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1691-1692 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
156 Court held 12th August 1691,
127. Mr. PHILIP BUCKNER, EDWARD HART, WILLIAM YOUNGE, JOHN GOSLING, JOSEPH WHITSON, JEFFRY WOOD, THOMAS WHITLEDGE, JOHN CARR, WALTER GRIFFIN, RALPH SMITH, GEORGE LYLE, JAMES MONKE, JOHN WEST, WILLIAM BOWRNE being in all fourteen persons were sworn to be of the grand jury of this County for the ensueing year.
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1699-1709 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 124
At a Court held 11th March 1701 .. Joseph Whitson came into open court and acknowledged the deed of sale to THOMAS (sic) FLETCHER ordered the same be recorded.
Know all men .. that I Mary Whitson the wife of Joseph Whitson do appoint MICHAEL JUDD to be my attorney acknowledge my part and right of a parcel of land which my Husband hath sold to James Fletcher .. to which sale 1 do freely and willingly give my free consent .. 26th day Janry. 1701.
Mary x Whitson
At a Court held March 10th 1701 .. Ordered above power be recorded.
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1699-1709 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press];
Page 126 To all Christian People .. Know ye that this Indenture made the 28th day Janry. 1701 Witnesseth that JOSEPH WHITSON & MARY his wife of county Stafford Planter for sum Three thousand and five pounds of Tobacco and cask paid by JAMES FLETCHER sold one Plantation of land lying & upon the North side Acquia River near & next upon a bank of the said River called & known by the name of Rooses Bank the said bank being the dividing by & between Mr. GILES BRENT and Joseph Whitson which Plantation Joseph Whitson by his Fathers Patent will more at large appear which said tract of land containing by estimation 100 acres more or less being the moiety of 300 acres as by patent may appear unto the said Fletcher .. beginning at :a. bended hickory standing by Rooses Branch and running West & South up a valley cross the. road to a white oak standing in a cove of the River Acquia and from the oak to a point called Whites tones Point and from the Point down the river to a long point of harsh which makes the narrows of the said River and over the Marsh still down the river to a Point at mouth of Rooses Branch & running up the branch to the hiccory containing 100 acres of land more or loss .. only excepting; 20 foot square where my Father & Mother is buried that we & our family may be there buried by them also 20 foot square at the Burying place where my Sister and Brother PETER BEACH has children are buried & to be for the said Beach's family's burying place .. this 28th day Janry. 1701.
Presence Michael Judd, Joseph x Whitson
William x Waller Mary x Whitson
At a Court held 11th March 1701/2 .. Joseph Whitson came into open court and acknowledged the deed of sale to THOMAS (sic) FLETCHER ordered the same be recorded.
Know all men .. that I Mary Whitson the wife of Joseph Whitson do appoint MICHAEL JUDD to be my attorney acknowledge my part and right of a parcel of land which my Husband hath sold to James Fletcher .. to which sale I do freely and willingly give my free consent .. 26th day Janry. 1701/2.
Mary x Whitson
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1699-1709 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press];
p. 142 March ye 20th. Then reced of MARY WHITSON 4400 pounds of Tobo. it being upon account of the orphans of JOHN SKEEL ..
James Fletcher his mark, John Simpson Jos; x Whitson
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1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press];
Page 413-419 This Indenture made 12th June 1727 between JOSEPH WHHITSON of Parish Overwharton Coty of Stafford Planter and ALEXANDER SCOTT of sd Clk for sum two thousand two hundred pounds of Tobacco to him in hand paid sold certain tract containing about 100 acres more or less being on North side of Acquia creek being the Plantation whereon JAMES FLETCHER lately deced did live & now MICHAEL JUDD SENR. liveth on part thereof and is part of a greater tract of 300 acres patented by Joseph Whitson the Grandfather of said Joseph as by said Patent dated Octobr first 1694 which said tract is a Moiety of 200 acres of the said greater tract devised to Joseph Whitson the son of the said Joseph the Grandfather and is bounded by the lands in occupation of WILLIAM MASON & JAMES BUTTLER and the lands of WILLIAM BRENT & with a part of Acquia creek which land legally descended by Inheritance as being the only Lawfull surviving son of the Devisee (Excepting only the Dower of MARY JUDD the now wife of MICHL. JUDD SENR. who was formerly the wife of Joseph Whitson the father of the granter hereof and now holds the third part thereof as her Dower for her life) ..
Presence John Grant, Joseph x Whitson Benjamin Bullet, Wm. Mason
Daniel Matheny Signum
At Court held for Stafford County 14th June 1727 Deeds acknowledged .. admitted to record.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1650 - Aft 1702 (> 52 years)