Martha Eyre

Deed in Accomack Co., dated May 26 1752: Luke Fortesque & Elizabeth his wife and Jeremiah Ashby & Rachel his wife sell to William Jackson, all of Accomack County. Whereas Regnold or Reignold Eyre late of Accomack County dec'd was in his life seized in his demise as of fee of and in a tract or parcel of land lying on or near the head of Pungoteauge(?) Creek near Kikotank and Assawoman in the county aforesaid and so thereof seized being by his last will and testament dated the 17th day of January MDCCVIII (1708) old stile devised the one moiety thereof to his sister Elizabeth and also the plantation by the name of the half of his land with the plantation being 150 acres which said 150 acres is bounded as follows West(?) on the land formerly Bennet Scarburgh's by a Branch to the line of the land formerly belonging to Ralph Justice dec'd East(?) and along and by his line to a line parting the said 150 acres from the said ------- by the said testator & his sister Martha and by that line and Pungoteauge Branch down the land as low as the said Eyre's land run which said Elizabeth afterwards intermarried with a certain John Abdel dec'd and survived him and is also lately dead by means where of the said 150 acres of land so as aforesaid bounded with the appurtenances descended to the said Luke Fortesque & Elizabeth his wife in right of the said Elizabeth and Jeremiah Ashby & Rachel his wife in right of the said Rachel as daughters and coheirs of the Elizabeth Abdel in fee. Now this indenture is that the said Luke Fortesque & Elizabeth his wife and Jeremiah Ashby & Rachel his wife for and in consideration of the sum of 60 pounds current money of Virginia to them paid by the said William Jackson bargain & sell the said plantation and 150 acres of land aforesaid as above. Signed: Luke Fortesque (his seal), Elizabeth (her X mark) Fortesque, Jeremiah Ashby (his seal), Rachel (her X mark) Ashby. Witt: Elijah Nock, Reuben Shield & George Parker. At a Court held for Accomack County May 26th 1752 Luke Fortesque & Elizabeth his wife and Jeremiah Asbhy & Rachel his wife presented and acknowledged the within indenture to be their act and deed to William Jackson & admitted to record. The said Elizabeth and Rachel being first privately examined as the law directs and voluntarily consented.

Martha married Thomas Abdell, son of William Abdell and Elizabeth Teague. (Thomas Abdell was born about 1671 in Northampton Co., VA and died before 09 Oct 1735 in Northampton Co., VA.)