Person:Stephen Smith (66)

Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:

• Pages 436-39. 23 Sept. 1743. Philemon Hawkins and Sarah Hawkins his wife of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania County, to Stephen Smith als. Noblet of St. Thomas' Parish, Orange County. For £50 current money. 500 acres, part of a patent to Samuel Smith 28 Sept. 1728 and by Samll. Smith given unto said Stephen Smith (his son) by his last will and testament together with other things which will divided the estate of Samll. amongst his children and the will being given into the care of Stephen I K Smith from whom the will was stolen and destroyed, which occasions the estate of Samll. Smith, he being now deceased, and Sarah the only child that survives him the said Samuel that was born in wedlock... in Mr. Tayloe's line near a lucust thicket... Richard Thomas's... Samuel Smith's line... (signed) Philm. Hawkins, Sarah (X) Hawkins.

23 Sept. 1743. Acknowledged by Philemon Hawkins and Sarah his wife. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 7, Dorman, pg. 65].

Records in Virginia

• Phebe Hawkins, and infant, by Mary Hawkins her next friend, complains July 1735, of Stephen Noblit (otherwise called Stephen Smith). Charles Noblit alias Smith, brother of the defendant, being possessed of divers goods and chattels to the value of 200 pounds intended to marry Phebe. On the last day of March, 1733-4 the defendant scandalously and maliciously did say “Phebe Hawkins is a whore and I have lay’n with her” . She has thus fallen into great infamy and Charles has refused to marry her. She asks damages of 250 pounds current money. .....Dismissed. (Note: the infant listed with Phebe is likely Lucy Smith, who was likely born out-of-wedlock and later married Lt. John Robinson.

• Land transaction: April 7, 1747. Taliver Cragg and Mary his wife, of St. Geo Par. Spts Co. to Joseph Hawkins of sd Par. and county. 5 pounds curr. 200 a. on both sides of Terry's Run in Co and Par afsd, left by the last will of John Hawkins decd. to be divided between Mary, his wife, and four of his children Elizabeth Smith, Philemon Hawkins, Phebe Smith, and the sd. Mary Cragg. Witnesses, A. Foster, Edmund Foster, Larkin Johnston. April 7, 1747. (Note: "Phebe Smith" was Phoebe Hawkins, whom was the apparent mother of Stephen's two daughters born out-of-wedlock).

Orange County, Virginia Wills

Indenture between WILLIAM ROBINSON of Spots. County, and AGNES SMITH, Spinster of other part, daughter of Stephen Smith of Orange. Whereas a marriage is intended by the Grace of God shortly to be had between William Robinson and Agnes Smith, this Indenture in consideration of said marriage... William Robinson hath demised unto Agnes Smith two negroes .. one feather bed .. during her natural life .. if William Robinson should have any children by Agnes, that after her death, negroes and bed to be divided equally between them, but if no such children, then they are to return to my former children .. 2 Feb 1758.

Witnesses: W. Robinson

Francis Smith, An Rice

Recorded Orange County 22nd June 1758

Notes

From Rootsweb Message Board:

Agnes SMITH married William ROBINSON of Urbanna, Middlesex County, VA in 1758 in Spotsylvania County, VA. Agnes was the d/o Stephen SMITH and Phoebe HAWKINS of Orange County, VA. William had married, first, Agatha BEVERLEY, d/o Capt. Henry BEVERLEY and Elizabeth SMITH of Spotsylvania County, VA.

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Citations

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VACULPEP/2006-11/1162587473