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Walker Conway, of Levelfield, Lancaster county, Virginia
▼Facts and Events
| Name |
Walker Conway, of Levelfield, Lancaster county, Virginia |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
Bet 1733 and 1753 |
Virginia, United States |
| Other[2] |
14 Feb 1764 |
Northumberland, Virginia, United Statesnamed in Will of Richard Spann, cousin |
| Marriage |
1775 |
Virginia, United Statesto Ann Moncure |
| Death[1] |
Est 1786 |
Lancaster, Virginia, United Statesdrowned in Potomac River, near Dipple Parish |
▼References
- ↑ Family Recorded, in Hayden, Horace Edwin. Virginia genealogies : a genealogy of the Glassell family of Scotland and Virginia: also of the families of Ball, Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Holladay, Lewis, Littlepage, Moncure, Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor, Wallace, and others, of Virginia and Maryland. (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: E.B. Yordy, printer, 1891)
p. 262 ff.
WALKER CONWAY ... of "Levelfield," Lancaster Co., Va., b. - ; drowned cir. 1786 in Potomac R. near Dipple Par. ; m. -, 1775, ANNE MONCURE, b. Oct. 17, 1748 ; B. by Rev. James Scott, Dec. 2, 1748, spons. Rev. James Scott and George Mason, Esq., Mary Mason and Cecelia Brown (O.R.), daughter of Rev. John and Frances (Brown) Moncure (MONCURE 1).
Mr. C. was a minor when his father died. His mother was his guardian 1757, and Travers Downman, Dec. 1767. He lived until 1786 on land in North'd Co., which he inherited from his gr. father Samuel Heath. This land he sold May 9, 1786, to John Hull and Joseph Conway, and resided at his Lancaster estate of "Levelfield." On the watch of Mr. C., found on his person when he drowned, the Conway "Arms" were engraved. This watch Mr. Eustace, guard, for his children, sold, it being "out of order." (R.M.C.)
Walker Conway gave bond Dec. 17, 1785, to John Hull, both of St. Stephen's Par., North'd Co., for tract of land which W.C. inherited from Richard Spann. Wit. Edwin and Joseph Conway. (North'd Co. rec.) W.C gave similar bond same day, to Joseph Conway; Apr. 24, 1786, he gave deed to J.C. of North'd Co. for land "being one moity of that land whereon the said W.C. lately resided." ...
- ↑ Will of Richard Spann, in Hayden, Horace Edwin. Virginia genealogies : a genealogy of the Glassell family of Scotland and Virginia: also of the families of Ball, Brown, Bryan, Conway, Daniel, Ewell, Holladay, Lewis, Littlepage, Moncure, Peyton, Robinson, Scott, Taylor, Wallace, and others, of Virginia and Maryland. (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.: E.B. Yordy, printer, 1891).
[based on Will Transcript found on p 245 of Hayden (1891)] -
RICHARD SPANN. Northumberland county, VA. Will: 14 Feb 1764. Rec: not specified.
Wife: Priscilla Span, all my Lands, Negroes Chattles and Household furniture, except negro girl Lucy.
Sister-in-law: Judith Churchill, negro girl Lucy.
Cousins: Peter Conway (son of Uncle Peter Conway), Walker Conway (son of Uncle George Conway)
Others (relationship not specified): John Span Conway, Richard Conway, Mrs. Hannah Churchill, Mrs. Frances Sinah Conway, Mary Creswell
Executors: wife, Mr. John Blackwell.
Wit: Richard Davis, Mary Cresswell, Eliza Norman.
Test: Thomas Jones.
[Note: not all individuals have been identified and linked to pages in WR.]
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[Identifies Walker as a son of George Conway and cousin to Richard Spann.]
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