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Isaac Arnold, Sr.
(1685 - 1738)
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SOURCE: THE ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH
Volume IV - Spring and Summer - Numbers 3 and 4 - 1974
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/special/afas/volume4/vol4no3-4.txt
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ISAAC ARNOLD I
Isaac Arnold I, the fourth and last child of Thomas and Grace Arnold, was born in Old Rappahannock County circa 1685 and married in Richmond County to Margaret Goffe in 1707. He died in 1758 in King George County, Virginia. Apparently he led a very active life; was prominent in many County Councils and was Vestryman of the Hanover Parish Church for many years. He was appointed Church Warden in 1743. He made an effort once or twice to establish his land in his blood line by creating an "entail" on his land, but in each case after his death the heirs broke the agreement and sold the land. His wife, Margaret Goffe, presumably died about 1719, as he is recorded selling land about that date which deed his wife did not sign. This couple had nine children. In his will he mentions his second wife, Mary. This later marriage produced four more children.
Known Children - Arnold Ancestors
Isaac Arnold I and Margaret Goffe:
Isaac Jr, married Sarah __________
Thomas married Mary_________
James married Sarah __________
William married Lydia Bell
Benjamin married Bathsheba Bell
Mark (to Kentucky 1780)
Dinah married Samuel Wharton
Isabel married ________ Rogers
Sarah married ________ Moran,
Isaac Arnold I by second wife, Mary:
Elizabeth married William Boon
Mary
Jemima
Susanna married _________ Goode
Notes on Known Children
The children of Issac Arnold I and Margaret Goffe were also born on this same land bat after the new county of Richmond was formed and the youngest ones in the still later formed county of King George. Most of these children moved on westward with the opening up of new frontiers. The new frontiers of these early days only moved about one or two hundred miles for a generation, and only explorers went into the unknown beyond. Isaac II, the oldest son, as well as William and Benjamin, moved southwest into Spotsylvania County and James into Fauquier County. One son, Mark, was in Kentucky as early as 1780 before the close of the Revolutionary War. Some of the daughters married local county men but most of them moved on with their husbands.
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End of "THE ARNOLD FAMILY ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTH" notes
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Will for Isaac Arnold
September 15, 1737
SOURCE: King George County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 89
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In the name of God Amen. Septembr the 15th 1737.
I, Isaac Arnold of the Parish of Hanover in King George County, being sick and weak at this time in body but of good & perfect sense & memory do make this my last will in the manner & form following.
First I bequeath my soul & spirit into the hands of Almighty God by whom of his mercy & only ____ grace through the death & merits of my Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ I set the sole & only hope of my salvation. My body I commit to the earth to be buryed as my ____ hereafter named shall think fit.
My will is that my eldest son Isaac Arnold do immediately enter into possession of all that tract or parcel of land whereon I formerly did live & inhabit situate in the Parish of Hanover and bounded with the land of Capt. Joseph Murdock & the land of Moses Pittman & others & was given to the sd. Isaac Arnold my sd. son by Thomas Goff grand-father to the sd. Issac Arnold & that the sd. Isaac & his heirs hold & enjoy the sd. land forever.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my sd. eldest son Isaac Arnold one shilling sterling as all his part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Dianah Wharton and Samuel Wharton her now husband all that piece or parcel of land whereon they now live during the whole term of the sd. Dianah her life to live thereon & no further nor otherwise which land is bounded with the road which leads from Duff's Ordinary to King George Courthouse beginning at a marked red oak standing in Capt. Joseph Strother's line on or near the said road thence with the sd. road ____ dividing this land from some other of my land crossing a branch to the line of the land or Mr. John Moor thence with the line of the sd. Moor to three red oaks ____ to this land & in the line of the land of the sd. Strothers thence with the sd. Strother's line to the first station the sd. Samuel not to sell nor waste any timber from ____ the sd. land & that in case the sd. Samuel & Dianah should remove from the sd. land to any other place to live & inhabit before the death of the sd. Dianah the sd. land immediately to return to my wife & her heirs & assigns forever.
Item I give & bequeath unto my son William Arnold one shilling sterling as his part of my estate.
Item I give & bequeath unto my son Benjamin Arnold one shilling sterling as his part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my youngest son Mark Arnold one shilling sterling as his part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Sarah Moran one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Isabell Rogers one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Arnold one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Mary Arnold one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Jemima Arnold one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give & bequeath unto my daughter Susanna Arnold one shilling sterling as her part of my estate.
Item I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Mary Arnold my now dwelling, house & plantation together also with all the land I now have or lay any claim unto also with that other piece or parcel after my daughter Dianah's death which is only to the sd. Dianah for her life all which aforesaid land I do hereby give unto my sd. wife & her heirs & assigns forever & I do so give the premises unto my sd. wife that she my sd. wife may have full power & lawful authority may have full power & lawful authority to lease or sell any part or the whole of the aforesaid land in a full & ample manner & to make a good right thereto as I might or could do were I alive to sell the same myself.
Item I do also give unto my sd. wife all & every part of my personal estate, beds & furniture, household goods of every kind together with all my whole stock of horses, mares, cattle, sheep, hogs with every other thing that belongs to me on or about the sd. plantation.
And my will is that my youngest son Mark Arnold be ____ ____ all services due to me who was eighteen years old the twenty sixth day of July last.
Item And I do make & appoint my loving wife Mary my whole & sole executrix of this my last will revoking & ____ all former & other wills by me heretofore satisfying & declaring this & no other to be my last will & testament & in confirmation thereof I have hereunto set my hand & ____ my seal this thirtieth day of September in the year of our Lord 1737 - Sealed & delivered in presence of - I desire thay my estate may not be brought to an appraisement.
Isaac Arnold
Test, Robt. Walker
Robt. Walker Junr
Wm. ____
At a court held for King George County the 4th day of May 1738.
The written last will & testament of Isaac Arnold deceas'd was presented into court by Mary Arnold the executrix therein named who made oath thereto according to law & the same being further proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto subscribed was ordered to be recorded & is truly recorded.
Test, Rob. Armistead
Lease - John Doyle Jr. to Isaac Arnold Sr.
July 28, 1732
SOURCE: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 1-A, p. 214-215
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This indenture, made the twenty eight day of July in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second of Great Britain and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith, and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty & two, between John Doyle of North Carolina of the one part and Isaac Arnold Senr. of the parish of Hanover in King George County within the Dominion of Virginia of the other.
Witnesseth that the sd. John Doyle, for and in consideration of the sum of five shillings current money of Virginia, to him in hand paid by the said Isaac Arnold at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof the said John Doyle doth acknowledge, hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain & sell unto the said Isaac Arnold a certain tract or dividend of land situate, lying and being in the parish of Hanover in King George, containing two hundred twenty and six acres, granted by the proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia unto John Doyle Senr., late of the county of Richmond, decsd., father to this said John Doyle, party of these presents, as may and will appear by the said grant or pattent for the same bearing date the twenty third day of January 1716/7, which land aforesaid being bounded as followeth.
Beginning at three red oakes standing in the fork of a small branch of Gengoteague Creek, being corner to a patent of land formerly granted to Prosser and Chettwood, thence south forty degrees east crossing a branch sixteen poles to a ____ white oak in the line of John Berry, thence with the same south twenty degrees east one hundred and sixty three poles to another white oak standing by Thomas Arnold's clear'd ground, being corner tree to the said Arnold & Berry, thence crossing the old field or clear ground south seventy one degrees east near the head of a valley, thence east thirty poles to a large white oak standing in a swamp being another corner tree to the said Thomas Arnold, thence down the said swamp south forth degrees west twenty poles south seven degrees east fifty two poles then leaving the swamp and running south sixty eight degrees west twenty poles south eighty four degrees west fifty four poles to Cornelius Reynolds, his line a corner white oak, thence with the same south four degrees west two hundred sixty & six poles to a white oak, thence leaving the said line and running fifty four poles west to the line of Prosser and Chettwood, thence with the same to the first station.
Together with all houses, fences, gardens, orchards, woods and underwoods, ways, water and watercourses, priviledges and comodities to the land & premises aforesaid belonging or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profitts thereof, with all deeds, indents and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the same and all the estate, right, title, interest, benefit, property, possession, claim and demands whatsoever of him, the said John Doyle, of, in and to the same, to have and to hold all and singular the premises aforesaid and every part and parcell thereof unto the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs & assigns, from the day of the date hereof, for and during and unto the full end and term of one whole year thence next ensuing the date hereof, and fully to be compleate and ended yeilding therefore & paying the rent of one peppercorn feast day of St. Michael the Archangel if the same shall be lawfully demanded to the end, intent and purpose that by virtue of these presents and of the statute for transferring uses into possession, the said Isaac Arnold may be in the actual and sole possession of premises aforesaid and may be thereby the better enabled to accept, receive and take a grant release or any other conveyance of the freehold reversion and inheritance to him and his heirs forever.
In witness whereof, the partys aforesaid have either to other to these presents set their hands and seales the day, month and year above written.
John Doyle
Sealed and delivered in the presents of us -
Thomas Pittman
Thomas Goff
John Hawkins (by his mark)
John Willis
At a court held for King George County the 4 August Anno. Dom. 1732.
This lease from John Doyle to Isaac Arnold Senr. was presented into court by the said Isaac and proved by the oath of Thomas Pittman, Thomas Goff, John Hawkins and John Willis and on the motion of the said Isaac is admitted to record.
Test, T. Turner
Release - John Doyle Jr. to Isaac Arnold Sr.
July 29, 1732
SOURCE: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 1-A, p. 215-216
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This indenture, made the twenty ninth day of July in the fifth year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King Defender of the Faith &c., and in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred thirty and two, between John Doyle of North Carolina of the one part and Isaac Arnold of the parish of Hanover in King George County within the Dominion of Virginia of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said John Doyle, for and in consideration of the sum of 22 pounds 10 shillings current money of Virginia, to him in hand paid by the said Isaac Arnold, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof and of every part and parcell he the said John Doyle doth hereby confess and acknowledge, and himself therewith fully contented, satisfied and paid and thereof do acquit and forever discharge the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs, executors, administrators and every of them by these presents, as also for severall other good causes and considerations, him the said John Doyle thereunto at this time especially moving, hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, remised, released and confirmed and in and by these presents doth fully, freely, clearly and absolutely grant, bargain, sell, alien, remise, release and forever confirm unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs, the said Isaac Arnold being in actual possession of all and singular the premises hereafter mentioned and expressed by virtue of a lease thereof made, bearing date the day before the date of these presents and of the statute for transferring uses into possession, a certain tract or dividend of land, containing two hundred twenty and six acres, granted by the proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia unto John Doyle Senr., late of the County of Richmond, deceas'd father to this said John Doyle, party to these presents, as may and apear by the said grant or patent for the same, bearing date the twenty third day of January 1716/7, all which land is situate, lying and being in the aforesaid Parish of Hanover in King George County and bounded as followeth.
Beginning at three red oakes, standing in the fork of one of the small western branches of Gengoteague Creek, being corner to a patent of land formerly granted to Prosser and Chettwood, thence south forty degrees east, crossing a branch sixteen pole to a ____ white oak in the line of John Berry, thence with the same south twenty degrees east one hundred and sixty three poles to another white oak standing by Thomas Arnold's Senr.'s cleared ground being corner tree to the said Arnold and Berry, thence crossing the old field or clear'd south seventy one degrees east eighty poles near the head of a valley, thence east thirty poles to a large white oak standing in a swamp being another corner to the said Thomas Arnold, thence down the said swamp south forty degrees west twenty poles south seven degrees east fifty two poles then leaving the swamp and running south sixty eight degrees west twenty poles south eighty four degrees west fifty four poles to Cornelius Reynolds former corner tree being a white oak, then leaving the said line and running west fifty four poles to the line of Prosser and Chettwood, thence with the same to the first station.
With all houses, fences, building, gardens, orchards, woods and underwoods, ways, water and watercourses, priviledges and comodities whatsoever to the said land and premises aforesaid, belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion and reversions, remainder & remainders, rents, issues and profits thereof, with all deeds, indents and writings whatsoever touching or concerning the same and all the estate, right, title, interest, benifit, property, possession, claim and demands whatsoever of him, the said John Doyle, of, in and to the same to have and to hold all and singular the premises aforesaid free and clear, freed and cleared of and from all former and other bargains, sales, leases, judgments, rents, dowers and titles of dowers unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs and assigns forever to the only sole proper use, benifit and behoof of him the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs and assigns forever and to and for none other use, intent or purpose whatsoever and the aforesaid two hundred twenty & six acres of land the said John Doyle doth fully warrant and every part and parcell thereof unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs forever as aforesaid against him the said John Doyle, his heirs, executors, administrators and all manner of persons whatsoever claiming from, by or under him, the said John Doyle, his heirs, &c., and that the said John Doyle shall and will at the motion or request of the said Isaac Arnold, his heirs, &c., acknowledge these presents in the open court of King George County to the end the same may be recorded and that the said John Doyle, his heirs, &c., shall and will at all times hereafter make, doe, suffer & execute or cause to be made, done, suffered and executed all and every such act and acts, thing & things, device & devices, conveyances and assurance in the law whatsoever for the further better & more perfect assureing, suremaking and establishing the above bargained and sold land unto Isaac Arnold & his heirs forever.
In witness whereof, the parties aforesaid have either to other to these presents set their hand and seales the day, month & year above written.
John Doyle
Sealed & delivered in presents of -
Thomas Pittman
Thomas Goff
John Hawkins (by his mark)
John Willis
At a court held for King George County the 4th August Anno. Dom. 1732.
This release from John Doyle to Isaac Arnold Senr. was presented into court by the said Isaac and proved by the oath of Thomas Pittman, Thomas Goff, John Hawkins and John Willis and on the motion of the said Isaac is admitted to record.
Test, T. Turner
Bond - John Doyle Jr. to Isaac Arnold Sr.
July 29, 1732
SOURCE: King George County, Virginia, Deed Book 1-A, p. 216-217
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Know all men by these presents that I, John Doyle of North Carolina, am holden and by these presents doe stand firmly bound unto Isaac Arnold of Hanover Parish in King George County, his heirs, executors, administrators and every of them in the just and full sum of forty and five pounds current money of Virginia unto the which payment well and truly to be made, I doe bind myself, my heirs, executors and every of us firmly by these presents, sealed with my seale and dated this 29th day of July 1732.
The condition of the above written obligation is such that whereas the ____ bound on John Doyle for the consideration of twenty & two pounds ten shillings current money as aforesaid, paid to him in hand by the said Isaac Arnold before the ensealing of these presents, hath bargained, sold and lawfully conveyed unto the said Isaac Arnold a certain tract or dividend of land containing two hundred and twenty acres situate, lying and being in King George County on the western small branches of Gengotegue Creek as in and by one deed of lease and release for the same land, duely executes under the hand and seale of the said John Doyle, bearing date the 28th and 29th days of July in the year of our Lord 1732.
Now if the said John Doyle, his heirs, &c., shall from time to time and at all times forever hereafter observe, perform, fulfill and keep all and every the articles, provisions and agreements contained in the said deeds and also defend the said land unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heirs against the claim or claims of the said John Doyle, his heirs, executors, administrators and all persons whatsoever claiming from, by or under him, the said John Doyle, and also acknowledge or cause to be acknowledged the said deeds when ____ requested by the said Isaac Arnold in the open court of King George County, then this present obligation to be voide and of none effect, otherwise to remaine in full force, power and virtue.
John Doyle
Signed, sealed and delivered in presents of -
Thomas Pittman
Thomas Goff
John Hawkins (by his mark)
John Willis
At a court held for King George County the 4th August Anno. Dom. 1732.
This bond from John Doyle to Isaac Arnold Senr. was presented into court by the said Isaac and proved by the oath of Thomas Pittman, Thomas Goff, John Hawkins and John Willis and on the motion of the said Isaac is admitted to record.
Test, T. Turner
Gift - Land from Thomas Goffe to Isaac Arnold Sr.
February 28, 1707
SOURCE: Richmond County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, p. 126-127a
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This indenture, made the eight and twentyeth day of Feb. in the fifth yeare of the reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne, by the grace of God, of England, Scottland, France and Ireland, queene defender of the faith &c., and in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and seven, between Thomas Goffe of the Parish of St. Maryes in the County of Richmond within the Dominion of Virginia planter of the one part, and Isaac Arnold of the parish and county aforesd. within the Dominion of Virginia planter of the other part.
Witnesseth that the said Thomas Goffe as well for and in consideration of a marryage already held and solemnized betweene him the said Isaac Arnold, party to these presents, and Margarett his now wife, daughter of the aforesaid Thomas Goffe, and also for the naturall love and affection which the said Thomas Goffe now hath and beareth to and towards his said daughter, and for her advancement and settlement by the way of marryage and ____ the settling and establishing the premises hereinafter mentioned in the blood and posterity of the said Isaac Arnold and Margarett his said wife as long as it shall please to continue the same and for other good causes and considerations, him the said Thomas Goffe, thereunto att this time especially moving, hath given, granted, bargained, sold, alyened, ____ and confirmed & by these presents doth full and freely give, grant, bargaine, sell, alien, ____ and absolutely confirme unto the said Isaac Arnold and his heires forever all that messuage or tenement wherein the said Isaac Arnold now liveth and inhabiteth, together also is the forty acres of land or thereabouts to the same, belonging and appertaining, situate, lying and being in the sd. Parish of St. Mary's in the County of Richmond aforesaid.
Beginning att a walnutt being the dividing line betweene John Willis Junr. and the said Thomas Goffe, party to these presents, running thence to a locus tree dividing the land betweene the said John Willis and the said Thomas Goffe, thence to a red oake in Gunstocker's line, thence to a small red oake in Gunstocker's line, thence north 4-1/2d. east one hundred fifty eight poles to the first beginning.
With all houses, outhouses, tobbacco houses, barnes, buildings, gardens, orchards and edifices whatsoever, together also with all woods, underwoods, timber trees and trees likely to make timber, with and all the estate, right, title, interest, property, possession, clayme & domain whatsoever of him the said Thomas Goffe, of, in and to the same and every part and parcell thereof and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues and profitts of all and singular the premises aforesd., being part of a pattent granted by the agents of the proprietors of the Northern Neck of Virginia for one hundred and five acres of land or thereabouts to the said Thomas Goffe, party to these presents, which beares date the nineteenth day of March 1696 as in and by the same now remaineing in the proprietor's office amongst other thing, rotation thereunto being held it doth and may more fully and att large appeare.
To have and to hold all and singular the premises aforesaid with theire and every of theire respective rights, members & appurtenances, unto the said Isaac Arnold, his heires and assigns forever to the onely sole proper use, benefitt and behoofe of him the said Isaac Arnold, his heires and assigns forever more, to the severall uses, intents and purposes herein after mentioned and ____ (that is to say) to the use and behoofe of the said Isaac Arnold for and during the terme of his naturall life and from and after his decease to the use and behoof of the said Margarett his now wife as aforesaid for and during the terme of her naturall life, and from and after her decease and the death of the survivour and longest liver of them, to the use and behoof of Isaac Arnold Junr., son of the said Isaac, party to these presents, and Margarett his said wife, and to the only and sole proper use of the said Isaac Arnold Junr., his heires and assignes forever and in default of such issue to the right and next heires of the said Isaac Arnold, party to these presents, forever and to and for none other use, intent or purpose whatsoever.
And the said Thomas Goffe for himself, his heires, executors, administrators and assignes, and for every of them doth full and absolutely warrant & forever defend the said land and premises and every part and parcell thereof, with all & singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining unto the said Isaac Arnold, his heires and assignes forever to the use aforesaid against the clayme or claymes of all and all manner of person or persons whatsoever to be holden of the Cheife Lord or Lords of the fee or fees thereof by and under the ____ for the same due and accustomed to be paid.
And further the said Thomas Goffe, his heires or assignes shall and will att any court held for the said county within six months after the date of these presents, upon the reasonable request of the said Isaac Arnold, his heires or assign, duely and personally or by power of attorney acknowledge these presents in court to the end the same may be recorded and that the said Thomas Goffe, his heires and assignes, shall and will from time to time & att all times hereafter, upon the reasonable request or requests of the said Isaac Arnold, his heires or assignes, within the space of seven yeares next ensueing, make, do, suffer and execute or cause to be made, done, suffered and executed, all and every such act or acts, thing and things, devise and devises, conveyances and assureances, in the laws whatsoever for the further better and more perfect assureing ____ makeing and conveying of the said bargained and sold premises unto the said Isaac Arnold, his heires and assigns, forever as by the ____ learned in the law of the said Isaac Arnold, his heires or assigns, shall reasonably devise, endorse or require so as the same be done att the ____ and changes of the said Isaac Arnold, his heires or assigns, and that the said Thomas Goffe, his heires or assigns be not compelled to travell above thirty miles to ____ the same.
In witnesse whereof the parties aforesaid have to these presents interchangeably sett their hands and seales the day, month and yeare first above written.
Thomas Goffe (by his mark)
Sealed and delivered in the presence of
John Hoaxford
William Duffe (by his mark)
E. Turbervile
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John Hoaxford, by virtue of a power of attorney from Thomas Goffe and Margarett his wife, acknowledged this deed in Richmond County Court ye 7th day of Aprill an. Dom. 1708 and by order of the sd. court ____ it recorded amongst ye records of ye sd. county.
Test., J. Sherlock
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Thomas Goffe of the parish of St. Mary's in the county of Richmond plantor, and Margarett his wife, do putt in theire place John Hoaxford, theire attorney in Richmond County Court, to acknowledge a certaine deed made by him, the said Thomas Goffe, to Isaac Arnold, for forty acres of land beareing even date with these presents and I, the aforesaid Margarett, the wife of the said Thomas, do hereby also impower the said John Hoaxford to relinquish my right of dower and thirds att the just law of, in and to the same and for so doeing, this shall be ____ ____ ____ or power of attorney.
In witness whereof, we have hereunto sett our severall and respective hands this 28th February an. Dom. 1707.
Thomas Goffe (the marke of)
Margarett Goffe (her marke)
Recorded amongst the records of Richmond County Court.
Test, J. Sherlock
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