The Stone Family's Connections to David and Mary White
Although the Stone family had a surprising connection to the Barrett White estate, another piece of Stone/White wonder was uncovered with a little more record digging.
While searching for deeds involving the Stone family in Henrico County, the below record surfaced. In 1771, Thomas Stone (brother to William Stone) purchased 65 acres in Henrico County from John Robinson of Orange County, North Carolina. According to the below deed, John Robinson was the son of Thomas Robinson, and the description of the land included mention of a creek and branches, but unfortunately, the name of the creek and branches were not provided. However, previously, we learned that part of Thomas Stone's land included 100 acres on Gilleys Creek. So, it is very possible that the 65 acres mentioned in the below deed were also in the same area. The Robinson to Stone deed begins halfway down the page.
Look who witnessed the above indenture.....David White along with Thomas Stone's brother, William Stone (who was married to Lucy Lockett), and Richard Williams. The presence of the White surname for a witness to a Stone deed makes one ask the question, "Was there a connection between David White and John White who married Lucy Lockett Stone in 1784?"
David White
From Henrico County deeds, we know that David White owned land on Gilleys Creek along the road that traveled from Richmond to Bottoms Bridge (a crossing of the Chickahominy River connecting Henrico and New Kent Counties). In 1761, David White purchased 50 acres on the "New Kent Road" in Henrico County from Hezekiah Bridgeman. The land was adjacent to John Harwood, James Cocke and William Rose. Four years later, David White purchased from Matthew Bridgeman an additional 20 acres on "a branch of Gilley's Creek on the road that leads from Bottoms Bridge to Richmond Town." Today, this road is known as Williamsburg Road and US 60 as shown below.
From a 1754 Henrico County deed where David Binns distributed his land along Gilleys Creek to his sons David, Joseph, Dionishous, Peter and Christopher, we learn that the Binns's land was adjacent to William Stone Sr. (father of William Stone Jr. and Thomas Stone of the above 1771 indenture), James Cocke, and William Rose. As mentioned above, these last two land owners, James Cocke and William Rose, were also adjacent land owners to David White! This tells us that William Stone Sr. and David White owned land very near one another along Gilleys Creek and the road leading from Richmond to New Kent County by way of Bottoms Bridge. (As a side note, Joseph Binns was paid from William Stone Jr's estate in 1785).
Mary White
David White's wife, Mary, also had a documented Stone connection. In 1788, Mary White gave a deposition at Robert Anderson's Richmond Tavern involving the estate of William Stone Sr. who had died in Fluvanna County VA during the year 1778. Ten years after Stone's death, a disagreement arose concerning the ownership of two slaves from Stone's estate. Below is Mary's deposition which shows that she knew William Stone well and cared about the proper distribution of his estate.
While searching for deeds involving the Stone family in Henrico County, the below record surfaced. In 1771, Thomas Stone (brother to William Stone) purchased 65 acres in Henrico County from John Robinson of Orange County, North Carolina. According to the below deed, John Robinson was the son of Thomas Robinson, and the description of the land included mention of a creek and branches, but unfortunately, the name of the creek and branches were not provided. However, previously, we learned that part of Thomas Stone's land included 100 acres on Gilleys Creek. So, it is very possible that the 65 acres mentioned in the below deed were also in the same area. The Robinson to Stone deed begins halfway down the page.
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| Henrico County VA Deed Book 1767-1774 pages 387-388 |
David White
From Henrico County deeds, we know that David White owned land on Gilleys Creek along the road that traveled from Richmond to Bottoms Bridge (a crossing of the Chickahominy River connecting Henrico and New Kent Counties). In 1761, David White purchased 50 acres on the "New Kent Road" in Henrico County from Hezekiah Bridgeman. The land was adjacent to John Harwood, James Cocke and William Rose. Four years later, David White purchased from Matthew Bridgeman an additional 20 acres on "a branch of Gilley's Creek on the road that leads from Bottoms Bridge to Richmond Town." Today, this road is known as Williamsburg Road and US 60 as shown below.
From a 1754 Henrico County deed where David Binns distributed his land along Gilleys Creek to his sons David, Joseph, Dionishous, Peter and Christopher, we learn that the Binns's land was adjacent to William Stone Sr. (father of William Stone Jr. and Thomas Stone of the above 1771 indenture), James Cocke, and William Rose. As mentioned above, these last two land owners, James Cocke and William Rose, were also adjacent land owners to David White! This tells us that William Stone Sr. and David White owned land very near one another along Gilleys Creek and the road leading from Richmond to New Kent County by way of Bottoms Bridge. (As a side note, Joseph Binns was paid from William Stone Jr's estate in 1785).
Mary White
David White's wife, Mary, also had a documented Stone connection. In 1788, Mary White gave a deposition at Robert Anderson's Richmond Tavern involving the estate of William Stone Sr. who had died in Fluvanna County VA during the year 1778. Ten years after Stone's death, a disagreement arose concerning the ownership of two slaves from Stone's estate. Below is Mary's deposition which shows that she knew William Stone well and cared about the proper distribution of his estate.
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| Virginia Memory Library of Virginia - Chancery Court Cases - Fluvanna County 1788-002 |
David and Mary White had a strong connection to the Stone family. The nature of that connection is unclear, but the Stone/White family connections survived for at least two more decades!
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