Inquisition of Lands of James SMITH, 1779

Deed Book 1:311-312
Inquisition on the Land of James Smith
Henry County  ___
    Inquisition Indented and taken and held by Abraham Penn Escheator 
for the said County at John WILLSONS [or WILLIAMS]  on Southwood Creek
in the said County by the Oath of John WITT foreman  John PINKARD 
Daniel RICHARDSON  Amos RICHARDSON  Spencer Clack  James MARTEN 
[MORTON??]  Samuel LUTTREL  Reubin NANCE  John WYATT  John __ CONWAY  
George HAIRSTON and John DAVIS  Good and Lawfull men of the said 
County who were Impanneled and Returned by John SOLMAN Gent. Sherif 
of the said County and who after hearing Evidence openly In presence 
of the said Escheator and Sherif upon their oaths do say that Eleven 
Tracts or Parcells of Land Containing Four Thousand Six hundred and 
Ninety five acres, lying on Marrowbone Creek Dee Run the branches of 
Pigg River & Dee Run and the Branches of  Leatherwood Creek in the 
said County & Bounded by the known and Established lines thereof is 
at present held as the Estate of James SMITH who is a British Subject 
& Ought to Vest in the Commonwealth according to the act of Assembly 
Entitled an act Concerning Escheats & Forfeitures from Brittish Subjects In Witness whereof the said Escheator & the said Jurors their hands 
and seals to two Indentures of this Time and Date have set and 
affixed this 1st Day of October 1779.
                  Abraham Penn Eschr.  (seal)
                  John Witt  Foreman   (seal)
                  John Pinkard         (seal)
                  Daniel Richardson    (seal)
                  Amos Richardson      (seal)
                  Spencer Clack        (seal)
                  James Marten [Morton](seal)
                  Samuel Luttrell      (seal)
                  Reuben Nance         (seal)
                  John Wyatt           (seal)
                  John Connaway        (seal)
                  George Hairston      (seal)
                  John Davis           (seal)

At A court held for Henry County on the 25th Day of November 1779 The 
above Inquistion was Returned by John Witt formman of the said Inquisition
and ordered to be Recorded by the Court.

Test. John Cox CHC

FHL Film NO. 0031966  Henry County, VA
Viewed, transcribed, and contributed by Jeri L. Corbitt
JLCorbitt@AOL.com     jericorbitt@juno.com




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