Aaron Fussell (abt. 1712 - abt. 1783)

Born about 1712 in St Peters, New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Bagley) Fussell — married 1740 in Virginia, North Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1783 at about age 71 in Bute, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Aaron married Elizabeth UNKNOWN in 1740. Sometime before mid-1746 he moved to Granville Co., NC. In 1764 Bute Co. was formed from a portion of Granville Co. Aaron's land lay in Bute; in 1779. Bute was abolished and Franklin and Warren counties were formed. Aaron's land lay in that part which became Warren Co.

LAND RECORD AND NOTE

In October 1735, Aaron received three land patents totaling 1,020 acres in Bertie, NC. Names spelled Fuzell, Fuzzell, and Fussell on patents.

WILL

Aaron made his will on 12 Aug 1776 in Bute, NC. It was probated July Court 1783 in Warren, NC. Mentions: Son Thomas Fussell, daughter Elisabeth Cate, daughter Ann Wooten, daughter Jean Strother, son Aaron Fussell, daughter Lewsey Floyd, and son Moses Fussell -- five shillings each. Son William Fussell - 100 acres on the N side of Sandy Creek adj. Aaron Fussell's spring, Benjamin Ward, James Arenoll, David Arenoll and John Estes, it being the plantation that Aaron lived on but he is not to disturb nor interrupt his mother of any liberty on the plantation or land during her life or widowhood; also left William one feather bed and furniture, ye maire that is now called his maire, one bridle and saddle, one cow and calf, one sow and pigs, one puter dish, one puter baison, two plates, and six spunes and one torn pot and two sheep. Wife Elizabeth Fussell - remaining parts of his personal estate after his just debts paid during her life or widowhood, with reversion to my son William after her death, but Negro Ben is for my son Moses. Exec: wife, sons Aaron and William. Signed his name. Wit: James (x) Arenoll, John Estess.

NOTE

His father appointed Aaron the executor of his will. His father's will stated the following: "As for my son, Aaron Fussell, I make him my fully and wholly Executor of all the rest of my Personal Estate."

Birth year and place unnkown so birth year set to be same as his wife to place him in time

Name

Name: Aaron /Fussell/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1712

Place: St Peters,New Kent,Virginia,USA^[11][12][13]

Death

Death:

Date: 20 AUG 1776

Place: Bute,,North Carolina,USA^[14]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 1755

Place: Early Tax List, Granville County, NC^[15][16][17]

Marriage

Husband: Aaron Fussell

Wife: @I2035@

Child: @I2031@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1728

Place: VA, North Carolina, United States^[18]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S41
2. ↑ Source: #S74
3. ↑ Source: #S61
4. ↑ Source: #S61
5. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Source number: 313.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
6. ↑ Source: #S21
7. ↑ Source: #S41
8. ↑ Source: #S61
9. ↑ Source: #S21
10. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=64993570&pid=2034
11. ↑ Source: #S41
12. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Source number: 313.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS
13. ↑ Source: #S41
14. ↑ Source: #S74
15. ↑ Source: #S61
16. ↑ Source: #S61
17. ↑ Source: #S61
18. ↑ Source: #S23 Page: Source number: 313.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DPS

• Abstracts of Land Patents, Colony of N.C., 1735-1764, Vol. I, by Margaret M. Hofmann
• Warren Co, NC Will Abstracts 1779-1844
• Descendants of Nicholas Fussell, by Lynn E. Fussell, publ. 1996
• North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. I, p 215
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
• J Bryon Grimes, Sec. of State, Abstracts of North Carolina Wills, compiled from the Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State (Raleigh, NC 1910), p. 129 (https://archive.org/details/abstractofnorthc01nort/page/128: accessed 6 Oct 2019)
• Thank you to Tom Beck for creating WikiTree profile Fussel-3 through the import of Beck_asof_06-05-2013.GED on Jun 5, 2013.
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Fussell-165 was created by Lenny Darnell through the import of AND 9G Tree.ged on Jul 23, 2014.