HAIRSTON.org ID#3418, b. about 1706, d. about February 1771
| Marriage* | William BRODNAX married Ann HALL, daughter of Thomas HALL.1,2 |
| Birth* | William BRODNAX was born about 1706 in James, Virginia.2 |
| He was the son of William BRODNAX and Rebecca CHAMPION TRAVIS.1 |
| Property | Deed for 107 acres, dated and recorded 22 April 1736, from Francis Bullifant to William Brodnax (ca. 1706-1771), both of James City County, Virginia. The deed book containing this instrument is no longer extant. - William Brodnax. Deed, 22 April 1736. Accession 21703. Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219. |
| Property | Bond, dated 13 February 1744, from William Brodnax (ca. 1706-1771) of Prince George County, Virginia, to Christopher Perkins of James City County, Virginia, concerning a deed of feoffment on lands in and around Jamestown from Brodnax and his wife Anne to Perkins. Also includes a memorandum, dated 1 January 1745/6, transferring that land from Perkins and his wife Elizabeth to Richard Ambler (1690-1766) of James City County. - Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219. |
| Property* | 1750 Lunenburg County - 544 acres beginning on Pidgeon Roost Creek corner to Henry Wilson.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 29, 1749-1751 (v.1 & 2 p.1-532), p. 348 (Reel 27). Library of Virginia. |
| Will* | William BRODNAX left a will on 22 April 1770 in Brunswick, Virginia; Lists wife Ann, brothes Edward and William of Dinwiddle, son-inlaw William Evans, son John Brodnax.1 |
| Death* | He died about February 1771.2 |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 25 March 1771 in Brunswick, Virginia, Brunswick County Wills and Administrations (1732-1800) p. 60. probate 25 March 1771 Will Book 4, 1761-1777 (Reel 21.)1,3 |
| Biography* | William Brodnax was born about 1706 in James City County, Virginia to William Brodnax (1675-1727) and Rebecka Champion Brodnax (1677-1723). The elder Brodnax had emigrated from England to Virginia and amassed property in James City County. His son William inherited this property upon his father’s death in 1727. Brodnax moved to Prince George County, Virginia, where he married Ann Hall (d. 1789). Eventually, Brodnax moved to Brunswick County, Virginia, where he died in February or March 1771. -Personal papers collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219. |