Sixth Generation

32. Faithful ^ CHERRY was born about 1674 at Norfolk County, Virginia. He signed a will on 28 Jul 1727 in Norfolk County, Virginia.⁷⁸ FAITHFUL CHERRY of the County of Norfolk of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River...
Original Will
Dated 28 July 1727
Proved 16 Feb 1727/28
.....my beloved wife to be my hole (sic) and Sole Executrix
.........
...........unto my beloved wife full priviled of all my Land During her Life .... not hindering my son Luke Cherry to build or Cleare any where upon the wood land ground and after the death of my wife I give all my land to my Son Luke Cherry ...when he Come to the age of One & twenty ... all my Coopers tools.
.......unto my Daughter Ruth Cherry one feather bed ....
......unto my son Faithful Cherry one Hefer ...When he come to the age of Eighteen ... I Desire that Thomas Culpeper Shall have him and keep him .... Shall put him to School as Long as He Shall See fitt ...
..... unto my son Titus Cherry on(e) gunn...
.....unto my Daughter Patience Cherry one Large puter (pewter) Dish
.... unto my son Job Cherry one Iron pott
....my five Children Luke Cherry, Ruth Cherry, Patence Cherry, Faithfull Cherry and Job Cherry ...

Witnesses: Thomas Culpeper
Thomas Eastwood
David Dale

Faithful Cherry. Seal Wax. He died before 16 Feb 1728 at Norfolk County, Virginia. The will of he was Probated in Norfolk County, Virginia on on 16 Feb 1727/28 His reference number is 92W3-35. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.
Will dated 28 Jul 1727 states that Job Cherry is his son. There are no other Job Cherry's of the correct age to be any of the other Cherry's sons.

A Faithful Cherry, b. 1678, Norfolk, VA, son of John Cherry and Elizabeth FAITHFUL, is listed in IGI Film # 1985305, also b. abt 1660, same parents Film # 1903668, b about 1674, father John, mother Julian, film # 459112, b. abt 1667, father John Cherry, mother Rebecca MAUND, film # 2034411, b. 1665, father John Cherry, mother Elizabeth FAITHFUL, film # 1985441


There is a Faithful Cherry (820-0-0), John Cherry (138-0-0), Jonathan Cherry (376-19-4), Mary Cherry (870-0-0), Job Cherry (1008-1-0), Jesse Cherry (1779-2-0, Joab Cherry (Married Pole -100-0-0)), Samuel Cherry (2140-00-0), Jonathan Cherry (481-10-0), all found in the 1779 Tax list of Martin Co, NC
Faithful ^ CHERRY and Patience ^ were married between 1691 and 1705 in Norfolk County, Virginia.^79,80

33. Patience ^.Children were:

16

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Job ^ CHERRY.