Family Part 3 - John Womack

Died 1725 Prince George Co, VA.

John Womack married Mary Akins

Children

• • John Womack married Mary LNU, possibly Temple

    • Temple Womack (possible son)

  • Richard Womack

  • William Womack married Martha LNU.

  • Abraham Womack married Elizabeth Wallace, daughter of Michael Wallace per his will

Other Descendants:

• John Womack of Johnston Co, NC

• Womacks of Prince George County, Virginia

Married Mary Akins. John's will (Wills & Deeds 1711-1725:856) names three sons, John Jr the oldest, Abraham the youngest, and William. An earlier deed (Wills & Deeds 1711-1725:152) names another son, Richard.

In John Sr's will, his son Abraham is also called Abram, a common abbreviation and nickname for Abraham, leading some to believe John had sons Abraham and Abram, but they were the same person. Note that in the Biblical story of Abraham, he was originally named Abram, until God gave him the new name of Abraham.

Prince George County, Virginia - Wills & Deeds, 1713-1728, p.856 (image 146)

Will of John Womack, dated 18 Oct 1725, probated 8 Feb 1726 (1725 Old Style)

In the name of God, Amen, I John Womack of Martin Brandon Parrish in the County of Prince George in perfect Sence & memory praised be to Almighty God for that grest mercy, I make this my Last Will & Testament in the manner & form as followeth. -

Item. I bequeath my Soul into the hands of Almighty God my Heavenly Father, trusting in the Merrits and Mercy of my Saviour Jesus Christ to Obtain remission of my Sinns, and to be made partaker of Eternity of Bliss in the World to come; and for my Worldly Goods, I thus dispose of those that God hath possest me with here presents. -

Item. I give and bequeath unto my youngest Son Abraham Womack my mannor Plantation, & One hundred Acres of Land belong to it, to him & his heirs for ever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son William Womack the remainder part of my land belonging to him and his heirs for ever. -

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Wife Mary Womack what the Law will allow her and no more. -

And my Will and pleasure is that all my whole Estate shall be equally divided among my Children all, after my Just Debts be paid, and I Leave my Eldest son John Womack my whole and Sole Administration of this my Last Will and Testament, and I desire is that my Son John Womack and my friend George Rives to See my Estate equally divided among my Children all, out my Son Abram Womack & I bequeath unto him one Shilling Sterling, and no more. In witness to every part & parcell of this my Last Will and Testament I have set my hand hereunto this Eighteenth Day of October, 1725. -

And my desire is that my Estate shall not be brought to appraisement. -

John his I marke Womack -

Test. Duglas Irby. -

At a court held at Merchantshope for Prince George County, on the Second Tuesday in February, being the Eighth day of the said month; Anno Dom; 1725. -

The above written Last Will and Testament of John Womack deced; was Exhibited into Court by his Son John Womack his Executor, who made oath thereto -

and it being proved by order of the oath of Duglas Irby a Wittness thereto, by Order of the Court is truly Recorded; and on the motion of the said John Womack and his giving Security according to Law, Certificate is granted him for Obtaining a Probate of the said Will in due form.

test. Wm Hamlin ClCur

John Womack Jr's wife was Mary LNU (last name unknown), possibly Temple. From a Prince George deed record (Wills & Deeds 1711-1725:255), John Womack Jr sold land to Hannah Headsworth, and the deed mentions that John's wife Mary relinquished her dower. A much later John Womack left a will naming wife Hannah and minor children, and some have incorrectly interpreted this to mean John Jr married Hannah Headsworth, but his wife was Mary. Temple family researchers believe, without documentation, that Mary was Mary Temple. There is a mention of a Temple Womack in PG records.

Due to the loss of many Prince George County records, it does not appear possible to directly connect the Womacks in Prince George in the late 1700s with John Womack and Mary Akins, though there is a little doubt they were descendants. Many of John Womack's descendants with the Womack surname appear to have stayed in PG or surrounding counties and cities (Dinwiddie, Charles City, Chesterfield and cities of Petersburg and Richmond), though their presence outside PG county was minor.

The three groups of Womacks which left PG prior to 1850 were:

• 1. William Womack, son of John Womack and Mary Akins, who died circa 1778 in Halifax Co, NC; he is the common ancestor a very large group of Womacks.

  2. John Womack of Johnston Co, NC appears to have been a grandson of John Womack and Mary Akins.

  3. Frederick Womack/Waymack of Gallia Co, OH and Conway Co, AR appears to be a descendant.

In the late 1700s and early 1800s, there were some Womack families in and around PG, and we have tried to piece these families together here, though we may never discover exactly how they descend from John Womack and Mary Akins.

Wills & Deeds 1711-1725, Film 33051.

p.255, image 415, 13 Oct 1718, John Womack Jr of PG to Hannah Headsworth of PG, for 13#, 93 acres in Westopher Parish granted to George Pasmore 29 Apr 1694. Wit: James Thweatt, Robt Glidewall (R his mark). Signed John Womack (M his mark [looks more like an upside down W]). Recorded 14 Oct 1718. Mary wife of John relinquished her dower.

Amelia Co, VA DB 1:412 - 13 July 1742, Richard Womack of Prince George Co to Wood Jones of Amelia Co, for 20#, tract of land in Amelia, both side Tommahitton Swamp. Signed Richard Womack (signed with a "+"). Wit: Clemt Read, Thos Jones, Stith Hardaway. Same day, possesion taken and money paid, same witnesses. Amelia Court 16 July 1742, proved by Clemt Read and Thomas Jones. Court 19 Aug 1742, proved by Stith Hardaway. [Deed does not state the acreage or the fact this was a patent to Richard Womack. The metes and bounds listed in the deed match exactly with those in this patent: VA PB 18:383, 22 Sep 1739, to Richard Womack, 400 acres in Amelia Co, for 40 shillings.] [Note also that there were other deeds in Amelia Co, VA where a Richard Womack was the grantee, but that Richard Womack always signed his own name, whereas the Richard Womack in this deed was from Prince George Co, and signed with a mark.]