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1748-1767 Stafford County, Virginia Will Book O; [Antient Press]; Page 513-514 In Name of God Amen I THOMAS PRATT of Stafford County do make my last will & Testament .. Imprimis
I give to JOHN BOWEN two Negroe girls, but if said John Bowen should die before he arrives at age of 21 years, I give the said Negroe girl Joan to my son JOHN BIRKET PRATT & the Negroe Alice to my son THOMAS PRATT & heirs.
Item I give to my beloved wife MARGARET PRATT during her natural life, all the Lands to which she was intitled before our Intermarriage, together with all my household furniture & one equal part with my children, of all my Negroes & Personal Estate and I do hereby give unto my said Wife, full power to dispose of her said share in my Negroes & Personal Estate among my children in such proportion & in such manner as she pleases.
Item I give unto my son John Birket Pratt the Neck part of land whereon my brother BIRKET PRATT lived, and a piece of Land known by the name of the Sandy Bottom to him and heirs ..
Item I give unto my Son THOMAS PRATT and heirs, the following pieces of land to, wit, the Tract of Land wherein my Sister HUNGERFORD lives in the County of King George, the part known by the name of the Forest Quarter & the part called Chapmans, but it is my desire, and I do hereby authorize my Executors to sell & dispose of the said land called Chapman, and to make effectual conveyances in the law for the same, if they can dispose of it for such a price, as they shall think equal to it's value, but if not, in such case I do hereby confirm the devise of the same to my son Thomas ., heirs.
Item it is my will, that all my Negroes except those already disposed of, be equally divided among all my children, but my intention to makeing the Division of my Negroes is, that my Executors hereafter named keep the whole together in their hands, to be worked upon m several Plantations for the Joint support of my wife & children & the overplus of the profits arising from their crops, to be applied to the payment of my Debts. and that my said Executors make division of my said Negroes as my children shall respectively arrive to the age of 21 years or are married. Still keeping in their hands the proportions of all those that shall be under age & unmarried for their joint Support.
Item I give unto my two Sons, John Birkett & Thomas Pratt, all my Stocks of every Sort, equally be divided between them, they paying equally to each of my Daughters as they arrive to age, or are married, the sum of 30 pounds.
Item it is my desire that my Executors after defraying the Necessary charges of my Family, sell all my crops of tobocca appoint my beloved Wife, as long as she shall remain Single, together with ROBERT BROOKING, VIVION BROOKING and THOMAS BUNBURY Executors of this .. and I do appoint Vivion Brooking Guardian of my two Sons .. 8th March 1766 Thomas Pratt
Will Bernard, John Bryan Senr., Cal. Jones
Stafford County SC October Court 1766 The within Will presented by Margaret Pratt and Thos. Bunbury " made oath .. proved .. Certificate granted for obtaining Probate .
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1742-1744 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 9, Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 271-274
THIS INDENTURE made the Eighteenth day of October in the Sixteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., And in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and forty two; Between JOHN EDWARDS of Parish of Washington in County of Westmorland, Carpenter, of one part and THOMAS PRATT of Parish of Sittinburn in County of KING GEORGE, Planter, of other part; Witnesseth that JOHN EDWARDS in consideration of the sum of five shillings of Virginia current to him in hand paid by THOMAS PRATT, the receipt whereof he doth hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto THOMAS PRATT all that Plantation or parcel of land that THOMAS PRATT has in his possession containing Forty acres of land or thereeabouts to the same belonging scituate in Parish of Washington in County of Westmorland and bounded; Begining at a white Oak standing near a small Run called and known by the name of THE BLACK SWAMP, runing thence along a line of marked trees made by and with the consent of DANIEL WHITE and JOHN EDWARDS dividing this land from the land of DANIEL WHITE to ROGER's DAM, thence down the Dam to the mouth of the BLACK SWAMP, thence up the Swamp to the place where it first began being part of a Pattent granted by the Proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia for Two hundred ninety and two acres of land unto DANIEL WHITE, SENR., late of said County. deced., and the same parcel or quantity sold by WILLIAM BOALTROP unto DANIEL WHITE, as by the Records of said County may more fully appear; with all houses orchards rents issues and profits thereof; To have and to hold the premises unto THOMAS PRATT and his heirs during the term of one year paying the rent of an Ear of Indian Corn on the first day of the Lords Birth next ensuing if lawfully demanded to the intent that by virtue of these presents and of the Statute for transfering uses into possession THOS. PRATT may be in the actual possession of the premises and be thereby the better enabled to take a release of the inheritance thereof; In Witness whereof the parties aforesaid have to these presents set his hand and seal the day month and year first above wrightten
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
BEN JA: TYLER, WM: TYLER, JOHN his mark EDWARDS
JOHN DEGGE, EDWD: his mark TANCIL
Westmorland Sct, At a Court held for the said County the 22nd day of February 1742 This Deed of Lease for Lands from JOHN EDWADS to THOMAS PRATT was proved in open Court by the Oaths of WILLIAM TYLER, Gent., JOHN DEGGE and EDWARD TANCILL, three of the witnesses thereto, and on the motion of the said PRATT the same is admitted to Record Recorded the Second day of March 1742, pr. G. L., C.C.W.
Test GEORGE LEE, C. C. W.
THIS INDENTURE made the Nineteenth day of October in the Sixteenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., And in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and forty two; Between JOHN EDWARDS of the Parish of Washington in County of Westmorland, Carpenter, of one part and THOMAS PRATT of Parish of Sittinburn in County of King George, Planter, of other part; Witnesseth that JOHN EDWARDS in consideration of the sum of Fore pounds of Virginia currence to him in hand paid by THOMAS PRATT, the receipt whereof JOHN EDWARDS doth hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain sell and release unto THOMAS PRATT his heirs, the said THOMAS PRATT being in actual! possession of the premises by virtue of a Lease thereof and of the Statute for transfering uses into possession; all that Plantation or parcel of land containing Forty acres of land or thereabouts being in Parish of Washington and County of Westmorland being part of a Pattent (the Pattent and passing of the land and the bounds repeated as in the Lease); To have and to hold the premises unto THOMAS PRATT his heirs and JOHN EDWARDS his heirs their whole right and title in the premises wholly to belong unto THOMAS PRATT his heirs; In Witness whereof the parties aforesaid to these presents sett his hands and seals the day month and year first above written
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
BENJA: TYLER, WM: TYLER, JOHN his mark . EDWARDS
JOHN DEGGE, EDWD his mark TANCIL
Westmorland Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 22nd day of February 1742 This Deed of Release for Land from JOHN EDWARDS to THOMAS PRATT was this day proved in open Court by the Oaths of WILLIAM TYLER, Gent., JOHN DEGGE and EDWARD TANCIL, three of the witnesses thereto, And on motion of the said PRATT the same is admitted to Record
Recorded the Second day of March 1742, pr. G. L., C. C. W.
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1753-1765 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 4; [Antient Press]; Page 69-72
ndenture made 24th/25th September 1753 between THOS. PRATT and MARGARET his wife of Parish Hanover in county King George & THOMAS VIVION of same .. by deeds of lease and release .. for sum of one hundred pounds current money of Virginia .. sold all that parcel of land whereon said Thomas Vivion now lives .. 200 acres .. which said land was conveyed to Margaret (the wife of Thomas Pratt) by WILLIAM LETMAN and FRANCES his wife & MARY BOWEN Sister of the said Letman as by deeds of lease and release recorded in county court of King George ..
Presence Will. Jett, Thos. Pratt
Joseph Jones, F. Jett Junr., Margaret Pratt
Thos. Jett
At a court held 7th February 1754 .. Deeds of lease and release admitted to record.
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1753-1765 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 4; [Antient Press]; Page 72-73
King George County .. George the second .. to PETER DANIEL, WILLIAM FITZHUGH and JOHN STUART Gent. Justices of Stafford County greeting.
Whereas THOMAS PRATT and MARGARET his wife by their Indenture dated 24th/25th September 1753 have conveyed to THOMAS VIVION Gent. .. 200 acres .. and Whereas said Margaret cannot conveniently travel to our county court .. receive the acknowledgment which she be willing to make .. ROBERT ARMISTEAD Clerk county court of King George 12th February 1754.
Commission returned 26th April 1754 by Peter Daniel, John Stuart.
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1768-1773 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 15 [Mike Marshall]; Page 34.
Pratt & Bunbury to Edrington Indenture
This indenture made the 28th day of August 1769 between Margaret Pratt and Thomas Bunbury acting executors of Thomas Pratt, deceased of the one part and Daniel Edrington of the Parish of Washington in County of Westmoreland of the other part. Whereas the said Thomas Pratt late of the County of Stafford by his last will and testament duly proved and recorded in the County Court of Stafford did among other things give and devise to his son Thomas Pratt and to his heirs the following pieces of land, to wit; the tract of land whereon his sister Hungerford lived in the County of King George, the tract known by the name of the Forest Quarter, and the tract called Chapman’s, but directed and in his said will did authorize his executors to sell and dispose of the said land called Chapman’s and to make effectual conveyances in the law for the same if they could dispose of it for such a price as they should think equal to its value, but if not in such case, he confirmed the devise of the same to his son Thomas Pratt and of his said will did constitute and appoint the said Margaret Pratt, as long as she should remain a widow, Robert Brooking, Vivion Brooking and the said Thomas Bunbury executors as by the said will; and whereas the said Margaret Pratt still containing soul and the said Thomas Bunbury having alone taken upon themselves of burthen of the execution of the said will and having been offered by the said Daniel Edrington for the said tract of land called Chapman’s the sum of 200 pounds current money which was the best price that could be got for the same in which the said Margaret Pratt and Thomas Bunbury believed to be the full value thereof. This indenture therefore witness that the said Margaret Pratt and Thomas Bunbury for and in consideration of 200 pounds have sold by these presents to Daniel Edrington the said tract of land called Chapman’s containing 300 acres or thereabouts and bounded upon the line of John Price’s land from a post upon the main road and along the said line to the Dam one of the head branches of Upper Machodoc, thence along the said dam to the land of Charles Stuart, and along his line to the main road crossing the same to the old line and from thence to the beginning. In witness whereof the said Margaret Pratt and Thomas Bunbury have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written.
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Margaret Pratt
James Dishman, Copland Pierce Thomas Bunbury
Nicholas Muse, Elizabeth Pratt
At a court held for Westmoreland County the 29th day of August 1769 this indenture and the receipt underwritten were proved by the oaths of James Dishman, Copland Pierce and Nicholas Muse witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. Teste
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