William Fleming

• Birth: 1655 Charles Parish, York County, Virginia
• Death: 4 Oct 1744 Hanover County, Virginia
• Parents: John Fleming and Mary
• Spouse: Mary Randolph (1st wife) m. before 1679
• Spouse: Elizabeth Kittrell (2nd wife) m. aft 1720

William Fleming was the sheriff of Hanover County in 1727 and 1728.

Mary Randolph was the first wife of William Fleming and the mother of his children. Born Oct. 09 1648, she was the daughter of Richard Randolph and Elizabeth Ryland.

Together they had the following children:

1. Mary (Fleming) Pollard; born before 7 December 1679; married Richard Pollard
2. Eleanor (Fleming) Bibb; born about 1688; married Henry Bibb
3. Robert Fleming; born about 1685; married Mary Beverly. Burgess for Caroline County.

She died in 1720 in Gloucester County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

William Fleming remarried to Elizabeth Kittrell (or Cottrell) but they had no children. She died after 1744.

Notes

"Item, my will and desire is that my body may be interred on my plantation on ye college land where my first wife and eldest son were buried . . . "

Will of William Fleming, written 13 Sep 1742 and proved 4 Oct 1744 in Hanover County, Virginia.

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There is a brief menthion of "Sire William Fleming" in association with William Murray, King Charles II trusted advisor. This is in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Murray,_1st_Earl_of_Dysart. Here is the exerpt: " In 1650, when the Scots commissioners were treating with Charles at Breda, Murray was sent with instructions to them, and in May of that year Sir William Fleming, who carried letters from Charles to Montrose, with whom he was still in correspondence, was directed to advise with William Murray and others as to whether Montrose should still keep the field or not."

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LifeSketch:
"A Family Tradition Tested" by Dr. Archibald BENNETT: Excerpt "Children of John Fleming and Mercy or Mary ................ Excerpt from article: "A Family Tradition Tested": "Children of John Fleming and Mercy or Mary ................ x 1. CHARLES, b. abt. 1652, in Scotland; Virginia headright of 1653; d. between 7 Oct. 1717 and Dec. 1720; Md. abt. 1684, SUSANNA TARLETON. x 2. WILLIAM, b. abt. 1659, pro in Virginia; headright of 1667; will proved 4 Oct. 1744; md. 1st . MARY RANDOLPH Md. 2nd, ELIZABETH KITTRELL . 3. HENRY, b. abt. 1665, Virginia; appointed guardian to his brother John, 24 Nov. 1699. (Standard's Extracts from Virginia Records (Va. 62),(P. 40.) x 4. ALEXANDER, b. abt. 1670, Virginia; will proved 2 Jan. 1711, Richmond Co., Va.; Md. by 1689, SARAH KENNY. 130 Finding Your Forefathers in America 5. LYDIA, bap. 30 Oct. 1679, St. Charles Parish, York Co., Va. 6. JOHN, JR: b. 14 Apr. 1683, recorded in St. Charles Parish, York Co., Va. "24 Nov. 1699, John Fleming Jr. Being 16 years of age petitions the court that his brother Henry may be appointed his guardian." (Stanard, p. 40.) John Fleming was living in Petsoe Parish, Gloucester Co., Va. in 1719, 1723, 1726 and 1727."

References

1. Will of William Fleming Sheriff of Hanover County, Virginia, 1727-1728, The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 15, No. 4 (Oct 1935), pp. 424-427 (4 pages), Robert F. Cole and Marguerite S. Parrish, Published By: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture https://www.jstor.org/stable/1919791 shows surviving wife as Elizabeth. Names grandchildren with surnames Pollard, Bibb, Fleming.
2. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1095... shows wife as Mercy Kittrell.
3. William Fleming (d. 1744) - will, family and burial information. (document attached). Mary Randolph Fleming, William’s first wife, was the daughter of Richard Randolph (1621-1678) and Elizabeth Ryand Randolph (1621-1669). Mary’s brother John Randolph was buried at the College of William and Mary land in Williamsburg, Virginia (near King William County).
4. VA Will Records, pp723-6: will of William Fleming, included in the Chancery papers of Luisa Co in a case entitled "McAllister vs Bibb, MAY 1770"; mentions first wife and eldest son who were buried; lists current wife Elizabeth and dau Eleanor; lists grandchildren William Fleming Cocke, William Pollard, Benjamin Bibb, Henry Bibb, Robert Fleming Bibb, Charles Bibb, John Bibb, Thomas Bibb, Mary Pollard, Mary Fleming, Martha Pollard, Elizabeth Fleming, Elizabeth, Ann, and Christian Bibb, s-i-l Henry Bibb. Three other s-i-l named in probate, 4 OCT 1744, will date 13 SEP 1742. He also bequeathed hisplantation and slaves to his wife Elizabeth.
5. Virginia Headright 9/16/1663. April 28, 1691: Grant to William Fleming ,600 acres in Pettsoe Parish inGloucester Co.;200 acres of it bought and 200 acres taken up by FrancisIronmonger by patent 21 Aug.1665 and sold to William March 9,1685: 200 a.for transporting 4 persons (Patent Book 8, p.144) In Petsoe Parish in 1700,1707,1715,and 1743. In 1704 he was on Quit RentRoll for Gloucester Co.,Petsoe Parish, owning 600 acres. (VA Historical Magazine,Vol.32, p.14)
6. Historical Southern Families,Vol. X, Cole and Allied Families of Virginia, p.36 & 37.
7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127423732/william_benjamin-fleming (no evidence for middle name of Benjamin) The will is posted. William is buried in the same cemetery as his wife, eldest son and brother-in-law John Randolph (1653-1737). The name is as follows: Chapel of the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Williamsburg City, Virginia