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- BRUCE, Margaret, d. July 22, 1765, p. Aug 6, 1765. Wit. John Battaley, John Doncastle. Ex. brother-in-law, Thomas James, of Spotsylvania Co. Leg. my mother (no name given); my sister Mary James; my sisters Susannah Fickling; Elizabeth Bronaugh; Mary James and Frances Banks. (pg 220)
[Editor's note: From a deed dtd 4 May 1764 I found that Margaret was born Margaret BRUCE, the daughter of Charles Bruce and Elizabeth Pannell. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Pannell. Elizabeth later married John Grant. Margaret's sisters were: Mary (wife of Thomas James), Frances (wife of Mr. Banks), Susannah (wife of Mr. Ficklin), and Elizabeth (wife of Mr. Bronough). Pretty good deed!]
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1752-1780 King George County, Virginia Will Book A; [Antient Press]; Page 34-36
Will of CHARLES BRUCE SENIOR. I CHARLES BRUCE SENIOR .. my will
is that the use of my estate be for the support of my wife during her
widowhood and my four Daughters now living with me as long as they
shall continue with her & after decease of my wife or she altering her condition by marriage I give my estate as followeth. I give my son WILLIAM BRUCE one Negro boy .. also Twenty shillings current money;
to my son CHARLES BRUCE one Negro boy and Ten shillings current money and all my wearing cloths .. to my five Daughters, SUSANAH FICKLING, ELIZABETH BRUCE, MARY BRUCE, FRANCES BRUCE and MARGARET BRUCE seven Negroes ., appoint my two sons WILLIAM BRUCE and CHARLES BRUCE sole Executors .. this 16th day of April 1754.
Presence of Charles Bruce, Chas. Bruce
Elizabeth Bruce, Mary Bruce
At a court held .. 5th September 1754 .. will presented .. the witnesses thereto being Legatees the Court is of opinion that they are not sufficient to prove the same, Whereupon JAMES GLENDENING made oath that the same was the handwriting of the said CHARLES BRUCE deced and was ordered to be recorded.
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1761-1766 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book F; [William Armstrong Crozier];
May 4, 1764. Elizabeth x Grant, widow and relict of John Grant, and late widow and relict of Charles Bruce of King Geo. Co. Whereas, Wm. Pannell, Decd. (father of sd. Elizabeth Grant), by his will, recorded in Richmond Co., did devise to the sd. Elizabeth a negro wench and her issue, and the negro now has two living children, which were with other negroes by the will of Chas. Bruce (late husband of sd. Elizabeth Grant) given to be divided amongst his children, which division hath since been made setting apart the sd. negro to Mary Bruce, now Mary James; another negro to Frances Bruce, now Frances Banks; and another negro to Margaret Bruce., sd. Elizabeth Grant "of the natural love and affection I bear unto my well beloved daughters, the sd. Mary James, Frances Banks and Margaret Bruce," etc., confirming the legacies of the negroes from sd. Charles Bruce, etc. Witnesses, Wm. Nelson, James Nelson, junr.; Gerard Banks. July 2, 1764.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Aft 1725 - 1765 (< 38 years)