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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 119-120
KNOW ALL MEN by these pntes that I ED. WEATHERBOURNE of the County of Rappa in Virga Planter for a valluable consideration in hand paid by RICHD: GOODMAN of the County aforesd the Receipt whereof I doe hereby acknowledge and thereof do acquitt and discharge the sd RICHD. GOODMAN by these pntes have bargained sold and confirmed unto the sd RICHD GOODMAN a pcell of land cont 300 acres be it more or less scituate lying & being in the Pish of Farneham in the County aforesd bounded uppon the land of SAMLL. GRIFFIN of the one side & upon JAMES COPELAND & the Level of SAMLL. GRIFFIN on the other side together with all priviledges proffitts comodityes thereunto belonging To Have and To Hold &c. yeilding & paying &c wth warranty agt. any pson or psons whatsoever &c dated and sealed 22d Xbr 1669
in pts of SAMUELL GRIFFIN the mrke of
LEROY GRIFFIN WEATHERBOURNE
Recognitr Cur Rappa 6th die July 1670 per SAML. GRIFFIN ATTO: EDWARD WEATHER- BOURNE & Recordatr. Xth die, Mr. GRIFFIN is to pay this (50)
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1677-1679 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 135
A Cow to be recorded for EDMUND GOODMAN ye Sonne of RICHARD GOODMAN given by THOMAS (CLVERT-?) This is a black Cow marked wth a swallow fork & a hole in ye Right Eare a cropp & two slitts inye left Eare
Recordatr xxi die Augusti 1677
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 34 - 35
TO ALL TO WHOM &c. I Sr: WM. BERKELEY Kngt. Governor &c. send Greeting. Whereas &c. Now Know yee that I the said WM. BERKELEY Knight Govr. accordingly give and grant unto RICHD. GOODMAN Four hundred Twenty and foure acres of land lying in Rappa. County on the North side of the River begining at a marked Corner marked Beech standing by a Swamp called the BRYERY SWAMP mining up the ROAD PATH North to a marked red Oake standing by the aforesaid ROAD PATH, thence N.E. along an old PATH called by the name of CHICKESEN PATH by the marked trees to a marked Corner of the TURKEY BRANCH, thence S. to a marked white Oake standing at the head of the aforesd. BRYERY SWAMP, thence down the sd BRYERY SWAMP several courses to the first mentioned tree the sd land being due &c. followeth Three hundred acres part thereof formerly granted to EDWARD WETHERBURNE and GERARD REYNOLDS and by them sold and assigned to the sd RICHD. GOODMAN and One hundred twenty foure acres residue is due by and for the Transportation &c. To have and to hold &c. Yielding and paying &c. Provided &c, Given under my hand and the Seale of the Colony this 20th day of November in the yeare of our Lord 1670 WILLIAM BERKELEY
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I EDWARD GOODMAN of the County of Rappa, in Virginia, Plantr., for and in consideration of the sum of Five thousand pounds of good Tobacco in hand paid and received of WILLIAM SMITH of the aforesaid County, Carpenter, the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, do bargaine sell and make over unto sd WM. SMITH all my right and interest of the within mentioned Patent of land be the quantitie more or less To have and to hold the same to him the sd WM. SMITH his heirs or assigns without any lett or molestation from me my heirs or assigns or any persons whatsoever that may lay claime thereunto In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale this 28th day of June 1689
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Presents of
SAMLL. GRIFFIN, EDMUND GOODMAN
Recognitr in Cur Comt Rappa 3 die July 1689
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1694-1697 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 2; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 133)
Richmond County Court 2nd of April 1696
- WILLIAM SMITH of the County of Richmond, Carpenter, brought his action in this Court against WILLIAM RICHARDSON of the said County, Planter, And declares that whereas RICHARD GOODMAN, late of the County of RAPPAHANOCK, now Richmond, deceased, was seised in his demesne as of fee of & in a certain messuage & tract of land containing by Estimation Four hundred & twenty four acres situate lying and being near the head of MORATTICO CREEK in the County aforesaid as by Patent thereof to him granted bearing date the 20th day of November Anno Domini 1670 may appear & that the said RICHARD GOODMAN dying seised thereof, the same came and descended to EDMOND GOODMAN as Son & Heir of the said RICHARD, And by the said EDMOND granted bargained & sold to him the said WILLIAM SMYTH and his heirs forever, as by a Conveyance thereof to him dated the 28th day of June 1689 may more fully & at large appear, by virtue whereof the said WILLIAM SMYTH became thereof seised in his demesne as of fee of in & unto the same & that nevertheless the said WILLIAM RICHARDSON upon or about the 20th day of November in the year 1694 with force & arms and contrary to the peace &c., into & upon the said devident or Tract of Land did unlawfully enter and the said WILLIAM SMYTH of & from did oust eject expell & amove & possession thereof with like force doth detain & keep and many enormities thereon doth commit, whereby the said WILLIAM SMYTH is damnifyed & damage hath received to the value of Ten thousand pounds of tobacco & therefore craves Judgment with the Writt Hebert, fatias possession em directed to the Sheriff &c., & the said WILLIAM RICHARDSON by JOHN MILLS his Voucher comes into Court & for Plea sayeth that he is Not Guilty in manner and form as in & by the said Declaration it is sett forth & declared, Whereupon the Court have ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy do summons a good and lawfull Jury of the Neighbourhood to meet upon the Land aforesaid on the first Tuesday in May next following, if fair, otherwise on the next fair day, together with. Capt. WILLOUGHBY ALLERTON, Surveyor, &do survey and lay out the same according to the most known antient & reputed bounds thereof having regard to all Patents & Evidences that shall be produced by Plt. or Defendant, & if they find the Defendant a Trespasser that they value the damage and to the end there may be no delay therein & if the said Jury shall see cause, it is further ordered that they do survey & lay out the adjacent land of the said JOHN MILLS also & make report of then what proceedings herein under their hands in writing to the next Court held for this County. Capt. SAMUEL TRAVERS and Mr. THOMAS GLASCOCK or either of them are requested to meet at the time & place aforesaid to administer en Oath to the Jurors for their true survey as also to such Evidence as shall be there produced by either party for their true discovery of what they know concerning the said Lands
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1650 - Bef 1689 (< 39 years)