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- Thomas Jr. Walker: Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills
WD 8-78 Dorman p.23 WALKER, THOMAS, 11 Dec. 1726; 23 Feb. 1726. Sons James where I live and 30 acres to George and Thomas land 362 acres in Stafford ; sons Samuel, William and Hardidge Stafford; dau. Hannah land on Salisbury Plain in Stafford County; exrs. bro. George Walker; James and wife Lydia.
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1726-1729 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds & Will Book 8, Part 2 [Antient Press]; Page 78
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen, I THOMAS WALKER of the County of Westmoreland in Virginia being weak in body butt of perfect sence and memory, praised be to Almity God, doe make my Last Will and Testament in manner and forme hereafter following: First, I bequeath my Soul to Almity God my heavenly Father hopeing by the menus of my blessed Saviour to receive it again at my resurrection and my body I bequeath to the Earth from whence it came, to be decently buried by my, Executors heareafter named, and as to what worldly Estate it hath pleased Almity God to bestow upon me. I bequeath it as followeth:
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son, JAMES, the track of land and planttation as I nowe live on to him and his heires for ever, and Thirty akers of land by GEORGE WALKERs to him and his heires for ever.
Item. I give & bequeath to my Son THOMAS, three hundred and Sixty two akers of land that lies by POTOMACK RUN in STAFFORD County, to him and his heires for ever.
Item. I give to my Sons, SAMUELL, WILLIAM and HARDDIGE and to my Dafter, HANNAH. twelve hundred and seven akers of land in STAFFORD County lying upon the LICK RUN and SALISBURY PLAIN RUN, to them and their heirs for ever to be equaly devided.
Item. I give to my Wife. LIDYA my pacein Horse, Sharper, and side sadle and Negro Winne dureing my Wife's life. and after my Wife is deceased, I give Negro Winne and Horse to my Sun, JAMES:
Item. I give to my Son, JAMES, my Oval Table and all the rest of my moveable Estate that is not all ready given I desire to be equaly devided between my Wife and Six Children. My Will is that all my Children shall be free for themselves and enjoy their Estate att the age of seaventeen years ould agd.
Item. I constitute appoint & make my loving Wife, LIDYA WALKER, and my Son, JAMES and my Brother. GEORGE WALKER, my whole and soul Executors of this my Last Will and Testtament. As Witness my hand and seal December the 11th day in the year of our Lord 1726
Tested, Sined. Sealed in the presence of us
WILLIAM his mark LANE. THOS: WALKER
PETER his mark DUNKIN
Westmoreland ss. At a Court held for the said County the 23d. day of February 1726 The Last Will and Testament of THOMAS WALKER, deced., was presented into Court by LIDYA his Relict, and GEORGE WALKER. two of the Executors therein named, who made Oath thereto and being proved by the Oaths of WILLIAM LANE & PETER DUNKIN, the witnesses thereto, is admitted to Record
Test G. TURBERVILE, Cl Co. W.
Recorded the Fifteenth dy of March 1726 pr G. T. C. C. W.
On margin: Collo. & Capt. LEE's Deed to Capt. TURBERVILE)
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1749-1752 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book M [Antient Press]: Page 97-99
THIS INDENTURE made the 20th and 21st day of July in the Twenty fourth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the second and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty Between THOMAS WALKER of the Parish of Hamilton in the County of Prince William Blacksmith of one part & JOSEPH NEAVILL of the Parish & County aforesaid Planter of other part Witnesseth that said THOMAS WALKER for the sum of Forty pounds Current money hath sold unto the said JOSEPH NEAVILL his heirs and assigns a parcel of land containing Two hundred and Six acres whereon the said THOMAS WALKER now lives being in Prince William County it being the one half of Four hundred and Twelve acres of land taken up and PATTENTED by JOHN HUDNALL of the County of NORTHUMBERLAND and this said moiety or one half herein conveyed was purchased by THOMAS WALKER from said JOHN HUDNALL and the other half was purchased by JAMES WALKER Brother to the said THOMAS WALKER and by them equally divided by a dividing line as Followeth Beginning at a red Oak marked I W. Corner to WILLIAM FAIRFAX Esqr, and JEFFRY JOHNSON standing on the North side of CEADER RUN and extending thence South West to a double Chesnutt in the line of JEFFRY JOHNSON Son of JOHN JOHNSON together with all houses and appurtenances belonging all which premises are now in the actual possession of the said JOSEPH NEAVILL by virtue of a bargain & Sale for one year and by Virtue of the statute for trans- ferring uses into possession To Have and To Hold the said parcel of land unto JOSEPH NEAVILL his heirs and assigns for ever, In Witness whereof the said THOMAS WALKER hath set his hand and seale
in presence of CHARLES CHINN, THOMAS WALKER
THOS. MACHEN, ABRAHAM DALE
At a Court held for the County of Prince William the 23d day of July 1750
THOMAS WALKER acknowledged this Release & Receipt which are admitted to record URSULA the Wife of the said THOMAS being first privately examiend relinquished her right of dower
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1749-1752 Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book M [Antient Press]: Page 128-131
THIS INDENTURE made the twenty fifth day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty Between JAMES WALKER of the Parish of Hamilton and County of Prince William of one part and EPHRAIM HUBBARD of LANCASTER COUNTY of other part Witnesseth that said JAMES WALKER for the sum of Fifty pounds Ten shillings hath sold unto the said EPHRAIM HUBBARD two hundred and six acres of land now in the actual possession of the said EPHRAIM HUBBARD by virtue of an Indenture of Bargain and Sale for one year and of the statute for transferring uses into possession situate in the Parish of Hamilton and County of Prince William and bounded beginning at a red Oak corner to JEFFRY JOHNSON, WILLIAM FAIRFAX & JOSEPH NEAVILL thence No. Wt. to a red Oak by the THOROWFAIR thence No. Wt, craws in the Run to a Corner tree on the South side of ye RAPPAHANNOCK MOUNTAIN thence S. Wt. to a Hickory & white Oak thence S. Et, to a double Chesnut corner to JOSEPH NEAVIL thence along said NEAVILs line to the beginning containing Two hundred & six acres of land to Have and To Hold unto the said EPHRM. HUBBARD his heirs and assigns forever. In Witness whereof the party have fixed his hand & seale
in presence of JESSE CARTER, JAMES WALKER
JOHN FARROW, HENRY MUFFITT
At a Court continued & held for the County of Prince William the 27 day of November 1750 JAMES WALKER acknowledged this Release & Receipt to be his acts and deed which are admitted to record and MARY the Wife of the said JAMES being first privately examined relinquished her right of dower
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Westmoreland County, Virginia Deedspay what and & Wills 1761-1768; DB-14 {Abstract by Mike Marshall}; Page 417.
Walker & Wife to Lane Indenture & Privy Examination
This Indenture made the 4th day of October 1766 between James Walker and Elizabeth Walker his wife of the county of Granville in the province of North Carolina, planter in consideration of 85 pounds current money of Virginia have sold to Joseph Lane a tract of land in Nominy Forrest in the parish Cople and county of Westmoreland containing by estimation 140 acres and bounded by the lands of the said Joseph Lane, the heirs of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Simpson, deceased, the heirs of Miss Elizabeth Turberville, deceased and the land of Mr. Gerrard Hutt now in the possession of Gerrard Hutt, Jr., (it being the land whereon Vincent McKenney now liveth as a tennant, which said land was given to Lydia Hardwick (who intermarried with Thomas Walker, father to the said James Walker) by her father James Hardwick as by his last will and testament bearing date the [xx] day of December 1726; which said land decended to James Walker as eldest son and heir at law to his mother Lydia Walker who likewise intermarried with William Plunkett, her second and last husband & died the 7th day of January 1766. In witness whereof the first parties to these presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Signed sealed in the presence of James Walker
Richard Lee Elizabeth Walker (her mark)
Reuben Jordan
John Rice
Lewin Bennett Garlick
To Robert Munford, John Speed, Edmond Taylor, Benjamin Baird and Thomas Anderson of the county of Mecklenburg, Gent. Whereas James Walker and Elizabeth Walker his wife of the county of Granville in the province of North Carolina by their indenture of bargain and sale bearing date the 4th day of October 1766 have sold unto Joseph Lane of the county of Westmoreland in the colony of Virginia, Gent., the fee simple estate of 140 acres of land lying in Nominy Forrest in the county of Cople and county of Westmoreland, and whereas Elizabeth Walker cannot conveniently travel to our court of Westmoreland to make acknowledgement of the conveyance. Therefore, we do give unto you or any two of you power to receive the acknowledgement that the said Elizabeth Walker shall be willing to make. Witness Jame Davenport, clerk of our court the 7th day of October 1766.
By virtue of a commission to us directed from the county court of Westmoreland we have caused Elizabeth Walker, wife of James Walker personally to appear before us and received her acknowledgement of the indenture annexed to the said commission and then examined her apart from her husband when she freely and voluntarily relinquished her right of dower and assented that the indenture should be recorded in the county court of Westmoreland. Certified under our hands and seals this 17th day of October 1766.
Robert Munford
Thomas Anderson
At a court held for Westmoreland County the 24th day of February 1767 this [indenture] together with a memorandum of livery of seizen and receipt thereon endorsed and a bond for performance of covenants were proved by the oaths of Richard Lee, Esq., Reuben Jordan and Lewin Bennett Garlick witnesses thereto and together with the commission and privy examination of Elizabeth Walker, the wife of James Walker and the certificate of the execution thereof ordered to be recorded. Teste
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1706 - Aft 1750 (~ 45 years)