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CHAP. LII.

An Act for docking the intail of certain lands, in the county of James-City, and vesting the same in Thomas Chamberlayne, gentleman, in fee-simple; and for settling other lands of greater value to the same uses.

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I. WHEREAS Daniel Parke the elder, late of the Intail of cer tain lands in county of York, deceased, was in his lifetime, and-at the time of his death, seised in fee-simple, of and in a docked, and James-City certain tract or parcel of land, lying and being in the vested in parish of Blisland and county of James City, contain- Thomas ing one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres layne, in fee or thereabouts, and being so seised, by his last will simple. and testament, duly recorded in the general court and dated the eleventh day of October one thousand six hundred and seventy, devised the same, among other lands, to his son Daniel Parke, in fee tail, which said Daniel Parke the son, after the death of his father, entered into the said lands, and died thereof seised, in fee-tail, leaving issue Frances Custis and Lucy Byrd, his only children and coheirs: And whereas after the death of the said Daniel Parke, the son, a partition and division of the said intailed land was made, between his said daughters, upon which partition the aforesaid one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres of land were allotted unto the said Lucy Byrd, who entered into the same, and became thereof seised in fee-tail, and died so seised, leaving issue Evelyn and Wilhelmina, her only children and coheirs, which #aid Evelyn is since dead, without issue, whereby the said land became and is now vested in the said Wilhelmina, now the wife of Thomas Chamberlayne, of the county of King-Wlliam, gentleman, and whereas the said Thomas Chamberlayne, is and stands seised in fee-simple, of and in three tracts of land, in the parish of Saint John in the county of King-William, situate and lying contiguous and adjoining to each other, the one called Scotland-quarter, another the WhiteOak, and the other the Home-House-Tract, contain

ing together one thousand five hundred and fifty acres and upwards, upon which Home-House-Tract he hath made very considerable improvements, which hath rendered the said one thousand five hundred and fifty acres of land, of much greater value than the said one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres, whereof he is seised in fee tail, in right of his wife, and the said Thomas Chamberlayne, and Wilhelmina, his wife, are desirous to dock the intail of the said land, in James City county, and to settle the said lands in King-William county, in lieu thereof: And forasmuch as notice hath been published, three Sundays successively, in the church of the said parish of Blisland, that application would be made to this General Assembly, to vest the said one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres of land, in the said county of James City, in the said Thomas Chamberlayne, in fee-simple, and for settling the said lands, in the county of King- William, to the same uses as the said one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres are, and stand limited by the last will and testament of the said Daniel Parke, the elder, pursuant to your majesty's instructions;

II. May it please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said Thomas Chamberlayne, and Wilhelmina his wife, that it may be enacted, and Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Burgesses of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres of land, with the appurtenances, in the county of JamesCity, so as aforesaid devised, by the said Daniel Parke the elder, to his son Daniel Parke, shall be, and the same are hereby vested in the said Thomas Chamberlayne, his heirs and assigns for ever, and the said Thomas Chamberlayne, his heirs and assigns, shall hold the same. freed and discharged, from all the limitations mentioned in the said last will and testament of the said Daniel Parke, the elder, and that the said one thousand five hundred and fifty acres of land, in the county of King-William, called Scotland-quarter, the White-Oak, and the Home-House-Tract, shall be, and the same are hereby, vested in the said Thomas Chamberlayne, and Wilhelmina, his wife, to such use and uses as the said one thousand six hundred and seventy eight acres of land, in the county of James

City, are and stand limited, by the last will and testament of the said Daniel Parke, the elder.

III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, all such right, title, estate, interest, claim and demand, other than the persons claiming under the last will of the said Daniel Parke, the elder, as they, every or any of them, should or might claim if this act had never been made.

V. Provided always, That the execution of this act shall be, and is hereby suspended, until his majesty's approbation thereof shall be obtained.

CHAP. LIII.

An Act for docking the intail of certain lands in the county of King-William, and vesting the same in William Dandridge, in fee-simple; and for settling other lands, and slaves, of greater value, to the same uses.

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I. WHEREAS John West, late of the parish of Intail or cerSaint John, in the county of New-Kent, was in his tain lands in lifetime, among other lands, seised in fee-simple of, King-Wiland in a certain tract or parcel of land, then called liam docked Barbers-Fields, situate, lying and being, in the said William parish of Saint John, and county aforesaid, but now Dandridge, in the county of King-William, and by his last will in fee-simple and testament, in writing, bearing date the fifteenth day of November, in the year of our lord one thousand six hundred and eighty nine, devised the same unto his son Nathaniel West, and his heirs for ever, but in case of his death or default of issue, then to his two sons John and Thomas West, and their heirs, equally to be divided between them, and in case his three sons aforesaid should die, without issue, then the said land to descend to his daughter Anne Fox, wife to Henry Fox, and her heirs for ever, as by the said will duly recorded in the court of the county of King and Queen, QQ-Vol. 6.

may more at large appear, and some time after making the said will the said testator John West died, so seised, after whose death, the said Nathaniel West, entered into the said lands, and became thereof seised in fee-tail, and some time after died, so seised, leaving issue, Unity, his only child and heir, to whom the said land descended; and whereas after the death of the said Nathaniel West, William Dandridge, esq. now deceased, husband of the said Unity, entered into the said tract or parcel of land, called Barbers-Field, and became thereof seised, in right of the said Unity, and being so seised, and having purchased the fee-simple estate and inheritance of four hundred and ninety six acres of land, in the said parish of Saint John, and county of King-William, made his last will and testament, in writing, bearing date the twenty fifth day of August, in the year of our lord one thousand seven hundred and forty three, and thereby among other things, devised, to his son Nathaniel West Dandridge, as followeth, "item, I give to my son "Nathaniel Dandridge, all my lands, plantations, "marshes and sunken grounds, that I purchased or "have in King-William county, to him and his heirs "for ever, after the decease of my wife, to whom "I give the aforesaid lands, plantations, and sunken "grounds, or marsh, during her life, Provided never"theless, and upon this condition, that he, my said son, "consent to, and do his utmost endeavour, to dock "the intail of that tract of land called Barbers-Hills, in "this county, by act of Assembly, and get the fee-simple "estate of the same vested in his brother William, and "the lands hereby devised, together with the ten follow

ing slaves, to wit, Molly, Sarah, Tom, Robin, Jem"my, Billy son of Ogee, Jack the son of negroe Judy, "Will Jackson a new negroe, Sharper, and Ben, set

tled to the same uses." But on failure of his doing the same, then the said testator charged the lands by his said will devised to his said Nathaniel, with the payment of five hundred pounds to his said son William, duly as by the said will, recorded in the court of the said county of King-William, may at large appear: And whereas the lands and slaves, herein before mentioned to be directed by the said tesfator William Dandridge, to be settled in lieu of the said tract or parcel of land, called Barbers-Field, alias Barbers-Hills, are of much greater value thrn the said intailed lands,

and it will greatly redound to the benefit of the said Nathaniel West Dandridge, and all claiming under the will of the said John West, that the said fee-simple lands, and slaves, should be settled in lieu of and to the same uses, that the said tract or parcel of land, called Barbers-Field, alias Barbers-Hills, is and stands limited by the last will and testament of the said John West, and the aforesaid Unity, the widow, and relict of the said William Dandridge, being willing to relinquish her estate, in all the said premises, and to fulfil the will of her said husband. And forasmuch as notice has been published three Sundays successively, in the church of the parish where the said lands lie, that application would be made to this General Assembly, pursuant to the directions of the will of the said William Dandridge, to vest the said tract or parcel of land, called Barbers-Field, alias Barbers-Hills, in the said William Dandridge, the son, and to settle the said four hundred and ninety six acres of land, and the slaves aforesaid, to the same uses, pursuant to your majesty's instructions;

II. May it therefore please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said Unity Dandridge, and Nathaniel West Dandridge, that it may be enacted, and Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the said tract or parcel of land, called Barbers field, alias Barbers hills, with the appurtenances, as aforesaid, devised by the last will and testament of the said John West, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said William Dandridge, the son, his heirs and assigns, to the only proper use and behoof of the said William Dandridge, his heirs and assigns for ever; and that the said four hundred and ninety six acres of land, so as aforesaid, purchased by the said William Dandridge, the testator, which are commonly called and known by the name of Whitehead's and Underwood's quarters, together with the following slaves, that is to say, Molly, Sarah, Tom, Robin, Jemmy, Billy son of Ogee, Jack the son of negroe Judy, Will Jackson a new negroe, and Sharper, the aforesaid Ben being dead, and also the issue and descendants of the slaves aforesaid, since the death of the said testator William Dandridge, shall be, and the same are hereby vested in the said Nathaniel West Dandridge,

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