Some Depositions
Transcribed by FRANK V. WALCZYKWILLIAM BUNTING - Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697 September 1686, p99.
WILLIAM BUNTING - Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, March 1688/9, p156.
TOBIAS AND REBECCA BULL - Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, February 1686/7 Page 112.
TOBIAS BULL - Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, February 1686/7 Page 113.
Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, p99.
The deposition of William Buntin aged 40 years sworn and examined this 1st day of September anno 1686.
Saith - That in the year this or there about saith that Nathaniel Mason Servent to John Cole did bring a small gun to the depondent to mend and the said Mason said it was his own gun and more remembereth not at present to the truth I set my hand the day and year above written. Sworn in open court November the 8th 1686.
Wm. Buntin
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Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, March 1688/9 Page 156
The deposition of William Bunting aged thirty odd or there abouts.
Saith - That sometime in December month last past Francis Johnson Mulatto came to the depondents house and told the depondent that his brother Richard had sold him his gun and lock that was in custody there to fix up and further declared to your depondant that he the said Francis Johnson in consideration of the gun was forthwith to go to John Coles and work there and finish the work that his brother had left undone which was to set up and get as many post and rails as would amount to make the work four hundred panels and the depondent told him that his brother was indebted to him two bushels of Indian corn and that John Cole would pay that corn the gun and lock was his and the said Cole allowed the corn and the said Francis Johnson had the gun and lock delivered him and the said Francis Johnson went to John Cole to finish his brothers work that was to do and more remembereth not at present all which is truth that depondent can depose upon oath as above said to which I setting hand this 19th day of March 1688/9.
William Bunting
March the 19th 1688 sworn in open court
FOR MORE DEPOSITIONS CONCERNING WILLIAM AND MARY BUNTING SEE:
Mckey, JoAnn Riley, Accomack County, Virginia Court Order Abstracts 1678-1682 Vol 6, (Bowie MD: Heritage Books Inc., 1997.) pp 121, 180, 20, 122.
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Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, February 1686/7 Page 112.
The deposition of Tobias Bull age 39 years and Rebecca Bull his wife aged 27 years.
Saith - That about December last past the beginning of that month John Stockley of occasion came to our now dwelling house near Capt. Wallops and demanded some nails and matcoat of Mr. Randalls and this depondent Tobias asked him what he was to do with the nails he said to build a house at Chingateague Island this depondants asked him (understanding) he had been at Chingateague What there Master Thomas Welburn said to him, Stockley replied he had forewarned him and said he would shoot him if he came there but he did not care for that his the said John Stockleys gun was as long as his meaning Welburnes the said Stockley saying a house there must be and a house there should be built and that he had left him the said Welburne damnably mad and further sayeth not.
Tobias Bull
Rebecca Bull
This 11th of Feb. 1686 Tobias bull and Rebecca Bull was sworn to what is above written before me.
John Wallop
Sworn in open court by Tobias Bull and Rebecca his wife March 16th 1686.
Teste. John Washbourne Clk. Cur. Com. Accomack
Accomack Wills and Orders 1682 - 1697, February 1686/7 Page 113.
The deposition of Tobias Bull aged about 39 years.
Declareth - That about the twenteth day of January last past was seven years this depondent in company with Thomas Welburne, Joseph Mathews, Joseph Thorne and an Indian called, "Pinato" then went over to Genteague Island to seat it and in order there unto carried over provision axes, wedges, hoes and other tools and then and there pitching on a convenient place this depondant went to work falled trees got board timber and built a house fifteen foot long and twelve foot broad seven foot and half high from the ground to the wall plate this depondent continueing there at work from the twentyeth day of January untill about the middle of February in which time this depondent saith that he saw a piece of ground then adjudged to be one whole acre the said ground being cleared stumped and grubbed a stout brush fence being then made round the said ground which land thus cleared tobacco seed was then sown in two runt spaces the said ground was then planted with young apple trees and Indian Corn which this depondent saw Thomas Welburne plant one of the said two rows making holes before him and he dropped in the corn this depondent then told the said Thomas Welburne it was a little to soon for corn yet and then it might rot the said Welburne made answer again let it rot if it will its only planting it again.
That spring I was sent again with Joseph Thorne as occasion was to plant or replant it again but getting as far as Capt. Wallops Island was put back again with bad weather immediately I went away from the house and plantation of Thomas Welburne and came not there again untill August in which time this depondent can not tell what was done but the next year in April with Alexander Dunn my Master Thomas Welburne sent me to plant the said ground again with corn and in June following in company with Joseph Mathews this depondant helped with him to weed the said corn it being then about knee high then seeing apple trees there growing and flourishing and since was not there except about a year ago the place being grown with sapplings and grapevines this depondant scarce knowing the place but only for the house that was standing which this depondant since heareth this burnt Giles Munperson being then in company with me and further saith not.
Tobias Bull
Sworn in open court March the 16th 1686.
Teste. John Washbourne Clk. Cur. Com. Accomack
NOTE: This deposition states that in January 1690 Tobias Bull seated or became resident of Chingoteague by building a house fifteen foot long and twelve foot broad seven foot and half high. About that time he also planted about 1 acre. In Arpil of 1692 he found only the house still standing and the fields burnt.
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