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Capt. Randolph Brendt 20.50 A CH £241.4.8 Oct 2 1700
Received from: Peter Mackmillion.
Payments to: John Venner, John Douglass, Mary Browne, Robert Yates, Joseph Funent (?), Jeofry Cole, Capt. John Bayne, Citt. Chertley, John Gouge, Anthony Neale, Kenelm Cheseldyne, Thomas Diccrow, Christopher Shadwell, John Moner.
Legatees: Mary Lattemore, John Mosse who married Margrett Hamersly, Charles Brendt, Mr. William Hunter.
Executor: Randolph Brendt (also Mr. Randolph Brandt).
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Prince George's Land Records 1717-1726 - Liber F - folio 1/527
Indenture, 28 Aug 1717
From: Francis Hammersley of Stafford County
To: George Mason of Stafford County, Gent of the Colony of Virginia
For £36 a tract or island of land formerly in Charles County, now in Prince George'. County in the Potomac near the falls at Rock Creek commonly called Annalostian Island alias Barbadoes '75 acres; granted to Capt. Randall Brandt
/s/ Francis Hammenley (seal)
Wit: D. Dulany, Tho. Bentley
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Charles County Circuit Court Liber R, Page 48l 14 Feb 1689/90;
From Charles Allison, for 40,000# tobacco, to Edward Ford; a tract known as Christian Temple Manor containing 1,000 acres in Mattawoman; /a/ Charles Allison (mark); wit. Rich Hobart. Francis Hammersley, Robert Brant
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Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 11
COURT OF 10 JUN 1690
Petition of William Barton, s/o Nathan and Martha Barton, dec'd; requests estate of his two younger brothers & sister, Nathan Barton, Thomas Barton and Martha Barton, be given into his custody; requests acct. of estate from admn. Francis Hammersey- at the next court
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Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 17
COURT OF 9 SEP 1690
Order regarding William Barton, s/o Nathan Barton, dec'd
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Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 21
COURT OF 2 MAR 1690
Petition regarding the legacy of Nathan Barton to his children Martha Barton and Wm. Barton in 1684 or 1685; mentions Francis Hammersley
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Charles County Land Records, Liber Q, Page 27
COURT OF 10 MAR 1690
Petition regarding estate of Nathan Barton by his son, William Barton
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1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 3 (contd) Court held Xbr 12th Anno 1689
517. WILLIAM BARTON son of NATHAN BARTON of this County late deced made petition to this Court that FFRANCIS HAMMERSLEY detains and keeps from him his two Brothers and one Sister Orphans of the said Nathan Barton deced under a specious pretense that the said orphans was left to his care and Tuition from their deced Father and seeing that the said ffrancis Hammersley is a Roman Catholic he doubts that the said Orphans may be brought up by him in the Roman religion he therefore prays that the said orphans may be delivered from the said Fras. Hammersley into his care and tuition or that the said boys be bound out to some Trade according to Law in such cases hath provided concerning orphans And the Court having Throughly considered the premises doe accordingly order therefore tis ordered that NATHAN BARTON the oldest of the two boys orphans to Nathan Barton deceased shall remain in the custody of AUGUSTINE KNEATON until the next Court that he may then be by the Court bound out to the afsd Kneaton or some other good trade and that THOMAS the Younger son of Nathan Barton shall remain in the custody of Majr. ANDREW GILSON until the next Court to be bound out to him or some other Trade according to Law and that WILLIAM BARTON the Petr as afsd shall have the tuition of his Sister MARTHA the other orphan she being to be delivered from Mr. Fras. Hammersley as afsd William Bar-ton paying the costs.
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1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 44 Court held 7th April 1690
695. Ordered that the action depending in this Court between THOMAS BARTON Plt
and FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY the deft shall be referred to next Court to the intent that the said Hammersley a true and perfect account of the Estate of JAMES GERRARD that Judgment may pass against him as far as assets or else for him to obtain a Quietus for the said Estate.
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1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 60 Court held 11th June 1690
738. THOS. BARTON complaining sheweth that FRANCIS HAMERSLEY as Trustee to the Estate of JAMES GERRARD deced stands indebted to the Plt the sum of sixteen hundred pounds of Tobacco and Caske for funeral charges accomodation Trouble & attendance of him the said Gerrard in his Languishing Sickness which the said Hammersley hath not paid the Plt .. and now forasmuch as it doth appeare to this Court that the said Hammersley hath paid out of the said James Gerrards Estate almost as far as assets Therefore tis ordered that Francis Hammersley make payment of eight hundred pounds of tobacco in cask ..
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1689-1690 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press]; Page 65 (contd) Court held 12th June 1690
753. CHRISTOPHER BUTLER complaining sheweth that FRANCIS HAMERSLEY Executor of his own wrong of the Estate of MARTHA BARTON who was Executrix of the Will of her Husband NATHAN BARTON stands indebted to the Plt the sum of three thousand three hundred and seventy pounds of Tobacco and cask by a former order of this Worshipfull Court against said Nathan Barton deced which Nathan Barton in his lifetime hath not paid .. and forasmuch as Francis Hammersley did make it plainly appear in this Court that he hath paid as farr as assetts of the Estate of Nathan Barton deced Therefore this ordered that Francis Hammersley of and from this action shall be dismissed and that Xtopher Butler pay costs ..
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
p.233 TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Wee JOHN WITHERS &MATTHEW THOMPSON of Stafford County Gentl, have granted to FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY one Towne Lott called number Seaven bounded wth ye loft number five on ye East wth POTOMACK CREEK on ye South with ye BROAD STREET leadin ge from ye Water side to ye COURT HOUSE on ye West & wth ye Lott number Eight on ye North beinge in figure a Rombus To Have and To Hold provided allwaies ... (build upon the premises) . , , . In Wittness whereof wee have sett our handes & Seales this 11th day of February 1691/2
The above Deed was signed and delivered in Open Court unto FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY by JOHN WITHERS & MATTHEW THOMPSON Feoffees in Trust on 11th day of February 1691/2 and was then recorded
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1689-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part 2 [Antient Press];
p. 233 TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come Wee JOHN WITHERS &MATTHEW THOMPSON of Stafford Conntie Gent, have granted unto FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY one Towne Lott called number Ninety three & points Corner of ye said Towne bounded on POTOMACK RIVER on ye East wth ye lott number Eighty eight on ye South wth part of ye same Neck of Potomack now in possession of said Capa. MALACHY PEALE on ye West & North & beinge in figure nearest a Triangle whose sides containe fifteen poles a Northerly & Westerly Course To Have and To Hold to him the said FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY provided allwaies (build upon the premises) .
In Wittness whereof wee have sett our handes & Seales ye 11th day of February 1691/2 This above Deed was signed and delivered in open Court unto FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY by JOHN WITHERS & MATTHEW THOMPSON Feoffees in Trust on ye 11th day of February 1691/2 and was then recorded
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1680 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
p. 14(25) The The Repo: of FRANCIS HAMERSLEY aged Twenty two yeares or thereabouts saith that hee was upp ye River sometime in December last about businesse for Mr, GEO BRENT and said RALPH PLATT by JNO: MATHEWS his Order kill a Browne Cow whose marke was to ye best of my remembrance swallow forke on one eare and cropt and two slitts on ye other: and furthr: saith that JNO: MATHEWS when ye Cow was living said that it was his and that his mrke: was swallow forked on one eare and cropt & one slitt in ye other; and when ye Cow was killed this is my Daughter, ANNs, for shee had two slits as before I tould your worships and further saith not.
FRANCIS HAMERSLEY
Jura & Recordatr! 8th die Septembr: 1680
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1680 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
I ROGER DAVIS doe appoynt Mr. GEO BRENT my Attorney to prosecute ray suite against JEFFREY WOOD and to answere my suite with THOMAS MERRIDETH and JNO; SIMPSON, Witness my hand this 8th of November 1680
Testes FRANCIS HAMERSLEY, ROGER DAVISE
Recordatr; 7 die.
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1687-1698 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 489
Northumberland County Court November 22, 1689
Whereas Mr. FRANCIS HAMMERSLY brought his account to this Court by his attorney CHARLES HARRIS against Capt. GEORGE COOPER for three thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco and cask and produced a note signed by the said COOPER drawn upon Major HENRY SMYTH to pay the said sum unto the said HAMMERSLY dated January the 5th, 1682 and whereas the said COOPER has made oath that he had at the time of drawing the said note sufficient effects to answer the said debt in the hands of the said SMYTH and also that he also that he never countermanded the said note, nor that the said note was ever before this time produced to him, A Nonsuit is therefore granted the said COOPER against the said HAMMERSLY with costs and Damages according to Law alias execution.
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1691-1692 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
Page 181 Court held 9th October 1691
221. Mr. JOHN WITHERS and Mr. MATTHEW THOMPSON was by the Court chosen Feoffees in Trust for the Towne or Port of this County and did accept of the same according to act of assembly.
222, This Court taking into consideration the purchase of fifty acres of land for the Port of this County being in Peales neck and Mr. GILES BRENT who hath the fee simple thereof not being of age came here in Court and choose Mr. FRANCIS HAMMERSLEY for his Guardian Whereupon the Court treated with Francis Hammersley Guardian for and on behalf of the orphan for the price of the fifty acres of land and it was by the Court together with the feoffees for and on the behalf of the County and Francis Hammersley for and on the behalf of the said Giles Brent did agree that thirteen thousand pounds of tobacco and caske being the full demands of the said Hammersley shall be paid for the land out of which sum Capt. MALACHY PEALE being tenant thereon is to have such part as the Law in that case doth direct and appoint Therefore tis ordered that the sum of thirteen thousand pounds of Tobacco and cask shall at the next Court be levied out of this County and by the sheriff in due time paid to Francis Hammersley and Capt. Malachy Peale shall make good and authentick deeds of the fifty acres of land unto Mr. John Withers and Mr. Matthew Thompson Feoffees to and for the use of the County.
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1692-1693 Stafford County, Virginia Order Book [Antient Press];
Page 362. Court held 12 th July 1693
447. FRANCIS HAMMERSLY of this County was attached to answer WILLIAM DENT of the Province of Maryland in a plea of debt that whereas the said HAMMERSLY stands indebted to the Plt aforesd by bill obligatory under his hand and Seale for the sum of seven thousand six hundred and eighty pounds of Tobacco bearing date the 26th of February Anno 1688 and refuses Payment though often thereto demanded wherefore the Plt by George Mason and MATHEW THOMPSON his attorneys hath brought his action against the said Francis Hammersley and Craves Judgment .. And the said Francis Hammersley the deft came into Court and confessed Judgment to the said William Dent for the sum of four thousand and Twenty six pounds of Tobacco Therefore tis ordered that Francis Hammersley shall make present payment of the said sum .. of Tobacco unto the said William Dent being in full the Ballance of all accounts between them with costs
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1692-1694 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 1 [Antient Press]; Page 45)
Richmond County Court 8th of October 1692
- Attach int. is granted to FRAN: HEMMERSLEY against the Estate of ISAAC WALLER for 600 lbs. of Cobb: upon Bill returnable
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1722-1728 Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book J; [Antient Press]; Page. 192-194
This Indenture made 7th September 1725 between GEORGE GRANT of Overwharton Parish County of Stafford and ELIZABETH his wife & JOHN JOHNSON of sd county .. in consideration of yearly rent to farm lett 150 acres more or less bounding and beginning att a mark'd white oak on South side of the ROAD that leads to RICHLAND MILL .. running Southerly to a branch called the Meadows then to line of Mr. FFRANS. HAMMERSLEY'S land ... northerly to said Road .. to hold during natural life of him the said John Johnson & lives of MARTHA his wife and JOHN his son & longest liver —paying yearly in Month of January Six hundred pounds of lawfull Tobacco & Casque need requires to roll the same to a convenient landing beginning the first year January 1726 .. shall be lawfull to get clapboard timber any part of 1040 acres whereof said tenement is a part .. plant 100 apple trees keep in thriving condition within a close fence
Presence Jno. Payton, Geo. Grant
Michael Judd Elizabeth Grant
John Johnston
At a Court held for Stafford County 8th 7br 1725 George Grant and Elizabeth his wife acknowledged this their lease .. admitted to record.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
1658 - Bef 1700 (< 42 years)