John Price (abt. 1717 - 1802)

Born about 1717 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (White) Price — married 1739 (to 1783) in Virginia

Descendants

Died 27 Jan 1802 at about age 85 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

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Biography

John Price and Mary White had seven sons. First. Samuel who left two sons, William and Louis. The latter was for many years Register of the Land Office of the State. He married Lucy, daughter of Major William Duvall, of Buckingham County, Va. They left four sons and one daughter. William the oldest went to Florida and married the daughter of William Duvall, Territorial Governor of Florida. James and Harvie second and third sons moved to Ohio. Alexander the fourth son died without issue. Anne Pope, daughter of William and Lucy, married late in life Dr. Alfred Leyburn, of Lexington, Rockbridge county, Va. Lewis Price died without issue. Samuel left also two daughters, Jane and Sarah. Jane married Major Douthat and left one son, Capt. Robert Douthat, who married Eleanor Lewis, daughter of Col. Feilding Lewis, of Weyanoke, Charles City County, Va. They left two sons, Robert and Feilding. Sarah, the other daughter of Samuel Price, died very old and without issue. James, third son of John and Mary White, left two sons, viz: John F. Price, for many years sergeant of Richmond. He married Maria Winston, of Hanover county, and left one son, James, who moved to Alabama. Samuel, second son of James, died without issue. James, third son of John, left also five daughters. First, Martha, married a Mr. Mar tin; Second, Mary, married Mr. Sydnor, of Henrico county; Third, Naney, married Robert Radford. These three left no children. Fourth, Theodosia married Capt. Wm. O. Wren, of Richmond, who succeeded John F. Price as sergeant of the city of Richmond, and held the office for thirty years. Capt. Wren and Theodosia left four sons. John F. Wren, who married Anne Kennon, was a tobacconist and was long In spector of Tobacco at the State Public Warehouse. Second, Anthony D. Wren who moved to Staunton, in Augusta county, and married Miss Breckinridge. Third, Samuel, died early. Fourth, Robert who mar ried a Miss Stone, of Henrico, and went to Alabama. Capt. Wm. D. Wren left also three daughters. First, Virginia, who married Loftis Ellett, long clerk of Henrico county. They had three sons, James, Robert and Thomas. Second, Mary, who died without issue. Third, Susannah, married late in life Dr. Alfred Leyburn, of Lexington, Va., who had married Anne Pope Price, but had become a widower. John, third son of John and Mary White, left two sons. William moved to Kentucky, Daniel moved to Alabama. Barrett Price, fourth son of John and Mary White, had one son and six daughters. Fifth, Major William Price, son of John and Mary White, was distinguished in the Revolution of 1776, at the storming of Stony Point, and at the battle of Cow-Pens was wounded twice. After the war, was in command of the Point of Fork, and subsequently Inspector at the public warehouse in Richmond until his death in 1835, was buried with great military honor by the troops and citizens of Richmond. He married Sarah Lewis, daughter of Col. Robt. Lewis, of "The Bird," in Goochland county, Va. They had but one child, a son, Nicholas Lewis Price, who died at seventeen years of age, and lies interred in old St. Johns churchyard at Richmond, Va. John Price and Mary White had also three daughters, Sarah, Catherine and Mary. Sarah married John Williamson. They left two sons, Thomas and John P. Williamson. Thomas was long a resident of Norfolk, Va., and the well-known cashier of the Bank of Virginia at that place. He had a numerous family, one of his sons, a major, was Chief Engineer of the United States Navy, and another, Col. Thomas H. Williamson, a distinguisded Engineer and long Professor at the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington. I was named William Price Palmer after Major Wm. Price because he married my relative Sarah Lewis, who took charge of me at the death of my own mother. I have thus hurriedly sketched what I have been told of this ancient and honorable family of old-time Virginians. William P. Palmer Note: Sons Daniel and Elisha not mentioned.^[1]

John Price Will Transcript. At a meeting of the Commissioners for the County of Henrico at the Court House on Saturday the 15th day of March, 1783, ... Please note that this document indicates death of John Price occurred before March 1783. "A Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Jno. Price deceased, was laid before the Commissioners, and thereupon Mary Williamson being sworn deposed that the said copy is a true one of the last will and Testament of the said Jno. Price, deceased which together with the record thereof have been destroyed by the enemy, whereupon the same is ordered to be certified." Mentions wife Mary, sons Samuel, James, Barret, John, William, Daniel and Elisha, grandson John Stake, daughters Martha Hedges, Mary Leonard, Catherine Wood. "I give to my daughter, Sarah Williamson, one negro named Esther and the next that is raised of fifty pounds." Copy Teste Adam Craig C. H. C. At a quarterly Court held for Henrico County at the courthouse on Monday the second day of March 1812, the foregoing attested Copy of the last will and Testament of Jno. Price, deceased, was ordered to be recorded ^[2]

Original Will Copy in Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1632-1983 at Ancestry.com provides additional detail including slaves Name: John Price Probate Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA Inferred Death Place: Virginia, USA Item Description: Mixed Records, Vol 4-5, 1810-1855, pages 200-202, Digital Image 126-127.

Believe this may be Mary White, wife of John Price: Departed this life suddenly, a few days since at her seat, near Richmond, Mrs. Mary Price, relict of Capt. John Price. Died in the 86th year of her age. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Volume 6 Number 1 July 1898 pages 78-80
2. ↑ memories in familysearch.org profile for LJBQ-88P
3. ↑ Virginia State Library, Enquirer newspaper, Vol 2 #99 18 March 1806

• https://archive.org/stream/jstor-4242117/4242117#page/n1/mode/2up

• Virginia Wills and Probate Records 1632-1983, Henrico Mixed Records, V 4-5, page 200-202, images 126-127 at Ancestry.com