Just a thought..could his name have been spelled "Milam", too? Reason i put
this forward is that my paternal line, Cox,  has been spelled Cockes, Coxe
and Cox. Also, if someone's handwriting could not be read, transcription
could be wrong. Remember, a lot of times names were spelled as they
sounded..not with the correct spelling.
Shirley Cox Schroeder
On Mar 7, 2011 7:56 AM, "William" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> If you have information on these early residents of Orange County, I would
> appreciate your help. Other his brother-in-laws, John Kelly and Finley
> McColester, there are only two men with whom I can connect Thomas Mylam by
> court records: a Francis Williams and John Bramham.
>
> 24 MAR 1737/1738 ORANGE COUNTY, ORDER BOOK 1, page 285. "In the suit by
> petition brought by David Williams, assignee for William Smith, against
> Thomas Mylam & Francis Williams for four hundred pounds of tobacco due by
> bills. The Defendants being called and failing to appear, the plaintive
> produced their bills with the assignments.....Therefore Judgement is
granted
> the plaintives against ye said Defendants for the four hundred pounds of
> tobacco and Costs."
>
> In the mid - late 1740s, John Bramham and Thomas Mylam shared a Warrant
for
> 400+ acres on the North side of Double Top Mountain. As you know the first
> courthouse of Orange County was built on 20 acres of Bramham's land South
of
> the Rapidan River. Thus the property on Double Top was 25+ miles from
> Bramham main property South of the Rapidan River.
>
> 25 NOV 1736 ORANGE COUNTY; ORDER BOOK 1, 124 - 25. "Court agreed with John
> Bramham that he lease 20 acres of land to this county to build a
> Courthouse.....for 120 pounds of tobacco per annum.....the plot should
> include a convenient spring to Cedar Island Ford..."
>
> Another point, Thomas Mylam does NOT appear on any of the extant Orange
> County Tithable Lists from 1735 until Culpeper County was formed in 1749.
>
> Questions: 1) Since Mylam doesn't appear on any Tithable List, is it
> reasonable to assume that from 1737 through 1749 he worked for someone
else
> i.e. perhaps as an indentured servant early on then as a hired hand or
> Overseer?
> 2) Since the Double Top land was so far from Bramham's property south of
the
> Rapidan River, does it make since to assume that Mylam might have been his
> Overseer for the land on Double Top? Any thought on why Bramham had land
so
> far from his primary property?
> 3) Are you familiar with Francis Williams? Like John Bramham, Williams
often
> appears in court orders as a juryman, as a witness to Deeds and Wills. Any
> thoughts on why Mylam would be suited along with Francis Williams in the
24
> March 1737/38 record? Mylam does not ever appear again in Orange County
> court orders. Not for debts, not on juries, not as a witness.
>
> I appreciate any thoughts which you might have.
>
> William Milam
> www.milaminvirginia.com
>
>
>
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