DEED BOOK C 1734-1742 Spotsylvania County Court Records page 134 Aug. 6, 1734. Thomas Ballard Smith, son and heir of William Smith, Gent., of Spts. Co., Decd., to Richard Phillips of afsd. Co. £20 curr., interest in plantation in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. pat. by Wm. Smith, Decd., afsd., Oct. 31, 1726, and conveyed by him to Phillips as by Deeds, etc. Edwin Hickman, Wm. Waller, Edward Blackley. Augt. 6, 1734. 443

April 9, 1744. David Meriwether, of Fredericksville Par., Louisa Co., to beloved son in law Thos. Ballard Smith, of Par. and Co. afsd. 200 a. in Par. and Co. afsd, with 12 a. near mouth of Dirty Swamp, (which was reserved out of a former deed from me to James Gooddall); also 4 negroes; which sd. land and negroes to be equally divided at the decease of the sd. Thos. and Anne, his wife, between the heirs of their body. D.B.A., p 138

SOURCE: The Edward Valentine Papers, Vol IV; pps 2179-2180.

DEED BOOK F 1761-1766 Spotsylvania County Court Records page 233 Feby. 5, 1764. Thomas Ballard Smith of Trinity Par., Louisa Co., to his grandsons, vizt.: Thos. Ballard Wyatt, Francis Wyatt and John Wyatt, sons of John Wyatt of St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. 330 a. in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Thomas Fox, Thos. Hughes, junr.; Sarah Fox. March 5, 1764.

March 9, 1778. James Meriwether, Wm. and George Meriwether Executors of Thomas Ballard Smith, decd., of Trinity Par., Louisa Co., to Wm. Humphrey, of same Par. and Co. £100 curr. 200 a. on waters of Roundabout Creek; part in Louisa Co. and part in Fluvanna Co., adj. Thomas Pleasants and Morris. D. B. "E," p. 245.

March 9, 1778. James Meriwether, Wm. Meriwether and George Meriwether, Executors of Thomas Ballard Smith, decd., to Wm. Humphrey. £100 curr. 200 a. on Roundabout Creek, part in Louisa and part in Fluvanna Co., adj. Wm. Humphrey. Ibid. p. 247.

March 9, 1778. James Meriwether, Wm. Meriwether and George Meriwether, Executors of Thomas Ballard Smith, decd., of Trinity Par., Louisa County, to Charles Goodman, of Fluvanna County. £50 curr. 98 a. on Roundabout Creek, part in Louisa and part in Fluvanna Co., adj, Edmund Humphrey, in Fluvanna. Ibid., p. 248.

Thomas Ballard Smith made his will in Louisa county, 13 August 1776, and it was proved 12 January 1778. Names wife Ann, son William Smith, a tract given by David Meriwether to all my children in common; daughters Ann Smith, Katy Smith, Susanna Smith, Sally Smith, Rosanna Smith; sister Susanna Fox; the money that she owes me at her decease to be laid out by my exors. in plate to be equally divided between my daughter Ann Smith and niece Caty Fox; grandsons Thomas Ballard Wyatt, Francis Wyatt and John Wyatt. Names William Duval, James Meriwether, William Meriwether and George Meriwether, Gent., executors.

Note: Will transcript on page 2176 of The Valentine Papers.

Sept. 25, 1778, the following receipts were given to the executors of T[homas] B[allard] Smith, decd.:

£430. William Smith, B., as guardian to Roxanna Smith. Recorded and acknowledged by said Wm. Smith, B. as guardian to Roxanna Smith, May 13, 1794.

£450:12:0. Susannah Smith for herself. Recorded May 13, 1794 and acknowledged by Elijah Dickinson the husband of said Susannah.

£499:12:0. Caty Smith for herself. Recorded May 13, 1794, and acknowledged by Richard Paulett, husband of the said Caty Smith.

£496:7:10. William Smith, B., for himself. Recorded May 13, 1794, and acknowledged by said Wm. Smith, B.

£547:7:0. Salley Smith, for herself.nRecorded May 13, 1794 and acknowledged by Robert Kimbrough, husband of said Sally Smith.

£504:12:0. Ann Smith, Jr., for herself. Recorded May 13, 1794 and acknowledged by the said Ann Smith, Jr.

The above receipts recorded in W. B. 3, pp. 555-557.