"11 Jan 1681/82. John Motby, late Servt. to William Kinton, beinge casually drowned and leaveing some small Estate behinde hym, upon the petic[i]on of the sde. Kinton, it is ordered that hee bee possessed wth: the sde. Estate, hee giveing security for the satisfieing all juste debts due from the sde. late Servts. Estate soe far forth as the apprizemt. of the saide Estate shall extend. William Carter and Thomas Demery are ordered to apprize the sde. Estate and to bee sworne by the nexte Justice. An Inventory thereof to bee exhibited to the nexte Court." (1)
(1) Ruth Sparacio & Sam Sparacio, Order Book Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia 1678-1681 (McLean, Virginia: The Antient Press, 1993), 98, quoting Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 1680-1686, 72.