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HARRISON Rebecca --LNU-- [1] |
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Female |
| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- 1712: Prince George County, Wills & Deeds 1712, recorded PGC Wills & Deeds, 1711-1713, pps. 201-208: WILL OF WILLIAM HARRISON, SENIOR of Weyanoke Parish, Prince George County.
----- In the name of God Amen, August ye 25th day, one thousand seven hundred & Twelve, I Wm Harrison Senr of the Prsh Waynoake in Prince George County being of sound & perfect sense & memory, praise bee givein to God for ye same doe make, constitute & ordaine & declare this my last will & testament in manner & form following,
first - - being sorry from ye bottom of my heart, for my sinns past most humbly desireing forgiveness for ye same, I give & comitt my soul to Almighty God, My Saviour & Redeemer in whome & by ye merritts of Jesus Christ I trust & assuredly belive to bee saved, & my body to ye earth, to be buryed in such decent manner, as my exrs hereafter named shall think meet, & for what worldly estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon mee, I dispose thereof as followeth
Imprs: I will that all my just debts bee puntually paid & sattisfyed
Item: I give & bequeath unto my loveing wife Rebeca Harrison ye plantacon I now live on, & all houses orcherds, & conveniences belonging to ye same for & dureing her natural life, & I doe give my sd wife liberty to get timber upon any part of my land, for building upon or repareing the sd plantacon & all other timber, fenceings, & fireings, as she shall have occasion of dureing her natural life.
& I doe give my sd wife the rents of all my lands that is now or shall by mee, bee hereafter leased out, for & dureing her natural life, & after her decease, the sd rents to goe to them to whome I hereafter doe give & bequeath the sd land.
Item: My will & meaning is that a lyne shall bee run, from ye mouth of ye littlee meadow west n. west a cross my land till it comes to a lyne of markt trees made sometime since by Thos. Busby or till it meets wth my brother James his land, & all ye land I hold on the north side that lyne when runn, or that course from the mouth of the littlee meadow a cross my land as afforsd (but two acres) I give & bequeath my sonn William for & dureing his natural life & after my wifes decease, hee in the mean time to hve & enjoy the plantacon hee now lives upon, according to my former gift to him, & after ye decease of my loveing wife Rebecca, & my sd son William, I give & bequeath unto his son William & to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, all the land hereby given his father for life.
And for default of lawfull heirs of grandson Williams body, I give & bequeath all ye land hereby given to my grandson William, to his next eldest brother, & ye heirs of his body lawfully begotten, & soe to all his next eldest brother, untill it shall come to them wch shall have lawfull heirs of their body to inherritt ye sd land, I doe hereby give & bequeath unto my sd son William tenn acres land on ye east side the southern run to begin at ye mouth of ye bottom next below my saw pitts, & to run up ye southern run, to ye bottom next below ye white oaks lately fallen by William Mathews, for its length & upp ye sd bottom for its breath; for & dureing his natural life & after his decease I give the sd tenn acres of land to his son William & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & soe to ye heirs of their bodys that shall inheritt ye land given in these presents to my son William
And I doe give my son William & his sons, that shall enjoy ye plantacon I now live on by this my bequest a cart path from my plantacon to my usual landing at yn elecon crossing noe fence or tended grounds.
Signed sealed & declared to William Harrison
bee his last will in presence of
Wm. Matthews
George Mallone
Mary Mallone
James Harrison
Item: my will & meaning is that all my land, I hold between the long meadow, & the lyne to bee runn from ye mouth of the littlee meadow, bee devided in three equal parts, & the first third part next the head of ye long meadow, I give to my daughter Sarah Hobbs & to ye heirs of her body lawfully begotten.
Item: I give & bequeath the next third part to my grandson Thos Harrison & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten & for default of lawfull heirs of his body, I give the sd third part to my grandson Benjamin & the heirs of his body lawfully begotten.
Item: I give & bequeath my three hundred acres land at black water to be equally devided between my three grandsons Henry, Benja & their brother Richard, & the heirs of their body lawfully begotten, & whereas the sd three hundred acres of land from ye first swamp much southerly to the brows of the second swamp in length my will & meaning is that my sd grandsons shall take their parts a cross ye sd land & my grandson Richard to have ye inward part next Black Water Swamp, * my granson Henry to have ye midle part, & my grandson Benja to have ye putward part & my will & meaning is that that if any of my three grandsons dye without lawfull issue the survivers if one soe dyes, & the surviveors if two soe dyes to have the whole
Item: I give to my daughter Hannah Harrison all my land between the bottom next below my saw pitts & the stooping tree bottom, meeting the head of ye bottom & ye southern run to ye creek, for & dureing her naturall life she not to barr any of my posterity from a cart path to my usual landing eigther as it is now or verry little eastward upon ye bitt or rich ground, & I doe give & bequeath to her the ffeather bedd shee lyes upon wth everything belonging to it, & my loom, & all that I have necessary for a weavers trade, & my desire is that my wife let her have her next years accomadacon out of my stock, & ye corne that is upon ye ground & I doe give her two breeding sows, & I give her child a yearling heiffer
Item: I give & bequeath unto my daughter Rebecca Woodley eleaven pounds tenn shills to bee paid in full at price current by my wife in her life time or at her decease.
signed sealed & declared
to bee his last will in presence of William Harrison
George X Mallone (his mark)
Mary Mallone
James Harrison
Wm. Matthews
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son Thos Harrison & to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, two acres of land on ye west side the southern run to begin on ye lower side the Ileland, my upper hogg pens stands upon, & to run four chain in breath, & twenty chain up ye southern run for its length, & I doe give him & them as afforsd a cart road from thence across my land towards Mr. Hardymans Millne, at his my sd sonns elecon, soe it cross no ffence or tended grounds; & I doe give my sd son thos Harrison, & ye lawfull heirs of his body, all ye land I have between the southern run & fra Wilkins land, Wm Shorts, Wm. Pigeons land Mr. Sam Moodys land, Jno Averrys land & FFlowardehundred Creek except tenn acres before herein given my son William and I doe give & bequeath my sd son Thos the ffeather bedd & furniture hee usually lyes upon & an iron pott & pott hooks, & a pr andirons wch his mother pleases after her decease & two leather chaires & I doe give him my largest whipsaw & chaine, & my red lined coat & my rapier scabberd & belt, & boots, & all my books except my bible.
And if it shall please God my sd son Thos should dye leaveing noe lawfull issue, then I give & bequeath unto my son Williams son Richard & to ye lawfull heirs of his body, one hundred acres land beginning at ye upper long point upon Flowerdehundred Creeke & to ye run up to ye mouth of ye Cross Creek for its length & upp ye cross creek & downe ye Maine creek for its breath & for default of lawfull heirs of my grandson Richd body, I give & bequeath ye sd one hundred acres land to my grand son Henry Harrison & ye heirs of his body lawfully begotten.
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son Richards son Willm one hundred acres of land, & to ye lawfull heirs of his body, if my son Thos Dyes leaveing noe lawfull heirs of his body as afforsd, wch sd one hundred acres of land is to begin on fflowerdehundred Creek on ye land given my grandson Richard, to run up ye land to ye cross creek-for its length, & up ye cross creek & downe ye main creek for its breath.
And for deafult of lawful heirs of my grandson Wms body I give the sd one hundred acres land to his brother Jno, & ye lawful heirs of his body, & for default of lawfull heirs of my grandson Jnos body , I give & bequeath ye sd one hundres acres land to his bror, Richd, & ye lwfull heirs of his body.
And if my sonn Thos dyes without lawfull heirs as afforsd then I give & bequeath all ye remaineing part of ye land herein given my son Thos, to be equally devided amongst all my son Williams sonns (born & to be borne) excepting those sonns of his that shall by this my will inheritt ye land I now live upon & ye hundred acres land given my grandson Richard on fflowerdehundred Creek, & I doe give all ye remaining part of ye sd land to those sons of his as afforsd & ye lawfull heirs of their bodys & in case of any of their decease without heirs as afforsd, then to bee equally devided amongst ye surviveros & their heirs as afforsd
Signed Sealed & Declared
to bee his last will in presence of Wm Harrison
George X Mallone (his mark)
Mary Mallone
James Harrison
Wm. Matthews
Item: I give & bequeath unto my son William all ye remaining part of my cloathes, that now I have & all that shall bee bought for my owne ware & my wigg & cane at my decease & I doe give my biblee markt W:H to my sonn William at my wives decease.
Item: I give to my son Richd my old gunn my blew cloath coat ye whitsaw now in his possession & my second largest chaine, & two young breeding sows.
Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Eliza Norwood a new rugg & blankett
Item: I give & bequeath my daughter Jean Moody a new rugg & blankett
Item: Provided he stays & remaines wth mee & my wife till he be (smudge) one & twenty years of age or till boath our decease, I give & bequeath unto my grandson Henry Harrison a young cow & calfe a fixt gunn, two young breeding sows, three barreles corne, two suits cloathes, a hatt, two shirts & a pr shoes & stockings either at our decese or when hee attains to ye age of twenty one years wch first hapens
Item: I give & bequeath ye remaining part of my estate to loveing wife Rebecca Harrison of what nature or quality soever it bee found after my debts & legacyes are justly paid
And lastly I doe nominate ordaine & appoint my loveing wife exx, & my son Thos exr of this my last will & testmt to see ye same duly executed, & I doe humbly request the favour of my lovg friend Mr. Edwd Goodrich to assist & advise my sd exrs, or eighther of them in ye due execucon of this my last will & testamt.
Signed Sealed & Declared to bee his
last will in presence of us William Harrison
George X Mallone
Mary Mallone
Wm. Matthews
James Harrison
Pr George County Court ye 11th Feb 1712 the next before written last will & testamt of Mr. Wm Harrison, decd, was proved in open court by ye oathes of ye wittnesses thereto & probe thereof granted Rebecca his relict & exx & Thos Harrison, his exr named therein & at their prayer ye same is admitted to record.
E. Goodrich clk
Whereas I have lately made my will & put into the custody of Mr. Edward Goodrich & whereas it was my intent to have given my son William Harrison one of my great iron potts, & pott hookes & a pr of andirons after my wives decease, but that being omitted in my sd will, doe hereby give & bequeath to my said son William one of my great iron potts & pott hookes, & a pr of andirons after my wifes decease or sooner if she thinks fitt to spare ym & I doe desire that this may bee added as a codicille to my sd will & that it may bee duely performed & fulfiled by my exrs, or the survivers of them as a part of my last will & testament as witness my hand & seal sett hereunto this first day Octobr 1712
Sealed & Delivered
in presence off Wm. Harrison
Edwd Prince
James Moody
Prince George County Court ye 10th Feb 1713
This codidil to ye last will & testamt of Mr. Wm Harrison decd, next before written was proved in open court by ye oathes of boath ye wittnesses thereto to bee ye act & deed of ye sd Harrison, & at ye prayer of Wm Harrison Junr ye same is admitted to record
Test E Goodrich Clk
1715, May 10: PG Order book (Court Proceedings) ; petition of Rebecca Harrison and Thomas Harrison, executors of William Harrison, Deceased.
William married Rebecca Unknown on an unknown date in Virginig. Rebecca Unknown died in Virginia.
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I12455 |
Booth Family |
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