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Some say, without source, that Sarah was born on 16 Jan 1651 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony. There have been no records of her parents or maiden name discovered to date.
Sarah married Richard Bracewell Sr. about 16 Jan 1673 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. They had the following children:
Sarah died about 26 May 1735 in Isle of Wight, Virginia Colony.
IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. The 20th day of March in the Year of our Lord 1733/4. I Sarah Braswell of the Isle of Wight County being very sick & weak of Body but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be to God for the same first & cheifest I Give & Bequeath my Soul to the Hand of Almighty God who gave it me. Secondly my Body to be decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors, and as for my Worldly Estate as it pleased God to endew {sic} me with I Give & Bequeath in manner and form as followeth.
I Give & Bequeath my whole Estate in General to my Grandson John Braswell junr that's Cattle Hoggs household- Goods and all manner of Implements whatsoever to me belonging except one Negro Man named Limehouse I give him the said Negro to my Daughter Jane, and him to be hers any person or persons after my decease AND I make & ordain my son John Braswell and my said Grandson John Braswell junr my whole Executors of my aforesd Estate, and my Son John Braswell to have the care of look after the said Estate 'till the said John Braswell junr shall come to the Years of Twenty one my said Grandson to have the aforesd Estate in his own possession and my Son John Braswell to sell such Cattle & Hoggs out of the same as shall be necessary And for what is Sold out of the said Estate my Son John to have to have the one Half for his Trouble and the other half to be laid out for the Use of my said Grandson And Benjamin Braswell my Grandson shall have the first Mare Colt that a Mare shall bring which said Mare is part of the said Estate and given to my Grandson John Braswell junr as aforesd but if in Case the said John Braswell junr should decease without Heir the same shall be equaly divided amongst the other of my said Son John's Children namely Mary Benjamin William & Sampson Braswell and to either of them if in case the other deceaseth without Heir And I own this to be my last Will & Testament denying all other Wills & Testaments ever made before by me and this to stand and no others. AS WITNESS whereof I have hereunto put my Hand & Seal the Day and Year above written.
At a Court held for Isle of Wight County May the 26: 1735
An undocumented article in "Following the BRASWELLs in America 1600-1983," by Dr. R.B. BRASWELL identifies RICHARD's wife as SARAH SAMPSON and gives their wedding date as 16 Jan 1673. [2] No source was given and "Southside Virginia Families," by JOHN BENNETT BODDIE doesn't identify her surname. If she was a SAMPSON, she might have been a daughter of JAMES SAMPSON and ELIZABETH BARCROFT of Isle of Wight Co., VA. He is the only man named SAMPSON in that area who was the correct age to be her father. ELIZABETH immigrated in 1647 with CHARLES BARCROFT who may have been her brother. Other SAMPSONs in the Isle of Wight Co., VA, area were ELIZABETH, who married THOMAS CLARK and ANN, who married EDWARD MOSELEY. EDWARD MOSELEY was very wealthy. He died in New Hanover Co., NC, and owned land in Edgecombe CO., NC.
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Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951 Wills and administrations bk II 1719-1760. Will Abstract of Sarah Braswell, drawn March 20, 1733/1734 and recorded May 26, 1735. Page: 65. Image: 85 & page 74.
All records are from the Isle of Wight Circuit Court and can be seen on Familysearch Free.
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I've asked my researcher to take a last look for any documents that may have a LNAB. He is a whiz.
Ref. Sarah Braswell
An undocumented article in "Following the BRASWELLs in America 1600-1983," by Dr. R.B. BRASWELL identifies RICHARD's wife as SARAH SAMPSON and gives their wedding date as 16 Jan 1673. No source was given and "Southside Virginia Families," by JOHN BENNETT BODDIE, doesn't identify her surname.
Thanks Randy!!!