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Facts and Events
Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA
Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:
- Pages 206-08. 23-24 March 1742 [1743]. John Snow of Louisa County, planter, to John Hallford of King and Queen County, planter. Lease and release; for £15 current money. 200 acres in St. Thomas' Parish on the branches of James River... corner of Cox's... corner to Richard Winslow... (signed) John Snow. Wit: John Allen, George Taylor, Thos. Scott. 24 March 1742 [1743]. Acknowledged by John Snow. [Source: Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Dorman, pg. 52].
Disposition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:
- Pg. 316-17. Indentury 22 May 1746 between John Hallford of County of Louisa, Planter and John Duglass, of County of Orange, Planter... sells for fifteen pounds.. 200 acres in St. Thomas Parish in Orange County on branch of James River. (signed) Jno. Hallford. Witnesses: Jno. Hardwick, Francis (X) Wisdom. Recorded Orange County 22 May 1746. [Source: Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 10, Dorman, pg. 60].
Will of John Alford
- Written 13 November 1748 Frederick County, Virginia
- In the name of God Amen. I John Alford of Frederick County being very sick & weak of body but in perfect health of mind & memory Do make constitute and appoint this my last will & Testament in manner & form following. First & principally I give my soul to Almighty God my body I give to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix hereafter mentioned and for what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to bless me with my Will is that it may be disposed of in the following manner.
- Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Mary Alford the use & benefit of all my Estate during her natural life except as is hereafter excepted and after her decease to be equally divided amongst all my children male & female except also the specifick legacys hereafter mentioned.
- Item I give to my son John Alford one negro boy named Cæsar, my still with the appurtenances thereunto belonging, my young dark bay horse called Prince & a young natural pacing mare with a blaize in her face to be delivered to him when he shall arrive to the age of nineteen years unless his mother marry before he arrives to that age & then my will is that my said son shall be possest of the above legacies directly on her said marriage always provided that my said wife Mary shall have & enjoy half the profits arising & accruing by the said still during all the time that she shall remain a widow & my will further is that if my said son John should die without heirs & before his mother that then the before bequeathed legacies shall be equally divided amonst all the rest of my children - males & females & further it is my will that my sd son John shall not enjoy or have any other part of my Estate or any share with my other children than what is above given & bequeathed to him and further it is my will that if my wife marry before or after my said son John arrives to the age of nineteen years that he after his arrival to that age & such her marriage shall have & take the Estate belonging to my other children into his hands.
- Item I give to my daughter Mary Alford one natural pacing young bay mare commonly called hers to be delivered to her at the day of her marriage. Item I give to my son Thomas Alford a young black pacing mare commonly called his to be delivered to him at the day of his marrying.
- Item I give to my son William Alford, a young dark bay yearling pacing horse commonly called his to be delivered to him at the day of his marrying.
- Item I give to my daughter Priscilla Alford one negro girl called Licia to be delivered her after the decease of my wife also one mare colt that came of a black mare called Flower to be delivered to her at the day of her marriage.
- Item I give to my daughter Aquilla Alford a young horse which came of my roan mare to be delivered to her at the day of her marriage.
- Lastly I nominate & appoint my loving wife Mary Alford my sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament hereby revoking all other wills before by me made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the 13th day of November 1748.
- (Signed) John Alford {seal}
- Sign'd seal'd & published in the presence of Jno Sturman, John Peverly, Richard Robason [his mark]
- At a court continued & held for Frederick County on Wednesday the 4th day of January 1748. This Will of John Alford dec'ed was presented into Court by Mary Alford the Executrix therein named who in open court refused to abide by the sd Will: John Sturman & John Peverley two of the witnesses thereto having on oath proved the same & John Peverley on his oath declared that he saw Richard Robinson the other witness sign the same the sd will is admitted to record.
- Test. J Wood
- Know all men by these presents that we Mary Alford, John Sturman, Isaac Pennington & Edward Sniggers are held & firmly bound unto Marques Calmes Gent. the first Justice in the Commission of the peace for Frederick County for & in behalf & to the sole use & behoof of the Justices of the sd county and their successors in the sum of five hundred pounds current money; To be paid to the said Marquis Calmes his Ex'rs Adm'rs & Assigns: To the which payment well & truly to be made we bind ourselves & every of us our & every of our heirs, Ex'rts & Administ'rs: jointly & severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals Dated this 4th day of Jan 1748.
Records in Virginia
- 1737 - Tithables - Jno. Arford - 6. [Orange County, Virginia, Tithables, 1734-1783, Little, Barbara Vines].
- 23 January 1740 - John Alford appointed Constable to succeed Leonard Helms.
- p. 165: John Alford, minutes from Order Book dated 25 Sept 1741 indicate he was in charge of a precinct
Citations
- http://genforum.genealogy.com/alford/messages/2645.html
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jandnmom&id=I10919
- http://www.alfordassociation.org/NOTES/r_moran_on_Monroe%20CO,WV.pdf
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