Person:Francis Huff (2)

Vol. 1 - May 26, 1788.--Francis ("F. H.") Huff's will--farmer: To wife Catherine, land he lives on on Jenning's Branch; to children Francis Huff, Samuel Huff, Catherine Feny, Jacob Huff, Susanna Huff, Henry Huff. Executors: Sons Francis, Samuel, Jacob. Test: Wm. Edmundson, Wm. Heron. 15th June, 1790. Proved by Edmundson.

Vol. 1 - JUNE 15, 1790. - (276-277) Francis Huff's will partly proved.

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

Vol. 2 - 1785---Page 1, orphans bound by order: (March), Mary Scott, 19 years old last August; Lewis Spearman, 14 years old, to Peter Grass; (February), Betsy Bell, daughter of Agness Wood; (March), the children of widow Dabage; (May), Sarah Hatfield to John Hooper, Mary Moody to William Blair, Ally Peery, daughter of Jane Peery; (August), Henry Hatwell, son Mansfield Hatwell, deceased, aged 10-1/2 years; Andrew McKnight, son of Margaret McKnight; (Sepetember), Cathrine Reid, daughter of Barbara Reed; (November), John Norwood, son of Jinney Kindred; Elizabeth Boyle to Isabella Burnes, aged 14 years; (December), James Hunter to John Dalhouse, Abraham Laywell to Jacob Peck, Henry Cease (aged 6 years, 3 months) to Francis Huff; Peter Reed (aged 7 years, 20th April last) to Abram Grove; page 7, Edward Erwin, Mossey Creek; page 8, Dennis Lanachan and Margaret, his wife, late Cravens, executrix of John Cravens; page 10, Archer Mathews, Greenbrier; page 13, Christopher Bryants, Greenbrier; page 18, Benjamin Yeorly (or Yardly); page 24. William Allen, Kentucky; page 29, William Lyle, Rockbridge; page 33, David Pinkerton, infant; page 36, Archibald Rhea, Rockbridge; page 39, William Allen, Smoky Row; page 43, James Nealy, Rockbridge; page 44, Samuel Todd, Botetourt; page 45, John Pope, Jr., Amherst; page 47, John Lewis. Warm Springs; page 51, Philip Bowman, a foreigner; page 53, James Bruister, Rockingham; page 55, Christopher Bryan, Greenbrier; page __, Captain James Bratton; page 58, George Clendenning, Greenbrier; page 59, John Campbell, Pennsylvania; page 60, Reuben Coutts, Richmond; page 61, William Crow, Botetourt; page 64, Thomas Smith, Major; page 66, Francis Eccord, infant; pages 114-68, William Young, smith; page 71, John Oliver, Captain; page 78, Thomas Madison, Botetourt; page 80, James Peyton, or Pedan; James Pedan, or Peyton; page 87, Andrew Reid, Rockbridge; page 109, Robert Shaw, Rockbridge; page 110, Michael Deck, Rockingham page 113. David Harnett, Rockingham; page 114, Alex. Nelson. Richmond page 121, John McNutt, Rockbridge; page 128, Alex. Thompson, Colonel page 129, Stephen May, Botetourt; page 130, John Lewis, Warm Springs; page 133, Hugh Kelso, Rockbridge; page 135, John Anderson, Woodstock; page 136, James Huston, Greenbrier; pages 141-136, William Elliott, Amherst; page 138, John Stuart, Greenbrier; page __, Gawin Hamilton, Rockingham; John Thomas, Rockingham; page 139, Goodman Barksdale, Albemarle; page 141, Henry Gay, Rockbridge; James Bohanan, Jackson's River; John Crawford, North Mountain; page 148, William Allen, N. M. (Point); page 156, John Bell, eldest son of James Bell, deceased, and Agness Bell, executor of said James.

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1785--June 3, Saml. Miller and Elizabeth Fudge, daughter of John Fudge; surety, Geo. Craig; witnesses, Wm. Chambers, Francis Huff, John Black.

Vol. 1 - DECEMBER 20, 1785. - (271) Henry Cease, aged 6 years and 3 months, to be bound to Francis Huff. Peter Reed, aged 7 years 20th April last, to be bound to Jacob Grove.

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1789--November 21, Peter Burns and Jane Miller, daughter of James Miller (consent); surety, Francis Huff; witnesses, Ro. McClery, Wm. Black.

Page 403.--9th January, 1790. Organization of Staunton Fire Company. W. Bowyer, Michael Bowyer, Alex. St. Clair, Ro. Gamble, James Lyle, Jr., Robert Stuart, Daniel Donovan, A. Stuart, Wm. Abney, R. Douthat, W. Chambers, Jno. and Samuel Boys, P. Heiskell, Jacob Peck, Ro. McDowell, Michael Garber, Michael Sifort, Jacob Geiger, Adam Bickle, James Megongal, A. Waterman, Robert McCullough, J. Holmes for Robert Astrop, Joseph Dickey, John Gorden, Michael Garber, Jr., A. Mustoe, Alex. Humphreys, Geo. Harden, Jno. Fleiger, Sol. Wolfort, Jno. Price, Hugh McDowell, Wm. Forbes, Jno. ( ) Moore, Margt. Reed, Wm. Sharyer, Andrew Cutler, Jno. Gunn, Wm. McDowell, North and Mathews, Alex. Nelson, Jr., Jno. Bosang, Chr. Grove, James McLoughlin, Jno. ( ) Gates, Smith Thompson, Francis Huff, Michael Cawley, Christian Mummer, Nicholas Faulkler, Samuel Merrit, Daniel Kidd, Jno. Tennant, Geo. Weifford, Isaac Ong, Charles Hedrick, Joshua Parry, Henry, Spering, Anthony ( ) Ingleton, Jno. Backenst, James Kenner.

Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1790--February 2, George Groff and Polly Shore; surety, Francis Huff.

Vol. 1 - DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENTS. APRIL, 1790. - Augusta Sec.--Inquisition at Staunton the 19th of May, in the thirteenth year of the Commonwealth, before Joseph Bell, gent, one of the coroners. Upon the view of the body of a person unknown in a cave, discovered by Michael Grove, John Robeson, Robert Jacobs, -- dead and much consumed and upon oaths of (the jurors who sign below) -- do say that he was a white man, and it appears to them from circumstances to be the body of a certain William R. Watson, who was an inhabitant of Staunton about November last, and that the said person has been murdered wilfully by some person or persons unknown to us. (Signed) Joseph Bell, coroner; John Griffen, foreman; Michael Garber, Samuel Merritt, William McDowell, Michael Sivert, Herman Lovingood, Owen Owens, James McLaughlin, Abraham Groves, Francis Huff, John Gorden, Henry Hauk, Robert Astrop, Hugh McDowell, Michael Cawley, James McGongal, Daniel Donavan.

DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENTS. APRIL, 1790. - Augusta Sec.--On the 9th day of June, 1788, called before me Joseph Bell, coroner for said County, the subscribers being a majority of the within jurors, to take up the said matter from finding further testimony was to be had in the matter, caused to come before us Alexander Humphreys and William Wardlaw. After being sworn, Alexander Humphreys deposeth and sayeth: That about March last that his students, William Wardlaw and James McPheeters, did take from the place of burial a negro and dissect him for their information and that he understood they sewed him up in a bag and put him in the cave within mentioned, and further deposeth that after a negro lays some time in his grave the odds cannot be known between him and a white person as to color. Mr. Wardlaw deposeth and sayeth: That about March Court last him and James McPheeters opened a negro grave and took therefrom the body, in order to dissect the same for their insight in their business, and after doing so, did sew him up in a crokass bag and put him in the cave within mentioned. But sayeth when they took him up he appeared of an ash color and that, while they had him in custody, his color did not change as well as he recollects and further sayeth not. (Signed) Joseph Bell, coroner; Michael Garber, Daniel Donovan, Hugh McDowell Michael Syvert, Hermon Lovingood, Samuel Merritt, John Garden, James Megongal Francis Huff, Owen Owens, James McGlachlin.

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