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     Grace Toadvine was born circa 1730 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Thomas Dixon, son of Thomas Dixon and Sarah Beauchamp, on 27 February 1750 at Coventry Parish, Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
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MilesFiles cites: [S2199] Wright, Col Fam of MD, Vol 08, (Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD 2000), p. 108 (Dixon Family), 2199.¹

     Isaac Dixon was born circa 1729 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ He married Sarah (?) circa 1754 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
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Per MilesFiles:
Children      
     1. Thomas (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 9 Dec 1754, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 26 Feb 1759, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 12 Jul 1760, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown.¹
     Reference:
MilesFiles cites:
In Thomas Dixon's will dated 8 September 1747 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, Isaac Dixon was named as executor;
From MilesFiles:
Will     8 Sep 1747      Somerset Co, Maryland [3, 5]
In his will Thomas Dixon, gentleman, gave to wife Sarah (Extr) my plantation with houses and orchards where I now live, at her decease to son Thomas tracts Bostown (or Bostontown) and Dixon's Lott. To son Isaac (Extr), land between my brother William Dixon and myself, bounded by a corner tree belonging to Capt Thomas Williams and myself and 167 acres taken out of tract Dixon's Addition which I give to son Isaac. To son Isaac 1050 acres marsh taken out of patented land, tracts Dixon's Choice Enlarged, Dam Quarter, Dixon's Lott. To daughter Elizabeth Turpin 20 schillings. To daughter Mary Purnell 20 schilings. To daughter Sarah Dixon 1 slave. My friend Capt. Thomas Williams and son-in-law William Turpin guardian of my 3 children Thomas, Isaac and Sarah Dixon. Witt: William Smith, Outerbridge Horsey and William Fordred.
MilesFiles cites:
In Sarah Beauchamp's will dated between 5 February 1750 and 1751 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, Isaac Dixon was named as an heir;
From MilesFiles:
Will     5 Feb 1750/51      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [5, 6]
In her will Sarah Dixon gave to daughter Sarah and son Isaac, slaves. To son Isaac £10 paying to Elizabeth Turpin, Mary Purnell and Thomas Dixon. To daughter Sarah all my tea furniture. To son Isaac furniture. To son Thomas cattle. To granddaughter Sarah Purnell. To Sarah Purnell, daughter of Levi, one slave and 1/5 part of my clothing, remainder to Sarah Dixon. Slaves to be divided between Thomas, Isaac and Sarah Dixon. Desires her daughter Sarah and her estate to be in care of William Turpin until Isaac Dixon marries. Witt: Thomas Williams, Ambrose Dixon and Risdon Dixon.
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     Sarah (?) was born circa 1754 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married Isaac Dixon, son of Thomas Dixon and Sarah Beauchamp, circa 1754 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA,
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Per MilesFiles:
Children      
     1. Thomas (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 9 Dec 1754, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
     2. James (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 26 Feb 1759, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Sarah (of Isaac) Dixon, b. 12 Jul 1760, Coventry Parish, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown.¹

     Sarah Dixon was born in 1739 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
     Reference:
MilesFiles cites:
In Thomas Dixon's will dated 8 September 1747 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, Sarah Dixon was named as an heir;
From MilesFiles:
Will     8 Sep 1747      Somerset Co, Maryland [3, 5]
In his will Thomas Dixon, gentleman, gave to wife Sarah (Extr) my plantation with houses and orchards where I now live, at her decease to son Thomas tracts Bostown (or Bostontown) and Dixon's Lott. To son Isaac (Extr), land between my brother William Dixon and myself, bounded by a corner tree belonging to Capt Thomas Williams and myself and 167 acres taken out of tract Dixon's Addition which I give to son Isaac. To son Isaac 1050 acres marsh taken out of patented land, tracts Dixon's Choice Enlarged, Dam Quarter, Dixon's Lott. To daughter Elizabeth Turpin 20 schillings. To daughter Mary Purnell 20 schilings. To daughter Sarah Dixon 1 slave. My friend Capt. Thomas Williams and son-in-law William Turpin guardian of my 3 children Thomas, Isaac and Sarah Dixon. Witt: William Smith, Outerbridge Horsey and William Fordred.
MilesFiles cites:
In Sarah Beauchamp's will dated between 5 February 1750 and 1751 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA, Sarah Dixon was named as an heir;
From MilesFiles:
Will     5 Feb 1750/51      Somerset Co, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location [5, 6]
In her will Sarah Dixon gave to daughter Sarah and son Isaac, slaves. To son Isaac £10 paying to Elizabeth Turpin, Mary Purnell and Thomas Dixon. To daughter Sarah all my tea furniture. To son Isaac furniture. To son Thomas cattle. To granddaughter Sarah Purnell. To Sarah Purnell, daughter of Levi, one slave and 1/5 part of my clothing, remainder to Sarah Dixon. Slaves to be divided between Thomas, Isaac and Sarah Dixon. Desires her daughter Sarah and her estate to be in care of William Turpin until Isaac Dixon marries. Witt: Thomas Williams, Ambrose Dixon and Risdon Dixon.
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     Peter Turpin was born on 31 March 1682 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
Peter Turpin died on 22 July 1682 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
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MilesFiles cites: [S970] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1648-1725, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157, 1982, 1993), p. 147 (Somerset Land Records), 970.¹

     Sarah Turpin was born on 11 February 1683 at Somerset Co., Maryland, USA.¹
     Reference:
MilesFiles cites: [S970] Wright, MD E.S. Vital Records, 1648-1725, (Family Line Publications, Rear 63 East Main Street, Westminer, MD 21157, 1982, 1993), p. 147 (Somerset Land Records), 970.¹

     Capt. John Armistead was born in 1694.¹ He married (?) Elizabeth Burwell before 1726
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His 1st of 2 wives.¹ Capt. John Armistead married Susanna Meriwether in 1726
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His 2nd of 2 wives.²
Capt. John Armistead died in May 1734.¹
Capt. John Armistead was buried in May 1734 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     1694
Death     May 1734 (aged 39–40)
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
John Armistead married, first, Elizabeth Burwell; second, Susanna Meriwether.
Family Members
Parents
     Major William H Armistead 1671–1711
     Anna Kendall Lee Armistead 1681–1754
Spouse
     Susanna Meriwether Armistead 1708 – unknown (m. 1726)
Siblings
     Mary Armistead Burwell Lightfoot 1696–1775
     Elizabeth Armistead Burwell 1699–1745
Maintained by: The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Originally Created by: Kathy Cave Wells
Added: Sep 24, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 77037531.¹

     Susanna Meriwether was born in December 1708 at Virginia, USA.¹ She married Capt. John Armistead, son of Hon. Maj. William H. Armistead and Anne Kendall Lee, in 1726
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His 2nd of 2 wives.¹
Susanna Meriwether was buried circa 1734 at Burial details unknown ;
From Find a Grave:
Birth     Dec 1708, Virginia, USA
Death     unknown, Virginia, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Susanna was the daughter of Thomas Meriwether and his second wife, Susanna. She married Capt. John Armistead abt 1726 and died abt 1734. She bore three children: John, Susanna, and William.
Family Members
Spouse
     John Armistead 1694–1734 (m. 1726)
Maintained by: The Meriwether Society, Inc.
Originally Created by: Kathy Cave Wells
Added: Sep 24, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 77037624.¹
Susanna Meriwether died circa 1734 at Virginia, USA.¹

     Lucy Lee was born before 1734 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married Baldwin Matthews Smith, son of Philip Smith and Mary Mathews, in 1750 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 2nd of 2 wives; her 1st of 2 husbands.³ Lucy Lee married William Montague on 11 December 1772 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Her 2nd of 2 husbands;
Per Early Colonial Settlers: "marriage of "William Montague and Lucy Smith, relict of Baldwin Smith. Sec. Jas. Selden. Witnesses Hugh Walker, John Montague. "dated the eleventh of December, 1772."⁴
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From Early Colonial Settlers:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lelandva/lucylee2.html
THE LOST CHILD OF RICHARD LEE OF DITCHLEY
Re: Lucy Lee who married Baldwin Matthews Smith
By Mrs. Merillat Moses*
     One problem which has confused genealogists for almost half a century is the question of the progeny of Richard Lee of "Ditchley," Northumberland County, Virginia. Mr. Cazanove Lee, late Historian and Genealogist of the Society of the Lees of Virginia, was most concerned with this matter and earnestly attempted to find the seventh, and last, child of Richard Lee. In a letter dated December 22, 1940, Mr. Lee discussed this problem and wrote, "This has left an open door for future trouble-makers, and they have been legion." However, despite many claimants for this place on the Lee Family Tree, the identity of the "lost child" was not discovered during his lifetime.
     In 1952, the Society of the Lees of Virginia, whose lineage is based upon descent from Richard the Immigrant, grandfather of Richard of Ditchley, accepted, on exceedingly thin evidence, one Stephen Lee, as the seventh child. After much personal research on this subject, it is the objective of this paper to prove the impossibility of Stephen Lee being the seventh and to show that this child was in fact a daughter, specifically one Lucy Lee.
     This problem of identity arose from the fact that Richard Lee died at an early age (about forty-four years); and, having married rather late in life for those days (about twenty-nine years of age), he left a family of minor children under the care of his wife, Judith Lee.
     Mrs. Judith Lee has been accepted as the daughter of John Steptoe and his wife Elizabeth Eustace, widow of John eustace of Northumberland County whose will was recorded in that county on April 15, 1702; hence, Judith (Steptoe) Lee must have been born after that time.
     Richard Lee was undoubtedly an outstanding young man. When he was only twenty-three years of age, he was a Justice - and first of the "Quorum" in 1714; so that he must have been commissioned for several years previous to that date. His exact birthdate is given in his father's Will, as August 18, 1691. Also, he was Clerk of the Court of Northumberland County from 1716 to 1735. He was a respected and active civil servant, acting in the established pattern of the Lee Family. He was the eldest surviving child of Hancock Lee by his first wife, Mary Kendall of Northhampton County, and he had the care and supervision of several younger brothers and sisters by his father's second marriage to Sarah Allerton.
     Now the date of Richard Lee's death usually has been believed to be 1740, as stated in Lee of Virginia, on page 534. However, there was at one time a Will (since lost) of Richard Lee; for it was presented in court by William Eustace, Gent., one of the executors, on May 21, 1735, five years prior to 1740. Thomas Gaskins, who married dau. Anne c 1768, Thomas Waddy, Thomas Winter and Roger Winter, or any three of them were appointed to appraise the estate. At the same court session an "Account of Richard Lee for building a warehouse at Indian Creek" was read and allowed. It would, therefore, seem apparent that his death was sudden and unexpected.
     However, Mr. William Eustace died before he could complete the settlement of the estate of Richard Lee, and next we find Mrs. Judith Lee, on June 9th, 1740, "Appointed for administration of the estate of Richard Lee, deceased (not yet administered by William Eustace, deceased) who was executor under the Will." Additional proof of Mr. William Eustace acting as Richard Lee's Executor is to be found in the Northumberland County Records, September 11, 1738, i.e., "200 Acres from William Eustace, Executor of Richard Lee, to Francis Timberlake (land described as being part of tract Christopher Carlington, deceased, sold to Hancock Lee, Gent., deceased, and which was devised to his son Richard Lee, deceased)."
     Also in the records there is listed an "Inventory of Estate of Richard Lee, deceased, Mrs. Judith Lee, Administratrix." It includes, "A large estate. 19 Negroes, 2 servants, Table Linen, Pewter, Bedding, Furniture, China, 72 Head of Cattle, 65 Sheep, 15 Calves, 60 Hogs, 2 Mares, 2 Horses, etc." This inventory is dated July 14, 1740, just two months before the first division of the estate.
     On September 8, 1740, Mrs. Judith Lee received one-third of the estate of her deceased husband, Richard Lee. It consisted of two-hundred ninety-nine pounds and six negroes. At the same time Major Peter Conway received his wife's share of "her father's estate." and the court record specifically states that it was one-seventh of the remaining two-thirds of the estate. This is the first indication, and a rather firm one, that there were seven children left by Richard Lee of Ditchley, and that Major Conway married one of the daughters before September 1740. She was Elizabeth Lee and was probably the eldest of Richard Lee's children.
     Let us now briefly cover the other known children of Richard and Judith Lee.
     In December, 1741, another division of the estate of Richard Lee occurs, when there is paid "to Mr. Charles Lee, his wife's filial part of her father's estate." This daughter is Mary Lee, and we find the marriage listed in a compilation of License Fees of Northumberland County which is published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, volume 47, page 41, reading, "Charles Lee and Mary Lee - 1741."
     Another daughter was Judith Lee who was known to have married one David Galloway, Senior, a Scots merchant of Northumberland County.
     Then, of course, there is not doubt about another daughter, Lettice Lee, who married Colonel James Ball, Jr; for her tombstone at St. Mary's White Chapel, Lancaster County, is thus inscribed: "In memory of Lettice Lee, 3rd wife of Colonel James Ball, daughter of Richard Lee of Ditchley. "Died the 17th of November, 1811, in the 80th year of her age." According to Lee of Virginia she was married about 1753.
     A fifth daughter Anne Lee, was married to George Kerr, also a Scots merchant who was closely associated with David Galloway who married her sister Judith Lee, before November 11, 1751; for on that date "Subscribers met and possessed George Kerr with his wife's filial part of her father's estate (Richard Lee)."
     Kendall Lee, heir to all of Richard Lee's lands, claimed his inheritance on December 11, 1740. He was most likely twenty-one years of age at this date, making him born about 1728. One of the Commissioners who possessed him of his estate was Baldwin Matthews Smith. Kendall Lee was married on July 9, 1749 to Betty Heale, daughter of Priscilla Chinn. Thomas Edwards, Jr., was security.
     Before proceeding to Lucy Lee, let me first disprove and dispose of Stephen Lee.
     The proponents of Stephen Lee being the seventh child readily admit that said Stephen Lee emigrated from Prince William County, Virginia, to Kentucky, where he died. There is proof of this fact. In the Kentucky Genealogist, Volume 2, (1734-1803) pages 7 and 92, are listed "Claims filed in Public Record Office, London, England" which deal with the information about American colonists who dealt with loyalist merchants prior to the American Revolution. There is a Notation here as follows: "Stephen Lee of Prince William, debt due 1774 L.0.10.0. He removed to Kentucky ten years ago; the(n) solvent. Enquire of Colin Campbell. Page 243."
     Stephen Lee had removed to Kentucky in 1789, taking several of his sons and daughters with him. He had resided in Prince William County, Virginia, for about thirty of forty years prior to going to Kentucky, and he and four of his sons appear in the Census Record (Tax List) for Prince William County for the period covering 1782-1787. There is no doubt as to the fact that Stephen Lee who wrote his Will in Mason County, kentucky, which was proved on June 20, 1791 was the Stephen Lee of Prince William County, Virginia.
     The first appearance of Stephen Lee in Virginia is when he voted for Thomas Ludwell Lee in Stafford County in 1755-56. Next we find him buying land in Fairfax County from Robert Carter on October 16, 1755. Also, he purchased 204 Acres of land from Thomas Harrison on March 5, 1776. I cite these transactions to point out that Stephen Lee did not live on inherited land, as he would have had he been a scion of the Ditchley family, but that he came to Virginia and bought his land.
     The tombstone of Stephen Lee, located at "Leewood", near Maysville, Kentucky, has an inscription giving his date of death as 1791 and his age as either 81 or 84, depending upon the interpretation of the second figure (the first figure "8" being very clear). This death date is also attested by the proving of his Will in 1791. This would make Stephen Lee born around 1710 - much too earley to be the son of Richard of Ditchley. Accordingly, he would have been a man of about forty-five years when his record first appears in Prince William County. Where was he prior to 1755?
     There is positive proof as to his whereabouts. His daughter Priscilla Lee married William Botts of Stafford County, Virginia. This gentleman wrote in his Prayer Book - "William Botts and Priscilla Lee were married November ye 9th 1769." His daughter, Elizabeth (Botts) Shackleford made another entry in the Prayer Book concerning her father: "married Miss Priscilla Lee of Prince Georges County, Maryland." This definitely indicates that Stephen Lee's daughter, Priscilla, was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Her sister, Lucy Lee, married Moses Bridwell in Stafford County in 1758. Another daughter, Nancy, married a Mountjoy of Stafford County, and a forth daughter, Ann, remained single. This would indicate that the daughters removed with Stephen Lee from Prince Georges County, maryland, to Prince William County, Virginia.
     Thus, we see Stephen Lee living in Prince Georges County, Maryland, at least at the time of the birth of his daughters. It is possible to pick up the threads of his life there as early as 1740, when he was first bonded as an adult, and carry them forward for another seven years, but that, and the matter of his actual parentage does not properly belong in this paper. They are, however, under current research. The point is that Stephen Lee never inherited land in Virginia and was never identified with the two counties wherein the Richard Lee of Ditchley family lived, Namely, Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia.
     This position is further strengthened by the fact that Kendall Lee requested, in November, 1766 and "Act of the Assembly to dock the entail of certain lands whereof Kendall Lee is seized, and for settling other lands and slaves to the same use." This land comprised 2,050 Acres in Northampton County, Virginia; 50 Acres in Northumberland County; and 904 Acres in Northumberland County, and 235 Acres in Loudoun County. It was all of the land which had been willed to Kendall Lee by his father, Richard Lee. No other land remained for another son. It is highly unlikely that Richard Lee would have neglected to provide for another younger, minor son. Also, Kendall Lee was born about 1728; a younger brother (if existing) could not possibly have been old enough to have appeared in the records of Prince Georges County, maryland, at the date upon which the said Stephen Lee was bonded in 1740. His age is definitely too old to have been a son of Richard Lee of Ditchley. And thus I rest the case of Stephen Lee.
     Add to the above facts the most unusual fact that Stephen Lee did not give one of his sons a name traditional in the Lee of Westmoreland Family. His sons were named Lewis, Stephen, Jr., Edward, Henry, and Peter. Not a Richard, John, Fran(k), Thomas, William or Philip appear in the lot! Thus I rest the case of Stephen Lee. I believe that I have disposed of the possibility of Stephen Lee being a son of Richard Lee of Ditchley, and the seventh child of that gentleman.
     Let me pass on to my candidate, Lucy Lee, for the place of last and seventh child of Richard and Judith Lee of Ditchley!
     After Richard Lee died in 1735 his widow remained in that status until 1749, when she undertook a "Marriage Agreement with one Samuel Peachey, Gent.". dated February 16, 1749/40(50). This document was proved by "Jno. Leland, Kendall Lee and Lucy Lee, witnesses." Captain Samuel Peachey came of an outstanding family of Richmond County and had previously been the husband of Winifred Griffin, who was the mother of all his children except one, Elizabeth, she being the product of his first marriage to Katherine McCarty, daughter of Captain Daniel McCarty (Westmoreland Deeds and Wills, No. 7, folios 256-261, dated November 9, 1721). In "Richmond County Marriages (1668-1852)" by Mr. George N.S. King, published in 1964, the author gives some corrections concerning the various marriages of Captain Samuel Peachey, going on to state on page 144 of his book that Captain Samuel Peachey married thirdly "Judith Lee, widow of Richard Lee, Gent. (1691-1735) of Northumberland County, both of whom died testate there, but only the Will of Mrs. Peachey remains on record." Mr. King gives the nearest death date for Captain Peachey as October 2, 1750.
     Now I wish to call attention to the Marriage Agreement of Judith Lee and Captain Samuel Peachey of 1749. The two witnesses of this document with whom we are most concerned were her son Kendall Lee, with whom she was undoubtedly living, and one Lucy Lee. Now the Lees were extraordinarily fond of having their own family members as witnesses to family documents. Add to this, the fact that Lucy Lee, as an unmarried daughter, would be at home with her mother. This first appearance of a Lucy Lee, with Judith Lee's son Kendall, makes one wonder, as this was a most personal document.
     Then again, the Will of Judith Peachey, dated December 17, 1754 and proved on February 10, 1755, is of great interest. "Debts to be paid. Rest of estate to be equally divided between children. Mr. Samuel Blackwell and my son Kendall, Ex. Witnesses: Betty Conway, Kendall Lee, Lucy Smith and Anne Kerr." Of these four witnesses, three have been proven to be children of Judith Lee Peachey. It is my conclusion that she would not have called upon a fourth person, who was not a member of the family, to witness such a personal document as her last Will, in as much as she already had three witnesses who were her children. It is my belief that this Lucy Smith is the same person who witnesses her mother's Marriage Agreement to Captain Samuel Peachey as "Lucy Lee." In the space if time between 1749 and 1754, she had married a Smith. She is undoubtedly the seventh and last child.
     At this point it should be stated that all this controversy over the "lost child" would not probably have arisen, if there were not a "gap" in the marriage records of the county of Northumberland. These marriage records are published in volume 47 of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, page 41, as a compilation of the "Clerk's Fees for Licenses Issued." I have personally examined these Fee Books for the period involved and find there is, in truth, a gap from "Joseph Blackwell and Lucy Steptoe, January 1745" to the next entry of "Henry Berry and Winifred Haynie, March, 1756." This gap includes the dates of marriage of several of Richard Lee's daughters, including the marriage of Lucy Lee, which occurred between 1749 and 1755.
     I have found still another case of Lucy Lee appearing, with members of her Lee family, in the records of Northumberland County. In the Will of Cuthbert Spann,
     proved November 12, 1753, one finds: "to my friend Mr. Peter Conway", and the witnesses to the codicil dated May 26, 1750 are Abraham *ivision, Anne Lee, Lucy Lee, and Edwin Conway. The Spanns and the Conways and the Lees were neighbors and friends, often inter-marrying. Mr. Peter Conway was the husband of the sister (Elizabeth) of Anne and Lucy Lee. At this date, 1750, both Anne and Lucy Lee were unmarried.
     Additional research leads me to conclude that Lucy Lee married Baldwin Matthews Smith, son of Philip Smith of "Fleet's Bay", Northumberland County. This Smith family,
     both Philip the father and Baldwin Matthews the son, were closely associated with both Richard and Kendall Lee, servining together as securities, commissioners, etc. There is no record of the marriage of Lucy Lee to Baldwin Matthews Smith, as the date of said marriage would fall within the period of Clerk's License Fees for which there is no record. However, in searching for the marriage in surrounding counties, I found the marriage of "William Montague and Lucy Smith, relict of Baldwin Smith. Sec. Jas. Selden. Witnesses Hugh Walker, John Montague. "dated the eleventh of December, 1772.
     This Baldwin Matthews Smith did not leave a Will, but there is listed an Administration of Estate for him on page 272 of Section of Northumberland Order Book for 1758-1762. The estate was administered by John Smith, his son, and the date is June 8, 1761. Also, in Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills (1653-1800) by Ida J. Lee, on page 203 of same one notes the name of Baldwin Matthews Smith. "Division of Negroes" is recorded January 20, 1764. This names "to Mrs. Lucy Smith, widow," "Colonel John Lee for Mary and Frances' part". "Mrs. Smith for Judith and Mildred's part." "Mr. George Heale for Burgess' part", and Mr. John Smith for Philip Smith's part." It is believed that Baldwin Mathews Smith and his wife, Lucy, were living in Lancaster County at the time of his death. Their home was "Smithfield", formerly Menaskin, owned by David Fox and called the "River Plantation."
     I would like to digress a little at this point to give a resume of the Smith Family. Baldwin Matthews Smith was the son of Philip Smith, as previously stated. The latter was the son of Captain John Smith of Purton who married Mary Matthews on February 9, 1711. She was the daughter of Baldwin Matthews, Justice of the Peace for York County, and great-grandson to Govenor Samuel Matthews. Baldwin Matthews Smith first married Fanny Burgess daughter of Charles Burgess and had sons John, Philip and Burgess, and possibly Edward.
     Then, in 1775, under Baldwin Matthews Smith, in Lancaster County, one finds another division of negroes, dated November 16, 1775 and recorded December 21, 1775, "to the Rev. John Leland, Jr., in right of his wife (Judith Smith) and Mildred Smith,
     orphans of Baldwin Matthews Smith, by Thomas B. Griffin, Richard Ball, James W. Ball." The Rev. John Leland, Jr., married, on October 19, 1775, Judith Smith, daughter of Baldwin Matthews Smith and his wife Lucy. His father, John Leland, had been an executer to the Will of Judith (Lee) Peachey, together with her son, Kendall. The Will of John Leland, Jr., was recorded in Lancaster County on June 15, 1799, and names wife Judith; sons John Lee Leland, Leroy Peachey Leland, and Baldwin Leland. The eldest son carried his grandmother's maiden name.
     The other Smith orphan, Mildred, married LeRoy Peachey of Richmond County, and is said to have left no issue. This relationship is verified in a Deed written in 1785 in Lancaster County.
     Now Lucy Lee and her husband Baldwin Matthews Smith were living in Lancaster County at the time of his death. She obviously continued to reside there. She marr(ied) Captain William Montague in Lancaster County on December 11, 1772. The securities and witnesses were James Selden, Hugh Walker, and John Montague, and she was described as "Lucy Smith, widow." She had only one child by William Montague. William. The Will of Captain William Montague was recorded October 21, 1794. It names wife Lucy; sons Thomas (Dragon Plantation), William and John; daughters Hannah and Frances Montague (by his first marriage); "Daughter-in-law Judith Leland and Mildred Smith, sister of son William Montague;" "Godson Baldwin Matthews Leland." Ex.: Dr. William Ball, John Montague. Wits: John Leland.
     There is a fine genealogy of the Montague Family entitled. "Montague Genealogy" (Peter of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia) by C.W. Montague, 1894. It has a resume of Captain William Montague, son of William, born about 1728, who married first Hannah Ballendine of Lancaster and second widow mary Lucy Smith, "whose maiden name was Lucy Lee, descendants say she was a relative of Light Horse Harry Lee." He goes on to say that one of her descendants has a "Memorial Ring" with the letters "L.M." upon the side of which is engraved "died March 30, 1806, aged about 71 years." This would make Lucy Lee Smith Montague born in 1735, the last year of her father's life; undoubtedly she was his seventh and last child!
Grace M. Moses.⁵

     Baldwin Matthews Smith died at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.² He was born circa 1714 at Petsworth Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Frances Burgess, daughter of Charles Burgess and Frances Fox, on 5 December 1748 at Lancaster Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 1st of 2 wives;
Per Early Colonial Settlers:
Marriage Bonds in Lancaster County, VA; Wm. and Mary
Qrtly., Vol. 12, No. 2
5 Dec., 1748, Baldwin Mathews Smith & Mrs. Frances Burges. Consent of
Jesse Ball. Witnessed by Sinah Ball and Suenner Scott.
Date of marriage bond. Hill [1990:50] cites Northumberland co., VA Record Bk 1738-1743:255; Lancaster Co. Will Bk 14:10; and The Virginia Genealogyst 11:1.^3,2 Baldwin Matthews Smith married Lucy Lee, daughter of Richard Henry Lee and Judith Steptoe, in 1750 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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His 2nd of 2 wives; her 1st of 2 husbands.¹
Baldwin Matthews Smith died before 8 June 1761 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Early Colonial Settlers this was the date his estate was adminitered.¹

His estate was probated on 8 June 1761 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
Family Tree Maker Online: GenealogyLibrary.com:
Seldens of Virginia vol 1 , Page 157
     This Baldwin Matthews Smith did not leave a Will, but there is listed an Administration of Estate for him on page 272 of Section of Northumberland Order Book for 1758-1762. The estate was administered by John Smith, his son, and the date is June 8, 1761. Also, in Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills (1653-1800) by Ida J. Lee, on page 203 of same one notes the name of Baldwin Matthews Smith. "Division of Negroes" is recorded January 20, 1764. This names "to Mrs. Lucy Smith, widow," "Colonel John Lee for Mary and Frances' part". "Mrs. Smith for Judith and Mildred's part." "Mr. George Heale for Burgess' part", and Mr. John Smith for Philip Smith's part."31 It is believed that Baldwin Mathews Smith and his wife, Lucy, were living in Lancaster County at the time of his death. Their home was "Smithfield", formerly Menaskin, owned by David Fox and called the "River Plantation."
     I would like to digress a little at this point to give a resume of the Smith Family. Baldwin Matthews Smith was the son of Philip Smith, as previously stated. The latter was the son of Captain John Smith of Purton who married Mary Matthews on February 9, 1711. She was the daughter of Baldwin Matthews, Justice of the Peace for York County, and great-grandson to Govenor Samuel Matthews. Baldwin Matthews Smith first married Fanny Burgess32 daughter of Charles Burgess and had sons John, Philip and Burgess, and possibly Edward.33.¹
     Baldwin Matthews Smith was also known as Baldwin Mathews Smith.²

     William Montague was born circa 1730 at Middlesex Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Lucy Lee, daughter of Richard Henry Lee and Judith Steptoe, on 11 December 1772 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Her 2nd of 2 husbands;
Per Early Colonial Settlers: "marriage of "William Montague and Lucy Smith, relict of Baldwin Smith. Sec. Jas. Selden. Witnesses Hugh Walker, John Montague. "dated the eleventh of December, 1772."¹
William Montague died on 21 October 1794 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     John Eustace was born circa 1640.¹ He married Sarah Jauncey, daughter of William Jauncey and Elizabeth Cossens, circa 1678 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.^2,1

John Eustace died before 15 April 1702.¹

His estate was probated on 15 April 1702 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1699-1706 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Hamrick]; Page 196
Northumberland County Court 15th day of Apr'l Anno Dom. 1702
Upon the Moc'on JAMES INNIS, JOHN STEPTOE & THO. PINKARD a Probate is granted them of the Last Will and Testam't of JOHN EUSTACE dec'ed the said Will being proved by the Oaths of JOHN STEPTOE, GEORGE WALE & JOHN HUST Witnesses to the said Will and the same is Admitted.³
     GAV-9.
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
Presented by Fanny Jarrot. W.B. 20, p. 241.
JAUNCEY, William. 10 June 1678. Rec. 14 Apr. 1697.
William Jauncey, of Co. of Northumberland, having a resolution to go out of ye country.
To: Wm. Eustace, My grandchild, natural son of John Eustace and my daughter Sarah his wife. Other children of sd John Eustace and his wife.
Godchild: Wm. Clapham.
Overseer of will: Thos. Haynes, attorney Wm. Hancock, Robert Skelton and Mr. Francis Lee, of London, merchant.
Brother: Mr. John Jauncey, living in Stradford, In Buckingham shire at Pharington.
Joseph Darby "now with me in this Country."
Sister: Mary Belcher. Extrx:
Dau. Sarah Eustace.
Wits: Robert Shoull, Francis Wallis. W.B. 8, p. 63.
Deposition of Anthony Stepto, age 44 years. John Cosens, of Co. of Northumberland, came out of England in same ship with him and often spoke of his mother and sister. Sd. John Cosens died in 1674. His estate claimed by Wm. Jauncey in right of his wife Elizabeth, sister of sd Cosons. Sd estate left to Sarah and John Eustace. Sarah died in 1682, leaving 2 sons, Wm. ye eldest. Apr. 12, 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Deposition of Elizabeth Swan, age 50 yrs. John Cosens died about the year 1674 or 1676 and his reputed sister Mrs. Elizabeth Jauncey with her reputed husband Wm. Jauncey and their dau. Sarah and her reputed husband, Mr. John Eustace, came all together to Va. and touched the Barbadoes on their way. The sd. Sarah was delivered of a son called William soon after their arrival and 2 yrs. later another son called John. 12 Apr. 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Elizabeth Pinkard, age 50 yrs. Deposition. She was acquainted with John Cosens and heard him speak of his mother and sister and his brother-in-law, Wm. Jauncey. W.B. 8, p. 64.
George Harward. Age 38 yrs. Same deposition.
Patience Stepto, age 54 yrs. Same deposition and adds that they came in a ship called ye Isaac & Benjamin, Mr. John Plover, Commander, and she came in same ship with same Cosens.
Elizabeth Harrod, age 34 yrs, makes same deposition.¹

     Sarah Jauncey was born after 1658 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹ She married John Eustace circa 1678 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.^1,4

Sarah Jauncey died in 1682 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹
     GAV-9.
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
Presented by Fanny Jarrot. W.B. 20, p. 241.
JAUNCEY, William. 10 June 1678. Rec. 14 Apr. 1697.
William Jauncey, of Co. of Northumberland, having a resolution to go out of ye country.
To: Wm. Eustace, My grandchild, natural son of John Eustace and my daughter Sarah his wife. Other children of sd John Eustace and his wife.
Godchild: Wm. Clapham.
Overseer of will: Thos. Haynes, attorney Wm. Hancock, Robert Skelton and Mr. Francis Lee, of London, merchant.
Brother: Mr. John Jauncey, living in Stradford, In Buckingham shire at Pharington.
Joseph Darby "now with me in this Country."
Sister: Mary Belcher. Extrx:
Dau. Sarah Eustace.
Wits: Robert Shoull, Francis Wallis. W.B. 8, p. 63.
Deposition of Anthony Stepto, age 44 years. John Cosens, of Co. of Northumberland, came out of England in same ship with him and often spoke of his mother and sister. Sd. John Cosens died in 1674. His estate claimed by Wm. Jauncey in right of his wife Elizabeth, sister of sd Cosons. Sd estate left to Sarah and John Eustace. Sarah died in 1682, leaving 2 sons, Wm. ye eldest. Apr. 12, 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Deposition of Elizabeth Swan, age 50 yrs. John Cosens died about the year 1674 or 1676 and his reputed sister Mrs. Elizabeth Jauncey with her reputed husband Wm. Jauncey and their dau. Sarah and her reputed husband, Mr. John Eustace, came all together to Va. and touched the Barbadoes on their way. The sd. Sarah was delivered of a son called William soon after their arrival and 2 yrs. later another son called John. 12 Apr. 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Elizabeth Pinkard, age 50 yrs. Deposition. She was acquainted with John Cosens and heard him speak of his mother and sister and his brother-in-law, Wm. Jauncey. W.B. 8, p. 64.
George Harward. Age 38 yrs. Same deposition.
Patience Stepto, age 54 yrs. Same deposition and adds that they came in a ship called ye Isaac & Benjamin, Mr. John Plover, Commander, and she came in same ship with same Cosens.
Elizabeth Harrod, age 34 yrs, makes same deposition.⁴

     William Jauncey was born before 1638 at England.¹ He married Elizabeth Cossens before 1658 at England.²

William Jauncey died on 14 April 1697 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1674-1677 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 276
Northumberland County Court 19th of July 1676
Mr. JANNCEY p Land of Collo. CARTER
Whereas Mr. WILLIAM JANNCEY, Brother in Law of Mr. JOHN COSSENS, deced., preferred a Petition to this Court wherein he did declare that he had made his clayme unto an Estate left unto his Wife by the Last Will and Testament of Mr. COSSENS now in the possession of Collo. JOHN CARTER and prayed Judgment to be possest of the Estate, And whereas Collo. JOHN CARTER was summoned to appeare this Court to answer the Complaint of Mr. JANNCEY and appeared not, but by a Letter [which by the Oath of WILLIAM JANNCEY] doth appeare to be in the hand of Collo. CARTER said Collo. CARTER doth desire that WILLIAM JANNCEY may have a Judgment to be
possest of the Estate. It is ordered that Mr. JANNCEY be forthwith possest of the Estate of JOHN COSSENS [in right of his Wife according to the Last Will and Testament of JOHN COSSENS].¹

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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
Presented by Fanny Jarrot. W.B. 20, p. 241.
JAUNCEY, William. 10 June 1678. Rec. 14 Apr. 1697.
William Jauncey, of Co. of Northumberland, having a resolution to go out of ye country.
To: Wm. Eustace, My grandchild, natural son of John Eustace and my daughter Sarah his wife. Other children of sd John Eustace and his wife.
Godchild: Wm. Clapham.
Overseer of will: Thos. Haynes, attorney Wm. Hancock, Robert Skelton and Mr. Francis Lee, of London, merchant.
Brother: Mr. John Jauncey, living in Stradford, In Buckingham shire at Pharington.
Joseph Darby "now with me in this Country."
Sister: Mary Belcher. Extrx:
Dau. Sarah Eustace.
Wits: Robert Shoull, Francis Wallis. W.B. 8, p. 63.
Deposition of Anthony Stepto, age 44 years. John Cosens, of Co. of Northumberland, came out of England in same ship with him and often spoke of his mother and sister. Sd. John Cosens died in 1674. His estate claimed by Wm. Jauncey in right of his wife Elizabeth, sister of sd Cosons. Sd estate left to Sarah and John Eustace. Sarah died in 1682, leaving 2 sons, Wm. ye eldest. Apr. 12, 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Deposition of Elizabeth Swan, age 50 yrs. John Cosens died about the year 1674 or 1676 and his reputed sister Mrs. Elizabeth Jauncey with her reputed husband Wm. Jauncey and their dau. Sarah and her reputed husband, Mr. John Eustace, came all together to Va. and touched the Barbadoes on their way. The sd. Sarah was delivered of a son called William soon after their arrival and 2 yrs. later another son called John. 12 Apr. 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Elizabeth Pinkard, age 50 yrs. Deposition. She was acquainted with John Cosens and heard him speak of his mother and sister and his brother-in-law, Wm. Jauncey. W.B. 8, p. 64.
George Harward. Age 38 yrs. Same deposition.
Patience Stepto, age 54 yrs. Same deposition and adds that they came in a ship called ye Isaac & Benjamin, Mr. John Plover, Commander, and she came in same ship with same Cosens.
Elizabeth Harrod, age 34 yrs, makes same deposition.³

     Elizabeth Cossens was born before 1642 at England.¹ She married William Jauncey before 1658 at England.¹

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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1653-1800 Lancaster County, Virginia Wills [Ida J. Lee];
Presented by Fanny Jarrot. W.B. 20, p. 241.
JAUNCEY, William. 10 June 1678. Rec. 14 Apr. 1697.
William Jauncey, of Co. of Northumberland, having a resolution to go out of ye country.
To: Wm. Eustace, My grandchild, natural son of John Eustace and my daughter Sarah his wife. Other children of sd John Eustace and his wife.
Godchild: Wm. Clapham.
Overseer of will: Thos. Haynes, attorney Wm. Hancock, Robert Skelton and Mr. Francis Lee, of London, merchant.
Brother: Mr. John Jauncey, living in Stradford, In Buckingham shire at Pharington.
Joseph Darby "now with me in this Country."
Sister: Mary Belcher. Extrx:
Dau. Sarah Eustace.
Wits: Robert Shoull, Francis Wallis. W.B. 8, p. 63.
Deposition of Anthony Stepto, age 44 years. John Cosens, of Co. of Northumberland, came out of England in same ship with him and often spoke of his mother and sister. Sd. John Cosens died in 1674. His estate claimed by Wm. Jauncey in right of his wife Elizabeth, sister of sd Cosons. Sd estate left to Sarah and John Eustace. Sarah died in 1682, leaving 2 sons, Wm. ye eldest. Apr. 12, 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Deposition of Elizabeth Swan, age 50 yrs. John Cosens died about the year 1674 or 1676 and his reputed sister Mrs. Elizabeth Jauncey with her reputed husband Wm. Jauncey and their dau. Sarah and her reputed husband, Mr. John Eustace, came all together to Va. and touched the Barbadoes on their way. The sd. Sarah was delivered of a son called William soon after their arrival and 2 yrs. later another son called John. 12 Apr. 1697. W.B. 8, p. 64.
Elizabeth Pinkard, age 50 yrs. Deposition. She was acquainted with John Cosens and heard him speak of his mother and sister and his brother-in-law, Wm. Jauncey. W.B. 8, p. 64.
George Harward. Age 38 yrs. Same deposition.
Patience Stepto, age 54 yrs. Same deposition and adds that they came in a ship called ye Isaac & Benjamin, Mr. John Plover, Commander, and she came in same ship with same Cosens.
Elizabeth Harrod, age 34 yrs, makes same deposition.²

     John Eustace was born circa 1682 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹
John Eustace died before 15 April 1702 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹

His estate was probated on 15 April 1702 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1699-1706 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Hamrick]; Page 196
Northumberland County Court 15th day of Apr'l Anno Dom. 1702
Upon the Moc'on JAMES INNIS, JOHN STEPTOE & THO. PINKARD a Probate is granted them of the Last Will and Testam't of JOHN EUSTACE dec'ed the said Will being proved by the Oaths of JOHN STEPTOE, GEORGE WALE & JOHN HUST Witnesses to the said Will and the same is Admitted.¹

     Patience (?) married Thomas Howard.²
Patience (?) was born in 1643.¹ She married Anthony Steptoe, son of Phillip Steptoe, circa 19 March 1678/79 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Her 2nd of 2 husbands.
Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 32
Northumberland County Court 19th of March 1678/79;
- FRA: HUNTER agt ANTH: STEPTOE
Whereas it appeares to this Court that ANTHONY STEPTOE, who marryed the Relict of THOMAS COWARD [Howard], deced., stands indebted unto FRANCIS HUNTER the sum of three hundred sixty six pounds of tobacco and caske, Judgment is granted FRANCIS HUNTER against ANTHONY STEPTOE for the sum out of the Estate of THOMAS COWARD als Execution.¹
Patience (?) died after 19 March 1678/79 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.¹

     Thomas Howard married Patience (?)¹
Thomas Howard was born before 1655.¹
Thomas Howard died before 20 November 1678 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Early Colonial Settlers: Date of administration of his will.¹

His estate was probated on 20 November 1678 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
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Per Early Colonial Settlers:
1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 13
Northumberland County Court 20th of November 1678
- PATIENCE HOWARD her Comm. of Admon
Upon the Petition of PATIENCE HOWARD, a Commission of Administration is granted PATIENCE of the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD, her deceased Husband, shee giveing caution according to Law
- Bond
PATIENCE HOWARD and WILLIAM EWES doe oblige themselves in the penal! sume of twenty thousand pounds of tobacco and caske that PATIENCE shall duely administer of the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD, her deceased Husband, and exhibite an Inventory thereof unto the Court
- Appraysers
THOMAS BREWER, Mr. AZRICAM PARKER and JOHN NICHOLLS are appointed to apprayse the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD, deced they being first sworne by the next Justice of the Peace
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 13
Northumberland County Court 20th of November 1678
WM_ DOWNING, SENR. agt THO: HOWARD's Estate
Whereas it appeares to this Court yt THOMAS HOWARD, deced., stood indebted unto WILLIAM DOWNING, SENR. ye sume of eleaven hundred fifty pounds of tobacco and caske upon Accompt for goods severall dayes before his death to which Accompt WILLIAM DOWNING hath made Oath yt ye goods charged were delivered according to the Accompt and noe satisfaction made for the same, and whereas by the Oaths of MARMADUKE THOMSON, RICHARD UNDERWOOD and JOHN WORMAN it doth appeare that the debt was due; Judgment is granted to WILLIAM DOWNING against the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD for the some according to priority in Law als Execution
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 20
Northumberland County Court 15th of January 1678/79
- MAYSE agt HOWARD's Estate
Whereas it appeares to this Court by two Bills under the hand of THOMAS HOWARD, deced. yt THOMAS HOWARD stood indebted unto HENRY MAYSE the sum thirteene hundred eighty pounds of tobacco and caske; Judgment is granted HENRY MAYSE against the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD for the sum with costs als Execution
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 21
Northumberland County Court 15th of January 1678/79
Mr. JNO: HARRIS agt THO: HOWARD's Estate
Whereas it appeares to this Cout yt THOMAS HOWARD deced., stood indebted unto Mr. JOHN HARRIS by Bill dated the 27th of June 1678 the sum of six hundred sixty nine pounds of tobacco and caske; Judgment is granted Mr. JOHN HARRIS against the Estate of THOMAS HOWARD for the sum als Execution
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1678-1679 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 32
Northumberland County Court 19th of March 1678/79;
- FRA: HUNTER agt ANTH: STEPTOE
Whereas it appeares to this Court that ANTHONY STEPTOE, who marryed the Relict of THOMAS COWARD [ Howard] deced., stands indebted unto FRANCIS HUNTER the sum of three hundred sixty six pounds of tobacco and caske, Judgment is granted FRANCIS HUNTER against ANTHONY STEPTOE for the sum out of the Estate of THOMAS COWARD als Execution.¹