Elizabeth (Unknown) Ricks (abt. 1680 - abt. 1754)

Wife of Robert Ricks — married [date unknown] in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1754 at about age 74 in Southampton, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Elizabeth was born about 1680. She passed away in Southampton County, Colonial Virginia between 25 July 1753 (the date the will was signed) and 12 March 1754 (the date it was presented and proven in court). Her will mentioned the following heirs to receive various personal items:^[1]

— Son Robert Ricks and his son Robert Ricks

— Daughter Elizabeth (Ricks) Scott and her daughter Elizabeth Scott

— Daughter Mary Critton

— Grandson Thomas Ricks and granddaughter Elizabeth Ricks (unclear whose children they are)

— Son Richard Ricks: "All the estate and all the money that is left"

Executor: Son Richard Ricks

Witnesses: Thomas Langley, Dennis Herne

Research Notes

— Elizabeth was evidently a Quaker and a member of the Blackwater Monthly Meeting, for her will directed that they receive "five pounds cash".

— Elizabeth owned slaves at the time of her death, but none are either named or bequeathed in her will. She gave "the hire of my Negroes to my four children to be equally divided which is twelve pounds."

Sources

1. ↑ Southampton County, Virginia, Digitalized Record Collection: "Will Book I, Parts 1 & 2 (1747-1762)"; Will of Elizabeth Ricks; pp 140-141 (Digital Images)

See Also:

• Ricks, Donald Milton. The Descendants of Jonas Ricks and Other Ricks Families in America. (Thomson-Shore, Inc.: Dexter, Michigan, 1998) Page 66.