1693 Alexander Hinson [Henson] was present at the marking of land for a deed dated May 3. Richard Wood, of Richmond County, and Mary Wood, for a valuable consideration, sold to Thomas Reyly … a parcell of land binding on the side of the br whereon the said Thomas Reyly now liveth pt/o 200 acres bought of Colonel William Loyd and adjacent to George Henson & Thomas Loyd … being marked out & delivered in the presence of George Henson & Alexander Henson. Witness: Charles Spee, Martha Stockford . Ackn 3 May 1693. [1][Richmond County Virginia Deed 1-67]
1704 Mary Wood Hinson's daughter Ann Hinson was visiting Ann's grandmother Mary Wood-Williams-Webb in Stafford County, Virginia when they were attacked by Indians. Mary Hinson's mother, Mary (widow Webb), and step-sister Catherine Williams Rowley were killed. Daughter Ann Hinson escaped and Mary Wood Hinson went from Pennsylvania to Virginia to get her. [2]
1704 Alexander Hinson brought action against Francis Williams in the Richmond county court of June 7. [3] [4]
In the action between Alexander Henson and Eliz: his wife [plaintiffs] and Francis Williams as Marrying Anne the Relict and adm[istrator] of John Jennings and dece'd defend[an]t Ordered that Capt John Hand Wm Mills Smith and Wm Frances Stone do visit(?) att the house of Frances Williams on the Last Monday of this Instant and do then and there audit and state the accounts of the Estate of the said deced and make Report of theire proceedings therein to the said next court and or theire hands in writing.
1705 At the Richmond county court of May 3. [5]
This day John Jenings in open court made choice of Alexander Hinson for his Guardian and it is ordered that Francis Williams [(?)de Seth] with deliver unto him that part of his deced fathers as is now in his hands and Custody and that the said Alexand'r Hinson Give Secty [security] for the same according to Law.
Upon the motion of Alexander Henson Ordered that he do take into his Case and motion, Margrett Jenings daughter of John Jennings and that Francis Williams, do deliver unto the said Alexander The Estate of the said Anne now in his hands, and Custody and that the said Alexander do give Security for the same according to Law.
1705 Alexander Hinson purchased land from George Erwin on July 25. The land was on the north side of the Rappahannock River in Richmond County. Witnessed by Robert Hinson. [6]
1706 Mary Wood Hinson's brother, William Wood, died and bequeathed 100 acres to his niece Anne Hinson.
1713 George Payne petitioned the Richmond County court for John Jenings to be his guardian. Alexander Hinson and Robert Hinson together with the said John Jenings entered into bond. [7]
1719 Alexander Hinson dismissed his suit against George Payne at the Richmond court of May 6. [8] [9]
1725 David Wise brought suit against Alexander Hinson in the King George County Court held on November 8. [10]
1726 Mary Rowley (sister-in-law to Catherine Rowley, who was killed by indians in 1704), aged 53, deposed that Ann Hinson, daughter of Mary Hinson and now the wife to Hopkins was the same girl that was saved by the indians when they committed the murder at John Rowley's plantation. The deponent (Mary Rowley) was also present when Ann's uncle Wm. Wood made his will and left 100 acres bending on the land of John Grigsby, land then in Stafford but now in King George County. [see notes of daughter Ann]. Dated October 26, 1726.
1727-28 The will of Alexander Hinson, of the parish of Sittonbourne in King George County, Virginia, was dated October 2, 1727, with probate date on June 7, 1728. [11] [12] [13] [There is a question arising from the fact that Mary Rowley deposed that Ann Hinson was already married to Hopkins in 1726 while the will of Alexander Hinson did not indicate that his daughter Ann was married to Hopkins. It is unclear whether Ann Hinson, the daughter of Alexander Hinson, was the same person as the daughter of Mary Hinson.]
In the Name of God Amen. I Alexander Hinson of the Parish of Sittenbourne in the County of King George being sick of body but in perfect sense, memory and judgment doe make my last Will and Testament as followeth. I give and bequeath unto [my] beloved wife my dwelling plantation and land thereunto belonging during her natural life and after her decease to my son Christopher Hinson and his heirs forever.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son John Hinson one black mare and all her future increase.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Wm Hinson one mare colt and her increase.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Ann Hinson one heifer.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my loving wife all and singular my moveable estate and after her decease to be equally divided. Witnessed by John Paine and Wm Grant.
1728 Alexander Hinson died. [14]
1729 The will of Alexander Hinson was presented to the court of King George County on June 9. It had been proved by the oaths of John Paine and William Grant. [15]
1728 John Hinson, son and heir of Alexander Hinson, deceased, was ordered to appear at the next court to show cause why the last will and Testament of Alexander Hinson, deceased, may not be admitted to probate. Dated March 1, 1727/8. [16] [17]
Christopher and John Hinson both inherited land from their father Alexander.
1728 The last will and Testament of Alexander Hinson, deceased, was presented in court and ordered to be recorded. Dated June 7. [18]
1731 John Hinson planter of King George county sold land to Thomas Borkham on May 30. The Tract or parcell of Land was in Richmond County and had been devised by last Will & Testament of Robert Humphry Mealy to Alexander Hinson, deceased father of John Hinson. John Hinson inherited the land from Alexander Hinson. [19] By another deed, John Hinson planter of King George county sold land to Thomas Borkham in May. The tract was described as in the deed just cited and could be the same parcel or a different parcel of land. [20] The deeds were recorded in 1733.
1739 Christopher Hinson of Washington parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia, planter, sold land to Nicholas Quisenbury on November 1. The tract of 88 acres was in Hanover Parish, King George County and was occupied by Elizabeth Pearce. Nicholas Quisenbury and Anthony Carnaby held adjacent lands. The tract was previously sold by George Ervan to Alexander Hinson, deceased father of Christopher Hinson. [21] [22] [23]
Research Notes:
See also [24] and Lyon G Tyler, Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine Richmond, Virginia: Oct 1993, p. 118-19, which gathers facts about this family.
Christopher and John Hinson were named as heirs of Alexander Hinson. "The parents of our ancestor, William Hinson (17??-c1799) can not be proved, although he was certainly the grandson of Alexander Hinson. The loss of King George Co. will book no 1 has deprived us from examining Alexander's will, and consequently, the names and numbers of his children are unknown. Two sons have been positively identified, Christopher and John, both of whom inherited land from their father. Very little else about them has been found." [25]
[1] Mary Marshall Brewer, Abstracts of Land Records of Richmond County, Virginia 1692-1704 (Colonial Roots, 2001), [GoogleBooks].
[2] Mrs P. W. Hiden, "Adam Banks of Stafford County," Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 15 (1933), 116-125, at 118-19.
[3] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 3, 1699-1704, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders Jan 3, 1699–Oct 5, 1704, DGS 8191515, image 165, [FamilySearchImage].
[4] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 3, 1699-1704, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders Jan 3, 1699–Oct 5, 1704, page 335, DGS 8191515, image 171, [FamilySearchImage].
[5] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 4, 1704-1708, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders 1704–1708, page 61, DGS 8191515, image 68, [FamilySearchImage].
[6] Richmond County (Virginia). County Clerk, Deed Book 3, 1697-1704, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Deed Books 1697–1704, page 132, DGS 8191511, image 146, [FamilySearchImage].
[7] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 6, 1711-1716, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders 1711–1716, page 154, DGS 8191516, image 97, [FamilySearchImage].
[8] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 8, 1718-1721, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders April 1718–June 1721, DGS 8191516, bottom of page 101, image 126, [FamilySearchImage].
[9] Virginia. County Court (Richmond County), Order Book 8, 1718-1721, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Court Orders April 1718–June 1721, page 104, DGS 8191516, image 129, [FamilySearchImage].
[10] Order Book Part 1, 1721-1726, King George County, Virginia: King George. Court Records 1721–1726, page 292, DGS 8360574, image 176, [FamilySearchImage].
[11] King George County, Virginia, Will A1-67.
[12] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900, [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[13] Christine South Gee, Genealogical Notes on the South Family (1963), 80, [GoogleBooks].
[14] William Ashley Hinson, Hinson and Related Families (Winston-Salem, NC: 1986), 148.
[15] Virginia. County Court (King George County), Order Book, part 2, 1726-1734, King George County, Virginia: King George. Court Records 1726–1734, DGS 8360574, image 40, [FamilySearchImage].
[16] Order Book part 2, 1721-1734, King George County, Virginia: King George. Court Records 1721–1734, page 394, DGS 4145189, image 413, [FamilySearchImage].
[17] Virginia Court Order, Book 1-394, 1728.
[18] Virginia Court Order, Book l-407.
[19] Richmond County (Virginia). County Clerk, Deed Book 8, 1720-1733, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Deed Books 1720–1733, page 565, DGS 8153222, image 619, [FamilySearchImage].
[20] Richmond County (Virginia). County Clerk, Deed Book 8, 1720-1733, Richmond County, Virginia: Richmond County. Deed Books 1720–1733, page 566, DGS 8153222, image 620, [FamilySearchImage].
[21] King George County (Virginia). County Clerk, Deeds No. 2, King George County, Virginia: King George. Deeds 1735–1744, deed 2-286 to 290, DGS 7645174, image 154, [FamilySearchImage].
[22] King George County (Virginia). County Clerk, Deeds No. 2, King George County, Virginia: King George. Deeds 1735–1744, deed 2-285, DGS 7645174, image 153, [FamilySearchImage].
[23] Christine South Gee, Genealogical Notes on the South Family (1963), 80, [GoogleBooks].
[24] William Ashley Hinson, Hinson and Related Families (Winston-Salem, NC: 1986), 148.
[25] Margaret Kimbrough Mulkey, Kimbrough, Dumas and Related Southern Families (Naples, Florida: self-published, 1977), 166-167.