Lodowick Tanner (1692 - aft. 1773)

Born 1692 in Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Branch) Tanner — married about 4 Dec 1727 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died after 10 Aug 1773 after age 81 in Amelia, Virginia

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Biography

Lodowick Tanner, son of Joseph Tanner and his second wife, Sarah (Hatcher) Turpin, was born in 1692. His father Joseph died before 20 August 1706, when Henrico County court records show that his mother was Mrs. Sarah Oulton and that he "be placed in care of Alexander Marshall who had lately married Mrs. Elizabeth Ligon...."^[1]

Lodowick Tanner and Francis Branch were married 1715 in Henrico County, VA now Chesterfield County, VA

The 2nd Wife of Lodowick Tanner was Ann Johnson m: May 04, 1764 in Amelia County, VA^[2]

Notes

"Lodowick Tanner (1692 — 1773) spelled his name “Lodowick” yet we presume they pronounced as though it was “Ludwig.” By 1706 he was in the care of Alexander Marshall Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth (Worsham) Ligon, the widow of Thomas Ligon. We do not know why this was so. On 20 August 1706, Lodowick’s mother, by then Sarah Oulton did not appear in court to give a bond for “maintaining and educating her son Lodowick.” Perhaps she left Lodowick, who had lost his father at age seven, in the care of the Marshall’s. They evidently educated him because we know Lodowick later owned books. In 1713 Lodowick reached lawful age and petitioned the court for his part of his father’s estate. Col. Francis Epes, who held the remainder of the estate turned it over to Lodowick. Before 1728, Lodowick married first Frances Branch. Lodowick and his bride lived in Henrico County until 1735 when they moved to the newly-formed Amelia County.

Henrico County taxed Lodowick on four levies and 125 acres in 1736. On 11 June 1736, Henry Anderson Jr. deeded Lodowick Tanner, of Henrico County, Virginia, 572 acres in Amelia County on the north side of Anderson’s Road. The price was £100. This was land Henry Anderson Sr. had devised to Henry Jr.’s brother Edward Anderson. In 1737 Lodowick owned four “Negro” slaves. Living with him also was John Kelly, who could have been an overseer. On 15 February 1739/40, Lodowick registered his livestock mark with the Amelia County clerk . His was “smooth crop right ear.” Livestock marks helped identify free-roaming cattle or hogs.

Lodowick Tanner was evidently a respected citizen of Amelia County. He appraised several estates in the county including the large ones of William Crawley and Henry Anderson. He also witnessed many deeds for his neighbors and served often on juries.

Lodowick Tanner later married Ann Johnson, a widow in Amelia County 4 May 1764 . He would have been seventy-two years of age then. Before marrying, Lodowick and Ann reached a primitive premarital agreement . It was the first, and one of the few, of its kind in the county. On 5 May 1764, Richard Hayes and Lodowick each entered into £2,000 bonds to the other. The following was recorded at Amelia County Court:" ^[3]

Amelia County Court 5 May 1764

A marriage is intended to be solemnized between Lodowick Tanner and Ann Johnson. Said Ann agrees that she shall not take any part of the estate of said Lodowick which she would be entitled, should she survive him.

Lodowick agrees that he will not take any part of the estate of Ann Johnson which he would be entitled to by said marriage. If said marriage takes place, Lodowick shall not claim any of the slaves, goods, chattels of said Ann, but the estate shall remain under the same management as heretofore and in the same condition as if he was not married to said Ann, & shall in no way intermeddle with affairs of her estate, and she shall dispose of her estate as she desires.

A day after his marriage, Lodowick gave away fifteen slaves to his children and grandchildren . Lodowick named one son and two daughters in the will he wrote 10 August 1773."

Children

Lodowick married Frances Branch. Children of Lodowick and Frances (Branch) Tanner:^[4][1]

• Elizabeth Tanner m William Osborne of Amelia County
• Sarah Tanner m Peter Jones of Amelia County ("Their marriage bond, issued in Amelia County, bears date, February 20, 1746. Clement Read was security.*")^[5]
• Branch Tanner, of Amelia County, married Mary Page Finney. ("Their marriage bond, issued in Amelia County, bears date January 2, 1764. Joshua Tatum was surety.")^[1]

He made a deed of gift on 5 May 1764 to^[1]

• granddaughter Michal Osborne, daughter of Elizabeth Osborne
• granddaughter Elizabeth Osborne, daughter of Elizabeth Osborne
• grandson William Osborne, son of Elizabeth Osborne
• grandson Abner Osborne, son of Elizabeth Osborne
• grandson Branch Jones, son of Sarah Jones
• grandson Peter Jones, son of Sarah Jones
• Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Sarah Jones
• son Branch Tanner

Will

The will of Lodowick Tanner "of Amelia County, dated August 10, 1773, was probated in Amelia County" (abstract).^[1]

• Branch Tanner
• granddaughter Frances Tanner
• grandson Branch Tanner
• brother Lewis Tanner
• daughter Sarah Jones' children
• Branch Osborne
• daughter Elizabeth Osborne's five children
• executor son Branch Tanner

He passed away after 1773.

Will of Lodwick Tanner. Amelia Co., VA, WB 2, pp. 106-107 here, w. 10 Aug 1773, no notation of when the will was proved.
son Branch Tanner
granddaughter Frances Tanner
grandson Branch Tanner
my brother Lewis Tanner
my daughter Sarah Jones’s children
Branch Osborne (no relationship given)
daughter Elizabeth Osborne’s five children
Exr: son Branch Tanner
Wit: Alexr McNabb, Chris Walthall, Peter Booker

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} William Clayton Torrence, "Early Generations of the Tanner Family of Henrico County, Virginia," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 25, No. 3 (Jan., 1917), see pages 202, 204-5. Stable URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915026
2. ↑ http://genforum.com/archer/messages/1568.html
3. ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0020/g0000004.html
4. ↑ Note: Information from Torrence's articles should be verified with another source. ~ Noland-165, 19 Nov. 2018
5. ↑ * from Torrence's JSTOR article:
   

   "* Peter Jones was born November 17, 1720, and was the son of Colonel Richard and Sarah (Stratton) Jones, of Prince George and Amelia Counties. Peter Jones died in Amelia County in 1799, having had issue (by Sarah Tanner):"

   1. Elizabeth Jones married Littleberry Royall
   2. Branch Jones
   3. Peter Jones of Lunenburg County
   4. Archer Jones, of Amelia County, married Francis Branch Scott
   5. Robert Jones, of Amelia, married Ann Ward
   6. Batte Jones, of Notttoway, who married Margaret Ward
   7. Sarah Jones

William and Mary Quarterly pg. 88 Early Generations of the Tanner Family of Henrico County, Virginia

Southside Virginia Genealogies

• Will of Lodwick Tanner. Amelia Co., VA, WB 2, pp. 106-107, w. 10 Aug 1773, no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://ancstry.me/2WyEJ1E