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- this is not the brother of Maxwell and William Brown sons of William Brown. their brother died 1726 married to Sarah
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1735-1743 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [Antient Press]; Page 36b-37b
Know all men We ELIZABETH BROWN, STEPHEN BOWEN & FRAS STONE are bound unto WILLIAM ROBINSON Gent on behalf of ye Court of King George sum of Forty pounds 4th November 1737. Condition if Elizabeth Brown, Administratrix of JOHN BROWN Deceased do make inventory exhibit same further make true account of her Actings and Doings therein if any last Will Exr: or Exrs: therein named to exhibit same ye sd Elizabeth deliver up her letters of Administration this obligation to be void or remain 4th November 1737
Ordered to be recorded.
Elizabeth x Brown
Stephen x Bowen
Francis Stone
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1735-1751 King George County, Virginia Order Book 2, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 135
Court held 4 Nov 1737.
Administration on the estate of John Brown decd is granted to Elizabeth Brown his widdow she having with Stephen Bowen & Francis Stone ackn their bond for £40 for her faithful administring the sd estate.
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1735-1751 King George County, Virginia Order Book 2, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 138
Court held 3 Feb 1737/8
The inventory & appraisement of the estate of John Brown decd is returned & admitted to record.
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MIDDLETON, ELIZABETH, 9 Feb. 1732; 27 March, 1733. My estate to my 2 daughters Mary and Ellis Middleton except 1 shilling each to my grandson John Middleton, my sons Benjamin, Thomas and Robert Middleton and my son in law John Brown.
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1732-1734 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 17
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. the Ninth day of February one thousand seven hundred and thirty two, I ELIZABETH MIDDLETON of Westmorld. County & Cople Parish being very sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to Almighty God therefore, calling to mind ye mortality of my body, do make & ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament, that is to say, First, I give and recommend my Soul into ye hands of God that gave it me & body to be buried after decent manner at ye discression of my Executor, nothing doubting but at ye General! Resurrection I shall receive ye same again by ye mighty power of God;
Item. I give & dispose unto my two Daughters, MARY MIDDLETON and ELLIS [Alice] MIDDLETON all and singular my whole Estate only what is excepted hereafter. JOHN MIDDLETON, my Grand Son, and BENJAMIN MIDDLETON, THOMS: MIDDLETON & ROBERT MIDDLETON, my Sons, I give unto them every one an English Shilling and likewise JNO: BROWN, my Son in Law, I give to him one English Shilling. It is my desire that my Estate may be deviled between my two Daughters, MARY MIDDLETON and ELLIS MIDDLETON by two or three of ye Neighbours without coming to an Appraisment. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale the day & year above written
GEOR: CRUMP, ELIZABETH MIDDLETON
Test ROBT. MIDDLETON
Westmorld, ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 27th day of March 1733
This Last Will and Testament of ELIZABETH MIDDLETON, deced., was presented into Court by THOMAS MIDDLETON, her Son, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of the witnesses thereto is admitted to Record; But for that there is not any Executor nominated & appointed by the said Will, on mocon of the said THOMAS MIDDLETON & his giving ROBERT MIDDLETON & BEN: MIDDLETON for his securities according to Law, Certificate is granted him for obtaining Letters of Administration with the Will annexed on the said Decedents Estate in due form
Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C. W.
Recorded the 24th day of April 1733, pr. G. T. , C, C. W.
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1714 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 6, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 226
TO ALL CHRISTIAN people to whome these presents shall come. GREETING. Know yee that we WILLIAM ALLEN of STAFFORD County and JOHN BROWNE of NORTHUMBERLAND County in consideration of the love & affection we bear unto DANIEL MARR of STAFFORD County, the God Son of me the above named WILLIAM ALLEN as also for the sume of Five shillings to us in hand paid by DANIEL MARR, do by these presents give and confirme unto the abovesaid DANIEL, the God Son of the above named WILLIAM ALLEN, all that parcell of land lying in County of Richmond and neare the GREAT MARSH RUN of RAPPA: being part of a tract of Seven bundred and thirteene acres granted to WILLIAM ALLEN and JOHN BROWNE by Deed out of the Proprietors Office dated Setpember the twenty fifth one thousand seven hundred and ten, being one third part in the right of the said tract begining one hundred & eighty poles from the Second Corner tree mentioned in the Deed and extends thence South fifty seven degrees East by a course of line trees through the said tract to the hack line and againe from the begining in the second line of the Deed one hundred and eighty poles along the said second course of the Deed to a marked tree and thence South fifty seven degrees East through the tract to the back line including Two hundred and Thirty and five acres as will more plainly appear by the Surveyors Land Register in STAFFORD County, To have and to hold the Two hundred and Thirty five acres of land unto DANIELL MARR his heirs as Wittness our hands and seals the first day of June one thousand seven hundred and fourteene
WILLIAM ALLEN
JOHN BROWNE
At a Court held for Richmond County the Second day of June 1714
WILLIAM ALLEN and JOHN BROWNE in open Court acknowledged this their Deed unto DANIELL MARR and it was admitted to Record
Teste M. BECKWITH, CI Cur
Memorandum: That full and peaceable possession inLivery and Seisin of the within mentioned Two hundred and Thirty five acres of land was delivered by the within named WILLIAM ALLEN and JOHN BROWNE to the within named DANIELL MARR the day of the date within mentioned
In presence of us JOHN GILBERT WILLIAM ALLEN
JOHN UNDERWOOD JOHN BROWNE
Att. a Court held for Richmond County the Second day of June 1714
WILLIAM ALLEN and JOHN BROWNE in open Court acknowledged this their Livery of Seisin unto DANIELL MARR and it was admitted to Record
Teste M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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1723-1725 King George County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 229
Court held on Friday 4 Dec 1724.
William Allen ackn his bond to John Brown which is admitted to record.
John Brown ackn his bond to William Allen which is admitted to record.
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1729-1734 King George County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 538
Court held 4 Dec 1730.
In the ejectione firma between Thomas Thrustout plt & Ann Marsh def, Richard Bryant, John Gilbert, Thomas Dickenson, William Peck, Robert Johnson, William Strother, Neal McCormack, John Farguson, John Price, Henry Berry, Rush Hudson & Robert Strother were sworn a jury to try the issue who having heard the evidence & arguments of both parties withdrew & sometime after returned the following verdt (viz) we find a proprietors deed for 541 a. of land in King George Co granted to John Brown 8 Apr 1723, we find a plat of the sd land under the hand of John Copedge dated 22 Jan 1722/3, we find a lease in writing under the hand of John Brown the lessor of the plt dated 25 Jan 1724 for 100 a. of the sd land made to George Mash & Ann his wife the now def for the term of 21 years, we find a counterpart of the sd lease under the hands & seals of George Mash & Ann Mash dated the same day & year, we find John Brown procured 100 apple trees for the sd George & Ann Marsh to plant on the plantation, we find the sd George & Ann Mash have planted out seventy odd apple trees & have as many in a nursery as will make up 100, we find the sd Ann Mash has barked five while oaks for tanning her own leather, we find the sd plantation of the def is on the n side of Browns Run & within 200 & odd strides of commons line, if upon the whole the court shall adjudge the law be with the plt we find for him 1 shilling damage otherwise we find for the def, Richard Bryant foreman, which verdt is admitted to record & the plt has time till next court to consider the sd verdict.
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1735-1751 King George County, Virginia Order Book 2, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 135
Court held 4 Nov 1737.
Administration on the estate of John Brown decd is granted to Elizabeth Brown his widdow she having with Stephen Bowen & Francis Stone ackn their bond for £40 for her faithful administring the sd estate.
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URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=21&last=&g_p=G4&collect ion=NN Grant
Title Brown, John.
Publication 1 January 1710.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Richmond County.
Grantee(s): Brown, John and Allen, Wm.
Description: 427 acres.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 4, 1710-1712 , Page 21 (Reel 289).
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=5&last=&g_p=G4&collecti on=NN Grant
Title Allen, William.
Publication 25 September 1710.
Gen. note This grant has been removed from the book by an unknown individual.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Richmond County.
Grantee(s): Allen, William and Brown, John.
Description: 713 acres above the falls of Rappahannock River on the run known by the name of the Marsh Run betwixt the Great Marsh and the river.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 4, 1710-1712 , Page 5 (Reel 289).
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=21&last=&g_p=G4&collect ion=NN Grant
Title Brown, John.
Publication 1 January 1710.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Richmond County.
Grantee(s): Brown, John and Allen, Wm.
Description: 427 acres on both sides the Marsh Run, adjoining land of said Allen.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 4, 1710-1712 , Page 21 (Reel 289).
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=5&last=&g_p=G4&collecti on=NN Grant
Title Allen, William.
Publication 25 September 1710.
Gen. note This grant has been removed from the book by an unknown individual.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Richmond County.
Grantee(s): Allen, William and Brown, John.
Description: 713 acres.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 4, 1710-1712 , Page 5 (Reel 289).
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=26&last=&g_p=GA&collect ion=NN Grant
Title Brown, John.
Publication 8 March 1723.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: King George County.
Description: 541 acres on Browns Run above the land of Daniel Marr.
Source: Northern Neck Grants A, 1722-1726, Page 26, folio (Reel 290
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=53&last=&g_p=GA&collect ion=NN Grant
Title Brown, John.
Publication 28 July 1724.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: King George County.
Description: 541 acres beginning on the dividing line off said Brown and Marr, on the brow of a hill on the south side of a run falling into Browns Run. .
Source: Northern Neck Grants A, 1722-1726, Page 53, folio (Reel 290).
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Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys Vol IV, King George Co. Va {Peggy Joyner}
JOHN BROWN of Northumberland; no wart, date from surv, 10 Dec. 1722 -22 Jan. 1722/23; 541 a. {263 a. being part thereof of pat. granted sd Brown & William Allen 5 Sept. 1710 & 278 a. surplus); on Brown's Run; adj. his own land, John Hopper, Christopher Marr, William Allen, Daniel Marr. Surv. Thomas Hooper.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1690 - 1737 (> 47 years)