I75693: THOMAS DARCY (1143

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Spouse Unknown. Title: Burke's Peerage & Baronetage, 106th Edition, Charles Mosley Editor-in-Chief, 1999 Page: 760

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2 Julia D. ERWIN

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Will, dtd 4 Feb 1763 pr 4 July 1763, mentioned son of first wife, Thomas Foster, Spots. Co. VA. "Records of Spots. Co. VA", by Wm. A. Crozier, p. 20. Anthony m 2. widow Sarah Sparks.

Dated Feb. 4, 1763 Spotsylvania Co., VA
Spotsylvania Co., VA Will Book D, p. 44

"In the Name of God Amen I Anthony FOSTER of the County of Spotsylvania being Sick and Weak in body but of sound & in perfect Mind and Memory, thanks be to Almighty God for the same, Do make and ordain this my Last Will & Testament in Manner & form following. Imprimis first I Recommend my soul to Almighty God Hoping for pardon & Remission of all my sins through the Merit and Mediation of my Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, & my Body I desire may be buried in a Christian Like manner at the Discretion of my Executors hereafter named.

Item. I give to my son Thomas FOSTER one Negro woman named Phillis & one child of woman, both which sd. Negro & child he has now in his possession, to him & his heirs forever~

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my son in Law James FRAZER, one Negro Girl named Jenny, to him & his heirs forever~

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Anthony BARTLETT, one Negro girl named Sarah, and to my Grandson Edmund BARTLETT one Negro man named Sancho, to them and their heirs forever. But in case the sd. Anthony and Edmund BARTLETT should die before they attain to Lawfull age, or without issue Lawfully begotten, the sd. negro or negros to go to the next Lawfull heir of Thomas BARTLETT, the father of the sd. Anthony & Edmund, Which Heir shall be Lawfully b’gotten by Mary, the Present Wife of the said Thomas BARTLETT, and in case of Default of such issue, then the said Negros and their increase to go to my son Thomas FOSTER & his Heirs forever. The said Thomas BARTLETT & Mary his wife having the use of the aforesaid Negros during their natural lives~

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Anthony CRUTCHER one Negro Girl named Judy, now in the possession of his father Thomas CRUTCHER, and to my Grandson Thomas CRUTCHER one Negro Girl named Frank, which is likewise in the possession of his Father Thomas CRUTCHER - But in case the said Anthony & Thomas CRUTCHER should both die before they attain to lawfull age, or without issue Lawfully begotten then I give the said Negro’s & their increase to the Heirs of Thomas CRUTCHER by his present wife Martha, and in case of Default of such issue, Then I give the said Negroes & their Increase to my son Anthony FOSTER & his heirs forever, the said Thomas CRUTCHER and Martha his wife having the use of the said Negros During their Natural Lives~

Item. I give & Confirm all the Estate heretofore given to my son Anthony FOSTER, now in his possession, to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give to my Grand-Daughter Mary FOSTER, Daughter of Edmund FOSTER, one Tract of Land, lying & being in the County of Spotsylvania, Containing about one hundred & Eighty Seven Acres, formerly called & known by the name Red-hills. (She having already a deed from me for the Same, tho not yet Recorded), to her & her heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Henry FOSTER the Land and Plantation Whereon his Father John FOSTER now lives~containing about five hundred acres, more or less, it being all the Land I hold on the upper, or west side of the Pamunkey road & adjoining to my son Anthony FOSTER’s Land, to him & his heirs forever~

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my son John FOSTER one Negro Woman named Sue, which he has now in his possession, & one negro boy named (Titus?), to him & his heirs forever.

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my Wife’s Daughter Sarah SPARKS one Cow & Calf to her & her heirs forever.

Item. I Lend to my Wife Sarah FOSTER During her ~ Natural Life and Widowhood, one Negro man named Sam and one Negro Woman named Tenner But in Case she should Marry or after her Death which ever first shall happen, then the sd. Negro Woman & her Increase, I give to my son John FOSTER & his heirs forever & the said Negro Man Sam to my son ~ Anthony FOSTER & his heirs forever. Also I give to my Said Wife her Choice of a Feather bed & furniture, two Cows & Calves & any one of my horses or Mares, to her & her heirs forever.

Item. I give & Bequeath unto my Grandson Robert FOSTER, son of Thomas FOSTER, a Tract or parcel of Land lying & being in the County of Spotsylvania, on the Lower, or East side of the Pamunkey road & on both sides of the Beaver Dam run Containing about two hundred acres, more or less, it being all the Land I hold on that side of the sd. Road, to him & his heirs forever~

Item. (After all my Just Debts & funeral Expenses are fully Satisfied & paid), I give all the Remainder of my Estate (not heretofore given) to my son John FOSTER, his heirs ...?.. forever~

And Lastly I Nominate, Constitute, Ordain & appoint my son Anthony FOSTER & my son in Law James FRAZER Whole & sole Executors of this my Last Will & Testament, herely revoking all other wills by me heretofore made & Confiming this only to be my Last Will & Testament.

In Witnesses whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this fourth day of February, one Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Three ~

AFOSTER {seal}

Signed, Seal’d & Published
In Presence of
Isaac DARNALL
Thomas CRUTCHER
Edwd. HERNDON

In Court held for Spotsylvania County on Monday July the fourth The last will and testment of Anthony FOSTER Dec’d was Exhibited......Anthony FOSTER and James FRAZER Executors therein named and on the oaths of Isaac DARNALL and Edward HERNDON witnesses thereto, and was recorded and the said Executors took the usual oath and gave bond with ..?... and Joseph HOLLADAY their securities~
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Contributed by The Watkins Cousins and at http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cst/bartlett/wafoster.htm

LDSMarriage(s):
Spouse: Martha TALIAFERRO (AFN: 2197-G48) Marriage: Abt 1720 Essex Co.,
Spouse: Sarah SPARKS (AFN: FH7V-9B) Marriage: 7 Mar 1761 Spotsylvania Co.,
Spouse: Martha GOLDING (AFN: 8G6N-MV)

[33848]
3 Feb 1765

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Will of Opie: "I give and bequeath unto my daughter Fanny and her heirs the two large Sumpter trunks (that stand in the large room below stairs) and what they contain; also two of the largest morocco trunks and their contents, also when she shall attain the age of twenty-one, my will is that she shall have the choice of two young negroes, one feather bed and furniture, one horse, saddle and bridle and on the day of her marriage, should that happen sooner, to her and her heirs". ^[S920]

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SAMUEL TILDEN: Samuel Jones Tilden, (1814-1886), American political leader, who as the DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate in 1876 lost the most controversial ELECTION in American history. That loss climaxed a long career in which his reform impulses were frequently overridden by his personal ambition and his ambitions often frustrated by his indecisiveness.

Tilden was born in New Lebanon, N.Y., on Feb. 9, 1814. Precocious but sickly, he was sporadically schooled and tutored. In 1838 he entered law school at New York University, and in 1841 he was admitted to the bar. He became an outstanding corporation lawyer, who mastered the complexities of reorganizing and refinancing railroads. He amassed a fortune in fees, which he augmented by shrewd investments in railroads, iron mines, and real estate.

Early Political Career: An ardent Jacksonian in the 1830's, Tilden became a leader in the 1840's of the Barnburners, a Democratic faction committed to free-soil principles. Although a delegate to the Free-Soil National Convention in 1848, he did not follow most Free-Soilers into the new REPUBLICAN PARTY. Growing wealthy and conservative, he returned to the Democratic party and abandoned his free soil convictions.

During the Civil War, Tilden's main concerns were neither union nor slavery but the threat of tyranny by a powerful centralized government in Washington. After the war he condemned Radical Reconstruction and in 1868 managed the presidential campaign of Horatio Seymour, governor of New York. From 1866 to 1874, as chairman of the New York State Democratic Committee, Tilden initially cooperated with and later helped destroy the infamous "Tweed ring" that controlled New York City politics. Even after the Republican New York Times attacked the ring with damning evidence in July 1871, Tilden, a partisan Democrat, moved cautiously, but in October he examined ring bank accounts and proved that William M. Tweed and his friends had stolen from the city. Members of the ring were promptly arrested. As a member of the state legislature in 1872, Tilden worked to smash the Tweed ring and reform the judiciary, but he characteristically opposed a reform charter for New York City.

Governor and Presidential Candidate: Renowned as a reformer, Tilden was nominated and elected governor of New York in 1874. A meticulous administrator, he reduced expenditures and taxes by introducing economics and eliminating frauds. He destroyed the bipartisan "Canal ring," a group of wealthy politicians who had stolen from the funds necessary to repair and extend the state canal system. His excellent gubernatorial record secured him the 1876 Democratic presidential nomination, with Gov. Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as his running mate. The Republicans chose Rutherford B. HAYES of Ohio. In the bitter campaign that followed, the Democrats attacked Republican corruption in President GRANT's administration, while the Republicans accused the Democrats of being disloyal during the war and made issues of Tilden's connections with railroads, his questionable income tax returns, and his health. His slight build, boyish face, weak voice, nervous and awkward actions, and secretive and aloof nature did not inspire voters, but his intellect and reform reputation did.

Tilden apparently won the election, but Republican audacity and ELECTORAL vote bargaining coupled with Tilden's timidity and procrastination gave the presidency to Hayes.

In 1880 and 1884 there was sentiment for Tilden's renomination, but he refused both times to be considered. He died in Yonkers, N. Y., on Aug. 4, 1886, a bachelor. Of his $5-million estate, $3 million helped found the New York Public Library.

Ari Hoogenboom
Brooklyn College
http://gi.grolier.com/presidents/ea/side/tilden.html.

See Ralph Clark's Tilden Genealogy Page http://ralphinla.rootsweb.com/tilden.htm.

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Children by Rebecca:
William Watson b. Unknown
Mary Watson b. Unknown
Sarah Watson b. Unknown
Thomas J. Watson b. 1807
John H. Watson b. 29 Jul 1811
James Watson b. 29 Mar 1813
Ephraim Watson b. 22 Dec 1814 in Jefferson County, Virginia

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THOMAS DARCY

1143 - 2 Jul 1180

ID Number: I75693

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Julia D. ERWIN

24 Dec 1825 - ____

ID Number: I82606

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Anthony Samuel FOSTER

4 Feb 1693 - 4 Feb 1763

ID Number: I4558

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?Drury? HODGES

ABT 1780 - ____

ID Number: I34627

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Fanny LINDSAY

ABT 1790 - ____

ID Number: I25344

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Lionel B. PERRY-AYSCOUGH

ABT 1860 - ____

ID Number: I50548

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Robert Garland SCOTT

ABT 1860 - ____

ID Number: I57402

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Hon. Samuel Jones TILDEN Gov. of New York

9 Feb 1814 - 4 Aug 1886

ID Number: I73323

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Thomas J. WATSON

8 Mar 1775 - 7 Sep 1861

ID Number: I88297

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Ernest WHITAKER

6 Jun 1857 - ____

ID Number: I36997

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