Hannah Pickett, daughter of Henry Pickett, married 1) Ebenezer Stanfield, 2) Thomas Hines, and 3) Thomas Spencer.
1679 Ebenezer Stanfield purchased land from John Meador of Farnham parish on August 7. [1] [2] [3]
1688 Thomas Wheeler was ordered to appraise the estate of Ebenezer Stanfield. [4]
1689 On April 3, Thomas Hindes acknowledged an obligation to Henry Pickett. The obligation was for a payment to Henry Pickett on behalf of Rebecca Stanfield, daughter of Ebenezer Stanfield deceased, for two cows. [5]
1693 A difference between Ralph Whetton and Thomas Hinds was dismissed by a court held on January 10 [see image 30] in Essex County. [6]
1699 Thomas Hines of Essex County wrote his will, dated 16th day of 7ber 1699. The will was proved on November 10, 1699. [7] [8]
In ye name of God Amen I Tho. Hines of Essex County being sick & weak in body but of perfect sence & memory thanks be to God doe make this my Last Will and Testamt in Manner as follows. Imprim's I bequeath my soul to Almighty God who gave itt me in sure & Certaine hopes of salvation Through ye meritts of my Blessed Saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ & my body to to ye Earth to be buried in such Christian like manner as my Dear Wife shall see fitt.
Item I give & bequeath unto my [son] Tho's Hines one hundred and fifty acres of Land during ye term of his Naturall life and after his decease I do will and Bequeath ye sd one hundred & fifty acres of Land to be Equally divided between my two sons Henry and Jno Hines to them and their heires for ever ye sd Land lying on ye West side ye White Marsh from my Dwelling House.
Item I give unto my Sone Tho's Hines on Man Servt Five yeare to serve & one feather bed and furniture two Milch Cows & calves one young Mare that came of my Sorrel Mare Last & one Gray ston Horse about three years old one iron pott and pewter dish two milk trays & half dozen spoons my sword one Pistoll and all my coopers tooles.
Item I will and bequeath unto my son Tho. Hines two breeding Sowes two barrows of two years old and all my wearing clothes all ye atresd(?) except ye land I give unto my son Tho. Hines to him and his heirs for ever.
Item itt is my will and desire that my sd son Tho Hines one equal share of ye sd cropp both Indian Corne & tobacco
Item I give unto my son Tho one large new chest & doe here by make him my sd son Tho of full age
Item I give and bequeath unto my two sons Henry Hines and Jo Hines all that parcell of land I now dwell on to be equally divided between them and their heirs for ever. After my wife decease(?) I doe give and bequeath all ye rest of my estate cattles Hogs Mares Sheep hoggs and all my household goods to be equally divided between my dear wife Hannah Heires and my five children begotten of her to them and their heires for ever.
Item I doe appoint my Dearly and well beloved Wife Hannah to be my (?) and sole executrix of this my Last Will andf Testamt.
Item I doe Nominate and Appoint my two good friends Danll Dobynes & Mr. Danl Whitehorne to be my feeoffs in pr(?) of ye (?)ame. In witness hereof I have put my hand and fixed my seale this 16th day of 7ber, 1699.
Thomas H [his mark] HinesProved November 10, 1699. Know all men by these presents that we Hannah Hines Henry Pickett & Henry Woodnott(?) of ye county of Essex are held and firmly bound unto his ma'ties justices of ye Peace for ye sd County of Essex …
1699 Thomas Hindes planter of Essex County sold land to his mother Hannah Hinds on November 10 for 1000 pounds of good sound sweet scented tobacco & cask. The land had been granted to Thomas Hinds by the will of his father Thomas Hinds. The deed was witnessed by John Peatte and Henry H. [his mark] Pickett. [9]
1699 The will of Thomas Hinds was proved in the Essex County, Virginia court on November 10. Hannah, widow of Thomas Hinds, was named. Henry Pickett acknowledged a deed to Thomas Hinds Jun'r. Henry's wife Sarah agreed to the sale. Thomas Hinds Jr sold land to his mother-in-law Hannah Hinds [which suggests that Thomas Hinds Jr was a son of Thonmas Hinds by a wife previous to Hannah]. [10]
The last Will & Testamt. of Tho: Hines, deced was proved by the oathes of the Witness thereto, ordered to be recorded and a Probate thereof granted to Hannah his widow. Ex of therein named having given security according to Law.
Henry Pickett acknowledged an assignment of a Deed of sale of a parcell of Land to Thomas Hinds Junr, w[hi]ch is ordered to be recorded. Also Sarah wife of ye sd Henry Picket relinquished her right of Dower to ye sd Land wch is likewise ordered to be recorded.
At ye request of Tho. Hinds its ordered that ye Deed of sale of a parcell of Land From Jno. Cammell & Sarah his wife to Henry Pickett Pickett be recorded.
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Tho Hinds acknowledged a Deed of sale of a parcell of Land to his mother in Law Hannah Hinds wch is Ordered to be recorded.
1700 Hannah Spencer was the administrator for the will of Thomas Hinds deceased. She was to take the estate of Ebenezer Stanford out of the said deceased's estate. This was "In pursuance to an ord'r of Essex County Court bearing date May ye 10th, 1700 wherein it is ordered that Wee the Subscribers doe inventory & appraise the estate of Thomas Hinds deceased that shall be presented to us by Hannah Spencer ye Adminstr of the deceased Thomas Hinds & alsoe to take out the estate of Ebenezer Stanfield of the said deceaseds estate wee being sworne by M Daniels … " [11] [12] [13]
1700 Thomas Spencer and Hannah Pickett were married in 1700 in Richmond and Essex [counties], Virginia. [14]
1701 Henry Pickett appeared at the Essex County court on April 10. [15]
Henry Pickett appearing according to order to give an account of Ebenezer Stanfield's Estate made oath that he knew of no more of ye estate then one heifer about two years old w'ch he converted to his own use & here in Court promises to pay ye orphan of the Stanfield a Heifer of the Same age when demanded by ye sd orphan w'ch is ordered to be recorded.
1708 John Williams Jr and wife Rebekah of SouthFarnham parish, Essex County, sold land to James Fullerton on January 17. The land had been sold by John Meador to Ebenezer Stanfield, who had devised the land to Rebekah in 1679. [16] [Notes: Rebekah was the daughter of Ebenezer Stanfield and Hannah Pickett. James Fullerton was the first spouse of Sarah Pickett (or their son James). Sarah Pickett and Hannah Pickett were sisters, daughters of Henry Pickett.] [17]
Research Notes:
Court order indices cite book D&W10 for Hannah and her husbands. However, the citations have not been found in Wills and Deeds Book 10. Instead, they are found scattered among several order books,better descibed by year than by name. [18]
1700 A court order addressed the separation of the estate of Ebenezer Stanfield from that of Thomas Hinds. [19]
1701 Henry Pickett accounted for the estate of Ebenezer Stanfield. [20]
1692-1701 Hannah Hinds and Thomas Hinds were mentioned in several court orders. [21]
Some of our notes about the Sparacio books (below) were made from secondary copies, so volume and page numbers may be inaccurate. We would welcome corrections from someone with access to these books, or the microfilms. [22]
1675 The last will and testament of John Bollin was witnessed by Richard King, age 40, and Thomas Hines [second husband, to be, of Hannah Pickett], age 22. [23]
1677 In May, Thomas Hines [second husband, to be, of Hannah Pickett] purchased 160 acres from Henry Woodnut for 2000 pounds of tobacco. The land was bounded by John Mayhue, White Marsh, Thomas Bowler, and Thomas Harward and Nicholas Cos. Witnesses: Thomas Robert and Ralph Gaydon. [24]
1679 In August, John and Elizabeth Meador conveyed to Ebenezer Stanfield [first husband of Hannah Pickett], planter, 320 acres on the south side of Hoskins Creek (between Hoskins & Piscataway). The land bordered: John Gillet, Beaverdam, and John Gregory. [25]
1686 "John House, servant to Ebenezer Stanfield, was adjudged 12 years old for April 1686." [26]
1687 "Whereas my late husband, did by his last will and testament make me his executrix, and did give a mare and her increase to me his wife and the child I then went with, all to be equally divided betwixt us. Now know yee that I, the said wife and executrix, do for the singular love and affection I bear to my deceased husband and this his child, do give and make over all my right of the said mare and her increase to his and my daughter, Rebecca Stanfield, only one horse and colt which is now fallen, to her and her heirs forever. But if it please God that my said daughter die before she is married, that the said mare and her increase to return to me, her mother, and to my disposing. As witness my hand this first day of December 1687." Mark of Hanna Stanfield. Witness: Thomas Gaines, William Constantine. [27] [28]
1688 In October, Thomas Hines [now the second husband] gave a performance bond to Henry Pickett for the security of the property in his possession that belonged to Rebecca Stanfield. Perhaps Ebenezer Stanfield had given Henry Pickett some responsibility for daughter Rebecca Stanfield, in the event of Hannah's remarriage. The bond was reaffirmed in December 1688, as witnessed by Thomas Whelon and William Johnson. [29]
1688 In November, the inventory and appraisement of Ebenezer Stanfield [deceased first husband of Hannah Pickett] was taken by Thomas Wheeler [Whelon?] and William Johnson. [30]
1699 Thomas Hines dated his will on September 16, in Essex County, Virginia. [31]
1700 In February, Henry Pickett was summoned, by motion of Thomas Spencer and wife Hannah, to give an account of the estate of Ebenezer Stanfield. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jrichmon/stfdfam/stfdva07.htm, Stanfield researcher notes]
An extensive biosketch is given in [34]
[1] Deed Book 6 (or Wills and Deeds Book 6), 1677-1682, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia: Old Rappahannock. Deed Books Jun 21, 1677–Jan 25, 1682, Will Books Jun 21, 1677–Jan 25, 1682, image 114, [FamilySearchImage].
[2] Virginia. County Court (Essex County), Deeds, Wills, Settlements of Estates, 1677-1687, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, page 98, DGS 7676289, image 134, [FamilySearchImage].
[3] Deed Book 6 (or Wills and Deeds Book 6), 1677-1682, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia: Old Rappahannock. Deed Books Jun 21, 1677–Jan 25, 1682, Will Books Jun 21, 1677–Jan 25, 1682, DGS 7645186, image 114, another copy of the deed, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] Virginia. County Court (Essex County), General Index to Court Orders 1684-1714, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Court Orders 1684–1714, Deeds 1714–1728, Court Record Indexes 1714–1728, index entry, DGS 7645192, image 303, [FamilySearchImage].
[5] Essex County, Virginia Deeds, Essex County, Virginia Deed 8-17, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[6] Deeds and Wills 1692-1695, Essex County, Virginia, page (107) or 55, IGN=007644497, image 32, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] Deed Book 10 (or Wills and Deeds Book 10), 1699-1702, Essex County, Virginia, back of page 56 (before 57), image 28, DGS 007645184 (Item 1 of 2), [FamilySearchImage].
[8] Orders Book 1699, Essex County, Virginia, IGN=007644497, image 53, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Orders Book 1699, Essex County, Virginia, page (18) or 97, IGN=007644497, image 58, [FamilySearchImage].
[10] Orders Book 1699, Essex County, Virginia, various page numberings: 17 and 27, image 20, right, top, [FamilySearchImage].
[11] Deed Book 10 (or Wills and Deeds Book 10), 1699-1702, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Deed Books 1699–1702, image 78, [FamilySearchImage].
[12] Virginia. County Court (Essex County), General Index to Court Orders 1684-1714, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Court Orders 1684–1714, Deeds 1714–1728, Court Record Indexes 1714–1728, index entry, DGS 7645192, image 123, [FamilySearchImage].
[13] General Index to Court Orders 1684-1714, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Court Orders 1684–1714, Deeds 1714–1728, Court Record Indexes 1714–1728, index entry, image 181, [FamilySearchImage].
[14] Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900, [AncestryRecord].
[15] Order Book, 1699-1702, Essex County, Virginia: Essex. Court Orders 1699–1702, image 50, [FamilySearchImage].
[16] Essex County, Virginia Deeds, Essex county deed 10-179, [FamilySearchImage], [FSCatalog].
[17] Hieronymus, Goldie Smith, Descendants of Sampson Stanfield, [AncestryImage].
[18] FamilySarch catalog, [URL].
[19] General Index to Court Orders 1684-1717, Old Rappahannock, then Essex County, Virginia, citing D&W10-43, IGN=007673133, image 211, [FamilySearchImage].
[20] General Index to Court Orders 1684-1717, Old Rappahannock, then Essex County, Virginia, citing D&W10-87, IGN=007673133, image 211, [FamilySearchImage].
[21] General Index to Court Orders 1684-1717, Old Rappahannock, then Essex County, Virginia, citing books D&W10 and O1, IGN=007673133, image 123, [FamilySearchImage].
[22] FamilySearch catalog for Sparacio, [URL].
[23] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, Book 4, 1670-1672 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1989), 60, depositions of Thomas Hines and Richard King, [Ancient_Press].
[24] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed and Will Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1677-1682, Part 1 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1990), 131, or 64, [FHLFilmCatalog], [Ancient_Press].
[25] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed and Will Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1677-1682, Part 2 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1989), 261, 44, [FHLFilmCatalog], [Ancient_Press].
[26] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Order Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1685-1687 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1990), 37, [Ancient_Press].
[27] (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia deeds, 392-393, 1686-1688, [FHLFilmCatalog].
[28] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed and Will Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, Book 1, 1665-1677 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1989), 78, [FHLFilmCatalog], [Ancient_Press].
[29] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed and Will Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1688-1692 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1990), 10, [Ancient_Press].
[30] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Order Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1687-1689 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1990), 100, Court on 5 December, 1688, [Ancient_Press].
[31] Ruth Sparacio, Virginia Deed and Will Book, (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia, 1677-1682, Part 2 (McLean, Virginia: Antient Press, 1989), 99, [FHLFilmCatalog], [Ancient_Press].
[32] Eva Eubank Wilkerson, Index to Marriages of Old Rappahannock and Essex Counties, Virginia, 1655-1900, limited viewing, (Clearfield, 1953), 189, citing Book D&W 10, Page: 62, [GoogleBooks].
[33] Patricia Finn Hunter, Pickett Cousins, a 350 year history 1640-1990 (self-published, 1991), 4, [GoogleBooks].
[34] Rosemary B. Hill and Dixie J. Clark, A Gathering of Picketts, Vol. 1 Virginia & Kentucky (self-published, 1998), 43-54, [GoogleBooks].