How are you related to Henry Rector?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Henry Rector

Also Known As: "Harmon Rector", "Henry Rector", "Rector", "Sr"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Prince William County, Virginia
Death: June 24, 1799 (80-84)
Rectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Rectortown, Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Hans Jacob Rector and Anna Els Finlayson
Husband of Anne Rector
Father of Catherine "Caty" Rector (Rector); John Rector; Agnes Glasscock; Jacob Rector; Hannah Glascock and 8 others
Brother of Johannes ‘John’ Rector; Harmon Rector and Jacob Rector

Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Henry Rector

DAR# A094029



Married Ann "Nancy" ___, Bef 24 Jul 1748. She died Between 1803 and 1804

13 Children per Germanna Foundation:

  • 1. Polly Rector
  • 2. Winny Rector
  • 3. Agnes Rector
  • 4. Sally Rector
  • 5. Hannah Rector
  • 6. Catherine "Caty" Rector
  • 7. John Rector, b. Between 1743 and 1747, d. Bef Oct 1775, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age ~ 32 years)
  • 8. Jacob Rector, b. Between 1743 and 1747, d. 1795, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age ~ 52 years)
  • 9. Dinah Rector, b. Abt 1745, Fauquier County, Virginia, d. 22 Feb 1841, Cocke County, Tennessee (Age ~ 96 years)
  • 10. Ann "Nancy" Rector, b. Abt 1760
  • 11. Moses Rector, b. Abt 1761, d. Between 1804 and 1805, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age ~ 43 years)
  • 12. Elijah Rector, b. Abt 1763
  • 13. Spencer Rector, b. 1765, d. Bef 23 Dec 1793, Fauquier County, Virginia (Age < 28 years)

http://germannafamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I110932&tree=tree1

proven Children and their spouses per DAR:

  1. WINIFRED [1] JOHN BUCHANAN
  2. CATHERINE [1] JOHN B RECTOR
  3. JOHN [1] JANE GRACE GLASCOCK
  4. JACOB [1] ELIZABETH HITT
  5. DIANNAH [1] JACOB FAUBION
  6. ANN [1] JESSE HITT
  7. SPENCER [1] MARY TIFFIN

Henry Rector, Sr. was born circa 1718 in the Germanna Colony of Virginia and died after 24 June 1799 (will written) in Rectortown, Faquier County, Virginia. He served in the American Revolutionary War in Virginia with a rank of Patriotic Service DAR Ancestor #: A094029.

Parents: Hans Jacob Richter (1674-1729) & Anna Elisabeth Fischbach (1685-aft 1760)

Marriage

  1. (Nancy) Ann Robinson (1710? -1803)

Children 

  1. John Rector 1742 – 1775
  2. Catherine Rector 1744 – 1818
  3. Dianah Rector 1745 – 1841
  4. Jacob Rector 1747 – 1795 
  5. Agnes Rector 1749 – 1793 
  6. Hannah Rector 1750 – 1816 
  7. Nancy Ann Rector 1760 – 1841 
  8. Elijah Rector 1763 – 1828
  9. Spencer Rector 1765 – 1793

Notes

  • The land records of Prince William and Fauquier Counties, Virginia contain many entries pertaining to subject Henry Rector.

The will of Henry Rector (Will Book 3, Page 182) dated January 8, 1799 and probated June 24, 1799 leaves to his wife (not named) his 150 acres of land and all he possesses; after her death, the son Elijah is to have 35 pounds legacy, and the daughter Caty 12 pounds legacy, which if she dies is to go to her daughter Polly; the remainder of the estate to be divided among all my children; also a legacy of land, under certain conditions to the decd. son Spencer's children: Edward, John, Henry, Mary Ann, and Pency Rector.

Sources

  • GEDCOM File : dpe.ged

Links

     Author: Dorothy Mae Elliott

Abbrev: Dorothy Mae Elliott
Abbrev: GEDCOM File : dpe.ged
Note:
2821 Musquota Drive
Muscatine, IA 52761
Date: 2 JUN 2002



Birth: 1715 Death: 1799 Fauquier County Virginia, USA

Abstracts of Fauquier co Virginia Wills, Inventories and Accounts 1759-1800 by John K Gott copyright 1976, pg 298 pg 182-184 8 January 1799 wife not mentioned all property 150 acres at her decease to be divided in the following manner son ELIJAH DAU CATY after death of wife, property to be sold and divided - 100 acres son SPENCER lived on leave to his children EDWARD, JOHN, HENRY, MARY ANN AND PENCEY no executors named witnesses: JOSEPH LLOYD, HEZEKIAH GLASSCOCK, WILLIAM FINCH proven 24 June 1799 NANCY RECTOR made oath and with GEORGE GLASCOCK, JOSEPH JEFFRIES AND ELI RECTOR her securities

Fauquier Co Virginia HENRY RECTOR ADMINISTRATORS ACCOUNT 22 Oct 1804 The Estate of HENRY RECTOR DEC'D In account with GEORGE GLAFSCOCK, Administrator with the will annexed

To commifsia a L600.4.7 of the amount of money collected for the estate at 5 pcc? 30.00

to cash paid ELIJAH RECTOR his specific legacy & rec'd 35.00

to cash paid CATHERINE RECTOR her specific legay & rec'd 12.00

To clerks fee paid $5.8 To ELIJAH RECTOR for keeping the stock 5.25 to WILLIAM TURLEY for crying the sale 5.0 to copy of the will .52 ________ 15.84...... 4.15

By sale of the movable property amounting to L 100.5.8

By amount of land sold to HEZEKIAH GLAFSCOCK 450.?.?

By cash collected on debts due the estate 48.18.1

By interest rec'd on the debts collected 7.0.10 __________

L 600.4.7

  • MOSES RECTOR paid him in full for his portion of the estate 57.36
  • ELIJAH RECTOR same same
  • AGNES GLAFSCOCK same same
  • JACOB FAUBEN who married DINAH same same
  • JEFE HITT who married NANNY
  • WILLIAM BARTLETT who married SALLY
  • JOHN BUCHANAN who married WINNY
  • CATHERINE RECTOR (note: who's husband was already dead)
  • GEORGE GLASSCOCK to my own part of the estate in right of my wife HANNAH

remaining in the hands of the Administrator owing to an error in the division of the estate owing the heiirs 3.18.1 _____

L 600.4.7

In obedience to the worshipful court of FAUQUIER county we have examined the account as above and find it truly and truely stated.

In witness whereof our hands this 20 of Octr 1804

  • WILLIAM RECTOR
  • JOSEPH JEFFERIES
  • WILLIAM TURLEY

Virginia ancestors and Adventurers, Vols 1-3 by Charles Hughes Hamlin pg 33 Fauquier Co Virginia Deed book 17, pg 246 Indenture dated 2 May 1808 in which JACOB FAUBIN and DIANA, his wife, late DIANA RECTOR, of COCKE CO, STATE OF TENNESSEE and LATE OF FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA one one part sell to GEORGE GLASCOCK of FAUQUIER CO of the other part witnessed that whereas HENRY RECTOR, DECEASED of FAUQUIER COUNTY, in and by his last will dated 8 Jan 1799, devised his estate to his THEN WIFE, NANCY, for her life, and then to be equally divided among his representatives, and where as after the dath of the said NANCEY, Administration of said estate was granted to the said GEORGE GLASCOCK, who sold a tract of land containing 150 acres for 450 pds Virginia money, and whereas JACOB FAUBIN and DIANA, his wife, being heirs and devisees aforesaid and having rec'd their proportionable share of said money, do sell their part and claim, etc witnesses:

W. GARRETT EZEKIEL CAMPBELL COLEMAN SMITH

Certified by the JUSTICES OF COCKE COUNTY, TENNESSEE said date as above RECORDED FAUQUIER CO VIRGINIA 26 Sept 1808

Family links:

Parents:  Hans Jacob Richter (1674 - 1729) and   Anna Elsbeth Fischbach Richter (1685 - 1761)

Spouse: Anne Nancy Robinson Rector (____ - 1803)
Children:

  • John Rector (____ - 1775)*
  • Diannah Rector Faubion (____ - 1841)*
  • Catherine Rector Rector (1744 - 1818)*
Siblings:
  • John Rector (1711 - 1773)*
  • Henry Rector (1715 - 1799)
  • Jacob John Rector (1723 - 1810)*
  • Calculated relationship

Burial:

  • Rectortown Cemetery
  • Rectortown
  • Fauquier County
  • Virginia, USA

Edit Virtual Cemetery info [?]

  • Created by: historyseeker
  • Record added: Dec 24, 2010
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 63281528

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63281528



view all 24

Henry Rector's Timeline

1715
1715
Prince William County, Virginia
1735
1735
Fauquier County, Virginia
1743
1743
Fauquier County, Virginia
1746
1746
Fauquier County, Province of Virginia
1747
October 5, 1747
Fauquier County, Virginia
1750
1750
Fauquier County, Virginia
1750
Rectortown, Fauquier County, Province of Virginia
1757
1757
Rectortown, Fauquier County, Province of Virginia
1758
1758
Rectortown, Fauquier, Virginia, United States