Captain John Hathaway and Sarah Lawson Timberlake
Husband Captain John Hathaway [18930]
Born: 17 May 1733 - Lancaster, Lancaster, Virginia, British Colonial America Christened: Died: 19 Apr 1786 - Fauquier, Virginia, United States Buried: - Hathaway Family Cemetery, Fauquier, Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: LHNT-JP1 Find A Grave ID: 116250231
Father: William Hathaway [18933] (1695-1772) Mother: Sarah Lawson [18934] (1696-1772)
Marriage: 26 Dec 1754 - Northumberland, Virginia, British Colonial AmericaEvents
• He signed a will on 13 Apr 1786. Date: 13 April 1786
Dau.: Elizabeth - in lieu of mine given to my brother James Hathaway which he assigned to her - one Negro Girl.
Wife: Sarah - the tract of land whereon I now live, all Negroes, horses, cattle and household furniture during her natural life.
Sons and Dau.: It is my Will and desire that if my wife Sarah Hathaway should die before my Sons Henry Lawson Hathaway & Francis Hathaway & dau. Sarepta receives their Education that they shall be educated: Lawson 3 years more than he has received; Francis five and Sarepta Two at the expense of my Estate.
Children: After decease of wife, real and personal property sold and equally divided between all my children Viz, Judtih Kamper, Sarah Bartlett, Elizabeth, John, Nancy, Susannah, Molly, Dolly, Peggy Lawson, Sarepta and Francis. Judith Kamper and Sarah Bartlett to have L12 less than the others.
Sons: John - the land which Simon Kenton was to locate for me which is 1100 acres lying near Big Sandy River.
Sons: Lawson and Francis - the tract of Land I bought of Powers and Davison lying on Tyger River in Harrison County - 561 acres - if my son John should not get the Land above mentioned that then he shall have an equal part of the tract of land I willed to my sons Lawson & Francis.
Exors: Wife, Sarah, Executrix & Son John Hathaway
Signed; John Hathaway
Wit: Josiah Fishback, Philip Fishback, William Metcalf
Proved: 25 September 1786 by o. of above Witnesses Sarah Hathaway and John Hathaway granted certificate to obtain probate.• Biography: Hathaway's of America" (1970) contains the following information about Captain John:
"He was stout, handsome, very active, well-proportioned, with beautiful shining black hair. Undaunted resolution, friend of American Revolution, commanded a militia company which served in Pennsylvania and New York during the war; called Capt. John. In 1772 he moved about 12-14 miles above Warrenton (Virginia) and built Hatherage, a long rather narrow stone house...When Hatherage was sold in 1837 the following reservation was made:
"It is expressly understood between the foregoing parties Hathaway and Kincheloe that the family Graveyard on the farm herein conveyed is reserved and excepted and shall be forever subject to the use and direction of the said Hathaway and heirs including the ground now enclosed for that purpose and not to exceed one fourth of an acre."
"It is presumed that John and Sarah and two of their children are buried there.
Wife Sarah Lawson Timberlake [18931]
Born: 1739 - Virginia, British Colonial America Christened: Died: 1809 - Fauquier, Virginia, United States Buried: - Hathaway Family Cemetery, Fauquier, Virginia, United States FamilySearch ID: L8QL-S97 Find A Grave ID: 116250489
Father: Francis Timberlake [18932] (1712-1762) Mother: Judith Lawson [18949] (1710-1756) 1
Children
1 F Sarah Hathaway [18929]
Born: 1757 - Virginia, British Colonial America Christened: Died: 17 Aug 1831 - Virginia, United States Buried: - Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Simpson, Taylor, West Virginia FamilySearch ID: L67T-FLD Find A Grave ID: 7740927Spouse: William James Bartlett [18928] (1756-1825)
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 28 Nov 2025), entry for Sarah Lawson Timberlake, person ID L8QL-S97.
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