There is an act of the General Assembly in 1673, naturalizing Minor Doodes and Doodes Minor, his son. (Hening's Statutes at Large, II., 308 ; III., 479). ...
Doodes Minor's will is also preserved at Saluda in the clerk's office, and bears date November 13, 1694, and was proved May 27, 1695 ...
2. Doodes Minor ... married Elizabeth, perhaps a dau. of Nicholas Cock, a Dutchman who was naturalized in 1672, and had issue, ...
Elizabeth Minor survived her husband and married, secondly, Thomas Blaise. Her will was proved in 1708. ...
WILL OF DOODES MINOR (MINDERT).
In the name of God. Amen. I Doodes Minor of the County of Middlesex being of sound and Perfect mind and Memory Do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following and first and chiefly I bequeath my soul to God who gave it hoping through the merits of my Blessed Lord and Saviour Christ Jesus to obtain perfect forgiveness and Remission of all my sins and as touching such worldly goods as God of his great goodness hath bestowed upon me I do Dispose of the same as followeth, and do commit my body to ye earth from whence it was taken to be Decently buried at ye Discretion of my Exrs hereafter named.
Imp I give and bequeath to my loving son Minor Minor my seal gold ring.
Item I give and bequeath to my loving grand Daughter Elizabeth Mickleburrough one Silver Mugg to be Delivered to her immediately after my now wife's dissease or if she should marry then this to be delivered as aforesd.
Item I lend unto my loving wife Elizabeth Minor During her widdowhood all and singular my goods and chattels of what nature or quality soever the same may be together wth all Debts whatsoever and it is my will that ye same Do Remain upon my now dwelling plantation to be managed as she shall think convenient During her widdowhood as aforesd and when she shall Intermarry (or at her death) then I give the same as is aforesd to my fower sons, that is to say. Minor Minor Wm Minor Garat Minor Peter Minor to be equally Divided Between them.
Item It is my will that my loving wife Elizabeth Minor Do Remain upon and be peaceably possessed wth my dwelling plantation During her widdowhood and also that she have liberty to fell and make use of any timber upon any part of my land for ye good and Benefit of ye sd plantation.
Item I give and bequeath to my loving sons Minor Minor, Wm Minor Garat Minor Peter Minor all and every part and parsill of Land weh I die possessed of in the upper part of this County of Middlesex to be equally divided Between them to them and to their Lawfull heirs forever and if any of them shall dy wthout such heirs then and in such a case it is my will that their part of my land Be equally Divided among my surviving Children.
Item I do Constitute and appoint my loving wife Elizabeth Minor and my loving sons Minor Minor and Wm Minor to be my Lawfull Exrs. of this my last will and testament and I Doe request my loving friends Mr Maurice Cock Mr Tobias Mickleburrough Mr Wm Montague and Jno Smith to make an equall Division of my land and other estate at time appointed Between my then surviving sons having regard to the quality and after Division it is my will yt my eldest son when he shall come of age to have his first Choyce and so successively as they shall come of age to be Possessed with their part or share of land and I do deliver this to the world as my last will and testament making Voyd all former wills by me made.
In testimony whereof I do hereunto sett my hand and fix my seal this 13thday of November Anno. 1694.
These words Interlined before signing (upon their part of: of Land).
DOODES MINOR (Seal)
Signed and Sealed in Presence of Maurice Cock Nicolas Curtis Arthur Hancock John Smith.
Att a Court held for the County of Middlesex ye 27th day of May 1695 Mr. Maurice Cock Mr. Jno Smith and Arthur Hancock made oath that they see the above named Doodes Minor sign seal and publish the above written will to be his last will and testament and that he was then in perfect mind and memory.
Teste EDWARD THACKER, Clerk
Recordat.
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[Note: Subsequent article states that wife Elizabeth did not have the surname Cock.]
