Person:William George (71)

Records in Virginia

• Botetourt County, VA - 1783 Tithables, page 234: Homes near Fincastle; William George, log dwelling, shingled roof, stone chimney.

[Source: "A Seed-Bed of the Republic" by Stoner].

Family Bible Records

GEORGE FAMILY RECORD

William George, son of Thomas & Rebecca George, born June 16,1724

Winifred George his wife, born October 18,1727, (Maiden name probably CHILTON)

Children:

1.Thomas George born May 5,1746

2.William George born July 17,1748

3.Rebecca George born June 15,1750

4.Nicholas George born Sept.18,1752

5.Winifred George born June 18,1754

6.Solomon George was born December 9,1757

7.Elizabeth George born June 6,1760

8.Spencer George was born Sept.16,1762

8.Catherine George was born November 7,1766

Deaths:

Thomas George, son of William & Elizabeth George was born April 23,1701 in Lancaster County and departed this life

(the rest of entry is illegible)

Nicholas George, son of William & Winifred George departed this life Sept.26,1753

Spencer George, son of William & Winifred George departed this life June 8,1775

Winifred George departed this life December 16, 1809 aged 82 years

(Reportedly buried in McCambell Cemetery,Knoxville,TN. Marker no longer standing and exact location cannot be determined)

[Source: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEORGE/2010-03/1269823528]

Notes

William George (b.1724) was the eldest son of Thomas George (1701-1748), of Lancaster Co., VA and his wife, Rebecca George. Thomas George led an uneventful life in Lancaster County and his widow, Rebecca George, served as administrator of his estate in Lancaster County.

Winnifred George was born about 1755 in Lancaster Co., VA. She was the daughter of William George (b.1724; d. 1784/7) and his wife, Winifred George. William George left Lancaster County about 1765-1769 and eventually settled in what is now Fincastle, Botetourt Co., VA. He is recorded in a 1784 tax list residing near Fincastle. His widow, Winifred, is found in the 1787 tax list for Botetourt County, indicating William George had died sometime between the recording of the 1784 tax list and the 1787 tax list. No probate record has been found for him. The Pope letter states that William George (d.1784/7) was killed by Indians. This places his daughter, Winnifred (George) Gilliam Human, in the sad position of having her father, first husband, and one of her sons killed by Indians. William George's widow, Winifred George, accompanied family members to Knox Co., TN and died in 1809.

[Source: "The Ancestry of Winnifred (George) Gilliam Human", by Charles M. Ward, Jr.].