Elizabeth Ivey (bef. 1762)

Ancestors

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Biography

Sources

• Edgecombe County, NC - Edgecombe County Will Abstracts USGenWeb Archives [1]

Research and information compiled by ROBERT BAIRD. Ivey Families of Bladen County & Vicinity (Including Anson, Richmond, Robeson, Marion, and Marlboro Counties) [2]

Adam Ivey’s age is impossible to determine, our only clue being that his children were apparently relatively young when he died, for four of the nine children named in his will were still minors in 1762 and all four daughters were unmarried. The elder children, from later records, had fairly recently achieved majority and the elder sons were evidently still unmarried as well. His will was dated 10 June 1762 and proved three months later on 28 September 1762 in Edgecombe County.14 The will leaves five shillings each to sons Francis and Adam, presumably the eldest, “for I have advanced them as much as I can afford.” Daughter Elizabeth Ivey was given household goods and £20. Daughters Sarah, Martha, and Mary were each left £25 with Martha to receive hers at age 21 and Mary at age 20. Son Lewis Ivey was left a 200 acre plantation purchased from William Register, with possession when he reached 21. Benjamin Ivey was left the 285 acre plantation “where I now live”. His wife, who is unnamed, was surely a second wife for he deviated from normal practice and explicitly abrogated her dower rights. He lent her the use of £50 until “my son” George came of age, gave her household goods and crops outright, and gave her the use of his house and land for five years. She was evidently the mother of George, who was to receive £30 at 21 and the other £20 at the death of his mother. Benjamin Ivey was named executor and presented the inventory on 25 January 1763. The wife, whose name is not given, does not appear in any further records examined.

Baird's footnote #14 concerning proving the will of Adam Ivey is as follows:

14. Edgecombe County Will Book A, p107.