November 26, 1802
Smith King and William King
This Indenture made the 26th day of November in the year of our lord 1802 between
Smith King Sr. and Anne his wife of Westmoreland County and State of Virginia of the
one part and William King of the County and State aforesaid of the other part witnesseth
that this said Smith King Sr. and Anne his wife inconsideration of one hundred dollars
lawful money of this Commonwealth to them in hand paid by the said William King at
or before the sealing and delivery of this presents the receipt whereof is hereby
acknowledged have bargained and sold and by these presents do and each of them doth
bargain and sell unto the said William King and his heirs and assigns a certain piece of
parcel of land lying and being in the County and State aforesaid and parish of Cople
containing by estimation twenty five acres by the same more or less and bounded as
follows beginning at a Locust corner tree on the line of Benj. Middleton decd thence
along the said line to the line of John Middleton decd. thence along the said line of Jno
Middleton to a small swamp thence up the swamp to the head of a gully thence to the top
of a nole in an old field thence to the corner locust at the beginning together with all the
singular houses, yard, gardens, orchards and appurtenances whatsoever to the said land
belonging or appertaining or with the same used or …..or accepted, reported taken, or
known as part parcel or member thereof as belonging to the same or any part thereof and
the reversion and …. And remainders yearly and ……and profits thereof and of every
part and parcel thereof to have and to hold the said piece or parcel of land with the
tenements ……and all and singular …the premises herein before mentioned …..to be
bargained and sold and every part and parcel thereof with every of their rights members
and appurtenances unto the said Smith King Sr. and Anne his wife for themselves and
their heirs the said piece or parcel of and with all and singular the premises and
appurtenances before mentioned unto the said Wm. King and his heirs and assigns free
from claim or claims of them the said Smith King and his wife and of them their and
either of their heirs and of all and every person or persons whatsoever shall will and do
warrant and forever defend these presents in witness whereof the said Smith King and
Anne his wife have hereunto set their hands and signed the day and year first above
written singed sealed and acknowledged in the present of Samuel Wroe, John King,
Samuel King, Daniel Crabb, J. W. Wright and James English.
Notes:
Smith King signed the will of Alice Middleton in1772, sister of Thomas Middleton who
married Leazure Brown.
Smith King married Jane Middleton Self b. 1766 with Thomas Walker Sec.
Jane Middleton Self’s parents were Henry Self and Alice Middleton Self.(Alice
Middleton Self was the daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah Ellin Middleton) Is of interest
that on Caleb Oldham’s will 1781-82 that John Wroe of Richmond Co. was the Exec.
with witnesses Henry and Alcy (Alice) Self.
Caleb left land to brother Nathaniel and he sold it and moved to Westmoreland County.
Is this the same Nathaniel Oldham that married Martha Middleton dau. Of Capt.
Benedict?
Smith King married 2) Anne Lamkin 1801 her parents were Matthew Lamkin and
Francis Fallin. Matthew first married unknown Middleton dau. Of Capt. Benedict and
had son Benedict Lamkin grandson of Capt. Benedict.
.Benedict Lamkin grandson of Capt. Benedict married Molly King and 2nd Elizabeth
English.
Samuel Wroe who was a witness to this document married Molly King , her father was
William King married 6-28-1801 (guess this was a different Molly than the one
mentioned above?)
John King married Alice Wroe 12-25-1795 dau of John Wroe
Smith King had a son George king that marr. Ann English 1824 Westmoreland County
I believe after 1810 that Smith King was found in Ross, Butler Ohio
Elizabeth “Betty” Lamkin married John Wroe bef. 1767 I wonder where they got the info
knowing that it happened bef. 1767? Her father was Peter Lamkin d. 1762 WC married
to Ann Rust dau of Matthew Rust and Winifred Cox Rust. After Winifred died Matthew
Married Frances Garland Middleton. Elizabeth “Betty” Lamkin was also the sister of
Matthew who married the Middleton dau of Capt. Benedict. I feel that there is a
possibility that the John Wroe that Elizabeth “Betty” Lamkin married bef. 1767 may have
been our Hannah Wroe’s father. He was married to Hannah Middleton Dollins Wroe bef.
1764 but wonder if she may have died and he remarried. He was still in Richmond
County until he died in 1794 but I feel after his death for some reason his children have
relocated to Westmoreland Co. in the area where the Middleton clan is most noticed.
Capt. Benedict’s dau. Jane Wroe must have married into this same Wroe family
somehow!