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Prentis Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
The papers, 1807-1855, of the Prentis family of Williamsburg, Virginia, and of various members of the Riddick and Bowdoin families of Nansemond County, Va. Includes legal documents and accounts, 1807-1830, concerning the settlement of the estate of Joseph Prentis (1754-1809); will of Susan Bowdoin; correspondence of Joseph Prentis, Jr. and license, issued to Peter Bowdoin Prentis to practice law.
The collection ID was formerly Mss. 85s P91.
Private will of Joseph Prentis, Williamsburg Va., dividing his property equally among his four children Joseph, John B., Eliza, and Mary Ann; some property to be sold to pay his debts; various bequests to friends including Mr. and Mrs. Fulwar[?] Skipwith and Alex. Green. Includes the September 2, 1917 Court of Quarterly Sessions held for the city of Williamsburg ordering Joseph Prentis' will to be recorded. Signed by Leonard Henley, Clerk Hustings Court. Also includes September 22,1817, by William McClandish, presiding Justice of the Court of Hustings for the City of Williamsburg, certifying that Leonard Henley is clerk of the Court of Hustings for the City of Williamsburg.
Includes the last will and testament of Joseph Prentis, Sr. of Williamsburg, Va., inventory of his slaves; and account of the sales of the estate, listing purchaser and amount paid.
Transferred from MsV/Aa8.
Account of the sales of the estate of Joseph Prentis, deceased, Williamsburg, Va., kept by Robert Anderson, listing household items and names of purchasers.
Account of the administration of the estate of Joseph Prentis in account with Joseph Prentis, Jr., the acting executor, and signed by William Browne, Jessee sic Cole, and Robert Saunders, who were appointed by the Court of Hustings of the City of Williamsburg.
Notice that Josiah Riddick, executor of William Riddick, deceased, had settled all "matters of difference" with Thomas Swepson, executor of Robert M. Riddick deceased, and exonerates the estate of Robert M. Riddick from all "contracts, actions, and causes of actions" which existed between Robert M. Riddick and him.
Copies of legal records relating to the settlement of the estate of Robert Moore Riddick, December 13, 1819 - December 31, 1827 (Joseph Prentis, "administrator de bonis non") Nansemond Co. court record, including the substance of his will; inventory and appraisement of his slaves; inventory of his estate, 1820-1827; including accounts for medical and other expenses of his slaves; and the final settlement of the estate, June, 1827.
Statement of the settlement of the estate of Robert M. Riddick, deceased, November 27, 1809 - January 1, 1820 Includes copy, February 4, 1820 of the settlement of the account of Robert M. Riddick, deceased, in the presence of Joseph Prentis, administrator, with Thomas Swepson, signed by R. H. Baker and Thomas P. Smith, Nansemond County, Va.
Final settlement by Joseph Prentis, Suffolk, Va., of the estate of his father Joseph Prentis among himself, his brother John B., and his sisters Eliza B. and Mary Anne.
Letter from Joseph Prentis, Jr., Suffolk, Va., to his son Joseph Prentis, at Colonel Woodley's Seminary near Smithfield, Va. He has taken his wife to Old Point Comfort, Va., to try to restore her health by the "salt bath"; the rest of the family is well except for Maria Louise who has the "whooping cough"; hopes he has recovered from his "indisposition"; mentions the tickets his son has won at school.
Will of Susan Bowdoin in which she leaves legacies to the Bible Society, the Episcopal Education Society, Courtney Cocke, Joseph Prentis, Margaret Susan Webb, Mari Anna Saunders Riddick, Mrs. Susan Parker, Peter Bowdoin, Eliza B. Vickery; appoints as executors Joseph Prentis and Dr. Robert H. Webb; witnessed by Mary Jones and William Shepherd. Including a document dated April 17, 1835, signed by John T. Kilby, stating that the will was recorded in Nansemond, Co., Va., Court.
License to practice as an attorney and counsellor granted to Peter Bowdoin Prentis of Nansemond Co., Va. Signed by Philip Norborne Nicholas, Abel Parker Upshur, and Richard H. Baker, Va. Supreme Court.
Letter from William E. Jordan, Quaker Neck, to Mr. Prentice, n.p. He received his brother's letter, sends thanks; considers himself under obligation to him for his kindness.