James H Echols

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Military: 22 Apr 1861, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; Enlisted in Company I, 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment.
• Military: 10 May 1864, Chester, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA; Wounded on 10 May 1864 at battle of Chester Station, VA (Gunshot wound through stomach)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Oba, Oton
• Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1860, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 18 Nov 1861, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

From Family Tree Maker disk #229 - Pittsylvania County Marriage Index 1728-1850

In August, 1857 Obadiah reported to county that 2 slaves he owned, Albert (2 yrs) and Delilia (16 yrs), died of consumption at Bearskin.

Residence:
3 slaves

Residence:
12 slaves

Residence:
15 slaves

Obadiah married Louisa James Hurt on 18 Aug 1837 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Louisa (daughter of William C Hurt and Sarah Smith Devin) was born on 21 Aug 1821 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 4 Sep 1857 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Mixed Probate records in Pitts cty - 1863-64
Echols, Obadiah - children: James, Wm., Richard, Alice L.
and Sarah W., (possibly wife of Edw'd. Jones). Obadiah was gdn

1145 18 34 Echols Louisa J 04/Sep/1857 F TRUE Bearskin 36Yrs14Days Wm C & Sarah S Hurt Pittsylvania Cnty Obadiah Echol Obadiah Echols Consort

1146 18 34 Echols 04/Sep/1857 M TRUE Bearskin Obadiah & Sarah J Echols Obadiah Echols Father

Died:
ID Ln Page Surname Given Name Surname of Given Name Date of Sex of White
# # of Dec'd. of Dec'd. Slave Owner of Owner Death Dec'd

1145 18 34 Echols Louisa J 04/Sep/1857 F TRUE

Place of Cause of Age of Parents of Deceased
of Death Death Dec'd Dec'd or Unmarried Giving Information

Bearskin 36Yrs14Days Wm C & Sarah S Hurt Pittsylvania Cnty Obadiah Echol Obadiah Echols consort

1146 19 34 Echols 04/Sep/1857 M TRUE

Bearskin Obadiah & Sarah J Echols Obadiah Echols Father

Unnamed boy died at same time as reported by Obediah according to Pitts cty 1857 death records. Louisa died in childbirth. No cause of death given for boy or Louisa, nor any age of boy.

Notes:

From Family Tree Maker disk #229 - Pittsylvania County Marriage Index 1728-1850

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 31 May 1853, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

ECHOLS / FACKLER CEMETERY, Pittslyvania County, VA 2005
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Submitted by: Mike McNeeley
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LOCATED, on rt. 703( THE IRISH ROAD), west, off rt.29, at Tightsqueeze va, go past Chatham High School about 2 miles. About 1/4 mile past the Concord Methodist Church on left. cemetery is about 200' off road beside old 2 story house. This house is next door to the home of Mr Edward and Clara Shelton, 681 Irish Rd, the current land owners. This land was once owned by Benjamin Riddle and Nancy Giles Riddle (my gggg-grandparents). I feel very certain that my ggg-grandparents are buried here or directly across the road. My ggg-grandfather was , Jesse McNeely, b abt 1800, d 1837. His wife was Francis (Fannie) Riddle McNeely (daughter of Benjamin and Nancy Riddle), b abt 1794, d Jan 1823 (at child-birth). I believe that Benjamin and Nancy Riddle and their son Rueben Riddle are buried here too. They all were living here at the time of their deaths. The farm was sold to a Mr Anthony after Rueben died. Anthony was a minister at the OLD BANNISTER RIVER BAPTIST CH, which was about was about 1/2 mile farther down the road, just past the river, on north side of road.

These are the only marked graves I could find in the cemetery;
1 David Echols, b 1/27/1776 d 2/18/1854
2 Dinah Echols, wife of David Echols, b 1/11/1784 d 5/12/1848
3 Abram Fackler, 1826-1904
4 Abigal G Fackler, died 1902
5 Jackson Hall, 1891-1891
6 Nannie Hall, 1866-1891
7 Henry Fackler, 1867-1880
8 Harriett S Fackler, 1842-1871
9 Samuel Fackler, infant
10 Robert Fackler, infant
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Will of David Echols, 1853

I, David Echols of the County of Pittsylvania, State of Virginia, being of sound mind & disposing memory & calling to mind the uncertainty of human life do by these presents, on the 31st day of May, 1853, make this my Last Will &
Testament hereby revoking all wills by me heretofore made.

1st I desire and direct my Executor hereinafter named immediately after my decease to pay all my just debts.

2nd I devise to my wife Nancy Echols one negro woman Jane and her increase if any. One negro boy Bob. One negro woman Eady. One horse all my stock of cattle, hogs, sheep, house hold & kitchen furniture, plantation utensils. Stock of provisions of every description, including whatever may be due to me from William A. Anthony for rent. Also three hundred dollars in cash to her and her heirs forever.

3rd I devise to my daughter, Sarah Anthony, the wife of William A. Anthony the sum of Four hundred and sixty one dollars and eighty five cents to be paid to her out of the money due to me at my death from William A. Anthony on account of a tract of land sold him to the said Sarah Anthony and her heirs forever.

4th I devise to my daughter Susan S. Scates the wife of Grief D. Scates the sum of nine hundred and seventeen dollars and seven cents to be paid to her out of the money due to me at my death from William A. Anthony on account of a tract of land sold him to the said Susan S. Scates and her heirs forever.

I devise to Coalman P. Bennett in trust for my daughter Levina Heurt the wife of Robert S. Heurt one negro girl Phillis and her increase if any during the life of my said daughter Levina and at her death I devise the girl to Susan Heurt. Daughter of Robert S. & Levina Heurt the negro girl Phillis and her increase to the said Susan Heurt and her heirs forever.

7th I devise to my grand son William J. Echols the sum of one thousand dollars, to be paid to him by my Executor hereinafter named upon his arriving at the age of twenty one years together with the interest that may accrue on the same from the time of my death. Also one negro boy Jack to be delivered to him by my executor hereinafter named upon my said grand son arriving at the age of twenty one years together with whatever his the said the said boys hires may be from the time of my death - in the event my said grand son William J. Echols should die before he arrives at the age of twenty one years or the legacy aforesaid is paid over & delivered to him then I devise the legacy contained in this seventh clause shall be equally divided between Coalman Echols, Moses Echols, Obadiah Echols, Sarah Anthony, Susan S. Scates, Coalman D. Bennett trustee for Levina Heurt the interest of the said Levina Heurt to be paid to her annually in the event any right or interest should accrue to her under this seventh clause and at her death to be paid to the heirs of her body.

8th I devise to my cousin Moses Hubbard of Franklin County thirty dollars a year to be paid to him annually during his life by my Executor hereinafter named - five hundred dollars to be retained by my Executor in his hands during the life of Moses Hubbard - the annual interest to be applied to the legacy aforesaid.

9th I devise to Coalman Echols, Moses Echols, Obadiah Echols, Sarah Anthony, Susan S. Scates, Coalman D. Bennett, trustee for Levina Heurt an equal amount of the balance of the money that may be due me at my death - including the five hundred dollars imbraced in the 8th clause of this my will after the decease of Moses Hubbard aforesaid - The annual interest held by Coalman D. Bennett in trust for Levina Heurt to be paid to her annually during her life and at her death that portion to be equally divided between the heirs of her body.

Lastly, I appoint Coalman D. Bennett Executor of this my will in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand on the day and year aforesaid.

Signed sealed & delivered in presence of
Wm Rison David Echols
Jesse C. Carter (his mark) seal
James P. Johnson

At a court held for the County of Pittsylvania on the 20th day of March, 1854. This last will and testament of David Echols was proved by William Rison and Jesse C. Carter two subscribing witnesses to be the act of the Testator and was ordered to be recorded.
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David Echols & Diana Tribble - 29 May 1802 (MR 1, p51) (James Tribble, father. Bond: David Echols & Peter Tribble)

VIRGINIA DEEDS
Pittsylvania Co., VA
(Bk 13, p.11) 21 June 1802 - James Allen & Rebekah his wf to Moses Echols of Halifax Co. for £225 - 225 A. in Pitt. Co. adj. lands of Echols, Jiles, Ridles, Lipford & Owens.
(S) James (X) Allen, Rebekah (x) Allen
Wit: H Landrum, Wm Williams, David Echols.
Proved 21 Jun 1802 by Allen as his deed. Rebekah relinq. her dower.
(Bk 13, p.396) 19 Sep 1803 - Moses Eckhols of Hallifax to David Eckhols of Pitt. Co. for £225 - 225 A. on Banister River & Bareskin Creek, being the land James Allen deeded to Moses Eckhols and adj. land where David Eckhols now lives which did belong to John Pigg, dec´d, and by lands of Anthony P. Leapford & others. (S) Moses Echols.
Wit: Benjamin Riddle, George Giles, Joseph Hutchison Proved 19 Sep 1803 by the 3 witnesses.
Halifax Co., VA
(Bk 21, p.689) 29 Feb 1808 - Moses Echols & Elizabeth his wf; Elijah Lacey & Tabitha his wf; Bailey Street & Mary his wf; Paul Street & Rhoda his wf; and Sarah Echols, all of Halifax Co. and David Echols & Dianor his wf; and Drucilla Echols of Pittsyivania Co., all in Virginia, to Isaac Tynes for $60.- 60 A. adj. Isaac Tynes, Wm Tynes, Eliz. Barnes & Henry Barnes.
Signed: Moses Echols, Elizabeth Echols, Elijah Lacey, Tabitha (x) Lacey, Bailey Street, Mary (X) Street, Paul Street, Rhoda Street, Sarah (E) Echols, David Echols.
(Bk 16, p.433) 13 Mar 1809 - Drucilla Echols, Sarah Echols, Bailey Street & Polly his wf, Elijah Lacy & Tabitha his wf Moses Echols & Elizabeth his wf, Paul Street & Rhodah his wf of Halifax Co., Virginia, as heirs of Joseph Echols, dec'd of Halifax Co., to David Echols of Pitt. Co. for £ 125 - 365 A. on Bear Skin Creek adj. David Owen -- formerly James Allen´s but now property of sd Echols -- George Giles -- Thomas Carter -- John Giles -- Walter Lamb -- Abram Parris's land which Joseph Echols, dec'd purchased of John Hubbard, dec´d.
(Signed) Sarah (x) Echols, Bailey Street, Mary (x) Street, Elijah Lacy, Tabitha (X) Lacy, Moses Echols, Elizabeth Echols, Paul Street, Rhoda Street.
Wit: Joseph Echols, John Hix, Moses Echols.
(Bk 16, p.458) 26 Feb 1809 - Drucilla Echols, Sarah Echols, Bailey Street & Mary his wf, David Echols & Deanna his wf, Elijah Lacy & Tabitha his wf, Moses Echols & Elizabeth his wf, Paul Street & Rhoda his wf, Heirs of Joseph Echols, late of Pitt. Co., dec´d, to William Tunstall for £205 - 157 A. whereon Joseph Echols, Sr. died, lying in Pitt. Co. on S. side of Banister River commonly called the Stone House, it being the land conveyed to Joseph Echols, Sr., by John Short.
(Signed): Sarah (x) Echols, David Echols, Dinah Echols, Elijah Lacy, Tabitha (X) Lacy, Moses Echols, Elizabeth (X) Echols, Paul Street, Rhoda Street. (Three spaces Left unsigned)
Same Justices appointed to get relinq. of dower. Note states:
"Polly Street refuses." "Examined taken out" Recorded 18 Sep.
(Bk 17, p.335) 3 May 1811 - George Hardy of Barren Co., KY to David Echols of Pitt. Co. for £261, 4s - 237 A. on both sides of Stewarts Creek & adj. Smith & also Bethenay Haynes.
Wit: Jeduthun ? Carter, William Nelson, Williamson Carter.
Proved 15 July 1811 by the 3 wits. (S) George Herdeay
(Bk 18, p.127) 16 Nov 1812 - Barnett Burnett & Elizabeth his wife to David Echols for $482 - 231 A. on Banister River adj. David Owens, Abner Short & William Elliott.
Wit: none (S) Barnett Burnett, Elizabeth Barnett.
At a court 16 Nov 1812, Elizabeth relinq. her dower.
(Bk 18, p.128) 17 Nov 1812 - Thomas Burnett & Elizabeth his wf to David Echols for $200 70 A. on Banister River & Polecat Cr. adj. Hutchings.
(S) Thomas Burnett, Elizabeth B. Barnett.
Ackn. by Burnett to be his deed, 16 Nov 1812.
(Bk 19, p.55) 28 Dec 1814 - David Echols & Dinah his wf to Wm Robinson of Campbell Co., VA, for £190 - 231 A. on Banister River adj. David Owens, Abner Short & William Elliott.
(s) David Echols, Dianah Echols, Ackn 27 Dec 1814 by David Echols to be his deed.
(Bk 19, p.88) No date Jennings Thompson & Elizabeth his wf to David Echols for £100 - 224 A. on Sandy Creek, adj. Smith, & Shelton. (S) Jennings Thompson, Elizabeth Thompson. At a court 20 Feb 1815, this deed ackn. by Jennings Thompson.
(Bk 22, p.86) 4 Jan 1817 - Philip Penn & Louisa his wf to David Echols for $1600 - 2 tracts, one of 169 A. assigned to James Warren Briscoe from Estate of John Briscoe, dec´d & sold to Philip Penn; the other tract of 151 A. was assigned to Louisa Briscoe who married Philip Penn. (s) Philip Penn, Louisa Penn.
Wit: Jesse Leftwich, R. Harrison, Joseph Morton, George Briscoe, John Briscoe.
Jesse Leftwich & Robert Harrison, J.P. 's, certify that Philip & Louisa ackn the deed, and Louisa relinq. her dower.
(Bk 20, p.307) 17 Feb 1817 - John Hutchings & Anna B. his wf to David Echols for $947 - 149 A. on Bannister River & Bareskin Creek. (S) Jno Hutchings, A. B. Hutchinss.
Wit: Oba Owin, William Chaplin, Jesse Walton, Jr.
2 J.P.'s, inc. Moses Hutchings, obtained relin of dower from Anna B.
(Bk 20, p. 448) 28 Apr 1817 - George Briscoe to David Echols for 200 dollars - 209 A. adj. lands of John Briscoe, dec'd. & crossing the E. fork of Cascade Creek. (S) George Briscoe.
Wit: Edward H. Carter, Jesse Carter, Joseph Furguson, Jr., Dan'l Dunbar.
(Bk 21. p.257) 16 Jan 1818 David Echols & Dinah his wf to William Blair for $200 - 224 A. on both sides of S. fork of Sandy Creek adj. Shelton & Smith.
(S) David Echols, Dinah Echols.
We, Richard Johnson & Wm S. Clark, magistrates, certify that Dianah Echols, wf of David, relinq. her dower.
(Bk 21, p.306) 16 Jan 1818 - We, Richard Johnson & William S. Clark, magistrates, certify that Dianah Eckols, wf of David Echols, relinq. her dower to deed to Wm. Robertson (Bk 19, p55)
(Bk 21, p450) 18 Jan 1818 - Allen Chandler & Frances his wf to David Echols for £100 - 100 A. beginning in the fork of Bearskin Cr. on Banister River, adj. Echols corner on E. side of Bearskin. (S) Allen Chandler, Frances Chandler. Note in margin of page: For relinq. see Bk 1827, p.38)
(Bk 22, p.264) 4 May 1819 - Bartlett Bennett, Reuben Hopkins, Trustee to David Echols. Bartlett is indebted to David for $300 & mortgages Lot #9 in town of Competition, Pitt. Co., wh he bought from Augustine H. Carter.
(Bk 23, p.1) 18 Oct 1819 - James W. Briscoe, of Maury Co., TN, to David Echols for $845 - 169 A. in Pitt. Co. on Mountain Run Creek adj. the lot assigned to the widow of John Briscoe, dec´d. as her dower. (S) Jas W. Briscoe.
Maury Co. TN: Certified by Joseph B. Porter, Clerk of Court, and. Pleasant Nelson, Registrar.
(Bk 23, p.26) 26 Nov 1819 - David Echols & Diana his wf to Nath´l W. Henry for $5200 - 169 A. assigned to James Warren Briscoe & 151 A. assigned to Louisa Briscoe who m. Philip Penn, and both sold to David Echols.
(s) David Echols, Dianah Echols
Richard Johnson & Wm S. Clark certify that Diana, wf of David Echols, relinq. her dower
(Bk 23, p.381) 16 Oct 1820 - David Echols & Diana his wf to John Owen for $350 - 70 A. on Banister River and in the fork of Pole Cat Creek, adj. Aden Gray & Hutchings.
(s) David Echols.
(Bk 27, p.111) 13 Jan 1825 David Echols to Smith Fulton for $100 - 39 A. on Stewart´s Cr. being part of land David purchased of George Hardy. (S) David Echols
(Bk 28, p.243) 4 Sep 1826 - David Echols & Dinah his wf to Wm C. Edwards for $1602 - 267 A. on Stewart´s Creek, being part of tract David purchased of George Hardy.
(S) David Echols, Dinah (X) Echols Ackn. before James Soyars & Jas Lanier, J.P.?s. Dinah relinq. her dower.
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~evekinn/Crews_1.html
**Caa - Crews, Peter
1780 - grantee, Catawba Creek, Halifax Co
Oct, 1780. Halifax deed from Joshua Echols to Peter of Lunenburg Co, 1000 £ for 100 acres, Catawba Creek land. Land is bounded by Peter Royster, contains about 100 acres. Witnesses: Francis Moore Petty, William Martin, Adam Chisholm, Joseph Mullins, Abraham Eckhols, Joshua Dean.
**Cac - Crews, John
1781 - grantee, Halifax Co
Hal DB 12. Page 146. May 18, 1781, from John Drinkard of Hal to John Crews of Lun, 200 acres on both sides of Bates branch, and bounded by North, John Hill. Witnesses were Francis Petty, William Bates, Joseph Petty, Henry Bass, Peter (X his mark) Crews, Francis Petty, Harbin Petty.
**Cbc - Crews, Joseph
1770 - grantor, Charlotte Co
Charlotte Co DB 2, p. 330. From William Crews and Joseph Crews of Cornwall Parish, Charlotte Co, to William Petty of same, for 28 lbs, 200 acres on the branches of Wallaces Creek. Said land, bounded by Morton's line, was purchased from John Crisp by William and Joseph Crews by 2 deeds recorded in Lunenburg Co. No witnesses. Right of dower relinquished by Ruth, wife of William Crews, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Crews.
**Cbc - Crews, Joseph
1792 - Halifax grantor
Halifax Deed Book 15 p. 279. Feb 27, 1792 from Joseph Crew (Crews) of Hal. Co, to John Bostick of Hal. Co, 198 acres on the branches of Childrys Creek, it being the land whereon sd Crews now lives, and is part of a greater tract of land of 395 acres which was granted to Daniel Mitchel on Dec 1, 1780 by patent, and is bounded by said Bostick, John Tribble, Snake Horse Branch. Witnesses were John Addams, Benjamin Hubbard, and Nathaniel Francis.
**Cbc - Crews, Joseph
1788 - Halifax grantee
Halifax DB 15, p, 208. Sep 18, 1788 from Daniel Mitchel of Campbell County, to Joseph Crew (Crews) of Halifax Co, for 15 £, 198 acres in Halifax, bounded by John Adams, John Bostick, Snake horn Creek, Treble. Witnesses were D. Pettey, H. Echoles, John Bostick, Byrd Pruitt, John Adams. This deed was proved on April 28, 1789, by the affirmation (Quakers affirm) of one witness and the oath of another witness, and ordered to be certified. Ordered to be recorded on Oct 24, 1791 after another witness gave his oath. (Which witnesses gave oaths and which affirmed was not stated).
GRANTOR INDEX for DEED BOOKS 33-80:
GRANTEE INDEX for DEED BOOKS 31-92
34-323 15 Jan 1833 David & wf Dianah Echols to Clement Pigg.
37- 4 20 Oct 1834 David & wf Dianah to James Blair.
37-280 16 Mar 1835 David Echols fr John Walker Pigg.
37-512 17 Aug 1835 Dinah Echols - Relinq. of Dower.
39-428 13 Apr 1837 David & wf Dianah to Obadiah Echols - Gift.
46-275 20 Sep 1842 David Echols to William Echols, Tr. al.
47-360 18 Jul 1843 David Echols to Grief D. Scates - Gift.
48-338 24 May 1844 David & wf Dianah to Grief D. Scates.
49-250 7 Jun 1845 David & Coleman, Tr. fr John .Prewett, Tr.
49-273 14 Jun 1845 David & Coleman fr Robert S. Hurt, Tr.
50- 87 17 Jun 1846 David & Coleman fr Robert S. Hurt, Tr.
50-114 20 Jul 1846 David Echols fr Samuel Tompkins Est.
50-154 19 Aug 1846 David & wf Dianah to Frederick Dickson.
50-493 25 Jun 1847 David & Coleman fr Robert S. Hurt, Tr.
51-257 17 Jun 1848 David & Coleman fr Robert S. Hurt, Tr.
51-377 19 Dec 1848 David Echols to Coalman D. Bennett, Tr./al.
52-156 28 Jan 1850 David Echols to Obadiah Echols.
53- 69 1 Mar 1851 David & Nancy, wf, to Wm A. Anthony.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/pittsylvania/cemeteries/echols-fackler.txt
david echols, b.1/27/1776 - d. 2/18/1851
dinah echols, ( wife of david echols), b.1/11/1784 - d.5/12/1848
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Posted by: Kelly McClendon Date: November 19, 2001 at 10:53:17
In Reply to: Re: Dianah Tribble (1779) by Hugh Evans of 893
I have that Dinah Tribble was the daughter of James Tribble and ? (perhaps a Collins*). Her father married (2) Nancy (Spurbanks?) on Apr 17, 1802 in Halifax Co, VA. Dinah's siblings were:
1. Tabitha Tribble - married (1) Thomas Word; (2) Richard Horn (I have more information of this branch)
2. Isaac Tribble
3. Ann Tribble
4. Mary "Polly" Tribble - married Glennis Blankenship
* I have an old letter from a distant relative that indicates that Tabitha had said her Mother was a "Collins".
I haven't been able to find out if this is correct or not.
Kelly
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Posted by: Keith Rozendal Date: November 20, 2001
In Reply to: Re: Dianah Tribble (1779) by Kelly McClendon of 893
Hugh Malone discovered Wilson Co., TN Chancery Bk 1, pp 281-287, Owen vs. Tribble. This suit identifies the sisters and brother of Dinah Tribble (m. David Echols) as: Tabitha (m. Richard Horn), Sarah (m. Henry Street), Ann, Mary (m. Glennis Blankenship), and Isaiah. Also identified were half-sisters Fanny (m. John T. Davis) and Lucy.
Dinah and her sisters and brother were children of James Tribble and his first wife, name unknown. The half-sisters were the children of James Tribble and Nancy Spurbanks. Tabitha did marry first, Thomas Ward.

Five slaves left to heirs:

...to my wife Nancy Echols one negro woman Jane and her increase if any. One negro boy Bob. One negro woman Eady.

...to Coalman P. Bennett in trust for my daughter Levina Heurt the wife of Robert S. Heurt one negro girl Phillis and her increase if any during the life of my said daughter Levina and at her death I devise the girl to Susan Heurt.

... to my grand son William J. Echols ... upon his arriving at the age of twenty one years negro boy Jack to be delivered to him by my executor hereinafter named upon my said grand son arriving at the age of twenty one years together with whatever his the said boys hires may be from the time of my death.

Jane, Bob, Eady, Phillis, Jack.

Residence:
9 slaves

Residence:
21 slaves

Residence:
12 slaves

David married Dianah Tribble on 29 May 1802 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Dianah (daughter of James Tribble and Nancy Tribble) was born on 14 Jan 1784 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 12 May 1848 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; was buried in May 1848 in 681 Irish Road, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Family Tree Maker disk #229 - Halifax County Marriage Index 1728-1850
Actual Marriage was 5-12--1802. Was probably not recorded until 5-29-1802.

Notes:

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 17, Page 264:
10 April 1811 - Deed from Robert Devin to William C Hurt for 150 acres of land.

Died:
William received 132 acres in his father's will, probated 1819.
Census records appear to indicate that William and Sarah were living with Sarah's parents in 1820, and that Sarah was still living with them in 1830. Robert Devin's will was recorded 20 Aug 1825, providing for Sarah and her children, and not mentioning William. It appears that William died sometime in the first 7 months of 1825.

William married Sarah Smith Devin on 17 Sep 1810 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Robert Devin and Nancy Parrish) was born in 1793 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 1 Nov 1867 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1749, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Joseph Echols (1735-1789) married first Elizabeth King and second in 1772, Elizabeth Street. On 20 September 1751 Joseph and Isaac Echols obtained individual patents to land on Straightstone Creek in Lunenburg County. We presume this was this Joseph Echols and his brother. Joseph's patent was for 400 acres. We speculate that he was the same Joseph Echols who had a patent for 272 acres in Lunenburg County on both sides of Sandy Creek in 1756. A cousin and uncle of the same name were in the area. As Joseph Echols Jr he had a patent for a 13-acre island in the Staunton River 29 November 1756. In 1785 the plantation upon which Joseph lived had nine cabins, including a 640-square foot dwelling and a mill. Ten whites were then in his family. Joseph was dead by 1792, intestate, and the court granted Obediah Echols administration. A chancery suit and the division of land of Joseph Echols in 1794 reveals the names of his surviving 12 children.

1 Obediah Echols married Nanny Franklin in Halifax County 7 September 1805.
2 Sarah Echols
3 John Echols
4 Rhoda Echols
4 Drusilla Echols
6 Mary Echols
7 Joseph Echols married Elizabeth Lambeth, a daughter of Meredith Lambeth, in Campbell County 6 June (bond) 1814.
8 Abraham Echols was a resident of Monongalia County, now West Virginia, in 1797 when he sold his inheritance to James Echols of Bedford County.
9 Rebecca Echols was in Hawkins County, Tennessee in 1797 when she sold her inheritance to James Echols.
10 Tabitha Echols married Elijah Lacy in Halifax County 12 January (bond) 1802.
11 David Echols (14 Jan. 1776 - 18 Feb. 1854) married Diana Tribble (14 Jan. 1784 - 12 May 1848), a daughter of James Tribble, in Halifax County 29 May (bond) 1802. They were the parents of eleven children born 1803-1823.
12 Moses Echols married Elizabeth Hicks in Campbell County 9 February (bond) 1807.
13 Judith Echols , a daughter of Joseph Echols, married Benjamin Gosnell in Halifax County 24 March (bond) 1788. She evidently died before the distribution of her father's estate.

1777 Oath of Allegiance to Commonwealth of Virginia
from http://www.mylonghunters.info/oaths-of-allegiance-1777-pittsylvania-county-va

source: The Magazine of VA Genealogy, v.23, #1 (Feb.1985)

Oaths of Allegiance – 1777 Pittsylvania County, VA

Charles Kennon’s List James Adams Baker Ayers Moses Ayers William Barker Thomas Beach Jno. Bennett Thomas Bennett Benj. Burgess Edward Burgess Zack Bowles George Carter Jno. Carter William Carter William Cauthern Tunis Cole Charles Collie William Collie Bartholomew Crowder James Daniel John Ditty David Dodson Fortunatus Dodson Geo. Dodson Greenham Dodson Hightower Dodson Jesse Dodson Rolly Dodson Tho. Dodson William Dodson William Durrett Patrick Early Joseph Echols Richard Echols George Eubanks Daniel Everett David Hall John Hall John Hall, Jr. Joseph Hall Joses (?Moses) Hanks Benj. Harrison Jonathan Hill Joseph Hill Thomas Hill Edward Howard

Ezekial Howard Alexander Lee Charles Lewis Howell Lewis John Lewis (Byrd) Robert Lewis William Lewis Ratherick McDaniel John Madden Robert Madden Thomas Madden William Maddon Smallwood Coghill Marlin Peter Martin James Menasco James Sml.wood Owen John Owen Uriah Owen William Owen William Owen, Jr. Michael Ozbrooks John Payne John Payne John Payne Poyndexter Payne Robert Payne William Petty Zack.h Pruitt Phillip Pruitt Samuel Pruitt James Roberts Buckner Russell Jeremiah Simpson John Stamps Isham Tatum William Thomas William Twedel Elijah Walters John Walters Robert Walters Robert Walters, Jun. Thomas Walters Thomas Walters, Jr. William Walters James Watson John Watson Jonathan Weldon Peyton Wood Thomas Wynne

1785 HALIFAX COUNTY VA HEADS OF FAMILIES
(last name, first name, white souls, dwellings, other buildings)
1,132 households, 6,576 white souls

List of Jas. Bates:
Street, Anthony, 3, 1, 4
Mallicot, John, 10, 1, 1
Eckols, Joseph, 10, 2, 10
Adams, John, 7, 1, 3
Eckols, Obadiah, 7, 0, 0
Hardwick, James, 6, 1, 3
Younger, William, 7, 1, 3
Hurt, Philemon, 6, 1, 6
Hurt, Moza, 8, 1, 8
Carr, William Sr, 7, 1, 4
Bowman, Thomas, 6, 1, 2
Layne, James, 7, 1, 1
Barksdill, Peter, 5, 1, 6

Joseph ECHOLS, son of Abraham ECHOLS and Sarah HUBBARD, was born 20 FEB 1734/35 in Prince George County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth KING in Halifax County, Virginia. He died December 20, 1789 in Halifax County, Virginia. Elizabeth KING was born November 20, 1742 in Virginia. She died March 30, 1789 in Halifax County, Virginia.

Children of Joseph ECHOLS and Elizabeth KING are:
1. David ECHOLS, b. January 27, 1776
2. Joseph ECHOLS, b. March 23, 1789
3. Jeremiah ECHOLS, b. abt. 1756
4. Abraham ECHOLS, b. abt. 1755

Notes for Joseph ECHOLS:

IDENTIFYING CHILDREN OF SOME HALIFAX CO. VA. ECHOL'S IN 1790'S
Page 111 of a book called EIGTHTEENTH CENTURY VIRGINIA NEWSPAPERS states
the following:
ECHALDS Family, Halifax Co., Ct. of Q.S., 25 March 1794, in chanc:
Rebecca Echalds and Sarah Echalds daus of Joseph Echalds dec'd (compls.)
against Abraham Echalds and Drucillia Echalds Hawkins Landrum, gdn. of David Echalds, Mary Echalds, and Tabitha
Echalds, orphans of Joseph Echalds, dec'd. Leonard Baker gdn. of Moses Echalds, Obediah Echalds, Rhoda Echalds, and
Joel Echalds, also orphans of Joseph Echalds, dec. and John Dillon gdn. of John Echalds only child and heir at law of
Jeremiah Echalds dec. (VGRMA 28 April 94)

VIRGINIA WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS
Halifax County - Will Book 2, p.485
WILL OF JEREMIAH ECHOLS - Dated: 3 Nov 1791; Pr: 27 Feb 1792
"Being Top of Form 1
Bottom of Form 1
reduced by affliction to a very low state in body tho, Blessed be the Lord. I enjoy my Perfect Reason. I think it cannot be that I shall live long and having an Idea of the Disadvantage of those whom I may leave behind were my Earthly affairs left Unsettled I desire to regulate them
before my Departure and for that purpose I do constitute and declare this my last Will and Testament. I resign my spirit to the great Author thereof with comfortable hope that I, a feeble and unworthy creature shall be excepted thru the all sufficient atonement of our blessed Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. "
To my dear wife Betsy all household furniture, stock, etc. also the money that may acrue from my father?s estate. I lend to my wife Betsy my right of my father?s lands -- & then to go to my son John -- to him & his heirs
forever..
Execs: Wm McAllister, Henry Dillon, James Hurt and John Craddock, Sr to act in matters of my estate and my Executorship of the Estate of Joseph Echols, dec?d.
Wit: Serinia Jones, Susanna Dillon, Jonadac George, Samuel Hubbard.
Signed: Jeremiah Echols.

Division of Land of Joseph Echols (Son of Abraham & Sarah Hubbard Echols- RET)
Nov Court 1794 - Halifax Co. Plea Book 16, p.602 Virginia
In obedience to the Order of the Court. we the Commissioners have proceeded to make the following division of the lands of Joseph Echols, dec?d, Viz: We have allotted to each of them 150 A. of land on the Staunton River & Buffalo Creek, and to make them equal, we have allotted
each of them additional land as follows:
Lot 1 - Obediah Echols 150 A. plus 12 A.
Lot 2 - Sarah Echols 150 A.
Lot 3 - John Echols, son of Jeremiah Echols, dec?d, 150 A. plus 36 A.
Lot 4 - Rhoda Echols 150 A. plus 100 A.
Lot 5 - Drucilla Echols - 150 A. plus 300 A.
Lot 6 - Mary Echols 150 A plus 100 A.
Lot 7 - Joseph Echols - 150 A. plus 100 A
Lot 8 - Abraham Echols - 150 A. plus 79 A.
Lot 9 - Rebecca Echols 150 A. plus 150 A.
Lot 10 - Tabitha Echols - 150 A. plus 150 A.
Lot 11 - David Echols - 150 A. plus 310 A..
Lot 12 - Moses Echols - 150 A. plus 250 A.
Given under our hands this 1 Jan 1795
(s)Jacob Kelly
John George
John Collins

VIRGINIA PATENTS AND LAND GRANTS
1 June 1782 Halifax Co. Joseph Echolls - 304 A. on both sides of Buffaloe Creek, adj. Cornelius Short. (Grants F, p 510)
7 Apr 1784 Halifax Co. Joseph Echolds - 371 A. on draughts of Bull & Buffaloe adj. Stone, Kelly, etc. (Grants K, p. 586)
2 Dec 1785 Halifax Co. Joseph Eckolds - 257 A. on the draughts of Bull & Buffaloe Creeks. (Grants V, p.708)

VIRGINIA DEEDS, BEDFORD CO.
(Bk 10, p.314) 6 Mar 1797 - Abram Echols to James Echols - to settle interest in estate of Abram?s father. Abraham Echols of Monongalia Co., Va., appoints James Echols of Bedford Co. his Attorney in Fact to act in
the settlement.
(Bk 10, p.315) 6 Mar 1797 - Abraham Echols of Monongalia Co. deeds to James Echols of Bedford for £110 - 150 A. in Halifax Co. - land formerly belonging to Joseph Echols, father of Abraham.

Halifax Co., VA; marriage
Judith Echols & Benjamin Gosnell - 24 Mar 1788 (MR 1, p.13)(Joseph Echols, father; Jeremiah Echols,bond; Oba. & A. Echols, wit.

Notes for Jeremiah ECHOLS:
Born abt. 1756.

Notes for Abraham ECHOLS:
Born abt. 1755.
Died bef. 1855.

Nathaniel ROGERS 3990, Bourbon Co
Author: Sandi Gorin Date: 19 Jan 2000
Surnames: Rogers, Rodgers, Moore, Echols, Robertson, Jones, Clayton,
Cobbs, Phelps, Brent
Taken from old clippings dealing with Kentucky family history, newspaper unknown. These clippings are about 100 years old (1997). Reprinted in Kentucky Explorer, Volume 10 Number 8 - February, 1996. p. 104. Bourbon
County.

NATHANIEL ROGERS. A will probated in Charles County, Va., September 4, 1786, mentions legatees, all grown, Thomas, John and Nathaniel Rodgers and Samuel, James, Andrew and Benjamin Rogers, and daughters, wives of
James Moore, Abraham Echols and John Robertson. (Note the spelling of the name which in 1802, Nathaniel explained, by saying, that they signed it just as the clerks wrote in patents, deeds, etc., to prevent confusion.)
Have a copy of a patent to Thomas Rogers, April 4, 1769, with eight headrights located in Bedford County, Va. Thomas Rogers, Jr. and Jean, his wife, made deed to Matthew Jones, of Dinwiddie County, for 400 acres in 1779. In 1793 Samuel Clayton gives power of attorney to Andrew Rogers,
of Kentucky, to convey land, etc. Nathaniel Rogers came to Bourbon County, Ky., March 14, 1798, married Frances Cobbs and had William, Anne, Walton and Elizabeth Anne. James Rogers and wife, Anne Phelps settled on
Cane Ridge. Their daughter, Ann and two sons, Thomas and John, moved to Washington Co. Anne, Thomas and John appear in deed to C. and J. Colcord, February 15, 1828, of lands from their grandfather, John Phelps. Samuel,
son of Thomas and Elizabeth, daughter of Maj. John Brent, of the Continental line.

VIRGINIA DEEDS,BEDFORD CO.
(Bk 10, p.314) 6 Mar 1797 - Abram Echols to James Echols - to settle interest in estate of Abram?s father. Abraham Echols of Monongalia Co., Va., appoints James Echols of Bedford Co. his Attorney in Fact to act in
the settlement.

(Bk 10, p.315) 6 Mar 1797 - Abraham Echols of Monongalia Co. deeds to James Echols of Bedford for £110 - 150 A. in Halifax Co. - land formerly belonging to Joseph Echols, father of Abraham.

PITTSYLVANIA Co.
(Bk 18, p.210) 15 Feb 1813 Abraham Echols of Ohio Co., VA appoints Joseph Echols of Campbell Co., VA, his attorney to act in his behalf concerning all estate to which he is entitled by the death of his late father Joseph
Echols of Halifax Co.
(S) Abraham Echols
Wit: Geo. Miller, acting Justice of the Peace, Ohio Co., VA.
Test: Wm Chaplin, Jr., C.O.C. Recorded 16 Mar 1813.

OHIO CO. 1830 (Now West Virginia)
p.213 - Abraham Echols 1 m 15-20; 2 m 20-30; 1 m 30-40; 1 m 70-80; 1 f 15-20; 1 f 40-50.

Halifax County, Virginia Nov court 1794 Plea book 16, p. 602
Division of land of Joseph Echols (son of Abraham Echols and Sarah Hubbard Echols)

In obedience to the Order of the Court, we the commissioners have proceeded to make the following division of the lands of Joseph Echols, dec'd, Viz: We have allotted to each of them 150 A. of land on the Staunton River & Buffalo Creek, and to make them equal, we have allotted each of tehm additional land as follows:

Obediah Echols 150 A. plus 12 A.
Sarah Echols 150 A
John Echols, son of Jeremiah Echols, dec'd, 150 A. plus 36 A
Rhoda Echols 150 A. plus 100 A
Drucilla Echols 150 A. plus 300 A
Mary Echols 150 A. plus 100 A
Joseph Echols 150 A. plus 100 A
Abraham Echols 150 A. plus 79 A
Rebecca Echols 150 A. plus 150 A
Tabitha Echols 150 A. plus 150 A
David Echols 150 A. plus 310 A
Moses Echols 150 A. plus 250 A.

Given under our hands this 1 Jan 1795
Jacob Kelly, John George, John Collins

Joseph married Elizabeth Street in 1772 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Joseph Street and Jean Jane Murray) was born in 1752 in , Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 30 Mar 1789 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Sarah Elizabeth Street

Notes:

Wilson Co., TN Chancery Bk 1, pp 281-287, Owen vs. Tribble. This suit identifies the sisters and brother of Dinah Tribble (m. David Echols) as: Tabitha (m. Richard Horn), Sarah (m. Henry Street), Ann, Mary (m. Glennis Blankenship), and Isaiah. Also identified were half-sisters Fanny (m. John T. Davis) and Lucy.

Dinah and her sisters and brother were children of James Tribble and his first wife, name unknown. The half-sisters were the children of James Tribble and Nancy Spurbanks. Tabitha did marry first, Thomas Ward.

James married Nancy Tribble. Nancy (daughter of Spilsbe Tribble and Mary Polly Allen) was born in 1764 in , , North Carolina, USA; died in 1799 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact 1: James was a baptist minister

Notes:

James will is dated 4-9-1819, was probated on 11-8-1819, is recorded in Will Book 4, page 211, in Campbell County, Va.

WILL BOOK 3 (1810 - 1817) Page 55
(p.432) Francis Farris.... 26 Sep 1815/ 11 Mar 1816.... "I am a young man lately come into business...." My three brothers and one sister viz John Faris, William Faris, Jesse Faris and Sally Woodall. Exor: John Faris, Wft: Pauleft Clark and John Irvin. Codicil dated 27 Sep 1815. Wft: William Faris, Sr., James Hurt and Agnes Hurt.

WILL BOOK 4 (1817 1824) Page 67
@p.21 1) James Hurt.... 9 Apr 181 9/ 8 Nov 181 9.... Debt due Thomas Rudd for Paulett W. Clark. Wife Agnes Hurt the land whereon I live that was purchased of Douglass and Ratcliff. Son John Mann Hurt my land at wife's death, a tract of 150 acres purchased of Jacob Key near Liberty Meeting House and a slip of land purchased of Moon lying on west side of the road leading to Haft Creek. Son Harrison H. Hurt tract of 300 acres in Pittsylvania CO on Hazel Run. Servant Jacob, the mill stone cutter, to be cared for. Son William C. Hurt a tract of 132 acres on Staunton River and the mill stones. Daughter Matilda (Hurt]. Daughter Lucinda L. Hurt. My two daughters the tract of land purchased of Moon on east side of road leading to Haft Creek. My four daughters viz Polly H. Maddox, Patience P. McHany, Matilda Hurt and Lucinda Hurt. Exors: Sons John M. Hurt and William C. Hurt. Granddaughter Martha M. Hurt. Wit: Samuel Armistead, Edward Matthews, John S. Armistead, Joseph S. Raine, John Organ, Griffin Lewis and John Faris. Codicil dated 29 Apr 1819 mentions grandson, James T. Hurt.

@p.230) Inventory of Estate of James Hurt, decd. 10 Apr 1820

James married Agnes Mann on 20 Jun 1782 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Agnes (daughter of Robert Mann and Phoebe Vaden) was born in 1762 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died on 9 Apr 1817 in , Campbell, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1820, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 20 Aug 1835, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Robert and William Devin Jr. served with Captain Henry Conway's Company of the 14th Virginia Regiment of Foot in the Continental Army. They served three years from January 1777 to February 1780, enlisting at Pittsylvania County Courthouse on January 26 1777, and were discharged in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 4, 1780. Robert and his brother, William, were in the same unit throughout their service.

Their unit was at Valley Forge with General Washington during the winter of 1777-1778. They fought in the battles of Brandywine, Germantown, and Monmouth.

The records from the National Archives show Sergeant William Devin, with a variety of name variations, to be listed in the muster and pay rolls of Captain Henry Conway's company for most of the period of December 1776 through March 1779. Then, he was part of Captain Nathan Reid's Company and Lieutenant Colonel Hopkins' Company until November 1779. Finally, William Devin and Robert Devin were assigned to Captain John Overton's Company of Col. Febiger's Detachment, 2nd Brigade until they were discharged.

Robert Devin says in his pension application that Captain Henry Conway's company was formed at Smith's Store, then the Pittsylvania County, Virginia Court House. The records show that Sergeant William Devin was sick (June, July, and August 1778 muster rolls) and then, on extended furlough in Virginia beginning in Septermber 1778 to April 1779. This could be the time when William Devin had Smallpox that nearly cost him his life.

Robert Devin was born 6 Apr 1759 in what is now Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. He died 10 Apr 1834 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia. He married Nancy Parrish 22 Jan 1791 in Pittsylvania Co, Virginia.

Notes for Robert Devin:

Robert was a soldier in the Revolutionary War along with his brothers, James, John, and William, Jr.
1797 -- Robert Devin was justice of the peace.
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co, VA Land Tax book "Robert Devin, 50 acres, Prewet."
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co, VA Land Tax book "Robert Devin, 66 acres, B."
Robert Devin represented Pittsylvania County in the state legislature form 1797-1798 and 1800.
Robert Devin was a presiding justice in the county who objected to the Alien & Sedition Acts.
Robert Devin was a member of the militia in June 1803.

Records in the Danville, Virginia public library:
1830, Robert and his wife Nancy gave a deed for an acre of ground to a Methodist Church (est. 1823).

He made a Will recorded in 19 May 1834, Will Book I, page 264-5, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. In it he names his wife, Nancy, his daughter, Sarah Smith Hurt, his grandsons, Robert S. Hurt and William M. Hurt, his grand-daughters, Nancy Perkins Hurt, Louisa James Hurt, and Elizabeth Agness Hurt. His executors were his wife, daughter, Samuel Beck and Jabey Smith. Dated August 20, 1825, and recorded May 19, 1834.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 17, Page 264:
10 Apr 1811 - Deed from Robert Devin to William C. Hurt for 150 acres of land.

1785 Petition for religious freedom.

Religious Petition Nov 7, 1785 - Pittsylvania Co, VirginiaTo the honourable Speakers and Gentlemen Members of both Houses met in Gen'l Assembly in Richmond ~The Petition of a Number of the Freeholder & Inhabitants of Pittsylvania County humbly sheweth; that the Lawes now in force give a free Liberty of Consciense to all Professions of Christianity: that under the Sanction & Confidance of these Laws, & in defense of the same, We have Liberally contributed both our Services & Money; this is well known by the Number of our Relatives that bled in the Field in the late Contest -That this was one of the greatest of the many Blessings we hoped to enjoy by a separation from Britain - That we your Petitioners are now apprehensive That the late Law now in Agitation in favour of the Church of England, an Establishment is intended, contrary to all Maxims of sound Policy ~We your Petitioners therefore humbly beg that you will in your great Wisdom continue to preserve to us that Liberty in Religion we now enjoy without any Establishment in favour of any Persuasion whatsoever, either under the Form of a general Assessment or by any other liberal made where equal Privileges are allowed to every Denomination of Christians: and your Petitioners (as in Duty bound) shall ever pray.(Five lines are marked out, then begins the list of signatures beginning from right)1. David Barr2. John Fulton3. Joseph Morton4. Thomas Robinson5. William Semple6. Thos. Smith7. William Shields8. James Pace9. Gilbert Burnet10. James Burnet11. John Shields Senr.12. Jos. Blakely Senr.13. John Blakely14. Benjamin Blakely15. James Bakely Jun.16. James Biggar17. Enoch Dison18. Joseph Shields19. Wm. Shields Junr.20. John Shields Junr.21. James Shields22. Robert Cullom23. Samuel Harvey24. Thomas Shields Senr.25. Henry Shackleford26. Samuel Read27. John Burnett28. George Burnett29. Elisha Thomas30. Thomas Smith Junr.31. John Robinson32. William Robinson33. John Robinson Junr.34. James Fulton35. Daniel Johnson36. William Diven Senr. DEVIN37. Robert Diven DEVIN38. William Bizwith39. Joshua Cantrell40. Edward Popejoy41. Joseph Diven DEVIN 42. Alexr. Diven DEVIN43. Drury Smith44. John Smith45. Nathan Fitzgerld46. Abraham Fitzgerld47. Richard Watts48. John Jacob Riszer49. Thos. Cunningham50. Jos. Cunningham51. William Cunningham52. Joseph Cunningham Senr.53. John Cunningham54. James Cunningham55. William Cunningham56. Joseph Cunningham Junr.57. George Cunningham58. George Hankins59. John Gover60. James Garner61. William Beck62. John Alsop63. Thos. Laskey64. Daniel Lovel65. William Young66. Thomas Mede67. John Taylor68. William Lachey69. Thos. Townsend70. Benjamin Townsend71. John Townsend.(End of front page. Now reverse of page)72. Joseph Swinney73. John Witherspoon74. Wm Griffith75. Robert Luckey76. Josiah Maples77. Wm Maples78. Herman Perriman79. John Warfham80. Almander Mahan81. James Mahan82. Alex'd Lackey83. Jeremiah Kesyer84. John Wright Junr.85. Thomas -?- Carter86. Jesse Carter Senr.87. Benjm Fambrough88. Wm Burtan89. John Stashdon90. John Burtran91. William Short92. William Triss93. Jennings Thomson94. Isham Farmer95. William Quincey96. Dennis Caldwell97. John Walson Senr.98. James Foreman99. Bryan Ward Nowlin100. Samuel Hughs101. Henry Warren102. John Bigwallson103. William Dyer104. Silv' Stokes105. Robt Wynne106. Samuel Petterson107. Spencer Clack108. Robt Pesseyman109. James Wright110. Josiah Ferguson111. John Midkif112. Jos Stewart113. Hugh Reynolds114. Joseph Reynolds REYNOLDS115. William Reynolds REYNOLDS116. Samuel Parson117. Seth Caldwell118. Saml Moseby119. James Morton120. James Christian121. --?-- Mundee124. ROBT MARTIN123. JOHN MARTIN124. Joseph Midkif125. Thomas Black126. Lemuel Black127. Wm Black128. John Black129. Thomas Dyer130. Jacob Travis131. Samuel Callan132. Thomas Hardy133. Joseph Feris134, Charles Feris135. Joel Thomson136. Daniel Jenkens137. Arthur Nash138. John Rodes139. Thomas Vaughan140. Edmund Dayose141. Elijah Cannon142. D Hank143. Thos Vaughan, Senr144. Philemon Dyer145. Alexander Andrews146. Wm Dennis147. John Dennis Senr148. Mark Shelton149. Nathan Adams150. John Parsons151. Thos James152. Dennis Fitzgerald153. Jas Blackburn154. Reuban Pain155. Robert Orr
Transcribed by kentuckywoman1962@yahoo.com from copy of original housed at the Library of Congress.

Robert married Nancy Parrish on 25 Jan 1791 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Nancy (daughter of Abraham Perkins Parrish and Sarah Clark) was born on 10 Nov 1768 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1858 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1840, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1836-1848, , , Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1850, , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Will recorded 7-19-1858. Will Book 2, p. 272.
Robert Devin, born 6 Apr 1759 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; died 10 Apr 1834 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; married Nancy Parrish 22 Jan 1791 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

Robert was a soldier in the Revolutionary War along with his brothers, James, John, and William, Jr.
1797 -- Robert Devin was justice of the peace.
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co, VA Land Tax book "Robert Devin, 50 acres, Prewet."
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co, VA Land Tax book "Robert Devin, 66 acres, B."
Robert Devin represented Pittsylvania County in the state legislature form 1797-1798 and 1800.
Robert Devin was a presiding justice in the county who objected to the Alien & Sedition Acts.
Robert Devin was a member of the militia in June 1803.

Records in the Danville, Virginia public library--1830:

Robert and his wife Nancy gave a deed for an acre of ground to a Methodist Church (est. 1823).

He made a Will recorded in Will Book I, page 265, 5/19/1834, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. In it he names his wife, Nancy, his daughter, Sarah Smith Hurt, his grandsons, Robert S. Hurt and William M. Hurt, his grand-daughters, Nancy Perkins Hurt, Louisa James Hurt, and Elizabeth Agness Hurt. His executors were his wife, daughter, Samuel Beck and Jabey Smith. Dated August 20, 1825, and recorded May 19, 1834.

Nancy Parrish Devin was a member of the same old Presbyterian Church, Chatham, Virginia, as was Miss Sallie (Sarah) Devin. Nancy Parrish Devin's will is recorded in Will Book 2, page 272, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She lists her daughter, Sarah, her grandsons, William M. Hurt, Robert S. Hurt and wife, Lavina, her granddaughters, Nancy P. Tarpley, Elizabeth A. McDearman, Mary P. Hurt, and Louisa J. Echols. Signed July 8, 1848, recorded May 17, 1858.


ID Line# County Year/Page# Surname of Deceased Given Name of Deceased Surname of Owner of Deceased Given Name of Owner of Deceased Date of Death Sex White Colored Place of Death Cause of Death Age of Deceased Parents of Deceased Where Deceased Born Occupation of Deceased Consort of Deceased Informant Designation of Informant

173 8 Pittsylvania 1853:4 Silvey Devin Nancy 00/Jun/1853 F No Slave Pittsylvania Cnty 13Yrs " Nancy Devin "

Nancy's father Abraham Parish bought land from the Pigg family in 1796. The indenture was witnessed by Shadrack Corder. On the 1850 census she and Clement Pigg are neighbors. (Clement Pigg as in Pigg v Corder.) On the 1840 census she lists 34 slaves in her household. On 1850 census her real estate is valued at 2886. In 1856 Nancy declares the death of a male slave, 8mo old, died of flux.

Notes:

ECHOLS Abraham LUNENBURG COUNTY Deed Book 1, Page 489
NAMES: Wife - Sarah Echols
Bequest to wife - chattels and plantation where he lives for her natural life.
Son - Eldest son Isaac Echols to get plantation at death of wife Sarah Echols,
Son - Youngest son Joshua Echols given land next to plantation given to wife.
Son - Joseph Echols land on Stinking Piver.
Daughter - Sarah Echols (one-half of) land on Staunton River against the Long Island.
Daughter - Rebekah Echols (one-half of) land on Staunton River against the Long Island.
Daughter - Elizabeth Echols my entry for land on Stinking River.
Brother - Joseph Echols land and mill on Childreys Creek.
Brother-in-law - Benjamin Hubbard, my wife's WILD brother my land on Bentleys Fork of Childrays Creek.
Brother-in-law - Mentions Edward Hubbard my wife's brother.

Executors: Wife Sarah Echols, Joseph Echols and Richard Echols.
Witnesses: Joseph Collins /s/ Abraham (X) Echols
George (X) Marshbank

Will dated 2 April 1749 Recorded 3 Oct. 1749



"Echols Notes, Vol.1", by Rebecca Echols Terry, 1977. p.63
Lunenberg County - Will Book 1, p.489
WILL OF ABRAHAM ECHOLS - Dated 2 Apr 1749; Prob: 3 Oct 1749
"Being very sick & weak in Body

To Sarah Echols, my wife, all my Household Stuff, ready money --
together with other movables during the Term of her Life. My Plantation &
Houses & Tract of Land on which they stand, I lend to Sarah my sd wife
also during her Life and Give & Bequeath the same to Isaac Echols my
eldest son to him & his heirs forever.
The Land adj. the aforesaid Tract being held by me by Bond I give to
Joshua Echols my youngest son & to his heirs--
My Land on Stinking River I give to Joseph Echols, my son.
My Land on Stanton River against the Long Island --
to my two daus Sarah Echols & Rebekah Echols.
My Land on Childrey's Creek to Joseph Echols, my brother.
Land on same creek at Bentley's Fork to Benjamin Hubbard, my wife's
brother.
Land above that -- to Edward Hubbard, my wife's brother.
Execs: Joseph Echols, Richard Echols & Sarah Echols, my wife.
Wit: Joseph Collins, George Marchbanks.
Signed: Abraham (X) Echols.

VIRGINIA DEEDS, AMELIA CO
(Bk 1, p.247) 20 Nov 1741 - Abraham Eckhols to George Ham for £20 - 400
A. between branches of bent Run & branches of Flat Creek known by name of
Curk Wodding.
(No witnesses) Signed: Abraham Eckhols.
Sarah, wife of Abraham, relinquished her dower.

(Bk 1, p.316) 17 June 1743 - Nicholas Guillentine to his son John
Guillentine, for love & affection, 397 A. on upper side of Flat Creek
called the Great Bent, being part of a Grant, 28 Dec 1736, and adj.
Abraham Eckhols? line. Land to go to John after the death of Nicholas.

(Bk 2, p.45) 15 Jan 1744 - Abraham Echolls of Parish of Raleigh in Amelia
Co. to David Crenshaw of St. Martin?s Parish, Hanover Co. for 5 shillings
- 400 A. on S.. side of Appomatox River, for one year, he paying unto
Abraham Echolls, or his heirs, one grain of Indian Corn, only if the same
should be demanded.
Wit: John (X) White, Catherine (X) Eckhols, Richd Eckhols.

(Bk 2, p.101) 16 Jan 1744 - Abraham Echolls to David Crenshaw for £95 -
400 A. on S. side of Appomatox River, already leased to him for one year.
Wit: (Same as above)
Sarah, wife of sd Abraham Echolls, relinquished her dower..

(Bk 2, p.193) 27 Oct 1746 - Richard Eckhols, Planter, to Samuel Bentley,
Planter, for £40 - 296 A. on Prints (?) Creek adj. Wm Gates, Wm Fuqua,
Joseph Eckhols, and Abraham Eckhols as by Patent granted to Wm Austin and
purchased by Richard Eckhols.
Wit: James Bentley, Robt (X) Hudgins. John (x) Drinkwater.

(Bk 2, p.399) 21 Nov 1746 - Anne & George Marchbanks of Amelia Co. to
Andrew Lester of James City Co. for £125, land beginning at Abram
Eckhols' corner on Appomatox River.
Wit: Richd Eckhols, Samuel Bentley, James Bentley.

LUNENBURG CO.
(Deed Bk 1, p.206 ) 6 July 1747 Lawrence Barker to Abraham Eckholes of
Lunenburg Co. for £35 - 174 A. on S. side of Staunton River. granted to
Barker by Patent.

VIRGINIA LAND RECORDS
GENERAL INDEX TO MAPS AND PLATS - HALIFAX COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Abraham - p.109 - 9 Feb 1747 361 A. on Staunton River.

HALIFAX CO
(Bk 5, p.82) 20 May 1764 John Tribble & wf Rebecca to Joseph Echols, Jr.
for £4 - 190½ A., part of 381 A. granted to Abraham Eckhols, dec?d, 20
Aug 1760 & left by legacy, the whole to be divided as they should agree,
to his two daughters, Sarah, the wf of John Rowden, and Rebecca, the
above said John Tribble?s wife, which is peacibly agreed on that Rebecca
& John have the South end.

Abraham married Sarah W Hubbard about 1730 in , New Kent, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Hubbard and Sarah) was born in 1700 in Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA; died in 1749 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joseph STREET
Born in 1720 - Prob. Caroline County, Virginia
Deceased in 1780 - Halifax Or Hanover Virginia, aged 60 years old
Parents William STREET ca 1690-1752 Jane WADDY
Spouses and children
Married to Jean Jane MURRAY ca 1740- with
David STREET 1754-1843
Anthony STREET 1757-1836
Joseph STREET, Jr . ca 1761-
Frances STREET 1762-
John Murray , Sr. STREET ca 1763-ca 1836
Sarah STREET ca 1764-
Elizabeth STREET ca 1765-1780
Nathaniel STREET 1765-
Annie STREET ca 1766-
James Murray STREET 1768-1840
Siblings
John STREET ca 1710-
Rachael STREET ca 1712-
William STREET ca 1714-
Anthony STREET 1717-1790


Joseph Street was probably born in Caroline county, Virginia, as he ismentioned several times in the Carolina Court Order Books. He married
Jane Murray, daughter of James Murray, also mentioned in Caroline
county. He died in 1780 from Smallpox.

It is believed he is a son of William Street.#720 in "The Street Genealogy"
Res. Prince Edward, Caroline, Halifax and Hanover Co., VA
Possibly a brother to Capt. John Street.
Will dated 2 Jul 1781, Probate 21 Feb 1782, Will Book 2, pg. 28
Emigrated from england. Settled in Hanover Co vA, Died of Small-pox in1782.

Joseph married Jean Jane Murray in 1740 in , , Virginia, USA. Jean (daughter of James Yates Murray and Anne Bolling) was born in 1720 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA; died in 1785 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jean Murray

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1782, , Halifax, Virginia, USA

Notes:

HALIFAX COUNTY, VA WILLS pg. 64. Oct 1, 1792.

Will of Peter Trible of Halifax, in perfect sense.
To my wife Susannah Trible
To my son, James Trible
To my son, George Trible
To my son Peter Trible
To my daughter Sarah Gilbert
To my daughter Dinah Woosley
To my daughter Presilla
To my youngest children, George, Peter, and Mary Trible.
Signed 1 Oct 1792.
Wit: James Martin, Major Brumfield, William Brumfield, Thomas Hancock.
Will probated at Halifax Court 22Jul1793.
Signing the security when the will was probated was James Martin.

Peter married Suzanna in 1756 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Suzanna was born in 1730 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1794 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1782, , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1784, , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1787, , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1790, , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
• Residence: 1800, , Montgomery, Tennessee, USA

Spilsbe married Mary Polly Allen in 1759 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Mary was born on 5 Aug 1744 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA; died in 1791 in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1782, , Halifax, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Moza Hurt moved from Caroline County, Va. to the part of Bedford County, Va. that was created from Bedford County and made into Campbell County in 1781. This move was before July 1768. He moved across the Staunton River into Halifax County, Va. between 1780 and 1782 and died there in 1793.

His will dated 12-15-1791, probated on 1-28-1793 and recorded in Halifax County, Va. in Will Book 3, page 35, names seven children, all by his first wife, Mary.

Moza Hurt (also known as Moses) was born in 1730 probably in or near Bedford County, Virginia. A number of records exist pertaining to his life. His land deeds, marriage records, and will, as well as records of his children?s marriages, are all preserved. He held substantial amounts of land in three counties: Bedford, Halifax, and Caroline, and he bought and sold land all his life. He acquired land on the Rappahannock River, where he lived in St. Margaret's Parish in Caroline County. He was appointed Constable there in 1752. From 1755 to 1758 he was road-overseer. He married a young lady named Mary (last name unknown) by 1758. They had seven children: Philemon, born 1758; Jane, Betty, Sarah Ellen, born by 1763; James, born 1763; and twins Patience and Prudence, born by 1774. In 1763, at the urging of his wife, Moza gave some slaves to his then four children: Philemon, Jane, Bettey, and Sarah. Why he did this, and why young children needed slaves of their own, is unknown. In 1776, the family moved to Bedford County (cut from Lunenburg County in 1753) where they bought 284 acres of land.
The Hurts fought with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. It doesn't look like Moza fought, but he did supply aid to the Continental Army. The Bedford County Lists of publick claims filed by citizens lists Moza Hurt being returned provisions that had been collected in 1781 by Christopher Irvine. A Moses Hurt was recorded as having supplied 1 beef, 9 diets, 4 pecks corn. A Mosses Hurt supplied 2 diets and 2 pecks of corn. In 1782, a new county, Campbell, was cut from Bedford County, where the Hurts had been living. Sometime by 1782, Moza's wife, Mary, died, and he moved to Halifax County (cut from Lunenburg County in 1752), not necessarily in that order. Three and one half months before his second marriage, Moza persuaded his children to file a disclaimer to the slaves given them by Deed of Gift about 1763 in Caroline County. He then married Phebe Vaden, daughter of William Vaden and Frances Wilson, on April 10, 1782. She was the widow of Robert Mann who had died of smallpox.

The 1782 Heads of Households Census from Halifax County, Virginia, lists Moza Hurt with fourteen whites and nineteen blacks in the household.

The 1785 Heads of Families Census from Halifax County, Virginia, lists Moza Hurt with eight whites, one dwelling, and eight other buildings.

Moza died 1793 in Halifax County. His sons, James and Philemon, were the executors of his will. Phebe died two years later in 1795. His will read:
Sons Philemon and James, Executors.
To my son James Hurt, land whereon he now lives in Campbell County Virginia 617 acres
To my daughters: Patience and Prudence Hurt
To my married daughters: Sarah, wife of Michael Prewett, Jane, deceased wife of John Adams (?my poor daughter Jane, already departed this life?)...whereas: by the tender indulgence and earnest importunity of my wife in the year 1763, I believe, I made a deed of gift of sundry of my negroes to my then four children, namely, Jane, Betty, Philemon and Sarah Hurt, which is recorded at Campbell Court House, and whereas some years ago I loaned John Adams and Jane his wife, my daughter, a negro, and to Michael Prewett and Billy his wife, a negro girl--I give to those who have had the greatest trouble raising the negro children should have their preference in their choices.
I appoint my son Philemon and my son James as my sole executors -Witnesses: William Mann, Stitts Harrison, Robert Mann, Polly Mann

Children of Moza and Mary Hurt
James Hurt was born in 1763 in Caroline or Campbell County. He married his stepsister, Agnes Mann Harrison, daughter of Robert and Phebe Mann, and widow of Peterson Harrison, on June 10, 1782. He died in Campbell County in 1819.

Jane died by January 5, 1782, before Moza, married John Adams.

Elizabeth (Betty) and Sarah apparently were not taught to write because they did not sign their names on official documents, but simply made their marks.

Betty married Michael Prewitt, Jr.

Sarah Ellen married Byrd Prewitt. Her father signed his consent in February, 1782.

Patience married Samuel Hubbard in 1791. I don?t have any info on Prudence. Since Patience married in 1791, and had to be at least 17 years old to do so, she must have been born by 1774.

Philemon was born on October 6, 1758 in Caroline County, Virginia.

HURT.

1783�Moza Hurt sells to Philemon Hurt land in Halifax county lying on Terrible creek.

1793, January 17�Phebe Hurt, widow of Moza Hurt, deceased, for the sum of ten pounds, paid by Philemon and James Hurt, executors for Moza Hurt, sold to them her third of the estate with rights and titles.

Witness: Polly Mann.

1788, April 2�Moza Hurt, of Bedford county, sells to Thomas Hodges, of Halifax county, 30 acres of land, being a part of Wilson Mattox*s survey.

1793�Will of Moza Hurt.
Sons, Philemon and James.
"To my son, James Hurt, the land whereon he now lives in Campbell county,
containing 617 acres."
Daughters, Patience and Prudence Hurt, Sarah Prewett (wife of Michael
Prewett), Jane (deceased), wife of John Adams.
"My poor daughter, Jane, already departed this life, whereas, by the tender
indulgence and earnest importunity of my wife, in the year 1763, I believe, I
made a deed of gift of sundry of my negroes to my then four children, namely,
Jane, Bettie, Philemon and Sarah Hurt. This is recorded at Campbell Court
House.
"Some years ago I loaned to John Adams and Jane, his wife (my daughter), a
negro girl, and to, Michael Prewett and Bettie, his wife (my daughter), a
negro girl, &c.
"Those who have had the greatest trouble raising the negro children should
have their preference in their choice.
"I appoint my sons, Philemon and James Hurt, my whole and sole executors.
"M. Hurt."
Witnesses: William Mann, Stith Harrison, Robert Mann, Polly Mann.

Moza married Mary Estes on 30 Apr 1752 in , , Virginia, USA. Mary was born in 1735 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died on 18 Apr 1782 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Will of Robert Mann
found at http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/halifax/wills/earlywills-h-s.txt

1780, July 14—Will of Robert Mann. Wife, Phoebe. "It is my will, and In accordingly order, that all my estate, which I have lent unto my said wife, Phoebe Mann, of every sort and kind, except such as is herein given, be after her death sold, and the money arising from such sale be equally divided among
all my children, namely: Lucy Nichols, Sally Easley, Agnes Harrison, Betsy Mann, William Mann, Francis Mann, Phoebe, Patience, Robert, John, Joel and Polly Mann. And lastly I appoint and constitute my friends, Paul Carrington, Matthew Sims and Evan Ragland, my executors.
"R. Mann."
Signed, sealed, published and delivered by the said testators in the presence of H. Goare, Elizabeth C, (X) Younger and William (X) Ferguson.

Evan Ragland and John Irby, securities for Phoebe Mann, relict of Robert Mann.

Robert Mann was the son of Francis Mann, of Amelia county, whose will was dated there in 1753, September 4th, and names "My sons, Page Mann, Francis Mann, Cain Mann, Robert Mann, Abel Mann, Joel Mann and John Mann. Daughters, Lucy Mann and Agnes Mann." Wife Elizabeth. Executor, "My son, Robert Mann."Agnes Mann married Hezekiah Coleman.

Robert married Phoebe Vaden in 1753 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. Phoebe (daughter of William Vaden and Frances Wilson) was born on 7 Feb 1731 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA; died in 1793 in , Halifax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

William's family was said to be of Huguenot descent (French Protestants who were driven out of France in 1680 due to the Edict of Nantes). Devin is probably French--meaning sage, seer, foreteller of events. Surnames were adopted after 1000 AD in Europe and so our Devin ancestor was probably "le devin" (the seer) and the "le" was probably omitted with time. There were many Devins who did not leave France in 1680 and stayed Catholic. Some of these Catholic Devins came to Canada and there are many Devins in Canada today.

The Progenitor of the Devin Family in America was William Devin, Sr. William Devin Sr. came to America in 1745 or 1746 and in 1750 married Sarah Smith, and settled in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. They were members of the Presbyterian Church and accumulated some wealth. They had eleven children some dying in childhood. William Sr. named some of his children in his will recorded April 19,1802.

WILL-DEED AND WILL BOOK 11, PAGE 243, PITTSYLVANIA CO., VIRGINIA RECORDED APRIL 19, 1802
"In the name of God Amen, I, William Devin Sr.--of the County of Pittsylvania, in good health and of sound mind and memory for which I thank God; and calling to mind the mortality of man, knowing it is appointed of God for all men once to die, do make constitute and ordain this, my last Will and Testament--I first of all give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it me and my body to be decently intered at the discretion of my Executor and to such worldy Estate as it has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give and dispose of in manner and form following, that is first of all my just Debts--to be honestly paid. Secondly, I give to my children, James Devin, Mary Biggar, William Devin Jr., Robert Devin, and Joseph Devin--twenty shillings to each of them, their heirs or assigns forever. Third, I give to my daughter Sarah Devin, the house in which I now live after being well covered out of money arising out of my estate and the land adjoining thereto and bounded as follows, by William Devin Jr. lines on the south, by Joseph Devin and Spragin on the east, by Robert Devin on the north, and by Wimbish and Spurling on the west to inclose part of my new survey agreeable to Robert Devin's marked line
for dividing the said survey. I also give said Sarah, one negro boy, Alleck, one mare Finnex, or her value in cash, or another creature of near equal value, one cow and calf, exclusive of a white cow I admit to be her own property, one bed and furniture of her choice and half of all the other of my household furniture; one ewe and lamb, if any belonging to my estate, and lastly two sows and pigs, the choice of my stock and provisions of every kind that I may die possessed of for her and those free persons that I may leave in my family at my death for one year after. My further will is that if my daughter Sarah Devin should die without lawful heir of her body that in that case she has a right only to dispose of half the property to her given as she may think proper, and the other half my will is that it may be equally divided between all my surviving children or their lawfully begotten heirs of any they have or assigns forever. Item--I give to the children of my daughter Margaret Reynolds--twenty pounds cash to be under the direction of their father, Joseph Reynolds for the use of the said children that may live to enjoy it. And my further will is that all the land and negroes I may be possessed of at my death with all and every kind of property to me belonging not before in this last will given shall be sold my Executor at one years credit and the money arising therefrom after all legal and lawful expenses are paid for the execution of the will, the surplus if any, to be divided equally between my children as follows to wit--William Devin Jr., Mary Biggar, Robert Devin, the children of Margaret Reynolds (deceased) Sarah Devin and Joseph Devin, their heirs or assigns forever....."

From the Pittsylvania Co., Virginia Courthouse records, the following items: "William Devin Sr. to William Devin Jr. a deed February 17,1794"

"William Devin Sr. listed as head of family 1785"

MILITARY RECORDS
William Devin Sr. war services: War records no. 4 p. 166: "received a certificate for balance of full pay, according to act passed November session 1781, as Sergeant of Infantry...Virginia Continental Line."

The Devin property in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia is shown by deeds and records to be near the Sandy River, S.W. corner of Pittsylvania Co., N.W. of Danville and east of Martinville, Virginia. Pittsylvania Co. was formed in 1767 from Halifax Co., absorbed Patrick Co. and Herry Co. in 1777. In 1753 Halifax Co. was part of Lunenburg Co.

In records, various spellings of the Devin name is given...Davin, Deaven, Divean, Diven, and Divin. William Devin and his son, William Devin, Jr., took turns serving in the Military and sometimes only for three-month periods between farm work on their acreage, the military archives does not have any distinction between them, as all the records are just under
"William Devin". His first four sons were in the Revolutionary War.

1797 -- Pittsylvania Co., VA Land tax book, "Devin, Will, Sr., 530 acres."
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co., VA Land tax book, "Devin, Will, Sr., 8 3/4 acres, L.P."
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co., VA Land tax book, "Devin, William, Sr., 430 acres, L.P."
1797 -- Pittsylvania Co., VA Land tax book, "Devin, Wm., Sr., 287 acres, L. Orphans(Leak's orphans in 1793)

Virginia Judgements Book 4
Page 4
Grand Jury May Court 1777 State of Virginia, William Devin
War Record Book 4, page 166; William Devin
Virginia Land Office Records
Virginia Land Office Grant Book D
Page 140-141
William Devan, 404 acres, Pittsylvania County
Land grant to William Devan recorded 01.September.1780 for 404 acres in Pittsylvania County on both sides of Wet Sleve Creek adjoining Chamberlain, White, and Leah.
Page 146-147
William Devan, 327 acres, Pittsylvania County
Land grant to William Devan recorded 01.September.1780 for 327 acres in Pittsylvania County on the Banister River adjoining Cook's land.
Virginia Land Office Grant Book 33
Page 607
Jacob Aaron, 330 acres, Pittsylvania
Land grant to Jacob Aaron recorded 10.May.1796 for 330 acres in Pittsylvania County on the head of Little Creek, a branch of Banister River adjoining land of Stockton and Green. Note: This record is listed because it borders several Devin land holdings.
Virginia Land Office Grant Book 37
Page 18-19
William Devan, 430 acres, Pittsylvania
Land grant to William Devan recorded 12.October.1796 for 430 acres in Pittslvania County on both sides of Banister River adjoining land of Cook and Ball.
Virginia Land Office Grant Book 39
Page 448-449
Land grant to Robert Devin recorded 17.July.1797 for 950 acres in Pittsylvania County on both sides of Wet Sleve Creek adjoining land of Wimbish, Herndon, Jenkins.
Page 463-464
Land grant to William Devin, Sr. recorded 17.July.1797 for 200 acres in Pittsylvania County on the waters of Banister River adjoining Brown, Hook and Herndon.
Virginia Land Office Grant Book 57
Page 57
Land grant to Robert Devin recorded 09.March.1808 for 30 acres in Pittsylvania County adjoining land of Wimbish and Spurlin.
Virginia Census Records
Virginia Census 1785
Devin, William Jr.
Devin, William Sr.
United States 1790 Census for Virginia
Page 80
William Devin, Sr.
Page 100
William Devin, Jr.
United States 1850 Census for Virginia
Nancy Devin w/daughter & grandaughter
Henry County, Virginia Records
Pittsylvania County, Virginia Records
Pittsylvania County, Virginia was established 01.June.1767. Records from dates earlier than that date are either copied from records of parent counties or are archived in the parent counties. See The Genealogy of Pittsylvania County, Virginia for more information about the county governments of the Pittsylvania County area.

Pittsylvania County Va 1767 List of Tithables
Tithes taken by Theop'l Lacy 10th of June 1767:
Wm. Davin and Son Jas Davin
1787 Personal Property Tax List
Devin, William Sr.
2 white males 16-21
1 black over 16
0 blacks under 16
8 horses, mules, etc.
12 cattle

Pittsylvania County VA Court Records

The following court record references came from the "Plantiff Index to Court Records" at the Pittsylvania County Court House in Chatham,
Virginia. The following records are indexed on Pages 653-656. I do not have any copies of the court record pages, as yet.

Court Records Book 2

Page 64; 28.August.1772; William Devin; Thomas Henderson.
Page 154; 27.March.1773; James Devin; Exempt from roadwork.
Page 154; 27.March.1773; William Devin; Exempt from roadwork.
Page 326; 24.March.1774; James Devin; Josiah Mann.
Page 332; 25.March.1774; William Devin; Richard Prewet.
Page 431; 25.May.1775; William Devin; John Cook.

Court Records Book 3

Page 64; May.1787; Robert Devin; John Biswell.
Page 82; November.1787; Robert Devin; Boaz.

Court Records Book 4

Page 159; 25.September.1778; William Devan; John Mitchell.
Page 276; 19.October.1779; William Devan; Isreal Christian.
Page 301; 22.March.1780; James Devin; qualified as Ensign of Militia.

Court Records Book 5

Page 2; no date; William Devin; James Roberts.
Page 22; 20.August.1783; James Devin; Robert Duncan & wife.
Page 29; 21-22.August.1783; William Devin; Israel Christian.
Page 48; 22.October.1783; William Devin, Sr.; Samuel Duncan.
Page 163; 17.May.1785; William Devin; Henry Dunlap.
Page 195; 22.June.1785; James Devin; Harmon Cook.
Page 326; 16.May.1786; William Devin; James Deer.
Page 364; 22.August.1786; William Devin; Israel Christian.
Page 388; 20.November.1786; Robert Devin; Elijah Ryley.
Page 486; 25.May.1787; James Devin; Richard Pigg.

Court Records Book 6

Page 23; 21.November.1787; Robert Devin; John Stockton.
Page 51; no date; Robert Devin; Appointed as Tax Commissioner.
Page 319; 20.August.1789; William Devin; Order to certify tax error.
Page 343; 19.November.1789; William Devin; James Roberts.
Page 360; 17.August.1789; Robert Devin; John Buckley.
Page 366; 21.May.1790; Robert Devin; John Morton.
Page 413; no date; Robert Devin; John Morton.
Page 437; 19.August.1790; Robert Devin; John Morton, Sr.
Page 454; 20.December.1790; Robert Devin; Daniel Hankins.
Page 461; 21.February.1791; Robert Devin; Appointed as Tax Commissioner.

Court Records Book 7

Page 49; no date; Robert Devin; Qualified Captain of Militia.
Page 236; 17.June.1793; Alexander Devin; William Spurling.
Page 314; 17.February.1794; Robert Devin; Qualified Tax Commissioner.
Page 406; 20.April.1795; Robert Devin; As Tax Commissioner.

Court Records Book 8

Page 26; 18.May.1795; Robert Devin; Ordered to record certificate.
Page 41; 18.May.1795; Robert Devin; Qualified Lieutenant in Militia.
Page 44; 19.May.1795; Joseph Devin; Qualified Ensign in Militia.
Page 104; 19.August.1795; William Devin; Jessee Robertson.
Page 121; 19.October.1795; Robert Devin; Appointed Revenue Tax Commissioner.
Page 199; 24.March.1796; William Devin; Jessee Robinson.
Page 267; 17.October.1796; Robert Devin; Reappointed Tax Commissioner.

Court Records Book 9

Page 49; 16.September.1799; Robert Devin; Qualified Executor.
Page 165; 19.November.1798; Robert Devin; Qualified as Captain Militia.
Page 276; 19.May.1800; Robert Devin; Order to certify resurvey.
Page 301; 16.June.1800; Joseph Devine; Qualified Lieutenant in Militia.
Page 461; 16.February.1801; Robert Devin; Qualified Administrator.

Court Records Book 10

Page 54; 17.August.1801; Robert Devin; John Ward.
Page 168; 19.April.1802; William Devin [estate]; Order to record will.
Page 170; 17.May.1802; James Devin, Jr.; Qualified Deputy Sheriff.
Page 207; 21.June.1802; William Devin [estate]; Order to record will.
Page 229; 19.July.1802; Joseph Devin; Qualified Executor.
Page 229; 19.July.1802; William Devin (estate); Order to record inventory and appraisement.
Page 229; 19.July.1802; Robert Devin; Qualified Executor.
Page 234; 19.July.1802; Joseph Devin; Qualified Captain in Militia.
Page 237; 16.August.1802; William Devin [estate]; Order to record Inventory and appraisement.
Page 309; 22.February.1803; James Devin; Discontinued.

Court Records Book 11

Page 192; 20.August.1804; Elizabeth Devin; Qualified Administratrix.
Page 192; 20.August.1804; Joseph Devin (Est)[estate]; Order to Record Inventory and Appraisement.
Page 225; 17.September.1804; Joseph Devin (Est)[estate]; Order to Record Inventory and Appraisement.

Court Records Book 12

Page 26; 21.January.1806; Robert Devin (sur-exr)[surviving executor]; Richard Gross.
Page 26; 21.January.1806; William Devin (est)[estate]; Richard Gross.
Page 68; 19.March.1806; Robert Devin; Crispin Shelton.
Page 78; no date; Robert Devin; Crispin Shelton.

Court Records Book 13

Page 348; 21.November.1808; Robert Devin; Joseph Norton.
Page 356; no date; Robert Devin; Joseph Norton.
Page 394; 16.January.1809; Betsy Devin (GDN)[guardian]; Guardian Qualified.
Page 394; 16.January.1809; Joseph Devin (est)[estate]; Guardian Qualified.

Court Records Book 14

Page 175; no date; Robert Devin (exr) [executor] and William Devin (estate); Samuel Calland.
Page 191; 19.March.1810; James Devin and John Devin; William Clark Shff.
Page 237; 21.May.1810; Robert Devin; Qualified Executor.
Page 358; no date; Robert Devin (exr) and William Devin (estate); Samuel Calland.
Page 547; 20.May.1811; Robert Devin (exr) and William Devin (estate); Samuel Calland.

Court Records Book 15

Page 10; 18.June.1811; Robert Devin; George Herndon (est-exrs).
Page 50; no date; Robert Devin; Thomas Blakley.
Page 176; 16.March.1812; Robert Devin; Thomas Blakley.
Page 184; 16.March.1812; John Devin and James Devin; Jacob Aron.
Page 219; 17.August.1812; John Devin and James Devin; William Rawlins.
Page 341; no date; John Devin and James Devin; William Rawlins.
Page 349; no date; Robert Devin; Thomas Wright.
Page 349; no date; Robert Devin; James Nowlin.
Page 350; no date; Robert Devin; Pier Turley.
Page 352; no date; Robert Devin; Samual H. Watson.
Page 353; no date; Robert Devin; William H. Watson.
Page 394; 19.October.1812; Robert Devin; James Witcher.
Page 406; no date; Robert Devin; Caleb Witcher.
Page 447; 18.January.1813; Robert Devin; John Custard.
Page 509; 19.March.1813; Robert Devin; James Nowlin.
Page 509; 19.March.1813; Robert Devin; Samual H. Watson.
Page 509; 19.March.1813; Robert Devin; William H. Watson.
Page 510; 19.March.1813; Robert Devin; Thomas Wright.
Page 510; 19.March.1813; Robert Devin; Pier Turley.
Page 515; 20.March.1813; Robert Devin; Caleb Witcher.

Court Records Book 16

Page 28; 22.June.1813; Robert Devin; William H. Watson.
Page 120; no date; Joseph Devin; Order to record account current.
Page 121; 15.November.1813; Robert Devin; Joseph Homes.
Page 167; no date; Robert Devin; William H. Watson.
Page 185; 21.February.1814; John Devin (orphan) and Joseph Devin (est); Guardian Qualified.
Page 241; 16.May.1814; Joseph Devin; Order to record account current.
Page 302; no date; John Devin (orphan) and Joseph Devin (est); order to record inventory and appraisment.
Page 309; 15.August.1814; Robert Devin; Thomas Muse.
Page 396; no date; Elizabeth Devin and Joseph Devin (est); Order to record dower allottment.
Page 412; 20.February.1815; Elizabeth Devin and Joseph Devin (est); Order to record dower allottment.
Page 428; 20.March.1815; Robert Devin; James Jackson.
Page 429; no date; John Devin (orphan) and Joseph Devin (est); order to record inventory and appraisment.

Court Records Book 17

Page 114; 19.March.1816; John Devin (orphan) and Joseph Devin (est); order to record inventory and appraisment.

Court Records Book 19

Page 17; 16.March.1818; Sarah Devin; Exempt from payment of levies and taxes.

Court Records Book 22

Page 33; no date; Sarah Devin; Jones So.
Page 217; 21.June.1821; Sarah Devin; Jones So.

Court Records Book 23

Page 114; no date; John Devin; Jo Davis.
Page 271; 19.January.1824; John Devin; Jo Davis.

Court Records Book 24

Page 60; 19.January.1824; John Devin; Davis.
Page 109; date unknown; John Devin; Davis.
Page 199; date unknown; John Devin; Davis.
Page 295; 21.August.1824; John Devin; Beck.
Page 306; 21.August.1824; John Devin; Fendley.
Page 331; date unknown; John Devin; Fendley.
Page 364; date unknown; John Devin; Beck.
Page 367; date unknown; John Devin; Fendley.

Court Records Book 25

Page 12; 15.November.1824; John Devin; Beck.
Page 37; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 118; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 131; date unknown; James Devin; Boaz Est-Admr.
Page 190; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 191; date unknown; James Devin; Boaz Est-Admr.
Page 224; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 230; 19.August.1825; James Devin; Boaz Est-Admr.
Page 293; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 352; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 26

Page 41; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 114; 16.October.1826; Robert Devin; Qualified Sheriff of Pittsylvania County.
Page 143; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 203; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 302; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 303; 22.August.1827; Robert Devin; Order to Settle Account Current.

Court Records Book 27

Page 21; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 57; 18.February.1828; Robert Devin; Qualified Sheriff.
Page 89; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 145; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 197; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 264; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 340; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 404; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 28

Page 183; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 259; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 311; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 380; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 29

Page 39; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 252; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 342; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 30

Page 54; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 184; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 293; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 31

Page 89; date unknown; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.
Page 192; 19.November.1833; James Devin; Isham P. Petty.

Court Records Book 32

Page 70; 19.May.1834; Robert Devin; Order to record will, inventory, and appraisement.
Page 275; date unknown; Robert Devin; Order to record account current.
Page 278; 15.December.1834; Robert Devin; Order to record inventroy and appraisement.
Page 390; 18.May.1835; Robert Devin; Order to record account current.

Court Records Book 35

Page 125; 20.August.1839; Nancy Devin; Declaration.

Court Records Book 38

Page 257; 19.May.1845; William Devin (est) and Sarah Devin (heir); Order concerning division of land.
Page 315; 18.August.1845; Sarah Devin; Order to record report of Commissioners.

Court Records Book 40

Page 81; 16.October.1848; Sally Devin; Order to record will.
Page 82; 16.October.1848; Sarah Devin; Curator Qualified and order to appriase.
Page 90; 20.November.1848; Sally Devin; Order to record will.
Page 91; 20.November.1848; James Devin; Mary Biggers Heirs.
Page 93; 20.November.1848; Sally Devin; Order to record inventory and appraisement.
Page 94; 20.November.1848; Sally Devin; Order to appraise.
Page 97; 21.November.1848; Sally Devin; Order to appraise.
Page 180; 21.May.1849; James Devin; Mary Biggers Heirs.
Page 376; 17.June.1850; Morton Devin; Jonathan Elliott.

Court Records Book 43

Page 14; date unknown; James A. Devin; Qualified executor.

Court Records Book 44

Page 202; 20.July.1857; James A. Devin; Qualified executor.
Page 404; date unknown; Nancy Devin; Order to record will.
Page 430; date unknown; Nancy Devin; Order to record will.
Page 488; 19.July.1858; Nancy Devin; Order to record will.
Page 490; 19.July.1858; Nancy Devin; Executor qualified.
Page 492; 19.July.1858; Nancy Devin; Order to record inventory and appraisement.
Page 493; 19.July.1858; Nancy Devin; Executor qualified.
Page 507; 16.August.1858; Nancy Devin; Order to record inventory and appraisement.
Page 507; 16.August.1858; Nancy Devin; Heirs certified.

"Satisfactory evidence was this day exhibited to the Court that Nancy Devin was a Pensioner of the United States at the rate of eighty dollars per annum, was a
resident of this county and died in this county on the 11th day of April 1858 leaving only one child whose name is Sarah S. Hurt."
Page 560; date unknown; J. A. Devin; Account current confirmed.

Court Records Book 45

Page 60; 21.March.1859; J. A. Devin; Account current confirmed.

Court Records Book 48

Page 379; 18.May.1868; Nancy Devin; Executor powers revoked.

Court Records Book 49

Page 57; 17.August.1868; James A. Devin; Administrator qualified and order to appraise.
Page 582; date unknown; James A. Devin; Account current confirmed.

Court Records Book 50

Page 193; date unknown; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.
Page 219; date unknown; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.
Page 246; 16.December.1872; Fannie Devin (gdn), Fannie W. Devin, Ida L. Devin, James Devin, and William R. Devin; Guardian Qualified.
Page 256; 17.December.1872; Fannie Devin (gdn), Fannie Devin, Ida L. Devin, James Devin, and William R. Devin; Order concerning money.
Page 271; date unknown; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.
Page 324; date unknown; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.
Page 404; date unknown; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.

Court Records Book 51

Page 10; 21.July.1873; Fanny A. Devin; James A. Devin Est-Admr.
Page 72; 19.August.1873; James Devin, Jr.; James M. Reynolds.
Page 96; 20.October.1873; James A. Devin; Account current confirmed.
Page 307; 18.January.1875; Fannie A. Devin (gdn) and William R. Devin (by gdn); Account current confirmed.

Court Records Book 68

Page 245
21.May.1900; Nelson Devin; Exempted from payment of Capitation Tax.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 2

Page 497
from William Devin; April 25, 1772

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 6

Page 412
09.October.1782; rent agreement from Samuel Calland, executor, to James Devin allowing James to farm 500 acres of the Arthur Hopkins estate for seven
years at a cost of 20 barrels of corn per year.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 7

Page 534
from William Devin, Sr.; Nov. 21, 1785

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 8

Page 372-373
04.November.1788; deed from Abadnego Boaz to Robert Devin for 293 acres on Strawberry Creek in Pittsylvania County. (Note: Missing photocopy of
page 373).

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 9

Page 119-120
Thomas Mustian
Last Will and Testament of Thomas Mustain; 16.July.1792
Page 251-253
03.March.1791; Trust Deed from Jesse Robinson to William Devin, Sr.
Page 374
20.April.1789; deed from Robert Devin to Benjamin Burnett, Sr. for 293 acres on the west side of Strawberry Creek adjoining Thomas Boaz and
Chamberlain.
Page 392-393
12.April.1793; deed from Jeremiah Walker and Joseph Devin for 77 acres on Turkey Branch.
Page 446
19.October.1793; deed from Richard Prewett, Elizabeth Prewett (his wife), and Julius Newcom to Robert Devin for 150 acres on north side of Little
Strawberry Creek.
Page 455-456
15.October.1793; deed from Jeremiah Walker and Mary, his wife, to Joseph Devin for 77 acres on Turkey Branch.
Page 498-499
17.February.1794; deed from William Devin, Sr. to William Devin, Jr. for 200 acres on both sides of Wet Sleve Creek.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 11

Page 301-302
10.November.1797; deed for 47.75 acres on both sides of Wet Sleave Creek from Jeremiah Spurling to Robert Devin.
Page 302-303
10.November.1797; deed for 87.5 acres on both sides of Wet Sleve Creek from Robert Devin to Jeremiah Spurling.
Page 465-466
28.November.1798; deed for 126 acres from William Devin, Sr. to Joseph Devin.
Page 466
28.November.1798; deed for 150 acres from William Devin, Sr. to Robert Devin.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 13

Page 537
Heirs of William Devin from Alexander Devin
23.November.1803; from Alexander Devin to heirs of William Devin reliquishing his rights to the estate of his father, William Devin, Sr.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 16

Page 116
Mitchell from Devin
from Robert Devin to John Mitchell recorded 06.?June?.1806
Page 127
Parrish from A. Parrish
Deed from Abram Parrish and wife, Susannah, to Matthew Parrish
Page 228
Nancy Devin from Parrish
Deed 16.January.1809 from Abram Parrish and wife, Susannah, to Nancy Devin al, gift.
Page 229
Parish from A. Parrish
Deed from Abram Parrish and wife, Susannah, to Thomas Parish
Page 231
Parrish from A. Parrish
Deed from Abram Parrish and wife, Susannah, to Susanna Parrish
Page 232
Parrish from A. Parrish
Deed from Abram Parrish and wife, Susannah, to Richard Parrish
Page 240-241
Devin from Devin
Recorded 06.January.1809; from Robert Devin, executor, to William Devin (son of William Devin, Sr.)partitioning land in the estate of William Devin, Sr.
Page 241-243
Biggar from Devin
; 06.January.1809; from Robert Devin, executor, to Mary Biggar (daughter of William Devin, Sr.) partitioning land in the estate of William Devin, Sr.
Page 243-244
Reynolds from Devin
; 06.January.1809; from Robert Devin, executor, to Joseph Reynolds (widower husband of Margaret who is daughter of William Devin, Sr.) partitioning
land in the estate of William Devin, Sr.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 17

Page 264
; 10.April.1811; deed from Robert Devin to William C. Hurt for 150 acres of land.

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 20

Page 333-334
12.October.1816; deed from John L. Jarvis to William Devin. (page 334 not photocopied).

Pittsylvania County VA Deed Book 29

Page 153
Robert Devin deed to Methodist church
Page 219
Robert Devin deed to Methodist church

Pittsylvania County VA Marriage Bonds Book 1

Page 3
Joseph Reynolds and Margaret Devin
Joseph Reynolds and Edward Hodges make bond of 50 pounds current money of Virginia on 21.August.1780 for the marriage of Joseph Reynolds and
Margaret Devin. Bond witnessed by Joseph Akin.
Page 11
Joseph Devin and Elizabeth Nowlin
Joseph Devin and William Devin make bond of 50 pounds on 16.July.1789 for the marriage of Joseph Devin and Elizabeth Nowlin.
Married by Richard Elliott
Page 14
James Bleakley and Elizabeth Smith
James Bleakley and Robert Devin make bond of 50 pounds current money on 12.January.1791 for the marriage of James Bleakley and Elizabeth Smith.
Bond witnessed by William Tunstall, Jr.
Elizabeth Smith consented for herself on 11.January.1791 and consent was witnessed by Joseph Akin.
Married by Richard Elliott.
Note: This record is added to Devin Timber because James Bleakley appears many times in other Devin records, and Elizabeth Smith may be related to
Sarah Smith, wife of William Devin, Sr.
Robert Devin and Nancy Parrish
Robert Devin and Joseph Akin make bond of 50 pounds current money on 22.January.1791 for marriage of Robert Devin and Nancy Parrish. Bond
witnessed by: William Tunstall, Jr.
Consent given by Abram Parrish (father of Nancy) on 23.January.1791 and was witnessed by Joseph Akin.
Married by: Richard Elliot
Alexander Devin and Sucky Nowlin
Alexa

William married Sarah Smith in 1750 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Capt. Thomas Smith) was born on 20 Mar 1728 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA; died on 22 Nov 1800 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"Not named in the will of her husband which was dated 25 November 1800. Dessa's booklet mentions a letter to Alfred Harrison Devin written b Rev. Robert Ira Devin son of James, son of William Jr., son of William Sr. The letter is said to make the following statement: "Records of the Parish of Camden: Sarah Devin born March 20, 1728". "

"William Devin, Senior is considered to be the Progenitor of the protestant Devin family in the United States of America. William Devin, Senior of Virginia was born in Dublin, Ireland and came to America in 1745 or 1746. In 1750, he married Sarah Smith and settled in what is now Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
--The Devin Family, page 1.

A William Davin along with son James Davin is listed in the 1767 list of Tithables for Pittsylvania County, Virginia Colony.

Like many landowners of the era and region, William Devin Senior owned slaves. His will states that he owned at least one male slave, named Alleck, which he bequeathed to his daughter Sarah Devin.
-The Devin Family, page 2.

William Sr. served as Sergeant of Infantry, Virginia Continental Line. He "received a certificate for balance of full pay, according to act passed November session 1781". [more likely this was his son William Jr.]
-The Devin Family, page 3.

Children listed in will: James Devin, Mary Biggar, William Devin, Jr.
Robert Devin, Joseph Devin, heirs of Margaret Reynolds, decd.

References:
(1) War Records No.4 Page 166
(2) Will of William Devin Senior recorded April 19, 1802 in deed and Will Book 11, page 243, of Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Will was signed 25 Nov 1800.
(3) 1787 Pittsylvania Co VA for William Devin, Sr.
Personal Property Tax List: 2 white males 16-21
1 black over 16
0 blacks under 16
8 horses, mules, etc.
12 cattle

Dessa's booklet mentions a letter to Alfred Harrison Devin written by Rev. Robert Ira Devin son of James, son of William Jr, son of William Sr. The letter is said to make the following statements: 'William Devin born 1724.'"

These statements may be accurate, but Dessa's booklet, as written, seems to relate that these records have Irish origins. There is a Camden Parish in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. If the referenced records are from the Virginia parish, why do they mention the marriage of William and Martha Devin? Is the Sarah Devin mentioned in the records actually William Sr.'s spouse rather than his sister? Another theory is that the William and Martha Devin mentioned in the parish of Camden records is William Devin and Martha Mitchell and the 2 in 1720 is actually an eight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Kevin's_Church,_Camden_Row,_Dublin

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1777, , Goochland, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1779, , Amelia, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1782, , Amelia, Virginia, USA

Abraham married Sarah Clark on 8 Oct 1767 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA. Sarah (daughter of Isaac Clark and Rebecca Nave) was born in 1748 in , Fluvanna, Virginia, USA; died in 1808 in , Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Echols Notes

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bev angenealogy&id=I5509

In 1850 Milner Echols wrote-The Short History of Our Family, beginning with his earliest known ancestor, John Echols Sr. who married Mary Cave about 1688. His grandson brought it to Texas and the Dallas Genealogical Society published it. Milner was not a genealogist and other historians have surpassed his work. Some historians believe Echols was not English but Welsh and perhaps even Welsh Quaker. We do not know who John's father was.

Three other Echols were in Virginia before John: Joyce Echoll in 1652 , Richard Eccles in 1653 , and Sylvester Echols in 1664 . The most likely of the three to be the father of John is Richard Eccles. Some have speculated that John Echols was identical to the John Eccles who appeared near Herrin Creek in Charles City County 1677-94 . This John Echols married possibly a daughter of Thomas Harris. On 13 September 1677 administration of the estate of Thomas Harris was granted John Echols and John Hardaway. Thomas Harris, likely the son of the elder Thomas Harris and who had come of age, petitioned the court to summon Echols on 2 March 1690/1. Charles City County awarded Echols 200 pounds of tobacco for two wolves heads in 1691.

There is no evidence that John Echols of Charles City County was our John Echols. Indeed the former John Echols was killing wolves in Charles City County while the latter John Echols was living in New Kent. We do not know who Mary Cave's father was but we presume he was one of a few men named Cave in early Virginia. The most likely candidate is John Cave [1678] who twice applied for a land patent with John Echols. Mary was said to be born about 1650 and died after 1712. On 20 April 1685, John Echols and William Morris received 350 acres-behind land formerly of Mr Giles Moody in New Kent County.

This was for the transportation of seven persons. Echols and Morris allowed their right to the land lapse and James Taylor obtained its patent in 1688 . On 23 April 1688, John alone was granted 321 acres next to land he already owned. John evidently prospered because fifteen years later he, Samuel Craddock, John Cave, and William Glover were granted 1,620 acres on the-branches of Tuckahoe Swamp and the freshes of Mattaponi River in King and Queen and Essex Counties. John never lived in Caro County because they created it sixteen years after he died. Yet in 1685 the boundaries of New Kent County adjoined the present-day Caro County and part of John's land may have been in what is now Caro County. On 23 October 1703 John Echols and John Cave secured a patent for 600 acres in St Stephens Parish in King and Queen County. John Echols paid quit rents on 220 acres in 1704. John and Mary were the parents of five sons: John, Abraham, William, Joseph, and Richard Echols.

Their three daughters were Eleanor, Ann, and Elizabeth Echols. The Echols sons were dependable Amelia County citizens and served on juries when called. Of twelve good men on the jury of Robert Vaughan vs. Richard Ward on 9 December 1737, three were Richard, William, and Abraham Echols. One historian reported that seven individuals, including four sons of John Echols Sr, were granted 6,000 acres of land in Spotsylvania County Virginia on 11 December 1728. Yet no such patent was ever issued. The Echols sons were Abraham, William, Joseph, and Richard Echols. Another participant was William Echols son-in-law, Richard Anderson Jr. We believe these four Echols sons lived in Amelia County Virginia until around 1750. They then resettled in what is now Halifax County and Pittsylvania County. The Gillintine, Marchbanks, Collins, Hendrick, and Hubbard families, who intermarried with the Echols, moved from Amelia County to Halifax around the same time.

After the Echols family moved from Amelia County, another Echols family arrived. Edward Echols, patented 400 acres in July 1738, 548 acres in April 1748, and 364 acres in September 1755. In 1755 as Edward Echols-of Albemarle Parish, Sussex County Virginia, he deeded land to his brother, Robert Echols of Nottoway Parish, and his son Thomas Echols. This was perhaps the Edward Echols who secured a patent for 140 acres in Surry (later Sussex) County in 1727 to which he added 104 acres in 1743. Both Edward and Thomas Eccles were later in Albemarle Parish and the Albemarle Parish Register records the births of some of their children. Edward Echols died in Sussex County [27 Oct 1757 / 21 Apr 1758] leaving Amelia County land to several sons.

Other notes:
John Echols, according to the best history, migrated to the US during Oliver Cromwell's time, because of some differences between Cromwell and himself! He is reputed to have had large possessions in England, and to have sold same, turning the proceeds thereof into gold and brought with him. He settled in Virginia, becoming a large planter and slave owner.

Land patents for John Echols
On 20 April 1685 John Echols and William Morris received 350 acres ?behind land formerly of Mr Giles Moody in New Kent County. This was for the transportation of seven persons. Echols and Morris allowed their right to the land lapse and James Taylor obtained its patent in 1688. On 23 April 1688, John alone was granted 321 acres next to land he already owned. Fifteen years later in 1703, he, Samuel Craddock, John Cave, and William Glover were granted 1,620 acres on the branches of Tuckahoe Swamp and the freshes of Mattaponi River in King and Queen and Essex Counties. The tract began on the east side of Potobago Path. A patent for Francis Meriwether places Potobago Path on the branches of Hoskins Creek. Thus the tract was 2-3 miles south of present-day Beazley, Virginia. On 23 October 1703, John Echols and John Cave secured a patent for 600 acres in St. Stephen?s Parish in King and Queen County.


HISTORY OF ECHOLS FAMILY by MILNER ECHOLS 1850

A short history of our family from the first that landed in America till the present time, as far as I can ascertain----.

John Echols an Englishman came to America about the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th Century and settled in Caroline County, Virginia, and married a tall redheaded woman named Mary Cave and by her had five sons and three daughters. I shall begin with his sons first and carry out their family as far as my knowledge extends.

John was his first son who left Virginia a young man and settled in the lower part of N. Carolina and raised his family, of whom I know nothing.

Abraham was old John’s 2nd son, married Sarah Tamer and by her had two sons and several daughters. His sons were Joseph and Joshua. Joseph married a Miss King, and by her had 2 sons and 5 or 6 daughters. His sons Abraham and Jeremiah who left Virginia in time of the Revolutionary War and went to Pennsylvania. Of their offspring I know nothing. Joshua married Hannah Brown, had a number of children of whom I know but little. He had one son Darius, a conspicuous man in Habersham County, GA. The rest of his family lives chiefly in the upper part of Georgia. Old Abraham had one daughter who married James Hodges a very worthy man, his family moved to Tennessee. He had one son named Jessee and he had a son named James who was a commanding officer in Tennessee and got drowned in Cumberland River near Cairo. Jessee had one daughter named Tabitha, that is all I know of the family. Old Abraham had another daughter named Sarah who married John Rowden and by her had 4 sons and one daughter. His sons were Abraham, Laban, Josee, and John. Abraham married a woman named Chick, moved to Tennessee. I know nothing of his family. Laban married Milly Adams raised a large family. I know nothing of them only two of his sons to wit, Hubert and Lot, who live in Guinett County, Ga. Josee married Susannah Adams, moved to Tennessee, of his family I know nothing. John married Milly Brewer, a widow, the daughter of old Jeremiah Reeves, sister to Rev. Malachi Reeves and Rev. Jeremiah Reeves. He also moved to Tennessee and was drowned in the Tennessee River. Of his family I know nothing. Old John Rowden’s daughter was Tabitha. She married Glover Crain, had several children by her and then died. He had one son named Joseph Crane who married a Miss Hood. They had several children, one son named John Glover Crane who was a wholesale merchant in Charleston, S.C.Joshua Crane had a daughter married a Mr.Whitman, a Baptist preacher and a teacher in the Penfield Academy, Green County, Georgia.
P.S. James Hodges daughter married John Lacy. Wm Glass and Hally Shaw Lacy had one son named Elijah and he and wife parted. Glass had 5 sons and 3 daughters. His sons were Hubbard, Mason, Frederick who married Betsy Strother and he was killed by the Indians in Alabama. The other three, David, Elish and Eahlij Mason married a Miss Wyatt and lives in Fayett County, Georgia the rest of his sons I know nothing. His daughters were named Tabitha, Patsy, and Sally. Tabitha married Richard Wood and by him had three sons and one daughter. Her sons were Winston, William and Willis. Her son William represented three different counties in the state of Georgia and was Colo. Of the same counties. He then moved to Randolph County, Alabama and represented that county and is Colo. And judge of the court.
Willis, her third son married a Miss Cochran and died young. Richard Wood’s daughter was named Elizabeth and married Samuel D. Echols. Hally Shaw raised a large family in Jackson County, Georgia. I know nothing of his family only E. B. Shaw, his grandson, who lives in Guynett County, and is a very eminent Baptist preacher.

P. S. If I mistake not, old Abraham Echols had a daughter who married a man by the name of Hubbard in Virginia. I know nothing further of them.

The third son of old English John Echols was named William. I don’t know who he married. He had several sons and daughters. His sons were John and William. John was one of the largest men ever raised in Virginia. He was a Quaker preacher. That’s all I know of him or his family as I never saw him but once. William was also a very large man, married a widow Spradlin. By her had three sons and four daughters. His sons were Joel, Elcanah, and William. Joel and Elcanah moved to Tennessee. Settled on Cumberland River near Caro. I was once at Elcanah’s house after his death. He had a large family. I know the names of none of them only his youngest son named Richard. They are a very wealthy family. Joel I think they told me had no child. William, the third son, married a girl by the name of Elizabeth Farmer - a schoolmate of mine in Virginia. He moved to Alabama, settled in Madison County near Huntsville and was a very great wholesale merchant in that town. I know but very little of his family. He had a daughter married Richard Holden also a wholesale merchant in Huntsville and also had two sons who moved to Mississippi. One of them was killed by a man and the other wrote to me about it. I think the one that wrote was by the name of Larkin. The one that was killed I think was by the name of Joseph. That’s all that I know of that family.

Old William Echols daughters married William Wynne, Vardre McBee and Daniel Williams and Richard Anderson. Of Wynne’s family I know nothing as they moved to Tennessee in an early date. Old Vardre McBee moved from Virginia to South Carolina before the Revolutionary War and was a Capt. In that army and was said to have done as much damage to the British and Torries in that part of the country as any Capt. In that country. He had two sons, to wit, Silas and Vardre. Silas was a very large man, went to Mississippi and died there. I know nothing of his family. Vardre still lives in South Carolina, Greenville District. He has six children, only one married, that a daughter, married a Mr. Carson. He has one daughter Malinda single, one son Luther, the rest I don’t know their names. He is said to be the richest man in that part of the state. His property is estimated at one million dollars. Old Vardre has several daughters. I don’t know their names. One married a man by name of Ross. How many children she had I know not. I only know one of her sons who is by name of Rice F. Ross. One married a man by name of Asher. They have one son in Dade County, Georgia, by name of William Asher, a very smart man. That is all I know of that family.

Daniel Williams, who married the third daughter of old William Echols, went to Tennessee, raised his family there. Of his daughters I know nothing. His sons were Sampson and Oliver. Sampson was said to be an uncommon smart man, represented his county many years. There is a very fine town in Tennessee named in hone of his name - Williamsburg. Sampson Williams was a very large man, rather cross-eyed. Richard Anderson married old William Echols fourth daughter, had five children by her and she died. I know the names of two of their sons, which were Medy and John. Medy became very rich, owned the first merchant mill I ever saw, on Banister River in Virginia, where was a considerable town built named Medsville in honor of Medy Anderson’s name. They both had families of which I know but little.

Joseph Echols was the fourth son of old English John Echols. He never married, consequently had no family. He was an afflicted man, had what was called the asthma which prevented him from lying down. He never lay down for forty years-had an instrument made that fitted his forehead and sat and slept. His common vocation was hunting and trapping on the River at which business he made considerable property as he lived in the frontier country where game was plenty.

Richard Echols was the fifth son of English John Echols who married Caty Evans - he was my grandfather - and by her had fourteen children. Three died in infancy. The rest lived to raise families. Their first son was Moses who married Betsy Wynne. They raised a considerable family. Their first son was John who married Fanny Formby and moved from Virginia to Tennessee. I know but little of the family. He was a one-eyed man, he was very smart and had great property. Their second son was Obediah. He married Betsy Terry. He died at about 65 years of age. I know but little of his family, only one son who lives in the western district of Tennessee by name of Champness Terry Echols, a Baptist preacher. Moses third son was by name of Moses who married a Miss Terry - cousin to his brother Obediah’s wife. I know nothing of his family. Their fourth son was by name of Evans who married Anna Terry, sister to his brother Moses wife. They live in Virginia. I know no more of their family. Old Moses daughters were by name of Rebecca, Priscilla, Tabitha, Betsy, Lucy and Frances. Rebecca married Edward Akin. I have no knowledge of their family. Priscilla married David Bates in Halifax County, a very large man who offered for the legislature in the county that he was born and raised in when he was about twenty-five years old. He got every vote that was given in the county and the county was very large. He continued to go to the legislature as long as he stayed in Virginia. He then moved to Georgia, Wilkes County. He became a representative of Wilkes County in Senate and was once appointed President Senate pro tem - you can see his name in the digest of the laws of Georgia. He became so fat that it was supposed by the doctors that his fat melted in him, killed him before he was sixty years old. He weighed nearly four hundred pounds. He raised his family in Wilks County, Georgia but after his death they moved to Tennessee. I have but little account of them since. He had one son named Randolph and one named Anderson. Of the rest I have no account only one daughter named Susanah who marriedJames Johnson of Oglethorpe County.
Old Moses third daughter Tabitha married Nathan Formby. He moved from Virginia to Georgia and died in Walton County. He raised four sons and several daughters. His sons were named Moses, Obediah and Nathan. The other I don’t know the name of, he married a Miss Harvie in Newton County and died there. Moses and Obediah live in Newton County. They both have families but I don’t know the name of either of their wives. Nathan lives in Alabama. I know not of his family. One of old Nathan’s daughters married John Whitaker and one married Henry Nichols. One Israel Moore and one married a Mr. Park. I know nothing of the family.

Old Moses fourth daughter Betsy married Marlin Farmer. I know no more of the family. His fifth daughter Lucy married Jonas Meadows and that’s all I know about them. His sixth daughter Frances married a man by the name of Shelton. I have no account of them further.

Old Richard Echols second son was named John. He married Lucy Koore, raised a large family by her. They had three sons and six daughters. Their oldest son was James. He married Nancy Winbush of South Carolina. He moved to Alabama in an early date, so I know but little of his family. I have heard that one son named George, a doctor, and another named Saml - that is all I know of them.

Old John’s second son was named John. He married a Miss Moore. He also moved to Alabama. I know nothing further of them. Old John’s third son was named Saml. He married Jane Holloway of Elton, Putnam County, Georgia. He moved to Alabama so I know nothing further of them; old John’s daughter was Prudence who married Christopher Irwin. They raised a large family of sons and one daughter who died young. I know nothing more of them only Christopher and David. Christopher lives in Walton County, raised several sons and one daughter. I don’t know the names of the sons tho I am told they are smart young men. His daughter was Sophrony. She married Raman Ray. They live in Cobb County. David Irwin lives in Marietta and is a very imminent lawyer and a very wealthy man. He has a family that I know very little about. Old John’s second daughter was by name of Temperance. She married Jno. Rodgers. They raised several sons. I know of only two of them, Dr. James Rodgers, who married Wm. G. Springer’s daughter and lives in Carrol County. He has represented that county in the legislature of Georgia. David Rodgers lives in Stewart County and has also represented that county in the State Legislature. Old John’s third daughter named Caty never married, died young. His fourth daughter Patsy married Capt. William Ellis. They live in Pike County near Griffin. They have raised several sons and daughters. I know only two of his sons, Richard and Thomas. One of them is a doctor, both very large men. They had one daughter married a man named Wilson who lives near Griffin. Old John’s fifth daughter named Liddy married Skelton Standifer, moved to Alabama. I know no more of them. His sixth daughter Lucy married Nathan Williams and raised their family in Jasper County. I know nothing further of them only one son, a doctor who lives in Meriwether County, Georgia.

Old Richard Echols third son was named James Echols, a very large man, had a very singular mark in his features. He had one black eye and one blue eye. He married Elizabeth Palmer, widow of John Palmer of Richmond County, Virginia. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Milner. By her he had five sons, three daughters. His oldest son was Milner, who married Susannah Sansom, had ten children. Their first son was Samuel Dorril Echols, who married Betsy Wood. By her he had four sons and four daughters. His first son was named Alfred. He married a girl names Thirston. They had one child and then they parted. His second son was named Wood Echols. He married a girl by name of Patrick, had three children, moved to Alabama and died shortly after he went there. I know nothing of his family. Third son named Winston M. Echols married a Miss Summer Cain, had one child and she died. He married again but I know not to whom. His fourth son is named John, a young man not yet married. His oldest daughter was named Maryan. She married Colo. Thos. J. Johnson, who lives in Herd County, near Franklin. They have children but I know not their names or how many. His second daughter was named Mahaley, married Mercer Babb, had one child and she died. Her daughter is a daughter named Antonett. Saml’s third daughter Betsy Ann married a Mr. Hollandworth, lives in Heard County,. They have one child. I know nothing of them. His fourth daughter Susannah not yet married.

Milner’s second son was named James, died an infant by a fall out at the door. His third son was named Richard, died an infant also. His complaint was the Flux. His fourth son was named Robert Milner Echols. He married Mary Melton and by her had twelve children. His first son was named Jonathan Milner Echols, died at the age of seventeen years. His death was caused by an over hard march in the army in very hot weather. His second son was named Dorrel Sampson Echols, died an infant. His third son was named Thomas Jefferson Echols, married Lucinda A. Pate and by her had three sons, the first Jonathan M. Echols, his second son died young, his third son was named Robert Milner Echols. Robert M. Echols, fourth son of Robert Walton Echols, a youth, his fifth son Samuel D. Echols, his sixth son named Richard, died young. His seventh son Joseph a little boy. Robert M. Echols first daughter Rhoda married Thos. J. Trammel, had nine children by him - to wit - Collumbus, Georgia, John Robert, Thos., and Ugnias. Her daughters are Tabitha, Martha and Susan, the youngest not yet named. His second daughter Martha married Doctor John G. Waddel, she had one child and died when it was nine days old, named Thomas Echols Waddel, who lives with his father in Alabama. His third daughter Elisa, his fourth daughter Mary Ann, his fifth daughter Frances, none married. Robert M. Echols was a man that filled many responsible offices. He represented Walton County upward of twenty years in succession, was six or seven years president of the senate. He was Major General. He was also Judge of the Court and one of the Trustees of the University at Athens and - of all he was member of the Baptist Church at Sardis, Clerk of the same. He was appointed by Congress a Colo. In the United States Service to command 13th Regiment in Mexico. He was also appointed by the President to pay off the soldiers in Mexican War - his office was at New Orleans. He died in Mexico at the National Bridge whilst in command of the 13th Regiment on the third day of Dec., 1847 in the 49th year of his age.

Thos. Echols, the fifth son of Milner Echols, married Polly Harper. By her had six children, two of whom died young. His first son was Robert H. Echols, married Elizabeth Morris. His second son, Joseph M. Echols, married Virginia Norton, had by her three children. Thomas’ first daughter, Susannah North Echols, married John Chappel, lives in Merriwether County, has several children. Her oldest is William, her second one named John, the rest small, I don’t know their names. His second daughter Mary not married.
Milner Echols’ sixth son named William Sampson Echols, married Kitty Holder, had by her four sons and two daughters. His oldest son John Thomas Echols married a Miss Kelly, has several small children. His second son Robert M. Echols not married. His third son Lumpkin not married. His fourth son, an infant named Thos. Rhodes Echols. His first daughter Martha who married Jos. Selvy who had one child by her and ran away and left her. Second daughter Frances not married.

Obediah Echols, seventh son of Milner Echols, married Hannah Holder - sister of his brother William’s wife - had five children by her. His first son James Echols, his second Tapley, his third John Bunyan, his first daughter Susannah, his second Nancy who married a Mr. Shaw. Obediah Echols, son of Milner, died in Milledgeville in the 31st year of age. Was a very business man, was appointed Surveyor Genl. before he was thirty years of age.

Milner Echols first daughter named Leah died before she was three years old. Her death was caused by a burn. His second daughter Patsy married Joshua Ammons. She had two children. First daughter Mary married James Mobley. They have three children. Their oldest a son named Samuel Iverson Mobley, second a daughter named Susan Martha Mobley. Joshua Ammon’s second is a son named John Milton Ammons, not married.

M. Echols third daughter named Nancy married A. B. Rose, by him had nine children. First son named Augustus died about his fourteenth year. Second Dolphus, third son Theophelus, fourth son Aurelius, fifth son William, sixth Marcus, seventh Agenius Mercer, none married. His first daughter Sarah died at about Seventeen years of age, second daughter Martha died at about eight years old.

Robert E. Echols was the second son of James Echols. He married Elizabeth Davis, they had three sons and one daughter. His first son was Wm. Milner Echols. He was a tanner by trade and married in Montauleo, Jasper County, Georgia. I know nothing more of this family, only that he lives in Monroe County. His second son was named Jessee Mercer Echols. He married a girl named Sandel Carrel. They had no children. They live in some of the Cherokee Counties. He is in some office on the railroad, the last I heard of him. His third son named James lives in ____ County, Alabama. I know nothing more about him. Robert E. Echols daughter named Lucy married and went to Tennessee. I know no more about her.

Absolom Echols was the third son of James Echols, married Nancy Sansom. They had no children. He was killed by Johnson Hammock in Alabama. Hammock was condemned to be hanged for it but killed in jail before the day of his execution.

Obediah Echols was the fourth son of James Echols. He married Elizabeth Strong. They had one child and his wife and child both died. He then married Elizabeth Flournoy, by her had two children, a son and a daughter. The daughter died an infant and his wife also died about the same time. His son was named Philip Henry Echols. He had a great deal of property left him by his grandfather Flournoy. He was educated at Schenetida college in New York. He studied law under Judge Berrien at the City of Washington and married the Judge’s daughter, Margaret Berrien. He returned to Georgia and practiced law and died on ther Cirquett in Marion County at his uncle Absolom Echols. Obediah then married Elizabeth Jones, a widow in Hancock County and by her had several sons and daughters. His first son by his last wife was by name of James Walter Echols, a very rich man and lives at Auburn, Alabama. His brother Samuel now lives with him, a doctor.

Their father, Obediah Echols, lives in Mississippi, Carrol County, has four daughters married and lives near their father. The names of the men that they married I don’t know, only one married a Mr. Foreman, he has two small sons lives with him, one named Judson, the brother I don’t know the name.

Echols daughter - first daughter was named Leah Echols. She married Robert North. They had four sons and four daughters. Two of their daughters died young. Their first son named Wm. North married Frances Arnold, had several children. I don’t know their names. They live in Coweata County, Georgia. Their second son Anthony North married Polly Hubbard, a second cousin to him. They have a large family of children chiefly grown and several married but I don’t know who to. He has one son named Robert and another named Hubbard and one daughter named Adaline. Their third son named Abraham, married Hiss Holms. They have a large family but I don’t know their children’s names. The fourth son named Marcus married Dosha Thurmond. She had two or three children and died. He then married a widow but I don’t know her name.

Robert North’s first daughter Patsy married a Mr. Hale, never had any children, her husband died. She is now a widow. Second daughter Lucy married James Willis, had several children, moved to Alabama and there she died shortly after she went there.
James Echols second daughter named Mary Echols, married Jeremiah Reeves. They had five sons and four daughters. One of the daughters died young and another fell into the spring and drowned. Their first son Absolom Echols Reeves, who lives at Rome married Elisa Tyas, by her had one daughter who died at about the time she was twenty years old while she was attending Association in Chattanooga County. John N. Reeves, their second son, never married, lives in Augusta. Jeremiah Reeves, their third son, married at about 40 years of age, lives in Walker County. Their fourth son, James M. Reeves, never married. Joseph Reeves, their fifth son, married a Miss Hodge and lives in Chattanooga in Tennessee and keeps a tavern in that town. Jeremiah Reeves first daughter, Leah, married Samuel Neblick, lives in Jackson County, Georgia. I know nothing of their families. Their second daughter Elisa married Ben Powell. I know nothing of their family, only they have one son named Evans Powell. James Echols third daughter named Elizabeth Echols married Thos. M. Fagg. He then ran away, left wife and child and never been heard of since............................................

Benjamin Echols was Richard Echols fourth son. He married Sabra Hendrick, his own cousin and by her had three sons and five daughters. Their first son was Richard, he married Betsy Smith his cousin. They had no children, were very wealthy. They differed, parted and never lived together any more. He died from a fever taken in Floyd’s army in 1815. John Echols, their second son, married a girl named Merrel, raised a large family in Mississippi. I know none of his children, but his oldest daughter Elmira. Benjamin Echols was old Benjamin Echols third son. He married Betsy Ellis, lives Chattanooga County, had a large family of children. His first son is Richard Echols, married but don’t know who. Second son Abner not married, third son Robert lately married to Miss Verner. Their first daughter Caty not married. Second daughter (I know not her name) married Amay Dickson, a very fine man. He had several other daughters but I don’t know their names.

Old Benjamin Echols first daughter Lucy married Samuel Paine, had several children; one son named Samuel lives near Rome. One of his daughters married a man named Williamson. She is now a widow. Benjamin Echols second daughter Betsy never married, died rich. Third daughter Sally married Luis Rolston, had three children, one son Robert, the others daughters. One married a man named Edwards. I know nothing of their family. Fourth daughter Caty married Jacob Lawridge, moved to Mississippi, had several children. I know the names of but two of them, one boy named Legon, one John -- . Fifth daughter named Citty married J. Dyche, moved to Mississippi. He shortly died. I know nothing further of the family ---

Obediah Echols was old Richard Echols fifth son. He married a very rich old Irishman’s daughter. His name was Wm. McDaniel, her name was Caty McDaniel. He had five sons and two daughters. His sons, William who died at about 19 years old, second son Benjamin Echols. He was a nearsighted man, not very bright, but had the most extensive recollection of any man. He inherited a large estate from his grandfather McDaniel’s estate but had not forecast enough to take care of it. He married Betsy Milner in Kentucky, his own cousin. They had several children, one son named Obediah, one daughter named Mariea. I know nothing more of his family as they moved to Tennessee but left Blind Ben - as we called him. Old Obediah Echols third son was James, married Sally Rutledge, raised several children. I know but little about them only one of his sons named Silas Echols said to be a very smart man. James was a great farmer, a great hand to make tobacco, and from that was called Horn Worm James. Old Obediah’s fourth son was named Obediah. He married a Miss Franklin in Virginia but moved to Georgia and died young, left two children, a son named Josephus and a daughter. I know not where they are.

Obediah’s fifth son was named Elijah. He married a girl by name of Willingham. I know nothing more of his family. He was said to be the greatest millright that ever was seen in the State. Old Obediah’s two daughters were named Betsy and Nancy, one married Thos. Rutledge, the other married Wm. Arnold. They both moved to Tennessee. I know nothing further of their families. Old Obediah’s wife died. He then married a widow Jones near Richmond in Virginia. Her maiden name was Jackson, she was a half sister to the great General Lawson. By her he had two sons and one daughter. His first son was Philip Jackson Echols, lives in Crawford County, Georgia, and one son lives in a little town in Monroe or Forsyth County, the name of the town I don’t recollect. That is all I know of his family. He has been Clerk of the Court in Crawford County. His second son was Samuel Echols. He married Sally Booker and moved to Alabama and died. I know but little of his family.

Old Obediah’s daughter was named Polly Echols who married a man by name of Raney, moved to Giles County, Tennessee and died a few years ago, so I was informed by a letter from his daughter. Old Obediah was a Baptist preacher of the highest order of his day. Joseph Echols was sixth son of old Richard. He was a Methodist preacher, married Polly Stamps and by her had five sons and four daughters. First son Ruben married Betsy Owen, of whom I know but little. He moved to Mississippi and died shortly. He had several sons, I don’t know their names. He had one daughter Sarah, married Samuel Marshall, a very fine man, lives in Coweata County. Another daughter Caty married a man by name of Bell, of them I know nothing.

Joseph’s second son was Levi, married a Miss Hubbard, became vastly rich and died soon. He lived in Washington, Wilks County, had but one child, that was a boy named Joseph Hubbard Echols. He is a man of great learning. He is a Methodist preacher and a lawyer and he was the president of the Female Academy in Madison, Morgan County, Georgia. Joseph Echols third son named Simeon married Caroline Van Allen, daughter of Peter L.Van Allen. He was a very great lawyer, and was killed by Wm. H. Crawford in duel on the bank of Savannah River in South Carolina at Braksdale Ferry. Caroline Van Allen was said to be worth $20,000 when Simeon Echols married her. They moved to Mississippi near Columbus to a little town called Athens where he shortly died. His wife lives at the same town and keeps a public house. I know nothing of their family.

Joseph Echols fourth son was Josephus, a very tall man, became a doctor. He went to Alabama to a town called Selma and by his Partner I am told he got very rich. I heard he married but I don’t know who to, consequently know nothing of his family.

Joseph Echols fifth son, William, was also a doctor, never married, had a wen on his neck which was cut out and he died immediately at about 24 or 25 years of age. Joseph Echols first daughter Tabitha married Thomas Cooper, had no child, died in Cowetta County. His second daughter Caty married a very worthy man in Jasper County named Archibald Standifer. She was upward of forty years old when she married, had no child. His third daughter Rebecca never married, lives in Newnan, Cowetta. His fourth daughter Olive married an Englishman named John Daughterty, lives in Coweata County, keeps a public house, he is said to be a very fine man, I know nothing of his children.

Old Richard had five daughters, the oldest named Mary Echols, married Thos. Wynne, had 2 sons and 4 daughters. His first son was Obediah, married Onry Bolton in Virginia, had by her several children, first son John Wynne lives Oglethorpe, married a girl Owen, of his children I know nothing only one son named Glen Wynne married a daughter of Samuel Lumpkin and lives in Coweata County. Thos. Wynne’s second son Thos. Wynne Jr. was left very rich by his father but alas - he was a drunkard and gambler and married onto a very low family, spent his property in a few years and went over seas to some foreign land, his family lives in the upper part of Georgia. He had one daughter married a man by name of J. Brand, and two of his daughters married two brothers named Fincher. I know but little more of the family.

Old Thos. Wynne’s first daughter married Wm. Arnold, had three children, one son and two daughters - she was by name Rhoda, weighed nearly 400 pounds. Her son was William, married a Miss Milner, had two sons by her and died. One of his sons is a wholesale merchant in Charleston, South Carolina, the other one I know but little about. One of her daughters married Samuel Lumpkin of Oglethorpe, the other married David Owen of Newnan, Coweata County, all very wealthy people. Thos. Wynne’s second daughter married Levi Marshall - a brother to the great preacher Abraham Marshall - they had several sons and daughters. First daughter married Robert N. Crawford of Columbia County. I know but little about the rest of their children. Thos. Wynne’s third daughter Kitty married John Bolton, they had three sons and two daughters. Their sons were Thos., Charles and John. Thos. Lives in Newnan, Charles lives Wilks, vastly rich. John died. He lived in Cobb County on the Chattahoochee River near Montgomery’s Ferry. Their daughter Betsy married Philip Cooper and died shortly, their daughter Polly married Thos. Sims, lived in Washington, Wilks County. He died and then she married a man by name of Sherburn, he died.

Old Thos. Wynne’s fourth daughter Lucy married William Booker, had by him three daughters and one son, their names were Polly who died, Sally who married Samuel B. Echols and now lives in Alabama. Third daughter Lucinda married William Galbreath, they have one daughter married Absalom Echols Roberts and another married a Mr. Hester and they also have a young son I know not his name. The son of Wm. Booker was the notorious John W. Booker who died in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia.

Old Richard Echols second daughter, Drucilla, married Wm. Owen, raised a large family. They all went to western countries but one daughter, her name was Rhoda. She married the Rev. Malachi Reeves. I know but little of the family since they went to the west. Old Richard’s 3rd daughter Sally who married John Milner and moved to Kentucky in a very early date raised a very large family. Their sons were Armstead Milner, a very rich man, John Milner and Mark Milner.

Old Richard Echols fourth daughter Anna married James Daniel, had five children, four sons and one daughter. Their sons were Moses, Hopkins, Echols Daniel and Jeremiah. Their daughter Caty never married. Echols Daniel married but never had children by his wife. He is a vastly rich man, lives in Floyd County. Hopkins married the widow Crane, the grandmother of John Glover Crane of Charleston. Jeremiah Daniel married but I don’t know who. He moved to west. I know nothing of his family.

Old Rich Echols fifth daughter Elizabeth married William Raney, had one daughter named Betsy Hunter Raney. She married a very great lawyer by name of Edward Jones who lives in Giles County, Tennessee. Of their family I know nothing more.


From Cavaliers & Pioneers
vol 2 p 287 JOHN ECKHOLLS & WILLIAM MORRIS, 350 acs., New Kent Co., St. Stephen's Par., 20 Apr. 1685, P. 436. Behind land formerly of Mr. Giles Moody; by Barrow's old howse, &c. Trans. of 7 pers.*
vol 2 p 320 JOHN ECKHOLLS, 321 acs., New Kent Co., on N. side of Mattapony Riv.,
23 Apr. 1688, p. 635. Beg. by Capt. William Smyth's Landing path; along Moody's lyne; to the White Oake Sw; to John Joy by an Indian path; by John Dunkley, &c. Trans. of 7 pers: Samuell Randoll, Jo hn London, John Courteney, Thomas Gardener, William Smithson, Deborah Marshall, Daniell Newman.
vol 2 p 328 JAMES TAYLER, 350 acs., New Kent Co., in St. Stephen's Par; 20 Oct. 1688, P. 683. Behind land formerly of Mr. Giles Moody; by Barrow's old house, &c. Granted to John Eckolls & Wm. Morris, 20 Apr. 16 85, deserted, & now granted by order, &c.. Trans. of 7 pers: John Jones, Wm. Kitto, Jeffrey James, Cadwalader Hackle, Anne Eden, EIiza. Foster, Jno. Charles.
vol 3 p 75 SAMUELL CRADOCK, J0HN CAVE, JOHN ECKHOLLS & WILLIAM GLOVER, 1620 acs., in K. & Q. & Essex Counties; on brs. of Tuckahoe Sw., in the freshes of Mattapony River, 23 Oct. 1703, p. 552. Beg. by E. side o f Potobago Path; to E. side of Tuckahoe Bever Dam; by the old path. Trans. of 33 pers: Hugh Williams, Eliz. Mask, Eliz. Dean, Wm. Whitton, Samuel Carter, John Page, Isaac Sanders, Wm. Haynes, Ric hd. Summers, Nicolas Neal, Tho, Oakley, Ralph Keeling, John Royley, Robt. Blake, Tho. Marlers, Nich. Martin, James Waly, Wm. Kite, Mary Kite, Mary Jones, Margt. Upton, Jon. Babe, Tho. Lyars, Jos eph Gregory, Tho. Essex, Joseph Arch , Wm. Maddocks, Fra. Bentley, Richd. Streeter, Robt. Marwood, Hugh Davis, Richd. Hill, Richd. Burton.
JOHN CAVE & JOHN ECKOLLS, 600 acs., K. & Q. Co., in St. Stephen's Par; in the freshes of Mattapony River; beg. at Richards" & Cave's land; to E. side of Potobago Path; 23 Oct. 1703, p. 554. Trans o f 12 pers: Daniell Due (or Doe), Peter Maryon, Hugh Hillion, Margarett Wingall, John Morgain, Rowld. Watteny, Mary Glover, Edward Clegg, Peter Baker, Wm. Leigh, John Right, Tho. Dicks.
vol 3 p 212 WILLIAM HALL, of Glocester Co; 1080 acs. (N. L.), K. & Q. Co. & Essex Co; 11 July 1719, p. 426. Beg. at Stephen Lankford (Langford), on W. side of Tuckahoe Sw; adj. William Cradock, John Cave, Joh n Eckols & William Glover; land sd. Hall sold to John Smith, Thomas Aplin & John Smith; Col. Goldman's line; Col. Goodrich & Mr. Aubrey; on N. side of the Sadle Branch; 11 July 1719, p. 426. Imp . of 22 pers: Jervis Blundall, Trehemiah Tolarton, John Brown, Abel Duckwith, Susanna Reaves, Alice Finier, David Wilson, Robert Smith, John Thomas, Dorby Bohawn, Dennis Mackarty, Darby Dun, James Smi th, Jane Thompson, Samuel Smith, Robert Williams, Thomas Turner.
vol 3 p 217 ROBERT BEVERLEY & THOMAS JONES, Gentlemen, 15,000 acs. (N.L.), in Essex Co. & K. & Q. Co., 20 Feb. 1719, p. 455. Beg. by Rappa. River, cor. of patent to James Harrison, John Bowzee & the 4 Orphans o f George Motts, dated 29 Nov. 1674; crossing Warner's River; on John Cave's land; on line of the Governor's land; to br. of the Wilderness Run; down the Rapidanna River; excepting certain tracts alrea dy granted within the bounds, which are declared to be no part of sd. 15,000 acs. hereby intended to be granted, &c. 75 Lbs., money.

John married Mary Cave in 1688 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of John Cave, III and Elizabeth Travers) was born in 1670 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died in 1712 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Married: 1670, , , Virginia, USA

Notes:

Mary (Cave) Echols was not daughter of John Cave and Elizabeth Waugh
There must be tens of thousands and probably hundreds of thousands of people who descend from John Echols who married Mary Cave. And everywhere you look on the Internet, including many nicely designed websites, we have recorded that this Mary Cave was the daughter of John Cave and Elizabeth Travers, who herself was the daughter of Giles Travers and Ann Waugh. I accept the very very strong possibility that John Echols wife Mary was a Cave, based on their g-grandson Milner Echols's records as well as the many early Cave - Echols connections which he would not have known about. However, Milner also states Mary was the daughter of John Cave. This may be true, (or may possibly not be, a very early David Cave seems another possibility). Even if John Cave is Mary's father, however, it can't be the same John Cave who married Elizabeth Travers! Why? Many reasons, but a clear one is this. Mary (Cave) Echols birth date is not known, but she started having children in the late 1690's. So she was born probably ca 1670 maybe as late as 1680. Some records estimate 1674. Well, Elizabeth Travers's father, Giles Travers, was born ca 1662 proven by various records. So can someone explain to me how Giles could have had a grandaughter Mary Cave who was born when he was twelve years old? My personal opinion is that John Cave who married Elizabeth Travers, was the nephew or possibly even grand nephew of Mary Cave Echols. He could NOT have been her father. Please don't take this posting as confrontational. However it would be a great service if those many people who have posted on their webpages and elsewhere, the incorrect data that Mary Cave Echols' s parents were John Cave and Elizabeth Travers, would remove that incorrect data, and even contact other descendants they have (I realize unwittingly and with no malice) passed this mistake on to.

Author: Michael Walker, 15 Jan 2002



John Echols married Mary Cave
John Echols an Englishman came to America about the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th Century and settled in Caroline County, Virginia, and married a tall redheaded woman named Mary Cave and by her had five sons and three daughters. The Echols sons were dependable Amelia County citizens and served on juries when called. Of twelve good men on the jury of Robert Vaughan vs. Richard Ward on 9 December 1737, three were Richard, William, and Abraham Echols:John Echols [Ecckles] married Mary Cave daughter of John Cave and Ellizabeth Travers. Mary was born abt 1650, Orange County, Virginia d about 1713 in Virginia Their children were: 1 Mary Echols b: ABT 1682 in King and Queen, Virginia 2 John Echols b: ABT 1684 in King and Queen, Virginia **3 Abraham Echols b: 1686 in Comfort, Lee County, Virginia -- d 3 Oct 1749, in Lunenberg, Virginia married (BEF 1729 in Virginia) Sarah Hubbard b: ABT 1700 4 William Echols b: 1686/1690 in Virginia 5 Joseph Echols b: ABT 1688 in Virginia 6 Elizabeth Echols b: ABT 1690 in King and Queen, Virginia 7 Richard Echols b: 1694 in King And Queen Virginia 8 Anne Echols b: ABT 1698 in Virginia

**Abraham and Sarah {Hubbard} Echols had a number of children, including 3 sons who moved to Habersham County GA and several more who moved to Forsyth County, Georgia. I descend from one of the three sons in Habersham County, probably Darius Echols and his two daughters, granddaughters or nieces -- one who married Thomas Stephens, Jr. (Grandfather's side) and another who married Captain Littleton Stephens (CSA) ( Grandmother's side) -- it's a small county in Georgia and they all lived within 5 miles of each other, went to the same Church (Broad River Baptist). I have another more direct tie to the Hubbards, however in England the name was Sir Henry Hubbard (First Baronet). The line on my father's side goes from me as follows: LaRoche-Watkins-Walton-Claibourne-Barber-Archer-Elizabeth (Hubbard) Archer who died in 1727 in VA -then to- John Hubbard-Matthew Hubbard-Robert Hubbard-Sir Henry Hubbard

This line has been traced back to William Hobart (or Hubbar) -- Born c. 1388, at Bedford near Monks Eleigh, County Suffolk, England -- Who died in 1479 at Monks Eleigh, Suffolk, England. Looking forward to Sir Henry Hobart, Esq. Born ca 1553 at Plumstead, Norfolk. Henry died at Blicking, Norfolk, on 29 Dec 1625. It is not totally clear that he is Robert's father but there is a tie to Benjamin (grandson, who also immigrated to the Virginia Colony, Edmund HOBART (immigrant to Hingham, Mass) Rev Peter HOBART (also Hingham) and George (New England)). The Hobart who did not leave England married a person who descends from Mary the Tudor Princess of England through the Seymour family -- so the Hubbard's had legal connections even back then. Some earlier Hubbard history at http://www.garrettfamily.info/family-history/hubbard/Hubbard-Branch.pdf {htlm} -&- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubbard_family

Sir Henry Hobart, 1st Baronet SL (c. 1560 – 29 December 1625) was a English judge and politician. He was also the son of Thomas Hobart and Audrey Hare. He was admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 10 August 1575. Called to the Bar in 1584, he became governor of Lincoln's Inn in 1591. Between 1588 and 1589, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives, for Yarmouth in 1597 and 1601, and for Norwich from 1604 to 1611. Hobart was Steward of Norwich in 1595, and Serjeant-at-Law from 1603 to 1606. Hobart was Attorney for the Court of Wards in 1605 and Attorney General for England and Wales between 1606 and 1613. From 1613 to 1625, he was further Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas.

Having been Lord Chancellor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, he was also Chancellor and Lord Keeper of the Great Seal to Charles, Prince of Wales. Knighted in 1603, he was made a Baronet, of Intwood in the County of Norfolk on 11 May 1611. Hobart purchased the estates of Intwood in 1596 and of Blickling in 1616, where he was buried on 4 January 1625.

On 21 April 1590, he married Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell on 21 April 1590 in Blickling in Norfolk. They had twelve sons including John Hobart (from whom George and Benjamin descend) and four daughters.

On 22 Apr 1570 Henry married Dorothy Bell, daughter of Sir Robert Bell (ca 1539-22 Jul 1577) & Dorothy Beaupre (ca 1538-February 1602/3), at Blicking, Norfolk. Born on 19 Oct 1552 at Beaupre, Norfolk. Dorothy died at Covent Garden, Middlesex, England, on 30 April 1641.


The Echols family name

The distinguished surname Echols is one of the most notable Anglo-Saxon surnames, and its historical trail has emerged from the mists of time to become an influential surname of the middle ages and of the present day.


In an in-depth research of such ancient manuscripts as the Domesday Book compiled in 1086 A.D., by Duke William of Normandy, the Ragman Rolls (1291-1296) collected by King Edward Ist of England, the Curia Regis Rolls, The Pipe Rolls, the Hearth Rolls, parish registers, baptismals, tax records and other ancient documents, researchers found the first record of the name Echols in Lancashire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman conquest and the arrival of duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


Confusing to most, we found many different spellings in the archives researched. Although your name, Echols, occurred in many manuscripts, from time to time the surname was often, spelt Eccles, Ecles, Eckles, Eyckles, Accles, Ackles, and these changes in spelling frequently occurred, even between father and son. There is one record, a father and eight sons. In the graveyard where they are buried, all nine have different spellings of their surnames. Many reasons were revealed for these spelling variations, but mainly church officials and scribes spelt the name as it was told to them.


The family name Echols is one of the most notable of the ancient Anglo-Saxon race. This founding race of England, a fair-skinned people led by General/Commanders Hengist and Horsa, settled in Kent from about the year 400 A.D. The Angles, on the other hand, occupied the eastern coast.


The Anglo-Saxon five century domination of English society was an uncertain time, and the nation divided into five separate kingdoms, a high king being elected as supreme ruler.


By 1066, King Harold came to the throne of England which was enjoying reasonable peace and prosperity. However, the Norman invasion from France and their victory at the Battle of Hastings, found many of the vanquished Saxon land owners to be forfeited their land by Duke William and his invading nobles. They became oppressed under Norman rule, and some moved northward to the midlands, Lancashire and Yorkshire, even into Scotland.


The family name Echols emerged as a notable English name in the county of Lancashire where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated at Eccles with manor and estates in that shire. But like many other families they moved north into Scotland and were granted lands in a Barony in Dumfriesshire which they named Eccles. They later branched to Eccles in Berkwickshire. John Eccles of Berkwickshire rendered homage to King Edward I of England on his brief conquest of Scotland in I296. Sir Mathew Eccles of Dumfriesshire was a Judge. The Eccles Clan in Dumfriesshire became a distinguished clan and flourished until the 17th century. Notable amongst the family at this time was Sir Mathew Eccles of Dumfriesshire.


For the next two or three centuries, the surname Echols flourished and played a significant role in the political development of England. During the I 6th, I 7th and 18th centuries, England was ravaged by religious and political conflict. Puritanism, Catholicism, Royalist and parliamentary forces shed much blood. Many families were freely "encouraged" to migrate to Ireland, or the "colonies. " Some were rewarded with grants of lands, others were banished.


In Ireland, settlers became known as the Adventurers for land in Ireland. These Protestant. settlers undertook to maintain the Protestant faith. In Ireland they settled in the counties of Wicklow and Tyrone and acquired the estates of Eccles Ville and the head of the family was Kildonan in Wicklow.


Meanwhile, the New World beckoned and migration continued, some voluntarily from Ireland, but mostly directly from England or Scotland, their home territories. Some clans and families even moved to the European continent.


Kinsmen of the family name Echols were amongst the many who sailed aboard the armada of small sailing ships known as the “White Sails” which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships were pestilence ridden; sometimes 30% to 40% of the passenger list never reaching their destination, their numbers reduced by many diseases and the elements, and many were buried at sea.


Principal amongst the settlers who could be considered a kinsman of the surname Echols, or a variable spelling of that family name was Anne Eccles, who settled in Virginia in 1698. James, John, Mary, Robert, Samuel, Thomas, and William Eccles all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1865.


The trek from the port of entry was also arduous and many joined the wagon trains to the prairies or to the west coast. During the American War of Independence, many loyalists made their way north to Canada about 1 790, and became known as the United Empire Loyalists.


20th century notables of this surname, Echols, include many distinguished persons: Sir John Eccles; Lord Eccles; Viscount David McAdam Eccles, K. C V. O., British Politician and Company Director, Member of the House of Lords; General Ronald Eccles; Sir John Carew Eccles, M.B. B.S. D.Phil, Australian Neurophysiologist, Recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine.


John Echols an Englishman came to America about the end of the 16th century or the beginning of the17th century from England and settled in Caroline County, Virginia. There he married a red-headed woman named Mary Cave. Mary's Father was also from England and he and John Echols paid the transportation for others to come to the colonies to in exchange for land here. John Cave was also and importer of fine wines.


When John Echols came to the colonies records show that at least three other Echols were already in America, but this John was known as the "Ole Englishman."


More About John Echols:

Immigration: End of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th century

Nationality: English

Religion: John was a Quaker

Residence: Settled in Caroline Co., VA
Notes for Mary Cave:"a tall, redheaded woman." (Milner Echoles in his 1850 history)

More About John Echols and Mary Cave:

Marriage: 1688, Essex County, Virginia (Source: Echols, Milner, History of the Echols Family, (Written by Milner Echols in 1850 at approximately age 78)



Children of John Echols and Mary Cave are:
62 i. William Echols, born 1699 in :probably in King and Queen Co., VA; died Apr 1771 in Halifax Co., VA; married Sarah Turner Abt. 1710. ii. John Echols, born 1682 in First born son of John Echols the Englishman; died 20 Dec 1750 in Beaufort Co., NC. iii. Abraham Echols, born Unknown; died 1749 in Lunenburg Co., VA; iv. Richard Echols, born 1694 in King and Queen Co.,VA; died Aft. 15 Jan 1778 in Pittsylvania Co., VA; married Catherine Evans. v. Eleanor Echols, born 1676; died 1773; married Nicholas Gillinine; born Unknown; died Unknown. vi. Ann Echols, born Abt. 1700 in King and Queen Co.,VA; died 28 Oct 1740 in Raleigh Parish, Amelia Co., VA; married George Marchbanks Abt. 1721 in Amelia Co., VA; born Unknown; died Unknown. vii. Joseph Echols More About Joseph Echols:Medical Information: He had asthma which prevented him from lying down. He didn't lay down for forty years. He had an instrument that fit his forehead and sat up and slept.


Mary (Cave) Echols was NOT daughter of John Cave and Elizabeth Waugh
Mary Cave

RESIDENCE: King and Queen Co. VA
BIRTH: ABT 1670, Wales
DEATH: ABT 1712



Family 1 : John ECHOLS

MARRIAGE: ABT 1688, Caroline or Essex Co., Virginia

John ECHOLS
+Abraham ECHOLS
William ECHOLS Sr.
Joseph ECHOLS
Richard ECHOLS
Daughter ECHOLS
Ann ECHOLS
Eleanor ECHOLS

NotesMary (Cave) Echols was NOT the daughter of John Cave and Elizabeth Waugh! Her parents are unknown.

Author: Michael Walker Date: 15 Jan 2002
There must be tens of thousands and probably hundreds of thousands of people who descend from John Echols who married Mary Cave. And everywhere you look on the Internet, including many nicely designed websites, we have recorded that this Mary Cave was the daughter of John Cave and Elizabeth Travers, who herself was the daughter of Giles Travers and Ann Waugh. I accept the very very strong possibility that John Echols wife Mary was a Cave, based on their g-grandson Milner Echols's records as well as the many early Cave - Echols connections which he would not have known about. However, Milner also states Mary was the daughter of John Cave. This may be true, (or may possibly not be, a very early David Cave seems another possibility). Even if John Cave is Mary's father, however, it can't be the same John Cave who married Elizabeth Travers! Why? Many reasons, but a clear one is this. Mary (Cave) Echols birth date is not known, but she started having children in the late 1690's. So she was born probably ca 1670 maybe as late as 1680. Some records estimate 1674. Well, Elizabeth Travers's father, Giles Travers, was born ca 1662 proven by various records. So can someone explain to me how Giles could have had a grandaughter Mary Cave who was born when he was twelve years old? My personal opinion is that John Cave who married Elizabeth Travers, was the nephew or possibly even grand nephew of Mary Cave Echols. He could NOT have been her father. Please don't take this posting as confrontational. However it would be a great service if those many people who have posted on their webpages and elsewhere, the incorrect data that Mary Cave Echols' s parents were John Cave and Elizabeth Travers, would remove that incorrect data, and even contact other descendants they have (I realize unwittingly and with no malice) passed this mistake on to.


History of Echols family

A short history of our family from the first that landed in America till the present time, as far as I can ascertain----.

John Echols an Englishman came to America about the end of the 16th or the beginning of the 17th Century and settled in Caroline County, Virginia, and married a tall redheaded woman named Mary Cave and by her had five sons and three daughters. I shall begin with his sons first and carry out their family as far as my knowledge extends.

John was his first son who left Virginia a young man and settled in the lower part of N. Carolina and raised his family, of whom I know nothing.

Abraham was old John’s 2nd son, married Sarah Tamer and by her had two sons and several daughters. His sons were Joseph and Joshua. Joseph married a Miss King, and by her had 2 sons and 5 or 6 daughters. His sons Abraham and Jeremiah who left Virginia in time of the Revolutionary War and went to Pennsylvania. Of their offspring I know nothing. Joshua married Hannah Brown, had a number of children of whom I know but little. He had one son Darius, a conspicuous man in Habersham County, GA. The rest of his family lives chiefly in the upper part of Georgia. Old Abraham had one daughter who married James Hodges a very worthy man, his family moved to Tennessee. He had one son named Jessee and he had a son named James who was a commanding officer in Tennessee and got drowned in Cumberland River near Cairo. Jessee had one daughter named Tabitha, that is all I know of the family. Old Abraham had another daughter named Sarah who married John Rowden and by her had 4 sons and one daughter. His
sons were Abraham, Laban, Josee, and John. Abraham married a woman named Chick, moved to Tennessee. I know nothing of his family. Laban married Milly Adams raised a large family. I know nothing of them only two of his sons to wit, Hubert and Lot, who live in Guinett County, Ga. Josee married Susannah Adams, moved to Tennessee, of his family I know nothing. John married Milly Brewer, a widow, the daughter of old Jeremiah Reeves, sister to Rev. Malachi Reeves and Rev. Jeremiah Reeves. He also moved to Tennessee and was drowned in the Tennessee River. Of his family I know nothing. Old John Rowden’s daughter was Tabitha. She married Glover Crain, had several children by her and then died. He had one son named Joseph Crane who married a Miss Hood. They had several children, one son named John Glover Crane who was a wholesale merchant in Charleston, S.C.Joshua Crane had a daughter married a Mr.Whitman, a Baptist preacher and a teacher in the Penfield Academy, Green County, Georgia.
P.S. James Hodges daughter married John Lacy. Wm Glass and Hally Shaw Lacy had one son named Elijah and he and wife parted. Glass had 5 sons and 3 daughters. His sons were Hubbard, Mason, Frederick who married Betsy Strother and he was killed by the Indians in Alabama. The other three, David, Elish and Eahlij Mason married a Miss Wyatt and lives in Fayett County, Georgia the rest of his sons I know nothing. His daughters were named Tabitha, Patsy, and Sally. Tabitha married Richard Wood and by him had three sons and one daughter. Her sons were Winston, William and Willis. Her son William represented three different counties in the state of Georgia and was Colo. Of the same counties. He then moved to Randolph County, Alabama and represented that county and is Colo. And judge of the court.
Willis, her third son married a Miss Cochran and died young. Richard Wood’s daughter was named Elizabeth and married Samuel D. Echols. Hally Shaw raised a large family in Jackson County, Georgia. I know nothing of his family only E. B. Shaw, his grandson, who lives in Guynett County, and is a very eminent Baptist preacher.
P. S. If I mistake not, old Abraham Echols had a daughter who married a man by the name of Hubbard in Virginia. I know nothing further of them.
The third son of old English John Echols was named William. I don’t know who he married. He had several sons and daughters. His sons were John and William. John was one of the largest men ever raised in Virginia. He was a Quaker preacher. That’s all I know of him or his family as I never saw him but once. William was also a very large man, married a widow Spradlin. By her had three sons and four daughters. His sons were Joel, Elcanah, and William. Joel and Elcanah moved to Tennessee. Settled on Cumberland River near Caro. I was once at Elcanah’s house after his death. He had a large family. I know the names of none of them only his youngest son named Richard. They are a very wealthy family. Joel I think they told me had no child. William, the third son, married a girl by the name of Elizabeth Farmer - a schoolmate of mine in Virginia. He moved to Alabama, settled in Madison County near Huntsville and was a very great wholesale merchant in that town. I know but very little of his family. He had a daughter married Richard Holden also a wholesale merchant in Huntsville and also had two sons who moved to Mississippi. One of them was killed by a man and the other wrote to me about it. I think the one that wrote was by the name of Larkin. The one that was killed I think was by the name of Joseph. That’s all that I know of that family.
Old William Echols daughters married William Wynne, Vardre McBee and Daniel Williams and Richard Anderson. Of Wynne’s family I know nothing as they moved to Tennessee in an early date. Old Vardre McBee moved from Virginia to South Carolina before the Revolutionary War and was a Capt. In that army and was said to have done as much damage to the British and Torries in that part of the country as any Capt. In that country. He had two sons, to wit, Silas and Vardre. Silas was a very large man, went to Mississippi and died there. I know nothing of his family. Vardre still lives in South Carolina, Greenville District. He has six children, only one married, that a daughter, married a Mr. Carson. He has one daughter Malinda single, one son Luther, the rest I don’t know their names. He is said to be the richest man in that part of the state. His property is estimated at one million dollars. Old Vardre has several daughters. I don’t know their names. One married a man by name of Ross. How many children she had I know not. I only know one of her sons who is by name of Rice F. Ross. One married a man by name of Asher. They have one son in Dade County, Georgia, by name of William Asher, a very smart man. That is all I know of that family.
Daniel Williams, who married the third daughter of old William Echols, went to Tennessee, raised his family there. Of his daughters I know nothing. His sons were Sampson and Oliver. Sampson was said to be an uncommon smart man, represented his county many years. There is a very fine town in Tennessee named in hone of his name - Williamsburg.Sampson Williams was a very large man, rather cross-eyed. Richard Anderson married old William Echols fourth daughter, had five children by her and she died. I know the names of two of their sons, which were Medy and John. Medy became very rich, owned the first merchant mill I ever saw, on Banister River in Virginia, where was a considerable town built named Medsville in honor of Medy Anderson’s name. They both had families of which I know but little.
Joseph Echols was the fourth son of old English John Echols. He never married, consequently had no family. He was an afflicted man, had what was called the asthma which prevented him from lying down. He never lay down for forty years-had an instrument made that fitted his forehead and sat and slept. His common vocation was hunting and trapping on the River at which business he made considerable property as he lived in the frontier country where game was plenty.
Richard Echols was the fifth son of English John Echols who married Caty Evans - he was my grandfather - and by her had fourteen children. Three died in infancy. The rest lived to raise families. Their first son was Moses who married Betsy Wynne. They raised a considerable family. Their first son was John who married Fanny Formby and moved from Virginia to Tennessee. I know but little of the family. He was a one-eyed man, he was very smart and had great property. Their second son was Obediah. He married Betsy Terry. He died at about 65 years of age. I know but little of his family, only one son who lives in the western district of Tennessee by name of Champness Terry Echols, a Baptist preacher. Moses third son was by name of Moses who married a Miss Terry - cousin to his brother Obediah’s wife. I know nothing of his family. Their fourth son was by name of Evans who married Anna Terry, sister to his brother Moses wife. They live in Virginia. I know no more of their family. Old Moses daughters were by name of Rebecca, Priscilla, Tabitha, Betsy, Lucy and Frances. Rebecca married Edward Akin. I have no knowledge of their family. Priscilla married David Bates in Halifax County, a very large man who offered for the legislature in the county that he was born and raised in when he was about twenty-five years old. He got every vote that was given in the county and the county was very large. He continued to go to the legislature as long as he stayed in Virginia. He then moved to Georgia, Wilkes County. He became a representative of Wilkes County in Senate and was once appointed President Senate pro tem - you can see his name in the digest of the laws of Georgia. He became so fat that it was supposed by the doctors that his fat melted in him, killed him before he was sixty years old. He weighed nearly four hundred pounds. He raised his family in Wilks County, Georgia but after his death they moved to Tennessee. I have but little account of them since. He had one son named Randolph and one named Anderson. Of the rest I have no account only one daughter named Susanah who marriedJames Johnson of Oglethorpe County.
Old Moses third daughter Tabitha married Nathan Formby. He moved from Virginia to Georgia and died in Walton County. He raised four sons and several daughters. His sons were named Moses, Obediah and Nathan. The other I don’t know the name of, he married a Miss Harvie in Newton County and died there. Moses and Obediah live in Newton County. They both have families but I don’t know the name of either of their wives. Nathan lives in Alabama. I know not of his family. One of old Nathan’s daughters married John Whitaker and one married Henry Nichols. One Israel Moore and one married a Mr. Park. I know nothing of the family.
Old Moses fourth daughter Betsy married Marlin Farmer. I know no more of the family. His fifth daughter Lucy married Jonas Meadows and that’s all I know about them. His sixth daughter Frances married a man by the name of Shelton. I have no account of them further.
Old Richard Echols second son was named John. He married Lucy Koore, raised a large family by her. They had three sons and six daughters. Their oldest son was James. He married Nancy Winbush of South Carolina. He moved to Alabama in an early date, so I know but little of his family. I have heard that one son named George, a doctor, and another named Saml - that is all I know of them.
Old John’s second son was named John. He married a Miss Moore. He also moved to Alabama. I know nothing further of them. Old John’s third son was named Saml. He married Jane Holloway of Elton, Putnam County, Georgia. He moved to Alabama so I know nothing further of them; old John’s daughter was Prudence who married Christopher Irwin. They raised a large family of sons and one daughter who died young. I know nothing more of them only Christopher and David. Christopher lives in Walton County, raised several sons and one daughter. I don’t know the names of the sons tho I am told they are smart young men. His daughter was Sophrony. She married Raman Ray. They live in Cobb County. David Irwin lives in Marietta and is a very imminent lawyer and a very wealthy man. He has a family that I know very little about. Old John’s second daughter was by name of Temperance. She married Jno. Rodgers. They raised several sons. I know of only two of them, Dr. James Rodgers, who married Wm. G. Springer’s daughter and lives in Carrol County. He has represented that county in the legislature of Georgia. David Rodgers lives in Stewart County and has also represented that county in the State Legislature. Old John’s third daughter named Caty never married, died young. His fourth daughter Patsy married Capt. William Ellis. They live in Pike County near Griffin. They have raised several sons and daughters. I know only two of his sons, Richard and Thomas. One of them is a doctor, both very large men. They had one daughter married a man named Wilson who lives near Griffin. Old John’s fifth daughter named Liddy married Skelton Standifer, moved to Alabama. I know no more of them. His sixth daughter Lucy married Nathan Williams and raised their family in Jasper County. I know nothing further of them only one son, a doctor who lives in Meriwether County, Georgia.
Old Richard Echols third son was named James Echols, a very large man, had a very singular mark in his features. He had one black eye and one blue eye. He married Elizabeth Palmer, widow of John Palmer of Richmond County, Virginia. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Milner. By her he had five sons, three daughters. His oldest son was Milner, who married Susannah Sansom, had ten children. Their first son was Samuel Dorril Echols, who married Betsy Wood. By her he had four sons and four daughters. His first son was named Alfred. He married a girl names Thirston. They had one child and then they parted. His second son was named Wood Echols. He married a girl by name of Patrick, had three children, moved to Alabama and died shortly after he went there. I know nothing of his family. Third son named Winston M. Echols married a Miss Summer Cain, had one child and she died. He married again but I know not to whom. His fourth son is named John, a young man not yet married. His oldest daughter was named Maryan. She married Colo. Thos. J. Johnson, who lives in Herd County, near Franklin. They have children but I know not their names or how many. His second daughter was named Mahaley, married Mercer Babb, had one child and she died. Her daughter is a daughter named Antonett. Saml’s third daughter Betsy Ann married a Mr. Hollandworth, lives in Heard County,. They have one child. I know nothing of them. His fourth daughter Susannah not yet married.
Milner’s second son was named James, died an infant by a fall out at the door. His third son was named Richard, died an infant also. His complaint was the Flux. His fourth son was named Robert Milner Echols. He married Mary Melton and by her had twelve children. His first son was named Jonathan Milner Echols, died at the age of seventeen years. His death was caused by an over hard march in the army in very hot weather. His second son was named Dorrel Sampson Echols, died an infant. His third son was named Thomas Jefferson Echols, married Lucinda A. Pate and by her had three sons, the first Jonathan M. Echols, his second son died young, his third son was named Robert Milner Echols. Robert M. Echols, fourth son of Robert Walton Echols, a youth, his fifth son Samuel D. Echols, his sixth son named Richard, died young. His seventh son Joseph a little boy. Robert M. Echols first daughter Rhoda married Thos. J. Trammel, had nine children by him - to wit - Collumbus, Georgia, John Robert, Thos., and Ugnias. Her daughters are Tabitha, Martha and Susan, the youngest not yet named. His second daughter Martha married Doctor John G. Waddel, she had one child and died when it was nine days old, named Thomas Echols Waddel, who lives with his father in Alabama. His third daughter Elisa, his fourth daughter Mary Ann, his fifth daughter Frances, none married. Robert M. Echols was a man that filled many responsible offices. He represented Walton County upward of twenty years in succession, was six or seven years president of the senate. He was Major General. He was also Judge of the Court and one of the Trustees of the University at Athens and - of all he was member of the Baptist Church at Sardis, Clerk of the same. He was appointed by Congress a Colo. In the United States Service to command 13th Regiment in Mexico. He was also appointed by the President to pay off the soldiers in Mexican War - his office was at New Orleans. He died in Mexico at the National Bridge whilst in command of the 13th Regiment on the third day of Dec., 1847 in the 49th year of his age.
Thos. Echols, the fifth son of Milner Echols, married Polly Harper. By her had six children, two of whom died young. His first son was Robert H. Echols, married Elizabeth Morris. His second son, Joseph M. Echols, married Virginia Norton, had by her three children. Thomas’ first daughter, Susannah North Echols, married John Chappel, lives in Merriwether County, has several children. Her oldest is William, her second one named John, the rest small, I don’t know their names. His second daughter Mary not married.
Milner Echols’ sixth son named William Sampson Echols, married Kitty Holder, had by her four sons and two daughters. His oldest son John Thomas Echols married a Miss Kelly, has several small children. His second son Robert M. Echols not married. His third son Lumpkin not married. His fourth son, an infant named Thos. Rhodes Echols. His first daughter Martha who married Jos. Selvy who had one child by her and ran away and left her. Second daughter Frances not married.
Obediah Echols, seventh son of Milner Echols, married Hannah Holder - sister of his brother William’s wife - had five children by her. His first son James Echols, his second Tapley, his third John Bunyan, his first daughter Susannah, his second Nancy who married a Mr. Shaw. Obediah Echols, son of Milner, died in Milledgeville in the 31st year of age. Was a very business man, was appointed Surveyor Genl. before he was thirty years of age.
Milner Echols first daughter named Leah died before she was three years old. Her death was caused by a burn. His second daughter Patsy married Joshua Ammons. She had two children. First daughter Mary married James Mobley. They have three children. Their oldest a son named Samuel Iverson Mobley, second a daughter named Susan Martha Mobley. Joshua Ammon’s second is a son named John Milton Ammons, not married.
M. Echols third daughter named Nancy married A. B. Rose, by him had nine children. First son named Augustus died about his fourteenth year. Second Dolphus, third son Theophelus, fourth son Aurelius, fifth son William, sixth Marcus, seventh Agenius Mercer, none married. His first daughter Sarah died at about Seventeen years of age, second daughter Martha died at about eight years old.
Robert E. Echols was the second son of James Echols. He married Elizabeth Davis, they had three sons and one daughter. His first son was Wm. Milner Echols. He was a tanner by trade and married in Montauleo, Jasper County, Georgia. I know nothing more of this family, only that he lives in Monroe County. His second son was named Jessee Mercer Echols. He married a girl named Sandel Carrel. They had no children. They live in some of the Cherokee Counties. He is in some office on the railroad, the last I heard of him. His third son named James lives in ____ County, Alabama. I know nothing more about him. Robert E. Echols daughter named Lucy married and went to Tennessee. I know no more about her.
Absolom Echols was the third son of James Echols, married Nancy Sansom. They had no children. He was killed by Johnson Hammock in Alabama. Hammock was condemned to be hanged for it but killed in jail before the day of his execution.
Obediah Echols was the fourth son of James Echols. He married Elizabeth Strong. They had one child and his wife and child both died. He then married Elizabeth Flournoy, by her had two children, a son and a daughter. The daughter died an infant and his wife also died about the same time. His son was named Philip Henry Echols. He had a great deal of property left him by his grandfather Flournoy. He was educated at Schenetida college in New York. He studied law under Judge Berrien at the City of Washington and married the Judge’s daughter, Margaret Berrien. He returned to Georgia and practiced law and died on ther Cirquett in Marion County at his uncle Absolom Echols. Obediah then married Elizabeth Jones, a widow in Hancock County and by her had several sons and daughters. His first son by his last wife was by name of James Walter Echols, a very rich man and lives at Auburn, Alabama. His brother Samuel now lives with him, a doctor.
Their father, Obediah Echols, lives in Mississippi, Carrol County, has four daughters married and lives near their father. The names of the men that they married I don’t know, only one married a Mr. Foreman, he has two small sons lives with him, one named Judson, the brother I don’t know the name.
James Echols daughter - first daughter was named Leah Echols. She married Robert North. They had four sons and four daughters. Two of their daughters died young. Their first son named Wm. North married Frances Arnold, had several children. I don’t know their names. They live in Coweata County, Georgia. Their second son Anthony North married Polly Hubbard, a second cousin to him. They have a large family of children chiefly grown and several married but I don’t know who to. He has one son named Robert and another named Hubbard and one daughter named Adaline. Their third son named Abraham, married Hiss Holms. They have a large family but I don’t know their children’s names. The fourth son named Marcus married Dosha Thurmond. She had two or three children and died. He then married a widow but I don’t know her name.
Robert North’s first daughter Patsy married a Mr. Hale, never had any children, her husband died. She is now a widow. Second daughter Lucy married James Willis, had several children, moved to Alabama and there she died shortly after she went there.
James Echols second daughter named Mary Echols, married Jeremiah Reeves. They had five sons and four daughters. One of the daughters died young and another fell into the spring and drowned. Their first son Absolom Echols Reeves, who lives at Rome married Elisa Tyas, by her had one daughter who died at about the time she was twenty years old while she was attending Association in Chattanooga County. John N. Reeves, their second son, never married, lives in Augusta. Jeremiah Reeves, their third son, married at about 40 years of age, lives in Walker County. Their fourth son, James M. Reeves, never married. Joseph Reeves, their fifth son, married a Miss Hodge and lives in Chattanooga in Tennessee and keeps a tavern in that town. Jeremiah Reeves first daughter, Leah, married Samuel Neblick, lives in Jackson County, Georgia. I know nothing of their families. Their second daughter Elisa married Ben Powell. I know nothing of their family, only they have one son named Evans Powell. James Echols third daughter named Elizabeth Echols married Thos. M. Fagg. He then ran away, left wife and child and never been heard of since............................................

Benjamin Echols was Richard Echols fourth son. He married Sabra Hendrick, his own cousin and by her had three sons and five daughters. Their first son was Richard, he married Betsy Smith his cousin. They had no children, were very wealthy. They differed, parted and never lived together any more. He died from a fever taken in Floyd’s army in 1815. John Echols, their second son, married a girl named Merrel, raised a large family in Mississippi. I know none of his children, but his oldest daughter Elmira. Benjamin Echols was old Benjamin Echols third son. He married Betsy Ellis, lives Chattanooga County, had a large family of children. His first son is Richard Echols, married but don’t know who. Second son Abner not married, third son Robert lately married to Miss Verner. Their first daughter Caty not married. Second daughter (I know not her name) married Amay Dickson, a very fine man. He had several other daughters but I don’t know their names.

Old Benjamin Echols first daughter Lucy married Samuel Paine, had several children; one son named Samuel lives near Rome. One of his daughters married a man named Williamson. She is now a widow. Benjamin Echols second daughter Betsy never married, died rich. Third daughter Sally married Luis Rolston, had three children, one son Robert, the others daughters. One married a man named Edwards. I know nothing of their family. Fourth daughter Caty married Jacob Lawridge, moved to Mississippi, had several children. I know the names of but two of them, one boy named Legon, one John -- . Fifth daughter named Citty married J. Dyche, moved to Mississippi. He shortly died. I know nothing further of the family ---

Obediah Echols was old Richard Echols fifth son. He married a very rich old Irishman’s daughter. His name was Wm. McDaniel, her name was Caty McDaniel. He had five sons and two daughters. His sons, William who died at about 19 years old, second son Benjamin Echols. He was a nearsighted man, not very bright, but had the most extensive recollection of any man. He inherited a large estate from his grandfather McDaniel’s estate but had not forecast enough to take care of it. He married Betsy Milner in Kentucky, his own cousin. They had several children, one son named Obediah, one daughter named Mariea. I know nothing more of his family as they moved to Tennessee but left Blind Ben - as we called him. Old Obediah Echols third son was James, married Sally Rutledge, raised several children. I know but little about them only one of his sons named Silas Echols said to be a very smart man. James was a great farmer, a great hand to make tobacco, and from that was called Horn Worm James. Old Obediah’s fourth son was named Obediah. He married a Miss Franklin in Virginia but moved to Georgia and died young, left two children, a son named Josephus and a daughter. I know not where they are.

Obediah’s fifth son was named Elijah. He married a girl by name of Willingham. I know nothing more of his family. He was said to be the greatest millright that ever was seen in the State. Old Obediah’s two daughters were named Betsy and Nancy, one married Thos. Rutledge, the other married Wm. Arnold. They both moved to Tennessee. I know nothing further of their families. Old Obediah’s wife died. He then married a widow Jones near Richmond in Virginia. Her maiden name was Jackson, she was a half sister to the great General Lawson. By her he had two sons and one daughter. His first son was Philip Jackson Echols, lives in Crawford County, Georgia, and one son lives in a little town in Monroe or Forsyth County, the name of the town I don’t recollect. That is all I know of his family. He has been Clerk of the Court in Crawford County. His second son was Samuel Echols. He married Sally Booker and moved to Alabama and died. I know but little of his family.

Old Obediah’s daughter was named Polly Echols who married a man by name of Raney, moved to Giles County, Tennessee and died a few years ago, so I was informed by a letter from his daughter. Old Obediah was a Baptist preacher of the highest order of his day. Joseph Echols was sixth son of old Richard. He was a Methodist preacher, married Polly Stamps and by her had five sons and four daughters. First son Ruben married Betsy Owen, of whom I know but little. He moved to Mississippi and died shortly. He had several sons, I don’t know their names. He had one daughter Sarah, married Samuel Marshall, a very fine man, lives in Coweata County. Another daughter Caty married a man by name of Bell, of them I know nothing.

Joseph’s second son was Levi, married a Miss Hubbard, became vastly rich and died soon. He lived in Washington, Wilks County, had but one child, that was a boy named Joseph Hubbard Echols. He is a man of great learning. He is a Methodist preacher and a lawyer and he was the president of the Female Academy in Madison, Morgan County, Georgia. Joseph Echols third son named Simeon married Caroline Van Allen, daughter of Peter L.Van Allen. He was a very great lawyer, and was killed by Wm. H. Crawford in duel on the bank of Savannah River in South Carolina at Braksdale Ferry. Caroline Van Allen was said to be worth $20,000 when Simeon Echols married her. They moved to Mississippi near Columbus to a little town called Athens where he shortly died. His wife lives at the same town and keeps a public house. I know nothing of their family.

Joseph Echols fourth son was Josephus, a very tall man, became a doctor. He went to Alabama to a town called Selma and by his Partner I am told he got very rich. I heard he married but I don’t know who to, consequently know nothing of his family.

Joseph Echols fifth son, William, was also a doctor, never married, had a wen on his neck which was cut out and he died immediately at about 24 or 25 years of age. Joseph Echols first daughter Tabitha married Thomas Cooper, had no child, died in Cowetta County. His second daughter Caty married a very worthy man in Jasper County named Archibald Standifer. She was upward of forty years old when she married, had no child. His third daughter Rebecca never married, lives in Newnan, Cowetta. His fourth daughter Olive married an Englishman named John Daughterty, lives in Coweata County, keeps a public house, he is said to be a very fine man, I know nothing of his children.
Old Richard had five daughters, the oldest named Mary Echols, married Thos. Wynne, had 2 sons and 4 daughters. His first son was Obediah, married Onry Bolton in Virginia, had by her several children, first son John Wynne lives Oglethorpe, married a girl Owen, of his children I know nothing only one son named Glen Wynne married a daughter of Samuel Lumpkin and lives in Coweata County. Thos. Wynne’s second son Thos. Wynne Jr. was left very rich by his father but alas - he was a drunkard and gambler and married onto a very low family, spent his property in a few years and went over seas to some foreign land, his family lives in the upper part of Georgia. He had one daughter married a man by name of J. Brand, and two of his daughters married two brothers named Fincher. I know but little more of the family.

Old Thos. Wynne’s first daughter married Wm. Arnold, had three children, one son and two daughters - she was by name Rhoda, weighed nearly 400 pounds. Her son was William, married a Miss Milner, had two sons by her and died. One of his sons is a wholesale merchant in Charleston, South Carolina, the other one I know but little about. One of her daughters married Samuel Lumpkin of Oglethorpe, the other married David Owen of Newnan, Coweata County, all very wealthy people.
Thos. Wynne’s second daughter married Levi Marshall - a brother to the great preacher Abraham Marshall - they had several sons and daughters. First daughter married Robert N. Crawford of Columbia County. I know but little about the rest of their children. Thos. Wynne’s third daughter Kitty married John Bolton, they had three sons and two daughters. Their sons were Thos., Charles and John. Thos. Lives in Newnan, Charles lives Wilks, vastly rich. John died. He lived in Cobb County on the Chattahoochee River near Montgomery’s Ferry. Their daughter Betsy married Philip Cooper and died shortly, their daughter Polly married Thos. Sims, lived in Washington, Wilks County. He died and then she married a man by name of Sherburn, he died.

Old Thos. Wynne’s fourth daughter Lucy married William Booker, had by him three daughters and one son, their names were Polly who died, Sally who married Samuel B. Echols and now lives in Alabama. Third daughter Lucinda married William Galbreath, they have one daughter married Absalom Echols Roberts and another married a Mr. Hester and they also have a young son I know not his name. The son of Wm. Booker was the notorious John W. Booker who died in Monroe, Walton County, Georgia.

Old Richard Echols second daughter, Drucilla, married Wm. Owen, raised a large family. They all went to western countries but one daughter, her name was Rhoda. She married the Rev. Malachi Reeves. I know but little of the family since they went to the west. Old Richard’s 3rd daughter Sally who married John Milner and moved to Kentucky in a very early date raised a very large family. Their sons were Armstead Milner, a very rich man, John Milner and Mark Milner.

Old Richard Echols fourth daughter Anna married James Daniel, had five children, four sons and one daughter. Their sons were Moses, Hopkins, Echols Daniel and Jeremiah. Their daughter Caty never married. Echols Daniel married but never had children by his wife. He is a vastly rich man, lives in Floyd County. Hopkins married the widow Crane, the grandmother of John Glover Crane of Charleston. Jeremiah Daniel married but I don’t know who. He moved to west. I know nothing of his family.

Old Rich Echols fifth daughter Elizabeth married William Raney, had one daughter named Betsy Hunter Raney. She married a very great lawyer by name of Edward Jones who lives in Giles County, Tennessee. Of their family I know nothing more.
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A Short Account of my Great Grandfather Walter Evans Faymily

He was a Welchman. Came to America about the beginning of 17th century, married Betsy Holcomb and settled in Caroline County, Virginia. He had several sons and four daughters. Who his sons married I know not. One of his daughters named Caty married Richard Echols - my grandfather. One other named Kitty married Daniel Terry. From them sprang the Colquitt family. One other of his daughters married John Hendrick. From them came the family of Jones, Smith and Ligon. Another of his daughters married Richard Hubbard. From them sprang the Hubbard family of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Old English John Echols had three daughters which I could have inserted had I known enough about them to give any satisfactory account of them. I only know they married outlandish men, one an Englishman named Nicholas Gilington. Of their family I know nothing. The second daughter married an Irishman named Murphy. I know nothing of their family only they had two sons, Joseph and William, that was called the greatest Baptist preachers that ever was known in Virginia of their day. Old English John Echols third daughter married a Scotchman named Marshbank. I know nothing of their family only the family of Deens in DeKalb and Floyd County sprang from that family.

Benjamin married Sarah about 1710 in , , Virginia, USA. Sarah was born about 1695 in , King William, Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Jane Waddy in 1700 in , , Virginia, USA. Jane (daughter of Samuel Waddy and Ann Parke) was born in 1684 in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Jan 1788 in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Anne Bolling on 12 Dec 1718 in Cobbs Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, USA. Anne (daughter of John Fairfax Bolling and Mary Sarah Kennon) was born in 1700 in Cobbs Plantation, Henrico, Virginia, USA; died on 6 Nov 1756 in , Powhatan, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Married: 1742

Notes:

Will of Ann Murray of the County of Amelia, dated 29 Sep 1797, proved 24 Apr 1800. In Amelia County VA Will Book 6, pp. 103-105.
Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2JDTMEE

son William
daughter Mary Davies
granddaughter Ann Bolling Buchanan now A. B. Cross
granddaughter Ann Coleman
granddaughters Mary Harrison Ann Coleman Ann Margaret Knox Ann Murray and Polly Davies [no commas]
granddaughter Ann Murray
debts due me by Edmund Harrison and others
granddaughter Susanna Ruffin wife of Theo:k Bland Ruffin
granddaughter Margaret Murray (under 18)
Exrs: son William Murray, Thomas Griffin Peachy
Wit: Edw Walford, Thomas (Daves ?), Susanna Baugh
Note: granddaughter Ann Murray not positively identified, but could perhaps be William's daughter (6ffa), not yet married. The Knox reference not identified.


Sources
Mentioned in the will of her father John Bolling, abstracted in "Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe", q.v, p. 22:106.
Bolling, Robert (1764): Memoir of the Bolling Family, ed. Thomas H. Wynne (1868), p. 4.

See also:
Robertson, Wyndham, and R. A. Brock. Pocahontas, Alias Matoaka, and Her Descendants: at Jamestown, Virginia, in April, 1614, with John Rolfe, Gentleman: Including the Names of Alfriend, Archer, Bentley, Bernard, Bland, Bolling, Branch, Cabell, Catlett, Cary, Dandridge, Dixon, Douglas, Duval, Eldridge, Ellett, Ferguson, Field, Fleming, Gay, Gordon, Griffin, Grayson, Harrison, Hubard, Lewis, Logan, Markham, Meade, McRae, Murray, Page, Poythress, Randolph, Robertson, Skipwith, Stanard, Tazewell, Walke, West, Whittle, and Others: with Biographical Sketches. J.W. Randolph & English, 1887 (see Space: Pocahontas and her Descendants), p. 32 (gen 4), p. 34, 35 (children), p. 59 (sketch).
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168917657/anne-murray
Morenus, David. The Real Pocahontas website, "Pocahontas Descendants" chart, 4f.
"The Ancestors and Descendants of John Rolfe", in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 22, no. 1 (Jan 1914), p. 107.
Slaughter, Rev. Philip. History of Bristol Parish, 2nd edn, p. 199. Section contributed by a family member. He just calls her Anne ____, though it seems unlikely that he didn't know who she was. He also passes up another opportunity to make a Bolling/Pocahontas connection.
Pecquet du Bellet, Louise, Edward Jaquelin, Martha Cary Jaquelin. "Bolling Family", in Some Prominent Virginia Families. Lynchburg, Virginia: J.P. Bell Company. Vol. 4, pp. 304–314. Marriage to James Murray, page 306.

Notes:

About George B Tribble, Sr
1714 deed from Daniel Brown to William Covington, recorded Essex Co., VA on 13 May 1714. George Tribble is witness to this deed. 1722 Spotsylvania Co., VA records, George Tribble purchased land from Larkin Chew. George being described as George Trible of King and Queen County. He was also a witness to four other deeds of Larkin Chew in the same year. George Tribble always signed his name rather than using a mark on the above deeds. 1725 The land in Spotsylvania County is sold and George is described as "George Trible of King and Queen County."

1733 George starts appearing in records of Caroline Co., VA. It is not clear whether George moved to Caroline Co. or was living in King and Queen on land that bacame a part of Caroline when the latter was formed in 1727.

14 feb 1735, Will of Abraham Browne was presented in Caroline Co., VA by Mary Browne and Daniel Browne., executrix and executor, thereto. The will was proved by the oaths of George Tribble and Dinah T ribble, witnesses to the will. At the Caroline Co., Court of 14 Mar 1735, Mary Browne, mother of John Browne, petitioned administration of John Browne's estate. 14 feb 1735, Caroline Co., VA. George and Dinah Tribble prove the will of Abraham Brown, as witnesses. Executrix of the will was Mary Brown, wife of Abraham, and probably sister of George Tribble. 1738 Mary Browne is an heir in the will of her father.

The last Caroline Order Book entry that definitely pertains to George Tribble is on 4 Jul 1752. This entry is a suit of attachment by Peter Copeland against the estate of George Tribble. The attachmen t was delivered into the hands of John Dyer, Jr., John Sutton, and George Tribble, Jr. John Dyer, Jr. (probably a son-in-law of George Tribble, Sr.) and George Tribble, Jr. (probably a son of George T ribble, Sr.) appeared in court and declared that they had such items as bottles, axes, plates, tubs, bedsteads, etc. which were ordered to be sold to satisfy the judgement. Because George Tribble, Sr. was not referred to as deceased, he must have moved out of the county. Subsequent Order Book entries (the next one is in Feb 1756) do not use the suffix Jr. or Sr. when referringto George Tribble. It is probable that George Tribble, Sr. had moved to Brunswick or Halifax County with his sons Shadrach, John, and Peter in the early 1750s.

George Tribble is described as a pensioner in Nov 1765 and Oct 1766 in t he Vestry Book of Antrim parish, Halifax County, Virginia. In 1771, a list of land surveys which had been conducted by Rob. Wooding includes one survey on 7 Dec 1769 for George Tribble for 400 acres on Bull Creek. The date and place of death of George Tribble, Sr. has not been determined although it was probably circa 1770 in Halifax County, Virginia.

1722 Oct 2 - Spotsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk A: Recorded: 2 Oct 1722
Larkin Chew of Spots. Co, Gent to William Richardson of the same Co, planter.. __ pounds sterling, for 400 acres in St. George Parish, Spots Co, joyning Francis Smith and William Bartlett, part of patent granted to said Chew on 4 June 1722. Wit: Charles Curtis, George Trible, Lawrence (X)
Franklin.

1722 Nov 5 - Spotsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk A:35 Recorded:2 Apr 1723.
Capt. Larkin Chew to George Treble of King and Queen Co, Va.. 5 shillings sterling for 228 acres adjoining land of Lawrence Franklyn and Robert King, part of said Chews patent granted 4 June 1722. Wit: Thomas Chew, Lawrence (x) Franklyn, John Chew [Note: Capt here, the others, Capt. was omitted]

1722 Nov 5 - Spotsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk A:20 Recorded:
Larkin Chew of the Parish of St. George in County of Spots. to Samuel Moore.. 250 acres at the head of Pams branch by a CattTayle marsh. Wit: William Warren, George Treble, William Lynsen.

1722 Nov 6 - Spotsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk A:21 Recorded: 5 Feb 1722/3 Larkin Chew of St. George Parish, Gent, to Samuel Moore of said parish and county.. 2,500 lbs of good and lawful tobacco for 250 acres of land in said parish and county.. beginning at a red oak corner to Lawrence Franklyn and Harry Beverly, part of land granted said Chew 4 June 1722. Wit: William Warren, George Trible, William Lynsen

1725 Apr 5 - Spotsylvania Co, Va - Deed Bk A:21 Recorded: 5 Apr 1726 George Trible of King and Queen Co, Va to William Johnson of Spots Co.. 12 lbs sterling for 228 acres of land in Spots Co - the said land bought by the said Trible from Larkin Chew granted on 4 June 1722, joining the lands of
Robert King, Edward Pigg, Barnet Payne and Lawrence Franklyn. Wit: Thomas Chew, John Foster, Richard Bayley.

1733 Nov 8 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 108 (Part One by Dorman) A Grand Jury being impanelled and presented their presentments: George Tribble for not keeping his road in Repair.

1734 Feb 1 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 115; (Part 1 by Dorman) George Trible on Jury.

1734 Feb 14 - Caroline Co, VA Court Order Bk 1732-1740 - p.123
Jonas Meador appointed Surveyor of Roads in place of George Trible..

1735 Jan 10- Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 273; (Part 1 by Dorman) It is ordered that Robert Fairish, Thomas Madison, George Tripple [Tribble] and Thomas Coleman appraise the estate of John May.

1735 Feb 14- Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 275; (Part 1 by Dorman) The last will and testament of Abraham Brown was presented in Court by Mary Brown, executrix and Daniel Brown executor therein named and proved by George Trible and Dinah Trible witnesses there unto. On motion of
the executor certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate. It is ordered that James Terrill, William Terrill, James Collins and William Brown appraise the estate of Abraham Brown.

1738 Mar 10 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 464; (Part 3 by Dorman) George Trible and Dinah his wife acknowledge their deeds of lease and release of land indented to Benjamin Wooden.

1739 Mar 9 - Caroline Co, VA Court Order Bk 1732-1740 - .524
Jonas Meador paid for clearing a road from the Mattapony River across Polecat Swamp to the Chesterfield Church (Jonas probably lived in the above vicinity, south of the Mattapony River).

1739 Dec 14 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 569; (Part 3 by Dorman) George Hamm acknowledged his deed and livery and seizin of land indented to George Trible. Susannah wife of George hamm relinquished her right to the land.

1740 Feb 8 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 577; (Part 3 by Dorman) Deeds of lease and release from Daniel Brown to Thomas Magee were proved by William Hudson, James Dyer and Shadrack Trible

1741 May 8 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1740-1746, page 42; (Part 1 by Dorman) George Trible acknowledged his deed of feoffment of land indented with livery of seizen endorsed to George Underdown.

1742 Mar 12- Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1740-1746, page 93; (Part 1 by Dorman) Ordered that Daniel Coleman be surveyor of the new road from Suttons ford to the new church that William Harris, Wm Durratt, Daniel Tompkins, Bartholomew Durratt, Richard Mauldin, Francis Durratt, Francis Durratt Junr, John Partloe, Nicholas Oliver, Moses Karnall, George Trible, Thomas Yarbough, Charles Yarbough, John Wright, John Dyer, John Dyer Junr., Wm. Dyer, Peter Holland, William Holland, John Holloway, John Sutton, and Richard Leigh with their people assist the surveyor in clearing the road and
keeping the same in repair.

1742 Apr 9 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1740-1746, page 101; (Part 1 by Dorman) Suit on attachment. Thomas Floyd Junr., against the estate of Wm. Saunders: Jury: George Trible, Henry Burk...

1743 Jun 10 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page 190; (part 2 by Dorman) George Tirble [sic,Trible] is appt. constable in the precincts that William Dyer is at present Constable

1743 Jun 10 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page193; (part 2 by Dorman) Valn. [Valentine] Vest against Leonard Young. Trespass on the case; Jury, John Sutton, Robert Jones, Robert Steward, William Brown, Josias Wood, Richard Tankersley, John Beasley, John Vice, Thomas Bullard, Abraham
Eastis, George Trible/Tribble, and William Lawson find for the defendant.
William Lawson, foreman.

1743 Nov 11 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page233; (part 2 by Dorman) At a Court held. Present: Robert Fairish, George Hoomes, Archibald McPherson, Thomas Johnson, John Martin, Gent Justices: William Coats deeds of lease and release to Joseph Walston were proved by George Trible, Moses Cornal and John Wright, Wit: Elizabeth wife of Wm. Coats, relinquished dower.

1743/4 Mar 10 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page266; (part 2 by Dorman) Suit on attachment. John Dyer Junr agt. the estate of James Step/Stepp. It is considered by Court that Plaintiff recover 3/10 current money. George Trible, constable made return he attached one feather
bed....

1744 Apr 13 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page267; (part 2 by Dorman) John [sic, George?] Trible and Anne his wife acknowledged their deeds of lease and release indented to John Rorie.

1744 May 11 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page275; (part 2 by Dorman) It is ordered that George Trible and Ann his wife be summoned to answer the petition o f Edward Herndon and James Terrell.

1744 Aug 11 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page306 (part 2 by Dorman) On the motion of Edward Herndon and James Terrill that they became security for __________ for her __________ of the last will and testament of ___________, that the said Ann is since intermarried with George Trible who Hearndon and Terrill are apprehensive is likely to embezzel the estate, and praying relief, it is ordered that George Trible and Ann his wife give Herndon and Terrill counter Security or deliver to them the estate.

1744 Nov 10 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1742/3-1744, page325; (part 2 by Dorman) Petition: Edward Herndon and James Terrell, against George Trible and Ann his wife, Dismissed.

1747 May 8 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page __; (part 1 by Dorman) John Dyer Junr is appointed overseer of the new road from Richard Murry's plantation to the upper Church in St. Margaret's Parish in the room of George Trible.

1751 Jul 11 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page 262; (part 3 by Dorman) Action of Debt: William Johnston and others, executors of Samuel Coleman against George Trible. The deft. confessed judgment by a note for 25.15.4 current money to be discharged on the defendants paying 8.0.8 with
interest from 30 July 1750.

1751 Sep 12 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page 275; (part 3 by Dorman) -George Tribles deed indented to John Dyer Junr, was proved by Isaac Dyer, Benjamin Branham and John Martin.
-Robert Brooke Gent, took the oaths appointed subscribed the Test and entered into bond was sworn Surveyor of Caroline County.

1751 Dec 12 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page 289; (part 3 by Dorman) Petition: Benjamin Wood against George Trible Junr. Judgment is granted the plaintiff for 2.7 current money.

1752 Jul 9 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page 321; (part 3 by Dorman) Suit on Attachment: Peter Copeland, Gent against the estate of George Tribble. The plaintiff proving his accounts, judgement is granted him for 5.2.1. The sheriff made return and executed the attachment in the
hands of John Dyer Junr, John Sutton, and George Trible Junr.

John Dyer Jr. declared he has:
a spice mortar
a stone mug bottle mouth mug,
5 glass bottles,
2 drawing knives,
a coopers ax adz,
a cutting knife,
a bung corer round shave,
a carpenters adz
one earthen plate,
a ladle flesh fork.

George Trible Junr, declared he has:
joiners tools,
coopers tools,
a parcel of tubs,
2 bed steads,
2 tables,
3 old rap hooks,
one hide
1 basket,
some lasts,
8 old chairs,
2 trays
a pail,
3 old boxes,
one bear stand,
one pair old cards,
2 saws,
which they are ordered to deliver to sheriff to sell.

1753 Sep 14 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1746-1754, page 427; (part 3 by Dorman) Petition: John and Roger Quarles against George Trible [Junr?].
Judgment is granted the plaintiff for 4.15.3

George married Dinah Esther Meador on 18 Oct 1718 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA. Dinah (daughter of John Meador and Mary Frances Awbrey) was born in 1696 in , Essex, Virginia, USA; died in 1741 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dinah Esther Meador (John Meadows , Sr., Thomas "Orphan", Thomas Meades, Father) was born in 1694 in Essex Co., VA. She died in 1741/1743 in VA.Dinah married George TRIBBLE, son of Peter TRIBBLE and <> Elizabeth NSN, in 1740 in VA. George was born in 1692 in Caroline Co., VA. He died about 1792 in Caroline Co., VA.

They had the following children:

1. George TRIBBLE Jr., born Abt. 1719 in King & Queen, VA; died 1792 in Caroline, VA.
2. Mary Tribble, born Abt. 1721.
3.Shadrach Tribble, born Abt. 1722 in Caroline, VA.
4.Dinah Tribble, born Abt. 1734.
5.Child Tribble, born Abt. 1736 Could this be Joseph?
Andrew TRIBBLE was born on 22 Mar 1741 and died on 30 Dec 1822.
Joseph TRIBBLE was born about 1725 in VA.

Dinah Meador, daughter of John Meador Sr and Mary Awbrey

Dinah was probably the first child of her father's second marriage, born about 1696-7 in Old Rappahannock County, Virginia and died between 1741/3 in Caroline County, Virginia. In her father's will of 1721, she was given only one shilling. Apparently this was because of her husband. Her mother, Mary (?) Awbrey was a daughter of Henry Awbrey, a wealthy merchant. Dinah was the sister of Jonas and Jason Meadors. Jason had land dealings with JEFFREY CROWLEY (sometimes shown as CRAWLEY).

Dinah married about 1720 to George Tribble of Essex, son of Peter Trible (Essex Will Bk 6:142 dated 6 Apr 1738; probated 16 Jul 1739). Peter Trible of Southfarnham Parish in Essex County owned land near the Road that led from Piscataway Ferry to the Ferry over Hoskins Creek. The John Burnett (I) family lived on Piscataway Creek and the John Gatewood family lived on Hoskins Creek with a ferry going between the two. John Burnett II married Amee Gatewood. The Meadors were friends and neighbors of the two families. George and Dinah was found living in Spotsylvania County, Virginia by 2 October 1722 when he witnessed a deed for Larkin Chew. One month later, George purchased 228 acres from Larkin Chew in Spotsylvania County, although George had bought property in King and Queen County, he was still in Spots. County where he witnessed several more deeds for Larkin Chew. Finally by 1725, he and Dinah were living in King and Queen County when he sold the Nov 1722 land he purchased from Chew and then followed other family members to Caroline County by November of the following year. At this time, "George Tribble was fined in court for not keeping his road in repair." Since Dinah's brother Jonas Meador was appointed to take over in George's place, Jonas and brother Jason were probably living in the same neighborhood. George and Dinah Trible appear together as witnesses to the will of Abraham Brown On 14 Sep 1735 (Caroline Court Order Bk 1732-1740, p.275).

Dinah died there between 1741 and 1744 as on the latter date, George Trible was married to Ann (last name illegible). Fearful that George would embezzle the estate of Ann's late husband, two of the administrators demanded extra security from George and Anne Trible (Caroline Court Order Bk 1740-1746, p.306 dated 11 Aug 1744).

There were several children of this marriage, including:

1) George Tribble II
2) Joseph Tribble
3) Dinah Tribble
4) Rev. Andrew Trible (Tribble) was born 1741 in Caroline Co, Va; married Sally Ann Burris. An "Old Ironsides" Baptist minister, he was a Chaplain in the Virginia Line during the Revolution. He died in 1822 in Clark County, Kentucky. His descendants are well documented by the Kentucky Historical Society (Register of the Kentucky Historical Soc, Vol 24:187).

1733 Nov 8 - Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 108 (Part One by Dorman)~ A Grand Jury being impanelled and presented their presentments: George Tribble for not keeping his road in Repair. Note I wish the same could be done today.

1734 Feb 14 - Caroline Co, VA Court Order Bk 1732-1740 - p.123 Jonas Meador appointed Surveyor of Roads in place of George Trible..

1735 Feb 14- Caroline Co, Va Order Bk 1732-1740, page 275; (Part 1 by Dorman) ~ The last will and testament of Abraham Brown was presented in Court by Mary Brown, executrix and Daniel Brown executor therein named and proved by George Trible and Dinah Trible witnesses there unto. On motion of the executor certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate. It is ordered that James Terrill, William Terrill, James Collins and William Brown appraise the estate of Abraham Brown.

Notes:

Children of SHADRACK TRIBBLE and ELIZABETH COLEMAN are:

i. SPILLSBY TRIBBLE, b. Abt. 1741, Caroline County, VA; d. January 1799, Davidson County, TN; m. MARY UNKNOWN.

ii. WILLIAM TRIBBLE, b. Abt. 1743, Caroline County, VA; d. Abt. 1828, Wilkes County, NC; m. UNKNOWN, Abt. 1774. Marriage: Abt. 17746.

iii. BENJAMIN H. TRIBBLE, b. Abt. 1745, Caroline Co., VA; d. Abt. 1824, Oglethorpe County, GA.

iv. ABSOLEM TRIBBLE, b. Abt. 1747, Caroline County, VA.

v. WINIFRED TRIBBLE, b. Abt. 1749, Caroline County, VA; m. JAMES DYER, Abt. 1765, Halifax County, VA. Marriage: Abt. 1765, Halifax County, VA

The proof that Shadrach Tribble is the son of George Tribble is lacking but the fact of Shadrach's appearance in 1740 in Caroline County and the fact that he seems to live near George makes the father-son relationship probable. Shadrach Tribble first appears in the colonial records on 8 February 1740 in the Caroline County Order Book as a witness to a deed from Daniel Brown to Thomas Magee. Daniel Brown is probably his cousin, the son of Mary (Tribble) Brown. In May 1744, April, 1745 and October 1745, Shadrach Tribble appears in the Caroline Order Book, being listed as one to assist in keeping the road clear. In May 1750, August 1751, November 1741, and May 1752, suits of attachment were obtained against the estate of Shadrach Tribble, probably indication that he had left the county. On 22 October 1750 "Shadrach Trible" had 400 acres of land on Childreys Creek surveyed, the survey being listed in the Survey Book for Halifax County, Virginia. In 1752 and 1756 he had additional land surveyed in Halifax
County. On 16 August 1756, Shadrach Tribble was granted 250 acres of land in Lunenburg County on the South side of the Bannister River. This is somewhat confusing in that the Bannister River was in Halifax County in 1756, which had been formed from Lunenburg County in 1752. Equally confusing is a second grant to Shadrach Tribble on 15 July 1760 for 400 acres of land in Halifax County on Childreys Creek and Cow Creek. The confusing part is that Shadrach Tribble's will was written 4 October 1759 and probated 20 December 1759, seven months before the patent was granted. Are both of these grants instances of the time lag between the time of the "application" for the grand and the time of the recording of the grant? Apparently so, because the descriptions of the land bequeathed to the children of Shadrach Tribble contain references to Childreys Creek and Cow Creek, and Runaway Creek and later deeds of the children indicate the land is that patented by Shadrach. Those mentioned in Shadrach Tribble's will are his wife, Elizabeth, his youngest son Absolom, his first-born son Spilsby, his "middlemust" sons William and Benjamin, his only daughter, "Winefred", his friend John Adams, and his brother, John Tribble.

Elizabeth ------------, the wife of Shadrach Tribble, was probably a Coleman, the daughter of Spillsbee Coleman of Essex County, Virginia. The latter died prior to 20 October 1730 in Essex County. Shadrach and Elizabeth named their eldest child Spilsby and Spillsbee Coleman of Essex County would have been of an age to have had a daughter of an age to have married Shadrach Tribble. Elizabeth Tribble apparently remarried after the death of Shadrach Tribble to Chesslie Cockram as stated in the Halifax County mortgage in which Chesslie Cockram mortgages to John Smith 100 acres of land during "the term of his wife Elizbeth's life, left to her by her late husband Shadrach Tribble.

REFERENCES:
20 Oct 1730 Spillsbee Coleman, decd. Essex OB 1729-33, p108.
8 Feb 1740 Deed witness, Caroline OB 1732-40, p 577.
11 May 1744 Assist keeping road, Caroline OB 1740-46, p271.
12 Apr 1745 Assist keeping road, Caroline OB 1740-46, p448.
11 Oct 1745 Assist keeping road, Caroline OB 1740-46, p536.
12 May 1750 Defendant, Caroline OB 1746-54, p 221.
22 Oct 1750 Survey, Halifax Survey Book.
11 May 1751 Defendant, Caroline OB 1746-54, p 256.
9 Aug 1751 Defendant, Caroline OB 1746-54, p 273.
16 Nov 1751 Defendant, Caroline OB 1746-54, p 286.
10 Mar 1752 Defendant, Caroline OB 1746-54, p 305.
30 Oct 1752 Survey, Halifax Survey Book.
18 Apr 1755 Survey, Halifax Survey Book.
20 Jun 1755 Defendant, Halifax OB 1755-59, p 39.
16 Aug 1756 Land grant, Va. State Land Office Bk 34, p 92.
16 Mar 1758 Defendant, Halifax OB 1755-59, pp 288, 301, 304.
16 Mar 1758 Juror, Halifax OB 1755-59, p 301.
21 Jun 1759 Defendant, Halifax OB 1755-59, p 454.
16 Aug 1759 Surveyor, Halifax OB 1755-59, p 466.
16 Aug 1759 Defendant, Halifax OB 1755-59, p 479.
20 Dec 1759 Will, Halifax WB O, pp 83-85.
21 Feb 1760 Inventory, Halifax WB O, pp 86-87, 107-108.
15 Jul 1760 Land grant, Va. State Land Office Bk 34, p 624.
20 Jun 1761 Account, Halifax WB O, pp 123-24.
14 Jul 1763 Elizabeth, defendant, Halifax OB 1759-62, p136.
Apr 1768 Elizabeth, landowner, Antrim Parish Vestry Bk, p14.
17 Dec 1772 Elizabeth's late husband, Halifax DB 8, p 524.

"Footprints from the Old Survey Books" , by R. C. Dodson, 1989.
"Descendants of Robert Coleman of VA, " by Carol Hauk, p1-4.

Shadrach married Elizabeth Coleman in 1737 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1722 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died in 1782 in , Wilkes, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He left no will. Griggs Yarbrough was appointed administrator of his estate on December 14th 1739. Philemon Hurt was in his thirties when he died in 1739.

Philemon married Elizabeth Pond. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Pond) was born in 1700 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Francis married Elizabeth Page. Elizabeth was born in 1704 in , , Surrey, England; died in 1753 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Frances Wilson in 1723 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA. Frances (daughter of George Willson and Mary Elizabeth Liller) was born on 27 Mar 1702 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA; died in 1776 in , Chesterfield, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

WILL OF GEORGE WILLSON

In the Name of God Amen the Seventh Day of February in the year of our Lord God one thousand seven hundred and fifty three, I George Willson of Chesterfield County being in Perfect Memory do make and ordain this to be my last Will and Testament in manner and form following.---

First I commend my Soul to God my Maker hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ to be made Partaker of Life Everlasting and my Body to the Earth to be Buried in Such Decent manner as my Executors hereinafter mentioned shall think Proper as to worldly Estate. I desire the same may be bestowed and Employed in the manner and form following. Viz. First after my Debts are paid and Discharged..---

Item I give and bequeath unto my son George Willson all the Land I now Live on and all the Land I Purchased of my Nephew John Willson to him and his Heirs forever. I also give to my said son George Willson Four Negroes named Robin, Dick, Judah and Doll to him and his Heirs forever.---

Item I give to my son Daniel Willson and his Heirs forever one hundred and fifty acres of land on Smachs Creek beginning at my Corner on the said Creek--joyning Towns(?) so down the Creek for the Quantity. I also give my said son, Daniel Willson my looking glass. I also give my said son Daniel Willson a negro wench called Luca and all her Increase to him and his Heirs forever.---

Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson George Rowlet and his Heirs forever One hundred and sixteen acres of Land in Amelia County lying on both sides of the Wolf Branch.---

Item I give to my Grandson Geo. Patram and his Heirs forever one hundred and sixteen acres of Land lying in Amelia County on the West Side of Smachs Creek between the Lines of George Rowlett and Abraham Green.-

Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson Gardner Vaden and his Heirs forever One hundred acres of Land being the lower half of a Tract of Two hundred acres which I Purchased of my Brother Henry Willson Situate Lying and being in Chesterfield County at a place call'd Second Branch of Swift Creek.---

Item I give and bequeath to my Grandson Daniel Vadin and his Heirs forever the other Hundred acres of Land of the aforesaid Tract of Two hundred acres.---

Item I give to my grandson John Willson Two hundred and seventeen acres in Amelia County more or less which is below my son Daniel's Land to him and his Heirs forever.---

Item I give to my Daughter Francis Vaden one Negro wench called Frank with all her increase to her & her Heirs forever.---

Item I give to my Daughter Judah Patram Five shillings Current money.---

Item I give to my Daughter Phebe Rowlett One Negro wench called Dilsy and her increase to her and her Heirs forever.---

Item I give my Granddaughter Eliz. Patram one Cow and Calf. I also give her my Bed and Furniture that I Lye in to her and her Heirs forever.---

Item I give to my Grandson John Willson and his Heirs forever one Negro Wench call'd Pegy when he comes of age but my Desire is the first child she brings shall belong to my grandson George Willson and his Heirs forever.---

Item I give all the Rest of my Estate to my son George Willson and its my Desire my Estate be not Appraised. Lastly I Constitute, Nominate and Appoint my two Sons George Willson and Daniel whole and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and I do hereby Revoak, Disannul and make Void all other and former Wills by me heretofore at any time whether by voice or writing.

In Witness whereof I have here unto have set my hand and affixed my Seal Day and Year above written. Signed Seal'd also his Published & Declar'd in Geo. Willson Presences of mark

Title: Chesterfield Co., Virginia, Court RecordsRepository:
Media: OtherText: Will of George Willson dated February 7, 1753

William married Martha on 7 Sep 1720 in Camden Parish, Dublin, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1790, Misc Run Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

William married Elizabeth Perkins on 3 Nov 1743 in , Charles City, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Constantine Perkins and Anne Pollard) was born in 1724 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA; died in 1790 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: 1782, , Charlotte, Virginia, USA

Isaac married Rebecca Nave in 1740 in , Henrico, Virginia, USA. Rebecca was born in 1721 in , Caroline, Virginia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1787. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]