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York County Probate Records

1634 Virginia Settlements Map 1634 Virginia Settlements. York County was originally named Charles River County after Charles I and was one of the eight shires formed in 1634. The name was changed in 1643, probably in honor of James, duke of York, the second son of King Charles I.

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Will Bk No. 1, 1633-1657

Miscellaneous York County Records



Robert Drury

. Inventory of Estate of Robert Drury of York County included forty pounds of dried beef. York Records, vol. 1684-1687, p. 333, Virginia State Library>

Edward Lockey.

Inventory of estate included tanned doeskins, eight buckskins and sixty-five doeskins. He owned a store containing cloths, brass coat buttons, hooks and eyes, andirons, sheep-shears, etc. Records of York County, vol. 1664-1672, page 260, Virginia State Library.

Estate of John Griggs, Feb 1678-1679, list of debts. Beef was appraised at four hundred pounds of tobacco, turkey at forty pounds, two geese at eighty, two bushels of flower at ninety, and twenty pounds of butter at one hundred. Records of York County, vol. 1675-1684, p. 87, Virginia State Library.

Estate of William Stafford (largest estate in county) was appraised by order of court before 1650 and amounted to 30,681 pounds of tobacco in value.

The personal estate of Thomas Decaon was appraised at 19,343 pounds of tobacco, or 161 pounds. Records of York County, vol.1638-1649, p. 186.

The personal estate of Francis Carter was inventoried at 13,728 pounds of tobacco. Other estates were Colonel Thomas Ludlow (1659), Francis Wheeler, John Hubbard, Mathew Hubbard, Richard Holt, James Vaulx (1672 to 1690) and James Moore. Also, Edward Phelps, Mrs. Elizabeth Bushrod, Francis Mathews, Major James Goodwyn, Mrs. Rowland Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth Digges, Nathaniel Bacon, Sr. Records of York County, vol.1638-1648, p. 186.

John Keene died in York County in 1693, bequeathing to each of his three sons five head of cattle and fifteen pounds sterling and the same amount of money and number of cattle to his daughters. Records of York County, vol. 1690-1694, p. 316.

Other references pertaining to James City County and York County are the Works of Capt. John Smith, Ralph Hamor's True Discourse; Brown's Genesis of the United States.

Survey of Major Lawrence Smith of Virginia Port of 1691

Plat of Major Lawrence Smith



List of Owners *illegible

  1. Thomas *; W
  2. Neillson; Buckner
  3. John Ande; Buckner
  4. Th[r]e[l]keld
  5. Q[u]arl[e]; Read; Buckner
  6. John *; Buckner
  7. Henry Alexander; P. Lightfoot
  8. Thomas Greenwood; J. Walker; Amos *
  9. Robert L[e]ighton; Sam. Cooper
  10. Mr. Joseph; Mr. J. Walker
  11. Ralph *; Lightfoot
  12. *; Wm. Cary
  13. Owen; David
  14. Robert Moore; Wm. Cary
  15. William Webb; Jno. Trotter
  16. Mr. Thomas; Lightfoot
  17. Mr. Dudley Diggs; Lightfoot
  18. *; Wm. Cary
  19. Thomas Collyer; Wm. Cary
  20. Thomas Branson; Wm. Cary
  21. Nicholas Harrison; Robt. Ballard
  22. Thomas *
  23. *
  24. Jefferson
  25. Charles Hansford
  26. William Tomkins
  27. James Archer; John Douglas
  28. *
  29. Saml. Tompson
  30. John R
  31. Will[ia]m Pattisson
  32. Thomas Wootton; A. Archer
  33. Mr. Edwd. Moss Jr.; *; Jno. Loving
  34. Capt. *
  35. Capt. Edmond Jennings
  36. Coll. Wm. Diggs; Lightfoot
  37. Thomas Mountford; Lightfoot
  38. Richard Trotter; P. Lightfoot
  39. John Wyth; Jno. Martin
  40. Richard Trotter
  41. David *
  42. John *; Diggs
  43. Dann{ll}. Taylor
  44. Edward Dodds; Jo. Cathafie
  45. William Hewit
  46. *
  47. *
  48. Coll. Wm. Cary; 1709
  49. James Plowman; 1712
  50. Jno. Simson; Edwd. Powers
  51. Wm. Anderson; Wm. Rogers
  52. *
  53. Will[ia]mson; Edwd. Smith
  54. Edward Gibbs; Ballard
  55. James Walker; Wm. Rogers
  56. *
  57. *; Jno. ton
  58. Harrison
  59. Harrison
  60. Mrs. Young
  61. Mrs. Young
  62. Let to Morrison; Tho. H
  63. Robt. Morrison Jr.
  64. *
  65. Edwd. Power
  66. Ed Power
  67. Gibbons
  68. Deed; Geo. Allen
  69. Edward * *
  70. Jno. Wyth; Edwd. Webb
  71. A. Archer; James Paxton; N. Hooke
  72. Gibbons
  73. Geo. Allen
  74. *
  75. Edward Fuller
  76. *
  77. *