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- !NAMED:24 Jan 1726/1727 King George Co, VA Wills A-101 pr. 1 Feb
1733/34 William GRANT Sr of Sittenburn Parish, King George County,
Virginia. To eldest son John GRANT, sons Daniel GRANT, William
GRANT, wife Alice GRANT. Witness Francis ETTERIDGE, Thomas
STRIBLING, John (x) CADDELL. Executor Colonel Nicholas SMITH, Major
George ESKRIDGE;
!WILL: 4 May 1733 King George Co, VA Wills A-238 WILL OF WILLIAM
GRANT, JR.
In the Name of God Amen. I William Grant, Jr., being sick and weak
yet in
perfect sense. First I return my soul to God that gave it and my
body to the
Earth, when my will and desire is that after my debts are paid that
my well
beloved wife Mary Grant should enjoy all my whole estate both real and
personal during her widdowhood and my desire after if my wife should
marry
again that my brother John Grant should take my two children and
take care of
them untill they come to the age of eighteen years and that my
estate be
equally divided between my two children Elizabeth and Mary. I
appoint my
beloved wife Mary Grant and my brother John Grant my sole Executors.
Witness
my hand and seal (not dated).
His
William (/) Grant
(seal)
Mark
Test: Charles Dean
John Brisco
At a court held for King George County the 4th day of May 1733. The
last
Will & Testament of William Grant was presented into Court by Mary
Grant his
Widdow & John Grant his Executors who made oath thereto and the same
was
proved by the oath of Charles Dean and admitted to record.
Pg. 238
GRANT, WILLIAM (JR.) (d.t., 1732), William Grant Jr., (c. 1707-1732)
was
murdered late in 1732; there are some particulars in COB#1, pg.
626-628 and
in COB#1, pg. 635, 4 May 1744, it is noted that his widow, Mary Grant,
presented his will in court but declared she would not accept the
provisions
made for her in the said testament, however, she accepted the
executorship of
the said will and on the same day entered into bond with John Grant,
William
Grant Sr., and Charles Deane, her securities (BB#1, p. 31 b). An
inventory
of the estate of William Grant Jr., deceased was returned to court
on 1 June
1733 and recorded in I#1, p. 161. It appears the widow Mary ( )
Grant
shortly drops from the records and John Grant (c. 1704-1762) became
the
acting executor and guardian of Elizabeth Grant and Mary Grant only
children
and infant daughters of William Grant, Jr., deceased. In this
capacity he
filed detailed accounts in Fiduciary Account Book #3, pg. 18-28,
1738-1746,
showing dispursements for various items for the two girls including
their
board &c: By 2 December 1743 Elizabeth Grant, the elder daughter,
had married
(as his first wife) Anderson Doniphan, Gentlemen, (c. 1720-1761) and
shortley
thereafter Mary Grant, the younger daughter , married William Wright
of
Prince William County and he was gentlemen justice there in 1746.
pg. 239:
GRANT, WILLIAM (d.i., 1736). COB#2, pg. 63: & May 1736 =
Amdinistration on
the estate of William Grant, deceased, is granted to Margaret Grant,
his
widow, and on the same day she entered into bond as his
administratrix with
John Glendening, her security (BB#2,pg.25 b). The inventory of his
estate was
taken by John Steward, Jeremiah Bronough and William Stringfellow and
recorded 4 June 1736 in I #1, pgs. 225-226. Her bond was for 150
pounds C.M.
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Abt 1710 - 1732 (22 years)