Dear Oldham researchers, This snippet appears on the current Oldham rootsweb page. Question: Is the Bible mis-transcribed, or is the following transcript of Edmond Basye II's (or later) will mis-transcribed? Elizabeth Basye, according to the will, was married to Richard Oldham, not William Oldham. Did Elizabeth have a subsequent husband? Furthermore, there is no record of a Conway Oldham being a member of this family. Where have I gone wrong? Back to the Caswell Co. books and tax lists!!! Conway and Leroy Oldham are believed to be in the group that came to Kentucky directly from Northern Neck Virginia and did not detour through Caswell Co., NC. Submitted by E.W.Wallace descendant of Jesse Oldham and his wife Elizabeth Simpson of Caswell Co., NC Walt" <[email protected]> According to information from the family Bible Of Capt. John Oldham of Caswell County N.C. Born Nov 10 1757. His parents were William Oldham and Elizibeth Basey. His Siblings were: Jessie, Moses, James, Judith, Major George, Conway, Richard, William, Elizabeth. I have a copy of the page from Cpt. John's pension file which his family applied for after his death Nov 17, 1831. His wife (Annis Rice) and his sons made the application. Walt Here are some of my notes on Edmond Basye, whom I have labeled II as there was at least one older Edmond Basye. I have not studied this family intensely, so correct me where necessary. EDMOND BASYE II. (d. ca. 1745) of Wicomico Parish. He was a church warden as were Isaac and William Basye; also Thomas Gaskins, Thomas Gaskins Jr., and Edwin. (Northern Neck History Society, V. 7, No. 1, Dec 1957.) He was one of several sons of Edmond Basye I and his wife Eliza Taylor. He probably was of age ca. 1705 when he bought land from Jas. Knight 20 Nov 1705. (As will be seen from other Basye records of this era, Knight was a close associate of the Basye family.) Northumberland Co. Records 1710-1713 p. 237 - Deed - Edmond Basie, Sr. to Edmond Basie, Jr. p. 239- Deed - Edmond Basie, Jr. to Edmond Basie, Sr. (Carolyn H. Jett, RECORDS OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA [Bowie, Md: Heritage Books, Inc, 1994) (Comment: Mrs. Jett's work is an abstracted list of some court records of Northumberland Co.) There is a Josias Basie in N'umberland who was a witness during 1710-1713 to a deed, James Knight, planter, to Richard Neale, gentleman. (Jett) Edmond Basye II apparently left no surviving sons, and at least one of his daughters (unnamed but the mother of William Averitt or Everitt) was deceased by the time he wrote his will. There were surviving daughters, two of whom were married and two unmarried in late 1745. From Record Book of Northumberland County, VA, for 1743-1749, pages 123a-124: "In the Name of God Amen. I, Edmond Basey, of Northumberland County being in my health & perfect sense & memory, thanks be to God for the same, & calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all flesh to die, do appoint, consistute & ordain this to be my last will & Testament & as touching such worldly Good wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with, I give & dispose in the following manner & form: Imprimus. I leave the use of all my whole Estate, both personal & real, to my well beloved wife, Keren happuck during her natural life & after her decease I leave my plantation with all the land pertaining to it to my daughter Leanna Basye to her & her heirs lawfully begotten & for want of such heirs to return to my Grandson William Everit to him & his heirs forever. Item. I give & bequeath to my Daughter Leanna her choice of all my Beds & furniture together with my Chest of Drawers to her & heirs for ever. Item. I leave to my daughter Rebecka, the wife of William Lunceford, one Shilling Sterling to her & her heirs forever. Item. I leave to my Daughter Elizabeth, the wife of Richd. Oldham, one Shilling Sterling to her & heirs forever. Item. I leave to my Grandson William Everit his next choice of Beds & furniture after my Daughter Leanna, to him & his heirs forever. Item. My Will is that after my wife's decease the remaining part of my movable Estate, after the Legatees are paid, be equally divided between my two Daughters Hannah & Leanna & my Grandson William Everit to them & their heirs forever. Item. My Will is that my Estate may not be brought to any appraisement nor that my Ext. [executor] may give any security for my Estate. I do also appoint my wife Keren happuetz [Karenhappuck] & brother Elisimond Basye to be the Exts. of this my last will & Testament & do revoke all Wills before this dated. I acknowledge this to be my last will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this 5 day of Decembr. 1745. Edmond Basye (Seal) "Charles X Sullivant his mark, Thos X Sampson his mark, George Mills" As transcribed by Otto Basye, THE BASYE FAMILY IN THE UNITED STATES, p. 161. "April the 14th, 1746 this will was proved in Northumberland County Court to be the Last Will & Testament of Edmond Basye, Decd., by the Oaths of Charles Sullivant & Thomas Sampson witnesses thereto. The Exts. made oath to the sd. Will on whose the motion the same is admited to Record." (Ibid.) Citing Beverly Fleet, VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS. NORTHUMBRIA COLLECTION 1645-1720, V. 19, Otto Basye notes that Edmond Basye, Sr (I) and Edmond Basye, Jr. (II) were witnesses to wills and deeds. Some of their associates were: Hen. Mayes (will, 1702), Hill to Dunaway (deed 1702), Knight (deed to Basie, 1712) and both Edmond Basyes were witnesses of deed Benj. Browne to Jno. Dunaway July 1702.