Jane Sherrill

Notes

• 1791-1792 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book Q (Part 2); [Antient Press]; Page 388-391
• THIS INDENTURE made this 17th day of October one thousand seven hundred & ninety one Between WILLIAM SHERRIL & JENY his Wife of Culpeper County of one part & JAMES WIGGINTON of said County of other part; Witnesseth that WILLIAM SHERRIL in consideration of the sum of Ninety pounds current money to him in hand paid by JAMES WIGGINTON by these presents said WILLIAM SHERRIL & JENY his Wife do bargain sell & confirm unto JAMES WIGGINTON a certain tract of land in Culpeper County in the GREAT FORK, which Land was devised to WILLIAM SHERRIL by the Last Will and Testament of CHRISTOPHER HOOMES deceased, and is bounded, Begining upon the River side at a white Oak, Chesnut Oak & Spanish Oak & runing thence South 38 degrees West 94 poles to two white Oaks& Hickory, thence South fifty degrees East 32 poles to two white Oaks, thence South 6 degrees West 22 poles to two red Oaks & Hickory saplins corner to WILLIAM RICHESON, thence with his line South 50 degrees East 240 poles to the River to a white Oak & red Oak & Poplar, thence up the River the several courses to the begining; containing Three hundred acres more or less, Together with all its appurtenances and the rents issues & profits thereof; To have and to hold the land & premises unto JAMES WIGGINTON his heirs free from all incumbrances whatsoever, and WILLIAM SHERRIL & JENY his Wife for themselves & their heirs the land & premises unto JAMES WIGGINTON his heirs do by these presents warrant & forever defend against the claim of any person; In Witness whereof WILLIAM SHERRIL & JENY his Wife have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year above written
• Sign'd Seed & Delivered in presence of
• JOHN McNEALE, GERARD FREEMAN, WILLIAM SHERRIL
• BENJA: MERSHON, JAMES JETT, JENEY SHERRIL
• JOHN WIGGINTON
• Received of JAMES WIGGINTON the sum of Ninety pounds current money being theconsideration mentioned in the within Deed I say recd. pr. me this 14th day of October 1791
• Teste JOHN McNEALE, WM. SHERRIL
• GERARD FREEMAN
• The Commonwealth of Virginia to JOHN WIGGINGTON, JAMES JETT & JOHN STRODE, Gentlemen, Greeting, Whereas (the Commission for the privy examination of JENEY, the Wife of WILLIAM SHERRIL); Witness JOHN JAMESON, Clerk of our said Court the 14th day of October 1791 and in the 16th year of the Commonwealth JOHN JAMESON
• In Obedience to the within Writ to us directed, we went personally to the within named JENEY SHERRIL and examined her seperately and apart from her said Husband (the return of the execution of the privy examination of JENEY SHERRIL); Given under our hands & seals this 14th day of October 1791
• JOHN WIGGINTON
• JAMES JETT
• At a Court held for Culpeper County the 17th day of October 1791
• This Indenture of Bargain & Sale from WILLIAM SHERRIL & JENEY his Wife to JAMES WIGGINTON was proved by the Oaths of GERARD FREEMAN, BENJAMIN MERSHON, JAMES JETT & JOHN WIGGINTON & with a Receipt thereon endorsed was proved by the oath of GERARD FREEMAN, and together with a Commission thereto annexed & Certificate thereon endorsed is ordered to be recorded
• Teste JOHN JAMESON, Cl Cur

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• The Virginia Genealogist Volume 29, 1985 [John Frederick Dorman] Page 129
• 1775-1803 British Mercantile Claims
• Claims of John Bland's Trustees, 5 March 1802 [pp. 65-66]:
• William Sherrill, Culpeper . £14.17.-, bond, Falmouth Store. He removed to South [North] Carolina about 1789 or 1790. He now lives in Burks County on Johns River, a branch of Catawba River and was in February last alive and able to pay his debts

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References

• The Hord Family of Virginia: A Supplement to the Genealogy of the Hord Family. By Arnold Harris Hord. Ferris & Leach, 1915 - Genealogy - 119 pages. Family of James Hord: page 63-65. < GoogleBooks >. Jane Hord married JOHN Sherrill.
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2510...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I2671...