Libraries in Colonial Virginia; William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. 1; 1895 Transcribed by Kathy Merrill for the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Libraries in Colonial Virginia Edward W. James William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul., 1895), pp 15-17. LIBRARIES IN COLONIAL VIRGINIA. - CONTINUED. Selections from the records of Princess Anne County. BY EDWARD W. JAMES. LIX. - John Sandford(1) March 22nd 1692-3. l. s. "One book Entituled an Essay towards the amendmt of ye last English Translacon of the bible 10 In one Trunk 25 English books 1 15 23 Latin & Greek books & a pcell of unbound old books 1 10 five Hebrew books & Greek new Testamt 1 04 a pcell of old books, 12 "One old book in quarto forgotten at the former appraise- ment _______ L5 11 LX. - Capt. Thomas Cocke October 21st 1697 The History of great Brittain in folio, the historicall Defence of the Reformation in large quarto, the Second part of the Non Conformists Plea for peace in quarto, the husbandmans calling in quarto, the Explanation of Proverbs in quarto - Jure Maritimo in quarto, Military Discipline in quarto, The poore mans family book in Octavo, the Voice of the Rod in Octavo, The history of a Coy lady in Octavo, the new book of Instructions in Octavo, a Sermon book by Wm Greenhell in Octavo, The office of a complete Attorney in Octavo, Time and the End of time by Jno ffox, the plain mans way of worship in twelves, the Voyage of Sir ffrancis Drake & his Ad- ventures in twelves, Observations of the Turkes Government in twelves, two books of Divin Meditations in twelves, The Schooling of the untaught Bridegroom in twelves, the Adventures of Lazaretto in twelves, the young Clerkes guide in twelves, The history of all the Kings of England - the travells of Ulysses in twelves, the Compleate Justice in twelves, a Discource Concerning Commetts in twelves, the Seamans Calender in Octavo, a Collection of the Lawes of Virginia in folio, the English Rogue in twleves, the history of King Charles the Second, three Small pockett Bibles, a Small Common prayer book, an old large Church Bible. LXI. - Thomas Walke March 2nd 1703-4 Mr Isaac Ambrose his works, The Assembly of Devines Catechise Inlarged, The Assembly of Devines Catechise it Selfe, An Impartiall Inquiry Into the nature of Sin by Tho: Peirce, Doctr Jeremy Taylors guide to devotion, William Goughs London Tryumphing, the youngs Clarks guide, The Lightning Colume by Petr Goose, one large bible, one old pockett bible. ______________________________________________________________________________ (1) John Sandford was born about the year 1649. He purchased 200 acres of land of John Totne, lying "in Tanner's Creek", May 31, 1675, and September 27, 1680, patented 1,680 acres of land, and April 23, 1688, 1,517 more. He was a merchant, and was in 1673 given power of attorney by his brother, Samuel Sanford, merchant. He was a member of the first court appointed for Princess Anne county, 1691, and was one of three viewers and searchers of leather, appointed September 27, 1692. March 1, 1692/3, administration was Page 16. LXII. - Thomas Lawson October 22nd 1704 L s. 17 Books in Large folo Sundry Sorts all at 6 13 5 " " " Quarto bound at 2 6 12 6 12 Do parchmt & paper Covers very old at 18 12 Do Quarto well Bound at 18d Each 18 12 Do in Eights bound at Eight Pence Each 8 18 Do Som Parchmt & Papers Covers Som bound 6 12 Do Bound in octavo Dunr Sorts at 15 12 Do well bound most of ym in Quarto at 2s e 1 04 12 Do well bound all in Quarto at 15d Each 15 12 Do old in octavo Severall Sorts a 8d Each 08 12 Do Parchmt of Severall Sorts at 6d Each 06 24 Do bound of Severall Sorts all at 08 a parcell of very old Paper books Sund Sorts 2 6 1 very Large Bible & 1 Small Do & 4 other Books bound all at 1 ___________ A pcell of very old books (In the Seller L14 14 _____________________________________________________________________________ granted Sarah, his widow, on his estate. Among the things appaised March 22, 1692/3, were forty-two hogs, L10, 10s; a Christian servant, L2; two negro men and another lame negro man, an old negro woman and a negro girle, L80; one horse, a mare, a yearling filly, L10; twenty-four sheep, L6; eight hogs, young and old, L2; "the one-half of a sloop with furniture and apparel, L10;" the mill and movables appertaining, L35; total, L231, 1s, 7d. Another appraise- ment taken May 2, 1693: Ninety bulls, steers, cows, and yearlings. On Feby 6th 1694-'5 Mrs. Sarah Sandford through her Atty, her brother Mr. Henry Woodhouse, acknowledged a deed made the 4th giving to her sons Cawson and Henry a negro man called Mingo and a negro woman called Rachell, to be delivered after her death, but if either of her sons died, his part to go to his sister Sarah, but if both died then both parts to return to her. She also made gifts to her sons to be delivered to them when they became of age. The following throws light on his family history. His sister Dorothy Tucker was unaware of his death when she made her will. "Dorothy Tucker, of Exeter, widow, made her will May 13, 1693. It was proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Exeter, June 30th, the same year. She left a small legacy to seven poor widows of the city of Exeter, and her interest in an estate and term of years in certain houses to her brother, John Sandford, of Virginia, and her cousin, Ann Chilcott. She leaves mourning rings to all her brothers and sisters, and bequeaths the silver bason my deceased father gave me to my brother, William Sandford; residue to her son, James, who is sole executor. Another will, that of Jane Tucker, dated April 30, 1717, and proved October 21, 1718, in the same court as the last, adds to the information alread acquired. Jane must have been a daughter of the last testatrix, for she mentions her brother James (his mother's sole executor). She also furnishes the names of her sisters, since she gives her sister Sarah all her lands and estates in the city of Exeter and elseqhere; and leaves her sister Margaret a gold ring. From this document, too, we learn something as to the social position of the Sand- ford family, since there is mention of Richard Sandford, of Exeter, dyer, who is to have L1, 1s. to buy a mourning ring, and also a hat-band and gloves. The woolen trade was then the staple commodoty of Exeter, and every branch of it was an honorable occupation, and those engaged in it always held a good position in the city. Many cadets of the county families became identified with it. I find by reference to the late John Camden Hotten's Original Lists of the American Emigrants, compiled with much labor from documents at the Record Office, that John Sandford originally went Page 17. LXIV. - William Hunter April 1st 1719. s. A Quantity of old books L6 10 _____________________________________________________________________________ to Barbadoes, and that he left the island for Virginia in the ship Barbadoes, James Cock, commander, October 1, 1679. The parish registers of St. Andrews, Barbadoes, of this date, show that Lieutenant John Sandford had seventy-five acres of land there, one man servant, and thirty-three negroes. I have given the real names of testatrix and her relatives. The abstract of this will shows, therefore, how a member of an Exeter family left his old home late in the seventeenth century and settled in the New World, and will be doubtless interesting to more than one American reader." - Practical Heraldry by Charles Worthy, Esq., pp. 168, 169, 170. The editor suggests that this family of Sandfords may probably be the same as the Sandfords of Gloucestershire, whose pedigree is given in the visitation of 1623. . . Sandford of . . . in Com. Sallop =, and had John Sandford of Stonehouse in Com. Gloster =, who had William Sandford of Stonehouse = Dorothy d. of . . . Basset of Vlye, who had William, Thomas and Henry. Of these, William of Lennard Stanley in Com. Gloster m. 1st Jane d. of Ric. Bridges of Wotton, m. 2d Mary d. of Henry Machin on Gloster City, and by the last wife had Mary, ux. Thomas Ross, Margery, Jane, William Sandford, 23 years old in 1623, John, William, Richard. Arms. - Per chevron sable and ermine, in chief two boars' heads couped close or, an annulet or for difference. Crest - A boar's head couped close or, the hilt of a broken sword issuing from the mouth, blade proper, hilt or. ------ Associated graphics: http://www.usgwarchives.net/special/wmmaryqtr/v4-1a.gif http://www.usgwarchives.net/special/wmmaryqtr/v4-1b.gif http://www.usgwarchives.net/special/wmmaryqtr/v4-1c.gif