Inquisition of Land of Archibald SMITH, 1779

Deed Book 1:315-316
Inquisition on the Land of  A. Smith

Henry County  ___
   Inquisition Indented taken and held by Abraham PENN Escheator for 
the said County at John WITTS's on Southwood Creek in the said County 
by the Oath of George HAIRSTON Foreman  John PICKARD  Daniel 
RICHARDSON  Amos RICHARDSON, Spencer Clack Joel ESTER Reubin NANCE  
John W. CONAWAY  Samuel PATTERSON  James MARTEN  & Joseph LEWIS  Good 
and Lawfull men of the said County who were Impannelled and Returned 
by John SOLMON Gent. Sherif of the said County & whereafter hearing 
Evidences openly in the presence of the said Escheator & Sherif upon 
their Oaths do say that two Tracts or Parcells of Land Containing Four
hundred & Ninety six acres more or less lying on both sides of 
Marrowbone Creek & Dee Run in the said County Bounded by the known & 
Established lines thereof is at present held as the Estate of Archibald 
SMITH who is a British Subject & ought to Vest in the Commonwealth 
according to the act of Assembly Intitled an act concerning Escheats & 
Forfeitures from British Subjects In Witness whereof the said 
Escheator & the said Jurors their hands & seals to two Indentures of 
this Time & Day here set and affixed this 1st Day of October 1779 & 
in the 4th year of the Commonwealth.
       Abraham Penn Eschr.     (seal)
       George Hairston         (seal) 
       John Pinkard            (seal)
       Daniel Richardson       (seal)
       Amos Richardson         (seal)
       Joel Ester              (seal)
       Reuben Nance            (seal)
       Saml. Luttrell          (seal)
       John Connaway           (seal)
       Saml. Patterson         (seal)
       James Marten [Morton??] (seal)
       Spencer Clack          (seal)
       Joseph Lewis           (seal)

At a court held for Henry County on the 25th Day of November 1779 The 
above Inquisition was returned by George Hairston forman of the said 
Inquisition & 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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