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1712-1714 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 55
Westmoreland County Court 24th ofJune 1713
- MARKHAM's Will proved
The Last Will and Testament of LEWIS MARKHAM, Gent., deced., was presented nto Court by ELIZABETH his Relict who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of HENRY WILLIAMS, one ofthe wittnesses thereto is admitted to Record, and upon motion of ELIZABETH, one of the Executors in the Will named, [JOHN BAYLY, the other Executor therein named haveing in open Court refused to accept of the same] and her performing what is usuall in such cases, Certifycate is granted her for obtaining a Probat thereofin dueform and she ordered to return an Inventory of the Testator's Estate to the next Court upon Oath. It is also ordered that ROBERT VAULX, JOHN ELLIOTT, THOMAS ARRINGTON and JOSEPH WEEKES or any three ofthem being first sworn before one ofher Majties Justices for this County, doe some tyme before the next Court value and appraise the Estate and make report thereof to the next Court
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1712-1716 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 5, [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 176-77.
Will of Lewis Markham of Washington Parish in Westmoreland County, being sick and weak, dated 15 March 1712/3.
All my whole estate be appriased in money and be equally divided among my eight children and that my wife have her due part according to law.
My wife have my plantation in Mattox dureing her natural life and after her decease then to goe to my son William and his heirs.
All my children have their due parts of my estate when they shall come to age or at the day of marriage.
My wife have the management of all my estate for the good of herselfe and children dureing her widdowhood and if it should soe happen that shee should alter her condition before my children come of age or married that then she give good security to the Court for their parts of the estate.
All my tobacco on my plantations be sold to the best advantage and all my family to [be] furnished with what is needfull for their use for this present yeare and the remainder to be managed for the good of my wife and children.
Joseph Bayly and Ann Bayly his wife have a mourning ring.
My loving wife Eliza: Markham and Joseph Bayly be the executrix and executor.
Lewis Markham
Wit: Henry Williams, Ann Bayly.
24 June 1713. Presented into Court by Eliza: his relict. Proved by Henry Williams.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 64
Westmoreland County Court October the first 1719.
Judgment is granted JOSHUA FARGUSON and ANN his wife one of the daughters of LEWIS MARKHAM, Gent. decd. against WILLIAM SEALE who intermarried with ELIZABETH the relict and Exorx. of the said LEWIS MARKHAM for the sum of eighty eight pounds ten shillings. The same being due to the said ANN as a felial part of child's portion of her said fathers Estate as by an acount produced in Court appeared on balance of which account there remains due to the said JOSHUA & ANN the sum of fifteen pounds eight shillings and ten pence Ordered the said WILLIAM SEALE do pay the said balance with costs alias execucon and the account ordered to berecorded.
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 8; Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 213)
Richmond County Court 7th of December 1720
MARKHAM v MARKHAM
Ordered the Sheriff summon to next Court JAMES MARKHAM to answer the Petition of ELIZABETH MARKHAM
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1734-1736 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 5 [Antient Press]; Page 260
In Obedience to an Order of Westmorland County Court bearing date the 29th a day of May last past made in a suit there depending between JOHN PRICE, Plt. and PETER BASHAW, Deft., we the Subscribers being a Jury summoned by the Sheriff & sworn before JAMES HORE, Gent., and in Company with JAMES THOMAS, Surveyor of the said County, proceeded to Survy and lay out the lands in difference accoring to the said Order of Court and do report as follows. We find a Patent bearing date the fifteenth day of September 1651 by which two hundred acres of Land are granted unto THOMAS BLAGG; We find that RICHARD BROWN and THOMAS TYRWHIT were afterwards, to wit, the eighth day of March 1668, seised in fee of the said premises. We find a Deed bearing date the said Eighth day of March 1668 purporting to be a division or partition of the said two hundred acres of land between the said BROWN and TYRWHIT. We find a Deed bearing date the ninth day of February 1697 by which one hundred acres of land, part of the said two hundred acres of Land are granted unto LEWIS MARKHAM as escheated from the said THOMAS TYRWHIT, that the said LEWIS MARKHAM entered into the said Land & was thereof seised in fee died so seised, that after the death of the said LEWIS MARKHAM. WILLIAM MARKHAM as Son & heir of the said LEWIS entered into the said One hundred acres of Land & was thereof seised and being so seised by Deeds of Lease and Release bearing date the nineteenth and twentieth days of April 1732 granted & conveyed the said one hundred acres of land unto JOHN PRICE, the Plt., at the request of the Plt. we began to survey the said one hundred acres of land begining ((the bounds and distances are repeated as above).
Then JOHN WILLIAMS aged sixty four years being sworn deposed that near the aforesaid Stake there formerly stood a white Oak which forty years ago was reported among the neighbours to be the begining of the dividing line between the lands now in the possession of the Plt. and one BROWN and has after heard LEWIS MARKHAM & JOHN BROWN say so and never heard the same was contested; That about twenty one years ago, he was one of the Chain Carriers at a Survey made by Mr. THOMPSON, that he begun at the aforesaid Stake and run to the aforesaid Stump by the West side or near the same and run in the same courses (the remainder of this line is blurred on the film) to the aforesaid Oak by BLAGGs Beaverdams, the same course we now run that MRS. MARKHAM, then the Widow of LEWIS MARKHAM, the said & JOHN BROWN were both present at the said Survey but that Mr. CULLOM under whom the Deft. claims or any for him was not to the Deponts. knowledge that he never knew or heard of any other survey made by Mr. MARKHAM or his Widow than that made by THOMPSON, That he once saw the aforesaid lines run at the Plts. request processioned and has heard they have been twice processioned besides;
JAMES LEGG aged forty seven years being sworn deposed that he was one of the Chain Carriers of the aforesaid Survey made by Mr. THOMPSON who run the same courses and never heard of any other Survey mde by Mr. MARKHAM or his Wife.
FRANCIS JAMES aged fifty six years being sworn deposed that about eighteen years ago he was a processioner and processioned the lines now run at the Plts. request from the Stake to the Stump by the road as the lines of JOHN BROWN's land
JOHN STEELE aged sixty one years being sworn deposed that above twenty years ago at the request of JOHN BROWN he with one WILLIAM BROWN, measured with a drum line for the length of JOHN BROWN's dividing line, he cannot remember whether the line was run straight or not but no compass was made use of, that they marked the said line they measured but there were no marked trees there before.
Then the Defendant produced to us a Copy of a Survey made by Mr. THOMPSON for Mr. MARKHAM bearing date the sixth day of March 1713, which the Plt. objected and JOHN STEEL deposed that a place now the mouth of the said Branch was called ARRINGTONS LANDING forty years ago and that one ARRINGTON was in possession of the Defts. Land
FRANCIS JAMES deposed that he has known the aforesaid Landing thirty years, that during all that time it has been called ARRINGTONS LANDING and is reputed to be his land; That the aforesaid Swamp or Branch near the said Landing has been reputed the division of the lands now in possession of the Plt. and of that now in possession of the Defendant near forty years; that he never knew or heard LEWIS MARKHAM claimed any further then the said Branch; that about twenty years ago the Widow of the said MARKHAM pretended to take up some vast land but the same was generally reputed among the neighbours to belong to MARK CULLOM, JOHN FINCH aged sixty two years being sworn deposed that he has known the land in the Defendants possession over forty years; that when he first know it the same belonging to one ARRINGTON, afterwards to one LAMBEY, and after that to MARK CULLOM of whom the Defendant purchased, that he never knew or heard that LEWIS MARKHAM claimed any further then the Branch; that about ten or twelve years ago JOHN BROWN told him that Branch was the division between MARKHAMs & COLLOMs Land; And if upon the whole matter the Law is for the Plt. we find for him one shilling damage if not we find for the Defendant; Witness our hands and seals the two & twentieth day of June 1734
ANDREW MONROE SR., foreman MATTHEW BEANS JOHN WHITE
RICHARD ARROWSMITH GEORGE HAILES WILLIAM WOOFENDALL
JOHN PIPER ROBERT LOVELL WILLIAM GOARING
BARRD: WISE JOHN JETT CALEB BUTLER
Westmorland ss. At a Court continued and held for the said County the 28th data May 1735. In the Trial of the Ejectione Forme between William Thrustout, Plaintiff and PETER BASHAW, Defendant, for Lands and appurtenances in the Parish of Washington in the County of Westmorland, which JOHN PRICE demised to the Plt. for a term &c,, This Report of the Jury in the said Cause is admitted to Record
Test G, TURBERVILE, C.C.W.
Recorded the 13th day of June 1735, pr. G.T. C. C. W.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1684 - Aft 1716 (> 34 years)