Hello Nel!

Um...ago...isn't this land in what is now currently Powhatan County?


And, haven't you encountered trespass issues in the earlier parent Henrico County records, with the Hatchers?  If we today think suing your neighbors is out of control, they should go read the early 1600 VA records.

I realize I am late to this party, but I think given the quote from another list member below, that Samuel asked Henry to represent because he couldn't make it to court.  Since it was dismissed, I would conclude that the parties worked something out.

Best Regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter


 

 

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Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Legal definition needed.......


HATCHER website: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com
HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm
"One of the tragedies of life is the murder of a beautiful theory by a brutal 
gang of facts" - La Rochefoucauld

Well, Neil.........I always enjoy a fun party :-)

I've been busy reassessing these dudes in view of this trespass case and can 
give you a few more facts to have fun with.

We had Henry Sr in Goochland with grants given in 1732-34-36. Nothing found to 
indicate he lived there in 1730. But he may have.

We have Henry Jr and Sam who were proven brothers but believed to be the sons of 
another Henry. Now you get a glimmer of a case of too many Henrys.

We know from Sam's will in mid 1700s that he owned land that straddled the 
Chesterfield/Cumberland [formerly Goochland] line, giving son Ben "of 
Cumberland" the land adjoining Sam's line in Chesterfield. We also know that 
Henry Jr, Sam's brother, lived very nearby on the Chesterfield side.

Yes, it's possible Sam was an absentee landlord of this Goochland land and that 
he sold it to either his brother [most likely] or his father. And if to his 
brother, he may not have lived on it either.

I'm now pretty convinced, although I need to review it carefully and regardless 
of which Henry [Sr or Jr] was involved in the 1730 trespass case, that Henry Jr 
and Sam were sons of Goochland Henry Sr and not the "other Henry."

So this seemingly meaningless question and the very interesting and important 
responses I've had may result in a really major adjustment of two Hatcher lines!

Stay tuned for my next silly question and thanks again........... :-)

Nel

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