Pierre (Peter) Louis Sublett

Pierre (Peter) Soblet, later Sublett, was born 1712 in King William Parish, Amelia County, Virginia and died 1783, Powhatan County, Virginia. Will made In July of 1783.

• Parents: Pierre Louis SOBLET & Elizabeth

Married

1. 1746 to Elizabeth

Children

1. Peter SUBLETT b: 1747
2. William SUBLETT b: ABT 1750
3. John SUBLETT b: 1755 in King William Parish, VA , Amelia Co.
4. Benjamin SUBLETT b: ABT 1759 Marriage 1 Betsy Ann STREET
5. Mary SUBLETT Marriage 1 Francis MERRIMAN 17 JUN 1782 in Powhaten County, Va

Notes

• "On March 23, 1715 there was patented" to Peter Soblet Junior? a tract containing ninety acres lying and being on the south side of James River in the County of Henrico? beginning at a corner hickory standing on the river? It being part of the first five thousand acres surveyed for the French refugees." It is believed that he was thus provided for by his father, his mother dying early, in advance of his father's second marriage. He is not listed as a thithable until the year 1729, when his father Pierre Louis Soblet is listed with two tithables, the second one not being named. In the list of tithables of the parish of King William for the year 1730, he is bracketed with his father, Pierre Soblet and Pierre Soblet s. In 1735 the first two appear separatelely, as Louys Soblet and Piter Soblet. They are similarly treated in 1736, 1737, and 1738, as Pierre Soblet and Pierre Soblet.
• On Febuary 21, 1744 Peter Soblet Junior of the County of Goochland sold to Benjamin Harris "one certain tract containing 90 acres? beginning adjacent to the south side of James River between the two manakan Creeks being granted to the said Peter Soblet junior by patent bearing Peter Soblet of the same county 95 acres on the south side of the James River adjacent to the same River?. On December 9, 1748 Dan Ford sold to Peter Soblet 107 acres in the Parish of King William. This seems to have ended the acreage acquisitions of Peter in this old Manakin Town area in what ultimately became Powhatan County. He was the only son of Pierre to stay in this area.
• For a while he was the owner of land down in Charlotte Co., Va, where three of his younger brothers moved, although there is no particular reason to believe that he ever resided there."

Will

"In July of 1783 Peter Sublett of Powhatan Co. last will. "Being sick and weak, in his own dwelling house? he did request his friend Anthony Martin to write his the said Peter's last will? with which (the said paper hereto annexed being read to him) he the said Peter Sublet Dec'd himself well satisfyed but departed this life without duly publishing the same." To carry out his testamentary intention and to "prevent, Disputes and Controversies", his heirs on December 1, 1783 entered into Articles of Agreement under which the will was given legal effect, as if validly published. By his theoretically abortive will he gave "to my beloved son Peter Sublett after the death of my wife the Land I live upon containing by estimation 33 acres and three negros?" Eighteen other negros he apportioned rather evenly among "my beloved son[s] William Sublett? John? Benjamin? and my beloved daughter Mary Merraman."

Item, I give unto my grandson Peter Dutoy Sublett one Boy Bob. My will and desire is that my Beloved wife Elizabeth Sublett should have during her life the use of these negros, Tom, Isham, Jude, Will and Biddy, and the land I hold." The executors were to be the four sons, Peter, William, John, and Benjamin."

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