Jane Browne

Abt 1722 - Aft 1734  (~ 13 years)

• Name	Jane Browne
  Birth	Abt 1722	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1734	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Person ID	I130144	Tree1
  Last Modified	16 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Browne,   b. Bef 1694, South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. 16 Apr 1734, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age > 40 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Keziah Jones,   b. Bef 1698   d. Aft 1750, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age > 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1714	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Family ID	F51879	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  === 1730-1735 Essex County, Virginia Will Book 5; [Antient Press]; Page 232-234 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I HENRY BROWN of the County of Essex and Parish of South ffarnham being in good health of body and of sound and perfect memory praise be therefore given to Almighty God for the same do make & ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form following, That is to say first and principally I commend my Soul into the hands of almighty God and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as touching the disposition of all temporal Estate as it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give and dispose thereof as followeth. Imprimis I give and bequeath unto my Son HENRY BROWN all my land that lies on the South side of the Horse Path leading round the lower side of my plantation Beginning at corner Ash in the mouth of a small branch that runs into the Middle Branch by the side of the sd Horse Path running in the sd Branch to a Spanish oak at the head of the sd branch and thence along as the Horse Path goes now to a red oak over by READ so along the line of WILLIAM GATEWOOD to him his heirs lawfully begotten for Ever & in case my sd Son Henry Brown should die without issue that then the sd Land to fall to my Son MORDECAI BROWN to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for Ever Item I give and bequeath unto my Son JOHN BROWN all the rest of my land that lies on the North side of the aforesd dividing branch and the aforesd mark't trees of the dividing line of my Son Henry's to him my sd Son John Brown and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever and incase my sd Son John should die without issue that then the sd Land to fall to my Son RICHARD to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever. Item I lend my now dwelling plantation to my loving Wife KEZIAH BROWN during her life or widowhood. Item my will and desire is that in case my two sons Henry and Mordecai both die without issue that then their part of my sd land to fall to my Son Richard to him and his heirs lawfully begotten for ever. Item my will and desire is in case my two sons John and Richard should die without issue that then their part of the land fall to my Son Mordecai to him and his heirs lawfully begotten forever. Item If all my sons should die without issue that then all my land to be equally divided between my two Daughters JANE and KEZIAH BROWN to them and their heirs lawfully begotten of their bodies for ever. Item If all my children should die without issue lawfully begotten that then my land to fall to my Godson HENRY BOUGHAN to him and his heirs lawfully begotten forever. item I give to my Son Henry Brown one gun and my great Table after his mothers decease. Item I give under my son John Brown my short Trumpet muzzle gun. Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jane Brown a feather bed & furniture and one cow and the Mollatto boy Hazzard after her mothers decease. Item I give to my Son Henry Brown one shilling. Item I give to my son John Brown one shilling. Item I lend all the rest of my estate of what nature and kind whatsoever to my loving Wife Keziah Brown during her natural life and widowhood and afterwards to be equally divided amongst my three youngest children. Item I doe hereby constitute and appoint my loving Wife Keziah Brown and my loving Son Henry Brown full and whole Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament revoaking disannulling and making void all former wills and bequests by me heretofore made and appointing this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form aforesd. IN WITNESS whereof I the sd Henry Brown have set my hand and seal this Thirteenth day of Septemb r One thousand seven hundred and thirty three. In presence of THOMAS BARKER, Henry Brown FRANCIS BROWN, GEORGE RADFORD At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the xvith day of April MDCCXXXIV This last Will and Testament of Henry Brown decd was presented in Court by both the Executors therein named who made oath thereto and being also proved by the oaths of Thomas Barker & George Radford two of the witnesses thereto was ordered to be recorded