James Hornsby

Abt 1708 - Bef 1769  (< 61 years)

• Name	James Hornsby
  Birth	Abt 1708	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Mothers will	15 May 1750	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as my son James in the will of Esther Hornsby.
  Will - Named as a Brother in a will	20 Sep 1765	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as my brother James Hornsby in the will of John Hornsby, wife Mary.
  Record ID	26213
  Will	2 Oct 1768	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	To son John Hornsby plantation where I live containing 216 acres. To son James Hornsby all the rest of my land. To son Argol Hornsby. To daughter Naomi Hornsby. To daughter Rachel Hornsby. To daughters Elizabeth Downing & Esther Lecatt. Grandson Major Lecatt. Grandaughter Leah Downing. Grandson John Downing. Daughter Tabitha Hornsby. To son Zorobabel Hornsby. Son Levi Hornsby. Son Ezekiel Hornsby. Wife Rachel & sons John & James Hornsby Exrs. Witt: Thomas Aimes, John Darby, John Kennahorn, John Meers (son of Elisha).
  Death	Bef 28 Feb 1769	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated. John Hornsby heir at law to the testator.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Hornsby,   b. Abt 1680   d. Bef 28 Feb 1749, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years)  (Father)  Katherine Yeardley, (Yeardley?),   b. Abt 1640   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. James Hornsby,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Feb 1769, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 61 years) ▻ Rachel (--?--),  m. Abt 1730 + 2. John Hornsby,   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Dec 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 57 years) ▻ Mary Byrd,  m. Abt 1750 + 3. Argol Hornsby,   b. Abt 1712, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Jan 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 63 years) ▻ Leah (--?--),  m. Abt 1740 + 4. Esther Hornsby,   b. Abt 1714, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Jonathan (50) Kellam,  m. Abt 1735 > 5. Comfort Hornsby,   b. Abt 1716, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) Stakes,  m. Abt 1735 > 6. Ann Hornsby,   b. Abt 1718, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (h_o Ann) Bradford,  m. Abt 1740
  Person ID	I26213	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	John Hornsby,   b. Abt 1680   d. Bef 28 Feb 1749, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Esther Marcum, (MacComb),   b. Abt 1682, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 May 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1700
  Family ID	F8371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel (--?--),   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 26 Jul 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1730  [3]
  Children	+ 1. John Hornsby, Sr.,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Oct 1773, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 41 years) ╚═ Keziah (--?--)  m. Abt 1760   2. James Hornsby,   b. Abt 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jan 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 43 years) ╚═ Ester (--?--)  m. Abt 1760 + 3. Esther Hornsby,   b. Abt 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Charles (of John II) LeCato  (Age < 61 years)  m. Abt 1755 + 4. Argol Hornsby,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Dec 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 53 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1760   5. Naomi Hornsby,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (--?--) Watson  m. Abt 1755   6. Rachel Hornsby,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Elizabeth Hornsby,   b. Abt 1743, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1776 (Age 33 years) ╚═ John Robins Downing, (Yeoman)  (Age < 54 years)  m. Abt 1760 + 8. Tabitha Hornsby,   b. Abt 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Joseph (of Joseph of grandfather Wm) Heath  m. Abt 1770   9. Zorobabel 'Babel' Hornsby,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Sep 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years) ╚═ Sarah (--?--)  (Age < 54 years)  m. Abt 1792   10. Levi Hornsby,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 Aug 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 30 years) ╚═ Hannah (--?--)  m. Abt 1770   11. Ezekiel Hornsby,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F24322	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1708 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Mothers will - 15 May 1750 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named as a Brother in a will - 20 Sep 1765 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 2 Oct 1768 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 28 Feb 1769 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 155 (will of Esther Hornsby), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 238 (will of John Hornsby, wife Mary), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 243 (will of James Hornsby, wife Rachel), 570.