William Womack
Of Cumberland Co, VA. Born circa 1710, died 1791. Name of wife currently unknown.
Children:
Agnes Womack married Mr. Sims
Mary Womack probably married Nathan Chaffin, initial research below
Judith Womack married John Hendrick
Cumberland County, Virginia Will Book 2, page 518 [LDS Film # 007675920, image 537/543] - Will of William Womack, Dated 1 Jan 1786, proved 20 Sep 1791.
In the name of God Amen. I William Womack of the County of Cumberland and state of Virginia being in health of Body & of perfect and sound mind & memory do make & ordain this my last will and Testament in manner following; that is to say first and principally I commend my soul into the hands of God who gave it, hoping through his mercy to have a joyful resurrection, and my body to buried in a decent manner by my Executors hereafter named and as for such worldly goods as I am blessed with I give and dispose of in the following manner:
Item. I lend unto my daughter Judith Hendrick one negroe wench named Dinah, now in her possession with what increase she now has and may ever have here. after for & during natural life of my said Daughter, and after her death I give the said negroe with all her increase to be equally divided among her children to them and their heirs forever.
Item, I give and bequeath unto my son Mascenella all my Land Lying on the North side of Davenports Road joyning Hendricks to be divided from the land whereon I now live by the said Road as it now runs, to him and his Heirs forever.
Item. My will and desire is that all the land I hold on the south side of Davenports road as it now runs, whereon I now live, may be sold by my Executors for the best price can be got for it, and forty pounds of the money paid to my son Nathan, over and above his eaqual division of my estate, and the other part of money arising from the sale of the Land to be put into the division of my other Estate as next follows.
Item. My will and desire is that my Estate goods & chattles Slaves, Effects & credits of whatever kind or quallity, with the money for the land above mentioned, be eaqually divided among my seven children namely Agness Sims, William, Charles, Nathan, Mary, Marcenella and Jesse, only as Jesse is dead allowing all his children which he had by his wife Sarah except his oldest son William, an eaqual part such as their Father would have had if living, which childs part I desire may be kept or put to usury by my Exrs. for the benefit of Jessey's said children or the survivors if any die, whenever and as soon as they come of age or marry, & so on till the youngest comes of age or marries so as the division be eaqual & each ones part paid as fast or as soon as they come of age or marry.
My will and desire is that notwithstanding the above division, my negro woman Bess shall have free liberty to choose which of my children she will live with, and he shall take her at the appraisement for so much of his part of the division.
Lastly I do nominate and appoint my four sons namely William, Charles, Nathan & Marcenella my executors of this my last will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills by me heretofore made and declaring this to be my only true last will & Testament In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & affixed my seal this first day of January one thousand seven hundred and eighty six.
Signed sealed & published /s/ W. Wamack (Seal)
In presence of
Joseph Starkey
Wm. Richardson
Phebe her X mark Richardson
Examd. At a Court held for Cumberland County the 20th day of September 1791.
This last Will and Testament of William Womack was exibited in Court by the Executors therein named & proved by William Richardson & Phebe Richardson two of the witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of William Womack, Nathan Womack & Massanello Womack three of the Executors named in the said will who made oath according to law certificate is granted them for obtaining probat thereof in due form, they having entered into bond with security according to law and liberty is reserved to the other Executors to join in probat when they shall think proper.
/s/ Miller Woodson Clk.
Cumberland County, Virginia Will Book 2, page 521 [LDS Film # 007675920, image 539/543] - Inventory of William Womack
Abstract: 10 Oct 1791 at house of late William Womack deceased. Slaves: man Samson, boy Golian (Goliath?), woman Bess, man Bob, boy Bird, woman Fann. woman Rachel & child, girl Dice, man George, boy Matt, girl Thamar, girl Anastero (?), man Charles. Appraisers Robert Smith, Bern'd (Bernard?) Guines, Benj Allen Jr, Benj Allen Sr. Cumberland Co court 26 Dec 1798? inventory returned.
Cumberland Co, VA WB 3:79 [LDS Film # 007675921, image 49/591] - Settled estate of William Womack deceased at Nathan Womack's house, 29 Feb 1796, by court order 23 Nov 1795. 8 Legatees (not named) their proportion is 110.1.10. John Holman Jr, Thomas Johns Sr, Wm Glenn. Court 28 Mar 1796, ordered to be recorded. (OB 1792-1797:490, image 284)
Cumberland Co, VA DB 7:166 [LDS Film # 007893767, image 94/569] - sale of Wm Womack's land
Cumberland Co, VA DB 7:249 [LDS Film # 007893767, image 135/569] - John Hendrick relinquishes claims on estate of William Womack deceased on condition the legatees give him 1/7 part of the estate after paying 40 pounds to Nathan Womack. 26 Sep 1791.
Nathan Chaffin and Mary "Polly" Womack
Mary Womack who married Nathan Chaffin (14 Feb 1746 - 11 Feb 1823) was likely the daughter Mary mentioned in the will of William Womack, dated 1 Jan 1786.
From DeedMapper, John Chaffin had a 1743 land patent near the 1736 patent of William Womack Sr, with the patent of William Mills (1736) between that of Womack and Chaffin.
According to the Chaffin Bible, below, Mary was born Oct 1749 and died 10 Nov 1800.
Cumberland Co, VA DB 4:317 (img 473) 2 Apr 1768, Christopher Chaffin of C Co to Nathan Chaffin of same. Standley Chaffin wit.
Cumberland Co, VA DB 4:358 (img 494) 23 Oct 1769, Nathan Chaffin of C Co to Standley Chaffin of same. No wife listed, but says “Dower relinquished August Court 1771”.
Cumberland Co, VA OB 1770-1772, p.307 (img 452, LDS Film # 007893769) 26 Aug 1771 “Mary wife of Nathan Chaffin came into court & being privily examined relinquished her right of dower in a certain tract of land conveyed by the said Nathan to Standley Chaffin.”
Cumberland Co, VA DB 5:306 (img 163) 21 Oct 1774, Standley Chaffin of C Co to Nathan Chaffin. Lucy wife of Standley Chaffin.
Cumberland Co, VA DB 5:531 (img 292) 1778 (no day or month) Nathan Chaffin of Powhattan Co to Bartlett Anglea of Cumberland Co. Land on Ongoler Creek, adj Henry Macon, William Macon, William Anglea, Bartlett Anglea. Cumberland Court 25 May 1778, Mary wife of said Nathan Chaffin, relinquished her dower.
The Chaffin Bible Record (Davie Co, NC library) has death dates for John Womack as 24 July 1804 and John W Womack as 7 Sep 1823. Sarah Chaffin (b 6 Dec 1782), daughter of Nathan Chaffin and Mary Womack, married first John W Womack (her first cousin), who died in 1804, and secondly John Dismukes. Sally Dismukes was mentioned in the will of her father-in-law, Charles Womack. Nathan Chaffin's will in Rowan Co, NC dated 21 Oct 1822, proved Feb 1823, has John Dismukes as an executor. Nathan Chaffin was also the father of William Womack Chaffin.
Nathan Chaffin's will was witnessed by a Standley Chaffin, likely a grandson and namesake for the Standley Chaffin that Nathan sold land to in Cumberland Co, VA, likey Nathan's brother.
The Family Bible says "Nathan Chaffin Sr & Polly Womack was married 17__". They were apparently married by 26 Aug 1771, when Mary relinquished her dower to land sold by her husband. Their first child, Nathan Jr, was born 10 Apr 1772. Their last child, William Wamack Chaffin, was born 20 Mar 1790. They had a daughter named Judah Chaffin, continuing the tradition of girls named Judith/Judah among descendants of Abraham Womack.
John Hendrick and Judith Womack
See Cumberland Co, VA Chancery Case 1781-001, John Hendrick & WIFE vs William Womack.
Also discussed here: https://cultivatingfamily.com/2017/11/25/broken-promises/
Note images 27 - 30 of the chancery case, the answer of William Womack, dated 23 Nov 1779. William Womack states he is old and blind, and wanted his daughter Judith and son-in-law John Hendrick to live with him to care for him. This implies William's wife had died, and was likely dead well before 1777, when John and Judith married.
Images 31-32 are the actual bill of complaint, and note that John Hendrick and Judith Womack married 20 Nov 1777.