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2751 WFT #1033 - his birth may have been on 12-8-1678 in Wilsnack, Germany.  
2752 WFT #1033 - his birth may have been on 12-8-1678 in Wilsnack, Germany. HEYL, Adam (I61360)
 
2753 WFT #1391

Daniel, along with his family and son Peter (from his first marriage) immigrated to Pennsylvania, America on the ship Glasgow on September 9, 1738. He took the oath of allegiance along with his son Peter. Daniel's age was listed as 45 and Peter's as 17.

Source: "Names of Foreigners who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania 1727-1775, With the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808," by William Henry Egle, M.D., Genea. Publ. Co., Baltimore 1976...pp. 151-153.
LIST of Foreigners Imported in the ship GLASGOW, Walter Sterling, Master, from Rotterdam. Qualified Sept. 9, 1738.
Peter STAUDT
Daniel STAUDT
The Oath of Allegiance - Men's names.
Daniel STOUT age 45.
Peter Stout age 17

Daniel's will was dated April 6, 1769, and pvd August 7, 1770 in Fredrick County, Virginia. That part of Virginia later became known as Shenandoah County, Virginia.

Frederick County, Virginia; Will Book 4 WILL OF DANIEL STOUT; dated 26 Oct 1769 proved 7 Aug 1770. In the name of God, Amen, I DANIEL STOUT of Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia being weak in body and of sound memory this twenty sixty day of October, in the Year of our Lord one thousand seven and sixty nine make and publish my Last Will and Testament in manner following (that is to say) first I give to my three sons Viz GOODFRIED DANIEL, JOHN & GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT my Tract of Land situated on Stony Creek in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia to each of them one hundred & fifty acres more or less and first I give to my son GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns one hundred & fifty acres of Land more or less it being the upper part of my Tract of Land whereon I now live in Frederick County in the Colony of Virginia from Godlip Links line down Stony Creek with all Buildings and Improvements that is thereon and my Wife, ELIZABETH STOUT, & my two sons, JOHN & GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT shall keep house together also on that Part of the Land whereon I now live as long as they can agree and my Wife is Willing to keep house and also, I give all my Personal Estate Chattle and household goods and the grain that is now in the field to my Wife ELIZABETH STOUT and to my two sons JOHN and GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT and if my Wife cant keep house any longer, my son GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT his heirs Executors and Administrators or Assigns or whoever has possession of the Land I give him, shall give to my said Wife ELIZABETH yearly and every year During her natural life, five bussels of Wheat and six bussels of Rie and fifty pounds of corn and Sow a Quarter of an acre of ground with flax seed and keep her proper use one mare become on his own proper cost and my wife ELIZABETH STOUT send my two sons JOHN and GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT to school until they have sufficient Schooling. Also I give one hundred & fifty acres of land more or less to my son JOHN STOUT, his heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns next to my son GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT's land and from his line down Stoney Creek and also I give to my son GOODFRIED DANIEL STOUT, to his Executors Adaministrators or Assigns one hundred and fifty acres of Land more or less beginning at my son JOHN STOUT's line down Stoney Creek to the lower line of my said Tract of Land and my wife ELIZABETH STOUT and my sons JOHN STOUT and GEORGE BENJAMIN STOUT shall give to my son PETER STOUT the value of Five Pounds Virginia Currency in good and chattel after my Decease and they shall also give the value of Twenty Shillings Virginia Currency in goods to each of my two grandchildren, ELIZABETH COFFIELD and DANIEL COFFIELD to be Paid when they come of age or are married & my wife ELIZABETH STOUT shall demand all the money that is due to me and shall therewith Pay all my Debts. And I make and Ordain her my said Wife ELIZABETH STOUT and JACOB WOLF, JUNR. Sole Executrixe of this my Will in Trust for the Intents & purposes on this my Will contained to take care and see the same performed according to my True Intent & Meaning. In Witness whereof the said DANIEL STOUT have to this my Last Will & Testament set my hand & Seal the day & Year above Written, Signed Sealed & delivered by the said DANIEL STOUT as and for his Last Will & Testament in the presence of us who were present at the Signing & Sealing Whereof,
Curtis Sink (?Link), George Weaver, John Cremvine
his
Daniel X Stout (LS)
Mark

At a Court held for Frederick County August 7th 1770 this Last Will and Testament of DANIEL STOUT Dec'd was Proved by the Oathes of Curtiss Sink & George Weaver witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded at the Motion of Elizabeth Stout the Executrixe who made Oath thereto Certificate granted her for obtaining a Probate thereof in due form the giveing Security Whereupon she together with Curtis Sink & Jacob Wolf Junr. entered into & acknowledged a Bond in the Penalty of Two Hundred Pounds conditioned for her due and faithful Administration of said Estate. By the Court, Ta Keith (Seal)

The Estate of DANIEL STOUT, Frederick Co., VA dated March 6th 1770 and Dec. 3rd 1770.
 		STOUT, Johann Daniel (I60438)
 
2754 WFT #1391 Catherine was never married but had a daughter named Phoebe Stout. Catherine died after 1850 in Johnson County, Tennessee. STOUT, Catherine (I61107)
 
2755 WFT #1736 has death date as April 10, 1882
WFT #3597 has birth date as January 16, 1784

"Neals of Bedford County, Virginia", Chester I. Miller, 1992:
Rachel Neal, my great great grandmother, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in the beginning of 1784. Walter Neal, her father, owned land and lived in the vicinity of Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, north branches of the Otter river. Both of her grandparents owned or had owned land in the same area. This was within sight of the Peaks of Otter. Winifred, her mother, was the daughter of John and Agnes Wood. When Rachel was ten years old, her father, Walter, purchased land and moved his family to an area on the waters of Dropping Lick and Turkey Creek in what became Monroe County, Virginia, and there Rachel grew up to womanhood. When Rachel was 17 years old her father died, and one year later in 1802 she was married to a neighbor, Thomas Wray, also of Virginia. After their marriage her husband purchased land on the lower part of Peter's Mountain on the waters of Dropping Lick. Here their family, all except the youngest of 14 children were born. Rachel outlived her husband by about nine years. She remarried to a man by name of Charles Knox. Her three youngest sons all of them of age are living next door to them in the census of 1850.

On Rachel's Tombstone:
"Her name is graven on this stone, Her bones are in the clay,
And ere another day is done, Myself may be as she."

From Donna Bott, Valdese, NC:
1850 census, Symmes Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio #850 lives next to Edwin & Deborah Wray, Valentine Wray and William Wray, her sons. Charles Knox, age 60, farmer, born Virginia; Rachel, age 60, born Virginia.
 		 
2756 WFT #1736 has death date as April 10, 1882
WFT #3597 has birth date as January 16, 1784

"Neals of Bedford County, Virginia", Chester I. Miller, 1992:
Rachel Neal, my great great grandmother, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in the beginning of 1784. Walter Neal, her father, owned land and lived in the vicinity of Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, north branches of the Otter river. Both of her grandparents owned or had owned land in the same area. This was within sight of the Peaks of Otter. Winifred, her mother, was the daughter of John and Agnes Wood. When Rachel was ten years old, her father, Walter, purchased land and moved his family to an area on the waters of Dropping Lick and Turkey Creek in what became Monroe County, Virginia, and there Rachel grew up to womanhood. When Rachel was 17 years old her father died, and one year later in 1802 she was married to a neighbor, Thomas Wray, also of Virginia. After their marriage her husband purchased land on the lower part of Peter's Mountain on the waters of Dropping Lick. Here their family, all except the youngest of 14 children were born. Rachel outlived her husband by about nine years. She remarried to a man by name of Charles Knox. Her three youngest sons all of them of age are living next door to them in the census of 1850.

On Rachel's Tombstone:
"Her name is graven on this stone, Her bones are in the clay,
And ere another day is done, Myself may be as she."

From Donna Bott, Valdese, NC:
1850 census, Symmes Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio #850 lives next to Edwin & Deborah Wray, Valentine Wray and William Wray, her sons. Charles Knox, age 60, farmer, born Virginia; Rachel, age 60, born Virginia.
 		 
2757 WFT #1736 has death date as April 10, 1882
WFT #3597 has birth date as January 16, 1784

"Neals of Bedford County, Virginia", Chester I. Miller, 1992:
Rachel Neal, my great great grandmother, was born in Bedford County, Virginia, in the beginning of 1784. Walter Neal, her father, owned land and lived in the vicinity of Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, north branches of the Otter river. Both of her grandparents owned or had owned land in the same area. This was within sight of the Peaks of Otter. Winifred, her mother, was the daughter of John and Agnes Wood. When Rachel was ten years old, her father, Walter, purchased land and moved his family to an area on the waters of Dropping Lick and Turkey Creek in what became Monroe County, Virginia, and there Rachel grew up to womanhood. When Rachel was 17 years old her father died, and one year later in 1802 she was married to a neighbor, Thomas Wray, also of Virginia. After their marriage her husband purchased land on the lower part of Peter's Mountain on the waters of Dropping Lick. Here their family, all except the youngest of 14 children were born. Rachel outlived her husband by about nine years. She remarried to a man by name of Charles Knox. Her three youngest sons all of them of age are living next door to them in the census of 1850.

On Rachel's Tombstone:
"Her name is graven on this stone, Her bones are in the clay,
And ere another day is done, Myself may be as she."

From Donna Bott, Valdese, NC:
1850 census, Symmes Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio #850 lives next to Edwin & Deborah Wray, Valentine Wray and William Wray, her sons. Charles Knox, age 60, farmer, born Virginia; Rachel, age 60, born Virginia.
 		NEAL, Rachel (I60635)
 
2758 WFT #2385
Although Thomas Tiller appears to have primarily been a farmer, he may have been better
suited to be an attorney. Beginning in July 1737 and ending in August 1758,
Thoms was involved in no less than 32 lawsuits in Essex County, Virgina (note there
are likely numerous other suits - not all Order Books for Essex County could be
searched because of missing or incomplete indexes)Few instances were found in which
Thomas was the defendant.

After arriving in Chesterfield County, Virginia in 1759, Thomas became involved, as either
plaintiff or defendant, in no less than 6 lawsuits from 1761 until his death in 1765/66.
 		TILLER, Thomas (I62692)
 
2759 WFT #2385 -
Received 920 acres in New Kent Count in 1694 for the importation of 19 people (at least some of
these 19 people served Charles as indentured servants). Records also indicate that he was a man
of considerable personal wealth. Charles gave a gift of 63 acres to his daughter Catherine, her
husband William Tiller, Jr. and their son Thomas Tiller. 		 
2760 WFT #2385 -
Received 920 acres in New Kent Count in 1694 for the importation of 19 people (at least some of
these 19 people served Charles as indentured servants). Records also indicate that he was a man
of considerable personal wealth. Charles gave a gift of 63 acres to his daughter Catherine, her
husband William Tiller, Jr. and their son Thomas Tiller. 		 
2761 WFT #2385 -
Received 920 acres in New Kent Count in 1694 for the importation of 19 people (at least some of
these 19 people served Charles as indentured servants). Records also indicate that he was a man
of considerable personal wealth. Charles gave a gift of 63 acres to his daughter Catherine, her
husband William Tiller, Jr. and their son Thomas Tiller. 		BROWN, Charles (I62701)
 
2762 WFT #2947 had b. 1730 in Maryland, d. 1803 in Virginia
WFT #1662 had b. 1718 in Charles County, Maryland, d. abt 1800

Daniel Neal: (From http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/e/r/Loraine-L-Kerns/GENE9-0016.html)
Will of Daniel Neal, Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 2, Page 412; Made 7 Mar 1791; Probated 25 Apr 1803:

In the Name of God Amen. I, Daniel Neal of the county of Bedford being in a low state of health but of perfect mind memory and understanding, and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die but knowing the uncertainty thereof do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God, who gave it, my body to the dust from whence it came, and for such wordly good as it hath been God to bless me with in this life I dispose of as follows to wit, I hereby lend to my beloved wife, Mary Neal, my whole estate real and personal after all my just debts are paid during her natural life, and then the whole so lent, that remains at her death to be equally divided between my five children here after named Walter and Zephaniah Neal, Betty Steal, Mary Varnum, and Margaret Millam, to them and their heirs, forever. I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Mary Neal and my son Zephaniah Neal executors of this my last will and testament. Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. Signed and sealed in the presence of Henry Jeter, John Chastain Jr., Thomas Terry. MEMORANDUM that on the day above written I do impower my executors to make a deed in fee simple to Thos. Logwood and Francis Steal for the lands I sold to each of them. Signed by Daniel Neal.

Bedford County, Virginia Transactions:
1.) 7 Jan 1764. Amherst Co., VA deed for Daniel O'Neal from John Robinson 304 A. on Meachum adj. Jno. Roads.
2.) 25 Apr 1769. Purchased 225 acres for 50 lbs. on Oslin Creek (graveyard excepted) from John & Agnes Wood. Land was by that of Jarvis Jackson, and on both sides of above named creek.
3.) 28 Dec 1770. Deed of trust on 225 acres purchased from John Wood to William Hook, who is acting for William Donald Jr., merchant, to whom John Wood had given Daniel Neal's note.
4.) Jul 1771. Served on Jury Duty in case of Mead vs. Dillaney.
5.) 26 May 1772. Gave deed of bargain and sale to William Calloway Sr. and Zachariah O'Neal for amount of 50 lbs. as his security for deed of trust and for this offers one slave, Sambo, 2 horses and 8 head of cattle on the condition that if he does not pay back the 50 lbs. security that Calloway and O'Neal furnished then the cattle, horses and slave is to go with them.
6.) 15 Feb 1781. Had 300 acres surveyed for himself on Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, adj. to Tracy's line to Nancy Neal's line, to Oslin and down. Land warrant #17448.
7.) Nov 1788. Ordered to court to answer in regard to treatment of indentured servant, Joshua Roberts. Summoned to appear Mar 1789.
8.) 24 Jan 1791. Gets 275 acres from James Buford on north fork of Otter River, adjoining William Boyd and Peter Harmon.
9.) 1 Nov 1795. To Thomas Noell 200 acres on Oslin Creek.
10.) 25 Jan 1796. To Thomas Noell 84 acres on Sycamore and Oslin.
11.) 26 Feb 1798. Exempted from roadwork under Cornelius Noell, surveyor. 		 
2763 WFT #2947 had b. 1730 in Maryland, d. 1803 in Virginia
WFT #1662 had b. 1718 in Charles County, Maryland, d. abt 1800

Daniel Neal: (From http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/e/r/Loraine-L-Kerns/GENE9-0016.html)
Will of Daniel Neal, Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 2, Page 412; Made 7 Mar 1791; Probated 25 Apr 1803:

In the Name of God Amen. I, Daniel Neal of the county of Bedford being in a low state of health but of perfect mind memory and understanding, and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die but knowing the uncertainty thereof do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God, who gave it, my body to the dust from whence it came, and for such wordly good as it hath been God to bless me with in this life I dispose of as follows to wit, I hereby lend to my beloved wife, Mary Neal, my whole estate real and personal after all my just debts are paid during her natural life, and then the whole so lent, that remains at her death to be equally divided between my five children here after named Walter and Zephaniah Neal, Betty Steal, Mary Varnum, and Margaret Millam, to them and their heirs, forever. I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Mary Neal and my son Zephaniah Neal executors of this my last will and testament. Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. Signed and sealed in the presence of Henry Jeter, John Chastain Jr., Thomas Terry. MEMORANDUM that on the day above written I do impower my executors to make a deed in fee simple to Thos. Logwood and Francis Steal for the lands I sold to each of them. Signed by Daniel Neal.

Bedford County, Virginia Transactions:
1.) 7 Jan 1764. Amherst Co., VA deed for Daniel O'Neal from John Robinson 304 A. on Meachum adj. Jno. Roads.
2.) 25 Apr 1769. Purchased 225 acres for 50 lbs. on Oslin Creek (graveyard excepted) from John & Agnes Wood. Land was by that of Jarvis Jackson, and on both sides of above named creek.
3.) 28 Dec 1770. Deed of trust on 225 acres purchased from John Wood to William Hook, who is acting for William Donald Jr., merchant, to whom John Wood had given Daniel Neal's note.
4.) Jul 1771. Served on Jury Duty in case of Mead vs. Dillaney.
5.) 26 May 1772. Gave deed of bargain and sale to William Calloway Sr. and Zachariah O'Neal for amount of 50 lbs. as his security for deed of trust and for this offers one slave, Sambo, 2 horses and 8 head of cattle on the condition that if he does not pay back the 50 lbs. security that Calloway and O'Neal furnished then the cattle, horses and slave is to go with them.
6.) 15 Feb 1781. Had 300 acres surveyed for himself on Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, adj. to Tracy's line to Nancy Neal's line, to Oslin and down. Land warrant #17448.
7.) Nov 1788. Ordered to court to answer in regard to treatment of indentured servant, Joshua Roberts. Summoned to appear Mar 1789.
8.) 24 Jan 1791. Gets 275 acres from James Buford on north fork of Otter River, adjoining William Boyd and Peter Harmon.
9.) 1 Nov 1795. To Thomas Noell 200 acres on Oslin Creek.
10.) 25 Jan 1796. To Thomas Noell 84 acres on Sycamore and Oslin.
11.) 26 Feb 1798. Exempted from roadwork under Cornelius Noell, surveyor. 		 
2764 WFT #2947 had b. 1730 in Maryland, d. 1803 in Virginia
WFT #1662 had b. 1718 in Charles County, Maryland, d. abt 1800

Daniel Neal: (From http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/k/e/r/Loraine-L-Kerns/GENE9-0016.html)
Will of Daniel Neal, Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 2, Page 412; Made 7 Mar 1791; Probated 25 Apr 1803:

In the Name of God Amen. I, Daniel Neal of the county of Bedford being in a low state of health but of perfect mind memory and understanding, and knowing that is appointed for all men once to die but knowing the uncertainty thereof do make this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. First of all I recommend my soul to Almighty God, who gave it, my body to the dust from whence it came, and for such wordly good as it hath been God to bless me with in this life I dispose of as follows to wit, I hereby lend to my beloved wife, Mary Neal, my whole estate real and personal after all my just debts are paid during her natural life, and then the whole so lent, that remains at her death to be equally divided between my five children here after named Walter and Zephaniah Neal, Betty Steal, Mary Varnum, and Margaret Millam, to them and their heirs, forever. I do hereby appoint my beloved wife Mary Neal and my son Zephaniah Neal executors of this my last will and testament. Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of March one thousand seven hundred and ninety one. Signed and sealed in the presence of Henry Jeter, John Chastain Jr., Thomas Terry. MEMORANDUM that on the day above written I do impower my executors to make a deed in fee simple to Thos. Logwood and Francis Steal for the lands I sold to each of them. Signed by Daniel Neal.

Bedford County, Virginia Transactions:
1.) 7 Jan 1764. Amherst Co., VA deed for Daniel O'Neal from John Robinson 304 A. on Meachum adj. Jno. Roads.
2.) 25 Apr 1769. Purchased 225 acres for 50 lbs. on Oslin Creek (graveyard excepted) from John & Agnes Wood. Land was by that of Jarvis Jackson, and on both sides of above named creek.
3.) 28 Dec 1770. Deed of trust on 225 acres purchased from John Wood to William Hook, who is acting for William Donald Jr., merchant, to whom John Wood had given Daniel Neal's note.
4.) Jul 1771. Served on Jury Duty in case of Mead vs. Dillaney.
5.) 26 May 1772. Gave deed of bargain and sale to William Calloway Sr. and Zachariah O'Neal for amount of 50 lbs. as his security for deed of trust and for this offers one slave, Sambo, 2 horses and 8 head of cattle on the condition that if he does not pay back the 50 lbs. security that Calloway and O'Neal furnished then the cattle, horses and slave is to go with them.
6.) 15 Feb 1781. Had 300 acres surveyed for himself on Oslin and Sycamore Creeks, adj. to Tracy's line to Nancy Neal's line, to Oslin and down. Land warrant #17448.
7.) Nov 1788. Ordered to court to answer in regard to treatment of indentured servant, Joshua Roberts. Summoned to appear Mar 1789.
8.) 24 Jan 1791. Gets 275 acres from James Buford on north fork of Otter River, adjoining William Boyd and Peter Harmon.
9.) 1 Nov 1795. To Thomas Noell 200 acres on Oslin Creek.
10.) 25 Jan 1796. To Thomas Noell 84 acres on Sycamore and Oslin.
11.) 26 Feb 1798. Exempted from roadwork under Cornelius Noell, surveyor. 		NEAL, Daniel (I60638)
 
2765 WFT #3476
On October 13, 1761, John Duncan of Hamilton parish, Fauguier County, Virginia, bought for 5 shillings, the lease for land in Hamilton parish formerly called "Colonel pages (now Churchills)". It was 100 acres given by Capt'n Joh Russell to his son martin Russell (deceased) who gave it to his daughter Caty (Russell) Duty. Elizabeth Hotzclaw and Caty Duty were second cousins. The lease was for one year. 		RUSSELL, Catherine (I61563)
 
2766 WFT #3476
On October 13, 1761, John Duncan of Hamilton parish, Fauguier County, Virginia, bought for 5 shillings, the lease for land in Hamilton parish formerly called "Colonel pages (now Churchills)". It was 100 acres given by Capt'n Joh Russell to his son martin Russell (deceased) who gave it to his daughter Caty (Russell) Duty. Elizabeth Hotzclaw and Caty Duty were second cousins. The lease was for one year. 		RUSSELL, Martin (I62676)
 
2767 WFT #3476
On October 13, 1761, John Duncan of Hamilton parish, Fauguier County, Virginia, bought for 5 shillings, the lease for land in Hamilton parish formerly called "Colonel pages (now Churchills)". It was 100 acres given by Capt'n Joh Russell to his son martin Russell (deceased) who gave it to his daughter Caty (Russell) Duty. Elizabeth Hotzclaw and Caty Duty were second cousins. The lease was for one year. 		RUSSELL, John (I62677)
 
2768 WFT#3597 date of birth December 12, 1776

Will on file for Thomas Wray in Lawrence County, Ohio, year 1848:
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I Thomas Wray of the County
of Lawrence and State of Ohio do make and publish this my last will and
testament. Item first I give and devise to my beloved wife in lieu of
her dower the farm on which we now reside situate in the Counties of
Lawrence and Gallia containing about two hundred and ten acres and
bounded and described as follows (to wit) east half of the south east
quarter of section eleven township five and range seventeen also west
half of the southwest quarter of section no. twelve township no. five
and range no. seventeen also about seven or eight acres deeded by
Benjamin Nelson to Thomas Wray out of the east half of the northeast
quarter section fourteen township five and range seventeen that lies
north east of Symmes Creek and on the north east corner of said lot also
the north end of the west half of the northwest quarter of section
thirteen township five and range no. seventeen beginning at the
northwest corner and run south to Symmes Creek then down Symmes Creek
till just below a small field at the lower end of Thomas Wrays farm to a
large poplar to Corner & run east to the line of said lot thence north
to the northeast corner thence west to the place of beginning also about
five or six acres & is all that part of the east half of the northeast
quarter of Section Eleven Township five & Range no. seventeen that lies
south of Sym's Creek during her natural lifetime & all the household
furniture & two horses to be selected by her & such other stock & tools
as she shall see fit to select & as she pleases both in Quantity &
Quality She however selling so much there as will pay all my just debts.

I do hereby appoint my wife guardian of my son Volentine until he
becomes twenty one years of age & further Volentine is to live with his
mother during her life time or until he becomes of age to be provided
for off the farm by his mother. At the death of my said wife the real
estate aforesaid I give and devise to my son John Wray in consideration
he pays each of my other sons the sums of money hereafter described to
each of them, Volentine Wray two hundred dollars so soon as he becomes
of twenty one years of age, to pay James Wray one hundred dollars at the
end of one year after he gets possession of the aforesaid land, Eli Wray
one hundred dollars in two years, and Jackson Wray one hundred dollars
in three years and Thomas Wray one hundred dollars in four years and
Edwin Wray one hundred dollars in five years and William Wray one
hundred dollars in six years after he gets possession of the land
aforesaid. And my son John Wray being bound also to pay my daughters the
following sums to Matilda Garten twenty dollars to Lucinda Corrington
ten dollars.

Deposition of J.L. Armstrong:
J.L. Armstrong one of the said witnesses being duly sworn saith that he
was called by at request of testator to write his last will that when he
came over, he found the testator unwell, that he was able to go out and
in the house when called by necessity; that he wrote a will according to
the direction of the testator, and which when nearly finished was read
by witness to testator in presence of his son John Wray and when said
reading came to the part willed to said John Wray to pay James Wray one
hundred dollars John Wray said to his father if you give me nothing or
little don't think me to pay anything argued with his father that he was
deprived by the will of father and a suitable house seat and if his
father saw fit give him one hundred dollars or nothing and he would
shift for himself said John Wray not my will but thine be done at same
time telling his father that when he came to live with him he told him
he never should be put out of a home and that he had promised him that
what he would give him should be worth a thousand dollars. His father
answered what he had given him was worth a thousand dollars. John Wray
said during the conversation that some of his children had not done as
much for him as he had done. Witness then left the room and heard no
more conversation between testator and said John Wray till he was called
an hour or two afterwards to write a new will. The testator said that it
must be fixed at that time he had allotted for some time past to come to
see him that is witness me to get him to write his said will and that he
felt very unwell and something must be done. Then witness believes
testator to be at his decease about sixty five or six years of age and
believes he was as much in his right mind as he would have been under
similar circumstances when he was well. Witness considers testator
easily interrupted in the transaction of his business when well. Witness
said testator signed and heard him acknowledge the will and testator see
witness sign his witnesses name to said will at the request of said
testator and also at the request of said testator the will was retained
by witness to be safely kept till needed. Further the witness says the
last will was worth one thousand dollars more to said John Wray then the
first will wrote by witness was. Said witness says he signed the will in
presence of testator, and of the other witness and that he believes that
testator was of a sound mind and under no further influence than the
conversation.

Deposition of Adam Coulter:
In the case of will made by Thomas Wray my understanding was as follows
- after being requested to go to said ranch to be witness a will there
was a will wrote and read to Thomas Wray in the presence of myself and
John Wray. John Wray objected to said will and said that the will would leave him without any
house or stable and that it was not according to the promise that his
father had made him but said your will be done not mine father, and said
further that he could not get to a piece of land he had lying joining
the old man's farm. The old man then made answer and said he never
thought of that and said John Wray said that his father had promist him
a house if he would leave where he was and come and live on his farm and
help him to take care of his farm and himself and that his father had
promist as good as a thousand dollars at his death. He then spoke to his
father and said, father you know that you promised me that if I would
come and live with you and help to take care of your farm and you that
you would give as good as a thousand dollars at your death. Then his
father said I thought that it was as good as a thousand dollars. Then
John Wray said your will be done not mine and said he would be out of a
house on the mercies of other people and said if you will give me one
hundred dollars will you and shift for myself and started out of the
house, and the old man called to him and said come back John this matter
must be fixt for it is only burning daylight. John came back and there
was something said how the will had better be fixt. John then said that
if his father would give him the farm he would be willing to pay the
rest of the heirs something but I did not recollect what it was. Then
John and the rest who was in the house went out of the house all but
myself I then remarked to the old man and said Uncle Thomas if I was a
going to make a will and had a farm to give I would give it to one if it
was only calculated for one farm and he might give the rest of the heirs
what was right and if the farm was calculated for two farms involved
give it to two and they might pay the balance

Symmes Township, Data compiled by Ralph E. Lunsford from "Atlas of
Lawrence County, Ohio, Hardesty - 1882, Lake __ 1887" and "Symmes Creek"
by Wayne B. Ingles. Symmes Township lies in the northern part of
Lawrence County. This township contains 34 sections and was named for
Symmes Creek which flows through its eastern part. The surface of the
township is rough and hilly; the highest elevation being 1,012 feet at
Stewart Knob. Symmes Township was originally heavily forested and
supported a variety of wild animals including buffalo, bear, panther,
deer and wild turkey. The principal streams are Symmes, Buffalo and
Johns creeks. Symmes township was organized in 1820. George Pine, John
C. Stewart, William G. Robinson and Silas Spurlock were the first
settlers. Silas Spurlock made the first cabin in 1820. The first
settlement was made at the mouth of Johns Creek, the next at Yates Fork
on Buffalo. Other early settlers were: Constantine Handley, Thomas and
John Wray, Caleb McDaniel, Benjamin and Solomon Nelson, George Irwin,
William Burke and R. Cooper. The early settlers cleared most of the
timber and killed or drove off most of the wild animals. By 1870, all of
Symmes was owned by individuals or companies. However, in 1989 the
Federal Government has regained 61% of the township and many deer, wild
turkey and some beaver have returned. The first school was 1834, taught
in a log cabin on Johns creek by Andrew Burke. The twelve students came
from Symmes, Aid, Mason and Walnut townships. The next school was on
Buffalo near Rehoboth Church. By 1887 there were eight schools with a
total enrollment of 407. In the 1920's, The Waterloo Local School
District was formed consisting of Symmes and parts of Aid, Mason and
Walnut Townships. High school was conducted in an old church until a new
school was built in 1929 housing grades one through twelve.

Notes for Thomas Wray:
"Neals of Bedford County, Virginia", Chester I. Miller, 1992:
The first recorded mention of his name that I have been able to find of my great great grandfather, Thomas Wray, is in the marriage records of Monroe County, Virginia (Jacket #46) when on 09 Sep 1800 he acted as witness, along with Elizabeth Feagon as witnesses to the marriage of Obediah Neel and Sarah Miller. Another Thomas Wray lived a the same time in Monroe County, Virginia. The other Thomas lived on Hans Creek several miles westward and a little south of the Dropping Lick community. The name of the wife of the Hans Creek Thomas was Priscilla (Gold) Wray. In 1785 a certain Joseph Wray had received a patent for 154 acres of land on Hans Creek, and in 1809 Thomas and Priscilla Wray sold land on Hans Creek that seems to fit the other description. Thomas Wray died on the 17th day of October 1843. On his gravestone, "Beneath his feet and o'er his head - Is equal warning given - Around him lies the silent dead - Above him is the heaven."

Gallia Co. Ohio It's People in History:
One of the first teachers in Walnut Twp. Fell and hurt his back while working in an orchard. Rachel finished raising the children. 6 sons were in the Civil War, 1 died in service. 3 were Methodist Preachers.

1810 Census, Monroe Co., Virginia: Thomas Wray, 2 males under 5, 1 male 26-45, 3 females under 5, 1 female 16-25. John Wray & Mathias McGlammery are neighbors.

From Donna Bott, Valdese, NC:
- 21 Dec 1812 witness to a land transaction from Agnes Neal to John Wiseman, Bedford Co., VA.
- 23 Dec 1820 Deed Book Vol G, pg 299, Monroe Co., VA, sells Rachels 1/10th share of Walter Neal's 285 acres to brother-in-law, Charles Neal.
- Lawrence Co., Ohio Deed Book 5, page 399, 23 Aug 1831, purchased land on east side of Symmes Creek from Benjamin and Delphina Nelson for $1. Lived on adjacent land at the time. On 1 Nov 1844, Deed Book 18, page 60, John Wray (son of Thomas and exec. of estate) sold this land to James Armstrong with the stipulation that his mother, Rachel, should live on the land until her death.

20 Apr 1813, Monroe Co., Virginia, Deed Book D, Page 30: Thomas Wray for one dollar to Benjamin Harvie 100 acres on the north side of Peter's Mountain in Monroe Co., VA. part of survey 7,570 acres and deeded to said Arbuckle by Joseph Scott and by him to Lively McGhee & by him to Benjamin Harvie & John Mann & by Mann to said Harvie by nature of an act of Congress for selling lands for taxes lying in Monroe County. Thomas paid taxes in 1815 for 40 acres on north side of Peter's Mtn., about 9 miles from the courthouse. This same 40 acres was sold to John Mann in 1840 for delinquent taxes.

Symmes Creek; Wayne B. Ingles; Gallipolis Library:
Robert Armstrong, Mr. Petty, Thomas Wray and Jacob Bosworth taught school, commencing in 1818, in a round log building near Henry McDaniel.

Owned land in both Gallia and Lawrence Counties, Ohio. The family joked that they ate dinner in one county and slept in another. Land was 210 acres in east 1/2 of southeast quarter of section 11, township 5 range 17 and west 1/2 of southwest 1/2 of section 12 township 5 range 17 also 7 or 8 acres out of the east 1/2 of northeast quarter of section 14 township 5 range 17 that lies northeast of Symmes Creek and northeast corner of said lot also north end of west 1/2 of northwest quarter of section 13 township 5 range 17 beginning at northwest corner and run south to Symmes Creek till just below a small field.

1830 Census, Symmes Twp., Lawrence Co., Ohio - 2 males under 5, 1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 1 male 50-60, 3 females 10-15, 2 females 15-20, 1 female 40-50.

There is a will on file for Thomas Wray in Lawrence County, Ohio, year 1848:
In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I Thomas Wray of the County of Lawrence and State of Ohio do make and publish this my last will and testament. Item first I give and devise to my beloved wife in lieu of her dower the farm on which we now reside situate in the Counties of Lawrence and Gallia containing about two hundred and ten acres and bounded and described as follows (to wit) east half of the south east quarter of section eleven township five and range seventeen also west half of the southwest quarter of section no. twelve township no. five and range no. seventeen also about seven or eight acres deeded by Benjamin Nelson to Thomas Wray out of the east half of the northeast quarter section fourteen township five and range seventeen that lies north east of Symmes Creek and on the north east corner of said lot also the north end of the west half of the northwest quarter of section thirteen township five and range no. seventeen beginning at the northwest corner and run south to Symmes Creek then down Symmes Creek till just below a small field at the lower end of Thomas Wrays farm to a large poplar to Corner & run east to the line of said lot thence north to the northeast corner thence west to the place of beginning also about five or six acres & is all that part of the east half of the northeast quarter of Section Eleven Township five & Range no. seventeen that lies south of Sym's Creek during her natural lifetime & all the household furniture & two horses to be selected by her & such other stock & tools as she shall see fit to select & as she pleases both in Quantity & Quality She however selling so much there as will pay all my just debts. I do hereby appoint my wife guardian of my son Volentine until he becomes twenty one years of age & further Volentine is to live with his mother during her life time or until he becomes of age to be provided for off the farm by his mother. At the death of my said wife the real estate aforesaid I give and devise to my son John Wray in consideration he pays each of my other sons the sums of money hereafter described to each of them, Volentine Wray two hundred dollars so soon as he becomes of twenty one years of age, to pay James Wray one hundred dollars at the end of one year after he gets possession of the aforesaid land, Eli Wray one hundred dollars in two years, and Jackson Wray one hundred dollars in three years and Thomas Wray one hundred dollars in four years and Edwin Wray one hundred dollars in five years and William Wray one hundred dollars in six years after he gets possession of the land aforesaid. And my son John Wray being bound also to pay my daughters the following sums to Matilda Garten twenty dollars to Lucinda Corrington ten dollars to Nancy Smith ten dollars to Rachael Storgill ten dollars to Winna Miller ten dollars to Rebecca Rose ten dollars the sums given to the girls to be paid the seventh year after he gets possession. ____ mistake Thomas Wray is to be paid at the time specified to pay Jackson Wray and Jackson to be paid at the time specified to pay Thomas as the intention is to pay the oldest first. I do hereby nominate and appoint John Wray and James Wray executors of this my last will and testament.

Deposition of J.L. Armstrong:
J.L. Armstrong one of the said witnesses being duly sworn saith that he was called by at request of testator to write his last will that when he came over, he found the testator unwell, that he was able to go out and in the house when called by necessity; that he wrote a will according to the direction of the testator, and which when nearly finished was read by witness to testator in presence of his son John Wray and when said reading came to the part willed to said John Wray to pay James Wray one hundred dollars John Wray said to his father if you give me nothing or little don't think me to pay anything argued with his father that he was deprived by the will of father and a suitable house seat and if his father saw fit give him one hundred dollars or nothing and he would shift for himself said John Wray not my will but thine be done at same time telling his father that when he came to live with him he told him he never should be put out of a home and that he had promised him that what he would give him should be worth a thousand dollars. His father answered what he had given him was worth a thousand dollars. John Wray said during the conversation that some of his children had not done as much for him as he had done. Witness then left the room and heard no more conversation between testator and said John Wray till he was called an hour or two afterwards to write a new will. The testator said that it must be fixed at that time he had allotted for some time past to come to see him that is witness me to get him to write his said will and that he felt very unwell and something must be done. Then witness believes testator to be at his decease about sixty five or six years of age and believes he was as much in his right mind as he would have been under similar circumstances when he was well. Witness considers testator easily interrupted in the transaction of his business when well. Witness said testator signed and heard him acknowledge the will and testator see witness sign his witnesses name to said will at the request of said testator and also at the request of said testator the will was retained by witness to be safely kept till needed. Further the witness says the last will was worth one thousand dollars more to said John Wray then the first will wrote by witness was. Said witness says he signed the will in presence of testator, and of the other witness and that he believes that testator was of a sound mind and under no further influence than the conversation.

Deposition of Adam Coulter:
In the case of will made by Thomas Wray my understanding was as follows - after being requested to go to said ranch to be witness a will there was a will wrote and read to Thomas Wray in the presence of myself and John Wray. John Wray objected to said will and said that the will would leave him without any house or stable and that it was not according to the promise that his father had made him but said your will be done not mine father, and said further that he could not get to a piece of land he had lying joining the old man's farm. The old man then made answer and said he never thought of that and said John Wray said that his father had promist him a house if he would leave where he was and come and live on his farm and help him to take care of his farm and himself and that his father had promist as good as a thousand dollars at his death. He then spoke to his father and said, father you know that you promised me that if I would come and live with you and help to take care of your farm and you that you would give as good as a thousand dollars at your death. Then his father said I thought that it was as good as a thousand dollars. Then John Wray said your will be done not mine and said he would be out of a house on the mercies of other people and said if you will give me one hundred dollars will you and shift for myself and started out of the house, and the old man called to him and said come back John this matter must be fixt for it is only burning daylight. John came back and there was something said how the will had better be fixt. John then said that if his father would give him the farm he would be willing to pay the rest of the heirs something but I did not recollect what it was. Then John and the rest who was in the house went out of the house all but myself I then remarked to the old man and said Uncle Thomas if I was a going to make a will and had a farm to give I would give it to one if it was only calculated for one farm and he might give the rest of the heirs what was right and if the farm was calculated for two farms involved give it to two and they might pay the balance for I think it would be the best way to fix such offures and the old man said that is afterward rather it was fixt that way. I then left house and thought that the old man was pleased with that plan and that he was perfectly in his right mind. In a short time J.L. Armstrong was called in the house where the old man stayed and in a short time I went in to the house and J.L. Armstrong was writing a will in the presence of John Wray and his father, John Wray then was ast how soon he was willing to pay the several sums to the rest of heirs. Father mentioned the times that is in the will first made by Thomas Wray. The old man said that he must have plenty time he must not be crowded. The will was finished in their presence and read to them. The will then was signed in the presence of J.L. Armstrong and myself by the said Thomas Wray and we signed the will in the presence of the said Thomas Wray as witnesses. This is as near the conversation by and between the parties I can recollect at this time. It now comes to my recollection that the old man said he did not know that John would be willing to pay so much to the rest. _____Signed by Adam Coulter on Oct 24, 1848.

Symmes Township, Data compiled by Ralph E. Lunsford from "Atlas of Lawrence County, Ohio, Hardesty - 1882, Lake __ 1887" and "Symmes Creek" by Wayne B. Ingles. Symmes Township lies in the northern part of Lawrence County. This township contains 34 sections and was named for Symmes Creek which flows through its eastern part. The surface of the township is rough and hilly; the highest elevation being 1,012 feet at Stewart Knob. Symmes Township was originally heavily forested and supported a variety of wild animals including buffalo, bear, panther, deer and wild turkey. The principal streams are Symmes, Buffalo and Johns creeks. Symmes township was organized in 1820. George Pine, John C. Stewart, William G. Robinson and Silas Spurlock were the first settlers. Silas Spurlock made the first cabin in 1820. The first settlement was made at the mouth of Johns Creek, the next at Yates Fork on Buffalo. Other early settlers were: Constantine Handley, Thomas and John Wray, Caleb McDaniel, Benjamin and Solomon Nelson, George Irwin, William Burke and R. Cooper. The early settlers cleared most of the timber and killed or drove off most of the wild animals. By 1870, all of Symmes was owned by individuals or companies. However, in 1989 the Federal Government has regained 61% of the township and many deer, wild turkey and some beaver have returned. The first school was 1834, taught in a log cabin on Johns creek by Andrew Burke. The twelve students came from Symmes, Aid, Mason and Walnut townships. The next school was on Buffalo near Rehoboth Church. By 1887 there were eight schools with a total enrollment of 407. In the 1920's, The Waterloo Local School District was formed consisting of Symmes and parts of Aid, Mason and Walnut Townships. High school was conducted in an old church until a new school was built in 1929 housing grades one through twelve. 		WRAY, Thomas A. (I60634)
 
2769 What's interesting is that you (Vestal Fulp) & George Turner may also relate through the Fulps....
G's Great Grandmother, Harriet (Knight) Young (1832 - post 1889) was the
bastard d/o- Malinda Knight and EITHER - William Neal OR John Fulp !!
There are 2 'bastardy bonds' for Malinda in Stokes Co. - but they only say
''a child of'' so I will never know Which man was our Harriet's father !!
I do know that Malinda was very close to the Neal family - she's buried near
them.......
 		KNIGHT, Harriet (I3614)
 
2770 What's interesting is that you (Vestal Fulp) & George Turner may also relate through the Fulps....
G's Great Grandmother, Harriet (Knight) Young (1832 - post 1889) was the
bastard d/o- Malinda Knight and EITHER - William Neal OR John Fulp !!
There are 2 'bastardy bonds' for Malinda in Stokes Co. - but they only say
''a child of'' so I will never know Which man was our Harriet's father !!
I do know that Malinda was very close to the Neal family - she's buried near
them.......
 		MALINDA (I5419)
 
2771 When Charles Carter was born on April 19, 1752, in Goochland, VA, his father, Thomas, was 27 and his mother was 15. He had three brothers and four sisters. He married Susannah Robinson on Aug 19, 1782. It is thought that son Charles and two brothers moved from VA to Oglethrope County, GA around 1802 for the GA land lottery. He died on Jul 6, 1842 in Oglethorpe, GA.

 		CARTER, Charles T (I7200)
 
2772 When Charles Edward Carter was born on December 24, 1858, in DeSoto, Mississippi, his father, Elijah, was 41 and his mother, Mary, was 38. He had seven brothers and two sisters. He died on December 29, 1928, at the age of 70. CARTER, Charles Ed Sr (I7193)
 
2773 When Elijah "Ely" G. Carter was born in 1817 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, his father, Edward, was 32 and his mother, Mary, was 23. He married Mary Ann Graham on October 4, 1840, in his hometown. They left GA around 1844 and moved to Desoto, MS. They had ten children in 26 years. He died in 1878 in DeSoto, Mississippi, at the age of 61.

DeSoto County changed to Tate County in 1873. 		CARTER, Elijah (I7185)
 
2774 When Thomas Carter was born on June 4, 1725 in Lancaster, Virginia, his father, Daniel, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 20. He married Mary Nancy Kilpatrick in 1761 in Goochland, Virginia. They had seven children in 17 years. He died in 1796 in Mecklenburg, Virginia, at the age of 71. CARTER, Thomas A (I7234)
 
2775 widow 1860 R'ham cen S#737

Est settlement R'ham Co-at NC archives
 		UNK, Charlotte (I1214)
 
2776 Widow of John Webster, Jr WALL, Ann (I1180)
 
2777 Widow's Pension: War of 1812; Sarah Ann POLLY widow of Daniel STOUT.
"Sarah Ann Stout, aged 88 years, a resident of County of Hawkins, State of Tennessee..widow of Daniel Stout, who served the full period of sixty days in the Military service of the United States in the War of 1812,
and who was the identical Daniel Stout who Enlisted in Captain Henry Hurley's Company, Tennessee Militia. My said Husband started from Elizabethton East Tenne. with his command and marched with them until they reached Knoxville Tenne. I suppose he was discharged at that point, not positive. He had a Discharge, which was given to Hon. R. R. Butler in order that he might get him a Lan Warrant, and it is supposed to be on file in the Pension Office, a Land Warrant No. 185,677 was granted to my Husband, about August 1869. That she was married under the name of Sarah Ann Polly to said Daniel Stout on the 10th day of March A.D. 1802 by Reuben Thornton, Esq., at Carter County Tennessee... that her said husband died 25th day of December 1861." 		 
2778 Widow's Pension: War of 1812; Sarah Ann POLLY widow of Daniel STOUT.
"Sarah Ann Stout, aged 88 years, a resident of County of Hawkins, State of Tennessee..widow of Daniel Stout, who served the full period of sixty days in the Military service of the United States in the War of 1812,
and who was the identical Daniel Stout who Enlisted in Captain Henry Hurley's Company, Tennessee Militia. My said Husband started from Elizabethton East Tenne. with his command and marched with them until they reached Knoxville Tenne. I suppose he was discharged at that point, not positive. He had a Discharge, which was given to Hon. R. R. Butler in order that he might get him a Lan Warrant, and it is supposed to be on file in the Pension Office, a Land Warrant No. 185,677 was granted to my Husband, about August 1869. That she was married under the name of Sarah Ann Polly to said Daniel Stout on the 10th day of March A.D. 1802 by Reuben Thornton, Esq., at Carter County Tennessee... that her said husband died 25th day of December 1861." 		 
2779 Widow's Pension: War of 1812; Sarah Ann POLLY widow of Daniel STOUT.
"Sarah Ann Stout, aged 88 years, a resident of County of Hawkins, State of Tennessee..widow of Daniel Stout, who served the full period of sixty days in the Military service of the United States in the War of 1812,
and who was the identical Daniel Stout who Enlisted in Captain Henry Hurley's Company, Tennessee Militia. My said Husband started from Elizabethton East Tenne. with his command and marched with them until they reached Knoxville Tenne. I suppose he was discharged at that point, not positive. He had a Discharge, which was given to Hon. R. R. Butler in order that he might get him a Lan Warrant, and it is supposed to be on file in the Pension Office, a Land Warrant No. 185,677 was granted to my Husband, about August 1869. That she was married under the name of Sarah Ann Polly to said Daniel Stout on the 10th day of March A.D. 1802 by Reuben Thornton, Esq., at Carter County Tennessee... that her said husband died 25th day of December 1861." 		POLLY, Sarah Ann (I61492)
 
2780 Wife is not Mary Kilpatrick KILPATRICK, Mary Nancy (I7263)
 
2781 Wife's name may be Mozelle Deal, need to check out FULP, James Roy (I3243)
 
2782 Wife, Lou Marshall's obituary refers to stepchildren. These may be Samuel's children by another marriage. They are referenced as:
"her stepdaughter Brenda Hailey, her husband Skipper and their children Tim and Shane of King, NC; her stepdaughter Vickie Rutledge, her husband Steve and their children Chad and Lisa of King"; also referenced are two great granddaughters, Kelsey and Gracie. 		FULP, Samuel C. Sr. (I4731)
 
2783 Will Book 5, p. 11 gives the will of John Neal. He and his wife Patty, not having children, gave their estate to their emancipated slaves. Owned land in Bedford County, Virginia - C. Miller Book
Owned quite a bit of land & several slaves. - C. Miller Book p. 22

He and his wife must have become Quakers for he emancipated his slaves, and at his wife's death they were to leave for Ohio, for his will states that Virginia law did not permit emancipated slaves to remain in that state. 		 
2784 Will Book 5, p. 11 gives the will of John Neal. He and his wife Patty, not having children, gave their estate to their emancipated slaves. Owned land in Bedford County, Virginia - C. Miller Book
Owned quite a bit of land & several slaves. - C. Miller Book p. 22

He and his wife must have become Quakers for he emancipated his slaves, and at his wife's death they were to leave for Ohio, for his will states that Virginia law did not permit emancipated slaves to remain in that state. 		 
2785 Will Book 5, p. 11 gives the will of John Neal. He and his wife Patty, not having children, gave their estate to their emancipated slaves. Owned land in Bedford County, Virginia - C. Miller Book
Owned quite a bit of land & several slaves. - C. Miller Book p. 22

He and his wife must have become Quakers for he emancipated his slaves, and at his wife's death they were to leave for Ohio, for his will states that Virginia law did not permit emancipated slaves to remain in that state. 		NEAL, John (I61009)
 
2786 WILL OF PETER VOLTZ
dated 5 June 1807
Shenandoah County, Virginia; Will Book H, page 122

In the Name of God Amen, I, PETER VOLTZ of the County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia, being weak and infirm in my body, but of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God), and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with... I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns forever, all my plantation and lands whereon I myselft and my son GEORGE now live in the county of Shenandoah on the drains of Stony Creek containing two hundred and eight acres to be the same more or less..to wit.. two tracts or surveys the one containing one hundred and forty eight acres and the other sixty acres..it being the same plantation and lands which I purchased of Michael SHOEMAKER, with, all and singular the apurtenances thereunto belonging, subject nevertheless to the payment of the specific legacies which I shall herein-after give to my nine daughters and to the children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. Item I give and bequeath unto each of my daughters to wit, MARY the wife of John WILLFANG, CATHARINE the wife of DANIEL STOUT, MARGARET the wife of George DELLINGER, MAGDALENE the wife of Emanuel DELLINGER, SUSANNAH the wife of Henry HOSHAUR, ROSINAH the wife of Jacob HELSLEY, Junr., and BARBARA the wife of George ANDERICK and their Heirs the sum of ten Dollars and I also give ten Dollars to the Children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. to be equally divided amongst them and my son son GEORGE VOLTZ or whosoever possess the plantation and lands, I have hereby given him as above mentioned shall pay the same in the following manner to wit: ten dollars which I have given my eldest daughter MARY WILLFANG he shall pay within twelve months after my decease, and then he shall pay ten dollars that is to say one legacy every year afterwards untill the whol ten legacies are fully paid always perferring the eldest of my said daughters before the younger in paying the said legacies. But if either of my said daughters should die no Child or Children after her death, then my said son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns Shall not be obiled to pay that legacy if he has not paid it before such death. Item all my wearing apparel and my Books I give and bequeath unto my three sons namely, JOSHUA VOLTZ, JOSEPH VOLTZ, and the said GEORGE VOLTZ to be equally divided amongst them, and after payment of what nature or kine 'soever it may be, not herein before particularly disposed of, I desire may be equally divided among all my Children herein before named which I give to them their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns forever. And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son JOSHUA VOLTZ sole Executor of this my last Will & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this fifth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven.
Johan Peter Voltz

Signed Sealed Published & declared as
and for the last Will & Testament of the
above named PETER VOLTZ in presence of us
Jacob Rinker
Absolom Rinker
Godfriedd Mill__
 		 
2787 WILL OF PETER VOLTZ
dated 5 June 1807
Shenandoah County, Virginia; Will Book H, page 122

In the Name of God Amen, I, PETER VOLTZ of the County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia, being weak and infirm in my body, but of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God), and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with... I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns forever, all my plantation and lands whereon I myselft and my son GEORGE now live in the county of Shenandoah on the drains of Stony Creek containing two hundred and eight acres to be the same more or less..to wit.. two tracts or surveys the one containing one hundred and forty eight acres and the other sixty acres..it being the same plantation and lands which I purchased of Michael SHOEMAKER, with, all and singular the apurtenances thereunto belonging, subject nevertheless to the payment of the specific legacies which I shall herein-after give to my nine daughters and to the children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. Item I give and bequeath unto each of my daughters to wit, MARY the wife of John WILLFANG, CATHARINE the wife of DANIEL STOUT, MARGARET the wife of George DELLINGER, MAGDALENE the wife of Emanuel DELLINGER, SUSANNAH the wife of Henry HOSHAUR, ROSINAH the wife of Jacob HELSLEY, Junr., and BARBARA the wife of George ANDERICK and their Heirs the sum of ten Dollars and I also give ten Dollars to the Children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. to be equally divided amongst them and my son son GEORGE VOLTZ or whosoever possess the plantation and lands, I have hereby given him as above mentioned shall pay the same in the following manner to wit: ten dollars which I have given my eldest daughter MARY WILLFANG he shall pay within twelve months after my decease, and then he shall pay ten dollars that is to say one legacy every year afterwards untill the whol ten legacies are fully paid always perferring the eldest of my said daughters before the younger in paying the said legacies. But if either of my said daughters should die no Child or Children after her death, then my said son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns Shall not be obiled to pay that legacy if he has not paid it before such death. Item all my wearing apparel and my Books I give and bequeath unto my three sons namely, JOSHUA VOLTZ, JOSEPH VOLTZ, and the said GEORGE VOLTZ to be equally divided amongst them, and after payment of what nature or kine 'soever it may be, not herein before particularly disposed of, I desire may be equally divided among all my Children herein before named which I give to them their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns forever. And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son JOSHUA VOLTZ sole Executor of this my last Will & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this fifth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven.
Johan Peter Voltz

Signed Sealed Published & declared as
and for the last Will & Testament of the
above named PETER VOLTZ in presence of us
Jacob Rinker
Absolom Rinker
Godfriedd Mill__
 		 
2788 WILL OF PETER VOLTZ
dated 5 June 1807
Shenandoah County, Virginia; Will Book H, page 122

In the Name of God Amen, I, PETER VOLTZ of the County of Shenandoah and State of Virginia, being weak and infirm in my body, but of sound mind and disposing memory (for which I thank God), and calling to mind the uncertainty of human life, and being desirous to dispose of all such worldly estate as it has pleased God to bless me with... I give and bequeath the same in manner following that is to say, I give and bequeath unto my son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns forever, all my plantation and lands whereon I myselft and my son GEORGE now live in the county of Shenandoah on the drains of Stony Creek containing two hundred and eight acres to be the same more or less..to wit.. two tracts or surveys the one containing one hundred and forty eight acres and the other sixty acres..it being the same plantation and lands which I purchased of Michael SHOEMAKER, with, all and singular the apurtenances thereunto belonging, subject nevertheless to the payment of the specific legacies which I shall herein-after give to my nine daughters and to the children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. Item I give and bequeath unto each of my daughters to wit, MARY the wife of John WILLFANG, CATHARINE the wife of DANIEL STOUT, MARGARET the wife of George DELLINGER, MAGDALENE the wife of Emanuel DELLINGER, SUSANNAH the wife of Henry HOSHAUR, ROSINAH the wife of Jacob HELSLEY, Junr., and BARBARA the wife of George ANDERICK and their Heirs the sum of ten Dollars and I also give ten Dollars to the Children of my daughter ELIZABETH STICKLY, dec'd. to be equally divided amongst them and my son son GEORGE VOLTZ or whosoever possess the plantation and lands, I have hereby given him as above mentioned shall pay the same in the following manner to wit: ten dollars which I have given my eldest daughter MARY WILLFANG he shall pay within twelve months after my decease, and then he shall pay ten dollars that is to say one legacy every year afterwards untill the whol ten legacies are fully paid always perferring the eldest of my said daughters before the younger in paying the said legacies. But if either of my said daughters should die no Child or Children after her death, then my said son GEORGE VOLTZ his Heirs and assigns Shall not be obiled to pay that legacy if he has not paid it before such death. Item all my wearing apparel and my Books I give and bequeath unto my three sons namely, JOSHUA VOLTZ, JOSEPH VOLTZ, and the said GEORGE VOLTZ to be equally divided amongst them, and after payment of what nature or kine 'soever it may be, not herein before particularly disposed of, I desire may be equally divided among all my Children herein before named which I give to them their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns forever. And Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my said son JOSHUA VOLTZ sole Executor of this my last Will & Testaments by me heretofore made, Ratifying this and no other to be my last Will & Testament. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this fifth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seven.
Johan Peter Voltz

Signed Sealed Published & declared as
and for the last Will & Testament of the
above named PETER VOLTZ in presence of us
Jacob Rinker
Absolom Rinker
Godfriedd Mill__
 		VOLTZEN, Johann Peter (I60434)
 
2789 Will of Thomas Raper, Stokes County NC - 1808

I Thomas Raper of the State of North Carolina and County of Stokes being weak in body but in a perfect State of Mind & Memory do constitute & appoint this and no other to be my last will & Testament prior to my hand(?)
First I do (-----) my soul in the hand of the allmighty god who (----) & my body to be buried in a Christian like manner at the direction of my executors
secondly all my debts be settled & contentedly paid& satisfied
Thirdly I give & bequeath to my wife Patty raper the tract(?) of my land where I now live to dispose of as she (----)during of her natural life & after her diseas (sic) the said land is to be equally divided betwixt Elizabeth Fulp my daughter wife of Peter Fulp & Patty Cooley my daughter wife of Edward Cooley & also I give my wife patty Raper such (----) of the Stock & household furniture as the state(?) require during her life and after her disceas (sic) to be equally divided betwixt Jane Fountain wife of Stephen Fountain & Elizabeth Fulp wife of Peter Fulp & Patty Cooley wife Edward Cooley & to my wife I give one bed & furnitures to dispose of at her death as she pleases. I also give and bequeath unto Harriet(?) Ham Stephen Ham daughter & son of Mordicai Ham & Rebecca Ham the sum of fifteen Dollars apiece to be paid to them by my executors when they come of age & also will the remaining part of my Stock & household furniture which my wife do (----) keep to be sold & equally divided betwixt Jane Fountain Elizabeth Fulp & Patty Cooley wifes (sic) Stephen Fountain Peter Fulp & Edward Cooley. I also constitute and appoint my (----) friends Peter Fulp & Edward Cooley to be my executors. I hereby revoke & disavow all other wills & I confirm this & no other to be my last will & testament In witness whereof I have (sic) hereunto set my hand & affixed my seall this 26th day of March AD 1808. Signed sealed and delivered in the presence of the Subscriber under written

his
James Raper (seal)
mark
James Fountain
Stephen Fountain (----)

The execution of the last will & Testament of Thomas Raper decd. of which forgoing is a true copy was duly proven in open Court by James Fountain & Stephen Fountain & ordered to be recorded.
Robert Williams c.c.
(second name unreadable)
================================================ 		RAPER, Thomas (I5628)
 
2790 Will probated on October 27, 1875.
 		 
2791 Will probated on October 27, 1875.
 		 
2792 Will probated on October 27, 1875.
 		MILLER, George (I60643)
 
2793 William Esco Phelps was born June 22, 1891 in the Middlesettlements Community of Blount County, Tennessee. He was the oldest son of Daniel Richard Phelps and Sarah Jane Lebow Phelps. His siblings who survived to adulthood were Rhoda Ethel, Richard Earl, Vola Beatrice, Vivian Blane, and Henry Verlan. Three sisters died in infancy prior to his birth. He was known by his middle name, Esco.

During Esco Phelps' youth, the family owned and farmed 166 acres in the Middlesettments Community near what is now called Lovingood Spring. It included part of Grey Ridge and Long Hollow. The farm was purchased jointly in 1867 for $1450 by Esco's father, Daniel Richard, his grandmother Rhoda, and younger brothers, George and Hiram.

Not quiet 20 years old, William Esco Phelps married Rosa Honor Davis on April 30, 1911. "Rose" lived on an adjacent farm and was the daughter of John Brownlow Davis and Mihaska Bright Davis. She described their wedding in a note written on their 66th wedding anniversary, "we was setting in a buggy in the middle of the road..on the north side of and at the foot of gray ridge, god had that side of the ridge covered with birds and wild flowers". Her full note is in the media section.

Soon after their marriage the young couple built and furnished a two-story house on top of Grey Ridge. Within months of its completion, the house caught fire and burned to the ground. Rose and Esco were not at home when the fire started. All their possessions were lost except a rocking chair that was on the front porch.

Rose and Esco Phelps became parents of a son on February 28, 1912. They named him John Richard after his grandfathers. Sadly, he died of whooping cough within two months. The young couple's second child was born in the spring of 1913 and was named Geneva.

William Esco's father had not written a will before he died in 1910. By law, the farm on which Esco, his widowed mother, and several of the children lived, had to be sold at auction to satisfy the legitimate claims of all the heirs. The sale took place at the Blount County Court House on December 13, 1913. The highest bid was $3502. At the end of the day, W. B. Lovingood was the new owner of what had been the Phelps family farm.

Daughter Edna Earle was born in late 1914. With young daughters Geneva and Edna, Esco and Rose moved to Texas about 1916 to work on the ranch of W. E. Love. The ranch was seven miles north of the small town of Hansford in the flat, windswept Texas panhandle. With World War I in progress, William Esco Phelps signed his draft registration card on June 5, 1916. In the spring of 1917, another son was born and named Daniel Edward.

By 1918 Esco and Rose Phelps had moved from Texas back to Tennessee. To support his young family, Esco went alone to Wilmington, North Carolina where work was available in the wartime shipyards. The year 1918 is remembered for the armistice in Europe, but also as the year of The Great Influenza Epidemic. Living in a boarding house near the shipyard, William Esco caught the deadly flu. His story of his several feverish days between life and death was grimly riveting. Many of his fellow boarders did not survive.

Daughter Anna Reva Phelps was born in the autumn of 1919. During the 1920s the Phelps family continued to grow. William Esco provided for his wife and children by working part-time as a carpenter and farming at several locations in Blount County. New son William Darrell arrived in 1921, daughter Juanita May in 1924, and their last child, Jerrod Gilbert in 1926.

In the mid-1930s, Esco and Rose Phelps settled on a 40-acre farm on Grey Ridge that had come into the family by inheritance. They lived in a temporary house as Esco went to work on a proper home to replace the one that had burned higher on the same ridge 20 years earlier. A building site was selected at the center of a broad step in the ridge. When time could be spared from his farm duties and with help of some of his sons, lumber was cut, a cistern was dug, red oak shingles rived and a foundation laid. The house took years to complete but was a work of art when finished. It was two-story with outer walls of cured pine logs placed vertically. The shingled upper story included two dormers on the front for added light and space. A gabled roof covered the front porch.

William Esco Phelps was a farmer at heart and better farmland was never far from his mind. He loved "to see things grow", he said. Experience had taught him that it was hard to get ahead on a ridge-side farm. River bottoms and level land grew the best crops and when Esco learned in 1948 of a 200 acre farm that had both, he made arrangements to buy it, though it was 70 miles away in Bradley County.

Esco and Rose were near 60 years of age when they tackled their new farm in Bradley County. Daughter Juanita and her husband Bill Jackson partnered in the venture. The farm had an acceptable barn, but needed a second one. The house that was on the place when they bought it was barely livable. The Jackson's also needed a house, so the foursome went to work and built two new houses and a barn.

In the mid-1950s with age beginning to take its toll, Esco Phelps retired from farming. He and Rose moved back to Blount County and lived their later years near family. Son William Darrell and his wife Marie lived next door and, along with other family, helped them to live independently until their late 80s. William Esco died on March 2, 1983. He is buried in Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee. Rose survived him by three years.

William Esco Phelps is remembered as a kind and gentle man. His energy and strength seemed boundless, but his manner was quiet, humble, and considerate. He spoke softly but directly. He was an ardent listener and his responses were always careful and well considered. His honesty was beyond question. His word was his bond. As one admiring grandson put it, "Whatever he told you, you could take it to the bank".

No one was a better story teller than Esco Phelps the grandfather. His grandchildren listened to stories of the family with rapt attention. Much of what we know about the Phelps family was passed to younger generations by his stories. Most accounts were of major life events and of a serious nature, but some were humorous and no one laughed harder at the end than the teller.

He loved to hunt and fish and was good at both. He was also a good cook and often got in the kitchen to fix for the table whatever he had brought home from field or stream. One grandchild remembers baked quail on a bed of dressing, another freshly caught catfish fried in special cornmeal batter. A daughter remembers that he always whistled while he worked in the kitchen and that he made wonderful cornbread from freshly picked, almost-hardened corn, grated by hand on a grater that he had made himself. His love for sweets was well known, the more sugar the better.

William Esco Phelps lived close to the land all of his life and considered the long hours of a farmer a labor of love. When asked in later years to reflect on a life that had its share of difficulty, he responded quickly with a convincing gleam in his eye and no hint of regret, "Farming is the best life there is."
 		PHELPS, William Esco (I11780)
 
2794 William L Phelps, son of Valentine Phelps, died on the Sultana Steamship disaster after leaving the Andersonville Prison, 1864, during the Civil War. PHELPS, William L (I28303)
 
2795 William Neal & Mary/Polly Case

TWM was unable to locate a record of this marriage in Rockingham Co and
Forsyth Co. The following was found in the index at Guilford Co:

Issued: 8 Mar 1823

GROOM: William Neal

BRIDE: Mary Case

BONDSMAN: Charles Case
WITNESS: Jno. Hanner, C.C.C.

The Heritage of Rockingham County says that "our" William Neal's first
wife was Polly Case. It also says: "Polly was the daughter of William
& Charlotte Case, who had lived first in Rockingham County before later
moving to the Summerfield area of Guilford County."

According to online sources, Polly is a nickname for Mary, but it is
also a nickname for Pauline.
_________________________________________________________ 		Family F1978
 
2796 William Neal & Mary/Polly Case

TWM was unable to locate a record of this marriage in Rockingham Co and
Forsyth Co. The following was found in the index at Guilford Co:

Issued: 8 Mar 1823

GROOM: William Neal

BRIDE: Mary Case

BONDSMAN: Charles Case
WITNESS: Jno. Hanner, C.C.C.

The Heritage of Rockingham County says that "our" William Neal's first
wife was Polly Case. It also says: "Polly was the daughter of William
& Charlotte Case, who had lived first in Rockingham County before later
moving to the Summerfield area of Guilford County."

According to online sources, Polly is a nickname for Mary, but it is
also a nickname for Pauline.
_________________________________________________________ 		Family F1978
 
2797 William Neel died intestate. His descendants still live near Zenith in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia) where he died. (C. Miller Book)
 		 
2798 William Neel died intestate. His descendants still live near Zenith in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia) where he died. (C. Miller Book)
 		 
2799 William Neel died intestate. His descendants still live near Zenith in Monroe County, Virginia (now West Virginia) where he died. (C. Miller Book)
 		NEAL, William (I61012)
 
2800 William was a widower with three small children when he married LaRana Davis WOODS, William Jackson (I11872)
 

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