Poe
Family
Essex County,
Wills and Deed s (1711-1717)
page 52. Lease and Release. 6 and 7 May 1712.
Timothy Hay of
Wit signed:
Timothy Hay:
Daniel Hays
A Somervell
William Hart
Recorded 8 May 1712.
page 234. Will of Abraham Stapp
of Essex Co. Dated 20 Oct. 1710.
Probated 8 April 1714.
To son Abraham Stapp,
all land on N. side of Road of "my now dwelling plantation',
To son William all land on S. side of road.
To son Jacob Stapp
upper part of land bought of Edward Moseley and
To son Joshua Stapp
the lower part bordering on Mr. Robert Brooke.
To young sone
Joseph Stapp and James Stapp
25 acres each of lower land. Jacob and Joshua to buy them. 100 acres each
elsewhere.
To wife Dorothy all property during lifetime.
To dau. Ruth Stapp cattle, etc.
To two daughters. Rebecca and Martha Stapp a shilling each.
Witt
Robert Moss signed
Abraham Stapp
Peter Hollon
Will Harte (his mark)
page 234. Bond. 8 April 1714. L 300,
Extx. Abraham Step.
Wit: Signed:
Dorathy Stapp (sio)
John Pickett Dan’ll Hayes
Daniel Brown John Hart
Rec. 8 April 1714.
page 234. Bond. 8 April. 1714. L 100. Sterle Ann Coleman Extrx
Est.of Robert. Coleman.
deceased. Wit:
Thos Herman
Ja Alderson
signed .Ann Coleman
Edward Coleman
Daniel Brown
John
Pickett
Rec. 8 Ap1. 1714.
page 235. Bond. 8 April. 1714. L 300.
Wit:
Robert Jones
Richard Gatewood.
signed Henry
Berry
Ro Brooke junr
Robt Parker
Rec. 8 April. 1714.
page 235. Release. 7 April 1714. Thomas Merrit of
Wit:
Nathaniel ffogg
John Strang (Straughn?)
signed Thomas Merritt (x)
Rec. 8 April. 1714.
page 369. Power of Atty. 13 November 1714.
"x Samuell Randall the younger of the City of Corke merchant and Mary his wife the Daughter of Thomas
Pope late of Bristoll merchant deceased send Greeting
Whereas an Estate In Virginia called Nettle patch plantation at the mouth of
Popes Creek in the County of Westmorland containing five hundred acres of land
or thereabouts with a parcell of negroes and
buildings thereon is descended to the said Mary Randall als
Pope and for a Certain Consideration in hand paid the Land Negroes and
Buildings thereon were let to Lewis Merchant late of Virginia deceased until
the said Mary should come to age or be marryed. Now know ye
(that) we the said Samuel Randall and Mary Randall als
Pope (his wife) reposeing special Trust and
Confidence in our Loving kinsman Thomas Wiles of Bristoll
merchant have made ordained Constituted and appointed and by those presents do
make ordain Constituted and in our place and steed put and authorise
the said Thomas Wiles our true and lawfull attorney
for us in our name and to our use by himself or such other parson or persons as
he shall think fit to substitute and appoint to Enter into and upon the said
lands buildings and Improvements thereof
or otherwise and to take possession thereof and of the said negroes and being thereof
so possessed for us in our name. and to our use to sell and Dispose of the said
land negroes and Improvemente x x x "
Wit:
Thomas Thomas
Francis Hart
John Clark
Stephen Richardson (x)
Signed
Samuel Randall Jun'r
Mary Randall
Date of record not shown
page 669. Will of Edward Coffey "being in bedd of
Sickness".
Dated 14 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 20 Nov. 1716.
To two sons John Cofey
and Edward Cofey all land to be dive equally, at 16
years if their mother is dead, otherwise at 18 years.
To daughter Marther
Cofey a cow at 16 or her mother's death.
To son John a cow.
To wife Ann Cofey balanoe of personal property. At her death to be div.
equally betw. "my six children
John Cofey
Edward Cofey
Marther Cofey
Ann Cofey
Austes Cofey
Elizabeth Cofey"
. (note in the transcript this is taken from reads: The name Austos may be Anstes).
Wit:
Sam'll Edmondson
Themety Seleven
(Timothy Sullivan?)
Signed
Edward x Coffey
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.
Bond. 20 Nov. 1716. L 100. Sterl. Ann Cofey as extrx at cost. of Edward Coffey decd.
Signed
Anne Coffee X
Thomas Graves X
John Hart (x)
Wit:
Robert Jones
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.
19 May 1725
In the action of Debt brought by Charles
Brown Assee. of William
Hart agt
Edward Murrain a Jury was impannelled & sworn to
try ye matter in issue joyned Vizt
(includes Francis Browning)
4 December 1739
Ordered that Henry Burk, John Johns, James Turner, and John Sutton appraise the estate of Philemon Hurt. (Philemon Hart?)
9 May 1740
James Garton
acknowledged his deed of feoffment with livery of seizin endorsed to John
Hart.
Action on the case. Anne Walker, John Walker
and John Robinson Jur., Esq., executors of the last
will and testament of Benjamin Walker, agt. Thomas Carr. Jury, John Dyer jur., John Hart,
George Chapman, Jacob Johns,
Robert Baber, John George, Thomas White, Thomas Forson,
Philip Herndon, John Woolfolk, John Bell
and Robert Powell Jur.,find for the plaintiff £9.6.
current money. John George
foreman.
Action of trespass. John Watts
agt. Anthony Arnold. Jury, John
Hart (Hurt), John Bradley, Samuel Chapman, Charles Morgan,
William Herndon, Michael Parrott, Richard Billops,
Thomas Dudley, Matthew Peatross, Roger Madison, Benjamin Wootten
and John Dudley, find for the
plaintiff ten shillings. Richard Billops, foreman.
11 February 1742/3
Action of debt. Samuel Coleman agt. John Hart.
The defendant not appearing, an attachment is rewarded agt
his estate for his debt and costs returnable to the next court of judgment.
Virginia county court records : abstracts of the account books of Edward
Dixon ... / edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio
(also in the Culpeper page)
(p. 209). July
13.1749. CASH. To brought forward from 208; July 17: Col. TURNER; To
EDWARD POWERS; July 19: To EDWARD
(p. 210). August
1,1749; Brot. forward. To MARY POWELL.;
August 3: To HENRY TERRILL; To
WILLIAM HARRISON; To EDWARD
8 April 1756
Upon the complaint of Jeremiah Pearce against
John Herndon, its ordered William
Bullard, Simon
Poe, Samuel Chapman, Robt.
Robertson, John Bohannon, Francis Hoomes, Jas.
Herndon and Mary Dismukes be
summoned to next court.
mc
p. 163 Court 13 May 1756
Samuel Haws jr is
appointed overseer of the road in the room of William Bowler and to have
Bowler’s home house people, John Hart,
James Coleman, Simon Poe, Richd. Curd and
John Dawson’s people to assist him in keeping the road in repair.
16 February 1765
p. 384
Robert Hart agt. Shadrack Watts. In case. This day came the plaintiff by his attorney
and the defendant being not found, and alias capias
is granted.
Reported on:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccaswel/families/cobb.htm
In 1761, Samuel Cobb recorded a land grant on County Line Creek for 487
acres, adjoining Nathaniel Hart.
NC-3
[773]-218 May Term 1764
William NUNN vs.
George CHAPMAN; Debt. This Day came Edmund
FANNING Esqr. and by Virtue of a Power of Attorney to
him Given and Specifyed in the writing Obligatory Confesed Judgment for Thirteen Pounds twelve Shillings
Proclamation. Therefore tis the Opinion of the Court
that the Plaintiff recover against the Defendant his Damages aforesaid in form
aforesaid & his Costs by him in that behalf Expended.
Judgment £13:12:-,
Clerk 1:1:6.
Thomas HART vs. Richard PILKINTON:
Debt. This Day came Edmund FANNING Esqr. (sic) by
Virtue of a Power of Attorney to him Given and Specifyed
in the writing Obligatory Confesed Judgment for
Eleven Pounds ten Shillings Proc. besides Costs. Judgment £11:10:-, Clerk
1:1:6. (sic)
Aug-Nov 1765-Feb 66-May 1766.
[996]-438 August
Term 1765
James YOUNG & Compy. agt. Francis DAY:
Debt. This Day came the Defendant by his Attorney and by Virtue of a Power of
Attorney to him Given & Specifyed in the Writing
Obligatory Confesed Judgment for Eight Pounds seven
Shillings and Eleven pence Proclamation Money with Interest from the 15th. Day
of May 1765 till paid & Costs. Judgment £8:7:11, Clerk 1:1:6.
Court Adjourned till
Court ln Course.
[997]-439 November Term 1765
towit: Tyrie
HARRIS Thomas LLOYD,
Thomas HART, Lawrence THOMPSON, William LEA, John LEA,
John PATTERSON, John MCGEE Esqrs.
Court Adjourned till
Court in Course.
[999]-441 February Term 1766
towit: John PRYOR, Tyrie HARRISS, David HART, Thomas HART, Richard SIMPSON,
Richard PARKER, Robert LYTL, John LEA Esqrs.
Ordered that Richard
PARKE, Robert ABERCROMBIE & Joseph BARBEE
be Summoned to attend the next Superior Court as Grand Jurors And
that John GRAVES, Epaphroditus GOULD & Nathaniel
HARRIS Junr. be Summoned to serve as Petit Jurors.
Court Adjourned till Court Court (sic) in Course
ORANGE
6 Sept 1769. Thomas HART of Orange to John RICHARDS of same, one hundred
pounds, 2 acres, 2 lots in Hillsboro, # 113 and #119, bounded by lots #117,
#109, #110, and #120 and fronting on King Street; signed; Thos HART; wit. ABS. BENDELL, William COMB,
Jesse
29 Nov 1769-Jul 1770 Orange Co, NC DB3:294. Thomas HART & Susannah
of Orange to Robert WELLS of same, eighty pounds, 263 acres, on North Fork of
Country Line Cr., begin at JONES' lower cor. of his upper tract, N 45 ch. to a BO, E 39 ch. to a hicory, S crossing his line N crossing creek to first
station, Granville to Thomas HART recorded Book E. page 272; signed: Thos HART,
Susannah HART ; wit. Jos McCARROL,
Wm COMB; acknowledged July Term
1770. (present day
15 July 1769 Joseph MADDOCK
of Orange, planter, to James THOMPSON,
Samuel CHAMBERS, Francis WILKINSON and Daniel CLOUD of same, planters, five
shillings, five acres, payment made by grantees in behalf of themselves and the
members of Eno Meeting belonging to the peoples
(blank) Quakers, rent of four pence to be paid annually to William COMB on 25
March, property to be used only for use of members, begin at a hickory, W 33
perches to a black oak, S 33 perches along John CARSON'S line to a small black
oak grub, E 15 perches to the Great Road, along the Great Road 40 perches to
first station, whereon the meeting house and other buildings now stand, part of
tract from Granville to William COMB 12 Nov 1756, COMB to MADDOCK
& others 10 June 1759 recorded in Book E page 42 (blank); signed Joseph MADDOCK; wit. Thos HART, Jas.
WATSON; proved by WATSON July Term 1769. (Extracted from ORANGE COUNTY RECORDS,
VOL. 11, DEED BOOKS 1 & 2 ABSTRACTS, by William D. Bennett, p. 565, by
Hogan Researcher Louise Overton who adds that this land is the old Eno Church Cemetery (recently restored by Girl Scouts), and
is located off of Highway #86 in community of Cedar Grove, Orange County, just
north of Hillsboro).
6 Sept 1769-Jan 1770 Thomas HART
of Orange to John RICHARDS of same, one hundred pounds, 2 acres, 2 lots in
Hillsboro, # 113 and #119, bounded by lots #117, #109, #110, and #120 and fronting
on King Street; signed; Thos HART; wit. ABS. BENDELL,
William COMB, Jesse
Will
Book A, Page 25
(just
after a record dated 11 February 1800) ---- other source states will dated
October 13, 1799
Sale
of Estate of
Buyers
were:
Thomas
Watson - bell; colt
Susannah Poe - cow, cow, cow, cow
and calf, powdering tub, stand, two chairs, flax wheel, large wheel, pair wool
cards, pari cotton cards, sifter, sixteen books,
candlestick, curry comb, four knives, five forks, kettle, oven and hooks, loom
, bell, two slays and harness, plow, hoe, hoe, mattock, axe, axe, scythe,
feather bed, half bed, dresser furniture, table, set gears, tub, half bushel,
churn, gray mare, two gimblets, set of spools,
bridle, half beehive, two clevises, saw
Heath
Hart - cow