Severn (492) Kellam

Abt 1756 - Bef 1795  (< 39 years)

• Name	Severn (492) Kellam  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1756	Accomack Co, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	6 Oct 1792	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He was shown as my son Severn in the will of Jonathan Kellum.
  Record ID	62318
  Will	16 Nov 1794	Accomack Co, Virginia   [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 Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Person ID	I62318	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2010

  
  

  Father	Jonathan (179) Kellam,   b. Abt 1720, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 11 Dec 1792, Northampton Co, Virginia (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
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F43451	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Rosanna 'Rosey' Turner,   b. Abt 1762, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 13 Jan 1812, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 50 years)
  Children	1. Severn Ross,   b. Abt 1794, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F43930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 524 (tract N113), 572.