HENRICO CO., VA - STRATTON COLONIAL WILLS INDEX -1654-1737 EDWARD STRATTON OF HENRICO Wills and where he is mentioned in others wills. Page 5: p. 116, Will of George Browninge All of my estate to kind and loving wife and she to be executor. Mr. Thomas Grendon and Mr. Abell Gower to be overseers of this will. Wit: Edward Stratton, Edw. Stanly, Recorded 23 Dec 1679. Page 23: Book 3, Henrico County Wills & Deeds 1688-1697 p 5, Inventory of THOMAS SHIPPY Exhibited in court by Joseph Royall for Frances Shippy, relict and executrix. Tanken by Martin Elam, Abraham Womecke and Edward Stratton. Value 7960 lbs tobacco. Recorded Oct 12, 1688 p. 6, Will of THOMAS SHIPPY All I had by my wife to be divided between my wife and child. All of my lands to my dear child Frances. Wife to have all of the land beyond the Run during her widowhood next to Edward Stratton, Jr. All cattle to be equally divided between wife and child. This unsigned will was presented in court by James Minge and proved by folling depositions: Mrs. Martha Stratton on oath declares she heard her son, upon his death bed divide his estate as above. Mrs Martha Stratton, the younger, said she heard her brother Thomas Shippy state as above. Recorded 12 Oct 1688. Page 22: p. 267, JOHN CLYBORN, a parentless child of 6 or 7, given to Edward Stratton, Fr., as was desire of child's mother. Recorded 1 April 1688. Page 24: p. 37, Will of EDWARD STRATTON, SR. To Loving wife Martha, L 10, Goods and chattels to be divided into three parts. Wife to have one third and son two thirds. Son Edward Stratton, Jr. To be executor. Dated 5 Dec 1688. Wit: John Worsham, Mary Platt. Proved 1 Feb 1688 by deposition of Mary Platt, aged 50. Page 26: p. 73, Will of Tepps Jones, planter To Philip Turpin and his wife, all of my land I bought of my brother Thomas Jones, for life. After their decease, to my cozen Thomas Jones. If he die, then to Edward Skerme. To sister Mary Skerme, a mare foal and heifer. To Edward Skerme, 1 Virginia saddle stitched with silk. To sister Martha Osborne, 20 shillings to buy a mourning ring. To honored mother, all the rest of my goods, etc., and she to be sole executris. (p. 96 mother's name: Mary Skerme). Dated 19 Feb 1788/9. Wit: Martha Stratton, Edward Haskins, All. Clerke. Probated 1 Aug 1689. Page 41: p. 622, Will of MARTHA STRATTON, widow To my kinsman Edward Skerme and his sister, each of them a yone (?) and one to Johns Worsham, Jr. To my son in law Edward Stratton, my long gunn, and to his wife my dark shiff gown and pediciat and to each of his children a cow calf. To my sister Platt, clothing, and to her daughter Lygon, two best barrows. To Thomas Griffis, if he is willing to stay the time he is bound to me for, with my daughter Elizabeth, a feather bed and items. My negro man to my daughter Frances. To my daughter Elizabeth, during her widowhood, 400 lbs and three barrels of Indian corn yearly, and also I give her my servant girls. To my grandaughter Frances Shippy, a gold ring. The rest to be divided between daughters Elizabeth and Frances, and if one die, the survivor to have 1/3, daughter Martha Stratton's children to have 1/3, and other 1/3 to herself. Daughter Frances is to live with my sister Platt until she is married, and if my sister should die, she is to live with my coz. Mary Ligon. My sister Platt to be sole executrix. Dated 24 July 1692. Wit: Martin Elam, Frances Elam, John Worsham. Probated 1 April 1696. NOTE: In the Will of William Ligon, he names dau Mary, sons Thomas, William, John, Joseph, and an un-named child his wife goes with. His wife is not named but does inherit. Page 47: p. 295, MARTHA STRATTON, relict of Thomas Shippy, Sr., dec'd, complains she is obstructed in use of third of said Shippy's land assigned to her, by James Minges in behalf of Frances, the relict of Thomas Shippy, Fr. Minges not present and case continued to next court, 1 Dec. 1688. Page 51: p. 136, Inventory of Edward Stratton. Value L452/17/3 by Fran. Epes, Richard Ligon, Ed. Haskins, and presented in court by Martha Stratton, Executrix. Recorded 1 Feb 1698. p. 144, April 1, 1699, Probated and Administrations granted: Martha Stratton on estate of Edward Stratton. Page 54: p. 122, Will of EDWARD STRATTON (very faint and badly torn) To son Edward Stratton, all my land, etc. To daughter Martha Cox, (torn or missing) To loving sister Rebechah Newman, (faded) To John Clyborn, Jr., a heifer To Loving wife, the negro man Jack, etc., and she to be executor. Dated 27 Aug 1698. Wit: Richard Cocke, Jr., John Newman, John Worsham. Recorded 3 Dec 1698. Page 62: p. 355, Accounts of estate of Edward Stratton, divided 11 Nov 1703 between: Mrs. Martha Brown, Mrs. Mary Stratton, Mrs. Prudence Stratton, Mr. Edward Stratton, Mrs. Anne Stratton, Mrs. Elizabeth Stratton, Mrs. Sarah Stratton. Each received about 65,000 tobacco value of listed items. Recorded 1 Dec 1703. Page 127: p. 297, Inventory of Edward Stratton, Value L242/1/4 by Abraham Womeck, Jr., Joseph Wood, Robert Bowman. Presented in court by Ann Stratton & recorded April 1731. Page 167: Will of MARTHA BROWNE of Bristol Parish (some torn and illegible) To daughter Elizabeth Chamberlaine, negro boy Benn To son Edward Stratton, 1 shilling To daughter Martha Cox, 1 shilling to Henry Cox, my grandaughter (sic) all my land at Wontoport, 400 acres. Rest divided between my daughters and grandaughters, that is to say, Mary Batts, Prudence Anderson, Ann __, Sarah Jones, Elizabeth Chamberlayne & grandson Henry Cox. Son In law William Battes to be executor. Dated 1 April 1721, Recorded 7 Aug 1721, Wit: Richard Ligon, Elizabeth Marshall, Martha Wooldridge COLONIAL WILLS OF HENRICO CO., VA PART TWO 1737-1781 WITH ADDENDA Page 9: p. 138, Joseph Ligon granted administration of Milner Childers, dec'd, William Stratton, security. Isaac Sharp, Henry Sharp, William Peirce, and George Rabon to appraise. April Court 1741 Page 131: p. 278, Elizabeth Chamberlaine chooses William Batte as her guardian. File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Karen L. Salisbury - ksalisbury@ccsinc.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material AND permission is obtained from the CONTRIBUTOR of the file. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation.