William Pannell, of St. Mary's Parish

Not the same as William Pinnell, of Catawba

William Pannell, Jr.

• Gender: Male
• Birth: before 1696 - St. Mary's Parish, Richmond County, Virginia
• Death: before August 16, 1750 - St. Marks' Parish, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States
• Son of William Pannell, Sr. and Frances (Sterne) Hughes
• Husband of Sarah Bayley - married 1735

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Landowner in Culpeper and Orange Counties. Built the plantation 'Green Level' about a mile south of the Rapidan River in the 1730s.

Children of Sarah and William Pannill (first 5 children mentioned in will, and David born after death):[2]

1. Samuel Pannill,
2. William Pannill,
3. John Pannill,
4. Joseph Pannill,
5. Frances Pannill; m Unknown Farrish and removed to NC,[2] or "must have died in infancy, as there was another Frances"[2]
6. David Pannill, b after his father's death

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• Title Pannill [Pannil], William.
• Publication 1750
• Gen. note Part of index to Culpeper County Wills and Administrations (1749 - 1800)
• Note Page 52-55. Inv. & Appr. rec. 20 Feb. 1752.
• Page 55-56. Inv. & Appr. of Sarah Strothers, relict of William Pannill part of estate rec. 20 Feb. 1752.
• Page 25-27. Will pro. 16 Aug. 1750.
• Note Will Book A, 1749-1770 (Reel 31)

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Will

• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 25-27
• In the Name of God Amen. I WILLIAM PANNEL being very sick and in a languishing condition but in perfect Sence and memory .. And as for worldly pods that God has been pleased to bestow upon me I give in manner following Vizt.
• Item I give unto my welbeloved Wife SARAH PANNILL one bay horse called Jacob.
• Item my desire is that my youngest Son JOSEPH PANNEL when he arrives to the age of Twenty four years shell have eighty pound current money to be paid proportionately by his four elder Brothers Viz_ SAMUEL PANNIL, WILLIAM PANNIL, DAVID PANNIL and JOHN PANNILL.
• Item I give to my Daughter FRANCES PANNILL Thirty pounds current money at day of Marriage or when she shall arrive to age of twenty years.
• Item I give to my Sons Samuel Pannill & John Pannill all the lend that I bought of WILLIAM STROTHER to be equally divided between them both in Quantity and Quality ..
• Item I give to my Sons William Pannill and David Pannill all the land that I bought of Major. FINLES lying in Orange County to be equally divided between them both in Quantity and Quality. Item my desire is that if any one of my sons that I have given my land to should die without heir lawfully begotten then his part of the land to fall to my youngest Son Joseph Pannill and not to have any part of the money before intended for him. Item my desire is that when my children shall come to the age of twenty one years they shall make choice of one man and then with the Exrs. of this Will they shall divide the Negroes and all my other moveable Estate into as many equal parts as I shall have children then alive and each child to have an equal part. I do hereby appoint my welbeloved Wife Sarah Pannill and Samuel Pannill my Son Executrix and Executor of this my last Will and Testament .. the 25th day of
• February 1749.
• Test JOHN LOWEN, William Pannill
• HANNAH LARNEY
• At a Court held for County of Culpeper on Thursday the 16th day of August 1750
• The last will ana Testament of William Pannill decd was proved by the oath of .. witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded And Sarah Penni ll the Executrix herein named came in Court and renounced the Executorship thereof And thereupon on the motion of EDWARD SPENCER Gent. who made oath according to Law Certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration of the Estate of the said Decedent with the Will annexed giving security according to Law.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 55-56
• Pursuant to an Order of Court bearing date the 15th day of August 1751 We the Subscribers have set apart SARAH STROTHER'S Dower in the slaves of her late Husband WILLIAM PANNILL decd Estate and a lawful share of his Personal Estate for WILLIAM STROTHER her present Husband Yizt. .. items listed and valued to total L 17..18..11 also includes one of the negro men, negro girl Hester and negro boy Horatio appraised to L 84..0..0 made by FRAS. SLAUGHTER, THOMAS SLAUGHTER, ROBT. GREEN.
• At a Court held for County of Culpeper the 20th day of February 1752
• This Account of the Dower of SARAH STROTHER in slaves and her lawful share of the personal estate of her late husband William Pannill decd was this day returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 70-71
• An Inventory of what part of WM. PANNIL's Estate I have received Viz. ( mentions eight negroes among items listed) no value shown per me WM. STROTHER. Besides Fifty pounds cash recd of JOSEPH GEORGE which I shall account for In making up the orphans Account .. January 18th 1753 William Strother.
• At a Court held for County of Culpeper on Thursday the 18th January 1753
• William Strother guardian of SAMUEL, WILLIAM, DAVID, JOHN, FRANCES and JOSEPH PANNIL Orphans of WILLIAM PANNILL deceased this day returned this account into Court on oath as an account of all the Estate that has hitherto come to his hands belonging to the said Orphans since his taking upon himself the Guardenship of them which is ordered to be recorded.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 90-92
• PANNIL's Orphans' Guardian Account 1752 .. mentions among many entries .. to my wife's part of £50 recd of JOSEPH GEORGE; to RICHARD MORTON for his crop; WILLIAM CORNELIUS for a weeks work; account proved agst Estate by JAMES STEWART; ZEBULON
• LEWIS for Smiths work; 1 hilling hoe of JOHN LONG; dressing 5 deerskins; ferriage at Falmouth for JOHN PANNIL ; 1 pr shoes for SAMUEL PANNEL; WILLIAM PANNILs Board with JOHN MARKS; Mr. JOHN TAYLOR cash ; cash for goods to WILLIAM HUNTER; cash pd JEREMIAH MORTON Sherif in Orange for the quitrents of four hundred acres of land in Orange left to WILLIAM & DAVID 4 years , . . .
• Contra By JOHN WILLIAMS for one years rent of William & David Pannels land . . . . Errors Excepted by WM. STROTHER
• This account continued from July 1752 till August the fifteenth 1753 per Wm. Strother.
• At Court held for County of Culpeper on Friday the 16th day November 1753
• William Strother Guardian of SAMUEL, WILLIAM, DAVID ,JOHN, FRANCES & JOSEPH PANNEL Orphans of WILLIAM PANNEL decd this day exhibited on Oath the within Account which is ordered to be recorded.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 114-115
• August 15th 1753. The Estate of WILLIAM PANNILL decd. Dr. (some entries) .. FRANCIS YATES making 1 pr britches; cash for SAMUEL PANNEL; 2 cow hides of OLIVER SMALL; also for weaving; 5 months board & school for DAVID and JOHN PANNEL ; 1245 lb. Tobacco sold to Mr. CHARLES DICK for goods . E. Excepted per me WILLIAM STROTHER Guardian November 21st 1754
• At Court held for County of Culpeper on Thursday the 21st day November 1754 This Account was sworn to by William Strother & ordered to be recorded.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 235-237
• Pursuant to an order of Culpeper County Court we the Subscribers have divided the slaves belonging to the Estate of WILLIAM PANNILL deed (whose names are underwritten) among the said children of the said decedent in the following manner Vizt. Eight listed and valued to total £290..0..0 to be divided among six children; each child's part £48..6..8 . . .
• SAMUEL PANNILLs lott the Negro woman called Breese and to receive thirteen pounds six shillings eight pence to make his proportion of the above negroes.
• WILLIAM PANNILLs lott a Negro girl called Grace and to receive eight pounds six shillings and eight pence to make up his proportion.
• DAVID PANNILLs lott a Negro boy called Simon and to pay One pound thirteen shillings and four pence
• JOHN PANNILLs lott two Negroes (to wit) Rose and James and to receive three pounds six shillings and eight pence to make up his proportion.
• FRANCES PANNILLs lott a Negro boy called Harry and to pay Eleven pounds thirteen shillings and four pence.
• JOSEPH PANNILLs lott two Negroes Simon and Cate and to pay Eleven pounds thirteen shillings and
• four pence
• FRANS. SLAUGHTER
• November 12th 1760 P. CLAYTON
• Returned into Court and ordered to be recorded.

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• 1749-1770 Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book A; [Sparacio]; Page 235-237
• Pursuant to an order of Culpeper County Court we the Subscribers have laid off and divided the land devised by WILLIAM PANNILL deed to his sons, SAMUEL PANNILL and JOHN PANNILL according to the Will of the said Decedt according to the above platt.
• Samuel Pannills part begins on Jonas's Run in Thorntons line and runs thence down the meanders thereof to a Hickory standing on the North side of the said Run near his Spring thence North thirty four degrees West forty seven poles to an Ash near a small branch thence North eighteen degrees West sixty four poles to two swamp oaks in a glade thence North fifty five degrees and half West one hundred and fifty eight poles to Thorntons line thence with his line to the Beginning.
• John Pannills part begins at a Hickory in Jonas's Run Corner to the said Samuel Pannills then
• down the several meanders of the said run to the mouth of a small run called the North Branch of
• the said run then up the said small run to the said Thorntons line thence with his line to where the
• said Samuel Pannills line intersect the same thence with the said Samuel Pannills line to the beginning containing 190 acres. Fras. Slaughter
• November 12th 1760 P. Clayton
• Returned into Court and ordered to be Recorded

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• 1717-1725 Richmond County, Virginia Will Book 4 [Robert K. Headley, jr.];
• p.162 - James CUSHION, will; 25 Apr 1720. 7 Dec 1720
• est. to be div. between wife Mary and Mary [RENES] her dau.; John BOWLING; ex: wife and John BOWLING; wits: Walter ANDERSON, William PANNELL.

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• ALLEN, JONAS (d.i., 29 November 1721). Jonas Allen was murdered at the house of Walter Anderson in Hanover Parish. This was a sex affair and the accused men, David Seale of King George County and Mason French of Westmoreland County, were reprimanded to stand trial at the General Court of Virginia in Williamsburg. Witnesses bonded to testify at the trial were William Pannell, William Row, Edmund Dunnahoe, Walter Anderson, Charles Seale, Joseph King and Archibald Douglas. There are numerous recordings in COB#l,p.70, 71, 79, 82, 83, 110 in regard to Jonas Allen and on 5 April 1723 Walter Anderson qualified as administrator of his estate. An inventory of his estate was ordered 7 December 1723 and same was recorded 8 February 1723/4 in I#1,p.34-35.
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• 1729-1735 King George County, Virginia Deed Book 1-A; [Antient Press]; Page 307-310
• Indenture 18th/19th August 1734 between THOMAS HUGHS & FRANCES his wife of Parish of Hanover King George County and MAXIMILIAN ROBINSON of same .. by deeds of lease & release .. for Fifty pounds current money sold 50 acres bounden marsh line; sd Hughs & Robinson; land formerly JOHN BIRKETTS deced and now DANIEL FRENCH; River bank .. which sd: 50 acres is part of patent granted to PETER MILLS for 400 acres which came to be the right of PETER MILLS his Son who dying without issue it descended to ANN and ELIZABETH his Sisters wch: ELIZABETH is the Mother of the within mentioned FRANCES HUGHS, party to these presents, who in her marriage with WILLIAM PANNIL and her part laid of by CHARLES SMITH Surveyor; the 12th April 1703 by agreem't; of those having right to the other half which sd: Land is where formerly THOMAS HUGHS lived & at the place where Southerigs ferry is kept ..
• Presence Clapham Richardson, Thom: Hughs
• Stephen Bowen, William Pannill Frances Hughs
• 1st November 1734 .. Deeds of Lease & Release, Consideration money,
• Receipt .. sd Frances being Secretly examined .. recorded.
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• 1734-1742 Spotsylvania County, Virginia Deed Book C; [William Armstrong Crozier];
• Decr. 31, 1735. Alexander Spotswood, Esqr., to William Pannell, planter. Lease of 172 a. in St. Mark's Par., Spts. Co., on S. Side Rapidan, part of tract granted Spotswood, and called Spts. tract; "sd. Wm. Pannel and Sarah Pannel, his wife," etc. John Lightfoot, Elliott Benger, Abraham Chambers. Sept. 2, 1735.
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• 1734-1749 Orange County, Virginia Road Orders; [Ann Brush Miller]
• 26 November 1736, O.S. Page 137
• Ordered that there be a road immediately cleared from the Mill on Black walnut run to the place where the Courthouse is to be built near Mr: Bramhams and that the said Bramham Thomas Jones and William Pannell lay out the said road. And it is further ordered that the said William Pannell be overseer of the said road and that he take all the male labouring tithables above mountain run as high as John Christophers to clear the Same.
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• 1734-1749 Orange County, Virginia Road Orders; [Ann Brush Miller]
• 22 January 1736, O.S. Page 139
• Ordered that William Pannel Overseer of ye new Road from Willis.s Mill to the Courthouse take timber within the thirty foot for making bridges over the runs & Slashes on ye said Road
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• 1737-1738 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 216-22.
• 23-24 Jan. 1736 [1737]. Goodh Lightfoot, Gent., of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, to Wm. Pannel of same, planter. Lease and release; for £40 current money. 300 acres in the fork of Pomunkey River (part of 1000 acres granted to Charles Stephens 28 Sept. 1728 and sold by said Charles Stephens to John Lightfoot, Gent., 4-5 March 1733, and by John Lightfoot bequeathed to Goodrich Lightfoot) ... in an old line at the foot of a small point on the south side of a small branch ... on the north side of a branch called Cook's Run ... on the north side of Cook's run below the fork of the said run ... on a hill side ag[ains]t a smal plantation ... in Mr. Stephens' line ...
• G. Lightfoot
• Wit: Henry Willis junr., James Porteus, Thos. Wood.
• 23 Feb. 1737 [1738]. Acknowledged by Goodrich Lightfoot, Gent., who also made over all his right to a bond from Charles Stephens to Jno. Lightfoot for supplying the land with a quantity of timber.
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• 1740-1741 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 275-79.
• 7 April 1740, Alexander Spotswood Esqr, to William Pannell. Lease for lives of Samuel Pannell (his son) and John Bailey (brother to William Pannell's wife), 50 acres in St. Mark's Parish on the north side of the River Rappidanne, part of 40,000 acres granted to Alexander spotswood and called the Spotsylvania tract.
• Annual rent, 800 pounds of tobacco to be paid at some convenient landing on Rappahannock River within the county of Spotsylvania William Pannell within four years shall plant 300 good frutt trees whereof one third at least to be apple trees.
• A. Spotswood
• Wit: John Lowen, Thos, Fox, James Stewart.
• Plat of 150 acres surveyed by George Home, assistant surveyor of Orange County ... corner to lot no. 13 ...
• 15 Oct. 1740. Seizin granted to William Pannell by Elliott Benger. Wit: James Chissum, William Smith,
• 23 Oct. 1740. Acknowledged by Elliott Benger, Gent., one of the acting executors according to the will of Alexander Spotswood, Esqr, deceased.
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• 1734-1749 Orange County, Virginia Road Orders; [Ann Brush Miller]
• 28 March 1740, O.S. Page 151
• Ordered that James Thornton Thos: Chambles Shurley Whatley Thos Mitchell George & John Wells John Smith & the tithables of John Christopher Samuel George Valentine Morgan Wm Croucher Wm Christopher Thos: Wharton Alexr Newman Wm Pannell Wm Morton John Ransdall Luke Thornton John & Charles ffushee Edward Price John Bramham & Bryan Scisson work on the Courthouse road to the Mine run Bridge under Bryan Scisson who is hereby appointed Overseer of ye sd road And its further ordered that ye sd Bryan Scisson cause the highways to be cleared & Bridges repaired in the said precinct according to Law & that he with his said Gang help aid and assist Wm Beckham the Overseer of ye sd road from the mine run bridge to ye Wilderness run to keep ye mine run Bridge in repair.
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• 1734-1749 Orange County, Virginia Road Orders; [Ann Brush Miller]
• 28 November 1741, O.S. Page 78
• Ordered on the Motion of Captn Robert Green that the people on ye Mountain Run clear ye roadfrom Mr: Easthams to the Gleebe And that the Tithables of ffrancis Slaughter Gent of Wm Strother Christopher Zimmerman John Newport Charles Morgan Bryan Thornton James Conner Wm Lynch Minor Will Jacob Miller Frederick Cobler Wm Watts Thos Watts James Steward James Chissum Wm Pannell Daniel Underwood Jeremiah Strother Roger Topp Joseph Bottom Wm Smith & John Lowing clear Mr: ffinlassons Road under Thos Wright their Overseer who is hereby orderd to clear ye same & keep the bridges of ye sd road in repair according to Law with the afd tithables
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• 1742-1743 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 7; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 340-44.
• 22-23 June 1743. Wm. Pannill of Orange County and Sarah his wife to William Hawkins of same. Lease and release; for £60 current money. 300 acres in the fork of Pamunky River ... in an old line at the foot of a small point on the south side of a small branch ... north side of Cook's run below the fork of the run ... on a hill side against a small plantation ... Mr. Stevens' line ... being the land which Wm. Pannill bought of Goodrich Lightfoot, Gent., Senr., to whom It was bequeated by the will of John Lightfoot, Gent. (his son) by deeds 23-24 Jan. 1737 [1738].
• William Pannill
• Sarah (S) Pannill
• 23 June 1743. Acknowledged by Wm. Pannill and Sarah his wife.
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• 1742-1743 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 7; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 413-17.
• 21-22 Sept. 1743. John Finleson, Gent., of St. Mark's Parish, Orange County, to William Pannell of same.
• Lease and release; for £5 current money and £105 current money. 400 acres ... side of the South West Mountain Run ... granted to Richd. Sharp of St. George's Parish, Spotsylvanla County, by patent 11 June 1726 ... John Finleson purchased the lands of Richd. Sharp ...
• John Finleson
• Wit: Robert Green, Hen. Downs , Jno. Newport.
• 22 Sept. 1743. Acknowledged by John Finleson, Gent. Catherine wife of John Finleson relinquished her right of dower.
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• 1747-1751 Orange County, Virginia Deed Book 11, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 168-169
• Indenture 24 May 1749 between WILLIAM PANNILL and JOHN WILLIAMSON .. grants land in Parish of St. Thomas .. bounded .. Mountain Run .. William Pannill .. Jeremiah Morton .. Battaile's line .. paying yearly .. for term of fifteen years by 25 Dec. next .. fifty shillings .. plant 100 apple trees ..
• Witnesses: William Pannill
• John Lanier, William Pound
• Recorded Orange County 24th August 1749.
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• 1749-1753 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book A; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 29-32.
• 14-15 Aug. 1749. William Strother of St., Mark's Parish, Culpeper County, to William Pannell of same. Lease and release; for £250 current money. 392 acres in-the Great fork of Rappahannock River on the north side of the north fork of Mountain Run ... south side of the north fork of Mountain Run a branch ... part of a tract - granted to Mr. Augustine Smith containing 4000 acres and sold by Smith to Richard Buckner and Colo. John Catlett ... Wm. Strother
• Wit: Anthony. Strother, Thos. Covington, Roger Dixon.
• 17 Aug. 1749. Acknowledged by William Strother, Mildred the wife of William Strother relinquished her right of dower
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• 1749-1753 Culpeper County, Virginia Deed Book A; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 470-71.
• 16 April 1752. Abraham Field, Gent., first sitting Justice of the Peace for the County of Culpeper, to John Lindsey, Joyner, of Caroline County [Two indentures]
• Abraham Field doth bind out Samuel Pannil, orphan of William Pannil of Culpeper County until Samuel shall attain to the age of twenty one years, he being sixteen 8 August next.
• John Lindsey shall teach Samuel Pannil the art, mystery and trade of a Joyner, find him sufficient meat, washing and lodging, and after the expiration of three years find him sufficient apparel. Abraham Field
• John Lindsey
• 16 April 1752. Acknowledged by Abraham Field, Gent., behalf of Samuel Pannil, orphan, and by John Lindsey and approved by the Court.

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