Good question and figured someone would eventually ask that but here is
what we are going on:

Daughter Sarah married 1828 and the newspaper lists her father as the
"late" Capt. Charles Wills.

Daughter Mary married in June 1820 and he is alive then per marriage
post.

In November 1820, his property was being inventoried and tallied up
since no known will exists.  This created a lot of problems for the
children and fights for property and possibly why no death notice has
been found yet in the newspaper and possibly no headstone erected due to
animosity?

So I place his death sometime between June and November 1820. 

Eric


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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Death Notice 1820s

Eric, question. if there is no will, no inventory, no probate, no death
notice and no tombstone, on what are you basing that he died in 1820?
Tax lists? City directories? Family bible? Something seems off here.

Craig

On Aug 9, 2012, at 1:53 PM, Huffstutler, Eric S. wrote:

> Associated to finding further information about our Capt. Charles 
> Wills, for someone who was relatively wealthy and owned several 
> businesses as well as properties, we have not found a "last will and 
> testament" for him nor a death notice in the newspaper.  And it has 
> been discussed no grave stone at St. john's church and his death date 
> between June and November, 1820 falls in the void of missing interment

> records for the cemetery.
> 
> That said, is this uncommon?  Why at least no death notice for such a 
> high profile person - unless I just have overlooked it?
> 
> Eric

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