William Pollard, II

1760 - 1831/32  (72 years)

• Name	William Pollard, II  [1]
  Suffix	II
  Born	1760	Hanover County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1831/32	Hanover County, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I69	Dabneys of Virginia
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Smelt,   d. Bef 1810-1812
  Married	1786	King William County, Virginia   [1]
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F58	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Price Dabney,   b. 1776/77, Hanover County, Virginia ,   d. 1859/60, Hanover County, Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Abt 1810-1812  [3]
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2014
  Family ID	F174	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  William Pollard II was born to William Pollard I and Mary (Anderson) Pollard about 1760 in Hanover County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth (Smelt) Dabney, the widow of Isaac Dabney of King William County and daughter of the Rev. John Smelt of Essex County. They had two children: Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Smelt. Elizabeth died and William remarried to Elizabeth (Dabney) Shackelford, widow of Lyne Shackelford and daughter of George and Elizabeth Price Dabney. They had one child, George William Pollard, who was born about 1814. He served as clerk of Hanover County from 1781 to 1829. His exceptional care earned him the nickname of Billy Particular. In 1804, he built a fine mansion near Studley named Williamsville that still stands in well-maintained condition. He owned 1,122 acres at the time of his death in the last half of 1831 or the first half of 1832. (Describe his land holdings 178?-1831/32.) William died in the last half of 1831 or the first half of 1832 He was clerk of Hanover Co. 1781-1829. According to Hanover land tax lists, William II died between tax list for 1831 and list for 1834. (Half-list for 1832 is missing and 1833 is illegible.) In PP tax list, change to estate occurred between 1831 and 1832. Isaac Dabney died in 1784. 9 Apr 1785, signed with other vestrymen a resolution to conform to rules and procedures of Protestant Episcopal Church. Continued as vestryman thru Aug 1786, last entry in St. Paul’s Vestdry Book. Children of WP & Eliz. Smelt: Elizabeth Smelt Pollard, m. Joseph Mosby Sheppard (23 Sep 1790-7 Aug 1861) 15 May 1813 (Gregory p. 152) Child of WP & Eliz. Dabney Shackelford: Dr. George William Pollard, b. abt 1814, who lived at Williamsville until his death. He m. Mary Peachey Todd of K&Q Co. Wm. Pollard lived at Williamsville. He built it in 1794. His will (7 Apr 1830-22 Feb 1832) named wife Elizabeth P., son Geo. William, dau.’s Mary Anderson Pollard (m. John Darracott) & Eliz. Smelt Pollard. (Gregory p. 152) 1782,490 A., 761 A., Wm. Pollard [Pollard] Witt, Peter McDearmon. "The Pollard Families of King William and King and Queen Counties," Tidewater Virginia Families: A Magazine of History and Genealogy, Vol. 7, No. 3 (November/December 1998):165-171. FHL Collection 975.51 D25t [Pollard] Marsteller, Charles M. Pollard Index: Tracing the Descendants of Robert Pollard (1670-p1720/King & Queen Co, VA), Colonist Ante 1699. San Francisco, Calif.: C.M. Marsteller, 2000. FHL Collection 929.273 P763m; digital version at FamilySearch Books Online. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6]

  
  

• Sources

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