Elizabeth Dejarnette

Not the daughter of William Byrd, II, "The Black Swan" of Westover & Lucy Byrd

THE DE JARNETTE FAMILY Contributed By Georgia Laughlin < Link >

Elias De Jarnette married Elizabeth Palmer (by inference). Wife Elizabeth is named in his will dated August 9, 1768, which was recorded in Prince Edward County July 1, 1769. He names children Rebecca De Jarnette, Elias De Jarnette, Jr., Marymiah De Jarnette, John T. De Jarnette, and Thomas De Jarnette

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1768, August 9, was dated the will of Elias Dejarnat, of St. Patrick's Parish, Prince Edward County; debts and funeral charges to be paid; to wife Elisabeth, all estate during life and after her death to be sold and y 2 of the money arising from sale thereof to testator's daughter Rebecca Dejarnat, and other J / 2 to be divided between testator's son Elias Dejarnat and testator's daughter Marrymiah, wife of James Hinds ; to son John Thomas Dejarnat, estate formerly given him; to son Elias Dejarnat, estate formerly given him ; to son Thomas Dejarnat, land whereon testator lives containing 149 acres being part of tract granted by patent to George Bagley in February, 1768, lying in Prince Edward County, and all wearing apparel. Executors: Miller Woodson and John Bass. Witnesses, Miller Woodson, Josiah Pace. Probated July 1769 (Prince Edward County Records).

In error

2 i. ELIAS DeJARNETTE was baptized 20 Aug 1704 and died27 Jul 1769 at St. Patricks Parish, Prince Edward, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Byrd.28 They lived in the part of Amelia County that became Prince Edward County, Virginia. They had five children.29

1728-1733 Essex County Virginia Deed Book 19; {Antient Press}: Page 322-329 THIS INDENTURE made the Seventh and Eighteenth day of July in the Sixth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and thirty two Between ELIAS DEJARNAT of the Pish of St. John in the County of KING WILLIAM Planter and ELIZABETH his Wife of one part and the honourable JOHN ROBINSON of the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex Esqr. of the other part

Witnesseth that the sd ELIAS DEJARNAT and ELIZABETH his Wife for the sum of Forty pounds Sterling doth sell unto the said JOHN ROBINSON (in his actual possession by virtue of a bargain and sale for one year and by the Statute for transferring uses into possession) and to his heirs & assigns, all those two severall peices or parcells of land adjoyning and Contiguous to each other containing one hundred and fifty acres being in the aforesd Parish of South Farnham in the sd County of Essex where:

THOMAS HINDS late of the sd County deced dwelt and now in the tenure or occupation of one WALTER LEONARD, one hundred acres part thereof being bounded beginning at a marked white oak Corner tree to the land of one JOHN MITCHELL and runing thence by MITCHELLs land South East to a marked white Oak standing by a Branch called the GREEN SWAMP thence West South West to a marked white Oak thence North West down a Swamp called BEAVERDAM SWAMP to a marked white Oak, thence East North East to the beginning, and fifty one acres of land the residue thereof beginning at a marked Dogwood a Corner tree of one THOMAS GREEN deced and tuning thence North East to a Sasafrass and Hickory standing in a valley in the line of Capt. ANTHONY SMITH deced and on the East side of the MAIN ROAD that leads to PISCATAWAY FERRY and tuning thence along the sd SMITHs line South East to a scrubby Hicory Corner tree of the sd SMITHs and one JOHN MITCHELL and thence along the sd MITCHELLs line North to a red Oak on a level and thence North East to the beginning And all houses, Outhouses, Woods and appurtenances whatsoever belonging To Have and To Hold the sd several!

parcells of land unto the sd JOHN ROBINSON his heirs and assigns forever, In Witness whereof the partys have set their hands and Seals in presence of MARK WEEKES. ELIAS DEJARNAT W. BEVERLEY ELIZABETH DEJARNAT

At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa. on the XVIIIth day of July Ano Dm MDCCXXXII ELIAS DEJARNAT and ELIZABETH his Wife (the sd ELIZABETH being first privily examined) acknowledged this their Release of land indented & receipt thereon endorsed to the Hon hie JOHN ROBINSON Esqr which on his motion are admitted to record

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I ELIAS DEJARNAT am held and firmly hound unto the honourable JOHN ROBINSON in the sum of Eighty pounds Sterl the eighteenth day of July in the Sixth year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord GEORGE the Second Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred and thirty two

THE CONDITION of this obligation is such that if ELIAS DEJARNAT and ELIZABETH his Wife shall at all times observe the Covenants mentioned in Agreement which ought to be observed according to the true intent of the Indenture that then this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force in presence of MARE WEEKES. ELIAS DEJARNAT W. BEVERLEY

At a Court held for Essex County at Tappa on the XVIIIth day of July Ano Dm MDCCXXXII ELIAS DEJARNAT acknowledged this bond to be his act and deed which is admitted to record.

References

• Dejarnett family geneaology book Mention in will of Elias Dejarnat of daughter Marrymiah, wife of James Hinds. < Archive.Org >
• http://29deadpeople.com/wp/?page_id=1277
• Torrence, William Clayton. “DeJarnett Family.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 25, no. 4, 1917, pp. 268–74. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1922713. Accessed 28 Jul. 2022.
• "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XR49-5WP : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Dejarnett in entry for James Hines and Marrimiar Dejarnett, 07 Jan 1765; citing Prince Edward, Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 33,254.
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Byrd-2516
• https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/dejarnette/568/
• Dejarnette family geneaology book < Archive.Org >