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Descendants of Edward Brantley

Generation No. 1

1. EDWARD¹ BRANTLEY was born Abt. 1615 in England, and died 1688 in Isle Of Wight County, Virginia. He married UNKNOWN March 30, 1688 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1626 in <Virginia>.

Notes for EDWARD BRANTLEY:
Source; Broderbund's Family Tree Maker, Volume # 27 Tree # 1940.

Edward arrived in 1638 from England. He served John Seward seven years as an indentured servant for paying his passage. John received a land grant 18 June 1638 of 400 acres upon the North side of SW Creek setting out main creek commonly called Caryes Neck, due for transporting 8 persons, including Edward Brantley.

Edward received 675 acres of land in Virginia from the Governor William Berkley. The land was on the Blackwater River south of Proctors Bridge. (May now be in Southhampton County, then was Isle of Wight County.) This grant was made 30 October 1669 adjoining lands of Mr. Took and Mr. England.

On October 15, 1677 the following signed a statement of loyalty to the King of England: Edward Brantley, Edward Brantley Jr. and Phillip Brantley.

Edward Brantley, Edward Brantley Jr. and Phillip Brantley signed a statement of loyality to the King of England on October 15, 1677.

Edward Brantley Sr., Edward, Jr. and Phillip all served in Bacons Rebellion in 1677.

Edward Sr. will was probated in 1688 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

In the name of God, Amen. The 30th day of March in the year of our Lord God 1688, I edward Brantley senior of the upper Parrish of the Isle of Wight County being sick and weak in body but of sound and perfect memory praise be to God for the same, and knowing the uncertainity of this life on earth and being desirious to see things in order do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following.... this is to say first principally I commend my soul to the almighty God, my creator assuredly believing that I shall own full pardon and free remission of all my sins and be saved by the precious death and merit of my blessed Savior and Redeamor Jesus Christ and my body to the earth from whence it was taken, to be buried in such decent and Christian maner as to my Executrix hereafter named shall be thought meek and convienient and as touching such worldly estate as the Lord in mercy hath lent me make my will and meaning is that the same shall be employed and bestowed as hereafter by this my will expresses in...first to revolk, denounce, frustrate and make void all wills by me formerly made and seal and appoint this my last will and testament.
I doth give devise and bequeath to my son Edward and his son James one hundred sixty and five acres of land where the said Edward now liveth,, to him and the heirs of the same bodies lawfully begotten that is to say the whole one hundred and sixty five acres of land unto my son Edward until his son James doth attain the age of one and twenty years and then it is my will James Brantley shall have one hundred acres of that land to him and the heirs of his body lawfully begotten: but if it should happen that he dye without heirs then it is my will that the next surviving child of my son Edward shall have it forever.

The other bequest is 200 acres to Phillip Brantley and his son Edward with 100 to each at Edward's arrival at 21, with all of the same conditions.

The other bequest is to John Brantley and his son John, 200 acres with same conditions as above.

I do bequeath unto John the son of my son John one feather bed with all apparatuses... and one black mare, two pewter dishes and two porringers. I do bequeath unto Edward Barntley the son of my son Phillip one bay mare with kin moriake (?) only it is my will and I do give the first mare foal that that mare shall bring unto James Brantley the son of Edward Brantley. I do give and bequeath a yoke of steers unto my three sons to be used jointly amongst them during the time the said heirs shall live and equally to be shared when they shall be killed.

I give unto my three sons: Edward, Phillip and John my Indian slave Peter to serve them two years apiece successively one after the other and when six years is expired I do give the Indian slave Peter unto my daughter Mary during her natural life and after her decease to her children if she shall leave any behind but if she die without increase then to return to my sons or their children to be equally divided amongst them: I do give ans bequeath to my sons eldest sons a two year old heifer apiece. I do give and bequeath the remainder of my personal estate after my debts and funeral expences unto my daughte Mary Brantley whom I do make the sole Exectrix of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I do hereunto put my hand andseal.

Signed sealed published and declared Edward Brantley
to be the last and testament of Edward Brantley His mark
inthe sight and presence of
John Whitstone
Ann A. White
William Evans

Proved in open court for the Isle of Wight County, January 9, 1688 by the oaths of John Whitstone, Ann White and William Evans to be the will of Edward Brantley...Test John Pitt

Children of EDWARD BRANTLEY and UNKNOWN are:

	i.	MARY "ELIZABETH"² BRANTLEY, b. Abt. 1644, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1720, Nottaway Paeish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; m. PETER DEBERRY, Abt. 1670, Isle of Wight County, Virginia; b. Bet. 1623 - 1650; d. Bet. 1673 - 1715.
2.	ii.	JOHN BRANTLEY, b. Abt. 1653, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia; d. 1730, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
3.	iii.	PHILIP BRANTLEY, b. Abt. 1655, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1725, Nottaway Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia.
4.	iv.	EDWARD BRANTLEY, b. 1657, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia; d. 1720, Isle Of Wight County, Virginia.

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