JACOB LOCK of Hampshire County Virginia and his Son's , Abraham Lock & Thomas Lock .

I am collecting any type of information on the Family of Jacob Lock , Jacob Lock of Hampshire County Va maybe a brother of Samuel Lock b. 1752 of Washington County Va .

Jacob Lock of Hampshire County Virginia
Hampshire County Virginia ( Now West Virginia ) 1/3/1773

This Indenture Maid the Third Day of January in Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Three betwee Jacob LaRue of Frederick County and Colony of Virginia Farmer of the one Part and Jacob Lock of Hampshire County and Colony of Virginia of the other Part Witnesseth that the Said Jacob LaRue and Mary his wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of Five Shillings Current Money of Virginia to him payed in hand by the Said Jacob Lock at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents the Receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath Granted Barganed and Sold and by these Presents Doth Grant Bargain and Sell unto the said Jacob Lock One Tract of Land Setuluate lying and being on the South East Side of Cacapehon in Hampshire County being a Tract Deeded to the said Jacob LaRue from the Right Honourable Thomas Lord Fairfax and bounded as by a Survey thereof made by John Mauzy as follows Beginning at a White Oak by the said River a little below a Parcel of washed Rocks Thence down the Several Courses of River to a Black Oak , Corner to the Land Sold by the widow Maddox to Isaac LaRue then along the Said LaRue's Line S , 62 , E , One Hundred Twenty Seven Poles to a Poplar in the Said Line at the Foot of a Rocky Hill on the SouthEast Side of the Branch Then S , 52 , W , One Hundred and Seventy Eight Poles to the Beginning Containing Seventy Two Acres together with all Houses , Building , Orchards , Ways , Waters , Water Courses , Profits , Commodities , Hereditaments , Appurtenances whatsoever to the Said Premises hereby granted or any Part thereof belonging or in any wise , appertaining and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof to have and to hold the said Seventy Two Acres and all and singular other the Premises hereby granted with the appurtenances unto the Said Jacob Lock his Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns from the Day before the Date hereof for and during the full Term and Time of One whole Year from thence next ensuing fully to be compleat and ended Yealding and Paying therefore the Rent of One Pepper Corn on Lady Day next if the Same Shall be lawfully demanded to the Intent and Purpose the by Virtue of these Presents and of the Stature for transfering Uceses into Possesion the Said Jacob Lock may be in actual possesion of the Premises and be thereby enabled to excpet and take a Grant and Release of the Reversion and inheritance thereof to him and his Heirs IN WITNESS whereof the Said Jacob LaRue and Mary his Wife hath hereunto Set their Hands and Seals the Day and Year first above written .

Sealed and Delivered in the Presents of
John LaRue
Jacob LaRue ( Seal )
Joseph Carman
Mary LaRue ( Seal )
Richard Hitchings
Samuel Larew ( LaRue?)

At a Court held for Hampshire County the 9th Day of November 1773 .
This Deed of Lease from Jacob LaRue and Mary his Wife , to Jacob Lock was acknowledged by Said Jacob LaRue and ordered to be recorded .
Test
Gabriel Jones , Co. Curt

Notes: Jacob Lock bought the land 1773
Jacob Lock , Willed the same land to his Son , Abraham Lock , in 1785
Abraham Lock sold this land in 1795

Will Exam of Jacob Lock of Hampshire County Virginia dated 4/3/1785

In the Name of God Amen . I Jacob Lock of Hampshire County Virginia being weak in body but of sound memory Blessed be God do this Third Day of April in the Year of our God One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-Five . Do make and Publish this my last Will and Testament in mannor following . That is to say all Just Debts to be paid off first .... I give to my Son Abraham the Plantation ware on I now live .
Also to my Son Thomas Seventy Pounds , Pensylvainia Money and my Three Daughter's each of them Seven Pounds , Pensylvania Money , to be paid out of the moveables when of Age and all the remainder of my Estate to be equilly divided between Abraham and Thomas and I make and ordain William Jackson my loving friend Executary of this Will in trust for the intents and purposes in this my Will contained and to take cate and see the same performed according to my true intenet and meaning and in Witness whereof I the Said Jacob Lock have to this my last Will and Testament Set my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above written ......
Signed Sealed and Delivered by the Said Jacob Lock as and for his last Will and Testament in presence of us who ware present at the Signing and Sealing thereof ....
Jacob Lock ( Signed and Seal mark )

Witnesses:
John Swaim
John J. Constent
Richard Haff

5/8/1785 At a Court held for Hampshire County the 8th Day of May 1785 .
This Last Will and Testament of Jacob Lock , deced , was presented in Court by
William Jackson the Executor within named proved by the Oaths of
John Swaim & John Constant Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded and on the Motion of the said Executor who made Oath according to Law . Certificate is granted him for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due Form giving Security whereupon he together with
John Morgan & Joseph Johnson his Securities entered into and acknowledged Bond in the penalty of One Thousand Pounds for his due and faithful Administration of the said Decedents Estate and Performance of his Will ....

Test
And: Nodrow Cl: Cur

Abraham Lock , Washington & Hampshire Counties Virginia 9/14/1795
In this Deed , Abraham Lock sold his Father's Land ( Jacob Lock ) to: Jacob Zailor

This Indenture made the Fourteenth Day of Septemer in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety Five between Abraham Lock of Washington County Virginia Heir of Jacob Lock , deceas'd of Hamshire County and State of Virginia of the one part and
Jacob Zailor of Berkeley County and State of Virginia of the other part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the Sum of Ninety Pounds current Money of Virginia in Hand paid by the Said Jacob Zailor at or before the Sealing and Delivery of these Presents , the Reciept whereof he doth hereby acknowledge and therefor doth relaease acquit and discharge the Said
Jacob Zailor his Heirs Executors and Administrators by these Presents the Said Lock hath granted bargained Grant bargain sell alien release and confirm unto the said Jacob Zailor and his Heirs a certain Tract Piece or Parcel of Land Situate lying and being on the Waters of Capcapon in Hampshire County containing Seventy Two Acres as may more fully appear by refernce to the Said County Records and bounded as by a Survey thereof made by John Mauzy as follows Beginning at a White Oak by the S. Capcapon River a little below a Parcel of washed Rocks thence down the several Courses of the River to a Black Oak , Corner to the Land Sold by the Widow Maddox to Isaac LaRue then along the S. LaRue's line , S , 62 , E , One Hundred and Twenty Seven Poles to a Poplar in the Said Line at the foot of a Rocky Hill on the South East Side of a Branch then S , 52 , W , One Hundred and Seventy Eight Poles to the beginning containing Seventy Two Acres and all Houses , buildings , orchards ways , waters , water courses , profits commodities , hereditaments , appertenances whatsoever to the Said Premises hereby granted , or any part thereof belonging or in any wise appertaining , and the Reversion and Reversions , remainder of remainders rents issues and profits thereof and also the Estate Right Title Interest us a Trust Property and demand whatsoever of him the said
Abraham Lock of in and to the said Premises and all Deeds Evidances and waitings toughing or in anywise concerning the same to have and to hold the Lands hereby conveyed and all and singular other the Premises hereby granted released and every part and parcel thereof with thier and every of thier appurtenances unto the said Jacob Zailor and of his Heors and assigns forever , and the said Abraham Lock now at the Time and Sealing and delivering of these Presents is seized of good sure property and indefeasible Estate of Inheritance in fee simple of and in the Premises hereby granted and released that he hath good Power and Lawful and absolute Authority to grant and to convey the same to the said Jacob Zailor and his Heirs in manner and form aforesaid , and that the said Premises now are a so forever hereafter shall remain and be free and clear of and from all former and other Gifts grants bargains sales dower right and Title of Dower Judgments Executions Titles troubles charges and Encumbrances whatsoever made done committed or suffered by the said Abraham Lock or any other Person or Persons whatsoever . And lastly that the said Abraham Lock and his Heirs all and singular the Premises hereby granted and relaesed with the appurtenances unto the said Jacob Zailor his Heirs and assigns against the said Abraham Lock and his Heirs and all and every other Person and Persons whatsoever , shall warrant and forever defend by those Presents in Witness whereof the said Abraham Lock hath hereunto set his Hand and Seal the Day and Year first above written .

Abraham Lock ( Seal )

Signed and Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of :
John Bailey ( His Mark )
Thomas Bailley
Michael Widmeyer
Charles Yost

September 14th 1795

Then recieved the full Sum of Ninety Pounds Current Money of Virginia of Jacob Zailor it being in ful for the within mentioned Seventy Two Acres of Land . I say recieved by me .
Abraham Lock

Witnessed by :
Michael Widmeyer , and Thomas Bailey
At a Court held for Hampshire County Virginia the 14th day of December 1795 . This Indenture together with the Receipt thereon underwritten was proved by the Oaths of
John Bailey , Thomas Bailey , and Charles Yost , three of the Witnesses thereto , and is ordered to be recorded .

Test

And. Wodrow , Ck Cur ( County Clerk? )

Abram Lock

I was well acquainted with Abram Locke in his lifetime and with his Son , William M. Lock and they both spelled thier names " Lock " and that Henry S. Lock ( Son of William M. ) who was my Ward now spells his name " Locke " but he is the identical person for whom I was Guardian and now owns the land assignment to him by the Commission in partition .

Signed : Elias Elliott
Subscribed and Sworn before me on this 15th Day of April 1887 Witness my Hand and Seal at Office in Keytesville ( Mo) on this Day and Year last afore said term in Office will expire March 19th 1890 . Thomas T. Elliott Notary Public .

Note: This is the first time I have ever seen where it was noted that Lock was changed to Locke in any type of Document , Legal or otherwise .

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