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1870. and had Francis. 1
hcth. Mary and Cafherin

~ |tHu iHaTrleu Eqv. CHal an E&
1897. Joseph Coleman. 344 acres. nox1
20 William Pritchett and william
Bernard; John Coleman. In lower pro-
clnct OF Petsworth parish. 1905, and
church warden 17eS; Mrs. Ann Cole
man. Of the same. l1l1. and samuel
Coleman. 173s (~Pe;sworth yestry
Book: Thomas Colemand In Glouces-
ter Artillery. 1913.
le91. James Forsythe, i35 acres, join
ing James Forsythe. Sr, Thomas Cooke
and lanes Burton: in I'LL James For
sythe set UP TWO horse blocks at tho
church. ana Mr. Thomns Cooke lived In
the tirst Precinct OF Petsworthrparish.
1854.
1857. Robert Cary. sixty.one acres,
joining William Bernard, Joseph Cole
man, and Mr.. 1ronrnonger's land; Rich
ard Cary lived in Gloucester 1862 or
earlier virginia Hostor. Mas, 1879: s.
John Cary in HAS. and Colonel wilson
Cary in i5i4 "a16 acres on Turks Ferry
Road. Joining Colonel Crymes on every
corner"
1895. John Ross, thirty V acres,
Joining land OF William Fleming. JOS
epl Coleman and tho orphans OF Cooke.
James Ross was a prominent merchant
In urbanna, lJiddlcse. county, 1909.
1909. John Stubs. $50 acres escheat2'
land or Christopher Webster. and in
1903 fifty acres next Augustine Warner.
aIr. Wells and William Boulin, and liz
l1fi 500 acres escteat land Of William
Roberts and patented by him In 1862.
II beginning on Jones Creek and running
OF south side of a gut TO its mouth.
and then northwest to an ash tree, and
thence TO q holly bush In a white
r>arsl, and thence to d. hickory near
the branch. and on crossing the head
OF Ineming's little creek and thor,
northeast scventy-four poles to tho
marsh OF said rleinins's, and thence
south near TO the head OF the said
Stubhs Spring IA former patent), and
thence southwest York River and down
the river ln4 poles to the beginning.
This land Joined John Stubbs's original
home and included Cappahosic and Null
berry Hall. John Stubs, Jr., and Rich
ard Moore had u suit In 1911. anu the
court appointed Lawrence Smith and
Richard Booker to adjust the differ
ence. This was the father. or grand
father, of Johu StubbS above, and he
died 1902. and his wife Susannah in
l1iS. Abingdon Parish Register gives
births OF their children as follows: SUI
sannah, born l6IS, and John (above},
born , married Mildred (born 1879.
daughter OF Captain John and Eliza
beth Smith. or Abingdon. Va; issue:
John. born 172o; Francis, born 1924;
Elizabeth. born 1926: Peter, born has:
Mildred. born 1881; Thomas, born 1898;
| William. born 1855: Lawrence, born
173S; Mildred. born las. Captain John
| Stubs ana AR. John Stubs, Jr..l had
slHvcs baptized in Abingdon parish al
late as 1T47. John Stubbs, Jr," lived
III Pc.sworth parish 1T01, and was SUR
veyor Of the highways. Hc dropped
the "Jr,'' in 170S. and died 1910.
Captain John yestry Of Petsworth,
174S; died 1860. Thomas Stubs sign
ell rs, trnnsuhstantiation. liza, sheriff;
1874, vestry 1Ti5 and died 1862. %Francis
Stubs, processioner in second precinct
OF Fetsworth, 11i1, veStry 1Ta3 until
death In 1867. From 1853 to 1910 the
last three were in Pctsworth vestry
together. Peter Stubbs, processioncr
fourth precinct, 1865, and third pre-
cinct, HIST. Thomas Stubs, second
precinct, 1867. and "John Stupbs, Jr.,'.
| proccssioncr. sixth and second pre-
cinct, 1751-54, and John s. Stubs, sec
ond precinct, 1854. Revenue Book, OF
Gloucester. l7Sc. gives John S. Stuhbs
i62 acres. Francis Stubbs's estate.
$50 acres. William Stubbs's estate had
been sold by his brother-in-law. Will
liam Robins. It's. Peter Stubs I'll
acres and Lawrence Stubbs IS acres.
Captain John Stubs received 1000
acres for Revolutionary services, Mid
sllipfnnn John Stubs. 1888 l-3 acres.
Francis Stubbs, 100 acres. private war
rant. BENJAMIN Stubs, 100 acres: Nj
len Stubbs, 500 acres. 1881. (Sec John
Stubs, of #Cappahoslc. 1862, for all OF
thesc.) Besides John (2) and susan
nah CO.. the first John Stubs had also
sons Richard 60. Thomas (2), OF Pcts-
worth Parish, and Francis (2l. of Pets
worth PARISH %(ahove).
t7o4.-Robert porteus COT Blue Bot-
tie" above Clay Bank. York River>S
coz acres, near Tyndnll's Point Road.
, and on the east side thereof. at VIII
! liam Thornton's corner tree. lie was
of the P~ctsworth vestry, 1901, and OF
the Council, 1Tl4. Married, first. Mll-
dred, daughter or John and Mildred
(Ncrnerl Smith. OF "Purtpn;" second.
Elizabeth. daughter OF Governor Ed
mund Jennings. of "Rippon HaN' (Which
| was on the York county side OF the
!, river. and blue Bottle" opposite ~.
He removed 10 York, England. 1880.
and in the cathedral ut Nippon Is an
inscription To his lie had 10
children. of whom Bishop Reiiby Por-
teus was born at York, England, 1881.
and died 1893, Bishop OF Chester and
! London, and who Kept hanging In tis
library 81 picture Of their Virginia.
home, "Nc"v Bottle which was named
for the oid family hoIne II, Scotland.
He appears for last time in Festry
Book. 1924. though the land Of Colonel
Robert Portcus, ESQ. is processioned as
late as i763.
1f0i.-Wiiliam Thornton tsame day
as Robert Porteus1. 10 acres. on the
great road TO Tyndan's Point, begin
ninc at Robert P~orteus's corner tree.
William Thornton, of the vestry OF
Petsworth Parish, 1877, was ancestor of
that family in the South tante).
l70S.-Samuel Naudcry. 400 acres,
cschcat land. late III possession Of
George Osborne.
Nate, md Queries.
IF .rIa I1,yraE FS,ni11. yr-tIi baE Fnt1nIW In #
Virginia Magazine OF History and BIZ
ograph. Vols. ", NJ. and VII.
Please allow mo 70 o~ffcreto the writer
who mentions the Stuhhs family. OF
Gloucester my mite" Of information
regarding a lonn Stubbs. OF that coun-
~. He married Miss Catharinc Thorn