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m. 14 Feb 1734 - Col. Sir Thomas Bedford1725 - 1785
Facts and Events
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Caution: Page in progress. The placement of his children in his different marriages needs work.
References
- Family Recorded, in Perrin, William Henry, ed. History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky. (Chicago, IL, USA: O. L. Baskin, 1882)
448.
... The Bedford family are of English origin; they trace their ancestry to one Thomas Bedford, of Charlotte County, in the Old Dominion; he was a large landowner, and of the families who ranked high in social position; he was twice married; first to Mary Coleman, by whom he had three children:
- Charles,
- Margaret and
- Jane, all of whom remained in Virginia;
his second marriage was to Miss Spencer, who bore him six sons and five daughters,
the sons were Thomas, Benjamin, John, Stephen, Littleberry and Archie;
the daughters were:
- Nancy, who married a Mosely;
- Patsey, a man by the name of Fuquia;
- Susan, a Walk;
- Patsey, a Crenshaw;
- Mary, a Hamlet; ...
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[cos1776 Note of Caution: contains errors.]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Will Abstract of Thomas Bedford.
Source: Charlotte County Will Book I 1765-1791
Abstracted by Bel Hubbard Wise
WB 1:366 Thomas Bedford, the elder will 3 Feb 1785 Prob 7 Mar 1785
- Wife Drusilla my mansion house and third of lands on west side of Twittys Creek and negroes Dinah, Neptune, Dick, Cutona, Frank, Tom and Dicy.
- Son Stephen land on Wallace Creek and slaves Sacker, Violet, Harry and Sarah.
- Children of daughter Elizabeth late wife of Joseph Fuqua slaves now in possession of Joseph Fuqua to wit Jamy, Andrew, and Isbell.
- Daughter Mary wife of James Hamlett slaves Watt, Matt, Celia and Critty.
- Daughter Martha wife of Charles Crenshaw slaves Lucy, Kate, Lett and John.
- Son Thomas land where he now lives and slaves Mercury and Ellick and Harry.
- Daughter Susanna wife of Anthony Walke slaves Violet and Billy.
- Son Benjamin land in County of Fayette 2000 acres on Licking Creek and slaves Daniel, Sumerset and Sall.
- Son John other half of Licking Creek land and slaves Lewis, Ned, Aggy.
- Daughter Anne slaves Milly, Beck, Wancher and Little Ned.
- Son Littleberry land on west side of Twittys Creek and slaves Little Peter, Isaac and Julius.
- Son Archibald remaining land on West side of Twitty Creek and slaves Bob, Sue Jacob and Phiilis.
- Daughter Jency Flippin Bedford slaves Belsa, Lucy, Anthony and Davie.
- Daughter Peggy Bedford slaves Linder, Milan, Betty and Luke.
- Son Charles Westly Bedford (after my wife's death and not before) my manor house, slaves Charles, Jerry, Fanny and Peter son of Dinah.
- John and Benjamin to get land in district of Kentucky.
Exec wife Drucilla, sons Thomas and Stephen, son in law James Hamlett.
Wit: Burwell Brown, Jn Mettauer, P. Carrington.
Security Andrew Hannah, James Bouldin, Joseph Fuqua Jr, Edward Almond and Robert Bedford.
- Family Notes.
Taken from old clippings dealing with Kentucky family history, newspaper
unknown. These clippings are about 100 years old (1997). Reprinted in
Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10, Number 1 - May 1995. p. 94. Bourbon County.
Thomas Bedford of Charlotte County, Va., was twice married, says
tradition. First to Miss Spencer, then to Mary Coleman, who bore him a
large family. Among them your Thomas, Benjamin, Littleberry and Asa. The
last three married the daughters of Dr. Henry Clay, an early pioneer of
Bourbon County, Ky. Thomas, Sr., lived in Goochland County, Va., dying
there about 1758.
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[cos1776 Note of Caution: Dates, place of death and marriage order appear to be incorrect.]
- "Locust Grove" located on a King George II land grant to Bedford ancestors is located at: Locust Grove, Road 637, Box 208, Drakes Branch, Virginia
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