William TILLER

Notes:

From WFT #2385 - William Tiller was a resident of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia and Richmond County,
Virginia. The first record of William is a lawsuit by William against the estate of John Erwin for a bill
dated Dec. 6, 1684 in Old Rappahannock County. The suit itself was settled in 1685.

William was apparently a man of modest means. He was the guardian of Samuel Nichols, and lived on
land belonging to the minor Samuel Nichols until Nichols reached legal age. At that time,
William bought 100 acres from Nichols for a very favorable price. When William died, he left a
modest personal estates and left half of the 100 acres purchased from Samuel Nichols to his son
John and half to his wife for life. After the death of his wife, the 50 acres were also to go to
William's son John.

The fact that William was a man of modest means and William's age indicates that he may have
been the same William Tiller imported by Rees Hughs in 1650. Uner the Headwright system
Rees Hughs received 450 acres in New Kent County, Virginia for the importation of 9 people,
including a William Tiller. Often such imported people were poor and served as indentured
servants to pay for the cost of their voyage. Unfortunately, we may never know if the two
William Tillers are the same because the New Kent County records were destroyed by
fire intentionally set by John Price Posey.

Family/Spouse: Mary UNK. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William TILLER, Jr. was born between 1680 and 1687; died on 19 Feb 1718.
2. Margaret TILLER
3. John TILLER