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1699-1709 Richmond County, Virginia Wills and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
George, Leroy. 16 September, 1700-1 January, 1700.
To kinsman Thomas White; friend Nicholas Smyth; my little brother Edward Read; to my mother; to John White and his wife Margaret, whom I name executors; wit-nesses Edward Read, Elizabeth Read.
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1656-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will Book; [William Montgomery Sweeny]
GEORGE, THOMAS, Gent., 17 August, 1683; 7 die 9bris 1683.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the seaventeenth day of August Anno Dom 1683 I Thomas George of the County of Rappae. in Virginia Gent. being Sick and weak in body But of Sound mind & memory (praised be God) Doo Therefore make and Declare my last Will and Testamt. in maner and (form following (Vizt) ffirst & principally I Recomend my Soul back into the hands of the Almighty and my body I Comitt unto the earth to be Decently buried at the Discretion of my Deare Wife Trusting and Assuredly believing it Shall partake of that Glorious Resurection purchased by that precious Blood & meritts of Or. Dear Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ And for that worldly Estate God of his goodness hath Blessed me wth. after my debts paid and funerall Charges Discharged I Dispose Thereof as is herein expressed (That is to say)
I Give and bequeath unto my sd Deare and welbeloved Wife Elizabeth George my white horse called Swan and another pacing horse weh. I exchanged wth. mr Bray for another on Condition that she Deliver unto my Daughter Margarret a horse when she Attaines the age of twelve years Item I give and bequeath unto my Son Leroy George my horse Called Spiff with all the furniture I have belonging to a mans horse Togeather with all my books
Item I give and bequeath unto my Said Daughter Margarret Twenty Thousand pounds of tobacco & Cask to be paid her by my Executors. hereafter Named Or the Land I purchased and bought of Edward Lewis Scituate in ffarnham parish in the said County near Totaskey Creek to her and her heires forever to be at her Choice and Election when she Attains to the age of twenty one years or Day of Mariage wch. shall first happen
Item I give and Devise my Plantation Land & housing whereon I now live And ye Plantation In Case my Daughter Shall make Choice of the Twenty thousand pounds of Tob as aforesd which I bought of Edward Lewis unto my Sd Sonn Leroy George and my Said Wife to be held by them During her natural Life and after her Decease to the heires of the body Lawfully to be Begotten of my Sd Sonn and for want of such Issue to my sd Daughter Margaret and the heires of her body Lawfully to be begotten And for want of Such Issue to the heires & assigns of my said Wife Elizabeth for Ever And my True Intent and meaning is that in case my said son dye Leaving yssue of his body before my said wife Then She to have no benefit by Right of Survivorship but that part and portion in the sd Land and premises Decend on Such yssue of my said Sonn as might belong unto him Liveing Item all the Rest & Residue of my said Estate be it Ready mony, Goods, Cattle Servants horses Mares or other Cattles I give and bequeath unto my said Wife and Sonn Equally to be divided between them part and portion alike but my minde and will is that my wife Shall and may Enjoy the male Cattle belonging to my Son & benefitt of the Servants for the better maintenance & bringing up of my said Children until my sd Sonn Attain the age of Seaventeen years Att web. Time I doo hereby appoint That what is hereby given to him be at his own dispose and to be Invested therein as in Case he had Attained the full age of Twenty one yeares And to prvent appraisement That Comonly Viperously Eats out the Sides of Orphants Estates my Request is that my trusty and welbeloved ffreinds mr. Edwin Conway mr. Arthur Spicer and Jno. Taverner take on them the Charitable oversight of this my Will And to be Aiding And Assisting in the Execution thereof unto my Executor°. And that they would Inventory my personall Estate And to the best of their Judgmts. Devid the Same in Specificall goods and Chattles as they Shall then be And to take a particular acct. of what Shall fall to my Sonns part (the Goods & Chattles being Delivered to my wifes Custody again) And the same Acct. being signed Receipt wages to putt upon Record But if my wife remarry Then Such husband to give Security for my Sonns part to be Delivered him as aforesaid
Item I Give and bequeath unto my sd three ffreinds twenty Shill. apeice to buy them Rings to wear in Remembrance of me and twenty Shillings more to Each of the wifes of the sd mr. Edwin Conway & John Taverner for the same porpose And I Doo hereby Constitute and appoint my said Loving wife and Son Exedra. of this my last Will & Testamt. Provided and Upon this Condition the Bequest and Devise of my Land made unto my Wife Joyning her in Joynt Tenancy with my said Sonn as aforesaid be in Lein and full Satisfaction of her Right of Dower of all and singular
my Estate Real and Personall And that she Seale a Release thereunto if occasion be or Require And I doo hereby make void and Revoak all former Wills by me Wrott or Spoake In Witness whereof to this my Will Consisting with this of two Sheets of paper I have affixed my Seale att the Topp & Subscribed to each Sheet my Name the Day in the first Sheet first above written,
THO. GEORGE Seale
Signed Sealed delivered
Mr. John Taverner & mr Denis Carty Doth Depose and say that and by the sd Testatr published they did see the Testator. Signe as his last will & Testamt. Seale & publish this above mentioned Will as his last will & Testamt. And that he was then in perfect Sence at the signing & sealing thereof And further say not
DENIS [Ma] CARTY
PHILLIP HUNINGS
Jo: TAVERNER
Jo: TAVERNER DENIS [Ma] CARTY*
Probatr P Sacrament in Cur Corn Rapp. 70 die 9bria 1683 Et Recordat xx6° die ejusd mens Ano. Sup. ditto
Test THO: NEW Cl Cur P temped Page 13.
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 77
To Mr. LEROY GEORGE one black heyfer about a year & halfe old marked a cropp and two slitts in the right eare, a crop in the left eare with a small nick underneath.
For LEROY GEORGE one black pide of the same marke
For Mrs. MARGARET GEORGE one red pyed heyfer about two yeares and a halfe marked in the right eare a crop and a hole and now on the left eare a crop & two slitts
For Mrs, MARGARET GEORGE one black heifer about one year and a halfe marked on the right eare a crop and a hole and now in the left eare a crop and two slitts [1689]
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1714 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 6, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 274
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we MARGT. WHITE, WM. WOODBRIDGE & RICHD. FOWLER of County of Richmond are held and firmly bound unto the Worspll. her Majities Justices of the peace for the said County in the full and iust summa of Two hundred pounds Sterl., to the which payment well and truely to be made we bind our selves our heirs firmly by these presents; Sealed with our seals and dated the first day of Sept. 1714
THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound MARGRETT WHITE Admrx. of all the goods chattells and creditts of JOHN WHITE deced,. do make a true and perfect inventory of all 'the goods chattells and creditts of the said deced., and the same so made do exhibit into the County Court of Richmond att such time as she may be thereunto required by the said Court and the same goods chattells and credits do administer according to Law, And further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein when thereunto required by the said Court and do well and truley deliver and pay unto such persons respectively as the sd. Justices by their Order or Judgment pursuant to the Laws in that case made and provided; And if it shall appear that any Last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased. and the Exr. or Exrs therein named do exhibit the same making request to have it allowed and approved, accordingly if the said MARGT. WHITE being thereunto required do render and deliver up her Letters of Administration approbation of such Testamt. being first hand and made in the said Court, Then this obligation to be void and of none effect, otherwise to remains in full force and virtue
Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
(no witnesses recorded) MARGRETT WHITE
WILL: WOODBRIDGE
RICHARD FOWLER
Acknowledged in Richmond County Court by MARGRETT WHITE, WM. WOODBRIDGE & RICHD. FOWLER the first day of September 1714 and ordered to be recorded
Test THOS: DICKENSON, Dept. Cl Cur
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1712-1713 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 6; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 114)
Richmond County Court 4th of June 1713
- In an action of Case between CHARLES BARBER, Plt. and MARGRETT WHITE, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of JOHN WHITE, deced., Defendt. the Deft. by WILLIAM DARE her Attorney this day pleaded Not Guilty, whereupon the suit is continued till next Court for tryall
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1713-1714 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 6; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 130)
Richmond County Court 6th of August 1713
- In an action of Case between CHARLES BARBER, Plt. and MARGRETT WHITE, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of JOHN WHITE, deced., at the Defendt.'s motion the suit is continued till next Court, she paying the costs of this Court for the delay
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1713-1714 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 6; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 141)
Richmond County Court 3d of September 1713
In an action of Case between CHARLES BARBER, Plt. and MARGRETT WHITE, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of JOHN WHITE, deced., Defendt. for the said deced. in his lifetime converting to his own use three Steers each of the price of three pounds sterling, the proper goods and chattles of Plt., &c., by consent of both partys, JOSEPH DEEKE, WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, and THOMAS GRIFFIN, Gent., are appointed sometime between this and the next Court to make a final determination of this Cause and report the same to the Court pursuant to which Report, Judgment is then to be entred and till then the suit is continued
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1713-1714 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 6; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 167
Richmond County Court 2d of December 1713
- CHARLES BARBER, his action of Case against MARGARETT WHITE, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of JOHN WHITE, deced., is dismist, the Plt. not prosecuting
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1713-1714 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 6; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 246)
Richmond County Court 1st of September 1714
- MARGARETT WHITE, Relict of JOHN WHITE, deced., came into Court and made Oath that JOHN WHITE departed this life without making any Will so farr as she knows or believes, and upon her motion, and giving security for her just and faithfulll administration of the decd's Estate, Certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration in due form
MARGARETT WHITE, WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE and RICHARD FOWLER came into Court and acknowledged their Bond for MARGARETT WHITE's just and faithfull administration of the Estate of JOHN WHITE, deced., and it is ordered to be recorded
- WILLIAM BARBER, GABRIELL ALLOWAY, JAMES SUGGITT and JOB HAMMON or any three of them are appointed to inventory and appraise all ye Estate of JOHN WHITE, deced. (in money) which shall he presented to their view and make report thereof to the next Court. JOSEPH DEEKE, Gent., or any other Justice of the Peace for this County, is requested to administer an Oath to the Appraisers for their true appraisment of the deced.'s Estate and also to MARGARETT WHITE, the Administratrix, for her true discovery thereof
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 510
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents yt: I MARGRITT JONES of County of Richmond Parish of Northfarnham doe substitute & ordaine JNO: HAMOND of ye County & Parish aforesaid to be my true & lawfull Attorney for me & in my name to acknowledgein Court in ye County aforesd. all my right & title of a parcell of land by my Husband sold & made over unto JOHN WOOLARD & by him and his Brother, CHARLES [Jones], acknowledged in ye County last Court, ye said parcell of land containing fifty acres more or less granting my Attorney full power & authority in as large and ample manner as if I my selfe were personally present; In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this (blank) day of (blank) Anno Dom: 1720
Signed Sealed & Delivered in the presents of us
WILLIAM SMITH MARGRET JONES
WM: GRIFFIN
Att a Court held for Richmond County the Fourth day of May 1720
This Power of Attorney from MARGRET JONES to JOHN HAMOND was this day proved in open Court by the Oaths of WILLIAM SMITH & WILLIAM GRIFFIN, witnesses thereto, and admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
Att a Court held for Richmond County the Fourth day of May 1720
JOHN HAMOND by virtue of a Power of Attorney from MARGRETT JONES, the Wife of EDWARD JONES, to him in that behalfe made, relinquished her, the sd. MARGRETTs Right of Dower in the Land conveyed in this Deed unto JOHN WOOLARD, which is admitted to Record
Test M, BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1680 - 1722 (~ 42 years)