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Winifred Mustain

Female Abt 1756 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Winifred Mustain 
    • Named Winnie Lewis in her father's Will.
    Born Abt 1756  Lunenberg County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I3374  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2020 

    Father Thomas Mustain,   b. Abt 1725, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 21 Nov 1791, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Haley,   b. Abt 1730, York County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ranger/Surveyor of the Road Major John Lewis,   b. Abt 1746, Augusta County, Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1788, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Married Bef 6 Nov 1791 
    Last Modified 25 Oct 2019 
    Family ID F1213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson
    Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson
    Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg

  • Notes 
    • !NAME:Will of Thomas Mustain, Mustain, Thomas : Will,
      Virginia U.S.A., Pittsylvania County, probated
      16.July.1792,

      Abstract:

      Last Will and Testament of
      Thomas Mustain weak in body.

      • To my beloved wife
        Mary Mustain, a sufficient maintenance suitable to her
        surcomstance, free and undesturbed during her life or
        widowhood.
      • To my son Jesse, 200 acres to be taken
        off the upper end of the tract where I now live.
      • The rest of this tract to be sold.
      • To
        daughter, Rebeckah and Molly, twenty shillings each from
        the sale of the above land.
      • To daughters Mary Ann
        and Sally, ten pounds each.
      • To son Avery Mustain
        and daughters Anna Buckner, Milley Keese, Tabeth Bruce,
        Winney Lewis and Siludey Shelton one equal part of the
        money from the sale of the land.
      • To Thomas
        Mustain, son of Jesse Mustain and his wife Jenney, has
        promised to live with me and my wife during our lives for
        which I give and bequeath unto the said Thomas Mustain a
        tract of land on both sides of Nixes(?) Creek, 170 acres.
      • The balance of my moveable property to be divided
        among my last six named children.
      • Appoint son
        Jesse Mustain and Joel Shelton executors.

      Thomas (X) Mustain

      Witnesses: Francis
      (X) Ivy, Nathaniel Faris, Griffith Dickinson Vincent
      Shelton and Charles Lewis, Jr. security for executors



      !BIRTH:Jim Wilks GedCom, Jim Wilks GedCom, Wilks, Jim, date
      19981010

  • Sources 
    1. [S73] Deeds, Halifax County, Virgiia.
      4392 Halifax db 1802 Halifax Carter John wit Armistead Moore of Wilson Co Tn to William Royal, 120# for 120 ac, Birds Ck, lines of Elisha Dodson, Joseph Kerbes [Kirby], wit John Carter, Henry Cook, Armistead Boyd, 694 Halifax TLC obk6- 1717-67 Halifax September Carter John road hands Birches Ck John Lewis, gent, surveyor of road from Terry's Foard on Dann to Burches Ck, hands, John Moore and tithables, John Carter and his, John Kerby, Richard Kerby and his, John Lawson and his, John Mount, Thomas Kendrick, Thomas Carson, John Hancock, Thomas Payne, John Caldwell, Allen Caldwell, William Payne Jr., Richard Carter, William Russell and William Scale, clear and keep road in repair.

      382 Halifax Original 12-408 1784 Halifax Carter John lines John Gann and Hannah of H for diverse goods and cuases themselves hereunto moved... to William Moore of Orange Co - 100 acres 50#
      William Lees line, George Connaly line, John Lewis line, Nathaniel Sims, John Carters witness John Conally, Jesse Moore, Christopher Hinton.

      6984Halifax TLC co bk6 -1717-67 Halifax September Carter Richard road hands Birches Ck John Lewis, gent, surveyor of road from Terry's Foard on Dann to Burches Ck, hands, John Moore and tithables,
      John Carter and his, John Kerby, Richard Kerby and his, John Lawson and his, John Mount, Thomas Kendrick, Thomas Carson, John Hancock, Thomas Payne, John Caldwell, Allen Caldwell, William Payne Jr., Richard Carter, William Russell
      and William Scale, clear and keep road in repair.



    2. [S178] The Virginia Genealogist, http://reynoldspatova.org/documents/VA-Genealogist-V06-N03.pdf.
      MILITIA AND FRONTIER DEFENSE PAPERS
      Capt. Lewis' company was designated the First Company of Rangers for the Defense of the Southwestern Frontiers of Virginia.

      John Carter, 10m 27d
      Joseph Carter, 11m 15d
      Morgan Carter 11m 15d
      William T Carter 11m 15d
      John Cook, 11m 15d
      John Morton 11m 15d
      Lewis Walters, 11m 14d


      All discharged 1793-4