Ann "Nancy" (of Chas) Metcalf

1779 - Bef 1823  (< 43 years)

• Name	Ann "Nancy" (of Chas) Metcalf
  Birth	15 Oct 1779	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Husbands will	21 Jan 1799	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	In his will George Edmonds gave wife Nancy Edmonds plantation where I now live during her widow then I give the said plantation to my brother Thomas Edmonds. Wife & Thomas Bagwell Exrs. Witt: Parker Copes, Thomas Metcalf.
  Anecdote	10 Oct 1811	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	On 10 Oct 1811 in Acc Co Court in a case of Levi Dix vs. William Copes, it was brought out that Nancy Metcalf, an infant daughter of Charles Metcalf & his widow Sarah Metcalf, was born 15 Oct 1779 and was married to George Edmunds when she was about 17 or 18, who took into his possession the slaves that were assigned to his wife Nancy Metcalf and bequeath them to his wife Nancy who afterwards intermarried with Raymond Taylor in Jun 1800.
  Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit	1813	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	page 2 of 58: "To the Worshipful the Court of the county of Accomack in Chancery the Bill of Complaint of Raymond Taylor & Nancy his wife, & of William Copes & Sally his wife, humbly complaining sheweth, That your female Complainants are daughters of Capt Charles Metcalf of the County aforesaid, who was lost at Sea on his return from Philadelphia for the County Afsd in a great storm that occurred in the year 1785: that at the time of his death he also left issue, besides your said female complainants, another daughter named Elizabeth, who hath since departed this life [March 1789] an infant, unmarried & without issue; that he also left a widow, Sarah Metcalf, the mother of your said female complainants...that the said Sarah Metcalf afterwards, to wit, in the year 1788 or 1789 intermarried with a certain Lewis Copes of the county aforesaid, who on the 28th day of July in the year 1789 was duly appointed by this Worshipful Court Guardian of your said female Complainants...the said Levin Copes lived until the year 1800 & during all the time aforesaid acted as Guardian of your said female Complainants, having the whole of their estate real and personal in his possession; that in the year last aforesd the said Levin Copes departed this life intestate, the said Sarah his wife surviving him & also leaving issue Susanna, a daughter & James T. Copes, as son, his children & heirs...Your Compainants further shew, that since the death of the said Levin Copes the said Sarah hath intermarried with Richard Grinalds of the County afsd & Susanna, the daughter of the said Levin Copes, hath intermarried with a certain Levi Dix, of the same county..." [3]
  Will - Named in Husbands will	24 Mar 1818	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	In his will Raymond Taylor gave to wife Nancy Taylor my Negro girl Scarburgh, but not her increase. To wife the land where I now live & after her death or widowhood, then to son Samuel M. Taylor the land where I now live containing 100 acres that was John Taylor's adjoining heirs of Alexander West, the lands of Charles Rew & the Poor House. Also to son Samuel my Negro woman Roos. To daughter Sarah Ann Taylor $100 when she arrives at age 18 or marries, Negro girl Esther & ... To daughter Nancy J. Taylor $100 when she arrives to 18 years & also Negro girl Marthew & ... To son Henry B. Taylor 46 ½ acres I bought of Esther Evans & 7 acres adjoining Thomas Hickman, blacksmith & 1 acre I bought of Betsy Dix that was my father's & also Negro boy Spencer. To my daughters Sarah & Nancy my Negro boy Thomas to be hired out until they come of age. Wife Nancy Taylor to have the use of all my property to school my 3 female children. Wife Nancy Taylor & son Samuel M. Taylor Extrs. Witt: Ayres Hickman, James Taylor, Nancy Hickman & Margaret Hickman.
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	Bef 29 Jan 1821	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of James T. Copes was granted to Nancy Taylor with Jacob Warner & Levi Dix securities. (NOTE: She was his half-sister.)
  Death	Bef 31 Mar 1823	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	It was on this date that Isaac Dix was named to settle the estate of Nancy Dix. William D. Outten & Levi Dix were securities.
  Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit	1828	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  	parts of pages 2,3 of 69: "The said James T. Copes departed this life intestate and Administration of his Estate was granted by this Court to Nancy Taylor. The said Nancy Taylor departed this life on the day of 1823 and administration de bonis non of the Estate of afsd James T. Copes was granted by this Court to Samuel M Taylor...The said James T Copes at his death left no children or parents living but left two sisters Sally Copes and the sd Nancy Taylor and no other sisters nor any brother The said tract of land descended in parcenary to the sd Sally Copes & said Nancy Taylor and on the death of sd Nancy Taylor her moirty thereof descended in parcenary to her children Samuel M Taylor, Henry B Taylor Sarah A Taylor & Nancy J Taylor..." page 5, Samuel M Taylor responds as guardian of Sarah Ann, Nancy J & Henry B Taylor, infants [1825]. [7]
  Marr Name	Nancy (of Chas) Dix
  Marr Name	Nancy (of Chas) Edmunds
  Marr Name	Nancy (of Chas) Taylor
  Record ID	57727
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Isaac Metcalf,   b. Abt 1640   d. Bef 17 Sep 1689, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah Hooke,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. Elizabeth (of Chas) Metcalf,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Mar 1789, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 12 years) + 2. Ann "Nancy" (of Chas) Metcalf,   b. 15 Oct 1779, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Mar 1823, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years) ▻ George Edmunds,  m. Abt 1797 ;   Raymond (of Jacob) Taylor,  m. Jun 1800 ;   Isaac (of Levi) Dix, Jr.,  m. 17 Sep 1822 + 3. Sarah 'Sally' (of Chas) Metcalf,   b. 4 Nov 1781, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William (of Joshua) Copes,  m. 17 Sep 1803
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of Levin Copes and Sarah Hooke)
  1. Lucretia 'Crittey' Copes,   b. Abt 1786, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 2. Susannah 'Sukey' Copes,   b. Abt 1788, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Levi Dix,  m. 23 Dec 1806   3. James T. Copes,   b. Abt 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1821, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 29 years)
  Person ID	I57727	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2024

  
  

  Father	Charles Metcalf,   b. Abt 1752, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1785, at sea (Age 33 years)
  Mother	Sarah Hooke,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Levin Copes,   b. Abt 1767, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Oct 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 33 years)  m. 12 Sep 1787    ╚═Richard Grinnalds, III,   b. Abt 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 24 Feb 1812, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 62 years)  m. 20 Jan 1807
  Marriage	15 Jun 1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	Thomas Copes was the security on the M.L.B. of Charles Metcalf and Sarah Hooke.
  Family ID	F18219	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	George Edmunds,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jan 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 29 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1797  [1]
  Family ID	F22708	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Raymond (of Jacob) Taylor,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jun 1819, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 44 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1800  [1]
  Children	1. Samuel M. (Metcalf?) Taylor,   b. 17 May 1804, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 18 May 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 47 years) ╚═ Ann Custis West  (Age 56 years)  m. 28 Sep 1822   2. Nancy J. (of Raymond) Taylor,   b. Abt 1808, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1851, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 42 years) ╚═ Capt. Southey S. Milliner  (Age 60 years)  m. Abt 1833 + 3. Sarah Ann Taylor,   b. 20 Jun 1809, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 21 Apr 1887, St. George Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) ╚═ Jacob Major Ross  (Age 71 years)  m. 21 Aug 1829   4. Henry Bagwell Taylor,   b. Abt 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 3	Isaac (of Levi) Dix, Jr.,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Sep 1830, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 46 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Polly Metcalf,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1822  (Age < 39 years)  m. 6 Aug 1803
  Marriage	17 Sep 1822	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	William Parramore was the security on the M.L.B. of Isaac Dix, widower, and Nancy Taylor, widow of Raymond.
  Family ID	F18208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 15 Oct 1779 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 21 Jan 1799 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Anecdote - 10 Oct 1811 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit - 1813 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 24 Mar 1818 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate - Bef 29 Jan 1821 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 17 Sep 1822 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 31 Mar 1823 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Chancery suit - Named in a chancery suit - 1828 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S860] Walczyk, E.S. Dist Court 1805-1816, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 2004), p. 112, 113 (Levi Dix vs. William Copes), 860. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 458 (will of George Edmonds, wife Nancy), 570. [S2523] Library of Virginia, Chancery Cases, (The Library of Virginia Web Page), https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=001-1813-024, 2523. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 527 (will of Raymond Taylor, wife Nancy), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 138 (adm of James T. Copes to Nancy Taylor), 688. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 171 (adm. of Nancy Dix), 688. [S2523] Library of Virginia, Chancery Cases, (The Library of Virginia Web Page), https://www.lva.virginia.gov/chancery/case_detail.asp?CFN=001-1828-011, 2523. [S558] Turman, Nora Miller, Accomack Co, VA, Marriages, 1776-1854, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), 558.