Samuel Philpott (abt. 1762 - abt. 1824)

Born about 1762 in Charles County, Maryland, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hannah) Philpott — married about 12 Jan 1785 in Henry County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about Jan 1824 at about age 62 in Roane County, Tennessee, United States

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Birth and Early Life

Samuel Philpott was born about 1762 in Charles County, Maryland. He was a son of [Philpott-230|John Philpott] and John’s second wife, Mary the widow of Richard Glover.^[1]

Samuel's father wrote his will 16 October 1761 (probate 30 March 1762) at Charles County, Maryland (Charles County Wills, Liber 5, folios 215, 216).^[2] Samuel was not mentioned in the will though he was later named in his mother’s will. Therefore, it is believed that Samuel was born in 1761 or 1762, after his father wrote his will.

Samuel was only about four years old when his mother wrote her will on 29 April 1766 (18 May 1766 probate) at Charles County. In her will, Mary bequeathed to Samuel "one negro girl named Charity" (Charles County Wills, volume 5, folios 333-334).^[3] It is not known who became Samuel’s guardian. Samuel’s half-brother Phillip Glover had reached adult age and may have been married by this time. Apparently Samuel’s half-brother David Philpott reached adult age within the next year, and another half-brother John Philpott was soon to follow. It may be that the older children helped raise Samuel and his sister Sarah. There is evidence that Samuel had a particularly close bond with his half-brother John. Samuel moved to Henry County, Virginia by the time he was an adult. He lived with or near John during their adult lives and it appears that they farmed their lands together. When John died without wife or children, he left his real and personal property for Samuel to use until he died (Henry County Will Book 3, folios 26-27).^[1]

Adult Life and Marriage

Samuel Philpot was under the age of 21 when he appeared on the 1782 Personal Property Tax List, at Henry County, Virginia. The record noted that he was "under age" and, therefore, not charged with paying a tithe:^[4]

0 Tithes

0 negroes

1 horse

2 cattle

A marriage license was issued to Samuel Philpott and Mary "Polly" Hannah on 12 January 1785 at Henry County (page 328).^[5]

Samuel Phillpott was 21 years old or older when he appeared on the 1787 Census of Virginia, at Henry County (Henry County Personal Property Tax 1787 - List "A"). ^[6] His taxable property included:

1 black under age 16

3 horses, mares, colts, or mules

Samuel Philpott began paying personal taxes in Henry County, Virginia in 1788. There is evidence that Samuel’s brother John Philpott sometimes paid the taxes for both of them (pages 22, 49, and 56).^[7]

On 6 January 1796 at Henry County, Samuel Philpott purchased 50 acres of land from William Johnson of Franklin County. The land was located on the north side of Smith River in both Henry and Patrick Counties (Henry County Deed Book 6, pages 212-213).^[8] Samuel’s half-brother John Philpott witnessed the deed, along with William Thompson and Richard Maynor.

On 22 March 1804, Samuel received a land grant for 84 acres of land on the south side of Smith River in Patrick County, in exchange for a treasury warrant. The grant was preceded by a land grant for William Hannah [Samuel Philpott’s brother-in-law].^[9]

On 5 November 1806, Samuel Philpott of Henry County purchased 70 acres on the Smith River in Patrick County, from Benjamin and Dorritha Bellamy. The deed was witnessed by Edward Philpott, Alexander Philpott, John Philpott, and Stephen Stone (Patrick County Deed Book 3, page 31).^[7]

On 28 May 1819 (probate 8 April 1822), Samuel was named in the will of his half-brother, John Philpott. Samuel was bequeathed 20 acres on the Smith River, in Patrick County, along with all of John’s furniture, and plantation tools. He was also bequeathed "one negro man called Ben and my part of a negro gal called Rachel and her child called Beth". John lent the rest of his land lying on both sides of the Smith River (an estimated 1700-1800 acres) to Samuel for life (Henry County Will Book 3, folios 26-27).^[1] The land that was owned by John and Samuel was located along the waters and tributaries of the Smith River in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Much of the land now lies under the waters of Philpott Lake near Fairy Stone State Park. When Philpott Dam was constructed on the Smith River in 1953, the Philpott cemetery was moved to higher ground. The small hamlet of Philpott is located nearby.

It is highly likely that Samuel, Polly, and two of their children were living with Samuel’s half-brother John at the time of the 1820 U.S. Census.^[10] John’s household included:

2 males age 45 and older

1 female age 45 and older

1 male age 10-16

1 female age 10-16

5 slaves

Five persons in the household were engaged in agriculture. When John died in 1822, he did not have a wife or children. Therefore, it appears that the children living in the home were Samuel’s youngest children, Barton and Lucinda.

In 1823, Alexander Philpott, Allen Philpott, and Samuel Philpott released a deed to Jacob Prillaman (Henry County Deed Book 10, page 63).^[7]

On 12 December 1823, Samuel and Polly Philpott of Henry County, sold two parcels of land. The first, 144 acres on the south side of Smith River in Patrick County, was sold to William Stone of Patrick County (Patrick County Deed Book 9, page 290).^[7] The second, an unidentified number of acres on the Smith River in Henry and Patrick Counties, was sold to Jacageer [Micager] Stone (Patrick County Deed Book 6, page 191).^[7] Samuel continued to pay taxes on the 1700-1800 acres left to him by John, up until 1825.

Death

Upon selling their Virginia property, Samuel and Polly Philpott moved to Roane County, Tennessee, though Samuel died intestate shortly after their arrival. On 23 February 1824, an inventory of his estate was recorded by Robert Canning and Robert Love (Roane County Estate Book A, 1802-1842, pages 225-227).^[11] On 27 May 1824, a sale of Samuel’s personal property was recorded that included six slaves: namely, Ben (age 61), Nathan (age 47), Rachall (woman), Hessee (age 7), Joseph (age 5), and Dolly (age 2) (Roane County Estate Book A, 1802-1842, pages 227-230).^[11] Ben, and a part interest in Rachel had been bequeathed to Samuel by his brother John Philpott in 1819. According to the sale record, Maryan Philpot purchased Nathan, and Farris Phifer purchased Hessee. The others were purchased by Wm. Parks and George Stephens. Also, on 27 May 1824, an account was made of the "Widow Philpot’s allowance". From the estate, Samuel’s widow received a horse and cash, for a total value of $200 (Roane County Estate Book A, 1802-1842, page 230).^[11]

A final account of Samuel’s estate was made on 24 July 1826, by Robert Cannon, administrator. The balance of Samuel’s estate was distributed equally among his legatees, each receiving $137.37-1/2 (Roane County Estate Book B, 1829-1837, page 34).^[12] The legatees included Samuel’s widow, three sons, and nine daughters. Following the custom of the day, the shares for eight of the daughters were distributed to their husbands:

• Barton Philpot (unmarried, the second youngest child)
• Foris Philpot (sic—this was Forrest (aka Farris) Phifer—he married Susanna Philpot)
• Maryan Philpot (widow Mary Ann Hannah)
• William Stone (he married Martha "Patsy"Philpot)
• James Smith (he married Sarah Hannah Philpot)
• Lucinda Philpot (unmarried, the youngest child)
• Alex’r Philpot (eldest son)
• Allen Philpot (Samuel’s nephew—he married Mary Ann Philpot)
• James Byrd (he married Eucebia Philpot)
• John Philpot (he married Nancy Phifer)
• John Fifee (John Phifer—he married Elizabeth Jones Philpot)
• John Carter (he married Nancy Philpot)
• Josiah Turner (he married Drucilla “Pricy” Philpot)

At the time of his death, Samuel was about 62 years old. He was buried in Lewis Cemetery at Meigs County, Tennessee.^[13]

Additional Records

• 17 November 1783 at Henry County; William Matlock, John Philpott and Samuel Philpott witnessed a sale of land by Davy Haley, Jr. to Harrison Hobart (Harrison was a brother-in-law of Samuel’s sister Sarah) (Henry County Deed Book 2, page 518)^[14]
• 17 March 1785 at Henry County; Samuel Philpott, Bennett Posey, Charles Matlock and Richard Baker witnessed a sale of land by William Matlock to John Philpott (Henry County Deed Book 3, page 139)^[15]
• 28 January 1797 at Henry County; John Philpott and Samuel Philpott witnessed a sale of land by Zachariah Philpott to Charles T. Philpott (Henry County Deed Book 5, page 311)^[8]
• 3 January 1798 at Patrick County; John Philpott, Samuel Philpott, and Josiah Turner witnessed the will of Richard Tucker Maynor (Patrick County Will Book 1, pages 30, 30a, and 30b)^[16]
• 27 December 1803 at Henry County; John Philpott, Samuel Philpott, and Edward Philpott witnessed a sale of land by John and Elizabeth Pelfrey to John Stone (the Pelfreys were related to Samuel’s brother-in-law) (Henry County Deed Book 6, page 488)^[8]
• 13 March 1804 at Henry County; John Cox, Stanwick Hord, John Philpott and Samuel Philpott appraised the estate of Alexander Hunter (Henry County Will Book 2, pages 85-87)^[17]
• 5 June 1805 at Henry County; John Cox, James Baker and Samuel Philpott appraised the estate of Peter Hunter (Henry County Will Book 2, page 257)^[17]
• 7 March 1816 at Henry County; Samuel Philpott, John Turner, and Peter Smith acted as appraisers in the estate of William Heard (Henry County Will Book 2, page 207)^[17]

Sources

• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laasmith&id=I151043

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Noland Bowling, Meet Your Ancestors: Some Descendants of Edward Philpott (1597?-1678), William Barton (1605?-1674), Francis Posey (1600-1654), William Smoote (ca 1597-1673), Moses Hobart (1709-1780), and Moses Hubbard (1774-1856), (Utica, Kentucky: McDowell Publications, 1995).
2. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YMZ-6Y2?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-DPJ%3A146535701%2C148434601 : 20 May 2014), Charles > image 132 of 214; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
3. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYMZ-FVN?cc=1803986&wc=SNYZ-DPJ%3A146535701%2C148434601 : 20 May 2014), Charles > image 192 of 214; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
4. ↑ Jeffrey C. Weaver, transcriber, "1782 Henry County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List." New River Notes, Grayson County Virginia, Heritage Foundation Inc. and New River Notes, www.newrivernotes.com/neighboring_henry_enumerations_1782_personalpropertytax.htm., image 81.
5. ↑ Judith Parks America Hill, History of Henry County Virginia with Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens and Genealogical Histories of Half a Hundred of Its Oldest Families (Baltimore, Maryland: Regional Publishing Company, 1976).
6. ↑ Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, compilers, The 1787 Census of Virginia, 3 volumes (Springfield, Virginia: Genealogical Books in Print, 1987, volume 1, page 666)
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Jane Philpott and Charles H. Philpott, ‘’Philpotts in Patrick and Henry Counties Virginia (1772-1843)’’, (Durham, North Carolina: privately published, 1966).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Deed Books V & VI, Henry County, Virginia: Oct 1792 thru Dec 1805 (Bassett, Virginia: self-published, 1979).
9. ↑ Land Grant 22 March 1804 Digital image. Onlinecatalog. The Library of Virginia, n.d. Web. 14 July 2017. <http://lva-linux-temp.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com:8991/F/3LTF8LSRS15D94F3UCFCIUACYVIPPCPHXIYX17VLFUFJYN1PE3-08358?func=full-set-set&set_number=004574&set_entry=000001&format=999>.
10. ↑ John Philpott household, 1820 U.S. Census, Henry County, Virginia population schedule, page 35, National Archives micropublication M33-139, no enumeration date.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-B73R?cc=1909088&wc=M6QQ-GPD%3A179705301%2C179867501 : 22 May 2014), Roane > Estate records, 1802-1842 > images 115-117 of 436; county courthouses, Tennessee.
12. ↑ "Tennessee Probate Court Books, 1795-1927," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:2:77TV-B7QJ?cc=1909088&wc=M6QQ-GPD%3A179705301%2C179867501 : 22 May 2014), Roane > Estate records, 1802-1842 > image 137 of 436; county courthouses, Tennessee.
13. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 4 August 2018), memorial page for Samuel Philpott (1762-July 1837), Find A Grave: Memorial #59609854, citing Lewis Cemetery, Meigs County, Tennessee, USA; maintained by Jenepher and Sandford McElheney. Site displays a photo of the grave stone.
14. ↑ Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Henry County, Virginia Deed Books I and II, 1776-1784 (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1975).
15. ↑ Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Deed Books III & IV of Henry County, Virginia, August 1784 through June 1792 (Bassett, Virginia: self published, 1978).
16. ↑ Lela C. Adams, Abstracts of Wills, Inventories & Accounts Patrick County, Virginia, 1791-1823 (Easley, North Carolina: Southern Historical Press, 1973).
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2} Lela C. Adams, Henry County Virginia Will Abstracts, Vol. I & II, 1777-1820 (Easley, South Carolina: Southern Historical Press, Inc., 1985).