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1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 589
Northumberland County Court May 18, 1692
Upon the Petition of Mr. THOMAS JONES Attorney of Capt. RICHARD WILLIS and ROBERT SCOFIELD [sic], a Probate is granted them of the Last Will and Testament of Mr. MICHAELL GRIGGS deceased, the Will being proved by the Oaths of Mr. CHARLES LEE and Mrs. ELIZABETH LEE Witnesses to the said Will and is recorded.
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1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
GRIGGS, Michaell. 22 Mar. 1687/8. Rec. 15 Dec. 1692.
Wife: Ann Griggs. Brother-in-law: Robert Schofield. Sister-in- law: Elizabeth Schofield. Wits: Charles Lee, Elizabeth Lee, John Corking. Exors: Wife and brother-in-law, Robert Schofield. W.B. 8, p. 39.
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1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
GRIGGS, Robert. 22 Jan. 1683. Rec. 30 Jan. 1683.
Son: Michaell. Dau: Ruth Mottrom (her husband being deceased) Wm. Carter, Elizabeth Russell, Elizabeth Carter, Dau of Col. Jno. Carter. Ex.: Son Michael & dau. Ruth Mottrom. Wits: Robert Carter, Elizabeth Russell, Richard Grimes, Wm. Pritchard, Jno. . W.B. 5, p. 91.
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1682-1686 Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 2, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 144
Lancaster county Court 12th of March 1683/84
- A p:bate of the Last Will and Testamt. of Mr. ROBERT GRIGGS (deced) is granted unto Mr. MICHAELL GRIGGS and MRS. RUTH MOTTROM, accordinge to the tennor of the saide Will
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1687-1691 Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 3, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 152
Lancaster county Court 11th of February 1690/1691
- Mr. RICHARD WILLIS as marrieing the Relicte of Mr. RICHARD BRAY and Mr. MICHAELL GRIGGS being arrested to this Court at the suite of Mr. MOTTROM WRIGHT and RUTH his Wife, Daughter and sole heire of Mr. ROBERT GRIGGS, (deced), for the deteyneing of two thirds of all the Landes, houses &c. which the saide MICHAELL GRIGGS died possessed off and not appeareing to answer the saide suite, and the Sheriffe not takeing security according to Acte, Order according to Acte is therefore granted against the saide Sheriffe upon whose peticon Attachmt. according to Acte is granted against the saide WILLIS
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1687-1691 Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 3, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 163
Lancaster county Court 8th of April 1691
- Mr. RICHARD WILLIS and ANN his Wife, the late Widdow and Relicte of Mr. MICHAELL GRIGGS, and Mr. RICHARD BRAY. late of this County, (deced). being cited to this Court by virtue of a summons from Capt. WILLIAM BALL, President, to p:duce to this Court the Last. Will and Testament of the saide MICHAEL GRIGGS, and not appeareing; It is therefore ordered upon the peticon of Mr. ROBERT SCOFEILD, a Legatee in the saide Last Will of the saide MICHAELL GRIGGS, that the saide WILLIS and his saide Wife bee by the Sheriffe of this County summoned to make their p:sonall appeareance at the next Court helde for this County then and thre to p:duce the saide Will of the saide GRIGGS that the same may bee duely proved
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1687-1691 Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 3, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 166
Lancaster county Court 10th of June 1691
- Whereas by an Order of the last Court helde for this County, Mr. RICHARD WILLIS and ANN his Wife, the late Widdowe and Relicte of Mr. MICHAELL GRIGGS and Mr. RICHARD BRAY was ordered upon the Peticon of Mr. ROBERT SCOFEILD to bee by the Sheriffe summoned to appeare at this Court to p:duce the Last Will & Testament of the saide GRIGGS. the Subsheriffe of this County by reason of his indisposicon being not able to come to Court and haveing made noe returne of the saide Order; It is therefore ordered that if it shall appeare by the returne of the saide Order that the saide WILLIS and his Wife was summoned to this Court that then if they shall not make their p:sonall appeareances at the next Court helde for this County, that then Attachmt, issue forth agt. the bodies of the sde, WILLIS & his Wife for their Contempt
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1701-1702 Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 4, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 155
Lancaster County Court 11th of December 1701
- CARTER v SCHOLFIELD The action upon a reference depending at this Court between ROBERT CARTER Esqr. and BETTY his Wife, Administratrix of RICHARD WILLIS late of this County Gent., deced., and ROBERT SCHOLFIELD Deft. for ye unlawfull detaining of one Negroe woman named Doll of ye value of thirty pounds sterling and one Negroe man named Prince of ye value of thirty five pounds sterling, &c. as in the Declaration may more fully appear, upon all which they say they are damnified and damage have one hundred pounds sterling &c., thereupon the Deft. by DANIEL McCARTY, pleads that ye Plaintiffe in his Declaration hath sett forth charges aforesaid RICHARD WILLIS, deced., on ye 1st day of April 1699 was possessed of two Negroes named Prince and Doll as of his own proper goods and that ye Deft. on ye same day unlawfully dispossessed him, RICHARD WILLIS, of ye Negroes and possesst himselfe of ye same which ye Deft. denys and of this putts himselfe on his Country; DANIEL McCARTY for Deft.
which Plea this Court conceiving to be insufficient for that the same contains only circumstances without substance; ordered ye Deft. to plead over; whereupon ye Deft. by his Attorey for farther Plea saith that ye Negroes [to witt] Prince and Doll, declared for by the Plaintiffe never was ye proper goods of RICHARD WILLIS deced., but ye right and title properly was in the Deft's Father, ROBERT SCHOLFIELD deced., by virtue of the Last Will and Testament of MICHAELL GRIGG, deced., and now ye right of one of them, [to witt] Doll lyeth and is in ye Deft. by virtue of his Father's Will which he is ready to aver and of this prays Judgment if the Plt. against him their action ought to have and maintaine and as to the other [to witt] Prince ye Deft saith he detaineth not and of this puts himselfe upon his Country; DANIEL MCCARTY for Deft.
And ye Plt.'s Replication to the Deft. says &c., as by the Replication will appear upon ye hearing of which Replication ye Deft. by his Attorney paryed day over to put in his Rejoynder which is ordered to be ye next day of ye Court
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1663 - Bef 1691 (< 28 years)