Person:Kalem Price (1)

Parentage

Several Ancestry Member Trees claim that Kalem Price was the son of Arjalon Price (1702-1773) and Joyce Barber (1712-1791) of Richmond and Orange County, Virginia, but sources have their marriage as occurring in about 1730, which would have been some eighteen years AFTER the birth of this Kalem Price, thereby dis-proving this claim. In addition, Arjalon Price is only about 10 years older than Kalem Price, which also supports disproving the claim as Kalem's father. Additional research is needed to determine the parents of Kalem Price, who were likely living in Culpeper County, Virginia, and not Richmond County.

Land Records

Virginia Northern Neck Land Grant: G-217: Calem Price of Culpeper Co., 264 acres in said County. Surv. Mr. Philip Clayton. Between Gourd Vine R. & Muddy Run in Great Fork of Rappahannock River, adj. Capt. Robert Eastham, Thomas Dillard, George Dillard, John Latham, Eastham's Buckland Tract. 28 June 1749. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 33].

1749-1753 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book A; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 151-53.

20 April 1750. Joseph Thomas and Sarah his wife of Orange County to Kalem Price of Culpeper County. For 3500 pounds of tobacco. 150 acres on the south branch of the Gourd Vine River ... at the mouth of Long Branch ... to Thomas' back line ... crossing the end of a mountain called the Giant's Castle to a corner on the river above the mountain ... including the plantation setled by Thomas Hannon on the north side of the river. Joseph Thomas

Received by the hands of Robert Eastham 3500 pounds of tobacco.

Joseph Thomas

20 April 1750. Acknowledged by Joseph Thomas.

Will Abstract

Will of Kalem Price of Culpeper County, Virginia

Item. Secondly I give and Bequeath to my loving wife Mary Price my Plantation whereon I now live during her Natural life and all the land belonging to the James [River] from my lower corner line, tree on the River up to the Mouth of a ranch above the Plantaion and up to the branch to the Head and that Course to the back line and as my wife is now with Child if she should be delivered of a son and it should Live my will and desire is that after my Wife's Death that son shall have the aforementioned Land & Plantation but if my Wife should be delivered of a Daughter my desire is that my son James Price shall have the said Land & Plantation after his mother's death.

Item. Thirdly I give and Bequeath to my son Humphrey Price all my Land being between a Branch above my plantation that runs into the River and another Branch that runs into the River below the Plantation whereon John Barnhysle now lives and the head of the said branches the same Course to the back Line.

Item. fourthly I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Price the remainder of my track of Land I now live on from the branch below the Plantation whereon John Barnhysle now lives up to my uper Corner on the River with the said Plantation whereon Barnhysle now lives.

Item. fifthly I leave three hundred and twelve acres of land ~ lying on the Waters of Bessabeil run to be divided Equally ~ as followeth if my wife should be delivered of a Daughter that track of Land to be Equally divided among my other two daughters and the one so born but if it hapon my wife should a son so that my son James Price should not inherit the Plantation whereon I live my desire is that my son James should have an Equal part of the aforesaid Land with his two Sisters ~ Ann Price and Mary Price to be divided among them three and he to have first choice in the Lands.

item. Sixthly I leave my Negro man Peter to be sold and the money for which he shall sell to be Equally divided among my Sons.

Item. Seventhly I leave my Stocks of Horses, Cattle and Hogs & Sheep for the support of my wife and children and to be Equally divided among my children as they come of age.

Eightly. I leave my Gun to my son Humpery, my household furniture & and goods I leave for the support of my Wife and children to be divided among my children after their Mothers death.

Lastly I constitute and Apoin[t] Samel (Samuel) Short and Richard Thomas Executors of this my last Will and Testament to act and do for my wife and children in the best way they can and to receive all Debts due to me and divide all Equaly Among my children.

In witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal this twenty first of April 1758.

[Signed] Kalem Price [His Mark]

Signed Sealed and delivered in presents of us:

James Graver, John Wright, Sarah Graves

At a Court held for the County of Culpeper on Thursday the 16th of November 1758.

This last Will and Testament of Kalem Price dec'd. was exhibited to the Court by James Graves & was proved by the Oaths of James Graves & John Wright two of the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded, Richard Thomas one of the Executors therein named refused to take the Burthen of the Execution thereof, at the same time Mary Price Widow of the said Decendent came into court and tensunced? all Benefit of the said Will choosing to accept the Provision made her by Law.

And at a Court held for the said County on Thursday the 19th of March 1761.

On the Motion of Alexander Burk who has lately intermarried with the said Mary Price Widow & Relict of the said Decedent, Certificate for Obtaining Letters of Administration with the Will annext is Granted him he having taken the Oath and entered into Bond with security according to Law.

Teste: Roger Dixon Clk.

(Culpeper County, VA Will Book A, 1761, p. 249; Cox, 1926, pp. 14-16).

1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 389-390

The Estate of KALEM PRICE Decd. (some entries) cash paid for land tax; cash paid WALTER BUTLER; cash paid JAMES GRAVES; goods bought by ALEXANDER BURK of the Estate Contra: The amount of the sale of the above estate £65.5.7

In obedience to an order of the Worshipful] Court of Culpeper we the Subscribers have stated & settled the administration of the Estate of Kalem Prince decd. Given under our hands this 20th day of Septr. 1764. HENRY PENDLETON, RICHARD THOMAS, JAMES TUTT.

Septr. 20th 1764. Returned into Court & ordered to be recorded.

1770-1783 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book B; [Dorothy Ford Wulfeck]; Acct. of est. of Kalem Price, dec'd., made by Alexander Burk. 15 Oct., 1770.

Records in Virginia

1773-1775 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book G; [Antient Press]; Page 540-543

THIS INDENTURE made the Seventeenth day of April 1775 Between THOMAS PRICE of the County of Culpeper of one part and ALEXANDER BURK of the same County Witnesseth that said Thomas Price for the sum of Twenty pounds current money of Virginia hath granted unto said Alexander Burk his heirs Twenty five acres of land in County of Culpeper & Brumfield Parish and adjoining on Hughs's River being the land left to said Thomas Price by his Father in his last Will and Testament and the said Twenty five acres of land is bounded Beginning at the Mouth of a small branch the North side of Hughs's River and runing up the said Branch to a line of KELEM PRICE deceased with that line South to two white oaks that is Blowed Down on the bank of the said River above a Small Island and a Deep hole of Water in the River thence down the several courses of the said river to the first beginning place .. . . Thomas Price

At a Court held for Culpeper County April the Seventeenth 1775

This Indenture was acknowledged by said Thomas Price and ordered to be recorded.

Teste JOHN JAMESON C. C. C.

1779-1781 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book L (Part 1); [Antient Press]; Page 23-26

THIS INDENTURE made the Eleventh day of October in year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine By and Between WAUGH DARNALL and ANN his Wife of County of Culpeper and the Collony of Virginia of one part and RICHARD PARKS of the County and Collony aforesaid of other part Witnesseth that WAUGH DARNALL and ANN his Wife in consideration of the just sum of One hundred and sixty pounds currency of Virginia to them in hand paid by these presents doth bargain and sell unto RICHARD PARKS his heirs and assigns one certain parcel of land containing One hundred and four acres situate lying and being in Culpeper County and Bromfield Parish in the GOURD VINE FORK of RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER the same being part of Three hundred and Twelve acres of land granted to WAUGH DARNEL and others agreeable to the Will of KALEM PRICE (deceast) by the Right Honourable THOMAS LORD FAIRFAX Proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia by Deed from the Proprietors Office bearing date the Twenty third day of June One thousand seven hundred and seventy seven and said Hundred and four acres of land is bounded Beginning at two Pines on a Ridge corner to MILLEY PRICE on JOHN HILLs Line and runs with MILLEY PRICEs Line West One hundred and seventy eight poles to two Pines on a Ridge in the line of KALEM PRICEs Survey thence with the line of that Survey South One hundred and six pole to three Pines on a Ridge corner to JOHN HILLs land formly Colo. WILLIAM GREEN, thence with the line of JOHN HILL to the beginning place with all houses orchards and profits to the same belonging To have and to hold the aforesaid track of land and premises unto RICHARD PARKS his heirs and assigns In Witness whereof the parties to these presents have Interchangeably hereto set their hands and fiat their seals the day and year first above written in the presents of us LEWIS TUTT, WAUGH DARNALL

JOHN TRIPLETT, EDWARD NEWBY ANN DARNALL

LEWIS YANCY

Memorandum that on the Eleventh day of October One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine peaceable and quiet possession and seizes of the land premices within mentioned was held by the within mentioned WAUGH DARNEL and by him was delivered unto the within named RICHARD PARKS his heirs and assigns forever According to the true Intent and meaning of the within Deed mentioned Witness my hand and Seal the day and year first above written

Test (same witnesses) WAUGH DARNALL

October 11th 1779. Then received of RICHARD PARKS One hundred and Sixty pounds current money being in full the consideration money in the within Deed mentioned received by me WAUGH DARNALL

At a Court held for Culpeper County the Eighteenth day of October One thousand seven hundred and seventy nine This Indenture and the memorandum and Receipt endorsed was proved by the Oaths of three of the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded

Notes

Kalem and Mary Price were born of ancestors who lived in Wales. We don't know how many generations were in the Colonies before Kalem and Mary. These two ancestors were born about 1700, give or take a few years, judging from the last will and testament of Kalem, dated April 21, 1758. That last will & testament disclosed their children's names.

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