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The date of John Branch's will is stated to have been January 17, 1687 [1687/8] according to a statement made in a deed from Thomas Turpin and Obedience, his wife (a daughter of John Branch) to James Branch, dated April 2, 1716.
"Upon the peticon of Martha ye relict of Execx of John Branch decd. order for Probate of ye last will & testament of ye decedt is granted unto her the same being this day proved in Court ye oaths of ye three witnesses subscribed." Henrico Court, Apr 16, 1688 (Henrico Records, Vol. 1678-93, p. 266).
John Branch married Martha, whose surname is unknown. Mrs. Martha Branch married second, Thomas Osborne, of Henrico County, third (October 1692) Thomas Edwards.
John Branch and Martha his wife had issue: i. Obedience Branch, d. 1746; married first, 1696, John Cocke, of Henrico County (Henrico Records, Vol. 1688-1697, p. 710. See also a deed, dated December 1, 1696, from Jane Gower, of Henrico County, to John Cocke, Junior (son of Richard Cocke, Senior) of the parish and county of Henrico, who had married Obedience, eldest daughter of John Branch, late of Kings [Kingsland?] in Henrico County, son of the said Jane Gower; second, Alexander Trent, of Henrico; third, Thomas Turpin of Henrico. ii. Priscilla Branch d. post 1750; married first, 1699, Edward Skerme, of Henrico; second, 1701, Joseph Wilkinson, of Henrico.
Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and Some of their Descendants, William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct., 1916), pp. 107-116, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
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Thomas Jefferson (d.1697) married Martha Branch, dau. of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d.1731) who married Mary Field, dau. of Peter & Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d.1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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In his 20 Jun 1678 will Christopher Branch gave grandson John permission to hunt and fish on his land.
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John Branch left a will, but it no longer exists. The will is mentioned in Henrico County, Virginia Order Book 1678-1693, p. 266. Martha Branch, relict and executrix of John Branch deceased granted probate on his will, recorded 2 Apr 1688. The will is mentioned again in Henrico County, Virginia Will & Deeds Book 1725-1737, p. 93.
On November 2, 1726, James Branch, of Henrico County, planter, conveyed to Henry Vanderhood, of same, Merchant, for £150 currency, 100 acres on south side of James River at a place commonly called Kingsland, which said land was conveyed by Christopher Branch unto his grandsons William and John Branch by deed dated October 17, 1659, and by the said John Branch, the survivor devised unto his daughter Obedience late the wife of Thomas Turpin, deceased, in his will dated January 17, 1687 [probably 1688 New Style], and by the said Thomas and Obedience, his wife, conveyed to the aforesaid James Branch by deed April 2, 1716. Mary, wife of the said James Branch, relinquished her right of dower. (LDS #31765, Image 215/548).
Note that this deed also mentions that John Branch was the survivor of his brother William Branch and was thus able to devise the entire tract to daughter Obedience. Thus, William Branch died without issue before John Branch wrote his will in Jan 1688, New Style. Had William Branch had children, the land would not have gone entirely to his brother John Branch.
https://sites.google.com/site/womackgen/womack-records/collections/jane-gower-research
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7 Dec 1710 - Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Last Will & Testament of Jane Gower
In the name of God Amen I Jane Gower of the County and parish of Henrico Considering the Frailty of Human nature and being disposed to Settle my worldly affairs to prevent litigiousness after my decease do make ordain and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following.
Imprimus: First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my maker and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Exr shall be thought meet and convenient there to Rest untill my Soul and body shall meet again and be Joyned together at the Joyfull Resurrection and be made partaker of the never fadeing Joys of immortality which god in mercy through the merits of Jesus Christ also hath promised and prepared for all those that truly and unfeignedly Repent and believe in him.
Item: I give all my out lands to my Grandson William Cox and my daughter Mary Cox. [NOTE: Weisiger's transcription mistakenly has granddaughter Mary Cox.]
Item: I give the land I now live on called the great Stone to my Grand Daughter[s] Obedience Turpin and Priscilla Wilkinson to be equally divided between them both.
Item: I give to my Grandson William Farrar one feather bedd one Ring one pr of Blankets and one pr of Sheets and one Pillow and boulster.
Item: I give to my Grandson Abel Farrar one feather bed boulster and Pillow one blanket and Rugg and pair of Sheets.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Womack four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Mary Wilkinson four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Obedience Turpin four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Martha Wilkinson one Chest of Drawers and the Oak [?] Table and draper [?] Table Cloath and one dozn of Napkins.
Item: I give Priscilla Farrar one bed boulster and blanket and Rug.
Item: I give John Spike the bed he rests [?] on with the furniture belonging.
Item: I give to William Womack two breeding Sows.
Item: I give my daughter Mary Cox all my stock except for two Sows.
Item: I give to my grand daughter Priscilla Farrar one Silver Porringer.
Item: I give to my Sister Hatcher my damask gown and Peticoat.
Item: I give unto my grandson Abell Farrar one Iron Pott one Silver Tumbler one Table standing in the Chamber and two pewter Dishes.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Priscilla Farrar one Iron pott one Table with a drawer in it one pewter Dish.
Item: I give to my Grand Son William Farrar two pewter dishes and my biggest Tumbler Silver.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Judith Womack my box Iron [?] and heaters.
Item: I give my [illegible] daughter Mrs Mary Cox all the rest of my estate which is not [?] disposed of by this my last will makeing her my loving Daughter my whole and Sole Executrix of my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have set my hand seal this seventh day of December Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and ten.
Jane (JG) Gower (seal)
Witnesses: Thomas (X) Sadler, William Blackman
At a Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the first Monday in January 1710 [1711 New Style]
Thomas Sadler and William Blackman the Witnesses to the before written Will and Testament of Jane Gower decd made Oath in Court that they did see the said Jane Gower Sign Seal and deliver the Same as her last Will and Testament and thereupon the Same was ordered to be Recorded & it accordingly Recorded, and on the prayer of Mary Cox the Exectx therein named a Probat[e] thereof is granted her She having given Security for the Same.
Test William Randolph Cl Cur
Henrico County, Virginia Deeds & Wills, 1710-1714, pp. 35-36
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
The date of John Branch's will is stated to have been January 17, 1687 [1687/8] according to a statement made in a deed from Thomas Turpin and Obedience, his wife (a daughter of John Branch) to James Branch, dated April 2, 1716.
"Upon the peticon of Martha ye relict of Execx of John Branch decd. order for Probate of ye last will & testament of ye decedt is granted unto her the same being this day proved in Court ye oaths of ye three witnesses subscribed." Henrico Court, Apr 16, 1688 (Henrico Records, Vol. 1678-93, p. 266).
John Branch married Martha, whose surname is unknown. Mrs. Martha Branch married second, Thomas Osborne, of Henrico County, third (October 1692) Thomas Edwards.
John Branch and Martha his wife had issue: i. Obedience Branch, d. 1746; married first, 1696, John Cocke, of Henrico County (Henrico Records, Vol. 1688-1697, p. 710. See also a deed, dated December 1, 1696, from Jane Gower, of Henrico County, to John Cocke, Junior (son of Richard Cocke, Senior) of the parish and county of Henrico, who had married Obedience, eldest daughter of John Branch, late of Kings [Kingsland?] in Henrico County, son of the said Jane Gower; second, Alexander Trent, of Henrico; third, Thomas Turpin of Henrico. ii. Priscilla Branch d. post 1750; married first, 1699, Edward Skerme, of Henrico; second, 1701, Joseph Wilkinson, of Henrico.
Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and Some of their Descendants, William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct., 1916), pp. 107-116, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
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Thomas Jefferson (d.1697) married Martha Branch, dau. of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d.1731) who married Mary Field, dau. of Peter & Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d.1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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In his 20 Jun 1678 will Christopher Branch gave grandson John permission to hunt and fish on his land.
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John Branch left a will, but it no longer exists. The will is mentioned in Henrico County, Virginia Order Book 1678-1693, p. 266. Martha Branch, relict and executrix of John Branch deceased granted probate on his will, recorded 2 Apr 1688. The will is mentioned again in Henrico County, Virginia Will & Deeds Book 1725-1737, p. 93.
On November 2, 1726, James Branch, of Henrico County, planter, conveyed to Henry Vanderhood, of same, Merchant, for £150 currency, 100 acres on south side of James River at a place commonly called Kingsland, which said land was conveyed by Christopher Branch unto his grandsons William and John Branch by deed dated October 17, 1659, and by the said John Branch, the survivor devised unto his daughter Obedience late the wife of Thomas Turpin, deceased, in his will dated January 17, 1687 [probably 1688 New Style], and by the said Thomas and Obedience, his wife, conveyed to the aforesaid James Branch by deed April 2, 1716. Mary, wife of the said James Branch, relinquished her right of dower. (LDS #31765, Image 215/548).
Note that this deed also mentions that John Branch was the survivor of his brother William Branch and was thus able to devise the entire tract to daughter Obedience. Thus, William Branch died without issue before John Branch wrote his will in Jan 1688, New Style. Had William Branch had children, the land would not have gone entirely to his brother John Branch.
https://sites.google.com/site/womackgen/womack-records/collections/jane-gower-research
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7 Dec 1710 - Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Last Will & Testament of Jane Gower
In the name of God Amen I Jane Gower of the County and parish of Henrico Considering the Frailty of Human nature and being disposed to Settle my worldly affairs to prevent litigiousness after my decease do make ordain and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following.
Imprimus: First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my maker and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Exr shall be thought meet and convenient there to Rest untill my Soul and body shall meet again and be Joyned together at the Joyfull Resurrection and be made partaker of the never fadeing Joys of immortality which god in mercy through the merits of Jesus Christ also hath promised and prepared for all those that truly and unfeignedly Repent and believe in him.
Item: I give all my out lands to my Grandson William Cox and my daughter Mary Cox. [NOTE: Weisiger's transcription mistakenly has granddaughter Mary Cox.]
Item: I give the land I now live on called the great Stone to my Grand Daughter[s] Obedience Turpin and Priscilla Wilkinson to be equally divided between them both.
Item: I give to my Grandson William Farrar one feather bedd one Ring one pr of Blankets and one pr of Sheets and one Pillow and boulster.
Item: I give to my Grandson Abel Farrar one feather bed boulster and Pillow one blanket and Rugg and pair of Sheets.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Womack four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Mary Wilkinson four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Obedience Turpin four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Martha Wilkinson one Chest of Drawers and the Oak [?] Table and draper [?] Table Cloath and one dozn of Napkins.
Item: I give Priscilla Farrar one bed boulster and blanket and Rug.
Item: I give John Spike the bed he rests [?] on with the furniture belonging.
Item: I give to William Womack two breeding Sows.
Item: I give my daughter Mary Cox all my stock except for two Sows.
Item: I give to my grand daughter Priscilla Farrar one Silver Porringer.
Item: I give to my Sister Hatcher my damask gown and Peticoat.
Item: I give unto my grandson Abell Farrar one Iron Pott one Silver Tumbler one Table standing in the Chamber and two pewter Dishes.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Priscilla Farrar one Iron pott one Table with a drawer in it one pewter Dish.
Item: I give to my Grand Son William Farrar two pewter dishes and my biggest Tumbler Silver.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Judith Womack my box Iron [?] and heaters.
Item: I give my [illegible] daughter Mrs Mary Cox all the rest of my estate which is not [?] disposed of by this my last will makeing her my loving Daughter my whole and Sole Executrix of my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have set my hand seal this seventh day of December Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and ten.
Jane (JG) Gower (seal)
Witnesses: Thomas (X) Sadler, William Blackman
At a Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the first Monday in January 1710 [1711 New Style]
Thomas Sadler and William Blackman the Witnesses to the before written Will and Testament of Jane Gower decd made Oath in Court that they did see the said Jane Gower Sign Seal and deliver the Same as her last Will and Testament and thereupon the Same was ordered to be Recorded & it accordingly Recorded, and on the prayer of Mary Cox the Exectx therein named a Probat[e] thereof is granted her She having given Security for the Same.
Test William Randolph Cl Cur
Henrico County, Virginia Deeds & Wills, 1710-1714, pp. 35-36
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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The date of John Branch's will is stated to have been January 17, 1687 [1687/8] according to a statement made in a deed from Thomas Turpin and Obedience, his wife (a daughter of John Branch) to James Branch, dated April 2, 1716.
"Upon the peticon of Martha ye relict of Execx of John Branch decd. order for Probate of ye last will & testament of ye decedt is granted unto her the same being this day proved in Court ye oaths of ye three witnesses subscribed." Henrico Court, Apr 16, 1688 (Henrico Records, Vol. 1678-93, p. 266).
John Branch married Martha, whose surname is unknown. Mrs. Martha Branch married second, Thomas Osborne, of Henrico County, third (October 1692) Thomas Edwards.
John Branch and Martha his wife had issue: i. Obedience Branch, d. 1746; married first, 1696, John Cocke, of Henrico County (Henrico Records, Vol. 1688-1697, p. 710. See also a deed, dated December 1, 1696, from Jane Gower, of Henrico County, to John Cocke, Junior (son of Richard Cocke, Senior) of the parish and county of Henrico, who had married Obedience, eldest daughter of John Branch, late of Kings [Kingsland?] in Henrico County, son of the said Jane Gower; second, Alexander Trent, of Henrico; third, Thomas Turpin of Henrico. ii. Priscilla Branch d. post 1750; married first, 1699, Edward Skerme, of Henrico; second, 1701, Joseph Wilkinson, of Henrico.
Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and Some of their Descendants, William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct., 1916), pp. 107-116, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
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Thomas Jefferson (d.1697) married Martha Branch, dau. of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d.1731) who married Mary Field, dau. of Peter & Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d.1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
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In his 20 Jun 1678 will Christopher Branch gave grandson John permission to hunt and fish on his land.
===========
John Branch left a will, but it no longer exists. The will is mentioned in Henrico County, Virginia Order Book 1678-1693, p. 266. Martha Branch, relict and executrix of John Branch deceased granted probate on his will, recorded 2 Apr 1688. The will is mentioned again in Henrico County, Virginia Will & Deeds Book 1725-1737, p. 93.
On November 2, 1726, James Branch, of Henrico County, planter, conveyed to Henry Vanderhood, of same, Merchant, for £150 currency, 100 acres on south side of James River at a place commonly called Kingsland, which said land was conveyed by Christopher Branch unto his grandsons William and John Branch by deed dated October 17, 1659, and by the said John Branch, the survivor devised unto his daughter Obedience late the wife of Thomas Turpin, deceased, in his will dated January 17, 1687 [probably 1688 New Style], and by the said Thomas and Obedience, his wife, conveyed to the aforesaid James Branch by deed April 2, 1716. Mary, wife of the said James Branch, relinquished her right of dower. (LDS #31765, Image 215/548).
Note that this deed also mentions that John Branch was the survivor of his brother William Branch and was thus able to devise the entire tract to daughter Obedience. Thus, William Branch died without issue before John Branch wrote his will in Jan 1688, New Style. Had William Branch had children, the land would not have gone entirely to his brother John Branch.
https://sites.google.com/site/womackgen/womack-records/collections/jane-gower-research
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7 Dec 1710 - Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Last Will & Testament of Jane Gower
In the name of God Amen I Jane Gower of the County and parish of Henrico Considering the Frailty of Human nature and being disposed to Settle my worldly affairs to prevent litigiousness after my decease do make ordain and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following.
Imprimus: First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my maker and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Exr shall be thought meet and convenient there to Rest untill my Soul and body shall meet again and be Joyned together at the Joyfull Resurrection and be made partaker of the never fadeing Joys of immortality which god in mercy through the merits of Jesus Christ also hath promised and prepared for all those that truly and unfeignedly Repent and believe in him.
Item: I give all my out lands to my Grandson William Cox and my daughter Mary Cox. [NOTE: Weisiger's transcription mistakenly has granddaughter Mary Cox.]
Item: I give the land I now live on called the great Stone to my Grand Daughter[s] Obedience Turpin and Priscilla Wilkinson to be equally divided between them both.
Item: I give to my Grandson William Farrar one feather bedd one Ring one pr of Blankets and one pr of Sheets and one Pillow and boulster.
Item: I give to my Grandson Abel Farrar one feather bed boulster and Pillow one blanket and Rugg and pair of Sheets.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Womack four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Mary Wilkinson four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Obedience Turpin four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Martha Wilkinson one Chest of Drawers and the Oak [?] Table and draper [?] Table Cloath and one dozn of Napkins.
Item: I give Priscilla Farrar one bed boulster and blanket and Rug.
Item: I give John Spike the bed he rests [?] on with the furniture belonging.
Item: I give to William Womack two breeding Sows.
Item: I give my daughter Mary Cox all my stock except for two Sows.
Item: I give to my grand daughter Priscilla Farrar one Silver Porringer.
Item: I give to my Sister Hatcher my damask gown and Peticoat.
Item: I give unto my grandson Abell Farrar one Iron Pott one Silver Tumbler one Table standing in the Chamber and two pewter Dishes.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Priscilla Farrar one Iron pott one Table with a drawer in it one pewter Dish.
Item: I give to my Grand Son William Farrar two pewter dishes and my biggest Tumbler Silver.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Judith Womack my box Iron [?] and heaters.
Item: I give my [illegible] daughter Mrs Mary Cox all the rest of my estate which is not [?] disposed of by this my last will makeing her my loving Daughter my whole and Sole Executrix of my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have set my hand seal this seventh day of December Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and ten.
Jane (JG) Gower (seal)
Witnesses: Thomas (X) Sadler, William Blackman
At a Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the first Monday in January 1710 [1711 New Style]
Thomas Sadler and William Blackman the Witnesses to the before written Will and Testament of Jane Gower decd made Oath in Court that they did see the said Jane Gower Sign Seal and deliver the Same as her last Will and Testament and thereupon the Same was ordered to be Recorded & it accordingly Recorded, and on the prayer of Mary Cox the Exectx therein named a Probat[e] thereof is granted her She having given Security for the Same.
Test William Randolph Cl Cur
Henrico County, Virginia Deeds & Wills, 1710-1714, pp. 35-36
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
The date of John Branch's will is stated to have been January 17, 1687 [1687/8] according to a statement made in a deed from Thomas Turpin and Obedience, his wife (a daughter of John Branch) to James Branch, dated April 2, 1716.
"Upon the peticon of Martha ye relict of Execx of John Branch decd. order for Probate of ye last will & testament of ye decedt is granted unto her the same being this day proved in Court ye oaths of ye three witnesses subscribed." Henrico Court, Apr 16, 1688 (Henrico Records, Vol. 1678-93, p. 266).
John Branch married Martha, whose surname is unknown. Mrs. Martha Branch married second, Thomas Osborne, of Henrico County, third (October 1692) Thomas Edwards.
John Branch and Martha his wife had issue: i. Obedience Branch, d. 1746; married first, 1696, John Cocke, of Henrico County (Henrico Records, Vol. 1688-1697, p. 710. See also a deed, dated December 1, 1696, from Jane Gower, of Henrico County, to John Cocke, Junior (son of Richard Cocke, Senior) of the parish and county of Henrico, who had married Obedience, eldest daughter of John Branch, late of Kings [Kingsland?] in Henrico County, son of the said Jane Gower; second, Alexander Trent, of Henrico; third, Thomas Turpin of Henrico. ii. Priscilla Branch d. post 1750; married first, 1699, Edward Skerme, of Henrico; second, 1701, Joseph Wilkinson, of Henrico.
Thomas and William Branch of Henrico and Some of their Descendants, William Clayton Torrence, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 2 (Oct., 1916), pp. 107-116, Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture
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Thomas Jefferson (d.1697) married Martha Branch, dau. of William & Jane Branch and sister of John Branch, former husband of Thomas Osborne's second wife. They had son Thomas Jefferson (d.1731) who married Mary Field, dau. of Peter & Judith Field. They in turn had son Peter Jefferson (d.1757) who married Jane Randolph and had son Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States (The Osbornes and Related Families, Chapter 3, p. 17).
======
In his 20 Jun 1678 will Christopher Branch gave grandson John permission to hunt and fish on his land.
===========
John Branch left a will, but it no longer exists. The will is mentioned in Henrico County, Virginia Order Book 1678-1693, p. 266. Martha Branch, relict and executrix of John Branch deceased granted probate on his will, recorded 2 Apr 1688. The will is mentioned again in Henrico County, Virginia Will & Deeds Book 1725-1737, p. 93.
On November 2, 1726, James Branch, of Henrico County, planter, conveyed to Henry Vanderhood, of same, Merchant, for £150 currency, 100 acres on south side of James River at a place commonly called Kingsland, which said land was conveyed by Christopher Branch unto his grandsons William and John Branch by deed dated October 17, 1659, and by the said John Branch, the survivor devised unto his daughter Obedience late the wife of Thomas Turpin, deceased, in his will dated January 17, 1687 [probably 1688 New Style], and by the said Thomas and Obedience, his wife, conveyed to the aforesaid James Branch by deed April 2, 1716. Mary, wife of the said James Branch, relinquished her right of dower. (LDS #31765, Image 215/548).
Note that this deed also mentions that John Branch was the survivor of his brother William Branch and was thus able to devise the entire tract to daughter Obedience. Thus, William Branch died without issue before John Branch wrote his will in Jan 1688, New Style. Had William Branch had children, the land would not have gone entirely to his brother John Branch.
https://sites.google.com/site/womackgen/womack-records/collections/jane-gower-research
=============
7 Dec 1710 - Henrico Parish, Henrico County, Virginia
Last Will & Testament of Jane Gower
In the name of God Amen I Jane Gower of the County and parish of Henrico Considering the Frailty of Human nature and being disposed to Settle my worldly affairs to prevent litigiousness after my decease do make ordain and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament in manner following.
Imprimus: First I bequeath my Soul to Almighty God my maker and to Jesus Christ my Redeemer and to the holy Ghost my Sanctifier and my body to the earth from whence it came to be buried in such decent and Christian manner as to my Exr shall be thought meet and convenient there to Rest untill my Soul and body shall meet again and be Joyned together at the Joyfull Resurrection and be made partaker of the never fadeing Joys of immortality which god in mercy through the merits of Jesus Christ also hath promised and prepared for all those that truly and unfeignedly Repent and believe in him.
Item: I give all my out lands to my Grandson William Cox and my daughter Mary Cox. [NOTE: Weisiger's transcription mistakenly has granddaughter Mary Cox.]
Item: I give the land I now live on called the great Stone to my Grand Daughter[s] Obedience Turpin and Priscilla Wilkinson to be equally divided between them both.
Item: I give to my Grandson William Farrar one feather bedd one Ring one pr of Blankets and one pr of Sheets and one Pillow and boulster.
Item: I give to my Grandson Abel Farrar one feather bed boulster and Pillow one blanket and Rugg and pair of Sheets.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Womack four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Mary Wilkinson four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my grand Daughter Obedience Turpin four Silver Spoones.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Martha Wilkinson one Chest of Drawers and the Oak [?] Table and draper [?] Table Cloath and one dozn of Napkins.
Item: I give Priscilla Farrar one bed boulster and blanket and Rug.
Item: I give John Spike the bed he rests [?] on with the furniture belonging.
Item: I give to William Womack two breeding Sows.
Item: I give my daughter Mary Cox all my stock except for two Sows.
Item: I give to my grand daughter Priscilla Farrar one Silver Porringer.
Item: I give to my Sister Hatcher my damask gown and Peticoat.
Item: I give unto my grandson Abell Farrar one Iron Pott one Silver Tumbler one Table standing in the Chamber and two pewter Dishes.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Priscilla Farrar one Iron pott one Table with a drawer in it one pewter Dish.
Item: I give to my Grand Son William Farrar two pewter dishes and my biggest Tumbler Silver.
Item: I give to my Grand Daughter Judith Womack my box Iron [?] and heaters.
Item: I give my [illegible] daughter Mrs Mary Cox all the rest of my estate which is not [?] disposed of by this my last will makeing her my loving Daughter my whole and Sole Executrix of my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have set my hand seal this seventh day of December Anno Domini one thousand seaven hundred and ten.
Jane (JG) Gower (seal)
Witnesses: Thomas (X) Sadler, William Blackman
At a Court held at Varina for the County of Henrico the first Monday in January 1710 [1711 New Style]
Thomas Sadler and William Blackman the Witnesses to the before written Will and Testament of Jane Gower decd made Oath in Court that they did see the said Jane Gower Sign Seal and deliver the Same as her last Will and Testament and thereupon the Same was ordered to be Recorded & it accordingly Recorded, and on the prayer of Mary Cox the Exectx therein named a Probat[e] thereof is granted her She having given Security for the Same.
Test William Randolph Cl Cur
Henrico County, Virginia Deeds & Wills, 1710-1714, pp. 35-36
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Contributor: David Goode (49372965)
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