Essex County Court of 10 August 1699. “Mary Boughan Complains that Jno Puckett did Some time about ye 24 day of July assault, beat & kick her after a cruel [blot] So that she was bruised and incapable of going about her affairs, whereupon Its refer’d to a Jury for Tryal who (by name Henry Woodnutt, Jno Hawkins, Tho Short, Wm Ayers, Job Virgid, Wm Irving, Jno Parker, Bartho Vawter, Tho Ramsey, Tho Munday Tho Hucklescott, & Geo Lloyd) being Sworne return for verdt: we of ye Jury do find for the abuse of the plt one thousand pounds of Tobo wch is ordered to be recorded and that the defendt pay the said [sic] one thousand pounds of Tobacco to the Plt with Costs als Exo ffrom wch the defendt appeals to ye 6th day of the next Genll Court Its therefore ordered that he give Security to prosente the same according to Law. John Picket, Henry Picket and Jefffrey Dyer bind themselves their heirs & Joyntly and Severally in the sum of five thousand pounds to tobo: for the appellants due prosecution of his said appeale …. Robt Burras being Subpoena’d as an evidence in ye difference between Mary Boughan & Jno Picket and attending Two dayes its ordered that the sd Boughan pay him for the same acccording to Law with Costs als Exo … David Holt being Subpoena’d as an evidence in ye difference between Mary Boughan & Jno Picket & attending Two days its ordered that ye sd Boughan pay him for the same according to Law with Costs als Exo. … upon the complaint of Mary Boughan its ordered that Jno. Picket give bond with Security for ye good behaviour for his Servt. by name Jno Dobson and that he sd Picket pay Costs … Jno Picket Henry Picket acknowledged above for ye sd Jno. Pickets Servt: good behaviour wch is on ye mocon of Mary Boughan ordered to be recorded.” [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10 reverse, page 6.]

On 11 August 1699, John Picket of the County of Essex was bound two thousand pounds of Tobo: & Caske, the condition of the obligacon is such that whereas ye above bounden Jno Picket hath a Servant Man named Jno Dopson who hath abused Mary Boughan widow, Now if ye sd Jno Dopson do from time to time & dureing ye time of ye sd Jno Dopsons Service behave himselfe & keep his Majties Peace in all things as an honest man should or ought to do towards ye sd Mary Boughan, then this obligacon to be void. Signed Jno Picket, Henry his H mark Picket. Acknowledged in court. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10 reverse, page 8.]

In the Nam of God Amen I Henry Pickett lying sick & weak of body but in parficte sense and memery blessed be God for it I doe ordaine this to be my laste Will & Testamente in maner & forme as followeth firste Rendering my Sole to Allmity God my Creator next my body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be desantly buryed ass my Excettors heareafter named shall se fite and ass for that Letell Estate it hath plesed God to bestoy upon me I give ass followeth Item I give unto my tow deaftears Hanah Spener and Searah ffulleton Each of them one shileing being in full parte of theare possen out of this my Estate Item I give unto my laveing sonn William Pickett all my devetdet of Laands being in the frisges[?] of Rapthanock River to him & his hares forever Item I Give unto my Loving Sonn John Pickett all my debts which is owing of me he paying of my Debts which I ow Item I Give unto my Loveing wife Elizabeth Pickett ye Lande which I nowe Live one dureing hir life allsoe the halfe of my parsnall Estate between hir & the Childe that she nowe goes with all the other halfe of my Estat to my Sonn William Pickett ordaining my Loveing wife & my two Sonns John & William Exectricke & Exectors of this my last Will & Testament ass Witness my hande & Seale the 18 day o October 1701. Signed Henry his AH mark Picket. Witnesses: William Johnson, William his M mark Willson, Richard his S mark Edwards. On 10 August 1702, proved in court by William Wilson and Richd Edwards. [Essex County, Virginia, Deeds and Wills 10, page 117.]

On 12 November 1702, John Pickett, James Boughan, and James Fullerton were bound £200 sterling for John Pickett’s guardianship of William Picket, orphan of Henry Picket. Witnesses: Edw: Gouldman, Erasmus Allen. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 10, page 126.]