Captain George STOVALL

HAIRSTON.org ID#1020, b. about 1695, d. after 18 April 1786
Father*Bartholomew STOVALL1,2 b. 24 Aug 1665, d. a 1721
Mother*Anne BURTON1 b. 1675, d. a 1725
PropertyGeorge Stovall acquired 400 acres in Henrico County 16 June 1727 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 89 (Reel 12). 
NOTE*There is doubt relating to the dates shown below. Did he have children in his 60s, 70s and 80s? 
Birth*Captain George STOVALL was born about 1695 in Henrico, Virginia.2 
He was the son of Bartholomew STOVALL and Anne BURTON.1,2 
Marriage*Captain George STOVALL married Elizabeth (surname unknown) about 1720.3,1,4 
PropertyGeorge Stovall acquired 400 acres in Henrico County on South side of James River on Bartholomew Stovall's line and crossing branches of Stovall's branch on 16 June 1727.5 
Property*George Stovall acquired 400 acres in Henrico County 13 October 1727 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 226 (Reel 12).5 
County NameGoochland County formed from Henrico in 1728. 
PropertyCaptain George STOVALL was an adjacent landowner of John STOVALL on 3 December 1733; John Stovall acquired 400 acres in Goochland County on 3 dec 1733. William Mayo and George Stovall were adjacent land owners. 
PropertyCaptain George STOVALL was an adjacent landowner of William MAYO on 21 August 1734; William Mayo acquired 3,000 acres in Goochland County on 21 Aug 1734. One of his neighbors were George Stovall.6 
Court RecordGeorge Stovall is appointed Surveyor of the road above Deep Creek Bridge in Goochland County, May 1737.7 
Court Record*1741, Goochland County - "Road to be opened. Ordered that the old road over Deep Creek in the Chapple road be opened and that James Barnes and George Stovals gangs do open the same."
Goochland County Court Order Book 5, page 5.8 
Court Record1742, Goochland County - Stovals deed to Roberts. "George Stoval Acknowledges a Deed from himself to William Roberts to be his act and Deed which is ordered to be recorded."
Goochland County Court Order Book 5, page 43.8 
Property1742, Goochland County - 200 acres called Beech Adventure adj. to S. side of Fluvanna Riv., crossing Stovall's Cr.: 30 Jul 1742, p. 70. 1 pound.9 
County NameAlbemarle County formed from Goochland in 1744. 
Court Record1748 - "Ordered that Mary Turner an Ophan be bound by the Church Warden of Southarm Parish to George Stovall" - Goochland Court Order Book 6, p. 423 - 16 May 1748. NOTE: Mary turner may be a relative. 
PropertyGeorge Stovall Sr. acquires 340 acres in Albemarle County 1 June 1750 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 29, 1749-1751, (v.1 & 2 p.1-532), p. 170 (Reel 27). 
Death Spouse*His wife, Elizabeth "Polly" Cooper, died before 1755. 
Marriage*Captain George STOVALL married Elizabeth LONDON about 1755 in Virginia.10,2 
PropertyGeorge Stovall Sr. acquires 295 acres in Albemarle County 10 Mar 1756 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 7 eel 33-34. 
PropertyGeorge Stovall Sr. acquires 265 acres in Albemarle County 10 Mar 1756 - Library of Virginia, Land Office Patents No. 34, 1756-1765, p. 7 eel 33-34. 
County NameAmherst County formed from Albemarle in 1761. 
PropertyGeorge Stovall acquired 338 acres in Bedford County, 14 July 1780 - Land Office Patents B, 1779-1780, p. 395 Reel 43, Library of Virginia. 
PropertyGeorge Stovall acquired 202 acres in Bedford County, 14 July 1780 - Land Office Patents B, 1779-1780, p. 419 Reel 43, Library of Virginia. 
County Name*Campbell County formed from part of Bedford. 
Will*Captain George STOVALL left a will on 18 April 1786 in Campbell, Virginia.11,12 
Death*He died after 18 April 1786 in Campbell, Virginia.11,1 
Probate*His estate was probated on 7 December 1786 in Campbell, Virginia.11,12 

Family 1

Elizabeth (surname unknown)
Children

Family 2

Elizabeth LONDON b. a 1736, d. 12 Oct 1812
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3047] Meador, George H. - Dunbar Rowland et al. : Adams, Alexander, Beard, Brewer, Bryan, Burton, Clark, Cooper, Hairston, Hampton, Hatcher, Lewis, Moorman, Norman, Smith, Stovall, Reynolds, Taylor and Wade : Mississippi census of 1850, Rolen, Roland, Rolland and Rowland. Call #929.2/R883m, Mississippi Department of Archives & History, Jackson, Mississippi.
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  3. [S3168] Letter from William Boone Douglas, Law office Stocklager, Heard & Douglas, Washington, D. C. to Mrs N H Hairston, Roanoke, Virginia, 27 Dec 1940.
  4. [S3073] Hill, Judith Parks America, A History of Henry County, Virginia : With Biographical Sketches of Its Most Prominent Citizens and Genealogical Histories of Half a Hundred of Its Oldest Families, Press of Bulletin Printing and Publishing Company, Incorporated, 1925 - Henry County, Va. (THERE ARE MANY ERRORS IN THIS BOOK) Ancestry.com.
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  11. [S3081] Will of George Stovall -1786 - Campbell County Wills and Administrations (1782 - 1800) p. 90-92. Will pro. 7 Dec 1786, p. 102. Inv. rec. 5 July 1787. Will Book 1, 1782-1800 (Reel 19), Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
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Last Edited16 Nov 2020