WILLIAM BOHANNON & Descendants
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136. WILLIAM BOHANNON
Born c1730 (Middlesex County, Virginia?)
Died 13 Mar 1816 White County, Tennessee
Married (1)
137. Ruth ------ before 1753
Born
Died c1772
Children (1):
Frances Bohannon
b. 05 Jan 1753 Virginia
d. 21 Feb 1813 Franklin County, Virginia
m. Henry Jones
68. John Bohannon
b. 27 Apr 1755 Virginia
d. 10 Jul 1832 Shelby County, Kentucky
m. 69. Helen Cook 07 Jan 1774 Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Joshua Bohannon
b. Dec 1757 Virginia
d. before 1781
m. Rhoda Cook c1778
William Bohannon Jr
b. Dec 1760 Virginia
d. 1844 White County, Tennessee
m.
Anna Bohannon
b. 30 Nov 1762 Virginia
d. after 1811
m. James Young
Henry Bohannon
b. 07 Jul 1767 Virginia
d. c1810 White County, Tennessee
m. Mary Matlock c1783 Henry County, Virginia
Elizabeth Bohannon
b. 20 May 1769 Virginia
d. 02 Aug 1821 Hickman County, Kentucky
m. (1) Jesse Cook 01 Sep 1785 Henry County, Virginia
(2) Joseph Edrington 1793 Woodford County, Kentucky
Lucy Bohannon
b. 27 Sep 1771 Virginia
d.
m. John Mullins 03 Sep 1787 Franklin County, Virginia
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Married (2)
Judith Legg before 1774
Born
Died before 1816
Children (2) (order of birth uncertain):
Judith Bohannon
b. Sep 1774 Virginia
d.
m. Isaac Welch
Tabitha Bohannon
b.
d.
m. William Parker 05 Sep 1799 Knox County, Tennessee (bond date)
James Bohannon
b. 12 Sep 1777 Virginia
d.
m.
Alice Bohannon
b. 23 Jan 1779 Virginia
d. 14 Aug 1819 White County, Tennessee
m. Thomas Barnes 21 Jun 1798 Knox County, Tennessee
Susannah Bohannon
b.
d.
m.
Lewis Bohannon
b. c1783
d. 24 Apr 1853 Putnam County, Tennessee
m. (1) Lucy ------ c1803
(2) Nancy (Jordan?)
(3) Catherine Henry 06 Mar 1851
Elijah Bohannon
b. c1780-1790
d.
m. (Sarah Norris?)
Sarah Bohannon
b. 1790
d. 19 Aug 1846 Newton County, Arkansas
m. Solomon Harp
Rebecca Bohannon
b. c1795
d.
m. John Morrison
Holla (Holly, Hollis) Bohannon
b. c1800-1810
d.
m.
The parents of William Bohannon, who was born about 1730, probably in Middlesex
County, Virginia, and lived in Culpeper, Pittsylvania, Henry and Franklin counties,
Virginia, before moving to White County, Tennessee, where he died on 13 March 1816,
have not been proved absolutely, but circumstantial evidence indicates that he was a son
of Henry Bohannon and Ann Booten (Boughton). William Bohannon and Henry
Bohannon, Jr., son of Henry Bohannon and Ann Booten, both moved from Middlesex
County to Culpeper County and then to Pittsylvania County, associating with the same
families. William Bohannon witnessed the will of Robert Tureman, the second husband
of Ann Booten, in Culpeper County in 1753 and proved it in Culpeper Court on 21
February 1754. This means that William Bohannon of Culpeper County was of age in
1753 and born before 1733. Ann Booten Bohannon Tureman was a daughter of Joshua
Booten and William Bohannon named a son Joshua, a name which did not appear in the
Bohannon family previously. William also named a son Henry. William Bohannon
signed the will of Robert Tureman with his distinctive mark, a W that resembles an
interlocking double V,1 which he later used to sign deeds in Augusta and Franklin
counties, Virginia, and in Tennessee.2
Being born about 1730 and known to have had a child born in January 1753, William
Bohannon must have been married by 1752, perhaps as early as 1748. His first wife was
named Ruth. [Augusta County, Virginia, Deed Book 17, pages 31-33; photocopy LDS
Film #0030349 from Nova Landrith, Ada, OK, and Billie Huffman, Mesquite, TX, 1997.]
She may have been a daughter of William Booten and Judith Hill, who also moved from
Middlesex County to Culpeper County and were closely associated with William
Bohannon. It has been suggested that she may have been a Kirtley due to the close
association with that family in Culpeper and Augusta counties. A record of William
Bohannon’s first marriage has not been located in Augusta, Orange, Culpeper,
Spotsylvania or Middlesex counties.
The parents of his second wife Judith Legg have not been determined.
It has been attempted to prove that William Bohannon was the son of Joseph Bohannon
and Elizabeth Neville of Middlesex County, who had a son named William who born in
1730:3
William Son of Joseph & Eliza Bohannon born Novemr ye 19 baptized Novemr
ye
30 1730
John and Elizabeth Neville Bohannon moved to Hamilton Parish, Prince William
County, where his will was made on 23 November 1738 and proved on 26 February
1738/9, leaving among his heirs, son William.4 Elizabeth Neville Bohannon married (2)
Thomas Faulkner before 25 November 1745 when Thomas Faulkner and his wife
Elizabeth of Fairfax County, Virginia, made a deed of gift to “our loving sons Neavill &
William Buchanan of Prince William County.” On 25 November 1751 Thomas Faulkner,
Neville Bohannon and William Bohannon of Dettingen Parish, Prince William County,
sold 373 acres in Hamilton Parish to Thomas Dodson, which was a tract granted to
Charles Taylor and sold by him to John Minter and sold by Minter to Elizabeth
Bohannon. On 24 August 1752 Joseph Bohannon and his wife Sarah, who relinquished
her dower right acknowledged their indenture of lease and release to John Bohannon in
Prince William County Court. On the same day William Bohannon acknowledged his
indenture of lease and release to John Bohannon, without a wife to relinquish her dower
rights. Since William Bohannon, who died in White County, Tennessee, in 1816, was
married and had a daughter born on 05 January 1753, it is highly unlikely that he was the
son of Joseph Bohannon and Elizabeth Neville. Furthermore, this deed proves that
William Bohannon, son of Joseph Bohannon and Elizabeth Neville, was residing in
Prince William County in 1751, while William Bohannon of White County, Tennessee,
was in Culpeper County in 1753, when he witnessed the will of Robert Tureman, as is
proved by his distinctive W signature mark. William Bohannon of Prince William
County signed his full name to documents. On 29 March 1764 William Bohannon
(Buchanan) witnessed a deed in Prince William County by John Bohannon (Buchanan)
and his wife Elizabeth, when they sold 100 acres to John Hooe. William Bohannon, the
witness, must have been the son of Joseph Bohannon and not a grandchild because his
grandchildren probably were not old enough to witness deeds in 1764. For example, John
Bohannon's son William Haynie Bohannon was not born until 1752. There are further
records of William Bohannon in Prince William County which suggests that the son of
Joseph Bohannon and Elizabeth Neville stayed there.5
It also has been claimed that William Bohannon of White County, Tennessee, was the
son of John Bohannon and Agnes Newberry who was born in Middlesex County in
1830,6 but it appears that their son died in 1732, since no further records of him have
been found:7
John Bohannan & Agnes Newberry Married April ye 10 1729
William Son of John & Agnes Bohannan born Jany ye 3 baptized Jany ye 17 1730
William Bohannan dyed Septemr ye 20 1732
Sarah daughter of John & Agniss Bohannan born July ye 17 baptized July ye
29
1733
The preponderance of evidence indicates that William Bohannon of White County,
Tennessee, was a son of Henry Bohannon and Ann Booten.
The children of William Bohannon and their birth dates were listed in his Bible:8
The following is a true copy of the torn and faded leaves from the old Bible
of William Bohannon with names, and dates of part of his children and part of
his son Henry's children and also two or three of Thomas and his wife Alice
Bohannon Barnes.
Frances Bohannon was born January ye 5th- 1753
John Bohannon was born April the 27, 17 ...
Joshua Bohann ... born Decem ...
William ... December ye ...
Anna Bohanna ... November ye 30, 1...
Henry Bohannan was born July ye 7th-day 1767
Elizabeth Bohannan was born May ye 20th-day 1769
Lucy Bohannan was born ... ye 27th day 1771
... 2nd ... Bohannan was ... day 1774
... Bohannan was ... September ye 12 day 1777
... Bohannan was Born January ye 23 day 1779
Sarah Bohannan daughter of Henry and Mary his wife born August ...
1787
Elizabeth Bohanna ... Born January ye 8 ...
John Bohan ... March ...
Polly Bohann ... February the ...
William Bohanna ... born January the 11th day ...
James Bohannan was born the 22nd of December 1797
...ghter of Tho... Barnes ... Day of ...
...ghter of Thomas ...
... Barnes was ... day of ...
... Bohannan was born ...ember ye 5- 1799
George Bohannan was born February ye 9- 1802
Perhaps some of the missing data was copied from the Bible before it deteriorated. The
names of sixteen of William Bohannon's children and the birth dates of eleven of them
appear in the application of Mrs. Fanalue Whitson Carlen of Cookeville, TN, on 04 April
1930 for membership in the National Society of the Daughters of the American
Revolution:9
Frances Bohannon 1- 5-1753
John Bohannon 4-27-1755
Joshua Bohannon 12- -1757 Married Rhoda Cook (Abraham, Son)
William Bohannon 12- -1760
Anna Bohannon 11-30-1762
Henry Bohannon 7- 7-1767 Married Mary -----
Elizabeth Bohannon 5-20-1769
Lucy Bohannon 9-27-1771
(2nd) Judith Bohannon 9- -1774 Married Isaac Welch
James Bohannon 9-12-1777
Alice Bohannon 1-23-1779 Married Thomas Barnes
Susannah Bohannon
Rebecca Bohannon
Holla Bohannon
Lewis Bohannon (see certified copies attached)
Elijah Bohannon
The birth and death dates of William Bohannon and Alice Bohannon Barnes are in the
application and in her Bible:10
William Bohannon died March 13th 1816
Alice Bohannon (first wife of Thomas Barnes) died Aug 14th 1819
The birth dates of the children of Thomas Barnes and Alice Bohannon followed.
The birth year of John Bohannon appears on the flyleaf of the Bible of his son William
Bohannon:11
William Bohannon born 1786, April 19th died Oct 3rd 1865
He was the son of John Bohannon born 1755
The marriage date and place and the death date and place of John Bohannon appear in an
affidavit by his widow Helen on 16 September 1833, when she applied for a
Revolutionary War pension:12
... she was married to John Bohannon deceased on the 7th day of January 1774
in the County of Pittsylvania in the State of Virginia ... that her said husband the
said John Bohannon departed this life on the 10th day of July1832 in Shelby
County Ky ... that the said John Bohannon was 77 years of age at the time of his
death ...
The age of 77 computes to a birth year of 1755.
Although the family record of William Bohannon contains only sixteen children, he
apparently had eighteen, since, as will be shown, his estate was divided into eighteen
portions for distribution to surviving children and to the issue of children who
predeceased their father. Tabitha Bohannon who married William Parker in Knox
County, Tennessee, on 05 September 1799 was an heir who must have been one of the
eighteen children, since she was surety on the marriage bond of Alice Bohannon and
Thomas Barnes in 1798; an unlikely role for a cousin. The act of securing a bond
suggests that Tabitha was of age in 1798 and born by 1777, perhaps between Judith and
James.
William Bohannon probably moved from Middlesex County to Culpeper County around
1750. William Booten and Russell Hill were in Middlesex County in 1740 when William
was administrator of the will of Henry Bohannon with Russell as surety on his bond.13
Robert Tureman's first wife Mary Rice died on 12 March 1742/3 and Robert married Ann
Booten Bohannon before 17 February 1748/9 when their son George was born. They
were still in Middlesex County on 04 December 1750 when their twins Ignatius and Ann
were born.14 Robert Tureman and Ann Booten Bohannon and William Booten and Judith
Hill were in Culpeper County by 1753 when William Booten was named as an executor
of the will of Robert Tureman, which William Bohannon witnessed.15 Robert Tureman
and Ann Booten Bohannon had another son Robert, who apparently was born after the
twins and before Robert Tureman made his will in 1753. In his will, Robert Tureman
named his daughter Susanna Tureman and his four youngest children, George, Ignatius,
Ann and Robert, who were under 21. Susanna was a daughter of Robert Tureman and
Mary Rice, who was born on 15 October 1738.16
It has not been determined when William Bohannon moved from Culpeper County but he
was identified as a resident of Orange County, Virginia, when he bought land in Augusta
County, Virginia, from Honorias and Jannet Powell on 09 March 1764 for 15 pounds:
[LDS Film #0030346 Augusta County, Virginia, Deed Book 11, pages 536-537,
photocopy from Nova Landrith, Ada OK, 1997.]
This Indenture made the Ninth Day of March in the Year of our Lord one
Thousand Seven hundred and Sixty four Between Honorias Powell & Jannet his
wife of the County of Orange of the one Part and William Buchanan of the
County aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that the said Honorias Powell and
Jannet his wife for and in Consideration of the Sum of fifteen Pounds Current
money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said William Bohannon before the
Ensealing and Delivery of these presents the Receipt whereof he the said
Honorias Powell & Jannet his wife Doth Acknowledge and Confess thermselves
fully Satisfied & Paid & thereof Do Clearly Acquit Exonerate & Discharge the said
Wm. Bohannon his heirs Executors Administrators and Every of them for ever by
these presents have given granted Bargained Sold Enfeoffed & Confirmed & by
these presents do fully Clearly & Absolutely Bargain Sell Enfeoff and Confirm
Unto the said William Bohannon his heirs and Assigns for ever One Certain tract
or parcel of Land Containing by Supposition Two hundred Acres more or less
Cituated Lying and being in the County of Augusta Near the foot of the Ridge and
Bounded as followeth To wit Beginning at two white oaks Corner to Capt. Francis
Kirtley thence a long his said line South fifty three Degrees West one hundred &
fifteen poles to two Spanish oaks Saplings and a large Chesnut thence South fifty
five Degrees East two hundred and ninety five poles to a large Chesnut thence
North eighty five Degrees East thirty poles to a red oak and white thence North
twenty Degrees West two hundred & twenty four poles to a white oak on a branch
thence North eighty Degrees West one hundred and thirty poles to the Beginning
together with all Houses out houses Orchards gardens fences woods under woods
waters and water courses thereunto belonging or in any ways appertaining To
Have and To Hold the said Land and premises with all and singular their
appurtenances what so ever to the said Belonging or in anyways Appertaining to
him the said William Bohannon his heirs and Assigns forever and to the said
Honorias Powell & Jannet his wife for themselves and their Heirs the said Lands
and premises with their and every of their appurtenances to the sd. William
Bohannon his heirs and Assigns shall and will forever Defend by these presents
against any persons having or Lawfully Claiming any Right or title to the Same or
any part or parcel thereof and the said Honorias Powell & Jannet his wife for
themselves and their heirs doth grant Covenant and Agree to and with the said
William Bohannon his heirs and assigns as followeth Viz that he the said
Honorias Powell at the time of Ensealing and Delivery of these presents stands
seized of an indefeasible Estate in fee Simple of and in abovementioned lands and
premises and that he hath Good right and lawfull Authority to sell and convey the same
in Manner aforesaid & the same shall forever remain unto him the sd. William
Bohannon his heirs & Assigns fully & Clearly Exonerated & Discharged of all &
all Manner of other & former bargains Sales Leases title of Dower and all other
Rights and Estates whatsoever thereunto Belonging or in any ways Appertaining
In Witness whereof he the said Honorias Powell & Jannet his wife hath heare
[sic] unto set their hands & Seals the Day and Year Above Written
Signed Sealed & Delivered Honourias Powell (LS)
in the presence of Jannt (sic) Powell (LS)
Francis Kirtley Memorandum that Quiet & Peaceable Possession & Seizen
[illegible] of the within mentioned Lands and Premises was had and
[illegible] Taken by the within named William Bohannon of and from
John Early the within Named Honourias Powell & Jannet his wife on
his the Day and Year within Mention According to Form and
William W Smith Effect of the within written Deed in the presence of Francis
mark Kirtley
Honourias Powell (LS)
Jannet Powell (LS)
At a Court held for Augusta County March 20th 1764
This Deed with Livery and Seisin therein endorsed from Honorias Powell and
Jannet his wife to Wm Buchanan was proved by the oath of Francis Kirtley
William Smith and Valentine Cook three of the witnesses thereto and is ordered
to be Recorded
Test John Madison
It is interesting that Valentine Cook was shown as having proved the deed as a witness.
Neither of the illegible witness signatures resemble that name. Coincidentally, Valentine
Cook of Augusta County was a party to the subsequently recorded deed, dated 09 March
1764, whereby he bought land from Honorias and Jannet Powell of Orange County, also.
Augusta County was formed in 1743 from a part of Orange County. Culpeper was erected
from Orange County in 1749 and Orange came from Spotsylvania County in 1734.
William and Ruth Bohannon sold this land to Francis Kirtley for £30 in 1768: [Augusta
County, Virginia, Deed Book 17, pages 31-33; photocopy LDS Film #0030349 from
Nova Landrith, Ada, OK, and Billie Huffman, Mesquite, TX, 1997.]
This Indenture mad the second Day of Aril [sic] in the year of our Lord one
thousand seven hundred and sixty eight Between William Bohannon and Ruthe
his Wife of the County of Augusta of the one part and Francis Kirtley of the County
aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth theat he the said William Bohannon and
Ruthe his Wife for and in consideration of the Sum of theirte pounds Current
Money of Virginia to him in Hand paid by the said Francis Kirtley before the
ensealing and delivery of these presents the Rect whereof he the said William
Bohannon and Ruthe Wife doth acknowledge and confess them selves fully
satisfied and paid and thereof do clearly aquit exonerate and discharge the sd.
Francis Kirtley his Heirs Executors Administrators and every of them for ever by
these presents have given granted bargained sold enfeoffed and confirmed and by
these presents do fully clearly and absolutely bargain sell enfeoff and confirm
unto the said Francis Kirtley his Heirs and Assigns for ever one certain tract or parcel
of Land containg by supposition two hundred Acres more or less cituate lying and
being in the County of Augusta near the Foot of the Blue Ridge and Bounded as
followeth to wit Beginning at two White Oaks Corner to the said Kirtley thence a
long his said Line South fifty three Degrees West one hundred & fifteen poles to
two Spanish Oak Saplins and a Large Chesnut thence South fifty five Degrees
East two hundred and ninety five poles to a large Chesnut thence North eighty five
Degrees East thirty poles to a red Oake and White Oake thence North twenty
Degres West two hundred and twenty four poles to a White Oake on a Branch
thence North eighty Degrees West one hundred and thirty poles to the Beginning
together with all Houses out Houses Orchards Gardens Fences Woods under
Woods waters and Waters courses thereunto belonging or in any ways
appertaining To have and to hold the sd. Land and premises with all and singular
their appurtenances what so ever so ever be to the same belonging or in any ways
appertaining to him the said Francis Kirtley his Heirs and Assigns for ever and to
the sd. William Bohannon and Ruthe his Wife for themselves and their Heirs the
said Lands and premises with their and every of their appurtainances to the sd.
Francis Kirtley his Heirs and Assigns shall and will for ever defend by these
presents against any persons haveing or lawfully claiming any right or Title to the
same or any part or parcel thereof and the said William Bohannon and Ruthe his
Wife for themselves and their Heirs doth grant covenant and agree to and with the
sd. Francis Kirtley his Heirs and Assigns a followeth Viz that he the sd. William
Bohannon at the time of ensealing and delivery of these presents is and stands
seized of an indefeazible Estate in fee simple of and in above mentioned lands
and premises and that he hath good right and lawfull Authority to sell and convey the
same in manner aforesd. and that the same shall for ever remain unto him the said
Francis Kirtley his Heirs and Assigns fully and clearly exonerated and discharged
of all maner of other and former Bargains Sale leases Title of Doware and all
other rights and Estate whatever there unto belonging or on any ways appertaining In
Witness whereof he the said William Bohannon and Ruthe his Wife hath heare
unto set theire Hands and Seals the Day and year above Written
Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of
his
William Bohannon (LS)
Jacob Nicholas Mark
her
Ruthe Bohannon (LS)
Mark
Memorandum that quiet and peaceable possession and seizen of the within
mentioned Lands and premises was had and taken by the with in named Francis
Kirtley of and from the within Named William Bohannon & Ruthe his Wife on
the Day and year within ritten according to the form and affect of the within Written
Deed in the presents off
his
William Bohannon (LS)
Jacob Nicholas Mark
her
Ruthe Bohannon (LS)
Mark
At a Court held for Augusta County August 1768
This Deed of Feeoffment from William Buchannon and Ruth his Wife to Francis
Kirtley was proved by the Oaths of Jacob Nicholas and Henry T----swood two of
the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be certified
At a Court held for Augusta County November 20th 1770
The Deed of Feeoffment further proved by the Oath of John (illegible) another of
the Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded Test (No signature, so bottom
of page may be missing from photocopy).
William Bohannon’s marks were his distinctive W which resembes two interlocking V’s.
Ruth Bohannon’s marks were similar, but slightly different, horseshoe-shaped arcs. Jacob
Nicholas was the only witness whose name appeared on the recorded copy of the deed.
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