Adam Wilhoit (1719 - 1763)

Born 1719 in Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Broyles) Wilhoit — married 1738 in Orange County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1763 at about age 44 in Culpeper, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Adam was born in 1719. He is the son of Michael Willheit and Anna Hengsteler. He passed away in 1763.

Research Notes

The third son of Johann Michael Willheit (the emigrant), who on 26 July 1744 made a deed to Conrad Broyles, showing that Adam was of age and born at least as early as 1723 (Orange Co. D.B 9, pg. 167). Adam seems unquestionably to have been born in this country, as there is no record of his naturalization.

This land was bequeathed to Jacob and Conrad by their father John Broyle, who divided his property equally among all his children. Each ones share seems to have been 100 acres.

Will of Adam Willheit

Transcribed Will of Adam Willheit, Culpeper Co, VA (1763)

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I Adam Willheit of Culpeper County being sick & weak but of perfect sound sense and memory, blessed be God, but calling to mind the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do therefore constitute, make and ordain this to be my last will & testament (as follows):

Imprimis: I lend unto my beloved wife Catharine Willheit all my estate both real and personal during her widowhood but if she should marry again, then my will is that she have only a child's part of my said estate. Which said child's part to be equally divided among my children that survive her, except she should have a child in the line of her said marriage, that then her said child's part to decend to the said child begotten in her said coverture and to its heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son George Willheit the plantation whereon I now live with one hundred acres of land to be laid lengthways of the tract to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my sons John Willheit and Mickle Willheit the two hundred acres of land belonging to the said tract to be equally (divided) between them by a cross line and he that gets his choice of the deeds to allow my aforesaid son George Willheit the benefit of the same for building houses to them & their heirs forever.

Item: I give & bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth Willheit one linen wheel and five pounds current money to her & her heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my son John Willheit one young black horse with a host? in his frsh? and called Edgcome to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give unto my son Michael Willheit one aright? bay mare called Beauty but if she raises a colt before my said son comes of age, that then he have his choice either the mare or colt & release the other into the estate, to him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give & bequeath to my loving wife Catherine Willheit my black horse called Jolly to dispose of as she thinks proper.

Item: My will & desire is that if the mare I give my son Michael should have a colt that my son Michael as aforesaid have his choice of them & that my son George have the other and if she should not raise a colt that then I give unto my son George Willheit six pounds cash to buy him a horse with, for him & his heirs forever.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my beloved children Mary Willheit, John Willheit, Mickle Willheit, Elizabeth Willheit & George Willheit, after the above legacies paid out and after my wife's death or marriage aforesaid, all my movable or personal estate to be set apart without sale of my said estate and equally divided among them. Remember always that if either of my aforesaid children should die without lawful heir that his or her proportional part of my said estate be equally divided among the survivors of that child to them and their heirs forever.

Lastly, I constitute, ordain and appoint Adam Booyle and Jacob Broyle, Executors of this my Last Will & Testament.

WITNESS whereof I have set my hand & seal this 30th day of March 1763.

Adam Willheit Signed, sealed & acknowledged in presence of us: John X Wayland mark, William Eastham mark, Jacob Broil mark

William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine by College of William and Mary ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/williamandmaryc00unkngoog/page/n280/mode/2up

• Family Geneaology

• Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; SAR Membership Number: 56596

• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA

• William and Mary College Quarterly, Volume 26, pg. 246 and 247, [1]

• The Germanna Record, No. 13 - The Blankenbaker, Weaver, and Wilhoit Families, The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies, Inc., Publishers, 2006

• Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

• Court held for the County of Culpeper - Will Adam Willheit - August 1763; This Last Will & Testament of Adam Willheit was exhibited to the court by Adam Broyle & Nicholas Broil, the Executors therein mentioned & was proved by the oaths of John Wayland, William Eastham & Jacob Broyle.

• Family records, Germanna Colony

Acknowledgments

• This person was created on 03 May 2011 through the import of DownloadGedcom.aspx.ged.
• Thank you to Gordon Simpkinson for creating WikiTree profile Wilhoit-78 through the import of Simpkinson 20100522.ged on Feb 22, 2013.
• Source: S-315934648 Repository: #R-896237556 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=65307637&pid=491
• Repository: R-896237556 Ancestry.com
• https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00garr/page/519/mode/2up?q=64
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Donna Phillips.