On Sun, Jan 6, 2013 at 12:01 AM, Craig wrote of William Fox: > > The bulk of his estate, however, went to his nephew David Fox, a son of > Samuel Fox, after the death of his wife. This never happened as David Fox > died soon after this will was written. In that case, the estate was go to > his nieces Frances Fox, Frances Spellman and "all the daughters of Capt. > George Heale." Sorting that out ought to be an interesting challenge. > > Last, the confusion about his will seems to have arisen by the use of his > terms "sister" for Ann Fox and Catherine Heale. They were in fact his > sisters-in-law. Ann Fox being the widow of his brother Samuel Fox, and > Catherine Heale being the sister of his wife, Ann Chinn, who had married > Capt. George Heale. In fact, much of this estate is given to the daughters > of Capt. George Heale. > I can help with the Heales. Linda Boyd Lawhon and I worked on them some years ago, before she died. Here's a summary she made in 1997. 13 Jan 1997: "George Heale m. Catherine Chinn and had: 1. Ellen Heale m. David Ball 2. George Heale d. young 3. Elizabeth Heale m. William Davenport 4. Catherine Heale m. John Cannady of St. Mary's Co., MD 5. Sarah Heale m. Lindsey Opie 6. William Heale m. 22 Jul 1737 Judith Swann 7. Ann Heale m. 1736 Moore Fauntleroy . . . "Brother George's [will] names daughters: Elizabeth Davenport, Sarah Opie, Ann Heale, Catherine Heale, son in law Linsy Opie, brother Joseph, brother John, and it is his desire to be buried in the ancient burying place of our family. (This kind of leads me to believe that all of the early Heales are buried here.)" 23 Mar 1997: "George Heale b. d. 1736 Lancaster Co., Va. m. Catherine Chinn b. 7 Jun 1685 Children: 1. Ellen b. 19 Nov 1705 no children d. (not named in father's will 1736) m. 24 May 1727 David Ball 2. George b. 4 Jan 1707 d. Not named in father's will 1736 3. Elizabeth b. 8 Mar 1710 m. 26 Nov 1728 William Davenport, d. 7 Aug 1771 Children: 1. William Davenport b. 6 Feb 1735 Richmond Co., Va. 2. Fortunatus Davenport b. 12 Jun 1738 Richmond Co., Va. 3. Rawleigh Davenport 4. Opie Davenport 5. Judith Davenport m. _______ George 6. Elizabeth Davenport m. _________ Tune 7. George Davenport 4. Catherine m. 15 Jan 1736/37, John Cannaday of St. Mary's Co., Md. 5. Sarah m. 10 Feb 1734, Lindsey Opie (1714-1746/7), s/o John & Anne Metcalfe Opie Children: 1. daughter b/d 10 Sep 1735 2. John Opie b. 24 Jul 1737 d. 1759 3. Anne Opie b. 4 Oct 1738 4. Lindsay Opie b. 11 Jan 1740 d. 1785 m1 Elizabeth Nelms m2 Elizabeth McAdams 5. son b/d 4 Mar 1742/3 6. Thomas Opie b. 30 Oct 1744 d. 13 Aug 1770 7. George Hale Opie 6. William d. < Nov 1736 m. 22 Jul 1734 Judith Swann, m2 21 Oct 1737 Griffin Fauntleroy 7. Ann m. 20 Dec 1736 Moore Fauntleroy, m2 Elizabeth Mitchell Children: 1. Ellen Fauntleroy m. William Sydnor 2. George Hale Fauntleroy d. 1770 m. Sarah Fauntleroy 3. Susannah Fauntleroy m. Robert Tomlin 4. Catherine Fauntleroy m.______ Marshall 5. Samuel Griffin Fauntleroy 6. William Fauntleroy 7. Apphia Fauntleroy m. ? Henry Todd?" I did not check all of Linda's statements about the Heales/Hales, but in long dealings with her I rarely found any misstatements of fact; even her properly labeled conjectures usually panned out. She was a meticulous researcher and I miss our exchanges greatly. If you have any further questions about specific Fox relatives, I'll see what I have in my database. -- Kathleen Much The Book Doctor

Kathleen, Thanks. I should have been more specific as to which of the daughters of Capt. George Heale & wife Catherine Chinn that William Fox named in his 1717 will. All of them were unmarried, and were: Elizabeth, Ellen, Sarah He did not name any of these other children and probably only meant them when he named "all of the daughters of Capt. George Heale" as residual legatees to his nephew David Fox. As for Fox, I think I've got them sorted out, though with respect to Samuel Fox (David-2, David-1) I am not certain that his wife was Ann DAINGERFIELD. That conclusions rests on her will naming her "brother" William Daingerfield, though could also mean "brother-in-law." In his 1918 article on the Fox Family, Lyon G. Tyler thought she "may" be a PAYNE. Though his evidence for that was not given. To the known children of Samuel & Ann Fox can be added a daughter "Letty" named in the will of David-2 Fox as his granddaughter, daughter of his son Samuel. (This got left out for some reason in Ida J. Lee's abstracts of Lancaster County wills.) Likewise, the now-found will of Hannah Ball Fox also names a granddaughter "Lotty" Fox. So, of the three known children of Samuel & Ann Fox, only survived to adulthood, and she was Frances Fox who married (1) Charles Burgess and (2) Jesse Ball. Craig On Jan 6, 2013, at 3:04 PM, Kathleen Much wrote: > can help with the Heales. Linda Boyd Lawhon and I worked on them some > years ago, before she died. Here's a summary she made in 1997. > 13 Jan 1997: > "George Heale m. Catherine Chinn and had: > 1. Ellen Heale m. David Ball > 2. George Heale d. young > 3. Elizabeth Heale m. William Davenport > 4. Catherine Heale m. John Cannady of St. Mary's Co., MD > 5. Sarah Heale m. Lindsey Opie > 6. William Heale m. 22 Jul 1737 Judith Swann > 7. Ann Heale m. 1736 Moore Fauntleroy . . .