Henry
Soane
Born in Henrico, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Soane Jr.
and Judeth (Fuller) Soane
Brother of
Judith (Soane) Field, Katherine Soane [half], John Soane [half], Elizabeth (Soane) Peterson and William Soane
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 98
in Charles City County, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Nov 2014
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Biography
Henry Soane was a Virginia colonist.
Henry was a Friend (Quaker)
Henry was married to Rebecca Hubbard and had three children with her:
- John
- Nancy
- Susanah.
Henry's marriage to Rebecca is confirmed in a Dower Assignment dated 1753[1] and his children are confirmed in the Appraisal filed in his estate. [2] In the Inventory and Appraisement he is referred to as Captain Henry Soane.
The Dower Assignment to Rebecca included:
- 550 acres of land in the Parish of Westover and County of Charles City, including the Mannor Plantation and Mill with its appertenances and cleared ground thereunto belonging.
- 285 acres of land in the County of Lunenburg including the Plantation belonging to the estate.
- Slaves:
- John
- Scott
- Will
- James
- Peter
- Jacob
- Scott
- Glasgow
- Sarah
- Judith
The Inventory and Appraisement in the estate of Captain Henry Soane in Charles City County was made 28 Feb 1750 and an Inventory and Appraisement for his estate in Lunenburg County was made 02 Mar 1750. Littleberry Cocke was appointed Administrator of Henry's estate.
Littleberry requested reimbursements from the estate of Henry beginning in 1751 for expenses of the children of Henry and Rebecca. In 1754 Littleberry claimed a reimbursement regarding Susanah, "To cash paid James Williams for making her coffin and finding plank." This expense indicates that Susanah died in the year 1754. In the same year there were also expenses claimed under Susanah included "laying of wench" Sue and Tabb.
A Judgment filed in the Charles City County Court Aug 1754 was styled Elizabeth Ballard administratrix of Thomas Ballard deceased against Littleberry Locke and Rebecca Hubbard his wife Administratrix of Henry Soane Deceased. By this year Rebecca had married Littleberry Cocke.
In 1769 a Deed was made by Littleberry Cocke to Rebecca Cocke, his daughter. [3] In this deed Rebecca's Cocke's mother, Rebecca Hubbard the wife of Littleberry Cocke, relinquished her right of dower in the Mill Pond Plantation at Soane's bridge and the property was conveyed to Rebecca Cocke allowing use for life by Littleberry and Rebecca. The conveyance also included the following slaves:
- Bett
- Patt
- Rachel
- Tom
- Zaga
- Will
Slaves
Slaves, and their value, listed in the Inventory and Appraisement of Henry Soane were broken out by the county as shown below. This list may include slaves that have already been identified above.
- Charles City County
- Johnny, man, 60
- Scott, man, 60
- Will, man, 55
- Ben (old), 1
- Peter, man, 40
- Tom, man, 25
- Jack, boy, 20
- Isaac, boy, 30 - Sold
- Glasgow, boy, 12
- Scott, boy, 12
- Amy, girl, 12 - Sold
- Betty, girl, 10
- Lucy, woman & child Esther, 35
- Betty, woman, 35
- Judy, woman, 35
- Sue, woman, 35
- Sarah, woman, 35
- Lunenburg County
- Old Will, 2
- James, 20
- Sue & Aggie, 35
- Tabb, 35
- Pugg, 30
- Frederick, 20
- Nick, 30
- Jenny, 15
- Harry, 20 - Sold
- Anthony, 10
Sources
- ↑ Lost Records Localities Digital Collection, Charles City County, Soane, Rebecca Hubbard: Dower Assignment, 1753, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219
- ↑ Lost Records Localities Digital Colleciton, Charles City County, Soane, Henry: Appraisal, 1755, Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219
- ↑ Lost Records Localities Digital Collection, Charles City County, Cock, Littleberry to Rebecca Cocke: Deed. Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.
- U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607–1943 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, Record for Henry Soane. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=EncycloQuakerGen&h=331901&indiv=try
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There are a couple of things on this profile I thought were odd. I have several times wondered if there is another Henry Soane?
Administration of his estate was in 1750 and he was born in 1644, making him over 100 years old.
His children with Rebecca were obviously under age when he died. He would have had to be in his 80s when they were born. Rebecca remarried Littleberry Cocke who was administrator of Henry's estate. Littleberry made claims against the estate for expenses of the children. Rebecca would have most likely been much younger than Henry because after she married Littleberry Cocke she appears to have had another daughter with him. A deed was made to the daughter in 1769 and Rebecca's dower was released.
I have come back several times to look at this profile and the sources. I have wondered if the Henry Soane in these records should actually be a grandson to Henry Soane, Jr. and a son to this Henry Soane?
And... I'd lost track of my example of colonial Virginia records assigning Jr/Sr to women of the same name. It's mother/daughter Judiths, the aunt (Soane-13) and grandmother (Fuller-670) of the Judith I just mentioned (Soane-14). From the profile for the niece (although it should probably be on the aunt's profile):