William Cecil (1750 - 1836)

Born 28 May 1750 in Prince George's Co., Maryland

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Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1836 at age 86 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born on May 28, 1750 in Tazewell, Virginia to Samuel Cecil and Rebecca (White) Cecil.^[1][2][3] He married cousin Ann (Nancy) Witten,^[1][2][4] daughter of Thomas Witten Sr., about the year 1778. They made their home in Clinch, Va. ^[5] They had six daughters and two sons:^[6][7]

1. Susannah (Cecil) Sayers married Alex Sayers;
2. [Cecil-468|Rebecca Cecil]] never married;
3. Elizabeth Cecil married William Price and moved to Missouri; #Linnie (Cecil) Price married Crabtree Price and moved to Missouri;
4. John Cecil married Malinda "Linnie" (Witten) Cecil, who was his double first cousin and a daughter of James Witten the scout;
5. Nancy Cecil married Buse Harman;
6. Samuel Cecil married Sallie Poston and built a home overlooking Clinch; and
7. Sarah "Sally" Cecil married James Caldwell and moved to Tennessee.

Property Records:

• 200 acres on the waters of Clinch River and adjoining the land of John Greenup.^[8]

• 240 acres on both sides of Clinch River, beginning on the north side of Crab Pichard Creek.^[9]

• 100 acres on Clinch River on the north fork of the same.^[10]

Military:

William Cecil is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A023648.

Private William Cecil served with Virginia Line during the American Revolution.

In 1832, 83-year-old William gave sworn testimony as to his service as an "Indian Spy" during the Revolutionary War, pursuant to an application for a soldier's pension.^[11] The testimony was transcribed and published in Annals of Tazewell County and stated he entered service of the United States "early in 1776 in the now County of Tazewell in the State of Virginia under Captain Thomas Mastin, Lt James Maxwell and ensign Thomas Witten, and that the said Company belonged to the regiment of the Virginia State line, commanded by Col. William Preston and Major Walter Crockett."^[12][13][14] When Nancy tried to file for benefits the application was rejected stating (he) "Did not serve six months in any regularly organized corps."^[15]

William passed away on December 11, 1836 and was survived by his widow Nancy.^[16][1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Name: William Cecil, Birth Date: 28 May 1750, Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland, Death Date: 11 Dec 1836, Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, SAR Membership: 87464, Role: Ancestor, Application Date: 15 Jun 1961, Father: Samuel Cecil, Mother: Rebecca White, Spouse: Nancy Witten, Children: Elizabeth Cecil. Ancestry Record 2204 #929887, Image
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Name: William Cecil, Birth Date: 28 May 1750, Birth Place: Frederick, Maryland, Death Date: 11 Dec 1836, Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, SAR Membership: 88184, Role: Ancestor, Application Date: 26 Jan 1962, Father: Samuel Cecil, Mother: Rebecca White, Spouse: Nancy Witten, Children: Elizabeth Cecil. Ancestry Record 2204 #939482, Image
3. ↑ Ball. Page 13. View 17/120.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls. Name: William Cecil, Birth Date: 28 May 1757, Birth Place: Pulaski, Virginia, Death Date: 11 Dec 1836, Death Place: Tazewell, Virginia, SAR Membership: 98168, Role: Ancestor, Application Date: 27 Feb 1969, Father: Samuel Cecil, Mother: Rebecca White, Spouse: Nancy Ann Witten, Children: Samuel W Cecil. Ancestry Record 2204 #1066456, Image
5. ↑ Pendleton. Page 404. View 420/720.
6. ↑ Pendleton. Pages 405-406. View 421-422/720.
7. ↑ Harman. Page 294.
8. ↑ Virginia Land Office to Cecil, William. grantee, Land grant 7 January 1793, Land Office Grants No. 28, 1792-1793, p. 102 (Reel 94), Montgomery County.Grant
9. ↑ Virginia Land Office to Cecil, William, grantee, Land grant 2 July 1795, Land Office Grants No. 33, 1795-1796, p. 25 (Reel 99), Wythe County.Grant
10. ↑ Virginia Land Office to Cecil, William. grantee, Land grant 9 January 1799. Land Office Grants No. 42, 1798-1799, p. 100 (Reel 108), Wythe County.Grant
11. ↑ Ball. Page 16. View 20/120.
12. ↑ Harman. Page 224-225.
13. ↑ Ball. Page 16. View 20/120.
14. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch William Cecil, 04 Mar 1831; citing Virginia, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 5; FHL microfilm 1,319,385.
15. ↑ Ancestry.com. American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions. Washington, D.C.: n.p., 1852. Name: Nancy Cecil, widow of William, Location: Jeffersonville, Tazewel, lReason: Did not serve six months in any regularly organized corps.Ancestry Record 4329 #5154
16. ↑ Harman. Page 240.

See also:

• Ball, Walter V. (Walter Vancion), 1901-. The Cecil family of Maryland; a genealogy and history of some descendants of William Cecil, ca. 1665-1749, with some allied Ball families. Chevy Chase, Md., 1963. Online View Available

• Family Group Records prepared by Patricia Craig Johnson, 127 W. Stonecastle Dr., Granite Shoals, TX 78654-1948, 830-596-1738, Aug 2010

• Harman, John Newton. Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800 to 1922. Richmond, VA: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1922.Free Online Book

• Pendleton, William Cecil. History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: 1748-1920. Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill printing Company, 1920.Online Book Available

• Private Ancestry Family Trees. Ancestry Family Tree 8531961

• "The Witten/Cecil Family", Updated: 2015-11-02. Rootsweb.com

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch Wm Cecil, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing p. 550, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 133; FHL microfilm 193,692.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch William Cecil, Tazewell, Virginia, United States; citing 196, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 200; FHL microfilm 29,679.

• William Cecil. Ancestry Profile

• William Cecil. FamilySearch ID L4H6-H2W

• DAR Patriot record A023648

Acknowledgments

• Cecil-464 created through the import of Donnell_FosterTREE gedFILE.ged on Oct 2, 2011 by Ann Fuller.
• Cecil-450 created through the import of Davidson_Fink.ged on Sep 26, 2011 by Shayne Davidson.