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- 1709-1717 Richmond County, Virginia Wills Book 3 and Inventories [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
p.214 - John WILLIS, Han. Par; will; 7 Jun 1715, 6 Jul 1715 s-i-1 Thomas JAMES and Mary his now wife the plant. where they now live; David JAMES (son of Thomas); Mary COLLINS (under 16) which now liveth with me the tract of land on which William PULLIN now liveth; if she die without heirs, land to go to son Charles WILLIS; son Charles the plant. and Land I now live on; John WILLIS (son of Charles); mentions late wife Matilda; dau. Susannah; Mary GARDNER; Isaac ARNOLD and William WILLIS to be guardians to Mary COLLINS; ex: son John and Isaac ARNOLD; wits: Thomas PARKER, Augustine BLAKE, Eleanor [NASH]. [John WILLIS Sr. mar. (2) Matilda TRACKER in 1693. MRC, p.232.]
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1726-1729 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 20-21
THIS INDENTURE made the Sixteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty two Between WILLIAM DUFF of Hannover Parrish in County of KING GEORGE, Planter, of one part and JOHN WILLIS of the same Parrish & County, Planter, of the other part; Wittnesseth that JOHN WILLIS in consideration of the summe of five shillings Sterling to him in hand paid by WILLIAM DUFF, the receipt whereof JOHN WILLIS doth hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto WILLIAM DUFF all that tract plantation of land where STEPHEN SEBASTIN, deceased, formerly lived as Tennant to CHARLES WILLIS, deceased, by estimation seaventy eight acres of land be the same more or less scituate in County of Westmoreland joyning upon the Land of WILLIAM DUFF and upon the Land late belonging to JOSHUA DAVIS near ROZIERS DAMM, being all the Land JOHN WILLIS hath or layeth any manner of claime unto in a Pattent for a tract of Land granted to ROBERT and JOHN ALEXANDER and CHRISTOPHER LUND by Sr. WILLIAM BERKLEY, Knt., late Governor of Virginia, of fourteen hundred twenty eight acres; To have and to hold the land and premises unto WILLIAM DUFF his heirs dureing the terme of one whole year paying therefore the Rent of one Ear of Indian Corne on the Birth Day of our Lord God next ensueing if lawfully demanded to the intent that by vertue of these presents and by virtue of the Statute for transferring uses into possession WILLIAM DUFF may be in the actual possession of the premises and be thereby enabled to take a Release of the inheritance thereof to him and his heirs; In Wittness whereof JOHN WILLIS have hereunto sett his hand and seale the day month and year first above written
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of
WILLIAM MARDERS, JOHN WILLIS
WILLM: SARJANT
Received the day of the date within mentioned of WILLIAM DUFF five shillings Sterling being the consideration money within mentioned
Wittness WILLIAM MARDERS, JOHN WILLIS
WILLM. SARJANT
Westmorld. ss. At a Court held for the sd. County the 29th day of May 1733
JOHN WILLIS personally acknowledged this Deed of Lease of Land by him passed to WILLIAM DUFF and the Receipt for the consideration money thereon endorsed to be his proper act and deed which at the instance of the said DUFF is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, C. C. W.
Recorded 31th Day of May 1733, pr. G.T., C.C. W.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1713 - Aft 1733 (> 22 years)