1528 Thomas Perkins
in England. He wrote his will on April 3rd
and it was probated on April 21st. His wife’s name was Alice and they had at
least three children: Henry, Joan and Juliana. Thomas and his wife
1704 Irena &
Alithea Bradford the twin daughters of Joseph & Anne (Fitch) Bradford were
born April 6, 1704 and died before the end of the month. Joseph & Anne had another set of twins in
1715 whom they named Irene and Alithea.
1808 Abraham Clark
age 76, in Hardy Co., WV, he was the son of Henry Clark born in 1731. Abraham married Sarah Badgley and they had at
Watson, Nancy, Mary, Henry, Tabitha and Abraham. Abraham's will was probated on April 13, 1808:
In the name of God amen. I Abraham Clarke of Hardy County and state of
Virginia being weak in body but in my right mind and memory and calling to mind
the mortality of the body and that it is appointed for all men once to die do
make and ordain this my last will and testament and first I recommend my soul
to God who gave it to me not doubting but at the general resurrection I shall
receive the same again by the almighty power of God. Secondly my body to earth to be buried in
Christian like manner at the direction of my executors and as touching such
worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with I give and dispose of in
the following manner to wit. And firstly
I order and will that all of my just debts and funeral charges be paid. Secondly I give and bequeath to my well
beloved wife Sarah the use of my plantation during her natural life or until
she may desire it to be sold by my Executors and then such a part of the
purchase money to remain in the hands of my executors as will be sufficient to maintain
her during her natural life, also one third part of my movable estate to be
sold and divided into four parts, one part to go to Sarah’s children all but
Tabitha she is to have nothing and the money is to be in the executor’s hands
and to be paid to the children as they come of age excepting Sarah she shold be
left a widow and if she is to take what is left. The other three parts is to go to my other
three children, namely, Watson, Nancy and Mary allowing that Henry and Abraham
has received their share of my Estate and the balance of the money remaining in
the hands of my executors of the sale of the land after my wife’s death to be
equally divided amongst Watson, Nancy and Mary and Sarah, children, except
Tabitha aforesaid and I do hereby empower my executors to sell and convey my
land when my wife may acquire it and likewise I give to Watson, Nancy, Mary
& Sarah’s children all but Tabitha aforesaid a tract of land on Watkins
ridge to be equally divided amongst them and Lastly I do nominate and appoint
Watson Clarke and Job Welton executors of this my will to see to perform all
things according to the true interest and meaning thereof and I do hereby
revoke all other wills by me made ratifying and confirming this to be my last
will and testament. In Witness whereof I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this fourth day of April 1803.
Witness
James Hughes
Morgan Byrnes Abraham
Clarke (Seal)
Charles Murphy
1951 Emma Dora (?)
Erkman age 63. She was born in Germany
in 1888 and immigrated to the U.S. in 1906.
Emma married John Erkman ca. 1909 and they had five children: Edna,
Edward, Martin, Mildred and John. She is
buried in St. Clair Memorial Park in East St. Louis, IL.
1965 John Henson age
71 was the son of John & Mary (Gurley) Henson born ca. 1895. He married Eva Holler in 1913 and they had at
least one son John.
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