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1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 223
Essex County Court 11th of February 1694/5
- The peticon of MARY BUTCHER concerning her Kinsman, JAMES GOUGE, is refer'd till ye next Court & ordered that ye said GOUGE abide with her till then
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1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 232
Essex Couty Court 11th of March 1694/5
- Ordered that JAMES GOUGE be bound to THOMAS WINSLOW untill he arrive to ye age of twenty one years, ye sd WINSLOW in Court promiseing & engageing himselfe to learn ye sd GOUGE the trade of a Taylor, & to read & write, and that the Clerk of this Court accordingly draw Indentures
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1699-1702 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 105
Essex County Court 12th of November 1701
- Upon the Peticon of JAMES GOUGE agt. THOMAS WINSLOE, its ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy sumons the said WINSLOE to appeare at the next Court to answr: thereto
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1699-1702 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 115
Essex County Court 11th of March 1701/2
- The Peticon of JAMES GOUGE agt. THO; WINSLOW is dismist for want of prosecucon
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1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 131-132
THIS INDENTURE made this Nineteenth day of January Ano: Dom: 1702/3 in ye first yeare of the Reigne of or: Sovgne: Lady Anne by the grace of God Queene of England &c , Betweene CHARLES FERRELL of Cittingbourn Pish: in the County of Essex, Planter, and ELIZABETH his Wife, on the one part and THOMAS MERRETT of the aforesaid Pish and County, Planter, on the other part. Witnesseth that the sd CHARLES FERRELL and ELIZABETH his Wife for diverse good causes them thereunto moveing but more especially for the sume of Four thousand & five hundred pounds of Tobo: & caske to them in hand paid hath granted unto the sd THOMAS MERRET his heires forecer the one halfe or moiety of a certaine plantacion of Land being formerly the lands of NICHOLAS CATLETT and purchased of the said CATLETT by JOHN GOUGE, late of this County deced, & given by the last Will & Testamt, of the said JOHN GOUGE unto his Son & Daughter, JAMES GOUGE & ELIZABETH GOUGE, now the wife of CHARLES FERRELL, to be equally divided betweene them being on the South side of Rappahannock in Sittingbourne Parish in the aforesd. County of Essex, the whole tract of land containing by estimacon Two hundred forty eight acres of land (more or less) as alsoe all & singular ye tenements buildings orchards gardens & all other rights & profitts belonging To have & to hold unto the said THOMAS MERRET his heires & assignes forever And that he the said THOMAS MERRETT may by vertue of these pr:sents at all times hereafter lawfully hold the sd parsell of land with their rights to his & their owne proper use forever & that he the said CHARLES FERRELL & ELIZABETH his Wife will for themselves & their heires warrant and defend the said THOMAS MERRETT and to acknowledge this our act & deed in open Court the next Court to be held for Essex County In Testimony of the same wee have set or hands & fixed or: seales
Signed sealed & delivered in the pr:sence of
NICH FAULCONER CHARLES FERRELL
SAMLL COATES ELIZABETH FERRELL
Acknowledged by CHARLES FERRELL &ELIZABETH his Wife (the sd ELIZABETH being examined according to Law) at a Court held for Essex County ye 10th day of Febry: 1702 & truely recorded
(Performance Bond in the sume of Nine thousand pounds of good sound merchantable tobo: & caske recorded 10th of Febry: 1702, same witnesses.)
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 310-11
10 Dec 1706 James Gouge of Essex County to Francis Graves of same. For 3000 pounds of tobacco, Lease for 99 years of 124 acres bequeathed unto James Gouge by his father John Gouge in these words ... unto my son James Gouge one halfe of my land my father in law Henry Jordin lives on which is 124 acres.
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 299)
Will of David Jenkins of the parish of St. Ann in the county of Essex, being sick and weak in body, dated the last day of June 1706.
Unto my son John all my land and plantation lying upon Occupation Creek and if he dying without issue it shall fall to Mary my daughter, and If she dying without issue to Mary my wife.
Unto, my son John one brown heifer.
Unto Mary my daughter one red heifer
Unto my son John One small gun, sword and belt:
All the rest Of my estate, Mary my wife executrix.
David Jenkings
Witt James Gouge, David Jones Robert Brooke
12 Nov. 1706. Proved by James Gouge and David Jones.
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1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 705, Deed. 11 Jan. 1716/17. Edward Skrinser of St. A. Par., planter, sells to James Gouge (Guggey) of same Par., planter, for 1300 lb. tobo., 50 acres, being part of land where Skrimser now has his dwelling house and orchard, and adj. lands of Wm Clapam and John Morgan.
Wit: Sam'll Bizwell Signed Edward x Skrimser
Rob: Payne
ffrederick x Cogghill
Rec. 15 January 1716/17
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1681 - Aft 1707 (~ 27 years)