Person:William Spiller (3)

Acquisition of Land in Virginia

Stafford County, Va, Deed Book J, Pages 21-22, 1729-1748, Ruth and Sam Sparacio.

• This indenture made 10th March in seventh year of the reign of our sovereign Lord George the first between Henry Filkin of County of Stafford Planter and William Spiller of county aforesaid…for sum three thousand two hundred pounds of good tobacco and for divers good causes doth grant tract in County Stafford beginning upon the main Run of Occaquan and on the North side of the main run at the mouth of a branch commonly called the Mare Branch and extending to the back line it being part of 750 acres granted to me Henry Filkin and Mathew Moss by patent from under hands and seals of the proprietors agents and so along the back line to a branch commonly called the Mare Branch…to first beginning…for 100 acres of land.

(signed) HENRY FILKIN

Presence of: Samuel Kent, David Anderson, William Bland

Att a court held in Stafford County March 14th 1721, Then came Henry Filkin and personally acknowledged the within deed…ordered to be recorded.

Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol. 1, Gertrude Entz Gray

• p. 74 A-29: William Spiller of Stafford Co., 350 ac on Occaquan in Stafford Co. Wrnt 19 Feb last. Surv. by Capt Thos Hooper 22 Feb. last. Adj. William White, John Bennett, ffrancis Jackson, dec’d. Brenton Grant [see A-12]. 11 Apr 1723. (Brenton Grant – 3000 acres granted by Lord Culpeper to George Brent, Robert Bristow, Richard Foot and Nicholas Wayward, 10 Jan 1686.)

• p. 78 A-103 William Spiller of Stafford Co., 269 A in said county on Occaquan adj. Cha’s Wattkins, Henry Felkins, Tho’s Whitledge, Lewis Tackett. 11 Jan 1724.

• p. 83 (A-195) William Spiller of Stafford Co., 116 A in sd county on Occaquan River Cabbin Branch 8 Feb 1725.

Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Vol. 36, No. 3, p. 220

• John Mercer’s Land Book - William Brent to John Mercer Lease for Lives Indenture of 27 August 1733 between William Brent of Overwharton Parish, Stafford co, Gent. to John Mercer of the same parish and county, gent. . . . to one William Spiller of the messuage tenement and plantation hereinafter mentioned for and during the lives of the said William Spiller, Mary the wife of the sd Wm Spiller, and William Spiller the son of the sd Wm Spiller (all of whom are now living) . . . in Potowmack Neck in the county of Stafford.

Prince William County, Virginia Deed Book Liber A 1731 – 1732, Deed Book Liber B, 1732-1735, p. 39

• Pages 63-66. July 15, 1733. Henry Filkin of Pr. William, planter to Richard Wright of same co., trader….for 4000 lbs. Tob…..land whereon now lives Benjamin McColough….on small run called Spillers Run issuing out of south side of Cedar Run in Parish of Hamilton….containing 50 a….part of a greater tract of 800 a ….greater tract was granted in joynt tenancy unto Halley and Hogan by deed from the Proprietors office then granted in Stafford Co….greater tract was divided between said Halley and Hogan and said Halley sold his part of said land unto William Spiller as by records in Stafford Co….the 50 a was sold by William Spiller unto Henry Filkin as by records in Stafford Co…..land standing in a line of greater tract….near William Spillers Jr….line of Charles Gwatkins below the head of the race ground….corner to Thomas Whitledge….deed of lease and release.

(signed) Henry Filkins

Wit: Thomas Reno, Robart (B) Bates

At court July 18, 1733 Henry Filkins, planter acknowledged this release to Richard Wright, trader.

Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, Vol. 1, Gertrude Entz Gray, p. 139

• E-368 William Spiller of Stafford Co now PWC has Patent for 116 A on Main Run of Occoquan R & Long Cabin Br. Feb 1725. Surv. erroneous. Spiller returned original Grant & desires his son Warrington Spiller to have sd land in Deed w/ 217 A adj. waste land. 333 A. Grant to Warrington Spiller. Surv. by Mr. Joh Warner. Adj. Samuel Dishman, Maurice Bevan, John Florence, Wm Spiller, Mr. Geo. Byrne, Francis Jackson. 23 Nov 1741.

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants 1742-1775, Vol. 2:

• F-62: William Spiller of Prince William County, 346 acres (includes 182 acres surplus) in part of 740 acres granted John Hogan 24 Sept. 1710 in Prince William County. Surv. Mr. George Byrn. Adj. Wright's land, Gwatkins, land formerly used by Hunter, William Thompson, on Cedar Run. 22 Dec. 1742. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1742-1775, Vol. 2, pg. 4].

1748: Prince William Co., Va., Deed of Gift:

• William Spiller, Sr. of the Parish of Dettengen, Planter, for the love and affection which I have and do bear towards John MAYSEY and my loving granddaughter, Mary, his wife, of the Parrish of Truro, County of Fairfax, have given and granted . . .one tract of land in the Parrish of Dittingin, Prince William Co., . . . 150 acres, . . So. side of Main Run Occoquan and on the lower side of a small branch called French Branch, thence up . . . at the Mouth of the inside fork of said branch thence up the said fork . . . near the head of the said fork, . . . line in the Midle Branch, thence down the said Branch with the old line to Long Branch, thence down Long Branch to the Main Run of Occoquan. Witness: John METCALFE, William JOENS, Edward GWATKIN.

Estate Records of William Spiller

Prince William Co., VA Bond Book, Aug 1753-1782, , Abstracted by June Whitehurst Johnson

• 2/28/1757 – William Spiller dec.; William Spiller Adm.; William Tackett and George Dodson.

Prince William County Order Book 1755-1757, p. 257

• February 27, 1757: Administration of the Estate of William Spiller, dec’d, is granted to William Spiller, his Son, he having taken the oath of an Administrator and entered into the executed bond with George Dodson, and William Tackett, his secritys according to Law for his faithful adminstration of the said Estate. Ordered that George Mason, Francis Jackson, Richard Wright, Nicholas Noland appraise.

Other Notes

Familysearch submissions (Note: several Familysearch submissions claim that William Spiller's wife was Mary Mason. There does not appear to be evidence to support this claim.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} William Spiller, Stafford and Prince William Counties, Virginia, died 1754, in WordPress.com.

   This blog has much of the information presented on this page. It also suggests that William Spiller died 1754, based on the following summarized evidence:
   - William Spiller was on the rent rolls of Prince William County 1751, 1753 and 1754
   - William Spiller (Jr.) brought suit against William Splane 26 Nov 1754
   - in a case in 1761, a deposition was made that Mrs. [Rachel] Spiller had not cohabited with her husband, William Spiller, Jr., "until after his father died and a little before he brought suit against William Splane for the land he afterwards recovered."

   The blog author does not take this as proof that William died before 26 Nov 1754, as the deposer may have been thinking of a later date when the suit was further along, or may have simply been mistaken. However, it appears that the blog author considered it likely enough to have included "died 1754" in the blog title.

   The blog author presents no comment on whether the William Spiller of the 1751, 1753 and 1754 rent rolls was William Spiller, Sr. It appears that it could have easily been William Spiller, Jr. Therefore, it appears that the last evidence of William Spiller, Sr., being alive was in 1748 (see blog page).

2. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth year of his son William, and the fact that he was still living at least as late as 1748.