HATCH William Nicholas

Other Events and Attributes:

• Military: 1862, Petersburg, VA; Confederate Army

Notes:

My grandmother Drucilla was 40 year old and grandaddy was 66 years of age when my mother was born. Three years later they had a daughter Minnie, who lived only 3 months. My mother often told me she remembered her father only as an old man with a long white beard. His activity was limited to walking, usually a couple miles to the country store known as "Sam Barhams". It is still operating by Sam's grandson. Grandaddy would often take my mother with him, as she had no children to play with. While Grandaddy was at the store, he would buy himself a 5 cent jigger of whiskey from a wooden keg. According to my mother, enroute home her Dad would be quite talkative, especially bragging about how rich he was, always with the same remarks "Billy Hatch richest man in Prince George County". This disturbed my mother, for the next morning her Daddy would be just as quiet and poor as ever. Upon arrival home from the store he would ask "Tootlum",(his nick-name for my mother) to help pull his boots off, he would hold on to the mantle and do a jig on fireplace hearth before early retirement. My younger brother "Tommy" affectionately called our mother "Tootlum" daughter of Billy Hatch, richest man in Prince George, "By Golly", always asking "Tootlum" if she really didn't think her Dad, Billy Hatch, didn't have more than one drink when at the store.

From Debbie Cruppenink :

Drucilla's mother Sarah, left 250 acres in her will to Billy Hatch and it did not say anything about any monies.
Have you heard about the story of Billy giving land to Ft. Lee and that there is a plaque in the ground at one of the gates?
I have walked around at the two back gates and didn't see anything, do you know if this story is true?

Military:
served as a Private in the Confederate Army, evidently once married, he hired someone to serve for him, which was legal at that time

Died:
William N. Hatch and his two oldest brothers died in just over 2 months. All buried the same family cemetery, "Aspen", located on Route 460 between Waverly and Disputanta.

Buried:
William N. Hatch and his two oldest brothers died in just over 2 months. All buried the same family cemetery, "Aspen", located on Route 460 between Waverly and Disputanta.

William married NEWELL Drucilla C. on 8 Jul 1863. Drucilla (daughter of NEWELL Thomas and NEWELL Sallie --LNU--) was born on 29 Jul 1844 in Prince George County, VA; died on 11 Sep 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. HATCH Corralesia was born on 11 Jun 1884 in Prince George County, VA; died on 24 Aug 1961; was buried in Waverly, Sussex County, VA.
2. HATCH John P. was born on 16 Aug 1864 in Prince Edward County, Va; died on 20 Jul 1865.
3. HATCH William Thomas was born on 4 Apr 1867; died on 28 Nov 1890.
4. HATCH Victoria Mason was born on 24 May 1869; and died.
5. HATCH Edward P. was born on 22 Nov 1871; died on 20 Nov 1896.
6. HATCH Chester N., Sr. was born on 19 Jan 1873; died on 12 May 1952; was buried in Disputanta, Prince George, Virginia, USA.
7. HATCH Drucilla C. was born on 23 Sep 1874; and died.
8. HATCH David Levy was born on 11 Jan 1877; died on 21 Oct 1945.
9. HATCH Anna Bell was born on 18 Aug 1879; and died.
10. HATCH James H. was born on 27 Feb 1882; and died.
11. HATCH Minnie was born on 5 Jun 1887; died on 21 Aug 1887.

John married BEST Martha. Martha and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]