Jacob Vick

From Joseph Vick of Lower Parish, Isle of Wight County, Virginia and His Descendants, vol. I:

pp 35-38

Son of Richard Vick and 1st wife Sarah Vick.

JACOB3 VICK (Richarcf,Josephl) was born about 1715 in that part of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, which later became Southampton County. He died in Southampton County before 11 September 1789.
Jacob was evidently the second son of Richard Vick. His earliest appearance in any records occurs on 30 July 1735, when he witnessed a deed between his parents and William Shuffell for a tract of land on the "Pottycasey Creek" in Bertie County, North Carolina.I He appears again on 25 October 1735, when he and his father witnessed the will o f his uncle, Robert Vick.2

Sometime before 1744 Jacob married P A TIENCE WHITEHEAD. She was the daughter of Arthur Whitehead and may have been his cousin. The close association of the Richard Vick family and the Whiteheads suggest that Sarah, Jacob's mother may have been a sister of Arthur Whitehead.3 Patience survived her husband and was taxed on 372 acres in 1794. Her death was reported to the Virginia Yearly Meeting on 28, 10th Month 1794.4

Like other members of his family, in 1749 Jacob was appointed surveyor o f roads. This meant persuading his neighbors to provide workmen and materials to keep the primitive roads ofthe time passable. This was one of the most thankless assignments an individual could be given. While people regularly complained about the poor condition of the roads, rarely would they cooperate on repairs. Two years after his appointment, on 11 July 1751, he was fmed 15 shillings "for not keeping the road in repair".5

From Jacob's will it appears that on 3 November 1750 he received a grant of 480 acres in Southampton County. However, the original grant records have not been found. On 13 December 1753, his father presented him with a 450-acre plantation on the southwest side of Arthur's Swamp.6 Two years earlier, he had inherited property from his father-in-law, Arthur Whitehead, whose land adjoined his father's.7

Jacob was the first member of the Vick family to become associated with the Society of Friends, which began to flourish in Southampton County during the eighteenth century. As early as 1767, and possibly earlier, he attended the Western Branch Monthly Meeting. On 24, 4th Month 1767, he and his brother Richard reported they had suffered seizures oftheir property for what were described as "priest's demands". Presumably they had refused to tithe as required by civil law. On the same date, Jacob asked the Monthly Meeting for advice "concerning a law suit commenced against him". Three months later, Jacob and his son were granted certificates excusing them from military service. On 22, 7th month 1769, Jacob requested that the meeting, usually held at the Widow West's house, be moved to his son Jesse's house. A decision on the matter was deferred.s Quakers were, and are, strongly opposed to slavery in any form. This put many early southern converts in a quandary. They were economically dependent on slaves to provide cheap labor, but their faith declared that one person owning another was morally wrong. Jacob was sensitive to this issue. On 14 November 1782, he (or possibly his son, Jacob Jr.) freed two slaves, Pompey and Meherrin Pompey.9 Obeying her father's wishes, after his will was probated, Jacob's daughter Lydia freed the slave woman, Rose. This was conftrmed in court in September 1789.10

Jacob wrote his will on 20 October 1784. His daughter Mourning was given a 480-acre plantation - the tract he was granted in 1750. However, his widow Patience retained the use ofthat plantation during the course ofher widowhood. Son Jacob received the 745-acre plantation on which his father lived. Daughter Lydda or Lydia received £30. Should Patience remarry, the remainder ofthe estate was to be divided among the children. Jacob named his wife Patience and son Jesse co-executors; witnesses included Benjamin Whitfteld and Trial and Martha Bailey. The will was probated on 11 September 1789.11
Children, proved by his will, born in Isle of Wight/Southampton County:

JACOB4, b. ca. 1743; m. MARY KNOX.
MOURNING, b. ca. 1745; d. after 1805 in Northampton County, North Carolina. She m. BENJAMIN JORDAN in 1781 and eight years later inherited a substantial plantation from her father. In 1805, she received a $100 bequest in the will of her sister-in- law, Christian (Knox) Vick. This Mourning should not be confused with Mourning Jordan, wife of Josiah Jordan, who lived in Southampton County at the same time. Although all were Quakers, Benjamin and Mourning (Vick) Jordan were members o f the Rich Square Monthly Meeting in Northampton County, while Josiah and Mourning Jordan were members ofthe Western Branch Monthly Meeting. Children, most of whom were born in North Carolina, surnamed JORDAN: 1. Christian, b. ca. 1781, d. 16 August 1853; 2. Jacob, b. 21, 10th month 1783; 3. Matthew, b. 2, 10th month 1784; 4. Patience, b. 20, 11 th month 1786, d. 7 December 1866 (m .John Vick #154); 5. Mary, b. 23, 12th month 1787; 6.Sitnah, b. ca. 2, 4th month 1792; 7. Joseph, b. 17, 2nd month 1795, d. 12, 9th month 1871; 8. Richard, b. 5, 1sl month 1797. Christian and Richard were b o t h m e n t i o n e d i n t h e w i l l o f t h e i r a u n t , C h r i s t i a n ( K n o x ) V i c k . 12

JESSE, b. ca. 1747; m. CHRISTIAN KNOX.

LYDIA, b. ca. 1750; d. after 1789 in Southampton County, Virginia. She m. her cousin PILGRIM VICK (#35) on 29 December 1777.

Notes

• I Bertie Co. Deed Book D:222, Register of Deeds, Windsor, NC.
• 2 Robert Vick will (1735), Isle of Wight Co. Will Book 4:88, County Clerk's Office, Isle of Wight, VA.
• 3 Margaret Whitehead Rhyne, Whitehead and Related Families [Maryville, TN: Privately Printed, 1971]: 15-16.
• 4 William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia ofAmerican Quaker Genealogy [Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Bros., 1936] 6:88. .
• 5 Southampton Co. Order Book 1:11,147, County Clerk's Office, Courtland, VA.
• 6 Southampton Co. Deed Book 2:6, County Clerk's Office, Courtland, VA.
• 7 Arthur Whitehead will (1751), Southampton Co. Will Book I:26, County Clerk's Office, Courtland, VA.
• 8 Hinshaw, cited above.
• 9 Southampton Co. Order Book 7:248.
• 10 Southampton Co. Court Minute Book, 1786-1790, Part 2:190, County Clerk's Office, Courtland, VA.
• II Jacob Vick will (1789), Southampton Co. Will Book 4:329.
• 12 Christian Vick will (1805), Ibid., 6:386; Hinshaw, cited above.

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