| Name |
Isaiah (208) Bagwell [1, 2] |
| Prefix |
Pvt. - Seaman |
| Birth |
13 Sep 1760 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Rev War Veteran |
1776 |
Virginia [3] |
- He was a private in the 9th Virginia Regiment 1776-78 and then a seaman on the schooner Betsey which was captured by the British on 12 Apr 1780 and imprisoned until May 1782.
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| Will - Named in Brothers will |
5 Nov 1810 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [4] |
- In his will Thomas Bagwell of St. George Parish gave to wife Peggy Bagwell the plantation on which I now reside containing 100 acres. To my half-sister Sarah Poulson the house in which she now lives with 3 acres. To my wife Peggy Bagwell the remainder part of the tract given to my sister Sarah, the whole tract containing 25 acres bounded by the county road on the west, lands of Abel Garrison on the north. Upon wife's death to brother Isaiah Bagwell the aforesaid tract of land containing 25 acres & he is to pay George Poulson, son of my sister Sarah Poulson, $100. To brother Isaiah Bagwell, at the death of my wife, the land where I now live & if he dies without issue, then to brother George Bagwell. To brother Isaiah Bagwell all my land on Cedar Island. To wife Peggy the store house & lot containing 9 acres called Stewart's Store lying on the westward side of the Sea Side county road near the head of Wachapreague. To brother George P. Bagwell the land bounded on the west by the land of Southey Bloxom & the east by the land of Susannah Wharton & John Wharton containing 90 acres & out of this I lend 5 acres to Moses London & Esther his wife & at their death to brother George P. Bagwell. Brother George to pay my sister Sarah Poulson annually for 5 years 3 barrels of Indian corn. To wife the term of service to be completed of Moses London agreeable to the deed of manumission on record & he is to go free if my wife dies before such term & also to wife my black girl Leah & at wife's death Leah to be free. To sisters Elizabeth Jones Wise, wife of George E. Wise of Nansemond, & Sarah Poulson £50 each. To Ezar Poulson, son of George Poulson, £3 & also to Esther Sampson, Daniel Sampson & Jacob Sampson, black people who I manumitted, each £3 to be paid out of the store. To my nephew William Bagwell ... The residue to wife Peggy, except the $100 which I give to the Bishops of the Methodist Church in the United States. Brothers Isaiah & George Bagwell Extrs. Witt: John Wise, Major Budd, Keziah Bundick, Abel Garrison, Aser Shield & James Shield.
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| Reference Identifier |
DAR Patriot #A004566 (Seaman, with Capt. George Gilcrest & Cols. Fleming & Matthews on Schooner 'Betsey') |
| Record ID |
45304 |
| Will |
30 Jun 1837 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [5] |
- In his will Isaiah Bagwell gave to my wife Christian Bagwell my half of the unexpired time of service of Negro man Anthony & my half of Negro children Malinda & Samuel until they arrive to age 21 & then they shall go free & Negro girl Maria to be maintained out of my estate, she being to much afflicted to set free & $400 & the balance,except those parts hereafter disposed of. To my grandson Isaiah Newton Bagwell $500 & a pair of gold sleeve buttons engraved "I. B." & my watch. To my granddaughter Anna Goldie Walston $50, … & ½ dozen silver teaspoons marked "K. G." & my interest in Negro girl Rosina until she arrives at age 21 & then she to go free. To daughter-in-law Margaret G. Bagwell ... To my great grandsons Samuel Walston & William Bagwell Walston ... To my son William Bagwell $120 & also my pension that may be due at my death. To my freed woman Silvy my Negro girl Harriet (which was born of Silvy while a slave) until Harriet comes to age 21 & then to be free. To son William Bagwell at the death or marriage of his mother the whole of my estate. My son William Bagwell & his wife to live with his mother & jointly carry on the farm together as he & I have done for 17 or 18 years. William is to take of care of his aged mother as she has no relations in this country except his own family. Son William Bagwell & my grandson Isaiah Newton Bagwell Extrs. Witt: William R. Custis & Henry Bagwell. His will was proved 28 May 1840.
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| Death |
8 Oct 1839 [1] |
| Burial |
Bagwell Plot, Greenbush, Accomack County, Virginia, USA [1] |
- His tombstone shows him as Isaiah Bagwell, the son of Isaiah & Sarah Bagwell.
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Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
David Bagwell, b. Abt 1550, St. Petrock, Exeter, County Devon, England d. Bef 16 Jan 1604/05, Exon, Exeter, County Devon, England (Age < 55 years) (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Poulson, (Poulson?), b. 19 Aug 1737, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1778, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 40 years) (Mother) |
| Siblings |
4 brothers |
| | 1. William (206) Bagwell, b. 25 Nov 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown | | > | 2. Thomas (207) Bagwell, b. 15 May 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 17 May 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 58 years)
╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Kellam, m. Abt 1805 | | + | 3. Pvt. - Seaman Isaiah (208) Bagwell, b. 13 Sep 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 8 Oct 1839 (Age 79 years)
╚═ Christine Newton, m. 2 Jan 1790 | | | 4. George (209) Bagwell, b. 15 Nov 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown | | + | 5. George Poulson (210) Bagwell, b. 13 Sep 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Feb 1826, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 61 years)
╚═ Catharine 'Caty' (502) Chandler, m. Abt 1790 ; Margaret 'Peggy' Dix, m. 5 Jun 1799 |
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| Half-siblings |
2 half brothers and 3 half sisters (family of George Oldham and Sarah Poulson) |
| + | 1. Elizabeth 'Betsey' Jones Oldham, b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Abt 1813 (Age 45 years)
╚═ George E. Wise, m. Abt 1790 | | + | 2. Sarah 'Sally' Oldham, b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Samuel Wise, m. Abt 1795 ; William (of Geo) Poulson, m. Abt 1800 ; Robert (of Thomas) Ashby, m. 29 Oct 1816 | | > | 3. Rosetta 'Rosey' Oldham, b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
╚═ Elijah White, m. Abt 1800 | | + | 4. Samuel (of Geo) Oldham, b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1820 (Age 46 years)
╚═ | | + | 5. Leroy (of Geo) Oldham, b. Abt 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 12 Dec 1825, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 49 years)
╚═ Jenney 'Jane" Wheeler, m. 1 Oct 1806 |
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| Person ID |
I45304 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
19 Mar 2023 |
1760 - 1839 (79 years)
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