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

Rachel Ward

Female 1653 - 1718  (65 years)


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  • Name Rachel Ward 
    Birth 1653  Middlesex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 16 Sep 1718  South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I68243  Tree1
    Last Modified 15 Sep 2023 

    Father Family VA Ward 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F28612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Waggoner,   b. 1643, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1716, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 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 15 Sep 2023 

  • Notes 
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      1708 deposition essex D&W 13, p 118 age 55
      Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume II, notes on Kay and Allied Families
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      1717-1722 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Inventories & Settlements, No. 3; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 39-41. Will of Rachell Waggner of Southfarnham Parish in Essex County, dated 6 April 1717.
      To my son Benja. Waggner my horse, bridle and sadle and ten head of chatle and to have his choyce of all my stock except one stear.
      Son Benja, all my stook of hoggs and my great iron pot and pot hooks, a copper stew ketle and a small iron ketle with a copper ledd, a small frying pan, a grid iron, a iron spitt, a corse meal sifter and a searcle (?), a pewter flagon and all my earthen muggs, two new pewter dishes and four of my pewter basons, four pewter plates, a pair of fire tongues, an iron chain that hangs the pots on, all my fine kersey, buttons, mohair and every thing fit to make up the kersey with, my servant boy Charles Macey, my great chest of all and the chest that is called my chest and all my syder caske, pailes, piggings, powdering tubbs, barrel's, all my iron
      wair of all sorts, a new stock lock, three sheets and to have his choyce of all my sheets, the largest lining table cloath, three new nappkins and three old ones, two pair of pillow beers, twenty yards of fine Irish lining, a pewter chamber pott, all my iron wair of all sorts whatsoever except what shall hereafter mention.
      To my daughter Dinah Allen my gold ring, a damask gound and pettecoat and ridging gound, a large bacon, a large pewter dish, two pewter plates, a large tinn pan.
      All my wairing lining be equally divided between my daughter Dinah and Margaret Allen.
      To my Dinah Allen a pair of gloves, a brass sauspan,
      All my muslin, silke, laces, fine thredd and all my holldswair be equally divided between my two daughters Dinah and Margert Allen.
      To my daughter Margaret Allen all my wairing cloathes not before given, a flock bed bolster, two blankits, a rugg and. one pillow, one large pewter bason, a large pewter dish, two plates, a brass pestle and mortar, a small iron pott, a large tinn sauspan, a pair of new parragon boddis, all my shoes, a pair of worsted stockings, a new iron candlestick, seven yards Juroys (?), a pair of gloves, three new nappkins and three old ones and a table cloath, four yards of blew cottn.
      All the rest of my blew cotton to my son Benja. Waggner.
      To my aforesaid daughter Margaret Allen a pewter chamber pott, my least box and a fan; biggest box to my daughter. Dinah Allen.
      To my son Harbert Waggner a flock bed and bolster, a rugg and two blankits, one pillow, his father's chest, a three gall, iron pott, a pewter bacon, a large deep dish, two plates, a pewter qt. pott, an ivory half (1?) knife, four and a half yards of grey Kersey, buttons for it.
      To my son Samll, Waggner a five gall. iron pott, a white chest, a pewter bacon, a small deep dish, two pewter plates, a chamber pott, four and a half yards of grey kersey„ and buttons to make it up.
      Remainder of the grey kersey to my son in law Wm. Allen.
      To my granddaughter Rachel Cheany my silver bodkin, a black silk whoad C?], a pair of thredd gloves and boddiss I waire every day.
      To my granddaughter Rachel Waggner a silver spoon.
      -All my thread and new linin not before given be equally divided between my five children.
      All the remaining part of my estate to my son Benja. Waggner.
      My aforesaid son Benja. Waggner executor.
      Rachel (R) Waggner
      Wit: Mary (M) Byrom, Peter Byrom.
      16 Sept. 1718. Proved by Benjamin Waggnor, executor, and Wm. Dangerfield and Peter Byrom
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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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      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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