Lewis Chastain and Anne Cox to William Wright
June 7, 1800
This indenture made the 7th day of June, 1800 between Lewis Chastain of Frederick and
Anne Cox of Northumberland of the one part and William Wright of Westmoreland
County of the other part. Witnesseth that this is Lewis and Ann for and in consideration
of the sum of two hundred and sixty pounds ____in hand paid by said William which is
hereby acknowledged they the said Lewis and Ann have bargained and sold and by these
present do bargain and sell unto the said William and his heirs, and assigns that certain
tract or parcel of land situate in the said County of Westmoreland adjoining the land of
Benedict Middleton and ____is ______ to ____the land where the late Elizabeth
McFarlane the widow of the late Doctor Thomas McFarlane did reside and containing
220 acres of land be the same more or less together with all houses, outhouses………….
To have and to hold all and singular, the aforesaid land with the appurtenances unto the
said William Wright and his heirs……………..
Signed
Lewis Chastain
Anne Cox
Witnesses:
J. W. Wright( Elizabeth Middleton and Francis Wright had a son Johnson Wright Wright)
Phl. White
J. Dawson
Anne Lamkin
Matthew Lamkin
Bennedict Lamkin
Notes:
Lewis Chastain was executor to will of Elizabeth McFarlane mother of Anne Cox
Anne McFarlane (dau of Elizabeth and Thomas McFarlane) married William Cox V.
Elizabeth Wigginton married Richard Wright (father of Francis Wright who married
Elizabeth Middleton, dau of Capt Benedict) After his death she married Thomas
McFarlane. They lived at Locust Hall. (This is the Anne Cox mentioned above)
In the Thomas Rust vs. Chastain doc. that we have this is the Lewis Chastain mentioned
as the guardian of Thomas Rust son of Samuel. Lewis Chastain married the widow of
Jeremiah Rust mentioned in the document. She was Elizabeth Atwell and her sister
Martha Atwell married George Middleton. The brother to Elizabeth and Martha Atwell
was name William and he was married to Hannah Beale. (Was she related to Samuel
Beale Jr.?)
CHRONICLES OF THE Scotch-Irish Settlement IN VIRGINIA EXTRACTED FROM THE
ORIGINAL COURT RECORDS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY 1745-1800; CIRCUIT COURT
RECORDS, SECTION "I."JUDGMENTS.
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Thomas Rust vs. Chastein--O. S. 172; N. S. 61--Bill, 6th June, 1806. Orator's father, Samuel
Rust, died 1798 testate (will in Westmoreland). Lewis Chastein became orator's guardian. Lewis
Chastein formerly living in Frederick County, was in 1811 living in Kentucky. Will of Samuel Rust
of Parish Caple of Westmoreland County. Grandsons, Samuel Rust, Samuel Crabb, Thomas
Rust (300 acres purchased of Mathew Kenner, Daniel Tebbs, Thomas Allison, Presley Cox);
daughter, Elizabeth Crabb (land purchased of Presley Cox and Ro. Jeffries); devisee Hannah
Atwell, daughter of Mary Beale; devisee Richard Atwell, son of William Atwell; legatee Nancy
Atwell, daughter of William Atwell; legatee Molly Atwell, daughter of William Atwell; legatee
Charlotte Atwell, daughter of William Atwell; sister Hannah Banghus, (Baughus); grandson
Thomas Rust; legatee Susanna Keene; executors William Atwell and John Crabb. Sr. Dated 21st
March, 1798. Recorded in Westmoreland 28th January, 1799. (Note on back of will): Jeremiah
Rust married an Attwell. Her brother died 1788 intestate, leaving Mrs. Rust and a minor sister,
Miss Attwell, who lived in Jeremiah's family. Jeremiah died about 1791 or 92; his widow married
Chastine, the plaintiff; the minor sister married one Middleton; both died about year ----; Middleton
left a will.
Lewis Chastain, Methodist Minister conducted the marriage of John King and Alice
Wroe 12-25-1798 dau of Jn. Wroe d. 1794. Jeremiah Oldham was sec.
He went to Frederick Co. Va. The same place where Benedict Rust lived when he sold
the land to Samuel Beale, Jr.