Oglesby Family Research - Person Sheet
Oglesby Family Research - Person Sheet
NameSusannah Adams
Birthabt 1671
Will Dated8 Feb 1734/1735
Deathabt Mar 1735, Henrico County, Virginia107,108
BurialVirginia109
Will Proved05 May 1735107
Spouses
Birthabt Jul 1655, Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Deathbef Aug 1709, Henrico County, Virginia
BurialHenrico County, Virginia106
FatherJacob Ware (<1626->1672)
MotherElizabeth Code (~1634-1662)
Marriage3 Feb 1690/1, St. Peter's Parish, Virginia103
ChildrenSusannah (~1692->1744)
 Francis (<1693-)
 Anne (<1695->1780)
 Elizabeth (~1697-)
 Mary (~1698-)
 Martha (~1699-)
 Jane (~1701-)
 Caleb (1705-)
Will notes for Susannah Adams
Will of Susanna Ware, of Henrico County.
Dated, 8 February 1734/35 Proved 5 May 1735.

Witnesses, Mary Childers, Susannah --(x)-- Woodcock, George --(x)-- Rayborn, Will: Perkins:

Daughter, Elizbth. Burton, 1 chist of drawers. Daughter, May Levins, feather bed with a spotted worsted rugg, with bedstead and other furniture, it being the bed whereon I lay.

Daughter, Martha Ridgway, 9 Ewrs & 1 ram to be pd. in October; 1 red cow & calf; my bed above stares with a green rug & 1 pr. of sheets also -L21 currt; to be paid in Octr. 1737, and a small brass Kettle, abt. 15 gallons.

Daughter, Jane Childers, the feather bed and furniture that is Lay covering, sheets & Bedstead wch stands in the great room.

Daughter Mary Levens one Indian Wench named Jane.

To Ware Rockitt, a black & white heifer abt. 2 years old.

To Francis Rockett, a brown heifer abt 2 years old.

Daughter, Jane Childers, 1 red heifer & a pyed heifer.

To Ware Rocket, a large copper kettle which his mother Ann Coverly hath in her possession.

To Jacob Oglesby, an Indian Fellow named Roger and one horse called Cydder & one Bridle & Sadle.

To my grandaughter Elizbth. Coraby Oglesby, an Indian girl named Sarah when she comes of age or is married, except the two first children this Indian shall bring which I give unto Alice and Mourning Oglesby but her mother to have the use of the said Sarah.

Daughter Susannah Allen, four ewes and lambs.

To Richard Levens, an Indian fellow named Will, & one apprintice boy named Francis West. Also the rest and residue of my estate paying first all my just debts; & he is appointed whole and sole executor of this my last will and testament.

Book 2, Deeds, Wills &c, 1725-37; p. 479

From The Valentine Papers by Edward Valentine.111
Notes for Jacob & Susannah (Family)
^CHILDREN: Elizabeth, Martha, Jane, Mary, Ann (m. Baldwin Rockett), Francis, Caleb, Susannah110
Research notes for Jacob & Susannah (Family)
The Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Virginia), 29 Jun 1956, Fri

4302 (A) OGLESBY. Jacob Ware and Susanna Adams were mar. Feb. ye 3rd 1990-1 (sic: 1690/1). (See p. 52 of Reg. of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Va., pub. 1904)
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