Timothy Ezell, Sr.
Born around 1689 or '90 in Surry County, Virginia.
Died August 15, 1760 in Sussex County, Virginia.
Son of George and Elizabeth Ezell.
"Great(x7)-grandma Ezell"
Mary Bradenton
Born about 1689, place unknown.
Date and place of death unknown.
Daughter of Henry Bradenton.
Timothy and Mary were married about 1715. They had 7 children:
- Thomas, born about 1715.
- Timothy, Jr., born about 1718.
- John, born about 1721.
- Lydia, born about 1724.
- Elizabeth, born about 1728.
- Mary, born about 1732.
- George, born about 1738.
- Thomas - all his cooper's tools, plus a cancellation of debts owed to Timothy, Sr.
- Timothy - 1 large iron pot. (Other legal records indicate that he received a gift of land at another time.)
- John - all his "wearing apparel." (How'd you like to inherit your father's clothes?!?) Also, a cancellation of debts owed to Timothy, Sr.
- Lydia - 1 feather bed and the furniture "it now stands on", a chest, a weaving loom, a spinning wheel and cords, and a leather trunk.
- George - 210 acres on a branch of Poplar Swamp, called the Lightwood Branch in Sussex, plus half of the rest of the estate.
- The other half of the estate was to go to his wife, Mary, for her lifetime, then be divided equally between daughters Elizabeth, Lydia, and Mary.