William Livingston (abt. 1684 - bef. 1723)

Born about 1684 in Trim Co., Antrim, Ireland [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Bolton) Livingston — married before 1714 in Province of South Carolina

Husband of Hannah (Sanford) Dart — married about 1722 in Province of South Carolina

Descendants

Died before 6 Sep 1723 before about age 39 in Berkeley County, Province of South Carolina

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Biography

William Livingston was a Carolina colonist.

Reverend William Livingston had arrived in the Province of Carolina by 1704, when he became minister of the Congregational Church in Charles Town. He held that position until at least 1720.^[1]He was living in Charles Town in 1713, when a hurricane destroyed his house,^[1] but he had begun to acquire land in Colleton County as early as 1710/11.^[2]He received a grant for a town lot in Willtown on 24 February 1714/5,^[3] and on 25 March 1715, he purchased 3,000 acres near the Edisto River.^[4]By the time of his death, he was living on the Ashley River in Berkeley County.

Sometime after 1704, William Livingston married Mary Batt, widow of John Ash (d. 1704) of Daho, Colleton County. She died in late 1712.^[5][6]

His second wife, to whom he was married by November 1714, was Ann Bolton, daughter of Thomas Bolton, and widow of John Ash (d. 1712) of Westfield plantation, Colleton County.^[7][8]She was dead by 16 August 1721, when administration was granted to her husband William Livingston.^[9]

His third wife was named Hannah. They were married by 1 April 1722, when she renounced her dower in an indenture. ^[10]

William Livingston, late of "Charles City" now of Ashley River, made his Will on 17 July 1723, and it was recorded 6 September 1723. He asks to be buried by his late wife Ann, "not out of any disrespect to my present wife, but for the sake of a previous promise." He leaves a tract of land jointly to his eldest son William (not yet 21) and second son Henry. Another tract is left to his wife Hannah, sons William and Henry, and daughter Margaret. His son Thomas is left Westfield plantation,"which was his mother's," as well as other land and lots in Charles Town, "purchased by Mr. Bolton." His youngest son George was left land on Port Royal River and a lot in Charles Town. He also left land to Henry and William Livingston, the sons of his brother Henry Livingston. His personal estate is left to his wife Hannah and five children.^[11]

His son William was apparently by his first wife, Mary Batt, since William Livingston is called brother in the Will of his half-sister Theodora Ash. ^[12] The son Henry was also by the first wife since in a 1737 indenture, George Livingston calls himself the only brother of the full blood of Thomas Livingston.^[13] Thomas and George were sons of Ann Bolton. ^[13] The daughter Margaret married John Cattell, Jr. in January 1738^[14] and died age 50 in October 1770,^[15] so she seems to have been the daughter of the second wife, Ann Bolton.

Research Notes

The estimated birth date of 1684 is based on a deposition William Livingston made in November-December 1719, in which he is called age 35 years or thereabout.^[5]

Much of the information originally posted on this profile, including the identification of his parents, seems to come from MyHeritage.com and a website called "Livingston Family" at https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~dav4is/genealogy/ODTs/LIVINGSTON.shtml, but no primary sources have been found for that information. The information deleted may be found in the Changes log.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Howe, George, History of the Presbyterian Church in South Carolina. Vol. 1 (1870) 
pp. 124, 146-7 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044014197123&view=1up&seq=6&skin=2021
2. ↑ Salley, A. S. Warrants for Land in South Carolina, 1692-1711 (1915), p. 234 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89067389320&view=1up&seq=7&skin=2021
3. ↑ Smith, Henry A. M. “Willtown or New London.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 10, no. 1 (1909): 26. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575219
4. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898, Land records, v. G-K 1726-1733, v. I, p. 523 image 378 of 569 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-BQV5?i=377&cat=361547
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Motte Alston Read Papers, called Colonial Families of South Carolina, Legare- Lynch roll, images 296-304 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHN-B3YR-MQMZ?mode=g&cat=367403 i
6. ↑ Simons, Harriett P., and Albert Simons. “The William Burrows House of Charleston.” The South Carolina Historical Magazine 70, no. 3 (1969): 156. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27566944
7. ↑ Withington, Lothrop. “South Carolina Gleanings in England (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 4, no. 4 (1903): 286. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575041
8. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898, Land records, v. D 1721-1730 p. 273 image 286 of 384 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-YQR9-K?i=285&cat=361547
9. ↑ Withington, Lothrop, and H. F. Waters. “South Carolina Gleanings in England.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 5, no. 2 (1904): 101. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575062
10. ↑ Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898, Land records, v. B-C 1720-1724, v. B p. 196 image 87 of 199 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-YSRZ-C?i=86&cat=361547
11. ↑ Will of William Livingston "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NH9C-15?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-H68%3A210905601%2C211288501 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1671-1724, Vol. 001 > image 471 of 521; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
12. ↑ Will of Theodora Edings "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-J8B6-7?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-668%3A210905601%2C211515701 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1752-1763, Vol. 008 > image 534 of 612; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Charleston city, Charleston County and South Carolina miscellaneous land records, 1719-1873; index to land records, 1719-1898, Land records, v. S 1737-1739, p. 299 image 243 of 392 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK7-TQ92-J?i=242&cat=361547
14. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Register of St. Andrews Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina. 1719-1744 (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 13, no. 3 (1912): 161 http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575340
15. ↑ “Records Kept by Colonel Isaac Hayne.” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 10, no. 3 (1909): 159. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27575239

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Sheri Sturm for starting this profile.