Person:Mildred Burbridge (1)

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1771 - ELLIS, HEZEKIAH, Spotsylvania Co., d. Nov. 7, 1771, Executors Bond dated Apr. 16, 1772. Wit. James Lewis, Robert O'Neal. Ex. my wife; brother William Ellis; James Lewis. Leg. wife Mildred Ellis; mentions "my children," but does not name them. (Page 511) [WILL BOOK D, 1761-1772] ¹

1779 - £1000 John Ellis, guard. to William, Thomas, Eliza, Mildred, Hezekiah and Sarah Ellis, orphs. of Hezekiah Ellis, with Robert O'Neall, sec. March 18, 1779. ¹

1781 - Aug't. 23, 1781. Benjamin Robinson and Mildred, his wife, of Spts. Co. to Reuben Hudson of sd. Co. £1200 curr. 32 a. in Spts. Co., dower of the sd. Mildred Robinson, in estate of lands of her former husband Hezekiah Ellis. [Ed. note, see will of sd. Ellis.] Witnesses, Jos. Brock, Jno. Chew, jr.; Thos. Waller, jr.; Lodowick Oneal, Wm. Ellis. Novr. 15, 1781. ¹

1781 - went to Kentucky with The Traveling Church of Baptists

1782 - £1000 William Ellis, guard. to Eliza, Thomas, Hezekiah, Mildred and Sally Ellis, orphs. of Hezekiah Ellis, with John Ellis, sec. June 20, 1782. ¹

1790 - BURBRIDGE, THOMAS, St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., d. Jan. 16, 1790, Executors Bond dated Nov. 2, 1791. Wit. Hannon Hanor, Senr., Benja. Ellis, Hannon Hanor, Junr., George Ellis. Ex. Robert Smith, Linsfield Burbridge and George Burbridge. Leg. son Thomas Burbridge; daughter Mildred Robinson; daughter Sarah Ealley; daughter Frances Smith; son Linsfield Burbridge; daughter Mary Bullett; son George Burbridge; grandson Thomas Burbridge, son of Robert Burbridge, decd; daughter Elizabeth Branham. (Page 1112) [WILL BOOK E, 1772-1796] ¹

1792 - March 6, 1792. Pursuant to the last will and testament of Thomas Burbridge, Decd., etc., Thomas Burbridge, Benjamin Robinson and Mildred, his wife; Henry Elley and Sarah, his wife; Tavener Branham and Elizabeth, his wife; Robt. Smith and Frances, his wife; Linsfield Burbridge and nancy, his wife; Wm. Bullett [or Bullit] and Mary, his wife, and George Burbridge and Mary, his wife, to James Lewis of Spots. Co. L230. 200 a. whereon sd. Thos. Burbridge lived, adj. lands of James Lewis, Alexander Spotswood and others, etc., purchased of Wm. Fitzhugh, Esq., as by Ind. dated April 10, 1770, in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Witnesses, Richd. Jones, Frans. Simpson, Mathew Bridges, Richd. Branham. March 6, 1792. ¹

1792 - March 8, 1792. Pursuant to the last will and testament of Thomas Burbridge, Dec'd., etc., Thomas Burbridge and others [same parties as of the first part in preceding deed] to Harmon Hanor, jr., of Spots. Co. £68. 100 a. adj. lands of Harmon Hanor, jr.; Jas. Lewis, Hezekiah Ellis, Alexander Spotswood, and is part of tract purchased of Wm. Fitzhugh, Esq., as by Ind. dated April 10, 1770, in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Witnesses, Thos. Strachan, Edwd. Herndon, Nicho. Payne, A. Frazer, Thos. Waller, Jos. Brock, Bevy. Stubblefield, Jas. Lewis, Danl. Branham, Jos. Jones, Jno. Mullikin, Richd. Jones, Francis Simpson, Mathew Bridges, Richd. Branham. March 8, 1892.

1792 - June 13, 1792. Thomas Burbridge, Benjamin Robinson, Henry Ealey [Elley] and Tavenor Branham, all of the State of Kentucky, po. of atto. to friends Robert Smith, Linsfield Burbridge and Geo. Burbridge, to sell a tract of land in Spots. Co., Va., part of which is claimed by the parties of the first part as Legatees of Thos. Burbridge, decd., etc., etc. Witnesses, Mathew Bridges, Richd. Branham, Wm. Parker. Septr. 4, 1792.

1793 - March 13, 1793. Thomas Burbridge, Benj. Robinson and Mildred, his wife; Henry Eally and Sarah, his wife; Robert Smith and Frances, his wife; Tavener Branham and Elizabeth, his wife; Linsfield Burbridge and Ann, his wife; Wm. Bullet and Mary, his wife; George Burbridge and Mary, his wife, to Ann Hull. L180. 213 a. in Spots. Co., etc., etc. Lar. Stanard, Jno. Herndon, Edwd. Henrdon, Bevy. Stubblefield, Edwd. Herndon, jr.; Thomas Bartlett, Jas. Lewis, Hezk. Ellis, J. Chew. No date of Record. ¹

1.   Court Records, in Crozier, William Armstrong. Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800: being transcriptions, from the original files at the county court house, of wills, deeds, administrators' and guardians' bonds, marriage licenses, and lists of revolutionary pensioners. (New York: Fox, Duffield & Company, 1905).
2. ↑ Ranck, George W. The Traveling Church: an account of the Baptist exodus from Virginia to Kentucky in 1781 under the leadership of Rev. Lewis Craig and Captain William Ellis. (Louisville, Kentucky: Press of Baptist Book Concern, 1891).

   "Robinson, & wife"

3. ↑ Death Recorded.

   [Supposedly Mildred was a member of the David's Fork Baptist Church in Fayette Co. KY and her death is recorded in church records as 1 April 1811. Verification needed.]