10 John Minor, born June 29, 1707. ...
10 John Minor ... was an influential and wealthy planter of Spotsylvania county, one of the justices, etc.
He married Sarah Carr, daughter of Capt. Thomas and Mary (Dabney) Carr and sister of Agnes Carr, who married Col. John Waller, and of Thomas Carr and John Carr (sons of Major Thomas Carr, and grandsons of "Thomas Carr, Gentleman," the emigrant to Virginia).
The will of John Minor, dated October 28, 1754, was proved in Spotsylvania September 2, 1755. To his children he left lands in Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Orange and Louisa counties; to his wife the home tract during life and his chaise, horses and harness; to his eldest son John his silver watch, troopers arms and one hundred pounds current money and a gold ring with poesy "no recompense but Love," with this proviso "that he shall relinquish all claim against my estate for the use I have had of negro Harry and Topping Castle from Mrs. Carrs death;" names sons John, William, Thomas, Garrett, James, Dabney, Vivion, Peter, daus. Mary and Elizabeth; desires his friends John Carr, John Waller, Bice Curtis and William Carr to divide his slaves and stock of cattle. In case his wife marries desires his son John, and if he died, his son William to act as guardian of "all my children," and makes his son John and wife executors.
His inventory exhibits a very large estate. ...
