Jonathan Waggaman

Abt 1680 - Bef 1724  (< 44 years)

• Name	Jonathan Waggaman
  Birth	Abt 1680	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	8 Jun 1682	Accomack Co, Virginia   [1]
  	He was shown as son Jonathan in the will of Hendrick Waggaman, wife Frances.
  Land bought	1714	tract A163, Pitts Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was in this year that Jonathan Waggaman bought 200 acres of this tract from John Bradhust and his wife Elizabeth. Bradhust had just inherited 600 acres of this tract (which had been sold to him but never deeded) from Robert Pitt II (wife Elizabeth).
  Reference Identifer	Acc
  Record ID	53177
  Will	23 Jul 1723	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2, 3]
  	"I Jonathan Waggaman of Accomack, being about to take a voyage" &c. To son William Elliot Waggaman 500 acres near the seaside, 400 acres of which I bought of my mother Mrs Frances Waggaman & the other of Thomas & John Gascoins, & for want of heirs to my son Ephraim Waggaman. To son Henry Waggaman 200 acres on Pitts Creek in Accomack County & for want of issue to son Ephraim. Should my son William rather have the plantation on Pitts Creek he shall enjoy the same provided he makes over to my son Henry the 500 acres above given him, and that between the 21st and 22nd years of the said William's age. 3 sons William Elliot, Henry & Ephraim Waggaman residual legatees. Brother Mr. Jacob Waggaman & Mr. Richard Kitson Exrs. Witt: John Walker, Thomas Merrill, Comfort Merrill. According to Whitelaw Jonathan (wife Comfort) son William E. Waggaman chose to exchange the lands and in 1729 the widow Comfort deeded her dower rights to him and 4 years later the sons formally exchanged the 2 parcels of land.
  Death	Bef 17 Oct 1724	Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Person ID	I53177	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	Hendrick Waggaman,   b. Abt 1635, Amsterdam, Netherlands d. Bef 17 Aug 1682, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 47 years)
  Mother	Frances (--?--),   b. Abt 1645   d. Aft 1712, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age > 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1662  [4]
  Family ID	F27474	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Elliott,   b. Abt 1690   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1714	Accomack Co, Virginia   [4]
  Children	1. Capt. William Elliott Waggaman, I,   b. Abt 1715, Accomack Co, Virginia d. 1747, Calcutta (Age 32 years) + 2. Henry Waggaman,   b. Abt 1717, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Ephraim Waggaman, II,   b. Abt 1719, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Sep 1758, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 39 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F16500	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 11 (will of Hendrick Waggaman, wife Frances), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1301 (tract A163), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 74 (will of Jonathan Waggaman, son of Mrs. Frances Waggaman), 570. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1342 (tract A177), 572.