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1654-1800 Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills [Augusta B. Fothergill]; Page 23
HARRIS, ARTHUR, 14 January 1697; 27 April 1698.
50 acres of land and houses to wife Ellenor for life; son Arthur; son William all my coopers' tools and 50 acres of land; daughter Ann Harris one heifer; wife exx.
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1691-1699 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 2; [John Frederick Dorman-1801 transcript];
Pages 147-147a. Will of Arthur Harris, being very sick and weak, dated 14 Jan. 1697 [16981.
Unto my dear and loving wife Ellenor Harris the plantation whereon I now live and co much land adjoining as may contain 50 acres, during her life and after her death to my son Arthur Harris and for want of issue unto my son William Harris.
Unto my son William Harris 50 acres, the remaining part of my land, lying next John Baly's land. For want of heirs to my son Arthur Harris.
Unto my son William Harris all my cooper's tools and carpenter's tools and my gun.
Unto my daughter Ann Harris one heifer with calf, or a calf by her side, at the day of her marriage.
Unto my loving wife Ellenor Harris all the residue of my personal estate.
My said wife executrix.
Arthur Harris
Wit: Henry Rosse, Samll. Damanville.
27 April 1698. Proved by Henry Rosse, Gent. Probat granted Eliner Harris.
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1742-1744 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 9, Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 345-348
THIS INDENTURE made the Twenty sixth day of March in the Seventeenth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., And in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred forty and four; Between ARTHUR HARRIS of Parish of Cople and County of Westmorland of one part and JAMES HEABURN of the same Parish and County of other part; Witnesseth that ARTHUR HARRIS in consideration of the sum of One thousand pounds of tobacco to him in hand paid by JAMES HEABURN, the receipt whereof ARTHUR HARRIS doth hereby acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto JAMES HEABURN his heirs all that parcel of land containing One hundred acres be the same more or less scituate in the Parish and County aforesaid and was formerly a purchase made by ARTHUR HARRIS, Grand Father to said ARTHUR HARRIS, of ROBERT SMITH may more fully appear, it fell by heirship to ARTHUR HARRIS by the death of his Father, WILLIAM HARRIS, and is bounded, Begining at a marked red Oak standing by or upon the Road leading from the Plantation of GEORGE LAMKIN, deced., to the Plantation of ROBERT SMITH, runing up a line of marked trees dividing the land of ROBERT SMITH and RICHARD DUNAHAW, deced., North East to a marked red Oak standing by a Branch, thence runing down the Branch North West to a marked black Gum standing in the mouth of a small Branch by another line of marked trees to a marked red Oak standing by the dividing paths that lead to the Plantations of ROBERT SMITH and JOHN BAILEY, deced., in the Road above mentioned, and so runing down the same Road to the place where it first began containing by estimation One hundred acres more or less with all its rights members and appurtenances and all houses orchards and profits to the same belonging; To have and to hold the One hundred acres of land and other the premises with appurtenances unto JAMES HEABURN his heirs; And ARTHUR HARRIS for himself his heirs &c. the premises with appurtenances unto JAMES HEABURN and his heirs against every person lawfully claiming under him and against the claim of any other person shall warrant and forever defend by these presents; In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have interchangeby these presents: In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Signed Sealed and delivered in presence of
DANL TEBBS, JOHN COOMBS ARTHUR HARRIS
Memorandum, That on the Twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and forty four ARTHUR HARRIS made livery and seizen of the lands and appurtenances within mentioned by delivering Turff and Twigg and the king of the Chief Mansion House on the lands unto JAMES HEABURN in the name of the whole lands and appurtenances within sold according to the tenor form and effect of the Deed: In presence of us
(no witnesses recorded)
Received of JAMES HEABURN the sum of One thousand pounds of lawful! tobacco in full payment for the consideration within mentioned; Witness my hand this twenty sixth day of March Annoq. Domini 1744
Test DANL. TEBBS, JOHN COOMBS ARTHUR HARRIS
Westmorland Sct. At a Court held for the said County the 27th day of March 1744 ARTHUR HARRIS personally acknowledged this Deed of Feoment for Land by him passed to JAMES HEABURN together with Livery of Seizin and Receipt for consideration endorsed to be his proper act and deed, which on motion of the said HEABURN are admitted to Record
Recorded the 5th day of April 1744, pr. G. L,, C. C. W,
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1696 - Bef 1742 (< 46 years)