John Blankenbaker's Germanna History Notes
Note 2176
John Rector who died in August 1742 in Prince William County is identified by B.C. Holtzclaw as Johannes Richter aged 26, who, along with nineteen other Nassau-Siegen colonists on the ship Hope, arrived in Philadelphia on September 23, 1734. Holtzclaw’s statement that he was a nephew of John Jacob Rector, the 1714 immigrant, was refuted by James McJohn [see
Beyond Germanna
, v.4, n.2, p.194].
John Rector (died 1742) was apparently married by 1736. His wife was thought to be a daughter of John and Mary Spilman of the 1714 group. The records provide ample proof that John Rector had two sons, John, Jr., and Nathaniel. Nathaniel, the younger son, married Anne and died before 20 February 1805, when his sales account was recorded. The present Note records the history of John, Jr., the older son of John Rector (died 1742).
Prince William County Will Book C records Timothy Reading’s bond, dated 24 January 1742/3, for the administration of the Estate of John Reiter. Jasper Billing and William Reading were bondsmen. The inventory was returned 23 February 1742/3.
The account of the Estate of Timothy Reading was returned and ordered recorded 26 May 1763. The list of payments began in 1759 and included the following items:
1759. To Henry Utterback for burying John Rector and his wife. . .
1759. For schooling two children one year each at 1£.16s each.
1760. Paid John Rector orphan the balance of the Estate due him.
1762. Paid Nathaniel Rector orphan of John Rector as his part of this father’s Estate.
The Northern Neck surveys for Prince William County include a survey dated 10 December 1740 for 115 acres on Naked Mountain above the great run of the Rappahannock, paid by Tim. Reading father-in-law [guardian?] to John Rictor and Nathan Ricter, in whose names the deed is to be drawn. The grant was issued 5 July 1757 to John and Nathaniel Ricter of Prince William County.
On 22 September 1766 John Rector [Jr.] and Rebecka his wife sold this 115 acres for £9.5s to Nathaniel Rector. The deed was acknowledged and recorded the same day. Both John and Rebecka signed with a mark. On 16 September 1761 Joseph James of the County of Culpeper and Mary his wife sold to John Rector of Culpeper County, for £12 eighty acres lying on the north side of Bloodworth’s Road and on the south side of Bachellors Run. On 18 November 1771 John Rector and Rebecca his wife of Culpeper sold to Nathaniel Brown for £30 the lands that John Rector purchased of Joseph James.
[This fascinating account of research by Barbara Vines Little is to be continued.]
(07 Sep 05)