Person:Richard Muse (4)

Richard Muse, Gent.

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m. Aft 23 Jan 1750

Facts and Events

Name	Richard Muse, Gent.
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	1732	Westmoreland County, Virginia
Marriage	Aft 23 Jan 1750	Virginia[she is the widow Muse] to Margaret Payne
Residence`^?`		Westmoreland County, VirginiaWashington Parish (Upper Neck)
Death^[2]	Bef 27 Oct 1778	Albemarle, Virginia, United States[probate]

Working Timeline

1771 - Richard Muse and wife Margaret sold land in Washington Parish on Massey's Branch adjoining Col. Henry Fitzhugh of "Bedford."

30 Jun 1778 - Richard Muse, Gent, was commissioned by the governor as Inspector of the warehouse at Homini, Westmoreland County

27 Oct 1778 - son Richard qualified as his administrator.

References

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The Muse (Mewes) Family of the Northern Neck of Virginia by Mary Hope West and Juliet Fauntleroy, in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society), 53(3):221, Jul 1945, Secondary quality.
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In 1771, he and wife Margaret sold land in Washington Parish on Massey's Branch adjoining Col. Henry Fitzhugh of "Bedford." On 30 June 1778 Richard Muse, Gent, was commissioned by the governor as Inspector of the warehouse at Homini, Westmoreland County, and on 27 Oct. 1778 his son Richard qualified as his administrator. "It thus appears that Richard, Sr., d. Oct. 1778" --Col. Brooke Payne, The Paynes of Virginia, 1935.