William Lamb (abt. 1725 - 1758)

Born about 1725 in Nansemond County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Miriam (Newby) Lamb — married 6 Dec 1750 in Piney Woods, Perquimans County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died Mar 1758 at about age 33 in Perquimans County, North Carolina

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Biography

Birth

Date: abt 1725

Place: Nansemond County, Virginia

Source: Styles

Marriage

Date: 6 Dec 1750

Place: Piney Woods, Perquimans, North Carolina

Husband: William Lamb

Wife: Miriam Newby

Marriage per Perquimans Monthly Meeting records; Hinshaw, Vol I, NC, p. 57.

Source: Styles

Children of this marriage:

i. Mary Lamb, born between 1752 and 1757 in Perquimans County, NC.

ii. Elizabeth Lamb

iii. Miriam Lamb

Source: Styles

Death

Date: Mar 1758

Place: Perquimans County, North Carolina

Source: Styles

Notes

From source Styles:

"William was listed in the 1754 taxables list of Perquimans County as a taxable male. He was living adjacent to Henry Lamb, who was listed with five taxable males. This is positive evidence that William was a son of Henry and Elizabeth."

"Perquimans Monthly Meeting records of March 7 1759,p.57, show that Miriam Lamb [daughter of Samuel Newby Sr. and Elizabeth Albertson] was "liberated" to marry Abraham Elliott, and that on April 4 1759, various friends appointed to attend the wedding reported that no wedding took place. It is possible that she was 'liberated' because a one-year mourning period had elapsed since her husband's death. Miriam Newby was born in Jun 1726 in Symons Creek, Pasquotank, NC. Hinshaw, Vol I, p.108, Pasquotank MM; 'Miryam Newby born 6----1726, at later end of month.' "

Last Will and Testament of William Lamb, son of Henry

From Secretary of State Original Wills, Perquimans County, N.C. State Archives, his Last Will and Testament [spelling maintained, punctuation added for clarity]:

"To all to whom these presents Shall be heard, Read or understood, Know ye that I William Lamb of Perquimans in North Carolina being Sick and weak in body but of Sound and perfect memory and judgment do make and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in manner and Form as followeth:

1. First it is my will that my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses be paid and Discharged by my Executrix and Executor hereafter named.

2. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Miriam Lamb the use and benefit of my plantation containing one hundred and ninety acres of Land During her natural life provided She keeps the Quitrents Clear and after her Decease to be Equally Devided amongst my three Daughters viz, Elizabeth, Miriam and Mary to them and their heirs forever, and it is my will that if Either of my three Daughters Should Sell or Dispose of their part or parcel of Land so given and Laid out, it Shall be to their other Sisters, both or Either of them and to no other person.

3. I give and bequeath unto my wife all other my Estate wherever to be found for the Support of my Children and Schooling of them and other Expenses.

4. Fourthly I do hereby nominate and Constitute and appoint my Loving wife to be my Executrix and her brother William Newby Executor of this my Last Will and Testament to see the same fulfilled and performed in manner as above said and do Ratify and Confirm this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. Signed, Sealed, pronounced and Declared in presence of

{Signed}

Sam'l Littleson, David Powell, Jacob Wilson

In Witness hereof I have set my hand & fixed my seal this 4th Day of December 1757. {Seal} William Lamb"

The proving of the Will:

"North Carolina, Perquimans County At a Court held for the said county at the court house on Phelps Point on the third Monday in April Anno Domini 1758. Present His Majesty's Justices. This may certify that Jacob Wilson one of the subscribing witnesses to this will Approved in open Court and declared on his solemn affirmation that he was present and saw William Lamb Sign, Seal, Publish and Ordain the Will to be and contain his Last Will & testament & that the said William Lamb was then at that time of Sound & Disposing Memmory, & that he also saw David Powell and Sam'l Littleson sign their names thereto at the same time. Then allso appeared Miriam Lamb, Executrix & Took the affirmation by law appointed for Quallifying in due form of Law. Ordered that the Honorable Richard Upright, Esquire, Secretary of this Province... issue Letters Testamentary issue as the Law Directs."

Sources

• Source: S20 Marshall L. Styles. Descendants of Henry and Elizabeth Lamb of North Carolina: A Quaker Family Legacy, 1697 - 2000. Salem, MA : Higginson Book Co., ©2000. pp. 26-7.

• Source S28 Ancestral File. File Number: GN5T-PF. Accessed 2013-08-11, entry for William LAMB. User submitted.

• Ancestry family trees. User submitted.

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William Lamb North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 DetailRelatedSource Select all text Source Citation North Carolina Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Secretary of State; Probate Place: North Carolina

Description Notes: Wills, Vol 16-18, Jen-Lov

Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.

Father of: Miriam Lamb Pearson, Elizabeth Lamb, Mary Lamb

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Lamb-456 created through the import of Tribal Pages 0004.ged on 25 March 2011 by William Wiatt. See the Changes page for details of edits.

• WikiTree profile Lamb-1718 created on May 12, 2013 by Katie Boosted.