Abernathy Document
The Cow Document
Virginia Colonial Abstracts by Beverley Fleet, Volume 111, page 182 in book.
Charles City County, Court Orders, 1655-1658 page 98 in court orders
These presents witnes that I Robt Abernethy Do consent and agree the my now wife Sara Abernathy do make over to her child Sara Cubishe one cow called Goodluck and a Heyfer called Brown and another Heyfer called Jug to remaine for the use and good of the child, and if it please God to call this child by death when the next child to succeed heire to its sister, And this we desire to be recorded in Co'rt wittnes our hands this
3rd of April 1657Robt x Abernathie, Sara x Abernathie her m'k.
Ack in Court same date. Rec 25 Apr. 1657
Transcribed by Margaret Ogilvie