Elizabeth Womack Hatchett
From The Old Free State, Landon Covington Bell, Vol 2, 1927, p.281, Chapter VII, Lunenburg Cousins Continued, Hatchett:
John Hatchett, will in Chesterfield Co, VA dated 31 May 1747, WB 1:204, had sons William, Thomas, John & Edward; had daughters Mary, Elizabeth & Hester.
Elizabeth Womack Hatchett is listed in the 1750 will of her mother, Mary Farley Womack, and in the various estate records of her brother, William Womack. However, her husband's name is not listed in any of these records. Her husband was John Hatchett, son of the John Hatchett who made his will in 1747. John Hatchett, husband of Elizabeth Womack, was on the 1737 "tax list" of southside Henrico Co, VA as John Hatchett, Jr, and the tax record indicates he won a judgment against Abraham Womack, his brother-in-law. The area of Henrico where Womacks and Hatchetts lived became Chesterfield Co in 1749. John Hatchett (Jr) appears in several records, but I have so far been unable to find a record of John Hatchett (Jr) that lists his wife's name.
The article in Old Free State describes John Hatchett (Jr) as married, lived in Chesterfield Co, VA, and had children John Hatchett, Josiah Hatchett and "several daughters". The court orders from Charlotte Co, VA for the estate of William Womack list "Josiah Hatchett, Joseph Tolbert and Martha his wife, who was Martha Hatchett, and Judith Furkering, who was Judith Hatchett, and William Hatchett, children and representatives of Elizabeth Hatchett, dec’d, who was Elizabeth Womack". Note that John Hatchett is not listed as a son, but it appears William Hatchett is; this appears to be the result of confusion. William Hatchett in the court orders was actually the grandson of Elizabeth Womack Hatchett, see the deposition of his mother Sarah Hatchett, typed out below. William Hatchett's father was John Hatchett (III), son of John Hatchett (Jr) and Elizabeth Womack. The deposition of John Hatchett's (III) wife Sarah shows that Elizabeth Womack Hatchett was alive in Spring 1799 and died shortly afterwards after signing over her share of her brother William Womack's estate to grandson William Hatchett in a document signed by Sarah Hatchett, John Hatchett Sr (III) and John Hatchett Jr (IV). The deposition further states that John Hatchett Sr (III) and John Hatchett Jr (IV) were dead by the date of the deposition, 25 Apr 1806.
Josiah Hatchett was on the 1790 tax list of Amelia Co, VA. John Hatchett was on the same list with himself and William Hatchett as white male tithables.
John Hatchett [W.H1.3] paid taxes in Henrico County in 1736. He sold 100 acres in Chesterfield County to Richard Perdue in 1753. John was a blacksmith by trade and kept an ordinary.
John was dead by 5 January 1770 when Chesterfield County granted administration of his estate to Joseph Frith.
John Hatchett [W.H1.3.1].
Josiah Hatchett [W.H1.3.2].
https://gw.geneanet.org/gcollins?lang=en&pz=richard&nz=collins&p=7+children&n=hatchett&oc=1
Chesterfield Co, VA WB 6:500 - inventory of John Hatchett Jr, 1808 [Image 563]
Chesterfield Co, VA WB 7:310 - estate of John Hatchett, 1806 - 1810 [Image 738]
8, 411 412 567 610
8:411 - William Hatchett adm bond for Thos Harchett, 9 Oct 1815
8:568 - Thomas Hatchett account of sales, 15 Feb 1817, buyers Nancy Hatcett, Wm Hatchett, by William Hatchett, retutned 11 Mar 1817
8:610 - Thomas Hatchett inventory, 15 Feb 1817, returned 12 May 1817
17:311 - Wm Hatchett will - names wife Tabitha, various nieces
William Hatchett, 1830 FC Chesterfield Co, VA, age 50-59.
William Hatchett, 1840 FC Chesterfield Co, VA, age 50-59.
Tabitha Hatchet 66, 1850 FC Chesterfield Co, VA
Chesterfield Tax list
1806 A
Thomas Hatchet
Sarah Hatchet
1802 A
William Hatchett
1801 A
William Hatchett
1800 A
William Hatchett
John Hatchett
1799 A
John Hatchett
William Hatchett
1798 A
John Hatchett
1795 A & B, 1797 A & B - not found
Deposition of Sarah Hatchett of Chesterfield Co, VA, 25 Apr 1806
Image 15 of 39, Charlotte Co, VA Chancery Case 1810-034, Pleasant Roberts, Etc vs Thomas Womack Administrator of William Womack, Etc.
The Common Wealth of Virginia to Thomas Burfoot, Wm Findley, Thomas Finny and Robert Haskins
Gentleman Justices of Chesterfield County Greeting, know ye that trusting to your ability and provident circumspection in diligently examining whatsoever witness as will on behalf of
Pleasant Roberds and others plaintiffs
as on behalf of William Womack admr
and others of many[?]
Commanding you or any two of you that at such certain days and places as you shall appoint you assemble yourselves and the Witness aforesaid before you, you call and cause to come and diligently examine on the holey evangalist of almighty God and Examination [?] unto our County Court of Charlotte distinctly and plainly without delay you send and Certify inclosed returning also to us this writ - witness Thomas Read Clerk of our said Court the 3rd day of March 1806 in the 30th year of the Common wealth.
Thomas Read
Chesterfield County to wit, Agreeably to the commission hereunto annexed we the Subscribers on this the 25th day of April 1806 proceeded to take the deposition of Sarah Hatchett at her dwelling house in the County aforesaid - The said Sarah being of Lawful age and duly sworn deposeth that in the Spring of the year 1799 as well as she now recollects her mother in Law Elizabeth Hatchett was living in the house with her son John Hatchett then the said Sarah's Husband and she had been long confined to her bed by severe indisposition during which time she was supported by her said Son John and Received many services and attentions from her Grandson William Hatchett that the said Elizabeth being desirous of making some compensation for the many favors she has received from them she declared it to be her desire to give to her said Grand Son William Hatchett all the estate her late Brother William Womack had left to her - That the said William accordingly prepared an Instrument of writing to that effect which was Signed sealed and acknowledged by said Elizabeth in the presence of the said Sarah and in the presence of John Hatchett Senior & Junior all three of whom became witnesses thereto at her request - That shortly after the said Elizabeth died - That she the said Sarah has never been called on to prove the said Instrument of writing in Court of Record nor does she believe the same has ever been proven in a Court be either of the other witnesses but that they were all called on by the said Wm to prove the same before a couple of magistrates which they did - that since she has been informed by the said William that this mode of proof was deemed insufficient and that his attorney had put the said writing into the hands of some person to bring back to him in order to have it proven in Court but that it had been lost and had never been found - she further saith that the other two witnesses are now dead.
Signed by the said Sarah Hatchett
in our our presence on the day
and year aforesaid
Sarah her X mark Hatchett
Thomas Burfoot
William Findley