Francis Henry Ballenger

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 12 Sep 1630, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England

Francis married Elizabeth Randle on 2 Nov 1657 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Randle and Dorothy Jewel Jorden) was born in 1636 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England; died on 14 Nov 1705 in Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Francis Blanchard
• Baptism: 24 Aug 1661, Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire, England

Francis married Judith Prisfield on 27 Feb 1701 in St Leonard, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. Judith was born in 1679 in Alsace-Lorraine, Lorraine, France; died on 17 June 1746 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1746 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Pearce Wade. Pearce was born in 1720 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died on 23 Oct 1818 in , Lincoln, Kentucky, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married James Wade in 1718 in , , Virginia, USA. James (son of James Andrew Wade and Margaret Mary Elizabeth Hampton Mosby) was born in 1697 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA; died in 1741 in , Hanover, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Judith Prisfield. Judith was born in 1679 in Alsace-Lorraine, Lorraine, France; died on 17 June 1746 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA; was buried on 17 Jun 1746 in Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 1710
• Residence: 1772, , Bedford, Virginia, USA
• Probate: 8 Jul 1772, , Bedford, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Indenture between Jeremiah & Pearce Wade and Thomas Cawthon & John Britt, Goochland County, VA., 4 April 1750

This indenture made this eleventh day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifty BETWEEN Jeremiah Wade of Cumberland County, Pierce Wade and Thomas Cothon of Albemarle County Executors of Joseph Ballenger Decd of the one part and John Britt of Goochland County of the other part.

Witnesseth that the said Jermiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon for and in consideration of Sixty pound of lawfull money of Virginia by him the said John Britt to them the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon in hand paid before the sealing and delivery hereof the receipt whereof they the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon doth hereby acknowledge and thereof doth acquit and discharge the said John Britt his heirs executors and administrators hath granted bargained sold ens?? and confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell enf?? and confirm unto the said John Britt his heirs or assigns all that Massuage Plantation and tract of land whereon the said John Britt now dwelleth situate which said land is lying and being in Goochland County on the Byrd Creek containing by estimation one hundred and twenty eight acres be the same more or less and being bounded as followeth to witt/BEGINNING at the corner at the Byrd thence on John Hadens line to a corner on Bryan Connelys line thence on the said Connelys lines and Arthur Hopkins line to the Bryd and thence down the Bryd according to its meander to the place begun at which said tract of parcel of land was left by the aforesaid Joseph ballenger, Deceased to be sold by his aforesaid executors as may apear by the records of the County Court of Goochland and the reversion and reversions remainder and remainders Rents Issues and profits thereof with the appurtances. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Messuage Plantation and tract of land with the apurtenances unto the said John Britt, his heirs and Assigns to the only use and behoof of the said John Britt, his heirs and assigns forever, and the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon, their heirs and the Messuage Plantation and tract of land with the appurtenances unto the said John Britt his heirs and assigns shall and will warrant and forever defend by these present against the claim and demand of them the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon for themselves their heirs executors and administrators doth covenant promise and agree to and with the said John Britt his heirs and assigns that the premises and every part thereof with the appurtenances are free and discharged from all manner of incumberances and that the said John Britt his heirs and for notwithstanding any act or thing by them the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon their heirs and assigns or any other person committed done of suffered shall or lawfully may forever hereafter have hold use occupy possession and enjoy the same and every part thereof with the appurtenances without the lawfully set molestation or eviction of them and the said Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade and Thomas Cawthon their heirs or assigns or any other person whatsoever. In witness where of the parties aforesaid to these present have set their hands and seals the day and year above written.

Signed Sealed and Delivered in presence of us: James George, William Britt, John Haris
SIGNED: Jeremiah Wade, Pearce Wade

Deed May 15, 1750

At a court held for Goochland County May 15, 1750.
James George, William Britt and John Faris proved this deed with the livery of seizin and receipt endorsed to be the acts and deeds of Jeremiah and Pearce Wade which were ordered to be recorded.

KNOW all men by these present that we, Jeremiah Wade of Cumberland County and Pearce Wade of Albemarle County at held and firmly bound unto John Britt of Goochland County in the sum of four hundred pounds of Lawfull money of Virginia to be paid unto the said John Britt his heirs Executors and Admrs to them which payment well and truly to be made, be bind ourselves our heirs Execrs and Admrs firmly by these presents, Sealed with our seals and dated this 24th day of February in the year of our lord 1749.

The condition of this present obligation is such that is the said Jermiah Wade and Pearce Wade, their heirs shall pay of all accounts bills bonds debts dues and demands which shall come against the Estate of Joseph Ballenger, Decd fromt he day of the Marriage of Charrity Ballenger, the widow of Joseph Ballenger decd, unto Jno Britt unto the day of her death and the lear and discarge the said John Britt, his heirs and c from all damages which sall arise from any of the said debts and th leave the said Jno Britt his heirs and c. inquiet and peaceable possession of the remainder of the Estate of Jos. Ballenger decd. without any interuption by the said Jeremiah Wade and the said Pearce Wade, their heirs and which the said John Britt hath not delivered by bond and if the said Jeremiah Wade shall lend unto the said John Britt, his heirs and c. one negro man named Tom until the said Jeremiah Wade and the said Pearce Wade shall purchase a negro man between the age of fourteen years and twenty or pay thirty pounds current money if the said Jeremiah Wade and the said Pearce Wade their heirs and c. shall comply with the articles above mentioned that this obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force power and virtue. signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us: James George, John Haris
Jeremiah Wade, seal
Pearce Wade, seal

Charity Ballenger & Jeremiah Wade
Jeremiah, born c. 1710, was probably the brother of Pearce Wade, who married Charity's sister Mary Ballenger. Their father may have been Robert Wade of Hanover County, VA, and Robert in turn may have been the brother of Charity Wade Ballenger, mother of both girls.
c. 1723: Charity Ballenger was born in New Jersey.
Jeremiah and Charity were already married before Joseph Ballenger made his will on 5 Jun 1744.
21 May 1745: Jeremiah purchased 150 acres on Great Byrd Creek in Goochland County from John and Sarah Denny for £45. The parcel adjoined John Martin, John Hinson, Ebenezer Adams, deceased, and John Denny. The witnesses were Pearce Wade, James George, and Joseph Pare.[1]
20 Dec 1748: Jeremiah and Charity Wade sold 150 acres on Byrd Creek to John Faris for £45. The adjoining landowners were Richard Adams, John Hinson, and Colonel John Martin. Witnesses: John Mosely Junior, William Robards, and Benjamin Denny.[2]
26 Dec 1748: Jeremiah bought 197 acres on Old Johns Creek in Goochland from Charles and Tabitha Rayley for £70. It was bounded Stephen Hughes, Daniel Stoner, William Runnals, and John Rayley. Witnesses: Robert Hughes, Tucker Woodson, Robert Hughes Junior, and R. Walton.[3]
24 Feb 1749: Along with Pearce Wade, Jeremiah Wade of "Cumberland County" was security on a bond of £400 for John Britt of Goochland County as executor for John Britt, deceased.[4] Cumberland County was formed from Goochland that year.
11 Apr 1750: As co-executors of the estate of Joseph Ballenger, Jeremiah Wade of Cumberland County and Pearce Wade and Thomas Cothon [Cawthon] of Albemarle County sold 128 acres on Byrd Creek in Goochland County to John Britt for £60. The parcel was adjoined by John Haden, Bryan Connely, and Arthur Hopkins. The sale was witnessed by James George, William Britt, and John Faris.[5] John Britt was apparently already living on the acreage.
12 Jul 1751: Jeremiah Wade, planter, purchased 180 acres on Thrasher's Creek in Albemarle County from Howard Cash, planter. Witnesses: David Wade, Michael Smith, and Chisley Daniel.[6]
2 Apr 1752: Jeremiah sold land adjoining Pearce Wade to David Wade. Witnesses: Pearce Wade, James George, and Christly Daniel.[7]
2 Jul 1752: Jeremiah sold the parcel bought from Charles Rayley to David Siser. The land was now in Cumberland County, while Jeremiah was described as being of Albemarle County. Witnesses: Tarleton Woodson Junior, Ben Watkins Junior, Stephen Tampton Junior, Drury Woodson, and Thomas Pleasants.[8]
2 Jul 1763: Along with Pearce Wade and Richard and Joseph Ballenger, Jeremiah sold 800 acres, part of a grant of 2,000 acres, on the south side of the Buffalo River under the Tobacco Mountains in Amherst County, VA to George Seaton.[9] Originally granted to Richard and Joseph, 400 acres each had been granted by them to Jeremiah and Pearce.
20 Aug 1768: Jeremiah sold 114 acres on the top of Smith's Mountain adjoining Joseph Ballenger and William Cabell to Joseph Ballinger for £10. On the same day, he sold 378 acres on the headwaters of Thrasher's and Franklin Creeks to John Parks. This second conveyance was witnessed by Matthew Tucker, Drury Tucker, and Joseph Ballenger.[10] Jeremiah was described as being of St. Ann's Parish.
According to William Scroggins, Jeremiah sold three slaves to Hector McAllister, but the date wasn't available to him. He also reports that, along with Neil Campbell "and others", he sold 400 acres on Rockfish Creek to George Donald and Company.[11] Could the latter have been a trust deed? Neil Campbell's mistress, Tabitha Ballowe later married Joseph Ballenger.
17 Feb 1772: Jeremiah Wade Senior sold 378 acres in the fork of the James River adjoining Matthew Tucker, Drury Tucker and Lacy Sine in Albemarle to Richard Bennett.[12]
8 Jul 1772: Jeremiah made his will in Bedford County, VA, naming executors Richard Ballenger and James and Nathan Hilton. In it, he left his estate was to be equally divided among his children, but he made no mention of a wife, thus Charity must have predeceased him. Witnesses: Abraham Ervine, Jesse Hilton, and Elizabeth Mitchell. It was proved 28 Sep 1772, with Guy Smith serving as security for James Hilton. Executor Hilton made his inventory and appraisal on 10 Oct 1772.[13] Jesse Hilton had been surety for the marriage daughter Mary Ballenger Wade to Whitehead Ryan.
Children of Jeremiah and Charity Ballenger Wade:
Jacob Wade (c. 1743 - ; m. 1st Anne _______, m. 2nd Mary Branch 31 Oct 1800)
Jeremiah Wade (c. 1747 - ; m. Milly _______
Isaac Wade (1756 - 9 Aug 1823, Bedford Co, VA; m. Mary "Polly" Gibbs 11 Feb 1779)
Elizabeth Wade (m. Nathaniel Newman Hylton)
Charity Wade (m. John Dawson)
Mary Ballenger Wade (c. 1761 - ; m. Whitehead Ryan 15 Dec 1778)
Ketturah "Kitty" Wade (c. 1762 - 18 Jul 1839; m. Stephen Mitchell 8 Mar 1783)
Joshua Wade (1762 - 17 Feb 1800, Bedford Co, VA; m. Anna Boatwright 2 Nov 1786)
Lucy Wade (1764 - ; m. James Hylton)

Family/Spouse: Charity Ballinger. Charity (daughter of Joseph Ballinger and Charity Wade) was born on 28 Sep 1722 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; died on 8 Jul 1772 in , Bedford, Virginia, USA; was buried in Huddleston, Bedford, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Susannah Ballinger. Susannah (daughter of Joseph Ballinger and Charity Wade) was born in 1743 in , Goochland, Virginia, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Dorothy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Early Child Support
"Goochland County Virginia Order Book 4 (microfilm), Dallas Public Library, John Utley Wade was the bastard son of Angelica Wade by John Utley, III (Goochland County, Virginia, Order Book 4, pages 452 and 527). February Court, 1739, Wade vs. Utley, page 452, Angelica Wade comes into Court and makes Oath that John Utley, junr. is the Father of a Male Child named John, Born of her body whereupon it is Ordered that a Capias (an order to arrest) do issue agst the said John Utley returnable to the next Court (February Court, 1739) March Court, 1740, Wade vs. Utley, page 527 On the complaint of Angelica Wade against John Utley, Junr. for getting a bastard child on her body the said Angelica having made Oath to the same it is Ordered that the said John do give Security to save the Parish of St. James harmless from the maintenance of said Child and that he pay Costs (1739) (hereafter cited as Virginia, Goochland Order Book 4)."


Utley Court Documents
John Utley, Jr. and William Willis each acknowledge himself indebted to John Fleming and Arthur Hopkins, church wardens of St. James Parish unto their successors in the sum of 20 pounds sterling for the use of the said parish to be levied upon each of their goods and chattels on condition that the said John Utley, Jr. save the said parish of St. James harmless from the maintenance of a bastard male child begotten upon the body of Angelica Wade by the said John Utley, Jr.

Notes:

Notes for PEARCE WADE:
Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, Page 152
Pearce Wade and Joshua Fowler promised to pay 55 pounds to Drury Tucker on 28 March 1763. William Cabell, Jr., Robert Yancey and Richard Powell witnessed the note.

Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book A, Page 253
In August 1764, Pearce Wade and wife, Mary, conveyed 105 acres on the west side of Harris Creek in Amherst County to John Godwin.

Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book B, Page 26
On July 1, 1765, Pearce (Pierce) Wade of Amherst County sold the land on which he lived in Amherst County to Alexander McCaul. The tract, containing 308 acres, adjoined the lands of John Goodwin, John Wales, William Stanton, James Crews and Edward Eidson. The deed was witnessed by Neill Campbell, Richard Harris and John Rippen.

"Tidewater Virginia Families" by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis.
On page 597 there is a young widow, Elizabeth Pettyjohn was left with three young children, then she married Robert Warren, Jr. and after November 1764 they left Sussex County, Delaware and travelled to Amherst County, Virginia. Robert and Elizabeth settled in the area of Harris Creek, where Pearce Wade had bought land in 1760. Robert Warren died before September 1769; his estate was presented to court and Pearce Wade was appointed the administrator. In December 1769, "Elizabeth Wade, the late widow of Robert Warren" presented his inventory to the court. It was returned and recorded on March 5, 1770. It is not known whether Pearce Wade had lived in Delaware earlier, however, it is thought not, and that he was simply a close neighbor. Pearce bought 413 acres of land on Harris Creek, on May 8, 1760, from George Carrington, for L124.15.10. Earlier, he had lived on Thrasher's Creek, in Albemarle County, having bought land there in 1752. He and his wife, Mary sold the land in October 1760, and in 1764, he and his wife, Mary sold on Harris Creek.

While no record has been found of the date that Elizabeth Pettyjohn Warren married Pearce Wade, they married before December 1769, Elizabeth Wade, "the late widow of Robert Warren" presented his inventory to the court. No mention has been found of any children of Elizabeth and Robert Warren, however, Elizabeth brought to her marriage to Pearce Wade, her three Pettyjohn children. Pearce has a number of children by his previous marriage to include: Ballinger, Jeremiah, David, James, Pearce, Susanna, Lucretia, Abigail and Elizabeth Wade. It seems that all of his children were under age when he and Elizabeth married, as all but three were still under age in 1784. 12 children, at least, graced their household, and it is probable that all of them were living at home.

Pearce Wade did not live long after his marriage to Elizabeth Warren. He made his will on December 13, 1769 and died before March 5, 1770, when his will was recorded in Amherst County.

Thomas Watts, John Dawson and Boyce Eadson witnessed Pearce Wade's will. Ambrose Rucker, Richard Peter, Richard Shelton and James Crews were named the executors of his estate. He left Elizabeth her dower land, the plantation on which he lived, but he made provisions for a house to be built for her. His son, Ballinger was later to administer his father's estate. Their neighbors were the Woodruffs, Powells, Goodwins, Ownsbys, Dawsons and Crews.

Ballinger Wade must have lived on his father's plantation. Pearce Wade owned a mill and in May 1777, Richard Shelton, Joseph Crews and David Woodruff were ordered to view a way for a road from the mill into Shelton's road near Harris Creek.

Albemarle County Deed Book 1, pp. 310, 478
Amherst County Will Book 1, p. 146
Albemarle County Deed Book 2, p. 234
Amherst County Deed Book A, p. 253
Amherst County Will Book 1, p. 154
Amherst County Order Book 184, p. 217
Amherst County Will Book 1, p.161-162, 166, 487
Amherst County Court Orders, Book 3, p. 5
Amherst County Court Orders, 1777, pp. 175-176

Will Book 1, Page 161
Pearce Wade will; wife Elizabeth; daughter Susanna Wade, under age; and Abigail Hardwick Wade.

Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 3, Page 67
In March 1785 an action in Amherst County Chancery Count occurred, involving Lucretia Wade and Abigail Hardwick (Harding) Wade. infants and children of Pearce Wade, deceased, by their guardian Richard Ballenger; Clary Wade, infand and child of Pearce Wade, deceased, by her guardian David Woodruff; Jeremiah Wade, by his next friend John Dawson; David Wade; Pearce Wade; I. White and his wife Mary; John Dawson and his wife Charity; and Jane Wade; infants and children and sons and daughters of Pearce Wade, deceased and Ballenger Wade, heir-at-law of Pearce Wade, deceased, defendants. The admistrators were ordered to make an accounting of the decedent's estate.

More About PEARCE WADE and MARY BALLINGER:
Marriage: 1747

More About PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH HARDWICK:
Marriage: Aft. 1764

Notes for ELIZABETH PETTYJOHN:
Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book D, Page 440
On 22 February 1777, elizabeth Wade conveyed all of her "living and Possessions" to her eldest son Jacob Pettyjohn, including 7 head of cattle, 3 hogs and household goods. The deed was witnessed by John Henry Goodwin, Richard Harrison, Jr., George Bond and William Pettyjohn.

More About PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH PETTYJOHN:
Marriage: Bef. December 1769

Children of PEARCE WADE and MARY BALLINGER are:
i. CHARITY6 WADE, m. JOHN DAWSON, Bef. March 1783.
More About JOHN DAWSON and CHARITY WADE:
Marriage: Bef. March 1783


ii. MARY WADE, m. I WHITE, Bef. March 1783.
More About I WHITE and MARY WADE:
Marriage: Bef. March 1783


iii. JANE WADE.
57. iv. DAVID WADE, b. Aft. 1748; d. Bef. February 28, 1831.
58. v. BALLINGER WADE, b. March 24, 1747/48, Amelia County, VA; d. December 24, 1824, Cumberland County, KY.
59. vi. PEARCE WADE, JR., b. Abt. 1755; d. Bef. October 12, 1818, Lincoln County, KY.
vii. SUSANNA WADE, b. Bef. 1760; m. ROBERT MAYS, March 11, 1780, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for SUSANNA WADE:
Amherst County Marriages:
Susanna Wade, spinster, and Robert Mays, bachelor, 11 Mar 1780; Richard Ballenger, surety; consent by Susanna


More About ROBERT MAYS and SUSANNA WADE:
Marriage: March 11, 1780, Amherst County, VA


viii. CLARA WADE, b. Bet. 1760 - 1764.
ix. JEREMIAH WADE, b. Bef. 1764.
Notes for JEREMIAH WADE:
Will Book 1, Page 492
Ballenger Wade and Richard Ballenger, guardians of Jeremiah Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased.

Will Book 3, Page 13
Ballenger Wade summonded to court as guardian fo Jeremiah Wade



Children of PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH HARDWICK are:
x. LUCRETIA6 WADE, b. Aft. 1764; m. JAMES MAYS, January 24, 1786, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for LUCRETIA WADE:
Lucretia Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased; Richard Ballenger and Frances Satterwhite, guardians, 05 July 1779; acknowledged and recorded.

Amherst County Marriages:
Lucresia Wade, spinster and James Mays, bachelor, 24 Jan 1786; Ballenger Wade, surety; consent by Richard Ballenger, guardian.


More About JAMES MAYS and LUCRETIA WADE:
Marriage: January 24, 1786, Amherst County, VA


xi. ABIGAIL HARDWICK WADE, b. January 16, 1767; m. JOHN REYNOLDS, August 24, 1788, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for ABIGAIL HARDWICK WADE:
Will Book 1, Page 485
Abigail Hardwick Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade; John Hardwick, administrator of Pearce Wade; and Clary Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased.

Will Book 3, Page 13
Richard Ballenger summoned as guardian of Abigail Hardwick Wade.

Amherst County Marriages:
Abigail Hardwick Wade, spinster and John Reynolds, bachelor, 24 Aug 1788; Jeremiah Wade, surety; consent by Abigail; Robert McCulloch testified that she was 21 and Elizabeth Fowler testified that she was 21 about 16 Jan 1788.


More About JOHN REYNOLDS and ABIGAIL WADE:
Marriage: August 24, 1788, Amherst County, VA


xii. MORNING WADE, b. June 8, 1770; m. JOHN BAILEY, December 28, 1791, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for MORNING WADE:
The Wade Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 4 and Volume 3, Issue 1
Morning Wade, spinster and John Bailey, bachelor, were married on 28 December 1791 in Amherst County, with Jacob Pettyjohn as bondsman. Morning stated that she was of age and gave her own consent. Jacob Pettyjohn swore that she was his half-sister and that she was born on 08 June 1770. William Hughes verified that she was of age.


More About JOHN BAILEY and MORNING WADE:
Marriage: December 28, 1791, Amherst County, VA


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Notes for PEARCE WADE:
Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book 1, Page 152
Pearce Wade and Joshua Fowler promised to pay 55 pounds to Drury Tucker on 28 March 1763. William Cabell, Jr., Robert Yancey and Richard Powell witnessed the note.

Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book A, Page 253
In August 1764, Pearce Wade and wife, Mary, conveyed 105 acres on the west side of Harris Creek in Amherst County to John Godwin.

Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book B, Page 26
On July 1, 1765, Pearce (Pierce) Wade of Amherst County sold the land on which he lived in Amherst County to Alexander McCaul. The tract, containing 308 acres, adjoined the lands of John Goodwin, Joh n Wales, William Stanton, James Crews and Edward Eidson. The deed was witnessed by Neill Campbell, Richard Harris and John Rippen.

"Tidewater Virginia Families" by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis.
On page 597 there is a young widow, Elizabeth Pettyjohn was left with three young children, then she married Robert Warren, Jr. and after November 1764 they left Sussex County, Delaware and travelle d to Amherst County, Virginia. Robert and Elizabeth settled in the area of Harris Creek, where Pearce Wade had bought land in 1760. Robert Warren died before September 1769; his estate was presented t o court and Pearce Wade was appointed the administrator. In December 1769, "Elizabeth Wade, the late widow of Robert Warren" presented his inventory to the court. It was returned and recorded on Marc h 5, 1770. It is not known whether Pearce Wade had lived in Delaware earlier, however, it is thought not, and that he was simply a close neighbor. Pearce bought 413 acres of land on Harris Creek, on M ay 8, 1760, from George Carrington, for L124.15.10. Earlier, he had lived on Thrasher's Creek, in Albemarle County, having bought land there in 1752. He and his wife, Mary sold the land in October 176 0, and in 1764, he and his wife, Mary sold on Harris Creek.

While no record has been found of the date that Elizabeth Pettyjohn Warren married Pearce Wade, they married before December 1769, Elizabeth Wade, "the late widow of Robert Warren" presented his inven tory to the court. No mention has been found of any children of Elizabeth and Robert Warren, however, Elizabeth brought to her marriage to Pearce Wade, her three Pettyjohn children. Pearce has a numbe r of children by his previous marriage to include: Ballinger, Jeremiah, David, James, Pearce, Susanna, Lucretia, Abigail and Elizabeth Wade. It seems that all of his children were under age when he an d Elizabeth married, as all but three were still under age in 1784. 12 children, at least, graced their household, and it is probable that all of them were living at home.

Pearce Wade did not live long after his marriage to Elizabeth Warren. He made his will on December 13, 1769 and died before March 5, 1770, when his will was recorded in Amherst County.

Thomas Watts, John Dawson and Boyce Eadson witnessed Pearce Wade's will. Ambrose Rucker, Richard Peter, Richard Shelton and James Crews were named the executors of his estate. He left Elizabeth her do wer land, the plantation on which he lived, but he made provisions for a house to be built for her. His son, Ballinger was later to administer his father's estate. Their neighbors were the Woodruffs , Powells, Goodwins, Ownsbys, Dawsons and Crews.

Ballinger Wade must have lived on his father's plantation. Pearce Wade owned a mill and in May 1777, Richard Shelton, Joseph Crews and David Woodruff were ordered to view a way for a road from the mil l into Shelton's road near Harris Creek.

Albemarle County Deed Book 1, pp. 310, 478
Amherst County Will Book 1, p. 146
Albemarle County Deed Book 2, p. 234
Amherst County Deed Book A, p. 253
Amherst County Will Book 1, p. 154
Amherst County Order Book 184, p. 217
Amherst County Will Book 1, p.161-162, 166, 487
Amherst County Court Orders, Book 3, p. 5
Amherst County Court Orders, 1777, pp. 175-176

Will Book 1, Page 161
Pearce Wade will; wife Elizabeth; daughter Susanna Wade, under age; and Abigail Hardwick Wade.

Amherst County, Virginia, Will Book 3, Page 67
In March 1785 an action in Amherst County Chancery Count occurred, involving Lucretia Wade and Abigail Hardwick (Harding) Wade. infants and children of Pearce Wade, deceased, by their guardian Richar d Ballenger; Clary Wade, infand and child of Pearce Wade, deceased, by her guardian David Woodruff; Jeremiah Wade, by his next friend John Dawson; David Wade; Pearce Wade; I. White and his wife Mary ; John Dawson and his wife Charity; and Jane Wade; infants and children and sons and daughters of Pearce Wade, deceased and Ballenger Wade, heir-at-law of Pearce Wade, deceased, defendants. The admist rators were ordered to make an accounting of the decedent's estate.

More About PEARCE WADE and MARY BALLINGER:
Marriage: 1747

More About PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH HARDWICK:
Marriage: Aft. 1764

Notes for ELIZABETH PETTYJOHN:
Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book D, Page 440
On 22 February 1777, elizabeth Wade conveyed all of her "living and Possessions" to her eldest son Jacob Pettyjohn, including 7 head of cattle, 3 hogs and household goods. The deed was witnessed by Jo hn Henry Goodwin, Richard Harrison, Jr., George Bond and William Pettyjohn.

More About PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH PETTYJOHN:
Marriage: Bef. December 1769

Children of PEARCE WADE and MARY BALLINGER are:
i. CHARITY6 WADE, m. JOHN DAWSON, Bef. March 1783.
More About JOHN DAWSON and CHARITY WADE:
Marriage: Bef. March 1783


ii. MARY WADE, m. I WHITE, Bef. March 1783.
More About I WHITE and MARY WADE:
Marriage: Bef. March 1783


iii. JANE WADE.
57. iv. DAVID WADE, b. Aft. 1748; d. Bef. February 28, 1831.
58. v. BALLINGER WADE, b. March 24, 1747/48, Amelia County, VA; d. December 24, 1824, Cumberland County, KY.
59. vi. PEARCE WADE, JR., b. Abt. 1755; d. Bef. October 12, 1818, Lincoln County, KY.
vii. SUSANNA WADE, b. Bef. 1760; m. ROBERT MAYS, March 11, 1780, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for SUSANNA WADE:
Amherst County Marriages:
Susanna Wade, spinster, and Robert Mays, bachelor, 11 Mar 1780; Richard Ballenger, surety; consent by Susanna


More About ROBERT MAYS and SUSANNA WADE:
Marriage: March 11, 1780, Amherst County, VA


viii. CLARA WADE, b. Bet. 1760 - 1764.
ix. JEREMIAH WADE, b. Bef. 1764.
Notes for JEREMIAH WADE:
Will Book 1, Page 492
Ballenger Wade and Richard Ballenger, guardians of Jeremiah Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased.

Will Book 3, Page 13
Ballenger Wade summonded to court as guardian fo Jeremiah Wade



Children of PEARCE WADE and ELIZABETH HARDWICK are:
x. LUCRETIA6 WADE, b. Aft. 1764; m. JAMES MAYS, January 24, 1786, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for LUCRETIA WADE:
Lucretia Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased; Richard Ballenger and Frances Satterwhite, guardians, 05 July 1779; acknowledged and recorded.

Amherst County Marriages:
Lucresia Wade, spinster and James Mays, bachelor, 24 Jan 1786; Ballenger Wade, surety; consent by Richard Ballenger, guardian.


More About JAMES MAYS and LUCRETIA WADE:
Marriage: January 24, 1786, Amherst County, VA


xi. ABIGAIL HARDWICK WADE, b. January 16, 1767; m. JOHN REYNOLDS, August 24, 1788, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for ABIGAIL HARDWICK WADE:
Will Book 1, Page 485
Abigail Hardwick Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade; John Hardwick, administrator of Pearce Wade; and Clary Wade, orphan of Pearce Wade, deceased.

Will Book 3, Page 13
Richard Ballenger summoned as guardian of Abigail Hardwick Wade.

Amherst County Marriages:
Abigail Hardwick Wade, spinster and John Reynolds, bachelor, 24 Aug 1788; Jeremiah Wade, surety; consent by Abigail; Robert McCulloch testified that she was 21 and Elizabeth Fowler testified that sh e was 21 about 16 Jan 1788.


More About JOHN REYNOLDS and ABIGAIL WADE:
Marriage: August 24, 1788, Amherst County, VA


xii. MORNING WADE, b. June 8, 1770; m. JOHN BAILEY, December 28, 1791, Amherst County, VA.
Notes for MORNING WADE:
The Wade Quarterly, Volume 1, Issue 4 and Volume 3, Issue 1
Morning Wade, spinster and John Bailey, bachelor, were married on 28 December 1791 in Amherst County, with Jacob Pettyjohn as bondsman. Morning stated that she was of age and gave her own consent. Jac ob Pettyjohn swore that she was his half-sister and that she was born on 08 June 1770. William Hughes verified that she was of age.


More About JOHN BAILEY and MORNING WADE:
Marriage: December 28, 1791, Amherst County, VA

Pearce married Elizabeth in Dec 1769 in , Amherst, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth was born in 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]