Capt Abraham Marshall

• General Notes
  • Amelia Co Militia
    1st Battalion – Abraham Marshall, Capt.; John Townes (son of James), Lt.; and John Archer,
    Ensign.
    
    On the petition of Abraham Marshall, the Court orders James Townes, Lewelling
    Williamson, Peter Ellington, and Stephen Neal, or any three of them, to view a way for a
    road from the petitioner’s plantation into West Creek or Anderson’s roads, and report back
    to the Court.
    Richard Booker
    
    On the petition of David Crawley, setting forth that he is desirous to build a water grist mill
    on the south branch of Beaver Creek, opposite the lands of Abraham Marshall’s, and for an
    acre of the said Marshall’s land for that purpose, the Sheriff is commanded to summon a
    jury of twelve freeholders of the vicinage (vicinity) of the said David, to diligently view and
    examine the said acre of land and the lands adjacent thereto on both sides of the said run
    which may be affected or laid under water by building such a mill, together with the timber
    and other conveniences thereon, and report the same with the true value of the acre of land
    petitioned for, and of the damages of the party holding the same, or any other person or
    persons may sustain by occasion thereof, and that they report such to this court.
    
    An indenture between Robert Marshall and Margaret his wife of the one part and Abraham
    Marshall of the other was acknowledged by the said Robert, his wife Margaret first
    relinquishing her right of dower, and is recorded.