Barbary Allen

Bef 1714 - Aft 1752  (> 40 years)

• Name	Barbary Allen
  Birth	Bef 1714	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 1752	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Person ID	I130114	Tree1
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Erasmus Allen,   b. 10 Sep 1671, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia d. 16 Aug 1720, Essex County, Virginia - probate (Age 48 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dinah Waggoner,   b. Abt 1675, Middlesex County, Virginia d. 17 Dec 1751, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - inventory (Age ~ 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1691	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Family ID	F26544	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Jones,   b. Bef 1710, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia d. Aft 1750, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia (Age > 42 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1730	South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia
  Family ID	F52132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2023

  
  

• Notes

  === 1717-1722 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Inventories & Settlements, No. 3; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 196. The will of Erasmus Allen was dated 26 January 1719. In the name of God Amen I Erasmus Allen being Sick and week in body but of perfect mind & memory blessed to be God for it I do ordain this my Last Will & Testament in manner & form following first rendering my Soul unto almighty God my maker stedfastly hopeing & believeing that through the Merrits of Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ I shall receive full pardon and Remission of of [sic] all my Sins and body to the Earth from whence it was taken to be buryed in such decent maner, First I Give to bequeath unto my Son John Allen that peice of Land joyning to my Brother Wm Allen to him & his heirs for ever And the rest of my Land I Give to my Son Erasmus Allen & his heirs for ever only my wife shall have it dureing her life, Secondly I Lend to my Loveing wife Dinah Allen my Three negroes & all the rest of my Estate during her Life and she shall pay all the Debts that is now due without any of my Children Estate or dismissing any of it, Thirdly I Give unto my Son John Allen my negro man named Guile & to his heirs for ever Fourthly I Give unto my Son Erasmus Allen my negro Girl named Mill and to his heirs for Ever and if the negro Girl should have Children shall be distributed as followeth ye first to go to my Daughter Rachel Cheny The next to my Son Benjamin & ye next to my Son Joseph and the next to my Daughter Margreat & the next to my Daughter Dinah & the next to my daughter Barbary and the abovesd negro man & Girl Shall be due to my Two Sons John & Erasmus Allen after my wife decease and that the abovesd Negro’s Shall not be apaised [sic] with the rest of my Estate and my negro Woman Doll shall be Valued with the rest of my Estate and after my wifes decease to be equally divided between the rest of my Children Rachell Cheny & Margret Dinah Barbary & Benjamin & Joseph & if my wife Should marry my Children Shall be at Eage at Eighteen, I do make my wife & my Son John Allen Holy & Souly Executors makeing this my Last Will & Testamt. As Wtiness my hand & Seal this 26 day of January 1719” Signed Erasmus Allen. Wtinesses: Andrew his + mark Diar, Wm Allen. Presented in court 16 August 1720 by Dinah Allen and Jno Allen and proved by Andrew Dyar and Wm Allen. Recorded 16 August 1720.