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1652-1658 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book; [Frank V. Walczyk]
[Page 98 L]
March 26th 1655
Memorandum - In the name of God and a Gods name, this is my last will and testament.
First I do bequeath my soul to my Lord God and Blessed Savior and Redeemer.
Secondly I do bequeath my body to my mother earth from whence it came. Here I do bequeath to my son Thomas Hickman two hundred acres of land joining the Northside unto John Bennetts marked trees according to the pattent.
Secondly to my daughter Diana Hickman I do bequeath one hundred acres of land laying in the middle of the divident adjoining to her brother Thomas on the North and her brother Nathaniel on the South.
Thirdly I do bequeath one hundred and fifty acres unto Nathaniel Hickman the younger on the Souther side according to pattent. And I do firmly bind this land by my will and testament for them and their heirs forever and not to sell nor to make this land not by buying or any way for to make it firm upon record for them and their heirs forever Amen, and after my debts be paid then all goods and hogs or what else, let it equally be divided between the mother, the 4 children. Here I leave all to the Almighty and I bequeath my soul to God my body to the Earth Amen, Amen.
Nathaniell Hickman
Witness Robert Bradshawe
Thomas Haile his mark
20th January 1656, this will was proved by the oath of Robert Bradshawe and is recorded
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1661-1665 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 403
Northumberland County Court 20th of January 1664/65
- It is ordered yt: NATHANIELL HICKMAN, Son unto AVIS HICKANM, live wth: his sd. Mother until hee come to ye age of one & twenty yeares, to tend & succor her, she beinge old & impotent
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=== this appears to be 1/2 of the 150 acres devised to nathaniel hickman the younger
1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 45
TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these p:sents shall come, NATH: HICKMAN sendeth greeting in our Lord God everlasting; Know yee yt: I NATL: HICKMAN for a valuable consideracon have sold unto EDM: HELDER a certaine p:cell of Land in Northumberld: County in Virginia & bounded on ye North West side wth: another p:cell of Land now in ye possession of ye sd: EDM; HELDER on ye South West side wth. a p:cell of Land now in ye tenure of NATH: HICKMAN, & on ye South East side wth: MATAPONY RIVER, ye sd: Land being devised unto me by ye Last Will & Testamt: of NATH: HICKMAN deced., my Father, & is pt: of Fowre hundred & fifty acres granted him by Pattent; To have & to hold ye sd: Land being seaventy five 1/2 acres wth: all rights to him ye sd: EDM: HELDER his heyres & assignes for ever and I do warrant ye sd: Land at all tymes hereafter from all manner of p:sons wt:soever; In Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 1st May 1668 Annoq: R. R. Caroli 2d. 10th
Sealed & delivd: in ye p:sence of
JAM. GAYLORD, NATH: HICKMAN, his mk: ye Seale
SAR: JOHNSON mk.
20th June 1668. Recognitur & recordatur
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 66
[Jan 1668/9] NATHANIELL HICKMANs marke is the forepart of the right eare & a m:rk underneath & the left ears slitt right downe and a nick under;
=== this appears to be 1/2 of the 150 acres devised to nathaniel hickman the younger
1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 121
TO ALL TO WHOM these p:sents shall come, NATHANIELL HICKMAN of MATTAPONIE in ye County of Northumberld: sendeth Greeting in our Lord God everlasting; Know yee that I ye sd: NATHANIELL HICKMAN for diverse good causes but more especially for ye quantity of Two thousand five hundred pounds of good tobaccoe & caske, have granted unto JAM: CLAUGHTON of MATTAPONIE aforesd: one parcell of land scituate in ye County of Northumberld: on ye North side of MATTAPONIE RIVER, containing Seventy five acres beginning at a marked white Oake nigh the sd: River dividing this & another parcell of land formerly sold by mee to Mr. EDM: HELDER and extending thence West 1/2 Southerly one hundred and twenty poles to a marked Hiccory at ye head of a Valley, thence N: W: 60 poles to a white Oake on ye side of a Branch, then S: by W: 1/2 W:ly 50 poles to a red Oake, thence ES:E: 168 poles to a white Oake on ye North side of MATTAPONNIE SWAMPE, thence down ye sd: SWAMPE & River to ye first stand: To have & to hold ye sd: Seventy five acres of Land wthall rights belonging to him ye sd: JAM: CLAUGHTON his heires & assignes for ever; by the yearly rent reserved for ye same to our Sovereigne Lord ye King, and I ye sd: NATHANIELL HICKMAN for my selfe my heires doe p:mise yt: ye sd: land & every pte: thereof shall remayne free from all manner of former grantes or incumbrances whatsoever of mee my heires or assignes & from any manner of p:sons claimeing under mee; In Witnes whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 20th Febr: 1669/70
Sealed & delivered in ye p:sence of
JAM: GAYLARD. sign NATHANIELL HICKMAN ye Seale
THO: CHAPELL
21th Febr: 1669/70. Recog. &record
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1648 - Aft 1668 (~ 23 years)