George G. Bruce

George G. Bruce BIRTH 1713 Augusta County, Virginia, USA DEATH 1797 (aged 83–84) Bland County, Virginia, USA BURIAL Body lost or destroyed MEMORIAL ID 134907530 · View Source

MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 3 George was born 1713 to John and Sarah Parrell in Augusta, Va. George married Elizabeth Quinn 1738 in Culpeper, Va. George and Elizabeth had six children. George was a planter or know as a plantation owner. He was well off and owned hundreds of acres, livestock,crops and servants. His father and mother came from Scotland to Virginia.

George Martha Elizabeth Charles Benjamin Richard

Family Members Parents Photo John Robert Bruce 1690–1748

Photo Sarah Parrell Bruce 1690–1748

Spouse Elizabeth Quinn Bruce 1720–1793 (m. 1738)

Siblings Photo Mary Elizabeth Bruce Albin 1715–1765

James Robert Bruce 1720–1799

Ann Bruce McCoy 1724–1808

Children Photo Charles Austin Bruce 1745–1833

Benjamin Bruce 1753–1809

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BRUCE

Hugh Parrell willed 300 acres to John Bruce in 1748; Parrell engaged James Wood to survey this land (recorded at the time as 402 acres) on 10 March 1735/36. James and George Bruce, sons of John Bruce, commissioned another survey on 26 April 1753. Out of the 402-acre survey, George Bruce received 315 acres . . . and James Bruce received 310 acres . . . from Lord Fairfax on 12 and 14 April 1760. George's 315 acres is on Ash Hollow Run, with part of Shenandoah Hills on the south leg of the land and Fairfax Road (Virginia Highway 7) and County Highway 656 on the southeast section of the tract. James' 310 acres is on the south side of Redbud Run served by Frederick County Highway 656, north from Virginia. Highway 7 on the southeast part of the tract.

John Bruce was in Orange County, Virginia by 24 July 1740 when he was appointed to make an inventory of the estate of Michael Sheppard, deceased; Hugh Parrell, Robert Calvert and William Glover were delegated also and any three of them were required to form the audit commission. John was deceased by 1 November 1748 when his will (written 4 November 1747) was proved in Frederick County Court. He willed 150 acres ("the plantation I now live on") to his wife Ann and son George. His will mentioned daughters Margaret Carter (wife of Richard) and William (son-in-law) and Mary Albin.

A John Bruce (son of Thomas Bruce/Bruice) was christened in the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) on 7 September 1690. In Aberdeen, Scotland, three of John's children were also christened: James on 20 May 1720, George on 27 April 1722 and Margaret on 5 March 1727.

George and his wife Rachel Littler Bruce sold the 315-acre grant land to Robert Rutherford for 150 pounds on 4 April 1761. On 1 June 1761, George purchased 255 acres from his mother-in-law Mary Littler for 200 pounds; this land was part of a 420-acre tract situated on both sides of Evan Thomas Run. By 1740, John Bruce and Mary Littler were operating grist mills, sawmills and carding and fulling mills on this land. The 255-acre tract is located on Turkey Run, a branch of Opequon Creek (headwaters Evan Thomas/Branson Spring). The south corner of the 255 acres is present-day Brucetown. Frederick County Highway 667 (Braddocks Road/Great Road from Winchester, Virginia to Shepherdstown, West Virginia) and Highway 672 cross the south and east section of this tract

George Bruce (b. 1722 c.) was deceased by 30 June 1800 when his will (written 25 January 1797) was proved in Frederick County Court. He willed the dwelling house and other houses with a one-acre lot to his wife Rachel Bruce, "for her natural life." He bequeathed the section of the plantation northwest of the Great Road (Highway 667), with grist mill and all buildings, to his son George. He willed the remainder of the plantation on the southeast side of the road, with grist mill, sawmills and other improvements (including present-day Brucetown), to his son James. The will stipulated that James, who was downstream, was prohibited from raising the water level to the disadvantage of his brother George. James was also to receive land adjacent to and on the south side of the Monongahela River. George was instructed to pay his mother Rachel Bruce one-third of the mill and plantation profits and James was to pay her 10 pounds annually for the use of the sawmill. George willed five shillings each to daughters Sarah Walker and Leah Hanry. After the death of Rachel Bruce, daughter Rebeckah Chenowith was to receive the house and lot.

James Bruce (b. 1722 c.) and his wife Margaret sold their 310-acre grant land to Robert Rutherford for 275 pounds on 20 March 1763.

(4) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/frederick/wills/b620001a.txt:

Last Will and Testament of John BRUCE, Frederick County, VA Will Book 1, p. 205:

In the name of God, Amen. The 4 day of November 1747. I John Bruce of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God calling to remembrance it is appointed for all men once to die, do make, Constitute and ordain this my last will and testament as follows viz.

Item- I give and bequeath to my son James Bruce the plantation I now live on with all the improvements thereunto belonging being 150 acres.

Item- I give and bequeath unto my son George Bruce 150 acres of the remaining tract of land lying on the south side of the aforesaid plantation and on the Licks with the clear land that is now and also that his brother, James Bruce, be one half in building 1 house 24 foot X 16 foot with a shingle roof and also a barn of 25 foot X 18 foot etc.

Item- I give and bequeath to my son George Bruce and Ann Bruce all my movable estate to be equally divided between them and the desertation of William McMachin and Hugh Parrel after debts and funeral charges are paid, except my carpenter tools which I give to my son James Bruce and one yearling heifer to Richard Colbart and out of the above perquists I do oblige my sons James Bruce and George Bruce to maintain my loving wife Sarah Bruce as long as she lives or remains a widow.

Item- It is my will and desire that my son George Bruce also out of the above perquists give to my daughter Margaret Carter and Mary Albin ten shillings of currency each to be paid in grain, etc.

Item- I give and bequeath to my son James Bruce my new great coat and beaver hat and to Richard Carter, my son-in-law, my suit of woolen clothes and to my son-in-law William Albin my suit of linen clothes.

Item- I do constitute and ordain my sons James Bruce and George Bruce Executors of this my last will and testament. I do utterly disavow all other wills and testaments etc., no other. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 4 day of November 1747.

Signed and Sealed and delivered in the presence of

Edward Parrel James McCoy Elizabeth King John Cusee

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