Doddridge County Roots


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First Name Last Name
William CHILDERS

William CHILDERS

Male 1795 - Bef 1860  (~ 64 years)


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  • Name William CHILDERS
    Birth CA 1795 
    Gender Male
    Census 1830, 1840  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Davis Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1852  Davis Co, IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Death Bef 1860  [2] 
    Person ID I128623  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 11 Aug 2020

    Father William "Old Bill" CHILDERS, Jr.,   b. CA 1763   d. 1839 (Age ~ 76 years)
    Mother Sudna RICHARDS,   b. 24 Mar 1776, Augusta Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F19207  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nancy Ann HUKILL,   b. CA 1802, Delaware Find all individuals with events at this location
    Marriage Bond 4 Jun 1816  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • The bond pertaining to the forthcoming marriage of William Childers and Nancy Ann Hukill was executed between William Childers and William Williams on June 4, 1816.. Attached to the bond was another document, a transcription of which follows, with minor changes to punctuation and spelling for ease of understanding:

      Know all men by these presents that Ann Hukill of Harrison County and State of Virginia, daughter Jesse [?] Hukill deceased, formerly of the State of Delaware, being now aged 14 years old, has elected [illegible] by these presents to elect and choose William Williams of the same County of Harrison to be guardian of my person and estate untill I shall attain the age of twenty-on years. And I do hereby promise to be ruled and governed by him in all things touching my welfare. And I do hereby authorize my guardian to do and perform all acts and things which a guardian may lawfully do or perform. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand and Seal this 3rd day of June 1816.
      Ann *her mark* Hukill
      Witness present
      Test M. Maddox Jr.
      Talitha *her mark* Williams
    Marriage 7 Jun 1816  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
    +1. Belinda CHILDERS,   b. CA 1817
     2. Allen CHILDERS,   b. CA 1821
     3. Spencer CHILDERS,   b. CA 1823
     4. Joseph CHILDERS,   b. 1831   d. 1915 (Age 84 years)
     5. Margaret CHILDERS,   b. CA 1834
    Documents
    128623_WilliamChilders-NancyAnnHukill_MarriageBond_WilliamWilliams_4Jun1816.jpg
    128623_WilliamChilders-NancyAnnHukill_MarriageBond_WilliamWilliams_4Jun1816.jpg
    128623_WilliamChilders-NancyAnnHukill_MarriageRecord_7Jun1816.jpg
    128623_WilliamChilders-NancyAnnHukill_MarriageRecord_7Jun1816.jpg
    Family ID F56123  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S184] 1850 Census.

    2. [S1791] 1860 Census.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=21714&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).