James Lett

1757 - 1803  (46 years)

• Name	James Lett
  Birth	1757	Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
  	Heads of Fams. at the first U.S. census. Va. By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (189p.):32
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Jun 1803	Union, Tennessee, United States
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. James Lett,   b. 1757, Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States d. 13 Jun 1803, Union, Tennessee, United States  (Age 46 years) ▻ Lucy Hubbard,  m. 14 Mar 1780   2. John Lett
  Person ID	I20630	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Frances Lett,   b. 1700   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Amy Nance   d. 13 Jul 1779
  Family ID	F6714	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Hubbard,   b. 1752   d. 1803 (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	14 Mar 1780	Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
  Children	1. James Lett,   b. 1781   d. 1851 (Age 70 years)   2. Matthew Hubbard Lett,   b. 1790   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sallie Lett,   b. 1792   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Lucy Lett,   b. 1793   d. 1865, Union, Tennessee, United States (Age 72 years)   5. Ambrose Lett,   b. 1794   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Lett,   b. 1798   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Robert Lett,   b. 1800   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F6713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1757 - Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States Marriage - 14 Mar 1780 - Brunswick, Brunswick, Virginia, United States Death - 13 Jun 1803 - Union, Tennessee, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Mecklenburg County, Virginia Will Book #5, page 57: "In the names of God Amen December 28th, 1802 I James Lett of Mecklenburg County being sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto almight God for the same do make and ordaid this my last will and in manner and form following. Item I give unto my beloved wife Lucy Lett one feather bed and furniture the one we lay on. Item I give unto my son James Lett one feather bed and furniture to be his and his heirs forever. Item I give unto my son Matthew Hubbard Lett one feather bed and furniture when he comes of age to be to him and his heirs forever. Item I give unto my daughter Sally Lett one feather bed and furniture when she come of age to be to her and her heirs forever. Item I give unto my son Ambrose Lett one feather bed and furniture when he comes of age to be to him and his heirs forever. Item I give to my daughter Lucy Lett one feather be and furniture when she comes of age to be to her and her heirs forever. My will and desire is that my land shall be sold y my executors to pay all my just debts and then the rest of the money to be applied to the buying of land for the support of my wife and children James Lett, Matthew Hubbard Lett, Sally Lett, Ambrose Lett, and Lucy Lett. I desire that my wife should have the said land during her widowhood and at her death or marriage the said land to be sold and the money equally divided among my children before mentioned. I lend unto my beloved wife three Negroes (to wit.) Bette, Silva, and Fed during her life or widowhood they and their increase to be sold and equally divided between my children las mentioned yet my desire is also that one yoke of steers and eleven heads of sheep should be sold for the support of my family. Item I give unto my granddaughter Mason twnety shillings. Item I give unto my son John Lett ten dollars. Item I give unto my son Robert Lett ten dollars. I also desire that all my stock of every kind horses, cattle hoggs, all my household kitchen furniture and plantation untensils to tedious to mention to be sold and the money arising from the sale to be equally divided between my five children first mentioned at the death or marriage of my beloved wife. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the date and year first above written." James Lett. Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of William Hutchison, Ambros Hutchison, John Hightower. I also desire that John Hubbard, James Lett, Lucy Lett to be my executors.