Nancy (Wilhoit) Williford (1783 - 1865)

Born 1783 in Franklin, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of William Williams Williford — married about 1804 in North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1865 at about age 82 in Madison, Georgia

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Biography

Nancy was born about 1783. She was the daughter of Phillip Wilheit and Rachel Arnold.

She married William Williford.^{[citation needed]}

In 1801, she is mentioned in her father's will^[1]:

"To my Daughter Nancy Wilhite I give one negro girl named Lucy to her and her heirs forever."

"To Nancy Wilhite one bed & furniture & one chest called hers."

"It is also my will that the property lent to my wife except land & negros after her decease should be equally divided amongst my sons and daughters hereafter mentioned (Viz) Ambrous, Lewis, Rachel, Rhoda, Sally, Nancy..."

She passed away in 1865 and is buried in Lystra Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Comer, Georgia.^[2]

Residence

1850, Madison, Georgia^[3]

1860, Madison, Georgia^[4]

Slaves

Phillip Wilhite's will dated 6 Mar 1801 included 13 named slaves that he bequeathed to his wife and children. The following slave was bequeathed to Nancy:^[5]

Note

If Nancy was born in 1783, it does not seem likely that she was Rachel's daughter, since Rachel would have been 56 years old in 1783.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com The Last Will & Testament of Phillip Wilhite, dec'd
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #40353362
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-6YV : accessed 13 July 2015), Nancy Williford in household of William M Williford, Madison county, Madison, Georgia, United States; citing family 608, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMX-JWL : accessed 13 July 2015), Nancy Williford in household of William W Williford, , Madison, Georgia, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 199, household ID 501, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,130.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com The Last Will & Testament of Phillip Wilhite, dec'd

See also:

• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006

• Williford and Allied Families, by William Bailey Williford. Published privately in 1961. Pages 22-25.