Person:Joseph Woolfolk (14)

Name	Joseph Woolfolk
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	1696	Abingdon Parish, Glouchester County, Virginia
Marriage	1725	to Elizabeth Bullard
Death^[1]	1770	Caroline County, Virginia

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Record in Louisa County, VA

To all Christian People to whom this presents shall come, I Joseph Woolfolk of the parish of St. Margaret’s and county of Caroline. Know that I the said Joseph Woolfolk for divers good causes considerations to me hereunto moving but more especially for and in consideration of the natural Love and affection I have and bear unto my grandchildren (that is to say) David Bibb, Thos Bibb, Sally Bibb & Lucy Bibb and my daughter Elizabeth Bibb Do give and grant and confirm unto the above said David Bibb, Thos. Bibb, Sally Bibb & Lucy Bibb after the death of my daughter Elizabeth Bibb two negro girls named Dinah and Hanah to them and their heirs to be equally divided between them the said negroes being given unto my daughter and grand children for and towards their maintenance and lively hood and to no other purpose whatsoever, Chas. Bibb, the husband of the said Elizabeth Bibb having no property in the above said premises. To have and to hold the above sd negroes to their own proper use and behoof forever freely and Quietly without any claim or demand of me, the sd Joseph Woolfork or any other person or person whatsoever.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighteenth day of April 1768.

(signed) Joseph Woolfolk [seal]

Signed & sealed in presence of

Nath’ Garland

William Bibb

At a court held for Louisa county ye 13th day of June 1768 This deed of gift was this day in open court proved to be the act and deed of Joseph Woolfork by the oaths of Natha Garland and William Bibb. Witnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be recorded.

Teste: John Nelson

(Clerk’s margin note: Woolfolk to his grandchildren)

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Information on Joseph Woolfolk

Joseph Woolfolk received a grant of land from the King of England for a large tract of land on the "north bank of the North Anna River" in Orange County, then included in Spotsylvania County. Joseph Woolfolk had a number of children, but we will only write of one, Thomas Woolfolk, known as Capt. Tom, who inherited the land on the north bank of the North Anna River, and from whom all of the Woolfolks in Orange and Louisa Counties are descended.

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