| Antrim Parish Vestry
Book, 1752 - 1817, Halifax County Virginia 54
p 25 - (Terence, Shockley and Adkins to
Procession)
Pursuant to an Order of the County Court of Halifax
bearing Date the Seventeenth Day of July last past for this Vestry to Appoint
Processioners &c According to Law, whereupon it is Ordered that Leonard
Terence, Richard Shockley and William Adkins do Procession the Bounds of
every particular Persons Lands from the Mouth of Sycamore Creek to the
Mouth of Pigg River, and up the said River to Snow Creek and up the said
Creek to Turkey Cock Creek, and all the Lands between the said Sycamore
and Turkey Cock up to the Ridge, and it is further Ordered that the Processioners
aforesaid do begin their said Work on the first Monday in January next,
and take and return to the Vestry on or before the last Day of March next
ensuing an Account of every Persons Lands they shall so Procession and
of the Persons present at the same and what Lands in their Precincts they
shall fail to Procession and the particular Reasons of such failure.
p 41 - (Terence e al Report of Processioning)
Leonard Terence, Richard Shockley and William
Adkins returned here a Report of Processioning by them performed since
the first Monday in January last past in Words and Figures following, to
wit, "Returen to the Vestry. Pursuaned for Capt. Clemonds won Tract of
Land, allso John Smith, and William Cawlay and Richd olfend and henry Chiles
Returen on don for tha know not his lines allso Porssend for Jau~s Bobit
won Tract of Land aliso William Adkines won act of Land allso for Richd
Shockley won tract of Land allso for Francis Kearby won Tract of Land allso
for Wm. Linch won Tract of Land. Porssoned by William Adkins, and Richd
Shockley and Leonard Tarance".
p 43 - A vestry was held Nov 30th, 1756
p 63 (Adkerson Shockley & Witcher to Procession)
Pursuant to an order of the County Court of Halifax
bearing date the seventeenth day of August last past for this Vestery to
appoint Persesioners according to Law wherupon it is ordered that William
Adkerson Richard Shockley and William Witcher do Pursesion the bounds of
every Persons Land from Arthur Beardings up Pigg River on both sides to
the head and that they begin the Said work on the last day of January and
Return to the Vestery on or before the last day of March Ensuing an Account
of every perticular persons Land they shall Persesion and the persons present
at the same and what Land in their Bounds they failed to persesion and
the Reason of such failure.
p 73 (Adkinson &c Report of Processioning)
William Adkerson Richard Shockley and William
Witcher Returned hear a Report of Processioning by them preformed since
the last day of January last past in words and figures Following to Wit
we the Suscribers have Processioned the following persons lands for William
Adkerson one Tract himself Present for William Adkerson Senr. one Tract
William Witcher one Tract themselves Present and John Lucas one Tract himself
Present and do further Certifie that we failed to Procession the following
Land because no one attended to shew the lines one Tract for Samuel Davis
one Tract for Frances Kirby one for William Mullins one for John Kirby
one for Robert Jones. Certified under our hands this 19th day of March
1760. ~. Adkerson Richd. Shockly William Witcher
p -? - (Dillard Shockley Witcher & Bearding
to Procession)
Pursuant to an order of the County Court of Halifax
hearing date the 18th day of Augt. last past for this Vestery to appoint
processioners according to law whereupon it is ordered that Jamess Dillard
William Witcher Richard Shockley and Arthur Bearding do procession all
the Pattent Land in the following bounds Beginning at the Mouth of Frying
Pan Creek Keeping up Pigg River borth sides to the Mouth of Snow Creek
and down the Ridges to the Beginning and that they Begin the said work
by the last day of December and Return to the Vestery by the last day of
March next an account of every persons land they shall procession and the
persons present at the same and what lands in the said bounds they failed
to procession and the Reasons of such failure. |