Richard Isham Eppes (abt. 1714 - abt. 1765)

Born about 1714 in Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield, Virginia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Descendants

Died about 1765 at about age 51 in Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield, Virginia

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Biography

Richard Eppes was a Burgess from Chesterfield Co, VA.^[1][2][3] He was born 1714 at Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, VA.^[4] Richard was the son of Colonel Francis Eppes, of Henrico, who died in 1734, resided in Chesterfield county, and was burgess for that county in the assemblies of 1752-1755, 1756-1758, 1759-1761, 1761-1765. He died in 1764. Married Martha, daughter of Robert Bolling.

Property

1757 William Eppes of Massachusetts Bay Gent and (his brother) Richard Eppes Gent of Chesterfield county, for 5 shillings Virginia current money of Virginia, all that land being in Henrico on the north side of the James river, commonly known by the name of Longfield, containing 608 acres, and an adjoining tract of land commonly known as Hudd--, being the lands that were devised to the said William from his brother Francis dec'd^[5]

Death

Richard Eppes died in 1756 at Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, VA. His will is recorded in Chesterfield county, and disposes of a large estate.^[6]

Will

Richard Eppes of Bermuda Hundred wrote his will 20 May 1762.^[7] Those mentioned in the will:

• son Francis (underage)
• wife Tabitha
• daughter Sarah (underage), her grandmother Ann Bolling dec'd.
• daughter Martha Bolling (Eppes) (underage)
• daughter Tabitha (underage)
• daughter Ann (underage)
• son Richard Henry (underage)
• nephew Richard Harris
• brother William Eppes

Exrs: wife, friends the Honble (sic) Peter Randolph Esq., Colo Archibald Cary, Mr. Richard Adams, W. Thomas Adams
Appoints Peter Randolph guardian to son Francis and daughters Sarah and Martha Bolling
Appoints wife and Thomas Adams guardians to the “rest of my children”
Wit: John Worsham Senr, John Worsham Jun, George Clough, Joseph Walker, Thomas Stratton, John Knibb, Jas Akin

Research Notes

Additional Children

Need to review Will and add missing children (e.g. Sarah). Spratlin-29 02:26, 20 October 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Virginia_Magazine_of_History_and_Bio/btjTzpN1M2wC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Ann%20Cocke Notes for RICHARD EPPES: Richard Eppes of Bermuda Hundreds married Martha Bolling in X. Descendants of Anne Cocke and Robert Bolling in Genealogy of the Cocke Family in Virginia prepared by James C. Southall published in Genealogies of Virginia Families from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, five volumes. A footnote shows: This Richard Eppes represented Chesterfield in the House of Burgesses 1752-1755- '58, '62, '63, '64, '65 in which last year he died. leaving a large estate. p.329
2. ↑ http://genforum.genealogy.com/bolling/messages/2285.html
3. ↑ https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23333054M/Some_prominent_Virginia_families
   • p.142, gives info on John Wayles Eppes who married Maria Jefferson
4. ↑ need source
5. ↑ County Court records, deeds, wills, settlements of estates, etc., (Henrico County, Virginia), 1677-1787: "County Court records, deeds, wills, settlements of estates, etc., (Henrico County, Virginia), 1677-1787"
   Catalog: County Court records, deeds, wills, settlements of estates, etc., (Henrico County, Virginia), 1677-1787 1750-1767.
   Film number: 007645097 > image 285 of 595
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9P6-SZKJ (accessed 30 May 2022)
   • 24 Jan 1757 will bk 1750-1767 Part 1, p.479-480
6. ↑ Lyon Gardiner Tyler's Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography
7. ↑ Will books, 1749-1873, 1928-1931, 1967 ; index, 1749-1958: "Will books, 1749-1873, 1928-1931, 1967 ; index, 1749-1958"
   Catalog: Will books, 1749-1873, 1928-1931, 1967 ; index, 1749-1958 Will books, v. 1-2 1749-1774 (Vol. 1 is in two parts. Both volumes are photostatic copies.)
   Film number: 007644373 > image 389 of 964
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99PC-3NBK (accessed 30 May 2022)
   • Chesterfield Co, VA, WB 1, pp. 355-358, w. 20 May 1762, no notation of when the will was proved. (Richard Eppes' will abstracted here from digital images which were formerly available at Ancestry. In Feb 2020, Ancestry blocked access to this collection of digital images of Virginia wills and estates.)

• Some prominent Virginia families by Louise Pecquet du Bellet, Published 1907 by J.P. Bell Co.(Lynchburg, Va) p.142 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Some_Prominent_Virginia_Families/tyQSAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Eppes
• [The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography]
• http://www.geni.com/people/Richard-Eppes/6000000008270326312
• The Forman Genealogy
• Will of Hugh Miller, w. 1 Dec 1761, codicil w. 3 Feb 1762. This will was proved at London at the Perogative Court of Canterbury, 2 Mar 1762. Photcopy downloaded from British Records Office. This will names his "brothers and sister in law in Virginia viz _?_ Randolph Esq., Alexander Bolling, John Hall, Robert Bolling, (Richard ?) Eppes and Elizabeth Bannister and their heirs."
• Library of Virginia --- Will of Robert Bolling, Dated 23 January 1747, Prince George County, VA, (Library of Virginia).
• Colonial Virginia Register, Page 128.