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- Originally the Bear brothers lived at Brock's Gap, a mountain pass, about 20 miles west of Litha Springs in the Shenandoah Valley, from about 1750 to 1763.
In 1764 his Father-in-law, Adam Miller, offered him 280 acres and 200 pounds on the condition that he would be allowed to spend the rest of his life at the new house, now a building on said plantation, and that Jacob was to keep his in-laws supplied with two cows, a horse, meat, barley, wheat, and 33 gals. of whiskey.
Jacob then moved to Lithia Springs. The springs are now know as Bear Lithia Springs, they are about 2 Mi. north of Elkton, Rockingham Co., Virginia.
On January 18, 1775 Jacob presented a claim indicating his involvement in the Point Pleasant expidition during Lord Dunmore's War.
Jacob was a patriot during the Revolution, as he furnished supplies, and rendered services to the U.S. troops in 1780, 1781 & 1782, as shown in the minutes of the Rockingham Co., Court (Nat. No. 78953).
He and his brother John married sisters Ann and Elizabeth Miller (Mueller). Daughters of the immigrant Adam Mueller and his wife Anna Maria Barbara Koger.
1783--July 28th, Jacob Bear appointed administrator of Adam Miller.
Jacob's surname has been transcribed several ways, such as Bar, Bare, Bear and Baer. Jacob was called "Whiskey" because he kept his father in-law "warm with whiskey". Jacob was an elder at St. Peter's Reformed Church.
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Will of Jacob Bear May 2, 1787
In the name of God, Amen.
The second day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.
I, Jacob Bear, of the County of Rockingham and the state of Virginia, being old and infirm tho perfect in mind and memory thanks be given unto God for the same therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed unto all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that I be buried in a descent Christian burial at the direction of my Executors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith as it doth please God, and as the Almighty God to bless me in this life which give demise and dispose of in the following manner and form:
I give and bequeath to my well beloved wife Barbara Bear one Negro girl about 5 years old named Peggy for her use during life and divide and increase if any equally among all my children, except Catherine Shurley, and the use of two milk cows to have her choice. If they go dry to choose two more.
I likewise allow her the choice of a riding beast and if it dies, to be furnished by her two children that live with her with another, of my dwelling house for her life time or during her widowhood with plenty of fire wood brought to her door, with 20 bushels of wheat, with ten bushels of barely, and twenty gallons of whiskey, a one hundred weight of bacon and the same of beef, and if not used in the year, to be returned and to draw the same quantity for the next year, with salt sufficient for her use. And thirty shillings in money every year, and half score of flax every year like wise.
The above mentioned articles I order furnished by my sons, Jacob Bear Jr. and Henry Bear and I likewise order my son Adam Bear is to have the plantation I purchased of W.M. Nell WITHL) Acres of pine land lying between Henry Miller's 8 line and my old patented land and 5 pounds to begin wit
I likewise order that my three sons have out of my stock before exposed to sale 2 horses beasts and 2 cows each, and I likewise order that my son Adam pay 25 pounds for his part of dower towards his five sisters, three years after the sale of my moveables, and my other two sons Jacob and Henry pay 62 pounds 10 shillings each in like manner, and I further order that the remainder of my moveable estate to be sold and equally divided among my sons and daughters, excepting my daughter Catherine Shurley. I give and bequest her one shilling stirling (N.B.) That if I should not live to see my daughter Ann Bear married nor yet given her equal to the rest that she shall have eighty pounds hard money, two horses, two cows besides the equal part of my remainder of my movable when sold.
I further order that if one of my children die without issue that their estate shall fall back to my other children equally, and I likewise order that all and every particular of my estate now by me divided shall be good to each of them (and) their heirs forever.
I likewise order that my two sons Jacob Bear Jr. and Henry Bear be appointed my sole executors and administrators of this my last will and testament and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former will or testament by me before, willed or bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
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Jacob Bear Born about 1724 married Anna Barbara Miller (known as Barbara Bear) information on her family below.
Children:
Jacob Bear
Adam Bear, killed by indians
Henry Bear-married Catherine Runkle
Catherine Bear mentioned in the will above married to V. Shurley
Barbara Bear married Jacob Kislie
Mary (Polly) Bear married Henry Hamsberger
Christina Bear married Michael Marrow
Annie Bear married George Argenbright
Elizabeth Bear married George Koogler
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Davis Uriah I | Born 1707
1724 - 1783 (58 years)