Individual Details
William FURR
(Abt, 1715 - Abt, 1782)
William was born about 1715, the second son of Thomas the Elder. He was about 20 when Thomas died. William married Charity, last name unknown, and they had eight children: Edwin (1739-1801), married Sarah Ogden (?) and moved to Kentucky.
Ephraim (1744-1817?),
Moses (1746-unk)
Enoch (1752-1845), married Sarah Clawson, stayed in Loudon County, Virginia until his death. Nine children.
Jeremiah (1754-?)
Nancy
Unknown daughter
Abraham (?-1812).
It was not comon in those days to record birth dates, particularly for white children. Slave children were another matter. They were carefully recorded, since roof of ownership was required. Recording of marriages and births of whites was the responsibility of church ministers and if one did not belong to a church no note was made of birth. Marriage bonds were generally recorded at the county court, but many of these records were lost in the war.
William married Charity shortly after his father died given the birth date of Edwin as 1739. It is likely that they stayed on at the Elk Run plantation until sometime in the neighborhood of 1754. On November 2, 1754 the Northern Neck Grants Book I,page 527 recorded the grant of 502 acres to Simon Miller and William Furr "on Goose Creek adjoining Charles Ewel and Col Turner's land and Burgess' corner. (This land is located about midway between current Middleburg and Upperville, VA adjacent to the south side of Route 50 where Rt 50 crosses Goose Creek and can be seen from the highway.)
Fauquier County Deed Book 1, page 483, 26 May 1763. Simon Miller sold William 280 acres part in Loudon and part in Fauquier where said William resided at the time. This land adjoined that of Mr. Burgess, Nichols and Triplett. William, in turn sold this land to Robert Scott on June 12, 1764 (Loudoun County Deed Book D, p 357, 12 Jun3 1764.)
There is a bill of sale in Prince William County Sales Book I, page 161, dated 5 July 1746 which shows: "William Furr of Hamilton Parish, Prince WIlliam County for 1730 pounds of tobacco paid by Malachi Cummings of same location for one black horse, two feather beds and furniture, two cows and calves, two guns, three pewter dishes, three plates, one pewter bason (sic) and one tumpan and one iron pot." Furniture refers to bedding, i.e., sheets, blankets and other coverings that were used on the bed.
We have been unable to locate any records related to William's death nor where he may be buried. We do know that Charity later lived with Zacariah Helms, a son-in-law since she shows up on a tithables list in 1788. William drops form all tithable lists in 1784 so we assume he died thereabouts at the estimated age of 69 years.
At the time of William's life Virginia was growing rapidly and creating new counties. Prince William was formed from parts of Stafford County and King George County in 1731. Fairfax was created from part of Prince William in 1742. Culpeper was created by splitting Orange county in 1749. Fairfax was divided in 1757, with the western part becoming Loudoun county. Fauquier was formed in 1759 from a further split of Prince William.
Ephraim (1744-1817?),
Moses (1746-unk)
Enoch (1752-1845), married Sarah Clawson, stayed in Loudon County, Virginia until his death. Nine children.
Jeremiah (1754-?)
Nancy
Unknown daughter
Abraham (?-1812).
It was not comon in those days to record birth dates, particularly for white children. Slave children were another matter. They were carefully recorded, since roof of ownership was required. Recording of marriages and births of whites was the responsibility of church ministers and if one did not belong to a church no note was made of birth. Marriage bonds were generally recorded at the county court, but many of these records were lost in the war.
William married Charity shortly after his father died given the birth date of Edwin as 1739. It is likely that they stayed on at the Elk Run plantation until sometime in the neighborhood of 1754. On November 2, 1754 the Northern Neck Grants Book I,page 527 recorded the grant of 502 acres to Simon Miller and William Furr "on Goose Creek adjoining Charles Ewel and Col Turner's land and Burgess' corner. (This land is located about midway between current Middleburg and Upperville, VA adjacent to the south side of Route 50 where Rt 50 crosses Goose Creek and can be seen from the highway.)
Fauquier County Deed Book 1, page 483, 26 May 1763. Simon Miller sold William 280 acres part in Loudon and part in Fauquier where said William resided at the time. This land adjoined that of Mr. Burgess, Nichols and Triplett. William, in turn sold this land to Robert Scott on June 12, 1764 (Loudoun County Deed Book D, p 357, 12 Jun3 1764.)
There is a bill of sale in Prince William County Sales Book I, page 161, dated 5 July 1746 which shows: "William Furr of Hamilton Parish, Prince WIlliam County for 1730 pounds of tobacco paid by Malachi Cummings of same location for one black horse, two feather beds and furniture, two cows and calves, two guns, three pewter dishes, three plates, one pewter bason (sic) and one tumpan and one iron pot." Furniture refers to bedding, i.e., sheets, blankets and other coverings that were used on the bed.
We have been unable to locate any records related to William's death nor where he may be buried. We do know that Charity later lived with Zacariah Helms, a son-in-law since she shows up on a tithables list in 1788. William drops form all tithable lists in 1784 so we assume he died thereabouts at the estimated age of 69 years.
At the time of William's life Virginia was growing rapidly and creating new counties. Prince William was formed from parts of Stafford County and King George County in 1731. Fairfax was created from part of Prince William in 1742. Culpeper was created by splitting Orange county in 1749. Fairfax was divided in 1757, with the western part becoming Loudoun county. Fauquier was formed in 1759 from a further split of Prince William.
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1715 | Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 1738 | Virginia - Living | |||
| Death | Abt, 1782 | Loudoun County, VA |
Families
| Spouse | Living |
| Child | Edwin FURR (1739 - 1801) |
| Child | Abraham Bates FURR (1740 - 1812) |
| Child | Nancy FURR (1741 - ) |
| Child | Ephraim FURR (1744 - 1817) |
| Child | Moses Buckner FURR (1746 - ) |
| Child | Sarah FURR (1747 - ) |
| Child | Enoch FURR (1752 - 1845) |
| Child | Jeremiah FURR (1754 - 1836) |
| Father | Thomas FURR (1679 - 1734) |
| Mother | Elizabeth JOHNSON (1680 - 1745) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth FURR (1715 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas FURR (1715 - 1783) |