Person:William Touchstone (1)

William Touchstone may be the William Touchstone born July 19, 1772 to Henry and Margret (Mahen) Touchstone of St. Mary Anne's (North Elk) Parish in Cecil County, Maryland, or another Henry Touchstone of that Parish. [Source: item 27 of extensive Touchstone analysis by George Ely Russell found at the Rootsweb/ancestry site "My Sawyer and Touchstone Ancestors" under the entry for Richard Touchstone (1657-1726).]

1791 Frederick Co VA tax list B: William Tuchstone: 1 - - 4. [1 white male over 16; no blacks; no blacks; 1 horse]

1795 Dec 1 - William Touchstone and Jesse Pugh gave security in connection with the administration of the estate of William Cochran. Cochran's 1795 Will names his children, including Margaret Calvert. Large landowner, with Winchester town lots and farm land near Isaac Perkins, George Hogg and Hollingsworths and others on upper drains of Opequon, including acreage of Great Waggon road. Cochran details in wererlate.org.

1800 Frederick Co VA tax list B: William Tuchstone: 3 1 - 6. [3 white males; 1 slave?; no young slaves; 6 horses]

1803 Frederick Co VA marriage of John Russell and Elizabeth Touchstone. Bondsman "Wm. Touchstone".

1810 census Frederick Co VA: Benjamin Touchstone - 30110/00200 (between William Gelispen? and James? Wolfe. Close to James Vance).

Cartmell p109 identifies "Simpson Touchstone" as a War of 1812 reserve soldier.

1820 census Frederick Co VA:

• Christian Touchstone - 002200/01001 + slaves (enumeration shows a widow with children) - on list between Elizabeth Cline and Isaac Hollingsworth.
• Sampson Touchstone - 000100/00100 (between Robert Hamilton and John Legg).

[Source: Heritagequest p. 39; showing pp 932 and 933.][There was a Benjamin Touchstone in Greenville, Augusta Co VA.]