Jacob Edwards

1753 - 1791  (38 years)

• Name	Jacob Edwards
  Birth	1753	Fairfax County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Jul 1791	Mason County, Kentucky - Written
  Person ID	I673	Tree1
  Last Modified	18 May 2024

  
  

  Father	James William Edwards,   b. 1730, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 1803, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Sangster Everett,   b. 1729, Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1752	Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia
  Family ID	F371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Marshall,   b. Abt 1759, Prince William County, Virginia d. Bef 25 Sep 1798, Mason County, Kentucky - Probate record (Age ~ 39 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1779	Fairfax County, Virginia
  Children	1. Mildred Edwards,   b. Abt 1780, Fairfax County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   2. Sarah Emily Edwards,   b. 2 Apr 1780, Washington, Mason County, Kentucky d. 29 Nov 1826, Mason County, Kentucky (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]   3. Mary Edwards,   b. Abt 1784, Fairfax County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   4. Alexander Edwards,   b. Abt 1786, Fairfax County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   5. Elizabeth C. Edwards,   b. Abt 1790, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 1815, Franklin County, Kentucky (Age ~ 25 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Contributed by: James Hughes Note: ..I, Jacob Edwards, ... First of all give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife, Elizabeth,the plantation whereon I now dwell containing one hundred and twelve acres during her natural life likewise a Negro girl called Clary during her natural life also Widowhood also the whole of my household furniture and stock of every kind during her widowhood and then to be equally divided amongst four children to wit Sarah Emily, Milly, Mary and Alexander. Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughter Sarah Emily one hundred acres of Land lying on the north of Licking river due on a Bond from John Curtis assigned by John Harding to her and her heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and bequeath unto my beloved daughers Milly and Mary whatever is recovered ow William Wood and Arthur Fox concerning a bond I obtained of them for two hundred acres of land and that sum or sums of money obtained from the said Wood and Fox to b laid out in purchase of Lands by my Exeecutors for my two daughters aforesaid and to be equally divided between them to them and their heirs and assigns forever- Also I give and bequeath unto my well beloved son Alexander four out lots adjoining the town of Washington containing by estimation twenty acres and one quarter of an acre to be sold by my Executors after the crops are gathered in this present year also the money arising from the sale of said lots to be laid out in lands and the said lands purchased by my Executors to him his heirs and assigns forever. Also I give and bequeath unto Sinah Sudduth one hundred acres of land being a Military survey located and surveyed by John P. Banion lying about three miles up Three Mile Creek on the North side of the Ohio River nearly opposite to Limestone to his and her heirs assigns forever Also I desire my Executors to sell my lot in Washington which I purchased of James Key likewise to sell and dispose of all my blacksmith tools to satisfy my Trifling Out debts and the balance to be for the use of my family. Hereby revoking all other Wills by me heretofore made I also appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Executrix also my father James Edwards Richard Marshall and George Edwards Whole and Sole Executors of and Esecutors of this my last will and Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal Assigned this ninth day of April Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred and ninety one. Jacob Edwards (Seal) Signed sealed published and declared in the presence of James Stephenson John West John Rains Source: Clift, G. Glenn History of Maysville and Mason County. Lexington, Kentucky.: Transylvania Print. Co., 1936, 469 pgs