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1656-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will Book; [William Montgomery Sweeny]
RUSSELL, JOHN, (Nuncupative Will),
Thomas Erwin aged 46 years or thereabouts sworn Saith That on or about the beginning of March last past this deponent being at the house & plantacon called Irland where John Russell then lived And the said Russell being at that prsent deprived of his speech but according to my Judgment in perfect sence and memory did first according to this deponts understanding make signes to William Serjent to follow him the sd Russell they went into a little shed and the sd Russell took two pewter dishes in his hand & made Signes to his Sonne to give him one of of the sd. dishes And according to this deponents understanding the sd. Russell made signes to give the other dish to his daughter & coming out of the sd. shed went & opened a small box & took out two silver spoones & delivered the one of the sd. spoones to his aforesd son & the other spoone according to this deponents understanding the sd. Russell made signes to give to his aforesd daughter And afterwards the sd. Russell took out a small box out of which he took one Gold ring & one Silver seale & delivered the Same to William Serjeant the sd. Serjeant saying to the sd Russell what to me the sd Russell made signes to the contrary then the sd. Serjeant said to the sd Russell what to my wife the sd Russell then made signes according to this deponents understanding that he did give the same to the sd Serjeants wife after all which signes the ad Russell put up the severall things above mentioned in the respective places where they were And there they Continued till the sd Russells decease to the best of this deponents Judgment & further saith not May the 17th 1675. Probated 7 July, 1675. Page 177.
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 7 - 8
KNOW ALL MEN by these pnts. that I THOMAS GREENE doe sell bargaine and twine over unto WILLM. STOAKES the thirds of my Wifes land unto the sd WM. STOAKES
his heirs or assignes during the terme of her life from him the sd THOMAS GREENE or any pson or psons whatsoever that shall lay any Clayme or intrest in the sd pcell of land during the terme that is as long as the sd AN GREENE doth live and that the sd WM. STOAKES shall have quiett possession of the sd pcell of land wthout any molestation at all from me ye sd THOMAS GREENE and AN GREENE my Wife or. heires whereunto wee have interchangeably sett or. hands and sealer. As Wittness or. hands this fifteenth day of Octor, 1668
in pnts of us THOMAS GREEN
JOHN GODFREY ye mrke of
ye mrke of ROGER SMYTH AN GREENE
Recognit in Cur Com Rappa 4th Die 9bris 1668
KNOW ALL MEN by these pnts yt I EM, SERJEANT the Wife of WM. SERJEANT of the
Coty. of Rappa. doe hereby authorize impower my lo: freind THO: FRESHWATER my true & lawful Attorney for me & in my name to acknowledge my right & title of in & two Seaven hand. & seaven acres of land sould by my Husband aforesd to EDW. PAGETT his heires wch sd acknowledgmt. I desire may be recorded in ye Coty. records of Rappa, accordg, to all true intents & meanings. Wittness my hand this 26th day of August 1669
Test: RO. PAYNE Signum
RICH:WHARTON EMME SERGEANT
THIS INDENTURE made the Eighteenth day of Septembr. in the yeare of or. Lord
God 1668 Betweene THOMAS GREENE of the County of Rappa. pty on the one pte
and JOHN MUSE of the same County Pltr. on the other pty Wittnesseth that the sd THOMAS GREENE for divers good causes and considerations him thereunto moving hath Covenanted and agreed and doth by these pnts covenant give and grant unto the said JOHN MUSE his heires fifty acres of land scituate and adjoyning uppon a pcell of land given to the sd JOHN MUSE by one RICHD. WHARTON being pte of a Patt wch belongeth to the sd THOMAS GREENE & RICHARD WHARTON in consideracon whereof the sd JOHN MUSES use to a tract of land for the aforesd GREENE & WHARTON and thereto to live and plant uppon the sd land a compleat twelve month for the saving of the sd tract of land moreover the sd GREENE doth warrant the sd fifty acres of land to the said MUSE his heires for Ever from any pson or psons whatsoever clayming any right or title to the sd land from by or under him his heirs, In Wittness whereof the pty above menconed hath hereunto sett his hand and seale the Day and yeare above written,
in pnts of us JOHN DEANE THOMAS GREENE
STEPHEN MANRING
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1647 - Bef 1683 (< 36 years)