Return to Currituck Co.
Early Princess Anne Co., VA Deeds
(Currituck County family names & at times
relationships mentioned)
DEED BOOK ONE
Page 10
Nov. 12, 1691
SOLOMON WHITE of Knotts Island deed of gift to Sister Elizabeth now wife of STEPHEN SWAINE, 454 acres, bounded by land of father PATRICK WHITE, dec.
Wit: Patrick White, Patrick Angus.Page 19
May 7, 1692
FRANCIS LAND, father of FRANCIS LAND and grandfather to EDWARD LAND, in his will dated April 15, 1654 left his son FRANCIS 150 acres; eldest son RENATUS LAND, father of EDWARD was to have 200 acres adjoining: RENATUS died and land reverted to Brother FRANCIS who now gives to EDWARD.
Wit: Malachy Thruston, Martha Thruston, Jean PortenPage 20
May 10, 1692
ELIZABETH WHITE power of attorney to Son SOLOMON WHITE.
Wit: Evan Jones, Edward JonesPage 21
July 6, 1692
SOLOMON WHITE, eldest son and heir of PATRICK WHITE—it was father’s desire that my brother PATRICK WHITE have 350 acres called Indian Creek Woods and 200 acres in Norfolk Co. on the North River.
Wit: Lemuel Phillips, Patrick AngusPage 34
April 5, 1692-May 3, 1693
ELIZABETH WHITE of Knotts Island (Will)
Daughters: DINAH JONES, ELIZABETH SWAINE, RUTH WHITEALL
Sons: SOLOMON and PATRICK
Wit: William Boggs, John Sullivan, John SandfordPage 38
July 5, 1693
ISABELL SPRATT, widow of HENRY SPRATT, deed of gift to son THOMAS of 300 acres upon Coratuck Bay called Nawney’s Creek; if he dies without issue then to son HENRY.
Wit: Malachy Thruston, Francis Sayer, Otho RusselPage 41
September 6, 1693
ISABELL SPRATT, widow of HENRY, and son HENRY trade 300 acres to daughter ISABELL now wife to FRANCIS SIMPSON.
Wit: Malachy Thruston, Thomas HallPage 55
April 29, 1693
Administration of the estate of PATRICK WHITE granted to ELIZABETH WHITE, relictPage 75
January 2, 1694/5
Inventory of the estate of FRANCIS LAND by John Richason, Adam Keeling, Henry Walston, and William Cathrill sworn to by KATHERINE HALL late widow of FRANCIS LANDPage 78
Feb. 5, 1694/5
Sarah SANFORD deed of Gift to Sons Causon and Henry SANFORD
Wit. Edward ATWOOD, Horatio WOODHOUSEPage 78
Feb. 5, 1694/5
Power of Attorney from Sarah SANFORD to Brother Henry WOODHOUSE
Wit. Horatio WOODHOUSE, William MOOREPage 80
15 Oct. 1694
JOHN GODDARD—nuncupative will—Katherine GASKINS alias LAND
Page 91
June 8, 1695
CAPT. FRANCIS MORSE Deed of Gift to Son Francis MORSE 360 acres next to marshes of Knotts Island
Page 99
Sept. 4, 1695
Richard WICKER of Knotts Island to Daughter Mary BOOTH wife of George BOOTH 100 acres.
Wit. Edward JONES, Richard DRAPER, Patrick ANGUSPage 138
August 8, 1694-May 5, 1697
WILLIAM CAPPS (Will)
Sons: WILLIAM, JOHN, JOELL
Daughters: RUTH, ELIZABETH, SARAH, MARY
Wife: FRANCES, executor
Wit: William Cornick, Martin CornickPage 144
February 22, 1696/7
FRANCES CAPPS power of attorney to brother RICHARD COX to obtain probate of late husband WILLIAM CAPPS.
Wit: Owen Sullivan, Patrick AngusPage 251
Feb. 8, 1699/1700 - May 7, 1700
ISABELL SPRATT (Will)
Son: HENRY and his wife FRANCES
Daughter: AMIE
SARAH daughter of HENRY WOODHOUSE and his wife AMIE
Son: THOMAS and his daughter AMY
Daughter: MARY wife of SOLOMON WHITE
Daughter ISABEL wife of PATRICK WHITE
Col. ANTHONY LAWSON
Ex: son HENRY and son in law HENRY WOODHOUSE
Wit: Edward Moseley, Henry ChapmanPage 270
Nov. 12, 1700-Jan. 2, 1700 sic
Will of SARAH JONES of Knotts Island
Son: JOHN LEWIS, WILLIAM EVANS, JOHN JONES
Ex: son WILLIAM
Wit: Adam Broughton, Samuel Berrit, Ambros McCoyPage 280
Sept. 21, 1696-May 1701
MARGARET DAWLEY (Will)
Sons: WILLIAM CAPPS, RICHARD CAPPS, and JOHN DAWLEY
Daughters: JEANE WOODHOUSE, SARAH CANNON, ELIZABETH JONES
DENNIS CAPPS son of HENRY
SARAH CANNON daughter of EDWARD and SARAH
FRANCIS JONES and his sister SARAH
Ex: son JOHN DAWLEY
Wit: William Simmons, John WalkerPage 284
Jan. 4, 1700-Jan. 30, 1700
Will of RICHARD WICKER of Coratuck in NC
Wife: MARGARET
Grandchildren: GEORGE BOOTH’s daughters ANNE and ELIZABETH
ROBERT LINSEY’s sons JOHN and JOSEPH
Ex: son WILLIAM WICKER
Wit: Anne Thomas, Peter Parker, Nathaniel JamesPage 366
July 8, 1703
WILLIAM WHITE to PATRICK WHITE 100 acres in Knotts Island
Wit: M. Boush, Evan Jones, Jacob JohnsonPage 382
Nov. 3, 1703
DENNIS CAPPS son of HENRY CAPPS sells land to JOHN LEWIS
Wit: C. Cocke, Charles SayesPage 391
April 24, 1704
RICHARD JARVES of Coratuck power of attorney to RICHARD SANDERSON to receive legacies due him as marrying DINAH WOODHOUSE daughter of JOHN and RUTH WoodhousePage 398
June 7, 1704
JOSEPH SANDERSON of Coratuck power of attorney to Joell CORNICK to represent him in suits brought by EDWARD OLD and WILLOUGHBY MERCHANT against him as having married MARY TOOLY daughter of THOMAS TOOLY and Admnx of her sister JANE TOOLY, dec.
Wit: Christopher Burrough, John Carroway Jr.Page 408
Sept. 7, 1703
WILLIAM RUSSELL and WILLIAM BELL of NC to THOMAS BODNAM for 30 lbs. 150 acres given to WILLIAM RUSSELL and his sister ANN now wife of WILLIAM BELL by WILLIAM HILLYARD.
Wit: John Richason, John HeldonPage 416
May 2, 1704
RICHARD SANDERSON of Corrituck who married GRACE daughter of JOHN WOODHOUSE power of attorney to JOEL CORNICK
Wit: John Richason, William MoseleyPage 419
March 17, 1704/5
SOLOMON WHITE to RICHARD SMITH for 70 lbs. 150 acres known as Rich Neck in Blackwater precinct patented by PATRICK WHITE father of said SOLOMON
Wit: Thomas MasonPage 436
June 7, 1705
RICHARD CHURCH to granddaughter ELIZABETH THOROWGOOD daughter of ARGALL THOROWGOOD deed of gift of a mare in the care of ELIZABETH's father-in-law THOMAS TREVATHAN
Wit: Richard Corbitt, Robert BurroughPage 438
Sept. 3, 1705
RICHARD CHURCH of Norfolk Co. power of attorney to son-in-law RICHARD CORBITTPage 491
April 8, 1708
KATHERINE HALL deed of gift to daughter MARTHA HALL daughter of THOMAS, MARY LAND, son FRANCIS LAND, son JOB GASKINS
Wit: M. Boush, Solomon Jones, Conner CallahanPage 497
March 5, 1706/7
MICHALL JONES deed of gift to daughter MARY SIMMONS wife of MALBONE SIMMONS 50 acres in Knotts Island
Wit: Thomas Spratt, Joel Cornick, Reodophus MalboneDEED BOOK TWO
Page 10
last day of August 1708
WILLIAM LURRY indenture of bargain and sale. WILLIAM LURRY of Coratuck precint & of Albemarle County in ye government of North Carolina...to STEPHEN BURGESS...with consent of my wife DINAH...two hundred and fifty acres & is scituate lying & being in ye upper precinct of ye Eastern Shore of Lynhaven Parish in Princess Ann County in ye government of Virga as aforsaid & is lying on ye eastern side of ye north river of Corrotuck between ye land of RANDOLPH LOVETT...DANIEL LAND...RICHARD DRAPERPage 14
Jan. 21, 1706
RICHARD BONNEY---Sons—John, Richard, William and Edward; Daughters Sarah FRANKLIN, Mary DAUGE, Constance CURLON, Phebe LAND, Margaret McCLALLAN and his wife DINAH. Ex. Son JOHN.
Wit. John JAMES, Edward JAMESPage 56
Oct. 5, 1709
ADAM FERGUSON & ELIZA FERGUSON of nuce? in North Carrolina ...sold to...SOLOMON WHITEPage 142
15th day of May 1711
THOMAS PERRY to TIMOTHY IVES, JUNr of Carrotuck in ye Southward Government in Virga...100 acres on Knotts Island commonly called MASONs Land bounding unto RICHARD JONES on ye so side & likewise unto WILLIAM WHITE on ye North sideDEED BOOK THREE
Page 261
April 23, 1719
June 3, 1719
Henry WOODHOUSE Elder---eldest Son Phillip, younger Son William, Wife Elizabeth, Daughter Mary. Ex. Wife
Wit. Francis WOODHOUSE, John CUTH, John CORNICKPage 275
Sept. 1, 1719
RICHARD SMITH Elder to Son Thomas 100 acres in Blackwater
Wit. Willoughby MERCHANT, Richard CORBETT, Sarah SOLLEY
Page 275
April 15, 1719
Sept. 2, 1719
JAMES DAUGE----Sons- John, Richard, and William (New Plantation) Daughters Mary, Macena and Nowdina, Daughter Jacqueline CANNON; Sons James and Peter (land in Currituck), Wife Mary. James’s share to go to Richard and Peter if he doesn’t come to claim it within 6 years. Ex. Wife and her Brother John BONNEY
Wit. William BONNEY, Edward BONNEY
Page 276
May 13, 1719 - Aug. 5, 1719
Will of JOHN DAULEY—Sons John (land in Muddy Creek called George’s Quarter), William (Sasafras Ridge), Thomas (land on Broken Ridge and White Oak Plain), Henry and Dennis. Daughters Elizabeth WOODHOUSE, Mary FOUNTAIN and Margret; Granddaughters Mary FOUNTAIN, and Mary WOODHOUSE, Wife Mary. Ex. Wife.
Wit. Edward A. CANNON SR., Robert HUTCHINSONDEED BOOK FOUR
Page 439
July 4, 1733
JOHN DAUGE Deed of Gift to Daughters MARY and JOAN land in NC and VAPage 439
July 4, 1733
Will of WILLIAM CORBELL—Son SAMUEL; Daughters PRUDENCE, MARY, and ELIZABETH, Wife ELIZABETH. Ex. Wife
Wit. Solomon WHITE Jr., John BUCKNER, Josiah MORRISPage 499
March 11, 1733/4 - April 3, 1734
Will of PHILLIP WOODHOUSE-Brother WILLIAM; Executor: Uncle HORATIO WOODHOUSE
Wit. John GORNTO, John BROWN, Francis WOODHOUSEPage 500
April 15, 1734
Will of JOHN DAUGE – Wife ELIZABETH, Sister NOWDINA HENLEY, Grandson JOHN WHITEHURST, Brother WILLIAM’s son JOHN, FRANCIS WOODHOUSE, all my Brothers and Sisters. Ex. Francis WOODHOUSE
Wit. John BONNEY, William DAUGEDEED BOOK SIX
Page 17
April 1, 1740
CASON BUSKY and Wife Mary (only Daughter of John and Elizabeth CANNON and one of two Sisters (?) and coheirs of Edward LAND, JR.) to Anthony WALKE for 5 shillings 670 acres where on Mary’s Grandfather EDWARD LAND lived.
Wit. Jacob ELLEGOOD, Edward Hack MOSELEY, John HUTCHINGSPage 19
April 1, 1741
BENJAMIN DAUGE of Currituck in NC to John FENTRESS, JR., for 5 shillings 130 acres (same land James DAUGE gave to his Son Richard in his Will)
Wit. Anthony WALKE, John KEMPE, John FENTRESS, Michael FENTRESSDEED BOOK SEVEN
Page 307
March 17, 1752
JAMES DAUGE Deed of Gift to Brother RICHARD DAUGE 45 acres, part of plantation our father WILLIAM divided before PETER MALBONE and CORNELIUS HENLEY
Wit. John BONNEY, SR., Cornelius HENLEYPage 311
March 17, 1752
Inventory of the estate of WILLIAM DAUGE by JOHN BONNEY, SR., TULLY WILLIAMSON, CORNELIUS HENLEY
Kindly contributed by Janet Pinkham, Judy Merrell Brickhouse, and Mike Schoettle
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