William Womack Sr. (abt. 1675 - bef. 1762)

Born about 1675 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 16 Mar 1762 before about age 87 in St. James Parish, Goochland, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

William Womack Sr. was a Virginia colonist.

William was born about 1675 in Henrico County, Virginia (became Goochland in 1728). He is the son of Abraham Womack. He passed away before March 1762 (date will entered for probate) in Goochland County, Virginia.

Marriage & Children

The name of William's wife is disputed. There are many who say he was married to Mary Woodson, daughter of Joseph Woodson. This seems to be based on the fact that at times the Womack and Woodson families interacted and/or lived near each other. No documentation is presented for the actual marriage.

Others maintain he was actually married to Mary Farrar, daughter of Priscilla Baugh and William Farrar, and granddaughter of Jane Gower. Again no documentation for the actual marriage is available. However, in the will of Jane Gower dated 7 December 1710, the following Farrar children are named in order:

Item I give to my Grandson Abel Farrar one feather bed boulster and Pillow one blanket and Rugg and pair of Sheets.

Item I give to my Grand Daughter Mary Womack four Silver Spoones.

Since elsewhere in her will Jane has listed members of the same family together, it has been predicated that "Grand daughter Mary Womack" was actually Mary Farrar, sister of Abel Farrar, and wife of William Womack. For more information on the Gower, Farrar and Womack family connections see Jane Gower Research.

Whomever he married, William and Mary had the following known children:

• Priscilla Womack married Mr Doss
• Martha Womack married Mr Nichols
• William Womack
• Sarah Womack married 1) Robert Woodson, 2) James Barrett
• Mary Womack married John Williams
• Agnes Womack married John Bulloch
• Judith Womack, married Ralph Graves (birth of first child 1 Sep 1756)^[1]

Death & Legacy

Named in list of the 21 Womacks that died in Virginia prior to 1800.^[2]

Goochland County, Va. Will Book 8, page 235. William Womack ... St. James Northern Parish, Co. of Goochland ... Daughter Agness Bullock ... Granddaughter Mary Bullock ... Daughter Prissilla Doss ... Daughters Martha Nichols, Sarah Barnett, Mary Williams, Judith Graves ... Son William Womack ... Son-in-law John Bullock ... Feb. 6, 1758 ... William (X) Womack (Seal). At Court March 16, 1762.^[3]

William wrote his will on 6 February 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia. It was proved by the oath of Nowel Burton and John Crouch in Goochland County Court on 16 March 1762.^[4] In it he names:

• Daughter Agness Bullock
• Granddaughter Mary Bullock
• Grandson William Bullock
• Granddaughter Susanna Bullock
• Daughter Prissilla Doss
• Daughter Martha Nichols
• Daughter Sarah Barnett [Barrett]
• Daughter Mary Williams
• Daughter Judith Graves
• Son William Womack, apptd executor
• Son-in-law John Bullock, apptd executor

Timeline

• Earliest mentions of William Womack in Henrico County:^[5]
  • 1694 - [WD 1688 - 1697:522] Levy Court: 20 Nov. 1694: To Willm. Womack for repairing ye Court House, 1200 lbs. tob. 96 casq.
  • 1695 - [OB 1694-1701:94] 1 Feb 1696 - (1695 OS), William Womack 40 lbs tob for 1 day att court, Capt Thomas Cocke Jr vs Robert Williams.
  • 1696 - [OB 1694-1701:97] 1 Apr 1696 - William Womack 40 lbs tob for 1 day att court, Mr Ja[s?] Blair vs Capt William Soane in trespass action commenced by him agst Ralph Blankenship.
  • 1696 - [OB 1694-1701:124] 1 Dec 1696 - 1 Xber 1696, William Womack vs William Cocke, debt.
• 1715 - Land Patent -Grantee William Womack, 950 acres, 16 Aug 1715^[6]
• 16 August 1715 - William Womack, 950 acs., (N.L.), Henrico Co., on N. side of James Riv., Henrico Co., adj. Mr. John Woodson, over against Manakin Town, & Col. Wm. Randolph, 16 Aug. 1715, p. 240. Imp. of 19 pers: Wm. Brown, Andrew Crawford, Arthur Dorgill, Jno. Alcorne, Morgan Feaser, James Sinkler, Wm. Reed, Ringin Spence, James Morgan, Jno. Meclare, Wm. Robbinson, James More, James King, Geo. Wilson, Jno. Robinson, Arth. Medane, Jno. Miller, Jno. Care, Golug Age.^[7]
• 1716 - Grantee John Williams, mentions Wm & Abraham Womack, 425 acres, 31 Oct 1716^[8]
• 1723 - 14 Oct 1723 Mr. ffinney continued Preacher as formerly. 519 Tithables this year are assessed at 68 1/2 per poll. Whole charge of the parish 35668. Church Wardens William Womack & Noel Burton. (Dover Church, Goochland County, Virginia, est. 1720)^[9]
• 1724 - Grantee William Cox, mentions Wm Womack, 440 acres, 16 June 1724^[10]
• 1727 - William Farrar to Thomas Randolph ... Wit: Wm Womack, Job Moore, Richard Thomas, Henry Wood, Wm Mayo, Thos. Farrar; Sarah, wife of William, relinquishes dower right; rec. 5 Feb 1727.^[11]
• 1728 - 18 June 1728 Old Style, p. 9; Following Surveyors of the roads are appointed Viz. William Womack from Tuckahoe Creek to Stony Creek .... ^[12]
• 1728 - 17 Sept 1728, p 25; William Womack is appointed Surveyor of the road from Tuckahoe Bridge to Woodson's mill Creek.^[12]
• 1730 - Grantee James Holeman, mentions William Wamack, 183 acres, 28 Sep 1730^[13]
• 1730 - Grantee William Kent, mentions William Womack, 270 acres, 28 Sep 1730^[14]
• 28 September 1730 - Holeman James, 183 acs. (N.L.), Goochland Co., N. side of James Riv., on brs, of Tuckahoe Cr., on line of William Womack ....^[15]
• 1731 - 24 January 1731, William Womack to James Holman, for same quantity of land granted him, lying elsewhere as per William Kent's deed to him, grants Holman, land in St. James Parish, bounded by Richard Crouch, Martin's line, Dr. Woodson, the ferry road and Bear Branch. Witness: Wm. Kent, William Womack, Jr., John ( ) Pritchett. Signed: Wm. Womack, Recorded 21 March 1731^[16]
• 1731 - 15 June 1731. O.S. p 127; William Womack is appointed Surveyor of the road from Buck branch to the Mill & the titheables adjacent thereto are to assist in clearing the same.^[12]
• 1733 - 20 Nov 1733 O.S., p 219; On the motion of William Womack leave is granted him to clear a road from his Plantation into Mr. Cary's road.^[12]
• 1734 - 19 Nov 1734 O.S., p 312; Ordered that William Womack & his Gang do clear a Road from the Glebe into the River Road towards the Church.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Douglas Register, p 106
2. ↑ Early Womack Wills in Virginia
3. ↑ F. C. Symonds. "Womack Records." The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 43, no. 3 (1935): 268-77. [www.jstor.org/stable/4244665 JStor Records].
4. ↑ Womack Wills, Inventories & Extracts
5. ↑ as cited on William Womack
6. ↑ Henrico Patent Book 10, p 240 as cited on Womack Surname
7. ↑ Foley, p 46-47
8. ↑ Henrico Patent Book 10, p 305 as cited on Womack Surname
9. ↑ Douglas Register, p 5
10. ↑ Henrico County Patent Book 10, p 190 as cited on Womack Surname
11. ↑ Goochland County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds 1725-1737, p 168 as cited on Farrars of Early Virginia
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4} Order Book 1, Goochland County
13. ↑ Goochland Patent Book 13, p 494 as cited on Womack Surname
14. ↑ Goochland Patent Book 13, p 521 as cited on Womack Surname
15. ↑ Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. I (Henrico County - Goochland County, Virginia). Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003. p 77
16. ↑ Goochland County Deeds, Page 317, Deed 24 as cited on Descendants of Richard Crouch

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