Contributed by: Harold
Wright
Source: LDS Library,
Document Title unknown, pages 39 and 40
And his Descendants
The
will of Matthew Strickland, Jr. of Isle of Wight Co, VA, probated in 1730
in Isle of Wight establishes that Matthew, Joseph and Jacob of the 1744
land grants of North Carolina were his sons, rather than the sons of a John
Strickland, from England. They could
not be the grandsons of John Strickland of 1629 of Dedham, Massachusetts
as it is seen from the outline so far, since about 3 generations would have
to preceed Matthew Strickland, Jr. for them even to be in the line of descent
from this John. More court records
are needed from both Virginia and North Carolina to trace all the children
of Matthew Strickland, Sr. Especially
needed are the early deed records.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY Will Book No. 3, 1726-1734, pg 224
I, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, being very sick and weak but in perfect
memory blessed to God and do remembering the Mortality of my body so give
and bestow of what worldly goods God hath been pleased to endow me with
in this manner following: VIZ: FIRST, I bequeath my Soul to God who gave it
and my Body to be buried in a decent manner according to the Direction of
my Executors.
ITEM, I give unto my son, JOHN STRICKLAND, one hundred acres
of land more or less beginning at a Maple and running across the Neck to
the Swamp. I say, unto my son, JOHN
STRICKLAND and his Heirs forever lawfully begotten of his body, and for
want of such heirs, then to the next Heir of the family – never to go out
of the Name of the family.
ITEM, I give unto my son WILLIAM the land of the East Side
of the Swamp, I say unto my son, WILLIAM STRICKLAND and to the Heirs of
his Body lawfully Begotten and for want of such heirs, then to the next Heir of the Family, never to go
out of the Name.
ITEM, I give unto my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND, my now dwelling
plantation and the land thereunto containing one hundred and fifty acres.
I say unto my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND, and his Heirs forever lawfully begotten
of his body, and for want of such heirs, then to the next Heir of the family
– never to go out of the Name of the family.
ITEM, I give unto my son, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, one gray mare
with one eye two years old.
ITEM, I give unto my son, JACOB STRICKLAND, one young horse
bay aged a year and upwards
ITEM, I give unto my son, JOHN STRICKLAND, one dark bay mare
aged three years old, branded upon the shoulder with James Bryant’s brand,
branded by Edward Chittey and Abraham Dew.
ITEM, I give unto my son, WILLIAM STRICKLAND, one gray mare
aged a year and upward.
ITEM, I give unto my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND, one bay mare
with a star in her forhead.
ITEM, I give unto my daughter, SARAH STRICKLAND, one black
mare with her ears cropt and her colt, if she has one.
ITEM, I give unto my daughter,
ANN STRICKLAND, one stone horse branded withtwo CC one open at the upper
part and the other at the under.
ITEM, I give unto my daughter, ELIZABETH STRICKLAND, one black
mare with a Crop in one Ear taken off.
ITEM, I give unto my daughter, JANE STRICKLAND, one bay mare
branded in the buttock with two SS.
ITEM, I give unto my daughter, ANN STRICKLAND, one bed blanket
and sheet already received, two dishes and tone plate already received.
ITEM, I give unto my son, MATTHEW STRICKLAND, four steers to
be sold for the families rest, I say unto my son MATTHEW STRICKLAND.
ITEM, I give unto my son, JOSEPH STRICKLAND, two 2-year-old
heifers, one of them with a calf by her side and the other not. I say unto my son JOSEPH STRICKLAND.
ITEM, I give unto my oldest sons a sorrel horse, a stone horse
to purchased land for them and Jacob with a barren sow to purchase land
for them.
ITEM, I give unto my sons, JOHN, WILLIAM and SAMPSON STRICKLAND,
a two-year-old heifer a piece. I
say unto my sons JOHN, WILLIAM and SAMPSON.
ITEM, I leave my two
eldest sons in charge with their brothers cattle and their increase to take
care of them.
ITEM, I give unto my
son, JOSEPH STRICKLAND, a feather bed and furniture and a pot, two dishes
and a plate and half a dozen of spoons.
ITEM, I give unto my loving wife, ANN STRICKLAND, excepting
one cow and calf to my daughter, ELIZABETH STRICKLAND and leaving my wife
and son JOSEPH STRICKLAND executors of this, my last Will and Testament,
dated the 14th of July 1730.
Arthur Taylor
The last Will and Testament of Matthew
Strickland
At a court held for Isle of Wight County, the 15th
day of October 1730.
This last will and testament of Matthew Strickland, deceased
is presented in Court by Anne Strickland, executrix and being proved by
the oaths of the witnesses thereto is admitted to Record. Test. James Ingles, Clerk of the Court. (Can’t read entry)