Virginia Wills, Marriages of NC

Cindy Lewallen - Aug 21, 2011

From "Some Wills from the Burned Counties of Virginia and other Wills not listed in Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800" by William Lindsay Hopkins Richmond, Virginia 1987

Page 16:   John Cross   Charles City-Westover.   29 an 1730/___ Mar 1730
Wife Jane Cross. Son William Cross. Daughter Mary Cross. Son Featherstone Cross to be under the care of his uncle, William Featherstone of Prince George Co.   Son John Cross.   Names children as John Cross, Richard Cross, Featherstone Cross, Charles Cross, Elias Cross, Parish Cross, Judith Cross, Hannah Cross and Jane Cross.   Exors:   Wife Jane Cross and son William Cross.   Wit:   John Stith, John Anderson, Charles Parish.   Charles City Co Deeds, Wills, 1724-1731, pp 333-334   I added this because John Stith was a witness.

Page 20:   Daniel Lewlellin   Charles City   __Jan 1710/_______
Extract.... Grandson Lewlellin Epes land between Col. Edward Hill, Capt Joseph Royall and William Ashwin.   Cozen Richard Jones, son of Richard Jones, decd.   Acc. 27033 d Mrs. C. Hill Carter Collection-Personal Papers

page 23:   Anderson Stith     Charles City     6 Oct 1651/14 Jul 1652 (England)
Wife Elizabeth Stegge.   Sister Alice Stegge.   Brother Christopher Stegge's two daughters.   Emelion Read, sister to my wife.   Son Thomas Stegge in VA.   Daughter Grace Byrd and her eldest daughter, Elizabeth Byrd.   VA Mag V.35, p. 225

Page 23:   John Stith Charles City - Westover     30 Nov 1690/3Apr 1694
Oldest son John Stith.   Son Drury Stith land on north side of Herin Creek.   Daughter Jane Lluellin, wife of Capt. David Lluellin.   Daughter Ann Bolling, wife of Mr. Robert Bolling.   Daughter Agnes Wynn, wife of Capt. Thomas Wynn.   Wife Jane Stith.   Friend Hugh Davis.   Wit:   James Batty, John Gay, Frances Batty, Hugh David.   Codicil dated 3 Oct 1693....the marriage of my son, Drury Stith.   Wit:   Wiliam Cole, John Jones, Thomas Grig.   Charles City CO Deeds and Wills 1692-1694   pp 185-187.

Page 23   John Stith     Charles City - Westover
Son Anderson Stith.   Son William Stith.   Four daughters viz Frances Stith, Jane Stith, Ann Stith and Charlotte Stith.   Exors:   Sons Anderson Stith and William Stith, Mr. Booth Armistead and Mr. William Westwood, Jr.   Wit:   Susanna Hardyman, Littlebury Cocke.   Charles City Co D&W 1763-1764   pp.   13-14 and VA Mag V. 59 pp. 105-106

From Marriages of Early Edgecombe County North Carolina 1733-1868   I found nothing.   If anyone has any ideas of bride or groom names, please let me know.   This book is due September 17th, so I have a little time.

From "North Carolina Wills:   A Testator Index 1665-1900 by Thornton W. Mitchell.   Corrected and revised edition, published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1992:
In the event the columns don't come out correctly, the first is the name, the second is the County, , third Date, Recorded

Dawson, (there are over 25 Dawsons - if there is one you are looking for, please let me know.)

Dawson, Mary   047     1816   WB-3/578   original
Dawson, Richard   010   1796   WB-D/334   original

Dawson, William   099   1795 RB-3/84
Dawson, William   081   1873   WB-15/105

Lewallen, Catherine   006   1873   WB-E/6
Lewallen, Jane     081   1850 WB-11/73
Lewallen, Jonathan   081   1848   WB-9/22
Lewallen, McLaren   081   1861 WB-12/7
Lewellen, Dorcas   005   1842   WB-B/146
Lewellen, Thomas   084   1861   WB-C/357
Lewellin, John A   071   1833   WB-4/99
Lewellin Martha H. 001   1900 WB-3/343
Lewellin, Obedients   071   1828   WB-4/39
Lewellin, Samuel   084   1854 WB-C/181
Lewelling, Alexander   037   1792   WB-C/182
Lewelling, John   037   1794 WB-C/279
Lewellyn, John   084   1886   WB-E/352
Lluellin, Samuel   070   1732

Cashatt, Jacob   081   1829 WB-6/23
Cashatt, John   022   1813 WB-A/240      

Jonathan Luellin's second wife may have been Jane     Cashett or Coshett

Vernon, Alexander   084   N.D.   CTY-Nunc
Vernon, Alexander   046   1778 WB-A/195
Vernon, Alfred M.   083   1876 WB-3/119
Vernon, Anne   011   c 1760   WB-1/597
Vernon, Ephraim   070   1761   DB-D/469
Vernon, Isaac   084   c1787   OW/230
Vernon, James A.   084   1900 WB-F/175
Vernon, John   012   1798   WB-B/60
Vernon, Richard   084   1878   WB-E/151
Vernon, Richard   084   1855 WB-C/206
Vernon, William   020   1857 RB-R/526

Fleuellen, Richard   047   1798 WB-3/307

From "Marriages of some Virginia Residents   1607-1800"   by Dorothy Ford Wulfeck   Volume I & II

White, John of Isle of Wight Co. m. bef. 23 April 1664, Eady Llewellin, dau. of Thomas, formorly of Isle of Wight Co., Boddie-Isle p. 536

Span, James m. 9 April, 1798, Keziah Lewelling.   Sur. Abel Lewelling. Norfolk Co. Mar. Bond.

Luke, Paul, m. bef.   9 Nov., 1664, Sarah (____) Llewellin, widow of Thomas. boddie-Isle, p. 537

VERNON
Elizabeth m. John Boyd
Elizabeth m. Dr. John Strachey.
John m. 1782, Elizabeth Hunter, Rockbridge Co.   Morton, p. 537
John m. 1797, Elizabeth Mathews.   Rockbridge Co. Morton, p. 537
Lydia m. Lawson McCullough.
Thomas, b 1754, Va,; d. 1841, Tenn.; m. Nannie Hicks   DAR No. 66 887

WOODSON
John Stephen m. 9 Oct., 1777, Anna Woodson.   Sur Joseph Woodson.   Letters of consent from Matthew Woodson, father of John Stephen and Co. John Woodson, father of Anna.   Goochland Co. Mar. Bond. He, b 17 Aug., 1757, son of Matthew and Elizabeth (LeVillian).   Huguonot   7:253

Hopefully this information will prove useful for some of us.   Let me know if you want specific names researched.

Billie Harris - Aug 21, 2011

Cindy, many thanks for posting it.   On the North Carolina Wills, I'm not sure what counties those were filed in.   Can you help me out?

Cindy Lewallen - Aug 22, 2011

The North Carolina counties are as follows:

005 - Anson - formed 1750 from Bladen
006 - Ashe - formed 1799 Wilkes County
010 - Bertie - formed 1722 from Chowan County
011 - Bladen - formed 1734 from New Hanover county
012 - Brunswick County - formed 1764 from New Hanover and Bladen
020 - Caswell - formed 1777 from Orange County
022 - Chatham County - formed 1771 from Orange County
037 - Edgecombe County - formed 1741 from Bertie County
046 - Guilford County - formed 1771 from Rowan and Orange
047 - Halifax - formed 1758 from Edgecombe
070 - New Hanover - formed 1729 from Craven County
071 - Northampton - formed 1741 from Bertie County
081 - Randolph - formed 1779 from Guilford
083 - Robeson - formed 1787 from Bladen
084 - Rockingham - formed 1785 from Guilford
099 - Wake - formed 1771 from Johnston, Cumberland and Orange Counties

Let me know if you want others - there are 107 of them