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Simon Luttrell
of Westmoreland County, VA
b. 1681
m. Elizabeth ?
d. 1723
Children of Simon & Elizabeth Luttrell
Simon, Jr.
John
Margrett
Documents regarding Simon Luttrell
(all in Westmoreland Co., VA)
The earliest document re: Simon Luttrell is this. . .
Pg 34. Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book 1698-1705 Part One 1698-1699, Abstracted and compiled by John Frederick Dorman
At a Court held 26 April 1699 – Present: Wm. Peirce Gent., James Tayler Gent., Wm. Bridges Gent., Charles Ashton Gent;, justices.
. . .Simon Lutherall servant to Wm. Thompson, Clerk, is adjudged eighteen yeares of age and ordered to serve according to law.
Simon apparently is underage and requiring a guardian. Is this an indication that Simon's parents are deceased? Or, had they placed Simon in the care of a guardian after sending him to Virginia?
NOTE: This Wm. Thompson, clerk, is probably the son of the well-known Rev. William Thompson acc. to "Thompson Family of Surry County"
The use of the word "clerk" seems intended to distinguish one Wm Thompson from another - his father the "minister".
http://www.patch.net/related/thompson.html
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Simon Luttrell Will dated 21 August 1723, probated 08 October 1723 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, (Will Book 7, Page 311, Reel 5)
WILL OF SIMON LUTTRELL 1723
In the name of God amen the twenty first of August in the year of Our Lord God 1723 - I Simon LUTTRELL of Washington parish in the County of Westmoreland planter being very sick and weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to God therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament that is to say principally and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that give it and for my body comend it to the earth to be buryed in a christain like and decent maner at the descrecion of my executrix nothing doubting but at the general reserreccon I shall receive the same again by Th. mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it ... pleased God to bless me in this life, I gave devise and dispose of the same in the following maner and form.
I give and bequeath to my well beloved son Simon LUTTERELL a negro wench commonly called and known by the name of Non, and if she bring a child, I desire that the first child that she brings may be given to my son John LUTTERELL, if in case she never bring a child I desire that my son John may have three thousand five hundred pounds of tobacco to be paid him at the day of marriage or when he comes of age.
Item - I give and bequeath to each of my sons a feather bed and furniture.
Item - I give and bequeath to my daughter Margrett LUTTERELL, a feather bed and furniture and two thousand weight of tobacco to be paid her upon day of marriage or when she comes of age.
Item - I give and bequeath to each of my sons and daughters a young mare.
Item - I desire that the orphan boy Thomas CANFIELD may be free at nineteen years of age according to his father’s desire.
Item - I give and bequeath to Elizabeth, my dear beloved wife all the rest of my personall estate during her life and after her decease to be equally divided between my two sons, Simon and John, like wise I constitute, make and ordain my wife my whole and sole Executrix of this my last will and testament.
Simon LUTTRELL (mark)
signed in the presentce of us
Richard BERNARD
Jane PEIRSON (mark)
At a court held for the said County the 25th day of Sept 1723 - The last will and testament of Simon LUTTERELL dec’d was presented into court by Elizabeth his Exec. who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of the wittnesses thereto is admitted to record, and upon the ... of the said Elizabeth and her performing what is usual in such cases certificate is granted her for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
Test: Thomas SARRELL ccprd
Recor date 8th day of Oct.,1723
P. Eunom CLEWERS (?)
Second Source:
Virginia County Records: Westmoreland County, Vol. I [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2002. Original data: edit. Crozier, William Armstrong, Virginia County Records, New Series, Volume I, Westmoreland County. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: The Genealogical Association, 1913.
Simon Luttrell refers to himself, in his Will, as a "planter" but leaves no land or plantation to his heirs. He owns a slave and bequeaths an inheritance of thousands of pounds of tobacco, a substantial amount (Bing Chat GPT-4 says "In 1723, the value of tobacco in Virginia was 10 shillings per pound 1. Therefore, 2000 pounds of tobacco would be worth £1000 1.") He must have leased or "share-cropped" a plantation in Westmoreland Co.
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1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 9 [27th day of Sept: 1721]
Thomas Caufield son of Richard Caufield decd is by this court bound an apprentice to Simon Lutterile
undertakeing to learn his said apprentice the art & mistery of a tile cooper
& to teach or cause him to be taught to read & write and at the expiration of the said servitude
to pay the said Thomas according as is appointed for servants by indenture or custom according to law.
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1716-1718 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [Antient Press]; Page 299a
Westmoreland County Court 26th of September 1716
- PARKER v LUTTERILL Exo issued v Estate ye 1st of December 1716
Judgment is granted ALEXANDER PARKER against SIMON LUTTERILL
for the sum of one pound, three shillings and eleven pence sterling due by Account, ordered he pay the same with costs alias Execution
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1716-1718 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [Antient Press]; Page 321a
Westmoreland County Court 28th of June 1717
- WORDEN's Exrs. v LUTTERILL
It was commanded BENJAMIN BERRYMAN, Gent., late Sheriff of this County, that he should attach SIMON LUTIERILL to answer NATHANIEL POPE, Surviveing Executor of the Last Will and Testment ofJOHN WORDEN, deced., of a Plea on the Case for six hundred ninety and five pounds of tobacco due by Account, and the Sheriff returned cepi corpus but for that the Defendt. failed to appeare and noe Bail being returned, upon motion of PItf, Conditionall Order passed against the Sherifff or the Debt according to Law
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1716-1718 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 6 [Antient Press]; Page 328a
Westmoreland County Court 26th of September 1717
- WORDEN's Exr. v LUTTERILL
It was commanded BENJAMIN BERRYMAN, Gent. Sheriff of this County, that he should attach SIMON LUTTERILL to answer Gent. Sheriff of this County, that he should attach SIMON LUTTERILL to answer NATHANIEL POPE, Surviving Executor of the Last Will and Testament of JOHN WORDEN deced., of a Plea on the Case for six hundred ninety five pounds of tobacco due by a settled Account between JOHN WORDEN and the Defendt., And the Sheriff returned cepi corpus, but for that the Defendt. failed to appeare and no Bail being returned, Upon motion of Pltf, ConditionalI Order passed against the Sheriff according to Law; And now at this Court the Defendt. likewise failing to appeare upon motion of Pltf, Judgment is confirmed to him against the Sheriff for the Debt and it is ordered he pay the same with costs alias Exon
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1720-1722 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 7, [Craig M. Kilby]; Page 21-22 13 Jun 1720.
Inquest into death of Seaton Roges, servant to Simon Luterell. Burditt Ashton, coroner. The jury was of "opinion that he by all circumstances making homeward fell down & was found dead which was the handiwork of God and not by any person hurt." Signed by William Gorin, George Weedon, Thomas Stonehouse, John Shropshire, Nath'I Smith, Sam'l Dishman, Sr., Sam'l Dishman, Jr., Richard Arrowsmith, John Dishman, Jno. Flurrance, Peter Ribittoe, Jno. Edwards, Wm Edwards, Jno. Weedon, Tearence Conner, Original Brown, and Jno. Cortney. Sworn before Burditt Ashton 29 June 1720. Recorded 9 July 1720.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 402
At a Court held for the said County the 26th day of April 1721
Ordered that JAMES GAHAGAN be summoned by the Sheriff to appear at the next Court to be held for the said County to produce the Will of RICHARD CANFIELD, decd. on whose Estate SIMON LUTTERILL was moved to have Admicon granted him.
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1718-1721 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 7 [Antient Press]; Page 403
At a Court held for the said County the 31st day of May 1721.
JAMES GAHAGAN produced into Court the last Will and Testament of RICHARD CANFIELD, deed. of which Will the said JAMES was appointed Exors. who for certain reasons in open Court refused to undertake the burthen of the Execucon thereof whereupon SIMON LUTTERILE Peticoned for Admicon of the said Deeds. Estate with the Will annexed which upon his producing security and JAMES BUTLER witnesses to the said Will be summoned to be at the next Court to prove the same.
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1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 1a [28th June 1721]
The last Will & Testament of Richard Caufield decd was presented into the Court by Simon Lutterill who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of John Price and James Butler Witnesses thereto is admitt to Record and for that James Gahagan exr: in the sd will appointed refused to and or take the burthen thereof upon the petition of the sd Lutterile being & greatest creditor to the sd decd estate certificate is granted him for obtaining letters of administration thereof with the Will annexed in due form James Butler assuming to be security for his faithfull administration according to law Ordered that the sd Butler, David Brown Nathl Gray & Jno Courtney or any three of them being first sworn before one of his Majesties Justices for the said county do some time before the next Court to be held by the county afsd. value & appraise the sd estate in money & make report thereof to the sd Court.
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1720-1722 Westmoreland County, Virginia Deeds-Wills No. 7, [Craig M. Kilby]; Page 322 [26 July 1721].
Inventory of the estate of Richard Canfield, per court order of 28 June 1721. Returned by /x/ Simon Lutterile [Luttrell] and recorded 1 August 1721. Appraised by /s/ James Butler, /s/ Nath'I Gray and /s/ David Brown. No slaves. Items included a horse with saddle and bridle, suit of men's cloths, and old coat vest, a red jacket, a flock bed with bolster, rug and blankets, a feather bed with a rug and blanket, an old gun barrel, a dressed buck skin, a meal sifter, a tobacco box, eating utensils, a pair of old gloves, a hair comb, several yards of various cloth materials, thread,
mohair, 4 silk handkerchiefs, 4 lbs. of spices and and 4 lbs. of pepper, and old chest and a parcel of lumber. Total value: £20.4.6.
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1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 9 [27th day of Sept: 1721]
Thomas Caufield son of Richard Caufield decd is by this court bound an apprentice to Simon Lutterile undertakeing to learn his said apprentice the art & mistery of a tile cooper & to teach or cause him to be taught to read & write and at the expiration of the said servitude to pay the said Thomas according as is appointed for servants by indenture or custom according to law.
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1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 18a [30th day of May 1722]
Judgment is granted to Simon Lutterill against the estate of Richard Caufield decd for twelve hundred forty & six pounds of to bo due
by amount for disbursements & payments proved by his oath ordered he be allowed the same out of the sd estate at the rate of sixteen shillings & eight pence pr cent and that the amount be recorded.
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1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 53a [27th day of November Anno Dni: 1723]
Ralph Skidmore by his petition sett forth to this court that he is godfather to Elizabeth daughter & orphant of Richard Caufield decd and that the said orphant is now remaining with Elizabeth Lutterill exrx: of Simon Lutterill also decd who was executor of the sd Caufield and prayed the courts order to have the sd Eliza: Caufield bound to him and to be possessed with her small estate, &c:, And the sd Eliza: Lutterill being present in Court & assenting to the same the sd orphants estte being so small that the profitts thereof will not maintain her, Upon consideration thereof the court do bind the sd orphant to the sd Ralph Skidmore till she shall attain to the age of eighteen yeares James olton(?) & Thomas Stonehouse assumeing to be security for the trust reposed in the sd Skidmore, and it is ordered that he be imediately possessed with the sd Eliza: his sd god daughter together with her estate
1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 61a [25th day of March 1724]
Whereas at a court held for the said county... 25th day of October 1721 Thomas Caufield an orphant son of Richard Caufield decd was bound an apprentice to Simon Lutterill till he the said Caufield should attain the age of one & twenty yers under the condicon the sd Lutterill should learn or cause his sd apprentice to be learnt to read & write English & teach him the art & mistery of a tile cooper & at the expiration of the sd term to pay him the dues ascertained by law for transported servants &c. And now at this court Elizabeth the relict of the sd Simon coming into court & desiring she might be acquitt from the before menconed undertakeing. John Manwaring appeared & offered to take the sd Caufield under the before menconed terms. Which the court do approve off and do bind the said Thomas Caufield to serve the said Manwareing until he shall attain the age of eighteen years according to the last Will & Testament of the said Lutterill. Matthew Bean & James Butler assumeing to be securities for his faithfull performance of the trust reposed in him by the court and it is ordered the sd Manwareing be possessed with with all & singlular his sd apprentices estate
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1724-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [Holly G. Wright]; Page 78 [27th November 1724]
Judgment is granted Eliza: Lutterill exex of Simon Lutterill decd against Eliza: Hebburn & John Smith for the sum of two pounds twelve shillings current
money, the same appearing due on ballance of their bill passed to the said Simon, proved by the said Smiths oath, ordered they pay the same with costs alias execution.
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1724-1726 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [Holly G. Wright]; Page 78 [27th November 1724]
George Eskridge brought suit at July Court last against Gilbert Murrem & declared against him for one thousand pounds of tobacco and the Sheriff returned cepi corpus Eliza: Lutterill security. But for that the defendt: failed to appear Upon motion of the pltf conditional order passed against the sd security according to law and now at this Court the deft: also failing to appear upon the pltfs further motion judgment is confirmed to him for the sum aforesaid against the sd security, the same appearing due by the pltfs and James Burck their oaths that they neither of them had recd any part of satiffaction for the bill declared on which the sd Burch had assigned to the pltf and it is ordered the sad Lutterill do pay the sd debt (upon the pltfs produceing the bill into the elks office) with costs alias execution which bill is since lodg'd in the office.
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RE: spouse(s) of Simon Luttrell
Other researchers show Simon Luttrell 1st married Margaret Churchill, daughter of Samuel Churchill (d.17 Feb 1702/03, Northumberland County, Virginia). Margaret died before 1714.
Some researchers show Simon Luttrell married to Elizabeth Canfield Pierce. In Nov 1723, an Elizabeth Canfield, orphaned daughter of Richard Canfield, is shown as a servant (minor) of Simon’s widow, Elizabeth. See court info above - 27 Nov 1723.
Researcher Dr. Terril Littrell (The Luttrell Family in Virginia, pp 18-19) wrote. . .
Simon was married to Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of Colonel William Pierce of Westmoreland County in 1712.
Simon's Will shows Elizabeth to be his widow’s name but her maiden name is not documented.
Elizabeth Pierce first married a Bridges as shown in the Will of William Pierce. Simon Luttrell was a witness to this Will.
Elizabeth is widowed and marries, secondly, a Nathaniel Pope.
http://mv.ancestry.com/viewer/bc14737e-3629-4b67-babc-d8d672735985/3973893/25351812468
Westmoreland County, Va., Deeds & Will Bk.3,p.2--
WILL of WILLIAM PIERCE Written: 24 Sept 1701
(This will was not probated though recorded)
Wife: Sarah
1. to dau., Mary Rowsey, now wife of Edward Rowsey, both of Esses County, Virginia.
2. to grandson, Samuel Bailey, son of John Bailey
3. to grandson, William Pierce, son of John Pierce dec'd, when 21 yrs. of age
4. to dau., Elizabeth Bridges
5. to dau., Margaret Graham
6. to Thomas Marson and Rachel, his wife, --1,000 lbs. of Tob.
Execucotrs: Thomas Marson and my grandson, William Pierce
Wit: Willliam Gray, SIMON LUTTRELL, Elizabeth Bridges
https://archive.org/stream/jstor-1915552/1915552_djvu.txt
Col. Nathaniel Pope and his Descendants. 193
Nathaniel, the fifth son of Thomas and Joanna Pope, returned to Virginia;
married Elizabeth Bridges (a widow), and daughter
of Col. William and Sara (Underwood?) Pierce
In 1717 Nathaniel Pope served as Executor for the estate of John Worden and sued Simon Luttrell in court - see above.
(of course, they could be in error).
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Corrections to some previous statements by genealogists re: Simon Luttrell
Researcher Dr. Terril Littrell (The Luttrell Family in Virginia, pp 18-19) wrote
“Simon Luttrell, son of Robert Luttell and Ann Gormanston was born in 1681. At age nine he was an apprentice to Thomas Cranfield, son of Richard Cranfield in the trade of Tile Cooper. Cranfield died, and Simon was then employed at age 18 to the Reverend Mr. William Thompson, former Episcopal minister of Southwork Parish, Surry County, Virginia, from 1662-1675, and minister of Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, and Clerk of the County Court of Westmoreland.
Thomas Cranfield, son of Richard Cranfield was apprenticed to Simon Luttrell, not the reverse as stated by Dr. Littrell.
See above 1721-1724 Westmoreland County, Virginia Order Book [F. Edward Wright]; Page 9 [27th day of Sept: 1721]
Thomas Caufield son of Richard Caufield decd is by this court bound an apprentice to Simon Lutterile
undertakeing to learn his said apprentice the art & mistery of a tile cooper
& to teach or cause him to be taught to read & write and at the expiration of the said servitude
to pay the said Thomas according as is appointed for servants by indenture or custom according to law.
Dr. Littrell also states.. . .
Simon was married to Elizabeth Pierce, daughter of Colonel William Pierce of Westmoreland County in 1712. They lived on a tract of land granted by Captain John Lord, siturated on Quantico Creek on the southside of the plantation where Madam Margret Farrow resided. This property had originally been in Prince William County, before the county lines were changed. This land was first conveyed by Thomas Banon of Stafford County, Virginia to Abraham Farrow, father of William Farrow, by deed dated April 5, 1728.
The following must refer to Simon Luttrell (b. 1710), son of Simon Luttrell (died 1723)
Indenture this 22 Jul, 1746 between William Farrow, Ann, his wife, and Isaac Farrow of Dettingen parish, Prince William County, to John Graham of the same place, land whereon now lives Simon Luttrell and Abraham Farrow, containing 400 acres, being part of the land granted to Captain John Lord and situated on Quanitco Creek on the south side of the plantation whereon Margaret Farrow now lives, and then when granted in Westmoreland Couty, but now in Prince William County, conveyed first by Thomas Barton of Suffolk County to Abraham Farrow, father to the said William Farrow, and grandfather to said Isaac Farrow, as by deeds, detc dated 5 Apr 1728 recorded 28 July, 1746. Deed Book 1, page 133
from https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Farrow-169
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Do these records pertain to the same Simon Luttrell or are there other Simon Luttrells in VA at this time?
Symon Lotterell – 2 May 1705 Shown as being transported by Augustine Smith
From Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, Vol 3, Nell Marion Nugent
May be a settler. Abbreviation used in book for servant not used for SL or other passengers. GL 180718
Westmoreland Co. Va Order Book 1698-1705 by John Frederick Dorman page 243a - [27 Sept 1704]
Mr. Wm. Graham did swear that he had good rights to claime lands for the importation of eight persons into this colony,
Simon Letterell is listed and was assigned to George Eskridge.
If this refers to Simon Luttrell, born 1781, he would be 23 years old.
Wm Thompson had probably died. Graham and Eskridge were shown in court documents as associates of Thompson. This may be showing that Simon Luttrell, formerly servant of the deceased Thompson, was being assigned to Eskridge as his servant. Could it have been a method by which Graham was able to claim a land grant for the importation of a person into the colony?
Notes about George Eskridge (Geo. Washington named for him)
http://sherrysharp.com/gentree/getperson.php?personID=I10163&tree=Roots
"Col. George Eskridge came from Lancaster, England, who in 1670 was seized in Wales by press gang and who carried him aboard a ship bound for Virginia where he was sold to a planter as an indentured servant for 8 years. When freed, he returned to England to get his law degree and then came back to northern neck of Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock. He settled in Westmoreland County, VA in 1696. He was an eminent lawyer, served ten years as member of the house of Burgesses and a member of Quorum and King's Attorneys. His plantation of many thousand acres (land grants show 12,644 acres) was called Sandy Point and was located on the historic Potomac River. He played an important part in the life of our first President, George Washington.
"George Washington was undoubtedly named for him. Douglas S. Freeman so stated in his biography of Washington. Mary Hewes the mother of Mary Ball and of Mary's older half-sister, Elizabeth Johnson who married Samuel Bonum...named Colonel Eskridge as the guardian of Mary Ball. He served in this capacity from the time Mary was 13 years old until she married Augustine Washington. Mary Ball was reared in the home of Colonel Eskridge and her marriage to the father of the "Father of our Country" took place from our ancestor's home. It was George Eskridge who held their first born as he was christened George Washington. A highway marker near Sandy Point, Westmoreland County, VA attests to this fact." quoted from the book KIN OF MY GRANDCHILDREN by Judge Noble Littell.
There are no mentions of Simon Luttrell's father in any of the above documents, nor of a brother, Robert.
