William Baynard (abt. 1732 - abt. 1773)

Biography

This profile is part of the Edisto Island, South Carolina One Place Study.

William was the son of William Baynard and Mary (Splatt) Baynard of Edisto Island, South Carolina.^[1][2]

Marriage

William married Elizabeth Grimball on 1 February 1753 in St Helena's Parish, South Carolina. ^[3][4]

Children:^[1][5]

• Elizabeth Ann Baynard
• Thomas Baynard
• William Baynard

Property

• Residence property (Baynard's Old Place Plantation), to son Thomas Baynard
• tract over the creek, to son William Baynard

Death

William Baynard of Edisto Island wrote his Will on 18 November 1772, and it was proved 5 February 1773. He mentions his wife Elizabeth, sons Thomas and William Baynard, daughter Elizabeth Ann Baynard, cousin William Jackson, and Miss Sarah Fry. His executors were his two cousins and friend Archibald Calder, James Clark, and Ephraim Mikell.^[6]

Slaves

William Baynard was a slaveholder. His probate inventory is not found, however his will named 20 enslaved persons.^[6]

For more information please see:

• the Slaves of William Baynard
• the Slaves of Elizabeth Grimball Baynard
• the Baynard's Old Place Plantation

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hasell, Annie Baynard Simons. Baynard: An Ancient Family Bearing Arms. (1972) pp. 130, 148-50 https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/420875/?offset=&return=1#page=5&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=
2. ↑ Birth: Title: Family Data Collection - Births Author: Edmund West, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
   Ancestry Record genepoolb #317582 (accessed before 4 October 2011),
   Birth date: 1732; Birth place: Edisto Island, Charleston, SC, USA Ancestry Record 5769 #317582.
3. ↑ “St. Helena’s Parish Register (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 23, no. 3 (1922): 105. http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569588
4. ↑ Marriage: Title: South Carolina Marriages, 1641-1965 Author: Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data - South Carolina marriage information taken from various sources. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, or boo.
   Ancestry Record 7840 #81636 (accessed before 4 October 2011),
   Marriage date: 1 Feb 1753; Marriage place: South Carolina.
5. ↑ Webber, Mabel L. “Grimball of Edisto Island (Continued).” The South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 23, no. 2 (1922): 39–45 http://www.jstor.org/stable/27569579.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Will of William Baynard "South Carolina Probate Records, Bound Volumes, 1671-1977," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-NWSW-X6?cc=1919417&wc=M6N4-FZ9%3A210905601%2C211710001 : 21 May 2014), Charleston > Wills, 1771-1779, Vol. 015 > image 69 of 352; citing Department of Archives and History, Columbia.
   • 1773 will of William Baynard, Will Bk 15 p.399

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Acknowledgments

• Profile Baynard-27 was created through the import of Rankin-Ridgdill Family Tree.ged on Oct 4, 2011 by Elizabeth Rankin.