Mary Neel

Other Events:

• Deed : 26 Dec 1842, Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia; Alexander and William Neel sell Land to their sister Mary

Notes:

Deed :
This indenture made and entered unto this 26th day of December 1842 between William Neel and Alexander Neel Sr. of the country of Tazewell and State of Virginia of the first part and Mary Neel of county of Tazewell and state aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of a valuable sum to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged has bargain, sold and by these presents do grant, bargain, sell, convey unto the said part of the second part her heirs and assigns forever all their interest in and to a certain tract or parcel of land situated lying and being in the county of Tazewell on the muddy fork of Wolf Creek continuing 150 acres more or less being the lands Mary Neel now lives on west of the lands of Jacob Gose and east of the lands of the heirs of Peter Gose ?? to have to hold said parcel of land with all the appurtenances to the same belonging as in any use appertaining unto the said party of the second part her heirs and assigns forever free from the claims of the said party of the first part and from all and from every person whatsoever claiming ?? Through as by their will warrant and forever defend in witness whereof the said parties of the first part have hereto set their hand and seals the day and year first above written.

Phillip Lambert Alexander Neel
John Neel William Neel
Zachariah Neel

In the clear office of Tazewell County court Jan 18, 1845 Alexander Neel Acknowledged this indenture of bargain and sale to be his act and deed before me George W. Browne

In Tazewell County Court Feb 27, 1845 This deed was known to be the act and deed of William Neel by the oath of John Neel and Zach Neel Witnesseth. George W. Browne

Other Events:

• Notes: It's possible Thomas Neel was an attorney
• Military: 10 Sep 1774, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Thomas Neel served as a pvt. in Capt John Murray's Company at the battle of Point Pleasant. (This area of Botetourt at the time included most of the Jackson & Cowpasture rivers.) There is a question as to whether this is the same Thomas Neel.
• Tax List: 1782, Jackson River, Augusta County, Virginia; Listed as head of HH on Jackson River in Capt. David Gwin's Company. Also listed brother in law Daniel McFarland, who later settled in Kentucky.
• Tax List: 1784, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; Listed on the tax list for Augusta County. Living on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek on land he acquired from his father in law, who patented 300 ares in Wolf Creek Valley
• Land: 1785, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; When did Thomas come to Tazewell County?
• Indian Trouble: Fall 1789, Muddy Creek, Augusta County, Virginia; Daughter Catherine captured by Indians.
• Tax List: 1790, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Listed on Tax List B, this part of Montgomery later becomes Wythe County. (Walkers and Wolf Creeks) listed Thomas Neil (Neel)
• Tax List: May 1793, Wythe County, Virginia, USA
• Tax List: 1801, Tazewell County, Virginia; 2 Males over 16, 6 Horses, mares colts or mules. (probably himself and Alexander)
• Tax List: 1 Jun 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 5 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Debt: 15 Aug 1802, Tazewell County, Virginia; Gordon Thomas & David Cloyd VS Thomas Neel. Debt. Attorney not further instructed to defend. Pft. granted $40 with interest from 1 Sept 1798
• Tax List: 14 Apr 1803, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 4 Horses, mares colts or mules.
• Court: 14 June 1804, Tazewell County, Virginia; John Crockett, John Engles VS Thomas Neel. Petition and Summons. Judgement granted pltf for 5 lbs with interest from 12 Feb 1803. Jon Davis 1 days attend as witness for pltf.
• PP Tax List : 22 April 1806, Tazewell County, Virginia; 1 Male over 16, 0 Horses, mares colts or mules.

Notes:

Thomas and Ellen McFarlane moved from Augusta County to the Grapefield section of what is now Bland County, Virginia. Their log cabin home was a story and half with the kitchen cabin to the rear of the main house.



Thomas Neel was an attorney, practicing law in Tazewell County, Virginia. He was a Methodist Class leader, also a farmer. He owned land on Wolf Creek and Bland County.

Birth:
There are clues to Thomas' father being most likely 1 of 3 men (Thomas, John, or William), but it's impossible, without more info to know which 3 men, was in fact, his father. Also, evidence of the name being O'Neal at one time, and the O being dropped.

Notes:
In the book Col. James McFarland of Virginia by Lake Parsons he states: Thomas Neel was an attorney. He practiced law in Tazewell Co. was a Methodist Class leader and a farmer.

Land:
The only records found of Thomas Neel's purchase of land on Muddy Creek are in 3 deeds recorded in Tazewell in 1831 & 1839 by certain descendants of Thomas Neel & Wm. McFarland, wherein it is stated that Wm sold to Thomas that portion of Wm's land on Muddy Creek lying to the east of "a conditional line" as agreed by them.

Wm retained that portion lying to the W of the line which was later known as the Lydd's place. Wm died prior to March 8 1791 and this land was inherited by his sons James & Daniel.

Thomas settled & lived on his land until his death. No record of his will or intestate proceedings have been found. His wife, Ellen, & 2 unmarried children, Mary & Zach, & probably some grandchildren, continued to live in the home place. Sons Alex & Wm lived on parts of this or adjacent tracts that they had acquired. There was apparently 400 acres in all which the children eventually divided among themselves.

Indian Trouble:
Catherine was near her house on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek when she was captured by a band of Indians but escaped from them. The Indians then went across the mountains to Clear Fork where they captured Virginia Wiley, she was a prisoner for 3 years.

Tax List:
James Davies Commissioner of the Wythe Co. district north of Walker's Mt. May 22 Thomas Neel taxed w/3 adult men & 10 horses. (This area of Wythe would be Grapefield Bland County today)

Thomas did not own any land (that I have found), they must have been living on William's land, because in 1825, James refers to his sister Ellen living on the land that belonged to him as long as she lived.

Died:
Death date is assumed because he was not recorded as head of, nor a member of a household in the 1820 and subsequent censuses.

Thomas married Eleanor "Ellen" McFarland in 1774 in Augusta County, Virginia. Eleanor (daughter of William McFarland and Elizabeth Gibson) was born in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia; died in 1830 in Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Grandfather's Will: 1 Jul 1795, Augusta County, Virginia; Augusta Co., VA Probate Alexander Gibsons will -Executor, son Alexander to wife, Mary, to daughter, Christina, unmarried; to daughter, Mary, unmarried; to daughter, Margaret, unmarried; to grandson, Daniel Gibson; to granddaugter Eleanor
• Testified: 1816, Tazewell County, Virginia; In 1816 after the husband of Catherine (Caty Suiter) James Suiter, a solider, died in 1814 in service of the US, Ellen Neel stated in an affidavit that Caty was lawfully married to James Suiter and remained his widow.
• Census 1830: 1830, Tazewell County, Virginia

Notes:

Census 1830:
1 male 10-141 male 30-38; 1 female 10-14; 2 females 15-19; 1 female 30-39; 1 female 70-79 Eleanor was living with her daughter Mary, Mary was never married.

Died:
Burial: Neel Family Cemetery, Cove Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia Death date is assumed because she was recorded in 1830 census but not 1840, and because of the belief that her children refrained from selling their father's land until after her death.

Other Events:

• Court: 18 Mar 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; James Lockhart "made oath that he was afraid Duncan Farland and his son William would kill or injure some of his stock of creatures" James Lockhart's property adjoined McFarlands.
• Military: Sep 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; Pvt. in the Augusta Co. Militia & receives 8 shillings for military service in 1758
• Land: 1774, Wolf Creek, Virginia; William McFarland, assignee of Andrew Lyda, 300 acres both sides of Wolf Creek branch of New River, settled 1770. From Early Adventures on the Western Waters by Mary Kegley, LDS microfiche 6125902 Vol II page 66 (original page 139) & pg.111 (org 123)
• Land: Feb 1774, Wolf Creek, Virginia; Around this time William moved to Muddy Fork, Wolf Creek located in Montgomery Co. & later became Bland Co, (present Grapefield) apparently leaving his family behind. Whether he was going to send for them later after he settled is not known.
• Tax List: 22 Mar 1774, Augusta County, Virginia; Assessors tax list records William as "No inhabitant"
• Indian Attack: 9 Jul 1774, Warm Springs, Virginia; Wounded, apparently from an Indian arrow, taking his eye
• Children Bound: 20 Jun 1775, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson petitions court that Williamm, his son in law, moved out of the colony & his children are not properly provided for: Isabella, Alexander, James, Mary, Daniel, Eleanor, and John. They are to be bound out to said Alexander Gibson, grandfather. William had moved West to Wolf Creek area
• VA Militia: 1781, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Capt. Thomas Ingles Co. w/Wm McFarland, Wm. Lyday, John Gullion & Barnet Gullion soldiers. This district is near Wolf Creek, in present day Bland County. Source: Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia by Mary Kegley, 1990, p. 16
• Tax List: 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; William McFarelane with one tithe, 10 horses, 20 cattle. Alex McFarelane next to him with one tithe, 1 slave, 2 horses, no cattle (Could be either his son or brother, but I think it is his son Alexander)
• Land Patent: 19 Sep 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Patented 300 acres in the then Montgomery County, on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, a branch of New River.
• Land Patent: 27 Sep 1782, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA; Patented 72 acres believed to be on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek. "Surveyed for Wm. McFarland ? day of Sep, 1782 district of Washington and Montgomery Counties....." More
• Collector of Fines: 19 Dec 1782, Montgomery ? Virginia; Collector of fines or taxes for the "bounty of the soldiers, 81st division"
• Deed: 9 Jun 1801, Wolf Creek, Tazewell County, Virginia
• Land Notes: 9 Jul 1805, Virginia, United States; In the Archives of Tazewell County, p. 167, says William McFarlin (assignee of Andr Lyda) is granted 195 acres on Jan. 9, 1805, surveyed on Feb.25, 1775 for the Loyal Company, on both sides of Wolf Creek. Grant #54, p.8
• Land Notes: 1814, Wolf Creek, Virginia; This part of Wolf Creek was in Tazewell until Bland formed in 1861. Wm. son James continues paying taxes on land his father owned: Wm McFarland est. Tazewell, 195 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE 72 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE 107 acres Wolf Creek 39 SE

Notes:

Indian Attack:
From the Preston and Virginia Papers, Vol. 1, p. 78

"Lewis, Col. Charles. Letter to (William Preston) mentions (July 9) Captain Dickinson's skirmish with the Indians and wound received by William Mc Farlan at Warm Springs; people in great confusion."

There is some concern about whether this is all the same William McFarland because you can see by the dates, William was listed as "no inhabitant" in March, 1774, and was instead in the southwestern part of VA buying land along Wolf Creek it is presumed.

However, he is the only known William McFarland. Did he go south earlier to establish his claim, return home to pick up his family, get wounded in July 1774 and then return south and join Daniel Smith's company in the same year? I guess that is possible.

The Capt. Dickinson is John Dickinson who was a neighbor in what became Bath County.

This incident happened prior to the Dunmore Expedition when Indians became enraged over the April 30, 1774 murder of peaceful family members of Chief Logan by Daniel Greathouse and other militiamen who were part of Capt. Michael Cresap's Company.

Many of those militia men then were in the company of Capt. Hancock Lee, including William McFarland.

What is missing are exact months for these rolls. It is interesting to note that there is a William McFarland who appears in Capt. Hancock Lee's Company in 1774.

(Virginia's Colonial Soldiers, by Lloyd Bockstruck, pub. 1988, p. 142-3)

Included in that company is the same Daniel Greathouse. It is hard to tell if this is the same William McFarland in all three places in 1774, serving with Capt. John Dickinson, Capt. Hancock Lee, and Capt. Daniel Smith.

1774: a William McFarland served in the militia of Capt. Daniel Smith guarding the frontier.

When the names of the men in this list are compared with the tax list of 1782, it seems that it includes the men who are in the area that becomes Russell Co. in 1786 along the Clinch River. (not sure that the William along the Clinch is the same William as the one at Wolf Creek, but the distance is not too great).

This group did not participate in the expedition to Point Pleasant, but did guard the frontier against Indian incursions.

Source: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/virginia/captain-daniel-smiths-company.htm

Land Patent:
Patented 72 acres believed to be on the Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek. "Surveyed for Wm. McFarland ? day of Sep, 1782 district of Washington and Montgomery Counties for ? acres granted 19th day of September, 1782 to said McFarland lying in Montgomery County on Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek, a branch off New River.

Entered February 28, 1787. Plot taken to the land office by John Preston August 1799 (signed) Jeremiah Bell, Preston.

Deed:
His property on Wolf Creek is referred to in a deed of his son Daniel, "being one of the heirs" in favor of ? for $200. The land grants to W. McFarland were not finalized until after his death. It seems that there was a dispute between the Ohio Co. and the Loyal Company as to who owned this land...and then there were the disruptions of the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War. With the creation of Tazewell County in 1799 things began to be finalized based on the original surveys.

Died:
Died from exposure (froze) on Round Mountain while returning from a barn raising on Walker's Creek. The Muddy Fork of Wolf Creek flows just north of Round Mountain. The valley where people lived is the present town of Grapefield.

Joseph Atkins with William Davis, Administrators of estate of William McFarland, deceased, was granted to James McFarland. William Cecil, John Greenup, Samuel Ferguson, to appraise estate and slaves of William McFarland 8 Mar 1791

William married Elizabeth Gibson in 1755 in Augusta County, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Alexander Gibson and Mary) was born in 1735 in Augusta County, Virginia; died in 1771 in Augusta County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Died:
She was not mentioned in her father's will of 1782, so she died before that time. Her last child, Daniel was born in 1769, and William McFarland was found in Wolf Creek by 1771, and Alexander Gibson and petitioned the court of custody of the children, saying their father was gone and they were not being properly cared for. So I'm assuming Elizabeth died between 1770 and 1775.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1718, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA; Immigrated from Ireland to America (Lancaster PA?) around this time.
• Migration: 1742, Virginia, United States; Between 1742-1745 is probably when he moved his family from Philadelphia to Virginia. Might have first landed in Lunenburg County, Virginia
• Court: 18 Mar 1753, Augusta County, Virginia
• Road Clearing: May 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan, J Lockhart, others in list of tithables named to assist clearing a roadway from John Brown's bridge to the Glebe House (Parish farm house)
• Deed Mention: 15 Mar 1755, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan, weaver, mentioned in deed of Robert Young of Back Cree. This Back Creek was a tributary of Middle River and ran between the Glebe and Sugar Loan Mountain. R. Young lived at the base of the mountain.
• Exemption: 24 Sep 1760, Augusta County, Virginia; Court martial of Duncan McFarland. Conclusion: exempted from Military Service due to old age. SOURCE: "Virginia Colonial Soldiers" by Lloyd DeWitt Bockstruck 1988 (All men 16 to 60, were expected to serve)
• Indian Attack: 1764, Augusta County, Virginia; In History of Highland Co, by Morton, p83 talks of an Indian raid on the home of Wm Wilson (who Duncan later buys land from) @ the mouth of Bolar Run.
• Petitioned Road: 1767, Augusta County, Virginia; A new road was ordered from William Wilson's Mill on Bolar Run. "into the New Layed out Road at the foot of the Bull Pastures and thence into the Branch near Feemsters" Petitioners were Duncan and Alexander McFarland
• Deed: 18 March 1767, Augusta County, Virginia; Wm & Barbara Wilson sold D. McFarland, for 30 lbs 100a "on both sides of Jackson River" Probably around the time he migrated from Middle River to Jackson River in present day Bath County.
• Land: 1768, Augusta County, Virginia; AC Land Book Vol. 1, 1786-1799Tax Commissioner, Joseph Bell / Owner Duncan McFarland / Acreage 100 and 119
• Court: 21 Nov 1768, Augusta County, Virginia; John Hamilton appointed road surveyor from Warm Springs Rd to Capt. Dickenson's, & to work with the tithables on Jackson's River, from William Mann's to Duncan McFarland's & tithables on Back Creek - vice John McClenachan. This area becomes Bath Co in 1791
• Property: 15 May 1778, Augusta County, Virginia; Reference to Duncan's property: Conveyance of property in Beverley Manor, corner of Duncan McFarland, George Peary's line.... (George Peary also lived adjacent to James Lockhart) Source, p. 269 from Neel-Dickson Genealogy.
• PP Tax List : 1782, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan McFarland, 1 tithe, 5 horses, 11 cattle, next to George Bratton (Duncan's son in law), near William Willson, who sold him his land
• PP Tax List : 1783, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan McFarland, 1 tithe, 5 horses, 11 cattle
• PP Tax List : 1784, Augusta County, Virginia; 1 tithe, 5 horses, 11 cattle. On same page is Thomas Neal, husband of his grand-daughter Eleanor.
• Grant: 17 Feb 1784, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan McFarland, Grantee; Description: 119 acres on Jacksons River and joining on the south end of said McFarlands house Tract.
• PP Tax List : 1785, Augusta County, Virginia; Duncan does not appear in tax lists again, but son Alexander now shows up with two tithes, could Duncan now be living with Alexander in his old age?
• Tax: 1786, Augusta County, Virginia; In the land tax records for Augusta Co. for years 1786-1790, Duncan McFarland owned two pieces of property, 100 acres and 119 acres. AC Land Book Vol. 1, 1786-1799 Tax Commissioner, Charles W. Cameron/ Owner Duncan McFarland / Acreage 100 and 119
• Land Sell: 20 Feb 1792, Augusta County, Virginia; Alex. McFarland of Green Co. TN as POA for Duncan McFarland, is selling to Jacob Cleek, 2 parcels of land that adjoin ea other on Jackson's Rvr, below Wm Givens. Both 100a & 199a parcel sold for 200lbs apiece VA money.

Notes:

Court:
James Lockhart "made oath that he was afraid Duncan Farland (sic) and his son William would kill or injure some of his stock of creatures"

James Lockhart's property adjoined McFarlands.

Deed Mention:
Grantees William, Hugh and Joseph Young are Robert's sons. Conveys his personal estate for their better preferment and advancement. Duncan McFarland and Thomas Bradshaw are listed as weavers; unclear if they are witnesses. Entry also reads "Robert calle ??"

Indian Attack:
The family was building a new house & "An Irishman was weaving outdoors near the old house. In fleeing toward the house, Barbara Wilson was struck by a flying tomahawk & rendered unconscious - The weaver escaped with a bullet wound in his shoulder."

Property:
200 acres in Beverley Manor; corner Duncan McFarland, George Peary's line; Alexander Reachey's line.

16. Delivered to H'y Black, Aug 178-Neighbor

Died:
Some think Duncan moved to Tenn w/son Alexander because of the record from Greene Co. Tenn record "A Power of Attor from Duncan McFarland to Alex McFarland" giving him POA over Duncan's estate. "was duly acknowledged by the said Duncan & admitted to record.

I think Alexander would be to old to make that kind of trip and he did not necessarily have to be in Greene County to give power of attorney to his son.



Buried:
(Probably burial place) Used to be Augusta county. Duncan and Elizabeth are in unmarked graves.

Cemetery is approximately 13 miles north of Warm Springs on US Rt. 220 in Bath County.

Sorce: Book Col. James McFarland of Virginia Some Descendants and related families, by Lake McFarlane Parsons.

Duncan married Elizabeth Ann Porter in 1720 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ?. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Porter) was born in 1705 in Ireland?; died in in Augusta County, Virginia; was buried in George W. Cleek Cemetery, Warm Springs, Bath County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
Buried in unmarked graves in the George W. Cleek Cemetery, 13 miles North of Warm Springs on US Route 220.

Other Events:

• Deed: 1749, Augusta County, Virginia; Mentioned in Deed
• Witness: 28 Nov 1749, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander was a witness for Benjamin Borden Deed in Kennedy's Creek
• Land Entires: 30 Jul 1750, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson, 100, on Middle River, joining John Trimble, about 3/4 mile off. Gallaher, vid. Daniel Smith
• Bond: 18 Jun 1752, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson's bond as administrator of Daniel Gibson, with sureties John Patterson, Sampson Archer.
• Deed: 17 Nov 1752, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson, Grantee; 199 acres on Buffalo Lick Branch. Part of 400 acres granted Robert Rennock 10 June 1740 (Book 5 page 23)
• Deed: 17 Nov 1752, Augusta County, Virginia; Daniel McAnore and Hannah to Alexander Gobson, 115 acres. Middle River of Shanando joining land where McAnore dwells. Corner John Trimble; Thomas Gardner's line. Teste: David Trimble, John Walker
• Deed: 21 Mar 1753, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson, Grantor; 79 1/2 acres on Moffett's Creek of Cathey's River, below John Davison's land.
• Deed: 10 Oct 1759, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson and Mary ( ) to Anthony Black, 89, 115 acres on Middle River, joining Daniel McNeer where he now dwells; corner John Trimble; Thos. Gardner's line.
• Court: 18 Aug 1767, Augusta County, Virginia; (Page 211-212) Alexander Gibson produced certificate for Hemp.
• Constable: 20 Jun 1769, Augusta County, Virginia; (OB Page 200) Constables: Wm. Carren, vice Joseph Robinson; Wm. Rutledge, vice Alexr. Gibson ; Wm. Lusk, vice John Carlile ; Robt. Gamble, vice John Clark.
• Surveyor: 23 May 1773, Augusta County, Virginia; Road surveyor : Robert Russell, vice Alexander Gibson.
• Custody of GC: 20 Jun 1775, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibson petitions court that William McFarland, his son-in-law, has moved out of the colony & his children are not properly provided for: Isabella, Alexander, James, Mary, Daniel, Eleanor, John. They are to be bound out to said Alexander Gibson, grandfather.
• Surveyor: 21 May 1777, Augusta County, Virginia; (Page 193) Alexander Gibson Sr. road surveyor, vice James Ramsey.
• Tax List: 1782, Augusta County, Virginia; 2 white tithes, (himself and a son), 5 horses
• Will: 6 Sep 1794, Augusta County, Virginia; Alexander Gibsons will-To wife, Mary; to children, viz: Elizabeth, Christian, Mary Mowrey, Margaret; to grandson, Daniel Gibson, who is to make deed to Daniel McFarling for his tract on Christians Creek; to John McFarling; to grandson Edward Atkins

Notes:

Deed:
No year mentioned on this deed:

400 acres on Moffett's branch of Cathey's River; Ralston's Path. Originally patented to William King 10 Feb 1748. Delivered to Alexander Gibson. (Book 2-395)

This land record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.


Bond:
Alexander Gibson qualifies as Admin for his deceased father, Daniel Gibson, Elizabeth, the relict having refused.

Court:
Hemp crops were common in the 18th century. Hemp fibers are exceptionally strong and durable, and in an era before science could do better, that made this a commodity worth growing.

Custody of GC:
Morton's Annals of Bath, referring to the adoptions of William's children by their grandfather Gibson, says he "absconded" It is believed the word is too ? and was used in-advisedly, since the records show he was in touch with his family after that time. The adoption papers refer to him as "having moved out of the colony."

Will:
Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1745 - 1800, p.206
Page 171.--6th September, 1794. Alexander Gibson's will
To wife, Mary;
to children, viz: Elizabeth, Christian, Mary Mowrey, Margaret;
to grandson, Daniel Gibson, who is to make deed to Daniel McFarling for his tract on
Christian's Creek;
to John McFarling;
to grandson Edward Atkins;
to granddaughter, Sarah Allen (I believe is her name, but Mrs. Haladay knows
her);
to granddaughter, Ann McFarling;
to granddaughter, Elizabeth Congo (Cargo?);
to grandson, Samuel Cargo;
to Daniel McFarling.
Executors, Robert Porterfield, Henry Mowrey.
Teste: Jas. Hill, Daniel McFarland, Christian Gibson.
Proved, 16th June, 1795, by James Hill, Daniel McFarlin.
Executors refuse to execute, widow also.
Administration granted Alexander Gibson, son to decedent. [p.207]

Records of Augusta County, Virginia, 1745 - 1800, p.207
Page 178.--15th July, 1782. Alexander Gibson's will
Executor, son Alexander;
to wife, Mary, to be maintained by son Alexander;
to daughter, Christian, unmarried;
to daughter, Mary, unmarried;
to daughter, Margaret, unmarried;
to grandson, Daniel Gibson;
to grandchildren, Elenor McFarland, Daniel McFarland, John McFarland, Ann McFarland;
to grandchildren, Isabella, Alexander, James, and Mary McFarland.
Teste: John Elliot, Elizabeth Elliot,Elizabeth Gibson.
Proved, July Court, 1795 (purporting to be a former will), by John and Elizabeth Elliott and recorded on motion of Alex. Gibson, Jr.

Alexander married Mary. was born in 1716 in Orange County, Va; died in 1796 in Orange County, Va. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Dower: 20 Mar 1754, Augusta County, Virginia; Mary, wife of Alex. Gibson, released dower in 26 1/2 acres conveyed by Alexr. to James Reaburn.