• General Notes

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  Sometime in the 1690's, Richard was married to Elizabeth Bushrod,
  daughter of Richard and Apphia Bushrod. Richard first
  appears in Lancaster Co unty tax lists in 1702, and it as probable that at
  least his son George was b orn by that date. No direct
  evidence has been found proving that Richars's wif e Elizabeth was in fact
  the daughter of Richard Bushrod, but family
  genealog ists over the years have been in almost universal agreement that
  this was her identity. This presumption is based on the
  fact that their younger son was na med "Bushrod," a most unusual name
  which occurs only in descendants of the Bu shrod
  family, and upon a court proceeding recorded in Lancaster County in
  De cember 1722. In that case, Thomas Carter, gent., one
  of the Justices of the Co urt, testified that "Ann Burn, widow, Elizabeth
  Doggett, widow, Mary Tayloe, Apphia Dogget, Julian
  Boyd and George Dogget of this County on the night of th e sixteenth day
  of November last unlawfully assembled & frightned
  & disturbe d divers of his Majesty's good subjects." On 13 Feb 1722/23,
  each of the defe ndants was fined five shillings. No
  other information about this intriguing in cident has been brought to
  light. George Doggett and Apphia Doggett are clear ly
  children of Elizabeth. Again, Apphia is a given name of great rarity at
  t hat time and place, and clearly supports the inference
  that Elizabeth was a da ughter of Apphia Bushrod.
  Richard died about October 1721, in Lancaster County , Virginia. His will
  was dated 20 Jun 1721 and was presented in Court
  on 8 N ov 1721 by the widow, Elizabeth Doggett, and was proved by oath of
  Hannah Ste vens, one of the witnesses.
  Additional proof was made on 10 Jan 1721/2 by Edwi n Conway, the other
  witness. The will appointed Elizabeth as executor
  and th e court ordered her to produce an inventory of Richard's estate at
  the next s ession of the court. An inventory was filed
  by Elizabeth on 11 Jul 1722.
  Some time prior to 8 Mar 1726/7, Elizabeth married Charles Chilton. This
  fact is established by a suit in Lancaster County
  Court between Charles Chilton and El izabeth his wife late widow of
  Richard Doggett against George Doggett, the su ccessor
  executor of Richard's will. The case was evidently settled out of cour t
  and was dismissed on 12 Aug 1730, with neither party
  appearing in court. C harles Chilton died in Lancaster County about
  September 1739. His will does n ot mention his wife, and
  therefore it is probable that Elizabeth died before t he date of Chilton's
  will, 24 Aug 1739.
  Richard's will provided that if Eliz abeth should remarry his son George
  should succeed her as executor.On 8 Mar 1 726/7,
  George was appointed executor if place of Elizabeth, and on 14 Jun 1727 a
  new inventory of the estate was filed.
  The will provided that his son Bus hrod should receive a negro slave named
  Tom, that his widow should have a lif e estate in all
  the property, and that on her death or remarriage the personal estate
  should be divided equally among all the children, except
  that his da ughter Ann should get only a half-share because she had
  received some gifts d uring her lifetime.The residuary estate
  in the land is not disposed of by the will, and presumably went according
  to the law of descent to the eldest son, George. The
  daughter Apphia is not mentioned by name in the will.

Details of Richard's family with Elizabeth Bushrod