Montpelier Plantation, Williamsboro, Vance Co, NC

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PLANTATION NAME:	MONTPELIER PLANTATION
ASSOCIATED LINK(s):	Ashland Plantation, Richard Henderson & John Williams were 1st cousins; Sneed Plantation
OWNER:	John Williams (1731-1799), later to Col. Robert Burton (1747-1825)
BUILT:	Before 1775

ASSOCIATED SURNAMES:	Williams, Burton, Henderson

HISTORY:	Montpelier was built by Judge John Williams (1731-1799) who was one of the first Judges under the State Constitution in 1777. John was the eldest son of John Williams Sr. (1704-1770) and his wife Mary Womack, from Hanover Co.,VA. The family settled in North Carolina around 1745 in the Granville Co area, which also included John's brothers, William Williams (1733-1775), Charles Williams (1735-1819), and Nathaniel Williams (1737-1831). In his early life, Judge John Williams was trained to be a carpenter, and may very well have done a good deal of the construction of his own Montpelier Plantation. As an early explorer, he was among the men who were financers of the Transylvania Company, the enterprise started by Colonel Richard Henderson (1735-1785), his cousin; in 1775,together with others from Granville County that formed the Transylvania Company, Henderson bought the land from the Cherokee Nation that became the State of Kentucky and were instrumental in hiring Daniel Boone to explore that new territory. The city of Williamsboro, North Carolina, named for John Williams who donated the land upon which it was built, was the ancestral home of the Williams and Henderson families in Granville County, with both Richard Henderson and his son, Judge Leonard Henderson (1772-1833)one of the first Chief Justices of North Carolina, spending a great deal of time at Montpelier Plantation. Upon his death in 1799, Judge Williams left the land and the Plantation to his wife, Agnes Bullock Williams (ca.1720-1802), and after her death, to his Grandson, Francis Nash Williams Burton (1779-1843),son of Col. Robert Burton (1747-1825) & John's stepdaughter, Agatha Williams Burton (1757-1831). While most researchers list Agatha as his daughter, she was named in the will of George Keeling in Sept. 1759, the first husband of Agnes Bullock, who later that year married John Williams. Agatha's birth date, Oct. 6, 1757, is also listed in her husband's family bible. Colonel Robert Burton was a native of Mecklenburg County, Virginia, born in 1747. Planter by profession. He removed to Granville about 1775, and was appointed an officer in the army. He was a member of the Continental Congress in 1787 and 1788. In 1801, he was appointed one of the commissioners to run the line between North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. He married the adopted daughter of Judge Williams in 1775. He died in 1825, leaving nine children surviving among whom was Hon. Robert H. Burton, of Lincoln.

SLAVE POPULATION:	Slaves named in Will of JOHN WILLIAMS, Granville Co., WB 5, pg.16, probated November Court 1799: JOHN WILLIAMS to wife: Adam, Dolly, Fanny, Milly, Anna, Penny, Levina, Antony, Bristor, Prisilla, John, Betty daughter of Ricy, Peggy, Lemman, James, Ned, Polly, Peter, Hannibal, Juno, Andrew, Hetty, Nanny and her son Erasmus. JOHN WILLIAMS to daughter, AGATHA, wife of Col. ROBERT BURTON. Yellow Sam commonly called Charlottes Sam, Dorcas, Virgil, Hector, Nelly his wife, Narmon, Scipio, Tom, Daman, Susey, Dicey, Joe, Celey & Sally her daughter Kitte, Betty, daughter of Phillis, Ransom, Laury, Mariah & Simon. JOHN WILLIAMS to grandson, JOHN WILLIAMS BURTON: Hannah daughter of Judy, her daughter Jinny,"and her increase", boy Cato. JOHN WILLIAMS to grandson, FRANCIS N.W.BURTON: Minor, Davy, Jack, long Sam, Gabril, Doctor, Pompy, Strap, Will, Beavar, Hannah wife of Doctor, Edey, Eliza, Rachel, Sally daughter of Hannah, King, Suckey, Isaac, Francis, Harvey, Cuffy, young Minor, Philis, Patty, Lucy, Rose, George, Silva, Ben, Delia, and every other negro or negroes which I now possess not heretofore disposed of with their future increase to him. **************** State of N. Carolina Granville County February Court 1800 The foregoing Inventory of the Estate of JOHN WILLIAMS Esq'r. dec'd was rendered into Court by FRANCIS N.W. BURTON and ordered to be recorded, which is truly done. Teste STEPN. SNEED, Clk List of Slaves:**
	1. ADAM 2. DOLLY 3. FANNY 4. MILLY 5. MINOR old 6. DAVY 7. JACK 8. SAM LONG 9. GABRIEL 10. DOCTOR 11. POMPY 12. STRAP 13. WILL 14. CEASAR 15. HANNAH old 16. EDY 17. ELIZA 18. RACHEL 19. SALLY 20. KING 21. SUCKEY 22. ISAAC 23. FRANCIS 24. LUCY 25. SILVY 26. BEN 27. DELIA 28. MINOR young 29. ANNA 30. PENNY 31. LUVINA 32. ANTHONY 33. BRISTOR 34. PRISILLA 35. JOHN 36. BETTY, LUCY's 37. PEGGY 38. STEPHAN 39. LEMMON	40. JAMES 41. NED 42. POLLY 43. PETER 44. HANNIBAL 45. JUNE 46. ANDREW 47. HETTY 48. NANNY 49. ERASMUS 50. HARRY 51. CUFFY 52. PHILIS 53. PATTY 54. ROSE 55. GEORGE 56. SAM yellow 57. DORCAS 58. VIRGIL 59. HECTOR 60. NELLY 61. HARMON 62. SCIPIO 63. TOM 64. DAMON 65. SUSEY 66. DICEY 67. JOE 68. SELEY 69. SALLY 70. KITTY 71. BILLY, PHILIS' 72. RANSOM 73. LAURY 74. MARIA 75. SIMON 76. HANNAH young 77. JINNY 78. CATO
	Other names listed as being hired out in 1799: NED PATRICK HARRY KITTY & Children NED (Critcher) HANNAH DAMON JERY DOLLY HERCULES
	A schedule of Property Delivered, Slaves: OLD MINOR -£30 DAVY ------110 JACK ------150 POMPEY----- 15 WILL CEASAR-----120 L. SAM------93 GABRIL------90 DOCTOR------45 EDY---------83 ELIZA-------90 RACHEL & JIM -110 KING--------40 ISAAC-------75 FRANK-------60 HARRY------100 CUFFY-------30 PHILLIS ROSE--------47-10 GEORGE------30 LUCY--------45 SILVIA------90 BEN---------77-10 DELIA-------27-10 O. HANNAH---10 Y. MINOR-----3
	A Schedule of the Legacy bequeathed by the late JUDGE WILLIAMS to his daughter AGATHA BURTON and refered to in the foregoing bond, August 1803: HECTOR NELLY SCIPIO TOM KITTY DAMON LUCY CAROLINE DICY BEN JIM CELIA SALLEY LUCINDA BETTY LAURA MARIA SIMON BILLY RANSOM ******************
	Estate of LEONARD HENDERSON, Inventory & Account, May Term 1834: SLAVES - SOLD TO: - AMOUNT: STEPHEN - WM. ROBARDS - $600 MILLY & 2 Children, STANLY & EMILY - WM. ROBARDS - 680 PEGGY - WM. ROBARDS - 500 LAVINIA - A. E. HENDERSON - 400 LUCY - WM. ROBARDS - 430 WILLIAM - WM. ROBARDS - 250 DEMPS - WM ROBARDS - 255 BIG JACK - WM ROBARDS - 510 JESSE - WM ROBARDS - 540 MARIAH & 2 Children, VIRGIL & ROBERT - D. ROGERS - 620 POLLY ANN & 2 Children PETER & ANNA - D. DUGGER - 480 EVELYN - D. DUGGER - 375 ELIZA - D. DUGGER - 320 McINTOSH - D. DUGGER - 210 Man SIMON - DR. SNEED - 200 SAVORY & 2 Children, SALLY & SUSAN - A. E. HENDERSON- 625 ALLEN - THOS. NEWTON - 555 ALSY - JOSEPH SIMS - 400 OSCAR - WM ROBARDS - 305 LITTLE JACK - WM ROBARDS - 590 ISHAM - ROBERT JINKINS - 650 GEORGE - D. DUGGAR - 580 BETSY & 2 Children, HORACE & SIMON - JOHN BULLOCK - 735 Boy SAM - WM ROBARDS - 440 LEMON - W. F. HENDERSON - 420 Note: Leonard Henderson had 41 Slaves in the 1830 Census. ******************
	SLAVES Named in the Will and Estate of ROBERT BURTON, 1825 Granville County, Will Book 10, Page 47- To wife AGATHA BURTON: BARNET ALICE ABRAM CISS HARRY NICHOLAS DAPHNEY HANNAH DANIEL SANDY LYDEA & her two children, GEORGE To son ROBERT H. BURTON: man KIT girl CRESSEY, daughter of ALICE To JOHN FULLENWIDER BURTON, son of ROBERT H. BURTON & MARY his wife: boy ELIJAH, son of SARAH To ALFRED M. BURTON: man VIRGIL girl LIZZA, daughter of ALICE To ROBERT AUGUSTUS BURTON, son of ALFRED M. & ELIZABETH: boy FREDERICK, now in ALFRED's possession To son JAMES MINGE BURTON: man DEMPSY boy NORVEL, son of ALICE To son AUGUSTUS BURTON: boy WILL son of SARAH boy ADAM, son of ALICE To son HORACE A. BURTON: boy AUSTIN, son of SARAH boy EDMUND, son of HANNAH To daughter FANNY H. BURTON: woman SALLY, daughter of ALICE & her two children EMELINE and DEMPSEY girl CHRISTINA, daughter of HANNAH To daughter ELIZA W. BURTON: DOLLY, daughter of ALICE, & her child, WASHINGTON BECKY, daughter of HANAH To daughters FANNY H. BURTON & ELIZA W. BURTON, to be equally divided: SARAH, JIM her son,SUKY, her daughter RACHEL and her children NANCY, HESTER, GILLIS, DULCEY & ROSETTA To son JOHN W. BURTON: boy CAMPBELL ******************
	ROBERT BURTON, d. 1825, Inventory: Col. B's Family, 31 May 1825: 6 Whites- grown Col. B. Mrs. B. H.A.B. E.W.B. F.H.B. W.BARNES SLAVES, 12 Aged upwards, as also those below market value: 1. CIST 2. DAPHNE 3. ABRAM 4. SANDY 5. BARNETT 6. AILSA 7. HANNAH 8. LYDIA 9. SALLY 10. REBECCAH 11. DELIA 12. CHRISTINA 13. NANCY 14. ESTHER 15. HENNAY 16. BETSEY 17. FRANKY 18. HARRY 19. NICHOLAS 20. SIMON 21. GEORGE 22. ADAM 23. NORVAL 24. GILLIS 25. RACHEL 26. CAMPBELL 27. OLD NELLY 28. LITTLE NELLY 29. EDMUND 30. AUSTIN
		SLAVES, Under 12 years: 31. EADY 32. HENRY 33. EMELINE 34. DEMPS 35. POLLY 36. SUKY 37. HARRIET 38. MARIA 39. STEPHEN 40. PLEASANT 41. WASHINGTON 42. MARTHA 43. STREPHON 44. PAGE 45. CAROLINE 46. HECTOR 47. HENRIETTA 48. VIRGIL 49. KIT 50. CREECY 51. WILLIAM 52. DULCY
	MRS. B's Family - 31 Jany 1831: 4 Whites -grown MRS. B. F.H.B. R.E.B. - 12 yrs. CATH'E B.- ditto SLAVES, 12 and Upwards: 1. DAPHNE 2. SANDY 3. BARNETT 4. AILSA 5. HANNAH 6. LYDIA 7. SALLY 8. CHRISTINA 9. NANCY 10. ESTHER 11. HENNAY 12. BETSEY 13. FRANKY 14. HARRY 15. NICHOLAS 16. SIMON 17. GEORGE 18. OLD NELLY 19. LITTLE NELLY 20. DEMPS 21. HARRIET 22. POLLY 23. PAGE
		SLAVES, Under 12 Years: 24. HENRY 25. PATSEY 26. SUKY 27. ELIJAH 28. LIZZY 29. WILLIAM 30. MARIA 31. STEPHEN 32. BILLY 33. CHERRY 34. LAURY 35. PLEASANT 36. KITT 37. ROWENNA 38. GABRIEL 39. ROSETTA 40. JOHN 41. ELIZA
	Slaves of COL. BURTON's - as valued- MRS. BURTON: BARNETT - $350 LYDIA - 150 EDY - 150 HENRY - 100 GEORGE - 425 NICK - 350 HARRY - 260 ABRAHAM - 1 SIS - 1 DAPHNEY - 1 ALCY - 175 HANNAH - 50 SANDY - 300 Deduct 2 Slaves 10 yrs old: To ROBT.E. BURTON(of JAMES) -HENRY - $210 To R.A.H. BURTON (of JOHN) - EDY - 240	FANNY & ELIZA Jointly: RACHEL - $100 NANCY - 250 ESTHER - 275 DULCY - 350 ROSETTA - 250 RITTA - 150 VIRGIL - 140 KITT - 100 GILLIS - 500 PLEASANT -200 HARRIET - 150 To ROBERT H. BURTON: KITT - $400 CRESY - 225 WILLIAM - changed to RHB in a/c Child - born after death of Testator To ELIZA W. ANDERSON: DILLY - $275 WASHINGTON - 200 MARTHA - 150 STREPHON - 100 REBECCA - 250 GRANDISON - 150 CAROLINE - 125 HECTOR - 90
	To FANNY DICKINS: SALLY - $250 DEMPS - 200 CHRISTINA - 350 EMELINE - 300 STEPHEN- 125 WILLIAM (of CHRISTINA) - 75 MARIA - 150 POLLY - 150 SUKY - 100	To HORACE A. BURTON: AUSTIN - $450 EDMOND - 500 {EDMOND changed Aug't 8th, 1817, at $250, afterwards exchanged for AUSTIN, & EDMOND given in the will as well as AUSTIN.}
	To JOHN BURTON: CAMPBELL - $400 To ALFRED BURTON: VIRGIL - $500 To JAMES BURTON: NORVAL - $500 DEMPSY - 400 To AUGUSTUS BURTON: ADAM - $475 WILL - 400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A list of Property personal left by COL. R BURTON of Granville on the 31st of May 1825. Negroes devised to MRS. AGGATHA BURTON 13, to wit, SANDY, BARNETT, AILSE, DAPHNEY, HARRY, HANNAH, ABRAM, NICHOLAS, SIS, LIDEA and three children GEORGE, EADY, HENRY - 13. Out of which Negroes MRS. A. B. is to give ROBERT EDWARD BURTON and R. A. H. BURTON, son of JOHN one at her death. To ROBERT H. BURTON, 2, KITT heretofore delivered and CREESE To ALFRED M. BURTON, 2, VIRGIL delivered & LIZZY sold before the Testator's death to ROB'T H. BURTON. To JAMES M. BURTON, 2, DEMCE delivered, NORVEL not To AUGUS BURTON, 2, WILL delivered and ADAM not To HORACE A. BURTON, 2, AUSTIN delivered and EDMOND To FANNY H. BURTON, 9, SALLY & 4 Children EMELINE, DEMCE, POLLY & SUSAN, CHRISTINA & 3 Children MARIA, STEPHEN & WILLIAM. To ELIZA W. BURTON, 8, DILLY & 3 Children WASHINGTON, MARTHA, STREPHON, & BECK & 3 Children PAGE, CAROLINE & HECTOR. To F. H. and E. W. BURTON to be equally divided, 11, RACHEL & her children NANCY, HENRIETTA, VIRGIL, KITT, DOCTOR, PLEASANT, GILLIS, DULCE, ROSETTA, HORVEL, SARAH, JIM & SUSAN were sold by Testator. To JOHN W. BURTON, 1, CAMPBELL 1 not disposed of WILLIAM about 3 years old the child of CREESE delivered to ROB'T H. BURTON. Cash received by H.A. BURTON Ex'r at different times & from different persons - $275.13. A check on State Bank from ROB'T H. BURTON - 131.00 FREDERICK given to ROB'T H. BURTON delivered to A.M.B. by Testator ELIJAH given to JOHN F. BURTON delivered to ROB'T H. BURTON by Testator. DANIEL was sold by Testator. State of North Carolina Granville County February Court A.D. 1826 The foregoing Inventory was duly returned on oath in open Court by HORACE A. BURTON Executor and ordered to be recorded. Witness STEP. K. SNEED Clk
RESEARCH NOTES:	Montpelier was burned down the first time in 1895 and then rebuilt, by 1994 that home was burned down. Researched & transcribed by Deloris Williams
MISCELLANEOUS:	Montpelier Plantation & Will of John Williams, 1799, Judge Henderson & John Williams; Will & Estate of Leonard Henderson, 1833,WB 12, Pg.520; Will & Estate of Robert Burton,1825, WB 10, Pg. 47; Bible of Col. Robert Burton; Robert Burton Biography; John Williams Biography; Will of George Keeling,1759 Halifax Co,NC ; Leonard Henderson marker ; Find-a-Grave