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Childers of Early Virginia Henrico to Amherst records by year
Prepared by Virginia Hanks , Ellenburg, Washington

1693 Will of Abraham Childerss
1656 - Abraham Childers from William Harris of Curies, on river on lower side of Morgan's landing (Pages 78-79)
1678 - Abraham Childers age 23 gave deposition (born 1655)
1680 - Henry Pew of Three Mile Creek, bounded by Morgan Pierce, sold by William • Hutchinson to John Garrett and by him to Richard Perrin; witness Abraham Childers (Page 200)
Abraham Childers on Four Mile Creek, purchased by father Abraham Childers from Major William Harris, on north side of James River
1681 -Abraham and Ann (Pew) sell the above tract ^ John Pleasants (Page 200)
1682 - Philemon Childers to grandson James Horton
- Abraham Childers on jury
1685 - Philemon Childers guardian of orphans of John Howard, ages ten and eleven
(John born April 1673 and Thomas born March 1674) £,3^—^
1686 i Philemon Childers to Abraham, Henry and Robert, sons of Abraham (Ann ' Pew), livestock, increase to be divided when they are 21 (none born before 1665) (Page 382)
1687 -Abraham from Edward and Samuel Mathews (Page 472-473)
169? - Henry Childers had sons Henry, Walter and James, New Kent Co,. St. Peter's registry
1690 - Fhilemon Chiiders from John Woodson, 250 acres south side Chickahominy Swamp
1691 - Abraham sells land on south side of Four Mile Creek, land bought of
Edward Mathews, witness Philemon Jr.
1698 -Abraham (Ann Pew) Childers' will.-- Philemon to son Abraham, a tract patented 1694 by Philemon Childers ^' ' ' and Nicholas Perkins, later sold by Perkins to Childers 1680 (Page 91 & 92)
(Nicholas Perkins married Sarah Childers) Philemon to son Thomas, a tract on north side of the James, part of a tract granted to Philemon in 1685
1700 "Philemon Sr. to son Abraham, same land and description Shilliman Childers Sr. security for executors of John Woodson, Jr. ^u) ^
1703 ^Philemon Sr. to Philemon Jr., two tracts north side of James where Fhilemon I/ ' Jr. now lives and the other bounded by William Randolph and Edward Hughes
1704 - Henrico tax lists Abraham Sr. and Jr., Fhillip Sr. and Jr., and Thomas (probably mean Philemons)
1706 - Philemon Childers Sr. to grandchildren Elizabeth and Tabitha, children of his son Abraham, livestock when they reach sixteen years or marry (girls born after 1690)
1707 - Thomas Childrey from Joseph and Martha PJiCasants
1711 - Robert Childers security for Richard Ferris, guardian to Robert Moore
1713 - Humphrey Smith to John and Fhilemon Smith, witness Thomas and Mary Childers
1717 – Will of Philemon Childers, Sr. (Mary Evans) (Page 172)
1720 - deed to Robert Childers from Richard Ferris and William Porter
1721 - Margaret Childers had son Joseph, under age 21 (born after 1700)
1723 - William and Elizabeth to John Williams, no land description
Abraham Jr. and Elizabeth to Philemon, no land description
Robert security for Elizabeth Hill in case vs Richard Scruggs estate
1724 - Philip (Philemon) testified in court that William Ligon had negro fising on Sabbath
1726 - -Robert and Catherine to Charles Winfree of New Kent Co., St. Peter's parish, land in Varina parish on Bull's Branch, Chickahominy River (Winfree deeds to Julius Alien 1746, wife Jane relinquished dower)
- Henry and Elizabeth, widow of William, estate appraised
1727 - will of Joseph Pleasants mentions Benjamin Childrey on Four Mile Creek
-will of Henry Childers (Lucretia Jones)
- inventory of William Childers (Elizabeth ______ )
-John to Abraham, land of Henry Pew will, north side of James near Four Mile -Creek,bounded by John Price and Joseph Adkins
- inventory of Henry deceased, wife Lucretia deceased
- Thomas Sr. to son John, tract Philemon now lives on; also deed to son Thomas adjacent William Hobson, Benjamin Childrey, John Williams and Thomas Robinson; Mary relinquished dower right
1729 - Abraham and Mary to John Bryant, land north side of Four Mile Creek bounded by Joseph Adkins, John Simcock, Strangeman Hutching (in 1739 Abraham Childers, Varina, guardian of Strange Hutchens, orphan)
- Robert of Goochland Co., landowner near Picadilly, adjacent land sold by William Moore to Richard Moore of Henrico Co., land bounded by John Pleasants deceased, Richard Cbcke Sr., Thomas Watkins, Robert Childers
- on another deed, Robert described as on White Oak Swamp
- Thomas Childrey appraiser of William Ireland estate
1730 - land on Two Mile Creek described as bounded by John Woodson, Henry Pew and Childers, no given name(s) to identify Childers
1731 - Robert, inventory, Henrico Co.
- Philemon and Elizabeth to Thomas Bethell, Jr. land on Four Mile Creek next to Philemon Perkins, land granted, to Fhilemon by Abraham; Elizabeth relinquished dower
- Abraham and wife (not named) of Henrico Co., William Cannon of Goochland Co John Cannon of Henrico Co., and John Whitely of Henrico Co., to John Siflicock; involves land Abraham got from father Abraham, on Four Mile Creek, bounded by Spring Branch, Miery Branch, _____ Creek, John Whitely Thomas Bethell and Philemon Perkins; from grants to Abraham Sr. by William Cannon, John Cannon and Perkins (no name given) and descended to Abraham Jr, as sole heir to his father
1732 - Robert and Agnis, Henrico Co., baptised children Susannah born 1732 and John S. born 1734
1733 - Pew Price to John Boiling, Milner Childers witness
1734 - will of Susannah Ware, widow of Jacob, Baptist minister, had as one heir daughter Jane Childers
1735- will of Thomas, Henrico Co. - Robert of Henrico parish, Henrico Co., to John Spears, land in parish
bounded by Theodoric Carter, Richard Moore, Thomas Watkins; witness * Sackville Brewer and others ^ (this is Robert and Susannah) (Page 508)
1736 - Philemon Jr. to Sackville Brewer, land next to James, Thomas and John Childers; Philemon son of Thomas deceased; land north side of James River; Brewer sold same to William Taylor 1736
- John Williams sold land purchased of William Childers, adjacent Samuel Knibb, Grindel's Run, William Hobson, Philemon Childers deceased (Page 555)
1736 - Abraham of Henrico Co. to Janes Gwoin, land bounded by Robert Moseby and Upper Brook
- Thomas Cottrell of Henrico Co. to Richard Cottrell, witness Abraham Childers, lower side of Deep Run
also to William North on south side of Deep Sun, in Henrico Co. and parish, witness Abraham and Elizabeth Childers
- Philemon Jr. son of Thomas deceased; also had son Thomas of GA
- James and Thomas Childers witness to Jeremiah Hatcher deed to Pleasants
- John witness to John Cobbs deed to John Nash
1737 - Abraham and Elizabeth to Thomas Bates, bounded by his own land and land
Abraham sold to James Going
- Thomas, son of Thomas deceased to Thomas Robinson the Younger, land
bounded by John Pussell where Robinson now dwells
1738 - Henry Childers, witness B
- Abraham Childers, deed to William Taylor
- John Childers, deed to Matthew Hutcheson
1739 - Abraham Childers to be inspector at Turkey Island warehouse
1740 '- Abraham and Elizabeth of St. James Parish, Goochland Co., to John Lacy of
St. Paul's Parish, Hanover Co., north side of James, grant to Abraham "'""N bounded by Robert Moseby, Obadiah Smith, Thomas Connaway, Spears, Watson and said Childers
- adjacent Abraham Childers and others, land on Deep Run, Old House Branch
1742 - Margaret Childers will, executor Benjamin Childers
1743 - James Childers, deed to William Taylor
1744 - John of Henrico Co., to Mathew Hutchinson of Gooehland Co., land on Upham Brook given to John in patent 1734
1745 - Philemon and Elizabeth of Henrico Co. to Thomas Bates, land on Four Mile Creek next to Matthias Ayres, Robert Pleasants and Four Mile Creek;
Elizabeth relinquished dower right
- Robert of St. Paul's parish, Hanover Co., to Joseph of Henrico Co., land on south side of Chickahominy Swamp next to Bull's Branch (Robert son of Robert deceased)
- John had three surveys in 1745, 6 and 7; Joseph had two surveys in 1745 and 6
- land adjacent Benjamin Childers and others, eastern run of Four Mile Creek to mouth of Great Branch
- Thomas Bates to Philemon Childers, cordwainer, land bounded by John and Abraham Childers, Randolph's line
- Richard East to Robert of Henrico parish, land bounded by Micheal Holland, Meredith's branch, Blackband's comer and Obadiah Smith
1746 - John, Albermarle Co., appointed overseer of road building crew
- Charles Winfree of New Kent Co. deeds land bought of Robert Childers of Henrico Co. to Julius Alien of Varina Parish, Henrico; Jane, wife of Charles, relinquished dower right ^-\
1747 - inventory of David Pryor; son David guardianship to Abraham Childers, Samuel Taylor security, and son John guardianship to Samuel Taylor, Abraham Childers, security
- John and Elizabeth, Albermarle Co., to Hutchens Bur ton of Henrico Co.,
part of grant to John Childers on Upham Brook, bounded by William Gording
1749 - Lunenburg Co. tax listed Jeremiah Childrey, Robert Childrey, Joseph Tanner, three Ward, one Womack
- Robert Jordan to Joseph Childers of Henrico parish, witness Samuel Childers
1750 - John Childers on deed
- Joseph deeds to Julius Alien land in Henrico Co., south side of Chicka-hominy River on Robins's Spring branch and Bull's branch, part of a tract Joseph bought of Robert, son of Robert deceased
1751 - Drury and Susannah Tucker deeded land to Abraham; witness Mathew and Lucretia (Childers) Tucker
- John deed to son Francis
1752 - land described as adjacent Joseph Childers on Chiokahominy Swamp
-William and Mosely/Mosby Childers, brothers, from Robert Thompson, land in Cumberland Co.
1753 - John, born circa 1730 Goochland Co., married Rachel Perkins
1754 - York Co. tax listed ^.L^ard Childers, Simcf'.k Cannon and three Womack..
- land adjacent Abraham Childers and John Boiling, near Gravely Hills and the run called Little Roundabout
1755 - tax listed Richard Childers on Bush and Buffalo, Albennarle Co.
1756 - Abraham Childers mortgaged to John Pleasants Sr. and Robert Pleasants, co-partners in trade
(Abraham died before 1763 and a will was mentioned in deeds, but a copy has not surfaced; reference to will in Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers)
1757 - probable date of Abraham's will, sons Abraham, Henry, Frederick
- Joseph Childers to John Pleasants and son
- John Childers neighbor of Nathaniel Jeffries
- Fhilemon Childers deed to John Pleasants and son
1758 - mortgage of Benjamin Childers to John and Robert Pleasants
1759 - Abraham Childers was neighbor to John Pryor
- Abraham Childers Jr. was on another, separate deed
- Hutchens Burton, Sr. to Royall Richard Alien, land formerly belonging to John Childers on north side James adjacent John Watson, Thomas Jackson, Ufaum Brook (Upham?)
- Stephen Childers pays Isham Alien for being witness in court
1760 - adjacent William Childers on the east, on branches of Roundabout Swamp
- Henry, Amherst Co., adjacent Benjamin Stinnett
(a Stinnett daughter married John Childers before 1764)
- John deeds to son Abraham; Willis Childers witness
- other deeds also involve Abraham Childers
1763 - will of Abraham (Elizabeth Cannon, Lucy (Thomas) Nevil)
-Abraham and Henry, sons of Abraham deceased, deed land to John and Robert Pleasants to pay the debt of their father; land given to them by their father's will
- Frederick, son of Abraham deceased, deeds land to John and Robert Pleasants to pay debt of his father
- Abraham and wife Frances deed, witness John Childers Jr.
- Joseph F. and Mary N. Childers on deed, witness John Griffin, Ralph Jopling
1764 - Howard Cash and Susan Cottrell, executors of Thomas Cottrell, to Robert Childers, 200 acres for 20 pounds
- land described as adjacent Henry Childers, Tobacco Row Mountain
1765 - Will and Ann Childers had son Joseph born
- Henry and Susanna, deed, to John of Albennarle Co.
1766 - Samuel Childers of Henrico Co., deed to William Alien 1768 - William Childers, Goochland Co., bought at auction land of Joseph Childers deceased, mortgaged to John Pleasants and Son
- land adjacent Thomas Childrey and William Hobson
- Thomas Jopling will mentions Benjamin Childers and wife Ann, daughter of Jopling, Josiah Jopling and son-in-law John Griffin
1770 - surveys in Amherst Co. for Moses Swinney and Joseph Childers
- William, Henrico Co., son of Joseph deceased, deed to Julius Alien, west side of Bull s Branch
1771 - Joseph, Amherst Co., from Neil Campbell
- same from John Webb
1772 - Will of Thomas Childrey, Henrico Co., to nephew Thomas Childrey, to Sarah Childrey, no relationship stated
1773 - Joseph of Amherst Co., witness with William Hix to deed 1775 - Jacob Childera witness to will
1777 - Henry, Amherst Co., from William Goolsby land on branch of Robert's Creek and south branch of Pedlar River adjacent William Pryor
- Joseph, Amherst Co., from William Goolsby and wife Frances, on Huff's Creek on east side of Tobacco Row Mt.