William Elisha Viers (abt. 1735 - 1811)

Born about 1735 in Rock Creek Hundred, Frederick County, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Macgruder) Viers — married 1756 in Rock Creek Hundred, Frederick, Maryland

Descendants

Died 4 Jul 1811 at about age 76 in Rock Creek Hundred, Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Lieutenant Colonel William Viers served with Upper Battalion, Montgomery County Militia, Maryland Militia during the American Revolution.

William Viers is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A118754.

William was the son of Daniel Viers and Dorothy Handley. In 1766, his father wrote a will leaving a bequest to William. He was to receive part of a tract called "Nine Eatton" after his mother's death.^[1]

He was recorded in the special provincial census of 1776 in Frederick county, Maryland (in an area which later became Montgomery county), age 41.

He gave a deposition 20 Jul 1797, age 65.^[2]

Will

William wrote his will 25 Jun 1811 in Montgomery county, naming wife Mary and the following children and grandchildren:^[3]

• son Levi Veirs
• son John Mason Veirs
• son Hezekiah Veirs
• son Solomon Veirs
  • grandson Daniel son of Solomon
• son Elijah Veirs
• son William Veirs
  • granddaughter Mary daughter of William
• "daughter Dorotha Hanly's Dyson children"
• children of daughter Pheby Thomas
• son Edward Veirs
  • Polly daughter of Edward
• daughter Nancy Clarke
  • grandson William son of Nancy
• daughter Dorcus Fletchall

William also bequeathed and did not free at least ten enslaved people (there may have been unnamed others in the residue of his estate left to his wife):

• Negro boy Joe, to son John Mason
• Negro boy Len, to son Solomon
• Negro boy Clem, to son Levi
• Negro boy Sampson, to William
• Negro girl Sal, to son Edward
• Negro girl Beck and her increase, for use of daughter Nancy and upon her death to her son William
• Negro girl Charity, to Dorcus
• Negro girl Lethy, to granddaughter Polly
• Negro girl Lucy, to grandson Daniel
• Negro girl Mary, to granddaughter Mary

Sources

1. ↑ Will of Daniel Veirs, Senior, planter of Frederick County in "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GT1P-SQ8F?cc=1803986&wc=SNYC-C6X%3A146535301%2C147297001 : 20 May 2014), Frederick > Wills 1744-1777 vol 1 > image 149 of 315; Hall of Records, Annapolis. Signed 26 January 1766; Proved 16 October 1766
2. ↑ Montgomery County Land Records, 1795-1797; Liber G
3. ↑ Will of William Veirs, Maryland, Montgomery County, probate case files, Estate Record T3140/C1138-9, G, ca. 1809–ca. 1811 FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSY2-YS8F-Y

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 6 Oct 2021), "Record of Viers, William", Ancestor # A118754.
• Maryland Records, Colonial, Revolutionary, County, Church, from original sources, Vol 1
• More sources are referenced at https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I112426&tree=Tree1