William Hatcher, of Varina Parish

“William Hatcher was obviously outspoken, headstrong and foolish for as he learned, "even nonmembers who aspersed the dignity of the House of Burgesses or its officers suffered speedy censure". ...”

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The identities of William Hatcher's parents and wife(s) are not certain.

Immigration

Name: William Hatcher Arrival year: 1636 Arrival Place: Virginia Primary Immigrant: Hatcher, William Source Publication Code: 6219 Annotation: Date and place where land was patented and record was created listing those transported/imported. Only the names of those to be transported were indexed. Abstracted from Land Office records located at the Virginia State Library. See also source numbers 62 Source Bibliography: NUGENT, NELL M. Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800. Vol. 1:1-6. Richmond, VA: Dietz Printing Co., [1929-1931. Although vol. 6 ends with the year 1695, no other volumes were published.]

Family

Spouse: Unknown LNU ( - ) Married: Place: (Seen as Marian Newporte, 1632, Wiltshire)

6 children born at Henrico County:

• 1 Edward Hatcher, Sr (Abt 1636 - 1711)
• 2 William Hatcher, Jr (Abt 1638 - Between Feb 1661 and Aug 1667)
• 3 Henry Hatcher, Sr (Abt 1639 - Abt Aug 1677)
• 4 Jane Hatcher (Abt 1641 - Aft Dec 1710)
• 5 Benjamin Hatcher, Sr (Abt 1643 - Between Apr 1727 and Oct 1728)
• 6 Susannah Hatcher(?) (Abt 1646 - Aft Dec 1699)

Y DNA Haplogroup is R M269

Study is here: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Hatcher?iframe=yresults

Disputed Origins & Wife

From http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I43718&tree=WmT...

”It is commonly believed that William Hatcher descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England, and many books and family trees record this belief, some claiming his father to be Thomas Hatcher, others claiming William Hatcher. But none can provide even a shred of documentation to support his claim. After more than 10 years of researching the English records and documents, Emory Hatcher, through a professional British genealogist, has disproved all possible Hatcher males of the Careby Hatchers as the father of William with one exception. One Henry Hatcher simply disappears from the records after 1599. There is no evidence that this Henry is William's father, but because of the lack of records simply cannot be completely eliminated as a possibility.”
”There is recorded in Henrico County, VA a deposition dated 1677 of William Hatcher then aged about sixty-three years, making his birthdate c1613.”

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”Again, no William Hatcher seems to have been baptized here of the proper age to be William Hatcher, emigrant to Virginia, nor is it possible to show any connection of this family grouping with that of Croydon (though many names are similar).[189] Until some proof is obtained that the emigrant William Hatcher was in fact descended from, or related to, one of these families, perhaps by tracing Henry Hatcher [No. 6], through whom the only possible direct connection with the Careby family could be obtained, the foregoing section is of academic interest only. It cannot and should not be cited as authority for the presence of any such connection.”

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”Another source of controversy is the name of William's wife. She has been recorded as Alice Emmerton, Mary, Sarah, Mary Sarah Smith, and Marion Newport. There has been no evidence found to my knowledge proving the name of William's wife. In June 1999 the Jamestown Society accepted the thesis of Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, GA, that William was not married when he arrived in this country. His argument was based on the fact that had William arrived with a wife and child, Edward, who is believed to have been born in England c1633, William would have claimed an additional 100 acres for importing his wife and child. He did not do this. This is the basis for correcting Edward's likely birthdate to 1637”

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William Hatcher in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 No Image
Text-only collection Name: William Hatcher Gender: Male Birth Place: En Birth Year: 1613 Spouse Name: Mary Number Pages: 1

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Biography

The best source of information about his family is the Hatcher Families Genealogy Association:

http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I43718&tree=WmT...

became a member of the House of Burgesses from the County of Henrico and served in that capacity in 1644, 1645, 1646, 1649 and 1652.

Military: served in Bacon's Rebellion in 1676 also served in Va House of Burgess

William Hatcher was a member of the House of Burgesses for Henrico County, Virginia October, 1644; November 1645; Mrch 1645/6; October 1649;and April 1652. At the beginning of the November 1645 session, the House of Burgesses issued the following order which read in part: "Whereas Col.Edward Hill, unanimously choen Speaker of this house, was afterwards maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an at heist and blasphemer...........And forasmuch as the said William Hatcher,notwithstanding he had notice given him of the Governor and Council's pleasure........hath also reported. That the mouth of this house was a Devil, nominating and meaning thereby the said Right Worshipful Colonel Edward Hill; it is therefore ordered by this house that said William Hatcher, upon his knees, make an humble acknowledgement of his offence unto the said Col. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed, and the he, the said, Hatcher, dismist payinghis fees."

William Hatcher was again Burgess in March 1658/9. The article inciatesthis to be his last public and states, ".....the temper which induced him to denounce Speaker Hill got him into trouble at the time of Bacon's Rebellion." At a court held by the Governor and Council on March 15,167/7, "William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiet of this his Majesty'scountry, and it being evidently made appear what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a jury being impanneled to assess the damages, whobring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske....."

At a deposition dated 1677, William Hatcher's age was give as sixty-three, placing his date of birth at about 1614.

William Hatcher's son, Henry Hatcher, married Anne Lound, the daughter of Henry Lound. Anne Hatcher, wife of Seth Ward, was their daughter.

Source: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 5, 1898,pp 98-100

Birth: 14 JAN 1613/14 in Careby, Leicestershire, England 1

Death: MAR 1676/77 in Henrico Co., Virginia 1

Emigration: ABT. 1635 England to Virginia 2

Event: Fact BET. 1644 - 1645 Member of the House of Burgesses, HenricoCo., VA

Event: Fact Immigrant ancestor for Hatcher family in Virginia 3

Event: Fact 1 JUN 1636 Wm. Hatcher received a patent for land for the importation of himself and three others into the Colony of Virginia. 4

Event: Fact BET. 1644 - 1646 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico, VA 5

Event: Fact 1649 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico VA 6

Event: Fact 1649 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico, VA 7

Event: Fact 1649 Member of the House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA

Event: Fact 1652 Member of House of Burgesses, Henrico VA 2

Event: Fact 1652 Member of the House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA

Reference Number: 14963

This is a work in progress. All informaton is beieved to be accurate however, from time to time, mistakes are discovered and corrected. If you find any errors or have any history to add, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks

Clyde Rowland

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Born in ENGLAND according to most accounts, which refer to him as "The Immigrant."

It is commonly believed that William Hatcher is descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England but there is no documention.

Notes:

1 JUNE 1636: William Hatcher, 200 acs. Henricoe Co., 1 June 1636, p. 353. S.E. upon Appomattuck River, s. W. with a small Cr., N.E. towards Pearse his stile Cr. & n.W. into the woods adj. neare to land of Elizabeth Ward, Widdowe. 50 acs. for his own per. adv. & 150 acs. for trans. of 3 pers [transportation of 3 persons]: Richard Radford, John Winchester, Alice Emmerton.

Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, Henrico Co., VA. 1644-45, 1649, 1652, 1658-59. See http://www.burgesslegacy.org/house.htm

Acts of Assembly, Nov. 1654:

PUBLIQUE ORDERS OF ASSEMBLY

"Whereas, Col. Edward Hill, unanimously chosen Speaker of this House, was afterward maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an atheist and blasphemer, according to an information exhibited against him the last Quarter-court, from which the Honourable Governor and Council then cleared the said Edward Hill, and now certified the same unto the House; and forasmuch as the said William Hatcher, notwithstanding he had notice given him of the Governor and Council's pleasure therein, and of the said Col. Hill being cleared as aforesaid, hath also reported that 'the mouth of this House was a devil,' nominating and meaning thereby the said Right Worshipfull Col. Edward Hill, it is therefore ordered by this House, that the said William Hatcher, upon his knees, make an humble acknowledgment of his offence unto the said Col. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed, and then he, the said Hatcher, was dismissed, paying his fees."

30 JULY 1676: He was a participant in Bacon's Rebellion. See http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1651-1700/bacon_rebel/bacon.htm

Acts of Assembly, 15 March 1676-77:

PUBLIQUE ORDERS OF ASSEMBLY

"William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiett of this his majesties countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a jury being impannelled to assesse the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay tenn thousand pound of tobacco and caske, which verdict of the jury this honourable court dothe confirme; but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest pork unto his majesties commander of his forces in Henrico county, for the supply of the souldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousand pounds of tobacco and caske and caske the next cropp and pay costs."

Will of William Hatcher:

[It is believed (and reads as such) that this is an addendum, or follow-up, to a prior will.]

IN THE NAME OF GOD (amen) I William Hatcher being in perfect memory but now stricken in years do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. In promis I give and bequeath my spirit to Almighty God who gave it to me whensoever it shall please him to call me out of this sinful world and my body to the ground. Item: I give unto Thomas Burton, Jr. the plantation

between the land of Mr. Henry Lound and the land of Gilbert Elam

to wit: two hundred and twentysix acres, his choice of all my horses or mares, one heifer called blackchops, a young ewe, and a years schooling and clothes, till he reaches the age of seventeen years, to the confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed

my seal this two and twentieth day of February, 1677.

Signed and sealed in the presence of: John Pleasants, Henry Gee

Memorandum before the signing and sealing hereof, I do bequeath unto the above mentioned Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my furniture thereunto belonging. Will Hatcher

Sources:

1. "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia, Vol. I," Bishop William Meade, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1966.

2. "Seventeenth Century Colonial Ancestors of Members of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, 1915-1975," Compiled by Mary Louise Marshall Hutton, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1983.

3. Age given by Deposition in County Records 1677-1705 (Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1677-1705 , compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III).

4. "Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666; Nell Marion Nugent, Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1963.

5. The Colonial Virginia Register, New River Notes, Historical and Genealogical Resources for the Upper New River Valley of North Carolina and Virginia. See http://www.newrivernotes.com/va/vareg1.htm#burgess

6. "Hening's Statutes at Large, Being a Collection of all the Laws of Virginia from the first session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619," William Waller Hening. See http://www.vagenweb.org/hening/

7. Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1677-1705 , compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III.

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Around 1635, when he was 22 years of age, William Hatcher left England and settled in Jamestown, Henrico County, Virginia. Jamestown, having been established in 1607, was only 28 years old. He amassed much land and money during his lifetime, and owned Varina Plantation, which is still in existence today. William Hatcher became quite active in Henrico County, virginia. As a wealthy and successful tobacco plantation owner, he had a position of power. He was obviously held in high regard for he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses a number of times: 1644, 1645, 1646, 1649, 1652, 1658, and 1659.

Land and tobacco were not the only means of William Hatcher's acquisition of wealth. In 1658 or 1659, at Newport, Rhode Island, William Hatcher and two of his friends, George Potter and Henry Randolph bought a ship named the Blackbird. The vessel was fairly good size and cost three hundred pounds British Sterling. They probably utilized the ship for shipping tobacco or for other trade with Boston.

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He was elected Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Occupation: Tobacco planter. Owned Varina Plantation

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Like many of our ancestors’ lives, William Hatcher’s has some disputed facts. His parents are not known and although a number of researchers have attached him to the Hatcher family of Careby, England, there is no definite proof that he is a descendent of this family. About the only concensus is that he was born in 1613 in Careby, Leichestershire, or Lincolnshire, England. His birth date was determined by a legal document he signed 1 Aug 1676 in which he stated he was 63 years old. All the male Hatchers in Careby with the exception of Henry Hatcher have been proven not to be the father of William. Henry simply “vanished” from public documents and so far nothing has been found to prove definitely that he was or was not William’s father. Early accounts tend to list William Hatcher, brother of Henry, as our William’s father.

Around 1635 when he was 22 years old, William Hatcher left England and came to the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. Luckily William arrived after tobacco was “the” established crop. He brought with him three “importees,” and by paying for their passage to the new world, he was awarded 50 acres of land for himself and 50 as compensation for each of those with him, giving him 200 acres in Virginia. These three importees were Alice Emmerton, Richard Radford, and John Winchester. In 1637 William again imported 3 people--Benjamin Gregory, Thomas Browne, and Charles Howell--giving him additional property. As late as 1674 he was still using this method as one way of acquiring land for on September 26 of that year, he was given 227 acres in Henrico Co on the South side of the James River between. Gilbert Elam and Henry Lown’s property for the transport of five more people:: Thomas Childers, Sarah Poynter, Henry. Davernett, Edward Stringer, and Ann Fryer. It is possible that these people served as indentured servants to pay for their passage. The lands he received for the imported people were just the beginning, for William continue to amass property. This method of land acquisition would indicate that William Hatcher was rather well-to-do when he arrived in Jamestown.

from: http://huskey-ogle-family.tripod.com/ancestorarchives/id17.html

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Member of the VA House of Burgesses - Oct 1644; Nov 1645; Oct 1649; Apr 1652; Mar 1658-9

Proof in Henings Statues at Large by William Waller Hening Vol 1, pgs 283,299,359,369&506

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William Hatcher is established in the Colonial Dames of America. He and wife Mary, and their first child, Edward, Emigrated to Bermuda Hundred, VA in 1635.

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Note: Some records indicate that Henry (son) was also born prior to their coming to Colonies. This would mean he would have been born about 1634. This is not yet proven.

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The immigrant Hatcher became a successful planter and politician. He was appointed a "viewer of tobacco" by an act of the Assembly in 1639, a position of importance at that time as tobacco was then a medium of exchange.

William was member of the House of Burgess for Henrico:
October, 1644; November, 1645; March, 1645-46; October, 1649; April, 1652; November, 1654; March, 1658; March, 1659.
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At the beginning of the session of November, 1654, the House made the following order: "Wheres Col. Edward Hill unanimously chosen Speaker of this house, was afterwards maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an atheist and blasphemer, according to an infomation exhibited against him the last quarter court, from which the honourable Governor and Council then cleared the said Col. Edward Hill, and now certified the same unto the house: And forasmuch as the said William Hatcher, notwithstanding he had notice given him of the Governour and Council's pleasure therein, and of the said Col. Hill's being cleared as aforesaid, hath also reported, that the mouth of this house was a Devil, nominating and meaning thereby the said Right Worp'll Col. Edward Hill; It is therefore ordered by this house, that the said William Hatcher, upon his knees, make an humble acknowledgment of his offense unto the said Col. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed, and then he, the said Hatcher, dismist paying his fees." In 1676, during Bacon's rebellion, was fined 10,000 pounds of tobacco for "uttering munitious words". Ref: Our Kin pg 146. Ref: Vol 3 WFT 3792 by Broderbund. Source: Virginia Collection Family Archived #162\186\187 by FTM Deeds of Land: He secured a patent for land in Henrico Co., 1636.

1 Jun 1636: 200 acres on Appamattuck River near the land of Elizabeth Ward, Widow. Pt. Book #1, pg 353.

10 Jul 1637: 850 acres on Appamattuck River, 450 acres lying on Swift Creek (50 of which is allowed for a small island therin, with the swamps and marshes adjoining) and 400 acres more "siding upon" said before mentioned land, and extending into the woods, said lands due as follows (vizt.): 450 acres by assign from William Clark, and 400 for his own personal adventure and the transportation of seven persons, ie: Benjamin Gregory, Thomas Brown, Charles Howell, Elizabeth Williams, Richard Radford, Joh. Winchester, Alice Emmerson. [By Harvey, July 10, 1637] Source: Virginia Collection Family Archives by Broderbund.

26 Sep 1674: Henrico; 227 acres between Gilbert Elam and Henry Lound. Pt. #6 pg 484.

According to page 323 of "History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia" found online it is written: "More than 20 years afterwards, in his old age, he was fined eight thousand pounds of pork, for the use of the king's soldiers, on account of mutinous words uttered shortly after Bacon's rebellion." (perhaps both are correct) In 1676, William was fined ten thousand pounds of tobacco and casks for the part he took in Bacon's Rebellion, which Bancroft in his History of the United States says, was "the early harbinger of American nationality." The Hatchers, long before the Revolutionary War, were battling for the rights of the people as against the encroachments of arbitrary power. He owned three fine plantations on the James River: "Varina", "Turkey Island", and "Neck of Land".

March 15, 1676/7 William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiett of this his Majesty's countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a Jury being impanelled to assesse the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske; but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest porke unto his Majestie's commander of his forces in Henrico county, for the supply of the soldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousand pounds of tobacco and caske the next cropp, and pay costs. The contentious Mr. Hatcher reacted harshly also to his neighbors poaching fish from his pond. In 1680 Thomas Burton Jr. declared in court that “he saw Jno. Lantroope strike a piece out of the head of Mr Robert Woodson’s cannoe with an axe, and that ye deponent heard Mr William Hatcher order ye said Lantroope and his other servants to splitt all ye cannoes they found in the swampp and further saith not.” The hatchet-wielding assailant, “Jno. Lantroope,” was probably the “Jno. Lantthorpe,” a headright when Benjamin Hatcher and John Milner patented

When Wm Hatcher died in 1680 the TWO surviving sons Edward and Benjamin "for the sake of quiet and peaceable selttlement and to avoid further suits and quarrels" divided the personal estate. Edward received the 650 acre "Neck ofLand Plantation" while Benjamin received equal acreage at "Varnia, Pigg in the Bole and Turkey Island". They gave their brother Henry's children livestock in the settlement.

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Biography William Gulielmus Hatcher ⭐ The following is popularly claimed to be true about William Hatcher but isn't proven: William Hatcher was descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England. There was a William Hatcher of Careby, a member of Parliament, who was indicted for treason in 1643, because he had taken up arms against the King. There was also a Sir Thomas Hatcher who was a Colonel in Cromwell's army and who was indicted for treason in 1843. "The Immigrant" could have been the son of either of these "Round-heads". It could account for the little respect he showed the officials of the Virginia Colony, who were loyal to the King (Ref: "Our Kin", 1930, p. 146). William arrived in Virginia in 1635 with his wife and son. He married Marion Newport on 27 Dec 1632 in Ogburn St. George, Wiltshire, England. Marion was born in 1615 at St. George, Wiltshire, England and died in 1646 at Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA. A small genealogical conundrum has arisen concerning the identity of William Hatcher's wife. Several names have been proffered, including Marion Newport mentioned above, but presently there is no acceptable documentation to identify her.

The following is proven about William Hatcher unless otherwise noted: A 1677 Henrico Co., VA deposition by William Hatcher indicated his age as about sixty-three years, making his birth date circa 1613/4. In 1635, at the age of about 21 Y/O, William immigrated to Virginia aboard the ship "Abigail". It is reported that he paid passage for 2 others, often assumed to be his wife and son, Edward, whom some believe to have been born in England circa 1633. In fact, in June 1999 the "Jamestowne Society" accepted the hypothesis presented by Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, GA, that William was not married when he arrived in this country. His argument was based on the fact that had William arrived with a wife and child, he would have claimed an additional 100 acres for importing them. He did not do this; and no wife relinquished her dowry for these early land grants. On 01 June 1636, William Hatcher was granted a 200 acre land patent in Henrico County on the "Appomatuck" River, 50 acres for his personal adventures and 150 acres for transporting 3 persons (headrights) from England to Virginia, namely Richard Radford, John Winchester and Alice Emmerton. (Virginia Land Patent Bk. No. "1", Part "1", p363) [See attached copy of Williams 1636 land grant]

On 10 Jul 1637, William received a land grant for 850 acres which included 200 acres of headright land for transporting 4 more colonists, e. g. Benjamine Gregory, Thomas Browne, Charles Howell and Elizabeth Willis. NOTE: Puzzlingly, the names Richard Radford, John Winchester and Alice Emmerton, headrights from William's 1636 land grant were recorded again on his 1637 land grant. [See attached copy of William's 1637 land grant.]

On 29 May 1638 William received 150 more acres for transporting 3 more persons, e. g. Nicholas Ison, Francis Dunell and Henry Lilley.

William received several more grants over the years totaling over 1200 acres. See accompanying map for the location of William Hatcher's plantation along the Appomattox River near Swift Creek in lower left of the map. On the map, the dates associated with the names of the colonists indicate land grant dates.

A 1639 Act of Assembly appointed Mr. William Hatcher, Thomas Shippay, and Richard Johnson as "Viewers of Tobacco Crop" for Henrico County on the North side of the Appomattox River. A "viewer of tobacco crop" was a sort of government quality inspector/appraiser. [Ref. The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, No. 2 (Oct., 1897), pp. 119-123]. Besides being a tobacco planter, he became a member of the House of Burgesses from the Henrico Co., VA and served in that capacity in 1644, 1645/6, 1649, 1652 and 1658/9, his last public service (Ref: Colonial Virginia Register, p. 65; 5 V. 98).

William was obviously outspoken, headstrong and foolish for as he learned, "even nonmembers who aspersed the dignity of the House of Burgesses or its officers suffered speedy censure". The troubles began in October 1654 when Hatcher, a former burgess from Henrico County, accused Edward Hill of blasphemy and atheism. These were serious allegations under any circumstances, but Hatcher's assumed larger proportions because of Hill's prominence as a senior militia officer and a former Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Hatcher could not sustain his charges in the Quarter Court, which dismissed them. The matter should have ended once the court "cleered the said Coll. Edward Hill," but Hatcher was foolhardy. When the General Assembly convened in November (1654) Hill's colleagues again elected him Speaker, and Hatcher "laid his slurs before the House". This time, though, he compounded the insinuations by asserting that "the mouth of this house was a Devil". Affronted by such contempt for their Speaker, the members haled Hatcher before the bar of the House and forced him on bended knee to acknowledge "his offence unto the said Coll. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed and then he the said Hatcher dismist paying his fees (fines)". Ref: See source #1 below)

In 1676 at the time of Bacon's Rebellion (an armed insurrection in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley), William Hatcher's foolhardiness again caused him trouble by his support of Bacon. At a court held by the Governor and Council, March 15, 1676-7: "William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiet of this his Majesty's countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a Jury being impanelled to assess the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske, which verdict of the jury this honourable court doth confirme; but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest pork unto his Majesty's commander of his forces in Henrico county, for the supply of his souldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousand pounds of tobacco and caste the next cropp, and pay costs." William was much more fortunate than most who took part in Bacon's Rebellion. Many were committed to prison and forced to forfeit all or most of their property, which, incidentally was given to friends and supporters of the King.

The children of William Hatcher and his unknown wife were:

1) Edward Hatcher, b. Abt. 1636 Henrico Co., VA, d. 1711 Henrico Co., VA, m. Mary Ward. 2) William Hatcher, Jr. b. Abt. 1638 Henrico Co., VA, d. Between Feb 1661-Aug 1667, Henrico Co., VA, m. Unmarried. 3) Henry Hatcher, b. Abt. 1639 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. Aug 1677, Henrico Co., VA, m. Ann Lound. 4) Jane Hatcher, b. 1640 Henrico Co., VA, d. Aft Dec 1710, Henrico Co., VA, m. (1) William Branch, (2) William Baugh, Jr., (3) Abell Gower. (See source #7 below) 5) Benjamin Hatcher, Sr., b. Abt. 1644 Varina Dale Parish, Henrico Co., VA, d. Between Apr 1727-Oct 1728, Henrico Co., VA, m. Elizabeth Greenhaugh, daughter of John Greenbaugh. 6) Susanna Hatcher, b. Abt. 1646 Henrico Co., VA, d. Aft Dec 1699, Henrico Co., VA, m. (1) John Stewart, (2) Thomas Burton.

William's literacy was seemingly demonstrated by him personally signing his extant 1680 will and he was probably buried on his plantation in Henrico, Co., VA. NOTE: This memorial which is dedicated to William Hatcher has been connected to the memorial of Marian (Newport) Hatcher even though there is no proof they were actually spouses.

Sources: 1) "A Little Parliament: The Virginia General Assembly in the Seventeenth Century" by Warren M. Billings, 2004, pp37-38 (See Nel Hatcher, Hatcher Families Genealogy Association) 2) "Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800" Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent, Bks. 1-5, 1934, pp40,59,89,347. 3)"The William and Mary Quarterly", Second Series, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul., 1936),"The Hatcher Family" by Rev. Francis Campbell Symonds, D.D., pp457-468. 4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976, p6. 5) "The General Assembly of Virginia. July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978. A Bicentennial Register of Members" by Cynthia Miller Leonard, 1978. 6) "Virginia Land Records" Indexed by Gary Parks, 1982, Genealogical Publishing Co., pp 635-637, 687. 7) "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5" by John Frederick Dorman, 4th Ed., Vol. 1, 2007, pp367, Footnote #16. 8) Nel Hatcher's online site "Hatcher Families Genealogy Association".

Bio by Gresham Farrar.

SOURCES; Find A Grave Memorial 119349760 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119349760/william-hatcher

Geni.com William Hatcher, of Varina Parish

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William HATCHER, son of William HATCHER, was born 14 Jan 1613 in Careby Manor, Lincoln Shire, England, died Mar 1680 in Henrico County, Virginia. Married about 1632 in England to Mary _____ born about 1614 in England, died in Henrico County, Virginia.

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NOTES FOR William HATCHER: IMMIGRATION: Moved from England to Virginia about 1635. COMMENT: He figured conspicuously as a resident of Henrico. He became a member of the House of Burgesses from the County of Henrico, and served in that capacity in 1644 to 1659. LAND: On 1 Jun 1636 he received a patent for land for the importation of himself and three others into the colony. COURT: Henrico County, Virginia; deposition dated 1677 of William Hatcher, then aged about sixty-three years. This confirm that William Hatcher was born 1613/1614. COMMENT: Very, very valuable source of information is "The HATCHER Family" by Rev. Francis Campbell Symonds, D.D. in Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol II Co-Ha, 1982. CONFLICT-PARENTS: On computer internet, Family Tree Maker - Online, User Home Pages, Ancestors of Christopher Logan Shaner; William Hatcher was the son of John Hatcher and Alice Green. He married Sarah "Sally"

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. This source appears to be less reliable than the one indicating that William Hatcher (1614) was the son of William Hatcher -- see father William notes. Another place on the internet has William Hatcher (1613), married to Mary Smith, and as a son of Thomas Hatcher (1588) and Catherine Ayscough (1595-1651), son of Sir John Hatcher (1566-27 Jul 1640 Careby) and Anne Crews (?-1595 Cambridge, dau of James Crewes, who d. Northampton Co, England), son of Thomas Hatcher (?-14 Nov 1583 Careby) and Katherine Rede (dau of Thomas Rede), son of Dr. John Hatcher and Alice Green. Note above same John Hatcher and Alice Green. NEEDS VERIFICATION. SOURCE: Internet website.lineone.net/~bobhatcher/index/family (or ~bob.hatcher). Suggests William married Marian Newporte whom he married at "Ogborne St. George, Wiltshire" 27 Dec 1663. SOURCE: Name Alice Emmerton was on his land patent, and is assumed to have been his wife. (Henrico Co, VA Land Patent).

CHILDREN of William HATCHER and Mary _____

+ 3 Edward HATCHER b abt 1634 Careby, Lincoln Shire,
England. M Mary WARD. 4 William HATCHER b abt 1636 Henrico County, Virginia, d abt 1667/1694 Henrico County, Virginia. + 5 Henry HATCHER b abt 1637 Henrico County, Virginia. M Ann LOUND. + 6 Jane HATCHER b 1639/1640 Henrico County, Virginia. M (1) William BRANCH OR BAUGH. M (2) Abell GOWER. + 7 Benjamin HATCHER b 1640/1645 VarinaDaleParish, Henrico County, Virginia. M Elizabeth GREENHAUGH. 8 John HATCHER b abt 1642 Henrico County, Virginia. + 9 Susanna HATCHER b abt 1643 Henrico County, Virginia. M (1) John STEWART. M (2) Thomas BURTON.View a map of old Henrico County, Virginia at this link: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=11794&medialinkI...

The House of Burgesses and William Hatcher source: http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=11793&medialinkI... Contributed by Mary Bondurant Warren

A Little Parliament, by Warren M. Billings, 2004. p. 37 discussing the rules for the House of Burgesses of VA. In tone and substance, those rules bore marked resemblance to orders then in force in the House of Commons [of Parliament in England]. Burgesses were to attend whenever the House sat; those who absented themselves without permission stood liable to arrest and fines. While on the floor, they were to be mindful of the business before them and were supposed to refrain from becoming “disguised” with alcohol. When one wished to debate, he addressed “himselfe to Mr. Speaker in a decent manner” -- otherwise he was not to “entertaine any private discourse” when a colleague held forth. Everyone was forbidden to indulge in intemperate language while speaking, just as all were expected to treat the presiding officer with singular courtesy. As in the House of Commons, whenever there was discussion of “any thing proposed by the Speaker, The Party that speaketh shall rise from his seate and be uncovered [i.e. hatless] dureing the time he speaketh, wherein no interruption shall be made untill he have finished his discourse.” Transgressors of this rule faced fine and rebuke.

As WILLIAM HATCHER learned, even nonmembers who aspersed the dignity of the House or its officers suffered speedy censure. The troubles began in OCTOBER 1654 when Hatcher, a former burgess from Henrico County, accused Edward Hill of blasphemy and atheism. Serious allegations under any circumstances, Hatcher’s assumed larger proportions because of Hill’s prominence as a senior militia office and a former Speaker [of the House of Burgesses]. Hatcher could not sustain his charges in the Quarter Court, which dismissed them. The matter should have ended once the court “cleered the said Coll. Edward Hill,” but Hatcher was foolhardy. When the General Assembly convened in November [1654] Hill’s colleagues again elected him Speaker, and Hatcher laid his slurs before the House. This time, though, he compounded the insinuations by asserting that “the mouth of this house was a Devil.” Affronted by such contempt for their Speaker, the members haled Hatcher before the bar of the House and forced him on bended knee to acknowledge “his offence unto the said Coll. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed and then he the said Hatcher dismist paying his fees.” The burgesses’ treatment of Hatcher mirrored the practice in the House of Commons. As it affords an additional, precise bit of evidence to sustain the conclusion that by the 1650s the burgesses were consciously modeling their procedures on Parliament. But did the Hatcher episode mark an exact instant at which the burgesses took another parliamentary prerogative for their own? The answer to that question is at best speculative because the incident is the sole example of its kind among the extant assembly records of that period. All that can be said with assurance is this. Hatcher’s case illustrates the burgesses’ appropriation of a power to punish anyone who held them tp to ridicule, although the precept was not then incorporated into the standing rules of order in the House. . . .

Unfortunately few records survive to reveal anything more than the bare outlines of how House committees worked. Scattered details furnish fleeting glimpses of the how and who of their composition. At least three committees were permanent fixtures by the middle 1650s. One, the Committee for Private Causes, acted more judicially than legislatively. Its primary duty lay in determining which civil appeals from the Quarter Court merited adjudication by the full General Assembly in its capacity as the court of last resort. Any legislation that modified statutory law, or proposed new ones, was given a first reading on the House floor then routed through the Committee for the Review of Acts, later known as the Committee for Propositions and Grievances. Its members vetted bills before sending them back to the full House for additional debate and final disposition. Revenue measures originated in the Committee on the Public Levy, which navigated passage of the provincial budget through the assembly. A part of its work, that committee also oversaw the apportionment and collection of taxes thrughout the colony, and it enjoyed considerable say in the disbursements of public funds. . . . Because standing committees were essential to the timely disposal of business, they were named soon after the House went into session; the rest were chosen according to need. . . . The end result of these and other refinements by the late 1650s was a secure House of Burgesses. Jealous of its stature and possessive of its rights, it stood confident as the wellspring of sovereignty in Virginia. As such, the House was strategically positioned to dictate the terms that returned the colony to his former loyalty [to royalty]. . . . William Hatcher was serving in House of Burgesses in 1640s, and 1652 when the monarchy was overthrown by the Parliamentary Party under Cromwell in Britain. The General Assembly of Virginia. July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978. A Bicentennial Register of Members, by Cynthia Miller Leonard, 1978. The Grand Assembly of 1644. House of Burgesses. Speaker Edward Hill. Henrico: Richard Cocke **, Mathew Gough *, WILLIAM HATCHER **, Daniel Luellin, Abraham Wood **, John Zouch *.

• Present for March assembly, but not in October
  • Present in October Assembly, but not in March. Hatcher was not a member in 1645, when John Baugh and Abraham Wood represented Henrico Co. The Grand Assembly of 1645-1646. Met first Nov. 20, 1645, and prorogued to 1 March 1646. Speaker Edmund Scarborough Henrico Co. represented by holdover Abraham Wood and WILLIAM HATCHER. The Grand Assembly of 1646, met 5 Oct. 1646. Speaker Ambrose Harmer. Henrico Co. represented by holdover ABRAHAM WOOD and William Cocke. The Grand Assembly of 1647-1648, speaker Thomas Harwood. Henrico Co. represented by only Thomas Harris. The Grand Assembly of 1649, met 10 Oct. 1649. Speaker Thomas Harwood. Henrico Co. represented only by WILLIAM HATCHER. List for 1651-1652 is incomplete; neither speaker, nor representatives for most of the counties has survived. The Grand Assembly of 1652, met April 26 to 6 May 1652. Speaker Edward Major. Henrico Co. represented by WILLIAM HATCHER. The Grand Assembly of 1659

Came to VA about 1635, and figured consp

Came to VA about 1635, and figured conspicuously as a resident of Henrico Co. He was a member of the House of Burgesses in Henrico Co. 1644-1646, 1649, 1652, and again in 1659. Some interesting notes on him are given in VA Magazine of History and Biography, V, p. 98. He was the father of Edward Hatcher (1633-1711) of Henrico Co. who (as appears by records quoted in the text) was the father of Sarah Hatcher who married first, Matthew Turpin; second, Joseph Tanner; third, Samuel Oulton. BIRTH: Records of Peggy Hudik Rasche, 1996.

5/29/1638: William Hatcher granted 150 acres in Apamattuck River.

5/29/1638: William Hatcher granted 150 acres in Apamattuck River, Nly upon the first creek by the wading place, E upon land of Mary Box & S into the maine woods. Trans. of 3 pers.: Nicholas Ison, Francis Dunell, Henry Lilley. Recorded in Virginia Land Patent Book 1, page 559.

Correct parents of William not yet known

It is commonly believed that William Hatcher descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England, and many books and family trees record this belief, some claiming his father to be a Thomas Hatcher, others claiming William Hatcher. But none can provide even a shred of documentation to support this claim.

After more than 10 years of researching the English records and documents, Emory Hatcher, through a professional British genealogist, has disproved all possible Hatcher males of the Careby Hatchers as the father of William with one exception. One Henry Hatcher simply disappears from the records after 1599. There is no evidence that this Henry is William's father, but because of the lack of records simply cannot be completely eliminated as a possibility.

From "The Records of Henrico County, Virginia 1677-1771", by William G. Stanard, Richmond Virginia, 1877

Court held in Varina December 1, 1677
Page 7, Item 6

Deposition of Wm Hatcher, aged about 63, that Richard Martin said certain of his goods were seized for the passage of himself and two servants.

correct spouse

Another source of controversy is the name of William's wife. She has been recorded as Alice Emmerton, Mary, Sarah, Mary Sarah Smith, and Marion Newport. There has been no evidence found to my knowledge proving the name of William's wife. In June 1999 the Jamestown Society accepted the thesis of Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, GA, that William was not married when he arrived in this country. His argument was based on the fact that had William arrived with a wife and child, Edward, who is believed to have been born in England c1633, William would have claimed an additional 100 acres for importing his wife and child. He did not do this. This is the basis for correcting Edward's likely birthdate to 1637.

8/7/1676: Deposition [detailed] of William Hatcher, aged 63 years, in Henrico Co, VA Court.

8/7/1676: William Hatcher, aged 63 years [b. 1613] or thereabouts deposeth, that Richard Martin came to the house of this dept within some small time after he came last unto the County to have some advise conserning his goods wch was seized for the passage of the sd Martin and his sevts of wch goods seized as aforesd the sd Martin told this dept that there was about five pounds worth of goods wch was sent in by one that was his servt and was to be disposed of and returne to be made to a kinsman of the sd son and further saith not. Recorded in Henrico Co, VA Deeds, Wills, Etc. 1677-1692, page 027.

History of William Hatcher

The following is popularly claimed to be true about William Hatcher but isn't proven: "William Hatcher was descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England. He married Marion Newport on 27 Dec 1632 in Ogburn St. George, Wiltshire, England. Marion was born 1615 in St. George, Wiltshire, England and died in 1646 in Varina Parish, Henrico Co., VA. William arrived in Virginia in 1635 with his wife and 2 sons."

The following is proven about William Hatcher unless otherwise noted:
A Henrico Co., VA deposition of William Hatcher dated 1677, indicated his age about sixty-three years, making his birthdate circa 1613/4.

On 01 June 1636, William Hatcher was granted a 200 acre land patent in Henrico County on the "Appomatuck" River, 50 acres for his personal adventures and 150 acres for transporting 3 persons (headrights), namely Richard Radford, John Winchester and Alice Emmerton. (Virginia Land Patent Bk. No. "1", Part "1", p363) (Note: In 1635 William immigrated to VA aboard the ship "Abigail". He paid passage for 3 others, often assumed to be his wife and 2 sons. In June 1999 the "Jamestowne Society" accepted the hypothesis of Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, GA, that William was not married when he arrived in this country. His argument was based on the fact that had William arrived with a wife and child, Edward Hatcher, whom some believed to have been born in England circa 1633; William would have claimed an additional 100 acres for importing his wife and child. He did not do this; and no wife relinquished her dowry for these early land grants.)

On 10 Jul 1637, he received 200 acres of headright land for transporting 4 more colonists, e. g. Benjamine Gregory, Thomas Browne, Charles Howell and Elizabeth Willis.

On 29 May 1638 he received 150 more acres for transporting 3 more persons, e. g. Nicholas Ison, Francis Dunell and Henry Lilley.

William received several more grants over the years totaling over 1200 acres. (See accompanying map for the location of William Hatcher's Plantation. William's plantation is located along the Appomattox River near Swift Creek in lower left of the map. The dates associated with the names indicate land grant dates.)

Besides being a "planter" he became a member of the House of Burgesses from the Henrico Co., VA and served in that capacity in 1644, 1645/6, 1649, 1652 and 1658/9, his last public service..

William was obviously outspoken, headstrong and foolish for as he learned, "even nonmembers who aspersed the dignity of the House of Burgesses or its officers suffered speedy censure". The troubles began in October 1654 when Hatcher, a former burgess from Henrico County, accused Edward Hill of blasphemy and atheism. These were serious allegations under any circumstances, but Hatcher's assumed larger proportions because of Hill's prominence as a senior militia officer and a former Speaker of the House of Burgesses. Hatcher could not sustain his charges in the Quarter Court, which dismissed them. The matter should have ended once the court "cleered the said Coll. Edward Hill," but Hatcher was foolhardy. When the General Assembly convened in November (1654) Hill's colleagues again elected him Speaker, and Hatcher "laid his slurs before the House". This time, though, he compounded the insinuations by asserting that "the mouth of this house was a Devil". Affronted by such contempt for their Speaker, the members haled Hatcher before the bar of the House and forced him on bended knee to acknowledge "his offence unto the said Coll. Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed and then he the said Hatcher dismist paying his fees (fines)".

In 1676 at the time of Bacon's Rebellion (an armed insurrection in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by young Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley), William Hatcher's foolhardiness again caused him trouble by his support of Bacon. At a court held by the Governor and Council, March 15, 1676-7: "William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiet of this his Majesty's countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a Jury being impanelled to assess the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske, which verdict of the jury this honourable court doth confirme; but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest pork unto his Majesty's commander of his forces in Henrico county, for the supply of his souldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousand pounds of tobacco and caste the next cropp, and pay costs." William was much more fortunate than most who took part in this rebellion. Many were committed to prison and forced to forfeit all or most of their property, which, incidentally was given to friends and supporters of the King.

The children of William and Mary (_____) Hatcher were:

1) Edward Hatcher b. Abt. 1636 Henrico Co., VA, d. 1711 Henrico Co., VA, m. Mary Ward. 2) William Hatcher, Jr. b. Abt. 1638 Henrico Co., VA, d. Between Feb 1661-Aug 1667, Henrico Co., VA. 3) Henry Hatcher b. Abt. 1639 Henrico Co., VA, d. Abt. Aug 1677, Henrico Co., VA, m. Ann Lound. 4) Jane Hatcher b. 1640 Henrico Co., VA, d. Aft Dec 1710, Henrico Co., VA, m. (1) William Branch, (2) William Baugh, Jr., (3) Abell Gower. 5) Benjamin Hatcher, Sr. b. Abt. 1644 Varina Dale Parish, Henrico Co., VA, d. Between Apr 1727-Oct 1728, Henrico Co., VA, m. Elizabeth Greenhaugh, daughter of John Greenbaugh. 6) Susanna Hatcher b. Abt. 1646 Henrico Co., VA, d. Aft Dec 1699, Henrico Co., VA, m. (1) John Stewart, (2) Thomas Burton.

William was literate as he personally signed his extant 1680 will. He was probably buried on his plantation in Henrico, Co., VA.

Sources: 1) "A Little Parliament: The Virginia General Assembly in the Seventeenth Century" by Warren M. Billings, 2004, pp37-38 (See Nel Hatcher, Hatcher Families Genealogy Association) 2) "Cavaliers and Pioneers, Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants 1623-1800" Abstracted by Nell Marion Nugent, Bks. 1-5, 1934, pp40,59,89,347. 3)"The William and Mary Quarterly", Second Series, Vol. 16, No. 3 (Jul., 1936),"The Hatcher Family" by Rev. Francis Campbell Symonds, D.D., pp457-468 4) "Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia" Part I, 1654-1737, by Benjamin B. Weisiger III, 1976, p6. 5) "The General Assembly of Virginia. July 30, 1619 - January 11, 1978. A Bicentennial Register of Members" by Cynthia Miller Leonard, 1978. 6) "Virginia Land Records" Indexed by Gary Parks, 1982, Genealogical Publishing Co., pp 635-637, 687.

Bio by Gresham Farrar.

7/1/1637: William Hatcher received land patent for 850 acres at Appomattock River.

7/1/1637: William Hatcher received land patent for 850 acres at Appomattock River. 450 acres upon the Swifte Creek [Swift Creek flows SE in present-day Chesterfield Co and empties into the Appomattox River near the Towns of Colonial Heights and Hopewell, north of the City of Petersburg], beg. at a little creek lying NE thereon & 50 acres allowed for a small island therein with a swamp & marshes; 400 acres siding upon the sd land. 450 acres due by assignment from William Clarke & 400 acres for his own per. adv & tran. of 7 pers: Benjamine Gregory, Tho. Browne, Charles Howell, Eliza. Willis, Richard Radford, John Winchester, Alice Emmerton. Recorded in Virginia Land Patent Book 1, page 433.
William Hatcher's Will 20 Feb 1677 HenricoCo, VA Find all individuals with events at this location The Will (or Gift of Deed) of William Hatcher, 1614-1680 Att a Court Holden at Varina For the County of Henrico the first d

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William lived on James River in Old Henrico Co, Virginia James River area of old Henrico Co, VA where William and his sons, Edward and Benjamin, lived.

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Correction 1667/1670 will of Wm. Hatcher

The word "prinks" is written as "primus" in version referenced by Hatcher Families Genealogical Association on this site.

FROM: Hatcher Families Genealogy Assoc.

FROM: Hatcher Families Genealogy Assoc.

It is commonly believed that William Hatcher descended from the Careby Hatchers of Lincolnshire, England, and many books and family trees record this belief, some claiming his father to be a Thomas Hatcher, others claiming William Hatcher. But none can provide even a shred of documentation to support this claim.

After more than 10 years of researching the English records and documents, Emory Hatcher, through a professional British genealogist, has disproved all possible Hatcher males of the Careby Hatchers as the father of William with one exception. One Henry Hatcher simply disappears from the records after 1599. There is no evidence that this Henry is William's father, but because of the lack of records simply cannot be completely eliminated as a possibility.

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Came to Virginia by 1 June 1636 when the governor granted him 200 acres on the Appomattox River in what was then Henrico County.

Other land patents: William Hatcher received two more parcels of land: 850 acres in July 1637 and 150 acres the next year. His headrights for the 850-acre tract included the four he submitted in 1636. Hatcher evidently did not settle this territory and Henry Randolph secured patents to it: the 150 acres in 1657 and the 850-acre tract in 1662.

In 1674 not long before his death, “Mr. Will. Hatcher” obtained a patent for 227 acres in Henrico County on the south side of the James River. This land spread between the plantations of Henry Lound and Gilbert Elam. A headright of this latter patent was Thomas Childers. William’s son William Jr. got this land and it was later in the hands of Edward Hatcher. William evidently purchased land to account for the number of acres he held at his death.

The contentious Mr. Hatcher The following documents reveal William, like his father, to have been a dissident.

Order of the House of Burgesses November 1654 Whereas Coll Edward Hill, unanimously chosen speaker of this house, was afterwards maliciously reported by William Hatcher to be an atheist and blasphemer… And forasmuch as the said William Hatcher… hath also reported, That the mouth of this house was a Devil… It is therefore ordered by this house, that the said William Hatcher, upon his knees, make an humble acknowledgment of his offence, unto the said Coll Edward Hill and Burgesses of this Assembly; which accordingly was performed, and then he, the said Hatcher, dismist paying his fees.

William Hatcher was again a burgess in March 1658-9. This may have been his last public service. As the following record shows, his rebellious nature got him in trouble again during Bacon’s Rebellion. Court of the Governor and Council March 15, 1676/7 William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiett of this his Majesty’s countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a Jury being impanelled to assesse the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske; but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest porke unto his Majestie’s commander of his forces in Henrico county, for the supply of the soldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousand pounds of tobacco and caske the next cropp, and pay costs.

WILL:

20 Feb 1677 HenricoCo, VA Find all individuals with events at this location The Will (or Gift of Deed) of William Hatcher, 1614-1680 Att a Court Holden at Varina For the County of Henrico the first day of April (by his Majesties Justices of the Peace for said County) in the year of our Lord God 1680 and in the thirty-second year of the reign of our sovereign Lord, Charles The Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King defender of the faith.

IN THE NAME OF GOD (amen) I William Hatcher being in perfect memory but now stricken in years do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. In primus I give and bequeath my spirit to Almighty God who gave it to me whensoever it shall please him to call me out of this sinful world and my body to the ground. Item: I give unto Thomas Burton, Jr. the plantation between the land of Mr. Henry Lound and the land of Gilbert Elam to wit: two hundred and twentysix acres, his choice of all my horses or mares, one heifer called blackchops, a young ewe, and a years schooling and clothes, till he reaches the age of seventeen years, to the confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this two and twentieth day of February, 1676/7.

Signed and sealed in the presence of: John Pleasants, Henry Gee

Memorandum before the signing and sealing hereof, I do bequeath unto the above mentioned Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my furniture thereunto belonging. s/Will Hatcher

Filed in Henrico County Court the first day of April 1680 by ye oath of Henry Gee and the testamony of John Pleasants who (being a Quaker) refused to sweare but only affirms that it to be Hatcher's deed, these two being witnesses to ye same.

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Another translation of the Will of William Hatcher, Henrico County, VA., Will and Deed Book Part 1, pg 121. Will of William Hatcher (Burton-Allen/Hatcher Anthology p 236, The Colonial Genealogist, from an article by Glenn M. Turnell, FAS).

To Thomas Burton Jr. the land between Mr. Henry Lound and Gilbert Elam containing 226 acres, his choice of all of my horses and mares, one heifer, one Ewwe, a yars schooling, and clothes until he arrives at 17 years of age. 20 February 1676/7. Wit John Pleasants and Henry Gee. Before signing, "I give also to Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my bed and furniture." Recorded 1 April 1680 (see patent 26 Sept 1674).

From "The Family of Bartholomew Stovall, Volume 1, by Neil Thompson.

His Will, made when he was "well stricken in years" dated 1676/7, was proved 1 April 1680. It names no executor or residuary legatee and in fact mentions no child at all. On 26 September 1674 he had procured a patent for 227 acres of land in Henrico County; this land he devised for life to Thomas Burton Jr. together with the latter's choice of his horses and mares, one heifer, one Ewe, a years schooling, and clothing until he arrives at the age of seventeen, also the second choice of his bed and its furniture. Such a Will is more like a deed of a gift to one particular relative than a Will; the rest of his property was permitted to pass as in intestacy, and on 1 April 1680 Edward and Benjamin Hatcher, William Hatcher's surviving sons made a gift to the minor children of their deceased brother Henry of cattle and other personal property out of the estate of William Hatcher and then divided the residue among themselves.

FROM OTHER RESEARCHERS:

Notes for WILLIAM HATCHER:

From "The Hatcher Family" on "GenForum" September 29, 2000

re: William "The Immigrant" Hatcher. He is accepted as a member of the Jamestown Society. He settled in Henrico County, Virginia. His home was known as Varina Plantation and was located on the James River. He was a neighbor of Bacon and was involved in Bacon's Rebellion. He was a member of the House of Burgess and was an outspoken individual, was even chastised for it and fined.

William Hatcher was again Burgess in March 1658-9. So far as the extant records show, this was his last public service; but the temper which induced him to denounce Speaker Hill, got him into trouble at the time of Bacon's Rebellion. At a court held by the Governor and Council, March 15, 1676-7.

"William Hatcher being brought before the court for uttering divers mutinous words tending to the disquiett of this his Majesty's countrey, and it being evidently made appeare what was layd to his charge by divers oaths, and a jury being impanelled to assesse the damages, who bring in their verdict that they award the said Hatcher to pay ten thousand pounds of tobacco and caske, which verdict of the jury this honourable court doth confirme: but in respect the said Hatcher is an aged man, the court doth order that the said Hatcher doe pay with all expedition eight thousand pounds of drest porke unto his Majestie's Commander of his forces in Henrico county. for the supply of the souldiers, which if he fayle to doe, that he pay eight thousands pounds of tobacco and caske the next cropp, and pay costs."

He was much more fortunate than most who took part in this rebellion which was called by Bancroft the "Harbinger of American Nationality". Many were committed to prison and were condemned of all or most of their property, which, incidentally was given to friends and supporters of the King. The citizens of HenricoCo sent the King a list of their grievances and requested that they be heard. This manuscript signed by: Wilber Elam, John Pleasants, Solomon Knibbe, and Will Hatcher. This was reported in "The History of HenricoCo, VA".

Posted by Chris Korth, Sept. 24, 1998

The Hatcher Family Web Page features William Hatcher, the Immigrant. The site is filled with Deeds, Wills, Court Records to document facts about this Hatcher line. It is not known who William's parents are. Some researchers have connected him to the Careby, Lincolnshire, England Hatchers, but this hasn't been proven. Also...there is no proof of who William's wife was, and he appeared to be unmarried when he came to Virginia. William came to Virginia about 1635 and figured conspicuously as a resident of Henrico. The Jamestown Society recently accepted the submission of Jerry Proudfit of Atlanta, Ga. that William was not married when he arrived. This is based on his first land grant of June 1, 1636 and the fact that he received only 200 acres for himself and 3 importees. If he had been married with a son, he would have been entitled to

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!BIRTH: Historical Genealogy of the Basham, Ellison, Hatcher, ..., and other Families; C.S. Hatcher; 1968; Virginia State Library & Archives; CS71.B343.

9/26/1674: William Hatcher received Land Patent for 227 acres in Henrico Co, on south side of James River.

9/26/1674: William Hatcher received Land Patent for 227 acres in Henrico Co, on south side of James River, between Gilbert Elam & Henry Lown, for Trans of 5 pers: Tho. Childers, Sarah Poynter, Hen. Davernett, Edwd Stringer, Ann Fryer. See Virginia Land Patent Book 6, page 529.

8/7/1676: Deposition given by William Hatcher in Henrico Co, VA Court.

1. Henrico Co Deeds, 1677-1705, p11 (p147): In a deposition given in Henrico Co, VA Court on August 7th, 1676, William Hatcher's age was given as 63 years or thereabouts. Recorded in Henrico Co, VA Deeds, Wills, Etc. 1677-92, page 27. Family structure based on comparison of names, ages, dates, and known relationships.

1677/1680: Will of William Hatcher, signed 2/20/1677, was proved 4/1/1680.

1677/1680: Will of William Hatcher, signed 2/20/1677, was proved 4/1/1680. Att a Court Holden at Varina For the County of Henrico the first day of April (by his motion Justices of the Peace for said County) in the year of our Lord God 1680 and in the thirty-second year of the reign of our sovereign Lord, Charles The Second by the grace of God of Great Britain, Scotland and Ireland, King defender of the faith.

IN THE NAME OF GOD (amen) I William Hatcher being in perfect memory but now stricken in years do make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following. In prinks (?) I give and bequeath my spirit to Almighty God who gave it to me whensoever it shall please him to call me out of this sinful world and my body to the ground. Item: I give unto THOMAS BURTON, JR. the plantation between the land of Mr. Henry Lound and the land of Gilbert Elam to wit: two hundred and twenty-six acres, his choice of all my horses or mares, one heifer called Blackchops, a young ewe, and a years schooling and clothes, till he reaches the age of seventeen years, to the confirmation of which I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this two and twentieth day of February, 1676/7.

Signed and sealed in the presence of: John Pleasants, Henry Gee

Memorandum before the signing and sealing hereof, I do bequeath unto the above mentioned Thomas Burton Jr. the second choice of all my furniture thereunto belonging. s/Will Hatcher

Filed in Henrico County Court the first day of April 1680 by ye oath of Henry Gee and the testamony of John Pleasants who (being a Quaker) refused to sweare but only affirms that it to be Hatcher's deed, these two being witnesses to ye same.

Test: Hugh Davis, Dep Clerk of Court Recorded in Henrico Co, VA Deeds, Wills, Etc. 1677-1692, page 121.

6/1/1636: William Hatcher is granted 200 acres in Henrico Co, SE upon Appomattuck River,

6/1/1636: William Hatcher is granted 200 acres in Henrico Co, SE upon Appomattuck River, SW with a small creek, NE towards Pearse his stilr creek & NW into the woods adj neare to land of Elizabeth Ward, widdowe, 50 acres for his own per. adv. & 150 acres for trans. of 3 persons: Richard Radford, John Winchester, Alice Emmerton. Recorded in Virginia Land Patent Book No 1, page 353.
William Hatcher Notes on Family Tree Maker William Hatcher (son of William Hatcher and Joane) was born January 14, 1613/14 in Careby Manor, Lincolnshire, England, and died 1680 in Henrico, Va. He married Mary in England.

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