Individual Details

John was administrator of his father's estate, 1797.
Likely one of the older sons since he was administrator of his father's estate.

He appears to have died in late 1802 before he completed that administration. There is no suggestion of wife or children.

Goochland Deed Book 18, p.508 #7645030, img 569
17 Jan 1803
John Herndon, William George, John Miller & Thomas Herndon or any three to appraise slaves, if any (there were not), and all personal estate of John Britt, dec’d and that the Admintr of dec’d (not named - see next) and report to court.
22 Jan 1803 John Herndon, William George & John Miller appraised.
Barrels of corn
Furniture & kitchen ware
Man’s saddle & bridle
Gun
Looking glass
Shoemakers tools
4 books
21 Feb 1803. Presented in court and ordered recorded.

Book 21, p.103 #7676133, img 68
19 Feb 1811
William Bolling, Thomas Miller, Josiah Leake & George S. Smith or any three to settle the accounts of Paul Dismukes, adm. Of John Britt the younger and report to this court.
Paid William Johnson several sums in 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1810. (Wm Johnson was husband of John Jr's sister Mary)
Receipts from Wm Britt, Jr., John Bernard for rent in 1802 & 803., James Clements for rent 1805-1808.
Dated 1 Aug 1811. W. Bolling, Tho. Miller, Geo. S. Smith
19 Aug 1811. Account was presented in court and ordered recorded.

Paul Dismukes also became administrator de bonis for the estate of John's father, John Britt, Senr.
Book 21, p.138-144 #7676133, img 86-89
Estate of John Britt Deceased, by John Britt adm.
Earliest date is 5 Oct 1798 – payments for whiskey & corn and to Elisha Christian, part of his wife’s legacy.
Payments to James & John Clements, to Perkins for services at the sale
16 Jul 1799 – paid Leonard Page for half boots for Wm Britt Jur
21 Aug 1800 paid Archs Perksin & Wm George for attendance at court
21 Aug 1800 paid Jesse Talley for tuition of Obed Britt Jun
29 Nov 1800 paid himself for services as managers
Cash paid to estate
12 Jul 1800 & August of same year – William Britt paid for a cow
Nov 15 1800 – receipt for hire of Negro woman Suck (Sookey)
Lists of bonds remaining provided
[Estate of John Britt Jr deceased dr to Paul Dismukes under adm of John Brett
Payments from 25 Dec 1799 to 7 Feb 1809.
1 Aug 1811. Audit on accounts of Paul Dismukes adm de bonis non of John Britt dec’d shows balance due the estate of 178#’s 15 shillings and 8 pence half penny.]
Agreeably to order the subscribers have proceeded to divide the personal estate of John Britt dec’d amongst his coheirs (copied from Book 18, p.375 - copy made 28 Mar 1810)
14 Sep 1811. Division of balance of estate of John Britt dec’d – to each of 9 distributees, 19.17.3 ½. Geo. Britt received on the first division more than his proportion which with interest leaves him in debt to John Britt, William Britt, William John, Ann Britt & Obadiah Britt for 6 15.2.
Signed: Thos. Miller, Josiah Leake, Geo. S. Smith
16 Sep 1811. Settlement of accounts and division of John Britt Senr’s estate presented and ordered to be recorded.


Susannah (Holman) Britt his mother and wife of the elder John would have had other children - and would be quite elderly without a minor child in 1829 - and there's no indication the elder John married after her death to have a widow "Elizabeth" - yet it seems likely John did marry again late in life and have a single child by that marriage. Thomas Herndon in these records was a son-in-law of Susannah - but would have been a brother-in-law to the young John. There could well have been a young son, William H. - named for one of John's brothers.
Goochland DB 30, p.536
Article of an Agreement made and entered into this 21st day of January 1829, between Elizabeth Britt, widow of John Britt Dec'dof the one part and William H. Britt orph. of the said Britt of the other part, both of the county of Goochland. witnesseth, that we the said Elizabeth and William being willing that the land as we are interested in from husband and father and that we have mutually agreed to call upon our friends William M. Holman, Jeremiah Woodward, and Richard James to lay off the Dower right of the said Elizabeth and do mutaly agree to stand to the division as they shall make. In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals the day and year first written
Elizabeth (x) Britt
William H. Britt
Wit: James H. Miller, Thos. Herndon, Jereh. Woodward
In compliance to the request of Mrs. Elizabeth Britt widow of John Britt dec'd and William Britt, orphan of the said John Britt to lay off the dower right of the said Elizabeth, we the undersigned have lay'd it off as follows, beginning at a Hickory on Houcins' line, thene along the old line to pointers on Holman's line, from thence along the said line to a Spanich Oak on the said James Holman and from thence along a new line to a perchimon tree on the bank of a gully, thence along the said gully to a branch from thence a stait line to the beinning, supposed to be 60 acres more or less. Given under our hands this 21st day of January 1829.
signed: Wm M. Holman, Jereh. Woodward, Richd. James
At a Court held for Goochland County, 20th July 1829
This agreement was presented in Court and proved by the oaths of Thomas Herndon and Jeremiah woodward to the act and deed of Elizabeth Britt & William H. Britt and ordered to be certified. and the certificate of William M. Holman, Jeremiah Woodward & Richard James thereto annexed, was acknowledged by the said William M. Holman and Jeremiah woodward, which was ordered to recorded as to them.
And at a Court held for the said County, 16th May 1836.
This Agrrmenet was fully proved by the oath of James H. Miller to be the act and deed of Elizabeth Britt and William H. Britt and ordered to be recorded. Teste. Nath. Miller DCGC

Birth	Abt 1775
Death	1802	Goochland County, Virginia

Father	John Britt (1747 - 1797)
Mother	Living
Sibling	Mary Britt (1771 - )
Sibling	William H Britt (1773 - )
Sibling	George H Britt (1777 - 1817)
Sibling	Susannah Britt (1780 - )
Sibling	Ann Britt (1781 - )
Sibling	Obediah Britt (1783 - )
Sibling	Elizabeth Britt (1790 - )
Sibling	Tandy Holman Britt (1791 - 1852)