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Accomack County, Virginia Court Order Abstracts, 1663-1666, Vol 1, JoAnn Riley McKey, Heritage Books, Bowie, Maryland, 1996,
. p 15a, In the case brought by Mr. Jno. Dolby against Thomas Smith. George Brickhouse gave a deposition, July 16, 1663: Last spring he and Thomas Smith saw Dolby's horse come into Smith's field. Smith said he would fix the fence and warn DOlby to control his horse, and if the horse came back after the warning, let "him stand to the adventure". After the horse was dead, DOlby's servants claimed that Brickhouse asked Smith and his wife whether they had said this. They replied that they did not say they would kill him, but that they would pepper his hindparts.
. p 17b, George Brickhouse fired a gun unlawfully and killed Richard Hinman's dogs. Ordered that Brickhouse post a bond for good behavior, replace the dogs and pay court costs. Court July 16, 1663
. Vol 2, 1666-1670, p 28 a,b, Court July 15, 1667, Ordered that Henry Stott be discharged from the office of constable, with George Brickhouse appointed in his place.
. p 52 a, b, Court February 18, 1667/68, George at the request of Maj Jno Tilney searched for some goods lost by Nicholas Tubins including a blue petticoat and a blue shirt. Brickhouse found them in the weeds by the house of Nicholas Laurance.
Vol 3, 1671-1673, p 105, Court May 17, 1672, ordered that George Brickhouse be the surveyor of the highways for the ensuing year instead of Henry Stott. He was to see that the highways were cleared on the Bay Side from the Otterdam Brige to Mrs. Anne Dalbye's and on the Sea Side from Mr. Yeo's plantation to the southermost part of Upper Northampton County.
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Virginia's Eastern Shore, Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore, (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties, Published by the Virginia Historical Society in 1951), p 439.
1665 Thomas and Susanna (Denwood) Browne sold the 350 acres to George Brickhouse, who thus became the owner of the whole tract. N78
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Northampton Record Book Vol 9, Court July 7, 1673
"These are to give notice to the inhabitants of this county that the subscriber this present shippinge is intended (God willing) to dept this Country if any pson can justly demand any thinge of him let them repaire to his house and they shall be satisfyed. Dated June 30, 1673. George Brickhouse"
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Northampton County Order Book 1678-1683 Book 11, p 23
It is ordered by the court that George Brighouse (with his consent) continue Surveyor of the Highways this present year in the upper precincts of Northampton CO according to his former order concerning the same and that he hat notice hereof as also a copy of this order delivered him.
Order Book 1683-1686, Court October 5, 1685, "Whereas we the subscribers George Brigghouse and John Beliote conceive that there is a greater quantity of land and marsh on Hogg Island on the sea board side in this county then the owners thereof hold by pattent. These are therefore to give them notice according to act of assembly that the overplus which shall be found is intended by us to be entered and taken up if they lapse the time allowed in such cases from this notice given which we desire may be here publicly signified and remain upon record dated this September 28, 1685."

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Accomack County, Virginia Certificates and Rights, 1663-1709 and Tithables, 1663-1695, by Stratton Nottingham, Heritage Books, Bowie, Maryland, 1993
Listed in Tithables for 1663 (2), 1664 (2), 1665 (4), 1666 (3), 1667 (3), 1668 (4), 1669 (3), 1670 (3), 1671 on Mr. Isack Foxcraft's List (4), 1672 and 1673 not recorded, 1674 on Mr. Tho Ryding's List (3), 1675 on Mr. Tho Ryding's List (4), Now in Accomack Co 1676 (5), 1677 on Mr. Tho Ryding's List (4)
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Northampton County, VA
. Book XI, p 42, George Brickhouse purchased 200 acres Seaside North Co. from WIlliam Foster, January 8, 1672
. Book XI, p 208, Release George Brickhouse to John Stringer 1400 acres Northampton Co, August 5, 1680
. Book XI, p 209, Release John Stringer to George Brickhouse 700 acres Northampton Co, August 5, 1680
. Book XIV, p 127, George Brickhouse purchased 1600 acres Seaside North Co from John Stringer, June 4, 1686

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Will of GEORGE BRICKHOUSE, SR.
Northampton County, Virginia, WB 12, 1683-1689, p 400
1688/89

In the Name of God Amen,

I George Brickhouse of the County of Northampton in Virginia: being sick and weak in body, but sound and perfect sense and memory (Praised be God) Do make this my last will and testament:

Item: I bequeath my soul to Almighty God my Creator, hoping and firmly believing in the resurrection of the dead: and that He will receive ye same into his Everlasting Kingdom not for any merits of mine, but through and for the
sake and merits of his dearly beloved Son ye Lord Jesus Christ our only Savior and Redeemer.

My body I give to the earth from whence it came desiring the same may have a decent and Christian burial. As to what worldly estate it hath pleased God of his Goodness to bestow upon me I give thereof to my well beloved Daughter Hannah the wife of George Bell the two hundred acres of land I bought of the Coll. Jno. Stringer whereon Richard Jester formerly dwelleth and now David Evans dwelleth during her natural life and from an after her death to her lawful heirs forever with all that appertaineth hereunto belongings.

Item: I give to my well beloved Daughter Anne Brickhouse and her heirs forever the plantation which I bought of Richard Gill formerly belonging to John Trueman with all appertaineth whatsoever thereunto belonging. Excepting
one acre whereon the meeting house standeth which I freely give to the People called Quakers forever.
Item: I give unto my well beloved daughter Ellenor Brickhouse and her heirs forever the plantation whereon Francis Brooks now dwelleth and the appertentures with what land is on this side the branch but not to extend to
the greate Neck ____ or pasture fence.

Item: I give unto my well beloved daughter Sarah Brickhouse and her heirs forever one hundred acres of land part of the plantation whereon I dwell at Nassawadox the said one hundred acres to be laid out for her att ye bottom of my land next adjacent to my neighbor Thomas Browne and bounded on the Creeke for the breadth thereof. My will is that my said daughter Hannah Bell shall have free passage for and liberty to have into the greate Neck att the seaside twenty cows with free ingress, egress and regresse for the same
and each of my other three daughters ten cows in like manner as aforesaid.

I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Hannah Brickhouse the plantation whereon I now dwell during her natural life and after her death to my well beloved son, George Brickhouse and his heirs forever as also all other my
lands, tenements and hereditaments, whatsoever.

I give and bequeath to my said Daughter Ellenor and Sarah Brickhouse all my stocks of sheepe to bee equally divided between them.

I give and bequeath to my said Daughter Anne Brickhouse my Negro, only my wife to have the use and benefit of him until my said daughter attains to age fifteen years and longer if she remains unmarried and lives with her mother.
But if the said Anne dye before she attains the said age or be married, then my will is the said Negro shall be and revert to my daughter Sarah Brickhouse and her Execrs and Admrs forever.

All the rest of my Estate goods and Chattles as horses, mares, cattle, household stuffe and other personal estate whatsoever, I give and bequeath to my said wife, son and daughters to be equally divided between them after my just debts paid and satisfied and of this my last will and testament.

I nominate, constitute, and appoint my loving son, George Brickhouse and my son in law George Bell Executors.

In confirmation that this is my last will and testament I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this Nineteenth day of November in the year of our Lord God one thousand six hundred eighty & eight.

Signed
George Brickhouse

ye Seale Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of:
Henry Slott, Senr. Jeremiah Walter, Phillip Jacob, Jno.Tankred

This Second day of January Adom 1688 Then ye above written last will and testamt of George Brickhouse, Senr. late of this Country, decd was proved in open Court by the corporal oaths of Henry Slott, Senr., Jeremiah Walter,
Phillip Jacob & Jno. Tankred & approved of & ordered to bee recorded.

Recorded: Test: Dan. Neech, ] Cl Cur Recordt Test

Dan Neech Cl Cur Co Northton

Recorded in Will Book, XV, Page 400, Official Public
Records of Northampton County, Virginia.

The Virginia Magazine, by Dr. Kenneth L. Carroll who is a Professor of Religion at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and is considered an authority on Quakerism in Colonial America. In Dr. Carroll's article on page 176, George Brickhouse was listed as a member of the Quaker congregation at Nassawadox, Virginia. Dr. Carroll again mentioned George Brickhouse on page 178 of his article by saying,

"A second meeting house, erected at some unknown time was built at Nassawadox. In 1689, George Brickhouse, whose wife was named Hannah gave a tract of his land to his daughter Ann, but made exception of 'one Acre whereon the meetinghouse standeth which I freely give to the people called Quakers forever.'"1
Quakers first arrived on the Eastern Shore as early as 1655/56.2 The first meeting house was built at Nassawadox in 1657 by Levin Denwood.3 George Brickhouse provided the second meeting house which was built on his land sometime before 1688 near Franktown.
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From Ye Kingdome of Accawmacke or the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the Seventeenth Century, by Jennings Cropper Wise, Richmond, Virginia: The Bell Book and Staionery Co, 1911, p 156: "A much better structure was erected later at Nassawaddox, for after the Act of Toleration, passed in 1688, George Brickhouse, of Northampton, left to the Quaker sect an acre of land surrounding the meeting-house, and Mrs. Judith Patrick bequeathed thirty shillings for the repair of the building."
"The Quaker Colony on the Eastern Shore must have increased rapidly, for in March, 1660, the Virginia Assembly passed very stringent laws against these strange people who were accused by the Accomackians of slandering the clergy, of defying the laws, and of uttering blasphemy. The records show evidence against them all of denying the incarnation of Christ, and against some of speaking of God as 'a foolish old man.' Such words very naturally aroused the bitter opposition of the other settlers and brought down upon the Quakers' heads all the harsh treatment of which religious hatred and intolerance are capable."
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