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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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1742-1752 Fairfax County, Virginia, Will Book A;
[Eula K. Woodward];
19 May, 1746, Thos. Walker & Ursula, his w. Hamilton par. Prince William Co. to Ann Asbury, Lunnenburg par. Richmond Co. 50 A. Fairfax Co. part 500 A. granted Thos. Asbury, decd. who willed sd. 50 A. to Ursula Sanders, now w. of sd. Thos. Walker. Wit. Philip Sanders,· Wm. Sanders,· Benj. Hutchinson. 20 May, 1746,p. 544
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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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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1716 - Aft 1750 (~ 35 years)