Frances Bolling was the only child and heir of parents Captain Drury Bolling and Elizabeth Meriwether and granddaughter of Col Robert Bolling 1646-1709 and his 2nd wife Anne Stith.
Her maternal grandparents were Francis Meriwether 1670-1712/1) and Mary Bathurst 1675-1738.
Frances married Theodorick Bland in 1740 and they lived at the Bland plantation Cawsons, located where the Appomattox River meets the James River.
The Kippax Plantation belonging to her husband's parents eventually was inherited by her son, Theodorick Jr.
Children
1739 Elizabeth "Patsy" Bland b. January 4, 1739 d. 22 JUN 1777 FAG 161099713 m. John Banister 1760
1741 Theodorick Bland b. 21 MAR 1741 d. 1 JUN 1790 FAG 7460 m. Sarah Fitzhugh 1772
1745 Mary Bland b. 22 AUG 1745 d. 1765 m. William Ruffin
1747 Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 d. circa 1764 FAG 222935009 m. Thomas Eaton 19 JAN 1763
1749 Jane Bland b. 30 SEP 1749
1752 Frances Bland b. 24 SEP 1752 d. 18 JAN 1788 FAG 58261160
1st m. John Randolph 2nd m. St George Tucker
SOURCES
Approximate death date of daughter Anna Bland from her granddaughter’s obituary Anna Bland Eaton m Guilford Dudley- Obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley, Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334;
Campbell, Charles The Bland Papers Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840,
Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900 Ancestry.com database
"UK Archaeologist Locates 17th Century Merchant's House, Plans Excavation With Students".
http://www.uky.edu/PR/News/Archives/2002/March2002/HOPEWELL.HTM
Will of Theodorick Bland. Amelia Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 289-291, left a will on 16 Jul 1783, proved 28 Oct 1784
Frances Bolling Bland’s birthdate. On 16 June 1741, Theodorick Bland gave a bond of £400 to Francis Smith with the condition that Theodoric and his wife Frances would sell her share of “Bathurst” to Francis Smith when Frances reached the age of 21. On 21 and 22 February 1743/4, deeds and releases were signed by Theodoric and Frances selling the land to Francis Smith. This indicates that Frances was born sometime after 16 June 1720 and before 21 Feb 1722/3. Frances’s aunt, Lucy Meriwether, sister to her mother Elizabeth Meriwether, married Francis Smith.
If you have copies of Theodorick Bland’s will or the deeds and releases signed by Theodorick and Frances Bland, please contact me.
Her maternal grandparents were Francis Meriwether 1670-1712/1) and Mary Bathurst 1675-1738.
Frances married Theodorick Bland in 1740 and they lived at the Bland plantation Cawsons, located where the Appomattox River meets the James River.
The Kippax Plantation belonging to her husband's parents eventually was inherited by her son, Theodorick Jr.
Children
1739 Elizabeth "Patsy" Bland b. January 4, 1739 d. 22 JUN 1777 FAG 161099713 m. John Banister 1760
1741 Theodorick Bland b. 21 MAR 1741 d. 1 JUN 1790 FAG 7460 m. Sarah Fitzhugh 1772
1745 Mary Bland b. 22 AUG 1745 d. 1765 m. William Ruffin
1747 Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 d. circa 1764 FAG 222935009 m. Thomas Eaton 19 JAN 1763
1749 Jane Bland b. 30 SEP 1749
1752 Frances Bland b. 24 SEP 1752 d. 18 JAN 1788 FAG 58261160
1st m. John Randolph 2nd m. St George Tucker
SOURCES
Approximate death date of daughter Anna Bland from her granddaughter’s obituary Anna Bland Eaton m Guilford Dudley- Obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley, Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334;
Campbell, Charles The Bland Papers Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840,
Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900 Ancestry.com database
"UK Archaeologist Locates 17th Century Merchant's House, Plans Excavation With Students".
http://www.uky.edu/PR/News/Archives/2002/March2002/HOPEWELL.HTM
Will of Theodorick Bland. Amelia Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 289-291, left a will on 16 Jul 1783, proved 28 Oct 1784
Frances Bolling Bland’s birthdate. On 16 June 1741, Theodorick Bland gave a bond of £400 to Francis Smith with the condition that Theodoric and his wife Frances would sell her share of “Bathurst” to Francis Smith when Frances reached the age of 21. On 21 and 22 February 1743/4, deeds and releases were signed by Theodoric and Frances selling the land to Francis Smith. This indicates that Frances was born sometime after 16 June 1720 and before 21 Feb 1722/3. Frances’s aunt, Lucy Meriwether, sister to her mother Elizabeth Meriwether, married Francis Smith.
If you have copies of Theodorick Bland’s will or the deeds and releases signed by Theodorick and Frances Bland, please contact me.
Frances Bolling was the only child and heir of parents Captain Drury Bolling and Elizabeth Meriwether and granddaughter of Col Robert Bolling 1646-1709 and his 2nd wife Anne Stith.
Her maternal grandparents were Francis Meriwether 1670-1712/1) and Mary Bathurst 1675-1738.
Frances married Theodorick Bland in 1740 and they lived at the Bland plantation Cawsons, located where the Appomattox River meets the James River.
The Kippax Plantation belonging to her husband's parents eventually was inherited by her son, Theodorick Jr.
Children
1739 Elizabeth "Patsy" Bland b. January 4, 1739 d. 22 JUN 1777 FAG 161099713 m. John Banister 1760
1741 Theodorick Bland b. 21 MAR 1741 d. 1 JUN 1790 FAG 7460 m. Sarah Fitzhugh 1772
1745 Mary Bland b. 22 AUG 1745 d. 1765 m. William Ruffin
1747 Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 d. circa 1764 FAG 222935009 m. Thomas Eaton 19 JAN 1763
1749 Jane Bland b. 30 SEP 1749
1752 Frances Bland b. 24 SEP 1752 d. 18 JAN 1788 FAG 58261160
1st m. John Randolph 2nd m. St George Tucker
SOURCES
Approximate death date of daughter Anna Bland from her granddaughter’s obituary Anna Bland Eaton m Guilford Dudley- Obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley, Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334;
Campbell, Charles The Bland Papers Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840,
Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900 Ancestry.com database
"UK Archaeologist Locates 17th Century Merchant's House, Plans Excavation With Students".
http://www.uky.edu/PR/News/Archives/2002/March2002/HOPEWELL.HTM
Will of Theodorick Bland. Amelia Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 289-291, left a will on 16 Jul 1783, proved 28 Oct 1784
Frances Bolling Bland’s birthdate. On 16 June 1741, Theodorick Bland gave a bond of £400 to Francis Smith with the condition that Theodoric and his wife Frances would sell her share of “Bathurst” to Francis Smith when Frances reached the age of 21. On 21 and 22 February 1743/4, deeds and releases were signed by Theodoric and Frances selling the land to Francis Smith. This indicates that Frances was born sometime after 16 June 1720 and before 21 Feb 1722/3. Frances’s aunt, Lucy Meriwether, sister to her mother Elizabeth Meriwether, married Francis Smith.
If you have copies of Theodorick Bland’s will or the deeds and releases signed by Theodorick and Frances Bland, please contact me.
Her maternal grandparents were Francis Meriwether 1670-1712/1) and Mary Bathurst 1675-1738.
Frances married Theodorick Bland in 1740 and they lived at the Bland plantation Cawsons, located where the Appomattox River meets the James River.
The Kippax Plantation belonging to her husband's parents eventually was inherited by her son, Theodorick Jr.
Children
1739 Elizabeth "Patsy" Bland b. January 4, 1739 d. 22 JUN 1777 FAG 161099713 m. John Banister 1760
1741 Theodorick Bland b. 21 MAR 1741 d. 1 JUN 1790 FAG 7460 m. Sarah Fitzhugh 1772
1745 Mary Bland b. 22 AUG 1745 d. 1765 m. William Ruffin
1747 Anna Bland b. 5 SEP 1747 d. circa 1764 FAG 222935009 m. Thomas Eaton 19 JAN 1763
1749 Jane Bland b. 30 SEP 1749
1752 Frances Bland b. 24 SEP 1752 d. 18 JAN 1788 FAG 58261160
1st m. John Randolph 2nd m. St George Tucker
SOURCES
Approximate death date of daughter Anna Bland from her granddaughter’s obituary Anna Bland Eaton m Guilford Dudley- Obituary Mrs. Anna B. Dudley, Early Obituaries of Williamson County, Tennessee Abstracted by Louise Gillespie Lynch, 1977 pg 56 FamilySearch.org.
The Adventures of Purse and Persons Virginia 1607-1624/5, 4th ed Vol 1 pg 334;
Campbell, Charles The Bland Papers Petersburg: printed by Edmund and Julian C. Ruffin, 1840,
Essex County, Virginia, Marriage Index, 1655-1900 Ancestry.com database
"UK Archaeologist Locates 17th Century Merchant's House, Plans Excavation With Students".
http://www.uky.edu/PR/News/Archives/2002/March2002/HOPEWELL.HTM
Will of Theodorick Bland. Amelia Co., VA, WB 3, pp. 289-291, left a will on 16 Jul 1783, proved 28 Oct 1784
Frances Bolling Bland’s birthdate. On 16 June 1741, Theodorick Bland gave a bond of £400 to Francis Smith with the condition that Theodoric and his wife Frances would sell her share of “Bathurst” to Francis Smith when Frances reached the age of 21. On 21 and 22 February 1743/4, deeds and releases were signed by Theodoric and Frances selling the land to Francis Smith. This indicates that Frances was born sometime after 16 June 1720 and before 21 Feb 1722/3. Frances’s aunt, Lucy Meriwether, sister to her mother Elizabeth Meriwether, married Francis Smith.
If you have copies of Theodorick Bland’s will or the deeds and releases signed by Theodorick and Frances Bland, please contact me.
