1  	James II Sammons b: 1695 VA d: 1765 Sussex Co VA
..		+Phillis Avey/ Ivey b: 1709 m: VA d: 09 Dec 1765 VA
.....	2  	[1] James III Sammons b: 1720-1721 Sussex Co VA	d: 1781 Surry Co VA
.........		+Unknown spouse of James III			d: Bef. 1754
.....		*2nd Wife of [1] James III Sammons:			
.........		+Anne 'Nannie Seaborn b: Abt. 1734 m: 1754	d: Aft. 1781
.....	2  	[2] William Sammons b: 1725 d: Aft. 05 Aug 1804 Greenville District SC
.........		+Annis Comer			
.....		*2nd Wife of [2] William Sammons:			
.........		+Rebecca Avey/ Ivey b: 1731 d: Jun 1762
.....	2  	Avey Sammons	b: 1727		
.....	2  	John Sammons	b: 1730 Probably VA d: Sep 1766 Sussex Co VA
.........		+Lucretia 'Lucy Seat b: Abt. 1735 m: 18 Jul 1755 Sussex Co VA 
			 d: Aft. 1766
.....	2  	Thomas Sammons	b: 1733 VA d: 1792
.........		+Mary Wood or Underwood			
.....	2  	Sarah Sammons	b: 1735		
.........		+Samuel 'Junior Comer b: 1746		
.....	2  	Mary Sammons	b: 1737		
.........		+Charles Sledge	b: 1745		
.....	2  	Phillis Sammons	b: 1739		

The James II Sammons family lived near the Isle of Wight and Surry County Line, which
changed to the Sussex and Southampton County line.

Isle of Wight County
Book 3  Page 334
November 28, 1740
James II Sammons was a witness to the will of Thomas Smith.

Isle of Wight County
May 12, 1747
between James Salmon of the County of Isle of Wight "planter" of the one part and 
Thomas Briggs of the County of Surry "planter" of the other part... 170 acres...

Also on the same date, the deed was recorded, James Salmon acknowledged his deed
of bargain & sale to Thomas Briggs, and Phillis Salmon wife of the said James
being first privily examined relinquished her right of dower to the land mentioned
in the said deed, which is ordered to be recorded.  Test. Jas. Baker C. CLK.

Isle of Wight County
Page 96
Indenture between James Salmon and Thomas Briggs, for 75 acres of land, for twenty
pounds.

Patent Book 29  Pages 175-177
June 1, 1750
Land Patent granted to James II Sammons in Surry and Isle of Wight counties for
265 acres in Surry Co.

Sussex County
Deed Book A  Page 30
September 9, 1754
For the "consideration of twenty pounds current money of Virginia", "Beginning at
a pine on the South side of THE GREAT SWAMP just below the mouth of a small branch".

Deed Book A  Page 34
On October 14, 1754, James II Sammons granted William Sammons 133 acres of land.
(This land was part of the 265 acres that James	Sammons acquired through the 1750
land patent.)

WILL OF JAMES II SAMMONS
Sussex County
Will Book B  Page 64

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN  I James Sammons of Albermarle Parish in the County of Sussex
being sick and weak in body but of perfect mind & disposing memory thanks be to 
Almighty God for the same, do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament in, manner
and form following, that is to say, first and principally I bequeath my soul into the
hands of Almighty God who gave it me and my body I commit to the earth to be buried in
a Christian like manner and for my worldly estate I give and dispose of the same manner
and form following viz:
ITEM	I give and bequeath to my Daughter AVEY SAMMONS to her and her heirs forever one
	feather bed & furniture.
ITEM	I give and bequeath to my beloved wife PHILLIS SAMMONS all the rest of my estate
	let it be of what kind or quallity soever to her and her heirs forever.
ITEM	My will and desire is that my Estate be not appraised.
LASTLY	I do nominate and appoint my Son WILLIAM SAMMONS whole and sole Executor of this
	last Will and Testament disanulling and making void all former wills by me 
	heretofore made In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
	seal this thirty first day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
	Hundred and Sixty five.

Signed sealed & published by the }			his
Testator -- be his last Will and }		JAMES    X   SAMMONS    {Seal}
Testament at whose request and in}			mark
his presence we witness the same }	
  /s/ Henry Gee

At a Court held for Sussex County the 19th day of September 1765:
	The last Will and Testament of JAMES SAMMONS decd was presented into Court by
WILLIAM SAMMONS the Executor therein named who made oath thereto as the law directs &
the same was proved by the oath of HENRY GEE the witness thereto & by the Court ordered
to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Executor certificate is granted him for
obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
					Teste:
					/s/   A. Claiborne       CSC	

Charlotte Curlee Ramsey
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