Solomon Whitehurst (1707 - 1773)

Born 1707 in Princess Anne, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann (Fentriss) Whitehurst — married 1732 in Princess Anne, Virginia

Descendants

Died 15 Jun 1773 at about age 66 in Princess Anne, Virginia

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Biography

Solomon Whitehurst was born in 1714, in Princess Anne county, Virginia, a son of James Whitehurst and Mary Godfrey. On June 15, 1732, in Princess Anne county, Solomon married Sarah Ann Fentriss. Solomon and Sarah became the parents of as many as eleven children.

Solomon wrote his Will on June 5, 1773, in Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne county, Virginia.

• Will of (893) Solomon, Whitehurst (fifth day of June, 1773)
• In the name of God Amen, I Solomon Whitehurst, Sr., or the Parish of Lynnhaven and County of Princess Anne in Virginia being through the tender mercies of God, now well stricken with age and knowing by the sacred word of God that sooner or later die I must, therefore being now of perfect mind and sound memory, thanks be to God for the same, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following:
• Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Jonathan fifty acres of land more or less, and is the plantation whereon he now liveth and is Joining to the land of William Capps; Sr. and is intended to be the whole of the plantation whereon he flow liveth according to the well known and reputed bounds thereof, I do give it to him and his heirs forever, and also one three year old heifer which he has now in his possession.
• Item I give and bequeath unto my three sons, namely Jonathan, Solomon and Jeremiah, thirty five acres of Marsh Land more or lesso I give the same unto them three, and to their heirs forever, to be equally divided among them.
• Item: I give and bequeath unto my son James one cross cut saw and a coopers adds. I give them unto him and his heirs
• Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Solomon twenty acres of land more or less joining to the land whereon I now live and is bounded as follows: Beginning at a beech in a line of trees of Brinson's and thence near East to a markt Gum tree in the line If Michael Eaton and thence to a large Chestnut Oak a markt tree standing near by my fence and thence across the Plantation a straight course to the line of William Cason. I give it to him and his heirs forever with one heiffer of two years.
• Item: On provisor that my wife Sarah will according to her agreement with me, do relinquish forever hereafter all her power of thirds and Dower in the Plantation which I have given unto my sons Jonathan and Solomon on her truly and faithfully Performing the said agreement, i then on that Provisor give my wire Sarah, the use and cultivation of the land and plantation whereon I now live, only prohibiting her from interrupting my son Jeremiah in the said land and plantation when he shall arrive to the age of twenty one, from building and tending corn on the said land. Now if try wife Sarah do well and truly keep and perform the above mentioned covenant and agreement, then on that condition, I do give and bequeath unto our son Jeremiah Whitehurst, the whole of the land and plantation whereon I now live, which I have not already given away. I give it to him my son Jeremiah and his heirs forever, but if my wife shall hereafter claim her dower contrary to her agreement with me, I give the said land and plantation unto my son Hosea and to his heirs forever, but in case that Jeremiah and Hosea should die without lawful heirs of their own getting, then I desire that my son Batson may have the said land. I give it unto him and his heirs, forever.
• Item: After my lawful debts is first fully paid and the Court charges and the Executor paid and my funeral performed in a Christian manner, I then desire that my Estate remaining then be equally divided agreeable to the appraisement of the same and the one half, I give the use and cultivation of it unto my wife Sarah during her widowhood, but if she ends her widowhood by marriage, then my desire is that all of my estate then remaining in her care may he sold at public sale, and the one half of the same I give unto my loving wire and ten shillings of the same, and the remainder I give to be equally divided between my three children, namely Batson, Sarah and Amy Whitehurst. I give it to them and their heirs forever.
• Item: The other half of my estate I leave. to be sold at public sale and the money accruing for the same, I give to be equally divided between my three children namely Thomas, John and Hosea Whitehurst. I give it unto them and their heirs forever. And lastly, I constitute and appoint my friend Cason Moore my whole and sole Executor of this my last will and Testament and in consideration of his trouble, I give him three pounds current money of Virginia to be levied from my estate and revoking and annulling all other wills and Testaments by me formerly made, I do ratify this and no other to be my last will and Testament.
• In witness whereof I do hereunto set me hand and seal this fifth day of June, 1773
• Solomon Whitehurst (Mark)

• Proved in Ct. Feb. 10, 1775 Signed in the presence of: Pheby Dyer (mark) Michael Eaton (mark)

Research Notes

moved the transcript of the will into the body of the Biog box; separated the "Item:" material for purposes of readability

Sources

• Will of (893) Solomon, Whitehurst (fifth day of June, 1773) Lynnhaven Parish, Princess Anne county, Virginia.