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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 216-217
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we WILLIAM GRAY & WILLIAM DUN are held and firmly bound unto THOMAS WARING, SALVA. MUSCOE, JAMES GRAY, ALEXR. PARKER, MUNGO ROY & JOSHUA FRY Gent Justices of the peace for the County of Essex in the sum of one hundred pounds current money Sealed with our seal and dated this 18th day of December MDCCXXXIX
THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound WILLIAM GRAY Admr. of all ye goods chattles and Credits of WILLM. ALLEN deced do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the goods chattles & credits of the sd deced and so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court and Further do make a just and true account of his actings and doings therein when thereto required by the sd Court and also if it shall herafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the sd deced and the Exr. or Exrs. therein named do exhibit the same in the sd Court making request to have it allowed & approved Accordingly if the said WILLIAM being thereunto required do deliver up his Ltrs. of Admon. approbation of such Testament being first had & made in the sd Court Then this obligation to be void and of none effect . .
WM. GRAY
WM. DUNN
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 18th day of December 1739
(those bound) acknowledged this bond to be their act and deed which was ordered to be recorded
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 227-228
IN OBEDIENCE to an order of Essex Court dated the 18th day of December 1739 We the Subscribers being first sworn before JAMES GARNETT one of his Majesties Justices of the peace for the aforesd County to appraise the Estate of WILLIAM ALLEN deceas'd have appraised as follows Vizt.. . items listed and valued to total Six pounds nineteen shillings and six pence .. (some items being) .. 2 cows & two calves; furniture, utensils, 6 pieces of pewter; an old feather bed and furniture; a parcel of Corn some Huskt and some not huskt; two sows and seven shotes; a small iron pot .
WILLIAM GRAY Administator JOHN ANDREWS
MARK BOULWARE JOHN BOULWARE
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 19th day of February 1739
This Inventory and appraisment of the Estate of WILLIAM ALLEN deced was returned
and ordered to be recorded
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 289-290
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we JAMES ALLEN, JOHN BOURNE and ERASMUS WETHERS ALLEN are held and firmly bound unto THOMAS WARING, JAMES GARNETT, ALEXANDER PARKER, BENJAMIN WINSLOW, MUNGO ROY and WM ROAN Gentlemen Justices of the County of Essex in the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds Sterling Sealed with our seals and dated this 17th day of March 1740
THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound JAMES ALLEN Admr of all the goods chattles and credits of WM. ALLEN deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the goods, chattles and credits of the sd deced and the same so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the sd Court and further do make a just and true account of his actings and doings therein when thereto required by the sd Court and also if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will & Testament was made by the sd deced & the Exr. or Exrs. named do exhibit the same in sd Court making request to have it allowed & approved Accordingly if the said JAMES ALLEN being thereunto required do deliver up his Letrs. of Admon. approbation of such Testament being first had & made in the sd Court then this obligation to be void .
JAMES ALLEN
JOHN BOURNE ERASMUS WS. ALLEN
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. onthe 17th day of March 1740
(those bound) acknowledged this bond to be their act and deed which was ordered to be recorded
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 290-292
N OBEDIENCE to an order of Court held for Essex County the 17th day of March 290- 1740/1 We the Subscribers being first sworn before CAPT. ROANE Justice of this County have appraised and Inventoryed the Estate of WILLIAM ALLEN deceased which is as follows Vzt. items listed and valued and totalled to £106. 8...1 before five items of about one pound & a half added .. (some items being) a negro man; cattle. 1 young bull; pigs, sheep; a young mare, an old do; 20 geese; feather beds and furniture; 3 guns; 2 1/2 yds Manks Cloth; pair Leather Breeches; 1 riding coat; one Kersy coat: a parcell of sewing thread and buttons; shoe buckles & knee do; parcell of unpick'd cotten; small looking glass: bushell of salt; five old books; furniture, utensils; 2 quire writing paper; pair mens gloves; 2 bushels Indian Corn, 2 bushels wheat . . . .
JAMES ALLEN Administrater THOMAS GATEWOOD
JOHN HUNT WILLIAM DIX
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 21st day of April 1 41
This Inventory and appraisment of the Estate of WILLIAM ALLEN deced was returned
and ordered to be recorded
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1695-1697 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 51
The Deposition of WILLIAM ALLEN aged Nineteen years or thereabouts sworne & saith: That there was some hides brought to Mr. JOHN SCOTTs House about November last by JOHN PETTIS and yor: Deponant heard the Foreman of the sd SCOTTS SHOP by name SAMLL. JONES say hang the hides upon the puncheon and further saith not WILLIAM ALLEN
Sworne to in Essex County Court ye 11th of June 1696
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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 523. Will of John Waggner of Essex Co.
Dated 12 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 15 May 1716.
To wife Rachell Waggner his plantation during life, then to son Benj. Waggner.
To wife 3 negroes, Doll, Martin and Jugg during life. Then Doll to "my Daughter Margarit Allen -wife of William Allen". Negro Martin to son Benjamin. The negro girl Jugg to son Saml Wagoner.
To "my son Harbert Waggoner one Cow being in full of his portion To sons Sam'll and Benjamin, beds and personal property.
To "my daughter Dinah Allen wife of Erasmus Allen one Cow".
Other bequests of personal property to children named above.
Bal, of Est. to wife, she exor.
Wit: Signed John Waggoner
Wm Daingerfield
Peter Byrom
Bond. 15 May 1716. £150. Sterl, Rachel Waggoner Extrx Est. Jno. Waggoner
Wit: Signed Rachel x Waggoner
Ralph Gough Wm. Winston
Erasmus Allen
Rec. 15 May 1716.
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1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 85-86
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen I THOMAS HUGHELLCOT being verey sick and weeake of bodey to but off perffict sence & meoryey thankees be given to Allmitey God for the same doe make & ordaine this my last Will & Testament in maner & forme ass followeth first I give & bequane my Sole to allmitie God that gave it me hoping threw the merits & Medeasion of my Lorde & Saver Jesus Christ to reseve etternall hapeness after this paineffull life is ended and my bodey to the Earth from whence in came to be deseantley buried at the hands off my Exeotorf hereafter named
First, I give & bequeve to my Dafter, MARY HUCKLECOT one feather beade bolster rugg & blankets fore puter dices for plates & one basion & one ieren you & one frining pan & six heade of feamall catell which catell I wolde have to be delivered to her presently after my death & the feamall increase to be my Dafter & the Meale Increase to be my Wiffe, MARY HUCKLECOTT all which catell with the increase with the goods as abovesd. to be delivered to my sd Dafter at the day of her Marrige or when so shall attain to the yeares of Eighteen which shall first hapen
Secondley, I give all the rest of my parsonall Estate to my loveing Wiffe forever and all my lands to my sd loveing Wiffe, MARY HUCKLECOT dureing her natarale Liffe Thurdley, I give and bequeath all lands after the death of my Wife to my Dafter, MARY HUCKLECOT, to her & hares for ever but iff in case my sd Dafter sholde dey before shee shell attaine to the yeare of Twentey one then I give all my lands to my loveing Wiffe, MARY HUCKLESCOT & her hares forever, And iff in case my Dafter & Wiffe should dey & not haveing desposed of the said land of Then I give my said lands to my Brother in Law, WILLIAM ALLIEN & his hares forever making ordaining my loving Wiffe, MARY HUCKLESCOT & my Dafter, MARY HUCKLESCOT, my holle & solle exertrickers off this my laste Will & Testament In Witness whareoff I have heareunto sete my hand and Sealle this 3 day of July 1701
Sined sealled in the pr:sents off us
EDMUND PAGET THOMAS HUCKLESCOTT
ELIZABETH JONES
ELIZABETH PLUMER
JAMES BOUGHAN
Prov'd by the Oaths of EDMD. PAGET, ELIZA: JONES & JAMES BOUGHAN in Essex County Court ye 11th day of August 1701 & truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER Cl Cur
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1717-1722 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Inventories & Settlements, No. 3; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 196.
The will of Erasmus Allen was dated 26 January 1719. In the name of God Amen I Erasmus Allen being Sick and week in body but of perfect mind & memory blessed to be God for it I do ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following first rendering my Soul unto almighty God my maker stedfastly hopeing & believeing that through the Merrits of Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ I shall receive full pardon and Remission of of [sic] all my Sins and body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such decent maner, First I Give to bequeath unto my Son John Allen that peice of Land joyning to my Brother Wm Allen to him & his heirs for ever And the rest of my Land I Give to my Son Erasmus Allen & his heirs for ever only my wife shall have it dureing her life, Secondly I Lend to my Loveing wife Dinah Allen my Three negroes & all the rest of my Estate during her Life and she shall pay all the Debts that is now due without any of my Children Estate or dismissing any of it, Thirdly I Give unto my Son John Allen my negro man named Guile & to his heirs for ever, Fourthly I Give unto my Son Erasmus Allen my negro Girl named Mill and to his heirs for Ever and if the negro Girl should have Children shall be distributed as followeth ye first to go to my Daughter Rachel Cheny The next to my Son Benjamin & ye next to my Son Joseph and the next to my Daughter Margreat & the next to my Daughter Dinah & the next to my daughter Barbary and the abovesd negro man & Girl Shall be due to my Two Sons John & Erasmus Allen after my wife decease and that the abovesd Negro’s Shall not be apaised [sic] with the rest of my Estate and my negro Woman Doll shall be Valued with the rest of my Estate and after my wifes decease to be equally divided between the rest of my Children Rachell Cheny & Margret Dinah Barbary & Benjamin & Joseph & if my wife Should marry my Children Shall be at Eage at Eighteen, I do make my wife & my Son John Allen Holy & Souly Executors makeing this my Last Will & Testamt. As Wtiness my hand & Seal this 26 day of January 1719” Signed Erasmus Allen. Wtinesses: Andrew his + mark Diar, Wm Allen. Presented in court 16 August 1720 by Dinah Allen and Jno Allen and proved by Andrew Dyar and Wm Allen. Recorded 16 August 1720. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 3, page 196.]
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 207-208
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I WILLIAM ALLEN JUNR. of the County of Essex and Parrish of Southfarnham being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memory praise be rendered and given to Almighty God but calling to mind the frailty and uncertainty of this mortal Life and that all man kind must yield to death when it shall please God to call I do make and ordain this my present Last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say First and principally I commend my soul into the hands of Almighty God hoping through the merits Death and passion and intercession of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and remission of all my sins and wickedness in general and to Inherit Everlasting Life and Salvation through the same Saviour Jesus Christ and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently and Christianly buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named; so my soul thus first chiefly I have commended into the hands of God who gave it and my body I have committed to dust in hopes at the Great Day of the General Resurrection it shall rise again to the Life Immortal through Jesus Christ my Lord and also as touching the disposition of such Temporal goods &estate that it hath pleased almighty God to bestow upon me I do give and dispose thereof as followeth viz: first I will that my debts and funeral charges shall be paid and discharged.
ITEM I give unto my beloved Sister MARY ALLEN a Gold Ring.
ITEM I lend to my Reverd, and beloved Father and Mother the land that I bought of WM. HUTSON dureing their natural lives and after their decease I give the said land unto my younger and beloved Brother ZACHARIAH ALLEN to him and his heirs forever and if he should dye without heirs then the said land to return unto my next younger Brother ANDREW ALLEN to him and his heirs Forever, and if he should die without heirs then the sd land to return unto the next Reviveing Heir at law of my nearest relations and all the rest and residue of my personal Estate goods chattles whatsoever I do give and bequeath unto my Reverd, and beloved Father and Mother to them and their heirs forever and I do make my Reverd. Father my Executor fully and solely of this my present Last Will and Testament and my will and desire is that my Estate not be brought to appraisment and I do hereby revoke disannul and make void all former wills and Testaments by me heretofore made In Witness whereof I the sd WILLM. ALLEN JUNR. have hereunto set my hand and fixed my seal this 28th day of August in the year of our Lord Christ MDCCXXXIX
In presence of BENJAMIN ALLEN JUNR. WILLIAM ALLEN JUNR.
JOHN ALLEN JUNR.
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 16th day of October 1739
This last Will and Testament of WILLIAM ALLEN JUNR. deced was presented in Court by
WILLIAM ALLEN the Executor therein named who made oath thereto as the Law directs and being also proved by the oath of JOHN ALLEN JUNR. one of the witnesses thereto (who also made oath that he did see BENJAMIN ALLEN JUNR. Sign the same as a Witness at the time he did) is admitted to record
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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 312-13. Will of Samuel Waggener in the County of Essex in the Parrish of Southfarnham, being sick and weak in body, dated 12 March 1728/9.
Unto my son Samuell all my land and plantation.
Unto my dearly beloved wife. Christian Waggener dureing her naturall life my whole estate. After her decease to be equally devided between my five children Lucrecy, Samuel, Price, Winifret and Temperance Waggener. If my beloved wife shall see fitt to pay any of them their part when they come of age. it is my desire she should.
My friend John Allen as an overlooker in my state afairs.
My beloved wife Christian Waggener exitor.
Samll. Wagener
Wit: John Allen junr., Benja. Waggener.
16 Sept. 1729. Proved by the executrix and by the witnesses.
Pages 313-14. Bond of Christiana Wagoner as executrix of Samll. Wagoner. Unto William Daingerfield, Sal. Muscoe, Richard Tyler jun., Thomas Sthreshly junr., Gent., justices. For £500 sterl. 16 Sept. 1729. Securities, William Allen and Benja. Wagoner.
Christana Waggner
Wm. Allen
Benja. Waggener
16 Sept. 1729. Acknowledged.
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1738-1742 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 22; [Antient Press]; Page 78-79
THIS INDENTURE made the Thirteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty nine Between THOMAS MEADOR and ELIZABETH his Wife of the County of Essex and Southfarnham Parrish of one part and WILLIAM ALLEN of the County and Parish aforesaid of other part Witnesseth that said THOMAS MEADOR and ELIZABETH his Wife for sum of Two thousand three hundred and twenty five pounds of good Merchantable Tobacco hath sold unto him the said WILLIAM ALLEN his heirs and assigns forever all the right and Estate whatsoever which is or shall hereafter become due to them to a certain Devident or parcel of land being in the aforesaid County of Essex & Parrish of Southfarnham containing fifty two acres and half being part of a Devident of Land of one hundred and five acres formerly purchased by JOHN MEADOR of Mr, EDWIN THACKER as by his Deed dated August 7th 1689 it Both appear also purchased by the aforesaid THOMAS MEADOR of RACHEL JORDAIN and WILLIAM HUTSON as by their Deed to him the said THOMAS MEADOR dated the 13th day of October 1739 doth further appear and Bounded Beginning at the Head of a branch cane( the SPRING BRANCH by the ROAD side and running thence South West to a Corner Hickory standing on a Levil thence North by East to the aforesaid Spring Branch finally up the said Branch ye Several Courses thereof to the place where it first began with all houses and Hereidatiments to the same belonging To Have and To Hold the said land and premises unto the said WILLIAM ALLEN his heirs and assigns forever. In Witness they the said THOMAS MEADOR and ELIZABETH his Wife have set their hands and Seals
in presence of JOHN ALLEN JNR., THOS. MEADOR
BENJAMIN ALLEN JNR., HERBERT WAGGENER ELIZABETH MEADOR
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 16th day of October 1739
THOMAS MEADOR and ELIZABETH his Wife (the said ELIZABETH being first privately examined by WILLIAM ROANE Gent) acknowledged this Indenture with the Livery of Seisin thereon Endorsed to be their act and deed which on the motion of the within named WILLIAM ALLEN is admitted to record
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1738-1742 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 22; [Antient Press]; Page 79-80
KNOW ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I WILLM. ALLEN of the County of Essex in Southfarnham Parish send Greeting. Know ye that I the sd WM. ALLEN for the Love and affection that I bear unto my youngest Son ZACHARIAH ALLEN Lawful] Begotten by my body I the sd WM. ALLEN being in perfect memory have granted and by this present writing do freely give unto my sd youngest Son ZACHA. ALLEN a certain Tract of land being in the aforesd County of Essex and Southfarnham Parrish containing fifty two acres & half adjoyning upon the Land of SAMUELL WAGGENER and likewise binding on the Land of HERBERT WAGGENER with all my Rights to the sd land with Houses and whatsoever necessary may be found on the same I do hereby give unto my sd youngest Son ZACHA. ALLEN to him and his heirs forever but in case my Son ZACHA. ALLEN should dy without heirs then the said Land I do give unto my next youngest Son ANDREW ALLEN Lawful begotten of my body to him and to his heirs forever and if my Son ANDREW ALLEN should die without heirs then the sd land and all its appurtenances to return to the next surviving Heir at Law of my body begotten to them and their heirs forever to be held of our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs and Successors by the qt rents acres above prescribed. In Witness whereof I the sd WILLIAM ALLEN have set my hand and Seal this Fifteenth day of October in the year one thousand seven hundred and thirty nine
in presence of JOHN ALLEN JUNR., WM. ALLEN
WILLM GREENHILL
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 16th day of October 1739 WILLIAM ALLEN acknowledged this his Deed of Gift Indented to his Son ZACHARIAH ALLEN which was admitted to record
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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