Mary (Farmer) Childers (abt. 1708 - 1803)

Born about 1708 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Wife of Henry Childers II — married 1734 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 May 1803 at about age 95 in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Mary (Farmer) Childers was a Virginia colonist.

Mary (Farmer) Childers was born in 1708 in Henrico County, Virginia Colony. Her parents were John Farmer (~1686 - ~1759) and Susannah (Cheatham) Farmer (~1688 - 1754).

Her siblings were...

1. John Farmer Jr. (1715 - 1781)
2. Benjamin Farmer (~1716 - <1757)
3. Phoebe Farmer (~1718 - ~1764)
4. Frederick Farmer Sr. (1727 - ~1816)
5. Mark Farmer (1727 - 1772)
6. Joseph Farmer (1727 - 1778)
7. James Farmer (1733 - 1789)

Mary married Henry Childers (~1708 - 1761) in 1734 in Virginia.^[1]

Their children were...

1. Lucretia Childress (~1730 - >1762)
2. Henry Childress Jr (~1734 - >1785)
3. Captain John D (Childress) Childers Sr (~1735 - 1825)
4. Abraham Henry Childers III (~1738 - 1813)
5. Millicent Childress (~1740 - >1762)
6. Anne (Childers) Childress (~1740 - ~1825)
7. John C Childress Sr (1740 - 1810)
8. Phoebe (Childers) Butler (1742 - 1831)
9. Mary Childers (~1743 - >1762)
10. Thomas Childers (~1745 - 1830)
11. Godfrey Childers (~1747 - >1762)
12. Sarah Childers (~1749 - >1762)
13. David C. Childers Sr (~1759 - 1849).

Mary died on May 25, 1803 in Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA aged ~94.

Research Notes

About Childress, Henry Sr,^[2]

1757 Jun 2 proved Aug 2 VA Lunenburg: Benjamin Farmer wit Henry Childers, John Childers

1760 Dec 21 VA Lunenburg: Henry Childers mentions wife Mary, sons John, Henry, Thomas, Godfrey, David; daus Lucresha, Phebia, Anne, Millicent, Mary, Sarah

• Tax & Tithes:

1748 VA Lunenburg, Col Randolphs List: Jeremiah Childrey 1; Capt Ruffins List: Robt Childrey 1;

1749 VA Lunenburg: Jeremiah 1, Robt 1;

1750: Robt Childus 1, Jeremiah Childres 1;

1764 VA Lunenburg: John Childress 1, Chrimeah (Jeremiah) Childrus 1-300 acres;^[3]

• Deeds / Land:

1749 VA Chesterfield formed from Henrico

1753 Oct 18 VA Chesterfield: Henry Childers 200 ac on Skinquarter Creek sold to Robert Hancock for £90, wit Chas Haskins, William Marshall, George Hancock, Deed Book 2 at 152-53

1753 Nov 21 VA Lunenburg: Henry Childers and John Farmer, res of Chesterfield, 423 ac sold to Charles Talbot for £50, wit John & Joel Towns, Deed Book 4 at 256-7, Chesterfield Deed Book 2 152-153

1756 Jan 6 VA Lunenburg: Henry Childers 600 ac from Charles Talbot for £140 on Great Branch, Jones and Farmers lines, wit Samuel Perrin, Henry Isbell & Richard Jones. Deed Book 4 at 259

1759 Oct 1 VA Lunenburg: Henry Childers to James Rutledge of Prince Edward VA 200 ac bounded by Jones, Read, Farmer, wit John Farmer, John Childers, William Mulling. Deed Book 5 at 467-68

• Occupation: Tobacco planter?

Transcription of spouse's Will

In the name of God, Amen.

I Henry Childers of the Parish of Cornwall in the County of Lunenburgh being of perfect memory do make publick and declare my last will and testament as follows to wit. First my debts and funeral expenses being first paid.

I give my beloved wife, Mary, her plantation whereon I now dwell with two hundred acres of land bound by a line of marked trees already _______ beginning on Farmers Lane and running to Paul Carrington's corner red oak including the plantation to her my said wife during her natural life.

I also give my said wife, a negro girl called Hannah also my personal estate of any kind whatever (except my grey horse saddle & bridle which I usually ride) during her natural life or widowhood. Also I give and devise to my son Jno. Childers my grey horse saddle & bridle which I usually ride, also after my wife’s death I give and devise to my son Henry Childers the plantation two hundred acres of land whereon I live laid off as is mentioned to my wife to him and his heirs forever, also I give and devise to my son Thomas two hundred acres of land the remaining part of the land whereon I live to him and his heirs forever, also my will and desire is that after my wife's death or marriage (which shall first happen) The aforesaid slave Hanna and her increase (if any) and all my personal estates (except, the horse saddle and bridle before given to my son John), be equally divided between all my children, to wit John, Lucresha, Phebia, Anne, Henry, Thomas, Millicent, Mary, Godfrey, Sarah & David to them and their heirs forever also I order and direct that my estate be not appraised also I do constitute and appoint my friend Paul Carrington to be my executor of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills & testaments by me heretofore made. In Testament whereof I have hereto set my hand and affixed my seal this the twenty first day of December, one thousand seven hundred seven hundred and sixty. Henry Childers SS sign'd seal'd published and declared by the Testator to be his last will and Testament in presence of the subscribing witnesses William Goen, Thomas Rutledge, William Mullings

his mark

Goen is a family connected to the Childers family

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation: Source number: 969.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PKS: Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.: Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie. Ancestry Record 7836 #398721
2. ↑ Goen Childress (family site)
3. ↑ http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/lunenburg/census/sun007.txt

• Stevens, Steve. Childers Genealogy. "Freepages, Rootweb," Henry Childers II/Mary Farmer https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~stevestevens/genealogy/all/13955.html

See also:

• Census: 1785 VA Amherst: (Widow) Lucey (Thomas Neville) Childress 2 souls 1 dwlg 2 bldgs; Goolsbey Childress 2 souls; John Childress (Pedlar) 9 souls; Henry Childress (Jr) 10 souls; Phillip Gowen 12 souls; William Meredith 8 souls 1 dwlg 2 bldgs;