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A letter dated 30 September 1969 from viagra sales france Herbert A. Elliot, Registrar of "The Huguenot Society of the viagra sales france Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia: to Mrs. Travis H. Clark, R. 1, box 28, Moorehead, MS, 38761 states, "I know of no viagra sales france proof that Colonel Thomas Avent was of Huguenot descent, in fact, all available evidence indicates that he was not." Another letter from viagra sales france Mr. Elliot to Mrs. Clark dated 14 November 1970 states, "I have viagra sales france examined the Avent record you left with me Sunday before last as presented by the Nanticoke Chapter to the NSDAR 1 March 1948. [These are viagra sales france the five pages of charts drawn by John Smith Avant, which on page one state Joseph Avent was born in France and viagra sales france descended from the Conde, Freeman and Bartlett lines.] An example of inaccuracy in the viagra sales france papers you left with me, the names given are all English names and no French names. This paper has viagra sales france Joseph Avant born in Brunswick County, Virginia Colony August 24, 1720.. Officially there was no viagra sales france Brunswick County until 1732. A check of the viagra sales france records of Albemarle county did not list the name of Avant or any variation of the name. chronologically the viagra sales france Virginia and French references contained on page one of the records are perfect, but historically, they are completely inaccurate...I do not know who viagra sales france compiled the records or the source from which they are taken, but I suspect that this is the work of Sandy Miller...it is viagra sales france a complete fake." This same opinion was independently reached by Charles H. Hamlin about a viagra sales france year later. English genealogist, P. WIlson Coldham comes to viagra sales france the same conclusion. Colonel Thomas Avent was an viagra sales france immigrant to Virginia. During his lifetime he was a viagra sales france Sheriff and a Justice of the Peace. He was a viagra sales france Colonel of the Militia in Sussex Co., Virginia records. (Court Orders 1:212, 14 July 1755). Colonel Thomas Avent had viagra sales france patents for over five thousand acres of land in Virginia. He also owned land in North Carolina. [VA. Records, 3 May, 1739...] Thomas Avent refers to viagra sales france his importation "from Great Britain 38 years ago" (ie in 1701) and viagra sales france in which he states further that he has never before received the benefit of the Act of Assembly which allows 50 acres of land for viagra sales france every person imported from Great Britain. This record causes us to viagra sales france reflect that Thomas Avent must have imported himself from Great Britain and paid his own passage, as otherwise he would not have viagra sales france been entitled to 50 acres of land. Since John Nicholls listed him as one of his headrights in the viagra sales france 1714 patent, Thomas Avent must have made another trip back to England after 1701 and before 1714, and it seems very possible that viagra sales france he may have been an agent of factor for John Nichols since he was living on his plantation. His death is viagra sales france recorded in the Albemarle Parish register 1739-78, p. 164. It states that viagra sales france he died in Sussex County, 31 October 1757, age 86 years. His son, William Avent, was the viagra sales france informant. Will of Thomas Avent, September 1756, Sussex County, VA, probated, 1757, Will Book A., p. 80. Devises land to viagra sales france his son, William Avent in Sussex Co., VA and in Northampton County, NC and also appoints him an executor. It appears that viagra sales france William Avent did not long outlive his father.
WILL of Colonel Thomas AVENT I, Thomas Avent, of the viagra sales france Parish of Abermarle, in the county of Sussex, being of good health and of disposing mind and memory thanks be viagra sales france to God for the same, calling to mind the uncertain time of certain death, do make and ordain tthis my last will and viagra sales france testament in manner and form following, that is to say, first I bequeath my soul to God that Gave it, hoping and viagra sales france trusting in the advocacy and Mediatorship of my blessed Lord and Savior Christ for remission of all my sins and viagra sales france my body I commit to the earth to be decently buried according to the directions of my Executors herein after named, and viagra sales france as for such worldly estate as it hath pleased God to bless me with I give and desire for thereof as follows, to viagra sales france wit: Imprimis: I give and viagra sales france bequeath to my son William Avent and to his heirs and assigns forever the plantation whereon I now dwell together with all the viagra sales france land I have on the North side of the Otterdam Swamp below the first great branch above the Meadow, commonly called the viagra sales france cart wheel branch and binding upon the said branch to the head thereof and from thence by a line of marked trees a viagra sales france strait across back to the great swamp and down the same as it meanders to the extent of my land, and viagra sales france also my land and plantation where on Thomas Johnson lately dwelt situate in the county of Northampton and province of North Carolina together with all my other lands situate in the viagra sales france County and province aforesaid all which I give to my said son William Avent and to his heirs and assigns forever. Item: I give and viagra sales france devise to my son Peter Avent and to his heirs and assigns forever all my lands on both sides of Otterdam Swamp not devised for viagra sales france sale, and also one hundred pounds current money of Virginia to him and his heirs and assigns forever in full of all that viagra sales france I intend him out of my estate. Item: I give and viagra sales france devise to Thomas Avent, son of John Avent, deceased, and to his heirs and assigns forever the land and plantation that viagra sales france I purchased of John Golightley lying in Sussex and Southampton County's and one hundred and seventy five acres adjoining patented in my own name and viagra sales france an entry adjoining that is unsurveyed. Item: I give and viagra sales france bequeath to my five grandaughters, daughters of Thomas Avent, deceased, on their attaining the age of twenty one years respectively the viagra sales france sum of twenty pounds Virginia currency each in full of all that I intend them out of my estate. Item: I give and viagra sales france devise to my daughter Mary Vincent one hundred and ninety three acres of land joining Joseph Prince and Robert Lynn in Sussex County and viagra sales france to her heirs and assigns forever. Item: I give and viagra sales france devise unto my daughter Sarah Fox and to her heirs and assigns forever six hundred and twenty five acres of land where viagra sales france on William Fox her husband now lives together with all the appurtenances there to belonging. Item: I give and viagra sales france devise my tract of land on Dickery's Creek in Lunenberg County and that part of my land lying on each side of the viagra sales france great swamp in Sussex County to be sold at the discretion of my Executors and that they convey the same to viagra sales france the purchaser and the money arising herefrom I give to be equally divided amongst William Avent, Mary Vincent, Sarah Fox, and viagra sales france the children of John Avent, deceased, share and share alike, the children of the said John to have but one share for viagra sales france all of them. Item: I give and viagra sales france bequeath unto Athaliah Casiah Norris and to her heirs and assigns forever one negro girl named SUE and also ten pounds Virginia currency and viagra sales france also my riding horse named Glaees and likewise the second best bed and furniture and one trunk and likewise the priviledge of living in my mansion House six months after my death and viagra sales france to be maintained with diet out of my estate all of which I devise to her and her heirs forever. Thomas Avent
REGISTER OF ALBEMARLE PARISH, SURRY AND SUSSEX COUNTIES, 1739-1779, Gertrude R.B. Richards, 1958, p. 214. SOME COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY FAMILIES OF NORTH CAROLINA, VOL. 1, Marilu Burch Smallwood, Washington, NC, 1964, pp. 7-9, 15, 21. Thomas Avent was Justice, Surry County, Virginia 1741, and viagra sales france a Captain of the Militia: REGISTER OF ANCESTORS, THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Richmond, 1979, p. 3. It seems likely that viagra sales france Thomas Avent came to Virginia in 1701 to work as an agent for a London and Virginia-based merchant named John Nicholls, and viagra sales france we know he was living on Nicholls' plantation in 1702. It wasn't long, though, before Thomas was buying up substantial tracts of land in Virginia and viagra sales france North Carolina, in the area between present-day Emporia, VA and Roanoke Rapids, NC. It appears that viagra sales france in 1716 Thomas sold much of his land along the Roanoke and moved to Virginia. (He still retained some property in Northampton Co. as his son, William, was living there by the viagra sales france 1730's and inherited it upon Thomas' death. Other children and grandchildren of Thomas' settled in Northampton Co., NC, as well.) from "Chowan Precinct, NC 1696-1723 Genealogical Abstracts of Deed Books", by Margaret M. Hofmann: pg. 357: "16-July 1716 - Thomas Avent, weaver to viagra sales france Jacob Coleson, carpenter for 4 pounds, 270 a. more or less at Mount Royall on Morattock River..." (The late Garland Avent, one of the viagra sales france pioneers in Avent genealogy, placed "Mount Royall" at the viagra sales france site of the present-day town of Gaston, NC, and the "Morattock" river was the present-day Roanoke River.) pg. 358: "16-July-1716 - Thomas Avent, weaver, to viagra sales france Robert Green for 10 pounds, 370 a. more or less at Mount Royall...as by patent to me (i.e., Thomas Avent) 29-July-1712..." The reference to "Thomas Avent, weaver" has viagra sales france mystified many Avent researchers, as there is no other indication that his profession was weaving. Adding to this mystery is viagra sales france the following entry: pg. 363: "Elizabeth Avent of Surry County, Virginia, Spinster, to viagra sales france Robert Hicks of North Carolina..." A "spinster" can be defined as "a woman whose occupation is spinning", so it viagra sales france appears Thomas and his wife had something to do with weaving and spinning, but nothing more is known of this. Thomas Avent received four Royal Patents of land in what viagra sales france is now Greensville Co., VA (then Surry Co.) ("VPB" = Virginia Patent Book): 31 October 1716 - "a viagra sales france tract of new land containing 400 acres in Surry County, on the east side of Otterdam Swamp...is granted to Thomas Avent." You can viagra sales france view a copy of the original land grant to Thomas Avent by Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood here. (Warning: file is viagra sales france hard to read. Thomas Avent's name is on the third line from the top, on the right, and is highlighted in red.) (VPB 10:300) 14 July 1718 - 190 acres on the viagra sales france northeast side of Three Creeks (VPB 10:405) 7 July 1726 - 625 acres on both sides of Fountain Creek (VPB 12:515) 22 September 1739 - 1675 acres on both sides of Otterdam Swamp. Includes the viagra sales france 400 acres granted in 1716. (VPB 18:417) Where was Otterdam Swamp and viagra sales france the Three Creeks? If you've ever driven on Interstate 95 near Emporia, VA, 10 or viagra sales france so miles north of the NC line then you've driven over the Otterdam Swamp, and passed very near to the likely site of his home. One leg of the viagra sales france swamp crosses I 95 at the 17 mile marker, 6 miles north of Emporia. Where is Emporia, VA? Note the viagra sales france red circle on the map below: Thanks to viagra sales france the excellent book Royal Patents and Commonwealth Land Grants of Greensville County Virginia by Ray Sasser (1998), we can viagra sales france pinpoint the location of the property listed above. It seems likely that viagra sales france Thomas' home was located in the first tract he purchased, in 1716, which is highlighted in red above. This idea is viagra sales france reinforced by the fact that in 1739 he purchased 1675 additional acres surrounding this 400 acre tract. Interestingly, the current route of Interstate 95 passes through about a viagra sales france mile of the 1739 land grant. (The point where viagra sales france I95 crosses Rt. 301 is at approximately mile marker 17, and Thomas' land would run from around mile marker 15 to viagra sales france marker 16.) The 190 acre tract purchased in 1718 was sold by Thomas Avent on 19 July 1721, to viagra sales france a John Davis. ("Surry County, VA, Deeds and viagra sales france Wills (1715-1730) Part 2", pg. 353). The 625 acre tract on both sides of Fountain Creek he purchased on 7 July 1726 was located about 15 miles south of the viagra sales france above property and, then as now, straddles the VA/NC line. When William Byrd of Westover laid out the viagra sales france VA/NC line in 1728, this viagra sales france property was mentioned in the final report: Colonial Records of NC, Vol. II. A Journal of the viagra sales france Proceedings of the Surveyors Appointed for Determining the Bounds Between the Colonies of Virginia and Carolina, p. 809: "20 September 1728 - ...the division line of Isle of Wight County from viagra sales france Brunswick. The line of division is N. to Meherrin River, which is judged to be 11 miles distant...to Jack's Swamp...1 mile...North to viagra sales france Joseph Jordan's...1 mile...to low grounds of Fontain's Creek...2 miles...out of low grounds...2 miles...to a road at right...3 miles...John Bradfords...3 miles...to Thomas Avings over Fontaine's Creek..." Like the viagra sales france property above, it is very near to the current route of Interstate 95: Col. Thomas Avent acquired property on the viagra sales france north side of the Roanoke River (in Northampton Co. across from viagra sales france present-day Roanoke Rapids, NC) as early as 1712, and viagra sales france probably earlier. This property was inherited by William, who died in 1761. Sometime near the year of William's death his sons John and viagra sales france Joseph, daughter Sarah and Sarah's husband William Ragland moved as a group from Northampton Co. to Chatham Co., NC (located SW of Raleigh). Daughter Rebecca and viagra sales france husband Seth Cotten followed 1777 - 1778.
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"This surname, like so many, has viagra sales france been spelled in many ways. Variants have viagra sales france included Aven, Avens, Avert, Avin, Avings, Avint, Avente, Avante, Advant, Advent, Event and even Evans! There may have been other spellings, but they all refer to viagra sales france the same family, which was one of the important land-holding and slave-owning families of Colonial Virginia." David Avent, Tallahassee, FL.