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1699-1709 Richmond County, Virginia Wills and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.]; Page f32v
-- John Phillips, will 17 Jul 1701; 3 Dec 1701
sons JOHN plant. where I now live, BRYAN land in Lanc. Co., THOMAS, TOBIAS;
daus. MARY, ANNE, ELIZABETH COLLIN;
if sons die without lawful male issue, the plant. where I now live to go to the use of the Par. of North Farn. for a glebe and the plant. in Lanc. Co. to go to White Chapel Par. for a glebe;
wife MARY;
if wife doth come to poverty, ex. to allow her an honest maintenance so long as she doth remain Mary PHILLIPS; ex: sons John and Bryan;
wits: John Stott, James Harley, James Hill.
(The birth records of the chil. of John Phillips in the NFPR give his wife's name as Elizabeth. NFPR, Page 147.)
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1699-1701 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 3; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 120
Richmond County Court 3d of December 1701
- The last Will and Testament of JOHN PHILLIPS was this day proved by the Oat.hes of JOHN SCOTT, JAMES HARLEY and JNO. HILL and order for Probat granted thereon
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1699-1701 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 3; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 131
Richmond County Court 5th of February 1701/2
- Upon the petition of JOHN PHILLIPS JUNR. ordered that THOMAS BRYAN SENR ., EDWARD JEFFREYS , ROWLAND LAWSON. WM. WOODBRIDGE and THOMAS GLASCOCK or any three of them do meet att the house of JOHN PHILLIPS deced sometime betweene this and the next Court held for this County and do then and there Inventory & appraise all and singular the Estate of the said deced as the same shall be presented to theire
view. Mr. WM. DOWNMAN is requested to administer an Oath to the appraisers for the true appraisement thereof as also to the Exr. for the true discovery
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1702-1704 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 3; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 157
Richmond County Court 1st of April 1702
This day the Inventory and appraisement of ye Estate of JOHN PHILLIPS, late of this County deced. being sent to this Court by JOHN PHILLIPS, one of the Exs. of the said deced, the same is ordered to be recorded
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Title Phillips [Phillipps], John.
Publication 1701.
Gen. note Part of index to Richmond County Wills and Administrations (1692-1800)
Note Page 32a-33. Will pro. 3 Dec. 1701.
Page 46a-48. Inv. & appr. rec. 4 Apr. 1702.
Note Wills & Inventories, 1699-1701 (Reel 22]
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1702-1704 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 157)
Richmond County Court 1st of April 1702
- This day the Inventory and appraisement of ye Estate of JOHN PHILLIPS, late of this County deced, being sent to this Court by JOHN PHILLIPS, one of the Exrs. of the said deced, the same is ordered to be recorded
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1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
PHILIPS, James. 30 Jan. 1689. Rec. 14 Apr. 1690.
Wife: Mary.
Sons: James, my plantation in the freshes of Rapp. R., George, plantation in the freshes of Rapp. R., Samuel.
Wits: Jno. Philips, Jas. Stott, Abraham Goard.
The minister Andrew Jackson to take into his care his son Geo. Philips.
Mr. Francis Daughty, minister, to take care of James Philips.
Exors: Sons James & George Philips. W.B. 8, Page 2.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
1699-1709 Richmond County, Virginia Wills and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
Smyth, William. 9 Feb, 1699 -- 2 October, 1700.
To Abrabam Goard and his sons John and William, and daughter Catherine Goard;
Hanna Goard, the daughter of Abraham and Katherine Goard;
wife Eve Smyth to be ex-ecutrix;
witnesses John Phillips, Richard Sandfoe, Margaret Doson Mountjoy;
wife Mary executrix;
witnesses John Kelley, Amy Kelley.
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1677-1678 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 6, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 182-183
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these prsents shall come, Know yee that I JOHN WILLIAMS of ye County of Rappae:, Taylor, doe by these prsents for valuable consideracions to me paid have sole unto JOHN PHILLIPS of ye County aforesaid, Planter, a certaine parcell of land included in a Pattent of a Devident of land granted unto & procured by JOHN NEWMAN & WM. FITZHERBERT lying & being in ye County aforesaid & upon ye Northwest side of MORATICO CREEK, ye said Parcell of land being pte. of ye aforesaid Devident & is bounded as followeth, beginning at ye mouth of a Creek runing out of MORATICO CREEK commonly known by ye name of ye OLD MANS CREEK & from thence along ye said MORATICO CREEK to ye extent of ye bounds of that line exprest in ye aforesaid Pattent & is bounded by ye land wch was THOMAS STEVENS & from thence up into ye Woods bounding upon ye said line of THOMAS STEVENS until! it meet wth ye branch of ye said OLD MANS CREEK & from thence as ye said Creeke runs into ye first Station To have & to hold ye said land wth all ye priviledges belonging unto him ye said JOHN PHILLIPS his heires or assignes forever, wth all ye priviledges belonging. In Witness whereof I have sett to my hand & Seale ye Sixth day of April! 1678
Signed Sealed & Delivd. in prsence
of us WM. MEASURE, JOHN WILLIAMS
WM. FITZHERBERT
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappae: 3 die Julii 1678
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I EVE WILLIAMS, Wife of JOHN WILLIAMS, do constitute my loveing Friend, JOHN INGOE, to acknowledge my right of a Deed of land to JOHN PHILLIPS as Witness my hand & Seale this 29th day of April 1678
Signed Sealed & Delivd in prsence
of us JOHN ALLEN, EVE WILLIAMS
WM: OKEES
Recordatr xx2 die Julii 1678
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1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 255-256
BEE IT KNOWN unto all men by these prsents that I JOHN PHILLIPS of the County of Rappah, Planter, doe for my selfe my heires make over all my right of a Devident of land that was taken up by ADAM WOFENDALE & JOHN PHILLIPS being the plantacon that I the said PHILLIPS did live upon for a good & valuable consideration in hand received, to ADAM WOFENDALE his heires or assignes for ever. In Witness whereof I have set my hand & seale this 2 day of January 1678
Signed Sealed & Deliv & in
prsence of us JAMES ORCHARD, JOHN PHILLIPS
JOHN PITTMAN
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappak: 7 die January 1678/80
This shall obleidge me JOHN PHILLIPS my heires to be accountable to ADAM WOFENDALE his heires the halfe part of what charge the sd WOFENDALE shall be forc't to be at in the defending our title in a parcell of land that was taken up by the said PHILLIPS and WOFENDALE being 484 acres of land from the claymes of any person whatsoever that shall lay any clyme or right to the said land; As Witness my hand & seale this 2 day of January 1679 Signed sealed & delivered
in prsence of us JAMES ORCHARD, JOHN PHILLIPS
JOHN PITTMAN
Recordatr a die Febr; 1679/80
This shall obleidge me JOHN PHILLIPS to pay unto ADAM WOFENDALE Thirteene Shillings As Witness my hand this 2 day of January 1678
Test JAMES ORCHARD JOHN PHILLIPS
JOHN PITTMAN
Recordatr
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 113-114
TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE Know yee that wee JOHN PHILLIPS and ADAM WOFFENDALL both of Parish of Sittenburne in County of Rappa., Planters, for divers good causes by us already received have granted both joyntly and severally unto WM. BROWNE of the sd Parish and County, Carpenter, his heirs & assigns all that certain parcell of wood land ground being in the Parish and County aforesd being part of a certain parcell of land which was surveyed by us sd PHILLIPS & WOFFENDALL the 26th day of May in year 1673, and being part of the land where the said PHILLIPS now liveth and taken up of Mr. KERTON, Trustee of the late Lords of the Neck of land being all that land belonging to sd PHILLIPS and WOFFENDALL adjoining to the Eastermost side of the Maine Branch of CHINGOTEAGUE CREEK and so from thence extending itself down the line of sd WM. BROWNs his marked trees said BROWNE paying yearly such quit rents and services as shall become due And furthermore it is covinanted between all the parties that sd WM. BROWNE his heirs &c. may quietly possess the sd land without any trouble of either of them In Witness whereof sd PHILLIPS and WOFFENDALL have sett our hands and fixed our seales this 12th day of February in year 1674
JOHN PHILLIPS
ADAM WOFFENDALL
The True intent of this Deed is no otherwise then to warrant the title of the sd land from us and our heris to sd BROWN & his heirs
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
JOHN HEARBERT, ELIAS YATES
Recorded at the Instance of sd WM. BROWNE this 18th of Mar. 1689
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 142-143
THIS INDENTURE made the Third day of March One thousand Six hundred Eighty and nine and in the second yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigns Lord and Lady William and Mary &c. Between NATHANIEL CALE of Parish of Farnham & County of Rappa in Virginia of one part and JOHN PHILLIPS of Parish and County aforesd, on the other pt., Witnesseth that sd NATHANLL. CALE for divers goods and chattels (to the value of Five thousand five hundred pounds of tobb: and cask) to him in hand well and truly paid have sold unto sd JOHN PHILLIPS this heirs One hundred acres of land being in Parish and County aforesd and being part of a Patent for Six hundred acres and taking in a part of the Plantacon whereon sd PHILLIPS now lives Beginning at a Stake in a Marsh and runing along the line that parts the sd CALEs land and the sd PHILLIPS his land, South West to MORATTICO CREEKE then up the North side of said Creek., its severl courses in a strait line to a white Oake and red Oake corner trees, then North West to a red Oake and chesnut corner tree standing in the foot of a branch of a little Creek that parts the plantation of sd PHILLLIPS and WM, SMITH, then down the Run of the sd Branch until! it meets with the sd Little Creeke and then down the sd little Creeke to the aforesd Stake where it first began & also all profitts and appertinances
appertayning To have and to hold unto JOHN PHILLIPS his heirs subject nevertheless the quit rents from henceforth shall grow due In Witness whereof the sd parties have sett their hands and seales
Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of
EDWIN CONWAY, NATHANIEL CALE
THOMAS BRYANT
Recognitr in Cur Comt Rappa 7 die Maii 1690
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1692-1694 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 1 [Antient Press]; Page 99)
Richmond County Court 4th of October 1693
- Whereas the Court held for this County in October now last past, it was ordered that ADAM WOFFENDALL, at the proper cost & charges of JOHN PITMAN, should survey & lay out three hundred acres of land formerly belonging to JOHN PHILLIPS, and sold by the said ADAM unto the said JOHN PITMAN by Deed under his hand & seale bearing date the 4th day of Janry: 1678 according to the bounds of the said Land; And for as much as the said Order was not then complyed with and the said JOHN PITMAN is since deced, upon the humble Petition of REBECCA, Executrx. of the said JOHN PITMAN, the Court have ordered that the said ADAM WOFFENDALL at the proper cost & charges of the said REBECCA, by Capt. WM. MOSELEY, Survayor, some time between this & Janry: Court now next following do lay out ye said Land as by he above recited Order and do make report thereof unto the said Janry: Court
- REBECCA PITMAN, Relict of JOHN PITMAN, late of this County deced, showing to this Court sitting in Chancery, that her deced Husband in his last Sickness & but a very short time before his death made his last Will &Testamt. in writing dated the 28th day of April 1693, wch: said Will was in her Custody but by some fraudulent & unjust act the same Will was privately taken out of her Custody, But that by good fortune one JOSEPH HEMINGS, who writs the said Will and was a Witness to the same and had it some time in his Custody took a copie thereof, And therefore prays the same may be admitted to proofe to the end she may take the benefitt of the said Will and be released from the aforesd, unjust designes against her; Whereupon this Court have granted Probate upon the Copie of the Will of JOHN PITMAN deced here in Court exhibited unto REBECCA, his Relict & Executrx., in the sd Will named; HENRY ARKHILL & JOSEPH HEMINGS making Oath that they were Witnesses unto a Will in writing of JOHN PITMAN late of this County deced. the said Will being made about three days before his death and the sd JOSEPH HEMINGS further declaring that the Copie herein Court exhibited is a true Copie of the said Will taken by him from the Originall
Reff: granted between WM. BROWNE Plt. & JOHN PHILLIPS & ADAM WOFFENDALL Defts,, till next Court, the Plt. being sick
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1694-1697 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 2; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 47)
Richmond County Court 1st of May 1695
- Upon the Complaint of JOHN FOWLER, Son of DAVID FOWLER deceased, that JOHN PHILLIPS who Inter Marryed with the relict of the said DAVID FOWLER, doth committ wastes upon his land &c., the Court have ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy do cause the said JOHN PHILLIPS to make his appearance at the next Court held for this County to answer the said Complaint
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1697-1699 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 2; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 232)
Richmond County Court 2nd day of June 1697
- WILLIAM BROWN of the County of Richmond, Son and heir of WILLIAM BROWN late of RAPPAHANNOCK County deced., complains agt. ADAM WOFFENDALL and JOHN PHILLIPS of the aforesd, County of Richmond, Planter, for that, that is to say, the said Defts. by a certain Deed Poll or Instrument in Writing under the hands and seals of the said WOFFENDALL and PHILLIPS bearing date the 12th day of February 1674, for a valuable consideration by them received of the Plts. Father. did bargaine grant alien sell and enfeoff unto him the said WILLIAM BROWN SENR. a certain parcel or Quantity of Woodland ground situate lying and being in the Parish of SITITNBURN and County of RAPPAHANNOCK aforesaid, now called Richmond, & abutting & abounding as is in the said Deed is set forth and expressed, & as in and by the same and here in Court ready to be produced doth and may more fully and at large appear, And that EVAN MORGAN deced, the Plts. Father in Law, in his life time did commence suit for and on the behalf of the Orphans of the said WILLIAM BROWN deced., for the peaceable and quiett possession of the aforesaid premisses: But Judgment thereon was suspended by the said Court til they should arrive to full age as by the Order of Court bearing date the 8th of January 1684 ready to be produced may appear: Wherefore your Petitioner hath brought his suit as heir at Law aforesd. being at full age & prays Judgment for the said Land &c. And the said ADAM WOFFENDALL in proper person comes into Court and pleads that PHILLIPS have never received any consideration or satisfaction for the said Land either from the said WILLIAM BROWN, the Father. in his life time or from the said WILLIAM BROWN, the Son, and therefore they, the Defts., had not acknowledged the said Deed of Land, but the said Plea being overruled, the Court are of Judgment that the said Deed is good and valid and that the said WILLIAM BROWN as Heir at Law, path good right and title unto the said Land by virtue of the Deed aforesaid and do order that the said Deed be entered of Record
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1697-1701 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 3; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 3-4
TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Greetings. Know yee that wee JOHN PHILLIPS and ADAM WOFENDALL both of the Parish of SITTENBURNE in the County of RAPPAHANNOCK, Planters, for diverse good causes & consideracons by us already received have granted sold and by these presents do both joyntly & severally confirms unto WILLIAM BROWNE of the said Parish &County, Carpenter, his heires & assignes forever, all that parcell or Quantitie of woodland ground in the Parish & County aforesaid, being part of a certaine parcel of land wch surveyed by the said PHILLIPS & WOFENDALL, the 26th day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1673, and being part of the land where he the said PHILLIPS now dwelleth and taken up of Mr. KIRTON, Trustee of the Late Lords of this NECK of Land, being all that Land belonging to the said PHILLIPS & WOFENDALL adjoyning to the Eastermost side of ye Maine Branch of CHINGATEAG CREEK and so from thence extending it selfe hence to the line of the said WM. BROWNE his marked trees; he the said WM. BROWNE his heires & assignes paying therefore yearly & every years all such is Quit rents & services as shall become due & payable for the same, And further more it s covenanted & concluded between all parties to these presents that he the said WILLIAM BROWNE heires &c. shall peaceably & quietly possess & enjoy without any the least lett molestacon or disturbance of either of them, the said PHILLIPS & WOFENDALL, they or either of their heires or assignes and also that they shall at all times hereafter make good all such further assurances to the said BROWNE his heires as by his or their Councell learned in the Law shall be found needfull for the better assurance of the same forever; And lastly that they shall acknowledge these presents in open Court when they shall be requested by the said WILLIAM BROWNE. In Witness whereof wee the said PHILLIPS & WOFENDALL have sett our hands & fixed our seales this 12th day of February in the years of our Lord God 1694
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
JOHN HARBERT, JOHN PHILLIPS
ELIAS YATES
The true Intent of this Deed is no otherwise than to warrant the Right & Title of the said Land for us & our heires to the said BROWNE & to his heires
ADAM WOFENDALL
This Deed was ordered to be recorded by the County Court of Richmond the 2d, day of June Ano: 1697, and recorded the 10th day of the said month & years
Test WM. COLSTON, Cl Cur
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1697-1701 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 3; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 27)
THIS INDENTURE made the 10th: day of March Ano: Dom: 1697/8 and in the Ninth yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King William by the grace of God &c. between JOHN PHILLIPS of the County of Richmond in Virginia of the one part and GEO: PHILLIPS of the County of Richmond of the other part. Witnesseth that the said JOHN PHILLIPS for One hundred acres of Land to him already made over by the said GEORGE PHILLIPS, the receipt whereof & himselfe to be therewith satisfyed & fully paid, the said JOHN PHILLIPS do hereby acknowledge & therefrom do clearly & absolutely acquitt & discharge the said GEORGE PHILLIPS his heires have granted unto the said GEORGE PHILLIPS his heires Three hundred acres of Land lying & being in the County abovesd. in the Freshes of Rappahannock, it being part of a Devident of Land taken up by JOHN SIMPSON deced of the County of LANCASTER and given unto the said JOHN PHILLIPS by the said JOHN SIMPSON as appeares by a Deed of Guift bearing date Septembr: the 4th: 1678 and bounded as followeth; Beginning at a red Oaks corner tree next adjacent to WILLIAM LIPPETTs plantacon, thence running North Northwest one Mile & to the Breadth of Three hundred acres and also the profitts & hereditaints. & appurtenances belonging & also the right & interest to the same, To have and to hold the said Three hundred acres of land & all & singular the pr:misses with every of their rights unto the said GEORGE PHILLIPS his heires & assignes from henceforth & forever subject never the less unto the Quitrents wch: from henceforth shall grow due to be paid unto their Majties. their heires & Successors and the said JOHN PHILLIPS for the consideracon aforesaid for himselfe & his heires the said hereby granted Three hundred acres of land unto the said GEORGE PHILLIPS his heires & assignee shall & will forever warrant & defend, And the said JOHN PHILLIPS for himself do agree with the said GEORGE PHILLIPS in manner as folloveth (vizt.) that he the said JOHN PHILLIPS at the time of the delivery hereof hath full right to grant the said land and that the said GEORGE PHILLIPS may peacefully possess & eniov the same without trouble of the said JOHN PHILLIPS his heires, And further the said JOHN PHILLIPS shall not only in due forme of Law & within the time hereby limited acknowledge this pr:sent Deed before their Majties. Justices of the peace at the Court to be held for the County abovesaid, but also he & his heires at the request cost & charges of said GEORGE PHILLIPS shall within the space of five yeares any further or other Deed for the more sure setling the said land granted unto the said GEORGE PHILLIPS forever. In Witness whereof the parties have put their hands & seales
Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
BRYAN STOTT, JOHN PHILLIPS
JAMES COLLEN
Recognitr: in Cur: Com: Richmond Id die Junii Ano: Dom: 1698 et record 29th die
Test WM, COLSTON, Cl Cur
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1650 - 1701 (> 51 years)