Solomon CASON

1791 - 1834  (43 years)

• Name	Solomon CASON
  Birth	c.1790/1791  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	10 Jan 1834	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	Solomon named his wife, Agnes, as his executrix, and signed his will by signature on 10 January 1834. His signature was witnessed by James G. Toomer, Fanny Toomer and J. Schoolfield.
  codicil	7 Oct 1834	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	A codicil was added to the will on 7 October 1834. This was signed by "mark" and witnessed by the same three witnesses as the original will.
  Death	15 Oct 1834	Portsmouth, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 3]
  	Solomons' obituary noted that he died " in his 44th year, leaving a wife and child and his mother"
  Will Recorded	15 Dec 1834	Norfolk Co, VA   [2]
  	Solomon's will and the attached codicil were proved in Norfolk County Court on 15 December 1834 by the oaths of James G. Toomer and Fanny Toomer. They were duly ordered to be recorded.
  Burial	Mason's Creek, Norfolk Co, VA   [1]
  	His body was interred in the Langley family burial ground on Mason's Creek.
  Person ID	I45109	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Solomon CASON   d. 1803
  Mother	Jacamine WARD   d. c.1844
  Marriage	17 Oct 1789  [4]
  	The couple was married by the Rev. Anthony Walke on 17 October 1789.
  Family ID	F6110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna (UNKNOWN)   d. Before Sep 1831
  Marriage	22 Oct 1816  [5]
  	The couple was married on 22 October 1816 by Rev. Charles Henley, Sr.
  Children	1. William Wright CASON,   b. c.1819, Virginia d. Before 19 Jun 1860   2. Harrison A. CASON,   b. c. 1822   d. 15 Jul 1832 (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F6000	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes J. WILKINS,   b. 7 May 1798, Virginia d. 20 Jan 1852, Norfolk Co, VA (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1831	Norfolk Co, VA   [6]
  	The couple was married on Wednesday, 21 September 1831 by Rev. Morrison.
  Family ID	F2363	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3862] Solomon Cason stone inscription, old Langley family burial ground, Norfolk, VA. . [S1349] Solomon Cason will (1834), Norfolk Co, VA Will Book 5, pp. 358 - 359. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Norfolk & Portsmouth Daily Advertiser (October 15, 1834) p. 2, c. 5. [S211] Elizabeth B. Wingo (compiler), Wingo, Marriages of Princess Anne County Virginia 1749 - 1821, ((1961, Rpt. Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1978)), p. 23. [S203] Elizabeth B. Wingo (compiler), Wingo, Marriages of Princess Anne County Virginia 1799 - 1821 Volume II, ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1968)), p. 69. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. American Beacon and Virginia & North Carolina Gazette (September 29, 1831) p. 4, c. 4.