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William Walton I (1700 - 1747)

William Walton I aka Walden
Born in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginiamap
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Husband of — married 1730 in New Kent, New Kent, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 46 in Goochland, Virginiamap
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Biography

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William Walton I was a Virginia colonist.

William Walton was born before his baptism on December 25, 1700 in St. Peters Parish, Hanover County, British Colonial Virginia[1].

William married Susannah Cobb, daughter of John and Susannah (Hughes) Cobb. Susannah was bom circa 1712 and died about 1765. After the death of her husband, Susannah married second Claybom Rice, son of Edward Rice of Amherst County, on Jan. 2, 1749. One child, Claybom Rice Jr., was bom to this union. [2]
Children of William Sr. and Susannah (Cobb) Walton:
  1. Susannah Walton, "eldest daughter" in her father's will, was bom on June 14, 1732, and her funeral was held on June 14, 1760, with a biblical text from Job 3:17, in Goochland County. Susannah married James Hilton, son of George and Hester Hilton, on Jan. 18, 1749 in Goochland County. After her death, James Hilton married second Mary Hall, on July 28, 1763. Susannah's fathers will gave her 400 acres in Albemarle County on the south side of the James River, and on North Fork of Slate River. This land is in Buckingham County today. James Hilton died in 1786 in Bedford County.
  2. Louisa Walton was bom circa 1734, She married Jeremiah Terrill and they were living in Elbert County, Georgia in 1798.
  3. William Walton Jr, was bom Dec. 2, 1735/36, and died Jan. 31, 1806 in Burke County, North Carolina. He married Elizabeth Tilman, Dec. 1, 1758. Elizabeth was bom May 29, 1744, and died Sept. 8, 1787. William Jr. married second Mildred Lavender, May 16, 1792.
  4. Mary Ann Walton, bom circa 1737, married Absalom Jordon about 1758. Her father left her 220 acres on the South side of the James River in the Fork of Slate River adjoining her brother Jesse Walton.
  5. Anne Walton was bom circa 1738. She married Capt. Charles Cobb of Campbell County, Virginia. Some ofthe descendant families lived in Charlotte County, Virginia.
  6. Frances Walton was bom circa 1739. She married Henry Mullins on Dec. 9, 1762. Henry died before April 1789, when an administrator was appointed for his estate.
  7. Jesse Walton, "youngest son" in will, was born in Goochland County, Virginia in 1740 and was killed by Cherokee Indians, July 1789 in Franklin County, Georgia. He was a frontiersman, and is credited with founding Jonesboro, Tennessee. He served in the Revolutionary War, and received 200 acres of land in Wilkes County, Georgia for his service. Jesse filed his will in Franklin County on June 13, 1789, and it was probated on Aug. 10, 1790.18 He married Mary Walker, who died in Franklin County in 1801.19 Their descendants lived in Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi.[3]

Will

I, William Walton of Goochland Co. and Parish of St. James Northam being sick and weak but of perfect sense and memory thanks be to God for the same and calling to mind and duly considering the uncertainty of human life do make this my last Will and Testament.
First and principally I give my soul into the hands of my Blessed Maker trusting in his mercies and in the merit of my Dear Redeemer for the remission of all my sins, I commit my body to the earth from whence it came to be decently interred at the discretion of my executrix hereafter mentioned. As to my temporal state, I give and bequeath and dispose of it in the following manner.
Item: I give and bequeath to my eldest son William one tract of three hundred acres of land in Albemarle County on the north side of James River just below the mouth of Hardeway** River.
Item: I give and bequeath to my youngest son Jesse one tract of four hundred acres of land in Albemarle County of the South side of James River including the fork of Slate River.
Item: I give and bequeath to my eldest daughter Susannah one tract of four hundred acres of land in Albemarle County on the south side of James River on the North fork of Slate River joining Pattison's land.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary one tract of two hundred and twenty acres of land in Albemarle County on the south side of James River joining the land above given to my son Jesse.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Anne one tract of four hundred acres of land in Albemarle County on the south side of James River on the North fork of Slate River joining the land above give to Jesse.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Louisa one tract of four hundred acres of land in Albemarle County on the South side of James River on the North fork of Slate River joining the land above given to Ann.
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Frances (after her mother's decease) one Tract of four hundred Acres of Land in Goochland County on the North side of James River it being the place where I now live.
And as to my real and personal estate, my will and desire is that it be kept together 'till my eldest son William comes to the age of twenty-one years before a division is made and if, please God, that if either son or daughter should die without issue that their part shall be equally divided amongst the rest, and at the within mentioned time of the division, I lend my dearly beloved wife three of her choice of the negroes during her life and then to be divided among my children and I do appoint my dearly beloved wife as executrix and John Cobbs and George Walton # as Executors of this my last will and Testament as well to receive any debt or debts due either to me in my lifetime or to my estate when I am deceased and
Item: I give and bequeath to each on my Executors Five pounds currant money for their trouble of paying and receiving, requesting them that they will see this Will satisfied and all my debts paid and my desire is that my estate be not appraised and I do maintain this only to be my Last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto put my hand and seal this twenty-fifth day of May 1747.
William Walton
Sealed and signed in the presence of us: George Walton, James (his mark) Prophet
(These words in the tenth line of the last side "and my desire is that my estate be not appraised" were enterlined before signed.)[4]

Sources

  1. "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991, p. 563.
  2. Waltons of Old Virginia and Sketches of Families in Central Virginia by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D. pg 13
  3. Waltons of Old Virginia and Sketches of Families in Central Virginia by Wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D. pg 14-15
  4. "William Walton's Last Will & Testament" as found on the website, "Our Southern Cousins", which was abstracted, download. Goochland Co., VA Will Bk 5, p379

See also:

  • thehennesseefamily.com
  • Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. I (Henrico County - Goochland County, Virginia). B
  • Personal research.

DNA Chalkboard

GEDmatch Genesis Triangulation of Selected Kits-- V0.3
MRCA: William Walton
Chr18: 5.8cM
T121279 Cindy Jajuga, 6ggd through—>William Walden
T344442 Kurt Walden, 6ggs through—>William Walden
A660836 Michelle Bairfield, 6ggd through —>William Walton
Segment: 7,230,612–8,549,458
Chr18: 5.3cM
T121279 Cindy Jajuga
T192681 Frances Dickerson, 6ggd through—>Louisa Walton
A660836 Michelle Bairfield
Segment: 7,230,612–8,418,406
Not enough for Wikitree DNA Confirmation, but it does indicate the 4 living descendants share a common ancestor.




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Walden-79 and Walton-3222 appear to represent the same person because: All the other facts line up, the only difference is the variation in last name spelling.
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