William Isbell was born circa 1716-26 in Virginia and lived in Lickinghole Township, St. James Parish, Goochland, Virginia.
Part of the Isbell plantation, including the family cemetery site, is owned by Grayhaven Winery, 4675 E. Grey Fox Circle, Gum Spring, VA 23065.

Directions
From Richmond, take I64 West to the Gum Spring exit (exit #159.) At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Rt. 522 South/Cross County Road. Make a right onto Rt. 250 West/Broad Street. Make first right onto Three Chopt Road (Rt.700,) travel 2.3 miles - make a right on New Line Road (Rt.619,) make first right onto Sheppard Spring road, turn left on Fox Chase Run, turn right on East Grey Fox Circle. Look for the Grayhaven sign to the right.

From Charlottesville, take I64 East to the Hadensville exit. At the top of the ramp, turn right onto Old Fredericksburg Road. Make a left onto Rt. 250 East/Broad Street. Travel apx. 3.7 miles - make left onto Three Chopt Road (Rt.700.), travel 1 mile - make a left on New Line Road (rt.619,) make first right onto Sheppard Spring road, turn left on Fox Chase Run, turn right on East Grey Fox Circle. Look for the Grayhaven sign to the right.

Three Chopt Road follows the old Indian Three Chopt Trail, a trail marked by "three chop" marks on trees. The road is not continuous today but exists in sections that appear as far east as Richmond and as far west as Charlottesville. If you take a wrong turn in Hadensville, for example, you may find yourself turning onto the wrong Three Chopt Road.

The owner of Grayhaven said that the closest family slaves were buried next to the family while there was another Slave graveyard nearby which had had wooden markers that disappeared over time.

WILLIAM ISBELL
Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) membership applications list William Isbell's birth as 1713 while many family trees give his birth as circa 1722/3. He supplied provisions to the Continental Army, Patriot Number #P-189994), DAR #A-060653.
Some family trees give his death date as 1807 in Goochland, Virgina, and state that he married Ann Dillard on 05 Mar 1734 (1744?) in Goochland, Virginia, though the marriage dates are questionable. Others say 1736/7. 1744-45 is most likely correct based on the birth of their first child in October 1746. Some family trees say he died 3 Oct 1807, others 8 Oct 1807 and still others say 10 Oct 1807.

No marker has been found for his grave. It is thought that he is buried in the Isbell Cemetery in Goochland since he died there. There are many unmarked graves and unreadable marked graves in the old Isbell family cemetery.

Arthur Sladden (Slayden) from New Kent County, Virginia, bought land in Goochland County on 14 September 1741 on Lickinghole Creek, near the Three Chopt Road. On 24 April 1752 he bought land in Louisa County which was on both sides of the Three Chopt Road. He later sold this to William Isbell and his son, William Slayden.

In 1742, the Three Chopt Road became the boundary line between Goochland and Louisa Counties. This Louisa County Road traverses the county from end to end and made westward expansion easily accessible. The route was originally an Indian trail that led to the foothills east of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This road was surveyed by Peter Jefferson, the father of Thomas Jefferson. It started from Richmond, Virginia and expanded to the western borders of Goochland County, later Albemarle County.
Charles Allen, Arthur Sladden, Callum Holman Bailey, William Groom, Edmond Hodges, William Isbell, Dabney Carr (1716-1756) and others were owners on both sides of this road, also known as Three Chopped or Three Notched Road. Dabney Carr, (1716-1756) lived by William Isbell.

This Dabney Carr was the uncle of Dabney Carr Sr. (1743-1773), son of John Carr and brother-in-law of Thomas Jefferson, represented Louisa County in the House of Burgesses (1772-73) and presented a resolution for the creation of a Committee of Correspondence which was a first step in uniting the Colonies before the Revolution. His home called "Rosneath" is still standing on Route 649 near Charlottesville; once described as "on State Rt. 692 between North Garden Crossroads and Batesville."

Lineage:
1 John Isbell (England to Gloucester County, Virginia by 1664), presumptive father of
2 William Isbell, Sr. of Isbell Spring, St. John's Parish, King William County;
+ wife unknown = 3 brothers, Henry, William & John
3 Henry Isbell b.c1690 of Orange Co.; constable of Caroline Co., d. c1760
+ daughter of Elizabeth & "James Cox, Gent.," d c1739 St. Mark's Parish, Orange Co. (July 25, 1733; Spotsylvania Orders, 7 Aug, p.240) = James, William, Henry Jr., Zachariah, probably Jason and Benjamin
4 William Isbell b c1722 d 1807 Goochland Co., Virginia
+ Ann Dillard

The sons of Henry Isbell appear in Orange County records when they came of age: James (named for maternal grandfather James Cox) (married Frances Tompkins Livingston and moved to Albemarle Co., VA., later to Wilkes Co., N.C.), William Isbell of Goochland (named for paternal grandfather), Henry Jr. (married Hannah; on record in Amelia, Lunenburg, Charlotte and Halifax counties, VA.), and Zachary/Zachariah Isbell (probably named for Zachary Taylor or Zachary Lewis).

1751: William Isbell was plaintiff in a court suit in Orange County in 1751.
1756: William Isbell who was deeded land in Goochland County (south of Orange County) on 18 May 1756 and often afterwards.
1760: June 1760 court of Goochland County John Woodson was appointed constable "in the room of William Isbell."
This statement is interpreted to say that John Woodson replaced William Isbell as constable, for which his female descendants qualify for membership in Colonial Dames of the VIII Century.

"William and Ann Isbell lived in Caroline County before moving to Goochland." Their first eight children were born before the family was recorded in Dover Church in Goochland. These eight children were:
I. George B. Isbell was born in 1746, married Susanne Eubank.
II. Joseph Isbell was born about 1748, married Ann _____.
III. Susannah Isbell was born in 1749, married Jacob Mayo.
IV. John Lewis Isbell married Hannah Ann Anderson.
V. William Isbell married Mary Crenshaw.
VI.Nancy Isbell married Stephen Mayo.
VII. James Isbell married Elizabeth Coleman.
VIII. Elizabeth Isbell married Nathaniel Smith.

The Parish Register of Dover Church in Goochland County was begun in 1756 by William Douglas, Minister. It lists children born to this couple after they moved to Goochland Co. The marriage of William "Isabel" and Ann Dillard is listed as 5 March 1757 in this Register (page 109), but they were married before this. This listing on page 109 was simply to show that they were man and wife since the Register had not been kept earlier.
Their latter children are listed on page 222 of this Register:
IX. Christopher Isbell, the first child of William and Ann listed in the Register, born March 5, 1757: Baptized 1757 Ap: 9. P. 50.
X. Henry Isbell, born Oct 3, 1761; Baptized 1762 Mar 14. P 62.
XI. Thomas Isbell, born Dec 23, 1762; Baptized Ap: 17, 1763. p.64.
XII. Benjamin Isbell, born Mar 18, 1764; Baptized May 20, 1764. P. 67.
XIII. Zachariah Isbell, born Dec 1, 1765; Baptized Feb.9, 1766. P. 73.
XIV. Sarah Isbell, born July 26, 1767; Baptized Nov 1, 1767. P. 79.
XV. Mary Isbell, born Dec 3, 1770; Baptized March; 24, 1771. P89. Died young.



A list was made at a Court held for Goochland County (Agreeable to an Act of Assembly) for Ascertaining the losses of the inhabitants of said County by the British Army under the Command of Earl Cornwallis, Sept 27, 1782. On this list was Wm Isbell for 11 pounds, 20 shillings (Va Genealogy Mag Jul-Sept 1986, Vol 30 No 3, 217-218).

DAR # A060653 Patriot Service