=== GEDCOM Note ===
<p>Joseph Vick, (born - Abt 1640 & died - Abt 1695) - Almost all Vick's are descendents of this Joseph Vick. In the search for Vick family orgins, our earliest find was a Flemish weaver, Richard Veke,in Kings Stanley in 1270. The original family name was Leveske, an old French surname meaning Bishop, In classic English Fashion, the French name mutated into Le Veck, then Veck and eventually Vick.</p><p>The centuries passed, and in 1640 Joseph Vick was born in Kings Stanley, a younger son of Richard Vick (b. - abt 1604). By this time, foreign competition had nearly ended the weaving trade, and a younger son had little choice except to find another means of supporting himself. So young Joseph headed for Bristol, 30 miles away, and took passage to Virginia, landing in Isle of Wight County, across the James River from Jamestown by about 1675. He obviously came with money as he quickly purchased land and began farming (his land is now in Southampton County, VA). His neighbors included Tom Joyner from Dorse and Anthony Fulgham from Cheshire (by way of Barbados), both also from England.</p>Joseph married Lucy Council (the girl next door), and their children were Richard, John, Robert, Joseph, William and Matthew. Their son, Richard, maried Sarah Whitehead and they had Arthur, William, Josiah, Richard, Jacob, Joshua, Jesse and Mary. This next son Richard married Ann and had John, Richard, Tabitha, Selah, Wilson, Benjamin, Henry, Patience, Achsah, Nancy, Nathan and Michele. All of the male children in this latter family had moved to Nash County, NC., By about 1780, looking for freshland. This creates a genalogical challenge. Josiah Jolly Bunn Vick is the grandson of the last Richard (b. 1745) above. His mother was Margaret Bunn, daughter of William Bunn of Nash County, and widow of William Parker (d. 1821). His father, Josiah Vick, was postmaster at Vickersville (near Sharpesburg) in 1839 and spent his last years in Elm City. Josiah Jolly Bunn Vick did serve in the Civil War. Isaac, Jesse, Jacob, Joseph served in the North Carolina Line of the Continental Army during the Revolution. <p></p> <p>Joseph Vick, (born - Abt 1640 & died - Abt 1695) - Almost all Vick's are descendents of this Joseph Vick. In the search for Vick family orgins, our earliest find was a Flemish weaver, Richard Veke, in Kings Stanley in 1270. The original family name was Leveske, an old French surname meaning Bishop, In classic English Fashion, the French name mutated into Le Veck, then Veck and eventually Vick.</p><p>The centuries passed, and in 1640 Joseph Vick was born in Kings Stanley, ayounger son of Richard Vick (b. - abt 1604). By this time, foreign competition had nearly ended the weaving trade, and a younger son had little choice except to find another means of supporting himself. So young Joseph headed for Bristol, 30 miles away, and took passage to Virginia, landing in Isle of Wight County, across the James River from Jamestown by about 1675. He obviously came with money as he quickly purchased land and began farming (his land is now in Southampton County, VA). His neighbors included Tom Joyner from Dorse and Anthony Fulgham from Cheshire (by way of Barbados), both also from England.</p>Joseph married Lucy Council (the girl next door), and their children were Richard, John, Robert, Joseph, William and Matthew. Their son, Richard, maried Sarah Whitehead and they had Arthur, William, Josiah, Richard, Jacob, Joshua, Jesse and Mary. This next son Richard married Ann and had John, Richard, Tabitha, Selah, Wilson, Benjamin, Henry, Patience, Achsah, Nancy, Nathan andMichele. All of the male children in this latter family had moved to Nash County, NC., By about 1780, looking for fresh land. This creates a genalogical challenge. Josiah Jolly Bunn Vick is the grandson of the last Richard (b. 1745) above. His mother was Margaret Bunn, daughter of William Bunn of Nash County, and widow of William Parker (d. 1821). His father, Josiah Vick, was postmaster at Vickersville (near Sharpesburg) in 1839 and spent his last years in Elm City. Josiah Jolly Bunn Vick did serve in the Civil War. Isaac, Jesse, Jacob, Joseph served in the North Carolina Line of the Continental Army during the Revolution.
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From ''Joseph Vick of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants, vol. I''
pp 13-17
2. RICHARD2 VICK (Josephl) was born about 1685 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He died in Southampton County, Virginia before 10 August 1758.
Since he later sold the land, it appears that Richard inherited at least his father's 1682 grant of320 acres. Under the laws ofprimogeniture in effect at the time, the oldest son inherited all the real estate in the absence of a will. To expand that inheritance, he began acquiring land in his early twenties and became a significant land owner in that part of Isle of Wight County which would become Southampton County. He obtained his first grant, 170 acres on Blackwater Swamp, on 1 May 1707.1 In exchange for transporting four persons, he obtained a second 170 acre grant on the south side o f Blackwater Swamp on 26 April 1711 . This land was described as "beginning near his house" and near the Little Town Path.2 This suggests that he had either built a house or inherited the home of his father.
About this time he married (1) SARAH [ ]. While her surname is not known, it is possible that she was a daughter ofArthur Whitehead, Jr., who owned a neighboring plantation. Their first child, Arthur, born around 1713, was apparently named for Whitehead.
On 26 October 1719, "Richard Vick, Yeoman, and wife Sarah, of the lower parish of Isle of Wight County" sold 100 acres adjoining "a piece sold to my brother William Vick by me" to Lewis Bryan, a grandson of Hodges Councill. The land was described as being part ofRichard's patent dated 26 April 1711.3
Over the next several years, Richard's holdings on the south side of the Nottoway River grew to more than 1,000 acres. On 22 February 1724, he was granted 300 acres on the south side of the river and the north side of Cypress Swamp for twenty-five shillings and the transportation of John Webb4 . Richard's sons were too young to handle much of the farm labor, so he was dependent on hired or indentured labor. On 16 June 1717, Richard acquired another 400 acre Nottoway grant on the south side of Arthur's Swamp and a portion on the south side of Richneck Branch at the comer of Arthur Whitehead's land.s Three other headrights granted between 1730 and 1731 further increased his holdings on Cypress Swamp.6 He developed these Nottoway River properties into substantial tobacco plantations.
But this land speculations were not limited to Virginia. TheVick properties were near the North Carolina line so it is not surprising that Richard began buying land across the border in Bertie County. Between 1723 and
1726 he received grants totaling 440 acres.? Three years later he sold the largest grant, 290 acres, to Thomas Kirby in exchange for "two thousand pounds of porke to me in hand paid".8 On 30 July 1735 he sold an additional parcel of 130 acres on Pottycasey Creek to William Shuffell for £10.10.0andin 1736
he sold Shuffell therest of his North Carolinal and, 200 acres on "Potokesey Creek and [ ] Piney Branch near Pattays Delight ...".9 His son, Jacob, witnessed the 1735 sale.
In March 1742, Richard sold John Bryant 70 acres on the south side of Blackwater Swamp, the remaining balance of his 1711 grant, for 3,000 pounds oftobacco.lO The next month, he and his wife Sarah sold his father's 320-acre grant adjoining Hodges Council on the Chowan River to Captain John Darden for £15.11 This is the last time Sarah appears in court records; she probably died not long after this.
From that series of sales, it appears that Richard was selling his properties in and near North Carolina. However, he continued to expand his holdings in Virginia. In 1744 he purchased 238 acres in Isle of Wight County from Joseph Strickland of Edgecombe County, North Carolina.12 This deed marked the beginning of a series of transactions between the Strickland and Vick families, many of which involved descendants of his brother, Robert.
Although only semi-literate (he signed court documents with a firmly flourished "R"), he was an esteemed member of the community and was appointed constable of Southampton County on 14 June 1750,13 shortly after that county was formed out of Isle of Wight. Since there were no organized towns at this time, the county court was the local government. A constable was an officer of the court and a member of the county's executive council.
In his mid sixties, he began dividing his land among his children. Unlike his father, who had practiced primogeniture, Richard distributed his lands equitably. Between 1752 and 1753 Richard Jr., William, and Jacob received tracts averaging 150 acres for the nominal sum of 5 shillings each. 14 On 13 June 1754, for the same sums, Joshua received a plantation, and additional land was obtained by Richard Jr. and William.IS Interestingly, while he could only make his mark, "R", many ofhis children were literate and able to sign their legal acts with their full names in fme, confident handwriting.
As he entered his seventies, Richard married (2) the widow MARTHA [ ] WOODARD/ WOODWARD on 9 May 1754.16They had two children, Polly and Josiah.
In his later years, Richard was often in court seeking to recover debts from his family and from business associates. He lost a suit against his brother Joseph and James Gamer on 11 April 1751.17 On 12 February 1756 he lost a case against George Speed and was forced to pay court costS.18 Two months later he lost yet another case, this time involving Abraham Freeman; the jury found Freeman not guilty.19 His luck fmally changed when he brought a suit for debt against his brother William and nephew Robert on 11 August 1757. The failure ofthe defendants to appear in court led to the case being carried over until 9 March 1758, when William and his security, Simon Vick, were required to pay £50 and court costS.20 A final suit against George Speed was dropped on 12 October 1758 because the plaintiff had died.21
By the standards of the time, Richard was quite an old man when he wrote his will on 23 July 1757. Describing himself as "sick and weak of body" and signing with his now well-known mark, he left his young son Josiah his remaining plantation on the north side ofthe Nottoway River and £180 "current money of Virginia" six months interest of which was to be applied for his schooling. Daughter Polly was to receive £20 when she came of age at sixteen. He "lends" wife Martha the labor "of my negro girl Hannah" during her natural life and use of all the slaves for the rest of her life or widowhood. At her death they were to revert to Josiah. The remainder of the estate was to be divided equally between Josiah and Martha. If Josiah should die without issue then all the estate given to him should be equally divided between "my five sons": Arthur, Jacob, Richard, William and Joshua. Friends Jesse Brown and Albrighton Jones were named executors. The will was filed for probate on 10 August 1758.22
Martha survived Richard. She married Joseph or John Mounger and became involved in several suits with Richard's executors over her share ofthe estate. They maintained that she should receive nothing because she had remarried. In one case she was required to pay 50 shillings to Albridgton Jones.23 However, on 16 July 1762, a jury awarded her a child's portion or 1I1lth of the estate.24 This award is puzzling since all known records indicate Richard had only seven children. Perhaps there were four daughters from his first marriage who had been given doweries by 1757.
Children by first wife, SARAH, born in Isle ofWight County, Virginia; shown in order in which they are named in his will:
* ARTHUR3, b. ca. 1713; m. ELIZABETH [ ].
* JACOB, b. ca. 1715; m. PATIENCE WHITEHEAD.
* RICHARD, b. ca. 1717; m. (1) ANN [ ]; m. (2) ELIZABETH WILSON.
* WILLIAM, b. ca. 1720; m. ANN JOYNER.
* JOSHUA, b. ca. 1730; m. ELIZABETH [ ].
Children by his second wife, MARTHA [ ] WOODARD; born in Southampton County, Virginia:
* POLLYIPATTY, b. ca. 1754; d. no record. She appears in a guardianship bond on 14 September 1758 along with her bro- ther and is called "Patty" although she is named Polly in her father's will. There are no further records.25
* JOSIAH, b. ca. 1755; m. (1) MARGARET GARDNER; m. (2) ELIZABETH ELLIOTT.
