The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Genealogical nntn

genealogical Data.
| tF'rom the Records OF Chesterfield Co
The Wills. deeds and other records
| preserved at our county courthouses
are the foundation OF all accurate vir-
GINA genealogy. The records of ches.
terheld with the exception Of the
marriage bonds, are complete from
| lIi8. When the county was formed out
| OF Henrico. the early clerks were care
| lul and competent: but the flrst two
had very unusual and annoying Gus
tom OF not recording the date of pro-
| pate at the foot of the wills. To get
this very important information the
investigator has to go to the court
proceedings in the order books
! FOLLOWING are some notes from the
records Of the county:
VIII OF Joseph Mayo. of Henrico Ono
date and no probate). Legatees, wife,
Frances; unborn child, daughter
Frances Moseley. William Moseley,
| Sr.. executor.
Will of Matthew Moseley, dated No
vemher .. 1853 (the inventory of his
estate recorded 1859. Legatees, wife,
son Blackman Moseley. each of his
children: mentions land where tesla
tors father then lived; son William.
son Joseph Uncluding land testator
houEht of. his tthe teetator's) brother
Joseph. daughters Frances and Mar
tina, wife Martha Wife and John
! Archer. Jr.. executors.
| Account October Z, lT72. February
IT'S. with the estate of william Nose
ley. deceased and inventory filed by
| Joseph Moseley. executor. He refers
to My fathers bond" so Joseph Nose
ley was probably son of william.
VIII OF William Moseley. dated July
| 10. l7Ts Legateesk daughter. Sarah
Marshall: granddaughter Sarah Mar
shall; granddaughter. Sarah NIoseley;
daughter Of son William: grandson,
| Matthew Moseley: grandson. Thomas
Moseley: grandson. John Moseley; Ia
| son Matthew's four children the four
| negroes son Matthew had the use Of
to so according to said Matthew's
| VIII; reat-grandchild. Matthew. son
! OF Blackman Moseley: daughter-in-
law, Mary. widow OF William Moseley
/ granddaughter, Elizabeth Featherstone
son Matthews three sons. Grandson
Blackman Moseley. and William Wal
thall Jr.. executors.
! Will of Matthew Mose,ey, dated
March T. 1889 (probably proved In
| same year,. gives all estate to cousin
| Blackman Moseley, and makes him ex-
ecutor. "he being in low circumstances
| in the world q. e.. poor.
|
! 4. 1850. Legatees, mother to have
! whole estate while she lives. and at
her death to be divided between his
| sisters, Sarah and Frances Moseley
| Blackman MoseleS. executor.
| viii of Drury Ragsdale. dated No.
vember II. 1T49 inventory recorded
| June "a. 1850 Legatees, wife Mar
garet, unborn child; brother. Joseph
| Ragsdale His Lunenburg land to be
hi 70,
Ragsdale. Of Virginia who was a cap
| tain in the First Continental Artillery
! in the Revolutionary WARP
| VIII of Littlebury Royal, dated July
10. lT49. Legatees. sons Joseph. Lit
tlebury and John. wife Mary. Wife
! snd brothers. Richard and John Roy.
! all. executors.
VIII of Caleb Ware. dated June IS,
| 1910. proved March 22. 174s. (This
will had been disputed). Legatees,
Matthew Branch. sr.. John Branch Sr.,
Mary. wife of James Branch: Mary,
wife of William Pickett. decea sed !;
Matthew Branch. Jr.
Will of William Gay. dated March
I, 174a. to wife Elizabeth. all lands
! In eChesterfield and Cumberland coun-
ties. and all rest of estate. CDR. Will
liam Gay married Elizabeth. daughter
| OF Major John Boiling. OF "Cobbs."
| cahontas aud Her Descendants.o
VIII of Elizabeth Cary. dated May
81, 1850 Legatees. Mrs. Judith Bell.
/ 200 current money and my gold
watch. chain and seal; Mrs. Sarah
| Spiers. 800: Ann. daughter of Archi-
bald Cary. flo0 current money: Henry
Bell, $500 current money, to be laid
out in land and negroes; John Brick
enhead. peruke maker. In Old Street.
near St Luke's Church. London. f20o:
| goddaushter. Betty Cary. f20: Rev. Mr..
Fraser. my waiting man James; godson.
J George Fraser $40. (This was the
widow OF Henri. Cary, of "Ampthlll,"
Chesterfield county, and the mother OF
Archibald Cary of Revolutionary fame
who on his mothers death, removed
from Cumberland county to "Ampt-
hill" Henry and Elizabeth Cary also
ried David Bell. of buckingham coun-
| ty, and Sarah. who married --
| Spiers. a scotchman)
| VIII of Henry Cary, dated May 81,
| 174S. BY n marriage contract with
| his wife. Elizabeth, he agreed to leave
| her f1,00o in money. and he therefore
I bequeaths her that amount. In sterling.
and also f220 current money I'm con-
| sideration OF the like amount he had
| received from the sale of her house
| in Williamsburg. He also bequeaths
to her for her life all the household
| goods and plate he had>received with
| her. and at her death to son Archibald
| also to wife, Elizabeth. a negro man
| named James he had received with
her. In consideration ~ n marriage
| between his daughter. Judith, and Da,
vid Bell. he had put said Bell in pos