1. p 157-8: "Public Claims--List of Persons Who Furnished Supplies (In State Archives)" (in reference to those who were Patriots in the Revolutionary War based on furnishing supplies for the War). Dewbre, Rebecca. Duberry, Rebecca. Dewbre, Samuel. Among others.
2. p.31: "Duberry, Giles. Hugh Ross qualified as executor, security-Francis Mallory. Wit. on bond, John Thomas, John Fizgerald and John Hares. May 18, 1721. Thomas Duberry, the orphan of Giles Duberry. Book 1704-30, p. 319 & 321. Estate appraised by William Armistead, Thomas Road and John Cook. June 22, 1721."
3. p.31: "Dewbre, John. Leg.-wife Rebecca land in Warwick; son Thomas W Dewbre at 21; daughter Elizabeth; son John. Extx. wife Rebecca Dewbre. D. April 3, 1777. August 26, 1779. Wit. William Selay, John Banes. Orginal Will."
4. p.32: "Dewbrey, (Dewbre), Rebecca. Leg.- son John, money in hands of Miles King with reversion to my children, Elizabeth Davis; Thomas W Dwbre and James H Dewbre; granddaughter Elizabeth Davis. Ex. James Ddavisw. D. October 23, 1792. R. February 26, 1795. Wit. John Baines, Mathew Baines, Mary wilson. Book 1787-1800, p. 223. Original Will. Estate appraised by William Allen, John Allen, Jr., John Allen, Sr. and John Baines, audited by George Wray, John Bright and William Kerby. ebruary 23, 1797. Book 1787-1800, p. 342 & 345."
5. p.145: Samuel Duberry is on "A Poll For The Election of Burgesses for County of Elizabeth City July 11, 1758.
6. p.109: "Elizabeth City County Suits": A Mr. Powell devised land to Mary Thomas died 1680 wife of Ephraim Thomas died 1690. Ephraim Thomas and his wife Mary had two daughters: Elizabeth who was two years old when her mother died, married at the age of 18, Giles Dewberry. Both died on the same day in December 1716 leaving two sons: Giles Dewbgerry, died without issue in 1719 age 21 & Thomas Dwberry surviving son and heir being about 11 years of age. & Mary six months of age when her mother died married at the age of 17 Anthony Simons & she married secondly in 1703 John Roberts; she died in 1719 leaving son John Roberts.
7. p23: Thomas Dewberry is a witness to a will of Zachariah Chappel who died Jan 13, 1726. Book 1704-30 p. 75.
8. p.142, "Elizabeth City County Patents (Copied from the Index of Patents to be found in the state Land Office, Richmond, Virginia)." "John Hayward, November 4, 1714. 58 Acres, adjoining the land of John Jeggett and Samuel Dewberry. Land Book 10, pg. 197."
9. p.143 (patents list): "Anne and John Smith. July 5, 1774. 94 Acres in the counties of Warwick and Elizabeth City, being escheat land from Rebeca and Mary Newberry (Dewberry?). Land Book 42, p. 745."
10. p.56 re: will of John Massenburg..."son John land adjoining Samuel Dewbry;... died Oct 16, 1748. Book 1737-49, p.324."
11. p.56 re: will of Robert Massenburg ... "land adjoining widow Dewbre ... recorded July 26, 1787." Witnesses included Samuel Dewbry, Sarah Debry.
12. HERE'S AN AMAZING ONE: p.6 Will of Robert Armistead of York County dated March 19, 1741, witnesses included John Brodie, John Dewbre, Sarah Brodnax. (This John Brodie is almost surely my 4th great grandfather John Brodie an attorney of Elizabeth City County VA who was born about 1700 and who married Martha Sclater--do any of your Dewberrys connect by married with a Brodie or a Sclater?)
13. p.62 John Dewbre is a witness to the will of Baldwin Sheppard Morris who died June 3, 1799.
14. Samuel Dewbre is a witness to the will of William McHolland who died Jan 29, 1789.
15. Samuel Dewbre Sr is on a "Poll for the Election of Burgesses for County of Elizabeth City August 23, 1765".
16. p.147-8 "Tithables--A list of tithables in the county of Elizabeth city for the year 1782...Free male persons above the age of 21 and slaves above the age of 16 years." Rebecca Dewbry is listed with "2 M." and "2 N."; Samuel Dewbry is listed with "5 M." (I don't know what the M & N stand for.)
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