Henry Womack
Son of William Womack and Susanna Trent. Married Martha Puckett.
The Douglas Register
p.50, marriages by Groom:
Womack Henry, & Mary Terry, in Louisa 1778, Jul: 31 p.18
p.89, marriages by Bride
Terry, Nancy, & Henry Womack, in Louisa, Jul:31 1778 p.18
The original manuscript of the Douglas Register is in a private collection. In the transcription, Henry Womack Jr's wife is listed as both Mary Terry in the index by groom, and Nancy Terry in the index by bride. Nancy is probably correct, because when Henry sold land in Goochland Co, VA, his wife Ann signed as well; Nancy was a common nickname for Ann.
Louisa Co, VA - Court record Index - http://piedmontvahistory.org/archives14/exhibits/show/lcmicrofilmindex
Terrell vs Womack, Frame 696, Reel 133
Wormack, Henry, Frame 0695, Reel 133
LVA Reel 76, Judgements 1783-4, Item 133
Henry Womeck & Martha his wife Complainants, vs John Pucket, admr of Richard Pucket, deceased. Respondent In Chancy [chancery]. Henrico Co, VA OB 1737-1746:14.
25 Feb 1783, Henry Walmack will, Goochland Co, VA, WB:15-377 (image 209)
In the Name of God amen, I Henry Walmack of Goochland County being sick & weak of Body but of sound & disposing Mind and Memory do make and ordain this my last will & Testament in manner & Form following. First I recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my Body to be buried in a decent Christian manner. And as to what wordly goods it hath pleased God to give me I give devise & bequeath in manner & form following.
Item. I give & bequeath unto my daughter Athary Russell five shillings current money to her & heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my daughter Lucy Lawrence five shillings current money.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Henry Walmack all the rest of my estate both real & personal to him & his heirs forever.
And lastly I appoint my said son Henry Walmack whole & sole executor of this my last will and testament revoking and disanulling all other wills by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this 25th day of February 1783.
Henry Walmack his + mark (seal)
Signed sealed published & pronounced by the Testator to be his last will and testament before us as witnesses thereto have set our hands the date above.
Thos L Bates
Humphrey Parrish
Harrison Jones
Josias Payne Jr
At a Court held for Goochland County the 21st day of June 1790.
This writing was presented in Court & proved by th oaths of Thomas F Bates and Harrison Jones to be the last will & Testament of Henry Walmack Dec'd which was ordered to be recorded and on the motion of Henry Walmack the Executor therein named who made oath according to law and gave Bond with Thomas F Bates his security in Penalty of one hundred pounds. Probat [sic] thereof is granted him in due form.
Teste G Payne Clk
John Lawrence Letter - http://joepayne.org/aol/phillips/lawrence.htm
Margaret Lawrence was an indentured servant of Tobias Phillips and had two sons with him out of wedlock, John Lawrence, born circa 1731, and Thomas Lawrence, born about 1733. Thomas Lawrence married Lucy Womack, daughter of Henry Womack and Martha Puckett. A patrilineal descendant of Thomas Lawrence & Lucy Womack took a Y-DNA test, and matched with patrilineal descendants of Tobias Phillips, indicating a shared male ancestor, most likely Tobias Phillips himself.
Tobias Phillips Will, Richmond Co, VA WB 5:354 (Image 199/390). Dated 19 Sep 1739, Proved 7 Apr 1740. "My son George pay Thomas Lawrence five hundred pounds of Tobacco for his freedom Dues".
John Lawrence (circa 1791 - 1866) of Jefferson Co, TN, grandson of Thomas Lawrence & Lucy Womack, likely wrote the letter below.
Sandra Cole explains of the following letter; "The letter is not signed, and apparently was not mailed. It was found in a large collection of family correspondence of John Lawrence's family from 1840 through 1870. From the information in the letter, it can be assumed that John Lawrence wrote the letter.
The letter contains some inaccuracies, for instance, Lord Trent was really Henry Trent. Other proof has been found for all the names except Baldwin, they remain elusive. A group of Lawrence descendants pooled our money and hired an English genealogist to find out more about Margaret Lawrence, but not much was found other than a Transportation Bond dated 9 March 1730. Margaret and nine others were convicted of several thefts and larcenies and transported for fourteen years. The court documents for a short period of time surrounding March 1730 have been lost so the nature of the thefts is unknown.
The list of children of Thomas is iffy at best. He apparently remained near his half brother during much of his adult life, so any information you can add on his half brother would be helpful in sorting through possible connections.
Dear Nephew,
Your letter arrived a few days ago. The postmaster says he had been derelict of duty, I could not then attend to it. John, your request almost shames me.
Our name comes to us a little out of the order of things. My great grandmother called herself Lawrence and I have been told that she emigrated from Europe in the early part of the last century to old Virginia, and was there sold to a tobacco planter owning a plantation 8 or 10 miles from home for seven years to pay her passage. Her master settled her at that out place, she being
almost his wife and remained there united. She raised two sons. John, I think was the eldest and Thomas was my grandfather. He was uneducated but was a man of good mind. He spelled his name Laurence. But I, understanding he did
not know them to have been the letters used by his progenitors, altered it to Lawrence which sound is the same. Thomas sometime before the Revolution moved from Kinwiddie County to Goochland County, Virginia where they lived when Uncle John
joined the army. He then moved to Wilkes County, North Carolina where he died.
His consort's maiden name was Lucy Wammac whose mother was a Puckey, whose mother was the daughter of Lord Trent. My mother was a Cate. I am not aware how many generations there are of them in America or whether the name started here or not. Grandmother's name was Baldwin who was a crop of what used to be called Low Dutch on a Walsh Lady.
I have been told that Great Grandmother sought every opportunity to come to America and consented to be sold. No doubt server family oppression drove her.
But it seems to me the link is either broken or becomes very slender. My recollection about Grandfather's brother is that some time after he was married and before the Revolution he being yet single went south I think to North
Carolina and if they ever heard of each other afterwards I am not aware of it.
1782 Goochland tax list
img 11 - Martha Carr, Josias Payne Jr
img 13 - Richard Walmack
http://joepayne.org/aol/phillips/lawrence.htm
Goochland
19 Aug 1771, Collam Bailey to Henry Womack deed, 10-148 (img 235)
20 Jan 1790, Henry Walmack will, 15-377 (img 208)
21 May 1790 Henry Womack and wife to Whitehead Ryan deed, 15-375 (img 209)
Brown Co, OH, Terry Womacks will
3:108 (img 67)