CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA; Vol 2, pp 132 - 139
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orphans of Reuben and Phebe Moore, widow and relict of Reuben.
David Harnett was uncle of Reuben; had married Reuben's aunt.
Obediah Layton, aged 60 years, deposes 1800. Jacob Rambo deposes in
Shenandoah. Thomas Loker's wife was half-sister to Thomas
Dunkenson.

 Douglass vs. Douglass--O. S. 158; N. S. 56--James Douglass's will
of Wythe County, dated 23d April, 1804. Wife, Jane; son, John;
legatee, Jane Davenport; legatee, Molly Halfacre and Beckey King's
heirs. Recorded in Wythe, July, 1804.

 Peterson vs. Craig--O. S. 159; N. S. 56--Bill, 1808. Orator,
Morton Peterson. He holds by devise from his father, Mathias
Peterson, a tract in Montgomery County, 237 acres, originally
surveyed for John Daviss under Loyal Company. Davis sold to James
Smith and then devised the unpaid purchase money to Mathias, who by
a compromise with Smith came into possession of the land. Smith was
arrested for debt and conveyed the land to John Craig and Thomas
Quirk to become his bail. Both Craig and Quirk are dead and Hiram
Craig, a son of John, is in possession, together with William Neil,
who claims under Quirk.

 Wm. Reed <I>et al.,</I> vs. George Snoddon--O. S. 159; N. S.
56--Rockingham. Complainants are, viz: William Reed and Elizabeth,
his wife, late Snoddon; Jane and Mary Snoddon, children and heirs
of Wm. Snoddon. Defendants are, viz: George Snoddon, administrator
of William Snoddon; Dorcas Snoddon, widow of Wm. Writ in
Rockingham, dated 31st January, 1799. William died in 1791
intestate, leaving widow, Dorcas, a son, George, and Elizabeth,
Jane and Mary. George came of age in 1777. Deed dated 19th January,
1793, by Jane, Mary and Elizabeth Snowden to George Snowden of
Rockingham; conveys 467 acres owned by their father at his death,
and patented to him in 1739. Cor. to Herron. Cor. Shanklin.
Recorded in Rockingham, February, 1793. Mary Snowdon married James
Quinn before 20th November, 1805. Dorcas Snowdon died before 22d
August, 1806.

 Parsons vs. McGuire--O. S. 159; N. S. 56--Bill, May, 1808. Orator,
James Parsons. William McGuire of Hampshire died testate in 1789;
will dated 22d December, 1789, and proved in Hampshire; leaving
widow, Rachel, sons, Robert and Francis, and other sons and
daughters. William devised a tract which he had received from his
father, Thomas McGuire. Rachel had since died. Orator bought the
land from Robert and Francis. William's other children were, viz:
Thomas, James, Nancy, Jane, Peggy, Polly, Annis. James is since
dead. Robert McGuire's answer in Ross County, Ohio. Francis McGuire
answers in Pendleton County. His grandfather, Thomas McGuire at a
very early period had put his son William in possession of the
land, agreeing to make him a deed or devise. William took
possession when first married and lived there until his death.
Thomas survived William and died testate, will dated 19th May,
1792, and recorded in Washington County, Pennsylvania. (There was
a Francis McGuire living in Brooke County, uncle to defendant
Francis.) Answer by Nancy in Brooke County and Jane McGuire in
Muskingum County, granddaughters of Thomas. Bond by Francis McGuire
of Muskingum County, Ohio, 1809. William McGuire's will of
Hampshire County, dated 22d December, 1789, recorded in Hampshire,
11th February, 1790. Thomas McGuire of Township of Hopewell,
Washington County, Pennsylvania, will dated 19th

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May, 1792. Sons, Thomas. Hugh, John, William; wife, Mary (formerly
Mary Randels); daughters, Nancy and Betsey; wife's daughter
Margaret, son William's two daughters by his first wife; son
Francis, bond belonging to Brian Brewin; son Robert's two sons.
Proved in Washington County. Pennsylvania, 13th March, 1793.

 Staley vs. Dering--O. S. 161; N. S. 57--Bill, July, 1808. Orator
John Stealey of Monongalia, in 1798 gave his bond to George Mussor
of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who assigned it to Henry Dering,
his son-in-law, living in Morgantown. Henry died November or
December, 1807. Rebeccah, his widow, qualified administratrix.

 Alexr. Stuart vs. Dingess--O. S. 161; N. S. 57--Land in
Montgomery, surveys in Montgomery. Henry Crutcher, James Turner,
Wm. Dingess, Alexr. Stewart, James Turner, assignee of John Dunn,
James Turner, Alexr. Stewart assignee of James Newell.

 Sexton vs Steere--O. S. 161; N. S. 57--Bill, June, 1804.
Complainants are, viz: Meshack Sexton and Hannah Sexton, late of
Frederick County, who were married April, 1768, with consent of
Joseph Steere, father of Hannah. Josiah Jackson had also married
Ruth, another daughter of Joseph; some time afterwards Isaac
Perkins married Mary the other daughter of Joseph, who were all the
daughters of Joseph living. Joseph gave Hannah 153-1/2 acres on
Back Creek; Joseph had only two sons, viz: Joseph and Isaac. Joseph
made a will when 84 years old, and when childish, on 15th January,
1793. Bill to set aside the will and also a deed by Joseph, Sr., to
Joseph, Jr. Grace widow of Joseph, Sr., died June, 1794. Joseph,
Sr., died April, 1795. Defendants are, viz: Joseph Steere, Jr., and
Grace, his wife; Isaac Steer and Phebe his wife; Ruth Jackson;
Isaac Parkins and Mary, his wife; James Steer and Abigail, his
wife. Joseph Steer's answer in Pittsburg. Abigail is a child of
Joseph, Sr's., wife by a former husband. Answer by Grace, wife of
Joseph Steer, in Jefferson County, Ohio. (She is a Quaker.) Isaac
Steer is a Quaker.

 Evans vs. Cleak--O. S. 162; N. S. 57--Bill, 1809. Orator Abraham
Evans, became security for his brother, John Evans, to Jacob Cleak
for purchase of land in Kenawha. John removed to Fluvanna County.
Suit was brought against orator in Pendleton.


 Henry Fertig vs. Jonathan Baldwin--O. S. 162; N. S. 57--In 1802
Henry bought a tract in Augusta from Baldwin, but title was in John
Bratton, of Madison County, Kentucky. Baldwin has returned to the
Jerseys, whence he came. Deposition of Gabin Baldwin at Union,
Monroe County; is son of Jonathan.

 Frost vs. Frost's Administrator--O. S. 162; N. S. 57--Orator,
Abraham Frost of Frederick County, son of William Frost, Sr., who
died testate in Frederick, devising land to Abraham and his brother
Isaac. Isaac died 1774 intestate, leaving (beside orator) two other
brothers, viz: Thomas and William. In 1795 William had a nephew,
Isaac McCormick. William died in 1800, testate. Isaac Frost died
before his father, who died 1775. John Frost, another devisee of
Wm. Sr., died 1777. Answer by Mitcham C. Repass and Frances, his
wife, a child and devisee of William Frost deceased, Jr. Thomas
Frost deposes at tavern of Griffith Yeatman's in Cincinnati, May,
1803, aged 58 years; son of William Frost, Sr., who died 1775 (his

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will dated 25th August, 1774). John Frost died 1777. Sigismund
Stribbling, aged 63, deposes in Winchester, 5th June, 1810. Isaac
Frost was out with deponent in Dunmore's Expedition in 1774, and
died in fall of that year coming in home. William Frost was with
him. John Lindsey, aged 64, deposed ditto. Andrew McCormick, aged
63 or 64, deposed ditto. Jacob Larue and George Rust live in
Kentucky in 1807. William Frost's will of Frederick County:
Daughter, Frances Hickman, sometimes called Frances Frost; tract
conveyed to William by Martin Baker and Elizabeth, his wife, of
Hanover County, by deed, 17th September, 1781. Frances is a
base-born child, begotten by William on Elizabeth Hickman, widow of
Isaac Hickman, Elizabeth being now the wife of Capt. Peter Rust of
Frederick; nephew, Isaac McCormick, son of Francis McCormick, dated
16th June, 1797; proved June (May), 1801, in Frederick. William
Frost of Frederick, will: Sons, William, John, Thomas, Isaac,
Abraham; daughters, Frances, Elizabeth, Martha, Ellen, Anna.
Devisees Jacob and Amos Frost: Wife, Hannah; daughters, Mary (wife
of Jacob Larew), and Hannah, wife of John Mason. Dated 25th August,
1774; recorded 7th May, 1776. Deed by Benj. Berry and Thomas
McCormick and Anne, his wife, to Robert Dunlap, recorded in
Winchester District Court. 398 acres included in a patent 17th
November, 1752, by Fairfax to Wm. Frost. Deed 24th February, 1795,
by Thomas Frost and William Frost and Elizabeth Frost, wife of
Thomas, to Benj. Berry and Thos. McCormick. Recorded in Berkeley
County, 24th February, 1795.

 Gullion vs. Fulton--O. S. 162; N. S. 57--Bill in Wythe County,
1799. When act was passed for ascertaining claims to unpatented
lands, John Gullion claimed a tract by improvement on head of
Walker's Creek, but owing to a legal incapacity "he was prevented
from asserting his claim before the Commissioners." In 1783 Hugh
Fulton, deputy surveyor, agreed to get John an entry and warrant
for the tract, but afterwards refused to convey to John, and tried
to sell to others. Answer says John Gullion was one of those
description of persons called Tories, and refused to apply to the
Commissioners for a certificate of his right, alleging that such a
title was worth nothing and that he would wait until King George
got possession of the country. Defendant was a deputy surveyor in
Montgomery County in 1783. John Gullion and Barney Gullion were
brothers. Defendant moved to Kentucky, Mason County, in 1790. On
17th June, 1803, suit abates by orator's death. On 10th August,
1803, on motion of Barney Gullion, Duncan Gullion, John Messersmith
and Nancy, his wife, Patrick Johnston and Esther, his wife, Isaac
Hopkins and Polly, his wife, James and Robert Peirce, suit is
revived. John died intestate leaving Barney and Duncan (brothers).
Nancy and Esther (sisters), Polly, a daughter of John's, deceased
sister Polly, James and Robert, sons of said deceased sister Polly.
Alexander Smith, who was attorney in the case, accepted a
commission in U. S. Army in 1808. Daniel Pierce deposes in 1805
that 31 years ago Hugh Gullion raised corn on the land and left
what he had to John Gullion, before Hugh was killed by the Indians
at the Point on Shawnee Expedition. George Kinder deposes ditto.
Hugh Gullion was in possession of the land in 1774. Samuel Fulton
and Hugh Fulton were brothers.

 Gibson vs. Reid--O. S. 162; N. S. 57--Bill, 1807. Ruth Gibson says
she married Leven Gibson in Delaware; he died in Greenbrier.

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 Tate vs. Bedinger--O. S. 163; N. S. 57--Bill in Berkeley County,
July, 1797, by Magnus Tate, Jr., and Elizabeth, his wife, late
Elizabeth Strode, widow of James Strode, deceased. In 1794 Strode
gave a tract to his son-in-law, Henry Bedinger, and made a deed
which it is sought to set aside as fraudulent. Henry was member of
legislature in 1794. Answer says in fall of 1794 Henry was informed
of precipitate marriage of James Strode, aged 68, to Miss Fryatt
(now Mrs. Tate), aged 19. Copy of the deed. James Strode's will of
Berkeley County. Daughter, Susannah Magowan; land in Fleming
County, Kentucky. Grandson, James Magowan; daughter, Eleanor
Shepherd; daughter, Rachel Bedinger; sons, James, John (lands near
Strode's Station in Kentucky); daughter, Anna, lands in Ohio
County; granddaughter, Eleanor Swearingen; granddaughter, Nancy
Magowan; daughter, Phebe Swearingen, deceased. Dated 20th February,
1795. Recorded in Berkeley 28th April, 1795. Nancy Snodgrass
(formerly Nancy Fryatt), deposes in Berkeley County, 26th November,
1798. Elizabeth Tate is daughter of John Fryatt, of Berkeley. Nancy
Snodgrass is sister of Elizabeth. Abraham Shepherd deposes that in
December, 1794, James Strode married Elizabeth. He had then living
by his first wife, three daughters, Susannah, Eleanor, Rachel; and
by a second wife, two sons and a daughter. Susannah married James
McGowan. Eleanor married deponent. Rachel married Henry Bedinger.
Children by second wife were small children, the eldest about 7
years, the youngest about twenty months. James Strode died 7th
March, 1795.

 Robert I. Taylor vs. Rose--O. S. 163; N. S. 57--Bill, 4th May,
1809. Charles Rose of Amherst (Nelson) died in April, 1803, testate
(will in Amherst) dated 6th April, 1803. Legatee was his cousin,
Maria Moore Rose. Legatee Catherine Rose died 1st January, 1808.
Orator married Mariah M. Rose 6th March, 1806, and she died 5th
November, 1808. Charles Rose inherited land from his father, John
Rose, who died intestate, which was never allotted to him. Bill
sworn to in Fairfax. Charles Rose of Roseisle; will of Amherst
County. Cousin, Mariah Moore Rose; mother, Catherine Rose; father,
John Rose, deceased; brother, Alexr. Brooke Rose. Dated 6th April,
1803. Proved in Amherst 18th April, 1803.

 George W. Timberlake, James Lemmon and Catherine, his wife, late
Timberlake; children of John and Catherine Timberlake, vs.
Circle--O. S. 163; N. S. 57--Bill, 1806. In 1771 John Timberlake
made a settlement deed to his wife in Gloucester County, where John
then resided, conveying slaves to his wife Catherine for life, and
then to his children (complainants); but John sold one of the
slaves to Lewis Circle. Copy of said deed of settlement, dated 1st
October, 1771, by John Timberlake, now of Gloucester; recorded in
Gloucester 3d October, 1771. Copy of deed dated 7th October, 1799,
by George W. Timberlake and Elizabeth, his wife, of Frederick, to
George Ash, Sr., 400 acres granted to Joseph Black by Fairfax, 3d
April, 1761, and by him and Jane, his wife, sold to John
Timberlake, 3d March, 1772. John died intestate; the land descended
to George, heir-at-law. Recorded in Superior Court at Winchester
7th October, 1799. John Timberlake lived in Shenandoah 23d March,
1780. George Esterly in 1782 was living in Shenandoah, but went to
Tennessee.

 John Galbreath vs. Brown's Heirs--O. S. 163; N. S. 58--Bill,
November, 1805. In 1779 orator with George and William Brown were
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purchasers of a tract near and a lot in Lexington. Before all the
purchase money was paid. George conveyed to William (George's son).
William has departed from Virginia and never returned. George had
died, and it is believed William is also dead. William's heirs and
representatives are, viz: John Wilkinson and his wife, Peggy;
William Long and his wife Mary (late Peggy and Mary Brown), and
daughters of William, and sons George and William. Answer states
that William departed in 1784. Answer sworn to in Blount County,
Tennessee, by John and Margaret Wilkinson and William and Mary
Long, 17th March, 1808. Andrew Kennedy deposes, 1810: George Brown
gave all his property to his daughter, Margaret, who afterwards
married Hugh Hays (Keyes). John Calbreath was son-in-law of George
Brown. Thomas McClellan deposes, 1808, in 1795, (Sepr.) to Kentucky
and returned to Fincastle in 1800 or 1801 and soon afterwards heard
of George Brown's death. Galbreath is McClellan's father-in-law.
James Galbreath was John's brother and traded in indigo to
Carolina, and died in Pennsylvania. Hugh Keyes and his wife
remained together only a short time. They were married about 1793.
James Wardlow moved to Kentucky. Margaret Keys is sister of Andrew
Kennedy's wife's father, and is sister of Galbreath's wife. William
Galbreath deposes in Rockbridge, 30th April, 1808: James Galbreath
died in Pengua, below Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Mathew Hanna came to
Rockbridge in 1782. William Hillis had a son-in-law named William
Young. Hillis had come to Lexington about 1795. Margaret Keys is
about to move out of the State, March, 1805. John Wilkinson
deposes, 1808, that he was informed by his wife, Margaret, sister
to George and William, that George Brown left this State in 1800 or
1801, and after residing some short time in Tennessee, he went to
Kentucky and entered the military service of U. S. and went to
Mississippi Territory, where he was reported to be in 1802, since
which time nothing has been heard of him. George (?) was at time of
leaving 21 years, or upwards, old. As to William Brown, he being 17
or 18 years old, left Lexington in November, 1801, and has never
been since heard of except once, about three or four years ago it
was reported he was seen in Philadelphia. Power of attorney by
George Brown of Rockbridge to his daughter, Margaret Miles (alias
Brown), to collect all moneys due in Pennsylvania (Cumberland
County), dated 6th April, 1790.

 Gooch vs. Garland--O. S. 164; N. S. 58--Philip Gooch of Amherst,
will. Wife, Frances; children by present wife; all children; son,
William B. Gooch. Dated 13th July, 1804. Codicil, 26th May, 1805.
Recorded in Amherst 21st October, 1805.

 Griffith vs. Saunders--O. S. 164; N. S. 68--Thomas Brackenridge,
a resident of Jefferson County, 1808.

 Catherine Young and Henry Bower vs. Young--O. S. 167; N. S. 59--
Adam Young, husband of Catherine, died in Winchester, 20th March,
1805, testate, leaving nine children, four of whom were infants.
Adam Young's will, of Winchester, dated 20th March, 1805. Wife,
Catherine. Recorded in Winchester 29th March, 1805.

 Pickett vs. McIlhaney's Heirs--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Bill, 1808.
Major John McIlhaney entitled to lands for military service in
Virginia line, died leaving widow, Mary, and children, Strother,
Sophia, Peggy, Elizabeth, Jane, and Ann; all infants. Entries of
military lands on Cumberland River

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in Kentucky, viz: By John McIlhaney, 1784, 1788, 1792. Surveys by
Wm. Croghan.

 Price and Weston vs. Campbell--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Deed of trust
by Arthur Campbell, of Washington County, to Daniel Sheffey, of
Wythe. Conveys three tracts in Lee County for benefit of Adam
Douglas, of Frederick County, Virginia, dated 2d September, 1802.
Recorded in Washington County, 17th May, 1803.

 White vs. Moore--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Bill, June, 1808.
Complainants are, viz: John, Nathaniel, James, William White,
Margaret (White), wife of James McFarland, Rebecca (White), wife of
William McFarland, Mary (White), wife of Robert Snodgrass, David
Greenlee and his children (infants), heir of their mother Jane, who
was Jane White, all being heirs and legal representatives of John
White, who was only heir-at-law and legal representative of Thomas
Boyd, who was son of Andrew Boyd, who died many years ago, leaving
a tract in Augusta County, 240 acres. Andrew died testate in
Augusta, devising to his wife and sons, Thomas and John. Andrew's
widow died intestate and her part descended to Thomas, the eldest
son. After Andrew's death, a patent issued in Andrew's name for an
entry of his for 115 acres, but some one struck out Andrew and
inserted John. John died testate, without issue, devising his lands
to his wife, Elizabeth, for her life, with reversion to her son,
John Varnum. Then Thomas Boyd died intestate, leaving complainants
his heirs. But Elizabeth Boyd and William Moore, who bought claim
of Varnum, set up an adverse claim. Answer says Andrew Boyd died
1750. A patent for the 115 acres issued in 1759 in name of John,
when he was not more than 12 or 15 years old. Andrew Boyd's will
dated 26th February, 1749, proved in Augusta 22d May, 1750, to
cousin, John White, if he came here to live. Wife, Rebecca.

 Wilson vs. Holliday--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Bill filed in Brooke
County, 8th August, 1803. George Holliday, formerly of Glenco, now
of Ballegate, Scotland, complains that before 1783 in Scotland,
John Henderson, sometimes of Kingshouse in Scotland, at times
following droving, became indebted to George, who is his near
relative by account from 1781 to 1785. John privately left the
Kingdom of Scotland in 1783 and settled in the U. S. Defendants are
James Wilson and his wife, Elizabeth, who is administratrix of John
Henderson, and who is nearly related to several of the persons
mentioned in the account (viz: D. McIntire, A. Cameron, John Scott,
Cap. Robert Campbell). Elizabeth was widow of Jno. Henderson.
Elizabeth answers that her husband, John Henderson, to whom she was
married in 1780, formerly resided in Argyleshire in the Highlands
of Scotland, and left that country and took shipping for America,
with this defendant, 9th March, 1784. In Scotland she knew George
Holliday, who came from the borders of England, was married to a
sister of John Henderson and settled about 18 miles from John's
place of former residence in Argyleshire, but she is confident it
was not in Glenco. George was a farmer and a shepherd. Call
McDonald of Dollness, in Argyle, deposes in Edinborough, viz: He
knew a John Henderson; his complexion fair, pitted with smallpox,
about 5 feet, 7 or 8 inches; well made in person and appearance. He
married Elizabeth Campbell, daughter of Peter Campbell, in Glasgow,
by whom he had one boy, and was said he also had a daughter,

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but they are both now dead. He left Scotland in 1783,
clandestinely. George Holliday married a sister of John. Donald
Henderson, residing at Leith Walk, near Edinburgh, deposes, 1807:
Donald and John were brothers. John married a daughter of Peter or
Patrick Campbell; he had a son, Alexander, who lived with his
grandfather at the Kingshouse, but went to the West Indies where he
died. He had also a daughter named Elizabeth, who lived at the
Kingshouse, where she died young. John was son of Angus Henderson.
Daniel McKinsey deposes in Brooke County, 1808; became acquainted
with John 30 years ago, in Scotland.

 Pool's Administrators vs. Vincent--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Bill, 21st
July, 1808. Complainants are, viz: George Brown and B. Barkley,
administrators of Daniel Poole, who was brother of Brown and of
Barkley, and of the wife of Joseph Vincent (defendant here). Daniel
Poole was never married. Joseph Vincent's answer, sworn to in
Frederick, 1808. Henry Steele, aged 36, deposes in Versailles,
Kentucky, 20th September, 1810. He rented his land in Frederick
County, Virginia, to Poole and Vincent, in 1806. William Vincent,
son of Joseph, deposes.

 Williams vs. Yeizer--O. S. 168; N. S. 59--Bill, 1808. Orator
purchased interest in lands in Augusta County from Engelhard Yieger
(Yeizer) of Maryland, who died intestate, leaving Catherine Maria
Yiezer (widow), Eliza (daughter, wife of Joseph Williams of Augusta
County), Rebecca (daughter, wife of Richard Kingsmore of Maryland),
Catherine Magdalen Susanna Maria, Hester, and Lidia Ann Yeizer
(daughters), Hester has married Jonathan Slater.

 Jolliffe's Executors vs. Hite, <I>et als.</I>--O. S. 170; N. S.
60--Bill, 18th December, 1794. March, 1797, James Gibbs made
defendant, and in April, 1798, abates as to him and revived as
against his representatives. Complainant is Lewis Walker, executor
of last will of Elizabeth Jollif, who was executor of William
Jollif. Bill states, in February, 1771, Henry McCabe, William
Gibbs, James Kirk, John Hite, Jr., Jacob and John Hite gave their
bond to Elizabeth Joliffe, executrix of Wm. Joliffe, for £1,800.
John Hite, Jr., died 177_, testate, John Hite's (Jr.) son, Jacob
Obannion. Hite died 17__ without issue and his estate descended and
devised to his sisters, Mary Hite, Sarah Buchanan and Katherine
Lee. Bill is to compel payment by sale of Hite's lands. Defendants
are, viz: Mary Hite, Pitt Buchanan and Sarah, his wife, Theoderick
Bland Lee and Katherine, his wife. William Gibbs left James Gibbs,
his eldest son and heir, then an infant, who took possession of
part of the property sold by orator's testatrix to William Gibbs
and John Hite, Jr., in Frederick County. James died intestate about
1797, unmarried, leaving William, Anne, Patty Gibbs, Mathew Frame
and Massie, his wife, his heirs. Answer states Jacob Obannion Hite,
son and heir of John Hite, Jr., died leaving Mary, Sarah and
Catherine, his daughters. James Gibbs was alive 13th June, 1796.
Will of John Hite of Berkeley County. Wife, Sarah; son, Jacob
Obannion. (John's father "has been unfortunately killed by the
hands of violence, and it is probable he has left no will; proposes
division between his son and John's brothers and sisters of that
large tract of land lying in the Indian country in South Carolina,
being part of an undivided tract held by father under a deed from
the Chereokee Nation to Richard Pearis, the said Pearis's Indian
son and testator's father.) Daughter, Mary; sister, Mary; sister,

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Elizabeth. Children, Jacob Obannion, Mary, Catherine, and an infant
unbaptized. Dated 25th October, 1776. Recorded in Berkeley, 18th
March, 1777. Deed 9th November, 1776, by Henry McCabe and James
Kirk of Alexandria to William Gibbs and John Hite, Jr. Recorded in
Frederick, 4th March, 1777.

 Johnson vs. Heard--O. S. 170; N. S. 60--Bill, 29th March, 1805.
Orator Peter Johnston, states he served in the Revolution as a
private soldier in the Legionary Corps called Lee's Corps, and was
at end of war entitled to receive $375.75. On 5th March, 1785,
James Heard, an officer in said corps, agent for that part of said
legion of the quota of the States of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Delaware (orator being returned to Andrew
Dunscomb, late assistant commissioner of army of the quota of New
Jersey) received the amount due orator, as appears by certificates
from said Dunscomb (who had died since the date thereof) but
refuses to pay orator. Original certificate by Andrew Dunscomb
dated Richmond, 1st July, 1795. Original certificate of correctness
of above by War Department. Answer of Heard says he does not
believe Peter served as claimed; that Peter stated he went with
Lee's Legion from Norfolk to Charleston by water, whereas Lee's
Legion never went by water as stated. Sworn to in Frederick. Henry
Reid deposes in Staunton, 10th July, 1807, that he and Peter
Johnston both enlisted in New Jersey in Cap. Michael Rudolph's
Company, which belonged to the Company generally known by the name
of Lee's Corps; that they came around by water to Portsmouth and
went from there by land to Georgetown, South Carolina; they served
together for the greater part of the war and were finally
discharged at Georgetown, South Carolina. They returned together
and settled in Amherst County, Virginia. Henry was a faithful
soldier. Nathan Barnett's deposition same time and place. (Both
above depositions taken also in Amherst, 26th September, 1808.)

 Margaret Jones, Executrix of Gabriel Jones, vs. Mathews' Heirs--O.
S. 170; N. S. 60--Sampson Mathews (now deceased) mortgaged to
Gabriel Jones land in Bath County, 2,080 acres, 18th August 1791.
It is charged that after the mortgage, Sampson conveyed a part of
the land to John Fowler and Samuel Blackburn, and the remainder to
Jacob Kenny and Samuel Clark, in trust to pay Sampson's debts.
Sampson died testate (will in Augusta) leaving widow, Catherine,
daughter, Jane, wife of Saml. Clarke, daughter, Ann, wife of
Alexander Nelson, and son, Sampson Mathews. Gabriel Jones died in
1806 testate (will in Rockingham).

 Shelton vs. Johnson--O. S. 170; N. S. 60--Copy of deed 11th May,
1797, by Thomas Staples, of Rockingham, to Achilles Barksdale;
conveys 68 acres on Mechum's River; recorded in Albemarle, 5th
June, 1797. Copy of survey of 129 acres on South Branch Mechum's
River for James Little. 5th February, 1749.

 Irvin vs. Campbell--O. S. 170; N. S. 60--Spa. in Washington
County, 8th May, 1804. Orator, John Irvin. Defendants are, viz:
James Campbell and James Keys, executors of Jacob Campbell,
deceased, Jane Campbell, his widow, and George, Jacob, James (Jr.),
Robert Campbell, sons of James Campbell. Bill states orator married
a daughter of Jacob Campbell and had by her several children. In
1792 Jacob gave orator a bond to give slaves to orator's children.
Jacob died testate. Will dated 28th December, 3794, and devised one
slave to George Campbell, son of James Campbell,

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