Person:William Vest (9)

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William Tunwell Vest
b.1735 Bedford Co., VA
d.1812 Stokes County, NC
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Gabriel Vest
  2. William Tunwell Vest1735 - 1812
  3. James Vest, I1739 - 1795
  4. Valentine Vest1740 - Abt 1776
  5. Elizabeth Ann Vest1743 - Aft 1776
  6. Jennie VestAbt 1744 -
  7. John Daniel Vest, IIAbt 1750 - 1785
  8. Phillip Harvey Vest1753 - Bef 1834
  9. Martha Vest1755 -
  10. George Washington Vest1757 - 1799
Spouse and Children
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m. 1754
  1. William Tunwell Vest, II1755 - Aft 1833
  2. Thomas VestAbt 1757 - Abt 1801
  3. Samuel Vest1759 - 1836
  4. Richard Vest, IAbt 1762 - Aft 1830
  5. Charles Ervin Vest, I1763 - 1826
  6. John Vest1765 - 1833
  7. Isham Vest1766 - 1831
  8. Elizabeth Vest1767 - 1866
  9. Mary Vest1769 - Abt 1837
  10. Jane Vest1771 -
  11. Anna Vest1773 -
  12. Martha Vest1775 -
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Facts and Events
Name William Tunwell Vest
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 1735 Bedford Co., VA
Marriage 1754 Bedford Co., VAto Lucretia Alford
Other[5] 1779 Washington Co., VA (parent county - Bedford)Resided
Other[6] 4 Apr 1782 Campbell Co., VADeed
Census[7] 1790 Stokes Co., NC
Census? 1790 Stokes County, NC
Other[8] 1790 Stokes Co., NCResided
Will? 26 Jul 1812 Danbury Courthouse, Stokes Co., NC
Death[3] 1812 Stokes County, NC
Other[4] TennesseeResided
Reference Number? 760
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According to the Sallie DeWitt 1981 Genealogy, William Vest bought land from James Bowles on 13 March 1792 in Stokes County, North Carolina. He later moved to Tennessee. There is also a reference to William Vest in a copy of "Stokes County, North Carolina Will Abstracts", volumes I and II (1790 to 1816), which was compiled and indexed by Mrs. W. O. Absher and Mrs. Robert K. Hayes, and was found in the Fort Smith (Arkansas) Public Library and included in the 1981 Sallie DeWitt Genealogy. The Will of William Vest (#138) is dated 26 July 1812, and gives details of bequests to wife Lucy and nine children. The children are Samuel, William, Charles, Isham, John, Mary, Polly, Jane, and Elizabeth.

A copy of the abstract was obtained in December 2005 via email from Mary Jo Martin (jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net). The actual will was dated July 26, 1812 and was found in the Danbury Courthouse, Stokes Co., NC. The Abstract of the will of William Vest stated the following:

Wife Lucy, Sons, Samuel, William, Charles, Isham and John, Daughters, Mary, wife of Philip Southerland, Martha (Patty) Wife of Jacob Misena, Jennie (Jane) wife of Thomas Bennett, Elizabeth, wife of John Sizemore and Anna wife of James Densmore, married in 1818. Ann received a featherbed and furniture according to the will. John and Charles were named Executors. Lucy/Lucretia Vest made a covenant to leave the property left her by her late husband William Vest, to her son John Vest. Evidently he cared for her in her old age.

References
  1. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
  2. ↑ Research by Marsha Dameron.
  3. ↑ Research by Marsha Dameron.
  4. ↑ Sallie Lee DeWitt. Research by Sallie DeWitt. (1981).
  5. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
  6. ↑ Campbell Co., Virginia, Deed Book
    Book 1, Page 9.

    April 4, 1782 from William Vest of Bedford Co. to Hezekiah Coleman of Charlotte Co., for 110# specie, 220 acres in Bedford Co. on thenorth side of the Staunton River, and bounded by Randolph, Seneca Creek, John Wolloms, Buck branch. Signed - William (his X mark) Vest. Wit. - William Dudley, Thomas East, Wm. Alford. Recorded Apr. 4, 1782. The deed was acknowledged by William Vest and his wife Lucy

  7. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
  8. ↑ Jomartin1@@worldnet.att.net. Research by Mary Jo Martin. (Dec. 2005).
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