Robert Williamson Sr
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Robert Williamson Sr (abt. 1625 - bef. 1670)

Dr. Robert Williamson Sr
Born about in Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1651 (to 1670) in Surry County, Colony of Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died before before about age 45 in Isle of Wight, Colony of Virginiamap
Profile last modified | Created 20 Nov 2011
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Biography

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Robert Williamson Sr was a Virginia colonist.
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Robert Williamson was a physician. He was born about 1625 in England. His father did not arrive in Virginia until about 1638. Records have been located for father Richard Williamson's transport to Virginia on several occasions, no records yet located for transport of his wife or children.

Robert Williamson served in the Virginia House of Burgess representing Isle of Wight County from September 1663 through October 1666.[1] [2]

He was the 6th largest patentee of land in 17th century Isle of Wight County, VA.

On 6 June 1666, Doctor Robert Williamson recorded a patent for 3350 acres, Isle of Wight County.

  • On the greate sw. of the Black Water, beg. at a greate Cyprus in the Sw., running S.S.E &c. by Sewards br., crossing the same &c. 295 acs. granted sd. Williamson 26 Apr. 1661 & 3055 acs. for trans. of 62 pers: Joane Williamson, ... [see source for remainder of list].[3] [2]
    • Note: this record does not indicate the property belonged to his wife Joane, it indicates she was one of the people for whom he claimed head rights. Strutton-11 18:48, 15 December 2021 (UTC)

Marriage & Children

Robert Williamson married Joan Allen about 1652/54 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. No record has been found for their marriage. However, in his will dated 16 February 1669/70, Robert Williamson states his oldest son Robert is not yet age 18, indicating a birth after 1652. [4] Known children (named in will):

  1. Robert Williamson
  2. George Williamson
  3. Arthur Williamson
  4. Francis Williamson

Will

A copy of Robert's will still exists. It is dated 16 February 1669/70. In the will, Robert leaves his possessions to his wife and children. Among these possessions are a considerable number of African slaves. The will was probated on 2 May 1670. This means Robert died sometime between February 1669/70 and May 1670.[5]

"In the Name of God Amen, the Sixteenth Day of February A Dom 1669 - I, Robert Williamson of the Isle of Wight County in Virginia, Doctr in Phisicke: being at present sick & weak of body but of sound and perfect mind and memorie, All laud & praise be given to God for the same & considering with my self the certainetie of death, & the uncertainietie of the time when do make this my present Testamt: Declareing my last will, in manner an form following (that is to say) first & principally above all Earthly things I comitt my sole to Almightie God my make, an to his sonne Jesus Christ, my only Savior an redeemer by whose bitter death an passion, I hope an steadfastlie beelive to be Saved, my body I comitt to the earth from whence it came to be buried in Christian manner as neere as may bee, to my late Deceased father in law Mr. Arthur Allen, And for such worldly goods an estate, whereas it has pleased God to endow me, my debts an funerall chardges, beinge first paid & discharged, I give & dispose of the same as followeth.

First, I give & bequeath unto my deere & well beloved wife Jane, all that my plantation on which I now live sittuate in the above Isle of Wight County, wyh all & singular the houses, ediffices, buildings, orchard, garden, & all other the appurtenances thereto belonginge, to be held and enjoyed, by my said wife, for and dureing her Naturall life, wyhout waste or spoyle, to be remitted, on the same and from & Imediately, after the decease or departure out of this Naturall life, of my said loveing wife, I give & bequeath the said plantation and all the appurtences yere to belongine into my welbeloved, eldest Sonne Robert Williamson, & to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten forever.

Item: I give all my land att Blackwater, beinge three thousand seven hundred acres, more or less, wyh all the appaurtenances thereto belonginge, into my deere and welbeloved sonns, Robert, George, Arthur, & Francis, & to the heirs of theire bodies, lawfully begotten for ever, to be equally divided between my said sonns, share and share alike, & in case my said sonns or any of them shall dye wyhout such heirs then my will and intent & meaninge is that the pte & share of said land of him or them soe dyeing shall come to & be divided amoungest the sivivors, of them & their heirs.

Item: I give into my loveinge wife, the use of my fouer Negroe severants, until my said Sonne Robert shall attaine into the age of Eighteene yeares and from and immediatelie, after his age of eightteene years, I give into him, my said Sonne Robert, my negro Servant called great Jack, to be enjoyed, by said sonne Robert & his heirs forever.

Item: I give to my said Sonne George my negro Servant called young Jack to be enjoyed by my said Sonne George and his heirs, immediately from and after he shall attaine unto the age of eighteene years.

Item: I give to my said Sonne Arthur, my Negro called little Moll, to be enjoyed by said Sonne Arthur & his heirs for ever immeditillie from and after his age of eighteene years. And my other negro called great Moll, I give into my said Sonne Francis & his heirs for ever, from and after the death of my said wife.

And my will, intent, & meaninge is, and soe I doe hereby ordaine, that all the increase, that shall arise by my said Negro women, shall be equalle devided, between my fower Sonnes & the survivor or survivors of them, and in case of loss by death of any of my said Negros or any of them, the same to bee, born equally, between my said fower Sonns, and the survivor & survivors of them.

Item: My will is that, my said fower children & encris of them, shall be maintayned, educated, & brought up by the profits and encrease of myu estate and that they be trained & brought up as well as this

X here this ends the first sheete in the original will wyh his hand and seale.

s/s Robert Williamson

witnessed by John Hardy

Sources

  1. New River Notes, Colonial Virginia Register
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Isle of Wight County Records.” The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 7, no. 4, Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1899, pp. 205–315, https://doi.org/10.2307/1919740. Page 300, 313-314
  3. Nugent, Nell Marion, Abstracted and Indexed by. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800. In Five Volumes. Richmond, VA.: Press of the Dietz Printing Co., 1935. page 558
  4. WILLS AND ADMINISTRATIONS OF ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1647-1800, BLANCHE ADAMS CHAPMAN, Smithfield, Virginia, 1938, Page 9
  5. Dave Williamson, John Bennett Bodie

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“Bacon’s Castle” was the home of Arthur Allen. It didn’t get this nickname until “Bacon’s Rebellion” and I thought it was in Isle of Wight. I don’t like this nickname. I am a descendant of Robert Williamson and Arthur Allen. If this birthplace was changed I would approve the merge.

Martha Slater

posted on Williamson-13253 (merged) by Sue (Howard) Ison
Williamson-8265 and Williamson-1215 appear to represent the same person because: They are the same person, the husband of Joan Allen.
posted by Karen Brubaker
Shouldn't the death location be Isle of Wight?
posted by Marj Adams
Williamson-4998 and Williamson-1215 appear to represent the same person because: The death dates are different but this is obviously the same person. Both have references to being a doctor.
posted by Summer (Binkley) Orman

Unmerged matches › Robert Williamson (abt.1640-)
Rejected matches › Robert Williamson (1635-1689)