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View Tree for William HumphreysWilliam Humphreys (b. Abt. 1610, d. 1686)

William Humphreys89 was born Abt. 1610 in England, and died 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia. He married Mary Maxey on Abt. 1640 in England.

 Includes NotesNotes for William Humphreys:
WILL OF WILLIAM HUMPHREYS

Abstract: In the name of God Amen. I Willm Humphreys of ye county of Henrico in Va planter being weak in body but praise be to God of a sound and perfect and disposing memory hereby revoking annulling and making void all former wills by me herefore made whether written or verbal, do make ordain publish and declare these presents to be my last will and testament in manner and form following:
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Secondly, After all my just debts are paid I give to my daughter Margaret ye wife of Maurice Floyd ten pds. sterling.
Thirdly, I give and bequest to my three Granddaughters (ye daughters of my aforesaid daughter Margarett) Jane Eyre, Margaret Eyre, Hannah Eyre ten shillings ten pds. each and all my moveable Goods to be equally divided amongst them, including what shall be to me from Robert Povall due after my decease.
Lastly, I make ordain and appoint my aforesaid daughter now ye wife of Maurice Floyd my whole and sole ExectX.
Whereas as I through ye weakness of my memory did omit to name my Grandson William Eyre but now he has come to my memory as it was my first intent soe it is still, that he should have an equal portion with his sisters. I doe therefore give and bequeath to my sd Grandson William Eyre ten pounds sterling and one equal fourth part of all my moveable Goods, including what shall remain due of Robert Povall's debt as aforesaid noted not with standing ye bequest before mintioned to my granddaughters. In witness of all and every part hereof I doe (and have) hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of January 1685/6.
His
Test: William Randolph,William W.H. Humphreys
James Cocke Mark
Henrico County, June 1, 1687. Probate.
(Colonial Index: Henrico Co., Va.. Book 1, Deeds and Wills. 1677- 1692, p. 436)

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In October 1669 William Humphreys purchased 150 acres in Henrico County, Virginia, from Richard Cocke, Sr. This property, known as Malvern Hill, became the homeplace of William Humphreys. (Henrico Co., Va., Records, 1669, pp. 45-46)

This estate, Malvern Hill, derives its name from Malvern Hills, in England . . . It has been the fate of this old plantation to be often the scene of war. Lafayette camped there during the Revolution; in the War of 1812 Virginia Militia was there; and as the field of battle between Generals Lee and McClelland, in the War between the States, Malvern Hill will always have a place in history. (Historic Virginia Homes and Churches, Robert A. Lancaster, Jr., 1915, pp. 104, 105)


More About William Humphreys and Mary Maxey:
Marriage: Abt. 1640, England.

Children of William Humphreys and Mary Maxey are:
  1. +Margaret Humphreys, b. Abt. 1642, Henrico County, Virginia, d. Aft. 1692, Henrico County, Virginia.
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