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1717-1725 Richmond County, Virginia Will Book 4 [Robert K. Headley, jr.]; Page 135
- Martin KEMP, will; delivered 9 Nov 1719; 2 Dec 1719
Edward THOMLINSON now living at my house one half of est;
the chil. of Morris VEAL: Millisent, Susannah, and Morris Jr;
I give and bequeath to my two kinswomen living in Essex Co. one shilling apiece in bar of all further demand;
no ex;
wits: Elizabeth SPERRIN, Edward THOMLINSON.
p.139 - Martin KEMP, inv; 3 Feb 1719/20.
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 465
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee EDWD. TOMLINSON, MORRIS VEALE, JAMES INGO. MATHEW DAVIS, MERIDITH PRICE & WM. GRANT, of ye County of Richmond are held & firmly bound unto the Worshipful) his Maties. Justices of the Peace for ye County of Richmond in the full & just sum of Three hundred pounds current money of Virga: to the which payment well and truely to be made we bind our selves our heirs firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated ye 2d. day of December 1719
THE CONDITION of this Obligation is such that if ye above bound EDWD. TOMLINSON & MORRIS VEALE, Admrs. with the Will annext. of MARTIN KEMP, deced., do make or cause to be made a just and perfect Inventory of all the goods chattles and creditts of the sd. deceased and the same so made do exhibit into ye County Court of Richmond at such time as they shall be thereto required by the sd. Court, and ye same goods chattles & cresitts & all other ye goods chattles creditts of ye sd. deced. at the time of his death or vat, at any time after shall come to the possession of EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE do well and truly administer according to Law, And further do make a true & just acct. of their actings and doings therein when thereto required by ye sd. Court, And also do well and truly pay & deliver all Legacies as contained in the sd. Testament so far as the goods chattles & creditts shall thereunto extend according to the value thereof and ye Law shall charge them, Then this Obligation to be void & of noe effect, otherwise to remaine in full force and virtue
Sealed and Delivered in presence of
(no witnesses recorded) EDWARD TOMLINSON
MORRIS VEALE
JAMES INGO
MATTH DAVIS
MERIDITH PRICE
WILLM: signe GRANT
Acknowledged in Richmond County Court the Second day of Decem er 1791 by EDWARD TOMLINSON, MORRIS VEALE, JAMES INGO, MATHEW DAVIS, MEREDITH PRICE & WILLIAM GRANT and ordered to be recorded
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 8; Part 3 [Antient Press]; Page 150
Richmond County Court 2d of December 1719
- KEMP's Will proved
The verbal Will of MARTIN KEMP, deced., was this day presented in Court by EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE who made Oath thereto, and ELIZABETH SPERRIN and EDWARD TOMLINSON, witnesses subscribed, in open Court declared upon Oath that the words [or the same in effect] in the Will was declared and publickly spoken by MARTIN KEMP [in their presence and hearing] and that he was at the same time of perfect mind and memory to the best of their Judgment. Whereupon the same is ordered to be recorded, and administration with the Will annext is granted to EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE on the Estate
- TOMLINSON, VEALE &c Ack. Bond
EDWARD TOMLINSON, MORRIS VEALE, JAMES INGO, MATTHEW DAVIS, MEREDITH PRICE and WILLIAM GRANT came into Court and acknowledged their Bond for EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE's just and faithfull administration of the Estate of MARTIN KEMP, deced, which is ordered to be recorded
- KEMP's Estate to be appraised
GEORGE HOPKINS, HENRY BRUCE, JAMES NELSON and WILLIAM MOXLEY or any three of them sometime between this and the next Court are appointed to appraise all and singular the Estate of MARTIN KEMP, deced., in money, which shall be presented to their view and make report thereof to the said next Court WILLIAM FANTLEROY, Gent., or any other Judtice of the Peace for this County, is requested to administer an Oath to the Appraisers for their true appraisment of the Decedent's Estate as also to EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE, the Administrators with the Will annext, for their true discovery threof
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Ricmond County, VA wills
p.350 ERWIN's f.inv. by the [wid.], Sarah KEMP; 2 Oct 1717.
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1711-1714 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 8, Beverley Fleet]; Page 14.
Lease and Release. 11 and 12 Dec. 1711. Elias Blackburn, planter, of St. Ann's Par, sells to Martin Kemp,'Black Smith', of Sittenburn Par., Richmond Co., 50 acres in St. A. Par., bounded by land of Charles Brown and the Beaver Dams of the head of Blackburn Creek.
signed Elias Blackburn
Wit:
James Boughan Jr
Wan Covington Jr
Rich'd Kemp
Martha Blackburn wife of sd Elias Blackburn reling. Right of Dower., Rec. 13 Dec. 1711.
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1714-1715 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 75-80
THIS INDENTURE made the Eighteenth day of February in the first years of the Reigne of our Sovereign Lord George by the grace of God King of Great Brittonic France & Ireland, Defendr: of the faith &c., Annoq: Domini 1714, Betweene JOSEPH BELFIELD of the Parish of Sittenburn in County of Richmond, Chirurgion of one part and MARTIN KEMP of the same Parish & County, Blacksmith, and SARAH his Wife ofthe other part; Witnesseth that JOSEPH BELFIELD in consideration of the sums of Eleven hundred pounds of good tobacco to him in hand paid or secured to be paid by MARTIN KEMP by these presents doth bargaine sell and to farme lett unto MARTIN KEMP and SARAH his Wife and their assignes all that Plantation and parcel! of land containing by estimation One hundred and Fifty acres or thereabouts be the same more or less lyeing in the Parish & County aforesaid now in the occupation of sd: MARTIN KEMP and bounded; Begining at a large markt. red Oake saplin by or nigh RAPPAHANOCK CREEK so running up along the largest Branch between the sd. Oake and where the sd. ,JOSEPH BELFIELD now lives unto another markt: red Oake by the Main Branch side, thence to a markt white Oake by the sd: Branch, thence to a marked red Oake by the sd. Branch, thence up the sd: Branch to a markt. Beech Saplin, thence up the sd: Branch to another markt Beech, thence up the sd. Branch to a markt. red Oake, then to a markt, Hiccory by or nigh the Road of the said Branch, thence to a markt. white Oake by the Main Road side and on the North West side thereof, thence from the said Oake North West to a white Oake in the Woods, corner tree to the land of MATHEW BURROUGHS and the sd: JOSEPH BELFIELD, thence along the line of sd: BURROUGHS & BELFIELD to a markt. white Oake by or nigh the Main Creek (except and always reserved out of this p•sent demise and grant unto sd. JOSEPH BELFIELD & assigns a Buryall place of five and twenty foot square about the place where his first Wife lyeth buryed, together with free ingress egress and regress to and from the same); To have and to hold the Plantation and parcel! of land with all houses orchards profits & appurtenances (except as before excepted) unto MARTIN KEMP and SARAH his Wife and the life of the longest liver of them subject nevertheless to the payment of the Quitt Rents of the hereby demised p.mises wch. shall from time to time grow due and payable to the Chief Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees of the same; paying therefor yearly during this demise unto JOSEPH BELFIELD his heires one eare of Indian Corne on the five and twentyeth day of December if the same be lawfully demanded; In Witnesse whereof the partyes to these p.ents have interchangeably sett their hands & seales the day & yeare above written Sealed and Delivered in the p.sence of
WILLIAM BRUCE JOS: BELFIELD
WILLIAM MOSS, SAMLL: GODWIN
Att a Court held for Richmond County the fifth day of October 1715
This Deed from JOSEPH BELFIELD to MARTIN KEMP and SARAH his Wife was proved in open Court by the Oaths of WILLIAM BRUCE, WM: MOSS and SAMUELL GODWIN, witnesses thereto and admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that I JOSEPH BELFIELD of ye Parish of Sittenbourn and County of Richmond, Chirurgion, am held and firmely bound unto MARTIN KEMP of the same Parish and County, Blacksmith, in the full and just sum of Two and twenty thousand pounds of good sound merchantable tobacco in cask to the which payment well & truely to be made I bind & oblige myself my heirs frimely by these p:sents; Sealed with my Seale, Dated the Eighteenth day of February Anno Domini 1714
WHEREAS the above bound JOSEPH BELFIELD hath by a certain Indenture of Lease bearing equal! date with the above written obligation for a valuable consideration therein mentioned demised unto MARTIN KEMP & SARAH his Wife during the term of their natural! lives and the life of the longest liver of them a certain parcell of land about one hundred & fifty acres lying in the Parish of Sittenbourn; NOW THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if MARTIN KEMP and SARAH his Wife shall quietly possess the parcell of Land according to the true intent of the sd: Deed during their naturall lives and the life of the longest liver of them Then this obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise to be and remaine in full force power and virtue
Sealed and Delivered in the p:sence of
WILLIAM BRUCE, JOS: BELFIELD
WILLIAM MOSS, SAMLL, GODWIN
AU a Court held for Richmond County the fifth day of October 1715
This Bond from JOSEPH BELFIELD to MARTIN KEMP was proved in open Court by the Oaths of WILLIAM BRUCE, WILLIAM MOSS and SAMUELL GODWIN. witnesses thereto, and admitted to Record
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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1715-1718 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 142
KNOW ALL MEN by these p:sents that we MARTIN KEMP and SARAH my Wife, who was late ye Relict and Widdow of ANTHONY CARNABY, late of ye Parish of Sitten burn and County of Richmond, deceased, have for ye sume of Five Shills' current money to us in hand paid, doth grant release and confirm unto DAVID DICKEY of ye Parish & County aforesd all our right title and interest wch we now have or wch shee ye sd. SARAH ought to have as her Dower of One hundred acres of Land that was late ye Land of ye sd: CARNABY, scytuate in ye Parish & County aforesd: and is now in ye actuall possession of ye aforesd: DAVID DICKEY so that wee ye sd: MARTIN and SARAH and every persons claiming under us shall be utterly excluded and barred but that ye same shall bee and remain to ye aforesd: DAVID DICKEY and assignes dureing the natural! life of ye aforesd. SARAH; In Wittness whereof wee have hearto sett our hands and seales this Fifth day of July one thousand seven hundred and Sixteen
Sealed and Delvd in ye presence of
MATTHEW DAVIS MARTIN KEMP
MARY DOYLE SARAH KEMP
Att a Court continued and held for Richmond County the Fifth day of July 1716 MARTIN KEMP and SARAH his Wife came into Court and acknowledged this their Deed unto DAVID DICKEY and it was admitted to Record
Test M, BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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1716-1718 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 15, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 110-12.
10-11 July 1717. Martin Kemp of Sittenburn Parish, Richmond County, smith, to Richard Ship of St. Anne's.
Parish, Essex County, planter. Lease and release; for 2500 pounds of tobacco. 50 acres in St. Anne's Parish bounded by the land of Charles Brown and the beaverdams of the head of Blackburn's Creek.
Martin Kemp
Wit: John Boughan, Jno.. Billups, Joseph (J) Lemon.
19 Nov. 1717. Acknowledged by Martin Kemp,
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1719-1721 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 7; Part 4 [Antient Press]; Page 464)
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee EDWD. TOMLINSON, MORRIS VEALE, JAMES INGO. MATHEW DAVIS, MERIDITH PRICE & WM. GRANT, of ye County of Richmond are held & firmly bound unto the Worshipful) his Maties. Justices of the Peace for ye County of Richmond in the full & just sum of Three hundred pounds current money of Virga: to the which payment well and truely to be made we bind our selves our heirs firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals dated ye 2d. day of December 1719
THE CONDITION of this Obligation is such that if ye above bound EDWD. TOMLINSON & MORRIS VEALE, Admrs. with the Will annext. of MARTIN KEMP, deced., do make or cause to be made a just and perfect Inventory of all the goods chattles and creditts of the sd. deceased and the same so made do exhibit into ye County Court of Richmond at such time as they shall be thereto required by the sd. Court, and ye same goods chattles & cresitts & all other ye goods chattles creditts of ye sd. deced. at the time of his death or vat, at any time after shall come to the possession of EDWARD TOMLINSON and MORRIS VEALE do well and truly administer according to Law, And further do make a true & just acct. of their actings and doings therein when thereto required by ye sd. Court, And also do well and truly pay & deliver all Legacies as contained in the sd. Testament so far as the goods chattles & creditts shall thereunto extend according to the value thereof and ye Law shall charge them, Then this Obligation to be void & of noe effect, otherwise to remaine in full force and virtue
Sealed and Delivered in presence of
(no witnesses recorded) EDWARD TOMLINSON
MORRIS VEALE
JAMES INGO
MATTHEW DAVIS
MERIDITH PRICE
WILLM: signe GRANT
Acknowledged in Richmond County Court the Second day of December 1719 by EDWARD TOMLINSON, MORRIS VEALE, JAMES INGO, MATHEW DAVIS, MEREDITH PRICE & WILLIAM GRANT and ordered to be recorded
Test M. BECKWITH, Cl Cur
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1689 - 1719 (> 30 years)