John Anderson Haley (1710 - 1781)

Born 1710 in King Queen, Colony of Virginia

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Died 1 Oct 1781 at about age 71 in Cumberland, Charlotte Co., Virginia

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Biography

From the book: "Haley and Related Families" by Eva F. Haley:

John Haley was the son of Edward and Catherine Haley of Orange County, Virginia. He was probably born in the County of King and Queen in Virginia, circa 1700, and married Mary (probably Mary Anderson) about 1730, perhaps in the County of King William. The first mention of his name in court records now in existence appears to have been in Spottsylvania on the 3rd of March, 1736, when he signed as a witness to the sale of a tract of land by John Anderson of King William to Robert Williamson of Caroline County. The land lay in Spottsylvania County, Virginia. Perhaps the first land owned by John and Mary Haley was a tract of 400 acres lying on the south side of Robinson Run in Spottsylvania, which they purchased for £50 from Robert Williamson and his wife Elizabeth on the 2nd of October, 1744. Here John and Mary apparently lived for about five years, and here some of their children were born. On the 2nd of May, 1749, John and Mary Haley of Spottsylvania sold 200 acres for £50 to John Faulconer of Orange. On the 6th of June, 1749, John and Mary Haley of the Parish of St. George and County of Spottsylvania sold for £30 200 acres to his brother Ambrose Haley of the Parish of St. Thomas in Orange County. This may have been the remainder of the 400 acre tract he had purchased from Williamson, though in the transaction it is mentioned as a part of a patent to him of September 10, 1735. At any rate, John and Mary Haley apparently remained in Spottsylvania for some years after disposing of these two tracts, for he was a witness on September 4, 1753, when his brother Ambrose and wife Temperance, still living in the Parish of St. Thomas in Orange, sold the tract for £15 to David Cave, Senior, of the same Parish and County. His younger brother, David Haley, had left Orange previous to this date for Southside Virginia, settling in Halifax County, though his brother Ambrose did not remove to Halifax until 1757. John and Mary Haley probably left Spottsylvania about 1760 and settled in the Southside County of Lunenburg. How long he was in the County prior to the purchasing of land we do not know, but on June 8, 1765, John Haley purchased a 400 acre tract: "This Indenture made this eighth day of June in the Year of our LORD MDCCLXV between Thomas Nance of the County of Charlotte of the one part and John Haley of the County of Lunenburg and Parish of Cumberland of the other part, Witnesseth: that the said Thomas Nance for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John Haley the receipt whereof he the said Thomas Nance doth hereby acknowledge, hath given granted bargained and sold and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell enfeeof and confirm unto him the said John Haley his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns forever one certain Tract or Parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Charlotte aforesaid and on the Juniper Creek containing 400 Acres and bounded as followeth, Viz - - - -." Charlotte County Virginia Deed Book #1, Page 60.

On April 4, 1768, John Haley of Lunenburg sold to James Shorter of Charlotte for £5, 94 acres on Juniper Creek, part of a larger tract which he had bought from Thomas Nance. Seven years later he sold the remainder of this tract to James Speed: "This Indenture made this First day of May in the year of our Lord Christ one Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Five. Between John Haily of the Parish of Cumberland and County of Lunenburg of the first part and James Speed of the Parish of Cornwall and County of Charlotte of the other part. Witnesseth: that the said John Haily for and in consideration of the sum of £30 Current Money to him in hand paid by the said James Speed the receipt whereof he the said John Haily doth hereby acknowledge hath granted bargained and sold unto the said James Speed and by these presents doth give grant bargain and sell assign and enfeeoffe release and confirm unto the said James Speed his heirs and assigns forever one certain Tract or Parcel of land lying and being in the County of Charlotte containing by estimation Three Hundred and six acres, be the same more or less and is bounded as followeth to wit - -. To Have and to Hold the aforesaid Tract or Parcel of land together with all woods underwoods ways watters and water courses, houses, orchards, Buildings, and appurtenances whatsoever to the same belonging or in any wise appertaining, and he the said John Haily for himself and his heirs doth covenant and agree to and with the said James Speed and his heirs that he the said John Haily, his heirs, etc, the right and title of the aforesaid Tract of land unto the said James Speed his heirs and assigns will warrant and forever defend from the claim of them the said John Haily and his heirs from the claim of all and every other person or persons whatsoever. In Witness whereof the said John Haily to these Presents hath set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first within written. John Haily LS" "At a Court held for Charlotte County the second day of October, 1775. The above written Indenture was acknowledged by the said John Haily to be his act and deed, and Mary his wife she being privily examined according to Law released her right of dower in and to the land and premises conveyed by her husband in the said Indenture. All which is ordered to be recorded. Teste Tho. Read Ck. Truly recorded, Tho. Read CC" Charlotte County Deed Book #3, Page 539.

On November 14, 1771, John Haley of Lunenburg paid James Sammon and his wife Sarah of Lunenburg £47-10 for 133 acres on Juniper Creek in Lunenburg. On August 11, 1773, John and Mary Haley, his wife, sold to Thomas Shelburn 40 acres for £30. On March 17, 1778, they sold to Samuel Jordan for £50, 40 acres. On the 11th of June, 1778, John and Mary Haley of Lunenburg sold to their son Henry Haley for £50 a tract of land consisting of 60 acres in Lunenburg. John and Mary Haley were thus living in the County of Lunenburg in 1778. However, at the year's end they purchased land in Charlotte: "This Indenture made this 11th day of December, one thousand seven hundred and seventy eight, Between John Hanes of Charlotte County and John Hailey of Lunenburg County. Witnesseth: that the said John Hanes for and in consideration of the sum of Three Hundred Pounds Current Money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said John Hailey, the receipt whereof he the said John Hanes doth hereby acknowledge hath given, granted, bargained, and sold and by these Presents doth give, grant, bargain, and sell unto the said John Haley and his Heirs and assigns forever one certain Tract of land lying in the County of Charlotte containing Two Hundred Acres and bounded as followeth - - -. To Have and to Hold, etc. John Hanes L.S."

The move from Lunenburg to Charlotte was a short one, as the family had lived just across the Lunenburg County Line since moving to Southside Virginia. This final purchase of land by John Haley was very near the village of Ontario, and here he spent the last two years of his life. The home was torn down shortly after 1900 by a descendant and the date 1778 was discovered on some of the timbers, thus indicating the year in which the house was probably built.

On the 10th of December, 1780, John Haley drew his will and died not long afterwards, probably in 1781, as his will was admitted to probate on October 1, 1781: "In the name of God, Amen. I John Haley, Senr. of Charlotte County being mindful that it is appointed unto all men once to die do make this my last Will and Testament as follows: First, I desire and it is my will that all my Honest debts be punctually paid. Secondly, I give to my Beloved Wife Mary Haley Five Negroes (Viz) Juno, James, Darkiss, Charles (now in the possession of my daughter Elizabeth Roberts) also all my Lands, stock and household Furniture during her life or widowhood. Thirdly, I give to my Five Sons, John, Thomas, Henry, James and Ambrose one Negroe Woman named Juno, and all her increase, and one negro man named James, one Negro Boy Charles, and one Negro Girl named Juno as above to be equally divided amongst them at my wife's decease or marriage. Fourthly, I give to my daughter Elizabeth Roberts and to her Five Children, Robert, Thomas, Nancy, John and Benjamin after her decease one Negroe Woman named Lucy and all her increase, one Negroe Boy named Prosper and one Negroe Child named Dick. Fifthly, I give to my Daughter Sally Haley one negroe Girl named Darkiss to be delivered to her at my wife's decease or marriage. Sixthly, I give to my son Humphrey Haley, to my daughter Sucky Johnson, to my Daughter Mary Brown Five Pounds Current Money a piece. Seventhly, I give unto my two sons James and Ambrose the land whereon I now live to be equally divided between them as above. Eighthly, I desire that my stock and household goods be Equally divided amongst my Five Sons, John, Thomas, Henry, James, and Ambrose and my Daughter Sally, at my wife's decease, & Ninethly, I appoint my wife Mary Haley and my son Henry Haley Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of December, 1780. John Haley LS"

The will of John Haley was admitted to probate not long after his death as shown by Order Book #5, page 22, dated October Court, 1781: "The last Will and Testament of John Haley, deceased was presented in Court by Mary Haley the Executrix and Henry Haley the Executor therein named and the same was proved by the oaths of two of the witnesses thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. On the motion of the said Executor and Executrix who made oath according to law, Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate of the said Will, they giving security whereupon they together with Robert Walton and Robert Bedford their securities entered into and acknowledged their bonds according to law for that purpose." An inventory and appraisement of the estate of John Haley was taken on April 20, 1782, by John Lee, John Peters, and Robert Breedlove. It was returned to Charlotte Court and ordered recorded on September 4, 1786. It shows the following: 1 negro man 2 pole axes £7-6

Sources

• Haley, Edward Franklyn Haley and related families, 1979, pg295
• Will Book 1, page 290, Vol. II, Charlotte County Clerk of Courts Office
• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution

Acknowledgements

• John Haley: Entered by Travis Wagner, 16 May 2012.
• Profile created by Wendy Leone through the import of Kelly Side.ged on Dec 19, 2019.
• www.geni.com