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Abstracts from Records of Richmond County, Virginia

   William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 17, No. 2.
(Oct., 1908), pp. 73-85.

               WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE
             QUARTERLY HISTORICAL MAGAZINE.

  VOL. XVII.           OCTOBER, 1908         NO. 2

                      Order Book No. 1.

   May 5, 1692, Present: Capt. George Taylor, Mr. William Underwood, 
Capt. William Barber, Mr. James Scott, justices.
   May 12, 1692 - Col. John Stone, sworn sheriff.
   June 1, 1692 - Capt. George Taylor, Capt. William Barber, Capt.
Alexander Swan, Mr. William Underwood, Mr. James Scott, Mr. Thomas
Glasscock, Mr. John Deane, Mr. Alexander Doniphan.
      Thomas Glasscock, son of Gregory Glasscock, arrived of full age.
   October 5, 1602 - Order dividing the estate of David Stern, deceased
between the widow Agatha, who married Nicholas Smyth & Stern's two
children.
   October 2, 1692 - Stanley Gower being now dead, Angell Jacobus, who
married Elizabeth, aunt to the orphans by their mother's side, to perform
all the trust given Stanley Gower by the will of Francis Gower.
      Capt. William Taylor and John Taverner mentioned.
   February 1, 1692-3 - Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, executrix of the will of
Mrs. Lloyd, proved the will by the oath of Mr. John Taverner, one of the
witnesses.
      1693 - Mr. John Lloyd, executor of Col. William Lloyd.
   April 6, 1693 - Stanley Gower, infant sone of Francis Gower, summoned
to answer the bill of James Orchard.
   April, 1693 - Capt. Richard Newsom, as executor of Mr. George Spencer,
who married Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkes.

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   December 7, 1693 - John Craske as marrying Elizabeth, one of the
daughters of William Moss, Sen., late of this county, complains vs.
William Browne, who married Frances, the other daughters of said William,
recites the will of William Moss, Sen., who gave his son William, &c.

   March 7, 1693-4 - John Lloyd showing that his late wife Elizabeth,
daughter of Col. John Carter being lately dead, order of administration
granted him on the estate.  Robert Carter, next of kin to the said Col.
John Carter, enters a caveat, which is overruled.  Said Elizabeth was
sole executrix of Col. John Carter.
   April 4, 1694 - Dennis McCarty by his will proved in court nominated
two of his children, viz., Daniel and Katherine, minors, his joint
executors, &c.
   April 4, 1694 - Administration granted Mary, widow of Mr. James
Scott, deceased.
   August 2, 1694 - William Barber, the younger, & Joyce, his wife, 
complain of William Thornbury, who married Christian, widow of Thomas
Robinson, deceased, who gave his property to be equally divided between
his wife, and two children, Joyce and John Robinson, and afterwards by
will gave one moietie of his cattle at Rappahannock unto the said Joyce,
wife of Mr. William Barber, then an infant, and daugther of said
Robinson, &c.

                         Order Book No. 2.

      John Barrow's will was proved in Rappahanock court by which he left
his lands to his three sons -- Jonathan, Moses & Alexander & his two
daughters, Honor & Ciseley.
   February 6, 1694 - David Ridley in behalf of his wife Catherine, widow
of William Fauntleroy, attaches Thomas Ridley.
      Alexander Spence married Elizabeth, youngest daughter of Evan 
Browne, and James Taylor, late of this county now of Westmoreland did
marry the widow of Evan Browne, deceased.
   August 5, 1696 - Peter Presley, Capt. Peter Hack, and Charles

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Harris, guardians of Richard Hull, an infant, executor of the will of
Richard Hull, deceased.
   October 7, 1696 - Mr. Hennemeldge Robinson, one of the executors
named in the will of Mr. Maximillian Robinson, deceased, by his attorney,
Mr. Arthur Spicer, presenting an authentic copy of said will appearing to
be duly proved in the ecclesiastical court of the Diocese of London.
      William Tomlin as marrying Anne, executrix of George Hazlewood,
vs. John Lloyd, executor of Col. William Lloyd.
   August 5, 1697 - Judgment of James Bowker, clerk, vs. William
Underwood, one of the churchwardesn of Sittenburn Parish.
   October 7, 1697 - Ann Redman, a mulatto woman, born of one Jane
Redman, an English woman, free from slavery; discharged from the service
of Col. William Lloyd, deceased, and his son Thomas Lloyd.
  June 1, 1698 - Col. William Peirce qualifies on the will of John Peirce,
late of this county, gent.
      The petition of William Parnell and Frances, his wife, that William
Mills, formerly of Rappahannock, had land which descended to Ann, his
daughter, and wife unto John Burkett, now deceased, and Elizabeth, mother
of the said Frances, now said Elizabeth's sole heir.
   March 3, 1698-9 - Order against John Taverner and Sarah Taverner,
executors of John Taverner.
   June 7, 1699 - The will of Col. John Stone, presented by Mrs. Ann
Metcalfe, who is also granted administration of the estate of her deceased
husband, Mr. Richard Metcalfe.
   June 7, 1699 - Mrs. Elizabeth Newton, administratrix of Dr. William
Bruce.  The bounds of land of Mr. John Grymes, 1,000 acres near Rappa-
hannock Creek, patented by Mr. Charles Grymes, his father, on November 22,
1661.
   August 3, 1699 - Upon petition of David Gwin, gent., and William 
Colston, surviving attorneys of John Lloyd, gent., that Thomas Lloyd,
of this county, gent., lately deceased, dying intestate, they are
allowed as by law is allowed to

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each person as hve titles granted them by the prerogative courts in
England.
      Capt. George Taylor, Mr. John Deane, Mr. David Gwyn, Mr. John Baker,
Mr. Rawleigh Travers, Mr. Francis Slaughter, justices.

                      Order Book No. 3.

   June, 1699 - Thomas Dew, guardian and father of Elizabeth and Ann Dew,
complains of Charles and Lucy Barber, executors of William Barber, gent.,
deceased, who, in his will proved June 2, 1699, gave Elizabeth Dew 1,000
pounds of tobacco -- there was a granddaughter -- Elizabeth Dew.
      Arthur Bayley, Esq., and Company, merchants in London, complain
of David Gwyn, gent.
   June 5, 1700 - John Waugh, minister; William Thompson, clerk; Mr.
Samuel Baily, justice; Mr. Samuel Peachey, sheriff.
      Will Hayberd and his mother Ann, the grandson and daughter of 
William Freak, deceased.

   March 6, 1700 - David Gwyn and William Colston, church wardens of
Farnham Parish vs. Samuel Preachey, administrator of Alexander Burnett,
late minister of Farnham Parish.
   May 25, 1701 - Capt. John Tarpley, sheriff.
      John Lloyd, Esq., administratory of Thomas Lloyd, gent.
   May 6, 1702 - Mr. William Downman, sheriff.
   May 19, 1703 - Justices: Col. William Tayloe, Col. George Taylor, Mr.
Samuel Peachey, Capt. John Deane, Capt. John Tarpley.
      John Lloyd, Esq., as marrying Mrs. Elizabeth Carter, executrix of
Madam Elizabeth Lloyd.
      1703 - Simon Miller (died in 1684) late of this county, deceased,
did by virtue of a survey give the same by his will, dated February 16,
1679, to John Miller and Margaret Miller, children of said Simon.
      Action by Nathaniel Pope als Bridges of Westmoreland, late of
Richmond county.

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   September 5, 1705 - Petition of Hugh French, son of Hugh French.  
Margaret, the widow, married 2dly John Somervale.  Hugh, the son, is
over 16.
      Katherine, Mercy and Thomas Baylis, children of Thomas Baylis,
deceased.
      1705 - Justices: Col. William Tayloe, Lieutenant Col. Samuel
Preachey, Major William Robinson, Mr. Joshua Davis, Capt. Nicholas Smith,
Mr. Edward Barrow, Mr. Francis Slaughter.
      William Stone and Elizabeth Stone, two of the children of William
Stone, deceased, vs. Sarah, executrix of said deceased.
      1706 - Col. William Tayloe and Major William Robinson voted their
burgesses expenses, each 9,980 pounds of tobacco.
   February 5, 1707 - The jury finds that Col. John Washington being
seized of 1,400 acres of land in Rappahannock county (since Richmond) by
his last will gave the same to Anne, his daughter, who married Francis
Wright, gent., by whom he had a son, John, and we find that said Francis
conveyed 200 acres to Lawrence Washington.
      George Eskridge and Danile McCarty, attorneys for the King.
   August 6, 1706 - Deed of Philip Stone (& Sarah his wife) as heir of
his father, William Stone, deceased.
   August 31, 1706 - Deed of Francis Thornton, of Stafford county parish
of St. Paul's, to his daughter Sarah, wife of Lawrence Taliaferro.
   March 3, 1706-7 - George Glasscock and Million, his wife, deed of
land devised by the will of Thomas Glasscock.
      Christopher Robinson, of Middlesex, and Judith, his wife, late
widow of Corbin Griffin.
   May 27, 1707 - Marriage contract of Dr. Joseph Bellfield and Mary
Wilson.  Trustee, John Wilson.
   June 10, 1707 - Deed of gift from Francis Stone to Sarah

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and Katherine Key, daughters of his wife, Mary Stone, by her former
husband, James Key.

                        Order Book No. 5

   February 7, 1710 - Present: Samuel Peachey, John Tarpley, Charles
Barber, William Woodbridge, William Thornton, justices.
      Upon the motion of Mr. John Tayloe, administration is granted him
on the estate of his father, Col. William Tayloe, late of the county,
deceased.
   March 2, 1708 - The jury find that Frances, wife of William Robinson,
is the only daugher of Samuel Bloomfield, that Elizabeth, his widow,
married Arthur Spicer and had son John, that Elizabeth was the daughter 
of Thomas Jones.
      1710 - John Carlle and his wife Ann.
      John Lloyd gave a power of attorney to Griffin Fauntleroy for
117 negro slaves and 237 head of black cattle as also sundry hogs, horses,
&c.  Afterwards he conveyed the same to Micajah Perry and Francis Willis,
of London.
      William Robinson attended at the assembly in November, 1713. 
William Thornton, gent., the other burgess.

                       Deed Book No. 1.

  May 3, 1693 - Deed of Alexander Doniphan and Margaret, his wife, co-heir
with Elizabeth, Ann and Ellen, daughters of George Mott, of the county of
Rappahannock (now Richmond) gent, to William Colston.
   January 3, 1692 - Deed of Alexander Fleming and Thomas Alger in right
of their wives, Sarah and Alixtia, daughers of William Kenny.
   September, 1693 - John Fossaker and Elizabeth, his wife (one of the
daughters of George Mott.)
   September 28, 1692 - John Glendenning and Ann, his wife, one of the
daughters of George Mott, deceased, to William Fitzhugh, part of a greater
tract granted in 1670 to John and George Mott.

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   September 27, 1693 - Arthur Spicer and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter
and only heir of Thomas Jones, deceased.
   September 6, 1692 - Thomas Pace and Jane, his wife, and Rowland Thornton
and Elizabeth, his wife, one of the daughters of Alexander Fleming - Alexia,
late wife of Thomas Pace, being the other--to Francis Thornton.
   December 11, 1691 - William Underwood, Jun. conveys land in the freshes
of Rappahannock, whereof a moiety of 600 acres was conveyed by Mr. Amory
Butler to Mr. William Underwood, Sen., as marrying the sister of Mr. Amory
Butler and afterwards conveyed with consent of Mrs. Elizabeth Coumbs to
William Underwood, Jr., John Combs and Wm. Combs.
      John Willis X, his mark, to Matilda Thacker, whom he intends to make
his wife.  Mr. John Peirce and Hester, his wife, a parcel of land purchased
from ----

                         Deed Book No. 2

   March 30, 1696 - John Ashton, the elder, and Hannah, his wife, of King
George, to William Bernard, of the same county.
   August 3, 1696 - William Underwood, of Richmond county, to Nathaniel
Pope als Bridges of same county, land he now liveth on.

                         Miscellaneous.

   April 28, 1779 - Sir Marmaduke Beckwith, Baronet, of the parish of
Lunenburg, and county of Rappahannock, to my son, Jonathan Beckwith,
certain negroes.  Signed Mar. Beckwith.  X his mark.

   May 21, 1779 - Same to son Roger.
      1778 - Thomas Cralle, of the county of Richmond, deeds a negro woman,
Lucy, late property of John Cralle, deceased, of Northumberland county,
to George Downman.
      1695 - Deed of Richard Dudley, sen., of the parish of Farnham, in
the county of Richmond.
      1695 - Richard Peacock X his mark, having lately married Mary

Glasscock, relict of George Glasscock.

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   May 20, 1694 - William Richardson and Elizabeth, his wife, of Richmond
county, to John Henley, of same county.  Ruth was his wife.
   January 14, 1692-'93 - Simon Miller, of Essex, gift to Thomas Parker,
schoolmaster.
      1693 - Nicholas Smith, of Sittenburn, and Agatha, his wife, and
Ann, their daughter.
      George Tomlin and Hannah, his wife.
      Adam Woffendall and Honoria, his wife.

                       Will Book No. 2.
                       (No. 1 Missing).

   Baylis, Thomas, X his mark, April 25, 1697 - October 10, 1699(1).  Five
eldest children, Robert, Amadine, Francis, Katherine and Mary; son Thomas;
wife executrix.
   Lloyd, Thomas, Inventory.  Recorded 27 October, 1699.  Large estate; one
decked sloop on the stocks not finished burthen about 50 tons; one small
open sloop newly launched, not finished, burthen about 25 hhds; one new
flat; one old dito; one old barge; one parcel of hand saws, &c.
   Baylis, Thomas, estate.  Presented by Mrs. Sarah Baylis.
   Mannering, Stephen, of Sittenburn Parish.  October 6, 1699.  Grandson

John Jones' legacy not to be delivered till said Jones is free; godson,
Stephen Tramison? wife Jane.
   Spicer, Arthur, Recorded September 18, 1699.  Son John, and should he
die in his minority then to Lydia Spicer, eldest daughter of brother John
Spicer; the guardians of my son to take particular care in paying Frances
Robinson, daughter of Capt. Samuel Bloomfield what is due her; son to be
sent to England for his better education; that of the charter house I take
to be the best; asks Col. Carter, of Lancaster county to accept the trouble
of supervision.
   Smyth, William, February 9, 1699 - October 2, 1699.  Legacies
_________________________________________________________________________
   (1) The first date give date of will, the second date of record.

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to Hannah and John Goard, children of Abraham and Catherine Goard; resident
to wife, Eve Smith.
   Mountjoy, Alvin, 28 Sept., 1700 - 1 Jan., 1700.  Son Thomas; wife Mary
and all my children.
   Clarke, Henry, 29 August, 1700.  Sons Henry, William, Alexander, wife
executrix.
   George, Leroy, 16 September, 1700.  Legacy to kinsman, Thomas White;
friend Nicholas Smith; to friend Nocholas Smyth his watch; my little brother
Edward Read; 20 sh to Charles Barber; residue to John White and Margaret,
his wife.  Witnesses: Edward Reed, Eliza Reed.
   Reynolds, William, 22 October, 1700.  Sons Cornelius, John and William;
daughter Elizabeth, all children under 16; brother John, executor.
   Thomas, Rebecca, widow, X her mark, 28 December, 1700.  Legatees Bridget
M'Cathlin, Corbin Griffin, Thomas Griffin, Winifred Griffin, Jun.
   Fisher, Martin, Sen., 11 January, 1699 - May 7, 1701.  Daughter-in-law
Sarah; son Martin, and dauaghter Elizabeth Kitchin, executors.
   Brokenbrough, William, Recorded 22 January, 1700.  Inventory presented
by Mary Brockenbrough, administratrix.
   Mountjoy, Alvin, Recorded 28 May, 1701.  Estate.  Mrs. Mary Mountjoy.
   Peachey, William.  Inventory, 1700.
   Key, James.  Inventory.
   Colston, William, clerk, 27 October, 1701 - 3 December, 1701.  Daughter
Susannah; son William, son Charles; legatees Thomas Read, Mr. Rawleigh
Travers; son-in-law Mr. Thomas Beale; the land I now live on belonging to
the heir of Col. John Hull to be purchased for my son William; a gravestone
to be sent for to lay over the body of my dear wife Anne.
   Chappell, Henry.  Sole legatee Eliza Hambleton.
   Sherlock, James, clerk.
   Phillips, John, 17 July, 1700 - December 3, 1701.  Sons John, Bryan,
Thomas, Tobias; daughters Mary and Ann; if my

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four sons die without lawful issue, plantation in Lancaster for the use of
White Chappell parish for a glebe; wife Mary.
   French, Hugh, 20 jan., 1699-1700 - 3 Dec., 1701.  Of the parish of St.
Mary's.  Son Hugh, daughter Mary; sons Daniel and Mason; daughter Margaret.
   Spicer, Arthur, estate.
   Triplett, Francis X his mark, 20 Nov., 1700 - 4 March, 1701.  Wife
Abigail; sons Francis and William; grandson Francis, son of eldest son
Thomas, and in case he die then to grandson Thomas; legatee Francis Jett,
son of John Jett and Elizabeth, his wife; Francis Triplett, son of Francis
Triplett; wife Abigail and Mr. Willis, exectors.
   Travers, Rawleigh, 20 February, 1701 - 4 March, 1701. Cousins Elizabeth,
Winifred, and Rebecca Travers; gosdon Rawleigh Brooks; wife Sarah Travers;
to wife 400 acres called Exeter Lodge.  Capt. Thomas Beale and brother John
Taverner executors; legacies to Mrs. Peachey, Mrs. Slaughter, and Mrs.
Sarah Baylis, Dr. Robert Clarke and ed. Jones, Mr. Samuel Peachey; sister
Beale the remainder of the money given me by Mr. Colston.
   Griffin, Leroy, Recorded 4 April, 1702.  Audit of the accounts by
Madam Winifred Griffin.
   Baker, John.  Estate valued by Henry Bereton, Samuel Samford, Edward
Jones.
   Grady, Elizabeth X her mark, Mary Smoot, daughter of William Smoot.
   Strother, William, Sen., 30 Dec., 1700.  Eldest son William Strother;
son James, Robert Benjamin, Joseph; grandson William Strother; son Joseph
to be put to school and kept there a year and be free at his own disposing
at 16; wife Dorothy Strother, my sons James, Jeremy, Robert, Benjamin and
Joseph; wife Dorothy and son James, executors.
   Travers, Sarah, 9 Feb., 1702.  Appraisers meet at the house and did
inventory the estate of Capt. Rawleigh Travers.
   Baylis, Sarah, 8 March, 1699 - 1700.  Sons John Suggett, Edgcomb Suggett,
Thomas Suggett and James Suggett.

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   Lloyd, Joane, X her mark, 8 Jan., 1703.  Daughter Susanna wife of William
Philips; son Shadrack Williams; daughter Anne Debord, wife of James Debord;
daughter Ruth Canterbury, wife of John Canterbury; granddaughter Elizabeth
Thornhill; daughter-in-law Elizabeth Williams; son-in-law George Thompson;
grandaughter Susan Philips; grandson John McDaniel; sons-in-law William
Phillips, John Canterbury and George Thompson.
   Woffendall, Adam, Recorded 7 June, 1704.  Sons Harris and Strother;
daughters Sarah and Mary; sons Francis and Harrison.
   Samford, James 27 Sept., 1703 - Nov. 2, 1704.  Grandson Thomas Samford,
James and the rest of the children of my son Samuel.  Son Samuel's wife
Elizabeth; grandsons William, Giles and John Samford; legacy to Samford
Jones.
   Gwyn, David, 22 Feb., 1702-3 - 8 March, 1904.  Two daughters Elizabeth
and Sarah Gwyn; daughter Katherine Gwyn; sister Elizabeth Gwyn, wife of Mr.
Benjamin Gwyn, of Bristol; brother Edward Gwyn, clerk, in Wales; sister
Mary all my real estate in Wales lying in and about Harford - West; son-
in-law William Fauntleroy; son-in-law Moore Fauntleroy; son-in-law Griffin;
wife Katherine.
   Hornby, Daniel, 24 August, 1705 - 5 Sept., 1705.  Son Daniel; daughter
Frances; Mr. John Taverner and Mr. Thomas Suggett overseers to son.
   Smith, Eve, 24 April, 1704 - 4 Oct., 1705.  Grandsons William Goad,
John Goad; daughter Katherine Goad, her father John Williams; granddaughter
Hannah Goad; children of Katherine Goad alias Williams; and her husband,
Abraham Goad, sole executor.
   Tomlin, George, 15 Dec., 1705 - 6 Feb., 1705.  To son George land I had
of my uncle Taylor; daughter Anne, wife Hannah.
   Clarke, Robert, 12 December, 1705 - 6 Feb., 1706.  Son Robert; daughter
Catherine; sons John, George, Thomas, Robert.
   Dodson, Charles, Sen., 11 Jan., 1703 - 6 Feb., 1705.  Son

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Charles; son Thomas; sons Bartholomew, Richard Dodson, son William, son
Lambert, wife Anne, daughters Anne and Elizabeth.
   Taylor, George (Col.) 24 June, 1706.  Recorded 7 Aug., 1706.  Wife
Susannah; daughter Martha Gaines and George Gaines her youngest son, and
for want of heirs to Daniel Gaines, eldest son of Bernard Gaines and
Martha, his wife; 20 shillings for a ring to Thomas Dickerson - the writer
of this will.
   Jackson, Daniel, 23 Nov., 1706.  Sons David, Daniel, and Nathaniel.
   Walker, John (Col.), 22 Feb., 1665.  Daughters Anne, Frances, Jane,
Elizabeth, all my lands in Gloucester Co.; to two daughters - Sarah Walker
and Hester Walker - my lands in Rappahannock; wife Sarah executor.  Witness
Richard Fox, Abraham Warner.  Codicil July 6, 1668.  4 daughters Anne
Payne, Frances, Jane and Elizabeth Walker; daughter Anne and her husband,
John Payne.
      3 Feb., 1668.  Deposition of Richard Fox, aged 39 that he saw Col.
John Walker, Esq., sign the above.
      Deposition of Joseph Chissel, aged 27 years, sworn in court, county
Rappahanock.  Teste Robert Payne, clerk court.  Vera copia, teste Edmund
Craske, clerk court, recorded in court, county Richmond.  February 14,
1703, teste J. Sherlock, clerk.
   Trent, James, X his mark, 5 Jan., 1705.  Daughters Elizabeth, Mary,
Alice, and Anne; wife Alice, executor.
   Stone, William, Recorded 31 Jan., 1707.  Sons Philip, Joshua, son-in-
law Robert Schofield, grandson John Glasscock; wife Sarah Stone; daughter
Elizabeth Stone; daughter Mary Fan.

   Evans, Peter, 13 June, 1706.  Sons Richard, Peter and John; daughter
Sarah; wife Elizabeth.
   Dew, Thomas, 12 December, 1708 - 2 Feb., 1709.  Wife Jean; daughters
Anne, Mary & Elizabeth, son Thomas.
   Gaythings, John, 29 Nov., 1708.  Sons Cobham, John and Philip; daughter
Winifred; wife Anne.
   Settle, Francis, 12 August, 1707 - 2 Feb., 1708.  Sons John,

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Thomas; grandson Francis, son of Francis Settle; grandson Henry, son of
Henry Settle, deceased, grandson Francis Settle, son of Henry, deceased;
wife Mary Settle.  4 grandsons, Francis, son of Thomas, Francis, son of
Francis, and Francis and Henry, sons of Henry Settle, deceased.

                        (To Be Continued.)