William Barksdale (aft. 1710 - 1796)

Born after 1710 in Tidewater, Richmond, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (UNKNOWN) Day — married after 1778 in Albermarle County, Virginia

Descendants

Died Dec 1796 before age 86 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William appears in Albemarle County, Virginia, records as early as 1765. He was a buyer and seller of land along the Rivanna and Mechum Rivers.^[1]

It is believed that it is this William Barksdale that served in the US Revolutionary War as a Private in Captain Thomas Walton's Company in the 9th Virginia Regiment.^[2][3] He was a signer of the Albemarle Declaration of Independence.^[4]

In Aug 1744, a petition was brought against William by Thomas B. Smith and Francis Smith in Caroline County; judgement granted against the defendant ^[5]

William married twice. The name of his first wife is unknown. His second wife was named Anne, but her surname is not recorded.

Children of William and his first wife:

1. Mary Barksdale (1746- ), m. John Douglas
2. Nathan Barksdale (1748- )
3. Nancy Barksdale (1750- ), m. Alexander Fretwell
4. Goodman Barksdale (1753- )
5. William Barksdale (1755-1785)
6. Dabney Barksdale (1757-1785)
7. Samuel Barksdale (1759-1842)
8. Sarah Barksdale (1762- ), m. William Warwick
9. Jonathan Barksdale (1765- )
10. Lucy Barksdale (1768- ), m. Richard Burch

Children of William and Anne:

1. Nelson Barksdale (1781- )
2. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Barksdale (1783- ), m. Charles Overstreet
3. Hudson Barksdale (1786- )
4. John Hickerson Barksdale (1791- )

William was a wealthy land owner in both Virginia and Kentucky. There are deeds in the Albemarle land records showing that he bought approximately 1000 acres in Mechum's River between 1770 & 1775.^[6] On 1 Apr 1765, he bought 150 acres of land adjoining Henry Terel in St. Ammes Parish from James Glen.^[7] On 8 Oct 1778, he and his wife, Anne, sold 43 acres +/- to Samuel Carr, on the north side of Lickinghole Creek.^[8]

From 1782 Virginia tax lists, remarks for the household of William Barksdale of Albemarle County: "Entered by order of Court": free males above 21: 1; slaves: 25; "No Nett[?] Cattle": 37; "No Horses mares Colts & Mules": 9; "No wheels for Riding Carriags": 0; "No. Billiard Tables": 0."^[9]

In 1785 William made a deed of gift to his children naming: son-in-law, John Douglas; grandsons Achilles and Douglas, sons of his son Nathan; son-in-law, Alexander Fretwell; sons, Goodman, Samuel, Jonathan, and Nelson; son-in-law, William Warwick; daughters, Lucy & Elizabeth.^[10] And, on 11 Apr 1788, he and Anne, made a deed of gift to son Samuel Barksdale of 150 acres on the headwaters of Michons River for £5.^[11] They deeded 225 acres adjoining Alexander Fretwell to their grandsons Achilles and Douglas Barkdales on 9 Dec 1790. ^[12] and on 14 Jun 1792, they made a deed of gift to son Goodman Barksdale of 211 acres.^[13] On that same day, William bought 41 acres adjoining his lands from Philip Buckner. This 41 acres was part of a 440 acre tract that he left to sonos Hudson and Hickerson by will.^[14]

Will of William Barksdale^[15]

-----"In the name of God, Amen, I, William Barksdale, of Albemarle County, and Parish of Fredericksville, being sick and weak of body but of sound mind and disposing memory, for which I thank God calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do constitute and ordain this my last will and testament, utterly revoking and disannulling all former wills or will heretofore by me made either by word or writing and as touching my worldly estate, that it pleased God to bless me with in this life, I do dispose of in the following manner, that is to say, I give my soul unto Almighty God and my body to the earth to be buried in a decent manner.

-----"First, I desire that my executors hereafter mentioned should sell all the land I have in Kentucky, excepting one hundred acres which I reserve for my son, Jonathan Barksdale, immediately after my decease and out of the money arising therefrom to pay all my just debts and funeral expenses to raise forty pounds for my daughter, Betsy Barksdale, which I shall hereafter mention and if there should be any money left in the sale of those lands after paying my debts and funeral expenses and my daughter Betsy Barksdale forty pounds, it is to be put to uses hereafter mentioned and if there should not be any money sufficient raised out of the sale of the lands what should be lacking is to be raised out of the crop of the negroes and the perishable part of my estate, as my executors shall think best to be spared.

-----"Secondly, after the payment of my debts and furneral expenses and the raising of the forty pounds for my daughter, Betsy, I give to my dearly beloved wife, Ann Barksdale, the use and profits of the four hundred acres of land I now live on, land I bought of George Clarke during her natural life, also the use of the land I bought of John Schot and Phillip Buckner, till Hudson Barksdale should come to the age of twenty-one years of his life then for her to give him up that part, that shall be mentioned hereafter in his legacy, also the use of John Hickenson Barksdale land that shall be mentioned hereafter in his legacy till he comes to the age of twenty-one years then for her, the said Ann Barksdale, to give him up that part of the said land that shall be hereafter mentioned in his legacy. Also I give her the use of all those negroes that I shall hereafter mention theirs names in each childs legacy I say to have the use of their labours till those children hereafter mentioned comes to the age of twenty one years old and the three boys and the girl at the age of eighteen years old, then each one to receive those negroes as they come of age as before mentioned, also I leave her all the household furniture of every kind, plantation tools of all kinds and all my stock of cattle hogs sheap and fowls of every kind, also five horses only excepted that my said wife is to furnish out of the profits that should arise out of the use of the estate, one mans saddle to my son, Nelson Barksdale, and one feather bed and furniture, also one womans saddle, one feather be and furniture to my daughter, Betsy Barksdale, also to furnish my son, Hutson to one feather bed and furniture and one mans saddle, likewise to my son, John Hickenson Barksdale, one beast and saddle and feather bead and furniture, those things is to be delivered as hereafter shall be mentioned in each one legacy, also I give to my beloved wife two negroes by the names of Agge and Worrick, them and their heirs forever to dispose of to whomsoever she pleases.

-----"Item: I give to my son Nelson Barksdale, two negroes by the names of Tone and the other by the name of Lisle, the woman Lisle I formerly gave in exchange a negro by the name of Phill, which I exchanged with my son, Samuel Barksdale. Also I give him after my death one bay mare and one mans saddle, one feather bed and furniture which the said saddle and bed and furniture is to be furnished by my wife as is mentioned above. Also I give him after the death of my wife, Anna Barksdale, the tract of land I now live on containing four hundred acres formerly bought of George Clarke, all excepting the land to be received at the time the said Nelson comes to the age of twenty one years old and the land at the death of my wife the whole with the increase of the negroes for him and his heirs forever.

-----"Item: I give unto my daughter, Betsy Barksdale, after she comes to the age of eighteen years on negro man named York, one named Jack and one by the name of Jean, also one gray mare and forty pounds in cash to be raised out of my estate as before mentioned, also one feather bed and furniture and side saddle, the bed and furniture and saddle is to be furnished by my wife out of the profits that should arise from the use of the negroes, as before mentioned, the whole with the said negroes and their increase to her and her heirs to hold forever.

-----"Item: I give to my son, Hutson Barksdale, after he comes to the age of twenty one years old two negroes, one by the name of Sam and the other by the name of Nan, also one sorrel horse and feather bed and furniture and one mans saddle, the saddle, bed and furniture to be furnished by my wife as before mentioned, and to be delivered to him as the age of twenty one years. Also I give two hundred and twenty acres of land a part I bought of John Scot and a part of Phillip Buckner divided by a branch between where I now live and where Charles Wingfield now living running up from the line of the land I now live on to the said branch to the head of the same branch, from thence a straight line to a corner white oak on Phillip Buckner's line, the whole with the increase of the negroes, I give to him and his heirs forever.

-----"Item: I give to my son, John Hickenson Barksdale, after he comes to the age of twenty one years old two negroes, one by the name of Tom and the other by the name of Beck, also I give him two hundred and twenty one acres of land being the other part of the land I bought of John Scot lying on the Revernna river divided by the said line that was mentioned in Hutson Barskdales legacy also to be raised by my wife out of the use of the negroes as much as will furnish the said John Hickenson Barksdale a horse and saddle and feather bed and furniture as before mentioned, the whole with the increase of the negroes to him and his heirs forever.

-----"Item: I give to my son, Jonathan Barksdale, one hundred acres of land in Kentucky to be laid out of my lands in that country. If I should obtain my part that my warrants was laid on by Col. Charles Smith and if I should loose the land then my son Jonathan looses that part I give to him, but if obtained he is to receive that much that is above mentioned to be layed off by my hereafter mentioned executors, the said land to him and his heirs forever.

-----"Item: All the rest of my estate, both real and personal of what nature or kind soever, it not being herein before mentioned particularly disposed of, I desire may be equally divided among my several children herein before mentioned excepting my son, Jonathan, he only hath the one hundred acres of land if it be obtained andif not he has no other part of my estae herein mentioned he has before received the other part of his legacy with my first wife's children, which I give to them their heirs and assigns forever, provided that if either of the before mentioned children should die not leaving living issue that his or her or their part or parts of my estate to be equally divided among the living children, and

-----"Lastly: I do hereby constitute and appoint my friends, Horsley Goodman, Charles Goodman, Samuel Barksdale and my beloved wife, Anne Barksdale, executors of this my last will and testament.

-----"In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and fixt my seal this eleventh day of June, one thousand seven hundred and ninety six.

------------------------------------------------------------William Barksdale L.S."

Witnesses: Goodman Barksdale, Charles Wingfield, Thomas Mappin.

Probated at a Court held for Albemarle County, Dec. 1796 Term. Samuel and Anne Barksdale qualifed. Inventory was recorded 16 Dec 1796 and 3 Apr 1797.

Research Notes

Two of William's executors were Horsley Goodman and Charles Goodman, and William named a son by his first wife, Goodman Barksdale. Possible that his first wife was a Goodman?

Son, Nelson Barksdale, mentioned here: Colonel Joshua Fry of Virginia and some of his descendants and allied families

Several sources and other family members are listed for William Barksdale on his Geni profile.

Sources

1. ↑ Woods, Edgar; Coddington, Anne Bartlett; Dunlap, Edward N. (1901) Albemarle County in Virginia; giving some account of what it was by nature, of what it was made by man, and of some of the men who made it Charlottesville, Virginia: The Michie Company. p. 141. Retrieved December 11, 2018, from https://archive.org/details/albemarlecountyi00wood/page/140
2. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WB-ZHZM?cc=2068326&wc=M61K-GMS%3A355092301 : 31 October 2017), 107-Virginia (jacket 225-242) > image 561 of 776; citing NARA microfilm publication M246 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1980).
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 08 October 2018), memorial page for William Barksdale (1720–1796), Find A Grave Memorial no. 179388888, ; Maintained by Sons of Liberty (contributor 48368710) Unknown.
4. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed December 7, 2018), "Record of Barksdale, William", Ancestor # A006175.
5. ↑ Barksdale, John A. (1940). Barksdale Family History and Genealogy. Richmond, Virginia: William Byrd Press. p. 82. Available at Archive.org. Citing: Caroline County, Virginia, Order Book 1741-1746. p. 305. Hereafter referenced as "Barksdale."
6. ↑ Barksdale. Citing: Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book VIII, p. 56.
7. ↑ Barksdale. Citing: Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book IV, p. 164.
8. ↑ Barksdale. Citing: Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book VII, p. 251.
9. ↑ U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820. Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011, Provo, UT, USA. Ancestry.com. Original source: Document: Personal Property Tax Lists, 1782 [Virginia State Library]; Call Number: FHL Film 2024443; Page Number: 40; Family Number: 6
10. ↑ Barksdales. Citing: Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book IX, p. 84.
11. ↑ Barksdale, p. 83. Citing : Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book IX, p. 434.
12. ↑ Barksdale, p. 82-83. Citing : Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book X, p. 226.
13. ↑ Barksdale, p. 83. Citing : Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book X, p. 393.
14. ↑ Barksdale, p. 83. Citing : Albemarle County, Virginia, Deed Book X, p. 392.
15. ↑ Barksdale, p. 83-86. Citing: Albemarle County, Virginia, Will Book III, p. 309, 314.

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• United States Revolutionary War Rolls

Name Wm Barksdal Event Type Military Service Event Date 01 Jun 1777 Event Place Virginia, United States Event Place (Original) Virginia, United States Military Rank Private

Citing this Record "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-FGP5 : 15 March 2018), Wm Barksdal, 01 Jun 1777; citing 01 Jun 1777, Virginia, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,386.