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Joel Motley, Sr

Male 1750 - 1792  (42 years)


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  1. 1.  Joel Motley, Sr was born in 1750 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA; died in 1792 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA; was buried in , Nottoway, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1782, , Amelia, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Joel Motley, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Forrest) Motley, was born about 1750 in Amelia County. He inherited 600 acres of land with a mill from his father.

    Joel married first Mary Williams in Amelia County 13 September (bond) 1769. She was the daughter of Philip Williams Sr. who died in Amelia County in 1786 (will dated 14 Jan. 1786 , recorded 28 Dec. 1786) and mentioned deceased daughter Mary Motley in his will. Mary’s sister Elizabeth Williams married Nicholas Vaughan, the son of Robert Vaughan Sr. and his wife, Martha. Her brother Phillip Williams married Joel’s sister Martha Motley. Joel and Mary had three children before she died. Amelia County listed Joel Motley head of a family of four with 17 slaves in 1782.

    Joel married second Sarah (Coppage) Lunsford in Amelia County 17 June (bond) 1783. Robert Vaughan Jr., Joel’s brother-in-law, was his surety on the marriage bond. Sarah was the widow of John Lunsford who died in Amelia County in 1782 (will dated 2 Jan. 1782, recorded 25 April 1782).
    Sarah gave birth within a year after her marriage. Both she and the infant were evidently ill because Sarah immediately wrote her will in Amelia County 21 May 1784. She identified herself as the wife of Joel Motley and left her property to “my child if said child should live.” If the child died, her property would go to her brother Moses Coppage and her niece Sally Sutton, daughter of James Sutton and Betty Coppage. William Cross Craddock, Matthew Robertson, and John Vaughan witnessed her will. Sarah evidently did not recover and we have no record that the child lived.

    Joel married third Sylvia Cook on 16 April (bond) 1785. Joel and Sylvia had two children before Joel died. He was dead before 22 June 1789. On 24 December 1789, John Harper, Matthew Robertson, and William Craddock appraised the estate of Josiah Hundley. They noted that as of 22 June 1789, “1,030 pounds above mentioned tobacco is claimed by Mrs. Siliva Motley as the property of her decd husband.”
    In 1792 Amelia County appointed Matthew Robertson the guardian for the children of Joel and Mary (Williams) Motley and appointed Sylvia (Cook) Motley the guardian of her two children. As Sylvia Mottley she married Daniel Sayre in Amelia County 11 February (bond) 1795. Sylvia continued to report orphan accounts for her children. Historians show Joel’s children as named “Mottley” and this is how many records showed their names.

    Children of Joel and Mary (Williams) Motley:
    Paschal Mottley [M.4.1]. (26 Dec. 1772).
    John Mottley [M.4.2] (27 May 1774 - 20 June 1828) married Mary Williams Elmore (30 Aug. 1783 - 8 Dec. 1817) in Amelia County on Christmas Day, 1798. Rev. John Skurrey officiated. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Elmore. John and Mary had eight children before she died. John married second Sylvia Wilkinson Hundley (30 July 1785) on 12 April 1821.
    Joseph Mottley [M.4.3] (1776).
    Elizabeth Mottley [M.4.4].
    Children of Joel and Sylvia (Cook) Motley:
    Nathaniel M. Mottley [M.4.5] (1786).
    Sally R. Mottley [M.4.6] (1788) married James H. Thurston in Amelia County 25 August 1809. Sally’s guardian, George Baldwin consented to the marriage.

    SOURCE: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=grantpinnix&id=I079811

    Joel married Mary Williams on 13 Sep 1769 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. Mary (daughter of Philip Williams) was born in 1747 in Kingston, Gloucester, Virginia, USA; died on 17 Jun 1783 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Paschal Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Dec 1772 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1799 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA.
    2. 3. John Lewis Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1774 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Nov 1841 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA.
    3. 4. Joseph Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1776 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.

    Joel married Sarah Coppage on 17 Jun 1783 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Joel married Sylvia Cook on 16 Apr 1785 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA. Sylvia was born in 1746 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Nathaniel Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1786 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.
    2. 6. Sally R Motley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1788 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Paschal Motley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joel1) was born on 26 Dec 1772 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 25 Jul 1799 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA.

  2. 3.  John Lewis Motley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joel1) was born on 27 May 1774 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 15 Nov 1841 in Nottoway, Amelia, Virginia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1810, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1830, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA
    • Residence: 1840, , Nottoway, Virginia, USA


  3. 4.  Joseph Motley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joel1) was born in 1776 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.

  4. 5.  Nathaniel Motley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joel1) was born in 1786 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.

  5. 6.  Sally R Motley Descendancy chart to this point (1.Joel1) was born in 1788 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA.


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