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Descendants of John Locke

Generation No. 2

2. GEORGE W² LOCKE (JOHN¹) was born April 25, 1747 in Frederick County, Virginia ?, and died September 28, 1823 in Frederick County (now Clark County), Virginia. He married SARAH HIATT Abt. 1772 in Frederick County, Virginia, daughter of JOHN HIATT and MARGARET STEVENS. She was born October 09, 1753 in Hampshire County, Virginia, and died July 07, 1827 in Wadesville, Frederick County (now Clark County), Virginia.

Notes for GEORGE W LOCKE:
Geoge and his wife Sarah were buried on the "Old Locke Farm", about one mile east of Wadesville, in what is now Clarke County, Virginia. They bought this land of 200 acres at a public auction in 1798 . This farm has the Opequon Creek as one of its boundaries. The old farm more than likely was partly in what is now Berkely County and Jefferson County, West Virginia. It was passed on to his son George, who eventually sold it to settle a debt. They lived here during the Revolutionary War. He served his country by furnishing wheat for the use of the army. In 1814, he purchased 163 acres on Litlers Run in the same county.

George provided wheat and grain for the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War. He is buried with his wife Sarah Hiatt Locke on the Old Locke farm, near Wadesville, Virginia.

The Will of George Locke Senr. filed in Will Book 11, page 499 dated Sept. 22, 1823,
Frederick County Clerk’s Office, Winchester, Virginia

In the name of the Lord I George Lock Senior of the County of Frederick and state of
Virginia Being of a sound mind hath made this my last will and Testament as Viz. It is my
desire in the first place that all my Just debts shall be paid off as soon as convenient. It is
my last desire that my dear wife Sally Lock shall whole all my estate both real and
personal as long as she may live and after her death I doth bequeath the house and fifteen
acres of cleared land where she may choose round the house and fifteen acres of woodland
at the end of the lane to my dear daughter Elizabeth Thacker during her lifetime and after
her death to her three children Martha Britton, Sally Ann Thacker and Elizabeth Thacker
to them and their heirs forever. It is my request that the tract of land shall be equally
divided between my three sons William Locke, George Lock and John Lock my son
William Locke and George Lauck holding their dwelling houses, also my son John Lock is
to have his wood land joining him and adjoining Reeds land a small tract of Pine land over
Opequon to be equally divided between my sons William, George and John, also my
daughter Mary Hiett three hundred dollars Sally Hiett my daughter three hundred dollars
also to my son Bengamin's children three hundred dollars to be divided between them my
son William is to pay his sister Mary Hiett three hundred dollars my son George is to pay
his sister Sally Hiett three hundred dollars my son John is to pay his brother Bengamin's
children three (word omitted) dollars. The tract of land I own in Mongahlania County
State of Virginia I bequeath unto my two sons Neal and Thomas Lock to be equally
divided between them and their heirs forever all my personal property is to be sold after
my wife's death and is to be equally divided between my sons. My last request is that
Robert Montgomery, My Son John Lock is to be my executors to my last will and
Testament. Thereunto I set my hand and Seal this 22nd day of September in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three.
Acknowledged

and signed in presence of his
Rueben Jordan George X Lock Senr. (Seal)
William Cowgill mark
Joseph Likens

page 2 of Geo. Lock’s will:
At a court held for Frederick County the 6th day of October, 1823, this last will and
Testament of George Lock Senior decd. was proved by the oath of Rueben Jordan and
Joseph Likens witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded on the motion of Robert
Montgomery one of the executors therein named who made oath according to law
certificate is granted him for obtaining a probate thereof in due form on his giving bond
with security where upon he together with Joseph Parrell his security entered in and
acknowledged bond in the penalty of six hundred dollars conditioned for his due and
faithful administration of the said descendants estate and at a Court held for the county
aforesaid the 3rd day of November in the year aforesaid on the motion of John Lock the
other executor therein named who made oath according to law certificate is granted him
for obtaining a probate thereof in due form on his giving bond with security whereupon he
together with Richard Ridgway his security entered in and acknowledged bond in the
penalty of six hundred dollars conditioned for his due and faithful administration of the
said descendants estate. By the Court, Ja. Keith C.F.C.”

More About GEORGE W LOCKE:
Burial: September 1823, Lock Farm, Berryville, Clark, VA

Children of GEORGE LOCKE and SARAH HIATT are:

5.	i.	NEAL³ LOCKE, b. 1787, Lock Farm, Berkley County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1840, Carter County, Kentucky.
6.	ii.	WILLIAM LOCKE, b. February 03, 1773, Berkely County, Virginia; d. October 20, 1839, Frederick County, Virginia.
	iii.	JOHN LOCKE, b. July 26, 1776, Berkley County, Virginia; d. 1776.

Notes for JOHN LOCKE:
This John Locke died at a very young age. Another brother was named John.

7.	iv.	SARAH LOCKE, b. February 1778, Berkley County, Virginia; d. June 28, 1854, Brown County, OH.
8.	v.	ELIZABETH LOCKE, b. Abt. 1780, Berkley County, Virginia; d. June 15, 1827, Frederick County, Virginia.
9.	vi.	GEORGE LOCKE, b. September 07, 1782, Frederick County, Virginia; d. April 25, 1838, German Townhip, Clark County, Ohio.
	vii.	NANCY LOCKE, b. August 06, 1784, Berkley County, Virginia; d. November 1784, Berkley County, Virginia.
	viii.	BETY LOCKE, b. February 1787, Berkley County, Virginia; d. Berkley County, Virginia.
10.	ix.	THOMAS LOCKE, b. Abt. 1788, Berkley County, Virginia; d. Aft. 1840, Preston County, WV.
11.	x.	BENJAMIN LOCKE, b. November 29, 1793, Berkley County, Virginia; d. 1821.
12.	xi.	JOHN SR LOCKE, b. March 29, 1795, Berkley County, Virginia; d. March 07, 1877, Wadesville, Clarke County, Virginia.
13.	xii.	MARY LOCKE, b. October 23, 1774, Berkely County, Virginia; d. June 14, 1847, Jefferson County, Virginia.

3. NANCY ANNE² LOCKE (JOHN¹) was born December 04, 1749 in Prince William County (now Fauquier), Virginia, and died October 21, 1846 in Thompson Valley, Tazwell County, Virginia. She married WILIAM BROOKS September 05, 1769 in Fauquir County, Virginia, son of WILLIAM BROOKS and MARY ANN. He was born February 03, 1751/52 in Prince William County (now Fauquier), Virginia, and died January 24, 1841 in Thompson Valley, Tazwell County, Virginia.

Notes for NANCY ANNE LOCKE:
Records of the first 10 children were taken from the Bible of William Brooks. It was printed in 1756. Written in ink on that Bible were the lists of the children. Information regarding Margaret and James were taken from the records of Ray Sheffield, Ashland, Kentucky. Records differ on the year of death, either 1846 or 1844.

Notes for WILIAM BROOKS:
The following information was taken from LDS Ancestral File 14, Dec 1993; from the Lineage of Charles Fairfax Brooks; from the Family Bible of William Brooks (1752-1841); from VA land records and from pension records.

William fought in the Revolutionary War. His pension application is on file at the National Archives in Washington DC (R1259, VA; Microfilm Series M-804, Roll No. 355). It shows he enlisted in the service in October 1788 at which time he was a citizen of Culpeper County (he moved there in November 1779). He was drafted again in February 1781, at which time he was a resident of Botetouri County, Virginia. He applied for a pension on 9-25-1832 at which time he lived in Tazwell County. At that time, he was 81 years of age.

In August 1843, Nancy applied for a pension; she was 94 years old at the time.

From the "Annals of Tazewell County, VA" pg 246 (1841)
"It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that William Brooks,deceased, was a evolutionary pensioner, that he departed this life on the 24th of January, 1841, leaving his widow, Anna Brooks, and the following being all his heirs and legal representatives, to-wit, John Brooks, William Brooks, Margaret Kirk, Elizabeth Stephenson, Nancy Clayburn, Sally Todd, Polly Brooks and Louise Asberry, it is ordered that the same be certified."

Children of NANCY LOCKE and WILIAM BROOKS are:

	i.	JOHN³ BROOKS, b. June 11, 1770, Tazwell County, VA; m. JEAN WHETLEY.
14.	ii.	RICHARD LOCKE BROOKS, b. February 12, 1774, Culpepper County, VA; d. July 18, 1853.
15.	iii.	THOMAS BROOKS, b. January 22, 1776, Fauquir County, Virginia.
	iv.	POLLY BROOKS, b. January 22, 1778.
	v.	NANCY BROOKS, b. December 20, 1780, Tazwell County, VA; m. LEMUEL CLYBURN, December 12, 1809; b. Abt. 1780.
	vi.	WILLIAM BROOKS, b. April 07, 1782.
16.	vii.	SARAH "SALIE" BROOKS, b. March 10, 1783, Thompson Valley, Tazwell County, Virginia; d. Abt. 1815, Floyd County, Kentucky.
17.	viii.	ELIZABETH BROOKS, b. February 13, 1785; d. Bef. 1841.
	ix.	MARY BROOKS, b. July 19, 1789.
	x.	LEVICY BROOKS, b. September 02, 1791; m. THOMAS WILLIAM M ASBURY, March 23, 1820, Tazwell County, VA.
	xi.	MARGARET BROOKS, b. April 07, 1772; d. September 14, 1853; m. WILLIAM KIRK; b. Abt. 1770.
	xii.	JAMES BROOKS, b. March 24, 1788; m. JANE MARRS, 1810; b. Abt. 1790.

Notes for JAMES BROOKS:
Records differ on James's birth date. Another report has him born 7-15-1786.

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