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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 367. Lease. 20 Sept. 1714. ffrancis Smith of St Anns par., plantor, leases Leonard Tarent, Gent., of same par., 5 acres, being part of a plantation on which Francis Smith now lives, adj., land of Wm. Tompson, formerly called Thicket point, "to have and to hold the sd five acres of land unto him the said Leonard Tarent his heirs and Ex'rs and assignes for and during the Lives of him the sd Leonard Tarent and of Mary his wife and of Mary Boughan and for and during the Life of the Longest Liver of them x x ". Yearly rent of 3 bbl. Indian corn. Also to build a dwelling house and leave it in good condition at expiration of lease. Wit:
Win Tompson Signed ffran Smith
John Boughan Leonard Tarent
Rec. 20 July 1715.
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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 193-94. Will of Susanna Bryant, wife of Thomas Bryant, being weak of body, dated 30 Jan. 1725.
The bargaines I have made with Thomas Bridgforth be fulfilled:
My Negro woman named Nann be free at my death and have liberty to live with some of my children and also have thirty shillings paid-her yearly so long as she lives.
Unto my God daughter Ann Moss one pair of gold bobs.
Unto my two daughters Dorothy and Mary Boughan each a gold ring.
Unto my cosin Thomas Lee £30 sterling when he comes to the age of twenty one.
My real and personal estate be divided among all my children. Capt. Robert Brooke have the bringing up of my son John Baughan, there to be maintained by my executors according as they shall think proper.
Capt. Thomas Waring and my daughter Dorothy executors.
Susanna Bryant
John,Wortham, Francis (X) Laton.
20 Dec. 1726. Presented in Court by Dorothy Boughan one of the executors. Proved by Francis Laton and John Wortham.
Page 194. Bond of Dorothy Boughan as executrix of Susanna Bryant. Unto William Daingerfeild, Francis Thornton, Salvator Muscoe and Robert Brooke, Gent., justices. Fora £1000 sterl. 20 Dec. 1726. Security, Thomas Waring.
Dorothy Boughan
T. Waring
20 Dec: 1726. Acknowledged.
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1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 196-197
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the twenty second day of Jannuary in the year of our Lord God Seventeen hundred thirty and three I JOHN EDMONDSON of South ffarnham Parish in the County of Essex being sick and weak in body but of sound & perfect memory praise be given to God for the same & knowing the uncertainty of this Life on Earth & being desirous to settle things in Order do make this my last Will and Testamt, in manner and form following that is to say first and principally I commend my soul to almighty God my Creator & my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Exrs, hereafter named shall think meet & convenient and as Touching such worldly estate as the Lord in mercy hath Lent me my will and meaning of the same shall be employed as herein by this my will is exprest and first I do revoke and made void all wills by me formerly made and declare this my last Will and Testamt.
Item I give and bequeath unto my beloved Wife MARY one third part of my Estate reall & personall during her natural life.
Item I give & bequeath unto my Daughter SUKEY all the residue & remaind'r of my Estate reall personall and to her heirs and assigns for ever Except if my wife shall now prove with child be it son or Daughter my will is that my sd residue and remainder as well as my wifes thirds allready given shall after her death be equally divided between them their heirs and assigns for ever PROVIDED nevertheless that if my daughter Sukey died without issue on her body lawfully begotten then her part to that sd son or daughter my wife shall be now with child with and to his or her heirs or assigns for ever but if both die without issue then my will is that my wife enjoy & possess my whole Estate reall & personall during her natur'll life and after her decease that AUGUSTIN BOUGHAN his heirs and assigns for Ever have and possess one third part of my Estate real and personall and the other two thirds to the children to ye children of my Brother SAMLL. EDMONDSON their heirs and assigns for Ever but if one or both of my children
lives that then they be maintained and educated out of ye produce of my estate after the best manner they can.
Item I give and bequeath unto WM. SMITH to be allowed him out of his acct. the sum of three pounds curt. money.
Item I give & bequeath my Sister SARAH BOUGHAN the sum of fforty shillings curt. money over and above ye debt she now owes and stands indebted unto me.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Brother THOMS. EDMONDSON all his accts, he stands indebted unto me.
AND Lastly I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my beloved Wife Mary and my friend PETER GODFREY whole & sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament IN WITNESS whereof I have
hereunto set my hand and seal ye day and year first within written
In presence of JOHN CORRIE, John Edmondson
JNO. TYLER; ANN CORRIE
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa on the xixth day of March MDCCMIII
This last will & Testament of John Edmondson decd was presented in Court by Mary Edmondson one of the Executors therein named who made oath thereto & being also proved by the oaths of John Corrie and James Tyler two of the witnesses thereto was admitted to record.
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1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 415-416
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we GABRIEL JONES, RICHARD TYLER Gent. JOHN SEAYRES & THOMAS EDMONDSON JUNR. are held & firmly bound unto JOHN WEBB, JAMES WEBB &THOMAS STARE in the full & just sum of one thousand pounds Sterling this Eighteenth day of November MDCCXXXV,
WHEREAS the said John Webb, James Webb & Thomas Stark lately at a Court held for Essex County on the ninth day of March MD III became Securitys for MARY EDMONDSON (now the Wife of the aforesd Gabriel Jones ) due administration of all & singular ye goods chattels & credits of JOHN EDMONDSON decd & ye same day &year was bound in a bound of one thousand pounds Sterling for the same NOW THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that if ye above bound Gabriel Jones his heirs shall save harmless indemnifyed them the sd John Webb, James Webb &Thomas Stark of & from all damage and trouble that shall or may arise about the sd Estate Then this Obligation to
be void & of none effect . . . .
In the presence of ISAAC SCANDRETT, Gab. Jones Richd. Tyler
PHILIP JONES, W. RENNOLDS Jno. Seayres Thos. Edmondson Jr
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the xviith day of February MDCCXXXV
Isaac Scandrett Gent & Wm. Rennolds made oath that they did see Gabriel Jones, Richard Tyler, John Seayres & Thomas Edmondson junr. sign seal & deliver this bond as their act & deed which is admitted to record.
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1747-1754 Orange County, Virginia Order Book 5; [Antient Press]; p. 134
Orange County Court. 23rd of June 1748
- An Indenture of a Marriage Contract between THOMAS WIATT of one part and SUKEY EDMONDSON, GABRIEL JONES and MARY his Wife, Mother of the said SUKEY, of other part was proved as to said WIATT by the Oath of PHILIP EDMONDSON another witness thereto
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1747-1754 Orange County, Virginia Order Book 5; [Antient Press]; p. 149
Orange County Court 28th of July 1748
- An Indenture of a Marriage Settlement between THOMAS WIATT of one part and Miss SUKEY EDMONDSON, GABRIEL JONES and MARY JONES, Wife of said GABRIEL and Mother of said SUKEY of the other part, was proved as to said WIATT and MARY by the Oath of MARY CARTRIGHT, another witness thereto, and the same having been before proved as to said WIATT is ordered to be recorded
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1749-1753 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book A; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 522-26.-
21 June 1753. Gabriel Jones, Gent., and Mary his wife of Culpeper County to Samuel Moore of Charles Co., Md. For £50 current money. 500 acres which Gabriel Jones purchased of Thomas Lord Fairfax ... by the side of Crooked Run corner to Gabriel Jones' other tract ... crossing Crooked Run, line of a tract granted by patent to Capt. Robert Green crossing Chestnut Branch ... in John Green's line ... crossing Crooked Run ... by a. branch corner to John Green ...
Gabriel Jones
Mary (M) Jones
Wit: Richard Young, John. Jackson.-
21 June 1753. Acknowledged by Gabriel Jones and Mary his wife.
21 June 1753. Bond of Gabriel Jones unto Samuel Moore of Charles Co., Md. For. £100 current money. To perform the covenants in indenture.
Gabl. Jones
21 June 1753. Acknowledged- by Gabriel Jones.
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1747-1751 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 11, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 79-80
Indenture 25 Nov 1747 between THOMAS WIATT of Essex County, Gent., and Miss SUKEY EDMONDSON, GABRIEL JONES, Gent., and MARY JONES, his wife, mother of the aforesaid Sukey, each of Orange County .. witnesseth .. that whereas there is an intended marriage between Thomas Wiatt and Sukey Edmondson for good will Thomas Wiatt beareth .. to the Intent the lands and Tenements, Negro Slaves and other the Estate belonging to Sukey Edmondson by virtue of Gift of Last Will and Testament of John Edmondson, Father of Sukey .. of present estate in Essex County .. bearing date 24 Jany 1733 .. did give to her disposal thereof to the value of five hundred pounds .. it is agreed Thomas Wiatt shall be seised of all the estate the will devised, that is to say, the use of Thomas Wiatt during time of his natural life. After the decease of Thomas Wiatt to the use of those whom Sukey shall by her last will and testament or other writeing grant .. or heirs of her body lawfully begotten . . .
Witnesses: Thos. Wiatt
Phil. Edmondson Gabriel Jones
Sarah (X) Cartwright Mary Jones
Richard Young Sukey Edmondson
Christopher (X) Hutchingson
Recorded Orange County 26 May 1748.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1710 - Aft 1757 (~ 48 years)