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Descendants of William Lake

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM¹ LAKE was born Abt. 1745, and died 1826. He married MOLLIE ASBERRY April 25, 1768. She died October 1811 in Taylor County, WV.

Notes for WILLIAM LAKE:
William Lake was the brother of John and Vincent Lake who lived near Warrenton, Virginia, moving there about 1754 from St. Marys County, Maryland. William moved to Taylor County at Webster and Traps Spring, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1799. William appears in Virginia personal tax record in 1782. (See Virginia State Library Archives Division, Richmond, Virginia).


(1) Harrison County (WV) Deed Book 21 - Page 310
(2) Records of Milton Lake dated 1880
(3) Records of Mattie Harvey
(4) Letter of Martin Lake
(5) John Gott for above paragraph

Vincent Lake to William Lake
Harrison County (WV) Deed Book 5 - Page 28

            This indenture made this ___ day of _____ in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and one between Vincent Lake and Elizabeth of the County of Harrison and State of Virginia of the one part and William Lake of the County and State aforesaid of the other part.

            Witnesseth that they the said Vincent Lake and Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred dollars current money to them in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath granted, bargained, sold, aliened, enfeoffed and confirmed and by these presents doth grant, bargain sell, alien, enfeoff and confirm unto the said William Lake a certain tract or parcel of land in the County and state aforesaid, situate on Berkleys Run, a drain of Tygerts Valley River, being part of a survey of four hundred acres conveyed to said Vincent Lake by Isaac Davisson the seventeenth day of July in the year seventeen hundred and ninety seven and bounded as follows to wit:

            Beginning at a white walnut and hickory on a line of the original survey, then by said line south forty degrees west one hundred and twenty three poles to a white oak, thence along the said original line south ___ degrees east two hundred and thirty poles to a white oak, north forty three degrees east one hundred and sixty seven poles to white walnut, north five degrees west fifty poles to two white oaks, thence leaving said original lines south eighty and one fourth degrees west ninety six poles to a hickory, north forty degrees west one hundred and fifty two poles to the beginning containing two hundred acres....

                                                Vincent Lake
                                                Elizabeth Lake

Will of William Lake Sr.
Harrison County (WV) Will Book 4 - Page 123

            In the name of God, Amen - I, William Lake Sr. of Harrison County and State of Virginia do make, ordain and declare this instrument to be my last will and testament revoking all others. In the first place as to debts, thank God, I owe none and therefore shall give my executors but little trouble on that score. Secondly: as to such worldly estate where with it has pleased God to bless me in this life I give and bequeath in the manner and form following:

            To my son William Lake I give and bequeath one dollar. Likewise, I give to Elizabeth Michael, formerly my son Vincents wife, one dollar. Also, I give and bequeath to Taylor Barton, my son in law, one dollar. Item: I give and bequeath all my plantation and all the rest of my property to be divided equally into ten shares of which I give and bequeath to my son George Lake one share and I give to my son Nimrod Lake one share also I give to my son Ila one share, Likewise I give to my son William Lake's children and wife one share and to my son Jeremiah Lake one share, also to my son Vincent's children one share and to my daughter Aggy Barton's children one share and to my daughter Susanna Norris one share, also to my daughter Mary Cross, one share, likewise to my daughter Jinny Neel, one share. Lastly I constitute and appoint my sons George Lake and Nimrod Lake executors of this my last will and testament. I witness of all and each of the things herein contained. I have set my hand and seal this 22nd day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.

            John Linn                                    William Lake
            Samuel Linn
            Robert Henderson December 18th, 1826

Harrison County (WV) Will Book 4 - Page 93
January 6, 1827

An inventory of the sale of the goods and chattles of William Lake, deceased:

      1 saddle to Nimrod Lake                              $ 4.64
      1 bed to Nimrod Lake                              1.00
      1 chest to Jeremiah Lake                              1.12
      1 bed quilt to George Lake                        ?
      1 single coverlet to George Lake                  1.00
      1 bed quilt to George Lake                        1.70
      1 counter pin                                    ?
      1 bed tick to Lewis Mouse                        1.24
      1 bed and part of bedding to William Neal      8.25
      1 horse to James Rightmere                        12.26
      36 1/2 bushels of oats to William Neal 4.56 1/4
      11 1/2 bushel of oats to David Norris            1.43 1/4
      2 pair shoe leathers to David Norris            1.50
      15 bushels of corn to Jeremiah Lake            3.75
      10 bushels of rye to Jeremiah Lake                  2.50
      5 bushels of wheat to Jeremiah Lake            2.50
      An account of Nimrod Lake                        1.00
      Note of William Neal                              1.66
      Cash of William Neal                               11.81 1/4

Harrison County, December 7th, 1827
Inventory of the sale of the negroes of William Lake - deceased:

      1 negro boy to Adam _______?                        $185.00
      1 negro girl to James Neal                        127.00
      1 negro woman to Abraham Smith      171.00
                              Total all property $545.68 3/4

George Lake
Nimrod Lake
      Executors of William Lake - deceased.

More About WILLIAM LAKE and MOLLIE ASBERRY:
Marriage: April 25, 1768

Children of WILLIAM LAKE and MOLLIE ASBERRY are:

2.	i.	VINCENT² LAKE, b. January 14, 1769; d. 1815.
3.	ii.	WILLIAM LAKE JR., b. April 04, 1773; d. September 19, 1830, Taylor County, WV.
	iii.	AGATHA (AGGY) LAKE, b. June 22, 1775; m. TAYLOR BARTON, March 06, 1792, Faquier County, Virginia.

Notes for TAYLOR BARTON:

(1) See Fauquier County marriage records.
(2) See William Lake's will (1) in this book. Aggy and Taylor are mentioned (Harrison County Will Book 4 - Page 121).
(3) See Harrison County Deedbook 21 - Page 310 for mention of some family members.

More About TAYLOR BARTON and AGATHA LAKE:
Marriage: March 06, 1792, Faquier County, Virginia

4.	iv.		MARY (MOLLIE) LAKE, b. December 10, 1777; d. September 02, 1866, Wood County, WV.
	v.		SUSANNA LAKE, b. March 20, 1780; m. DAVID NORRIS, August 13, 1801, Harrison County, WV.

Notes for DAVID NORRIS:
(1) Harrison County (WV) Deedbook 21 - Page 310 (Susanna and David selling property heired from William Lake. Others in family mentioned).
(2) Harrison County Mariage Book 1 - Page 54.

More About DAVID NORRIS and SUSANNA LAKE:
Marriage: August 13, 1801, Harrison County, WV

	vi.	JOHN LAKE, b. July 27, 1782.
5.	vii.	GEORGE B. LAKE, b. June 22, 1784; d. April 19, 1846, Fairmont, WV.
6.	viii.	NIMROD LAKE, b. June 21, 1787; d. November 07, 1858, Braxton County, WV.
7.	ix.	JEREMIAH LAKE, b. March 28, 1790; d. January 26, 1866, Henry County, Indiana.
	x.	ILA LAKE, b. February 04, 1793; d. March 04, 1848; m. MARY STEWART, March 20, 1816, Harrison County, WV.

Notes for ILA LAKE:
Harrison County (WV) Marriage Book 2 - Page 41.

More About ILA LAKE and MARY STEWART:
Marriage: March 20, 1816, Harrison County, WV

8.	xi.		JANE (JINNY) LAKE, b. January 15, 1798.
	xii.		SALLY LAKE, b. Abt. 1800.