Letitia Waugh

Family

https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Gowry_Waugh_%281%29

15. Gowry Waugh (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.John1) b. ca. 1734, m. ca. 1760, in "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA, Letitia "Lettice" Turberville, b. 1735, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA, (daughter of George Turberville, Maj. and Martha Lee) d. bef 1781. Gowry died 1783, "Bell Plain", Stafford Co., VA. (1800, High Court of Chancery. Browne & al. v. Turberville & al.). (VA Will Records, p.619).

Letitia: Per Gott article, one source states that Lettice was a daughter of George's second wife Lettice Fitzhugh. [DT Note: that seems reasonable to me.] However, Tricia Petitt's own file states: "Was given 650 A. at "Peyton's Level" by HER GRANDFATHER Henry Ashton." If this is correct, then clearly she was a daughter of Frances Ashton Turberville. Aternatively, Henry Ashton could have referred to her as as his granddaughter when she was a step-granddughter.

Children:

• i George Lee Waugh b. ca. 1761/63, "Bell Plain", Stafford Co., VA, d. 1796, Stafford Co., VA. Died unmarried intestate. He was a lieutenant of a Company of Horse in the Stafford County Militia in 1789.
• ii Robert Turberville Waugh b. ca. 1764/70, "Bell Plain", Stafford Co., VA, d. 1795, VA. Died intestate and unmarried.

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Comment

She was probably named Lettice in memory of George Turberville’s deceased / childless 2nd wife, Lettice Fitzhugh, a practice at the time. She couldn’t have been a daughter of the 1st wife, Frances Ashton.

Origins

Probate Record for George Turberville of Hickory Hill, will written 31 December 1741, proved 30 March 1742.

• Afflicted daughter, Elizabeth Turbeville shall be cared for;
• late wife Frances daughter of Col. Henry Ashton was the mother of said Elizabeth;
• my wife Martha daughter of Mrs. Martha Lee, deceased lands of Mrs. Lee's in Suffolk, England;
• 4 slaves and £600 to daughter Lettice Turbeville;
• son John plate and books;
• Col. Henry Lee, Landon Carter and my Godson John Taylor son of the Honl. John Taylor of Richmond Co., to be executors;
• son John all lands;
• to John Hobson son and heir of John Hobson;
• the child my wife now goes with;
• 1000 acres in Prince William given by Col. H. Ashton;
• 5000 acres in Prince William called Salisbury Plain on Flatrock.

(Complete will included in (attached document).

References

1. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I4987...