From: Ruth and Sam Sparacio, "Deed & Will Abstracts of Northumberland County, Virginia, 1658-1662" (Antient Press, 2002), page 30

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HENRY RAYNER's Assignemt. of halfe this Pattent to TM: HOPKINS
KNOWE ALL MEN that I HENRY ( ) assigne over the right of ( ) and all appurtenances
to ( ) his assignes for ever ( ) 1655
Witnes EDWARD PARKER
22th March 1658. MARY RAYNER the ( ) RAYNER, And is ( )

MARY RAYNER's Assignemt. of halfe the Pattent of her Husband, HENRY RAYNER to
her Children; the other halfe being assigned to WM. HOPKINS.
KNOWE ALL MEN by these pr:sents that I MARY RAYNER, Administratria of HENRY
RAYNER deced.. ( ) right & interest of halfe ( ) WM: CANE fit ) yeares after my ( ) WM.
CANE then unto SUSANNA CANE ( ) Witnes my hand this 22th of March 1658
Witnes: PETER PRESLY MARY RAYNER
22th March 1658. This Assignemt. was acknowledged in Cort. by the abovesd. MARY
RAYNER and recorded

Whereas MARY RAYNER the Wife & Relict of HENRY RAYNER, deced., hath acknowledged
the Assignemt. of the one halfe of a Pattent of 240 acres of Land & the houseing
upon ye Land men coned in the said Patt:, unto WM. HOPKINS as by Endorsemt. or
Assignemt. in the back side of the sd. Patt: from under the hand of the sd. HENRY RAYNER
bearing date the 21th of December 1655 at large may and doth appeare; NOW KNOWE
all men by these pr:sents yt: I the sd. WM. HOPKINS doe oblige my selfe that if in case I
am determined to make sale of my part of the sd. Land & Housein g that then the sd .
MARY RAYNER shall have the first refusall thereof & the value of One hoggsd. of tobco.
abated her in the price of what another will give; & in case of the death of the sd. MARY
RAYNER the same to be granted & allowed to her heire or heires; Witnes my hand this
22th of March 1658; More I doe acknowledge to be properly the dwelling house of Five &
twenty foote due to MARY RAYNER her heires &c.
Witnes THO: BROUGHTON, WM: HOPKINS, his marke
22th March 1658 This Writeing was acknowledged in Court by the sd. WM: HOPKINS
and is recorded