William Tapp, III

William Tapp was a witness to the Will of Robert Bourne Spotsylvania County VA Will Book A: 91 probated 27 May 1727. To-be-confirmed Robert was the uncle of William's wife Christian and the father of Elizabeth Tapp who married William' s brother Vincent.

original data: Raleigh Travers Green, Genealogical and Historical Notes on Culpeper County, Virginia. Embracing a Revised and Enlarged Edition of Dr. Philip Slaughter's History of St. Mark's Parish. Culpeper, VA: Regional Publishing Company, 1900.

Will dated 27 June 1780, proven January 27, 1791

wf Christian;

children Vincent, Ann (m. Jno Cunningham), Alice (m. Jno Graham), Elizabeth (m Green), Sarah (m. Jno Jett), William, Lewis, Mary (m Yates).

Moses and Elias Tapp added a codicil on Sep 10, 1789 disannuling the item left to son of Mary Yates - thus date of death must be before that time.

Source: Culpeper Co, VA, Will Book C, 1783-1791, pp. 406 & 407. The Will of William Tapp Dated June 27, 1789; Probated January 1, 1791 "In the name of God Amen, I William Tapp of Culpeper County being Sick & weak in body but Sound of mind and memory Calling to mind the Mortality of my body and that it appointed for all men once to die I recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it me, & as touching such worldly goods as God in his mercy hath been pleased to bestow upon me, I dispose of the same in the following manner: Impremise, I lend into my loving wife Christian all my Estate Real and personal during her life, the same peaceably to possess and enjoy. Item, I give unto my son, Vincent Tapp & his Heirs after my said wife’s decease that land & ___ plantation whereon I now live containing one hundred & ninety five Acres, more or less. Item, I give unto my grandson, William Tapp, son of my said Vincent a Tract or parcel of land adjoining the land & plantation on which I now live containing forty three Acres more or less to him & his Heirs. Item, I give unto my Daughter Ann Cunningham, wife of John Cunningham, and to her Heirs after my wife’s decease, a Negro wench named___. Item, I give unto my Daughter Alice Graham, wife of John Graham, & to her Heirs after my wife’s decease, a negro man named Peter. Item, I give unto my Daughters Ann Cunningham and Alice Graham, above said, after my wife’s decease all my stock of cattle to them & to their Heirs to be equally divided between them. Item, I give unto my Daughter Elizabeth Green and to her Heirs after my wife’s decease, my horse, bridle & saddle. Item, I give unto my Daughter Sarah Jett, wife of John Jett, & to her Heirs after my wife’s decease, all my Stock of Hogs & Sheep. Item, I give unto my sons William Tapp & Lewis Tapp and their Heirs the sum of one Shilling Sterling money each. Item, I give unto William Yates, son of Mary Yates, deceased, & to his heirs the sum of one hundred pounds in Continental Bills of Credit of the Congress or of this State as is now Current. Item, My will is that the remainder of my Estate of every kind whatsoever be sold and the Money thence arising be equally divided between my Children: Vincent Tapp, Elizabeth Green, Sarah Jett, Ann Cunningham, & Alice Graham and their heirs. Item, I constitute & appoint my son Vincent Tapp & my Friend James Jett Executors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills, legacies by me made testifying & Confessing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament in which I have set my hand and seal this 27th day of June, 1780. Signed Sealed & Declared to be the last Will & Testament of William Tapp. In the presence of us; Thomas Hopper Jacob Wall Ann Wall September 10, 1789 – The within last Will and Testament of William Tapp acknowledged before us, under an exception as mentioned in the annexed codicil. Moses Tapp Elias Tapp Be it known unto all persons that it is now my intent that the written amount of one hundred pounds of Continental Bills of this State unto William Yates is no to ___ ___ ___ of my last Will and Testament ___ ___ and I do hereby ___ the same accordingly as ___ ___ this 10th day of September 1789. Moses Tapp Wm. (his mark) Tapp Elias Tapp" "At a Court held for Culpeper County this 1st day of January 1791. This last Will and Testament of William Tapp dec. was exhibited to the Court with the codicil thereto annexed and ws approved by the oaths of Moses Tapp, Elias Tap, tow of the witnesses thereto ordered to be recorded. James Jett the executor therein named came into Court and refused to take upon himself the ___ execution thereof."

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National Origin: Powhatan Indian

• Residence: Rent Rolls - 1764 - Culpeper, Virginia, British Colonial America
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William Tapp was born about 1700 in Northumberland County, Virginia, a son of William and Elizabeth Taptico (Tapp).

He married Christiana Bourne in 1725.

In 1726, William Tapp witnessed the will of his wife's paternal uncle Robert Bourne in Saint George's Parish, Spotsylvania County (present-day Culpeper County), Virginia.

In 1749, William Tapp owned property in Culpeper County, Virginia adjacent his brother-in-law Andrew Bourne.

William Tapp died in Culpeper County, Virginia at an unknown date between 10 September 1789 (when he made the codicil to his will) and 17 January 1791 (the date of probate of his will).

▪ Culpeper County, Virginia Will Book C (1783–1791), pages 406–407.

Will of William Tapp of Culpeper County, Virginia

Dated: 27 June 1780.

Codicil: 10 September 1789.

Probated: 17 January 1791.

Legatees:

Wife: Christian Tapp.
Sons: Vincent Tapp, William Tapp, Lewis Tapp.
Grandson: William Tapp, son of Vincent Tapp.
Daughter: Ann Cunningham, wife of John Cunningham.
Daughter: Alice Graham, wife of John Graham.
Daughter: Elizabeth Green.
Daughter: Sarah Jett, wife of John Jett.
William Yates, son of Mary Yates, deceased (bequest revoked in the codicil).
Executors: son Vincent Tapp, James Jett.

Will witnesses: Thomas Hopper, Jacob Wall, Ann (X) Wall.

Codicil witnesses: Moses Tapp, [E]Lias Tapp.

James Jett refused to act as executor.

NOTE: The Tapp Family Graveyard in the Little Fork was located north of Little Fork Church, east of the Spillman Graveyard at the Old Tapp Place (off Sheads Mountain Road) and west of the Fishback Graveyard.