HISTORICAL SOUTHERN FAMILIES

Volume VI

by

John Bennett Boddie

P'ACIfIC COAST PUBLISHERS REDWOOD CITY, CAL,IFORNIA

Copyright 1962 by

John Bennett Boddie

Previous Books by Author

BODDIE & ALLIED FAMILIES

SEVENTEENTH CENTURY ISLE OF WIGHT

COLONIAL SURRY

VIRGINIA HISTORICAL GENEALO'GIES

SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA FAMILIES VOLUMES I and II

BIRTHS and DEATHS from A_;LBEMARLE PARISH REGISTER

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HISTORICAL SOUTHERN FAMILIES VOLUMES I, II, III. IV and V

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John Berme tt Boddie

BROWNE of KINSALE

John Brown patented 220 acres in Kingsale SwarnpApril 29, 1692 (17C. -692). In 1706, as John Browne, Sr-, , and Bridgett

his wife, he sold to Samuel Cannady 220 acres, the plantation

he lately lived on, patented April 29, 1692, in L. P. Kinsale.

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'l~omas Browne, son of John Browne and his wife Ann Williams, made his will in Southampton, Nov.28, 1764, recorded Jan. 11 , 1765. He mentioned: daughters Mourning and Holland, son JESSE; daugher SARAH MIAL if she dies without heirs to

her husband THOMAS MIAL, revision to her daughter-s TABITHA and MARTHA Exum, daus. MARTHA ALLEN and SARAH ALLEN. Exrs. son Jesse and James A.llen. Wits.: Thomas Stephenson, Simon Stephenson, Arthur Allen. (C. I-60)

Thomas Browne did not mention his wife. Her name was TABITHA., for Jesse Br-own, her son, signed the inventory of her estate, ordered March 2, 1765, recorded Jan. 14, 1767 (C-I-72). She had preceded her husband in death, probably dying a few days

before him. .

Children of Thomas and Tabitha Browne:

I. Sarah Browne, m , (1) John Exum: m , (2) Thomas Mials.

Children by first husband were: Tabitha Exum married Benjamin Smith. Her sister Martha Exum married John Srp ith, Jr. (See explanation later. )

II. Jesse Browne, m , Esther Stephenson, dau. of Thomas Stephenson, Sr., who mentioned her in his will dated

Dec. 7, 1768 (C-l-p. 80) .. Jesse made his will Sept. 24, 177'1 J

212

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rec'~r:' eu ' o_v. " , . .- HlS legatees were" ds 'b' ,. " ~;. '

son" H' e-nry' - Ia nd f" -_, __ - --I' S·, " . . aug I Iter Sally· ':, ' ",' ',~ , ormer y , lmon Stephenson',. ,~~ I. ' ~

~lfe Esther Browne. (C-l-10l). 5, Son Thomas;

III. Ma. r-tha Browne, m , Arhtur Allen who witnes,s, d th. .'

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, .ampson ,urner wit Thomas Stephenson, Oct. 23), 1\ 77' .,',' ,

IV. Mar Browne~ rna James Allen. ' 2.

Colonel John Exum, Sr.!. in his will dated Jan, 23 177'5 .

bated Apr~~ Court mentions his daughter Sarah Mi~ls,' Wif~" ~fpro-' Thomas Mtlas; to TABITHA and MARTHA Exum he leaves b,5

(Edgee_nm_b~e W'I s. bv W· Itam.sc..p, l-Zl-). •

~ He had a dau hter Sarah married to Ethe1red Phillips Who

die W!.l. I. W.l 1: (1OJ ro. ~-o ~ .• W-e cone - ud e i-the.~e-~e t-h8l{---,

Sarah Mials was his daughter-in~law.. e ·n~ ude ~~ P'hiiUi 5

§~.hiS .. _~,:~~r chi~ren in the ~inal diviSIon of IllS estate, but did

not mcruoe ner. 1 here ore, Sarah ra s was the daughter of 'Thomas Browne. She married first John Exum , son of Coloner John Exum, then Thomas Mials.

Elias Bryan in his will made in 1821 leaves his son Elias" under- age, "100 acres on south side of White Oak Swamp, by naml€ ofJ'OHN MIALS place, which I purchased from John Exum, II (Id-57)

Martha Exum married a John Smith, Jr., son of Colonel John Smith of Johnston County, North Carolina, b.16.99,;; d.1771't, who was a member of the Assembly, 1749; Clerk of the House of the Assembly 1750, was on the Committee of Safety and a Lieutenant 'Colonel of Militia 1776. (Boddie Book page 30) . " .

A Benjamin Smith of Wayne County had a wife TabItha. In hIS

will made in Wayne County April 1, 20, 1807.' he gaveBennett_ Boddie ten pounds (17C-457) From the wor di ng of Col. John Ex urn's will it would appear that Tabitha and Martha Exum were sisters of Benjamin Exum, gr-andson of Colonel .J~hn!~UtZ;:~

Therefore it was wrongfully sur-m i sed that TabIth~ w . .

, ~ " .,' . Be nJ am 1 n, 1 n -

grandaughter of Colonel John Exum b! hl~ sS,on ·th in wH'iing Ben-

t d f hi d d John BenJamIn .rrn ,.' ,

sea .. o .1S" ecease son, .'... hi ife"s nephew,

nett Boddie ten p.ounds, was .re~ em be.rl~g ~~;:try has been . and not her son-in-law. BenJamln Smlth Sa: any relationship WIth tr-aced and it does not appear that there WI married sisters.

the John Smit.h family. These two men o~r: and John Smith,. Jr.,

Sarah Sm ith , daughter of Martha Ex John Exum BoddIe, married Bennett Boddie. They had a SO~Ja in 1828. There never born Feb. 28, 1798. He moyed to Alab~ts (For descendants, was a "Benjamin" among hi s descenda •

see HSF I, p.360).