- Samuel Beavans of Accomack Co sold to George Holden, Gent, of the same place, for £83:6:8 1/9 part of 950 acres on Crooked Creek in Accomack Co, late the estate of William Anderson late of Accomack Co, Gent, dec'd, the great-grandfather of Elizabeth, the mother of the said Samuel, who was one of the 3 daughters and coheirs of Samuel Davis & Naomi his wife, both dec'd, one of the daughters of Elias Taylor & Comfort his wife, both dec'd, Comfort was one of the daughters of the said William Anderson, who in his will mentioned and devised unto Francis McKemie & Naomi his wife his plantation at Pocomoke containing 950 acres for and during their Natural lives and then to the child or heirs of the aforesaid daughter Naomi and for want of such heirs then to be devised to his granddaughters by his said daughter Comfort and to her heirs forever as coheirs amongst them & to their lawful heirs forever, which said granddaughters were Elizabeth, Naomi & Comfort and named in the will bearing the date 23 July 1698 and recorded in the Court of the said County of Accomack. Said parcel of land is now in the possession of the said George Holden and Ann his wife, the sole surviving daughter and heir at law of the said Francis Mckemie & Naomi his wife in right of the said Anne as tenant in Fee Tail and whereas Expectant on the death of the said Anne without issue the division of the said 950 acres will by virtue of the said devisee be devised one third part thereof in William Whittington, the grandson and heir at law of the said Elizabeth the devisee who intermarried with William Whittington, both now dec'd. One other third part thereof in William Ewell, son & heir at law of Comfort another devisee who intermarried with Solomon Ewell both since dec'd and the other one third part into three equal parts divided one third part thereof in the said Samuel Beavans, son & heir at law of Elizabeth one of 3 daughters & coheirs of the said Naomi the granddaughter & devisee also dec'd. One other third part in Samuel Matthews, son and heir of Naomi another of the daughters and coheirs of the said Naomi last named also dec'd and the other third part thereof in Ephraim Matthews, son and heir of Comfort the other daughter and coheir of the said Naomi last named also dec'd. That the said Samuel Beavans in order to comply performance of the said agreement herein before set forth has also for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings to him in hand paid by the said George Holden hath bargained and sold to George Holden all that one full third part including the plantation whereon William Beavans, grandfather of the said Samuel, formerly dwelt on the tract of land containing 600 acres be the same more or less lying and being on Wallop's Road in Accomack Co, which by the will of William Beavans the father of the said Samuel now devised to him the said Samuel in fee, also the one sixth part of the following Negro Slaves and their issue which were likewise devised to the said Samuel by his said father after the death or marriage of Mary the widow of the said William (to wit) Negro Toby, Dinah, Phillis, Hope, Leah Aminidab and Isaac. To have and to hold the said one third part of the said Slaves and their increase to him the said George Holden ______ Interest to and for the proper use and behalf of the said Samuel during the natural life of the said Anne the wife of the said George and in case of the death of him the said Samuel during the life of Anne to and for the use of such person or persons as shall be entitled to the possession of the said 1/9 part of the said 950 acres on the death of him the said Samuel by the said will of William during the natural life of the said Anne and after the death of the said Anne for the use of the said George Holden & his heirs forever. Provided also nevertheless that if the said George shall Dock the Entail of the said 950 acres in the lifetime of the said Anne and the said George and Anne convey an estate in fee simple in the said 1/9 part thereof to him the said Samuel or in case of the said Samuel's death unto the person or persons entitled to the possession thereof as aforesaid that _____ Samuel or those in reversions as aforesaid shall convey unto him the said George ____ forever the fee simple estate therein or in case he the said Samuel if he should survive the said Anne and the Entail in the said premises not Docked and the said George Holden then living only the said Samuel shall die in the lifetime of the said Anne the said Entail not Docked the person or persons so entitled to ____ of the said 1/9 part of the said provision to said George Holden then living shall permit and suffer the said George to _______ in the nature of and "AdGUact-Damnum" (a Latin phrase?) or if the said George shall for then dead shall suffer or permit the heirs or assigns of him the said George in the named of him the said Samuel or of the person or persons so entitled to possession of the said 1/9 part of the said premises to Dock the Entail thereof and to convey to the said George and his heirs forever _____________ by the will of William Anderson dec'd, then this indenture and every clause thereof to become utterly void and the said land and slaves to be absolute property of the said Samuel Beavans. (NOTE: More details followed.)
Signed Sam'l Beavans. Witt: Alexander Stockly, Ezekiel Tunnel, John Milligan. (NOTE: George Holden, the husband of Anne Makemie, her now being about 65-70 years old, was evidently buying the rights to home plantation she had inherited only for her lifetime under the entail laid out in her grandfather William Anderson's will of 1698, from those who were expecting to inherit it upon her death.)
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Abt 1725 - Bef 1769 (< 44 years)
