THIRD GENERATION

18. James Dupuy Sr. was born about 1740 in King William Parish, Manakin, Henrico County, Virginia. He owned 234.5 acres of land in Amelia County on each side of Flat Creek bounded by A. Forrest and J. Hundley on 25 Sep 1777 in Amelia County, Virginia. ⁽⁶⁹⁾ He sold 234.5 acres in Amelia Co. on each side of Flat Creek bounded by A. Forrest, J. B. Dupuy, J. Hundley on 23 May 1782 in Amelia County, Virginia.⁽⁷⁰⁾ He bought for £325 10 shillings, 217 acres on Ellis Fork of Flat Creek, from Abraham Forrest on 27 Aug 1795 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽⁷¹⁾ He bought for £100, from Owen Smith, land on waters of Flat Creek near the old mill pond on 8 Jan 1800 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽⁷²⁾ He bought for £250, 234 ac. bth sides Flat Creek, adj. Dupuy Sr, Atkinson, Hundley, Dupuy, Jr., Phillips on 8 Mar 1802 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽⁷³⁾ He bought for £110, 1/3 of Beadles Mill on little Saler Creek, from Moses Overton on 1 Dec 1806 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽⁷⁴⁾ He bought for £4, 1 acres on N & W side of Phillips tract, adj Dupuy & Hundley, from John Phillips on 3 Jun 1807 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽⁷⁵⁾ He signed a will on 20 Feb 1809 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽⁷⁶⁾ He appeared on the census in 1810 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽⁷⁷⁾ He died on 9 Dec 1811 in Nottoway County, Virginia.⁽⁷⁸⁾ He sold for $250, 1/3 int. in Beadles & Dupuy's Mill on Saylor Creek, to Edward Atkinson, by E. Dupuy, Exctr on 1 Feb 1814 in Nottoway County, Virginia. ⁽⁷⁹⁾ He had an estate probated in 1818 in Nottoway County, Virginia.



Not much is known about the life of James Dupuy, Sr. He was the youngest of the sons of Peter Dupuy and Judith Lefevre, and was probably born about 1738.

In 1777, his father Peter left him "half the Tract of Land which I am now possessed with, I desire he may have it at the lower end joining the lands of Abraham Forest and Josiah Hundley", probably in Amelia County, VA.

No Revolutionary War service is attributed to James Dupuy, although it is likely he servied in some capacity.

He married in 1783, and lived in Amelia County and later Nottoway County, unil he died in 1811. After the settlement of his estate in 1813, his wife Prudence moved to Limestone County, Alabama, with sons James and Edmund, where she died in 1822.



WILL OF JAMES DUPUY, SR.
Will Book 3, Page 134, Nottoway County, Virginia

In the name of God Amen, the 20th day of Feb. 1809.

I, James Dupuy Senr. Of the County of Nottoway being of sound and disposing mind and memory being desirous to arrange and direct my temporal affairs do make and ordain this my last Will & Testament in the manner following.

I will that all my just debts be paid & funeral expenses and that my estate be not appraised by order of Court.

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I lend to my beloved wife Prudence Dupuy during her natural life all my home tract of land also the following negroes (Viz.) Great Milley, Lewis, Jacob, Aggy, Sarah, Clarles, Peter, William and Polley and their future increase from this day, also three good horses out of my stock, my wriding chair and harness, a yoke of good oxen & cart, fifteen sheep, Ten head of cattle one third of my stock of hogs, also one third of my household and kitchen furniture and plantation utensils sufficient for her use also a sufficiency of grain and provinder H. H. for one year.

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I give and bequeath unto my son Edmund Dupuy the following negroes (viz.) Little Milley, Betty, Nancy, Sam & John and there future increase from this day. I also give him a horse which he has in his possession. I also give him a saddle and bridle, also a bed and furniture without a bedstead also ten head of sheep a cow and calf all of which I give to him and his heirs forever.

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I give and bequeath unto my son James W. Dupuy the following negroes (viz.) Easter and her children, Lucky, Patt, Banister, Lucy and Jeffrey with there future increase from this day. I also give a horse, saddle and bridle, also a bed and furniture without a bedstead, ten head of sheep a cow and calf which he has in his possession, all of which I give him and his heirs forever.

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I give and bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Dupuy the following negroes (viz.) Rachel and her children, Martha and Henderson and there future increase from this day, also Tom and Joe. Also I give a horse of twenty pounds value, a saddle and bridle, also a bed and furniture without a bedstead, ten head of sheep a cow a calf all of which I give her and there heirs forever.

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I give and bequeath unto my daughter Nancy Dupuy the following negroes (viz.) Netty and Hampton & Jack and Jane my set of Black Smith tools, also a horse of twenty pounds value, a saddle and bridle, also a bed and furniture without a bedstead, ten head of sheep a cow a calf also the future increase of the negroes from the day all of which I give her and her heirs forever.

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It is my desire that the balance of my land both in Nottoway County and in Kentucky be sold on a credit of one, two and three years credit, also the rest of my estate not already disposed of or lent to be sold on a credit as usual and the proceeds thereof equally divided amongst all my children or if dead amongst their children or their heirs which I give to them and their heirs forever.

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It is my will and desire that at the death of my wife the negroes I have lent her & there increase be equally divided amongst all of my children & there heirs forever. Also that the land lent her be sold on a credit of one, two & three years the other property on a credit as usual and the proceeds there of to be equally divided amongst all my children and their heirs forever.

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I will that nothing herein contained be misconstrued for want of term or form in law and that should any differences arise on any clause of this my will or on any points growing out of it that my children or their representatives shall each choose a discreet person & their four persons shall choose a fifth and those referees decision shall be final.

Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my sons Edmund and James W. Dupuy Executors to this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or former wills by me heretofore made.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 20th day of February 1809.

James Dupuy, Sr. [seal]

Signed, sealed and published & delivered at and for the last will and testament of the above named James Dupuy Snr. In the presence of us:


Will Book 4, Page 108
Settlement of James W, Dupuy, Sr.

Estate of James Dupuy Senr.

The estate was settled in 1813, being divided between Edmund Dupuy, James W. Dupuy, Abraham S. Wright and wife Elizabeth Dupuy, and John M. Dupuy and wife Nancy Dupuy. Each child received a division of $1139.28.

He was married to Prudence Wills (daughter of Lawrence Wills and Nancy Ann Pryor) on 20 Dec 1783 in Amelia County, Virginia. Prudence Wills was born in 1765. She died on 24 Aug 1820 in Limestone County, Alabama.⁽⁷⁸⁾ James Dupuy Sr. and Prudence Wills had the following children:

52 i. Lawrence Dupuy died died young.
+53 ii. James W. Dupuy.
+54 iii. Capt. Edmund Dupuy.
+55 iv. Nancy Dupuy.
+56 v. Elizabeth Dupuy.