William Logan (1705 - 1791)

Born 14 Jul 1705 in Ayr, Scotland

Descendants

Died Oct 1791 at age 86 in Rockbridge County, Virginia

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Biography

William settled in the area of Virginia which became Rockbridge County. Both William Logan and David Logan were Charter Members of the Tinkling Springs Presbyterian Church. Three of William's children are shown on the baptism record there: John, in 1741, Mary in 1744 and Ann in 1746.

William later moved to the Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church where John Logan, one of David’s brothers also attended.

Note: Please do not add any additional spouses to this profile. Also note he is unrelated to the William Logan, known as Clinch.

Children

1. John Logan, baptized 2 May 1742, died 1803
2. Mary (Logan) Lawrence, baptized 22 Mar 1743/44
3. Anna (Logan) Houston, baptized 21 May 1746
4. William Logan, born 11 Nov 1748, died 7 Jan 1833
5. Thomas Logan, born c1749, died 1812
6. David Logan, born c1751, died 1809

Land Transactions

28 Nov 1749, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No 2, p. 360) —

William Logan, blacksmith, to Silas Hart, mason, John Smith's land. Robert Brackenridge, Elizabeth, wife of William, 400 acres on North River, hannadore. Corner land formerly John Smith's; now Silas Hart's. Patented to Robert Breckenridge, 1st Dec 1740, and conveyed by him to William Logan, 22 Jul 1745. Teste: James Brown, Robert Renick, William Anderson, James Sayers. (Chalkley, p. 276)

23 May 1750, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No 2, p. 735) —

James Patton, Gentleman, to William Logan. Delivered: Thomas Logan 10th Feb 1774, 400 acres, Forks of James River, patent to William Crosthwaite. 12 Feb 1742, Timothy Crosthwaite to Patton, 27 Mar 1746. Conveyed by Timothy, eldest son, etc. (Chalkley, p. 285)

23 May 1750, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No 2, p. 754) —

William Wright to William Logan. Delivered: Samuel Logan, May 1765. 155 acres in Beverley Manor, William Beverley, Alexander Henderson' line; corner William Johnson, Margaret, wife of William Wright. (Chalkley, p. 286)

10 Mar 1756, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No. 22, p. 33) —

386 acres patented to William Logan 10 Mar 1756 on Curteys' Run. (Chalkley, p. 551)

12 Aug 1769, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No. 14, p. 535) —

William Logan and Elizabeth to John Logan, 5 shillings, 200 acres on James River, deeded to William by Timothy Croswick, 27 Mar 1746. Teste: George Skillern, William McClenachan Alexander Buchanan. (Chalkley, p. 489)

19 Aug 1771, Augusta County, Virginia (Deed Book No. XVII, p. 301) —

William Logan and Elizabeth ( ), of Botetourt, to Samuel Gibson /.180, 386 acres patented to William, 10 Mar 1756, Terrence Kelly's line. Teste: Richard, Edward and Robert Shanklin. Delivered: Samuel Gibson, Nov 1775. (Chalkley, p. 511)

Note that other land transactions and testamentary functions by William Logan are recorded in the Chalkley work. Additionally, other transactions can be found at the We Relate site for William Logan.

Will

William left a will, filed 1 Sep 1795 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. An online abstract of the will names his wife Elizabeth, and the following children and grandchildren: (Citing Rockbridge County, Virginia 4 Oct 1791. Will abstract from We Relate profile for William Logan. Accessed 11 Apr 2019.)

1. s. John Logan
   1. son John's son Hugh
2. s. William Logan
3. s. Thomas Logan
   1. son Thomas' son Hugh
4. s. David Logan
5. d. Mary Lawrence
   1. d. Mary's son Hugh Lawrence
6. d. Ann Houston

Research Notes

• A 14 Jul 1705 birth date and 29 Jul 1705 christening date is attributed to William Logan in Ayr, Scotland, with John Logan and Agnes Richmont listed as parents.^[1] However, yDNA of living male descendants of David and John, immigrants, has proven that they did not share the same parents. This baptism record could indicate a son who was named William who possibly died young, or who did not settle in Orange County. The source of this is none other than the Kentucky historian, Thomas Marshall Green. See next paragraph.
• William Logan was initially believed to be brother of David Logan who married Jane McKinley and emigrated to Pennsylvania, and thence to Augusta County, Virginia. David and Jane were parents of Gen. Benjamin McKinley Logan of Kentucky. DNA studies of descendants of both these progenitors has show there is a distant relationship.
• William's Find a Grave memorial registers a different date of birth ("around 1709"). It also opts for citing Elizabeth Crosswick as his spouse, without documentation. This is largely due to the non-burial fictional Findagrave memorial that has conflated two men of the same approximate age with the same name of William 'Clinch' Logan Find A Grave: Memorial #40959922 which is linked to Elizabeth Croswick Find A Grave: Memorial #157241160

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch: 10 Feb 2018, William Logan, 14 Jul 1705; citing reference 2:16C7QF1, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,329.

• Chalkley, Lyman, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County, 1745-1800. Vol 3, 1912-1913, reprint, 1965, pp 270-9, 360, and as noted. Rosslyn, Virginia.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40959922 for William "Clinch" Logan (1709-1791).
• We Relate Person page for William Logan.

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Logan-658 through the import of Willis.ged on 8 Mar 2013, and to others for subsequent edits.
• DAR #A071164