Lucretia Johnston Genealogy
Record modified: 2025-10-11
This is my ancestor 10 generations back.
Born: 1629-03-22 Aberdeen Scotland
Died: 1709-10-00 Piscatawny Creek, Essex, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. 1657-00-00 John Burnett
Children of Lucretia Johnston and John Burnett:
Notes:
I don't know if birth year is old-style or not.
Last name Johnson?
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Essex Co VA record book 12
p72
1704-12-26 The estate of John Welles attached
for debt of 790 lb tobo due Lucreasey Burnet, he having absented himself
out of the County, etc. Order signed James Boughan. Execution on his
crop of tobo by John Boughan SSEC 1704-12-28.
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Essex Co VA Deed Book 13
p254-255
I Lucretia Burnett of the parish of South Farnham, County of Essex widdow... last will and testament...
to my eldest son John Burnett two pewter dishes, two of my hammered plates, one of my Tankards, my Table, my large roan coloured ox, my Sorrell Mare branded B, & three Ells of fine Linen...
to my son Jno[?] Burnett one shilling sterling money
to my son Tho Burnett one shilling sterling money
to my Daughter Sarah Bell, three pewter dishes Six plain plates, my two pewter basons, two Tin milk pans, my brass Kettle, my two Smallest Pots & the pot hooks to them & the hangers, & my Copper Sauce pans & brass Skillet, my pewter Chamber pot & two pewt Tankards, my best frying pan and box iron & the heaters, two wheat Sifters & one meal sifter, one stock bed & bolster, my two worst rugs & four of my wearing blankets, one set of my smallest Linsey Woolsey Curtains also my Canvas bed
I also give to my sd daughter Sarah Bell all my ready made cloaths, as gowns, pettcoats, shoes, stockings etc; but none of the cloathes that formerly belonged to my daughter Phebe Burnett
I also give to my said daughter Sarah one holland shift, also two ells of fine Linen also my great red ox one cow called Cherry & the yearlings... all my hogs, pigges, shoats except my largest barrow hogg, also my black mare called Binney, all the Indian corn & the meat... also all the debts she or her husband owes us...
to my daughter Sarah Bell one shilling sterling
to my daughter-in-law Amy Burnett my tam or one gown & peticoat, my muffin headdress, one new fine shift, one new fine apron & handkerchief, one pair of sleeves
to my granddaughter Mary Curran my Damask gown & seven yards of stussfora[?] peticoate, one pair of paragon bodies that were formerly my daughter Phebe's, one new muffin apron & sleeves, one new holland shift, one laced handkerchief, one headdress, one pair of laced sheets
to my grandson Charley Burnett one shilling sterling
to my granddaughter Lucretia Bell one three year heifer called Pink & all her female increase, the male increase until she come to age, and one whole sute of decent aparell
all the rest of my estate to my son Tho Burnett Junr
I appoint my said son Tho Burnett Junr my sole executor...1709-06-16
[proved 1709-10-10]
Thomas Burnett, John Gatewood, and Richard Gatewood were administrators.
Here is the inventory of her estate.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1116
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