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14 May 1770 - Entailed Deed from James Taylor to brother-in-law James Drake (Cumberland County, Virginia Deed Book 4, p. 401).
This Indenture made this fourteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy between James Taylor of Pittsylvania County of the one part & James Drake of Cumberland County of the other part witnesseth, that the said James Taylor for and in consideration of the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said James Drake the receipt whereof he the said James Taylor doth hereby acknowledge & thereof acquit and discharge the said James Drake, and by these presents hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & sell unto the said James Drake him his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres, by deed, lying and being in ye county of Cumberland, and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at a white oak a corner to William Howards land & Bartholomew Stovals, running thence on Stovals south twenty four degrees East one hundred & twenty poles to a corner hickory, thence a new line south eighty four degrees west one hundred & thirty three poles to pointers, north twenty four degrees west one hundred and twenty poles to pointers in Howards or John Taylors line thence on the same north eighty four degrees east one hundred thirty three poles to the first station. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the appertenances thereunto belonging unto the said James Drake his heirs & assigns forever, and the said James Taylor doth covenant and agree to and with the said James his heirs and assigns that the said James Taylor his heirs, executors & administrators the above mentioned lands and premises unto the said James Drake his heirs and assigns against all other persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, and lastly that the said James Taylor & his heirs shall and will at any time or times hereafter at the reasonable cost & charges of him the said James Drake his heirs or assigns make do and execute or cause to be made done and executed any further or other conveyance for the better and more firmly conveying away the above mentioned lands and premises as shall by the said James Drake his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law, be reasonably devised, advised, or required. In witness whereof the said James Taylor hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed & delivered James Taylor (legal signature) in the presence of James Taylor, George Owen, Wm. Taylor
Memorandum that on the fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy quiet & peaceable possession and seisin of the lands and premises within mentioned was had & taken by the within named James Taylor and by him delivered to the within named James Drake to be held according to the form and effect of the within indenture.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
Received this fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia, being the consideration within mentioned.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
At a Court held for Cumberland county 28th May 1770 this indenture and the memorandum and receipt endorsed were proved by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Test: Thompson Swann, Clk.
Note: Entailed deeds stipulate that future property transfers are limited to family members, thereby indicating kinship between James Taylor and James Drake. Jean Evelyn Johnston-Raab (now deceased) indicated that a lawyer was able to determine that James Taylor and James Drake were brothers-in-law by reviewing this deed.
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Will of Molly Drake, Will Book 8, 1828-1831 Powhatan County, Virginia
In the name of God Amen I Molly Drake of the County of Powhatan and State of Virginia being in my right proper mind senses and memory do hereby make and ordain this my last will and Testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former Will made by me.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Drake the three following lotts or parcels of land, one of which I purchased from my son Francis Drake, deceased, another of which I purchased from my daughter Martha Goode, and also the parcel or lott I purchased from my daughter Delphia Martin, the whole of which three lotts or parcels contains ninety seven an a half acres be the same more or less. I also give and bequeath to my said son Thomas Drake my Negro man known and called by the name George which said lands and Negro George I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Drake the tract of land I lately purchased from Belgrave Taylor containing one hundred acres to be the same more or less, also my Negro boy known and called by the name Sipio to him my said son Samuel Drake and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Levina Taylor my Negro woman known by the name of Dinah, also the sum of two hundred dollars to be raised from my estate and kept in the hands of my Executor herein after mentioned and to be by them applied to her support as they may see her need require to her and her heirs assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Rice my Negro girl named Caroline to her and her heirs assigns forever and it is my will that the said Negro girl Caroline shall be valued by two or three respectable persons such as my Executor may think proper to appoint for that purpose and that the amount of such valuation shall go in part of said daughter Nancy Rice's equal portion of the residue of my estate not as yet specifically disposed of.
Item: It is my will that the sum of sixteen dollars be raised out of by my estate executors to be divided equally among my eight following grandchildren to wit, John G. Drake, Taylor B. Drake, Frances Drake, Jacob G. Drake, Salley Jackson formerly Salley Drake, heirs of my son Francis Drake deceased. Thomas Drake and James Drake deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having theretofore given to my son William Drake as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provision for him only one dollar which I give to him and his heirs and assigns forever, and Ann R. Hix, formerly Ann R. Drake daughter of my son Joseph Drake, deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having already given to my daughter Delphia Martin as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provisions for her only one dollar which I give to her and her heir assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that the remaining part of my estate not before in this will specified and disposed of consisting of my Negro woman known and called by the name Janey and my Negro boy by the name of Peter, my stock of every description, my household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils be equally divided among my six following named children to wit, Tarlton Drake, Thomas Drake, Samuel Drake, Martha Goode, Nancy Rice and Sally Atkinson to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that in case my six children as above mentioned should not mutually agree in the division of the residue of my estate as above stated that I hereby invest my executor with full powers to sell the same to the best advantage and the proceeds of such sale to be divided equally as aforesaid.
Item: In respect to the division of the above-mentioned residue of my estate it is my will that my Executors proceed to make sale of the same to the best advantage and divide the proceeds as aforesaid, which I hereby authorize to do without the legatees agreeing among themselves as above-mentioned; and lastly I constitute my two sons Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament, and having [faith] in their integrity it is my Will and desire that they not be compelled to give Security for the due performance of the same. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of December eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of:
Wm Clark
Daniel Taylor
Peter Stratton
At a Court of Monthly Statements holden for the county of Powhatan in the 17th day of January 1828. This last will and testament of Molly Drake deceased, was present in court and proved by the oaths of Daniel Taylor and Peter Stratton two of the subscribing witnesses and thereupon the same was ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake, the Executors therein named, who took the oath prescribed by law, and entered into bond, without security, (the will having directed that no security should be required) conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of the said will in due form.
Teste: s/Wm. S. Fancola
Appraisal of Molley Drake's Estate: Powhatan County, Virginia Will Book 3, p. 11
Among other items were: six Windsor chairs; parcel of books; one china press; one bofat; four silver tea spoons; one decanter; Slaves: Jenny, Caroline, Peter, Scipio, George.
Value: $3,758.13
Appraisers: Peter Stratton, George Taylor, Edward A. Baugh
Date: June 28, 1828
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
14 May 1770 - Entailed Deed from James Taylor to brother-in-law James Drake (Cumberland County, Virginia Deed Book 4, p. 401).
This Indenture made this fourteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy between James Taylor of Pittsylvania County of the one part & James Drake of Cumberland County of the other part witnesseth, that the said James Taylor for and in consideration of the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said James Drake the receipt whereof he the said James Taylor doth hereby acknowledge & thereof acquit and discharge the said James Drake, and by these presents hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & sell unto the said James Drake him his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres, by deed, lying and being in ye county of Cumberland, and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at a white oak a corner to William Howards land & Bartholomew Stovals, running thence on Stovals south twenty four degrees East one hundred & twenty poles to a corner hickory, thence a new line south eighty four degrees west one hundred & thirty three poles to pointers, north twenty four degrees west one hundred and twenty poles to pointers in Howards or John Taylors line thence on the same north eighty four degrees east one hundred thirty three poles to the first station. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the appertenances thereunto belonging unto the said James Drake his heirs & assigns forever, and the said James Taylor doth covenant and agree to and with the said James his heirs and assigns that the said James Taylor his heirs, executors & administrators the above mentioned lands and premises unto the said James Drake his heirs and assigns against all other persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, and lastly that the said James Taylor & his heirs shall and will at any time or times hereafter at the reasonable cost & charges of him the said James Drake his heirs or assigns make do and execute or cause to be made done and executed any further or other conveyance for the better and more firmly conveying away the above mentioned lands and premises as shall by the said James Drake his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law, be reasonably devised, advised, or required. In witness whereof the said James Taylor hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed & delivered James Taylor (legal signature) in the presence of James Taylor, George Owen, Wm. Taylor
Memorandum that on the fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy quiet & peaceable possession and seisin of the lands and premises within mentioned was had & taken by the within named James Taylor and by him delivered to the within named James Drake to be held according to the form and effect of the within indenture.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
Received this fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia, being the consideration within mentioned.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
At a Court held for Cumberland county 28th May 1770 this indenture and the memorandum and receipt endorsed were proved by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Test: Thompson Swann, Clk.
Note: Entailed deeds stipulate that future property transfers are limited to family members, thereby indicating kinship between James Taylor and James Drake. Jean Evelyn Johnston-Raab (now deceased) indicated that a lawyer was able to determine that James Taylor and James Drake were brothers-in-law by reviewing this deed.
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Will of Molly Drake, Will Book 8, 1828-1831 Powhatan County, Virginia
In the name of God Amen I Molly Drake of the County of Powhatan and State of Virginia being in my right proper mind senses and memory do hereby make and ordain this my last will and Testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former Will made by me.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Drake the three following lotts or parcels of land, one of which I purchased from my son Francis Drake, deceased, another of which I purchased from my daughter Martha Goode, and also the parcel or lott I purchased from my daughter Delphia Martin, the whole of which three lotts or parcels contains ninety seven an a half acres be the same more or less. I also give and bequeath to my said son Thomas Drake my Negro man known and called by the name George which said lands and Negro George I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Drake the tract of land I lately purchased from Belgrave Taylor containing one hundred acres to be the same more or less, also my Negro boy known and called by the name Sipio to him my said son Samuel Drake and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Levina Taylor my Negro woman known by the name of Dinah, also the sum of two hundred dollars to be raised from my estate and kept in the hands of my Executor herein after mentioned and to be by them applied to her support as they may see her need require to her and her heirs assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Rice my Negro girl named Caroline to her and her heirs assigns forever and it is my will that the said Negro girl Caroline shall be valued by two or three respectable persons such as my Executor may think proper to appoint for that purpose and that the amount of such valuation shall go in part of said daughter Nancy Rice's equal portion of the residue of my estate not as yet specifically disposed of.
Item: It is my will that the sum of sixteen dollars be raised out of by my estate executors to be divided equally among my eight following grandchildren to wit, John G. Drake, Taylor B. Drake, Frances Drake, Jacob G. Drake, Salley Jackson formerly Salley Drake, heirs of my son Francis Drake deceased. Thomas Drake and James Drake deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having theretofore given to my son William Drake as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provision for him only one dollar which I give to him and his heirs and assigns forever, and Ann R. Hix, formerly Ann R. Drake daughter of my son Joseph Drake, deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having already given to my daughter Delphia Martin as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provisions for her only one dollar which I give to her and her heir assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that the remaining part of my estate not before in this will specified and disposed of consisting of my Negro woman known and called by the name Janey and my Negro boy by the name of Peter, my stock of every description, my household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils be equally divided among my six following named children to wit, Tarlton Drake, Thomas Drake, Samuel Drake, Martha Goode, Nancy Rice and Sally Atkinson to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that in case my six children as above mentioned should not mutually agree in the division of the residue of my estate as above stated that I hereby invest my executor with full powers to sell the same to the best advantage and the proceeds of such sale to be divided equally as aforesaid.
Item: In respect to the division of the above-mentioned residue of my estate it is my will that my Executors proceed to make sale of the same to the best advantage and divide the proceeds as aforesaid, which I hereby authorize to do without the legatees agreeing among themselves as above-mentioned; and lastly I constitute my two sons Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament, and having [faith] in their integrity it is my Will and desire that they not be compelled to give Security for the due performance of the same. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of December eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of:
Wm Clark
Daniel Taylor
Peter Stratton
At a Court of Monthly Statements holden for the county of Powhatan in the 17th day of January 1828. This last will and testament of Molly Drake deceased, was present in court and proved by the oaths of Daniel Taylor and Peter Stratton two of the subscribing witnesses and thereupon the same was ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake, the Executors therein named, who took the oath prescribed by law, and entered into bond, without security, (the will having directed that no security should be required) conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of the said will in due form.
Teste: s/Wm. S. Fancola
Appraisal of Molley Drake's Estate: Powhatan County, Virginia Will Book 3, p. 11
Among other items were: six Windsor chairs; parcel of books; one china press; one bofat; four silver tea spoons; one decanter; Slaves: Jenny, Caroline, Peter, Scipio, George.
Value: $3,758.13
Appraisers: Peter Stratton, George Taylor, Edward A. Baugh
Date: June 28, 1828
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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14 May 1770 - Entailed Deed from James Taylor to brother-in-law James Drake (Cumberland County, Virginia Deed Book 4, p. 401).
This Indenture made this fourteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy between James Taylor of Pittsylvania County of the one part & James Drake of Cumberland County of the other part witnesseth, that the said James Taylor for and in consideration of the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said James Drake the receipt whereof he the said James Taylor doth hereby acknowledge & thereof acquit and discharge the said James Drake, and by these presents hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & sell unto the said James Drake him his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres, by deed, lying and being in ye county of Cumberland, and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at a white oak a corner to William Howards land & Bartholomew Stovals, running thence on Stovals south twenty four degrees East one hundred & twenty poles to a corner hickory, thence a new line south eighty four degrees west one hundred & thirty three poles to pointers, north twenty four degrees west one hundred and twenty poles to pointers in Howards or John Taylors line thence on the same north eighty four degrees east one hundred thirty three poles to the first station. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the appertenances thereunto belonging unto the said James Drake his heirs & assigns forever, and the said James Taylor doth covenant and agree to and with the said James his heirs and assigns that the said James Taylor his heirs, executors & administrators the above mentioned lands and premises unto the said James Drake his heirs and assigns against all other persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, and lastly that the said James Taylor & his heirs shall and will at any time or times hereafter at the reasonable cost & charges of him the said James Drake his heirs or assigns make do and execute or cause to be made done and executed any further or other conveyance for the better and more firmly conveying away the above mentioned lands and premises as shall by the said James Drake his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law, be reasonably devised, advised, or required. In witness whereof the said James Taylor hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed & delivered James Taylor (legal signature) in the presence of James Taylor, George Owen, Wm. Taylor
Memorandum that on the fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy quiet & peaceable possession and seisin of the lands and premises within mentioned was had & taken by the within named James Taylor and by him delivered to the within named James Drake to be held according to the form and effect of the within indenture.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
Received this fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia, being the consideration within mentioned.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
At a Court held for Cumberland county 28th May 1770 this indenture and the memorandum and receipt endorsed were proved by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Test: Thompson Swann, Clk.
Note: Entailed deeds stipulate that future property transfers are limited to family members, thereby indicating kinship between James Taylor and James Drake. Jean Evelyn Johnston-Raab (now deceased) indicated that a lawyer was able to determine that James Taylor and James Drake were brothers-in-law by reviewing this deed.
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Will of Molly Drake, Will Book 8, 1828-1831 Powhatan County, Virginia
In the name of God Amen I Molly Drake of the County of Powhatan and State of Virginia being in my right proper mind senses and memory do hereby make and ordain this my last will and Testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former Will made by me.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Drake the three following lotts or parcels of land, one of which I purchased from my son Francis Drake, deceased, another of which I purchased from my daughter Martha Goode, and also the parcel or lott I purchased from my daughter Delphia Martin, the whole of which three lotts or parcels contains ninety seven an a half acres be the same more or less. I also give and bequeath to my said son Thomas Drake my Negro man known and called by the name George which said lands and Negro George I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Drake the tract of land I lately purchased from Belgrave Taylor containing one hundred acres to be the same more or less, also my Negro boy known and called by the name Sipio to him my said son Samuel Drake and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Levina Taylor my Negro woman known by the name of Dinah, also the sum of two hundred dollars to be raised from my estate and kept in the hands of my Executor herein after mentioned and to be by them applied to her support as they may see her need require to her and her heirs assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Rice my Negro girl named Caroline to her and her heirs assigns forever and it is my will that the said Negro girl Caroline shall be valued by two or three respectable persons such as my Executor may think proper to appoint for that purpose and that the amount of such valuation shall go in part of said daughter Nancy Rice's equal portion of the residue of my estate not as yet specifically disposed of.
Item: It is my will that the sum of sixteen dollars be raised out of by my estate executors to be divided equally among my eight following grandchildren to wit, John G. Drake, Taylor B. Drake, Frances Drake, Jacob G. Drake, Salley Jackson formerly Salley Drake, heirs of my son Francis Drake deceased. Thomas Drake and James Drake deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having theretofore given to my son William Drake as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provision for him only one dollar which I give to him and his heirs and assigns forever, and Ann R. Hix, formerly Ann R. Drake daughter of my son Joseph Drake, deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having already given to my daughter Delphia Martin as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provisions for her only one dollar which I give to her and her heir assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that the remaining part of my estate not before in this will specified and disposed of consisting of my Negro woman known and called by the name Janey and my Negro boy by the name of Peter, my stock of every description, my household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils be equally divided among my six following named children to wit, Tarlton Drake, Thomas Drake, Samuel Drake, Martha Goode, Nancy Rice and Sally Atkinson to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that in case my six children as above mentioned should not mutually agree in the division of the residue of my estate as above stated that I hereby invest my executor with full powers to sell the same to the best advantage and the proceeds of such sale to be divided equally as aforesaid.
Item: In respect to the division of the above-mentioned residue of my estate it is my will that my Executors proceed to make sale of the same to the best advantage and divide the proceeds as aforesaid, which I hereby authorize to do without the legatees agreeing among themselves as above-mentioned; and lastly I constitute my two sons Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament, and having [faith] in their integrity it is my Will and desire that they not be compelled to give Security for the due performance of the same. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of December eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of:
Wm Clark
Daniel Taylor
Peter Stratton
At a Court of Monthly Statements holden for the county of Powhatan in the 17th day of January 1828. This last will and testament of Molly Drake deceased, was present in court and proved by the oaths of Daniel Taylor and Peter Stratton two of the subscribing witnesses and thereupon the same was ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake, the Executors therein named, who took the oath prescribed by law, and entered into bond, without security, (the will having directed that no security should be required) conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of the said will in due form.
Teste: s/Wm. S. Fancola
Appraisal of Molley Drake's Estate: Powhatan County, Virginia Will Book 3, p. 11
Among other items were: six Windsor chairs; parcel of books; one china press; one bofat; four silver tea spoons; one decanter; Slaves: Jenny, Caroline, Peter, Scipio, George.
Value: $3,758.13
Appraisers: Peter Stratton, George Taylor, Edward A. Baugh
Date: June 28, 1828
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
14 May 1770 - Entailed Deed from James Taylor to brother-in-law James Drake (Cumberland County, Virginia Deed Book 4, p. 401).
This Indenture made this fourteenth day of May in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and seventy between James Taylor of Pittsylvania County of the one part & James Drake of Cumberland County of the other part witnesseth, that the said James Taylor for and in consideration of the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said James Drake the receipt whereof he the said James Taylor doth hereby acknowledge & thereof acquit and discharge the said James Drake, and by these presents hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain & sell unto the said James Drake him his heirs & assigns forever one certain tract or parcel of land containing one hundred acres, by deed, lying and being in ye county of Cumberland, and bounded as follows (to wit) Beginning at a white oak a corner to William Howards land & Bartholomew Stovals, running thence on Stovals south twenty four degrees East one hundred & twenty poles to a corner hickory, thence a new line south eighty four degrees west one hundred & thirty three poles to pointers, north twenty four degrees west one hundred and twenty poles to pointers in Howards or John Taylors line thence on the same north eighty four degrees east one hundred thirty three poles to the first station. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land and all and singular the appertenances thereunto belonging unto the said James Drake his heirs & assigns forever, and the said James Taylor doth covenant and agree to and with the said James his heirs and assigns that the said James Taylor his heirs, executors & administrators the above mentioned lands and premises unto the said James Drake his heirs and assigns against all other persons whatsoever, shall and will warrant and forever defend by these presents, and lastly that the said James Taylor & his heirs shall and will at any time or times hereafter at the reasonable cost & charges of him the said James Drake his heirs or assigns make do and execute or cause to be made done and executed any further or other conveyance for the better and more firmly conveying away the above mentioned lands and premises as shall by the said James Drake his heirs or assigns or his or their council learned in the law, be reasonably devised, advised, or required. In witness whereof the said James Taylor hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year above written.
Signed, sealed & delivered James Taylor (legal signature) in the presence of James Taylor, George Owen, Wm. Taylor
Memorandum that on the fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy quiet & peaceable possession and seisin of the lands and premises within mentioned was had & taken by the within named James Taylor and by him delivered to the within named James Drake to be held according to the form and effect of the within indenture.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
Received this fourteenth day of May one thousand seven hundred & seventy the sum of eighty pounds current money of Virginia, being the consideration within mentioned.
In presence of James Taylor (legal signature)
At a Court held for Cumberland county 28th May 1770 this indenture and the memorandum and receipt endorsed were proved by the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Test: Thompson Swann, Clk.
Note: Entailed deeds stipulate that future property transfers are limited to family members, thereby indicating kinship between James Taylor and James Drake. Jean Evelyn Johnston-Raab (now deceased) indicated that a lawyer was able to determine that James Taylor and James Drake were brothers-in-law by reviewing this deed.
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Will of Molly Drake, Will Book 8, 1828-1831 Powhatan County, Virginia
In the name of God Amen I Molly Drake of the County of Powhatan and State of Virginia being in my right proper mind senses and memory do hereby make and ordain this my last will and Testament utterly revoking and disannulling all former Will made by me.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Drake the three following lotts or parcels of land, one of which I purchased from my son Francis Drake, deceased, another of which I purchased from my daughter Martha Goode, and also the parcel or lott I purchased from my daughter Delphia Martin, the whole of which three lotts or parcels contains ninety seven an a half acres be the same more or less. I also give and bequeath to my said son Thomas Drake my Negro man known and called by the name George which said lands and Negro George I give to my son Thomas and his heirs forever and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Samuel Drake the tract of land I lately purchased from Belgrave Taylor containing one hundred acres to be the same more or less, also my Negro boy known and called by the name Sipio to him my said son Samuel Drake and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Levina Taylor my Negro woman known by the name of Dinah, also the sum of two hundred dollars to be raised from my estate and kept in the hands of my Executor herein after mentioned and to be by them applied to her support as they may see her need require to her and her heirs assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Rice my Negro girl named Caroline to her and her heirs assigns forever and it is my will that the said Negro girl Caroline shall be valued by two or three respectable persons such as my Executor may think proper to appoint for that purpose and that the amount of such valuation shall go in part of said daughter Nancy Rice's equal portion of the residue of my estate not as yet specifically disposed of.
Item: It is my will that the sum of sixteen dollars be raised out of by my estate executors to be divided equally among my eight following grandchildren to wit, John G. Drake, Taylor B. Drake, Frances Drake, Jacob G. Drake, Salley Jackson formerly Salley Drake, heirs of my son Francis Drake deceased. Thomas Drake and James Drake deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having theretofore given to my son William Drake as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provision for him only one dollar which I give to him and his heirs and assigns forever, and Ann R. Hix, formerly Ann R. Drake daughter of my son Joseph Drake, deceased, to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: Having already given to my daughter Delphia Martin as much of my estate as I could afford without doing injustice to my other children I can therefore make no further provisions for her only one dollar which I give to her and her heir assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that the remaining part of my estate not before in this will specified and disposed of consisting of my Negro woman known and called by the name Janey and my Negro boy by the name of Peter, my stock of every description, my household and kitchen furniture, plantation utensils be equally divided among my six following named children to wit, Tarlton Drake, Thomas Drake, Samuel Drake, Martha Goode, Nancy Rice and Sally Atkinson to them and their heirs and assigns forever.
Item: It is my will that in case my six children as above mentioned should not mutually agree in the division of the residue of my estate as above stated that I hereby invest my executor with full powers to sell the same to the best advantage and the proceeds of such sale to be divided equally as aforesaid.
Item: In respect to the division of the above-mentioned residue of my estate it is my will that my Executors proceed to make sale of the same to the best advantage and divide the proceeds as aforesaid, which I hereby authorize to do without the legatees agreeing among themselves as above-mentioned; and lastly I constitute my two sons Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament, and having [faith] in their integrity it is my Will and desire that they not be compelled to give Security for the due performance of the same. In Testimony whereof I hereto set my hand and seal this twenty-third day of December eighteen hundred and twenty four.
Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of:
Wm Clark
Daniel Taylor
Peter Stratton
At a Court of Monthly Statements holden for the county of Powhatan in the 17th day of January 1828. This last will and testament of Molly Drake deceased, was present in court and proved by the oaths of Daniel Taylor and Peter Stratton two of the subscribing witnesses and thereupon the same was ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Thomas Drake and Samuel Drake, the Executors therein named, who took the oath prescribed by law, and entered into bond, without security, (the will having directed that no security should be required) conditioned as the law directs a certificate is granted them for obtaining probate of the said will in due form.
Teste: s/Wm. S. Fancola
Appraisal of Molley Drake's Estate: Powhatan County, Virginia Will Book 3, p. 11
Among other items were: six Windsor chairs; parcel of books; one china press; one bofat; four silver tea spoons; one decanter; Slaves: Jenny, Caroline, Peter, Scipio, George.
Value: $3,758.13
Appraisers: Peter Stratton, George Taylor, Edward A. Baugh
Date: June 28, 1828
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
Gravesite Details
There are hundreds of gravesites located at the abandoned Peterville Church Cemetery, although most of the headstones are gone. Since the Taylor & Drake families lived nearby and were members of this church it is presumed they were buried here.
Family Members
Spouse
Siblings
Half Siblings
Children
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James Drake
1762–1796
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William Drake
1765–1837
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Sir Francis Drake
1767–1814
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Philadelphia "Delphia" Drake Martin
1769 – unknown
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Lavina Drake Taylor
1769 – unknown
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Tarlton Drake
1771–1852
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Mary "Polly" Drake Hudnall
1775–1797
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Joseph Drake
1778–1800
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Thomas Drake
1779–1837
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Nancy Drake Taylor Rice
1779–1870
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Samuel Drake
1781 – unknown
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Martha "Patsy" Drake Goode
1782–1844
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Sarah S Drake Atkinson
1788–1831
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