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Descendants of Robert Bickers

Generation No. 1

1. ROBERT¹ BICKERS^1,^2,³ was born 1709 in Great Britian, and died 1808 in Orange Co., Virginia. He married ELIZABETH^4,⁵ 06 Jun 1732 in Commonwealth of Virginia^5,⁶. She was born 1710 in Caroline Co., Virginia ⁷, and died Unknown.

Notes for ROBERT BICKERS:
In 1732 Robert transferred 200 or his 1000 acres granted him by the King of Great Britain for transporting himself to the colonies to John Collins. Following is a transcription of that transfer:
LAND TRANSFER DEED – Robert Bickers to John Collins, 1732
Source: Spotsylvania, Virginia County Records, 1721-1800, Deed Book B, Pg 296-297. Commonwealth of Virginia, Circuit Court of Spotsylvania County, Office of the Clerk, Spotsylvania, Virginia.
Transcribed to the best of my ability, September 30, 2007. Lori J. (Hunt) Zierden.
Pg. 296
This Indenture mad the Sixth Day of June in the year of our Lord God One – thousand Seven hundred and thirty two Between Robert Bickres of Spotsylvania County planter of the one part and John Collins of Caroline County planter of the other part – Witnesseth that the said Robert Bickers for His Consideration of the Sum of five Shil lings lawfull[sic] money to him in hand paid by the said John the receipt where of the said – Robert doth hereby acknowledge and there of and of Every part thereof doth hereby ac cept and Discharge the said John [undecipherable] admrs. Hath granted bargained & [hole in original document] by these presents doth grant bargain. Sold unto the said John Collins his heirs [hole in original document] admrs. and assigns one tract or parcell[sic] of Said Containing two hundred acres of being part of a – Granted tract of one thousand acres granted by pattent[sic] to the said Robert Bickers the twenty eighth Day of September MDCCXXViiii lying & being in St. marks[sic] parish in Spotsylvania
Pg. 297
297)
County and is bounded As followeth (to wit) Begining[sic] at a maple white oak & red oak on the East Side the Beverdam[sic] run thence North Seventy three Degrees East one hundred and fourty[sic] poles & two pines thence North thirty Degrees west two hundred & fifty two poles to a red oak in poison feilds[sic] thence ^South Sixty degrees West one hundred & fifty Eight poles to a read oak on the East Side the Beaverdam run thence Down the said run the – Severall[sic] Curses[sic] to the begining[sic] And all the houses orchards fences timber major water priviledges profits and advantages to the Same or any part thereof belonging or any ways appertaining[sic] And all the right Estate property Claims & Demands of him the said Robert Bickers of [2 words undecipherable] the promises Said land or any part thereof To Have & to hold the Said land and promises and Every part thereof with all ^& Every its appurtenances unto the Said John Collins his Excrs. admrs. and assigns from the Day of the Date hereof for & during       the full End and term of Six months from thence Next Ensueing[sic] & fully to the End – that by Vertue[sic] of these presents and of the Statute of Transferring uses into possession
the said John Collins may be in the actual possession of the promises & may be Enabled to Accept of a grant and release of the Land to him the said Robert Bickers his heirs and assigns for ever In Witness where of the parties to these presents Interchange ably have Set their hands and Seals the Day and year first above written ~
Sealed and Delivered      \
In presence of            Robert Bickers Seal (signed in own hand)\\\
her
Benj.a Carre Elizabeth E Bickers Seal\\
Jo.n Henderson mark
Samuel Brockman
At a Court held for Spotsylvania County On Tuesday June the Sixth 17??
Robert Bickers acknowledge this his Deed of Lease for Land, Unto John Collins at whose motion the Same is admitted to record ~~
Test John Walter Clk Court (signed in own hand)
Certified by County Seal
as a true copy
A COPY TESTE:
Paul M. Metzger, Clerk
By: Arlen Z. Roger (signed in own hand)
9-26-2007

Headrights of Orange Co., Virginia (Rootsweb.com)
All from Grt Britian or Ireland to this colony
16 Mar 1735
Robert Bickers, Samuel Drake, Richard Parsons, John Walker
Note about Headrights quoted from http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/orange/deeds
/orangehe.txt:
"Headrights were grants of 50 acres of land per "head" - or per white male over the age of 16 who transported himself to the colonies in the 18th century. They appear in the Court of Common Pleas in the county in which the land was granted...The headrights function as the only real immigration record for English, Scot or Irish immigrants in that time period. The headright identifies the country of origin and generally the port of entry in the colonies."

Will of Robert Bickers of Orange Co, Virginia 1808
Contributed by Russ Bickers, West Hollywood, CA
DOCUMENT: March 29, 1775, proved February 2, 1808: Will of Robert Bickers of Orange Co., Virginia
LOCATION: Will Book 4, Page 277, Orange County, Virginia
"In the name of God Amen - I Robert Bickers of Orange County and St. Thomas Parrish Being painful and weak in Body But in perfect mind and memory Blessed by to God for it I do ordain and Constitute this my Last Will and Testament in manner and following - first I comd. My Soule into the hands of Allmighty God hoping Through the Tenderous Death and pashion of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to Receive free pardon and Forgiveness of all my Sins and my Body to be Decently Buried at the Discretion of my Executors which I have affter named -
Imprimis I Chuse my elder Son William Bickers and my Son in Law William Edwards and I Give and Bequeath my plantation and all that Land on the said side of the River whereon my plantation lyes To my Younger son Joseph and his heirs forever and Do give and Bequeath to ye said Joseph Bickers all my Stock and Moveables after my Decease and my wife the Land bounded as followeth:
Beginning at an ash and a Large maple by ye run side thence with a Straight Course to the Rocky Spring and to a straight Course to ye head of the Raccone Branch to a corner of Wm. Eastwoods thence with a line to a corner white oak and two pines in Jno Seayers orphans Line Thence with that line Crossing a branch by (?) Pear Tree and Continueing To another line of mine that runs up to ye Main Road running as high as the fork of a branch by the Edge of the ponds that makes up to ye Brick Yard Thence Down the Main branch to the Beginning ash and maple a Corner of Wm. Edwards.
And I do make my Son Wm. Bickers (?Executor) of this my Last Will and Testament making all other Void and Null - Witness my hand and seal this 29th day of March 1775.
Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of us:
Robert Bickers
Simon Finnel
William Edwards
Sarah (X) Finnill (X = her mark)
NB That Corner at the head of the Rackone Branch and that land was Transferred to Peter Copling by Jno Branham.
At a Court held for Orange county at the courthouse on Monday the 22nd day of February 1808. This Last Will and Testament of Robert Bickers, deceased was proved by the oath of Simon Finnell a witness thereto and as to personal estate of said deceased ordered to be recorded.
Teste: Reynolds Chapman, Clerk
AT a Court held for Orange County at the Courthouse on Monday the 26th day of September 1808. This last Wil and Testament of Robert Bickers deceased was further proved by the oath of William Edwards a witness thereto, and as to real estate of said deceased."

More About ROBERT BICKERS:
Medical Information: Age at death: 99 years old
Naturalization: 16 Mar 1735, Headrights filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Orange County, Virginia ⁸
Residence: 29 Mar 1775, Living in St. Thomas Parrish, Orange, Virginia - Land transfer of 200a to John Collins
Will: 29 Mar 1775, Written & witnessed by Robert Bickers, Simon Finnel, William Edwards & Sarah Finnill ^9,¹⁰

More About ELIZABETH:
Residence: Jun 1732, St. Marks Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia ¹¹

Marriage Notes for ROBERT BICKERS and ELIZABETH:
Spotsylvania, Virginia County Records, 1721-1800 reads:
"June 7, 1732. Robert Bickers of Spts. Co., planter, to John Collins of Caroline Co., planter. L5 curr.,
200 a. part of tract formerly granted by pat. to sd. Bickers Sept. 28, 1728, in St. Mark's Par., Spts.
Co. Benja Cave, John Henderson, Samuel Brockman. June 6, 1732. Elizabeth, wife of Robert
Bickers, acknowledged her dower, etc."

More About ROBERT BICKERS and ELIZABETH:
Marriage: 06 Jun 1732, Commonwealth of Virginia ^12,¹³

Children of ROBERT BICKERS and ELIZABETH are:

2.	i.	JOHN² BICKERS, b. Abt. 1735; d. Unknown.
3.	ii.	WILLIAM HENRY BICKERS, b. Abt. 1732, Orange Co., Virginia; d. Unknown, Orange Co., Virginia.
4.	iii.	THOMAS BICKERS, b. 1740, Orange Co., Virginia; d. Unknown, Virginia.
5.	iv.	NICHOLAS BICKERS, b. 16 Aug 1744, Orange Co., Virginia; d. 1836, Virginia.
	v.	JOSEPH BICKERS, b. 1748 ¹⁴; d. Sep 1817, Orange Co., Virginia ¹⁵.

Notes for JOSEPH BICKERS:
1785 Federal Census for Orange County, Virginia. Pg. 97, List of James Madison:
Joseph Bickers - Head of Family
10 White Soules / 1 Dwelling / 2 Out Buildings

More About JOSEPH BICKERS:
Residence: 1785, Orange Co., Virginia ¹⁶
Will: 25 Apr 1816, Written ¹⁷

	vi.		HANNAH BICKERS¹⁸, b. Virginia; d. Unknown; m. WILLIAM EDWARDS; d. Unknown.
	vii.		ROBERT BICKERS, b. 1737, Virginia ^19,²⁰; d. 1762 ²¹.

More About ROBERT BICKERS:
Probate: 27 May 1762, Orange Co., Virginia ²²

	viii.		ANNIE BICKERS²³, d. Unknown.
	ix.		CATHERINE BICKERS²³, d. Unknown.

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