William Giles1
HAIRSTON.org ID#8580, b. 1640
| Marriage* | William Giles married Bethenia Knowles, daughter of Capt. John Knowles.1,2 |
| Birth* | William Giles was born in 1640 in Henrico, Virginia.1 |
| Deed | On 9 March 1683, William Giles and his wife Bethaniah, sold 200 acres of land that Bethaniah inherited from Capt. John Knowles deceased. -- Henrico Deeds, Wills Book 1 1677-1692, pages 232-234. FSL #76742295, images 106-107. |
| Deed | On 1 February 1688, William Giles and his wife Bethaniah, sold 125 acres of land that Bethaniah inherited in February 1685 from Capt. John Knowles deceased. She was his only daughter. -- Henrico Deeds, Wills 1688-1697, page 35. FSL #7676115, image 21. |
| Will* | He left a will on 11 July 1692 in Henrico, Virginia. I William Giles of the Parish of Varina in the County of Henrico planter being sick and weak of body but of sound and perfect memory praised be almighty God, and calling to remembrance my frail and mortal life do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form following. First. I render my soul to all mighty God that gave it and my body to be interred in such place and decent manner as my hereafter named Executrix shall think fit. Item. I make my dear wife my whole and sole Executrix and do give all I have in the world to my dear wife Bethany Giles. Item. I give to my son William twelve pence. I give to my son John and my daughter Mary and my son Nicholas twelve pence apiece. Item. I give my son William to my wife while he come to sixteen years of age and my son John and my son Nicholas while they come to seventeen years of age to be first it my son William to serve my dear wife the seventeen years of age, if my wife marry not, but if she marry to be free at sixteen years of age. Item. My son William to serve my dear wife the seventeenth year of his age for a valuable consideration as followeth a broad cloth coat a pair of worsted stockings a pair of French fall shoes and two young sows with pigs to be delivered when he first into service, but if my wife marrys he is free at sixteen. Item. My Executrix pay all my debts and bury me decent out of what God hath left me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set hand and declare this to be my last will and Testimony in presences of The Eleventh of July Anno 1692 Wm. Giles Eliz. E. Peggin (her mark), Tho. E. Bayly (his mark), Abraham Bayly Henrico City April 2,1694 - Proved in Court with oaths of the witnesses subscribed to the same. - Henrico Co. Records, Deeds, etc. Vol. 5 pages 475-476. FSL #7676115, images 250-252.2 |
| Probate* | His estate was probated on 2 April 1694 in Henrico, Virginia; Henrico Co. Records, Deeds, etc. Vol. 5 pages 475-476. FSL #7676115, image 250-252.2 |
Family | Bethenia Knowles |
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)
- [S3772] Vanderbilt, Frank Armstrong Crawford, Mrs., 1839-1885, and Robert Leighton Crawford. Laurus Crawfurdiana: Memorials of That Branch of the Crawford Family Which Comprises the Descendants of John Crawford, of Virginia, 1660-1883 ; With Notices of the Allied Families. New York: [E. O. Jenkins, printer], 1883 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89082417247, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
- [S3855] Baldridge, Blanche (Hamlett) 1893-. My Virginia Kin: Comprising the Hamlett, Witt, Giles, Wills, Eubank, Fortune, Mullenix, Lynchard, Talbot, And Knight Families; With a Short Treatise On the Loving Family. Strawberry Point, Iowa: Press-Journal Pub. Co, 1958., Hathi Trust Digital Library.
| Last Edited | 7 Apr 2026 |