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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS
pp. 165a--166 IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen I EDWARD MASON of Stafford County beinge Sicke in body but of pfect and Sounde Memory doe make this my Last Will & Testament in manner and forme followeing Viz.
Imprimis I committ my Soule to Aiimighte God in full assurance through ye merritts of my blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to have a blessed resurreccen as for my worldly Goods I doe dispose of as followeth
I give and bequeath to my Eldest Son GEORGE MASON Three hundred and fifty acres of land bee ye same more or lesse together with all ye houseing fenceinge and outhouses thereunto belonginge unto him & his heires for ever. the said three hundred and fifty acres of land being ye same 1 now live on and my will is that my said Sonne GEORGE MASON to bee at age to enjoy possession of his Land att. ye age of Sixteen yeares
lttem I give my lands called by ye name of 'MERRYFIELD' by estimacon one thousand three hundred & seventie acres & & lyein ge beinge upon ye South side of the South Runne of QUANTICOTT in Stafford Countie ye said land to be equally divided betweene my Sonne GEORGE MASON and my Daughter MARGARITE MASON ANNE (Written over) MASON and their heires for ever
Item it is my will that in case my Sonne GEORGE MASON should die before ye age of Six-teen yeares my Will is that my dear & Loveinge Wife MARGARETT MASON shall have one hundred and fifty acres of lande out of ye three hundred and fifty acres of land within specified that l gave to my Sonne GEORGE MASON to her & her heires for ever wth ye house I now live in wth all outhouses orchards fencinge thereunto belonginge and as for ye rest of my worldly Estate after my Debts are satisfied and paid to be divided equally betweene my leverage Wife &Children.
Ittem I appoint my loveinge Wife to bee Sole Extrx. of this my Last Will and Testament desireing a decent & Christian like Burial and I doe utterly revoke all former Wills by me made. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seale this 28th day of February 1690
In presence of GEORGE MASON, EDWD. MASON
GEORGE BRENT. EDW . THOMASON
This Will was sufficiently proved in ye County Court of Stafford by ye Oathes of Capta GEORGE MASON & Capta. GEORGE BRENT Wittnesses to ye said Will subscribed on ye 10th day of September 1690 and was then recorded
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS
p. 197a An Inventorie of ye Estate of (torn) .. this 25th day of December .. Order of Court valued and apprai... Subscribed to ye best of our judgment ... Imprimis
Two cows one calfe & a yearlinge, one old feather bed .. one old Lorne flocke bed, foure old leather chaires, one old chest, one old Saddle. one halfe houre Glasse, one Darke Lanthorne, two old guns wthout locks & one Musquett, pair Milliards, one old Spade, a little pott, pewter, a skillet, one old Tubb, Bucket', a little Churne, to one brande marke Total 3120
Wittness or hande ye day & yeare above said THOMAS BARTON
(On Margin: Inventory of EDWARD MASON) WM. MANSBRIDGE
Aprill 7th 1691. MRS. MARGARETT FARROW ye Relict of Mr. EDWARD MASON deced made oath before mee ye above Inventory is all ye Estate that is come to her knowledge
MATTHEW THOMPSON
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Smith, Nathaniel, Herring Creek, A. A. Co., 10th Apr., 1672; 26th May, 1672.
To servants Matthias Dringe and Thomas Hobbs, 200 A's "Hunt 's Chance."
To Edward Mason, Edward Fraye, Roger Bradly, Richard James, Margaret Holland, personalty.
Ex. Humphrey Emerton.
Test: Sam'l Lane, Anthony Kingsland. 1. 488.
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 4; Pg 351
WILLIAM DAVIS, 500 acs. Ely. upon Petomeck Riv. in the freshes above Puscatoway & Sly. upon land called William Butler's. I5 July 1657, p. 1I5, (171). Trans. of 10 pers: Hen: Thornton, James May, James Jolly, Rob. Brooke, James Battin, John Covell, Edd Mason, Sil. Baker, Edd. Snape, Mathew Shone.
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Stafford County Court Records, 1680; THE ANTIENT PRESS
P, 21(37) - (38) JOHN THOMAS aged about 26 sworne before me one of his Majties justices of ye peace for ye County aforesaid this fifth day of Aprill 1680, deposeth as followeth That to his certaine knowledge Mr. JNO: QUIGLEYs Seaman did some tyme in June last past receive & carry away five hhds, of Tobo: from off ye Plantation of RICHD, AYLIFFE, att ye head of MACHOTOKE and further saith not
JOHN THOMAS his mrke,
Jura Coram one WM: BANCKS, Recorded: 10th Novbr: 1680
RICHARD AYLIFFE aged about Four and Forty sworne before mee one of his Majties; Justices of ye peace for ye County aforesaid this fifth day of April 1680, deposeth as followeth; That to his certaine knowledge Mr. JNO: QUIGLEYs Sloopmen did some time in June last past receive & carry away five hhds. of Tobo: upon ye Accompt. of Mr. EDWARD MASON from off ye Plantation of mine upon ye head of MACHOTICKE for ye use of Mr. ,JNO: QUIGLEY aforesaid and further saith not
RICHD: AYLIFFE his mrke. Jura. Coram me WILL BANCKS; Recordatr Novembr: 1680
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Stafford County Court Records, 1680; THE ANTIENT PRESS
p. 23(42) The Depo: of RICHARD BRIGHTWELL aged 29 yeares or thereabouts sworne and examined saith that about three weeks agoe being a drinking att Mr. EDWARD MASONs, yor: Deponent did heare EVAN JONES say unto WILLM: DOWNING hee would avouch that Mare unto him, that JAMES SCOFIELD and hee ye said JONES brought upp ye Hill before them att ye ROCKS and that itt was ye Mare that bee ye said JONES had sould him.. and further saith not
RICHD: BRIGHTWELL
Jar; et Recordatr: 11 Novbr: 1680
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Nathan Barton 10.161 A CH £68.19.0 £50.15.0 Oct 2 1688
The amount of the inventory is equivalent to #13790.
Received from: Edward Ford, Sr.
Payments to: Richard Gibson, Dr. John Lemair, Philip Hoskins, Dr. Robert Hall, George Brett for his wife's (unnamed) wages, Edward Mason of Stafford County, Virginia, Joshua Graves, Sarah Mackenney, Robert Middleton, Robert Doyne, John Blomfeild.
Administrator: Francis Hamersley.
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS
p. 145a KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I EDWARD MASON of Stafford County do assigne all my right unto ye within bounden JOHN HALL to ROBERT BRENT ye said JOHN HALL Indenture as Wittness my hand & Seale this 24 day of July 1689 Testes MARGARET THOMPSON, EDW. MASON
W1LLM. BEARD
Recorded in ye county Court records of Stafford March the 13th 1689/90
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS
pp. 147a A True Inventory of ye Estate of EDWARD SANDS Deced taken & appraised by us 147- whose names are hereunder given this 12th day of July 1686, Tobacco To two beds & Coveringe wth a parcell of Ticken; parcell of plate; a small gold tinge, two small books, to one horse called Bonney &one younge mare, a saddle & bridle, pr of small Tobacco tongs (Kitchen Utensils), Linnen. To one Servant woman three yeares to serve this day; three wooden chaires, one younge horse not found; two hhds of Tobacco of MR, HEW ITT. Tobacco of WM. JOHNSON, of THOMAS WALLTERS, of ROBERT ALEXANDER, of JOHN WEST, to JOHN WEST judgment; to EDWARD MASON Judgmt; total 1670
GEORGE GODFREY HENRY COLDSTREAME RICE HOOE THO: WALKER Sworne before me this 12th day of July 1686
JAMES ASHTON JOHN MOORE came into Court and made oath to ye truth of this Inventory March ye 12th 169/90 and was then recorded
Mr. EDWARD SANDS Estate Dr. Tobacco.
To JOHN MOORE for several goods included in ye Inventory of Mr. Sands Estate bought of ye RINGWOOD wth Tobacco of JOHN MOORE as appeares by RINGWOODs Acct: to Funeral! Charges; to Clerkes fees: to Sheriffs Fees; to Secretarys Fees; to Attorneys fees; to JOHN MOOR for seven Bus. Indian Corne; to PHILLIP COOKE for his Judgmt: to FRANCIS WELLS for his order, to JOANE REX for her Order, to ditto for her gowne & clothes; to ye appraisment of JOANE REX beinge sett free by yor Worships having three yeares to serve; to breakinge & cuttinge a young horse;
Per Contra To ye Inventory, to first article in Sheriffs account returned; to J. HEWITT , to JOHN WEST, to WM. JOHNSON, to THO: WALTERS; to FRANKLAND, to ALEXANDER to one horse, to six yards serge at 15 p yard: Debts Desperate; per EDWD. MASON for his Judgmt; p CHARLES MECHORTY, to his Bill not to be found; to WM. LEWIS for Bill not to bee found
Recorded in ye County Court records of Stafford March 14.1689190
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Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, Page 34 (contd) Court held 14th March 1689/90
662. Forasmuch as RICHARD GIBSON and EDWARD MASON late of this County deced
entered themselves as Securities with RICHARD NIXON for the due and faithful administration of THOS. HOLMES Estate late of this County deced and whereas the said Richard Nixon after he had obtained administration of the said deced Holmes Estate did by virtue of said administration wast embezzle and consume the said Estate and afterwards run away out of this County without paying the Just debts of the aforesaid Holmes deced .. and whereas ROBERT HANKS one of the choicest creditors of the deced Holmes obtained an order of this Court
to enter his action against Richard Gibson and Edward Mason .. and now forasmuch as Richard Gibson one of the Securitys did appear in this Court and alledged that Edward Mason the other Security was since dead and that he doubted not but could find many things in this County which did of right belong to the afore-said Nixon Estate .. Therefore tis ordered Richard Gibson shall between this and next court make a thorough search and Inspection into the Estate of the aforesaid Holmes deced and that if he find any part thereof to return an account of what he finds and in whose hands he finds it to the next Court and that the aforesaid action be referred until then.
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Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, Page 66 Court held 12th June 1690
754. ROBT. HANKS complaining sheweth that THOMAS HOLMES late of this County deced at time of his death stood Indebted to the Petr by Two Bills the sum of two thousand seven hundred pounds of Tobacco and caske that the said Holmes dyed intestate and RICHARD GIBSON (sic should be RICHARD NIXON) marrying his widow obtained admn. upon the Estate and before the Plt could bring his action wasted the said Estate and run away so that the Plt could not proceed against him Whereupon the Plt by his petition made humble suit to your Worships that he might be qualified to sue Mr. Richd. Gibson and Mr. EDWD. MASON the Securities of the said Nixon for his faithful admr. which your worships was pleased to grant him order for Whereupon he hath now brought his action and prays Judgment against Mr. Richard Gibson and Mr. Edward Mason as Security of the said Nixon And now forasmuch as it doth appear to this Court that RICHARD NICKSON admr upon the Estate of Thomas Holmes and that Richard Gibson and Ed-ward Mason became security with him.. whereas Edward Mason is since dead There-fore tis ordered by this Court that Richard Gibson the other Security shall make payment
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Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, Page 92 Court held 10th September 1690
844. Probate of the Last Will & Testament of EDWARD MASON late of this County deced is granted to MARGARET MASON his wife Executrix of the said Will nominated and proved by the oaths and Testimonies of Captain George Mason and Capt. George Mason witnesses to the Will subscribed.
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Stafford County, Virginia Order Book, Page 104 Court held 8th October 1690
885. Ordered that RALPH SMITH, THOMAS BARTON and WILLIAM HANSBRIDGE doe between this and next Court appraise the Estate of EDWARD MASON late of this County deced & that Mr. MATTHEW THOMPSON swear them accordingly.
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS
PP. 85a- 86 AN INVENTORY taken of the Estate of THOMAS MARSHALL Deced and apprised by us the Subscribers in Obedience to an Order of Court March 10th 1687/8 Tobacco. To (Plantation tools), one small Brasse Candlestick; one paper Slicker wth a Silver Seall & two very small syre gold riings; three old books; to one large book wth hasps & one small booke; to chests with locks and keys; to one grindstone, to one small bedcord; to one couch; to ye Millstones; to ye Cogg Wheell and Shaft Mill hoops and Hinges; to ye rest of the Mill worke, Milt bed & Conduite, to one small feather bed and Rugge, a few feathers in a bagg, one old bolster, one old coverlet, two old blanketts, to two NEW ENGLAND bucketts and three plates, old pewter, one Carpenters box with lock and Key, to one small Birdinge gunne Total 8484
AMBROSE DANIELL
EDW : MASON SYMON THOMASON
To one small boate at MR. GYBSONs, to 600 pds of Tobacco due from MR. WARDE of WESTMORELAND & to Tobacco in ye hands of MR. BALDRIDGE.
Sworne before me MATH:THOMPSON
Recorded in ye County Court records of Stafford this 15th day of March 1687/8.
EDW : MASON SYMON THOMASON
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS
p. 107 THOMAS MARSHALLs Estate is Dr. to RICHARD AYLIFF Trustee for JOSEPH HENSON per Judgmt; For RICHARD AYLIFFE per Bill, to Mr. EDWARD MASON p Order of
Court; appraizers fees; accomdacon for appraizers, Ceres fees; Sheriffe for summons four appraisers; to toR GIBSON for Sheriffe dues. to Mr. JOHN WITHERS for Sheriffe dues; to THOMAS BARTON oyl bill; to Mr. DAVIES by his Bill; to RICHARD RICHIE for Funerall charges & worke done; to Sallarie: to ye Ballance due for wch MR. HEARSE bath Judgmt Total 8484
Contra By ye whole Amt of ye inventorte rendered in this Court
8484 Errors Excepted per RICHARD AYLIFFE
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS
p. 88 AN INVENTORY of ye Estate of JOHN VICKARS late of this County Deceased taken and appraized by us the Subscribers in Obedience to an Order of Court March ye 12th 1687. Tobacco
To one 5 yeare old Steare, Cows, heifers, Mare and horse. eight small hoggs: four guns and one pistoll, kitchen utensils, one cross cutt Saw, one hand Saw; one small hammer, two small augers & one drawing knife, one washing Tubb, milke trayes, one very small old bedd, three very old blanketts & one small feather bolster; one Canvas feather bed. two old Bibles, one Saddle, to Two mares one Colt not seen by us Total 8690
EDWARD MASON THOMAS BARTON March ye 23th 1687/8
Then did we appraize one of the above mares in Tobacco
JANE VICKARS came here in Court and made oath that this is a true & perfect inventory of her tiusbande JOHN VICARS Estate except a mare and Colt out in the woods wch cant be brought in this 13th day of June 1688 and was then recorded by ye County Court records
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Stafford Co VA Order Book 1690-1692; THE ANTIENT PRESS
Page 143 Court held 20th May 1691
85. ABRAHAM FARROW who intermarried with the relict and adrninistratrix of EDWARD MASON deced humbly sheweth that according to a former order of this Court he having caused the Estate of Edward Mason to be appraised and having set apart some necessaries out of the Estate as usual and customary humbly prays that the same may be allowed her in the Nature of her Paraphanalia unto his wife according as the Law Enjoynes and the Court have seriously weighed and deliberately consulted of the matter doe accordingly order Therefore tis ordered that MARGARET FARROW in Qualification aforesaid shall have those necessaries allowed her for her paraphanalia Vizt, one bed and Covering one small chest and box one small case one old brass candlestick one old warming pan one pestle one old box Iron one pair of bellows one old frying pan Two dishes Two plates one old bason one old pewter pott and three trayes out of her deced husbands Estate.
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Stafford Co VA Order Book 1690-1692; THE ANTIENT PRESS
Page 187 Court held 11th November 1691
239. JOHN WADDING came into Court in propria persona and confessed Judgment
unto ABRAHAM FARROW as administrator to EDWARD MASON late of this County deiced for sung four hundred pounds of Tobacco per bill Therefore tis ordered John Wadding shall make present payment of said sum ..
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Stafford Co VA Order Book 1690-1692; THE ANTIENT PRESS
Page 244 (contd) Court held 11th March 1691/2
439. Judgment is granted to Capt. JOHN WITHERS against ABRAHAM FARROW as admr of the Estate of EDWARD MASON late of this County deced for the sum of twelve hundred pounds of Tobacco due for a former Judgment of this Court and a bill for Levies and sheriffs fees. Therefore tis ordered that Abraham Farrow shall make present payment of the said sumt .. in his qualification afsd unto Capt. John Withers.
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Stafford Co VA Order Book 1690-1692; THE ANTIENT PRESS
Page 244 (contd) Court held 11th March 1691/2
440. GEORGE BRENT complaining sbeweth that EDWARD MASON late of this County deced Stood indebted to the plt the sum of Sixteen and Eighty nine pounds of Tobacco by bill and Survey herein Court ready to be produced for which he hath brought his action against the said ABRAM FARROW as admr of the said Edward Mason Estate .. And the said Abraham Farrow in Qualification afsd came into Court and Produced the Inventory of the Estate of. Edward Mason whereby it appeared that there was due onely the sum of Seven hundred pounds of Tobacco out of the said Inventory onely that he had in his hands a bill of one thou-sand pounds of Tobacco due from ROBERT BRENT to the said Estate who did likewise in Court acknowledge it that the same was due as afsd Therefore tis ordered that George Brent shall have Judgement for the sum of seven hundred pounds of Tobacco in the hands of Abram Farrow being the balance of the Inventory of the Edward Mason Estate for the sum of nine hundred pounds of Tobacco due to the said Estate from the afsd Robert Brent.
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STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1699 - 1709; THE ANTIENT PRESS
pp, 84-85 At a Court held for Stafford County the (blank) September 1701
Present His Majesties Justices
To all Christian People .. I SAMUEL GIBSON of county Stafford, son of
the deced Mr. Gibson aged 22 years or thereabouts .. this 24th day June 1701. Now know ye for sum 6000 pounds Tobo. & cask by ABRAHAM FARRAR (FARROW) of Stafford County Millwright do sell parcel of land beginning upon head of Quantico there THOMAS BARTON extending into the woods according to the course & bounds as was formerly held by my Father RICHD. GIBSON either by virtue of a deed of sale given formerly to Mr. Richd. Gibson by Mr. EDWARD MASON or any other deed whatsoever the said land coming & descending to me from my Father Richd. Gibson late of this Colony Gent. decd to him the said Abram Farrar ..
Presence Thos. Harrison, Saml. x Gibson Ab: Thompson, Luke Parker, Wm. Williams
Above deed acknowledged September 10th 1701 .. admitted to record
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William Russell (innholder) 6.74 I AA #128261 May 22 1679
Appraisers: George Parker, John Sollers.
Mentions: suit of Capt. Richard Hill vs. estate.
List of debts: Richard Webb, Richard Hood, Morgan Jones, Thomas Gullett, James Chilcott, Samuel Nickolls, Thomas Shepperd, Richard Tucker, William Harris, William Parker, Edward Mason, Samuel Wardner, Richard Wells, John Bowen, William Alcock, Edward Parish, Joseph Meade, William Falkner, Daniel MacKartie (runaway), William Webb (dead), John Henning, John Waters, account of James White, Francis Holland, Jr., John Spencer, John Hall, Bartholomew Gibson,
Jeremiah Forcey, Thomas Knighton, John Mooneshott, Francis Holland, Sr., Richard Priggott, William Farington, Thomas Smith, Garrett Hopkines, Mary Catherley, John Barnes of St. Mary's County, John Larckine, Robert Farrington, Thomas Harris, Michaell Offley, Thomas Herring, Thomas Lunn, Merreine Devall by note to Thomas Boudle, Richard Dorrington, Thomas Bowden, Marke Clare, Abraham Clark, Edward Howard, John Deane, Charles Beinn (?), John Sollers, Lewis Evens, John Leedum, Edward Griffes, Thomas Lunn for himself and Robert Fittings, Thomas Fenex, Rice Thomas, Thomas Todd, George Davis, Thomas Hackleton, Mathias Howe, Robert Arme, Patrick Hall, William Taylor, John Carpenter, Augustine Skinner, Walter Carr, Thomas Ramsey, Robert Proctor, Edward Ladd, Thomas Jackson, Richard James, Richard Deavor, Nehemiah Brickhead, George Yate, Robert Franckline, Thomas Marsh, John Chappell, John Camber, John Watkines, John Guile, Robert Lockwood, Thomas Smithwick, Robert
Wade, Richard Arnold, Mathias Dringe, Samuel Nichell, Col. Burges, Thomas Bland, Andrew Norwood, John Gresham, John Beamon, Robert Peca, Edward Dorsey, Richard Boughton, John Swalwell, Benjamin Capell, Capt. Loyde, Richard Bedworth, Richard Thorneberry, John Shrigley, Moses Groome, William Soweick, Phillip Howard, Fardinando Batty, Robert Custines, Cornelius Howard, William Tewkesberry, Henry Welsh, George Simons, John Farr, Anthony Beamon, Robert Conant, William Wallonse, William Meares, Robert Smith, Maj. Samuel Lane,
John Thorston, Charles Banner John Lawrence, Henry Arther, William Stafford, Henry Bennitt, Phillip Jones, John Gibbs, Wallter Griffwith, Jeremiah Cox, John Stevens, Christopher Scofeild, Thomas Morgan, William Kent, Richard Stalins, Thomas Jones, Henry Mitchell, Thomas Greene, Francis Dorrington, William Dorrington, Richard Johns, William Jones, Richard Harrison for himself and Benson, George Abbott, Thomas Clagett, Benjamin Lawrence, George Younge, Francis Malden, Samuel Raniger, Samuel Chew, William Wallis, Roger Stout,
Thomas Wells, John Greenehough, George Parker, Francis Billingsley, Thomas Howard, William Mellton, John Leech, Edward Player, John Sunderland, Paull Bewsie, Thomas Cox, John Bennitt, Francis Swinfen, Mathew Beale, John Cozens, Thomas Deane, Benjamin Brasheire and Robert Brashire, Timothy Sewell, John Manning, Anthony Kingland.
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