Person:William Stamps (1)

Early Land Acquisition in Virginia

Acquisition of Land from Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants:

C-221: William Stamps of Lancaster County, 1,533 acres in Prince William Couinty adj. Mr. Charles Burges, Branch of Hunger Run. 19 Aug. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 113].

Records in Virginia

D-73: Rawleigh Chinn of Lancaster County, Gent., 3,300 acres in Prince William County adj. Mr. Charles Burges of Lancaster County near Goose Creek, William Stamps. 7 Dec. 1731. [Virginia Northern Neck Land Grants, 1694-1742, Vol. 1, Gertrude E. Gray, pg. 117].

Notes

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REFN: 22 3. William Stamps lived in St. Mary's White Chapel Parish, Lancaster Co., VA. Family tradition has it that he married Mary Byrd, daughter of C ol. William Byrd and Mary Horsemandin, about 1700..... No mention is made of this marriage in the various Byrd records; while some indicate that Mary nev er married, another says that she married a John Rogers. Info in Lancaster Co ., VA Order Book, 1720, p. 193 needs checking.... In 1720 William Stamps was g ranted license to operate a ferry over the Rappa- hannock River. Also in 172 0, William Stamps sold land and Mary Stamps relinquished her dower rights.1 In 1721, Francessco Frizzell, brother to Margaret Frizzell Stamps, deeded 130 acres in the Northern Neck to William Stamps. The Lancaster County Order B ook, Vol. 4, gives the following information on men able to bear arms: Stamp s, 1718, 4 men; 1718, 3 men; 1720, 3 men. In 1731, William obtained a grant for 1533 acres on or near Goose Creek.2 The land was adjacent to 13,879 acre s grant to Col. Charles Burgess, of Lancaster County. In 1731, Charles Burge ss, William Stamps, Thomas Thornton and Rawleigh Chinn, engaged John Barber t o survey the boundary lines.3 Heirs of Chinn and Powell fell out in 1811 ove r their division lines and the accuracy of the 1731 survey and went to court. The law suit, titled Powell vs. Chinn, was heard in Loudoun County Superior Court. Depositions were taken from distant witnesses; one of whom was William Stamps of Bourbon Co., KY <<grandson of Thomas Stamps of Fauquier Co., V A.>> After his wife's death, William Stamps married ca. 1739, Catherine Yerb widow of John Yerby.4 On June 10, 1739, Catherine Yerby Stamps filed an i nventory in the Yerby estate. Her children by John Yerby were: William, Joh n, Elizabeth, Joanna and Sarah (who was then the wife of Nicholas Lawson). K atherine Stamps died prior to April 12, 1745; as Nicholas Lawson, in right of his wife Sarah, took slaves which did belong to Katherine Stamps, his wife's mother. William Stamps died ca. 1745-6. His will, dated March 15, 1745, is lost. It was recorded on May 09, 1746 in Lancaster Co.;, VA. Chattin Chowi ning, executor, filed an inventory in April of 1746.5 An inventory was also filed the same year in Goochland Co.6 A division of the estate was made Dec. 09, 1752 and recorded on Dec. 15, 1752. William appears to have been a memb er of the St. James Northam Parish in Goochland Co; a record there, perhaps a n obituary, states: "Stamps ... This was William Stamps."7 Issue: a. Mary Stamps b. Margaret Stamps c. John Stamps d. William Stamps e. Thomas Stamps

1 Lancaster County Order Book, 1720, page 193. 2 Northern Neck Grant Book C, page 221. 3 See Chinn family history for relationship between Chinn & Stamps families. 4 Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, by D.F. Wulfect. 5 Lancaster County Will Book 14, page 105 6 Copy follows of In ventory, filed with Goochland County Court, April 15, 1746 7 Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. 1, by Bishop William Meade, page 461. This book needs to be checked.

Estate of William Stamps, deceased

Filed 15 April 1746

Goochland County Court, Virginia

Inventory

In pursuant to an order of the Court of Goochland County held this 15th day of April 1746, we, the appraisers have met and appraised the estate brought to our view of Wm. Stamps, dec'd.

To 1 negro man named Pryman £25

1 do name Harry £21 46 pounds

To 1 negro woman named Phillis £35

2 cows and calf £ 2

37 pou nds

To 1 bed, rugg, blanket and boulter £35

3 young cattle £30

65 pounds

To 3 piggs 13

7 young hoggs

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stamps-Sites TFS.FTW.

   Date of Import: May 13, 2004