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Susannah BURGESS

Female Abt 1655 - Aft 1714  (~ 59 years)


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  • Name Susannah BURGESS 
    Birth Abt 1655  Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Will 22 Oct 1714  Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death Aft 22 Oct 1714  Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Probate 26 Jun 1732  Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (1) Descendants of John Burgess of England <http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Campbell/Burgess-2.htm#a>:

      [Note by compiler: As this source indicates, the information set forth in this Note (1) is conjecture and should not be considered as fact.]

      Susannah Burgess was born circa 1655 in Isle of Wight Co VA.

      On 4/20/1669 Susannah Burgess is mentioned in Surry Co VA records where her mother, Mary Skinner, acknowledged receipt of Susannah's legacy from her deceased father, John Burgess. Did Susannah surrender her inheritance to her mother to preclude her perspective husband confiscating her real estate? As a husband could legally assume ownership of his wife's property, this seems like an ingenious solution which would secure these holdings for Susannah.

      In about 1675 in Isle of Wight Co VA, Susannah married Robert Bracewell b. 1650 Isle of Wight Co VA. Robert and Suzanne lived their lives in Isle of Wight County, raising at least five children.

      On 3/27/1696, Robert named his "loving wife Susannah" as executor of his will and is believed to have died shortly thereafter in Isle of Wight Co VA. Susannah lived on the family plantation in Isle of Wight Co VA until her death after 10/1714. . . .

      • Born c. 1655 Isle of Wight Co VA.

      • 4/20/1669 Surry Co Court Records:

      On 20 April 1669, MARY SKINNER, wife of RICHARD SKINNER, acknowledged receipt of all the estate that her husband JOHN BURGESS gave to her daughter SUSANNAH BURGESS. (Surry County - Book I, Page 332).

      • Married c. 1670 in Isle of Wight Co VA to Robert Bracewell b. c. 1649 Isle of Wight Co VA.

      • 5/15/1672 Deposition in Surry County Court:

      On 15 May 1672, RICHARD SKINNER, aged 46, and MARY SKINNER, aged 40, gave their testimony in Surry County Court, the orphan of JOHN BURGESS (Susannah Burgess) being mentioned. (Surry County - Book 2, Page 14).

      • 6/9/1689 Isle of Wight Co VA Probate:

      Isle of Wight Co VA Deed and Will Book 2, pg. 202: Will of Joyce Cripps, who in her will referred to "Susannah BRACEWELL", my sister's daughter.

      • Will written 10/22/1714 Isle of Wight Co VA.

      • Died after 10/1714 Isle of Wight Co VA.

      (2) Braswell Genealogy <https://sites.google.com/site/braswellgenealogy/1714---susannah-burge ss-braswell-s-will>:

      1714 - SUSANNAH BURGESS BRASWELL's WILL

      The Will of Susanna Burgess Braswell October: the 22: 1714 IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Susannah Braswell in the Upper Parish of the Isle of Wight County in Virginia being Sick & Weak in Body but in perfect Memory thanks be to God I do therefore make this my last Will & Testament as followeth ffirst I commit my Soul to Almighty God our Heavenly ffather trusting to be saved by the Merits of Jesus Christ our Lord and my Body to the Earth untill the Resurrection and for my Worldly Goods I bestow as followeth. I GIVE & Bequeath unto my Son Richard Braswelland to his Heirs the plantation I now live upon with Sixty Acres of Land I say to him and to his heirs for ever & ever I give and bequeaath unto my Son William Braswell my Old Plantation House with fforty Acres of Land joining to it out of theHundred Acres in all, I say to him and to his Heirs for Ever & Ever. I give & Bequeath to Elizabeth Braswell my Grandughter a Heifer of three years old, and one brass Kettle, one pewter Dish, one Pewter plate and four Spoons, one Box Iron and ffire Tongs. I GIVE and Bequeath to my Son William Braswell a Chest of ffeathers, a small Iron Pot one pewter Dish and one plate, and one Quart Pot and a Cup and four Spoons. I GIVE to my daughter Ann one shilling. I GIVE to my Grandson John Riggs One Shilling. And for rest of my worldly Goods within Doors and Without I Give and Bequeath unto my Son James Braswell to him and his Heirs leaving my Son Richard Braswell and my Son William Braswell my true and lawful Executors to pay my Debts and to receive what is oweing me and I desire you my trusty ffriends Richard Jones & Richard Jordan to see this my last Will and Testament performed. In Witness hereof I set to my Hand. WITNESSED By us William Allen Richd R Jones Susanna B Braswell (Seal) mark mark Richd R Jordan mark

      PROBATE RECORD: At a Court held for the Isle of Wight County June 26: 1732 THE last Will & Testament of Susannah Braswell deceased was presented in Court by William Braswell Executor Therein named who made Oath thereto and being likewise proved by the Oaths of William Allen & Richard Jordan two of the Witnesses thereto It is admitted to Record.Teste. James Ingles Clk CurtVera Recordatur Test: Ja: Ingles C CWILL BOOK, Vol. 3, PAGE 304-305, 1726-1734 Part of index to Isle of Wight County Wills and Administrations (1628-1800)

      This Will was copied by Walter S. Gabennesch from a photocopy of the original found at the Richmond, Virginia Archives.

      The probate record of Susannah Burgess Braswell proves that her son William was alive and well in Isle of Wight in 1732 and couldn't possibly be the William Braswell who died in Chowan County, North Carolina in 1721.

      Susannah's husband Robert Bracewell Jr. sold his inheritance before they married and left a Power of Attorney to his "loving wife" March 27, 1696, giving her sole power over the 100 acres Susannah inherited from her mother Mary.
    Person ID I38103  Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Father John BURGESS,   b. Abt 1625, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 20 Apr 1669, Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 44 years) 
    Mother Mary WYATT,   b. Abt 1632, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 10 Feb 1695 (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage Between 1650 and 1655  Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F16490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Robert BRACEWELL, Jr.,   b. Abt 1650, Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 9 Apr 1702, Isle of Wight County, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 52 years) 
    Family ID F16424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Richard TOWLE 
    Family ID F16446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2024