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William Head (abt. 1744 - aft. 1839)

William Head
Born about in Virginiamap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , and
Husband of — married 1770 in North Carolinamap
Husband of — married 16 Apr 1791 in Surry, North Carolina, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , and
Died after after about age 95 in Surry, North Carolina, United Statesmap
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Contents

Biography

Name

William Head

Birth

Date: 16 Apr 1744
Location: Orange County, Colonial Virginia
Son of George Marshall Head and Elizabeth Dearing.

Marriages

Husband: William Head [1]
Wife: Mary Williams
Date: 1770
Location: Colonial North Carolina
Husband: William Head [2]
Wife: Sarah Curry
Date: 16 April 1791
Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States [3]

Children of Mary

Child: Elizabeth Head
Child: Abraham Head
Child: George Head
Child: Judy Head
Child: James Head
Child: Rachel Head
Child: Benjamin Head
Child: Frances (Fanny) Head
Child: Sarah (Sally) Head

Children of Sarah

Child: Nancy Head
Child: Mildred (Millie) Head
Child: Mary Head
Child: Joseph Head
Child: John W. Head
Child: Anthony Head
Child: Isaac T. Head
Child: Martha (Patsy) Head
Child: Jane Head

Military Service

Event: Revolutionary War
Unit: Virginia Troops

Death

Date: After 28 Sep 1839
Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States [4]

Burial

Location: Unknown

Will

Dated: 10 Sep 1836
Proved: In February Court, 1840 [5]

Sources

  • 1740
Name: William Head
Date1740
Location: Virginia
Volume 76, Page number 40; Reference Historical register of Virginians in the Rev. soldiers, sailors and marines, 1775-1783. Ed. By John H. Gwathmey. Richmond, Va. 1938. (13, 872p.):365
  • 1750
Name: William Head
Birth Date: 1750
Birthplace: North Carolina
Volume 76, Page number 401 Reference Heads of families at the first U.S. Census of North Carolina; By U.S. Bureau of the Census. Washington, 1908. (292p.):183
  • 1769
Name: William Head
State: NC
County Granville County
Township: No Township Listed
Year: 1769
Database: NC Early Census Index
  • Surry County Land Entries 1778-1781:
  1. 938: 12 Nov 1778: William Head enters 200 acres of land in Surry County above William Robinson's on the S Fork of Dill's Creek including the improvements of George Head. [6]
Surry County, North Carolina Deed Book B page 89: 3 Apr 1780 200 acres (cost 50 shillings per 100 acres) purchased by William Head
Surry County, North Carolina Deed Book C Page 180: 14 Feb 1785 Deed from William Head to Levin Savage
Surry County, North Carolina Deed Book C page 376: 9 Nov 1787 640 acres cost 50 shillings for every 100 acres
  • Surry County North Carolina Deeds; Vol 1 DB B; 1770-1783; Mrs. W. O. Absher, Mrs. Robert K Hayes
p.89 3 Apr 1780 NC Grant to William Head. 200 acres crossing Dills Creek, Poindexter's line.
p.279 13 Oct 1783 NC Grant to Thomas Poindexter. 640 acres, South bank of the Yadkin above Job Martin's deeded land. [This tract sold to son-in-law Daniel Scott 27 Nov 1790]
DB C, p.180 14 Feb 1785 William Head to Levin Savage. 20 acres Dills Creek, corner of 200 acres surveyed for sd Head; Poindexter's line.
  • 1780
Name: William Head
Gender: M
State: North Carolina
County: Surry County
Residence Year: 1780
Household Remarks: Name on a petition, 28 Jan 1779?, to the House of Assembly from inhabitants of Surry Co. seeking redress for the way titles for vacant lands are obtained. The whole purchase money had to be “paid at t
  • 1782 TAX LIST FROM SURRY COUNTY, NC. Elizabeth Head listed is Elizabeth Dearing Head widow of George, and William Head is their eldest son. Levi Speers, father of Shadrack Speers is listed. Shadrack married in 1789.
  • United States Census, 1790, index and images, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 29 March 2015), William Head, Not Stated, Surry, North Carolina; citing p. 512, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
  • Surry County, North Carolina, wills, 1771-1821, pg 118: annotated genealogical abstracts Jo Lin White
William Head Esq [7]
16 Feb 1790
Surry County, North Carolina
William Head Esq witnessed oath concerning the paternity of a child born out of wedlock. In a court document dated 16 Feb 1790 "Ordered Joseph Reavis, being charged with begitting a bastard mail child on the body of Mary Gallion by her own oath before William Head Esq, stands chargeable with the maintenance of the same. James Reavis and John Williams sec."
  • North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979, index, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 29 March 2015), William Head and Sarah Currey, 16 Apr 1791; citing Surry, North Carolina, reference p101; FHL microfilm 1,730,430.
  • United States Census, 1800, index and images, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 29 March 2015), William Head, Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina; citing p. 663, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 32; FHL microfilm 337,908.
Name: William Head
Location: Salisbury, Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 11
  • United States Census, 1810, index and images, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 29 March 2015), William Head, Not Stated, Surry, North Carolina; citing p. 685, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 43; FHL microfilm 337,916.
Name: William Head
Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 11
  • United States Census, 1820
Name: William Head
Location: Capt John G Poindexters District, Surry County, North Carolina, United States
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 4
Free White Persons - Under 16: 3
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 7
  • United States Census, 1830, index and images, FamilySearch (Link : accessed 29 March 2015), William Head, Not Stated, Surry, North Carolina; citing p. 158, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 18,091.
Name: William Head
Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States
White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1
Slaves - Males - 10 thru 23: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 1
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total Slaves: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 4
  • North Carolina Will and Probate Record:
Name: William Head
Probate Date:10 Sep 1836
Probate Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
Inferred Death Year: About 1836 [8]
Inferred Death Place: North Carolina, USA
Item Description: Wills, Vol 4-5, 1827-1867
  • Surry County, Will Book 4, p. 163 (Will of William Head [#1211]) {27167}
“William Head. In the name of God Amen I William Head of the county of Surry and State of North Carolina do this day make this my last will and testament in matter and form as follows. 1st I give and bequeath unto my wife, Sarah Head, all my personal and real estate to her use during her life or widowhood and at her death or marriage to be divided as follows to wit: 1st I give my daughter Elizabeth one shilling, 2nd to Abraham one shilling, 3rd to George one shilling, 4th to Judy one shilling, 5th James one shilling, 6th to Rachel one shilling, 7th to Benjamin one shilling , 8th to Fanny one shilling, 9th to Sally one shilling. The balance left it is my will that my daughter Patsy first have our good bed and furniture and then to be equal after with my other eight children herself the 9th. My will is after the above that all the residue of my land and personal estate after paying my just debts be equally divided among my nine children by sale or otherwise among themselves without cost to wit. Nancy, Millie, Mary, Joseph, John, Anthony, Isaac, Patsy and Jane and I do hereby appoint my son John Executor to this my Last will and testament In witness of all the above I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th September 1836.
his
William Head
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read signed and acknowledged by the subscribers to be his last will & testament
RA Poindexter
JO Poindexter
FA Poindexter”
  • Affidavit from Elizabeth Carr Apperson, 1838
Her husband William served as a substitute for William Head during the Revolutionary War
Date: 1838
Location: Stokes County, North Carolina, United States
Affidavit from Elizabeth Carr Apperson requesting pension whose husband William served as a substitute for William Head of Surry County in August 1779, during the Revolution.
  • Sons of the American Revolution Application:
Name: William Head
Birth Place: Prince George, Virginia
Death Place: Georgia
SAR Membership 60184
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 8 May 1941
Spouse: Elizabeth Williams
Children: William Head

Footnotes

  1. ↑ DNA results and autosomal matching were used to verify descendants of this William Head.
  2. ↑ DNA results and autosomal matching were used to verify descendants of this William Head.
  3. ↑ North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979
  4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/20422373/person/965817687/facts
  5. ↑ Surry County, Will Book 4, p. 163
  6. ↑ With the notation "#938" at the head of this transaction, this appears to be a North Carolina land grant.
  7. ↑ When Esq was entered after a name in a colonial document it was to denote a man of "higher status". Not gentry per se but of means and property above the common man.
  8. ↑ The inferred date is misleading. William Head died some time after 28 Sep 1839 and before Feb 1840.

Acknowledgments

  • Thank You to April Mavros for creating this profile through the import of EVERYBODY and EVERYTHING.ged on 14 Oct, 2011. See the Changes page for the details of edits by April and others.
  • Thank You to Brandy Spears for creating another profile on 23 Jun, 2013 and merging the profiles.
  • Thank You to Thomas Stapp Sr for creating another profile on Tuesday, 23 Sep, 2014 and merging the profiles.
  • Thank You to Greg Crouch for creating another profile on 25 Apr, 2018 and merging the profiles on 2 May, 2018. Biography editing was done on 15 Nov 2021.






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Michelle Banks
Head-267 and Head-864 appear to represent the same person because: Same person, same wife
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Greg Crouch
Head-2925 and Head-864 appear to represent the same person because: Hello, I am trying to clean up my Head line and did not see this William Head already has a profile. This William Head is my 4xG grandfather.
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merge completed - that's a lot of info to sort out - good luck!
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