HALIFAX COUNTY, VA - 1802; Louisa County Chancery Records; Medlock vs. Dickinson

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From the Chancery Records of Louisa Co. Va (Lib. Of VA) index #1819-025
Plaintiffs: Heir(s) of GEORGE MEDLOCK - Defendants JOHN DICKINSON ETC
(one of many such records/depositions found in this suit collection)
Transcribed by Mary Jean Medlock Zimmerman, October 2002
From the original records.

Halifax County Virginia:  22 day of November 1802
	This day WILLIAM YANCEY(JR?). of full age personally appeared 
before me JOHN CLARK one of the Commonwealths Justices of the be all 
for the County aforesaid & made oath that some time in the year 1790. 
as well as he recollects, in the month of  January. He was at a wedding 
at MRS. KERRENHAPPUCK SANDFORDs in the aforesaid County of Halifax 
where he to the best of his knowledge saw 
HENRY MEDLOCK married to a MISS KERREN SANDFORD the mother of
SUSANNA MEDLOCK, daughter of the aforesaid HENRY MEDLOCK as the said 
HENRY MEDLOCK acknowledged by his last will and testament which said 
will the same WILLIAM YANCEY further saith he was a subscribing witness 
to (,)
in which he willed to his Daughter SUSANNA MEDLOCK one half of the 
estate he then possessed & the other half to his wife KERREN MEDLOCK.
	The said WILLIAM YANCY further saith that the said HENRY MEDLOCK 
deceased, at the dwelling house of MRS. KERREN SANDFORD in Halifax 
County Virginia.  That some time after the death of the said HENRY one 
GEORGE MEDLOCK came into the County aforesaid to settle the unfinished 
business of the said HENRY MEDLOCK(,) who then acknowledged the said 
HENRY to be his brother(,) both to be the sons of one CHARLES MEDLOCK 
then living in the State of Georgia~
	The said WILLIAM YANCEY(JR?). further saith that HENRY MEDLOCK 
.the aforesaid SUSANNA MEDLOCK to be his daughter & was frequently 
fondleing with her as other parents are with their children.
Given under my hand & seal the day above written.
	WM YANCEY(JR?)  <seal>
Given under my and & seal the day & year within written
	JOHN CLARK <seal>