They (Higginbothams) were already married in 1784, because in anOctobe r Court for that year William Higginbotham and Dolly, his wife,acknowl edged a deed to Thomas Powell (Amherst Co., Va. Order Book,1784-1787, p . 404).
Albermarle Co. Land Records: Abstracts by Davis, Vol 1:
pg 247:
p. 6. 1 Aug 1785. Thomas Powell & wife Ann, Amherst Co., to JesseKenne dy, Amherst Co., for 30 pounds, 388 acres N. side and joiningBuffalo. L ines:
Thomas Evans, Stanhope Evans, Joh's branch, James Freeland, dec'd.Pat. t o Thomas Powell, 20 April 1784. Wit: Roderick McCulloch,Charles Taliaf erro, Jr.
Bk G, p. 18. 6 Aug 1791. Thomas Penn & wife Winney, Wilks Co., GA, toS amuel Migginson, Amherst Co., for 200 pounds, 100 acres BuffaloRiver. P art of tract formerly that of Stanhope Evans and bought byThomas Penn o f Thomas Evans. Lines: James Freeland, dec'd., ThomasPowell, Stanhope E vans. Wit: Richard Gatewood, Wm., Jos. and FrancesHigginbotham.
His land in Augusta Co, VA. was involved in a court battle:
Norvell vs. Camm--O. S. 160; N. S. 56--Bill, 1811. Orator is ReubenNor vell of Amherst. In 1755 patent was issued to James and JohnChristian a nd William Brown for 3,926 acres in Albemarle (nowAmherst). In 1774 th e tract was declared forfeited on petition ofJohn and Charles Christia n, sons of said Jno. Christian, thendeceased. James Christian was also d ead in 1774. Jonn and Charles,however, did nothing to perfect a title. Y et in 1777 they conveyed933 acres to James Grisham, who in 1787 convey ed 433 acres to ThomasPowell. Thomas died 1788, intestate, leaving two c hildren, viz:Betsey, wife of John Camm, and Mary, wife of John Warwick .
Patent was issued to orator in 1798 for the 3,926 acres. John andCharl es Christian had resided, one in New Kent and one in CharlesCity. In 1 774 Charles lived in Goochland. In 1779 he moved toAmherst. Col. Thoma s Moore married Sally, the widow of Thomas Powell.
Col. Joseph Burrus lived in Tennessee. James Loudon, aged 71, deposesi n Amherst, 9th October, 1811, that the last one of the Christiansmoved t o Charles City in 1763. William Knight deposes in CampbellCounty, Octo ber, 1811--he has resided near the land since 1774--thatJames Grissom d id not remove to Amherst until 1780. James Loudondeposes further he ha s lived in Albemarle, near the land, sinceinfancy; it was settled in 1 752. Henry Turner, aged 53, deposes inCampbell, 12th October, 1811, ha s lived near the land since 1776.Previous to 1765 John and James Chris tian died.
There was a judgment of forfeiture in General Court in 1774 fornon-pay ment of quit rents due from William Brown. Henry Christian andWilliam B rown Christian, children and devisees of John Christian,deceased; Jame s, John and George Christian, children and devisees ofJames Christian, d eceased, in whom the right is since become vested.
On 30th October, 1774, John and Charles of Charles City County,conveye d to James Gresham, of Cumberland, 933 acres (copy of deed).Recorded i n Amherst, 6th July, 1778. On 21st August, 1787, Gresham ofAmherst con veyed to Thomas Powell. Copy of deed recorded in Amherst3d September, 1 787. Powell died 1788. Henry Turner deposes that theland on which he l ives belonged to John Scott, who married MargaretFry, and was conveyed t o Turner's father by Scott.
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
Name: Thomas Powell
Birth Date: 1740
Birthplace: Virginia
Volume: 139
Page Number: 358
Reference: Historical reg. Of Virginians in the Rev., soldiers,saliors a nd marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond,Va. 1938. (13 , 872p.):635
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
Vol. 2 - Norvell vs. Camm--O. S. 160; N. S. 56--Bill, 1811.
....Thomas died 1788, intestate, leaving two children, viz: Betsey,wif e of John Camm, and Mary, wife of John Warwick.....Col. ThomasMoore ma rried Sally, the widow of Thomas Powell.....Copy of deedrecorded in Am herst 3d September, 1787. Powell died 1788.
