From the research of Louis N. Barnes:

In the 1850 census of York County, Poquoson District, Ann Bunting was listed as the head of household containing the following persons:
(1) Ann Bunting, age 47, born in York County
(2) Rosannah Bunting, age 21
(3) Cornelia Bunting, age 19
(4) Soloman Bunting, age 17
(5) Jonathan Wesley Bunting, age 16
(6) Elverton Bunting, age 14
(7) Joseph Bunting, age 12
(8) Theodore Bunting, age 8

In the 1860 census of York County, Poquoson District, Ann Bunting was listed as the head of household containing the following persons:
(1) Ann Bunting, age 53, Farmer
(2) John W. Bunting, age 24, Sailor
(3) William E. Bunting, age 21, Sailor
(4) Joseph Bunting, age 19, Sailor Inland
(5) Theodore Bunting, age 16, Farm Hand

Ann Nancy Bunting, age 65, was listed in the 1870 census living in the household of her son, Solomon Bunting.

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Ann was assigned guardianship to Solomon, John Wesley, William Y., James, and Theodore Bunting on Jan. 21, 1847. Daniel Carmines gave security.

Jeremiah, Rosanna and Cornelia Bunting chose Daniel Carmines as their guardian.

Comments by Bryan S. Godfrey, who is collaterally related to Ann and her husband, Smith Bunting, through several Eastern Shore families, and whose stepfather, Nelson Cornell Watkins, Jr. (1938-2012), was a great-great-great-grandson of Smith and Ann Topping Bunting:

As of 2009, I have over 1000 descendants of Ann imported or keyed into my Family Tree Maker database. It seems very fascinating to me that she is the common great-great-great-grandmother of my stepdad's sister, Judy, and her husband, Alfred Phillips Moore, DDS, and is buried beside her daughter Rosannah in the Smith family plot (founded by the family of Rosannah's husband, Robert Henry Smith) just through the woods behind the home of Uncle Al and Aunt Judy, in sight of their backyard. Their two children grew up here, yet they did not realize they had a common ancestor and mutual relatives who are buried there until I told them in 2007! It seems there is a good chance any randomly selected resident of Poquoson, whose family has lived there for as long as they can remember, will descend from either Ann and/or her husband (who had children from two prior marriages) and/or one of her brothers. Because Ann was descended from the Kellam, Bagwell, Custis, Smith, Michael, and Watson families and she and her husband were both almost certainly descended multiple ways from the Scarborough, West, Bagwell, and Stratton families, I can claim them as distant collateral cousins many ways. They make me kin to a large segment of Poquoson's population! My stepdad and his sister remember their great-grandmother, Mary Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Bunting Watkins (1871-1953), who probably was present as a ten-year-old girl when her Grandmother Ann Topping Bunting was buried in the Smith Cemetery in 1881. More than likely, William Smith Bunting, her husband, was buried in a family plot near present-day Bunting Lane closer to where the Buntings seem to have settled, that area of Poquoson having been known as Jeffs at one time.

Ancestors of Ann (Nancy) Topping

Generation No. 1

1. Ann (Nancy) Topping, born 21 Jun 1805 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1881 in Charles Parish (present-day Poquoson area), York Co., VA. She was the daughter of 2. George T. Topping and 3. Rosa Bonwell. She married (1) William "Smith" Bunting 14 Jul 1819 in York Co., VA. He was born Abt. 1780 in Accomack Co., VA, and died 04 Feb 1845 in Charles Parish (present-day Poquoson area), York Co., VA. He was the son of Smith Bunting, Jr. and ? Hyatinca ?.

More About Ann (Nancy) Topping:
Burial: Smith Cemetery down path off 338 Wythe Creek Road, Poquoson, VA
Census 1: 31 Jul 1850, York Co. - age 47
Census 2: 20 Jun 1860, York Co. - age 53 - Farmer - Head of Household
Census 3: 07 Oct 1870, York Co. - age 65 - Keeping House - living with son Soloman

More About William "Smith" Bunting:
Comment 1: His parents have not been proven, but due to process of elimination his father was probably the Smith Bunting, Jr. who died about 1786 in Accomack Co., VA, leaving several orphaned children. Afterwards William "Smith" Bunting was probably raised by Kendal.
Comment 2: He referred to Luther Bunting as brother. Luther's father was Kendal Bunting. Luther was probably his first cousin and Smith may have been raised by his Uncle Kendal Bunting. Smith's second wife Maria was Luther's sister.
Military: Bet. 1812 - 1813, War of 1812--Member of Capt. Samuel Shield's Company of Light Infantry on the muster roll of 1 Mar 1813. This company participated in the Battle of Hampton 25 Jun 1813.
Occupation 1: 1813, Planter
Occupation 2: Aft. 1820, Waterman and sailor; oysterman

Generation No. 2

2. George T. Topping, born Abt. 1770 in probably Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1824 in York Co., VA. He married 3. Rosa Bonwell 24 Dec 1795 in Accomack Co., VA.
3. Rosa Bonwell, born Abt. 1775 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 6. Stephen Bonnewell and 7. Elizabeth Bagwell.

More About George T. Topping:
Will: 04 Oct 1824, York Co., VA

Children of George Topping and Rosa Bonwell are:
i. Jesse Topping, born Abt. 1797; died Bef. 21 Mar 1825 in York Co., VA.
ii. Henry Topping, born Abt. 1800.
1 iii. Ann (Nancy) Topping, born 21 Jun 1805 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1881 in Charles Parish (present-day Poquoson area), York Co., VA; married William "Smith" Bunting 14 Jul 1819 in York Co., VA.
iv. William Topping, born Abt. 1806.
v. Healy Topping, born Abt. 1807.
vi. Sofia Topping, born Abt. 1812.
vii. John Wesley Topping, born Abt. 1815 in York Co., VA; died Bef. 1900; married (1) Sarah Wade 01 May 1834 in Hampton, VA; born in York Co., VA; married (2) Malinda Darby Bunting Abt. 1835; born 04 Sep 1815; died 06 May 1841; married (3) Sarah Dixon 10 Jan 1845 in York Co., VA; born Abt. 1825; married (4) Harriet Hopkins 06 Mar 1857; born Sep 1827 in York Co., VA.

More About John Wesley Topping:
Date born 2: 1809, York Co., VA
Burial: Topping Cemetery behind 85 Bunting Lane, Poquoson, VA
Census 1: 22 Aug 1850, York Co. - age 35 - Farmer
Census 2: 20 Jun 1860, York Co. - age 51 - Farmer
Census 3: 21 Sep 1870, York Co. - age 64 - Farmer
Census 4: 12 Jun 1880, York Co. - age 50 - Farmer
Occupation: Farmer

viii. Charles Topping, born Abt. 1818.
ix. George Topping, born Abt. 1820.

Generation No. 3

6. Stephen Bonnewell, born Abt. 1750 in Accomack Co., VA; died Feb 1805 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 12. John Bonnewell and 13. Mary Lurton. He married 7. Elizabeth Bagwell Bef. 1775.
7. Elizabeth Bagwell, born Abt. 1755 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 1796 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 14. Spencer Bagwell and 15. Sophia ?.

More About Stephen Bonnewell:
Probate: 25 Feb 1805, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 15 Feb 1805, Accomack Co., VA

More About Elizabeth Bagwell:
Nickname: Betty

Children of Stephen Bonnewell and Elizabeth Bagwell are:
i. Nancy Bonwell, married James Wise; born Abt. 1766 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1791.
3 ii. Rosa Bonwell, born Abt. 1775 in Accomack Co., VA; married George T. Topping 24 Dec 1795 in Accomack Co., VA.
iii. Jesse B. Bonwell, born Abt. 1779 in Accomack Co., VA; died Feb 1857 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) Peggy Dix 04 Dec 1806 in Accomack Co., VA; born Abt. 1780 in Accomack Co., VA; married (2) Nancy Fox 06 Oct 1835 in Accomack Co., VA; born Abt. 1804 in Accomack Co., VA.

Generation No. 4

12. John Bonnewell, born Abt. 1702 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bet. 1785 - 1796 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 24. John Bonnewell and 25. Gratiana Michael. He married 13. Mary Lurton Abt. 1745.
13. Mary Lurton, born Abt. 1723 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 26. John Lurton and 27. Rachel ?.

Children of John Bonnewell and Mary Lurton are:
i. James Bonnewell, born Abt. 1746 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. Dec 1802.
ii. Mary Bonnewell, born Abt. 1748.
6 iii. Stephen Bonnewell, born Abt. 1750 in Accomack Co., VA; died Feb 1805 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth Bagwell Bef. 1775; married (2) Peggy Topping 21 May 1796 in Accomack Co., VA; married (3) Ann ? Abt. 1800.
iv. Jacob Lurton Bonnewell, born Abt. 1752; died Jun 1791.

14. Spencer Bagwell, born Abt. 1734 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 25 Sep 1779 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 28. Henry Bagwell, Jr. and 29. ? Custis. He married 15. Sophia ?.
15. Sophia ?

More About Spencer Bagwell:
Probate: 23 Feb 1779, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 23 Sep 1778, Accomack Co., VA

Children of Spencer Bagwell and Sophia ? are:
7 i. Elizabeth Bagwell, born Abt. 1755 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 1796 in Accomack Co., VA; married Stephen Bonnewell Bef. 1775.
ii. John Bagwell
iii. Sarah P. Bagwell, married John Bayly Burton 30 Mar 1809 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1836 in Accomack Co., VA.
iv. Anne Bagwell, married James Taylor 25 Feb 1801.
v. Healey Bagwell, born Abt. 1765 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1795 in Accomack Co., VA; married Ann Drummond.
vi. William Bagwell

Generation No. 5

24. John Bonnewell, born Abt. 1680 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1729 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 48. James Bonnewell, Jr. and 49. Mary Watson. He married 25. Gratiana Michael.
25. Gratiana Michael, born Abt. 1682 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 50. John Michael, Jr. and 51. Anne Tilney.

More About John Bonnewell:
Probate: 01 Apr 1729, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 19 Jan 1729, Accomack Co., VA

Children of John Bonnewell and Gratiana Michael are:
i. James Bonnewell, born Abt. 1700 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. May 1767; married Hannah Lurton.
12 ii. John Bonnewell, born Abt. 1702 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bet. 1785 - 1796 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) Mary Lurton Abt. 1745; married (2) Jane ? Bef. 06 Jan 1755; married (3) Dorothy ? Abt. 1785.
iii. Ann Bonnewell, born Abt. 1704.
iv. Sarah Bonnewell, born Abt. 1706.
v. Joachim Mikeal Bonnewell, born Abt. 1710 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. May 1783; married Peggy Bull.

More About Joachim Mikeal Bonnewell:
Date born 2: Abt. 1710

vi. Thomas Bonnewell, born Abt. 1712 in Accomack Co., VA; died Dec 1743.
vii. Richard Bonnewell, born Abt. 1714 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. Jan 1747.

26. John Lurton, born Abt. 1690 in Accomack Co., VA?; died Abt. 1749 in Accomack Co., VA. He married 27. Rachel ?.
27. Rachel ?

More About John Lurton:
Probate: 31 Jan 1749, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 30 Jul 1748, Accomack Co., VA

Children of John Lurton and Rachel ? are:
i. Hannah Lurton, married James Bonnewell; born Abt. 1700 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. May 1767.
ii. Rachel Lurton
iii. Elizabeth Lurton, married Thomas Savage.
iv. Susanna Lurton
v. Jacob Lurton, born Abt. 1713; died Apr 1770; married Rachel ?.
13 vi. Mary Lurton, born Abt. 1723 in Accomack Co., VA; married John Bonnewell Abt. 1745.

28. Henry Bagwell, Jr., died Abt. 1735. He was the son of 56. Henry Bagwell and 57. ? Crippen?. He married 29. ? Custis Abt. 1725.
29. ? Custis, died Bef. 1730. She was the daughter of 58. Edward Custis.

More About Henry Bagwell, Jr.:
Died 2: Abt. 1735, Accomack Co., VA
Probate: 03 Jun 1735, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 01 Mar 1735, Accomack Co., VA

Child of Henry Bagwell and ? Custis is:
14 i. Spencer Bagwell, born Abt. 1734 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 25 Sep 1779 in Accomack Co., VA; married Sophia ?.

Generation No. 6

48. James Bonnewell, Jr., born Abt. 1658 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1699 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 96. James Bonnewell and 97. Sarah Hickman. He married 49. Mary Watson Bef. 1680.
49. Mary Watson, born Abt. 1662 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1732 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 98. Robert Watson and 99. Susanna ?.

More About Mary Watson:
Comment: Chapter 7 of "Wenches, Wives & Widows" is devoted to her, as Mary led a scandalous life as a much-married woman who was greedy and whose third husband, Roger Mikell, was a pirate.

Children of James Bonnewell and Mary Watson are:
24 i. John Bonnewell, born Abt. 1680 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1729 in Accomack Co., VA; married Gratiana Michael.
ii. James Bonnewell III, born Abt. 1681; died Bef. 04 Mar 1721.
iii. Elizabeth Bonnewell, born Abt. 1684.
iv. Susanna Bonnewell, born Abt. 1688.
v. Tabitha Bonnewell, born Abt. 1690.
vi. Sarah Bonnewell, born Abt. 1697.
vii. Mary Bonnewell, born Abt. 1699.

50. John Michael, Jr., born Abt. 1645; died Jan 1685 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 100. ? Michael. He married 51. Anne Tilney Bef. 1670.
51. Anne Tilney, born Abt. 1650; died Abt. 1736 in Accomack Co., VA. She was the daughter of 102. Lt. Col. John Tilney and 103. Anne Smith.

Children of John Michael and Anne Tilney are:
i. Joachim Michael, born Abt. 1670 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. Aug 1707.
ii. John Michael III, born Abt. 1672 in Northampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1718 in Northampton Co., VA; married Sarah Fisher; born Abt. 1678.
iii. Simon Michael, born Abt. 1674 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. May 1728.
iv. Ann Michael, born Abt. 1676.
v. Elizabeth Michael, born Abt. 1678.
vi. Adrians Michael, born Abt. 1680.
25 vii. Gratiana Michael, born Abt. 1682 in Accomack Co., VA; married John Bonnewell.

56. Henry Bagwell, born Abt. 1668; died Abt. 1734 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 112. John Bagwell and 113. Ann ?. He married 57. ? Crippen?.
57. ? Crippen?, born Abt. 1670.

More About Henry Bagwell:
Probate: 01 Oct 1734, Accomack Co., VA
Property: 1704, Owned 412 acres in Accomack Co., VA.
Will: 12 Aug 1734, Accomack Co., VA

Children of Henry Bagwell and ? Crippen? are:
28 i. Henry Bagwell, Jr., died Abt. 1735; married (1) ? Custis Abt. 1725; married (2) Sabra Milby Abt. 1730.
ii. John Bagwell, died 1730 in Accomack Co., VA; married Keziah.
iii. Elizabeth Bagwell, married Isaac Rogers.

58. Edward Custis, born Abt. 1688 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 01 Aug 1739 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 116. Henry Custis and 117. Rachel Revell.

More About Edward Custis:
Probate: Aug 1739, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 03 Jun 1739, Accomack Co., VA

Children of Edward Custis are:
29 i. ? Custis, died Bef. 1730; married Henry Bagwell, Jr. Abt. 1725.
ii. William Custis
iii. Bridget Custis, married Revel Wharton.
iv. Susanna Custis
v. Anne Custis

Generation No. 7

96. James Bonnewell, born Abt. 1620 in England?; died Abt. 1667 in Accomack Co., VA. He married 97. Sarah Hickman Abt. 1657.
97. Sarah Hickman, born Abt. 1620; died Oct 1659.

Child of James Bonnewell and Sarah Hickman is:
48 i. James Bonnewell, Jr., born Abt. 1658 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1699 in Accomack Co., VA; married Mary Watson Bef. 1680.

98. Robert Watson, born Abt. 1635; died Abt. May 1703 in Accomack Co., VA. He married 99. Susanna ?.
99. Susanna ?

More About Robert Watson:
Occupation: According to a biography of his daughter Mary, he was a schoolmaster who preferred sedentary pursuits
Probate: 01 Jun 1703, Accomack Co., VA
Property 1: 1663, Bought over 150 acres east of the present Seaside Road from Marionville to Red Bank Landing, Northampton Co., VA from Thomas and Mary Bell. In 1665 Robert and Susanna Watson resold to Edward Hamon. It appears they traded property with the Hamons.
Property 2: 1665, Purchased land from Edward and Ann Hamon about 700 acres on Great Otterdams Branch near the road to Pungoteague, Accomack Co., VA. This is on the seaside of Accomack, near the present town of Quinby, formerly part of the Arthur Upshur patents.
Property 3: 1665, The land he purchased from Edward Hamon was where Arthur Upshott (Upshur) patented 300 acres in 1652, bounded by the head of Occohannock Creek on the west, on the north by Great Otterdams, and by a small creek on the south. Occohannock flows into the bay.
Property 4: 1703, In his will, he devised his 400-acre home plantation to sons Robert and David and daughter Joanna 200 acres on the other side of Cross or Pratt's Branch, a stream flowing into Great Otterdams.

Children of Robert Watson and Susanna ? are:
i. David Watson, born Abt. 1675 in Accomack Co., VA.
49 ii. Mary Watson, born Abt. 1662 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1732 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) Roger Mikell; married (2) James Bonnewell, Jr. Bef. 1680; married (3) Henry Hughbank Abt. 1703.
iii. Peter Watson, born Abt. 1669 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 1704 in Accomack Co., VA; married Ann Shepherd Abt. 1690; born Abt. 1673 in Accomack Co., VA.
iv. Susanna Watson, born Abt. 1674 in Accomack Co., VA; married Henry Stott Abt. 1695.
v. Robert Watson, Jr., born Abt. 1665 in Accomack Co., VA; died Jan 1709 in Accomack Co., VA; married Elizabeth Savage; born Abt. 1661; died Jan 1720.
vi. Sarah Watson, born Abt. 1676 in Accomack Co., VA; died Aft. 18 Oct 1736; married Edward Kellam; born Abt. 1662 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 02 Aug 1737 in Accomack Co., VA.

More About Sarah Watson:
Comment: Edward Kellam's wife is usually listed as Sarah, daughter of Robert Watson, in most Eastern Shore genealogies. All that is known is that Robert Watson named a daughter Sarah Kellam in his 24 Jul 1702 Accomack will, and that Edward Kellam's wife was a Sarah

More About Edward Kellam:
Probate: 02 Aug 1737, Accomack Co., VA
Property 1: 22 Jul 1697, Was deeded by his father (who was then living on Occohannock Creek) a tract of 100 acres in Accomack County on the north side of Bussells Branch and bounding on Beaver Dam Branch. These are tributaries of Machipongo Creek, in the Wachapreague vicinity.
Property 2: 1687, Was given 300 acres by his father Richard Kellam and bought 100 acres more from him ten years later. He and his brother Richard, Jr. bought 200 acres from their father in 1693. This was near present-day Mappsburg, Accomack Co., VA.
Will: 18 Oct 1736, Accomack Co., VA

vii. Johannah Watson, born Abt. 1678 in Accomack Co., VA; married Samuel Benston; born Abt. 1675 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 30 Jul 1745 in Accomack Co., VA.

100. ? Michael, died in The Netherlands?.

Children of ? Michael are:
i. Capt. John Michael, born in Graft, Holland?; died 28 Jan 1679 in Northampton Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth Thoroughgood Abt. 1650 in Northampton Co., VA; born Abt. 1635 in probably Elizabeth City Co. or Norfolk Co., VA; died Aft. 05 May 1670 in Northampton Co., VA; married (2) Ann Aft. 1670; married (3) Mary Aft. 1672.

More About Capt. John Michael:
Fact: 29 Apr 1664, Took the oath as Justice for Northampton County after proving he was naturalized
Occupation: Merchant
Probate: 28 Jan 1679
Residence: Graft, The Netherlands; Northampton County, Virginia USA
Will: 18 Nov 1678, Northampton Co., VA-Order Book 1674-79, pp. 336-41

50 ii. John Michael, Jr., born Abt. 1645; died Jan 1685 in Accomack Co., VA; married Anne Tilney Bef. 1670.

102. Lt. Col. John Tilney, born Abt. 1618 in England?; died 28 May 1701 in Northampton Co., VA. He was the son of 204. John Tilney? and 205. Alice Holand?. He married 103. Anne Smith 01 Mar 1647 in Northampton Co., VA.
103. Anne Smith She was the daughter of 206. Thomas Smith and 207. Sarah ?.

Children of John Tilney and Anne Smith are:
51 i. Anne Tilney, born Abt. 1650; died Abt. 1736 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) John Michael, Jr. Bef. 1670; married (2) Capt. Richard Drummond Abt. 1688.
ii. Sarah Tilney, born 18 Nov 1650 in Northampton Co., VA; married Isaac Jacob; born Abt. 1651 in Northampton Co., VA.
iii. John Tilney III, born 03 Aug 1652 in Northampton Co., VA; died 12 Jan 1741 in Northampton Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth ?; married (2) Ann ?; married (3) Sarah Nottingham; married (4) Mary Stringer.
iv. Susannah Tilney, born Abt. 1653 in Northampton Co., VA; married Michael Dixon; born Abt. 1654 in Northampton Co., VA; died 28 May 1717 in Northampton Co., VA.
v. Margaret Tilney, born Abt. 1658; married John Moore, Jr..
vi. Thomas Tilney, born Aft. 1660 in Northampton Co., VA; died Bef. 1700.
vii. William Tilney, born 29 Nov 1661 in Northampton Co., VA; died 09 Mar 1695 in Accomack Co., VA; married Elizabeth Bagwell Bef. 1695; born Abt. 1667 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1707 in Accomack Co., VA.

More About William Tilney:
Christening: 29 Nov 1661, Hungars Parish, Northampton Co., VA

viii. Mary Tilney, born Abt. 1663 in Northampton Co., VA; died Bef. 1717; married John Hawkins; died Bef. 1721 in Northampton Co., VA.

112. John Bagwell, born Abt. 1640 in Accomack Co. or Northampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1686 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 224. Henry Bagwell and 225. Alice ?. He married 113. Ann ? Abt. 1665 in Accomack Co., VA.
113. Ann ?, born Abt. 1646.

More About John Bagwell:
Probate: 30 Nov 1686, Accomack Co., VA
Property: 25 Mar 1672, Patented 600 acres at the head of Great Matomkin Creek, Accomack Co., VA.
Will: 18 Sep 1685, Accomack Co., VA

Children of John Bagwell and Ann ? are:
56 i. Henry Bagwell, born Abt. 1668; died Abt. 1734 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) ? Crippen?; married (2) Margaret Drummond Aft. 02 Oct 1711.
ii. John Bagwell, Jr., born Abt. 1670; died Bef. 19 May 1681 in Northampton Co., VA.

More About John Bagwell, Jr.:
Died 2: Abt. 1681
Cause of Death: Was drawn between the cogwheel and trundlehead of his father's mill.

iii. Alexander Bagwell, born Abt. 1670; died Abt. 1723 in Northampton Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth ?; married (2) Neomy Maddox; born Abt. 1670.

More About Alexander Bagwell:
Probate: 08 Jan 1723, Northampton Co., VA
Property: 1704, Owned 413 acres in Accomack Co., VA.
Will 1: 27 Oct 1722, Northampton Co., VA
Will 2: 27 Oct 1722, Written in Northampton Co., VA
Will 3: 08 Jan 1723, Probated in Northampton Co., VA

iv. Rebecca Bagwell, born Abt. 1672 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1719 in Accomack Co., VA; married (1) Charles Stockley in Accomack Co., VA; born Abt. 1650 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1719 in Accomack Co., VA; married (2) Thomas Mills; born Abt. 1662; died Abt. 1709 in Accomack Co., VA.

More About Charles Stockley:
Died 2: 1719, Accomack Co., VA
Probate: 05 May 1719, Accomack Co., VA
Will: 06 May 1718, Accomack Co., VA

116. Henry Custis, born 1663 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1709. He was the son of 232. Capt. William Custis II and 233. Joan Hall?. He married 117. Rachel Revell.
117. Rachel Revell, born Abt. 1665. She was the daughter of 234. Edward Revell and 235. Frances ?.

More About Rachel Revell:
Property: 1683, Her father deeded her and her husband his patent at Great Matomkin (Folly) Creek, Accomack Co., VA.

Children of Henry Custis and Rachel Revell are:
58 i. Edward Custis, born Abt. 1688 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 01 Aug 1739 in Accomack Co., VA.
ii. Henry Custis, Jr.
iii. Revell Custis, died Bef. 29 May 1744 in Accomack Co., VA; married Rachel Revell.
iv. Joseph Custis
v. Francis Custis
vi. Elizabeth Custis
vii. Sarah Custis
viii. Rachel Custis
ix. Jane Custis
x. Anne Custis

Generation No. 8

204. John Tilney? He married 205. Alice Holand?.
205. Alice Holand?

Child of John Tilney? and Alice Holand? is:
102 i. Lt. Col. John Tilney, born Abt. 1618 in England?; died 28 May 1701 in Northampton Co., VA; married Anne Smith 01 Mar 1647 in Northampton Co., VA.

206. Thomas Smith, born Abt. 1600 in England?; died Abt. 1644 in Northampton Co., VA. He married 207. Sarah ?.
207. Sarah ?

More About Thomas Smith:
Property: 1639, Patented 300 acres at south end of a waterway flowing into Hungars Creek, Northampton Co., VA. This waterway was known as Thomas Smith's Branch. This was later assigned to John Holloway.

Children of Thomas Smith and Sarah ? are:
103 i. Anne Smith, married Lt. Col. John Tilney 01 Mar 1647 in Northampton Co., VA.
ii. William Smith, died Abt. 1674 in Northampton Co., VA; married Sarah Browne; born Abt. 1642.
iii. Argall Smith

224. Henry Bagwell, born Abt. 1589 in Exeter, Devonshire, England?; died Bef. 28 Apr 1663 in Northampton Co., VA. He was the son of 448. David Bagwell? and 449. Joanna Chappelle?. He married 225. Alice ? Bef. 01 Jan 1637.
225. Alice ?, born Abt. 1605 in England?; died Aft. 1642 in Northampton County, Virginia USA (Eastern Shore). She was the daughter of 450. William Hawkins? and 451. Ann Carswell?.

More About Henry Bagwell:
Appointed/Elected: Member of the House of Burgesses from Accawmack, 1630 and 1632.
Baptism: 29 Oct 1589, He was probably the Henry Bagwell who was baptized at St. Petrock, Exeter, Devonshire, England
Immigration: Bet. 1609 - 1610, Was a passenger on the ill-fated "Sea Venture" which wrecked off the coast of Bermuda; arrived at Jamestown, Virginia, on the "Deliverance" in May 1610.
Property: 13 Aug 1639, Patented 400 acres on Old Plantation Creek, Northampton Co., VA.
Residence 1: Bef. 14 Apr 1623, Settled at West and Shirley Hundred in the Corporation of Charles City.
Residence 2: Abt. 1632, Settled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, becoming the first clerk of courts when County of Accawmack was founded.

More About Alice ?:
Comment: In "The Book of Strattons" (1908) by Harriet Russell Stratton, the erroneous assumption was made that Alice and Thomas Stratton were wife and husband rather than mother and son.
Event: 28 Nov 1636, In Northampton County Court, as Alice Bagwell, she claimed she was due 200 acres for transporting herself, her son Thomas Stratton, and two servants.
Immigration: Abt. 1628, Settled in Virginia with her son Thomas Stratton, probably as a widow. Her second husband was a Chilcott, and her third husband was Henry Bagwell.

Children of Henry Bagwell and Alice ? are:
i. Rebecca Bagwell, died 1658 in Northampton Co., VA; married (1) Robert Andrews; married (2) Stephen Fisher.

More About Rebecca Bagwell:
Probate: 28 Jun 1658, Northampton Co., VA
Will: 03 Jun 1658, Northampton Co., VA

112 ii. John Bagwell, born Abt. 1640 in Accomack Co. or Northampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1686 in Accomack Co., VA; married Ann ? Abt. 1665 in Accomack Co., VA.
iii. Thomas Bagwell, born Abt. 1642 in Accomack or Northampton Co., VA; died 1690 in Accomack Co., VA; married Anne Stockley Abt. 1661 in Accomack Co., VA; born Abt. 1642 in Northampton Co., VA; died Aft. 1693 in Delaware.

More About Thomas Bagwell:
Probate: 16 Sep 1690, Sussex Co., DE
Property 1: 30 Aug 1669, Conveyed to his brother John 50 acres on Old Plantation Creek, Northampton Co., VA, part of the 400 acres patented by his father, Henry Bagwell 13 Aug 1639.
Property 2: 11 Aug 1682, Received a warrant for the survey of 1000 acres in Sussex Co., Delaware.
Property 3: 1683, Held 400 acres in Accomack Co., VA.
Will: 15 Apr 1690, Accomack Co., VA

More About Anne Stockley:
Name 2: Anne Stockley
Residence: Accomack and Northampton Co., VA; settled in Sussex Co., DE, by 1693.

232. Capt. William Custis II, born Abt. 1633 in Rotterdam, Holland; died Abt. 1692 in Accomack County, Virginia USA. He was the son of 464. Henry Custis and 465. Joane Smithier Powell. He married 233. Joan Hall?.
233. Joan Hall?, born Abt. 1620; died Abt. 1668.

More About Capt. William Custis II:
Elected 1: 22 Mar 1676, William Custis and John Wise were appointed by Governor Sir William Berkeley to the quorum of Accomack County Court, a position similar to justice of the peace.
Elected 2: Bet. 1676 - 1677, Represented Accomack County in the Virginia General Assembly.
Event: 1657, Arrested and charged on suspicion of murder; was freed.
Immigration: Bef. 13 Mar 1652, Settled in Virginia. William and his brother John did not have citizenship rights including land ownership or political office because they were born abroad, but in 1657 they could become citizens after a bill was passed.
Naturalization: Abt. 1657, Virginia
Property 1: 1657, Acquired 200 acres on the seaside of the tip of the Eastern Shore through his marriage to Joan, widow of Francis Stockley.
Property 2: 1663, Bought 1200 acres on Finney's Creek near Locustville in Accomack Co., VA

Children of William Custis and Joan Hall? are:
i. William Custis III, born Abt. 1657; died 1726.
116 ii. Henry Custis, born 1663 in Accomack Co., VA; died Abt. 1709; married Rachel Revell.

234. Edward Revell, born Abt. 1636; died Abt. 1688 in Accomack Co., VA. He was the son of 468. Randall Revell and 469. Rebecca ?. He married 235. Frances ?.
235. Frances ?, born Abt. 1638; died 23 Jun 1697.

More About Edward Revell:
Property: 1671, Patented 1000 acres at Great Matomkin (Folly) Creek, Acomack Co., VA, which was patented by Edmund Scarburgh in 1662. Also in 1671 he patented 1950 acres.

Children of Edward Revell and Frances ? are:
i. John Revell, born Abt. 1664 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1727 in Accomack Co., VA; married Agnes Burton Bef. 05 Jan 1696; born Abt. 1679 in Accomack Co., VA; died 1727 in Accomack Co., VA.
ii. Rebecca Revell, born Abt. 1664 in Somerset Co., MD; died Abt. 1710 in Accomack Co., VA; married Robert Coleburn; born Abt. 1658 in Accomack Co., VA; died Bef. 07 Jun 1698 in Accomack Co., VA.

More About Rebecca Revell:
Date born 2: Abt. 1664, Accomack Co., VA

117 iii. Rachel Revell, born Abt. 1665; married Henry Custis.

Generation No. 9

448. David Bagwell? He married 449. Joanna Chappelle?.
449. Joanna Chappelle?

More About David Bagwell?:
Residence: St. Petrock, Exeter, Devonshire, England

Child of David Bagwell? and Joanna Chappelle? is:
224 i. Henry Bagwell, born Abt. 1589 in Exeter, Devonshire, England?; died Bef. 28 Apr 1663 in Northampton Co., VA; married Alice ? Bef. 01 Jan 1637.

450. William Hawkins? He married 451. Ann Carswell?.
451. Ann Carswell?

Child of William Hawkins? and Ann Carswell? is:
225 i. Alice ?, born Abt. 1605 in England?; died Aft. 1642 in Northampton County, Virginia USA (Eastern Shore); married (1) Benjamin Stratton Bef. 1624; married (2) ? Chilcott Bet. 1624 - 1635; married (3) Henry Bagwell Bef. 01 Jan 1637.

464. Henry Custis, born Abt. 1596 in Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England; died in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces). He was the son of 928. Edmund Cliffe/Custis and 929. Bridget Smithier. He married 465. Joane Smithier Powell Bef. 1650.
465. Joane Smithier Powell She was the daughter of 930. ? Powell and 931. Ann Smithier?.

More About Henry Custis:
Event 1: Abt. 1630, The fact that the Dutch textile market was booming whereas the English cloth trade was depressed is probably what prompted the Custises to migrate from England to the United Provinces.
Event 2: 1940, Most of the old town of Rotterdam was destroyed by German bombs, including the St. John's Head inn.
Occupation 1: 1631, Merchant in Gloucestershire, probably a clothier. He was a brogger (broker) of cloth rather than a cloth manufacturer.
Occupation 2: Aft. 1631, Upon settling in Rotterdam, Holland, he opened an inn. He purchased "St. John's Head" on 23 May 1631 from the heirs of Adriana van Crimpen, located on the north side of Nieuwe Haven.
Residence 1: Bef. 1626, Gloucestershire, England
Residence 2: Aft. 1626, Henry Custis and his brother John settled in Rotterdam, Holland, probably due to a depression in wool prices in England and other difficulties in the cloth trade. At that time Holland was part of the Dutch Republic.

Children of Henry Custis and Joane Powell are:
i. Anne Custis, born in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces); died Aft. 1672 in Northampton County, Virginia USA; married (1) Col. Argoll Yeardley Abt. 1649 in Rotterdam, Holland; born Aft. 1617 in England; died Bef. 29 Oct 1655 in Northampton County, Virginia USA; married (2) John Wilcocks/Wilcox Aft. 1655.

More About Col. Argoll Yeardley:
Appointed/Elected: Aft. 1639, Member of the Governor's Council; commissioner of the Northampton Court; Colonel of the county militia.
Comment: His father was Sir George Yeardley, Royal Governor of Virginia.
Event: 1649, According to tradition, he shipped a cargo of tobacco to Rotterdam and brought back Anne Custis as his bride. He also brought her brother, John Custis.
Immigration: Bef. 1638, Returned to Virginia with his first wife Frances, settling in Upper Norfolk County; by 1640 they moved to the Eastern Shore where he inherited a bayside tract on Mattawaman Creek (present-day Northampton County).
Property: Repatented 3700 acres in "Accawmack County" which had been patented by his father, Gov. George Yeardley, in 1623.

ii. Sara Custis, born in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces).
iii. Jane Custis, born in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces).
iv. Bridget Custis, born Abt. 1620.
v. Judith Custis, born Abt. 1621.
vi. Edmund Custis III, born Abt. 1623 in probably Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; died Abt. 1680 in probably at sea; married Mary Herring.

More About Edmund Custis III:
Baptism: 07 Sep 1623, Cirencester, England
Christening: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Education: Was apparently very self-taught in mathematics and Latin, but his writing style indicates he was probably not university-educated. By 1680 he appears to have acquired a good knowledge of law.
Event 1: 25 Dec 1654, Edmund Custis, Henry Norwood, and several others were arrested in London for suspicion that they were plotting against Oliver Cromwell's regime.
Event 2: 07 Mar 1671, Patented a nautical invention for locating and salvaging goods from shipwrecked vessels . It made use of an explosive fire ball which detonated the ships at the bottom.
Event 3: 1672, King Charles summoned Edmund Custis to use his invention for salvaging ships at Newcastle-on-Tyne to make the River Tyne more navigable to the coal trade. Litigation later resulted when he was not compensated for this effort.
Event 4: Aft. 1680, Edmund Custis' name no longer found upon the records. No will or record of burial has been found for him or his wife; they may have died at sea. Apparently all of their children died in childhood.
Occupation 1: Merchant; invested in ships and sea transport voyages.
Occupation 2: Abt. 1665, Became an intelligencer (secret agent for the Crown), spying on Dutch vessels and English dissidents.
Residence 1: 1649, Amsterdam, Holland
Residence 2: Bef. 12 May 1653, Returned to England, first to Newcastle and later to London, where he and his wife lived on Lime Street. Several of their children were baptized and buried in St. Dionis Church there.
Residence 3: Aft. 1665, Lived mainly in The United Provinces, including Zeeland and Bruges. This was probably due to the Great Fire of London in 1666 and to his intelligence activities for King Charles II.

vii. Robert Custis, born Abt. 1623 in probably Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; died 1684 in probably Nieuwe Haven, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; married Hanna Fram; born in probably United Provinces/The Netherlands.

More About Robert Custis:
Christening: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Education: Appears to have been cosmopolitan and educated, more so than his brother Edmund, as shown by comparisons of their writing in their letters.
Occupation: 1649, Shipmaster and merchant; may have apprenticed on Dutch ships.
Residence: Often referred to as "Robert of Rotterdam" in Custis genealogies, but in his maritime career he appears to sailed extensively, including on a trip to Virginia.

viii. Joseph Custis, born Bef. 1624 in Gloucestershire, England; died Bef. Feb 1656 in Accomack County, Virginia USA.

More About Joseph Custis:
Emigration: Probably immigrated to Virginia from Hull, Yorkshire, England

ix. Maj. Gen. John Custis II, born Abt. 1628 in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands; died 29 Jan 1696 in "Arlington" on Old Plantation Creek, Northampton County, Virginia USA; married (1) Elizabeth Robinson Abt. 1650; born Abt. 1625 in probably London, England; died Abt. 1655 in Northampton County, Virginia USA; married (2) Alicia Walker Bef. 1656; married (3) Tabitha Scarborough Aft. 1673; born Abt. 1639 in Eastern Shore of Virginia (Accomack or Northampton Co.); died Abt. Jan 1718 in Accomack Co., VA.

More About Maj. Gen. John Custis II:
Burial: Custis Tombs, "Arlington, " Northampton Co., VA
Comment 1: 2000, Major General John Custis was the ancestor whose lineage Bryan S. Godfrey used in joining the Society of Colonial Wars
Comment 2: His direct male line of descendants died out with the death of his great-great-great-grandson, George Washington Parke Custis (1781-1857), father-in-law of Robert E. Lee and grandson of Martha Washington.
Comment 3: It is uncertain as to whether John Custis named Arlington for his ancestral village in England or for his benefactor, Sir Henry Bennet who became Lord Arlington in 1664. He may have named it for both.
Comment 4: John Custis II was probably the first male Custis to enter the Virginia colony, and he probably accompanied his sister Anne and her husband, Argol Yeardley.
Elected: 1659, Sheriff of Northampton County
Event 1: 13 Mar 1652, John and William Custis took the oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth, the first evidence of their presence in Virginia.
Event 2: 1663, John Custis and Isaac Foxcroft were appointed surveyors to draw up the dividing line when Accomack County was formed from part of Northampton County.
Event 3: 1676, During Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion, Governor Berkeley escaped to Arlington. He made John Custis' home the temporary capital of Virginia. As a reward Berkeley appointed Custis to the Council.
Event 4: Aft. 1677, His third marriage to Mrs. Tabitha Scarborough Browne, daughter of the landowner Edmund Scarborough, also catapulted John Custis' rise to power as leading landowner.
Immigration: Abt. 1650, Settled on the Eastern Shore of Virginia
Military: Eventually became Major General of the Eastern Shore.
Naturalization: 07 Apr 1658, John and his brother William were granted naturalization. They could not hold office or own land before then because they were not naturalized citizens due to the fact that they were born in Holland.
Property: Abt. 1658, Acquired 1000 acres on Old Plantation Creek, Northampton Co., VA.
Residence 1: Aft. 1670, "Arlington" on Old Plantation Creek, Northampton Co., VA. This home, later destroyed by fire, was apparently a three-story brick mansion with many outbuildings. Excavations have been undertaken by the James River Institute for Archeology of Jamestown, VA.
Residence 2: Aft. 1670, "Arlington" is said to be the most advanced seventeenth-century dwelling in the Chesapeake region. Most Virginia houses were wooden and measured 20 feet by 45 feet, whereas Arlington was brick and measured 54 feet by 43 1/2 feet.

x. Thomas Custis, born Abt. 1632 in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces); died in Baltimore, Ireland?.

More About Thomas Custis:
Comment: Nothing is known of his wife, his death, or any of his children besides his son Edmund who settled in Virginia, but he had a grandson Samuel Custis who was living in Dublin, Ireland in 1746 according to a letter from him to John Custis IV of Williamsburg.
Event: Abt. 20 Apr 1672, Sailed from Brielle, Holland to Harwich, England during the third Anglo-Dutch War, possibly to assist his brother Edmund in the use of the latter's wreck-fishing device.
Residence 1: Bef. 1654, Living in Rotterdam, Holland
Residence 2: Bet. 1672 - 1690, Baltimore, Ireland
Residence 3: Aft. 1690, Letters suggest he may have left Baltimore, Ireland by 1690.

232 xi. Capt. William Custis II, born Abt. 1633 in Rotterdam, Holland; died Abt. 1692 in Accomack County, Virginia USA; married Joan Hall?.
xii. Samuel Custis, born Abt. 1641.
xiii. Charles Custis, born Abt. 1647.

468. Randall Revell, born Bet. 1606 - 1613 in France; died Abt. May 1685 in Northampton Co., VA. He married 469. Rebecca ?.
469. Rebecca ?

Child of Randall Revell and Rebecca ? is:
234 i. Edward Revell, born Abt. 1636; died Abt. 1688 in Accomack Co., VA; married Frances ?.

Generation No. 10

928. Edmund Cliffe/Custis, born Abt. 1568 in Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England; died Aft. 1618 in probably Arlington, Gloucestershire, England or perhaps Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He married 929. Bridget Smithier Bef. 1590 in probably Arlington, Gloucestershire, England.
929. Bridget Smithier, born in probably Arlington, Gloucestershire, England; died Feb 1612. She was the daughter of 1858. John Smithier.

More About Edmund Cliffe/Custis:
Comment: His surname was apparently Cliffe originally and he adopted Custis as an alias, perhaps because Cliffe was a common surname around Gloucestershire. His parents and family's place of origin are unknown.
Event: 25 Oct 1609, Was a deponent to the noncupative (oral) will of Margerie Shoell, Widow of Bisely, Gloucestershire; Edmund was described as a clothier who was born 41 years earlier near Minchinhampton and had lived in Bibury 30 years.
Occupation: Clothier--probably served an apprenticeship to a master clothier or weaver in his early teens, where he probably learned the wool trade for seven years; apparently lacked formal schooling.
Residence 1: Bef. 1579, near Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, England
Residence 2: Aft. 1579, Arlington, Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England

More About Bridget Smithier:
Burial: probably Bibury Church, Gloucestershire, England
Comment: Her family was of the yeoman class, a class above that of her husband Edmund Custis, an illiterate clothier. Her father bequeathed them a sizeable estate, which is probably what secured the Custis family's rise to prominence.

Children of Edmund Cliffe/Custis and Bridget Smithier are:
i. John Custis, born Abt. 1592 in Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England.

More About John Custis:
Comment: John and Joan were first cousins, both grandchildren of John Smithier.
Education: May have attended a petty school since Bibury and Arlington were too small to have grammar schools; he was definitely literate by his later years.
Ethnicity/Relig.: A letter by a descendant, written in 1896, indicated that John Custis and/or his family may have had Puritan inclinations.
Occupation 1: Apprenticed as a clothier; followed in his father's footsteps.
Occupation 2: Was a clothier and while in Rotterdam earned income by renting out property.
Occupation 3: Bef. 1660, Expanded his clothing operations, laying the groundwork for his family's rise to prominence in international trading in other goods (tobacco, grain, coal, wine, etc.)

ii. Joane Custis, born Abt. 1594.
464 iii. Henry Custis, born Abt. 1596 in Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England; died in probably Rotterdam, The Netherlands (then United Provinces); married Joane Smithier Powell Bef. 1650.
iv. Elizabeth Custis, born Abt. 1599.
v. William Custis, born Abt. 1601 in Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England.

More About William Custis:
Baptism: 10 Jan 1601, Bibury, Gloucestershire, England
Comment: Always referred to as "Custis alias Cliffe" in legal documents, indicating that the Custis surname was probably Cliffe originally.

vi. Nicholas Custis, born Abt. 1603.
vii. Edmund Custis, born Abt. 1607.
viii. Marye Custis, born Abt. 1610.

930. ? Powell He married 931. Ann Smithier?.
931. Ann Smithier? She was the daughter of 1858. John Smithier.

Child of ? Powell and Ann Smithier? is:
465 i. Joane Smithier Powell, married (1) Henry Custis Bef. 1650; married (2) ? Whittingham Bef. 1661.

Generation No. 11

1858. John Smithier, died Abt. 1626 in Arlington, Gloucestershire, England.

More About John Smithier:
Probate: 1626, Public Record Office, London
Property: Apparently held his land through socage (land tenure by payment of monetary rent)
Will: 16 Feb 1618, Arlington, Bibury Parish, Gloucestershire, England

Children of John Smithier are:
929 i. Bridget Smithier, born in probably Arlington, Gloucestershire, England; died Feb 1612; married Edmund Cliffe/Custis Bef. 1590 in probably Arlington, Gloucestershire, England.
931 ii. Ann Smithier?, married ? Powell.