James Bruce (abt. 1760 - abt. 1814)

Descendants

Died about Jun 1814 at about age 54 in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

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Biography

James was born about 1760. He died about Jun 1814.

Will of James Bruce

James signed his will on 8 Feb 1814 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. The will was entered to probate on 20 Jun 1814 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.

Mentioned in the will as family:

Wife: Tabitha Bruce

Sons: William Bruce, Thomas Bruce, Fredrick Bruce, James Bruce, Anselm Bruce

Daughters: Catherine Dove, Sally Cox, Winney Simpson, Elizabeth Bruce, Tabitha Bruce (she married Robert Farmer ^[1] ), Susanna Bruce.

Executors: Jessee Keesee, Griffith Dickinson and Every Mustien.  :Witnesses: Jacob Miller, George Camp, Nevin Stewart.

Presented at Probate by: Joshua Stone, Sr, Nelson Tucker, Philip L. Gratsy security for Samuel Stone.^[2]

Chancery Court case^[3]

Locality PITTSYLVANIA CO

Index Number 1846-012

Plaintiff(s)

Frederick Bruce ETC

PETITION OF William L Pannill

Defendant(s)

ADMR OF James Bruce

Surname(s)

Abston

Barber

Bennett

Bruce

Cox

Dove

Farmer

Mastain

Mustain

Pannill

Stone

Swepson

Swepston

Walden

Wills 1814 James Bruce OF PITTSYLVANIA CO VA

Plat NO

Format Scanned

Contains 119 Images in case file. Can be downloaded as a complete .zip file with each page as a single .pdf.
Note: As yet, I have not gone through this court case that I located today, 14 Feb 2024. I am placing the link on his profile for those who might be interested, BJS

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NVV-VLJM
2. ↑ Abstracts of Pittsylvania County, Virginia Wills, 1767-1820, Compiled by Lela C. Adams, Bassett, Virginia, c. 1986 by Southern Historical Press. p. 173, Will Book I, Pages 386-387
3. ↑ Library of Virginia Virginia Memory. Chancery Records Index.

Notes of BJS

• I have been told that the couple, James Bruce and Tabitha Mustain, is not the correct set of parents for this family. Note that one of the Executors for James's will was Every Mustien and James' daughter, Susanna, married Shadrack Mustain in 1831 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia,
• My Sarah Bruce who married James Milton Scott still has no parentage. However, I believe all of them connect at some point as there is multiple DNA connections to me those from this family as well as the family of James Bruce and Tabitha Mustain and also some that are connected by DNA to only the Mustain line. I am in the process of seeking DNA connections to "prove" connections to the George Bruce line and possibly the Mustain line. Of the children of James and Tabitha Bruce, from Ancestry.com Thrulines, there are a number of DNA connections to me. As far as DNA connections to others of the line from the George Bruce line, I have found several. BJS
• On Ancestry, LBH from the Swango line off of Henry Bruce matches on 1 segment with Predicted relationship: 5th–8th Cousin.
• On GEDMatch, I show shared DNA with Joseph E Putnam, Chr 22, Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 7.4.
• There is also a GEDMatch with Rebecca Musteen Johnson on Chr 6 with estimated number of generations to MRCA = 7.5.