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- Virginia's Colonial soldiers by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck
LANCASTER COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 14 DEC 1687. (Court Orders) May it please your Excellency. In obedience to your Excellency directed to this court for the returning an account of all such persons that are able to bear arms both for horse and foot service in this county we have duely examined ye list of the freeholders and housekeepers Inhabiting ye said county and we do, find upon ye due enquiry that many of them are very poor despicable persons. We have returned your Excellency the full number expressed by your order as followeth.
Persons appointed for horse service: Nathaniel Brown, John Chin; John Wade; Thomas Chowning; John Carpenter; William Rogers; William Therriat; Randolph Seger, Jr.; Thomas Martin; Thomas Cbattwin: Stephen, Shellton; Jeremiah Pasquett; Thomas Thompson; Thomas Buckley; William Heard; John Morris; James Haynes; Thomas Baker; William Lawrence; Nicholas Dymer; Maj. Robert Bristow; William Lawrance, at Corotmon; William Garton; Henry Bradly; Robert Pollard; Robert Young: Thomas Sampson; William Gutteridge; John Raley; Richard Merryman; Alexander Attkins; William Clark; Gany Harris; John Shellton; Roger Williams; William Nash; John Hutchins; Richard Stephens; George Wall; Samuel Smith; William Hartland; Robert Scofield; Thomas Tattnell; Randolph Miller; James Phillips; John Kirby; John Bery; Thomas Barker; Daniel. Armes; Richard Flint.
Persons appointed for foot service; John Winlock; Thomas Draper; Thomas' Evans; John Wells. Jr.; Robert Mitchell; William Richardson; John Brown; Robert Thomas; Robert Davis; William Smith; John Pittman; John Daring; William Brown; Henry Sheilds: Richard Loyd; Thomas Williams; William Anns (?); John Pitts; Abraham Goard; Stephen Tomlyn; Henry Stoneham; John Roach; John Luckum; Jonathan Grest; Thomas Mason; John Swaine; Mathew Sparkes; Ambrose Banfield; John Shaw; John Mathewes; Jobe Hill; Thomas Naylor; Thomas Norser; Thomas Parfitt; William Abby; William Mitchell; Robert Hopkins; William Howard; Thomas Davis; William Meridith; John Sharp; Thomas Wildgoss; Thomas Harwood; William Brightman; John Flowers; Darby Dunnaway; Nicholas Clark; Robert Bennett; John Lahore; Peter Killgore; William Floyd; Richard Curtis; Thomas Pinson; Robert Longworth; Christopher Kirk; John Walker; John Everson; Flucker; Robert Hill; Thomas Hubert; Thomas Blanch; George Hallett; John Mullis; Nicholas George, Jr.; Ralph Briggs; John Wright; Francis Wright; George Page; Richard Porter; John Davis; Thomas Carter; William King; Robert Griffin; John Redock; Robert Huff; John Bradly; William Morris; Abraham Correll; Tobias Horton; Robert Horton; Thomas Cottance (?); Hugh Brent; Thomas Burroughs; Charles Kelly; Matthew Burowes; Edward Walker; Henry Towzar; John Cox; John Dickson; John Wright; John Moore; William Walker; Martin Johnson: John Coane, Jr.: Francis Beatson: Thomas Window: Richard Raymond; John Stephenson; Lawrence Mold; William Morgan; Thomas Banton.
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1687-1691 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 102
Lancaster County Court 10th of April 1689
- It appeareing to this Court that WILLIAM PRICE at the time of his decease stood indebted unto Mr. JNO: TAVERNER in foure hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco and caske p Bill, the said PRICES Estate THOMAS NORNSER haveing illegally possessed himselfe with as not administering according to Law, It is therefore ordered that the sane bee forthwith : paide by the saide NORNSER with : costs
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1687-1691 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 103
Lancaster County Court 10th of April 1689
It appeareing to this Court that THOMAS NORNSER stands indebted unto
WILLIAM BRAISE in foure hundred pounds of tobacco and caste p Bill. It is therefore ordered that the same bee forthwith: pde. according to the tenor of the sde, Bill wth: costs
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1687-1691 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 103
Lancaster County Court 10th of April 1689
- Ordered by this Court that THOMAS NORNSER and ANN his Wife, the late Widdow and Relicte of WILLIAM PRICE, (deced), doe appeare at the next Court helde for this County then and there to administer upon the saide PRICE, his Estate, with sufficient security for the same. In default of soe doeing, this Court to take further Order aboute the saide Estate for the good of the saide PRICES Orphants.
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1687-1691 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 120
Lancaster County Court 9th of April 1690
- THOMAS NORNSER being arrested to this Court at the sutie of JOHN BROWNE for five hundred pounds of tobacco and caske 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 NORNSER
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1687-1691 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 120
Lancaster County Court 9th of April 1690
- THOMAS NORNSER being arrested to this Court at the suite of EDWARD WAYMAN for foure hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco and casks p Bill assigned from JOHN MILLS 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 Sheriff, upon whose peticon, Attachmt. according to Act is granted against the saide NORNSER
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 267
Lancaster County Court 11th of October 1693
- At this Court, THOMAS NONRSER gave notice of his departure out of this Countrey and noe caveat entered to the contrary
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 273-274
Lancaster County Court 14th of December 1693
- Whereas it appeares to this Court that THOMAS NONRSER, late of this County, stands indebted unto Capt. JOSEPH BALL in foure hundred and forty pounds of tobacco and ca: p ballance of one Bill of Eight hundred and sixty pounds of tobacco and ca: and removeing himselfe out of this County arth:out satisfieing the same, the saide BALL obtained an Attachmt. against the saide NONRSERs Estate in this County which saide Attachmt. as appeares by the returne thereof was executed upon one red pied Cow markt wth: a Crop and two slats of the right care & a crop of the left care and Calfe of the same marke belonging to the saide Cow; the slide Cattle belonging to the saide NONRSER, and running in the woods, the saide NONRSER appeareing and makeing nothing appeare paide of the saide Debt., Judgemt, is therefore granted unto the saide BALL against the same soe attached wth: costs als exe. It is ordered that if the saide NONRSER doe betweene this and the last day of January next pay the saide tobacco and costs, that then the saide NONRSER to have the saide Cattle
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 273-274
Lancaster County Court 14th of December 1693
- Whereas it appeares unto this Court that THOMAS NONRSER, late of this County, stands indebted unto HENERY PULLEN in eight hundred eighty and foure pounds of tobacco and ca: and removeing out of this County wth :out satisfieing the same, the saide PULLEN obtained an Attachmt, against the Estate of the saide NONRSER in this County, which saide Attachmt. as did appeare by the returne thereof was executed on one Steere of three yeares old and one Heifer of the same age markt wth: a crop and two slitts of the right eare and crop of the left eare and a p:cell of tobacco, the quantity unknowne, being the Estate of the saide NONRSER, the saide NONRSER appeareing and makeing nothing appeare paide, Judgemt. is therefore granted against the same soe attached wth: costs als exe., It is ordered that if the saide NONRSER doe betweene this and the last day of January next pay the saide tobacco and costs, that then the saide NONRSER to have the sde. Cattle
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 273-274
Lancaster County Court 14th of December 1693
- It appeareing to this Court that THOMAS NONRSER stands indebted unto MRS. ANN CHOWNING in eight hundred and foure pounds of tobacco and ca. by Bill and Accut. to bee paide in this County (Oath being made by the saide CHOWNING to the truth of the saide Accot). It is therefore ordered that the same bee forthwith: paide accordinge to the tenor of the same wth: costs
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 270
Lancaster County Court 14th of December 1693
- The difference depending at this Court betweene Mr. JOHN BERTRAND, Plt. against THOMAS NONRSER, Defendt for Trespasse, STEPHEN TOMLYN in behalfe of his Wife, ANN, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of NATHANIELL BROWNE, (deced), appeareing and vouchers the title and prays to bee admitted Defendt, in the accon and prays further day wch: is allowed to the next Court helde for this County
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1691-1695 Lancaster County Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 273-274
Lancaster County Court 14th of December 1693
- Whereas it appeares to this Court that THOMAS NONRSER, late of this County, stands indebted unto STEPHEN TOMLYN as marrieing the Executrix of NATHANIELL BROWNE, (deced), in one thousand pounds of tobacco and ca: for Rent, and removeing out of this County without satisfieing the same, the saide TOMLYN obtained an Attachmt. agst. the Estate of the sde, NONRSER in this County, which saide Attachmt. as appeases by the returne thereof was executed upon two black pied Cows with white feete and one black pied Cow Calfe wth: a white face markt wth: a Cropp and two slats of the right eare and crop of the left ease, the saide Cattle being the Estate of the saide NONRSER, and running in the Woods; the saide NONRSER appeareing and makeing nothing appeare paide, Judgemt. is therefore granted against the same so e attached wth: costs als ex, It is ordered that if the saide NONRSER doe betweene this and the last day of January next pay the saide tobacco and costs, then the saide NONRSER to have the saide Cattle
14 February 1694 - John Bertrand and Thomas Norser are involved in a land dispute. Bertrand owns the 500 acres which was once granted to Thomas Powell in 1650. (p. 280 & 282).
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1649 - Aft 1693 (~ 45 years)