Anne (Meador) Bryson

1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 526. Will of Richard Meador of So. Farn. Par., Essex Co, Dated 12 Dec. 1715. Prob. 15 May 1716.
To wife plantation "whereon I now live" during life and then to eldest son William.
To younger son Richard the land where William Borne now lives "that is to say after the sd William and Hester his wife Decease the sd Land being fformerly In the possession of my Grandfather". If he d.s.p. then to "my youngest Daughter Addra". Following the word Grandfather is a word that may be either the surname White or the word white. It makes perfect sense either way.
To my Brother John Meador my pistoles and houlsters".
Wife exor.
Wit: Signed Richard Meador
Erasmus Allen
Thomas x Duden
Proved by oath of Ann Meader widow, Extrx threin named.

1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 527. Bond. 15 May 1716. £100. Sterl, Ann Medors, Extrx., of Est. of Richard Medors, decd.
Wit: Signed Anne x Meadors
Ralph Gough Jno Pickett
Wm Pickett
Rec. 15 May 1715.

1744-1778 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 2: [John Frederick Dorman]: 424-425
Will of John Bryson of the Parish of Saint Thomas in Orange County, dated 13 Nov. 1755.
To my son John Bryson all the estate which I am possessed with, paying my daughter Mary Hackett £5 current money of Virginia on demand.
My estate after my decease shall remain in my son John Bryson's hands without being sold or disposed of paying my lawful debts.
My beloved wife Ann Bryson and my son John Bryson executors.
John (X) Bryson
Wit: W. Bell, Matthew Davis, Elexr. (E S) Steward.
25 Oct. 1770. Produced into Court by John Bryson.
Proved by William Bell and Matthew Davis Executor with William Bell and Matthew Davis his securities entered into bond in the sum of £100.

1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 247
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that we RICHD. MEADER & ANN MEADER his Wife & ROBT. HALSEY of the County of Essex are held and firmly bound unto his Maties. Justices of ye peace for ye said County in the just sum of Thirty thousand pds. of good merchantable tobo: & caske, to the which payment we bind ourselves our heirs firmly by these presents; Witness our hands & seales this 23d. day of 7ber: 1698
The Condicon of this obligacon is such that if the above bound ANN MEADER, Surviving Exex. of JNO: MESS deced., who at a Court held for Essex County ye 11th day of July 1698 obtain'd a Probate of ye Will of ye sd. JNO: MESS deced, do at all times hereafter fullfill ye sd Will fully & satisfie all such Legatees as therein are expressed & p:form all ye Law enjoynes in such cases; That then ye above obligacon to be void, other wise to stand and remaine in full force & virtue
Signed sealed & delivered in ye presence of
RICHD. COVINGTON, RICHD MEADER
ROBT. MOSELEY ANN MEADER
ROBT. HALSEY
Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

1697-1699 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 284-285
October ye 27th 1698. Then we ye Subscribers in obedience to an Order of Essex County Court bearing date ye 10th day of September 1698, being first sworne before Mr. THOS: EDMONDSON, have taken an Inventory & appraised ye Estate of JOHN MESS deced, as followeth;
By 5 cowes & 5 yearlings at 550 pr. each; 1 steer, 1 bull, 1 young steer, 1 heifer. 2 barren cowes, 1 yearling, 3 heifers, 13 sheep, 3 wedges & 1 pestell, a, parcell of Cart pinns & rings, 1 gubing how & broad how, 1 hand saw, 1 old Hatchet; 1 eger, 1 perser, 1 branding iron, 1 old drawing knife, 1 old pr. of sheep shears, 1 old file, 1 sickle, a parcell of old iron & tin, 1 old grid iron, 1 flesh forke, 1 cutting knife & 2 smoothing irons, 1 falling Eta, 1 old spade, 1 old rase r & old Hone; 12 plates, 5 large pewter dishes, 1 tankard & 2 salt selers, a parcell of old pewter, 1 earten & a parcell of old tinn ware, 2 double granters & 11 old spoons & 1 old lanthorne, 1 looking glass, 1 gold Ring & 1 silver Ring, a parcell of nailes, 4 barrows & 2 sows & 1 pigg; 1 sow & 4 shoats, 2 feather beds & bolster, 1 rugg, 1 pr. blankets, 1 sheet, 1 pillow, a parcile of old books, 2 Testaments, 1 old pr. of Stilers, 2 pistons, 1 old gunn, 1 spining wheele rim & wheele, 1 old sadle & bridle, old table chest, 5 yds. of cotters, 2 small tite caske, 1 old side saddle, pott & hooks, frying pann, 1 bed feather & flocks, 2 coverleds, 1 blanket, 2 pailes & 1 old tubb, 4 trayes & 1 strainer. 1 old kettle & old skillet, 1 grind stone, 1 linen spining wheele, 1 skimmer & ladle, old sifter, 1 rundlett, 3 Lite caske, 1 man Servant, 1 pitch forke, 3 cheers old, 1 chest, 1 pr. of skins, Mare, 5 young barrows & 1 boar; 1 sow & 2 shoats, 1 old bridle, 1 felt halt. 1 pocket Bible, & old Bible (no total)
Ye above named Appraisers were sworne before me
ye day & year abovesd. FRANCIS BROWNE
THO: EDMONDSON JA: FULLERTON
JOHN FERGESON
Sworne to by RICHD. MEADERS & ANN his Wife, Exrx. of JNO: MESS deced in Essex County Court ye 11th day of November 1698 & truely recorded
Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 132)
THIS INDENTURE made the 9 day of February in the first yeare of the Reigne of or: Soveraigne Lady Ann by the Grace of God &c, and in the yeare of or: Lord One thousand seaven hundred & two Betweene RICHARD MEADERS of the Parish of Farnham in the County of Essex wthin: the Colony of Virginia, Cooper, & ANNE his Wife, one of the Daughters of JOHN MOSS, late of the Parish County & Colony aforesd., of the one part & WILLIAM COX of the Parish County & Colony aforesd,, Planter, of the other part Witnesseth that for diverse other good causes & valuable considerations them the said RI: MEADERS & ANNE his Wife moveing but more especially for the whole sume of Two thousand pounds of good sweete scented tobo: & caske truely paid by the said WILLIAM COX, they the said RICHD. MEADERS & ANNE his Wife doe sell unto the sd WILLIAM COX his heires & assignes forever all that p:cell of land bounded as followeth (vizt.) lying on the West side of a branch called ye POPULAR BRANCH as already laid out from the heades the sd branch to the back line and soe adjoyning upon the Division Line of JNO: HARPER which said land is part of a tract of land that the said MOSS bought of JOHN & HENRY BOUGHAN by a certain Deed of Sale bearing date the 2d day of April! 1684 and acknowledged in RAPPAHANOCK County Court which said land containes by Estimacon One hundred acres together with all & singular houses & structures, gardens orchards & appurtenances whatsoever to sd parcell of land belonging, To have & to hold unto the said WILLIAM COX his heires & assignes forever, And the said RICHARD MEADERS & ANNE his Wife for themselves & their heires the said Tract of land will warrant & forever defend & doe promise with the said WILL: COX his heires and assignes that he will at all times forever hereafter lawfully & quietly have and enjoy the sd land & the pr:misses without any trouble of the said RICHARD MEADERS & ANNE his Wife And further do promise upon ye reasonable request of & at the proper costs in the Law acknowledge all further acts in the Law for the further & absolute conveying of all the before granted pr:misses as by sd WM. COX his heires or assignes or their Councell learned in the Law shall require In Witness whereof the parties their hands & seales have sett Signed sealed & delivered in the pr:sence of us
HENRY KEARBY, RICHARD MEADOR
JOHN PICEETT ANN MEADOR
Acknowledged by RICHD, MEADOR & ANN his Wife (the sd ANN being examined according to Law ) at a Court held for Essex County ye 10th day of Febry: 1702 & truely recorded

1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 132)
THIS INDENTURE made the 9 day of February in the first yeare of the Reigne of or: Soveraign Lady Ann by the Grace of God &c, and in the yeare of or: Lord One thousand seaven hundred & two Betweene RICHARD MEADERS of the Parish of Farnham in the County of Essex wthin: the Colony of Virginia, Cooper, & ANNE his Wife, one of the Daughters of JOHN MOSS, late of the Parish County & Colony aforesd., of the one part & WILLIAM COX of the Parish County & Colony aforesd,, Planter, of the other part Witnesseth that for diverse other good causes & valuable considerations them the said RI: MEADERS & ANNE his Wife moveing but more especially for the whole sume of Two thousand pounds of good sweete scented tobo: & caske truely paid by the said WILLIAM COX, they the said RICHD. MEADERS & ANNE his Wife doe sell unto the sd WILLIAM COX his heires & assignes forever all that p:cell of land bounded as followeth (vizt.) lying on the West side of a branch called ye POPULAR BRANCH as already laid out from the heades the sd branch to the back line and soe adjoyning upon the Division Line of JNO: HARPER which said land is part of a tract of land that the said MOSS bought of JOHN & HENRY BOUGHAN by a certain Deed of Sale bearing date the 2d day of April! 1684 and acknowledged in RAPPAHANOCK County Court which said land containes by Estimacon One hundred acres together with all & singular houses & structures, gardens orchards & appurtenances whatsoever to sd parcell of land belonging, To have & to hold unto the said WILLIAM COX his heires & assignes forever, And the said RICHARD MEADERS & ANNE his Wife for themselves & their heires the said Tract of land will warrant & forever defend & doe promise with the said WILL: COX his heires and assignes that he will at all times forever hereafter lawfully & quietly have and enjoy the sd land & the pr:misses without any trouble of the said RICHARD MEADERS & ANNE his Wife And further do promise upon ye reasonable request of & at the proper costs in the Law acknowledge all further acts in the Law for the further & absolute conveying of all the before granted pr:misses as by sd WM. COX his heires or assignes or their Councell learned in the Law shall require In Witness whereof the parties their hands & seales have sett Signed sealed & delivered in the pr:sence of us
HENRY KEARBY, RICHARD MEADOR
JOHN PICEETT ANN MEADOR
Acknowledged by RICHD, MEADOR & ANN his Wife (the sd ANN being examined according to Law ) at a Court held for Essex County ye 10th day of Febry: 1702 & truely recorded

1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 29, Beverley Fleet]; Page 88
Deed. 10 May 1705. Richd Meaders of Farnham par; cooper, and Ann his wife, sell Joseph Humphrey of same par, planter, for 3000 lb tobo, 100 acres, a neck of land on N side of Hoskins Poroson called the second Neck. Adjs land formerly owned by Antho: North, land of John Waggoner, To have privilege of a spring on Richd Meaders land.
Wit: Signed Richard Meador
John Plajle (sic) Anne x Meaders
Willtm x Grennall Rec 10 May 1705