Template:Lancaster County Order Book No. 3, 1686-1696/p316

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Template is used to transclude a transcript of a Will Abstract from Lancaster, Virginia, United States. Lancaster County Order Book No. 3, 1686-1696. (Lancaster, Virginia: Clerk of Circuit Court Office) for use on multiple werelate pages.

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Lancaster County Court 8th of May 1695
- JOHN STRETCHLEY and ALICE his Wife, Guardian to RAWLEIGH CHYN, Sonne of JOHN CHYN, late of this County, (deced), complaineing to this Court that whereas MRS. ELIZABETH SPENCER and JOHN INCE are possessed of a certaine tracte of Lande lyeing in this County containeing six hundred and fifty acres of lande formerly granted unto EDWARD MIHILL, (deced), by Pattent beareing date the Second day of May 1650, adjoyneing to the lande and Plantacon of the saide RAWLEIGH CHYN given to him by Will of his saide deceased Father and now in the occupacon of the saide JOHN STRETCHLEY and ALICE his Wife the saide ELIZABETH SPENCER not only forewarned the saide STRETCHLEY from cutting of Wood upon the saide CHYNs lande but alsoe that the saide SPENCER hath committed and doth dayly committ greate waste upon the saide RAWLEIGH CHYNs Lande by filing of sevrall Timber trees. It is therefore ordered that the saide Pattent of six hundred and fifty acres bee by Mr. EDWIN CONWAY, or Mr. GEORGE HEALE. or either of them. surveyed and laide out on the first Wedensday in June next (if faire weather) if not the next faire day accordinge to the boundes of the saide Pattent and that the Sheriffe summon a Jury of ye Vicinage to attend the saide Survey


[cos1776 note: is John Ince = John Size, who is witness to Edwin Conway's 1698 will? Further research needed.]