Person:Thomas Martin (90)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

• H-179: Thomas Bryan Martin, nephew of Thomas Lord Fairfax of Frederick County, 8,840 acres in Frederick County. Surv. Mr. John Baylis, on Opoeckon adj. his plantation. He purchased 188 acres of John Nations. desired inclusive Deed. Adj. Peter Wolf, Mess'rs Carter, Opposite Wolfs new settlement, land of Burden, near Hampton's Plantation now Major Samuel Earle's, where Edward Corder lived, William Ramey?, Thomas Thornton, Jost Hite, Snannondoah River, Robert Hapenny, Robert McKay's 828 acre tract, a part of Hite's grant, Chappel Road, Brandson's (Branson) Old Mill, James Kemp, Wright's Run. The 8,840 acre tract to be called Manor of Greenway Court. 21 May 1752. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 61].

Will of Thomas Martin

I Thomas Bryan Martin of Greenway Court in the County of Frederick and Commonwealth of Virginia.

To my present housekeeper Betsy Powers 1,000 acres where I now live [i.e., Greenway Court] with all houses thereon, household goods (except plate and watch), one half of stock of horses, cattle, sheep and hogs and choice of ten slaves. To sisters Frances, Sybilla, and Anna Susanna Martin, plate and watch, all moneys, and remainder of personal property not bequeathed to Betsy Powers. To each of my executors 10 guineas.

I give and devise all the rest of my real estate in possession, reversion or remainder, within the Commonwealth of Virginia and also the aforesaid one thousand acres of land if Betsy Powers aforesaid does not survive me, unto Gabriel Jones of the County of Rockingham Esq., Robert Mackey of the Borough of Winchester and County of Frederick, and John Sherman Woodcock of the said County of Frederick, gentlemen, to be sold by them or the survivors or survivor of them at such time and in such parcels and in such manner as they or the survivors or survivor of them shall judge most advantageous; and the money arising from such sales [See Commonwealth v. Martin's executors, 5 Munford (Va), 117] and the rents and profits of the said lands which may accrue before the sale I give and bequeath to my Sisters hereinbefore named that is to say Frances, Sybilla, and Anna Susanna to be equally divided between them or such of them as shall survive me; or if neither of them survive me, then to my Brothers Denny Fairfax and Philip to be equally divided between them if alive at the time of my death, and if either of them dead to the survivor then alive; subject however to the payment of my just Debts and of the legacies bequeathed to my executors as aforesaid. Executors, Gabriel Jones, Robert Mackey and John Sherman Woodcock.

(Signed) Thomas Bryan Martin

Witnesses, Charles Lee, John Brownley, A. Brownley.

Codicil: To Betsy Powers chariot and harness and 160 acres 'near the town of Falmouth in the County of Stafford' purchased since execution of will.

Witnesses, M. Page, Charles McGill, Philip Bush.

Proved by John Sherman Woodcock and Robert Mackey who each gave bond $66,500. current money.

Citations

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