The Evan Davis Family

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• Loudoun County, Virginia (1771)

Chronological Timeline:

On 6 Apr 1771 in Loudoun County, Virginia, William Thomas son of Emet Thomas, with consent of his mother, had "placed and bound himself apprentice unto Joshua Evans of Cameron Parish in the County of Loudoun and Colony of Virginia blacksmith to be taught in the said trade science or occupation of a blacksmith which he the said Joshua Evans now useth and with him as an apprentice to dwell continue and serve from the day of the date hereof unto the full end and term of 5 years and 4 months and 11 days from thence next ensuing and fully to be complete and ended during all which term the said apprentice his said master well and faithfully shall serve his secrets keep his lawful commands gladly do, hurt to his said master he shall not do nor willfully suffer to be done by others but of the same to his power shall forthwith give notice to his sai dmaster the goods of his said master he shall not waste nor lend them without consent to any he shall not commit matrimony he shall not contact from the service of his said master he shall not at anytime depart or absent himself without his said masters leave but in all things as a good and faithful apprentice shall and will deman and behave himself towards his said master andall is during the said term. And the said master his said apprentice the said trade science or occupation of a blacksmith with all things thereunto belonging shall and will teach and instruct or cause him to be instructed afte the best manner he can, and shall and will also fin and allow unto said apprentice sufficient meat drink washing lodging and apparrel and all other necssary fitting for an apprentice during the aforesaid term and at the expiration of said term the said master is to give his said apprentice one bellows and one anvil sufficient to work at said trade and also to teach said apprentice or cause him to be taught to cypher to the rule of three direct, and at the expiration of the above said term shall and will give to his said apprentice one new suit of apparrel. The said apprentice to have 6 days in each harvest during said term, this being interlined before signed." The witnesses to the agreement were Wm. Carnan, James Ramsey and Evan Davis; William Thomas proved the agreement in court on 8 Apr 1771.

SOURCE: Deed Book H, Page 68
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On 10 Sep 1773 in Loudoun County, Virginia, Joshua Evans & wife Martha of Cameron Parish in Loudoun County sold 3 acres of land to John Carter of the same parish for 3 pounds current Virginia money. The property was described as being "for the use of the said parish and for the purpose of erecting a church thereon and have nominated the said John Carter as their trustee for receiving a conveyance for the same." The property was located in Cameron Parish near Sugar Land Run and included a spring. The witnesses to the deed were Robert Popkins, Thomas Self, Robert Campbell and Evan Davis. Robert Popkins and Thomas Self proved the deed in court on the same day, 10 Sep 1773, while Evan Davis proved the deed in court on 17 Sep 1773. On 9 Nov 1773, "Martha Evans widow of the relict of the said Joshua personally appeared in court and acknowledged the said indenture, she having been first privately examined as the law directs and relinquished her right of dower therein."

SOURCE: Deed Book I, Page 425
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