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1679-1682 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2 [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 5 [30 July 1679]
The estate of Andrew Monroe as devided amongst the children, that in case of the mortality of either of the children, his estate ought desend to the surviveing children in equall shares, and Bunch Roe who married Eliz one of the surviveing Children of Andrew Monroe, Sergeant, and Bunch Roe...did arrest Geo: Horner who married the relict and administratrix of Andrew Monroe for his part of Geo: Monroe one of the children's estate, he being deceased, the Court doth order that Horner Make payment to Bunch Roe of his equall part of Geo. Monroe's estate
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Westmoreland County, Virginia
DEGGES, JAMES, 28 Dec. 1777; 27 Feb. 1778.
8 negroes and land which father purchased of Bunch Roe to nephew Christopher Edrington; nieces Ann, Eliz. and Susannah Edrington; nephew James Degge Dishman land; my sister Harrison's dau. Elizabeth.
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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill];
Jordan, Dorcas, of Cople, 25 October 1708; 24 November 1708.
2 negroes to grandson Patrick son of Alexander Spence, gent. deceased; Jordan Weedon and his sister Mary Weedon now wife to son of Bunch Roe; Dorcas Sanford dau. of my eldest dau. Elizabeth Sturman; dau. Jane Spence one negro; Ellenor Munroe; friends John Sturman, John Higgins and Lawrence Pope exrs; Ann Sturman Jr; grandson Patrick son of Patrick Spence; son in law John Sturman one pair silk stocking and Spanish leather shoes; my 13 grandchildren.
Prove Date: 24/Nov/1708
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1707-1709 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 162-63.
Will of Dorcas Jordan of the Parish of Cople and County of Westmoreland, being sick and weak of body, dated 25 Oct. 1708.
Unto my grandson Patrick Spence, son and heir of Alexr. Spence. Gent., deceased, old Bess and young Betty daughter to Peggy, my large silver tankard and tumbler, the bed and furniture and bedstead in the Hall Chamber.
To Jordan Weedon a Negro man Harry.
To Mary Weedon sister to Jordan Weedon, now wife to the son of Bunch Roe, a Negro man Jack.
To Dorcas Sanford daughter to my eldest daughter Elizabeth Sturman two Negroes Minro [and] Pegg.
To my grandson Patrick Spence son to Patrick Spence, deceased, one Negro man Prince.
To my daughter Jane Spence Negro woman Rose, choice young cow and calf.
To my daughter Ellenor Munroe two parts of all my estate, that whereas there is thirteen grandchildren, to be divided into fifteen parts and Ellenor Munroe to have two of them.
All the rest of my estate in Virginia and England to be divided as above equally between my daughter and my grandchildren, at the discretion of my three trusty friends hereafter mentioned.
To every one of my three friends twenty shillings a piece to buy each a ring.
The like to Mr. William Manly.
My three trusty and well friends Mr. John Sturman, Mr. John Higgins and Mr. Lawrence Pope, executors.
Dorcas Jordan
Wit: Will: Sherman, Nicho. Minor, Mary Minor.
4 Nov. 1708. Codicil: Wm. Moxley Senr. shall have a good suit of cloathes of good cloth, hatt, shirt, shoes, stockens.
The two parts given to my daughter of the fifteen, after her death to be divided amongst her children.
To Mr. Saml. Gray, Clerk, four yards and a half of black broad cloth now in the house.
All my wearing linen and other wearing apparel be equally divided between Jemima Pope, Anna Sturman Senr., and Anna Sturman Junr. There is eleven yards of new dewcape silk; jerima Pope have five of it and the other two women each of them three.
Unto my son in law John Sturman a pair of silk stockens and a pair of Spanish leather shoes.
To Mr. Semi. Gray another pair of the like.
Dorcas Jordan
wit: Thomas Fisher, Abra, Ethell.
24 Nov. 1708. Proved by all the witnesses. Probat granted to the executors.
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1723-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 49
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen. I HENRY ROE of Washington Parish in the County of Westmoreland being sick & weak of body but of perfect sence & memory thanks be to God for the same. I do make & Ordain this to be my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following. First. I surrender my Soul into the hands of God that gave it me and my body to the earth to he buryed in a decent & Chrimpian like manner at the discrecon of my Exr. hereafter menconed; And as for the worldly Estate which God path been pleased to bestow on me I give & bequeath as followeth:
Imprs, I give & bequeath unto my Son, BUNCH ROE, the one half of my Land on the South side of my Land with my Home Plantacon to him & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever, and for want of such heirs, to my Son, HENRY ROE, & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever; And for want of such heirs to my Daughter, SUSANNA ROE & the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever, and for want of for heirs. to my Daughter, SARAH ROE. and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten tor ever; and for want of such heirs to my Daughter. ELIZABETH ROE, & the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever: And for want of such heirs to my Daughter, MARY ROE and the heirs of her boy lawfully begotten for ever; and for want of such heirs. to the next heir at Law
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Son, HENRY ROE, the other half of my land lying on the North side to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever, & for want of such heirs to my Son. BUNCE ROE, & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten for ever; and for want. of such heirs to my Daughter, SUSANNA ROE, & the heirs of her body lawfully begotten fore ver: and for want of such heirs to my Daughter SARAH ROE and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever; And for the want of such heirs to my Daughter. ELIZABETH ROE and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever; And for want of such heirs to my Daughter, MARY ROE, and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten for ever: and for want of such heirs to the next heir at Law.
It is my will & desire that ROBERT STEPHENS and ELIZABETH his Wife should live on the Plantacon he now lives on the space of ten years from the date of this my Will, begining at the Branch about one hundred yards below the dwelling House he now lives in & so up the main Branch and that the sd. ROBERT STEPHENS and ELIZABETH his Wife do pay yearly & every year five hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid to my Exr. hereafter menconed and that the Rents of my land should be laid out to help maintain my Children
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son, BUNCE ROE, one Heifer about three or four years old
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son. HENRY ROE. one young Heifer about three or four years old
Item, I give & bequeath unto my Daughter. SUSANNA ROE one young Heifer about three or four years old
hem. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter. SARAH ROE. one young Heifer about three or our years old:
Item. I give & bequeath unto my Daughter, ELIZABETH ROE, one young Heifer about three or four years old:
Item. I give & beauth unto my Daughter, MARY ROE. one young Heifer about three or tour years old:
Item, I give & bequeath unto my loving Wife, MARY ROE. the remainder of my Cattle
Item. I give & bequeath all the remainder of my effects that is undisposed of to be equally deviled amongst my loving Wife, MARY ROE, & my Children, to Witt. BUNCH ROE, HENRY ROE. SUSANNAH ROE. SARAH ROE, ELIZABETH ROE & MARY ROE: And it is my will & desire that my two Sons. BUNCH ROE & HENRY ROE shall be of age when they arrived to the age of eighteen years and my Daughters when they arrive to the age of sixteen years or day of Marriage
Item. I make constitute & appoint my loving Brother, BUNCE ROE to be my Exrs. of this my Last Will & Testament and do hereby revoke disannull & make void all other Will or Wills by me formerly made ratifieing confirming this to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & fiat my seal this 21st day of November 1725
Testis SPENCE MONROE, HENRY ROE
JOHN GRICE
Westmoreland ss, At a Court held for the sd. County the 23d day of February 1725
The Last Will & Testament of HENRY ROE, deced,, was presented into Court by BUNCE ROE,
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1691-1699 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 2; [John Frederick Dorman-1801 transcript]; Pages 112a-113. 29 Sept. 1695.
Bunch [W]Roe of Westmoreland County, planter, with the consent of my wife Elizabeth, to William Thompson, Clerk, of Washington Parish. For 7000 pounds of tobacco. 100 acres in Washington Parish on Potomack River near to Mattox Creek, bound southerly upon the land of Capt. John Scott, westerly upon the land of Thomas Bowcock, easterly upon the line of Andrew Monroe formerly now in the possession of me the said Bunch, and of William Munroe being the southermost part of land granted to me by the Lord Proprietors.
Bunch Roe
Wit: Wm. Horton, John Jones, Thos. Woedon, Thos. Bowcock.
29 Sept. 1697. Acknowledged by Bunch Roe.
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=164&last=&g_p=G1&co llection=NN Grant
Title Roe, Bunce.
Publication 12 July 1692.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Westmoreland County.
Description: 331 acres adjoins the land of John Scott, lands of Thomas Buckock, the land of John Beard, decd. and the land of William Munroe.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 1, 1690-1692, Page 162-164 (Reel 288).
Recorded survey available. Northern Neck Grants No. 1, 1690-1692, Page 164 (Reel 288).
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=166&last=&g_p=G1&co llection=NN Grant
Title Roe, Bunce.
Publication 12 July 1692.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Northern Neck Grants, reels 288-311.
Note Location: Westmoreland County.
Description: 163 acres on the lands of Thomas Mountjoy, Thomas Buckock, Andrew Munro and John Beard, decd. now in the possession of Michael Phillipps.
Source: Northern Neck Grants No. 1, 1690-1692, Page 164-166 (Reel 288).
Recorded survey available. Northern Neck Grants No. 1, 1690-1692, Page 166 (Reel 288).
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1662 - Aft 1725 (~ 64 years)
