Re: Jeremiah Cannon was NOT part of the Maryland Cannons
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In reply to:
Jeremiah Cannon was NOT part of the Maryland Cannons
Cecilie Gaziano 3/16/11
The original will of Jeremiah Cannon is in possession of Virginia State Library.
Since Jeremiah Cannon appointed his son Benjamin Cannon as an executor along with his wife Elizabeth, Benjamin would be an adult and thus born before 1747 don't you think?
Probably Jeremiah provided his son Benjamin with an unknown inheritance before the writing of this will.
A daughter Frances or Fanny is not named in the will but there is mention of "all my children"
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In the name of God Amen &c
I Jeremiah Cannon of Goochland County in the Colony of Virginia being in perfect Sinces and sound memory do therefore make this my Last Will and Testament in Manner and form following To Witt:
Item I lend unto my Loveing wife Elizabeth the Land I now live on Dureing her natural Life or Widdowhood Also nine head of Cattle with all the risidue of my Stock and also all my household Stuff and furniture of what kind soever it be to her Dureing her natural life or widowhood to raise my Children upon Also I Lend her one black horse Dureing her Life or Widdowhood.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my Son William Cannon the Land I now live on Containing by Estamation Seventy Acres more or Less to him and his heirs forever after mine and my Wifes Decease and if my Son William Cannon Should die without an heir Lawfully begotten of his body then to fall to my Son Thomas Cannon his heirs &c forever;
Item I will that one Sorrel horse that is now in Possession to be Sold to Dischare my Debts.
Item I will that all my Estate as well Real and Personal after mine and my wifes Decease to be Equally Divided amongst all my Children.
Item I do ordain and Appoint my Loveing wife Elizabeth Executrix and my Son Benjamine Cannon Executor of this my Last Will and Testament and I do Revoke all other wills by me heretofore made Acknowledgeing this to be my Last will & Testament __
Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & afixt my Seal this first Day of February one Thousand Seven hundred & Sixty Seven.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the Presence of
William Sharp Smith
Humphrey Parish junr
Philip “P” Walker
(on back of Will)
Jeremiah Cannon’s Will
June Court
Recorded and Ex.d
Val: Wood ClCur
At a court held for Goochland County June the 16th 1767
Philip Walker & Humphrey Parish junr proved this writing to be the last Will and Testament of Jeremiah Cannon dec’d which was thereupon admitted to Record.
Teste. Val: Wood ClCur
My note: there is no signature just a large X where Jeremiah Cannon’s signature or at least the note his mark should appear.There is a drawing of the seal.And Philip Walker’s “P” was noted as his mark. Spelling as spelled in the original will.