Person:James Elkins (14)

Estate Records

KING GEORGE COUNTY ORDERS 1721-1723

- At a Court held for King George County on Friday the Fourth day of January in the year of our Lord 1722

- An Additional Inventory of the Estate of JAMES ELKINS deced, was presented in Court by BENJAMIN RUSH and and AMY his Wife, Admrx. of the said deceds Estate which is ordered to be recorded.

KING GEORGE CO. DEED BOOK I-A, 1729-1735, pg. 225-226

Between JOSEPH ELKINS, planter, and James Jones, bricklayer. Ellkins sells 250 acres of land, parish of Brunswick: 100 acres part now in tenure by Richard Elkins and 150 acres occupied by Benjamin Rush. signed JOSEPH ELLIKINS. Patent date 9 Feb. 1663 unto Francis Haile & William Heabert.

pg. 226, Recorded 1 Sept. 1732. The right of dower of Amy, now wife of Benjamin Rush also widow and relict of James Elkins, decd., father of the said Joseph Elkins, granted to Richard Ellkins, father of James, by the Curtesy of England for and during the term of his natural life etc.

Witnesses: John Skinner, Richard Owens, Richard Griffis, Wm. x Owens.

Records in Virginia

1692-1694 Richmond County, VA, Deed Book 2; Antient Press: (Page 86)

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I XPIAN WILLMS: of ST. MARYs Parish in the County of Richmond have given and make over unto my Grandson JAMES ELKINS, the Son of RICHD. ELKINS and MARY, Five young Cows about four or five years old with their future increase after they are to be delivered and a good feather bed and furniture and two brass kettles, the one to hold about thirteen gallons, the other about two, And two Iron potts. the one to hold about five gallons, the other three gallons and a half, And one bell mettle spice mortar and pestle and five pewter dishes, three of the largest size I have, two small, one young breeding mare and a four year old guelding Horse and Two thousand pounds of good sound merchantable Lobo: in cask to he paid for my aforesaid Grandchilds Schooling when it is demanded, Further if I the said XPIAN WILLIAMS will deliver unto the said JAMES ELKINS or to his Guardian when I see fitt all the particulars above mentioned and all the female increase from the time of my pleasure in delivery, but the length of time is, if it be my desire, not till he comes to the age of Twenty and three years and then to have the increase of male & female. As Witness my band and seal this 12th day of Janry: Anno 1694/5

Test NEBU JONES XPIAN WILLIAMS

Mark of CHARLES SNEAD her mark

Recognitr: in Cur Com. Rich: 6 die Febrie: 1694 et record 14th diegs.

1711-1714 Richmond Co VA Deed Book 6; Antient Press: (Page 37)

HIS INDENTURE made betwixt JAMES ELKINS of Richmond County of one party and THOMAS JEFFEREYS of aforesd. County of the other party; Wittnesseth that JAMES ELKINS hath demised sett and to farm lett and doth by these presents farme lett part of one hundred acres of land lying in the aforesaid County which was given to me by my Grandfather, EVAN WILLIAMS, in consideration of the rents hereafter mentioned and dureing the terme of two naturall lives of the aforesd. THOMAS JEFFEREYS and SYLENT JEFFEREYS his Wife or longest liver of them together with all the edificies woods and ye tract of land and I the said JAMES ELKINS do give said THOMAS JEFFEREYS leave to seat upon any part or parcell of the said Land onely the Plantation excepted whereon I now live and I the said THOMAS JEFFEREYS do oblige my selfe not to sell nor make no waste of any Timber; To have & to hold the parcell of land with all the appurtenances to said THOMAS JEFFEREYS and SYLENT his Wife dureing their natural! lives paying a yearly rent upon the Twentieth of October Ten pounds of good sound Leafe Tobbo: and one Capon Cock or Pullett to said JAMES ELKINS his heirs and THOMAS JEFFEREYS his Wife to enjoy the said Land peaceably and quietly wth:out the disturbance of me said JAMES ELKINS or my heirs or any person that shall lay any clayme to the said land, As Wittness whereof we have sett our hands and fin our seales the day and yeare above written

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of

RICHARD GRIFFIN, JAMES his marke ELKINS

RICHARD BRYAN

This Lease was acknowledged in Richmond County Court the 5th day of March 1711 and admitted to Record :Test JNO: TAYLOE, D. Cl.

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