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1669-1673 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 91
Northumberland County Court 11th of March 1669/1670
- This day ye Last Will and Testamt. of THOM: EDWARDS was proved by ye Oaths of
THO: ALDWELL & CHAR: VALEN, witnesses of ye sd. Will,
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 118
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, the Last Will & Testamt: of THOM: EDWARDS being sick & weake of body yet thanks be given to Almighty God of sound & p:fect minde & memory, made in manner & forme following. I bequeath my Soul into ye hands of God my maker from whom I reced. it trusting through ye merits of my blessed Redeemer yt: he will freely p:don all my sins & gratiously receive mee into his everlasting Kingdome; and my body to ye Earth from whence it was taken, to receive decent burial! according to ye pleasure of my Executor;
I give & bequeath unto my loving Freind, DENNIS EYS an hundred acres of Land vch: I bought of JAMES ROBINSON & paid for, wch: was recorded;
I leave unto THO: ALDWELL a Castor, I leave unto DAVI JENNIS [David Jennings] a great Coat; And all ye rest to THO. MOULD. This is my Last Will & Testarnt. In Witness whereof I have sett my hand & seale this 9th day of March Anno Dom: 1669/70
Signed Sealed & delivered in ye presence of
THO; ALDWELL, sign THO: EDWARDS ye Seale
CHAR: VALEN
2Ith March 1669/70, This Will was p:ved to be the Last Will & Testamt,of THO: EDWARDS
by ye Oaths of THO. ADL WELL & CHAR: VALEN
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1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 115-116
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that I THO: MOULD doe appoint & constitute my loving Freind, DENNIS EYES, my true & lawfull Attor: for mee to take all lawfull courses to cause JAM: ROBINSON to acknowledg a Conveyance of a p:cell of Land wth: some goods & chattles at ye next County Cort:, the Conveyance being made to mee, ye sd: MOULD, &THO: EDWARDS, & vtsoever my sd: Attor: shall doe shall be as full force & vertue as if my selfe were there p:sonally p:sent; As Witnes my hand & seale this 18th of February 1669/70.
Sealed signed & delivd: in p:sence of
LEO: HOWSON, sign THO: MOULD ye Seale
JNO: BUCKSTON
I JAMES ROBINSON doe assigne over unto THOM: EDWARDS his heires or assignes one moyety of ye Land, vizt., One hundred acres of Land granted & sold by DAN: NEALE unto mee by ye Assignmt: above written; wth: warranty from any clayme to be made unto it by mee my heires or assignes or any other p:sons whatsoever; And I doe hereby p:mise to acknowledge it in Cort: the 21th of this Instant. as Witness my hand & seale this 17th of Febry: 1669
Witnesses DENNIS EYES JAMES ROBINSON ) their
CLAYTON HAWETT BARBAR ROBINSON ) seales
21 Febry. 1669. Recog: &record.
I JAMES ROBINSON doe assigne over unto THO: MOULD & THOMAS EDWARDS their heires & assignes, One hundred acres of land, the remaindr: of ye abovewritten Assignemt: made by DAN: NEALE to mee with warranty from any claime to be had or made unto it by mee my heires or assignes or any other p:sons wt:soever, and I doe hereby p:mise to acknowledge it in Cort: ye 21th of this Instant; As Witness my hand & seale this 17th Febry. 1669
Witnesses DENNNIS EYES JAMES ROBINSON ) their
CLAYTON HAWETT BARBAR ROBINSON ) seales
21 Febry: 1669. Recog: &record.
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that wee THOMAS MOULD & THOMAS EDWARDS of WICKOCOMICO in ye County of North umberld:, Carpentrs, our heires are firmly bound unto JAMES ROBINSON of WICKOCOMICO p:cincts in ye full & just summe of fifty pounds lawfull money of England to be paid; as Wittnes our hands & seales this 17th Febry: 1669 THE CONDICON of this obligacon is that if ye above bound THOMAS MOULD & THOMAS EDWARDS doe make good & lawfull paymt. unto JAM: ROBINSON abovesd: the whole & entire summe of Fower thousand pounds of tobo: menconed in a Bill bearing date ye 17th: Febry. 1669, and payable ye 10th of Octobr: 1671, at or before ye last of Novembr: wch: shall be in ye yeare of or: Lord God 1671, Then this obligacon to be voyd or else to remayne in full force
Sealed & Delivered in ye p:sence of
DENNIS EYES, sign THO: MOULD ye Seale
CLAYTON HAWETT sign THO: EDWARDS ye Seale
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