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- thomas knight appears to the the second husband of Mary by the way he mentions "her" grandchildren in his will.
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1706-1713 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 2; [Hamrick]; Page 632
Northumberland County Court - 15th day of Feb. 1710
Probate of the Last Will and Testament of THOMAS KNIGHT deceased is granted to MARY KNIGHT the said Will being proved by the Oath of JOHN BURNE One of the Witnesses thereto and the same is Admitted to Record.
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1706-1711 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 43
N THE NAME OF GOD, Amen, the first day of October 1700, I THOMAS KNIGHT of the County of Northumberid. in the Colony of Virga:, Planter, being a little indisposed in body but of sound and perfect memory (thanks be to Almighty God for the same), and calling to mind the uncertaine Estate of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to call, and being desirous to settle things in order doe make this my Last Will & Testamt. in manner and forme following; Revokeing & absolutely unwilling by these pr:sents all & every Testamt. or Testamts. Will or Wills heretofore by me made & declared either by Word or Writing and this to be taken only for my last Will & Testamt. & nowe the first, I bequeath my Soule to Almighty God my Maker & to Jesus Christ my Redeemer to ye Holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be buryed in such decent & Christian manner as to my Exerx, shall be thought meet & convenient, there to rest until! my Soule and Body shall meet againe and be joyned together agt, the joyfull resurrection & be made partakers of ye never fadeing joys of immortallity, which God in mercy through the merrits of Jesus Christ above hath promised & prepared for all those that truely and unforgivedly repent & believe in him, & touching such temporal! Estate as the Lord hath pleased Farr above my deserts to bestow upon me, I doe order give and bequeath & dispose the same in manner and forme following:
Imprs. I give & bequeath unto my Deare and Loveing Wife, MARY KNIGHT, all my whole Estate real! & personall moveables and immoveables dureing her naturall life in case shee doe not marrey, but if shee should marrey, then my Will is that my whole personal Estate be forthwith divided into four equal! parts (that is to say) betweene her three Grand Children (vizt.) LINSFEILD, JOHN & MARY SHARP, each of them to have equally share & proporcon of all my personal Estate with their Grandmother, And I doe likewise order that the Childrens three parts may be managed for ye good of them by the advise of my good Friend. Mr. HANCOCK LEE whome I appoint Overseer in Trust, together with my Wife.
Item I give & bequeath unto LINCEFEILD SHARP, Six hundred twenty & five acres of land lying & being in RICHMOND County, five miles above the FALLS of RAPPAK: RIVER on the North side of it being ye moyety or one halfe of a tract of land of Twelve hundred & fifty acres taken up & Patented by me, the sd, moyety or halfe part to him & his heires for ever:
Item. I give & bequeath the other moyety or halfe part of the said Twelve hundred and fifty acres of land to JNO: SHARP & his heires for ever;
Item. My Will is that LINSFEILD SHARP upon Division have the lower part next to ye Maine Runn of RAPPAK & JOHN SHARP ye part which I have seated on;
Item. My Will is that LINSFEILD & JOHN SHARP doe equally contribute towards ye buying of a young likely Negro woman not exceeding Twenty yeares of age & to deliver ye same to MARY SHARPE in liew of Two hundred acres of land intended for her when shee comes to the age or day of Marriage which shall first happen;
Item. My Will is that all my just debts be paid withall convenient speed after my decease and Lastly I make constitute ordaine & appoint my Deare and Loveing Wife, MARY KNIGHT, sole Executrx. of this my Last Will & Testaint. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day & yeare first above written
Wittnessed by us ROBT: JONES,
JOHN BURN, his mark, THOMAS KNIGHT, seale
DAVID DICKEY. his mark
Die Febry 15. 1709/10 This Will was prov'd in Northumberld. County Court to be ye Last Will & Testamt of THOMAS KNIGHT, deced., by the Oath of JOHN BURNS, one of ye witnesses of the sd. Will, and is admitted to Record
Test THO. HOBSON, Cl Cur
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1664 - Aft 1710 (> 48 years)