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Title Gatewood, Patience.
Publication 1745.
Gen. note Part of index to Essex County Wills and Administrations (1692-1800)
Note p. 389-391. Will pro. 19 Nov. 1745.
p. 417-418. Order to inv. estate rec. 18 Feb. 1745.
p. 418-423. Inv. & appr. rec. 18 Mar. 1745.
p. 423-424. Adms. bond rec. 18 Mar. 1745.
p. 424-425. Gdn. bond rec. 18 Mar. 1745.
Note Wills No. 7, 1743-1747 (Reel 43)
Title Gatewood, Patience.
Publication 1745.
Gen. note Part of index to Essex County Wills and Administrations (1692-1800)
Note p. 96-97. Adms. bond rec. 15 Nov. 1748.
Note Wills No. 8, 1747-1750 (Reel 44)
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 389-91. Will of Patience Gatewood of Essex County, Southfarnham Parish, being weak of body, dated 17 June 1745.
Unto my beloved daughter Sarah Gatewood the land and houses on which I now live and two Negro girls Lily and Rose, and after her decease to the heirs of her body and for want of heirs to be equally divided between her two sisters Eliza. Gatewood and Patience Gatewood.
My loving brother George Reeves shall live in my dwelling place as long as he shall remain single.
Unto my loving daughter Eliza. Gatewood one shilling sterling as a bar to her of any claims to any part of my estate.
Unto my beloved daughter Patience Gatewood three Negroes, Freelove, Fanney and Jacob. Also one pair of gold bobs and one gold ring and one stone ring.
Unto my beloved daughter Sarah Gatewood all the rest of my Negroes, Will, Selva, Janney, Ned, Ben and Viollotto. Also one silver can and seven silver spoons, one pair of gold bobs and three gold rings.
To my beloved daughters Patience, Sarah Gatewood, all my personal estate to be equally divided.
Unto my beloved daughter Patience Gatewood one Negro woman January.
My beloved brother George Reeves and my friend Joseph Burnett executors.
Patience (P) Gatewood
Wit: Nath. Pendleton, Elizabeth (E) Allen, Robert (X) Jones.
19 Nov. 1745. Presented into Court by the executors and proved by all the witnesses who unanimously concur in their sentiments that they understood that she intended her whole land consisting of two tracts should pass by the will.
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 417-18. Bond of John Hunt to gather together the estate of Patience Gatewood and make a true inventory. For £1000 sterling. 18 Feb. 1745 [1746]. Security, William Roane, Gent.
W. Roane
18 Feb. 1745 [1746]. Acknowledged by John Hunt and William Roane, Gent.
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 418-23. Patience Gatewood. Inventory. 27-28 Feb. 1745/6. Made pursuant to order of 18 Feb. 1745
[1746].
Francis Attwood
John Corrie
Nathl. Pendleton
Signed by John Hunt, administrator.
18 March 1745 [1746]. Returned.
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1743-1747 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 7; [The Virginia Genealogist-John Frederick Dorman]; Page 423-24. Bond of John Hunt as administrator ofPatience Gatewood. For £1000 sterling 18 March 1745
[1746]. Security, Wm. Roane, Gent.
John Hunt
Wm. Roane
18 March 1745 [1746]. Acknowledged.
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1722-1749 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Will Book A; [William Armstrong Crozier];
REEVES, GEORGE, Spotsylvania Co., d. Nov. 20, 1753, p. Mar. 5, 1754.
Wit. Henry Buchannan, John Crane, Theodore Monson.
Ex. brother, Thomas Reeves, Peter Copeland.
Leg. nephew, Thomas, son of Thomas Reeves;
nephew Henry, son of Thomas Reeves, my land in Essex Co., and if he should die without issue, then to his brother, John Reeves;
niece, Patience Ball, daughter of Joseph Reeves;
sister, Elizabeth Allen;
niece Sarah Attwood, under eighteen years of age and unmarried;
niece, Patience Gatewood and her sister, Elizabeth Copeland;
Mr. Peter Copeland, my sword, belt and silver cup;
brother, Thomas Reeves. Page 183)
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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 411-14. Richard Gatewood of the Parish of South-farnham and county of Essex,-dated 17 July 1730.
To my daughter Cleare Gatewood my gold ring.
To my daughter Ann Gatewood my large looking glass.
To my three eldest children Ann Gatewood, Clears Gatewood and Richard Gatewood, my three silver spoons.
To my son Richard Gatewood my pistolls and holsters, sword and belt.
To my son Richard Gatewood a peace of land joining upon Mr Willm Brooke and the land that I have Mr. Wm. Brooke bond to acknowledge to me when demanded.
To my beloved wife Pashant Gatewood five Negroes Jack, Linius, Will, Betty, Cate during her natural life and after her decease to return to her four children Eliza Gatewood, Pasant Gatewood, Sarah Gatewood and one that's unborn.
To my, daughter Eliza Gatewood one Negro girl Frank.
To my daughter Pasant Gatewood Negro girl Tulup. To my daughter Sarah Gatewood two Negroes Beck and Moll.
To the child that's unborn Negro Jenenary.
To my beloved wife Pasant Gatewood one -white riding horse and side saddell and bridle and whip and the best bed and furniture.
To my beloved daughter Ann Gatewood four Negroes Dinah, Sare, Grace and Ben.
To my beloved daughter Cleara Gatewood four Negroes, Ned, Hanner, Lucy, Su.,
To my beloved son Richard Gatewood five Negroes Judy, Tom, Crees, Mintus, Norer, and a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat and five: head of cattell, two cows, one steare of five year old, two two year olds, five head of hoggs, two sows and three barers and one unbroke mare.
To my daughter Ann Gatewood a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat and five head of catell, two cows, one steare of five year old, two two year olds, and five head of hogs, two sows and three barrows.
To my daughter Clara Gatewood a feather bed and a rug, a blanket and sheat, and five head of catell, two cows, one stare of seven year ould and two two year oulds, and five head of hogs, two sows and three barrows.
To my four youngest children Eliza. Gatewood, Pasant Gatewood, and Sarah Gatewood and the child that's unborn, all the rest of my beds and bedden. All my cattell and hoggs not before given, to be equally divided between my wife and her four children.
To my beloved wife the land I now live upon that goes to the roade that lead to the ould mill bridge during her naturall life and then to return to the next air, after the crop is finished that is now growing upon it.
Unto my beloved wife £5 current money and the rest of my money to be equally devided amonkst all my children.
One ould silver tankard and a silver spoon and a pair silver buckets to my beloved wife Pasant Gatewood.
All the rest of my estate equally devided amonxt my wife and seven children.
David Scott as soon as my will is proved and my estate aprased to devid my estate.
To my beloved wife a piece of see sucker and a pair of shoes.
My brother Thomas Gatewood executor of my son Richard Gatewood's part.
My mother Amey Baker and my brother James Gatewood executors of my two daughters Ann Gatewood and Clara Gatewood's parts.
My beloved wife Pasant Gatewood and David Scott executors of her part and her four children part, Elizabeth Gatewood, and Pasant Gatewood and Sarah Gatewood and one unborn.
Richard Gatewood
Wit: John Hale, Thomas Clenton.
15 Sept. 1730. Proved by John Hale and Thomas Clenton.
15 Dec. 1730. Proved by Patience Gatewood, James Gatewood and Thomas Gatewood, executors.
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 63-64
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I JOHN REEVES of Southfarnham Parish in County of Essex do make this my last Will and Testament revokeing and disannulling all other Wills or Testaments heretofore made by me first my will is that all my just debts be duly payd
ITEM I give and bequeath the land on this West side of the Main Rode that goes by the Church in Southfarnham Parrish to my beloved Sister ELIZA. REEVES to her & her heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my beloved Sister ELIZA. REEVES one negro man Tom & a negro boy Bakus and my young horse to her & her heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Sister ELIZA. REEVES one bed and bolster rug blankett & a chest & bedstead to her & her heirs for ever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Sister PATIENCE GATEWOOD and my Sister ANN REEVES the remainder part of the land on ye East side of the main Road that goes by the Church of Southfarnham Parrish to be equally devided between them to them and their heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Sister ANN REEVES one negro girl Sara to her and her heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Sister ANN REEVES one bed bolster rug blankett & Sheat & bedstead to her and her heirs for ever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Brother GEORGE REEVES one negro man Dick to him and his heirs forever (carried forward, brought forward)
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Brother GEORGE REEVES one oval Tabell to him & his heirs for ever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Sister PATIENCE GATEWOOD one bed bolster rug blan-kett & Sheat & bedstead and my Square Tabell to her & her heirs for ever
ITEM I give and bequeath to my Brother THOS. REEVES my part of them Negro's that is due to me by my Fathers Will after the deth of my Mother to him and his heirs forever
ITEM I give and bequeath all the remainder part of my Estate yt is not given away before to be equally devided between THOS. REEVES, GEORGE REEVES, PATIENTS GATEWOOD, ELIZA. REEVES & ANN REEVES to them and their heirs for ever
ITEM I do appoint and ordain Constitute my Brother GEORGE REEVES my Executor of this my last Will and Testament and in case he should die before this Will is proved I do appoint my Sister ELIZA. REEVES & ANN REEVES Executrix of this my last Will and Testament
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and fixed my seal this twenty Second day of October 1736
In presence of JAMES GATEWOOD, JOHN REEVES GABRIEL JONES, WILLIAM ALLEN JUNR.,
AUG. BOUGHAN
At a Court continued & held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XVIIIth day of May MDCCXXXVII This last Will and Testament of JOHN REEVES deced was presented by GEORGE REEVES the Exr. therein named who made oath thereto & being also proved by oaths of AUGUSTINE BOUGHAN & GABRIEL JONES two of the witnesses thereto was admitted to record
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1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 251-252
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we PATIENCE GATEWOOD, FRANCIS ATTWOOD & GEORGE REEVES are held and firmly bound unto ALEXR. PARKER, JOSHUA FRY, WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD & WM. ROANE Gent Justices of the County Court of Essex in the sum of one hundred pounds Sterl. Sealed with our seals and dated this 21st day of May 1740
THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound PATIENCE GATEWOOD Admr. of all the goods chattles and credits of ANN GATEWOOD deced do make or cause to be made a true and perfect inventory of all the goods chattles and credits of the sd deced and so made do exhibit or cause to be exhibited in the County Court of Essex at such time as she shall be thereunto required by the sd Court and further do make a just and true account of her actings and doings therein when thereto required by the said Court and if it shall hereafter appear that any last Will and Testament was made by the sd deced & the Exr. or Exrs. named do exhibit the same in the sd Court making request to have it allowed & approved Accordingly if ye sd PATIENCE GATEWOOD being thereunto required do deliver up her Ltrs. of Admr. approbation of such Testament being first had and made in the sd Court then this obligation to be void and of non effect . . ..
PATIENCE GATEWOOD
FRS. ATTWOOD GEORGE REEVES
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 20th day of May 1740
(those bound) acknowledged this bond to be their act and deed which was ordered to be
recorded
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1738-1742 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 22; [Antient Press]; Page 219-220
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT made and agreed upon the 17th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty Between FRANCIS ATTWOOD of the County of Essex and Parish of Southfarnham Gent of one part and MRS PATIENCE GATEWOOD of the same County and Parish of the other part Whereas JOHN REEVES deced by his Last Will and Testament in writing bearing date about the 2d day of October in the year 1736 reference thereunto being had will appear did devise and give to two of his Sisters (to wit) PATIENCE GATEWOOD and ANN REEVES to be equally divided between them a certain tract of land in the County and Parish aforesaid near to the UPPER CHURCH in the said Parish and on the East side of the MAIN ROAD leading to the same containing two hundred and fifty two acres of land and bounded Begining at a Corner Spanish Oak and Sassafras on the East side of a Spring Branch runing North West to the Road near the said Church thence down the said Road to a Corner Pine thence down the aforesaid Road to a white oak on the side of a hill so down to a Branch and down the said Branch to a Poplar and thence North East to where a white oak formerly stood thence North West to the first beginning Now Whereas the aforesaid FRANCIS having intermarried with the said ANN REEVES one of the said Devisees and the said FRANCIS and the aforesaid PATIENCE in an amicable manner have devided the aforesaid Two hundred and fifty two acres of land into two equal parts according to the Will of the said Testator and by a dividing line begining at the aforesaid Spanish Oak and Sassafras on the East side of a Spring Branch and runing a West course across the said Land to a Corner Pine by the aforesaid CHURCH ROAD which said line they the said FRANCIS ATTWOOD and the said PATIENCE GATEWOOD for themselves shall be the division between their respective parts of the land and the part on the South side of the said Dividing Line being one hundred and twenty six acres is agreed upon to be the part belonging to the said FRANCIS ATTWOOD including the houses and plantation where he now Dwells and that part of the said Two hundred and fifty two acres of land lying on the North side of the said Dividing Line being also one hundred and twenty six acres is likewise agreed upon to be the part belonging to the said PATIENCE GATEWOOD and the said FRANCIS ATTWOOD and PATIENCE GATEWOOD do oblige themselves their heirs each to the other in the penal Sum of one hundred pounds Sterling to stand and abide by the said Division in all things In Witness whereof the parties have set their hands and seales in presence of BENJA, WINSLOW FRS ATTWOOD
JA JONES. ROBT BROOKING PATIENCE GATEWOOD
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappahannock on the 17th day of arch 1740 These Articles of Agreement were presented by FRANCIS ATTWOOD & PATIENCE GATEWOOD and on the motion of the said FRANCIS and PATIENCE admitted to record
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1738-1742 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 22; [Antient Press]; Page 321-325
THIS INDENTURE made the fourth and fifth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and forty one Between SAMUEL WAGENER of the County of Essex and Parish of Southfarnham of one part and PATIENCE GATEWOOD of the County and Parish aforesaid of other part Witnesseth that ye said SAMUEL WAGENER for the sum of seventeen pounds Three shillings Currt money of Virga. hath granted unto the said PATIENCE GATEWOOD and to HER heirs and assignes a certain parcel of land containing forty nine acres being in the County and Parrish aforesaid being part of a tract of one hundred and twenty five acres of land formerly granted by PATENT to JOHN EVANS deceas'd as by said PATENT bearing date in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred and Eighty Seven may appear and purchased by SAMUEL WAGENER Deceas'd Father of the aforesaid SAMUEL of THOMAS EVANS Son of the aforesaid JOHN EVANS and bounded Beginning at a Corner Red oak near the ROAD leading by the UPPER CHURCH in Southfarnham Parrish being the Corner of the CHURCH LOTT, So along the line of ye Lott and the aforesaid ROAD to a Hickory standing by the ROAD Side and divides ye sd land from the land of HENRY REEVES, from thence along the sd Dividing line East to a Corner Red oak standing on a hillside and is a Corner tree between said SAMUEL WAGGENER, HENRY REEVES and SARAH WEBB thence South West to a Corner white oak standing by the side of the ROAD that leads from the CHURCH to PISCATATWAY FERRY Thence to the place where it first began, All which said premises are now in ye actual possession of her the sd PATIENCE GATEWOOD by Virtue of Indenture of Sale for term of one year and by virtue of the Statute for trans-ferring uses into possession To Have and To Hold the said land unto the said PATIENCE GATEWOOD her heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof the parties have set their hands and Seals
in presence of us JOHN ALLEN, SAMUELL WAGGENER
GEORGE REEVES, WM. UPSHAW DAVIS
At a Court held for Essex County at Tappahannock on the 19th day of January 1741 JOHN ALLEN, GEORGE REEVES and WILLIAM UPSHAW DAVIS made oath that they did see SAMUEL WAGENER sign & deliver this Lease and Release to PATIENCE GATEWOOD as his act and deed which on the motion of the said PATIENCE is admitted to record
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