Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Smith

Male Bef 1666 - Aft 1724  (> 60 years)


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  • Name John Smith 
    Birth Bef 1666 
    Gender Male 
    Death Aft 1724  Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I48512  Tree1
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

    Family Anne Axton,   b. Abt 1666, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1724, Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Marriage Bef 9 Jun 1687  Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F28628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
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      1686-1689 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 1 [Antient Press];
      p. 44 In Chancery. I JOHN SMITH for & on ye bebalfe of ANN my Wife an Infant under ye age of twenty &one yeares Daughtr. of JNO. AXTON late of Stafford County deced agt. JOHN GOWRY & RACHELL his Wife Defts
      The Depon of GERRARD LOWTHER of yes County aged thirty yeares or thereabouts sayeth that upon his Journey to JAMES TOWNE in Compa with Mr, THO GREGG of ye sd County & Mr, NELSON, this Depts_ with ye sd Compa went to ye house of one MR, HEARD who marry'd MARY w iddow & Relict of HENRY BLAGRAVE & Daughter of Capt. DAVID MANSFIELD where this Dept. & ye sd Mr. GREGG the sd NELSON entered into discourse with ye sd MARY concerneinge ye Sale of Six hundred acres of land situate & being on ye South side of POTTOMACK CREEKE in this ye sd County and sd MARY .... her sd husband BLAGRAVE to JNO. M ON & t1 W CARY late of ye sd County (part whereof is skill in Question) MARY declared yet she & her sd Husband BLAGRAVE sold ye sd Six hundred acres of land to ye sd JOHN AXTON & EDWD. CARY & yt her sd husband did acknowledge the Deede of Sale thereof to AXTON & CARY at ye Genll. Court at JAMES TOWNE, and further declared yt for the sake of her said husband BLAGRAVE she would truely have parted wth all shee hade or words purporting ye same & further Deposeth that this Descourse was some few days after sd GOWRY had purchased ye sd Land & that she then further Declared yt ye sd GOWRY had cheated her Sone in Lawe & that he should not have the sd Land nor any other hereof ye sd AXTON & further deposeth not
      GERRARD LOWTHER Recorded in ye County Courte of Stafford this 9 day of June 1687
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      1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press]; Page. 139-142
      This indenture made 8th December 1724 between JOHN SMITH and ANN his wife of Overwharton Parish in Stafford County and JOSEPH WAUGH of same .. doth grant all that tract in Overwharton Parish on the South side of Potomack Creek containing 200 acres being the Westerly End of a Tract of 600 acres granted to Captain DAVID MANFIELD by Patent bearing date 5th day October 1654 and sold by the heirs of said Manfield to JOHN AXTON ffather of the aforesaid Ann Smith to hold said 200 acres unto Joseph Waugh for sum of fforry pounds Sterling good and lawful moray of Great Britrain doth. discharge for and in consideration. of 100 acres being the Plantation whereon the said John Smith now dwells granted to him and Anne his wife and MEELY WHITECOTTON during their natural lives by the said Joseph Waugh as by Lease date the day
      before .. hath confirmed ..
      John x Smith
      At a Court held for Stafford County Anne x Smith
      Ninth December 1724 John Smith and Anne his wife acknowledged the Deeds of Lease and Release .. said Anne being privately and Secretly examined according to Law and the Right of the Land ., to be the Right of JOSEPH WAUGH ... which at Instance of said Waugh is admitted to record.
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      1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press]; Page. 142-143
      This Indenture made 8th December 1724 between JOSEPH WAUGH of Overwharton Parish in County of Stafford of one part and JOHN SMITH, ANNE his wife and MEELEY WHITECOTTON of said Parish and County .. for divers good causes .. him thereunto moving but more in consideration of Deed of Lease & Release made by said John Smith and Anne .. unto said Joseph Waugh for 200 acres in Parish and County aforesaid being part of the Plantation whereof JOHN GOWRY late of county of Stafford dwelled as by the said deeds of lease and release more full appear. Hath granted to farm letten unto John Smith and Anne his wife and Meely Whitecotton 100 acres where the said Smith now dwells bounded -. beginning at the Lower end of ye old ffield where John Smith formerly dwelled and extending back to the Spring Branch where he now dwells thence along ALIZANDER JEFFRY'S line to JOHN CHANDLORE Spring branch thence down branch towards WHIPSEWORSON as far as the said Waugh's land goes thence down Whipseworson to the next branch up the said branch and crossing the MAIN ROAD to his old pasture ffence to the tann flatte which Lyes at the lower end of the old field at the beginning .. To hold .. the term of the natural lives of said John Smith and Anne his wife and Meeley Whitecotton paying yearly at the ffeast of St. Michael one Ear of Indian Corn ..
      Presence Thomas Eaves, Joseph Waugh
      T. Cabe, La. Pepper
      At Court held for Stafford County 9th December 1724 Then Came Joseph Waugh and acknowledged this Deed of lease .. admitted to record.

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