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Will of William Hillyard (DB1, p. 84)
Barbados. In the name of God amen. I Wm. Hillyard of Princess Anne County in Virginia, Marriner lying very sick & weak but of a perfect sound mind & memory praise be to the Lord for it but considering the frailty of all mankind doe make ordain this present instrument or writing to be my last will & testament in manner & forme following: Imprimis I doe give up my soul unto the mercifull hands o almighty God my saviour & redeemer, hoping that the merits of his blessed son most holly Jesus he will pardon & forgive all my sins. My body I doe recommend to my mother from whence it come to be buried at the descretion of my exes. Hereafter named. Item I doe give & bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Mary Hillyard during the time of her widowhood after my decease all my plantation situate lying on the eastern shore on the aforesaid County of Princess Anne in Virga. Aforesd. containing by estimation two hundred acres of land together will all houses, edifices, & buildings thereon erected & built also my stock of hogs, sheep, & meat cattle & horses thereon remaining & being at the time of my decease & also one negro man or slave by name Jack after my decease but if it should soe happen that my said wife should intermarry with any other person in the time of her widowhood then it is my will & desire that my sd. Plantation together with all my personal estate be duely run out & appraised & equally to be devided in three equal parts (viz) the one third part to be & remaine to my sd. Wife during her naturall life & noe longer and after her decease to be & remaine to my son & daughter in law William Russell of the sd. County of Princess Anne planter & Anne Russell of the sd. County spinster & to their heires forever to be equally divided between them. Item and as to the other of the two third parts of my estate as shall be then remaining I doe hereby give & bequeath the one third part unto my son-in-law William Russell to be & remain unto him & his heirs forever and the other third parte of my estate I do hereby give & bequeath unto my sd daughter-in-law Anne Russell to be & remain to her & her heires forever. But if it shall happen that my sd son-in-law William Russell or my sd. Daughter Russell or either of them should happen to die without issue then I doe give my sd. Estate as aforesaid unto the survivor or survivors of them lawfully begotten or to be begotten of either of their bodyes to be & remain to them & to their heires forever. Item & lastly I doe nominate & appoint my true trusted & well beloved friends Capt. Abraham Oyfield of the Island of Barbados marriner & also Mr. Thomas Beard of the same Island Cooper to be my exec. in trust & to take care of my concerns both by consignment & also on my proper acct. which I have & shall ___ behind one at the time of my ____ in the aforesaid Island & also I doe hereby nominate & appoint my trusted friends Mr. Henry Woodhouse & Mr. Lemuell Phillips both of the county of Princess Anne in Virga. Aforesd. in the absence of my aforesad exec. to be my exec. in trust there to see this my said will duely executred & performed in manner & forme aforesd. In testimony hereof I doe hereunto set my hand & seale this twenty eighth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred & ninety four.
Princess Anne County, VA (DB1, p. 408)
Russell & Bell deed to Bodnam
To all people to whom these presents shall come know ye that we Wm. Russell & Willm. Bell both of ye Government of North Carolina planter for ye valuable consideration of thirty pounds sterling to us in hand paid and secured by good causion before the signing & sealing hereof wherewith we acknowledge our selves well satisfied contented & paid doe acknowledge to have alienated bargained sold & delivered unto Thomas Bodnam of ye County of Princess Anne in ye Government of Virga. plantr. one parcel of land containing by estimation two hundred and fifty acres be it more or less the said lying & being in ye County of Princess Anne & bounded as followeth Southerly one Geo. Morse lands, Easterly Edwd. Cooper & Jno. Woodhouse land Northerly on Willm. Moors land formerly Peter Crashleys & Westerly on Edwd. Cannons & Timothy Dennis land it being a parcel of land ye Mr. Willm. Hillyard bought of Joel Martin & by ye sd Hillyard given to me ye sd William Russell & my sister Ann now ye wife of ye abovesd. Willim. Bell as by ye last will & Testamt. Of ye sd. Hillyard may more at large appeare at being dated ye 28th of June one thousand six hundred ninety four to have & to hold ye abovesaid two hundred and fifty acres of land be it more or less to him ye sd Bodnam his heires Extr. Admes. Or assinges forever with all houses orchard, gardens, waters, & marshes & all other appurtenances profitts and commodities thereunto belonging or by any meanes appertaining to ye same we the sd Wm. Russell & Willm. Bell binding ourselves our heires Extr. Admes. & assignes in a general warranty to he ye sd Thomas Bodnam his heires Extr. Admes or assignes shall from time to time and at all times forever hereafter hold possesse & enjoy the abovesaid bargained premises without ye molestation of us ye subscribers hereby declaring that we have good right and lawful authority to signe and seale this present deed of sale. In Witness whereof we ye subscribers Willm. Russell & Willm. Bell have hereunto set our hands and fixed our seales this 7th day of 7ber in ye year of our Lord 1703
Signed Willm. W. Russell and Will Bell
Witnessed by John Richason and John Meidon (or Meldon)
Princess Anne/Acknowledged in open Court by Wm. Russell ye 5th 8ber 1704 & ordered to be recorded. I the wife of Willm. Bell have and do by these presents relinquish all right title and interest to ye above specified land according to ye above deed with all appurtances…..
Jul 1707: Mrs. Margaret McBride against Wm. REED, Wm. BRAY, and Wm. RUSSELL for assault and insolence which occurred in Pasquotank Precinct. [NC Higher Court Records, Vol IV, p. 370]
Jul 1708: Thomas Blitchenden against Wm. Russell. No further information. [NC Higher Court Records, Vol IV, p. 409]
1708 William Russell appears in a deed in Currituck Precinct, NC (no specifics, appears in list entitled "Persons Mentioned in Currituck Precinct Deeds Prior to 1725")
28 Jul 1713 (Minutes of General Court of NC)
Coll Wm Reed: by Edwd Moseley his attorney Comes to pr?s his Suite agt Wm Russell in a plea of the Case and Saith the Deft Stands Justly Indebted to the plt in the Sume of Twenty pounds Seventeen Shillings & Three pence and the Deft was Called & Came not whereupon the plt by his attorney afsd prayed an attachmt agt the Estate of the Deft wch is Granted. Coll William Reed by Edwd Moseley his attorney: Comes to pros his his Suite agt Wm Russell in a plea of Tresspass and Saith: that the Deft the last Day of June or begining of July anno Dni 1711 by force & armes &c: the plantation or Inclosed Ground or pasture of him the sd plt in Coratuck prcinct Did Breake & a Six year old Bull therefound belongen to him the plt of the price of fforty Shillings Did Take kill & Carry away: and other harmes to him Did Doe: &c: and the Deft was Called to answr thereunto but Came not whereupon the plt by his attorney afsd prayed an attachmt agt the Defts Estate wch was Granted
29 Mar 1714: William Russell of Corratuck Precinct, 431 acres on Cape Hatterass Island joining ye sound and Col. William Reed (William Reed was born c1667 and was Governor of NC from 1722 to 1724. He died Dec 11 1728 in Pasquotank County, NC). [ Province of North Carolina 1663-1729, Grant 632, p. 220]
Nov 1714 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List.
1715 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List
Corrytuck May ye [21th 1716]
Then Receved of James Browne three pound [thirteen] Shillings & Sixpence by order of John Whedbee it being due for thirty Six days Servis and a Cow and a Quarter of Beef, Receved per [me] Wm. (his W mark) Russell
1716 William Russell appears on Currituck County Tax and Militia List
1717 Administration of Estate of Wm. Russell
William Russell. Dead without a will; his widow Sarah Russell Administratrix; Dec. 28, 1717. This is from The North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, edited by J. R. B. Hathaway in 1900. Vol. 1, p. 71:
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Abt 1676 - Abt 1717 (41 years)