Henry Pickett

Will of Henry Pickett Page 117 - The will of Henry Pickett, of Essex County, dated October 18, 1701; probated August 10, 1702, devised to daughters Hannah Spencer and Searah Fullerton, 1 shilling each; to son William Pickett, all my land in the freshes of Rappahannock River; to son John Pickett, all debts owing to me; to wife Elizabeth Pickett, land on which I live during her life, also half of personal estate between her and the child she now goeth with; other half to my son William; executors, my wife and two sons John and William Pickett. Witnesses: William Johnson, William Willson, Richard Edwards. Page 121 - Ober 10, 1702 John Pickett and William Pickett gave bond as executors. Page 127- Jany. 11, 1702/3 Inventory of the eshte of Henry Pickett, deceased; total value L. 200: 19:08; returned by William Johnson and Elizabeth, his wife; and John Pickett 5 (page 126) Ober 12th 1701 John Pickett, guardian for William Pickett, orphan of Henry Pickett; amount L. 200; sureties: James Baughan, James Fullerton. [Source: Essex County Deeds & Wills 1699-1702].

[edit] ▼ Records in Virginia "At a Vestry held September 26, 1665, 'It was Ordered That Henry Pickett have Foure Hundred pounds of Tobacco paid him to Cure a Scald head of a Childe now in his Keeping, of William Baldwin's Dec'd and that ye next Vestry the Said Childe being Cast on the P'rish be bound to ye Said Pickett according to Law'." [Source: The Vestry Book of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County (ed. by C G. Chamberlayne), page 4] December 6, 1673 - Robert Armstrong and Dorothy, his wife, conveyed to Henry Pickett, of Middlesex County, cooper, 100 acres in Rappahannock County, in Piscatawa Creek and adjoining the Church road and the lands of William Johnson, John Whitt, and Mr. Pettey. [Source: Old Rappahannock records, Vol. 1671-b, page 178]. Oct. 20, 1678 - Henry (H, his mark) Picket witnessed a deed from Thornton to Waters, and in a list of debts in account of Col. William Travers, decd., estate, under date of her 13, 1680, we find the item: Exer't on Pickett's estate . . . o 1400 [Source: Old Rappahannock records, Vol. 1677-82, pages 241, 294]. June 1687 - Henry Pickett sued the estate of Richard Cauthorne and in June 1687, October and November 1688 he was a member of petit juries. [Source: Old Rappahannock Records, Vol. 1686-92, pages 27, 35, 91, 96] Page 3 - May 1692 - Henry Pickett appointed constable. [Source: Essex County Records, 1692-5] Page 93 - Jany. 20, 1696 [1690], John (X his mark) Camell, and Sarah, his wife, of Southfarnham Parish, Essex County, for 2700 pounds of tobacco, convey to Henry Pickett, of same parish and county, 100 acres in said Farnham Parish, Essex County, back in the woods on the branches of Piscatacon Creek being part of land formerly belonging to John Killman father of the said Sarah Camell and which descended on death of said John to his son George Killman by whose death it descended to his sister the said Sarah Camell; said land adjoins John Mitchell's land, a branch called the Greene Swamp, and the Beverdam Swamp. One of the witnesses to this deed was a Sarah Pickett. [Source: Essex County, Virginia Deeds, 1695-1699]. Page 244 - December 12, 1698, John (X, his mark) Amiss, and Sarah (X, her mark), his wife, of Sittingborn Parish, Essex County, for 300 pounds tobacco, conveyed to Henry Picket, of Southfarnham Parish, Essex County, 500 acres in said Sittingborn Parish on the branch of Cockelshell Creek, adjoining Deane and Clapham, a marsh of Portobago [Creekl, and James Coghill's land. [Source: Essex County, Virginia Deeds, 1695-1699]. Page 74 - March 4, 1700, Henry Pickett and Elizabeth his wife relinquished right, title and interest to John Pickett, in 100 acres of land which Robert Armstrong and Dorothy, his wife, had previously conveyed to said Henry Pickett. [Source: Essex County Deeds & Wills 1699-1702]. Page 29 - 0ct. 15, 1760, William Pickett, of Fauquier Co. conveys to James Kay, of Essex Co. (for L. 89 curr.), a tract of 267 acres being part of 500 acres sold and conveyed by John Amiss and Sarah, his wife, to Henry Pickett, by deed recorded in Essex court, June 10, 1698; the said 267 acres now in Essex Co., and a smaller part in Caroline County; beginning at an oak branch of Cockershells Creek and adjoining Dishman's and Capt. Robert Rennolds' line; said Pickett agreeing to defend title to same from right of dower of E1izabeth, the now wife of the said William Pickett. Note: See ante, deed Dec. 12, 1698 Amiss and wife to Henry Pickett. This land decended from Henry Pickett to his son William (died 1743) and under William's will, passed to "cousin " [nephew] William Pickett, of Fauquier Co., grantor in above deed.

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