Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
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On 20 April 1725, John Dyke and Judith his wife of the parish of Southfarnham & William Bowler & Anne his wife of the parish of St. Anns and all of the County of Essex sold to Ann Stephens of the parish of So farnham within the County of Essex. For 2,100 pounds of Lawfull Tobacco a Certaine piece or parsel of Land in the County of Essex and parish of So:farnham and upon one of the branches of Piscataway Creek Containing fifty acres & bounded as followeth Vizt Begining at a Spanish Oak corner of Thomas FitchJeffries runing thence North eight degrees East seventy five pole to a stake thence West twenty one degrees North one hundred and forty pole to a Gum standing in Bushes Mill swamp thence along the Swamp along ye sd Swamp [sic] to an ash, thence East 40 Degrees South two hundred pole to the begining, the Land being part of a pattent of Land formerly granted unto John Webster for one hundred and eighty nine acres, bearing date the 20th day of October one thousand six hundred and eighty nine & since his death did belong unto his daughter Mary Webster and she departed this life without making disposition thereof: now doth of right belong unto the aforsd John Dike & Judith his wife and William Bowler & Anne his wife as heirs appairant unto the said Mary Webster, alias Webb. Signed Jo: Dyke, William Boulware, Judith her E mark Dyke, Ann her A mark Boulware. Witnesses: Elias Dejournae, William his M mark Williamson, Ralph Turnner. On 20 April 1725 ordered to record. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 18, pages 51–52.]
On 19 December 1736, Robert Leverite and Anne his wife of the parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex sold to Richard Bush of the same. For 1,500 pounds of tobacco, a parcel in the parish and county aforesaid upon the branches of Piscataway Creek containing fifty acres bordering Thomas Fitchjefry and Richard Bush, it being part of a Pattent of land formerly granted unto Jno. Webster for one hundred & Eighty nine acres bearing date the 20th day of October one thousand Six hundred & Eighty nine & Since his death did belong to his Daughter Mary Webster & She departed this life wthout making Disposition thereof; Then did the right belong unto John Dyke & Judith his wife & Wm Boulware & Anne his wife as heirs appairant unto ye sd Mary Webster, Alias Webb & now to ye sd Robert Leverite & Anne his wife by deed bearing date ye 20th of April in ye year of our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred & twenty five. Signed Robert his I mark Laverite, Anne her A mark Leverite. Witnesses: John Medley, John Broocke, Isaac Johnson. Memorandum delivered by turf and twig. On 15 February 1736/7, ordered to record. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 21, pages 261–262.]
On 20 October 1741, William Boulware of the Parish of St. Anne and County of Essex and Anne his wife sold to William Hathway of the same. For fifty pounds, a tract or parcel of land which was devised and given unto the said Ann by Philip Parr deceased her father, lying and being in the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex on the brances of Piscataway Creek, adjoining the lands of Thomas Edmondson, Charles Breedlove, Micajaoh Evans, and Thomas Kid, bounded by a survey and plott of Capt. James Wood, containing by estimation one hundred and ninety acres more or less. Signed William Boulware, Ann her A mark Boulware. Witnessess: Thos. Edmondson, Susannah Edmondson, Constant her C mark Edmondson. Ann privately examined by Mungo Roy Gent and acknowledges the deed to be proper. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 22, 1738–1742, pages 288–291.]
On 19 December 1736, Robert Leverite and Anne his wife of the parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex sold to Richard Bush of the same. For 1,500 pounds of tobacco, a parcel in the parish and county aforesaid upon the branches of Piscataway Creek containing fifty acres bordering Thomas Fitchjefry and Richard Bush, it being part of a Pattent of land formerly granted unto Jno. Webster for one hundred & Eighty nine acres bearing date the 20th day of October one thousand Six hundred & Eighty nine & Since his death did belong to his Daughter Mary Webster & She departed this life wthout making Disposition thereof; Then did the right belong unto John Dyke & Judith his wife & Wm Boulware & Anne his wife as heirs appairant unto ye sd Mary Webster, Alias Webb & now to ye sd Robert Leverite & Anne his wife by deed bearing date ye 20th of April in ye year of our Lord God one thousand Seven hundred & twenty five. Signed Robert his I mark Laverite, Anne her A mark Leverite. Witnesses: John Medley, John Broocke, Isaac Johnson. Memorandum delivered by turf and twig. On 15 February 1736/7, ordered to record. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 21, pages 261–262.]
On 20 October 1741, William Boulware of the Parish of St. Anne and County of Essex and Anne his wife sold to William Hathway of the same. For fifty pounds, a tract or parcel of land which was devised and given unto the said Ann by Philip Parr deceased her father, lying and being in the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex on the brances of Piscataway Creek, adjoining the lands of Thomas Edmondson, Charles Breedlove, Micajaoh Evans, and Thomas Kid, bounded by a survey and plott of Capt. James Wood, containing by estimation one hundred and ninety acres more or less. Signed William Boulware, Ann her A mark Boulware. Witnessess: Thos. Edmondson, Susannah Edmondson, Constant her C mark Edmondson. Ann privately examined by Mungo Roy Gent and acknowledges the deed to be proper. [Essex County, Virginia, Deed Book 22, 1738–1742, pages 288–291.]