William H. Wilmer will
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains a certified 1854 copy of William H. Wilmer’s 1826 will with the Orphan’s Court of Alexandria, Virginia.
Dates
- 1826; 1854
Access restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Publication rights
Copyright has not been assigned to Washington College. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Washington College as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Biographical Information Note
William Holland Wilmer (1782-1827) was born October 29 in Kent County, Maryland, to Simon Wilmer, IV (1749-1798). Simon was one of the early subscribers to Washington College and his son, William, graduated in 1802. Ordained in 1808 he was rector of Chester Parish then of St. Paul’s in Alexandria, VA, from 1812-1822. He also helped create the Virginia Protestant Episcopal Seminary and in 1823 was a professor of Theology. Wilmer served as the eleventh President of William and Mary College until his retirement. William married Marion Hannah Cox (1796-1821) and in 1823 as a widower he married Anne Brice Fitzhugh (1801-1854). He had three children, Richard Hooker, Marian Rebecca Wilmer Brown, and George Thornton. Wilmer died August 24, 1827 in Williamsburg, VA.
Extent
.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Physical and Technical Access Restrictions
None.
Custodial history
Unknown.
Acquisition information
Unknown.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the William H. Wilmer Will
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- L. Sheldon
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Washington College Archives & Special Collections Repository
300 Washington Avenue
Chestertown MD 21620