Lived in Amelia co Va tax record 1797, appears and buys land 1818 in Wilson Co Tenn. 2 May on Hickman Creek from William Cartwright for $300 deed book G page 96 sold 25 Dec 1821 to James Wood for $625 having bought buying two tracts in Smith Co -7 Feb 1821 on Mulheurn Creek from Joseph Allison. Sep 17 1825 second tract 50 acres on also on Mulheurn Creek. Will in Smith Co, Tn vol 3 page 35 (NOTE: NAME SPELLED BELCHAW) made Nov 6, 1829 recorded 10 Feb 1830.
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I9385 Name: Richard BELCHER Belshaw Sex: M Birth: ABT 1766 in Amelia Co, VA Death: NOV 1829 in Smith Co, TN Note: On the waters of Mulherrin Creek, there were 632 acres of land divided between the heirs of Richard BELCHER. This will was written in October 19, 1827. Note: Other records list the heirs as Isaac, Sutton E., (c1795, m. Abagail H. ELLIS 16 Sept.1817), Thomas, John, Rebecca (m. James ELLIS), Prudence (m. Robert ELLIS). Note: This information came from census records of Wilson and Smith County, Tenn. Note: Karen (Belcher) Gelbard Note: Note: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note:
This raises some questions. The last time that his name appeared on the personal property tax list of Amelia County was 1797. Their last three children were born after his disappearance from the Amelia tax roll. There is a 21-year gap in our knowledge of Richard and Ursula.
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The next record that we have of Richard Belcher is when in 1818 he bought 100 acres on Hickman Creek in Wilson County, Tennessee from William Cartwright for 300 dollars. The deed is recorded in Deed book G page 96. A copy of the deed can be seen on the next page. He sold this farm to James Wood for 625 dollars on December 25, 1821. He than bought two tracts of land in Smith County where he lived until his death.
Note: Note: Richard writes his Will on October 19, 1827. His Will brings some surprises. Ursula is not named in the document. He does list six children by a second unnamed wife. This would lead one to believe that both had preceded him in death. " Note: Note: "Euell Belcher" Note: Note: LAST WILL & TESTAMENT OF RICHARD BELCHER/BELSHAW: Note: Note: The following information was taken from a book titled " Our Carson and Kindred Families" by, Mary Crain, 525 Alta Loma Rd., Goodlettsville, TN 37072. Note: Note:
Richard Belcher (Senior) came to Tennessee from Amelia Co. Virginia. The last time that he appeared on the personal property tax list of Amelia County was in 1797. The next time we find him is in 1818 when on May 2, 1818 he bought 100 acres located on Hickman Creek in Wilson County Tennessee from William Cartwright for $300. This information is found in Wilson County Deed Book G page 96. He sold this land Dec.25,1821 to James Wood for $625 and bought two tracts in Smith Co. He bought the first tract Feb. 7, 1821 on the waters of Mulheurn Creek for $600 from Joseph Allison.
Note: NOTE: From the first statement you assume he sold his land and than later bought land in Note: another county. Also, I wonder about the date ( Dec. 25, 1821). The next sentence Note: states that he bought the first of two tract in Smith Co. on Feb 7, 1921- if so, this would Note: be before he sold the land in Wilson Co. Note: Note: On September 17, 1825 he bought another 50 acres on the waters of Mulheurn Creek for $250 from Hiram Bruce. Note: Note: In Vol. 3 page 35 of Smith County's Wills and Inventories the will of Richard Belcher is found.( For some reason his name is spelled Belshaw. Belshaw is one of the several ways that Belcher is spelled.) Note: Note:
In name of God Amen, I Richard Belshaw of Smith County and State of Tennessee, being in a low state of health though sound of mind and disposing memory and calling to mind that it is appointed for all men to die, do make this my last Will and Testament in the manner and form as followth that is to say:
Note: Note: ITEM 1st: My will and desire is to sell one cherry folding table, one shotgun, one bay horse, all my flock of sheep except ten head, a suffiency of my cattle that will pay all my just debts. Note: Note:
ITEM 2nd: My wish and desire is to give my daughter TABEY BELSHAW, wife of ISAAC BELSHAW five dollars and to my son Isaac Belcher five dollars, and to my son SUTTON BELSHAW five dollars and my daughter REBECCA ELLIS, wife of JAMES ELLIS five dollars and to my daughter PRUDANCE ELLIS, wife of Robert ELLIS five dollars, and to my son THOMAS BELSHAW five dollars, and to my son JOHN BELSHAW five dollars and one brown mare called Nell, and one saddle and bridle and one bed and furniure.
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ITEM 3rd: My wish and desire is that all my household and kitchen and all my stock of catle and sheep ant heretofore named for sale and hogs, all my plantation utensils, one grey mare all to be kept together on the planation whereon I now live for the support on my six children by my last wife -- namely: Lively, Martha, William, Ulsey, Jacob and Richard, until time that either of my above named children should marry and should want their part and then it all to be equally divided between the six above named children except that my daughter Lively is not to have any part of the grey mare or her increase.
Note: Note: Item 5th. My wish and desire is that one grey colt be sold and the proceeds to buy a side saddle for the use of my daughters until the last one of them should marry and then for her to have the saddle. Note: Note:
ITEM 6th. My wish and desire is that my son Richard BELSHAW shall have 35 acres off the tract of land whereon I now live to be taken off the east end so as to enclude the dwelling house and the whole of the balance of my land to be equally divided between my two sons WILLIAM and JACOB according to quantity and quality and last of all my wish and desire is that my confidential friend Little B Hughes, Sr. shall act as my Executor to this my last Will and Testament hereby revolking all others heretofore made. In testimony wherof I hereunto set my hand and seal this 19th day of October 1827
Note: Note: RICHARD BELSHAW Note: Note: Signed acknowledge in the presence of us, Vincent Simmons , jt ; John Johnson, jt. Note: Note:
State of Tennessee Smith County Court, November 6, 1829 -- the last Will and Testament of RICHARD BELSHAW, deceased was produced in open court and the Executor thereof duty proven by the oaths of Vicent Simmons and John Johnson Witnesses thereto and motion ordered to be recorded.
Note: Recorded Feb. 10, 1830. Note: Note:
As we study his will, we wonder about many of its provisions. But then it is impossible to know what thoughts and reasons lurk in the deep recesses of someone's brain. The children conceived in his first marriage were given money, five dollars each.
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The boys born to his second wife (name not known) received land. Richard, the youngest - only 21 months old at the time Richard wrote his will - received a specific amount of land, 35 acres. The balance of the land was to be equally divided between William and Jacob.
Note: Since his second wife was not named in the will it is possible that she died giving birth to Richard. Change Date: 30 JAN 2000 Father: Isham Isom BELCHER </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:255055&id=I9395> b: 1732 in Chesterfield Co, VA Mother: Elizabeth CLAY </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:255055&id=I9396> b: ABT 1734 in Chesterfield Co, VA Marriage 1 Ursula "Ulsey" HASTINGS b: ABT 1769
Married: 3 JAN 1787 in Amelia, VA
Children
Prudence BELCHER b: 1789 in Amelia Co, VA
Isaac BELCHER b: ABT 1790 in Amelia Co, VA
Sutton E BELCHER b: 9 DEC 1794 in VA
Thomas BELCHER b: 1803/1804 in VA