Louis Walton was born about 1734 to William Walton and Susannah Cobb. In 1759, she married Jeremiah Jordan [who later was known as Jeremiah Terrell]. She died around 1840. [1][2]
Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Louisa one tract of four hundred acres of land in Albemarle County on the South side of James River on the North fork of Slate River joining the land above given to Ann. [3]
Mrs. Louisa Terrell was granted land as the widow of a Revolutionary soldier. Jeremiah Terrell’s will was dated 20 Mar. 1811 – 6 May 1816.
He named his wife Louisa; sons William and John to be executors; daughter Polly Terrell: heirs of daughters Rachel and Louisa; daughter Rosannah and Susannah; grandson John Jordan, eldest son of James Jordan;grandchildren Burden Rice Taylor and Patsy Taylor. [4]
Sources
↑ Waltons of Old Virginia and Sketches of Families in Central Virginia by Wilmer H.Kerns, Ph. D. pg. 14
↑ "William Walton's Last Will & Testament" as found on the website, "Our Southern Cousins", which was abstracted, download. Goochland Co., VA Will Bk 5, p379
"Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-1J9 : 5 December 2014), Jeremiah Jordan and Louisa Walton, 22 Feb 1759; citing St James Northam Parish,Goochland,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3C4N-B15 : accessed 2016-07-02), entry for Louisa /Walton/.
Fact: Power of Attorney (5 August 1799) She gave power of attorney to collect an inheritance. Elbert, Georgia, United States
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