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1663-1668 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 279-80. 9 Feb. 1663 [1664]. Patent from William Berkeley to Christopher Butler of 150 acres in Westmoreland County ... corner of land surveyed for John Butler ... downe a branch and swamp of Pope's Creeke ... land belonging to Christopher Butler and Abraham Field ... land of John Butler ... for transportation of three persons ...
William Berkley
15 Nov. 1665. Recorded.
28 Oct. 1665. Christopher Butler, planter, and Margery Butler wife to Christopher, unto Henry Durant of same, planter.
For a valuable consideration. Interest of this pattent.
Christopher Butler
Wit: Abraham Field, Thomas Butler.
15 Nov. 1665. Acknowledged by Christopher Butler.
15 Nov. 1665. Henry Durant unto Thomas Phelps. For a valuable consideration. One complete half of 150 acres bought of Christopher Butler by me.
Henry Durant
Wit: Richard Granger, Thomas Dyas.
15 Nov. 1665. Acknowledged by Henry Durant.
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1663-1668 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 296-97. 9 Feb. 1663 [1664]. Patent of William Berkley to Christopher Butler of 150 acres in Westmoreland County ... land surveyed for John Butler ... down a branch and swamp of Pope's Creeke ... land belonging to Christopher Butler and Abraham Field ... John Butler's land.
William Berkley
15 Nov. 1665. Recorded.
28 Oct. 1665. Christopher Butler, planter, and Margery Butler wife to the said Christopher, unto Henry Durant. For a valuable consideration. All our properties of this pattent.
Christopher Butler
Margery Butler
Wit: Abraham Feild, Nathaniel Butler.
15 Dec. 1665. Acknowledged by Christopher and Margery Butler.
8 March 1665 [1666]. Henry Durant unto John Hutson. For a valuable consideration. My whole interest of all specified in this pattent.
Henry Durant
Wit: John Brooke, Richard Granger.
8 March 1665 [1666]. Acknowledged by Henry Durant.
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1663-1668 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 309-11. 9 Feb. 1663 [1664]. Patent of William Berkley unto Christopher Butler of 150 acres in Westmoreland County ... land surveyed for John Butler .. of Pope's Creek ... land belonging to Christopher Butler and Abraham Feild ... due for transportation of three persons.
William Berkley
15 Nov. 1665. Recorded.
28 Oct. 1665. I assign the land unto Henry Durant.
Wit: Abraham Feild, Nathaniel Butler.
15 Nov. 1665. Acknowledged by Christopher Butler.
8 March 1665 [1666]. I assign the land sold to me by Christopher Butler unto John Hudson.
Henry Durant
Wit: John Brookes, Richard Granger.
8 March 1665 [1666]. Acknowledged by Durant.
7 Dec. 1666. I assign the land sold unto me by Henry Durant unto Robert Portrett.
John Hudson
Wit: Abraham Feild.
12 Feb. 1666 [1667]. Acknowledged by John Hudson.
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1668-1671 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 26a. Deposition of Henry Durant, aged 30 years. or thereabouts, that about 20 September last was twelve month or thereabouts, your deponent did seate a parcell of land belonging to Mr. Sturman now in controversie between, Randolph Kirke and Sturman. Your deponent did plant a come feild and made a fence about it and likewise did replant the land and alsoe did plant three hundred apple trees or thereabouts and a stock of hoggs was immediately put upon the land. There they remaine ever since.
Henry (X) Durant
28 Oct. 1668. Sworn in Court.
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1668-1671 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 67a [D&W 1, p. 372]. 24 May 1670. Rebeccah Sturman unto Henry Durant. All my interest of my thirds of 500 acres sould by my husband Sturman unto Robert Cooper, now in the possession of Henry Durant.
Rebeccah Sturman
Wit: John How Thomas (X) Foster.
28 7br (Sept. 1670. Recorded.
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1668-1671 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 68-68a [NW 1, P. 374-75]. 13 Sept. 1670. Henry and Sarah Durant to James Hardwick and Thomas Foster of Westmoreland County. For divers good causes. 200 acres, part of 500 acres that Durant purchased of Robert Cooper, which Cooper purchased of Richard Sturman, part of 2000 acres granted to Sturman by Sir William Berkeley and the Honorable Council of State ... at the head of Nomeni River in Copeley Parish ... land of Richard Clanter [?; Clouther in transcript]
... land of Durant ...
Henry (X) Durant
Sarah (X) Durant
Wit: William Overed, Thomas Barrett.
28 Sept. 1670. Acknowledged by Henry Durant and Sarah his wife.
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1668-1671 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 84a-85 [D&W 1, p. 389]. 26 9br [Nov.] 1670. Henry Durant of Westmoreland County unto Richard White of same. 100 acres, part of 2000. acres granted to Richd. Stearman by pattent 4 Oct. 1664 of which land Richard Sturman sould 500 acres to Robt. Cooper of the Province of Maryland, which land Henry Durant purchased of Cooper ... on the head of Nomenie River upon the heades of the branches of Cosscos ... peece of land sold to James Hardwick of the 500 acres
Henry (X) Durant
Sarah (X) Durant
Wit: Thomas Barrett, John Beridge.
Aug. 1671. Acknowledged by Henry Durant and Sarah his wife.
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1668-1671 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 1; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 86 [D&W 1, Page 390-91]. 22 Oct. 1666. Patent of Sir William Berkeley unto Henry Durant of 560 acres in Westmoreland County ... a maine swamp that runs downe to Jespers ... upon the maine branch.
William Berkeley
Wit: Phill: Ludwell, Cl. Off.
18 obr [Nov.] 1669. Recorded.
16 9br [Nov.] 1669. Henry Durant of Wes-moreland County unto William Harris. All my right of the land in this pattent.
Henry (X) Durant
Wit: William (X) Stanidge, Abraham Taylor.
18 9br [Nov.] 1669. Acknowledged by Henry Durant.
18 9br [Nov.] 1669. William Harris unto John Foxhall. All my right of this land.
Wit: John Ashton, John Stoning.
18 9br [Nov.] 1669. Acknowledged by Wm. Harris.
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1670-1674 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 132a-133. 13 Sept. 1670. Henery and Sarah Durant unto James Hardwick and Thomas Foster. For divers good causes. 200 acres, part of 500 acres that Durant purchas of Robert Cooper which Cooper formerly purchased of Richard Sturman, being part of 2000 acres granted to Sturman ... att the head of Nominey River in Coopley Parish ... land of Richard Clowter [7]
... by a valley ...
Henery (H D) Durant
Sarah (S T) Durant
Wit: William Overed, Thomas Barrit.
28 7br [Sept.] 1670. Acknowledged by Henry Durant and Sara his wife. Recorded by Robt. Nurse.
31 Oct. 1672. James Hardwick of Westmoreland County unto Mr. William Hardidge. My interest of this bill of sale.
James Hardwick
Wit: Patrick Hannd, Luke Lanthon
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1670-1674 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 184. 28 March 1674. Jno: Holbrooks of the City of Bristoll and now master of the ship Sarah and Elizth. of Bristoll, have constituted my freind Wm. Hardwich, merchant, my attorney to recover of Coll. Jno: Washington, Tho: Pope, Henry Durant and James Hardwich, all of Westmoreland County, debts owing unto me.
Jno. Holbrooke
Wit: Wm. Clarke, Rob: Turpin.
29 April 1674. Recorded.
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1674-1677 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 3; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 261a. Henry and Sarah Durant sale of land to James Hardwich and Tho: Foster recorded in folio 68.
12 April 1676. Wm. Hardwich unto James Hardwick. A parcell of land as above mentioned formerly purchased by mee
of James Hardwich.
Wm. Hardwich
Wit: Wm. Vaughan, Jno: Cottheart.
[12 April 1676] Acknowledged by Mr. Wm. Hardwich.
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1677 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 4; [John Frederick Dorman];
Pages 336-337. Tho: Blundell saith that being in the fortt when the gunn was shott which was suppossed killed Wm. Clarke and immediately up the report Sarah Duram [Durant] went and tooke a rugg or blankett from her owne beed which rugg or blaknett were lent to Henry Duram [Durant] and tooke them into her owne custody puting them into her owne chest. The next day after the gunn was fired, the deponent in company with Henery Kirke and Abraham Taylor went into the woods for discovery of Wm. Clarke whome I supposed killed by the gunn the day before, but being leed as I suppose directly contrary to the report of the gunn that day wee misst of the expectation, soe goeing the next day wee found the corpps of Wm. Clarke betweene James Hardwickes and the plantation where Wm. Clarke lived and being very dilligent in search after him att Mr. Clarke's house Abraham Taylor said, what neede you trouble your selves so much about him. They have taken him away. You are fooles to looke after him. Those that have killed him have taken him away.
Tho: Blondell
Deborah Whitte, wife of Richard Whitte, saith that the best of her knowledge Abraham Taylor was not in the fortt when the gunn was discharged that shee thinkes killed of Clarke.
Deborah (X) Whitte
Obimelech Potter saith concerning the death of Wm. Clarke that being in the fortt beateing he heard a gunn goe of and imediately after the report given said he wisht there might be noe hurtt donne, supposseing it to be shott by some Indian. Severall people belonging to the fort the same day being at Wm. Clarke's shealling of corne and Clarke desired one of them belonging to the fortt to stay with him to plant some few plants but none did. Soone after the people that left him and had come to the fortt, they heard the gunn which is supposed was the gunn that killed Clarke. After the report of the gunn immediately Sarah Durham wife of Henery Duram went to one of the cabines and tooke of the blankett and soone after Millett White came to the deponent and blew out the candell and desired him to open the chest belong to Wm. Clarke to take out a suit of clothes and I refused to doe it adviseing him to goe to Abraham Taylor to doe it. They both tried to do itt but could not, soe came to me the second time and I did it and presently after went into the fortt, soe by and by after they tooke out the goods of Wm. Clarke's chest and putt them into Henery Duram's, the chest at first being very full, and
Taylor was out of the fortt when the gunn was shott. Many
times since he hath seen Abraham Taylor weare Wm. Clarke's clothes.
Obimelech
Ann the wife of Obimelech sweares to the same onely saith shee knowes nothing of the chest breaking open.
Anne (X) Potter
Richard White saith that the day after the gunn was shott, which I believe killed old Clarke, the deponent, Henery Duram, with some others and Abraham Taylor the night before missing Wm. Clarke went to discover if could find Clarke but misst of our intention, soe returned home. Our goeing was fully knowne. The contrary way the next day some belonging to the garrison went and found Clarke.
Richard (X) Whitte
James Talbott saith that he heard the gunn which is supposed kiled Wm. Clarke and that Abraham Taylor went out that day pretending to goe with his gunn to the mill but wheither he went to the mill or noe with his gunn he knowes not, but as for the goods in Wm. Clarke's chest he sayeth that Henry Duram and Abraham Taylor had then.
James (T) Talbot
Jno. Cartwright saith that Abraham Taylor was not at the mill the day the gunn was discharged and that Abra: Taylor had his gunn in his hand but was disswaded by Henery Durham saying you must not leave the fort alone.
John (J C) Cartwright
26 Sept. 1677. These six depositions recorded.
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1677 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 1, Part 4; [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 341a. The jurors for our Soveraigne Lord the King doe present that Wm. Clarke late of this county came to his death by sum casuallity and that Abraham Taylor and Henry Durrant did feloniously possesse themselves with the goods and all other the estate of William Clarke and contrary to the peace of our Soveraigne Lord the King doe continue the estate within theire possession. And wee doe thereupon suspect Abraham Tay]or and Henery Durrant are murderously felloniously guilty of the death of Wm. Clarke.
29 Sept. 1677. Recorded.
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1675/6-1679 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1 [John Frederick Dorman];
Page 147 [27 Feb.. 1678/9]
Tho: Staly who married the relict of Hen...Durrant hath in right of his wife her dower in a tract of land now in the possession of Mr: Jno: Foxhall, formerly, the land. of Durrant.
The Court doth- order that Foxhall doe. lay out to Staley the right of dower.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1638 - Bef 1679 (< 41 years)