Individual Details

Joseph was dead by 1792, intestate, and the court granted Obediah Echols administration. The court appointed Leonard Baker guardian of Moses, Obediah, Rhoda, and Joseph Echols.

Nov Court 1794 - Halifax Co. Plea Book 16, p.602 Virginia
In obedience to the Order of the Court. we the Commissioners have proceeded to make the following division of the lands of Joseph Echols, dec’d, Viz: We have allotted to each of them 150 A. of land on the Staunton River & Buffalo Creek, and to make them equal, we have allotted each of them additional land as follows:
Lot 12 - Moses Echols - 150 A. plus 250 A.

Moses married Elizabeth Hicks, 9 Feb 1807, Campbell Co VA. He may have appeared on an 1800 tax list in Pittsylvania Co, but that could have been a cousin of the same name.

Father	Joseph Echols (1734 - 1789)
Mother	Elizabeth Street ( - )
Sibling	Tabitha Echols ( - )
Sibling	David Echols (1776 - 1854)
Sibling	Mary "Polly" Echols ( - )
Sibling	Obediah Echols (1780 - 1805)
Sibling	Rhoda Echols (1788 - )
Sibling	Joseph Echols (1789 - )