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- Title: The Descendants of Col. Giles Brent, Capt George Brent and Robert Brent, Gent
Author: Chester Horton Brent
Abbrev: C H Brent
Publication: Rutland, VT: Tuttle Publishing Co, 1946
Abbrev: The Descendants of Col. Giles Brent, Capt George Brent and Robert Brent, Gent
Page: p.101
Text: He married circa 1730, Catherine Trimmingham, of Bermuda, a relative of his mother's family
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BERMUDA SETTLERS OF THE 17TH CENTURY by Julia E. Mercer (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co Inc, 1982 [originally published serially in Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine as "Genealogical Notes from Bermuda," volumes XXIII-XXIX (1942-1947)
p75-77
"In July 1687 Gov. ROBERT ROBINSON writes that he has settled Mr GREEN as Judge of the Admiralty: 'He is a pretended lawyer and the best that I could find.'
Will of WILLIAM GREEN of Paget, August 15, 1692. Wife MARY WATLINGTON 2 shares in occupation of WM LYNDSAY & FRANCIS WELLMAN in Paget & after her decease to my two nephews, NICHOLAS BRENT, 2nd son of my 1/2 sister, by my father, ELIZABETH, late wife of Capt. GEORGE BRENT, now or late in Potomack in Virginia and to the issue of the said NICHOLAS and for want of said issue to nephew ROBERT BRENT, 3rd son on sister ELIZABETH, and failing issue, to neice ELIZABETH
To wife land in occupation of JOSHUA NASH & after her decease to nephew ROBERT BRENT and if these two nephews and neice should die without issue, these three shares to go to nephew GEORGE BRENT, the eldest son. Wife also has 2 1/2 cares of common land at Hungry Bay for her life & then to said ROBERT BRENT & his heirs.
To nephew MARK ROBERTS son of 1/2 sister by my father, ANN, wife of JOHN ROBERTS a Broaker living at Turnestyle Alley in Drury, London, all these 2 other shares in Paget and for want of issue to MARK, these to go to other children of ANN.
Wife to have all personal estate except large new silver tankard which I now expect from England by Mr. BENJAMIN STOWE, which I give to counsin MARY CHAMBERLAIN, wife of Dr. HUGH CHAMBERLAIN, the younger, & recommend my wife to be very kind to my relatives.
Wife to have 6 negroes, all others to be sold for good of estate.
Nephews GEORGE, NICHOLAS & ROBERT BRENT, £20 each & to neice ELIZABETH BRENT £60 to be paid into hands of brother-in-law Capt GEORGE BRENT & I give him my sett of gold shirt buttons & silver shoe buckles & all my law books. To mother in law (or stepmother) Mrs MARY GREEN, £20; sister ANN ROBERTS £40; MARK ROBERTS £50 and to other children £30. These legacies to be paid out of money in England in the hands of Mr. JOHN JENOUR, merchant of London. To Mrs MARY CHAMBERLAIN & her two children £20 each and to two cousins WILLIAM and JOHN HUNT £20 each; cousins ISABEL & SUSAN GREEN daughters of late uncle ANTONY GREEN of Canterburghe £20. Cousin ELIZABETH EDWARDS wife of WILLIAM EDWARDS wine cooper in London £20. Cousin ANN . . . wife of . . . of Acton, near London, duaghter of my mother's brother . . . WILSON, £10. To cousins, children of uncle GEORGE WILSON of Worchester, Glover, deceased £160 equally between them. To RICHARD JAMES £5. JAMES BASSETT 50/s and to the poor of Paget £and £5 to be expended on my tomb or monument.
The of £60.18.5 due unto me in right of my wife from JOHN KIDGELL on a judgement unto my wife and her two brothers WILLIAM & JOHN WATLINGTON to be equally divided between them.
Friends CHARLES WALKER, WILLIAM PITT, JOHN TUCKER, BENJAMIN WATLINGTON, to be Executors and to each £5. If wife die, estate to be divided between two sisters BRENT and ROBERTS. Executors to send copy of will to relatives in England and Virginia.
Witnesses: JOSEPH DARRELL. RICHARD JAMES . . . SAM DAFFYE. JNO THORNTON. ABRAHAM DILL. THOMAS DUNSCOMBE.
Proved October 27, 1692.
Note: FRANCIS WATLINGTON brother of MARY GREEN and of WILLIAM and JOHN died Intestate December 1687 & his widow ELIZABETH administered the estate. ELIZABETH & GEORGE BRENT had a grandson who married CATHERINE TRIMINGHAM in Bermuda. She was great granddaughter of the first TRIMINGHAM in the Colony
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Extract of John Trimingham's will, Paget, Bermuda, dated 3/25/1735, proved 6/3/1735, inventory 7/30/1736:
wife Jane
children Paul, John, Daniel, Jane Jones (son Thomas), Catherine Brent, nephew Nathaniel Butterfield
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Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties
Abt 1714 - 1751 (~ 37 years)