Council Minutes, Wills, and Inventories, 1677-1701

Albemarle County

Att A generll Court held Novemr 1679 being prsent John Harvey esqr gov &c Richd Foster esqr Jno Willoughby esqr John Jenkins esqr Antho Slocom esqr Robt Holden esqr Lds Deptie. Willm Crawford esqr James Bluntt esqr John Varnham esqr Assist

Willm Jenings proved the last will & Testamt of mr Willm Sears of this County de ceased, dated the 29th day of August last past. Raphe Goats[Ralph Coates] & Daniell Frissell being witnes to the said will.

Geo: Castleton proved the last will and Testamt of James Perisho of this County deceasd mr James Hill and Jonathan Phelps being witnesses to the sd will.

Thomas Vandermollere proved the last will & Testamt of Loughlan Logan of this County deceased, William Vaughan & Tho: Vandermellere being witnesses to the will.

Tho: Lepper att Berkeley precinct Court held the 13th of February 1679. proved the last will & testament of Tho: kent of this County deceased; mr Ralphe Fletcher and Christopher Nicholson being witneses to the sd will.

Albemarle County in the precinct of Carolina. 2. By the Governor and Lords Deputies with the rest of the hono.ble Councill of state, To all persons Greeting In our Lord God everlasting

whereas itt sufficiently apears to us That Robt pane of this County deceased makeing no will, and stephen Hancock of the sd County, who married the relict of the sd pane deceased, apearing before the justices of the Lords proprietors peace att Berkeley precinct Court, held the 12th of February last past desireing order for administracon of all [torn] every the sd deceaseds estate, which was accordingly granted: wee do therfore in o[illegible] servance to the aforesd order of Court, hereby authorize & impower the sd. Step[hen] Hancock to administer on all & every the estate both reall and personall of the sai[d] Robt. pane deceased & out of the same to satisfie and pay all his just debts so fore [fortn?] as the sd estate will extend or amount unto, & a true and just Inventory of al[l] & every the sd estate which shall come to his hands, possession or knowledge, apraise according to Law to return into the Secretaries office and thereoff to be accomptable, a[t] any time when legally required hee haveing given in Security by himselfe for his so doing; Given under our hands and the seal of the Collony, th[is] twenty seventh day of March Anno. Domi 1680 John Jenkins Anthony Slocum Rob Holden Will Craford

know all men p[per] these presents that wee Stephen Hancock & [blank] both of the County of Albemarle in the province of Carolin[a] planters do bind our selves & either of us joyntly & severally, our heirs Executors and Administrators to pay or cause to bee [crossed out] well & true[ly] paid unto his Excellency the palatine, and the rest of the true and absolute Lords and proprietors of the aforesd province of Carolina o[r] to their heirs & successors the full and jsut sume of twenty thousand pounds of good sound merchantable Tobo.[tobacco] and Caske to containe ye sam[e] payable upon forfeiture of the condicon hereinto annexed In witnes[s] whereoff wee have hereunto sett our hands & seals this 29th March 1680

The Condicon of this Obligacon is such That whereas the above bounden Steph: Hancoc[k] haveing reced lett[er]s of administracon upon the estate of Robt pane deceased, do an[d] shall well & truely perform what therein hee is enjoyned, according to the tenor of the sd Comission, and shall save & keep the Court harmless & undempnified from all & every person or persons that may or shall lay claim to, or pretend interest in the sd estate of the sd Robt. pane deceased, duely executing & truely, performing the office of an administrator to all intents & purposes as therein to him the said Stephen Hancock is granted that then this present obligacon to bee void & of noe effect, or else to stand & bee in full force, power, effect and vertue.

Sealed signed & delivered in the present of us .

Mrs Margrett Culpeper made probatt of the last will and Testament of Mr Edmun[d] Chancey of this County Deceased, witneses Edmund Chambers, Richard Almond and Thomas Reell at the sd will (proved before) in Millers Domination) as Attest Paul Latha[m]

Dorothy Ryley Made ^(good ye) probatt of the Last will and testament of John Culley of this County Deceased, )Shee beeing whole Exceccutrix) witness to the said Will Precillia Tomet, and Alexander Lillington, proved before, under millers domination Test. paul Latham

Dorothy Ryley Makes probat of the last will and testament of John walton of this County deceased, She being theiron nominated whole Exceccutrix and the said Dorothy Is Rellict of both the Aforesd Testators, witneses to this ^(sd) will John Bewley and John Daviss

Edward Smithick Made probatt of his fathers Deed of [Gr?t] to him &c witness James Blount Esqr & Ambross Stephens it beeing before proved but the Record of the probatt not found

Madam Culpeper made probatt of the Last will And Testament of Capt vallentine Bird Deceased Shee The sd Culpeper beeing left whole Execcutrix and the Rellict of the sd Bird

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By the governor & Lords Deptes with the rest of the [torn] of state To all persons Greeting In our Lord God everlasting H4

wheras itt sufficiently apears to us That John Norris of this County deceased makeing no will, & William Simpson of the sd County apearing before the justic[torn] of the Lds proprietors peace att Carterett precinct Court, held the 15th of january last past; pretending himselfe to bee the greatest Creditor to the sd deceased & desiring on [torn] for administracon on all & every the sd deceaseds estate, which was accordingly [illegible] wee do therfore in observant to the aforesd order of Court, hereby impower [illegible] Willm Simpson to administer on all and every the estate both reall & personall of sd John Norris deceased, & out of the same to satisfie & pay all his just debts [as] farr forth as the sd estate which shall come to his hands, possession or know[knowledge] apraised according to Law, to return into the Secretaries' office, & therof to [torn] comptable att any time when legally required, hee haveing given in securitie [torn] Tho: Finckley - and himselfe for his so doing, Given under our hands, and ye sea[seals] of the collony this 5th day of February Ano. Domi 1679 John Jenkins Richd Foster Jno Willoughby Willm Crawford Robt Holden

Know all Men by these presents That wee Willm Simpson and Tho: Finc[torn] both of the County of Albemarle in the province of Carolina planters bind our selves & either of us joyntly or severally our heirs, Execut[torn] Administrators to pay or cause to bee well & truely pd unto his Excell[torn] the pallatine & the rest of the true & absolute Lords & proprietors [torn] aforesd province of Carolina , or to their heirs & successors the full and [torn] sume of twenty thousand pounds of good sound Merchantable Tobo. [tobacco] & [torn] to containe the same; payable upon forfeiture of the condicon herein[torn] annexed, In witness wherof wee have hereunto sett our hands and [torn] the twenty fourth day of February 1680/79./

The condicon of this obligacon is such That wheras the above bounden Willm S[torn] haveing received letters of Administracon upon the estate of Jno. Norris deceased [torn] shall well & truely perform what therein hee is enjoyned , according to the te[torn] sd Commission, & shall save & keep the Court harmless & indempnified from every person or persons that may or shall lay claim to, or pretend interest in [torn] estate of the sd John Norris deceased, duely executeing & truely performing ye [torn] of an Administrator to all intents & purposes as therin to him the sd Willm Simps[torn] granted, that then this present obligacon to bee void & of no effect, Or else to st[torn] and bee in full Force and vertue:/. William Simpson Tho: Finckley

Sealed signed & delivered in the presenc of Raphe Coates John Wolfenden

5. Lords proprs Deputies { Anthony [illegible] { Will Craford Esqr { Robart Holden

Assistants { James Blount Esqr { John warnham Esqr

Steephen Hancock [begin crossed out] Appear [end crossed out] of this County Appearing before the Justices of the Lords [???]rietors peace at Berkeley precinct Court held the 12th day of Feb Last past desire [??]der for Administration of the Estate of Robart pane of This County deceased and hee [missing] sd pane makeing noe will, and the sd Hancock marrying the Rellict of the said [missing]eased, orders for Commissions of Administration was Granted to the sd Hancock , in [missing]ervance of which the Grand Councell Granted the Comissions Signed by the pallatines [begin crossed out ] the day and date [end crossed out] Above sd &c:

[missing] deane of this County Proveing himselfe the nearest of Kin to patrick Jackson [missing]is County Deceased, before the Justices of the Lords proprietors peace of Shaftsbury precinct Court held the 5th day of Feb Last past, had orders Granted for Administration An observance of which Commissions were here Delivered u^(n)der the Seale of the County

Robart Warberton of this County proveing himselfe the nearest of Kin, to John [missing]berton of this County deceased, noe will Appearing, before the Justices of the Lords [missing]oprietors peace at Shaftsbury precinct Court held feb the 5th Last past obtained order

Joshua Lambe And Mr Wm Therrill ^(of this County) proveing themselves the Greatest Creditors of ye [missing]tate of Abraham Kimberley of thsi County deceased, had Commissions for Admistration Granted on the sd deceaseds Estate

[missing]iam Fester of this County, Marrying the Rellict of Thomas Harris of this County deceased [missing] proveing A Noncupitive will , obtained orders for Administration And Accordingly [missing]missions Granted, Conditionly, witness, William Therill, And Timothy Biggs

[missing]liam Therill ^(of this County) Appearing before the Grand Councell And made good the probatt of last will and Testament of Mr Franciss Godfrey of this County deceased, and pre [missing]ted the said will, Praying orders for Administration on all and Every the sd deceaseds [missing]sre, As ^(haveing)[crossed out] Marryed the Rellect, And whole Execcutrix of sd will, and the sd Exceccutrix [missing]ig dead alsoe, Orders for Administration Conditionally were Granted, And Commissions [missing]dingly ---- Witnesses to the sd will Paul Latham, Wm Westerman & John Culpeper

John warnhan Esqr of this County As Attorney to Calleb Lambe of new england, Appear before us as Greatest Creditor, to And of the Estate of Thomas Bellerby of this County deceas= [missing]obtained order and Commissions for Administration

[missing]bert Jnkinson of this County Marrying the Rellict And exceccutrix of Thomas Harloe of thy [missing]nty deceased, makes probatt of the said Harloes will, and obtaines order for Administration on the sd deceaseds sd Estate, which were Accordingly Granted, the witneses to [missing] sd will, John wilson, and John, Watts

Allexander Lillington Esqr and William Therill both of this County: proveing themselves the Nearest Related to the [crossed out] Estate of Thomas Cooke of this County deceased, the sd Allexander by beeing married to the deceaseds daughter, and the said william, to the Rellect, prayed order for Administration on the deceaseds Estate, which was Accordingly [missing]anted, and Commissions Likewise

John Lacy proved the Last will and testament of William Charles of this County deceased the Said Lacy, Marrying the Rellect of the sd Charles, Ralph Flether, John Lawes, Sam: Prickl[missing] Witneses