1734 Randolph Watson b. abt 1734 of Louisa County, Virginia m. Martha

Randolph Watson b. abt 1734 of Louisa County, Virginia m. Martha

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1755 May 30 – William Henderson to James Nuckolls, bk B, p 65. Louisa County, Virginia
… between William Henderson of Albemarle County planter of the one part and James Nichols of Louisa County planter of the other …. in consideration of the sum 10 pounds … confirm unto the said James Nuchols … land … on the South side the South Anna River in Louisa county containing by estimation 200 acres … beginning at Wyatts formerly Venables corner red oak … bounding East’s land … to the said Henderson’s back line .. in Wyatts line formerly Venables line …
Signed: William Henderson
Wit: Thomas Paulet, Randolph Watson, Arthanation Pheers.
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1758 May 23 – Randolph Watson to John Watson, Deed bk B, p 267 Louisa Co, Va
… between Randolph Watson of the Parish of Fredricksville in the County of Louisa of the one part and John Watson of the afsd County and Parish of the other part … Randolph Watson out of the love and affection which I have to my said brother John Watson above named … confirm unto the sd John Watson … land scituate … on Beaver Creek … on the flat grounds of Beaver Creek … containing by estimation 200 acres …
Signed: Randolph Watson
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1759 Nov 27 – John East to Randolph Watson. bk C, p. 4. Louisa County, Virginia
… between John East of the County of Lunenburg planter of the one part and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa planter of the other part ….. in consideration of the sum of 22 pounds …. confirm unto the said Randolph Watson … land situate … on the South side of the South Anna River in the County of Louisa containing …. 200 acres … at the mouth of a Gutt on the River … to Matthew Jouetts corner … said 200 acres of land is part of 400 acres granted to William Henderson … the 28th of January 1736 …
Signed: John East
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1760 June 17 – Thomas Paulett fr William Terrell, Mills, bk C, p 30. Louisa County, Virginia
… between William Terrell Mills of the County of Lunenburg merchant of the one part and Thomas Paulett of the County of Louisa planter of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 120 pounds … confirm unto the said Thomas Paulett … land … on Goldmine Creek in the County of Louisa containing … 300 acres … at Col Symes corner …
Signed: William Terrell Mills
Wit: Richard Philips, John Jouett, Adam Chisholm, Randolph Watson.
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1762 Jan 26 – Thomas Watson to Randolph Watson. Deed bk C, p 104 Louisa Co, Va
… between Thomas Watson of the County of Louisa cooper of the one part and Randolph Watson of the samd County planter of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 14 pounds … confirmed unto the said Randolph Watson … land … on the S side of the South Ana River … at Venable’s corner red oak saplin … on the mouth of Juniper Branch … to a corner in Venable’s line … which is part of 400 acres granted to William Henderson by patent bearing date 1733 by estimation 200 acres …
Signed: Thomas Watson
Wit: William Hughes.
… Hannah the wife of the said Thomas Watson … relinquished her right of dower in the above lands…
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1767 March Court – Randolph Watson v Phillips, p 17 Louisa Co, Va
On the motion of Randolph Watson a witness for Richard Phillips agt Edmond Massie it is ordered that the sd Phillips pay him 100 pounds of tobacco for 4 days attendance at this court according to law.
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1769 May 8 – William Trimear to Randolph Watson deed ack p 311 Louisa Co, Va
Indenture … between William Trimmier and Lucy his wife of the one part, and Randolph Watson of the other part was acknowledged by the said William and Lucy (… Lucy … acknowledged deed …) and recorded.
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1769 May 8 – William Trimmier to Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 143 Louisa Co, Va
… between William Trimmur of the County of Louisa planter of the one part and Randolph Watson of the same County planter of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 35 pounds … confirm unto the sd Randolph Watson … land … in the County of Louisa on both side the Uordchopt(sp?) Road … 100 acres … bounded … which said 100 acres of land was purchased by William Trimmier of Edmd Carter Gent …
Signed: William Trimmier, Lucy Trimmier
Wit: William Steel, Rees Hughes, David Watson
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1771 Jan 14 – Randall Watson ordy lycense p. 433 Louisa Co, Va
At the motion of Randall Watson he hath liberty to keep an Ordinary at his plantation on the Three Chopt Road in this County on his giving bond and paying the Governor dues as the law directs.
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1772 July 2 – The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia) page 3 – Taken up, in Louisa, a pale red steer marked with a crop and underkeel in the left ear, and a crop and overkeel in the right. Poseted, and appraised to 3 pounds. Randolph Watson. (Notice in Paper).
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1772 Sept 14 – Benjamin Brown and wife Suzan to Randolph Watson, Deed bk D1/2, p 406 Louisa Co, Va
… Between Benjamin Brown of the County of Hanover and Suzan his wife of the one part, and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 30 pounds … confirm unto the sd Randolph Watson … land containing 200 acres … in the County of Louisa … along Greens line … along Reynolds line to Bells corner … along Bell’s line (being the dividing line between Bell and Brown) …
Signed: Ben Brown
Wit: William Trimmeer, Henry Gambrell, John Watson
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1773 April 12 – John Watson and wife Anne & David Watson to Lewis Barritt, Deed bk D1/2, p 496 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Watson and Anne his wife & David Watson of the County of Louisa of the one part and Lewis Barrett of the County of Hanover of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 300 pounds … confirm unto the said Lewis Barrett … land lying in Louisa County containing 200 acres … on Beaver Creek being the same tract of land that is conveyed by deed of record in the said county of Louisa by Randolph Watson to the sd John & was purchased by Theophilus Watson, Father of the sd Randolph of John Garth as will appear by deed of record in the County Court of Hanover … on other tract of land lying in the County afsd containing 200 acres be the same more or less and bounded by the lines of the afsd John Watson, Thomas Thomson, and Robert Fleming Bibb which tract of land was purchased by Elizabeth Watson mother of the sd David Watson of William Henderson and by her conveyed by deed of record in the sd County of Louisa to her sd son David Watson …
Signed: John Watson, Anne Watson, David Watson.
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1774 May 9 – deed for 400 acres of land that Randolph Watson purchased located in both Louisa and Albemarle Counties lying S of Three Notched Road.
Louisa County Survey Book, 9 May 1774 400 acres in Louisa & Albemarle S of Three Notched Road & not stated.

1774 Nov 28 – John Sanders and wife Jane to Randolph Watson, Deed bk E, p 33 Louisa Co, Va
… between John Sanders Sr and Jane his wife of the County of Guilford in the Province of North Carolina of the one part and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa … of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 15 pounds … sell unto the said Randolph Watson … land … in the County of Louisa … on both sides the Three Notched Road and bounded … on John Moore Jr line to Rogers corner pine … to a corner in John Hays line … containing in the whole 397 acres …
Signed: John Sanders, Jane Sanders
Wit: William Gray, Charles Pheres, Mary Phare, Judith Crew
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1775 Sept 11 – Watson etc to Anderson, Deed bk E, p 67 Louisa Co, Va
… between Randolph Watson and Martha his wife and Elizabeth Watson their mother of the County of Louisa of the one part and Richard Anderson of the same County of the other part …. in consideration of the sum of 300 pounds … sell … unto the said Richard Anderson … land … in … County of Louisa on both sides of the S branch of Camunkey River … on the W side of North East Creek … John Moore and Thomas Paulett decd .. to a forked white oak formerly known by the name of Mathew Jouet’s corner … in the line of the afsd Thomas Paulett … containing by estimation 500 acres …
Signed: Randolph Watson, Martha Watson, Elizabeth Watson
Wit: William Smith, David Watson, James Michie
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1778 Oct 8 – Randolph Watson from Edward Carter, Deed bk 1, p 140. Fluvanna County, Virginia
… between Edward Carter of the County of Albemarle of the one part and Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 130 pounds …. confirm unto the said Randolph … land … in the Counties of Fluvanna and Louisa and containing … 1350 acres … on the waters of the Byrd Creek surveyed for John Carter Esqr the 13 day of March 1739, and likewise lands lying contiguous to the said tract part of which was sold to William Trimmeer and the residue herein included adjoining the lands of Judith Ascue, Causby and Hudson and Trimmier’s line …
Signed: Edward Carter
Wit: George Thompson, Duncan McLauchlan, Tinstall Quarles, Alexander Moss.
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1778 Dec 2 – Randolph Watson and Martha his wife to Allen Brock. Deed Book 1, page 169. Fluvanna County, Virginia
… between Randolph Watson and Martha his wife of the County of Louisa of the one part and Allen Brock of the County of Fluvanna of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 12 pounds 10 shillings … sell unto the said Allen Brock … land containing 100 and 1/2 acres … in the County of Fluvanna and bounded … on Humphreys line …
Signed: Randolph Watson, Martha Watson
Wit: Samuel Richardson, George Robison, Robert Baber.
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1779 March 27 – David Humphrey; 361 acres; March 27, 1777; on each side of the Byrd___ Creek and on its branches, 359 1/2 acres thereof being in the County of Albemarle and 1 and 3/4 acres the residue being in the County of Louisa (on White Oak Branch, Byrd Creek); by A. S. Bryan; joining an “old marked line,” John Holland, Randolph Watson, Edward Humphrey, John Holland, William Lovell, Henry Taylor.”; Source: Albemarle Co., Virginia Land and Deed Abstracts. pg 107. pg 122.

1779 April 1 – Randolph Watson to John Saunders. Deed bk 1, p. 171. Fluvanna County, Virginia
… between Randolph Watson of the County of Louisa of the one part and John Saunders of the County of Goochland of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 50 pounds … confirm unto the said John Saunders … land lying in the County’s of Fluvanna and Louisa on the Branches of the Creek and bounded by the lines of Charles Clarke, John May, Henry Taylor, Trimmur … containing … 100 acres …
Signed: Randolph Watson, Martha Watson
Fluvanna County, Virginia Deeds 1777-1783, by TLC Genealogy, 1999.
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1779 Sept 2 – Randolph Watson to Charles Clarke. Deed bk 1, p 206. Fluvanna County, Virginia
… between Randolph Watson and Martha his wife of the County of Louisa of the one part and Charles Clarke of said County of the other part … in consideration of the sum of 19 pounds 14 shillings and 3 farthings … confirm unto the said Charles Clark … land … in the Counties of Fluvanna and Louisa on the Waters of the Byrd containing 121 and 1/4 acres … on Trimmiers line … on Merodith line … to Meroith corner … on Mays line … crossing the County line …
Signed: Randolph Watson.
Fluvanna County Virginia Deeds 1777-1783, by TLC Genealogy, 1999.
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1782 – Personal Property Tax List.
–Randolph Watson – 1 tithe, 7 slaves, 2 horses, 12 cattle
–James Watson – 1 tithe, 23 slaves, 8 horses, 43 cattle
–John Watson – (torn) – 5 slaves (rest is missing due to torn page)
Louisa County, Virginia

1783 – Personal Property Tax List.
–Randolph Watson – 1 tithe, 3 slaves abv 16, 7 total slaves, 1 horse, 7 cattle
–James Watson – 2 tithes, 11 slaves abv 16, 25 total slaves, 8 horses, 40 cattle
–Capt James Watson – 1 tithe, 4 slaves abv 16, 9 total slaves, 5 horses, 24 cattle
–Nehemiah Watson – 1 horse, 2 cattle
Louisa County, Virginia

1785 – Personal Property Tax List.
–Randolph Watson – 1 tithe, 3 slaves abv 16, 5 slaves below 16, 4 horses, 7 cattle
(Slaves: Tom, Phebe, Jane, Lucy, Luis)
–James Watson – 1 tithe, 22 slaves abv 16, 45 slaves below 16, 13 horses, 64 cattle
(Slaves: Ben, Charles, Darby, Tom, Moses, Adam, Bett, Charles, Hannah, Jacob, Patrick Judy, Fillis, Harry, Tom, Lucy, Winny, Peter, Jane, Fanney, Mourning, Mima, Easter, John, Joe, Milley, Robbin, Jane, Cate, Tom, Sarah, Fanney, Tom, Nell, Jess, Bob, Stephen, Robin, Tom, Davy, Will, Cupid, Nell, Sarah, Patt).
–Nehemiah Watson – 1 horse, 2 cattle
Louisa County, Virginia

1786 – Personal Property Tax List.
–James Watson – 1 tithe, 17 slaves abv 16, 9 horses, 41 cattle.
(Slaves: Tom, Charles, Bobb, Ben, Moses, Charles, Adam, David, Sarah, Jane, Catey, Fanny, Tabb, Lucy, Hannah, Hester, Milley, Jacob, Judah, Filles, Haney, Reuben, Jammey, John, Joe, Nancy, Peter, Fanny, Mourning, Minna, Sal, Tom, Nell, Siss, Bob, Tom, Stephen, Patrick).
–Randolph Watson – 1 tithe, 2 slaves above 16, 4 horses, 3 cattle
(Slaves: Tom, Jane, Lucy)
–Capt. James Watson – 5 slaves abv 16, 3 horses, 21 cattle
(Slaves: Carl, Majorie, Robin, Tom, Will, Debby, Will, Cupid, Sall, Patt)
Louisa County, Virginia

1787B – Personal Property Tax List.
–Capt James Watson – 1 tithe, 22 slaves abv 16, 26 slaves below 16, 13 horses, 64 cattle
–Randolph Watson – 1 tithe, 2 slaves abv 16, 2 slaves under 16, 3 horses, 6 cattle
Louisa County, Virginia

1788B – Personal Property Tax List.
–Randolph Watson – 4 tithes, 3 slaves, 2 horses
–Majr James Watson – 26 titles, 27 slaves, 13 horses
Louisa County, Virginia

1789A – Personal Property Tax List.
–Majr James Watson – 24 tithes, 26 slaves, 10 horses
–Randolph Watson (estate) – 2 tithes, 2 slaves, 3 horses
Louisa County, Virginia

1789 Nov 6 – Randolph Watson inventory, bk 3, p 272. Louisa County, Virginia
… An inventory and appraisement of Randolph Watson estate decd taken the 6th day of November 1789 … (itemized list of personal property) … Signed: James Watson, William Ragland, Samuel Henson
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1789 Dec 1 – Randolph Watson account of sales, bk 3, p 292. Louisa County, Virginia
… A list of what was sold at sale of Randolph Watson decd in December 1, 1789.
(Names of purchasers):
James Tate,
Charles Boless,
Patrick Fisher
John Perkins,
William Walker,
Widow Watson,
Giles Allegra,
Daniel Culp,
Richard Morris,
Elisha,
Benjamin Priddy,
William Runnals,
Signed: James Meriwether, Shff.
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1792 Oct 8 – Watson’s admr acct, bk 3, p 500. Louisa County, Virginia
… The Estate of Randolph Watson decd in a/c with James Meriwether admr.
Jan 29, 1790 – To cash pd Val. Meriwether for taxes for 1788 – 0.18.0
To cash paid Thomas Diggs for a coffin – 0.12.0
To cash paid James Watson for wheat for the support of the family – 0.7.6
To cash paid the Widow – 1.14.9
July 12 – To cash paid Roderick Perry a/c – 1.6.0
To cash pd Thomas Mitchell for goods – 2.10.10
To cash pd clk ticketts 350 lb tobacco – 2.3.9
To Col. Richard Morris bond pd Majr Langham – 7.0.0
To James Tates bond – 2.10.6
To Patrick Fishers bond – 1.15.0
To 1 pr shoes furnished the estate by Giles Allegree – 0.5.0
To Sheriffs a/c pd taxes and ticketts for 1789, 90 & 91 – 3.9.5
To my commissions – 1.4.8
To collecting and paying away – 1.4.8
Dec 5, 1789 – By amt of sales as p a/c tend – 27.2.8
Signed: Thomas Johnson, George Johnson, Francis L Campbell
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