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Facts and Events
Robert Wallace 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:
- 19 Mar 1765 - Samuel Wallace to son, Robert [Wallace]. Two tracts: A, 110 acres, corner said O'Friel; B, 50 acres joining above. First tract part of 300 acres conveyed by Beverley to John Cathey, 7 Dec 1757, and by Cathey to Samuel. [Augusta County, VA Book 11- Pg. 863]
Processioning List of 1767/68
- "Processioning" was the periodic review and agreement of property lines between settler's lands. Processioning Lists are useful in determining the general area of a settlers lands and their neighbors at specific time periods:
- Vol. 2 - Page 442 - Processioned by Wm. Bell, George Berry, Wm. McPheeters, James Syers, 1768-7, viz: For John McCleery, for Thos. Kirkpatrick, for James Peery, for Saml. McNab, for Mathew Wilson, for Alex. Mckinney, for David Stewart, for Robert McKittrick, for John Kirk, for Wm. Crawford, for Rob. Wallace, for Rob. Philips, for James Bell, Sr., for Charles Cummins, for John Jamison, for Mathias Gabort, for William Dean, for William Lockhart, for Patrick Lockhart, for Wm. McClintock, for John Campbell, for John Philips, for James Philips, for David Trimble, for Sampson Sawyers, for James Sawyers, for John Stewart, for Elizabeth Wallace, for Wm. Hodge, for Maj. Jno. Brown, for Thos. Brown, for James Bell, Jr.
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley's:
- Page 406. - 29th February, 1776. John Jameson's will - To wife, Jane; to grandson, John Perry; to granddaughter, Sarah McNabb; to nine children. Executors, Robert Armstrong, Daniel O'Friel. Teste: John Trimble, John Young, Robt. Wallace. Proved, 19th March 1776, by Trimble and Wallace. Executors qualify.
- Vol. 2 - Marriage Bond: 1793--September 24, Benj. Erwin and Robert Wallace, surety. Benj. Erwin and Margaret Wallace, daughter of Robert Wallace.
References
- Find A Grave.
Robert Wallace
BIRTH 1744
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
DEATH Feb 1812 (aged 67–68)
Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Old Lebanon Cemetery
Craigsville, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Robert Wallace is the son of Samuel Wallace and Elizabeth Jane Archer;
It is believed that Robert is the brother of Samuel Wallace, Rachel Wallace, Jannet Wallace and Joseph Wallace. (There were many Wallace's of the same names and similar birth dates in Augusta and neighboring counties during that time; they were most likely cousins. It is difficult to be absolutely certain that we have the correct siblings.)
Robert Wallace married Esther Boyd in 1769 or 1770...marriage records have not yet been found.
Their children are as follows:
Margaret Wallace (Mrs. Benjamin Erwin), James Wallace (Wife, Catherine "Katie" Newman Wallace), Robert Boyd Wallace (Wife, Mary Alexander Wallace), John W. Wallace (Wife, Elizabeth Graham Wallace), Moses Wallace (Wife, Elizabeth Kerr Wallace) and Elizabeth "Betsy" Wallace (Mrs. David Griffith).
During the Revolutionary War, in October 1774, Robert Wallace was a Private with Captain John Murray's Regiment in The Battle of Point Pleasant; he was serving with Captain Young's Company from Augusta County, Virginia.
Robert Wallace was a large land-holder at the time of his death and he was able to leave a considerable estate to his wife and children. (*Robert's Great-Granddaughter, Maude Wallace Campbell, joined the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1934 as the Decendant of Robert Wallace; a copy of Robert's Will is among the many family documents in our possession.)
Robert Wallace died in 1812; he is buried near his wife, Esther Boyd Wallace, and other Wallace family members, in the Old Lebanon Cemetery near Craigsville, not far from the home where he raised his family.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89519080
- United States. 1810 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M252).
Name: Robt Wallace
[Robert Wallace]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Augusta, Virginia
[Note: Census image illegible]
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