| 12. | David Doak, Sr (Immigrant) was born in 1710 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; was christened in 1747 in North Mountain, Augusta Co, Virginia (son of Robert* Doak, (immigrant) and Margaret* (..) Doak); died before 2 Oct 1787 in Black Lick, Montgomery Co (now Wythe Co), Virginia. Other Events and Attributes:
- Immigration: Bef 1740, Co Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
- Residence: Bef 1745, East Notingham, Chester Co, Pennsylvania
- Property: 10 Feb 1745/6, Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; from Breckenridge
- Residence: Aug 1747, Beverley Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia
- Property: Abt 1771, Doak Mill Run, Botetourt Co, Virginia
- Will: 2 Oct 1787, Black Lick, Montgomery Co (now Wythe Co), Virginia
- Research Notes: 18 Feb 2013; dates
- Research Notes: 26 May 2013; death date?
Notes:
Acklen says parents are James and Elizabeth, but it has not been proven he is one of the immigrant siblings.
Arrival date about 1740.
French says father is Samuel; arrival date placed at about 1740.
He lived first in East Nottingham, Chester Co, PA and was in Beverley Manor by August 1747 (Chalkley, vol. III, p. 262). He was granted permission to build a mill on Evan's Creek, branch of Reed Creek, later named Doak's Mill Run about 1771, then Botetourt County (Kegley, p. 92). On list of Tithables 1771 (Kegley, p. 29). Hemp certificate recorded in 1773 (Sr. or Jr.?)
His will was written 12 February 1787 (Montgomery Co., B:123); David and James Doak executors bond with Robert Sayers and Robert Davis, 2 October 1787 (B:134); appraisal done 6 October 1787 (B:125).
Children of DAVID DOAK and MARY DOAK were:
1. DAVID DOAK , JR, b. Abt. 1740; d. Bef. June 19, 1799.
Executor of his father's will with his brother, James. He was listed on the New River Tithables in 1773, Captain Doak's list, as David Doack and son David. Robert, William, and Samuel Doak were listed separately (Kegley, p. 29). He's lisn Montgomery County Tax list in 1782 with 5 horses, 6 head cattle and land; in Montgomery County Militia; 1790 tax list, Montgomery County, only male over 21, no males 16/21. Will proved 19 June 1799, Augusta County, VA.
2. SAMUEL DOAK, b. Abt. 1742; d. Aft. 1787. He served as deputy sheriff with brother, James, in 1779, Montgomery Co. Ordered to view best way for wagon road, 1785; Ensign in Montgomery Co. Militia, in company of brother, Captain William Doak; served at King's Mountain. On 1782 tax list with 4 horses, 8 head cattle and land. Put a ferry over the Holston River in TN down towards Knoxville. Said to have gone to NC by 1787.
3. NATHANIEL DOAK, b. Abt. 1744; d. 1794, Wythe Co, Virginia.
4 WILLIAM DOAK, b. Bef. November 05, 1747; d. Aft. 1782. He was actually baptised at North Mountain, 10 miles west of Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia, on 5 November 1747. Signed petition in 1768 to improve roads to Holston River (Kegley, p. 51). Captain in Montgomery County Militia. On Captain Doack's List of Tithables, 1773 (Kegley, p. 29). Administrator for Robert Doak, 2 May 1775, surities David Doack and William Davis (Fincastle. B:25); Alexander Buchanan, William and Robert Davis, and John Findley or any three to appraise estate (Summers, p. 642). Justice of Peace, 25 May 1779. Orphan, Hugh Pierce bound to him in 1779 to learn trade of weaver. Montgomery County tax list 1782 with 6 horses, 13 head of cattle and land.
5. JAMES DOAK, b. Abt. 1748; d. Aft. 1828. He served as Montgomery Co. deputy sheriff in 1779 (Kegley, p. 108). Montgomery Co. tax list, 1782. Executor of father's will, 1787 (Kegley, p. 119). Montgomery County Militia. Reported to have moved to IA 1848-50 (really?).
6. ROBERT DOAK, b. Abt. 1750
7. THOMAS DOAK, b. Abt. 1752
8. ELIZABETH DOAK, b. Abt. 1754
9. MARY DOAK, b. Abt. 1756; m. FRANCES BEATTY, JR.
10. JANE DOAK, b. Abt. 1758
11. MARGARET DOAK, b. Abt. 1760
12. JOHN DOAK, b. Abt. 1762; m. REBECCA WILSON, 1805. He was listed on the
Montgomery County tax list 1790, no male in home 16/21, 8 horses. Has
descendant, William N. Doak, Secretary of Labor.
13. ALEXANDER DOAK, b. Abt. 1764; d. Aft. 1790; m. MARGARET HANNA, August 09, 1786, Montgomery Co, Virginia. He served in the Montgomery County Militia (listed as under 18 in 1780). Shown in the 1790 census in Surry County, NC, near wife's father; 4 females, 1 male under 16 and self.
MARGARET HANNA's father was John Hannah, Surry Co., NC. She is the granddaughter of immigrant John Doak, hence first cousin, once removed to her husband, Alexander.
Christened:
Baptized by Rev. John Craig.
Property:
George and Robert Breckenridge (brothers) sold 300 acres in Beverly Manor to David Doack on 10 February 1745-6 (Chalkley, vol. III, p. 261). Adjoins property to George.
David Doak (Beverley Manor SW, 100 acres, 1755, adjoining 300 acre tract acquired earlier in February 1746 from George & Robert Breckenridge and also adjoining tract of Samuel Doak (647 acres, 1741) and Samuel and David Doak (220 acres acquired in 1806). (b. bet. 1705-1710, Ireland, d. 2 Oct. 1787, Montgomery County, VA), brother of Samuel Doak, listed below, and son of Samuel Doak, Sr. (b. abt. 1670, Ulster, Ireland) and his wife Elizabeth.
Samuel Doak (Beverley Manor SW, 647 acres, 1741, adjoining land of John Doak (no date or acres listed) and David Doak (100 acres acquired in 1765) and Samuel and David Doak (220 acres acquired in 1806). Samuel Doak was the brother of David Doak, listed above and son of Samuel Doak, Sr. (b. abt. 1670, Ulster, Ireland) and his wife Elizabeth.
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County,_Virginia_-_Surnames_A-E
Residence:
was in Beverley Manor by August 1747 (Chalkley, vol. III, p. 262).
Property:
He was granted permission to build a mill on Evan's Creek, branch of Reed Creek, later named Doak's Mill Run about 1771, then Botetourt County (Kegley, p. 92).
Will:
His will was written 12 February 1787 (Montgomery Co., B:123);
named 14 children, five under age of 21.
David Doack bequeathed to his sons John and Nathaniel land on the north side of Reed Creek upon the condition that they "shall provide for and keep the Family together untell they come of age & shall give my children who is under their care a common education and provided that if the said John & Nathaniel shall Refuse to do for my family as is above Directed it is my will & order that David Doack, James Doack & Wm Ward Whom I appoint to be my Ex to make sale of the land above mentioned....." He additionally stated "Tis my further Will & order that my Sons Robert and Thomas have that part of Old Patent Land that lies on the South side of Reed creek to be Equally Divided Between them".
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Montgomery County, Virginia - Will Book ?, Pgs 123-4
In the name of God, Amen. The 12th day of February one thousand Seven Hundred & Eighty Seven.
I David Doack of the County of Montgomery and State of Virginia being Very sick & weak in body but of perfect Mind & Memory thanks be to God for his mercies; And calling to mind the mortallity of my body & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I Do make & ordain this my Last Will & Testament that is to say principally & first of all I Give & Recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God Who gave it & my body to the dust to be buried in Decent Christian Burial at the Discretion of my Execs Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall Receive the same again from Almighty God Who gave it & as Touching such worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to Bless [me] with In this Life I Give Devise & Dispose of it in the following Manner & form: that is to say that all my Just Debts and Funeral Expenses be first paid. Item I give & bequeath to Mary My Beloved Wife the use of the mentioned house during her Life or Widowhood & also A childs part of all my Pesonall [sic] Estate & thirty pounds in money to be paid out of the Debts Due to my Estate When the same can be got by my Executors if not otherwise Directed by my Exrs Imprivis I Give & bequeath to my Son David Doak the Land whereon he now Lives Agreeable to the Division Made by Danl Smith being a part of the Black lick Survey. I give & bequeath to my Son Samuel that part of the Black Lick Survey Formarly [sic] I did section off to him; & I give & Bequeath to my sons John & Nathaniel that part of my Old Plantation that Lies on the north side of Reed Creek Whereon I now live Except such Lands as is or shall be Disposed of to some other of My Heirs together with the right of a survey adjoining my Plantation aforesaid on the north side of the same to have & hold the said Land Upon this Condition that they [sic] said John & Nathaniel shall settle themselves on the Land Above Mentioned & shall provide for & keep the family together Untill [sic] they come of age & shall give my children who is under their care common Education & the said John & Nathaniel to have the stock on the Plantation Untill [sic] My Daughters Elizabeath Sarah & Jean shall arrive at the age of Eighteen years At which Time they shall have such a part of the stock as my Executors Shall think proper to Direct & if the said John & Nathaniel Shall Refuse to do for my family as is above Directed it is my will & order that David Doack James Doak & Wm Ward Whom I appoint to be my Exrs to make sale of the Land above mentioned & all My Personal Estate & the Money arising from such sale to be Equally Divided Amongst My Wife Mary & my Sons John & Nathaniel & my Daughters Elizabeath Sarah & Jean Except that my Wife Mary shall have fifty pounds Current more than an Equeal [sic] part & it is my Will & order that my Executors sell that Tract of Land Whereon My son William fomaly [sic] Liv'd on & pay to the Estate all Debts Due from the said William to the Estate & to pay the Surplus to the said William which Shall be considered as his part of my Estate And it is my will & order that my Daughter Mary be given by my Exrs the sum of four Pounds to [be] paid out of Debts Due to the Estate & it is my will that my Daughter Margarett have one Horse of Twelve Pounds Value & a good Side Saddle & is my will that My son James have one cow & a calf Tis further Will & Order that my Sons Robert & Thomas have that part of the Patent Land that Lies on the South side of Reed creek to be Equeally [sic] Divided Between them & it is my will & order that My Alexander have One grey mare two Years Old & a Rifle gun formaly [sic] claimed by him & I do hereby make null & Void all other or former wills & acknowledge this to be My last will & Test
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the Day & year Above writ.
Signed sealed & acknowledged before us David Doack /seal/
Willm Davis
Henry Newman
Jno Wilson
At a Court held for Montgomery County the
2nd day of October 1787
This last will and Testament of David Doak deceased was produced in Court by David Doak & James Doak two of the Executors therein named and proved according to Law Administration thereof is granted them, they having entered into bond with Robert Davis & Robert Sayers their Security in the sum of Five thousand pounds.
Teste Abram Trigg CMC
Elaine M D Fred Doak
"The Doak connection"
via Ralph Doak
Research Notes:
Calculations of ages of children based on the following:
1 Martha - but she has to go (Martha's husband, children, etc, need to be worked through, but she is likely too told to be a child of this family.
2. William bef Nov 1747 have bt. date - oldest.
3. David Jr. bef 1752 (tithables 1773 so at least 21) - so make him 1749
4. Robert bef 1752 - (tithables 1773 so at least 21) so make him 1751
5. Samuel bef 1752 - (tithables 1773 so at least 21) so make him 1752
6 James abt 1754 - (deputy sheriff in 1779; so at least 25; make him 1754
7. Thomas bet 1753-1766 - not mentioned in 1773 tithables with brothers so not quite of age; make him 1766
8. Nathaniel bef 1762 - assigned by father to keep family together; so at least 25; make him 1758
9. John bef 1762 - assigned by father to keep family together; so abt make him 1760
10 Alexander - has a given age 1763
greatest gap of ages for a new mother. Alex
is probably from first wife, Mary Breckenridge, daughter of Alexander Breckenridge.
her death date has been shown to be 1762, but not knowing where 1762 death for her came from and Alex Doak b 1763 - could be a little mistake in a record here or there, to have her maybe dying at childbirth for him.
If that's correct, that's having Mary Breckenridge bearing 9 kids, 1st b 1747, making her b c 1729; (prob after Breckenridge immig in 1728); dying at age 36. All Alexander's kids are abouts, and they're right in that same age range as Mary would be.
With those calculations, David likely married 2nd wife abt 1767, also a Mary, as his widows is named Mary in his will.
She's known to have died in 1826. Allowing her to be abt 25; so born about 1743 and dying 84.
11. Margaret aft 1766 - it's said that 5 kids were under 21 when David's will was written; so that make her born after 1766 - probably 1768, closer to Elizabeth.
12 Eliz abt 1770 has to be <18 make her 17
13 Sarah abt 1772 make her 15
14 Jane abt 1774 make her 14
15 Mary abt 1776 make her 12 (she only got a little money, must be the youngest)
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Research Notes:
Settlers of Augusta County state David and Samuel, brothers, acquired acres in 1806 and is brother of Samuel who acquired land in 1741; and they were both sons of Samuel Doak, the Immigrant. So how is David with the will the same David?
David Doak (Beverley Manor SW, 100 acres, 1755, adjoining 300 acre tract acquired earlier in February 1746 from George & Robert Breckenridge and also adjoining tract of Samuel Doak (647 acres, 1741) and Samuel and David Doak (220 acres acquired in 1806). (b. bet. 1705-1710, Ireland, d. 2 Oct. 1787, Montgomery County, VA), brother of Samuel Doak, listed below, and son of Samuel Doak, Sr. (b. abt. 1670, Ulster, Ireland) and his wife Elizabeth.
Samuel Doak (Beverley Manor SW, 647 acres, 1741, adjoining land of John Doak (no date or acres listed) and David Doak (100 acres acquired in 1765) and Samuel and David Doak (220 acres acquired in 1806). Samuel Doak was the brother of David Doak, listed above and son of Samuel Doak, Sr. (b. abt. 1670, Ulster, Ireland) and his wife Elizabeth.
http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County,_Virginia_-_Surnames_A-E
Died:
At his death, 5 of the 14 named children were still minors and they are presumed to have been children of his second wife, Polly, who outlived him by nearly forty years. Those five were: Robert, Thomas, Elizabeth, Sarah, Jean
http://thebeardfamilyhistory.wikia.com/wiki/The_Children_of_David_Doak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Doak"
To: "Karen Nabours" ; "Sherry"
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:19 AM
Subject: Fwd: David Doak d 1787
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From: "WCGHA Wythe Co. Genealogical & Historical Assoc"
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:07:21 -0500
Subject: Re: David Doak d 1787
To: Ralph Doak
GOOD MORNING FROM VIRGINIA,
We don't have the tombstone itself, but we the transcription from the Kegley Room at the Wytheville Community College where the inscriptions of more than 17,000 tombstones have been compiled. According to records David
1710-1787...in parentheses June 11. Mary 1736-1826 (in peaentheses August 19. Notes say David was age 77, husband of Mary Doak. Compare group sheet compiled by Doris Hickox 1979. For Mary it says aged 90, also known as Polly, wife of David and the same note about Doris Hickox who did
considerable study of the Doaks. That may be available there. I will try to get the E-mail for you and send it later.
Mary K.
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Ralph Doak ralphdoak@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi there
> I'm descended from David's brother John Doak but am working with a probable descendant of David
> I recall that some years ago you had in your care the tombstone of David and his widow Mary (Polly) who d 1826
> Do you have a transcript of the text on said tombstone?
> [I have a photo but the resolution's too low, alas]
> Best wishes
> Ralph
> Cork, Ireland
David married Mary "Polly" Breckenridge (maybe) about 1746. Mary (daughter of Alexander* Breckenridge, (Immigrant) (son?) and Jane* Preston, (Immigrant)) was born about 1729; died in 1763. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1827 - 1864 (36 years)