Born about in Amherst, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Thomas Neville Jr.
and Mary (Lewis) Neville
Sister of
Cornelius Neville, Sally (Nevil) Lewis, Lucy (Nevil) Murray, James (Neville) Nevil, Lewis Nevil, Zachariah Lewis Neville, Elizabeth (Nevil) Edmunds and Mary (Nevil) Shelton
Wife of
Samuel Edmunds
— married
5 Aug 1802 in Amherst, Virginia, United States
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
Esther was born about 1780. She is the daughter of James Neville and Mary Lewis.
Family
Will of Colonel James Nevil[1]
Written: 19 May 1784
Probated: 7 February 1785
Amherst County, Virginia
Wife Mary
Son Lewis (land next to Cornelius Thomas, deceased)
Son James
Son Zachariah
Son Cornelius
Daughter Elizabeth Nevil
Daughter Molly Nevil
Daughter Easther Nevil (my share of dower of Mrs Lucy Childress)
Administrators: friends William Cabell Sr and Nicholas Cabell
Witnesses: Mathew Nightingale, Norborn Thomas, James Matthews, Richard Murrow, John Prichard and William Dikson.
Division - Estate of James Nevil[1]
26 December 1786
Amherst County, Virginia
slaves to Lewis and James
Guardian Bond[1]
21 October 1799
Amherst County, Virginia
Abraham Warwick appointed as guardian for Cornelius Nevil, orphan of James Nevil, deceased.
Lewis and Rowland Edmunds were bondsmen.
Guardian Bond[1]
21 October 1799
Amherst County, Virginia
Zachariah Nevil appointed as guardian for Esther Nevil, orphan of James Nevil, deceased.
Rowland Edmunds was bondsman.
Division - Estate of James Nevil[1]
16 February 1801
Amherst County, Virginia
slaves to Esther and Cornelius Nevil
Property
Deed[2]
17 February 1803
Amherst County, Virginia
James Nevil
Lewis Nevil
Cornelius Nevil
Rowland Edmunds and wife Elizabeth
Charles A. Lewis and wife Sally
William O. Murray and wife Lucy
Clough Shelton and wife Mary
Samuel Edmunds and wife Esther
sold 142 acres on Rockfish Creek to Zachariah Nevil.
This deed was executed because there was doubt that if James Nevil died without heirs, the land might revert to his brothers and sisters - they relinquished all rights to the tract.
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1998. The wills of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1865. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press.
- ↑ Davis, Bailey Fulton. 1900. The deeds of Amherst County, Virginia, 1761-1807, and Albemarle County, Virginia, 1748-1763. Easley SC: Southern Historical Press.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 July 2021, 20:45), entry for Esther Nevil (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:K8MX-CHQ ); contributed by various users.
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