Whence I Came

Although we don't know the exact marriage date for John Thurman and Judith Hooper, we do know that they were living in Goochland County, Virginia by October 7, 1777.  This was the day that "John Thurman and Judith of Goochland" signed a Charlotte County deed to sell 460 acres of land on a branch of Cubb Creek to Charles Jordan.  A transcribed version of the deed is provided below. Exactly how John and Judith came into possession of these 460 acres is uncertain.  However, a year and a half before the Thurmans sold their land to Jordan, John Thurman was listed as part of an indenture with Meredith Catchings and Ann Catchings in the Charlotte County Virginia Order Book 4, page 81.  As you can see from the below entry, the purpose of the order was not made clear and finding this indenture in the Charlotte County deed books has proven fruitless.  Another look for the indenture is certainly warranted.  But it is possible that this indenture pertained to Joh...

Jeremiah Burnett of the 1763 Hanover County Quit Rent Roll has always bothered me. The first time I saw Jeremiah's name in the 1763 alphabetical Quit Rent Roll listing, I noticed that preceding him was William Reynolds Burnett and Isaac Burnett. 1763 Hanover County VA Quit Rent Roll My mind imagined that the three Burnett men were all of the same family - probably living near one another.  So, I decided to cross check their names with the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Record to see if their lands were processed in the same precincts.  Here's what I found: William Reynolds Burnett was included in the extant St. Paul's Parish procession records from 1739 to 1779.  Although his name was listed with the same interested landowners over the years, the precinct number changed from 19 to 18 and finally to 4.  Other Burnetts listed in the same precinct with William Reynolds Burnett included Abraham and Bond Burnett.  A procession was conducted in 1763 (same year ...