Person:John Hobson (19)

Estate Records

Westmoreland County Court 28th day of March 1716 - HOBSON's Admon granted

PHEBE HOBSON, Relict of JOHN HOBSON, deced., came into Court and made Oath that JOHN HOBSON departed this life without makeing any Will soe farr as she knows or believes and upon her Petition Certificate is granted her for obtaineing Letters of Administration on the Decedent's Estate in due form; DANIEL TEBBS and JOHN AWBREY assumeing in Court to be Securitys for her·administration thereof according to Law; And it is ordered YOUELL WATKINS, JOHN ERWIN, GEORGE SOUTH and FRANCIS AWBREY or any three ofthem being first sworn before one ofhis Majesty's Justices of the Peace for this County doe some time before the next Court value and appraise the Decedent's Estate in money and make report thereof to the Court.

[Source: Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1714-1716 {Antient Press}: pg 65].

Westmoreland County Court 1st of June 1716 - DAMONVEL v HOBSON's Admrx. Judgment is granted SAMUEL DAMONVEL against PHEBE HOBSON, Admrinistratrix of the Estate of JOHN HOBSON, deced., for the sum of thirteen hundred thirty pounds of tobacco due by Bill ordered she pay the same out of the Estate with costs alias Execution.

[Source: Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1714-1716 {Antient Press}: pg 82].

Records in Virginia

Pages 287-89.; 27 Sept. 1706. Edward Adcock and Elizabeth his wife of Essex County planter, to John Adcock and Bourrough Adcock of same, Gent For £51 sterling... 200-acres known,by the name-of the- Beaver Dam Neck upon a point between two marshes ... up the swamp to Mrs. Phebe Slaughter's line ... oakes standing between a slash and the hills- by Scot's corner the Great Run Swamp .. part of a greater tract..of Edward-Adcock and Eliz:

John Adcook Edw., Adcock

Bourr Adcbck Eliz Adoock

Wit: Elizabeth (R) Adcock, John Hobson, Phebe Hobson.

[1706-1718 Essex County Deed & Will Book; {John Frederick Dorman}]

Westmoreland County Court 25th of May 1715 - HOBSON's ackno to ASHTON

John Hobson acknowledged a Deed of Land sold by him to Major Henry Ashton to be his proper act and deed and Phebe his Wife personally relinquished her Right of Dower and Thirds at Common Law in and to the same; ordered the same be recorded

[Source: Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1714-1716 {Antient Press}: pg 47].

Westmoreland County Court 25th of May 1715 - ASHTON's ackno to HOBSON

Henry Ashton, Gent., acknowledged a Bond from him passed to John Hobson to be his proper act and deed, ordered the same be recorded.

[Source: Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, 1714-1716 {Antient Press}: pg 47].

Westmoreland County Court 27th day of May 1719.

PHEBE HOBSON the greatest creditor to the Estate of DORCAS CARTER, decd came into Court and made oath that the said DORCAS departed this life without making any Will so faIT as she knows or believes and upon her mocon Certificate is granter her for obtaining Letters of Adminicon on the said deceds. Estate in due form JOHN AWBREY assuming in open Court to be security for the said HOBSON's faithfull Admicon according to law. Ordered that JOHN WELLINGTON, GEORGE SOUTH, WILLIAM BERKELEY and JOHN MEDFORD or any three of them being first sworn before one of his Majesties Justices for the said County do some time before the nextCourt to be held for the County aforesaid value and appraise the said deceds. Estate in money and make report thereof to the next Court.

[Source: Westmoreland County Order Book, 1718-1721; pg 59].

Page 102 - Septr. 3, 1727. George x Carter of Spts. Co., planter, to Phebee Hobson, widdow, of the same county. £7 ster., 50 a. of land—part of pat. granted Robert Coleman Decr. 2, 1723, and sold unto the sd. Carter, in St. Geo. Par.,Spts. Co., joining the lands of Collo. John Robinson and Robert Coleman. Witnesses, Danll. Brown, John Nalle, Winifred W. Tillery. Rec. June 4, 1728.

[Source: Virginia County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800, DEEDS, DEED BOOK A 1722-1729].

Nov. 19, 1741. Phebe Hobson of St. Mark's Par., Orange County, widow, to Robert Coleman, the Younger, of St. Gco. Par., Spts. Co. £20 curr. 50 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. part of a pat. granted Robert Coleman, Senr. (father of the above named Robt. Coleman), Dec. 2, 1723, and by him conveyed to one George Carter, and by sd. Carter to sd. Phebe Hobson. Witnesses, Joseph Adcock, George Carter, David Roy. Deer. 1, 1741.

[Source: 1734-1742 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book C; {William Armstrong Crozier}].