HAIRSTON.org ID#3086, b. about 1741, d. 2 August 1780
| Birth* | Capt. William LETCHER was born about 1741 in Virginia.2 |
| He was the son of Giles LETCHER and Hannah HUGHES.1 |
| Marriage* | Capt. William LETCHER married Elizabeth PERKINS, daughter of Nicholas PERKINS and Bethenia HARDING, on 20 November 1778 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. William's brother Stephen also married an Elizabeth Perkins, not the same one.2 |
| Court Record | On 27 August 1779, Patrick Henry, Hugh Innes, Archelaus Hughes, Robert Hairston, Edmund Lyne, Abrham Penn, John Salmon, James Lyon, Robert Woods, Jesse Heard, Jonathan Hanby, Peter Saunders, William Turnstall, George Waller, Frederick Reeves, William Cook, Thomas Henderson, John Fountaine, Henry Lyne, John Dillard, John Marr and William Letcher, Esq. are recommended to his Excellency the Governor as Proper Persons to serve in the Commonwealth in the Commission of the Peace for this County. - Henry County Court Order Book 2. FSL #7898572, image 32. |
| Death* | Capt. William LETCHER died on 2 August 1780 in Patrick, Virginia.2,1. He was shot and died in front of his wife Elizabeth by a Tory named Nichols Hall. A recount of this event is attached. -->  |
| Burial* | He was buried in Laurel Hill - Jeb Stuart Birthplace, Patrick, Virginia. |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 21 September 1780 in Henry, Virginia; On 20 September 1780, at the Henry County Court, Elizabeth Letcher was appointed the Administrator of the Estate of William Letcher, deceased. John Man and Constant Perkins were her securities. - Henry County Court Order Book 2. FSL #7898572, image 63. |
| Probate | His estate was probated on 24 January 1782 in Henry, Virginia; On 24 January 1782, the inventory of the estate of William Letcher, deceased, taken on 25 November 1780, was recorded. Slaves David, Ben, Randolph Craft, Nann, Sook, Abraham, Will and Dick were mentioned. - Henry County Will Book 1, pages 48-49. FSL # 7645134, image 54. |