Henry Awbrey & Sarah Hoskins Family

Sarah Hoskins
Sarah was born in 1637. She died at the age of 35 in 1672 in VA.

Death Notes
- These presents witnesseth that I Sarah Meader widdow wife of Thomas Meader the younger lately deced in the County of Rappahanock I Sarah Meader do bind and oblige myself my exrs. or adms. to confirme unto my son John Meader sone unto Thomas Meader lately deced one yoak of oxen & one gun seaven foot by the barrell to be delivered unto my son John Meader when he comes of age & furthermore I give as my full act & deed unto my eldest
  daughter Susanna Meader one red cow called Cherry & her cow calf & increase to my aforesaid daughter only excepting the male of the catle to fall unto me the abovesaid Sarah Meader untill my daughter be full eleven years of age & after the expiracon of the
  aforesaid years male & female to fall unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader. Item I give unto my youngest daughter Mary Meader daughter of the abovesaid Thomas Meader one Black
  heaffer named Slippey she & her increase to my youngest only the male excepted to fall unto I the said Sarah Meader untill my youngest Daughter be fully nine years of age & after the Expiracon of the aforesaid nine years male & female to fall unto Mary Meader &
  if it shall please God that my eldest daughter shall dye in her inority that all her catle & their increase shall fall unto her sister Mary Meader and likewise in case it should pleas God that my youngest daughter Mary Meader should dye in her minority that her catle
  unto my eldest daughter Susanna Meader & furthermore in case that my youngest daughter Mary Meader her heiffer should miscarry before she comes to perfeccon that there shall another heiffer or cow of the same age & her increse to be made good as aforesaid to my duaghter Mary Meader these premises to be recorded in Court the first or second courte ensuing the date hereof by any person that I the said Sarah Meader shall lappoint always provided that there be severall markes nominate & recorded for the abovesaid Childrens Catle them & their increase. In confirmatcon I Sarah Meader bind my self myheirs for the performance this above menconed & no other act nor deed as Witness my hand this thirteenth day of Aprill 1662.
  
  These presents testifieth that I Sarah Meader late wife of Thomas Meader deced in the County of Rappa. oblige my self to give and allowe unto my children a sufficient & compleat maintenance in every respect as all other ought to do and further more to give
  them four years a peice Education in learning according as the Country doth aford. In Confirmacon whereof I Sarah Medr. do bind & oblige myself my heirs or assignes for the performance of this above menconed as witness my hand & seal this 13th day of Aprill 1662 to write read to to cast accompt
  
  Recorded July 12, 1662 Deed Bk 1656-1664, p 187-188
  
  Richard is the only recorded child of Henry Awbrey; the above confirms that Susanna was his step daughter (Susanna per pevious e-mail married 2nd Phillip McGuire), her sister Mary md Col. Francis Gouldman, brother of Thomas Gouldman II who was the 2nd husband of Dorothy (North) Awbrey.
  
  In regard to p 357 of Charles Hoppin's "Washington Ancestry"-he is making a lot of false statements. To begin with, it is assumed Henry Awbrey was married before he married Sarah. Secondly, Henry's death is of record. His will is dated Aug 1, 1694. I believe it is
  recorded in Sept. It follows:
  
  In the Name of God Amen, I Henry Awbrey of ye County of Essex in Virginia Gent., being sick and weake in body but of sound and perfect memory, calling to mind the uncertainty of this transitory life, and that all flesh must yield unto death when it shall please God to
  call, doe make consititute and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme following:
  First I give and bequeath my Soule to God that gave it in sure and certaine hope of a joyfull resurrection at the last day and my body to the Earth from whence it came to be decently interr'd after my decease and for what Temporal Estate it hath pleased God to
  bestow upon me, I give and bequeath as followeth:
  I give and bequeath to my loveing wife, Mary Awbrey, the Plantation whereon I now live with all the orchards dwellings buildings improvements and all the land belonging to it, she not clearing nor tending any ground beyond the Church Road which now is dureing her naturall life, And after her decease, I give and bequeath the said lands with all imporvements whatsoever unto my Loveing Son, Richard Awbrey and his heirs forever.
  Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son, Richard Awbrey, seven hundred acres of land more scituate on Hodgkins Creeke being part of that divident of land whereon he now liveth and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever, my Wife not to claime any thirds of
  the same.
  Item. I give unto Francis Awbrey the youngest son of my Brother, Jas: Awbrey deced, two hundred acres of land being part of a tract of four hundred acres of land as aforesd. purchased by me of Coll. Hill and to his heires forever Item. Ye other two hundred acres of land scituate as aforesaid, I give and bequeath unto Katherine Long, Daugher of Alice Long also Sheppey deced, to her and her heirs forever Item. I give and bequeath unto my son, Richard Awbrey, one Negro man called Sam; one Negro woman call'd Kate; one Negro boy called Robin, one Negro boy called Nero, one Negro boy
  called Titus, to him and to the heirs lawfully begotten of his body for ever Item. I will and bequeath unto my loveing wife, Mary Awbrey, five Negroes call'd by the names of Prince, Nanny, Will, Inno & Jenny; likewise I give and bequeath to my wife one silver tankard and three horses call'd by name of Thoroughgood, Smoaker & Mush, with my Cart and wheels and harness belonging to thte same; likewise I will and bequeath to my Wife one halfe of all my Cattle in quantity and quallity Item I give to my Wife one Servt woman called Martha Item I give unto my son, Richard, one Servt., called Miles Dixson Item I will and bequeath unto my wife all my stock of hoggs, she paying after my decease unto my sonn, Richard Awbrey, three barrows or splayd sows yearly for four years, together with all of ye age of three yeare old or more Item I will unto my Wife one halfe of my Sheep in quantity and quallity Item I will and bequeath ye other halfe of my Sheep in quanity and quallity to my son, Richard Awbrey, and to have priviledge to let them remaine here for three years Item ye one halfe my cattle not yet bequeathed, I give to him and his heires forever, likewise I will & bequeath unto my Son my black gelding cal'd Neger, with two saddles, two bridles, pistolls, holsters and all other furniture thereunto belonging Itm. I will likewise unt my son My pendulum Watch; all my wearing clothes both linen and wooling, all my french fald wearing shooes, tockings of all sorts & hatts Item Two feather beds with the furniture belonging to them and six pair of sheets, one pair of and irons, all the parcells of broad cloath for me my owne wearing, with ribbons, silks and other furniture belonging to it, likewise I will and bequeath unto my wife all
  my serge and stuff except one parsell of sad colloured serge which I give and bequeath unto my son, Richard's wife to make her a gowne and pretty coat, be it more or less Item I will and bequeath unto my Son all my books, my wife haveing choice of three or four
  for her owne particular use Item My will and desire is that all my kerseyes, cottens, canvasses, fine linen and cowrse that is not made up in garments, plain shoes, irish stockings, and all ye yarn stocking which are kniting be equally divided in quantity and quallity between my wirre and son.
  Itm. I give and bequeath to unto my Wife three feather beds and furniture, one new feather bed ticking with boulster and pillow ticking, all ye table linen with all the rest of ye Sheets not before bequeathed.
  Itm. I give unto my Wife all the furniture belonging to the house as bedsteads chairs chests, all the pewter, brass, iron potts & irons except one desk and one chest in the old Dwelling House loft, which I give to my son Richard. I give unto my Son, Richard's daughter, Mary, after my Wifes decease, six large pewter dishes.
  Itm. It is my will and desire that my Executors hereafter named be dilligent and carefull in the prosecution of ye dwelling house which is to be built by Jon: Milbourne according to agreement
  Itm. My desire is that the Brass Dyall be set up on this Plantacon and not hereafter to be removed
  Item. My will is that all ye Woole in the house be equally divided between my Wife and my Son.
  Itm. My will is that my Boat be sold and the produce be equally divided between my wife and son, likewise two Mares one branded HA and the other HG I give equalaly to my wife and my son
  Itm. My will & desire is that before any division be made of ye Sheep after my decease yt. Robert Brooke, Son of Robert Brooke have four ews out of ye Sheep.
  Item. It is my will and desire tht imediately after my decease my Executors draw bills on Mr. Robert Bristow Jr., for 4000 pounds to be paid Mr. Will: Howell, Mercht and take in my bond, lastly I make constitute & ordaine my loveing son Richard Awbrey, and my loving Wife Mary Awbrey joynt Exectors of my Last Will and Testament....
  
  Note that Francis Awbrey is referred to as the youngest son of his deceased brother, James. According to infromation called the Aubrey Family History by Walton L. Aubrey, Henry, James, and John were the sons of Sir William Aubrey of Abercynfrig, Brecknockshire, South Wales. He died 1631 Brecon, South Wales. It reports that he married Elizabeth Johns. I don't have any further info on James. John married Jane (?) and the children I have for him is as follows:
  Elizabeth, John, Francis, and Sarah. (I don't know if I have made a mistake in connecting Francis to him or there is indeed another Francis-I will have to recheck the records) John died Sept 28, 1692 in Westmoreland Co, VA. The only place I can see where there could have been a Dorothy Awbrey is the child whose gender I don't have (child of Dorothy North and Richard Awbrey) which of course, makes sense with what you are saying. And, if she did
  stay with relatives, it would have had to be cousins rather than Henry's brothers as both were deceased by the time Richard Awbrey died.

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