William Givens (1729 - 1798)

Born 18 May 1729 in Antrim, Ulster, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Jean (McClure) Givens — married 23 Sep 1756 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 26 Mar 1798 at age 68 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1729. William is the child of Samuel Givens and Sarah Cathey. ^[1]

It has been written that William lived in South Carolina for a short time but returned to Augusta County, VA where he was killed by Indians in 1764. There is dispute amongst historians and genealogists over his death by Indians. The other story is that he actually died 26 Mar 1798 in NC. FYI: William Fitzgerald was said to be killed by Indians in 1764.

It is known that William Givens did briefly live in South Carolina per the will of his father-in-law, James McClure. ^[2]

Marriage

William married Jean McClure, daughter of James McClure. ^[3]

Death and Burial

He passed away in 1798. ^[4]

William Givens is the son of Samuel Givens and Sarah Cathay who came to Orange Co Virginia in 1738. Samuel appeared in Orange County Court February 28, 1739, to swear that he had imported himself, Sarah (his wife), and his children - John, Samuel, James, Martha, Elizabeth, William, Margaret, Sarah, and Jane, from Ireland to Philadelphia and thence to Orange County VA at his own expense. William Givens and his wife Jennet had the following children, per his will below:

William,

Martha,

Elizabeth (wife of Solomon Bracken),

Samuel,

Sarah (wife of Robert Ramsey),

Agnes (wife of Hans McCain),

[[Givens-1281|Hester] (wife of John Coffey), and

Martha.

GIVENS, William – Will [Retyped by Mary Lu Johnson] from "Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Will Abstracts, 1791-1868, Books A-J" By Herman W. Ferguson "256, p 100. William Givens 26 Mar 1798, probate in Apr 1798 Ct. Being sick and weak in body, I give to my wf Jannet, during her natural life, a third of the plantation I now live on consisting of two adj tracts containing in all about 370 A together with my dwelling house and outbuildings, a mare, a third of my cattle, sheep and geese, a feather bed and furniture, a third of the kitchen furniture, her saddle, and $20 in cash. "I give my son William the 370 A mentioned above, subject to the provisions for his mother, a horse, a third of my cattle, sheep, and geese, a feather bed and furniture, a third of the kitchen furniture, and all my plantation tools and farming utensils. "I give to my dau Martha a mare, a third of my cattle, sheep, and geese, a feather bed and furniture, a saddle, and a third of the kitchen furniture, and to my dau Elizabeth, wf of Solomon Bracken, 50 A whereon they now live and 40 A adj on the south side, and two horses. "It is my will that my mill together with 100 A adj be sold and the proceeds divided as follows: a third to my son Samuel and the other two-thirds is to be divided into six equal parts and a share given to each of the following: my son William, my dau Sarah, wf of Robert Ramsey, my dau Agness, wf of Hans McCain, my dau Hester, wf of John Coffe, my dau Martha, and my grandson Eli, son of my dau Elizabeth. If the mill and mill property cannot be sold then it is to be rented out and the rent divided as set out above. My grandson Robert Ramsey, Jr. is to have a horse and a bed and furniture, and my grandson Eli Bracken is also to have a horse and a bed and furniture.

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ The McClures of Virginia [1]
3. ↑ Early Western Augusta Pioneers, pages 354 to 356 [2]
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-MRW : accessed 20 September 2019), William Givvins, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 378, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.

• Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, : Books A-J William Givens
• Annie Velma Urquhart Klayder, Urquhart, Coffey, Boland, and Allied Families of the South: Genealogy and Family History with Photographs, Sketches, and Maps (Phenix City, Alabama: Columbus Productions, Inc, 1991), p 210-211, John Coffey (1775 - ca 1816) D-2, and Family.
• Will of William Givens in North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 at Ancestry.com
• William Givvins in 1790 Census, Mecklenburg North Carolina at Ancestry.com