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Old Rappahannock County Virginia, Deeds
and Wills (1677-1682) p 369(Part I) 40
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I EVE WILLIAMS, ye Relict of
JOHN WILLIAMS of MOARTTICO CREEK deced. and being intended to joyne myselfe
in ye holy state of MATRIMONY to WILLIAM SMITH, Carpenter, Nov doth think
it necessary to make a Deed of Gift to my Children which is as followeth.
I ye abovesaid EVE WILLIAMS doe freely & of my owne accord give unto
my Sonn, JOHN WILLIAMS & daughter KATHERINE WILLlAMS one dividend of
land lying and being at ye head of MORATlCO CREEK bounding upon ye land
of Mr. GLASCOCKs & Mr. TRAVERS & upon a former divident of Mr.
JOHN NEWMANs to enjoy them & their heires forever after my decease
& ye (abovesaid WILLIAM SMITH) except & always provided that if
in ye case sd JOHN & KATHERINE WILLIAMS do dye without heires before
WM. SMITH or myselfe yt: then ye above land shall properly belong to any
or either of or: heires, And further I doe give unto my Son, JOHN WMS.,
one Cow and Cow Calfe marked with two crops in ye right eare with ye feamale
increase till ye sd JOHN bee of lawfully yeares of age & after to have
all ye increase to him & his heires, likewise. Whereas my Husband JOHN
WILLIAMS, did leave me a Mare I doe therefore give unto my Daughter, KATH;
WILLIAMS, ye first mare fould yt: ye above said Mare doth bringe &
ye next fould I give to my Sonn, JON: WILLIAMS ye each two foulds shall
be to them & their heires forever And Furthermore I doe freely give
to my daughter, KATHERINE WILLIAMS, three thousand pounds of Tobo: when
she comes of age or at ye marriage And Likewise three thousand pounds of
Tobo. to my Son, JOHN WILLIAMS, to him when he is of lawfull yeares of
age As Witness my hand & seale this 9th day of March 1680/1
Testis WILLIAM FAN'TLEROY....................................................EVE
(her mark "Eve") WILLIAMS
EDWARD JONES
WM SMITH having since ye signing of this Deed & before ye
acknowledging hereof married with ye said EVE and at this Court confest
to ye acknowledging of ye same
R.cognitr in Cur Corn Rappae. 3 di. 9bris 1682 KNOW ALL MEN by these
prsents that I EVE WILLIAMS of ye County of Rappae: & Pish of Farnham
aforesaid doe appoint my well beloved Freind, ED JONES, of same Pish &
County aforesaid to be my true and lawfull atorney for me & in my name
to record a Deed of Gift wch is dated ninth day of March 1680/1 ye which
I made over to my Children alowing & grantingng to my said Atorney
my whole power & promising to confirme wtsoever my said Atorney shall
doe in the prmises in Testimony herof I have sett my hand and affixed my
Seale this 19th day of Aprill 1684
William (his mark) Smith................................... Eve
(her mark "Eve") Williams
Recordatr xi die 9bris 1682 |
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