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Margaret the wife of Daniel Gaines was indeed the widow of Ralph Rowzee. The following document was created by Ralph Rowzee's half brother John Catlett where Catlett turns over the children's property to Gaines.
Sparacio, comps., Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia (Part II of 1656-1664) Transcript) (McLean, VA:P.p.,1989)
p. 25 Daniell Gaines requesteth that there be recorded for Sarah Rouzee Daughter of Ralph Rouzee deced six female cattel (to say) four cows one heiffer and one Calf cropped of bothe ears and a hole in the further Ear
And for Ralph Rouzee (son of Ralph Rouzee deced) two female Cattle (to say) one cow an done calf cropped of both ears and a hole in the left ear which the sd Catle one cow and one calf cropped of bothe ears and hole in the left ear which the sd Catle are delivered unto Daniell Gaines by John Catlett who hath obliged him the sd Gaines to deliver the abovemenconed Catle & female Increase to the abovesaid Sarah and Ralph Rouzee when they come of age or day of Marriage to Sarah Rouzee which shall first happen the sd Catle being the half part of those formerly isn copartner-ship between John Catlett and Ralph Rouzee deceased appears to be January 1662
This would pin point the approximate date of the marriage.
Will of Daniel Gaines:
Sparacio, comps., Will Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia 1682-1687 (McLean, VA: The Antient Press, 1990)
p. 39-41 Will of Daniel Gaines In the name of God Amen, I Daniell Gaines of the Parish of Sittenburne in the County of Rappa: being in good health of body & sound & perfect memory Praise be therefore given to Almighty God ...
Impris. ...debts pd...Orphants of Colnll John Catlett deced to be paid out of the negroes and other goods that did belong to the sd Colnll Catlets Estate the Negroes & Goods to be pd as they were appraised to me as may appear by Inventory. Item...Son, Bernard all my land that I now live upon to him & his heires lawfully begotten & that he shall not let sell or mortgage any part or parcell of the same so longe as his two Sisters, Margret & Mary or their heires be alive. It is my will that if all my Children die without heires of their bodyes then my land to fall to my Grandson, John Smyth & to his heires forever Item I give to my Daughter Mary the Mare colt that now sucks on Mare Betty and all her encrease to her & her heires for Ever Item It is my will that the Mare Heyfer & hogs that I have given to my Grandson in Law John Smith be & remaine to his proper use forever Item. It is my Will that the first living Child that my Negro Cate doth bring be given to my Daughter Margarett and to her heires for ever & if it lives to the age of three yeares to be in lieu of a man Servant, otherwise to be in no stead Item I do give to my Son, Bernard my Silver hilted sword & Belt & my Seale Ring Item I give unto my deare & loveing Wife, Margret, one third of all my Estate in lieu of her Dowre Item. My will is that the other two parts of my Estate be deviced (divided) between my three children, Bernard, Margret and Mary and no part of it be apprised but to be inventoried and delivered in kind Item. It is my will that my Daughter Margaret have a good feather bead & furniture at my death in full of her part of my bedding Item It is my will that my Daughter Mary have the use of so much housing & land as she needs soe long as she continued unmarried Item. It is my will that as soone as it can a man Servant be bought with Tobacco for my Daughter Margaret in part of he [sic her] porcon Item. It is my will that my Wife, Son Bernard and Daughter Mary keep their shares together for their menteyance doing their best by their Endeavours to Encrease the same as long as my Wife continues Widdow or so land as either of my Children continue unmarried and at the day of Marriage of my Wife or of either of my Children then my Childrens part to be delivered them in kind Item My will is that my two Children Bernard & Mary have as many things apeice out of my Estate as my Daughter Margaret hath had already & the rest to be devided between them equally by my loveing Kinsman, John Catlett & Sons in Law John Smyth and Ralph Rowzey and not to go to Law one with the other Item It is my will that my Estate be inventoryed within ten dayes after my decease Item I give to my deare & loving wife Twenty Shilling to buy her a Mourning Ring to ware for my sake & to my two Daughters each of them a Ring of Ten Shillings price Item It is my will that if I die haveing no tobacco in my house that my Servants bee & remaine together till they make a good crop of Arenoco Tobacco out of which my Wife having first taken her Thirds then my Son Bernard & Daughter Mary have out of the rest each of them as much as my Daughter Margarett hath already then if any be remaining over & above to be devided equally between them all three Item. It is my will that my Children have their Estate at the death or day of Marriage of my Wife whether they be of age or not Item It is my will the Children of Colnll John Catlett remaine with my Wife til they come of age or not Item I nominate & appont my dear and loveing Wife my sole Executrix of this my last Will and testament. and Guardian to my Children so longe as she lives a Widdow. IN Witness whereof I the sd Daniell Gaines to this my last Will & Testamt do sett my hand & Seale this Eighteeenth of August in the yeare of our Lord One thousand Six hundred Eighty & two
Signed Sealed & delivered and declared Daniel Gaines
presence of Wm Murrow
John Catlett Wm Browne
Wee the Subscribers do hereby testifie and declare upon or Oathes wee did see Capt Danll Gaines with menconed signe seale & deliver this ...Recorded 1 die 8bris Ano 1684
While it is not too difficult to find the widow of Daniel Gaines called Bernard, there is no record that proves that was her given name. This pedegree was fabricated so then descendants could join the James town Society on Robert Behealthland who did have a daughter named Margaret Bernard. But proving them to be one and the same is not possible.
Also note Daniel had 3 children Margaret who was married but childless at the time the will was written, Mary and Bernard. No daughter Elizabeth as so many have claimed. Ralph Rowzee and Sarah his sister were named as was the son of Sarah who married John Smith. It is thought that Margaret married Francis Slaughter, Mary married John Catlett2 and of course you know about Bernard. Margaret
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