WIGS.

Wigs were very fashionable in Virginia during the 18th century. The inventory of Stephen Besouth, a barber in York County, shows the kind of wigs in use in 1726.

No 1. To one tye wigg £2.10. No 2 To 1 bob wigg 1£ 15s. No 3 & 4 To two ditto £2= £6.5

No 5 To one bob wigg £1. 5s. No 6. To one South Sea wigg £1 No. 7 To one horse wigg £1=2.15

To 8 brown wiggs 12/6=5

To one pig tail wigg £1. No 9 to one wigg £1.15=£2.15 other items were:

To one clothes press £1.5

To 1 doz cauls, 3 remnants of ribbon 12/6. To 2 barbers basons 5/=18s.

To 2 barbers blocks & 1 stand 15s. To some remnant horse hair and bleech (?) 5s = £1

The inventory of Robert Tennant, of the City of Williamsburg, made in 1725, names 1 Natural Wigg, £1, two bobb wiggs £4.10, three tye wiggs £6.10

YORK COUNTY RECORDS.

SOME WILLS AND OTHER RECORDS.

John Goodwin, of the Parish and County of York. Will proved in York County May 21, 1759. He mentions his children John, James, Peter, Thomas, and daughters Elizabeth and Alice. To son John he gave his plantation in Hanover County, and to his son Thomas stock in King William County.

His estate was valued at £2424.5.10. His inventory names the following negroes: "Mump, a negro fellow [valued at] £80; Will do. £75, Sam do. £50; Tom do. £80; Dick a boy £50; Winny and her child Patty £90; Grace a girl £50." He had 9 steers, one bull, and 28 cows and calves.

Francis Fontaine, "minister of York Hampton Parish in York County, Virginia." Will proved in York County, March 19, 1749. He names his children, Francis, Jr., the eldest, whom he disinherits, Mary, John, Thomas, James Maury, youngest son, to whom he gives all his books and manuscripts, and Judith Barber Fontaine. Wife Susannah Fontaine. His books were contained in "one large book case, one small do, 1 double book case of black walnut."

Susannah Fontaine. Will proved Sept 20, 1756; names her son-in-law John Fontaine, and daughter-in-law Mary Fontaine; son James Maury Fontaine to have all the books, book cases, and family pictures, and daughter Judith Barber Fontaine to have "all my Virginia cloth curtains and counterpanes." Her inventory was valued at £750.2.02.

Samuel Dyer, of York County. Will was proved 21 March, 1757. It names Francis Rhodes, Sarah & Rebecca Rhodes, children of Clifton Rhodes; Sarah and Leonard, children of Richardson Henley; John Wright, James Harfield, son of Mathew Harfield; John Pegram; William Rhodes of Lunenburg; Uncle Robert Dyer; legacy to William and Elizabeth Mahone, son and daughter of Daniel Mahone.

Thomas Crease, "of Williamsburg, gardener." Will proved January 17, 1757. It names brother Mr. Thomas Hornsby and

Margaret, his wife; friend Hugh Orr and Catherine, his wife. His estate valued at £166.4.3.

John Collett, "of the City of Williamsburg." Will proved March 19, 1749. Names wife Susanna Collett, Solomon Davis, son of John Davis, of James City Co., Henry Bryan, son of Bridget Bryan; John Carter and Thomas Carter, sons of John Carter, deced; Benjamin Waller to have the residue of his estate.

Thomas Powell, "of York, in Virginia." Will proved July 17, 1749. Names his mother Mary Philipson, and brothers Seymour, Edward, Peter, Robert, John, James and Hudson Powell.

Samuel Hyde. Division of his estate between 1. John Hyde 2. William Timson by reason of his wife's part 3. Judith Hdye 4. Robert Sheild, Jr., by his wife's part of the dower slaves.

Clifton Rhodes, "of Bruton Parish." Will proved 1746. Names wife Sarah, son Francis; John Rhodes and Elizabeth Rhodes, children of Francis Rhodes; Clifton Rhodes and his brother, sons of John Rhodes, of Hanover Co.

John Young and Charles Jones, school teachers 1746.

William Prentiss, John Blair, and Wilson Cary, merchants and partners, 1746.

James Geddy. Will proved Aug 20, 1744. Names sons and daughters David, James, William John, Elizabeth, Ann, & Mary Geddy.

McKenzie. Estate of John McKenzie in the hands of Kenneth McKenzie, 1744.

John Scott, gent., was this day sworn an attorney in this court, according to law.

Lewis Hansford, apprenticed to Samuel Gordon, merchant, 1740.

Schoolhouse on Wormely's line 1740.

Robert Gooding paid £1.6.0 for putting pillars to Chiscake Church.

John Pasteur, "of the City of Williamsburg, perukemaker. Will proved Nov 16, 1741. Names wife Martha Pasteur and children, Mary Cosby, wife of Mark Cosby, Anne wife of Samuel Cobbs, Lucretia, wife of Matthew Sheilds, James, Blovet, William, Martha and Anne Pasteur; friend Thomas Johnson of Charles City Co.

Thomas Powell. Will proved May 21, 1739. Nanies children, William, Thomas, Seymour, John, James, Hudson, Edward and Mary. Will dated July 25, 1739. Wife Mary. Personal estate £237.12.214.

Order for the building of a new prison June 20, 1737.

Armiger Parsons, his inventory. 1736. Names among other things a silver seal.

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James Bachurst, school teacher, inventory £316.9.0. March 1732.

Mr. Griffith Bowen, having produced a license signed by the governor, was admitted to practice law, 1732.

James Vernon, attorney. March 15, 1730.

William Gordon, "of the town and county of York." Will proved 1730. Names wife Margaret Gordon, to whom he gives his town lot and houses and storehouses on the river side, and lands in Warwick County with six negroes, during her natural life; daughters Mary Dowsing, Barbara Bowis, and son-in-law Dr. Robert Bowis, grandson Gordon Dowsing, grandson William Gordon Bowis; to son-in-law Robert Dowsing "all my wearing apparel, together with a young horse in "York Old Fields"; William Wright, grandson of his wife; Margaret Gordon executrix."

Henry Bowcock, of Williamsburg. Will proved February 16, 1729. Son Henry to be delivered him when he shall arrive at the age of 18 years my silver watch, my gun which was made by John Burch, a case of pistols with brass barrels made by Hawkins and my housing and holster caps. Makes his wife, Mary Bowcox executrix.

Rev. James Falconer, of Charles Parish, York Co. Will proved May 20, 1728. To be buried in the church just before the pulpit. His estate to be equally divided between his wife and daughter, and in default to go to his brothers and sisters in the County of Murray, Scotland. His daughter's grandfather Col George Newton, of Norfolk County, and Capt. Edward Tabb of Charles Parish in York County to be his executors. His estate was appraised at 284£ 1.1.

Florence McCarty's Inventory £126.6.3. £439.10.4 was reported.

(1726). In 1718

HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL NOTES.

SIR JOHN CLAY. Mr. A. C. Quisenberry, of Hyattsville, Md., writes as follows: "I noted the item concerning Sir John Clay, Hanover Co., Va. (in your last issue), which reminds me of another case. I have been employed by the Kentucky Historical Society to make transcripts of the third U. S. (Ky.) Census, 1810, several counties, for their magazine from the original lists of the enumerators, which are still preserved in the Census Office in Washington, the 1810 schedules being the earliest Kentucky lists still preserved. The other day in transcribing the lists of Madison County I found 'Sir Francis Drake,' as the name of one of the heads of families in Madison County, Ky., in 1810. It is inexplicable to me."

Sherwood. Philip Sherwood died in old Rappahannock County in 1684, or earlier. His daughter, Martha, was wife of Thomas Marshall. Mr. Henry Strother, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, writes that he can furnish record proof that this Thomas Marshall was grandfather of Col. Thomas Marshall, father of Chief Justice John Marshall. Two Sherwoods are well known in Virginia History: William Sherwood, of Jamestown, the well known lawyer, who left no children, however, and Grace Sherwood, of Princess Anne County, who was accused of being a witch. She married James Sherwood and her will, dated 1733, proved 1740, names three sons, John, James and Richard.

CORRECTIONS.

The Goodriches of Isle of Wight County, Virginia (p. 131). After the line beginning with "VII. Emily Munro Shedden," read, in place of "VI. Robert Sheddin, of Brookland, Hants., whose daughter," Henry George Cary (1800-1840) of Tor Abbey, whose daughter,

Burton Memorandum (p. 113). In note 1 read, "this William Hunt was probably son of William Hunt of Bacon's Rebellion." In the records of Surry County is a deed dated April 1, 1714, from "William Hunt and Tabitha his wife, of Charles City Co." to William Hamlin for land on Nottoway river. Witnesses, Peter Wynne, Charles Hamlin, James Williams.