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In 1714 Thomas House bought land adj. Charles Blancherd in Prince
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Thomas House Sr. was recorded on land deeds adjoining the property of
Charles Blancherd in Prince George County VA in 1714 and 1721. The will
of Capt. John Duke married LUCY HOUSE, daughter of THOMAS HOUSE SR. and moved to Brunswick County, Virginia. He died in 1753 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Capt. John Duke was named executor and Katherine House as executrix in the will of Thomas House Jr. drawn up in Brunswick County on 16 February 1734. The will was witnessed by John Taylor Duke and David Case. It was proved in court on 5 June 1735 by John Taylor Duke and David Case. |
| “While the Established Church was still the official one, there were ‘dissenters’ appearing in what is now Prince George at this time. “Members of the Quaker sect were before the court in February 1664 for holding a religious service at the home of Howell Edmonds, who was fined 5,000 pounds of tobacco for the offense. Edmonds and Benjamin Travers and Ed. Freeze each were fined 1,000 pounds of tobacco ‘for their irreverent and 12/31/95 Prince George County, Virginia A3 — 13 indecent comeing and appearing in his Ma’ties Co’rt without the common respect of putting off their hats.’ For repeating the offense, the unlucky Edmonds was assessed another 1,000 pounds. At another term of the court, the sheriff was reimbursed for his expenses in removing the Quakers from the county. “William House, another dissenting minister, openly confessed that he had married Reynard Enderson and Elizabeth Skeffin without a license or legal publication of the banns. He was fined 1,000 pounds of tobacco. - The Hopewell Story |
| Indenture (Lease) made the 2nd day of November, 17__, between Thomas Harrison and Ellinor, his wife, and Thomas House, land on Blackwater conveyed to the said Thomas Harrison and Ellinor, his wife, from Joshua Meeham by conveyance dated the 30th day of July, 1686. Indenture acknowledged in Court on November 9, 1714. DEEDS, ETC. 1713-1728, page 32, Prince George County, Virginia. (link) |
In 1732 Brunswick County, Virginia was formed by splitting off another portion from Charles City as had happened earlier to form Prince George County in 1703. Many settlers crossed the Blackwater River and migrated south from Prince George and Surry into the Brunswick area .
| 4 October 1733 O. S., Page 37 John Davis is Appointed Surveyor of the high Way from Thomas Houses to Harrison.s Quarter Called Sweeds and that all Male Labouring Tyths to Thomas House Thomas House jur James House Willm. House, Wilm. Wrenn Henry Bates, Joseph Wrenn assist in Clearing the Same. BRUNSWICK COUNTY ROAD ORDERS 1732-1746 |
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On 24 Mar 1734 John Duke received land on Three Creeks, Rocky Run, adjacent William Raines, Col. [Benjamin] Harrison, and Thomas Jackson (VPB 15: 481-482). A deed dated 1 June 1750 shows John Duke adajcent Hinchee (Hinshaw or Hinchea) Mabry, John Pettaway, Charles Trunballs, and Thomas Deens on Rocky Run (VPB 29: 107-109). Others with land on Three Creeks were Jehu Peoples, Peter Simmons, Thomas Sissums, Whitmore, Richard Cocke, Richard Pace, Hambleton, Tapley, Charles Kimball, Thomas House, Isaac House, James Wyche, Robert Hix, William Batte, John Peterson, John Davis, Ralph Jackson, William Collier, John Raines, Sampson Lanier, and Richard Ransom. Specifically on Rocky Run we find land belonging to Hinchea Mabry, George Mabry, Charles Trunball, Thomas Deans, William Smith, Thomas Cocke, John Freeman Jr. (but he was still living in Sussex County in1760), Henry Freeman, Benjamin Harrison, Col. Nathaniel Harrison, William Raines, Thomas Jackson, John Cumbow, John Pettaway, John Williamson, William Collier, Hugh Drysdale, and James Washington. The House family is well represented in Three Creeks grants. Lucy House became the first wife of Maj. John Duke, as the will of James Fletcher in 1733 and the will of her father, Thomas House, show.17 A grant in 1724/25 to John Davis "the Welchman" (VPB 12:165) is to the father of Rejoice Davis, who married John Duke after the death of his first wife. John Davis had come to Brunswick Co from Isle of Wight Co VA. Raines or Rainey also owned land near the Greensville Co area where John Duke, Henry Duke, and John Taylor Duke settled for several decades. His land was on the south side of Three Creeks and the north side of Little Creek in Lawnes Creek Parish, bounding land sold by James Washington to Nathaniel Harrison on 14 Jun 1725, with Sampson Lanier a witness (Surry County Deeds, Wills, Etc. Bk 7, p.591). Raney also bought 150 acres on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp bounded by William Jones and Henry Jones from George Pasamore (Surry County Deeds, Wills, Etc. Bk 7, p.76). Robert Wynne, Burrell Green and William Green were witnesses. George Pasamore's land bounded that of Thomas House Jr., and William House on Three Creeks (Surry County Deeds, Wills, Etc. Bk 7, p.714). Ref |
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"P. 184 Thomas House. Inventory. Made persuant to order of Court held first Thursday in April 1735, by John Brown, John Daviss, Adam Tapley. Total valuation L.55.7.8; returned 5 June 1735 by Lawrence House, exor. " "P. 185 Will of Thomas House of the County of Brunswick, planter, being weak in body, dated 16 Feb. 1734. I give my wife my land I now live on as long as she lives and after her decease to my son Thomas House; my wife seven pounds in money. My aforesaid son sixteen pounds cash. My daughter Hanah House one hundred acres of land joining to James House's land that is now John Bates. The remainder part of my estate is to be equally divided among my children. My wife executrix and Capt. John Duke executor. Thomas House, jur. Wit: John Taylor Duke David Case 5 June 1735. Presented in Court by Katherine House, executrix, and John Duke, executor. Proved by John Taylor Duke and David Case. " "Page 237 THOMAS HOUSE, Jr Inventory - 6 November 1735 " (Brunswick County, VA-Will Book-Vol I Ref |
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1738 (p.881) Surry County Deeds, Wills, Etc. #8 1730-1738 16 Aug 1738 .... Account of Estate of John Barlow, decd., lists Joseph Kate, William ACOCK, Robert Hicks, Daniel Hicks, John Hicks, William PACE, John Avent, William Avent, Thomas Shelton, Robert Kate, John Bartholomew, John Hogan, George Ezill, Charles Steward, Daniel Hicks, Richard PACE, Robert Hicks, Jr., George Hicks, Thomas HOUSE, William HOUSE, Hubert Farell, George Cato, John Rooke, Joseph LANE, Robert Lang, James Judkins, John GREEN, Peter Simmons, Benjamin Parsons, Thomas Whitmell, Epaphroditus BENTON, Mathew Marshall, Abraham Macklemore, William Gower, John Steed, John Denton, John Jackson, George Smith, Francis Young, William Rives, William Kymball, James Wyche, Henry Wyche, Thomas Mathews, William Johnson, John Harrwell, William Wise, George Brewer, Edward Young, William Mosely, Thomas Wilson, George Jordan, John Combo, Richard PACE, Thomas Jackson, James VAUGHN, Joseph Turner, Thomas Avent, John Avent, Arthur Kavenaugh, Francis Young, William Johnson, Jr., Thomas Shelton, William Teel, Lawrence HOUSE, Francis Myrick, John Nichell of London, Richard PACE, Jr., Thomas House, Adrain Hicks, Robert Lang, John Powers, William ADCOCK, George Sims, Robert Hall, Hubert Farrell and William Johnson. Surry County Virginia, Deeds and Estate Accounts 1734-1755 by William Lindsay Hopkins, p.19 Ref |
| "JOHN DUKE CAPT married LUCY HOUSE, daughter of THOMAS HOUSE SR and KATHERINE (--?--), at Virginia. He was born in 1700 at Virginia. He married REJOICE ____ before 1740 at Brunswick, Virginia. He died in 1753 at Dinwiddie, Virginia." Ref |
1769 January 28 North Carolina Bute County Deed Book 2, Page 239, Db-2, Page
239. 28 January 1769. Thomas House, Planter, of Bute Co., to John Austin
Finnie, of Surry Co., Va. 200 Pds. Va. money For 590 a., two tracts of
land in Bute Co.: (1) 340 a., A grant to Thomas Parker from whom William Rowland
bought it & conveyed part of it to his son Jesse Rowland, sold to Thomas
House by William & Jesse Rowland. (2) 250 a. Bought from Jesse Rowland &
William Rowland, and Earl Granville Grant to Jesse Rowland. wit: Daniel Pegram,
George Patterson. Proved by Daniel Pegram, Bute May Court 1769, Ben Mc Cullough,
C.C. Reg: 30 September 1769, by William Johnson, P.R. Marginal Notation: 11th
Novr. 1772. Deld. to Jacob Moseley. Ref
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Bute County, NC Deed Books DB-2, page 163. 14 March 1768. William Davis to William Arnold, both of Bute Co. 54 Pds. Va. money for 237 A. in Bute Co. on SS the Reedy Creek adj. Green & Mangum Wit: James Eates , Wm. Cooper, Charles Blacker [Blackard], David Rose, Ack: by William Davis, Bute February Court 1769, Ben McCulloch, C.C. Reg: 28 June 1769, by William Johnson, P.R. Marginal notation: Delivered the 1 day of December. 1772 to Thos. Rogers "DB-3, page 123 . 15 February 1770. Thomas House to Charles Bartholomew, both of Bute Co. 120 Pds. for 800 A. in Bute Co., from a branch of Gunters Creek to head of Meltons Creek, adj. Mangum, Weldon, Acock & his own line.Wit: Jesse Rowland, Jno. Bell, Daniel Sledge. Proved by Jesse Rowland, Bute Aug. Court 1770, Ben McCulloch,C.C. Reg: 12 Feb.1771, by William Johnson,P.R." |
"Charles Blachard" [CHARLES BLACKARD II] and a younger "Thomas
House of Brunswick" were recorded in the 1778 Bute County, North Carolina
tax list
[NC State Archives Original Records]
Samuel HOUSE b. 1799 SC d. 1873 DeKalb Co., GA, parents unknown, suspect father may have been Thomas HOUSE with ties to Brunswick Co., VA or neighboring counties in NC (Franklin, Edgecombe, Green) (Ref)