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1740-1742 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 9, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 151-152
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I now being in a loe contison as to my bodily health yet in perfect sences, I comied my body to the Earth and my Soul to God who gave it. First of all, I give unto my Son, WILLIAM HEADLEY, all my Land to him and his heirs lawfull begotten of his body and for want of such heirs to the nearest in Blood for ever;
Item. I give unto my Son, WILLIAM, my Cyder Cask and working tools after the debts are payed & after decyce of his Mother
Item. I give unto my Son in Law. DAVID HAILE, one Shilling and the remainder of my ( whole deicices) to be equally divided between MARY SMITH, my Grand Daughter, and ELIZABETH PICKRELL, my Grand Daughter
Test JOHN SMITH, ROBERT R. HEADLEY
RICHARD PICKRELL (no indication the "R" is a mark)
At a Court held for Westmoreland County the 26th day of May 1741
This Last Will and Testament of ROBERT HEADLEY deceased, was presented into Court by MARY HEADLY his Relict, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of JOHN SMITH and RICHARD PICKRELL witnesses thereto is admitted to Record, And for that not any Executor being named in the said Will, upon the motion and her performing what is usual in such cases. Certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration thereupon with the Will annexed
Recorded the Twelfth day of June 1741
Teste GEO: TURBERVILLE, C. W. C.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 110
HEADLEY, ROBERT, * * *; 12 June 1741.
Land to son William; son in law David Hacle 1 shilling; granddaus. Mary Smith and Elizabeth Pickrell; wife Mary exx.; Witnesses John Smith, Richard Pickrell.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 52
HEADLEY, ANN, 22 July 1713; 25 November 1713. Sons Robert, William, Henry, daus. Barbary Webb, Elizabeth Headley and Ann Headley; son John personal property and stock.
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1712-1716 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 5, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 232-33.
Will of Ann Headly, being very sick and weak, dated 20 July 1713.
My son Robert Headly one cow and calfe, one ewe and 500 pounds of tobacco.
To my son William Headly one young cow, a ewe and a barrow.
To my son Henry Headly one flock bed and furniture belonging to it and a pott and a young cow and a ewe, a sow and a barrow.
To my daughter Barbary Weil [Webb] one cow.
To my daughter Eliza. Headly one mare and a larg dish, two plates, a porringer, a new feather bed and furniture, to be paid to her at the age of sixteen and a small book.
To my daughter Ann Headly one young horse and a new feather bed and furniture, to be paid to her at sixteen years of age, and a young cow, a dish, two plates, a porringer and a small pewter cupp.
My son John Headly executor and administrator, he paying to my two sonns William Headly and Henry Headly 500 pounds of tobacco to each.
Ann (X) Headly
Wit: Thomas Brown, Wm. Rust.
25 Nov. 1713. Presented into Court by her son John. Proved by both the wittnesses.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 62
HEADLEY, JOHN, 15 December 1716; 26 June 1717. Wife Frances all my estate; witness Robert Headley.
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1716-1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 6, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 405-06. 12 Aug. 1718.
In obedience to order dated 30 July 1718, we, being sworn by Thomas Newton, Gent., and in company with the surveyor, did meet on the lands in difference between Robert Headley and Jno. Rust, did survey and lay out the land of the plaintiff according to the most antient known and reputed bounds, having had regard to all elder patents and evidences, and doe say that the plaintiff is dampnified and damage hath sustained £1.5.0.
Youll. Watkins, Tho. Allison Robert (X) Issles
foreman William Walker John (X) Moor
Coleman Read Tho. (X) Beal Wm. (X) Jeynon
Tho. Spence Jno. (X) Medford Jos: Taylor
Thom. Bennett
24 Sept. 1718. Return'd.
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1716-1720 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 6, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 406.
In obedience to order dated 30 July 1718 in an action of trespass between Robert Headley and John Rust, I did with the jury survey the land in difference ... on Rust's mill swamp corner to the plaintiff ... for a dividing line between them.
Tho. Newton, sur:
6 Nov. 1718. Entered on record..
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1732-1734 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 215a-216
To the Worshipful) Court &c,
Wee the Subscribers being chosen by JNO:, WM: and SARAH HARTLEY to devide the Lands left them by the Last Will and Testament of their late Father, deceased, except a certain parcel! of land in dispute lying in the RICH NECK, which wee did as followeth. Wee appoint all the Lands in RICHMOND County, except the Land in dispute, for one parte and all the Land lying in Westmoreland and NORTHUMBERLAND Countyes for the other two parts, divided by a Branch commonly known by the name of JNO, HARTLEYS SPRING BRANCH, runing up the said Branch from the mouth to a marked white Oake standing on the South side of the said Branch and from thence extending along a line of marked trees to the line between the said Land and the Land of Mr. JOHN CRANLY; and JNO: HARTLEY having the first choice hath taken the part lying on the North side of ye said branch in which part was a certain parcell of Land sold to GEORGE: (? RINTLEG) for his life, And WM.: HARTLEY hath taken the part in RICHMOND County for his choice and JAMES SMITH, which hath intermarried with the said SARAH HARTLEY, hath the other part lying in Westmoreland and NORTHUMBERLAND Countyes.
ROBERT HEADLY
JOHN SMITH GEORGE HARRISON
Westmorld. ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 31st day of July 1733
JOHN HARTLEY, WILLIAM HARTLEY & JAMES SMITH and SARAH his Wife (being one of the Daughters of JOHN HARTLEY, deced.) all personally appeared before this Court and mutually agreed to have this Writing (by them presented) importing a Division of Land among them recorded, which at their instance is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C. W.
Recorded the Thirteenth day of August 1733, pr, G. T., C. C. W.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1696 - 1741 (> 45 years)