Hart
Family Notes
Essex / Caroline County History,
Virginia
Wills and Deed s (1711-1717)
page 52. Lease and Release. 6 and 7 May 1712.
Timothy Hay of
Wit signed:
Timothy Hay:
Daniel Hays
A Somervell
William Hart
Recorded 8 May 1712.
page 234. Will of Abraham Stapp of Essex Co.
Dated 20 Oct. 1710.
Probated
8 April 1714.
To son Abraham Stapp, all land on N. side of
Road of "my now dwelling plantation',
To son William all land on S. side of road.
To son Jacob Stapp upper part of land bought of
Edward Moseley and
To son Joshua Stapp the lower part bordering on
Mr. Robert Brooke.
To young sone Joseph
Stapp and James Stapp 25 acres each of lower land. Jacob and Joshua to buy
them. 100 acres each elsewhere.
To wife Dorothy all property during lifetime.
To dau. Ruth Stapp
cattle, etc.
To two daughters. Rebecca and Martha Stapp a
shilling each.
Witt
Robert Moss signed
Abraham Stapp
Peter Hollon
Will Harte (his mark)
page 234. Bond. 8 April 1714. L 300,
Extx. Abraham Step.
Wit: Signed:
Dorathy Stapp (sio)
John Pickett Dan’ll Hayes
Daniel Brown John Hart
Rec. 8 April 1714.
page 234. Bond. 8 April. 1714. L 100. Sterle Ann Coleman Extrx
Est.of Robert. Coleman.
deceased. Wit:
Thos Herman
Ja Alderson
signed .Ann Coleman
Edward
Coleman
Daniel
Brown
John
Pickett
Rec. 8 Ap1. 1714.
page 235. Bond. 8 April. 1714. L 300.
Wit:
Robert Jones
Richard Gatewood.
signed Henry
Berry
Ro Brooke junr
Robt Parker
Rec. 8 April. 1714.
page 235. Release. 7 April 1714. Thomas Merrit of
Wit:
Nathaniel ffogg
John Strang (Straughn?)
signed Thomas Merritt (x)
Rec. 8 April. 1714.
page 369. Power of Atty. 13 November 1714.
"x Samuell Randall the younger of the City of Corke merchant and Mary his wife the Daughter of Thomas
Pope late of Bristoll merchant deceased send Greeting
Whereas an Estate In Virginia called Nettle patch plantation at the mouth of
Popes Creek in the County of Westmorland containing five hundred acres of land
or thereabouts with a parcell of negroes and
buildings thereon is descended to the said Mary Randall als
Pope and for a Certain Consideration in hand paid the Land Negroes and
Buildings thereon were let to Lewis Merchant late of Virginia deceased until
the said Mary should come to age or be marryed. Now know ye
(that) we the said Samuel Randall and Mary Randall als
Pope (his wife) reposeing special Trust and
Confidence in our Loving kinsman Thomas Wiles of Bristoll
merchant have made ordained Constituted and appointed and by those presents do
make ordain Constituted and in our place and steed put and authorise
the said Thomas Wiles our true and lawfull attorney
for us in our name and to our use by himself or such other parson or persons as
he shall think fit to substitute and appoint to Enter into and upon the said
lands buildings and Improvements thereof
or otherwise and to take possession thereof and of the said negroes and being
thereof so possessed for us in our name. and to our use to sell and Dispose of
the said land negroes and Improvemente x x x "
Wit:
Thomas Thomas
Francis Hart
John Clark
Stephen Richardson (x)
Signed
Samuel Randall Jun'r
Mary Randall
Date of record not shown
page 669. Will of Edward Coffey "being in bedd of
Sickness".
Dated 14 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 20 Nov. 1716.
To two sons John Cofey
and Edward Cofey all land to be dive equally, at 16
years if their mother is dead, otherwise at 18 years.
To daughter Marther Cofey a cow at 16 or her mother's death.
To son John a cow.
To wife Ann Cofey balanoe of personal property. At her death to be div.
equally betw. "my six children
John Cofey
Edward Cofey
Marther Cofey
Ann Cofey
Austes Cofey
Elizabeth Cofey"
. (note in the transcript this is taken from reads: The name Austos may be Anstes).
Wit:
Sam'll Edmondson
Themety Seleven
(Timothy Sullivan?)
Signed
Edward x Coffey
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.
Bond. 20 Nov. 1716. L 100. Sterl.
Ann Cofey as extrx at cost.
of Edward Coffey decd.
Signed
Anne Coffee X
Thomas Graves X
John Hart (x)
Wit:
Robert Jones
Rec. 20 Nov. 1716.
19 May 1725
In the action of Debt brought by Charles Brown Assee. of William
Hart agt
Edward Murrain a Jury was impannelled & sworn to
try ye matter in issue joyned Vizt
(includes Francis Browning)
4 December 1739
Ordered that Henry Burk, John Johns, James Turner, and John Sutton appraise the estate of Philemon Hurt. (Philemon Hart?)
9 May 1740
James Garton acknowledged his deed of feoffment
with livery of seizin endorsed to John Hart.
Action on the case. Anne Walker, John Walker
and John Robinson Jur., Esq., executors of the last
will and testament of Benjamin Walker, agt. Thomas Carr.
Jury, John Dyer jur., John Hart, George Chapman,
Jacob Johns, Robert Baber, John George,
Thomas White, Thomas Forson, Philip Herndon,
John Woolfolk, John Bell and
Robert Powell Jur.,find for the plaintiff £9.6.
current money. John George
foreman.
Action of trespass. John Watts agt.
Anthony Arnold. Jury, John Hart (Hurt),
John Bradley, Samuel Chapman,
Charles Morgan, William Herndon,
Michael Parrott, Richard Billops, Thomas Dudley, Matthew Peatross, Roger Madison,
Benjamin Wootten and John Dudley, find for the plaintiff ten shillings. Richard Billops, foreman.
11 February 1742/3
Action of debt. Samuel Coleman agt. John Hart.
The defendant not appearing, an attachment is rewarded agt
his estate for his debt and costs returnable to the next court of judgment.
Virginia county court records : abstracts of the account books of Edward
Dixon ... / edited and published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio
(also in the Culpeper page)
(p. 209). July
13.1749. CASH. To brought forward from 208; July 17: Col. TURNER; To
EDWARD POWERS; July 19: To EDWARD
(p. 210). August
1,1749; Brot. forward. To MARY POWELL.;
August 3: To HENRY TERRILL; To
WILLIAM HARRISON; To EDWARD
8 April 1756
Upon the complaint of Jeremiah Pearce against
John Herndon, its ordered William
Bullard, Simon
Poe, Samuel Chapman, Robt. Robertson, John Bohannon, Francis Hoomes, Jas. Herndon and Mary Dismukes be summoned to next court.
mc
p. 163 Court 13 May 1756
Samuel Haws jr is
appointed overseer of the road in the room of William Bowler and to have
Bowler’s home house people, John Hart,
James Coleman, Simon Poe, Richd. Curd and
John Dawson’s people to assist him in keeping the road in repair.
16 February 1765
p. 384
Robert Hart agt. Shadrack
Watts. In case. This day came the
plaintiff by his attorney and the defendant being not found, and alias capias
is granted.
Reported on:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nccaswel/families/cobb.htm
In 1761, Samuel Cobb recorded a land grant on County Line Creek for 487
acres, adjoining Nathaniel Hart.
NC-3
[773]-218 May Term 1764
William NUNN vs. George
CHAPMAN; Debt. This Day came Edmund
FANNING Esqr. and by Virtue of a Power of Attorney to
him Given and Specifyed in the writing Obligatory Confesed Judgment for Thirteen Pounds twelve Shillings
Proclamation. Therefore tis the Opinion of the Court that the Plaintiff recover
against the Defendant his Damages aforesaid in form aforesaid & his Costs
by him in that behalf Expended.
Judgment £13:12:-,
Clerk 1:1:6.
Thomas HART vs. Richard PILKINTON: Debt. This Day
came Edmund FANNING Esqr. (sic) by Virtue of a Power
of Attorney to him Given and Specifyed in the writing
Obligatory Confesed Judgment for Eleven Pounds ten
Shillings Proc. besides Costs. Judgment £11:10:-, Clerk 1:1:6. (sic)
Aug-Nov 1765-Feb 66-May 1766.
[996]-438 August
Term 1765
James YOUNG & Compy. agt. Francis DAY:
Debt. This Day came the Defendant by his Attorney and by Virtue of a Power of
Attorney to him Given & Specifyed in the Writing
Obligatory Confesed Judgment for Eight Pounds seven
Shillings and Eleven pence Proclamation Money with Interest from the 15th. Day
of May 1765 till paid & Costs. Judgment £8:7:11, Clerk 1:1:6.
Court Adjourned till
Court ln Course.
[997]-439 November Term 1765
towit: Tyrie
HARRIS Thomas LLOYD,
Thomas HART, Lawrence THOMPSON, William LEA, John LEA,
John PATTERSON, John MCGEE Esqrs.
Court Adjourned till
Court in Course.
[999]-441 February Term 1766
towit: John PRYOR, Tyrie HARRISS, David
HART, Thomas HART, Richard SIMPSON, Richard PARKER, Robert LYTL,
John LEA Esqrs.
Ordered that Richard
PARKE, Robert ABERCROMBIE & Joseph BARBEE
be Summoned to attend the next Superior Court as Grand Jurors And
that John GRAVES, Epaphroditus GOULD & Nathaniel HARRIS Junr.
be Summoned to serve as Petit Jurors.
Court Adjourned till Court Court (sic) in Course
ORANGE
6 Sept 1769. Thomas HART of
Orange to John RICHARDS of same, one hundred pounds, 2 acres, 2 lots in
Hillsboro, # 113 and #119, bounded by lots #117, #109, #110, and #120 and
fronting on King Street; signed; Thos HART; wit. ABS.
BENDELL, William COMB, Jesse
29 Nov 1769-Jul 1770 Orange Co, NC DB3:294.
Thomas HART & Susannah of Orange to
Robert WELLS of same, eighty pounds, 263 acres, on North Fork of Country Line
Cr., begin at JONES' lower cor. of his upper tract, N 45 ch.
to a BO, E 39 ch. to a hicory,
S crossing his line N crossing creek to first station, Granville to Thomas HART
recorded Book E. page 272; signed: Thos HART,
Susannah HART ; wit. Jos McCARROL, Wm COMB; acknowledged July Term 1770.
(present day
15 July 1769 Joseph MADDOCK of Orange, planter,
to James THOMPSON, Samuel CHAMBERS, Francis
WILKINSON and Daniel CLOUD of same, planters, five shillings, five acres,
payment made by grantees in behalf of themselves and the members of Eno Meeting
belonging to the peoples (blank) Quakers, rent of four pence to be paid
annually to William COMB on 25 March, property to be used only for use of
members, begin at a hickory, W 33 perches to a black oak, S 33 perches along John
CARSON'S line to a small black oak grub, E 15 perches to the Great Road, along
the Great Road 40 perches to first station, whereon
the meeting house and other buildings now stand, part of tract from Granville
to William COMB 12 Nov 1756, COMB to MADDOCK & others 10 June 1759 recorded
in Book E page 42 (blank); signed Joseph MADDOCK; wit. Thos HART, Jas.
WATSON; proved by WATSON July Term 1769. (Extracted from ORANGE COUNTY RECORDS,
VOL. 11, DEED BOOKS 1 & 2 ABSTRACTS, by William D. Bennett, p. 565, by Hogan
Researcher Louise Overton who adds that this land is the old Eno Church
Cemetery (recently restored by Girl Scouts), and is located off of Highway #86
in community of Cedar Grove, Orange County, just north of Hillsboro).
6 Sept 1769-Jan 1770 Thomas HART
of Orange to John RICHARDS of same, one hundred pounds, 2 acres, 2 lots in
Hillsboro, # 113 and #119, bounded by lots #117, #109, #110, and #120 and
fronting on King Street; signed; Thos HART; wit. ABS.
BENDELL, William COMB, Jesse
Will
Book A, Page 25
(just
after a record dated 11 February 1800) ---- other source states will dated
October 13, 1799
Sale
of Estate of
Buyers
were:
Thomas
Watson - bell; colt
Susannah Poe - cow, cow, cow, cow
and calf, powdering tub, stand, two chairs, flax wheel, large wheel, pair wool
cards, pari cotton cards, sifter, sixteen books,
candlestick, curry comb, four knives, five forks, kettle, oven and hooks, loom
, bell, two slays and harness, plow, hoe, hoe, mattock, axe, axe, scythe,
feather bed, half bed, dresser furniture, table, set gears, tub, half bushel,
churn, gray mare, two gimblets, set of spools,
bridle, half beehive, two clevises, saw
Heath
Hart – cow
Information from various
sources
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Hannah was born 1780. Family tradition says
that she was of Cherokee descent. She may have been the daughter of William
or Henry Poe of Hannah
and Peter Hart (Jr.) probably married just prior to 1800. They lived Hannah
later moved to Hannah
was the mother of between 11 and 13 children. |
23 Nov 1807
29 April 1799
Book 111, Page 137 entered 29 April
1799. Beg at a white oak near the stream of Crab Fork on Praters Creek (near James Hart's line
running east then north.(now
Peter Hart Jr (c
1788 Montgomery Co, VA?
Son of Peter Hart SR(b.c 1740
in
Lived on
Married Hannah (Susannah) Poe (born
c 1784 possibly Chatham Co, NC)
17 May 1800 Jefferson,
Possible daughter of William Poe
My greatgrandmother, Hannah (Susannah) Poe married
Peter Hart Jr.(b ca 1788 prob old
A wm Poe
is on the on the 1790 cencus in
The part about her being indian is via "family
lore". HEr descendants
did apply to be on the rolls or some such but were never accepted accoroding to Julia
(juliana@aol.com). Prior to this week, I did not know that bit of info>
PEter Hart Jr was the s/o Peter Hart sr whom served in the REv War from
Peter grew up on the
In 1800 cencus Peter Jr and
Hannah have no kids yet indicating a prob marriage
earlier that year or the one prior.
The first one, WM. H. Hart was born
in1802. 5 feb 1802
Peter Hart jr bought 50 ac in Ashe Co. HE purchased 150 ac
from Wm B Lenoir of WIlkes Co,
NC. AShe was
formed form WIlkes in
1799.
we know Peter settled near
his fam as the property is
described as being
"Harts"line, the Hart is prob James Har Sr believed to be his uncle or Peter Hart SR 's brithers.
1803 Peter Jr bought
100 acres additionally on Praters Creek in
Ashe Co from James Hart. Prob adjoined the
150 ac from the previous year.
1805 purchased 400 ac on scotts br of Prathers
creek from Owen Sizemore of Hawkins Co, Tn.
peter cousins James Hart Jr was married to Cather"Dollly" Sizemore, whom was a neice of this Owen Sizemore.
Within 5 years of Peter Jr's marriage he had pruchasaed 650 ac of land in
Peter nad Hannah second son was
MATHIAS named after Hannah's borther Mathias and born in
1804
Peter and hannha and these two youngsters removed to Knox
Co Ky for a short spell where peters
brother John Hart and his fam had been for
two or three years.
Peters brother Stephen had married
the previous year and accompanied his brother Peter to Ky,
These writers believed the James Hart living in Knox
Co was indeed borther to
John, Peter, and Stephen> Note Peter did not sell his land back in Ashe CO.
PEter is
on tax list in Knox Co in 1807 along with Stephen.
ELizabeth Hart
d/o Peter Jr and Hannah was born Jan 1807.
Peters brother John Hart and Permelia Morgan apparetnly found Knox to
their liking and remained in Knox but Peter and Stephen returned to AShe CO, NC by the fall of
1807 when he sold a piece of property on Prathers in Sept 1807.
Subsequently Peter and stephen are on the
delinquent tax list in
1808, finds Peter Hart Sr and wife removing from Grayson to Ashe Co to be
near Peter Jr and Stephen and
Margaret Hart Floyd (their sister).Peter sr sold
his grayson land
in 1806 and on 10 Mar 1808 Peter Jr sold to
his father 150 ac on ashe co,
NC being 150 acres in teh gap
of the long ridge adjoining HARTS Corner. Seemingly this was the land
Peter sr borther James hart had
previously sold to peter jr.
Stephen Hart ,
his wife and their three kids had joined Peter Sr and
dolly in their residenece by
1808.
Peter and Hannah by 1810 are still
on Praters creek but are now on Dog Creek
or Crab Fork both brances of Prathers ck and athey have a
fourth son of unknown name. He is
not listed as an heir in the 1844 settlement.
Fifth child eas born in lae 1810-1811 and both of these are on the 1820 cencus.
1812 they have a dtr named Mary called POlly.
1812..Peter
Hart listed as a soldier in the muster rollsof 1812 and listed as militia member of
Gideon Lewis listed as the Cpt and Isaac
Weaver listed as LT.9th brigade
Back to Peter sr. he believed to
have been born about 1740..according to these writers
of unknown parentage..
married in the 1760's and wifes given name was Dority called Dolly.
No rec of
their marriage had been located and I sure have not found one yet(nor looked...grin)
A list of freeholders in 1776 in
orange NC included James Hart, Jr; Peter
Hart, sstephen Hart,
John Hart, Joseph Hart and Samuel hart.
early settlers on the New
River system included a Charles Hart whom had surveyed
land inMontgomery co
prior to 1746.The same article shows a list of land grants in the same
New Rier some 30
years later in 1778.
The list includes a grant held by
Owen Sizemore with the "prior Occupant or claimant" listed as JAMES
HART > this is likely the bother of Peter Hart Sr.
James Hart and Peter Hart served
Rev War from Montg. Co
va1781 on Muster roll of Cpt John Cox Co but no rec in
the national archives t be found as yet.
1782 both Peter and James Hart are
on the tax list still Montgomery Co,
Both men own property
1783 shows Peter Hart owning
property dated 1783 asa 18
June he 150 acres surveyed.Orignally issued
to James THomas and
eventually assisgned to
Phillip Gaines.(gaines was asurveyor and land
speculator)
Peter did not actually file with
the court tl 21
Jan 1803 and the grant is recorded at Independence, Va, grayson Co,
entered as 200 but was actually only 150 and is on
north side of the New River ...
1789: Peter sr tax list dated Oct 27m
1789) in
1793 Peter Hart is next listed on
1793 in Wythe Co( it had been formed from
remained in Wythe until Grayson was
formed and subsequently is listed in Grayson from 1792 forward in Grayson.
Their 150 ac was sold at public
auction ten years later fro 67 cents in unpaid taxes..It was still listed as being Peter Harts land
but it had previous been sold to David Cox Jr.. ( afmily relation
perhaps) (one of them served with a Cox regiment)
Back to James Hart
JR. and the Sizemore connection which for me is not likely to be
direct.....
James Hart JR. fought in
the REv war
under cpt John
Cox co. James Hart found on tax list in 1774 in house of George Edward
Sizemore, Surry Co, NC.
In 1800-18110 Ashe Co,
NC cencus; it
looks liek he has
two grandchildren in his household, boys born in ca 1790 and 1792. We believe this to be ethe children of his dtr whom died prior to 1800 cencus, ashe
1.Anne Elizabeth Hart
2 James
Hart, JR
3 Unknown Dtr Hart-died prior to
1800 cencus
4 Unknown
Son Hart - this poss coiuld be the John Hart who
is on the 1815 tax list in Ashe Co, NC
Anne ELizabeth b prior to1765 and deceased after
1820 was living on Praher Creek
area of ashe co,
NC and married George Edward Sizemore b ca 1750 Lunenburg Co, Va and died aft 1820 on PRahters Crk. Both are buried iN Laurel SPrings AsheCo, NC(present day
He was s/o Edward "NED" SIzemore. ( I
have seen some say he was the s/o go GEORGE OF ALL SIZEMORE..but your guess is as u know better
than mine..LOL)
SEven children
of this union.
1Catherine Dolly Sizemore
2LydiaSizemore
3 Sarah Ann Sally Sizemore
4
5 Edward Sizemore
6 Owen Sizemore
7 Rev George J Sizemore