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Marriage: Children:
  1. Hannah Rector: Birth: 26 Jan 1771 in Fauquier Co. Virginia. Death: 29 Jul 1845 in Fleming Co. Kentucky

  2. Ann Rector: Birth: 1773 in Fauquier Co. Virginia. Death: 1857 in Fleming Co. Kentucky

  3. Sarah Rector: Birth: 9 Feb 1775 in Fauquier Co. Virginia. Death: 14 Jul 1831 in Fleming Co. Kentucky


Notes
a. Note:   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67756933 Find A Grave Memorial# 67756933
  Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800 Record for Abstracts of Fauquier County Virginia, Wills Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800 pg 233 pgs 324-325 John Rector division of estate, court order dated March 1794 division by George Grey, Hez. Glasscock plat on p. 324 of French Flowarres) details 1 courses of the widow's thirds 20 acres houses and part of orchard, marked Quaintance on plat 2 courses of Peter Lukins lot bounded by Quaintance and Ringo Hez. Glassock 57 acres
  pg 234 3 courses of Bertice Ringo's lot corner to Lukins and Quaintance 40 acres 4 courses of Sarah Rector's lot corner to Ringo 60 acres returned 23 June 1794
  The above was the result of the following suit in Chancery, styled Quaintance vs Rector dated 1793 The bill and answer consists of one folded page and the following is an exact copy
  To the Worshipful Court of Fauquier County in Chancery now sitting humbly complaining sheweth unto your worships your orators, WILLIAM QUAINTANCE & GRACE QUAINTANCE, that JOHN RECTOR NOW DECEASED was seized at his death of a tract of land lying in Fauquier, but died intestate leaving three children, viz HANNAH who has since intermarried with BURTIS RINGO, MANNA who has since intermarried with PETER LUKINS, & SARAH who is an infant under the age of 21 years who has since appointed BURTIS RINGO her guardian all of whom your Orators pray may be made a def't. that your orator WILLIAM intermarried with GRACE THE WIDOW & relict of the said JOHN RECTOR, and after the defend'rs. had intermarried all parties became anxious for a partition of the land but was advised that SARAH being under age no division could be legally made but by order of the court.
  The parties in conformity to this opinion came to the court house at the last court the defendant SARAH in order for a division appointed BURTIS RINGO her guardian, application was then made for an order of court for a division, which was rejected, they being of opinion a suit in chancery ought to be brought to affect the same. To the end therefore that a division of the said tract of land may legally be made as all parties are consenting to the same, may it please your worships & dc -- & to make such further or other order & decree in the premises as is just & equitable.
  The answer in chancery of BURIS RINGO and HANNAH his wife, PETER LUKINS & MANNA his wife, & SARAH RECTOR byBURTIS RINGO her guardian
  The defendants admit that JOHN RECTOR was at (pg 235) the time of his death siezed of the land in the bill mentioned, that he died intestate & that the comp'td. WILLIAM has since intermarried with the widow, & consequently entitled to her dower in the said land. They also admit that they were all anxious for a division but was informed it could not legally be made but by order of court, they admit application was made to Fauquier Court for that purpose which was rejected the court of the opinion a suit in chancery should have been brought for that purpose & BURTIS RINGO was then appointed guardian for the Def'd SARAH in order to affect the division--These defendants and therefore perfectly willing that Com'r. should be appointed by your worships, for the division of the said land agreeable to law and will ever pray &c.
  Commissioners GEORGE GLASCOCK, HEZEKIAH & GREGORY GLASSCOCK


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