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1734-1736 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 5 [Antient Press]; Page 280-281a
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I EDMUND JEFFRES of the Parish of Coply and County of Westmorland being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God for it, calling to mind the sartainty of death & knowing that all men must die do make constitute and ordain this my Last Will and Testment, revoking and disalowing all others by me maid and first I recommend my Sole to Almighty God that gave it to me hoping to receive mercy by the merits of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ and my body to the Earth to be decently buried according to the discretion of my Executriks as for what worly goods it hath pleased Almighty God to bestow on me, I dispose of them in manner and form following;
Item. I give and bequith unto my Loving Wife, ANN JEFFRES my Mill that I lease of JOHN GARDNER during the whole time of the Lease with all the rights and profits there unto belonging; if she lives til the time be expired and if not then the whole rite and profits to be equily devided to the good and mantenance of my Cheldred that I had by my abovesaid Wife,
Item, I give and bequith unto my aforesaid Wife my horse and side sadell,
Item, I give unto my Son, JEREMIAH JEFFRES, the Plantation whareon I live with all the Land belonging to it on the side of the Branch where I now live to him and his heirs for ever,
Item, I give and bequith unto my Son, ROBERT JEFFRES all that peas of land that lies on the West side of the Branch aginning to the land of SAMUEL EARL to him and his heirs forever, And if either die without heir, then the other to have the whole not to seal nor morgage except from one to the other or to thare other Brother; And I give my Still to my aforesaid Son, JEREMIAH JEFFREY that he shall not seal it nor noe way debate his Brother, ROBERT, from many any yous of it as he shall have ocation of.
Item. I give and bequith unto my two Sonns GEORGE JEFFRES and EDMUND JEFFRES all the Houshold goods and chattels that they in there possession and my waxing apparell and all the rest of my Estate I give to be equily devided between my Wife and Children that I have had by my aforesaid Wife, namely ELIZABETH, ANN, MARY, CATHERN, ELENDER, ALICE, JEREMIAH, ROBERT. My Will is that what I have allready given to my Dafter, ELIZABETH GARNER, shall be allowed unto her part to have so much out of my Estate as will make an equal! part with what she has allready had and my Will is that my Wife keep all my Estate in her hands during the time of her widdowhood for the better suporting and maintaining of my Children and I do make constitute and ordain my Loving Wife, ANN JEFFRES, my whole and sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testment as Witness my hand and seal this 4th day of December 1735
Slued and Sealed in the presents of
JEREMIAH GARLAND, EDMUND JEFFERESS
WM: COWARD, GEORGE JEFFERIS
Westmorland ss, At a Court held for the said County the 25th day of May 1736
This Last Will and Testament of EDMOND JEFFERISS, deceased, was presented into Court by ANN. his Relict and Executrix, who made Oath thereto, and being proved by the Oaths of JEREMIAH GARLAND and GEORGE JEFFERISS, two of the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record; And upon the mocon of the said Executrix and her performing what is usual in such cases, Certificate is granted her for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form
Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C, W.
Recorded the 28th day of May 1736 pr. G. T,, C. C, W.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill];
JEFFRESS, EDMUND, 4 Dec. 1735; 25 May 1736.
Wife Ann;
sons Jeremiah, Robert, George and Edmund;
the children I have by my wife viz; Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Catherine, Ellenor, Alice, Jeremiah and Robert; my dau. Elizabeth Garner equa share of mill leased of J. Garner.
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Contributed by Edward White
proof of Holden-Jeffries connection.
WD 4-209, 3/13/1708/9, 5/2/1708/9 EDMOND & the mother of Elizabeth Jeffries.
WD 4-207 has the same parties and description. Acreage 50.
ELIZABETH JEFFRIES to GEORGE ESKRIDGE 150 acres on Yeocomico Neck, Potomac River, Sandy Point, being the uppermost patent of RICHARD HOLDEN, dtd 8/28/1657 of 525 acres. Recites that Richard Holden passed it to his surviving son and sole heir John Holden who willed it to his “then” wife Mary, who was the mother of Elizabeth Jeffries.
WCO Order Book, 1707-1709; Page 82, 4/27/1709
JEFFRIES to ESKRIDGE, Acknowledgment EDMUND JEFFRIES and ELIZABETH his Wife personally acknowledged a Deed of Lease and Release by them made to GEORGE ESKRIDGE, Gent., to be their proper act and deed and the said ELIZABETH being privately examined by one offer Majtie's Justices for the sd County acknowledged her voluntary and free consent to the same which together with the Deeds were ordered to be recorded.
WCO Order Book 1665-1677 , Dorman Abstract, Part 4, p. 76. 3/29-30/1709. Edmund and Elizabeth Jeffries lease to Eskridge approved. Land not listed.
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 82
Westmoreland County Court 27th of April 1709
- JEFFRIES to ESKRIDGE, Acknowledment EDMUND JEFFRIES and ELIZABETH his Wife personally acknowledged a Deed of Lease and Release by them made to GEORGE ESKRIDGE, Gent., to be their proper act and deed and the said ELIZABETH being privately examined by one ofher Majtie's Justices for the sd County acknowledged her voluntary and free consent to the same which togetherwith the Deeds were ordered to be recorded
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 207-12. 29-30 March 1709. Edmund Jeffries and Eliza. his wife of Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, to George Eskridge of same. Lease and release; for 12,000 pounds of tobacco. 150 acres in Yeocomico Neck ... near the Potomac River ... back line of Richard Holdin's patent ... along the marsh to Potomac River near Sandy Point ... including the plantation where John Murta now lives and a plantation where Benja. Herrman late lived ... being the uppermost part of a patent granted to Richard Holden 28 Aug. 1657 for 525 acres which after the death of Richard Holden came to John Holden by descent as the only surviving son and heir of Richard, who by his last will and testament gave the same to Mary his then wife, the mother of the aforesaid Eliza.
Edmund Jeffries
Eliza. Jeffries
Wit: Robert Ball, Robert Sparrow.
27 April 1709. Acknowledged by Edmund Jeffries and Flizabeth his wife.
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1714-1716 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 5 [Antient Press]; Page 67
Westmoreland County Court 30th ofMay 1716
- CARR Constable
JOSEPH CARR is appointed CONSTABLE in the place and stead of EDMUND JEFFRIES for that Precinct where EDMUND JEFFRIES last serve and it is ordered that JOSEPH [being first served with a copy ofthis Order] doe theropon repaire to the next Majestrate and take the Oath for duely executeing the Office of Constable
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1716-1718 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [Antient Press]; Page 63
Westmoreland Countv Court 29th of August 1717
- CRABB &c. y JEFFRIES
In the suite brought by OSMAN CRABB on the behalf ofhis Children, DANIEL CRABB, JOHN CRABB and LETTICE CRABB, against EDMUND JEFFRIES for detainer of one Still, tubb and worm all ofthe value of twenty five pounds sterling to the damage ofthe Children of the Pltf. forty pounds sterling, the Defendant pleaded nil debet and of that &c., and the Pltf. likewise; whereupon the Sheriffwas commanded to cause to come here twelve &c., and the Sheriff haveing returned twelves [who to witt]
ROBERT VAULX JOSEPH TAYLOR JOHN WHITE
WILLIAM NEWTON JOHN REDMAN JOHN CHAMP
WILLIAM PEIRCE WHARTON RANSDALE JOHN PRATT
ANDREW HARRISON ROBERT LOVELL & JOHN STEEL
honest and lawfull men ofhis Baylywick sworn and charged to say the truth in the premises, upon their Oaths doe say, "Wee the Jury find for the Pltf. the Still and appurtenances aforementioned and damage one shilling," which Verdict on the Pltf.'s motion was admitt to Record and thereupon he prayed Judgment which being considered by the Court it is their opinion that the Pltf. in right ofhis Children doe recover against the Defendt the Still and appurtenances together with the damages by the Jury in manner and form found, and thereupon they doe order EDMUND JEFFRIES to deliver and pay the same to OSMAN CRABB together with costs alias Execution
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1716-1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 6, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 351.
John Carsey of Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, intend speedily to depart the colony of Virginia. If any persons are desirous to see or speak with me they may be assured to find me at the habitation of Edmd. Jeffries of the parish aforesaid (if they repair thither in a convenient time) and not otherwise.
John Carsey
30 July 1718. Produced. A certificate for obtaining a pass was issued 11 Aug. 1718.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 81
Westmoreland County Court 30th day of March 1720..
JOHN HARDIN an orphant is by the Court bound an apprentice to HENRY GARNER till he attaine the age of twenty one years the said GARNER to learn and teach his said apprentice the art and mistery of a Cordwainer or Shoemaker and furthermore to find and provide for him all things suitable and convenient for such an apprentice and at the expiracon of his said term to pay and allow him what the law in the like case hath directed to be paid and allowed to such apprentices.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 81
Westmoreland County Court 30th day of March 1720..
WILLIAM HARDIN an orphant is by the Court bound an apprentice to EDMUND JEFFRIES till he attaine the age of twenty one years the said JEFFRIES to learn and teach his said apprentice the art and mistery of a house carptenter and furthermore to find and provide for him all things suitable and convenient for such anapprentice and at the expiracon of his said term to pay and allow him what the law in the like case hath directed to be paid and allowed to such apprentices.
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1732-1734 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 212-213a
TO ALL TO WHOME these presents shall come, I GEORGE JEFFERIS of ye Parish of Copley in ye County of Westmorland in the Colony of Virginia, Planter, sendGreeting this twenty fifth day of June in ye Seaventh year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second of Grate Britain France & Ireland, King, Defender of the faith, Anno Domini 1733, NOW KNOW YEE therefore that I ye said GEORGE JEFFERIS for ye consideration of the naturel love and affection which I have and bare to my Brother, EDMUND JEFFERIS, have granted and maid over and put into the possession of my Brother, EDMUND, all that Plantation whereon he is now seated together with One hundred acres of land or thereabouts, Begining at a marked white Oke standing in ye line that devides this land from ye land of JEREMIAH GARLAND, thence along a line of marked trees NorWest or threabouts to a marked white Gum, thence West or thereabouts to a marked white Oke, thence Sotherly or thereabouts along a line of marked trees to a white Gum standing in ye line that devides this Land from ye land of WILLIAM BUTLER sittuate in ye Parish and County aforesaid, being part of Devident of Land I now live upon in YEACOMICO NECK, together with all houses orchards and appurtenances unto ye parcell of land belonging; To have and to hold the hundred acres of land with all the premises and appurtenances unto my Brother, EDMUND and his mail hairs lawfully begotten and to three hairs for ever; And in default of such hairs to return to GEORGE JEFFRIS and his heirs by these presents; In Witness and confirmacon whareof I the said GEORGE JEFFERIS have hereunto sett my hand and affixed my seal the day and year
first above written
In the presents of us. JEREMIAH GARLAND GEORGE JEFFERIS
SAMUELL EARLL mark
RICHARD COLEMAN
Westmorld. ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 26th day of June 1733
GEORGE JEFFERIS personally acknowledged this Deed of Gift of Land by him passed to EDMUND JEFFERIS to be his proper act and deed, which at the instance of the sd. GEORGE JEFFERIS is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C. W.
Recorded the Twentieth day of July 1733, pr. G. T., C. C. W.
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Contributed by Edward White
JEFFRIES
POTOMAC LAND
4-209 EDMOND & ELIZABETH JEFFRIES to GEORGE ESKRIDGE
3/13/1709 150 acres on Yeocomico Neck, Potomac River, Sandy Point, being the
5/2/1709 uppermost patent of Richard Holden, dtd 8/28/1657 of 525 acres. Recites that
Richard Holden passed it to his surviving son John Holden who willed it to his
"then" wife Mary, the mother of Elizabeth Jeffries. WD 4-207 has the same
parties and description. Acreage 50.
8-212 GEORGE JEFFRIES to EDMOND JEFFRIES Gift
6/25/1733 All that Plantation whereon he is now located together with another 100 acres
7/20/1733 metes & bounds - line of Jeremiah Garland and the late line of Wm. Butler,
entailed to male heirs, default to Geoge Jeffries and his heirs. Witness:
Jeremiah Garland, Samuel Earle, Richard Coleman. SEE 13-7 BELOW.
13-2 LETTICE JEFFRIES of Cople to GEORGE ESKRIDGE, 50 acres, part of 100
11/17/1755? acres which "fell to me and my sister Cisley Jeffries by the death of my brother
5/25/1756 Edmond Jeffries . . . now in the possession of my father in law." Land in
Yeocomico Neck bounded by the land of Captain Peter Rust, Stephen Bailey and
where my Uncle George Jeffries lived.
Court approval section referred to Sissee Jeffries, Lettice and John Fisher.
Condition that Sissie to convey the land to Eskridge when she was 21.
13-7 GEORGE JEFFRIES to GEORGE ESKRIDGE refers to a deed of xxx 1733
rec 5/28/1756 land purchased by Eskridge from the heirs of Edmond Jeffries. This deed is to
prevent "troublesome and expenses of a Law Suit" concerning the title.
Arbitrators W. Daniel Tebbs and Robert Clark. Witness George Rust and Vincent
Cox. Arbitrator's bond 5/25/1756.
Found by Court that on 6/25/1733 George Jeffries conveyed to his brother
Edmond 100 acres in Yeocomico Neck entailed to Edmond's heirs male of his
body and their heirs [not say males only here]. Court found it vested in George
Eskridge by his purchase from Lettice and Sissey Jeffries, daughters of Edmond
and heirs of Edmond, their brother.
KINSALE CREEK LAND
8-280 WILL OF EDMOND JEFFRIES Wife Ann the plantation where he lives;
12/?/1735 Son Jeremiah - land on the side of a branch; Son Robert - land on west side
5/28/1736 of the branch adjacent to Samuel Earle; Sons George and Edmond get household
goods. Also refers to daughter Elizabeth Garner. [Possible part of old Nelms
Patent along Kinsale Creek.]
LAND ON HAMPTON HALL NECK NORTHEAST OF RUST'S MILL
14-514 Lease ROBERT JEFFRIES to LEASURE HALL, a rent deed in property of
10/3/1766 late Jeremiah Jeffries, 159 acres [same acreage as platted on survey, but only 64
11/24/1767 shown as Hall's on the plat] corner of Jeffries, Earl ??kinner, thence sown to a
run and down the run to a creek and around said creek westward to Rust's Mill
thence to Samuel Rust's line.
14-448 ROBERT JEFFRIES to LEASURE HALL, Planter. One acre farmland, property
12/10/1766 of late Jeremiah Jeffries, brother of Robert. Metes & bounds description
mentioning a mill and Rust's line. [Leasure Hall was father of Mary Hall who was
wife of William Bailey, b.c.1727- c.1782]
14-450 SARAH JEFFRIES, widow & relict of JEREMIAH JEFFRIES of St. Stephen's
12/24/1766 Parish NCO to JEREMIAH HALL of Cople Parish Her dower rights 35# pay 1
5/26/1767 grain of Indian corn per year/
14-471 Court Order Dower to SARAH JEFFRIES widow of Jeremiah Jeffries
10/28/1766 Plat attached 159 acres
COURTNEY TRACT EAST OF JUNCTION OF RT'S 202 & 203
19-382 WILLIAM JEFFRIES Notice
1/9/1798 I have given to my son Edmond 50 acres corner of the land where I live and the
ct 3/26/1799 land of Fleet Cox, George Courtney and Benjamin Wright plus personal property
20-225 EDMUND ROWLAND & ANNE HARRIS JEFFRIES to GEORGE
2/24/1801 COURTNEY 50 acres lying on the east side of the road going from Bloises'
5/22/1801 Run to the mill of Richard Lee, Esq., dec. m&b. ref George Courtney' line and
division line between Edmund Rowland and his brother Jeremiah Jeffries. Wit:
Wm. Forbes, Stephen Bailey
21-35 WILLIAM JEFFRIES to GEORGE COURTNEY (his son in law). Gift.
1/26/1797 70 acres, part of tract "I purchased from John J. Maund" adjacent to the land of
6/25/1804 Fleet Cox and Richard Bennett. Witness: El Morse, James Butler, Thos. Garner.
21-137 JEREMIAH & JANE JEFFRIES to GEORGE COURTNEY, 23 acres, $115
6/21/1804 near a run called Blois's. Beginning at a small cedar corner to the land George
Courtney bought some time ago from Jeremiah Jeffries. N43 1/4 E 4-56/100
poles along the side of a road near an old ditch; N 38 3/4 W 96.4 poles to Rust's
line; N 44 E 66-52/100 poles to a point in Daniel Boyer's line and along that line
S 48 W 15 ½ poles to a tract of land George Courtney purchased from William
Jeffries; then S 44 1/4 W 108-2/10 poles to land George Courtney purchased of
Jeremiah Jeffries; then S 58 E 115 poles to the beginning. Witness" Stephen
Bailey, Daniel Crabb & others.
23-526 ROBERT JEFFRIES to JOHN BAILEY (brother of Robert Bailey) 160 acres $45
12/28/1811 Bound by land of Wm. Atwill, John Bailey and Stephen Bailey also a branch of
ct 1812 Yeocomico River [Kinsale Creek]. Same land which Robert Jeffries, grandfather
7/26/1819 of this Robert Jeffries died seized. /s/ mark. Wit: James & John Elmore,
Jeremiah Jeffries.
TREES
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George Edmond
Edmond Lettice Sissie
d w/o issue m. Fisher
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Edmund m. Ann
will 1736
Robert Jeremiah m. Sarah Edmund George Eliz. m. Garner
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William
d. m. Geo. Courtney Edmund m. Anne Harris Jeremiah m. Jane
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Robert
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Robert (1811 deed)
Roots tree claims Edmond was son of Robert Jeffries and Alice Nelms. No doc.
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1687/6-1688/9 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 623 [11 Jan. 1687/8]
Robert Middleton vs. Phillip Aherne as marrying Alice the reputed wife of Robert Jefferis. The plaintiff setts forth that hee as the atturny of Robert Jefferis is capacitated to looke into and preserve the estate of Robert Jefferis from waste or imbezelment, that Phillip Aherne pretends to have intermarried with Alice and that the estate is like to be consumed, and prayes that Aherne may enter into bond that such estate as is remaineing may not bee wasted until advice may be had from Robert Jefferis out of England. The defendant' by Arthur Spicer his atturny pleades hee ought to give no security. The Court referr the matter to the next Court to be more fully debated.
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1687/6-1688/9 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 635 [29 Feb. 1687/8]
Robert Middleton vs. Phillip Aherne. It was debated at the last Court whether the defendant should give in security for the estate of Robert Jefferis held by Phillip Aherne and Alice now reputed the wife of Phillip. The Court are unanimously of judgment and doe order that Phillip Aherne doe give in good security to Robert Middleton atturny of Robert Jefferis according to the contents of his petition which is untill he can have notice and advice from Robert Jefferis in England that noe waste or imbezelment be made. The Court will take such care for the preservation of the estate as may stand with equity
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1698-1699 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page-15 [31 Aug. 1698]
Upon the petition of Thomas Walker and Mary his wife, daughter of Robt. Jefferys and Alice his wife, it is ordered that Alice, now the reputed widdow of Phillipp Ahern, doe appeare at the next Court and enter into bond with securities for the estate of Robt. Jefferys as it appeares to this Court by inventory of the same now presented in Court and according to a former order against Phillipp Aherne.
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1698-1699 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 21a [1 Dec. 1698]
By the consideration of his Majestie's justices at a former Court held for this County it was ordered that Alice Ahern should give security for the estate of Robt. Jeffereys in her custody as it appeared by an inventory thereof now produced in Court, which shee haveing failed to perform, it is ordered that unless Alice doe at the next Court enter into bond, the Sheriff to take Alice into his safe custody there to remain untill she comply.
Mr. Henry Ross and Mr. Charles Ashton dissent from the above order.
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
Westmoreland County Court 26th of November 1707
- GRAND JURY Discharged, &c. The names of the Grand Jury for the body of this County sworn and charged as followeth, vizt;
DANIELL NEALE THOMAS STURMAN GEORGE BROWN
JOHN WELLINGTON ROBERT SANFORD SAMUELL RUST
JOHN GERRARD JOSEPH CARR EDMUND JEFFRIES
JOHN HARTLEY WILLIAM SANFORD THOMAS BATCHELOR
JORDAN WEEDON JAMES VAULX THOMAS SHAW
AMBROSE BARBER JOHN WHITEING CHRISTOPHER BUTLER
JOSEPH HEMMINGS THOMAS BUTLER WILLIAM GRAHAM
who haveing given in their Presentments are discharged, and it is ordered the severall persons presented bee summoned to bee at the next Court to answer the same
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
- Westmorland Ss At a Court held for the sd County the 27th day of Aprill 1709
- JEFFRIES to ESKRIDGE, Acknowledgment EDMUND JEFFRIES and ELIZABETH his Wife personally acknowledged a Deed of Lease and Release by them made to GEORGE ESKRIDGE, Gent., to be their proper act and deed and the said ELIZABETH being privately examined by one of her Majtie's Justices for the sd County acknowledged her voluntary and free consent to the same which together with the Deeds were ordered to be recorded
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];, Page 126
Westmoreland County Court 30th of June 1709
- Constable EDMUND JEFFRIES &c.
EDMUND JEFFRIES is appointed CONSTABLE in the place and stead of THOMAS BONAM for that precinct of Cople Parish where the said BONAM lately served. Ordered he be sworn as soon as conveniently may be to perform his Office according to Law
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1718-1721 Westmoreland Co VA Order Book, Page 386
At a Court held for the said County the 30th day of March 1720.
HENRY GARNER & EDMUND JEFFRIES made oath that they [saw] ROBERT JEFFRIES, decd. delivery Livery of Seizin of a parcel of land by him sold to JOSEPH ROGERS ordered the same be recorded.
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