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John Bourne | see FAMILY TREE | |
Born: 1673 Rappahannock, VA | ||
Died: 1721 Essex Co., VA | Essex County Virgina Records 1717 -1722 pages 128-59 Will of John Bourne of the County of Essex and Parish of St. Mary's, being very sick and week in body, dated 23 Oct. 1720. My loving wife Eliza Bourne executrix. To my son John Bourne the plantation I now live on and all the land adjoining to it (that is meaning all the land I hold) but in case my son John dies without issue to my son Andrew Bourne, and if dies without issue to my son Robt. Bourne, but if he dies without issue to my son Francis Bourne and if he dies without issue to my son Henry Bourne and in case they all dye without heir to be equally divided between my two daughters Christian and Sarah Bourne. To my loving wife Eliza Bourne, Negro Jack. To my son Robt. Bourne, Negro Frank, but if he dies without issue to my son Andrew Bourne. To my son John Bourne, Negro Jenny, but if Jenny bears a child or children, the first to my daughter Christain bourne, the next to my daughter Sarah, the next to my son Francis Bourne, the next to my son Henry Bourne. To my wife Eliza Bourne a feather bed, bolster and pillows and rug, one blanket, a pair of sheets. To my daughter Christain Bourne a feather bed, bolster and pillows and rug, one blanket, and a pair of sheets. To my daughter Sarah Bourne a feather bed, bolster and pillows and rug, one blanket, and a pair of sheets. To my daughter Christian Bourne my skew bald mare and the colt that is now with her. To my daughter Sarah Bourne my raw noze mare and the mare colt that in now with her. To my son John Bourne a bay mare with a small starr in her forehead branded with IR (note the R was upside down) To my son Robert Bourne a bay mare which is now in John Foxes pasture (branded with 3) To my son Andrew Bourne a young horse branded with a cross. To my son Francis Bourne a gray mare colt now running with my old mare. To my son son Henry Bourne a young black mare colt with some white in her face. All the rest of my estate to my loving wife Eliza Bourne. My children shall not make any demand or enjoy these legacies givin them till they attain the age of twenty one years or day of marriage. John Bourne Wit: Edwd, Price, Richard Johnson, Robert (R) Bourne. 20 June 1721. Presented in Court by Eliza Bourne, executrix. Proved by Edward Price and Richard Johnson. |
FATHER
MOTHER
Christian
WIFE
CHILDREN
1. John Bourne
4. Sarah Bourne
5. Robert Bourne
6. Francis Bourne
7. Henry Bourne
On Aug 7, 1847, Daniel Bourne writing
to his nephew Richard N. Young regarding the history of the Bourne family,
writes as follows:
"About one hundred and ninety years ago (1657),my great grandfather Bourne with
one brother and a sister came from England, and settled about six miles from the
town of Fredericksburg in Virginia where he reared a family, and died. He left
his place to my grandfather, John Bourne, where my father Francis Bourne was
born. In the year 1734 when my father was only seven years of age, my
grandfather sold his place near Fredricksburg, and moved to Culpeper County,
about forty miles distant, and settled on the Rapidan River, it being then a
frontier plain and abounding with wild game."
John Bourne and Elizabeth resided in St. Mary's Parish, Essex Co, VA on
87acres of land formerly owned by his brother-in-law Richard Johnson and which
had also been owned by Charles Taliaferro and who continued to own contiguous
property.
BIRTH of the children are taken from an abstract of Will, made by John Dorman
and has the name of Francis in the place where James had been shown earlier and
is thought to be correct per Edgar W. Bayliff, l-27-1994.
Sarah Bourne by tradition married John Morton s/o William Morton and Ann
Batchelder, however this John Morton was born ca l727 and his widow, Sarah, died
in Woodford County, KY ca l826. This unlikly chronology makes this speculation
highly uncertain. Have good information that the wife of John Morton was Sarah
Hawkins. Newman A. Hall says Sarah Bourne was not married.
In Orange Co. VA. Deed Book between pages 228 and 229 a sheet inserted contains
two items. The first is an assignment dated 7 Mar 1743/4 of a 156 acre lease
from William Minor to Robert Bourne. The second is an item dated 20 Feb
1749-1750 witness by Robert Bourn and Sarah Bourn. No evidence exists to
indicate that either Robert or Sarah were married, so these signatures are for
brother and sister. Robert also appears in the Orange Co tithables in 1752 and
Sarah in 1755 and 1756.
In the abstract of the will made in 1933 by Stout Lillard, an error was made to
include another son James. The extract of the will by Dorman, above, shows the
correct information.
info source: online tree of Norvan L. Johnson [email protected]
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