Person:Israel Robertson (1)

Will of Israel Robertson

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The Robertson Genealogy Exchange 12 Israel Roberson's Will Granville County Unrecorded Wills, No. 53

In the Name of god this forth Day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven / hundred and fifty Eight I ISRAEL ROBBERSON Senr. of Granvill county in North Carrolinar Being of perfect / Sense and memory thanks be to [sic] given to God But colling to mind to mind [sic] the mortallity of my Body and Knowing / That it is appointed for all men to dy do makke and do ordain this my last will and Testemant / That is to say Principally and first of all I give and Recommend my Sole in to the hands of god that made / it and my Boddy I Recommend to the Earth to be Buried in a Decient manner at the Discaion of / my Exrs Not Doubting but at the General [Resurrection] I Shall Receive the Same a gain and touching Such Worldly / Estate Where with it hath pleased god to give me in this Life I give Divise Bequeathe and / Dispose of the Same in the following manner and form

IMPRIMIS I give to my Son MATHEW ROBERSON five Shillings Starling. ITEM I give to my grandafter MARY ROBERSON Daughter of my Son MATHEW ROBERSON Twenty Shillings.

ITEM I give to my Son JOHN ROBERSON five Shillings Starlng.

ITEM I give to my Son ISRAEL ROBERSON five Shilling Starling.

ITEM I give to my son DAVID ROBERSON five Shilling Starling. I give to my Granson ISRAEL ROBERSON son [of] DAVID ROBERSON Twenty Shillings.

ITEM I give to my Son NICHOLAS ROBERSON five Shillings Starling I give to my grand Daughter ABEE ROBERSON Daughler of my Son NICHOLAS ROBERSON Twenty Shillings.

I give to my Son CHARLES ROBERSON five Shillings Starling. I give to my granson JULES Son of CHARLES ROBERSON Twenty Shilling

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ITEM I give to my Daughter SUSANNAR KENDRICK a Neagro Boy Named gimme

ITEM I give my Son GEORGE ROBERSON three Neagroes a negro womman Named Doll a Neagro Named Tonla a Negro gall Named frank Sixteen head of Cattel three feather / Beds all thother [ ] goods that Belongs to the house my plantashon I now live / on and mill and all the Land Belong[ing] to me and SARAH ROBERSON my beloved wife / The mother of GEORGE to have a Living In the Estate

LAST to GEORGE During his Life and there by apoint my Son DAVID ROBERSON and my Son GEORGE ROBERSON Executors / that this my will be preformed to the Trew Intent and meaning there of

The Day and year Israel Robertson (his mark) first above Written Signed Sealed and Declared In Presence us John King his mark Jurat Robert King his mark

At a court held for Granville County 12th August 1760 / This Will was proved by the oath of John King one of the Subscribing / Witnesses thereto and was Ordered to be Recorded

                                                                    Test Danl Weldon

Source: North Carolina County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Granville County), Loose Wills, 1749-1771, FHL microfilm 306193 / Item 2.

Information on Israel Robertson

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1. Nicholas1 Robertson

Born Bet. 1655 - 1657 in lived in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., VA, and died Aft. 12 May 1718. He married (1) Sarah Marks, daughter of Matthew Marks . He married (2) Jane Tillman Abt. 1716 in Prince George Co., VA, daughter of Roger Tillman and Susannah Parkham.

More About Nicholas Robertson:

Relationship: Possibly the son of Edward Robinson, b. abt. 1656 in VA; died before 3 February 1689/90 in Charles City Co., VA; married before 19 October 1677 to Anne ___, b. abt. 1656, d. after 3 February 1689/90.

Relationship 2: Possibly the grandson of Christopher Robinson, b. abt. 1621 in England, d. before 31 August 1663 in Henrico Co., VA, m. abt. 1643 in VA to Marie ___, b. abt. 1621, d. after 31 August 1663.

Children of Nicholas Robertson and Sarah Marks are:

2. i. John Robertson, b. Abt. 1695, Charles City Co., VA; d. Bef. May 1774, Granville Co., NC.

ii. Edward Robertson.

3. iii. Israel Robertson, b. Bet. 1698 - 1700, Prince George Co., VA; d. Bef. 12 August 1760, Granville Co., NC.