General Notes

[janet skelton.FTW]

Lancaster Co. Vol. 7, p. 15, Feb. 11, 1688
William Therriatt makes a gift of 850 A. of land lying at the head of theWestern Branch of the Corotomon River, to his two daughters Ann Therriattand Elizabeth Therriatt.
Signed--Will Therriatt
Witnessed by William Ball, & Nicholas Butler
Thomas Taylor of the Parish of the Great Wicomico in the county ofNorthumberland, planter, and Elizabeth, his wife, one of the daughters ofWilliam Therriat, late of Lancaster Co. Gent., deceased, to Ellen Heale,500 A. sd. land being part of the 850 A. given in co-partnership to Annand Elizabeth by deed of gift Feb. 11, 1688 by William Therriat, fathe ofsd Ann and Elizabeth. Land joins Capt. Richard Ball and called Therriat'sheadlands.
Jos. Tayloe. Thomas Taylor
Dan. McCarty witnesses signed
Richard Buckroe. Elizabeth Taylor
*In the year 1657 William Grymes, Dominick Therriat, and John Taylourwere paid for going to James City County.
A close study of the early records of Northumberland county shows thatWilliam Grymes, later, the widow Grymes, Dominick Therriat, and JohnTaylour, were neighbors, living on land that was near or adjoining.
Court was held at the home of Dominick Therriat, 1657.
He was sheriff of Northumberland Co. 1656.
Lancaster Co., Vol. 9, p. 382, March 12, 1711, deed
Thomas Taylor and wife Elizabeth and Henry Towles and wife Hannah toWilliam Ball, a certain tract of land, pat. by John Woodington Jan. 15,1658, and by him the sd John Woodington sold to William Vaughn, and bysd. William Vaughn sold to Dominick Therriat, and then descended toWilliam Therriat, son and heir of aforesaid Dominick Therriat by pat. May1, 1678 and descended to sd. Elizabeth Taylor and Hannah Towles, yedaughters of ye sd William Therriat deceased.
Thos. Carter, Jos. Tayloe, Jno. Heale, witnesses.
Lancaster Co. Book X, p. 265, Feb. 17, 1717
Will, Thomas Taylor.
Son Thomas plantation in Wicomico Parish where I formerly lived.
daus. Martha and Elizabeth Taylor.
daus. Ana and Sarah Taylor.
son Therriat Taylor.
wife Elizabeth and son Therriat, executors.
Richard Cundiff Jr. Richard Ball, witnesses.
*Lancaster Co. Will of Elizabeth Taylor, Jan. 2, 1746
John Taylor, son of my son Thomas Taylor, deceased. Thomas Ball, son ofmy dau. Ana Ball, wife of George Ball; gr. son John Taylor; dau. MarthaMiller; gr. son Joseph Dameron; gr. dau. Elizabeth Ball; dau. ElizabethFlowers.
*Should read Edward Grymes instead of William Grymes; Margaret Grymes wasthe widow.
*Will of Elizabeth Taylor, date should be Oct. 25, 1746, probated Oct.18, 1751.