William Debnam, (immigrant)

Notes:

On 6 May 1636, William Debnam was listed as a headright for Captain (later Colonel) Christopher Calthorpe of "Thropland."

William Debnam married Katherine (Unknown). They were the parents of four known children:

Kathrine (Debnam) (Taliaferro) Jones

Ann (Debnam) Hoyle

Mary (Debnam) Smith

William Debnam, Jr.

In the fall of 1648 William Debnam was one of four men ordered to appraise the estate of his neighbor Abraham Turner. Dednam had acquired land on Ware River in "Mojack" Bay, Charles River (later Gloucester) County by 10 Oct 1642, when his property is mentioned as abutting a patent granted to Abraham Turner. He himself patented two parcels in Mockjack Bay ten years later: 600 acres on 6 May 1652 (one of the headright names listed is__Dickinson), and 1500 acres on 26 May 1653, both these patents were renewed, after his death, on 13 Jan 1661.

William Debnam, Sr. received a Mobjack Bay patent in 1652, totaling 2,100 acres.

William Debnam died in 1657 in Gloucester County.
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William Debnam first appears in extant Virginia records on 6 May 1636 as a headright for Captain (later Colonel) Christopher Calthorpe of ?Thropland,? one of the wealthy and influential men of Charles River/York County, proving Debnam?s arrival from England by that date. William Debnam?s own land in Charles River/York County lay in New Poquoson Parish and he held title to land there at the time of his death. By 1642 he was in possession of land on the Ware River, Mobjack Bay, Gloucester County, and received a Mobjack Bay patent in 1652, totaling 2,100 acres, this perhaps being merely a confirmation of his earlier holdings there. William Debnam died in 1657 in Gloucester County. He and Katherine Debnam had four known children: Katherine, William, Ann, and Mary, as follows. They became the ancestors of many distinguished families in Virginia and other states, families often characterized by habitual intermarriage among their established connections.

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Family/Spouse: Catherine Frances Jennings, (immigrant). Catherine was born in 1605 in Kent, England; died on 26 Aug 1678 in Gloucester Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

daughter of Rev. Charles Grymes, of 'Brandon,' then of Gloucester County, now of Middlesex County.

note: It was long ago believed that the wife of Robert Taliaferro, Sr., was "Sarah Grymes," supposedly a daughter of the Reverend Charles and Katherine Grymes. Later it was found that Mrs. Robert Taliaferro's name was Katherine, not Sarah, and thus for a time she was given as "Katherine Grymes." Finally, more thorough research established that the wife of Robert Taliaferro was Katherine Debnam, a daughter of Katherine (Unknown) Debnam Grymes by her marriage to William Debnam, and thus a step-daughter, not daughter, of the Reverend Charles Grymes. No Sarah or Katherine Grymes is documented as a child of Katherine (Unknown) Debnam and Charles Grymes. The only child proven for them was a son, John Grymes I, an account of whom appears later in this report.

Few matriarchs in Virginia history produced so notable a progeny as Katherine (Unknown) Debnam Grymes, and one cannot help wondering at the mystery of her own name and origin. It is likely that she belonged to a gentry family in England, one already well known to the families among whom her children and descendants married in Virginia. While it has been supposed that she came to Virginia with her parents, or was born in Virginia, the possibility must be considered that she may have arrived from England with a husband prior to William Debnam. Until further facts are obtained, her early life remains a matter of conjecture. (Her identity was likely recorded with her marriage in the earliest and now evidently lost records of New Poquoson Parish, Charles River/York County.)

KATHERINE (UNKNOWN), born probably by 1620, may have been born in Virginia or may have come to Virginia as a member of her parents? family, whose surname is unknown, or with a first husband, whose name is now lost. The circumstances of her presence in the colony before 1637/8 are not established. Her first known husband, William Debnam, is documented. (Variations of his family name include Dedman, Deadman, Debman, Debenham, and others; the present writer believes the name was likely Debingham and that it was contracted by English usage into "Debnam."

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From: Jeff Duvall
Subject: Re: CADWALLADER JONES
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 19:00:40 -0500
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2001-01/0980985640

There are several well-documented sources for information on this Cadwallader Jones. Perhaps the most important are a series of articles which appeared in *The Virginia Genealogist* in the mid-1990s beginning with Henry G. Taliaferro's "Who Was Catherine, The Wife of Colonel Cadwallader Jones of Virginia?" (vol. 38, no. 3, July-Sept, 1994). Taliaferro makes a very persuasive case for identifying Jones' wife Catherine as Catherine DEBNAM, daughter of William and Catherine Debnam and widow of Robert Taliaferro. This is of particular interest since another daughter of William and Catherine Debnam is thought to be Mary, wife of Maj. Lawrence SMITH (a descendant of William I "the Lion" of Scotland).

Catherine married Robert Taliaferro, (immigrant) in 1658 in York Co, Virginia. Robert was born on 11 Nov 1626 in Middlesex, England; died in May 1671 in Essex/Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Catherine married Lt. Col., Gov of Bahamas Cadwallander Jones before 6 Jan 1673 in of, Essex Co, Virginia. Cadwallander (son of Richard Jones, (immigrant) and Frances Ann Baldwin, (immigrant)) was born about 1637 in York Co, Virginia; died after 1699 in of, Stafford Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hoyle. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Major Lawrence Smith, (desc of Wm I "the Lion" of Scotland) on 28 Sep 1651 in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia. Lawrence (son of Christopher Lawrence Smith, of, Stannihurst and Margaret Elizabeth Townley) was born on 29 Mar 1629 in Stonirakes, Burnley Parish, Lancashire, England; died on 8 Aug 1700 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Andrew Bourne, (immigrant) about 1690 in Essex Co, Virginia. Andrew (son of Jeffrey Bourne, (immigrant) to VA and Mrs. Anne (..) Bournne, (immigrant)) was born about 1652 in Plymouth, Devon, England; died on 2 Oct 1700 in Richmond Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Henry Johnson, (immigrant) in 1701 in Essex Co, Virginia. Henry was born about 1648 in England; died on 10 Jun 1703 in St. Mary Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 7 Feb 1682, Glocester Co, Virginia
• Property: 28 Sep 1682, Gloucester Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: 1688, Gloucester Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: Between 1690 and 1700, Essex Co, Virginia; Justice
• Property: 1701, Essex Co, Virginia; her father's age?
• Research Notes: 17 Dec 2012; siblings

Notes:

Property:
DEED - FRANCIS TALIAFERRO TO RICHARD AND CHARLES TALIAFERRO - 1682 (Same preamble as in proceeding deed from Francis Taliaferro to John NOW KNOW YE that I the sd Francis Taliaferro...
NOW KNOW YE that I the sd Francis Taliaferro...in consideratio n of Witnesses: Francis Taliaferro John Mann Richard Brooke Lewis Burwell Henry Hill Clerk Recd: Rappahannock: 7th Februrary 1682 Test: Ed mo: Craske: Cl Cur
in consideration of Witnesses: Francis Taliaferro John Mann Richard Brooke Lewis Burwell Henry Hill Clerk Recd: Rappahannock: 7th Februrary 1682 Test: Ed mo: Craske: Cl Cur

Property:
On Sept. 28, 1682, Francis made two deeds, one to his brother, John, alone, and one to his brothers John and Richard, together.
DEED-FRANCIS TALIAFERRO TO JOHN TALIAFERRO-1682 (I) Francis Taliaferro of the County of Glocester Gent son and heir 28th day of September 1682. Francis Taliaferro
Witnesses: John Mann Recd: Rappahannock: 7th February 1682 Lewis Burwell Test: Edmo: Craske C l Cur Richard Brooke Henry Hill Clerk



Other-Begin:
In 1688, Francis Taliaferro, and his brother, John Taliaferro, gave bond for their mother, Mrs. Sarah Taliaferro, widow of Robert Taliaferro.

Property:
in 1701 Francis and his wife, Elizabeth Catlett, sold their half of a 416 acre tract of land in Essex County which was granted to her father, Col. John Catlett, on Sept. 10, 1600 and by his will, Francis gave to his two daughters, Elizabeth and Sarah, certain land surveyed by Will Moseley, Surveyor, on May 4, 1691

Research Notes:
Siblings and some of their children all named in Robert Taliaferro's will. Will written 19 Jul 1726; proved by brothers John and William 19 Jul 1726.

Francis married Elizabeth Catlett about 1675 in Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of John Catlett) was born about 1654; died after 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 21 Jun 1715, Essex Co, Virginia; written

Notes:

lieutenant of rangers against the Indians, Justice of Essex, Sheriff, and in 1699 member of the House of Burgesses

John married Sarah Smith in 1682 in St. Carolines Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Major Lawrence Smith, (desc of Wm I "the Lion" of Scotland) and Mary Debnam) was born in 1661 in Essex Co, Virginia; died in 1720 in Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Henry Johnson, (immigrant) about 1675 in Essex Co, Virginia. Henry was born about 1648 in England; died on 10 Jun 1703 in St. Mary Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: St. Paul Parish, Stafford Co, Virginia

Notes:

Will:
There was a Robert Taliaferro who died about 1688 in Old Rappahannock Virginia according to information from
an early researcher found in GS #1316359, Item 6

Will of Robert Taliaferro of the parish of Saint Paul's in the county Stafford, being sick and weak of body, dated 3 Dec. To my loving br other John Taliaferro three Negroes Will. To my loving brother William Taliaferro that tract of Peumansend Swamp in Essex County containing 400 purchased of my brother John Taliaferro and if the without heirs then to my loving brother Richard heirs to my loving brother John Taliaferro.

To my aforesaid brother William Taliaferro two
To my loving brother Richard Taliaferro that tract purchased of Mr. Francis Hay situate in Essex County the Mount and Golden Vale Swamps, containing 330

Richard should die without heirs then to my brother for want of heirs to my loving brother John

To my brother Richard Taliaferro three Negroes and 2500 pounds of tobacco.

To my loving sister Eliza. the wife of Thomas Cuffey, Tom and Jenny for her natural life and after equally divided
between Francis, William and the aforesaid Elizabeth) or the survivors.

To Francis Stripling the choice of any horse

To William and Taliaferro Stripling each a young

To Francis and John Taliaferro sons of my brother sterling when they come to the age of one and twenty

My brother John Taliaferro be fully acquitted and due from him to me

My executors do as soon as conveniently possible may stone with some proper inscription the reon as to moet and the same to be placed on my grave.

To my sister Agatha Taliaferro twenty shillings

to My loving brothers John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro executors.

Robert Taliaferro

Wit: Catesby Cocke, Richd. Tunstall, Wm. Liquorish.

All my estate not in this will before disposed of be my two
brothers William Taliaferro and Richard Robert Taliaferro

Wit: Catesby Cocke, Richd. Tunstall , Wm. Liquorish.
21 June 1726.
Proved by all witnesses. 19 July 1726.
Proved by John Taliaferro and William executors.

Name: Quality: 31.In Aunt Nora's book, it is written that: "[i]n 1672-3, Robert Taliaferro, Jr. had a grant of land on the Rappahannock River, adjoining the land of Henry Corbin and Mr. Grymes, which was due him, the said 'Robert Taliaferro, Jr.,' as 'the grandson of Mr. Grymes.' On June 1, 1687, Robert Taliaferro, Jr. gave bond for the estate of Robert Taliaferro, deceased."


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Family/Spouse: Sarah Catlett. Sarah (daughter of John Catlett, Sr. (immigrant) and Elizabeth Underwood, (immigrant)) was born about 1666 in Essex Co, Virginia; died in 1726 in Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Martha Sarah Wingfield in 1690 in Richmond Co, Virginia. Martha was born in 1665 in Richmond Co, Virginia or Barbados; died on 4 Feb 1717 in Hanover Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married William Catlett about 1779 in Virginia. William was born about 1660 in Essex Co, Virginia; died after 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

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STAFFORD COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEED AND WILL BOOK, 1686 - 1689; THE ANTIENT PRESS
pp. 47- 47a WHEREAS by Venue of an Ordr. of RAPPA. COUNTY Court ROBT. TALIAFERRO was appointed Guardian to his Bro. & Sistr CHARLES & KATHERINE TALIAFERRO & was further ordered by ye Court at ye same time to possess himself wth wt of Coll, CADWALR. JONES his Estate hee could come at on behalfe of ye sd Orphants in pursuance of which sd Ordr beareing date ye 2 of March 1686/7 ye sd Robert Taliaferro did possess himself of one youn ge Negro named Frank a Carpenlr. & Cooper & aftr to witt ye 8th of March followinge ye sd Coll. JONES did by Deed of Assignment undr_ his hand assignd ye sd things together with ye sd Negro Franck soe seized & possessed by the said ROBT. TALIAFERRO aforsd in Right of ye Children and WHEREAS I JOHN BATTAILE marryd KATHERINE TALIAFERRO one of ye Orphans abovesd made humble suite to ye sd Court of RAPPA. to be possessed with ye Estate of my sd Wife in ye hands of sd ROBERT TALIAFERRO Guardian as aforesd at which sd Court being ye 1st of June 1687 ye Court did ordr me ye sd JOHN BATTAILE possession as aforsd of one moytie of ye sd Estate soe seized by ROBERT TALIAFERRO as aforesd & made over to him by COLL. JONES aforesd part of which sd Estate to win. ye above named Negroe Frank ye sd ROBT. TALIAFERRO did publickly in open Court relinquish to me & made over to me & gave me full authority to possess my selfe wth him in right of my Wife aforesaid which sd Negro Frank I have by these presents sold unto WM. FITZHUGH his heires for ever for ye full vallue of Nine Thousand pounds of Merchantable Tobo & Caske And I doe by these presents for my selfe my heires to & wth ye sd WM. FITZHUGH to Warrant & defend sd Negro Frank from ye clame of ye COLL. CADWALDR JONES. his heires or assigner, or from FRANCKY, JOHN, ROBERT, CHARLES & RICH TALIAFERFtO or any or either of them their heires & assigns in ye penall sume of Eibhteene thousand pounds of Who. In Witness whereof I have set my hand & Seale this 7 day of June 1687
In presence of ROBT. FRANCKLAND, JOHN BATTAILE JOHN BASFORD
This Deed of Sale wwas acknuwd. by the sd JOHN BATTAILE unto WM. FITZHUGH in ye County Court of Stafford this 8 day of June 1687 And was then recorded
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Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 7 - 1686 -1688; pg 373-374
An Account of Goods and Chattles sold and delivered unto Mr. ROBT. TALIAFERRO 374 as Gardian of CHARLES and CATHARINE TALIAFERRO for the Orphans Estate
amount to ninety eight pounds seven Shillings and four pence (vizt)
To one Negro called Frank, To one Indian, To one Negro girle 12 months old, To 2 old Negroes Frank and James; To 3 indifferent feather beds and furniture; To 10 cows, To 2 two yeare old at 12 S., To 5 yearlings, To 20 sheep, To 50 lb. Pewter at 8d,, To 1 pair Cart wheels, To 1 iron pott and two pare pott hooks, To brass kettle, To one Couch, To 12 old chairs, To one old Mare, To one old horse, Total 98?..07....04.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I Lt. Coll: CADWALADER JONES have bargained sold and delivered unto Mr. ROBT: TALIAFERRO his heires and assignes the abovesd goods and chattles with their En crease wch : said goods and chattles I do warrnt from the claimes of any persons unto the sd Mr. ROBT. TALIAFERRO or his order In Witness whereof I have sett my hand this 8th of March 1686/7
Teste JOHN TALIAFERRO, CADWALADER JONES
JNO. BATTAILE
Recognitr in Cour Com Rappa: 3 die August 1687 et record 12th die
fiber 20th 1686. Then assigned all my right interest and title whatsoever for a Negro man called Black Jack to Mr. ROBT. TALIAFERRO and his heires for ever, it being in part of his potion due to him from his Father in my hands, I say, assigned with warrantie pr me
DAVID MEREDITH, CADWALADER JONES
JNO, BATTAILE
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 3 die August 1687 et record 12th die
ss. These are to desire you to acknowledge in Rappa: Court two Bills of Sale to Mr. ROBT. TALIAFERRO and yor: so doing this shall be yor: warrant Witness my hand July the 5th 1687
Test JOHN TALIAFERRO CADWALADER JONES
JOHN BATTAILE
Recordr, Cur Com Rappa: 12th die August 1687
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Old Rappahannock Co Deed Book 7 - 1688 -1692; pg 60 - 62
THIS INDENTURE made the 28th day of September in yeare of our Lord 1689 Between JOHN BATTAILE of the one part and ROBERT THOMAS of other part Witnesseth that JOHN BATTAILE for Four thousand pounds of good sound sweet seated Tobb: and caske to him in hand paid by sd THOMAS whereof sd JOHN BATTAILE doth hereby grant and confirm unto ROBERT THOMAS One hundred & twenty six acres & half of land scituate and being in County of Rappa. on South side of the River and in the Freshes thereof begining on the Northwest side of CEDAR CREEK at the top of the Point being low ground and extending by the River side North West to two small scrubby Oakes, thence South West crossing over a great bite of the sd Creek and over the MANE ROAD to a Hickory by a small branch, thence S. E. to a Spanish Oake, thence W. crossing the said Creeke to the first menconed Station and all houses buildings gardens fences trees and all other the premises and all right of him said JOHN BATTAILE and CATHERINE his Wife To have and to hold said land for so many acres of land as aforesd with all and singular appertenances to the same belonging unto said ROBERT THOMAS and his heirs free and cleave from all former sales and all other de-
mands and incumbrances whatsoever the quitrents henceforth to be due to his Maties only excepted by the said JOHN BATTAILE and that said JOHN BATTAILE and CATHERINE his Wife will at any time acknowledge in open Court either to be held at the County Court or at the Genii. Court In Witness whereof the parties first menconed have set their hands and seales Signed Sealed and delivered in the presents of us
WM. TAYLOE, JOHN BATTAILE
REES EVANS CATH: BATTAILE
Recognitr in Cur Comt. Rappa 2 die 8br 1689
These are to authorize and impower Mr. EDWARD JONES in my behalf to acknowledge to ROBERT THOMAS a Deed of Sale bearing date with these presents as Witness my hand this 2d day of October 1689
Test WILLIAM TAYLOE, CATHERINE Mark BATTAILE
REES EVANS
Vide Fol. 104. KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JOHN BATTAILE of County
Rappa and St. Marys Parish do hereby assigne and make over to JOHN POWELL
of the sd County and Parish all my right and interest of the within menconed Deed of Sale from me my heirs and assigns &c. To him his heirs in as full and ample manner as it is made to me by the within menconed Deed. In Witness whereof have sett my hand and seale this 18th of July in the year of our Lord one thousand Six hundred and Eighty sixth seventh
Signed Sealed delivered in presents of us
JOHN SIZE JOHN BATTAILE
GEO: MACKOANALL
Recognitr in Cur Compt. Rappa 1d die 8ber ano 1689

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Katherine married John "The Ranger" Battaile, (immigrant) on 7 Jun 1687 in Sittenbourne Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia. John was born about 1660 in England; died in 1707 in Sittenbourne Parish, RIchmond Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: Abt 1726, Essex Co, Virginia

Notes:

Charles Taliaferro was born about 1670 and died before 13 Jun 1735. His will may be found in the Grinnan Papers, Virginia Historical Society under "Caroline Co Wills derived from Court Records". The will mentions his wife Mary and his grand-daughters Mary, Sarah and Catherine. His only child, Charles Taliaferro Jr., predeceased his father. He married his cousin, Sarah Thornton, daughter of Col. Francis Thornton and Mary Taliaferro, daughter of John the Ranger d. 1719 and Sarah Smith. Sarah Thornton Taliaferro married, second, to Thomas Slaughter. Granddaughter Mary Taliaferro (ca 1725-after 1781) married her cousin Thomas Turner Jr., a grandson of Richard Taliaferro (see following) and, second, to a Thornton. Granddaughter Sarah Taliaferro (1727-1784) married Francis Conway (1722-1761). Granddaughter Catherine left no records except the possible mention of her death in the Caroline County Court Order Books in 1776. See Nugent's "Cavaliers & Pioneers" for a record of Charles Taliaferro's land transactions.
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Will:
Charles died bef.13 Jan 1735. William Carter Stubbs, Ph.D. listed Charles' death in 1726. In 1724 Charles lived in Essex Co., VA. Charles left estate to 3 granddaughters, Mary, Sarah, & Catherine Taliaferro, with reversion to daughter-in-law, Sarah Taliaferro. . In 1749 Thomas & Mary (Taliaferro) Turner and Francis and Sarah (Taliaferro) Conway conveyed the same property by deed. One of the excrs. to Charles' will was Francis Thornton, husband of Mary (Taliaferro) Thornton--the sister of John Taliaferro of "Snow Creek" and a niece of the decedent. The will of Charles Taliaferro may be found in the Grinnan Papers, Virginia Historical Society under "Carolina Co. Wills derived from Court Records."

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Charles married Mary Carter about 1790. Mary was born about 1670 in of, Virginia; died before 1726. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Cuffey. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 1722, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; to Jno Catlett Jr.

Notes:

1735-1743 Orange County, Virginia Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}:
Pages 23-24.
Will of Augustine Smith of the parish of St Mark's in the county of Orange.
To my son Thomas Smith twenty shillings current money of Virginia he having his full part and share of my estate already.
To my daughter Mary Slaughter twenty shillings current money of Virginia, she having had her full part and share of my estate already.
To my grandson Lawrence Slaughter the mulatto boy George.
To my son Augustine Smith Junr. All that tract of land belonging to my plantation being three hundred sixty six acres surveyed Mr. James Wood surveyor and the remainder of that tract where John Carter liveth being two hundred and fifty acres and all my meat cattle, horses, mares and hogs and all my household goods provided that my said son Augustine Smith Junr. Do acknowledge, levy, and execute good and sufficient deeds to the honorable John Grymes Esqr. In and unto a certain tract or parcel of land containing three hundred thirty acres which Abraham and William Bledsoe made deeds to the said Augustine Smith Junr. For the said land, but if my said son doth refuse and will not acknowledge such deeds then the above gift to be void. Then my executor hereafter named shall sell to any person that will purchase and buy the above said two tracts of land and meat cattle, horses, and mares and hogs to pay the honorable John Grymes Esqr. His debt.
[It appears this will was never completed.]
20 July 1736. Presented into Court by Robert Slaughter, Gent., who desired leave to administer on the estate. Letters of administration granted Robert Slaughter, Gent., who gave bond with John Taliaferro and Samuel Ball his securities.

Pages 24-25. Bond of Robert SLAUGHTER, John TALIAFERRO and Samuel BALL unto Goodrich LIGHTFOOT, justice. For £ 1000. 20 July 1736. Robert Slaughter is admr. With the will annexed of Augustine SMITH, dec

Pages 31-32. Augustine SMITH, Gent. Inventory. Made pursuant to order of 20 July 1736. Appraisers sworn before Goodrich LIGHTFOOT, Gent. Estate produced by Robert SLAUGHTER, Gent. Admr. With the will annexed. Total valuation £ 146.7.6, including 8 Negroes valued at £ 100 and Mary BRYAN, a mulatto, valued at £ 10.

Sources:
-Lewis, Merriwethers, and Their Kin, by Sarah Lewis Anderson, first published 1938, p. 214
-William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jul 1893, p. 3-21
-Genealogy of Virginia Families, 1991 by Genealogy Publishing, Baltimore County, Maryland, vol. V, p. 330
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Name Suffix: Captain
He was named for his great-uncle, Augustine Warner.

According to the Article entitled "Thomas Smith of Fairfax County, Virginia," by Henry G. Taliaferro, in Volume 40, Number 1 (January-March, 1996) of The Virginia Genealogist: This Augustine Smith is sometimes confused with his distant kinsman, Augustine Smith of "Purton," Gloucester Co, who married Sarah Carver, 9 Feb 1711. The Augustine of "Purton" was the son of John and Mary (Warner) Smith, grandson of Augustine, Jr and Mildred (Reade) Warner, and great-grandson of Augustine, Sr and Mary (Towneley) Warner.

Augustine Smith was the son of Lawrence Smith per page 54 of "Colonial Caroline: A History of Caroline County, Virginia, " (1954) by T. E Campbell. Augustine commanded the first garrison at Fredericksburg, and had been public surveyor for St Mary's Parish, whose people did not like him. However, the Williamsburg authorities made him surveyor of both Spotsylvania and Essex Counties when when the upper end of St Mary's Parish was split. The feud grew greater through the years as planters tried many tactics to get rid of him. A new county (Caroline) seemed a plausible way.

Spotsylvania County, Virginia DB A (1722-1729) dated 4 Feb 1728, from John Waller and John Taliaferro as Trustees of the town of Fredericksburg in Spots Co. to Augustine Smith of Caroline County, Virginia., conveyed lots 30 an 32 in said town. Augustine was the first to purchase a lot, per "History of Fredericksburg Virginia," (1937), by Alvin T. Embry.

Spots Co DB B (1729-1734) dated Novr. 2, 1731. Augustine Smith of Spts. County, Gent., to his eldest son, Thomas Smith, of the same County, Gent. 250 ster. and for sd. Thos. advancement in life, 400 a. in Spts. whereon sd. Thos. now dwells and for some time past has dwelt, etc. M. Battaley, J. Mercer. Novr. 2, 1731.

[Note: Spots. Co DB E (1751-1761) dated 17 Jun 1752 a Deed of Gift from Lawrence Washington, to his brother George of King Geo. County, Gent., conveyed his interest acquired as heir of the late Augustine Washington, deceased, in Lots 33, 34 and 40 in the town of Fredericksburg].

For info on Fredericksburg see http://www.ego dot net/us/va/fb/history/index.htm

From page 98 of Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia, Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish, compiled by Raleigh Travers Green (1958), Baltimore Southern Book Company:

"St. Mark's, p. 85--Slaughter Family--The first Robert Slaughter of Culpeper m. Mary Smith, daughter of Augustine Smith, of Culpeper, an early land surveyor, who lived on the Rappahannock river. His will is on record in the first Vol. of Will records of Orange county. Augustine Smith was of the Horseshoe Expedition of Gov. Spotswood (see http://cal.jmu.edu/sherwork/Writings/History/1716.htm), as was also another surveyor, Col. James Taylor. Augustine Smith was the son of Col. Lawrence Smith, of Gloucester county, and York Town. Col. Smith for years was commandant of the fort at Falmouth, Virginia. The House of Burgesses also gave him civil jurisdiction over a section around the fort, an unusual mark of confidence, and donated to him a tract of land on the Rappahannock, three and a half miles wide by five miles long. He was once defeated in battle by Bacon, his troops deserting him. Altogether he was one of the most distinguished Virginians of his day. He (Col Lawrence) laid out York Town."

From page 98 of "The Armistead Family 1635-1910," (1910), by Virginia Armistead Garber:

"Augustine Smith (son of Major Lawrence Smith, great-uncle of Thomas Smith, of York,) was one of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. He married Susanna Darnell; had a son Thomas, a son John, and daughter Mary, who married Robert Slaughter. His will proved in Orange County; lived in St. Mary's Parish, Essex County." Augustine was one of the original Trustees for the town of Fredericksburg in 1727.

From page 97 of "The Armistead Family 1635-1910," in 1722 he qualified as one of the first justices for Spotsylvania County, and his will was proved in Orange County, Virginia., 20 Jul 1736, and names issue, Thomas, of Prince Wm. County, and Mary, wife of Robert Slaughter.
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1701-1704 Essex Co VA Order Book; Antient Press: (Page 80)
TO ALL XTIAN PEOPLE Wee FRANCIS TALIAFERRO and ELIZABETH his Wife (one of the Daughters of Colonel JNO: CATLETT deced) of ST. MARIES Parish in Essex County send Greeting in or: Lord God everlasting this first day of March in the yeare of or: Lord One thousand seaven hundred & one Now Know yee that wee the said FRANCIS TALIAFERRO and ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO for Ninety two pounds Sterling money in hand paid by AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOCESTER County have granted him the said AUGUSTINE SMITH a tract of land conteyning Four hundred & sixteene acres being in Essex County being the one moyety of a Pattent granted to the abovesd. Coll. JNO. CATLETT for Seaven hundred ninety two acres bearing date the 10th: day of September 1660 and by his last Will in writhing given to his two Daughters, ELIZABETH and SARAH, and by their consent devided by Mr. WILLIAM MOSELEY, Surveyr: of the said County the fourth of May 1691 as will appeare by a, Patts and certificate under: hand of the said MOSELEY hereunto annexed by Seales bounded as followeth (vizt) begining a a great white Oake standing on the East side a greate branch that falls into the maine run of Occupation, thence North East to a Hickory by the said Run side, thence North by a great branch that falls into ye maine Run, thence South West to a white Oake on a hill side, thence South South West to a white Oake & small red Oake neare the head of a branch, thence East to a Hickory on a small branch, thence North East to the place it begann unto the said AUGUSTINE SMITH his heirs & assignes forever withal & singular its rights & appurtenances together with buildings gardens orchards & appurtenances To have and to hold unto him the said AUGUSTINE SMITH his heires & assignes for ever, And the said FRANCIS & ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO will warrant & forever defend from the claimes of any manner of persons whatsoever, And further promise ati all times hereafter to hold & enjoy the said Land without any lawfull trouble of ye ad FRANCIS & ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO. In Witness whereof wee have sett our hands & seales
Signed sealed and delivered in pr:sence of us
JOHN CATLETT, FRA: TALIAFERRO
JNO: BATTAILE ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO
CHARLES SMITH
At a Court held for Essex County 10th day of May 1701
FRA: TALIAFERRO in person & ELIZ: his Wife by FRA: MERIWETHER her Attorney according to a Power of Attorney (prov'd by the oathes of JAMES HARRISON & CHARLES TALIAFERRO) acknowledged this Deed of Sale to AUGUSTINE SMITH & ye same is truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
Essex, Wee the Subscribers two of his Majties. Justices of the Peace for this County doe hereby certifie that ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO did this day come before us in ordr: to ye signing & sealeing this Deed, wee did privately examine her whether shoe did freely & willingly execute this Deed or whether it proceeded from any compulsion or meanes by her Husband towards her to compell her to the passing away her Inheritance to which shee answered that shee did it willingly without compulsion or coercion of her Husband & there did execute the same before us In Testimony whereof wee have sett our hands the first day of March 1701
JOHN CATETT
JOHN BATTAILE
Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
These are to impower you Mr. FRANCIS MERRYWEATHER to be my law-full Attorney for me to acknowledge a Deed to Mr. AUGUSTIN SMITH for tend bearing date with these pr:sents in Essex County confirming what my sd Attorney shall doe to be good & valied as if I myselfe were present as witness my hand & seale this first day of March 1701
Test JAMES HARRISON ELIZABETH TALIAFERRO
CHARLES TALIAFERRO
Proved by Oathes of ye witnesses thereto in Esser County Court ye 10th day of May 1701 & truely recorded
(Surveyors Platt) A Geograficall Discription of 416 acres of land being ye one moyetie of a Pattent granted to Colo. JOHN CATLETT for 792 acres beareing date the 10th
of September 1660 and described by the Alphabett in all letters following; (Same description as in the foregoing Deed. mentions letters A to K. latter I is MATTAPONI PATH).
The abovesaid land was surveyed & perfected for Mr. FRANCIS TALIAFERRO as Marrying ELIZABETH, the Daughter of Colo. JNO. CATLETT), this being the part he chose for & in his Wiles stead & behalfe this 4th day of May 1691
WILL: MOSELEY, Surveyr: C:
Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWtait.k, Cl Cur
TO ALL XTIAN PEOPLE to whome these pr:sents shall come, I JOHN CATLETT of the County of Essex in Virginia send Greeting Know yee that I ye sd JNO. CATLETT for diverse good causes have authorized JNO: MUNFORD in LONDON, Genl., my true & lawful! Attorney to sell all my Estate & inheritance of land houseing orchards & appurtenances thereto belonging in CITTINGBOURNE in the County of KENT as aforesd,
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}:
7 Jan. 1706 (1707]. Charles Taliaferro of Essex County to Robert Slaughter of same; planter. For divers good causes 300 acres in the freshes of Rappahannock River on the south side in the. forrest being part of a dividend of 966 acres granted to CharIes Taliaferro by, pattent 2 Nov. 1705. Charles Taliaferro.
Wit: Augustine Smith, William Rorie, Susanna Smith:.
10- Jan 1706/7. Acknowledged: by Charles Taliaferro
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: Pages 348-351
7 Feb 1706/7 Augustine Smith of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, Gent., to Francis Gouldman of same, Gent, for 18,000 pounds of tobacco
1162 acres in St. Ann's Parish on the the north side of a small branch of Occupation swamp crossing the swamp... corner white oak of Ward's being part of a patent of 2369 acres formerly granted unto Robert Beverley 29 Oct 1696 and by him deserted and since granted unto Augustine Smith 16 May 1704.
Augustine Smith
Wit Ro Brooke, John (x) Morris, John (x) Cooke.

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Contributed by: James Hughes

URL: http://www.vangundy dot net/familytree/paf/pafg70.htm
URL title: Van Gundy Family Tree
Note:
1704 Essex Co, Virginia. He and brothers, Honor and Thomas, were listed on the Quit Rent Rolls, each having 72 acres.

8/10/1705 Essex Co, Virginia. Place put the following on record at the court house:

"Know all men that I Place Powell of Essex Co and Parish of St Anne's do for several threatenings of Mary Powell my wife that she will make away with what I have a-purpose for to ruine me, I do, therefore, forwarne all manner of persons from having any manner of dealing with her and from taking anything of her or entertaining her without my consent." Place signed with an "X". A footnote says she may have been a "she-devil", probably as a result of loneliness.

1/11/1710 St Ann's Parish was still his residence when he leased 300 acres to Augustine SMITH for 99 years, the land was in St Maries, Richmond Co. "whereon George and William Proctor now liveth in the freshes of Rappahannock River in the forks of Lamb's Creek, being the land granted unto Francis PLACE by patent Sept. 1654, relation being had to the records, and now doth of right belong to the said Place Powell, partly to these presents." Witnesses were: John Golding, Cassandra Golding and John Wood. It was not recorded until 1/13/1714, after the next event.

6/3/1713 The previous entry concerned land that Place's parents had sold some 40 years prior and the question arose about the validity of the contract. The matter went to court and the jury's verdict was:

"Francis Place took up the land in question, 300 acres in Sept. 1654; on Aug 11, 1655, he made a deed in tail to his daughter, Mary, and she was thereafter in possession of the land. Mary married Thos. Powell and said Place is their eldest son. Mary died about 3 years ago the middle of December last. On Sept. 30, 1666, Thomas and Mary deed the land to James COGHILL, who, on Oct 11, 1667 deeded it to William Wilton. He took out a new patent for the land on Oct. 3, 1671. 'Wee do not find any patent of the sd land granted to the sd ffrancis Place before that dated in 1654 before cited. Wee find that the sd ffrancis Place was dead long before the date of Wilton's patent. Wee find the said Mary Powell lived a widow' nine or ten years before she died."

There was one final entry concerning Place and this same 300 acres:

9/7/1750 King George Co. "Honorias Powell, of St. Mary's Parish, Caroline Co, as brother and heir apparent to Place Powell, who has removed himself to some remote place out of Virginia, conveys to John CHAMPE, Gent, the land patented Sept, 1654, by Francis Place and leased Nov. 11, 1710 by said Place Powell to Augustine SMITH, Gent, which lease is of record in Essex Co."

It appears that Place left Essex Co but no one knew his whereabouts and so assumed him dead (in 1715) with his property passing to brother, Honorias.

John Golding gave bond as administrator of Place's estate but apparently there was a problem because in July 1716, Augustine SMITH posted 50 pounds bond to administer the estate, "he dying without a will." Inventory and appraisment of Place's estate was recorded in 1717.

Mary (POWELL).Mary married Place POWELL before 1705 in Essex Co, Virginia, St Anne Parish.
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: Pages 348-351
7 Feb 1706/7 Augustine Smith of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, Gent., to Francis Gouldman of same, Gent, for 18,000 pounds of tobacco
1162 acres in St. Ann's Parish on the the north side of a small branch of Occupation swamp crossing the swamp... corner white oak of Ward's being part of a patent of 2369 acres formerly granted unto Robert Beverley 29 Oct 1696 and by him deserted and since granted unto Augustine Smith 16 May 1704.
Augustine Smith
Wit Ro Brooke, John (x) Morris, John (x) Cooke.
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: Pages 362-364
7 Feb 1706/7 Augustine Smith of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, Gent., to Edward Coffey of same, Gent, for 2,360 pounds of tobacco
118 acres part of 2369 acres granted unto Augustine Smith by pattent 2 May 1705 on the branches of Occupation swamp ... Thomas Warren's land on the East side of Chickahominy Path... corner to Mr. Francis Gouldman.... hill near the head of a branch ... corner to Beverley's Great tract.
Augustine Smith
Wit Wm Woodford, J. Woods.
10 March 1706/7 Acknowledged by Augustine Smith. Susanna Smith Wife of Augustine Smith, by Edward Gouldman her attorney relinguished her right of dower
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1710-1711 Richmond Co VA Order Book 5; Antient Press: (Page 255)
Richmond County Court 8th of March 1710/1711
BRYANT vs SMITH.
EDWARD BRYANT his action of Debt against AUGUSTINE SMITH is dismist, Plt. not prosecuteing
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Essex County, Virginia, Deed of gift 920 acres from brother William 6 APR 1712
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James Hughes
Spotsylvania County Records , Page 97
Novr. 1, 1726. Augustine Smith of Spots. County, Gentl., to his daughter, Mary Slaughter, of the same Co. 80 ster., 432 a. in the Fork of Rappa. River in Spts. Co. on the S. side of "ye Mountain Run." Witnesses: R. Bayley, Robt. Spotswood, Moseley Battaley, John Waller, junr. "Augt. Smith, Gent., acknowledged his deed of Release for land unto his daughter Mary, now the wife of Robert Slaughter," etc. Rec. Novr. 1, 1726.

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James Hughes
Spotsylvania County Records , Page 104
Novr. 5, 1728. Augustine Smith of Spts. County, Gent., to Robert Slaughter of the same county, Gent. 80 ster., 320 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. County, in the fork of Rappa. River. Witnesses: Larkin Chew, junr.; Robert Green, Thomas Slaughter. Rec. Novr. 5, 1728.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
Spotsylvania County Records , Page 116
Note:
March 3, 1730. Henry Willis of Spts. County, Gent., to John Lewis of Gloucester County, Gent., and Charles Lewis of New Kent County, Gent. 10 shill. ster., 1465 a. in Spts. County, formerly Rappahannock, at head of Nassaponax Creek, formerly granted on John Bowsey by pat. Nov. 5, 167??, from whom the sd. land lapsed for not seating the same, then granted by Augustine Smith, who relinquished the same, it then being granted the sd. Willis by pat. April 8, 1729. This land for the use of sd. Henry Willis during his lifetime, then for the use of his wife, Mildred Willis, etc. John Waller, M. Battaley, John Mackmarth. March 2, 1730-1.
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Contributed by: James Hughes
Spotsylvania County Records , Page 129
Note:
Octr. 19, 1733. Richard Buckner of St. Marie's Par., Caroline County, Gent., to William Strother of Brunswick Par., King George Co. 83 ster., 332 a. in Spts. Co.--part of a pat. granted Augustine Smith and conveyed by him to the sd. Buckner and Col. John Catlett, etc. Witnesses: Tho. Catlett, William Tompkins, Keamp Taliaferro. March 5, 1733-4.
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SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK A, 1722-1725; Antient Press; Page 67,
THIS INDENTURE made theTwenty fifth day of October in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty three; Between AUGUSTINE SMITH of the Parish of Saint George and County of Spotsylvania of the one part and AUGUSTINE SMITH of the Parish of Petsworth in the County of GLOUCESTER of the other part; Witnesseth that AUGUSTINE SMITH of Spotsylvania County in consideration of the sume of five shillings lawfull money sterling to him in hand paid by AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOUCESTER the receipt whereof AUGUSTINE SMITH of Spotsylvania doth here by acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOUCESTER his heirs all that parcell of land containing at least one thousand acres situate in the Parish of Saint George in the County of Spotsylvania, Begining at the North West corner of a Pattent of land granted to Collo. AUGUSTINE WARNER, thence North eighty degrees East three hundred and ninety poles between two white Oaks standing on the South Branch of MASSAPONNAX thence South by East six hundred and ten poles to a white Oak, thence South West one hundred poles to two white Oaks ARNER's line, thence along the line of said AUGUSTINE WARNER's Pattent to the begining place, which one thousand acres of land is part of a Patent granted unto AUGUSTINE SMITH of Spotsylvania containing sixteen hundred acres bearing date the sixteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred and twenty two, To have and to hold the parcell of land with all priviledges thereto belonging to AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOSTER his heirs from the day of the date hereof for and during the term of six months from thence next ensueing to the end that by vertue of these presents and of the Statute for transferring uses into possession AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOSTER may be in actuall possession of the premises and may be enabled to accept a grant and release of the same; In Witness whereof the parties to these presents interchangeably have set their hands and seals the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
SAMUEL CLARK AUGUSTINE SMITH
REBEKA COHONE
THOMAS his mark ELLIS
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on Tuesday the Third day of December 1723 AUGUSTINE SMITH of Spotsylvania County presented and acknowledged this his Deed of Lease for Land unto AUGUSTINE SMITH of GLOSTER County which was admitted to Record
Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
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SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK A, 1725-1728; Antient Press; Page 356,
THIS INDENTURE made the Third day of February one thousand seven hundred and twenty eight, Between THOMAS SLAUGHTER of CAROLINE County. FRANCIS SLAUGHTER and ROBERT SLAUGHTER of Spotsylvania County of one part and AUGUSTINE SMITH of CAROLINE County of the other part; Witnesseth that THOMAS SLAUGHTER, FRANCIS SLAUGHTER and ROBERT SLAUGHTER in consideration of five shillings of lawfull money to them in hand paid the receipt whereof THOMAS SLAUGHTER, FRANCIS SLAUGHTER and ROBERT SLAUGHTER doth acknowledge, hath and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto AUGUSTINE SMITH his heirs one certain tract of land containing two hundred eighty eight acres of land lying in Spotsylvania County on both sides of the BLACK WALNUT RUN by Pattent granted to ROBERT SLAUGHTER, the Father of THOMAS SLAUGHTER, FRANCIS SLAUGHTER and ROBERT SLAUGHTER dated the thirtieth day of June one thousnd seven hundred and twenty six and bounded, Beginning at a red Oak in a poisoned field on the West side of BLACK WALNUT RUN, thence South thirty degrees West three hundred twenty poles to two white Oaks and a red Oak on a hill, thence South sixty degrees East one hundred fourty four poles to a Poplar a white Oak and a red Oak on the North West side of a Branch, thence North thirty degrees East three hundred and twenty poles to three white Oaks and a Poplar by a Branch, thence North sixty degrees West one hundred and forty poles to the beginning place and the rents and services thereof; To have and to hold the tract of land and premises with appurtenances unto AUGUSTINE SMITH his heirs from the day of the date hereof during the term of one whole year to the end that by virtue of these presents and of the Statute for transferring uses into possession AUGUSTINE SMITH may be in actuall possession of the premises and be enabled to accept a release of the same to him and his heirs, In Witness whereof the parties to these presents interchangeably their hands and seals have sett the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
JAMES TALIAFERRO THOMAS SLAUGHTER
G. LIGHTFOOT FRANCIS SLAUGHTER
ABRAHAM FIELD ROBERT SLAUGHTER
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County the Fourth day of February 1728 THOMAS SLAUGHTER, FRANCIS SLAUGHTER and ROBERT SLAUGHTER acknowledged this their Deed of Lease for Land unto AUGUSTINE SMITH, Gent. at whose motion the same was admitted to Record
Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
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1735-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 1-2; {John Frederick Dorman}: Pages 2-5.
20-21 Jan. 1734 [1735]. Augustine Smith of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, to John Carder of same. Lease and release; for 2000 pounds of tobacco. 100 acres in the great fork of Rappahannock River ... in col. Carter's line ...
Augt. Smith
Wit: Robert Green, Francis Slaughter, Robt. Slaughter.
21 Jan. 1734 [1735]. Acknowledged by Augustine Smith,Gent.
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS; Patent Book 9 page 96
DAVID BRAY, RICHARD WHARTON, HENRY LIGHTFOOT, & ROBERT AMBROSE, 6500 acs., in Essex & K. & Q. Counties, 2 May 1705, p. 669. Adj. 4600 acs, of Capt. Lawrence Smith; beg. at the Beaver Dams near head of the reedy br., &c. Granted Mr. Augustin Smith & Wm. Smith, 21 Apr. 1684, deserted, & now granted by order, &c. Trans. of 130 pers: Isaac Jamart, Robt. Dale, Ruffeild, Bertrand, John Hurst, Richd. Lowder, Jane Scott, John Rice, James Mocke, John Rogers, Robt. Holman, Tho. Aymen, Peter Freese, Wm. Rea, Wm. Martin, Colem Mackemie, Tho. Amoir, Geo. Ruff, Francis Williams, Wm. Sugar, Sarah Taft, John Yeats, Wm. Casey, Phill. Litchfeild, Robt. Tolt, Patrick Whalin, Tho. Read, Edwd. Mackile, Margt. Mackdaniell, Edwd. Malahan, John Linch, Edwd. Rick, Peter Ineas, John Tandy, James Prad, Richd. Robinson, Fra. Dodson, Richd. Farrington, Marmad. Reddin, Tho. Thompson, Mary Hazleton, Richd. Robinson, Mary Manton, Dennise Cromer, Tho. Carrington, Wm. Williams, Tho, Hucklescott, Mary Simpson, Wm. a Scotch boy, Richd. Robinson, Wm. Miller, Edwd. Maxfeild, Sarah Grim- stead, Richd. Robinson, Robt. ___, Wm. Powell, Edwd. Hughes, John Alexander, Cornelius Moore, John Rochfort, Fra. Mathews, John Day, John Magore, Wm. Holly, Jeffery Adams, John Burgh, John Welbeloved, Abraham Hobden, Tho. Baily, Tho. Newsister, John Strange, Geo. Townsing, Tho. Searle, Martha Curtis, Joseph Cunningham, Cha. Cross, Wm. Loyd, Joseph Lane, John Francis, Tho. ___, Richd. Robinson, Junr., Martha Dag (or Day), John Thomas, John Martyr, Anne Martyr (or Marlyr), Jane Brown, Manuel Symon, Parare - (?), John Dolocroas (?), John Dingwell.
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 7; Pg 278
MR. AUGUSTINE SMITH & MR. WILLIAM SMITH, 6500 acs., in Rap- pa. & New Kent Co.'s; adj. 4600 acs. of Capt. Lawrence Smith; by the Bever damms, neere head of the Reedy Br., &c. 21 Apr. 1684, p. 386. Granted to Capt. Lawrence Smith & Capt. Robert Beverley, 16 Nov. 1674, deserted, & now granted by order &c. Trans. of 92 pers.*
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URL (Click on link) http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=367&last=&g_p=P12&c ollection=LO Patent
Title Thornton, Francis.
Publication 21 May 1726.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Spotsylvania County.
Description: 200 acres in the fork of Rappahannock River, beginning and extending on the lower side the north run of the mountain run half a mile above the horsepen being corner to Augustine Smith.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 12, 1724-1726, p. 367 (Reel 11).
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URL (Click on link) http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=473&last=&g_p=P13&c ollection=LO Patent
Title Michael, Francis.
Publication 28 September 1728.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Spotsylvania County.
Description: 400 acres in the great fork of the Rappahannock River. On the head of Michaels Branch corner to Augustine Smith.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 473 (Reel 12).
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http://image.lva.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=196&last=&g_p=P11&c ollection=LO Patent
Title Hansford, William.
Publication 14 May 1723.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Note Location: Spotsylvania County.
Description: 400 acres beginning and extending on the upper side of a branch of Nussaponocks, adjoining the land of Augustine Smith.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 11, 1719-1724, p. 196 (Reel 10).

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I26583

Family/Spouse: Susanna Darnell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some researchers believe that she was a daughter of Maj. Lawwrence Smith since deeds recorded in Spotsylvania Co., VA, to Jno Catlett, Jr. and Richard Buckner, in 1722, from Augustine Smith, the son of Major Lawrence Smith.
(findagrave)

Family/Spouse: John Catlett, Jr.. John (son of John Catlett, Sr. (immigrant) and Elizabeth Underwood, (immigrant)) was born in 1658 in Essex Co, Virginia; died before 18 Nov 1724 in Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Contributed by: James Hughes

URL: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/york/history/templefarm.txt
URL title: Temple Farm - Some History of York County; William and Mary College Quarterly V.2, No.1
Note:
Will of Lawr Smith, dated 11th March, 1736-7, and witnessed by John Buckner, John Ballard, William Nelson, Ishmael Moody.
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From "Colonial Yorktown," by Clyde F. Trudell (Thomas Publications, Gettysburg, Pa), Page 111, has info on the Edmund Smith House, etc:

Col Lawrence Smith married first Mildred Chisman, daughter of Capt Thomas Chisman & Elizabeth Read, daughter of Col George Read; Col Lawence and Mildred (Chisman) Smith had 3 children; When Mildred died Col Smith married second Mildred Read daughter of John Read, Col George Read's eldest son. By his second wife, Smith had 5 children.

Edmund was the son of Col Lawrence Smith, son of Maj Lawrence Smith. Maj. Lawrence Smith, as surveyor, laid out the original 83 town lots in the Towne of York in 1691. For his services he was given Lot 72. Upon his death in 1700 Smith's son, Col Lawrence Smith, inherited the lot, and on 10 Feb 1706 added to his holdings by buying Lot 53 on the west side of Nelson Street. [The original grantee of Lot 53 in 1699 was William Simson had forfeited title by failing to build]. Col Smith must have erected some sort of building since he held title until Jan 1734 when he conveyed the property to his son and heir Edmund Smith. The property was described as "joining on one side upon Mr. Thomas Nelson (Lot 54) and on the other side upon Captain John Ballard (Lot 54) and known by the figures 53." Edmund's Will dated 18 Dec 1750 indicates that he had a new house under construction on Lot 53 at the time of his death in 1751. A later deed "devised Lot 53 to his daughter Mildred now the wife of David Jameson. Of Scottish descent, David was the son of James Jameson of Essex Co, Virginia. In 1781 David became Thomas Nelson's Lt Governor, becoming acting governor briefly during Nelson's illness in Aug of that year. Upon the death of David Jameson in 1793 his nephew, John Jameson of Yorktown received Lot 53 and the house thereon.

Sources:
-Lewis, Merriwethers, and Their Kin, by Sarah Lewis Anderson, first published 1938, p. 214
-William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jul 1893, p. 3-21
-Genealogy of Virginia Families, 1991 by Genealogy Publishing, Baltimore County, Maryland, vol. V, p. 330
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Contributed by: James Hughes
The Armistead Family 1635-1910, Page 100
Note:
Lawrence Smith's will, 11th day of (???), 1736, mentions son Lawrence, beloved wife Mildred; and then, to son Robert and his heirs forever: to son Edmund, all the remaining part of the land within the same patent formerly known as the Ludlow patent--to him and his heir forever--to Lawrence a Yorktown lot. The Mill property to my three sons and my wife, etc. To my son Edmund, all the negroes stock and goods, household stuff and all other personal estate, that I have formerly possessed him with. I give and bequeath to my loving wife and to my five children which I had by her, viz.:

Margaret, Catherine, Robert,(*) Lucy and Lawrence. and all the remaining part of my estate of what kind or nature so ever within his Majestie's Dominions to be equally divided among them.

That my loving wife should have the management of the whole estate during her widowhood without giving any security for the same * * * but if my wife should marry * * *

I constitute and appoint my beloved friend William Nelson, son to Mr. Thomas Nelson of York-town, and my son Edmund Smith to be trustees of this my last will and testament * * *

LAWRENCE SMITH. Sealed signed published and delivered in the presence of

JOHN BUCKNER

JOHN BALLARD

WILLIAM NELSON

ISHMAEL MOODY
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Contributed by: James Hughes

URL: http://users.rcn.com/deeds/pool.htm
URL title: caroline.gz
Note:
typ patent
ref CE#B VPB 9 p630
dat 20 Oct 1704
frm Francis Nichollson
to James Taylor, Thomas Petit, John Baylor, Robert Powell & John Stone
re 4500a King & Queen Co. on the N side of Mattapony riv. the said land was formerly granted unto Major Peter Beverley by patent dated the 21st day of Aprill 1695 & by him deserted & is Since granted by order of the Genll court bearing date the 20th day of Aprill 1704
con transp. of 90 pers.
loc 115072 63776 F127 L0 P255
pt A) 2 Maples and a Gum by the Sd Maine river of Mattapony ln NE; 930P; into the woods
pt B) 3 Small white oakes of Collo Lawrence Smiths Land ln NWxN; 640P; Col. Lawrence Smith
pt C) 3 red oakes of the sd Collo Lawrence Smiths Land ln NxW; 282P;
pt D) 3 white oakes in Sd Collo. Lawrence Smiths line on the west side the reedy branch ln NWxW; 164P; fm W side the Reedy Br.
pt E) 2 white oakes and a red oake on A Knowle ln SWxW; 384P; fm a Knowle
pt F) Mattapony river to Severall Marked trees Vizt a white oake, a red oake, a Spanish oake, a white oake, a red oake, a hiccory A poplar, A Maple a Gum, and lastly lm ; ; down Mattapony Rivr. its Severall Courses to the place where it began
end
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typ patent
ref VPB 12 p40-41
dat 9 July 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Zachary Martin of King William Co.
New Land Form in the 1st page
con 40 Shillings
re 400a on the brs. of the S fork of the South River & Stoney Lick Run in Saint John's parish in King William Co.
loc 83760 55152 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at Three Small Red Oak Saplins in Robert Powells Line ln N16E; 232P;
pt B) Two red Oaks Standing on a Hill in Fowlers Line of his Home Tract Thence along his Line and Thomas Shirley's Line ln W; 556P; Fowlers Home Tract & Thomas Shirley's Line
pt C) a Stake by a Small red Oak and Stooping White Oak by Powels Line Thence along Powells Line lc S65E; 520P; Robert Powel
end
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typ patent
ref CE# VPB 12 p41-42
dat 9 July 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Edward Shepard of King William Co.
con 50 Shill.
re 485a in Saint Margarets parish of King William afsd
loc 87056 55664 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a Corner White Oak of Richard Mauldins Standing in his Back Line of his Home Place on the N Side a Small Branch ln W; 230P; Richard Mauldin
pt B) a Corner Red Oak and White Oak of the Said Mauldins and Robert Powells on a barren Ridge ln N65W; 110P; Robert Powell, fm a Barren Ridge
pt C) 3 Small red Oak Saplins a Corner of Richard Fowlers Standing in the Said Powells back line ln N16E; 232P; Richard Fowler
pt D) Two Corner Red Oaks of the said Fowlers on a hill in the Said Fowlers Lower Line of his Home Tract Still keeping the Said Fowlers Line of his home Tract ln E; 254P; sd Fowlers Home Tract
pt E) a Corner White Oak of the Said Fowlers in Zachary Martins Back line ln S8E; 110P; Zachary Martins Back Line
pt F) the Said Martins and Mauldins Corner White Oak Standing on a Level Thence along the Said Mauldins Line of a New Tract lc S; 160P; fm a Level, sd Mauldins New Tract
end
===
typ patent
ref VPB 12 p150-151
dat 22 Feb 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Robert Powell of King & Queen Co.
con 40 Shill.
re 400a on South River in Saint Margarets parish in King William County loc 80016 54864 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a poplar on the N Side the North Creek above the Mouth of a Small Branch ln N15E; 122P; fm abv the Mouth of a Small Br.
pt B) two Small White Oaks and a red Oak Grub about Two poles from a Rin or Rise of White Oak in the Back Line on a Ridge lm n65W; 208P; fm the Back Line on a Ridge
pt C) a Corner Hickory of the dividing Line between Mr Robert Baylor & Robert Powel on the W Side a Br. ln S35W; 400P; dividing Line betw. Baylor & Powel
pt D) a Spanish Oak Corner of the Said Baylors & Powells on the N side the South River Thence down the Said River the Several Courses lm ese; 200p; guess, down the South River
pt E) two Elms and an Ash on the E Side a Branch on the N Side the South River ln N35E; 120P; fm E side a Br. on N side the South Riv.
pt F) Three Small Red Oaks on falling ground ln N55W; 120P; fm Falling Ground
pt G) Three Small Red Oak Saplins in a Valley lm N35E; 100p; guess, fm a Valley
pt H) a Spanish Oake and White Oak on the S side the North Creek above the Mouth of a Small Branch lm ; ; guess, dn the N Cr. fm abv the Mouth of a Small Br.
end
===
typ patent
ref SP# & CE# VPB 12 p503-504
dat 6 July 1726
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Robert Baylor of King & Queen Co. Gent.
con oe13.S5 of good and lawful mony
re 2650a, 500a part on both sides the South Riv. in Saint Margarets parish in King William County And 2150 Acres the remaining part thereof lyes on the County Line on both Sides the South Fork of the South River in Saint Georges Parish in Spotsylvania County loc 75040 57600 F127 L0 P255
pt A) 3 Corner White Oaks of William Dunns by the Side of a Branch Thence along the Said Duns Line ln N35E; 174P; William Dunn, fm a Br.
pt B) a Corner Spanish Oak of Robert Powells on the N Side the S Fork of the South River Thence keeping the Same Course 566P farther ln N35E; 566P; fm N side the South Fork of the South River
pt C) a Stake between two Black Oaks in poison Fields ln N65W; 438P; fm poison Fields
pt D) Four Small Black Oaks and a White Oak on the W Side !of a Hill on the E Side of Punch Branch ln S35W; 930P; fm E side Punch Br.
pt E) Two Small Black Oaks on the N Side the Main Ridge Road ln S65E; 424P; fm N side the Main Ridge Road
pt F) 4 Small red Oak Saplins in a Valley in poison Fields ln N35E; 194P; fm a Valley in poison Fields
pt G) a White Oak on a Hill Side lc S65E; 30P;
end
===
typ patent
ref CE# VPB 13 p30
dat 2 Nov 1726
frm Robert Carter
to Robert Powell of King and Queen Co.
con oe3
re 580a in the Fork of the South River in St. Margarets Parish King William County loc 83440 57008 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a Burch and Hiccory on the N Side the S River at the Mouth of the N Creek thereof Thence up the S River the Several Courses lm sw; 100p; up South Riv. fm Mouth of North Cr. pt lm wxn; 470p;
pt B) two Elms and an Ash on the E side a Branch on the N side the S River ln N35E; 120P; fm E side a Br.
pt C) Theree Small Red Oaks on Falling ground ln N55W; 120P;
pt D) Three Small red Oake Saplins in a Valley Thence N35E ln N35E; 100p; guestimate
pt E) a Spanish Oak and White oak on the S Side the N Creek above the Mouth of a Small Branch Thence down the Said North Cr. the Several Courses to the Begining lm ; ; guestimate, down the North Cr.
end
===
typ patent
ref VPB 12 p40-41
dat 9 July 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Zachary Martin of King William Co.
New Land Form in the 1st page
con 40 Shillings
re 400a on the brs. of the S fork of the South River & Stoney Lick Run in Saint John's parish in King William Co. loc 83760 55152 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at Three Small Red Oak Saplins in Robert Powells Line ln N16E; 232P;
pt B) Two red Oaks Standing on a Hill in Fowlers Line of his Home Tract Thence along his Line and Thomas Shirley's Line ln W; 556P; Fowlers Home Tract & Thomas Shirley's Line
pt C) a Stake by a Small red Oak and Stooping White Oak by Powels Line Thence along Powells Line
lc S65E; 520P; Robert Powel
end
===
typ patent
ref CE# VPB 12 p41-42
dat 9 July 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Edward Shepard of King William Co.
con 50 Shill.
re 485a in Saint Margarets parish of King William afsd
loc 87056 55664 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a Corner White Oak of Richard Mauldins Standing in his Back Line of his Home Place on the N Side a Small Branch ln W; 230P; Richard Mauldin
pt B) a Corner Red Oak and White Oak of the Said Mauldins and Robert Powells on a barren Ridge In N65W; 110P; Robert Powell, fm a Barren Ridge
pt C) 3 Small red Oak Saplins a Corner of Richard Fowlers Standing in the Said Powells back line ln N16E; 232P; Richard Fowler
pt D) Two Corner Red Oaks of the said Fowlers on a hill in the Said Fowlers Lower Line of his Home Tract Still keeping the Said Fowlers Line of his home Tract ln E; 254P; sd Fowlers Home Tract
pt E) a Corner White Oak of the Said Fowlers in Zachary Martins Back line ln S8E; 110P; Zachary Martins Back Line
pt F) the Said Martins and Mauldins Corner White Oak Standing on a Level Thence along the Said Mauldins Line of a New Tract lc S; 160P; fm a Level, sd Mauldins New Tract
end
===
typ patent
ref VPB 12 p150-151
dat 22 Feb 1724
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Robert Powell of King & Queen Co.
con 40 Shill.
re 400a on South River in Saint Margarets parish in King William County
loc 80016 54864 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a poplar on the N Side the North Creek above the Mouth of a Small Branch ln N15E; 122P; fm abv the Mouth of a Small Br.
pt B) two Small White Oaks and a red Oak Grub about Two poles from a Rin or Rise of White Oak in the Back Line on a Ridge lm n65W; 208P; fm the Back Line on a Ridge
pt C) a Corner Hickory of the dividing Line between Mr Robert Baylor & Robert Powel on the W Side a Br. ln S35W; 400P; dividing Line betw. Baylor & Powel
pt D) a Spanish Oak Corner of the Said Baylors & Powells on the N side the South River Thence down the Said River the Several Courses lm ese; 200p; guess, down the South River
pt E) two Elms and an Ash on the E Side a Branch on the N Side the South River ln N35E; 120P; fm E side a Br. on N side the South Riv.
pt F) Three Small Red Oaks on falling ground ln N55W; 120P; fm Falling Ground
pt G) Three Small Red Oak Saplins in a Valley lm N35E; 100p; guess, fm a Valley
pt H) a Spanish Oake and White Oak on the S side the North Creek above the Mouth of a Small Branch lm ; ; guess, dn the N Cr. fm abv the Mouth of a Small Br.
end
===
typ patent
ref SP# & CE# VPB 12 p503-504
dat 6 July 1726
frm Hugh Drysdale
to Robert Baylor of King & Queen Co. Gent.
con oe13.S5
of good and lawful mony
re 2650a, 500a part on both sides the South Riv. in Saint Margarets parish in King William County And 2150 Acres the remaining part thereof lyes on the County Line on both Sides the South Fork of the South River in Saint Georges Parish in Spotsylvania County loc 75040 57600 F127 L0 P255
pt A) 3 Corner White Oaks of William Dunns by the Side of a Branch Thence along the Said Duns Line ln N35E; 174P; William Dunn, fm a Br.
pt B) a Corner Spanish Oak of Robert Powells on the N Side the S Fork of the South River Thence keeping the Same Course 566P farther ln N35E; 566P; fm N side the South Fork of the South River
pt C) a Stake between two Black Oaks in poison Fields ln N65W; 438P; fm poison Fields
pt D) Four Small Black Oaks and a White Oak on the W Side of a Hill on the E Side of Punch Branch ln S35W; 930P; fm E side Punch Br.
pt E) Two Small Black Oaks on the N Side the Main Ridge Road ln S65E; 424P; fm N side the Main Ridge Road
pt F) 4 Small red Oak Saplins in a Valley in poison Fields ln N35E; 194P; fm a Valley in poison Fields
pt G) a White Oak on a Hill Side lc S65E; 30P;
end
===
typ patent
ref CE# VPB 14 p287-288
dat 25 Aug 1731
frm William Gooch
to Zachariah MARTIN
con 35 Shill.
re 306a in the Parish of St. Margarets in Caroline Co.
loc 82416 51440 F127 L0 P255
pt A) at a Corner white Oak of Paul PIGG and William MARSHALL and Running Thence along the said Martin's Lines ln S2E; 146P; st Martin's Lines
pt B) Thence along The Said Martin's Line ln S87.5W; 310P;
pt C) Robert POWELS Corner white Oak by a Branch ln N68W; 52P; Robert POWEL, fm a Br.
pt D) POWELS and Baylors Corner hickory lm ; ; N49E 138P Baylor
pt E) Baylors corner black Oak lc N87.5E; 310P; William MARSHALL
end
===
URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=444&last=&g_p=P6&collec tion=LO Patent
Title Smith, Lawrence.
Publication 17 March 1672/1673.
Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Related See also the following surname(s): Smyth.
Note Location: Rappahannock County (extinct).
Grantee(s): Smith, Lawrence and Buckner, Anthony.
Description: 716 acres on the south side the river adjoining the land of Thomas Hawkins.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 6, 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 444 (Reel 6).

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Sarah married Colonel John "The Ranger" Taliaferro in 1682 in St. Carolines Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. John (son of Robert Taliaferro, (immigrant) and Catherine Debnam) was born about 1656 in Essex Co, or, Caroline Co, Virginia; died on 21 Jun 1720 in Gloucester Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married John "The Ranger" Battaile, (immigrant) on 27 Jun 1680 in Essex Co, Virginia. John was born about 1660 in England; died in 1707 in Sittenbourne Parish, RIchmond Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sources:
-Lewis, Merriwethers, and Their Kin, by Sarah Lewis Anderson, first published 1938, p. 214
-William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jul 1893, p. 3-21
-Genealogy of Virginia Families, 1991 by Genealogy Publishing, Baltimore County, Maryland, vol. V, p. 330
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Contributed by: James Hughes
The Armistead Family 1635-1910, Page 37
Note:
SMITH--ARMISTEAD--TABB--TODD.

It is said that Thomas Smith, son of Thomas and Armistead Smith, comes of the Lawrence Smith line. The first Lawrence Smith, of Abbington Parish, had oldest son John, member of the Council. Lawrence, the second son, removed to York, and was the ancestor of Elizabeth Smith who married Robert Armistead. Charles, another son, moved to Essex County; died about 1710, when his widow, Dorothy, Augustine Smith, and R. Buckner gave bond in Essex County. They had a daughter Dorothy.
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Capt. Charles Smith was born 1670, in Old Rappahannock, later Essex County, Virginia. He was the son of Lawrence and Mary Smith. He died 1709/1710 in the part, which later was cut off into Caroline County. Miles Cary on 4 May 1770, appointed Charles Surveyor of Richmond County, Virginia. He married Dorothy, whose surname is unknown, but is believed to have been Peyton.
Shortly before his death, Major Lawrence Smith made a deed of gift to his son Charles, probably following the custom of providing for a son at the time of his marriage. Witnesses to the deed were Thomas Peyton, son of Major Robert Peyton; Col. Peter Beverly, husband of Elizabeth Peyton (sister of Thomas, and possibly also the sister of Charles Smith's wife).
In Essex County, Virginia Deeds #11 (1701-1704), p. 242: 16 June 1700 - Indenture in which (Major) Lawrence Smith of Gloucester County, makes a Deed of Gift to "My son, Charles Smith? of 3,150 acres of land and on the same day (ibid, p. 243) gives a power of attorney to "My son-in-law, Captain John Battaile" to acknowledge the above deed in Essex County Court . . . This transaction continues (ibid., p. 243) on 8 Apr. 1704 when John Smith, of Gloucester County quick-claims and conveys to "My Well Beloved Brother, Charles Smith, of Essex County? all his right, title, claim, and interest as the eldest son and heir at law of Lawrence Smith, deceased, "who died before his power of attorney to Captain John Battaile was recorded hereby the said lad fell to the said John Smith by the law of Primogeniture . . . "

Charles Smith lived in the part of Essex, which afterwards became Caroline County, and died about 1710. His widow, Dorothy Smith, Augustine Smith and R. Buckner gave bond in Essex court as his administrators.
Essex County Deeds, Wills, 1702-04, XI

Lawrence Smith of the County of Gloucester do hereby assign and make over unto my son Charles Smith forever one moiety being 3150 acres of a patent to Robert Taliaferro and Lawrence Smith for 6300 acres granted 26th March 1666. 16th June 1700 Lawrence Smith
Witnesses: Peter Beverly, Thomas Whiting
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1718-1721 Essex County Deed Book No. 16; {John Frederick Dorman}: pp 77-78.
12 June 1719, After the death of Mr. Charles Smith of Essex County, Dorothy his widow (now the wife of Mr. John Roy) made choice of the planation where the said John and Dorothy now live with the tract of land thereto belonging , together with the plantation above Massaponnx Creek where John Henby then lived, bounded on the lower side according to a lease thereof to him made by Mr, Charles Taliafeffo, viz., by a red oak sapling to blazed by the river side and so across the old field into the woods to a stake in the woods by the fence then made between the said Henby and one John Sorrell, but the said choice was never ascertained by authentic writing or on record.
To the end that there may be no dificulties concerning the dower of Dorothy in the said Charles' lands sold or morgaged to Messrs. Micajah Perry and Company or any of them, merchants in London, John Roy and Dorothy his wife on the one part and Robert Beverley in behalf of the said Perrys on the other part agree to the division between them as the dower of the said Dorothy assigned by the said Perrys upon her demand in right of dower. Jno. Roy Dorothy Roy
Wit: John Evans, Law: Taliafeffo, John(x) Goughe
6 June 1719. Proved by Larence Taliafeffo, Gent., and John Evans and acknowledged by John Roy.
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Contributed by: James Hughes

URL: http://gedcom.surnames.com/burgess_jim/np234.htm
URL title: Individual Notes
Note:
p. 18 To all xtian people Wee Francis Taliaferro and Elizabeth his Wife (one of the Daughters of Colonell Jno: Catlett deced) of St. Maries Parish in Essex County send Greeting in or: Lord God everlasting this first day of March in the yeare of or: Lord One thousand seaven hundred & one Now Know ye that wee the said yearee of our: Lord One thousand seaven hundred & one Now Know yee that wee the said Francis Taliaferro and Elizabeth Taliaaferro for Ninety two pounds Sterling money in hand paid by Augustinge Smith of Glocester County have granted him the money in hand paid by Augustine Smith of Glocester County have granted him the said Augustine Smith a tract of land conteyning Four hundred & sixteene acres being in Essex County being the one moyety of a Pattent granted to the abovesd Coll. Jno Catlett for Seaven hundred ninety two acres bearing date the 10th day of September 1660 and by his last Will in writing given to his two Daughter, Elizabeth and Sarah. and by their consent divided by Mr. William Moseley, Surveyr: of the said County the fourth of May 1691 as will appeare by a Platt and Certificate undr: hand of the said Moseley hereunto annexed by Seales bounded as followeth (vizt) beginning at a great white Oake standing on the East side a greate branch that falls into the maine rune of Occupation, thence North East to a Hickory by the said Run sid, thence North by a great branch that falls into ye maine Run, thence South West to a white Oake on a hill side, thence South South West to a white Oake & small red Oake neare the head of a branch, thence East to a Hickory on a small branch, thence North East to the place it began unto the said Augustine Smith his heirs & assignes forever withall & singular its rights & appurtenances together with buildings gardens orchards & appurtenances To have and to hold unto him the said Augustine Smith his heires & assignes for ever. And the said Francis & Elizabeth Taliafero will warrant & forever defend from the claimes of any manner of persons whatsoever,
And further promise att all times hereafter to hold & enjoy the said Land without any lawfull trouble of ye sd Francis & Elizabeth Taliaferro. In Witness whereof we have sett our hands & seales

Signed sealed and delivered in presence of us
John Catlett Fra: Taliaferro
Jno: Battaile Elizabeth Taliaferro
Charles Smith
At a Court held for Essex County 10th day of May 1701
Fra: Taliaferro in person & Eliz: his Wife by Fra: Meriwether her Attorney according to a Power of Attorney (prov)d by the oathes of James Harrison & Charles Taliaferro) acknowledged this Deed of Sale to Augustine Smith & ye same is truely recorded Test Francis Meriwether, Cl Cur
Essex. Wee the Subscribers two of his Majties. Justices of the Peace for this County doe hereby certifie that Elizabeth Taliaferro did this day come before us in ordr: to ye signing & sealeing this Deed, we did privately examine her whether shee did freely & willingly execute this Deed or whether it proceeded from an compulsion or meanes by her Husband towards her to compell her to the passing away her Inheritance to which shee answered that shee did it willingly without compulsion or coercion of her Husband & there did execute the same before us In Testimony whereof wee have sett our hands the first day of March 1701

John Catlett
John Battaile
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No.12. page 243. Deed. 10 June 1706. Charles Smith of St Marys parish, Surveyor, sells Thomas Griffin of same par, planter, for L 50., 1/2 of a mill in St Annes parish, on Blackburn's Creek. The mill formerly bulit by sd Smith, and 1/2 sold by him to Thos Short, and that half sold by Short to Thos Pettross.
Wit: Signed Cha: Smith
Aug't Smith
Edw'd Gouldman
Ja: Alderson
Bond on above witnessed by Aug't Smith and Edw Gouldman.
Ack and red 11 June 1706.
Note:We cannot but wonder what became of the Gouldmans in Virginia history. This name seems to disappear altogether. B.F.

Source:
Fleet, Beverley,
Essex County records, 1703-1706
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. County, 1961, 111 pgs
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1701-1704 Essex Co VA Order Book; Antient Press: (Page 72)
THIS INDENTURE made this Eleventh day of March in ye years One thousand seaven hundred & one Between JOHN CATLETT of the Parish of ST. MARYES in the County of Essex of ye one part and CHARLES SMITH of the same Parish & County of the other part. Witnesseth that the said JOHN CATLETT hath granted unto the said CHARLES SMITH his heires and assignes forever One hundred acres of land begining at the mouth of GOULDEN VALE CREEKE and bounded on the lower side by the line of the said CHARLES SMITH land and on the upper side with the land of REES EVANS with all the appurtenances 'hereunto belonging, To have and to hold unto the said CHARLES SMITH his heires and assignes forever Except and alwayes reserved to the said JOHN CATLETT and his heires free ingress egress & regress through the aforesaid land with Horse Cart or other caryages to the fared. Creekes mouth for a LANDING PLACE, One hundred acres of land to be laid out on the back part of the said SMITH Land he now lives on adjoyning to said CATLETT and on ye lower side of ROBERT THOMAS, alsoe one thousand pounds of tobacco in hand paid before the scaling and signing of these pr:sents To have and to hold the said Land unto the said JOHN CATLETT his heires and assignes forever And the said JOHN CATLETT and Further itt is covenanted and agreed betweene the said CATLETT and SMITH that if eyther party shall be lawfully evicted of ye sd p;cells of land by any former Sale or otherwayse then these Deeds of Bargaine and Sale and Exchange to be void & further that is shall be lawful' to reenter into the demnified p:misses & the same to have againe as in their former estate anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In Witness whereof the partyes sett their hands & seales Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of us
JNO: BATTAILE, JOHN CATLETT
CHARLES TALIAFERRO
RICHARD GOODE
Acknowledged in Essex County Court ye 11th day of March 1700 & truely recorded
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: (Page 323)
20 Aug. 1706. Charles Smith of Essex County, Gent., to Charles Taliaferro of same, Gent., and Dorothy my wife Power of attorney to sue and recover and to grant and farm lett the plantation called Old Robins or any other tract belonging unto me.
Charles Smith,
Wit.: James Harrison, Larkin Chew.
10 Jan. 1706/7. Proved by Larkin Chew and James Harrison.

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Notes:

1692-1693 Essex Co VA Orders; Antient Press: (Page 17)
At a Court held for Essex County August ye 10th Ano: 1692
- Mr. JOHN SMITH appeared in Court and acknowledged a Deed of Sale of a parcell of land to Mr. JOHN TALIAFERRO to be his real act and deed, ye same was admitted to Record
- Capt. JOHN BATTAILE by vertue of a power from Mrs. ELIZA: SMITH, Wife to ye above named Mr. JNO: SMITH, relinquished her ye said ELIZABETHs right of dower of in & to a pcell of land sold by her Husband, Mr. JNO. SMITH, to Mr. JNO. TALIAFERRO, ye same is admitted to Record
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1692-1693 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 38-41)
THIS INDENTURE made this ninth day of August in ye year of our Lord One thousand six hundred and ninety two Between JOHN SMITH of the Parish of Ware and County of GLOCESTER, Gent., of ye one parte, and JNO: TALIAFERRO of ye Parish of St. Maries and County of Essex of ye other parte. Witnesseth that ye said JOHN SMITH for sum of Fifty pounds of good and lawfull money of England to him before ye ensealing of these presents by ye said JOHN TALIAFERRO well and truely contented and paid, whereof and wherewith he acknowledged himselfe satisfied, and thereof hath sold unto ye said JNO. TALIAFERRO and to his heires and assignes forever all that tract of land being in ye Parish of Saint Maries and County of Essex containing Three hundred acres bounded as followeth, (Videlt.) begining at a Pocoson over agt: ye DOEGS LAND and running its several courses it being the one half moiety of a certaine tract of land taken up and patented by CHARLES GRIMES & bequeathed to MARY DEBNAM bearing date 1 lth: of 9br: 61; it may appear, with all appurtenances thereun to belonging as houses orchards fencing &c., To have and to hold ye said Plantacon with all rights whatsoever from ye said JOHN SMITH his heires for ever to ye said JNO, TALIAFERRO his heires and assignes for ever, And ye said SMITH for him his heires covenanteth with ye said TALIAFERRO in manner following, that he ye said SMITH is now the very true and lawfull owner of all the premisses in fee, and that ye said JNO. SMITH hath full power to sell ye premisses and also that ye said JNO. SMITH and his heires will at any time at ye cost of said JNO. TALIAFERRO or his heires make and execute a good sure perfect estate in ye Law in fee simple as by said JOHN TALIAFERRO his heires shall be reasonably devised, And that JOHN TALIAFERRO shall from henceforth for ever lawfully and quietly have and enjoy all ye said tract of land without any hindrance of ye sd JOHN SMITH his heires or any other persons whatsoever And farther ye said SMITH cloth agree to acknowledge this Instrumt: in Essex Court next. In Witness whereof ye said SMITH hath put his hand and affixed his seals ye date above said
Signed sealed and delivered in ye presence of
JNO: BATTAILE JOHN SMITH
KATH: BATTAILE, DAVID GITTINGS
At a Court held for Essex County Augt: ye 10th: ano 1692
The wthin named JOHN SMITH appeared in Court and acknowledged ye within contents to be his real act and ded, ye same was admitted to Record
Test F. MERIWETHER Cl Cur
Also Capt, JNO: BATTAILE appeared in Court & did by vertue of a Power from ELIZA: SMITH, Wife to ye within named JOHN SMITH, relinquish her ye sd ELIZABETHs right of ower of in & to ye within granted land & premisses ye same was admitted to Record
Test F. MERIWETHER CI Cur
(The first part oI JOHN SMITH's Bond to JOHN TALIAFERRO Is In Latin.)
The Condicon of this obligacon is such that if ye above bounden JOHN SMITH his heires and every of them shall for his part in all things keep all and singular ye agreements which are or ought to be observed in one Instrumt: of writeing bearing even date with these presents made between ye said JOHN SMITH of ye one part and JOHN TALIAFERRO of other part WITHOUT fraud or covin, Then this present obligacon to be void or else to be and remaine in full force
Signed sealed and delivered in ye presence of
JNO: BATTAILE JOHN SMITH
DAVID GITTI NS
Vere Recordatr: Test F. MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I ELIZA: SMITH of ye Parish of Ware and County of GLOUR: do authorize and appoint Mr. JOHN BATTAILE of ye Parish of St. Maries and County of Essex my true and lawful! Attorney for me and in my name to make acknowledgment of a certain parcell sould by my Husband, JNO. SMITH, unto Mr. JOHN TALIAFERRO, of the Parish and County aforesaid; it being the land whereon ye said JOHN TALIAFERRO now liveth and what my said Attorney shall lawfully act and do in ye premisses I do hereby confirm as Witness my hand and seale this (blank) day of (blank) Ano 1692
Test WILLI: JOURNEY ELIZABETH SMITH
FRAN: TALIAFERRO
Vere Recordatr: Test F. MERIWETHER Cl Cur
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1694-1695 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 259)
At a Court held for Essex County 10th of September 1695
- In the difference between JOHN SMITH and ELIZABETH his Wife, Daughter & heir of HENRY COX, late of RAPPA: County deced. Plts. & JOHN GRIFFING Defendt., in an accon: of Trespass & ejectment is (after the severall pleas offer'd by Plts. & Defendts.) wth: ye consent of both Plt. & Defendt. refer'd till next Court in order that ARABELLA WHITE, Orphan who may be thought to have right to ye Lands in dispute. may then appear & make choice of a Guardian to defend ye same & ordered that ye Sheriff of this County or his Deputy give the sd WHITE notice hereof
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1694-1695 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 268)
At a Court held for Essex County 10th of December 1695
- JOHN SMITH & ELIZABETH his Wife, Daughter & heir of HENRY COX late of RAPPA: County deced, complaines against JOHN GRIFFING in a plea of Trespasse and ejectment for that, that is to say, she ye sd Complt. ELIZABETH, hath good right title and interest in fee unto a certain tract of land containing Eleven hundred & fifty acres lyeing & being in this County near HOBBS HOLE & on the uper side of PISCATTAWAY CREEKE wch : land was formerly granted unto Mr. JOHN COX and by the last Will and Testamt. of him the sd JOHN COX given to ye Complts. Father, HENRY COX, wch: he dyed seiz'd of into which the said JOHN GRIFFING with force & armes &c. on or about the moneth of December last did upon part thereof enter, And the Timber & trees thereon growing did cutt fall maule & destroy & divers & many other injuries & trespasses before & since daily hath and doth comitt & ye possession hereof from ye Complainants doth wrongfully keep and withold contrary to the Peace &c., And to ye Complts. damage two hundred pounds Sterling for wch: he have brought suit and prayes Judgment with costs, And that ye Sheriff be commanded by Writt of Habere facias possessionem to eject ye sd GRIFFIN and to put the Complts. in quiet & peaceable possession of the premisses to which the Defendt. by Capt. ARTHUR SPICER his Attorney appear'd & after several! arguments offered to come to tryall, provided he the sd Complt., JOHN SMITH, would allow to be good a Deed of Gift from the aforesd. JOHN COX to NICHOLAS WHITE for One hundred & fifty acres of Land adjoyneing to ye land of WILLIAM JOHNSON dated ye 8 day of February 1655. which was accordingly allowed of & granted to be good by ye sd Complt., JOHN SMITH, who moved that ye land in difference might be laid out by a Jury & Surveyed. Wherefore this Court have ordered that the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy summon an able Jury of ye Neighbourhood who are no wise concern'd by affinity, consanguinity or interest (being first sworne) on ye fifth day of February next if fair, if not the next fair day, to go upon ye land in difference in Company of Mr. EDWIN THACKER. Surveyr:, & lay out the same according to ye Patent thereof as alsoe the aforesd. One hundred and fifty acres of land of NICHOLAS WHITE according to ye Deed of Gift thereof from the aforesd. JOHN COX, haveing regard to all evidences that shall be produced by the Complt. and Defendt., And if they find the Defendt. a Trespasser to enquire of the damage and report their proceedings to the next Court held for this County And Mr. THOMAS EDMONDSON is hereby requested to swear the said Jury
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1699-1701 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 12)
In Obedience to an Order of Essex County Court dated ye 10th day of Augt: 1699 in an accon between JOHN SMITH & ANN his Wife &c. Plts. & Mr. THO: EDMONDSON Defendt., with ye advice and direction of an Able Jury of ye sd County, I did survey & lay out a certaine tract of land formerly granted to Mr. JNO. COX, late of RAPPAHANNOCK County deced by Patent bearing date ye second day of Febr: 1653 according to ye sd Patent & ye Ancient known bounds hereof & do find that there is contained within ye bounds Twelve hundred & two acres of land begining at a Great Elmn tree standing on bank of Rappa: River in COXES ISLAND on ye uper side of PUSCATTAWAY CREEKE mouth & runing up & by ye sd River side 450 poles crossing ye mouth of HOSKINS CREEKE, thence South West 320 poles into ye woods to two corner white Oakes in WHITE OAKS SWAMP, thence South East 130 poles to a great white Oake corner to a PATH side, thence So vest 75 poles into ye sd THO: EDMONDSONs Corn. Feild, thence South 32 degrees East over severall small guts to an old marked Pine by PUSCATAWAY CREEKE side by ye mouth of JOHNSONS GUTf, thence down ye sd PUSCATAWAY CREEKE to ye beginning tree dated 7br: ye 7th; 1699 finished
p WM. GOUGH, D. S. E.
Truely recorded test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

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John married Elizabeth Cox about 1691 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Henry Cox) was born in 1675 in Old Rappahannock Co, Virginia; died in 1704 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Spotsylvania County Court Records,

DEED BOOK G 1766-1771, page 257 Augt. 3, 1767. John Davenport of Spts. Co. and Mary, his wife, and George Lumsden of Louisa, to Andrew Cochrane, Wm. Cunninghame, John Stewart & Co. of City of Glasgow, Merchts. ?120 curr. to sd. Davenport and wife and 5 shill. to sd. Lumsden. 320 a. in Spts. County, first granted Wm. Smith by pat. and the sd. Smith, dying intestate the tract descended to Thomas Ballard Smith, his eldest son and heir at law, who, together with Richard Phillips, conveyed the sd. land, by Deeds, Septr. 24, 1734, to George Woodroof, and by the sd. Woodruff conveyed to Henry Pendleton, who conveyed the same to John Davenport. No witnesses. Augt. 3, 1767.

DEED BOOK C 1734-1742 page 134

Augt. 6, 1734. Thomas Ballard Smith, son and heir of William Smith, Gent., of Spts. County, Decd., to Richard Phillips of afsd. Co. ?20 curr., interest in plantation in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co.?pat. by Wm. Smith, Decd., afsd., Oct. 31, 1726, and conveyed by him to Phillips as by Deeds, etc. Edwin Hickman, Wm. Waller, Edward Blackley. Augt. 6, 1734.

Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800

ADMINISTRATION BONDS, WILL BOOK A, page 56 ?500 Richard Phillips, admr. of William Smith, gent., decd., with Edwin Hickman and John Holloday, sec. July 2, 1734.

Sources:
-Lewis, Merriwethers, and Their Kin, by Sarah Lewis Anderson, first published 1938, p. 214
-William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jul 1893, p. 3-21
-Genealogy of Virginia Families, 1991 by Genealogy Publishing, Baltimore County, Maryland, vol. V, p. 330
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1692-1693 Essex Co VA Deed & Will Book; Antient Press: (Page 19-21)
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JOHN PROSSER of ye Parish of Saint Maries in ye County of RAPPA: Planter, for a valuable consideracon to me in hand paid by WILLIAM SMITH and THO: HILLIARD, both of ye Parish and County aforesaid, Planters, the receipt and payment whereof I hereby acknowledge and my selfe therewith fully satisfied, by these presents hath given granted bargained sold and confirmed unto ye said WILLIAM SMITH and THOMAS HILLIARD their heires and assignes all that peece or parcel! of land lying between Mr. JOHN BUCKNERs land and ye land of Mr. JOHN HASLEWOOD, formerly JOHN PAINEs, and extends as followeth: beginning at a Stake by a Hickory at ye head of a branch of MUZENSEEN thence South East to ye Maine Run of GOLDEN VALE CREEKE, thence down ye run to a Hickory, thence up a branch to a marked white Oak in ye line of Mr. JOHN HASLEWOOD by Estimacon Fifty acres more or less, situate lying and being in ye Parish of St. Maryes and in ye County of RAPPAHANNOCK on ye South side thereof being part of a Patent of ye said PROSSERs bearing date ye 21th: of October 1684; To have and to hold ye said 50 acres of land more or less with all rights, titles, priviledges and profits whatsoever to them ye said SMITH and HILLIARD their heires and assignes for ever in as full and ample manner as may be collected out of ye said Patent, and ye said JOHN PROSSER for him selfe his heires Ezra. and Admrs. doth further covenant and grant that he will from time to time and at all times defend and keep indemnified ye said SMITH and HILLIARD their heires and assignes from all manner of persons claiming under him his heires or assignes or any persons whatsoever any right or interest to ye premisses or any part thereof aforesaid, And that said PROSSER and ELIZA: his Wife shall and will make acknowledgmt: in ye County Court of their act and deed. In Witness whereof I have to these presents sett my hand and seale this 30th: of December Ano Dom 1689
Signed sealed & delivered in ye presence of us
JOHN CATLETT JOHN PROSSER
WILLIAM CATLETT
Recognitr. in Cur Cora Rappa: 5 die 9br: ano 1690
Recordatr. 12th die WM. COLSTON, Cl. Cur.
pp. KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I THOMAS HILLIARD of ye County of RAPPA: and Parish of St. Maryes, Planter, for a valuable consideracon to me in hand paid and fully satisfied by WILLIAM SMITH of ye said County & Parish, Planter, have bargained, sold and confirmed to WILLIAM SMITH his heires and assignes for ever all my right title and interest of a parcell of land bought from JOHN PROSSER by myselfe and ye said SMITH, as by a Deed of Sale appeares more at large ye other side bearing date Xbr: 30th 1689; To have and to hold all that parcell or moyety of land belonging to me being by estimacon 25 acres more or less with all rights, titles, profits and priviledges wt:soever to ye said SMITH his heires and assignes forever, And further ye said HILLIARD doth covenant & grant to keep, save, defend and Indemnified ye said SMITH from any claim or claimes of any persons wt:soever from by under him his heires or assignes. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this second day of October 1691
Signed sealed & delivered in ye presence of us
ROBERT WAIGHT THOMAS HILLIARD
REES EVANS
Recognitr. 6 die May Ano 1692 JOHN CATLETT, FRAN: TALIAFERRO
At a Court held for Essex County July ye llth: 1692, The above and within Deeds were by WM. SMITH produced in Court and at his request admitted to Record
Test F. MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS; Patent Book 7 page 279
MR. AUGUSTINE SMITH & MR. WILLIAM SMITH, 6500 acs., in Rappa. & New Kent Co.'s; adj. 4600 acs. of Capt. Lawrence Smith; by the Bever damms, neere head of the Reedy Br., &c. 21 Apr. 1684, p. 386. Granted to Capt. Lawrence Smith & Capt. Robert Beverley, 16 Nov. 1674, deserted, & now granted by order &c. Trans. of 92 pers.
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS; Patent Book 9 page 96
DAVID BRAY, RICHARD WHARTON, HENRY LIGHTFOOT, & ROBERT AMBROSE, 6500 acs., in Essex & K. & Q. Counties, 2 May 1705, p. 669. Adj. 4600 acs, of Capt. Lawrence Smith; beg. at the Beaver Dams near head of the reedy br., &c. Granted Mr. Augustin Smith & Wm. Smith, 21 Apr. 1684, deserted, & now granted by order, &c. Trans. of 130 pers: Isaac Jamart, Robt. Dale, Ruffeild, Bertrand, John Hurst, Richd. Lowder, Jane Scott, John Rice, James Mocke, John Rogers, Robt. Holman, Tho. Aymen, Peter Freese, Wm. Rea, Wm. Martin, Colem Mackemie, Tho. Amoir, Geo. Ruff, Francis Williams, Wm. Sugar, Sarah Taft, John Yeats, Wm. Casey, Phill. Litchfeild, Robt. Tolt, Patrick Whalin, Tho. Read, Edwd. Mackile, Margt. Mackdaniell, Edwd. Malahan, John Linch, Edwd. Rick, Peter Ineas, John Tandy, James Prad, Richd. Robinson, Fra. Dodson, Richd. Farrington, Marmad. Reddin, Tho. Thompson, Mary Hazleton, Richd. Robinson, Mary Manton, Dennise Cromer, Tho. Carrington, Wm. Williams, Tho, Hucklescott, Mary Simpson, Wm. a Scotch boy, Richd. Robinson, Wm. Miller, Edwd. Maxfeild, Sarah Grim- stead, Richd. Robinson, Robt. ___, Wm. Powell, Edwd. Hughes, John Alexander, Cornelius Moore, John Rochfort, Fra. Mathews, John Day, John Magore, Wm. Holly, Jeffery Adams, John Burgh, John Welbeloved, Abraham Hobden, Tho. Baily, Tho. Newsister, John Strange, Geo. Townsing, Tho. Searle, Martha Curtis, Joseph Cunningham, Cha. Cross, Wm. Loyd, Joseph Lane, John Francis, Tho. ___, Richd. Robinson, Junr., Martha Dag (or Day), John Thomas, John Martyr, Anne Martyr (or Marlyr), Jane Brown, Manuel Symon, Parare - (?), John Dolocroas (?), John Dingwell.
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CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS PATENT BOOK No. 7; Pg 278
MR. AUGUSTINE SMITH & MR. WILLIAM SMITH, 6500 acs., in Rappa. & New Kent Co.'s; adj. 4600 acs. of Capt. Lawrence Smith; by the Bever damms, neere head of the Reedy Br., &c. 21 Apr. 1684, p. 386. Granted to Capt. Lawrence Smith & Capt. Robert Beverley, 16 Nov. 1674, deserted, & now granted by order &c. Trans. of 92 pers.*
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1716-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book 18; {John Frederick Dorman}: (Page 31-35)
17-18 May 1717., William Smith of Abbington Parish Glouester, County Gent to Richard Johnson of St. Marie's Parish, Essex county planter. Lease and resease for 150 sterling 200 acres in St. Maries parish, joing to the upperline of John Greshams land ... the mouth of giles run... up the river Wm. Smith
Wit: Lawrence Taliaferro, Jno Taliaferro Jr, Robert Taliaferro.
21 May 1717 Acknowledgement
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1724-1730 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; {Antient Press}:
Spotsylvania County Court 5th of February 1728/9; Page 289
- On petition of THOMAS BALLARD SMITH, he is allowed for four days attendance as he was summoned an evedence for WILLIAM SMITH Gentn. against JOHN BUSH; It is therefore ordered that the said WILLIAM SMITH do pay him the same alias Exo.
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William married Elizabeth Ballard before 1703 in Gloucester Co, Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1689 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; died after 1720 in York Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Little is known about this ancestor, Zachariah TALIAFERRO, the second son of Francis TALIAFERRO and Elizabeth CATLETT. He had a son, Richard TALIAFERRO, who married Rose BERRYMAN and who is the subject of the following section (I). Richard was evidently an only son, probably an only child. Zachariah died in 1726.

Because of the lack of information, this Zachariah and his cousin of the same name, (the son of Francis' brother, John TALIAFERRO) have been often confused by genealogists. Proof that this is the right one follows:

Col. John TALIAFERRO in his will (1715-1720), devised to sons Robert and Zachariah 675 acres each, in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County. The will of Zachariah, the son of John, dated 1721-2 and probated 1745, bequeaths to brothers Richard and William "675 acres of land being a moiety of a dividend of land lying in Essex Co, parish of St. Marys, on the Golden Vale Swamp." The remainder of his estate he devised to his "two cousins, Kemp TALIAFERRO and Mildred TALIAFERRO, "as they shall arrive at age of 16 years". The "cousins" were the children of his brother, Charles and his wife Ann KEMP. It is of course apparent that the man who made this will was a bachelor, or possibly a widower, who died without being survived by children. The other Zachariah, son of Francis, or his son Richard or both patented lands in Amherst which descended through the sons of Richard and Rose BERRYMAN TALIAFERRO

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 22 Jun 1749, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 22 Jun 1749, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

Capt. William TALIAFERRO, born January 17, 1707; married Anne WALKER. He was a Justice of the Peace in Essex County. His children include

Walker TALIAFERRO (who was a member of the House of Burgesses from Caroline County 1765, 1766-1768, 1769-1777, 1772, 1773, and member of the County Committee 1775-6);

Christopher TALIAFERRO;

and Lucy TALIAFERRO CARTER JONES (married (1) Col. Charles CARTER, of Cleves, (2) William JONES)

Col. Richard TALIAFERRO, born 1705; lived in James City County; died July 3, 1779: "died Richard TALIAFERRO, Esq., in the 74th year of his age with the gout in the heart". [NOTE] He married Elizabeth EGGLESTON, and they had two children:

Elizabeth TALIAFERRO WYTHE, who married as his second wife George WYTHE. George WYTHE, the husband of Elizabeth, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was Professor of Law and Police at William and Mary in 1786 when he carried on correspondence with Thomas JEFFERSON about the family name of TALIAFERRO. James MADISON was President and Professor of Natural and Moral Philosophy at William and Mary and WYTHE mentions him several times as a mutual friend of the two men. The subject of the correspondence included the preparation of a copper plate with Latin words and the name Richard TALIAFERRO about which Jefferson said "You do not mention the size of the plate, but presuming it is intended for labels for the inside of books, I have had it made of the proper size for that."
http://www.sharpwriters.com/genealogy/taliaferro.html#francis2

Other-Begin:
22 June 1749, O.S. p. 180
Ordered that William Taliaferro Gent do take a List of the Tithables in this County on the North Side of the main Road up to Seayres’s old Houses across to the Mouth of Robinson River.

Other-Begin:
22 June 1749, O.S. p. 180
Upon the Petition of John Bramham he is allowed to keep Ordinary at the Courthouse for the Space of one whole Year on his giving Security whereupon the said John Bramham with Thomas Chew & William Taliaferro Gent his Securities entered into & acknowledged his Bond for keeping the said Ordinary according to Law and It is Ordered that the Clerk of this Court do prepare a License for him accordingly.

Family/Spouse: Anne Walker. Anne was born in Jan 1706 in Middlesex Co, Virginia; died after 1758 in Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Maj. Richard Taliaferro, Sr. married Elizabeth Eggleston of James City County, VA, and lived at Powhatan, the Eggleston ancestral estate where Taliaferro designed and built a new house, Powhatan, in the Georgian style. Powhatan passed out of the Taliaferro family in 1810.

Richard was a planter as well as the colonial architect and builder of Williamsburg, Virginia. Richard built the Wythe house for his daughter, Elizabeth and her husband, George Wythe. This house has been recognized as the most handsome colonial house in Williamsburg--the Wythe House , a Georgian style building that was built in the mid 1750's. The Wythe House was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1970. http://www.history.org/almanack/places/hb/hbwythe.cfm

Taliaferro's other works were public buildings, including adding a ball room and supper room to the Governor's Palace
in 1752, the Capitol , and the President's House at the College of William & Mary


Feb 3 1775. "In the name of God Amen, I, Richard Taliaferro of the Parish and county of James City, being aged, but of sound mind and memory, do make my last will and testament as forth with. I give and desire my house and lotts in the city of Williamsburg situate on the west side of Palace Street, and on the North side of the Church yard, to my son-in-law Mr. George Wythe and his wife, my daughter Elizabeth during their lives. - and I do hereby constitute and appoint my Son-in-law the said George Wythe and my said son Richard Taliaferro Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills by me made

Virginia Gazette, July 3, 1779, "died Richard Taliaferro, Esq., in the 74th year of his age, with gout in his head." Richard lived in James City, VA. Richard made his will 3-Feb-1775 and it was proved 19 Aug., 1779. Richard was the architect for the Govenors' Palace, the Capitol, and the President's house at William and Mary College. Richard built the beautiful house "Powhatan" outside Williamsburg, VA. The bricks for this house were imported from England."
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Richard married Elizabeth Eggleston about 1730. Elizabeth was born in 1705 in James City Co, Virginia; died after 1850. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 3 Dec 1725, Essex Co, Virginia

Notes:

Will:
Known as Robert of Stafford Buried: "Eagles Nest"
Essex Co. Va. Wills, bonds, inventories & etc. 1722-1730 pgs 155-56
Essex Co. Wills, etc. No. 4 1723-1730
VA State Archives, Essex Co., Reel 40
Signed Sealed & Delivered
In presence of
Wm.(?) J. Territt Ye(?) Thomas Bell (Seal)
Thomas Gatewood (Seal) Thomas Burke (Seal)

Thomas Bell Thomas Gatewood & Thomas Burke acknowledged this bond to be moir act & Deed in Essex County Court this 1st day of July, 1726 which was ordered to be _ _rded
Test

W Bo_ _ ley, (???)

In the name of God Amen. I Robert Taliaferro of the parish of Saint Pauls in the County of Stafford being sick and weak of body but of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and Testament in mannor & form following Imprimis. I bequeath my soul into the hands of my merciful God who gave it in hope of a joyful Resurrection at the last day and my body I commit to the Earth to be duly buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named.

Then I give and bequeath to my Loving brother John Taliaferro three Negroes by names of George, Sampson, & Will to him and his heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to my loving brother William Taliaferro that tract or parcel of land lying upon Peumansend Swamp in Essex County containing four hundred acres which I lately purchased of my brother John Taliaferro to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and if the said William should die without heirs, then I bequeath this said land to my loving brother Richard Taliaferro and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of such heirs to my loving brother John Taliaferro and his heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to my aforesaid Brother William Taliaferro two Negroes named Jeffery and Robin to him and his heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to my loving brother Richard Taliaferro that tract or parcel of Land which I lately purchased of Mr. Francis Hay situats lying & being in Essex County on the branches of Mount and Golden Vale Swamps containing three hundred and thirty acres to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and if the said Richard shall died without such heirs then I bequeath the said land to my aforesaid brother William Taliaferro and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten and for want of heirs to my loving brother John Taliaferro and his heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to my aforesaid brother Richard Taliaferro three Negroes by name Bristol, Harry, Sarah and two thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to him and to his heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to my loving sister Eliz., the wife of Thomas Stripling three Negroes by name Cuffey, Tom, and Jenny for and during the form of her natural life and after her death my will and desire is that the said Negroes with their increase be equally be divided between
Francis Stripling, William Stripling, and Taliaferro Stripling, (sons of the aforesaid Elizabeth) or the survivors of them to them and to their heirs forever.

Then I give and bequeath to Francis Stripling, the choice of my young horse belonging to my estate. Then I give to William and Taliaferro Stripling to each of them a young mare.

Then I give to Francis and John Taliaferro, sons of my brother John Taliaferro each ten pound sterling to be paid when they come to the age of one and twenty years.

Then my will and desire is that my brother John Taliaferro be fully acquitted and discharged for all debts and demands whatsoever that I any way due from him to me.

Then my will and desire is that my Executor do as soon as conveniently may send for a tombstone with some proper inscription, thereon, as to their discretion shall seem meet and the same to be placed on my grave.

Then I give to my sister Agatha Taliaferro twenty shillings to buy a mourning ring.

Lastly I nominate constitute and appoint my loving brothers John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, and Richard Taliaferro Executors of this my last will and Tesatment.

(unreadable) my hand and seal this third day of December one Thousand Seven Hundred & Twenty Five.
Catesby Cocke
Richard Turnstall
Wm. Liquorish Robert Taliaferro
(seal)

At a court held for Essex County on Tuesday ?21st day of July Ana Dom. 1726.
The above last will and Testament with Codicil of Robert Taliaferro deceased was proved by the oaths of all witnesses thereto.
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KNOWN ALL MEN by those present that we John Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Francis Conway, and John Taliaferro of Snow Creek are held and firmly bound unto John? L?., William Daingerfield, Robinson and Francis Thornton gent. Justices of the County of Essex in the Sum of Five Hundred pounds sterling to ?which payment will be ?. ? to be made we bind our selves our heirs, executors and administra. To jointly and ?. To the said Justices, their heirs, and firmly by those present witnesses our hands and seals this ?? day of July, 1726,

THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if the above bound John Taliaferro and William Taliaferro Executors of the last will and Testament of Robert Taliaferro deceased do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular, the goods, chattels of Credits of the said deceased which have or shall come to the hands professions or knowledge of ? said John and William or into the hands and professions of any other person or persons for ?. ? ? ?. So made .. executors ? cause to be ?.. ? into the County Court of Essex at such time as they shall do therefore required by the ?. Court and ????
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Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 25 Nov 1736, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 26 Jan 1743, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

he was mentioned in his uncle's will. William Catlin left a will dated 1697, which was proved in 1699, which mentioned Francis.
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Other-Begin:
Ordered the Benjamin Porter be Overseer of ye road from Rockey run bridge into the Robinson road and that he take with him his own hands ye hands of ffrancis Taliaferros Quarter James Thurston Wm: Stephens William Davis and Nicholas Christopher and that ye tithables of Henry Willis Esqr. help to clear from his Quarter into ye main road.

Other-Begin:
26 January 1743, O.S. p. 45
On the Petition of John Lucus for the Road from the Church to the Tombstone to be kept in repayr by the several persons hereafter named Vizt Tully Choice Wm McDonagh William Rhodes
Hezekia Rhoades Timothy Crosthwait John Goss Wm. Goldin, Mrs Rucker. Wm. Bell Mrs. Hills Quarter Mr Zachary Taylor Mr Erasmus Taylor Saml Drake Mr. Jos Morton Mr. James Taylors
Quarter Thoms Smith Major Frans Talliaferro’s Qur where Hawkins lived John Fennele Mr. John Talliaferroe’s Quarter Robt Bickers John Walker John Collins Jeremiah Dear & Becknall Alvasson Its therefore ordered by the Court that the sevl persons abovenamed do Clear and keep the sd Road in repair under the direction of the sd John Lucas Overseer thereof.

Francis married Elizabeth Hay about 1728 in Virginia. Elizabeth was born in 1700; died in 1750. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Eliazbeth Taliaferro was a daughter of Francis Taliarerro, I and Elizabeth (Catlett) Taliaferro.

Elizabeth was born about 1695 and died between 1746--1750 probably in Prince William County, VA.

Elizabeth signed dower interest in 1746, but in 1750, when Thomas sold land, she did not co-sign; thence giving evidence that Elizabeth died between 1746 and 1750.
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Elizabeth married Thomas Stripling about 1714. Thomas was born about 1697; died after 1726 in South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Property: 17 Aug 1725, Gloucester Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: 25 Sep 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 25 Sep 1740, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 24 Sep 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 26 Jan 1743, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 23 Nov 1744, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders
• Other-Begin: 25 Mar 1752, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

Property:
On August 17, 1725, in a lease and release of land to Robert Taliaferro of Stafford, Virginia, his brother, he says the land was taken up by his father, Francis, in co-partnership with Henry Brice.

Other-Begin:
25 September 1740, O.S. p. 241
The last Court order for Alexr Waugh Alexr Newman and Jno Christopher to Lay off the best and nearest Way from the said Christophers house to the Courthouse not being returned Its orderd to be continued for a further View Its also orderd that Alexr Waugh who is hereby appointed Overseer of the said road clear the Same with Christopher Hawkins Mortons Scissons Pannells Thorntons Shambles Crouchers Whartons John Taliaferro’s and Colo: Taliaferros tithables and that he cause bridges to be made where occasion Shall require and when cleared keep the Same in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
25 September 1740, O.S. p. 241
The last Court order for Alexr Waugh Alexr Newman and Jno Christopher to Lay off the best and nearest Way from the said Christophers house to the Courthouse not being returned Its orderd to be continued for a further View Its also orderd that Alexr Waugh who is hereby appointed Overseer of the said road clear the Same with Christopher Hawkins Mortons Scissons Pannells Thorntons Shambles Crouchers Whartons John Taliaferro’s and Colo: Taliaferros tithables and that he cause bridges to be made where occasion Shall require and when cleared keep the Same in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
24 September 1742, O.S. p. 249
The order for viewing if any other convenient rouling road might be found besides that which goes thro’ Mr Jno Taliaferro’s Land Benja Porter & John Ingram who were appointed viewers having returnd that the old road was the Convenientest best and Nearest way Its ordered that the
said old road thro’ the said Taliaferroe’s land be kept open and its further orderd that ffrancis Moore be hereby appointed Overseer of ye Same and that that Harbin Moore Thos petty Junr: John Ransdale Luke Thornton Charles ffoushee Thomas Mitchell Wm Christopher James Thornton John Wells John Roberts Wm Morton John ffoushee George Wells James ffoushee
John Morgin Benjamin Hawkins Wm Croucher Wm Mash Bartholomew Baker Thomas Thornton John Bourn Henry Bourn Andrew Bourn & the tithables of Arjalon Prices Quarter under the said Overseer work on ye sd road And that the sd Overseer with the said Tithables keep ye said road in repair according to Law.

Other-Begin:
26 January 1743, O.S. p. 45
On the Petition of John Lucus for the Road from the Church to the Tombstone to be kept in repayr by the several persons hereafter named Vizt Tully Choice Wm McDonagh William Rhodes
Hezekia Rhoades Timothy Crosthwait John Goss Wm. Goldin, Mrs Rucker. Wm. Bell Mrs. Hills Quarter Mr Zachary Taylor Mr Erasmus Taylor Saml Drake Mr. Jos Morton Mr. James Taylors
Quarter Thoms Smith Major Frans Talliaferro’s Qur where Hawkins lived John Fennele Mr. John Talliaferroe’s Quarter Robt Bickers John Walker John Collins Jeremiah Dear & Becknall Alvasson Its therefore ordered by the Court that the sevl persons abovenamed do Clear and keep the sd Road in repair under the direction of the sd John Lucas Overseer thereof.

Other-Begin:
23 November 1744, O.S. p. 229-A
Ordered that the Male Tythables Belonging to Mr. John Taliaferro and Capt. Spencer’s Tythables where he formerly Lived Do work on the road under Thomas Sims and that the said Sims Do Repair and Keep the road in Ordr from the pine Stake to Wares Ordinary.

Other-Begin:
25 March 1742, O.S. p. 113
On the Petition of Sevl of the Inhabitants of the Chestnut mountains its ordered that the old road by Mr John Taliaferros Quarter be kept open as formerly & that Captn Edward Spencer view if any other way is to be had convenient for a rolling road and make report to the next Court.

John married Agatha Hay about 1720 in Virginia. Agatha was born about 1700; died after 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Little is known about this ancestor, Zachariah TALIAFERRO, the second son of Francis TALIAFERRO and Elizabeth CATLETT. He had a son, Richard TALIAFERRO, who married Rose BERRYMAN and who is the subject of the following section (I). Richard was evidently an only son, probably an only child. Zachariah died in 1726.

Because of the lack of information, this Zachariah and his cousin of the same name, (the son of Francis' brother, John TALIAFERRO) have been often confused by genealogists. Proof that this is the right one follows:

Col. John TALIAFERRO in his will (1715-1720), devised to sons Robert and Zachariah 675 acres each, in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County. The will of Zachariah, the son of John, dated 1721-2 and probated 1745, bequeaths to brothers Richard and William "675 acres of land being a moiety of a dividend of land lying in Essex Co, parish of St. Marys, on the Golden Vale Swamp." The remainder of his estate he devised to his "two cousins, Kemp TALIAFERRO and Mildred TALIAFERRO, "as they shall arrive at age of 16 years". The "cousins" were the children of his brother, Charles and his wife Ann KEMP. It is of course apparent that the man who made this will was a bachelor, or possibly a widower, who died without being survived by children. The other Zachariah, son of Francis, or his son Richard or both patented lands in Amherst which descended through the sons of Richard and Rose BERRYMAN TALIAFERRO.

http://www.sharpwriters.com/genealogy/taliaferro.html#zachariah

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 7 May 1726, Essex Co, Virginia
• Research Notes: 18 Dec 2012; which wife?

Notes:

Will:
Virginia Historical Magazine, Vol 10, pg 443, Vol 12, pgs 104-105: Will of Lawrence Taliaferro of 7 May 1726 mentions brother, John Taliaferro, loving wife Sarah. Names children: Daughters: Sarah, Elizabeth, Mary, and Alice. Names sons: John, Francsi, and William. The supervisors: Francis Thornton, John Catlett and Anthony Thornton. It was probated 21 June 1726 in Essex County.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1605640&id=I568425169

Research Notes:
DAR shows wife as Alice Savage. Some researchers are saying Sarah Alice Thornton b 17 Dec 1680 Essex; married Oct 1706.

Lawrence married Sarah Alice Thornton in Oct 1706 in Essex Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Colonel Francis Thornton and Alice Savage) was born on 17 Dec 1680 in Gloucester Co, Virginia; died in 1757 in Stafford, King George Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lawrence married Alice Savage about 1708. Alice was born about 1683; died after 1710. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
The following inscription was copied from the tombstone in Hickory Neck churchyard in James City County, Virginia:

Here lies interred the body of Col. John Taliaferro, of Snow Creek, in the County of Spottsylvania, who departed this life on the third day of May, anno Domini 1744, in the fifty-seventh year of his age.
He left issue two sons and three daughters.
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John married Mary Catlett about 1715. Mary (daughter of John Catlett, Jr. and Elizabeth (or Mary) Gaines(?)) was born in 1691 in Caroline Co, Virginia; died in 1771 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia; was buried in Hickory Neck Church, near Williamsburg, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The TALIAFERRO Family in Legend and History.
The TALIAFERRO family has since near the beginning of the history of the Virginia Colony been an influential and cultured family. The name is pronounced as though it were spelled "TOLIVER."
The legend as to the beginning of the family name is that Julius CAESAR, while inspecting the Roman military camp at Gaul at twilight, was surrounded by hostile Gaelic warriors. CAESAR's bravery caused the leader of the band to spare his life. In the course of time that leader, himself a captive of CAESAR, was freed and made a personal attendant of CARSAR. Although Romans only were permitted to bear arms, an exception was made for that Gaelic leader, and he became known by the latin names of "telum" or dart, and "ferro" which means "to bear."
[NOTE] The family has been prominant for many years; the favorite wife of King John of ENG was Isabel, daughter of County Aymer de TAILLEFER, the swordsmith. And to get to the ancestry we can trace, we have to move forward only about three hundred years.

Mary married Francis Thornton, Jr. on 3 Sep 1703 in Snow Creek, Essex Co, Virginia. Francis (son of Colonel Francis Thornton and Alice Savage) was born on 4 Jan 1682 in Stafford Co, Virginia; died on 6 Feb 1736 in Snow Creek, Frederick Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gent John Catlett, III (son of wife2?). John (son of John Catlett, Jr. and Miss (..) Smith, (dau?)) was born on 4 Apr 1680 in Essex Co, Virginia; died on 3 Feb 1778 in Fauquier Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary married Thomas Triplett after 1738 in Virginia. Thomas was born in 1685 in Virginia; died after 1728. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah married John Flintshire Battaile on 7 Aug 1768 in Caroline Co, Virginia. John (son of John "The Ranger" Battaile, (immigrant) and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 1 Dec 1695 in Essex Co, Virginia; died on 2 Mar 1732 in Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Capt. Richard Taliaferro was the ninth child of John and Sarah Smith, born in 1706. He served as a Capt. and Colonel in the Colonial Armies. He married Rose Berryman on June 10, 1726 and they had 13 children. He met his death while he and his men were crossing the Potomac on a flat boat on Sept. 27, 1748 - he was 42.[FamilyTree.FTW]

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note: this Richard and Rose Berryman seem to be misplaced as another record shows Richard (son of Francis) as the only child of Zachariah; but contains the same bio.

Zachariah TALIAFERRO.
Little is known about this ancestor, Zachariah TALIAFERRO, the second son of Francis TALIAFERRO and Elizabeth CATLETT. He had a son, Richard TALIAFERRO, who married Rose BERRYMAN and who is the subject of the following section (I). Richard was evidently an only son, probably an only child. Zachariah died in 1726.

Because of the lack of information, this Zachariah and his cousin of the same name, (the son of Francis' brother, John TALIAFERRO) have been often confused by genealogists. Proof that this is the right one follows:

Col. John TALIAFERRO in his will (1715-1720), devised to sons Robert and Zachariah 675 acres each, in Golden Vale Swamp, Essex County. The will of Zachariah, the son of John, dated 1721-2 and probated 1745, bequeaths to brothers Richard and William "675 acres of land being a moiety of a dividend of land lying in Essex Co, parish of St. Marys, on the Golden Vale Swamp." The remainder of his estate he devised to his "two cousins, Kemp TALIAFERRO and Mildred TALIAFERRO, "as they shall arrive at age of 16 years". The "cousins" were the children of his brother, Charles and his wife Ann KEMP. It is of course apparent that the man who made this will was a bachelor, or possibly a widower, who died without being survived by children. The other Zachariah, son of Francis, or his son Richard or both patented lands in Amherst which descended through the sons of Richard and Rose BERRYMAN TALIAFERRO.
http://www.sharpwriters.com/genealogy/taliaferro.html#zachariah

Elizabeth married John Bourne on 30 Oct 1702 in St. Mary Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. John (son of John Bourne) was born in 1673 in St. Mary Parish, Essex Co, Virginia; died on 20 Jun 1721 in St. Mary Parish, Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 28 May 1741

Notes:

Other-Begin:
28 May 1741 John McCOY and wife Alice to John TALIAFERRO, Gent. for 2000 pounds of tobacco. Their right in the moiety of 88 acres. John TALIAFERRO 21 Jan. 1734/5 did gave to Ann CHRISTOPHER, the wife of John CHRISTOPHER 88 acres.....by said John HRISTOPHER's spring branch.....during her life and after her death to be equally between Ann CHRISTOPHER's two daughters Alice and Sarah JAMES. John McCOY has since intermarried with Alice JAMES.
John (J) MACKOY
Alice (C) MACKOY
Wit.: Samll. GEORGE, Wm. PHILLIPS, Thos. FOSTER.
28 May 1741 Acknowledged by John McCOY and Alice his wife.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I039882

Ann married Hugh James before 1724 in St. Mark Parish, Orange Co, Virginia. Hugh was born after 1699 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co, Virginia; died in 1724 in St. Mark Parish, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ann married John Christopher about 1720 in St. George Parish, Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. John was born about 1703 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia; died after 1756 in St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: Page 411.
10 May 1707 Bond of Francis Taliaferro as Guardian of Katherine Johnson. unto the justices of the peace for Essex County. for 100 sterling. Securities Benj Moseley and Francis Moore
Francis Taliaferro
Wit Augt Smith, Salavtor Muscoe
10 May 1707 Acknowledged
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1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}: Page 412.
10 May 1707 Bond of Charles Taliaferro as Guardian of Richard Johnson. unto the justices of the peace for Essex County. for 100 sterling. Securities Richard Buckner and Thomas Meades
Charles Taliaferro
Wit Augt Smith, Salavtor Muscoe
10 May 1707 Acknowledge
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Martha married Thomas Turner, Sr. (in-law to Richard Tailaferro) about 1730 in Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married Sarah Thornton about 1726. Sarah (daughter of Francis Thornton, Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro) was born in 1708 in Essex Co, Virginia; died in 1793. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Gent. Robert Slaughter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1685, Rappahannock Co, Virginia
• Other-Begin: 26 Mar 1742, Orange Co, Virginia; road orders

Notes:

Other-Begin:
26 March 1742, O.S. p. 125
Ordered that the tithables of Saml Ball Gent at MountponyWm Strothers Mrs Buckners John Cattletts David McMurrins Benja Taylors Wm Johnsons Colo Carters John Buttlers Francis
Strothers Nicholas Gunnills & John Weatheralls work on the New Road from Mr. Easthams road in the fork to the Gleebe under John Cattlett Gent their Overseer & they are ordered to keep ye sd road in repair according to Law.

Family/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Taliaferro. Mary (daughter of Colonel John "The Ranger" Taliaferro and Sarah Smith) was born about 1685 in Powhattan Plant, Essex Co, Virginia; died after 1758 in of, Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Mary Grayson on 20 Oct 1726 in Spotsylvania Co, Virginia. Mary was born in 1681 in Lancaster Co, Virginia; died in 1779 in Essex Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lawrence married Alice Thornton about 1691. Alice was born about 1681; died about 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth was the wife of Rowland Thornton. Her brother Lawrence was married to Rowland's sister, Alice Thornton. Elizabeth and Lawrence were half siblings of Rebecca (grandmother of President Madison), John III (husband of Mary Grayson), and Mary (wife of John "of Snow Creek" Taliaferro).
findagrave

Elizabeth married Rowland Thornton about 1705 in of, Stafford Co, Virginia. Rowland (son of Colonel Francis Thornton and Alice Savage) was born on 1 Aug 1685 in Stafford Co, Virginia; died in 1741 in King George Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol. II Records of Essex Co. Va. No. 14.
p.180. Lease and Release. 8 and 9 Feb. 1713/14. Andrew Harrison, Junr., of St. Marys Par., sells Nathaniel Vickers of same Par., 100 acres being part of a patent granted John Prosser, decd., on Golden Vale Creek, adj. the land of Richard Long, etc. Signed Andrew Harrison. Wit: Robert Jones, Robert Parker. Rec. 11 Feb. 1713/14. Elizabeth Harrison, wife of Andrew Harrison, by John Battaile her attorney, relinq. he dower rights. Signed Elizabeth x Harrison. Wit: Jno Roy, Michael Lawless. Rec. 11 Feb. 1713/14.
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SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY DEED BOOK A, 1725-1728; Antient Press; Page 354,
THIS INDENTURE made the thirty first day of December in the second year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith &c., and in the year of Our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty eight; Between ANDREW HARRISON of Spotsylvania County of one part and RICHARD FITZWILLIAM Esqr. of other part; Witnesseth that in consideration of seventy pounds current money of Virginia in hand paid the receipt whereof he doth acknowledge hath and by these presents doth bargain sell and release unto RICHARD FITZWILLIAM his heirs in his actuall possession now being made in Trust for himself, the Honourable WILLIAM GOOCH Esqr. his Majesties Lieutenant Governour, Capt. VINCENT PEARSE, Doctor GEORGE NICHOLAS and CHARLES CHISWELL all that plantation and land containing by estimation six hundred acres be the same more or less, the land being purchased by said ANDREW of HARRY BEVERLEY, Gent., as may more fully appear by the Deeds dated the sixth day of Aprill in the year MDCCXXV acknowledged and recorded in Spotsylvania County Court by said HARRY BEVERLEY and is part of a tract of land granted to HARRY BEVERLEY by Pattent for six thoudand seven hundred and twenty acres which six hundred acres is bounded, Beginning at five white Oaks two Hickorys and a Spanish Oak by the North East side of PARMUNKEY RIVER about a quarter of a mile below the mouth of PIGEON RIVER, running thence up the River its severall meanders about a mile to a white Oak and a Beech by the River side, thence North twenty seven degrees Easterly two hundred and sixty poles to two Pines, thence South sixty three degrees Easterly one hundred poles to a white Oak a Pine and a Spanish Oak, thence North twenty seven degrees Easterly to a white Oak and a Spanish Oak WILLIAM STEPHENS's corner thence South sixty three degrees Westerly four hundred and forty poles to the beginning, To have and to hold the plantation and six hundred acres of land with appurtenances thereto belonging to RICHARD FITZWILLIAM and his heirs to the use of RICHARD FITZWILLIAM, WILLIAM GOOCH, Esqr., Capt. VINCENT PEARSE. Doctor GEORGE NICHOLAS and CHARLES CHISWELL and their heirs free and clear from all incumbrances whatsoever the rents and services that shall from and after the 25th day of December next ensueing excepted and foreprized, and ELIZABETH HARRISON, the Wife of the said ANDREW HARRISON shall relinquish her Right of Dower to all the premises in three months from the date hereof; In Witness whereof ANDREW HARRISON hath hereunto sett his hand and seal the day and year first above written
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
WILLIAM WOMBWELL CLIFFE ANDREW HARRISON
THOMAS JARMAN
AUGUSTIN GRAHAM
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County on the Fourth day of February 1728 ANDREW HARRISON acknowledged this his Deed of Release for land unto RICHARD FITZWILLIAM, Esqr. and COMPANY and ELIZABETH HARRISON, the Wife of the said ANDREW HARRISON, Power of Attorney [being first proved] to JOHN WALLER the said WALLER acknowledged her Right of Dower of the said land and premises to the said RICHARD FITZWILLIAM and COMPA., which at the motion of Mr. ZACHARY LEWIS in behalf of the said RICHARD FITZWILLIAM Esqr. and COMPANY the same was admitted to Record
Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur
BE IT KNOWN by these presents that I ELIZABETH HARRISON, Wife of
pp 356 ANDREW HARRISON, of Spotsylvania County have and by these presents do make and appoint Collo. JOHN WALLER my Attorney in my place and stead to relinquish my Right of Dower of and into a certain six hundred acres of land lying on PIGEON BROOK or RIVER in Spotsylvania County to RICHARD FITZWILLIAM Esqr. and his heirs to whom my Husband, ANDREW HARRISON, hath sold and conveyed the same by Deeds of Lease and Release bearing date the 31st day of December. In Witness whereof I have hereto voluntarily sett my hand and seal this 3d day of February 1728
Sealed and delivered in presence of THOMAS his mark ALIN ELIZABETH her mark, HARRISON GEORGE his mark MUSICK
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County the 4th of February 1728
This Power of Attorney of ELIZABETH HARRISON to JOHN WALLER was proved by the Oaths of THOMAS ALLEN and GEORGE MUSICK and admitted to Record Test JOHN WALLER, Clk Cur

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John married Sarah Taliaferro on 7 Aug 1768 in Caroline Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Colonel John "The Ranger" Taliaferro and Sarah Smith) was born on 16 Oct 1695; died on 7 Aug 1768 in Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lawrence married Sarah Fitzhugh on 8 May 1747 in Essex Co, Virginia. Sarah (daughter of Col. William Fitzhugh and Ann Mary Lee) was born in 1698 in Caroline Co, Virginia; died on 11 Jan 1751 in Caroline Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Elizabeth Waddy about 1739. Elizabeth was born in 1708 in New Kent Co, Virginia; died after 1760; was buried in Smith Family Cem, Hanover, Hanover Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 5 Feb 1764, Trinity Parish, Louisa Co, Virginia; written

Notes:

Will:
February 5, 1764: Thomas Ballard Smith of Trinity Parish, Louisa County (Virginia), to his grandsons, wizt.: Thomas Ballard Wyatt, Francis Wyatt and John Wyatt, sons of John Wyatt of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, 330 acres in St. Georges Parish, Spotsylvania County Thomas Fox, Thomas Hughes, Jr..; Sara Fox

Thomas married Anne Meriwether about 1706 in Virginia. Anne was born about 1708; died before 1764 in of, Louisa Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Other-Begin: 1746, Augusta Co, Virginia

Notes:

Other-Begin:
Till the year 1746, no vestrymen had been elected, as provided in the act of 1738. In that year, however, an election was held, and twelve persons were chosen to constitute the vestry of the parish, viz: James Patton, (Col.) John Buchanan, John Madison, Patrick Hays, John Christian, (Mr.) John Buchanan, Robert Alexander, Thomas Gorden, James Lockhart, John Archer, John Matthews, and John Smith.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 1743, Orange Co, Virginia

Notes:

not proved to these parents... in same area probably from North Farnham Parish, Richmond County Va


Will:
1735-1743 Orange County, Virginia Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}:
Pages 106-09. Will of William Smith of Orange County, being sick and weak, dated 14 Sept. 1739.
Unto my son Edwin Smith one gray horse, one feather bed and furniture and one cow and calf, and the liberty of working what ground he shall have an occation of on the plantation whereon I now live.
Unto my two sons John and Samuel Smiths one shilling sterling a piece, they having received their parts before.
Unto my two daughters Eliza and Ann one shilling sterling a piece they having received their parts before.
Unto my son Jesse Smith one Negro boy named George and that he take the crop of toba[cco] now on the plantation after the same is finished and pay my just debts out of the same
Unto my loving wife Eliza Smith two Negroes named Nan and same.
Moll for ever and one Negro named Wiggon during her natural life, and all the rest of my housall goods for her nessary use and all the stock of hoggs and cattle (except one heiffer to my son Isaac) during her natural life and after her decease to be divided between my sons Edwin and Benjamin.
Unto my son Benjamin Smith one gun and one Negro named Wiggon after my wifes decease, and the tract of land whereon I now live (he allowing my son Edwin to work what part of the same he shall have ocction to do during his natural life).
Unto my granddaughter Mary Ann Bryant one Negro girl named Bess.
It is my will and desire that my estate be not appraised.
I appoint my son Benjamin Smith my whole and sole executor. Wit: Will Smith
Zachary Taylor
George Nettles
Mark (X) Thornton
25 Oct. 1739. Presented into Court by Benja. Smith. Proved by the oaths of Zachary Taylor, George Nettles and Mark Thornton.

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