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| office1 = Member of the House of Burgesses for [[Warwick County, Virginia|Warwick County]], [[Colony of Virginia]] |
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| alongside1 = John Langhorne, [[William Digges (burgess)|William Digges]], William Langhorne |
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| birth_place = [[Warwick County, Virginia|Warwick County]], [[Colony of Virginia]] |
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| death_date = June 2, 1737 |
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'''William Harwood''' (d. Sept. 1780) was a militia colonel, landowner and [[politician]] in the [[Colony of Virginia]]. He represented [[Warwick County, Virginia|Warwick County]] in the [[House of Burgesses]] for more than three decades (mostly with his neighbor [[William Digges (burgess)|William Digges]]) beginning in 1752), as well as during all five Virginia Revolutionary Conventions (although no record actually exists of his presence during the 2nd and 3rd conventions) and in the first session of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]].<ref name=Tyler>[[Lyon Gardiner Tyler]], Cyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 1 p. 254</ref>.<ref name=Dorman >John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. (4th Ed. 2004) vol. 2, p. 304</ref><ref>Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619=1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 80, 82, 85, 87, 90, 93, 96, 98, 101, 104, 107, 111, 113, 116, 118, 120, 123</ref> Harwood also established [[Endview Plantation]], which became his home and later that of his second son [[Edward Harwood (Virginia politician)|Edward Harwood]] and grandson (through his eldest son William who moved to Kentucky) Big Humphrey Harwood. Acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995, it is now operated as a house museum focusing on the American Civil War, as well as a park. |
'''William Harwood''' (d. Sept. 1780) was a militia colonel, landowner and [[politician]] in the [[Colony of Virginia]]. He represented [[Warwick County, Virginia|Warwick County]] in the [[House of Burgesses]] for more than three decades (mostly with his neighbor [[William Digges (burgess)|William Digges]]) beginning in 1752), as well as during all five Virginia Revolutionary Conventions (although no record actually exists of his presence during the 2nd and 3rd conventions) and in the first session of the [[Virginia House of Delegates]].<ref name=Tyler>[[Lyon Gardiner Tyler]], Cyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 1 p. 254</ref>.<ref name=Dorman >John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. (4th Ed. 2004) vol. 2, p. 304</ref><ref>Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619=1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 80, 82, 85, 87, 90, 93, 96, 98, 101, 104, 107, 111, 113, 116, 118, 120, 123</ref> Harwood also established [[Endview Plantation]], which became his home and later that of his second son [[Edward Harwood (Virginia politician)|Edward Harwood]] and grandson (through his eldest son William who moved to Kentucky) Big Humphrey Harwood. Acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995, it is now operated as a house museum focusing on the American Civil War, as well as a park. |
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Complicating matters, although Harwood had died before Virginia's tax census of 1787, at least three men of the same name but unclear relationship paid taxes in that census. The man living in Warwick County was almost certainly his son who soon moved to Kentucky. William Harwood then owned nine enslaved adults, as well as a dozen enslaved teenagers, five horses and 50 cattle, as well as land (or at least livestock) in [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln County]] (which became Kentucky) and relatively nearby [[Charles City County, Virginia]].<ref>Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, The 1787 Census of Virginia (Springfield: Genealogical Books in Print) pp. 310, 951, 1047</ref> William B. Harwood also owned an adult slave and three enslaved teenagers (as well as 2 horses and 2 cattle) in Charles City County, and probably another William Harwood owned two adult slaves adults and four teenagers (as well as 5 horses) in [[Henrico County, Virginia]].<ref>Schreiner-Yantis and Speakman Love p. 1075</ref> Other men of the Harwood family (but |
Complicating matters, although Harwood had died before Virginia's tax census of 1787, at least three men of the same name but unclear relationship paid taxes in that census. The man living in Warwick County was almost certainly his son who soon moved to Kentucky. William Harwood then owned nine enslaved adults, as well as a dozen enslaved teenagers, five horses and 50 cattle, as well as land (or at least livestock) in [[Lincoln County, Kentucky|Lincoln County]] (which became Kentucky) and relatively nearby [[Charles City County, Virginia]].<ref>Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, The 1787 Census of Virginia (Springfield: Genealogical Books in Print) pp. 310, 951, 1047</ref> William B. Harwood also owned an adult slave and three enslaved teenagers (as well as 2 horses and 2 cattle) in Charles City County, and probably another William Harwood owned two adult slaves adults and four teenagers (as well as 5 horses) in [[Henrico County, Virginia]].<ref>Schreiner-Yantis and Speakman Love p. 1075</ref> Other men of the Harwood family (but distant relations) had owned land near [[Weyanoke, Virginia|Weyanoke]] in Charles City County since 1665;; [[Joseph Harwood (burgess)|Joseph Harwood]], [[Samuel Harwood]] and [[Samuel Harwood, Jr.]] had represented Charles City County in the House of Burgesses at various times in the 18th century, and Major Samuel Harwood represented Charles City County in one of the revolutionary conventions before his death in 1778. |
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William Harwood | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Warwick County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1776 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Francis Leigh |
| Member of the House of Burgesses for Warwick County, Colony of Virginia | |
| In office 1742-1776 | |
| Preceded by | William Roscow |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warwick County, Colony of Virginia |
| Died | June 2, 1737 Warwick County, Colony of Virginia |
| Spouse | Mary |
| Children | William, Edward and 4 daughters |
| Parent(s) | William Harwood (burgess), Elizabeth |
| Relatives | Humphrey Harwood(grandfather), Thomas Harwood (great-grandfather); |
| Occupation | planter, politician |
William Harwood (d. Sept. 1780) was a militia colonel, landowner and politician in the Colony of Virginia. He represented Warwick County in the House of Burgesses for more than three decades (mostly with his neighbor William Digges) beginning in 1752), as well as during all five Virginia Revolutionary Conventions (although no record actually exists of his presence during the 2nd and 3rd conventions) and in the first session of the Virginia House of Delegates.[1].[2][3] Harwood also established Endview Plantation, which became his home and later that of his second son Edward Harwood and grandson (through his eldest son William who moved to Kentucky) Big Humphrey Harwood. Acquired by the City of Newport News in 1995, it is now operated as a house museum focusing on the American Civil War, as well as a park.
Complicating matters, although Harwood had died before Virginia's tax census of 1787, at least three men of the same name but unclear relationship paid taxes in that census. The man living in Warwick County was almost certainly his son who soon moved to Kentucky. William Harwood then owned nine enslaved adults, as well as a dozen enslaved teenagers, five horses and 50 cattle, as well as land (or at least livestock) in Lincoln County (which became Kentucky) and relatively nearby Charles City County, Virginia.[4] William B. Harwood also owned an adult slave and three enslaved teenagers (as well as 2 horses and 2 cattle) in Charles City County, and probably another William Harwood owned two adult slaves adults and four teenagers (as well as 5 horses) in Henrico County, Virginia.[5] Other men of the Harwood family (but distant relations) had owned land near Weyanoke in Charles City County since 1665;; Joseph Harwood, Samuel Harwood and Samuel Harwood, Jr. had represented Charles City County in the House of Burgesses at various times in the 18th century, and Major Samuel Harwood represented Charles City County in one of the revolutionary conventions before his death in 1778.
References
- ^ Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Cyclopedia of Virginia Biography (1915) vol. 1 p. 254
- ^ John Frederick Dorman, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia 1607-1624/5 (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. (4th Ed. 2004) vol. 2, p. 304
- ^ Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619=1978 (Richmond: Virginia State Library 1978) pp. 80, 82, 85, 87, 90, 93, 96, 98, 101, 104, 107, 111, 113, 116, 118, 120, 123
- ^ Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Speakman Love, The 1787 Census of Virginia (Springfield: Genealogical Books in Print) pp. 310, 951, 1047
- ^ Schreiner-Yantis and Speakman Love p. 1075