Anne Meese

Ann Pert (abt 1650 - bef 1719) was the daughter of Henry Pert and Frances (Herrys) Pert, and the wife, later widow, of Henry Meese.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pert-50

Ann was born about 1650, based on a marriage contract signed in 1675. Her parents were Henry Pert of Arnolds, Mountnessing, Essex and his wife Frances. Ann married Henry Meese, London Merchant who had spent time in Maryland and Virginia. The family lived in the parish of St. Katherine Cree Church. Henry died in 1682 leaving Ann with four small children, but a sizable inheritance, including land in Virginia. In 1692 Ann attempted to evict her tenant of the Virginia land for nonpayment of rent, and sell the land. Ann was still alive in 1701 when her son Henry died and named her in his will. She had died by 1719 when her daughter Ann Meese died in London but asked to be buried by her mother at Mountnessing in Essex.[1]

Family

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Meese-9

After Henry Meese returned to England he married a woman named Ann Pert in 1675. They had four children Ann, Francis, John and Henry Jr. Henry wrote his last will and testament in which document he describes himself as "Henry Meese of London," This document was offered for probate on April 5, 1682 at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury in London and he bequeathed all his "plantations, lands, stock and appurtenances wheresoever scituate being in Virginia, Maryland or elsewhere, equally to be divided between my four children, Henry, John, Anne and Frances Meese, " and further vested his wife and executrix Anne Meese with the authority to sell and dispose of the said properties for the benefit of his four infant children. [9] His daughter Ann died unmarried in London as did his son Henry Jr.

Notes

https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0393...

STAFFORD COUNTY VA DEED & WILL BOOK 1689 - 1693; THE ANTIENT PRESS P. -260a

TO ALL PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I ANNE MEESE of LONDON Widdow Executrix of ye last Will and Testament off HENRY MEESE late of LONDON Merchant deceased Whereas my said husband by his Last Will and Testament under his hande proved in ye Perogative Court did give to me his real! & personall Estate in Virga to bee by mee sold and whereas a certaine plantation or divident of lande on which my said husbande formerly lived beinge in Stafford County in Virga, and now in ye possession of one JOHN WAUGH Clerke is by him from me unlawfully kept and detained Know ye that I ye said ANNE MEESE have made GEORGE LUKE of Stafford County Merchant now resideinge in LONDON and returninge to Virga. my true and lawfull Attorney and deputy for mee to enter upon ye aforesaid Plantation wth ye houses lande and appurtenances and possession & seizen for me to take and him ye said JOHN WAUGH and all others therefrom to expel! 4c remove and also to take possession of all such horses mares Cattle & stock to ye said plantation belonginge and to demande and recover all such sume and sumes of money and Tobacco to me due from said JOHN WAUGH or any other pson in Virginia by or for ye rent of said plantation or otherwise giveinge my said Attorney all my power in execution of ye premises. In Wittness I have sett my hande and Seale the Eleventh day of December 1691 and in the Third yeare of ye Reigne off our Sovereign Lord &. lady KINGE WILLIAM & QUEENE MARY In presence of MATTROM SPENCER. ANNE MEESE

• GAWIN CORBIN, RICHARD KITCHINEP,
• WM. SHERWOOD
• Recorded this 13th day of September 1692

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Ann Meese (born Pert)

2nd wife of Col Henry Meese.

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Notes on Col Henry Meese

1st wife Mary Ann Wahanganoche - John (1st) Ann (1st) - these children were all grown at the time of Henry's will.

2nd wife Anne Pert - the children named in Henry Meese’s will were all very young infants of his last wife, Ann Pert. Henry, John (2nd), Anne (2nd) and Francis

It was a frequent practice in those days to have more than one child by the same name due to the desires of different wives. Ann (Pert) Meese certainly wanted to name a daughter after herself, even though Henry apparently had one by that name already. T'he older John was apparently a child of Henry’s union with a daughter of Chief Wahanganoche, as was Ann, the wife of Dr. Richard Bryant.'

Since Henry’s half-Indian children were not mentioned in his will, it was probably due to each of them having reached adulthood, married, and having already been provided for by their father. It was a frequent practice for a father to refrain from naming married daughters in his will or to not mention children for whom he had already provided.”

Bill Deyo Patawomeck Tribal historian 6-6-2019

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pert-50 cites
• Gloucestershire County Council, "Pert Settlements and Wills, 1646-1671," digital images Gloucestershire Archives Online Catalog (ww3.gloucestershire.gov.uk : accessed 15 March 2016) reference D678/2/F8/1-4, Marriage Settlement of Henry Pert and Francis Herrys and Will and Probate of Henry Pert.
• Name: Ann Meas Gender: Female Record Type: Baptism Baptism Date: 2 May 1676 Baptism Place: St Katherine Cree, City of London, London, England Father: Henry Meas Mother: Ann Meas Register Type: Parish Register AncestryImage
• Ann Meese (d 1719, daughter of Henry Meese & Ann Pert) - her will. AncestryImage daughter Anne named her Pert aunts in her Will and asked to be buried by her mother, Ann Meese.
• http://www.indianreservations.net/2016/03/colonel-henry-meese-and-h...