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1699-1709 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press];
Page 143-144 Will of PETER BEACH. .. this 20th day of April 1702 1 Peter Beach of county Stafford being very sick and weak .. give and bequeath to my well beloved son ALEXANDER BEACH 200 acres of land lying upon Ashtons Run .. and in case of no heirs to return to my loving son THOS. .. and in case no lawful heirs to return to my daughter MARY .. I give and bequeath to my son THOMAS a farm in England lying in Staffordshire now In possession of Mr. JOHN TRANTER .. and in case of no heirs to return to my three daughters to be by them sold and equally divided that is to say MARY, ELIZA. and ANN to be paid unto them at eighteen or day of marriage .. to my loving wife MARY BEACH one tract of land lying on Peace Neck and now occupied by THOMAS MASTERS.. to my loving Brother DANL. BEACH all my wearing apparel and as for my personal estate my will is that it he appraised and after my debts be paid to be equally divided between my loving wife & my son Thomas & my three daughters Mary, Eliza. and Ann .. my wife shall have the profit of their estate until they come to age or the day of marriage .. appoint my loving wife Mary & my loving Brother Daniel Beach Execrs.
Presence Jno. Fraser Minister of Overwharton Parish, Peter Beach
Wm. Wigginton, Richard Webb,
Jacob Maulden
At a Court ye 9th Sept. 1702 William Wiginton, Richard Webb & Jacob Maulden witnesses to ye above will came into Court and upon the Holy Evangelist did declare they saw ye above Testator sign seal and publish the above will as his last will and testament and he was in perfect sense & memory at the time and probate is granted to ye Execrs therein named recorded et Examd.
WY Clerke
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1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press];
Page 30-35 This Indenture made 7th/8th March 1722 between ALEXANDER BEACH of Hannover Parish in King George Planter and THOMAS HOOPER of Parish Overwharton in county Stafford Gent. .. hath granted all that land in Overwharton Parish being formerly granted unto PETER BEACH by Deed from the Proprietors office dated 18th Decembr. 1694 and now belonging unto the said Alexander Beach as Son and Heir at Law to said Peter Beach .. sold 400 acres by deeds of lease & release for forty pounds of good and lawful money of Great Brittain .. land bounded beginning at a black oake corner tree of Colonell ALLERTON ..Presence Geo: Mason, Alexander x Beach
Wm. Mason, Henry Wigginton
Att a Court held for Stafford County 14th August 1722 Then came Alexander Beach & personally acknowledged within Deed of Lease/Release and at the same time came ELIZABETH wife of said Alexander .. who being privately examined as the Law directs did freely relinquish all her right of Dower in the within parcel .. whereupon the same is Ordered to be recorded and is accordingly.
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
pp . 153a-154a TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I PETER BEACH of ye County of Stafford & MARY his Wife for divers good causes & in consideracon of the just some of five thousand five hundred pounds of good sounde Tobacco and Caske To them paid by ALICE SCOFIELD of ye County of Stafford have sold unto the said ALICE SCOFIELD her heires a tract of lande containinge Two hundred and fifty acres in the County of Stafford & on ye North side of CHAPAWAMSICKE CREEKE upon a Run commonly called by ye name of BORONES RUN the said Two hundred and fifty acres of land beinge ye remaining part off Five hundred acres of lande sold by Capta, JOHN MATTHEWS or his Attorney Capta. GEORGE BRENT legally impowered to ye said PETER BEACH by Deed dated ye 27th day of September 1686 To Have and To Hold ye said Two hundred & fifty acres of land wth all its Rights to ye sole use of ALICE SCOFIELD her heires forever, In Witness ye PETER BEACH & MARY his Wife have sett their handes & Seales this 11th day of March 1689
in presence of us GEORGE LUKE, PETER BEACH
ROBERT BRENT MARY BEACH
Signed sealed & delivered by ye above menconed MARY ye Wife of PETER BEACH in ye presence of ROBERT BRENT, GILES BRENT
To all to whom these presents shall come I MARY BEACH doe appoint Mr. ROBERT BRENT for me to be my Lawful]. Attorney to acknowledge this Deed of Sale to ALICE SCOFIELD In Wittness my hand Seale this 11th day of March 1689/90
In presence of GILES BRENT MARY BEACH
This above Sale of Land was acknowledged in County Court of Stafford by PETER BEACH & ROBERT BRENT Attorney of MARY BEACH on ye 7th day of Aprill 1690 was then re-corded
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
p.236 TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Wee JOHN WITHERS and MATTHEW THOMPSON of Stafford County Gent]. have granted unto PETER BEACH one Towne Lott called number Twelve bounded wth lott number Eleven on ye South, BROAD STREET Crosse ye Towne in wch ye COURT HOUSE stands on ye North, on BROAD STREET that leads to ye COURT HOUSE to POTOMACK CREEKE on ye East and lott number Fifteen on ye West beinge in figure a Rombus To Have and To Hold provided allwaies ... (build upon the premises) ... In Wittness whereof we have sett our handes and Seales this 11th day of February 1691/2
The above Deed was signed and delivered in open Court unto PETER BEACH by JOHN WITHERS MATTHEW THOMPSON Feoffees in Trust on ye 11th day of February 1691/2 and was then recorded
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1699-1709 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press];
Page 126 To all Christian People .. Know ye that this Indenture made the 28th day Janry. 1701 Witnesseth that JOSEPH WHITSON & MARY his wife of county Stafford Planter for sum Three thousand and five pounds of Tobacco and cask paid by JAMES FLETCHER sold one Plantation of land lying & upon the North side Acquia River near & next upon a bank of the said River called & known by the name of Rooses Bank the said bank being the dividing by & between Mr. GILES BRENT and Joseph Whitson which Plantation Joseph Whitson by his Fathers Patent will more at large appear which said tract of land containing by estimation 100 acres more or less being the moiety of 300 acres as by patent may appear unto the said Fletcher .. beginning at :a. bended hickory standing by Rooses Branch and running West & South up a valley cross the. road to a white oak standing in a cove of the River Acquia and from the oak to a point called Whites tones Point and from the Point down the river to a long point of harsh which makes the narrows of the said River and over the Marsh still down the river to a Point at mouth of Rooses Branch & running up the branch to the hiccory containing 100 acres of land more or loss .. only excepting; 20 foot square where my Father & Mother is buried that we & our family may be there buried by them also 20 foot square at the Burying place where my Sister and Brother PETER BEACH has children are buried & to be for the said Beach's family's burying place .. this 28th day Janry. 1701.
Presence Michael Judd, Joseph x Whitson
William x Waller Mary x Whitson
At a Court held 11th March 1701 .. Joseph Whitson came into open court and acknowledged the deed of sale to THOMAS (sic) FLETCHER ordered the same be recorded.
Know all men .. that 1 Mary Whitson the wife of Joseph Whitson do appoint MICHAEL JUDD to be my attorney acknowledge my part and right of a parcel of land which my Husband hath sold to James Fletcher .. to which sale I do freely and willingly give my free consent .. 26th day Janry. 1701.
Mary x Whitson
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1666 - 1702 (> 36 years)