Tabitha Day

Bef 1679 - 1740  (> 61 years)

• Name	Tabitha Day
  Birth	Bef 1679	South Farnham Parish, Old Rapahannock County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Apr 1740	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate
  Person ID	I37290	Tree1
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Day,   b. Bef 1658   d. Bef Jun 1683, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age < 25 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary {unproven} Harwar,   b. Bef 1662   d. 16 Jan 1727/28, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age > 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1679	South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
  Family ID	F37541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry Perkins,   b. Bef 1670, South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. 15 Feb 1737, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age > 67 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1700	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Children	1. Alice Perkins,   b. Bef 1710, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Aft 1737, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age > 29 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Griffing Perkins,   b. Bef 1710, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. 17 Dec 1745, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age > 35 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Tabitha Perkins,   b. Bef 1715, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Aft 1737, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age > 24 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Anne Perkins,   b. Aft 1720, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Aft 1737, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age > 17 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F23682	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  === 1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 247-247a N THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I TABITHA PURKINS of the County of Essex being sick and weak doe make this my Last will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say first I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God beleiving remission of Sins and Everlasting Life by the merrits death and passion of Jesus Christ my Lord and only Saviour ITEM I give unto my Son GRIFFING PURKINS one shiling. ITEM I give unto my Daughter AILCE BOOATON one Shiling. ITEM I give unto my Daughter TABITHA LUMPKIN one Shiling. ITEM I give unto my two Grand Daughters ELIZABETH &TABITHA LUMKIN each of them Ten Shilings to buy them Rings ITEM all the rest of my Estate let it be of what nature or quality soever (after my just debts paid) I give unto my Daughter ANNE PURKINS & her heirs forever to be possessed of the same Emediately after my death and also that my said Daughter be for her self to act and doe without the hindrance or Interuption of any person whatsoever from the time of my death Lastly I doe appoint my Daughter ANN PURKINS and JOHN LUMPKIN to be my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and fiat my seal this 29th day of Aprill 1738 In presence of WM. COVINGTON, SARAH NEWBELL, MARGRET CLARKE TABITHA PURKINS At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 15th day of April 1740 This Last Will and Testament of TABITHA PURKINS deced being duely proved by the oath of ANNE PURKINS & JOHN LUMPKIN the Executors therein named and also by the oath of MARGARET CLARKE one of the witnesses thereto and being theretofore proved by WILLIAM COVINGTON another of the Witnesses thereto is admitted to record === 1736-1743 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 6; [Antient Press]; Page 256-257 PURSUANT to an order of Essex County Court of the fifteenth of April! 1740 We the Subscribers being sworn have appraised the Estate of TABITHA PURKINS deced as follows . items listed and valued to total 16..03..9 .. (some items being) 2 bulls, 2 sows, 4 shoats & 7 piggs; 2 hides; some tools; 2 dozen plates; pewter dishes, tinn panns; 2 punch bowls; some leather, cotten cards; spining wheal, one Servant woman named JANE NICHOLS; to cash received (5 shillings 9 pence); a feather bed and furniture. Given under my hands this 11th of June 1740 JOHN LUMKIN ) WM.COVINGTON ANN PURKINS ) Exrs. JOHN GRESHAM WM. DUNN At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the 17th day of June 1740 This Inventory and appraisment of the Estate of TABITHA PURKINS deced was returned and ordered to be recorded === 1735-1738 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 20, Part 2; [Antient Press]; Page 254-255 TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE I WILLIAM COVINGTON of the County of Essex Parish of Southfarnham do by these presents for the love and natural affection I have unto my loving Son THOMAS COVINGTON do give all the peice of land being in the County & Parish aforesaid and part of a Pattent of land I now live on bounded Begining at a Corner tree on the South side the Swamp at the lower end of my Pattent a Corner to JAMES NEWBELL thence along the line to a Corner white oak to SAMLL. COATS thence along the said Coates line to Coates Spring Branch thence down the said branch to the Great Swamp thence down the middle of the sd Swamp & to the beginning containing One hundred and fifty acres of land To Hold unto the said Thomas Covington and his heirs forever, In Witness my hand and seal this 15th day of July 1736 In presence of TABITHA PURKINS, Wm. Covington GRIFFEN PURKINS At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XIXth day of October MDCCXXXVI William Covington acknowledged this his Deed Poll to his Son Thomas Covington to be his act and deed which is admitted to record