David Halliburton, Sr.

David Halliburton, a native of Scotland, had a rich heritage of seven hundred years of Halliburton tradition which included generations of Border clan activity in a lusty period of Scottish and English history. His rapid accumalation of land in this country would indicate he was industrious and not without means. As a young man, possibly a student, he came to the shores of Colonial America in 1746 as a direct result of the dispersion of a large segment of the population of Scotland by the Duke of Cumberland, who had been hired by the English to subdue the Scots. He located on little stone Creek in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and continued his residence in Virginia until after the birth of his son William, in 1760. Sometime thereafter, he conveyed his Virginia plantation home to Richard Ragsdale for the consideration of 125 pounds, and moved his family to Orange County in the Province of North Carolina. Among the descendents of David Halliburton were Richard Halliburton (1900-1959), writer, traveler and lecturer. Erie Palmer Halliburton (1889-1957) whose wealth was estimated between $75 million and $100 million in 1957. Clair Emory Halliburton (1884-1953) owner of the "Alhambra" a gold mine which yielded &900,000 in gold in 1937. David Halliburton Sr. wrote his will January 3, 1767 and it was proved in the Orange County Inferior Court in August 1767. In his will he named each of his sons and devised property to each. David made alternate plans for his unborn child, bequeathing 100 acres of land if the child should be a boy and personalty in the event of the birth of a girl. Mecklenburg Co., Wills, Book A p68, Courthouse, Hillsboro, NC. Volume I, page 108

---

Moved to NC after 1760. (3)

Will: From the Orange County will book Hillsboro, North Carolina IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, I David Halliburton of Orange County and Province of North Carolina, being weak in body but sound of memory thanks be to god but not knowing how soon there may be a change, Do this third day of January in the year of our lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven, do make and Ordain this my Last Will And Testament in manner and form following that is to say, First I recommend my Immortal Soul into the hands of the Almighty God, that gave it hoping, through the merrits of my Blessed Redeamer to inherit Life everlasting and as to my mortal body I commit to the Earth from whence it was taken to be at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter mentioned Item, I give devise and bequeath my Loving wife(after my debts are paid) the plantation where I now dwell also my two negroes, Sam and Buk and all that is upon or belonging to the said plantation, during her widowhood or life I desire that no more land may be cleared over the creek but of this side also I desire that each of sons when they come of age shall have a new suit of clothes at six pounds ten shillings Virginia money price and A new saddle and Horse or more at six pounds price Virginia money the saddle at two pounds five shillings like money, And my son Charles which is now a cripple and and if he remains so shall have good learning if he will be able to recieve it and have his free board upon the plantation, his mothers life. At my wifes Death or marrage I desire that my land and negroes shall be divided among my children as followeth, I expect my wife is now with child & if it come to perfection and is a boy I give and bequeath unto it one hundred acres of land on the east side of the creek joining the North line with the dwelling house on it. Item, I give unto my son Charles one hundred & thirty acres of land at upper joining the upper line and upon both sides of the creek. Item, I give unto my son Thomas one hundred and sixty acres of land joining the lower line & west line. Item, My land upon the Crooked fork I leave to be equally divided between my three sons David, John and William according to quantity and quality and the child before mentioned should prove to be a girl, I give no land but an equal share of the rest of my estate with clothes horse & saddle according to the boys, And Thomas to have his part where the dwelling house stands and William to have that part of land that Thomas was to have and the Crooked fork to be equally divided between my two sons David and John according to quality and quantity and the rest of my movable estate to be equally divided between all my children at the death of my wife or marrage and I do hereby constitute and appoint my loving wife and George Moore Executors of this my last will and testament. [This message has been edited by knhalli (edited 10-04-2001).] http://www.tartans.com/ubb/Forum82/HTML/000009.html

Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s Place: America Year: 1746 Primary immigrant: Halliburton, David Permanent entry number: 497904

---

Industrious and not without means he was a native of Scotland with a rich heritage of at leat seven hundred years of Border clan activity. He had a rapid accumulation of lands in America. Arrived in Colonial America in 1746 and married into the Humphries White family who had arrived over 100 years prior. He arrived as a direct result of dispersion of a large segment of Scots that the Duke Of Cumberland ousted to subdue Scotland by the English Crown.

---

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jan 13 2020, 0:12:36 UTC