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1765, March 25. Brown, Margaret, of Hunterdon Co.; will of. W T idow of James Brown. Daughter, Martha, £50. Daughter, Mary, £50. Son, Samuel Barkley, £20. Son, Robert Barkley, 5 shillings. To Walter Barkley, 5 shillings. Daughters, Martha and Mary, the rest. Executors — David Carlile, John Tod and Samuel Barkley. Witnesses — John Henry, James King, John King. Proved Oct. 16, 1769.

     Jeremiah F. Jenkins, a well-known citizen of Jefferson Township, Scotland Co., Mo., was born in Bullitt County, Ky., November 11, 1811, and is the son of William N. and Priscilla B. (Hoskins) Jenkins.      The father was born in Maryland, and followed the occupations of a farmer and a shoemaker. He moved to Kentucky at a very early date, 1806, and was quite successful in his business transactions. He died in Bullitt County, Ky.      The mother of our subject was born in the same State...

Essex County Virgina Records 1717 -1722 pages 128-59 Will of John Bourne of the County of Essex and Parish of St. Mary's, being very sick and week in body, dated 23 Oct. 1720. My loving wife Eliza Bourne executrix. To my son John Bourne the plantation I now live on and all the land adjoining to it (that is meaning all the land I hold) but in case my son John dies without issue to my son Andrew Bourne, and if dies without issue to my son Robt. Bourne, but if he dies without issue to my son...

Last Will & Testament of Sarah Brechin Signed ___ June 1751; Proved 23 March 1753 [Note: The clerk did not indicate on what date the will was recorded. The outer edges of the pages have broken off, and along with them went the number of the day in June on which the will was signed. In this transcription, portions of the original record which were on the now missing edges of the pages are indicated with bracketed ellipsis points, I.e., "[...]". When enough of a word or phrase remains to...

A descendant of the Jersey England, born George Poindexter, he settled in Louisa County at the time of it formation near what is known as Gold Mine Creek, a small stream flowing into the North Anna River about 8 miles northwest of Louisa Court House. He owned large estates and was one of the prominent men in the county both in church and country matters. One of the first justices of Louisa County, Dec. 13 1742, and one of the first vestrymen of Fredericks Parrish. He died in 1753, and his...

Louisa County, Virginia, Will Book 1 (1745-1761), right-hand page of folio 27: In the name of God Amen I John Poindexter be[ing] Sick & weak but of good & perfect memory, thanks be to God, Do make [...] Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is [...] I bequeath my Soul & Spirit into the hands of Almighty God my L[...] father By whom of his meer & only Grace I trust to be Saved a[...] into Eternal Rest, through the Death of my Saviour & Redeemer [...]...

Joseph Higbee was a soldier of the Revolution, and from Kentucky moved to Missouri, and found an early home in Randolph County.  A church was built on his land, and when the railroad was constructed Higbee Chruch also became a location for a station, and the village has since been Higbee. From "A History of Northwest Missouri, Volume 3, edited by Walter Williams, 1915"

"Kittie Higbee was a daughter of Joseph Higbee, a pioneer of Randolph county, who was born in New Jersey, was a drummer boy during the Revolution, and had the honor of being appointed one night to stand guard in front of General Washington's tent." From "A History of Northeast Missouri, Volume 2" 1913