John Pleasants (1618 - 1662)

Born 11 Nov 1618 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Katherine Anne (Munford) Pleasants — married 1643 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1662 at age 43 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

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Biography

John was born in 1618. He passed away in 1662.

About 1643, John married Katherine.

Children with Katherine^[1]:

1. John Pleasants [baptized 27 Feb 1644/5; immigrated to America about 1665; m. Jane (Larcome) Tucker; d. 1698]
2. Samuel Pleasants [baptized 10 Jan 1645/6; d. after 1690]
3. Benjamin Pleasants [baptized 4 Feb 1646/7; m. Anne (____); d. after 1690]
4. Thomas Pleasants [born between 1647-1654; thought to have moved to Ireland; d. after 1690]
5. Martha [buried 10 Oct 1660]
6. Elizabeth Pleasants [baptized 22 Feb 1661/2; buried 27 Feb 1661/2]

Note: other children were probably born, as the will of his firstborn, John, makes a bequest to "my brothers & sisters in England."

In his will, dated 18 July 1662, and proved in the Archdeaconry Court of Norwich, Norfolk, England, on 26 August 1662, John left his entire estate to his wife, Katherine, and also named her sole executrix:

"I give & bequeath unto Katherine my loveing wife all y't my lands & houses & tenements gardens orchyards lying & being in the p'ish of St. Saviours aforesaid which John Pleasants my late father left & gave me by his last will and Testament to her & her heirs for ever desireing, her so to dispose of it as shee shall think best for the good & benefit of all my children Allso I give & bequeath unto the said Katherine my wife all my goods wares & household stuffe & debts due to me shee paying all my just debts y't I doe owe I doe allso make no'iat & appoint the said Katherine my wife sole Executrix of this my last Will & Testament."

Name

John Pleasants

Marriage

ABT 1643 Norwich, Norfolk, England

Residence

Will

A copy of his will can be found at http://clampett.org/tree/pedigree/858.html

Sources

1. ↑ The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, published by The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/20847?page=228&given=Elizabeth&surname=Pleasants Page 2290

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/140712450#
• Some emigrants to Virginia Author: Ancestry.com Publication
• Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Vol. I
• The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, Vol. IV
• Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly. Vol. V. Thompson-Yates
• Ancestry Family Trees
• http://clampett.org/tree/pedigree/858.html
• Dr. J. Hall Pleasants of Baltimore, MD Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol.XVI, p. 220 and Vol. XVII, PP.84,198
• The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers, published by The Valentine Museum, Richmond, Virginia https://www.gengophers.com/book.html#/book/20847?page=228&given=Elizabeth&surname=Pleasants