Norfolk County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Wills.....Hews, Edward August 16, 1709 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Fran Chancellor http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00016.html#0003841 November 13, 2014, 3:13 pm Source: Brief Abstract Of Lower Norfolk County And Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710 Written: August 16, 1709 Recorded: February 19, 1709 Edward Hews Senr of ye Southerne branch of Elizabeth River Parrish in ye County of Lower Norfolk . . . Book 8 f. 1709 dated 16 Aug. 1709. proved 19 Feby 1709. . . . unto my Loving Son Edward Hews three hundred Acres of Land being part of a pattent of four hundred & forty Acres of Land bearing Date ye 20th Day of Novem- ber 1683 ye Said Land I now Live upon Lying on ye North Side of paradice Creek Soe Called . . . butt if he my Sone Edward Should Die without heire Male or ffemale . . . fall to my Loveing Sonn Elijah Hews . . . the Said three hundred Acres of Land Running up ye Maine Runn & Soe up to my Great Tarkil & Soe along to Whinfields Land . . . this my Intaillmentt of ye Land aforesd I Doe hereby Declare itt is my Intent and will that my Sone Edward make Noe Lease Sale nor Morgae . . . for above ye Space or time of Seven years at one time . . . . . . to my Loveing Son Elijah Hews four hundred Acres of Land Situate Being Lying (vizt) beginning upon ye South Side of a Creek called Paradice being part of a pattent bearing Date ye 20th of November 1683 & Soe Runing Likewise A Long Richard Lewelline his line & Runing Likewise A Long ye Line of ye Land Given before to my Sonn Edward till he will have Enoufe to make Good his four hundred . . . butt & if he my Sonn Elijah Should Die without any Such heirs that then itt Shall fall & Returne to my Son Sollomon . . . . . . to my Loveing Sone Sollomon Hews Eighty five Acres of Land being ye one halfe part of a pattent of one hun- dred & Seventy Acres & bareing Date Twenty first Day of Aprill 1690 ye Said Land being on the North Side of paradice Creek & Commonly known by ye name of ye Landingfield . . . for want of Such heirs, to fall & returne to my Son Elijah Hews. . . . . . to my Daughter Hester Hews Eighty five acres of Land it being part of a patt, of 170 Acres bareing Date ye 21th of April 1690 Running up towards a branch Com- monly Called Hickory Branch . . . want of such . . . to my Sone Elijah Hews . . . . . . to my three Sons Edward Sollomon & Elijah Hews a Certaine percell of Swamp Land bineing binding on Lows & Mums & Scott & veall & winfield Containing aboutt three hundred Acres . . . . . . all ye Rest of my Lands that is Left & not given away before . . . Shall be Sould by my Executor . . . . . . bequeath Daughter Hester one bible . . . to my Two sons Sollomon & Elijah Hewa all ye Rest of my bookes . . . to my Daughter Vasthie Hews one feather bed . . . my three guns . . . gratte Pewter Tankard . . . . . my five Children Edward Sollomon Elijah Vasthie & Hester all my pewter . . . . . . to bind . . . to a good . . .trades man my Son Elijah . . . . . . my Loveing Son Edward Hews . . . Sole Executor . . . witnesses: Ricd Lewelling. Edward Lewelling John Vallentine Edward Hews & Seale. Additional Comments: Edward Hews, son Elijah Hews, son Sollomon Hews, son Hester Hews, dau. Vasthie Hews File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolk/wills/hews84nwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/vafiles/ File size: 3.9 Kb