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William 'Will' Eppes/Epps[1]

Male Abt 1662 - 1710  (~ 48 years)


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  • Name William 'Will' Eppes/Epps  [2
    Born Abt 1662  Bermuda Hundred, Henrico, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Nov 1710  Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I547451382  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2020 

    Father Francis Eppes/Epps, II,   b. Abt 1628, Charles City Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 23 Sep 1678, Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 50 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Jane Littleberry,   b. 22 Oct 1620, St. Botolph, Colchester, Essex Co., England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 23 Sep 1678, Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F518495480  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth Hamlin,   b. Abt 1678, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 14 Apr 1719, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 41 years) 
    Married c 1695 
    Children 
    +1. Francis of William Eppes/Epps,   b. Abt 1698, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1759, Henrico Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years)
    +2. John of William Eppes/Epps,   b. Abt 1700, Dinwittie Co., Virginia Colony Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. William of William Eppes/Epps,   b. Abt 1704, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2020 
    Family ID F518495491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908
    virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  • Notes 
    • http://www.angelfire.com/va/eriehome/eppsur.html

      12 FRANCIS EPES 11 b.- c. 1628, d.1678
      sp-- (unknown)
      121 FRANCIS EPES b.- c. 1657, d.- 1720
      sp-- ANNE ISHAM
      1211 ISHAM EPES b.- c. 1681
      1212 FRANCIS EPES
      sp-- SARAH _______
      1213 WILLIAM EPES
      sp-- LUCY HAMLIN
      1214 ANNE EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM KENNON
      1215 ELIZABETH EPES
      sp-- HENRY RANDOLPH
      1216 MARY EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM RANDOLPH

      (second husband of 1216 Mary Epes)

      sp-- Dr JAMES THOMPSON
      1217 SARAH EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM POYTHRESS

      (second wife of 12 FRANCIS Epes 11)

      sp-- ELIZABETH LITTLEBURY(WORSHAM) m.- 1661

      122 WILLIAM EPES b.-1662, d.- 16 Nov 1710
      sp-- ELIZABETH ________

      1221 FRANCIS EPES
      sp-- SARAH HAMLIN(HATT)
      12211 MARTHA EPES b.- abt 1726
      sp-- WILLIAM EDWARDS
      12212 FRANCIS EPES b.- 1728,
      d.- abt 1789
      sp-- MARY WILLIAMS
      12213 PETER EPES b.- abt 1730,
      d.- 19 Nov 1807
      sp-- MARY POYTHRESS
      12214 WILLIAM EPES b.- abt 1731,
      d.- aft 1738
      12215 HAKLIN EPES b.- abt 1732,
      d,- Jun 1774
      in Dinwiddie Co, Va.
      sp-- REBECCA ________
      12216 ELIZABETH EPES
      sp-- FREDERICK JONES
      12217 MARY EPES
      sp-- CAPT. JOHN WORSHAM, JR.
      12218 REBECCA EPES
      sp-- JOSEPH ROYALL
      12219 LUCY EPES
      sp-- JOSEPH ROYALL (her cousin;
      son of12313 Mary Epes)
      1222 JOHN EPES d.- 1754
      sp-- (unknown)

      At this point records have not been found to prove 1222 John Epes ever married, or that Joshua Epps was his son. Records do indicate that this is the case)
    • VIRGINIA COUNTY RECORDS
      Early Virginia Settlers
      A Henry Carter, tr. in the "James in 1624 was brought to this Colony in 1624 by Capt William Epes, Accomac County. (see Histories) Page 26.

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.e-familytree.net/F163/F163601.htm.
      William Epps3, s/o Francis, s/o Francis born about 1660; son John4, Joshua5, whose daughter Mary married David Powell.

    2. [S84] Rootsweb, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=parker_2008&id=I02742.
      Francis Epes II b: 19 NOV 1627 in Charles City Co, VA
      Mother: Elizabeth Jane Littleberry\Littlebury b: 22 OCT 1620 in St Botolph, Colchester, Essex County, England
      Marriage 1 Elizabeth Hamlin b: ABT 1678 in VA
      Married: 1695
      Children
      Francis Epes b: ABT 1698
      John Epes b: ABT 1700
      William Epes b: ABT 1704 in Prince George County, Virginia
      Littleburg Epes b: ABT 1706
      Isham Epes b: ABT 1710
      Joshua Epes b: ABT 1711

    3. [S100] Internet Source, http://www.angelfire.com/va/eriehome/eppsur.html.
      to " 1"


      1 FRANCIS EPES 1 b.- c.1597 in
      England, d.- bef 1674 in Charles
      City, Va.
      sp-- MARIE PAWLETT
      d.- aft 1633/4
      11 JOHN EPES b.- abt 1626,
      d.- abt 1679
      sp-- MARY KENT m.- 1645
      112 JOHN EPES b.- abt 1648
      sp-- MARY ______
      1121 MARY EPES
      sp-- 132 John Epes
      1122 WILLIAM EPES (possibly
      appointed sherriff of Charles
      City, Va.)
      113 WILLIAM EPES d.- 1727
      sp-- SARAH WALPOLE(JONES)
      1131 MARY EPES
      sp-- JOHN BEVILL
      1132 FRANCIS EPES
      sp-- SUSANNA MOORE
      1133 SARAH EPES
      1134 WILLIAM EPES
      114 EDWARD EPES d.- 1730
      sp-- MARY GREEN
      1141 JOHN EPES d.- bef 1749
      sp-- PHOEBE ________
      1142 FRANCIS EPES d.-1775
      sp-- PHOEBE _______
      11421 MARY EPES b.- abt 1760
      11422 JAMES EPES b.- 6 May 1762,
      d.- Dec 1800
      11423 FRANCIS EPES
      b.- 22 Jan 1765, d.-c. 1826
      sp-- SALLY WINFIELD
      (daughter of Richard Winfield))
      11424 THOMAS EPES b.- 6 Nov 1767,
      d.- 18 Nov 1814
      sp-- SALLY WINFIELD
      (daughter of Peter Winfield)

      (second wife of 11424 Thomas Epes)

      sp--ELIZABETH MOORE RANDALL
      1143 LEWIS EPES d.- bef 1745
      sp-- BLANCH ARCHER
      11431 EDWARD EPES
      sp-- FRANCES MOORE

      (second wife of 11431 Edward Epes)

      sp-- ELIABETH _______ (a widow)
      11432 ANN EPES
      11433 GEORGE EPES d.- Mar 1767
      sp--MARY LUNDY

      (second wife of 1143 Lewis Epes)

      sp-- LUCY __________
      11434 WILLIAM EPES b.- bef 1740
      1144 SUSANNAH EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM GATES
      115 DANIEL EPES b.- 1671, d.- 1753
      sp-- MARY ______
      1151 DANIEL EPES b.- c. 1707, d.- 1733
      sp-- MARY ________
      11511 ELIZABETH EPES
      11512 DANIEL EPES b.- aft 1728,
      d.- bef Dec 1781
      sp-- ANN ________
      11513 EDWARD EPES b.- 1733
      1152 EDWARD EPES b.- c. 1710,
      d.- 178__
      sp-- MARY ANDERSON
      11521 AMY EPES b.- 19 Sep 1739,
      d.- 26 Oct 1743
      11522 SARAH EPES b.- !7 Jun 1741,
      d.- bef Sep 1798
      sp-- THOMAS TOMLINSON
      11523 ANN EPES b.- 15 Sep 1743
      sp-- THOMAS GIBBONS
      11524 MAR EPES b.- 4 Jul 1746
      sp-- HENRY MOSS
      11525 JAMES EPES
      b.- 11 Mar 1748/9, d.-1791
      sp-- MARTHA SLEDGE
      11526 WINNY EPES
      b.- 16 Sep 1751
      11527 SUSANNA EPES
      b.- 12 Sep 1753
      sp-- LEMUEL HARRISON
      11528 ELIZABETH EPES b.- 3 Jun
      1756, d.- 14 Oct 1768
      11529 FRANCES EPES
      b.- 6 Jan 1759
      1153 ELIZABETH EPES b.- c. 1712
      sp-- JOHN KNIGHT
      1154 MARY EPES b.- c. 1714
      sp-- JOHN TATUM
      12 FRANCIS EPES 11 b.- c. 1628,
      d.1678
      sp-- (unknown)
      121 FRANCIS EPES b.- c. 1657,
      d.- 1720
      sp-- ANNE ISHAM
      1211 ISHAM EPES b.- c. 1681
      1212 FRANCIS EPES
      sp-- SARAH _______
      1213 WILLIAM EPES
      sp-- LUCY HAMLIN
      1214 ANNE EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM KENNON
      1215 ELIZABETH EPES
      sp-- HENRY RANDOLPH
      1216 MARY EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM RANDOLPH

      (second husband of 1216 Mary Epes)

      sp-- Dr JAMES THOMPSON
      1217 SARAH EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM POYTHRESS

      (second wife of 12 FRANCIS Epes 11)

      sp-- ELIZABETH LITTLEBURY(WORSHAM)
      m.- 1661
      122 WILLIAM EPES b.-1662,
      d.- 16 Nov 1710
      sp-- ELIZABETH ________
      1221 FRANCIS EPES
      sp-- SARAH HAMLIN(HATT)
      12211 MARTHA EPES b.- abt 1726
      sp-- WILLIAM EDWARDS
      12212 FRANCIS EPES b.- 1728,
      d.- abt 1789
      sp-- MARY WILLIAMS
      12213 PETER EPES b.- abt 1730,
      d.- 19 Nov 1807
      sp-- MARY POYTHRESS
      12214 WILLIAM EPES b.- abt 1731,
      d.- aft 1738
      12215 HAKLIN EPES b.- abt 1732,
      d,- Jun 1774
      in Dinwiddie Co, Va.
      sp-- REBECCA ________
      12216 ELIZABETH EPES
      sp-- FREDERICK JONES
      12217 MARY EPES
      sp-- CAPT. JOHN WORSHAM, JR.
      12218 REBECCA EPES
      sp-- JOSEPH ROYALL
      12219 LUCY EPES
      sp-- JOSEPH ROYALL (her cousin;
      son of12313 Mary Epes)
      1222 JOHN EPES d.- 1754
      sp-- (unknown)

      At this point records have not been found
      to prove that 1222 John Epes ever married,
      or that Joshua Epps was his son. Records
      do indicate thatthis is the case)


      12221 JOHN EPES
      12222 JOSHUA EPPS b.- abt 1717,
      d.- c. 1778 (lived in Halifax
      Co., Va)
      sp-- BETTY ______
      122221 JOHN EPPS
      122222 NATHANIEL EPPS
      122223 WILLIAM EPPS
      122224 ISHAM EPPS
      122225 MOSES EPPS b.- c. 1758,
      d.- aft 1835
      sp-- RUTH ________
      1222251 WILLIAM EPPS
      sp-- LUCY PETTY COLE
      (sister of Thomas Cole
      who married 122256
      Mary Epps)
      1222252 DANIEL EPPS
      sp-- NANCY DUNN
      1222253 BOOKER EPPS
      sp-- SUSANNAH TRAMMELL
      1222254 THOMAS EPPS
      sp-- CONSTANT DUNN
      1222255 OBADIAH EPPS b.- c. 1805,
      d.- bef 1880
      sp-- SARAH WILLIAMSON
      b.- c. 1807
      1222256 MARY EPPS
      sp-- THOMAS COLE (brother of
      Lucy Petty Cole)
      12222561 ELIZABETH (BETTIE) COLE
      b.- c. 1808
      sp-- WILLIAM (BUCK) NEAL
      b.- c. 1802
      122225611 JOHN T. NEAL b.- c. 1827
      sp-- PAMELA BRADLEY(CRAVEN)
      m.- 12 Sep 1855
      122225612 WILLIAM D. (PLUNK) NEAL
      b.-c.1830
      122225613 SYLVANUS S. (SYL) NEAL
      b.- c. 1833
      122225614 ELIZABETH L. (MISSY) NEAL
      b.-c.1836
      sp-- DALVIN LIGHT
      122225615 HENRY EDWARD (DICK) NEAL
      b.- c.1838
      12225616 SUSAN ANN REBECCA (PUSS) NEAL
      b.- c. 1841, d.- c. 1871
      sp-- THEOPHILUS MOOREFIELD
      b.- c. 1840, d.- c. 1918
      122226161 ANNA SUSAN MOOREFIELD
      b.- 30 Aug 1868, d.- 9 Jul 1
      sp-- RICHARD LEVI (DOUG) VASSAR
      b.-18 Nov 1858, d.- 25 Nov 1944
      122225617 JAMES RUSSELL (WAD) NEAL
      b.- c.1842
      122225618 STEPHEN R. NEAL b.- c.1843
      12222562 REBECCA COLE b.- 3 Aug 1812,
      d.- 21 May 1892
      sp-- JOHN KEATON b.- 1815, d.- 1895,
      m. 1833 in Cumberland Co., Ky
      12222563 LUCINDA COLE b.- c. 1814
      sp-- ARTHUR C. MOSELEY b. 1810
      12222564 MOSES COLE b.- 24 Mar 1814,
      d.- 4 Feb 1849
      sp-- ELIZABETH E. MOSELEY(ROGERS)
      (descendants live around
      Little Rock, Ak)
      12222565 WILLIAM COLE d.- 20 Aug 1840
      sp- ELIZABETH ________
      1222257 RHODA EPPS
      sp-- HENRY GREENWOOD
      1223 ISHAM EPES d.- 1760
      sp-- AMEY GOODWYN(SCOTT)
      12231 AMEY EPES
      sp-- WILLIAM WORSHAM

      (second husband of 12231 Amey Epes)

      sp-- HAY TRUNBULL
      12232 FRANCIS EPES d.- 20 Dec 1776 in
      Dinwiddie Co., Va
      sp-- (unknown)
      12233 WILLIAM EPES d.- c. Apr 1762
      (unmarried:attorney in Dinwiddie Co., Va>)
      12234 ISHAM EPES b.- bef 8 Mar 1744,
      d.- aft 22 Jan 1772
      sp-- (unknown)
      12235 FREDERICK EPES (lived in
      Williamsburg, Va.)
      1224 WILLIAM EPES
      1225 LITTLEBURY EPES, JR. d.- 1739)
      123 LITTLEBURY EPES b.- abt 1664,
      d,- 1737 (served as Burgess for
      Charles City Co., Va)
      sp-- _______ LLEWELLYN
      m.- abt 1689
      1231 LLEWELLIN EPES b.- c.1690,
      d.-1758
      sp-- ANGELICA BAY
      12311 ELIZABETH EPES
      12312 LLEWELLIN EPES b.- 1719
      sp-- 12123 MARTHA EPES
      b.- 10 Apr 1721
      12313 MARY EPES d.- 1805
      sp-- LITTLEBURY ROYALL

      (second husband of 12313 Mary Epes)

      sp-- JAMES ROBERTSON
      12314 ANN EPES
      sp-- EDWARD WILKINSON
      12315 ANGELICA EPES
      sp-- 2412 WILLIAM HARDYMAN
      (her first cousin)
      12316 TEMPLE EPES
      sp-- (unknown)
      12317 PETER EPES
      sp-- ELIZABETH HARDYMAN
      (his cousin; daughter of 12421
      John Hardyman)

      (second wife of 123 Littlebury Epes)

      sp-- (unknown)
      1232 EDMUND EPES b.- c. 1702,
      d.- 1755
      sp-- HENRIETTA MARIE HARDYMAN
      (a cousin)
      12321 MARY EPES (sued her mother
      in 1755)
      sp-- 12155 GRIEF RANDOLPH
      (her cousin)
      12322 HENRIETTA MARIE EPES
      b.- aft 1741
      12323 FRANCIS EPES b.- aft 1741
      12324 JAMES EPES b.- aft 1741,
      d.- Mar 1780
      sp-- MARY BRADLEY
      12325 ANN EPES b.- aft 1741
      1233 JAMES EPES d.- 1740
      1234 MARY EPES
      sp-- PETER TATUM
      12341 LITTLEBURY TATUM
      b.-10 Apr 1731
      12342 EPES TATUM d.- 1789
      sp-- LUCY CARTER
      12343 PETER TATUM b.- 27 Jan
      1742/3, d.- 1791in Wilkes
      Co., Ga.
      sp-- REBECCA HOWELL
      123431 REBECCA HOWELL
      123432 NANCY HOWELL
      123433 POLLY HOWELL
      123434 SALLY HOWELL
      123435 SALLY HOWELL
      123436 THOMAS HOWELL
      1235 LITTLEBURY EPES d.- 1737
      (executor of will of1322 Thomas
      Epes; thought to be son of123
      Littlebury Epes and second wife)
      124 MARY EPES b.- c. 1666
      sp-- JOHN HARDYMAN d.- 18 Sep
      1712 (kicked in chest by race
      horse)
      1241 JOHN HARDYMAN
      sp-- HENRITTA MARIA TAYLOR
      1242 FRANCIS HARDYMAN
      sp-- SARAH TAYLOR

      (second wife of 1242 Francis Hardyman)

      sp-- JANE FEATHERSTONE(CROSS)
      1243 LITTLEBURY HARDYMAN
      b.- abt 1700, d.- 1726
      sp-- JUDITH _______
      1244 WILLIAM HARDYMAN

      (second husband of 124 Mary Epes)

      sp-- MAJ. CHARLES GOODRICH
      d.- 1726
      13 THOMAS EPES
      sp-- ELIZABETH ________
      131 THOMAS EPES b.- bef 1654,
      d.- abt 1679
      132 JOHN EPES d.- 1718
      sp-- 1121 MARY EPES
      (first cousin once removed)
      1321 JOHN EPES
      sp-- TABITHA PETERSON
      1322 CAPT THOMAS EPES
      d.- abt 1737/9
      1323 NATHANIEL EPES
      1324 WILLIAM EPES
      sp-- (unknown)
      1325 FRANCIS EPES
      1326 RICHARD EPES
      sp-- MARY COCKE