William Gorsuch Todd (1684 - 1736)

Born 23 Apr 1684 in Gloucester County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Martha (Vicaris) Todd — married 1709 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1736 at about age 51 in King and Queen, Virginia

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Biography

William married Martha Vicaris, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Vicaris of Gloucester County shortly after 16 March 1709/10. ^[1][2]

Alternate death date is ca 1766.

Hening, William Walter,^[3] "left Will, now lost, dated 12 Jan. 1736/37" ^[4] refers to the date of will as 12 Feb 1736.

Land & Heirs

There are four Acts in Hening's Virginia Statutes which contain valuable data in regard to the descendants of Maj. William Todd [his father].
(A) Act of February 1745 breaking the entail of lands now vested in Thomas [has no profile], the eldest son of William Todd [this one]. This Act recites that Thomas Todd of Gloucester County, gentleman, by his will dated March 4, 1723 left a tract of 600 acres near the North River Bridge to his grandson Bernard Todd, son of Richard Todd, then to William Todd son of Richard, then to Richard's other male issue if any, then to the heirs of the testator's son William Todd [this one], then to the male heirs of testator's son Philip and then to male heirs of testator's son Christopher. It is further recited that Bernard Todd and his brother Richard Todd, dying without issue, the said land has now passed to Thomas Todd the eldest son and heir at law of William Todd, son of the testator. (Hening Va. Stat. 5; 395).
(B) Act of November 1761 breaking the entail of lands now in possession of William Todd. The Act recites that Thomas Todd of Gloucester County, gentleman, by will dated March 4, 1723 left a large tract on the Mattapony River, Drysdale Parish, King and Queen County to his sons William and Phillip Todd to be divided equally between them, with moiety to their male heirs and with cross remainders to the survivor. The Act further recites that Phillip died without male issue, that William [this one] then became seized of the whole tract, leaving issue Thomas Todd, his eldest son and heir, who is also now dead, and that the lands have descended to and are now in the possession of William the eldest son and male heir of the last mentioned Thomas, (idem 7; 483-485).
(C) Act of October 1764 breaking the entail of lands now vested in Richard Todd. The Act recites that William Todd of King and Queen County gentleman, was seized of a large tract in St. Thomas Parish, Orange County and by his will dated January 12, 1736, devised part of said tract to his daughters Dorothy and Betty and to his grandson William Gordon and Richard Barber, and all the residue, 1835 acres, to his son, Richard Todd and his heirs and for want of heirs to his son Thomas Todd. The Act further recites that William Todd died soon afterwards and that his son Richard then entered into and is now in possession of said residue. Richard Todd is allowed to sell his portion of the Orange tract in order to purchase slaves for an entailed tract of 400 acres in King and Queen. (idem 8; 59).
(D) Act of February 1772, breaking the entail of lands in the possession of William Todd, etc. The Act recites that Thomas Todd of Gloucester County, gentleman, deceased, possessed among other large holdings two tracts: (a) a large and valuable tract on the Mattapony River in King and Queen; (b) another tract of 1000 acres on Dragon Swamp, St. Stephens parish, King and Queen County. The Act recites that Thomas Todd by deed poll dated March 16, 1709 gave to his son, William Todd [this one] and the heirs of his body begotten of Martha Vicaris his intended wife, 500 acres of the first mentioned tract (a) on Mattapony River laid out convenient to the said William Todd's plantations.

The Act further recites that by the same will Thomas Todd gave the second mentioned tract (b) on Dragon Swamp unto his son Richard and heirs male and in default to his son William and heirs male. It is further recited that by the death of both Phillip and Richard without male heirs the whole of the two tracts (a) and (b) became vested in William, the son of Thomas and have now descended to William Todd of King and Queen County, gentleman, the grandson and heir of William Todd the elder and Martha Vicaris. [Son of their eldest son Thomas, dec'd]

Sources

1. ↑ Hening, William Walter, The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia (Richmond, etc., 1809-23), Vol. VIII, Charlotteville, 1969, p. 632
2. ↑ King George Co. Deed Bk, 3, p 270. Martha was living 1750-51 Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, XVIII, p. 144
3. ↑ The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia (Richmond, etc., 1809-23), Vol. VIII, Charlotteville, 1969, p. 57 which indicates
4. ↑ Orange County Deed Bk 18, p. 273,

• [1] The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia By Maud Carter Clement. Genealogical Publishing Com, 1973. p. 139. (preview available on Google Books)
• [2] Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800: Being Transcriptions from the Original Files at the County Court House, of Wills, Deeds, Administrators' and Guardians' Bonds, Marriage Licenses, and Lists of Revolutionary Pensioners, Volume 1. (multiple entries)
• MacKenzie, George Norbury, Colonial Families of the United States, 1706-1775, Vol. 7. New York: The Grafton Press, 1907. p. 307. Available online at HathiTrust Digital Library [3]
• https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&p=william&n=todd&oc=2
• Wanda Richards
• https://www.geni.com/people/William-Todd/4189817490050030899

Research Notes

May 12, 1729. William Todd of Drysdale Par., King and Queen Co., Gent., to John Minor of Spts. Co., Planter. £ 40 curr., 328 a. of land in Spts. Co. at the Little Mountains. Witnesses : John Scott, Jas. Barbour, John Buford. Rec. Augt. 5, 1729. Spotsylvania D.B. A.

Octr. 7, 1729. William Todd and Martha, his wife, of Drysdale Par., King and Queen Co., to Philip Todd of St. Stephen's Par., same county. £ 41 10s., 2000 a. of land, part of a tract granted by pat. to John Taliaferro, Jno. Battell and Wm. Todd, in St. Geo. Par., Spts. Co. Witnesses: Wm. Strother, Jos. Smith, James Markham. Rec. Octr. 7, 1729. Spotsylvania D.B. A.

May 5, 1730. Feoffees and Trustees of Fredericksburg (by Hen. Willis and John Waller) to Wm. Todd of Drisdale Par., King and Queen Co., Gent. 55 shill. curr., Lot No. 60 Fredksburg. John Grame, Jno. Mercer, Jno. Waller, Jr. May 5, 1730. Spotsylvania D.B. B.

March 28, 1730. Wm. Todd of King and Queen Co., Gent., to John Scott of Spts. Co. £ 20 ster., 1000 a. on S. side Thos. Chew's Mill Creek at the Little Mountains in Spts. Co. - part of pat. granted sd. Todd, Ro. Brooke, Lucy Todd, Jas. Barbour. Septr. 1, 1730. Spotsylvania D.B. B.

July 6, 1734. Richard Bayley of Drysdale Par., King and Queen Co., to James Elliott of St. Margarett's Par., King William Co., Gent. £ 36 curr., 720 a. in St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., formerly granted sd. Bayley by Pat. Sep. 28, 1728. Martha Todd, Roderick Gordon, Edwin Hickman, Humphrey Hill, Benja. Hubbard, Robt. Bayley. Sept. 3, 1734. Spotsylvania D.B. C.

June 7, 1743. Thomas Todd of St. Stephen's Par., King and Queen Co., Gent., to Richard Todd of sd. county. £ 15 curr. "To sd. Richard Todd, etc., all his part of a lot of ground in the Town of Fredericksburg described in the plat of the sd. town by the figures 60, which was devised to him by the last will and testament of his father, Colo. William Todd, Decd.," etc. Witnesses, John Latane, Patrick Dowdall, Joshua Thomas. June 7, 1743. Spotsylvania D.B. D.

Oct. 1, 1745. Richard Todd of King and Queen Co., Gent., to William Lynn of town of Fredericksburg, Doctor of Physic. £ 40 curr. Lot 60, in town of Fredericksburg. "Devised by the last will and testament of Collo. William Todd, formerly of the county of King and Queen, and since Decd., to his son, Thomas Todd, who by Deeds, June 7, 1743, did sell the same to sd. Richard Todd, etc. W. Kelly, Edwd. Herndon, Win. Hughes. Oct. 1, 1745. Spotsylvania D.B. D.