neficial to the heirs in revérsion; and notice having been published three Sundays successively, at the churches of the said parish of Newport, wherein the said intuiled lands lie, that application would be made to this general assembly for docking the intail thereof, pursuant to your majesty's instructions,

II. May it therefore please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said Bobert Burwell, that it may be enacted, And be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That the said tract or parcel of land, with the appurtenances, containing three thousand four hundred acres, of thereabouts; at Warrisqueak bay, if the said county of Isle of Wight, so as aforesaid devised by the last will and testament of the said Nathaniel Burwell, ésquire, deceased, to the said Robert Burwell, in tail male, shall be, and are hereby vested in him the said Robert Burwell, in fee simple, to him and his heirs and assigns forever; and that two thousand acres of land, with the appurtenances; part of the aforesaid tract, situate, lying, and being upon the branches of Bull run, in the county of Prince William, to be lait off, adjoining to the lands of Nathaniel Burwell, son of the afore said Carter Burwell, by a line parallel to the dividing line between him and the said Robert Burwell, as the same was laid off, and run by Henry Fitzliugh, and Catesby Cocke, gentlemen, by order of the general court, and recorded in the secretary's office, iu lieu of the said three thousand four hundred acres of land, bej and are hereby vested in the said Robert Burwell, and the heirs male of his body; and upon failure of such issue, the same shall remain and descend to such person and persons in the same manner, and under the same limitations, and remainders successively, as the said tract, in Isle of Wight would have remained and descended, by virtue of the before recited last will and testament of the said Nathaniel Burwell, esquire, if this act had never been made...

III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs ar- successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, and their re spective heirs and successors, other than the person of persons claiming the said three thousand four hundred acres of land, or any part thereof, under the last will and testament of the said Nathaniel Burwell, all such G 3-VOL. 8.

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right, title, interest, claim, and demand, as they, every. or any of them, should or might have had or claimed if this act had never been made.

IV. Provided always, That the execution of this act shall be suspended until his majesty's approbation thereof shall be obtained.

CHAP. LXXIV.

An act to dock the intail of certain lands whereof Francis Eppes is seized, and for settling other lands in lieu thereof.

I. WHEREAS Francis Eppes, the elder, late of the Intail of cer- county of Henrico, deceased, by his last will and testa

tain lands

whereof

Francis Eppes 18 seized, docked.

ment, duly made and published, bearing date the se cond day of October, one thousand seven hundred and nineteen, amongst other things, devised to his son Francis Eppes, and to the male heir of his body lawfully begotten, and for want of such to the female heirs of his body lawfully begotten, one hundred and fifty acres of land, which the brick house stands on, and one half of his part of Martin's swamp, and all his land at Longfield, to him and his heirs as aforesaid forever; which said Francis Eppes, the son, is since dead, and the lands aforesaid are now descended to Francis Eppes, the great grandson of the testator. And whereas it is represented to this present general assembly that it will be advantageous to the said Francis Eppes, the great grandson, and his posterity, to dock the intail of the said lands at Longfield, containing four hundred acres, in the county of Henrico, and to settle four hundred acres of land, whereof he is seized in fee simple, in the county of Chesterfield, adjoining to the one hundred and fifty acres, on which the brick house foresaid stands, being of greater value, to the same uses. And forasmuch as notice hath been published three Sundays successively, in the several churches in the parish of Henrico, where the said lands lie, that application would be made to this present general assembly to dock the

intail of the said four hundred acres of land in Henrico, and to settle four hundred acres of land in the county of Chesterfield, in lieu thereof, to the same uses, pursuant to your majesty's instructions,

II. May it therefore please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said Francis Eppes, that it may be enacted, And be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and it is hereby enacted, by the authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this act the said four hundred acres of land at Longfield, in the county of Henrico, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said Francis Eppes, his heirs and assigns, to his and their own proper use and behoof forever; and that the said four hundred acres of land, in the county of Chesterfield, adjoining to the one hundred and fifty acres, on which the brick house stands, shall be, and the same is hereby vested in the said Francis Eppes, and the heirs of his body; and in default of such heirs shall descend, pass, and go, to such person or persons, and in like manner as the said lands in the county of Henrico would have descended and gone under the will of the said Francis Eppes, the elder, if this act had never been made.

III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person or persons, bodies politic and corporate, other than the persons claiming under the will of the said Francis Eppes, the elder, all such right, title, interest, and estate, claim, and demand, as they, every, or any of them, could or might have claimed if this act had never been made.

IV. Provided always, That the execution of this act shall be, and the same is hereby suspended, until his majesty's approbation thereof shall be obtained.

Intail of certain lands whereof John

gent. is seiz.

CHAP. LXXV.

An act to dock the intail of certain lands whereof John Wormeley, gentleman, is seized, and for settling other lands and slaves to the same

uses.

1. WHEREAS Elizabeth Wormeley, late of the county of Middlesex, widow, was, in her lifetime, seized in fee simple of and in a tract or parcel of land, with Wormeley, the appurtenances, situate in the parish of York Hamp ed, docked. to, and county of York, containing six hundred and thirty acres, and being so seized, did, by her last will and testament, bearing date the third day of March, one thousand seven hundred and forty-three, give and devise the same, under the description of all her lands, tenements, and hereditaments, in the county of York, unto her son John Wormeley, and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, forever; and on failure of such leirs, to her son Ralph Wormeley, and his heirs forever, as by the said will, duly proved and recorded in the said county court of Middlesex, may appear; and soon after the said testatrix died seized of the said land, and the said John Wormeley entered into the same, and is now geized thereof as tenant in fee tail. And whereas William Tayloe, late of the county of Lancaster, gentleman, was seized in fee simple of and in a tract of land, containing about eight hundred acres, lying in the said county of Lancaster, and being so seized, made his last will and testament, in writing, bearing date the fifth day of February, one thousand seven hundred and sixty-seven, and therein among other things, did give and devise the said lands to Mr. William Digges (who had intermarried with Fizabeth, the only daughter and heir apparent of the said Jolm Wormeley, and grand daughter of the said William Tayloe) and his heirs for ever, that, if he thought proper, he might sell and dispose of the same towards the payment of a debt, for which the testator was engaged as security for the said John Wormeley, as by the said will, of record, in the said county court of Lancaster, may more fully appear; and soon after the said testator died seized of the said land. And the said John Wormeley being desirous to

sell and dispose of the said lands in the county of York, and to settle the said lands, in the county of Lancaster, with some slaves to be annexed thereto, being together of greater value, to the same uses, hath come to an agreement with the said William Digges to pay the debt mentioned in the will of the said William Tayloe, in consideration whereof the said William Digges hath agreed to release to the said John Wormeley all his the said William's interest in the said lands, in the county of Lancaster. And forasmuch as notice hath been published three Sundays successively, in the several churches in the said parish of York Hampton, that application would be made to this present session of Assembly for an act to dock the intail of the said lands, in the county of York, and to settle other lands and slaves to the same uses, pursuant to your majesty's instructions.

II. May it therefore please your most excellent majesty, at the humble suit of the said John Wormeley, that it may be enacted, And be it enacted, by the Governor, Council, and Burgesses, of this present General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the said tract of land, in the county of York, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said John Wormeley, his heirs and assigns, forever, to his and their own proper use: And that the said lands, in the county of Lancaster, whereof the said William Tayloe died seized, together with the following negro slaves, viz. Frank, Sarah, Kate, Sue, Winny, Abigail, Randolph, Billy, Bob, Duke, young Duke, Dick, Ben, Sarah, Joanna, Phillis, Kate, Phil, Dedon, Abraham, Daniel, Nanny, Sue, Tom, and Sarah, of which the said John Wormeley is possessed in his own right, be, and the same is hereby vested in the said John Wormeley, and the heirs of his body; and in default of such issue, the same shall descend, pass, and go, to such person or persons to whom the said lands in the county of York would have descended and come by virtue of the limitations in the will of the said Elizabeth Wormeley, if this act had never been made.

III. Saving to the king's most excellent majesty, his heirs and successors, and to all and every other person and persons, bodies politic and corporate, their respective heirs and successors, other than the persons claiming under the wills of the said Elizabeth Wormeley, and William Tayloe, all such right, title, and interest, as