William Williams Jr. (abt. 1817 - 1887)

Born about 1817 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

Husband of Nancy (Tudor) Williams — married about 1834 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 1887 at about age 70 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Found in deed records as William Williams, Jr.

In or around 1834, William married the widow of Andrew Turley, the former Nancy Tudor. Her first husband had died in 1827 after less than a year of their marriage, for which her parents, Robert and Sarah (Inscoe) Tudor, had been charged with poisoning him. They were ultimately acquitted of the crime and cleared of all charges.

On March 1, 1842, William purchased 70 acres of land on the north fork of Crooked Creek from Jonathan Miller and his wife, Mary, for $70. The tract lie on the north fork of Crooked Creek, a branch of the Cole River, and was bounded beginning a beech and white oak on the bench of a hill on the south side of Crooked Creek running N35W20 poles crossing Crooked Creek continuing in all 38 poles to two white oaks on the point of a hill, N73E50 poles to a white oak and beech on a hillside, then N42E26 poles crossing a branch continuing in all 40 poles to a beech and two black gum on the point of a hill, then N80E58 poles crossing a branch continuing in all 76 poles to a small black oak on the point of a hill, S60E70 poles crossing a branch continuing to another at 116 poles and further on in all 122 poles at a beech and maple growing together on the foot of a hill, then S17W12 poles crossing Crooked Creek continuing in all 40 poles to a beech and black gum near the top of a hill, then N65W122 poles crossing several drains to a sourwood and beech on a steep bank of a drain, then S68W15" crossing the drain and a small branch 118 poles to the beginning. The deed was acknowledged before Jesse Hudson and Phillip R. Thompson, two Justices of the Peace for Kanawha County, and recorded September 21, 1842 by A. W. Quarrier, Clerk.^[1]

On November 11, 1847, William received a gift of 100 acres of land on Crooked Creek from Jacob Hill and his wife, Nancy, in exchange for a dollar. The tract begins at a pine tree on a survey for Robert Tudor and on the point of a hill near the road running from Robert Tudor's to Samuel Hudson's, then with the survey and binding on a survey made for William Duncan at the forks of Crooked Creek, to a poplar, corner of the same in the forks of Crooked Creek, then up the hillside and up the north fork of Crooked Creek to a white oak corner on a survey made for Jonathan Miller, then with Miller's survey crossing the north fork, then up Crooked Creek with Miller's survey until crossing the second left-hand branch, then up the point of the hill and across to Thompson's survey on Smith's Creek opposite Meredith Parsons' farm, then down Smith's Creek with Thompson's survey and binding on Samuel Hudson's lands and running with the same so as to include all of the land claimed by Jacob Hill to the beginning. The deed was witnessed by Meredith Pauley, Frederick Parsons, and Jonathan Miller. It was presented December 15, 1847, to John Dryden and A. W. Quarrier, Clerks in the Kanawha County Court Clerk's Office, and upon the subsequent oaths of Miller, Pauley, and Parsons, admitted to record.^[2]

On June 3, 1848, William gave a tract of 50 acres to John E. Smith in exchange for a dollar. The tract, being half of that received from Jacob Hill, began on a poplar tree, cornering a survey made for William Duncan in the forks of Crooked Creek, a branch of Cole River, up Crooked Creek to a white oak on the bench of the mountain, then crossing the north fork of Crooked Creek, running a straight line to three pines on the top of the hill, then a straight line to a poplar on a branch, corner to Robert Tudor's new survey, then to the old line, and with the old line to the beginning.^[3]

On June 8, 1848, William gave an acre of his land on Crooked Creek to the General Board of School Commissioners in exchange for a dollar in hand paid to him from Meredith Pauley, Commissioner of the 74th School District. William also granted the Board permission to use as much of the timber on his surrounding lands required for building a sufficient schoolhouse, for use in maintenance and repair, and for necessary firewood for heating.^[4]

On March 12, 1852, William purchased 100 acres of land from James H. Fry, where Meredith Parsons resides and adjoining the land where William resides, for $300. The tract, being the same land that Fry purchased under a deed of Trust from Meredith Parsons to Hudson and Chandler as Trustees, and from Hudson and Chandler to Fry, began at a corner to Thomas Upton's survey, running N75W162 poles to two small beeches and white oak, N?W60 poles to a white oak, N87E214 poles to a stake, with Upton's line S21W120 poles to the beginning.^[5] Williams secured this tract with $300 borrowed from James M. Laidley and James H. Brown, payable in three installments, secured by several tracts of land on Smith and Crooked Creeks. The first tract being the 100-acre tract he just purchased from Fry, the second is the 70-acre tract he purchased in 1842 from Jonathan Miller, the third is the 100-acre tract he received in 1847 from Jacob Hill. The terms of the Trust was that Laidley and Brown were to allow William, his heirs, etc. to peaceably enjoy the tract unless he should default on his payments, in which case they would be sold off to cover the debt. The deeds were acknowledged and recorded the same day by A. W. Quarrier, Clerk.^[6]

On March 4, 1854, William and Nancy gave 100 acres on the waters of Crooked Creek to George Lacy, Jr. in exchange for a dollar. The tract was bounded beginning on a white oak and beech on the upper side of the north fork of Crooked Creek and corner to a survey made for Jonathan Miller, crossing the north fork above the schoolhouse and up the hill above the fence to a white oak, then up the hill with the road to the top, to a white oak corner to William Tyler's land, then with Tyler's line down to a chestnut oak, then to a pine corner to Robert Tudor's survey on the branch, then with a line of John E. Smith's up Crooked Creek to a white oak on the upper side of the north fork of Crooked Creek and on to the beginning. The exception being the schoolhouse and lot on the upper side of the mouth of Possum Branch that William previously granted to the public. The deed was witnessed by Joel S. Quarrier, and recorded March 19, 1855 by Joel S. Quarrier, acting Deputy Clerk for his father, Alexander W. Quarrier, Clerk.^[7]

On December 10, 1855, William purchased 210 acres from John K. Sattes and his wife, Alethia (Swindler) Sattes, is exchange for $315. The tract, being the portion of the estate of James T. Swindler, Deceased, lying at the forks of Smith's Creek in Kanawha County, which was allotted and set aside for the Schenks in the division of Swindler's estate among his heirs and subsequently sold by the Schenks to Sattes. To cover this debt, William trusted this tract, along with the 100-acre tract he purchased from James H. Fry in 1852, to Thomas B, Swann, for Swann to sell off in the event William defaults on his payments. This deed was acknowledged the same day to A. W. Quarrier and recorded January 15, 1856.^[8]

On October 27, 1857, William found himself having fallen too deeply into debt, including $160 owed to John K. Sattes, $40 owed to Watson Eastwood, $20 owed to J. H. Brown, $25 owed to Jesse Clark, $10 owed to Nelson Hill, $300 owed to his son Isaiah Williams, and $255 owed to his son Robert Williams, including interest on all sums since becoming due, in which William found himself unable to pay. Instead, he made an agreement with both of his sons to relinquish his lands to them in exchange for them paying off and discharging his debts. The tracts that he gave Isaiah and Robert were the 100-acre tract on Smith's Creek from James H. Fry, on which William resides, a 100-acre tract on the waters of Crooked Creek bought from Miller and Hill, and the 210-acre tract at the forks of Smith's Creek bought from Sattes. William also gave them four milk cows, one yoke of oxen and yoke etc., five calves and one yearling, twenty head of sheep, thirty odd head of hogs, household and kitchen furniture, farming tools and implements of husbandry, one set of blacksmith's tools, and growing crop and all other property on the premises, to be held and used at their behoof. All parties having acknowledged the same, A. W. Quarrier recorded the deed.^[9]

On September 13, 1864, William Williams "of Smith's Creek" purchased a tract of unspecified acreage, estimated to be 40, from John P. Turner "of Coalsmouth" in exchange for a promissory note of $218. The tract, being that portion of Turner's land lying on the left of the right-hand fork of Smith's Creek from the top of the ridge dividing the two forks, began at the top of the Grapevine Knob and running along the top of the ridge to the division line between John P. Turner and the heirs of Davenport Thompson, together with about 15 acres lying on the left-hand side of the left-hand fork of Smith's Creek. The deed was witnessed by George P. Thompson.^[10] A couple weeks later, on September 24, 1864, William further purchased an additional 70 acres from John P. Turner, this time for $75 paid in hand. This tract was bounded beginning where Swindler's line crosses the left-hand fork of Smith's Creek and running with the road up the fork to the first small drain above the upper end of R. Parsons' field, then up the drain to the line of Turner and Thompson, then with that line to the right-hand fork of Smith's Creek, then with the Gallatin line down the fork to Swindler's upper corner on Smith's Creek, then with Swindler's line to the place of beginning.^[11] Turner presented and acknowledged both deeds that day to R. Brooks, a Justice of the Peace. A few days later, on September 27, 1864, William and Nancy, his wife, along with sons Isaiah and Robert, and their wives, in exchange for $300 to them in hand paid from Hiram Holstein on behalf of his wife Mary L. Holstein, sold their land on the north fork of Crooked Creek to John C. Holstein, trustee for Mary L. Holstein. The land, beginning on a white oak above the schoolhouse and running with the road to the top of the ridge to a white oak corner to William Tyler, then running with the ridge to the road crossing from Williams', then a straight line to a black oak corner, then up the creek on the hillside to a maple and beech, then across several drains to a sourwood and beech on a steep bank, then a straight line to a white oak, then a straight line to the beginning, being all of the land belonging to the Williamses on the Crooked Creek. This deed the Williamses acknowledged that day before George H. Smith, Justice.^[12] All of these deeds were later recorded by John Slack, Kanawha County Recorder.

On January 24, 1865, William entered into a 15-year contract to lease 250 acres of his land in Kanawha County to Samuel Maxwell "of Washington County, State of Ohio," his personal representatives and assigns, for the purposes of the exclusive right to mine for petroleum or other oil. The land leased to Maxwell was bounded on the south by the land of John P. Turner, on the east by the land of Newson Lacy, on the south by the land of Hiram Holstein, and on the west by the land of William Tyler. Included in the lease was coal or wood for fuel sufficient for boring or pumping the oil, along with the right to use the land and erect such buildings and machinery on the premises deemed necessary to do business and reserve the same. In consideration of the lease with Williams, Maxwell agreed to furnish him at the oil wells, in barrels provided by Williams, one-tenth of all the oil obtained on the premises during the term of the lease. The catch of this deed was that if Maxwell should fail to locate oil on the premises within two years of the start of the lease, then the contract to be deemed null and voided, with Maxwell instead to continue boring at will on the premises instead for the annual fee of $20 until oil is found, and to reimburse all damages from operations accruing on the premises. The deed was acknowledged that day before Justice George H. Smith, and later recorded by John Slack, Recorder.^[13]

On December 30, 1865, William gave Jesse Clark $100 in exchange for all of his right, title, and interest in a certain 25-acre tract of land on the waters of Smith's Creek. The tract began on a large poplar east of the poplar corner at the back of Upton's survey running with the upper line to the head of the first ravine above the rock cave, then running with the ravine to the Creek, then crossing the Creek to the mouth of a ravine on the south side of the Creek, then a straight line to the poplar corner of Jesse Clark's survey made by Sinnett.^[14] That same day, William also gave his sons Isaiah and Robert, and their wives, another $100 in exchange for their right, title, and interest in a certain tract of 120 acres adjacent to the first. This one began on an ash and maple, then in a line of Upton's survey to a poplar corner of Upton's survey, then with the Gallatin survey to a white oak corner of Gallatin's survey, then crossing the creek to a white oak on the side of a hill corner of Gallatin's survey, then a straight line to the place of the beginning.^[15] The deeds were acknowledged January 3, 1866, before Nelson Hill, Justice for Washington Township, and later recorded by John Slack.

On February 12, 1868, William purchased 125 acres on the waters of Crooked Creek from his wife's parents, Robert Tudor and his wife, Sally, for $70. The tract, being part of a 150-acre survey made for George Pitsel. The other 25 acres the Tudors sold to George H. Smith. The Tudors also sold to William and Nancy a second tract of 22 1/2 acres lying on Crooked Creek, and a third tract of unmentioned acreage originally part of a 105-acre tract, of which an undefined part was sold from the Tudors to Turner Justice, Nancy's son-in-law. The stipulation of this deed was that William and Nancy were to permit her parents to continue to enjoy the use of the property for the remainder of their lives. Robert Tudor presented and acknowledged the deed the same day to John Dryden, Deputy for John Slack, at the Recorder's office where it was subsequently recorded.^[16]

One April 26, 1869, William purchased the dower interest in 103 acres lying on Smith's Creek from Mary Ann Parsons of Posey County, Indiana, widow of Meredith Parsons, in exchange for $70. This same tract, being the one that William and Nancy reside on, is the same that was purchased from James H. Fry. Widow Parsons, visiting on a business trip to Kanawha County to handle her affairs, acknowledged the deed the same day before Nelson Hill, a Justice for Washington Township. The same was recorded May 6, 1869 by A. Cunningham, Recorder for Kanawha County.^[17]

On August 26, 1870, William and Nancy sold a tract of land on the waters of Smith's Creek to William L. Bays for $200. The tract began on Swindler's line above the forks of Smith's Creek on the left-hand fork running with the road, including 15 acres on the left-hand side of the road to the first small drain above the upper end of the field, then with the drain to the division line between Thompson and Turner, and with the division line to the head of John's Branch, then down the Branch to the Swindler line, then with the Swindler line back to the place of beginning. The Williamses acknowledged the deed before Nelson Hill, Justice for Washington Township, the following day. It was recorded December 22, 1870, by A. Cunningham, Recorder.^[18]

On January 5, 1872, William and Nancy sold the 125-acre parcel of land on the waters of Crooked Creek, originally purchased from Nancy's parents in 1868, to their son Robert Williams in exchange for $300. The deed was witnessed by J. E. Kenna and W. A. Kelley. It was presented and acknowledged May 12, 1873, before Joel S. Quarrier, Clerk of Kanawha County, and admitted to record.^[19]

On March 20, 1873, Sold 15 acres of land on Smith's Creek to Thompson Lacy for $50. The tract, lying near the head of Smith's Creek, began on the Creek bank at the lower end of Thompson Lacy's field, running down Smith's Creek to the small drain in which there is a rock cave, and up said drain to the Upton line, and with the Upton line to the head of the first drain at the lower end of Thompson Lacy's field, and down that drain to the place of beginning. The Williamses acknowledged the deed the following day before B. F. Wyatt, Justice. Joel S. Quarrier, Clerk, recorded it August 13, 1873.^[20]

On May 18, 1877, William sold 40 acres on Coal River to James Clark, his son-in-law, for $250. $50 was paid in cash and the rest was to be collected in 3 annual installments. The tract, adjoining the lands of Andy Ramsey and others, began at the top of the Grapevine Knob and running along the top of the ridge to the division line between Davenport Thompson and John P. Turner, then with Thompson and Turner's line to the Upton line, then with the Upton line to the top of the ridge to the beginning. The stipulation of the deed was that William reserved to himself, his heirs and assigns, the right of the current roadway leading from his residence out to the new road leading from the Upper Falls to the James River and Kanawha Turnpike, and that neither Clark nor anyone under his authority was to obstruct it.^[21]

On November 21, 1878, William gave 350 acres on Smith and Davis Creeks to sons William H. Williams, George Williams, and John F. Williams, for a dollar. The parcel began on Smith's Creek and the Mud Suck Fork of Davis Creek, being the same land conveyed to William from Jesse P. Clark in 1865, and from John P. Turner in two tracts in 1864. The parcel conveyed to his sons, originally containing about 430 acres except the 40 acres conveyed to James Clark the previous year, and reserving another 40 acres on the lower end of the tract, began at the Swindler corner, running up Smith's Creek to a point opposite William W. Taylor's residence, running a northerly course to the back line so as to include 40 acres, reserved for William's private use. A stipulation is provided that his sons were to pay all taxes on the 430 acres for the remainder of his lifetime. The deed was witnessed by James F. Brown and C. M. Keblinger, and recorded the same day by Joel S. Quarrier, Clerk.^[22]

On April 12, 1880, William and Mary, his wife, along with William's sons, Isaiah and Robert, and their wives, sold a tract of 70 acres on Smith Creek to Samuel Weaver for the consideration of $300. The tract began at a stake on the bank of Smith's Creek at the end of a dividing fence between Isaiah Williams and William H. Bayse, along with the fence to near the top of the hill, then on in a straight line over the hill to intersect the Swindler line and down the hill with Swindler's line to where Richard F. Bayse's line intersects Swindler's line, and with Bayse's line around the brow of the hill to a Spanish oak on a point, the down the line a straight line to a beech on the bank of Smith's Creek, then down the Creek to the mouth of a branch known as the Dripping Rock, then up the branch with its meanders to intersect the north Swindler line, then east with Swindler's line across the hill and hollow to a beech corner to Swindler's survey, then down the hollow with Swindler's line to the left-hand fork of Smith's Creek, then down the left-hand fork to near the forks of Smith's Creek, then across a small bottom at the base of the hill to the right-hand fork of Smith's Creek, then up the Creek back to the beginning. All parties to the deed made oath the following day before James S. Hutson, Justice of the Peace, and Hamilton Morris, Clerk of Kanawha County, admitted the same to record April 15, 1880.^[23]

William wrote his will on June 19, 1887. In it, he devised his remaining land on Smith Creek, estimated to be about 40 acres, along with the household furniture, kitchen furniture, and personal estate, to his widow Mary. At her death, the same estate to be descended to Mary's daughter, Laura Belle Carter. William also appointed Mary as his executrix. He signed and sealed the will in the presence of his son, Isaiah Williams, along with John W. Holland and Benjamin H. Webb. The will was presented to J. W. Goshorn, Probate Clerk of Kanawha County, later that September 17, and, upon the oaths of Holland and Webb, was admitted to record.

Mary sold the tract the following year to Harry Brown.^[24]

Sources

1. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book M, pp. 554-555.
2. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book P, pp. 502.
3. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book P, pp. 503.
4. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book P, pp. 503.
5. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book R, pp. 93-94.
6. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book R, pp. 112-113.
7. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book T, pp. 91.
8. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book T, pp. 265-266.
9. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book UV, pp. 114.
10. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book X, pp. 217.
11. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book X, pp. 203.
12. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book X, pp. 571.
13. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book X, pp. 532.
14. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book Z, pp. 105.
15. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book Z, pp. 106.
16. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 25, pp. 154.
17. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 25, pp. 577.
18. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 26, pp. 621.
19. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 29, pp. 150-151.
20. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 29, pp. 289.
21. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 33, pp. 603.
22. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 33, pp. 548-549.
23. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 35, pp. 94.
24. ↑ Kanawha County, West Virginia Deed Book 47, pp. 532.

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