Person:Abraham Kenyon (1)

Will Abstract

Will in King George County, VA dated 5 JAN 1749/50. Recorded 2 MAR 1749/50. Will Book A-1, p. 236 (King, 183). Names no wife. Executor: John Carter (son in law). Witnesses: Francis Martin, William Clark, George Hatcher.

Children:

Sarah Carter wife of John Carter, negros Jerry and Jenny

Their son William Carter, 300 acres on Muddy Creek in the forest

Margaret Pollard wife of John Pollard, negros Bob and George, 100 acres “on the place she now lives bounded by John Kenyon’s and the Main Road and if she the said Margaret Pollard or John Pollard moves off from the said land that the said Margaret Pollard and the said John Pollard are hereby disanulled from leasing or selling the said land and to be returned to Frances Kenyon.”

Elizabeth Kenyon, negros ingo and Suckey, riding horse named Jack

Ann Kenyon, negro men Will and James, young horse named Bon

Frances Kenyon, negro boys Frank and Nathan, negro girl Winnie, 450 acres where I now live, 60 feet square out of which to be made for “a burying place where it now is.”

Million Kenyon, negro boys John and Charles, girl Judy

Will Transcript

Pages 236- 237 WILL OF ABRAHAM KENYON

In the Name of God Amen, the fifth day of January 1749. I Abraham Kenyon in the County of King George being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory do hereby ordain this to be my last will and Testament.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Sarah Carter one Negro man named Jerey and one Negro woman named Jeney to her and her heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Margaret Pollard to her and her heirs forever lawfully begotting (sic) of her body two Negro men one named Bob and the other named George.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Elizabeth Kenyon to her and her heirs forever lawfully begotting of her body one Negro man named Mingo and one Negro woman named Suckey and her increase.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Ann Kenyon to her and her heirs lawfully begotting of her body forever, two Negro men named Will and James.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Frances Kenyon to her and her heirs forever lawfully begotting of her body two Negro boys named Frank and Nathan and one Negro girl named Winne and her increase.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Million Kenyan to her and her heirs lawfully begotting of her body forever two Negro boys named John and Charles and one Negro girl named Judy and her increase.

Item: I give and bequeath to my dear daughter Frances Kenyon four hundred and fifty acres of land on the place where I now live on to her and her heirs lawfully begotting to her body forever.

Item: I give and bequeath to William Carter, the son of John Carter and Sarah, his wife, three hundred acres of land more or less in the forest on the head of Muddy Creek to him and his heirs forever.

Item: I desire that my daughter Margaret Pollard may have one hundred acres of land in during her natural life on the place where she now lives bounded by the line of John Kenyon's and the Main Road and if she the said Margaret Pollard or John Pollard moves off from the said land that the said Margaret Pollard and the said John Pollard are hereby disanuld (sic) from leasing or selling the said land and to be returned to the said Frances Kenyon.

Item: And if my daughter Frances Kenyon decease without heir lawfully begotting of her body then the said land is to be sold to the highest bidder for ready money and to be eqully divided amongst the rest of my children.

Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth Kenyon my riding horse named Jack.

Item: I give to my daughter Ann Kenyon one young horse named Bon.

Item: I desire at my death that all my houshold stuff may be equally divided amongst all my children.

Item: I desire that all my Negroes and stock, corn, fodder & Tobacco may be continued on the plantation for the benefit of my younger children to be maintained thereon 'till they arrive to the age of sixteen or on the day of marriage.

Item: I desire that sixty foot square may be excepted out of the tract of land as I have given to my daughter Frances Kenyon for a burying place where it now is.

I desire that John Carter may be my whole Executor and for his trouble I leave him one thousand weight of Nett Tobbaco in Cask yearly in during the term of years as my youngest daughters arrive to the age of sixteen.

(Signed) Abraham Kenyon

Signed Sealed and Delivered In the Presence of us

Francis Matin , William Clark and George Hatcher

At a Court held for King George County on Friday March 2. 1749/50.

The last Will and Testament of Abraham Kenyon, Deceased, was presented into Court by John Carter, his Executor, who made oath thereto and the same was proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto and admitted to record.

Harry Turner, Cl: Cur:

Records in Virginia

2:450 -MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT -15 February 1741 -Abraham Kenyon of Brunswick Parish, planter, to John Carter of St. George Parish in the county of Spotsylvania, planter. Whereas a marriage is intended between the said John Carter and Sarah Kenyon Daughter of the said Abraham Kenyon and Whereas by the Last Will and Testament of Francis Waddington Deceased Dated 24 January 1723 the said Sarah hath a right to Divers Slaves now in the hand and possession of her said Father Abraham Kenyon Also the Right of the said Slaves Exclusive of the said Will is Vested in Elizabeth her Mother now the Wife of the said Abraham Nevertheless as well for the Advancement of the said John and Sarah in the World as for Settling Peace in the Premises and to prevent any dispute or Difference that may at any time hereafter arise Concerning the Right of the said Slaves or any of them it is hereby Mutually Covenanted and Agreed on Between the Partys to these Presents That the said Abraham Kenyon on the day of Marriage between the said John Carter and Sarah Kenyon or at any other time afterwards when required Shall Peaceably and Quietly surrender and Deliver up to the said John Carter the four Slaves Jack, Jenny, Pat, and Ned. Upon receipt of the four slaves, John and Sarah shall and will acquit Release and for Ever Discharge the said Abraham Kenyon of all property claim either of them may have in any other Part of the said Abraham Kenyon's Estate.

Signed Abraham Kenyon, John Carter. Delivered in presence of John Kenyon, Micajah Poole.

Recorded 5 November 1742 Harry Turner.

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   King George County, VA - Deed Book 5:657-659.
   Indenture made 27th October 1766 between WILLIAM CARTER and FRANCES his wife of county Spotsylvania and JOHN POLLARD of county King George ... Whereas SIMON TOMISON in his lifetime was possessed of a tract of land containing about 300 acres lying on the head branch of Muddy Creek in the now County of King George & being so seized by his last will and testament recorded in county court of Stafford bequeathed to his Daughter MARGARET TOMISON at whose death the same descended to her Daughter ELIZABETH KENYON grandmother to said WILLIAM CARTER party to these presents ... which said Elizabeth Kenyon dying intestate without heir male of her body the tract of land descended in equal proportion to her six daughters and coheirs (to wit) SARAH, MARGARET, ELIZABETH, ANN, FRANCES & MILLION which said tract of land was by ABRAHAM KENYON husband of the said Elizabeth by his will bequeathed to said William Carter notwithstanding the same was no longer vested in him than for life by the Curtesy of England and whereas the aforesaid coheirs by them and their respective husbands hath prosecuted an Ejectment in the county court of King George against William Carter for the tract of land and by judgment of said court have ousted him and repossessed themselves of the tract of land as their first and former Estate and hath equally divided the same into six parts ... survey made by JAMES KENNY Surveyor of King George County ... the said Sarah Kenyon's proportion distinguished in the Division by the figure 5 which said SARAH KENYON intermarried with JOHN CARTER and dying intestate her part descended to her eldest son and heir at law WILLIAM CARTER party to these presents ... Now This Indenture witnesseth that William Carter and FRANCES his wife for sum Twenty pounds current money of Virginia sold JOHN POLLARD that parcel of land containing 40 acres ...
   Presence Antho. Strother, William Carter, James Kenyon, Francis Martin Junr., Frances Carter, John Pollard Junr.
   
   At a court held 5th March 1767 ... Deed proved ... admitted to record.

2. ↑ WB A-1:236 (King:181)
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