Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Gift (Agreement), Wormeley to Wormeley, undated

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

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Richmond, VA 23219

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Summary

Creator:

Middlesex County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Middlesex County (Va.) Deed of Gift (agreement), Wormeley to Wormeley, undated. The deed documents an agreement between Ralph Wormeley and Benjamin Dabney pertaining to the impending marriage of Ralph Woremeley's son, Ralph Wormeley Jr., to Dabney's ward, Elizabeth Boswell. The deed binds Ralph Wormeley, in exchange for payment from Dabney of land and slaves valued at one thousand to twelve thousand pounds, to pay his daughter-in-law an annual income, land, and slaves, should she become widowed before he dies.

Biographical / historical:

Middlesex County was formed in 1669 from Lancaster County.

Acquisition information:

This item came to the Library of Virginia under the accession number 39918dd.

Physical location:

Library of Virginia

Physical description:

4 p.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Antenuptial contracts--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Agreements--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Deeds--Virginia--Middlesex County.
Land records-Virginia--Middlesex County.
Local government records--Virginia--Middlesex County.