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Elizabeth Garris: Deed of Gift to her Children |
Elizabeth Garris
Deed of Gift to her Children
1709
Northamption Co., VA
Deed of Gift
Know all men by these presont, that I Elizabeth Garris of the Co of
North hamption VA , witness by these present give and grant by this
deposition of my husband, Amos Garris, deceased, on hend mill and
frame and one good pewter dish and plate and one midel ware chest to
my son Amos Garris, and also to my son Thomas Garris, one iron pott
of abt 4 or 5 gal and one pewter dish and plate now" and one gun and
sorde to my son John Garris one iron pott and one new pewter dish
and plate and one iron spitt and to my dau Elizabeth Garris, one iron
pott and a new pewter dish and plate and a feather bed and bolster
and blankets and a rugg and a sheet, and to my dau, Martha, i too give
one iron pott and pewter dish and plate and also one simple ring of
gould and one silvor that is at my decease, the ring and with the
possession of the ring maken this you soo. Remainder me: and I also
too give 5 head of cattle bred in the 6 sows to raise amongst my five
children till the least of them shall come tothe yrs of 18 and then to
go shared amongst them equally with my well beloved freind, Essau
Garris and Richard Garris to so it
To any quantity more than ordinarily there for them whom I shall
appoint to disposition of them and turn it into some other things for
the good of my children that any shall think well and for the true
performance herself I have set my hand the 27th day of December
1709
wit: Edward P. Garris, Mary Garris 28 Jan 1709
Thou has above said deed of gift was acknowledged in open ct of the
said ct by Elizabeth Garris and now Elizabeth Waterson and by the
counseul of her new husband Richard Waterson to be her rouht acr
and deed to her said children and at her request and her husband
Richard Waterson, it is ordered to be reocrded
test Robert Hawson
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