Person:Jacob Burruss (1)

Records in Virginia

• December 20, 1703, after the death of John Burruss, his father, Thomas Burruss deeded 100+ acres in King William County to Jacob Burruss.

• March 20, 1705 - Thomas Burruss also deeded additional acreage to Jacob Burruss.

• March 25, 1725, Jacob Burruss, Sr. had moved to the western portion of King William County, where he patented 400 acres. The acreage was described as being adjacent to the land of John Hawkins and Ranger's Path.

• March 15, 1735, Jacob Burruss patented 400 acres of land in Hanover County, Virginia for 40 shillings. This land was described as lying on both sides of Hickory Creek, adjacent to the land of George Brock, Colonel Symes and John Aylett.

Will of Jacob Burruss

Will of Jacob Burruss, Caroline County, Virginia, Dated 20 March 1742:

In the name of God Amen, the twentieth day of March Anno Dommi 1742 I JACOB BURROUGHS of the Parish of Saint Margaretts and County of Caroline being well in Body and perfect in memory Thanks be to Almighty God for it and calling to rembrance the uncertainty of this life and that all Flesh must yield to Death when it please God to call, do make and declare this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First being penitent and sorry for all my sins and most humbly desiring Forgiveness for the same, I commend my soul to Almighty God, my Savior and Redeemer in Whom and by whose merits I trust and believe assuredly to be saved to have full remission and Forgiveness of all my sins and to inherit the Kingdom of Heaven and my Body I commit to the Earth to be decently Buried at the Descretion of my Executors hereafter named and for the settling of my Temporal Estate and such Goods, and Chattles -- as it hath pleased God to bestow on me I do Order give; bestow them in manner; form following.

Imprimize, I give; bequeath to my Dearly beloved wife MARY, one third of all my estate real and personal with the Plantation whereon I now live in Caroline County during her natural life; after her decease to my son CHARLES; his heirs; in case of his dying in his nonage to my son WILLIAM; his heirs.

Item I give to my well beloved son WILLIAM Twenty five pounds current money to be raised out of my estate as also one Bed with furniture, a cow yearling; two ewes.

Item I give to my beloved son JACOB one young mare.

Item I give to my beloved son HENRY one cow; Yearling; two ewes.

Item I give to my beloved son THOMAS two hundred seventy three acres of land being part of four hundred acres Granted to my letters Patent bearing date the fifteenth of March 1735 lying on the side of Houry Creek in Hanover County to him and his heirs and in case of his dying childless to be equally divided among his four brothers above mentioned or the survivors of them as also one Fether Bed, a cow & yearling & two Ewes.

Item I give to my son CHARLES besides the Plantation whereon I now live after my wife's decease a Fether Bed; furnature, a cow; yearling; two ewes, one iron pot, two Puter dishes with six puter plates.

Item I give & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth one Feather Bed with Furnature, a cow; yearling; two Ewes, Two puter dishes and a bason and as for the rest of my estate that is not Bequeathed nor Given

I give and bequeath to my daughers ANN, JUSTINIANA; MARY to be equally divided amongst them. And I hereby make & appoint my beloved wife MARY & my beloved son WILLIAM executors of this my last will and testament hereby revolking, dis annulling; making void all former wills by me made. Declaring this only to be my hand and seal the Day; Date above mentioned the 24th line being underlined; the word (forever) being raised in the 21st, 22nd; 30th lines.

(signed) JACOB BURRAS (Seal)

Signed, sealed in the presence of:

Mary (X) Burrus, Reuben Harris, James Fr. Edwd.Robins.

February 13, 1755, Richard Harris presented and proved the Last Will and Testament of Jacob Sr.. An inventory of his estate was returned to the Caroline Court on February 15, 1755, and on a motion, Robert Fleming Bibb was ordered to annex his estate.

[The above will was filed in the suit papers in the clerk's office Circuit Court Louisa Co. Va. Suit entitled Isaac Davis vs William Burrus, March, April, May terms 1767].

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