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Charles Rous Drury (1710 - 1759)

Charles Rous Drury
Born in New Kent, New Kent, Virginiamap
Son of [father unknown] and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1740 in North Carolinamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 49 in Edgecomb County, North Carolinamap
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Biography

Charles was born in 1715. Charles Drury ... He passed away in 1760. [1]

Transcribed Will of Charles Drury 1759 In the name of God Amen. I Charles Drury being weak of body but of perfect sense & memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner following, that is to say I recommend my Soul to Almighty God, & my Body to the Earth to be Buried in a descent manner at the discretion of my Executors. First its my will that all my Just Debts shall be paid. Items. I give to my loving wife Martha Drury the use of the plantation whereon she now lives with my part of the Marsh that Joyns (joins) it during her natural life and at her decease to my loving Son Henry Drury his heirs and assigns forever: Item, I give to my loving Wife Martha Drury the use of my negro fellow Dick during her life and at her death to be sold & the money equally divided between my daughters Elizabeth & Sarah Drury: Item. I give to my son Charles Drury the plantation whereon Wm R now lives with a hundred joyning (joining) I purchased from Wm Fletcher to him & his heirs forever: Item. I give to my son Mills Drury my lands upon little swamp and my negro boy Philip to him & his heirs forever: Item I give to my daughter Peggy Drury if she marry with sons of my Executors my negro girl Keate but my will is if she (Keate) has any children her two first born that lives the one to be given to my daughter Elizabeth Drury and the other to my daughter Sarah Drury to them & their heirs forever. But if my daughter Peggy Drury should not marry with consent its my will that named negro girl Keate shall be sold & the money be equally divided between my daughters Elizabeth & Sarah Drury. I also appoint my loving wife Martha my Executor and my loving friend Alexanderr McCullock my Executor of this my will and testament witness my hand & seal this twelfth day of September 1759.

Sources

Will:Probate Halifax, North Carolina, USA [1]

Drury Family of SE GA 1750s- 1880s [2]

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Footnotes

  1. Entered by Kimberly Smith, Wednesday, December 18, 2013.

Acknowledgments

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