Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
Matthews / Conner / Covey / Salts [Solt] Family History - Person Sheet
NameSarah1013, F
Spouses
Notes for Henry (Spouse 1)
The Pickett line is one of ancient French origin. One broanch of the “Picquett” family tradition, three Huguenot brothers left england for the American Colonies in the 1600s: one coming to North Carolina, one to Massachusetts and one to Virginia. Possibly the Virginia settler was Henry, born in Lancaster, England about 1640. Upon reaching Tidewater Virginia, Henry settled in Middlesex County along the south shore of the Rappahannock River.
The earliest known documentary reference to Henry Pickett is dated September 26, 1665. On that date, the Vestry of Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County ordered that Henry Pickett receive four hundred pounds of tobacco for curing the scaled head of a child that Henry was keeping, the child being an orphan of William Baldwin. This record confirms that Henry was born prior to 1644.1012
Last Will & Testment of Henry Pickett
10 August 1702, Essex Co., Va.
In the name of God, amen, I Henry Pickett being sick and weak of body but in perfect sense and memory, Blessed be God for it, I do ordain this to be my Last Will & Testament in manner and form as followeth first rendering my soul to Almighty God my Creator next my body to the earth from whence it was taken, to be decently buryed as my executors as hereafter named see fite and as for that lofoll estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give as followeth:
Item: I give unto my tow daughters, Hanah Spencer and Searah Fullerton each of them one shilling being a full part of their possession out of this my estate.
Item: I give unto my loving son, William Pickett, all my deventdet of lande being in the freshes of Rappahannock River to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give unto my loving son, John Pickett all my debts which is owing of me and paying my debts which I owe.
Item: I give unto my loving wife, Elizabeth Pickett the lands where I now live on during her life also the half of my personal estate between her and the child that she now goeth with All the other half of my estate my son William Pickett ordaining my loving wife and my two sons John and William Exeutrix and executors of this my last will & testament aft witnessing my hands & seale this 18th day of October 1701.
Henry [H) Picket,
Teste
William Johnson
William (X) Wilson
Richard (X) Edwards
Prov'd by the oaths of William Wilson & Richard Edwards in Essex County Court ye 10th day of Aug't 1702.
The earliest known documentary reference to Henry Pickett is dated September 26, 1665. On that date, the Vestry of Christ Church Parish in Middlesex County ordered that Henry Pickett receive four hundred pounds of tobacco for curing the scaled head of a child that Henry was keeping, the child being an orphan of William Baldwin. This record confirms that Henry was born prior to 1644.1012
Last Will & Testment of Henry Pickett
10 August 1702, Essex Co., Va.
In the name of God, amen, I Henry Pickett being sick and weak of body but in perfect sense and memory, Blessed be God for it, I do ordain this to be my Last Will & Testament in manner and form as followeth first rendering my soul to Almighty God my Creator next my body to the earth from whence it was taken, to be decently buryed as my executors as hereafter named see fite and as for that lofoll estate it hath pleased God to bestow upon me I give as followeth:
Item: I give unto my tow daughters, Hanah Spencer and Searah Fullerton each of them one shilling being a full part of their possession out of this my estate.
Item: I give unto my loving son, William Pickett, all my deventdet of lande being in the freshes of Rappahannock River to him and his heirs forever.
Item: I give unto my loving son, John Pickett all my debts which is owing of me and paying my debts which I owe.
Item: I give unto my loving wife, Elizabeth Pickett the lands where I now live on during her life also the half of my personal estate between her and the child that she now goeth with All the other half of my estate my son William Pickett ordaining my loving wife and my two sons John and William Exeutrix and executors of this my last will & testament aft witnessing my hands & seale this 18th day of October 1701.
Henry [H) Picket,
Teste
William Johnson
William (X) Wilson
Richard (X) Edwards
Prov'd by the oaths of William Wilson & Richard Edwards in Essex County Court ye 10th day of Aug't 1702.