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Bartlett/Eidson Deed, 1788 - Richmond Co. Va
This Indenture made the Eighth day of November in the thirteenth year of the Common Wealth of Virginia and in the year of our lord God One thousand seven hundred and Eighty Eight Between John Bartlett of the Parish of St. Mark and County of Culpeper (Planter) of the one part, and Edward Eidson of the Parish of Lunenburg and County of Richmond (Ship Carpenter) of the other Part Witnesseth that the said John Bartlett for and in Consideration of the Sum of Forty five Pounds Specie to him in hand paid by the said Edward Eidson at or before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof the said John Bartlett doth hereby acknowledge and thereof and of every part and parcell thereof do fully Clearly and Abolutely acquit Exonerate and discharge the said Edward Eidson his heirs and assigns for ever by these Presents Have and Hath granted Bargained [Sob]aliened Enfeoffed and Confirmed and by these Presents Do and Doth grant Bargain sell alien Enfoef and Confirm unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and assigns all that Piece Parcel or Dividend of Land whereon Thomas Bartlett Sen’r Dec’d formerly lived Situate lying [ ] being in the paris of Lunenburg and county of Richmond [ ] by Estimation ninety acres be the same p 78. more of less and bounded as followeth Begining at a large red Oak in the line of Griffin Fauntleroys land being a Corner Tree to the land of the late Dec’d John Eidson Sen’r thence along the late Dece’d land by a Straight line to a Corner ash adjoining the land of John Eidson thence by a Straight line along the said John Eidsons land to a Corner red Oak being a dead Tree Just over the main Road that leads from the Beaver Dams to Rappahannock Bridge thence along the said main road to a Corner in the line of Griffin Fauntleroys land aforesaid thence along the Said Griffin Fauntleroys land by a Straight line to the Begining Relation thereunto being had with more fully and at large appear Together with all houses out houses Edifices Yards Gardens Orchards woods Underwoods, ways waters Watercourses Profits Previledges Commodities and appurtenances whatsoever to the said piece Parcel or Dividend of land belonging or in any wise appurtaining and the Reversion and Reversions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits thereof and also all the Grant Right Title and Interest of in and unto the said Ninety acres of land hereby granted To have and to hold the said Ninety acres of land and other the Premises unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns to the Proper use and behalf of the said Edward Eidson hi Heirs and assigns forever and the said John Bartlett for himself and his respective heirs Exor’s Adm’ors and Assigns Do Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said Edward Eidson his Heirs & Assigns by these presents in manner following (that is to say) that the said John Bartlett now and at the Sealing and delivery of these Presents is lawfully and absolutely Siezed of and in the said Piece Parcel or Dividend of land hereby Granted of [ ] Sure and [ ] p79. indeifetable Estate of inheritance in fee Simple and hath Good Right full power and lawfull and absolutely authority to grant & Convey the Same unto the said Edward Eidson in manner and form aforesaid and further that the said John Bartlett and his respective Heirs and all persons claiming any Estate of interest of in and to the Premises hereby Granted by of from him shall and will at any time when required make do Execute and Acknowledge or cause to be made done Executed and Ackowledged [sic] all such further lawfull and Reasonable Act and Acts thing and things Deeds Conveyances and Assurances in the law whatsoever for the further better sure making assuring and Confirming the Premises hereby granted unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns as by the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns of his or their Council larned [sic] in the law shall be reasonably requested Advised and required: And Lastly that the said John Bartlett and his Several and respective Heirs the said piece parcel or Dividend of and Premises hereby granted and Sold unto the said Edward Eidson his Heirs and Assigns against them the said John Bartlett and his respective Heirs and all other Persons whatsoever shall and will Warrant [ ] harmless keep Endemnified and forever defend by these presents In Witness whereof the said Parties to these presents have Set his hand and seal the day and Year first above written John Bartlet

in presence of ---
Mathew Eidson
John Eidson
[ ] elton Willson

Extract: John Bartlett (Planter) of St Mark Par., Culpeper Co, VA deed 8 Nov 1788 to Edward Eidson (Ship Carpenter) of Lunenburg Par., Richmond Co, VA for 45 pounds: 90 acres land whereon Thomas Bartlett Sen’r dec’d formerly lived in Lunenburg Par., Richmond Co, VA: line of Griffin Fauntleroys; corner to John Eidson Sen’r, dec’d; adjoining John Eidson; just over the main Road that leads from the Beaver Dams to Rappahannock Bridge; thence along the said main road Griffin Fauntleroys land aforesaid. Derieved information: John Bartlett inherited this land in his father [Thomas’, 1767 will, recorded in 1783]. It appears John moved to Culpeper Co, VA [adjacent to Fauquier Co, VA] by 1788.

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A land grant was made to Edward Eidson Jr. for 200 acres in Colleton district of South Carolina 12 Apr 1770. ( South Carolina Colonial Plats, Vol. 21, p. 294 ) This grant was not taken up and 3 Apr 1775 it was ordered for William Walton. It seems likely that Edward may have died before he could move to South Carolina, because another grant was made in 1772 in the same area to another Edward Eidson who was, in all probability, the son of Edward Jr. because research reveals that this Edward's children were born a generation after those of Edward Jr. who was married by 1737. A study done by Mary McCampbell Bell, CGRS, in 1988, revealed that the majority of the families in Edgefield County, which became the location of these land grants, came from Hanover County, Virginia. In fact, there were Waltons living in Hanover County in 1763. This, and the process of elimination of all the Edward Eidsons recorded, helps one reach the conclusion that the families in South Carolina were the descendants of Edward Jr., but no single bit of "proof" has been found. All other known Edward Eidsons have been accounted for.

Edward married Mary Penelope Wilson “Milly” daughter of Henry Wilson Sr. and Susannah Winifred Foushee about 1736.

They had the following children:

9 M i Joseph Eidson-7E2 was born in 1737 in Richmond County, Virginia. Joseph served in the military Enlisted as Colonial Soldier - bugler on 25 May 1756 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was employed as Shoe maker.
+ 10 M ii Edward Eidson Itson III-7E1/402
+ 11 M iii Henry Eidson Sr.-7E3/401
+ 12 M iv Thomas Eidson