MATTHEW STRICKLAND OF ISLE OF WIGHT CO, VA.
And His Decendants
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The will of Matthew Strickland, Jr. of Isle of Wight Cc., Va. probated in 1730 in Isle
of Wight, establishes that Matthew, Joseph and Jacob of the 1744 land grants of North
Carolina were his sons rather than the sons of a John Strickland from England. They
could not be the grandsons of John Strickland of 1629 of Dedham, Massachusetts as is
seen from the outline so far, since about 3 generations would have to precede Matthew
Strickland, or. for them oven to be in the line of decent from this Joh. More Court
records are needed from both Virginia and North Carolina to truce all the children of
Matthew Strickland, Sr. Especially needed are the early deed records.
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY WILL BOOK NO. 3, 1726-1734 # 224
I, Matthew Strickland being very sick and weak but in perfect memory blessed be God and
do remembering the Mortality of my Body do give and bestow of what worldly goods God
hath been pleased to endow me with in this manner followings Vizt FIRST, I bequeath
my Soul to God who gavit and my Body to be buried in a decent manner according to the
Diserction of my Executors. ITEM, I give unto my son, JOHN STRICKLAND one hundred acres
of land more or less beginning at a Maple and running across the Neck to the Swamp. I
say unto my son, JOHN STRICKLAND and his Heirs forever lawfully begotten of his Body,
and for want of such Heirs then to the next Heir of the Family - never to go out of
the Name of the Family. ITEM, I give unto my son WILLIAM the land of the East Side
of the Swamp, I say unto my son, WILLIAM STRICKLAND and to the Heirs of his Body
lawfully Begotten and for want of such Heirs then to the next Heir of the Family never
to go out of the Name. ITEM, I give unto my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND my my now dwelling
Plantation and the land thereunto oontainging one hundred and fifty acres. I say unto
my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND and to the Heirs of his Body lawfuly begotten and for want
of such Heirs then to the next Heir of the Family never to go out of the Name. ITEM
I give unto my son, MATTHEW STRICKLAND one gray mare with one eye two years old. ITEM,
I give unto my son, JACOB STRICKLAND one young horse bay aged a year and upwards — -
ITEM, I give unto my son, JOHN STRICKLAND one dark bay mare aged three years old brand¬
ed upon the shoulder with James Bryants brand branded by Edward Chittey and Abraham
Dew. - ITEM, I give unto my son, WILLIAM STRICKLAND one gray mare aged three years old
and upward. ITEM, I give unto my son, SAMPSON STRICKLAND one bay mare with a star in
her forehead. ITEM, I give unto my daughter, SARAH STRICKLAND one black mare with her
ears cropt and her colt if she has one - ITEM, I give unto my daughter, ANN STRICKLAND
one stone horse branded with two CC one open at the upper part and the other at the
under. I give unto my daughter, ELIZABETH STRICKLAND one black mare with a Crop in
one Ear taken off. ITEM, I give unto my daughter, JANE STRICKLAND one bay mare branded
in the buttock with two SS. ITEM, I give unto my daughter, ANN STRICKLAND one bed
blankett and sheet already received, two dishes and and one plate already received.
ITEM, I give unto my son, MATTHEW STRICKLAND four steers to be sold for the families
rest I say unto my son MATTHEW STRICKLAND. ITEM, I give unto my son, JOSEPH STRICKLAND
two two year old heifers, one of them with a calf by her side and the other has not
I say unto my son JOSEPH STRICKLAND. (This is marked with an asterick and inserted on
the side of the document)* ITEM, I give unto my son, MATTHEW STRICKLAND two two year
old heifers one of them with a calf by her side the other not, I say unto my son,
MATTHEW STRICKLAND. ITEM, I give unto my oldest sons a sorrell horse, a stone horse
to purchase land for them and Jacob with a barren cow to purchase land for them.
ITEM, I give unto my sons, JOHN, WILLIAM AND SAMPSON STRICKLAND a two year old
heifer a piece, I say unto my sons, JOHN, WILLIAM AND SAMPSON. ITEM, I leave my
two eldest sons in charge with their brothers cattle and their increase to take care
of them. ITEM, I give unto my son, JOSEPH STRICKLAND a feather bed and furniture and
a pot, two dishes and a plate and half a dozen of spoons. ITEM, I give unto my loving
wife all the rest of my moveable Estate during her life or widowhood. I say unto my
loving wife, ANN STRICKLAND excepting one oow and calf to my daughter, ELIZABETH
STRICKLAND and leaving my wife and son JOSEPH STRICKLAND executors of
