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1/28/2005 9:15 PM
Contributed by: James Hughes
Spotsylvania County Records , Page 268
Spotsylvania County Records
Jany. 6, 1769. Samuel Simpson and Mary, his wife, of Albemarle County, to Peter Marye of Spts Co. 40 curr. 70 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. James Marshall, Anne Waller, Ellis Carr, Merriman Marshall, George Waller, William Carr, Lodowick Oneale, Richard x Wilson. Septr. 4, 1769.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://members.tripod.com/first_look/geneolog.htm
URL title: Ancestors of Michael Edward Bishop
Culpeper County VA Deed Book F Vol 5 page 425-426 (Aug 18, 1771)
Richard Vernon to my son-in-law William Roebuck, for love, good will and affection...150 acres whereon John Bruce now lives...corner to Anthony Deering standing...Beautiful Run...to Cave's old road...cup the branch to Merryman Marshall's line where it crosses the branch...along the old road to Mr. Buford's corner...to Beautiful Run...
Witness: Richard Quinn (brother of Elizabeth Quinn).
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Orange County, Deed Book 13, Page 471-473
Date: 16 Oct 1764
Grantor: George Head & Robert Johnson (of St. Thomas’s Parish, Orange Co.)
Grantee: Merryman Marshall (of St. Thomas’s Parish, Orange Co.)
Amount: 36 pounds, 5 shillings
Description: all them Plantations and parcels of Lands that we the said George Head bought of Lawrence Franklyn and Richard Durrett, and Robert Johnson to the Quantity of one hundred & fifty acres he Bought of John Tilley . . . The whole situate in St. Thomas’s parish in the County of Orange
Signed: George Head, Elizabeth Head, Robt. Johnson, & Grace Johnson
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ref ODB14-326
dat 4 Aug 1768
to Ludwell Grumes fr Merryman Marshall of O planter
!and Peggy his w
re 300a nr the Piney Mts. begin tract granted by pat28Aug1746
con 56cm
!survey made by ZT gent dec'd
loc -50852 9391 F127 L0 P255
pt c wo ro pine of George Heads in Mr. Zachariah Taylors l th
!along his l
ln s;82;
pt c ro and pine of sd Taylors on a stoney knowle th along his l
ln s51w;150;
pt 3 c pines wo of sd Taylors on hillside
ln s11w;36;
pt 2 c pines and hillside
ln s30e;9
pt 2 c pines on a knowle of John Brysons th along his l the same
!course
ln s30e;133;
pt c pine wo of John Brysons in James Cox's l on a level th along
!the sd Cox's line
ln n38e;120;
pt 2 c pines of sd Cox's on a stoney hill th
ln n78e;138;
pt 2 c o on the e side a sm br
ln n19e;80;
pt c hk by the ft of a mt
ln n56w;12;
pt to Edward Franklyn's 2 c pines th along his line and George
!heads the same course
ln n56w;226;
end
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ref ODB14p326a
dat 4 Aug 1768
to Ludwell Grumes
frm Merryman Marshall of O planter and Peggy his w
re 300a nr the Piney Mts. begin tract granted 28Aug1746
con 56cm
!survey made by ZT gent dec'd
!also 100a of land contigueous to
!above 300 surveyed by above mentioned ZT
loc -42502 2215 F127 L0 P255
pt 2p nr an old Arbour
ln n35e;80
pt hk bush and wo on hillside
ln n55w;200;
pt wo sm br
ln s35w;80;
pt ro wo
ln s55e;200;
!w: Will.m Prestidge, Julius Christy, John Givvs;
!ack D/R rec 25 Ag 1768
end
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Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ChanceryWebQ/casedetail.asp?casefilenumber=137-17 94-005&localityregionchecked=R&localityvalue=ALBEMARLE+CO®ionvalue=NORT HERN+PIEDMONT
URL title: Chancery Records Index
Note:
Locality Index Number Original Case Number
ORANGE CO 1794-005 NONE
Plaintiffs Defendants
P1: MERRYMAN MARSHALL
D1: JOHN FARGUSON
Surnames
FARGUSON
MARSHALL
Wills Plat?
NONE NO
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Contributed by: James Hughes
URL: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ChanceryWebQ/casedetail.asp?casefilenumber=137-18 11-004&localityregionchecked=R&localityvalue=ALBEMARLE+CO®ionvalue=NORT HERN+PIEDMONT
URL title: Chancery Records Index
Note:
Locality Index Number Original Case Number
ORANGE CO 1811-004 NONE
Plaintiffs Defendants
P1: JOHN FARGUSON D1: MARRYMAN MARSHALL
Surnames
FARGUSON
MARSHALL
Wills Plat?
NONE NO
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1753-1765 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 4; [Antient Press]; Page 375-377
Indenture made 11th November 1758 between JOSEPH SETTLE and MARY his wife of county King George and MERRYMAN MARSHALL of same .. for sum Eight pounds current money of Virginia .. sold 25 acres of land lying in King George County and parish Hanover it being a parcel of land which Joseph Settle bought of JOSEPH STROTHER SENR. which he bought at publick auction of JEREMAH HURDOCK deceased .. bounded by land of WILLIAM MARSHALL son of WILLIAM MARSHALL deceased and Brother to Merryman Marshall .. other side by land of AME SETTLE ..
Presence Stafford Lightburne. Joseph Settle
William MarshalI, Wm. x Johnson Mary x Settle
At a court held 1st day Harch 1759 .. Deed of Feoffment ..ordered
to be recorded
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King George County Deed Book 4; Page 380-384
Indenture made first/second August 1758 between WALTER ANDERSON of county Westmoreland and parish Washington Planter and GEORGE MARSHALL of parish Hanover and county King George Planter .. by deeds of lease and release .. for sum Forty five pounds .. sold by estimation accounted 90 acres a Burying ground of half an acre Excepted joining the Glebe land of Hanover Parish ..
Presence Robert Strother, Walter Anderson
John Bodington, James Kay,
Merryman Marshall
At a court held 1st Narch 1759 " Deeds of lease and release .. admitted
to record.
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King George County Deed Book 4; Page 438-439
Indenture made 1st May 1760 between GEORGE MARSHALL & MERRYMAN MARSHALL of county King George of one part and WILLIAM MARSHALL of same county .. Whereas William Marshall late of said county was in his life time and at time of his death seized of a parcel of land lying in parishHanover in county King George and being so possessed made his last will and testament in writing bearing date 24th July 1746 .. among other things did give to his Eldest son William Marshall party to these presents the Plantation and tract of land whereon he then lived during his son's natural life and after his decease to his four younger sons GEORGE, RUSH, HUDSON and MERRYMAN MARSHALL to be equally divided among them .. and Whereas the said Rush and Hudson Harshall after the death of the said William of the sd tract of land mentioned in the will are since dead intestate without issue the Benefit survived to the said George and Merryman Marshall parties to these presents. Now This Indenture
Witnesseth that George & Merryman Marshall for the sum of Twenty
pounds current money sold unto William Marshall all their right in the
said tract of land ..
Presence Thos. Robins, Geo: Marshall
Long Wharton. John Hackley Merryman Harshall
At a court held 1st May 1760 .. Indenture of Bargain and Sale acknowledged .. ordered to be recorded.
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 417
Know all .. I sold to my Brother in Law, MERRYMAN MARSHALL .. goods .. and have received full satisfaction for the same .. cattle .. feather bed .. case of bottles .. 13 pewter plates .. lott of land where I now live and all the crops in Tobacco and fodder and corn .. 21 Oct 1763.
Witnesses: Josa. Fargeson
John (X) Elson, Martha (X) Grayson
Recorded Orange County 25th May 1764.
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1759-1765 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 13; [Antient Press]; Page 471-473
Indenture 16 Oct 1764 between GEORGE HEAD and ROBERT JOHNSON, both of Orange County of one part, and MERRYMAN MARSHALL of other part .. for £36 .. sell all that Plantation and land George Head
bought of Lawrence Franklyn and Richard Durrett .. and Robert Johnson to the Quantity of 150 acres he bought of John Tilley .. bounded .. Lawrence Franklyn .. Brison's [Bryson] corner .. Askew's line .
George (X) Head Robt. Johnson
Elizabeth (X) Head Grace Johnson
Recorded Orange County 25th October 1764.
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1753-1765 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 4; [Antient Press]; Page 607-608;
Indenture made 4th July 1765 between MERRYMAN MARSHALL county of Orange and MARGARET his wife and AMY SETTLE county King George .. for sum Twenty two pounds Virginia currency .. sold parcel of land purchas'd by him of JOSEPH SETTLE containing 50 acres binding on Green's patent and bounded by land of WILLIAM MARSHALL and THOMAS SMITH .. land of Thomas Smith and Amy Suttle .. in parish Hanover county King George
Merryman Harshall
Peggy x Marshall
At a court held 4th July 1765 .. Deed admitted to record.
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ORANGE COUNTY ROAD ORDERS 1750-1800
26 April 1764, Page 117 (Orange County Minute Book 1, Page 7a)
The Persons herein Mentioned to open a Road from Braxtons Quarter to the Red Oak Level.
John Hoard & his Gang. Anthony Foster & Do. Samuel Rice & do. Anthony Gholson & do.
Meryman Marshal & do. Joshua Stap Senr. & do.. Samuel Harper & do. James Wayt & do. Mr. John Waldens Overseer & do.Col. Curtis.s Overseer & Do. Wm. Lucas & Do. John Askew & do.
Edmond Ham and do. John Gully, Philip Hogan, Joshua Step Junr. James Harris Walter Fitzgarrel & his Sons, James William & Thomas. Wm. Harrison Robert Johnson & his Gang & the sd.
Robert Johnson is appointed Overseer over the sd. Road & that he keep the Same in Good Repair
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1765-1768 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 14; [Antient Press]; Page 326-328
On Margin. "Ex'd & Del'd to Garl'd Burnley May 29th 1771"
Indenture 4 Aug 1768 between MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY, his wife, and LUDWELL GRYMES .. Whereas Merryman Marshall is seized of a tract .. 300 acres near Piney Mountains granted by Patent 28 August 1746 under the hand of the Honourable William Gooch, Esqr., then Lieutenant Governour of Colony .. to Michael Pearson .. this Indenture witnesseth that Merryman Marshall .. consideration £55 .. sold 300 acres by survey made by Zachariah Taylor, Gent. deceas'd, late surveyor of the County of Orange .. bounded .. George Head's .. Mr. Zachariah Taylor's line .. John Bryson's James Cox's line .. Edward Franklynts .. also 100 acres .. contigueous to above 300 acres beginning .. Old arbour .
Witnesses; Merryman Marshall
William Prestidge Peggy (X) Marshall
Julius Christy, John Gibbs
Recorded Orange County 25th August 1768.
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1773-1780 King George County Deed Book (Antient Press); Page 1238-1240
THIS INDENTURE made the 24th day of May one thousand seven hundred & Eighty one Between MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife of County of ORANGE of one part and BENJAMIN JOHNSON of King George County of other part: Witnesseth that MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife for sum of two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to them in hand paid by these presents do bargain and sell unto BENJAMIN JOHNSON and his heirs our right title and Interest of a certain Plantation & tract of land situait in the Parish of Hanover in King George County, containing One hundred acres, which land WM: MARSHALL SENR. purchased of JOHN INGLAND and devised the same to his Son, BENJAMIN MARSHALL, during his natural life and after his decease to descend to his four Sons, GEORGE, RUSH, HUDSON and MERRYMAN or the Survivors of them to be equally divided amongst them as they shall think proper; and which was recorded in the County Court of King George; which land hereby conveyed or intended to be conveyed be the same more or less lyeth between the lands of THOMAS TURNER, SAMUEL KENDALL JUNR. and WILLIAM GREEN, containing by estimation one hundred acres, Together with all houses orchards profits & emoluments belonging; To have and to hold the Plantation and tract of land unto BENJAMIN JOHNSON his heirs and MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife doth hereby grant for themselves and their heirs that they and their heirs the Plantation and tract of land unto BENJAMIN JOHNSON his heirs against them and their heris shall warrant and forever defend; In Witness whereof the said MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife have hereunto put their hands and seals the day and year first mentioned
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged in presence of
LAURANCE BAULTHROPE MERRYMAN MARSHALL
JOHN RANKINS, PEGGY MARSHALL
WILLIAM WILLIS
Received this 24th day of May 1781, the sum of Two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco of BENJAMIN JOHNSON this sum being the consideration mentioned in this Deed Witness LAURANCE BAULTHROPE MERRYMAN MARSHALL
JOHN RANKINS
In the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia to HORATIO DADE and GEORGE FITZHUGH, Gent,, Greeting, Whereas MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife of the County of King George by their certain Deed of Bargain and Sale (the Commission for the privy examination of PEGGY, the Wife of MERRYMAN MARSHALL); Witness JOSEPH ROBINSON, Clerk of our said County Court of King George this 23d day of May 1781, in the Sixth year of this Commonwealth Test JOS: ROBINSON, Court
Personally appeared before us HORATIO DADE and GEORGE FITZHUGH, two of the Justices of the Peace for the County aforesaid, the within named PEGGY MARSHALL and being by us privately examined and apart from her Husband (the return of the execution of the privy examination of PEGGY MARSHALL); Given under our hands this 25th day of May 1781 HORATIO DADE
GEORGE FITZHUGH
At a Court held for King George County the 5th day of July 1782
This Indented Deed from under the hands and seals of MERRYMAN MARSHALL and PEGGY his Wife to BENJAMIN JOHNSON with the Rect. thereon indorsed, she being first privately examined by virtue of a Commission, was presented into Court by the said BENJAMIN JOHNSON and proved by the Oaths of LAURANCE BAULTHROPE, JOHN RANKINS and WILLIAM WILLIS and on the motion of the said BENJAMIN was ordered to be recorded Test JOS: ROBINSON, Cl: Court
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1766-1771 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book G; {William Armstrong Crozier}:
Jany. 6, 1769. Samuel Simpson and Mary, his wife, of Albemarle Co., to Peter Marye of Spts Co. £40 curr. 70 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. James Marshall, Ann Waller, Ellis Carr, Merriman Marshall,
William Carr, Lodowick Oneale, Richard Wilson. Septr. 4, 1769.
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1769-1773 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book F; [Antient Press]; Page 425
Know all Men . . I MERRYMAN MARSHALL of County of Culpeper Planter for divers good causes me thereunto moving but more especially to keep indemnified my Trusty and well beloved friend RICHARD VERNON who has layed himself under money obligations on my behalf in the way of Bail and Securityship wherein he is deep Ingaged for me I do therefore make over unto Richard Vernon my Negroe boy named London, and also my Negroe girl named Jude or Judith, to be by him
sold to the best advantage he can at any time when he shall be in Danger of Distress on the accounts mentioned above and I do debarr myself from selling, moving, fair hence or any other wise consealing or secreting the said boy and girl till he the said Vernon shall be dischraged from any obligations he is under my account and farther I do Impower Richard Vernon to enter into any House belonging to me or any person under me where these Negroes shall be kept or supposed to be kept or any ways secreted, and Lease and Secure them for the purposes above and that without the aid of any sworn officer or any formal course of Law as witness my hand this 16 August 1771.
Presence Richard Quinn, Merrymm Marshall
Anthony Deering, William Roebuck .
At Court held for County of Culpeper 16th March 1772 This Deed of Trust ordered to be reccorded
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1769-1773 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book F; [Antient Press]; Page 425-426
To all Christian People .. I RICHARD VERNON of Culpeper County Know ye that I in consideration of love and Effection I bear my son in Law WILLIAM ROEBUCK have granted unto William Roebuck that tract of land whereon JOHN BRUCE now lives.containing 150 acres bounded Beginning at a Double pine tree corner to ANTHONY DEERING standing with Deerings line to CAVES OLD ROAD up the said Branch to MERRYMAN MARSHALL's line where it crosses the Branch along Caves old road to Mr. BUFORD's corner to Beautiful Run to the Beginning I have set my hand and seal 18th August 1771.
Presence Benjamin Zachary, Richard Vernon
Anthony Deering, Richard Quinn,
James Estham
At Court held for County of Culpeper 19th August 1771 This Deed Poll ordered to be recorded SARAH VERNON Wife of said Richard came into Court and Relinquished her right of Dower in said Indenture which also ordered to be certified and at Court held for said County 16th March 1772 This Deed Poll was fully proved by the oath of RICHARD QUINN and ordered to be recorded.
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1770-1783 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B; [Dorothy Ford Wulfeck];
Case of Richard Vernon vs Merryman Marshall.
Lists debits from Jan, 1771 through Nov., 1772. Recorded 15 March, 1773. Names appearing in the accounts: Anthony Deering, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Hackley, Mr, Johnston, John Zachary, Samuel French, [blank] Miller, Francis Bushop, Mr. Roebuck, William Walker, Wood and Powell, Mrs. Mildred Crosthwait, Mr. Lewis, Thomas Clifton, Mr. Bullitt, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Towles, Capt, John Scott, Benjamin Johnston, Richard hasten, Isaac Smith, Capt. John Strother. Reported by Richard Vernon.
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The Virginia Genealogist Volume 30, 1986 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 55
1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
Claim of Robert Jardine [p. 12):
Merriman Marshall, Orange. £1.12.9. He now lives in Orange, as poor a man can be to live. He has generally
been reputed insolvent from some time before the war to the present.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
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