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- Samuel Tincher1718 - Bef 1791
Facts and Events
Samuel Tincher 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 142.--27th February, 1750-51. William Preston to George Campbell and Saml. Tencher, 215 acres on head of Gr. Calfpasture. Teste: James Caldwell, John Bigham, John Maxwell.
Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:
- Page 20.--18th November, 1770. George Campbell and Samuel Tincher and Margaret, of Albemarle County, to Thomas Kinkead, £75, 215 acres on Great Calfpasture, patented to William Preston, 1st June, 1750. Teste: John Bigham, Andrew and Joseph Kinkead. Delivered: Tully Davit, 1776.
Will Transcript
- Will of Samuel Tincher, dated 15 March 1790 (Probated Jan 1791)
- In the Name of God Amen, I Samuel Tincher of the County of Greenbrier, being of perfect memory and understanding, but remembering that it is appointed for all men once to die and that the time when it may please the Almighty to determine my existence in this life uncertain do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following, hereby revoking and Disannulling all and every Will or Wills by me heretofore made, published or Declared. IMPRIMIS.
- I give my Soul unto that Almighty God who gave it and my body to the Earth there to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executor hereinafter to be named, nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection of the dead it will be raised by the mighty Power of God and with my Soul enjoy everlasting happiness thru the merits of Jesus Christ my redeemer; and as for what worldly goods it hath pleased God to bless me with, I bequeath and devise the same in manner and form following. Viz:
- ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my Elder Son William Tincher all my books (except my Hymn book) together with all my wearing apparel, and also a moiety of that tract or parcel of land I purchased from my Son, Francis Tincher, lying in the aforesaid County of Greenbrier, being part of the tract or parcel of land whereon the said Francis now lives and adjoining the lands of Thomas Kinkead; to him and his heirs and assigns for Ever.
- ITEM: I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Hannah the wife of Thomas Kinkead the other moiety of the aforesaid tract or parcel of land together with all my stocks of horses, cows, sheep and hogs, and my household furniture now in her husbands possession likewise all bonds, notes and debts due to me, to her, her heirs and assigns for Ever, provided always that she pay any Debts which I may owe at my decease.
- ITEM: I give unto my Son, Francis Tincher the sum of five Shillings if demanded and no more.
- ITEM: I hereby constitute and appoint Thomas Kinkead the Husband of my aforesaid Daughter Hannah the sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.
- In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this fifteenth day of March in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety.
- (Signed) Sam'l [x] Tincher (seal) [His Mark]
- Signed, Sealed, Published and declared to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us.
- Charles O'Harra
- Margrate O'Harra
- W.H. Cavendish
- At a Court held for Greenbrier of January 1791 This last Will and Testament of Sam'l Tincher dec'd was presented in Court, and on the motion of Tho. Kinkead the Executor therein named, who made oath according to law. Certificate is granted him for obtaining a profit thereof in due form, whereupon he has given security and acknowledged his bond with condition according to law.
- Teste: John Stuart, Clk.
- [Source: Greenbrier County Will Book 1, pg. 43]
Records in Augusta County, VA
From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:
- Page 8.--6th March, 1754. Andrew Lewis enters two 200 surveys on Bratton's Run in the Calf Pasture which runs through that place of Dunlap's where he last lived and 100 acres on the Little River between McCutchen's land and Clendenning's old place, and 200 acres joining south side of McCutchen's land below Wm. Smith's, and 200 acres at a meadow on a branch of the Great River of the Calf Pasture near a mile northwest from Saml. Tencher's. and 200 acres joining the southwest end of James Gay's land in the Cow Pasture, and 200 acres on the Glady land at the sulfer mine on south side Warm Spring Mountain Gap on both sides the path, and 100 at the foot of the Warm Spring Mountain, north side, about two miles from said Spring, northeast course, and 200 acres joining the survey at the Warm Spring and down the branch, and 200 acres about two miles, more or less, from the Warm Springs, southwest course, and 200 acres in the Cow Pasture side of the Warm Springs Mountain at the foot of said mountain about three miles near a west course from James Gay's.
- Page 122.--19th November, 1755. Margaret Fulton's bond as administratrix of Thomas Fulton, with sureties John Kinkade, Samuel Tincher.
- Page 359.--17th November, 1756. James Lockridge and Isabela ( ) to Wm. Kinkade, £24, 260 acres on Great River of Calfpasture, cor. Ro. Guin's land; cor. Robert Lockridge, Preston's line. Teste: Samuel Tencher. Delivered: Jno. Kincaid per order, 19th April, 1819. Recorded on motion Margret Kinkade for William.
- Page 338.--21st November, 1759. Robert Hall's bond (with Jno. Bigham, Saml. Tencher) as administrator of Ro. Ramsey.
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 19, 1762. - (293) James and Joseph Scot, orphans of John, chose David Scot their guardian. Philip Phagan, Saml. Tencher. Joseph Kenaday abused the Court while sitting and is fined.
- Vol. 1 - AUGUST 25, 1762. - (353) William and Samuel Tencher, witnesses.
References
- ↑ Ancestry.com. One World Tree (sm). (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., n.d.).
Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
- GenForum.
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