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 372.
The will of the father, George Brickhouse, called it 300 acres and it was the part of Castle Ridge north of Cow Bridge. Eventually a part of it became attached to GOSHEN and the upper part to Brickhouse Neck. In 1755 No local disposition by Peter was found, but in this year Matthew Harmanson (wife Rachel) left to his son WIlliam 120 acres which he said he had bought from Peter Brickhouse (by General Court deed?).
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Peter inherited 300 acres from his father in 1713. Peter continued to live on the Eastern Shore with his family until December 1755, when he sold his Eastern Shore land to a nephew and moved to Tyrrell County where he purchased 200 acres from John Sedgix on December 17, 1755. Peter's family at the time of the move consisted of 3 grown sons, William, Matthew and Caleb; a younger son, Major; and two daughters, Sarah and Hannah.
Moved to NC ca 1754-55 from the Virginia Eastern Shore
1755 Tax List Tyrrell County, North Carolina. Original document State of North Carolina Archives in Raleigh.
Taxable Persons Whites Blacks
Brickhouse, Peter 2
BRICKHOUSE, PETER
North Carolina Tyrrell County
Book 1, page 27 Dated 31 January 1761
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In the name of God amen: The thirty first day of January 1761 I Peter Brickhouse of the Province of North Carolina in Tyrrel County Planter being in health of and of perfect memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christain burial at the duretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General Ressurecion I shall Receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Imprimis - I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved wife one mare and side saddle and one feather bed and all my land during her widdowhood.
Item - I give to my well beloved son Calib Brickhouse on small gun and my will is that my land be measured upon the sound side and begin in the middle and a line run to a small branch & then the next ridge to be measured and the line to go along the branch till it comes to the middle of the ridge and then to run straight across to the swamp and then to begin at a branch on the side of the ridge called Bushey Ridge and to run right through the middle of my land to the head line the eastermost side I give to my well beloved son Calib and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body and for want of such heirs to my son William.
Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Hanah one feather bed with a homespun tick and one pewter bason.
Item - I give to my well beloved son Mathew Brickhouse the other half of my land to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body and for want of such heirs to my son Major and I give to my son Mathew one large iron pot and hooks one small square leaf table tow pewter basons both small two chairs one small trunk one Bible and one young mare alredy received.
Item - I give to my well beloved son William Brickhouse one feather bed two puter plates one dish & one bason.
Item - I give to my well beloved son Major Brickhouse one feather bed two puter plates one dish & one bason.
Item - I give to my well beloved daughter Sarah Brickhouse one feather bed & one puter bason my will is that the rest of my Estate be equally divided between my wife and three children that is to say William Major and Sarah Brickhouses and that William Barnes Richard Howett Thomas Ludford divide my Estate and land as before mentioned or two of the three I likewise constitute make and ordain my well beloved wife and Mathew Brickhouse the sole Executrixes of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disalow revoak and disannul all and ever other former Testaments Wills Legacies and bequests and Executors by me in any ways before name willed and bequeathed retifying and confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament I witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above mentioned & written.
Peter Brickhouse (Sealed)
Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said Peter
Brickhouse as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the Subscribers. Richard Howett Jurt. Melven Duke
Recorded by Fr. Ward Clerk
