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| PLANTATION NAME: | VINE HILL PLANTATION |
| ASSOCIATED LINK(s): | Myrtle Lawn, Archibald H. Davis Plantation, Cherry Hill, Alston-DeGraffried Plantation |
| OWNER: | Maj. William Williams (1760-1838), to son Robert Webb Williams (1792-1822) |
| BUILT: | originally before 1822; remodeled in 1856 |
| ASSOCIATED SURNAMES: | WILLIAMS, DAVIS, ALSTON |
| HISTORY: | Vine Hill Plantation had been owned by ROBERT WEBB WILLIAMS (1792-1822) when he died in 1822, at which time it was given to his wife HARTY HODGES DAVIS (1793-1868) to manage for the care of their 5 children until they became of age. It had originally been the home of Robert's father, MAJ. WILLIAM WILLIAMS (1760-1838) who had owned it for many years during which time was where he had raised all of own his children. It was later inherited by Harty's youngest son, Archibald Davis Williams (1821-1904) who lived there with his wife, Lucy Ann Lewis (1822-1879) and their 12 children. The home was located originally in the area called Reuben Town, now Centerville, Franklin County. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, the son of SOLOMON WILLIAMS (ca 1723-1794) & Temperance Bodie (ca 1730-1784) was married 1st in 1785 Sussex Co. VA to RUINA ELIZABETH WEBB (ca 1765-1789), and 2nd on Dec. 4, 1790 to ELIZABETH KINCHEN KEARNEY (1769-1863), who was the mother of Robert W. Williams, b. Feb 27, 1792/d. Nov. 15, 1822. Robert W. Williams married in Oct. 1812 to Hartwell ("Harty") Hodges Davis, daughter of Archibald Davis (1766-1821) and Elizabeth Jane Hilliard (1769-1816). Children of ROBERT WEBB WILLIAMS & HARTY HODGES DAVIS were: WILLIAM WILLIAMS, more commonly known as MAJ. WILLIAM WILLIAMS
(1760-1838) and his first wife RUINA ELIZABETH WEBB (ca 1765-1789) married
Dec. 8, 1785 were the parents of:
Temperance Boddie Williams (1785-1835) - mar: 1)Thomas C. Jones- 2)Calvin
Jones
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| SLAVE POPULATION: |
An Inventory by his father, William Williams, administrator of the estate, written March 8, 1823, shows that Robert W. Williams had 40 Slaves, no names were given. In 1830, Harty (Davis)Williams had 21 Slaves in Franklin Co; in 1850 Harty Williams had 7 Slaves, Archibald Williams had 4 Slaves; In 1860 Archibald D. Williams had 51 Slaves.
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| Slaves listed in the 1836 Division of Slaves Robert W. Williams: | |
| Lott No. 1 drawn by
MRS. HARTY H. WILLIAMS: FILL CHARLES MARIAH FRANK CAROLINE ANGELINA SARAH MANERVA SUCKEY JERRY RINA OLD NANCY WILCOX |
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| Lott No. 2 drawn by
ROBERT E. WILLIAMS: GUILFORD EATON ROSETTA JULIA ELIZA CHERRY MARIAH SILVA |
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| Lott No. 3 drawn by
ARCHIBALD D. WILLIAMS: ARTER POMPEY JIM GABRIEL ELVERA JOHN HENRY OLD FANNY MARY |
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See Estate of Robert Webb Williams, 1836, Franklin Co, NC, for entire transcription of Division of Slaves
From MAJ. WILLIAM WILLIAMS will written April 1835: To son JOSEPH J. WILLAMS: To daughter MARINA P. ALSTON
(wife of GEORGE W. Alston): To son WILLIAM H.
WILLIAMS:
To son SOLOMON WILLIAMS:
To son JOSEPH JNO. WILLIAMS and my son-in-law GEORGE W. ALSTON, in trust
for maintenance of my daughter MARGARET D. BURTON and her children:
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| RESEARCH NOTES: | Robert W.
Williams brother-in-law was Archibald H. Davis, owner of
Cypress Hall, and his son, Robert Edgar
Williams, became owner of Myrtle Lawn Plantation
in Warren Co., NC. His sister, Marina Priscilla Williams, married
George W. Davis, of Warren Co., where she built Cherry
Hill Plantation. Researched & transcribed by Deloris Williams
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| MISCELLANEOUS: |
National Register of Historic Places Application; Estate of Robert Webb Williams,1836; Robert Webb and Harty Hodge David Williams Family Bible; Dr. R. Edgar Williams Bible; photo of Hartwell Hodges Davis-Williams; Lucy Tunstall Alston Williams Papers, 1827-1979; Will of Maj. William Williams, 1838 |
