William Lockett 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: 
    Christening: 
          Death: 1757 - Chesterfield Co., Virginia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Benjamin Lockett (Abt 1669-After 1731)
         Mother: Winnifred Pride (      -1729)
Spouses and Children 
1. *Jane Pride (       - 1757-1761)
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. William Lockett (      -1796)
                2. Benjamin Lockett (      -Abt 1785)
                3. John Lockett (      -Abt 1790)
                4. Thomas Lockett (      -      )
                5. James Lockett (      -Abt 1759)
                6. Halcott Lockett (      -1758/1785)
                7. Susannah Lockett (      -      )
                8. Jane Lockett (      -1759)
                9. Margaret Lockett (      -1767/1785)
                10. Winnefred Lockett (      -1767/1785)
                11. Abraham Lockett (After 1735-      )
                12. Joseph Lockett (After 1735-1758/1785)
Notes
General:
LAND:

On August 17, 1725 a tract of 381 acres in Henrico Co. on the north side of Appomattock River was patented to William Lockitt and Benjamin Locket, Jr.

Locket, William. grantee.
Land grant 17 August 1725.
Location: Henrico County.
Grantee(s): Locket, William and Locket, Benjamin, Jr.
Description: 381 acres on the north side of Appamattox River; Begg. &c. on the north side of the west branch of Dry Creek.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 12, 1724-1726, p. 316 (Reel 11).

It is contiguous with a 400 acre tract patented in 1721 to Benjamin Lockett. The metes and bounds descriptions of the two tracts show that they were contiguous and on the north side of Dry Creek in what is now Chesterfield Co.

On January 12, 1746 a tract of 395 acres in Henrico Co. beginning at John Pride's corner in a branch of Deep Creek was patented to William Locket. The '393' in the following description from the Library of Virginia is a mistake.

Locket, William. grantee.
Land grant 12 January 1746.
Location: Henrico County.
Description: 393 acres begg. at John Prides corner in a branch of Deep Creek.
Source: Land Office Patents No. 25, 1745-1747, p. 250 (Reel 23).

John Pride's tract was granted to him June 10, 1740. Both are located in what is now Chesterfield Co. See the following Library of Virginia website:

http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F/?func=file&file_name=find-b-clas30&local_base=CLAS30

William Lockett's will indicates that the 395 acre tract was divided between his sons John and Thomas. The will indicates that William owned two other tracts, the plantation that he was living on and the plantation that his son William was living on.

DAILY LIFE:

Chesterfield Co. Order Book No. 1, pg 80 (LDS microfilm 30908):

February Court 1750 (February 1) -- "Ordered That William Locket do view the Road where it passes thro' Richard Moores plantation and report if it may be turned conveniently without prejudice to any other person."

Chesterfield Co. Order Book No. 1, pg 148 (LDS microfilm 30908):

October Court 1751 (October 4) -- "Ordered That William Akin, John Russel, Benj'a Locket, John Farmer Jun'r, William Akin Jun'r, William Clarke, Ellyson Clarke Jun'r, William Locket Jun'r, William Cooke and all their Male Tiths do work on the Road whereof William Locket is Surveyor"

WILL:

Chesterfield Co., Virginia Will Book No. 1, pg 255 (LDS microfilm 30871):

In the Name of God Amen I William Lockett of the Parish of Dale in the County of Chesterfield being at this Time of perfect sound and disposing Mind and Memory thanks be to Almighty God and with all considering the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of that great and Important Change do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following

Imprimus I recommend my Soul to God in a well grounded Hope and Confidence that through the fullness of his Mercy and the Merits of his Son Jesus Christ I shall stand at the Resurrection on his Right Hand and my Body I commit to the Earth to be Decently intered at the Discretion of my Executor.

Item I give and bequeath to my Son William Lockett the Land and Plantation he now Lives on to him and his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Benjamin Lockett my Negro Man Named Frank now in his Possession to him and his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my Son John Lockett the upper part of my Land lying on the great Branch of Deep Creek and the Branch to be the Dividing Line to him and his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Lockett the Lower part of my Land lying on Deep Creek and on the Great Branch adjoining his Brother John Lockett to him and his Heirs forever

Item I give and bequeath to my Son James Lockett my Negro Man Dick to him and his Heirs forever Also I give to my Son James the Gun that I usually Hunt with

Item I give and bequeath to my Son Hallcott Lockett my Negro Man Named George to him and his Heirs forever Also I give to my Son Hallcott my Carribine Gun

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Susannah Ashbrooke Five Shillings

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jane one Feather Bed and Furniture and one Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Margaret one Feather Bed and Furniture and one Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeath to my Daughter Winnefred Lockett one Feather Bed and Furniture and one Cow and Calf

Item I give and bequeath to my Son John Lockett the Gun he calls his own Also all my Troopers Guns except the Carribine

Item. I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas Lockett the Gun I lately bought

Item. I give and bequeath to my Loving Wife Jane Lockett all the Remainder of my Personal Estate not already given away to be at her own Disposal Also I lend my said Wife Jane Lockett my Negro Man Joe during her natural Life or Widowhood But in Case She should Die or marry which shall first happen then I give the said Negro Man Joe to my Son Joseph Lockett Provided my said Son Joseph doth pay unto my three Daughters Jane, Margaret and Winnefred each of them Six Pounds Current Money Also I lend to my loving Wife Jane Lockett the use of my Plantation I now live on to be by Her held and Enjoyed during her natural Life or Widowhood But in Case my Said Wife Jane shall marry or Die which shall first happen then I give the said Land and Plantation to my Son Abraham Lockett to him the said Abraham and his Heirs forever

And in Case my said Son Abraham Lockett shall die before he arrives to the age of Twenty one years and without Lawfull Heir then I give the said Land and Plantation to my Son Joseph Lockett to him and his Heirs forever and in Case my Sons Abraham and Joseph shall both die before they arrive to the age of Twenty one years and without Lawfull Heir then I give the said Land and Plantation to my son Hallcott to him the said Hallcott and his Heirs forever

And I do hereby Constitute and Appoint my two Sons Benjamin Lockett and Thomas Lockett to be my whole and Sole Executors and I do Hereby Cancell and Revoke all former Wills by me made and do Publish and Declare this to be my last Will and Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Fifth Day of December in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and fifty six

William Lockett (LS)

Signed Sealed Published and
Declared by the said Wm. Lockett
to be his Last Will & Testament
In presence of Us who subscribe
our Names in his Presence

John Farmer
Richard Lockett
John Pride, Jun'r


ESTATE:

Chesterfield Co. Order Book No. 2, pg 446 (LDS microfilm 30908):

August Court 1758 (August 4) -- An inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Locket, dec'd, was received by the court and ordered to be recorded.

Chesterfield Co. Will Book No. 1, pg 280:

An inventory and appraisement of the estate of William Lockett, dec'd:

A Negro man named Joe £70
A Negro man named George £75
One Negro man named Dick £45
A horse and two mares £17
Twenty two cattle £11 15/0
Eleven sheep and 42 hogs £10
One copper still £8
One feather bed & furniture £7
One feather bed & furniture £6 10/0
One feather bed & furniture £6 10/0
One feather bed & furniture £2 10/0

Remaining items are mostly tools and household items. There are 43 items in all. No total is given, but the sum of individual amounts is £272 16/4. Signed by appraisers John Farmer, Thomas Rudd and William Akin and by executors Benjamin Lockett and Thomas Lockett.

DEATH:

William Lockett wrote his will December 5, 1756. On September 2, 1757 Benjamin and Thomas Lockett, his executors, presented the will to the Chesterfield Court. It was proved by the oaths of John Farmer, Richard Lockett and John Pride, Jun'r. On April 7, 1758 appraisers were appointed. See Chesterfield Co. Order Book No. 2, pgs 346, 394 and 446 (LDS microfilm 30908).

FATHER:

SOUTHERN KITH AND KIN (pg 31, note 23) says William's father was probably Benjamin I and cites as a reason the names of William's children. I think a more persuasive reason is that there is no other male Lockett available to be William's father, apart from Benjamin I.

ORDER OF CHILDREN:

I have ordered the children in the order in which they are mentioned in their father's will. They are mentioned in a different order in James's 1758 will.
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