Person:Hugh Botkin (1)

Hugh Botkin was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 267.--19th May, 1761. John Ker and Lucie ( ) to Hugh Botkin, £13.10, 174 acres on a draft of North River of Shanando; cor. Robert McMahan. Teste: John Botkin, William Kerr, William ( ) Mathers, John Reburn. Delivered: John Botkin, 5th June, 1762.

• Page 89.--18th August, 1779. Christopher Sumwalt and Marilus to Hugh Bodkin, on Black Thorn, a branch of South Branch of Potomac. Teste: James Culbertson, Valentine Cloninger, Francis Kirtley.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

• Page 389.--21st September, 1763. John McCreery and Agness ( ) to Richard Bodkin, £45, 280 acres on Newfoundland Creek; corner land in possession of the Caroliles. Delivered: Hugh Bodkin, 15th October, 1772.

• Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER, 1764 (A). - Hugh (mark) Botkins. Bond dated 19th September, 1761, to Handry Picket, conditioned to making deed to 174 acres, comprehending the place John Kare sold to Richard Botkin, joining Robert Reburn and John Strain, on the east; Robert McMahan and John Botkin, on the west; John Richey and James Orrey and Edward Beard, on the north. Test: John and Mary Botkin.

• Page 157.--2d February, 1767. Thomas Lorimor's will, in the Black Thorn in Augusta County--To Hugh Botkin, 100 acres now in possession of Hugh on the Black Thorn on South Branch. Teste: John Botkin, Robert Harper. Proved, 15th November, 1768, by the witnesses. Administration granted Hugh Botkin, who qualifies with John Botkin, James Byrnsides.

• Page 41.--19th November, 1772. Hugh Bodkin's recantation of slanderous words about John McMahon. Teste: Felix Gilbert, David Laird, Joseph Reaburn, David Bell.

• Vol. 1 - MARCH 21, 1780. - (190) Following allowed for military services: Robert Hall, in Capt. Preston's Company of Rangers in 1758: also John Vahab, Wm. Stuart, John Bodkin and Hugh Bodkin; John Graham, grandson of John Craham, who served in Capt. Preston's Company of Rangers, 1758; James Bodkin, in Capt. Preston's Company of Rangers, 1758--50 acres each.

• Vol. 1 - MAY, 1787 (N to Z). - Wm. Patton of Rockingham County vs. Hugh Botkin.--P. C., 24th May, 1784. Not executed, by reason of his being gone to the Northward.

• Vol. 1 - MARCH, 1796 (F to K). - Spa. to revive against David Stephenson and Mathew Patton, executors of William Patton, deceased, dated 20th June, 1793. William Patton's answer says, 10th January, 1793: Joseph Gamble in his lifetime prevailed upon William Patton to leave the house of Mrs. Cawley, in Staunton, and go to his plantation to labor for him, which William did about 1st March, 1777. After Joseph's death, William had no desire to remain with Joseph's family, but Isabella persuaded him to remain one year on wages. Joseph Gamble was killed by a stroke of a horse. Hugh Botkin is about to remove out of the State, 23d August, 1792.

Will Transcript

Hugh Botkin's will is dated September 1801 and is on file in Knox County, TN.

Last Will and Testament of Hugh Bodkin, Sr.

The last Will and Testament of Hugh Bodkin, senior, it is my wish that after all my just and lawful debts is paid that my estates shall be divided amongst my family as follows, that is to say, the plantation that I now live on, I leave it to my wife Hester Bodkin for her use during her natural life and at her death the said land to belong to my son Hugh Bodkin by giving my grandson Hugh Bodkin three years of schooling if his father will let him live with him until he is twenty one years of age and to give him one twenty pound hors and a new saddle and Brid and one suit of Clothes or one Hundred acres of land provided the land can be got for the above nominated properly.

Exclusive of the land and Schooling and I likewise give to my son Hugh Botkin five hundred feet of inch plank and one iron shovel with all the Framing Utentials and my wife Hester Botkin is to have two cows known in my family by the names of Rigg and Strawberry and one more Know in my family by the name of Little ginn and her feather bed and Beding and one large iron kettle with two peuter plates and two knives and forks and two tinn cups and one Small Peuter dish with one Crook and frying pann two Bells the Cotton and flax that is now on the place to be equally Divided into Three shars and she to have one Share and One flax wheel and one Big wheel and one Waggon with the hind geers for her lifetime but at her death the waggon is to belong to my son Hugh all the property that I have not left to my wife Hester Botkin that is not otherwise disposed of I wish to be Equally divided Between my Two Daughters Lettis Botkin and Rachel Botkin and I Request that Elijah Garton and William Cunningham to divide the property between them

my Daughter Rachel to have horse colt Three cows and two year old steer.

There is a suit in law that I have with Thomas Neil in Withey [sic] County if that suit is Record I leave that to my son Thomas Botkin for his use and all the household property that I have not gave to my wife Hester Botkin I wish to be Divided Between my Two Daughters Lettis and Rachel Botkin by the same two men before mentioned and my daughter Nancy Null I give her a horse Known to my family by the name of Jack and my stock of hogs I give to my wife Hester Botkin and

my daughter Mary McQuier I give one Dollar and

to my Daughter Elizabeth Hooser I give one Dollar and

to my Daughter Esther Hale I give one Dollar and

my Daughter Margaret Huffacre I leave one Dollar and

to my son Richard Botkin I leave one Dollar.

NB if the father of my Grandson Hugh Botkin does not let him live with his Uncle Hugh Botkin until he is twenty one years of age that part of my estate that I left to my grandson Hugh Botkin, my son Hugh Botkin shall give to his brother Thomas Botkin except the Scooling.

My wife Hester Botkin I leave as my Executrix and William Cunningham as I leave my Executor. Done this Fifteenth day of January 1801.

(Signed) Hugh [His X Mark] Botkin [His Seal]

Witness present: Jesse Green, Elijah Genten

1.   E-mail from E Perry.

   Hugh Bodkin, a son of Richard and Elizabeth Botkin, was born in Augusta County VA in 1736 and died in 1801 in Knox County TN. He married Hester Farmer. Hester was born in Augusta County VA in 1740 and died in Knox County TN.
   On March 21, 1780, Hugh was allowed 50 acres for his service in 1758 in Capt Preston's Company of rangers. Hugh Botkin in Revolutionary War in Capt. Hulls Company of Augusta County militia. Hugh will is dated September 1801 and is on file in Knox County, TN.