Showing posts with label reeves. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reeves. Show all posts

Friday, September 10, 2021

Friend of Friends Friday: Inventory of James Green (enslaved persons only) (1807)

James Green's Inventory
PWCo. Will Book I, pg. 363
Recorded: 7 December 1807

In obedience to an order of the worshipful Court of Prince William bearing date the 5th day of October 1807 We the Subscribers have appraised and inventoried all the Estate of James Green dec'd that was presented to our view by the Executor of the said James Green Dec'd in current money as follows:

Negro Sarah £10   
Negro Daniel £65
Negro Gilson £70  
Negro William 
£45
Negro Cease £50
Negro Ben  £100

[Subscribers signed to the inventory are William Brooks, Jonathan Reeve, and George Roach.]



Saturday, July 23, 2016

Will: James Vowles (1871)

JAMES VOWLES Will
PWCo Will Book S, page 118

December 8th 1871. In the name of God amen being in my right mind I do make this my last will and testament.  First I give and bequeath unto Mary Ann Priest my farm known by the name of Right farm containing 148 acres. Also $150 Dollars to be paid at my death, and after all my just debts and other expenses are paid, the balance of my property I give unto my sister Dolly or her airs forever. And I do leave Richard D. Vowls of Danial my Executor of my estate. Given under my hand this 8th day of December 1871.

James [x his mark] Vowles

Teste,
Thos. W. Reeves
James W. Fairfax
Uriah J. Fairfax

At a court held for Prince William County on Monday the 6th day of January 1873. The last will and testament of James Vowles decd. was this day presented to the court by Richard D. Vowles the Executor therein named & being proved by the oath of James W. Fairfax and Uriah J. Fairfax subscribing witnesses thereto was ordered to be recorded and the said Richard D. Vowles announced the ___ of the execution of the said will.

Teste, L. A. Davis clk.




Thursday, November 14, 2013

Deed: Keys & Copin to Reeves (1827)

DEED
KEYS & COPIN to REEVES
Prince William County, VA
Deed Book 11, pg. 41

THIS INDENTURE made and entered into this 12th day of May in the year Our Lord Eighteen Hundred & Twenty seven Between WILLIAM KEYS of the County of Harrison and GEORGE COPIN of the County of Prince William Both of the State of Virginia on the one part and JOHN U. REEVES of the County of Prince William of the other part.  Witnesseth, That the said WILLIAM KEYS & GEORGE COPIN for and in Consideration of the sum of Twenty dollars to them in hand paid at & before the Ensealing and delivery of these presents, hath Granted Bargained and sold alliened Ensealed and Confirmed and by these presents do Grant Bargain & Sell allien Enseal and Confirm unto the said JOHN U. REEVES and his heirs and assigns a Certain tract or parcell of Land Situate Lying and being in the County of Prince William & State aforesaid Containing Twelve acres more or less and is Bounded as followeth Viz. Beginning at a Red Oak on the North side of Quantico run Corner to the Lands of FARROW and PHILIP CARTER thence with the line of sd. Carter S 10 [degrees] E. 106 poles to the line of BENNETT thence with the road to the run to a Corner of the land formerly leas’d to JONATHAN GATHAM thence up the said run and Binding there with the Beginning together with all houses profits advantages Ways Waters & Water Courses with the appurtenances of every kind and nature Whatever thereto apertaining To have and to hold the aforesaid Bargained premises with their appurtenances unto the said JOHN U. REEVES his Heirs and assigns to the only proper use of him the said JOHN U. REEVES and his Heirs & assigns forever and lastly the aforesaid WM. KEYS & GEO. COPIN for themselves their heirs Excrs. & assigns do by these presents warrant and forever defend the aforesaid Bargained premises with their appurtenances to the sd. JOHN U. REEVES & his heirs & assigns against all Claims of any person or persons what ever.

WILLIAM KEYS {seal}
GEO. COPIN {seal}

Prince William County to wit:
Clerks Office May 12th 1827

This deed from WILLIAM KEYS & GEORGE COPIN to JOHN U. REEVES was this day acknowledged in the office aforesaid by the said KEYS & COPIN to be their act & deed admitted to record.

Teste, P. D. DAWE, Ct. Cur.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

PWCo. Districts (1852)


Alexandria Gazette
May 15, 1852

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.  The Commissioners appointed by an act of the Legislature of Virginia, passed April 2nd, 1852, to district the County of Prince William, met at the Court House of said County, pursuant to notice, on the 15th April, 1852, and proceeded to district the County, as follo9ws, viz:--

District No. 1. Shall begin at Cedar Run Bridge, and be bound thence with the Dumfries road to Davis's; thence with the Occoquan road to Powell's Run; thence with said Run to Potomac River; thence with said river to the Stafford line; thence with said line and the Fauquier line to Cedar Run; and thence with said run to the beginning.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Dumfries, and at the dwelling house of Lawrence Cole.

District No. 2. Shall embrace the residue of the territory below Occoquan and Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Occoquan, and at the residence of Courtney Reeves.

District No. 3. Shall be bounded south by Occoquan and Cedar Run to Bull Run; thence with said Bull Run to Ball's Ford; thence with the road to Newmarket; thence with said road by Brewer's Spring to Piney Branch; thence with said Branch to Broad Run; thence with said run to Langyher's Upper Mill; thence with the mill road to Chappel Spring and Greenwich Road; thence with said road to Greenwich; thence to the Fauquier line south of C. Halderman's; and thence with said line to Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held at the Court House, and at the School House of Sally Kincheloe, near Buckhall Branch.

District No. 4. Shall embrace the residue of the territory above Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Haymarket, and at Sudley Mills.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Newspaper Tidbit: Districting the County

Alexandria Gazette
May 15, 1852

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY.  The Commissioners appointed by an act of the Legislature of Virginia, passed April 2nd, 1852, to district the County of Prince William, met at the Court House of said County, pursuant to notice, on the 15th April, 1852, and proceeded to district the County, as follo9ws, viz:--

District No. 1. Shall begin at Cedar Run Bridge, and be bound thence with the Dumfries road to Davis's; thence with the Occoquan road to Powell's Run; thence with said Run to Potomac River; thence with said river to the Stafford line; thence with said line and the Fauquier line to Cedar Run; and thence with said run to the beginning.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Dumfries, and at the dwelling house of Lawrence Cole.

District No. 2. Shall embrace the residue of the territory below Occoquan and Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Occoquan, and at the residence of Courtney Reeves.

District No. 3. Shall be bounded south by Occoquan and Cedar Run to Bull Run; thence with said Bull Run to Ball's Ford; thence with the road to Newmarket; thence with said road by Brewer's Spring to Piney Branch; thence with said Branch to Broad Run; thence with said run to Langyher's Upper Mill; thence with the mill road to Chappel Spring and Greenwich Road; thence with said road to Greenwich; thence to the Fauquier line south of C. Halderman's; and thence with said line to Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held at the Court House, and at the School House of Sally Kincheloe, near Buckhall Branch.

District No. 4. Shall embrace the residue of the territory above Cedar Run.  Elections in this district shall be held in the town of Haymarket, and at Sudley Mills.