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 1744 - 1798 (54 years)
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| Name |
William Hansford |
| Birth |
17 Jan 1744 |
Virginia  [1] |
- Hanover or Henrico County...
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| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
1 Apr 1798 |
Elbert County, Georgia [1] |
| Person ID |
I43726 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Father |
William Hansford, b. 0___ 1710, Henrico County, Virginia d. Bef 1750, Henrico County, Virginia (Age ~ 39 years) |
| Mother |
Bathsheba Archer, b. 0___ 1702, London, Middlesex, England d. Aft 1783, Henrico County, Virginia (Age ~ 82 years) |
| Marriage |
Abt 1734 |
(Henrico County) Virginia [2, 3] |
| Family ID |
F12054 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Janet Brown, b. Bef 1747, Virginia d. 15 Dec 1826, Elbert County, Georgia (Age ~ 80 years) |
| Marriage |
11 Jan 1768 |
Amelia County, Virginia Colony [1] |
| Children |
| | 1. Jesse Brown Hansford, b. 15 May 1781, Prince Edward County, Virginia d. 10 Mar 1858, Milton County, Georgia (Age 76 years) |
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| Family ID |
F15887 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- 5. William HANSFORD was born on 17 Jan 1744 in Hanover/Henrico County, Virginia and died on 1 Apr 1798 in Elbert County, Georgia at age 54.
General Notes: William Hansford, or Hansard, and his wife with several children settled in what was Wilkes County, Georgia, and on 9 March 1785 made an application for a grant of 600 acres along Beaverdam Creek, north of Elberton, Georgia.
William was an active participant in the civic, religious, and military affairs of his community. There are unfortunately very few records of his life in Georgia, but a few things are known and they include; he was a trustee in the earliest Methodist meeting in the area, he was active in the militia and held the rank of 2nd lieutenant, he was referred to as a Gentleman, he served as a soldier in the American revolution, his name appeared on a petition for a bridge over the Savannah River, and his name appears on the list of participants in the election of delegates to the Constitutional Covention of 1795.
William Hansford made his will on 10 May 1796 in Elbert County.
The following will is shown in Elbert Co. Will Book B (Misc. Estate Records) 1791-1803, pages 32,33: "In the name of God Amen, this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety six, I, William Hansard of the county of Elbert being weak in body but of sound mind and memory, thanks be given unto God for the same, and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last Will and testament, utterly revokeing and disannulling all Wills by me made heretofore and rattifying and confirming this only First of all I recommend my Soul unto the hands of God who gave it and my body to the dust, to be buried in a christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my executors who I shall hereafter mention - nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the almighty power of God - And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this present life, I Will and dispose of in the following manner. "Item - I desire that all my just debts be paid. Item - My will and desire is that my whole estate both real and personal remain in the possession of my well beloved wife Jennet until my youngest child comes of age, and at that period, I desire that one hundred acres of the land be laid out including the plantation whereon I now live, bounded by land now Benjamin Fannins and James Carters land, and to be laid out in a square form which said one hundred acres of land, I lend unto my widow during her natural life and at her death to desind to my said youngest child Thomas Scott to him and his heirs forever. Item - I desire that the balance of my landed estate be equally divided between my other three sons, viz - William, Gessey Brown and John, share and share alike, which said legacies to them when divided is to them and their heirs forever, and if either of my said four sons should die before they come of age or have a lawful heir, I desire that their legacy be equally divided amongst the surviving legatees of my said sons. Item - I desire that the ballance of my estate not already disposed of be equally divided between my said widow and all my children at the time my said youngest child Thomas Scott comes of lawful age, all share and share alike, that is to say both sons and daughters, and if either of my said children should die without a lawful heir I desire that their legacy be equally divided amongst the surviving legatees, and the last of my personnall estate so lent to my said widow at her death, I desire shall be equally divided amongst all my children. Item - I give and bequeath to my grand daughter, Chaney Hansard at the time a division of my personall estate takes place, one cow and calf, and is to her and her heirs forever - I hereby nominate and appoint my friends Richardson Hunt, Samuel Higginbotham and Francis Satterwhite the executors of this my last Will and testament. In testimony whereof I do hereunto set my hand and seal this day and year first written - Signed sealed and acknowledged by the testator as his last Will and testament in presence of his William X Hansard mark Francis Satterwhite, Juner Benjamin (his x mark) Fannin" Wm. Higginbotham, Reg. Prob. C.E. Recorded this Will the 1st day of April, 1798
William married Janet-Jane BROWN, daughter of Alexander BROWN and Mary RUDD, on 11 Jan 1768 in Amelia County, Virginia. Janet-Jane was born before 1747 in Virginia and died on 15 Dec 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia. [1]
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