Esther Stone

Bef 1695 - 1772  (> 77 years)

• Name	Esther Stone
  Birth	Bef 1695
  Gender	Female
  Death	25 Jun 1772	Orange County, Virginia - probate
  Person ID	I50231	Tree1
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John Stone,   b. Between 1657 and 1660, Rugeley, Staffordshire, England d. 13 Jan 1738, Caroline County, Virginia - probate (Age ~ 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary O'Brissell,   b. Bef 1671, Middlesex County, Virginia d. Aft 13 Jan 1738, Caroline County, Virginia (Age > 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Nov 1687	Christ Church Parish, Lancaster County, Virginia
  Family ID	F29291	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Watts,   b. Bef Aug 1691, Stafford County, Virginia d. 15 Mar 1750, St. Thomas Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia - Probate (Age > 58 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1712	Spotsylvania County, Virginia
  Children	1. Robert Watts,   b. Bef 1712, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 28 May 1741, St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia (Age > 29 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Edward Watts,   b. Bef 1716, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 27 Apr 1795, Russel Parish, Bedford County, Virginia - probate (Age > 79 years)  [Father: natural]   3. John Watts,   b. Bef 1726, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 4 Feb 1796, Madison County, Kentucky (Age > 70 years)  [Father: natural]   4. Thomas Watts,   b. Bef 1722, Spotsylvania County, Virginia d. 17 Apr 1764, St. Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia - Probate (Age > 42 years)  [Father: natural]   5. Benjamin Watts,   b. Bef 1730, St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, Virginia d. 18 Oct 1790, Bromfield Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia - probate (Age > 60 years)  [Father: natural]   6. Jacob Watts,   b. 9 Jul 1730, Spotysylvania County, Virginia d. 14 Apr 1821, Albemarle County, Virginia (Age 90 years)  [Father: natural]   7. Anne Watts,   b. Aft 1730, Orange County, Virginia d. Aft 1750, Culpeper County, Virginia (Age > 20 years)  [Father: natural]   8. Elizabeth Watts,   b. Aft 1730, Orange County, Virginia d. Aft 1750, Culpeper County, Virginia (Age > 20 years)  [Father: natural]   9. Esther Watts,   b. Abt 1732, Orange County, Virginia d. Bef 1784, Albemarle County, Virginia (Age ~ 51 years)  [Father: natural]   10. Frances Watts,   b. Aft 1730, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   11. Mary Watts,   b. Aft 1730, Orange County, Virginia  [Father: natural]   12. Sarah Watts,   b. Aft 1730, Orange County, Virginia d. 30 Nov 1803, Madison County, Virginia (Age < 71 years)  [Father: natural]   13. William Watts,   b. Abt 1730, Orange County, Virginia d. Between 4 Mar and 23 Jun 1808, Madison County, Virginia  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F29298	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2024

  
  

• Notes

  === 1744-1778 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 2: [John Frederick Dorman]: Page 450. Will of Esther Watts of Orange County, St. Thomas' Parish, dated 13 Dec. 1768. Unto my son Edward Watts one Negro man Jacks three feather beds and furniture, nine head. of cattle, three dishes, thirteen plates, nine bacons, one quart pot, one sugar pot, two trunks, one mare, three iron Potts, one frying pan, one iron baker, one table, one bell mettle skillet, my nine parts of a still, one small trunk. Unto my son Edward Watts the lands and plantation whereon I formerly lived. Esther (X) Watts Wit: John Critn. Webb, John Bledsoe, Frankey (X) Hensley. 25 June 1772. Presented into Court by Edward Watts. Proved by John Critn. Webb and John. Bledsoe. Administration granted Edward Watts with John Bledsoe his security, bond in sum of £500. === 1744-1778 Orange County, Virginia Will Book 2: [John Frederick Dorman]: Page 451. Esther Watts. Inventory. 18 July 1772. Total valuation £21.18.6. Wm. Richards Nicholas Porter John Nixon 23 July 1772. Returned. === Orange County Order Book 6, 1745-1754: An Indenture of Feofment between Thomas Watts of one part and Benjamin Cave of the other part and a Memorandum of Livery of Seizen thereon endorsed were acknowledged by Thomas and ordered to be recorded; And Easther, the Wife of Thomas, personally appeared in Court and being privily examined as the Law directs, voluntarily relinquished her Right of Dower to the Estate conveyed by the Indenture. (Orange County, Virginia Early Court Documents, p 1, === 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 10-14 In the Name of God Amen December 22d 1746 I THOMAS WATTS of St. Thomas's Parish in Culpeper County Planter being in sound and Parfect Health of mind and memory and as touching such worldly Estate I hereby make my last Will and Testament Imprimis I give and bequeath my Soul to Almighty God that gave it me and my Body to the Earth to be buried .. Item I will and desire that my wellbeloved Wife ESTHER shall have on the plantation I now live on if she be the longest liver and have One hundred acres adjoining with Timber and Wood for the use of the Plantation for and during the time of her widowhood and no longer and at the time of either her Death or Day of Marriage that then the said Plantation to return to them as shall be hereafter mentioned Item I give to my Son EDWARD WATTS the Plantation he now lives on with the Tract of land thereto belonging Estimated Two hundred acres .. Item I give and bequeath to my Son JOHN WATTS the Plantation he now posseth with the lands bounded accordingly estimated Two hundred acres be the same more or less . tem I give to my Son BENJAMIN WATTS the Plantation commonly called the Schoolhouse with the tract of land bounded on JAMES BARBOUR and JOHN WATTS so up the great branch including the land between them Bounds and BLAND BALLARDS Estimated Two hundred acres more or less .. Item I give to my son THOMAS WATTS the Plantation known by the name of JOHN STONEs Plantation with the tract of land adjoining thereunto containing by Estimation One hundred eighty three acres be the same more or less and bounded on Bland Bollards line James Barbours line and DIXON's line Item I give and bequeath to my son JACOB WATTS a Tract of land containing by Estimation One hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less and bounden between Bland Bollards, Benja. Watts Item I give to my Daughter SARAH WATTS a tract of land containing by Estimation One hundred and fifty acres be the same more or less bounded between James Barbour, JOSEPH ROGERS, Dixon's line Item I give and bequeath after my Decease and the Decease or day of Marriage of my Wife Esther the abovementioned plantation I now live on with One hundred acres of land thereunto adjoining and bounded on the River and running to BENJAMIN CAVE line on the River then along Capt Benjamin Caves line to my back line as far as to include One hundred acres which said Plantation Land I give to my Son WM. WATTS after my Decease and Decease or Day of Marriage of my Wife Esther .. Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter ESTHER WATTS a tract of land containing by Estimation One hundred acres and bounded between tne land belonging to the Manner Plantation and John Watts land Item I will and desire that after my Decease my Still be to the use of my Wife Esther during her widowhood and all my children in General that is to say my Son Edward, my Daughter Ann, my Son John, my Daughter Elizabeth, my Son Benjamin, my Son Thomas, my Daughter Sarah, my Son Jacob, my Daughter Esther, my Daughter Mary, my Son William, my Daughter Frankey which said Still shall be to their use and if any benefit or Income shall accrue by the said Still the same shall be equally divided amongst my above mentioned Wife and children and if my wife should either marry or die or any of the above said children should die then the Still shall be amongst the remainder of my children and the Income of the said Still shall be equally divided between such of my abovementioned children as shall remain alive. (A spaces is left before the next item) .. Item I appoint my beloved Sons John Watts and Benjamin Watts to be my Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament . In Witness whereof . . . Presence ROBERT SHERMAN, Thomas Watts Wm TWYMAN, GEORGE TWYMAN At a Court held for County of CulpeperThursday the 15th day of March 1749 This last Will and Testament of Thomas Watts deceased was this day exhibited in Court by John Watts and Benjamin Watts the Executors therein named And at a Court continued and held for the said County on Friday the 16th day of March 1749 Edward Watts the Heir at Law of the Decedent personally appeared in Court and declared he had no obiections to make against the Proof of the said Will Whereupon the Court proceeded to examine the Witnesses upon Oath to wit whose depositions are hereunto annexed and ordered to be recorded with the said Will And on the motion of tne said Executors Certificate is granted them for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form they having sworn to the same and given Security in the Penalty of One thousand pounds according to Law ROBERT SHERMAN, WILLIAM TWYMAN & GEORGE TWYMAN the Subscribing Witnesses to the Will of Thomas Watts decd being examined touching the said Will upon their oaths severally depose as follows, the said Robert Sherman saith that he wrote the Will of the Testator at his request and by his directions left a large blank space therein, and that the Testator executed the same presence of all the subscribing witnesses leaving the same space blank and that about thirteen months afterwards the Testator directed the Deponent to insert the two last clauses in the said Will to wit, a Devise of One hundred acres of land to his Daughter Esther Watts, and a Bequest of the profits of his Still to his Wife and children, and that he believes the two other subscribing witnesses were ignorant of the two last mentioned clauses being inserted they not being present at the time And the said William Twyman & George Twyman severally depose that they saw the Testator Execute the Will produced and that he was then in his perfect sence and memory, but they believe the two last clauses were not inserted when they became witnesses but say there was a blank space left and were informed that the said two last clauses were inserted afterwards by Robert Sherman the other Subscribing witness & further they say not. Sworn to in Court March 16, 1749 Teste ROGER DIXON Clk === 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 37-38 In Obedience to an Order of Court held for the County of Culpeper on the 18th day of April 1751 We the Subscribers have according to the said Order mett at the House of ESTHER WATTS Relict of THOMAS WATTS Deced on the third day of June 1751 and set apart the third part of the slaves and also a lawful share and dividend of the Estate of the said Thomas Watts Dead which we report to this Court as followeth items listed and valued to total L 103..14..3 The Widows part being but L 1 0 1 .. 1 7..7 and the foregoing sum is L 103. 1 4..3 which is L 1..16..8 more than her part she will be accountable to the Executors and is to their satisfaction. JAMES BARBOUR JAS. ROGERS THOS. SCOTT At a Court held for County of Culpeper on Thursday the 18th day of July 1751 This Report of the share of Esther Watts of the Estate of Thomas Watts decd her late Husband was this day returned into Court and ordered to be recorded. === 1745-1747 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 10; [Antient Press]; Page 521 Indenture 23 July 1747 between THOMAS WATTS of Orange County and BENJAMIN CAVE of same .. for fifty five pounds .. 184 acres in Orange County .. beginning branch of Black Walnut Run .. Capt. William Bledsoe's line .. Thomas Watts . . . Witnesses: Thomas Watts Robt. Sharman, Richard Quinn. Esther (X) Watts Recorded Orange County 23 July 1747.