John Waite and Keziah (Smith?)

 

John Waite was born on April 14, 1730 and christened on May 14, 1730 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia to Richard Waite and Sarah Blake. He died between April 16, 1801 when he wrote his will and September 24, 1801 when his will was probated in Madison County, Virginia.

 

Keziah (Smith?) was born on December 16, 1732 and christened on January 1, 1733 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County, Virginia to Joseph Smith and Elizabeth Ball. She died after 1801.

 

John Wait Will

 

Estate Sale of John Wait 12-24-1801

 

Land & Court Records 2

 

 

 

John and Keziah Waite were listed on an Indenture with his siblings for the sale of his father Richard’s land in 1793. The siblings listed were John and his wife Keziah of Madison County, George and his wife Elizabeth of Albemarle County, James of Orange County, Elizabeth Lobb, Sally and Leeroy Canady of Madison County. These same children are all listed in the Christ Church Records of Middlesex County, Virginia as children born to Richard Waite and Sarah Blake. The third document to prove these siblings is a Chancery Court Record between Elizabeth Lobb and William Buckner, agent for the complainants, which clearly states that she is widow to James Lobb, daughter to Richard Wayt, and sister to George Wayt of Albemarle.

 

Indenture 1793

 

Christ Church Parish Records

 

Book References

 

 

 

The children of John and Keziah were:

 

 

John - Born August 15, 1757 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Obediah - Born February 14, 1766 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

George - Born about 1767 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Edward - Born about 1769 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Jesse  - Born January 6, 1771 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Phoebe - Born about 1772 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Sarah - Born about 1774 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She married James Leavell before 1801 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Elizabeth - Born about 1776 in Culpeper County, Virginia. She married Henry Stonsiffer on December 12, 1796 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Joseph Leavell - Born about 1778 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Benjamin - Born about 1779 in Culpeper County, Virginia.

 

 

Ann Blake - Born unknown in Culpeper County, Virginia. She died after 1801 and did not appear to marry or be able to marry. The wording in her father’s will asks that she be taken care of and does not indicate that marriage is something that she might do in the future.

 

 

 

 

This page was last updated on October 1, 2005.

 

Richard Waite and Sarah Blake