Simon Reuben Heflin

All of Simon's children were born near Orlean in Fauquier County, Virginia. Simon and his descendants removed to Mason Co., KY in 1795. He was the first Heflin family member to leave Fauquier County, VA., perhaps due to the fact that he was sometimes on the delinquent tax rolls. Simon died November 20, 1803 in Mason County, Kentucky and evidently did not leave a will. A "nuncupative" will made by Robert Campbell and Reuben R. P. Payne was entered into Court on January 1804 to aid Ailse with his estate.
See below...
Regarding the written land records in Fauquier County.
It is as follows:..
August 24, 1767, there was a lease between Thomas Lord Fairfax and Simon Heflin, recorded August 22, 1768. (Reuben Woodford Heflin said that in his "Heflin Genealogy" dated April 1, 1937, that Simon was a Royalist,; and during the War for Independence, he lived on the estate of Lord Fairfax. As such, Simon received two different leases through what was known as "norther Neck Land Titles" in the prevailing English land system. Simon's property line is identified in Deed Book 6, pages 58-61, as adjacent to John Grant, Roseanna Hurst, and Reuben Payne. See Fauquier Co., VA, Deed Book 5, pages 124-127, dated November 30, 1771. Lease between Thomas Lord Fairfax and John Grant.

The first lease was for 200-acres near Orlean, Virginia, in 1767-8 from Lord Fairfax, who was a close friend of George Washington and hired him as surveyor when George was sixteen years old -- yet was loyal to his King. "Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron in Great Britain, called Scotland, of the first part, that part of the tract known as Manor of Leeds..." states the document and then goes on to mention SIMON'S WIFE and oldest son Augustine (Gustavus), because the lease was for the duration of one hundred years or three lives. He was to build a house and plant 150 apple trees. (Land Records for Fauquier County, Virginia, Book 3, p. 261, 22 August. 1768)

Twenty years later, Book 10, page 283, 6 December 1788, shows a lease between Denny Fairfax, lately called Denny Martin (Lord Fairfax's heir), of Leed's Castle in the County of Kenty and Kingdom of Great Britain: Clark a devisee and legatee named in the last letter and testament of the Right Honorable Thomas, Lord Fairfax, Baron of Cameron Virginia, deceased, made lease, did deed the land TO SIMON HEFLIN, ELIJAH HEFLIN, HIS SON, and Katy Heflin to commence from the date of..." This was 130-acres near the town of Hume, proving SIMON'S location at both places. The Heflin family lived there for 54 years, and all the children were born in the same locality. Locations change names, too. For instance, as population increased in counties, their boundaries added. Stafford County was originally part of Westmoreland County. It joins Fauquier County which was part of Prince William County.
On the 1782 Tax List, Simon was listed with 1 tithable, 1 Negro tithable, 2 horses, and 2 cattle. In 1783, he was listed with 1 tithable, 8 cattle, and 2 horses. He was not listed in 1784 -5. In 1786, he was listed with 1 tithable, 3 horses, and 5 cattle. In 1787, he was listed with 2 tithable, less than 21, 3 horses, and 5 cattle. However, his son William Hefling was identified for the first time. It should be noted that for whatever reason, William is reported as living with his brother Gus Hefling in 1788.

In 1788, Simon Heflin is listed with 2 tithable and 2 horses and in 1789 with 3 horses. In 1789, the Henry Hurst family was listed adjacent to Simon Hefling in the tax list. In 1790-1792, he is listed with 2 tithable and 3 horses. His daughter Elizabeth Hefling is identified for the first time. In 1793, Simon is listed with 1 tithable and 3 horses. His son Augustus Hefling was listed adjacent in the tax list.

In 1794-5, Simon is listed with 1 tithable and 1 horse. This is the last time that he appears in the tax list because he removed to Mason Co., KY in 1795. It appears that his family members removed with him as well. His two sons, Marshall, born in 1778, and Reuben, born in 1795, had not reached tithable age prior to Simon's departure for Kentucky and do not appear as tithables.

Simon and his family are listed in the 1810 census of Mason, Montgomery, Bourbon, and Fleming Counties of KY.
NUNCUPATIVE WILL: "We, the subscribers, being present at the habitation of SIMON HEFLIN, deceased late of the County of Mason, during his last sickness and just before his death, heard him declare it to be his desire and WILL that all property that he should die possessed thereof should be left to the disposal of his wife, AILSE HEFLIN, to maintain her during her natural life and that should anything remain after her death, then for such remainder or residue to be divided amongst his children. The said SIMON HEFLIN died on or about the 20th day of November last. Given under our hands the 9th day of January, 1804; Robert Campbell and Reuben "R.P." Payne.

Source: Notes taken from "The Heflin Genealogical Collection II" by Dr. Bruce Morgan Heflin1998. Page 116-118. Simon’s will was listed in the Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky Court Records Will Book B, Pages 365-366.
Some of the data comes from Simon's children and the date of birth and death are from the files of Donald L. Heflin. "The Genealogy of the Heflin Family" is given by Nancy Green Heflin Blue Taylor (80 years old) as recorded by Archibald A. Rice in Salina, Kansas on September 21, 1887. In notes compiled by Barbara Speed, it is stated that the location of Simon's birth is near what is now Quantico Marine Base, VA.
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• **KENTUCKY...

In 1790, Kentucky had a population of 73,677. The federal census of 1790 for Kentucky, which was a part of Virginia until June 1, 1792, was destroyed when the British burned the capitol in 1812. Before organization, Kentucky was first known as Kentucky County, Virginia. Since the state of Virginia used Kentucky lands as bounty land for rewarding her Revolutionary soldiers, most of the early settlers in Kentucky were Virginians. On December 6, 1776, shortly after the colonies declared independence, Kentucky was reorganized as Fincastle County, Virginia.

ESTATE OF SIMON HEFLIN
As copied by Max L. Heflin, 4 Jul 1984;
Retyped by Holly Heflin Bundy, 10 January 2011

Will Book 1, page 65
ESTATE OF Simon Heflin

At a court held for Mason County, the 9th day of January 1804, this nuncupative will of Simon Heflin, deceased, was produced in court and proved by the oaths of Robert Campbell and Rubin Payne, witness’s (sic), thereto and ordered to be recorded, and upon motion of Alice Heflin, who made oath and e certificate (sic), is granted her for obtaining letters of administration with the will afore illegible??? (sic) of the said deceased estate upon her giving security whereupon she, together with John Johnston, her security, entered into and acknowledged bond in the penalty of five hundred fraunas??? (sic), conditioned as the law directs.

INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OF THE ESTATE OF Simon Heflin, deceased as follows to wit…
• White cow and calf $8.50
• Red cow and calf $9.00
• Year-old heifer; calf $2.50 $5.50
• Spotted sow and five pigs $2.00
• Two barrows $2.00

• One gray mare $60.

• One bay, two-year old colt $70
• Six plates, three casous (?), one dish $5.00
• One dozen knives & forks, $.75; one sifter, $1.50 $2.25
• One iron oven, $1.25; one iron skillet, $1.00 $2.25
• One iron tea kettle, $1.50; one falling an (?), $1.00 $2.50
• One sugar pot hooks and smoothing iron $1.40
• One iron pot and hooks $1.00
• One plough (?) and irons $1.50
• One bed, furniture, and stead $16.00
• One ditto (?) $12.00
• One walnut table $1.50
• One walnut chest $3.00
• One big wheel $2.00
• One washing tub, $.75; four chairs, $1.00 $1.75
• One spinning wheel $1.50
• One beef tub, $.75

• One candlestick $.12

                                          $213.50

This is a list inventory of the above estate as given in vs. appraised by John Campbell, Robert Campbell, and Jonathan Shanklin.

TO THE BIG THREE HEFLIN RESEARCHERS: Phyllis, Morgan, and Don -- PLUS THE SCORES OF OTHERS, thank you for the tremendous labor of love in your findings and sharings. HHB/2020

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Aug 15 2023, 17:49:21 UTC

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