John Moss

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1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 163-165 IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I JOHN MESS [Moss] being very sick & weake in body but I thank God in perfect sence & memory, do make this my last Will & Testament in manner & forme as followeth:
First I give my soul to Almighty God that gave it me hopeing through the merits & mediation of my Lord & Savr: Jesus Christ to receive eternall hapiness after this paynfull life is ended and my body to th earth from whence it came to be decently buryed at. the hands of my &ex: hereafter followeth;
Itm. I give and bequeave unto my Daffter, ANNE MESS, one parcell of Land that lyeth on the West side of a brance called the POPLAR BRANCH, as is already layd out from the head of the said Brance to the back line so adjoyning upon the Division line of JNO. HARPER & her heiers for ever
Itm. I give & bequeave unto my Dafter, MARY MESS, that Land and plantation where HENRY KURBEY now liveth with all ye Land on the South side of a Brance called the MEREY BRANCE to take into her possesssion after my death & so to remains until! please God my Wife, MARY MESS, shall dye, and after the death of my said Wife, I give the above sd Land & Plantation to my Daffter, ELIZA: MESS, and her hares for ever and the Plantacon and land belong to it wch: is not already bequeaved where I now liveth I then give unto my Dafter, MARY MESS, and her hares for ever;
Itm. I give all the Increase of my Mare to be eaqualley to be devided between my to Daffters, MARY MESS & ELIZA: MESS, as long as my said Mare shall live to them and there hares for ever;
It. My will & desier is tht my old Mare & my Spaied Mare shall run upon my now dewell Plantation for the yuse & service of the sd Plantation;
It, I give and bequeave to MARY BOUGHAN, Daffier, to JNO: BOUGHAN, one yowe & a Lame to take into her harn hands & posesion presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave unto DIANEY RICHARDSON, Daffter of ROBT. RICHARDSON, one yowe & Lame to be take into har porsisian presently after my death
Itm. I give & bequeave to my Brother, JOHN BOUGHAN, all my waring gloves to take into his posision presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave to my Son in Law, WM. COX, one pare of gloves & one pare of Spures to take into his hands & p;osision presently after my death;
It: I give and bequeave unto JOHN TAYLOR four yards of Karsey that I have noe in the Chest wth: butons & thread to make it up to take into his hands & posision presently
after my death; And all the rest of my Estate that please God have bestowed upon me, my will & desier is that it should be eaqually devided between my Wife, MARY MESS, & my three Children, as above menconed, making my Daffter, ANN MESS & my Wife, MARY
MESS, my solde & holle Exectricks of this my last Will & Testamt., as witness my hand & seal 22d. day of Desember 1697
Sined seal! in the presentes of us
HENRY KEARBY, JOHN MESS
WILLIAM SAMES
JAMES BOUGHAN
Prov'd by the oathes of the witnesses hereto in Essex County Court ye 10th day of March 1697 & truely recorded
Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 284-285 October ye 27th 1698. Then we ye Subscribers in obedience to an Order of Essex County Court bearing date ye 10th day of September 1698, being first sworne before Mr. THOS: EDMONDSON, have taken an Inventory & appraised ye Estate of JOHN MESS deced, as followeth;
By 5 cowes & 5 yearlings at 550 pr. each; 1 steer, 1 bull, 1 young steer, 1 heifer. 2 barren cowes, 1 yearling, 3 heifers, 13 sheep, 3 wedges & 1 pestell, a, parcell of Cart pinns & rings, 1 gubing how & broad how, 1 hand saw, 1 old Hatchet; 1 eger, 1 perser, 1 branding iron, 1 old drawing knife, 1 old pr. of sheep shears, 1 old file, 1 sickle, a parcell of old iron & tin, 1 old grid iron, 1 flesh forke, 1 cutting knife & 2 smoothing irons, 1 falling Eta, 1 old spade, 1 old rase r & old Hone; 12 plates, 5 large pewter dishes, 1 tankard & 2 salt selers, a parcell of old pewter, 1 earten & a parcell of old tinn ware, 2 double granters & 11 old spoons & 1 old lanthorne, 1 looking glass, 1 gold Ring & 1 silver Ring, a parcell of nailes, 4 barrows & 2 sows & 1 pigg; 1 sow & 4 shoats, 2 feather beds & bolster, 1 rugg, 1 pr. blankets, 1 sheet, 1 pillow, a parcile of old books, 2 Testaments, 1 old pr. of Stilers, 2 pistons, 1 old gunn, 1 spining wheele rim & wheele, 1 old sadle & bridle, old table chest, 5 yds. of cotters, 2 small tite caske, 1 old side saddle, pott & hooks, frying pann, 1 bed feather & flocks, 2 coverleds, 1 blanket, 2 pailes & 1 old tubb, 4 trayes & 1 strainer. 1 old kettle & old skillet, 1 grind stone, 1 linen spining wheele, 1 skimmer & ladle, old sifter, 1 rundlett, 3 Lite caske, 1 man Servant, 1 pitch forke, 3 cheers old, 1 chest, 1 pr. of skins, Mare, 5 young barrows & 1 boar; 1 sow & 2 shoats, 1 old bridle, 1 felt halt. 1 pocket Bible, & old Bible (no total)
Ye above named Appraisers were sworne before me
ye day & year abovesd. FRANCIS BROWNE
THO: EDMONDSON JA: FULLERTON
JOHN FERGESON
Sworne to by RICHD. MEADERS & ANN his Wife, Exrx. of JNO: MESS deced in Essex County Court ye 11th day of November 1698 & truely recorded
Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 98-99 TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these prsents shall come We JOHN BOUGHAN & HENRY BOUGHAN of County of Rappa: send Greeting. Know yee that we the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN for divers good causes thereunto moveing and especially for the sume of fourty pounds Sterl: money in hand received have sold unto JNO: MOSS of the County of GLOSTER Foyer hundred acres of land being on the South side of Rappa PISCATICON POCOSON and begining at a marked white Oake standing on the mouth of a branch known by the name of the WESTERN BRANCH on the West side of the branch and thence tuning Southerly up the WESTERN BRANCH to Mr. JOSEPH GOODRICH his lyne and then Westerly along the said GOODRICH his lyne to a corner tree deviding this land and the land of THOMAS HARPER and thence along Northerly the lyne that devides this land and the land of the said HARPER to a corner white Oake standing upon or nigh the main Pocosson abovesaid, And thence Easterly down the said Pocosson to the place it first began To have and to hold unto the said JOHN MOSS and his heires with all appertnces: without hindrance of us the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY or. heires and it is hereby further agreed upon the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN shall warrant and defend the said land from the clayme of any persons whatsoever In Testimony whereof wee the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN have sett or: hands and affixed or: seales this 2d day of Aprill 1684
Signed Sealed & delivered in the prsence of us
HENRY WATKINS, JOHN BOUGHAN
JOHN JONES his marke HENR BOUGHAN
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 2 die Aprillis 1684 et recor atr x9 die

1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 98-99 TO ALL XPIAN PEOPLE to whome these prsents shall come We JOHN BOUGHAN & HENRY BOUGHAN of County of Rappa: send Greeting. Know yee that we the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN for divers good causes thereunto moveing and especially for the sume of fourty pounds Sterl: money in hand received have sold unto JNO: MOSS of the County of GLOSTER Foyer hundred acres of land being on the South side of Rappa PISCATICON POCOSON and begining at a marked white Oake standing on the mouth of a branch known by the name of the WESTERN BRANCH on the West side of the branch and thence tuning Southerly up the WESTERN BRANCH to Mr. JOSEPH GOODRICH his lyne and then Westerly along the said GOODRICH his lyne to a corner tree deviding this land and the land of THOMAS HARPER and thence along Northerly the lyne that devides this land and the land of the said HARPER to a corner white Oake standing upon or nigh the main Pocosson abovesaid, And thence Easterly down the said Pocosson to the place it first began To have and to hold unto the said JOHN MOSS and his heires with all appertnces: without hindrance of us the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY or. heires and it is hereby further agreed upon the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN shall warrant and defend the said land from the clayme of any persons whatsoever In Testimony whereof wee the said JOHN BOUGHAN and HENRY BOUGHAN have sett or: hands and affixed or: seales this 2d day of Aprill 1684
Signed Sealed & delivered in the prsence of us
HENRY WATKINS, JOHN BOUGHAN
JOHN JONES his marke HENR BOUGHAN
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa: 2 die Aprillis 1684 et recor atr x9 die