Person:Richard Britt (2)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• B-109: Richard Britt of Stafford County, 422 acres in Stafford County on Elk licking Br. of Salisbury plain Run. 27 Jan. 1727/8. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 91].

• B-154: Richard Britt of Stafford County, 460 acres in Stafford County on Johnnymoore Run of Occaquan adj. John Waugh. 19 Oct. 1728. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 95].

• B-165: Richard Britt of Stafford County, 1,140 acres in said County on Rockly Ceadar Run adj. Maj. George Eskridge, Flatt Lick Run of Salifbury Plain Run. 4 Dec. 1728. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 95].

• C-139: Richard Britt of Stafford County, 15 Mar. 1729 possesses 100 acres in Stafford County above Quantiquot Creek escheated from William Mansbridge of said County who died without Heirs. Inquisision 9 Sept. 1730 by George Eskridge Gent. Deputy Eschr. & 12 Freeholders to wit: Henry Filkins &c. Mansbridge had Deed from Edward Thomason, Augustine Knedon & Mary Knedon 11 May 1687. Mansbridge made no disposition. Land Escheats. Escheat Deed to Britt. 23 Apr. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 107].

Records in Virginia

Loudoun County, Virginia, Deeds

pp. 15-18

This indenture made this sixth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety, between George Hancock and Allethea his wife, of county of Loudoun of one part, and Samuel Love of said county of other part. Witnesseth that George Hancock and Allethea his wife, in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty pounds current money of Virginia to them in hand paid by Samuel Love, by these presents do bargain, sell and confirm unto Samuel Love, his heirs, a certain tract of land lying in county of Loudoun. Beginning for the same at a Spanish oak and dogwood and ash near Cub Run, alias Salisbury Plain Run, the Spanish oak marked SL, running then N 87 d, W 76 poles to a white oak, then S 73 1/2 d, W 78 poles to two small white oak saplings growing from one root, then S 43 3/4 d, W 46 poles to a black oak and five white oaks, thence S 86 3/4 d W 57 poles to a stake near a white oak and sassafras, the white oak marked SL, then S 6 d, W 93 poles to the line of Robert Carter, then with his line N 26 3/4 d E 146 1/2 poles to several white oaks one of which is marked RC, corner to said Carter, thence still with the line of Carter S 23 1/2 d E 14 poles to a box white oak marked as a side line to Carter. Thence leaving Carter’s line N 83 1/2 d E 12 poles to a white oak marked as a line of the patent, thence with line S 26 d E 33 poles to a double bodied white oak from the same root and corner to the patent; thence N 54 E 151 poles to three white oaks standing on the side of Cub Run, alias Salisbury Plain Run, and corner to the patent, thence up the said run and binding thereon to the beginning, containing two hundred acres be the same more or less, the above mentioned land is part of that tract of nine hundred and sixty acres formerly granted by the proprietor of the Northern Neck by patent bearing date the twentieth day of April seventeen hundred and twenty-eight to a certain Richard Britt, together with all houses, orchards and water courses to the same belonging; to have and to hold the two hundred acres of land be the same more or less according to the bounds and description aforesaid with all appurtenances unto Samuel Love, his heirs, fully freed and clearly exonerated of and from all former and other gifts, sales, mortgages, dowers or other incumbrances and that said George Hancock and Allethea his wife, their heirs, will warrant and forever defend the title and possession thereof unto Samuel Love, his heirs, against all persons whatsoever.

In witness whereof George Hancock and Allethea his wife have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year first above mentioned.

(Signed) George Hancock, Allethea Hancock

Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of George Summer, Albert Russell, Jana Davis, Samuel Love, Junior

Received of Samuel Love the sixth day of May one thousand sevend hundred and ninety, one hundred and fifty pounds current money being the full consideration for the land and premises expressed in the within deed as witness my hand the date above. Witnesses present, George Summers, Albert Russell, Jana Davis.

George Hancock

The Commonwealth of Virginia to Charles Eskridge, Jonathan Davis and Albert Russell, Gentlemen, greeting (The Commission for the privy examination of Allethea, the wife of George Hancock). Witness Charles Binns, Clerk, of our said Court at the courthouse the sixth day of May 1790, Loudoun County to wit: Pursuant to the within commission to us directed, we have examined Allethea the wife of George Hancock (the return of the execution of the privy examination of Allethea Hancock) which we certify under our hands and seals this sixth day of May 1790.

Jonathan Davis, Albert Russell

From "Aaron Simpson-4 During the Revolution":

The earliest record found by this researcher for land acquisitions in the Fairfax area by HENRY WISHEART was a purchase in March, 1759, of 268 acres brought from Edward Muse for which HENRY paid 30 pounds. [Fairfax Deeds D:618.] The land lay on Johnnymore, Little Rocky Run branches of Occoquan. He obviously owned other Fairfax lands, however, because in April of 1774, he sold 460 acres that was part of a 1728 patent of Richard Britt on Johnnymore Run, adjacent John Waugh to Marmaduke Beckwith for 500 pounds. [Loudoun Deeds K:166.] This land was directly north of Waugh’s 2,800 acre holding, and somewhat north and west of the main SIMPSON stronghold. RICHARD SIMPSON had bought lands near Waugh’s in 1727.

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