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1778-1801 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 3: Antient Press]; Page 39-40
Will of THOMAS CHEW, being in common senses not knowing the time of his death, do make this last will and testament ..
my eldest, Joseph Chew, having formerly rec'd his portion;
my other sons, Larkin, Saml., James Chew, likewise theres ..
my daughters, Frances, Hanah and Allice theirs also ..
my daughter, Milly Chew, I give all my negroes with all my other estate .. after the death of Mother and that the said Milly Chew take care of her sister, Betty Chew, and if the negro wenches have children to give Sally Taylor, the daughter of her sister, one either boy or girl .. this 24th day of March 1780.
Witnesses (signed)
John Dangerfield Thomas Chew
John Bell, Henry Beverley Towles.
At a court held .. 28th February 1782 .. presented by Milly Chew, executrix therein named ..
Ambrose Madison and James Taylor, her securities bond in the penalty of two thousand pounds.
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1751-1759 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 12; [Antient Press]; Page 9-10
Indenture 23 May 1751 between THOMAS CHEW of Orange County, Gent., and MARTHA, his wife, SAMUEL CHEW and JAMES CHEW, his sons of the other part .. Thomas Chew in consideration of Martha
Chew's Right of Dower granted unto Martha during her life, and after her death unto Samuel and James .. tract of land lying at the South West Mountains, being the Plantation whereon Thomas Chew now lives .. containing 450 acres of land to be equally divided between Samuel and James Chew .. bounded .. dividing line of Chew and Mr. James Madison .. being a corner of the land sold by Major Edward Spencer .. Colo. John Baylor's line . . • Recorded Orange County Thos. Chew 23rd May 1751
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1751-1759 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 12; [Antient Press]; Page 103-104
Indenture 23 Nov 1752 between THOMAS CHEW, Gent., Orange County, Parish of St. Thomas, and SAMUEL CHEW and JAMES CHEW of other part .. being the two youngest sons of Thos. Chew .. Thomas Chew having made deed with his wife, Martha, to secure her right of dower and to Samuel Chew and James Chew giving them 63 acres of land adjoyning the land Thos. Chew sold James Madison and the land Thomas Chew sold George Brooke that is to say .. beginning .. Major Edward Spencer, now Mr. James Madison's .. Mr. George Brooke's Spring Branch .. which includes the plantation called the Mountain Plantation .. provided Thomas Chew .. have and enjoy during his life time the above said land. Recorded Orange County Thos. Chew
23rd November 1752
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1730 - Aft 1782 (~ 53 years)