Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

John Waggoner

Male 1643 - 1716  (73 years)


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  • Name John Waggoner 
    Birth 1643  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 15 May 1716  South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I68242  Tree1
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

    Father Family Waggoner 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F25367  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachel Ward,   b. 1653, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1718, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Bef 1668  Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Waggoner,   b. Bef 1670, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1690 and 1715, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 20 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. James Waggoner,   b. Bef 1670, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1696, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 28 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. John Waggoner,   b. Bef 1670, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1697, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 27 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Herbert Waggoner,   b. Bef 1674, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1743, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     5. Dinah Waggoner,   b. Abt 1675, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Dec 1751, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - inventory Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years)  [Father: natural]
     6. Samuel Waggoner,   b. Bef 1676, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Sep 1729, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years)  [Father: natural]
     7. Benjamin Waggoner,   b. Aft 1678, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1749, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 69 years)  [Father: natural]
     8. Margaret Waggoner,   b. Abt 1681, Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1739, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F35713  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2023 

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  • Notes 
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      1708 deposition essex D&W 13, p 118 age 65
      Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume II, notes on Kay and Allied Families
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      1714-1716 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 2; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 9, Beverley Fleet]; Page 523. Will of John Waggner of Essex Co.
      Dated 12 Feb. 1715/16. Prob. 15 May 1716.
      To wife Rachell Waggner his plantation during life, then to son Benj. Waggner.
      To wife 3 negroes, Doll, Martin and Jugg during life. Then Doll to "my Daughter Margarit Allen -wife of William Allen". Negro Martin to son Benjamin. The negro girl Jugg to son Saml Wagoner.
      To "my son Harbert Waggoner one Cow being in full of his portion
      To sons Sam'll and Benjamin, beds and personal property.
      To "my daughter Dinah Allen wife of Erasmus Allen one Cow".
      Other bequests of personal property to children named above.
      Bal, of Est. to wife, she exor.
      Wit: Signed John Waggoner
      Wm Daingerfield
      Peter Byrom
      Bond. 15 May 1716. £150. Sterl, Rachel Waggoner Extrx Est. Jno. Waggoner
      Wit: Signed Rachel x Waggoner
      Ralph Gough Wm. Winston
      Erasmus Allen
      Rec. 15 May 1716.
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      1695-1697 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 95-96
      IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen, the 21st day of Febry: in the year of our Lord God 1696/7, I JOHN WAGGANER being sick and weake of body but of pr:fect mind and Memory thanks be given to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to dye do make and ordaine this my last Will and Testamt. in manner and forme following;
      First, and principally, I give my Soul into the hands of God who gve it me and for my body I commend to the Earth to be buryed in Christian and Decent manner nothing doubting but att the generall Resurrection I shall recover the same againe by the mighty power of God, and touching the worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with, I give devise and depose the same in manner and forme following;
      First I give and bequeath all my Tract of Land unto my Brother, SAMLL. WAGGANER, and to the heires of his Body lawfully begotten but in case itt shall please God that the said SAMLL do dye without such heires, then I give and bequeath the said Land to my youngest Brother, BENJAMIN WAGGANER, and his heires
      Item, I give unto my Brother, ANDREW WAGGANER my Gunne
      Item, I give unto my loveing Father my Coopers tooles, a Saddle and two Bridles, if my Brother, JAMES WAGGANER, doe not returne the horse which he left me
      Item, I give my Loveing Mother my peice of Plate and my Chest
      And of this my last Will and Testament, I make and ordaine my loveing Father, JOHN WAGGANNER, full and whole Exer. and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and annull all and singular other former Testaments Wills Legacies bequeaths and Executors by me in any wise before this time named Willed and Bequeathed, ratifieing & confirmeing this and none other to be my last Will and Testament; In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the day and year above written
      Signed sealed published pronounced and
      Declared by the said JOHN WAGGANER as his JOHN WAGGANER
      Last Will and Testament in presence of
      THO: HUCKLESCOTT
      MARY HUCKLESCOTT
      May the 10th: 1697. THO: HUCKLESCOTT aged Thirty seven yeares or thereabouts deposeth that he did see the within Testator Sign seal and publish the within menconed Will as his last Will and Testament and further sayeth not
      Sworne to in Essex County Court ye THO: HUCKLESCOTT
      10th day of May 1697
      Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
      MARY HUCKLESCOTT aged Thirty yeares or thereabouts deposeth that she did see the within Testator signe seale and publish the within menconed Will as his last Will and Testamt, and further sayeth not
      Sworne to in Essex County Court the ,MARY HUCKLESCOTT
      10th day of May 1697
      Prov'd by the oathes of ye witnesses hereto in Essex County Court ye 10th day of May 1697 Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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      1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 140-141
      KNOWE ALL MEN by these prsents that I ROBT. SISSON of the County of Rappa. Planter & my Wife AMY for & in consideration of the sume of Seaven thousand pounds of Tobo: caske to me in handpaid by QUINTON SHERMAN of the County aforesaid & before the sealing & Delivery of these prsents the Receipt whereof I aciznoweldge have bargained could and confirmed unto QUINTILLIAN SHERMAN his heires assignes forever the moyety or hal re of all yt. plantacon & tract of land wch I the sd ROBT. SISSON bought of Mr. HUMPHREY BOOTH together with all the moyety of all houses. Edifice:, Buildings gardens orchards lands & the moyety of all other the prmises & appurtenances belonging to the same scituate lying & being in the County of Rappa on the North side of the said River of Rappa. & now in the tenure of me the sd SISSON & in the possession & occupation of the sd ROBT. SISSON To Have & To Hold the sd prmises by these prsents granted with the appertenances & every parte thereof unto the sd QUINTAIN SHERMAN his heires to be holden at the Chief Lord or Lords of the Fee or Fees thereof by the Rents & services thereby due & of right accustomed and I the sd ROBT SISSON due for me my heires covenant to & wth the sd QUINTAN SHEREMAN his heires & assignes by these prsents that the sd QUINTAN SHEREMAN his helves & assignes shall & will at all times hereafter quietly & peaceably have hold occupy & enjoy the sd prmises by these prsents granted with the apprtenances without the lett in cumbran ce or deny of the sd ROBERT SISSON in Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the second day of January 1663 in the prsents of us ROBT. SISSON
      AMY SISSON signum
      Acknowledged in Court Die Secundo Janry et Recordatr, decimo Di
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      1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 140-141
      THESE PRSENTS WITNESSETH that. I QUINTILLIAN SHEREMAN of the County of Rappa in Virginia Planter for & in consideration of the sume of five thousand five hundred pounds of tob., and Caske to me in hand paid or by Bills secured of ANDREW HERBERT of the same County have & doe assigne transferr & make over all my right title & interest of the within specified conveyance unto the said ANDREW HERBERT To Have and To Hold the vd land & every parte thereof to him & his heires from my & my heires For Ever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale the fifth day of 8ber 1665 Signum
      in the prsents of us THOMAS FRESHWATER, QUINTILLIAN SHEREMAN
      ROBT. DAVIES
      Recognitr, in Cur Cappa 2d die 9bris 1665
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      1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 140-141
      BEE IT KNOWNE UNTO ALL MEN by these prsents that I ANDREW HERBERT & ANN HERBERT my Wife of the County of Rappa. in Virginia for and in consideration of the sume of five thousand five hundred pounds of Tob: and Caske by me in hand Reced of JOHN WAGGENER Carpenter of the sd County have & doe assigne transferr
      & make over all my right title & interest of the within specified conveyance unto the sd JOHN WAGGENER Tailer To Have &To Hold the premises & every parte & parcel! thereof from me the said ANDREW HERBERT my heires & ANN my Wife or: heires to be the sd JNO WAGGENER his heires & assignes for Ever. In Witness whereof we have hereunto sett or: handseales this 22d Janry 1668
      in the prsents of us JOHN WAGGONNE ANDREW HERBERT
      signum signum ANNE HERBERT
      Recognitr. in Cur Rappa. 3d die Febry 1668
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      1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 142
      BE IT KNOWNE UNTO ALL MEN by these prsents that I JOHN WAGGENER & RACHELL my Wife of the County of Rappa. in Virginia for & in consideration the sume of Five thousand pounds of good Tobo: & Caske by me in hand Recd ( HENRY LUCAS Carpenter of the said County Have & Doe assigne & make over all my right title & interest of the within specified conveyance unto the said HENRY LUCAS Have & To Hold the premises & every parte & parcell thereof from me the sd JOHN WAGENER & RACHELL his Wife or: heires to him the sd HENRY LUCAS his heirs & assignes for Ever. In Witness whereof wee have hereunto sett or: hands & seales this third day of January 1669
      In the presence of us Hugh Egleston JOHN WAGGENER
      ROBT. EVEREST RACHELL WAGGENER
      Recognitr, in Cur Rappa xth Die Febry 1669
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      1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 181-182
      THIS INDENTURE made the second day of November in the yeare of or: Lord God one thousand six hundred & seaventy and in the two & twentieth year of the reign of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES the second by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King defender of the faith &c. Betweene RICHARD WHITE of the Parish of Farneham in the County of Rappa. Cooper of the one part and JNO. WAGGENER of the same Parrish Taylor of the other pane Wittnesseth that the said RICHARD WHITE by and with the consent of AUDREY his lawful Wife and for and in consideration of the sume of two thousand six hundred pounds of lawfull Aronoco Tobacco in sufficient Caske to containe it to him the said RICHARD WHITE and for & in consideracon of one vallueable pr. of Gloves to her the said AUDREY in hand paid or secured to be paid have demised graunted bargained made over delivered and to farm letten a certaine parcel! commonly called a Neck of Land containing One hundred & thirty acres (or thereabt:) adjoyning or lying on the Western side by or neare the Plantacon of JOHN WELLS and by or neare the land or Plantacon of ANTHONY NORTH on the North East side lying betweene two branches and soe running down to the Pecosten To Have and To Hold the whole contents & quantity of the said one hundred & thirty acres of land to him the said JOHN WAGGENER his heires for by & dureing the full end space & tenure of ninety & nine yeares from the day of the date of these psents fully to be compleated & ended yeelding & paying therefore yearly and every yeare to him the said RICHARD WHITE his heires by him the said JOHN WAGGENER all or on the first day of the Nativity of or: Blessed Lord God & Saviour comonly called CHRISTMASSE the yearely Rent and acknowledgment of one fatt Cappon during the full terme of ninety & nine yeares before menconed and the said RICHARD WHITE for himselfe & for his heires & assignes doth covenant & graunt to him the said JOHN WAGGENER his assignes full quiet and peaceable possession and enjoyment of ye part parcel! or Neck of Land wth all riphtc priviledges whatsoever in any wise thereunto apportoincing and in the Pattent for the same contained may appeare during the said Terme ninety & nine yeares before menconed he the said JOHN WAGGENER his heires and assignes well & truely paying & performing and dischargeing all rents services taxes assessments or leavies which shall heareafter during the said time or space of ninety nine years be Leavied assessed taxed and awarded to be raised payd & performed on the same and the said JOHN WAGGENER for himselfe his heires well & truely every year as to pay the said yearely rent or acknowledgemt, of one fatt capon and all other services dues & dutyes on the sd assessed dureing the time of yeares above menconed and at the full end & expiracon of the said term of ninety & nine yeares to Restore return and deliver into the possession of the said RICHARD WHITE his heires the demised with all houses buildings whatsoever thereunto belonging In Witness hereof the parties above menconed have to these psents Interchangeably sett their hands and miles the day & yeare first above written
      in the presents of JOHN WATTS, RICHARD WHITE
      GEORGE DAVIES AUDREY WHITE
      Recognitr. in Cur Rappa 2c1 die 9bris 1670
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      1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 192-193
      THIS INDENTURE made the 4th day of 7ber in year 1690 and in the second yeare of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary &c. Between ANTHO: NORTH of County of Rappa of one part and JOHN WAGGONER of other part Witnesseth that ANTHO: NORTH released to farm lett unto JOHN WAGGONER a certain parcell of land being on North side of Rappa in Parish of South Farnham begining at a marked white Oake standing in the side of a branch bounding upon an ancient line of marked trees belonging to Mr, RICHARD WHITE and so longthe branch to a marked Hickory and a marked Sapling W. or thence standing upon the North side of ye KINGS HIGH ROAD from thence along ye sd ROAD W, or thereabouts to a marked red Oake and from thence South by a line of marked trees to a pare tree standing in the line of sd RICHARD WHITE and from thence along the line of the sd WHITE East to the begining white Oak the sd JOHN WAGONER to have and to hold sd tract of land with woods housing orchards fences water and all other the appertinances belonging without the molestation of ANTHONY NORTH his heirs or from any other person for the full terme of Ninety and nine years from the date of these presents and until the sd end be fully finished To have and to bold the demised premises during the whole terme as aforesd he paying yearly upon the feast of St. Michael the archangell an year of Indian Come if demanded In Witness of all the agreements the parties have set their hands and seales the date above written
      Signed Sealed and delviered in the presents of
      THO: HUCLESCOTT, ANTHO: NORTH
      MARY HUCLESCOTT JOHN WAGONER
      Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa 1 die 8ber 1690

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      1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 196
      KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I MARY TAYLOR Wife of JAMES TAYLOR of Parish of St. Stephens in County of NEW KENT do by these presents appoint my loving Bro: THO: WHEELER, [brother in law] my true and lawful! Attorney for me to acknowledge unto JOHN WAGONER in Rappa Court all my right of Dower I have to one hundred acres of land according to a Deed under the hand & seal of my sd Husband bearing date the 4th of this Instant June holding firme what my said Attorney shall do as if I myself were personally present as Witness my hand and seal this 1st day of June 1690
      Signed sealed and delivered in the presents of us
      THOMAS WHITE, MARY TAYLOR
      JONATHAN FISHER
      Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa 1 die 8ber 1690
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      1693-1694 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 175
      Essex County Court 10th of May 1694
      - JNO: WAGGONER one of the Jury of Inquest for this County not appearing to make Presentmt: as ye Law enjoynes, is fin'd according to the first Act of Assembly made at an Assembly begun at MIDDLE PLANTATION October ye 10th: Ano 1677, Entituled An Act Imposeing Fines upon Delinquency of Grand Juries; and ordered to pay the same
      with costs
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      1695-1699 Essex County, Virginia Order Book 9; [Antient Press]; Page 36)
      These are to Certifie all whome it may concerne that ye Subscriber Intends for PENCILVANIA by ye first opportunity, any that please may speake with him at any time at JOHN WAGGONER's House in this County, this moneth Essex County Aprill ye 10th 1696 JAMES WAGGONER
      Vere Recordatr. Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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      1707-1711 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 13; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 118-19.
      John Waggoner, aged 66 or thereabouts, of South Farnham Parish, Essex County, being examined at the request of Philip Pendleton saith that about 1674 there came consigned to Capt. Edmund Craske then liveing in the said parish two reputed brothers Nathaniell Pendleton and Phillip Pendleton. Nathaniel was reputed a minister and soon after his arrivall sickned and dyed. This deponent was with his wife and severall neighbours at the funerall of Nathaniel Pendleton and did hear a sermon preached at his funerall. He never heard that Nathaniell Pendleton had either wife or child. Phillip Pendleton when he had served out his time went for England and returned hither again and is since marryed and has severall children all now resident in King and Queen County.
      John Waggener
      10 Aug. 1708. John Waggener made oath to the deposition.

      Rachel Waggoner, the lawfull wife of John Waggoner, aged 55 years or thereabouts, being examined at the request of Phillip Pendleton saith the very same words.
      Rachell Waggener
      10 Aug. 1708. Rachel Waggoner made oath to the deposition.

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