This is the last will and testament of Priscilla Farrar, dated 20 Aug 1807. Her original will was recorded in Will Book “B”, Page 25, at Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on 8 Nov 1808. She probably died just before Nov 1808.
She was born in 1729 at Farrar’s Island, Henrico County, Virginia, the daughter of George Farrar and Judith Jefferson. Priscilla married Henry Howard on 4 May 1762 at Lunenburg County, Virginia. After Henry died in 1796, she married Adams Sanders some time after 2 Nov 1798, probably at Person County, North Carolina.
She wills $30 to her son Robert Howard, and that the remainder of her estate be equally divided among those listed below, after deducting debts due to her estate by her sons Hiram ($80) and Abel ($100) Howard:
- Hiram Howard, son
- John Howard, son
- James Patterson, son-in-law by her daughter Margaret Howard
- Thomas Key (Howard), grandson by her deceased son William H. Howard
- Abel Howard, son
- Groves Howard, son
- Thomas Chambers, son-in-law by her daughter Devina Howard
- William Carter, probably son-in-law by her daughter Mary Howard
- Henry William Howard, son
She appointed her son Groves Howard, and Clement Glenn as executors. The will was witnessed and later proved by Nicholas L. Meriwether and George Gilmer.
Priscilla Farrar (1729-1808) is 7th great-grandmother of MKS in the Knight branch.
Judith Jefferson (1698-1786) is 8th great-grandmother of MKS in the Knight branch, and paternal aunt of President Thomas Jefferson.
Nicholas Lewis Meriwether is the brother of Lucy Meriwether, wife of Groves Howard. Nicholas and Lucy are 1st cousins of Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Nicholas Meriwether, Lucy Meriwether, and Meriwether Lewis are also 3rd cousin 9x removed of MKS in the Knight branch.