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William ROBEY, Sr

Male 1696 - 1775  (79 years)


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  • Name William ROBEY 
    Suffix Sr 
    Born 1696  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Jan 1775  Charles County, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I116566  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2018 

    Father John ROBEY, II,   b. 1648, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1724, Charles County, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Sarah Hines LUCKETT,   b. 1668, Charles County, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1738, Charles County, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 71 years) 
    Married 1684  Charles County, Maryland, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F29782  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah [Robey],   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F29781  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth OWEN,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Y  [1
    Notes 

    • In the name of God Amen
      The Twenty second day of January in the year of our Lord 1775
      I William Roby son of John of Charles County in the province of Maryland being very weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks to God - therefore calling to the mind mortality of my body and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul to the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried in a decent Christain burial at the descretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God. and as ----- such worldly estate where with it hath pleased God to bless me in this life -- I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form
      First I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth during her widowhood all the land I now posses I also give to the said Elizabeth my riding mare known by the name of Sall (?) and the side saddle she has now in her possesion over & above the rest of my estate.
      I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved son Arthur John all the land I now posses at the decease or marriage of my said wife Elizabeth. I likewise give and bequeath to my dearly beloved son Laurence my gun - and my fiddle I give to my son Arthur John. I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved daughter Ann one cow and yearling and the remaining part of my estate esclusive of my wifes third - I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved Children viz Ann Lawrence Elizabeth & Arthur John to be equally divided among them the four children aforesd
      I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved son Owin one shilling sterling - I likewise give and bequeath to my dearly beloved daughter Esther Copper one shilling sterling--
      I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved daughter Mary Spain one shilling sterling - I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved son William one shilling sterling. I likewise constitute make and ordain my dearly beloved wife Elizabeth my sole executrix of this my last will and testament and I hereby utterly disalow revoke and disanull all and every other testament will legacies and bequests by me in any way willed and bequeathed each and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. The day and year above written.
      William Roby son of Thos (mark and seal)
      Signed searled published pronounced and declared by the said William Robey as his last will and testament in presence of the subscribeers
      James Tussell
      William Robey son of Wm
      James Griffin
      Thomas Owen _____ to the aforegong will was thus written

      Charles County, 25th March 1775
      Then came Elizabeth Roby and made oath on the hold Evangels of Almighty God that there then Instrument of writting is the tur and whole will and testament of William O Roby late of Charles County deceased. That hath come to her hand ___ and that she doth not know of any other. --- Certified by -- Dan'l Senifer Dy of that county -
      Chas County The 25th March 1775 - then came James Russell James Griffin and Thomas Owen. Theree of the subscribing witnesses to the within will and testament of William Roby ___ late of Chars County deceased and severally made oath on the Holy Evninglis of Almighty God that they did see the testator therein named sigh & seal this will and that they heard
    Children 
     1. Otha Owen ROBEY,   b. 1746, Charles County, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Feb 1800, Washington, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F29780  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1198] Robey, Roby, Robie The Family History from Early England to America.