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1778-1801 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 3: [Antient Press]; Page 512-513
Will of WILLIAM BELL ... my will and desire is that my estate be appraised .. that it be kept together this year ..
to my beloved wife, Elizabeth Bell ..
my son, John Bell ..
to my son in law, William Golding .
appoint my son, John Bell and my son in law, William Golding, executors .. this 17th day of February 1800. In the presence of (signed)
Edmd. Henshaw Wm. Bell
Johnson Watts, John Hay.
At a court held .. 28th April 1800 .. John Wright, William Wright & Richard C. Webb & Edmund Henshaw, their securities .. bond in the penalty of twenty thousand dollars.
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1751-1761 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book E; [William Armstrong Crozier];
Septr. 16, 1752. Wm. Bell, Jr., of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co., to Uriah Garton, Jr., of same Par. and co. £25 curr. 100 a. in Par. and co. afsd. Zachariah Garton, Ephraim Knight, Abraham x Darnal, David x Darnal. March 6, 1753.
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1751-1759 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 12; [Antient Press]; Page 528-530
Indenture 26 Apr 1759 between ALEXANDER WAUGH and SARAH, his wife, and WILLIAM BELL of Spots. County .. for £160 .. grants 100 acres .. in Parish of St. Thomas, being land wherein the court house of the County of Orange stands, part of a patent granted to James Taylor, dec'd, 21 July 1722 .. which 100 acres is bounded .. Peter Rucker .. Colo. John Baylor .. Erasmus Taylor .. Thomas Burgess . .
Witnesses: Alexander Waugh
Thos. Jameson, Thos. Thorp Jr.,
Geo. Smith Jr., John Branham Jr.
Recorded Orange County 26th April 1759
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 89-92
Indenture 26 June 1760 between ABRAHAM CROSTHWAIT and MARY, his wife, and WILLIAM CROSTHWAIT and MILLY, all of Orange County, and WILLIAM BELL of other part .. for £100 .. sell 100 acres land conveyed by Hezekiah Rhods to Timothy Crosthwait and by last Will and Testament of Timothy, devised to Abraham Crosthwait for the term of his life, the Reversion descending on the aforesaid William Crosthwait, as Eldest Brother and Heir at law to Timothy, who died without issue. Land bounded .. Timothy's land, formerly Thomas Jackson .. Col. Baylor's line .. Crosthwait Spring Branch
Witness: Abraham Crosthwait
Geo. Taylor Mary Crosthwait
William Crosthwait
Milley Crosthwait
Mary and Milley Crosthwait privately examined .
Recorded Orange County 26th June 1760.
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page
Indenture 23 Dec 1762 between EDWARD WATKINS of Culpeper County and SARAH, his wife, and WILLIAM BELL of Orange County .. for £50 ... sell 866 acres .. on south side North Fork of North-anna being part of greater tract belonging to Thos. Hill of Spotsylvania County, dec'd, Father of the said Sarah Watkins .. bounded Joseph Herndon, dec'd . . . .
Witnesses: Edward Watkins
Geo. Taylor Sarah Watkins
Eras. Taylor, Andrew Shepherd
Recorded Orange County 23rd December 1762.
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 498-499
Indenture 28 Mar 1765 between JOHN OGG and MARY, his wife, and ANDREW SHEPHERD & COMPY, Merchants .. for £11.18.8 .. sell 700 acres, John Ogg at this time lives, purchased from Mr. Samuel Garlick joining Mr. William Smith, Capt. William Bell, Samuel Estis, and Ephraim Sims tracts .. likewise 283 acres lying in Albemarle County purchased by John Ogg from Mary Davis and William Morris joining the lands of Robert Thomson and Martin Halhed and at this time possessed by Thomas and John Sniffels and Thomas Snow, and also one Negro named Tom, one named Reuben .. 60 head of cattle of different marks . .
Witnesses: John (X) Ogg
William Strachan,
John Marshall, Robt. McClune
Recorded Orange County 28th March 1765.
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1768-1772 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 15; [Antient Press]; Page 133-135
Indenture 28 Sept 1769 between ROWLAND THOMAS and JEAN, his wife, to WILLIAM BELL and RICHARD THOMAS, Gent., Churchwardens of St. Thomas Parish in Orange County in consideration .. -- current money .. have confirmed in addition to the former Glebe land .. 52 acres .. bounded .. branch in Benjamin Porter's line .. Glebe line .. corner to Edwd. Thomas .. in trust for the use of the sd Parish forever
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1768-1772 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 15; [Antient Press]; Page 350
eceived of my son, JAMES POWELL, £64 .. for one Negro woman named Venas that I had of my son, James Powell, in a Mortgage to pay £64, to my other three sons, JOHN POWELL, HONORIAS POWELL and AMBROSE POWELL. Received by me ANN (X) POWELL .. Novr. the first day 177- ..
Test: Stephen (X) Shiflet
I ANN POWELL of Culpeper County do promise to pay unto JAMES POWELL £100 on that day that I, Ann Powell, and Capt. William Bell Law Suit is tryed and settled at the General Court for Negro Venas
.. bind myself .. £200 .. or the said Negro Venas that I had of my son, James, in a Mortgage for £64 .. 1st November 1770.
Test: Stephen (X) Shiflet Ann (X) Powell
Recorded Orange County 28th March 1771.
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1771-1774 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book H; [William Armstrong Crozier];
April 13, 1773. Hancock Taylor of Orange Co. to Wm. Bell of same Co. £300 curr. 600 a. in Spts. Co. Witnesses, James Madison, Zachary Taylor, James Madison, junr.; Ambrose Madison, Alexr. Waugh, jr.; Richd. Barbour. Octr. 21, 1773.
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1772-1778 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 16; [Antient Press]; Page 281-283
Indenture 24 Oct 1774 between JOHN STOCKDELL and MARY, his wife, and WILLIAM BELL .. for £25 .. sell 270 acres purchased of Edward Thomas bounded Erasmus Taylor; Capt. Rowland Thomas; John Baylor; Edward Tinsley; John Thomas; Glebe ..
Presence: Andrew Shepherd, John Stockdell
Francis Madison, Ben. Winslow, Mary Stockdell
Alexr. Dawney
Recorded Orange County 27th October 1774.
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1778-1781 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 241-244
Indenture 23 Sept 1779 between JAMES SUGGETT and MIMEY, his wife, and WILLIAM BELL .. for £6060 sell 511 acres land on which sd Suggett now liveth bounded Major Bickerton; John Daniel; top of the
mountain; Beale and Miner; corner to Todd; corner of Suggetts and Smiths .. James Suggett
Recorded Orange County Jemima Suggett
23rd September 1779.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1728 - 1800 (~ 72 years)