1856. John TRUE BLOOD was born 1660 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. He died 1692 in Albermarle Provence, Carolina. John married Agnes FISHER on 31 May 1679 in London, Middlesex, England.
1679 John Trueblood Marriage Certificate image
IMMIGRATED: John and his new wife, Agnes boarded a ship bound for America, in the spring of 1680. They sailed up the Pasquotank River to Port Elizabeth, settling a large amount. of land for themselves. DEEDED LAND: John & Agness were granted 600 acres of land along the west side of the northern most branch of the Aranuse Creek. John & Amos were each given 300 acres of land as inheritance. Amos sold out to his brother John for 50 pounds for diverse reasons.
WILL: The Will of John dated: 4 Julie 1692., Provence of Albemarle, Carolina. It says," In name of our God, Amen, I, John Trueblood". leave 1/2 my land to my wife, Agnes during her life‑time and the other half of his landed estate to my son's John& Amos. This is theold English tradition/style; landed estate is not permitted to go outside the male side of the family. The girls get their share in movable property.
Albermarle
In the name of God Amen I John Trublood being sick & weak
do make this my Laste will & testament as followith
Firstly I give unto my Loving wife Agnes Trueblood the _______ or one half
part of my moveable goods & estate and one halfe my Land during
her naturall life and after her death to be Equally divided
between my two sons, John Trublood and Amos Trublood
to them and their heirs forever.
Secondly I give and bequeth the other _______ or half part of my
moveable goods to be Equally divided between my four
children that is to say Mary Trublood Elizibeth Trublood
John Trublood and Amos Trublood
Thirdly I ordain and appoint my Loving wife Agnes Trublood
to be my true & Lawfull Executrix of this last will
and testament and to bring up my children according to her
discretion, and to pay them their portions as they come to
Lawfull age.
Fourthly And lastly I do ordain and Appoint in case that my wife
should dye without making of any will, that then my Love‑
ing friends Thomas Symons & Jeremiah Symons shall take
my Estate into theire possesion and care for the good of
my children, and to bring them up according to their
discreation; as wittnes my hand & seal, this seventh day of May
1692
Signed Sealed & delivered
in the presence of us John (his mark) Trublood
Joseph Sparnon Proven in Court this 4th day of July 1692
Griffin (his mark) Gray by the oath of Joseph Sparnon Alice Sparnon
Alice (her mark) Sparnon Griffin: Gray as attist Paul Lathum C per
RELIGION: "Quaker, follower of George Fox
DEATH: Probably died of an illness he was sure he would not survive. Will made 17 May 1692, probated 4 July 1692. Agness under simular conditions made her will 15 September 1692 and probated 3 October 1692.
REFN: rin#‑380
1857. Agnes FISHER was born 01 Jan 1656 in Ulverston, Lancashire Cumberland, England. She died 1692 in Albermarle Provence, Carolina.
16920915 Agnes Fisher Trueblood will
Albermarle
Know all men by these presents that I Agnes Trublood of
Pasquotank River and of the County aforesaid widdow; through the
naturall affections that I bare unto my dear Children & for
other good reasons ___ ___ ___ ____: doe To my voluntary
good will and naturall respects to my fore children that is to say
Mary Trublood Elizibeth Trublood John Trublood & Amos Trublood
I doo freely give unto my fore Children the one halfe of all the
negro Children that shall be begotten or born of the body of my negro
woman called Diana; And if it should happen that she should have
but one that then the young negro to be valued and my Children to
have their choyce either the young negro or __ halfe worth of __
__negro & if the negro woman should have two Children that they
shall have theire first choyce; And I doo freely give unto my
Children aforesaid the mantainance of those young negros untill my
Children comes to age to receive them; That is my daughter Mary
to have the first negro child if it Lives my daughter Elizibeth
the next as they fall in ___ as above mentioned _____
To my Children partcularly as they come to age likewise I do give
unto my four Children abovesaid theire mantained untill they come
To Lawful Age for the use of theire Estate; and to pay them
theire portions as they come to Age according to the Appraisment
of their fathers Estate as wittness my hand this fifteenth
day of September/ 1692
Agnes Trueblood
