King George County, VA - Deed Book 5:657-659.
Indenture made 27th October 1766 between WILLIAM CARTER and FRANCES his wife of county Spotsylvania and JOHN POLLARD of county King George ... Whereas SIMON TOMISON in his lifetime was possessed of a tract of land containing about 300 acres lying on the head branch of Muddy Creek in the now County of King George & being so seized by his last will and testament recorded in county court of Stafford bequeathed to his Daughter MARGARET TOMISON at whose death the same descended to her Daughter ELIZABETH KENYON grandmother to said WILLIAM CARTER party to these presents ... which said Elizabeth Kenyon dying intestate without heir male of her body the tract of land descended in equal proportion to her six daughters and coheirs (to wit) SARAH, MARGARET, ELIZABETH, ANN, FRANCES & MILLION which said tract of land was by ABRAHAM KENYON husband of the said Elizabeth by his will bequeathed to said William Carter notwithstanding the same was no longer vested in him than for life by the Curtesy of England and whereas the aforesaid coheirs by them and their respective husbands hath prosecuted an Ejectment in the county court of King George against William Carter for the tract of land and by judgment of said court have ousted him and repossessed themselves of the tract of land as their first and former Estate and hath equally divided the same into six parts ... survey made by JAMES KENNY Surveyor of King George County ... the said Sarah Kenyon's proportion distinguished in the Division by the figure 5 which said SARAH KENYON intermarried with JOHN CARTER and dying intestate her part descended to her eldest son and heir at law WILLIAM CARTER party to these presents ... Now This Indenture witnesseth that William Carter and FRANCES his wife for sum Twenty pounds current money of Virginia sold JOHN POLLARD that parcel of land containing 40 acres ...
Presence Antho. Strother, William Carter, James Kenyon, Francis Martin Junr., Frances Carter, John Pollard Junr.
At a court held 5th March 1767 ... Deed proved ... admitted to record.
