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From: "Trip Wiggins" <>
Subject: Re: [VASPOTSY] VASPOTSY Digest, Vol 3, Issue 23 TRUE
Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:20:21 -0400
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Marrianne,
Here's a little more from Crozier's Spotsy Deed abstracts.
Sept 9, 1784. James True and Sarah his wife [did they ALL marry Sarahs?], of
Caroline Co., of the first part; Peter Dudley and Susannah, his wife, of
Spotsylvania Co., of the second part; Edmund Bryant and Sarah, his wife, of
Spots. Co., of the third part, to Edward Marsh of Spots. Co., of the fourth
part. Whereas the said Peter Dudley, being seized in fee in a certain tract
of land containing 150 acres for a consideration sold the same to the said
James True, but before conveyance of same was made, the said james sold the
same to said Marsh for 150 pounds currency, and whereas the said Sarah
Bryant, who was formerly the widow of John True, late of Spotsy Co.,
deceased, and now the wife of said Edmund Bryant, was entitled to 1/3 part
of the land during her life as for her dower in the same of the endowment of
her former husband, the said John True, who was in his lifetime seized of
said land, which right of dower was never relinquished, but which she, in
conjunction with her said husband, Edmund Bryant, have now agreed to release
to the said Marsh. Wit: James Lewis, Matthew Carpenter, Thomas Colson.
recorded Nov 2, 1784. Crozier pg 385/Spotsy Co Deed Bk K.

note: in Deed Bk J, Oct 8, 1778, there is a deed (fm John Kelly to Benjamin
Johnston) mentioning an Edward Bryant with his wife, Sarah, the widow of the
late John True.

I could find no will or administrator's bonds for this Bryant family before
1800 in Spotsy Co.

Trip Wiggins
H - 371-3906
W - 653-6681
"You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give."
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. John Parks and Sarah Unknown, John True (marianne dillow)
> 2. Re: John Parks and Sarah Unknown, John True (SarahReveley)
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> From: marianne dillow <>
> Subject: [VASPOTSY] John Parks and Sarah Unknown, John True
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> My 7th great grandparents are John True 1680-1749 and Sarah unknown. I
> descend from their daughter Margret True that married John Parks. And
> then their son Richard Parks
> 1736-1817 and Mary Graves that died in Culpeper County, Va.
>
> I thought John True married Sarah Martin but postings on Rootsweb has
> Martin True married Sarah Martin daughter of Henry Martin although John
> True did marry a Sarah. I am trying to determine who Sarah is.
>
> It appears that there is Henry Martin Sr. and Jr.
>
> I have the following deed records:
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> (1) 5 Aug 1729 John Parks buys 200 acres from Elias Downs, Sr. of
> King and Queen County, Va. on branches of Massaponix Swamps. Downs had the
> patent. Virginia Colonial Records Vol. 1 p 139. by Crozier.
>
> (2) 29 May 1735 Martin True and John True bought land as follows:
> 200 acres from John Parks of St. George Parish, Spotsylvania County, Va.
> John True of Gloucester Co., Va. and Martin True, planter, of St. George
> Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Va.
> Witness: Henry Martin SR. and JR. ..... Virginia Colonial Records Vol. 1
> p. 139 by Crozier.
>
> (3) 3 April 1753 Martin True (wife Sarah) planter of St. George
> Parish, Spotsylvania Co., Va. sells 50 acres to Richard Turnley of St.
> George Parish, land bought from John Parks, blacksmith. No witnesses.
> This was part of the 1735 purchase. Robert True sold the other 150 acres
> in 1751 to Edward Kelly, between Elias Downs and Wlliam
> Holloway. Downs and Holloway had patents and Downs sold 200 acres to
> John Parks.
>
> Felder,Crozier and deeds copied LDS by O. Isbell.
>
> So, since there is a Henry Martin SR. and JR. which one had the daughter
> Sarah that married Martin True. ? Then I have my John Parks and wife
> Sarah that I had originally thought married Sarah Martin daughter of Henry
> Martin which may be
> untrue now and she was the one who married Martin True.
>
> I hope this makes sense and anyone who has knowledge of these families
> can help me sort it out.
>
> Marianne Dillow
> Illinois
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> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:32:36 -0500
> From: "SarahReveley" <>
> Subject: Re: [VASPOTSY] John Parks and Sarah Unknown, John True
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>>> So, since there is a Henry Martin SR. and JR. which one had the daughter
>>> Sarah that married Martin True. ? Then I have my John Parks and wife
>>> Sarah that I had originally thought married Sarah Martin daughter of
>>> Henry Martin which may be untrue now and she was the one who married
>>> Martin True.<<
>
>
> With Sarahs it is often difficult to know what is True. But keep at it.
>
> Sarah in Texas
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