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Poe in history of Rappahannock County
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Pages from book on Poe family by
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Three Francis Browning
names appear in the historical record. The eldest seems to be Francis
Browning (1672-1723). His son was Francis
Browning (c1696-1775) and his son was Francis Browning (died 1760). Independent
confirmation of these dates has not been accomplished. These three men will be
referred below, at times, as Francis Browning i, ii, or iii
The eldest Francis Browning appears to have been
married to Rachel. The next one administered the estate of Samuel Poe (d.
1725). Browning researchers claim the wife was Francis Browning was a member of
the Lloyd family. The third Francis Browning was married to Frances Norman and
is connected to the family of
Genealogical and Historical Notes
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Francis Browning 1735 p. 151 The Browning Family. By Judge D. A. Grimsley The Brownings appeared in Francis
Browning settled near Gaines X Roads (Gaines Crossroads – my addition), now The wife of Francis Browning was a children: 1. Francis m. Frances Norman; 2. Nicholas, m. Sarah Washburn; 3. John m. Miss Demorest; 4. Jacob m. Elizabeth Bywaters; 5. Mary m. Courtney Norman; 6. Ruth m. William Duncan; 7. a daughter m. ----- Turner. * No supporting evidence
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Land Office Patents & Grants/Northern Neck Grants & Surveys : CATALOG CARD
Francis Browning 1735
Patent with John Ashley
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Description: 400 acres. |
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Source: Land Office Patents No. 15, 1732-1735 (v.1 & 2
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Orange County, Virginia order
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John Vineyard agt Francis Browning is postponed.
The suite by Petition brought by John Vynyard
agt Francis Browning is on hearing
the witnesses and arguments of both parties dismist with costs.
Cornelius Mitchell attend 4 days as witness for
John Vynyard
Walter Butler attended 3 days for John
Vynyard
John Connor 4 days wit. For Francis Browning
15 May 1736
Ordered that John Ashley clear a road the convenienientist way from Colo.
Willis’s Mill to Mitchell’s ford and that Robert Eastham Gent, and Francis Browning mark the way to said
Road is to be cleared
Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts
of Virginia Land Patents and Grants.
Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent. Indexed by Claudia B. Grundman. Volume IV:
1732-1741.
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abstracts of Virginia land patents and grants 1623-1800 / abstracted by Nell
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19 June 1735
Patent Book 15
Francis
Browning and John
Ashley of St. Mark's Par. Orange Co., 400 acs in sd Par & Co. on head
Brs. of the N Fork of Battle Run; 19 June 1735. p.528. 2 pounds.
Patent Book 17
William Watson & William Poe of Caroline Co. 400 Acs Orange Co. in the Little Fork of Rappahannock Riv. on the Brs. of Battle Run; Adj. John Ashley & Francis Browning: 10 June 1737. p. 333. 2 pounds
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February 1742/3
Suit
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The Area of
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Rappahannock County, Virginia
a history : fact, fiction, foolishness, and the Fairfax / by Elisabeth B. and
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page 291
In August, 1670, Francis Lederer had explored
the area from the Great Fork, the juncture of the Rappahannock and
p. 349
... Sandford's Mill, also known as Cooksey's,
was on the
p. 350
A piece of Poe's Road has been cut out now and
it turns, hitting Route 522, opposite Wakefield Private School. About two miles
below Chancellor's Mill on the
Chancellor Mountain
We are now down to Water's Mill, already
mentioned, on the east side of Poe's Road on the Jordan River. Next comes the
intersection of Poe's Road, Route 637, with
Below Keysville (Lotte, or Larrabee's
Kennels) about a half mile down on Hungry (Hunger) Run, and on the east side of
Poe's Road was Poe's Mill. Then, down about the mouth of Hungry Run as it goes
into the
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Orange County road orders,
1734-1749 / Ann Brush Miller ; with introductory essays by Nathaniel Mason
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28 August 1740
p. 238 of orders
Ordered that all the tithables between Indian
Run & the River clear ye road from Mitchells ford & the Goardwine as far
as the path between Samuel and Anthony Scotts & Its further ordered that
Francis Browning be hereby appointed Overseer of ye sd Road & that he cause
the highways to be cleared & the bridges to be repaired in the said
precinct according to law.
Mitchells Branch
28 August 1740
p. 238 or orders
Ordered that all the tithables belonging to
Hickman Murkey Cheek Beverley & Brooks work on the road from the thorough
fair run to Stony run at ye upper end of Brooks & Beverleys Tract Under William Poe who is hereby appointed Overseer
of ye Same & its ordered that he Cause ye highways to be cleared & the
bridges to be repaired in ye sd precinct according to Law.
25 August 1743
Ordered that William
Poe (Wm Po) be appointed Overseer of the Road from the thoroughfare
Run to Stony Run at ye foot of the
Mountain & that the Labouring Tithables on ye Lands of Wm
Stony Branch
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Some parts of
1741 - 1742
Thomas Stanton.
…. To Mr. John Sutton, a dimity jacket and breeches pounds 10.9
22 October 1741
Jonathan Ward.
Inventory. Made in Obedience to order of 24 Sep. 1741. Total Valuation pounds
7.2.0
Frans (F) Browning
(Francis Browning)
Wm (W) Smith
John Washburn
William Duncan, admr.
22 8ber [Oct 1741]. Returned into Court
Bond of Eliza Morphey. Nathaniel Hedgman and Francis Browning unto Thos. Chew,
Eliza Morphey is admx. Of Miles Morphey
dec’d.
Ellizabeth (X) Morphey (Elizabeth Murphey?)
Natl Hedgman
Frans (S) Browning
Wit: John Quin
28 Jan 1741[1742]. Ack and admitted to record
2 Sept 1741
James Right (James Wright?). Account of
estate as sold at outcry
To Francis
Browning
1 cloaths box
1 pr fire tongs
1 set of wedges
1 froe
and an old spinning wheel
pounds1.1.6
27 August 1741
pp. 56-57
At a court held 26 February 1740 . . .application of Joseph Thomas,
Gent., for a view . . land lying in the Gourd
Vine fork . . . ordered Lewis Yeancy, Francis
Browning and Edward Tiel, or any two, . . Joseph Thomas & Samuel
Pendleton on three thousand five hundred & sixty three acres lying in the
Great Fork of the
Gourdvine Church
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26 February 1746
Ordered that a Road be laid off & Cleared
from William Poe’s to the
27 March 1746
Ordered that all the Gangs below the Battle
Run that formerly were under the Directions of Samuel Scott and Francis Browning work under John Gouge Jun. who is appointed
Overseer of the Highway from Poes Spring to the Lower End of Brownings
Precinct and that they attend and obey the said Overseers Directions in
clearing and keeping the said way in Repair and that he cause the Posts of
Directions to be set up where Necessary.
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24 July 1746
Ordered that the Road from Robert Easthams
Island Foard to stone Run be Devided into three Precincts and that John
Washburn be overseer of that Par of it from the said Island Foard To Samuel
Scotts Path to Poes Spring and the
Male labour Tithables be the Gang under him and that John George be overseer of that part from Scotts Path to Poes
Spring and that Male labouring Tithables above John Washburns and Below great and Little Battle Runs including the Tithables in the Gang under him
and that William
Poe be Overseer of the other Part from Poes Spring to Stone Run and the Male laboouring Tithables avoe
Battel (sic) Runs and Na(cropped photocopy..)
Hillins and up to the Rush River and up the said River to the Head be
the Gang under him which said Several Gangs are Ordered to Attend and obey the
Directions of their respective Overseers in clearing and keeping the said Road
in Repair and the said Overseers are Ordered to set up where Necessary.
Winslow and
(two names that show up in association with
the Poe family in
26 July 1746
The Presentment of the Grand jury against
Richard Winslow and Thomas Watts Overseer of the Road from Poplar Bridge to Elk Run is continued til the
Richard Bradley (also see Caroline County records)
26 September 1746
Ordered that Stephen J K Smith George Smith Richard Bradley and Joseph Reynolds or any two of them do some
time between this and the
Virginia
county court records : abstracts of the account books of Edward Dixon ... /
edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio
(also on the
(p.
209). July 13.1749. CASH. To brought
forward from 208; July 17: Coll0. 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
WATSON (WATTSON). August
21; By ROBT. WRIGHT; August 22: By JOHN PRINCE, By EDWARD
(p.
211). June 26,1749. The Debit Account of Mr. WILLIAM ELLIOT. (one entry) To 1 pr. db!e. C. pumps 13/. The Credit
Account: November 6. 1749 By your accot. in L. B. 0..13..0 Curry.
(p.
242). Jly 22, 1749; The Debit Account of THOMAS
WATSON (Various kinds and amounts of cloth: buckram, sheeting, bro. linnen.
shalloon, check); a bridle 1/10; 2 linen handkerchiefs 1/2; 1 lbs. sugar 8; 1
spring Knife; mans hatt 6/; powder & shott; 1/4 Rum; 1 gall. Rum; October
4: 1 worsted Cap 9d; Cash 5/9. The Credit Account November 6, 1749: By your
accot. in L. B. 3..19..8 and 1.2..6 1/2.
(p.
258). August 7,1749: CASH: To brot. from folio 26: a number of entries for Rum;
a spring Knife 8d; nails. sugar. check. Pr. hose; bushel salt; boys felt; 1
Testament, 4 pencils; a small bowIe & 2 muggs; Earthenware; 1 glass;
(carried forward) , The Credit Account: August 22. 1749: By Accot. from 210.
August 31: By GABL. LONG; September 1: By JAMES BOWLW ARE(also Boulware). By
Capt. WILLIAM TALIAFERRO; September 2: By WILLIAM FURLONG; By JOHN HOLLOWAY. By
THOMAS MASSEY; September 4: By JOSEPH REYNOLDS. By. COLLO. TURNER; By JNO: HOLLOWAY; By EDWARD
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In the Name of God Amen December 22d 1748. I Thomas
Watts of St. Thomas’ Parish in Culpeper
County Planter being in sound and Perfect Health of mind and memory.. and as
touching such worldly Estate. I hereby make my last Will and Testament..
Imprimis I give and bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me and my
Body to the Earth to be buried.. Item I will and desire that my wellbeloved
Wife Esther shall live on the plantation I now live on if she be the
longest liver and have One hundred acres adjoining with Timber and Wood for the
use of the Plantation for and during the time of her widowhood and no longer
and at the time of either her Death of Day of Marriage that then the said
Plantation to return to them as shall be hereafter mentioned Item I give to my
son Edward Watts the Plantation he
now lives on with the Tract of land thereto belonging Estimated Two hundred
acres.. Item I give and bequeath to my Son John Watts the
Presence Robert Sherman Thomas
Wm Twyman, George Twyman
15 March 1749
At a Court held for
This last will and Testament of Thomas
Watts deceased was this day exhibited in Court by John Watts and Benjamin Watts the Executors therein
name
and at
a Court continued and held for the said County on Friday the 16th
day of March 1749 Edward Watts the Heir at Law of the Decedent personally
appeared in Court and declared he had no objections to make against the Proof
of the said Will Whereupon the Court proceeded to examine the Witnesses upon
Oath to wit .. whose depositions are hereunto annexed and ordered to be
recorded with the said Will and on the motion of the said Executors Certificate
is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form they having sworn to
the same and given Security in the Penalty of One thousand pounds according to
Law
March 16, 1749
Robert Sherman, William Twyman & George Twyman the Subscribing Witnesses to the will of Thomas Watts decd being examined touching the said Will upon their oaths severally depose as follows, the said Robert Sherman saith that he wrote the Will of the Testator at his request and by his direction left a large blank space therein, and that the Testator executed the same presence of all the subscribing witnesses leaving the same space blank and that about thirteen months afterwards the Testator directed the Deponent to insert the two last clauses in the said Will to wit, a Devise of One hundred acres of land to his Daughter Esther Watts, and a Bequest of the profits of his Still to his Wife and children, and that he believes the two other subscribing witnesses were ignorant of the two last mentioned clauses being inserted they not being present at the time And the said William Twyman & George Twyman severally depose that they saw the Testator Execute the Will produced and that he was then in his perfect sence and memory, but they believe the two last clauses were not inserted when they became witnesses but say there was a blank space left and were informed that the said two last clauses were inserted afterwards by Robert Sherman the other Subscribing witness & further they say not.
Sworn to in Court March 16, 1749
Teste
Roger Dixon Clk
9 March 1749
pp. 20-22
Culpeper County March 9th 1749 in
Obedience of Court dated the 15th day of February We the Subscribers
being first sworn before Robert Slaughter
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Edmond Poe of Franklin County, KY married Nancy Triplett. DNA results of a
descendant show that
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A William Clift lived near Poe and Bradley in 1794 Caroline Co per Caroline
County record: September 1794 From the Fork Road at Trap, [The Trap was the tavern
located between Port Royal and Bowling Green. . . ] over Stern’s Mill to the
road leading by Meeting House, Mark Bowler, Jr. appointed Overseer on which the
hands of
13 March 1749
p. 15 of original
In Obedience to an Order of Culpeper County
Court we the Subscribers being first sworn have appraised the Estate of Elmore George decd in money as
Exhibited by the Executrix as followeth Vizt.. Items listed and valued to total
L 34..16..0.. March 13th 1749 .. appraisers Robert Coleman, John
Wetheral, James Strother
At a Court held for
This inventory and appraisement of the Estate
of Elmore George decd was this day returned
into Court and ordered to be recorded.
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Presumably this is the Benjamin Watts who appears in
pp. 22-23
21 June 1750
In Obedience to an order from the Worshipful
Court of Culpeper bearing date the 21st day of June 1750 We Cortney Norman, John Roberts and
Richard Young being by the said Court appointed to appraise the Estate of David
McMurrin decd and being first sworn before Thomas Slaughter Gent. One of our Justices for the said County do make
return of this inventory thereof as follows Viz .. items listed and valued to
total L 48 .. 3 .. 10 ½ .. Given under our hands this fourth day of July 1750;
Courtney Norman, John Roberts, Richard Young,.
Returned into Court July 19th and
ordered to be recorded.
pp. 23-24
An Inventory of the Estate of John Edwards decd appraised by us the Subscribers is as followeth Vizt …
Items listed and valued to total L 39 .. 5 .. 6 .. Given under our hand this 16
day July 1750..
Thomas Watts
William Watts
William Pound
Returned into Court July 19, 1750 and ordered
to be recorded.
pp. 29-31
In Obedience to an order of Court held for
Culpeper County on Friday the 16th of March 1749 We the Subscribers
being first sworn have met on Friday the 3rd day of August 1750 at
the Mansion House of Thomas Watts decd and as by Order have appraised in
current money the slaves and personal estate of the said Thomas Watts deced
which is as follows (vizt) .. item listed and valued to total L 341..3..0 ½..
(includes seven negroes) .. made by appraisers Jas. Barbour, Thomas Scott,
William Rice.
Returned into Court this 15th day
of November 1750 & ordered to be recorded.
pp. 37-38
In Obedience to an Order of Court held for
the County of Culpeper on the 18th day of April 1751 We the
Subscribers have according to the said Order met at the House of Esther
Watts Relict of Thomas Watts Deced on the third day of June 1751 and set
apart the third part of the slaves and also a lawful share and dividend of the
Estate of the said Thomas Watts Deced which we report to this Court as
followeth .. Items listed and valued to total L 103..14.3 .. The Widows part
being but L 101..17..7 and the forgoing sum is L 103.. 14 ..3 which is L 1 ..
16..8 more than her part she will be accountable to the Executors and is to
their satisfaction.
James
Barbour
James
Rogers Thomas Scott
At a Court held for
This Report of the share of Esther Watts of
the Estate of Thomas Watts decd her late Husband was this day returned into
Court and ordered to be recorded.
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28 May 1747 returned
Isaac Chapman.
Inventory
Total valuation
Francis
Browning, Junr.
William Poe
Saml Scott
24 Nov. 1749 returned
John Gouge*. Inventory
Total Valuation pounds 44.6. 4 ½
Francis Browning
p.
461 [9 Dec. 1737]
Orange
26 September 1745
Indenture 24 Sept 1745 between John Ashley of
John (X) Ashley [seal]
Mary (X) Ashley [seal]
Witnesses:
Edward
Herndon
Richard Reynolds
John Finleson
John Nicholas
George Taylor
Recorded
NOTE:
SPOTSYLVANIA
- On Petition of EDWARD HERNDON to have his ORDINARY
LICENCE renewed, the same being expired, is granted, he giving Bond and paying
the Governor's dues as the Law directs
and
21 April 1774
Will Book E 1772-1798
Rice Curtis
Spotsylvania Co., d. Aug 8, 1763, p. Apr. 21, 1774. Wit. Larkin Chew, George Stubblefield, Thomas Powe, John Standly,
Ambrose Smith. Ex. Joseph Herndon
and Edward Herndon. Leg.
daughter Jane Curtis, all my right, title and interest which I now have, or
hereafter shall or may have in two tracts of land, one lying in Louisa Co., and
the other in King William Co., which said lands I purchased of John Waller,
Junr. and Elizabeth, his wife, and William Carter and Frances, his wife, it
being the land the said Waller and Carter held in right of their wives under
the will of John Benger, Gentl. decd. as by said will proved and recorded in
the County Court of King William Co. and by Bond duly executed and bearing date
May 27, 1763, from said John Waller, Junr. and William Carter; also I give one
negro girl named Jenny, which was given her by her grandfather Rice Curtis,
Gentl. decd. children Mary Vass, Martha Pendleton, Rice Curtis, Elizabeth
Waller, Frances Carter and Jane Curtis (page 63)
26 September 1745
pp. 217-218
Indenture 26 Sept. 1745 between John Ashley of
Witnesses:
John Thompson
Edward
Herndon
John Francis
NOTE: 21 April 1774
Will Book E 1772-1798
Rice Curtis
Spotsylvania Co., d. Aug 8, 1763, p. Apr. 21, 1774. Wit. Larkin Chew, George Stubblefield, Thomas Powe, John
Standly, Ambrose Smith. Ex. Joseph
and Edward Herndon. Leg.
daughter Jane Curtis, all my right, title and interest which I now have, or
hereafter shall or may have in two tracts of land, one lying in Louisa Co., and
the other in King William Co., which said lands I purchased of John Waller,
Junr. and Elizabeth, his wife, and William Carter and Frances, his wife, it
being the land the said Waller and Carter held in right of their wives under
the will of John Benger, Gentl. decd. as by said will proved and recorded in
the County Court of King William Co. and by Bond duly executed and bearing date
May 27, 1763, from said John Waller, Junr. and William Carter; also I give one
negro girl named Jenny, which was given her by her grandfather Rice Curtis,
Gentl. decd. children Mary Vass, Martha Pendleton, Rice Curtis, Elizabeth Waller,
Frances Carter and Jane Curtis (page 63)
26 Sept 1745
Indenture 26 Sept 1745 between John Ashley of
Witnesses:
John Thompson
Edward
Herndon
John Francis.
Mary Ashley, privately appeared and was
examined, relinquished her dower rights.
Recorded
Deed of Thomas Lord Fairfax to William Poe on Little
Image of original from Library of Congress, American Memory Project
George
Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799: Series 8c.
Surveying Instructions, 1750-1752
Thomas Fairfax to William Poe, November 29, 1747, Deed
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Warrant & Surveys, Tithables,
Relinguishes, Petitions.
1747 - 1748
p. 3
NATHANIEL
CHAPMAN, assignee of George Chapman, 9 Dec. 1747 - 9 July 1748; "Mr. George Chapman of
PHILIP CLAYTON, 10 Dec. 1747 - 4 Jan.
1747/48; 300 a. in great fork of the Rappa. R.; adj. his own land, John Parks, Jno Travers; from plat - "Parks & Fevers (sic)
Land." & adj. John Reynolds,
Thomas Covington, Alexr McQueen, John Rennolds, another tract of said Clayton,
a pat. formerly granted to Francis Kirtlett, Robert Slaughter, John Spotswood,
Esq. CC - Alexander McQueen & Charles Kavenaugh. Surv. George Hume.
PHILIP CLAYTON, 13 Jan. 1747 - 26 Mar. 1748;
600 a. on great fork of Rappa. R. & Muddy Run Mt.; adj. John Derret, Messrs
Bryant &
William Henry Fairfax, to a pat. granted to
Col. Henry Willis, Walter Butler. CC - John
Parks & James Tutt. Pilots - Lewis Davis Yancy & James Tutt. Surv.
George Hume.
JOSEPH COANT/COUNT, 7 Oct. 1747 - 7 Oct.
1747; l27 a. on little fork of Rappa.
R.; from warrant - on brs. of Negro Run, to a pat. granted to William
Dethridge. A second survey on same document - John Crim, 6 Aug. 1747 - 7 Oct.
1747; l27 a. on little fork of Rappa. R.
adj. Joseph Count. (Note: Each of these two adj. tracts had the houses of
Coant/Count & Crim drawn on the plats.) CC for both surveys - Frederick
Fishbeg (Fishback) & Jno Button
(Sutton?). Surv. George Hume.
JAMES COMPTON,
ESQ., no warrant, survey dated 1747; 10,000 a. on little fork of Rappa. R., on
Cannon R. & Rush R.; adj. Malcom McKenzie, Aron Pinson, Mr. Charles
Burgess, William
Poe, Gooch (Gouge?), James Cannon. CC - John Roberts & Capt.
Robert Green. Surv. George Hume.
p. 6
JAMES GENN of Prince William Co., two surveys
- 10 Feb. 1747 7 Mar. 1747/48; 23 Apr. 1748 - 23 Apr. 1748; 400 a. and 400 a.
adj. on the head brs. of Willis Run on little fork of Rappa. R. & a br. of
Indian Run; adj. Thomas Birk (Burk /
Burck?), a pat. to Robt Green (a Capt. Green also mentioned). CC - Thomas
Corbin & Edmund Browning. Pilot
- Samuel Scott. Surv. George Hume.
CAPT. JOHN GRANT, dec'd, late of Prince
William
CAPT. JOHN GRANT, dec'd, late of Prince
William
CAPT. JOHN GRANT, dec'd (same information as
above) 11 Dec. 17479 Feb. 1747/48; 400 a. between the North R., Hungar Run, Jobbers Mt. & Capt. Compton in the little fork. CC - William Poe, Jr.
& (creased, illegible). Pilot - William Poe. Surv. James Genn.
JAMES GREEN, assignee of William Tapp, 9 Dec.
1747 (date from survey, no warrant included) - 5 Feb. 1747/48; 200 a. adj.
Capt. James Compton. "Memd William Tapp Desires to have the deed made out
to his Son in Law James Green." CC - John Poe & James Green. Marker – John Roberts. Surv. James Genn.
p. 9
DOCTR THOMAS HOUISON (
(two surveys); 400 a. + 400 a. + 800 a. in
the great fork of Rappa. R. on Devil's Run. First survey - adj. Francis
Thornton James Johnstone, William Lucas.
CC - James Johnstone & Francis Lucas. Second survey with same description; adj. Thomas
& Adcock Hobsones. CC - Francis Lucas & John NaIl. Surv. George Hume.
MR. GEORGE HUME, 10 Dec. 1747 - 24 Feb. 1747;
400 a. on Dark Run; adj. John Bruce,
Theophilus Addings, Wm Addings (now Doctr William Lynn's land), William Booten,
Robert Cave. The same land was
entered by Doctr Lynn. CC T James Archer & Christopher Myars. Marker -
DANIEL JACOBUS, 2 Oct. 1747 - 12 Jan.
1747/48; 300 a. where he lives in little fork of Rappa. R. & on Cattle Rap;
adj. Capt. James Compton. CC - George Strother
& John
Poe. Marker Fra: Jacobus. Deed drawn & delivered to Francis Strother. Surv. James Genn.
Cattle Ford
JOHN JONES, assiqnee of John Lacy, 9 Dec.
1747 - 12 Jan. 1747/8; 400a. on Rush R. adj. Francis Thornton. CC - John Strother & Geo Strother. Surv. James Genn.
SAMUEL KENNERLEY (Kennerly), 9 Dec. 1747
- 6 Jan. 1747/48; 400 a. on N. side of Rush R. near Kennerley's Mt.; adj. Mr.
Fra. Thornton, Mr. Covington, John
Strother's 800 a. tract, Wm. Thornton. CC James Kennerly & James Ludley.
Marker - John Baylis. Surv. James Genn.
p. 13
WILLIAM POE, 9 Dec. 1747 - 26 Feb. 1747/48; 200
a. at Little Batte Run.
COL. ROBERT SLAUGHTER, 3 Feb. 1747 - 18 Mar. 1747; 367 a. on Lewis Br. & on
Mountain Run in great fork of Rappa.. R.; adj. Mr. Triplett, Jonathan Piper,
to a br. which runs into
Northern Neck
Northern Neck Grants. Book G
1747-1751
1 Dec 1747
G - 3/4 Page Missing [index -
G - 5: James
Compton, Esq. one of commissioners of His Majesty's Navy, 10,000 a in
Cannon Run
William Poe of
300
acres adjoining Captain Compton's
land,
Joseph
Norman's land
25
December 1748 W.
Endorsed: Willm Poe
Below is a record showing that Joseph Norman had land in St.
Mark’s Parish,
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988
revised 1990-1
Pub. Dominion Market Research
Corp.
Deed Book 11
pp. 81-82
Indenture 26 Apr 1748 between FRANCIS BROWNING of Oran'e
County and FRANCIS BROWNING JUNR., his son, of same .. for two hundred pounds of
Tobacco .. grants all his part in tract of land taken up in Partnership with
John Ashley, upon one of the head branches of Battle Run (containing by Patent 19 June 1735, 400 acres) ..
bounded .. John Ashley.. Hickman's
line. . . .
Witnesses: Francis
Browning
J. Pendleton, Charles Dewitt,
William Poe (X), Thomas Burk (this name
is spelled Burc in places)
Recorded
Indenture 25 Aug 174- between JACOB HOLTZCLAW
and CATHERINE, his wife, of
County in the Little Fork of the North Branch
of
No witnesses
Recorded
25th August 1748
Jacob Holtzclaw Catherine (X) Holtzclaw
p.148
Upon the petition of Alexander Glaspy he upon
the petition of Francis Browning he
is exempted from paying
28 July 1748
Francis Browning
Deed Book 11
28 July 1748
pp. 71-72
Indenture 26 July 1748 between Francis Browning of
Francis (X) Browning
Witnesses:
J. Pendleton, Charles Dewitt
Recorded
26 June 1748
Indenture 26 June 1748 between James Turner, Parish of
James Turner
Witnesses
Francis Slaughter,
Saml. Ball,
Francis Slaughter Junr., William White
Recorded
*
See Joseph Norman in regard to a sale of land recorded in
25 August 1748
pp. 81-82
Indenture between Francis Browning of
Francis Browning
Witnesses:
J. Pendleton
Charles Dewitt
William Poe (William (x) Poe)
Thomas Burk
13 March 1749 (50)
p. 15.
In obedience to an order of Culpeper County
Court we have appraised the estate of Elmore
George, dec.
Total valuation 34.16.0 pounds.
Robert Coleman
John Wetheral
James Strother
Returned and OR.
23 June 1749
p. 198
John
Gouge, Plt. agst William Poe, deft. In Chancery
Continue til next court
27 July 1749
p. 207
John
Gouge*, Plt. agst. William Poe, deft. In Chancery
Dismissed, being agreed by the Parties
(William/Lydia
Poe sell land to Robert Gouge in 1755 )
John Gouge. Inventory.
Total valuation pounds 44.6. 4 ½
Francis
Browning
Francis Strother
Jas. Kennerly
Abstracts of
Peggy Shomo Joyner. 1987
Joseph Norman of
26 Mar 1748 - 3 Jan 1749
20 July 1749.
Pp. 15-17
William Poe and
William (W) Poe
20 July 1749. Acknowledged by
14 August 1749.
Poe, Benjamain (sic), NC
Line, S31307, sol was b 14 Aug 1749** (old style) in Culpeper Co VA & he lived in Randolph Co NC*** at enl, in 1782 sol
had a wife & children but no names were given in the claim
Culpeper County, Virginia records Sparacio
20 July 1749
pp. 21-23
James Pendleton and Elizabeth his wife of
Jas. Pendleton
Eliza: Pendleton
20 July 1749
pp. 23-26
Thomas Washburn and Lucy his wife of
250 acres on the north side of the north fork
of
Thomas (T) Washburn
Lucy (L) Washburn
p. 26-28
John
Smith of
15 Nov. 1750
pp. 240-43
John Cooper and Judith his wife of
11 May 1752 (poes mountain, poe's mountain)
p. 61
H-174: William Poe of
At the beginning of each of the Minute Book
are several pages of the Sheriff's return giving the Plaintiff, the Defendant,
the Debt, the Cost, the Writ, the County and the Return. Following are the
Plaintiffs and Defendants from this and the County if not
Dates Missing:
Plaintiff Alexander and Daniel Campbell
Defendant: John Poe, Thos. Withers, Charles
Wright, Thomas Bridges and James Garner
31 May 1753
Alexander and Daniel Campbells Plaintiffs John Poe
Defendant. In Debt The Defendant pleads payment which the plaintiff Joins and
the Tryal thereof is referred to
Dorman
25 September 1749
19 October 1749
Pages 78-84 of source.
Mosley Battaley (Battaile in Essex Co
records) of
M:
Battaley
Elizabeth
Battaley
Wit: Richard Bryan, Roger Dixon, Henry
Field and George Hume.
The following record brings
together and interesting set of names. And from
Pages 111-12 of primary source
18 January 1749 [1750].
Robert Freeman
of
Robert Freeman (R)
Wit: Nathan
Nall, Samuel Parks, Thomas Dillard Jnr
18 January 1749 [1750]. Proved by Nathan Nall
and Samuel Parks
13 February 1749[1750]. Proved by Thomas
Dillard Junr.
Pages 197-99.
19 July 1750. Christopher Hutchins (Houtchin) and Elizabeth his
wife of
Christopher Hutchins (Houchins(
19 July 1750. Acknowledged by Christopher
Hutchings (sic) and Elizabeth his wife.
Book C
p. 221
John Hutchings, Sr
Will recorded 17 October 1789
In the name of God amen,
son John Hutchens: burial duties.
Sarah Hutchens Poe: 100 a on lower end of survey whereon I now life; livestock;
her mother Sarah Poe is to have life time on said land; household
goods; livestock. Note of hand on Michael Duskin for 20 barrels of corn to be
paid by the 10th of Dec to Sarah Poe.
Elizabeth Poe: livestock. Daughters Sarah Duskin and Anna Atkins: 1 s.
sterling each. Grandson John Hutchens: livestock. Divide rest between son John
Hutchens and daughter Elizabeth Atkins.
21 April 1789. John
(I) Hutchens
19 Oct. 1752
pp. 444-46
20 October 1750. Francis Browning Junr. and Frances his wife of
Francis (B) Browning
Wit:
Smll. Scott
James Wade
Jhn (J) Roberts
Phlop Brashers
John (J) Smith [receipt and memorandum that
possession was granted also witnessed by John (J) Coopper (sic).]
15 Nov 1750. Proved by John Cooper and JOhn
Smith.
19 Oct. 1752. Acknowledged by Francis
Browning and Frances his wife.
Courtney Norman
(married to Mary Browning, sister to Francis Browning (iii)
19 Oct. 1752. Courtney Norman of
Cortney (sic)
Wit: William Brown, Nathan Nalle, Frans.
19 Oct 1752. Acknowledged by Courtney Norman.
Mary the wife of Courtney relinquished her right of dower.
p. 64
H-234: Joseph Norman* of Culpeper Co.
238 A. in said Co. Surv. Mr. William Green. Adj. James Compton, in little Fork
of Rappahannock R., Hickman’s Mt., Francis
Browning. 21 Nov. 1752
*
See Joseph Norman in regard to
16 Nov. 1752. Land sale of John and Mary
Nicholson to Samuel Donne (Doane?)
Wit:
Robert Jackson
Anthony Strother
Daniel Campbell
Willm. (W) Poe
Nathan
Nalle
William McWilliams Jr
Roger Dixon
Proved by William Poe, Nathan Nalle and
Roger Dixon.
Another transcript of this
record reads:
Mary
Nicholson and John Nicholson by letter of Attorney dated 12 march 1750 recorded in the
Roger
Nixon, Mary Nicholson, John Nicholson and John Champs recorded Nov 16 1752
pp.468-70
Same court a will for Alexander Spotswood,
late of
Proved by Roger Dixon, William Poe and Nathan Nalle.
16 Nov. 1752
pp. 472-74
Francis
Browning Junr and Frances [Norman]
his wife of
Francis (B) Browning junr.
Frances (/) Browning
16 Nov. 1752. Acknowledged by Francis
Browning and Frances his wife.
*Jonathan
Poe and Samuel Poe among purchasers of estate of Courtney Norman.
Mary
Browning (c.1720 - after 1779) married January 21, 1737/8 in
16 Nov. 1752
pp. 474-76
Francis Tyler and Anne his wife of
Francis Tyler
Anne Tyler
Wit:
James Kennerley
Francis
(B) Browning
John
George
16 Nov. 1752. Acknowledged by Francis Tyler
and Anne his wife.
Abstracts of
Peggy Shomo Joyner. 1987
p. 43
John Browning 16 Nov 1752 - 18 Sept 1753. 207
a at Hickman's Mt on the Little Fork of Rappa; adj Joseph Norman, Capt Edwin Hickman. CC (chain carriers) James Hickman and William Poe.
Surveyed Richard Young.
19 July 1753
pp. 539-42
James Turner and Kerenhappuck his wife of
23 Sept. 1753
pp. 435-37
Anthony Scott of
Anthony Scott
Wit:
Abraham Cooper
John
George
William (W) Poe
James Wilson
Jas. Pendleton
Proved by John George, William Poe and James Wilson (probably John Gouge)
28 May 1753.
pp. 130-32
William Beverly of Blanfield,
For lives of William Poe,
Yearly rent on 7 December at
Wit:
W. Russell
Robert Coleman
John Gough
21 June 1753. Proved by Robert Coleman and
John Gough
20 June 1754. Proved by William Russell,
FAUQUIER DURING THE PROPRIETORSHIP by H. C. Groome
p. 206
Watts'
ordinary, a place of more importance, is shown by
Dalrymple as twelve miles north of Neavill's [ordinary], where the
The Foothills of The Blue Ridge in
p. 69
Thomas Ashby died in 1752. By his will, his
son Benjamin inherited “Land lying on
Prince William County Minute Book
p. 145 (31 May 1753)
Alexander and Daniel Campbells Plaintiffs John Poe
Defendant In Debt
The Defendant pleads payment which the
plaintif Joins and the Tryal thereof is referred to the next Court.
10 August 1753
Plaintiff: Alexa. & Daniel Campbell
Defendant: John Poe, Thomas Withers,
Charles Wright, Thomas Bridges and James Garner
1 May 1754
p. 74
H-437: John
Browning of Culpeper Co. 207 A. in said Co. Surv. Mr. Richard Young. In
little Fork of Rappahannock R., adj. Capt. Edwin Hickman, Hickman’s Mt., Joseph
Norman. 1 May 1754
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988
revised 1990-1
Pub. Dominion Market Research
Corp.
1754
Preface: Papers in
February 1754
County Count Judgments Fef 1754,
A list of tythables in the Sub-es perints
[torn]hn Colins
Benjamin po
------ 1
(the "p" is lower case. Only one in the list).
1756
A List of tythables in the Subes percints
Edward Poe ----------------- 1
Samuel Sutton --------------- 1
(also the names Coleman and Montague, both
seen in Essex/Caroline Cos.)
Abstracts of
Peggy Shomo Joyner. 1987
William Cunningham, merchant, at
18 Sept. 1755.
pp. 387-91
William Poe and Lidie his wife of
William (W) Poe
Lidia (L) Poe
18 Sept. 1755. Acknowledged by the parties.
17 June 1756.
Courtney
Norman and Mary his wife of
Courtney Norman
Mary (X)
17 June 1756. Acknowledge by the parties.
Mary was first privily examined.
Dorman (I think, or Sparacio -
didn't mark on photocopy)
Pages
463-66.
15 July 1756. Edward Watts of
Edwd.
Elizabeth
Watts
Wit: W. Lightfoot, Thomas Howison,
21 July 1757. Joseph Belfield to my loving
friend
Joseph
Belfield
Wit: Robert Sharman, Benjamin Watts,
21 July 1757. Proved by Benjamin Watts
and
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Papers dated 16 October 1755 “pronounced
before:”
W. Ball
John Dixon Wright
The Morgan family were
neighbors of the Poe family on Newhope Creek in Chatham Co, NC in the later
1700s. Sarah and Mariam Rosty Reynolds married brothers William Threet Poe and
Thomas Poe in the mid-1800s, probably in Pickens Co,
pp. 144-145 of original (truncated here, whole test in source)
In the Name of God Amen. I John Cole of parish of Saint Mark in Colony
of Virginia ….. do make this last Will and Testament…. I leave to my beloved
Wife Susanna Cole to dispose of between herself and my children in such manner
& proportion as she shall think fit …. (otherwise) I give my sons Richard
Cole & John Cole the lot of land and plantation whereon I now live together
with the Still & utensils thereto belonging. I give to each of my
sons-in-law William Reynolds & John Morgan one cow and calf.
I give to my daughter Mary Ann Cole one side saddle & mare called Blaze,
but in case my said daughter should die of the disorder she is now afflicted
with, then the said mare and saddle to go to my daughter Martha Reynolds.
I also give my said daughter Mary Ann Cole Lindsay’s notes on the New
Testament. I give to my son John Cole my great Bible and my best suit of
clothes my books and gun. I give to William Morgan my coat & black jacket.
My will is that my cask of Brandy which I now have by me should be sold …
In Testimoney whereof .. this 5th
Day of January 1757
Presence William Green, John Green
Charles Morgan,
William Morgan
John
Cole
At Court held for
This last Will and Testament of John Cole was
Exhibited into Court by Susanna Cole, Widow of the said John Cole, & Richard
Cole the Executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of William Green
Gent.. John Green witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the
motion of the said Executors Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat
thereof they having sworn to the same according to law.
--- Susannah Cole of Parish of St. Mark left
will mentioning sons Richard Cole, John Cole, daughter Alice Morgan and
granddaughter Mary Cole. Daughter Martha Reynolds, Judith Cole, Susannah Cole,
Ann Cole and Sarah Ann Cole. The will was exhibited in court on 20 November
1761
p. 147
2 September 1756
In the Name of God Amen. I John Butler Senr.
Of Culpeper County (Colpepper) being very sick but of sound and perfect mind
and memory do make my last Will and Testament that is to say Chiefly and
principally I recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to
the Earth .. Imps. I give to my loving Wife all that I have in this world
during her life or as long as she shall continue a widow and then to be equally
distributed among my seven children namely John, James, Thomas, Anne, Sarah,
Susanna & Elizabeth and I appoint my son John and Mr. James Strother Jnr. Of the two senior
Executors of this my last Will and Testament.. In Witness whereof .. this
second day of September 1756.
Presence William Collins
John Reynolds
John Procter
John
Butler
At court … 21 Aril 1757 … proved and recorded
p. 148
17 March 1757
In obedience to an order of Court we being
first sworn do appraise the Estate of John Cole dec March ye 17th
1757 … Items listed and valued to total L 79..8..6…
John Triplett
Thomas
Triplett Frederick
Zimmerman
At Court held for
This Inventory & appraisement of the
Estate of John Cole decd was returned
and ordered to be recorded.
pp. 186-188
(excerpted)
(Will of) George Doggett of Parish of St. Mark in
Son Chatwin Doggett (164 acres in
Son Thomas Doggett (negro boy named Harry)
Daughter Sarah
Ann Reynolds
Daughter Margaret Scroggin
Wife: Ann Doggett
Presence of William Green George
Doggett
James Brown
Hezekiah Brown
William Morris
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21 May 1761
In Obedience to an order of Court to appraise
the Estate of William Mayfield decd We the subscribers hath appraised as
followeth Vizt .. items listed and valued to total L 36 .. 1 ..4
May 21 1761 Gr.
Lightfoot
Returned into Court & ordered to be
recorded Richard Reynolds Nathan Turner
pp. 273-276
In Obedience to an order of Court bearing
date the 15th day of October 1761 We the Subscribers being first
sworn before William Brown and James Barbour Jr. Gentlmen have met and
appraised the Estate of Richard Burdyne decd as followeth .. items listed and
valued to total L 180..2..11 ½ (includes one negro appraised to L 45..0..0).. A
true and perfect inventory of the Estate of Richard Burdyne deceased appraised
by us the Subscribers this 15th day of October 1761
Returned into Court and ordered to be
recorded
1756
26 June 1757
A List of the Culpeper Militia Without Arms
26 Jun 1757; The list includes William Poo.
On a list dated 1756, William Poe is included under Culpeper Co.
(the
court before 26th of August 1758)
Jury includes Edward Poe
26 August 1758
Vivion Daniel,
Plt. agt. Edward
Poe, Deft. In Debt
This day came the Plt. by his Attorney and
the Deft. failing to appear it is ordered on the motion of the Plt. by his
Attorney that unless he appears here at the
Henning's Statutes at Large Vol. 7
1758
p214 - Culpepper Co, VA: to... long list of names... William Poe... Sept. 1758
to the militia of the
Francis Browning (ii)
Francis Browning Jr. (iii)
19 Oct. 1758
5 August 1758. Francis
Browning of St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, unto my son Francis Browning Jr. of Brumfield
Parish, Culpeper County. For valuable considerations and for love and affection
a father hath for a son. 100 acres being the tract I now live on in St. Mark's
Parish . . .on the north side the
Francis (E) Browning
Wit: William Roberts, Cornelius Mitchel,
Richard Corely,
William Poe, Saml. Scott.
19 Oct. 1758. Proved by William Roberts,
Richard Corley and William Poe.
Pages 160-63. 21 Dec. 1758. John
Parks Senr. and Margaret his wife
and Richard Parks of St. Mark's
Parish,
180 acres in St. Mark' Parish ... on Parks's Branch a corner to
Robert Coleman in a line of William Williams ... at the mouth of a small
branch... corner to John Reynolds
...
corner to John Favour ... across said branch
... in the head
of a bottom corner to Favour and Williams ...
. John Parks.
Margaret (M) Parks
Richard
Parks
Wit: Saml. Clayton jr.
21 Dec. 1758. Acknowledged by the parties.
Pages 163-64. 17 May [1754J. Commission to
Francis
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Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files Volume III. N-Z
Abstracted
by Virgil White
Henry W. Poe
Born: 1758 NC Line R8294, Sol enl in Randolph Co, NC,
appl 22 Aug 1821 Sullivan Co., TN aged 63 with a wife (his 2nd)
& 1 child aged 4 yrs, & he stated his 1st wife’s children
were all away from home, he reapplied 18 Nov 1834 in Sullivan Co, TN, Sol was
b. in 1758 in Culpeper Co, VA and lived in Wilkes Co, NC at enl
& after the Rev he lived in NC. Then moved to TN & in Sullivan Co, TN since 1814. Henry W. Poe b. 1758 Culpeper Co. VA; esf 1777 Chatham
Co., NC res Wilkes Co, NC in NC regiment; mvd c1814 to Sullivan Co. TN, where
afp 1821 when had w (2nd) & an orphaned ch. all ch by 1st w having
already left home; afp there 1832; PAR both times, deserted RW unit in 1782.
F-R8294 R1945 |
26 September 1760
p. 75
(from previous page) Ephraim Hubbard,
Benjamin Taylor, Harman Kamper,
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FATHER: John Bray Sr - 29
Jan 1761 VA/KY - 10 Jun 1832 Vevay IN Married(1): MOTHER:
Nancy Morgan - 176? Fauquier Co VA
- 181? KY CHILDREN:
Jane
Bray - 1790 KY - ???? (m.) ?? Ray John
Bray Jr - 1795 KY - ???? (m. 22 Mar 1817) Susannah Hadley Daniel
Bray - 1796 KY - 12 Jan 1849 Samuel
Bray - Jun 1797 KY - 23 May 1885 Vevay IN James
Bray - 22 Dec 1798 VA - 11 May 1886 Elizabeth
Bray - 180? KY - ???? (m.) ?? Cotton Pelina
Bray - abt 1810 KY - ???? |
Culpeper County
7 March 1760.
Francis
Browning of
Francis (F) Browning
Wit: Rawley Duncan, John Cooper, Isaac Wall.
20 March 1760. Proved by Rawley Duncan, John
Cooper and Isaac Walle.
20 March 1760
pp. 288-90
Francis
Browning the Elder of Brumfield Parish,
Francis (F) Browning
Wit:
Wm. Johnston
Rawley Duncan
John Cooper
20 March 1760. Proved by William Johnston,
Rawley Duncan and John Cooper.
17 April 1760.
p. 308
Exhibited into Court by William Poe and John Gouge
10 March 1742. Poe and Gouge platt: Wm. Poe,
200 acres: Jno. Gouge, 200 acres. Point near the fork of the road is mentioned.
Then divided 400 acres granted to William Watson and William
Poe by patent 10 June 1737. John Gouge purchased the share of
William Watson.
R. Eastham (signed)
p. 309-12
William Poe and Lidia his wife of
William (W) Poe
Lidia (L) Poe
Acknowledged by William. Lidia was first
privily examined.
17 July 1760
page. 372. 25 Feb. 1758. Bond of Thomas Kennerly of
Thomas Kennerly
Wit:
James Kennerly
William Poe (William
(W) Poe)
Jeremiah
Strother
Proved by James Kennerly (17 July 1760)
Pages 475-78
14 April 1761
Jacob Watts
of
Jacob
Watts
Wit: Martin Johnston, Richard Quinn,
16 April 1761. Proved by Martin Johnston,
Richard Quinn and
p.113 (of original minute book)
…EPHRAIM HUBBARD,
BENJAMIN TAYLOR. HARMAN KAMPER. WILLIAM POE.
GEORGE WHEATLY, WILLIAM SETTLE:, WILLIAM FROGG, JAMES WITHERS. CHARLES
GARNER, DAVID ROBINSON, JOSEPH DODSON and FRANCIS SELF. who being elected tried
and sworn the Truth to speak upon the Issue joined, upon their Oaths do
say (did not
copy the first of this, the rest is the verdict)
EPHRAIM HUBBARD,
PIt. agt. JOHN CRUMP. Deft. In Case
This day came the
parties by their Attornies and thereupon came also a Jury. to wit. WILLIAM
SETTLE. MAXIMILIAN BERRYMAN, GEORGE WHEATLY, HUMPHREY ARNOLD, THOMAS WATTS,
JOHN DUNCAN, WILLIAM
- Ordered that the CHURCHWARDENS of HAMILTON
Parish bind SUSANNA GUFFY to BENJAMIN CRUMP
- On the motion of HARMAN FISHBACK,
It is ordered that HENRY HOLTZCLAW pay him two hundred pounds of tobacco for
eight days attendance as a 'Witness for him in contesting JACOB HOLTZCLAW’s
Will.
(John
Bell is mention in a number of records.
27 June 1761
p. 188
- Ordered that SAMUEL
WOOD, JOHN JAMES, JOHN JOHNSON, GEORGE ALLEN, JOHN CHURCHHILL and ARMISTEAD
CHURCHHILL, be summoned to appear at the
- On the motion of WILLIAM POE,
It is ordered that John Francis Lucas Jacoba pay him twenty five pounds of
tobacco for one days attendance as a witness for him at the suit of JOHN OLDHAM -
- The same order for William Poe,
Junr
- Ordered that the
Court be adjourned til the Court in Course
- The Minutes of
these proceedings were signed by
JOHN WRIGHT,
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30 December 1760
pp. 242-243
In the Name of God Amen and so forth I give
and bequave to my wife Francis my lands my negroes my stock and all my
household furniture in during hir lifetime and after her decease to be sold and
equally divided between my children without exception. This is my last Will and
Testament December ye 30th 1760.
Francis
Browning Juner (mark like a lazy B)
Thomas Bywaters
16 April 1760
We the subscribers have appraised the estate
of Francis Browning, Junr.
Includes 5 Negroes valued at pounds 200.
Total valuation pounds 352.7.9
[No signatures of the appraisers]
16 April 1761. Returned and OR.
At Court held for
This last Will and Testament of Francis
Browning Junr. decd was exhibited into Court by Frances Browning his
Widow and relict and was proved by the oaths of .. Witnesses thereto and
ordered to be recorded and no Executor being appointed therein on the motion of
the said Frances Administration with the Will annexed is granted her she having
taken the Oath of an Administrator and given Bond and security according to
Law.
Abstracts of
Peggy Shomo Joyner. 1987
Hugh Murfey, no warrant, surveyed 17 April
1761, 27 a. at forks of Lt Cacapehon Crk; adj. Robert Crapper. CC (chain
carriers). Samuel Poe & James
Peters. Surveyor John Mavry.
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A further inventory of the estate of Francis
Browning, dec.
To Dekar Thompson's sote of hand for
cash pounds 76.4.3
20 Aug. 1761. Returned and OR.
19 November 1761
Estate of Benjamin Fargeson
Paid (among many others) Mr. Francis
Browning
pp. 269-271
16 November 1761
Will of Susannah Cole of Parish of St. Mark
in
Son Richard Cole
Son John Cole
Daughter Judith Cole
Daughter Susannah Cole
Daughter Ann Cole
Daughter Sarah Cole
Daughter Martha Reynolds
Presence: Elizabeth Wood
John Johnson, Henry Barnes
Initials of Susannah Cole
Returned to Court 21 January 1762
pp. 273-275
18 March 1762
At true and perfect inventory of the Estate
of Richard Burdyne deceased appraised by us the Subscribers this 15th
day of October 1761.
Sparacio – Culpeper County,
Virginia records
21 April 1763. Proved
23 Oct. 1757
pp. 215-17
William Poe and Lidia his wife of
William (W) Poe
Wit:
J. Lewis
Robt. Green
Wm Williams
Jos. Jones
21 April 1763. Proved by John Lewis and John
Jones and Robert Green,
Edward Poe
May 1763
p. 6
Vivion Daniel,
Plt. agt. Edward
Poe, Deft. In Debt
This day came the Plt. by his attorney and
Edward Thomas and Reuben Daniel come
into Court and undertake for the Deft. that in case he should be cast in this
suit that he should pay the condemnation of the Court or render his body in
Prison in discharge thereof or that they will do it for him, and the Deft.
again failing to appear, it is considered by the Court that the Plt. recover
against the Deft. eleven pounds and a penny current money, the Debt in the
Declaration mentioned, and his costs by him about his suit in this behalf
expended and the said Deft. in mercy etc. But this Judgment, [except as to the
costs] is to be discharged by the payment of four pounds and a penny from the 17th day of June 1760 to the 16th day
of November 1762 and Interest on the said four pounds and a penny from the last
mentioned day till paid.
27 August 1763
p. 99
This day came the parties by their Attorneys and
thereupon came also a Jury, to wit. Isaac Roberts, James Wheately, William
Picket Junr., Baily Johnson, Thomas
Watts, John Rosser, William
Duling, William Allan, William Norman, Jacob Weaver, John Wheately and
Clement Norman, who being elected tried and sworn the Truth to speak upon the
issue joined upon their Oaths do say that Deft is guilty in manner and form as
Plt against him hath declared and they do assess Plts. damages thereof to Forty
shillings besides his costs. Therefore it is considered by the Court that Plt.
recover against Deft. his damages aforesaid in manner aforesaid assessed and
his costs by him in this behalf expended and the Deft. in mercy &c.
p. 102
On motion of James Pendleton, ordered that
On motion of Ephraim Clerk, ordered that
On motion of Michael ( ), ordered
- On motion of JAMES PENDLITON, ordered that WILLIAM POE
pay him one hundred and seventy one pounds of tobacco for three days attendance
and twice travelling sixteen miles & returning as a witness for him agst.
JAMES FREEMAN
- On motion of EPHRAIM CLERK. ordered that WILLIAM POE
pay him one hundred and ninety five pounds of tobacco for three days
attendances and twice travelling twenty miles &; returning as a witness for
him agst. JAMES FREEMAN
- On motion of MICHAEL ( ), ordered WILLIAM POE
pay him eighty five pounds of tobacco for one days attendance & for
travelling twenty miles & returning as a witness for him against JAMES
TURNER
-
CLEMENT
-
On motion of BAILEY JOHNSON. ordered that THOMAS
WATTS pay him seventy five pounds of tobacco for three days attendance as a
witness for him at the suit of
CLEMENT
NORMAN SENR,
Pages 266-68
4 January 1763. Benjamin
Watts of Bromfield Parish,
Benjamin
Watts
Wit: Joseph Wood,
21 April 1763. Proved by
18 August 1763. Fully proved by Joseph Wood,
Gent., and
Sparacio.
16 October 1763
Sam, a Negro boy belonging to Frances Browning, was by the court
adjudged to ten years old.
Janey, a Negro girl belonging to Frances Browning was by the court
adjudged to 12 years old
John Frederick Dorman.
16 October 1763
Appraised estate of Robert Daniel, James Pendleton, Henry
Pendleton and Francis Browning
Sparacio.
15 December 1763
p. 463
On motion of Frances Browning, for a
(19 January 1764?)
On motion of Frances Browning for a
30 June 1764
… Richard Graham agt (long list)
Same
agt. Thomas Watts and
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17 May 1764 (inventory recorded)
pp. 365-366 of primary source
In the name of God Amen. I Thomas Watts
of Culpeper County and in the Parish of
St. Marks being of perfect mind & memory and known the uncertainly of this Mortall
life and recommending my soul to Almight God and beging Pardon for my sins when
I shall live Mortall life And I do dispose of my Personell Estate in manner and
form as followesth. Item I give and bequeath unto y son William Watts
won Iron bound chest and won hundred and twenty five acres of land joining with
the South prong of my Wife Eliz.
I do hereby acknowledge this to be my last
will and Testament making all other Wills that hath ben heretofore made Voide
and of none affect but this to be my last Will & Testament and in Witness
whereof I have set my hand and seal this Twenty fiveth day of January in the
year of our Lord Seventeen hundred and Sixty and in the first year of the Ragne
of our Soverin Lord George the Third Witness my hand & seale.
Presence Henry Bennett Thomas
Thomas Watts
(X), Joel Watts
At a Court held for the
The last Will and Testament of Thomas
Watts decd was exhibited to the Court by Elizabeth Watts the
Executor therein named and was proved by the oaths of Henry Bennett & Joel
Watts Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the
said Executors certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in
due form she having sworn to the same & given Bond & security according
to Law.
pp. 367 of primary source
We the Subscribers being first sworn with Obedience to an Order of Culpeper Court we valued and appraised the Estate of Thomas Watts Decd. Rendered to our view in the manner following Vizt. Items listed and valued to total L 47 .. 13 .. 6. made by appraisers James Conner, Francis Brown, Linn Banks.
May 17th 1764. Returned into Court
& ordered to be recorded.
Page 494. In
obedience to an order of 18 Aug. 1768 subscribers have valued and appraised the
estate of Jeremiah Sims, dec. . . . .
Includes 3 Negroes
valued at 130 pounds. Total valuation 197.15.7. pounds
12 Sept. ],768.
James Tutt
Martin Nalle
Thos. Griffin
19 Oct. 1769.
Returned and OR.
Page 495. Will of
John Gore, dated 3 sept. 1766.
John Gore being in a
weak and low state of health. .
Unto my grandson
Reuben Gore son of my daughter Mary Gore one cow and calf the cow big with
calf. .
To my son John Gore one shilling
sterling money of
Unto my loving wife Mary Gore during
her life or widowhood all the remainder of my estate not already willed away
but after marriege or death then (except my land) to be equally divided between
my four children and two granachildren (vizt) Henry Gore, Joseph Gore, Mary
Breedlove, Sarah Oneal, Reuben Gore and Rachel Parks. If my well
beloved wife se cause (before her death) she may appoint my son John Gore one
equal part with my other four children and two grandchildren. . .
If Daniel Welsh a mulatto now in my service shall well
behave during the life of my beloved wife and never seek his freedom he be free
after her decease.
. To my son Joseph Gore after the
decease of his mother my plantation whereon I now live over and above his part
already given.
I do hereby constitute and
appoint my well beloved wife Mary Gore
executrix and my son Henry Gore executor. .
Wit: John
(J) Gore
Ephraim Hubbard
Mary Hubbard
21 Dec. 1769. Exhibited
to the Court by Mary Gore widow and executrix. Proved by the oath of Ephraim
Hubbard and Mary Hubbard. Henry Gore the other executor therein named came into
Court and refused to take the burthen of the execution thereof.
Pages 496-97. Will of Robert Slaughter, dated 3 Nov. 1769.
Robort Slaughter of the Parish of
st. Mark in the
To my beloved son Robert Slaughter
one tract of land lying on Flat Run cont ining about two hundred and fifty
acres, where on my son Willlam now lives. .
To my beloved son Thomas Slaughter
the sum of twenty shillings current money.
To my beloved on William Slaughter and Francis Slaughter to
be equally divided between them the tract of land whereon my son Robert and my
said son Francis now live, each of my said sons William and Francis, to have
the places on which they settled, that is to say my son William to have that
which is now in property of.my son
Robert and my son Francis the place whereon he lives. . . .
To my son James Slaughter all the
tract or parcel of land whereon he now lives.
To my son Lawrence Slaughter all the
tract or parcel of land whereon I now live and likewise one hundred acres
joining the same, lying in the south side of Mountain Run after the decease of
my beloved wife to whom I leave the said last mentioned lands for and during
her natural life.
To my beloved son George Slaughter
three tracts of land in the north side of Mountain Run viz. the land which I
bought of Mr. Gabriel Jones, which he bought of Col.Charles Carter and to
others joining there.
To my beloved daughter Susannah Lightfoot twenty shillings current
money. .
To my grand daughter Mary Slaughter,
daughter of my son Thomas, one Negro girl named Charity. .
My will is that all and every of my.
sons and my daughter Susannah Lightfootand their heirs shall have and enjoy all
the Negroes, sums of money or other things (moveables) of which kind soever
given or lent them by me at any time heretofore and that the same shall not be
accounted as any part of my estate at my decease. , , .
I lend to my well beloved wife Mary
for and during her natural life all the residue of my estate not herein before
mentioned; and after the decease of my said Wife, to my son, George Slaughter
six Negroes viz Val, Nan, George, Moses, Milly and Eve, and to my son Lawrence
Slaughter three Negroes viz, Austin,
Agnis and Easther, and to my daughter Martha Jones, I lend five Negroes viz
Ned, Robin, Alice, Judith and Dick, it being especially my will that the said
Negroes or any of them or any of their increase shall not be disposed of by my
said daughter or her husband otherwise than to the heirs of her body, and in
case my said daughter Martha should die "without issue of her body, then
the said Negroes and their increase shall return and be accounted as part of my
estate, and moreover my said daughter Martha is to have no other part of my
estate. And after the decease of my wife, all the residue and romainder of my
Negroes, stock, and household and kitchen furniture, utensils, money, outstanding
debts, etc. shall be equally divided between all my children, except my son
George and my daughter Martha Jones.
It is my desire that my estate shall
not be appraised.
I do hereby constitute, nominate and
appoint my well beloved wife Mary sole executor.
Wit: William Green
Enhriam Hart
Abel Stout
Fauquier Families 1759-1799
Thomas D. Elliot, D 2-170, 1764.
Sells (or pledges) personal property to Martin Pickett. M 3-346, 1767. Indicted for drunkennss and
swearing. D 6-123, 1775. Assigns
lease from Rev. James Scott, 1 Slave, and all personal est to William Elliott
in trust for wife Mary Elliot and children Ellis, Martin, and Curtis Elliot;
wit incl. John
Powe.
Wulfeck, Dorothy Ford. Self Published.
1766
Executor's Account of Estate of William
Johnston, dec'd. Items cover period 1765 through 1783. Recorded 16 June, 1788.
Made by William Roberts, extr.
Payments 1766. Thomas Dowdy for keeping the mill, Francis Birk (also as Burck) 1 quire
paper, Thomas Bywaters for inspecting tobacco, Robert Scott, Wm. Lyon, Ben.
Morgan, Levine Spicer, servant, to boarding the schoolmaster, James Duncanson,
John Kennedy, Dr. Knave, Francis Browning for corn, James Humpreys,
Rowley Duncan, William Ludspike, Nicholas Browning for sawing, John
More, Robert Scott.
con't.
1766 Received from James Graves, Daniel
Richardson, Capt. James Slaughter, Edward Bush, Francis Browning, Aron
Jones, Francis Meale, William Duncan, John Norman, Richard Yancey, James
Shakelford, Will. Edwards, Richard Parks, Capt. Will. Ball, John Sanders, Col.
Thomas Slaughter, John Bush, Birkett Davenport, Henry Pendleton, John Cooper,
John Slaughter, James Pendleton, John Corbin, Mathew Hawkins, Mary Settle,
William Dulaney, James Crow, Tilman Wisecarver, French Slaughter, Herman
Wisecarver, Thomas Washburn, Will. Edwards, John Roberts.
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988
revised 1990-1
Pub. Dominion Market Research
Corp.
County Court Judgments Nov. 1767, Box 35
Edward po
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County Court Judgments Nov. Court 1768,
Edward poe
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John
Sutton ----------------------1 Nov Court 1768,
24 May 1769
On the motion of Lydia Watts, who made oath and executed and acknowledged Bond as
the Law directs, Certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of
Administration of the Estate of Thomas
Watts, deced.
Ordered that Robert Ashby, John Suthard,
William Harrison, and Hezekiah Turner or any three of them being first sworn do
appraise the Estate of Thomas Watts,
decd, and return the appraisement to the Court.
FAUQUIER
28
November 1770
p.
273 - JOHN
McMILLIAN, PIt. agt. DAVID BARTON, Deft. In
Case
This
day came the PIt. by his Attorney and thereupon came a Jury, to wit,
JOHN MORGAN DAVID CAlL JOHN ASHBY
JOHN BOYD ISAAC SETTLE WILLIAM NASH
WILLIAM HUNTON EPHRAIMHUBBARD JOHN
HUDNALL
JOHN HEADLEY JOHN OBANON and JOHN MAUZY
being
sworn well and truly to inquire of the damages in this suit, upon their Oaths
do say that the PIt. hath sustained damages by means of the Deft.'s. breach of
promise and assumption in the Declaration mentioned to twenty pounds, ten
shillings besides his costs, Therefore it is considered by the Court that the
PIt. recover against the said Deft. his damages aforesaid in form aforesaid
assessed and his costs by him in this behalf expended, and the said Deft. in
mercy, &c., And it is ordered that the Sheriff sell the attached effects
and return an account of the sale to the Court
On
the motion of REBECCA BRADFORD, it
is ordered that WILLIAM NASH pay her 9ne hundred and five pounds of tobacco for
three days attendance, coming ten miles and returning, as a witness for him and
his Wife against WILLIAM HAMILTON (other records in this period mention Daniel Bradford and
William Bradford).
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Appraisers for estate of Doctor Thomas
Houison includes Martin Nalle, John Brown, John Nalle, Jr., John
Tutt.
Appraisers
19 October 1769
James Tutt, Martin
Nalle and Thomas Griffin are appraisers for estate of Jeremiah Sims
p. 495 of primary source
3 September 1766 Will
proved 21 December 1769
John Gore … grandson Reubin Gore son of my
daughter Mary Gore
Son John Gore …. Wife Mary Gore ….my four
children and two grandchildren Vizt. Henry Gore, Joseph Gore, Mary Breedlove, Sarah
Oneal (Neal- Oneal – O’neil, etc, lives near and marries Poe in NC), Reuben
Gore and Rachel Parks…. Son John Gore … my other four children and
grandchildren.
…. If Daniel Welsh a Mulatto now in my service shall well behave during the life of my beloved wife and never seek his freedom he be free after her decease.
… my son Joseph Gore after the decease of his
mother my plantation whereon I now live over and above his part already given.
Test: Ephraim Hubbard John Gore
Mary Hubbard
6-7 June 1769
pp. 681-87
James Kennerly
of
19 July 1764.
pp. 488-92
Robert Gouge and Susana his wife of Culpeper County to Cornelious Michell of same. For pounds 13.4. - current money. 45 acres on the head branches of Battle Run . . line of Poe's and Watson's pattent . . corner to Thomas Minor . . near a spring . .
Robert Gouge (X)
Susanah (X) Gouge
19 July 1764. Acknowledged by the parties.
Sus. was first privily examined.
Wulfeck, Dorothy Ford.
Self Published.
5
November 1771
Account of Sale of Estate of Courtney Norman*, dec'd. to 5 Nov.,
1771. Purchasers: Reuben Norman, Ezekiel Norman, Cornelius Mitchell, John
Norman, Caleb Browning, John Corbin, Richard Murffie, Samuel Poe, William Murffie, Jonathan Poe, William Norman, Miles Murffie,
Alexander Baxter, William Reding, Jessey Thompson,
Thurmon Crim, William Daniel, Jacob
Weekley, Thomas Conn, William Corbin, John Weekley, Jeramiah Corbin, James
Attwood, James Browning, William Grimsley, William Day, Miles Murphey,
Amry Day, John Norman, Isaac Reding, William Atwood, John Bradford**,
Joseph Boggess, Courtney Norman, John Norman, Mary Norman.
*Jonathan
Poe and Samuel Poe (see above). Mary Browning (c.1720 - after 1779) married
January 21, 1737/8 in
See
Samuel Poe Rev. War Solder at end of this page.
John Lindsey, Plt agst. William Meldrum, deft.
. . . jury includes John Poe
22 April 1763. p. 320
On motion of John
Poe, a witness for John & Robert Gouge at the
suit of Samuel Moore, being sworn, ordered that the said John & Robert
Gouge pay him two hundred pounds of tobacco for eight daies attendance at this
Court as the Law directs.
p. 266-270
Dd. to W. Settle the 26th May 1772
This Indenture made 15th and 16th November
1771 between James Buchanan of Town of
James
Buchanan
Anne
Buchanan
At Court continued and held for County of
Culpeper 20 November 1771 Indenture of Lease and Release ordered to be recorded
and the said Ann being first privately examined as the Law directs.
20 Sept. 1773.
Rawley Duncan
and Mary his wife of
205 acres, being one half of a tract of land granted
to William and Rawley Duncan by the Right Honourable Thomas, Lord Fairfax, 1
May 1753 . . .corner to Francis Browning
in William Duncan's line . . . corner of said Duncan's and corner to John
Roberts Junr . . .by Battle Run . .
.in Joneses line . . .in Francis Browning's line . . containing 410 acres.
(continues with more description)
Culpeper
15 August 1774
pp. 322-324 (on margin: D D 1792 to yr Ord)
This indenture made the ( ) day of August
1774 Between Charles Browning Heir at
Law and Frances Browning Administratrix with the Will annexed of Francis Browning deceased of the County
of Culpeper of one part and James
Browning of the county aforesaid of the other part Whereas said Francis
Browning deceased possessed in fee simple a tract of land whereon James
Browning now lives containing Ninety acres and bounded Beginning at two red
oaks on the head of a Branch of Battle Run and runing thence South to a white
oak thence South West to the beginning and whereas the said Francis Browning
did by his last Will and Testament among the records of said County Court of
Culpeper direct that all his estate real and personal should be sold at the
death of the said Frances his Widow and the money arising to be equally divided
between his children and Whereas the said Frances and her children the heirs of
teh said Francis Browning did commence a friendly suit in the County Court
aforesaid whereby it was by the consent of the parties ordered that all the
Estate of the said Francis Browning deceased should be sold by the said Charles
Browning as heir at Law and Frances Browning as Administratrix under the Will
and that they convey the same to the purchaseer4s whereby by force of which
decree they are impowered to convey the aforesaid tract of land unto the said
James Browning in consideration of the sum of Fifty pounds current money of
Virginia paid by the said James Browning hath conveyed a tract of Ninety acres
of land unto the said James Browning
Charles Browning
At a Court held for Culpeper County August
15, 1774
This Indenture ordered to be recorded.
15 August 1774
This Indenture made this Fifteenth day of
August 1774 Between Charles Browning
heir at Law of Frances Browning Administrix with the Will annexed of Francis
Browning deceased of the County of Culpeper of one part and Joseph Duncan of County aforesaid
Whereas the said Francis Browning deceased in his lifetime became seized in fee
simple of a tract of land whereon said Joseph Duncan now lives containing One
hundred acres and bounded beginning at a red oad and hickory old Corners on the
North side the Gourd Vine River Corner to James Pendleton and running up the
said river North West to a poplar the Mouth of Corbin Branch Corner to John
Washburn thence up the said Branch with Washburn's line North to two pines in
the line of a Tract of land granted by Patent to Colonel Henry Willis now the
said James Pendletons thence with his line East to the beginning and whereas
the said Francis Browning in his last Will & Testament among records of the
said County Court of Culpeper directed that all his Estate both real and
personal should be sold by his Exors at the death of the said Frances his Widow
and the money to be equally divided amongst all his children and Whereas the said
Frances and her children did commence a Friendly Suit in the County Court
aforesaid whereby it was (by the consent of the parties) directed and ordered
that all the Estate of the said Francis Browning deceased should be sold by
Charles Browning and said Frances Browning as Administratrix under the Will and
that they convey the same to the purchasers Whereby and by force of which
decree they are impowered to convey the said land to the said Joseph Duncan Now
this indenture witnesseth that the said Charles Browning and Frances Browning
for the sum of Ninety pounds current money of Virginia hath sold unto the said
Joseph Duncan One hundred acres of land...
Charles Browning
This Indenture was acknwledged by the parties
& ordered to be recorded.
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Page 123. 13 February 1775. B & S. Bet. Thomas Elliott of Leed Par. and
William Elliott of same.. lease held under the Rev'd Mr. James Scott .. one
Negroe man slave. James, all personal estate.. for the maintenance of Mary
Elliott, wife of sd. Thomas and their following children.. Ellis. Martin, and
Curtis and good Clothing for sd. Thomas and at his death the "working
tools" to belong to said Wm. .. Signed: Thomas Elliott, William Elliott. Wits: J. Moffett, John Powe, Thomas Maddux. Rec: 27 March 1775.
prov. by o. of wits.
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15 September 1777
On margin: D.D. to Wm. Browning 24th Jany 1781
This indenture made this 15th September 1777
Between Charles Browning Heir at
Law, and Francis Browning Admr. with
the Will annexed of Francis Browning
deceased of one part and William
Browning of Culpeper County of other part Whereas said Francis Browning in
his life time among other things became possessed of land whereon the said
Francis Browning and William Browning now lives containing Three hundred twenty
four acres Whereof said William Browning became the purchases Bounded beginning
at a white oak on the bank of Mill Run on the South side thereof and runs
thence South to a hikory on a stony point thence North to two chestnuts on the
bank of the river on the South side thereof thence up the several courses of
the river to the mouth of Mill Run and thence up the courses of the Mill Run to
the first begining and Whereas the said Francis Browning did by his Last Will
in writing recorded in the records of the said County Court. Direct that all
his Estate read and person should be sold by his Exrs. at the Death of said
Frances his Widow and the money arising therefrom to be divided among all her
children and whereas the said Frances and her children the heirs of said
Francis Browning deceased did commence a suit in the said Court whereby it was
by consent of the Parties decreed and ordered that all the Estate of Francis
Browning deceased should be sold by the said Charles Browning as Heir at Law
and the said Frances Browning as Admx. under the Will and convey the same to
the Purchases whereby and by force of which decree they are Impowered to convey
the said land unto William Browning relation had to said records & papers
may appear Now this Indenture Witnesseth that said Charles Browning and Frances
Browning for sum of Seventy five pounds current money of Virginia have sold
unto the said William Browning the tract of one hundred fifty six acres of
land...
Charles Browning
Frances (+) Browning
At a Court held for
1777 This Indenture ordered to be recorded.
Culpeper Will Books B&C Wulfeck.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Joseph
Belfield, dec’d. Made by Thomas Scott, William
Watts, John Gibbs, William Rogers. Recorded 20 June 1774.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of John Bourn,
dec’d. 22 November 1774 by John Grigsby, John
Fushee (Fooshee), Peter Gatewood
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of James
Barbour. Recorded 26 April 1775. Made by William
Watts,
Sales of Estate of Henry Threldkill. 3
November 1775.
(A few of the ) Purchasers: William Wright….
William Strother…. Jacob Browning….. Elmore
George… Ezekeil Norman… John Jett… Courtney Norman. Made by John
Threldkeld, Admr.
Will of Henry
George of
Dated 19 January 1776. Proven 17 October
1785.
Legatees: “Equally between my six sisters”
Wit: Richard George Gaines, James Gaines
“Henry George who enlisted in the Army in
1776 and was made prisoner 1779 and has not been heard of since in a
presumption of his death.
Will of John Smith of Culpeper Co.
Dated 4 Jan. 1776. Proven 16 April 1776.
Legatees: Wife Anne Smith. Sons: William
Smith, Daniel Smith. Daus.: Mary Smith, Patty Smith. All children were minors.
Executors: Capt. Edwad Wadkins, Thomas
Wright.
Wit: Ambrose Coleman, Richard Parkes, Nanny (x) Habler (?Kabler).
Will of John Marsh of
Dated 7 September 1776. Proven 21 October
1776.
Legatees: Wife Mary March. Sons: William
Marsh, Joshua Marsh, John Marsh, Jonathan Marsh. Dau.: Margaret Underwood.
Executors: Son William Marsh and Willikam
Roberts.
Wit: John Strother, John Roberts, William
Hughes
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Hugh
Crutcher, dec’d. Recorded 18 October 1779. Made byJames Gaines, Zachary Petty,
James Branham.
Will of Humphrey Gaines of Culpeper Co.
Dated 3 July 1778. Proven 18 October 1779.
Legatees: Wife Sarah Gaines. Son: William
Gaines. Daus.: Frances Watts, Sarah
Gaines, Esther Gaines, Hannah Gaines, Molley Gaines, Elizabeth Ann Gaines,
Catherine Gaines.
Executrix: Wife Sarah Gaines.
Wit.: Ignatius Freeman, Charles Brooking.
Will of Frederick Kabler of
Dated 6 March 1779. Proven 17 January 17980.
Legatees: Son Nicholas Kabler. Grandsons:
William Kabler, Frederick Watts, Frederick Kabler, son of
Christopher. Granddau. Barberty Kabler, dau. Of Nicholas Kabler. Sons:
Christopher Kabler, Nicholas Kabler.
Executors: Son Nicholas Kabler and grandson
William Kabler.
Wit: Frederick Zimmerman, John Brown,
Christopher Zimmerman.
Will of William Allen.
Dated 23 March 1780. Proven 18 September
1780.
Legatees: Wife Mary Allen land he received
from his father. “all my children” – not named.
Executors: Wife Mary Allen, Daniel Bradford.
Wit.: John
Bradford, Enoch Bradford,
William Green
Will of Martin
Nalle of Culpeper Co.
Dated 14 March 1780. Proven 20 November 1780.
Legatees: Brothes Richard Nalle, John Nalle,
Francis Nalle, James Nalle.
Wit: Thomas Brown, James Sims, Thomas
Garriott
Will of Hannah Triplet of Culpeper Co.
Dated 3 September 1780. Proven 21 May 1781.
Legatees: Son Thomas Triplett, a servant left
her by her deceased husband.
Wit: Thomas Slaughter, William Roberts,
Larkin Field.
Will of Thomas Quinn of
Dated 10 January 1781. Proven 19 November
1781.
Legatees: Wife Jenny Quinn. Children: Frankey
Quinn, Thomas Quinn and one on the way.
Executors: James Quinn, William Watts, William Rogers.
Wit: Richard Quinn, William Glass, Elizabeth
Quinn.
Will of Joel
Watts of Culpeper Co.
Dated 17 July 1781. Proven 20 August 1781
Legatees: Wife Isabel Watts. Son: Frederick
Watts. Daus: Lettice Brown, Joanna Stewart. Grandchildren: Barbara
Executors: Son Frederick Watts, William
Kabler
Wit: John Brown, Reuben Doggett, William
Kabler.
Will of Elijah Berry.
Dated 11 September 1781. Proven 19 November
1781
Legatees: Wife Anne Berry. Leonard Berry, son
of Malechiah Berry – two years schooling. Elijah Berry, son of Aaron Berry –
two years schooling. At wife’s death to four children of my brother Acrey Berry
– viz. Sary Berry, Jemimah Berry, Mary Berry, John Berry.
Executors: Wife Anne Berry, bro. Acrey
Wit: William Grayson, Abrey
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Joel
Watts, dec’d. Recorded 15 Oct. 1781. Made by John Wharton, William Kabler,
Richard Chilton.
Will of John
Nalle of Bromfield Parish,
Dated 16 September 1780. Proven 19 August
1782
Legatees: Wife Mary Nalle. Sons: Richard
Nalle, John Nalle, William Nalle, Francis Nalle, James Nalle. Grandson John
Nalle, son of my son John Nalle. Grandson John Nalle, son of my son William
Nalle. Granddaughter Mary Nalle, dau. Of my son William Nalle and Susanna, his
wife. Dau. Agatha Hitt ½ service of a negro woman, other half to “my grandson
James Sims from the time of my daughters’ marriagfe to Russell HItt and after
my daughter’s decease …. To my grandson James Sims. Daus.: Mary Sims, Ann Burk,
Elizabeth Sims, Gressel Parker, Amie Morriss. Granson Martin Morriss, son of
Wililam Morriss and Amie Morriss. Son Martin Nalle if her appear “my will
bearing data 1777 to take place.”
Excutors: Wife Mary Nalle, son John Nalle,
son Francis Nalle.
Wit: John Brown, Thomas Brown.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Thomas
Payton. Recorded 17 Feb. 1783. Made by James Browning, William McClanahan, John Bradford.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Barnet
Rogers, dec’d. Recorded 21 April 1783. Made by
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of John Nalle, dec’d. Recorded 19 May,
1783. Mde by John Tutt, John Brown, Richard Parks
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Martin Nalle, dec’d. Recorded 19 May
1783. Made by John Tutt, John Brown, Daniel Brown.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of Thomas Griffin, dec’d Recorded 19 May 1783.
Made by John Nalle, Francis Nalle.
Will of John Hord of Culpeper Co.
Dated 11 July 1783. Proven 21 July 1783.
Legatees: Son Ambrose Hord. Dau. Frances
Watts. Mentions bro. Ambrose Hord had left him some slaves.
Executors: Barnett Watts, William Watts.
Wit: Thomas Watts, Jr., John Watts, Julius
Watts.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of William
Gaines, dec’d. Recorded 16 June 1783.
Made by William Watts,
William Rogers, Joseph Rogers
Will of William
George (I
worry these George may be misreadings of Gouge)
Dated 4 April 1781. Proven 15 September 1783.
Legatees: Wife, eldest dau. Mary Ann Hopper, dau.
Elizabeth Corder, Susannah Butten (relationship not stated). Remainder at
wife’s death divided between two daughters named above.
Wit: James Arnold, Vincent Tapp, William
Tapp.
Postscript – Left his orphan boy James Bryan
to Mary Ann Hopper.
Will of Heny Miller of Culpeper co.
Dated 20 September 1780. Proven 20 October
1783
Legatees: Wife Margit Miller. Two youngest
children: John Miller and Henry Miller. “equally divided among all my
children.”
Executors: Charles Brooking, Thomas Canaday, William Watts.
Wit: William Brooking, Robert Brooking, John
Brooking.
Will of
William Fooshee (indexed Foushee)
Dated 26 January 1786. Proven 17 April 1786.
Legatees: Wife Susannah Fooshee his estate
and part willed to him by his father at his mother’s death. At death or
marriage of wife, one half to Philip Fooshee and Frances Fooshee, two eldest
childen of brother Charles Fooshee. Other half to wife or her heirs.
Executors: Bro. Thornton Fooshee, friend Daniel Grinnan.
Wit: William Sneed, George Fooshee, J. Price.
Inventory and Appraisal of Estate of William
Fooshee, dec’d. Recorded 19 June 1786. Made by Zachariah Petty, James Branham, John Lightfoot.
Will of Martin
Nalle of
Dated 9 March 1783. Proven 15 September 1788.
Legatees: Wife Isabell Nalle. Sons: William
Nalle, Martin Nalle. Daus.: Ann Nalle, Rachel Nalle, Clary Nalle, Winny Nalle,
Milly Nalle. Graddau.: Catey Parks,
one-eight of esate. If Granddau. Should die without heirs her part return to
Mary Holloday’s other children.
Executors: Wife Isabelle Nalle, son William
Nalle, son Martin Nalle, son-in-law Humphrey Sparks
Codicil: “To John Sanders part willed to his
late wife, Winifred, for the use of his children by my daughter Winny.” Dated 9
March 1783. Wit (same to will and codicil) Richard Parks, William Purvis, John
Tutt.
(Note: It is possible that others or all of
his daughters were married as he mentioned them only by their Christian name
and this complier inserted the name “Nalle” for facility in indexing. DFW)
Inventory and Appraisal of Martin Nalle, dec’d. Recorded 20 Ocober 1788.
Made by John Tutt, Robert Cowne, John Nalle.
Account of Henry Gaines, guardian of Henry George.
Recorded 19 April 1790
Barbara Vines Little c. 1988
revised 1990-1
Pub. Dominion Market Research Corp.
List of Taxable property taken by William Moore Gentleman [in O]range County, April 1782
Persons Names
John
Sutton, Jr, slaves, Simon, Silla, 3 horses, 2 cattle
Free male = 1
Horses = 3
Neat Cattle = 2
1783 Tax List (defunct website)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/culpeper/census/1783/1783tax01.txt
