James City County

Westmoreland Abstracts
James City County Virginia

JAMES BAILEY, Westmoreland Co., 1 Feb. 1780; 29 Apl. 1784.

DANIEL BAILEY, Westmoreland Co., 17 Oct. 1785; 30 Nov. 1786.

JAMES DAVENPORT, Par. of Cople, Westmoreland Co., 13 Apl. 1775; 26 Aug., 1777. Wife sole extx. No wit.

SOLOMON ECKLES, Par. of Cople, Westmoreland Co., 18 March 1778; 25 March 1788. Son William alias Spence and Elizabeth Spence my dau.-in-law; son-in-law Thomas Spence; sister Hannah Hall. Exrs: Daniel Bailey, John Moore. Wit: Daniel Bailey, Vincent S. Bailey, James Bailey.

BRADLEY GARNER, Westmoreland Co., 13 Oct. 1761; 26 June 1770. To son George land bought of Samuel Garner; son Vincent; dau. Eleanor; dau. Hannah Cox; dau. Elizabeth; son Benjamin; daughter Lettice; grandson Thomas Pritich; Rodam Pritich; wife Catherine; son Jeremiah. Exrs: wife, son Benjamin and Peter Cox. Wit: Presley Hall, Aston Hall, John Grace.

MUNGO HARVEY, Washington Par., Westmoreland Co., 28 Feb. 1704; 29 April 1794. Sons James and John; daus. Ann, Sarah, and Elizabeth. Exrs: wife and son James. Wit: John Fox, Thomas Landrum.

DANIEL MORGAN, Par. of Cople, Westmoreland Co., 20 Sept, 17S2; 26 Aug. 1789. Nephew Daniel son of my brother David Morgan; my wife. Exrs: three brothers William, Andrew, and Benjamin Morgan. Wit: Wm. McClenahan, Wm. Richards, James Griggs, Wm. Burges.

EDWARD RANSDELL, Cople Par., Westmoreland Co., 19 June 1773; 30 Nov. 1773. Wife Elizabeth; dau. Elizabeth and her husband James Davenport; brothers Wharton and William Ransdell; Richard Parker; nephew Ransdell son of Joseph Peirce; nephew Cresly son of my bro. Wharton Ransdell; Edward son of my bro. William. Exrs: wife. Wit: Mary Purcell, Thomas Thompson, Richard Parker.

ELIZABETH STEPTOE, Westmoreland Co., 1 Sept. 1801; 26 Oct. 1802. Keziah Pendegrass; to Mrs. Sally Newton; to Mrs. Alice Jones and Mrs. Mary Parker; Ransdell Pierce; brother-in-law James Steptoe; Henry Neale son of Penelope Moxley; Margaret Wilkinson; Elijah Ransdell of Kentucky; John Wickham of city of Richmond; Elder Henry Toler and Elder Andrew Broadaz; mentions late son Edward Steptoe whose remains lie in George Town, Maryland, aged 13 years and 3 months. Exr: Mr. Samuel Templeman. Codicils, 16 April, 1802, and 13 Feb., 1802. Wit: Sally Newton, Angelica Collins, Willoughby Newton.

THOMAS SMITH, Rector of Cople, Westmoreland Co., 10 Dec. 1788; 27 Oct. 1789. Sons Thomas Gregory and John Augustine; wife Mary; daus. Sarah and Mary; godson Bald win Mathews. Exrs: wife, brother Col. Gregory Smith Philip Lee Wit: Mary Smith, Elizabeth Buckner, Richard Buckner, Henry Tapscott, Martin Tapscott.

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DAVID BOYD, Gent., Par. of St. Stephen's, Northumberland Co., 7 May 1781; 10 Dec. 1781. Mentions estate of late Mr. John Yerby; my late dau. Margaret Smith; Augustine Jaquilin Smith son of my said dau.; to David McCullock son of John McCullock of Torhouse and Mary his wife, my youngest sister, of the Shire of Wigton in North Britain; James McCullock son of John McCullock and Agnes his wife late of the Isle of Man; granddau. Mary Jacqulin Smith; my estate in North Britain to sister Mary McCullock; I desire my aforesaid grandson to carry my bones and those of his mother and his uncle Alexander Boyd to Scotland, and have them buried by the side of my father and mother in the churchyard of the town of Wigton; wife Margaret Boyd, Col. John Smith of Frederick Co. and Rev. Thomas Smith of Westmoreland Co. guardians to my grandchildren, and also exrs. together with Richard Mitchell of Lancaster Co., Capt. David Ball and Mr. Onesiphorous Harney of Northumberland Co., Mr. John Sydnor, Capt. Williamson Ball, Mr. Wm. Miskell and Major Charles McCarty of Richmond Co., and William Taylor, Gent, of Northumberland Co. No wit.

WINIFRED DOBYNS, Farnham Par., Richmond Co., 16 April 1798; 2 Sept. 1801. Rev. Henry Toler of Cople Parish, Westmoreland Co., residuary legatee. Exrs: Rev. Henry Toler, Rev. Samuel Templeman and Ransdale Pierce all of Westmoreland. Wit: Jemima Davis, Peggy Davis, Ann Fauntleroy.