Elizabeth 'Betsey' W. (578) Coard

Abt 1780 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Elizabeth 'Betsey' W. (578) Coard  [1, 2]
  Birth	Abt 1780	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Fathers will	10 Aug 1811	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will John Robins Coard gave to Parker Coard 100 acres beginning at market road along Bowles' line to head of the land Negro boy Wittom & Litteto. To John Robins Coard 100 acres, dwelling house, out houses & 2 Negroes Joshua & Sobom & ... To Namura Coard Negro man Levi, Nigr & Nan & … & a home with her brother John R. Coard as long she is single. To son Artor Coard 100 acres, Negro man Arthur & Marcy & ... To son William Chance Coard Negro boy George & Parker & 100 acres of land. To daughter Esther Brittingham's 3 children John, William & Moriah Brittingham Negroes Leroy & David & Harry. John Brittingham shall have nothing to do with said Negroes until able to take themselves. To daughter Betsey Fletcher Negro boy Sam & girl Hanner during her life & then to her 3 children. Witt: John Marshall, George Jones & William Brewington. Prob: John Marshall, Samuel Henderson & David Watts securities
  Heir - named as	3 Apr 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	Ibbey Coard, the wife of John Coard, and the daughter of Elizabeth Wallop who died in 1792 & Skinner Wallop who died in 1816 (sic), has died and left 6 children, viz: Arthur Coard, William Coard, Elizabeth Fletcher, wife of Thomas Fletcher, Nancy Evans, wife of John Evans, Parker Coard and Hepsey Brittingham, formerly the wife of John Brittingham, and Parker Coard is now dead leaving one child named Ibby, and Hepsey is now dead leaving 2 children, viz: Maria & William.
  Census head of household	1850	Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as Elizabeth W. Fletcher the head of HH#768, age 70 with real estate valued at $1,500. Listed with her were Thomas H. Fletcher, a 34 year old constable; and John R. Fletcher, a 28 year old farmer.
  Marr Name	Elizabeth 'Betsey' W. (578) Fletcher
  Record ID	39555
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Siblings	4 brothers and 2 sisters
  1. Arthur (576) Coard,   b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Jan 1847  (Age 71 years) ╚═Patsy Collins,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Sep 1854  (Age 69 years),  m. 23 Feb 1813, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 2. William Chance (577) Coard,   b. Abt 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 25 May 1863, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 85 years) ╚═Anne 'Nancy' Morris,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 13 Apr 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Elizabeth 'Betsey' W. (578) Coard,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Thomas W. Fletcher,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 9 Aug 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 4. Parker W. Coard,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Jun 1815, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 33 years) ╚═Polly Abbott,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 23 Jun 1806, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 5. Esther 'Hepsey' (581) Coard,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1820  (Age 36 years) ╚═Levin (147) Bayly,   b. Abt 1744, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. 6 Feb 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   ╚═John Brittingham,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1802     6. John Robins (582) Coard,   b. Abt 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Nov 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 30 years)   7. Ann 'Nancy' (579) Coard,   b. Abt 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═John C. Evans,   b. 22 Nov 1791, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Jan 1875  (Age 83 years),  m. 29 Jan 1817, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Coard, I,   b. Abt 1650   d. Bef 13 Jun 1705, Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age < 55 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Anne (--?--),   b. Abt 1525   d. Aft 8 Aug 1578  (Age > 53 years)  (8 x Great Grandmother)
  Person ID	I39555	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	John Robins (239) Coard,   b. 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Mar 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 72 years)
  Mother	Isabel 'Ibbey' Wallop,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1776	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Family ID	F19870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas W. Fletcher,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Aug 1804	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	John Wallop was the security on the M.L.B. of Thomas Fletcher and Elizabeth Choard.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas H. Fletcher,   b. Abt 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Mary Jane Collins  m. 16 Sep 1857 + 2. George S. Fletcher,   b. Abt 1818, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth B. Drummond  m. 8 Dec 1841   3. John R. Fletcher,   b. Abt 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Jan 1888, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F12462	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1780 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 9 Aug 1804 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 10 Aug 1811 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Heir - named as - 3 Apr 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 635 (Wilkins Family), 940. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 125 (will of John Robins Coard), 688. [S638] Family Tree Maker's Family Archives, 1850 Virginia Census Microfilm Records, CD#309, 6 CD set, (Broderbund Software, Inc., 1997), 638. [S571] Nottingham, Acc Land Causes, 1728-1825, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 135 (Welburne & c. vs. Wallop & c.), 571. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.