William Harvey (abt. 1740 - 1788)

Born about 1740 in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1788 at about age 48 in Edgfield District, South Carolina, USA

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Biography

William was born about 1740. William Harvey passed away about 1788.

Thanks to the research of Ralph F. Harvey, many questions about the Harvey family have been cleared up. Many people had guessed that William was born around 1720. Ralph fixed the date around 1730 to 1745. His son, Zephaniah, was born about 1760. Using the standard that most men did not marry until they were about 25 years of age, this would make William's birth around 1735. It would also make him about 58 years old when he died which was normal for those days. It would also make it impossible for him to be the William Harvey who married Elizabeth Mikel in 1746 in Beaufort County, South Carolina, as he was only a boy and living in Lunenburg, Virginia.

Although a lot of Ralph's research has been published in books about various branches of the family, none of books dealt with William Harvey, who died in Edgefield County, South Carolina, in 1788 and his children. Some articles have been written about several of William's children. Zephaniah Harvey moved to Jasper County, Georgia and remained there until his death. John Wade Harvey settled in Attala County, Mississippi. Nehemiah and Thomas Harvey appear to have moved to Mississippi with their older brother, John Wade, but they stayed in the southern half of the state while John Wade moved into the northern part of the state.

William Harvey was first married to a woman named Verlinda. It is thought that her maiden name may have been Wade. She named two of their sons Zephaniah and Nehemiah which were Wade names. She also named a son John Wade Harvey. It is thought that John was for William's father and Wade was for his wife's maiden name. They had eight known children. Three of these children, Zephaniah, Mary Ann and Verlinda or Lincy, moved to Georgia and reared families. Four of their sons, John Wade, William, Nehemiah and Thomas, settled in Mississippi. It isn't known what happened to Elizabeth Jamison Andrews Harvey. (Elizabeth Jamison was married to Micijah Andrews. His died intestate and his will was probated with William Harvey and Elizabeth Jamison Andrews as the executors.)

William married Elizabeth soon after Verlinda's death. Some researchers say they were married for only one year prior to William's death. A deed record found in Georgia clarifies the length of their marriage. William Harvey had three children by Elizabeth, two daughters, Martha and Mary, and one son, James. The two daughters, along with a half-sister from Elizabeth's prior marriage, Hannah, married in Columbia County, Georgia.

There is a Thomas Harvey who also married in Columbia County in 1798. His wife was Susannah Aldridge. This may very well be the Thomas Harvey who is found in some of the early records of Covington, Jasper and Smith Counties Mississippi. However that has yet to be proved.

William dated his will 1 December 1787. It was recorded the following year on the 15 of October 1788. By the 15th of January 1788, the will was in probate.

Will

From recorded copy of will:

The Will of William HARVEY exists in two states: The first is the archetype, dated 1 December 1787, which appears to be in the hand of Hugh Middleton to whom, as it also appears, William HARVEY dictated its essential contents. The archetype, that is, Middleton's holograph, was signed by William HARVEY. This is the document which, in court, Hugh Middleton proved by oath on 15 October 1788. The second is the proof-text which, on or before 15 October 1788, was copied from the archetype by the clerk of court for Edgefield County, South Carolina and which is recorded in Will Book A, pages 5 and 6. The recension given below is a transcription of the archetype which has been collated with the proof-text:

I William Harvey now being in my perfect sense & memory but in body and knowing that I must as being Mortal Depart this life and having an assurance and firm hope that my body will at the Resurection arrise and Boddy and soul be Reunited and first in the name of God Amen. I give and bequeath my sole to God that gave it me and

I do leve my well beloved wife Elizabeth and Hillery Philips, Zachariah Harvey my Executors.

First I will and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Harvey a wench called Jane during her Ntrel life and after her decease to be with her the said Jane and all her Increase to be Equally devided Between Martha, Mary & James Harvey my Loveing Daughters and son

I also give to my wife her Bed and furniture that She lyes on and the Chest. I give Dick to her also but She the said Elizabeth is to pay of the Heirs of Micajah Andrews what is a coming to them and to each of them and

I give the Sorrel Mare Caled Hers and the Saddle and one hundred Bushels of Corn and also her Crockery Ware and her and her Children to have an Equal Part of all the hogs and Cattle to be Divided between Zephaniah Harvey John and William Nehemiah thomas Elender & Lincy my Loving wife Sons & Daughters and also I give to my Wife one pot know to be hers formerly and the bed Called Salley's I give to Sarah Andres and to my Wife I give one Plow and two hoes [Item?] three sheep

Secondly I give to my Son Zephaniah one Negro Boy Called Joe, and all my Lands to be Equally Divided Between my Son Zephaniah William John Nehemiah Thomas & James Harveys

Thirdly I leave it to the discresion of my Executors to Sell and dispose of my Lands to the best advantage and Divide the money as above mention Each his part Equally

Fourthly I give and bequeath to my Son William my young bay mare I had of Patterson and all my wearing appearel.

Fifthly I give to my Daughter Elander one Negroe garl name Rose & Bed

Sixthly I bequeath to my son John a young mare Progick [Brogick?] to my sons I give Equaly to be Divided Vine & beck [?] to Wit Each his part William John Nehemiah and Thomas. I give to my daughter Lincy a Negro Boy Peter a Bed and furniture. I give to my sons Nehemiah and Thomas my big sorrel mare and all her increase. I lastly give to my sons all my house hold furniture working Towles & that ant Bene before mentioned and what debts I ow I deseir that it may be dischared oute of my Stock of Cattle and hogs & I desier that my two Daughters Ann and Elizabeth Each to have five Shilling Sterling to be paid by my executors when demainded. Signed William Harvey (seal)

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us the 1st day of December 1787 Hugh Middleton, Lucy Middleton & William Harvey

Proved in open Court by the Oath of Hugh Middleton the 15th October 1788

Notes: 1. William Harvey: William HARVEY died between 1 December 1787, the date of his Will, and 14 January 1788 when his widow, Elizabeth, qualified in court as executrix of his estate. 2. now: In the archetype, this appears as know. 3. body: In the archetype, body is spelled as boddy. 4. soul: In the archetype, soul is spelled as sole. 5. Elizabeth: This was Elizabeth JAMESON, the second wife of William HARVEY, and previously the wife of Micajah ANDREWS. 6. Hilliry Philips: This was Hilleary PHILLIPS, the son of John PHILIPS (ABT 1726, Surry County, Virginia, British North America - 28 March 1784, Wilkes County, Georgia) and Ruth BEALL (ABT 1712, Prince George's County, Maryland, British North America - 1777, Richmond County, Georgia). By his descendants, he is recorded as the husband of Mary Ann HARVEY, the daughter of William HARVEY and Verlinda <WADE?>. [See G0497A: William PHILLIPS (Jr.), note 1, in Antecedents and Descendants of Whitmell Phillips (ABT 1772 - 1822) and see below, note 6, on Margaret and Rachel JONES.] 7. Zaphaniah: This is difficult to make out in the archetype. The proof-text reads Zachariah. 8. wench: That is, a female household slave. About Jane, see immediately below, the indenture of Elizabeth Walker to Sims & Byne, 22 September 1807. 9. natural: In the archetype, natural is spelled as natrel. 10. Martha: In the archetype, the pointed ligature connecting the letters a and t justifies the reading of this as Marthew. In the proof-text, the name is given as Mathew. Subsequent court-documents show that Martha is, in fact, the proper reading. To confirm the name Martha, see immediately below, the indenture of Elizabeth Walker to Sims & Byne, 22 September 1807. 11. Martha, Mary & James Harvey: These three persons were the offspring of William HARVEY and his second wife, Elizabeth JAMESON. 12. daughters: In both the archetype and the proof-text, this is plural. And it demonstrates that Marthew or Mathew must be read as Martha. 13. in: The proof-text reads this as on. 14. Dick: Dick, a slave, was brought into this estate by Elizabeth JAMESON upon her marriage to William HARVEY. 15. acoming: This is an American vulgar error for coming. In the proof-text, the copyist, who wrote coming, added the letter a interlinearly. 16. crockery: In the archetype, this is spelled as crokery. 17. Zaphaniah Harvey, John and William, Nehemiah, Thomas, Elender & Lincy, my loving wife sons and daughters: These were the offspring of William HARVEY and his first wife, Verlinda <WADE?>. 18. Salley’s: Only the termination of this name is legible in the archetype. The proof-text supplies it completely. Salley was Sarah ANDREWS. 19. Sarah Andrews: In both the archetype and the proof-text, Andrews is given as Andres. Sarah ANDREWS was the daughter of Elizabeth JAMESON and her first husband, Micajah ANDREWS. 20. Item: Persons unfamiliar with Romance languages should understand that the word item is Latin and that it means "also." With that meaning, it is frequently encountered in the legal Latin of testaments and inventories. 21: & bed: In the archetype, this is an interlinear addition. 22. Vine and Beck: Vine and Beck were the slaves of William HARVEY. 23. Lincy: This was Verlinda HARVEY, named after her mother, Verlinda <WADE?>. 24. my big sorrel mare: In the archetype, this is difficult to make out. The proof-text supplies the reading. 25: work tools: The proof-text supplies this as my work tools. 26. aint: This is an Anglo-American vulgar error.

After the death of William HARVEY, Elizabeth JAMESON married David WALKER as is shown by the following indenture:

ELIZABETH WALKER TO SIMS & BYNE: Deed Recorded 22 September 1807 ----------- This Indenture --------- --------- To All to Whome these presents Shall Come Greeting Know ye that I Elizabeth WALKER of the County of Columbia, late Widow of William HARVEY, of the State of South Carolina for and in Consideration of the nautral love and affection which I have and bear unto my daughter Martha, late Martha HARVEY, and now the wife of Lewis BYNE of Burke County and of the natural love and affection which I have and bear unto my Daughter Mary, late Mary HARVEY, and now the wife of Leonard SIMS of Baldwin County and also for and in Consideration of the sum of ----- freely[?] to me in hand paid by the said Martha BYNE & Mary SIMS the right whereof I acknowledged have given transferred and delivered and by these presents do freely give transfer and ------------unto the said Marthy BYNE and Mary SIMS a Certain negro woman Slave named Jane and her Childron named Cloe Rose Sylvia Pat Peter Ja cob Bob Judy Stephen Billy & John and Se--y a Child of Rose and Jeƒsee a Child of Sylvia to hold the said negro Slaves and every of them with ---future ---of the family unto my said Daughters Martha and Mary and their heirs Sarre and Share alike free and Clear of the life Estate which I therefore have had and held in the said Negros under and by Virt--of the last Will and testament of said William HARVEY dec'd In Witneƒs Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the 26th day of August 1807 Elizabe th WALKER {Seal} In presence of Abner SIMS A Crawford

From Film of Original Handwritten WILL OF WILLIAM HARVEY OF EDGEFIELD SC, as transcribed by Joan Evans:

I William Harvey Know Being in My perfect Senese And Memory But weak in Boddy And knowing That I muƒt As Being mortel Depart This Lifee And Having Anaƒhoreance And firm hope that my Boddy will at The Resarection Ariƒe And Boddy And Gole Be Reunited: And firs in The name of God Amen I give And BeQueth my sole to God that Gave it

first I will And BeQueath to my wife Elizabeth Harvey A wench Caled Jane during her Natrel Life And after Her deceƒe to Be with her the sd Jane And all her Increƒe to Be Equalley divided Between Marth-- Marey & James harvey my Loving Daughters And son: I also give to my ---- Her xxx Bed And furniture that She Lyes on And the Cheƒt I givs Dick to her also But She The sd Elizabeth is to pay of the Heirƒ of Micajah Andrewƒ What is Acomeing to them: And to Each of them: And I give the Sorrel mare Caled hers And the Saddle And one hundred Buƒhels of Corn And all her Crokery ware And her And her Children to have an Equal Part of all the hogs And Cattle to Be divided Betw--- Za-hniah Harvey John And William Nehemiah Thomas Elenda- & liney my Lovingwifesons And Daughters And also I give to my ---fe one pot known to Be hers formly And the Bed caled ----y’s I give to Sarah Andreƒ And to my wife I give one plow And 2 hoes: ---- Three Sheep: Secondly I give to my son Zapheniah one negroe Boye Caled Joe And all my Lands to Be Equally Divided Between my sons Zapheniah William John Nehemiah Thomas & James Harveys: Thirdly I leve It to the diƒcreƒion of my Executors to Sell And diƒpoƒe of my Lands to the Beƒt Advantage And divide the money As Above mentioned Each his part Equally

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Fourthly I give And BeQueth to my son William my Young Bay mare I had of patterson and all my wareing Apparrel Fifthly I give to my Daughtor Elander one negroe Garl name RoƒeA BedSixthly I Bequeth to my son John A yooung Mare Proqick to my sons I give Equaly to Be divided Vine & Beck to wit Each his part xxxxxxxxWilliam John Nehemiah and Thomas I give to my Daugter Liney A negroe Boy Peter A Bed and furniture I give to my sons Nehemiah and Thomas my ----- ------- -------- And all her Increƒ I Laƒtly Give to my sons all my houƒe hold firnuture work Towles & that Ant Bene Before mentioned: And What Debt I ow I deƒier that it may Be diƒcharged Out of my stock of Cattle And hogs --- I deƒier that my two Daughtorƒ Ann And Elizabeth Each to have five shillingssterlingto Be paid By my Executors when demanded Signed Sealed And delivered In the preƒence of } us This 1st day of December 1787 } William Harvey Hugh Middleton } Lucy Middleton

Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783^[1]

Name: William Harvey

Military Place: South Carolina, USA

State or Army Served: Continental Troops

Rank: Private

William was born about 1700. He passed away in 1788.

Sources

1. ↑ (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4282&h=174422&ssrc=pt&tid=165299047&pid=332163716327&usePUB=true

• Genealogical Notes and Anecdotes web site, Edgefield District Will Book A, page 5, Box 40 Package 1570

• Biography of William Harvey by Ralph Harvey https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LC36-LG2

• Research of Lewis W. Griffin -- Some Families of East Alabama...

• Harvey Family Line Word document with sources that records the Harvey descendants. https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/56514646/person/262102592002/media/1e10f8cf-4ada-467e-b893-d34a9d1854b0?_phsrc=bnP5029&usePUBJs=true

• Harvey Surname Meaning, History & Origin https://selectsurnames.com/harvey/?unapproved=5310&moderation-hash=1f262738383244208e1925bf13611b13#comment-5310

Acknowledgments

& Thank you to Lou Nelson for creating Harvey-2878 on 28 Jul 13.

• Original Will dated December 1, 1787. BE CAREFUL: there are errors in the Will Book Copy.