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Mary Jane Doak

Female 1827 - Aft 1850  (24 years)


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  1. 1.  Mary Jane Doak was born in 1827 in Tennessee (daughter of Samuel Witherspoon (Whitfield) Doak, Jr. and Sarah Houston McEwen); died after 1850 in of, Greene Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel Witherspoon (Whitfield) Doak, Jr. was born on 24 Mar 1785 in Salem, Augusta Co, Virginia (son of Dr./Rev. Samuel Doak, Sr., D.D. and Esther Houston Montgomery); died on 13 Feb 1864 in Tusculum, Greene Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Princeton University
    • Other-Begin: Aft 1818, Tusculum College, Greene Co, North Carolina
    • Census: 1830, Greene Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1840, Greene Co, Tennessee
    • Census: 1850, Greene Co, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Other-Begin:
    He (Samuel Doak, D.D.) resigned his presidency in 1818, and was succeeded by his son, Rev. John M. Doak. He then moved into the neighborhood of Mount Bethel church, in Greene County, and opened what he called Tusculum Academy, which grew into Tuculum College under the management of his son, Samuel Whitfield Doak.
    pg 134 - The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings of the Scoth... Vol 9, Part 1900


    Census:
    Name: S W Dook
    [L W Doak]
    Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Greene, Tennessee
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 4
    Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 80 thru 89: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 70 thru 79: 1
    Slaves - Males - 24 thru 35: 1
    Slaves - Males - 36 thru 54: 1
    Slaves - Females - 10 thru 23: 3
    Slaves - Females - 24 thru 35: 1
    Slaves - Females - 36 thru 54: 1
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 6
    Total Free White Persons: 15
    Total Slaves: 7
    Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 22



    Census:
    Name: Samuel W Doak
    Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Greene, Tennessee
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 5
    Free White Persons - Males - 50 thru 59: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5: 2
    Free White Persons - Females - 5 thru 9: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
    Persons Employed in Learned Professional Engineers: 6
    Schools - Academies & Grammar Schools: 1
    Schools - No. of Scholars (Acad/Gram): 73
    Free White Persons - Under 20: 8
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 7
    Total Free White Persons: 16
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 16


    Census:
    Samuel W Doak 65 Tennessee minister
    Sarah H Doak 57 Tennessee
    William S Doak 21 Tennessee physician
    Mary J Doak 23 Tennessee
    Julia M Anderson 18 Tennessee
    Samuel Anderson 29 Tennessee physician
    Mary J Anderson 1 Tennessee
    Mathew S Anderson 15 Tennessee
    Lorinda C Anderson 12 Tennessee
    Francis L Boggs 16 Alabama
    Franklin J Hale 19 Tennessee
    Thomas J Parshall 15 Pennsylvania
    Joseph E Bogle 15 Mulatto Tennessee
    William Cannon 17 Mulatto Tennessee day laborer
    Mary Cannon 15 Mulatto Tennessee

    Samuel married Sarah Houston McEwen on 3 Mar 1808. Sarah (daughter of Alexander McEwen, (immigrant) and Margaretta Houston) was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died in 1864 in Greene Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Houston McEwen was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Washington Co, Tennessee (daughter of Alexander McEwen, (immigrant) and Margaretta Houston); died in 1864 in Greene Co, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Samuel Smith McEwen Doak was born on 1 Mar 1809; died on 4 Jun 1883 in Chattanooga, Hamilton Co, Tennessee.
    2. Easter Montgomery Doak was born in 1811; died in 1811.
    3. John Whitfield Keith Doak was born on 14 Sep 1814 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 26 Jun 1897 in Tunnel Hill, Whitfield Co, Georgia; was buried in Tunnel Hill Cem, Tunnel Hill, Whitfield Co, Georgia.
    4. Rev. Alexander Mason Doak was born on 26 Mar 1819 in Greene Co, Tennessee; died on 22 Aug 1903 in Hawkins Co, Tennessee; was buried in McClure Cem, Rogersville, Hawkins Co, Tennessee.
    5. Robert Ely Doak was born in 1821; died in 1823.
    6. Robert Ebenezer Doak was born on 4 Mar 1824; died after 1826.
    7. 1. Mary Jane Doak was born in 1827 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Greene Co, Tennessee.
    8. William Stephenson Doak was born in 1829 in Tennessee; died after 1850 in of, Greene Co, Tennessee.
    9. Julia Maraetta Doak was born on 19 Feb 1832; died after 1835.
    10. Matthew Stephenson Doak was born in 1835 in Tennessee; died after 1860 in of, Henderson Mills, Greene Co, Tennessee.
    11. Lourinda Cutter Doak was born on 12 Apr 1838; died after 1840.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Dr./Rev. Samuel Doak, Sr., D.D. was born on 1 Aug 1749 in Augusta Co, Virginia (son of Samuel Doak, Sr. (Immigrant) and Jean (America Jane) Mitchell, (immigrant)); died on 12 Dec 1830 in Bethel, Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: 1775, Princeton University
    • Religion: 1780, Greeneville Co, Tennessee; preached
    • Religion: 26 Sep 1780, Sycamore Sholes, North Carolina (prayed bef Battle of Kings Mountain)
    • Other-Begin: 5 Feb 1785, Washington Co, North Carolina; re: Blackburn
    • Religion: Between 1790 and 1818, Washington College
    • Religion: Bef 1790, Salem Presbyterian Church, Limestone, Tennessee; founded
    • Occupation: 1818, Washington College, Washington Co, North Carolina
    • Residence: Aft 1818, Greene Co, North Carolina

    Notes:

    Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Doak

    Samuel Doak (1749?1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and educator, a pioneer in the movement for the abolition of slavery.

    Early life Doak was born in Augusta County, Virginia. He graduated from Princeton in 1775, studied theology, and was licensed to preach in 1777.

    Career Moving to the Holston valley in Tennessee, Doak established the New Bethel Presbyterian Church. He later moved to Limestone, Tennessee, where he founded Salem Presbyterian Church. He also established an academy which grew into Washington College, of which he was president from 1790 to 1818.

    In 1780, Doak preached to settlers at the Big Spring in Greeneville, Tennessee. Regular services began around the spring, and in 1783, Mt. Bethel Presbyterian Church (now First Presbyterian Church) was formed, Hezekiah Balch being the first settled minister. In 1818, Doak permanently settled in Greeneville, where he helped to establish the Tusculum Academy, which in 1844 became Tusculum College.

    He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity degree for his tireless efforts at promoting Presbyterianism and education. He was generally known as "the Presbyterian Bishop."

    [edit] Abolition effortsAfter becoming convinced of the iniquity of slavery, he freed his own slaves in 1818. Afterwards, for the rest of his life, Doak advocated immediate abolition. He was referred to as being "the apostle of learning and religion in the West."

    Doak delivered the following sermon and prayer at Sycamore Shoals, September 26, 1780 for the mustering of the troops prior to the Battle of Kings Mountain. They afterwards fought a victorious battle against Loyalist troops commanded by British Maj. Patrick Ferguson.

    My countrymen, you are about to set out on an expedition which is full of hardships and dangers, but one in which the Almighty will attend you. The Mother Country has her hand upon you, these American colonies, and takes that for which our fathers planted their homes in the wilderness - OUR LIBERTY. Taxation without representation and the quartering of soldiers in the homes of our people without their consent are evidence that the crown of England would take from its American Subjects the last vestige of Freedom. Your brethren across the mountains are crying like Macedonia unto your help. God forbid that you should refuse to hear and answer their call - but the call of your brethren is not all. The enemy is marching hither to destroy your homes. Brave men, you are not unacquainted with battle. Your hands have already been taught to war and your fingers to fight. You have wrested these beautiful valleys of the Holston and Watauga from the savage hand. Will you tarry now until the other enemy carries fire and sword to your very doors? No, it shall not be. Go forth then in the strength of your manhood to the aid of your brethren, the defense of your liberty and the protection of your homes. And may the God of Justice be with you and give you victory.
    Let us pray. Almighty and gracious God! Thou hast been the refuge and strength of Thy people in all ages. In time of sorest need we have learned to come to Thee - our Rock and our Fortress. Thou knowest the dangers and snares that surround us on march and in battle. Thou knowest the dangers that constantly threaten the humble, but well beloved homes, which Thy servants have left behind them. Oh, in Thine infinite mercy, save us from the cruel hand of the savage, and of tyrant. Save the unprotected homes while fathers and husbands and sons are far away fighting for freedom and helping the oppressed. Thou, who promised to protect the sparrow in its flight, keep ceaseless watch, by day and by night, over our loved ones. The helpless women and little children, we commit to Thy care. Thou wilt not leave them or forsake them in times of loneliness and anxiety and terror. Oh, God of Battle, arise in Thy might. Avenge the slaughter of Thy people. Confound those who plot for our destruction. Crown this mighty effort with victory, and smite those who exalt themselves against liberty and justice and truth. Help us as good soldiers to wield the SWORD OF THE LORD AND GIDEON. AMEN.[1]

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    Samuel, Sr. Doak
    Date: Mar 21, 1804
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Record ID: 38823
    Description: Decedent's brother
    Prove Date: Jun 23, 1806
    Book-Page: WB10-53

    Remarks: John Doak's will -
    To son, John; sons, Samuel and Thomas Mitchell Doak; to daughter, Julia; daughter, Nancy; daughter, Rosannah; daughter, Betsey Wilson Doak; son, Washington; son, David. Executors, brothers Vory (?), Robert, Samuel, Sr., and David Doak.

    This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley

    Other-Begin:
    From "the Benjamin Blackburn Family" by W.A. Challaconmbe

    "On Feb 5, 1784, Benjamin Blackburn (b 1718 Ulster) purchased for 150 pounds, 200 acres in Washington County, NC lying on both sides of Onion Branch and the East Branch of Little Limestone Creek. This tract is located about 1 mile south of Washington College, which in that day was conducted by the Rev. Samuel Doak under the name of Martin Academy."

    Occupation:
    He (Samuel Doak, D.D.) resigned his presidency in 1818, and was succeeded by his son, Rev. John M. Doak. He then moved into the neighborhood of Mount Bethel church, in Greene County, and opened what he called Tusculum Academy, which grew into Tuculum College under the management of his son, Samuel Whitfield Doak.
    pg 134 - The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings of the Scotch-Irish Congress... Vol 9, Part 1900


    Residence:
    opened Tusculum Academy (later Tusculum College)

    Samuel married Esther Houston Montgomery on 31 Oct 1775 in New Providence C, Augusta Co, Virginia. Esther (daughter of John Montgomery and Esther Houston) was born on 27 Feb 1755 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Esther Houston Montgomery was born on 27 Feb 1755 in Augusta Co, Virginia (daughter of John Montgomery and Esther Houston); died in 1807 in Augusta Co, Virginia.

    Notes:

    Daughter of John and Esther (Houston) Montgomery.

    Children:
    1. Julia Doak was born on 10 Aug 1776 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died in Mar 1837 in Ripley, Brown Co, Ohio.
    2. John Whitfield (M.) Doak was born on 18 Oct 1778 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 6 Oct 1820 in Washington Co, Tennessee.
    3. Lucina Doak was born in 1782 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died in 1825.
    4. 2. Samuel Witherspoon (Whitfield) Doak, Jr. was born on 24 Mar 1785 in Salem, Augusta Co, Virginia ; died on 13 Feb 1864 in Tusculum, Greene Co, Tennessee.
    5. Jane Rowe Doak was born on 11 Sep 1780 in Greene Co, North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1828 in Greeneville, Greene Co, Tennessee.
    6. Nancy Doak was born in 1790 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died after 1840.
    7. Mary "Polly" Doak was born in 1792 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died after 1800.
    8. Archibald Alexander Doak was born on 12 Jul 1815 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 28 May 1886 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Alexander McEwen, (immigrant) was born on 7 May 1750 in Scotland; died on 25 Aug 1795 in Jonesborough, Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Born about 1750 or 1751, possibly in Scotland. Fought in the Revolutionary War. Married Margaret Houston and had seven children who became prominent citizens and leaders of Tennessee of the first half of the 19th Century. His wife, Margaret Houston married Samuel Doak after Alexander's death. Margaret is buried in an unmarked grave near the grave of Samuel Doak in Salem Cemetery.
    findagrave

    Alexander married Margaretta Houston about 1780 in Washington Co, Tennessee. Margaretta (daughter of John Houston, II (immigrant) and Sarah Todd) was born about 1754 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 22 Sep 1831 in Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Margaretta Houston was born about 1754 in Augusta Co, Virginia (daughter of John Houston, II (immigrant) and Sarah Todd); died on 22 Sep 1831 in Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Sister of Rev. Samuel Houston; widow of Alexander McEwen and 2nd wife of Rev. Samuel Doak

    Children:
    1. John McEwen was born in Aug 1781 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 5 Nov 1821 in Roane Co, Tennessee.
    2. Ebenezer McEwen was born about 1783 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died after 1790.
    3. Alexander McEwen, II was born about 1787 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died after 1790.
    4. Col. Robert Houston McEwen was born on 6 Jul 1790 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died on 12 Jan 1868 in Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee.
    5. 3. Sarah Houston McEwen was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Washington Co, Tennessee; died in 1864 in Greene Co, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Samuel Doak, Sr. (Immigrant) was born about 1716 in Ballynure, Co Antrim, Ulster, Northern Ireland (son of Robert* Doak, (immigrant) and Margaret* (..) Doak); died before 19 May 1772 in Augusta Co, Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Property: 24 Sep 1741, Beverley Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia; 647 acres
    • Property: Abt 1746, Beverley Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia
    • Other-Begin: 17 Apr 1746, Augusta Co, Virginia
    • Property: Abt 1750, Beverley Manor, Augusta Co, Virginia
    • Other-Begin: 28 Nov 1750, Augusta Co, Virginia
    • Will: 19 May 1772, Augusta Co, Virginia
    • Will: 10 Jun 1772, Augusta Co, Virginia; probate
    • Research Notes: 26 May 2013; death date?

    Notes:

    French in "Notable Southern Families" Samuel arrival date (Shenandoah valley VA) as about 1740. Says Samuel Doak received grant in Beverly Manor 23 September 1741.


    He married JANE MITCHELL Abt. 1739 in Chester Co, Pennsylvania, and they settled first in East Nottingham, Chester Co., PA (c1704 according to Acklen). Deed in Beverly Manor, Augusta Co., VA 24 September 1741, 647 acres, North Mountain (Wilson, p. 418); but, son David, baptized at Tinkling Spring (North Mountain) 9 December 1740. Served as Constable, 1755. Will dated 5 November 1771; proved 19 May 1772; appraised 10 June 1772; identifies David as oldest son. Executors: wife Jane, son David, son-in-law Wm. Brown. Brother-in-law John Finley and John Tate to advise executors.

    Children of SAMUEL DOAK and JANE MITCHELL are:

    1. DAVID DOAK, b. Abt. 1740; d. Aft. 1769; m. JENNIE ALEXANDER, Abt. 1768, possibly Augusta Co, Virginia. David was baptized 9 December, 1740, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia

    2. JOHN DOAK, b. Abt. 1742; d. Abt. 1806, Augusta Co, Virginia. His will was dated 21 March 1804; names children John, Samuel, Thomas Mitchell, Julia, Nancy, Rosannah, Betsey Wilson, Washington, David in that order.

    3. JANE DOAK, b. Abt. 1744; d. Aft. 1765; m. WILLIAM BROWN, Abt. 1764.

    4. ELIZABETH DOAK, b. Bef. May 14, m. NATHANIEL HALL (son of William and Janet Hall), about 1767. She was baptized 14 May 1747 Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia

    5. SAMUEL DOAK, b. August 01, 1749, Augusta Co, Virginia; d. December 12, 1830, Washington Co, Tennessee; m. ESTHER HOUSTON MONTGOMERY (daughter of John Montgomery and Esther Houston), October 31, 1775, New Providence C, Augusta Co, Virginia. He was a:
    Presbyterian minister licensed to preach 31 October 1771.

    6. ELEANOR DOAK, b. Abt. 1751, possibly Augusta Co, Virginia

    7. ISABEL DOAK, b. Abt. 1753, possibly Augusta Co, Virginia

    8. MARY DOAK, b. Abt. 1755, possibly Augusta, Co, Virginia; m. ABNER
    WEATHERLY, Abt. 1775.

    9. ROBERT DOAK, b. Abt. 1756, possibly Augusta Co, Virginia; d. Aft. 1785; m. Miss CAMPBELL, Abt. 1776. He married, second, Mrs. McGuffin. Son by this marriage, Col. Samuel Doak, said to have married Margaret Shields, granddaughter of John and Thankful (Doak) Finley.

    Property:
    A deed was made to him by William BEVERLY, owner of Beverly
    Manor, Sep. 23, 1741.

    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



    Property:
    Apr 1806 Augusta County, Virginia
    Volume 2, CIRCUIT COURT RECORDS, SECTION "I." JUDGMENTS. page 32 - April 1806

    Peter R. Beverley vs. John Doake--Deposition of Thomas Mitchell, 14th October, 1805, aged 73, says: Samuel Doak lived on the land in dispute upwards of sixty years ago and John has lived on it ever since Sam's death. Deposition of Hugh Fulton, 14th October, 1805, aged 77, says: He was acquainted with Samuel, father of John.
    (60 years ago from 1805 is 1746)


    Other-Begin:
    Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia
    Volume I
    COUNTY COURT JUDGEMENTS
    AUGUSTA COUNTY.

    Patrick Hays vs. Samuel Doak.--Defendant brother of John Doak.
    17th April, 1746.

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~chalkley/volume_1/judge292.htm

    note: who's who:
    Patrick Hays, prob father of Patrick Hays who
    married Jean Brown.
    Jean Brown's bro Wm Brown
    m Jane Doak (b 1741)
    Jane Doak (c1741) d/o Samuel Doak c1716 & Jean Mitchell (c1717)
    Samuel Doak c1716 brother of John Doak (c1703)
    sons of James Samuel Doak & Elizabeth and
    brothers of Ann* Doak, wife of George* Breckenridge.
    ~ss

    Property:
    After Thomas Mitchell's death, his widow, Eleanor, and her children moved to Augusta County, Virginia. Jane had married Samuel Doak and her sister Mary had married John Tate. John, their brother, took up land next to Samuel and Jane Doak. Eleanor had land joining John and wife, Mary Mitchell Tate. Martha Mitchell had a farm near by. The farms listed above were all in the Beverly Patent that joined the Borden Tract where Houston had his farm.
    http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rarichar&id=I4975

    Other-Begin:
    will of John Greer, brother in law, proved 28 Nov 1750. John Mitchell and Samuel Doage (Doak) were named guardians of his children, Rebecca, Alexander, Martha, and Mary, with surety Francis Beatey, 24 Aug 1752.
    http://jliptrap.us/gen/mitchelltate.htm

    Will:
    Will dated 5 November 1771; proved 19 May 1772; appraised 10 June 1772; identifies David as oldest son. Executors: wife Jane, son David, son-in-law Wm. Brown. Brother-in-law John Finley and John Tate to advise executors.

    Will Abstract of Samuel Doak Dated November 5, 1771; Proved May 19, 1772; Appraised June 10, 1772 in Augusta Co Va Court To wife, Jane; to daughter, Elinor, unmarried; to wife, to have disposal of all household furniture at her pleasure to her three daughters, Elinor, Mary, Isobel; to son John, to oldest son, David, plantation at headwaters of Rockfish in Amherst; to son John, plantation testator lives on; to son, Robert, tract testator formerly lived on in Rockfish, Joining Capt. Crawford; daughters, Jane and Elizabeth; executors, wife Jane, son David, son-in-law William Brown, Brother-in-law John Finley and John Tate to advise executors.
    Teste: John and James Mitchell, William Tate, John Tate, Jr. Proved: May 19, 1772 by James Mitchell and the Tates.
    David Doak qualifies with John Tate and Nathaniel Steel.

    http://tinasreflections.com/getperson.php?personID=I487&tree=tree1

    --
    Augusta County, Virginia - Will Book 4, Pgs 497-500


    In the name of God Amen the fifth day of November 1771 I Samuel Doack of the Colony of Virginia and County of Augusta farmer being very frail and Weak in body but of Perfect mind and memory thanks be Given unto God therefore Calling unto mind the mortality of my Body & knowing that it is Appointed for all men once to die do make & Ordain this my Last Will and Testament that is to say Principally & first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my Body I recommend to the earth to buried in decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executors & as touching such Worldly estate wherewith it Pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the following Manner & form First I allow all my lawful debts to be Paid off the whole of my Personal Estate also I give and Bequeath to Jane my Dearly beloved wife (during her life time) the half of the land I now live on together with the half of all the Convenences thereunto belonging if she remains unmarried (except the Grass of one Acre & half in the upper Meadow which I bequeath to my Daughter Elinor while single) my Wife is likewise to have the disposal of all the household furniture at her Pleasure to her three Daughters Viz Elinor, Mary & Isabel she is also to have the Care of the Children except she Marry and then my son John is to have the Care of them and Likewise her half of the land and Conveneances to become his Property also I give & bequeath to my oldest son David the Plantation he now lives on as Robert Doack laid it off except a Part I have marked by a Straight line from a black oak and a hiccory at the east road to a hiccory & black oak at the Falling hill also the Creatures he now Possesses That I first Gave him are to be his Property also I give and bequeath to my son Samuel my Upper Plantation at the head Waters of Rock fish in Amherst County Joining lines with the land formerly Colo Henrys also a horse Colt come of a Mare Called Bess also I give and bequeath to my son John the Plantation I now live on I also allow my Negro Man Mick to be Continued on old Place between my Wife and my son John also I give and Bequeath the Plantation I did live on in Rockfish Joining the land formerly Capt Crawfords to my son Robert also I allow him the Still in case he die without a lawfull Issue the said Still is to be between my son David & John to stand where she does now I also allow my son David & John to furnish my son Robert with Plow Irons & tackling for the same when he Pleases to Call for them also I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elinor the Mare Called Banistre likewise a black Cow & Calf Marked with a crop off the left ear and a slit in the right also one ewe and a lamb with a Yearling sheep Marked as above & the remaining part of my Personal estate is to be equally divided Amongst my Wife and sons John and Robert and Daughters Elinor Mary and Isabell at their several Partings I also allow if John or Robert die without a lawfull Issue that the surviver may take his choise of the too Plantations the other Plantation to be sold and equally divided Amongst my daughters whether Married or unmarried also I bequeath to my daughters Jane and Elizabeth Six Shillings apiece I also allow my sons David and John to Give my son Robert one half Year Schooling and if my Daughter Elinor die unmarried or Makeing a Will I allow her affects to be equally divided Amongst her four Sisters I Constitute make and Ordain my Well beloved Wife Jane & my son David and Son in law William Brown my sole Executrix and Executors and my very good Brother in law[s] John Finley and John Tate to give their Advice if need be I do hereby utterly disallow revoke & disanul all & every other former Testaments Wills legacies bequethments and Executors named by me in any ways beforenamed Willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this & no other to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and Year first above Mentioned
    Signed Sealed Published Pronounced his
    & Delivered by the said Samuel Doack Samuel Sm Doack /SS/
    as his last Will and Testament in the mark
    Presence of us the Subscribers
    John Mitchel, Jas Mitchel, John Tate Jr, William Tate


    At a Court held for Augusta County May the 19th 1772 This last Will and Testament of Samuel Doak dec'ed was Proved by the Oaths of James Mitchell John Tate Junior & William Tate three of the Witnesses thereto and Ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of David Doack one of the Executors therein named who made oath According to law Certificate is Granted him for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due form he haveing with Securitys entered into and Acknowledged their Bond According to Law
    Test

    Know all men by the Presents that we David Doack John Tate and Nathaniel Steel are held and firmly bound unto James Lockart John Poage Abraham Smith Samuel McDowell Justices in the Commission of the Peace for Augusta County for and in behalf of the Justices of the said County and their Successors in the sum of five Hundred Pounds to be Paid to the said Justices and their Successors which Payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves and each of us our and every of our heirs Executors and Administrators Jointly & Severally firmly by these Presents Sealed with our seals and dated this 19th day of May 1772

    The Condition of this Obligation is such that if the above bound David Doack Executor of the last Will & Testament of Samuel Doack dec'ed do make or cause to be made a true & Perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Goods Chattles & Credits of the said dec'ed which have or shall come to the hands Possession or Knowledge of him the said David Doack or into the hands or Possession of any other Person or Personages him and the same so made do exhibit or Cause to be exhibited into the County Court of Augusta at such time as he shall be thereunto required by the said Court & the same Goods Chattles and Credits and all other the Goods Chattles & Credits of the sd dec'ed which at any time after shall come to the hands or Possession of the said Samuel Doack or into the hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for her [sic] do well & truly Administer According to law and further do make a Just and true Account of her [sic] Actings and doings therein when thereto required by the said Court and also do well & truly Pay & deliver all legacies Contained & Specified in the said Testament as far as the said Goods Chattls & Credits will thereunto extend According to the Value thereof as the law shall Charge then this Obligation to be Void otherwise to remain in full force & Virtue
    Sealed & Delivered David Doack /SS/
    in the Presence of John Tate /SS/
    Nathaniel Steel /SS/
    At a Court held for Augusta County May the 19th 1772 David Doack with John Tate & Nathaniel Steel his Securitys Acknowledged this their Bond & Ordered to be recorded


    "The Doak connection"
    Elaine M D Fred Doak
    via Ralph Doak


    Will:
    Name: James Mitchell
    Date: 10 Jun 1772
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
    Remarks: Saml. Doack's estate appraised by John Ward, James Mitchell, James Meteer.
    Description: Appraiser
    Book: WB4-520


    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 Samuel and David with the wills the same Samuel and 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

    Samuel married Jean (America Jane) Mitchell, (immigrant) about 1738 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania. Jean (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Eleanor (..) Mitchell) was born about 1717 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; died about 1772 in Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Jean (America Jane) Mitchell, (immigrant) was born about 1717 in Ulster, Northern Ireland (daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Eleanor (..) Mitchell); died about 1772 in Augusta Co, Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Property: 5 Nov 1772, Augusta Co, Virginia

    Notes:

    May not be proven that Jane, wife of Samuel Doak, is Jane Mitchell.
    Said to be a cousin of Sam Houston.


    Property:
    named wife and executor of husband Samuel Doak's will.

    Children:
    1. Eleanor Doak was born in 1739 in Augusta Co, Virginia; was christened on 9 Dec 1740 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 6 Jul 1834 in Augusta Co, Virginia; was buried in Bethel Church Graveyard, Augusta Co, Virginia.
    2. Rev. David Doak, Sr. was born before 9 Dec 1740 in Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; was christened on 9 Dec 1740 in Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; died in Jun 1802 in Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; was buried in North Mountain Presby cem, Greenville, Augusta Co, Virginia.
    3. John Doak was born about 1742; died before 23 Jun 1806 in Augusta Co, Virginia.
    4. Jane (Jean) Doak was born in 1741 in Augusta, Virginia; died after 1809 in Augusta Co, Virginia.
    5. Elizabeth Thankful Doak was born before 14 May 1747 in Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; was christened on 14 May 1747 in Fishersville, Tinkling Spring, Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 20 Dec 1848 in Johnson City, Sullivan Co, Tennessee.
    6. 4. Dr./Rev. Samuel Doak, Sr., D.D. was born on 1 Aug 1749 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 12 Dec 1830 in Bethel, Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee.
    7. Eleanor Doak was born about 1751 in Augusta Co, Virginia (prob); died after 1760.
    8. Isabel Doak was born between 1753 and 1766 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died after 1771 in of, Augusta Co, Virginia.
    9. Colonel Robert Doak, (wives?) was born in 1756 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 12 Mar 1832 in Greenville, Augusta Co, Virginia; was buried in Bethal Churchyard, Staunton, Augusta Co, Virginia.
    10. Mary Doak was born about 1755 in Augusta Co, Virginia (prob); died after 19 Apr 1835 in Rutherford Co, Tennessee.
    11. Mary Nancy Doak, (not proven as wife) was born about 1730 in Greenville, Augusta Co, Virginia; died in 1833 in Guilford Co, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  John Montgomery was born in 1717 in Ulster, Northern Ireland; died after 1779 in of, Augusta Co, Virginia.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Other-Begin: 28 Nov 1769, Augusta Co, Virginia

    Notes:

    John left Pennsylvania and settled in Augusta County Virginia in 1747 in the Burden Tract (Deed Book 1, page 361, Augusta County Virginia (8/20/1747) They lived there until 1779 or later when they sold land to their oldest son, James. According to the John and Esther Montgomery 1719-1973publication, there is no other record known of John and Esther Montgomery after this date.

    They were married by Rev. Johann C., Stoever, Jr. (source Historical Scoiety, Lancaster, PA.)

    John Montgomery and John Houston were active in the early Timber Ridge and Providence churches . (page 28, John and Esther Montgomery 1719-1973)

    http://johnmontgomeryancestry.com/descendentweb/rr01/rr01_001.htm#P11648

    Other-Begin:
    Name: James Mitchell
    Date: 28 Nov 1769
    Location: Augusta Co., VA
    Notes: This probate record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.
    Remarks: Thomas Beard's estate appraised (by John Montgomery, Wm. Moore, Thomas Wilson). James Mitchell and Thomas Hill, executors.
    Description: Executor
    Book: WB4-276

    John married Esther Houston on 21 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania. Esther (daughter of John Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham) was born in 1724; died after 1779 in of, Augusta Co, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Esther Houston was born in 1724 (daughter of John Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham); died after 1779 in of, Augusta Co, Virginia.
    Children:
    1. Isabella Montgomery was born about 1750; died after 1775 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia.
    2. 5. Esther Houston Montgomery was born on 27 Feb 1755 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died in 1807 in Augusta Co, Virginia.

  5. 14.  John Houston, II (immigrant) was born in 1716 in Co Ulster, Andrim, Ireland (son of John Houston and Margaret Mary Cunningham); died in 1798 in Logan Co, Kentucky.

    John married Sarah Todd about 1730. Sarah was born on 29 May 1712; died on 15 May 1792 in Maryville, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Sarah Todd was born on 29 May 1712; died on 15 May 1792 in Maryville, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. James Houston was born in 1745; died on 13 Aug 1839 in Rockbridge, Virginia.
    2. Alice Todd Houston was born on 15 Aug 1749 in Rockbridge, Virginia; died on 27 Feb 1832 in Washington, Tennessee.
    3. William Houston was born in 1750 in Rockbridge, Virginia; died in 1825 in Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina.
    4. 7. Margaretta Houston was born about 1754 in Augusta Co, Virginia; died on 22 Sep 1831 in Washington Co, Tennessee; was buried in Salem Cem, Washington Co, Tennessee.
    5. Samuel Houston was born on 1 Jan 1758 in Rockbridge, Virginia; died on 14 Aug 1854.
    6. Robert Houston was born in 1760 in Rockbridge Co, Virginia; died after 1800 in Logan Co, Kentucky.