Jesse Pleasants

Jesse married Elizabeth SmithCumberland County, VA. Elizabeth was born in 1745; died in 1810. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Smith Pleasants was born in 1785; died in 1856.

Joseph married Elizabeth Woodson on 5 Nov 1732 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John Woodson and Judith Tarleton) was born about 1708 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died in 1737/1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Will: 27 Sep 1690, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Smith Manuscript, Ridgway Library, Philadelphia : "John Pleasants, the first of that name in Virginia, was born in the city of Norwich in Old England and came over to America as a factor or assistant to a Merchant who, after some time settled in Curles in Henrico County and being convinced of the Blessed Truth became a strict professor thereof, held by the people called Quakers, and suffered for it. He took to wife Jane the widow of Capt. Samuel Tucker from Bristol and tho' in that early time there was no monthly meetings established in that part of the country, they, in order to supply that deficiency and, as was conformable to the discipline of Friends as the nature of things would admit, published their intentions of marriage amongst a Publick Company in his own storehouse and afterward attended a meeting of Friends in York County where the marriage was solemnized. They lived together many years in a comfortable and exemplary manner agreeable to the principles of truth and were diligent in attending Meetings as well there at a distance as that at Curles in the settlement whereof they were the principle Instruments in the hand of providence. He was a man so generally respected among his neighbors that without his solicitation he was twice chosen Representative for the County tho. his refusal to take the oath to the Government was an obstruction to his serving the people in that station. He departed this life about the year 1698 and as he was much beloved so he was much missed by his neighbors Friends and Family"

From COLONIAL WILLS OF HENRICO CO., VA - 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III:
p. 149 Will of John Pleasants of Curls 27 Sept. 1690

To son John Pleasants, (born of the body of my wife, JANE, formerly wife and executrix of SAMUEL TUCKER, dec'd), all of plantation where I now dwell called "Curles", 300 acres, which was purchased by me of William Cookson; also that plantation purchased of Philip Ludwell, called "Timber Slash" 900 acrs; also my part of a tract taken up between JOHN WOODSON, Hen Rowing, and myself, the whole tract being 7000 acres, 1/2 being mine called "Half Sink"

If son John has no heirs, then above to son Joseph (also son of wife, JANE) and if he have no issue, to daughter Elizabeth Pleasants, (also daughter of wife JANE), and if no issue to my brother Samuel Pleasants, and if no issue, to my brother Benjamin Pleasants, and if no issue, to my brother Thomas Pleasants, and if no issue to my next of kin. Numerous items to son John and if he die to be divided between Joseph and Elizabeth, when they reach 18.

To daughter, Elizabeth, land I purchased of Abram Childers, bordering Curles Swamp, 70 acres; and also land purchased of Hen. Rowing and ROBERTWOODSON, about 400 acres, also livestock and items. . . . [ will goes on and on, ) . . . . To the Friends (now called Quakers) a small parcel of land purchased of Benjamin Hatcher, next to Thomas Holmes, for a meetinghouse and burying place.

To daughter in law Mary Woodson, 20 pounds sterling

To my dear and loving mother, 20 pounds

My wife to be sole executrix

. . . . . "(This will was presented in court by JOHN PLEASANTS HIMSELF, apparently wanting to be sure it was probated as he wanted it.)" Recorded 1 Oct. 1690.
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Apparently "daughter in law" MARY WOODSON was his step-daughter and dau. of his wife Jane by Samuel Tucker.

John married Jane Larcome on 29 Nov 1670 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Jane (daughter of Rene Larcome) was born on 29 Nov 1638; died in 1708 in Curles, Henrico County, VA; was buried in 1708 in Friends Burying Ground near Curles Meeting House, Henrico County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Will of JANE PLEASANTS of Curles:

To daughter MARY WOODSON, items & negro woman Maria
To granddaughter JANE WOODSON, items and negro Samson
To JOHN WOODSON, daughter [sic] of said Jane, 2 silver spoons
To MARY WOODSON, daughter of said Jane, 1 silver spoon
To JOSEPH WOODSON, daughter [sic] of said Jane, 1 silver spoon
To grandson JOSEPH WOODSON, negro girl Bridget, livestock etc.
To grandson TUCKER WOODSON, negro girl Nanny, at age 21
To grandson BENJAMIN WOODSON, items at age 21
To son JOSEPH PLEASANTS, 1 negro man Dick, items, and negro boy Neddy, who is to be a shoemaker
To daughter ELIZABETH COCKE, 10 lbs. and 5 lbs. to her son JAMES COCKE and 5 lbs. to her daughter ELIZABETH COCKE, when they come of age
To daughter DOROTHY PLEASANTS, items
(. . . . goes on to name a bunch of Pleasants grandkids . . .)
To my friend Mary Howard, clothes
To William Porter, the Elder, clothes
To son JOHN PLEASANTS, 1 negro man Caesar, 1 negro woman Betty
All the rest of the estate to son JOHN PLEASANTS and he is sole executor.. . .
Dated 2 Jan. 1708, rec. 1 June 1709.
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The following from: HENRICO CO., VA DEEDS 1677-1705, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III:
JANE PLEASANTS, formerly wife and executrix of SAMUEL TUCKER, dec'd, for 15,000 lbs. tobacco, to MARTIN ELAM, two tracts in Bermuda Hundred, both given me by my husband SAMUEL TUCKER in his will, vizt; that purchased by him of GILBERT ELAM whereon we lived, 40 acres, and that purchased by him of ANTHONY PATRAM, dec'd, and REBECCA, his wife, one of the heirs of Reginald Evans, dec'd, 23 acres. 29 Nov. 1680
Wit: Edward Thomas, Math. (M) Mocke
Signed: Jane Pleasants Recorded 1 Aug. 1680

Other Events and Attributes:

• Religion: Quaker at the Curles Meeting
• Residence: Curles, Henrico County, VA
• Occupation: 1683/1703, carpenter and merchant
• Will: 25 Nov 1715, Henrico County, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 5 Dec 1715, Henrico County, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Occupation: Carpenter, Merchant

BIOGRAPHY: Lived at Curles, Henrico County, Virginia.

DEATH: Died before December 5, 1715 (Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 20, 1976, p 3-8). Will dated November 25, 1715.

John married Judith Tarleton in 1679 in of Henrico County, VA. Judith (daughter of Stephen Tarleton and Susanna Bates) was born in 1662 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died before 7 Sep 1714 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 6 Sep 1758, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
• _MILT: 1776, Virginia, USA

Notes:

From "Adventurers of Purse and Person":
ROBERT WOODSON deposed, June 1680, that he was "46 years of age or thereabouts," and, 1 June 1696, that he was aged about 61. He married Elizabeth Ferris, daughter of Richard Ferris. On 21 Oct 1687 Robert Woodson, Richard Ferris and three others patented 1780 acres on White Oak Swamp in Varina Parish and the same day he, John Woodson, Sr., and two others patented 470 acres, also in Henrico county. He held 1157 acres in Henrico County, 1704, and died after 1 Oct 1707.

Robert married Elizabeth Ferris in 1656 in Curles, Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Ferris and Elizabeth) was born in 1638 in Curles, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; died before 1689 in Curles, Henrico, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: appraiser of tobacco

Notes:

Patented "394 acres on the north branch of Black Creek, next to the lands of Peter Adams, due by purchase from Henry Bateman in 1663 who purchased the land from Pulliam out of 100 acres in 1657" (Land Patent Book No. 5, page 246) in Blisland Parish (later St. Peter's Parish), York Co., VA. Involved in Bacon's Rebellion. Stephen Tarleton and Charles Bostwicke were taken into custody by the Sheriff of York County in May 1682 for words greatly encouraging the present distractions, by cutting up tobacco plants. This was the last uprising of its kind before the unrest leading to the American Revolution.

Letter to Honorable Herbert Jeffries, Sir John Berry, and Francis Morrison, his Majesty's Commissioner's in Virginia:
"The humble petition of Stephen Tarleton of New Kent county most humbly sheweth that your petitioner as he most penitently and sorrowfully acknowledgeth seduced into the late horrible Rebellion, and taken yet unlawful oath imposed by the late grand Rebell Nathaniel Bacon, Jr. and being conscious of his guilt thereof did upon the firste publishing his most sacred Majesty's gratious and surpassing Act of pardon, to his distressed subjects of this late disloyall Colony lay hold of the same, and take the oath of allegiance and then was and still is ready to performe those other due and reasonable conditions which by his Majesty's said pardon he is justly enjoyned to doe and being by the Honorable Governor's proclamation of the 9th of February last referred to the determination of your honor. your petitioner in all humility beseech the mercy and pardon for his said crimes, and humbly prayeth yet he may be admitted to the full benefit of his Majesty's said Act of pardon."

Stephen married Susanna Bates about 1659 in Henrico County, Virginia, USA. Susanna (daughter of John Bates and Elizabeth Winston) was born about 1638 in Middletown, Bruton Par., York County, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]