Thomas Willoughby, III

Thomas Willoughby, III

• Son of Thomas Willoughby, III and Ann Halstead
• This Thomas Willoughby appears to have been the illegitimate child of a Thomas Willoughby and Mary Bennett. Mary petitioned in the courts for her son's support and was awarded a milch cow! According to Barbara Gates, his date of birth may have been either 15 Nov or 15 Dec in 1654.

Page 82, Willoughby family, given in Virginia Historical Society Magazine

To the account of the Willoughby family, given in Virginia His- torical Society Magazine, I, 447, &c., the following from the county records maybe added: Thomas Willoughby, Esq., presiding justice of Lower Norfolk, March, 1639, and "high lieutenant" [county lieutenant] of the county, April, 1646. Feb. 13, T659, power of attorney from Thomas Willoughby, of Barbadoes, mariner, agent and factor for Thos. Mody- ford and Company, to Thomas Willoughby, of Virginia, gentleman. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Willoughby, presiding justice of Lower Norfolk, August, 1668.
In March, 1692-3, Thomas Willoughby presented for probate the nuncupative will of Richard Herbert, who left him the whole of his estate. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Willoughby, justice of Norfolk, 1698. The will of Thomas Willoughby of Norfolk, dated Feb. 4. 171 was proved May 16, 17 12. He gave all his land to his son Thomas, and legacies to his wife Margaret and daughters Margaret (wife of John Porter), Mary and Elizabeth.

The will of Thomas Willoughby, dated Jan. 8, was proved in Norfolk March 1 6, 1710, gave his son Thomas land called Broad Neck, son John his manor plantation, son William a tract of land at the head of the Western Branch, and sons John and Thomas the remainder of his land. John Hurbert was a witness. He lett only a small personal estate, valued at /."79.

(The writer cannot place this Thomas Willoughby, nor can he fix in the pedigree James Willoughby, who was sheriff of Norfolk in 17 10.)

There are recorded deeds, dated 1720, from John Willoughby and Anne his wife, and 1722 from John Willoughby and Elizabeth his wife. Each of these men makes their mark, and were probably sons of the Thomas Willoughby, whose will is proved in 1710, and who also signs that document with a mark, though he states that he is sick, which may account lor the fact. William Willoughby, of Princess Anne county (who writes his name), made a deal, dated March 15, 1727, and re- corded in Norfolk county, in which he conveys land patented by Thomas Willoughby on October 21, 1684, and bequeathed to said William Willoughby by will of said Thomas, dated Jan. 8, 17 10. Captain Thomas Willoughby, justice of Norfolk 1720. A deed April 18, 1744, from Cap- tain Thomas Willoughby and Anne his wife, conveying land formerly belonging to Thomas Mason, father of said Anne Willoughby. Willof Lemuel Willoughby, of Norfolk Borough, dated Oct. 2.1, 1763, proved January,1764. Legatees:son James,wife Martha, unborn child, children (not other wise described),and brother John Willoughby. Will of Margaret Taylor, of Norfolk Borough, dated June 1, 1773. Legatees (among others): friend John Willoughby, the elder, niece Elizabeth Willoughby, godson William,son of ThomasWilloughby. Will of John Willoughby, Sr., of Norfolk county, dated August 2, 1776. Legatees: son John, his manor plantation and also 217 acres called Sandy Point, and all the slaves annexed, they being entailed, also all furniture in his houses on the manor plantation; to Mr. Thus. Ritson the debt he owed him {£$ll-17>'l)>-8U¥l alsothreenegroes;daughterAnnWilloughby/340 and two negroes; wife Sarah; children by present wife, viz: Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary, Margaret, George, Abyvon, Merriam, Allis, and an unborn child. Says it pleases God that he must die poor, owing to mis- fortunes, leaving behind a wife and a number of small children. Ap- points friends Captain George Abyvon and Mr. Thomas Ritson, and son John, executors. Proved August 2, 1776. Will of Martha Wil- loughby, dated Feb. 8, and proved March, 1778. Legatees: daughters Ann, Elizabeth and Martha Willoughby. She owned 750 acres at "Sowell's Point. (She was probably widow of Lemuel Willoughby.) Will of George Abyvon, dated July 13, 1779. Legatees (among others): sister Willoughby's children, Elizabeth Brown, and Sarah, Mary, Peggy, George Abyvon, and Alice Willoughby, and Major Henry Brown [pro- bably husband of Elizabeth Willoughby]. Will of John Willoughby, proved Sept. 19, 1791. Legatees: son Thomas, "the plantation my mother has leased to Col. Brown," a seal gold ring with the "picture of my court of arms on it," .Sic. ; son John L. Willoughby, the point called Willoughby's Point, 217 acres, "taken up by my father;" daughters Ann, Margaret, Lucy, Elizabeth and Martha Willoughby, plantation Mr. John Burgess lives on, to be sold; the two boys to have a grammar education, and then to be put to such calling as they desire; states he has paid large sums for the people of Norfolk rather than distress them [when he was sherifl ']; speaks of his mother as alive; friends Mr. Thos. Ritson and Mr. John Leigh, executors. Will of Thos. Willoughby, dated Eeb. 1, rSo6; proved Oct., 181 1. Legatees: wife Margaret, children Ann, Louisa, and Margaret Willoughby; wife, Lemuel Deiiby and Henry Brown, executors.