Cornelius Sale
M, #10800, d. 1745
| Charts | Pedigree - Helen Bernice Orendorff |
| Reference | 7G Grf, J800 |
| Birth* | Cornelius Sale was born This line from "Some Pioneers From Wilkes Co NC" (Evd 262) SLC 975.682 H2a - also: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=trishsmith&id=I05595 ID: I05595 Name: Cornelius SALE Sex: M Birth: ABT. 1666 in ,Old Rappahannock, Essex, VA Death: 17 APR 1746 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex, VA Will: 17 MAR 1745/46 Probated, Essex, VA Reference Number: 5595 Note: WFT Ref # 1694 Vol 67 Has death date "Between August 1745 and March 1746/47." The following information is provided by Hazel Roche: 'Cornelius was a planter, and was involved in various legal transactions in Essex County, Virginia. Cornelius was a witness for a lease between Mathew Collins and Samuel Poe on 9 Feb 1707. On 9 March 1707, he paid Augustine & Susanna Smith 5,440 pounds of tobacco for lease and release of 272 acres of land, plus indentures. Then on 10 Sept 1708, Augustine Smith paid Cornelius 10,880 pounds of tobacco for bond to perform agreements in indentures. Other deed references to his landlines occurred on 8 Feb 1710 by Augustine Smith, on 11 June 1717 by William Moss, and on 8 Nov 1718 by Jacob Mayfield. According to the Virginia Tax Records, Cornelius was charged with 73 acres in 1704, and 640 acres in 1715 in Essex County, Virginia. He was also involved in at least nine estate inventories between 1717 and 1735, one being his daughter's, Mary. At Edward Bagge's Estate sale on 16 Sept 1735, Cornelius purchased "a Cooper's adze and two books". On 17 June 1718, Frances and Mary Pagett sold Cornelius 50 acres of land for 1200 pounds of tobacco. Cornelius left a will in Essex County Virginia, dated 3 August 1745, and probated 17 March 1746/47. The provisions are: 'I give and bequeath unto my Grandson William Sale of my Tract of land where on my son William lived, which tract I purchased of Augustine Smith, the other half to my Daughter in Law Hannah (Jones) Sale Blackbourne during her Natural Life and after her decease I give the said land to my aforesaid Grandson William Sale and his heirs forever the said Hannah to have (halve=divide) the Plantation into two parts. 'Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Anthony Sale five pounds to be paid at my wife's death. 'Item. I give and bequeath unto my son John Sale all the lands I bought of Major Robert Brooke with all that part of the tract whereon I now live which lyeth in the west side of the main road that leads from Garnetts Mill to the range, to my said son John Sale his heirs and assigns forever. 'Item. I give to my said son John Sale one Negro Boy named George. To my son Cornelius Sale all the lands I bought of James Pagit and Daniel Tucker and all of my other lands not before bequeathed, after my wife's death, but if he should depart this life without lawful issue, then to my son Thomas Sale, (and) if he should depart this life without lawful issue, then to my son John Sale. It is my will that my son Thomas Sale have the use of my dwelling Plantation with the lands I bought of Tucker for ten years after my wife's death if he should not be provided with other lands to live on before the expiration of the said ten years. 'Item. I give and bequeath unto my said (sic) son James Sale three Negroes Named, Jack, Kate and Amey with all their future increase, with five pounds after my wife's death. To my son Thomas Sale two Negroes named Jenny and George with their future increase. I give and bequeath to my daughter Hannah Sorrill one Negro woman name Doll and her future increase, and five pounds current money at my wife's death. To my daughter Elizabeth Farmer one Negro boy named Ralph with five pounds current money at my wife's death. To my grand daughter Mary Fisher five pounds current money to be paid when she come of age of marry. Item. To prevent disputes about the property of my Negroes which I have already given and is at this time in the possessions of any of my children, all such I give to the present possessors of them. To my beloved wife during her natural life the plantation whereon I live with the use of all my Negroes not already delivered to my children and the use of all my person Estate: the Residue, at the death of my wife to be divided between my two sons John Sale and Thomas Sale, but Thomas is to have ten pounds more than half. Lastly I appoint my son John Sale and my son Thomas Sale my executors...Dated 3 August 1745. 'Witnesses: Hammett__________, John Loyde and Robert Smith 'Proved 17 March 1746/47 by the Executors, Witnesses and the heir at law appeared, no objections.' Father: William SALE b: ABT. 1638 in Fareham Parish, Hampshire, England Mother: UNKNOWN b: ABT. 1638 Marriage 1 Mary SAMUEL b: ABT. 1666 Married: ABT. 1690 in , Essex, VA Children William SALE , Sr. b: ABT. 1692 in St. Ann's Parish, Essex, VA Anthony Sale John Sale Cornelius Sale , Jr Thomas Sale James Sale Hannah Sale Elizabeth Sale Mary Sale. | |
| Marriage* | He married (__________) (__________) at Essex Co., Virginia. | |
| Death* | 1745 | Cornelius Sale died in 1745 Will 1745/6. |
Family | (__________) (__________) | |
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| Last Edited | 14 Dec 2005 |