ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA BRUCE FAMILY Deeds Through 1850
Betty Bruce
VA Orange DB 23.062	21 Aug 1803	Betty Bruce	Loudon B. Bruce (son)	225	—
Gift. Land and two slaves. Land where I live and my sister Martha Bruce now lives. Witnesses: James Goodall, Lenard Davis, Hastin Colyear. Recorded 26 Sep 1803.
Charles Bruce
VA Orange DB 14.149	13 Apr 1767	John Spotswood, dec’d. et al	Charles Bruce	255	Rapidan R.
£102. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Rapidan R., Morrison. Witnesses: Ben Pendleton, John Reeves?, John Penn, Jr.. Recorded 28 May 1769.
VA Orange DB 15.208	1 May 1770	William Sayer & his wife Mary	Charles Bruce	299	Mountain Run, Mill Run.
£135. St. Thomas Parish. Has metes & bounds. Purchased from Joseph Spencer. Known as Eddinge’s Tract. Adj. George Morton, William Morton, Capt. Lawrence Taliafero. Witnesses: Ben Pendleton, John Reeves?, John Penn, Jr. Recorded 24 May 1770.
VA Orange DB 16.144	17 Aug 1773	John Spotswood, dec’d., et al	Charles Bruce	563	—
Has metes & bounds. Tract 1: 563 acres adj. Gerard Banks. Tract 2: 2 1/3 acre. Tract 3: 11 acres. Tract 4: 9 acres. Witnesses: William Bell, Ben Winston, Andrew Shepherd, Brumfield Long. Recorded 28 Oct 1773.
VA Orange DB 16.403	25 Jul 1776	Charles Bruce & his wife Frances	Uwel Mallory, Joseph Spencer & Isaac George	100	—
£240. Has metes & bounds. Includes mill. Adj. Lucy Morton, William Morton, Lawrence Taliaferro, Joseph Spencer. Witnesses: None. Recorded 25 Jul 1776.
VA Orange DB 17.081	17 Nov 1778	Thomas Welsh & his wife Sarah	Charles Bruce	30	—
£96. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Thomas Welsh, Lewis Craig, William Hunter, William Pannill. Witnesses: Richard __? Webb, Lewis Craig, Benjamin Welsh, John Chism. Recorded 26 Apr 1778.
VA Orange DB 18.020	25 Oct 1781	Charles Bruce & his wife Frances	Robert Bradley	122	Br. SW Mountain Run
£5000. Has metes & bounds. Adj. John Handsford. Witnesses: None. Recorded 25 Oct 1781.
VA Orange DB 18.078	1 Mar 1782	Gerard Banks, of Stafford Co.	Charles Bruce	38	Great Russell Run
£80. Part of 200 acres purchased from Frances Thornton. Witnesses: James Taylor, Jr., Patrick Moony, John Walker, William Pannill, Thomas Farish, John Bell. Recorded 25 Apr 1782.
VA Orange DB 18.260	3 Nov 1783	Lewis Perry & his wife Jane	Charles Bruce	20	—
£40. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Welsh, Hinton, Thornton. Witnesses: None. Recorded 26 Feb 1784.
VA Orange DB 18.420	Abt. 1783	Alexander Spotswood	Charles Bruce & Col. Francis Moore	—	—
Services. Confirming title to lands formerly belonging to me and sold by Col. Francis Moore. Witnesses: Thomas Farish, James Dawson, John Wharton, Adam Goodlett. Recorded 27 Oct 1785.
VA Orange DB 18.420	27 Oct 1785	John Morrisson & his wife Jane	Charles Bruce	105	Rappadan R.
£300. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Charles Bruce, Rappadan R. Witnesses: None. Recorded 27 Oct 1785.
VA Orange Chancery 1793.003	24 Jan 1793	Charles Bruce, Estate of by Commissioners	Frances Bruce, Charles Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce	1007 ½	Rapidan R.
The lands of the estate of Charles Bruce were surveyed at 530 acres in Culpeper Co., 433 acres in Orange Co,, 6 acre island [in Culpeper Co.] between the two big tracts and a 38 ½ tract in Orange Co. These were allotted as follows: Tract 1: 189 in Culpeper Co. to William Bruce; Tract 2: 173 acres in Culpeper Co. to Charles Bruce; Tract 3: 168 acres in Culpeper Co. to James Bruce; Tract 4: 105 acres in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Bruce; Dower Land 280 acres in Orange Co. to Frances Bruce; Lot 1: 18 acres in Orange Co. to William Bruce; Lot 2: 6 acres island to Elizabeth Bruce; Lot 3: 14 acres to James Bruce; and Lot 4: 16 acres to Elizabeth Bruce. There was also another 38 ½ acres in Orange Co. not specifically allocated.
VA Orange DB 21.260	29 Sep 1797	James Bruce & Charles Bruce of Halifax Co.	James Williams	14	Rapidan R.
£500. Tract 1: Allotted to James Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Elizabeth Williams, William Bruce’s 18 acre tract, Rappadan R. Tract 2: ½ interest in 18 acres allotted to William Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. to which James Bruce and Charles Bruce are entitled to as an heir of William Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Frances Bruce dower lands, James Bruce. Tract 3: All their interest in the dower lands of Frances Bruce, upon her death. Adj. James Bruce, Elizabeth Williams, Thomas Farish, Per Vandyke, William Pannill, Thomas Welch, John Chism, Rapidan R. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., John Dawson, Thomas Farish, John Gibson, Frances Hughes. Recorded 23 Oct 1797. Note: James Williams m. Elizabeth Bruce dau. of Charles Bruce and [Mary] Frances Bruce. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 11, No. 3 (Jan, 1904), pp. 328-332.
VA Orange DB 21.262	30 Sep 1797	Frances Bruce, James Bruce & Charles Bruce	Alexander Spotswood	563	Great Russel Run
Quitclaim land purchased by Charles Bruce in his lifetime from Alexander Spotswood. Adj. Urquhart. Tract 2: 39 acres bought by Charles Bruce from Gerard Banks. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., Thomas Farish, James Williams. Recorded 23 Oct 1797.
Charles Bruce
VA Orange Chancery 1793.003	24 Jan 1793	Charles Bruce, Estate of by Commissioners	Frances Bruce, Charles Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce	1007 ½	Rapidan R.
The lands of the estate of Charles Bruce were surveyed at 530 acres in Culpeper Co., 433 acres in Orange Co,, 6 acre island [in Culpeper Co.] between the two big tracts and a 38 ½ tract in Orange Co. These were allotted as follows: Tract 1: 189 in Culpeper Co. to William Bruce; Tract 2: 173 acres in Culpeper Co. to Charles Bruce; Tract 3: 168 acres in Culpeper Co. to James Bruce; Tract 4: 105 acres in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Bruce; Dower Land 280 acres in Orange Co. to Frances Bruce; Lot 1: 18 acres in Orange Co. to William Bruce; Lot 2: 6 acres island to Elizabeth Bruce; Lot 3: 14 acres to James Bruce; and Lot 4: 16 acres to Elizabeth Bruce. There was also another 38 ½ acres in Orange Co. not specifically allocated.
VA Orange DB 21.260	29 Sep 1797	James Bruce & Charles Bruce of Halifax Co.	James Williams	14	Rapidan R.
£500. Tract 1: Allotted to James Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Elizabeth Williams, William Bruce’s 18 acre tract, Rappadan R. Tract 2: ½ interest in 18 acres allotted to William Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. to which James Bruce and Charles Bruce are entitled to as an heir of William Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Frances Bruce dower lands, James Bruce. Tract 3: All their interest in the dower lands of Frances Bruce, upon her death. Adj. James Bruce, Elizabeth Williams, Thomas Farish, Per Vandyke, William Pannill, Thomas Welch, John Chism, Rapidan R. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., John Dawson, Thomas Farish, John Gibson, Frances Hughes. Recorded 23 Oct 1797. Note: James Williams m. Elizabeth Bruce dau. of Charles Bruce and [Mary] Frances Bruce. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 11, No. 3 (Jan, 1904), pp. 328-332.
VA Orange DB 21.262	30 Sep 1797	Frances Bruce, James Bruce & Charles Bruce	Alexander Spotswood	563	Great Russel Run
Quitclaim land purchased by Charles Bruce in his lifetime from Alexander Spotswood. Adj. Urquhart. Tract 2: 39 acres bought by Charles Bruce from Gerard Banks. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., Thomas Farish, James Williams. Recorded 23 Oct 1797.
David Bruce
VA Orange DB 07.184	30 Aug 1742	David Bruce	William Buchannon	120	—
1200 lbs. tobacco. St. George’s Parish Spotsylvania Co. Deeded to David Bruce by John Bush 2 Nov 1730. Witnesses: John Smith, Jr., Richard Beale, John Quin. Recorded 24 Mar 1742.
VA Orange DB 14.125	27 Nov 1766	William Bryan, of St. Thomas Parish	David Bruce, of St. Thomas Parish	150	—
£18. Where Bruce now lives. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Octona line Witnesses: William Buckner, Philip Eastin, Thomas Barbour. Recorded 26 Mar 1767.
VA Orange DB 15.261	25 Oct 1770	David Bruce, Jr. & his wife Honour, of St. Thomas Parish	Benjamin Johnson	150	Blue Run
sh5. Where said Bruce now resides. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Octona line. Witnesses: None. Recorded 25 Oct 1770.
VA Orange DB 15.262	25 Oct 1770	Edward Williams & his wife Sarah, of St. Thomas Parish	David Bruce, of St. Thomas Parish	150	—
£15. Has metes & bounds. Capt. Rippin, Colo. Braxton, County line (S65E), James Stodgill. Witnesses: None. Recorded 25 Oct 1770.
VA Orange DB 16.212	1 Aug 1773	David Bruce & his wife Honorious	Moses Lucas	150	—
£40. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Brooks, Braxton, Hogin, County line. Witnesses: James Walker, Edward Deering, Thomas Barbour, Ben Johnson. Recorded 28 Apr 1774.
VA Orange DB 16.217	1 Aug 1773	David Bruce & his wife Honorious	Cleveland Coffey	5	—
£5. Has metes & bounds. Adj. County line, Salley Brooks, dec’d. Witnesses: James Walker, Edward Deering, Thomas Barbour, Ben Johnson. Recorded 28 Apr 1774.
Elizabeth Bruce
VA Orange Chancery 1793.003	24 Jan 1793	Charles Bruce, Estate of by Commissioners	Frances Bruce, Charles Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce	1007 ½	Rapidan R.
The lands of the estate of Charles Bruce were surveyed at 530 acres in Culpeper Co., 433 acres in Orange Co,, 6 acre island [in Culpeper Co.] between the two big tracts and a 38 ½ tract in Orange Co. These were allotted as follows: Tract 1: 189 in Culpeper Co. to William Bruce; Tract 2: 173 acres in Culpeper Co. to Charles Bruce; Tract 3: 168 acres in Culpeper Co. to James Bruce; Tract 4: 105 acres in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Bruce; Dower Land 280 acres in Orange Co. to Frances Bruce; Lot 1: 18 acres in Orange Co. to William Bruce; Lot 2: 6 acres island to Elizabeth Bruce; Lot 3: 14 acres to James Bruce; and Lot 4: 16 acres to Elizabeth Bruce. There was also another 38 ½ acres in Orange Co. not specifically allocated.
Frances Bruce
VA Orange DB 20.501	26 Mar 1795	Adam Goodlett & his wife Frances	Frances Bruce	39	—
£68 sh5. Part of a larger tract purchased from General Spottswood of Spotsylvania Co. Has metes & bounds. Adj. George Stubblefield, John McCoot, John Faulconer. Witnesses: Thomas Farish, John Gibson, Peirce Sanford, Francis Hughes, John Sisson. Recorded 28 Sep 1795.
VA Orange DB 21.262	30 Sep 1797	Frances Bruce, James Bruce & Charles Bruce	Alexander Spotswood	563	Great Russel Run
Quitclaim land purchased by Charles Bruce in his lifetime from Alexander Spotswood. Adj. Urquhart. Tract 2: 39 acres bought by Charles Bruce from Gerard Banks. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., Thomas Farish, James Williams. Recorded 23 Oct 1797.
VA Orange DB 23.161	__ ___ 1804	Frances Bruce	John Falkner	—	—
[Defective scan - beginning of deed]. Tract 1: Part of tract purchased from Adam Goodlett 26 Mar 1795. Tract 2: 6 acres adj. George Stubblefield, James Williams. Witnesses: Reuben Faulconer, James Williams, Peter Perry, John Gibson. Recorded 23 Apr 1804.
George Bruce
VA Orange DB 07.112	23 Feb 1742	Richard Quin	George Bruce & his wife Elizabeth & the heirs of her body	47	ns Rapphannock R., Walnut Br.
£10. Adj. Benjamin Cave, Cole, River. Witnesses: John Neal, Benjamin Cave, Darby Quin, Joseph Emmons. Recorded 24 Feb 1742.
VA Orange DB 07.114	23 Feb 1742	Benjamin Cave	George Bruce & his wife Elizabeth & the heirs of her body	62	—
£5. Adj. said Benjamin Cave, Bruce. Witnesses: John Noel, Darby Quin, Joseph Emmons, Richard Quin. Recorded 24 Feb 1742.
VA Orange DB 13.195	23 Jul 1761	Richard Beale & his wife Elizabeth, of St. Thomas Parish	George Bruce, of Brumfield Parish, Culpeper Co.	800	—
£60. Has metes & bounds. Patented John Madison of King & Queen Co. 28 Sep 1728? Adj. Capt. John Cannon, George Taylor, James Madison, Erasmus Taylor. Excepting 200 acres already laid out to Francis Williams. Witnesses: None. Recorded 23 Jul 1761.
VA Orange DB 16.040	26 Nov 1772	George Bruce	Elizabeth Bruce (his wife)	—	—
Two slaves and she releases any rights to his properties. Witnesses: None. Recorded 26 Nov 1772.
VA Orange DB 21.279	26 Oct 1797	George Bruce, of Montgomery Co.	William Bruce	800	—
£100. Land George Bruce formerly lived on purchased from Richard Beale. Adj. Thomas Harvey, Thomas Davis, dec’d., John Haney, Nathan Mallory, Joseph White, Alexander Ogg, James Earle. Witnesses: John Meyers, Frederick Helvie, Peter Helvie. Recorded 27 Nov 1797.
James Bruce
VA Orange Chancery 1793.003	24 Jan 1793	Charles Bruce, Estate of by Commissioners	Frances Bruce, Charles Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce	1007 ½	Rapidan R.
The lands of the estate of Charles Bruce were surveyed at 530 acres in Culpeper Co., 433 acres in Orange Co,, 6 acre island [in Culpeper Co.] between the two big tracts and a 38 ½ tract in Orange Co. These were allotted as follows: Tract 1: 189 in Culpeper Co. to William Bruce; Tract 2: 173 acres in Culpeper Co. to Charles Bruce; Tract 3: 168 acres in Culpeper Co. to James Bruce; Tract 4: 105 acres in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Bruce; Dower Land 280 acres in Orange Co. to Frances Bruce; Lot 1: 18 acres in Orange Co. to William Bruce; Lot 2: 6 acres island to Elizabeth Bruce; Lot 3: 14 acres to James Bruce; and Lot 4: 16 acres to Elizabeth Bruce. There was also another 38 ½ acres in Orange Co. not specifically allocated.
VA Orange DB 21.260	29 Sep 1797	James Bruce & Charles Bruce of Halifax Co.	James Williams	14	Rapidan R.
£500. Tract 1: Allotted to James Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Elizabeth Williams, William Bruce’s 18 acre tract, Rappadan R. Tract 2: ½ interest in 18 acres allotted to William Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. to which James Bruce and Charles Bruce are entitled to as an heir of William Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Frances Bruce dower lands, James Bruce. Tract 3: All their interest in the dower lands of Frances Bruce, upon her death. Adj. James Bruce, Elizabeth Williams, Thomas Farish, Per Vandyke, William Pannill, Thomas Welch, John Chism, Rapidan R. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., John Dawson, Thomas Farish, John Gibson, Frances Hughes. Recorded 23 Oct 1797. Note: James Williams m. Elizabeth Bruce dau. of Charles Bruce and [Mary] Frances Bruce. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 11, No. 3 (Jan, 1904), pp. 328-332.
VA Orange DB 21.262	30 Sep 1797	Frances Bruce, James Bruce & Charles Bruce	Alexander Spotswood	563	Great Russel Run
Quitclaim land purchased by Charles Bruce in his lifetime from Alexander Spotswood. Adj. Urquhart. Tract 2: 39 acres bought by Charles Bruce from Gerard Banks. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., Thomas Farish, James Williams. Recorded 23 Oct 1797.
VA Orange DB 27.075	21 May 1816	Thomas Macon	... Trustee fbo James Bruce, of Halifax Co.	200	Blue Run
Trust Deed Mortgage. Skipped the rest.
VA Orange DB 27.166	1817	James Bruce	Thomas Macon	—	—
[Faded and very hard to read - release of trust deed mortgage.]
John Bruce
VA Orange DB 07.074	25 Aug 1742	John Bruce	Augustine Washington & Company	2300	Fk. of Rapphannock R.
£60. Adj. William E. Dingo. Tract 1: 2300 acres Fk. of Rapphannock R. Tract 2: 1600 acres Shenandoah R. adj. Jacob Roger & others. Witnesses: Antho. Rhodes, Nath’l Chapman, C. Boreman. Recorded 27 Dec 1742.
Loudon B. Bruce
VA Orange DB 23.062	21 Aug 1803	Betty Bruce	Loudon B. Bruce (son)	225	—
Gift. Land and two slaves. Land where I live and my sister Martha Bruce now lives. Witnesses: James Goodall, Lenard Davis, Hastin Colyear. Recorded 26 Sep 1803.
VA Orange DB 24.493	27 Nov 1809	Loudon B. Bruce & his wife Milley	John Higdon	249	—
£303 sh15. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Capt. James Early, Thomas Harvey, Capt. William Blakey, Nathan Malloury. Witnesses: Thomas Lovill, John Mallory, Roger S. Mallory, Benj. Smith, St. Clair Thomas. Recorded 28 Nov 1809.
William Bruce
VA Orange DB 21.260	29 Sep 1797	James Bruce & Charles Bruce of Halifax Co.	James Williams	14	Rapidan R.
£500. Tract 1: Allotted to James Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Elizabeth Williams, William Bruce’s 18 acre tract, Rappadan R. Tract 2: ½ interest in 18 acres allotted to William Bruce from estate of Charles Bruce, dec’d. to which James Bruce and Charles Bruce are entitled to as an heir of William Bruce, dec’d. Has metes & bounds. Adj. Frances Bruce dower lands, James Bruce. Tract 3: All their interest in the dower lands of Frances Bruce, upon her death. Adj. James Bruce, Elizabeth Williams, Thomas Farish, Per Vandyke, William Pannill, Thomas Welch, John Chism, Rapidan R. Witnesses: George Stubblefield, James Gordon, Jr., John Dawson, Thomas Farish, John Gibson, Frances Hughes. Recorded 23 Oct 1797. Note: James Williams m. Elizabeth Bruce dau. of Charles Bruce and [Mary] Frances Bruce. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol 11, No. 3 (Jan, 1904), pp. 328-332.
William Bruce
VA Orange Chancery 1793.003	24 Jan 1793	Charles Bruce, Estate of by Commissioners	Frances Bruce, Charles Bruce, James Bruce, William Bruce & Elizabeth Bruce	1007 ½	Rapidan R.
The lands of the estate of Charles Bruce were surveyed at 530 acres in Culpeper Co., 433 acres in Orange Co,, 6 acre island [in Culpeper Co.] between the two big tracts and a 38 ½ tract in Orange Co. These were allotted as follows: Tract 1: 189 in Culpeper Co. to William Bruce; Tract 2: 173 acres in Culpeper Co. to Charles Bruce; Tract 3: 168 acres in Culpeper Co. to James Bruce; Tract 4: 105 acres in Orange Co. to Elizabeth Bruce; Dower Land 280 acres in Orange Co. to Frances Bruce; Lot 1: 18 acres in Orange Co. to William Bruce; Lot 2: 6 acres island to Elizabeth Bruce; Lot 3: 14 acres to James Bruce; and Lot 4: 16 acres to Elizabeth Bruce. There was also another 38 ½ acres in Orange Co. not specifically allocated.
VA Orange DB 21.279	26 Oct 1797	George Bruce, of Montgomery Co.	William Bruce	800	—
£100. Land George Bruce formerly lived on purchased from Richard Beale. Adj. Thomas Harvey, Thomas Davis, dec’d., John Haney, Nathan Mallory, Joseph White, Alexander Ogg, James Earle. Witnesses: John Meyers, Frederick Helvie, Peter Helvie. Recorded 27 Nov 1797.

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