Would the reference to "her former husband" mean they were divorced? !DEED- p.314-2 Jun 1770--William RACHEL and wife,Sarah RACHEL, of Dinwiddie Co.,Va. to Samuel MITCHEL of Sussex Co. for 5 shillings...117 acres bounded by a corner of David BLANKS, Robert PETTWAY and the county line with Dinwiddie Co.Land is dower of Sarah RACHEL from her former husband,Henry MITCHEL, and devised by him to Samuel MITCHEL.(Sarah RACHEL of Bath Parish relinquished her Right of Dower on 10 Dec.1770.) Wit:Robert PETTWAY,Edward MITCHELL,Thomas BUTLER Sign:William (X)RACHEL Rec:19 Jul 1770 and 17 Jan 1771 Sarah (X) RACHEL SOURCE-Sussex Co.,Va. Deed Book D 1768-1772-P.130 by Hopkins,LCC,Kinston,N.C. Thanks for any hlpe- Donna Rochelle/Padgett/King and related lines VA/NC and wherever they are..
Sarah (nee Cooke) Mitchell RACHEL was the widow of Henry MITCHELL (d 16 May 1750). I descend from their son Wm MITCHELL who m Lucy HANCOCK...do we have a conection ? Malinda Jones KENNEDYQT@aol.com wrote: > Would the reference to "her former husband" mean they were divorced? > > !DEED- > p.314-2 Jun 1770--William RACHEL and wife,Sarah RACHEL, of Dinwiddie Co.,Va. > to > Samuel MITCHEL of Sussex Co. for 5 shillings...117 acres bounded by a corner > of > David BLANKS, Robert PETTWAY and the county line with Dinwiddie Co.Land is > dower > of Sarah RACHEL from her former husband,Henry MITCHEL, and devised by him to > Samuel MITCHEL.(Sarah RACHEL of Bath Parish relinquished her Right of Dower on > 10 Dec.1770.) > Wit:Robert PETTWAY,Edward MITCHELL,Thomas BUTLER Sign:William (X)RACHEL > Rec:19 Jul 1770 and 17 Jan 1771 Sarah (X) RACHEL > SOURCE-Sussex Co.,Va. Deed Book D 1768-1772-P.130 by Hopkins,LCC,Kinston,N.C. > > Thanks for any hlpe- > Donna > Rochelle/Padgett/King and related lines > VA/NC and wherever they are.. > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!