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Facts and Events
Will Abstract
- 1694-1697 Richmond County, Virginia Order Book 2; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 86)
- Richmond County Court 2nd of October 1695
- - The Last Will and Testament of EDWARD PRICE being presented to this Court by ANNE. the Relict and Administrx of the said EDWARD, the sd Will was proved by the Oaths of ANDREW BOURNE & JOHN BOURNE witnesses thereto and Probate thereof granted to the said Executrix
- - Upon the humble Petition of ANN, the Widow Relict of EDWARD PRICE, it is ordered that DAVID BRENNAH, BENJAMIN HENSLOE and RICHARD SHIPPIE or any two of them sometime between this and the next Court held for this County do meet at the House of the said EDWARD and then and there do Inventory and appraise all and singular the said Estate as shall be presented to their view by the said Executrix and make report thereof under their hands in writing to the next Court. Mr. ALEXANDER DONIPHAN is requested to Administer an Oath to the said Executrix for the true discovery as also to the said Appraisers for their due appraisement of the said Estate
- 2 Oct 1700 (Richmond Co.,VA Court Orders) "Administration is granted to Christian Johnson upon all & singular the Estate of Andrew Bourne deced during the minorities of Peter Bourne". It is known that Peter Bourne was son of Christian who appears earlier in Richmond County records as Christian Bourne. This administration appointment strongly implies that she had been the wife of Andrew Bourne whose last appearance in records had been in Oct. 1695. (Richmond Co.,VA Court Orders 2 Oct 1695, will of Edward Price proved by John and Andrew Bourne.)
Records in Virginia
- THIS INDENTURE made the second day of Septembr: in the year One thousand Six hundred Ninety & one and in the third yeare of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lord King William & Queen Mary &c., Now Know yee that I WILLIAM GRIFFIN of SITTENBURNE Parish in the County of RAPPA: & REBECCA my Wife for the sum of Two thousand nine hundred & fifty pounds of Tobo: & caske in hand payed by EDWARD PRICE of the aforesd. County have granted unto the sd EDWARD PRICE his heirs or assigns forever one tract of land being in the aforsd. County of RAPPA: on the North side of the River, it being part of a Devident or parcel! of Land formerly bought of Mr. JOHN & Mr. GEO: MOTTs by WILLIAM GRIFFIN Esqr., the Land being butted & bounded as followeth about a Mile from the River being the back part of the sd GRIFFINs Devident beginning at a Maple in a branch & extending thence North West by West to three Hickorys standing tryangle, thence North East to two white Oakes & a Hickory standing triangle, thence South East by East to a white Oake, thence South West to the first mentioned station, Together with all houses gardens pastures profitts &appurtenances; To have & to hold to him the said EDWARD PRICE his heirs or assigns and the sd WILLIAM GRIFFIN and REBECCA his Wife for ourselves our heirs do promise to warrant the sd tract of land from the claimes of any other persons In Witness whereof we have sett our hands & affixed our seales
- Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
- THO: PARKE, WILLIAM GRIFFIN
- CHARLES SPOO REBECCA GRIFFIN
- GEO: PROCTOR
- Recognitr in Cur Com Rich: 3 die Augusti 1692
- The Subscriber do authorize & impower THO: PARKE of ESSEX County my true and lawfull Attorney in my stead to acknowledg a Sale of Land granted by my Husband, WILLIAM GRIFFIN, of Richmond County, Plantr., to EDWARD PRICE of the same County, Tayler, in the sd County Court of Richmond as Witness my hand this 2d day of August 1692
- Teste CHARLES SPOO REBECCA (her mark) GRIFFIN
- GEO. PROCTOR [1692-1693 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 1 [Antient Press]; Page 31-33)]
- TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come, I WILLIAM GRIFFIN of Richmond County in Virginia, Plantr., send Greeting in our Lord God everlasting. Now Know ye that I WM: GRIFFIN for a valuable consideration in hand received of Four hundred and seventy five pounds of tobacco given sold & confirmed unto EDWARD PRICE of the said County his heirs & assigns forever a certain parcell of land about Ten acres more or less Beginning at the said EDWARD PRICEs his corner tree in the Swamp running by& nigh the Run down to the said WM. GRIFFINs Line in the Swamp, To have and to hold all and every part and parcell of Land to him and his heirs and assigns forever without any lett or eviction of me the sd WM GRIFFIN or of any persons whatsoever; And I do further agree that I will warrant to them the said parcell of land and also defend them in the premisses against the claim of any persons whatsoever and Iwill acknowledge the sale of the said Land in the County Court of Richmond upon reasonable request In Witness hereof I have put my hand and seal this third of July 1693
- Test ALEXR. DONIPHAN. WM. GRIFFIN
- ANNE DONIPIIAN
- Recognitr: in Cur; Com, Richmond 7 die Augusti 1694 et record 24th [1693-1694 Richmond County, Virginia Deed Book 2; Part 1 [Antient Press]; Page 47-48]
- Essex County Court 10th of June 1702 - In the suite brought by WALTER FRANCIS and ANNE his Wife, Exrx of EDWD. PRICE, agt. WM. COCK for foyer hundred pounds of tobo: and caske due by Bill the 9th of Augt. 1691, the Deft, by JAMES BOUGHAN his Attorney pleaded the 81st Act of Assembly and prayed the benefitt thereof, wch: plea is on his mocon ordered to be recorded, to which the Plts. by THOMAS GREGSON their Attorney put in their replicacon which upon their motion is ordered to be recorded as followeth (vizti That ye sd Act of Assembly pleaded by ye Deft. ought not to be pleaded in barr of this accon for that by the seventh Act of Assembly made at an Assembly ye 24th of September 1696, the said Act of Assembly pleaded by ye Defts. is repealed and therefore pray as in their Declaracon &c., Whereupon Judgmt. is granted to ye Plts. agt. ye Deft. for the said tobo: & caske to be paid with cost of suite. [1699-1702 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 123]
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