Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameWilliam D. Dunn
Death1823
FatherNathaniel Dunn (-~1800)
Documentation
Whereas Nathaniel Dunn late of the County of Essex died seised & possessed of two tracts of land situated in the parish of south Farnham & county of Essex and of the following negro slaves, to wit, named Edy, Hannah, Rachel, Hannah, Tom, Will, Milley, Jenney, Braxton Webb, Barbara, which said Lands descended to Thomas Dunn, Richard Dunn, Billington Dunn, & Wm. Dunn as only Children and joint Heirs of the said Nathanial and the said Thomas Dunn Having obtained administration of the estate of the said Nathanial Dunn decd. is possessed of the said slaves for the Benifit of Himself & the said Richard, Billington, & Wm. Dunn & it being agreed Between the said Thomas & Richard on the one part & Billington & William on the other part that the said Thomas & Richard will convey & transfer all their right, title & interest in the said tracts of Land to the said Billington & William in consideration of the said Billington & William Having agreed on their part to transfer & assign all their right, title & interest in & to the said Slaves, to the said Thomas and Richard, and whereas the said Thomas & Richard Have duly Executed a good & Sufficient Deed to conveyance of their proportions & interest in & of the said land to the said Billington & WIlliam Dunn now these presents witnesses that the said Billington Dunn & William Dunn for & inconsideration of the premises & for & inconsideration of the sum of six shillings to them paid by the said Thomas Dunn & Richard Dunn, the receipt whereof they do Hereby acknowledge, Have granted, bargained & sold, assigned, transfered & released & by these presents do grant, bargain & sell, assign, transfer & release unto the said Thomas Dunn & Richard Dunn & their assigns forever to Hold as tenants in Common and not as joint tenants all their right, title, proportion & proportions, interest, property, claim & demand in all & every of the Slaves whereof Nathaniel Dunn died possessed or entitled to and all the future increase of the females of the said slaves to Have & to Hold the said Slaves & their future increase of the said females of the said Slaves & every of them to the only proper use & behoof of the said Thomas Dunn & Richard Dunn and their assigns forever as tenants in Common and not as joint tenants. In testimony whereof the parties to these presents Have Hereunto subscribed their names & affixed their Seals this 18 Day of February 1800.— Signed Billington Dunn, William Dunn. Witnesses: James Dix, Tola Dunn, Robert Dennett. On 16 June 1800 ordered to record. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 35, pages 230–231.]
Spouses
Marriageabt 21 May 1812, Essex County, Virginia
ChildrenSthreshley (~1814-)
Marriageabt 17 Apr 1820, Essex County, Virginia
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