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FATHER

James Williamson

MOTHER

Anne Underwood

WIFE

Unknown Loes

Catherine Weeks

CHILDREN Unknown Loes

1. Elizabeth Williamson

CHILDREN with Catherine Weekes

1. Katherine Williamson

2. Frances Williamson

WILL OF HENRY WILLIAMSON

Essex County Virginia Deed and Will Bk 10, P 11.
In the name of God Amen I Henry Williamson of the County of Essex in the Colony of Virginia Gent. Being sick and weak of body but in perfect sense and memory praised be to Almighty God for our savior and renouncing all and singular any former Will and Testament make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following viz:

Impremis I bequeath my soul to God my Creator assured by _______ that I shall receive full pardon and remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious death and merits of my blessed Savior and Redeemer Christ Jesus and my body to the earth to be buried in just and decent manner as to my Executor's and feeofees in trust hereafter named shall think meet and convenient and all that worldly Estate as the Lord in his mercy hath lent me after my just debts be fully satisfied and paid, my will and my desire as of same shall be employed and followed as hereafter by this my Will is ________.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth 10 negroes viz named Soppia, Harris, Tom, Betty of older, Gooncie her daughter, Kats, Coton, Mingo, Franck and Sarah of younger and their increase to her and her heirs forever.

I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Elizabeth all that plantation and divident of land whereon I now live which said land was bequeathed unto me by the last Will and Testament of Capt. Richard Loes late of said County of Essex deceased with all of houses, orchards, houses and appurtenances therunto belonging unto her my said daughter and of heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever.

Also I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Elizabeth all that plantation and divident of land where my Mill and Pond of 420 acres with said appurtenances _______of entry of about 100 acres of waste land adjoining to of said 420 surveyed acres with said waste land I have entered without Edwin Thornton unto her my said daughter and the heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever but in case my said daughter should die without heiors lawfully begotten as ______ then I give and bequeath my said plantation and divident of land with all appurtenances unto my other two daughters Katherine and Frances surviving to be equally divided between them and their heirs forever.

I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Elizabeth one third part of all my stock of cattle, horses, mares, sheep, hoggs, and one third part of all other my estate not here mentioned or bequeathed unto her and her heirs forever.

Item I give unto my daughter Katherine and bequeath unto her 10 negroes by name, Martin, Dick, Tom of younger, Graw, Anne and her son Ogany, Hanniball, Kaha and Lettice and Charles and their increase to her and her heirs forever.

I also give unto my daughter Katherine half that plantation and tract of land of 700 acres lying and being in Middlesex County it being a Patent granted to Mr. Abraham Weekes, of ______ _______
land being by him and Millicent his wife conveyed to me by Deed of gift bearing date of 30th day of June 1688 and other half I purchased of Mr. Francis Weekes with all houses, orchards, houses and other the appurtenances thereunto belonging.

I do give unto my daughter Katherine of halfe of said land to be equally divided and layd out for my daughter and the heirs lawfully begotten of her body for ever but in case my said daughter should die without heirs lawfully begotten as aforesaid then I give and bequeath my said plantation and her part of said divident of land with all apurtenaces unto my other two daughters surviving Eliza and Frances to be equally divided between them and their heirs forever.

I give and bequeath unto my said daughter Katherine one third part of all my stock of horses, mares, cattle, sheep, hoggs and one third part of all other my Estate not herein mentioned or bequeathed unto her and her heirs forever.

Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Frances 10 negroes my name Jack, Isaac, Mary and her daughter Winnie, Jane, Jod and Betty, James and Phillip and Peggie with all their increase unto her my said daughter Frances and her heirs forever.

I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Frances that plantation land I bought of Mr. Francis Weekes lying and being in ye County of Middlesex with all houses, orchards, home and other appurtenances (being of one moiety of a divident land formerly granted to Mr. Abraham Weekes.).

I do give unto my daughter Frances and the heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever, but in case my said daughter should die without heirs lawfully begotten as aforesaid then I give my said plantation and land with all appurtenances unto my other two daughters surviving Elizabeth and Katherine to be equally divided between them and their heirs forever.

I likewise give and bequeath unto my said daughter Frances one third part of all my stock of horses, mares, cattle, sheep, hoggs and one third part of all other my Estate not herein mentioned or bequeathed unto her and her heirs forever.

Item my will and desire is my Indian woman named Frances being a native borne in this country and her mother also may be free if the law will ______ ________ without transportation if not the ______ with the ______ rest of my estae to be divided among my children.

Item I give and bequeath unto my friends Mr. Edward Thomas, Mr. ______ Montoesse?, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hill and Danl Dobyns each of them a ring of 30 shillings price.

I give and bequeath all other my estate not herein mentioned or bequeathed of what nature or kind so ever unto my three daughters above mentioned and that the same be inventoried and put on record and equally divided between them and that they live together at my now dwelling house and their negroes to be kept together upon my two plantations and their crops of tobacco annually sent for England and said produce to remain there until they shall arrive each of them respectively to full age by law or marriage only such part as they shall _______ for clothing and other expenses but in case my younger daughters should grow stubborn and not comformable to their older sister and _____, then I shall leave it by decision of my feofees in trust to put them out to such labor as they shall think fit and convenient for their _____ education.

Lastly I do nominate ordain and appoint my three daughters Elizabeth, Katherine and Frances to be my sold and absolute executors of this my last Will and Testament and the Honorable Col. Richard Loo? Esq. , Capt. Edward Thomas Saml Peachey and Danl Dobyns my feofees in trust willing and define each of them to pay all my just debts and legacies above mentioned _____ this my Will ______ _______ I do ______ _______ as my last Will and Testament.

Witness my hand and seal of 30 of March 1699.

Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
Leo. Hill
the marke of Henry N Nickson
Danl Dobyns
the mark of Anne x Whitehorne

Also is my desire that Ellinor Davis said relict of Tho Davis have her dwelling on my back plantation whee there now is if remain as widow, this done before signing and sealing.

Proved in Essex County Court 11th day of September 1699 by oaths of Danl Dobyns and Leo. Hill and recorded.

Know all men by these presents that we Tho. Meriwether and Eliz his wife and Danl Whitehorne and Fra. Meriweether of said County of Essex.

/s/ Tho. Meriwether /s/ Eliz. Meriwether
/s/ Danl Whitehorne /s/ Francis Meriwether
Sept. 11, 1699
 

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Source: http://mkhgenealogy.com/  by James Hughes

Notes: The Will of Henry Williamson seems to suggest the possibility that Elizabeth Williamson was the daughter of Henry Williamsonson and the daughter of Richard Loes.

Elizabeth Williamson is given the land that Henry Williamson inherited from Richard Loes.
Katherine and Frances receive the land inherited from Abraham Weekes, father of the second wife of Henry Williamson.

Elizabeth is clearly older than the other two daughters and apparently several years older.
Apparently none of the daughters were married when Henry Williamson wrote his will in March of 1699. Elizabeth for certain was married when the will was proved.

In the somewhat odd last paragraph of the Will he says:
"in case my younger daughters should grow stubborn and not comformable to their older sister and _____, then I shall leave it by decision of my feofees in trust to put them out to such labor as they shall think fit and convenient for their _____ education."

This sentence seems to indicate that these 2 younger sisters were somewhat subject to their older sister. Thus Elizabeth may have been born before circa 1678.


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ID: I3452
Name: Henry Williamson
Given Name: Henry
Surname: Williamson
Sex: M
Note:
Essex Co. VA

11 Sep 1699
Will of Henry Williamson proved in oaths of Daniel Dobyns & Leonard Hill. Katherine & Frances Williamson, orphans of Henry, chose Thomas Meriwether [husband of sister Elizabeth] as guardian.
Birth: ABT 1638
Note: Date reckoned when he witnessed will of Richard Sims in Old Rappahannock Co. Va 22 Jan. 1672/3 - he was noted as being about 34.
Death: 1699 in Essex Co. Virginia