Howard Haven

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Havens-402

Howard Heavin was born about 1734 in Kent County, Maryland; he was the son of John Heavin, Sr.[1][2] and Elizabeth Feteplace. [See Research Notes below regarding spelling of his surname.]

On 1 Sep 1758, Howard Heavin married Ruth Hall in Montgomery County, Virginia.[citation needed]

On 22 Apr 1769,[3] Henry Pauling or Jno. Taylor, Howard Heaving had a survey conducted for 22 acres on the east side of the New River, above Pound Bottom.

About Mar 1770 in Virginia,[4] John Heavin, Sr. and his wife, Sarah Heavin, deeded to their sons, Howard Heavin and John Heavin, 330 acres of land on the south side of the "Woods River" (since at least 1800 called the "New River").

On 4 Mar 1770,[5] Howard Heavin and Ruth, his wife, purchased from George & Sarah Teeter for 10 pounds 85 acres of land on Crab Creek, a branch of the New River.[6]

In 1772 in Botetort Parish, Fincastle County, Virginia,[7] Howerd Heavens [sic] paid a tax for 1 "tithable". [See Research Notes below regarding brief duration of Fincastle County and into what counties it was carved up into.]

On 23 Mar 1774 in Botetourt County, Virginia,[1] [2] Howard Heavin's father, John Heavin, Sr., signed his last will. In this will, he identified the following heirs and bequeathals:

• Sarah, wife, ‘‘the woman I now have as my wife is to have her thirds thereon for life and no longer."
• James Heavin, son, 400 acres "I now live on", to be split equally with Mary Findley
• Mary Findley, daughter, 400 acres "I now live on", to be split equally with James Heavin
• Howard Heavin, son, co-executor of will with John, (land already given on New River)
• John Heavin, son, co-executor of will with Howard, (land already given on New River)
• Circa 1777 in Montgomery County, Virginia,[8] Howard Haven was a member of Captain John Taylor's Company of Militia.

Listed in the local militia during the Revolution, but also tried as being a Tory spy. He was acquitted upon taking an oath of allegiance. His sons were apparently too young to be involved.

On 14 Mar 1783 in Montgomery County, Virginia,[9] Howard Heavin, assignee of Walter Crockett, was issued a treasury warrant for 250 acros in Rights [Wrights] Valley on Bluestone

On 22 Oct 1785 in Virginia,[10] Christian Shell and Howard Havens [sic] made a marriage bond of fifty pounds current money for the intended marriage of Christian with Sarah Havins, daughter of Howard Havins. It is assumed that the marriage occurred on, or shortly after, this date.

On 13 Jan 1787 in Montgomery County, Virginia,[11] [12] Howard Heavin signed his last will and testament. In his will, he listed the following heirs, their relationships, and bequeathals:

Ruth Heavin, wife, 1/3 of estate, real and personal, for her natural life
William Heavin, son, co-executor of will, "upper part of my plantation on New River beginning at his deceased Uncle John Heavins line . . ."
John Heavin, son, co-executor of will, "lower part of the plantation on which I know dwell Beginning at the lower line of the land that I bequeated to my William Heavin and adjoining the land of Jacob Shell on the New River and . . ."
Nancy Heavin, daughter, a gray mare, yearling colt, a good saddle or five pounds cash to buy one, feather bed, furniture, twelve pounds cash
Mary Brown, daughter, already provided
Elizabeth Bane (wife of James Bane], daughter, already provided
Sarah Shell, daughter, already provided

Date of Death & Probate

On 1 May 1787,[13] the will of Howard Haven (deceased) was proved in court by George Naugh. As such, Howard Heavin died between 13 Jan 1787 (when he signed his will) and 1 May 1787 (when the will of Howard Heavin (deceased) was proved in court).

Other websites (including Find a Grave[14] ) state that he died a few weeks after signing his will, which would be consistent with a date of 13 Feb 1787.

Research Notes

spelling of surname - Howard's surname, Heavin, was spelled in various ways in different documents and for different immediate family members (and sometimes differently in the same document), and it is unclear whether there is/was a "correct" spelling per se. Other spellings include, but are not limited to: Haven, Havens, Heavin, Heavins, Havins.

Note - Fincastle County, Virginia had a relatively brief existence as a county.[15] It was created on 8 Apr 1772 out of Botetourt County, and then in December 1776, it was carved into 3 new counties: Montgomery, Washington, and Kentucky.

Sources

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Havens-402 cites

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kegley & Kegley, op. cit., page 227, description of will of John Heavin, Sr. (dated 23 Mar 1774); Original data: Botetourt County, Virginia, Will Book H, p. 211
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Last will of John Heavin", image, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memories/L5FW-HZZ); accessed 19 Jun 2022, citing will dated 23 Mar 1774
3. ↑ Kegley, Mary B. and Kegley, F. B., "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume I, The New River of Virginia in Pioneer Days, 1745 - 1800", Green Publishers, Inc., Orange, Virginia, 1980; page 43, entry for Howard Heavin; Original data: William Preston Surveys for Loyal Company on New River, Preston Family Papers at the Library of Congress, Memorandum of Surveys, Item #581
4. ↑ Summers, Lewis Preston, "Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769 - 1800", database with images, HathiTrus (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000213451&view=1up&seq=...); accessed 18 Jun 2022, Original data: Summers, Lewis Preston, "Annals of southwest Virginia, 1769 - 1800", self-published, Abingdon, Virginia, 1929; citing page 534, entry for John, Sr. & Sarah Heavin deeding land to sons Howard & John Heavin
5. ↑ Summers, op. cit., page 534, entry for Howard Heavin; Original Data: "Brief of Deeds - Botetort County, Virginia, Deed Book No. 1", page 88, entry for Howard Heavin
6. ↑ Summers, op. cit. (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000213451&view=1up&seq=...); accessed 19 Jun 2022, citing page 546, entry for Howard Heavin and Ruth, his wife
7. ↑ Slatten, Richard, transcriber, "A Tithable List of Botetort Parish, Fincastle County, Virginia: 1772, 1773", Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6131/images/VGS_19...); accessed 19 Jun 2022, citing Original data: The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy; Number 1
8. ↑ Kegley, Mary B., "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume II, The New River of Virginia in Pioneer Days, 1745 - 1800", Green Publishers, Inc., Orange, Virginia, 1982; page 321, citing Howard Haven as member of Captain John Taylor's Company of Militia.
9. ↑ Kegley, Mary B., op. cit. page 95, entry for Howard Heavin
10. ↑ "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C91C-TG8D?cc=2134304 : 24 November 2021), > image 1 of 1; Accomat county court clerk offices, Virginia.
11. ↑ "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900", database with images, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/00764...); accessed 19 Jun 2022, citing Original data: Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts; General Index to Deeds, 1773-1933; Deeds, 1773-1868; Wills, 1773-1797; Author: Montgomery County (Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Montgomery, Virginia
12. ↑ Summers, op. cit. (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000213451&view=1up&seq=...); accessed 19 Jun 2022, citing page 944, synopsis of will of Howard Heavin
13. ↑ Summers, op. cit. (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000213451&view=1up&seq=...); citing, page 819, entry for will of Howard Haven
14. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212599727/howard-heaven : accessed 19 June 2022), memorial page for Howard Heaven (9 Oct 1734–13 Feb 1787), Find a Grave Memorial ID 212599727, ; Maintained by Always Searching (contributor 47332759) Burial Details Unknown, who reports a Probably on his own land.
15. ↑ "Fincastle County", Library of Virginia (https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/locality.asp?CountyID=VA087); accessed 26 Mar 2022
16. See also
17. Kegley, Mary B. and Kegley, F. B., "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters, Volume I, The New River of Virginia in Pioneer Days, 1745 - 1800", Green Publishers, Inc., Orange, Virginia, 1980.
18. FamilySearch profile for Howard Haven