Person:Francis Epperson (8)

Land Records

"This Indenture made the twenty ninth Day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and sixty three Between John Cardwell of the County of Cumberland of the one part and Francis Eperson of the same County of the other part Witnesseth that the said John Cardwell for and in consideration of the Sum of forty pounds current money of Virginia to him in had Paid the Rec't. whereof he doth . . . one tract or parcel of land containing 160 acres beginning at Pointers Jacob Magghis corner thence North twenty seven Degrees West one hundred and sixty poles to Edward Magghis corner at Pointers thence South sixty three Degrees West one hundred and forty nine poles to to John Browns corner Pointers thence South one hundred and twenty poles to pointers John Browns corner then on John Pleasants East one hundred and forty two Poles to a white Oak thence on John Scott North twenty nine Degrees East ninety eight Poles to the Beginning. . . . ."

Signed John Cardwell L. S.

Witnesses: Joseph Calland, John Hobson, G. Carrington, jr.

[Cumberlaand County Deed Book 3, pg. 441]

(Note: John Cardwell's daughter Martha married Francis Epperon's son Thomas).

"This Indenture made this twenty fourth day of October one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight between Frances Epperson of the county of Cumberland of the one part and Thomas Wright of the county aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Frances Epperson for and in consideration of twenty-five pounds current money of Virginia . . . one track or parcel of land situate in Cumberland Co. containing by estimation 50 acres and bounded as follows (viz) Beginning at a corner pointers Thomas Wrights line thence south sixty three degrees west sixty five poles to pointers thence south twenty seven degrees east one hundred & sixty two poles to a White Oak thence north seventy degrees west eighty four poles to pointers thence north twenty seven degrees west one hundred and sixteen poles to the first station . . .

Witnesses: No witnesses listed on transcription.

[Cumberland County Deed Book 4, pg. 305]

". . .between Francis Epperson of the Parish of Littleton* and county of Cumberland of the one part and Bartlett Angelea of the same . . . for the sum of 125 pounds current money . . .one tract or parcel of land lying in Cumberland Co. containing two hundred acres of land. . .adjoining Standley Chaffin and David Dickerson and James Durham, and William Angelea and William Angelea Jun'r as followeth with all [no metes and bounds] . . ."

Martha, wife of Francis relinquishes her right of dower in the land.

Witnesses: No witnesses listed on transcription.

[Cumberland County Deed Book 5, pg. 52]

". . .between Francis Eperson of the Parish of Littleton and county of Cumberland of the one part and Charles Lee of the same . . . for eighty pounds of current money . . . one certain tract or parcel of land lying in the county of Cumberland containing one hundred and fourteen acres of land begining at pointers in John Brown's line thence on Thomas Wright's line to a corner white oak thence on the said Thomas Wright's line to a corner white oak thence on the said Wrights Crossing the road to a corner white oak on William Angel's line to a corner white oak in John Pleasant's line thence on the said Pleasant's line crossing the creek to pointers then on William Lee and John Brown crossing the road to the first beginning as followeth with all houses Gardens Orchards. . ."

Martha, wife of Francis relinquishes her right of dower in the land.

Witnesses: No witnesses listed on transcription.

[Cumberland County Deed Book 5, pg. 57]

Notes

Husband: Francis Epperson (probably interchangeable w. Apperson)

Died: 1785, in Charlotte County Va.

Wife: Martha Epperson (named in deeds selling property jointly with Francis in Cumberland County)

Children:

Martha (Epperson) Wood [R002]

Thomas Epperson (d. 8/1805), m. 7/20/1778 to Martha Cardwell (d. of John Cardwell, b. ~1758, resident of Charlotte County in 1838)

Anne (Epperson) Atkins (d. 1815), m. 1/20/1774 to William Atkins, ch. Lucy, Thomas, William (m. Margaret Rudd, 2/17/1808, dau. Isham Robert; she m. Nathan Hancock, 12/3/1827)

Francis Epperson

[Source: http://woodsandothers.net/r_no._pages/r200-r249/r200.html].

Francis Epperson is named as early as 1754 as a purchaser of 200 acres of land in Cumberland County, from Joshua Chafin. Thereafter there are numerous transactions, some involving Joseph Wood, his son-in-law.