Person:William Darling (8)

William Darling was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

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Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley's: (unless otherwise listed)

• Page 306.--10th December, 1757. Christian Doscher's (Dosher, Dorcher appraisement, by Michael Stump, Leonard Neave, Peter Horse. Due by Charles Wilson, Christian Crosc. Due Wm. Darline, John Welton, Anthony Reager.

• January 1759: Richard Pearis brought charges against William Darling for selling two government horses and pocketing the money. The Pearis Family of Frederick County, Virginia (1730-1780)

• 1760 - William Darling, Clerk's Fee. Accounts and Receipts, 1761-1790—James Wood Jr.—Box 2

• Page 10.--15th September, 1772. Sale bill of above [Estate of Mark Swadley] to, viz: Anthony Regar, Thos. Feemster (Cowpasture), Aron Skihawk, David Whitton, William Darling, David Taylor, Martin Shole, George Bushberry, James Wilke, Jacob Brack, William and James Dyer, Adam Look, Jno. Dunwoodey.

Records in Hampshire County, VA

• 3 Oct. 1763 - Deed from James Simpson of Hampshire Co. to Benjamin Beall of Hampshire Co, lease and release, Lot. No. 4 - 400 acres on South Branch; rec. 10-12-1763. Wit. Richard Young, William Halle, Sam Dew, Abraham Hite, John McCullock, William Darling. Source: "Early Records, Hampshire County, Virginia: Now West Virginia", by Clara McCormack Sage, Laura Elizabeth Sage, pg. 53.

• 1766 - William Darling note promising to pay Charles Linch four pounds, thirteen shillings. October 10, 1766.

• 1766 - To the Sheriff of Hampshire County. Summons for William Darling to answer the petition of Charles Linch. Signed by Gabriel Jones, Clerk of Courts. October 14, 1766.

• 1767 - To the Sheriff of Hampshire County. Summons for William Darling to answer the petition of Charles Linch. Signed by Gabriel Jones, Clerk of Courts. November 13, 1767. Source: West Virginia Court Documents Colletion

• 7 September 1773 - Mssrs. John Carlyle, John Dalton, and William Ramsay of Fairfax Co, assignees of Peter Stalker 415 a[cres] on Town Fort Run of S[outh] Br[anch] in Hampshire County. Adjacent William Darling, Sugar Loaf Mt. [Source: Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2 (2009),pg. 222].

1. ↑ Rootsweb Message Boards.

   http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/SANDUSKY/2000-06/0960072345

2.   Find A Grave.

   William D. Darling, Sr
   Birth: 1730, Ireland
   Death: unknown
   Hardy County
   West Virginia, USA
   
   It is stated in the Journals of the House of Burgesses: William petitioned the British government for a pension for wounds received in one of the Indian wars. William was awarded 10.00 pounds for himself, his wife, and 3 children. -tts
   
   DARLING, WILLIAM - DAR Ancestor #: A029832 Service: VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE Birth: 1730 Death: ANTE 11-16-1786 HARDY CO VIRGINIA Service Source: ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, P 449 Service Description: 1) FURNISHED SUPPLIES -tcd
   
   Family links:
   Spouse:
   Sophia Sadowski Darling (1711 - 1785)*
   
   Children:
   Robert Darling (1753 - 1837)*
   
   http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133642899
   
   Note: it appears somewhat questionable that William Darling would have been 19 years younger than his wife, additional research is needed to prove his date of birth.