Sarah Wilson

Will

Pr. William Co., Virginia
6th September 1782

In the Name of God Amen,

I, Sarah Wilson of the county of Pr. William and Parish of Detingen being about Seventy two years of age and being sick of body but of good & sound memory do make this my last will & testament revoking and disallowing all and every will or wills heretofore by me made and this only shall be taken for my last will & testament. Viz: Item I give and bequeath to my loving son Elisha Muse one feather bed bedstead& furniture to be delivered to him after my decease and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son George Carter five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son Richard Carter five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughters Elizabeth Summers & Barbary Peak my wearing apparel to be equally divided between them and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughter Jemimah Williams five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving daughter Frances Cobel five shillings sterling and no more. Item I give & bequeath to my loving son John Thorn all the remainder part of my estate to him and his heirs forever. Item I leave my loving son John Thorn Executor of this my last will & testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & fixed my seale . Dated ths 6th day ofSeptember 1782. Sined sealed & acknowledged in the presence of: Samuel Byrne, Josiah Murphy & Joseph Roone. Sarah X Wilson ( her mark )

At a court held for Prince William County the 2 day of September 1786 this last will & testament of Sarah Wilson deceasd was proved by the oath of Samuell Byrne, Josiah Murphy & order to be recorded. Test. R. Graham Cl Cur.

Notes

• she was likely Sarah MUSE b abt 1710/11-daughter of JOHN MUSE JR and ANNE SANFORD of Westmoreland Co Va . The age is correct for SARAH as she gives her age as 72 in the drawing of her Will in 1782 which makes her birth 1710. Both JOHN and ANNE were desceased before Sarah MUSE was 16 and her Brother-In-Law, ROBERT SANFORD , was her guardian until she was 16. All MUSE males have been accounted for as possible husbands for SARAH . Almost all MUSE families in Virginia lived in Westmoreland Co at this time according to TORRENCES Wills and Administrations 1632-1800. Conclusion - It seems most likely she was in fact SARAH MUSE born 1710/11,daughter of JOHN MUSE JR and wife ANNE SANFORD.
• "Sarah was under 16 years of age and unmarried at date of mother's will." Rambo Family Tree
• Sarah (Unknown) was born circa 1710. She married Thomas? Muse. Sarah (Unknown) married (Unknown) Carter. Sarah (Unknown) married William Thorn circa 1747 at Prince William County, Virginia. On 4 May 1762 SARAH THORN is appointed guardian to JOHN THORN and FRANCES CARTER ,Orphans, who with WILLIAM ELLZEY Gent.(attorney) and RICHARD CARTER (son) entered into and executed Bond for her faithful performance. Sarah (Unknown) died circa 1786 at Prince William County, Virginia. There is no evidence of SARAH being SARAH DENTON. DENTON has been added by some researchers as her surname. There are over 300 postings of WILLAM THORN/THORNE'S wife being SARAH DENTON. This is NOT this SARAH - wife of WILLIAM THORN in Prince William Co Va . There are other William Thorn/Thorne in New York and New England that may have had a wife named SARAH DENTON. At this point we only know of Sarah by her married names of MUSE-CARTER-THORN-WILSON . Some have Jackson as a possibility for her maiden name. There was a Jackson family in the area and this could be a possibility but as of yet no real evidence of this. - Elmer Reno.
• [Mary (Peck) O'Rear Thorne, 1st wife ] must have died around 1744 as William married Sarah Carter abt 1744-48 in Prince William CO. Sarah at their marriage had a son Elijah Muse which no records indicate if he was born to Sarah from a marriage to a Muse or possibly born out of wedlock. Sarah then married a Carter (some have given him the name of William Carter but no records have been found as proof). Of her marriage to Mr Carter Sarah had 6 children, George,Richard, Elizabeth,Barbara, Jemimah and Frances. So again William adds more stepchildren to his family. William and Sarah had only one child John Thorn.
• John is the only male heir of William Thorn. Records show that after his death Susannah and her husband John Reno brought chancery suit against John for property of William Thorn. So we see Susannah and John as half brother and sister and the only known biological children of William Thorn. In 1761 William Thorn succumbed to death leaving young John as his heir . John being under age was awarded to his mother Sarah as well as step sister Frances Carter by the courts. Ancestry tree

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