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 1614 - Bef 1680 (~ 66 years)
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| Name |
William Hatcher |
| Birth |
~14 Jan 1614 |
Careby, Lincolnshire, England  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
Bef 31 Mar 1680 |
Henrico County, Virginia, a British Colony in North America [2, 3] |
| Person ID |
I49494 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2019 |
| Family |
Marian Newport, b. 1615, Greater London, Middlesex, England d. 1646, Virginia (Age 31 years) |
| Marriage |
27 Dec 1632 |
Wiltshire, England [1, 2, 3] |
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| Children |
| | 1. Henry Hatcher, b. ~1639, Varina Parish, Virginia, a British Colony in America d. 1 Feb 1677, Varina Parish, Virginia, a British Colony in America (Age ~ 37 years) |
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| Family ID |
F18292 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- "Hatcher Families Genealogy Association" ... http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/index.php
end of note
- Biography
Member of Parliament and took up arms against the King, and for this, being seized by the King's forces, was indicted for treason in 1643. (from the Hatcher Family Newsletter by Donna Whitaker, 1999)
The following is popularly claimed to be true about William Hatcher's family but isn't proven: William Hatcher was born on 14 Jan 1614 in Careby, Lincolnshire, England and died on 31 Mar 1680 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA. He married Marion Newport on 27 Dec 1632 in Ogburn St. George, Wiltshire, England. Marion was born 1615 in St. George, Wiltshire, England and died in 1646 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA. William arrived in Virginia in 1635 with his wife and 2 sons.
A Henrico Co., VA deposition of William Hatcher dated 1677, indicated his age about sixty-three years, making his birthdate circa 1614
The personally signed 1680 will of William Hatcher is extant. William Hatcher was probably buried on his plantation in Henrico, Co., VA.
On 01 June 1636, William Hatcher was granted a 200 acre land patent in Henrico County on the "Appomatuck" River, 50 acres for his personal adventures and 150 acres for transporting 3 persons, namely Richard Radford, John Winchester and Alice Emmerton. (Virginia Land Patent Bk. No. "1", Part "1", p363)[Note: In 1635 William immigrated to VA aboard the ship "Abigail". He paid passage for 3 others, [Often assumed to be his wife and 2 sons. In June 1999 the Jamestowne Society accepted the thesis of Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, GA, that William was not married when he arrived in this country. His argument was based on the fact that had William arrived with a wife and child, Edward, who some believed to have been born in England circa 1633; William would have claimed an additional 100 acres for importing his wife and child. He did not do this; and no wife relinquished her dowry for these early land grants.][2]
The Will (or Gift of Deed) of William Hatcher, 1614-1680 Att a Court Holden at Varina For the County of Henrico the first day of April (by his Majesties Justices of the Peace for said County) in the year of our Lord God 1680 and in the thirty-second year of the reign of our sovereign Lord, Charles The Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King defender of the faith.
IN THE NAME OF GOD (amen) I William Hatcher being in perfect memory but now stricken in years do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. In primus I give and bequeath my spirit to Almighty God who gave it to me whensoever it shall please him to call me out of this sinful world and my body to the ground. Item: I give unto Thomas Burton, Jr. the plantation between the land of Mr. Henry Lound and the land of Gilbert Elam to wit: two hundred and twentysix acres, his choice of all my horses or mares, one heifer called blackchops, a young ewe, and a years schooling and clothes, till he reaches the age of seventeen years, to the confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this two and twentieth day of February, 1676/7.
Signed and sealed in the presence of: John Pleasants, Henry Gee
Memorandum before the signing and sealing hereof, I do bequeath unto the above mentioned Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my furniture thereunto belonging. s/Will Hatcher
Filed in Henrico County Court the first day of April 1680 by ye oath of Henry Gee and the testamony of John Pleasants who (being a Quaker) refused to sweare but only affirms that it to be Hatcher's deed, these two being witnesses to ye same.
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Another translation of the Will of William Hatcher, Henrico County, VA., Will and Deed Book Part 1, pg 121. Will of William Hatcher (Burton-Allen/Hatcher Anthology p 236, The Colonial Genealogist, from an article by Glenn M. Turnell, FAS).
To Thomas Burton Jr. the land between Mr. Henry Lound and Gilbert Elam containing 226 acres, his choice of all of my horses and mares, one heifer, one Ewwe, a yars schooling, and clothes until he arrives at 17 years of age. 20 February 1676/7. Wit John Pleasants and Henry Gee. Before signing, "I give also to Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my bed and furniture." Recorded 1 April 1680 (see patent 26 Sept 1674).
From "The Family of Bartholomew Stovall, Volume 1, by Neil Thompson.
His Will, made when he was "well stricken in years" dated 1676/7, was proved 1 April 1680. It names no executor or residuary legatee and in fact mentions no child at all. On 26 September 1674 he had procured a patent for 227 acres of land in Henrico County; this land he devised for life to Thomas Burton Jr. together with the latter's choice of his horses and mares, one heifer, one Ewe, a years schooling, and clothing until he arrives at the age of seventeen, also the second choice of his bed and its furniture. Such a Will is more like a deed of a gift to one particular relative than a Will; the rest of his property was permitted to pass as in intestacy, and on 1 April 1680 Edward and Benjamin Hatcher, William Hatcher's surviving sons made a gift to the minor children of their deceased brother Henry of cattle and other personal property out of the estate of William Hatcher and then divided the residue among themselves. [3]
For a full discussion and full list of sources, please see Hatcher Family Association
Sources
? http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HATCHER/2012-04/1334443681
? Hatcher Family Association
? http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I43718&tree=WmTheIm
Our kin : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, V Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Ackerly, Mary Denham,. "Our kin" : the genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Virginia. unknown: unkn Note: Laminated.|||Index: p. [713]-818.
"A Little Parliament : The Virginia General Assembly in the Seventeenth Century" by Warren M. Billings, 2004 (See Nel Hatcher, Hatcher Families Genealogy Association)
"Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800" Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent, Bks. 1-5, 1934, pp40,59,89,347.
"The William and Mary Quarterly", Second Series, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul., 1936),"The Hatcher Family" by Rev. Francis Campbell Symonds, D.D., pp457-468
"Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976, p6.
See Also
https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/12342975
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HATCHER/2012-04/1334443681
Find a Grave Sources
"The Family of Bartholomew Stovall, Volume 1, by Neil Thompson.
http://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id17.html
http://home.comcast.net/~davidmartin/ppl/a/d/ad6b654ce854b3c2489.html
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1651-1700/bacon_rebel/bacon.htm
Acknowledgments
"My thanks must first go to John Gillon for sending me a copy of the "will" or "gift of deed" of William Hatcher of Henrico Co, VA. When told by John that this was the signature of William Hatcher, I had to do a double-take and say NO WAY! How do you get Hatcher out of THIS? There was only one way to solve this mystery - consult with the experts on the Library of Virginia email list. And they came through with the answers as they always have. I supplied them with the image of just the signature and asked what this name was, what the colon after the name signified [if anything] and what did the words following the name mean. I also gave the date of this document. Almost immediately I received a response from H B Gill telling me the name appeared to be HATCH. The colon was used to signify an abbreviation - Hatch: equates to Hatcher. The words following the signature translate to "seald with red wax." H B also surmised that the signer was likely an older man born in the early 17th century. He certainly hit THAT nail on the head. Paul Drake also stated that this signature appeared to be in the older Elizabethan style. I believed, of course, that this was an original copy of William's will since we do see different styles of writing in this document, but a message from Kathleen Much sent us back to the drawing board. I had no idea whether this was a "loose" document (the original) or whether it came from the Will Books of Henrico Co. Paul Drake, after looking at the entire document, believed this document came from the Will Book and was written by the recording clerk. Now I've seen many originals, although few this early, and it has always been relatively easy to distinguish between an original signature and a document written entirely by the recording clerk - the signatures are always in the same writing of the clerk. But Thomas Moore states, "Often, when writing the wills into a will book for recording, the clerk would attempt to closely copy the look of the real signatures on the original, so it really is difficult to know for certain." This does appear to be true in this case. This clerk even went so far as to include the words "seald with red wax" when, as Paul states, "Had the seal ever been there or there when the document was viewed, it would have been silly and of no legal effect whatever for those words to have been so written." Although having William's signature is a researcher's dream, I have to say that the most important lesson I've learned from our conversations is that a recording clerk would attempt to copy signatures. This now makes me wonder how many of us have made assumptions in the past in determining whether we are looking at an original or a recorder's copy. My thanks to all who have assisted in solving this mystery! ---Nel Hatcher" [hatcherfamilyhistoryassn.com]
end of biography
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- [S10506] "Christopher Newport II (1561 - aft. 1617)", Biography & Registry, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newport-237, retrieved.
- [S11549] "Anne (Hatcher) Ward (1664 - 1734)", Pedigree Chart, https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/Hatcher-Family-Tree-281, revisit.
- [S11552] "William Hatcher (abt. 1614 - bef. 1680)", Biography, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hatcher-46, revisited or retrieved,.
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