Person:James Trimble (5)

James Trimble was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia

Contents 1 Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA 2 Will Abstract of James Trimble 3 About The Trimble Family 4 Estate information on James Trimble 5 Information on James Trimble		Welcome to Old Augusta Early Settlers Beverley Manor Borden's Grant Register Data Maps Places Library History Index
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Early Land Acquisition in Augusta County, VA

James Trimble's land (Borden Tract NE, 402 acres, 1742) as shown on the map meticulously drawn by J.R. Hildebrand, cartographer. This map is copyrighted©, used by permission of John Hildebrand, son of J.R. Hildebrand, April, 2009.

Acquisition of Land from Orange County, Virginia Records

• Pages 139-43. 2-3 Aug. 1742. Benja. Borden of Orange County to John Tremble [sic] of same. Lease and release; for ₤12.1.2½ current money. 402 acres on Morphet Creek... corner to a tract survey'd about 200 acres... part of 92,100 acres patin (patented) 6 Nov. 1739... (signed) Benja. Borden. Wit: Samll. McCouchan, George (S) Davis, John Shields. 26 Aug. 1742. Acknowledged by Benja. Borden, Gent. [Orange County Virginia Deed Book 8, Dorman, pg. 73]. (Note: even though the transcription of this record shows that "John Trimble" acquired this tract, the 1754 record of disposition shown below clearly is referring to the same tract of land (402 acres on Moffet's Creek)).

Disposition of Land from Chalkley's:

• 327 2 Aug. 1754. (344) James Trimble & Grace, plantationer, to Joseph Kennedy, Gentleman, L132.10.0, 402 acres which James purchased of Borden, 1742, recorded in Orange on Moffet's Creek; corner John Fulton.

• Page 173.--10th August. 1759. James Trimble and Sarah to Thos. Lorimer, £7.10.0, 100 acres at a place called the Oyl Trough on a branch of Black Thorne; corner Wm. Burnet. Delivered: Thos. Lorimer, May, 1760.

• Page 544.--18th August, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Mary Cunningham, of Hampshire, £12.5, 160 acres on North Fork of South Branch of Potowmack, above John Cunningham's Walnut Bottom. Teste: John McFerran, Malcolm Allen, Samuel ( ) Luisey.

• Page 547.--18th August, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Robert Cunningham, on South Branch in Hampshire County, £22.10, 300 acres in the Crab Apple Bottom, on a branch of South Branch of Potowmack. Last deed recorded, 19th August, 1761.

• Page 75.--17th November, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Valentine Goyle, £16, two tracts 330 acres on South Branch Potowmack above the Front Rock: 1st, containing 100 acres; 2d, containing 130 acres adjoining. Delivered: Jacob Goyle, 7th October, 1772.

• Page 359.--11th August, 1767. James Trimble, of Green Spring, and Sarah to Peter Holle, of Hampshire, £15, 85 acres on the Crab Apple Fork, a branch of South Branch of Potomac; corner survey formerly made for James, but now belonging to Peter; corner Peter Holle. Teste: Thos. Ratlif, John and Jean Trimble.

Note: from above records, it appears that James Trimble was been married twice (1st to Grace and 2nd to Sarah) More research is necessary.

Will Abstract of James Trimble

Trimble, James - Will Probate April 1776

Names wife Sarah and children: John, Isaac, Moses, James, Alexander, William, Agnes, Sarah, Rachel, Jean McClure, a brother Moses Trimble.

[Source: Early Marriages, Wills and some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia, Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell, pg. 64].

At a court held for Botetourt County the 9th of April, 1776.

A writing was presented in court as and for the last will and testament of James Trimble, decd., by John Trimble, Isaac Trimble and James Trimble, the executors therein named and was proved by the oaths of John Maxwell and Hugh Barcley, witnesses thereto, and (missing word) to be recorded.

Ordered that John Paxton, Joseph Walker and William McKee being first sworn do appraise in current money the slaves (if any) and personal estate of the said James Trimble, decd., & make return of the same to the court.

And on the motion of the said executors who made oath according to law, certificate is granted them for obtaining (missing word) thereof in due form, they having entered into bond in the sum of two thousand pounds with John Bowyer, James Gilmore and William Paxton, their securities.

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About The Trimble Family

http://faughnanm.com/trimble.pdf

The Trimble Family

Five brothers, James, Moses, John, David and Alexander Trimble, came to America from Armagh, Ireland, in 1740. James and John settled in Augusta county, Virginia. James Trimble was a surveyor. He married Sarah Kersey and lived near Lexington, Va. He had six sons and four daughters. Jane, the oldest daughter, married Wm. McClure; Agnes married David Steele, ancestor of the Rockbridge family of that name; Sarah married Samuel Steele and removed to Tennessee; Rachel married James Carothers, who also went west. John Trimble, the brother of James, the surveyor, settled in Augusta on Middle River, about two miles from Churchville, eight from Staunton and five from Buffalo Gap. He married Mary Moffett, widow of John Moffett. His death occurred in 1764, having been killed by the Indians at the time of the second Kerr Massacre, when his only son, James was captured by the Indians and afterwards rescued by his half-brother, Capt. Geo. Moffett. John Trimble's widow and his brother James qualified as administrators in 1764. On the eighteenth of March, 1768, George Moffett qualified in the county court as the guardian of James Trimble orphan of John Trimble.

Estate information on James Trimble

• Page 307.--18th May, 1778. James Trimble's executors (John, Isaac and James Trimble), of Rockbridge County, to Woolderick Conrod, Jr. Delivered: Jacob Conrod, son of Wooldruck Conrod, 23d May, ____, on South Branch of Potomac.

Information on James Trimble

http://www.sparklesco.com/John/d196.htm#P7739

James TRIMBLE "ANNALS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1726-1871, page 178: James brought to America with him a certificate of good character and qualification as a land surveyor from Sir Archibald Atkinson. Upon the organization of Augusta county, in December, 1745, he was appointed and qualified as deputy county surveyor.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 300 - 309:

• Vol. 2 - List of Musters, 1742: Captain John Smith's List: John Smith, Captain; John Moffet, Lieutenant; William Anderson, Ensign; Daniel Daniston, Sergeant; Sam Hogshead, John Hogshead, Will Hogshead, Dan. McAnear, Math. Edmeston, John Finley, Walter Trimble, John Francis, Robert Ralston, John Young, Alex. Blair, Alex. Craig, Thomas Gillespy, And. Erwine, Benj. Erwine, John Erwine, Edw. Erwine, John Trimble, James Trimble, Rob. Moffett, James Wright, Rob. King, Jam. Armstrong, John Pattison, Jas. Lesley, Felix Kanady, Thomas Gordon, And. Mitchell, Jas. Robertson, Gabrl. Pickins, Rob. Leeper, Sam. Moore, John Miller, James Miller, Patr. Quine, Mat. Armstrong, John Ramsey, Dan. Daniston, Sam Northward, Rob. Renick, John Archer, Sampn. Archer, Jam.'s Sayers, Thos. McCulough, George Anderson, John Anderson, Rob. Poage, Rob. Patterson, Jas. Craford, Will Baskins.
• Page 77.--24th November, 1750. James Trimble and Sarah to Alexander Beggs 250 acres Buffalo Creek of James; corner Silas Hart. Teste: James Campbell, John Alison, Michael ( ?) Johnson.
• Page 19.--14th March. 1754. James Trimble, Assistant Surveyor, enters 200 acres on head of South Branch of Potomac, 200 more above the Indian Plains on the South Branch, 200 at a place called the Indian Camp, opposite a gap in the mountain on the head of the South Branch water. All these entries are above the Crab Apple Bottom. Also 400 acres on head of South Fork of Potomack joining survey of Col. Wood's grant upon Clover Creek Road. --James Patton.
• Page 19--14th May, 1754. James Trimble, Assistant Surveyor, enters 200 acres on a branch that runs into the main river at or in Given's place formerly entered and gave up by Joseph Long. And a tract of 200 acres joining his own land upon a branch of Buffalo Creek that runs through Hugh Lusk's land.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 330 - 339:

• Page 549.--18th March, 1755. Joseph Kennedy to his son Wm. Kennedy, 402 acres purchased by Joseph from James Trimble, farmer, and by James from Borden on Moffett's Creek in Borden's tract; corner John Fulton; corner Alexander Logan; corner Wm. Berry.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 340 - 349:

• Page 425.--15th March, 1757. James Trimble and Sarah to Geroge Wilson, ú55, 364 acres on heard of Newfoundland, near water of Potomac.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 350 - 359:

• Page 541.--18th August, 1756. James Trimble and Sarah to Hanse Harper, ú13, 180 acres on Black Thorn, a branch of South Branch of Potomac. Delivered: Harper, November, 1760.
• Page 170.--15th August, 1759. James Trimble and Sarah to Wm. Burnet, of Pennsylvania, ú35, 450 acres called the Limestone Spring on the head of the Branches of Black Thorne, a branch of the South Branch of Potomac, through the Laurel Gap. Teste: Wm. Bibb.
• Page 173.--10th August. 1759. James Trimble and Sarah to Thos. Lorimer, ú7.10.0, 100 acres at a place called the Oyl Trough on a branch of Black Thorne; corner Wm. Burnet. Delivered: Thos. Lorimer, May, 1760.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 360 - 369:

• Page 453.--21st August, 1760. James Trimble and Sarah to Thomas Parsons, of Hampshire, ú15, 200 acres on South Branch Potomac.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 370 - 379

• Page 544.--18th August, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Mary Cunningham, of hampshire, ú12.5, 160 acres on North Fork of South Branch of Potowmack, above John Cunningham's Walnut Bottom. Teste: John McFerran, Malcolm Allen, Samuel ( ) Luisey.
• Page 547.--18th August, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Robert Cunningham, on South Branch in Hampshire County, ú22.10, 300 acres in the Crab Apple Bottom, on a branch of South Branch of Potowmack.

DEED BOOK NO. 10.

• Page 61.--17th November, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Samuel Bright, ú7.10, 100 acres on southeast branch of Black Thorn, a branch of the South Branch of Potowmack. Delivered to James Gamble by your order, 23d June,1765.
• Page 75.--17th November, 1761. James Trimble and Sarah to Valentine Goyle, ú16, two tracts 330 acres on South Branch Potowmack above the Front Rock: 1st, containing 100 acres; 2d, containing 130 acres adjoining. Delivered: Jacob Goyle, 7th October, 1772.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 410 - 419

• Page 581.--5th May, 1764. John Stephenson and Jane to James Trimble, of Green Spring, Gent., of the same county, ú50, 180 acres in Fork of James River upon Borden's Creek; corner James Trimble's, Mathew line. Teste: Richard Woods, Michael Finney. Wm. Foster, Wm. Hale.
• Page 778.--12th March, 1765. James Trimble, of Green Spring, and Sarah, to John Berryhill, ú60, 180 acres on Borden's Creek in Forks of James; corner James Trimble, Patrick McCollom's line.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 430 - 439

• Page 381.--16th October, 1765. James Trimble and Sarah of Green Spring, Augusta County, to Peter Haall, ú114, two tracts containing 630 acres on a branch of South Branch of Potomac above Crab Bottom, and a tract containing 300 acres. Delivered: Capt. Peter Hull, 23d December, 1786.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 440 - 449

• Page 7.--19th August, 1766. James Trimble, of Greenspring, and Sarah, his wife, of Augusta County, to Abraham Haplenstall, ú10.15, 140 acres on head of South Fork of Black Thorn, a branch of South Branch of Potomac, corner George Wilson's land. Teste: John Paxton, Wm. Mathew, Wm. Alexander. Delivered: Abraham Heplenstall. March Court, 1774.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 450 - 459

• Page 359.--11th August, 1767. James Trimble, of Green Spring, and Sarah to Peter Holle, of Hampshire, ú15, 85 acres on the Crab Apple Fork, a branch of South Branch of Potomac; corner survey formerly made for James, but now belonging to Peter; corner Peter Holle. Teste: Thos. Ratlif, John and Jean Trimble.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 470 - 479

• Page 442.--10th May, 1768. James Trimble of Green Spring and Sarah to James Robison, ú40, 95 acres on a branch of James River on west side of Camp Mountain.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES;

• Page 185.--28th May, 1762. Entered for James Trimble, Assistant surveyor 200 acres of vacant land on the west line of his own land between him and Saml. McClure, and 100 acres upon the head of Borden's Creek joining his own land, and also 100 acres on Hugh Luoks (Snoks?) Run adjoining to his own land, and likewise 150 acres Joining McDowell s line and Saml. Moore's line towards his own land. The above entries made with me this 28th day of May, 1762--Archd. Alexander. Recorded, 19th August, 1762.

WILL BOOK 3:

• Page 322.--21st March, 1764. James Trimble's bond (with Wm. McKee) as guardian (appointed) to Ann and Lydia Berrisford, orphans of John Berrisford.
• Page 364.--20th November, 1764. James and Mary Trimble's bond (with James Gilmore, Ben. Estill, Geo. Moffett, David Trimble), as administrators of John Trimble.
• Page 500.--19th February, 1767. James Trimble, Assistant Surveyor, enters 400 acres on Bratton's Run from Dickinson's Path down the Branch, and 400 below the above, and 300 joining, and 200 adjoining another of Trimble's tract on Camp Mountain Run above Lawrence's Mill Place.
• Page 500.--9th March, 1767. Same enters 200 acres on lines of David Trimble's land, 400 acres joining the Chalk Banks, including the Ponds, 16th March, 1767.

WILL BOOK 4:

• Page 195.--22d March, 1769. Settlement recorded of John Trimble's estate, by Mary and James Trimble, administrators--By John Prise' (Price?) weges and bounty, ú12.0.0. Cash of John Bigham on Geo. Bighams. By Henry Criswell's bond. Paid Andw. Baskin, Alex. McKinsey, John Boswell, Saml. Davison, Thos. Garden on Bigham's account.
• Page 207.--14th February, 1769. James Trimble, Assistant Surveyor, enters 400 acres in a valley of the Camp Mountain on a branch of the James River on a branch that runs into Clenup Branch, a branch of James River.

From Botetourt County, Virginia records: At a court held the 14th day of Febry., 1770. Present.- Andrew Lewis, Robert Breckenridge, Israel Christian, James Trimble and William Fleming, Gentlemen.

Ordered that Mr. James Trimble be appointed Commissioner on behalf of this County to treat with the Court of Augusta County about the dividing line to be run between the two Counties and that he do endeavor to get the same run as soon as possible as far as the western waters.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 550 - 559:

• Page 307.--18th May, 1778. James Trimble's executors (John, Isaac and James Trimble), of Rockbridge County, to Woolderick Conrod, Jr. Delivered: Jacob Conrod, son of Wooldruck Conrod, 23d May, ____, on South Branch of Potomac.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, PP 550 - 559:

• Page 510.--18th May, 1779. James Trimble and Jean to James Bell, part of the plantation whereon Trimble now lives.

AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA - CHALKLEY'S CHRONICLES; Vol 3, Page 55 ABSTRACTS OF WILLS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY, VIRGINIA., AUGUSTA COUNTY COURT., WILL BOOK No. 2

• The Borden Tract was established about 1736 in the Valley of Virginia known today as the Shenandoah Valley. Borden got the rights to develop 500,000 acres of land in this area. This area took in a large portion of what is Augusta and Rockbridge Counties, VA, today. Some were already here before Borden began to develop it.

James Trimble-1742-402 acres

Parents: Robert TRIMBLE and Hannah TRIMBLE?.

• INDENTURE fr DAVID STEEL and SAMUEL STEEL - Estate of JAMES TRIMBLE 1795

This indenture made the eighth day of April in the year of our Lord, seventeen hundred and ninety five, between ISAAC TRIMBLE (executor?) of JAMES TRIMBLE, dec. & DAVID STEEL & AGNES HIS WIFE & SAMUEL STEEL & SARAH, his wife of the one part and JOSEPH ALEXANDER of the other part all of the county of Rockbridge ..... whereas JAMES TRIMBLE, deceased , by his last will and Testament dated 18 Nov. 1775, recorded in Botetourt Co. Va. Did bequeath unto the said AGNES and SARAH TRIMBLE, his dau.. A tract of land then in Augusta Co., on the So. River opposite JOSEPH ALEXANDER, containing 90 acres. AGNES TRIMBLE was the wife of DAVID STEELE and SARAH TRIMBLE was the wife of SAMUEL STEELE, according to the deed. A note at the bottom of the pg. States that "It appears that JAMES TRIMBLE, deceased was entitled to the described land by patent bearing date the fifteenth day of June, seventeen hundred & seventy three." On 8 Apr.. 1798, ISAAC TRIMBLE, DAVID STEEL and AGNES his wife, and SAMUEL STEEL and SARAH his wife, appeared in Rockbridge Co. Court and acknowledged the above.

Children were: John TRIMBLE, Moses TRIMBLE, Isaac TRIMBLE, Alexander TRIMBLE, William TRIMBLE, Jane TRIMBLE, Agnes TRIMBLE, Sarah TRIMBLE, Rachel TRIMBLE.