The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12

sNOveflDcf. lBV4y aNYtDtSO1l y Oncsi WHO rs,
OH tho old tilebe and courthouse tinct) vi
and 1, rodo hcross that stream early wher1
4thn tldoi was coming III ind was 81 more y
than l,alf.fiood. when tho water came "
tho Knees OF bur, iiorses At low tide
you cun easily ford 1t dry sllod. IS ri
Oh the ninth of Novcinber, 1859, Ed II
ward b Cobb conveyed to this Andrew
A1vodtlltys 2O2 arrcs ofl land IN title Neck,
Which were patented By Nicholas Cobb,
on tho twenty first day Of February lG63,
Eto. -. III 81. 1860 \. III H! 81, l13y
3i Oh tho twenty eigth day kof August,
1905, Ed ward Clianpebli gsol0 to Andrew
Woodley{ tho balance OF tho 900 acres OF
stlleS Nicholas Cobb patent OF. ] unp y N
1861. which had not been sold, TO John
Manning Thomas Davis, Thomas Took,
Richard WOODEN, and tho Jones place OF
200 acres, &dbovc spoken " %. .. ~
52s). ~ 81 88s
On tho second day OF May, Z 10, Andrew
1voodlcy} and Ills SON, Thomas, patented
400 acres of land Iii mo Upper Parish Of
BNansemoid ID. f. ! 10, ~. 75)
on tho 2ctll8 day Of April. 1712.
Andrew Woodlny patented sixty acres
or land ln'tlic same parish u. B., p. 90 &,
On tho twehty-nf day of September.
171s, he BY Ills will devised to his grand
son, JOIN, Copeland, tho land he bought
a T1n 4 r,roiabIv ovnod ;otl,er tracts OF
land. but tho imperfect condition Of the
early records q our county do not en-
ablc III 10, ascertain easily and iden-
tlfy them. ~ I 81. 4 s}S. IS NJ
lf M, :, Ar !, !, q, = !. II ,,,,s.
me Inc N1 ansloli ! r1ouse
Ills mansion house wa IN Little Neck
on ''ye land bought Of Edward Cham
Rpton and We land + bought OF Edward
Cobb both lying in one patent (1Y'iLlEl
/ September 10Th l7lllsS. Il n Ia
$.B Little Neck lies between sS IN TWO
/ bra rcfes 81 the west branch q 5lagan
creek which unite and IL w into / Pagan
creek, bout a mile and q half by water
above the town OF 5mithfield, "here Is
now the new county bridg One &$ o.
these branches runs y TO an + old mn
sea known at different times as Lttie
Mill. and blair MI! On me road TON
Eaul ones 70 ne >, isaWatus ~ ~
merry, now tho Leroy eiiitles, tract. q. 81
land and the other branch runs up "
&wha t has recently been known as WI
sons MI or Factory pond pond 81 iormerlly
5Woodlcy's mill. ~ I'll
lie was tcd py n conll y couIl
OF #1slo OF Wight county as slrYeyor8ln
commission TO run ana marx t'he pounu
Ing llnc between lsic OF ~ y aIu
ndreW dley,st ne inmgranl, a,ed
between Sc ternoer y 20 ne
date of his will, and tho &tWenty-seconrd
I OF August 72o. when It was prr'o2'p'ated
by2Jol,n SVoodley his exec t !. on inc
Eoaths OF Alexander 4 = orbes. the rector. OF
the Old Brick Church, M i !! 5ss s, y
son, VINO, with George were we're t ~
witnesses asto . the WI WI. . Y. !,
Ills Will es 4 MS reai estate ana
negroes. speaks OF MS silver tahKard
that holds We ptnts" and Ibis survey uTt
ling book and "a strum en- Wi,Gich 81 ne
gives to Shl son y or1as.5 OF "a e. SILVER
cup that holds nea a ina 20 ~
gives TO- bis fdaught er. Mary CoTeiahn y
his S'sea books ana ~ y
he gives to Il his grandson, S8 = ohn 8S cope
land and { 81 his q mems any :.
$woolens latel ONE rom ;S I'm gla no
landed perhaps, q e tho 10 vest wharf on
his land the Dick 5dwards landing be-
fore polen$ q. III Ii VIII Sdcmonstra.te IS
that no wa a lea rned $ssll rveyor. ana :.
$skillfll nawigator---a great o.. ne
land and Of the sea- man O. great
telligence and Of nc :, M
lt Is the tradition IN tie family 'naL nv
wife was an llelre NJ proue ~ . sIes',t#
deal Of gold and silver WI y her AlucH5
OF this my her saw In her you'll and
played with asa child. and on Of the (
wreck OF 1T she gave r ne writer e. gold
pin ushion hicll$$ ne SIN ia p. ~ d
possessio 81 ms nlece, ~
of Bal tlmorc. 81 Y .ia
NJ u.io ~ = : -
ley made. q III deed q GIT 70 e, ms son
Thongs 6to HE knGwh
If;cnce \, 1D. B. i. og7.)
5 yrno1le,, N q Justice of Tho
n,era md q antaj,, inSs tlie county or
~ 1 izat lon. He was appointed a 3vcstry-@
ma !, ~ 5rha 81 Timer, Parish (which then
inci,,ded ia nresent. county fof South
amntonl on the fifteenth Of June, 1928
and Ia thus becn me d yestryn,an Of
,rhc Old B BAY church near smithtleld
nhic,, i Vas wtthins III boundaries IIes
was elected one Of its awardens on the
81, toantf, If :IIne 81 100 THE Parish Of
Nnwnnrt 4 Isle, OF GyVight) was separated
from tic parish OF Nottnway (soutllam-
~. tha ,,na tof thc Biackwnter III
6 Al, 81 1874. and THOMAS Woodiey then
becn me a yestryma.n Of thos Old Brick
church as we'll as OF the Old Bay
church. and continued to bo one until,
S17Ah TING Old Brick church has d vim
dow to his memoirs a 81, tic second day
~ Anril. i "a. flle. BY his will Of that date,