The Estate Settlement of William Stone
What a BIG SURPRISE it was to learn that the Lucy Stone who married John White in 1784 Henrico County was the widow of William Stone! Of course, this new information prompted lots of new questions and curiosity. In hopes of finding more pieces to the Stone/White puzzle, I turned to William Stone's estate settlement. I was not disappointed. On April 10, 1781, one of Stone's executors, Smith Blakey, began an accounting for Stone's estate settlement which continued for nine more years. In all, Stone's estate settlement is comprised of 5 pages which provide a bounty of information. The first page (shown below) is so rich in material to be analyzed for genealogical purposes that it will be the focus of this entry. Some of the names and entries from this page are addressed below to help provide a broader image of the Stone's family circle of acquaintances. Henrico County VA Wills and Settlements Vol 2 page 142 Lucy Stone William Stone did not leav...