Person:William Hiatt (1)

Early Land Acquisition in Orange County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records:

• Pages 399-406. 6-7 June 1738. John Smith of Orange County to William Hiett of same. Lease and release; for valuable consideration. John Smith and John Hampton Junior of Orange County covenanted to take up and paten (patent) a tract from which John Hampton was to have 150 acres of the west end, which was surveyed for and patented in the name of John Smith 21 Aug. 1734, containing 420 acres on Opeckon Creek at Turkey Spring... John Hampton assigned unto William Hiett and Simion Woodrow who bought Hampton's right. Woodrow and Hiett parted the 150 acres, 60 acres to Simion Woodrow and 90 acres to William Hiett... 90 acres on the west side of Sherrendo River and on Opeckon Creek at a place called Turkey Spring... division corner between William Hiett and Simeon Woodrow crossing Opeckon Creek to a stone by a run that comes from John Smith's mill... (signed) John Smith. Wit: Samuel Brittan, Rees Smith, William Smith. 22 June 1738. Acknowledged by John Smith. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 2, Dorman, pg. 56].

Will of William Hiatt

Will Book 3, page 389, Winchester, Frederick Co., Virginia:

I William Hiatt of the County of Frederick and Colony of Virginia Yeoman being sick and weak of Body but of perfect Sound mind and memory. Thanks be to God for the Same and calling to mind the Mortality of This Transitory Life and that all Flesh must yield unto Death when it Shall Please God to Call do make this my Last Will and Testament In the manner and form following That is to Say -

First of all I Recommend my soul to God who gave it me and My Body to be Decently Buried in the Earth by my Executors hereafter Named.

Itam. My Will and Desire is that all my Just Debts are paid and Funeral Expenses by my Executors, etc.

Itam. I have given and Bequeathed to my Eldest Son George Hiatt Four hundred Acres of Land more or less which I have surveyed and Returned in the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfaxs offices Lying and Being in the Said County and Joyning on the North Side of a Tract of Land Called the Bear Garden, To him his heirs and Assigns for Ever. Together with one shilling Sterling.

Itam. I have given and Bequeathed unto my Second Son Simon Hiatt one Hundred Sixty Acres of Land a part of the said Tract of Land which I Bought of and From one David Lewis Senior lying and Being in the Said County on Both Sides of Apeckon Creek Conveyed to me from the said David Lewis Senior by Deed of Lease and Release which I do give and Bequeath unto my Said Son Simon Hiatt to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Itam. I do give and Bequeath unto my third son William Hiatt four hundred Acres of Land which I have surveyed and Returned into the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfaxs offices lying and being in the Said County and Joyning the tract which I have afore Devised to my Son George Hiatt and the Tract I now Lives on a Branch of Opeckon Creek Called the Turkey Spring to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Itam. I do give and bequeath unto my son John Hiatt a Third part of the Land I now lives on to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Itam. I give and Bequeath unto my Son James Hiatt the plantation I now Lives on the Dwelling house Barn Meadow Together with all the Improvements Thereupon together with the third part of the said Land in the aforesaid County to him his heirs and assigns for Ever.

Itam. I do will give and Bequeath unto my Loveing wife Elies Hiatt and unto my son James Hiatt the plantation I now Lives on in the aforesaid County and on the Branch of Opeckon Creek Called the Tirkey Spring Containing Three Hundred and Sixty Acres of Land Together with all my moveable Estate and Debts to be oweing Except what is heretofore Devised. Note my Loving Wife Equaly to Inherit the aforesaid Three hundred and sixty Acres and the Rents profits and In combs Thereof with my Son john Hiatt and my Son Isaac Hiatt and my Son James Hiatt During her Life provided she Remains a widow and if in case she should Marry then my Sasid wife only to have and Enjoy only her thirds by Law allowed after my Just Debts and Funerals be paid and the conditions aforementioned be performed.

Itam. I do give and Bequeath the aforementioned Three hundred and Sixty Acres of Land to my Sd Son John Hiatt my son Isaac Hiatt and my Son James Hiatt to them and to their heirs and assigns for Ever. Together with all my personall moveable Estate. Except what is before Devised to my other children after the payments of my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses as aforementioned and my Loving wife Thirds, and etc. And I do hereby appoint my Loving wife Elies Hiat Executrix of this my Last will and Testament Revoking Disanuling and making void all Other Wills and Testaments In Witness whereof.

I have hereunto set my hand and affixed myt Seal this Twenty Eighth Day of February Anno Domminie one Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty Three (1763)

Signed Sealed and Pronounced In the presence of us

Edward Thomas Signed: William (his X mark) Hiatt

Hugh (his X mark) Rankin

Jeremiah Ham (Seal)

Whereas I the aforenamed William Hiatt in my aforementioned Last will and Testament hath therein omitted Naming or Devising any part of my Estate to my Three daughters Catherine Hiatt, Rebecca Edwards Wife of Joseph Edwards and my Daughter Mary Hiatt.

Therefore I do hereby Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Catherine Hiatt Three Shillings Sterling to be paid to her out of my Personal Estate by my Executrix and to my Daughter Rebecca Edwards the Sum of Three Shillings Sterling to be payd to her as aforesaid and to my Daughter Mary Hiatt the Sum of Three Shillings Sterling to be paid to her as aforesaid and I do hereby Desire the above writing may be taken and Recorded as part of my Last will and Testament whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal This Sixteenth Day of June 1766.

Sealed and Pronounced

In Presence of

John (his X mark) Scott Signed: William (his x mark)Hiatt

John Smith

(Seal)

At a Court Continued and held for Frederick County March 4th, 1767. This Last Will and Testament of William Hiatt Dec'd was produced into Court by Alice Hiatt and the Same being produced by the Oaths of Hugh Rankin and Jeremiah Ham, a Witness thereto and the codicil thereto annexed by the oath of John Smith a Witness Thereto. They are Ordered to be Recorded and upon the Motion of the said Alice who affirmed thereto Certificate is Granted her to obtaining a Probate There of in due form Given Security whereupon she together with John Smith, Hugh Rankin, David Rankin and William Rankin her securities Entered into and Acknowledge Bond in the penalty of Five hundred pounds. Conditioned for her faithful administration of the said Estate.

By the court

Ja Keith C C

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