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- Father: William Travers b: Abt 1630
Mother: Rebecca Brookes Rice
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1699-1709 Richmond County, Virginia Wills and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
f42v - Rawleigh TRAVERS, Farn. Par., 20 Feb 1701, 4 Mar 1701/02 cousins Elizabeth, Winifred, and Rebecca TRAVERS; god-son Rawleigh BROOKS 120 ac. out of the land I bought of Zachariah Nicholls; wife Sarah 400 ac. called "Exeter Lodge", if she remarry, then to have only 300 ac; Capt. Thomas BEALE; Mr. John TAVERNER; Mrs. PEACHEY; Mrs. SLAUGHTER; Mrs. Sarah BAYLIS; Or. Robert CLARKE, Edward JONES; Samuel PEACHEY; sis. BEALE; no ex; wits: Samuel PEACHEY, Robert CLARKE, Edward JONES.
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Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed book 1682-1687
page 115-116 In the name of God Amen. I William Travers of rappa County Gent, being weake and sick of body but of perfect sence Judgmt & memory Almight God be praised do make and appoint this to be my Last Will & Testament, revokeing all other former Wills whatsoever in manner & forme following: vizt
Imprs I bequeath my soule to Almight God that gave it trusting that through the merits of his son and my deare Saviour Jesus Christ he will be pleased gratiously to receive it into his King dom there to live with him evermore and I committ my body to the ground to be decently buried.
It I give and bequeath unto my dear Mother, Rebecca Rice, five thousand pounds of tobacco, during her natural life to be left in the hands of my brother Samuel Travers, to be at her disposall when she shall be pleased to call for it & after her death to return to my said brother: Samll Travers, & Rawleigh Travers theri heires executrs.
It I bequeath unto my father in law John Rice, my riding horse with furniture.
It I give to Katherine Reyley five hundred pounds of tobb: in caske
It I give and bequeath unto Samll Robinson, son of Elias Robinson, one heifer whh is at the house of John Ballin with all her increase & if the said Samll shall die before he arrives to theage of twenty ethat then it shall return to the said Elias Robinson father of the said Samll.
It I give and bequeath all the rest of my estate unto my two loveing brother Samll & Rawligh Travers, theri heires executrs Adminstrs forever equally to be divided between them.
My will is that if my Father in law, Mr John Rice, pay fifteen thousand pounds of tobb. as part of my estate unto my said loveing brothers their heirs or order on the 10th day of March which will be in the year of our Lord 1687/8 that then he shall have the liberty to pay the remaying part from thence until the tenth day of October wch will be in the year of our Lord God 1689.
It i do constitute and appoint my two loveing Brothers Samll & Rawleigh Travers my lawfull executrs of this my last Will and Testament. In witness where of I have hereunto sett my hand and fixed my seale the 14 day of February 1686/7
signed Sealed & delivered in the presence of
Wm Sloughter
Geo Baker Wm Travers
Joanna Graydeon
I the subscriber doe make oath that I saw the above &within testator signe seal & publish the within & above will as his last Will Testament and that hewas of perfect sence & memory at the time of signing & sealing the same further saith not
Geo Baker
Wm Sloughter
as above so deposeth
Probatr in Cur Com Rappa 2 die martti 1686/7
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1692-1704 Abstracts of Land Records of Richmond County, Virginia; [Mary Marshall Brewer]
-- 1701. Deed of Lease. RAWLEIGH TRAVERS and SARAH his wife of Farnham Parish Rich Co for 8000 pounds of tobb in caske forme left to JAMES FUSHEE (FUSKEE) of same place ... a 150 a. parcell of land neare Totoskey Cr called Timber Neck and Middle Neck adj Timber Neck Point, the road that leads from WM COLSTON's to Totoskey Mill & land whereon JAMES FUSHEE now lives called Long Neck ... for the term of 99 years paying to the said RAWLEIGH TRAVERS annuall rent of 1 year [sic] of Indian Come att or upon the feast of the Nativity of our Saviour provided it be lawfully demanded. Wit: THO BEALL, JOHN TAVERNER. Ackn 2 Dec 1701. (Bk 3pg: 78)
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1699-1709 Richmond County, Virginia Wills and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
f30v - William COLSTON, clerk, will; 27 Oct 1701, 3 Dec 1701
to be interred by the body of wife Anne; dau. Susannah 150 L to be paid out of money now in the hands of Capt. John PURVIS, merchant, in London; son William; son Charles 640 ac. bought of Capt. Thomas BEALE and Joseph RUSSELL; Thomas READ, that now lives with me, to have his maintenance out of my est. until 18 provided he continue with my two sons; Rawleigh TRAVERS; s-i-1 Thomas BEALE; Rawleigh TRAVERS and Thomas BEALE to be ex. during the minority of sons William and Charles; wits: Daniel HORNBY, Thomas BARLOW, Ellen FOSTER. [William COLSTON, first clerk of the Rich. Co. court, mar. by 1681, Anne (GOOCH) BEALE, wid. of Capt. Thomas BEALE. MRC, p.42.]
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1679-1682 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 240-241
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I REBECCA TRAVERSE of the County of Rappae; Widdo, doe by these prsents for diverse consideration give unto my welbeloved Sister, MARY THURMAN, Widd,, one white Mare comonly known by the name of Betty with all her increase onely reserving to my selfe the first foale she shall bring either male or female,
I doe likewise give to her my said Sister one Servant that shall have the full time of the Custome of the Country to serve, to be delivered as soon as with convenience I shall purchase one, both wch I give to her heires or asignes for her & their propper use & behoofe,
I doe likewise give to my Sonne, RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE, one young Mare being the Colt of a Mare commonly called Powell:
I doe likewise give to my Sonne, WM: TRAVERSE, two heiffers neare 3 yeares old each hereby consenting him marke them of his own mke: wch is an underkeele and hole in each eare:
I doe likewise give unto my God Daughter, REBECCA BONGE, one breeding Mare & one breeding SAW to he delivered unto her either at the day Of my decease or the day of her marriadge wch shall first happen, and at the delivery of them all their increase, both male and female.
I doe likewise give unto SAMLL. GERRARD, one young horse about 3 yeares old commonly called Prince; to the performacne of each particular Gift withall their increase to them their heirs or assignes I doe bind me my heires firmeley by these prsents.
In Witness I put my hand and Seale this 3 day of Novembr: in year 1679
In my Gift of the two heiffers to my Son, WILLIAM, it is to be noted that till he comes of age he is to have onely the female increase of his heiffers Sealed & delivered in prsence of
PENELLOPE OVERTON, REBEKAH TRAVERSE
ELIZB; HOGGEN
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappae 5 die Novembr 1679
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
Page 274a-275 TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I RAWLEIGH TRAVERS of RICHMOND COUNTY in Virginia Gent one of ye Sons of Colo. WM. TRAVERS late of RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY deced send Greetinge. Whereas my said Father inter alia dyed seized of a certain divident or Tract of lande in Stafford County upon ye head of DOEGGS CREEKE containinge Seven hundred & eighty six acres of lands as by ye Survey & Pattent will appeare writ Pattent beares date ye 22d of March 1677 recorded in ye Secretaries Office and forasmuch as that ye afovesaid Divident of 786 acres of land by dissent in Law came & descended to SAMLL. of RICHMOND aforesaid Eldest Brother to me ye said RAWLEIGH & heir alt law to my said Father wch aforesaid SAMLL TRAVERSE in consideration of his Brotherly love and naturall affection to me ye said RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE did sell and sett over in fee simple to me ye said RAWLEIGH as appeares by his Deed of Conveyance to mee executed & recorded in RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY COURT records dated ye ( ) of ( ) Now Know yee that I ye said RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE for ye sume of five thousand poundes of Tobacco in hande paid mee by WM LAMBERT of NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY Planter have sold unto ye said WM LAMBERT his heires & assignes ye uppermost two hundred acres of ye said Divident bounded begininge alt an old marked pohickorie standings at ye head of DOGUES CREEKE close by ye HORSE ROAD COVE and against a great branch that is on ye Northeast of said Creeke and extendinge into ye woods accordinge to ye Pattent North West by a tine of trees West South West to a Corner tree to bee marked & from thence North East & by East to ye above mentioned pohickorie to him ye said WILLIAM LAMBERT his heires & assignees for ever and I warrant against any person ciaimeinge by or under mee ye said RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE or from or under my said Brother SAMLL. TRAVERSE his heires or under my said Father Coll. WILLIAM TRAVERSE deced or his heires hereunto In Wittness hereunto sett my hande & Seale this Second day of December in ye fourth yeare of ye Reigne of or Lord & Lady KING WILLIAM & QUEENE MARY 1692
In presents of GEORGE BRENT, RAWLEIGE TRAVERSE JOHN PYKE
1 RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE doe by these psents authorize my good friende & Kinsman Mr. RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE of OCOUAKEEKE in Stafford County my true & Lawfull Atturney to acknowledge my Deed of Sale in Stafford Court to WILLIAM LAMBERT or his Atturney. Wittness my hande & Seale ye day & yeare above written
Wittnesses GEORGE BRENT, RAW: TRAVERSE JOHN PYKE
RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE ye Atturney of ye above said RAWLEIGH TRAVERSE came into Court on ye 14th day of December 1692 and acknowledged ye abovesaid Deed of Sale unto said WM. LAMBERT & was then recorded
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1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 180-181
THIS INDENTURE made the first day of July 1685 and in the first yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne James the second &c, Between SAMLL. TRAVRS, of the County of Rappa; of the one part and RAWLEIGH TRAVERS, one of the Brothers of the sd SAMLL. TRAVERS, on the other part Witnesseth that the sd SAMLL. TRAVERS for the naturall love and affection which he beareth unto his sd Brother, RAWLEIGH, hath given and confirmed unto the sd RAWLEIGH TRAVERS his heires forever seven hundred and eighty acres of land lying and being in STAFFORD COUNTY at the head of DOGS CREEK bounded on the East side wth. Mr. WELLS land & on the North side with the MAINE WOODS beginning at a markt pockhickory standing on the South side of the DOGS CREEK apposite to a great branch and runing along Mr. THOMAS's his land to the aforementioned Pockhickory all wch land descended on the sd SAMLL. as Son and heire apparent of WILL: TRAVERS, late of the sd County of ESSEX Gent. deceased who held the same by Pattent dated the 22d of March 1677/8 and in the xxxth yeare of the Reigne of King Charles the second with all the right & possession and demand whatsoever wch: the sd SAMUELL hath unto the said land To have and to hold with their & every of their rights unto the sd RAWLEIGH TRAVERS his heirs forever in as full manner (and no other wise) as the sd SAMUELL TRAVERS his heires have & enjoy In Witness whereof the parties have sett their hands and seales
Sealed and delivrd. in prsence of
JOHN TAVERNER, SAMLL: TRAVERS
ARTHUR SPICER
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 1 die July 1685 et Recordatr 7 &c.
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1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 201-202
THIS INDENTURE made this first day of October 1685 Between JOHN RICE of the County of Rappa: Gent. and REBECCA his Wife of the one part and SAMLL. TRVERS and RAUGHLEY TRAVERS of the County aforesd Gent. of the other part
Witnesseth that the said JOHN RICE for the good will love and affection he hath and beareth unto his said Wife, REBECCA, and for divers other good and valluable causes hath granted and transferred unto the said SAMLL. and RAWLEIGH TRAVERS their heires all that parcel of land contayning One hundred Ninety and four acres and one quarter of an acre scituate on the North side of Rappa: River in the Parish of Farnham & County aforesaid Between the Plantation now or lately in the occupacion of RICHARD GREEN and that late of RICHARD GLOVER herein after granted, runing and bounded according to Survay made dated the 5th day of June 1683 and also all that other parcell of land before mentioned to be safe in the Tenure of the said GLOVER conteyning by estimation One hundred and fifty acres and adjoyning to the first hereby granted land, Together with all houses profits and appurtenances to the sd two several! parcells of land belonging all which premisses the sd JOHN RICE lately purchased of WALTER BERRY and MARY his Wife To have and to hold the said two parcells of land with all other the premisses to sd SAMLL. and RAWLEIGH TRAVERS to & for the uses (herein expressed) That is to say, for the use and behoofe of the said JOHN RICE and REBECCA his Wife for and during their natral. lives and unto the longest liver of them and for no other use and the sd JOHN RICE for himself promis with the said SAMLL. and RAWLEIGH TRAVERS that said JOHN RICE shall acknowledge these presents before Maties Justices for Rappa: County and it is hereby declared that the Estate hereby settled shall not be in lieu and satisfaction of her Right of Dover to any other lands or Tenements the said JOHN RICE is now or hereafter may be possessed of during the Coverture of him the sd JOHN RICE and REBECCA but that is shall be lawfull for her the said REBECCA to enjoy the said Right of Dower as if these presents had not been made In Witness the parties have sett their hands and seales
Sealed and delivered in the presents of
WILLIAM TRAVERS, JOHN RICE
ELIZ: GARRETT REBECCA RICE
JNO, TAVERNER
Acknowedged the 4th day of November 1685 by Mr. JOHN RICE and Mrs. REBECCA RICE before Colo. JOHN STONE, GEO; TAYLER and Capt. SAMLL, BLOMFIELD three of his Maties Justices of the peace for Rappa: County and recorded the 19th day of the same month
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1701-1704 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 3; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 154-156
THIS INDENTURE made the (blank) day of (blank) Anno Dom: One thousand seven hundred and one in the (blank) yeare of the Reigne of our Most Gracious Sovereigne Lord William by the grace of God &c., Betweene RAWLEIGH TRAVERS and SARAH his Wife of the Parish of FARNHAM and County of Richmond the one part and JAMES FUSHEE [Foushee] of the Parish and County aforesaid the other part. Witnesseth that the said RAWLEIGH TRAVERS and SARAH his Wife for the full & whole quantity of Eight thousand pounds of tobacco in caske, hath granted and to farms lett unto the abovesd. JAMES FUSHEE his heirs Firs. Admrs. &c. one tract of Land containeing by estimation One hundred and fifty acres scituate lying and being in the County above-said and neare to TOTOSKEY CREEKE commonly knowne or called by the name of TIMBER NECK and MIDDLE NECK, beginning att a point of Marsh in the Forte of a Gutt that issueth out of TOTOSKEY CREEKE and commonly called TIMBER NECK POINT and running up and along the Southermost Branch of the said gutt, Swamp and valet', to the head thereof to an old marked Pine being supposed to be a line tree of ye sd BARBERs standing nigh to the GREAT ROADS that leads from Mr. WM: COLSTONs to TOTOSKEY MILL, thence along the said ROAD to a marked black Oake standing by the side of the said ROAD being a corner tree of this said land, thence alonge a line of marked trees to a Spanish Oake standing att ye head of a Valley, thence down and along the said Valley Swamp and Gutt to the first station, this being the other branch of the said gutt and parteth this Land whereon JAMES FUSHEE now lives on commonly known and called by the name of the LONG NECK, To have and to hold the said parcell of Land containing by estimation One hundred and fifty acres with all and singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging to him the sd JAMES FUSHEE his heirs & assignes or ordr: from the date of these pr:sents unto the full end and terme of Ninety and nine yeares yeilding and paying to the said RAWLEIGH TRAVERS his heirs dureing the said terme the annual Rent of One year of Indian Come att or upon the Feast of Nativity of our Saviour provided itt be lawfully demanded and that the said JAMES FUSHEE his heirs &c, att all times hereafter dureing the abovesd. terme may occupie and enjoy the lands hereby granted withal! power and priviledge of failing mailing fencing or clearing hedgeing or ditching or cutting down or makeing use of any Timber on said Land or any part thereof according to the true meaning of these pr:sents without the lett vexation impeachmt. of waste or other trouble of the said RAW: TRAVERS his heirs or any other p:son by or under him or any of his heirs or by his meanes consent lawfully clayming or occasion or wch: may hereafter lawfully claime under the said RAW: TRAVERS his heirs &c., and that itt shall be lawfull for the said JAMES FUSHEE his heirs to sell or lett theire Lease interest or terme of and into the said Messuage and the other pr:misses above letten or any part thereof to any person or persons whatsoever dureing the said terme without the consent and agreement of the said RAW: TRAVERS his heirs or assignes paying the Rents and services due to ye Cheife Lord or Proprietors thereof, And lastly the said RAW. TRAVERS and SARAH his Wife do for themselves their heirs that he the said JAMES FUSHEE his Exrs., Admrs, & assignes and every of them under the payments of the Rents and Covenants aforesd., in and by these pr:sents reserved may for and dureing the said terme of Ninety & nine yeares lawfully & quietly occupy the said Land without any manner of lawful! trouble of the said RAW: TRAVERS or SARAH his Wife theire heirs or any other persons whatsoever by or through his meanes assent or procurement. In Wittness whereof wee have hereunto sett our hands and affixed our Seales ye day and yeare first above written
Sealed and delivered in pr:sence of us
THO: BEALE RAW: TRAVERS
JOHN TAVERNER SARAH TRAVERS
Recognitr: in Cur Corn Richmd: 3d: die Decembr: Ano: 1701 et recordr: 12d: die
Teste JAMES SHERLOCK, Cl Cur
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1704-1705 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 4; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 110)
Richmond County Court 6th of February 1705/1706
- Upon the Petition of ELIZABETH TRAVERS, one of the Daughters and Surviving Executrix. of the Last Will and Testament of SAMLL. TRAVERS, late of this County, Gent., deceased, setting forth that the said SAMLL. TRAVERS did by his Last Will and Testament in writing duely proved in this Court (inter alia) nominate constitute ordaine and appoint his then Wife, the aforesaid ELIZABETH, and his Brother, RAWLEIGH, Exrs. thereof, and that soone after the death of the said SAMLL. the aforesaid Testator's aforesd. Wife departed this life, and the aforesd ELIZABETH being then a Minor and not capable to performe the Office of Exrx., the aforesd. RAWLEIGH entered into the execution thereof and thereby became possest of all and singular the Estate of the said SAMLL., and sometime after the said RAWLEIGH being so possest made his Last Will and Testament & appointed Capt. THOMAS BEALE and Mr. JOHN TAVERNER, Executrs. thereof, and dyed, wch: said Executrs. proved said Will and accepted the Executorship & by virtue thereof possest themselves of all and singular the goods and chattles rights and creditts of Wares & Merchandize of the said SAMUELL, deceased, and that they the sd. Exrs. the Estate of the aforesd. SAMLL. or any part thereof to the aforesd. ELIZABETH who is onely surviving Exrx. of the Last Will and Testament of the aforesaid SAMUELL, deced., ever have and still do refuse and deny praying that the said Capt. THOMAS BEALE and Mr. JOHN TAVERNER, Exrs. as aforesd. might be summoned to shew cause if any they could why they rendered not to the said ELIZABETH the Estate as aforesd. the Estate of the aforesd. SAMLL. TRAVERS according to the purport of her said Petition. The said Capt. THOMAS BEALE and Mr. JOHN
TAVERNER, Exrs. as aforesd., appeareing and offerring nothing in barr thereof, it is therefore ordered that Colo. SAMLL. PEACHEY, Capt. CHARLES BARBER, Mr. WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, Mr. SAMLL. SAMFORD and Mr. EDWARD JONES or any three or more of them do meet at the House of the said SAMLL. TRAVERS, deced., on the twenty fifth day of this instant February and do then and there lay out and separate the Estate of the said SAMUEL TRAVERS from the Estate of the said RAWLEIGH TRAVERS in quantity quality and such specie (as neare as may be) as the same was att the time it was appraised by them, ye sd. WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE, SAMLL. SAMFORD and EDWARD JONES, And the said Colo. SAMUELL PEACHEY, Capt. CHARLES BARBER, WILLIAM WOOD- BRIDGE, SAMUELL SAMFORD and EDWARD JONES are further ordered and required to inspect and audit the Accounts of the said RAWLEIGH TRAVERS and to make report of theire whole proceedings to the said next Court under theire hands in writing
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William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine, Volume 17
Will of John Farneffold, dated July 3, 1702, proved Sept. 16, 1702.
Legacies to daughter-in-law Elizabeth Tarpley, son-in-law Richard Nutt and to Farneffold Nutt his son, Coz. Rawleigh Travers his wife, to Rebecca Travers my wife's picture and a small cabinet of drawers. "To each church in this parish a chalice of silver for a communion service £5 each or thereabouts with the inscription on them Ex dono Johannis Farneffold, and my exors. shall finde two gravestones about a yd. long for myself & wife Mary. On her gravestone this inscription: here lyes the body of Mary Farneffold the wife of John Farneffold the daughter of George Brookes. mercht. in London, & on the other this inscription here lies the body of John Farneffold, minister, the son of Sir Thomas Farneffold of Gatewickes in Stayning County of Sussex Knight. I give 100 acres where I now live for the maintenance of a free school and to be called Winchester schoole for fower or five poore children belonging to ye parish and to be taught gratis & to have their dyett lodging & washing & when they can read the Bible & write a legible hand to dismiss them & take in more, such as my exors. shall think fitt, and for the benefitt of the said school I give five cows and a Bull, six ewes, and a ram, a carthorse & cart and two breeding sowes. & that my two mulatto girles Frances and Lucy Murrey have a yeares schooling & be free when they arrive at the age of 22 years to whom I give a sow shoat to each, & for further encouragement of a schoolmaster, I give dyett. lodging & washing & 500 pds of tobacco & a horse. Bridle & Saddle to ride on during his stay, the place where the school house is to be directed my will is to have it neare my dwelling house, some part of which may serve for a school house till another may more conveniently be built. Item what schoole books I have in my study I leave for y* benefitt of y* schoole. Then my will is that some of my estate be sold for the maintenance of the said schoole except what my exors shall think fitt to select necessary for use as bedding, potts, & pewter. Item my will is that Mr. Tarpley, Mr. Leo Howson, Richard Nutt and Edward Cole carry me to the grave, three to have guineas and Richard Nutt a gold ring * * * If the school fail for want of maintenance which I hope it will not give that hundred acres & all the rest of my land to Farneffold Nutt, son of Richard Nutt; to the minister who preaches my funeral sermon my Preaching gown & cassocke.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1665 - 1702 (~ 37 years)