Severn (492) Kellam

Abt 1756 - Bef 1795  (< 39 years)

• Name	Severn (492) Kellam  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1756	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	6 Oct 1792	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as my son Severn in the will of Jonathan Kellum.
  Record ID	62318
  Will	16 Nov 1794	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3, 4]
  	"I lend the use of my land for 10 years to my sister Adah Kellam for her to find a home and cloath and school Susanah Andrews on" and if my sister refuse supplying the said Susannah Andrews the said land to be rented for 10 years & Susannah Andrews to have the rent. Rosey Ross to have the use of my negro Nathan for 4 years & then the said Nathan to be free. I also lend Rosey Ross my negro girl Beck until she is 21 years old, at which time she is free by my father's will. At the expiration of 10 years my land to be rented out annually until a child called Severn Ross, but not baptised, which I had by Rosey Ross shall marry & have a child to live to be a month old, & should that period ever arrive I give the said Severn my land forever; if the said Severn be alive at the end of 10 years he to have the rents of my land during his life in case he dies before the gift takes place, & should he die before the gift takes place Susannah Ahdrews to have the rents of my land during her life or until she marries & have a child to live to be a month old, at which time I give her my land forever. Bal. of estate to be sold, & what remains after payment of debts to be lent out, & should Susannah Andrews or Severn Ross live to marry I give them 1/2 of it, & if tho other be dead the whole. Should both die whole estate to my sister Adah Kellam. James Powell & Hezekiah Pitts Exrs. Witt: John White, William White. According to Whitelaw (N113) the descent of title of his land is uncertain, but in 1843 a Severn Ross of Baltimore gave a mortgage on a half interest in 130 aces of David Ross land; which was foreclosed the next year and sold to Richard J. Ayres. In 1844 Susan Ross mortgaged the other half, and while a foreclosure was not noted, that interest also passed into the possession of Ayres.
  Death	Bef 20 May 1795	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	(father of Rich) Kellam,   b. Abt 1590, England d. Yes, date unknown  (3 x Great Grandfather)  (--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1735   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	1 sister
  + 1. Severn (492) Kellam,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 20 May 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 39 years) ╚═ Rosanna 'Rosey' Turner + 2. Adah (493) Kellam,   b. Abt 1770, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Hezekiah (127) Warren,  m. 4 Dec 1794
  Person ID	I62318	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Jonathan (179) Kellam,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Dec 1792, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 72 years)
  Mother	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1735   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1755  [1]
  Family ID	F20011	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Susanna Andrews,   b. Abt 1790   d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ David Ross  (Age < 39 years)  m. 2 Mar 1808
  Family ID	F43451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Rosanna 'Rosey' Turner,   b. Abt 1762, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 13 Jan 1812, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 50 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Ishmael Ross,   b. Abt 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Sep 1794, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years)  m. Abt 1778    ╚═Littleton Addison,   b. Abt 1732, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 8 Feb 1791, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 59 years)  m. Abt 1788    ╚═Jaocb Ross, (Rose?),   b. Abt 1760   d. Bef 8 May 1792, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 32 years)  m. 14 Feb 1792    ╚═Isaac Ross, (Rose?),   b. Abt 1750, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. 15 Apr 1793
  Children	1. Severn Ross,   b. Abt 1794, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F43930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1756 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 6 Oct 1792 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - 16 Nov 1794 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 20 May 1795 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 549 (Anthony West Family), 940. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 516 (will of Jonathan Kellum, son Severn), 497. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 406 (will of Severn Kellam), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 524 (tract N113), 572.