Notes for George Twyman:
This George Twyman is nominally referred to by many genealogist as George Twyman III.
Information from Gilbert Oscar Twyman, Glennis B Neuhauser and her
references to:
Autobiography of George Twyman,
Albemarle County Marriage Bonds prior to 1806,
Daughter of the Revolution Patriots List,
History of Albemarle County, Rev. Edgar Woods,
Jefferson's Nephews, Boynton Merrill Jr, page 22,
Twyman, Compiled by William Twyman Lockett, C. 1990.
George is listed in the Patriots list for public service. George was one of the original 48 members of the first Baptist Church in Albemarle. The orginazational meeting of Albemarle Baptist Church was held in Jan. 1773 in Lewis's Meeting House, and at a meeting held 2 months later, George presided as the first Moderator. The Church later became Chestnut Grove Baptist. In April of 1781 George along with Isaac David, C. L. Lewis, and James Marks were candidates for the state legislature and was defeated. George and C. L. Lewis were defeated.
He died in Albemarle County near Earlysville.
Land Deeds in Louisa County and Albemarle County,
Louisa County Deed Book B. Pages 217-218
24 Sept. 1757 David Mills and Lucy his wife of Fredericksville Parish, Louisa
County to George Twyman, Taylor, of same County and Parish for 62 pounds and 16
S., 728 acres part of 6,196 acres said Mills obtained by patent 20 July 1748 in
Fredericksville Parish on branches of the James River now in possession of said
Twyman, John Henry and others on lower side of Henry's Creek. James Hines corner
and Capt. William Carr's line mentioned.
David Mills
Lucy Mills
Witnesses: James Meredith, Thomas Roy [Rey/Ray?], Edward Walker
Albemarle County Deed Book 4 Page 87
13 May 1765 James Hines and [Marement?] his wife of Parish of Nottoway and
county of Amelia to George Twyman of Fredericksville parish and county of
Albemarle, a tract of land in county of Albemarle and Fredericksville Parish.
200 acres +. Major Henry's corner.
James Hines (LS)
Witnesses: Mordecai Hord, William Barksdale, [Haskins ?] Foster, John Osboin,
and William Davis
Will of George Twyman III of Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County Court Records, Charlottesville VA
Will Book 6, Page 294
(Copy made by Glennis Carr. Her notes state that the will is faded and hard to
read and some words are hard to make out.)
I, George Twyman of Albemarle, State of Virginia being in common health and
sound mind and memory [ ] my soul to God who gave it in hopes of everlasting
happiness through Jesus Christ.
I Item. I lend unto my well beloved wife Mary during her natural life one
choice feather bed and furniture, bedstead and cord.__I lend to her to be lodged
in the hands of my executors 500? pounds cash Virginia money the interest to be
for her maintanice so much as may be needful, if that should not be sufficient
then to make use of principal.
II. I lend unto my dearly beloved daughter Agatha Dearing one negro woman by the
name of Hannah, one other by name of Lucy, one negro man by name of Peter. After
her death to be equally divided among her children and fifty three pounds
discount in my book.
III. to daughter Ruth Watts one negro woman named Rachel, I have also given her
a negro boy named Jancy (?). I also give her a discount in my book to the amount
of sixty pounds, also a negro man by the name of Randolph to her and her heirs.
/s/ George Twyman
IV. I give to my well beloved Samuel Twyman one negro man by name of Gilbert
also a woman by name of Milly, I also give him my big Bible I also give him a
negro man by name of Tom. I also give him a amount in my book for sixty five
pounds and where as I have sold to Samuel the one half of my Orange land for
seventy five ? pounds which he is charged with in my book, that with the other
half being now recorded to him in all three hundred and fifty nine acres more or
less, which negroes and their increase, Bible, discount, and land to him and his
heirs forever.
V. I give to my son James Twyman one negro man by name of Frank, a woman by the
name of Molly and her two children Martin? and Champ?, a negro man name of
Lowrey and name Bray?.
VI. To son George Twyman one negro man by name of Minor (?) and a girl by name
of [ ]. As I have already given George all my land laying near the Buck Mt. Road
together with the remainder of the tract I have of Doct. Thomas Walker by
estimation [ ] hundred 68 acres and now deeded to Richard Durrett by myself and
son George. I also give him ?Bukins Family Thisilia?. (note: Glennis Carr tried
to copy the last three words as they appeared in the Will.)
/s/ George Twyman
VII. To son William Twyman a negro man name of Robins, one by name of Harry, one
girl by name of Nancy. I also give William a discount in my book of sixty five
pounds.
VIII. To son Joseph Twyman one negro man name of Forester, a negro woman named
Clary. I also five to Joseph 330 acres of land being part of tract I now live on
__ Buck Mt. Road__to upper line adjoining Milses to Mary Dairs remembering that
the said Joseph is to pay to my estate the sum of 54 pounds and is charged with
the same in my book. IX. To son Abraham Twyman a negro woman by name of Hannah,
one woman by name of Dinah and her three children
/s/ George Twyman
I also give to Abraham as much discount in my book as will amount to seventy
pounds.
XI.To daughter Sarah Sanford one negro man named Charles, a man named Martin. I
give to her a discount in my book of one hundred thirty pounds with the promise
that when Richard Sanford her husband who has shown great dissatisfaction in the
past, so lent to his wife with declaration to [ ] forever of my estate. I have
herein lent to her now if the said Richard Sanford his wife or any other person
in their behalf should bring or cause to be brought such with claiming any more
of my estate than that which I have herein lent to her that for such conduct and
unlawful claim hereby [ ] all the above the loan to her and declare that the
same shall be equally divided among the rest of my children, but if no such
claim is made or suit brought then the above to be hers and her heirs forever.
XI.I give to daughter Betty Wood one negro woman by name of Cate, on other named
Nancy, one man name Ned. One man named Parkes with one child, a man named Robin,
also 1 bed and furniture, one saddle and bridle and a discount in my book for
five pounds.
/s/ George Twyman
(12) To my negro man named [ ] and his wife Heaton? (Hester?) I hereby commit to
the care and [ ] of either of my children to whom they [ ] to support and [ ]
for their better support, and I give each of them fifty dollars.
I desire that the other part of the land being that I now live on my be sold,
reserving one half acre which I allot to be for a burying place-remainder and
all of my estate to mentioned to be sold for the benefit of all the legatees I
give the above mentioned children an equal part of all the remainder of my
estate equally divided observing that this last division respecting Robert
Dearing and wife Agatha and Sarah Sanfords children. George Twyman
Shall be as the above bounded to them
My sons George Twyman and Joseph Twyman, and Nelson Barksdale are to be the
executors- 22 day of Nov. 1811-
George Twyman (seal)
Witnesses
Twyman Wayt John R. Jones
George Branham Michael Johnson
Eli Alexander John
Winn, Jr.
Proved June 2, 1818 brought into court by Twyman Wayt, John Winn, Jr., Michael
Johnson and John R. Jones