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Mildred 'Milly' Durrett[1]

Female Abt 1750 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Mildred 'Milly' Durrett 
    Born Abt 1750 
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I145  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Richard Durett/Durrett,   b. 1722, Albermarle, Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1784, Fredericksville, Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Sarah Hampton,   b. 1722, White Hall, Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1784, Albermarle County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F6473  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Beasley,   b. 1751, Fredericksville, Albermarle Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1782, Orange Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 31 years) 
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F6802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S40] Will, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dbcompton/beazley/i0000092.htm.
      James Beazley was in the road crew of John Blackey on November 26, 1747 in Orange Co., Virginia.(6) He purchased land from Thomas Chew on November 7, 1748 in Orange Co., Virginia. "Indenture 7 Nov 1748 between THOMAS CHEW, Gent., and JAMES BEAZLEY, both of Parish of St. Thomas, Orange County .. for twenty six pounds .. deeds of lease and release .. for 300 acres .. by the Goose Pond Mountain .. Fork of Swift Run .. Thomas Wood's Plantation. . . ." This is the first recorded land transaction of James Beazley in Orange County.
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      James Beasley made a will December 12, 1798 in Orange Co., Virginia.(8) The text of James Beazley's will:

      In the name of God Amen, I, James Beazley, of the County of Orange and Commonwealth of Virginia do in perfect mind and memory make this my last Will and Testament. I commend my soul to God and my body to be decently buried, and as to my worldly goods I give in the manner following: To wit I give to my son James Beazley one hundred acres of land adjoining whereon I now live on the other side of the river which I purchased of John Goodall Junr.: To wit I give to my son Charles Beazley one half of the number of acres of land whereon I now live and bounded as followeth: Beginning at Isaac Davis's corner and mine upon swift run, thence up the said run till it shall extend half way from the beginning corner to Charles Goodall's corner and mine upon the above mentioned run, thence from the said run to my back corner adjoining David Goodall and Edward Ancell, also one Negro named Wiatt, but if my son Charles Beazley should be without his lawfully begotten of his body from this date, then shalt the above mentioned land be sold by my executor and divided between my children hereafter mentioned. To Wit: and whereas my children Sarah Beazley, Ann Jones, Theodosia Mullans, Elizabeth Watts, Mildred Neal, and John Beazley, Edmond Beazley and William hath received their portion, the are not to [receive] any more of my estate. To wit: I give to my Wife one bed and [illegible...] one cow and calf, also two Negros Dick and Doll to be at her disposal. To wit my desire is that the balance of my land whereon I now live after my Wife's decease shall be sold for cash and divide between my sons James Beazley, Charles Beazley and my daughter Caty Paul, also two hundred acres of land more or less which I purchased of Thomas Barbour and William Bell, also two hundred acres of land upon long point shall be sold giving twelve months credit and the money arising from the two latter tracks shall be divided between my three above mentioned children James Beazley, Charles Beazley and Caty Paul, and the balance of my estate both real and personal to be sold for cash and divided between my wife, my sons James Beazley, Charles Beazley and Caty Paul, any wife's part of the real and personal estate shall be at her disposal and I hereby appoint my wife Ann Beazley and my son James Beazley executors to this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all others heretofore made.

      As witness my hand and seal this 25th day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight. James Beazley {seal}, in the presence of David Goodall, William Davis, Jeremiah Benson, John Beazley.

      James's will was probated October 24, 1803 in Orange Co., Virginia.(9) His estate was inventoried July 13, 1804 in Orange Co., Virginia.(10) According to The Family of Early, Robert Sanford Beazley, great-grandson of James Beazley was "of English ancestry, a descendant of Robert Beazley who was a Burgess from Isle of Wight county in 1655."

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dbcompton/beazley/i0000094.htm#i94.
      John2 Beazley (James1) birth date unknown. John died before October 24, 1782 in Orange Co., Virginia.
      John married Mildred Durrett.(17) Mildred was the daughter of Richard Durrett and Sarah Hampton.
      His estate was inventoried October 24, 1782 in Orange Co., Virginia.(18)

      John Beazley and Mildred Durrett had the following children:
      child + 13 i. Nancy3 Beazley was born about 1770-1775.
      child 14 ii. James Beazley.
      child 15 iii. John Beazley.
      child 16 iv. Sarah Beazley. Sarah married Richard Williams January 2, 1798 in Orange Co., Virginia.