Name Age
Emery F Wilt 35
Annie M Wilt 31
Homer E Wilt 8
Merl E Wilt 5
Nettie V Wilt 22
Name Age
Emery F Wilt 35
Annie M Wilt 31
Homer E Wilt 8
Merl E Wilt 5
Nettie V Wilt 22
Name Age
Walter Wilt 30
Edna E Wilt 21
Amber Wilt 3
Clay Wilt 1
Baby Wilt 3/12
Dora Wotring 16
Census Wise District, Isabella MI 1920
Name Age
Walter O Wilt 50
Edna E Wilt 41
Amber J Wilt 23
Clay E Wilt 21
Amy L Wilt 19
Ethel N Wilt 11
Name Age
Walter Wilt 30
Edna E Wilt 21
Amber Wilt 3
Clay Wilt 1
Baby Wilt 3/12
Dora Wotring 16
Census Wise District, Isabella MI 1920
Name Age
Walter O Wilt 50
Edna E Wilt 41
Amber J Wilt 23
Clay E Wilt 21
Amy L Wilt 19
Ethel N Wilt 11
Name Age
John B Wilt 46 Manager Men's Retail Clothing Store
Carrie Wilt 31
Carrie Virginia Wilt 8
Mary Jane Wilt 6
Census Portland District, Preston County, WV 1900
Name Age
Charles Miller 29
Jennie Miller 29
Charles S Miller 3
Earl M Lantz 20
John B Wilt 27 Boarder
Name Age
John B Wilt 46 Manager Men's Retail Clothing Store
Carrie Wilt 31
Carrie Virginia Wilt 8
Mary Jane Wilt 6
Census Portland District, Preston County, WV 1900
Name Age
Charles Miller 29
Jennie Miller 29
Charles S Miller 3
Earl M Lantz 20
John B Wilt 27 Boarder
It would seem that the Fitzpatricks and their party assumed the ways of the earlier German settlers, for building log cabins, girdling trees to clear land quickly started the practice of planting tobacco as a cash crop, no doubt learned from their friends and family arriving from the tidewater. Land was tedious to clear, as slow as an acre a year, if trees were cut and stumps pulled.
1727 Goochland County cut off from Henrico County.
1729 The Fitzpatricks moved to Augusta County, Virginia, then on to Goochland.
1743 Joseph married Mary Perrin Woodson, who had moved with her family from the tideland in Virginia.
1744 Joseph on the list of "Tithables at mountains on the north side of the James River."
1745 Albemarle County cut off from Goochland County.
1745 (Oct.7) Joseph received a deed of 100 acres on the branches of Beaver Dam, called Horse Pen, from Boothe Napier and Sarah, his wife (Volume V. pp. 65-66, Goochland County, Va., and from p. 174. "Family Lines")
1745 Buys land from Banth [sic] (Boothe) Napier, 100 acres in St. James Parish, Goochland (Book V, pp.65, 66.deeds) (Lea, p. 11)
1746 (Jan.12) Has patent for 400 acres in Goochland County on North Fork of the Hardware River and bounded by Mildred Meriwether's Corner, from William Gooch, Lieutenant Governor, and Commander-in-Chief at Williamsburg. (Land patent, Volume X X V, p. 469).Also described as "on both sides of the South Branch of the North Fork of Hardwar River. Patents 25, 1745-47., p. 247.
1747 Patents land in Albemarle County (Deed Book III, p. 95.) On the Branches of Hardway River. Patents No. 26, 1747-48, p. 7.
1749 Joseph was a tavern keeper.
1751 (Nov.19) Joseph was a witness to Rene Napier's will.
1755 265 acres on forks of James River, branches of Napier's and Cary's Creek surveyed for Joseph Fitzpatrick (Volume I, p.321, Goochland County)
1755 Next day, Joseph surveys, for himself, 200 acres on Hardware River and Buck Island Creek (Vol. I, p. 431)
1756 (May) Sells land lying in Albemarle to Dennis Doyle of St. Anne's Parish, and whereas Mary Perrin, wife of Joseph, cannot conveniently travel to court, ordered the following men go for her: John Payne, William Miller, John Martin, Gentlemen; and James Hollaman, and examine her apart from her husband. "Joseph Fitzpatrick, John Fleming, witnesses. Mary Fitzpatrick examined and fully relinquished her right." (Volume IX, p. 245)
1761 William makes a deed to son Joseph for 400 acres.
1761 Joseph Fitzpatrick sells the land he patented in 1747 in North Garden, adjoining William Fitzpatrick's also Hugh Morris's. He and his wife, Mary Perrin Fitzpatrick, of St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, joined in the deed. (Vol. III, p. 95.)
1761 Joseph and Mary sell to John Gillum 190 acres lying in South Garden, and joining the land of William Fitzpatrick, lines of Robert Lewis in North Garden and also joining Thomas Fitzpatrick on top of the mountain, also joining on Jacob Moon (said land made by patent to Joseph Fitzpatrick in 1747).
1762 William with wife Sarah, and son Joseph & wife Mary Perrin sell to William Watson 400 acres which they had gotten by deed from Robert Davis.
1762 William Burns of North Carolina, sells to Joseph 100 acres on Ivy Creek.
1763 Burnley sells to Joseph 427 acres on the middle fork of the Cunningham Creek (Book III, p. 317.)
1763 23 May Joseph patents 180 acres. On the head of Ivy Creek. (Patents 35, 1762-64, p. 121.
1765 Joseph and Mary Perrin sell 180 acres on Ivy Creek to David Cook. (Lea, p. 163.)
1776 Declaration of Independence.
1777 Joseph sell Donalds and Co. 400 acres bought of Harden Burnley in 1763.
1778, August 17. Joseph's will signed.
1779 (Vol. I, p. 229) "For love and affection I bear to daughter Mary Perrin Wright, provided she and her husband doth not remove any farther than any part on this side of the Blueridge in ye space of two years from ye date hereof, I give one certain tract or parcel of land -150 acres- in ye County of Fluvanna in ye Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek, bounded by a branch called ye name Rough Brough Branch yt emptys against ye middle of my millpond etc. along a line which divides ye said line and my son William's -100 acres more or less, which land Robert Wright now lives on- for his lifetime and his wife's- then to his son Patrick Woodson Wright, and his heirs, etc. Slave "Tillah" to my daughter, Mary Perrin Wright, for her lifetime. After, her death, the wench with all increase to be divided among all my said daughters' children."
1780 Joseph dies. Fifty two years of age.
According to Wynn, Joseph died in 1777, and his will is dated August 17, 1778.
Nov.1, 1781 Joseph's will proved, Fluvanna County, Virginia. (Will book 1, 1777-1808.pp 34-37, Fluvanna County, Virginia)
"In the name of God, Amen. I Joseph Fitzpatrick, of Fluvanna County, Virginia being weak of body, but in perfect mind and memory, calling to mind that once appointed for all men to dye, do make this my last will and testament in the manner following.
First, if it should please the Lord to take me from Time I recommend my Body to the Earth and my soul to God who gave it to me. As touching such Worldly Goods as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give in the manner which followeth, viz.,.
Item- To my son Benjamin, I give one Negro boy named Nicholes to him and said Benjamin and his heirs forever.
Item- To my son William, I give one Negro boy named John to him, the said William and his heirs forever.
Item- to my son Joseph, I give one Negro boy named Tobey, to him the said Joseph and his heirs forever.
Item- I give to my sons William and Joseph one thousand acres of land lying at Martin Kings River Fork to be equally divided between my two sons and their heirs forever.
Item- To my daughter Elizabeth Hurd I give Ten Pounds current money.
Item- I lend to my daughter, Molly Wright, the land where she now lives and one Negro girl, Tilly, during her life, and then said land and Negro and her increase if any be equally divided among her said daughters, children to them and their heirs forever. Item- to my grandson, William Heard, son of George Heard, if it should please God he should live to the age of eighteen years, then I give to him and his heirs forever one Negro girl named Agnes and should he die before arriving at that age, my will and desire is that said girl Agnes should then go to Joseph Heard, son of Thomas Heard to him, the said Joseph and his heirs forever.
Item- To my sons Booth and Rene I give them the land, mill and plantation whereon I live. It containing three hundred acres to them and said Booth and Rene and the two colts they have in possession. Also I give to my said sons one entry of land I have on the Middle Creek also another entry I have on the North River to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I give to my sons, Boothe, and Rene Negro Fibey, and her girl Fibey Gene a Negro wench, said Negroes to be equally divided among sons Boothe and Rene after my wife decease. Also to those to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I give to my loving wife, Molly Fitzpatrick, a Negro wench named Sarah during her life, and after my wife's decease, I give the said Negro wench to my son, William, and his heirs forever.
Item- I give my sons, William and Joseph a cow and a calf, each and all the rest of my stock and household furniture to remain with my wife during her life and then to be equally divided between Boothe and Rene.
Item- I give to my wife my riding mare and my old mare to my son, William.
Item- Ready money I now am in possession of I put to the use of paying my just debts. Also my old house land, it contains 265 acres be sold, and the money arising from said sale to be put to the use of paying my debts and my Negroes to remain in the possession of my wife during her lifetime, names, Tobey, Molly, Fibey, Geney, Sarah. My desire is that my son Rene should have twelve months schooling.
I appoint my sons, William Fitzpatrick, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Boothe Fitzpatrick executors of my last will and testament with my wife Molly executrix of the same, in testimony whereof I have put hereunto set by hand and seal this August 17, 1779. Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of J. Napier and Champin Napier, Signed, J. Fitzpatrick L. S."
At a court held before Fluvanna Thursday the first day of November, 1781 this writing was this day presented to court and proved to be the last will and testament of Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased, by the oath of John Napier and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, heir at law to this.
Recorded in Fluvanna County, Virginia. Will Book I, page 34, 5, 6, 7.
1785 Land sold by Mary Woodson Fitzpatrick to Duncan McLaughlin located on the Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek bounded by lands of Robert Allen, Robert Wright, Joseph Fitzpatrick and Merewether. This is the land on which Joseph Fitzpatrick died, and on which there was a grist mill which Joseph operated in what is now Fluvanna County.
1785 (Apr.7) Mary Fitzpatrick, Executrix of Joseph sell to Duncan McLaughlin: one tract or parcel of land in Fluvanna County, on south side of Rivanna Road - lying on Napier's - and branches of Cary's creek, adjoining the land of Benjamin Woodson." Deed sent to Duncan McLaughlin November 28, 1794. (Volume II, p. 75.)
1785 Bought from Elizabeth Napier, one Negro boy named Steve (Volume II, p. 77)
(Vol. I, p. 365)
1785, November 30. A deed from Mary Fitzpatrick, Booth and Rene Fitzpatrick of Fluvanna County conveys to Duncan McLaughlin "one tract, patented land in Fluvanna County, 300 acres, Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek, bounded by lands of Robert Allen, Robert Wright, Joseph Fitzpatrick and Merewether's land (formerly the property of Hardin Burnley, deceased) and being the tract whereon Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased resided at the time of his death, and devised to his two son, booth and Rene Fitzpatrick, as will appear by his last will and testament on the records of Fluvanna County: and to make the description more full and better understood, it is the very tract of land whereon said Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased built a grist mill, which mill is now standing, etc. And the said Mary Fitzpatrick, (seal), Booth Fitzpatrick (Seal) and Rene Fitzpatrick (seal) doth covenant and agree to and with the said Duncan McLaughlin
"In the presence of Tunstall Quarles, john Thompson. (Vol. 2, pages 137, 138, 238-272.) December 7, 1786. November 5, 1779, Joseph Fitzpatrick deed (Vol. 1, p. 229.): For love and affection I bear to daughter
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It would seem that the Fitzpatricks and their party assumed the ways of the earlier German settlers, for building log cabins, girdling trees to clear land quickly started the practice of planting tobacco as a cash crop, no doubt learned from their friends and family arriving from the tidewater. Land was tedious to clear, as slow as an acre a year, if trees were cut and stumps pulled.
1727 Goochland County cut off from Henrico County.
1729 The Fitzpatricks moved to Augusta County, Virginia, then on to Goochland.
1743 Joseph married Mary Perrin Woodson, who had moved with her family from the tideland in Virginia.
1744 Joseph on the list of "Tithables at mountains on the north side of the James River."
1745 Albemarle County cut off from Goochland County.
1745 (Oct.7) Joseph received a deed of 100 acres on the branches of Beaver Dam, called Horse Pen, from Boothe Napier and Sarah, his wife (Volume V. pp. 65-66, Goochland County, Va., and from p. 174. "Family Lines")
1745 Buys land from Banth [sic] (Boothe) Napier, 100 acres in St. James Parish, Goochland (Book V, pp.65, 66.deeds) (Lea, p. 11)
1746 (Jan.12) Has patent for 400 acres in Goochland County on North Fork of the Hardware River and bounded by Mildred Meriwether's Corner, from William Gooch, Lieutenant Governor, and Commander-in-Chief at Williamsburg. (Land patent, Volume X X V, p. 469).Also described as "on both sides of the South Branch of the North Fork of Hardwar River. Patents 25, 1745-47., p. 247.
1747 Patents land in Albemarle County (Deed Book III, p. 95.) On the Branches of Hardway River. Patents No. 26, 1747-48, p. 7.
1749 Joseph was a tavern keeper.
1751 (Nov.19) Joseph was a witness to Rene Napier's will.
1755 265 acres on forks of James River, branches of Napier's and Cary's Creek surveyed for Joseph Fitzpatrick (Volume I, p.321, Goochland County)
1755 Next day, Joseph surveys, for himself, 200 acres on Hardware River and Buck Island Creek (Vol. I, p. 431)
1756 (May) Sells land lying in Albemarle to Dennis Doyle of St. Anne's Parish, and whereas Mary Perrin, wife of Joseph, cannot conveniently travel to court, ordered the following men go for her: John Payne, William Miller, John Martin, Gentlemen; and James Hollaman, and examine her apart from her husband. "Joseph Fitzpatrick, John Fleming, witnesses. Mary Fitzpatrick examined and fully relinquished her right." (Volume IX, p. 245)
1761 William makes a deed to son Joseph for 400 acres.
1761 Joseph Fitzpatrick sells the land he patented in 1747 in North Garden, adjoining William Fitzpatrick's also Hugh Morris's. He and his wife, Mary Perrin Fitzpatrick, of St. Anne's Parish, Albemarle County, joined in the deed. (Vol. III, p. 95.)
1761 Joseph and Mary sell to John Gillum 190 acres lying in South Garden, and joining the land of William Fitzpatrick, lines of Robert Lewis in North Garden and also joining Thomas Fitzpatrick on top of the mountain, also joining on Jacob Moon (said land made by patent to Joseph Fitzpatrick in 1747).
1762 William with wife Sarah, and son Joseph & wife Mary Perrin sell to William Watson 400 acres which they had gotten by deed from Robert Davis.
1762 William Burns of North Carolina, sells to Joseph 100 acres on Ivy Creek.
1763 Burnley sells to Joseph 427 acres on the middle fork of the Cunningham Creek (Book III, p. 317.)
1763 23 May Joseph patents 180 acres. On the head of Ivy Creek. (Patents 35, 1762-64, p. 121.
1765 Joseph and Mary Perrin sell 180 acres on Ivy Creek to David Cook. (Lea, p. 163.)
1776 Declaration of Independence.
1777 Joseph sell Donalds and Co. 400 acres bought of Harden Burnley in 1763.
1778, August 17. Joseph's will signed.
1779 (Vol. I, p. 229) "For love and affection I bear to daughter Mary Perrin Wright, provided she and her husband doth not remove any farther than any part on this side of the Blueridge in ye space of two years from ye date hereof, I give one certain tract or parcel of land -150 acres- in ye County of Fluvanna in ye Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek, bounded by a branch called ye name Rough Brough Branch yt emptys against ye middle of my millpond etc. along a line which divides ye said line and my son William's -100 acres more or less, which land Robert Wright now lives on- for his lifetime and his wife's- then to his son Patrick Woodson Wright, and his heirs, etc. Slave "Tillah" to my daughter, Mary Perrin Wright, for her lifetime. After, her death, the wench with all increase to be divided among all my said daughters' children."
1780 Joseph dies. Fifty two years of age.
According to Wynn, Joseph died in 1777, and his will is dated August 17, 1778.
Nov.1, 1781 Joseph's will proved, Fluvanna County, Virginia. (Will book 1, 1777-1808.pp 34-37, Fluvanna County, Virginia)
"In the name of God, Amen. I Joseph Fitzpatrick, of Fluvanna County, Virginia being weak of body, but in perfect mind and memory, calling to mind that once appointed for all men to dye, do make this my last will and testament in the manner following.
First, if it should please the Lord to take me from Time I recommend my Body to the Earth and my soul to God who gave it to me. As touching such Worldly Goods as it hath pleased Almighty God to bless me with I give in the manner which followeth, viz.,.
Item- To my son Benjamin, I give one Negro boy named Nicholes to him and said Benjamin and his heirs forever.
Item- To my son William, I give one Negro boy named John to him, the said William and his heirs forever.
Item- to my son Joseph, I give one Negro boy named Tobey, to him the said Joseph and his heirs forever.
Item- I give to my sons William and Joseph one thousand acres of land lying at Martin Kings River Fork to be equally divided between my two sons and their heirs forever.
Item- To my daughter Elizabeth Hurd I give Ten Pounds current money.
Item- I lend to my daughter, Molly Wright, the land where she now lives and one Negro girl, Tilly, during her life, and then said land and Negro and her increase if any be equally divided among her said daughters, children to them and their heirs forever. Item- to my grandson, William Heard, son of George Heard, if it should please God he should live to the age of eighteen years, then I give to him and his heirs forever one Negro girl named Agnes and should he die before arriving at that age, my will and desire is that said girl Agnes should then go to Joseph Heard, son of Thomas Heard to him, the said Joseph and his heirs forever.
Item- To my sons Booth and Rene I give them the land, mill and plantation whereon I live. It containing three hundred acres to them and said Booth and Rene and the two colts they have in possession. Also I give to my said sons one entry of land I have on the Middle Creek also another entry I have on the North River to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I give to my sons, Boothe, and Rene Negro Fibey, and her girl Fibey Gene a Negro wench, said Negroes to be equally divided among sons Boothe and Rene after my wife decease. Also to those to them and their heirs forever.
Item- I give to my loving wife, Molly Fitzpatrick, a Negro wench named Sarah during her life, and after my wife's decease, I give the said Negro wench to my son, William, and his heirs forever.
Item- I give my sons, William and Joseph a cow and a calf, each and all the rest of my stock and household furniture to remain with my wife during her life and then to be equally divided between Boothe and Rene.
Item- I give to my wife my riding mare and my old mare to my son, William.
Item- Ready money I now am in possession of I put to the use of paying my just debts. Also my old house land, it contains 265 acres be sold, and the money arising from said sale to be put to the use of paying my debts and my Negroes to remain in the possession of my wife during her lifetime, names, Tobey, Molly, Fibey, Geney, Sarah. My desire is that my son Rene should have twelve months schooling.
I appoint my sons, William Fitzpatrick, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Boothe Fitzpatrick executors of my last will and testament with my wife Molly executrix of the same, in testimony whereof I have put hereunto set by hand and seal this August 17, 1779. Signed, sealed and acknowledged in the presence of J. Napier and Champin Napier, Signed, J. Fitzpatrick L. S."
At a court held before Fluvanna Thursday the first day of November, 1781 this writing was this day presented to court and proved to be the last will and testament of Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased, by the oath of John Napier and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, heir at law to this.
Recorded in Fluvanna County, Virginia. Will Book I, page 34, 5, 6, 7.
1785 Land sold by Mary Woodson Fitzpatrick to Duncan McLaughlin located on the Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek bounded by lands of Robert Allen, Robert Wright, Joseph Fitzpatrick and Merewether. This is the land on which Joseph Fitzpatrick died, and on which there was a grist mill which Joseph operated in what is now Fluvanna County.
1785 (Apr.7) Mary Fitzpatrick, Executrix of Joseph sell to Duncan McLaughlin: one tract or parcel of land in Fluvanna County, on south side of Rivanna Road - lying on Napier's - and branches of Cary's creek, adjoining the land of Benjamin Woodson." Deed sent to Duncan McLaughlin November 28, 1794. (Volume II, p. 75.)
1785 Bought from Elizabeth Napier, one Negro boy named Steve (Volume II, p. 77)
(Vol. I, p. 365)
1785, November 30. A deed from Mary Fitzpatrick, Booth and Rene Fitzpatrick of Fluvanna County conveys to Duncan McLaughlin "one tract, patented land in Fluvanna County, 300 acres, Middle Fork of Cunningham's Creek, bounded by lands of Robert Allen, Robert Wright, Joseph Fitzpatrick and Merewether's land (formerly the property of Hardin Burnley, deceased) and being the tract whereon Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased resided at the time of his death, and devised to his two son, booth and Rene Fitzpatrick, as will appear by his last will and testament on the records of Fluvanna County: and to make the description more full and better understood, it is the very tract of land whereon said Joseph Fitzpatrick, deceased built a grist mill, which mill is now standing, etc. And the said Mary Fitzpatrick, (seal), Booth Fitzpatrick (Seal) and Rene Fitzpatrick (seal) doth covenant and agree to and with the said Duncan McLaughlin
"In the presence of Tunstall Quarles, john Thompson. (Vol. 2, pages 137, 138, 238-272.) December 7, 1786. November 5, 1779, Joseph Fitzpatrick deed (Vol. 1, p. 229.): For love and affection I bear to daughter
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