands & inheritance in all & singular the before mentioned unto George Mason ..
Presence Stephen McKey, Edmund Plowden
Benj. McKey, John Mercer Brent Nutthall
At Court held for Stafford County 14th June 1727 Deed of Sale and Receipt of Consideration money acknowledged by Edmund Plowden and Brent Nutthall admitted to record.
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1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press];
Page 402- 406 Know all men . , We EDMUND PLOWDEN and BRENT NUTTHAL both of St. Marys parish in Province of Maryland Gent. are bound unto GEORGE MASON of Stafford County in just sum of Ten thousand pounds Sterl. Money of great Britain .. 22 May 1727. The condition is such that whereas GILES BRENT late of Stafford County in Colonly of Virginia Esgr. deced by his Last Will & Testament dated last day of August 1671 Inter alia did bequeath unto his son & heir GILES BRENT and to heirs .. all his land .. any way due to him in Virginia & for want of such heirs then to his the said Giles the father's own right heirs & for want of such then to the right heirs of his Father RICHARD BRENT Esgr. deced antiently Lord of the mannors of Admington & Larke Stoke in the County of Gloscester in England by virtue of which devise the said Giles took an estate in fee tail in all the premises and afterwards dyed leaving issue a son WILLIAM BRENT and two Daughters MARGARET & MARY BRENT which Margaret Inter-married with a certain GEORGE PLOWDEN late of St. Marys County and Province of Maryland Gent, deced by whom she had issue the above bound Edmund Plowden and the said Mary inter married with a certain JOHN NUTTHAL late also of St. Marys County Province of Maryland Gent. deced by whom she had issue the above bound Brent Nutthall which said Edmund & Brent as heirs of said Margaret & Mary their Mothers by virtue of the aforesaid devise are Immediately after the Determination of the Estate in said Giles Brent .. Intituled to a Joynt Estate in fee simple and whereas said Edmund and Brent have sold unto George Mason all their right in all the lands lying in Stafford County in Virginia .. which they have by virtue of the said Giles Brent Esqr. Great Grandfather .. now if .. shall at all times execute Deed conveyance their right the premises of him .. Geo. Mason .. and also when it shall happen that the Estate in fee Tail shall be determined .. shall make good sure sufficient Estate .. in all the said lands .. then the above obligation shall be voyd or otherwise shall remain in full force.
Presence Stephen McKay, Edmund Plowden
Benin. McKey, Jno. Mercer Brent Nutthall
At a Court held for Stafford County 14th June 1727 This Bond proved .. admitted to record.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1671 - 1694 (~ 23 years)