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Col. William Fauntleroy, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Naylor's Hold, Richmond County, Virginia
Death: November 15, 1757 (73)
Lunenburg Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
Place of Burial: Virginia, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Son of Col. William Fauntleroy and Katherine Gwyn
Husband of Apphia Fauntleroy
Father of William Fauntleroy, of 'Naylor's Hole'; Moore Fauntleroy; Sushannah Fauntleroy; Apphia Lewis Daingerfield (Fauntleroy); Mary Fauntleroy and 5 others
Brother of Maj. Moore Fauntleroy and Col. Griffin Fauntleroy, Sr.
Half brother of Elizabeth Tayloe; Catherine Brockenbrough and Sarah Smith

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About Colonel William Fauntleroy II

Colonel William Fauntleroy

  • Birth: Mar 31 1684 - Naylor's Hole Plantation, Richmond, Virginia
  • Death: Nov 15 1757 - Nalors Hole, Richmond, Virginia
  • Parents: Col. William Fauntleroy, Katherine Griffin
  • Wife: Apphia Bushrod

Biography

”The Fauntleroy Family,” Mary Emily Fauntleroy. Page 213.

Col. William Fauntleroy (third) born on March 31, 1684, lived at Naylor’s Hole, Richmond County, Virginia. He was married in 1712 to Apphia Bushrod, daughter of Col. John Bushrod, of Bushfield, Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from Richmond County, 1736-1749. His will was dated December 5, 1757, at Naylor’s Hole. He died in 1757.

Children of Col. William and Apphia (Bushrod) Fauntleroy :

  1. William (Lieut. Co1.)-b. 1713; d. 1793; m. (1) Elizabeth children. (one child) ;3 m. (2) Margaret Murdock; 12
  2. Moore (Capt.)-b. 1716; d. 1791; m. (1) Ann Neal; (2) Elizabeth Mitchel.
  3. John-b. 1724; d. 1766; m. (1) Judith Littlepage; (2) Elizabeth Waring, daughter of Thomas Waring.
  4. Hannah-m. Capt. Maxmillian Robinson.
  5. Apphia-m. Col. William Dangerfield.
  6. Katherine-m. John Lewis.
  7. Mary-m. Robert Brooks.
  8. Ann-m. John Pettet.
  9. Sarah-m. James Gray.

Notes

Naylor's Hold/Naylor's Hole in Richmond County, Virginia

Description

Painting of a house entitled Naylor's Hold in Richmond County, Virginia. "Moore Fauntleroy moved to the Northern Neck of the Virginia Tidewater in 1648, and settled on a tract of land River, extending from the Rappahannock to the Potomac River in Lancaster County, Virginia. Of this large tract of land, five hundred acres was granted and confirmed by Act I, Grand Assembly of Virginia, March 23, 1660, in the twelfth year (reckoning from the execution of Charles on January 30, 1649) of the rein of King Charles II. This property was successively a part of Lancaster, Old Rappahannock, and Richmond counties. Moore Fauntleroy was justice and Burgher from Lancaster 1651, 1652, 1656, and from Rappahannock, 1656. He owned large tracts of land, many slaves, and several vessels, and transported many settlers from England. He died in 1667 at Crondall, a part of Naylors Hole. He was buried there." (“The Fauntleroy Family,” Mary Emily Fauntleroy. Page 213. link. Another source says he built a large brick house, made from bricks made in England and brought by ship, and named it Naylor's Hold. (St. Louis, the Fourth City, 1764-1909, Volume 2. By Walter Barlow Stevens. Page 569. GoogleBooks.

A more contemporary, travel report about the area, now called Naylor's Beach, says, "Written records about the breezy beach begin with its purchase by Col. Moore Fauntleroy from the Rappahannock Indians on April 4, 1651. Fauntleroy was born in 1610 in Southampton County, England, and established a series of plantations and mansions along the Rappahannock River. The property there was called Naylors Hole, possibly after John Naylor, a gentleman of Richmond and King George counties." dead link

References

  • “ Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800.” Page 130. AncestryImage
  • Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan. Page 523. AncestryImage
  • ”The Fauntleroy Family,” Mary Emily Fauntleroy. Page 213. link
  • Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family Including The Genealogy of Descendants in Both the Male and Female Lines page 814. MyHeritage
  • Naylors Hole (historical) in Richmond County VA. link This feature was located at the present site of the community of Naylors Beach. History: Colonel Moore Fauntleroy settled here in 1651 and est. a shipping point to expand his family's export business, which operated in England. Elizabeth Fauntleroy lived here in 1752 and was proposed to by young Geo. Washington, who was turned down because 'she couldn't stand the sight of smallpox scars on his face.’ (US-T131/1986/Heritage of VA/p171
  • https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0234...
  • Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Nov 1 2016, 4:39:48 UTC
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2022, 16:11:48 UTC
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Colonel William Fauntleroy II's Timeline

1684
March 31, 1684
Naylor's Hold, Richmond County, Virginia
1713
1713
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, Colonial America
1716
1716
Richmond County, Virginia, United States
1723
July 1723
1724
1724
1726
1726
Westmoreland County, Virginia, Colonial America
1726
Naylors Hole, Richmond, Virginia, United States
1728
1728
1732
1732
Westmoreland, Virginia