Deed: Georgie LYNN, et al to Louisianna SULLIVAN

I thought this Deed was especially interesting because it mentions the half acre set aside for the Cole family cemetery in Independent Hill.  It also lists the "surviving heirs at law" of the will of Lawrence Cole (one of whom, Earl Lynn, is his grandson and my grandfather).

14 April 1933
GEORGIE LYNN, Et Al. To LOUISIANNA SULLIVAN

Prince William Co. Deed Vol. 109, pg. 268

This deed made this 14^th day of April, 1933, by and between GEORGIE LYNN, widow, ELIZABETH ASHBY, widow, MOLLIE HOWELL, and SAMUEL B. HOWELL, her husband, P.M. COLE and MAGGIE O. COLE, his wife, and EARL LYNN, parties of the first part, (the said Georgie Lynn, Elizabeth Ashby, Mollie Howell, P.M. Cole, and Earl Lynn being all of the surviving heirs at law of LAWRENCE COLE, deceased), and LOUISIANNA SULLIVAN, party of the second part:

WITNESSETH, that, for and in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to them in hand paid, and other valuable considerations, receipt whereof is here acknowledged, the said parties of the first part have granted, bargained and sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell and convey, with general warranty of title, unto the said party of the second part the following described lot or parcel of land, to-wit:

All of that certain lot or parcel of land lying and being situate in Coles Magisterial District, Prince William County, Virginia, adjoining the lands of Sullivan and Oleyar and being the second one-half acre of land referred to in the first paragraph of the will of the late Lawrence Cole, recorded in Will Book T Prince William County Clerk’s office; less and except, however, so much of the said one-half acre of land as is now fenced as a burying ground the same being a Lot 30 feet or acre.  The said parties of the first part reserve for themselves and their heirs the right of ingress and agree to and from the said lot that is excepted from this conveyance through the present entrance on the Independent Hill-Joplin Road.

Witness the following signatures and seals:

George Lynn (Seal)

Mollie Howell (Seal)

Samuel B. Howell (Seal)

Elizabeth Ashby (Seal)

P. M. Cole (Seal)

Maggie O. Cole (Seal)

Earl Lynn (Seal)

State of Virginia,

County of Prince William, to-wit:

I, R.C. Linton, (Justice of the Peace) in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Elizabeth Ashby, P.M. Cole, and Maggie O. Cole, whose names are signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearing date on the 14^th day of April, 1933, have acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.  My commission expires

Given under my hand the 31 day of October, 1933.  R. C. Linton J.R.

State of Virginia,

City of Alexandria, to-wit:

I, Virginia Reveley, a Notary Public in and for the City aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Georgie Lynn, whose name is signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearing date on the 14^th day of April, 1933, have acknowledged the same before me in my City aforesaid.  My commission expires August 19, 1933.

Given under my hand the 3^rd day of June, 1933.  Virginia Reveley, N.P.

State of Virginia,

County of Elizabeth City, to-wit:

I, C.B. Markham, a notary public in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that Earl Lynn, whose name is signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearing date on the 14^th day of April, 1933, have acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.  My commission expires Jan. 20, 1945.

Given under my hand the 21^st day of Aug., 1942.  C.B. Markham N.P.

State of California,

County of Los Angeles, to-wit:

I, J.M. Cassidy, a notary public in and for the county aforesaid, in the State of California, do certify that Mollie Howell and Samuel B. Howell, whose names are signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearing date on the 14^th day of April, 1933, have acknowledged the same before me in my county aforesaid.  My commission expires

Given under my hand and notarial seal the 11^th day of July, 1933.  J. M. Cassidy, N.P.

Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California.  My commission expires Apr. 19, 1937.

NOTARY PUBLIC SEAL.

In the Clerk’s office of the Circuit Court of Prince William County, Virginia, August 24, 1942, this Deed from Georgie Lynn, et al to Louisianna Sullivan with certificate attached, was this day admitted to record at 2:40 p.m.

Leamon Ledman, Clerk

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Tombstone Tuesday: Jane (Milstead?) Cole

Tombstone Tuesday is an ongoing series inspired by Geneabloggers.com that I thought might be a nice addition to this blog.  

Our Beloved

Mother

JANE COLE

Born 

In Prince Wm. Co. Va.

March 18, 1818

Died

May 16, 1890

aged 74 years, 1 month, and 28 days

Jane Cole is my 3rd great-grandmother.  She married Lawrence Cole, a prominent landowner in Independent Hill, sometime before 1835.  I have yet to find the details of their marriage and am uncertain of her maiden name, but she is listed as "Jane Milstead" on the death record of her son, James Lawrence Cole, who died in Prince William County in 1914.

Jane (Milstead?) Cole is buried in the family cemetery beside her husband on Joplin Road in Independent Hill, VA.

Did You Know?

Like most Virginia counties, birth and death records for Prince William no longer exist between 1896 and June 1912.   Only the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, and Richmond have records spanning those dates.  That's not to say that you'll never find out when your ancestor was born or died if the event falls somewhere during that time period.  Fortunately, there are other sources for those records, like family Bibles, church records, cemetery records, draft cards, marriage bans, and obituaries.

  

Washington Times (DC)

March 17, 1897

An old man named J. Werner, living near Independent Hill, in Prince William county, yesterday evening drank a portion of a bottle of liniment, which had been given him by an acquaintance named Rosebury, and died from the effects of the dose before a physician could be summoned.

The Free Lance (Fredericksburg, VA)

March 30, 1901

Mrs. Kate Latimer, who died in Prince William county Monday, was buried at the Manassas cemetery Wednesday.  She was the only daughter of M. B. Sinclair, for many years clerk of the courts of Prince William county.

The Free Lance (Fredericksburg, VA)

March 4, 1905

Miss Carrie Patterson, formerly of Prince William county, died in Alexandria Thursday, aged 18.  The remains were sent to Quantico for interment.

Times Dispatch (Richmond, VA)

February 9, 1911

Alexandria, VA. February 8 – Rev. William D. Delaney of Portsmouth, was the celebrant of mass at St. Mary's Catholic Church this morning at the funeral of his father, Dennis W. Delaney, who died Sunday last at Hoadly, Prince William county.  Rev. Martin O'Donoghue, of Washington, was deacon and Rev. H. J. Cutler, of this city, was subdeacon.  Burial was made in St. Mary's Cemetery.

The Washington Times (DC)

February 9, 1911

The funeral of Ida Virginia Brawner, widow of John P. Brawner, who died at her residence, 113 South Alfred street, yesterday, will be held from the family residence tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Rev. Edgar Carpenter, of Grace Church, conducting the services.  Interment will be made at Bethel Cemetery.

Mrs. Brawner was the daughter of John A. Stonnell, and a native of Prince William county, although she has lived in Alexandria for many years.  She is survived by three sons, Philip Brawner, George Brawner, and Emory Brawner, and one daughter, Mrs. Effie Clements.  She was fifty-five years of age.

Marriage License: Edgar Lee Moler and Olive E. Long

This marriage license between Edgar Lee Moler and Olive E. Long, daughter of Simeon and Margaret Long of Independent Hill, was Exhibit A in a 1921 chancery case in Prince William County.  Mrs. Moler (aged 34) was suing for divorce from her husband because he "gambled and staid away from home all the time." 

Newspaper Advertisement

The Washington Herald
October 10, 1907 - pg. 10

FARM FOR SALE CHEAP

Near Independent Hill Prince William Va.  Nine miles south of Manassas; containing 110 acres; about 60 cleared and the rest in oak and pine timber; four-room frame house; barn 24x36, with basement and 10x36 shed, and other necessary outbuildings; all buildings good as new. production red-loam soil; 1/4 mile from stores, post office, and churches, 1/2 mile from school; partly fenced with wire; several small streams running through place.  Will sell for $1,200; half cash, balance in easy payments.

J.S. STORKE
Independent Hill, VA