Person:David Wallace (13)

David Wallace was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Will Abstract 3 Processioning List of 1760 4 Records in Augusta County, VA 5 Records in Botetourt County, VA		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

David Wallace's land (Borden Tract NE, 200 acres, 1757) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.

Acquisition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 503.--11th November, 1757. Borden's executors to David Wallace. £3.10, 200 acres, part of 92100; cor. James McNabb's. Teste: Jno. Mills, Wm. Hall. Delivered: David Wallace, November, 1763.

• Page 318.--15th October, 1765. James Hutton (Hatton) and Ally ( ) to David Wallace, £61.10, 84 acres on a north branch of Buffalo Creek in Forks of James joining land formerly William Todd's. now the property of Wm. McKee. Teste: Wm. McKee.

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

• Page 414.--2d October, 1765. David Wallace and his wife to Henry Black, £40, 210 acres on waters of Carr's Creek, part of Borden's 92100; corner James McNabb. Teste: James anr Samuel McDowell, James Greenlee, John McKee.

Will Abstract

Will of David Wallace of the County of Botetourt & Common wealth of Virginia.

Mentions "beloved wife Margaret", two son[s] John & William "all my Lands that are now in my possession consisting of three hundred & ninety acres to be divided between them"...

"And Lastly I do hereby constitute & appoint my two before mentioned sons John & William Executors of this my Last will & testament"...

[Signed] David Wallace [Seal]

Presence of us:

Thos Sewells

John Cartmill

Proven 25 September 1825

Teste: H.W. Bowyer D.C.

Processioning List of 1760

"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 290.--1760: Processioned by _____ ? _____: For Robert Hamilton, for John Collier, for James Davis, for James Moore, for John Hanna, for Henry Kirkham, for Robert Young, for David Wallace, for Robert Erwm, for John McKey, for Hugh Cunningham, for John Gilmer, for Wm. McChime (McCune), for John Beatty, for Francis McCown, for John McCown, for Anne Long, for William Gilmer, for Adam Thompson, for Samuel Kinkead, for John Campbell, for Thomas Piery, for Maj. John Brown, for Robert Young, for James Young, for Samuel Young, for Hugh Young, for Robert Allen, for William Martain, for John Jamison, for Samuel Wallace, for Maurice Ofreel, for Robert Philips, for John Trimble.

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's:

• Vol. 1 - NOVEMBER 17, 1767. - (338) Hemp certificates: David Wallace, Thos. Hill, James Gilmore, Wm. Henderson, Robt. Hamilton.

Records in Botetourt County, VA

• Page 233. September 19, 1770*. Samuel McMurtrey of Long Cane, North Carolina, to John Hall and James Hall. pounds. 76 acres on Bordens Run. Witnesses: William McKee, John McKee, David Wallace. USGenWeb Archives

• At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th of April, 1780. John Cartmill, Captain in Logan's Company, Henry Cartmill Lieut, and David Wallace Ensign. USGenWeb Archives

• At a court held for Botetourt County the 11th day of May, 1780. John Cartmill, a Captain and David Wallace, Ensign in the Militia took the oath required by law. GenWebArchives

Additional Comments:

• November 14th, 1783. - Also David Wallace Second Lieut, in Capt. Cartmill's Company, Robert Wallace Ensign.

• August 16, 1787. - David Wallace is appointed Ensign in Capt. Cartmill's Company.

• Marriage Record: Cartmill, Henry and Margaret Wallace, dau. [of] David Wallace - Aug. 27, 1788. [Source: Worrell, Anne Lowry. "Early marriages, wills, and some Revolutionary War records, Botetourt County, Virginia". (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., c1976), pg. 10].