William Hurst

As proven by the Hurst Y-chromosome DNA study in 2003, this William Hurst has nothing to do with the Hursts of Leckhampstead, Buckinghamshire, England. William's year of birth is variously recorded as 1690, 1702, 1706, etc. He was called Brindle Will due to his red hair (today most people call him Brindle Bill instead of Brindle Will).

He was the son of John "Of Stafford" Hurst, overseer for Robert "King" Carter, and John's wife Jane. He was *not* the son of Henry "Of Orange" Hurst. See:

http://web.archive.org/web/20150926135521/http:/freepages.genealogy...

An LDS record erroneously places his marriage to Judith Calfee in England in 1729.

His will was recorded 15 Oct 1780, and was probated 20 Mar 1781:

In The Name of God Amen I William Hurst of Shanando County in the state of Virginia being very sick & weak in Body but in perfect Mind & Memory thanks be given unto God for it therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I do make and ordain this my last will & Testament that is to Say principally and first of all I give & recommend my Soul unto the hand of almighty God that gave it Knowing I shall receive the same by the power of almighty God & my Body I recommend unto the Earth to be buried in Decent Christian Burial[.]

Item first I give & bequeath unto my beloved wife Judith Hurst during of her natural life Three Thousand Pound of tobacco Rent to be collected from the following parties Annually

Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved son John Hurst a certain parcel of land that he is now possesed of beginning at a gum tree or Box oak at the upper end of a pond & thence along the hedgeroe Straight to the river thence down the river to a certain oak @ the lower end of his meadow thence along the dividing fence between him & Ezekiel Morgan up to the sd. fence to the corner in a hallow thence a Straight course over to a certain marked white oak by the corner of the field thence a straight course to the river by the upper end of his field on condition of paying of five hundred £ Tob. [superscripted abbreviation for Tobacco] unto my wife Judith annually in during her natural life [.]

Item I Give and bequeath unto my beloved son Wm. Hurst a certain parcel of Land that he is now possessed with beginning at the river Joining my son John thence along his line down a certain Hallow to the ford of dry run thence up the Green to Owings Branch with in an Hundred yard of the path thence a straight course to the dividing ridge down the said ridge to the Tussiky Branch thence the several water course to the corner on the river at the hedge row thence up the Hedgerow to the Hill at a gum tree thence a straight course to Johns upper corner on the river on the condition of paying of five hundred pound of Tob.[superscripted abbreviation for Tobacco] unto my wife Judith annually during her natural life[.]

Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved daughter Elizabeth Morgan & the heirs of her body a certain parcel of land which she is now possessed with Beginning at my son Johns lower corner thence down the river to the lower end of the bottom to a spring thence a straight course to a certain Spring in the head of a Holler near the road thence down the sd. Spring branch to the ford of dry run thence up my son Willms [superscripted abbreviation of William] line to John Corner thence along Johns line to a certain Oak at the beginning on condition that She or her Heirs do pay Five Hundred pound of Tob. [superscripted abbreviation for Tobacco] unto my wife Judith annually during her natural life [.]

Item I give & bequeath unto my beloved Daughter Judith Smith and the Heirs of her body a certain parcel of Land beginning at my Daughter Elizabeths Lower corner, on the River thence down the River to George Hardens Corner up that Line the several coarses to the Road to my Daughter Elizabeths back line to the Spring thence taking the straight line to the River on condition that she or her Heirs do pay Five Hundred pouind of tobacco unto my wife Judith annually during the time of her natural life[.]

Item I gove & bequeath to my beloved daughter Hannah Roy a certain parcel of Land beginning at the mouth of the Tussiky Branch thence up Goonies Run up to William Russels line thence down said line to Will Owens path up on a ridge thence down to my son Williams line thence down the said line Several courses to the beginning on condition that she or her Heirs do pay five hundred pound of tobacco unto my wife Judith annually during the time of her natural life[.]

Item I gove & bequeath unto my beloved daughter nancy Dyer all the remainder of my Land, included in that deed made to me by William Russel on condition that she or her heirs pay five hundred pound of tobacco unto my wife Judith annually during the time of her natural life[.]

I do hereby certify this to be my Last will and testament & do utterly disavow disannul & Revoke every other former Will & Testaments Amen october 15 1780

witnesses present Teste William Hurst John Hancock John Roy William Owings

At a court held for Shanando County on Thursday the 29th day of March 1781 The last will & testament of William Hurst dec.d was proved by the witnesses thereto & ordered to Record.

   Teste

     Thos. Marshall C.S.C.

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jul 3 2018, 5:59:41 UTC

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• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jul 17 2022, 21:35:39 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

<p>[g1214.ftw]</p><p><p></p></p><p><p>!"Hursts of Shenandoah" p.1 Source says sailed with brothers James a nd</p><p><p>John, and possibly father, from Buckinghamshire, England to America a bout</p><p><p>1730.</p></p><p><p>!Will by subject, on file in Shenandoah County Records</p></p><p></p>

GEDCOM Note

See 'WilliamBrindleBillHurst_will.pdf' in Media folder