Richard and Charlotte Allen Cosby Ancestry » Robert Napier (1660-> 1748)

Personal data Robert Napier 

• He was born on May 2, 1660 in Hampton Parrish, York Co., VA.
• He died after May 1748 in Goochland Co., VA.

Household of Robert Napier

Notes about Robert Napier

In 1702, Robert Napier, Lieutenant of Militia, of King William County, Virginia, was one of the signers of a letter to King William expressing their loyalty to the Crown.y son of Dr. Patrick Napier by his wife Elizabeth Booth. He was born ca 1660, in Hampton Parish, York Co., Virginia. He was living as of May, 1748, in Goochland Co., VA., aged about 88 years.ied, between October 1688 and October 1689, (probably at St. John's Church) Henrico Co., VA., Mary Perrin, daughter of Richard and Katherine (Royall) Perrin of that county. Mary was born about 1670, in Henrico County, and was living on 3 April, 1718, in Henrico County, aged about 48 years.. Militia officer, plantation owner, vestryman of his parish, man of influence. Upon the death of Dr. Patrick Napier in the early months of 1669, Robert was a nine year old without a father. Land wise, he was well taken care of, however, for he would inherit half of a huge plantation of 1500 acres in New Kent County upon the death of his mother, as set out in his father's will dated 26, February 1668/9 and proved less than two months later.hich fell successively into King and Queen and then into King William County (which he assigned to one John Pettiver), and 300 acres in King William County (20 October 1704) which really was in the same neighborhood. The headright he used were probably all assigned to him, for he was not a seafaring man and we have no indications of any trips abroad. The 1704 grant was within the bounds of the Indian Lease :Part of the land laid out according to the Articles of Peace for the Pamunkey Indians who at a General Court held 22 October 1701, relinquished their right & pretensions thereto, &c. Now granted by order." It began on the north side of the Swamp on the river, to the mouth of Nicatawance Creek, along side the creek, to Philip Williams' line &c. This patent was just two months before his daughter Elizabeth was born, as we shall see (Cavaliers, 2:385; 3:61, 86).cers of the county, includes Robert Napier, Lieutenant. The French king had tried to set up "James III" on the English throne in place of King William III, but had failed. King and Queen County's officials were glad, and so expressed themselves in this letter of loyalty.d itself, not many years hence, be taken off into Goochland County. Volume 1714-1718 of records, Henrico County, containing wills and deeds, etc., page 59, has a deed from John Ellis to Robert Napier for five Thousand pounds of tobacco. It was for 150 acres by the mouth of Peter's branch where it entered Tuckahoe Creek. It is dated 3, December 1715 and was presented at December Term of court. Witnesses were Frances Epes, Jr., Thomas Williamson and Bouth Napier, the eldest child of Capt. Robert Napier, who was then only 23 years of age. Napier sold this land on 1 January 1717 to Nicholas Cox of Charles City County and we see the unique signature (copied by the clerk) RNapier for the first time ( the R and N joined by one stroke of the pen), differentiating it from the signature of his son of the same name. (This was proved at April Court 1718, p. 240 op. cit.)n County, baptized at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, died 1779- January 1780, Goochland Co., Va., aged 88 years, 2 months, married Sarah (maiden name unknown).5 living 25 October 1777, Fluvanna Co., Va. aged 82, married Benjamin Woodson, Sr. See Woodson Family history for continuation of my husbands line.g & Queen Co. Va., baptized as above, died 1762, Ablemarle Co., Va. aged 65, married Mary Hughes, daughter of Jesse and Sarah (Tarleton) Hughes, of Henrico County.r 1700, King & Queen Co., Va., baptized as above, no further information.or 100 acres of land in 1763 in Hanover Co., Va. Witnessed a deed of her brother Booth Napier 17 February 1728/29 in Goochland Co., and also was tithed in 1755 in Goochland Co, for nephew Rene Woodson, and Negroes Jack, Speedwell and Nel. She also witnessed the last will of her nephew Booth Woodson, proved 19 July 1757, Goochland County.

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