Jemima (Brown) Burnes

The book: Davy Burnes, His Ancestors and Their Descendants 1948/1950 and part of the Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington DC states Jemima Brown was born in 1721 and married James Burnes in 1737. This refutes other sources estimating Jemima Brown being born in 1731 and bearing David Burnes when she was eight years old.

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Will of Jemima Burnes, Executed on February 10, 1779 and probated on December 20, 1783:

1. David Burnes
2. Thomas Burnes
3. Anne (Burnes) Truman and Alexander Truman
4. John Burnes
5. James Burnes
6. Margaret Burnes
7. Elizabeth Burnes
8. Frederick Burnes
9. Burgess Burnes

"I give to my eldest son David Burnes ten shillings." This is followed with bequeaths to her son Thomas Burnes, whom she named Executor; to Alexander Trueman, and to Ann Trueman, wife of Alexander; to her son, John Burnes; to her son, James Burnes; to her children, Margaret Burnes, Elizabeth Burnes, Frederick Burnes and Burgess Burnes."

In the Name of God Amen I Jamima Burnes of Prince Georges County and State of Maryland , Widow being thru the abundant mercy and goodness of God tho weak in Body yet of a sound and perfect understanding and memory blessed be almighty God yet knowing the uncertainty of all things in this life and being desirous to settle my wordly affairs before I die and to dispose of what it has pleased God of his goodness to bestow upon be do make and publish this my last will and Testament in manner and form following hereby revoking all other Wills contrary hereunto by me made First and principally testament in the most Submissive manner my Lord unto almighty God who gave it, hoping the ____ and mediations of my ever blessed Saviour Jesus Christ to inherit everlasting life and my body I commit to the Earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter named. Now to my worldly affairs it is my will that every just and honest Debt which I may owe at the time of my Decease be paid and Discharged. Item I give unto my Eldest Son David Burnes ten shillings. Item I give unto my Son Thomas Burnes ten shillings. Item I give unto Alexander Truman ten shillings. Item I give unto Ann Truman wife of Alexander Truman ten shillings. Item I give unto my Son John Burns fifty pounds. Item I give unto my Son Samuel Burnes fifty Pounds all the remaining part of my Personal Estate not herein Willed and bequeathed it is my mind and will Debts and funeral Charges are paid that the same be equally divided among my four children viz: Margaret Burnes, Elizabeth Burnes, Frederick Burnes and Burgess Burnes share and share alike. Lastly I constitute and appoint my Son Thomas Burnes whole and Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament in Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seale this tenth Day of February Anno Domini 1779. Jamima Burnes seal

Signed Sealed Published and declared

On the back of which will was thus

by the Testator to be her last written Prince Georges County Will and Testament after the December 20, 1788. Then came George Pearce one of the three subscribing In the presence of us witnesses to the within last will and Testament of Jemima Burnes late of Prince Georges County deceased and made Oath of the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God that he did see the herein named sign and seal this will and that he heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last Will and Testament that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of his Apprehension of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding and that he together with Anthony Holmead and Thomas Pearse the other two Subscribing witnesses respectively subscribed the names as witnesses to this will in the presence and at the request of the Testator and in the presence of each other Sworn to before. Hugh Lyon DClk