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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 48
March 13th 1668. IN YE NAME OF GOD Amen, the Last Will & Testamt. of ABR: BYRAM lying very sick but yet p:fect in sense & memory.
Imprs. My Soule I bequeath to God yt: gave it, & my body to ye Earth to receave xpian buriall & ye rest of my worldly goods to be disposed of in forme & manner as followeth;
First, I bequeath unto my Sonne, THO: BYRAM, this Three hundred acres of Land wch: now I live on, & in case yt: my sd. Sonne, THO: BYRAM, should dye before he comes to ye age of one & twenty, then ye sd: Three hundred acres of land to be equally devided betwixt my other two Sonns, ABR: & PETER BRYAM, but in case yt: my Sonne, THO: BRYAM, shall live to injoy ye sd. Land, & should dye wth: out male issue, then ye sd: Land to returne to ye sd: ABR: & PET: BYRAM, or to their male issue, and for all my sheep cattle & hogs & all other moveables to be equally divided among my four. Children, ABR: PETER, DOROTHY & THOMAS & my Wife, only three yoate of Oxen wth: furniture fitt for them, to either of my three Sonns a Yoak of Oxen, likewise I leave my two Sons, ABR: & PETER BYRAM, to be Guardians unto my youngest Sonne, THO: BYRAM, & of all ye Land & to injoy ye benefit of it in rite or lett or sett, or what else untill he comes of maturity of yeares, to give & divide otherwise.
It. I give to THO: CLAY, ye Sonne of my formr: Wife, all ye Cattle yt: I have put under a mk:, wch mk: is knowne p him & 1 small fowling peec thre barrels of Corne, one yeare old sow with piggs, one year ewe & one ram; this to be delivd: in ye years 1669 pvided he doe assist my Wife, or if my Wife should dy to assist my Children or those yt: shall guid & direct or observe them, until yt: ye yeare of Sixty nine be expired; & if yt: ye sd: THO: CLAY, Both not fulfill his p:mise but run like a vagabond from place to place, spending of his times idlely, then these things to returns unto ye Estate againe & to be divided equally wth: ye rest of my Estate, only a Heyfer of ye age of one or two yeares yt: was given him by his Mate, JNO: HAWKINS, likewise I leave this my Last Will & Testamt. in ye Oversight of my Wife, craving ye assistance of ye Vestry of GREAT WICOCOMAKO Pish: yt: p:vided my Wife by death or sicknesse or other wayes should bring things to strip or wast yt: they should instruct or guide her or them otherwise by their Judicious ( ) & put them yt: shall guide ye Children in ye feare of God, & keep what they have in repayre;
Signed sealed & delivd: in ye p:sence of us
THO: PEIRSE ABR: BYRAM ye Seale
the mk: of JOHN BOWEN
20th June 1668. This was p;ved to be ye Last Will & T
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 59
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that I JOHN MERIDETH. Shipwright, of CHRIST CHURCH Parish & in ye County of LANCASTER, having marryed ye Relict of ABRAHAM BRYAM of GREAT WICOCOMICOE Parish, and in ye County of Northumberland, it is agreed upon by ye said JNO: MERIDETH and DOROTHY his Wife, ye Relict of ye aforesaid BYRAM, yt: all ye sheep and cattle yt: did belong to ye said ABRAHAM BRYAM shall remayne upon ye plantacon where they are for ye benefitt of ye Children of ye said deced., ABRAM BYRAM, they & their increase & to be equally devided amongst them both parties agreeing thereunto and as wt: goods & lumbermts. in ye House as beds potts or ye like belonging to ye said Estate, I ye said JNO: MERIDETH with ye consent of my Wife, doe take into my possession, and in lieu of it, I ye said JNO: MERIDETH, doe enjoyne my selfe my heires or assignes to deliver unto ye said Estate for ye good & benefitt of ye said Children, one Mare with her increase and to be delivered now this 16th Octobr: 1668. The number of Sheep & Cattle are as followeth, vizt., 18 yeves & one ram; 6 cowes & 5 calves, 2 yoke of oxen, one bull staf, & one bull, and 4 breeding saves, These particulars are ye stock that is now in being upon the said Plantacon for ye use & profitt and benefitt of ye Children, both parties agreed thereunto. Wee have interchangeably sett our hands & scales this 16th Octobr: 1668.
Sealed & delivered in ye p:sence of
JOHN WADDY, JOHN MERIDITH
THOMAS PEARCE DOROTHY MERIDETH
8br: 20th 1668. Recog: & record;
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1669-1673 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 134
Northumberland County Court 15th of November 1671
- Whereas at a Cort: held for this County ye 25th of Janry; last, it was ordered yt: JOHN CHAMPION, who maryed ye Relicte of ABR: BYRAM, & of Mr. JNO: MERIDITH, should pay unto Mr. AMBR: FIELDING ye summe of fowre thousand five hundred forty & two pounds of tobaccoe & caske. This Cort: doth therefore order (ye sd. Debt appeareing due from MERITITHs Estate) yt: ye sd. CHAMPION pay ye sd. summe unto ye sd. FIELDING out of ye said MERIDITH his Estate
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1669-1673 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 135
Northumberland County Court 15th of November 1671
Ordered yt: JOHN CHAMPION, who maryed ye Relicte of ABR: BYRAM, forthwth : deliver an Account of ye sd. BYRAM's Estate & pay unto ye Orphants of ye sd. BYRAM seaventeene hundred pounds of tobaccoe & caske, being for seaventeene sheep yt: belonged unto ye sd, Estate
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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
ABRAHA: BYRAM {mark}
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1652-1658 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 3
JOHN ESSEX his Pattent. To all &c. Whereas &c. Now Know yee that I the said Sr. WM BERKELEY, &c., doe grant unto JOHN ESSEX Five hundred acres of Land scituated in Northumberland County abutting West upon ( ) of a Creeke comonly called FISHING CREEKE, issues forth from the Southside of GREAT WICOCOMOKE RIVER ( )erly upon the said Creeke, East & South East ( ) another Branch of the said Creeke, South and Southwesterly ( ) the Maine Woodes; The saide land being due unto the said JOHN ESSEX by & for the transporacon of Tenne p:sons into the Colony all whose names are menconed under this Pattent &c. Dated &c. 20th ( ) 1650
I JOHN ESSEX doe hereby assigne & make over all my right title & interest in this Pattent & the land thereby granted unto ( ) BYRAM his heires and assignes for ever this 20th day of Septem 1652.
Signum GEO; COLCLOUGH JOHN ESSEX
This Assignment of JOHN ESSEX to ( ) BYRAM was acknowledged in Court by the said JOHN ESSEX and it & the Pattent are recorded
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Northumberland County, Virginia Wills: [Frank V. Walczyk]
John Hawkens his will
In the name of God Amen I bequeath which
tobacco is to be paid out of the crop betwixt both parties more to Thomas Kingwell 60 lbs more from Abraham Byram to Thomas Kingwell 30 more to Henry Hurst from [---] [-----] 200 lbs of tobacco its the [-] betwixt Abraham and I,
Item I give to Abraham Byram, I give to Thomas Byram one [-----] [-----] with a star in the forehead and if in case the boy should decease the said yearling with her increase to return to. his father Abraham Byram
Item I give to Henry Hurst one cow colored pied
Item I give to Henry Mosely the younger a cow called [----] and a black heifer called Doll the first two cow calves they being to his brother [-----] Mosely and if either of these should die the other [--] [----] [-----] there father to have the [-----] [-----] till they come to age and to have the male cattle
Item I give to Abraham Byram two brown heifers one three years old and the other two years old
Item I give the first cow calf the cow [-----] hath to Holen Kingwell the daughter of Thomas Kingwell I give to Abraham Byram the cow Cherry and the bull I give to Abraham Byram all my household goods and my gun I give to Abraham Byram and Henry Mosely jointly the [-----] due for the land at Kirkaba at the Indian Spring next to Fox Hill Likewise Abraham Byram to give to Nath'l Holling one cow calfnext year.or the next ifno fall that year witness my hand this first of February 1651.
John Hawkens
witness the mark of [----]
Nath'l Holling, Thomas Kingwell
20 Sept. 1652 and recorded in open court and
execution on the [-----] to [-----] the principal legate
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1652-1658 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book; [Frank V. Walczyk]
Abraham Byram his deposition.
The deposition of Abraham Byram aged 28 years or there aboutssaith upon oath that at the house of Thomas Prichett this depondent heard a dispute between Wm. Spicer and Mr. James Hawley concerning a bill due from Mr. Hawley and Martin Cole likewise of a condition for cask this bill being by Spicer demanded of Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hawleys answer was that he would not pay the debt untill that his cask were set up, the said Mr. Hawley then said that his bargain was not performed and he further said that Martin Coles casks were set up and further this depondent saith not.
the mark of Abraham Byram.
20th January 1655, Jurat in court
Mr. George Abbott his letter to Abraham Byram.
Be it known by these presents that I George Abbott, Merchant do authorize my loving friend Abraham Byram my lawfull attorney to sue accept and receive and discharge and release out of prison as though I were in presence myself, witness my hand the 3rd day January 1655.
George Abbott
Witness John Silver, David Orland
20th January 1655, This letter of attorney was recorded.
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1652-1657 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press];
Northumberland County Court 20th of October 1655
- Whereas it doth appeare unto the Court yt: THO: COGGIN, deced., doth owe unto ABRAHAM BYRAM, Executor of JOHN FOSTER, deced., the sume of Five hundred pounds of tobacco and caste, being due by specialty unto ye sd. JNO: FOSTER, the Court doth therefore order that Mr. NICHOLAS MORRIS, Administr: of ye Estate of ye sd. COGGIN, shall forthwith make paymt. of ye sd, Debt unto the sd. ABRAHAM BYRAM out of the deceds. Estate according to order of recovery
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1657-1661 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 257
Northumberland County Court 5th of September 1660
- It appeares to ye Court by ye Oathes of Capt. PETER ASHTON and Mr. THOMAS SMITH. that ABRAHAM BYRAM standeth indebted unto EDWARD BOUTWELL, deced„ the summe of nine hundred pounds of tobacco and caske; It is therefore ordered that the said BYRAM shall by the 10th of November next make payment of the said summe of 900 lb. of tobco: & caske (according to Act of Assembly) (being old debt), unto Mr. WM: THOMAS, Attorney of EDWARD KEITLY, whoe married with the Relict and Administratrix of the said BOUTWELL, with three yeares interest and costs of suit together with thirty pounds of tobco, to the Comrs., als execucon. Provided alwayes & it is further ordered that if the said BYRAM by the sd. 10th of 9br: make appeare the said debt paid, then this Order to be void. or if any pt, thereof paid, then soe much to be abated. otherwise to be & remaine in full force as aforesaid
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1658-1662 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 31
Country Man Mr. PETER ASHTON:
As touching ( ) order concerning Debts in ABRAHAM BYRAM his hands doe againe desire you to call the sd. ABRAHAM BYRAM to accot: & to take these debts out al his hands ( ) allowe him such a consideracon for his time as you may think convenient for ye paines hee have ( ) in my business as alsoe to receive from ABRAHAM BYRAM that tobco hee owe to mee & to give discharge for the same or what else you receive eyther tobco: or ( ) hands further doe desire you as m( ) demand and receive all such tobco. as you ( ) to me in the County of Northumberland ( ) payment arrest implead or ( ) discharge ( ) best of yor: skill ( ) rather then stay ( ) for they be value( ) old heyfer for my tobco: the ( ) of tobco. they owe me ( ) able by occasion they by rason they ( ) them soe I rest ( ) given
Nancemu( ) May 1657 GEORGE ABBOTT
23th 9br: 1659 ( )
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1669-1673 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 109
Northumberland County Court 25th of January 1670/1671
Whereas it appeares to this Cort: yt: JOHN CHAMPION as he is ye Husband of DOROTHY, ye Admrr of JOHN MERIDITH, ye Admr. of ABR: BRYAN, stands indebted unto Mr, AMBR: FEILDING ye sume of foure thousand five hundred forty & two pounds of tobaccoe & caske, Judgmt, is granted ye sd. Mr. FEILDING agt. ye sd. JOHN CHAMPION for ye sd. sume wth: costs
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1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 577
Northumberland County Court January 20, 1692
ABRAHAM BYRAM, being a poor impotent person, is ordered that he be excluded from paying any Levy.
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1677-1678 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 4; [Antient Press]; Page 328
Northumberland County Court 8th of December 1677
Mr. THOMAS WILLIAMS and HENRY HURST to survey their land
Whereas Mr.. THOMAS WILLIAMS and HENRY HURST petitioned this Court that JOHN CHAMPION, who holds the land belonging to the Orphants of ABRAHAM BYRAM, deced., should produce the Pattent by which they hold the land; that the whole Neck may be surveyed and each man's bounds ascertained according to priority of Pattent; it is ordered JOHN CHAMPION produce the Pattent and that THOMAS WILLIAMS and HENRY HURST survey their lands according to the
respective Pattents
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 27
Northumberland County Court 19th of February 1678/79
ABRAHAM BYRAM agt JNO: CHAMPION The difference depending betweene the Orphants of ABRAHAM BYRAM, deced., and JOHN CHAMPION aboute a Lease of Land is by this Court with the consent of both partys referred to the consideration of the Honble. ye Govemour and Councell
- ABRAHAM BYRAM aet JOHN CHAMPION referred to the next Court at motion of the Defendt.
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 58
Northumberland County Court 20th of February 1679/80
EZEKIELL GENNIS Guardian to PET: BYRAM Upon the Petition of PETER BYRAM it is ordered yt EZEKIELL GENNIS be Guardian to PETER and that JOHN CHAMPION deliver unto EZEKIELL GENNIS what he hath of the Estate of PETER BYRAM
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1627 - Abt 1667 (40 years)