Abraham Echols^[1]

1686 - 1749  (63 years)

• Name	Abraham Echols  [2, 3]
  Birth	1686	Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Oct 1749	, Halifax, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I2047	Master
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	John Echols,   b. 1650, Grovesend, England d. 12 Dec 1712, , Caroline, Virginia, USA (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Cave,   b. 1670, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 1712, , , Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	1688	, Caroline, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F924	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah W Hubbard,   b. 1700, Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA d. 1749, , , Virginia, USA (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1730	, New Kent, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	1. Isaac Echols,   b. Abt 1733, , , Virginia, USA d. 1761, , Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 28 years)   2. Sarah Echols,   b. 1735, , Henry, Virginia, USA d. 1817, , Wilkes, Georgia, USA (Age 82 years) + 3. Joseph Echols,   b. 20 Feb 1735, , Prince George, Virginia, USA d. 20 Dec 1789, , Halifax, Virginia, USA (Age 54 years) + 4. Rebecca Echols,   b. 1741, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA d. 1849, , , Tennessee, USA (Age 108 years)   5. Elizabeth Echols,   b. 1743, , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA d. , Saint Clair, Illinois, USA + 6. Joshua Echols,   b. 2 Apr 1747, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 18 Aug 1834, Madison, Morgan, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1686 - Old Point Comfort, Hampton, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1730 - , New Kent, Virginia, USA Death - 3 Oct 1749 - , Halifax, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=88989101&pid=108 [S23] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998). [S32] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.), Source number: 13241.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY. Name: Abraham Echols Birth Date: 1700 Birth Place: VA