
William #1 Doby
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Name William #1 Doby [1] Birth Abt 1715 Virginia, British Colonial America
- Unsure of parents. Another possibility for his father is John Doby (#9).
Gender Male Death Abt 1763 Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonial America
[1] Will 1 May 1763 Albemarle Parish, Sussex County, Virginia, British Colonial America
- in gallery of this profile.
Probate 21 May 1772 Brunswick County, Virginia, British Colonial America
[1] Weblink WikiTree Profile with source documents. d'Aboville # 1.2.3 Person ID I232339733854 Doby Last Modified 25 Feb 2024
Father Robert Doby, #1, b. Abt 1680, Virginia, British Colonial America
d. Unknown Family ID F2709 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Hannah, b. Abt 1715 Children 1. Mary #4 Doby, b. Abt 1735, Radford, Virginia, USA 
+ 2. Sarah Doby, b. Abt 1735, Radford, Virginia, USA
d. Dinwiddie, Virginia, USA 
3. Joseph Doby, b. 12 Aug 1740, Radford, Virginia, USA
d. Unknown+ 4. John Doby, Sr, b. 09 Jan 1742, Radford, Virginia, USA
d. 08 Sep 1781, Eutaw Springs, South Carolina, USA
(Age 39 years)+ 5. Elizabeth Doby, b. Abt 1745, Virginia, USA
d. Aft. 29 Aug 1803 (Age 58 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]Family ID F1171 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Feb 2024
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Notes - Information from his will:
In the Parish of Albermarle, County of Sussex May 1, 1763.
I give unto my loving wife Hannah Dobie much of my land as she shall have occasion to cultivate and the plantation whereon I now dwell with the liberty of getting Timber for the support of the plantation and thereunto belonging during her natural life.
Negro boy named Frank which is now in possession of my son-in-law Charles Gee Jr. and my daughter Elizabeth Gee which I gave the possession of to Robert Hancock deceased some years past shall go to deceased and be a part of the said Robert Hancock’s Estate and that I desire my daughter Elizabeth Gee may be entitled to her proportion of the value of the said Boy in the same manner as she is entitled to the other slaves of the Estate of the said Robert Hancock deceased.
(Notes son-in-law John Dillard and daughter Mary Dillard; James Crowder(?) and daughter Sarah)
…grandson Nathaniel Dobie …if he arrives at lawful age… (to receive) Negro boy Simon and if not then to my son John Dobie. …To grandson Nathaniel the feather bed and furniture which I have lent unto my wife which he shall have after her decease and my son John Dobie shall purchase him two cows and calves upon grandson attaining lawful age out of my Estate….
To son John Dobie …tract or parcel of land whereon I now dwell… except the provisions set down for his wife.
Signed and witnessed by David Mason, Mary Mason, Henry Gee (son of Captain James Gee, who removed to Greensville), and John Rives. Dated April 27, 1772 for filing in Brunswick, Will Book 4.
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Sources - [S717051505] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Books (Brunswick County, Virginia), 1732-1925; General Index to Wills, 1732-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Brunswick County); Probate Place: Brunswick, Virginia.
- [S717051505] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Will Books (Brunswick County, Virginia), 1732-1925; General Index to Wills, 1732-1948; Author: Virginia. County Court (Brunswick County); Probate Place: Brunswick, Virginia.

