Individual Details

Col. Arjalon Price

(Abt 1702 - Aft 29 Apr 1773)

Created in 1734 from Spotsylvania Co., Orange Co. was a huge territory formed to encourage westward movement. Starting east of the Blue Ridge Mountains it included the valley region and extended all the way to the Mississippi River. During the 1740's the valley region became Augusta and Frederick Counties, and in 1749 the northern region of Orange became Culpeper Co. Further divisions of some these counties occurred later to bring them down to their present size.
During this early period of Orange Co., records are found mentioning Moore, Minor, Price, Morton, Hawkins, and Bourne, showing that these families lived in close vicinity of each other. As road building and maintenance was a important part of frontier settlement, overseers were appointed yearly with all men living nearby assigned as "titheables" to do the work. They were expected to bring their own tools, teams and wagons and work for six days a year. A road order on Sept. 24, 1742 lists among others as "tithables of Arjalon Prices's Quarter," Wm. Morton, Benjamin Hawkins, John Bourn, Henry Bourn, Andrew Bourn, with Francis Moore as Overseer. Again on May 26, 1743, Francis Moore is appointed Overseer "of y road from Hawkin's to y Courthouse and from the rocky branch to y Pine stake" with the tithables including Jno Willis, Benj. Hawkins, Francis Moore, Arjalon Price, Wm. Morton, Wm. Minor, and James Minor. On May 24, 1745 tithables for the Highway for the Courthouse to the mine run bridge include William Morton, William Minor, snd Argalan Price.

Events

Birth	Abt 1702	Northumberland, Virginia, British America
Marriage	Abt 1730	Richmond, Virginia, British America - Joyce Barber
Will	29 Apr 1773	Orange, Virginia, British America
Death	Aft 29 Apr 1773	Orange, Virginia, British America
Burial		Arjalon Price Cemetery, Orange, Orange, Virginia, British North America

Families

Spouse	Joyce Barber (1712 - 1778)
Child	William Price (1732 - 1807)
Child	Mary Barber Price (1739 - 1773)
Child	Arjalon Price (1738 - 1822)
Child	Elizabeth Price (1740 - )
Child	Catherine "Catey" Price (1750 - )
Child	Richard Price (1753 - 1829)
Child	Rev. John Lewis Price (1757 - 1822)

Father	Richard Price (1645 - 1709)
Mother	Mary Garner ( - )

Notes

Will

Col. Arjalon Price, the father-in-law of Bernard Moore, made his will 29 April 1773, which was proved in Orange Co. 23 Sept. 1773. It names wife Joyce, sons William, Arjalon, Richard and John Price, daughters Mary Crump, Elizabeth Green and Catherine Moore, and grandchildren Travers, William, Caty, Joseph and Mary children of Mary Crump, dec'd. Arjalon Price, and the children of Elizabeth Green.

Will Index of Orange County Virginia
Will of ARJALON PRICE of the Parish of St. Thomas in
the County of Orange, dated 29 April 1773.

To my loving wife JOYCE PRICE my two Negros Nan and Will and to my mallatto woman Mary McIntush. Also my tract of land at the old office during her natural life. My executors do immediately after my decease have build for my said wife on the aforesaid land a good dwelling house twenty feet long and sixteen feet wide, a smoke house eight feet square and a milk house twelve feet long and eight feet wide. My wife live on my now dweling plantation until the above buildings are compleated and finished.
Unto my son William Price my Negro wench named Juda now in his possession, one cow and calf, one two year old steer and four head of hoggs.
Unto my six grandchildren vizt, Traverse, Wm., Caty, Mary, Joseph and Betty CRUMP, children of my daughter
MARY CRUMP desc. the Negroes Nan, Jimmy, Jack, Sarah and Moses now in their father?s possession and
their increase to be equally divided between them as soon as my granddaughter Bettey CRUMP arrives to sixteen years of age or day of marriage.
Unto my two sons Arajalon PRICE and John PRICE the tract of land I now live on to be equally divided.
Half an acre of the said land be not sold but kept for a burying place for my family.
Unto my grandson John Hill PRICE my Negro wench Sarah.
Unto my grandson Arjalon PRICE my Negro man Will after my wife?s decease.
Unto my daughter Eliza. GREEN one gold ring of fifteen shillings value with this Posey (In Christ and the my Comfort be) (A.P.)
The Negros vizt. Tenar, Sib, Tom and Harry which I lent to my daughter Eliza. GREEN and since sold by her
husband to one David Henning be by my executors immediately demanded and taken into their possession and if the said David Henning should refuse to deliver up the said Negros, my executors should bring suit for them. When recovered my executors may keep the said Negroes in their possession during my said daughters Eliza GREEN?S life and apply the profits of their labour as they think proper towards the support and maintainance of my said daughter and her children. After my said daughters decease be equally divided between the children of my said daughter Elizabeth GREEN.
Unto my son John PRICE one Negro man named London now in his possession. Also my malatto woman named Mary McIntush after my wifes decease.
Unto my son Richard PRICE my two Negroes George and Sall and my Negro child Daniel. Also that part of my land at the old office after my wifes death lying on the south side of the main road leading to Fredericksburg. Also one young mare commonly called his. For want of heirs then equally divided among all my children. After his mothers death my Negro wench named Nan.
Unto my daughter Catherine MOORE my three Negroes Adam, Rose and Sibby, one cow and calf, one two year old steer and the remainder part of my old office land on the north side of the road leading to Fredericksburg next to Edward Watts.
Residue equally divided between my loving wife, my son Arjalon PRICE, my son John PRICE and my son Richard PRICE.
My loving wife Joyce PRICE executrix and my son Arjalon PRICE and my son John PRICE executors.