Tillman Huffman

• Reference: TNG Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 5 2022, 19:46:23 UTC

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<There is a deed in Book SS at page 438 dated 13 May 1826 between Tilmon

Hufman of the county of Culpeper and State of Virginia of the one part and

Charles Hufman, James Hufman, Benjamin Hufman, Elizabeth Settle, Winny

Utterbach of the State of Kentucky John Hufman Samuel Hufman and Frances

Hufman of the county of Culpeper and State of Virginia of the other part.

Tilmon conveys "all his real and personal estate" as follows: to Frances two

negro girls named Caroline and Mary, one bed and furniture one walnut chest

one cow and equal one eighth share of the residue. To Charles Hufman one

eighth; to James Hufman and Winny Utterbach each one eighth share for and

during their natural lives and after their deaths to be divided among the

other six children, to Benjamin Hufman, Elizabeth Settle, John Hufman and

Samuel Hufman each an equal eighth share . signed sealed & delivered in the

presence of George W. Latham, Burrell Hufman, Richd Mauzy signed Tilmon

Hufman his mark

recorded 15 May 1826.

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Second deed: Book WW page 131

dated 28 November 1829 between William Searles(?) of the county of Adams and

state of Illinois the lawful agent and attorney in fact for Benjamin Huffman

of the county of Green and State of Illinois of the one part and John Huffman

of the County of Culpeper and State of Virginia of the other part, for

$80.00, all right, title and interest in and to a certain tract or parcel of

land which he the said Benjamin Huffman is entitled to by a deed of gift from

his father Tilmon Huffman, dec'd, bearing date May 13th 1826 permission to

be recorded granted by Martin Fishback and Daniel Ward, justices of the peace

on 19 December 1829. recorded in the Culpeper clerk's office 4 Jan'y 1830

following this deed on page 134 is the document whereby Benjamin Huffman

appointed William Searles his attorney in fact, signed 7 July 1829 Benjamin

Hoffman his mark certified by the clerk of Green County, state of Illinois

on 7 July 1829, recorded in Culpeper on 4 Jan'y 1830.

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In will book K, page 457 is the list of sales of Tilmon Hufman's estate,

filed 25 January 1827 Unfortunately the other estate items are all in book L,

which is among the missing.

Nothing here shows whether Benjamin came back to Virginia at a later time. I

did run the Culpeper grantor book to 1900 and found nothing further on

Benjamin>>

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Comment-HH

Note spelling of Tillman HUFFMAN as Tilmon HUFMAN. Not significant

Other records show that Tillman/Tilmon had a 9th child, Joseph. Tillman's

1826 deed to his children does not reflect a Joseph, nor any children of

Joseph. It is presumed that Joseph died before 1826 when Tillman wrote his

Will. I have Joseph married to Frances PAINE on 19 Jul 1791 in Culpeper Co.,

VA.

Tillman died between 13 May 1826 (will signed) and 25 January 1827 (estate

sale). Some report a 25 Aug 1827 death date. This has to be in error.

The 1826 deed of Tillman/Tilmon to his 8 children including Benjamin HUFMAN

of KY, and the 1829 sale by Benjamin HUFFMAN of Green Co., IL to brother,

John HUFFMAN, of Benjamin's share of the Culpeper property legacy, connect

the Benjamin of Green Co., IL (tax record and census) as a son of

Tillman/Tilmon. Up to this time the connection has been tenuous.

It was thought that Charles HUFFMAN had left Culpeper Co., VA for KY in 1821.

This record shows him in Culpeper Co., VA in May 1826.

There is no info concerning Margaret (Williams)(Freemen) HUFFMAN, the second

wife of Tillman. She may have predeceased him.

The value of these documents to me is to prove the whereabouts of Benjamin

over time (KY and IL) and to conclusively prove him as a son of Tillman

HUFFMAN of Culpeper Co., VA.

The problem remains as to what became of Benjamin after the USC 1830 IL,

Green Co.