Individual Details
Matthew RUST
(Bef 1697 - Abt 1751)
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Tree #0774, Date of Import: 1 Jun 1998]
MATTHEW RUST 207p40:
VA-031: 207 MATTHEW RUST--207 was born Westmoreland county, VA, probably before 1697. His will, July 11, 1751, was proven July 30, 1751; married (1) by 1718, WINIFRED COX.
(BROTHER OF CHARNOCK COX THAT MARRIED MARY PRESLEY, WHOSE DAUGHTER ELIZABETH COX MARRIED SAMUEL RUST 1741/42, WHO WAS SON OF JEREMIAH...WHICH, WOULD MAKE WINIFRED AND ELIZABETH...COUSINS....)
by his first wife, ANNE, daughter of WILLIAM PAINE, gent.; married (2) May 27, 1740, MRS. FRANCES (GARLAND) MIDDLETON, widow of THOMAS MIDDLETON, who died about 1737, FRANCES, second wife of MATTHEW RUST, born about 1696. Her will, Jul 23, 1759, proven Jun 30, 1761.
(...WHO WAS THE SON OF JOHN MIDDLETON, d. 1706, WHO I THINK WAS THE BROTHER OF BENEDICT MIDDLETON WHOSE DAUGHTER...JANE...MARRIED....JOHN CRABB)...ALSO...SEE FRANCES MIDDLETON NOTES.....!!!!!
children of MATTHEW AND WINIFRED:
322--Vincent, date and place of birth undeterminded. His will, Sep 28, 1793, was proven apr 29, 1794; married ANNE BAILEY, who appears to have been sister to the wives of 402--SAMUEL RUST, and 403--CAPTAIN BENJAMIN RUST.
Children of Vincent RUST-322 and wife Anne:
436--Matthew, m aft 1777, Nancy WRIGHT, dau of Franics WRIGHT, and sister Benedict WRIGHT, who m 442--Mary RUST. For unexplained reasons, Mathew was disinherited in the will of his father.
FOR THIS, ALSO SEE... MIDDLETON...MATTHEW RUST-436...WRIGHT... CLAUGHTON... DAMOURVILLE...
VA068:
Richard WRIGHT came from England. He married Elisabeth WIGGINTON, and owned Cabin Point, which he sold and removed to LOCUST HALL. He had two children:
1. Francis m (1) Mary Fleet COX, by whom he had a son, Presley who m Elisabeth MIDDLETONand a daughter Nancy who m Matthew RUST-436...Francis m(2) was also named Elisabeth MIDDLETON, dau of Benedict and Hannah (Lane) MIDDLETON, by whom he had three sons, JOHNSON, BENEDICT AND WILLIAM.
Johnson m Mary DAWSON
Benedict m Elisabeth RUST (VA031 and VA002 says Mary RUST dau og Vincent RUST, by whom he had a son, Mottrom and a daughter Maria. His m(2) was Hannah CLAUGHTON (daughter of James CLAUGHTON and Hannah, his wife)...ONE OF THESE HANNAH CLAUGHTONS WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF HANNAH DAMOURVILLE..., by whom he had four children: Ann, Elisabeth, Francis and James.
William was b 28 Aug 1774 and m Mary Presley CLAUGHTON (dau of James and Hannah CLAUGHTON, and sister to the wife of his brother, Benedict), who was b 19 Nov 1775. They were m 6 May 179-5 (the last figure is indistinct in the old record, thought it seems a 5). by this marriages there were six children, James Cox, Hannah, William, Jane Middleton, Joseph and Mary Presley. Willaim and Joseph died early. James Cox m Catherine CLAUGHTON and had issue. Jane M. married Charles L. BELL and left issue. Mary Presley m Porter ROBINSON and had issue. Hannah, the eldest dau, was b 4 Apr 1803, and m Benedict WALKER 20 Jan 1825, by whom she had nine children--seven sons and two daughters.
Elisabeth, wife of Richard WRIGHT, survived her husband, and m Dr. McFarland, They built the house at LOCUST HALL, where she died in her eighty-eighth year.*
*Note by Editor: These WRIGHTS were evidently descendants of Richard WRIGHT, merchant of London, and Anne MOTTROM, daughter of Col. John MOTTROM, of Northumberland County, VA. Richard WRIGHT, "who came from England" to Northumberland County, VA, was probably a grandson of the Richard WRIGHT, who really came from England. See Wright Family, Quarterly, XVI., 53.
2. Elisabeth, who m Fleet COX, by whom she had four sons--Peter, James, John and Fleet, and two daus...Mary, who m Robert MIDDLETON and Elisabeth, who m Edward DOWNING.
(MORE ABOUT THIS FAMILY, P. 80+)
323--George--207, was born Westmoreland County, VA, date undetermined, died between Stp 7, 1785 and Oct 17, 1786; married (1) MARY MIDDLETON, died Novm 1773, daughter of ROBERT MIDDLETON, gent, (see MIDDLETON PAGES) married (2) before Jan 9, 1775, HANNAH BLACKWELL, died before Jan 1, 1792, daughter of JOSEPH BLACKWELL, Northumberland county, VA.
children by his first wife:
443--Mary, appears to have d without issue; mentioned in will of her uncle, BENEDICT MIDDLETON (1770), and in the will of her grandfather, ROBERT MIDDLETON (1773).
444--Elizabeth, b 1766, d 14 Jan 1844, buried near Upperville, VA: m (1) JAMES DUNBAR; m (2) Oct 28, 1786 421--GEORGE RUST, son of 302--WILLIAM RUST. 421--GEORGE RUST was administrator of the estate of JAMES DUNBAR in Loudoun and Westmoreland counties, Dec 26, 1786. On Oct 31, 1773, her father, 323--GEORGE RUST, made a deed of gift of five negroes. In Nov, 1773, her granffather, ROBERT MIDDLETON, wills her a negro and £50, and in Oct 1786, she makes deeds of gifts to her half-brothers, 445--Samuel, 446--George, and 447--Edward, and to her half-sister, 448--Sarah ((Sally?).
324--Anne, b date undetermined, order for inventory of her estate entered Nov 27, 1770; m PETER LAMKIN, whose will, Nov 2, 1757, was proven, Jun 29, 1762, Westmoreland county, VA
children
449--Matthew Lamkin
450--George Lamkin
451--Betty Lamkin SEE DANIEL CRABB
452--Peter Lamkin
453--James Lankin
454--Jane Ashton Lamkin
455--Anne Lamkin
456--Sally Rust Lamkin
325--Elizabeth, b. date undetermined; d. probably before her father; m. SAMUEL LAMKIN, brother of PETER LAMKIN, both being sons of MRS. JANE PARTRIDGE, by former marriage, who by her will, 1760, names g-daughter, SARAH RUST, identity undetermined.
child
457--Daniel Lamkin, who by the will of his g-father, 207--Matthew Rust, inherited 612 acres of land in Loundoun County, VA, and who from 1763 to 1768 was under the guardianship of his half-uncle, MATTHEW PARTRIDGE, and appears to have d. without issue.
326--Winifred, b date undetermined, d. unmarried. Will Aug 8, 1754, proven Jul 27, 1755
327--Sarah. m 1751 Alvin CLAYTOR who d 1755.
children of MATTHEW AND FRANCES:
328p94--Benedict... was born Westmoreland county, VA Oct 25, 1743, died Stp 18, 1829, Frederick County, VA; married mar 24, 1766, JANE (?) MIDDLETON, forn Feb 26, 1751, died Stp 3, 1832, daughter of ROBER MIDDLETON.
There is much about his children and grandchildren, p. 94-98...of note....467BENEDICT RUST and Eliz., his wife, of Frederick county, VA, on Oct 24, 1799, for £54 convey land in Rugged Point Neck adj. ROBT. CARTER, esq., GEO. GARNER, JNO. MIDDLETON, JOHN CRABB, SR. TO SAMUEL BEALE, JR. OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. -- D & W vol XX, p 249, Westmoreland county.
329--Frances, b. dated undetermined; m. between 1751 and 1759, ___________Shearman. It appears that she m. (2) ________Woodcock, for by her will as "FRANCES WOODCOCK," she passes her estate to "468--ELIZABETH RUST, daughter of my brother, 328--BENEDICT, and now wife of 522--PETER RUST, JR." and to "ROBERT RUST, son of my newphew 467--BENEDICT, JR." This would indicate whe died childless. Will Book 10, p 112, Frederick County.
330--Mary, called "Molly" in wills of both parents, living unmarried in 1759. Her will offered for probate by RICHARD BRYARLY leaves to "My brother BENEDICT RUST 1 mare colt, and all the remainder of my esatate to my adopted daughter, that I raised, HANNAH COX BRYARLY daughter of RICHARD BRYARLY." Will Book 2, p. 425, Frederick county.
Whereupon another will (unsigned) was presented by 328--BENEDICT RUST, her brother, leaving all her estate "to my brother Benjamin Rust," except some articles of clothing to my "sister FRANCES WOODCOCK," and certain livestock to "HONEY RUST daughter of BENJAMIN RUST." Other than this refernece, no informaiton has been obtained of such persons.
Matthew Rust bought 100 acres of land in Cople Parish near the head of Yeocomico River, Oct 20, 1733, from ROBERT BOGGES and Jane, his wife, for 5,000 lbs. tobacco.
The court of Westmoreland county, July 26, 1727, on the petition of Matthew Rust gave him permission to keep a "Roleing House" at his dwelling house plantation on or near the head of Yeocomico, where VINCENT COX formerly lived. This was probably the beginning of Rust's Warehouse, which figured in the toabcco industry of Westmoreland county for more than half a century, and made the name "RUST" familiar to the most remote sections of the Colony of VA and throughout the distant markets of the world.
Under date of Aug 31, 1742, the Westmoreland county court made the following order:
"This Court doth Nominate and recomend to the Honble WILLIAM GOOCH, Esqr, his Magesty's Leutent Governor and commander in chief of this dominion, CHARNOCK COX junr, DANIELL TEBBS, JEREMIAH GARLAND and WILLIAM ESKRIDGE, for the said Governor to appoint two to Execute the Office of Inspectors of Tobc at Yecomoco Warehouse already built and at Rust's Landing where a warehouse is to be built, both being under one inspection for the next succeeding Year."
On the same day the court made the following order:
"It is considered by this Court and accordingly ordered that MATTHEW RUST, proprietor of the Land at a place called and known by the name of Rusts landing on the same River where the Warehouses already Built for Inspecting Tobacco at Yocomoco stands, do forthwith erect and build upon the said Landing two good fifty-two foot long substantial and strong houses to be publick warehouses for inspecting tobacco with conventient doors, locks, Keys and Bolts and one Other House of sixteen foot square at the place aforsaid for a Seal house and to put up and Erect four good Substantial prizes and likewise to build and Erect such Warf or Warfs as shall necessaryily be wanting at the place aforesd pursuant to the directions of the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided and also in complyance with a bond by the sd Rust entered into before the Court of the County for performance of the Buildings afsd.
(THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IN THE BOOK P. 44.)
Matthew Rust appears to have held the office of tobacco inspector from the time of his appointment (1744) until his death, July 1751.
Matthew becane an extensive land holder, owning land in Westmoreland, Loudoun, and other counties, approximating 1620 acres at time of death.
The inventory of his estate, returned July 30, 1751, by GEO. LAMKIN, FLEET COX, and MICHL. GILBERD, shows 12 negroes, 1 still and worm, 8 beds and furniture, 1 desk, 3 silver spoons, money scales, 1 gun, 1 cotton gin, 1 woman's saddle, and a long list of other property.--inv. 1746-52, p. 178a, Westmoreland county.
Will of MATTHEW RUST:
Itom. I Give to mr. FLEET COX one hundred & fufy Accors of Land Next to the Land of Mr. CHARNOCK COX decest & Binding on the Lands of Mr. PETER LAMKIN and According to a Line of Marked Trees throug PHILIPS old fild Being by Estamastion one hundred & fifty Accors he Paying Eighty five Pounds Corront mony for the use of my Estate I give the sd. Land to him the sd. FLEET COX & his Heirs for ever but if it shold Not Contain one hundred and fifty Accor then to be Paid for According to that Value.
Itom. I give to my son VENSANT RUST Three Negrors Named old Jane young Jane & will not in the Postion of him with thear Incrase to him and his Heiars allsoe part of King & philops Land as it is Colled According to a Line I have Marked & Layed of, but the said part of KINGS Land my son VENSANT is Not to have in his Portion tell all my Just Debts and Lagseys are Paid but to Remain in the Portion of my Exers. to Rase mony out of the Rants of the store house and Plantastion whare KING Lived to pay my Just Debts and Lagseys & then I Give all the above Menitioned Negros and Land to my sd. son & the heirs of his Body forever I allsoe Give to my said son Six had of Cattle in Leu of his part of the Cattle in the Nack that is that Six had of Cattle he has now in Postion allsoe a father Bed he has in Postion.
Itom. I Give to my son GEORGE RUST all my Land in Yeocomico Nack a Jlning to the Land of PETER RUST and Three Negros Colled Bellendor Sarah & hanah to him & his Heiars for ever he apying to my Gran son DANEL LAMKIN forty Pounds Corront money when he Arives to the age of Twenty one years but if he the said DANIEL should die Befour he arives to the Full age of Twnenty one years then the said Lagsey of Forty Pounds to be Void I allso Give to my said son GEORGE RUST one Feather Bed & furntur & six had of Cattle in the Nack to him & his heirs.
Itom. I Give to my Dafter ANNE LAMKIN part of That Land I bought of JOHN KING According to a Line allrady Marked containing Twnety Accors be the same more or Less ajoining to the Land whare RICHARD PARTIRG Lived to hur & hur Heiars for ever.
Itom. I Give to my Dafter WENNEFORD RUST one Negro Called Cate & one feather Bed which see has in Postion to her & hur Heirs.
Itom. I give to my Dafter SARAH RUST one Negro Called Bass & one Fether Bed and Rutnture to hur & hur heiars. Turn over.
Itom. I Leve to my Beloved wife FRANCES RUST the use of all my Land I Bought of SAML RUST and the Remaining Part of my Land Called KINGS & PHILOPS According to a Line of Marked Trees allsoe the use of my Three Negros Called morris Sanks & hanah Duering hur Natral Life in Leu of hur Dour of all my other Land & Negros & aftor hur Decest I give the said Land & Three Negros to my son BENNEDICK RUST & his heiars for ever Begotten of his Body & for want of such Heirs I Give the said Land & Three Negros to my son GEORGE RUST & the Heiars of his Body and if thay may Two sons BENNIDICK & GEORGE RUST Both die without Lawfull Heiars Begotton of thear Bodys I give the said Land to my four Dafters WENNEFORD SARAH FRANCES & MOLLEY RUST to them & their Heirs for ever I allsoe Give to my said son BENNEDICK RUST my still worm & Tub.
Itom. I Give to my Gran son DANIEL LAMKIN one Negro woman Called Alse with her Increase to him & his Heiars forever.
Itom. I Give to my Two Dafters FRANCES RUST & MOLLEY RUST Each of them a Feather Bed & furnture to them & their Hiears.
Itom. I Give to my Daftor FRANCES RUST one Negro Colled Nad to hur & hur Heiars For ever.
Itom. I Give to my Daftor MOLLEY RUST one Negro Child Colled Nan to hur & hur Hiears for ever.
Itom. I Give to my Beloved wife one Negro Colled Pag with hur Incrse allsoe a young Gray Mar a horse Colld Bock & a hors Colled Prince Allse Twelve had of Cattle hur Choices and all the house hold Goods Not Befoour Given to hur & hur Heiars.
Itom. I Give to my son GEORGE RUST a horse he has now in his postion to him & his Heiars Forever.
Itom. I Give to my Brother Peter Rust my wattor Grees Mill on Bleses Run with the apportnances theron Provided that he the said PETER FUST Doth make good & suffestiont Deeds for the Transfairing a pise of Land that the said PETER RUST have in Fairfax County on Toskror Run that he Bought of GEORGE EKSRIDGE decest Containing by paton six hundred & Twelve Accors with a warranty fort the same to the parsons here after Given to.
Itoms. I give to my Gran son DANIEL LAMKIN six hundred & Twelve accors of Land in Fairfax County which I had of my Brother PETER RUST for my wattor Gress Mill which Land I Gave to the said DANIEL LAMKIN & the Heiars of his Body Lawfully Begotten forever & for want of such Hiear I Give the said Land to my Two Daftors WENNEFORD RUST & SARAH RUST to them & thear Heiar for ever I Give the said six hundred & Twelve Accors of Land to my Said Grand Son DANEL LAMKIN in Leu of the Fourty Pounds Befour Given to be Paid by my son GEORGE RUST.
Itom. I Give to my son George Rust a still that will work fify Gallons with worm & Tubb which Still is to be Bought out of the profets of my Estate by my Executors heare aftor Nomanated.
Itom. I Give all the Remaindor of my Estate Not befour Given aftor all my Just Debts & Lagseys are Paid to be Equaley Divied Betwen my four Daftors WENNEFORD SARAH FRANCIS & MOLLEY RUST to them & their Heiars & I doth Apoint my Loving wife FRANCES RUST, my Brother PETER RUST and mr. DANEL TEBBS my Executors of this my Last will & Testment Revockg. and making Void all former & other will or wills hear to fore by me mad in Witness where of I have hear unto set my hadn & sele this eleventh Day of July 1751.
Matthew Rust (sele)
Signed & Selled in the Presants of us
Presly Cox Daniel Harison Josh: Harison
MATTHEW RUST 207p40:
VA-031: 207 MATTHEW RUST--207 was born Westmoreland county, VA, probably before 1697. His will, July 11, 1751, was proven July 30, 1751; married (1) by 1718, WINIFRED COX.
(BROTHER OF CHARNOCK COX THAT MARRIED MARY PRESLEY, WHOSE DAUGHTER ELIZABETH COX MARRIED SAMUEL RUST 1741/42, WHO WAS SON OF JEREMIAH...WHICH, WOULD MAKE WINIFRED AND ELIZABETH...COUSINS....)
by his first wife, ANNE, daughter of WILLIAM PAINE, gent.; married (2) May 27, 1740, MRS. FRANCES (GARLAND) MIDDLETON, widow of THOMAS MIDDLETON, who died about 1737, FRANCES, second wife of MATTHEW RUST, born about 1696. Her will, Jul 23, 1759, proven Jun 30, 1761.
(...WHO WAS THE SON OF JOHN MIDDLETON, d. 1706, WHO I THINK WAS THE BROTHER OF BENEDICT MIDDLETON WHOSE DAUGHTER...JANE...MARRIED....JOHN CRABB)...ALSO...SEE FRANCES MIDDLETON NOTES.....!!!!!
children of MATTHEW AND WINIFRED:
322--Vincent, date and place of birth undeterminded. His will, Sep 28, 1793, was proven apr 29, 1794; married ANNE BAILEY, who appears to have been sister to the wives of 402--SAMUEL RUST, and 403--CAPTAIN BENJAMIN RUST.
Children of Vincent RUST-322 and wife Anne:
436--Matthew, m aft 1777, Nancy WRIGHT, dau of Franics WRIGHT, and sister Benedict WRIGHT, who m 442--Mary RUST. For unexplained reasons, Mathew was disinherited in the will of his father.
FOR THIS, ALSO SEE... MIDDLETON...MATTHEW RUST-436...WRIGHT... CLAUGHTON... DAMOURVILLE...
VA068:
Richard WRIGHT came from England. He married Elisabeth WIGGINTON, and owned Cabin Point, which he sold and removed to LOCUST HALL. He had two children:
1. Francis m (1) Mary Fleet COX, by whom he had a son, Presley who m Elisabeth MIDDLETONand a daughter Nancy who m Matthew RUST-436...Francis m(2) was also named Elisabeth MIDDLETON, dau of Benedict and Hannah (Lane) MIDDLETON, by whom he had three sons, JOHNSON, BENEDICT AND WILLIAM.
Johnson m Mary DAWSON
Benedict m Elisabeth RUST (VA031 and VA002 says Mary RUST dau og Vincent RUST, by whom he had a son, Mottrom and a daughter Maria. His m(2) was Hannah CLAUGHTON (daughter of James CLAUGHTON and Hannah, his wife)...ONE OF THESE HANNAH CLAUGHTONS WAS THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF HANNAH DAMOURVILLE..., by whom he had four children: Ann, Elisabeth, Francis and James.
William was b 28 Aug 1774 and m Mary Presley CLAUGHTON (dau of James and Hannah CLAUGHTON, and sister to the wife of his brother, Benedict), who was b 19 Nov 1775. They were m 6 May 179-5 (the last figure is indistinct in the old record, thought it seems a 5). by this marriages there were six children, James Cox, Hannah, William, Jane Middleton, Joseph and Mary Presley. Willaim and Joseph died early. James Cox m Catherine CLAUGHTON and had issue. Jane M. married Charles L. BELL and left issue. Mary Presley m Porter ROBINSON and had issue. Hannah, the eldest dau, was b 4 Apr 1803, and m Benedict WALKER 20 Jan 1825, by whom she had nine children--seven sons and two daughters.
Elisabeth, wife of Richard WRIGHT, survived her husband, and m Dr. McFarland, They built the house at LOCUST HALL, where she died in her eighty-eighth year.*
*Note by Editor: These WRIGHTS were evidently descendants of Richard WRIGHT, merchant of London, and Anne MOTTROM, daughter of Col. John MOTTROM, of Northumberland County, VA. Richard WRIGHT, "who came from England" to Northumberland County, VA, was probably a grandson of the Richard WRIGHT, who really came from England. See Wright Family, Quarterly, XVI., 53.
2. Elisabeth, who m Fleet COX, by whom she had four sons--Peter, James, John and Fleet, and two daus...Mary, who m Robert MIDDLETON and Elisabeth, who m Edward DOWNING.
(MORE ABOUT THIS FAMILY, P. 80+)
323--George--207, was born Westmoreland County, VA, date undetermined, died between Stp 7, 1785 and Oct 17, 1786; married (1) MARY MIDDLETON, died Novm 1773, daughter of ROBERT MIDDLETON, gent, (see MIDDLETON PAGES) married (2) before Jan 9, 1775, HANNAH BLACKWELL, died before Jan 1, 1792, daughter of JOSEPH BLACKWELL, Northumberland county, VA.
children by his first wife:
443--Mary, appears to have d without issue; mentioned in will of her uncle, BENEDICT MIDDLETON (1770), and in the will of her grandfather, ROBERT MIDDLETON (1773).
444--Elizabeth, b 1766, d 14 Jan 1844, buried near Upperville, VA: m (1) JAMES DUNBAR; m (2) Oct 28, 1786 421--GEORGE RUST, son of 302--WILLIAM RUST. 421--GEORGE RUST was administrator of the estate of JAMES DUNBAR in Loudoun and Westmoreland counties, Dec 26, 1786. On Oct 31, 1773, her father, 323--GEORGE RUST, made a deed of gift of five negroes. In Nov, 1773, her granffather, ROBERT MIDDLETON, wills her a negro and £50, and in Oct 1786, she makes deeds of gifts to her half-brothers, 445--Samuel, 446--George, and 447--Edward, and to her half-sister, 448--Sarah ((Sally?).
324--Anne, b date undetermined, order for inventory of her estate entered Nov 27, 1770; m PETER LAMKIN, whose will, Nov 2, 1757, was proven, Jun 29, 1762, Westmoreland county, VA
children
449--Matthew Lamkin
450--George Lamkin
451--Betty Lamkin SEE DANIEL CRABB
452--Peter Lamkin
453--James Lankin
454--Jane Ashton Lamkin
455--Anne Lamkin
456--Sally Rust Lamkin
325--Elizabeth, b. date undetermined; d. probably before her father; m. SAMUEL LAMKIN, brother of PETER LAMKIN, both being sons of MRS. JANE PARTRIDGE, by former marriage, who by her will, 1760, names g-daughter, SARAH RUST, identity undetermined.
child
457--Daniel Lamkin, who by the will of his g-father, 207--Matthew Rust, inherited 612 acres of land in Loundoun County, VA, and who from 1763 to 1768 was under the guardianship of his half-uncle, MATTHEW PARTRIDGE, and appears to have d. without issue.
326--Winifred, b date undetermined, d. unmarried. Will Aug 8, 1754, proven Jul 27, 1755
327--Sarah. m 1751 Alvin CLAYTOR who d 1755.
children of MATTHEW AND FRANCES:
328p94--Benedict... was born Westmoreland county, VA Oct 25, 1743, died Stp 18, 1829, Frederick County, VA; married mar 24, 1766, JANE (?) MIDDLETON, forn Feb 26, 1751, died Stp 3, 1832, daughter of ROBER MIDDLETON.
There is much about his children and grandchildren, p. 94-98...of note....467BENEDICT RUST and Eliz., his wife, of Frederick county, VA, on Oct 24, 1799, for £54 convey land in Rugged Point Neck adj. ROBT. CARTER, esq., GEO. GARNER, JNO. MIDDLETON, JOHN CRABB, SR. TO SAMUEL BEALE, JR. OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY. -- D & W vol XX, p 249, Westmoreland county.
329--Frances, b. dated undetermined; m. between 1751 and 1759, ___________Shearman. It appears that she m. (2) ________Woodcock, for by her will as "FRANCES WOODCOCK," she passes her estate to "468--ELIZABETH RUST, daughter of my brother, 328--BENEDICT, and now wife of 522--PETER RUST, JR." and to "ROBERT RUST, son of my newphew 467--BENEDICT, JR." This would indicate whe died childless. Will Book 10, p 112, Frederick County.
330--Mary, called "Molly" in wills of both parents, living unmarried in 1759. Her will offered for probate by RICHARD BRYARLY leaves to "My brother BENEDICT RUST 1 mare colt, and all the remainder of my esatate to my adopted daughter, that I raised, HANNAH COX BRYARLY daughter of RICHARD BRYARLY." Will Book 2, p. 425, Frederick county.
Whereupon another will (unsigned) was presented by 328--BENEDICT RUST, her brother, leaving all her estate "to my brother Benjamin Rust," except some articles of clothing to my "sister FRANCES WOODCOCK," and certain livestock to "HONEY RUST daughter of BENJAMIN RUST." Other than this refernece, no informaiton has been obtained of such persons.
Matthew Rust bought 100 acres of land in Cople Parish near the head of Yeocomico River, Oct 20, 1733, from ROBERT BOGGES and Jane, his wife, for 5,000 lbs. tobacco.
The court of Westmoreland county, July 26, 1727, on the petition of Matthew Rust gave him permission to keep a "Roleing House" at his dwelling house plantation on or near the head of Yeocomico, where VINCENT COX formerly lived. This was probably the beginning of Rust's Warehouse, which figured in the toabcco industry of Westmoreland county for more than half a century, and made the name "RUST" familiar to the most remote sections of the Colony of VA and throughout the distant markets of the world.
Under date of Aug 31, 1742, the Westmoreland county court made the following order:
"This Court doth Nominate and recomend to the Honble WILLIAM GOOCH, Esqr, his Magesty's Leutent Governor and commander in chief of this dominion, CHARNOCK COX junr, DANIELL TEBBS, JEREMIAH GARLAND and WILLIAM ESKRIDGE, for the said Governor to appoint two to Execute the Office of Inspectors of Tobc at Yecomoco Warehouse already built and at Rust's Landing where a warehouse is to be built, both being under one inspection for the next succeeding Year."
On the same day the court made the following order:
"It is considered by this Court and accordingly ordered that MATTHEW RUST, proprietor of the Land at a place called and known by the name of Rusts landing on the same River where the Warehouses already Built for Inspecting Tobacco at Yocomoco stands, do forthwith erect and build upon the said Landing two good fifty-two foot long substantial and strong houses to be publick warehouses for inspecting tobacco with conventient doors, locks, Keys and Bolts and one Other House of sixteen foot square at the place aforsaid for a Seal house and to put up and Erect four good Substantial prizes and likewise to build and Erect such Warf or Warfs as shall necessaryily be wanting at the place aforesd pursuant to the directions of the Act of Assembly in that case made and provided and also in complyance with a bond by the sd Rust entered into before the Court of the County for performance of the Buildings afsd.
(THERE IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IN THE BOOK P. 44.)
Matthew Rust appears to have held the office of tobacco inspector from the time of his appointment (1744) until his death, July 1751.
Matthew becane an extensive land holder, owning land in Westmoreland, Loudoun, and other counties, approximating 1620 acres at time of death.
The inventory of his estate, returned July 30, 1751, by GEO. LAMKIN, FLEET COX, and MICHL. GILBERD, shows 12 negroes, 1 still and worm, 8 beds and furniture, 1 desk, 3 silver spoons, money scales, 1 gun, 1 cotton gin, 1 woman's saddle, and a long list of other property.--inv. 1746-52, p. 178a, Westmoreland county.
Will of MATTHEW RUST:
Itom. I Give to mr. FLEET COX one hundred & fufy Accors of Land Next to the Land of Mr. CHARNOCK COX decest & Binding on the Lands of Mr. PETER LAMKIN and According to a Line of Marked Trees throug PHILIPS old fild Being by Estamastion one hundred & fifty Accors he Paying Eighty five Pounds Corront mony for the use of my Estate I give the sd. Land to him the sd. FLEET COX & his Heirs for ever but if it shold Not Contain one hundred and fifty Accor then to be Paid for According to that Value.
Itom. I give to my son VENSANT RUST Three Negrors Named old Jane young Jane & will not in the Postion of him with thear Incrase to him and his Heiars allsoe part of King & philops Land as it is Colled According to a Line I have Marked & Layed of, but the said part of KINGS Land my son VENSANT is Not to have in his Portion tell all my Just Debts and Lagseys are Paid but to Remain in the Portion of my Exers. to Rase mony out of the Rants of the store house and Plantastion whare KING Lived to pay my Just Debts and Lagseys & then I Give all the above Menitioned Negros and Land to my sd. son & the heirs of his Body forever I allsoe Give to my said son Six had of Cattle in Leu of his part of the Cattle in the Nack that is that Six had of Cattle he has now in Postion allsoe a father Bed he has in Postion.
Itom. I Give to my son GEORGE RUST all my Land in Yeocomico Nack a Jlning to the Land of PETER RUST and Three Negros Colled Bellendor Sarah & hanah to him & his Heiars for ever he apying to my Gran son DANEL LAMKIN forty Pounds Corront money when he Arives to the age of Twenty one years but if he the said DANIEL should die Befour he arives to the Full age of Twnenty one years then the said Lagsey of Forty Pounds to be Void I allso Give to my said son GEORGE RUST one Feather Bed & furntur & six had of Cattle in the Nack to him & his heirs.
Itom. I Give to my Dafter ANNE LAMKIN part of That Land I bought of JOHN KING According to a Line allrady Marked containing Twnety Accors be the same more or Less ajoining to the Land whare RICHARD PARTIRG Lived to hur & hur Heiars for ever.
Itom. I Give to my Dafter WENNEFORD RUST one Negro Called Cate & one feather Bed which see has in Postion to her & hur Heirs.
Itom. I give to my Dafter SARAH RUST one Negro Called Bass & one Fether Bed and Rutnture to hur & hur heiars. Turn over.
Itom. I Leve to my Beloved wife FRANCES RUST the use of all my Land I Bought of SAML RUST and the Remaining Part of my Land Called KINGS & PHILOPS According to a Line of Marked Trees allsoe the use of my Three Negros Called morris Sanks & hanah Duering hur Natral Life in Leu of hur Dour of all my other Land & Negros & aftor hur Decest I give the said Land & Three Negros to my son BENNEDICK RUST & his heiars for ever Begotten of his Body & for want of such Heirs I Give the said Land & Three Negros to my son GEORGE RUST & the Heiars of his Body and if thay may Two sons BENNIDICK & GEORGE RUST Both die without Lawfull Heiars Begotton of thear Bodys I give the said Land to my four Dafters WENNEFORD SARAH FRANCES & MOLLEY RUST to them & their Heirs for ever I allsoe Give to my said son BENNEDICK RUST my still worm & Tub.
Itom. I Give to my Gran son DANIEL LAMKIN one Negro woman Called Alse with her Increase to him & his Heiars forever.
Itom. I Give to my Two Dafters FRANCES RUST & MOLLEY RUST Each of them a Feather Bed & furnture to them & their Hiears.
Itom. I Give to my Daftor FRANCES RUST one Negro Colled Nad to hur & hur Heiars For ever.
Itom. I Give to my Daftor MOLLEY RUST one Negro Child Colled Nan to hur & hur Hiears for ever.
Itom. I Give to my Beloved wife one Negro Colled Pag with hur Incrse allsoe a young Gray Mar a horse Colld Bock & a hors Colled Prince Allse Twelve had of Cattle hur Choices and all the house hold Goods Not Befoour Given to hur & hur Heiars.
Itom. I Give to my son GEORGE RUST a horse he has now in his postion to him & his Heiars Forever.
Itom. I Give to my Brother Peter Rust my wattor Grees Mill on Bleses Run with the apportnances theron Provided that he the said PETER FUST Doth make good & suffestiont Deeds for the Transfairing a pise of Land that the said PETER RUST have in Fairfax County on Toskror Run that he Bought of GEORGE EKSRIDGE decest Containing by paton six hundred & Twelve Accors with a warranty fort the same to the parsons here after Given to.
Itoms. I give to my Gran son DANIEL LAMKIN six hundred & Twelve accors of Land in Fairfax County which I had of my Brother PETER RUST for my wattor Gress Mill which Land I Gave to the said DANIEL LAMKIN & the Heiars of his Body Lawfully Begotten forever & for want of such Hiear I Give the said Land to my Two Daftors WENNEFORD RUST & SARAH RUST to them & thear Heiar for ever I Give the said six hundred & Twelve Accors of Land to my Said Grand Son DANEL LAMKIN in Leu of the Fourty Pounds Befour Given to be Paid by my son GEORGE RUST.
Itom. I Give to my son George Rust a still that will work fify Gallons with worm & Tubb which Still is to be Bought out of the profets of my Estate by my Executors heare aftor Nomanated.
Itom. I Give all the Remaindor of my Estate Not befour Given aftor all my Just Debts & Lagseys are Paid to be Equaley Divied Betwen my four Daftors WENNEFORD SARAH FRANCIS & MOLLEY RUST to them & their Heiars & I doth Apoint my Loving wife FRANCES RUST, my Brother PETER RUST and mr. DANEL TEBBS my Executors of this my Last will & Testment Revockg. and making Void all former & other will or wills hear to fore by me mad in Witness where of I have hear unto set my hadn & sele this eleventh Day of July 1751.
Matthew Rust (sele)
Signed & Selled in the Presants of us
Presly Cox Daniel Harison Josh: Harison
Events
| Birth | Bef 1697 | Westmoreland County, VA | |||
| Death | Abt 1751 | Westmoreland County, VA |
Families
| Father | Samuel RUST (1665 - 1715) |
| Mother | Martha (1672 - 1730) |
| Sibling | William RUST ( - 1742) |
| Sibling | Anne RUST ( - 1748) |
| Sibling | George RUST ( - 1775) |
| Sibling | Jeremiah RUST (1695 - 1731) |
| Sibling | Hannah RUST (1699 - 1732) |
| Sibling | Peter RUST (1710 - 1762) |
| Sibling | John RUST (1695 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Benjamin RUST ( - 1754) |