George Handy

Served through the war and was an original member of the Cincinnati.
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 15, Page 24
George Handy was a Patriot who gave material aid in the amount of $5,200 to Congress to be used in the cause of the
Revolution.
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 106 page 311
Captain George Handy, the eldest child of Col. Isaac and Ann (Dashiell) Handy was born at Pemberton, the residence of his
father in Somerset Co. Md., October 30th 1727. His grandfather, Samuel Handy, had settled three miles from the present site of
there. At the head of navigation he set up an important shipping business to serve the planters of the vicinity, and for six
decades the site of what is now the Main Street Bridge was known as Handy's Landing. In 1727 (the year of Capt. George
Handy's birth), the Provincial Government took over private property for public use and established the town of Salisbury.
"Pemberton's Good will", a portion of which was also taken for the erection of Salisbury, was the property of Col. Isaac Handy,
father of Capt. George. col. Isaac continued in the shipping business, exporting tobacco and agricultural products to England
and importing necessities and later luxuries to the colonies.
Capt. George went to sea with his father in his seventh year, and navigation continued to be his occupation until middle life,
having made many voyages across the Atlantic, and trading at various ports of Europe and Africa.
Then he retired from the sea he commenced life as a merchant at Salisbury, placing control of his business in the hands of his
son Isaac. He retired to his plantation on the Wicomoco River, three miles from the village. This place, which he called "Handy
Hall", was devoted to cultivating the soil, employing a large family of negroes many of whom he had brought with him from
Africa. Here, too, he had a shipyard where he built a number of vessels, employing them in foreign commerce. Four of them
were taken by the British in the Revolutionary War: one of them, the "Leah Ann", (named for two of his daughters) was burned
before his own dorr on the river. His house was a replica of the house of his father, "Pemberton".

George Handy, merchant
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05 Nov 178209 Nov 1782
To wife Nelly Handy: dwelling plantation where I now dwell with timber and wood enough for her life. Negroes Seazer, Old Pegg, Hannah, Little Pegg. $800 in Continental currency issued 25 Apr 1777. Sorrel horse and double chaise.
To daughter Leah Irving: lands purchased from Jacob Bell and Edward Ellis, which was, per county land records [So Deeds G:085, 145.75 ac bought from Bell out of three tracts; 50 ac CHARLESTON, 9 ac SECURITY, 86.75 ac of LAST CHOICE; 22.5 ac FALSE DISPUTE; Negro man Jack and Negro woman Sibb. All sundry articles that her husband Doctor Irving has in his possession. $600 in Continental dollars, and the liberty of the still for stilling her liquor.
To son Isaac Handy: lands purchased from James Justice, 333 ac of NEW HAVEN; Lands purchased from Mathias Vinson, 100 ac of COCKLAND; Two small tracts of land adjoining those of James Justice, which were Handy's patents adjoining NEW HAVEN; 0.75 ac CHANCE, 4.5 ac HANDYS CARE; Unspecified Lot and houses in Salisbury Town; The [Wicomico] Manor land purchased from Thomas Disharoon, deduced from county land records [So Deeds G:405] as 100 ac SAWPIT LANDING, Negro men Pompey and David, Negro woman Jane, Negro boy Ephraim. Use of still to still liquor and all stock on the plantation as well as the utensils. All articles in bond book, and $1000 in Continental currency and surveyor's instruments.
To son William Handy: all lands in resurvey HANDYS NECK agreeable to the arbitration of Levin Gale, John Stewart and Henry Steele, 793 ac HANDYS NECK
Negro man Old Tom, Negro boy Little Tom, Negro woman Sibb, Negro girl Eve. The still, watch and $600 in Continental currency.
To daughter Ann Handy: Negro man Old David, Negro woman Bess, Negro boy Jacob, Negro girls Lucey and Jenny; $700 in Continental currency.
To daughter Nelly Handy: Negro man _____, Negro woman Milley, Negro boys Little David, and Harry, Negro girl Tamer; $600 in Continental currency.
To daughter Elizabeth Handy: Negro man Lott, Negro boys Ben and Saul, Negro woman Patience, Negro girl Mary; $700 in Continental Currency.
To granddaughter Nelly Gilliss Irving: $100 in Continental currency.
Son-in-law Levin Irving to dispose of all lands in Sussex County, Delaware and money to be divided between daughters Ann Handy, Nelly Handy, and Elizabeth Handy. Inferred from county land records as 100 ac of COCKLAND (tract in Sussex (Little Creek)
Executors: widow Nelly Handy (renounced), son Isaac Handy and son-in-law Levin Irving.
Witnesses: George Gale, William Handy.
18 Dec 1782: Widow Nelly Handy accepted will provisions for real estate and elected thirds of the personal estate.

George married Nelly Gillis, daughter of Thomas Gillis and Priscilla Denwood, on 09 Feb 1755 in Accomack Co., VA. (Nelly Gillis was born about 1727 in Accomack Co., VA and died on 31 Mar 1791 in Somerset Co., MD.)