Amy Magrah Genealogy
Record modified: 2022-12-24
This is my ancestor 10 generations back.
Born: about 1663-00-00 England
Died: 1745-06-00 Essex Co, Virginia USA
Marriages:
1. John Gatewood
Children of Amy Magrah and John Gatewood:
Notes:
last name McGraw? born Scotland?
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second married 1720 Joseph Baker
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Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900
Essex Co VA Will Book 6-7 p335-337
I Amy Baker of Essex County and Parish of South Farnham...
do make this my last will and testament...
Imprimis I give and
bequeath to my grand daughter Amy Gatewood the daughter of
my son James Gatewood one Negro Boy named Bristol and a Negro
Girl named Frank together with my tract of land called north
Hole to her and her heirs lawfully begotten of her body forever
also a feather bed and furniture also one cow and calf one
iron pott and a sow and pigg.
Item I give and bequeath
to my grand daughter Ann Gatewood the daughter of my
son James Gatewood one Negro woman named Jenny and
her increase also a Negro Boy called Will to her and her heirs
lawfully begotten of her body forever.
Item my will and
desire is that if either of my said two grand daughters aforesaid
should die and leave no such lawful issue or die unmarried
that then her part so dying to go to the survivor and her heirs
lawfully begotten of her body forever.
Item I give to my
grandson Benjamin Gatewood the son of my son James Gatewood
the tract of land that I now live on and a Negro named Guy to
him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his body forever.
Item I give to my grandson James Gatewood son of my
son James Gatewood one Negro named Essuia [?] and a Negro
named Sarah to him and his heirs lawfully begotten of his
body forever.
Item I give and bequeath all my wearing
cloaths to be equally divided between my three daughters
Frances Arnold, Amy Scott, and Sarah Ferguson.
Item I give to Katharine Gatewood the widow of my son William
Gatewood one gold ring of twenty shillings price.
Item I give my
grand daughter Amy the daughter of my son John
Gatewood one gold ring
Item my will and desire is that
all the rest residue and remainder my estate whatsoever
that is not already bequeathed or given away I give and
bequeath to be equally divided between my seven children
viz John Gatewood, Thomas Gatewood, Henry Gatewood, James
Gatewood, Frances Arnold, Amy Scott, and Sarah Ferguson.
Lastly I constitute and appoint my two sons Thomas Gatewood
and James Gatewood my whole and sole executors to this my
last will and testament revoking disanulling and making
void all former or other will by the heretofore made and
appointing this to be my last will and testament in man-
ner and form aforesaid in witness whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal this fourth day of April Anno
Dom one thousand seven hundred and forty four.
Amy Baker (her mark A)
in presence
Thomas Barker
Mary Anderson (her mark M)
At a court held for Essex County at Tappahannock
on the 18th day of June Anno Dom 1745
this last will and testament of Amy Baker deceased was pre-
sented in court by Thomas and James Gatewood the executors therein
named and made oath thereto and being also proved by the oath
of all the witnesses thereto was ordered to be recorded and a
certificate was granted to the said Thomas & James for obtain-
ing a probate thereof in due form.
Hinds Site: Genealogy of Ken Hinds -- page 1119
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