Reynold (Reginald) Badger

  Notes:

In many of the early records, he is listed as a cooper.

On 27 May 1679 deposition (Accomack) of Reignald (sic) Badger aged about 17 years: About the end of January, Richard Hovington (who, along with Badger, served Mr. Richard Bally at the time) was about to fell a large pine that stood near a new forty foot tobacco house. He asked Badger which way he thought the tree would fall, but did not wait for a reply; Hovington said the tree leaned toward the branch and about sunset went to work felling the tree. The next morning Hovington shifted the notch to the other side, then with the wind blowing hard and the tree almost down, Hovington cried out, "I am undone, I am undone." Badger advised Hovington to let the tree alone "for it will go upon the house." But Hovington answered, "No, no," and kept felling till the tree was down. Signed 27 May 1679, by Reignald (25) Badger.

On 8 Nov 1690 Mary Turner was presented for fornication and having a bastard child. Mr. Richard Bally, her present master, confessed judgment for her fine. Ordered that he pay the 500 lbs tobacco to the church wardens; in return Mary was willing to serve her master according to law. Upon being examined in open court, Mary Turner swore that Reynold Badger was the father of her child. Ordered that he be taken into custody till giving security to answer at the next court.
On 18 Mar 1690/91 Mary Turner swore that Reynold Badger was the father of her bastard child. Now Badger appeared with Richard Bally, who acknowledged himself as security to save the parish from supporting the child. In exchange for Richard Bally providing the above security, Reynold Badger gave to Bally's daughter Elizabeth the child born to Mary Turner. The child, named Ursula Turner, had turned one year old on 16 March; she was ordered to serve Elizabeth till attaining lawful age. Also on this same date Mr. Richard Bally had been allowed 600 lbs tobacco from last year's parish levy for six months' nursing of Mary Turner's bastard child, of which Reynold Badger was the reputed father. Now Badger acknowledged judgment for the 600 lbs tobacco "and tendered payment immediately, having kept tobacco at ye said Mr. Richard Bally's, where he made his crop." Ordered that the sheriff receive the tobacco from Badger and be accountable for it at the next parish levy.

In 1693 in Accomack, Reynold Badger bought 150 acres of tract A64 (See Whitelaw, 1968) from Edmund & Elizabeth Scarburgh, it being the northwest of the Bayly land and extending along the western bounds of the tract. In 1748 Reginal Badger left to his son Jacob, who died intestate in 1754, leaving a widow Ann and a son John as heir-at-law. In 1784 John Badger, wife Elizabeth, also died intestate; no heir was indentified, and in some undertermined way the property came into the hands of Brown Bradford, who in 1795, wife Peggy, left the same land to a son John Brown Bradford.

On 20 Nov 1696 Reynold Badger was granted a judgment of 415 lbs tobacco against Samuel Beech, who denied that 70 lbs tobacco was paid to Robert Taylor (presumably for Beech). Since Badger could not prove the 70 lbs, Beech was ordered to pay 415 lbs tobacco and court costs.

On 4 Sep 1711, David Taylor, orphan of Thomas Taylor, chose Renals Badger for his guardian. The court approved and ordered Badger to take Taylor's estate into his possession after giving security.

His will was probated in Accomack on Nov 30 1748 naming heirs as: To son Jacob Badger plantation where I now live. To son John Badger land bought of Morris Shepherd. To Frances Badger. To Leanna, the daughter of Frances. Daughter Anne Moore. To daughter Rachel Lurton's 2 children, Henry & Hannah. Daughter Sabra. To Joseph Gunter. To grandson David, son of Nathaniel Badger. Wife Bridget. Sons John & Jacob residual legatees & Exrs. Witt: William Spiers, John Phillips, Robert Barry.

Reynold married Mary James, daughter of David James and Joan (?). (Mary James was born about 1672 in Accomack Co., VA.)