William Heyward II (1702 - bef. 1751)

Born 13 Jun 1702 in York, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Pinkethman) Hawkins — married 1731 in Oxford, Granville, North Carolina

Descendants

Died before 1751 before age 48 in Lunenburg, Virginia

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Biography

William Heyward II was a Virginia colonist.

William was one of the first Justices of the County Court of Lunenburg County, Virginia.

William was appointed surveyor of the road from Allen's Creek to Butcher's Creek in May 1746.

William was appointed as a Vestryman of Cumberland Parish in Lunenburg County, Virginia in October 1746.

William was the son of William Heyward and Mary Groves. He was born or baptised 13 Jun 1702 in York, Virginia.^[1]

Marriages and Children

He married (1) Elizabeth Hilllsman who (d. 07 Jan 1735).^[2]

Issue:

• Henry (b. 9 Jun 1729 Charles Parish, York, VA)^[3]
• Groves

William married (2) Sarah Hawkins a widow with three sons.

Issue:

• Francis (b. 30 Sep 1739 Charles Parish, York, VA)^[4]

Chronology

Lunenburg, Virginia

William, the Vestryman of Cumberland Parish in 1748, was one of the first Justices of the County Court of Lunenburg County, Virginia, and helped to organize the County. He was the second named in the Commission of the Peace for that purpose. He evidently resided in that part of the County, now comprised of Mecklenburg County, for he was at the first term of the Court appointed surveyor of the road from Allen's Creek to Butcher's Creek.^[5]

• 5 May 1746: Commission of the Peace; William is the second person named in a Commission of the Peace for the newly formed Lunenburg County.^[6]

• May 1746: Surveyor; William Howard, Gent., is appointed surveyor of the road from Allen's Creek to Butcher's Creek^[7]

• 31 May 1746: Indenture with Field Jefferson; William and his wife Sarah of Cumberland Parish sell 580 acres to Field for 130 pounds and 10 shillings; Land is situated at the mouth of Allen's Creek; Witnesses: Francis Howard, William Seeley, and Thomas Hawkins^[8]

• October 1746: Vestryman Oath; "WILLIAM HOWARD, David Stokes and John Boyd Gentlemen came into Court and severally took the usual Oath to this Majesty's Person and Government and then they and each of them repeated and subscribed the test."^[9]

• 1746: Vestry Order; The Vestry of Cumberland Parish at its first meeting appointed Lewis Delony, WILLIAM HOWARD, and John Boyd to "fix on some convenient place near the fork of Roanoke to erect a Chappel, and make report to the next Vestry."^[10]

• June 1747: Court Case; William Howard, Gent. Complainant vs. John Thomason, Defendant; Dismissed; On an attachment against the Defendant's estate; For reasons appearing to the Court this attachment is dismissed^[11]

• September 1747: Court Case; William Howard, Gent. against the estate of William Clark; Judgment issued^[12]

• 2 February 1748: Witness on Francis Howard's Indenture with John Hyde; William is a witness of his brother Francis' indenture with John Hyde.^[13]

• 6 February 1748: Executor of Francis Howard's estate; William's brother Francis requests him to be the Executor of his estate. Francis' Last Will and Testament is proven in Court on 5 June 1749.^[14]

• 2 August 1748: Vestryman Meeting; William Howard, present^[15]

• August 1748: Mill Request; William requests to build a water grist mill.^[16]

• 3 April 1751: Thomas Eastland Surveyor; "Thomas Eastland is appointed Surveyor of the Road Leading from Allen's Creek to Butchers Creek Whereof WILLIAM HOWARD was late Surveyor, and it is Ordered that he Together with Assistance that Assisted the said William Howard thereon do forth with Clear & Keep the same in Repair According to Law"^[17]

Tax Records

Lunenburg, Virginia

• 1748: The list of Tithes Taken Between Hounds Creek and Meherrin [River]; Hugh Lawson's List of Tithables: WILLIAM HOWARD, Henry Howard, Pinkethman Hawkins, Andrew Pyle, John Robinson ... 10 Tithes^[18]

• 1749: The list of Tithes taken from Butchers Creek to the extent of the County downwards; William Howard's List of Tithables: WILLIAM HOWARD, Henry Howard, Hiram Howard ... 9 Tithes and 54 H. & Scalps^[19]

• 1750: The list of Tithes taken from the lower end of the County line on the South Maherrin to the Fork; William Howard's List of Tithables: WILLIAM HOWARD, Henry Howard, Robert Wooding ... 10 Tithes^[20]

Death and Probate

He passed away before April 1751 in Lunenburg, Virginia.

• April 1751: Administration; Thomas Hawkins is granted administration of William's estate after his death with Lyddal Bacon and Field Jefferson securities. Henry Delony, William Sandiford, John Speed, Hutchin Burton or any three of them are requested to appraise in current money his slaves and personal estate.^[21]

• 1 July 1751: Estate Inventory^[22] Richard R. Beeman in his book "The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry" commented about William's estate inventory:

"At the time of his death, William "had managed to accumulate most of the essential ingredients of farm production---a slave, thirty-five cattle, ten horses, thirty-seven sheep, thirty-nine hogs, a cart, and a few rudimentary farm implements---but aside from a few knives and forks and some earthenware pots (still luxury items in the Southside, even in the mid-eighteenth century), Howard's household possessions were those of a pioneer and not a grandee."^[23]

Research Notes

• William's timeline only covers about 5 years of his life. More research is needed to establish his presence in York, Virginia, or other locations.

• This William Howard DID NOT serve in the French and Indian Wars. The Seven Years' War (called the French and Indian War in the colonies) lasted from 1756 to 1763. This person was deceased by April 1751.

• https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3CXR-FYH (Family Tree for Hints)

Sources

1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR51-WTK : 28 January 2020), William Hayward, 1702.
2. ↑ The Ten Generations of Virginia Howards
3. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VR51-H4K : 28 January 2020), Henry Hayward, 1729.
4. ↑ Francis Hayward, 30 Sep 1739." Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917. FamilySearch: FHL microfilm 1033913 IT 10.
5. ↑ Howard, W. (1949). Ten Generations of Virginia Howards. FamilySearch, eBook
6. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 1, FamilySearch
7. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 6, FamilySearch
8. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, Deeds, 1746-1869; index to deeds, 1746-1900, Deeds Vols. 1-2 1746-1752, Vol. 1, Pages 14-16, FamilySearch
9. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 76, FamilySearch
10. ↑ Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1816, vestry book, 1746-1816, Page 35 FamilySearch
11. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 216, FamilySearch
12. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 266, FamilySearch
13. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, Deeds, 1746-1869; index to deeds, 1746-1900, Deeds Vols. 1-2 1746-1752, Vol. 1, Pages 405-06, FamilySearch
14. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, Deeds, 1746-1869; index to deeds, 1746-1900, Deeds Vols. 1-2 1746-1752, Vol. 1, Page 479, FamilySearch
15. ↑ Cumberland Parish, Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1816, vestry book, 1746-1816, Page 329, FamilySearch
16. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 58, FamilySearch
17. ↑ Lunenburg County, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 393, FamilySearch
18. ↑ Sunlight on the Southside, Transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda, Part 2, usgwarchives
19. ↑ Sunlight on the Southside, Transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda, Part 3, usgwarchives
20. ↑ Sunlight on the Southside, Transcribed by Thomas Walter Duda, Part 4, usgwarchives
21. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, County Court order books, 1746-1865, Order books, 1746-1752, Page 395, FamilySearch
22. ↑ Lunenburg, Virginia, Mixed probate records and index, 1746-1949, Mixed records, Vols. 1-3 1746-1791, Pages 56-8, FamilySearch
23. ↑ Beeman, Richard R.. The Evolution of the Southern Backcountry: A Case Study of Lunenburg County, Virginia, 1746-1832. Ukraine, University of Pennsylvania Press, Incorporated, 2010, Page 39, GoogleBooks

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