Stovall of Virginia

The first Stovall to have settled in Virginia appears to have been Bartholomew Stovall. His marriage bond was issued in Henrico County in 1693. The bride was Anne Burton, a daughter of Thomas Burton and his wife, Susannah (Hattcher) Burton. Bartholomew died in 1721. During the colonial period all land owners in Virginia paid to the King an annual quit rent of one shilling for every 50 acres of land. The list of the land ownerss and the amount that each owed was prepared by the sheriffs of the various counties and delivered to the Receiver General who after collecting rents transmitted the lists along with his accounts to the English government. The lists must have been sent annually, hence the 1704 Virginia Quit Rent.

”A True and Perfect Rent Roll of all the Lands held of her Majestie in Henrico County April 1705, viz...Stovall, Bartho. 100 acres. „
”At a council held at the Capitol May 5th, 1738: John Hyde Saunders petitioned the Board to rectify an error in his Patent for 400 acres of land in Goochland County as laps'd from George Stovall and John Saunders as upon examination of the Patent it appears by a mistake of the Surveyor that the first course instead of running West is described as tto run East seventy chain whereby the petitioners land is quite left out; the true bounds; began on the back line of the land formerly granted to Bartho. Stovall now in the pession of Allen Howard on Stovall Branch.#8222;
Bartholomew was listed as an early settler of Prince Edward County, Virginia as follows: Bartholomew Stovall, 12th January 1746, 400 acres on Vaughn's Creek.

Apparently Bartholomew had a son known as GEORGE STOVALL SR., born 1694/1700 in Henrico County, died 7 Dec 1786 in Campbell County, married 6 January 1778 in Amherst county, Elizabeth Landon (1735-12 Oct 1812) who resided in Amherst County. George Sr. owned land on both sides of the Fluvanna River in Bedford and Albemarle counties as the document below indicates. George Stovall Sr. was listed as one of the members of the Bedford Committee chosen 23 May 1775.
”An Act for appoint several new ferries.
I. WHEREAS, IT IS REPRESENTED TO THIS PRESENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THAT TWO FERRIES, AT THE PLACES HEREAFTER MENTIONED, WILL BE OF GREAT SERVICE TO OTHERS.
II. BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED BY THE LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, COUNCIL AND CLASSES OF THIS PRESENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND IT IS HEREBY ENACTED BY THE MINORITY OF THE SAME THAT PUBLIC FERRIES BE CONSTANTLY KEPT AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND THAT THE RATES FOR PASSING THE SAME SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: THAT THE LAND OF THOMAS SWEARINGEN IN THE COUNTY OF FREDERICK OVER THE POTOMACK TO THE LAND OPPOSITE THERETO IN THE PROVINCE OF MARYLAND, THE PRICE FOR A MAN THREE PENCE THREE FARTHINGS AND FOR A HORSE, THE SAME. FROM THE LAND OF H. WASHINGTON IN THE COUNTY OF STAFFORD OVER THE SAID RIVER TO THE LAND OPPOSITE THERETO IN THE PROVINCE OF MAYRLAND, THE PRICE FOR A MAN TWO SHILLINGS SIX PENCE, AND FOR A HORSE THE SAME. FROM FORT POINT ON HOG ISLAND OVER THE RIVER TO HIGGINSON'S LANDING IN THE COUNTY OF JAMES CITY THE PRICE FOR A MAN ONE SHILLING AND THREE PENCE AND FOR A HORSE THE SAME. FROM THE LAND OF GEORGE STOVALL IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE OVER THE FLUVANNA TO THE LAND O GEORGE STOVALL IN THE COUNTY OF BEDFORD AND FROM THE LAND OF THE SAID GEORGE STOVALL IN THE COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE THE PRICE FOR A MAN THREE PENCE AND FOR A HORSE THE SAME....”
George later removed to Campbell County, Virginia where he died in 1786, his last will and testament being proved on 7 December 1786. In that document he mentioned his wife, Elizabeth; sons, Bartholomew, James and George Jr.; and daughters, Ann and Rachael. Issue as follows:

George Stovall, Jr. died before his father in 1782, his last will and testament was filed in Campbell County, Virginia on 5 September 1782. At the court of 5 September 1782 Thomas Stovall and James Stovall qualified as executors. George Stovall, Jr. appeared in the Virginia records in several places. He sat in court on 6 December 1773 as justice of His Majesty's Court and served as Lieutenant- Colonel in the Amherst County Militia, having been commissioned on 5 June 1769. George Jr. was married to Mary Pleasant, a daughter of Rev. Joseph Pleasant and his wife, Elizabeth (Jordan) Pleasant, daughter of Colonel Samuel Jordan. The Pleasant family came from Norwich, England to Virginia about 1665.
James Stovall, Revolutionary War Soldier.
Joseph W. Stovall, Revolutionary War Soldier.
Thomas Stovall, Revolutionary War Soldier.
Brett Stovall.
Elizabeth Stovall.
Mill Stovall.
THOMAS STOVALL, a son of George Stovall Jr.and his wife, Mary (Pleasant) Stovall, was married to Elizabeth Cooper, daughter of Captain Thomas Cooper, Revolutionary War Soldier, and his wife, Sarah (Anthony) Cooper, ca 1742. Elizabeth was a sister of Penelope Cooper who married James Nisbet. Thomas served in the Virginia Militia during the war, viz...”May 10, 1777, Thomas Stovall, for a gun, paid P. Carrington L2.5.0.„