Lemuel Bruce
–c. 1816
✦ direct ancestor — Owen's 5×-great-grandfather · Temple line
Life
- Died
- before Feb 1816 · Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Marriage & children
Records behind this page
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Nottoway Co. Order Book 7 (1814-1817)
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NOTTOWAY COUNTY, VIRGINIA, ORDER BOOK 7 (1814-1817) — partition of the estate of LEMUEL BRUCE. The order allots to "Edwd B. Fowlkes & Eliza A his wife formerly Eliza A. Bruce her equal share of his land under his will", with "Agness Bruce administratrix with the will annexed" as his widow. ⭐ THIS IS WHAT PROVES A PEDIGREE COLLAPSE. Edward Bass Fowlkes (son of Tabitha Bass) therefore married his FIRST COUSIN, and John Bass Sr x Tabitha Hatcher consequently stand TWICE in this line. Supports: Agnes Bass Bruce as Lemuel's WIDOW and administratrix, and Lemuel's death before the partition. ⚠️ NOT settled by this record: Tabitha Hatcher's own surname remains LIKELY, not confirmed — Bell himself queries it, and the Samuel Hatcher will image has not been read. Do not let the collapse proof carry the Hatcher identification with it; they are separate claims.
Research notes
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Research note · 26 Jul 2026
Audited 26 Jul 2026 - Bass pedigree collapse PROVEN. Nottoway Co. Order Book 7 (1814-1817) partitions Lemuel Bruce estate and allots to Edwd B. Fowlkes & Eliza A his wife formerly Eliza A. Bruce her equal share of his land under his will, with Agness Bruce administratrix with the will annexed as his widow. Edward Bass Fowlkes (son of Tabitha Bass) therefore married his first cousin, and John Bass Sr x Tabitha Hatcher stand twice in this line. See ancestry/bass-clay-junction.md sec.3d-ii.
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