Ancestors of Archibald Haley

Generation No. 1

1. Capt. Archibald Haley, born 31 Jul 1802 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died 27 Jul 1887 in "Glenwood," near Sherwill, Campbell Co., VA.. He was the son of 2. Joseph Eggleston Haley and 3. Frances Tunstall. He married (1) Martha Alexandria Arnold Brown 10 Oct 1835 in Campbell Co., VA. She was born 16 Mar 1814 in "New Glasgow," Leesville, Campbell Co., VA?, and died 26 Apr 1895 in Campbell Co., VA. She was the daughter of Henry Callaway Brown and Elizabeth N(oel?) Arnold.

Notes for Capt. Archibald Haley:
In 1827, Archibald Haley became an Ensign in the Virginia Militia, and five years later he was promoted to Captain. In records, his name was generally written as Capt. A. Haley. Sometime in the 1830's he settled at "Pocket Farm" plantation on the Staunton River in northern Pittsylvania County, so named because the land was located on a meander or pocket of land where the river bends. It is uncertain whether he built this grand home, which stood in poor repair for many years until it was finally torn down around 1993. One source says Archibald Haley built the home in 1781, which is obviously in error since he was not born until 1802, but he also had an uncle named Archibald who could have built the home and perhaps his nephew and namesake acquired it thereafter.

Archibald married Patsy Brown in 1835 in Campbell County, and since their daughter Bettie, probably their eldest child, was born there in 1838, according to her marriage license, apparently the Haleys must have lived there for a short time, possibly with Patsy's widowed mother, before Archibald brought them to his native county of Pittsylvania just across the Staunton River.

About the 1830's Archibald acquired a piano from the William Knabe Company of Baltimore, Maryland, which remained in his family for over 150 years until his great-great-great-grandson, Berkley Olin Bryant (1930- ) of Radcliffe, Kentucky, donated it to the Museum of Appalachia at Norris, Tennessee around 1988.

Archibald's son, Dr. Archibald "Temple" Haley, who was probably his youngest child, became a doctor and practiced for a time in an office in front of "Pocket Farm," but later moved to Charlotte Court House, Virginia.

According to a taped interview of Archibald and Patsy's great-granddaughter, Phanie Perrow Flynn (1903-1995), in 1986, two of Archibald's sons had gone into debt, so their parents had to sell "Pocket Farm" to help them recover their expenses. This must have been around 1880, for the Haleys were still living there then when their granddaughter Ella Tunstall Walker, Phanie's mother, married William Adolphus Perrow. Afterwards, Adolphus and Ella lived at Gladys (known then as Pigeon Run) in Campbell County, and took Ella's mother, Bettie Haley Walker, and grandparents, Archibald and Patsy Haley, in with them. Shortly afterwards, Adolphus Perrow moved his family, including his mother-in-law and grandfather-in-law, about fifteen miles away to "Glenwood" near the present-day crossroads of Sherwill in Campbell County, where Archibald died at the age of 85 in 1887. He is said to have been the first person buried at Early's Chapel United Methodist Church, and his daughter Bettie and the Perrows would later be buried there also.

The book "Haley and Related Families" is in error when it states on page 327 that Archibald was buried in the town cemetery at Altavista and that his body was later removed to make way for Altavista High School.

The following article, newspaper and date not recorded, was written by Pauline Edwards:

Tobacco Was Lodestar That Drew Settlers To Area

Two-hundred years ago tobacco was the lodestar that beckoned man into this wilderness countryside.

It was to find new land for the cultivation of this crop, one that so quickly depleted the soil, that John Smith Jr., around 1749, purchased Roanoke (Staunton) River lands from Col. Peter Jefferson, father of Thomas Jefferson.

The Smiths originally lived in Gloucester County, an area of large plantations already showing the effects of over-cultivation in tobacco.

The Rev. Guy Smith of Abingdon Parish, early Church of England minister, received his salary in tobacco and had no need to look for fresh lands. But his son, John, moved westward to Goochland County. And John Smith, Jr. followed the same pattern, moving into what has become Pittsylvania County.

John Smith Jr. served as deputy to Col. Jefferson, surveyor of Albemarle County, before, himself, being named surveyor of Goochland.

There, he became impaired in health because of his duties, and, so, decided to take up residence 100 miles to the west at what would come to be known as "Pocket Plantation," later "Pocket Farm."

This was in 1762, and Smith brought with him, his wife, Elizabeth Hopkins Smith and young son, both traveling in a "Riding cheer" purchased in Goochland for 16 pounds English money.

The plantation had been cultivated earlier and there already was a one and one-half story frame house on the tract when it came into Smith's hands. A kitchen was added in 1757 for 2.10 pounds and a quarter built for 1.10 pounds.

Details of family life on Staunton River are known because of careful notekeeping by John Smith Jr. and his successors. Many of these notes were gathered together by Mrs. Maude Carter Clementof Chatham, a historian, now deceased, and presented to Alderman Library, University of Virginia (One who has perused these records is Mrs. Earl (Estelle Bishop) Shaw, a descendant of Ralph Smith.

Smith built a new home in 1765-66, paying the carpenter 49 pounds for the home, six pounds for the dairy and meat house, 2.10 pounds for building two cupboards, 1.9 pounds for making an oval table and 0.6 pounds for a square pine one.

Tutors were hired to teach the growing Smith family. Often, neighboring families combined to hire one tutor for the group.

At Alderman Library may be found orders for books, primers, psalters, spellers and testaments.

To show how the few families here in that day inter-married: the Calloway and Calland families were linked with the Smiths in the first generation on the Pocket; the Ward family in the next.

Money was never too plentiful because of the problem involved in marketing the main crop--tobacco. The casks of tobacco were hauled, rolled or ferried--the latter also required hauling or ferrying to the James River, either at Lynchburg or Richmond--to the port where it would be loaded on ships bound for England.

A factor would account for the tobacco leaving this country and would arrange the sale abroad.

Among the accounts in the Smith Collection at Alderman Library are those showing the purchases in London of clothing and house furnishings and the resultant charges to the tobacco account of these purchases.

The present 150-year-old nine-room "mansion" on "Pocket Farm" was built about the middle of the last century [1800s] by Capt. Archibald Haley. The rooms were 20-feet square and the basement walls were built of 18-inch bricks made on the place.

"Pocket Farm" was bought last by Thomas L. Phillips, attorney, of Rustburg who "loves the country and loves this place."

Although it did not enter into his reasons for buying the property, Phillips' wife, Betsy Board Phillips, is a descendant of Capt. Haley.

Unfortunately, the "mansion" house, an imposing three-story structure, is too far gone for any thought of renovation.

Capt. Haley's son, Henry Brown Haley, married Bettie B. Brooks whose family had owned the land where Altavista now stands. (The Henry Brown Haleys were Mrs. Phillips' great-grandparents).

Another son of Capt. Haley, Dr. Temple Haley, practiced medicine for some years in an office in the front yard.

"Pocket Farm" was sold in 1887 to a northern investor who never lived there. In 1906, the 960 acres of land and all buildings on it were sold to Raleigh Jackson, who, in 1909, sold 226 acres to E.T. and Sarah Farmer Howell.

During the Howells' time, Paul Farmer, a cousin, often visited there.

"It was an extremely rich farm--grew the best crops," Farmer recalls.

"Now," he notes, "it's used as grazing land. It's gotten so the little fellow (on a small farm) can't afford to farm without expensive machinery. And he can't farm without it."

Still living is Mrs. Price Howell of Hurt who came to "Pocket Farm" Dec. 22, 1912, as the bride of William P. Howell. Incidentally, this wedding had been performed, as had the bride's mother's before, by Rev. R.A. Lee, Methodist circuit rider and the grandfather of Mrs. Howell.

I, Bryan S. Godfrey, great-great-great-great-grandson of Capt. Archibald Haley, am indebted to my maternal grandmother's first cousin, Mrs. Rachel Carter Weldon, for mailing me this article and two other articles about our Haley and Callaway ancestors in 1994. On top of this article, she handwrote, "This is where Ella Walker [her grandmother and my great-great-grandmother] lived when she married Adolphus Perrow. This was her grandfather's home."

Quoted below is the second article Mrs. Weldon mailed to me about "Pocket Farm," this one from "The Journal," Altavista, Va., Thursday, Feb. 23, 1967, page 5B:

Reminder of The Past is Pocket Ford Farm
by Mrs. Robert [Diane] Popek [who in 1984 wrote the book "Tracks Along the Staunton," condensing much of this information]

Back in the 18th Century, scattered plantations dotted the banks of rivers and creeks in Virginia. Large estates, were kingdoms of their own, self-sustaining and independent, as to most necessities of life.

Just such a plantation was Pocket Ford Farm. Because Staunton River curves deeply around a protrusion of land, the owners called it "The Pocket," and the first dwelling, surrounded by slave cottages, was on the low land by the river where acres of tobacco, corn, and wheat were raised along with smaller quantities of other provisions.

The Pocket plantation faced across the river into what is now Campbell County. At this point was Pocket Ford, conveniently situated near the original house on the property and connecting with the road leading to New London, the nearest "town of consequence."

This is the story of the families who populated Pocket Ford Farm:

John Smith, Jr., son of John Smith and Ann Bowker Smith of Goochland County, and member of the House of Burgesses, the grandson of Guy Smith, rector of Arlington Parish, was the founder of the Pocket Plantation.

John Smith, Jr. married Elizabeth Hopkins in 1747 when he was 22, and the couple had six children: (as mentioned in his will recorded in Pittsylvania on Nov. 28, 1776), John, Ralph, Bowker, Samuel, Annah (who married Capt. William Calloway), and Elizabeth (who became the wife of Samuel Calland).

John, Jr. was a man of great wealth for his day, had purchased The Pocket property from his employer, Col. Peter Jefferson of Albemarle County (father of Thomas Jefferson) in 1749 and according to Mrs. Nat Clement in "Frontiers Along the Upper Roanoke River," was growing tobacco there as arly as 1753. It is possible that an overseer was on the place and some buildings erected there [one or two lines of the article are cut off here]...This house was for the use of his family and a kitchen was added in 1757. A new dwelling of brick was built in 1765-66. For this house 30,000 bricks were made and fired in a brick kiln by the slaves on the property, says Miss Frances Jones of Chatham, a descendant, who notes that the Smith papers are on file at the University of Virginia.

John Smith, son of John, Jr. and Elizabeth Hopkins Smith, married Camilla Thurman; their children were Ralph, John, Samuel, Camila (who became wife of Dr. Robert Thurman), and Stella (who married Dr. George W. Clement).

Ralph, the eldest son of John Smith, Jr., took over the Pocket Plantation at the death of his father; he died intestate and unmarried. Bowker Smith married Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Francis Smith; it is presumed that they had no children. Samuel Smith and his wife, Sarah Ward, daughter of Capt. William Ward and Mildred Adams Ward, are the great-great-great-grandparents of Miss Frances Jones of Chatham, whose mother collected many genealogical records.

Samuel settled at Clifton, three miles from Smith Mountain. He sold his inheritance at Pocket Farm to his brother, John, the fourth John Smith of that family. Oddly, there was John Smith, son of Guy Smith of Goochland County; John Smith, Jr., founder of Pocket Farm; John Smith, the son of John Smith, Jr.; and John Smith, son of Samuel Smith.

Some of the children remained on the Smith land and at the turn of the 18th century a new name came to the Pocket Plantation.

Mary Calloway, granddaughter of Annah Smith and William Calloway, in 1781 married Dr. Daniel Brown. Their son, Henry G. Brown in 1809 married Elizabeth Arnold and their granddaughter, Martha A. (Patsy) Brown married Capt. Archibald T. Haley in 1835. [Comment by Bryan Godfrey: This is incorrect. This Mary Calloway, wife of Dr. Daniel Brown, was a niece of William Calloway and Annah Smith; her parents were Col. James Callaway and Sarah Tate. Henry Brown's middle name appears to have been Callaway, and Archibald Haley probably had no middle name, but his youngest son was Dr. Archibald Temple Haley. This erroneous assumption about Mary Callaway Brown's connection was probably why Mrs. Popek in her book "Tracks Along the Staunton" said that "Pocket Farm" was built by Archibald Haley who married a descendant of the Smiths, when in actuality, they were only related to his wife Martha Brown Haley by marriage].

The Browns [ I think Mrs. Popek meant to say Haleys instead] were the last to live in the house by the river which apparently burned down in their generation. The graves from the Smiths and the Browns are in the first cemetery close to the original house marked only by cedar and locust trees and scattered fieldstones. Said to be buried in this same cemetery are two young children of Haley's overseer, Tom Farmer, the grandfather of Price Howell.

Capt. Archibald Haley bought his original tract of 713 acres of land from W.C. McMinnis, and in 1867 he acquired 180 acres from John Smith.

The huge, imposing three story mansion (the present house) built upon the highest land overlooking the bend of the river was built by Capt. Archibald Haley before the middle of the 19th Century. He also built a frame office in the front yard, an outdoor kitchen in the back yard, a well house, two icehouses, several barns, a tenant house and more slave dwellings. The nine-room mansion had a roof of wood shingles, basement walls 18 inches thick built of hand-made bricks. The rooms, 20X20 feet, each with fireplace, were typically farmstyle and plain, built to accommodate rather than pamper the residents. The prettiest thing in the interior is the winding stairway. In the basement is the old weaving room where the loom used to be housed and during slave days was kept constantly in operation.

In 1866, Capt. Archibald Haley's son Henry Brown Haley married Bettie B. Brooks of the Brooks farm across Staunton River in Campbell County (the Dalton House was built where the Brooks "mansion" house stood) and lived in a tenant house (later known as the Jackson House). The family later moved to Richmond where the oldest girl, Fannie Tunstall, married W.W. Moses, Jr., in 1891, and returned to Pittsylvania. They were the parents of 11 children. Surviving today are: Bessie (Mrs. W.G. Wooding of Straightstone), Julie (Mrs. J.W. Anthony of Lynch Station), Joseph H. Moses of Motley, Fannie (Mrs. J.J. Board of Lynch Station), and Robert C. Moses of Miami, Fla. Through family records of Joe Moses and Mrs. Anthony along with deed books in Chatham was the Haley story compiled.

Dr. Temple Haley, a son of Capt. Haley, married the daughter of the Rev. William Pannill, pastor of a Baptist church in Christiansburg. They had two daughters: Martha Brown Haley (Mattie) named after her grandmother, and Alice Tunstall Haley (Hammersley). Both are living in Virginia Baptist Home at Culpeper.

Dr. Temple Haley practised medicine in the little office in his father's front yard until after his children were born and the family left for Charlotte County.

Even large plantation owners, apparently, had financial problems. According to record books in Chatham, on July 22, 1844, Capt. Haley, owing John Smith $6500, traded The Pocket on Staunton River containing 537 acres to Burwell Lee and Smith. On the same day, it is recorded, John Smith sold back to Capt. Haley (for $1 in hand, more or less) 538 acres, "mostly track of sand called The Pocket, adjoining McMinnis and the John Smith land--the acreage formerly owned by Samuel Smith." A gentlemanly solvency of debts...?

After the Civil War, without slave labor, plantations did not fare as well and many a large acreage was split by its owner to pay bills and cover the cost of living.

In 1887 Archibald and Martha Haley sold 600 acres of land to Edmund F. Heath of New Jersey for $10,000. Heath, a wealthy investor, never lived on the land but his overseer, Tell Mitchell, a dog trainer, tended the farm and lived in the mansion for about three years.

Heath, who died in 1906, sold the 960 acres of land and all buildings on it for $10,000 to Raleigh Jackson who in 1909 sold 226 acres of it to E.T. and Sarah Farmer Howell, parents of Price Howell.

A new cemetery, now overgrown, but shaded by tall boxwoods, wild cherry trees and evergreen, has only two markers. These belong to Elizabeth Brown, grandmother of Betty Brown Brooks [incorrect--grandmother of her husband Henry Brown Haley] who married H.B. Haley. Born April 9, 1791, she died December 19, 1869; another is Fannie T. Haley who died in 1860.

[Most of the remainder of this article is cut off and discusses the later owners who were already discussed in the preceding article, but the article concludes as follows]:

The rooms of the mansion are vacant today and the seasons had taken their toll of the once magnificent home. It is the old timer who had outlived its loved ones and soon just as its predecessors, it too must make way for progress.

Time and tide flow past Pocket Ford Farm and generations replace generations. In this tangible world only God and the good earth remain, and it is land such as The Pocket which contributed toward Virginia's title, "God's Country."

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https://research.archives.gov/id/24486027

National Archives Identifier: 24486027
Creator(s): War Department. The Adjutant General's Office. War Records Office. 1874-7/1/1899 (Most Recent)

From: Series: Confederate Slave Rolls, 1874 - 1899
Record Group 109: War Department Collection of Confederate Records, 1825 - 1927

This payroll acknowledges that J. B. Stanard, 1st Lieutenant, Engineers, P. A. C. S., paid certain Pittsylvania County, Virginia, slave owners for work performed by their slaves at the defenses of Richmond, Virginia, during the period July to September 1862.

Slave owner Lee Burwell provided slaves named David and Henry.

Slave owner Mrs. Tabitia H. Ward provided a slave named Ben.

Slave owner Archibald Haley provided slaves named Nelson and Wesley. Nelson absconded on July 26, 1862.

James C. Hunt acknowledged receipt of payment for all three owners. Archibald Haley's power of attorney was witnessed by A. Anthony Jr. and Thomas S. Richardson. The power of attorney of Burwell Lee and T. H. Ward was witnessed by A. Anthony Jr. and J. A. Lee.

More About Capt. Archibald Haley:
Burial: Early's Chapel United Methodist Church, 348 Nowlin Mill Road, Campbell Co., VA
Census 1: 10 Oct 1870, Listed as a farmer in Pittsylvania Co., VA. Value of real estate $8000, value of personal estate $1000. He was 68, wife Martha 57. Daughter Elizabeth listed as Tunstall Haley, age 32, though her surname was Walker at this time and she was divorced.
Census 2: 06 Sep 1850, Listed with wife, children, and mother-in-law Elizabeth N. Brown. Value of real estate--$11980.
Census 3: 07 Sep 1860, Listed in North District of Pittsylvania Co., VA with wife, children, and mother-in-law. Value of real estate--$20, 000; value of personal estate--$15, 000. Daughter Elizabeth T. Walker and her daughter Ella listed in separate household next to them.
Military: 20 Nov 1827, Appointed Ensign in Virginia Militia; in 1832 became a Captain
Nickname: Arch
Occupation: Planter and slaveholder
Residence 1: Bef. 1880, "Pocket Farm" on Staunton River, Pittsylvania Co., VA
Residence 2: Aft. 1880, Sold "Pocket Farm" and lived with granddaughter Ella Walker Perrow and her family at Gladys, Campbell Co., VA and after 1885 at Sherwill, Campbell County. He, his wife Patsy, and daughter Bettie Walker all lived with Ella and Adolphus Perrow.

Notes for Martha Alexandria Arnold Brown:
Family tradition among the children of Martha Brown Haley's great-granddaughter, Euphan Perrow Carter (1898-1977), who lived at Leesville in Campbell County, Virginia, is that Martha, or Patsy as she was known, was born at the "New Glasgow" plantation on present-day Route 682, which sits on a mountain overlooking Leesville. This home was built by Patsy's great-grandfather, Colonel James Callaway (1736-1809), who after the Revolutionary War deeded this home to his daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Daniel Brown (1753-1795) and Polly Callaway Brown (1759-1831), Patsy's grandparents. Not wishing to remain in his home after that part of Bedford County became the new county of Campbell, since he was known state-wide as Colonel Callaway of Bedford, James Callaway then moved to New London in Bedford County, where his family originally settled. This was also due, no doubt, to the fact that he was the oldest son of Colonel William Callaway and therefore inherited his father's New London plantation, "Royal Forest." Patsy's mother's family, the Arnolds and Lees, came from Cumberland County, Virginia to Campbell County about 1790, settling around the present village of Leesville, which was founded in 1818 by Patsy's great-grandfather, Captain John Lee (1736?-1819?).

Even though the year of death engraved on the gravestone appears to read 26 April 1895, a 1949 DAR application for Patsy's great-granddaughter, Frances White Moses Board (1900-1982), indicates she died in March, 1885. Moreover, in 1995, a descendant, Marguerite Flynn Harry (1926-2011), reported to me, Bryan Godfrey, that her mother, my great-great-aunt Phanie Perrow Flynn (1903-1995), claimed that Patsy burned to death while cooking when living with her daughter and her granddaughter Ella's family at Gladys, VA. The 1885 date seemed more plausible in view of the fact that her husband Archibald died two years later, shortly after the family moved to near Sherwill, which is why he is buried separately at Early's Chapel United Methodist Church. No death records for Martha or Archibald have been located. I did locate a record of Patsy's namesake aunt's death in the 1885 vital records of Campbell County, and this record said she burned to death. This was Martha ("Patsy") Arnold Andrews (1800-1885), Patsy's mother's sister, so unless both Patsys burned to death, which would be an unusual coincidence, it seems likely Aunt Phanie had confused her Great-Grandmother Patsy Brown Haley with Patsy's namesake aunt, Patsy Arnold Andrews.

But in February, 2013, a great-grandson of Patsy's granddaughter, Patsy Haley Winston (1875-1976), emailed me a third date of death and discrepancy, as follows:

"I must tell you that I do not agree with your conclusion that Patsy Brown Haley died in March 1885, for two reasons. First, I am inclined to give a great deal of weight to gravestones that were erected not long after death. The gravestone at Gladys certainly appears to be about the right age. It is very difficult for me to imagine how such a large mistake on the date of death could have been made, and even more difficult to imagine it not being noticed and corrected. Second, I have some notes about her family made by my great-grandmother, who was born in 1875 (she lived to be a hundred), and thus was old enough to remember her grandmother's death. Her notes say that Grandpa Haley died June 27, 1887, and Grandma Haley died Dec. 1, 1893. Of course this is still not consistent with the inscription on the gravestone, but it is close enough that it suggests to me that the inscription is probably correct. I can see my grandmother, recalling an event that occurred when she was 19, being 17 months off. However, if her grandmother's death had occurred when she was 9, I don't think that her memory would have been that far off. Also I do not think that she would have misremembered her grandfather dying first, if in fact he outlived her grandmother by a couple of years. So my inclination is to trust the gravestone. I suspect that both the earlier date and the tradition that Patsy Haley burned to death are the result of confusion with Patsy Arnold. It is too bad that we don't have the 1890 census records to clear all this up."

If Patsy lived until 1893 or 1895, however, it does not make sense why she is buried at Wesleybury Church near Gladys instead of Early's Chapel near Sherwill where her husband Archibald is buried, for her granddaughter Ella and family moved from Gladys to Sherwill just before Archibald's death in 1887.

In summarizing traditions passed down to her Perrow great-grandchildren regarding Martha ("Patsy") Brown Haley and her family, many of which are vague, perhaps this is the best place to quote her great-granddaughter, Phanie Perrow Flynn (1903-1995). These are remarks she wrote down sometime in the 1980's and entitled "Mama's Family," which begins with the Browns and then discusses the Haleys and Walkers. Unfortunately, by the time I, Bryan Scott Godfrey, Phanie's great-great-nephew, started researching the Perrow side of my family in 1991 and received this note from a Perrow cousin, her mind had started failing and I could not ask her for clarification on these remarks when I first met her in 1994. Because Phanie was the youngest in a family of ten surviving children, and the last daughter to leave home, she had the advantage of hearing a lot of family stories from her parents. This note is as follows:

The Browns came over on the Mayflower. Brown had 3 daughters, Prudence, Humility, & Patience if he had boys I never knew.
A Brown who lived in Kentucky-her husband was killed so she decided to sell her place or farm and bring her children back to Va. One Patsy Brown married Archibald Haley, whose mother was a Tunstall.
They lived on Pocket Farm on Staunton River between Altavista & Bedford City. They had 5 children 3 boys & 2 girls.
Betty Haley, who married Robert Walker, son of Dr. Robert Walker (correction-Dr. James Alexander Walker) of Bedford City. Delia Haley married Nelson Hawkins, had 3 boys Haley, Lucy, & Spottswood Hawkins. The other 2 boys opened a store & went broke one moved to Richmond, 1 to Altavista (correction--Atlanta). One boy was a Dr. & lived at Charlotte Court House. (He had) 2 girls Alice & Mattie Haley. Alice married a Hamesly (correction-Hamersley), had one boy who died young.
Betty Haley married Robert Walker had one daughter Ella Tunstall Walker. Betty Walker divorced her husband & he went to Texas.
Ella Walker married William Adolphus Perrow, had 14 children the oldest a girl died at birth. 3 boys died at 18 months with whooping cough. Names-Henry, Adolphus & Stephen, others as they came:
1. Virginia Alexandria (correction-Alexander) 2. Mattie Ilene 3. Elizabeth Tunstall 4. William Adolphus
5. Ora Harvey 6. Minnie Urania 7. Ella Jeannette 8. Euphan Haley 9. John Harvey 10. Phanie Webster

When her (?) husband died in Kentucky she sold her farm, the night before she was to leave, she saw a man under her bed. She put her children to bed & there she said her prayers out loud & told the Lord he had taken her only protection she said I have put the money for the farm at a certain place I would like to take my family back to Va. After the children were asleep, the man came out from under the bed & stood beside it & said my men have your house surrounded & you could not get away. I will see to it that you have a safe passage with all your money, don't worry about a thing.
After Grandma married Robert Walker she found out he was not the person she thought he was, so she asked for a divorce. (An) old man was running for the Judge(ship) who was a special friend of the family so she prayed that he would get the job but he did not. A young man got it. When she applied for her divorce the young man gave it to her right away. He had roomed with Robert Walker in college & said no nice girl could live with him. Grandma found out after(wards) the old man did not believe in divorce under any conditions.
Grandma finished school at Hollins College in Roanoke. She run a finishing school at Grandpa Haley's (his home had 16 rooms) until they opened the public schools then she taught at the public schools.
After Grandpa Haley paid off the debt he stood for his 2 boys it broke him & he had to sell his farm so he & Grandma Haley lived with Mama & Papa until they died.

This ends the quoted note. Unfortunately, it left several unanswered questions. First, apparently Aunt Phanie heard her Browns came over on the "Mayflower." There was a Peter Brown among the Pilgrims, but a search of his descendants does not reveal anyone who could be related to the Martha Brown Haley family. In 2001 it was determined by several Brown descendants that Martha Brown Haley's paternal grandfather, Dr. Daniel Brown, was a son of Joshua and Experience Parshall Reeve Brown of Southold, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, and of Goshen, Orange County, New York. It appears that his immigrant ancestor was Richard Brown, who settled in Salem, Massachusetts, around 1626, but shortly thereafter settled on Long Island. No one by the names of Prudence, Humility, and Patience have been located in Patsy Haley's family. These sound like Pilgrim or Puritan names commonly used in colonial New England but which were very uncommon in the South. However, Daniel Brown's mother was named Experience, and there were other names after virtues that were used in Daniel Brown's family. In a tape-recorded interview in 1986, Aunt Phanie stated that her maternal grandmother's family was descended from the Puritans and implied that this explained why she, Bettie Haley Walker (daughter of Patsy Brown Haley), was extremely religious and prudish.

Secondly, the most curious question this note poses is whom Aunt Phanie refers to when she discusses the woman whose husband was killed in Kentucky and then took her children back to Virginia. The likely possibility is that she's referring to Patsy's mother, Elizabeth N. Arnold Brown (1791-1869), whose husband, Henry Callaway Brown (1789-1818), did die young, leaving her with several small children. No will for Henry Brown has been found in the records of Campbell County, Virginia, so he may have died intestate, yet there are records there showing estate inventories and settlements for him for years after his death. It is possible that Henry and Elizabeth Arnold Brown went to Kentucky a short time before his death, which could explain why his grave and will have not been located in Campbell County, and why Elizabeth is not buried beside him but instead on the "Pocket Farm" plantation in Pittsylvania County, where she made her home with Patsy and Archibald in her later years. However, there is no tradition among the descendants of Patsy Brown's brother, Joshua Robert Callaway Brown (1815-1900), who settled in Salem, Virginia, and had several descendants who recorded the Brown family history, indicating Henry and Elizabeth ever went to Kentucky. Aunt Phanie could have been referring to a remote aunt or other relative on the Brown side. Henry Brown's mother was a Callaway, and several members of that noted family settled Kentucky with Daniel Boone, so some of the rather romantic stories connected with the Callaways could have been passed down through the Browns and been embellished and misrepresented by later generations. Henry's father. Dr. Daniel Brown (1753-1795/96), also died young when his children were very young. If it was Henry's parents who went to Kentucky and his mother, Polly Callaway Brown (1759-1831), was the one Aunt Phanie was referring to, then these traditions more than likely would have been recollected by descendants who wrote letters about the family history in the early 1900s. Their information implied that Daniel died and was buried in Franklin County, Campbell County, or Bedford County, Virginia.

Further comments by Bryan S. Godfrey, matrilineal great-great-great-great-grandson of Capt. Archibald and Martha Brown Haley:

I am the eldest child of the eldest child of the eldest child of the eldest (surviving) child of the eldest child of the eldest child of Archibald and Martha. Martha AKA Patsy was my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother, and therefore in my matrilineal line of descent. I doubt that Patsy was Henry and Betsy's oldest child, since they were married five years before her birth, but Patsy was older than her brother Joshua. Interestingly, I have been able to trace her matrilineal ancestry back five more generations--Patience (maiden name possibly Elliott) gave birth to Sarah Coleman who gave birth to Susanna Guthrie who gave birth to Patsy Lee who gave birth to Elizabeth Arnold who gave birth to Martha Brown who gave birth to Elizabeth Haley who gave birth to Ella Walker who gave birth to Virginia Perrow who gave birth to Ella Pearson who gave birth to Janet Overstreet who gave birth to me. How interesting that I was born with this distinction and that I happen to be so devoted to genealogy, and that this tradition of the first-born child being a female in my matrilineal lineage was not broken for five generations until I was born! I also share the oldest-child distinction with regard to Elizabeth Haley Walker's husband Robert Benjamin Walker's parents, Dr. James Alexander Walker and Elizabeth Booth Walker, since it is safe to assume he was their eldest child too because he was born in 1828 and they were married in 1827.

The only caveat with regard to the "oldest child" distinction is the fact that my great-grandmother, Virginia Perrow, was actually the second child of Ella Walker, the eldest being a girl who died at birth. Nonetheless, that does not break the tradition of the eldest child being a girl--I had to be the one to break that tradition!

More About Martha Alexandria Arnold Brown:
Died 2: 01 Dec 1893
Died 3: 26 Apr 1895
Burial: Wesleybury United Methodist Church, Gladys, VA
Cause of Death: said to have been fatally burned while cooking when clothes caught on fire
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist Episcopal
Nickname: Patsy
Residence: Leesville, VA; "Pocket Farm, " Pittsylvania Co., VA; Gladys, VA

Generation No. 2

2. Joseph Eggleston Haley, born Abt. 1760 in Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1830 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. He was the son of 4. Humphrey Haley and 5. Ann Wyatt. He married 3. Frances Tunstall Bet. 18 May 1784 - 19 Dec 1785 in Halifax Co., VA?.
3. Frances Tunstall, born Abt. 1765 in King and Queen Co. or Halifax Co., VA?; died Aft. 1830 in probably Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was the daughter of 6. John Orrill Tunstall and 7. Ann ?.

Notes for Joseph Eggleston Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 325-27:

Joseph Eggleston Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County about 1760 and probably moved to Halifax County with his parents in 1783. His name of Joseph Eggleston derives from his great-grandfather and great-grandmother, Joseph and Ann Pettus Eggleston of James City County, near Powhatan Swamp. He married Frances Tunstall, probably in Caroline, or at any rate prior to his arrival in Halifax.

Catherine White's will was dated December 19, 1785, and admitted to probate on November 26, 1792. It was witnessed by Wyatt and Richard Haley. She mentioned the following in her will: to her daughter Ann Tunstall and son-in-law John Orril Tunstall she gave three negroes. To John Chandler she gave one negro, but he was to pay Ann Tunstall 55 pounds. She also mentioned her granddaughters, Elizabeth Tunstall, Nancy Hutcheson, the wife of Thomas Hutcheson, and Frankey Haley, the wife of Joseph E. Haley. Joseph Eggleston Hayle and John Orril Tunstall were executors. Joseph Eggleston Hayle was a nephew of Catherine White.

At May Court, 1786, in Halifax, Joseph E. Haley brought suit against George Carrington, on a petition. Carrington was ordered to pay Joseph E. Haley the sum of 1-6-8 pounds and 200 pounds of tobacco.

At March Court, 1787, in Halifax, Joseph E. Haley brought suit against William Hamlett and Stith Harrison in Debt. At August Court, 1788, in Halifax, this case was decided in favor of Joseph E. Haley, and Hamlett and Harrison delivered to him 2,000 pounds of inspected tobacco at Petersburg. At November Court in 1787, in Halifax, Joseph E. Haley's suit in case of Slander against his Uncle Walter Bennett was dismissed.

On June 2, 1798, Joseph E. Haley of Pittsylvania County paid Frederick Shelton of Pittsylvania 45 pounds for 400 acres on Wheelers Branch in Pittsylvania. He owned other lands in Pittsylvania County and probably spent the last thirty years of his life in Pittsylvania. His brother Pleasant had moved to Tennessee, and he was assigned a note which he had to enter court in order to collect against Ephriam Hill and William H. Chandler. This was done at October Court, in 1808, in Pittsylvania, and Hill and Chandler were forced to pay 40 pounds. He served for many years as guardian for the orphan children of his brother Archibald.

Joseph Eggleston Haley and his wife, Frances Tunstall Haley, had four children-- three sons and one daughter. Joseph E. Haley's will was dated December 8, 1826, and was admitted to probate on April 19, 1830, in Pittsylvania County Court. His wife Frances survived him, and to her he left one-third of his lands, for her to dispose of as she saw fit at her death. His son Temple Haley, who had married his cousin Elizabeth Haley, the daughter of Archibald Haley, on September 1, 1814, had made his will on June 18, 1817, and it was admitted to probate in Pittsylvania County on July 21, 1817. Temple and Elizabeth had no children, so Temple's property reverted to his father. Joseph's only daughter Elizabeth E. Haley married Nathaniel Terry in Pittsylvania County on January 16, 1809. Temple Haley had served as bondsman, while Griffith Dickinson was the minister performing the marriage ceremony. Elizabeth E. Terry was deceased at the time his will was written, leaving two children, Hezekiah F. Terry and Elizabeth E. Terry. These two children shared in his estate, receiving together one part. The estate was appraised on May 5, 1830, by John S. Adams, William Anderson, and Jere E. Anderson. His two sons, John and Archibald, were executors, and Archibald was to manage the estates of two grandchildren until they were of age. Joseph E. Haley left a valuable estate for the time, leaving over ten thousand dollars in cash and personal property even more valuable. A thirty thousand dollar bond was required of his executors in order to qualify to administer the estate.

More About Joseph Eggleston Haley:
Comment 1: Named for great-grandfather Joseph Eggleston of James City Co., VA
Comment 2: 02 Jun 1798, Was living in Pittsylvania when he bought 400 acres on Wheelers Branch
Event: Abt. 1783, Settled with parents in Halifax Co., VA
Residence: Halifax Co., VA until abt 1798; afterwards Pittsylvania Co., VA

Children of Joseph Haley and Frances Tunstall are:
i. Temple Haley, died 1817 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Elizabeth Haley 01 Sep 1814 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died Aft. 1817.

More About Temple Haley:
Comment: Temple & Elizabeth were 1st cousins; they had no children.

ii. John Haley, married Maria C. White 19 Sep 1831 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
iii. Elizabeth Eggleston Haley, born Abt. 1792; died Abt. 1812 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Nathaniel Terry 16 Jan 1809 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.
1 iv. Capt. Archibald Haley, born 31 Jul 1802 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; died 27 Jul 1887 in "Glenwood," near Sherwill, Campbell Co., VA; married Martha Alexandria Arnold Brown 10 Oct 1835 in Campbell Co., VA.

Generation No. 3

4. Humphrey Haley, born Abt. 1730 in Orange Co., VA?; died Abt. 1787 in Halifax Co., VA. He was the son of 8. John Haley and 9. Mary Anderson?. He married 5. Ann Wyatt Abt. 1758 in probably Caroline Co., VA.
5. Ann Wyatt, born Abt. 1741 in probably James City Co. or Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1818 in Pittsylvania Co., VA. She was the daughter of 10. William Wyatt and 11. Elizabeth Eggleston.

Notes for Humphrey Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 304-09:

Humphrey Haley was born about 1730 in one of the counties lying between Richmond and Fredericksburg. He was in all probability the eldest son of John and Mary Haley. In his will of 1780 in the County of Charlotte, John Haley disposed of his property to his other five sons and daughters, but left to Humphrey and to two of his married sisters no part of his estate except the sum of five pounds each. This was probably due to the fact that these three children were fairly well situated at this time, and he felt the other children needed his assistance to a greater extent.

The first mention of the name of Humphrey Haley appears with his signature as a witness to the will of his grandfather, Edward Haley, in Orange County in 1752. He was also present at Orange Court the following year when the will was admitted for probate. Though the date is not known, Humphrey Haley married Ann Wyatt of Caroline, the daughter of William Wyatt of Caroline, and great-great-great-granddaughter of Hoyt Wyatt, a brother of Governor Sir Thomas (error-Sir Francis) Wyatt, who had come to Virginia in 1621. [Comment by Bryan S. Godfrey: This claim of descent from the Haute Wyatt family has been disproven by myself and a few others who have shown William Wyatt is descended from the immigrant, Major William Wyatt, rather than Reverend Haute Wyatt. YDNA results between descendants of Rev. Haute Wyatt and a descendant of Major William Wyatt show no patrilineal connection between the two Wyatt families]. Ann Wyatt Haley had two brothers, John and Richard Wyatt, as well as a sister Jane Wyatt, born in 1742, who married Dr. Walter Bennett.

There are but few court references to be found of Humphrey Haley. At August Court in Caroline in 1762: "The action on the case brought by Humphrey Haley, plaintiff, against John Townsend, defendant, is referred to the determination of John Taylor, John Baynham, and John Almond, or any two of them, and their award to be made the judgment of this court." At the November Term of Court in the same year Humphrey Haley was found to have won this case, and John Townsend was to pay him the sum of 2-1-8 pounds and his costs.

On May 7, 1770, Humphrey Haley paid James Ware and his wife Agness, also of Caroline County, the sum of 2-10 pounds for two lottery tickets which entitled him to 100 acres of land in Spotsylvania, "which said land the said Humphrey Haley did draw a prize in the said Ware lottery."

At the April Term of Court, 1771, in Caroline, Humphrey Haley appeared as a witness for three days for Henry Lyne and was paid for his services the sum of seventy-five pounds of tobacco.

On January 18, 1775, Humphrey and Ann Haley of Caroline sold the 100 acres in Spotsylvania, which they had won in Ware's lottery, to Captain John Jones of Caroline for one sorrel horse.

Humphrey and Ann Haley were mentioned in the property tax list of Caroline in 1783 as having 13 negroes, four horses and fourteen head of cattle.

The reason for, nor the exact time of, the removal of Humphrey and Ann Haley from Caroline to Halifax in Southside Virginia is not known. However, it is safe perhaps to assume that he was influenced in moving southward by the fact that so many of his relatives had migrated to this section once it had been opened for settlers. Too, his wife's relatives had moved or were moving to the same general location. Also, the virgin soil of Halifax was probably an inducement over the more or less worn soil of Caroline, especially since tobacco has always been best on new land recently taken from the forest.

Since the Caroline property tax list shows Humphrey and Ann in that county in 1783, and since these lists were usually prepared in the early spring, it is almost certain that they removed from Caroline to Halifax in the late spring or early summer of 1783. John Dickie acknowledged a deed to land in Halifax to Humphrey Haley at June Court, 1783. Again at the November Term of Court for Halifax in 1783, Thomas Palmer acknowledged a deed to Humphrey Haley. It was on these lands that Humphrey was to live the remainder of his life, which was about four years.

At the October, 1786, Term of Court for Halifax, on a petition Humphrey Haley collected from his brother-in-law Dr. Walter Bennett (who had married Jane Wyatt in Caroline) the sum of 4-16 pounds. He also paid his son Joseph E. Haley for appearing at Court for three days as a witness against Dr. Bennett. Again at March 1787 Term of Court for Halifax, Humphrey in a suit against Dr. Walter Bennett and John Roberts collected the sum of 13-13 pounds. John Roberts was also an uncle of Humphrey Haley, having married his aunt Elizabeth Haley.

On October 19, 1786, Humphrey Haley sold to Jeffrey Palmer 110 7/8 acres of land in Halifax for the sum of 80 pounds. The following month, on November 13, there was recorded in Halifax Court a Deed of Gift from Humphrey Haley to his son, Richard Haley, both of Halifax, for two negroes, Jonah and George, and fifty acres of land on Switzers Branch. Archibald Haley, a brother of Richard's, was a witness to the transaction. Why Richard, who was still single, should have been signalled out for such a gift, at such a time, is not known.

On December 19, 1787, Humphrey Haley sold to his son Richard Haley, also of Halifax, for the sum of 1000 pounds, the following personal estate,and negroes (Anthony, Rachael, Hannah, Jude, Sook, Bartlett, Prosper, Lucy, Temperance, Junar, James, Sinia, Gilbert, Tarleton, Julia, George, and Cuffy), one horse, three mares, 13 head of cattle, 10 head of hogs, four leather beds and furniture, one gun, and all my household and kitchen furniture, all my plantation utensils and tools, and all my crops of tobacco, corn and every other kind now in my possession being grown or remaining on my plantation of every kind and nature. A witness to this sale of property was a brother-in-law to Humphrey, Frederick Brown, who had married his sister, Mary Haley.

There remains today no possible way of ascertaining why such a sale should have been made. It would have deprived Humphrey of his means of a livelihood at a time when everything depended upon agriculture. It is not likely that he was in financial difficulty sufficient to make such a sale imperative. However, nine days after this sale, Humphrey apparently on his death bed, and fully realizing it, drew up his will, disposing of all of his estate. The condition, then, of his health will probably account for the sale. Realizing that his days were numbered, and were but few, he was seeking to place his house in order while he yet had time. It is not known whether this sale was allowed to stand in its entirety, as he disposed of his negro man slave Anthony to his daughter Polley as will appear in his will. He was probably dead within a few days from the date of this sale and the writing of his will, as it was admitted to probate at the February Term of Court for Halifax in 1787.

Mrs. Ann Wyatt Haley survived her husband by many years and also outlived several of her children. Her will was written and admitted to probate on January 19, 1818, in the County of Pittsylvania, where her later years were spent. Humphrey moved from Caroline Co. to Halifax Co., Virginia.

Halifax County, Virginia Deed Book 14, 1784-1790, p.201, extracted in vol. 5, p.91, of FHL #975.5661 R2h. I, Humphry Hailey of H, for 1000 ¹, have sold and delivered
to Richard Hailey of H, the following male and female slaves and personal estate (to wit) slaves 17 namely Anthony, Hannah, Jude, Sook, Bartlett, Prosper, Lucy, Temperance, Junar, Rachael, James, Sinia, Gilbert, Tarlton, Julia, George and Cuffy; also 1 horse & 3 mares, 13 cattle, 10 hogs, 4 feather beds & furniture, 1 gun,
all my household & kitchen furniture, all my plantation utensils & tools, and all my crop of tobacco, corn, and every other kind now in my possession, being, growing, or remaining on my plantation. Signed - Humphrey Hailey. Wit - William (X his mark) Hamlett, Henry Hamlett, Frederick Brown. Recorded Dec 20, 1787.

More About Humphrey Haley:
Comment 1: Feb 1787, Will admitted to probate in Halifax Co., Court
Comment 2: 1783, Listed in Caroline Co., VA property tax list-owned 13 Negroes, 4 horses, 14 cows
Event: 1780, Inherited five pounds in his father's will
Occupation: Planter
Residence: Orange Co., VA; Caroline Co., VA; Halifax Co., VA aft 1783

Children of Humphrey Haley and Ann Wyatt are:
2 i. Joseph Eggleston Haley, born Abt. 1760 in Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1830 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Frances Tunstall Bet. 18 May 1784 - 19 Dec 1785 in Halifax Co., VA?.
ii. Pleasant Haley, born Abt. 1762 in probably Caroline Co., VA; died 1812; married Nancy Elizabeth Haley?.

Notes for Pleasant Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 322-23:

Pleasant Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County, Virginia, about 1760. He probably came in 1783 to Halifax County with his parents. He is said to have married his cousin, Elizabeth Haley, though when and where I have not been able to find with any certainty. All references to the wife of Pleasant gives her name as Nancy, and she may have been named Nancy Elizabeth, or he may have been twice married, first to Elizabeth Haley and secondly to a Nancy. This, however, is doubtful and he probably had only one wife, Nancy Elizabeth Haley, who he probably married in Caroline prior to his arrival in Halifax.

For many years Pleasant Haley resided in the County of Halifax and voted at Halifax Court House in 1800. On the 10th of October in 1800, Pleasant and his wife Nancy Haley sold to his brother Richard Haley of Pittsylvania County for 100 pounds a 200 acre tract of land on Switzers Branch in Halifax, joining Isaac Medley. Witnesses to the transaction were Archibald Haley, Polly Haley, and Theophilous Haley. On the 18th of October, in 1800, Pleasant Haley paid his brother Richard Haley of Pittsylvania County 100 pounds for 200 acres in Pittsylvania. He and Nancy probably resided in Pittsylvania until they left for the Western Wilderness Country.

At May Court in 1807 in Pittsylvania County, Pleasant Haley brought suit against Robert Goodwin and William Daviss in Debt. The suit was dismissed, with the defendants paying the costs. The following years, at October Term of Court in Pittsylvania County, in 1808, Joseph E. Haley, assignee of Pleasant Haley, who was assignee of Robert Goodwin, brought suit against Ephriam Hill and William H. Chandler, in Debt. The Plaintiffs won their case and collected 40 pounds.

On September 28, 1807, Pleasant Haley and wife Nancy joined with his mother, Mrs. Ann Haley in the sale of 95 1/4 acres of land in Halifax, on Mirey Creek, for the sum of 142 pounds-17 ounces-6 shillings to Isaac Medley. They probably left Virginia in the fall of 1807 and settled in the County of Wilson in middle Tennessee. In the division of the estate of his brother Theophilous at June Court in 1809 in Pittsylvania County, he, of course, had an interest in the negroes belonging to the estate. He gave his interest in the negroes to his mother, Mrs. Ann Haley of Pittsylvania, through a Power of Attorney. This would indicate Pleasant was in Tennessee at the time of the division. In her will in 1813 Mrs. Ann Haley disposed of her interest in the negroes, as well as her acquired interest from her son Pleasant, to her son Joseph E. Haley. The estate thus was not settled in 1813. Mrs. Ann Haley also left a sum of 50 pounds-12 ounces-10 shillings to be equally divided between her two granddaughters, Polly and Patsy Haley, daughters of Pleasant Haley in Tennessee.

Pleasant Haley lived but a short while after moving to Tennessee, probably dying there in 1812, as his estate was inventoried on January 20, 1813, and recorded in Wilson County Court at its March Term in 1813.

iii. Richard J. Haley, born Abt. 1764 in probably Caroline Co., VA; died 1842; married Millycent Hunt.

Notes for Richard J. Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 319-21:

Richard J. Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County about 1760, and moved to Halifax County with his parents in 1783. On the 13th of November in 1786, Humphrey Haley, the father, gave to his son Richard two negroes, Jonah and George, and a fifty acre tract of land lying on Switzers Branch in the County of Halifax. The following year on December 19, 1787, for some reason Humphrey sold to his son Richard Haley for 1000 pounds the following personal estate and negroes:

"(Anthony, Hannah, Jude, Sook, Bartlett, Prosper, Lucy, Temperance, Junar, Rachael, James, Sinia, Gilbert, Tarleton, Julia, George, Cuffy) one horse, three mares, 13 head of cattle, 10 head hogs, four feather beds and furniture, one gun, and all my household and kitchen furniture, all my plantation utensils and tools, and all my crops of tobacco, corn and every other kind now in my possession being growing or remaining on my plantation of every kind and nature."
A witness: Frederick Brown

Richard was thus very well situated for a young single man of that period, and his future certainly appeared bright. With seventeen head of negroes, together with livestock and farming implements, he should have succeeded. However, knowing nothing of events that were to follow, we cannot say how well he succeeded, for he later, as did so many others of his class, left Virginia for the Western Wilderness. But that was to be later, and at the moment one can imagine that a wife to preside over his household appeared to be what he most lacked. If so, he was not long in finding a solution to the problem, for within less than eight months, he was married in Halifax on August 11, 1788, to Millycent Hunt; his brother Joseph E. Haley served as bondsman. Richard Haley's name appears in court records only as pertains to land transactions. He is not found serving as executor or in representing others in divisions of estates, etc., nor does he have any cases of any kind in court.

On the 17th of September, 1796, Richard J. Haley of Halifax paid Charles Bailey of Pittsylvania County 91 pounds-13 ounces-4 shillings for two tracts of land, one containing 225 acres and the other 50 acres. This land lay on Magotty Creek and Stinking River in Pittsylvania County, joining Richard Keatts. Thomas Anderson, his brother-in-law, was a witness. Later, on April 10, 1799, Richard Haley, still of Halifax, paid Henry Kirby of Pittsylvania 83 pounds for a 200 acre tract of land in Pittsylvania. On the 18th of October, the following year, he sold to his brother Pleasant Haley of Halifax apparently the sane 200 acre tract for 100 pounds. Richard had moved, apparently in 1799 or 1800, from Halifax and was now residing in Pittsylvania.

Eleven years later on August 26, 1811 (his mother now being well advanced in years), he and his wife Milly joined with Mrs. Ann Haley, who held dower right to 251 acres in Halifax as widow of Humphrey Haley, the father of Richard, and sold the tract to Charles Bruce of Halifax for 330 pounds.

It is not known when, but shortly after this, Richard Haley removed from Pittsylvania County in Virginia to Mississippi Territory. There he, as well as his son Richard Haley, Junior, purchased land from the United States Government. It appears that the price charged by the Government was considered excessive, so petition for relief of payment of purchase price was sent to Congress in 1815. Among the signers of the petition were Richard Haley, Senior, and Richard Haley. The result of the petition from the Mississippi Territory to Congress is unknown. Richard Haley probably moved from Virginia during the fall of the year 1811, or in the spring of 1812.

How long Richard Haley, Senior, remained in the Mississippi Territory is not known, but he removed from there and settled in Williamson County, Tennessee (where he had numerous relatives living, who had immigrated from Virginia), and was living there at the time of his death.

Richard Haley's will was dated March 25, 1815, probably at the time he was going into Mississippi Territory. Many made wills prior to venturing into the new country, as life was uncertain. He probably lived for years after writing his will, as it was not admitted to probate until the January Term of Court, 1843, in Williamson County. The settlement of the estate wasn't made until the February Term of Courtin 1849. According to his will, Richard left the following twelve children, the last five of whom were under age on March 25, 1815: Overton Haley, Fanny Haley, Patsey Haley, Nancy Haley, Milly Haley, Polly Haley, Coleman Haley, William Haley, and Richard Haley, Junior. The executors of the estate were his son Banister Haley and son-in-law James J. Bingham.

No effort has been made to follow this branch of the family further, as they have helped populate states to the West.

iv. Wyatt Haley, born 1765; died in probably Williamson Co., TN; married (1) Alice Coles Bennett 19 Sep 1791; born 20 Sep 1773 in Amelia Co., VA or "Mount Poplar, " Halifax Co., VA?; died 15 Aug 1799; married (2) Judith Oakes 12 Oct 1801 in Halifax Co., VA; born Unknown; died Bef. 1811; married (3) Lucy Medley 28 Oct 1812 in Halifax Co., VA.

Notes for Wyatt Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 311-14:

Wyatt Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County about 1765, removing to Halifax County with his parents in 1783. On the 19th of September in 1791, he married his cousin Alice Coles Bennett, the daughter of Dr. Walter and Jane Wyatt Bennett.

On January 25, 1793, Wyatt Haley and his brother Archibald Haley gave bond at Halifax Court, relative to a bridge Archibald contracted to build across a creek.

Wyatt Haley appeared at the July Term of Halifax Court in 1799 on a Petition and Summons against Richard Wyatt his uncle, and his security Allen Wade, against Richard Howson. As a result of the suit, Wyatt was to receive the sum of $5.83.

Wyatt Haley apparently lived for some years in Pittsylvania County. On the 8th of February, 1800, for 65 pounds he sold a tract of land consisting of 300 acres, lying on Fly Bow Creek, on Hickey's Road, to David Pannill and his wife Bethenia. Later Elizabeth, a daughter of David and Bethenia Pannill, was to marry Archibald Stuart on June 16, 1817, who settled in Patrick County, where their son General J.E.B. Stuart, the great Confederate cavalry leader, was born. No doubt the Confederate leader often visited his maternal grandparents at their home in Pittsylvania.

At January Court in 1806, in Halifax County, Byron Haley, Nancy Haley, and Patsy Haley, infant daughters and only children of Archibald Haley, deceased, by Wyatt Haley their next friend (and of course uncle) brought suit for the division of the estate of Archibald Haley, deceased. As a result of the suit, it was ordered that John Wood and wife Mary receive one-third part of the eight negroes belonging to the estate, as the dower interest of Mary who was the wife of Archibald at the time of his death. The remaining two-thirds part of the estate was to be equally divided among the three daughters.

At October Court, in 1808, in Pittsylvania County, Wyatt Haley was appointed administrator of the estate of his deceased brother, Theophilous Haley. At June Court in 1809, Wyatt Haley acting as administrator of Theophilous Haley, in a friendly suit in Chancery, brought suit against other members of the family for settlement of the estate. He was the Plaintif against the following defendants: Joseph E. Haley, Richard Haley, John Wood and Byron Haley, and Nancy Haley and Betsy Haley, by their guardian, John Wood; Pleasant Haley, Thomas Anderson and wife Polly, and Sarah Haley. It was decreed that the Plaintiff Wyatt Haley sell the slaves and divide the proceeeds.

Wyatt Haley's first wife, Alice Coles Bennett, was probably deceased prior to his disposing of his plantation in Pittsylvania County to David and Bethenia Pannill. In fact, her death leaving him with three infant children may have influenced his sale of the property. On the 12th of October, 1801, Wyatt Haley married a second time, Judith, the daughter of Isaac and Susannah Oakes in Halifax. To this union was born two children: Isaac Haley, named for his maternal grandfather, and Theophilous Haley, named for his paternal uncle. On December 10, 1811, in a Chancery Suit in Halifax Court, Isaac Oakes being deceased, his heirs were seeking a settlement of the estate.

The second wife of Wyatt Haley died prior to December 10, 1811, leaving him with two infant children, and he was married a third time on October 28, 1812, to Lucy Medley in Halifax County. Nancy Haley Medley was a witness.

At March Court in 1816 for Pittsylvania County, in a Chancery Action brought by Lucy Haley, by Isaac Motley, her next friend, against Wyatt Haley and Josiah Rice, Wyatt was found to be no longer living in Virginia. He had thus left Virginia prior to March Court in 1816. He apparently settled in Williamson County, Tennessee. So many Haleys from Southside Virginia settled in this one County of Williamson that it is as difficult to know who is who in that county among this family as it is to keep them separate in the three or four counties of Virginia from which they immigrate

Dr. Walter Bennett, the uncle of Wyatt Haley, and father of his first wife, Alice Coles Bennett, and thus the grandfather of the three children by the first marriage, had left Virginia and settled in the County of Christian, in the Southeastern part of Kentucky.

More About Wyatt Haley:
Residence: Pittsylvania Co., VA; bef 1816 settled in Tennessee

v. Archibald Haley, born Abt. 1770 in Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1802 in Halifax Co., VA; married Polly Medley Dec 1796 in Halifax Co., VA.

Notes for Archibald Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 315-16:

Archibald Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County about 1770 and removed with his parents to Halifax in 1783.

On January 25, 1793, Archibald and Wyatt Haley gave bond at Halifax Court. Archibald had contracted to build a bridge over Stokes Creek in Halifax County. The bridge was to be fifty feet long, twelve feet wide, and two inches thick.

Archibald Haley was married in Halifax County in December, 1796, to Polly Medley, the daughter of James Medley. John Orril Tunstall was bondsman, while Jensey and Lucy Medley were witnesses.

At July Term of Court in 1797 for Halifax County, Archibald Haley had a case against Absalom Overbey on a petition, but it was found Absalom was no longer a resident of Virginia.

Archibald Haley's name appeared as a witness to a deed in Halifax on October 10, 1800. He probably died not long afterwards, as mention is made of his eight slaves, and his wife Mary Haley was administering his estate on August 14, 1802. He left his widow Mary and three infant daughters, Byron Haley, Nancy Haley, and Elizabeth Haley.

Mary Haley, the widow of Archibald Haley, was married a second time to John Wood on January 4, 1803, in Halifax, and John Medley, Junior, was a witness.

vi. Mary Haley, born 01 Jan 1774 in Caroline Co. or Halifax Co., VA; died 1862 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Thomas Anderson 05 Jan 1792 in Halifax Co., VA; born 09 Jun 1765 in Amelia Co., VA; died 04 Jan 1815 in Pittsylvania Co., VA.

Notes for Mary Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 310-11:

Polly, the only daughter of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County, Virginia, in 1774. She moved with her parents to Halifax when nine years of age. When eighteen years old, in 1792 [5 January, in Halifax County], she married Thomas Anderson who was born on June 9, 1765, in Amelia County, and who died on June 4, 1815, in Pittsylvania County.

Mary (Polly) Haley Anderson survived her husband by approximately 47 years. Her will was written on February 8, 1861, though she lived until the latter part of 1862, dying in the County of Pittsylvania. She left her plantation of 283 acres to her son, Robert Anderson, and after his death it was to go to his heirs. The remainder of her estate she ordered sold, and the proceeds of the sale were to be divided into six equal parts; one part was to be given to each of the following: To her daughter Mary Bailey, one part. To her son Joseph E. Anderson, one part. To her daughter Emily Fitzgerald, one part. To the heirs of her deceased son Banister Anderson, one part. To the heirs of her deceased daughter Jane Thompson, one part. Also one part to her son Joseph E. Anderson, for the benefit of her son Churchill Anderson.

vii. Theophilous Haley, born Abt. 1775; died 1808.

Notes for Theophilous Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 314-15:

Theophilous Haley, the son of Humphrey and Ann Wyatt Haley, was born in Caroline County about 1775. He removed with his parents to Halifax County in 1783. On November 3, 1803, he married Sarah Oakes, the daughter of Isaac and Susannah Oakes. Thomas Anderson, his brother-in-law, acted as bondsman. and his brother Wyatt Haley was a witness.

Theophilous lived only a short while, and at the October Term of Court for Pittsylvania County in 1808 Wyatt Haley, his brother, was appointed to administer the estate of Theophilous Haley, deceased. At June Court in 1809 for Pittsylvania County, Wyatt Haley, administrator of Theophilous Haley, deceased, in a friendly suit in Chancery, against the following members of the family was granted permission to sell the slaves of Theophilous to divide the proceeds. The other members of the family at this time were: Joseph E. Haley; Richard Haley; Pleasant Haley; Thomas Anderson and wife Polly; Sarah Haley; John Wood and Byron Haley, and Nancy Hailey and Betsy Haley by their guardian, John Wood. Theophilous and Sarah Haley thus appeared to leave no children.

Sarah Oakes Haley, the widow of Theophilous Haley, was married a second time to William Echols on October 21, 1816, in Pittsylvania County.

6. John Orrill Tunstall, born Abt. 1730 in probably King & Queen Co. or King William Co., VA; died Aft. 1804 in Halifax Co., VA. He was the son of 12. ?Thomas Tunstall? and 13. ? Orrill ??. He married 7. Ann ? in probably Halifax Co., VA.
7. Ann ?, born Bef. 1740. She was the daughter of 14. ? White and 15. Catherine Temple?.

Notes for John Orrill Tunstall:
Ancestry.com queries:

Posted by: Sherry Cruise Date: June 30, 2001 at 09:47:27
In Reply to: Re: John Orrell Tunstall, Halifax County by Kevin Tunstall of 508

The 1704 Rent Row list for King and Queen Co., VA lists:

Lawrence Orrill 290 acres
William Orrill 500 acres
Thomas Tunstell 550 acres

This shows the families were in Kand Q together at the same time which is a connection.

Do you have the record of John Orrell Tunstell in Kand Q in 1773 and 1774? He is in KandQ and paying his land tax on land in Halifax Co., VA. This shows a connection for JOT and the KandQ Tunstells.

Sherry

Posted by: Sherry Cruise Date: July 04, 2001 at 10:32:33
In Reply to: Re: John Orrell Tunstall, Halifax County by Kevin Tunstall of 508

Hi Kevin,

Yesterday I spent the day at the Clayton
Library trying to locate Joseph Tunstall.
Do you know where he is?

Do you think Catherine White had other children in addition to Ann White who married
John Orrell Tunstall?

I agree JOT is probably not from Richard's line because his line is too well documented. However, it is believed he had brothers, one named Thomas, who could be JOT's ancestor.

Sherry

John O. Tunstall
Author: Kevin Tunstall Date: 27 May 2001 9:32 AM GMT
In Reply to: Luke and Rosella Tunstall by: Verdie Tunstall Harville
I found a reference to Thomas Tunstall Sr. giving his son ownership of "50 #'s (lbs sterling), 2 negro slaves named, Cupid and Lucy, 3 mullato servants named, Keyser, Ben and Sabra, with their increase." Witnessed by John Orril Tunstall - Jan 9 1765. Halifax County Deeds 1765-1767.

In the personal property tax list 1782-1791, John Orrell is listed with 4 slaves: George, Rachael, Jane Roger. 1783
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----- Original Message -----
From: Sherry Cruise
To:
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2001 10:43 PM
Subject: Tunstalls

Hi Bryan,

I read with great interest your email on GenForum concerning John Orrill Tunstall and the Wyatt family. My ancestor was Nancy Huskinson whom I believe is a daughter of JOT and his wife, Ann White Tunstall.

At his point, I believe John and Catherine White were in Hanover and Henrico counties before moving to Halifax Co., VA. John White is on a deed with Thomas Spraggins in 1745 in Henrico Co., VA. Thomas Spraggins moves to Halifax along with John White and they are connected in Halifax. What
is interesting, two of Thomas Spraggin's daughters marrying into the White family--Rawley White and Epaparaditus White. I wonder if Rawley and Epaparaditus could be sons of John White? Perhaps John and Catherine White were in Caroline Co., VA before Henrico/Hanover. Some researchers think John
and Catherine White were from Richmond Co, VA and she was Catherine Lawson. Epaparaditus is a name used over and over in the Richmond Co. Lawson family.

It would be fun to exchange info with you if you are interested.

Sherry

----- Original Message -----
From: "bryangodfrey"
To: "Sherry Cruise"
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: Tunstalls

Ms. Cruise,
Thanks for your Tunstall-White information, and I apologize for taking early a week to reply. This is definitely an ancestry I have had questions about. I have included a link to my website where our mutual ancestors, John Orrill Tunstall and Ann White, are listed. I find that their daughter from whom you descend, Nancy Hutchinson, was not listed as a child in my notes, but the next time I update my website, I will add her. What information do you have on her and her husband?
It's too bad no one has determined a kinship between our John Orrill Tunstall and the Col. Richard Tunstall family, but they must have been closely related based on John witnessing a deed to Thomas Tunstall in Halifax. The author of the Tunstall genealogy states that John was too old to have been a grandson of Richard and could not have been a son either; maybe he was a nephew.
Regarding the Whites, thank you for telling me that John White was the father of Ann White Tunstall, as I only knew that her mother was Catherine. I have listed Catherine White as being a possible daughter of William Wyatt and Elizabeth Eggleston, simply because the Haley genealogy states that my ancestor, Joseph Eggleston Haley, who married Frances Tunstall (daughter
of John O. and Ann), was a nephew of Catherine White. I have not seen Catherine's will to confirm whether she calls Joseph Haley her nephew, but he was also her grandson-in-law. So I concluded from that Haley book comment that Joseph Eggleston Haley and his wife Frances Tunstall were cousins
once removed. I also found some information to the effect that William Wyatt and Elizabeth Eggleston of Caroline County had a daughter Catherine baptized in Bruton Parish, James City County, VA, near where the Egglestons lived. She has not been listed as a child of William Wyatt in other records, but
since the Caroline County records burned during the Civil War, there may be no definitive list of the children of William Wyatt. From that record of Catherine Wyatt's baptism, stated by Dr. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston in a letter, I surmised that she was the same one who was later Catherine White and
settled in Halifax. I need to determine where Eva Haley received information to the effect that Joseph Eggleston Haley was a nephew of Catherine White.
Is it OK with you if I copy and paste these messages to my website the next time I upload it? It's the best way for others to see the same information and questions.

Thanks,

Bryan


[Comment by Bryan Godfrey (December 2002) upon rereading these messages on my website and noticing the dates--Note the date I sent the above message. This will be of special interest to me and my future offspring/ posterity as it shows what I was doing less than two hours before the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001--replying to several e-mails after waking up. I had not planned to turn on the television at that time as I had a homework assignment to complete for an electronics class I was taking at work that afternoon. I did not know about the terrorist attacks until around 11:00 AM when my dad called and told me to turn on the news immediately. Luckily I did not have to work until Wednesday night, as I would not have been able to concentrate. I did skip class that Tuesday afternoon. I do have a problem with many of my acquaintances who went about their lives as usual but did not have to because of work--those who went shopping and did other things as if nothing unusual had occurred. I could not eat until late that night, even after attending a memorial service at my church that evening. The thought of thousands of people underneath the rubble of the World Trade Center, and fears that more attacks might be on the way, made it impossible for me to go about my daily activities. My recording what I was doing at this time would have the same meaning as my parents recalling what they were doing on the day of JFK's assassination or what my grandparents were doing the day Pearl Harbor was attacked.]

Hi Bryan,

Thank you for your email concerning our Tunstall/White families. I am happy to share any information I have concerning our families with anyone on your website.

From the info I have, Col Richard Tunstall (wife Ann Hill) had a brother named Thomas Tunstall of King William Co., VA. Perhaps he is the father of JOT. The Thomas Tunstall in Halifax Co., VA is suppose to be the son of Richard and Ann Tunstall. There is a deed in Halifax which states Thomas is from King William Co., VA. Perhaps our JOT moved with his cousin, Thomas Tunstall, to Halifax Co., VA. Have you heard of the Thomas Tunstall who is suppose to be the brother of Richard?

The copy of the will of Catherine White that I have just has Joseph Egleston Hayle named as her executor. Wyatt Hayley and Richard Haley were witnesses to her will. Do you know how Wyatt, Richard and Joseph are connected?

Next week at the library I hope to check out Caroline Co., VA and try to find more info on the Wyatt family and check out the Whites in the area. John and Catherine had to meet somewhere before Hanover/Henrico. Do you know anything about the Spraggins?

Sherry

More About John Orrill Tunstall:
Event: Reference to Thomas Tunstall Sr. giving his son ownership of "50 #'s (lbs sterling), 2 negro slaves named, Cupid and Lucy, 3 mullato servants named, Keyser, Ben and Sabra, with their increase." Witnessed by John Orril Tunstall - Jan 9 1765. Halifax Co., VA
Residence: Abt. 1755, Settled in Halifax Co., VA. It is presumed that Thomas Tunstall, who settled in Halifax also, was his first cousin.

Children of John Tunstall and Ann ? are:
i. Nancy Tunstall, married ? Hutchinson.
ii. Catherine Tunstall, born Abt. 1757 in Halifax Co., VA?; died 23 Jun 1834 in Green Co., KY; married John Chandler 10 Jan 1775 in Halifax Co., VA; born 25 Nov 1755 in Amelia Co. or Halifax Co., VA; died 09 Dec 1843 in Green Co., KY.

More About Catherine Tunstall:
Burial: Chandler family plot, present-day Taylor Co., KY
Nickname: Caty

More About John Chandler:
Burial: Chandler family plot, present-day Taylor Co., KY

3 iii. Frances Tunstall, born Abt. 1765 in King and Queen Co. or Halifax Co., VA?; died Aft. 1830 in probably Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Joseph Eggleston Haley Bet. 18 May 1784 - 19 Dec 1785 in Halifax Co., VA?.
iv. Elizabeth Tunstall, born Abt. 1775; married Hamlin Gunn 01 May 1794 in Halifax Co., VA.

Generation No. 4

8. John Haley, born Abt. 1700 in King & Queen Co., VA?; died 10 Dec 1780 in Cumberland/Ontario area of Charlotte Co., VA. He was the son of 16. Edward Haley and 17. Catherine ?. He married 9. Mary Anderson? Abt. 1730 in King William Co., VA?.
9. Mary Anderson?, born Bef. 1715; died Abt. 1811 in Charlotte Co., VA?.

Notes for John Haley:

John and family moved from Spotsylvania Co. to Lunenburg Co., Virginia after 1749.

From "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley and wife Eva F. Haley:


John Haley was the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange County, Virginia. He was probably born in the County of King and Queen in Virginia, circa 1700, and married Mary (probably Mary Anderson) about 1730, perhaps in the County of King William.
The first mention of his name in court records now in existence appears to have been in Spottsylvania on the 3rd of March, 1736, when he signed as a witness to the sale of a tract of land by John Anderson of King William to Robert Williamson of Caroline County. The land lay in Spottsylvania County, Virginia.
Perhaps the first land owned by John and Mary Haley was a tract of 400 acres lying on the south side of Robinson Run in Spottsylvania, which they purchased for £50 from Robert Williamson and his wife Elizabeth on the 2nd of October, 1744. Here John and Mary apparently lived for about five years, and here some of their children were born. On the 2nd of May, 1749, John and Mary Haley of Spottsylvania sold 200 acres for £50 to John Faulconer of Orange. On the 6th of June, 1749, John and Mary Haley of the Parish of St. George and County of Spottsylvania sold for £30 200 acres to his brother Ambrose Haley of the Parish of St. Thomas in Orange County. This may have been the remainder of the 400 acre tract he had purchased from Williamson, though in the transaction it is mentioned as a part of a patent to him of September 10, 1735. At any rate, John and Mary Haley apparently remained in Spottsylvania for some years after disposing of these two tracts, for he was a witness on September 4, 1753, when his brother Ambrose and wife Temperance, still living in the Parish of St. Thomas in Orange, sold the tract for £15 to David Cave, Senior, of the same Parish and County. His younger brother, David Haley, had left Orange previous to this date for Southside Virginia, settling in Halifax County, though his brother Ambrose did not remove to Halifax until 1757. John and Mary Haley probably left Spottsylvania about 1760 and settled in the Southside County of Lunenburg. How long he was in the County prior to the purchasing of land we do not know, but on June 8, 1765, John Haley purchased a 400 acre tract:
"This Indenture made this eighth day of June in the Year of our LORD MDCCLXV between Thomas Nance of the County of Charlotte of the one part and John Haley of the County of Lunenburg and Parish of Cumberland of the other part, Witnesseth: that the said Thomas Nance for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John Haley the receipt whereof he the said Thomas Nance doth hereby acknowledge, hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell enfeeof and confirm unto him the said John Haley his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns forever one certain Tract or Parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Charlotte aforesaid and on the Juniper Creek containing 400 Acres and bounded as followeth, Viz - - - -."
Charlotte County Virginia Deed Book #1, Page 60.

On April 4, 1768, John Haley of Lunenburg sold to James Shorter of Charlotte for £5, 94 acres on Juniper Creek, part of a larger tract which he had bought from Thomas Nance. Seven years later he sold the remainder of this tract to James Speed:
"This Indenture made this First day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five. Between John Haily of the Parish of Cumberland and County of Lunenburg of the first part and James Speed of the Parish of Cornwall and County of Charlotte of the other part. Witnesseth: that the said John Haily for and in consideration of the sum of £30 Current Money to him in hand paid by the said James Speed the receipt whereof he the said John Haily doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained and sold unto the said James Speed and by these presents doth give grant bargain and sell assign and enfeeoffe release and confirm unto the said James Speed his heirs and assigns forever one certain Tract or Parcel of land lying and being in the County of Charlotte containing by estimation Three Hundred and six acres, be the same more or less and is bounded as followeth to wit - -. To Have and to Hold the aforesaid Tract or Parcel of land together with all woods underwoods ways watters and water courses, houses, orchards, Buildings, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and he the said John Haily for himself and his heirs doth covenant and agree to and with the said James Speed and his heirs that he the said John Haily, his heirs, etc, the right and title of the aforesaid Tract of land unto the said James Speed his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend from the claim of them the said John Haily and his heirs from the claim of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. In Witness whereof the said John Haily to these Presents hath set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first within written.
John Haily LS"
"At a Court held for Charlotte County the second day of October, 1775. The above written Indenture was acknowledged by the said John Haily to be his act and deed, and Mary his wife she being privily examined according to Law released her right of dower in and to the land and premises conveyed by her husband in the said Indenture. All which is ordered to be recorded.
Teste Tho. Read Ck.
Truly recorded, Tho. Read CC"
Charlotte County Deed Book #3, Page 539.

On November 14, 1771, John Haley of Lunenburg paid James Sammon and his wife Sarah of Lunenburg £47-10 for 133 acres on Juniper Creek in Lunenburg. On August 11, 1773, John and Mary Haley, his wife, sold to Thomas Shelburn 40 acres for £30. On March 17, 1778, they sold to Samuel Jordan for £50, 40 acres. On the 11th of June, 1778, John and Mary Haley of Lunenburg sold to their son Henry Haley for £50 a tract of land consisting of 60 acres in Lunenburg. John and Mary Haley were thus living in the County of Lunenburg in 1778. However, at the year's end they purchased land in Charlotte:
"This Indenture made this 11th day of December, one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, Between John Hanes of Charlotte County and John Hailey of Lunenburg County. Witnesseth: that the said John Hanes for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John Hailey, the receipt whereof he the said John Hanes doth hereby acknowledge hath given, granted, bargained, and sold and by these Presents doth give, grant, bargain, and sell unto the said John Haley and his Heirs and assigns forever one certain Tract of land lying in the County of Charlotte containing Two Hundred Acres and bounded as followeth - - -. To Have and to Hold, etc.
John Hanes L.S."

The move from Lunenburg to Charlotte was a short one, as the family had lived just across the Lunenburg County Line since moving to Southside Virginia. This final purchase of land by John Haley was very near the village of Ontario, and here he spent the last two years of his life. The home was torn down shortly after 1900 by a descendant and the date 1778 was discovered on some of the timbers, thus indicating the year in which the house was probably built.
On the 10th of December, 1780, John Haley drew his will and died not long afterwards, probably in 1781, as his will was admitted to probate on October 1, 1781:
"In the name of God, Amen. I John Haley, Senr. of Charlotte County being mindful that it is appointed unto all men once to die do make this my last Will and Testament as follows:
First, I desire and it is my will that all my Honest debts be punctually paid.
Secondly, I give to my Beloved Wife Mary Haley Five Negroes (Viz) Juno, James, Darkiss, Charles (now in the possession of my daughter Elizabeth Roberts) also all my Lands, stock and household Furniture during her life or widowhood.
Thirdly, I give to my Five Sons, John, Thomas, Henry, James and Ambrose one Negroe Woman named Juno, and all her increase, and one negro man named James, one Negro Boy Charles, and one Negro Girl named Juno as above to be equally divided amongst them at my wife's decease or marriage.
Fourthly, I give to my daughter Elizabeth Roberts and to her Five Children, Robert, Thomas, Nancy, John and Benjamin after her decease one Negroe Woman named Lucy and all her increase, one Negroe Boy named Prosper and one Negroe Child named Dick.
Fifthly, I give to my Daughter Sally Haley one negroe Girl named Darkiss to be delivered to her at my wife's decease or marriage.
Sixthly, I give to my son Humphrey Haley, to my daughter Sucky Johnson, to my Daughter Mary Brown Five Pounds Current Money a piece.
Seventhly, I give unto my two sons James and Ambrose the land whereon I now live to be equally divided between them as above.
Eighthly, I desire that my stock and household goods be Equally divided amongst my Five Sons, John, Thomas, Henry, James, and Ambrose and my Daughter Sally, at my wife's decease, &
Ninethly, I appoint my wife Mary Haley and my son Henry Haley Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of December, 1780.
John Haley LS"

The will of John Haley was admitted to probate not long after his death as shown by Order Book #5, page 22, dated October Court, 1781:
"The last Will and Testament of John Haley, deceased was presented in Court by Mary Haley the Executrix and Henry Haley the Executor therein named and the same was proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. On the motion of the said Executor and Executrix who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of the said Will, they giving security whereupon they together with Robert Walton and Robert Bedford their securities entered into and acknowledged their bonds according to law for that purpose."
An inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Haley was taken on April 20, 1782, by John Lee, John Peters, and Robert Breedlove. It was returned to Charlotte Court and ordered recorded on September 4, 1786. It shows the following:
1 negro man 2 pole axes £7-6

From the will it will be seen that John Haley did not provide equally for all of his children. He of course had his reasons, and lack of affection did not enter into his decision. He had been generous with his gifts to his married daughters Mary Brown and Susanna Johnson at the time of their marriage in Lunenburg. He had probably also made gifts to his son Humphrey and daughter Elizabeth upon their marriages in the Spottsylvania-Orange area. These married children all appeared to be in good financial condition, except possibly Elizabeth who was a widow with five children at this time; and though he had assisted her upon marriage, he felt additional assistance might now be welcomed.

Comment by Bryan S. Godfrey, descendant of John's son Humphrey Haley: Could John Haley have been married more than once and Mary have been a second wife, whereas Humphrey and possibly older children were by a previous marriage? Could that explain why John Haley's will stipulated that the other children receive equal shares at Mary Haley's death, because she was their mother and not the mother of Humphrey, Mary, and Susanna? The fact that Humphrey was born about 1730, yet his supposed mother Mary was still living in 1811, suggests she might have been his stepmother, unless she did indeed live to be close to or over 100 years of age and had Humphrey at a very young age. However, it is noteworthy that Humphrey named a daughter Mary. Whenever there is a large gap in birthdates of children, one must suspect that the father might have had them by multiple wives, and in the case of John Haley's children, his son Humphey was born about 1730, whereas his youngest children were born about 28 years later.

http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/HALEY/2000-09/0969469711

From: "Michael Hailey"
Subject: [HALEY] I wondered what kind of debate that little bit of information on Mary Anderson might stir up. I sent
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:08:31 -0500

I wondered what kind of debate that little bit of information on Mary Anderson might stir up. I sent a message to the fellow with the book to see if there was any more on the Haleys. No response yet. You are right, just because it is written in a book doesn't make it is true just as the information in "Haley & Related Families" should be put in question. Books are merely a reference or starting point for further research. However, I have no reason to believe that John Anderson is not related but also I only know of one reference to show John Anderson and John Haley together and that is the following:

1736 SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
DEED BOOK C 1734-1742; page 143
March 12, 1736. JOHN ANDERSON of King William Co. to ROBERT WILLIAMSON of CAROLINE CO. £30 curr. 400 a. in Spts. Co., grant sd. ANDERSON by pat. January. 10, 1735. Witness: JOHN HALEY, Thos. Sparkes, Thos. x Holcomb [born King & Queen 1714]. June 7, 1737.

The above does not say that Mary Haley was Mary Anderson. In fact, I would be more inclined by the above, to believe that there MAY BE some relationship between John Haley and Robert Williamson due to the following:

1744 SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY
DEED BOOK D 1742-1751; page 166
Oct. 2, 1744. ROBERT WILLIAMSON of CAROLINE CO. to JOHN HALEY of HANOVER CO. £50 curr. 400 a. in Spts. Co., pat., Jany. 10th, 1735. Wm. Barber, William Rolfe, JOSEPH COLLINS. Octr. 2, 1744. Elizabeth, wife of Robert Williamson, acknowledged her dower, etc.

If I read this correctly, it sounds like John Haley has purchased from Robert Williamson the very same property he was witness to the sale of by John Anderson earlier.

One will notice that the second entry also states that John Haley is from Hanover. Another land transaction dated slightly after the first may clarify that:

1737 HANOVER COUNTY
(abstact as recorded in "Pioneers & Cavaliers")
Patent Book No. 17
JOHN HALEY, 400 acs. HANOVER CO., at the Great Br., by the Road; adj. [Samuel] Statham & [Love] Nuckolls; 15 Aug. 1737, pg. 403. £2. [this land is on Fork Creek near Christopher Clark, father of Francis Clark and is later to be found in Louisa].

Notice that there are only a few months difference in the dates of the land transactions. Plus, Francis Clark is the same Quaker that has two daughters, Agnes (I have been told by a Clark researcher that this was a nickname for Francis Clark's daugher Mary) and Elizabeth, married to Haleys as mentioned in his will of 1769, one William and the other John (see "Haley & Related Families"). Clarke in his will also mentions Isham Haley who is the son of William Haley who also purchased land at about the same time on Fork Creek. Isham is estimated to have been born ca. 1738.

Further research indicated that the first reference to Edward Haley living in the area that would later be Caroline County is the following:

From "Cavaliers & Pioneers"
Virginia Patent Book No. 9
Thomas Perring (PERRIN), 300 acs., King Wm. Co., on brs. of Up. HERRING CR; beg on N. side of Machocomico Sw., just below the bridge; 23 Oct. 1703, p. 550. Trans. of 6 persons including: EDWARD HAYLES (alternately spelled Haley).

This transaction is very close to the land recently purchased by Joseph Haley in an area now known as Haley Corners:

From "Cavaliers & Pioneers"
Virginia Patent Book No. 9
JOSEPH HAYLE (alternately spelled Haley), 200 acs., King Wm. Co.; between the HERRING CREEKS; on E. Side of the Middle HERRING Cr., cor. of White's & Baker's land; near Hill's house; 23 Oct. 1703, p. 557. Trans. of 4 persons: Phillip Johnson, Benaty Saly, Margt. Dixon, Tho. Whitton.

This property is less than five miles to the Quaker Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting house. Joseph Haley also purchased land on Polecat Creek, very close to the Quaker meeting house near Golanville also in what would be Caroline.

Moving back, it may be noticed that the first land transaction mentioned says that John Anderson was from King William. My message from yesterday shows that Mary Anderson was married in King William as follows:

Richard Anderson (Source: William Pope Anderson, Anderson Family Records, (W. F. Schaeffer & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio; 1936).), born 1681 in New Kent County, Virginia; died Bef. 1767 in King and Queen County, Virginia. He was the son of . Richard Anderson and Caty ?. He married Margaret Paulding Abt. 1700. Margaret Paulding, born Abt. 1680; died Bef. 1739. She was the daughter of Henry Paulding.

Daughter of Richard Anderson and Margaret Paulding: Mary Anderson, born Abt. 1700 in King & Queen County, Virginia; married John Haley Abt. 1730 in King William County, Virginia.

Richard Anderson and John Anderson could very possibly have been in King William County at the same time. The following quote from "Tidewater Families, Virginia" would indicate that at least one John Anderson lived close to King William in 1733:

1733 "Tidewater Families of Virginia," pgs.330
Thomas Hampton II, patented 100 acres of new land in King William County, on both sides of the middle branch of Boot Swamp, on March 24, 1725. The land was in St. Margaret's Parish and lay between the Mattaponi River and Herring Creek. Boot Swamp flows into the Mattaponi between Reedy and Herring Creek.
Thomas was living in St. Margaret's Parish in March 1733. JOHN ANDERSON (who at the time was one of the vestrymen of St. Margaret's Parish) petitioned the court to order the land owners, who lived from the main road to the county line by Nicholas Guillington, to help clear the road. The court entry named James Turner to be the overseer of the road, and that he have John Mackey, John Hammond, William Arnold, William Lucas, James Brumfield, NICHOLAS STONE, William Sanders, John Hampton, Thomas Hampton, Lewis Turner and Francis Smith to assist him in clearing the road. The court entry provides some information about where Thomas was living. Nicholas Guillinton owned land on Saddle Swamp and had patented 100 acres on Powell's Ford, which was near the mouth of Reedy Swamp. [Approximately four miles from "Haley Corners" in Caroline.]

What is interesting about about the above quote is that it associates JOHN ANDERSON with NICHOLAS STONE. The very same Nicholas Stone who assisted in buying the land for the Quaker meeting house in Golansville and whose daughter married the son of the same Francis Clark, mentioned earlier, at the Quaker meeting house near Golanville.

This leaves us with two John Haleys both married to women named Mary at near the same time and moving in near the same areas.

In a work produced and submitted last year to the Haley Holler readers, I demonstrated a possible lineage originating in Jamestown in 1623 and leading up to the Haleys in Caroline. The earliest known Haley in Caroline was Joseph Haley, I could show no children for Joseph but did show a probable relationship to Edward Haley. I believe the two John Haleys discussed strongy suggest a likely ancestry to Joseph. At least one of those Johns is not a son of Edward, possibly both. It is likely that sons and grandsons, living as they did in fairly close proximity did interact. Care must not be taken to leap to conclusions because one sells land to another or is witness to a deed, or lives close that one is father or brother to the other.

For instance it can be shown that Humphrey Haley moved in the same circles as the John Haley who also lived in Caroline and died ca. 1772 by the following Caroline will and following appraisal:

On February 12th, 1778, the last will and testament of William Chiles was presented by John Chiles, one of the executors therein named. The will was proved by the oaths of Charles Hopkins, Mary Brame, and Humphrey Haley. Anthony New, Johnson Faulkener, John Butler and WILLIAM PEATROSS were ordered to appraise the Negroes and personal estate of William Chiles. On the same date, Overton Chiles and Samuel Chiles and Samuel Chiles, orphans of William Chiles, chose William Peatross as their guardian. In October, Jemima Chiles was appointed the guardian of Dabney Chiles, orphan of William Chiles deceased, The following year, Overton and Samuel chose William Chiles as their guardian.

This William Chiles was the son of Henry and Mary Carr Chiles. William was the brother of Susanna Chiles who married Thomas Haley, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley. Mentioned as a witness was Humphrey Haley, the individual assumed to be the grandson of Edward. Also mentioned was William Peatross.

William Peatross was the son of Matthew Peatross who is father-in-law to Joseph Campbell who in turn is father-in-law to Meredith Haley whose father is John Haley and mother Mary (another one). Also name similarities with this Haley family can suggest a possible link to the Haleys in Mecklenburg. The Quaker link to Joseph Haley could also lead to naming the father of Pleasant Haley, ancestor of Edward Franklin Haley, author of "Haley and Related Families."

Now association might indicate that Humphrey would therefor be related to that John Haley and maybe he is but it has never been mentioned before and what are the ramifications of this possiblity?

More food for thought. Mary Carr Chiles was the sister to Dabney Carr and the following is a quote from "Haley & Related Families":

The brother of Mary Carr, who married 5 - Henry Chiles, was Dabney Carr, the good friend to Thomas Jefferson, who was born on October 26, 1743, at "Bear Castle," the seat of the Carr family located in the northeastern section of Louisa County, and not far from the junction of Caroline and Spottsylvania Counties.

Adding further and abbreviated:

Grant dated Nov. 22, 1779, THOMAS JEFFERSON to William Phillips Son and heir at Law of Richard Phillips dec'd. £6.5 sterling paid by William Phillips into the Treasury of this Commonwealth by survey dated 11th June 1752 re 1201 acres in Louisa County on both sides Cross Swamp located WILLIAM HALEY'S Corner Pine by WILLIAM HALEY'S from a Glade of Cross Swamp his Corner Pine in FRANCIS CLARK'S line . . . James NUCKOLS Corner large pine on Watsons line . . . (eventually back to) WILLIAM HALEY'S corner Stake in CLARK'S line.

Back again to the Quakers but now we've added Thomas Jefferson to the mix. Plus, we now have three John Haleys married to women named Mary, moving in much the same time and place.

What I hope I have suggested with the preceeding is that a whole lot more work needs to be done researching Caroline and surrounding counties before any conclusions are DEFINITELY reached. Any researcher who has information or the time and opportunity to do research in this area please do so, we need it.

Would be glad to send as attachment, notes that I have gathered and organized on Virginia Quaker Haleys.

More About John Haley:
Event: 03 Mar 1736, Spotsylvania Co., VA--witnessed the sale of a tract of land by John Anderson of King William to Robert Williamson of Caroline County. The author of the Haley genealogy suggests his wife was probably an Anderson but does not say why.
Fact # 1: 1769, Lunenburg Co., Virginia List of Tithables
Probate: 01 Oct 1781, Charlotte Co., VA
Property: 02 Oct 1744, Purchased a 400-acre tract on the south side of Robinson Run in Spotsylvania Co., VA for 50 pounds from Robert and Elizabeth Williamson.
Residence 1: Bef. 1760, Spotsylvania Co., VA
Residence 2: Abt. 1760, Settled in Lunenburg Co., VA, where he purchased 400 acres on Juniper Creek on 8 Jun 1765, according to Deed Book 1, p. 60.
Residence 3: Aft. 1778, Settled in Charlotte Co., VA on 200 acres near present-day Ontario. The house, which was torn down about 1900, had the date 1778 carved in one of the timbers, indicating John Haley probably built it then.
Will: 10 Dec 1780, Charlotte Co., VA

Notes for Mary Anderson?:
Mary Haley, the widow of John Haley, survived her husband by many years. She appears on the Charlotte County tax list with 250 acres of land as late as 1811 and probably died not long afterwards.

More About Mary Anderson?:
Census: 1811, Appeared on Charlotte County tax lists with 250 acres of land.

Children of John Haley and Mary Anderson? are:
i. Sally Haley, born in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; married Abner Crowder 1772 in Lunenburg Co., VA?.
ii. Suzannah Haley, born in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; died in probably Lunenburg Co., VA; married (1) Michael Johnson Bef. 1773; married (2) Thomas Walker 02 Dec 1783.
4 iii. Humphrey Haley, born Abt. 1730 in Orange Co., VA?; died Abt. 1787 in Halifax Co., VA; married Ann Wyatt Abt. 1758 in probably Caroline Co., VA.
iv. John Haley, born Abt. 1743 in Charlotte Co., VA; died Abt. 1800 in Charlotte Co., VA; married Priscilla Calvert Unknown.

Notes for Priscilla Calvert:
Calvert may or may not be her surname.

v. Henry Haley, born Abt. 1745 in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; died Abt. 1816 in Barren Co., KY; married Anne H..
vi. Thomas Hailey, born Abt. 1745 in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; died 15 Dec 1794 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; married Susannah H.; born Abt. 1749 in Virginia; died Abt. 1826 in Charlotte Co., VA.
vii. Mary Haley, born Abt. 1750 in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; died in Halifax Co., VA; married Frederick Brown in Lunenburg Co., VA?; born Abt. 1747 in Lunenburg Co., VA; died 1814 in Hardin Co., KY.
viii. Elizabeth Haley, born Abt. 1755; died Aft. 1780 in Spotsylvania Co., VA; married John Roberts Abt. 1770 in Virginia; born Abt. 1728; died Bef. 1780 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.

More About John Roberts:
Probate: 07 Sep 1778
Will: 11 Nov 1777, Charlotte Co., VA

ix. James Robert Haley, born Abt. 1757 in probably Spotsylvania Co., VA; died 27 Oct 1841 in Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN; married Blanche Haynes Abt. 1778 in Virginia; born Abt. 1760 in Charlotte Co., Virginia; died Bef. 1814.

Notes for James Robert Haley:
James served in the Lunenburg Virginia Militia during the American Revolution. National Archives Pension file no: S4316. Final payment RG217
James' family moved from Charlotte Co., Virginia to Rockingham Co., North Carolina circa 1792-96. In 1806 they moved to Davidson Co., Tennessee. They moved to Bedford Co., Tennessee in 1840-41.

More About James Robert Haley:
Burial: Burns Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford Co., TN
Military service: American Revolution, Private in Virginia State Militia

x. Ambrose Haley, born Abt. 1758 in Spotsylvania or Orange Co., VA; died 02 Aug 1847 in Charlotte Co., VA; married Mary Woodard 24 Dec 1782 in Lunenburg Co., Virginia.

10. William Wyatt, born Abt. 1713 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?; died 10 Feb 1772 in Caroline Co., VA. He was the son of 20. Capt. John Wyatt, Jr. and 21. Jane Pamplin. He married 11. Elizabeth Eggleston Abt. 1739.
11. Elizabeth Eggleston, born 22 Feb 1723 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?; died 13 Jun 1787 in Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., VA. She was the daughter of 22. Joseph Eggleston and 23. Anne Pettus.

More About William Wyatt:
Appointed/Elected: Bet. 1732 - 1745, Served twice as a juror in Caroline County
Burial: Wyatt graveyard at "Plain Dealing" on north side of North Anna River, Caroline Co., VA
Event: 14 Oct 1756, According to Caroline County Order Book, the Court ordered William Wyatt and two others to inspect a road leading from Pulliam's Ford to the main road. Two months later William and his brothers Richard and John were ordered to assist in clearing the road.
Probate: Feb 1772, Henry, Richard, and Gilbert Wyatt were appointed executors/ administrators of William Wyatt's estate.
Property: 10 Aug 1739, Was given land by his father in Caroline County which may have been a wedding gift.
Residence: Caroline Co., VA

More About Elizabeth Eggleston:
Burial: Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., VA
Comment: 25 Dec 1786, Will of Elizabeth Scott--Halifax Co., VA
Event: Aft. 1772, She was married to a Scott after the death of William Wyatt and settled in Halifax Co., VA
Residence: Caroline Co., VA & later Halifax Co., VA

Children of William Wyatt and Elizabeth Eggleston are:
i. William Wyatt, Jr., died 1783.
ii. Thomas Wyatt, died 1783.
iii. John Wyatt, married Sarah Phillips.
iv. Mary Wyatt, born in Caroline Co., VA; died in Halifax Co., VA?; married Gregory Baynham; born Abt. 1753 in Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1793 in Halifax Co., VA.

Notes for Gregory Baynham:
http://www.genfiles.com/bynum/William%20Baynham.htm

Gregory Baynham (c1753? - c1793) He appears several times in Caroline County court minutes, the only Caroline records that survive. A deed to Gregory Baynham from William Meacham and wife was proved in Caroline County court 12 October 1775. In December 1777 he took the oath as a 2nd Lieutenant of militia, and in February 1778 was recommended as a 1st Lieutenant.[40] He was listed as a 1st Lieutenant under Robert Graham the following month.[41] On 9 November 1780 he was recommended to replace Capt. Robert Graham.[42] He witnessed a deed by Richard Stevens of Caroline County for land in Spotsylvania County on 9 September 1782.[43] He appears on the 1782 and 1783 tax lists of Caroline County with a single white and six black polls. By the end of the decade he had moved into Halifax County, where he appears on the 1789 tax list. Halifax records were not searched, but I noted the recording of his inventory on 27 January 1794.[44] He evidently left three five children and a widow Mary. The 1810 Halifax census includes John, William, and Mary E. Baynham (on the tax list), and Joseph Baynham and John Baynham (in the census).[45] Presumably the widow Mary E. was an Eggleston..

v. Sarah Wyatt, married Horatio Wade 14 Dec 1785.
vi. Elizabeth Wyatt, born Sep 1736 in Bruton Parish, James City Co., VA; married Roscoe Wade.
vii. Rebecca Wyatt, married Jacob Luster? 1799.

More About Rebecca Wyatt:
Will: 25 Dec 1786

5 viii. Ann Wyatt, born Abt. 1741 in probably James City Co. or Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1818 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Humphrey Haley Abt. 1758 in probably Caroline Co., VA.
ix. Jane Wyatt, born 12 Mar 1742 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died 05 Aug 1821 in Christian Co., KY; married Dr. Walter Bennett 29 Aug 1769 in Drysdale Parish, Caroline Co., VA; born 22 May 1745 in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Leinster, Ireland; died 21 Dec 1812 in near Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, USA.

More About Jane Wyatt:
Burial: Christian Co., KY
Nickname: Jenny

More About Dr. Walter Bennett:
Burial: Bennett farm in the forks of the Little River four miles south of Hopkinsville, KY
Immigration 1: 1765, Sailed from England to Jamaica on the "Porpoise" as ship surgeon
Immigration 2: 1766, Moved from Kingston, Jamaica to Snowhill, Maryland
Military 1: 03 Jul 1776, Revolutionary War--appointed surgeon to the Second Battalion
Military 2: 31 Oct 1781, Received a warrant for 5, 691 pounds for service as a Surgeon in the Second Virginia Brigade, which was commanded by Brigadier General Robert Lawson.
Occupation: Physician and surgeon
Property 1: 1788, Purchased "Poplar Mount" in Halifax County
Property 2: Bef. 1812, Owned property in Randolph Co., NC which he gave to the children of his son Dr. George W. Bennett.
Residence 1: Bef. 1760, Carrick-on-Shannon
Residence 2: Bet. 1766 - 1773, Amelia Co., VA
Residence 3: 1774, Lunenburg Co., VA
Residence 4: 1782, Lived near Hunting Creek in Halifax Co., VA
Residence 5: 1810, Christian Co., KY

x. Richard Wyatt, born Abt. 1769 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died 1850; married Sarah Jane Blair 1792; born 1767; died 1852.

12. ?Thomas Tunstall?, born Bef. 1680; died in probably King and Queen Co., VA. He was the son of 24. Richard Tunstall, Jr.? and 25. Ann Leonard?. He married 13. ? Orrill ??.
13. ? Orrill ?? She was the daughter of 26. Francis Orrill?.

Notes for ?Thomas Tunstall?:
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1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 82
THIS INDENTURE made the Ninth day of June in the yeare of or: Lord 1701 & in the Thirteenth yeare of the Reigne of our: Dread Sovgne: William the third &c. Betweene THOMAS TUNSTALL of St. Stephen's Parish in KING & QUEENE County, Planter, of the one part & JOHN THOMAS of the aforesaid Parish & County, Planter, of the other part Witnesseth that the said THOMAS TUNSTALL for the sum of One thousand pounds of sweets sented tobo: & cask hath granted unto the said JOHN THOMAS his heires a tract of land being in South Farnham Parish in Essex County upon the branches of PISCADDAWAY and formerly the land of JOHN HARPER bounding begining at the mouth of a branch called by the name of MIRIE BRANCH & runing up the said branch to a lyne of Coll Hills & along the said lyne to a corner red Oake by the land of JOHN PRICE & along his lyne to a greate Swamp and down the said Swamp to the begining as the beginning is a white Oake conteyning One hundred acres of land together with all ways waters comidities to the same belonging, To have and to hold the said Land unto the said JOHN THOMAS his heires & assignes forever & clearly kept harmless from all former grants & in cumbrances whatsoever And lastly that he the said THOMAS TUNSTALL shall make due acknowledgmt. of these pr:sents in open Court the next Court to be held for Essex County In Witness whereof the said THOMAS TUNSTALL hath hereunto sett his hand & fixed his seale
Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of
THOMAS HARPER, THO: TUNSTALL
SMALL. COATES
Acknowledged in Essex County Court ye 10th day of June 1701 & truely recorded
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1707-1711 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 13; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 46.
18 Nov. 1707. Complaint was made by Thomas Tunstall of King and Queen County that Thomas Brown of Essex County stands indebted unto him 450 pounds of tobacco and that Brown hath absented himselfe out of the county. Order to Sheriff to attach estate sufficient to pay the debt.
James Boughan
19 Nov. 1707. Served upon Thomas Brown's crop of tobacco at Tho. Tunstall's quarter.

More About ?Thomas Tunstall?:
Property: A Thomas Tunstell was listed on the 1704 Rent Roll list for King William Co., VA, for 550 acres. Also listed were Lawrence Orrill and William Orrill, possibly his brother-in-law since John Orrill Tunstall is presumed to be his son.
Residence: King William Co., VA

Child of ?Thomas Tunstall? and ? ?? is:
6 i. John Orrill Tunstall, born Abt. 1730 in probably King & Queen Co. or King William Co., VA; died Aft. 1804 in Halifax Co., VA; married Ann ? in probably Halifax Co., VA.

14. ? White He married 15. Catherine Temple?.
15. Catherine Temple?, born in King and Queen Co., VA?; died Abt. 1792 in Halifax Co., VA. She was the daughter of 30. Joseph Temple? and 31. Ann Arnold?.

Notes for Catherine Temple?:
Comments by Bryan S. Godfrey (2002):

Because Epaphroditus White and Rawley White appeared on deeds with John Orrill Tunstall in Halifax County, a descendant of John and Ann Tunstall suggested that Ann's mother, Catherine White, may have been the Catherine Lawson who was born in Richmond County, Virginia about 1719 and married John White. This was a very reasonable hypothesis since Epaphroditus and Rawley were common names in the Lawson family. However, while researching this connection, I discovered online a will for a Catherine White whose will was written in Henrico County, Virginia in 1785, and named several children including John, Epaphroditus, Rawley, Tarpley, and Catherine, but no Ann. That Catherine White is apparently the daughter of John and Mary Dew Lawson of Richmond County, and not the same Catherine White whose will was probated in Halifax County in 1792, mother of Ann Tunstall. Coincidentally, though, Catherine Lawson White's family apparently settled in Halifax near John Orrill Tunstall and his mother-in-law Catherine White. Perhaps this was the same White family, but as far as I know, no one knows the identity of John Orrill Tunstall's wife's father or her mother's maiden name; in fact, we have no proof that Ann Tunstall was a White, for her mother could have been married more than once and all we know is that her mother's name was Catherine White at the time of her will in 1792. Catherine Lawson White named a daughter Catherine White in her will, but it is impossible for Ann White Tunstall to have been a granddaughter of Catherine Lawson White, since the latter was born around 1720 and Ann White Tunstall could not have been born later than 1750 if her daughter Catherine Tunstall was married in 1775. One could wishfully assume extreme cases by assuming there were two generations of Catherines (like maybe the second Catherine was an illegitimate daughter of the first one), but even assuming teen pregnancy in each generation makes it impossible to consider that Ann White Tunstall was a descendant of Catherine Lawson White. Perhaps it is simply coincidence that Catherine Lawson White's children settled near the daughter and son-in-law of Catherine White of Halifax. Unfortunately, as much as I would like to claim descent from the well-traced Lawson family of Richmond County, Virginia, the discovery of the 1785 will of Catherine Lawson White in Henrico County forces me to conclude that she was not the Catherine White, my ancestor, whose will was written in 1784 and probated in 1792 in Halifax County.

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Possible clues to her identity, since a Catherine White, likely this one, is mentioned here along with Orrills, Temples, etc.:

Bible Records of the Camm Family of King and Queen County

Publication

William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol 14 (1905-1906), pg 130


Citation

Bible Records of the Camm Family of King and Queen County. (William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol 14 (1905-1906), pg 130).

http://books.google.com/books?pg=PA130&vq=Camm&dq=John+Camm+Bible&id=gCYjAQAAIAAJ


Published in Source:William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, vol 14, pg 130.

BIBLE RECORDS OF CAMM FAMILY OF KING AND QUEEN COUNTY

Communicated by Mrs. Ellen T. H. Minor.

John Camm and Mary Bullock was married on the 22d of May, 1722, by the Rev. Mr. Lewis Lattany.

Ann, the daughter of the said John and Mary, was born the 5th day of January, 1723. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Goodwin; Humphrey Hill, Richard Bullock, Alice Bullock and Ann Arnold Gossips.

Mary, a daughter of the said John and Mary, was born the 15th of October, 1725. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Brunskill. John and Ann Madison, Christopher and Elizabeth Beverley Gossips. Note, the said Mary died the 22d day of August, 1726.

Mary, another daughter of the said John and Mary, was born the 16th day of October, 1727. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Hancock Dunbar. Richard Bagly, Thomas Hill, Sarah Powell, and CATHARINE WHITE Gossips.

Elizabeth, another daughter of the said John and Mary, was born the 12th day of February, 1729. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Dunbar. Joseph and Ann Temple, Richard Gwathmey and Ann Aylett, Junr Gossips.

John, a son of the said John and Mary, was born the 4th day of May, 1731. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Dunbar. Humphrey Hill, his wife, Joseph Temple and FRANCIS ORRILL Gossips. The said John died the 30th day of the same month.

John, another son of the said John and Mary, was born the 30th day of May, 1732. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Dunbar. Joseph and Ann Temple, Benjamin Hubbard and Francis Hill Gossips. Note, the said John died the 5th day of December, aged three years, six months and six days.

Richard, another son of the said John and Mary, was born the first day of July, 1736. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Dunbar. John Gibson, John Walker, Alice Bullock and Mary Watkins Gossips. Richard died aged 12 years and 1 month and 21 days.

Sarah, another daughter of the said John and Mary, was born the 28th of February, 1738. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. Dunbar Holt Cluverius, James Taylor, Ann Camm, and Sarah Gwathmey Gossips. Note—The said Sarah married Dr. John Walker and died on the 13th of October, 1756, aged 18 years.

John, another son of the said John and Mary, was born the 17th of January, 1745. Baptised by the Rev. Mr. White. John Pendleton, William Temple, Philadelphia Gwathmey and Hannah Temple Gossips. John died the 30th day of July, 1748, aged two years, 6 months and 13 days.

Mary Camm, wife of John Camm, died the 1st day of January, 1753, aged 49 years, 1 month and 17 days.

Alice Bullock died the 22d day of August, 1759, aged 76 years.

Robert Pollard died the 30th of April, 1819, aged 63 years.


Child of ? White and Catherine Temple? is:
7 i. Ann ?, born Bef. 1740; married John Orrill Tunstall in probably Halifax Co., VA.

Generation No. 5

16. Edward Haley, born Abt. 1675 in probably York Co. or Gloucester Co., VA; died Bet. 29 Dec 1752 - 27 Sep 1755 in Orange Co., VA. He was the son of 32. James Hayley? and 33. ? Lloyd?. He married 17. Catherine ? in probably King & Queen Co. or King William Co., VA.
17. Catherine ?, born Abt. 1675; died Abt. 1765 in Orange Co., VA.

Notes for Edward Haley:
The following is quoted from Eva F. Haley's "Haley and Related Families" (1979), pages 203-09:

Edward Haley, the first of those from the Gloucester-York area, who followed up the York and Mattapony rivers, whom we can identify, was born circa 1675, perhaps in York or Gloucester. He may have been a brother to the preceding John and Joseph Hayle. He married Catherine ______, probably in King and Queen or King William counties though we have no record of the marriage. He was living in King William County in 1727 when he patented a 980 acre plantation in Spotsylvania County on the branches of the North Fork of North Anna River, and moved to this plantation at this time with his family...

When Orange County was formed from Spotsylvania, his plantation lay within the confines of the new County of Orange, where he resided the remainder of his life.

Rarely do the names of Edward or Catherine Haley appear in any Court records, so they must have lived quiet and peaceful lives. On the 18th of November, 1735, it was noted that Edward Haley, as overseer of the road from the Tombstone to the old Mountain road, had failed to keep it in good repair. Again on May 30, 1741, Edward Haley was fined fifteen shillings for failure to keep the road in repair. Apparently, he cared little for free work on public roads, which was of course then the custom. On the 28th of August, 1741, Edward Haley appeared at Orange Court as a witness for Richard Bradford versus Daniel Singleton. Catherine Haley, the wife of Edward, was also a witness on this date at Orange and presumably also for Richard Bradford.

From his plantation Edward Haley could have given land to his children for homes, but apparently he did not. Most of his children owned lands in Orange, Spotsylvania, and Caroline Counties. He did give one child, Valentine, a tract of land and had in mind giving another tract to his son David, but it seems David had no intention of remaining in Orange, preferring the frontier instead. Therefore, in his old age Edward began disposing of portions of his estate. In 1739 he disposed of 414 acres to Richard Bradford for 42 pounds. ...

The next year on March 27, 1740, Edward and Catherine disposed of another portion of their plantation to John Yarbrough...

This sale was for 188 acres and was a part of a greater tract of 980 acres.

The following year, another tract was sold to Richard Bradford, consisting of 50 acres. The date of the sale was May 28, 1741, and the sale price was 5 pounds, but instead of paying in cash, the tract was paid for with one negro child.

In this same year another tract was given to his daughter, Valentine, who had probably been recently married to James Herndon. The gift of 120 acres to Valentine and James Herndon was made on August 27, 1741, "on land which had been laid off for his infant son David who was under age taken from a tract of 170 acres of 980 acres."

Being well advanced in age in 1752, Edward Haley wrote his will, and he was dead and the will probated nine months later.

"In the name of God Amen the 29th day of December One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty-Two. I Edward Haley of Saint Thomas's Parish in the County of Orange being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be given unto God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, that is to say Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executor nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same again by the power of God, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give Devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form.
Imprimus: I leave the plantation whereon I now live containing One Hundred and Forty Acres of land unto my beloved wife Catherine Haley during her natural life or widow hood and after her decease, or marriage to my well beloved son Thomas Haley and his Heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son David Haley Five Pounds Current money.
Item: I give unto my son Thomas Haley one feather bed and furniture to be delivered unto him at his marriage or at his mother's decease, and I give unto my well beloved wife one negro woman named Roas, one feather bed and furniture, and one horse call'd Prince, and as for the rest of my Personal Estate I lend unto my wife aforesaid during her natural life or widow hood and at her decease or marriage to be equally divided between all my children to wit: John Haley, James Haley, William Haley, Benjamin Haley, Ambrose Haley, David Haley, Thomas Haley, Sarah Oakes, Elizabeth Christopher, Valentine Herndon.
Item: I give unto my son William Haley One Hundred and Seven Acres of land with the plantation now called William Haley's, to him and his heirs forever. Lastly I appoint and authorize my well beloved wife Catherine Haley Executrix. I likewise appoint Thomas Haley and Benjamin Haley Executors of this my last will. Desire there shall be no appraisement of my estate. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.
his
Edward E. H. Haley
mark
Signed sealed and delivered
in the presence of us:
Test - Lancelott Rea
Hump Haley her
Valentine H Haley
Benjamin Cave mark
Wm. Haley"


Catherine, the wife of Edward Haley, survived her husband by many years, as witnessed by her gifts to two of her sons...

On the above date [24 Apr 1765] Catherine Haley also gave one negro boy Harry to her son William Haley of Orange County at her decease. (This negro Harry is mentioned in the will of William Haley many years later in Fayette County, Kentucky).

Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange are the first of the family of which we are not in doubt. We know they must have been born about 1675-80, as their son Edward was deceased by 1728, leaving two daughters. The children of Edward and Catherine must all have been born during the first quarter of the 18th Century. Some of the children lived into the next century. We are able, from existing court records, to follow some of the children and their descendants for the next two hundred and fifty years, or counting Edward and Catherine, we have a family record for the past three hundred years. Prior to Edward and Catherine, we can surmise but cannot be positive. We shall now attempt to follow, in so far as possible, the descendants of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange County, Virginia.

Comment by Bryan S. Godfrey: The longevity among Edward's immediate descendants seems amazing. It appears at least five of his children lived into their eighties or beyond. His son Ambrose, who lived into his eighties apparently, had a son Lewis Haley (ca. 1737-1846) who lived 109 years, verified by his obituary!

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Archiver HALEY 2001-12 1008715200
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From: "Michael Hailey" [email protected]
Subject: [HALEY] A Peachey Association
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 16:40:00 -0600

First I would like to commend the Library of Virginia for providing the new documents online. I have gone to this site in the past and found the information limited and slow to load but it has improved greatly.

Second Jim Self should be commended for bringing it to our attention. That site should be visited periodically for updates.

I have gone over the leads I and found one of particular interest that needs to be shared with you as it relates to research I have done earlier. It is as follows:

Will of Mary Peachy (Peachey)
Probate Act Book 1717, King & Queen Co., VA

Will of Mary Peachy of St. Stephen's Parish, King & Queen County, VA.
To her niece Mary Peachy Walker, daughter of Mr. Thomas Walker and Susannah his wife, her negro named Viall; her five lottery tickets from the Exchequer, numbered 92567-70 and 92573; £200 when she comes of age or marries.
To her nephew John Walker, son of Mr. Thomas Walker and Susannah his wife, her negro man called Consul; £100 to be paid from testator's mortgage of Mrs. Mary Drys, haberdasher, of Gracious Street in London.
All the rest of her estate to her nephew-in-law Mr. Thomas Walker and her niece Susannah his wife, who are named as executors.
Signed 6 August 1713. Witness: John Waller, R. ca. (?) Walker, Joseph Hayle (his mark).
Probate London 18 January 1716 to Thomas Walker, with reservation in respect of Susannah Walker.

Many of us have heard that a man is measured by the company he keeps. Never has this been more true than in the search of Haley/Hailey ancestors where it may be said a "family" is known by the company it keeps. On the surface this will seems to have little relevance to the search for our ancestors. All that have read my paper called "Beginning" know that Hayle is one of the popular spellings for Haley up through the early 1700's in Virginia. Those readers will also know that Joseph Hayle is considered by this researcher to be the father of both Edward Haley who married Catherine Perrin and John Haley, Sr. the Quaker. More importantly, this seemingly unimportant will totally supports that conclusion plus more.

The most and obvious association is between Joseph Hayle and John Waller. A brief look at the life of John Waller brings up the following facts:
Col. John WALLER
Birth: 23 FEB 1672/73 in Newport Pagnall, Bucks Co., England
Death: 1 SEP 1754 in Newport, Spottsylvania County
1699 - 1702 Sheriff of King & Queen County
1703 Justice of King William County
1712 - 1722 Burgess from King William County

At the time of the Witnessing of the aforesaid will, John Waller was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Needless to say a very important position in Virginia at the time. A strong indication that Joseph Hayle, despite his illiteracy, seems to have associated with influential people especially when considered that Mary Peachey's deceased husband was Lt. Col. Samuel Peachy, a Justice of Richmond County.

The really significant arises from the fact is that John Waller was the brother of Mary WALLER. She married Edward Herndon who together were the parents of James Herndon who married Valentine Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Haley.

That, however, is not the only Waller connection to the Haleys.

John Waller's son also named John married Agnes Carr 1730 in Caroline Co., VA, daughter of Thomas Carr and Mary Dabney. Thomas Carr and Mary Dabney had another daughter Mary who married Henry Chiles. Susanna, a daughter of Henry Chiles and Mary Carr, married Thomas Haley son of Edward and Catherine Haley.

This provides two important associations between the Wallers and the Haleys. But there are more important associations that resulted from the Hayles and the Peacheys. Besides Joseph Hayle and John Waller there was a third witness to Mary Peachey's will. While the name wasn't complete on the transcript it had to be Richard Croshaw Walker brother to the John Walker who had married Mary Peachey's niece. But before we precede into that tie-in we should probably give some background info into the life of Mary Peachey.

Mary Biddlecombe was born about 1670 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, and died 16 DEC 1718 in North Farnham Parrish, Richmond County, Virginia. She was the daughter of James Biddlecombe and Mary Brassieur. She married James Tarpley 1687 in Rappahannock County, Virginia, son of Captain John Tarpley and Mary. After his death Mary joined Samuel Peachey in marriage. Samuel died about 1711 and his will was proved June 4, 1712.

While the relationship is not fully explained, most of Mary Peachey's estate went to her niece Susannah Walker and Susannah's family by Thomas Walker. Thomas Walker is as previously stated the brother of the Richard Croshaw Walker that witnessed Mary Peachey's will. The parents of Thomas and Richard Croshaw Walker were John Walker and Rachel Croshaw.

Rachel Croshaw was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Croshaw. Richard was the brother of Joseph Croshaw. Joseph and Richard were sons of Raleigh Croshaw, who arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in October 1608. Joseph's daughter, Unity, married John West, who's fatherwas also named John. Col. That John West, Sr. was the son of Sir Thomas West, Lord Delaware. John West, Sr. was Governor and Captain-General of Virginia, born in Hampshire, England; B. A. Magdalen, Oxford, 1613; member Colonial Council of Virginia 1630-1659 [on his mother's side he was descended through the Plantagenets; the Segraves; Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk; John Howard, Duke of Norfolk, who fell on Boswell Field; Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk and Earl of Surrey, victor at Flodden Field; Mary Boleyn, daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn and sister of Queen Anne Boleyn; and the Carys from King Edward].

Joseph Croshaw with his son-in-law John West, Jr. owned land in Virginia that is today the US Military Academy at Westpoint [correction: It is at West Point, New York, on the Hudson River, not West Point, Virginia, where the Pamunkey and Mattaponi Rivers join to form the York River]. The families of both Joseph Croshaw and John West provide further associations to the Haley/Hailey families.

Two early land patent for Joseph Hayle (Haile) holds one of those associations.

Virginia Patent Book No. 7
MR. JOSEPH HAILE, 1000 acs., New Kent County* in the freshes of Mattaponi River; 30 Oct 1686, p. 514. Beginning in path from William Rickett's house to the Indian Town; to Capt. William Smith Marriner; from his house to his landing; to land where John Barrow liveth formerly land of John Pigg's to N. side of the Ridge Path, dividing this & land of Mr. JAMES TAYLOR; along Watkins & Ricketts to Major Payton, &c. Transportation of 20 persons. (Would like to have their names).
*present day King & Queen

Virginia Patent Book No. 7
Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, 950 acs. New Kent County*, which he lives upon, in the freshes of Mattaponi Riv., 30 Oct. 1686, p. 520. Adj. George Weston; land of BAGBY; John Joy & the Ridge Path; over Torropin (Terrapin) Swamp. to land of Thomas White. 200 acs. purchased of Thomas Reinolds (Reynolds), 3 Dec. 1675, 100 acs. of JOSEPH HAILE, 26 Mar. 1680, & 400 acs. of George Brooks, 30 Oct. 1682, which 3 parcels are part of l000 acs. granted Maj. MARTIN PALMER & Mr. George Chapman; the residue for transportation of 5 persons
*present day King & Queen

Note the proximity of Joseph Hayle to Martin Palmer. This same close proximity while not as close would be held despite the acquisition of new lands by both Joseph Hayle, Martin Palmer and Martin Palmer Jr. for over fifty years. What makes the Palmer association important is that Joseph Croshaw first transported Martin, his wife Mary Palmer and daughter Mary as seen in the following:

Virginia Patent Book No. 4
JOSEPH CROSHAW* 1750 acs. York County, 8 Nov. 1653, p. 51. On S. side of York River* behind land of Capt. John West called Cheemockin, running by Black Creek** to CROSHAWs Extent. Transportation Of 25 pers: Henry Banister, Michael Widnell, John Turpey, Ann Garden, MARTIN PALMER, Mary his wife, Mary Palmer, John Godsmen (Godwin), Villemile Hughes, Edward Tirrell, John Daniell, John Fleming, John Miller, Richard Bayley, John Wlening (?), Sarah Boyce, George Smith, Hugh Stanfort, George Gymes.
*His daughter married a Quaker in Perquimans County NC. Perquimans County was the site of the first Quaker community in Virginia and North Carolina.
**Black Creek is on the Pamunkey which flows into the York in the present New Kent County

After the death of Mary Palmer, wife of Martin, he married the widow of Joseph Croshaw's son Richard. Making the association even stronger. Richard Croshaw's wife was Elizabeth Mallory. Her sister Jane Mallory married John Quarles, who, for those of you read "Beginning," know that the Quarles were one of those families who provided an association between the family of Edward and Catherine Haley, the family of John Haley, Sr. the Quaker and the Haileys of Brunswick County, VA. Thomas Hailey of Brunswick County, Virginia married Mary Quarles of this line.

Another link: Joseph Croshaw's daughter named Rachel, and not to be confused with the Rachel who was the daughter of Joseph's "brother," Richard, married Ralph Graves. Rachel's sister, Mary married Henry White. The son of Ralph Graves and Rachel Croshaw was Ralph Graves, Jr. The daughter of Henry White and Mary Croshaw was Unity White. Ralph Graves, Jr and Unity White married and one of their children was Henry White Graves who was the father of Elijah Graves.

Elijah Graves served with Richard Haley of Mecklenburg County, Virginia in Colonel Robert Harris's Regiment of Granville County Militia, Hillsborough, North Carolina, 1769. Elijah Graves was a neighbor of the Haley brothers of Mecklenburg County, VA. Elijah was also the surety for the marriage of David Haley, Jr. in Mecklenburg. David was the grandson of Edward and Catherine Haley.

There is another link between the Peacheys and the Croshaws which is derived through the Carey family of England which while relevant is too circuitous for me to understand much less explain. It is safe to say this is a tight knit group and one has to wonder how Joseph Hayle became involved with it.

Continuing with the associations from the will of Mary Peachey, one of the children of Thomas Walker and Susannah Peachey not mentioned in the will of Mary Peachey was Thomas Walker. Thomas was no doubt not mentioned because he had not been born at the time of Mary's will but his name adds more important associations for the Haley/Hailey family.

Thomas Walker married Elizabeth Gregory daughter of Roger Gregory and Mildred Washington. Mildred Washington was the daughter of daughter of Lawrence Washington and Mildred Warner. Lawrence and Mildred Washington were the grandparents of President George Washington. Roger Gregory's sister, Mary Bishop Gregory, married James Taylor August 10, 1682 in Caroline Co. James Taylor owned land next to Joseph Hayle and Martin Palmer on the previously cited 1686 deed.

Roger Gregory's brother, Richard, married Agnes West, grandaughter of the John West that married Unity Croshaw, daughter of Joseph Croshaw. Several Gregories from this line later married into the Haley family. There were several points of interaction with the Haleys in Mecklenburg, Brunswick and Halifax counties in Virginia. There is some variation in the research on the Gregory line by Gregory family ancestors. Irregardless of this variation, the associations remain true to this line even if a daughter for instance is instead a grandaughter. The Gregory line, as I have presented it here, seems to be the most consistent and true to the facts.

In summary
Within this one document , the will of Mary Peachey, is contained the possibility of numerous associations of the Haley/Hailey family which when combined with other information as marriages and deeds, etc. demonstrate what to this researcher is almost beyond a shadow of a doubt the relationship of Joseph Hayle and the family of Edward Haley and Catherine of Orange County, Virginia. In addition, the number of associations which relate to the Haleys/Haileys of southside Virginia, in particular Mecklenburg and Brunswick Counties with families connected to the individuals in the will of Mary Peachey and and those related to them puts to this researcher also almost beyond a shadow of a doubt the relationship of the Caroline, Spotsylvania and Orange Counties Haleys/Haileys to those of Mecklenburg and Brunswick.

It must be said that despite the number of associations contained herein, it it still possible that Joseph Hayle is not related and the family of Edward & Cartherine Haley may not be related to the Quaker Haleys or the Haleys of Mecklenburg and Brunswick. The information here and as presented in "Beginnning" strongly suggests that there is a relationship. Plus, while some of the details of these Haley/Hailey relationship are still unknown due to the loss of valuable records, the fact of the relationships are to this researcher a certainty.

There remains significant info that I have uncovered that will help to fill in the details. All that remains is to write it down insuch a way as to be readily understandable and as accurate. All leads that I come across are as thoroughly researched as is possible given my limitations. It is this attention to detail (and my normal life) and my personal refusal to release any information which I believe is seriously flawed.

Right now I have research which seems to further confirm the relationship between Joseph Hayle and the John Haley who was involved in the Planters Revolt. I may even have the names of their wives. Plus, I believe I have information that strengthens the premise that Thomas Haley of the Totapotomy Creek area is the father of Joseph and Thomas.

I have research on the Crenshaw family, sons of one man, who interracted with the Haleys of Caroline County, the Quaker Haleys, the Haleys of Lunenburg, Mecklenburg and Brunswick plus Granville County, North Carolina and who also have a relationship to the John Hailey who married Letitia Ragsdale in Lunenburg. This John Hailey has not to this point been associated to the other Haleys of Lunenburg or surrounding counties. At least he wasn't until recently.

There is lots of other research that needs to be written up. None conflicts so far with the work in "Beginning." In fact, it only seems to be strengthening those findings.

Please be patient and I will release this info as I have time to write it up. However, it may take a while as I perfer to research than write and a little lead like the one discussed here can take me off on a tangent.

If anyone has any thoughts or insight I would appreciate hearing from you.

Michael Hailey

From: "Michael Hailey" [email protected]
Subject: [HALEY] Is there a connection
Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:50:31 -0600
Friends
Any who have read the research I have done will have noticed that the spelling of that occurs often in the area that would be Caroline County of Hailey/Haley could also be Hayle, Haile, Hayles, Hailes, Hailey, Haley, Hayley. These spelling variations include Edward Haley who is the known common ancestor to many. I have speculated to myself that maybe the name morphed over time from Hailes to Haley. The variation with the "s" is surprisingly common in early Virginia ca 1631-1738. If our line came from the Hales, and I am not prepared to verify that it did, but if it did there is a website that could take our line back in England to before William the Conqueror of 1066. If you are interested and have a lot of time to read the website is http://www.hales.org/

As a small reminder I will add to this message some of the entries and variations that I have found interesting. Healey at end is really odd.

1657 York County Virginia Records 1659-1662
Certificate is granted to Mrs. Frances Bouth (Booth) for 2000 acres of land for importation of 40 persons into this colony, vizt: George Williams, Henry Bowles, Elizabeth Broadrock, Cornelius Lowers, Melior Bles, Robert Heton, Robert Monroe, William Kelliman, William _______, Saunders Smith, John Bankes, Richard Woebshoute, John Bank, ______ Montroe, Robert Jones, Reuben Asborne, Richard Deverell, Henry ______, Thomas Tailor, Thomas Perine, Mary Gardner, Maudlin Frith, Francis Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Curley, Eleanor Palmer, Jane Fowby, Sibella Darby, Margaret Powell, John Fulcher, Robert Atkins, Rice Rogers, Thomas Sueflett, John Rudds, JOHN HAYLES, Samuel Jordan, Robert Whitaker, John Wattills, Stephen Cowgells, Robert Porter. (Last twenty assigned to William Hitchman) Frances Booth is the Widow of Robert Booth, clerk of York County who died in 1657. He had extensive holdings on the Southside of the York River near Chickahominy Swamp which is now in New Kent County opposite Romancoke in King William County. The 1657 date is an estimate derived from the belief that the 40 headrights were compiled by Robert Booth before his death.

1663 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ" Virginia Patent Book NO. 5
WILLIAM HITCHMAN, 1000 acs. more or less, James City Co. 18 Dec. 1663, p. 349, (365). Nly. side of the head of Chickahomany Riv., Nly. on Charles Freeman, Ely. on William Wigg, S.W. on Mr. Goug (?), & Wly. on Mr. Thomas Marston. Trans. of 20 pers: Mary Gardner, Maudlin Irish, Francis Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Mary Curly (or Curby), Elinor Palmer, Jane Fowby, Sibilla Darby, Margarett Powell, John Fulcher, Robert Atkins. Rice Rogers, Thomas Fufflett, John Rudds, JOHN HOYLES (Hayles), Robert Witaker, Robert Porter, John Watley, Samuel Jordan, Stephen Cowgell. Taken from listing as from above.

1680 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ" Virginia Patent Book No. 7
MR JAMES TAYLOR, 950 acs. New Kent County*, which he lives upon, in the freshes of Mattaponi Riv., 30 Oct. 1686, p. 520. Adj. George Weston; land of BAGBY; John Joy & the Ridge Path; over Torropin (Terrapin) Swamp. to land of Thomas White. 200 acs. purchased of Thomas Reinolds (Reynolds), 3 Dec. 1675, 100 acs. of JOSEPH HAILE, 26 Mar. 1680, & 400 acs. of George Brooks, 30 Oct. 1682, which 3 parcels are part of 1000 acs. granted MAJ. MARTIN PALMER & MR. GEORGE CHAPMAN; the residue for transportation of 5 persons
*present day King & Queen

1683 Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II
King & Queen County: Records Concerning 18th Century Persons
St. Stephen's Parish Petition 1683. [This is the most important record in the foundations of King and Queen County.
Archives Division Virginia State Library, Richmond. Colonial Papers 1657-1687. "To the Rt Honno'll Sr Henry Chicheley Kt: his Ma'ties Deputy Governo'r and Cap't: Genr'll of Virginia And to the Honno'll Councill of State We the subscribers inhabitants and house keepers of St Stephens parish in the County of New Kent most humbly sheweth: That yo'r Petition'rs have beene for several! years past burthened with an Illegall Vestry Elected and made up for the major part without the knowledge or consent of the parish as the Law Injoynes: and of such Illitterate and Ignorant men as are and have been, Ever Ruled and Awed by one or two particulars persons, who are soe Insulting, and of such 111 disposed and turbulent spirits and dispositions, That noe Minister Cann or will stay with us or teach amongst us: by w'ch meenes, the Service of God is wholly neglected, our Church gon to Ruine, and Church Desipline and Government: almost Clearely laid aside: And forasmuch as our said Parish is !
not destitute of such Able, discreet, and honest men as may fittly supply the places of several! week and Ignorant persons of the present vestry according to the good Lawes of this Country: Yo'r Pet'rs in all humillity supplicateth y'or honn'rs that wee may have Liberty to Elect and make Cleare by the Gen'll voat of the Inhabitants of our said Parish of Persons (for a new vestry) as in our Judgm't may seeme meet and convenient which will Indubiately tend much to the Glory of God, And the peace and welfare of the whole Parish And yo'r Pet'rs as in all. Humility and Duty bound for yo'r Honn'rs shall Ever pray etc.
Some names listed:
WILLIAM WYATT (had ancestors who married into the Haley family of Orange County VA)
DAVID CAVE (had ancestors who married into the Haley family of Orange County VA)
JOSEPH x HAILE
Endorsed: St Stephens Parish Petition 1683 Inhabitants of St Stephens Parish New Kent Complain of Vestry No 4]. Also marked: A Council Paper 1682: 1683 and 1684.

1683 Â"Haley & Related FamiliesÂ"
The Second Revolt - Plant Cutters Revolt
On the 22nd of May, 1683, Culpeper issued a proclamation of pardon for all the "Cutters," except for Richard Bayley who had been condemned; and also for JOHN HAYLEY, Henry Inman, and John Wise, "who are fled, not dareing to abide their legal tryall, as also Robert Beverley (Clerk of the Assembly), John Sackler and Thomas Annis."

1686 From Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 7
MR. JOSEPH HAILE, 1000 acs.,New Kent Co; in the freshes* of Mattapony River; 30 Oct 1686, p. 514. Beg. in path from William RickettsÂ' house to the Indian Town; to Capt. William Smith Mariner; from his house to his landing; to land where John Barrow liveth formerly land of John PiggÂ's to N. side of the Ridge Path, dividing this & land of Mr. JAMES TAYLOR; along Watkins & Ricketts to Major Payton, &c. Trans. of 20 persons. (Would like to have their names).
[*Assuming freshes are the headwaters, this would be near the center of the present day Caroline County] A William Ricketts was master of the ship Loyalty in 1675. Hauled among other things Virginia tobacco.

1695 York County
(Rsh.192) Court held May 24, 1695, Mr. John Wyth his deed of sale from JOSEPH HAILE & ELIZABETH his wife of 100 acres in this county bearing date February 22, 1695, acknowledged by Joseph Hayle, Eliz: Haile acknowledged by giving Mr. Ralph Flowers her power of attorney.

1696
Westmoreland County Wills
Spencer, Anne, 29 August 1695; 27 May 1696. Son Richard, 1,100 lbs. of tobacco left to him by my former husband Richard Chapman; to Richard Chapman; dau. ELIZABETH HALEY; Ann Lucas; two sons William and Richard Anckram; Joshua Hudson. Witnesses: Samuel Lucas and Richard Wall. Richard Chapman is an ancestor of Thomas Chapman of Jordan's Journey where John Hely was in 1622

1699
From Â"English Duplicates of Lost Virginia RecordsÂ"
Â"Titles Upon Indian LeasesÂ" (June 1699)
This committee conceived that the following claimes and titles to land in Pamunkey Neck haveing their ground and foundation upon Indian leases are, ipso facto, Null & Voyd as being contrary to the true Intenet in the Printed Book. But because it conduces much to the advancement of his MajÂ'ties Interest and the peopleing of this his MajÂ'ties Colony that the said lands should be held of the King as others, and becuase the severall persons claimeing thereby have their immediate dependance thereupon and have made severall improvements and have a long continued & uninterrupted possession, this committee therefore conceived that (his MajÂ'ties grant to his Royall Colledge of William & Mary and other the former salvoÂ's reserved) a favourable Grant thereof may be made to them in severally, Viz:-(among names listed)
JOSEPH HAYLES, Joseph Cockerham & John Dixon 1,500 acres
Thomas Ware 600 acres leased to himself
Thomas Perrine 150 acres

1702 York County
1702, John Haley, Administrator for Jon Rand, DecÂ'd v. Nicholas Humphries, Bk 12, page 8, Deeds and Wills
This is the same John Haley who also died in York with will witnessed by Edward Hayly.Maj. William Buckner would have to complete administration of both John Haley and Jon Rand.

Virginia Wills & Administrations, 1632-1800
1703 Will of JOHN HAYLY
"In the Name of God Amen - I John Hayly of Yorke Parish in ye County of York, Planter, Being sick and weak of body but of perfect memory and Remembrance, praise be God, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following - Viz:

Imprimis: I Bequeath my Soul unto ye hands of Almighty God my Maker hoping through ye meritorious death and Passion of Jesus Christ my Savior and Redeemer to have free Pardon and forgiveness of all my sins. And as for my body to be decently Buryied at ye Discretion of my Executor here after nominated and as for what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to endow me withall I leave after my Debts and Funeral Charge first paid.

Item: My will and desire is that Samuel Dickenson of York Town be Allowed three pounds Sterling by my Executor out of a debt of Fifteen pounds Sterling which ye said Dickenson stands indebted to me by a Just Settlement of Accounts.

Item: I give and bequeath unto a Mullatta Boy called William which Maj. Buckner gave me ye summe of Fifteen pounds Sterling to be paid him when he comes to Twenty-one years of age, he being Eight years ould ye First of December Last Past. Ye said Fifteen Pounds being for his assistance in transporting himself out of this Colony when he comes to age as aforesid.

And further my will and desire is that ye said Boy stay and abide with Maj. Buckner until he arrives at ye age above named, and also requesting ye said Major. Buckner to take care ye said Boy be kept to school and brought up in ye feare of God and Protestant Religion."

He apparently left no wife or children, or they would have been mentioned in his will. However, EDWARD HAYLY was a witness to his will and may have been a son and if not undoubtedly a relative. Witnessed by Edward Hayly believe to be son of Joseph Hayle

1703 From Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 9
JOSEPH HAYLE, 200 acs., King Wm. Co.; between the HERRING CREEKS; on E. Side of the Middle HERRING Cr., cor. of WhiteÂ's & BakerÂ's land; near HillÂ's house; 23 Oct. 1703, p. 557. Trans. of 4 persons: Phillip Johnson, Benaty Saly, Margt. Dixon, Tho. Whitton. [This is near a place on the map called Haley Corners in present day Caroline County] This is the land from Â"Titles Upon Indian LeasesÂ"

From Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 9
John Pigg, 1000 acs., K. & Q, Co; in the freshes of Mattapony River; 24 Apr. 1703, p. 531. Beg. in path from William Rickett's house to the Indian Town; to Capt. William Smith Marriner; from his house to his landing; to land where John Barrow liveth formerly land of John PiggÂ's to N. side of the Ridge Path, dividing this & land of Mr. JAMES TAYLOR; along Watkins line: to Maj. Payton, &c. Granted JOSEPH HAILE, 30 Oct. 1686, deserted. now granted by order, &c. Trans. of 20 persons.

From Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 9
Thomas Perring (Perrin), 300 acs., King Wm. Co., on brs. of Up. HERRING CR; beg on N. side of Machocomico Sw. (canÂ't find), just below the bridge; 23 Oct. 1703, p. 550. Trans. of 6 persons including: EDWARD HAYLES. This is the land from Â"Titles Upon Indian LeasesÂ" Headright for trip from witnessing will of John Hayly

1704 Virginia Quit Rent Rolls
King William Co.
JOSEPH HAYLE - 200 acres (Son of Joseph Hayle)

King & Queen
JOHN HAYLE, esq. - 685 acres (John Haile of Essex)
JOHN HAYLE - 100 acres (Son of Joseph Hayle)
JOSEPH HAYLE - 250 acres

Essex
HAILE, JOHN - 900

1719 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 10
JOSEPH HAYLE & JOHN HAMMON, 400 acs. (N. L.), King Wm. Co., in St. John's Parish, on S. brs. of the S. fork of POLECAT Cr; cor. of Mr. Wm. Terrell & Robt. Chanler, on PHILLIMON HAWKINS' line, 11 July 1719, p. 427. 40 Shill. (This would be in Caroline County when formed 1728).

1721 Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II
King & Queen County: Records Concerning 18th Century Persons
Fragment of Deed. Hill to HAILE 1721 or 1722. Archives Division. Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia. Records of King William Co. Book 2. 1721-1722. p.17. Fragment of Deed. Date burned away but page indicates 1721 - possibly 1722. Isaac Hill of Stratton Major Parish in King & Queen County sells to JOSEPH HAILE (Hayle) of St. Johns Parish, King William Co., for - - -, 200 acres, lying in King William County Â"being the Remainder of six hundred acres of land granted to James (Honey) Hunney and Margaret his wife his wife late Margaret Dixon by Patent bearing date the twenty third day of October 1703 and is the Lower End of the - - - Hundred acres sold and conveyed to the said Isaac Hill by a Deed from the - - - Margaret his wife bearing date the 20th Day of May 1704 acknowledged the same DayÂ" - - - . Balance of entry destroyed. [this is from an area now known as Haley Corners]

Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. II
King & Queen County: Records Concerning 18th Century Persons
Fragment of Deed. Hail and Hammon to Hill 1721. Archives Division. Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia. Records of King William Co. Book 2. 1721-1722. p. 29. 4th of May 1721. JOSEPH HAILE and JOHN HAMMON both of St. Johns Parish, King William County, planters, sell to Isaac Hill of Stratton Major Parish in the County of King and Queen, Gent., for 3000 lb. tobo. 400 acres, being in the south fork of Polecat - - - , adj. land of Mr. Wm. Terrell, Robt. Chandler, etc. Signed JOSEPH HAILE, John Hammond. Wit: Gabriel Fowlkes, John Yarbrough, Dorathy Hammond wife of John Hammond of St. Margaretts Parish [sic] King William County relinquishes her right of dower.

1725 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 12
Thomas Hackett, of Middlesex Co., 400 acs. (N.L.), King William Co., in St. JohnÂ's Par: on brs. of the S. fork of Polecat Sw. & brs. of the North Anna (Riv.); adj. cor. of HAYLE & HAMMON & ROBERT HOLMES; & Robert Chandler's line; 17 Aug. 1725, p 260. 40 Shill.

1726 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 12
THOMAS CLARKE of Middlesex Co., 350 acs (N. L.), King Wm Co., in St. John's Par, beg. at cor. of JOSEPH HAYLE, JOHN HAMON, & ROBERT HOLMES, by Robert Chandler's line; to Mr. William Terrill's line, in the run of the S. fork of Polecat (Sw.); 4 June 1726, p. 387. 35 Shill.

1727 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 13
EDWARD HAYLEY, of King Wm. Co; 980 acs. (N. L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. George's Par, above the Mine Run on brs. of the N. fork of the Northanna (Riv.); on S. side the Rappidan (Riv.); 13 Oct, 1727, p. 171.

1728 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 13
JAMES HAYLE & EDWARD HAYLE, JR., 840 acs. (N.L.) Spotsyl. Co., in St. GeorgeÂ's Pa.; on brs. of the Mine Run; adj. Reverend Hugh Jones; EDWARD HAYLE; & Mr. BlesoeÂ's line; 28 Sept. 1728, p.380. (note spelling)

From Â"Haley & Related FamiliesÂ"
As EDWARD HALEY, Senior, had patented 980 acres in Spottsylvania in 1727, the following year he secured a patent for 840 acres also in Spottsylvania for two of his sons, Edward and James, who were perhaps the two oldest of his male children. (this would later be in Orange County)

1728 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 13
JOHN CHEADLE & THOMAS HAKITT, 400 acs. (N. L.), Caroline Co, on brs. of the S. fork of Polecat Sw, adj, David Murry; JOSEPH HAYLE; JOHN HAMMON, & ROBERT HOLMES; 2 Sept. 1728, p. 276. 40 Shill.

From Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 13
John Purvice, 770 acs. (N. L.), Spotsyl. Co., in St. GeorgeÂ's Par; on brs. of TerryÂ's Runn; by a Horse Lick, in the fork of a branch; adj. EDWARD HAILEY; EDWARD HAILEY JR.; & JAMES HAILEY; 28 Sept. 1728, pg. 322.

1728 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 13
George Purvice, 1000 acs. (N. L. ), Spotsyl. Co., in St. GeorgeÂ's Par; on brs. of Terry Run, Black Walnut Run, & the Mine Run, adj. EDWARD HAYLES, Bledsoe's line, EDWARD HAYLES Jr; John Purvice; & William Bledsoe, 28 Sept. 1728, p. 345.

1728 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 14
Henry Berry, 720 acs. (N. L.), Spotsylv. Co., in St. George's Par. on brs. of Terry's Run; adj. EDWARD HAYLEY. Jr; on SW side of Purvice's Run; in the Poyson Fields, by HAYLEÂ'S line; 28 Sept. 1728, p. 92.

1729 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 14
William Moore, 380 acs. (N. L.) Spotsylv. Co., in St. GeorgeÂ's Par; on head of the brs. of the Mine Run; adj. EDWARD HAILY; & Person Jones; 27 Sept. 1729, pg. 362. Imp. of 8 pers: John Camper, Alice Catherine Camper, John Huffman, Katherine Huffman, Jacob Richart, Elizabeth Richart, John Richart, & Katherine Cunk.

1732 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 14
William Johnson, Gent., 1000 acs. (Lapsed L.), Spotsylv. Co., in St. George's Par; on brs. of Terry's Run, Black Walnut Run, & the Mine Run; 28 Sept. 1732, p. 515. Granted George Purvice, 28 Sept 1728 on condition of seating, &c; adj. EDWARD HAYLES; William Bledsoe; EDWARD HAYLES, JR; & John Purvice. 5 Lbs., Money.

1735 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 16
James Cox, 200 acs. Orange Co., amonst the heads fo the Brs. of TerryÂ's Run; adj Henry Berry, EDWARD HAYLEY & Edward Hays; 10 Jan. 1735/36, pg. 503. £1.

1736 Â"Cavaliers & PioneersÂ"
Virginia Patent Book No. 17
James Cox, 400 acs. Orange Co., among the Brs. of TerryÂ's Run, by a Licking Hole; adj. EDWARD HAYLEY; 5 Jun. 1736, pg. 82. £2.

Spotsylvania County
DEED BOOK D 1742-1751; page 179
June 6, 1749. JOHN HEALEY of St. Geo. Parish, Spts. Co., to AMBROSE HEALEY of St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co. £30 curr. - acres in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Wm. Barber, GEORGE WELLS, James Stevens. June 6, 1749. MARY, wife of JOHN HEALEY, acknowledged her dower, etc.

1755
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Virginia [p.227] RECORDS
1755, 8, 9. WILLIAM [HAYLE] requested certificate to Cane Creek monthly meeting, N. C.; granted 10th mo 11 (Louisa County VA).

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From: "Michael Hailey"
Subject: Re: [HALEY] Charles Haley/Polly Walker VANCTN
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 20:01:51 -0600

Chuck
I would offer a possible correction to your hypothesis about the
Mecklenburg Haleys/Haileys being in-part the off-spring of John Haley
the Quaker. John had several children it is true but the only ones we
are certain of were those that also became Quakers. John the elder was
not born a Quaker as that movement did not reach Virginia until after
his birth and probably sometime after the birth of several of his
children. As I pointed out earlier, at least one of his sons was not a
Quaker. He would be the one that I believe best fits the role of
probable father of Pleasant Haley who would have been the ancestor of
Frank Haley who wrote "Haley & Related Families." It has been said
that Pleasant had no reason to go to the Lunenburg/Mecklenburg/Halifax
area but that is not true. Pleasant was not a Quaker nor was his father.
However, the people of that area were his relatives and the first Haley
known to have owned land in that area was the Quaker John Haley who sold
that land to his Quaker brother-in-laws, the Clarks. The land as I have
figured it would be in the present Halifax County just a few miles from
the later Mecklenburg Haleys.

Joseph Hayle/Haley had as I figure it, four sons and a probable fifth.
There was Edward, probably the oldest, Joseph Jr. who moved onto Indian
land on the South side of what would become Caroline County, Richard who
had two children, a boy and a girl, the son died without issue but was
the first literate Haley in this line although barely so, and the
youngest, John Haley the Quaker.

Joseph Sr.'s land was on the North side of what would become Caroline
County. Edward as the eldest son and exercising the right of
primogeniture inherited that land. It was probably the sale of that land
which made possible the later purchase of Edward's land in Orange
County.

Joseph Jr. knew he would not inherit the farm and so he settled on
Pamunkey Indian Reservation land. Later the English authorities
recognized Joseph Jr,'s claim and I believe this is the area in
Caroline County still known as Haley Corner. Lying not far from where
the North and South Anna Rivers join to form the Pamunkey River. It is
this claim that explains the two Joseph Haleys on the 1704 Quit Rent
roles, one in the North and one in the South different counties at the
time but later both would fall in the later formed Caroline.

We know the children of Edward thanks to the letter from David Haley to
his son. Thanks to Quaker documents, we know most of John's children,
at least those who were Quakers themselves. Thanks to the will of
Richard Haley, we know his son John who other records show died before
having children. Joseph Haley Jr is the one who creates the problem. To
further compound that problem, I believe he had children who also had
children who were following the practice of the day had the same names
as there cousins.

I believe this will explain the Thomas Haley of Mecklenburg who appears
to have a relationship with the Thomas Hailey of Brunswick. Joseph Jr.
seems to be comfortable with the Quakers as he later purchased land in
the area that was a hotbed of Quakerism in Caroline.

Joseph Sr. was a member of the Church of England and placed his mark on
the document that brought that church with minister to what would become
Caroline. I will propose that he was a fairly staunch member of that
church and that may have been a contributing reason to the distance
between Joseph Sr and John Haley the Quaker. We need to remember that it
was the Church of England that was responsible for persecuting the
Quakers. That was the reason that the Quakers moved further into the
wilderness of the Carolinas to get away from the persecution. People who
were not Quakers did not have to move that far for opportunity.

While I am on the subject, I want to mention something that has
bothered me. When we assumed that Edward Haley was the only man with a
family in the area, it is natural to think that the man who was on his
will, Humphrey Haley, was a grandson. Edward Haley, at that time that he
had died, was living in Orange County. Where I believe he moved so that
he could acquire cheap land for his sons and in that way to keep his
family together. Why was Humphrey, son of John, still living two
counties away in Caroline? We have assumed that his father, for the lack
of another possibility was a son of Edward. It is thought that this was
verified because one son of Edward (or was he?) was on a land deed with
that is generally believed to be the John who is the father of Humphrey.
Maybe they were not brothers but instead cousins? That there was another
line of Haley is not only possible but likely. Especially when we try to
work in the extra Edward later in Halifax. I have seem some pretty
strained thought processes that try to make that Edward a grandson of
Edward Haley of Orange.

Most of what I have stated is a postulation based on the facts that I
have researched. What is needed is someone on the ground in Caroline
who, because many of the Caroline records have been destroyed, needs to
research the families in the area who may have a stray Haley or two in
their lines.

I never intend to write this much when I start, sorry for the length.

Michael

More About Edward Haley:
Event 1: 18 Nov 1735, Recorded as overseer of the road from the Tombstone to the old Mountain road and had failed to keep it in good repair
Event 2: 30 May 1741, Fined fifteen shillings for failing to maintain the road.
Property 1: 1727, Patented 980 acre plantation in Spotsylvania Co., VA on the North Fork of the North Anna River. In this record his surname is spelled Hayley. This land is now in Orange County.
Property 2: 1739, Disposed of 414 acres to Richard Bradford for 42 pounds.
Property 3: 27 Mar 1740, Edward and Catherine Haley disposed of their home plantation to John Yarbrough
Property 4: 28 May 1741, Sold 50 acres more to Richard Bradford for 5 pounds which Bradford paid for with a Negro child.
Residence: 1727, King William Co., VA
Will: 29 Dec 1752, St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., VA--left his 140 acre plantation to his wife Catherine; disposed of other property to his children; one Negro woman named Roas was mentioned whom Edward bequeathed to his wife.

Notes for Catherine ?:
Catherine, the wife of Edward Haley, survived her husband by many years, as witnessed by her gifts to two of her sons:

"I Catherine Haley of St. Thomas Parish in Orange for and in consideration of the Love and good will which I bear toward my son Thomas Haley of Caroline County do give and grant Thomas Haley one negro boy named Robin at my decease.

Catherine Haley"

Witness: William Haley

(Deed Book #13, Page 505. 4/24/1765)

On the above date Catherine Haley also gave one negro boy Harry to her son William Haley of Orange County at her decease. (This negro Harry is mentioned in the will of William Haley many years later in Fayette County, Kentucky).

More About Catherine ?:
Property: 24 Apr 1765, Was still living in St. Thomas Parish, Orange Co., VA when she bequeathed a Negro boy Robin to her son Thomas Haley of Caroline County and a Negro boy Harry to her son William Haley.

Children of Edward Haley and Catherine ? are:
8 i. John Haley, born Abt. 1700 in King & Queen Co., VA?; died 10 Dec 1780 in Cumberland/Ontario area of Charlotte Co., VA; married Mary Anderson? Abt. 1730 in King William Co., VA?.
ii. Edward Haley, Jr., born Abt. 1700 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died Abt. 1730 in Orange Co., VA?; married Mary Tomason 27 Apr 1716 in Virginia; born Abt. 1700 in Virginia.

Notes for Edward Haley, Jr.:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

Edward Haley, Junior, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange County, Virginia, was born ca 1700, perhaps in either King and Queen or King William County, Virginia. He was married in this section, while a young man, to Mary Tomason. While living perhaps in King William, Edward and Mary Haley became the parents of two children, both girls, namely Sarah Haley and Mary Haley.
With the removal of his father and mother in 1727 to Spottsylvania County, which later became Orange County, Edward Haley, Junior, and his wife and children moved also to the same county. Families at that time often moved together to be of assistance to one another. Also land was probably cheaper and more easily procured in the frontier County of Spottsylvania, as the danger from Indian raids had not then ceased to exist. Also Governor Spottswood was interested in the settlement of this section of the frontier, into which he had brought his German iron-workers and had established Germanna. The French and Indian War had not then been contemplated, and it would be many years before the Indian menace on the frontier would be entirely eradicated. The town of Fredericksburg had not then been heard of, and the first County Seat of the new County of Spottsylvania was located at Germanna, where it would remain until 1732 when it was removed to Fredericksburg. Later, as this town was nowhere near the center of the county and the people were obliged to make long trips to their Court House, the County Seat was removed to a more central location, and Spottsylvania Court House came into existence.
As Edward Haley, Senior, had patented 980 acres in Spottsylvania in 1727, the following year he secured a patent for 840 acres also in Spottsylvania for two of his sons, Edward and James, who were perhaps the two oldest of his male children. The families of Edward Haley, Senior, and Edward Haley, Junior, probably moved to Spottsylvania in the winter of 1727-1728. While the patents were in the process of being obtained, and before a division of the 840 acres could be made, young Edward Haley, Junior, died, leaving his widow Mary and two small daughters. Therefore, James Haley, the brother-in-law of Mary Haley and uncle of the two daughters, arranged for a divison of the 840 acre tract as follows:
Deed Book #2, Pg. 498. "James Haley sold to Mary Haley widow and relict of Edward Haley, Junr. deceased and for love and affection, etc of her and his brother Edward Haley deceased two daughters Sarah and Mary Haley 400 Acres. Part of a greater tract of 840 Acres which was taken up by Edward Haley, Senr., father of the said James Haley and Edward Haley, deceased. Pattent in name of James Hayle and the said Edward Hayle, deceased before the said Tract of land of 840 Acres was divided between him and his brother James Haley into which consideration and the considerations of the said James Haley as at and by these present bargain sold transferred, etc, by these presents doth give grant bargain and sell unto the said Mary Haley during her natural Life and to her and the said Edward Haley, deceased two daughters Sarah and Mary Haley 400 Acres."
Nothing further is known of the widow Mary Haley nor of her two daughters. Mary may have re-married, as she was still a young woman, and the two daughters may have married and left descendants.

iii. James Haley, born Abt. 1703 in King William Co., VA; died Aft. 1759 in Halifax Co., or Pittsylvania Co., VA; married (1) Susannah Brockman Bef. 1725 in Virginia; born 1711; died 1750; married (2) Bethiah Collins Unknown; died Bef. 1752.

Notes for James Haley:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

James Haley was probably the second son to be born to Edward and Catherine Haley, who had moved from King William to that portion of Spottsylvania which later became Orange County. Perhaps the first mention of James in Orange County was on August 24, 1728. On this date the 840 acre tract of land which had been granted to the two brothers, James and Edward, was divided. As Edward Haley, Junior, died prior to the division, leaving his wife Mary and two daughters Sarah and Mary, James Haley granted them 400 acres of the tract, as before mentioned.
James Haley was apparently twice married; his first wife was Susanna ________, who may have been Susanna Brockman. His second wife was Bethiah ________, who may have been Bethiah Collins, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Collins of Essex County.
On June 25, 1741, James and Susanna Haley of Orange sold one hundred acres of land in Orange to Philip Singleton for £10. Again on July 7, 1749, they sold land in Orange to Samuel Brockmany.
On October 1, 1751, James Haley, of St. Thomas Parish in Orange, for five shillings paid unto William Collins and his wife Elizabeth, of South Farnham Parish in Essex, purchased from them a 200 acre tract of land lying in the Parish of St. George in Spottsylvania County. The witnesses to this transaction were Edward, Lewis and John Collins. A year later, on November 7, 1752, this tract was sold to Daniel Gardner for £40. At this sale, the wife of James was mentioned as Bethiah.
A final entry in the Orange records of February 9, 1753, shows James Haley dismissing a suit at Orange Court which he had against Ambrose Foster for debt. Probably in the year of 1753 he moved to the South, settling in what was then called Halifax County. The location of his new home was near the present Halifax-Spottsylvania County line. Though he lived in Halifax upon settling in this frontier county, yet the site of his home would today have been in Pittsylvania, and he probably never at any time lived in the present day County of Halifax.
At the March Term of Court for Halifax, James Haley was "appointed surveyor of a road in the room of John ________, and ordered to keep it in good repair, etc." The following year at March Court in 1755 for Halifax, James Haley was appointed surveyor of a road below Stinking River. This road would have been in the present County of Pittsylvania. At the July Term of Court for 1755, James was appointed surveyor of a road from Stinking River to Allens Creek. This would probably be the same as State Highway #40 of today and in Pittsylvania County. Since surveyors of roads were assigned sections of roads in the vicinity of their homes, we can very definitely determine where a settler lived at that period of history. James Haley thus resided near the present State Highway #40 just west of Mt. Airy in the County of Pittsylvania.
At May Court in 1759 for Halifax, James Haley had a case dismissed against Simeon Justice. This appears to be his last appearance at Halifax Court, and he may have died not too long afterwards. He left no will in Halifax nor in Pittsylvania, which was created a county in 1767. It is very probable he left children, and the Edward Haley whose land joined his in 1757 was probably his son. Also the James Haley who appears on the first Census for Halifax, with four white tythes, may have been his son.

More About James Haley:
Event: 1755, Appointed surveyor of a road from Stinking River to Allens Creek, probably part of present-day Virginia State Route 40, indicating he probably resided west of Mt. Airy in present-day Pittsylvania Co., VA
Residence 1: Bef. 1753, Orange Co., VA
Residence 2: Abt. 1753, Settled in Halifax Co., VA, that part which is now in Pittsylvania County.

iv. Valentine Haley, born Abt. 1711 in King and Queen Co., VA; died Bef. 21 Oct 1799 in Goochland Co., VA; married James Herndon 1737; born Abt. 1716 in Caroline Co., VA?; died Abt. 1764 in Caroline Co., VA?.

Notes for Valentine Haley:
from Haley and Related Families by Edward F. Haley

Valentine Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was married in 1737 to James Herndon, the great grandson of Governor Edward Diggs, who was born in 1716 and who died in 1764, probably in Caroline County.
Edward Haley and his wife on the 27th of August, 1741, gave to their daughter Valentine and son-in-law James Herndon a tract of 120 acres of land in Orange, which was a part of their original grant. Later, on the 24th of August, 1749, Edward Haley sold a tract of one hundred acres to James Herndon. James and Valentine (Haley) Herndon apparently resided in Caroline County, Virginia, until his death in 1764, and she for some time thereafter.
In 1773 Valentine Herndon bought 97 acres for £50 from Benjamin Herndon of the Parish of Saint James' Northam, in Goochland County, Virginia. This tract was on the west side of Lickinghole Creek in Goochland. Her son, John Herndon, was a witness to the sale. Later in the same year, on December 15, 1773, Valentine (Haley) Herndon sold this 97 acre tract to her son John Herndon for £70; it was a part of a 388 acre tract that Benjamin Herndon had purchased from William and Archer Michall. Edward, George and Lewis Herndon were witnesses to the sale.
Ten years after purchasing land in Goochland, Valentine (Haley) Herndon wrote her will, as follows:
"In the Name of God, Amen, I Valentine Herndon of Goochland County knowing it is appointed for all once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, being in perfect mind and memory. First I recommend my Soul to the Almighty who gave it, and my body to be buried in a Christian like manner by my Executors hereafter named.
Item: I desire all my just debts shall well and truly be paid by my Executors.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my sons Lewis Herndon, Reubin Herndon, James Herndon, and Edward Herndon five shillings starling to be equally divided among them four mentioned.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughters Sarah Samuel, Marye Herndon, Elizabeth Baker and Catey Herndon and my daughter-in-law Mary Herndon all my wareing clothes to be equally divided among the five equally or as they can agree.
Item: I give unto my daughter Catey Herndon my bed and furniture.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son John Herndon and my daughter Catey Herndon all the money due unto me, and my negro fellow Moses to be equally divided or as they can agree between them two.
I do hereby revoke all other will or wills heretofore made by me. Lastly I appoint my well beloved son John Herndon Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this tenth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty three.
Test: Dabney Wade Valentine Herndon
David Mullins (Probated 10 /21/1799)
At the date of the writing of the will, two of the daughters of James and Valentine (Haley) Herndon (that is Mary Herndon and Catey Herndon) were single, while Sarah was married to a Samuel, and Elizabeth to a Baker. Lewis Herndon, the eldest son of James and Valentine (Haley) Herndon, was born in Orange County, Virginia, in 1738. He was married prior to 1767 to Frances Thompson. Frances Thompson was the youngest of five children born to her parents and was born somewhere on the high seas while her parents were enroute to Virginia.

More About Valentine Haley:
Probate: 21 Oct 1799, Goochland Co., VA
Property 1: 27 Aug 1741, Was given a tract of 120 acres in Orange Co., VA by her parents, part of their original land grant.
Property 2: Abt. 1773, Following her husband's death, she purchased 97 acres for 50 pounds in Goochland Co., VA on Lickinghole Creek and sold the tract later that year to her son John Herndon.
Residence 1: Bef. 1773, Orange Co., VA
Residence 2: Aft. 1773, Goochland Co., VA
Will: 10 Sep 1783, Will of Valentine Herndon--Goochland Co., VA

Notes for James Herndon:
James Herndon, the son of Edward and Mary (Waller) Herndon, as before mentioned, married Valentine Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Haley in 1737, and they had five sons and four daughters prior to his death in 1764.

More About James Herndon:
Comment: He was a great-grandson of Colonial Virginia Governor Edward Diggs.
Property: 24 Aug 1749, Purchased 100 acres from his father-in-law, Edward Haley.

v. Ambrose Haley, born Abt. 1715 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died Aft. 1801 in Halifax Co., VA?; married Temperance ? Abt. 1735; born Abt. 1715.

Notes for Ambrose Haley:
From "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley:

Ambrose Haley, a brother to James, left Orange and also settled on the Halifax-Pittsylvania County line a short time after James settled. These two brothers' land joined. Another brother David Haley, who was perhaps the first of the brothers to settle in the area, lived near them perhaps for a time, but he eventually moved to Tennessee. But for awhile the three brothers were close neighbors and lived but a short distance from the County Seat of Halifax, which was at first located at Peytonsburg. After Pittsylvania was created a county, the new Court House for the present county was established at the present town of Halifax, where it has since remained.
Ambrose Haley, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was born probably in King and Queen or King William County about 1715. He removed with his parents to Spottsylvania in 1727 and later was, of course, living in what is today Orange when that county was created. He apparently resided in the County of Orange from 1727 to 1758. He married Temperance _________, and they had children, among whom were Ambrose, Junior, and Lewis Haley, and perhaps others.
On June 6, 1749, Ambrose Healey of St. Thomas Parish of Orange purchased for £30 a 200 acre tract of land from his brother John Healey and wife Mary of St. Georges Parish of Spottsylvania and was part of a Patent of 500 acres to his brother John, dated September 10, 1735. Ambrose and Temperance do not appear to have ever lived on this tract, which was on the south side of Robinsons Run and perhaps near to their home in Orange.
On the 4th of October, 1751, Ambrose Haley purchased 100 acres from James Elliott of King William. This land was in Orange, but Ambrose and Temperance about two years after its purchase, on November 5, 1753, sold it back to James Elliott.
On the 24th of May, 1753, Ambrose and his brother Benjamin Haley were summoned to Orange Court to give information concerning Sabbath Breaking and mix-orderly doings at Ordinarys of Elijah Morton and George Smith. Probably as a result of his having to give evidence at court in this case, we find Ambrose being forced to bring a suit against John Morgan for slander.
On the 4th of September, 1753, Ambrose Haley and wife Temperance, of the Parish of St. Thomas in Orange, sold to David Cave, Senior, of the same Parish and County, for £15 and 1000 pounds of tobacco and cask, the 200 acre plantation he had bought from his brother John about four years earlier, which land was in St. Georges Parish of Spottsylvania on the south side of Robinsons Run. Originally published in "Virginia County Records - Spotsylvania county, 1721-1800, Vol. I"
On March 26, 1754, Ambrose Haley of Orange purchased 100 acres of land in Orange from Zachary Allen and his wife Elizabeth of Orange. He held this tract less than a year later, selling it on February 27, 1755, to Reuben Daniel of Orange.
Much land was secured in the Colonial period by planters in the Colony who were willing to assume the transportation costs for new arrivals. The government granted each new arrival 50 acres of land for coming to the Colony to reside. Usually this land went to those paying their passage. On May 23, 1755, land was granted to Ambrose Haley for the importation of several people to dwell within the Colony. He was granted 50 acres per person imported. Those imported were Alexander Henderson, John Rakestraw, William Flanders, Henry Kendal, James Street, and Charles George Cock, all of whom were imported directly from Great Britain.
Again on June 27, 1755, Ambrose was granted land for the transportation of Frances Rouse and Elizabeth Smith, who were imported directly out of Ireland. Ambrose Haley, from the importation of these eight persons, took a grant of land in Halifax County of 386 acres. This land joined lands belonging to his relatives who had preceded him to this section and already owned land there.
On May 28, 1759, the Court of Halifax ordered Ambrose Haley and Edward Wade to lay off a road from the Court House, crossing Banister River at the Buffalo Ford, and on to the Pigg River Road. Since the early Court House of Halifax was at Peytonsburg in what is now Pittsylvania County, the road he surveyed probably all lay in the present County of Pittsylvania, stretching from Peytonsburg near the present Halifax County line, westward through the present town of Chatham and on beyond towards Callands. At February Court in 1760 for Halifax, it was ordered that Paul Pigg's Tythes work on the road whereof Ambrose Haley was surveyor. Since Paul Pigg lived some six miles to the southwest of the present town of Chatham, the road must have passed near his plantation (if not through it) and probably on to what is today the Franklin Turnpike.
In 1761 Ambrose Haley was granted permission by the government in the Capitol at Williamsburg to build a mill on John's Run, a small stream emptying into Sandy Creek; he owned the land on both sides of the Run. Signs of the old mill site are still visible more than two hundred years later, and it is very near the old County Line Baptist Church. It was in this immediate area that Ambrose spent the remainder of his life.
Ambrose Haley had a case in debt at Halifax Court at the November Term in 1761. In this suit he was the assignee of William Wright against Daniel Obar, a hatter. At the February Term of Halifax Court in 1772, he again had a suit in debt against George Lumpkins. And again at the May Term of Halifax Court in 1763, he brought suit against Samuel Satterwhite in debt. At the June Term of Halifax Court in 1764, Fielding Lewis of Fredericksburg, who had married Washington's only sister, Betty, and with whom there was perhaps friendship before Ambrose left the Fredericksburg area for the Southside, brought suit against Ambrose, in debt.
On the 26th of October, 1772, Ambrose Haley of Pittsylvania, and Temperance, his wife, sold forty acres for £45 to James Henry of Accomac County. This tract lay on John's Run, a branch of Sandy Creek and was part of a patent formerly granted to Ambrose. Lewis Haley, a son, was a witness.
On the 31st of December, 1787, Ambrose Haley of Pittsylvania gave to his son Lewis fifty acres, lying partially in Halifax and partially in Pittsylvania Counties, "bounded on the north by Johns Run." This was a deed of gift to his son Lewis. Three years later on March 3, 1790, Ambrose sold fifty acres on John's Run and Sandy Creek for £5 to his son, Ambrose Haley, Junior. This land lay along the line of Lewis Haley and Raccoon Branch.
Being a deeply religious man, Ambrose Haley of Pittsylvania on the 22nd of March, 1788, gave one acre on John's Run near the County Line of Pittsylvania and Halifax to Charles Womack and the Baptist Society, the consideration being one shilling. This was, of course, to be the site for a Baptist Church.
On August 25, 1796, Ambrose Haley, Senior, of Pittsylvania sold fifty acres to John Tomson for 4,800 pounds of inspected tobacco. This land was in Halifax. The use of tobacco for currency was about at an end.
On the 16th of February, 1798, Ambrose Haley, Senior, sold 35 acres on Sandy Creek and Meeting House Branch to George Thompson, Junior, for £35. So the Meeting House must have been built on the acre plot he'd deeded to the Baptist Society, thus giving the name to the branch. The following year on the 14th of December, he sold 40 acres on John's Run of Sandy Creek for £30 to Thomas Fromby of Pittsylvania. On the 14th of February, 1800, Ambrose Haley of Pittsylvania sold fifty acres on John's Run of Sandy Creek for £21 to Joseph Wood of Pittsylvania. On the 27th of April, 1802, we find the final sale of land by Ambrose Haley, Senior, of Pittsylvania, when he sold nineteen acres on the north side of John Fuller's Run for £13 to Lewis Haley, his son of Halifax. This land lay in both Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties.
From the first available census of Pittsylvania County taken in 1782, we find Ambrose Haley listed as having five horses and twelve head of cattle. No slaves are mentioned, nor does he ever appear in succeeding years to have held slaves. Coming from the section of Orange where he was reared, he was probably imbued with Quaker sentiments concerning slavery. Although spending his life in a slave holding section, he never departed from his early training, when to have done so might have meant much to him in a material way. In the Census of 1788, Ambrose Haley is shown as having two white tythes above the age of 16. Though he had two sons of greater age than 16, yet it would seem they would not have been listed with their father, as they themselves were heads of families. These tythes could have been grandsons living with their grandfather, or white hired laborers.
Ambrose Haley, Senior, probably died shortly after the last sale of land he made on April 27, 1802, but we do not know the date, as he appears to have died intestate. His life span covered practically all of the Eighteenth Century, most of which time he was a British Subject, though he lived through the war years and saw the establishment of the new government of the United States. Since Ambrose Haley died intestate, we do not know the number of children born to him and his wife Temperance. We know that they left at least two sons, Lewis and Ambrose, Junior. There were probably other sons and daughters.
Though in his younger years, Ambrose was no doubt a member of the Established Church, yet as different sects arose, we find him departing from the faith of his fathers and embracing the Baptist doctrine, as did many people who were on the frontier. He became a great leader in the early Baptist movement in Pittsylvania. From a manuscript of the period, about 1772, we find first-hand knowledge of the early struggle of this denomination and some of the people of the day who were called Baptists, or Separate Baptists, who laid the foundation for the present Baptists of the State.
(Ambrose Haley, wife and son Lewis about 1759 members of baptist Church). Among 74 persons, August 4th, 1760 by means of Rev. Mess. Mulkay, and Marshall and the same year joined the Sandy Creek Association the second Sunday in October.
(1) It is the first of "Separate" baptists in the Province and mother of Fall Creek and Bedford and New River to be constituted and of many preachers, and a nursing mother to all Virginians. (Sandy Creek Church was the leader among early baptist churches, and Ambrose Haley was a leader of the Sandy Creek Church).
(2) James Roberts was going to Col. Gordon for a warrent in 1769. As Roberts and another were travelling for the warrent in the night a strong glare of light shone about them in so much that the horses squatted to the ground and was succeeded by such thick darkness that they could not see anything. Roberts concluded it was a warning to him and thence forth ceased to be an opposer.
The first minister is the present Rev. Dutton Lane, born November 7th, 1732 near Baltimore, married Elizabeth Oakes. Children: Samuel, Rhody, Elizabeth, and Dutton. William Coker said "He had rather go to hell than to be obliged to hear a baptist in order to go to heaven".
Ambrose Haley, Senior, and his wife Temperance and their son Lewis may have become Baptists before moving to Southside Virginia. They were undoubtedly among the leaders of this movement in the Pittsylvania-Halifax area from 1758 onward. Meetings at first were held in homes of the members until churches could be built. Sandy Creek Church was the Mother Church to all the Baptist churches which were to follow in Virginia, if we consider 1759 as its original date of existence. When Pittsylvania County was created from Halifax in 1767, Peytonsburg ceased to be the County Seat, and for awhile services of Sandy Creek Church were held in the former Court House. The first Sandy Creek Church was built of logs near Peytonsburg. Homes of the region were also built of logs. The date of this first building appears to have been 1771, as this date was carved in the stone steps. Some years later on March 22, 1788, perhaps desiring a better church, or for other reasons, Ambrose Haley, Senior, for the legal consideration of one shilling, deeded to Charles Womack and the Baptist Society one acre of land on John's Run near the County Line of Pittsylvania and Halifax for the site of a new church building. This building seems to have been erected in 1788, but during the summer of 1788 services were held in arbors covered with brush. Over the years other buildings were constructed to house the congregation at this site. In the early days it must have been difficult being a Baptist, and such may still be the case. From the early minutes of Sandy Creek Church, which after 1788 has been called County Line Church, we see that members were excommunicated for various reasons - some quite trivial. It is difficult to understand how one could have lived up to such qualifications as were expected. Apparently Ambrose Haley must have met the rigid requirements, as we find no marks against him in any of the early church minutes. Such certainly was not the case with other members of the congregation, nor with members of his own family. At a Church Meeting held on April 21, 1781, Temperance Haley, the wife of Ambrose, "made a recantation of her transgressions and was received or restored to fellowship." We know not how she had transgressed. On November 18, 1781, Elizabeth Haley was excommunicated "for quarreling with her neighbors and other disorderly wals." One wonders how there could be quarreling with one's self. After all, it must take others in order to have a quarrel. Why select one only for punishment? At a Church Meeting of July 26, 1788, Mitty Haley questioned "whether she had been excommunicated and dealt with according to gospel order." The majority of the Church thought according to gospel order.
Ambrose Haley had given the land for County Line Church in 1787. In the same year he and his son Lewis were among those who agreed to contribute toward the salary of the pastor of the Church, William Dodson. Ambrose agreed to pay ten shillings, and his son Lewis agreed to pay fifteen shillings. Money was scarce during these years between the ending of the Revolution and prior to the establishment of the United States. The total of £12-15 was raised for the pastor's salary.

More About Ambrose Haley:
Census: 1782, Pittsylvania Co., VA--Ambrose Haley listed as having 5 horses and 12 cows. Apparently he never owned slaves, suggesting he may have held some Quaker virtues as Quakers were common in Orange Co., VA where he was from.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Bef. 1786, Ambrose was one of the early converts to the Baptist denomination. He donated one acre in 1788 to Charles Womack and the Baptist Society for a Baptist Church.
Event 1: 24 May 1753, Ambose and his brother Benjamin testified in Orange County Court concerning Sabbath breaking and disorderly conduct at Elijah Morton's and George Smith's ordinarys.
Event 2: 28 May 1759, Ambrose Haley and Edward Wade were ordered by the Halifax Court to survey a road from the Court House (then in present-day Peytonsburg) over the Banister River towards Callands (probably the present Franklin Turnpike).
Event 3: 1761, The colonial legislature at Williamsburg granted Ambrose Haley permission to construct a mill on John's Run, which flows into Sandy Creek, near the present-day County Line Baptist Church. He lived here for the rest of his life.
Property 1: 06 Jun 1749, Purchased from his brother John for 30 pounds 200 acres on the south side of Robinsons Run in Spotsylvania Co., VA. Ambose and Temperance probably did not reside there.
Property 2: 04 Oct 1751, Purchased 100 acres from James Elliott in Orange County but sold it back to him on 5 Nov 1753.
Property 3: 04 Sep 1753, Sold his 200 acre plantation to David Cave for 15 pounds and 1000 pounds of tobacco and cask.
Property 4: 26 Mar 1754, Purchased 100 acres in Orange County from Zachary and Elizabeth Allen, which he sold to Reuben Daniel on 27 Feb 1755.
Property 5: 23 May 1755, Was granted 50 acres per person for the importation of six people from England.
Property 6: 27 Jun 1755, Was granted more land for transporting Frances Rouse and Elizabeth Smith from Ireland. These land grants totalled 386 acres in Halifax Co., VA where several of his family members were already residing.
Property 7: 13 Mar 1759, Sold 386 acre grant in Halifax to Henry Samuels of King and Queen Co., VA.
Property 8: 26 Oct 1772, Ambrose and Temperance Haley sold 40 acres on John's Run, Pittsylvania County, to James Henry of Accomack Co., VA for 45 pounds.
Property 9: Aft. 1787, Ambrose began selling land to his sons.
Property 10: 25 Aug 1796, Sold 50 acres to John Tomson for 4800 pounds of inspected tobacco. This was around the time people ceased using tobacco for currency.
Property 11: 16 Feb 1798, Sold 35 acres on Sandy Creek and Meeting House Branch to George Thompson, Jr. for 35 pounds.
Property 12: 14 Dec 1799, Sold 40 acres on John's Run of Sandy Creek to Thomas Fromby of Pittsylvania County for 30 pounds.
Property 13: 14 Feb 1800, Sold 50 acres on John's Run of Sandy Creek to Joseph Wood of Pittsylvania County for 21 pounds.
Property 14: 27 Apr 1802, Ambrose Haley's last known transaction was selling 19 acres on the north side of John Fuller's Run for 13 pounds to his son Lewis Haley of Halifax.
Religion: Aft. 1758, Ambrose Haley was an early leader in establishing the newly-formed Baptist denomination in his area. Sandy Creek Church was the mother of all Baptist churches in Virginia.
Residence 1: Bet. 1727 - 1758, Orange Co., VA
Residence 2: Abt. 1758, Settled in Halifax Co., VA, the portion of which probably lies in Pittsylvania County which was formed from part of Halifax in 1767 (near the county line).

vi. William Haley, born Abt. 1715 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died 1803 in Fayette Co., KY; married Henrietta ? Bef. 1752 in Virginia; died May 1814 in Fayette Co., KY.

Notes for William Haley:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

William Haley, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was probably born in King William County, Virginia, about 1715 and accompanied his parents when they removed to Spottsylvania and was thus living in the present Orange County when it was severed from the present Spottsylvania.
William Haley's name rarely appears in any court records. We do find him appearing at Orange Court as a witness in 1741. Again at Orange Court in 1755 William Haley's attachment against the estate of Reuben Lantor was dismissed. He married Henrietta _________ and was apparently given 107 acres by his father and resided on it after his marriage. We do not know how long this 107 acres had been in the hands of William and Henrietta but probably from the date of their marriage. At the time of the death of Edward Haley, the plantation was known as the William Haley plantation, and it was given to William by his father's will of 1752. William Haley was one of the witnesses to his father's will in 1752.
William and Henrietta Haley resided for some years in the County of Orange. On April 24, 1765, Catherine Haley, his mother, deeded to her son William of Orange a negro boy, Harry, to be his at her decease. Still later, on April 28, 1774, William and Henrietta Haley sold 93 acres from their plantation to John Brown. It is probable they left the county at this time, and it is also possible they may have resided in some other county in Virginia for some time before passing on to Kentucky. However, after arriving in Kentucky, they seem to have made Fayette County their permanent home. They had two children - Orinda, who married an Outon, and Benjamin Haley.
William Haley, though of advanced years when he removed to Kentucky, yet lived for many years there, both while it was a county of Virginia and after it became a state. He and his family resided in the neighborhood of the present David's Fork Baptist Church and no doubt contributed to its building, as they were members of this church. It is a beautiful and well kept edifice, dating from 1801, and is about nine miles east of Lexington just off the main highway to Winchester. The writer was disappointed that no cemetery was in evidence when the church was visited 170 years after its beginning, yet was gratified to find Haleys still living in the immediate vicinity of the church.
On the 6th of April, 1803, William Haley drew his will as follows:
"In the name of God, Amen. I William Haley of the County of Fayette and State of Kentucky being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, and as to such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with I give and devise of the same in manner and form following: that is to say I give and bequeath to my dearly beloved wife Henrietta Haley my worldly Estate, that is to say my negro man Harry, stock of every kind, household goods and moveables to be her property during her natural life. After her decease it is my will and desire that the negro man Harry shall be given to my son Benjamin Haley which I give to him and his heirs forever. It is also my desire that my daughter Orinda Outon shall have of my Estate equal to the negro man Harry if there should remain quantity sufficient. If any part over or above the equality it is my desire it should then be equally divided between my son Benjamin Haley and my daughter Orinda Outon to be theirs and their heirs forever. And lastly I constitute and appoint Benjamin Haley Executor of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day of April 6, 1803.
William Haley SEAL
Probated at November Term of Court, 1803."
(Will Book A, Page 79).

William Haley died shortly thereafter and the will was proved by two witnesses, William Haley and James Weathers.

More About William Haley:
Ethnicity/Relig.: Bef. 1801, Baptist--Member of David's Fork Baptist Church after settling in Kentucky. This is located about 9 miles east of Lexington.
Probate: Nov 1803, Fayette Co., KY
Property 1: 24 Apr 1765, His mother deeded him a Negro boy Harry to become his after her death.
Property 2: 28 Apr 1774, Sold 93 acres to John Brown
Residence: Aft. 1774, Settled in Fayette Co., KY
Will: 06 Apr 1803, Will Book A, p. 79--Fayette Co., KY

Notes for Henrietta ?:
According to the records of David's Fork Baptist Church, Henrietta Haley survived her husband by eleven years, dying in May of 1814.

vii. Benjamin Haley, born Abt. 1715 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died 1800 in Orange Co., VA; married (1) Lucy ?; married (2) Elizabeth ? Abt. 1735 in Virginia; born Abt. 1720.

Notes for Benjamin Haley:
From "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley and Eva F. Haley:

Benjamin Haley, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was born about 1715, possibly in King William County, Virginia, and moved with his parents to Spottsylvania County, Virginia, in 1727. Perhaps no name has been used more often than Benjamin in the Haley family, and it is difficult to keep them separated. It is also a certain sign of family relationship whenever and wherever found. This Christian name in the family probably originated with Benjamin, the son of Edward and Catherine, and may have had its origin with Benjamin Cave, an outstanding citizen of the Orange area.
Benjamin Haley's name first appears in Orange in 1739 when, in a deed to land, his father mentions that the boundary line ran "along my son Benjamin's line." Thus Benjamin must have been grown and owned land adjoining his father. He was mentioned in his father's will of 1752.
On March 6, 1753, it was ordered that Benjamin Haley of Orange be paid 350 pounds of tobacco for three days attendance as a witness and going and returning three times 35 miles to Spottsylvania County Court.
On May 24, 1753, Benjamin and his brother Ambrose were "summoned to Orange Court to give information concerning Sabbath Breaking and Misorderly doings at Ordinarys of Elijah Morton and George Smith."
On June 29, 1753, Benjamin was fined 350 pounds of tobacco for failing to appear as a witness for the King at Orange Court.
On December 26, 1753, Benjajmin was granted the right to build a mill on Visa, apparently a small stream in Orange, but he had to pay 20 shillings for land on the opposite side of the stream.
On the 24th of April, 1760, Benjamin was placed under a peace bond for one year against Elijah Morton. This action probably stemmed from the fact that he had several years previously been forced to testify at court concerning law violation by Morton.
According to the will of Edward Haley, 140 acres of his plantation was to descend to his son Thomas, after the death of his wife Catherine. This would have been the home plantation on which Catherine was then probably living. On the 26th of June, 1760, Thomas Haley, who was now married to Sussanna Chiles, sold this home tract to his brother Benjamin for £56. Thus Benjamin, who already had land here, seems to have intended to make this location his home. He had undoubtedly been married many years to Elizabeth _________ at this time.
Thomas Haley and his wife moved from Orange to Caroline County after the sale of his plantation to his brother. While living here, on the 24th of April, 1765, his mother "Catherine Haley of St. Thomas Parish in Orange for and in consideration of the Love and good will which I bear toward my son Thomas Haley of Caroline County do give and grant -Thomas Haley (Hayley) one negro boy named Robin at my decease."
Some error in dates appears here which remains unsolved. There is no doubt that Thomas died at about this time. However, on Monday, March 5, 1764, Benjamin Haley of Spottsylvania is appointed guardian of two of the children of Thomas Haley, deceased. Thus Benjamin at this time was residing in Spottsylvania, and Thomas would appear to have been dead a year before his mother's gift of the negro Robin. This may have merely been a mistake on the part of the clerk in recording the gift or guardianship.
Benjamin Haley, though owning land in Orange, seems to have leased additional lands in Spottsylvania from the son of Ex Royal Governor Alexander Spottswood. Since Orange and Spottsylvania Counties join, this leased land may have been very close to his Orange holdings. On January 1, 1772,
"Benjamin Haley was in the occupation and tenure of 208 acres in Spottsylvania, and he was to hold it during the natural life of Alexander Spottswood, Alexander Spottswood, Junior, and Frances Haley Allen, and the longest liver of them, paying for the first two years of the said term one ear of corn, if the same shall be demanded, and yearly and every year on the 25th day of December during the remainder of the term aforesaid the sum of rent of one thousand pounds tobacco and cask and shall not permit waste. If default of 60 days allowed in any one year to forfeit. Again on November 19, 1772, "Alexander Spottswood to Benjamin Haley of County of Spotsylvania, 250 Acres (208 acres part thereof) during life of Benjamin Haley and his wife and daughter Frances, and the longest liver paying one ear of corn the first year if demanded, 2nd year 630 pounds tobacco and cask, 3rd year 1,000 pounds tobacco and cask and thereafter 1220 pounds tobacco and cask (60 days allowance or forfeit)."
Benjamin Haley probably cultivated his own lands in Orange, as well as the leased land in Spottsylvania. He may have lived at times in Spottsylvania, or he may never have moved out of Orange. In 1780 he was representing the County of Orange in the State Legislature, and when he died, his will was written and probated in Orange. Some writers have stated he was twice married - his last wife being Lucy - but this is not true, although there was another Benjamin Haley in Spottsylvania at the same time who did have a wife named Lucy, and who died in Spottsylvania within five years of the death of Benjamin of Orange.
If Benjamin Haley had any sons, they were not mentioned in his will. He had a daughter, Frances, who apparently was married at least twice, the first time to an Allen and the second time to a Guttery. By her second marriage she had a son Haley Guttery, and both survived Benjamin. Another daughter had married Benjamin Gaines, and they were without children when Benjamin died. A third daughter had married a Wright and left three sons - Benjamin Wright, John Wright, and Alexander Wright. It is possible that he had a fourth daughter, Catherine, the wife of John Dear.
On October 4, 1800, Benjamin Haley of Orange drew his will, which was probated a little over four months later, on Monday the 26th of January, 1801. He probably died at about the end of the year 1800.

(Orange County Will Book #3, Pg. 549)
"In the name of God Amen. I Benjamin Haley of the County of Orange and State of Virginia calling to mind the mortality of man (that is) it is appointed for all men once to die, being in perfect health at this time and of perfect sence and memory blessed be God do make, constitute, and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in the form and manner following (that is to say in the first place) I recommend my Soul to the God that gave it and my body to be buried in a decent Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter named and as touching my estate both real and personal wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life I dispose thereof in the following manner.
Item: I lend unto my beloved wife Elizabeth Haley during her natural life the land and plantation I now live on and all my moveable Estate of every kind forever and at the time of her death my will and desire is that my grand daughter Elizabeth Gaines shall have One Hundred Acres of the Land I now live on by a straight dividing line from the lower old road across the land to Robert Lankersters line adjoining to said Lancaster Henry Webster and George Quisenberry to her and the heirs of her body (if any) at the time of her death (but if no heir of her own body) that in that case the land so given shall return to the body of my Estate again. And the balance of the Tract of land I now live on I give to be equally divided among my three grandsons, Benjamin Wright, John Wright, and Alexander Wright and their heirs and assigns forever. And the Tract of Land I now have adjoining Adam Lindsay, Henry Wood and Ptolemy Powell I give unto my three grandsons above mentioned, that is to say Benjamin Wright, John Wright and Alexander Wright Together with all other Lands I now possess to them and their heirs forever. And in case either of my said grandsons should die without an heir of their body that the part of portion so divided to them shall be equally divided among the surviving Brothers and sisters or their heirs but if my said granddaughter should be still alive at such death that the part so left shall not be at the disposal of her present husband, Benjamin Gaines. And my last desire is that the time that my grand children do receive the portion or part of my Estate that each of them shall pay unto Catey Dear the wife of John Dear the sum of Five pounds each in cash or as she and they may agree. And my last desire is that my daughter Frankey Guttery should have a girl by the name of Rachael the child of a wench by the name of Winney, and at her death the girl by the name of Rachel of the said wench by the name of Winney shall go to her son Haley Guttery. And my last desire is that the said negro wench by the name of Winney and all her increase exclusive of the girl by the name of Rachel shall be equally divided among my grandchildren above written, to them and their heirs forever. And in case either of my grandchildren should die without an heir of their body that the part or portion of Negroes so divided to them shall be equally divided amongst the surviving brothers and sister and their heirs forever. And I do hereby constitute and appoint my grandson Benjamin Wright Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby making null and void all and every will and wills heretofore made by me declaring this only to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this Fourth day of October One Thousand Eight Hundred.
Benjamin Haley SEAL
Signed, published and
acknowledged in presence of
John Herndon, Senr.
Edward Hobday
Jno. Herndon, Junr. Probated 1 26 1801



More About Benjamin Haley:
Elected: 1780, Represented Orange County in the State Legislature.
Event 1: 06 Mar 1753, The Spotsylvania County Court ordered Benjamin Haley of Orange County be paid 350 pounds of tobacco for three days' attendance as a witness and travelling 35 miles 3 times to and from Spotsylvania County Court.
Event 2: 29 Jun 1753, Was fined 350 pounds of tobacco for failing to appear as a witness for the King at Orange County Court.
Event 3: 26 Dec 1753, Was granted the right to construct mill on a stream called Visa (assumed to be in Orange Co., VA) but he had to pay 20 shillings for land on the opposite side of the stream.
Event 4: 24 Apr 1760, Was placed under a peace bond for one year against Elijah Morton, whom Benjamin had testified against several years earlier.
Event 5: 05 Mar 1764, Was living in Spotsylvania Co., VA when he was appointed guardian of two of the children of his deceased brother Thomas.
Namesake: The author of the Haley genealogy suggested Benjamin could have been named for Benjamin Cave, an outstanding citizen of Orange County. Could his mother Catherine have been a Cave? Cave occurs as a first name elsewhere in the Haley genealogy.
Probate: 26 Jan 1801, Orange Co., VA
Property 1: 26 Jun 1760, Purchased the home tract of his mother (140 acres) for 56 pounds from his brother Thomas who had inherited it from their father.
Property 2: Abt. 1772, Owned land in Orange County but also leased lands in Spotsylvania from the son of former Governor Alexander Spotswood.
Will: 04 Oct 1800, Orange Co., VA Will Book 3, p. 549

viii. Sarah Haley, born Abt. 1715; married Thomas Oakes? Bef. Dec 1752 in Virginia; born Abt. 1700 in Virginia.

Notes for Sarah Haley:
http://www.haleyholler.com/haley/HRF/Section8j.html

An excerpt from Haley and Related Families by Edward F. Haley

SECTION VIII
(continued)

SARAH HALEY

Sarah Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was probably born in either King and Queen or King William County, Virginia. She was probably the oldest daughter in the family and born not long after 1700. She was mentioned in her father's will of 1752 as Sarah Oakes. It is not known when she was married, but her husband has been identified by some as Thomas Oakes. While no research has been conducted on Sarah's family, yet most likely they moved southward, settling in Halifax County, Virginia. There were later marriages between members of the Oakes and Haley families in the Halifax-Pittsylvania County area, which would suggest a long-standing acquaintanceship.

ix. Elizabeth Haley, born Abt. 1717; married William Christopher Abt. 1738 in Virginia; born Abt. 1700 in Richmond Co., VA; died Bet. 15 - 18 May 1772 in Charlotte Co., VA.

Notes for Elizabeth Haley:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

Elizabeth Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine of Orange, was born probably in King William or King and Queen County about 1700. The place and date of her marriage to William Christopher is unknown. She may have been married before her parents moved to Orange County.
The family into which she married was an old one in Virginia. Her husband William, the son of Nicholas and Ann Christopher, was born also about 1700 and probably in the Northern Neck County of Richmond. Glancing at her husband's family, we find a few facts among the few scattered records remaining.

Notes for William Christopher:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

The remaining son of Nicholas and Ann Christopher was William Christopher, who was born about 1700 and who married Elizabeth Haley, the daughter of Edward and Catherine Haley, of Orange. On the 25th of August, 1741, William and Elizabeth leased a tract of land from the Estate of Governor Alexander Spottswood. Governor Spottswood had died probably in 1740 (as his will was dated April 19, 1740), leaving two sons, John and Robert Spottswood. This lease was to William and Elizabeth, who then had a son Morton, perhaps their oldest child. The land lay on the north side of the Rapidan River in Orange and was a part of the "Spottsylvania Tract."
It is not known when William and Elizabeth Haley Christopher moved to the south. His father Nicholas had given to William a tract of land consisting of 200 acres lying on both sides of Dry Creek in the present County of Lunenburg. This tract eventually became the property of William and Elizabeth's son Morton Christopher. Instead of moving southward as most of the family seems to have done, Morton elected to remain in Culpeper. On February 7, 1778, Morton Christopher sold for £300 the 200 acre tract on Dry Creek, which had formerly belonged to his father William, to his Uncle David Christopher, then living in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, "and is the land that my grand father Nicholas Christopher gave to my father William Christopher."
William Christopher and family probably lived for some time on this tract which his father had given him, but for some reason they decided to move from the northern and eastern section of Lunenburg to the southwestern section of Charlotte, a distance of about forty miles. On the 10th of January, 1767, William and Elizabeth purchased from John Haley a tract of land in the lower part of Charlotte, as is shown from this indenture:
"This Indenture made this 10th day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty-seven between John Haily of the County of Charlotte of the one part and William Christopher of the said County of the other part, Witnesseth: that the said John Hailey for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said William Christopher hath given, granted, bargained, and sold, and by these presents doth give, grant, bargain, sell and confirm unto the said Christopher, his heirs, and assigns forever one certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing 145 Acres, more or less, lying in the County of Charlotte aforesaid on the middle Fork of Sandy Creek and bounded as followeth: ______."
Among the witnesses was Ambrose Christopher.

On this tract they apparently resided for the next five years, or until the death of William. His will dated May 15, 1771, was admitted to probate in the County of Charlotte on July 6, 1772, though he had been dead for some time prior to this. In accordance with his will, he left to his son James Christopher one half of his land; the remaining half was to go to his son Ambrose Christopher, after the death of his wife Elizabeth. To his daughter Sarah Christopher, he left one cow; and to his daughter Melley Christopher, he left a bed and furniture. He had other children, not mentioned, including Morton Christopher of Culpeper County, Virginia, as well as probably William Christopher. It would appear that these two sons and daughters were residing with their parents at this time, while the others were probably established elsewhere. In accordance with the will of Nicholas Christopher of 1754, his estate was to go to his son Jacobus, and then to the heirs of Jacobus, provided he left any, otherwise the estate was to go to his son William Christopher and to his heirs. It was of course known that William had children at the time the will was written. The estate of Nicholas Christopher was of course in the possession of his son Jacobus following the testator's death, and so remained until the death of Jacobus, which occurred several years after the death of his brother William. As Jacobus died without issue, the estate of Nicholas Christopher descended to the heirs of his son William Christopher. Four of the heirs of William inherited from their father's estate; now all of his children inherited from their grandfather Nicholas. On the 7th of February, 1778, Morton Christopher gave a Power of Attorney to his uncle to represent him in the division of the estate.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY VIRGINIA WILLS, 1765-1791
Page 93. Will....

I, William Christopher, being sick and weak in body but in my perfect senses
To my son James Christopher - half the tract of land I now live upon, joining Hamblin's
line.
To my son Ambrose Christopher-the other half of my land the plantation I now live on,
after the death of my wife, Elizabeth Christopher. Also 1 feather bed & furniture.
To my daughter Sarah Christopher - 1 young cow
To my daughter Milley Christopher - 1 feather bed & furniture, after the death of my wife, Elizabeth.
To my wife Elizabeth during her life - the rest of my household goods and stock. After her
death,to be sold and equally divided among the rest of my children that are not legatees.

Executors: my wife, and Ambrose Christopher, my son.

Signed May 15, 1771 - William (W his mark) Christopher. Wit - Frances Barnes, Barnaba (B his mark) Wells, Philip (+ his mark) Bond.

At a court held for Charlotte Co. on Jul 6, 1772, the will of William Christopher dec'd was presented and proved by the oaths of 3 witnesses and OR. On the motion of John May
(sic) administration is granted him. His security was Peter Hamblin.

More About William Christopher:
Probate: 06 Jul 1772, Charlotte Co., VA
Property 1: 25 Aug 1741, William and Elizabeth Haley Christopher leased a tract of land from the estate of Governor Alexander Spotswood, located on the north side of the Rapidan River in Orange Co., VA
Property 2: William's father, Nicholas Christopher, gave him 200 acres on both sides of Dry Creek in present-day Lunenburg Co., VA
Property 3: 10 Jan 1767, William and Elizabeth Christopher purchased a tract of land in Charlotte Co., VA from John Haley (probably her father)
Will: 15 May 1771, Charlotte Co., VA

x. Thomas Haley, born Abt. 1720 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died Abt. 1765; married Susanna Chiles Bef. 1763 in Virginia; born Abt. 1720; died Aft. 09 Jan 1817 in Lexington, Fayette Co., KY.

Notes for Thomas Haley:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

Thomas Haley, the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange, was probably born in King William County, Virginia, about 1720 and accompanied his parents when they moved to Spottsylvania. In his father's will of 1752, he was left the home plantation of 140 acres in Orange after the death of his mother Catherine. Thomas was not married at this time, and it was further stated that he was to receive a feather bed and furniture upon the death of his mother, or his marriage, whichever came first. He was married shortly after his father's death to Susanna Chiles, the daughter of Henry and Mary Carr Chiles.
There are few appearances of Thomas Haley in Court records, though on July 26, 1754, we find him bringing a suit against Berryman Davis for Trespass, Assault and Battery, in Orange Court. On May 23, 1755, he served as a witness in a case at Orange Court.
Edward Haley in his will of 1752 left to his unmarried son Thomas his home plantation of 140 acres in Orange, as well as a feather bed and furniture. However, the plantation was to remain the property of his wife Catherine so long as she lived as his widow, and the other legacy was to go to Thomas upon the decease of his mother or his marriage. Thomas married not long after the date of his father's will, and on June 26, 1760, for £56 paid to him by his brother Benjamin Haley, he and his wife Susanna conveyed to Benjamin the 140 acre home plantation, and Thomas and Susanna were living in Caroline County at the time of the conveyance (O. B. #13, Pg. 81, Caroline Court). They seem to have continued living in Caroline, for on April 24, 1765, Catherine, the mother of Thomas of Orange County, out of love and good will which she bore to her son Thomas Haley of Caroline, did give and grant unto Thomas a negro boy named Robin.
Thomas Haley appears to have died comparatively young, leaving three small children, though only two were mentioned in 1764, and the third, Catey, may have been born after the death of her father. Spottsylvania County:
"Know all men by these presents that we Benjamin Hayley and Edward Coleman are held and firmly bound unto Larkin Chew, Fielding Lewis, Beverley Winslow and Joseph Brock, Gentlemen Justices of the Court of Spottsylvania now sitting in the sum of £200 Current Money of Virginia. To the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said Justices and their successors and administrators jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with our seals the 5th day of March, 1764.
THE CONDITION of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Benjamin Haley is appointed guardian to Larkin and Reuben Hayley orphan of Thomas Hayley, deceased; if therefore the said Benjamin Hayley guardian as aforesaid his heirs Executors and administrators shall well and truly pay or cause to be paid to the said orphan all such Estate or Estates now are due or hereafter shall appear to be due to the said orphan when or as soon as the said orphan shall attain to Lawful age or when thereunto required by the said Justices, their heirs and successors as also save and keep harmless the said Justices and their heirs and successors from all Trouble or Damage that shall or may accrue about the said Estate or Estates, then the above obligation to be void and of no effect, otherwise to stand remain and be in full Force Power and virtue.
Benjamin Haley SEAL
Edward Coleman SEAL"


More About Thomas Haley:
Property: 1752, Inherited his father's home plantation of 140 acres in Orange Co., VA according to his father's will which would revert to Thomas after the death of his mother, Catherine.

Notes for Susanna Chiles:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

Sometime following the death of her husband, Susanna Haley appears to have moved to Berkeley County, Virginia, where she resided for some years. Here her son Reuben died at the end of the year 1789.Sometime after the 17th of June, 1794, Susanna left Virginia, settling in Kentucky. Her brother-in-law William Haley and family had also gone to the same section of Kentucky. On January 9, 1817, Susanna Haley's will was drawn, and she died shortly thereafter; the will was probated at the February Term of Court for Fayette County. She was residing in Lexington at this time. The executor of the will was Samuel Ayers.
In the inventory of Susanna Haley taken following her death, we find that her estate consisted of:
One mulatto man slave Moses valued at $500.00.
One mulatto man slave Robert valued at $500.00.
One mulatto woman slave Charlotte valued at $300.00.
One table valued at $2.00.
One looking glass valued at $00.50.
Two beds and one bedstead valued at $15.00
Four chairs valued at $1.00.
Two trunks valued at $4.00.
One gun valued at $8.00.
Two pots valued at $2.00.
Two skillets valued at $1.00.
Cupboard ware valued at $6.00.
Total valued at $1339.50.

Susanna Haley in her will left to her daughter Catey a negro woman Charlotte and the sum of $400.00. To her son Larkin she left $200.00. The remainder of her estate was to be divided, one-third to Larkin and two-thirds to Catey. She also provided for the emancipation of her two mulatto men slaves, Moses Gray to be free at the end of two years, and Robert Gray to be free at the end of four years.
The mulatto slave woman Charlotte Hamilton was left to her daughter Catherine for life; and after Catherine's death, she was to be sold and the proceeds equally divided between her son, Larkin Haley, and Samuel Ayers. However, Charlotte desired to purchase her freedom and offered the sum of $600.00 as the price. This was agreeable to Catherine and also to Larkin Haley, as well as to Samuel Ayers. Therefore, Charlotte paid $400.00 down and gave a note for the remaining two hundred dollars; John Fowler was to act as trustee.
"In trust for the following purposes, said trustees are to hire out said slave Charlotte for a fair price until the proceeds of the hire shall amount to the sum of $200.00 with the same rate of interest paid by the Bank of Kentucky that being the sum for which the said trustees are liable, the $400.00 being paid by said Charlotte and so soon as the said sum of $200.00 shall be paid said trustees shall emancipate the said Charlotte according to law. It being understood that the $200.00 are to be paid absolutely, and the said Ayers and Haley are to be at no risk whatever.
Catey Haley
Larkin Haley
Samuel Ayers"

Susanna Chiles Haley, the daughter of Henry and Mary Carr Chiles, and niece of Dabney and Martha Jefferson Carr, outlived her husband Thomas Haley by about fifty-two years. Their married life was short but was blessed by three children, two sons and a daughter (who may have been born after the death of her father). One son died at about the age of 25 in Virginia, while the other son and daughter survived her in Kentucky. It is doubtful that her daughter was ever married, as she appears to have been single at about the age of fifty-two. It does not appear that her son Reuben was ever married, and as to her son Larkin, it is not possible to state whether he was ever married or not. If so, he was the only child of the family to marry.
After the passage of more than 150 years, it is not possible to ascertain her reasons for freeing her negroes. The logical choice would seem to have been to have left them to her son and daughter, or to have them sold and the money given to her two children. Also since slaves were personal property, they served their owners; and it appears a little strange that the slave Charlotte should have had cash money to the extent of four hundred dollars with which to begin the purchase of her own freedom. Perhaps all slaves would have preferred purchasing their freedom to remaining in bondage had they the necessary funds. Kentucky at that time was a comparatively new state, and four hundred dollars at that time was a sizable sum.

More About Susanna Chiles:
Comment 1: She was a sister of Amy Chiles, who married Richard Wyatt, uncle of Ann Wyatt who married Humphrey Haley, nephew of Thomas Haley.
Comment 2: Her mother's brother was Dabney Carr, Thomas Jefferson's best friend. Dabney Carr is buried in Thomas Jefferson's plot at Monticello.
Personality/Intrst: Apparently a kind and generous woman because she freed her slaves. The author of the Haley genealogy noted that they were mulattoes, but did not hint they may have been fathered by someone in the family, which many people might assume nowadays.
Probate: Feb 1817, Fayette Co., KY
Residence 1: Settled in Berkeley Co., VA (now in West Virginia) following Thomas Haley's death.
Residence 2: Aft. 17 Jun 1794, Settled in Fayette Co., KY
Will: 09 Jan 1817, Will of Susanna Haley--Fayette Co., KY

xi. David Haley, born Abt. 1725 in King William Co., or King & Queen Co., VA; died Abt. 1806 in Anderson Co., TN; married Esther ? Unknown; born Abt. 1725.

Notes for David Haley:
from "Haley and Related Families" by Edward F. Haley

David Haley was one of the youngest sons of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange County, Virginia, and was born about 1720, probably in the County of King and Queen. He, of course, accompanied his parents when they moved from King William to their plantation on the North Anna River in what was then Spottsylvania County, but which was later destined to be within the confines of Orange County when that county was created. Here young David lived and grew into manhood. A portion of land was early laid off by his father for the use of his son David. This land to David was mentioned by his father as early as 1739. Perhaps something developed within the next two years to convince the parents that David had no intention of remaining near home. Therefore, perhaps shortly after the marriage of his sister Valentine to James Herndon in 1741, the father gave to Valentine and her husband 120 acres of land which had been laid off for his infant son David. Thus David Haley, unlike his brothers, never appears to have owned land in Orange and probably saddened his parents by going into a wild section to live.
The exact date of his leaving Orange is not known, but from the "Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia - 11-1-1739 to 5-7-1754, on Page 429" we find that there was granted "to David Haley Five Thousand Acres in Halifax on Stinking River and its branches, beginning on Lightfoot's Line thence to take in the vacant Lands." Though this grant is mentioned as being in Halifax, yet the entire tract lay in the present Pittsylvania County after its creation from Halifax in 1767. We today can find no evidence of what David did with this grant. However, it was perhaps one of the reasons that he left Orange.
Although David Haley had undoubtedly been in what was to become Halifax for some time, yet perhaps the first official record of his being a resident of the county was when, after its creation in 1752, he was chosen by the first Sheriff to serve as Under Sheriff:
"On the motion of Nathaniel Terry, Gent., Sheriff of this County, David Haley and Samuel Harris, took the Oath appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken instead of the Oath of Allegiance and Supremacy, and the Aburation Oath which they severally subscribed, and also repeated and subscribed the Test, and then had the Oath of Under Sheriff administrated unto them."
This was a good beginning for young David, owning land in the new county, with an office of public confidence and trust, which was more important in that day than later. With friends and relatives in the county, he should have been able to advance. However, by nature, or from the position he held, though we cannot at a distance of over two hundred years know all the detail, it would appear that his was a turbulent nature; and this in itself seems to have prevented him from achieving that success which otherwise might have been expected of a young man in a young county. Numerous suits were instituted in Halifax Court against him. Thomas Hilton brought suit against David Haley for Trespass, Assault and Battery, but the case was dismissed on March 21, 1753. On the 16th of September, 1753, John Savory won a judgment against David for £3-10. On November 21, 1753, William McDaniel brought suit against David and again for Assault and Battery, but again the case was dismissed. On the 20th of September, 1754, the King's Prosecutor for Halifax filed an indictment against David for willful and corrupt perjury.
On the 22nd of August, 1755, David Haley patented 137 acres of land on the north side of Sandy Creek in Halifax. Here in this immediate locality his brother Ambrose was to patent a tract of land two years later in 1757, at which time there already resided here Edward and James Haley. James Haley as early as March 19, 1754, had been appointed surveyor of a road in this vicinity and ordered to keep it in good repair.
On the 10th of September, 1755, David Haley patented 30 acres on the north side of Smith River. On the same date he patented 40 acres on the south side of Smith River. These two tracts, when patented to David Haley, lay within the County of Halifax, but as new counties were created they were of course within the County of Henry. At the October Term of Court in 1755 for Halifax County, a license was granted David Haley to keep an Ordinary at his dwelling. We do not know with certainty the location of this dwelling and Ordinary, but from subsequent events it would seem most likely that the dwelling and Ordinary were on the lands he had bought on Smith River. The home and Ordinary were most probably at a ford on Smith River. Much traffic was carried by a road in this area for many years, with people moving to the Western Country, and while Smith River was a small stream, yet one crossed only at certain fords. From actual experience, the writer can attest to this fact two hundred years later with some of the difficulties of crossing. During rainy periods when passage was impossible, a convenient Ordinary must have indeed seemed a haven of refuge to a weary traveller in a sparsely settled, rugged environment.
The keeping of an Ordinary at that time was an open invitation for anything to happen. In an age of heavy drinking, it required a strong man to maintain law and order at an Ordinary. No doubt there was much excitement in those days when many people frequented such public houses, and fights and brawls were prevalent. Undoubtedly many rough characters passed to and fro to the Western Country, trading with the Indians and locating lands at this early period.
At June Court for Halifax in 1756, John Marston had a suit at law versus James Haley, in case. David Haley and William Payne were his securities in case he lost the case.
By 1759 David Haley appears to have disposed of his land in Halifax. On January 20, 1757. he sold 30 acres for £15 to James MacKendree; on the same date he sold 40 acres for £25 to John Turner. These were the two tracts he had patented on Smith River on September 10, 1755. On the 16th of August, 1759, David sold his 137 acre tract on the north side of Sandy Creek to Daniel Obarr, a hatter, for £49-8.
At the August Term of Court in 1759, David Haley was accused of stealing a twenty shilling note, or bill, and lesser bills. He was proved not guilty, but Elizabeth Thomas, wife of John Thomas, was found guilty of the theft: and David was released by the Sheriff.
At July Court in 1763 for Halifax, David Haley's Indenture to James Weeding w as proved by the oath of Abraham Ardin.
A few years later at June Court, 1764, David ran into a more serious difficulty, and was at first placed under a Peace Bond:
"It appearing to this Court that David Haley has threatened to break the prison of this County and release Waters Dunn a prisoner there confined; it is therefore ordered that the said David be fined £10 for the said offense and that he be in custody of the Sheriff until he enters into recognizance with two good and sufficient securities, that is to say himself in the sum of £10 and his securities in the sum of £5 each to be levied on their goods and chattels, lands & tenements respectively, with the condition that the said David Haley shall be of good behaviour for a year and a day."
Still at this session of court the threat must have been attempted, for David Haley was found guilty of attempting to burn the jail of Halifax; and his case was ordered carried to the General Court at the Capitol in Williamsburg. The final outcome of his trial is not known, as all of the records of the General Court are not now available for scrutiny. May Court, 1759, David Haley VS Thomas Hall. In Debt.
David Haley and his wife Ester _________were the parents of six children, two boys and four girls. Isaac Haley, one of the sons of David and Ester Haley, was born in Halifax County, Virginia, in 1753. Evidently the father was no farmer, else he would not have apprenticed his son Isaac to James Weeding at the tender age of ten years to serve Weeding until 21 years of age to learn to be a farmer. This apprenticeship to Weeding was signed after an agreement had been reached by the father on March 26, 1763. However, the apprenticeship came to an end four years later, occasioned by the death of James Weeding. At the August Term of Court in 1767, Isaac Haley through his father and best friend brought suit against Abraham Ardin and Elizabeth Ardin, the executor and executrix of James Weeding. This suit was no doubt brought to settle the apprenticeship account of young Isaac. Nothing further has been found concerning Isaac Haley; and since he is not mentioned in his father's will, it is assumed that he died at an early ge. However, Isaac Haley could have lived to over fifty years of age and have then died before his father's will was written, thus causing no mention of him in the will. The name of Isaac appears very rarely in the Haley family, though Haleys of that name did live in North Carolina and Kentucky, and one of them could have been the son of David and Ester Haley.
Of the daughters of David and Ester Haley, Valentine, who was named for her Aunt Valentine (Haley) Herndon, was born in Halifax County about 1762. She married Joseph Bolling. Sally Haley, another daughter who was born near the birthdate of her sister Valentine and in Halifax County, married Jason Cloud. Elizabeth Haley, who was also born in Halifax about the time of her sisters, was married in Henry County, Virginia, in 1783 to William Witt. The fourth daughter, Lucy Haley, was also born in Halifax County and near the birthdates of her sisters. Lucy Haley was married in Henry County, Virginia, on July 24, 1783, to Silas Williams.
The remaining child, David Haley, Junior, was born in the County of Halifax, Virginia, on the 5th of October, 1760.
Though David Haley had disposed of certain land he had purchased on Smith River shortly after the purchase, yet in 1754 he had been granted 400 acres beginning at a place called the Indian Grove on Smith River, which would also have been in Henry County. So, though the family was in Pittsylvania County from 1767 to 1776 when Henry County was created, yet these nine years they were living in the present County of Henry and continued living in Henry until they left for the State of Tennessee. The location of the Indian Grove is not now known, yet from subsequent sales we can pinpoint the location of the family as a little above the present town of Bassett, where Boing Creek empties into Smith River. At the present time the area is covered by the waters of Philpott Lake.
David Haley, Senior, perhaps desirous of keeping his son David, Junior, near him, and being aware that the boy had already travelled a great deal into the back country and might go into that region to live, perhaps as an inducement for him to remain at home, at the age of 18 he gave him a tract of land on Smith River. At this time the War of the Revolution was in progress, and young David Haley, Junior, had already seen much fighting with the Creek and Cherokee Indians of the frontier regions of Georgia and South Carolina. Whatever the reasons may have been, the following gift from the father to the son was duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of the County of Henry:
"To all People to whom this Present shall come. I David Haley, Senr. do send greeting. Know ye that I David Haley of Henry County and Colony of Virginia for and in consideration of the love, good will and affection which I have and do bare toward my loving son David Haley of the same County and Colony aforesaid have given and granted by these presents do fully give and grant unto the said David Haley his Heirs, Executors, Administrators or assigns a Sartain Tract and Parcel of Land Iying on the south side Smith River, adjoining Collyar on the South and running up the said River including all the land on the south side of the River of which before the signing of this Present I have delivered him the said David Haley an Inventory signed with my one hand and bearing even date. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land houses and Premises to him the said David Haley his Heirs Executors or Administrators or Assigns from henceforth as his and their proper Land houses and Tenements absolutely without any mannor of condition. In witness whereof I have hereunto put my hand and seal this twenty-sixth day of November in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Eight. Interlined before assigned.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of:
Abraham Adams
John Colyar
James Duncan David Haley S
David Haley, Senior, apparently was well enough acquainted with law and courts, and we are able to follow him by his appearances in law suits. One might expect more of this while he was young, but with age it would seem he should have shown improvement. However, as late as 1780 he was acquitted of a felony in Henry County. Also, on March 30, 1783, his land on "Arvine" or Smith River on which he was then living was used as security against a bond to the Commonwealth of Virginia. Though now of advanced age for the time in which he lived, he decided to leave his native state and move to the frontier. This was nothing new to him, for when as a boy he had accompanied his parents to Spottsylvania in 1727, it was on the frontier. Also, when as a young man he moved to Lunenburg County, it was frontier territory. So now in moving to Tennessee, he would again be on the frontier. Such apparently was his nature to be independent that as population increased around him, he was ready to move to escape it. There may have been other compelling reasons. It appears that his daughters and their husbands also went to Tennessee. Perhaps he was going in order to keep with his children, or he may have been the first to leave and they followed him.
His son David, now no longer in the military service as the War of the Revolution had ended, had already explored in East Tennessee looking for the right place to settle. He perhaps brought back glowing accounts of the Western Country and was determined to move westward. Whatever the reason, or reasons, on September 27, 1783, David Haley, Senior, sold his sixty acre tract on the north side of Smith River in Henry to Harrison Hobart for £100 and probably moved during the winter to what was to become the State of Tennessee, though a large part of the country was then a part of the Cherokee Nation.
David Haley, Senior, settled in the northern part of what was to become the State of Tennessee and was for some years not free from danger from the Cherokee. He settled perhaps near the Clinch River and near the present Norris Lake. As his former home site in Virginia has been covered by Philpott Lake, it is possible his last home place has been covered by the waters of Norris Lake. He resided in Tennessee for more than a score of years before writing his will, which was done on the 5th of September, 1806. At this time he was residing in the County of Anderson, and he probably died shortly thereafter.
"In the name of God, Amen, I David Haley of the County of Anderson and State of Tennessee being through the abundant mercy of God of a sound and perfect understanding and memory do hereby constitute and appoint this my last Will and Testament and desire it may be received by all as such.
IMPRIMIS: I give my Soul to God my maker, hoping his most gracious acceptance thereof through the all sufficient mercy'es and mediation of my most beloved Redeemer Jesus Christ who I hope will not reject me a repenting penitent sinner when I come to him for mercy.
IMPRIMIS: I give my body to the earth from whence it was taken hopeing a joyful reserection from thense at the last day. As for my burial I desire it may be decent at the discretion of my wife and my children and my Executors hereafter named.
ITEM: I will and require that all my just debts be paid and the remainder to be disposed of in manner following. I give and bequeath to my loving son in law and daughter to Joseph Boling and Valintain Boling his wife, at my decease the One Hundred Acres of land and plantation that I now live on.
ITEM: I will and require my Negro woman named Cate to my beloved son in law Jason Cloud and my beloved daughter Sally Cloud to be their own property at my decease, but to be mine as long as I live, and I will and require my negro boy George to my son David Haley and Betsey Haley his wife to be his property after my death, but to be mine as long as I live, and I will and require that my negro boy Tom shall be my beloved son in law and daughters at my death, Witt Elizabeth Witt his wife to have and to hold forever but to be mine as long as I live. And as for Silas Williams he has had his portion, I cut him off with five shillings, desiring he shall have no hold of the law to any part of my property only what I see caus to give them in my lifetime. And I cut my daughter Lucy Williams with the feather bed I now lie on to be hers at my death. The negro boy Stephen that I allotted for Lucy Williams is dead. I will and require that the rest of my property be divided among my children in a just manner as my Executors see fit. I desire Haley Cloud to be in power in directing the other things.
ITEM: I hereby constitute and appoint my loveing friend David Haley, Junr., and Jason Cloud Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th day of September, 1806.
David Haley, Senr. Seal
Interlined before assigned.
Teste: Thomas Mayo
Valentine Mayo

More About David Haley:
Elected: 1752, Under-Sheriff of Pittsylvania Co., VA
Event 1: Oct 1755, The Halifax Court granted David Haley a license to establish an ordinary at his dwelling, probably a ford on the Smith River.
Event 2: Jun 1764, Found guilty of attempting to burn the Halifax jail; case was carried to the General Court at Williamsburg. Due to the later loss of General Court records, the case's outcome is unknown.
Event 3: 1780, Acquitted of a felony in Henry County
Personality/Intrst: He was apparently hard to get along with as shown by many suits that were instituted against him--trespass, assault, and battery; willful and corrupt perjury.
Property 1: Was granted 1000 acres in Halifax Co., VA, that part in present-day Pittsylvania County.
Property 2: 22 Aug 1755, Patented 137 acres on the north side of Sandy Creek in Halifax Co., VA
Property 3: 10 Sep 1755, Patented 30 acres on the north side of Smith River
Property 4: 10 Sep 1755, Patented 30 acres on the north side of Smith River and 40 acres on the south side in present-day Henry Co., VA
Property 5: Bef. 1759, Disposed of his land in Halifax County
Property 6: 21 Sep 1778, Sold 10 acres lying at the mouth of Boings Creek and Smith River in Halifax Co., VA to Richard Collyer for 7 pounds 10 shillings.
Property 7: 27 Sep 1783, Sold 60 acre tract on the north side of the Smith River in Henry Co., VA to Harrison Hobart for 100 pounds.
Residence 1: Bet. 1767 - 1776, present-day Henry Co., VA (Indian Grove)--north of present-day Bassett, VA, probably underneath the present Philpott Lake
Residence 2: Aft. 1783, Settled in Tennessee. The author of the Haley genealogy mentions that his home in Virginia is now covered by Philpott Lake, while his home in Tennessee may be covered by Norris Lake near the Clinch River.
Will: 05 Sep 1806, Anderson Co., TN

20. Capt. John Wyatt, Jr., born Abt. 1683 in King & Queen Co., VA?; died Abt. 1748 in "Plain Dealing," (present-day Meadow Farm near King's Dominion theme park), Caroline Co., VA. He was the son of 40. Capt. John Wyatt and 41. Anne Jones. He married 21. Jane Pamplin Abt. 1710 in England or Virginia?.
21. Jane Pamplin, born Abt. 1690 in probably Rickling, County Essex, England; died Abt. 1747 in "Plain Dealing," Caroline Co., VA. She was the daughter of 42. Nicholas Pampilon/Pamplin.

Notes for Capt. John Wyatt, Jr.:
The following information on the location of the Wyatt property, "Plain Dealing," is quoted from page 48 of John S. Morris, III's 1999 booklet, "The Family of Major William Wyatt of the Mattaponi River":

John is referred to as Captain John Wyatt by at least one source. He and Jane made their home at "Plain Dealing," a plantation in what was then King William County. It was located on the north side of the North Anna River about five miles north of the conjunction of the North Anna and South Anna Rivers, which form the Pamunkey River. It is located just north of present day Route 30, between the River and the first road to the east of the River, Route 652. Although it is no longer standing, the site of "Plain Dealing" is within sight of the Eiffel Tower at Kings Dominion. It is believed that all of their children were born at "Plain Dealing."
It is not known how John came to own "Plain Dealing." All deed books in Caroline County before 1836 have been lost. Of course, if he owned the property before 1727, the title would have been in King William County or one of its predecessors.
The earliest Wyatt in the Caroline County area was Thomas Wyatt. He and two others "took out" 3200 acres on the north side of the Mattaponi River, above the "tides," in 1674. "Above the tides" means west of Marcossic Creek. Marcossic Creek is the boundary between Caroline and King and Queen Counties where they join at the Mattaponi River. Thomas Wyatt and the other settlers in that area were on what was then the frontier. It was these lands that Nathaniel Bacon was primarily interested in protecting when he defeated the Indians in this area during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 [according to Campbell's "Colonial Caroline, A History of Caroline County, Virginia," page 15, cited by Mr. Morris]. The Wyatt family supposedly sided with Governor William Berkeley during the Rebellion and thereby profited through large grants of land. However, all of [the land grants of Major William Wyatt, whom Mr. Morris shows with reasonable certainty to have been the grandfather of Captain John Wyatt, Jr. of this sketch] preceded Bacon's Rebellion. The only patents his children received after his death were for lands William had previously owned.
It is also not known which Wyatts sided with the Governor or received the grants of land. It is likewise not known what, if any, connection there was between Thomas and John, Jr. Thomas was considerably older, perhaps even older than John, Sr.
The man who profited most from Bacon's Rebellion was Robert Beverley of Middlesex County. He was a friend of Governor Berkeley before the Rebellion. For his help, the Governor supposedly gave Beverley enough land to be the largest landowner in Caroline County [citing Campbell's "Colonial Caroline"]. His son, also named Robert Beverley and known as the Historian, inherited much of these lands, including a grant of 16,000 acres along the Pamunkey and North Anna Rivers. Since this included the land eastward from the North Anna River at Morris' Bridge, it almost certainly included "Plain Dealing." Beverley had his 16,000 acres along the Pamunkey and North Anna Rivers divided into sixteen 1,000 acre lots. He kept two lots for himself, gave one lot each to his six sisters and gave one lot each to four friends. At least eight of the people receiving these lots were women. Through intermarriage and sale, the bulk of this land passed to the Morris, Hunter, Wyatt and Hurt families.
If Robert Beverley received this grant in 1706, it could have easily taken a few years before he subdivided the land and the lots could be sold. It is quite likely that John Wyatt purchased one of these lots simultaneously or after he sold the land in Middlesex County in 1710. He may also have saved the money and used it to buy this land to start his married life in 1711.
The settlers on the Beverley grant were among the few white settlers living on what is now Caroline County soil south of the Mattaponi River until _____, when Governor Alexander Spotswood made his treaty with the Indians, which freed all of Virginia east of the Blue Ridge from raids by the Indians.

This ends the quoted information researched by Mr. Morris. I am indebted to him for giving me a copy of his Wyatt booklet when I visited him in 1999 and for giving me permission in 2003 to use his material as necessary both for my website and for the Wyatt-Wiatt family website. Mr. Morris, his family, and I belong to the same church, St. Stephen's Episcopal, in Richmond, VA, and in addition to our common descent from Captain John and Jane Pamplin Wyatt on my mother's side, he also descends from two of my paternal ancestors, Captain Adam and Sarah Offley Thoroughgood, who settled present-day Virginia Beach, VA.

Descendants of the John Wyatt family of "Plain Dealing" have long claimed descent from the distinguished family of Reverend Haute Wyatt, a native of Boxley Manor, County Kent, England who settled in Gloucester County, Virginia and was a brother of Sir Francis Wyatt, who was Royal Governor of Virginia from 1639 to 1642. However, Mr. Morris shows in his booket that the immigrant ancestor of this family was instead Major William Wyatt, who settled on the Mattaponi River in Gloucester County prior to 1653. Although his conclusions were difficult to reach due to several persons of the same name and a lack of sufficient records, Mr. Morris gives strong evidence that John Wyatt, Jr. of "Plain Dealing" was a son of John Wyatt, Sr., who was a son of Major William Wyatt, who could not have been a son of the Rev. Haute Wyatt. However, he does suggest that William was related to Haute, perhaps a nephew or cousin, and this is likely due to the fact that Major William Wyatt witnessed a 1653 acknowledgement between Haute's son Edward and Pindabake, the protector of the young king of the Chiscoyack Indian tribe. Also, the names Richard, John, Henry, and George have been common among both Wyatt families. It is hoped that a connection can be determined between Major William Wyatt and Rev. Haute Wyatt, since the latter family has been traced back to the royal and noble families of England and to the poet Sir Thomas Wyatt.

Interestingly, whenever I ride a roller coaster or go up in the Eiffel Tower at Paramount's King's Dominion, I think about my Wyatt ancestors as I can look over at their former property, "Plain Dealing," within sight of there. Mr. Morris said this property is now part of "Meadow Farm," the birthplace of the famous race horse, Secretariat. Unfortunately, according to Mr. Morris, the "Plain Dealing" home no longer exists, and there are no decipherable names on the tombstones there in the graveyard. Moreover, whenever I go to King Dominion's competitor, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, I can also see from the tops of the roller coasters where my Pettus ancestors settled at present-day Kingsmill on the James, and the Pettus family were ancestors of the wife of John Wyatt, Jr.'s son William, Elizabeth Eggleston. Excavations of artifacts were done at the Thomas Pettus plantation, some of which were put on display at the Anheuser-Busch Hospitality House nearby. There were other intermarriages between the Wyatt and Pettus families.

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Captain John Wyatt (1684-1750) was the son of John Wyatt Sr. (ca. 1657-bef 1710) and Anne Jones (ca 1660 – bef 1710).

Summary of the Lineage

Several references detail the lineage of Major William Wyatt, his son John Wyatt, Sr., and his grandson John Wyatt, Jr. (Captain John Wyatt of Plain Dealing, Caroline County). The lineage is summarized in the next two paragraphs. Evidence will then be presented in the form of land deeds and other records to support the lineage in this chapter and in the essay on this site about Major William Wyatt.

Major William Wyatt first appears in Virginia records in Gloucester County, later New Kent County, in 16531,2. Major Wyatt had three children3,4,5:
•William Wyatt Jr. (ca 1649-1652 - bef 1704) married Rachel Smith,
•Richard Wyatt (ca 1655-aft 1715) married the widow Catherine Longe Tunstall. Catherine had three daughters by her previous marriage: Mary, Catherine and Barbara,
•John Wyatt Sr. (ca 1657-bef 1710) married Anne Jones6, daughter of Rice Jones.

John Wyatt Sr. and Anne Jones had one known child, John Wyatt Jr.7.

Evidence for the Lineage

On 6 Feb 1710, "John Wyatt Jr." of King & Queen County sold land that had been willed to his mother, Anne Jones Wyatt, by her father Rice Jones . This deed establishes that John Wyatt Sr., married to Anne Jones, had a son named John Wyatt Jr. who lived in King & Queen County in 1710.

Two sources state that this John Wyatt Jr. of King & Queen County in 1710 is the same John Wyatt who moved from King & Queen County south across the Mattapony River into King William County, eventually settling on the estate known as Plain Dealing (which became part of Caroline County in 1728), and the same John Wyatt who fathered Richard Wyatt (1720-1803)9,10.

Land deeds provide evidence that the John Wyatt Jr. of the 1710 King and Queen County deed moved south across the Mattapony into King William County in 1722, as follows.

By 1707, Catherine Tunstall, wife of John Wyatt Sr.'s brother Richard, had died, and her land was divided among her widower Richard, and Catherine's 3 surviving daughters Mary, Catherine and Barbara11.

In 1713, John Wyatt bought 134 acres from Mary Tunstall and her husband Thomas Fox12.

In 1722, John Wyatt sold the 134 acres, plus an additional 66 acres of the widow's dower that he had since acquired, to Thomas Courtney13. That same year, 1722, Thomas Courtney and his wife Ann sold to John Wyatt 576 acres in King William County14. We can safely assume that the John Wyatt of these 2 deeds is the same John Wyatt (and that the Thomas Courtney of the 2 deeds is the same Thomas Courtney).

The exact location of the 576 acres that John Wyatt purchased in 1722 in King William County is uncertain because parts of creeks may have been renamed since 1722, but it does not appear that the 1722 purchase was the land on which the Plain Dealing estate was founded.

Specifically, the 1722 deed states that the land was "in a fork of Herring Creek, bordering a branch of Mancuin"15. The present day Herring Creek watershed16 lies partly in Caroline County, mostly in King William, and lies considerably north of present day Moncuin Creek. The northern-most extent of present day Moncuin Creek lies near Rte. 360 and King William Rd.

The southern border of the Herring Creek watershed lies mostly along route 30. Present day Moncuin Creek does not reach the Herring Watershed. It is possible that the upper headwater of Moncuin Creek was renamed later.

The conclusion is that in 1722 John Wyatt purchased 576 acres of land that lay in King William County, near but not in the future Caroline County. His land lay between 10 and 16 miles from his future estate on the North Anna (present day Meadow Event Park).

The 1722 King and Queen deed (sale of 200 acres by Wyatt to Courtney) is the last record of any John Wyatt in King and Queen County. The 1722 King William deed (sale of 576 acres by Courtney to Wyatt) is the first and only record of any John Wyatt in King William records. Beginning in 1732, just after the formation of Caroline County, there are many records that cite of John Wyatt of Plain Dealing up until his death in 1750. Some of these are detailed 4 paragraphs below.

The most reasonable explanation of this sequence of land deeds and Caroline County records is that John Wyatt Jr. of the 1710 King & Queen County deed is the same John Wyatt who purchased 134 acres from his niece Mary Tunstall in 1713; sold this land to Thomas Courtney in 1722 while buying 576 acres from Courtney in King William County the same year; and moved to Plain Dealing in Caroline County by 1732. It was common for planters to move gradually westward as crops (especially tobacco) depleted the fertility of the land.

If John Wyatt of Plain Dealing was not the John Wyatt Jr. of the 1710 King and Queen County deed, then John Wyatt of Plain Dealing was absent from any land deed or other records until 1732. We know that John Wyatt of Plain Dealing married Jenny Pamplin in 1711, and had his first child, William, in 1713, and that he was a prominent, extensive landowner in Caroline. It seems unlikely that a prominent, wealthy man would not appear in historical records until age 42 (assuming age 21 in 1711 when he married).

Further, John Wyatt Jr. of King and Queen County, also an extensive landowner, would have to be assumed to have vanished from historical records after 1722 with no record of wife or children, unless he was in fact Capt. John Wyatt of Plain Dealing.

Caroline County records of John Wyatt, 1732-1750

The following are details of Caroline County records that cite John Wyatt beginning in 1732, extending to Wyatt's death in 1750.

14 Dec 1732 – The Caroline Order Book from this date shows John Wyatt living in Caroline County17. He was one of 4 men chosen to appraise an estate18. He was asked to appraise estates several times in the following few years.

13 Dec 1734 – John Wyatt was nominated to the Governor for a commission of the peace19. He was appointed magistrate in 1734 and served for the next 16 years until his death in 175020.

1735 – John Wyatt served as junior warden, St. Margaret's Parish 1735-174121.

1735 – John Wyatt and Jane his wife, and Walter Chiles and Mary his wife, each respectively acknowledge deeds between them22.

1736 & 1739 – John Wyatt was ordered by the court to view land to assess for placement of a water grist and a dam, respectively23.

1739 – John Wyatt acknowledges a deed of gift to his son, William Wyatt24. This confirms that William Wyatt was born on or before 1718 (the Wyatt family Bible states his date of birth as 171325).

12 Jun 1741 – John Wyatt acknowledges his deed of gift to his daughter, Anne Stark26. Anne Wyatt was born in 171527.

13 May 1743 – John Wyatt was nominated for a commission of the peace28.

1746 – John Wyatt again cited as a warden of St. Margaret's Parish29.

1751 – John Wyatt's will was recorded, executor John Pamplin30.

Again, it seems unlikely that an individual with such extensive records in Caroline County would not have appeared in earlier records before 1732 in King William or King & Queen Counties. This observation supports the thesis that "John Wyatt Jr." of the 1710 King & Queen deed cited at the beginning of this chapter was the John Wyatt of Plain Dealing, Caroline County, cited in the records immediately preceding, and was the father of Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing.

Other possible "John Wyatt's

This chapter has noted all citations of "John Wyatt" in records from King and Queen County, King William County, and Caroline County, between 1710 and 1750. The next chapter will note all citations of "John Wyatt" before 1710 in King and Queen County, King William County, and New Kent County (these pre-1710 citations apply to John Wyatt Sr.) The collected citations are consistent with the thesis that there were only two individuals named "John Wyatt" in these counties between the mid-1600s and 1750, namely John Wyatt Sr., son of Major William Wyatt, and John Wyatt Jr., son of John Wyatt Sr., and father of Richard Wyatt (1720-1803).

The author reviewed the following sources to look for all records that cite "John Wyatt":
•References cited in this application,
•Review of all additional sources cited in these references,
•Complete review of all relevant books and other publications in the Virginia Rooms of the Arlington County Library and the City of Fairfax Library,
•Search of Google Books for "John Wyatt",
•Search of Google for "John Wyatt", and
•Search on ancestry.com for all digitized records and family trees for "John Wyatt".

One last loose end

In his excellent and thoroughly researched book31, Michal Farmer inferred that there was a second John Wyatt in King and Queen County in 1722, a son of Richard Wyatt and Catherine Tunstall32. His inference appears to have been based on the 1722 deed 33cited above in which John Wyatt sells land that came from Catherine Tunstall's estate. Farmer reasonably assumed that John Wyatt must have inherited this land, and therefore may have been a son of Catherine Tunstall and Richard Wyatt. However the deed from 1713 cited above34 shows that John Wyatt did not inherit this land: he purchased it from Catherine Tunstall's daughter, Mary Tunstall, and her husband Thomas Fox.

Given that John Wyatt did not inherit land from Catherine Tunstall, there is no reason to suppose that Richard Wyatt had a son named John, and no other source claims that Richard Wyatt had a son named John.

The conclusion of this chapter remains that there is evidence of only 2 individuals named "John Wyatt" in the years and counties addressed in this chapter: John Wyatt Sr. and John Wyatt Jr., father of Richard Wyatt.

Citations

1"Wyatt Families". The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr. 1902), p. 260

2Farmer, Michal Martin. The Genealogy of the Webster, Martin, Dozier, Staples, & Starke Families of Wilkes Co., Ga. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Publishing Company, 1994, p. 619

3W&M Quarterly, op. cit., p. 260

4Farmer, op. cit., p. 628

5Wulfeck, Dorothy. Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986, p. 317

6Farmer, op. cit., pp. 632-633

7Ibid., p. 637

8Ibid., p. 638

9Ibid., p. 638

10Harris, Malcolm. Old New Kent County [Virginia]: Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in King and Queen County, St. Stephen's Parish. Baltimore: Clearfield Publishing Co., Inc., 2006, p. 394

11Parks, Gary, indexer. Virginia Land Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., p. 283

12Ibid., p. 283

13Ibid., p. 283

14Virginia Colonial Abstracts. Vol. 2, King & Queen County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988, pp. 295-296

15Ibid., p. 296

16"Natural Conditions Assessment for Low pH: Herring Creek and Tributaries, Caroline County and King William County, Virginia." Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 10 Oct 2006, p. 2. Viewed on 22 Apr 2014 at: http://www.deq.virginia.gov/Portals/0/DEQ/Water/WaterQualityStandards/ClassVII NaturalConditionsReports/SWAMP_Nat_COND_HerringCreek.pdf

17McGhan, Judith. Virginia Will Records. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, pp. 67-68

18Dorman, John Frederick. Caroline County, Virginia Order Books 1732-1741. Washington, D.C., 1965, p. 20

19Ibid., p. 86

20Campbell, T.E. Colonial Caroline. Richmond: The Dietz Press, Incorporated, 1954, p. 346

21Ibid., p. 433

22Dorman, op. cit., p. 2

23Ibid., pp. 35, 43

24Ibid., p. 61

25Collins, Herbert. Bible Records of Caroline County, Virginia Families. Westminster MD: Heritage Books, 2008, p. 354

26Dorman, op. cit., p. 26

27Farmer, op. cit., p. 639

28Dorman, op. cit., p. 12

29Campbell, op. cit., p. 96

30Ibid., p. 473

31Farmer, op. cit., p. 632

32Farmer, p. 632

33Parks, op. cit., p. 283

34Ibid., p. 283

More About Capt. John Wyatt, Jr.:
Appointed/Elected 1: 1734, Magistrate of Caroline County which had been formed seven years earlier, and held that office until his death.
Appointed/Elected 2: Bet. 1735 - 1741, Junior Warden of St. Margarets Parish
Appointed/Elected 3: 30 Aug 1740, Took oath as a member of the Caroline County Peace Commission.
Appointed/Elected 4: Bet. 1746 - 1747, Junior Warden again
Burial: "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?
Comment: There are conflicting estimates of his birthdate, but he was at least 21 years old in 1710, when he was referred to as John Wyatt, Jr. in Middlesex County Deed Book 3, p. 239, referring to land he had inherited from Rice Jones which he was conveying.
Event 1: 14 Mar 1735, John and Jane Wyatt acknowledged a deed to W. [Walter?] Chiles.
Event 2: Aft. 1739, Began giving property to his children, including his son William and his daughter Anne Starke, which are recorded in Caroline County's extant order books, but they do not describe the property.
Occupation: Planter and slaveholder
Probate 1: 12 Oct 1750, Caroline Co., VA; his will has been lost but the order books reflect the date of probate and state that Walter Chiles and John Pampline were witnesses to John Wyatt's will; executors were John Wiatt and Henry Gilbert.
Probate 2: 09 Nov 1750, Estate was appraised and ordered to compensate John Pampline for his travel expenses in settling the estate.
Property 1: Bef. 01 Feb 1710, Inherited land in Middlesex Co., VA that had been owned by his maternal grandfather or great-grandfather, Rice Jones, and on 1 Feb 1710 conveyed it to Gawin Corbin, a justice of the Middlesex County Court.
Property 2: 1704, A John Wyatt, who was probably this John Wyatt or his father, was granted 600 acres in Drysdale Parish, present-day Caroline Co., VA, but then in King & Queen County, located on the Mattaponi River above the William Herndon and Thomas Wyatt grants.
Property 3: 1705, He may be the same John Wyatt who was granted 700 acres on Dragon Swamp in King and Queen Co., VA.
Property 4: Bet. 1732 - 1734, Registered two young slaves, probably because they had been imported from abroad.

More About Jane Pamplin:
Burial: "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?
Comment: I have found no proof that she was a Pamplin, but apparently it had been recorded in a Family Bible. The circumstantial evidence is strong as shown by the references to Pamplins in Wyatt property and estate records.
Nickname: Jennie

Children of John Wyatt and Jane Pamplin are:
i. Joseph Wyatt, married Dorothy Smith.

More About Joseph Wyatt:
Comment: In Bill Pamplin's genealogy, Joseph is not listed as a child of John Wyatt and Jane Pamplin, but he is listed as their eighth child in the "Journal of John Bennett, " which was more contemporaneous with that time.
Property: 11 Aug 1758, Joseph and Dorothy Wiat and Lawrence Smith (possibly Dolly's brother) deeded property to John Brown, according to p. 94 in Dorman's "Caroline County, Virginia Order Book 1755-1758."

More About Dorothy Smith:
Nickname: Dolly

10 ii. William Wyatt, born Abt. 1713 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?; died 10 Feb 1772 in Caroline Co., VA; married Elizabeth Eggleston Abt. 1739.
iii. John Wyatt III, born Abt. 1715 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?; died 1731 in Caroline Co., VA.

More About John Wyatt III:
Burial: "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA

iv. Anne Wyatt, born Abt. 1717 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; married Col. John Starke Abt. 25 May 1735 in Caroline Co., VA; born Abt. 1715; died Abt. 1782.

More About Col. John Starke:
Appointed/Elected: 1775, Member of the Committee of Safety for Hanover Co., VA
Comment: He was the great-grandson of John Starke, who won a lawsuit against Anne's great-grandfather, Major William Wyatt, between 1673 and 1686.

v. Richard Wyatt, born 20 May 1720 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died Nov 1803 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA?; married (1) Elizabeth Streshley Abt. 1743; died 1744 in Caroline Co., VA; married (2) Amy Chiles 17 Nov 1752.

Notes for Richard Wyatt:
The following legend is quoted from John S. Morris, III's 1999 booklet, "The Family of Major William Wyatt of the Mattaponi River," which he in turn quoted from page 490 of Marshall Wingfield's "A History of Caroline County, Virginia." Mr. Morris is a descendant of Richard and Amy Chiles Wyatt.

According to a legend, Richard got so mad at Britain shortly before the Revolutionary War that he tore the family coat of arms from the wall, hacked it from its frame with his sword, and threw it onto the blazing logs in the fireplace. It was saved, though somewhat burnt, by his daughter Nancy. She kept the coat of arms, which showed bands of boars' heads on a shield, for the rest of her life.

[Nancy Wyatt (1759-1833), a daughter of Richard and Amy Chiles Wyatt, was the second wife of Col. Anthony New (1747-1833), who served in the Virginia House of Delegates while living in Caroline County and after 1810 became a Congressman after they settled near Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky. It is said that the brick home they constructed in Todd County, "Dunheath," was a replica of the home in which Nancy was raised, presumably "Plain Dealing." ]

Richard Wyatt inherited "Plain Dealing," and it is said that he and his brother William were buried in the orchard there.

In a 1945 article in "Tyler's Quarterly Magazine," Volume 26, page 118, Mrs. P. Stacy gives a description of the Wyatt coat of arms that was rescued by Nancy Wyatt New and uses it to suggest the "Plain Dealing" Wyatts may not be descended from the Haute Wyatt family of County Kent, England. Part of another article she wrote in the "William and Mary Quarterly", entitled "Major William Wyatt of St. Stephen's," is quoted as follows:

Capt. John Wyatt's son, John, named sons William and Richard and John. It was this Richard Wyatt, of "Plain Dealings," who tore his Wyatt Arms from the wall and threw it into the fire because he was enraged over treatment of Virginia by England. Daughter, Anne, [AKA Nancy] saved the coat-of-arms, though it was damaged. Descendants of Richard of "Plain Dealings," claim descent from Rev. Haute Wyatt. They say his son, John, had son, John, who married Anne, daughter of Rice Jones. But the Arms saved from the fire at "Plain Dealings" was the arms of Sussex Wyatts, Boars' heads and a lion, not the horse barnacles and shoe of the Kent Wyatts.
Perhaps someone familiar with that claim will explain.

Mrs. Stacy was perhaps the first to suggest that the wishful tradition of descent from the Haute Wyatt family may be incorrect, and John S. Morris, III expounded on it in his research, but does give circumstantial evidence that the "Plain Dealing" Wyatts may be related collaterally to the Haute Wyatt family. Mr. Morris' discussion of Mrs. Stacy's statement is quoted as follows from pages 29 and 30 of his booklet:

John [Wyatt] Sr. would have been much younger than Haute's son. The historians who recite the Haute Wyatt line seem to recognize this age difference. They explain it by stating that John, Sr. was Haute's grandson John. However, they have not cited any evidence that Haute's John had a son John or that John, Sr.'s father was also named John.
There is a story regarding Richard Wyatt that has been used to support the Haute Wyatt line. Richard supposedly threw the family coat of arms in a fire just before the Revolutionary War because of his disgust with England. The remains of the Coat of Arms, which was rescued by his daughter, contained bands of boars' heads on a shield supposedly similar to the Coat of Arms of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the great-grandfather of Haute Wyatt.
However, that conclusion was disputed in 1945 by Mrs. P. Stacy, writing in "Tyler's Quarterly Magazine." She stated that the coat of arms with the boars' heads matched the coat of arms of a different part of the Wyatt family. Both lines started in Southaughe or South Haigh in West Riding in Yorkshire. At some point in time, one branch moved to Sussex and Surry in England. Rev. Haute Wyatt's line moved to Kent in 1492. According to Mrs. Stacy, the Kent line used a coat of arms with a horse's barnacles and an ostrich with a horseshoe in its beak. The line which settled in Sussex and Surry used a coat of arms with three boars' heads, a lion guardant and a demi-lion.
If these statements are true, there is some reason to believe that Richard was descended from the Sussex and Surry line and not from the Kent Wyatts. However, Richard was several generations removed from the family in England and could have obtained a wrong coat of arms. If the marketing of coats of arms in the mid-1700's was similar to today's marketing, the coats of arms in his possession would have had no relevance to his ancestry unless by coincidence. Furthermore, even if Richard were descended from the family in Kent, that fact would not prove that he was descended from Haute, since Sir Thomas Wyatt had many other male descendants.
As attractive as Haute Wyatt's line is, I cannot accept it as mine. The printed genealogies presumably had some sources for their conclusions, but I cannot find any authority. There is a period of about 50 years without any mention of the John Wyatts, and it is hard to believe that such a prominent family would not have had new land grants, patents reissued to successive generations, and the like. I believe the Haute Wyatt line is the product of wishful thinking.

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Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing, Caroline Co., was descended from Sir Henry Wyatt
Posted by: William Mullins (ID *****4138) Date: February 21, 2011 at 19:56:18
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A book from the Princeton University Library recently posted on GoogleBooks provides strong evidence that Richard Wyatt (1720-1803) of Plain Dealing, Caroline Co., VA, husband of Amy Chiles, was a direct lineal descendant of Sir Henry Wyatt (1460-1537) and his son, the Renaissance poet Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542). The book is: "Encyclopaedia of Heraldry", by John Burke, Esq., and John Bernard Burke, Esq., Third Edition (London: Henry G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, MDCCCXLIV). The book confirms that a painting of the Wyatt family Coat of Arms, owned and displayed by Richard Wyatt, matched the Coat of Arms of Sir Henry Wyatt.

The story of the painting of the Wyatt family Coat of Arms begins before the American Revolution: Richard Wyatt became so incensed at how the British were treating the Colonists that he tore family heirloom off the wall, cut the painting out of the frame, and threw it into the fire. His eldest daughter, Nancy, rescued the painting from the fire, though some damage was done. She eventually married Colonel Anthony New, and displayed the painting in their home in Logan Co., KY.

In 1830, Richard Wyatt's grandson, Richard Ware Wyatt, was setting out on a 4 month trip through the wilds of the Midwest. He stopped at his aunt and uncle's home (the New family), and, intrigued with the painting, made a sketch of the coat of arms in his journal book. The sketch survives, and shows a shield with a horizontal band (fess) enclosing three boars' heads in a horizontal row.

The "Encyclopedia of Heraldry" contains the following entry describing the Coat of Arms of Sir Henry Wyatt:

"Wyatt… by grant to Sir Henry Wyatt Privy Coucillor to Henry VIII… gu. on a fess or, betw. three boars' heads, couped…", translation of this last part: red (gules) background, gold (or) horizontal band (fess) with three boars' heads cut off horizontally (couped).

Richard Wyatt's line goes back through Capt. John Wyatt m. Jenny Pamplin, John Wyatt m. Anne Rice, and William Wyatt m. Anne Jackson. The parents of William remain uncertain, but there are limited possibilities to provide a direct line to Sir Henry Wyatt: the main possibility may be Henry Wyatt, brother of Hawte Wyatt and Sir Francis. Henry was married to Catherine Finch and had at least one child, Ellinora, who died childless, and whose will was probated in London 25 Jul 1649. Interestingly she left money to Hawte Wyatt's two youngest children, then living in London: John (40 pds.) and Anne (50 pds.). Not long after, John, then Anne, left London to settle in Virginia, joining their half-brother Edward, and their relation, William Wyatt (there are several other lines of evidence suggesting that William Wyatt was related to the families of Hawte and Sir Francis Wyatt, besides the painting owned by Richard Wyatt). It is intriguing to think that perhaps Ellinora's bequest was meant to facilite John and Anne relocating to join Ellinora's brother William in Virginia, but this is speculation.

I have a good-quality scan of the sketch by Richard Ware Wyatt of his grandfather's painting for anyone who would like a copy.

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Richard Wyatt (1720-1803) was the son of Captain John Wyatt (1684-1750) and Jenny Pamplin (dates unknown)

The Wyatt family Bible states that Richard Wyatt's parents were Captain John Wyatt and Jenny Pamplin1;states that Capt. John Wyatt was born in 1684; that Richard Wyatt was born on 20 May 1720; and that Capt. Wyatt's first son William was born in 1713.

The Wyatt family Bible also confirms the later lineage of this Wyatt: Richard Wyatt married Amy Chiles on 7 Nov 1752, and their daughter Amy Wyatt married James Hawkins.

Most Caroline County records were later burned, and Capt. John Wyatt's will does not survive. However the recording of his will does survive in Caroline County Order Books2, and provides a connection between Captain John Wyatt and Walter Chiles, father of Richard Wyatt's wife, Amy Chiles.

John Wyatt's will was proved 9 Nov 1750 in Caroline Co., by Walter Chiles and John Pamplin. This Walter Chiles, resident of Caroline County, was Walter Chiles III, founding Justice of Caroline County 1728-1732, Sheriff in 1734, and father of Richard Wyatt's wife, Amy Chiles Wyatt.

The Wyatt and Chiles families appear together on two other entries in the Caroline County Order books: in 1735, John Wyatt and Jane his wife, and Walter Chiles and Mary his wife, each respectively acknowledge deeds between them3.These deeds are further evidence of the connection between the respective parents of Amy Chiles and Richard Wyatt, and provide circumstantial evidence in Caroline County records to support the Wyatt family Bible statement that Capt. John Wyatt was the father of Richard Wyatt.

Note that John Wyatt's wife is variously referred to as Jane or Jenny Pamplin. It seems quite possible that with an English/Southern accent of the time, Jenny was pronounced "Janny", representing a diminutive form of "Jane".

The second executor of John Wyatt's will, John Pamplin is presumably a relative of Jenny Pamplin, but the relationship is unknown. A second order book entry directs payment of 320 pounds to John Pamplin for costs in proving the will 4.

Additional Evidence of Lineage

In addition to the proof of lineage presented above, there is a separate line of evidence that Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing was a direct descendant of Major William Wyatt, his great-grandfather.

Specifically, there is independent evidence that Richard Wyatt and Major William Wyatt were each close relatives of the first Governor of Virginia Sir Francis Wyatt (1588-1644), and therefore were members of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent who were descendants of Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), the English Renaissance poet5. Sir Thomas Wyatt was the great-grandfather of Sir Francis Wyatt.

There are two proven American branches of this Wyatt family, descended respectively from the brothers Sir Francis Wyatt and Rev. Hawte Wyatt of Jamestown. The descendants of these two men are well researched, and do not include either Richard Wyatt or Major William Wyatt.

Therefore the evidence suggests that both Richard Wyatt and Major William Wyatt were members of a third American branch of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent, and that Major William Wyatt was therefore a direct ancestor of Richard Wyatt. Major Wyatt might have been the son of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent, who names a son William, age 24, in his will proved 11 Jun 16566; confirmation of this theory is the subject of current research.

The evidence of the respective relationships of Richard Wyatt and Major William Wyatt to Sir Francis Wyatt is discussed on this site in a section of the article "Major William Wyatt" on the Society of Colonial Wars page titled: "The Ancestry of the Wyatt's in America".

Location of the Wyatt estate Plain Dealing in Virginia

Captain John Wyatt established the family estate called Plain Dealing, and his son Richard Wyatt continued to farm this estate. Its location is important to the proof of this lineage.

Plain Dealing was a 700 acre estate located in Caroline County on the North Anna River about 5 to 6 miles north of the junction of the North Anna River and South Anna River, where they come together to form the Pawmunkey River7 ("miles" refers to river miles traveled on the North Anna). Local tradition holds that the Wyatt estate called Plain Dealing was near the present day location of Meadow Event Park, a large park and nature preserve in Dowell, Virginia8. It happens that Meadow Event Park is located a little over 5 miles from the junction of the North Anna River, the South Anna River and the Pawmunkey, so the local tradition agrees well with the historical record.

The land occupied by Plain Dealing was thus on the east bank of the North Anna River, north of the Pawmunkey and south of the Mattapony Rivers. Therefore the counties in which this land rested were as follows:

New Kent County until 1691,

King and Queen County 1691-1702,

King William County 1702-1728, and

Caroline County 1728-present.

As discussed in the article about him, Major William Wyatt owned land and lived in New Kent County; his son John Wyatt, Sr. owned land and lived in King and Queen County (north of the Mattapony); and his son, Captain John Wyatt, initially owned land in King and Queen County, then owned land in adjacent King William County by 1722 (south of the Mattapony), and lived in Caroline County as of 1732, remaining there until his death in 1750.

Citations

1Collins, Herbert. Bible Records of Caroline County, Virginia Families. Westminster MD: Heritage Books, 2008, pp. 354-359

2Farmer, Michal Martin. The Genealogy of the Webster, Martin, Dozier, Staples, & Starke Families of Wilkes Co., Ga. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Publishing Company, 1994, pp. 637-638

3Dorman, John Frederick. Caroline County, Virginia Order Books 1732-1741. Washington, D.C., 1965, p. 2

4Farmer, op. cit., p. 638

5Wingfield, Marshall. A History of Caroline County Virginia. Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1975, p. 490

6"Virginia Gleanings in England: Sir Henery Wyatte of Alington, co. Kent, knight", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul., 1923), p. 240

7Wingfield, op. cit., p. 490

8Personal communication from Joseph B. Wyatt, author of the website "Wyatt Family History" at: http://jbwyatt.com/Wyatt/history.html

More About Richard Wyatt:
Burial: "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA
Event 1: 09 Dec 1756, Richard and his brothers William and John were ordered by the Court to assist in clearing a new road in Caroline County from Pulliam' Ford to the Main Road.
Event 2: Feb 1772, Richard, Gilbert, and Henry Wyatt proved the will of their eldest brother William.
Residence: "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA

vi. Mary Wyatt, born Abt. 1722 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; married Capt. John Henry Gilbert.
vii. Thomas Wyatt, born Abt. 1725; married Elizabeth Dickerson?.
viii. Henry Wyatt, born Abt. 1727 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died 1759 in Great Meadows Fort, Somerset Co., PA?.

More About Henry Wyatt:
Comment 1: Said to have died unmarried
Comment 2: He was probably the first Caroline County resident to be killed by an enemy on the battlefield in uniform and the only Caroline County soldier killed in the French and Indian War, according to Campbell's "Colonial Caroline, " p. 144.
Military: Soldier in the French and Indian War--killed in battle while serving under George Washington when the French attacked their fort at Great Meadows, 40 miles east of the main French fortification, Fort Necessity on the Ohio River.
Probate: 1759, Richard Wyatt and Henry Gilbert qualified as executors or administrators of Henry Wyatt's estate.

ix. Lucy Wyatt, born Abt. 1730 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died Aft. 1796 in probably Albemarle Co., VA; married Capt. David Mills 05 Jun 1746 in Caroline Co., VA; born in Hanover Co., VA; died Abt. 1764 in Albemarle Co. or present-day Greene Co., VA?.

Notes for Capt. David Mills:
http://www.charlottesville-area-real-estate.com/White_Hall_Real_Estate.html

By 1835, White Hall had become the established name for the community.

Prior to that it had been an election precinct under the successive names of Glenn's Store, William Maupin's Store, Maupin's Tavern, Miller's Tavern and Shumate's Tavern.

Early Settlement (1607-1789)

Settlement in the White Hall area began in the 1730s when it was still part of Goochland County.

The earliest land patent on the Moorman's River was recorded by David Mills in 1739 for 2,850 acres on its north fork.

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"Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account of What It Was By Nature", pages 273-77:

MILLS.

In early times three large entries of lands were made within the county by persons named Mills. ...
The third series of entries was made by David Mills. They ran from 1738 to 1755, and amounted to more than eleven thousand acres. They were located south of Earlysville, on Buck Mountain and Beaverdam Creeks, and in the Brown's Cove district. David Mills died in 1764. He and his wife Lucy had eight children, Zachariah, David, Wyatt, Joseph, Ann, the wife of William Michie, Elizabeth, the wife of William Doswell, of Nottoway, Mary, the wife of William S. Lane, and Lucy, the wife of Philip White, of Hanover. David sold out to his brother Wyatt in 1786, and emigrated to South Carolina. Wyatt died in 1808. He and his wife Sarah had four children, Elizabeth, the wife of James Beazley, Wilson, John S., and Sophia, the wife of Fontaine Richards. Joseph Mills Jr., probably the son of Joseph, taught school in the Buck Mountain neighborhood, was admitted to the bar in 1823, and soon after removed to Harrisonburg.

Comments by Bryan S. Godfrey, descendant of Lucy Wyatt Mills' brother, William Wyatt:

Many Virginians and tourists to Thomas Jefferson's home, "Monticello," south of Charlottesville in Albemarle County, Virginia, are familiar with nearby Michie Tavern, where tourists to Monticello often dine. Michie Tavern was established in 1784 by William Michie, who was married twice, one of his wives being Ann Mills (mother of three of his children), a daughter of David Mills and Lucy Wyatt. The current location of Michie Tavern is, however, not where it was originally. It was located about seventeen miles north of its present site, north of Charlottesville in northern Albemarle County near Earlysville, and was moved near "Monticello" in the 1920s becase the owner, an antique dealer, believed she could attract more customers if it was on the road to Monticello. Below is information on the Michie family, quoted also from "Albemarle County in Virginia." Michie is pronounced "Mickey."

Michie.

The first Michie who settled in the county was John, who bought land near the Horse Shoe of the Rivanna from John Henry, father of the great orator. When the purchase was made does not appear, but he sold to Hezekiah Rice, and repurchased from him in 1763. He died in 1777. His children were John, who died before his father, Robert, James, Patrick, William, Sarah, the wife of Christopher Wood, and Mary, the wife also of a Wood. Robert and his sisters seem to have lived in Louisa.

Patrick had his home southwest of Earlysville, between the Buck Mountain Road and the south fork of the Rivanna. He died in 1799. His wife's name was Frances, and his children were Nancy, the wife of Joseph Goodman, James, Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Maupin, Sarah, the wife of William G. Martin, Martha, the wife of Richard Davis, Susan, the wife of William Michie, Mary, the wife of John Maupin, and David.

William became a large landholder in the same section. He purchased in 1793 from Lewis Webb, of New Kent, two thousand and ninety acres in one tract. On the Buck Mountain Road he established the public house, which has since been known as Michie's Old Tavern. He was appointed a magistrate in 1791, served as Sheriff in 1803, and died in 1811. He was twice married ; one of his wives, it is believed, being Ann, daughter of David Mills. His children by the first marriage were John A., and Mary, the wife of John Mullins, and by the second William, David and Lucy, the wife of Benjamin Richards.

John A. was appointed a magistrate of the county in 1807. His wife was Frances, daughter of Thomas Jarman. He died in 1827. His children were Frances J., Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, the wife of Bezaleel G. Brown, Theodosia, the wife of Edmund Brown, John E., James, William, Robert J., Jonathan, Mary and Martha. Of these James attained a prominent position in the affairs of the county. He was a successful business man, was appointed a magistrate in 1816, and served as Sheriff in 1843. He was an earnest Episcopalian, and displayed his zeal in active efforts to rebuild the ruins of the old Buck Mountain Church. His home was on the north fork of the Rivanna, south of Piney Mountain. He died in 1850. His wife was Frances, daughter of Thomas Garth Jr., and his children Mary Elizabeth, the wife of William T. Early, Virginia, Susan, Adeline, Dr. J. Augustus, Thomas, Theresa, the wife of Lucian Michie, Alexander H., and Henry Clay. Jonathan married a sister of Thomas J. Michie, of Staunton, and his children were John P., Margaret, the wife of Dr. Theodore Michie, Frances, the wife of Dr. R. N. Hewitt, of Campbell County, Thomas, Chapman and Franklin.

William Michie, son of William, married, it is believed, Susan, daughter of his uncle Patrick. His children were Dr. James W., David and Frances. His brother David was a man of great enterprise and thrift. In early life he was a merchant first in the Michie Tavern neighborhood, and afterwards at Milton. He invested in real estate in different parts of the county, purchasing in 1805 from Randolph Lewis his plantation Buck Island on the north side of the Rivanna, which he seems to have made his home till 1837. In that year he bought the brick house on the northeast corner of Market and Seventh Streets in Charlottesville, where he resided until his death in 1850. He left no children, and his large estate was divided among his numerous relatives, under the direction of George Carr, as administrator.

James Michie Jr., or Beau Jim, as he was commonly called, was the son of a William Michie. His residence was at Longwood, west of Earlysville. His death occurred in 1847. He married Eliza Graves, of Rockingham, and his children were Dr. Theodore, Octavius, Joseph P., Lucian, Oran, Claudius N., Eugene, Catharine, the wife of William A. Rogers, Cornelia and Virginia.

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From
ELIZABETH SHOWN MILLS
Certified GenealogistS M Certified Genealogical LecturerS M
Fellow & Past President, American Society of Genealogists
Past President, Board for Certification of Genealogists
141 Settlers Way, Hendersonville, TN 37075 • [email protected]
DATE: 28 May 2016 (updated 25 October 2016)
REPORT TO: File
SUBJECT Mills: Initial Survey of Published Resources for Southside Virginia: Brunswick,
Goochland, and Counties Cut from Them—Principally Albemarle, Amherst, Bedford,
Cumberland, and Prince Edward—with Peripheral Research in South Carolina and
Tennessee to Pursue Leads

12 NOVEMBER 1763
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA
Land lease.
David Mills to William Coleman & wife Betty, all of Albemarle. "In consideration of rents & Covenants
herein after mentioned on the part of the said William Coleman and Betty his Wife to be paid and
performed hath farm let unto said William Coleman and Betty his Wife one hundred acres of land except
all Mines Minerals & Quarries whatsoever lying in the Parish of Fredericksville in Albemarle County,"
described as
"Beginning at David Mills Corner white oak in William Thompsons line the North side Piney Run[,] thence
on Thompsons line South & East to two dogwoods in his line on the North of the Run[,] thence North &
East to a red oak saplin[,] thence North & West to a white oak in David Mills line by a branch thence on his line South 45 West 110 poles to the Beginning.
Land is leased for 10 years, beginning 3 January next "if either of them live so long, but if they do depart this Life before the Ten years has expired … then this Lease shall immediately cease." Payment: First four years, 1£ 5s; other six years, 1 £. Rents are due on 3 January of each year. Signed: David Mills, William Coleman, Betty + Coleman. Witnesses: Wm. Michie, James Keaton. Proved by David Mills at court on 14 June 1764.140
Signed: David Mills. Witnesses: Saml. Dolton, James Keaton, Bradley Merideth. Proved 8 March 1764 by
oaths of the witnesses.141
COMMENT:
• David's wife Lucy was not involved here because this was a lease, not a sale.
• Note the lengthy duration of the lease: 10 years.
28 FEBRUARY 1764
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA
Will.
"I, David Mills of Albemarle County do make this my Last Will and Testament. Imprimis I appoint my
dear Wife, Lucy Mills, Executrix and my particular friends, Isaac Davis and William Barksdale, together
with my Son, Zachariah Mills, … Executors … and bequeath unto my Executors … all my lands (excepting such part thereof as is herein after particularly devised) together with all surveys, the sum or sums of money or whatever else shall be due to me from any person … to the intent that they … as soon as conveniently may be after my death shall sell the said lands and lay out the money … after paying all my debts and funeral charges) in purchasing young female slaves which they are to divide equally among my Children….
139 Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book, 1761–1764 (reprint, n.d.; N.P., The Antient Press, 1988),
76; citing Deed Book 3: 290–91.
140 Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book, 1761–1764 (reprint, n.d.; N.P., The Antient Press, 1988),
110; citing Deed Book 3: 446–48.
141 Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book, 1761–1764 (reprint, n.d.; N.P., The Antient Press, 1988),
98; citing Deed Book 3: 395–97.
MILLS: Mills, Initial Survey of Published Resources for Southside Virginia …….…………..….. 25 October 2016
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"Item. Whereas I have a large survey of land on Buck Mountain Creek [to be divided] as follows:
Beginning on Buck Mountain Creek and continuing up the same to the lines of the first survey to the
Musterfield Path nigh John Davis's, from thence round the Fence to the mouth of a little Creek, from
thence to the nighest part of the back line and from thence down the said line and round on the lines of
the first survey to the beginning … I give and devise to my son Zachariah Mills.
"Item. I give and devise to my Executors [400] acres of land above the Road, which shall include
my dwelling house and be included in the above survey for my Son, Zachariah Mills, with this express
proviso … that they … suffer my beloved Wife, Lucy Mills, to have and occupy the said land and dwelling
house … during her widowhood and til her death if she shall never marry again and then … to my Son,
Zachariah Mills.
"Item. I give and devise to my Son, David Mills, and his heirs forever all the residue of my Buck
Mountain Tract Survey.
"Item. I give and devise unto my Son, Wyat Mills, and his heirs forever all my Beaverdam
Swamp tract of land.
"Item. I give and devise to my Son Joseph Mills, and his heirs forever a thousand acres of land
adjoining Beaver Creek.
"Item. I give and devise to my Son Zachariah Mills {and David Mills omitted}, and to their heirs
forever Epperson's Survey and Coursey's Survey and my will and desire is that my Executors divide the
said tracts into two parts equal with respect to quality and that David have that part adjoyning Thomas
Ballard's line and Zach: the other.
"Item, I give and devise to my Sons, Zachariah Mills, David Mills, Wyat Mills and Joseph Mills and
their heirs forever, all that tract of land lying on the Great Mountains which I bought of David Thompson
[executors to divide].
"Item. I five and devise to my Daughters, Ann Mills and Elizabeth Mills, and their heirs forever
the [800] acres of land which was in the possession of James Ceaton … and that Anna have that part
which shall include the Garden Spot and Elizabeth that which joins Garlick's line [executors to divide].
"Item. I give and devise to my Daughters, Mary Mills and Lucy Mills, and their heirs forever,
[800] acres of land which shall adjoin Twyman's. [Executors to divide the land] in such a manner that it
shall extend from Twyman's to the line below Fishing Creek, and thendevide it into two parts equal with
respect to quantity and quality and that Mary have that adjoining Twyman's and Lucy that adjoining the
line below Fishing Creek."
Other provisions regarding executors, slaves, household furniture. Signed: David Mills.
Witnesses: William Michie, David Thomson, Hannah her mark A Epperson.142
COMMENT:
• Many online trees identify (without evidence) David's wife as Lucy Wyatt—thus the name
Wyatt Mills for a son.
• Some researchers have questioned whether David's daughter Ann might be the wife of Lewis
Witt who named her first son Mills Witt. I've found no known record or online tree that
validly identifies a husband for David's daughter Ann. The above reference to her by her
maiden name implies that she was not married here in 1764. In that event, she can be
eliminated from consideration as Anne Witt, who bore 8 children to Lewis before his death in
1774.143
142 Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Albemarle County, Virginia, Wills, 1752–1764 (2000 reprint; N.P., The Antient Press, n.d.), 7–9;
citing Will Book 2: 173–75.
143 Ann Chilton, Bedford Co., Va., Will Book 1, 1759–1787; Will Book 2, 1787–1803 (Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press,
1988), 18; citing Will Book 1: 211 (Lewis Witt). Also Bedford Co., Will Book 4: 276–77 (Ann Witt will) and 287 (Ann Witt
inventory and accounts), previously consulted for my work on William Mills-Witt of Franklin Co.
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6 [JAN-MARCH] 1764
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA
Land sale.
David Mills to James Merideth, both of Albemarle. Sale for 16£, a parcel "by supposition one hundred
acres more or less lying in Albemarle County" described as
"Beginning at a Scrubby white oak corner of the said David Mills and running thence along the said David
Mills corner line West to a scrubby white oak corner of the said David Mills, thence North & East to a pine
& two red oak bushes thence North & East to a white oak saplin thence South one hundred & twenty
poles to the Beginning."
Signed: David Mills. Witnesses: Saml. Dolton, James Keaton, Bradley Merideth. Proved 8 March 1764 by
oaths of the witnesses.144
5 MARCH 1764
AMHERST COUNTY, VA
Witness:
"Gregory Mathews, Buckingham, to John Murrel, Albemarle, 25 pds. For 190 acres on Horse Shoe
Mountain and joining lands of John Hunter & William Burns. Pat. To Joseph Cabell, 20 Sep 1759. Wit:
William Tiller, Jesse Mills, Stephen Gee."145
COMMENT:
This is the first record yet found for Jesse Mills as an adult. From it, we might tentatively place his
birth as pre-1743—assuming that he was at least 21 at the time of the signature. That is not a
stable assummption, however. Some witnesses were younger.
16 MARCH 1764
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA
Land sale.
Nicholas Rice of Louisa County to Alexander Baine, "Merchant in Henrico." To secure payment of 27£
13s 11p, bearing interest from 31 January 173 due to Baine –and for another 5s paid now by Baine, Rice
conveys to Baine "one certain tract or parcel of land lying & being in the County of Albemarle being my
full share proportion & dividend of the land left to me by the Last Will & Testment of Nicholas Mills
Senr., deceased," as may more fully appear reference thereto being had on the records of Hanover
County. Signed: Nicholas Rice. Witnesses: Thomas Perkins, John Bullok, David Ross. Acknowledged 11
September 1770 before Merth. Price, Wm. Garrott, Wm. Pettitt, John Walker, and Dabney Carr. Proved
at November 1770 court, Albemarle County, by oaths of Price, Walker, and Carr.146

More About Capt. David Mills:
Property: Abt. 1750, Received a land grant in present-day Albemarle Co., VA
Residence: Greene Co., VA & Free Union, Albemarle Co., VA

x. John Wyatt III, born Abt. 1731 in "Plain Dealing, " Caroline Co., VA; died Abt. 1785; married (1) Elizabeth Ballard Smith Abt. 1753; born 19 Apr 1740 in Louisa Co., VA?; died Abt. 1758; married (2) Anne Starke Abt. 1759.

More About John Wyatt III:
Event: 1761, Qualified in Caroline Co., VA as one of the executors of the estate of Edward Baber.

22. Joseph Eggleston, born Abt. 1678 in "Powhatan, " near Williamsburg, James City Co., VA?; died 24 Nov 1730 in "Powhatan, " near Williamsburg, James City Co., VA?. He was the son of 44. Benjamin Eggleston and 45. ?. He married 23. Anne Pettus Abt. 1719 in James City Co., VA.
23. Anne Pettus, born Abt. 1702 in Hanover Co., VA?; died 24 Oct 1736 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?. She was the daughter of 46. John Pettus and 47. Anne Overton.

Notes for Joseph Eggleston:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/GENE7-0003.html#CHILD3

Notes for JOSEPH EGGLESTON:
Joseph Eggleston was a member of the House of Burgesses from James City County from 1727-1730. One tradition is that he was son of Richard Eggleston; another tradition is that he was son of a Benjamin, son of Richard.

Robert B Eggleston's Papers say that this Joseph Eggleston was born in 1678. In another passage, his Papers list a quote from a prayer book written by Joseph II saying that his father, Joseph, died in 1736 at the age of 52 which would make his birthdate 1684, six years later. Perhaps there were two Joseph Egglestons, with one born to Benjamin and another born to a brother of Benjamin.

Tradition says this Joseph married twice--the name of his first wife is unknown, but they had a son, Benjamin. Anne Pettus was his second wife.

Notes for ANNE OVERTON PETTUS:
Anne Overton Pettus was Joseph's second wife.

More About Joseph Eggleston:
Appointed/Elected: Bet. 1727 - 1730, Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from James City County
Burial: "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?
Comment 1: Due to the destruction of the James City records, his parents have not been proven, but it is nearly certain that his father was Benjamin and his grandfather was Richard the Immigrant.
Comment 2: By his first wife, whose name is unknown, he had a son Benjamin Eggleston who married Elizabeth Jackson. Their descendants remained mainly in the Williamsburg area and also the York Co., VA area (Poquoson, VA).
Residence: "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA. The brick home was probably built after his death. This is now the location of Powhatan Plantation Resort on Ironbound Road near Williamsburg, VA.

More About Anne Pettus:
Burial: "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?

Children of Joseph Eggleston and Anne Pettus are:
i. William Eggleston, born Abt. 1720 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died 22 Jul 1780 in "Locust Grove, " Amelia Co., VA; married Judith Cary 1740; born Abt. 1729; died 10 Feb 1793 in Amelia Co., VA.

Notes for William Eggleston:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/GENE7-0004.html

William Eggleston moved from James City Co, VA to Amelia Co, VA and bought 300 acres in 1753. B built "Locust Grove" the oldest Eggleston house in Amelia Co VA. (Was still standing in 1926) near the Amelia Courthouse and adjoining "Egglestetton" that was built by Joseph Eggleston. William married Judith Cary, sister of the Elizabeth Cary who married John Eggleston (William's brother). William and Judith were married circa 1757. She was born circa 1729, died Feb. 10, 1793.

His will was written Apr 6, 1780 and probated Sept 28, 1780. His land was to be divided between his two oldest sons--William Cary Eggleston and Edward Eggleston. It was to be divided equally with William Cary to have first choice. So our relative Mathew Jacquelin received none.

From this line came Judge Miles Cary Eggleston, Judge High Eggleston, Edward Eggleston the historian and novelist, George Cary Eggleston the journalist and novelist.

According to Gene E. Eggleston in Powhatan Revisited, William bought property in Giles County, VA while he was living at Locust Grove. The village of Eggleston was still there in the 1980s. William did not own this land long, but it was a resort or spa.

Notes for JUDITH CARY:
Judith Cary's sister Elizabeth married William's brother, John.

More About William Eggleston:
Property: According to Gene E. Eggleston's book "Powhatan Revisited, " William Eggleston owned land in Giles Co., VA that later became a resort or spa and later became known as the village of Eggleston.
Will: 06 Apr 1780, Written in Amelia Co., VA

ii. Joseph Eggleston, Jr., born Abt. 1721 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died 02 Dec 1792 in Amelia Co., VA; married (1) Judith Segar 15 Dec 1753 in Urbanna, Middlesex Co., VA; born 20 Apr 1729 in Urbanna, Middlesex Co., VA; died 03 Dec 1773 in Amelia Co., VA; married (2) Judith Cobbs 18 Oct 1776 in Amelia Co., VA; born 1736; died 1806 in Amelia Co., VA.

Notes for Joseph Eggleston, Jr.:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/GENE7-0004.html

Joseph Eggleston, married Judith Segar, moved to Amelia County, Va from Middlesex Co. He built "Egglestetton" in 1759 on 200 acres on the upper side of Knibbs Creek. This house is now on the list of Virginia Historical Landmarks and on the National Register of Historic Places.

In 1762, he bought 600 acres in Raleigh Parish on Flatt Creek adjacent lands of William Eggleston. In 1773, he also bought 200 acres which was the remaining half of a tract on the upper side of Knibbs Creek. He was a farmer.

His will was written Mar 1 1791 and probated May 24 1794. He left all his land to his son, Joseph Jr., who became Major Joseph Eggleston of Lee's Legion, War of the Revolution, whose descendants are in Mississippi and elsewhere. With this line there was intermarriage with the families of Cooke, Hardaway, Meade.

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The following article about two descendants of Joseph Eggleston, Jr., one a Caucasian male and the other an African-American female, is quoted from "The Richmond Times-Dispatch," p. A-1, 15 Feb 1999:

Oral history clues tracked
Dermatologists' search brings together distant cousins, different races
By Will Jones
Times-Dispatch Staff Writer

About 20 years ago, Dr. Anita Henderson knew little about her family's roots except for the oral history passed down from her grandmother.
That history was a few details about her great-great-grandfather Robert Eggleston, who had been born a slave in Virginia.
As it was told, Eggleston's father was his owner, and the family lived in a part of Virginia that had a lot of Germans. The events of his childhood included seeing a shooting star and having two half-brothers who went to Harvard University.
The story also included that Eggleston was promised freedom, but he ended up fleeing to Texas after his father died and his half-brothers reneged on the deal.
After years of research, detective work, and luck, Henderson has verified much of the tale through records. She's even stumbled across two distant cousins who are white.
Henderson and one of those cousins, Bryan Baine, spoke about their genealogical research yesterday at Petersburg National Battlefield. They met last month after Henderson posted a message on the Internet, and they eventually got together for dinner.
Henderson, a dermatologist who practices in Columbia, Md., and lives in Washington, believes Southerners doing genealogical research are becoming better able to accept that slaves and their owners often had personal and sexual relationships.
"There is beginning to be more emotional distance from all the racially laden stereotypes," she said. "They aren't as hung up as they were a generation ago."
Baine, who lives in Chantilly and teaches writing at American University, said he always suspected he had blood ties to descendants of slaves. As a child, he spent summers with his grandparents in Mississippi but never asked whether his ancestors had owned slaves.
"You kind of know they're out there, but you don't know they're coming over for dinner," he said, chuckling.
Baine started researching his family about two years ago. He got the first significant glimpse of its past when he came across a distant relative's will, which listed a Negro girl as one of his possessions.
"To see this, it was quite chilling," Baine said.
Henderson established her family's connection to the Egglestons of Mississippi after she went to the Amelia County Historical Society's office to do research. There she met a Robert Eggleston, who turned out to be a distant cousin.
Henderson said he helped her make sense of some of her oral history. It turns out Henderson's great-great-grandfather's half-brothers attended the University of Mississippi, which was sometimes called the "Harvard of the South."
"Sometimes the (oral history clues) don't pop out at you right away," she said. "You want to keep on the back burner."
Henderson and Baine have determined their closest common ancestor was Maj. Joseph Eggleston [son of Joseph Eggleston, Jr. and Judith Segar], who was a member of the Revolutionary Army and a U.S. and state representative from Virginia. He died in 1811, and his sons Charles and William started the lines that extend to Henderson and Baine, respectively.
Henderson believes genealogical research can build bridges between the races.
"It at least gets people talking," she said. "The more you talk, the more commonalities you have. With more understanding, comes tolerance and compassion."
For information on Eggleston family history, contact Henderson at [email protected] or Baine at [email protected].

Thanks to this article, I made contact with an African-American relative for the first time when I finally e-mailed Dr. Henderson in January, 2001, nearly two years after I read it in the Richmond newspaper. Soon afterward we met at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond to go over the voluminous Eggleston family papers there that were donated by Dr. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston. Dr. Henderson is an avid Civil War buff and reenactor.

More About Joseph Eggleston, Jr.:
Burial: Grub Hill Episcopal Church, Amelia Co., VA
Occupation: Planter
Probate: 24 May 1794, Amelia Co., VA
Property 1: 1762, Purchased 600 acres adjacent to his brother William on Flatt Creek
Property 2: 1773, Purchased another 200 acre tract on Knibbs Creek
Residence 1: Abt. 1753, Middlesex Co., VA
Residence 2: Abt. 1759, Settled in Amelia Co., VA on 200 acres on the upper side of Knibbs Creek, where he built "Egglestetton."
Will: 01 Mar 1791, Amelia Co., VA--left all land to his son Major Joseph Eggleston, who served in Lee's Legion during the Revolutionary War.

Notes for Judith Segar:
On Friday the 3d instant died Mrs. JUDITH EGGLESTON, of Amelia, in the 45th yeard of her age. She was a lady of a most amiable character; to her family her death is an irreparable loss, and is very sensibly felt by all who had the pleasure of her acquaintance.

The Virginia Gazette
Dec. 23, 1773

11 iii. Elizabeth Eggleston, born 22 Feb 1723 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?; died 13 Jun 1787 in Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., VA; married (1) William Wyatt Abt. 1739; married (2) William Scott Aft. 1772.
iv. John Eggleston, born Abt. 1725 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died Abt. 1800 in Hanover Co., VA; married Elizabeth Cary.
v. Richard Eggleston, born Abt. 1727 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died 19 Mar 1781 in Powhatan/Cumberland Co., VA; married Rebecca Clough; born in Hanover Co., VA?.

Notes for Richard Eggleston:
The following is quoted from the article "Eggleston of Virginia with related families," published in Volume XXIII of "Historical Southern Families", edited by Mrs. John Bennett Boddie (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980):

Richard Eggleston was born ca. 1727 and died March 19, 1781. He married August 21, 1749 Rebekah Clough, who died Feb. 9, 1781. Richard moved from James City County to Hanover, and later to Goochland County. He had the distinction of living in three counties without moving, as when Cumberland was cut off from Goochland he was on the Cumberland side, and later, when Powhatan Co. was cut off from Cumberland, he was on the Powhatan side. His home was about one mile from the present Powhatan Court House. He was a planter on a large scale, owning several plantations, and leaving all his children in good circumstances. He was a member of the Committee of Safety of Cumberland Co. in 1775, and was one of the sub-committee to look after the making and procuring of powder for the American Army. Richard's will is recorded in Powhatan Co., Will Book 1, p. 51, and he wrote a fine, clear hand. He had twelve children; only eleven are mentioned in the will, as William, the eldest, was killed in the Revolution in the "Jerseys."

Will of Richard Eggleston, Sr.
10 March 1781, Proven 19 July 1781, Powhatan County, VA

In the name of God Amen. I Richard Eggleston Sen'r of the County of Powhatan being at this time in prefect sense and good disposing memory and knowing the great uncertainty of life, after disannulling all other wills heretofore made, Do constitute and make this my last will and Testament in the manner and form following.
ITEM: I give unto my son Richard Eggleston, all the lands I possess in Amelia County with great Bob & his wife Betty with her present child born lately, to him and his heirs forever. Likewise the one half of all the stock of cattle & all the hogs, cart &c. Likewise my still.
ITEM: I give unto my son Joseph Eggleston, the one half of my Cellar Creek Land in the county of Prince Edward to him and his heirs forever. Likewise long Bob & his wife Hanah & child Dick to him and his heirs forever a feather bed & furniture, Mr. Davils' Sermon & a book a call to the unconverted, a saddle & six leather chairs, my saddle & my black walnut chest.
ITEM: I give unto my son John Eggleston my Font Mill Plantation to him and his heirs forever. Likewise I give him one eyed James and his wife Kagas (?) Harry & Dorcas, with her future increase forever, my Desk & book case, my largest Walnut table, a side ditto, ten head cattle & six oxen, my ox cart, riding chair, half doz'n leather chairs, two compass ditto, one feather bed & furniture, my great Bible, eight volumes Spectators, my Razor case, looking glass, the second volume of Baileys Dictionary, three volumes Theron & Aspasio.
ITEM: I give unto my son Clough Eggleston, as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years, the other half of my Cellar Creek land, but should he die underage, my will and desire is that my son Edmond Eggleston have it & should he die under age my desire is that William Trent Eggleston possess it them & their heirs forever. Likewise I give my son Clough great James, Nanny & Dorcas's child Nanny as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years, if he dies under age my will and desire is that the Negroes be given to Edmond and William Trent Eggleston them & their heirs forever. Likewise I give my son Clough my Oscar mare & the filly got by John Smith's horse, a feather bed & furniture, five volumes good quality, two volumes Doctor Watts Sermons, Buchanan's Dictionary, my two Razors & strop a table and six leather chairs.
ITEM: I give to my son George Eggleston as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years, the four hundred acres of land I bought of Peter T. Trent in Cumberland County but should he die under age my desire is that my son Edmond have it and should he die under age my desire is that William Trent Eggleston have it, them and their heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my son Edmond Eggleston as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years Terry, Will, Essex & Dorcas's youngest child, or rather her girl Lety, but if he dies under age my desire is that William Trent Eggleston have them & should he die under age my desire is that my son George possess them, them & their heirs forever.
ITEM: I give to my son William Trent Eggleston Abner, Simon & Robin, Dorcas's son Jeffery as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years & should he die under age my will and desire is that George and Edmond Eggleston have them equally divided. I likewise give William Trent Mr. Baxter's exposition notes on the new Testament all the volumes of Sir Charles Grandison as soon as he arrives to the age of twenty one years, & should he die under age I give them to Edmond Eggleston.
ITEM: I lend to my daughter Mary Gay Avey & all her increase with Dorcas's boy Will to her during life & should she have a child that lives to come of age or marry, I give the said Negroes forever.
ITEM: I give to my daughters Rebeckah & Elizabeth Eggleston all the remainder of my slaves not before mentioned to be valued and equally divided between them only letting my daughter Rebeckah have Phillis she to be valued with the rest. Likewise my will & desire is that if either of them die under the age of eighteen years that the surviving sister possess them whole & should they both die my desire is that Edmond & Wm. Trent Eggleston have them equally divided between them.
ITEM: I give them each of my Daughters a feather bed & furniture and each a mare & saddle & I give Rebeckah a dressing table & trunk.
ITEM: I give my Daughter Baugh a mourning ring.
ITEM: I give all the remainder of my Estate of what nature or quality soever to my two youngest sons Edmond & William Trent Eggleston as soon as they arrive to the age of twenty one years, & should either of them die under age my desire is the survivor possess the whole & should they both die my desire is that Joseph, Clough & George possess it equally my desire is that all the books not given to equally divided between my two youngest sons, under the same clause of any other estate.
My will and desire is that if either of my children should lose their negro or Negroes before they come of age that then I desire that the appraised value of such Negro or Negroes be made good by all my children to keep them as near equal as possible, and should their arise any dispute among my children, my will & desire is that my worthy friend cal'd William Fleming decide such disputes & that they abide by his determination.
I constitute and appoint my sons Richard John Eggleston and my son in law John Baugh, the whole & sole exr's of this my last will & testament given under my hand & seal this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord 1781./s/ Richard Eggleston Sen'r, his seal
Signed sealed & witnessed by
David Owen
William Gay
At a court held for Powhatan County the nineteenth day of July one thousand seven hundred and eighty one this last will & testament of Richard Eggleston deceased was presented to Court by Richard Eggleston, John Baugh & John Eggleston the exr's therein named and proved by the oaths of David Owen & William Gay witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded, and on the motion of the said Exr's who made oath & entered into Bond with William Gay & Goodrich Crump Justices in the penalty of one million Probate thereof was granted them in due form./s/ Test Th. Miller, Clk.

More About Richard Eggleston:
Residence: Cumberland Co., VA--that part which is now in Powhatan County
Will: 10 Mar 1781, Written in Powhatan Co., VA

vi. Edmund Eggleston, born Abt. 1729 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died 18 Dec 1809 in Hanover Co., VA?; married Elizabeth Waller; died 1815.

24. Richard Tunstall, Jr.?, born Bef. 1660; died Bef. 1722 in King and Queen Co., VA. He was the son of 48. Richard Tunstall. He married 25. Ann Leonard?.
25. Ann Leonard?

More About Richard Tunstall, Jr.?:
Military: 1720, Colonel of the King and Queen Militia.

Children of Richard Tunstall and Ann Leonard? are:
12 i. ?Thomas Tunstall?, born Bef. 1680; died in probably King and Queen Co., VA; married ? Orrill ??.
ii. Ann Tunstall, born Bef. 1707; married William Banks Bef. 1723; born Bef. 1707 in King and Queen Co., Virginia; died 1748 in King and Queen Co., Virginia.

Notes for William Banks:
[william.FTW]

Birth date based on earliest age in order to have son Tunstall abt 1722. Actual age probably earlier. Birth county only probable. *
*
On 8 Jul 1728, in Spotsylvania Co., VA [but now in Culpeper Co.], William Banks obtained 590 acres on the south side of Robinson River in the first fork of the Rapidan River. Later documents selling the land specifically indicate William obtained this land for his father Ralph Banks so the identity of William is not in question. (Spotsylvania L.O., Bk 13, p 264) Today this land is at the junction of Culpeper, Orange and Madison Cos., but apparently is at the southeastern tip of Madison Co. since the area south of the Robinson River is in Madison Co.
*
On this same date in 1728 William also obtained 460 acres lying in the great fork of the Rappahannock. (Spotsylvania L.O., Bk 13, p 264) This term of "the great fork" was early on used to indicate any land between the Rapidan and Rappahannock Rivers, but later on where they converge in that southeastern tail of Culpeper Co., downstream from the Robinson River property.
*
On 10 Dec 1730, mention is made that William Banks's land in Spotsylvania Co. abuts lands granted to James Quarles. (Executive Journals of the Council of Colonial Virginia, vol IV.)
*
On 2 May 1733 in Spotsylvania Co., VA, William Banks sued William Murfey for 1745 lbs. of tobacco due by bill. Judgment was given to Banks, Murfey failing to appear. (Virginia County Court Records: Order Book Abstracts of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 1730-1732, p 213 of the order book. Antient Press, McLean,VA, 1991.) On 7 Aug 1733 there was an execution of orders in this case (ibid, p 242 of the order book)
*
In 1741 one William Banks of Orange Co., VA recorded proof of importation of self to obtain a head right thus making him eligible for a land grant. (Scott, History of Orange County, Virginia) Culpeper Co. was later formed from Orange Co., and Madison Co. from Culpeper Co. This importation reference may apply to the William if he were born overseas or visited England. This is not implausible as members of the family were engaged in navigation to England in this period, and education in England was the norm for families with the money to pay the transportation and tuition. However, William was likely too old to be traveling just before 1741 for purposes of obtaining education.
*
In 1742, William sold 420 acres of King and Queen Co., VA property -- as specified in the document -- originally owned by his grandfather, William Banks. Sale was to George Braxton, the Younger, Gent.. William stated in a petition to the court that he owned in fee simple 394 acres and a grist mill in King William Co., VA and wanted the King William Co. property entailed in order to sell part of the King and Queen property. (Mrs. P.W. Hiden, Tyler's Quarterly, vol 16, no source listed) [The later buyer of the main part of Mantapike, the ancestral King & Queen property, was George Brooke according to an entry in A True Relation of the History of King and Queen County in Virginia, p 18) In that same year -- 1744 -- per application to the General Assembly, William received permission to sell the 394 acres and a grist mill in St. John's Parish to John Norton, Gent. of King William Co., VA, so stating William had a large number of children and not enough slaves to work the King and Queen Co. property; and therefore sold this King William land to concentrate on the King and Queen land. Apparently, 12 slaves were provided in payment for the King William land. The King William Co. land had been purchased originally from Beverly Standard, Gent. (Hening's Statutes at Large, 1819, William W. Hening, vol V, p 306-8, and VII, p 293-96)
*
On 10 Sep 1753, John Thomas of Culpeper Co. was granted 600 acres in Culpeper, Culpeper Co., surveyed by Mr. G. Hume. This was on the Long Mtn., adjacent WILLIAM Banks [William was apparently then dead] and John Thomas. [Book M, 1762-65, grant to Joseph Towles] (The 1753 entry from Culpeper Co., VA Book H, p 408, as listed in Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Gertrude Gray, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1988)
*
In the 12 Sep 1757 edition of the Virginia Gazette, a notice stated that several slaves of the William Banks estate were to be sold at auction at the King and Queen Co., VA court house.
*
Death date from Hening's Statutes, VII, p 293. Death county only probable.
*
It is possible the tax lists entries for a William Banks estate in the 1780s and 1790s in King & Queen Co., VA are for this William, but they are listed with his son William -- see separate entry.

iii. Col. Richard Tunstall III, born Abt. 1700 in King and Queen Co., VA?; died Abt. 1775 in King and Queen Co., VA; married Ann Hill Aft. 1727; born Abt. 1708; died Abt. 1788.

More About Col. Richard Tunstall III:
Appointed/Elected 1: Bef. 1721, Deputy clerk of Essex Co., VA.
Appointed/Elected 2: Bet. 1734 - 1739, Clerk of King and Queen Co., VA; continued to serve off and on until abt 1762.
Appointed/Elected 3: 12 Sep 1744, Appointed clerk of the committee of propositions and grievances and of the committee of privileges and elections in the House of Burgesses.
Appointed/Elected 4: Bet. 12 Jun 1765 - 17 Oct 1772, Justice of the Peace
Appointed/Elected 5: 12 Dec 1774, Elected one of the 24 members of the Committee of Safety of King and Queen, of which he was chairman and his son-in-law George Brooke vice-chairman.
Military: Aft. 1742, Captain of Militia, Major, and then Colonel.
Property 1: 15 Dec 1737, He and two others were granted 30000 acres by the Governor and his Council in a remote area of Virginia provided they settled one family there for each 1000 acres within two years; this concession was cancelled 27 Apr 1739.
Property 2: Bef. May 1742, Was living on Morocosick Creek when the northwest corner of King and Queen County was fixed at the upper part of his land there. The county line was moved south in Nov. 1762 and his tract fell in Caroline County.
Property 3: 20 Mar 1745, Was granted 1120 acres in Amelia Co., VA provided he improved three acres out of each 50 within three years.
Property 4: 1782, The Estate of Col. Richard Tunstall had 1203 acres, of which his son Richard received 665 acres in 1783.
Residence 1: Essex Co., VA
Residence 2: Bef. 1768, The Tunstall family home was below Walkerton, King and Queen Co., VA, in the shape of the letter U, with the wings toward the Mattaponi River and a court between.

More About Ann Hill:
Comment: Her first husband was Dr. James Walker, and one of her great-grandsons by this marriage was the oceanographer Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873).

26. Francis Orrill?

Child of Francis Orrill? is:
13 i. ? Orrill ??, married ?Thomas Tunstall?.

30. Joseph Temple?, born Abt. 1699; died Abt. 1748. He married 31. Ann Arnold?.
31. Ann Arnold?

Notes for Joseph Temple?:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grantpinnix&id=I092930

Name: Joseph Temple , Capt.
•Sex: M
•Birth: ABT 1699
•Burial: **** see TEMPLE LEA
•Note:
Person Sheet

Name Joseph TEMPLE, 6G Grandfather
Birth Place England
Occupation Merchant
Father Sir John TEMPLE
Mother Hannah MOORE

Spouses
1 Ann ARNOLD, 6G Grandmother
Father Benjamin ARNOLD Sr.
Mother Anne BORGARDUS

Children Hannah (Joseph
William
Linton
Samuel
Benjamin
Sallie
Mollie
Mary
Patty

Notes for Joseph TEMPLE
Joseph Temple was a merchant at Aylett's Warehouse in King William County, Virginia. He claimed relationship with Sir William Temple.

(1) "Descendants of Benjamin Arnold," by Mrs. McIvor, p.41,42. Cites: (a) Spotsylvania Co. Deed Bk B, p.119.
(2) "King William County, Virginia from Old Newspapers & Files," by Elizabeth Hawes Ryland, p.3-4.
(3) Bessie Temple Gwathmey Scott. Notes on Gwathmey homes.
(4) "Old New Kent County - Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in New Kent County," Vol. 1, by Malcolm Hart Harris, M.D. (1977) p.468-469,820-821. Cites: (a) Camm family Bible records. (b) Land Patent Books 18 V 88-89. (c) Hening, Statutes at Large, Vol. 12, p.405. (d) Executive Journals of Council, Vol. IV, p.241. (e) MSS copy of Ring's Quarter Plantation plat, surveyed by Robert Brooke, now in W & M College Archives. (f) Crozier, Spotsylvania Co., VA Records, p.221,227.
(5) "King & Queen Co.," by Beverley Fleet, p.84. Notes on Baylor Hill Diary, by Elizabeth Hawes Ryland.
(6) "William Temple of Prince George's Co.," by Lucy Temple Temple, p.38-40.
(7) "William and Mary College Quarterly," p.560-563, "Camm Addenda." Cites: (a) Bible Records of Camm Family of King and Queen Co., VA, communicated by Mrs. Ellen T.H. Minor.
(8) Bible record in possession of Mr. Joseph Gwathmey of Burlington, Beuhlahville, King William Co., VA. Transcript furnished by Mrs. W.W. Whitefield,, Paducah, KY, "American Monthly Magazine," Vol. 36, No. 6 (1910) p.763. FHL #973.B2dar.
(9) "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," Vol. 18, p.88-89. "Virginia Gleanings in England." FHL #975.5 B2v. Cites: (a) Essex Co., VA Deeds. (b) Letter from Mrs. Polly Williamson, d/o Col. Benjamin Temple, to Dr. William Gwathmey of King William Co., 1831.
(10) "Vital Records of Three Burned Counties: Births, Marriages and Deaths of King and Queen, King William and New Kent Counties, Virginia, 1680-1860," by Therese Fisher (Heritage Books, 1995) p.112. Cites: (a) "Virginia Gazette."

! Birth: (1) 1666. (6) The will of Joseph Temple of Bristol, England, proved 16 May 1699, names his wife Hannah, son William, daughter Mary, and an expected child. This baby, born posthumously, was christened Joseph. He was a member of the Stowe branch of the family, and his lineage can be traced to Temple Hall where all early Temples originated. (4) William Temple of Hacksbury Parish, Warminster, England, s/o John and Mary Temple of Bishopstowe, Wilshire, England, had a son Joseph, who was born in 1666 and came to VA and left descendants there. (NOTE: Source says John Temple's will was dtd 1655/6 and proved 1637/8, which is impossible.) (8,9b) An Englishman, descendant of Sir William Temple. (NOTE: Source 9 & others say he could not have been descended from Sir William. Seems to have descended from A William, but not THE William.) (9b) England.
Marriage to Anne Arnold: (1,2,3,4,6,8) (9b) Ann Arnal. (10a) Before 10 Feb 1737, newspaper issue date.
Death: (6) Estate probated 16 Jun 1749, King William Co., VA. (4f) Will proved at King William Courthouse prior to 1760.
(1) A merchant of Bristol. (9b) A wealthy merchant.
(4,6) 1722, Oct: Came to VA as an attorney for certain Bristol merchants who had established iron works in Essex Co., as recorded in a deed dated 22 Oct 1722. (1) A 1722 deed in Essex Co., VA shows certain Bristol merchants establishing an iron works and making Joseph Temple their attorney. (9a) By deed dated 22 Oct 1722, recorded in Essex Co., VA, certain Bristol merchants, who had established an iron works in VA, appointed as their attorney Joseph Temple of Bristol, merchant, &c., "now resident at said iron works."
(9b) A merchant at Ayletts, King William Co., VA.
(9) 1728, 1 Sep: Joseph Temple of King William, Gent., granted 250 acres on the north side of Northanna, in Spotsylvania Co., VA. Regranted 31 Jan 1732.
(9) 1728, 14 Sep: Joseph Temple of King William Co., VA, merchant, granted 1,000 acres on the north side of Northanna River, Spotsylvania Co., VA. Regranted 31 Jan 1732. (6) 1726, 14 Sep: A land grant was made to Joseph Temple, merchant of King William, for 1000 acres in Spotsylvania Co., VA. (4b,d) The s/o Joseph Temple, King William Co. merchant, was granted land in Spotsylvania Co. in 1728 on the North Anna River.
(1) Lived on the north side of the North Anna River in St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co., VA.
(6) By subsequent patents, he owned some 10,000 acres in Northern Virginia.
(3) Of "Chatham Hill," King and Queen Co., VA. (5) "Chatham Hill" was across the Mattapony River from "Presque Isle," adjoining "North Bank."
(4e) Resided at "Pres Qu'ile" prior to 1729 when the plat of Ring's Quarters plantation was made by Robert Brooke, the surveyor, on which the residence of Mrs. Temple was positioned at or near the site of the Pres Qu'ile home. (4d) It is surmised that there were two Joseph Temples and the younger was the patentee of lands in Spotsylvania and Hanover Cos., the elder having died by 1729 when the home of Mrs. Temple was placed on the plat. (2) Joseph Temple lived at "Presqu'Isle" about two miles below Aylett's Warehouse. This tract of land is formed into an "almost island" by the Mattapony River and a small stream known by the name of Spirit Run. After feeding Aylett's mill pond, Spirit Run flows into the river just above Pointer's Landing, thus cutting off a deep bend in the Mattapony and enclosing one of the most fertile farms on the north side of the county. "Presqu'Isle" was Arnold property and it is likely that Joseph Temple acquired it by his marriage with Ann Arnold, daughter of Benjamin Arnold.
(4a,7a) 1729: Joseph and Ann Temple, Richard Gwathmey, Ann Aylett Jr. stood "gossips" (godparents) at the baptism of Elizabeth, d/o John Camm/Mary Bullock, b. 12 Feb 1729.
(7a) 1731: Humphrey Hill, his wife, Joseph Temple and Francis Orrill were godparents to John (b. 4 May), s/o John Camm/Mary Bullock of King & Queen Co., VA.
(1) 1731, 28 Jul: George Woodruff deeded 180 acres to Joseph Temple of St. Margaret's parish, King William Co., VA, merchant, part of the grant Woodruff received 17 Apr 1728. Martin Davenport, Frank and Rachel Arnold, Benjamin Arnold were subscribing witnesses.
(9) 1731, 5 Aug: Joseph Temple of King William, Gent., was granted 1,390 acres in Hanover Co., VA, adjoining lands of John Harris, Thomas Walsh, Maj. Thomas Carr, Richard Bullock Jr., and Mr. Benjamin Brown. (4b) 1732: Joseph Temple granted 1,390 acres in Hanover Co., VA, now Louisa Co.
(4a,7a) 1732: Joseph and Ann Temple, Benjamin Hubbard, and Frances Hill stood "gossips" at the baptism of John, s/o John Camm/Mary Bullock, b. 30 May 1732.
(4,9) 1732: Col. Joseph Temple was named in the Commission of Justices, King William Co., VA.
(2) 1737, 10 Feb: A notice in newspaper reads, "Strayed from the Subscriber in King William County a large gray mare... Whoever brings the said mare to George Woodroofe in Spotsylvania County or to me the Subscriber in King William shall have two shillings reward. Joseph Temple."
(4) 1738: Was Sheriff and Coroner, King William Co., VA. (9) Sheriff.
(9) 1744: Bought land in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
(4c) 1748: The Act of the General Assembly that established ferries called the ferry at Pres Qu'ile Temple's Ferry, and set the rates.
(6) 1749, 16 Jun: At a King William Co., VA court, Ann Temple presented three writings, A, B and C, each purporting to be the will of Joseph Temple. William Temple, Gent., son and heir of Joseph, appeared and consented to enter immediately on the contestation of the wills. Ann swore that "A" was published at the date therof, 1744, and that "B" was not published before witnesses; after "B" was written, his daughter Hannah married, and he wished to make changes, which his son William transcribed. This transcription was "C" with which the testator was not satisfied, and a few days before he died he received news of the death of his brother, William of Bristol, England, and that his brother's estate had fallen to him. He planned to make a new will as soon as he got an account but if any accident happened to him, he had a will by him, and Ann Temple, his widow, believed that "A" was that will. William Temple declared that he knew nothing of "A"; however, Elizabeth Jones, a witness, swore to "A" and it was received as the testator's will. (4f) The land which Col. Temple had patented in Spotsylvania Co. was devised to his sons, Joseph Temple and Benjamin Temple.
(9) 1760: Joseph Temple and Mary his wife and Benjamin Temple of King William sold lands in Spotsylvania which had been formerly granted to their father, Joseph Temple, dec'd, and by him, in his will, devised to them.
(9) 1762: Joseph Temple and Mary his wife and Benjamin Temple of King William sold lands in Spotsylvania which had been formerly granted to their father, Joseph Temple, dec'd, and by him, in his will, devised to them.
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Caswell Co. Deed Book A, p. 57

"The Right Honourable John Earl Granville, Viscount Cartaret and Baron Carteret of County of Bedford in Kingdom of Great Britain, Lord President of his Majesties most Honorable privy council and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter to SAMUEL YARBROUGH of Granville Co., Provence of NC, for 10 sh sterling money, 260 A in parish of Saint John in County of Granville on both sides of Tar River adj Wm. PERSON's corner in Robert BUMPASS' line. 26 Aug 1760. Thomas Child, Esq. by letter of attorney on day above duly registered this indenture in presence of Thomas Jones and Wm. Hurst. Handwriting proved by Thomas Persons, Esq."

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THE BULLETIN OF THE KING AND QUEEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA
(No. 31) Arnold's ... YARBROUGHs Or (July 1971)
Arnall's Ferry

One of the most fertile farms between Walkerton and Aylett was one called
Presqu'Isle. It was given the name by the formation of an "almost island" at the
point where the river and a small stream known by the name of Spirit Run nearly
surround the tract of land. Presqu'Isle is most often referred to as belonging
to Joseph TEMPLE, acquired by his marriage with Ann Arnold daughter of Benjamin
Arnold. Here was Arnold's Ferry sometimes called Yarbrough's or Arnall's.
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No. 7) White Marsh (July 1959)

On the north bank of the Mattaponi, overlooking the site of the old
Walkerton Ferry which was on the property, stands White Marsh. The ferry no longer
discharges travellers at the foot of the hill, and the house has undergone a
number of changes in the approximately two and a half centuries of its existence.

The house, 56' x 28', was originally in two parts and evidently built at
different times. The part with the dormer windows, believed to have been built
first, was a story and a half. The later, taller part was three stories high with
an English basement dining room under the entire structure. The footings in the
foundation are two and a half feet wide with hand—pressed brick walls rising above
them. The wall above the basement are of beaded weather boarding and enclose two
rooms on each floor.

When the house was enlarged the basement contained the dining room and the
vegetable cellar, with no inside communication. The dining room had a wooden
mantle over the fireplace, a china cupboard with glass doors on one side and a
closet with shelves on the other. Each of the window sashes on the river side have
six panes of glass while the double window on the land side has sixteen panes. The
original hand-carved lathes and plaster are still intact.

Facing the river in front of the basement rooms was a brick patio,
extending ten feet, presumably to keep water out. Remnants of this can still be
seen.

The two rooms on the second floor were not on the same level, those on the
dormer roof side, 28' x 28' being four inches lower. In each room a three—cornered
stairway led to the room above. In the high-pitched chamber an iron wheel carried
a rope to an outside bell to waken the servants. There were three windows, one
facing the river, two in the opposite wall, and the closet also contained a
window. The brass fireplace fixture remnants can still be seen.

The half-story bedroom had a cubby hole with panel door with brass
fixtures under each of its four windows, There was a mantel, but no fireplace in
this room.

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The parlor had two outside entrances with spacious doors facing each other
and wide steps outside. Six of the original hat rail screws remain. These are
large brass nails fastened with small brass screws on to a heart shaped fixture.
The chimney extends forty—seven inches into the room. The windows, two on each
side, have brass tiebacks and brass spring locks to enable the six over nine
sashes to be raised to any desired height. The cross and bible doors had handsome
brass locks and knobs on which the Queen Anne seal with the lion and the unicorn
can still be seen. Four of these doors, seven feet high, three and a half feet
wide and two and a half inches thick are still in the house. The woodwork had been
painted to represent marble.

The bedroom over the parlor had no communicating door to dormer room. The
original floors, fireplace and six windows with their brass tie backs and springs
still remain here, as do the hand—made doors with the H and L hinges.

Until 1927 the dormer window section had a shingle roof. At that time the
house was remodeled, to repair the ravages of time. This part was made two full
stories, a hall and east wing were added, while the center part was unchanged
except for the removal of the three—corned stairway and one outside entrance.
The old building had been put together with wooden pegs on a hand-hewn, whiteoak
frame. With these changes, the period of its identity has been somewhat lost.

The slave quarters were located a hundred feet from the kitchen, where a
dwelling now stands. The original smokehouse still stands in the yard with its
roof so sharp it could split a raindrop. The interior had the wooden pins in the
old beams and a dirt firebox used for smoking the meat, as well as large shelves,
wide flooring and a door with a cat hole. The house sits on a ballast rock founda-
tion.

No authentic data is available on the various owners of this property. How-
ever, Humphrey Walker is believed to have been the original owner. JOSEPH TEMPLE
purchased the property and it later became the home of his daughter, Ann,* who
married Thacker Muire . During Thacker Muire' s ownership it was called Multiflora
and the name was later changed to White Marsh. This portion of the farm has been
in the possession of the Mitchell family for more than three-quarters of a century
and is now the home of the family of the late Judge John Douglass Mitchell.

________

1. Joseph Temple – b. Virginia. Is referred to as "Capt. Joseph Temple". Married
Mary (Molly) HILL, daughter to Humphrey Hill and Elizabeth Minor. Joseph and
Mary Hill Temple lived at Chatham Hill, King and Queen Co., VA, across the river,
Mattaponi, from Presque Isle. Molly Hill's siblings were Ann Hill, who married Isaac
Dabney (of the Dabney/Pettus family); Frances Hill, who married Baylor Walker; and
Elizabeth Hill, who married Samuel Garlick of "Bewdley", King and Queen Co., VA.

Capt. Joseph Temple and Mary Hill Temple moved from the Mattaponi River in King
and Queen County to Arnolds Run in Spotsylvania County. They are living there by
1745 when Capt. Temple's name is listed as a neighbor in a deed. (src. "Virginia
County Records SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY 1721-1800 DEEDS - DEED BOOK D
1742-1751", pg. 172). Also living in Arnolds Run was BENJAMIN ARNOLD, AMBROSE ARNOLD,
John MINOR and John DAVENPORT.

Father: Unlaced Temples

Marriage 1 Anne Arnold b: ABT 1700Children1.Has No Children Samuel Temple
2.Has No Children Benjamin Temple
3.Has Children Anna TEMPLE McElroy b: ABT 1751 in Johnston Co., NC?
4.Has Children Joseph Temple b: ABT 1730 in Presque Isle, VA


Child of Joseph Temple? and Ann Arnold? is:
15 i. Catherine Temple?, born in King and Queen Co., VA?; died Abt. 1792 in Halifax Co., VA; married ? White.

Generation No. 6

32. James Hayley? He married 33. ? Lloyd?.
33. ? Lloyd? She was the daughter of 66. Ambrose Lloyd?.

Notes for James Hayley?:
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An excerpt from Haley and Related Families by Edward F. Haley

SECTION VIII

Haleys

Throughout the pages of recorded history, the names of the great leaders have always been held in great esteem. Their names emblazon page after page of written history. We owe our present institutions to these great, and at times, good leaders. However, no single person, all on his own, has been able to achieve greatness. He needed assistance. So while we glory in certain great names, certain great leaders, we tend to forget the nameless masses who upheld and supported them, and made possible that their names would never be forgotten. Among this nameless throng were the workers, the ones who have labored to make our civilization what it is. Those who in America opened the forest and faced the Indian and pressed ever westward. Those who have soldiered under this or that leader, or this or that flag, and yet are unknown and forgotten. In an effort to bring forth some of these unknown, we have attempted to look at the family of Haley in America.

In attempting to write of the Haley Family, we should begin our record with the London Company, which planted the first permanent settlement at Jamestown in 1607.

The London Company was a stock company organized in England, whose purpose was to establish a settlement in the New World, for the realization of profit, and not, as is constantly heard today, for the purpose of religious freedom. As a matter of fact, these early settlers brought their own church, their own ministers, and for nearly two hundred years, there was no difference whether you lived in Virginia or England. The Established Church prevailed, and ministers for the Colony were ordained by the Bishop of London before entering upon their duties. Colonials desiring to become ministers must first make the trip to London for ordination and return before entering upon their duties as ministers in their local churches. The early Virginians then were quite satisfied with their church — it was just as it had long been in England. It was not until the Revolution that the multitude of denominations sprang up, and this was perhaps due to the spirit of independence (the desire to escape from things English) as much as it was a desire for religious freedom. Certainly for nearly two centuries, there were few who differed from the Church of England in Virginia. The situation was of course different in other colonies, where discontents from the Mother Church in England fled to the wilderness to establish their own peculiar doctrines, and having established them, left no freedom for anyone wanting to settle among them. In Virginia, however, religion was as it was at home; no one fled here on account of some differing religious belief he wished to see expounded and practiced. He came at first perhaps due to the spirit of adventure and the desire to better himself financially. A freedom from want and a desire to live better and to establish a home was what sent them to Virginia; they were content with their Church. Towards the end of the Colonial period, there may have been some discontent due to abuses in the Church (which could probably have been righted had not the Revolution swept away ties with the Mother country), making it the logical time to make a break also with the Church. Certainly, in the beginning, it is false to claim that settlers to Virginia came seeking religious freedom.

Since the purpose of the London Company was to show a profit to its stockholders, and since this was non-existent during the early years, it was but natural that people would want to place their money to better uses. Mr. John Haley had been a stockholder in England in the London Company, and either because it paid no dividends, or for some other reason, we find him disposing of some of his stock in the Company in 1618. He had been interested in the venture, to the extent of placing his money in the enterprise, and was thus instrumental in the planting of the first English Settlement in the New World. At the moment nothing is known of this Mr. John Haley other than that he was a stock owner and was thus interested in the Colony from the beginning. lt. is probable that he was the same John Haley who was listed as a citizen and Haberdasher of Ludgate, London, England, in 1598. He may have been a descendant of John Haley, who took his M.A. Degree from Oxford University in 1513 (Foster's "Alumni Oxon"). Also he may have been a son of Lawrence Halley, who took his B.A. Degree from Oxford in 1568. He may have been a brother to Sir Edward Haley, who is mentioned in a 1626 list as one with seven others having claim for pay over Companies in Ireland. Lady Haley in 1639 brought a suit against Agnes Bowring for possession of tenement in County Somerset, Wivelscombe. Many Haleys are mentioned in England and Scotland during the 17th Century. Many were of the class of the "Gentry" and seemed particularly interested in education. The early Haleys to Virginia no doubt came directly from England and have resided in the Colony and State from the beginning to date. During the first century after settlement, due to loss of court records, it is difficult to trace the family. Numerous members of the family appear but it has not been possible to connect them. We here simply will mention some members of the family during this first century.

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An excerpt from Haley and Related Families by Edward F. Haley

SECTION VIII
(continued)

THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY

The origin of the surname Halley, Hailey, Haley, Hayley, etc., is said to have derived from Hailey, a chapelry in Oxfordshire. Devonshire was perhaps an early home, or Derbyshire.

Walter Heyley, an "Ancient Planter," was granted 50 acres of land in Elizabeth Cittie County in the Fourth Year of the Reign of Charles 1st, on September 20, 1628. The appellation "Ancient Planter" signified one who had been in Virginia by 1616 and who had paid for his own passage. Walter had thus survived the first great Indian massacre of 1623. Since land was not individually owned during the first seven years of the Colony, this would place Walter among the earliest landowners of the infant Colony. Since he had been in the Colony since prior to 1616, he may have owned other lands prior to 1628. However, in the very beginning land grants to settlers were usually very small; many years were to pass before the lager plantation system developed. The name Walter has never been a common name used by the family, and he may have or may not have left descendants.

From the first census taken in Virginia on January 21, 1624, we find that John Haley, who was born in 1600, had come to the Colony in the ship Charles, arriving in November, 1621. He was living in Charles Citty County and is listed as an inhabitant of Jordan's Journey and Chaplain Choice and had also survived the terrible Indian massacre of 1623. He may have been ancestor of many, though nothing further is known of him.

Mr. Willis Heyley received his A.B. Degree from Magdalen College, Oxford University, in 1606 07 and his M.A. Degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University, in 1610. At an early date he emigrated to Virginia and was the Clerk and Pastor of Mulberry Island Parish, one of the first in the Colony until its absorption in other parishes. He made a good record for himself in the Colony, where some ministers were to fail. Having established himself in the new country, he took care of the costs of transportation for his wife and brother to Virginia. The following quotation from the court in granting him a present of 250 acres of land expresses their gratitude and respect for a minister whose life and work was so gratifying in the new country:

"Mr. Willis Hely, Clarke and Pastor of Mulberry Island — 250 Acres in said Parish, 17th August, 1635. Beginning at a place called the Otterdams, etc, etc, etc, etc. * * * Granted by order of Court 6 June last past upon a twofold consideration, first in reward of his faithful paines in the Ministre exemplified by a Godly and quiet life thereby recording his doctrine, next as a spur and encouragement for others of his calling to pursue soe faire and bright an example". (The tax rate on this land was to be one shilling per 50 Acres, to be paid yearly on the Feast day of St. Michael the Arch Angel.)

This same year, in the fall, Willis Heyley was joined by his wife Eleanor, as appears from the Original Lists of Persons of Quality who went from Great Britain to the American Plantations.

"Passengers which passed from Ye Port of London 27 July, 1635. "Primrose" Capt. Douglass — Passenger Ellin Haly, age 55."

Having taken care of the cost of his wife's passage, as well as that of his brother Robert, and three other persons, the Reverend Willis Haley was granted another 260 acres joining his first grant, thus giving him a five hundred acre tract intact at a very early period in the history of the Colony.

"To all to whome these Presents shall come I Capt. John West, Esq., Governor, etc, send greetings in the name of God Everlasting. Whereas by Letters bearing date the 22nd July, 1634, etc. Now know you that I the said Capt. John West, Esq., do with the Consent of the Counsoll of State accordingly give and grant unto Mr. Willis Heyley, Minister, 250 Acres of land situated lying and being in the Parish of Mulberry Island, beginning, etc, — adjoining unto the Lands formerly granted unto the, said Mr. Willis Hayly; the said Two Hundred and Fifty Acres being due unto him the said Willis Haly by and for the personal adventure of his wife Mrs. Eleanor Hayly and his brother Robert Haly and by and for the importation at his own expense of the charges of three persons into this Colony whose names are in the Records mentioned below in this patent. To Have and to Hold the said two hundred and fifty acres of land and his due share of all mines and minerals — to be held — Lord the King, his heirs and successors as of his mannor of East Greenwich — and paying unto the said Sovereign Lord the King, his heirs and Successors forever, or to his or their rent gatherers Provided alwaies that if the said Willis Heyley his heirs or assigns shall not seate or plant or cause to be planted, etc. Given at James Citty under my hand and Seal. And with the seal of the Colony the 8th day of December, 1635 and in the 11th yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord King Charles over England, etc.

(Eleanor Hely, Robert Hely, Roger Holbrook, John Charles, and Mable Busher).

The lands granted Reverend Willis Heyley lay in Mulberry Island Parish, and thus in the County of Warwick. We do not know when Willis and Eleanor Haley died or whether or not they left children. Nor do we know if his brother Robert Heyley, who probably settled first in Warwick and later Charles City, left a family. However, it is believed that Robert Heyley, the immigrant, left several children, among whom were Robert Haley, whose death is recorded in Bruton Parish Register in 1699; Richard Haley, whose wife Anne died in 1681, and whose death is also recorded in Bruton Parish Register; John Hailey, Chirugeon, of Charles City County in 1656; and James Haley, who on May 27, 1673, with Ambrose Lloyd patented lands in Warwick. This James Haley eleven years later on April 26, 1684, patented two tracts of 593 and 993 acres lying in the adjoining County of James City. James Haley was one of the outstanding attorneys of his day and seems to have had a large practice of law. He invested in land and appears to have been living as late as 1704. His connection with Ambrose Lloyd perhaps gives rise to the name of Ambrose as a family name among the Haleys for the next two centuries. It is believed he left at least three sons — John Haley, Joseph Haley, and Edward Haley. His wife may have been a sister or daughter of Ambrose Lloyd.



On the fourth of April, 1671, James Haley was representing several persons in England in a suit against the estate of Daniel Flowers before the General Court. The case apparently wasn't settled until November of 1672. On the 3rd of October, 1672, he was representing John Clarke against Otho Thorpe and George Pondexter. The case dragged in court and was finally won by James Haley before the General Court on March 22, 1675-6. On the 18th of November, 1674, James Haley was engaged in a suit against Littlepage involving land titles before the General Court. This General Court held at Jamestown, later at Williamsburg, was the highest Court of the Colony.

The laws of the 17th Century were so severe as to have made it not a desirable time to have lived could one have avoided it. Punishment was severe for even the smallest law violation. This was true even from the date of the Jamestown settlement and continued so throughout the century and beyond. Two instances will suffice to corroborate this statement.



THE FIRST REVOLT—BACON'S REBELLION

A hundred years before the successful Revolution, Virginians took up arms against the central government headed by Sir William Berkeley, the appointed Royal governor. They chose as leader a brilliant young Englishman recently arrived in the Colony, Nathaniel Bacon. Having defied the government, burned the capitol, and apparently succeeding fairly well, their great leader sickened and died at the home of Mr. Pate in Gloucester County. He was buried and all signs of the grave obliterated, to prevent the Governor from having the body exhumed and hung. With the death of their great leader, the movement failed and the triumphant Governor proceeded to take revenge on all who had been engaged in any way in the "rebellion." Berkeley's chief supporters were ship captains who could navigate most of the great rivers on which most of the Colonists resided. Among these Captains were: Captains Morris, Couset, Grantham, Prim, and Gardner. Captain Couset met a Mr. Granes, who was one of the leaders of the rebellion on the south side of James River, and shot him dead. Captain Grantham was appointed to accept the surrender of West Point, one of the important rebel strongholds at the head of York River.

The British Government sent over Commissioners Herbert Jeffreys and Thomas Morryson, who were more lenient with the rebels than their governor, who had already hanged many people before the arrival of the Commissioners. He continued his executions even after the Commissioners had arrived, even though he knew he should not have done so; but his hatred was so intense it was difficult to stop him. Berkeley was particularly bitter toward William Drummond, a near neighbor, who had once been Governor of the Colony of North Carolina. He had threatened that upon capture Drummond would be hanged within an hour. Captured in the swamp of the Chickahominey, Drummond was ordered hanged within four hours. Trials meant nothing; the mind of the Governor was to punish, and he proceeded to the disgust of the King, his Master. Drummond left a widow and five small children, whose property was confiscated; and they were driven into the woods to starve. Later, Lady Frances Berkeley, who had remarried secondly Philip Ludwell and had remained in Virginia, brought a suit against Mrs. Drummond, attempting to take from her and her poor children a corn crop they had managed to produce on some land near "Green Spring," the Berkeley plantation.

Berkeley ceased being governor on April 27, 1677. He had displeased the King with his actions. He had hanged about twenty-three men, among whom were the following:

Thomas Hall Richard Pomfrey
James Wilson William Rookings
James Crews John Whitson
Anthony Arnold Henry Page
John Isles John Baptista
John Digby Robert Jones
John Turner Robert Stoakes
Thomas Young William Cookson
William Drummond William West
Giles Bland Wm. Scarborough
Richard Farmer

In a letter dated January 21, 1676-7, to Major Robert Beverley, Governor Berkeley stated, "Crows being taken, and Drumer, with the rogueish Monsieur, yesterday executed, and I hope a few days will bring in Lawrence, Haley, and Arnold, the chief remaining villians." It appears Arnold was taken and hanged. Lawrence and some others were last seen disappearing in the snow of the winter into the forests and nothing more was ever heard of them. (Burke History of Virginia, Vol. II, Pg. 247 —Published 1805).



Although Berkeley mentions "Haley" and it is so spelled, yet this may have been an error and he may have had in mind Thomas Whaley, one of the rebels. If Haley was correct, he may have been one of those to disappear in the forest with Lawrence. While Lawrence is never heard of later, one John Haley turned up again about six years later in the second revolt against the government and was probably the same Haley who had played such a conspicuous part in Bacon's Rebellion, and who had perhaps escaped hanging by disappearing for a time in the wilderness beyond the frontier.

As to others involved in the Rebellion led by Bacon who escaped hanging, we might mention herewith several who were allowed to live, but were punished:

Henry West, guilty, life spared but banished from the Colony for seven years, to England, Barbados, Jamaica, or any of the Islands.

Jeremiah Hooke, John Wisedom, and Thomas Warr, guilty, lives spared, but banished for seven years to New England, Barbados, Jamaica, or any of the Islands.

John Sanders, guilty, life spared, fined 2,000 lbs. tobacco.

John West, guilty, fined.

Charles Scarburg, guilty, fined £40.

William Kendall, guilty, fined £50.

William Hatcher, an aged man, guilty, life spared, fined 10,000 pounds of tobacco. This payment excused by the payment of 8,000 pounds of dressed pork.

Newett Wheeler, pardoned.

Sands Knowles of Gloucester, pardoned, but property confiscated.

George Seaton, pardoned, but property confiscated.

William Tiball and Henry Gee of Henrico, each fined 1,000 pounds of por

Henry Gooch, guilty, fined 6,000 pounds of pork.

Thomas Maples and Thomas Baker, each fined 1,200 pounds of pork.

Charles Blanckville ordered to appear at Elizabeth Citty Court, on his knees, with a rope about his neck and to beg for pardon.

Christopher Muschamp ordered to appear at next Court for Warwick on his knees with a rope about his neck to ask for pardon.

Thomas Gordon, John Bagwell, and William Potts ordered to appear at Rappahannock Court on their knees with ropes about their necks and ask for pardon.

The foregoing executions and punishments describe the 17th Century, and of how difficult it must have been to have lived in it. Although harsh punishments were pronounced, yet people had the bravery to stand up and be counted when events made life unendurable. Their children should never forget the hardships endured by their forefathers.

THE SECOND REVOLT — PLANT CUTTERS REVOLT

The Second Revolt in Virginia against the Government, known as the "Plant Cutters Revolt," occurred in the spring of 1682, only about six years after the Revolt under Bacon had been so ruthlessly ended. Not too much has ever been said about this uprising; but to those involved in it, it was a deadly serious business. It should never have happened, except for the actions of the Royal Governor, Lord Culpeper, who had succeeded Sir William Berkeley as governor in 1677 upon Sir William's death. He had come to Virginia in 1680 and after a stay of about three months had returned to England, leaving Sir Henry Chicheley acting governor. He should have returned to the Colony, but delayed and did not want the Legislature to meet until he was present in the Colony. The price of tobacco being so depressed, and the people depending on the Legislature to do something about it, and it not being called to assemble, the people took matters into their own hands, and suffered the consequences.

To one knowing anything of tobacco, it is well known that the seed are sown in beds in early spring, and the plants are protected until warm weather demands that they be transplanted to the fields. Now if the young plants are destroyed at the time for transplanting, it will be too late to produce more plants in time for a crop for that particular year. The people having no control over the price of their tobacco, decided to take action to prevent a crop from being produced for 1682. They entered and destroyed plant beds in Gloucester and Middlesex and New Kent. Not succeeding in destroying the crop while in the plant beds, they also later in the year destroyed much tobacco by entering the fields and pulling up the mature plants just before the time of harvest. The Government was of course angry, as the revenue from tobacco was an important source of income then, as it is today, to the United States Government.

Culpeper returned to Virginia on December 16, 1682, and though Sir Henry Chicheley, the Lieutenant Governor, had been sympathetic toward the "Plant Cutters," yet Culpeper declared it an act of treason. Two of the "Cutters," one Samuel Davis and Bart. Austin were executed, one before the Court House in Gloucester, prior to the 23rd of May, 1683. On April 29, 1683, Richard Bayley was convicted and ordered executed. On the 22nd of May, 1683, Culpeper issued a proclamation of pardon for all the "Cutters," except for Richard Bayley who had been condemned; and also for John Hayley, Henry Inman, and John Wise, "who are fled, not dareing to abide their legal tryall, as also Robert Beverley (Clerk of the Assembly), John Sackler and Thomas Annis." Little wonder they had fled, for a trial meant nothing but the hangman's rope.

Culpeper returned to England during the summer of 1683 and was relieved of his office of Governor by his Majesty the King on August 16, 1683. His proclamation concerning the "Cutters" states:

By His Excellency
A Proclamation

"Forasmuch as upon the first Notice Given to ye Lt. Governor & Council of the Riseing and Gathering together, of Disloyall & Mutinous Persons in Gloucester County in a Rebellious manner, forceably Entering ye Plantacions of many his Majesties Leige people, of the said County of Gloucester Cutting up and Destroying tobacco plants, for timely suppresion whereof ye Lt. Governor by and with the Consent of the Council, in his Majesties name by Proclamation strictly Required and Comanded all persons so Risen and Gathered together forthwith to Returne to their allegeance, and to Seperate and peaceably and Quietly to Returne to their homes and habitations, And in Case of their persisting likewise Required & Commanded all his Majesties Leige people, in this Dominion to be aiding and assisting in Subdueing & Reduceing those tumultuous & Mutinous Plant Cutters, which Clemency not Readily finding its desired Effects, Did by another Proclamation Declare them to be Traytors and Rebells against our Soveraigne Lord the King his Government and Lawes, and Charged all his Majesties Subjects not to Correspond, aid, or joyne with any the said Rebellious and Traytorous Plant Cutters, who being (by the Blessing of God) on the forces Sett forth, for that Service, Subdued & Suppressed, And whereas John Haley of Glocester County supposed to have been an Active Contriver and Carrier on of Plant Cutting, stood bound with good security, to have appeared the fourth day of the last November Gen'll Court, before the Lt. Governr and Councill, and att the same time, Called to Come forth, and make his appearance, but did not appear and Ever since hath absconded, hid and Concealed himself, with intent, to avoid a legall tryall. Therefore I Thomas Lord Culpepper Baron of Thorsway, his Majesties Lt. and Governr Gen'll of Virginia, by and with the Advice of ye Council in his Majesties name, strictly Charge and command him the said John Haley to render and Deliver himself up, into the hands of the High sheriff of one of the Counties of this Collony, or to ye Secretary of this Collony, wch Sherriff or Secretary is to bring him with all hast to the Gen'll Court, upon or before the first day of the next Gen'll Court, being the fifteenth day of April next, in order to his legall Tryall, under such penalties, as the Law Directs, for such as avoid Justice, & doe not Come in, upon his Majesties Proclamation, and in Case of his faileur then I doe hereby, in his Majesties name, Strictly Charge & Comand all his Majesties Subjects, in this his Majesty s Dominions of Virginia, not to harbour hide or Conceale the person of the said John Haley, but yt they Apprehend, take & Secure him ye said John Haley, & him being taken, safely to Render and Deliver to one of his Majesty's Councill or to ye sherriff of the County where he shall be taken, to be by them made forth Coomeing to Law, and he or they who shall according apprehend, take and Safely Deliever the person of the said John Haley, to one of his Majesty's Councill or sherriff of ye County where he ye said Haley Shall be taken, shall receive for his or their such good & loyall Service, the Reward of fifty pound sterl. to be paid by Mr. Auditor Bacon, And I doe in his Majesty's name also hereby Declare, that he or they of his Majesty's subjects in this Dominion, that shall be found to faile in their Duty herein, he or they shall be Esteemed and punished as favourers of the Rebellion and Treason that the said John Haley stands Charged with, and as persons accessary to and Guilty of the same, and to ye end all his Majesties Subjects in this Dominion, may have notice hereof I doe, in his Majesty's name, Require and Comand all Sherriffs, in their respective Counties, to Publish and make known this Proclamation att, the Court House, and in all other Publique places of ye said Counties as likewise all Ministers in their Respective parishes, to the Intent none may pretend Ignorance thereof. Given under my hand & Seale of the Collony this 13th of March 1682-3 Annoq Regni Caroli Secundi Angliae & c 35

Tho. Culpepper
God Save the King
A True Copy
Teste Nicho. Spencer Secrty"
Executive Journal, Council of Colonial
Virginia 6-11-1680-6-22-99

Whether John Haley surrendered himself to the authorities or was captured, at any rate he found himself locked in the James Citty Goal shortly after this Proclamation.



"Att Councel held att James Citty
June 11th 1683
Present

Nicholas Spencer, Esq., President
Mr. Auditor Bacon — Coll. Wm. Cole —
Coll. John Page.

Whereas John Haley of Gloucester County labourer was lately committed prisoner to ye Common Goal of James Citty County, for Treason and rebellion agt his most sacred Majesty, from wch Goal having on ye ninth instant made his escape, not daring to abide a legal tryal; Its therefore ordered, that Proclamations doe issue to every respective County in this Government for ye apprehending and detecting the aforesaid Haley, positively prohibiting all persons whatever, either to hide harbour or conceale him he said Haley, but him being apprehended, to cause to be forthwith brought and delivered into ye custody of ye Sherriffe of James Citty County, under severe penalties to be inflicted on him or them, that shall prove delinquent therein, or that shall faile to bring ye said Haley in, knowing ye place of his residence."

This John Haley was most likely the same who had escaped hanging during Bacon's Rebellion and had again placed his life in jeopardy and had again escaped hanging. He was undoubtedly assisted in escaping from the James Citty jail in the summer of 1683 or else he would have been hanged.

"John Haley, not dareing to abide a legall tryall, on Saturday night, being the ninth instant, took the opportunity of the guards being gone to supper broke the wall of the said goale and though well loaded with irons made his escape from the said goale." Eleventh June, 1683.

We do not find that John Haley was again taken. After his escape from the jail, he may have fled to the forest of the frontier or may have gone to the Islands or to one of the other Colonies. Perhaps later when it was safe he may have returned to Virginia. There was a John Haley who resided in the Colony of Virginia during the 17th Century, and who died probably in 1702 in York County. This may have been the same John Haley who had participated in Bacon's Rebellion and in the "Plant Cutters" Rebellion. He apparently left no wife or children, or they would have been mentioned in his will. However, Edward Hayly was a witness to his will and may have been a son and if not undoubtedly a relative.

"In the Name of God Amen — I John Hayly of Yorke Parish in ye County of York, Planter, Being sick and weak of body but of perfect memory and Remembrance, praise be God, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following — Viz:

Imprimis: I Bequeath my Soul unto ye hands of Almighty God my Maker hoping through ye meritorious death and Passion of Jesus Christ my Savior and Redeemer to have free Pardon and forgiveness of all my sins. And as for my body to be decently Buryied at ye Discretion of my Executor here after nominated, and as for what worldly Estate it hath pleased God to endow me withall I leave after my Debts and Funeral Charge first paid.

Item: My will and desire is that Samuel Dickenson of York Town be Allowed three pounds Sterling by my Executor out of a debt of Fifteen pounds Sterling which ye said Dickenson stands indebted to me by a Just Settlement of Accounts.

Item: I give and bequeath unto a Mullatta Boy called William which Majo. Buckner gave me ye summe of Fifteen pounds Sterling to be paid him when he comes to Twenty-one years of age, he being Eight years ould ye First of December Last Past. Ye said Fifteen Pounds being for his assistance in transporting himself out of this Colony when he comes to age as aforesid.

And further my will and desire is that ye said Boy stay and abide with Majo. Buckner until he arrives at ye age above named, and also requesting ye said Major. Buckner to take care ye said Boy be kept to school and brought up in ye feare of God and Protestant Religion."

If John Haley of York was not the famous rebel, then to continue confusing the genealogist, there was another John Haley living at the same period, and nearby, who made his will in 1710 and who died not long afterwards. This John Haley could have been the one engaged in the Rebellions, and who fled to the Eastern Shore for protection. It is known that the John Haley who escaped the jail at James Citty was well loaded with iron. It is very doubtful he broke the wall of the jail burdened down with iron and escaped without having outside assistance. He could very easily have been carted down to the River York and placed aboard a boat during the night of his escape, and by the next day could have been crossing the Bay of Chesapeake. It is perhaps more plausible that his escape was by water, than to think of his escaping by land and hiding out near the James Citty Court House, where no doubt a general search was conducted immediately. The removal of the irons probably posed quite a problem. Be that as it may, a John Haley did die in Accomac shortly after a John Haley died in York. The population of the entire state at this time was so small that there was scarcely a third John Haley residing in this area at this time.

"January ye 30, 1710. In the name of God Amen. the last will and testament of John healey. I bequieve unto my daughter ReaChell healey one smoding Eairen and all the Reasth of my Esteath I give unto John Martin and doe make him Exotor of my Estate and likewise my son William healy.

John (X) Healy

(his mark)

In the preasenc
Witnesses: Wm. P. Phillips
James Leary

Proved in open Court of Accomac by oaths of two witnesses 3 ye 3rd (Mo.) 1712 and admitted to record.

Cha. Snead cl.ct'.



South of James River during the 17th Century there resided numerous Haleys. Charles Citty County originally lay on both sides of James River prior to the creation of Prince George and other counties to the west thereof. Therefore, one living in Charles Citty County might have been living south of James River and not in the present Charles Citty. On January 25, 1655, Samuel Haley was granted a tract of land in the County of Surry, which is south of James River and opposite to Jamestown. Samuel may have been a son of Reverend Willis and Eleanor Haley of Mulberry Island Parish in Warwick, or he may have been a son of the Reverend Haley's brother Robert. Also living n this vicinity, but in Charles Citty County, at this time were Dr. John Haley in 1656, Jo Haley in 1656, and Robert Hailey in 1664. These may have been brothers, especially the last three who were in Charles City. They were probably the sons of Robert Haley, the brother of the Reverend Willis Haley.

It would appear from all research that the family of Haley of today all owe their origin of entry into the Colony during the 17th Century. They are not newcomers, but have been here over three hundred and fifty years. No family is older in the state.

http://haleyholler.com/haley/HRF/Section8b.html

An excerpt from Haley and Related Families by Edward F. Haley

SECTION VIII
(continued)

THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

One branch of the family of Haley seems to have stemmed from the original shire of York, and perhaps Gloucester. They apparently followed the River York to its head and then continued up the rivers Mattapony and Pamunkey and their tributaries. They occupied lands in the counties of King and Queen, King William, Hanover, Spottsylvania, Caroline, etc. York was one of the original shires. From it, as population increased, was created New Kent County in 1654, which began at the upper limits of the present York and extended northwesterly to the headwaters of the Pamunkey and Mattapony rivers. New Kent thus embraced what was later to become the counties of King and Queen, Essex, King William, Spottsylvania, Hanover, Louisa, Caroline, Orange, etc. As population increased, the territory north of the Mattapony river to its headwaters was separated from New Kent to make King and Queen County in 1691. Later in 1701 the land between the Pamunkey and Mattapony, to the headwaters of those two rivers, was separated from King and Queen to make a new county, called King William. This area had at one time been set aside by the English Government as a home for the Queen of the Pamunkeys and her tribe. In 1727 Caroline County was formed by taking the western-most parts of King William, and Essex, and King and Queen Counties.

From the book "Present State of Virginia" written in 1726 by Governor Hugh Drysdale, which is the first history of Virginia, we learn much concerning this section lying between York and Rappahannock Rivers. The population of some of these counties in 1726 was:

"New Kent, 4,044, and the amount of land in private ownership was 94,271 acres, with a population of 27.5 persons per square mile of occupied acreage. The County was divided into two parishes, Blisland and St. Peters.

King and Queen County, 8,055, and the amount of land in private ownership was 239,141 acres, with a population of 21.5 persons per square mile of occupied acreage. The County was divided into three parishes, Stratton-Major, St. Stephens, and Drysdale.

King William County, 7,167, and the amount of land in private ownership was 212,582 acres, with a population of 21.6 persons per square mile of occupied acreage. The County was divided into two parishes, St. Johns and St. Margarets.

Essex County, 7,416, and the amount of land in private ownership was 181,101 acres, with a population of 26.2 per square mile of occupied acreage. The County was divided into three parishes, South Farnham, St. Anne's, and St. Mary's.

Hanover County, 5,823, and the amount of land in private ownership was 205,936 acres, with a population of 18.1 persons per square mile of occupied acreage. The County was divided into the two parishes of St. Paul's and St. Martin's.

Spottsylvania County, 2,850, and the amount of land in private ownership was 145,699 acres, with a population of 12.1 persons per square mile of occupied acreage. The County at this time had only the one parish St. George."

Figures were of course not given in this report by Lieutenant Governor Hugh Drysdale of the "Present State of Virginia" on Caroline, as it was not created until the following year. However, the parish of Drysdale in western King and Queen would be located in Caroline, as well as the parish of St. Margaret's in western King William. Thus, before the creation of Caroline those people living in the western parts of these two parishes would have been living in the present Caroline. It is also interesting to note that the most expensive tobacco grown in the Colony, that known as "Sweet Scented," was the type grown in all of these counties. The total population of Virginia in 1726 was estimated at 137,571, of whom 89,154 were white and 48,417 were negro slaves. Two hundred and fifty years later the counties of New Kent, King and Queen, King William, and Essex had approximately the same populations.

James Haley, the Attorney, was residing in James Citty County as late as 1704. It is believed he left at least three sons, John Haley, Joseph Haley, and Edward Haley, all of whom were probably born during the decades 1660-1680. (Edward Haley may have been a nephew, and son of John Haley of York).

John Hayle patented 685 acres in King and Queen County in 1704. Since there are no records left in this county, we know nothing further concerning him, though he may have left descendants.

Joseph Hayle, probably a brother to John Hayle, also patented a 250 acre tract in King and Queen in 1704. On July 11, 1719, Joseph Hayle patented 400 acres in King William County. This patent was in King William County and on the South Branch of the South Fork of Polecat. After the creation of Caroline County in 1727, this tract of course lay within the new County of Caroline. Joseph Hayle probably lived and died in Caroline and probably left descendants there.

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http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HALEY/1999-07/0932028770

Edward Haley born 1675 and died December 1753 in St Thomas Parish, Virgina
He married Catherine 1695 in King and Queen Virginia. She was born in
Va. and died aft. 1765 in St Thomas Paris, Virginia.
They were married 1695 in King and Queen, Va.

Now from here back it is really hard to actually prove the parentage, but
here is where you take into account the naming patterns and other things.
This is what another researcher from George Haley side of the Haley family
has found. I had found much of this info myself as well. He is the grandson
of Mary Caroline Magill.
He believes from his research that Edwards father could have been a James
Haley of James City Co. born 1604 to 1704. He was the son of John I born
(1600-1658). John Hely (Haley) was born 1600 and came on a ship Charles
from London in November 1621. He lived in Charles City County in 1624 (HFR p
187). He is probably the same John Haley, a surgeon who was living in
Charles City County in 1656. A surgeon at that time was one that let blood
to cure whatever it was that ailed the patient, something that continued
until the 19th century. He is the best candidate for the father of our
earliest Haleys because other names , Walter, Willis, Robert and Richard are
used rarely in our branch of the Haley family. His children are believed to
have be John Haley II c 1630-1702 of York County and James Haley of James
City County 1640-1704. There may have been more.

Now James Haley was a prominent attorney in the 17th century Virginia. He
practiced law before the General Court of The Colony in the 1670's and died
sometime after 1704. He and Ambrose Lloyd patented land on 27 May 1673 in
Warwick County, indicating the source of the name of many 18th century
Haley's. He probably married AMbrose Lloyd's daughter. Then on April
26,1684, James patented two tracts of 592 acres and 993 acres in James City
COunty.
Circumstantial evidence suggest the following children of James Haley and
LLoyd:
James Haley II c 1675-c1739 founder of the Brunswick Co. Greenville Co
Haleys and Haleys of Northampton co. NC. (HRF p 35 ff)
John Haley c 1675, patented 685 acres in 1704 in King & Queen Co.
Joseph Haley c 1675 - 1719, patented 250 acres in K&Q in 1704 and
400
acres in King William County on Jul 11,1719 (Caroline after 1727).
Probable
ancestors of the Quaker Haley's of Henrico/Louisa County (HRF p 1 ff)
and that of the Haley's of Mecklenburg Co. Va. (HRF p 20 ff)
Edward Haley c 1675-1753 of Orange County Va married Catherine.

It also states that the first of our Haleys to go to Texas was our George
Haley 1827-1903 who moved to Coryell Co. Texas in 1855 with his sister Mary
Caroline Haley and her husband John Magill. Soon after they were followed by
other related families.
This is the George that married Rachel Pennington which are my
gggrandparents.

I hope this has helped you some. Like I said, past Edward is all
speculation. The HRF is Haley Related Families book. I did talk with this
researcher on the phone of another Haley family book called Greener
Pastures. He told me when we talked he belived that John Hely(Haley) came
over to the US to check on some shares his father had bought in the London
Paper Company. That his father was a Haberdasher in London, England. That
this John also survived the Indian Massacre at Jamestown. Like I said, past
Edward is all speculation and this is what he has concluded. So you make
your own mind on if you will go with this or look on your own past this.
Documentation on birth and all is hard this far back since did not keep those
records, plus many records have been lost or destroyed. So good luck.
I have the children for those that I have listed above as well, plus some
of their children but was way too much to list now. If anyone finds someone
here that needs the children please let me know and I will get what I have to
you. I also have past the wifes on many of the list above as well.


Child of James Hayley? and ? Lloyd? is:
16 i. Edward Haley, born Abt. 1675 in probably York Co. or Gloucester Co., VA; died Bet. 29 Dec 1752 - 27 Sep 1755 in Orange Co., VA; married Catherine ? in probably King & Queen Co. or King William Co., VA.

40. Capt. John Wyatt, born in Gloucester Co. or King & Queen Co., VA?; died in King & Queen Co. or Caroline Co., VA?. He was the son of 80. Maj. William Wyatt. He married 41. Anne Jones.
41. Anne Jones, born in Middlesex Co., VA?; died Bef. 01 Feb 1710 in King & Queen Co. or Caroline Co., VA?. She was the daughter of 82. Rice Jones.

Notes for Capt. John Wyatt:
The following theories on the identity of this John Wyatt are quoted from pages 30-31 of John S. Morris, III's 1999 booklet, "The Family of Major William Wyatt of the Mataponi River":

I have concluded that the most likely person to be John [Wyatt], Sr. is William's John. At least two historians agree with me. William Wyatt had a son John who was approximately the age of John, Sr. William received grants of land which were described as on both the north and south sides of the Mattaponi River, in what became King & Queen County and King William County, respectively. William's John inherited some of this father's land north of the Mattaponi River.
The Mattaponi River flows into the area known as Caroline County. John, Jr. was one of the first settlers in what is now Caroline County. His home, "Plain Dealing," was located on the north side of the North Anna River, about 5 miles north of its conjunction with the South Anna River, where they form the Pamunkey River. It was at that time in King William County. The Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers join at West Point at the southeast end of King William County to form the York River.
Therefore, William and William's John owned property located in a natural migration path into what became Caroline County and in the area in which I would expect to find John, Sr.
Furthermore, John, Sr.'s wife, Anne Jones, inherited some of her father's property in Middlesex County, which is located adjacent to King & Queen County. Therefore, she was living in an area in which John, Sr. would have been considered a neighbor. It must be noted that Middlesex County also adjoins Gloucester County, where one of Haute's other sons settled. However, her father's land was in the northwest area of Middlesex County, which was the furthest area in Middlesex County from Gloucester and the closest to the part of King & Queen County in which William lived.
William and his sons remained substantial landowners during the 55 years between William's first land grant and the sale of Anne's property in Middlesex County. It is much more likely that John, Sr. came from his family than any other.
Based on the above, I believe that Major William Wyatt was the father of John Wyatt. It should be noted that none of this disproves any family connection to Haute. Indeed, based on the fact that William witnessed a legal document to Edward Wyatt shortly after William was granted a land patent elsewhere on the Northern Neck, it is quite possible that they were closely related.

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http://mullinsfamilyhistoryproject.com/societies/scw/johnwyatt/#captainjohnwyatt

Qualifying Military Service for Lt. John Wyatt, Sr.

John Wyatt is listed on the King & Queen County militia list for 1701/2 with the rank of Lieutenant1. John Wyatt's brother Richard is also shown on the same line, also a Lieutenant. The one question is whether or not the John Wyatt on the militia list might have been John Wyatt Jr., the son of John Wyatt Sr.

It is established in the essay on this site for John Wyatt Sr.'s father, Major William Wyatt that there were only two individuals named John Wyatt in King & Queen County in 1701/2: John Wyatt, Sr. (ca 1657-aft 1704) and his son, John Wyatt, Jr. (1684-1750), who later established the plantation called Plain Dealing in Caroline County. John Wyatt, Jr. was born in 16842. Thus in 1701/2, John Wyatt Jr. was 17-18 years old, and John Wyatt Sr. was ca. 44 years old.

To assess the typical age of an officer in the King and Queen County militia in 1701/2, the author searched family trees on www.ancestry.com for the names of the King & Queen County officers listed on the 1701/2 rolls, and searched deed records to serve as rough confirmation of ages shown on the ancestry.com family trees.

Bockstruck3 lists 41 officers in King and Queen County on the 1701/2 rolls, ranging in rank from Cornet and Ensign (Subalterns, or Second Lieutenants) to Colonel. Of these 41 officers, 20 are shown in family trees on ancestry.com, with an average age of 41 (average birth year 1660). The youngest officer shown on ancestry.com was Lt. Samuel Craddock, age 36, born 16654.

Some of the officers' ages can be approximately confirmed by their appearance on New Kent County deeds from the 1680s to 1691, confirming they were at least in their 30s in 1701/2, assuming that an individual appearing on a deed was approximately age 21 or older. [King and Queen County was formed from New Kent County in 1691.] Six such examples from the 1701/2 militia rolls are documented as follows, with their ages shown in 1701/2:

Richard Gregory, Captain, age 415, recorded on a New Kent County deed 20 Apr 16876.

William Jones, Captain, age 417, recorded on a New Kent County deed 23 Apr 16818.

Robert Bird, Lieutenant, age 449, recorded on a New Kent County deed 20 Apr 168210.

Richard Roy, Lieutenant, age 4211, recorded on a New Kent County deed 20 Apr 168412.

William Collins, Cornet, age 4113, recorded on a King & Queen County deed 20 Oct 169114.

John Collier, Ensign, age 3715, recorded on a King & Queen County deed 20 Oct 169116.

It is clear from the above examples, and the family trees on ancestry.com, that militia officers in King and Queen County in 1701/2 were at least in their mid to late 30s. John Wyatt Jr., aged 17-18, was far too young to be a lieutenant in the militia.

Therefore the King & Queen County militia listing for John Wyatt in 1701/2 was John Wyatt, Sr., Lieutenant, son of Major William Wyatt.

Citations

1Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988, p. 217

2Collins, Herbert. Bible Records of Caroline County, Virginia Families. Westminster MD: Heritage Books, 2008, p. 354

3Bockstruck, op. cit., pp. 216-217

4www.ancestry.com, search for "Samuel Craddock", viewed 16 Apr 2014

5www.ancestry.com, search for "Richard Gregory", viewed 16 Apr 2014

6Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers. Vol 2: 1666-1695. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1977, p. 314

7www.ancestry.com, search for "William Jones", viewed 16 Apr 2014

8Nugent, op. cit., p. 219

9www.ancestry.com, search for "Robert Bird", viewed 16 Apr 2014

10Nugent, op. cit., p. 227

11www.ancestry.com, search for "Robert Roy", viewed 16 Apr 2014

12Nugent, op. cit., p. 278

13www.ancestry.com, search for "William Collins", viewed 16 Apr 2014

14Nugent, op. cit., p. 372

15www.ancestry.com, search for "John Collier", viewed 16 Apr 2014

16Nugent, op. cit., p. 369

More About Capt. John Wyatt:
Appointed/Elected: 07 Mar 1698, Appointed guardian of the orphaned children of Lt. John Smith in Middlesex Co., VA. Lt. Smith was the husband of Jane Cock, widow of Rice Jones, Jr. who was either the brother- or father-in-law of John Wyatt.
Comment 1: He is probably not the same John Wyatt who deposed in 1672 in Westmoreland Co., VA that he was 35 years old. Other family researchers have claimed without evidence that the John Wyatt who married Anne Jones was born in 1663.
Comment 2: Lieutenant John Smith was also the brother of Rachel Smith, wife of John's brother William Wyatt, Jr., according to "Tyler's Quarterly Magazine, " Vol. 26, p. 120.
Comment 3: There are other undocumented records concerning the fact that John Wyatt died in 1684 and that he married Anne Jones in 1693, both of which are incorrect.
Comment 4: 1664, John Wyatt's neighbors on his land grant were Christopher Carleton, Richard Tunstall, Timothy Carter, William Fleming, and William Henderson, according to Nugent's "Cavaliers and Pioneers, " Vol. II, p. 267.
Property 1: 20 Sep 1683, John and his brother Richard were granted 650 acres by patent in New Kent County on the north side of the Mattaponi River, between Mostecouque and Appostecoque Swamps.
Property 2: 20 Sep 1683, Was granted ten acres for paying for the transportation of Morgan Rosier. The remaining 640 acres of the 1683 land grant were a repatent of an earlier grant, dated 24 May 1664, to Major William Wyatt, his father, who purchased it from Col. Robert Abrall.
Property 3: 1704, One of the John Wyatts, either John, Sr. or Jr., was granted 600 acres in Drysdale Parish, then in King and Queen County and now in Caroline County, located on the Mattaponi River above the Herndon grants.
Property 4: 1705, According to Marion Nell Nugent's 1979 "Cavaliers and Pioneers, " Vol. III, p. 94, a John Wyatt was granted 700 acres on Dragon Swamp in King and Queen Co., VA. This may be John Wyatt, Jr.

More About Anne Jones:
Property: 01 Feb 1710, On this date, her son John conveyed 1300 acres in Middlesex Co., VA that was willed to her by her father, Rice Jones, located on Dragon Swamp which is the source of the Piankatank River and divides Middlesex from King and Queen County.

Child of John Wyatt and Anne Jones is:
20 i. Capt. John Wyatt, Jr., born Abt. 1683 in King & Queen Co., VA?; died Abt. 1748 in "Plain Dealing," (present-day Meadow Farm near King's Dominion theme park), Caroline Co., VA; married Jane Pamplin Abt. 1710 in England or Virginia?.

42. Nicholas Pampilon/Pamplin, born in Rickling, County Essex, England?; died in Gloucester County, Virginia USA?. He was the son of 84. John Pamphilon and 85. Hester ?.

Child of Nicholas Pampilon/Pamplin is:
21 i. Jane Pamplin, born Abt. 1690 in probably Rickling, County Essex, England; died Abt. 1747 in "Plain Dealing," Caroline Co., VA; married Capt. John Wyatt, Jr. Abt. 1710 in England or Virginia?.

44. Benjamin Eggleston, born Abt. 1652 in probably "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died in probably James City Co., VA. He was the son of 88. Richard Eggleston. He married 45. ? Bef. 1678.
45. ?

Notes for Benjamin Eggleston:
The following is quoted from the research of my father's second cousin, Carl Franklin Cannon, Jr. (1928-1994) of Williamsburg, Virginia, whose second wife, Ruth Monroe Eggleston (1923- ), is a distant cousin of my mother through several Virginia families, including the Egglestons:

The possible second generation Eggleston in the Colony of Virginia, if descended from the 1635 Richard Eggleston(s), is thought to have been a Benjamin, Joseph, or Richard, because of the popularity of the name in the Eggleston family and other related facts.

Dr. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, Jr. (Professor and President of Hampden-Sydney College during the 1930's), wrote:

There was also a Benjamin Eggleston who patented land on Powhatan Swamp adjoining the land to Richard Eggleston. The relationship between these two is not known, but the name Benjamin was continued through the family, which indicated that they were of the same family. ("The Virginia Eggleston Line," compiled by Dr. Joseph D. Eggleston, Jr., Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, typed 10-page manuscript.)

On April 26, 1698, Benjamin Eggleston patented 1670 acres in James City County, Virginia, on the east side of Powhatan Swamp, adjacent to Mr. Broadribb, on a branch of Drinking Swamp, on the James Town Road; and adjacent to Mr. Philip Ludwell, near the north side of the long meadow, on the south side of Rost Pork Swamp, to Parson's Corner. 1377 acres were granted Benjamin Eggleston on the 18 March 1662 and 293 acres for the transportation of six persons. The deed was witnessed by Nath. Teton, Fran. Betterly, Jno. Haines, Thomas Roes (or Rees); Will, Sam ("Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent, Volume III: 1695-1732, Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1979, p. 21).

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/GENE7-0002.html#CHILD2

J. D. Eggleston papers in VA Historical Society in Richmond states several times that Benjamin was threatened with 39 lashes for having "presumptuously and impudently intrenched upon the prerogative" of the Governor.

More About Benjamin Eggleston:
Comment: His first wife and mother of his posited sons Joseph and Benjamin is unknown. His second wife was Mrs. Elizabeth Hartwell, widow of William Hartwell, as proven by the 1713 will of her son William which refers to his mother
Event 1: 1673, Was given a choice of paying a fine of 3000 pounds of tobacco or being publicly whipped for making impudent remarks about Gov. William Berkeley, owner of nearby "Greensprings" plantation
Event 2: Bef. 1725, "Powhatan" was apparently divided in half, the northern half being owned by Benjamin, Jr. and the southern half, retaining the Powhatan name, owned by Joseph.
Property 1: 26 Apr 1698, Patented 1670 acres in James City County on the east side of Powhatan Swamp
Property 2: 23 Oct 1690, Patented 595 acres on south side of Chickahominy River for importing 12 people
Property 3: 1704, Paid quit rent on 1375 acres, similar in size to the 1662 acquisition of his posited father, Richard Eggleston

Children of Benjamin Eggleston and ? are:
i. Benjamin Eggleston, Jr., born Abt. 1673 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?; died Aft. 1751 in "Mount Pleasant, " James City Co., VA?; married Elizabeth ?.

More About Benjamin Eggleston, Jr.:
Appointed/Elected: 1752, Inspector at College Landing
Comment: His daughter Elizabeth married Richard Taliaferro, and their daughter Elizabeth Taliaferro married the noted Williamsburg lawyer and statesman, George Wythe.
Property: Retained the northern half of "Powhatan," Mt. Pleasant, when it was split in the early 1700s. When his daughter Elizabeth married Richard Taliaferro, it was split again, and Taliaferro built the Georgian house there (still standing but restored) abt 1740.

22 ii. Joseph Eggleston, born Abt. 1678 in "Powhatan, " near Williamsburg, James City Co., VA?; died 24 Nov 1730 in "Powhatan, " near Williamsburg, James City Co., VA?; married (1) ? Abt. 1700; married (2) Anne Pettus Abt. 1719 in James City Co., VA.

46. John Pettus, born Abt. 1680 in Blissland Parish, New Kent Co., VA?; died Abt. 1750 in St. Martin's Parish, Hanover Co., VA?. He was the son of 92. Stephen Pettus. He married 47. Anne Overton.
47. Anne Overton She was the daughter of 94. William Overton and 95. Elizabeth Waters.

More About John Pettus:
Date born 2: Abt. 1680

Children of John Pettus and Anne Overton are:
23 i. Anne Pettus, born Abt. 1702 in Hanover Co., VA?; died 24 Oct 1736 in "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA?; married Joseph Eggleston Abt. 1719 in James City Co., VA.
ii. Thomas Pettus, born 12 Dec 1712 in James City Co., VA?; died 08 Mar 1780 in Lunenburg Co., VA; married Amy Walker 10 Nov 1735; born 26 Feb 1717 in James City Co., Prince George Co., or Dinwiddie Co., VA?; died 22 Oct 1778 in Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg Co., VA.

More About Thomas Pettus:
Appointed/Elected: Represented Lunenburg County in the Virginia House of Burgesses most years from 1769 to 1775. Member of the Williamsburg Convention of 1 Aug 1774. Member of the Virginia General Assembly 1777-78. Member of the County Court 1770-79.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Anglican--served on the vestry of Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg Co., VA from 1758 to 1779.
Personality/Intrst: Must have been compassionate for in his will he left 60 pounds of Virginia currency for the education of indigent children.
Property 1: 1760, Patented 1466 acres of land between the forks of the Meherrin River in Lunenburg Co., VA.
Property 2: Purchased large tracts of land in what is now Mecklenburg Co., VA.

Notes for Amy Walker:
There is no baptism record for this Amy Walker as there are for David and Mary Walker's other children who are listed in Pullen's "Tidewater to Blue Ridge: Pullen-Walker Families of Bedford County, Virginia" (1977). However, in "My Southern Families," Hiram Kennedy Douglass includes her as one of the children, citing evidence from a Bible record in the possession of her son, David Walker Pettus, which states, "Thomas Pettus the Burgess married Nov. 10, 1735, Amey the daughter of David and Mary Walker." Since the marriage occurred in 1735, then perhaps Amy was born about 1719 and therefore before the later children of David and Mary whose baptisms are recorded in the Bristol Parish Register. It is likely that Bristol Parish had not begun recording baptisms until after Amy's birth. Amy could have been the daughter of another David and Mary Walker besides the David and Mary Munford Walker. One item of evidence which might question whether she was a daughter of David and Mary Munford Walker is the fact that Mary's parents, Robert Munford and Martha Kennon, were married in 1701, and Amy was born 26 February 1716/17, suggesting that Mary would have been too young to have had Amy assuming Mary is by Robert's marriage to Martha and not a possible earlier marriage and that Mary was born after Robert and Martha were married.

The Pettus and Walker families seem to have been neighbors or possibly even relatives-by-marriage in the present-day Kingsmill area of James City County, Virginia, which is even more circumstantial evidence both of David Walker descending from the Alexander Walker family there and Amy being a daughter of this David Walker.

Whether Amy Walker Pettus was actually a daughter of my David and Mary Walker or a different couple with the same names, I, Bryan Scott Godfrey, am still related to Amy's descendants because my great-great-great-grandmother, Elizabeth Tunstall Haley Walker, was a descendant of Thomas Pettus' sister, Anne Pettus, wife of Joseph Eggleston.

More About Amy Walker:
Comment: A Bible record indicates she was a daughter of David and Mary Walker. Proof is desired that her parents were David and Mary Munford Walker of Dinwiddie Co., VA, which seems likely because his Walkers originated near the Pettuses in James City Co., VA.

iii. John Pettus, Jr., born Abt. 1716 in St. Paul's Parish, New Kent Co., VA?; died 1770 in present-day Bumpass area of Louisa Co., VA; married Mary Minor? 19 Feb 1738.

More About John Pettus, Jr.:
Appointed/Elected: Served as a gentleman justice of Louisa County from 1757-64. Appointed Sheriff in 1763. Served 3 times as peace commissioner between 1748 and 1762.
Comment 1: 1770, Appointed his nephew Richard Eggleston to care for and raise his daughters Anne Overton Pettus and Lucy Waters Pettus. His executors were left to care for the other children. Executors were Stephen and William Pettus and Edmund Eggleston.
Comment 2: Abt. 1772, Among those listed in an accounting of his estate was the famous John ("Jack") Jouett, whose famous ride to Charlottesville to warn Gov. Thomas Jefferson of the approaching British Army may have saved him and several other patriots from execution.
Probate: 12 Nov 1770, Louisa Co., VA
Property: His land was bounded by the North Anna River and Little Rocky Creek in northeastern Louisa Co., VA into northwestern Hanover County. It may have adjoined his father's plantation in Hanover. Received permission in 1760 to erect a mill on Little Rocky Creek
Residence: Bef. 1745, Settled in present-day Louisa Co., VA. His home existed until about 2007 about 1/4 mile east of Route 601 north of Bumpass.
Will: 26 Feb 1770, Louisa Co., VA

More About Mary Minor?:
Comment: If her mother were Mary Overton as is suggested, then she and John were cousins. The fact that all 8 children had either Overton or Waters as middle names suggests their descent (probably through both parents) from William Overton and wife Elizabeth Waters

iv. Lucy Pettus, born Abt. 1718; married John Duke/Humphreys.
v. William Pettus, born Abt. 1725; died Abt. 1795 in Spotsylvania Co., VA.

48. Richard Tunstall, born Abt. 1645 in England; died Abt. 1700 in New Kent Co., VA (present-day King & Queen Co)?.

Notes for Richard Tunstall:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/tunstall/messages/412.html

OLD NEW KENT COUNTY by M.H. Harris
States:
Richard Tunstall, who was granted land at the mouth of Aquentenocko Creek on April 25, 1667, was the first of the family to settle in King & Queen Co. Little is know of him, but it is evident that he was the father of Richard Tunstall Jr. who, in 1686, was granted by patent 400 acres of land in the woods of the north side of Mattapony River and adjoining Capt. William Smith's land. The same year Edward Tunstall received 750 acres which joined the patent issued to Richard Tunstall Jr.

There are no records left to establish the relationship of these three patentees, but it is probably that Richard Tunstall the first was father of Richard Tunstall Jr. and Edward Tunstall, who was later called Edmund Tunstall.

Edmund Tunstall, who succeeded Richard Tunstall the first as owner of land at King & Queen Courthouse, was certainly a legatee of Richard Tunstall, and it is believed that he was a son. Edmund Tunstall married Catherine Long, and they were the parents of three daughters: Barbara Tunstall, Catherine Tunstall, who married Samuel Mathews, and Mary Tunstall, who married Thomas Fox, of King William County.

The estate of Thomas Tunstall is mentioned in the accounts of John Baylor, the merchant, but his identity is not proved as related to the fore-going members of the family.

Richard Tunstall, the clerk of King & Queen Court, was generally known as Colonel Richard Tunstall. He appeared in Essex as deputy clerk about 1722, and a few years later he married Ann Hill, dau. of Leonard Hill, and widow of Dr. James Walker. They were married in 1727-1728, and Colonel Richard Tunstall came to King & Queen and established himself at Orange Grove, which had been the patrimony of his wife's first husband Dr. James Walker.

In 1738, Richard Tunstall was appointed clerk of court of King & Queen Co., which office he held until he turned it over to his son John Tunstall.

Mrs. Ann Tunstall (1705-1788) survived an attack of smallpox, which deprived her of her sight, and she died in 1788 or 9, at the age of 84 years.

Col. Richard Tunstall, in addition to his duties as clerk, rose from Captain to Colonel in the militia oc(of) the county. He was a member of the Commission of Justices, and was Chairman of the Committee of Safety for King and Queen Co. The clerkship was turned over to his oldest son, John Tunstall, who had been a deputy for several years under his father. Colonel Richard Tunstall died during 1775.

Bible Records of Col. Richard Tunstall Family:
Ann Hill Walker married (2) Col. Richard Tunstall.
Ann Tunstall born 19 Oct. 1728
Elizabeth Tunstall born 18 Aug. 1730; died June 23, 1743
Katherine Tunstall born 1732; died 1733
John Tunstall born 8 July 1733
Katherine Tunstall born 19 Aug. 1734; died 23 June 1743
Frankey Tunstall, born 19 Dec. 1736
Richard Tunstall born 22 July 1738
Thomas Tunstall born 16 Nov. 1739; died 6 Dec. 1769
Leonard Tunstall born 4 March 1741
William Tunstall born 25 May 1743

From the Philadelphia Gazette, Aug. 4, 1743, Philadelphia. Printed by B. Franklin, Post-Master at the New Printing Office near Markey. States:
Williamsburg July 8. We hear from King & Queen Co., the last Sunday night in the Eveing Two hopeful daughters of Mr. Richard Tunstall, Clerk of Court of that Co., one about 12 and the other about 10 years of age (their father and mother being from home) went into the Mattapony to wash; and going out of their depth were unfortunately drowned.
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John Tunstall, the oldest son of Col. Richard and Ann Hill his wife, was born in 1733. He married When quite young, Sallie, daughter of Col. Joseph Temple and Ann Arnold his wife. He was trained in the clerk's office under his father and was his deput(y) before 1762.

In time, John Tunstall succeeded his father in the office of Clerk of Court, and he also served as clerk of the Committee of Safety. His father, Col. Richard, as stated was Chairman and his brother Richard Tunstall was also a member, noted as Richard Jr., his father being then alive.

One of the unsloved mysteries of the history of the county concerns the disappearance of John Tunstall from the clerk's office and the appointment of Richard Tunstall, his son, as clerk and guardian of his father's infant children. It appears from the records which are left that John Tunstall lived until about 1795, after which his land was charged to his estate.

Richard Tunstall, son of John Tunstall, attended Donald Robetson's school, and John Tunstall paid his tuition. After the death of his grandfather, Col. Richard Tunstall, he became Richard Tunstall Junior, his uncle of the same name having become Senior.

The other children of John Tunstall are known from records at King and Queen and at Louisa.---- "2 Feb. 1797, between Joseph Tunstall & Jane his wife, John Bell and Ann his wife, John Roggers and Sarah his wife, and Eliza Tunstall of the one part and Humphrey Temple --conveyed-- tract of land situate in King & Queen County --St. Stephen's Parish which John Tunstall dec'd lately occupied and sold to Humphrey Temple --200 acres surveyed by John W. Semple in 1788, adj. Edward Hill, Ryans Creek to Wm. Tunstall."

These records postively establish the fact that John Tunstall's land was sold by his children who survived, and that Richard Tunstall, his son, who died in 1791, had already received from his grandfather's estate a liberal portion of land, which is recored under the title of Orange Grove.

Richard Tunstall Junior was so captioned after the deth of his grandfather because his uncle Richard Tunstall became Senior. He married his cousin Catherine, dau. of George Brooke and Hannah Tunstall. After Richard Tunstall Jr. died in 1791, his wife Caty Tunstall was charged with his personal property. She became the guardian of her children, and around 1800 moved with them to Norfolk, where her sister resided. She died in the 70th year of her age in 1827.

The children of Richard Tunstall and Ann Brooke were named in the Tunstall Bible Records:
George Brooke Tunstall born 20 July 1782; Baptized by Rev. Mr. Jesse Carter, Sponsors: Elizabeth Price, Caty Bird, Mary Tunstall, Sarah and Joseph Tunstall, Richard Brooke, Robert Campbell, and Nicholas Lyne.

Ann Brooke Tunstall born 14 May 1784 was baptized by the Rev. Mr. Jesse Carter. Sponsors: Esther and Agnes Tunstall, Sarah Tunstall, Temple Elliott and William Tunstall.

Alexander Tunstall born 19 March 1787, baptized by the Rev. Mr. Jesse Carter. Sponsors: Jane Seaton, Ann Pollard, Robert Pollard, Richard Gregory Tunstall.

It from the children of Richard Tunstall that the family of Tunstalls in Norfolk have sprung, and reached a degree of prominence in keeping with their ancestry.

Joseph Tunstall (1758-1818), son of John Tunstall, married one of the seven Pierce sisters, Jane, on 10 Oct. 1781, and after a short residence in King & Queen County removed to Barren County, Kentucky, and his children resided in that state.

This is all there is (6) pages. It seems this was part of an original genalogy because on the cover page it reads
This is mostly too late (hand written). I hope this helps anyone researching the surname TUNSTALL and I can now go to bed and dream of the name Ha! Ha! I have typed it soooooo many times. Enjoy!
Rochelle

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http://www.virginiacourthouses.com/KingandQueen/KingandQueen.htm

King and Queen County was named for William III and Mary II who were called to the English throne in 1688.

The land where King and Queen stands was granted to Richard Tunstall in 1667 and called Aquaintanocke. Tunstall donated land for the courthouse in 1691

The courthouse is a T shape and was rebuilt after the fire of 1828. The wings were added in 1859. The courthouse complex had a tavern, jail, courthouse and other buildings.

A timeline of early King and Queen County, Virginia history with mentions of Tunstalls, copied and pasted from http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vakingqu/kqtime.html :

Date Event
1691 King and Queen County is created from that part of New Kent County lying north of the Pamunkey River. Its western boundary extended to the heads of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey Rivers. William Leigh and Joshua Storey are elected as King and Queen's first representatives in the House of Burgesses. Edmund Tunstall deeds land to the county for a Court House.
1700 The population of King and Queen County is approximately 4,306 making it the second most populous county in Virginia. It is also one of the wealthiest due to its tobacco production.
1702 After losing its town with the creation of King William County from the area on the southwest shore of the Mattaponi River, the Virginia General Assembly authorizes the King and Queen County Court to purchase land for another town. John Walker deeds 40 acres for a town which is named Walkerton. The act is repealed in 1795 because Walkerton fails to develop.
1705 Robert Beverley, of "Beverley Park" in King and Queen County, writes "The History and Present State of Virginia" for the purpose of encouraging additional immigration to the colony. This is the earleist English work to povide a detailed overview of the climate, environment, natural resources and indigenous people of the area.
1716 French Huguenot Rev. James Fontaine travels through King and Queen County with the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe. The purpose of the expedition, mounted by Gov. Spotswood and comprised primarily of members of the gentry, is to explore the area west of the Allegheny Mountains and encourage settlement of the colony's western frontier. On their journey westward, the Knights stay overnight 21 August at the home of Robert Beverley. Upon their return, they again stay overnight 14 September at the home of Robert Beverley and 15 September at the home of John Baylor.
1721 Spottsylvania County is created from the western frontiers of King and Queen, Essex and King William counties.
1728 Caroline County is created from the northwestern part of King and Queen County. An additional parcel of land is ceded to Caroline County in 1742.
1758 Donald Robertson opens a private school in Newtown which he operates until his death in 1773. This school is considered one of the finest private schools in Virginia during this period, numbering future President, James Madison, among its students. Female students are also enrolled during the first years of the school's operation.
1762 The boundary between King and Queen County and Caroline County is again redrawn, establishing the present boundaries of the county. (True Relation of History of King and Queen County 1607-1790 by General Edwin Cox.)
1774 King and Queen County residents George Brooke and George Lyne are selected to attend the first Virginia Convention. Richard Tunstall is elected chairman of the twenty-three member King and Queen County Committee of Safety.

More About Richard Tunstall:
Comment: Said to have come to Virginia as a Cavalier.

Children of Richard Tunstall are:
24 i. Richard Tunstall, Jr.?, born Bef. 1660; died Bef. 1722 in King and Queen Co., VA; married Ann Leonard?.
ii. Edmund Tunstall

Generation No. 7

66. Ambrose Lloyd?

Child of Ambrose Lloyd? is:
33 i. ? Lloyd?, married James Hayley?.

80. Maj. William Wyatt, born Abt. 1625 in Flansham, Sussex, England?; died Abt. 1683 in St. Stephen's Parish, present-day King & Queen Co., VA?.

Notes for Maj. William Wyatt:
The following information, quoted from John S. Morris' 1999 booklet, "The Family of Major William Wyatt of the Mattaponi River," pages 33-34, is the best circumstantial evidence for a possible connection between Major William Wyatt and the distinguished Haute Wyatt family of Gloucester County, Virginia:

In 1655 or 1665, William was a witness to an acknowledgement made by Pindabake, protector of the young king of the Chiscoyack Indian tribe, at Captain John West's house. The acknowledgement related to land given to Edward Wyatt on Piankatank River in Gloucester County. Edward's property along the Piankatank River was located near the present village of New Upton, which is about 17 miles from West Point, Virginia, where the Mattaponi and the Pamunkey Rivers form the York River. However, travel by land was impractical in the 17th Century and West Point is about 80 miles from New Upton by water. The area in which I believe William settled is even further up the Mattaponi River. Therefore, a trip to New Upton was a substantial undertaking by William.
Since William had only recently come to the Colony and was not living anywhere near the Piankatank River, this acknowledgement increases the likelihood that William was fairly closely related to Edward Wyatt, who was a son of the Rev. Haute Wyatt. Neither Haute nor his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, had a son named William, although William could have been the son of one of their cousins or brothers.

This acknowledgement was referenced in "The William and Mary Quarterly" (1897), Series 1, Volume 5, page 257 and in "Cavaliers and Pioneers." The original document is photographed in the frontispiece of Alexander Lloyd Wiatt's 1979 book, "The Wiatt Family of Virginia: The Descendants of John Wiatt, Jr. (1732-1805) of Gloucester County, Virginia."

Mr. Alex Wiatt, the author of the 1979 Wiatt genealogy, who resided at Newport News, Virginia, was my Cub and Boy Scout Master when I was a youth growing up in Newport News, his former wife, Mrs. Carol Stultz Wiatt, was my brother's fifth grade teacher, and their two sons, Todd and Chris, went to school with me and my brother, respectively. Although my kinships to their Wiatt family are unproven (since I descend from Major William Wyatt and they descend from the Haute Wyatt family), I am related to their Wiatt line through our common descent from Lemuel and Ann Sewell Mason of present-day Norfolk, Virginia, and through our common descent from the Kent, England family of Waller, from whom Rev. Haute Wyatt was descended. Also, there are two coincidental kinships by marriage between their family and my own. First, Mr. Wiatt's first cousin once removed, Charles Graham Wiatt (1920-1976), married my maternal grandfather's first cousin, Margaret Lee Peters (1916-1999), daughter of Harold Marvin Peters and Iva Maude Updike Peters of Amherst County, Virginia, which is over 200 miles west of Gloucester County, where Charles Wiatt's family was from. Charles and Margaret had three children, now living in or near Lynchburg, Virginia, Diane Wiatt Thompson, Graham Lee Wiatt, and Yvonne Wiatt Falls, all of whom I am indebted to for sharing information with me on our mutual Updike family and their father's Wiatt family. Secondly, Alex Wiatt and my Wiatt cousins in Lynchburg had a first cousin once removed, Robert Sinclair ("Bob") Wright (1915-1997), who was from Norfolk but lived at Poquoson, Virginia, where his wife, Marguerite Effie Phillips (1916-1998), was from. Mrs. Marguerite Wright was a maternal aunt of my stepdad's brother-in-law, Dr. Alfred Phillips Moore, DDS of Poquoson, and she and Mr. Wright had two children, Richard Clay Wright, now of Mollusk, Lancaster County, Virginia, and Nancy Wright Talcott, of Poquoson, Virginia, all of whom I had known and met at parties hosted at my Uncle Al Moore's home before I knew of these connections. Moreover, Marguerite Wright and her nephew Al Moore are related to my mother through our descent from Joseph Eggleston (1678?-1730) of "Powhatan," James City County, Virginia. Joseph Eggleston's daughter Elizabeth by his second marriage to Anne Pettus, the one from whom I descend, married William Wyatt of Caroline County, a great-grandson and namesake of Major William Wyatt of this sketch. The Carmines and Phillips families of Poquoson, ancestors of my Uncle Al Moore, descend from Joseph Eggleston's son Benjamin, who was from Joseph's unknown first wife. These connections are proof of what a small world we encounter in genealogy!

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From: "Diane S"
Subject: Re: [VAWESTMO] William WIATT
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:06:36 -0500
References:

I bet your pardon -
According to Burke's Landed Gentry, the Wyatt family of Maj. William Wyatt b. 1627 d. abt 1693 St. Stephen's Parish, King & Queen County, Virginia, the progenitor of the Wyatt family of Caroline County was NOT related to the Wyatt's of Gloucester and Jamestown... except perhaps 'remotely' with no 'proof'.
"Major William Wyatt of St. Stephens"
by P. Stacy

From South Haigh in the West Riding of Yorkshire, Wyatts went to Essex, Kent, and Sussex during the reign of Edward III.
Wyatt's of Kent and Devonshire Arms showing a horse's barnacles, crest, an ostrich with horseshoe in beak.
Sussex and Surry Wyatt's Arms: Gules, on fesse or between three boar's heads, couped argent (sometimes azure), a lion guardant between two pheons sable (sometimes azure)... Crest: a demi-lion rampant erazed argent, holding in Dexter paw an arrowhead sable... Motto: Duriora Virtus. (1900 edition of Burke's Landed Gentry).
Sir Francis Wyatt and his brother, Haute Wyatt were from Boxley, Kent. When the direct line in England became extinct in 1753, a descendant of Rev. Haute claimed the estate. It proved not to have been entailed.
p. 527
Wyatts were in Flansheim, Sussex as early as 1523. Thomas Wyatt was on the rolls of the gentry in 1558. Died 1591. Page 1528 of Burke's "Landed Gentry" gives direct descent from him to William Wyatt, who died in 1759. Wife, Sarah, and son, Richard who was High Sheriff in 1810. There are Wyatts in Cisbury, Sussex now, and using the arms given above.
From here probably came the Virginia immigrants, William and Thomas Wyatt of Gloucester. In 1642, "Anne Wyatt, widow of Thomas Wyatt of Gloucester", married Alexander Williamson of Northampton Co. In 1642 Richard Wyatt patented in Gloucester land, which in 1660, Thomas Wyatt repatented, as son and heir of Richard Wyatt." Possibly this Thomas was grandfather of Richard Wyatt born 1730, who married Anne Garrett. Son John had sons, Thomas, Col. Richard of Charlotte, and Benjamin who married Katherine Penn."
The names Thomas, William, and Richard point straight back to Flansham, Sussex, Eng. These names were not used by descendants of Rev. Haute. Nor were the names George, Francis, Edward, and Conquest used by Gloucester Wyatt's. Possibly a Francis in the third generation. Major William Wyatt of Gloucester and New Kent, named sons William, Richard, and John. Rev. Haute had a John, but his brothers and children did not use the name. Possibly Rev. Haute's son, John, was the Captain John Wyatt of York, 1646 - 1665, at whose house in 1655, Maj. William Wyatt and others witnessed "an acknowledgement by the protector of the young king of the Chicksoyaks to Edward Wyatt."
Maj. William Wyatt patented, 1653, in Gloucester, on both sides of the Mattaponi. Patented extensively as the years passed. Lived in St. Stephen's Parish, the part of Gloucester that became New Kent in 1654 and King & Queen in 1691. Was vestryman of St. Stephen's. Petitioned for a new vestry in 1683. Was sheriff of New Kent in 1671 and justice of the peace in 1680. Died about 1690. In 1674 he deeded property in York "to wife, Anna, and her daughter, Anna Jackson." Possibly Mrs. Anna Jackson was a 2nd wife.
William Wyatt, Jr. patented in 1670 in New Kent "adjacent to land of Maj. William Wyatt." (Wm & Mary Quarterly v. 257). In 1683, repatented land "which Maj. Wyatt had patented in 1660." Lived in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent. Married, after 1675, Rachel, daughter of Alexander and Mildred Smith of Middlesex. (See Valentine papers pg. 6, and Tyler's Magazine ii, 196*, and Wm. & Mary Quarterly, ix. The writer is supposed to be descended from William Wyatt, Jr. but cannot prove it except as Baptismal records support family tradition. Her great-grandmother was Frances Wyatt, sister of "William Wyatt of Fredericksburg." Their father was a son of William Wyatt, Jr., but whether named William or Francis J. has not been proved. There were two Francis Wyatts in Spotsylvania County. One was "Francis Wyatt of Gloucester", a descendant of Rev. Haute. Francis J. Wyatt was a vestryman of St. George's. Frances Wyatt Hewell named daughters Rachel and Mildred, and the name Frances was also a Smith family name.
"Mr. Richard Wyatt lived where his father, Major William Wyatt did." Patented in New Kent in 1683. Married Katherine, widow of Edmund Tunstall, who died in 1691. She was the daughter of John Longe, who married Katherine, daughter of Major George Morris, and widow of Thomas Pettus of St. Stephen's. In 1685 Geo. Morris conveyed his interest he had patented with John Longe to the children of his daughter, Katherine, Thomas Pettus, and Katherine Longe. Another daughter of Katherine Morris Pettus Longe Gaines was Dorothy Pettus. She gave land her father, Thomas Pettus had left her to her "nephew and Godson, Thomas Wyatt, son of Richard and Katherine Wyatt." Thomas Pettus, father of Dorothy and Thomas (born posthumously), who died in 1663, was seemingly a nephew of Col. Thomas Pettus, Councillor of "Littletown" James City Co. John Longe was probably brother of Barbara Longe, who married Maurice Berkeley, father of Edmund Berkeley, who married Col. Pettus' daughter, Mary. She later married John Mann. A good deal of this is from Tyler's Magazine xxi, 241. The writer there gives Richard Wyatt's sons, Richard (married Sarah Olmsted and went to Charlotte Co.), Thomas, and Henry. Also a daughter, Susannah, who married Day and Davis.
Capt. John Wyatt of St. Peter's, New Kent, repatented land patented by his father, Maj. William Wyatt of Gloucester and New Kent (Wm & Mary Quarter x. 260) Deposed in Westmoreland in 1672 that he was 35 years old (same xv. 189). Married Anne, daughter of Rice Jones, of Middlesex. Children, John and Anne, who married in 1735 John Starke. Wm & Mary Quarterly v. 257, says "Major William Wyatt and John Starke patented adjoining lands and a difference between them regarding a certain tract resulted in a famous law suit, but their grandchildren, Ann Wyatt and John Starke married." In an article about the Smiths of Middlesex in Wm & Mary (2nd series) x, 215, Mrs. P. W. Hiden of Newport News says, "Rice Jones, Jr., had a sister, Anne, who married a brother of William Wyatt, Jr., who married Rachel Smith. This explains why John Wyatt was appointed guardian for the orphan children of Lieutenant John Smith, brother of Rachel Smith, when he died in 1696. Lieutenant John Smith had married the widow of Rice Jones, Jr." Rachel, Mrs. William Wyatt, Jr., was the orphan children's aunt. And probably William Wyatt, Jr., was dead. He was born abt. 1630. Also, Mrs. John Wyatt was the children's mother's sister-in-law. Sometimes sisters-in-law are great friends. Or possibly, the John Wyatt's lived closer to the Smith's than the William Wyatt's.
Captain John Wyatt's son, John, named sons, William, Richard, and John. It was this Richard Wyatt of 'Plain Dealings' who tore the Wyatt Arms from the wall and threw it into the fire because he was enraged over treatment of Virginia by England. Daughter, Anne, saved the Coat of Arms, though it was damaged. Descendants of Richard of "Plain Dealings", claim descent from Rev. Haute Wyatt They say his son John, had a son, John, who married Anne, daughter of Rice Jones. But the Arms saved from the fire at "Plain Dealings" was the Arms of Sussex Wyatt's, Boars' heads and a lion, not the horse barnacle and shoe of the Kent Wyatts. Perhaps someone familiar with that claim will explain."
p. 530

That is the story of how the two families are totally different, yet many of John Wyatt's (of Plain Dealings) descendants, craving the link to the crown, refuse to accept the difference in the families. I have spent a lot of time trying to convince others that there is simply no link proven; some, after reading the data presented by Michal Martin Farmer in her informative book, 'The Genealogy of the Webster, Martin, Dozier, Staples, & Starke Families of Wilkes County, Ga. Their Ancestors, Descendants, & Kin - Braswell, Wyatt, & Martin", those who would rather be correct than crowned, decided that perhaps they were not descended from Rev. Haute Wyatt after all.
The Colonial Dames of the 17th Century have accepted members claiming William Wyatt as their ancestor, and the progenitor of the Wyatt family of Caroline County, Va., however they will not accept anyone from this family claiming descent from Rev. Haute Wyatt.
It's simply a matter of whether one wishes to pass down the line correctly, or like my own, pass down a line that is totally incorrect. Make your choice - I hope it will be the right one!
Diane Stark McConnell Sanfilippo
[email protected] (for further information)

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http://mullinsfamilyhistoryproject.com/societies/scw/williamwyatt

Major William Wyatt served as Sheriff of New Kent County in 1671, documented in Virginia land patents1. Other sources note his service as Sheriff in the same year2,3.

On 8 May 1673, Major William Wyatt swore out a warrant for Anthony Arnold, who was subsequently arrested4. This event may indicate that Major Wyatt was Sheriff of New Kent in 1673 as well.

Major William Wyatt served as Justice in New Kent in 1980 and 1988, and Justice in King & Queen County in 17925.

John Wyatt Sr. (ca. 1657-aft 1705 & bef 1710) was the son of Major William Wyatt (ca 1632-aft 1692 & bef 1704) and ?

William Wyatt first patented land on 27 Apr 1653, "400 acs. Gloster Co., upon S.E. side of Mettapony Riv." for the transport of 8 persons including himself6, indicating that he likely first arrived in Virginia in 1653. He patented another 400 acres for the transport of 8 additional persons on 20 Dec 16537. He appears 27 times in Cavaliers and Pioneers between 1653 and 1683, in Gloucester County then New Kent County, either on his own patents or mentioned on the borders of others' land. On 17 Apr 1669 he consolidated his patents in New Kent County into one patent of 2240 acres 8. Farmer9 carefully details Major Wyatt's patents and the location of his land in New Kent County. Wyatt's last recorded patent was 850 acres in New Kent on 26 Apr 1680 10, and the last mention of him in land records was on a deed on 20 May 1683 11. He served as Justice of King & Queen County in 1692 12, but did not appear on the Quit Rent Rolls of that county in 1704, so was presumably deceased by that date.

Several sources state that Major William Wyatt had 3 sons13,14,15:
•William Wyatt Jr. born ca. 1649-1652,
•Richard Wyatt born ca. 1655, and
•John Wyatt born ca. 1657.

No will survives for Major William Wyatt. His son, "Mr. Willm Wyatt, Junr." patented 500 acres in New Kent Co. on 20 Jun 167016. This is the first and last appearance of William Wyatt Jr. in available records. Given Major Wyatt's birth year of 1632, it appears that William Jr. patented the land before age 21, which men were able to do in Virginia, and were more likely to do if they came from wealthy families who did not need their young sons' labor on the family plantation17. Thus, like his father, William Jr. began his independent adult life farming life relatively early. He did not appear on the 1704 Quit Rent Rolls, King & Queen County, and was presumably deceased by that year.

The evidence that John and Richard Wyatt were brothers, and were sons of Major William Wyatt, is based on a deed from 1683, and on the King & Queen County Quit Rent Rolls of 1704. The chapter below will provide further support with evidence that Major William Wyatt was a direct ancestor of Richard Wyatt (1720-1803) of Plain Dealing, based on the relationship of each of these men to Sir Francis Wyatt, first Governor of Virginia. These men were all members of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent, descendants of Sir Henry Wyatt (1460-1537), and his son Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), the English Renaissance poet.

On 30 Sep 1683, "John & Richard Wyatt" patented 650 acres in New Kent County, previously "granted [to] Maj. Wm. Wyatt 24 May 166418. This is a relatively large plot of land (one square mile), and it seems at least plausible that Major William Wyatt provided this land to his young sons John and Richard. The fact that John and Richard are entered together on the patent is consistent with their being brothers.

King & Queen County was established from New Kent County in 1691. The King and Queen County Quit Rent Rolls of 1704 show that John Wyatt paid quit rent on 530 acres and Richard Wyatt paid quit rent on 1843 acres19. Neither William Wyatt nor William Wyatt Jr. was listed on the 1704 Quit Rent rolls.

One source20 states definitively "the large landed estate of Major William Wyatt passed at his death to his sons, who were Richard Wyatt, John Wyatt and William Wyatt Jr.", and that on the 1704 King & Queen County Quit Rent Roll, "Richard Wyatt, son and heir of Major William Wyatt, was charged with 1843 acres of land". Harris also points out in the same paragraph that the total land on which John and Richard Wyatt paid quit rent in 1704 is about equal to the acreage owned by Major William Wyatt during his lifetime, further evidence that this land was inherited from Major Wyatt by his sons John and Richard.

Farmer's21 analysis of the location of the Wyatt land in King and Queen County led him to the conclusion that the 1704 Quit Rents show that John and Richard Wyatt lived on land which had been owned by Major William Wyatt, providing further evidence that John and Richard inherited this land from their father.

Even in the absence of this confirmation of the location of the land, it can be reasonably assumed that the disposition of this large estate (over 2,300 acres, almost 4 square miles) would be that it should pass to Major Wyatt's offspring, and that therefore John and Richard Wyatt were in fact his sons.

John and Richard Wyatt appear together in one additional record: in 1701/2 – John Wyatt and Richard Wyatt are each listed on the militia list for King & Queen County, each with the rank of lieutenant22.

John Wyatt Sr. last appears in Virginia records on 2 May 1705 when he patented 700 acres on Dragon Swamp, King and Queen County, previously granted to William Jones, Jr., now deserted, for the transport of 14 persons23.

Documentation of Major Wyatt's Dates of Birth and Death

Major Wyatt was presumably near age 21 or older when he first patented land in Gloucester County 27 Apr 1653, though he might have been a year or two younger. The will of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent24, dated 27 Apr 1656, names son William, at or near age 24. These facts align to conclude that William Wyatt was born ca 1632. As noted previously, Major Wyatt last documented appearance was as Justice in 1692, and he did not appear on the Quit Rent Rolls for King & Queen County in 1704, placing his death between 1692 and 1704.

Citations

1Stanard, W.G. "Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society, 1895, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Oct. 1895), p. 179

2Genealogies of Virginia Families: from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2007, p. 528

3Farmer, Michal Martin. The Genealogy of the Webster, Martin, Dozier, Staples, & Starke Families of Wilkes Co., Ga. Wolfe City, Texas: Henington Publishing Company, 1994, p. 619

4Arnold, Claude Wayne. "Descendants of Francis Arnold, Generation 4", from: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/a/r/n/Claude-W-Arnold/PDFGENE2.pdf, viewed 5 Apr 2014

5Farmer, op. cit., p. 619

6Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Richmond: Virginia State Archives, 1992, Vol. 1, p. 229

7Ibid., p. 283

8Ibid., Vol. 2, p. 70

9Farmer, op. cit., pp. 619-628

10Nugent, op. cit., Vol. 2, p. 208

11Ibid., p. 264

12Farmer, op. cit., p. 619

13"Wyatt Families". The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr. 1902), p. 260

14Farmer, op. cit., p. 628

15Wulfeck, Dorothy. Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1986, p. 317

16Nugent, op. cit., Vol. 2, p. 83

17Personal communication from genealogist Victor Dunn, email on 27 Apr 2014

18Ibid., p. 267

19"Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 1704, King and Queen County". From The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1924), pp. 144-158

20Harris, Malcolm. Old New Kent County [Virginia]: Some Account of the Planters, Plantations, and Places in King and Queen County, St. Stephen's Parish. Baltimore: Clearfield Publishing Co., Inc., 2006, p. 393

21Farmer, op. cit., p. 627

22Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt. Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988, pp. 216-217

23Nugent, op. cit., Vol. 3, p. 94

24"Virginia Gleanings in England: Sir Henery Wyatte of Alington, co. Kent, knight", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul., 1923), p. 240

The Ancestry of the Wyatt's in America

There is evidence that Major William Wyatt was a close relative of Sir Francis Wyatt, the first Governor of Virginia, and there is independent evidence that Major Wyatt's great-grandson Richard Wyatt was also a member of the same family. The evidence detailed below therefore provides further support for the conclusion of the preceding chapters that Major William Wyatt was a direct ancestor of Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing.

The Ancestry of Major William Wyatt

Sir Francis Wyatt, first Governor of Virginia and Rev. Hawte of Jamestown were brothers, and were members of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent, descendants of Sir Henry Wyatt (1460-1537), and of his son, Sir Thomas Wyatt (1503-1542), the Renaissance poet. There are three historical records that suggest that Major William Wyatt was a close relative of Sir Francis Wyatt and of Rev. Hawte Wyatt as follows.

Record #1 - In 1655, Major Wyatt was a witness to an acknowledgement made by an Indian, Pindabake, protector of the young king of Chiscoyack, regarding a plot of land that had been given to Mr. Edward Wyatt on the Pianketank River in Gloucester County1. This Edward Wyatt was probably the son of Rev. Hawte Wyatt and the nephew of Sir Francis Wyat2. The author states, "[Maj. Wyatt] was probably a near kinsman of Edward Wyatt"3. A second author reached the same conclusion, that Major Wyatt was "evidently a kinsman of Edward Wyat"4.

Record #2 - In 1683, Major William Wyatt was the first signer of a contentious petition from the residents of St. Stephen's Parish, New Kent County, requesting that the Lt. Governor of Virginia (and acting Governor) Sir Henry Chicheley allow the parishioners to dismiss their current vestry and elect a new vestry5. A copy of the original petition6 is on record, with William Wyatt's signature shown top left. A notation on this record states,

"The first signer, William Wyatt, was of the inner circle of the "Council Group" in Virginia. The Rev. Hawte Wyatt of Jamestown, Sir Francis Wyatt the Governor, Sir Dudley Wyatt of York his immediate family…"

The parishioners of St. Stephen's Parish felt that Major Wyatt should be the first signer of the 1683 petition because of Major Wyatt's close relationship with the leadership of Virginia, and because of the contentious nature of the petition.

The notation cited above7 makes reference to two facts that are no longer mentioned in any other currently available source:
•The existence of a "Council Group" in Virginia in 1683, and
•The fact that Sir Dudley Wyatt was a close relative of Sir Francis Wyatt.

Current research has not found any other mention of a "Council Group" in available sources, very little information about Sir Dudley Wyatt, and no information about the relationship between Sir Dudley Wyatt and Sir Francis Wyatt. The fact that the historian cites the now-obscure "Council Group" and the little-known Sir Dudley Wyatt increases the chance that the writer had access to additional information to support the close relationship among Major William Wyatt, the inner circle, and Sir Francis Wyatt. However, this conclusion is only conjecture.

Record #3 – The will of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent was dated 27 Apr 1656 and proved 11 Jun 16568 His precise relationship to Sir Francis Wyatt has not yet been determined. The will names a son William, at or near age 24. This is the only William Wyatt of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent that we have found in records to date who might be Major William Wyatt. Further research is in progress to try to confirm that William Wyatt, son of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent was Major William Wyatt of Virginia, but there are 3 facts that lend support to this conclusion:
•The fact that William Wyatt of Boxley, Kent was about age 24 on 27 Apr 1656 conforms well to Major William Wyatt being about age 21 when he first arrived in Virginia and patented land in Gloucester County on 27 Apr 16539. The wording of John Wyatt's will leaves open the possibility that William is near, but not yet at age 24 on 27 Apr 1656. Men were able to patent land before age 21 in Virginia in the 1600s, and were more likely to do so if they were from wealthy families that did not require their labor on the family farm10. Thus the fact that William was near age 24 when John Wyatt's will was written in 1656 is consistent with his obtaining a Virginia land patent in 1653, and consistent with the age he might have decided to leave England because of his status as a younger brother, to wit:
•The will of John Wyatt names an older brother of William, Stephen about age 26, who would have been in line to inherit the family estate in England. This fact would account for William Wyatt's leaving England promptly in young adulthood to establish a large estate in Virginia.
•The fact that William Wyatt is listed as one of 8 persons transported on his first Virginia patent indicates that he paid for his own transport, and presumably the other 7 individuals11. Further, William Wyatt paid for the transport of 8 more individuals the same year on 20 Dec 165312. These patents suggest that William Wyatt was from a prominent family with sufficient wealth to fund the transport of 15 persons plus William Wyatt and his family in 1653, and to fund William's establishment of a working plantation, all presumably before the demise of the patriarch. These circumstances are consistent with Major William Wyatt being the son of a member of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent, and specifically the son of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent.

The Ancestry of Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing

Richard Wyatt (1720-1803) owned a painting of his English ancestors' coat of arms that hung near the fireplace in his Plain Dealing estate. A few years before the start of the American Revolution, Richard became so incensed at the way that the English were treating the American Colonists that he exploded in a fit of rage - he tore the painting off the wall, hacked it out of its frame with his sword, and threw the painting into the blazing logs. His eldest daughter Nancy reached into the fire and saved the damaged painting. Years later, she married Colonel Anthony New and moved to Kentucky. For many years, the New family proudly displayed the painting in their home13.

The painting of the Wyatt coat of arms was later lost in a house fire, but a sketch14 of the painting survives, drawn in 1830 by a nephew of Nancy's, Richard Ware Wyatt, who was visiting the New family during a 4-month journey on horseback from Louisa County, Virginia to St. Louis. The young man was exploring the Midwest and checking on land his father had been given for service in the Revolutionary War. Richard's sketch of the fire-damaged painting is shown on this site and others.

Another family member wrote of seeing the coat of arms painting, and gave a brief description. Judge David Walker (1806-1879) of Fayetteville, Arkansas was a great-grandson of Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing. Judge Walker was the President of the Arkansas Secession Convention in 1861, and later served as Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. In a long, autobiographical letter written to his daughter Mary in 1865, he wrote15,

"[My grandfather] was apprenticed to Anthony New to learn the trade of carriage making. About the time his apprenticeship expired, he married Lucy Wyatt, daughter of John Wyatt of Virginia, of English descent [this is an error: Lucy was the granddaughter of Capt. John Wyatt]. I remember to have seen a painting on canvas or parchment called a 'coat of arms'. It has on it a hog's head (boar), a spear and some other devices, certifying that the Wyatts were of the English nobility."

Another family member wrote of the Wyatt family ancestry: Helen Call Hawkins was the sister of Governor Richard Keith Call, territorial governor of Florida 1836-1839, and was a great-granddaughter of Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing. Helen wrote a letter16 to Judge David Walker in 1876 discussing family history. She wrote,

"James Hawkins the son of John Hawkins of Hanover County, Virginia married Lucy Wyatt of Louisa County. Her father was a branch of the same Wyatt family of which was the English Baronet Wyatt, Virginia's first Governor."

Helen Call Hawkins's letter establishes that there was a family tradition that the Plain Dealing Wyatt family was related to Sir Francis Wyatt. The relationship to Sir Francis is further supported by, but not proven by, the ill-fated painting of the Wyatt coat of arms, as follows.

The Wyatt Family Coat of Arms

Richard Ware Wyatt describes his sketch of the coat of arms painting in text below the sketch17: "An imperfect diagram of the 'Coat of Arms' of the Wyatt family from a defaced copy at Col Anthony New's in Todd County, Kentucky. Ao D 1830."

To the left of the sketch he writes "+ denotes the head of the wild boar". The sketch shows a boar's head with a band above, across the lower part of the shield. It would have been common for this configuration to include 2 more boars' heads, side by side above the first, sitting either above or below the horizontal band. The upper half to 2/3 of the shield is blank, erased by fire damage.

Judge David Walker's description18 mentions the boar's head, and also mentions "a spear and some other devices…", which may have been faintly visible in the upper, fire-damaged half of the shield. No spear and no "other devices" appear on Richard Ware Wyatt's sketch.

Evidently there is too little detail from the sketch and from Judge Walker's description to reconstruct the upper portion of the coat of arms. The most prominent features of Richard Ware Wyatt's sketch, the single boar's head with a horizontal band above head, is present on at least one coat of arms that was granted to Sir Francis Wyatt's great great-grandfather, Sir Henry Wyatt (1460-1537) by King Henry VIII, according to Burke's Heraldry19 This coat of arms was later transferred ("confirmed by grant with a difference, 28 Dec 1839") to the Wyatt family of Sussex.

The Burke passage describes the "Quarterly, first and fourth" shield [on a family's quarterly coat of arms, the husband's shield was in the top left and bottom right position, and the wife's family shield on the top right and bottom left positions. Thus Sir Henry's shield would be the first and fourth quarters]. The description by Burke of the boars' head feature from Sir Henry's coat of arms matches the lower part of Richard Ware Wyatt's sketch. The description from Burke follows, with translations of the heraldic terms shown in curly brackets:

"gu. {gules=red background} on a fess or {horizontal band, gold color}, betw. three boars' heads, couped {boars' heads cut off horizontally}, erm. {ermine=emblazoned with small fur tails} a lion pass. {lion passant = lion with three paws on the ground, right front paw elevated} betw. two pheons {heads of darts, barbed, engrailed on the inner side} az. {azule=blue}"

It is quite possible that the coat of arms painting originally showed 2 additional boars' heads above the one depicted on the sketch: this configuration of three identical animals, 2 above one, is common on heraldic shields. It is also possible that there was originally a "lion passant" on the upper part of the shield before the fire damage, and Judge Walker may have seen a faint remnant of the "pheons" that he called "a spear". Even more fancifully, one could speculate that Judge Walker saw remnants of the ermine-emblazoned lion, and interpreted the small fur tails as "other devices." But there is no way of knowing what was depicted on the burned area of the painting unless a pre-fire description surfaces.

In any case we learn from the Burkes' passage that at least one coat of arms granted to the ancestor of Sir Francis Wyatt, Sir Henry Wyatt, included boars' heads. Therefore the coat of arms depicted on the Plain Dealing painting is consistent with, but certainly not at all proven to be, the lower portion of a coat of arms of this Wyatt family.

The meaning of the unicorn crest over the shield, and the berried branches to the sides, is unclear. Further analysis of the Plain Dealing painting is the subject of current inquiry with a heraldry expert in London.

Summary

In summary, this essay has established that there was a family tradition that Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing was of the same branch of the Wyatt family as Sir Francis Wyatt, first governor of Virginia; that Richard Wyatt owned a painting of a family coat of arms that is consistent with the lower portion of one granted to Sir Henry Wyatt, the ancestor of the Wyatt family of Boxely, Kent; that two Virginia documents provide circumstantial evidence that Major William Wyatt was a close relative of Sir Francis Wyatt; and that the 1656 will of John Wyatt of Boxley, Kent named a son William whose demographics and circumstances match those of Major William Wyatt of Virginia.

The conclusion is that both Major William Wyatt and Richard Wyatt of Plain Dealing were descendants of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent. The descendants of Sir Francis Wyatt and Rev. Hawte Wyatt are well researched, and do not include either Major Wyatt or Richard Wyatt. Therefore these two men are members of a third American branch of the Wyatt family of Boxley, Kent.

Citations

1"Wyatt Families". The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 4 (Apr. 1902), p. 260

2Stanard, W.G. "Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Virginia Historical Society, 1895, Vol. 3, No. 2 (Oct. 1895), p. 179

3The William and Mary Quarterly, op. cit., p. 260

4McGhan, Judith, indexer. Virginia Vital Records. Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1982, p. 87

5Virginia Colonial Abstracts. Vol. 2, King & Queen County. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1988, pp. 449-450

6"A Petition of the Inhabitants and Housekeepers of St. Stephen's Parish in the County of New Kent". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 41, No. 3 (Jul., 1933), p. 200 (facing)

7Virginia Colonial Abstracts, op. cit., p. 450

8"Virginia Gleanings in England: Sir Henery Wyatte of Alington, co. Kent, knight", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Jul., 1923), p. 240

9Nugent, Nell Marion. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of
Virginia Land Patents and Grants. Richmond: Virginia State Archives, 1992, Vol. 1, p. 283

10Personal communication from genealogist Victor Dunn, email on 27 Apr 2014

11Personal communication from genealogist Victor Dunn, email on 27 Apr 2014

12Nugent, op. cit., p. 283

13Wingfield, Marshall. A History of Caroline County Virginia. Baltimore: Regional Publishing Company, 1975, p. 490

14Wyatt, Richard Ware. Travel Journal, p. 1. The original journal is in the possession of Joseph B. Wyatt of Clarion, Pennsylvania. A digitized scan of the journal is available at the website: http://jbwyatt.com/Wyatt/history.html, viewed 5 Apr 2014

15Lemke, W.J., ed. Judge David Walker: His Life and Letters. Fayetteville: Washington County Historical Society, 1957, pp. 9-18

16Lemke, W.J., ed. The Walker Family Letters. Fayetteville: Washington County Historical Society, 1956, letter #68

17Wyatt, Richard Ware, op. cit., page 1

18Lemke, Judge David Walker, op. cit., p. 10

19Burke, John Esq., and John Bernard Burke, Esq. Encyclopedia of Heraldry, or General Armory of England, Scotland, and Ireland. London: Henry G. Bohn, Covent Garden, 1844, p. "WYB – WYE"

More About Maj. William Wyatt:
Appointed/Elected 1: 1671, Sheriff of New Kent County just five years prior to Bacon's Rebellion. His role or side in the rebellion are unknown.
Appointed/Elected 2: 1680, Justice of the Peace in New Kent County
Comment: It has often been claimed that his family was related to the more prominent Haute and Francis Wyatt family of Gloucester Co., VA, but in 2007 a descendant submitted to a Y-DNA test which did not match Haute's descendants.
Ethnicity/Relig.: Anglican; vestryman of St. Stephen's Parish which could have included all of present-day King and Queen County.
Event 1: Bef. Apr 1653, Had transported himself and seven others to the colony, for which he received a patent, indicating he was probably a man of prominence since most settlers could not even afford their own passage.
Event 2: 29 Oct 1655, Witnessed an acknowledgement made by the Indian Pindabake relating to land given to Edward Wyatt on the Piankatank River in Gloucester County, who was of an undetermined connection to William. Edward's father was Rev. Haute Wyatt, brother of Sir Francis.
Event 3: Aft. 1673, Involved in litigation against John Stark involving conflicting claims to 200 acres near Apostequick Swamp and the Mattaponi River which had been purchased by Starke from the heirs of Richard Barnhouse.
Immigration: Bef. 1653, Settled in Virginia before 1653 as he was first mentioned in Patent Book 3, p. 4, according to Nell Marion Nugent's 1934 "Cavaliers and Pioneers, " Vol. I, p. 229.
Military: Abt. 1663, Earned the rank of Major.
Property 1: 27 Apr 1653, Patented 400 acres in what was then Gloucester County on the southeast side of the Mattaponi River, but later described as on the northeast side. The latter description is more likely correct.
Property 2: 20 Dec 1653, Patented 400 more acres for the transportation of eight more people, located seven miles up the Mattaponi River in present-day King William County, west of Route 645 which goes from Route 30 to the river.
Property 3: 06 Jun 1655, Patented 300 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River; patented 450 more acres on 1 Apr 1661.
Property 4: Bet. 1660 - 1664, Purchased 640 acres from Col. Robert Abrall (Abrahall) four miles north of the Mattaponi River on branches of Apastenock Creek.
Property 5: Bet. 1663 - 1680, Renewals of the earlier land grants gave conflicting information as to which side of the Mattaponi River the land was located on. The most likely area is around Matchapungo Creek. But he probably did not actually live on the river, maybe the watershed.
Property 6: 20 May 1664, Major William Wyatt patented 1940 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River next to Aposcoke Swamp. This included his 400-acre patent from 1653, his 450 acre patent from 1661, his 640 acre purchase from Col. Abrall, and a 350 acre purchase.
Property 7: 17 Apr 1669, His grants north of the Mattaponi River were consolidated into a 2240 acre grant.
Property 8: 21 Oct 1670, Major William Wyatt was granted 1900 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River, a consolidation and/or repatent of earlier grants.

Children of Maj. William Wyatt are:
40 i. Capt. John Wyatt, born in Gloucester Co. or King & Queen Co., VA?; died in King & Queen Co. or Caroline Co., VA?; married Anne Jones.
ii. William Wyatt, Jr., died Abt. 1683 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA?; married Rachel Smith Aft. 1675; born in probably Middlesex Co., VA.

More About William Wyatt, Jr.:
Property: 20 Jun 1670, Patented 500 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River, then in New Kent Co., VA, for the importation of ten people to the colony.

iii. Richard Wyatt, died Aft. 1704 in King & Queen Co. or Caroline Co., VA?; married Katherine Longe.

More About Richard Wyatt:
Property 1: 20 Sep 1683, Patented 650 acres on north side of the Mattaponi River between Mostecouque and Appostecoque Swamps, ten of these acres for the transportation of Morgan Rosier, the remainder a repatent of a 1664 grant to his father.
Property 2: 23 Oct 1704, Probably the same Richard Wyatt who was granted 760 acres on the northeast side of the Mattaponi River on the south side of Aquintanocco Swamp.
Property 3: 16 Aug 1715, Probably not the Richard Wyatt who was granted 285 acres on the south side of Chickahominy Swamp in Charles City Co., VA.

More About Katherine Longe:
Comment: She was the widow of Edmund Tusntall, who died about 1691, when she married Richard Wyatt. Her parents were John Longe and Katherine Morris Pettus (widow of Thomas Pettus, son of the Thomas Pettus who died in 1663).

82. Rice Jones, died in Middlesex Co., VA.

Child of Rice Jones is:
41 i. Anne Jones, born in Middlesex Co., VA?; died Bef. 01 Feb 1710 in King & Queen Co. or Caroline Co., VA?; married Capt. John Wyatt.

84. John Pamphilon, born Abt. 1620 in Widdington, England; died Abt. 1680. He married 85. Hester ?.
85. Hester ?, died Abt. 1709 in Quenton, England.

Child of John Pamphilon and Hester ? is:
42 i. Nicholas Pampilon/Pamplin, born in Rickling, County Essex, England?; died in Gloucester County, Virginia USA?.

88. Richard Eggleston, born Bef. 1626 in England or Ireland; died in "Powhatan, " near present-day Williamsburg, James City Co., VA.

Notes for Richard Eggleston:
The following is quoted from the article "Eggleston of Virginia with related families," published in Volume XXIII of "Historical Southern Families", edited by Mrs. John Bennett Boddie (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, Maryland, 1980):

It is believed that two Richard Egglestons came to the Colony of Virginia in July 1635, in the ship "Transport"; one of them was eighteen years old, the other twenty-four. Their relationship is not known.

The family tradition is that Richard Eggleston, one of these two, settled in Powhatan Swamp, and the land books show that he patented land at this place. The further tradition is that Richard Eggleston, either this one or his son, built "Powhatan," the old Eggleston home adjoining Powhatan Swamp. This home still stands, and is about three miles from Williamsburg. It may be stated here that there was another Eggleston home built just before the Revolutionary War by Joseph Eggleston, who became a member of the Committee of Safety of James City County. This latter home was about one-half mile from Powhatan, and was torn down ca. 1876.

There was a Richard Eggleston in the Battle of Bloody Run against the Indians in 1656--which Richard is not known. There was also a Benjamin Eggleston who patented land on Powhatan Swamp adjoining the land of Richard Eggleston. The relationship of these men is not known, but the name Benjamin was continued through the family, indicating that they were of the same line.

Beginning with Joseph Eggleston of Powhatan, born 1678, died 1730, the evidence is established. He was a member of the House of Burgesses of James City County from 1728 to 1730, dying in the latter year while still a member of the Burgesses. It is believed that he married twice, but the name of his first wife is not known. It is also believed that he had a son by this marriage, Benjamin, who inherited "Powhatan." Joseph Eggleston married (2) ca. 1719-1720 Anne Pettus (1702-1736).

Most of the information herein on Richard Eggleston the immigrant, his almost-certain son Benjamin, and Benjamin's almost-certain sons Benjamin, Jr. and Joseph, are copied from the following website:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/index.html
Hurn, Eggleston, Ridling, Baze, Drake, Quinn, Outlaw, Byars
Updated March 17, 2007


Herbert and Gail Eggleston Hurn
San Antonio, TX 78248
United States
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Welcome to the Herb and Gail Eggleston Hurn Genealogy Home Page!
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Herb's primary surnames are Hurn, Ridling, Baze, Duggan, Drake, Alexander, Dunn, et. al.

Gail's primary surnames are Eggleston, Quinn, Outlaw, Byars, et. al.

The Hurns' information on Richard Eggleston is quoted as follows:

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/h/u/r/Herbert-W-Hurn/GENE7-0001.html

Was one of two Richard Egglestons that came to James City Co, VA in July 1635. Had at least one child. Source: Robt B Egglestons Notes and Lucetta Eggleston Crawford Sammis papers.

Robert B Eggleston Papers:

Richard Eggleston, whoever he was, made his way to London and probably made contact with one of the middlemen of London who assembled prospective Virginia servants. The passage to Virginia cost about 6 pounds but the average laborer made only 4 pounds 3 shillings a year. Richard would have signed a contract specifying his term of service and would have been given clothes for his journey and fed until the ship was ready to sail. His ship was sailing in July so as to arrive in Virginia in the fall; this allowed the captain to load this year's tobacco crop for the return voyage. Most importantly it allowed the servants to spend their first months during the cold weather, reducing somewhat the alarming mortality rate among new arrivals. At the dock Richard's contract would have been offered for sale for about l6 pounds.

Thomas Hampton, who had purchased Richard Eggleston's
services, was the minister of the Jamestown church and owned land
adjacent to the town. He received bureaucratic credit for indenturing on May l9, l637, almost two years after the departure of Richard Eggleston from London. (There are many explanations for this time gap, but they must all remain as conjectures.) He received 50 acres of land from the crown for paying for Richard Eggleston's passage. During the term of servitude he had full control of Richard's time and person. Richard could not marry and could not vote. On the other hand, he could own property and he had civil rights, allowing him to go to court to avoid maltreatment. Thomas Hampton may not have been an easy master, since court records showed that he was accused of maltreating two boys who were his wards, stealing their inheritance and failing to feed and clothe them.

At the end of Richard Eggleston's term as a bonded servant by custom he would have received from Mr. Hampton a small sum of money and tools. He could have hired himself as a free worker or, if he were more enterprising, he could have rented land and farmed on his own, since the capital investment for tobacco farming then required land, a hoe and a strong back. If he had a good year or two and did not die of malaria or other diseases he was on his way. The expanding planter had only to pay the passage of other emigrants to receive land; these emigrants would become his servants, helping him to plant more land and pay more passages. Another quicker way to success was to take advantage of the sky-high mortality rate by marrying a rich widow.

Beginning in l652 Richard Eggleston's name began to appear on land rolls and other records. He had founded Powhatan Plantation near Williamsburg, was a captain of militia-- and he had indentured servants of his own. He acquired tracts of land whose location can best be seen on a map in the W&M Quarterly 20:476, l940. He is first mentioned when in l652 John Flood got land "bordering on Richard Eggleston's at Powhatan," indicating he was already established there. Then on March 9, l653, he bought 900 acres "on N. side of James River, beg. Sly. on George Gilbert's devdt., wly. & nly. on Poetan Swamp & Ely. on Lady Lunsford's land," from Eliza Wetherell. The original patent on this land has been lost but Robert Wetherell in l645 had land which was probably the same tract.

Then in l655 Richard leased 62 1\2 acres "in the Main
adjoining the land of Daniel Lyle," paying as rent "2 Bbls, 2 Bu.
Indian corn sheld at the State House yearly." On March l6, l662,
Richard received a patent for "l377 A., 58 chg.-- on the north side of a branch of Poetan Swamp called the Hay Meadow." This patent actually included the previous 900 acres plus 477 additional acres for the transportation of l0 persons; the patent mentions as neighbors Lady Lunsford, Thomas Warburton and Mr. Hunt.

Richard evidently had a military career, although the records of the campaign are unclear. In 1656 the militia of Charles City County were sent to meet an Indian force near Richmond, where the Virginians were soundly defeated at the Battle of Bloody Run just north of Richmond. The extant records are mainly concerned with the aftermath, when Richard received compensation for a horse lost in the campaign. This could mean only that Richard supplied a horse, but it probably indicates that he was a volunteer.

Other mentions of Richard Eggleston are in 1664 when Thomas Warburton received land next to his and when he was paid a debt in 1669.

We now begin to find mention of a Benjamin Eggleston, who was probably Richard's son. With all wills destroyed (along with the rest of James City County records) during the Civil War, it is impossible to be certain but in l704 Benjamin paid quit rent on l375 acres; the similarity of size of this tract to Richard's l662 acquisition is highly suggestive. For the sake of the story and because there had to be an intermediate generation between Richard Eggleston and Joseph Eggleston (the owner of Powhatan until l730) we shall assume Benjamin Eggleston received Powhatan as the heir of Richard, just as we'll assume further on that Benjamin's heir Joseph was his son.

Actually, several other presumably unrelated Egglestons
emigrated to Virginia in the seventeenth-century. There was Arthur Eggleston in l635, Jon. Egglestone in l753, Hugh Eglestone in l657 and Roger Eglestone in l665. Most of these men must have not survived long but Arthur had a son Edward who was noted in 1682.

Benjamin must have been born about l652 because in l673 he was of age and ran afoul of the law. He was brought into court for having "spoken presumptuously and impudently of the governor"and was given the choice of a public whipping or a fine of 3000 pound of tobacco. This was a year of unrest; as a prelude of Bacon's Rebellion three years later meetings were held to refuse tax payment. Perhaps it was at such a meeting that Benjamin, speaking beyond himself as young men are prone to do, earned a public whipping. The governor involved, William Berkeley, was also the owner of the neighboring plantation, Greensprings. The records do not indicate which punishment Benjamin chose.

Where were the Egglestons in Bacon's Rebellion in l676? Greensprings was the scene of a battle and was fortified by both sides of this vicious little civil war. As aggrieved next-door neighbors, the Egglestons would not have been expected to side with the majority Bacon faction, yet they were not among those who were made to suffer after the Berkeley faction ended as winners.

Benjamin's spirit evidently recovered after his brush with the law in 1673 for he went on to prosper as a planter. He too patented land; on October 23, l690, he received 595 acres on the south side of the Chickahominy River for transporting l2 persons. This land may or may not have adjoined Powhatan plantation; he did not keep it long for in l694 it was deserted and awarded to another planter. On April 26, l698, he also patented l670 acres on the east side of Powhatan Swamp (presumably adjoining his other land) for transporting six people.

We know that Benjamin had a close friend in William Broadribb, who owned land adjacent to his. Broadribb appointed Benjamin as legatee in his will of l703 and mentioned him as his "loving friend". Other mentions of Benjamin on legal documents date from l680, l686 and l708;both he and his son Joseph were listed as militia officers.

Benjamin's son Joseph was born in l678, but the name of Benjamin's wife is not known. His second wife was Elizabeth Hartwell, the widow of William Hartwell who was one of the most vengeful of the Berkeley supporters after Bacon's Rebellion. (Hartwell died in l699.) We know this because Elizabeth's son William Hartwell died in l7l3 and his will mentions his mother Elizabeth, "the wife of Benjamin Eggleston." This is probably the Elizabeth Eggleston who paid tax on l75 acres in James City County in l704.

The l704 quit rent roll also shows that Benjamin paid tax on l375 acres but in addition notes that a Joseph Eggleston paid tax on 550 acres in James City County. Although there is no document to prove the relationship of Benjamin and Joseph the fact that Joseph at a later date owned Powhatan certainly makes a father-son connection the most likely explanation. Further confusion is created by the presence of Benjamin Jr. who must have been a brother or half-brother.

Chapter 3

Powhatan seems to have been divided in two in the first quarter of the eighteenth century, probably after the death of Benjamin Eggleston. The northern half was owned by "Benjamin Eggleston, Jr.," who must have been a son of Benjamin. The southern half of the plantation continued with the name Powhatan and was in the hands of Joseph Eggleston. Benjamin Jr. had a daughter Elizabeth who married Richard Taliaferro at which time the plantation was again split; the 1768 tax record shows that Benjamin's widow Elizabeth owned 450 acres while the Taliaferros owned 975 acres. This portion remained in the Taliaferro family for several generations; the imposing Georgian house, which still stands, was built by the the Taliaferros in the 1740s. There are remains of the brick foundations of another house, facing on the old Jamestown-Williamsburg road which was perhaps the site of the earlier Eggleston home. Benjamin witnessed a will in l736 and was an inspector at College Landing in l752. Elizabeth Eggleston the widow of Benjamin Jr. continued in the portion known as Mt. Pleasant which was willed to her son Joseph and several Eggleston generations after. The proliferation of Josephs and Elizabeths is indeed confusing.

Joseph Eggleston seems to have been a prominent citizen of James City County. He served James City County in the House of Burgesses from l727 to l732. The journal of the House records his presence at various sittings but on July 2, l730, he and another member were taken into custody by the Sergeant-at-arms for "absenting themselves from their duty".They were seated the next day after paying a fine. Joseph also served as justice of the peace for the county in l726.

A prayer-book notation evidently written by Joseph's son Joseph II, states: "Joseph Eggleston of Powhatan (a residence), James City Co.,departed this life October 24th Anno Dominini l736, aged 52 years. The above Joseph and Anne Eggleston left behind them five sons and one daughter, to wit: Joseph, John, Richard, William, Edmund and Elizabeth, who intermarried with one William Wyatt of Caroline Co."

After the death of Joseph his estate was probably divided with cash provisions for the children, since all of the sons bought land shortly after his death. Two sons, John and Edmund, went to Hanover county,perhaps because of their mother's Pettus family connections. Richard, William and Joseph went west to Amelia County.

The descendants of Benjamin Jr. remained in James City County. Joseph Eggleston, the son of Benjamin Jr., was a vestryman of Chickahominy Church south of Toano in l769 and a member of the James City County Committee of Safety in l775. In the l782-l800 period the county polls listed a Francis Eggleston and a Richard Eggleston as property owners. When Powhatan was sold in l8ll the deed mentions adjoining Eggleston land. After this Egglestons continued in the county, for Dr.J.D. Eggleston say
"I visited the Poetan Swamp neighborhood many years ago...After a close study of "Old Powhatan", I rode over to
another old Eggleston home, about a half mile distant, and was
fortunate in finding near it a descendant of the Joseph Eggleston who was a member of the Committee of Safety of James City County.
The father of this Joseph is not known; nor is his relationship to the other Egglestons. I asked this descendant whether this old Eggleston home, very near his house, was "Old Powhatan". He
said it was not; and "Old Powhatan", the brick building from which I had just come, was another old Eggleston home, but that he did not know when it was built, nor did he know the relationship between his ancestor...and the "Old Powhatan" Egglestons."

References and quotes sent by Betty Khun

Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 15:02:30 -0800
From: "Wally Kuhn" Add to Address Book
Subject: Eggleston
To: [email protected]
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Hi, I am still hoping to hear from you. In the meanwhile, I thought that you
might find the following helpful:
Eggleston History from the book James City County by McCartney:
p. 111.
³In April 1670 Virginia¹s 64 year old Governor William Berkeley married
Frances Culpeper Stephens, the 36 year old widow of the governor of
Albemarle.² With the wealth that came with this marriage the Berkeleys
expanded the Green Spring house into a large mansion. ....... ³Berkeley
advancing age and lengthy tenure in office appear to have made him somewhat
testy, arrogant, and possessive of his privileges. In 1673 he had Benjamin
Eggleston of James City County hauled before the General Court for having ³
presumptuously and impudently intrenched upon the derogative and abused the
Authority of the Right Honorable Governor.² For that offence, Eggleston
received 39 lashes at Jamestown¹s whipping post and a heavy fine.
Eggleston¹s father, Richard Eggleston, had begun patenting land along t
east side of Powhatan Creek during the 1640s and Œ50s and by 1662 had
amassed 2,277 acres adjoining Green Spring. Thus, the man the aging governor
had flogged was his neighbor¹s son.²
PP. 142, 143
Powhatan
³In 1684 Christopher Wormeley, who owned 660 acres called Powhatan on t
south side and east side of the Drinking Swamp (a branch of Powhatan
Creek), had part of a nearly 2,300 acre tract that formerly belonged to
Richard Eggleston. In 1690 Wormeley bequeathed Powhatan to his son, William
who in 1695 patented another 700-plus acres on the east side of Powhatan
Creek. Meanwhile, Richard Eggleston¹s son Benjamin, in 1698 repatented the
rest of his father¹s land on Powhatan Creek and enhanced its size by 300
acres. During the eighteenth century, Richard Taliaferro, who married
Elizabeth Eggleston, developed part of the Eggleston property into a family
seat called Powhatan.²
p. 152
Land Ownership in James City County
³In 1750 .....and Benjamin Eggleston, Thomas Cobbs, and Henry Tyler served
as inspectors in the warehouses at Capitol and College Landings.²
p. 166
A picture of Powhatan Plantation House, a beautiful two-story brick mansion.
p. 169
Powhatan
³Sometime after 1701, William Wormeley inherited his father¹s 660 acres
called Powhatan, which he supplemented with another 700-plus acres. Later,
375 acres of his Powhatan property came into the hands of Edward Jaquelin of
Jamestown Island. Jaquelin, who died in 1739, conveyed his acreage at
Powhatan to his spinster daughter, Martha, who sometime prior to 1766 sold
it to her brother-in-law, Richard Ambler. Meanwhile, Benjamin Eggleston,
whose forebears had owned the bulk of Powhatan since the mid-seventeenth
century, divided it between his sons, Joseph and Benjamin Jr. Although
Joseph Eggleston took up residence upon his share of Powhatan, Benjamin
Jr.¹s acreage descended to his wife and daughter, both of whom were nam
Elizabeth. During the 1740s, daughter Elizabeth and her husband, Richard
Taliaferro, a highly skilled architect, built a brick residence upon the
property she inherited, the restored Georgian mansion that still survives.²
p.194
Powhatan Plantation
³In 1768 James City County¹s tax assessor credited Richard Taliaferro with
Powhatan, 975 acres that formerly belonged to his father-in-law, Benjam
Eggleston Jr. Eggleston¹s widow, Elizabeth retained the residual 450 acres,
which were still in her possession in 1768. Meanwhile, Edward Jaquelin¹s
spinster daughter, Martha, who inherited his Powhatan property, sold it to
her brother-in-law Richard Ambler, who left it to his son, John. It like the
rest of John¹s James City County property, descended to elder brother,
Edward whose principal heir was John AmblerII. A detailed inventory of the
late Edward Ambler¹s estate reveals that he used his acreage at Powhatan as
a subsidiary farm and had slaves, livestock and farming equipment on the
premises.²
p. 257
Powhatan
³John Ambler II of Jamestown inherited his father¹s 375 acre quarter at
Powhatan, part of the acreage that belonged to the Wormeleys during the
seventeenth century. He sold it in 1815, the same year he bestowed his
Jamestown Island plantation upon son, Edward. Peter Desverges, who
purchased almost all of Ambler¹s Powhatan acreage, quickly convey
William Hewlett, who retained it until the early 1840s. In 1820 Hewlett
farm contained only $20 worth of buildings, a reflection of its use as a
subsidiary property. In 1829 William Hewlett added a house of modest but
middling value and appears to have moved in.²
³Meanwhile, Richard Taliaferro I, who owned much of the Egglestons¹ share of
the Powhatan tract, died of ³gout in the head.² He left a widow, the former
Elizabeth Eggleston, and a son, Richard Taliaferro II, his ultimate hei
Richard II and his wife Rebecca Cocke, were residing at Powhatan when he
died around 1790. She stayed on, managing the farm very capable, and
significantly enhanced its productivity. After Rebecca Cocke Taliaferro
death in 1811, her executors sold Powhatan to Richard T. Hannon of
Petersburg. The property passed through the hands of other absentee owners
before Thomas Martin bought it. His son, Dr. William Martin who inherit
Powhatan around 1845, still owned it at the time of the Civil War.²
p. 287
Egglestons
³ A few miles above Williamsburg and next door to the Martin¹s Powhatan
Plantation, was a 450-acre tract that Elizabeth Eggleston inherited prior to
to 1768 from her husband, Benjamin Eggleston Jr. ³Egglestons,² which
originally was part of Powhatan, lay along the north side of News Road
(Route 613). By 1844 it had passed to Green Spring overseer George C.
Richardson, who was living on his own land at the time of the Civil War.
Nearby was Benjamin Green¹s farm. During the 1860s News Road was a minor
thoroughfare that had a ³bad crossing² at Powhatan Creek.²
p. 329
Tales of the Civil War
According to a letter written by L. W. Lane, a Williamsburg resident, he
indicated that Union troops also burned the old ³Powhatan House² and
³Dunbar² Parke Jones¹ dwelling.²
Regards, Betty in Ventura, CA

Herb Hurn's view of the Eggleston descendants taken from the information sent by Betty Khun:

Richard Eggleston b, circa 1620--bought Powhatan land in the 1640's, 50
Benjamin Eggleston b, circa 1653--Punished by flogging in 1673;
bought additional Powhatan land in 1698. Circa 1701-1720 distributed
Powhatan between his two sons, Joseph and Benjamin, Jr.
Joseph Eggleston b, circa 1673 Inherited half of Powhatan circa 1701-17
Benjamin Eggleston, Jr b, circa 1673 Inherited half of Powhatan circa 1701-1720,
Married Elizabeth, who inheirted half of Powhatan as his wife.
Elizabeth Eggleston, b, circa 1700, Inherited half of Powhatan from father,
married Richard Talifarro, built Powhatan Georgian Home in the 1740's.
In 1768, Richard Taliaferro bought the other half of Powhatan from his
mother-in-law Elizabeth.
Richard Taliaferro II, b, circa 1720 married Rebecca Cocke,
lived at Powhatan until his death in 1790. Rebecca Cocke Taliaferro
managed Powhatan until her death in 1811.

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Hi, I saw your post on Richard Eggleston. I have his father being Stephen Ingulde Eggleston born 1581 and died 1624 in Biddenden Kent England. His mother was Sarah Haffenden, Stephen's father was stephen 1552-1605 and mother was Joan Igglesden 1557-1558. Now I have not gone back yet and checked sources but this is a start.

Hope this helps

Gary Stauffer

More About Richard Eggleston:
Comment 1: He was the ancestor of most of the Egglestons of the South. It is not known whether he was related to Bygod Eggleston of Connecticut, the ancestor of the other main Eggleston family in the United States.
Comment 2: Due to the destruction of early wills of James City County, it is not proven that Benjamin Eggleston was his son or that Joseph Eggleston was Benjamin's son, but it is inferred because they were later owners of "Powhatan" and the names had passed down
Immigration: Jul 1635, He was one of 2 Richard Egglestons who settled in James City Co., VA. Was indentured to Thomas Hampton, the minister of the church at Jamestown who owned land adjacent to the town.
Military: 1656, Was compensated for a horse lost in the Battle of Bloody Run north of present-day Richmond, VA in which the Charles City militia was defeated by Indians. He was probably a volunteer or he could merely have donated a horse for the campaign
Property: Bef. 1652, Founded Powhatan Plantation on Powhatan Swamp near Williamsburg in James City Co., VA. Patented or purchased more than 2200 acres in the area

Child of Richard Eggleston is:
44 i. Benjamin Eggleston, born Abt. 1652 in probably "Powhatan, " James City Co., VA; died in probably James City Co., VA; married (1) ? Bef. 1678; married (2) Elizabeth ? Aft. 1678.

92. Stephen Pettus, born Abt. 08 Mar 1629 in London, England; died in New Kent Co., VA?. He was the son of 184. John Pettus and 185. Mary Pollard.

Children of Stephen Pettus are:
i. Stephen Pettus, born Abt. 1679 in probably "Littletown," James City Co., VA; died Abt. 1759 in St. Martin's Parish, Hanover Co., VA; married Mary Dabney.

More About Stephen Pettus:
Date born 2: Abt. 1679

46 ii. John Pettus, born Abt. 1680 in Blissland Parish, New Kent Co., VA?; died Abt. 1750 in St. Martin's Parish, Hanover Co., VA?; married Anne Overton.

94. William Overton, born in probably England or Barbados; died in Hanover Co., VA. He was the son of 188. Gen. Robert Overton? and 189. Anne Gardiner?. He married 95. Elizabeth Waters 24 Nov 1670 in Yorktown, VA?.
95. Elizabeth Waters, born in probably England; died in Virginia. She was the daughter of 191. Anne ?.

Notes for William Overton:
http://www.geneajourney.com/overton.html

a. It is generally believed and stated, although without absolute proof, that Gen. Robert Overton was the father of the Virginia immigrant. He was one of Oliver Cromwell's chief officers, and distinguished himself at the battle of Marston Moor. He accompanied Cromwell to Scotland in 1650, and commanded a brigade of Ironsides at the battle of Dunbar. He was a soldier and scholar and an intimate friend of Milton. He ended his years as a political prisoner in the Tower of London. He married, in 1632, Anne, daughter of Jeremy Gardiner of Stratford Bow, Middlesex, England.

b. He is believed to have emigrated to Virginia shortly after his marriage in 1670 (another source states that they were married at Yorktown, on board the vessel in which Elizabeth Waters had come to Virginia). A book called Josephus, which was in the possession of their daughter, Barbara (Overton) Winston, and which she passed, in her will, to her son, John Winston, and through several generations after that, was destroyed in a fire, but not before several written copies of its entries had been made by several different descendants. These were entries of William Overton, his date of birth and marriage, and the names and dates of birth of his children. Some records call his wife Mary, others Elizabeth, which appears to be the case also with one of their daughters. But the will of Ann Waters, dated 7 Sep 1697, of St. Sepulchre, London, England, specifically calls her daughter Elizabeth Overton "now in Virginia". Also named as being in Virginia is her brother, John Waters. A deed is recorded in the Virginia land books for 4,600 acres of land on the south side of Pamunky River on Falling Creek, 23 April 1681, to William Overton, for transporting 92 persons to the colony, including Elizabeth Overton; this would appear to indicate that he had indeed married Elizabeth in England. An additional grant, dated 29 Oct 1690, was made to William Overton for 837 acres lying in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co. (now Hanover) for transporting 17 persons.

c. The grave marker of Temperance Overton Harris was discovered in the Old Harris graveyard at Cedar Hill, about two miles from Doswell in Hanover County. The year of her death has been widely reported as 1710, but this marker clearly showed that the year was 1716.

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SOURCES:
GL: Anderson Family Records and Anderson-Overton, a continuation of Anderson Family Records and the Early Descendants of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters, by W. P. Anderson, 1938 and 1945, Histories and Genealogies, an account of the Miller families Including those who immigrated to Virginia, by W. H. Miller, 1907, Virginia Gleanings in
England, by Lothrop Withington, p 38; Southern Genealogies, Historical Southern Families, Overton of Virginia,
Tennessee, and Louisiana, Volume V, pp 124-128.

Children of William Overton and Elizabeth Waters are:
47 i. Anne Overton, married John Pettus.
ii. Elizabeth Overton, born 28 Jun 1673 in New Kent Co., VA.
iii. William Overton, Jr., born 14 Aug 1675 in New Kent Co., VA; died 18 Jun 1759; married Margaret Garland.
iv. Temperance Overton, born 02 Mar 1679 in Hanover Co., VA; died 19 Feb 1716 in "Cedar Hill," Hanover Co., VA; married Capt. William Harris; born Abt. 1669 in "The Forks," present-day Hanover Co., VA?; died Abt. 1730 in "The Forks," present-day Hanover Co., VA.
v. Samuel Overton, born 14 Aug 1685 in New Kent Co., VA; married Anne Carr.
vi. James Overton, born 14 Aug 1688 in New Kent Co., VA; died 18 Jun 1749 in Louisa Co., VA; married Elizabeth Garland.

More About James Overton:
Date born 2: 14 Aug 1688

vii. Barbara Overton, born 05 Feb 1690 in New Kent Co., VA; died 30 Oct 1766 in Hanover Co., VA; married William Winston Abt. 1723; born Abt. 1678; died Abt. 1727 in Hanover Co., VA.

More About William Winston:
Date born 2: Abt. 1678, Yorkshire, England?

Generation No. 8

184. John Pettus, born Abt. 1597; died 27 Apr 1634 in London, England. He was the son of 368. William Pettus and 369. Elizabeth Rolfe. He married 185. Mary Pollard 30 Nov 1619 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.
185. Mary Pollard, died 09 Apr 1633. She was the daughter of 370. Francis Pollard.

Children of John Pettus and Mary Pollard are:
i. Elizabeth Pettus, born Abt. 27 Sep 1620; died Aft. 1639.
ii. John Pettus, born Abt. 17 Oct 1621.
iii. Anne Pettus, born Abt. 06 Oct 1622.
iv. ? Pettus, born Abt. 11 Sep 1623; died Abt. 11 Sep 1623.
v. Richard Pettus, born Abt. 04 Jan 1625; died 21 May 1696 in London, England.
vi. William Pettus, born Abt. 12 Jan 1626.
vii. Mary Pettus, born Abt. 05 Dec 1627; died Bef. 1641.
92 viii. Stephen Pettus, born Abt. 08 Mar 1629 in London, England; died in New Kent Co., VA?.
ix. Francis Pettus, born Abt. 03 Oct 1630.
x. ? Pettus, born Abt. 26 Dec 1631; died Abt. 26 Dec 1631.
xi. ? Pettus, born 27 Mar 1633; died 27 Mar 1633.

188. Gen. Robert Overton? He married 189. Anne Gardiner?.
189. Anne Gardiner? She was the daughter of 378. Jeremy Gardiner?.

Child of Robert Overton? and Anne Gardiner? is:
94 i. William Overton, born in probably England or Barbados; died in Hanover Co., VA; married Elizabeth Waters 24 Nov 1670 in Yorktown, VA?.

191. Anne ?, died Abt. 1697 in London, England.

Children of Anne ? are:
95 i. Elizabeth Waters, born in probably England; died in Virginia; married William Overton 24 Nov 1670 in Yorktown, VA?.
ii. John Waters

Generation No. 9

368. William Pettus, born Abt. 1554; died 1608 in London, England?. He was the son of 736. Thomas Pettus and 737. Christian Dethick. He married 369. Elizabeth Rolfe 13 May 1594 in St. Lawrence Jewry and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Mills Street, London, England.
369. Elizabeth Rolfe, born Abt. 1573; died 27 Apr 1634. She was the daughter of 738. Henry Rolfe and 739. ? Howe.

Children of William Pettus and Elizabeth Rolfe are:
i. Elizabeth Pettus, married (1) Robert Nutting; married (2) ? Norbert.
ii. Susan Pettus, married (1) Abraham Jones; married (2) William Hinton.
iii. Rolfe Pettus, born Abt. 1595; died Abt. 10 Nov 1669; married Mary Hicks; died Abt. 10 May 1669.
184 iv. John Pettus, born Abt. 1597; died 27 Apr 1634 in London, England; married Mary Pollard 30 Nov 1619 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.
v. William Pettus, born Nov 1604; died Abt. 16 Jul 1642; married Katherine Everson Nov 1636 in London, England.

370. Francis Pollard

Child of Francis Pollard is:
185 i. Mary Pollard, died 09 Apr 1633; married John Pettus 30 Nov 1619 in Stepney, Middlesex, England.

378. Jeremy Gardiner?

Child of Jeremy Gardiner? is:
189 i. Anne Gardiner?, married Gen. Robert Overton?.

Generation No. 10

736. Thomas Pettus, born Abt. 1519 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died 07 Jan 1597 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England. He was the son of 1472. John Pethous/Pettus and 1473. ?. He married 737. Christian Dethick 29 Oct 1549 in Norfolk, England.
737. Christian Dethick, born Abt. 1527 in Wormejoy, County Norfolk, England; died 25 Jun 1578 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of 1474. Simon Dethick and 1475. Rose Crowe.

More About Thomas Pettus:
Appointed/Elected: 1566, Sheriff of Norwich, England
Burial: 12 Jan 1597, St. Simon and Jude's Church, Norwich, County Norfolk, England
Comment: There is a monument to Thomas and his son John at St. Simon and Jude's Church, Norfolk, England.
Property: 1591, Purchased Rackheath Hall, about eight miles from Norwich, England.

Children of Thomas Pettus and Christian Dethick are:
i. John Pettus, born Abt. 1550 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died 09 Apr 1614 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Bridget Curtis 25 Jan 1581.
ii. Isabell Pettus, born Abt. 28 Jun 1551 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England.
iii. Thomas Pettus, born Abt. 17 Sep 1552 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died Abt. 06 Jun 1620 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Cecily King; born in probably Hempstead, County Norfolk, England; died 1641 in Cathedral Close, England.

More About Thomas Pettus:
Appointed/Elected: Sheriff of Norwich, England in 1601; Mayor of Norwich in 1614.
Burial: St. Simon and Jude's Church, Norwich, County Norfolk, England
Ethnicity/Relig.: Anglican--children baptized at Saints Simon and Jude's Church, Norwich, England

368 iv. William Pettus, born Abt. 1554; died 1608 in London, England?; married Elizabeth Rolfe 13 May 1594 in St. Lawrence Jewry and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Mills Street, London, England.
v. Elizabeth Pettus, born Abt. 28 Jun 1554 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Augustine Whaley.
vi. Alexander Pettus, born Abt. 1556.
vii. Cecily Petyous/Pettus, born Abt. 1560 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Humphrey Camden 13 Sep 1581 in Hunnington, County Suffolk, England.
viii. Anne Pettus, born Abt. 16 Apr 1564; died Bef. 29 Jun 1634; married Robert Debney.

738. Henry Rolfe He married 739. ? Howe.
739. ? Howe

More About Henry Rolfe:
Residence: Norford and Kelvedon Hatch, County Essex, England

Child of Henry Rolfe and ? Howe is:
369 i. Elizabeth Rolfe, born Abt. 1573; died 27 Apr 1634; married William Pettus 13 May 1594 in St. Lawrence Jewry and St. Mary Magdalene Church, Mills Street, London, England.

Generation No. 11

1472. John Pethous/Pettus, born Abt. 1500 in probably Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died Abt. Jul 1558 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England. He was the son of 2944. Thomas Pettus. He married 1473. ?.
1473. ?

More About ?:
Burial: Porch of St. Simon and St. Jude Church on Elm Hill, Norwich, County Norfolk, England

Child of John Pethous/Pettus and ? is:
736 i. Thomas Pettus, born Abt. 1519 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died 07 Jan 1597 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Christian Dethick 29 Oct 1549 in Norfolk, England.

1474. Simon Dethick He married 1475. Rose Crowe.
1475. Rose Crowe

Child of Simon Dethick and Rose Crowe is:
737 i. Christian Dethick, born Abt. 1527 in Wormejoy, County Norfolk, England; died 25 Jun 1578 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married Thomas Pettus 29 Oct 1549 in Norfolk, England.

Generation No. 12

2944. Thomas Pettus, born Abt. 1470 in probably County Norfolk, England; died in London, England?.

Child of Thomas Pettus is:
1472 i. John Pethous/Pettus, born Abt. 1500 in probably Norwich, County Norfolk, England; died Abt. Jul 1558 in Norwich, County Norfolk, England; married ?.