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- Contributed by: James Hughes
Note: No.1. p.279
Will of Gyles Taverner. Sick in body. dated 18 Nov 1655. Prob 24 Jan 1655/6.
To eldest son Mihill Taverner (sic) a cow. Balance of cattle to 3 sons.
A bed to each of the 3 sons Micheall Taverner, Wm Taverner and Gyles Taverner.
All hogs to be equally div betw them.
Various bequests of personal property to the 3 sons.
A chest to be bought for the youngest by his 2 brothers.
Land and houses to eldest son Mihill Taverner "but not to molest his 2 Brothers or either of them but they to have any profitt or benefitt soe far forth as himself dureing the time they live single and unmarried".
The 2 elder brothers to "maintaine there yonger brother to schoole out of the whole stocke for the tearme of two yeares".
The 2 servants to be for "benefitt of the one as the other".
To "John Parsons sixpence byndeing him from intermedeling with any of the Estate belonging to any of the Taverners".
To God-dau ELIZ: MERRYMAN a heifer
To servant Isaac Embrey at the end of his apprentiship a heifer and a sow.
Signed Gyles Taverner
Wit:William Starckey
Probated by oath of Starckey.
rec. Tho: Ballard Cl Cur
Source:
Fleet, Beverley,
York County, 1648-1657
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. County, 1961, 109 pgs.
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1652-1658 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book; [Frank V. Walczyk]
Giles Tauerner his letter of
attorney to Richard Holden
Richard Holden my love to you remembered hopeing
of your good health I have here inclosed a bill of Hercules
Bridges my desire to you is to demand the debt of him and
in case he deny to pay and I do hereby authorise and
constitute you my lawfull attorney in my name to use the
law for the recovery of it or if you think fit and that he shall
so agree I leave it to and in your power toreferit to
arbitration of such men as he and you shall agree upon and
when you have concluded and come to compassion I would
have you stay in your own hands what hath satisfaction to
you for your pains and charges and make me return of the
rest so I remain the mark of your friend.
Gyles Tauerner
December 27th 1652
20th May 1653 this letter of attorney was recorded.
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Bef 1633 - 1656 (> 23 years)