William Kinchin1 
5th great-grandfather of William Lemuel Horn Jr.
7th great-grandfather of Laura Jane Munson.
- Family Background:
- Horn and Allied Families
- Appears on charts:
- Pedigree for William Lemuel Horn II
William Kinchin married Elizabeth Ruffin, daughter of Robert Ruffin and Elizabeth Prime.2 His will was probated on 28 July 1735 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.2
William Kinchin was residing before 1700 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.2 He patented 170 acres in that county in 1702. He also patented 100 acres in 1715, another 100 acres in 1724 and 140 acres in 1726.2
William Kinchin was a member of the vestry of the old brick church near Smithfield from 1724 to his death.2 He was sheriff in 1729 of Isle of Wight County.3 He was also a Justice of Peace in the county as William Byrd, when he was surveying the line between Carolina and Virginia, stayed at William Kinchen's home and spoke of him as a worthy magistrate living in much affluence.2
William Kinchin was residing before 1700 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.2 He patented 170 acres in that county in 1702. He also patented 100 acres in 1715, another 100 acres in 1724 and 140 acres in 1726.2
William Kinchin was a member of the vestry of the old brick church near Smithfield from 1724 to his death.2 He was sheriff in 1729 of Isle of Wight County.3 He was also a Justice of Peace in the county as William Byrd, when he was surveying the line between Carolina and Virginia, stayed at William Kinchen's home and spoke of him as a worthy magistrate living in much affluence.2
Additional Data
William Kinchin made a will on 13 August 1734 in Isle of Wight County. Mentioned in the will were son Matthew; daughter Elizabeth Exum; grandson William Jones; daughter Martha Jarrell; daughter Patience Taylor and her husband Etheldred Taylor; daughter Sarah Godwin; granddaughter Martha Godwin; son William; wife Elizabeth.2
On 13 July 1753, William Taylor conveyed to Etheldred Taylor 750 acres on the south side of Nottoway River and on the lower side of the Three Creeks, purchased of Christopher Hill by William Kinchin, deceased, and by him devised to his son Matthew Kinchin, and by the latter devised to the said William Taylor.4
On 13 July 1753, William Taylor conveyed to Etheldred Taylor 750 acres on the south side of Nottoway River and on the lower side of the Three Creeks, purchased of Christopher Hill by William Kinchin, deceased, and by him devised to his son Matthew Kinchin, and by the latter devised to the said William Taylor.4
Children of William Kinchin and Elizabeth Ruffin
- Matthew Kinchin2 d. c 1737
- William Kinchin5 d. 1758
- Elizabeth Kinchin+1
- Martha Kinchin+ 1
- Patience Kinchin+1 d. c 1766
- Sarah Kinchin+1
Citations
- [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia; A history of the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the Seventeenth Century, including abstracts of the county records (Chicago: Chicago Law Printing Company, 1938), 232.
- [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, 230.
- [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, 230, citing Virginia Magazine 34, p. 201.
- [S1017] Thomas L. Hollowak, indexed by, Genealogy of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 5 vols. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1981), V: 389. "Taylor of Southampton, Etc.," by W.G. Stanard, from Vol. XXII (1914) 446-447; XXIII (1915) 104-105, 218-220, 323-324, 435-436; XXIV (1916) 102-103, 213-214.
- [S550] John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia, 231.
