This Indenture made this 17th day of October 1796 between Thomas Wood Senr., Lewis Booker and William Dunn of the parish of south farnham and County of Essex of the one part and Ann Dogens widow of Samuel Dogens decd and William, Happy, Patty, Jenny, Ann & Saml. Dogens children of Sanuel Dogens decd of the other part Witnesseth that whereas at a court held for Essex County on the 19th day of May 1794, it was decreed by the said Court in a suit in Chancery between Mary Dennett an infant under the age of twenty one years by Charles Evans her guardian & next friend Pltff against John Howerton admor &c. of Francis Dennett decd Jane Dennett widow of Francis Dennett decd and Eliza. and Ann Dennett infants under the age of twenty one years and children of Francis Dennett decd by their guardian Samuel Dogens defts, among other things, that the said Thomas Wood Sr. Lewis Booker, William Dunn & one Richd. Holt, or any three of them should assign unto Jane Dennett one third part of the tract of land in the bill mentioned in the said Suite [sic] (and which was the land whereof Francis Dennett died seised) for her dower in the same and that they should sell the other two thirds of the said tract and the reversion of the other third on credit till the 25th of december next after the date of the said decree, the purchaser giving one bond with approved security to the pltff Mary Dennett for one third of the purchase Money, another bond with approved security for one other third to Eliza. Dennett and another bond with approved security to Ann Dennett for the remaining third, and that the said Commissioners should execute a Deed to the purchaser for the interest of the said Mary, Eliza. and Ann Dennett in the said Tract of land, in pursuance of which said decree the said Thos. Wood, Lewis Booker and William Dunn did proceed to sell the said tract of land subject to the dower of the said Jane Dennett in the same which they previously assigned to her by metes and bounds and the same being exposed to sale to the highest bidder on the 11th day of Oct. 1794 and Samuel Dogens became the purchaser thereof for the sum of Sixty pounds agreeable to the terms of the said decree; and whereas the sd. Jane Dennett departed this life in the life time of the said Samuel Dogens whereby the sd. Samuel entered into and beame entitled to the possession of the said part or parcel of the said Tract of land Assigned to the said Jane Dennett for her dower therein, and the said Samuel Dogens hath departed this life intestate before any deed was executed to him by the said Commissioners pursuant to the said decree conveying to him the Interest of the said Mary, Eliza, and Ann Dennett in the said tract of land leaving the said Ann Dogens his Widow and the said William, Happy, Patsey Jenny Ann and Samuel Dogens his only children, now this Indenture Witnesseth that the said Thomas Wood Lewis Booker and William Dunn for and in consideration of the said premises have Granted, bargained & Sold unto the said Ann Dogens, widow of the sd. Samuel Dogens decd and to the said William, Happy, Patsey, Jenny Ann and Samuel Dogens children of the said Samuel Dogens decd the said tract or parcel of land containing forty nine acres be the same more or less to have and to hold to the said Ann Dogens, widow of the Samuel Dogens decd and to the said William, Happy, Patsey, Jenny Ann and Samuel Dogens children of the said Sameul Dogens, as follows, to wit to the use of the said Ann Dogens widow of the sd. Samuel in one third part thereof for her dower therein during her natural life and after her death to the said William, Happy Patsey, Jenny, Ann and Samuel Dogens children of the sd. Samuel Dogens decd, and the heirs of the said Samuel Dogens forever and the other two thirds thereof to the said William, Happy, Patsey, Jenny Ann and Samuel Dogens Children of the said Samuel Dogens decd and the heirs of the said Samuel Dogens decd forever according to the true intent and meaning of this Indenture and the aforesaid decree of the County Court of Essex aforesaid, But it is hereby provded and expressly reserved that in case the sd. Thomas Wood, Lewis Booker and William Dunn their heirs executors and administrators or either of them shall hereafter be subjected to the payment of any part of the said purchase to the said Mary, Eliza. and Ann Dennett or either of them their or either of their executors, administrators or assigns that this Indenture and the conveyance hereby made or intended to be made shall be void to all intents and purposes whatever. In testimony whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto subscribed their names & affixed their seals the day and year first herein written. Signed Thos. Wood Sr., L: Booker, Wm. Dunn. Witnesses: Chs. Howerton, John Jones. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 34, pages 417–418.]

In November 1806, a division of the estate of Samuel Doggins was made by John Trible, Jas. Jones, and L. Booker, with a widow’s dower set aside to Mrs. Doggins, and equal lots to Miss Nancy Doggins, Samuel Dogens, Miss Patty, Miss Jenny, Mrs. Dunn, and Wm. Dogens. Ordered recorded 17 June 1817. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 418–419.]

On 21 March 1814, Patsey Brizendine, William Croxton, Chaney Brizendine and Thomas Dennett were bound in the penalty of $1,500 for Patsey Brizendin’e administration of the goods, chattels and credits of John Brizendine, deceased. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 18, pages 5–6.]

In an undated petition, orators and oratrices William Doggins, Patsey Brizendine who was Patsey Doggins now a widow, Thos Dennitt and Nancy his wife who was Nancy Doggins and Samuel Doggins an infant by James Croxton his next friend. That Ann Doggins widow of Samuel Doggins died on __ October 1815 intestate, complained that your orators and oratrices William, Patsey, Nancy, Samuel and Happy Dunn who intermarried with Jackson Dunn are the only children of Samuel. [Essex County, Virginia, Box Chancery No. 45, item 45-B-8.]