Elizabeth Acre

1661 - Aft 1700  (> 40 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Acre
  Born	1661	Lancaster County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft 1700	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Person ID	I128715	Tree1
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	William Acre,   b. Bef 1641,   d. 15 Apr 1688, Lancaster County, Virginia - probate  (Age > 47 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine MNU Acre,   b. Bef 1645,   d. Aft 1721, Lancaster County, Virginia  (Age > 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	Lancaster County, Virginia
  Family ID	F26741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  === Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800; {Ida J. Lee} ACRE, William. Will. 6 Mch. 1688, pro. 15 April 1688. Mentions: Wife (name not shown); son William; dau. Katherine, loaned to Mrs. Ann Brown; dau. Elizabeth loaned to Walter Welch; Mary Southing; brother and Executor, Randolph Miller. Recorded W.B. 5, p. 117. === 1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 31 ELIZABETH ACRES aged thirty eight years or thereabout being examined & sworne saith yt: upon ye Ninth of this Instant that going to ye House of THO: DAYs of Farnham Parrish in Essex County at ye request of MARY HODGE, her Neighbour, & seeing ye sd DAYs Wife lying dead upon ye bed in a most horred & barbours manner all gored in blood, this Deponent asked how his Wife came to lie in that condition who made answer he knew not; this Depont. further asked him if he & his Wife had been quarrelling, who replyed yt: he & his Wife had not had an angry word this many day; Also this Depont. further asked him if any body had been lately there, who answered no neither did he see anybody; also this Depont askt him how he hurt his eyes who replyed against ye potrac & being asked a little while after by this Depont. how he hurt himselfe, he answered ye Lord knows I know not, & this Depont. saith further yt: the sd THOMAS DAYE had then at ye same time his face & eyes most greviously brused wth: severall wounds & bruses upon his helm' and further saith not Sworne before me ye day & yeare above written by me RICHD. COVINGTON in ye place of a Coroner ELIZABETH ACRES Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur === 1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 31 The Deposition of MARY HODGES, aged Seaventy six yeares or thereabouts being examined & sworne saith yt: upon ye ninth of this Instant coming from ye house of Mr. THO: COVINGTONs & going to THO: DAYs of Farnham Pish, in Essex County seeing ye sd DAY setting upon ye Couch by ye fire some wt. melancholy asked him how he did, who answered he did not know his face & eyes being most previously brused, he presently after tould me yt: his Wife was dead. Your Depont. asked him how she came to die, who presently replyed she about two houres before day yt: morning. Your Depont. further asked him how his face came to be in yt: condition, who tould me he cut it against ye pottracks yt: was over ye fire; upon wch: I went to ye Woman, his Wife, as she lay on ye bed & found her dead. Your Depont. seeing her lye in a most horred & barborous maner all gored in blood upon wch: your Depont. took her feet and found her legg to be some what limber. Ye sd DAY requesting her to strip her dead body, I tould him I was not able of myselfe to perform it. She further tould him I would goe for more assistance & call of JUDITH DAVIS, his Daughter in Law, &ELIZABETH ACRES, vch: accordingly I did & yor: Depont. further saith not Sworn. before me ye day & year above written RICHD. COVINGTON in place of Coroner MARY HODGES Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur