Jane WILSON^[1]

- 1757

• Name	Jane WILSON
  Gender	Female
  Death	c 1757
  Will	31 Jul 1757	Elizabeth City Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	Jane's will appointed her son-in-law, George Walker, as executor. She signed her will on 31 July 1757. Her signature was witnessed by David Curle and John Parsons.
  Will proved	3 Jan 1758	Elizabeth City Co, Virginia Colony   [2, 3]
  	Jane's will was proved by the oaths of David Curle and John Parsons before the Elizabeth City County Court on 3 January 1758 and ordered to be recorded. George Walker, Sr. refused the burden of executor. Augustine Moore qualified in his place, with Thomas Dixon as security.
  Person ID	I1151	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Col. William WILSON,   b. 1646   d. 17 Jun 1713 (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Jane (UNKNOWN),   b. 1655   d. 5 May 1713 (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F2125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	James RICKETTS   d. Between 21 Nov 1723 and 17 Mar 1724/5
  Marriage	Between 15 Sep 1714 and 21 Sep 1715  [1, 4]
  	Jane and James were married between 15 Sep 1714, when she was granted probate on Nicolas Curle's will as Jane Curle, and 21 Sep 1715, when she was noted as 'being married' in the dismissal order of a law suit filed against the Curle estate by Matthew Small.
  Children	1. Elizabeth RICKETTS
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Merritt SWENY   d. c. 1752
  Marriage	Before 5 Feb 1733/4  [5]
  	The couple was married prior to 5 February 1733/4, when Jane was named as "Mrs. Jane Sweny" in Susanna Allkin's will of that date.
  Children	1. Roscow SWENY,   b. Before May 1737   2. Priscilla SWENY   d. c. 1756   3. Martha SWENY   d. 1757   4. Ann SWENY   d. 1801   5. Sarah SWENY   6. Mary SWENY
  Family ID	F2004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Nicholas CURLE   d. 15 Aug 1714
  Marriage	Abt 1705  [1]
  Children	1. Wilson CURLE,   b. 18 Dec 1709   d. Before Jun 1748 (Age 38 years)   2. Pasco CURLE   d. c. 1731/2   3. Jane CURLE   4. Mary CURLE,   b. After 12 Aug 1714   d. c 1775 (Age 60 years)
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S4994] Nicholas Curle, Will, 12 Aug 1714. [S11] Blanche Adams Chapman, Chapman, Wills and Administrations of Elizabeth City County, Virginia 1688-1800, ((Berryville, VA: Virginia Book Company, 1980)), ISBN 0-8063-0909-1. p. 89: Jane Sweny will. [S4998] Jane Sweny, Elizabeth City Co, VA order to probate (1758). [S5018] Small v. Curle (1715), Elizabeth City Co, VA. [S324] Susanna Allkin, Elizabeth City Co, VA will (1744).