Bragg Orphan Assignment, 1677 - Isle of Wight County, VA Isle of Wight Co., VA, Record of Wills, Deeds, Etc., Vol. 2, p. 143 abstracted by Matt HARRIS [brackets, line breaks, & surname capitalization mine] At an Orphants Courte held for the Isle of Wight County the pr:mo [1st] May-} 1677 Coll.o John GEORGE Present { Maj:r James POWELL { M.r Thomas TABERER { L.t Coll.o Arthur SMITH Maj.r John PITT } Justices M.r Henry APPLEWHAITE } Cap.tn Edmund WICKINS } Ordered that Thomas ROBERTS who married the Relict of James BRAGG deceased, have the Keeping of Elizabeth Orphant to the s.d James BRAGG, untill She comes of age, as also w. Cattle belongs to the s.d Orphant (w.ch ROBERTS upon pet: [petition] affirme Declareth to be two Cowes and One heiffer) it likewise is Ordered that ROBERTS do Enter into bond w.th good Security for ye Saving the Court harmless. Recorded 1:st May 1677 V. Jn.o BROMFIELD Cler:Cur. Submitted by Matthew W. Harris of Richmond, VA **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************