John Harris (1703 - abt. 1749)

Born 28 Mar 1703 in Henrico, Virginia

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Died about 28 Mar 1749 at about age 46 in Cumberland, Virginia

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Biography

Harris-12063 was created by Mark Anonymous through the import of AnthonyMinter.ged on Jun 9, 2014.^[1]

John was born about 1700/1703. He passed away about 1751.^[2]

Will

Will of John Harris. Cumberland Co., VA, WB 1, pp. 37-39, w. xxii (22) March MDCCXL / XLi (1740/41), p. May Court 1751.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I John Harris of King William Parish in the County of Cumberland being in perfect mind and sound Memory thanks be to Almighty God for it to prevent dispute that might hereafter arise concerning my Estate do make this my last Will and Testament in Manner and form following, First I Commit my soul unto my Blessed maker who first gave it trusting in his Mercy and in the Merits of my Blefes redeemer for the Absolution and Remissions of my sins my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently interred at the Discretion of my Executors herein after mentioned my Temporal Estate I bequeath and dispose of in the manner following
Imprimis I give and Bequeath unto my Brother Benjamin Harris and his heirs forever Fifty four Acres of Land be the same more or Less being part of a Tract of Land (granted unto me by an Excheat patent from Jacob Maton) the Southside the main Road in King William Parish
item I give and Bequeath unto my Brother William Harris all the Lands I purchased of Susanna Carner being Sixty Acres more or Less also forty Acres of Land be the same more or less purchased of Thomas Richardson and Inventory two Acres of Land be the same more or Less purchased of Henry Trent Unto the Said William Harris and his Heirs forever
Item I give and Bequeath unto James Mobley and his Heirs forever Seventy five Acres of Land Lying on the Northside of the Fluvanna in Albermarle County provided that he same be patented in my name
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Flournoy to her and her Heirs forever Two Hundred and fifty pounds Current Money of Virginia to be paid to her as my Estate can raise the Money by Crops after my Just Debts is paid also Three Negroes (Viz) Phill a Boy and Diley a woman and a girl called Hannah with their increase
Item I give and Bequeath unto my Grandaughter Ursley Flournoy to her and her heirs forever one Negro Girl called Magdalen and her increase forever
Item I give and Bequeath unto my son John Harris all that Tract or parcel of Land Lying on both sides of Jones’s Creek and Adjoining Robert Good and Cap’t Thomas Porter Unto my said son John Harris and his heirs Lawfully begotten of his Body forever
Item I give unto my son John Harris to him and his heirs forebear all the Remainder of my Estate both Real & Personal
Item My Will is that if my said Daughter Elizabeth Flournoy and my said son John Harris should depart this Life and leave no Issue that my Manner Plantation be Equally divided between my two Brothers Benjamin Harris and William Harris And all the rest of my Estate to be Equally Divided between my three Brothers James Harris Benjamin Harris and William Harris
Item my will is that if my son John Harris should desire to chose his guardian that neither he nor his guardian shall have any Possession of my Estate until my said son Arrives at the Age of twenty one years and my Desire is that my Estate should remain in the Possession of my Executors hereafter mentioned until my said son Arrives to he Age before mentioned
Item My Will is that my Sister Sarah Harris shall live in my house until my son John Harris Arrives to the Age of Twenty one Years and that she may be Supplied with necessary of my Estate And Lastly I do hereby constitute and Appoint my three Brothers James Harris, Benjamin Harris William Harris and Samuel Flournoy to be the Executors of this my last will and Testament as Witness my hand & Seal This Ssjii day of March MDCCXSJX; L In presence of us Bennet Goode John Harris (SS) Charles Clarke

Cumberland Sct May Court 1751 The within Last Will and Testament of John Harris Deceased was presented into Court by the Executors therein named & proved by the Oath of Charles Clark one of the Witnefs’s thereto And by the Court Ordered to be recorded And on the motion of the said Executors Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form According to Law Exam Teste Geo. Nicholas Clk

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2. ↑ Added by Barbara Hunt, Monday, July 14, 2014.

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