John Hussey III

  Research Notes:

Source: The Epistle Vol I #8, Feb 1975. Marriage date is from IGI.
However, the IGI also has a John Hussey and Margaret Riccord married in
1773 in Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

Marriage: IGI indicates 1773, which is unrealistic. Several references
including the Epistle and The Batchelor Family News-Journal indicate 1733.

Richard Milhous Nixon descends from the 1733 union.

1749, 6, 5. Kennett MM, PA John chm for marrying out of unity.
1749, 7, 2. Kennett MM, PA John granted certificate to Warrington MM.
1764, 2, 4. Cane Creek MM, NC John granted certificate.

It appears that John Hussey and Margaret Riccord remained in the Chester
County, PA until Margaret died sometime prior to 1749. The source of John's an Margaret's children is the IGI.

In 1749 John married Elizabeth, not within the church, and moved to Warrington in York County. The information about thier children is circumstantial. The text 100 Years at Warrington indicate five children born to John and Betty Hussey between the years of 1751 and 1759. Since this is the decade they spent in Warrington and Betty is a common derivitive of Elizabeth, I feel it is a valid assumption. Ms. Marie Mimbs, of Pompano Beach, FL, substantiates this when she confirmed that John's and Elizabeth's last child is Betty, born 3 Nov 1759, the same as listed in 100 Years at Warrington.

John and Elizabeth, along with John's sons John and Stephen, and brother Christopher and his family, probably migrated to Orange County, NC, by 1760

According to Marie Mimbs, John Jr. produced a certificate from Newark 4-15-1749 dated 7-2-1749; also an acknowledgement for marriage by a priest to one not a member. Elizabeth Hussey, his wife, requested to be received into membership which was granted after consideration on 10-21-1757. John Hussey was appointed overseer by Newberry MM 8-20-1757.
They requested a certificate to North Carolina 10-20-1759 also Robert Hodgen and his wife which was John's Aunt Theodate Hussey Hodgen and Uncle. John Jr. died by 1783 so it was stated on the marriage records of thier daughter Betty 12-1783. Marie Mimbs confirms the names and birth dates of John's and Elizabeth's four children and Betty's marriage to Daniel Price.

John returned to York County, PA, probably in 1764, and died there in 1770.

According to Marie Mimbs, John Hussey's will is as follows:

I, John Husey of Newberry Township in the County of York and the Province of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but through mercy of sound and well disposing mind and memory and calling to mind the undertainty of time and the moralitiy of this frail body, do therefore make this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following, that is to say I commend my soul to God who gave hoping for redemption through Jesus Christ Our Lord, and my body to be buried in a Christian like manner by my Executors and as touching my worldly Goods, I give and bequeath them in the following manner, That is to say, That first of all my will and desire is that all my just debts and funeral Expenses be honestly and paid as soon as possible after my decease-- Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Mary Updegraff Wife of Samuel Updegraff of York town, twenty shillings Pennsylvania Currency.
Item I give and bequeath to my son Ricord Husey the following plantation and track of land to wit part in Manor Township and part in Newberry Township aforesaid Beginning ...
Item I give and bequeath unto my son John Husey of North Carolina the sum of one hundred pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be payed by my Executors as soon after my death as the money can be payed by the Sale of the place I now live on.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Margaret Husey the sum of twenty pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania to be paid her by my Executors.
Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughtor Elizabeth Husey the sum of Thirty pounds of lawful money to be paid by my Executors.
Item my will and desire is and I hereby order that all the residue and Remainder of my Estate after my just debts funeral charges and Legacies aforesaid by paid be equally divided between my two sons Nathan Husey and George Husey share and share alike but if they or either of them should die before they arrive at the ages of twenty one years that then the sale of the deceased be equally dividied between my two sons Riccord Husey and Jedaiah Husey and their heirs.
...
And lastly I hereby Appoint, Nominate Constitute and appoint my son Riccord Hussey my just and loving friend William Matthew as my Executors of this my Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Will and Wills by me heretofore made.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this day of the month in the year One Thousand Seven Hunddred and Sixty-Seven 1767.
John Hussey
Signed Sealed Published and declared by the above mentioned John Husey as and for his Last Will and Testament in the presence of us who hereunto subscribed our names as Witnesses.
John Garretson
John Garretson Jr
Samuel Miller

John married Margaret Riccord in 1733 in Hampton, York, Pennsylvania. (Margaret Riccord was born about 1703 in New Castle Hundred, New Castle, Delaware and died about 1749 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.)

John next married Elizabeth Unknown about 1749 in Kennett Mm, Chester, Pennsylvania. (Elizabeth Unknown was born about 1725.)