York County RecordsSource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 3 (Jan., 1906), pp. 158-162Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915175 .

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Mills, died infant; Wade Mills; job Byron, Jr.; George W Mills; Martha Ann Wade Mills; Alfred W. Mills (died 4 years ago); and John Dix Mills, born April 5, I828.

Anthony Robinson. York Co., Va. (b. Sept. 9, I7II; died April 7, 1737) married Mary Kerby. She married 2dly. before I775 Daniel Moore who lived at Temple Farm. Thomas Kerby of York Co., and Margaret, his wife had issue Martha born Dec. 28, I765 (Charles Parish Register).

Maryland Records: Mary Kerby, Worcester Co., Md., in her will I765 mentions the estate of her brother Robert Kerby & of her grandfather John Marshall of Virginia, also brothers William & John & sisters Sarah, Isabella & Elizabeth Kerby. It4, Deed for three tracts of land in, Maryland from Robert Kerby, William Kerby, Jefferson Co., Va. & James Kerby, Hampshire Co., Va. all sons of James Kerby A. A, Co., Maryland.

John Kerby, London, subscribed to Va. Company i609; at a meeting of the Va. Co. held on July 3, i622, present Mr. Kerby.

At a meeting of the Va. Company in London, i624, Mr. Kerby was elected a member of said company.

YORK COUNTY RECORDS.

(As the paper in the record book in which the writings below appear crumble almost at a touch, it is deemed important to put what remains of these writings in print.)

WILLIAM BUCKNER'S WILL.

I, T. T. Hudgins, Clerk of the Circuit Court of York County, State of Virginia, do hereby certify that there ap- pears of record in my office the will of William Buckner, of Yorktown in York County, very much mutilated but at- tested by Philip Lightfoot, the Clerk of the County Court of York County, I7 December, I722. After a brief preamble said will reads: "I give unto my Loving brother John Buckner all ye estate I die possessed of real and personal

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and do appoint my said Loving brother my whole and sole exr of this my last will and testament" signed, sealed and delivered in ye presence of Thos. Nelson, Wm. Toplis, Jan. M. . T. T. Hudgins, Clerk., October 3, I904.

ESTATE OF CHARLES COLLIER'S ORPHANS.

At a court held for York County, I7 June, I723. Present: Joseph Walker, William Sheldon, Graves Pack,

William Stark Gentl. On the pet" of Edwd Baptist praying that ye estate of

Chas. Collier's orphans may be delivered to him Ordered that ye sheriff summon Mary Collier to appear at said Court. Truly Entered by Phi Lightfoot Clerk Cur.

A Copy Teste. T. T. Hudgins, Clerk, October 3, I904.

MARY READE'S WILL.

(Wife of Robert Reade and mother of Margaret Nelson, wife of "Scotch" Tom Nelson.)

Read's will. In the name * * * parish in ye County of York * * * Sense and memory do make my * * * her and form following Imprs I give * * *

y body to ye earth from whence it came to be * * *

discretion of my Exr hereafter to be named * * * large silver Tankard to my loving son * * * and bequeath my small silver tankard and to * * * loving son Samuel Read Item I give * * * silver poringer one silver tumbler and 6 six silver spoons * * * son Francis Read Item I give and bequeath my * * * Tweedlum and 20 shillings to buy a Ring to my loving daught * * *

th. Item I give and bequeath one Molatto Boy * * * ks to my loving son Samuel Read Item I give * * *

negro boy named Will and one negro boy named Hill to * * * Francis Read to him and his heirs Item I give a * * * Granddaughter Mary Nelson one negro man named * * * and one negro woman named Sarah and one negro * * * lina to her and her heirs in case she

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dies without he * * * 11 is that her brother John and his heirs have ye said t * * * I give and bequeath to my grandson Wm. Nelson one T * * * n after my first debts and funeral expenses are * * * rden part of my estate which is not already given and bequ * * ally divided among my three sons viz: John * * * Francis but in case either of them die without heirs * a 8 dying be equally divided among ye surviving Item I nominate * * * point my loving son John Read my whole and sol exr of this * * * and testament revoking all other wills heretofore by me made * * * ppoint and desire Mr Benj and MVlr. Thomas Reade to be Trustees * * will; in witness whereof I have set my hand 26 Nov 1722.

Mary Reade. I, T. T. Hudgins, Clerk of the Circuit Court of York

County in Virginia do certify that the above writing is a copy of a record in my office. Given under my hand this 3d day of October, I904, T. T. Hudgins, Clerk.

THOMAS CHISMAN'S WILL.

(He was son of Capt. Thomas Chisman, who married Elizabeth Reade, sister of Robert Reade and daughter of Col. George Reade.)

In ye name of God Amen I Tho8 Chisman of Charles Parish in York County being * * * my last will and Testamt in manner and * * * my son Edmund Chisman all my land * * * I now live in to him and his heirs forever * * R tenancies belonging to her one half * * *k dowhood and ye other half to my * * * Mary then I give all my said * * I give all my land in York * * g to my son John Chisman * * *son George Chisman a tract * * * extending itself to a dividing * * * lands on Poplar branch * * * and if not intailed to him and his heirs forever Item [ leave my wife five negroes named Cyrtis, Kate, Roger

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Beck and Tall Jack and after her decease ye said five negros to be equally divided among five of my children viz: Ann Mil(dred) George Thomas and Elizabeth Item I give to my son * * * isman one mullato Slave named Adam to be possessed of ye * * * as soon as I am deceased to him and his heirs forever Item I give to my * * * ghter Ann Chisman on mullato slave named Adam to be possessed * * * said slave at ye age of eighteen years or married to her and her heirs forever. Item I give to my daughter Mildred Chisman one negro woman named Sue and ye first of her increase that shall be born after my decease to her and her heirs forever. Item I give to my son George Chisman one negro girl named Sarah to him and his heirs forever. Item I give to my son Thomas Chisman one negro girl named Phebe and ye second in- crease of ye negro woman Sue before mentioned to him and his heirs forever. Item I give to my daughter Elizabeth Chisman one negro girl named Grace and the third increase of ye negro woman Sue to her and her heirs forever and all ye increase of ye said negro woman Sue which shall be born after the three before mentioned I give to my Daughter Ann Chisman and her heirs forever. Item I give to my son Edmd Chisman one feather bed and furniture six female head of cattle out of the stock where I now dwell six Ewes and a Ram twelve head of Sortable Hoggs one mare named Jenny and her increase to him & his disposal Item I give to my son John Chisman six head of cattle and of my quarter stock six ewes and a Ram twelve head of sortable Hoggs, one horse named * * * ye first colt of ye old mare Bonny and all ye household stuff belonging unto my afore- said quarter. Item I give fifty seven pounds sixteen shillings ten pence being in ye hands of Miscajah Perry merchant in London thirty pounds of ye said money I give to my son Edmd Chisman and ye remaining part of ye said money to my son John Chisman. All and every particular part of my estate not already mentioned I le * * * my wife during her natural life and after her deceased to be

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equal * * * vided among five of my children vizt Ann, Mildred, George, Thomas and Elizabeth except my Silver Hilted Sword my long gun and my * * * the paper trunk which I give to my son Edmd Chisman and my two guns marked Warner and old little gun I give to my son George Chisman and my Shot Gun to my Son Thos. Chis- man.

Item I ordain and appoint my wife Ann Chisman exr

and my son Edmd Chisman exr with her of this my last will

and testamt. Witness my ha * * * nd seal * * * November

1722 * * * Chisman. A Copy Teste, T. T. Hudgins Clerk, October 3, 1904.

A mutilated codicil mentions my daughter Ann Chisman. The attestation of the clerk is worn away, but the record

before and after this will bears date 21 JanrY 1722.

Given under my hand this 3rd. day of October, i9o4. T. T. Hudgins, Clerk.

A CURIOUS COIN.

Below are cuts representing the reverse and obverse sides

of a coin, of which nothing is known to the Editor. It was

evidently a kind of advertising device in England in i674 to

induce white servants to go to Virginia. The history of

the coin is given in the following letter from Mr. C. H.

Blackwell, cashier of the First National Bank, of Raton,

New Mexico, under date of June 23, 1905:

"A few days ago a gentleman came into the bank and pre-

sented a copper coin three inches in diameter and weighing

five ounces. The inscription on the coin on the reverse and

obverse sides are as shown on the enclosed card. The coin

is in good state of preservation except the hole on the side

which is almost worn through to the edge. From the gen-

eral appearance of the coin it shows that it has been buried

a long time as it is covered with corroded copper. All let-

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