Richard Toler

U. S. Census-1820 Giles County, VA

Listing:

Richard Toler Free White Males: age 26-45 1

46 & over 1

Free White Females: under 10 years 1

age 26-45 1

Number engaged in

agriculture 1

See notes under David Toler

Richard located on Huff Creek before 1812, where he first lived on land of John "Old Jack" Cooke. John "Old Jack" was a

son of John Cooke, first settler to enter the area, and Revolutionary War Soldier. Richard Toler joined the Guyandotte

Baptist Church in 1812 and was its clerk for several years. This is the church founded by "Old Jack" and his wife. Richard

Toler was killed by a falling tree.

Monroe County, VA wills:

Richard Toler In the name of God Amen. I Richard Toler of Logan County, State of Virginia being through the

abundant mercy of goodness of God in a common state of health in body yet in sound mind and perfect

understanding do constitute this my last will and testament and desire to be received by all as such in primises.

I most humbly bequeath my sole to God my maker beseaching his most gracious acceptance of it through the all

sufficient merits and meditation of his most compasinate Redeemer, Jesus Christ, who have himself to be an

atonement for my sins and is able to same to the utmost all who come unto God by him seeing he even liveth to

make intersession for them and who I trust will not request me as a penetent siner when I come to him for mercy

in this hope and confidence I render up my soul with comfort humbly beseaching the most blessed and glorious

trinity one god most holy most mercyfull and glorious to me for the time of my disolution and then to take me to

himself into that peace and rest and in comforability which he has prepared that love him and fear his name.

Amen.

Blessed by God in premises. I give my body to the earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its

ressurection from hence at the last day as for my buriel I desire it may be without pomp or state at the dis-posal

of my wife and my executors hear after named who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudance and as

to my worldy estate will and that all my just debts be paid and that my decision is that my beloving wife shall

have absolutely the sale of my estate real and personable of what kind so even it may be forever as she may

think well to use it and to appoint Vincent Swinney and my wife to be executors to this my will and I hearby

revoke all will or wills heretofore by me made and declare this to be my last will and testatment as I have here

unto set my hand seal this 7th day of January 1839.

Teste Nathl. Mullins

Teste James Gore,

Richard "X" Toler

Wm. Swinney his mark

William Hinchman

U. S. Census-1830 Giles County, VA

Listing:

Richard Toler Free White Males: age 30-40 1

Free White Females: age 40-50 1

   !Monroe Co., VA Wills - Richard Toler

   In the name of God Amen I Richard Toler of Login Co. State of Virginia b ei ng through the abundan t mercy and goodness of God in a common sta te of h ealth in body yet in sound mind and perfect unde rstanding do cons titute t his my last will and testament and desire to be received by a ll as su ch i n primises. I most humbly bequeath my sole to god my mak er beseachi ng his most gracious acceptanc e of it through the all suffici ent merits a nd meditaion of his most compasinate Redeemer Jesus Chri st w ho have himse lf to be an atonement for my sins and is able to same to t he utmost all w ho com e unto God by him seeing he even liveth to make int ersession for th em and who I trust will not requ est me as a penetent sin er when I co me to him for mercy in this hope and confidence I rend er up m y soul wi th comfort humbly beseaching the most blessed and glorio us trinity one g od most holy mos t mercy full and glorious to me for t he time of my disol ution and then to take me to himself int o that pea ce and rest and in comf orability which he has prepared that love him a nd fear his name. A men. B lessed be God in premises. I give my bo dy to the earth from whence it w as taken in full ass urance of its ressur ection from hence at the last d ay as for my buriel I desire it may be wit hout p omp or state at the dispo sal of my wife and my executors hear aft er named who I doubt not will m an age it with all requisite prudance a nd as to my worldly estate will a nd that all my just debts be p aid and t hat my decision is that my belovi ng wife shall have absolutley the sa le of my estate rea l and personab le of what kind so even it may be forev er as she may think well to u se it and to appo int Vincent Swinney a nd my wife to be executors to th is my will and I hearby revoke all wi ll or wil ls heartofore by me made a nd declare this to be my last will a nd testatment as I have here un to se t my hand seal this 7th day of Janua ry 1839.

   Teste

   Nathl Mullins Teste James Gore Richard X Toler

   Wm Swinney his

   mark.

   William Hinchman

   http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe/grToler.html

   TAZEWELL Co., VA

   Toler Family Land Grants

   Richard Toler 10 May 1817

   Giles Co.

   18 a. On Huffs Creek

   Grants No. 66, p. 301

   Richard Toler 10 Jun 1822

   Tazewell and Giles Counties

   75 a. On the big fork of Guyandott, the greater part in Giles

   Grants No. 71, p. 84

   Richard Toler 18 Apr 1827

   Logan Co.

   10 a. On a branch of Guy and Otte (sic)

   Grants No. 76, p. 30

   http://www.coalexchange.com/Smith/mcdowella/pafn13.htm#6451

   1. "Reference Book of Wyoming Co. History", Mary K. Bowman, page 389.

   Located on Huff Creek before 1812. Wife unknown. Killed by a falling tree.

   First lived on land of John "Old Jack" Cooke.

   2. Familysearch.com Web Site, Amos Brown search, 29 Oct 2000, submitted by

   James A. Burgess, Mesa, AZ. Richard Toler born abt 1790 in VA; died a bt 1 840 in Logan Co., WV; fath er of Nancy Celite Toler, wife of James Ha rl ey Brown. (We know that Nancy Celite Toler is not the d aughter of Ric ha rd Toler)