Henry Machen Sr (1716 - 1752)

Born 29 Nov 1716 in Middlesex, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Grace (Greenwood) Seaborn — married about 1740 (to 1752) in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1752 at about age 35 in Prince William, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Christening record states his birth was Nov 29 1716. ^[1]Writes a Will in April 1752 and names four children and wife is pregnant. Will is probated in August 1752 in Virginia.

Will of Henry Machen, Sr., 3 April 1752

In the name of God Amen: I Henry Machen of the County of Prince William and colony of Virginia being sick and weak of body, but of sound mind and perfect memory blessed be God for teh same do make ordain and appoint this my last will and testament hereby revoking and making void all former will or wills by me heretofore made, and do adknowledge this to be my last will & testament Imprimis I yeild and bequeath my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me hoping through the meretorious death and passion of my blessed redeemer to receive full and free pardon of all my sins, and as for my body I commit it to the earth to be decently buried at the direction of my executors hereafter named, and for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bestow on me I give and bequeath as followeth Item I lend the use of my estate of what nature or kind soever to my dear and loving wife Grace Machen during her widowhood to bring up my children on, and do desire that they may be learnt to read, write, & cypher and at the discretion of my executors hereafter named my boys to be bound out apprentices, but in case my wife Grace should marry before my childre namely Henry Machen, John Machen, Thomas Machen and my daughter Mary machen and the child my wife now goes with either boy or girl should attain to lawful age, then my desire is that ea ch of my childrens part of my said estate may be and remain in the hands of my bother Thomas Machen until my said children attain to lawful age. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Machen and her heirs my negro girl named Betty and her increase to her my said daughter Mary and her heirs which shall be born after delivered by executors to my said daughter Mary of the said negro Betty to be delivered to her by my executors as soon as she attains to lawful age or day of marriage Item I desire that at the death of my wife Grace Machen or at her intermarriage that myestate may be equally divided between my childre, as also the child my wife now goes with to have its equal part of my said estate. item I give to my loving brother Thomas Machen my young home horse called bald eagle item I nominate constitute and appoint my dear & loving wife Grace Machen and my loving brother Thomas Machen exors of this my last will & testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made and do acknowledge this and no other to be my last will & testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this 3rd day of April 1752. Signed sealed published and declared to be my last will & testament in presence of -

George Nevill )................. Henry Machen (seal) Hum. Pope ) Thomas Athorpe ) ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch[ (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-LWR : 28 January 2020)], Henry Machen, 1717.
2. ↑ certified copy of the will from Prince William County, Virginia. signed by Count clerk, Ruth F. Freeman, Greenville County, S. C. from the files of the DAR Wa sh. D. C.
3. ↑ Henry Machen, Sr. Family of Virginia and South Carolina contains transcript of will and other records

Web Links

Henry Machen, Sr Family by Elroy Christenson, 2014, [1]

Machen Family in America by Annette Womack , 1999, [2]

History of Christ Church, Middlesex Co, Virginia, [3]

Early Settlers of Maryland & Virginia managed by Mike Marshall, [4]