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1654-1661 Lancaster County, Virginia Deed & Wills [Antient Press]; Page 5
By the Governer Capt. General of Virginia To all whom these presents shall come I RICHARD BENNETT Esqr. Governer & Capt. Generall of Virginia send greeting in our Lord God everlasting. Whereas THOMAS STEPHENS late of this Colony deced died lnstestate leaving an Estate of goods chattels cattle horses servants and whereof ELIZABETH the Relict of the sd STEPHENS hath made humble suit that Commission of Administration might be granted unto her of the same, Now Know ye that I sd RICHARD BENNETT Esqr. for the better ordering & service of the sd Estate & according to the Laws of this Colony and order of Lancaster Court bearing date the 6th of August 1654 do give grant unto the sd ELIZABETH STEPHENS the Administration of all & singular the goods rights & credits of the sd THOMAS STEPHENS deced. his Estate of what nature quality or conditions whatsoever it be of or in whose hands or custody soever it remaines within this Colony and do further appoint the sd ELIZABETH STEPHENS shall present to the Commissioners of Lancaster County either by herself or Attorney lawfully authorized at. the next Court a true & perfect Inventory of the sd deceds Estate lawfull appraised by sufficient men upon Oath, And further that she satisfy & pay all such debts of the deceds as remain due or owing from the sd Estate to any p:son or p:sons within this Colony as far forth as the said Estate shall extend and after such debts is paid that she the sd ELIZABETH STEPHENS shall bring a true & perfect Inventory & Accot. of the surplusage & remainder of the sd Estate to the Commissioners of Lancaster County as aforesaid, for the use of such p:son or p:sons to whom it doth of right properly belong or appertain. Given at JAMES CITTY this 17th of November 1654
RICHARD BENNET
12th die 9bris 1654
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1729-1733 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 8; Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 674]
THIS INDENTURE made the Seventh day of Febry: in the Seaventh year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord George by the grace of God of Great Britain France & Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., Annoq: Domini one thousand seaven hundred thirty three & four; Between NATHANIELL MASON of Parish of Northfarnham in County of Richmd., Carpenter, & HANNAH his Wife of one part & WILLIAM DOWNMAN, JUNR, of abovesaid Parish & County, Gentleman, of other part; Witnesseth that NATHANIELL MASON & HANNAH his Wife in consideration of Forty two pounds Sterling money & Five thousand pounds of lawfull tobacco, one Feather Bedd, boulster rugg blanket, one pier of sheets to NATHANIELL MASON & HANNAH his Wife by WILLIAM DOWNMAN, JUNR. in hand paid, the receipt whereof NATHANIELL MASON & HANNAH his Wife doe hereby acknowledge, have & doe by these presents bargain & sell unto WILLIAM DOWNMAN his heirs one certain tract of land scituate in Parish of Northfarnham in County of Richmond containing Two hundred & fifty acres of land more or less, part of a Patent of Six hundred acres of land formerly granted to THOMAS STEPHENS dated ye twelfth of February 1652, which land lyes in Northfarnham Parish in County of Richmond on North side of MORATTICO CREEK, bounded W. by S. against the land formerly NICHOLAS FERMENs, S. & by E. upon MORATTICO CREEK, E. & by N. upon a Branch of MORATTICO CREEK. N. & by W. into the woods which said Six hundred acres of land descended to NATHANIEL CALE, Grand Son of THOMS: STEPHENS & by the Last Will & Testament of abovesd. NATHANIEL in Writing devised Two hundred & fifty acres of the above mentioned six hundd. acres of land to his the said NATHANIEL CALEs Sister, ELIZABETH KING. & said ELIZABETH KING dying without Will or conveying ye said Two hundred & fifty acres of land to any person, descended to her, the said ELIZABETH's Son, NATHANIEL MASON, heir at Law to his the said NATHANIEL MASON Mother, ELIZABETH MASON. To have & to hold the Two hundred & fifty acres of land with all houses tobacco houses profits & appurtenances in any ways appertaining unto WILLIAM DOWNMAN, JUNR his heirs; And NATHANIEL MASON and HANNAH his Wife & their heirs the land & premises unto WILLIAM DOWNMAN, JUNR, his heirs against the lawfull claime of all persons shall warrant & for ever defend discharged from all manner of incumbrances except the Quitrents which shall henceforth grow due; In Witness of all which the parties abovesaid to these p:sents interchangeably sett their hands & seales on the day & year above written
Sign'd Seal'd & Delivered in p:sence of us
RAWLEIGH CHINN, SENR. NATHANIEL MASON
WILLIAM ARSKIEN HANNAH MASON
TOBIAS PHILLIPS
LUKE STOTT. THIDLEY DENNEHAM
February ye 3d. day 1733/4
Mimmorandum; That this day Livery of Seizen & possession of the within mentioned Two hundred & fifty acres of land was made & given by the within named NATHANIEL MASON & HANNAH his Wife by Turff Twigg in token of possession & seizen of the land according to the tenor of ye within Deed in p:sence of us
RAWLEIGH CHINN, SENR.
TOBIAS PHILLIPS DUDLEY BENEHAM WILLIAM ARSKIEN, LUKE STOTT,
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1637-1643 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part 2; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 110
THOMAS STEPHENS, (Steephens) 200 acs., July 18, 1639, page 655- At the head of the back river, on the E. side of Scones Dam, etc., E. by the side of the Poquoson. Formerly granted unto Epaphroditus Lawson & by him assigned to Samuell Grosse, who assigned it to John Davis, and by him assigned to sd. Stephens.
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1653-1656 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 3; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 263
THOMAS STEEVENS, 1400 an. Lancaster Co., 2 Sept. 1652, Page 120. Upon S. E. side of Farnom Cr., extending N. N. E. from land of Leroy Griffin to the head of sd. Cr., to land of Thomas Griffin &c. Trans. of 28 pers: Robert Savidge, Richard Eules, Edward Gibbs, Ra. Waddington, Tho. Quinee, Elizabeth Sutton, Sarah Powell, Thomas Sanders, Provost Nelson, Frank Monkes, Henry Purchase, Alice Travabin (?). Spoon Ogbourne, Thomas Browne, Richard Dibbins, Jane Fenton, John Miles, Thomas Hewes, Jane Willis, Grace Legg, Mr. Wm. Whitby.
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1653-1656 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 3; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 270
THOMAS STEVENS, 600 acs. Lancaster Co., 12 Feb. 1652, Page 154. Upon N. W. side of Moraticon Cr., opposite land of Richard Hatton & Lambert Lambetson, W. by S. against land of Nicho. Freeman &c. Trans. of 12 pers: Eight Negros; Tho. Mount Stevens, Mary West, Anne Downing, Holliday Chessee.
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1653-1656 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 3; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 274
THOMAS STEEVENS (Stevens), 150 acs. lying in Nutmeg quarter, running E. by the white Marsh &c. 5 Mar. 1652, Page 181. Trans. of 3 pers: Charles Walshway, Walter Rouse, Nicho. Netherwitt, (or Nethercott).
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1653-1656 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 3; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 274
THOMAS STEEVENS, 120 an. Warwick Co., 5 Mar. 1652,p. 181. Bounded Wly. upon land of Robert Gillett. Trans. of 3 pers: William Kemp, John Barron, (or Barton), William Matham.
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1655-1664 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 340
MR. CHARLES GRYMES, Clerk, 1000 acs. Lancaster Co., 3 Dec. 1656,
p. 67, (99). Upon N. W. side of Moraticon Cr., upon Ewd. side of a small branch dividing this & land of Thomas Stephens. Renewal of patent granted 18 Oct. 1653.
SAME. 600 acs., same county & date, Page 68, (99). N. W. upon Myem Cocke Cr. Renewal of patent dated 16 Nov. 1653.
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1662-1666 Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 5; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 440
PAUL WOODBRIDGE, 800 M. Rappa. Co., 19 Sept. 1664, Page 141, (8). On N. side of Rappa. Riv. bet. Morattico & Farnham Creeks, beg. at head & bet, land now in possession of sd. Woodbridge & John Gladstone, N.W. by same & lands of Henry Wilson & the orphant of Tho. Stephens, on N. by sd. Willson & land of Tho. Griffith, Sly. by Thomas Bryant & Stephens' Orphan & Wwd. along line of Mich. Fornham to land of Tho. Glascock, etc. Due to sd. Newman & Woodbridge for trans. of 16 pers: Jno. Marshall, Wm. Marshall, Edw. Carman, Tho. Mull, Tho. Carl, Mary Young, Tho. Peters, Jaco Carr, Wm. Mullett, Tho. Tarp, Math. Youl, Tho. ?, Edw. Farr, Fra. Scott, Samll. Jackson, Sall. Sollis. (No mention previously made of Newman.)
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1617 - 1654 (> 37 years)
