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1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 740
Northumberland County Court July 17, 1696
Upon the Petition of Mr. SAMUEL SMITH Executor, a Probate of the I ast Will and Testament of Lt. CoI. SAMUEL SMITH is granted him of the Will being proved by the oaths of Mr. JAMES AUSTIN and THOMAS HOBSON Witnesses to the said Will and is recorded.
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1650-1652 Northumberland County, Virginia Deed & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 73
At a Court held for the County of Northumberland the 22th of Aprill 1652
This day Mr. SAMUEL SMITH was sworne HIGH SHERIFFE of ye County of Northumberland & he is to put in security ( ) Generall Assembly
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1650-1652 Northumberland County, Virginia Deed & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 74
At a Court held for the County of Northumberland the 22th of Aprill 1652
Wee whose names are subscribed doe promise & ingage our selves to be true & faith full to the Comonwealth of England as it is now established without KING or HOUSE of LORDES
These are to certify whom it may concerne that by reason of urgent occasions I cannott come unto Court but am contented to forme to the Ingagemt., Aprill the 11th 1652
SAMUELL SMYTHE
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 13
Northumberland County Court 25th of November 1652
- The Court doth nominate and appoint Mr, WALTER BRODHURST to be COLLECTOR for NOMINY and APPOTMATTACKS; THO; WILSFORD to be COLLECTOR for ENOCOMOE and CHERRY POINT to MATTHEW RHODONs, and Mr. SAM: SMITH to be COLLECTOR from Mr. COTANSAS downewards to collect and gather the Levies for this present yeare being 285 lb. of tobco: p poll, As also for the arreares of the last yeare and giveing them full power and authority to destreine in case of non paymt, according to the Act of Assembly.
Mr. BRODHURSTs limitts hath 168 p:sons
Mr. WILSFORDs limitts hath 078 p:sons
Mr. SMITHs limitts hath 144 p:sons
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press];
- August ye 22th 1655.
A List of the VESTRY for CHICKACOAN Congregacon: Leift. Coll, JOHN TRUSSELL, Mr, HUGH LEE, Capt, JOHN ROGERS, Mr. MATTH: RHODON
For CHERRY POINT Congregacon: RALPH HORSLEY, Church Warden; ANTHONY LENTON, GEORGE NOTT,
For YEOCOCOMOCO Congregacon: Mr. NICHOLAS JURNEW, JNO: POWELL Church Wardens; RICHARD HOLDEN
For WICCOCOMOCOE Congregacon, Major SAMUELL SMYTH, Mr, JAMES HAWLEY JNO: HAYNIE, EDW: COLE, RICHD: SPANN Churchwardens
For CHINCKAHAN QUARTER, Mr, WM: PRESLY, Church Warden, ROBERT NEUMAN, JOHN HULL
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 71
Northumberland County Court 20th of November 1655
- According to sufficient proofs made to this Court there is due unto Major SAMUELL SMYTH Two hundred acres of Land for transportacon of foure persons into this Colony, vizt,, ELIZABETH READE, BRYAND and Irishman, Tony a Negro, Bette a Negro
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 72
Northumberland County Court 20th of November 1655
These are to testifie yt: Mr. SAM: SMYTH path had of me one Mayde Servant ye last yeare and one Man Servant this yeare, for vich: the Land due for their transportacon belongs to him, Wittness my hand ye 20th of April! 1654
RI: BENNETT
20th November 1655. This Writing was recorded
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 72
Northumberland County Court 29th of November 1655
- The Court doth order yt: Major SAM: SMYTH shall have a Commission of Administracon of ye Estate of ROBERT DUGLAS, deced., the sd. Major SMYTH being greatest. Creditor and makeing it appeare to ye Court yt: ye sd. DUGLAS is Debtor to him one thousand seaven hundred and fifteene pounds of tobacco by Bill; two hundred and fifteene pounds of tobacco by ( ) two hundred pounds of Parke and funerall charges hee ye sd. Major SAM: SMYTH puting in an Inventory and security to ye Court for ye same
- A Caveat is entred yt: WM: THOMAS shall have the next order agt. the Administratr of ROBERT DUGLAS for one thousand pounds of tobacco, hee ye sd. THOMAS makeing his debt appeare by the next Court
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1658-1662 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 8
KNOWE ALL MEN by these pr:sents that I WILLIAM CLAIBORNE, Surveyor, doe for my selfe my heires Exrs. Admrs. & assignes & every of them acquit & discharge SAMUELL SMITH his heires Exr. and Admrs. & every of them from all manner of dues & demands whatsoever from ye beginning of the World to this day as Witnessmy hand this ( )
Testibus GEO; LYDDALL, WILLIAM CLAIBORNE
JAMES DASHIEL, JNO: BRO( )
August 23th 1658 This Acquit was ( )
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1657-1661 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 178
Northumberland County Court 20th of September 1658
-Certificate for 200 acres of Land is granted to Lt. Coll. SAMLL. SMYTH for the transportacon of foure p:sons into this Country, vizt. JOANE KITCHINMAN, MARY HUTTON. ANN LEWIS and THOMAS HARNOFFE
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1658-1662 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 18
Lt. Coll, SAMUELL SMYTH aged 40 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined sayth, That on the ( ) day of January 1658, This Depont. being at the House of JAMES MAGREGER, at night, Capt RICHD. COLE being there in Bed, some words passed betweene the said COLE and JAMES GAYLARD, the said GAYLARD goeing out of the roome did say unto the sd. COLE, "thou are a rogue, thy ( )ther is a whore & thou art a Bastard," And that on the morrowe morning he would bast his sides & further Depont. sayth not this
22 die Jan: 1658 Jurat in Cur
22 March 1658. This Depo: was recorded
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1658-1662 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 58
To all &c., Whereas &c., Now Know yee that I ye sd. SAMUELL MATTHEWS Esqr, give & grant unto RICHARD FLYNT Three hundred & ( ) acres of Land scituate & beinge in the County of Northumberland & bounding North by East ( ) THOMAS RAINER, South by West to LITTLE WICOCOMOCO ( ) & a Branch of the sd. Creeke devideing this Land from the land of RICHARD THOMPSONs, West by North upon a parcell ( ) surveyed for SAMUELL SMYTH & the said ( ) Land & East by South upon a Neck of Land belonging to sd. SAMUELL SMYTH, ye sd. Land beinge granted unto JOHN HAYNIE bearing date ye thirtie( ) October ( ) & by sd. HAYNEY assigned unto the sd. RICHARD FLYNT; To have & to hold &c., Dated the 7th day of September 1658
SAMUELL MATHEWES WM. CLAIBORNE, Secr.
KNOWE ALL MEN by these pr:sents that I RICHARD FLYNT with my Wife, for a valluable consideracon received doe for our heires set over unto Lt. Coll. SAMUELL SMYTH his heires & assignes for ever all our right of Pattent & the land menconed & to acknowledge in Northumberland County Court upon demand ( ) or by Attourney, As Wittness our hands & seales ye ( ) of March 1660.
RI: FLYNT ye Seale
DOROTHY FLYNT ye Seale
6th June 1661. This Assignemt. was acknowledged in Court by Mr. RICHARD FLYNT & DOROTHY his Wife unto ye sd. Lt. Coll. SMYTH &c., & was recorded wth: ye Pattent
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1661-1665 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 312
Northumberland County Court 20th of May 1662
- This day, Lt. Coll. SAMLL. SMYTH was sworne HIGH SHERIFFE for this County of Northumberland & Mr. THO: HOBSON, UNDER SHERIFFE
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 55
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Lt Coll. SAMUEL SMITH of the County of Northumberland have sold unto JOHN MOTLEY of the same County one darke gray Mare of the age of foyer yeares or thereabouts with her encrease, sd. Mare is now in the possession of the sd: JOHN MOTLEY: To have & to hold unto him the sd: JOHN MOTLEY his Exrs. or assignes the sd: Mare with her encrease, as Witnesse my hand this 20th of June 1668
Teste WM: BRERETON, JOHN HUDNALL SAMUELL SMITH
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 57
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that I Ltt. Coll: SAMUELL SMITH of ye County of Northumberland have sould unto JNO: MOTLEY of the same County one darke gray Mare of the age of Fower yeares or thereabouts with her increase, which said Mare is now in the possession of ye said JNO: MOTLEY, To have and to hold unto him the said JNO: MOTLEY his Exrs. or assignes, the said Mare wth: her increase, As Witnes my hand this Twentith day of June one thousand six hundred sixty & eight
Test WM. BRERETON, JOHN HUDNALL SAMLL: SMYTH
9ber: 20th Recognitur & recordatur
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1680-1683 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 85
Northumberland County Court 2d of March 1680/81
- Lieut. Collo, SMITH agt XPHER GARLINGTON Whereas it appeares to this Court that CHRISTOPHER GARLINGTON did in very approbious termes abuse and in a rude and violent manner beate Lieut. Collo. SAMUELL SMITH and broke his collar bone to his very greate charge paine and loss of sence, &c. it is ordered that the said CHRISTOPHER GARLINGTON shall pay the said Lieut. Collo SAMUELL SMITH three thousand pounds of tobacco and caske for his damages and pay the said SMITH six pounds sterling for his cure make the acknowledgment of his said fault in Court, give Bond for his future good behaviour and pay costs als Execution; and that Lieut. Collo. SMITH doth hereby remitt the said GARLINGTON the said three thousand pounds of tobacco aforesaid, Capt. KNIGHT being Security by a Bond of forty pounds sterling for his future good behaviour.
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1680-1683 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 96
Northumberland County Court 15th of June 1681
JOANE GARLINGTON Whereas the one and twentyeth day of Aprill 1678 it was ordered that on the tenth of September following a Jury of twelve able men of the Neighbourhood should survey lay off and devide the lands of CHRISTOPHER GARLINGTON, deceased, and possest by JOANE, the Relict and Administratrix of the said CHRISTOPHER GARLINGTON, of the said part according to Law which
being not yett done it is ordered that on the seaven and twentyeth instant the said survey be accordingly made and Lieutenant Collo. SAMUELL SMITH be present with the third part in the right of the said JOANE his now Wife, according to Law
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1699-1706 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Hamrick]; Page 39
Northumberland County Court 20 July 1699
Whereas it appears to this Court that Col. SAM'L SMITH dec'ed stood indebted to Capt. GEORGE COOPER formerly Sheriffe of this County for Levies in the Yeares of 1693 and 1694 the sum'e of Nine hundred and Nineteene pounds of Tobacco & Casq' Judgm't is granted the said COOPER ag't M'r SAM'LL SMITH Exec. to the said dec'ed for the paym't of the said sum'e out of the said dec'eds Estate al's Ex'o.
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1643-1651 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 206
SAMUELL SMITH, 529 an. Northumberland Co., 18 Mar. 1650, p. 277. Abutting Nly. upon the mouth of Potomeek Riv., Sly. upon Little Wickacomicoe Cr., Ely. upon the mayne Bay & Wly. upon a branch that divides this from land commonly called the Kings Neck. Trans. of 11 perrs: Samuel Smith, thrice; Hannah Smith his wife, William Hill, Christopher Biddo, Henry Backham, Mathew Rowdon, Francis Boyes, Samuel! Woodward, David Phillips.
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1655-1664 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 369
COL. SAMUEL SMITH, of Wiccocomoco, gent., 350 acs. Northumberland Co., 28 Sept. 1658, p. 185, (273). N. E. upon Patomeck Riv., running to land of Richard Tompson, N. W. upon Hulls thicket; S.Wly. upon land of Georg Coltclough. Trans. of 7 pers: Elizabeth Read, Bryan an Irishman, Tony a Negro, Besse a Negro, Jone Kitchenman, Mary Hutton, Ann Lever.
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1655-1664 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 374
RICHARD FLINTE, 394 acs. Northumberland Co., 7 Sept. 1658, p. 216, N.E. upon Patomeck Riv., S. by W. upon little Wiccocomocoe Cr. & a branch of same dividing this & land of Richard Tompson, W. by N. & E. by S. upon land belonging to Mr. Samuel Smith. Granted unto John Hany, 6 Sept. 1654 & by him assigned unto sd. Flinte.
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=277&last=&g_p=P2&co llection=LO Patent
Title Smith, Samuel.
Publication 18 March 1650.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth.
Note Location: Northumberland County.
Description: 529 acres Northerly on the mouth of Potomac River; Southerly upon Little Wickacomicoe Creek.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 277 (Reel 2).
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=273&last=&g_p=P4&co llection=LO Patent
Title Smith, Samuel, Lt. Col.
Publication 28 September 1658.
Gen. note Smith, Lt. Colo. Samuel, of Wicocomoco
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth.
Note Location: Northumberland County.
Description: 350 acres N. Et. on Potomac River, by the line of a tract of land called Hulls Thickett.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 4, 1655-1664, p. 273 (Reel 4).
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Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671-72.
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An Inquisition Indented & taken at Pechawaxen in the County before us Henry Adams & Thomas Mathews by virtue of a Com mission in the nature of a writt of Mandamus hereunto annexed to Inquire by the Oaths of Twelve Goodand Lawfull men of the Said County whether William Battin late of Charles County deced was Seized in his Demeasne as of ffee at the time of his Death of a Certain Tract Of Land in the said County on the north Side of Potomock River near Caedar Point & Lying in Pechawaxen Creek Containing of five hundred acres or thereabouts Sometime Since in the possession of John Bowles Gentl of what mannor the Said parcell p. 61of Land was holden and by what Services and how much the Same (fol.is of value by the year in all Issues and profits and at what time the Said William Battin dyed and who is his next heir or heirs and of what age the Said heir or heirs are and who the Said parcell of Land from the Death of the S.d William Battin have did or doth Occupy and the issues & profits hath did and doth receive and by what Title and how and by what manner by Robert Henly, John Douglas John Worland William Marshall Richard Dodd, Thomas Gibson, John iferson William Hinsey, Hugh Thomas, Peter Carr, John Harvey Richard Smoote Good and Lawfull men of the Said County of Charles Co.ty who Sworn upon their Oaths Say That
Cap.t Will.m Battin late of Charles County deced was possest of and Dyed in possession although he were not Lawfully Seized as of ffee at the time of his Death of the Land above menconed by Reason that there appeareth not any Lawfull Title to Coll.° Samuell Smith (fol. 78) of Virginia from whom the Said William Batten purchased the Same and that the Said William Batten dyed about the Last of October Anno Dom 1662 and that the Said Land was and Continued in the possession of Margery Batten the Relict of the Said William Batten till the fifth of may Anno Dom 1663 or thereabouts, and from that time till the day of the date hereof in the possession of John Bowles Gentl who married the Said Relict. And further they Conceive that the Said Margery Batten during her widowhood and the afore named John Bowles from that time till this present the Rents issues & profitts have Received which we Conceive may be worth the value of Tenn Shillings by the year, In Wittness whereof as well the Jurors above named as we the aforesaid Henry Adams & Tho.s Mathews to these Indentures have Sett their hands and Seals this first day of ffebruary in the 40.th year of the Dominion of Caecilius & over this province Annoq Domini 1671/2
Henry Adams (sealed)
Thomas Mathews (sealed)
Robert Henly. . . . (sealed)John iferson (sealed)
his mark his mark
John Douglass (sealed) Will.m H Hinsey(sealed)
John Worland (sealed) his mark
Will.tm Marshall . . (sealed) Hugh Thomas .. . (sealed)
his markhis mark
Rich.d Dod (sealed) PeterCarr (sealed)
his markhis mark
Thomas Gibson . . (sealed) John Havey (sealed)
Rich: Smoote . . . . (sealed)
his mark his mark
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1618 - 1696 (78 years)
