Richard Hutchins1,2

b. circa 1657
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Family Background:
Horn and Allied Families
     Richard Hutchins was born circa 1657.3 He was the son of Francis Hutchins Sr. and Mary (—?—).3 He married Elizabeth Cobb, daughter of Joseph Cobb Jr., by 10 April 1671.1,2,3
     
Additional Data
Whereas Pharaoh Cobbs and Ann his wife by their deed dated 10 April 1671, confirmed to George Williams a tract of land in L.P. [Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia] which land was sold by Pharaoh Cobbs and Elizabeth, his mother to Saml. Haswell and is now in the possession of Richard Reynolds, Jr., and Eliz. his wife the dau. of the said George Williams and lawful inheritrix. Now, we Richard Hutchins and Elizabeth. His wife, the dau. of Joseph Cobbs, Jr., dec. the eldest son of Joseph Cobbs, Sr., dec. for 1000 lbs. tbco. sell to Richard Reynolds, Jr., and confirmed by Richard Hutchins and wife Eliz. of Western Branch Nansemond County. 10 April 1671.4,5

Indenture, 9 July 1693, between Richard Hutchins and Elizabeth. His wife of Western Branch Parish in Nansemond County and Col. Arthur Smith of Lower Parish. Richard Hutchins and Elizabeth., his wife, dau. and only heir of Joseph Cobb, the Younger who was son and heir apparent of Joseph Cobb, the Elder, now both deceased, for consideration of 2250 lbs. tbco. paid by Col. Smith, deeds him 130 acres [Isle of Wight County, Virginia] adj. Smith, running to Mr. Hardins and Cobbs, to Pharaoh Cobbs to John Hole. (signed) Richard (RH) Hutchins.6

On 10 November 1717, Richard Hutchins and Eliz.. His wife deeded a tract of land in L.P. [Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia] now in occupation of Mary Cobb, widow, and widow Jackson. Wit: Nath Ridley, John Denson.7

Citations

  1. [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia; A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the Seventeenth Century, including abstracts of the county records (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 612, 613.
  2. [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia," in Historical Southern Families, Mrs. John Bennett Boddie, editor. (Baltimore: Clearfield Co., 1968), 12: 177.
  3. [S606] John Frederick Dorman, comp. and ed., Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5, Fourth Edition, Vol. One, Families A-F (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2004), 703.
  4. [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, 613.
  5. [S606] John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, 704.
  6. [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, 612.
  7. [S585] Benjamin C. Holtzclaw and Mrs. Myron J. Taylor, "Cobb of Isle of Wight County, Virginia", 12: 178, citing D. Bk. I, 1704/1715, p. 48.