William Vestal, III

Abt 1721 - Bef 1787  (< 66 years)

• Name	William Vestal  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Suffix	III
  Birth	Abt 1721	, Chester, PA   [8]
  Gender	Male
  Name	William Vestal  [9]
  Residence	2 Jun 1781
  	He and son James were disowned for taking up arms.
  Death	Bef May 1787	, Berkely, VA, USA
  Person ID	I14643	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Vestal, Jr. *,   b. 16 Sep 1692, Birmingham Twp., Chester, PA, USA d. Bef Mar 1745, Winchester, Frederick, VA, USA (Age < 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Elizabeth Mercer, *,   b. 14 Jun 1692, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England d. 15 Nov 1752 (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Sep 1716	Westtown, Chester, PA, USA
  Family ID	F5160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Potts
  Marriage	1773	VA   [8]
  _MARRIED	N
  Family ID	F5119	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Vickie Leimback said he was married to his cousin, Mary Vestal instead of the spouse I have listed. (C-611) Jay gives his wife's name as Hannah Vestal, his first cousin for which he was disowned by Friends on September 5, 1773. (C-869) Both these refer to a note in Quaker records that state William Vestal was married to his first cousin on 6/7/1773 and disowned on 9/5/1773. In Anderson's book on the Caviness, she lists his wife and first cousin as Sarah Vestal, d. of David an d Sarah Chamness Vestal. In some sources, his wife is also called Hannah Potts. By timing and place it is likely to apply to this William. (C-955) Also, Vickie Leimback differs in the death date which she estimated at about 1781 in Berkeley Co., VA.

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. [S252] Rasch, Peggy to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated May 26, 1984 at N11W27909 White Oak Ct., Waukesha, WI 53186 In L. Dudick files (C-165). [S253] Minnie Speer Boone, Our Family Heritage (Salsbury, NC: Tennessee Studio). [S255] Jay, Margaret Belcher, Jay Family (Shelby, NC: Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc., c1998). [S99] Vestal Family Group Sheet Type Lineage Received 1984 Preparer unknown very well sourced. [S2888] Iris H. Zimmerman to Linda Coate Dudick Letter dated Feb. 7, 1984 at Route 1, Box 137, Bertram, Texas 78605 In L. Dudick files. [S276] Alloa Cavinis, Henry Cavinis, Infant Immigrant and some of his Descendants 1971 (C-1380). [S335] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Source number: 437.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LCD. . QuakerGenVolISup-001453-9.jpg