William Wynne (1729 - 1808)

Born 10 Aug 1729 in Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Cynthia (Harmon) Wynne — married 1752 in Halifax County, Colony of Virginia

Husband of Phillis (Marrs) Wynne — married about 1 Jan 1782 in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1808 at age 78 in Locust Hill, Tazewell County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Capt. William Wynne performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Wynne is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A128781.

William Wynne was born on 10 Aug 1729 the son of Col. William Wynne, Sr. (1699-1778) and Frances Reade (1707-1777).

William Wynne, married first Mary Cynthia Harmon (1835-1776) in 1752 in Halifax Co, VA. They had sixteen children: Peter E. (1753-1818); Orpha (1757-1808); Orphry Edward (1757-?); Anna (1758-1759); John (1760-1815); Irysby Edward (1761-1762); William III (1762-1835); Salbie Jane (1763-1764); Josiah S. (1765-1813); Mary (1767-1848); Elkanah (1767-1833); Oliver (1769-1858); Harmon (1772-1851); Jonah (1773-?); Sarah Jane (1776-1870); Ruth (1808-?).

William Wynne. married second Phillis Marrs (1763-1855) on 21 Jan 1782 in Montgomery Co, VA. They, too, had sixteen children: John H, (1783-1865); Mary "Polly" (1784-1816); Margaret "Peggy" (1786-1816); Elizabeth (1787-1817); Phoebe (1788-1814); Samuel (1789-1817); Robert (1788-1818); Thomas (1792-1796); Henry "Harry" (1793-1816); Martha (1794-1853); Anne (1795-1817); Peter (1797-1832); William IV (1798-1819); James (1800-1868); Nancy Anne (1802-1821); Minor (1803-1880).

DOM with Phillis Marrs is also given as ca. 1 Jan 1782.

Many of William's children died young In the second decade f the nineteenth century, some supposedly from tuberculosis.

Three of the sons of William Wynne, Jr., and Phillis Marrs---John, James, and Minor---married daughters of William Peery---Olivia, Sophia, and Emily respectively.

Some say William Wynne, Jr. married a third time but there seems to be no evidence of a third marriage.

Capt. William Wynne, Jr., was a farmer.

Capt. William Wynne, Jr.'s will and probate documents (26 Jul 1808) are in Tazewell Co, VA, Will Book No. 1, pages 42-49. In his will, William devises property to his wife, Phillis,; to his daughters Ruth Washburn, Orphey Edward, Sally Janes; to his son John WYnne, and to Hugh Currin; to his sons of his first wife, viz.: William, Josiah, Elkanah, Oliver, and Harmon; to his sons Samuel, Robert, Harry, Peter, Miner, children of his second wife; to his daughters Mary, Pheby, Margaret, Elizabeth, Martha, Anna, and Nancy. (Tazewell Co, Will Book No. 1, page 42, in Harman, Annals of Tazewell Co, II, 272).

POD also given as Locust Hill, Middlesex Co, VA. (There is also a Locust Hill in Wythe Co, VA.) However, the Locust Hill in question is the site in present-day Tazewell, VA, where Capt. WIlliam Wynne, Jr., built a fort ca. 1773-1774 to protect his family from marauding Indians. Wynn’s Fort was located at Locust Hill on the North fork of Clinch River, about one and a half miles from the present town of Tazewell, VA, and was probably erected in 1774. He died there but was buried in the Wynne-Peery Cemetery in Tazewell, Tazewell Co, VA. (Harman, Annals of Tazewell County, II, 525).

Buried JUL 1808. Peery Graveyard, Tazewell Co., VA.

Residence Settled at Locust Hill, 1 1/2 miles east of the town of Tazewell and built a fort there.

Event: Sired BET 1752 AND 1808. 26 children by two wives.

William's will passed probate on 11 May 1808 in Tazewell, Virginia, United States.^[1] His transcribed will can be found here.

Slaves

In his will he bequeaths to his wife Phillis "the plantation I now live on with the appurtenance there unto belonging also all the slaves and stock and household and kitchen furniture..."

He is recorded as a slaveholder in the 1801 Tazewell County tax records.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Will: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900"
   Will Books, 1800-1932; General Indexes to Wills, 1800-1985; Author: Tazewell County (Virginia). Clerk of the Circuit Court, Virginia. Circuit Court (Tazewell County), Virginia. Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery (Tazewell County), Virginia. County Court (Tazewell County); Probate Place: Tazewell, Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #2023574 (accessed 18 March 2024)
   Will of William Wynne of Tazewell, Virginia, granted probate on 11 May 1808.
2. ↑ https://www.ctssites.com/vatazewell/Slaveowners.htm

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 28 Dec 2017), "Record of William Winn", Ancestor # A128781.
• Genealogy of William Wynne II
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note:
• Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #5329515 (accessed 18 March 2024)
  Memorial page for William Wynne Jr. (10 Aug 1729-8 Jul 1808), citing Wynne-Peery Cemetery, Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Michael Peery (contributor 44922940).
• Patricia Law Hatcher, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots (database on-line), Provo, UT, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 1999. (Vol. 4; Serial 11507; Vol. 6).
• John Bennett Boddie, compiler, Historical Southern Families (reprint ed., Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994), Vol. II, Pages 276-277.
• Tazewell Co, VA, Will Book No. 1, pages 42-49.
• John Newton Harman, Sr., Annals of Tazewell County, Virginia from 1800 to 1922 (2 vols.; Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill Printing Company, 1922 and 1925).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Wynne-183 created through the import of Ahearn Family Tree.ged on Jul 23, 2011 by Jim Ahearn.
• WikiTree profile Wynne-249 created through the import of Cash Family Tree.ged on Oct 8, 2011 by Justin Cash.