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William Avent (1706 - bef. 1761)

Ens. William Avent
Born in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married before 1727 in VAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died before before age 55 in Northampton, North Carolinamap
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Biography

William Avent was born in 1706.[1]

Will

Will of William Avent. Northampton Co., NC, WB 1, pp. 56-58, written 22 Apr 1760, proved Aug Court 1761. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://preview.tinyurl.com/y6qge2ow

son John Avent - land where “my brother” Thomas Avent formerly lived
son Thomas Avent - land where “my brother” Thomas Avent formerly lived … except the island willed to me by my brother
wife
son William Avent
son Joseph Avent
son John Avent
daughter Sarah Ragland
daughter Gilley Avent
daughter Rebecca
I desire Thos Vinson may have fifteen pounds of the money Capt David Mason is indebted to me to be discharged (&?) legacy given to (Ursula?) Avent by my father
brother Peter Avent
all my children
Some of the children are under age.
Wm Ragland
Exrs: wife, William Ragland, Joseph Avent
Wit: Elizabeth Daniel, Rich Moore, Joseph Moore (named as Judith Moore in probate)
Aug Court 1761 - Sarah Avent & Wm Ragland qualified as executors.

Sources

  1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQQ7-J38

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Hawkins-9192 Paula (Hawkins) Reinke
Please add a statement to this profile explaining how you used DNA to confirm his/her relationship to his/her parents. See this page for how to do that: Help:DNA_Confirmation. (Offering my assistance if needed. If no statement is provided with enough information to mark the relationship confirmed with DNA--may I please suggest a change to ‘confident’.)
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Browne-3940 Wendy Browne
William Avent was the father of the following children

joseph Avent1734–1760 john Avent 1734–1821 Ogilvia Avent1737–1816 William Avent1748–1811 thomas Avent ursula Avent rebecca Avent mildred Avent Sarah Avent–1793 see attached newspaper image

posted by Wendy Browne

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