Ancestors of William Cox Perrow

Generation No. 1

1. Capt. William Cox Perrow, born 27 Jul 1810 in Campbell Co., VA; died 12 Jan 1887 in Campbell Co., VA. He was the son of 2. Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr. and 3. Dorothea Cox. He married (1) Urania "Virginia" Cowling 17 May 1836 in probably Richmond, VA?. She was born 16 Oct 1820 in Richmond, VA, and died 13 Dec 1884 in "Shady Grove," Campbell Co., VA. She was the daughter of Willis Cowling and Euphan N(aylor?) Shepherd.

Notes for Capt. William Cox Perrow:
Capt. William Cox Perrow, the eldest son of Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr. and his first wife, Dolly Cox, was born July 27, 1810 in Campbell County, Virginia, and was married May 17, 1836, probably in Richmond, Virginia, to Urania "Virginia" Cowling, born October 16, 1820 at Richmond, daughter of Willis and Euphan Shepherd Cowling.

As a child, William was accustomed to the lifestyle of a young country squire, and he and all of his brothers each had their own horse given to them by their father, according to a 1986 taped interview of his granddaughter, Mrs. Phanie Perrow Flynn (1903-1995), then living at Aiken, South Carolina.

According to his obituary, William C. Perrow resided in Buckingham County, Virginia for a short time in early life. This may have been after he came of age, for evidence has not been found that his father ever lived there. Nevertheless, Buckingham was an ancestral county of the Perrow family since William's great-grandfather, Daniel Perrow, settled there after leaving the Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement.

How William met his wife Virginia, who was ten years his junior, has not been ascertained by the present generations. She was born and raised at Richmond, where her father moved around 1817 and established a furniture business, having lived previously in Suffolk and Nansemond County, Virginia. Virginia was orphaned by the time she was eight years old, and according to her granddaughter Phanie, she was raised by a step-grandmother. Another tradition states she was raised by a stepmother. Her father was married twice after her mother died in 1822, but this is apparently incorrect because Willis Cowling's third wife, Matilda, died several weeks before he himself died in 1828. In any case, it is said that whomever raised Virginia was strict and wealthy, and had promised Virginia that she would inherit from her if she stayed in her household instead of marrying. However, Virginia was courting William Perrow and told him she would willingly live in a "log cabin with a dirt floor" for the rest of her life if he would just take her away from her oppressive home situation. Virginia was only fifteen years old when she married. Of course, William would never live in such impoverished circumstances anyway, since the Perrows were well-to-do in Campbell County as evidenced by their large landholdings and slaves. Although May 17, 1836 has traditionally been given as the date of marriage, the place is unknown since no marriage record has been found.

After their wedding, William and Virginia spent the remainder of their lives in the Rustburg and Gladys areas of Campbell County, where they raised nine children. Through thrift, hard work, family inheritance, and needless to say, slave labor, William C. Perrow acquired large tracts of land in Campbell County, particularly around Rustburg, and became one of the county's largest planters and slaveholders. His wealth was exceeded by the Payne family, which had been heir to a large English land grant around Seneca Creek and the Staunton River in the Marysville area of Campbell County. Two of William's half-siblings, Dr. Ferdinand Anderson Perrow and Isabella F. Perrow, and his third son, Fletcher Childs Perrow, married children of Captain Phillip Mathews Payne (1794-1872), a great-grandson of Governor Alexander Spotswood.

In an article about Capt. William C. Perrow's grandson, Dr. Mosby Garland Perrow (1876-1943), in the 1924 "History of Virginia" (Volume 5, page 18), Phillip Alexander Bruce stated that William served in the Mexican War. He was also a militia captain for Campbell County during the Civil War. The article also states that he was a Whig in political belief. His Mexican War service has not been verified, and there is the possibility this statement may be incorrect. The article does state erroneously that William married Miss Mary Cowling of Richmond, as her name was Urania Virginia Cowling, although there was one record where her name was recorded as Urania Virginia M. Cowling. This same article also goes on to say that William C. Perrow had five sons but failed to mention he had four daughters also.

Virginia Cowling Perrow was a very devout member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and William was a generous benefactor to Methodist Episcopal churches in Campbell County. It is said that Virginia fasted every Friday and prayed often. According to her obituary, reproduced herein, she was exceedingly deaf many years. Her great-grandson, H. Shepard Moon, D.D.S. of Richmond, VA, has a horn-like device which he inherited from his grandmother used for helping the hearing impaired in earlier times. It is safe to assume this originally belonged to Virginia.

On 10 December 1862, William purchased the "Shady Grove" plantation near Gladys in Campbell County, 628 acres and a house, from Richard and Sophia Weston Jones Morgan, where he and Virginia lived for the rest of their lives. According to a 1976 taped interview of William's grandson, J. Harvey Perrow (1900-1980) of Campbell County, the Perrows were preparing to move to Missouri, possibly to escape the ravages of the Civil War, when they decided to remain in Virginia because William saw that "Shady Grove" was for sale. The land on which this home was built was owned by the noted statesman and orator Patrick Henry, but he gave this land to his son, Alexander Spotswood Henry, who married Paulina Cabell, daughter of Dr. George Cabell of "Point of Honor," Lynchburg, VA. Dr. George Cabell built "Shady Grove" for his daughter and son-in-law, who had no occupation. Later Terrell Morgan purchased the property, and it passed to his son, the aforementioned Richard Morgan. Incidentally, in 1918, years after "Shady Grove" had passed out of the Perrow family, Richard Morgan's grandson, Hubert Payne Morgan (1891-1945), married Ella "Jeannette" Perrow (1897-1985), a granddaughter of Capt. William C. and Virginia Cowling Perrow. Throughout much of the twentieth century, the "Shady Grove" home underwent much decay until it was purchased in the 1980's by the current owners, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dean, who have renovated it and graciously welcome descendants of former owners to tour it. This home is located on present-day Virginia State Route 650 about two miles east of the village of Gladys, known then as Pigeon Run. An historical marker along U.S. Route 501 at Gladys directs persons to the home.

Following the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861, William C. Perrow and four of his five sons joined the Confederate cause. These four sons, Alexander, Stephen, Fletcher, and Willis, joined the Confederate States Army. When the Confederate Army later asked William to donate some of his horses for the war effort, he replied that he had given each of these sons a horse for use in battle, and that when a horse gave out, he was prepared to furnish another one. In her book "Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches," Ruth H. Early gave a short account of the Perrow family's services to the Confederate cause. The only son of Capt. Perrow who did not serve was the youngest, Adolphus, who was only seven years old when the war began. It was Adolphus' son Harvey who described in detail the Perrow family's experiences in the Civil War in a taped 1976 interview.

Luckily, all four sons survived the war, however, tragedy occurred in the family in 1863. The eighth child of William and Virginia, Urania Virginia Perrow, known as "Jennie," became ill with diphtheria and died in September, 1863 at the age of six years.

Apparently the Perrows remained relatively fortunate in retaining their material possessions and family prestige after the war, as compared with the destitution of many of their fellow southerners whose aristocratic way of life had "gone with the wind." The fact that they were able to keep "Shady Grove" is evidence of the Perrows' good fortune, for many families lost their plantations during Reconstruction times since taxes often became too exorbitant. Nevertheless, they were not immune to the ravages inflicted by the "Yankees." Even after President Lincoln emancipated slaves in all rebelling states in 1863, the Perrows apparently retained some of their Negro laborers, though they probably worked for pay this time, albeit low.

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The following is quoted from the 1976 "History of Central United Methodist Church, Rustburg, Virginia":

November 13, 1876 William C. and Urania V. Perrow sold 6 acres of land on the corner of Campbell Courthouse, Virginia to the Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church South for $1200.00. The Methodists established a permanent place of worship in this community after the erection of a white frame church and parsonage. Among the Archives of Central Church we find the following statement. "When the property was purchased there was located on it the parsonage, smoke-house, ice house, chicken house and stable and buggy house, and all of it was fenced at one time." According to this statement, the parsonage was erected before the church. *********************

This may have been the home William and Virginia were living in before they purchased "Shady Grove" in 1862, and perhaps the home where their children were born.

Virginia Cowling Perrow died December 13, 1884 of cancer at the age of 64, and William C. Perrow died January 12, 1887 at age 76 in the home of his daughter Euphan and son-in-law, Pat Moon, in Campbell County. They and their daughter Jennie are buried in a family plot across from "Shady Grove." Both of their obituaries, from an unknown source, were preserved in Euphan's family Bible, known as the Moon Bible since it had belonged to the family of her husband, Patrick Henry Moon. This Bible passed down to Euphan's niece and namesake, Euphan Perrow Carter (1898-1977), whose son, Calvin Perrow Carter (1924- ) of Leesville, VA, acquired it after her death. He has had both obituaries notarized, and they have been reproduced below since the originals are difficult to read. They are very interesting not only for the biographical information they contain, but also because of their idealization of the ideals of the Old South and devotion to the Christian faith which the Perrows certainly upheld. In this present age of multicultural sensitivity and political correctness, several portions of William C. Perrow's obituary would be deemed offensive, but one must be careful judging the standards of the past by the attitudes of the present.

Because the tombstones in the "Shady Grove" plot are nearly illegible, we are indebted to Juliet Fauntleroy for copying the tombstone inscriptions there on March 29, 1935 and recording them in her 1938 book, "Tombstone Inscriptions From Graveyards Around Altavista Virginia in Campbell, Bedford, Pittsylvania, and Appomattox Counties," on page 21.

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Notes of William Charlie ("Billy") Perrow of Spout Spring, VA:
FEB. 12, 1995 - I MADE A PERSONAL VISIT TO THE SHADY GROVE CEMETERY TODAY. IT IS LOCATED JUST EAST OF GLADYS, VA. IN CAMPBELL COUNTY VA. ON US RT. 650. THE CEMETERY IS WELL KEPT.

REST
OUR FATHER
CAPT. WM. C. PERROW
SON OF
STEPHEN PERROW
BORN, CAMPBELL CO. VA.
JULY 27, 1810
DIED
JAN. 12, 1887
BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART.

SOPHIA W. MORGAN AND RICHARD MORGAN - PREVIOUS OWNERS OF SHADY GROVE.
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This is quoted from Philip Alexander Bruce's 1924 "History of Virginia," Volume V, page 18, in the biography on William's grandson, Dr. Mosby Garland Perrow (1876-1943), who at the time was Director of Public Health and Welfare for the City of Lynchburg, Virginia, and was one of the first public health directors in the South:

Captain William C. Perrow, grandfather of Doctor Perrow, saw service in the Mexican War, was one of the most prominent citizens of Campbell County and was one of its largest landowners and slave holders. His home Shady Grove was the finest residences and estates in this locality; and still holds that distinction though considerably falling to decay. In political belief he was a whig. He married Miss Mary Cowling of Richmond and they had five sons four of whom were in the Confederate service, namely: Stephen, who was with Mosby; Alexander, Fletcher C., and Willis, who at the early age of fourteen years became a courier for General Robert E. Lee; and Adolphus, a small boy during the Civil War. Captain Perrow was an active Methodist, and gave liberally to different churches of his denomination, especially the ones at Rustburg, and Wesleybury or Gladys. His death occurred in 1882, when he was seventy-five years old.

The following obituary, along with one for his wife, was found in the Patrick Moon family Bible inherited by Calvin Perrow Carter (1924-2008) of Leesville, Virginia. Because the original obituaries are difficult to read, they were typed and notarized in the late 1980s by Mrs. Ann Perkins Pearson Hicks (1939-2007), great-granddaughter of Patrick and Euphan Perrow Moon.

OBITUARIES

After an illness of several weeks, Capt. W.C. Perrow, of Campbell County, Va. died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. P.H. Moon, on the 12th day of January, 1888. Captain Perrow was born in the said county in the year 1810, where he has ever since resided, with the exception of a few years spent in early life in the county of Buckingham. He was the oldest son of Capt. Stephen Perrow, Sr., deceased whose paternal ancestor is said to have immigrated from France during the persecution of the Huguenots, and settled on the James River.

With a mind endowed with great power of observation and strength, he possessed that power of persistence in a purpose once formed, which it has been said, has made the Anglo-Saxon race "the strongest force for civilization of which there is any account in history". He would have commanded success in any occupation he might have chosen to follow, but having been reared on a farm, the charm connected with country life clung to him through life. Most of his years were spent in farming, and he was for some time Vice-President for Campbell County of the Lynchburg Agricultural Society; He also filled other offices of trust, with accept- Taton to the people. He delighted in improving land and "in making two blades of grass grow where one grew before." It has been said that such a one is the greatest benefactor of mankind.

In his prime he was the most perfect specimen of manhood the writer ever saw. His tall, erect, commanding figure an strikingly intellectual and handsome face would attract attention first in almost any presence, and will never be forgotten by those who knew him. To a constitution and will of iron be united many noble qualities of head and heart. He was affectionate in his family relations, sleepless in his care for the sick, and diligent in the discharge of the duties of life; his old and his orphaned relatives and even his fathers old servants found a happy home within his hospitable doors, and the traveler ever received a kind welcome. His kindness of heart knew no bounds; he was distinguished for it even in that class who have made the people of Virginia famous for their hospitality. His death leaves a void, a vacant niche in life that will be noticed and lamented by many, and calls to mind that noble type of Virginian to which he belonged (described in the following paragraph) is rapidly passing away.

"They were a fine race - deny it who will - these old Virginia Squires, provincial and prejudiced perhaps but full of originality and manly independence. Their ideas it is true, are not those of the latter half of the nineteenth century, but the men themselves are passing rapidly away, and their ideas with them. Those who have known them can only regret that a stronger, picturesque and admirable type of Anglo-Saxon has disappeared forever from the ranks of our great family, unpainted by a single master born of a contemporary date."

He was a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and liberal in his donations to the Church and the poor. In early life he was married to a daughter of Willis Cowling, a popular citizen of Richmond, who was at one time Mayor of the city. She was a lady of as rare and estimable qualities as ever adorned one of her sex, who proved by her life, add character that to follow the teachings of the Savior of man will give an unutterable sweetness to the soul. She preceded him to the tomb about two years. The loss of such a companion gave a deep coloring of sadness to the residue of his life. He never looked at her picture that the tears did not escape his eyes. His mind constantly recurred to her, and on his death bed he remarked that he would soon be with her. For years she was the subject of painful afflictions, and the question naturally arose, "Why should one so good be allowed to suffer so much?" But her example of such as only God can give. When told that death at any time might fold its dark wings over her, the sweet expression of peace and happiness, which constantly illuminated her lovely features was just the same as if the advent of some dear friend had been announced. Ever forgetful of self and thoughtful of others, the sweet influence bound by the golden cords of deep and abiding affection, all who knew her. One child, a beautiful and lovely daughter, is with them in Heaven, and three daughters and five sons those fond parents left in this world of trial; but like guardian angels the prayers of those parents are following their children and God grant that all may be reunited at the "Great White Throne,"

Dead, yet living in influence and example; dead, yet living "In that better, brighter world with angels far away." His funeral took place at his homestead "Shady Grove", on the 14th of January, in the presence of a large assemblage, and he was laid to rest by the side of her he loved so well. E. T. W.

The above obituary notices (pages 1-3) are copies of notices found on the inside cover pages of a family Bible belonging to Patrick Moon. The Bible is now in my possession.

Calvin Perrow Carter

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of September 1987. Witness my hand and official seal. Sheiley H. Parker, Notary Public
(My Commission Expires July 26, 1988

More About Capt. William Cox Perrow:
Burial: "Shady Grove, " Rt. 650 2 miles east of Gladys, Campbell Co., VA
Census 1: 1850, Value of real estate--$8000. His household was listed next to that of his father and stepmother (worth $10, 000) and also next to that of brother John, whose real estate was worth $2000.
Census 2: 1850, In the 1850 slave schedule, he is listed as owner of 19 slaves. His father, Stephen Perrow, Jr., is listed below him as owner of 23 slaves.
Census 3: 26 Jul 1870, Eastern Division, Campbell Co., VA. Value of real estate--$15000; value of personal estate--$975. His uncle, John Perrow, age 81, was boarding with his family.
Comment: Vice-President of Lynchburg Agricultural Society for Campbell County
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist-member of Wesleybury Methodist Episcopal Church, Gladys, VA.
Event: Lived in Buckingham Co., VA in early life according to obituary
Military: Mexican War; militia captain; furnished horses for sons in Confederate Army
Nickname: Captain Billy
Occupation: Prominent planter & slaveholder in Campbell Co., VA
Personality/Intrst: Whig in political belief; exemplified lifestyle of southern country squire
Probate: Apparently he died intestate. On 6 Mar 1891, the heirs of W.C. Perrow and property they received was recorded in Campbell Co., VA Deed Book 54, p. 420. Apparently the youngest son, W.A. Perrow, inherited the mansion house "Shady Grove."
Property 1: 1862, Purchased the 820-acre Shady Grove tract in Campbell Co., VA from Richard Morgan for $7536, at which time the tract was reduced to 628 acres. It was previously owned by Alexander Spotswood Henry, a son of Patrick Henry, until 1838.
Property 2: Owned much land in Campbell County in and around Rustburg
Property 3: 13 Nov 1876, Sold 6 acres in Rustburg on which Central United Methodist Church was built
Residence: Aft. 1862, "Shady Grove, " Rt. 650 2 miles E of Gladys, VA

Notes for Urania "Virginia" Cowling:
Notes of William Charlie ("Billy") Perrow of Spout Spring, VA:
FEB. 12, 1995 - TODAY I VISITED SHADY GROVE CEMETERY . URANIA'S MARKER INSCRIPTION IS AS FOLLOWS:

BLESSED ARE THE DEAD
WHO DIE IN THE LORD.

ASLEEP IN JESUS.

OUR MOTHER
URANIA VIRGINIA PERROW
DAUGHTER OF
WILLIS & FANNIE COWLING
BORN RICHMOND, VA.
OCT. 16, 1820
DIED
DEC. 13, 1884
NONE KNEW HER BUT TO
LOVE HER.

The following is Virginia Cowling Perrow's obituary, retyped by her great-great-granddaughter, Mrs. Ann Perkins Pearson Hicks:

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
Having been appointed a committee by Wesleybury Church Conference to prepare and present a suitable memorial of Mrs. Wm. C. Perrow, lately deceased, the writer respectfully presents the following:

Sister Urania Virginia Perrow, the daughter of Willis Cowling, Esq. was born in the city of Richmond, Va. on October 16, 1820. She was converted in a "Childs Prayer Meeting," and, when about eleven years of age, joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South - of which she remained an eminently consistent, though a very unostentatious member all the rest of her life. On all occasions it seemed to be her endeavor to cling close to the bleeding side of Jesus, drawing closer and closer as she approached nearer and nearer the terminus of life. She appeared to do nothing to be seen of men - many things done by her for conscience sake were scarcely known at all. She habitually fasted on Friday, yet it was done so quietly that the family hardly noticed it. She presented to her pastor the first Centennial offering received by him last year, and yet, in all likelihood, her husband knew not there of. She never prayed while standing in the market place, but retired to her closet morning, noon, and night, and there offered up her devotions to Deity. On a Certain occasion, one of her children being extremely ill, almost hopelessly so, your committee knows that she spent the night, or at least the greater part of it in prayer; and in all probability, no one else knew thereof. So it was ever. She strove to do her duty, without caring that her left hand should know what her right hand did.

She was exceedingly deaf for many years, so that she could not enjoy ordinary conversation, or hear all of a sermon; yet when well, she was a regular attendant at church. She was greatly admired and loved by all who knew her, and they who loved her most. But Jesus loved her more than all earthly friends combined, and "whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth;" hence disease laid his blighting, withering hand upon her, and, after a long and painful illness on December 13, 1884, it pleased the Master to say: "It is enough, come up higher "The Golden bowl has broken." Our sister closed her eyes on earth, to open them in heaven. Now, does any one feel like grieving? Certainly not on her account, though we might grieve on account of our temporary - I trust, not permanent - depravation of her society.

In conclusion your committee would very respectfully say to the aged husband of the deceased: Try to remember that your temporary loss is her gain. She, basking in the smiles of the Savior, now walks the golden streets of the Eternal City. All weariness, all weakness, every infirmity, all sickness, all pain is gone forever. In eternal youth and beauty, in joy and gladness she awaits your coming. My brother, allow me to say, "Keep your lamp trimmed and burning."

To those of her children, grandchildren, and other relatives who have given their hearts to God, he would call to mind the works of Christ: "Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life." To those who are still out of the ark of safety, he would give this Scripture: "therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as you think not the Son of Man cometh."

RESOLVED, That the foregoing memorial paper and this resolution be recorded in the book of proceedings of our Church Conference by our Secretary, and that he present a copy thereof to Brother William C. Perrow.

Very respectfully submitted. A True Copy-Teste
T.E. MoormanFred Kabler - Secretary
Committee

The above obituary notices (pages 1-3) are copies of notices found on the inside cover pages of a family Bible belonging to Patrick Moon. The Bible is now in my possession.

Calvin Perrow Carter

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 17th day of September 1987. Witness my hand and official seal. Sheiley H. Parker, Notary Public
(My Commission Expires July 26, 1988

More About Urania "Virginia" Cowling:
Burial: "Shady Grove, " Rt. 650 2 miles east of Gladys, Campbell Co., VA
Cause of Death: cancer
Comment: She was nearly deaf for many years
Ethnicity/Relig.: Methodist Episcopal-attended Wesleybury Methodist Episcopal Church at Gladys, VA
Event: Orphaned at age 8; said to have been raised by a step-grandmother
Personality/Intrst: Very devout; said to have fasted on Fridays
Residence: Raised at Richmond, VA; Campbell Co., VA after marriage

Generation No. 2

2. Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr., born Abt. 1786 in Campbell Co., VA; died 21 Mar 1860 in "Apple Grove," Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA. He was the son of 4. Estienne (Stephen) Perrow and 5. Elizabeth Fleming. He married 3. Dorothea Cox 08 Jul 1805 in Campbell Co., VA..
3. Dorothea Cox, born Abt. 1790 in Charlotte Co., VA?; died 29 May 1821 in Campbell Co., VA. She was the daughter of 6. Benjamin Cox and 7. Susanna North.

Notes for Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr.:
Stephen Perrow, Jr., son of Stephen and Elizabeth Fleming Perrow, was born circa 1786 in Campbell County, Virginia, where he was married on July 8, 1805 (date of bond) to Dorothy ("Dolly") Cox, daughter of Benjamin and Susannah North Cox. On December 14, 1807, Dollie Perrow received eighty-two acres of the 367 acre tract on Opossum Creek in Campbell County that was owned by her late father. This was recorded in "Campbell County, Virginia Will Book 2," pages 346-47.

Stephen was a farmer in Campbell County and is also said to have owned a horse racing track. A cousin, Daniel Battersby Perrow, owned "Race Track Field" near Rustburg, the seat of Campbell County. Horse racing was a favorite pasttime among the prominent planters during this period.

The following was found and typed by Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Perrow (1881-1973) during her genealogy research:
"Lynchburg Press" 5 Jan 1815 (Campbell County, Va.)
Marble Quarry--
The subscriber has an excellent Marble Quarry to rent or lease. It contains marble of various colors. The rock [is] very easy to raise. The terms may be known by applying to the subscriber on Beaver Creek 7 miles from Lynchburg.
January 5, 1815---Stephen Perrow"

Elizabeth Stone Perrow found the following article from the June 1, 1821 issue of "Lynchburg Press":

"Departed this life on Tuesday the 29th inst. after a long and painful illness, Mrs. Dolly Perrow, wife of Mr. Stephen Perrow of this County. Mrs. Perrow naturally possessed an amiable temper and disposition, and was respected by all who knew her and has left behind her numerous friends with a husband and 10 children to be-moan her loss."

According to "Marriages and Deaths from Lynchburg, Virginia Newspapers 1794-1836," compiled by Lucy Harrison Miller Baber, Dolly Perrow died May 29, 1821. She must have been about thirty years old, for her parents were married in 1790 and she was apparently only about fourteen years of age when she married Stephen Perrow. Both of the aforementioned articles mentioned ten children, but only the names of nine have been determined. Perhaps the tenth one was a child who died young.

On February 26, 1827 (bond date) in Campbell County, Stephen Perrow married Amy A. Green, born about 1805, who is said to have come from Williamsburg, Virginia, according to a typescript on the Perrow family by an unidentified person, and been the daughter of an Amy Ashby.

Stephen died March 21, 1860 in Campbell County, and his estate was appraised April 19 of that year, recorded in "Campbell County, Virginia Will Book 12," page 271. His estate was purchased by several sons and grandsons. The administrator of Stephen's estate was his eldest son, Captain William C. Perrow.

Stephen's second wife Amy must have died about three years later, for she wrote her will on July 9, 1863 and it was probated in October of that year, recorded in "Campbell County, Virginia Will Book 13," page 139.

Stephen Perrow and his first wife, Dolly Cox, had nine children whose names are known, but her obituary mentioned ten. He and Amy Green had four more children, as follows:

1. Ferdinand Anderson Perrow, M.D., born January 2, 1828; died August 14, 1873; married December 25, 1856 in Campbell County to Catherine "Mitchell" Payne, born March 7, 1836; died May 21, 1905, daughter of Capt. Philip Mathews Payne and Mary E. Mitchell Payne. Ferdinand was a beloved physician who resided at Marysville, Campbell County.

2. Isabella F. Perrow, born about 1833; married December 25, 1859 in Campbell County to John Alexander Payne, son of Capt. Philip Mathews Payne and his first wife, Eliza Cobbs.

3. Thomas B. Perrow, born about 1836; married May 24, 1866 in Bedford County, Virginia to Hattie M. Lowry; said to have settled in Missouri and to have died before 1876.

4. Anna Melinda Perrow, born March 21, 1837 in Campbell County, Virginia; died June 24, 1904 in Frederick, Comanche County, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory); married December 17, 1867 in Campbell County to Robert Alexander Murrell, born July 25, 1836; died July 28, 1906 at Frederick, Oklahoma.

I have a copy of a portrait of Stephen Perrow, Jr., which I will be glad to copy for others if they let me know.

The following notes, and all notes in capital letters throughout the Perrow information, are those of William Charlie ("Billy") Perrow (1947- ) of Spout Spring, Virginia, who graciously supplied me with his Family Tree Maker database when I started putting my family tree on computer in December, 1996. He is a great-great-grandson of Stephen Washington Perrow, one of the sons of Stephen Perrow, Jr. by his first wife Dorothy.

DEATH DATE IS FROM NEWSPAPER AND IS PROBABLY THIS STEPHEN - BP
REFERRED TO IN NEWSPAPER AS CAPT. STEPHEN PERROW
FUNERAL WAS HELD AT RESIDENCE ON LYNCHBURG & CAMPBELL COURT HOUSE TURNPIKE AT 2'OCLOCK.- BP

MARRIAGE LISTED IN VA. MARRIAGE RECORDS PAGE 111 AS JUNE 1804 TO DOLLEY COE (SPELLED AS IN NEWSPAPER). - BP
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ESTATE APPRAISED 19 APR 1860 AT ABOUT $18256.50 WITH ABOUT $16000.00 AS SLAVES. CAMPBELL WILL BOOK 12 PAGE 271. SALE OF "CAPT. STEPHEN PERROW'S" PROPERTY ON 7 NOV 1860 WITH MOSTLY PERROWS BUYING (WILL BOOK 12 PAGE 371). THE FOLLOWING PERROWS WERE LISTED AS PURCHASING AT SALE:
WM.C. ; WILLIS ; MRS. ; ALEXANDER ; ALEX ; JACKSON ; JOHN ; STEPHEN ; DR. ; THOS ; THOMAS ; JAMES ; JNO. F. ; WILLIAM ; ANN ; THOS. B. ; & A.D. ALSO JAMES B. STEVENS

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SOURCE: CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST

SERVICE IN WAR OF 1812.
CAPTAIN OF COUNTY MILITIA.

Stephen Perrow's grave has not been located, but on 8 Feb 1934, Elizabeth Stone Perrow recorded the following note from her husband's aunt, Euphan Perrow Moon:

I was a child about 7 or 8 years old when my Grandfather Stephen Perrow died at his old homestead Apple Grove, Campbell Co. He was buried at the old cemetery that has the heavy stone wall around it, not far from Providence Church.
Mrs. Euphan S. Moon, Feb 8th, 1934
Witness: Bettie Stone Perrow
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From http://home.roadrunner.com/~gilliamsofva/Campbell/Campbell.html

Petitions
Robert Wright, Campbell County, to Virginia Assembly, 1816
To the Honorable General Assembly of Virginia,
The Petition of Robert Wright a free man of Color resident in the County of Campbell respectfully sheweth:
That your petitioner in the year 1806 in pursuance of a licence obtained for that purpose from the Clerk of Campbell County was married by a certain William Heath, a regularly licensed Minister of the Gospel, to a certain Mary Godsey, a free white woman—That since the said Intermarriage your petitioner hath allways demeaned himself towards the Said Mary as a kind and affectionate Husband—and for several years enjoyed great domestic comfort, and felicity in her society—That sometime in the year 1814 the said Mary became acquainted with a certain William Arthur a free white man who by his artful and insidious attentions entirely supplanted your petitioner in her affections—That on the 14th day of January 1815 the said Mary unknown to your petitioner secretly eloped with the said William Arthur carrying with her a negro girl and other property belonging to your petitioner—That on their route as is believed to the western country they were overtaken in the Town of Liberty, your petitioners property recovered, and the said Mary prevailed upon to return to the Home, and the Husband she had so ungratefully and cruelly abandoned—That notwithstanding this infidelity on the part of the said Mary, your petitioner after her return still continued to her that affection and protection which she had of right forfeited, and hoped that time, and a course of affectionate [care] on his part would reconcile her to her Situation and restore her to Happiness—But in this just expectation your petitioner was disappointed. That the Said Mary on the 30th day of November 1815 again Secretly, and unknown to your petitioner eloped with the said William Arthur, and as your petitioner is credibly informed and verily beleives is now living in a state of adultery with the Said Arthur in the Town of Nashville, & State of Tennessee—That your petitioner is advised that although the Law inflicts a penalty on the minister of the Gospel who shall marry a white person with a negro or mulatto, and subjects the white person so married to fine, and imprisonment, yet such marriage is to all intents and purposes valid and bindin between the parties—Your Petitioner under the circumstances herein allready set forth prays your Honorable Body for the passage of an act divorcing him from his said Wife Mary and as in duty bound &c &c
[signed]
Stephen Perrow
Chas GILLIAM
Lewis Franklin
Petition of Robert Wright to the Virginia General Assembly, 16 November 1816, Legislative Petitions, Campbell County, VSA. Rejected. PAR #1168160
[Charles GILLIAM, Jr., is the son of Charles GILLIAM, the son of William GILLIAM and Mary Jarratt, his wife. Stephen Perrow is a near relative of Daniel B. Perrow whose daughter Celia married Jarratt GILLIAM, the brother of Charles GILLIAM, Jr. See Will of Thomas Wright below, father of Robert Wright.]

More About Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr.:
Burial: Family plot near Providence United Methodist Church, Rt. 501, Rustburg, VA
Comment: Said to have owned a horse racing track near Rustburg, VA
Ethnicity/Relig.: Probably Methodist Episcopal
Event: 19 Apr 1860, Estate appraised; dispute in Chancery later occurred over division of his slaves
Military: Captain-War of 1812
Occupation: Planter
Property 1: Dec 1803, Received his portion of his father's estate, mainly in slaves.
Property 2: 07 Apr 1804, Received lot 3 of 55 acres of his father's estate
Property 3: 10 Dec 1805, Stephen Perrow and his sister sold their portion of their father's 288 acre tract on the south side of the Slate River in Buckingham Co., VA to Cornelius Powell of Amherst Co., VA.
Property 4: 19 Jan 1811, Stephen Perrow exchanged the 83 acres on Opossum Creek in Campbell Co., VA that he inherited from his father-in-law for 76 acres on Beaver Creek that his brother John inherited from their father Stephen Perrow, Sr.
Property 5: 1860, According to the Campbell County, VA Slave Schedule of 1860, 15 slaves and three slave houses belonged to Stephen Perrow's estate.
Residence: Opossum Creek, Campbell Co., VA (Benjamin Cox estate) & "Apple Grove, " Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA

More About Dorothea Cox:
Property 1: 1794, In the will of Thomas North, he bequeathed a Negro named Floror to a granddaughter Dolley. This is probably this Dolley, daughter of Susanna North Cox.
Property 2: 14 Dec 1807, Was allottted 82 of 367 acres on both sides of Opossum Creek from father's estate
Residence: Lived near Opossum Creek and later Beaver Creek, Campbell Co., VA

Children of Stephen Perrow and Dorothea Cox are:
i. Paulina B. Perrow, born 08 Jun 1806 in Campbell Co., VA; married William Warwick Stewart 15 Mar 1826 in Halifax Co., VA; born 08 Aug 1806 in Campbell Co. or Lynchburg, VA; died 15 Jul 1861 in Civil War Battle of Rich Mountain, Randolph Co., WV.

Notes for Paulina B. Perrow:
This marriage is a big guess but the record fits the time.
The Halifax record list the bride as Paulina P. Perrow.

1 ii. Capt. William Cox Perrow, born 27 Jul 1810 in Campbell Co., VA; died 12 Jan 1887 in Campbell Co., VA; married Urania "Virginia" Cowling 17 May 1836 in probably Richmond, VA?.
iii. Elizabeth Perrow, born Abt. 1811 in Campbell Co., VA; married Robert W. Walthall 19 Dec 1828 in Campbell Co., VA.
iv. Caroline Susan Cox Perrow, born Jun 1812 in Campbell Co., VA; died 14 Nov 1898 in Lynchburg, VA; married John M. B. Stevens 07 Dec 1835 in Lynchburg, VA; born Aug 1805 in Lovingston, Nelson Co., VA?; died 21 Oct 1882 in Lynchburg, VA.

Notes for Caroline Susan Cox Perrow:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stanjoy&id=I0714

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Her will recorded 11/13/1899:

Knowing the uncertainty of life to live, and the certainty of death to die, and having arrived at a very old age, and being desirous of disposing of a tract of land which I own by a deed from my departed husband J.M.B. Stevens, which is recorded at Campbell Court-house, I do make and declare this my last will and testament, revoking all wills and codicils heretofore made by me, if any should be found.

First. That this plantation being the homestead of my husband and myself for about fifty years, and lying on the West side of the Lynchburg and Campbell Court-house turnpike, the L and D railroad running through said plantation:

Second. I give this tract of land to my son Claudius M. Stevens and Nicholas J. Hunter, my grand son, whole mother was my daughter that died and left him a baby.

Third. I direct that this tract of land, after my death be equally divided between C.M. Stevens and N.J. Hunter by the acres, C.M. Stevens to have the homestead and all buildings upon said land, I give to him because he has been with me and taken care of me since his father's death. This land is to be equally divided without taking into consideration the value of the buildings.

Fourth. I further direct that this land given to my son, that he is to have the benefit of it during his life.

Fifth. I further direct that he may sell said land and lay out the proceeds in other real estate, provided that it will be beneficial to him and his children.

Sixth. I direct that nothing I give to my son C.M. Stevens shall be bound for any of his debts to any person.

Seventh. That I may be fully understood as to the division of this land, I direct that the lands lying next to the Lynchburg and Campbell Court-house Turnpike shall be given to my son C.M. Stevens, with buildings, without any consideration of value.

Eight. I direct that my grand son, N.J. Hunter's land shall be the west side, adjoining the lands of Mrs. Alice Merry and the estate of the late J.E. Glass, and along the L. and D. RR on both sides, provided that it should be necessary to give him his number of acres. I appoint as my executor to carry out the provisions of this my last will, C.M. Stevens and request of the Court probating this will to require them not to give any security.

Ninth. I direct that I be buried decently by my husband on this farm, and that unless all of my children bear an equal part of my burial expenses, I direct that Claude, my son and N.J. Hunter shall pay said expenses.

Witness my hand this 2 day of May, 1894, in the presence of the following witnesses.

Signed: Caroline S. Stevens

Witnesses: We, James W. Wright and Jno. H. Wright having been present at the signing of this will by Mrs. Caroline S. Stevens, and having been requested by her for us to witness the same, we do sign it in her presence.
Witnesses: James W. Wright and John H. Wright

Notes for John M. B. Stevens:
http://www.geocities.com/joycestevensturel/

Our Stevens Ancestry: Eight Generations of Tobacco Farmers

Joyce Stevens Turel

August 2002, Revised January 2003

John MB Stevens was born in 1805 in Nelson County, Virginia. Some say the initial M is for Merry and the B is for Brown. The Merry/Stevens connection was a strong one that spanned several generations. To date, no Brown/Stevens connection is evident. We have no proof of what John's initials stood for, because he signed his name "John MB Stevens" on all the documents we've found. In subsequent generations the name Merry seems to have evolved into Murray.

John MB was about twelve years old when his father died and his brother, Samuel, became head of the household. On August 14, 1826, John MB received his inheritance that his brother, Samuel, had held in trust for him - one thousand dollars. August 14, 1826 was probably his twenty-first birthday or close to it. John MB decided to seek his fortune in the Lynchburg or Campbell County area with his older brother, James T. Stevens.

During this period Lynchburg became one of the wealthiest cities per capita in the nation because of its tobacco trade. Before 1826 Thomas Jefferson wrote, "Lynchburg is growing more rapidly than any [town] I have ever known in any country." The wonderful mansions on the hills by the river were built by the tobacco millionaires living in Lynchburg. Construction of the James River canal and rail service to Lynchburg contributed to Lynchburg's booming economy. Some unusual phenomena occurred in Lynchburg in the 1830's and added to the excitement. There was an earthquake, an all-night meteor storm, a hailstorm that broke almost every window in the town, and a rare auroral display in the northern sky.

John MB married Caroline Perrow on December 7, 1835 in Campbell County. Caroline was born in 1812 in Campbell County, Virginia. She was the daughter of Stephen Perrow, descended from Charles Perrault who immigrated from France in the late 1600's, and Dorethea Cox, descended from William Coxe who immigrated from England in 1610 on the ship Godspeed. The Perrows were large land owners in the eastern district of Campbell County which was called "Castle Craig" in the census.

The 1840 census states that John MB Stevens owned sixteen male slaves, twelve female slaves, and five slave children. There were thirty-three slaves with a total of ten people employed in agriculture. There's a deed dated May 15, 1856 stating that John MB paid the Glass family eight hundred dollars for a one-acre parcel with improvements "about three fourths of a mile below Lynchburg in Sandy Hook between the Turnpike Road and the canal . . . to contain about sixty-three feet front . . . . " There's another deed dated January 4, 1859 whereby John MB paid two thousand sixty-one dollars and fifty cents for two hundred ninety-four and a half acres crossing three branches of Beaver Creek, crossing Opossum Creek, and including land on both sides of the Turnpike Road. No improvements are mentioned in this deed. According to data in the 1860 census, the value of his real estate was $4,500 and the value of his personal estate was $17,885. This was a considerable estate at that time.

Some financial disaster happened to John MB after the Civil War. Could it have been the effects of the war and the abolition of slavery? Could it have been an ill-fated venture into railroad construction as some say? Or, perhaps there was a crash in real estate values. All we know for sure at this time is that a bankruptcy and a series of confusing real estate transactions ensued after the Civil War. On January 1, 1869, John MB sold the Glass parcel, mentioned above, to William C. Perrow, his brother-in-law, for five hundred dollars, which was less than he had paid for it. In 1871 John MB bought a property on Daniel Hill with frontage on Blackwater Creek. Through a series of mishaps, John MB didn't record this deed until 1881. On April 17, 1874, John MB took bankruptcy, and a parcel of one hundred and seventy-five acres on Beaver Creek was put up for public auction. John MB's daughter, Bettie T. Lindsay, bought the parcel from the bankruptcy trustees at the auction May 25, 1874 for seven hundred dollars, although for some reason, settlement was not made until June 20, 1883 after John MB's death.

John MB Stevens died in October of 1882 in Lynchburg, Virginia. In his will dated July 8, 1882, he left the Daniel Hill property to his wife Caroline "for her lifetime" and after her death to their daughters or their daughters' children, if deceased. He mentioned in his will that his son-in-law, Mike Moorman, held a lien on the Daniel Hill property. The property was to be rented until the lien was paid off. There's no mention in his will of the farm in Campbell County.

Caroline died on November 14, 1898. In her will dated May 2, 1894, Caroline divided the farm between her younger son Claude and her grandson Nicholas J. Hunter, directing that the acres be divided equally between them, but that Claude was to get all the improvements. She said Claude had been very good to her after the death of her husband. There's no mention of the number of acres she owned, but she said that Claude was to get the land next to the Turnpike and that Nicholas was to get the west side, adjoining the lands of both Alice Merry and the late J.C. Glass, and along both sides of the railroad. (Caroline had sold the railroad a right-of-way through the plantation in 1887.) Caroline said she owned the plantation by a deed from her departed husband:

". . . this plantation being the homestead of my husband and myself for about fifty years, and lying on the west side of the Lynchburg and Campbell Courthouse Turnpike, the L. and D railroad running through said plantation."

We learn a couple of things from Caroline's will. First, evidently John MB and Caroline didn't lose their home in the bankruptcy. Perhaps their daughter Bettie rescued their home at the auction. Bettie's deed from the bankruptcy trustees says the land adjoined "the lands of William C. Perrow and others." But the deed doesn't mention any improvements which seems unusual considering that The Mansion must have been a substantial improvement. Perhaps the parcel in question was east of the Turnpike, or perhaps The Mansion wasn't there anymore. We know that The Mansion burned to the ground in a disastrous fire on a Christmas Eve. We don't know what year the fire happened. We do know that somehow the part of the plantation east of the Turnpike ended up in the hands of John MB's oldest son, James William Stevens. There are still mysteries here to be solved.

The second thing we learn from Caroline's will is: if the farm was John MB and Caroline's home for about fifty years as she said, then they must not have lived at the Daniel Hill property.

Daniel Hill is located between Blackwater Creek and the James River. In the 1800's the tobacco millionaires built mansions on the hilltop. Today Daniel Hill is part of Lynchburg's historic district, and the mansions are being restored from a century of being tenements. But the property John MB bought wasn't in the affluent residential neighborhood on the high ground.

John MB's property was located down a steep grade right on Blackwater Creek. According to the deed, his property was three-fourths of an acre, fronted on both Blackwater Creek and Blackwater Street, and adjoined the Hancock property. Thanks to Jones Memorial Library, we have an old photo of some waterfront buildings a little downstream on Blackwater Creek. It appears to have been an industrial area. The 1877 map shows railroad tracks running right along the banks of Blackwater Creek. If John MB did venture into the railroad business, perhaps this property was part of the venture. We know the railroads were a thrilling innovation at the time. We can only speculate about John MB's reasons for buying the Daniel Hill property, but it seems quite likely that it was an investment venture of some kind.

It's believed that John MB and Caroline Stevens are both buried in the family cemetery that was next to The Mansion. There are seven or eight family graves still there, although hard to find. Most of the tombstones are turned over and badly deteriorated. The only tombstone that's legible is that of their daughter, Victoria Stevens Hunter.

v. Stephen Washington Perrow, born 1813 in Campbell Co., VA; died Bef. 16 Sep 1876 in Campbell Co., VA; married Virginia Ophelia Hendrick 16 May 1839 in West Castle, Caswell Co., NC; born 1821 in Hanover Co., VA; died 1882 in Campbell Co., VA.

More About Stephen Washington Perrow:
Cause of Death: Struck by tree
Occupation: Lumber dealer
Residence: Campbell Co., VA

vi. John Fleming Perrow, born 1815 in Campbell Co., VA; died 18 Jul 1883 in Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA; married Martha Elizabeth Frances Cowling 19 Dec 1843 in Campbell Co., VA; born 18 May 1819 in Nansemond Co., VA; died 10 Apr 1885 in Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA.

Notes for John Fleming Perrow:
Directions to and description of the Perrow-Merryman Family Cemetery in "Campbell County Virginia Family Cemeteries Volume VII" (1999), page 42:

This cemetery is located 1.3 miles north of the traffic light on Rt. 501 in Rustburg. In the Rustburg quadrant of Campbell Co., turn left just before you come to the turn for Mead Lake. Immediately cross a wooden bridge and continue past a house on your right about 500 yards until you come to a sharp right turn. The cemetery is on your left, enclosed by a fence of concrete posts with metal rails. The walking surface surrounding the markers is one large concrete slab. Surveyed by Robert Merryman in 1996, Revely Carwile and Revely Carwile, Jr. in 1999.

More About John Fleming Perrow:
Burial: Perrow-Merryman family plot on Route 501 north of Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA
Occupation: planter
Residence: Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA

Notes for Martha Elizabeth Frances Cowling:
William Cox Perrow and his brother, John Flemming Perrow, married first cousins, granddaughters of Josiah and Urania Monro Cowling of Chuckatuck, Nansemond County, Virginia. Martha was a daughter of Thomas Montgomery Cowling and Mary Bayley Cowling of Nansemond County. Orphaned at an early age, Martha was raised by her older sister, Mary Ann, and her husband, William Ritter, an upholsterer who lived at Richmond, Virginia. Martha met John Perrow while visiting her first cousin, Virginia Cowling Perrow, wife of John's brother William, in Campbell County. Martha and John lived near Rustburg in Campbell County and are buried in a family plot one mile from the town on U.S. Route 501

More About Martha Elizabeth Frances Cowling:
Burial: Perrow-Merryman family plot on Route 501, Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA

vii. Dorothea Perrow, born 06 Feb 1815 in Campbell Co., VA; died 15 Apr 1891 in Campbell Co., VA; married Anthony Thomas Burgess Rucker 20 Jul 1841 in Campbell Co., VA; born 13 Mar 1806 in Amherst Co., VA.; died 03 Feb 1892 in Mount Zion Township, Campbell Co., VA..

Notes for Dorothea Perrow:
HAD ELEVEN CHILDREN -CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST
CLAUDE RUCKER JR. INFO INDICATES MARRIAGE DATE AS 7/22/1841.

viii. Andrew "Jackson" Perrow, born 18 May 1818 in Campbell Co., VA; died 17 Jun 1901 in "Berkeley," near Perrowville, Bedford Co., VA; married Martha Anne McGhee 19 Apr 1854 in Bedford Co., VA; born 23 Apr 1832 in Bedford Co., VA; died 18 Aug 1893 in "Berkeley," near Perrowville, Bedford Co., VA..

Notes for Andrew "Jackson" Perrow:
Jackson Perrow and his wife lived at the McGhee family estate, "Berkeley," near the village of Forest in Bedford County, Virginia. The nearby smaller crossroads of Perrowville was named for their family.

More About Andrew "Jackson" Perrow:
Burial: McGhee family plot at "Berkeley, " Perrowville Road (Route 663 off Route 221), Forest, Bedford Co., VA
Military: Civil War - CO. G., 13 VA. INF., C S A, Private. According to another record, an A.J. Perrow enlisted at Gordonsville, VA in Company I, Virginia 13th Infantry Regiment on 21 Apr 1861, mustered out 15 Jun 1862.
Property: 21 Dec 1875, Purchased from James M. Rucker, for $575, 150 acres on Elk Creek, Bedford Co., VA
Residence: "Berkeley, " Perrowville, Bedford Co., VA

Notes for Martha Anne McGhee:
CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST LISTED NAME AS NANCY MCGEHEE.
SOME SOURCES SHOW MARY AS ONE OF HER NAMES.
MRS. LOUISE DEACON SAYS MARTHA ANN MCGHEE IS CORRECT.

9/22/96 Visited Berkeley Plantation today. Grave marker was very hard to read but I believe it said born April 23, 1832 and death July 8, 1893.

More About Martha Anne McGhee:
Burial: "Berkeley, " Perrowville, Bedford Co., VA

ix. James Stephen Perrow, born 1822 in Campbell Co., VA.; died 13 May 1874 in Amherst Co., VA; married Elizabeth Hubbard Ogden 03 Jan 1844 in St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Forest, Bedford Co., VA. (Bond); born 22 Feb 1824; died 18 May 1881 in Amherst Co., VA..

Notes for James Stephen Perrow:
The following is quoted from Mary B. Dean's article on the village of Coleman Falls in "Bedford Villages Lost and Found" (1998), Volume 2, page 152:

James S. Perrow, son of Dorothea Cox and Stephen Perrow, Jr., had a tannery on Judith Creek at the foot of Fleming and Locke mountains west of Lynchburg. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Ogden of Amherst County, and bought Eagle Eyrie. There they kept the inn, tavern and stagecoach shop between Lynchburg and Lexington. Their daughter, Henrian and [Henrian's] brother, Seth, attended the private school taught by Charlotte Manson. When the canal was built, the Perrows sold Eagle Eyrie and moved to the old Steptoe home in Holcombe Rock where he cared for the horses used by the packet boats on the river. For a short time, the Perrows moved to Agricola in Amherst County and bought a farm facing Potato Hill Mountain. Other children born to this family were: Kate, Jennie, Ottie, and Julia Perrow.

Mary Henrian Bassett's booklet on her family, states the oldest daughter of James S. Perrow, Henrian, inherited "Glenwood Farm." It is located at the end of Cove Creek Farm Road just off of County Road 657 (Rocky Mountain Road). She married William Henry Taylor and first moved to Missouri for a short period before returning to the farm. Children born to this couple were Ashby, Carrie, Alice, James, Percy, Mary, Katherine, Virginia, and William Taylor.

A small picture of James S. Perrow appears on page 167 of this book.

More About James Stephen Perrow:
Appointed/Elected: 09 Feb 1848, Postmaster of "Eagle Eyry" (Eagle Eyrie) post office in the northeastern part of Bedford Co., VA.
Burial: Amherst Co., VA
Residence: Eagle Eyrie and Coleman Falls villages of northern Bedford Co., VA; also lived in the Agricola section of Amherst Co., VA.
Will: 1874, Amherst Co., VA

Notes for Elizabeth Hubbard Ogden:

More About Elizabeth Hubbard Ogden:
Burial: Amherst Co., VA

Generation No. 3

4. Estienne (Stephen) Perrow, born Abt. 20 Nov 1735 in Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, King William Parish, Goochland Co. (that part now in Powhatan Co.), VA; died Abt. 1791 in "Apple Grove," Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA. He was the son of 8. Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow and 9. Marie Renno?. He married 5. Elizabeth Fleming 11 May 1778 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA.
5. Elizabeth Fleming, born Abt. 1760 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA?; died Abt. 1840 in Campbell Co., VA. She was the daughter of 10. David Fleming and 11. Elizabeth ?.

Notes for Estienne (Stephen) Perrow:
Estienne Pero, whose name was later Anglicized to Stephen Perrow, was baptized 20 November 1735 in the Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, King William Parish, in present-day Powhatan County, Virginia. Because a Stephen Perrow married Elizabeth Fleming in Campbell County, Virginia in 1778, when this Stephen would have been forty-three years old, it has been suggested that they may not be one and the same person, that the one who married in 1778 may have been a nephew of the one born in 1735. This is a remote possibility because Charles Perrow, another son of Daniel and Marie Pero, may have had more children than have been found in the records of Buckingham County, Virginia, which have been largely destroyed. A hypothetical son of Charles Perrow could be the Stephen Perrow who married Elizabeth Fleming in 1778. If so, an extra generation could be added to our Perrow lineage, yet it is more probable that family tradition would have settled this question long ago if that were the case. Thus, it is assumed that the first Stephen simply married and had children after he was forty years old, and was in fact the same one who on May 11, 1778 (bond date) married Elizabeth Fleming, daughter of David Fleming, in Bedford County, Virginia. The part of Bedford County where they settled became Campbell County in 1781.

Stephen Perrow lived for a while in Buckingham County, but in 1772 he purchased 200 acres along Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Fluvanna River, in what was then Bedford County but became part of Campbell County in 1781. This was purchased from David Rosser and is recorded on page 306 of "Bedford County, Virginia Deed Book 4." He settled here with his nephew, Daniel Battersby Perrow, son of his brother Daniel Perrow, Jr.

Stephen Perrow's plantation near Rustburg, the seat of Campbell County, was known as "Apple Grove," and he was probably living here by the time of the American Revolution. This home remained in the Perrow family for several generations. The original house was inadvertently burned down by his great-grandson, Robert Lee Perrow (1862-1943), son of John F. and Martha Cowling Perrow, as a child, who later lived on the same land in a newer house and served many years as Sheriff of Campbell County.

Although he was above the normal age for participation in the line of battle during the Revolutionary War, Stephen Perrow's descendants are eligible for membership in the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution. This is because of public service as a civilian, substantiated in "Campbell County, Virginia Order Book 1" (page 18), where Perrow alleged that he furnished 612 1/2 pounds of beef to Captain Christopher Irvine's commissary. "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Volume 36, page 261, also lists Stephen Perrow as a patriot from Campbell County because he provided supplies for the Continental Army. Two descendants who joined the D.A.R. on Stephen Perrow's lineage were Mrs. Lily Ward Perrow Conner (National Number 273829) and Mrs. Euphan Haley Perrow Carter (National Number 273829).

Stephen Perrow, Sr. died around 1791 in Campbell County. According to "Campbell County, Virginia Will Book 1," page 217, his estate was inventoried February 2, 1792 and included eight slaves.

On April 5, 1792, Stephen Perrow's widow Elizabeth "was bonded" to marry Bartlett Wiley. Two years later, she (Elizabeth Wiley) received as her dower the 133.5 acres which included the "Apple Grove" plantation. 265 acres of Stephen Perrow's 400 acre plot on Beaver Creek later became the property of Stephen's four children. Stephen had also left some land in Buckingham County, consisting of 288 acres on the south side of the Slate River. According to "Campbell County, Virginia Will Book 2," page 266, two of Stephen Perrow's children, Stephen Perrow, Jr. and Mary Ann Bailey, sold this Buckingham land to Cornelius Powell of Amherst County on December 10, 1805. Cornelius married their sister, Elizabeth Perrow.

Stephen and Elizabeth Fleming Perrow had four children, all of whom were probably born in what is now Campbell County, probably at the "Apple Grove" plantation near Rustburg.

The following are notes compiled by William C. ("Billy") Perrow:

************************************************************************* APPRAISAL OF ESTATE - 2 FEB 1792 - (CAMPBELL WILL B1 P217) 8 SLAVES, 30 HOGS, 9 HORSES, 2 BEE HIVES, 17 COWS, & ABOUT 602 POUNDS TOBACCO AND DEBTS OWED TO ESTATE BY CHARLES PERROW AND PETER GUERRANT.

WILL - 15 JAN 1794 - (CAMPBELL WILL B1 P256) LEAVES ELIZABETH WILEY (REMARRIED WIFE) 133.3 ACRES WHICH INCLUDES MANISON HOUSE.

WILL - 14 MAY 1802 - (CAMPBELL WILL B2 P116) GAVE PART OF 198 ACRES OF LAND OWNED IN BUCKINGHAM AT DEATH. DONE BY PETER GUERRANT, JOHN GUERRANT, AND ALLEN SCRUGGS.

WILL - 7 APR 1804 - (CAMPBELL WILL B2 P208) DIVIDED 265 ACRES ON BEAVER CREEK - MARY ANN BAILY GOT LOT 1 (66 ACRES), ELIZABETH POWELL GOT LOT 2 (66 ACRES), STEPHEN PERROW GOT LOT 3 & $20 (55 ACRES), AND JOHN PERROW GOT LOT 4 (77 ACRES) AND HAD TO GIVE STEPHEN $20.

CAMPBELL WILL B2 P211 DIVIDED SLAVES AMONG CHILDREN.

HOME PLACE IN CAMPBELL AND LAND IN BUCKINGHAM WENT TO REMARRIED WIFE ELIZABETH WILEY BETWEEN 1794 AND 1804.
REST OF LAND DIVIDED UP AMONG CHILDREN.

28 APR 1772 STEPHEN PERROW OF BUCKINGHAM PURCHASED LAND ON BOTH SIDES OF BEAVER CREEK FROM DAVID ROSSER.

LIVED IN BUCKINGHAM IN 1783 ACCORDING TO CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST.

HUGUENOT EMIGRATION TO VA. LISTS BIRTH ON PAGE 92.

More comments by Bryan Godfrey:

When I first looked up my Perrow ancestry as a teenager in a local library in Newport News, Virginia, the following was the information I found, from the book "Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches," but since I did not know then that William C. Perrow and Urania Virginia Cowling were the parents of my great-great-grandfather William Adolphus Perrow, I could not connect at that time to the Stephen Perrow family. Needless to say, this book, like several other sources, only lists the four sons of William C. Perrow who served in the Confederate Army, omitting Adolphus who was too young to serve and also omitting the four daughters, which was confusing to me when I read this, because, when growing up, I heard my grandmother speak of Great-Aunts Ora and Minnie and assumed they were her grandfather's sisters, which they were. Somehow, even as a teenager, I knew that I must descend from William C. Perrow in spite of Adolphus not being listed as a son here, because my grandmother said that Dr. Mosby G. Perrow was her mother's first cousin, and this information shows William as Dr. Perrow's grandfather. Although this information has many inaccuracies, I am reproducing it here for sentimentality sake.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, VA - HISTORY - Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches
Family Sketches - Perrow
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CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES

Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA
1782-1926
By R. H. EARLY
With Illustrations
J. P. BELL COMPANY
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927

Perrow

The family of Perault were Huguenots, who escaped from France after the Edict
of Nantes in 1685, to England and from there, with the assistance of William of
Orange, emigrated to America. A colony of them settled at Manakin town about the
year 17OO, on the south side of James river, 2O miles above Richmond in Prince
William county, (now Powhatan). In a list of heads of these families, Charles
Perault's name appears fourth from the top. In the registry of baptisms occurs
in 1728 "Charle Pero, son of Daniel and Marie Pero," and in 1735 "Estiene Pero,
son of Daniel and Marie Pero." From Daniel are descended the Perrows of
Virginia; a name variously spelled Pero, Perro, Peros, Pierro and Perreau. From
Manakin-town, members of the family migrated to Buckingham county, and settled
on Slate river, where they owned slate and gold mines. In the latter part of the
18th century Stephen Perrow and his nephew, Daniel B., sold their lands in
Buckingham and moved to Campbell county, where they settled upon adjoining farms
along Beaver creek, near the court house road. The name had then become
Anglicized Perrow. In 1783 Daniel B. Perrow was listed in the U. S. census as
head of a family of five and located in Amherst. Daniel married Elizabeth, the
daughter of David Fleming. He had previously purchased lot No. 6 at Campbell
court house, which he and his wife sold in 1787. Daniel B. Perrow was a man of
large property, and sporting proclivities; he maintained a stable of
thorough-bred horses and built a track in a field near his house which is still
called race track field. He was an ensign in the American Navy during the
Revolutionary war, but bore the title of colonel, was later probably a militia
officer. He represented the county in the Legislature for 11 terms, twenty-two
years altogether. In 1815-16 he was sheriff of the county, with Nicolas Harrison
as his security. His daughter, Mary, married Colonel Thomas Franklin of Pilot
Mountain estate; no males bearing his name are now living, but he has female
descendants; he died in 1821. Stephen's inventory made by Adam Clement, John
Depriest and Charles Gilliam listed 265 acres on both sides of Beaver creek,
near the property of David Ross and John Lynch. It was from Stephen Perrow that
those bearing the name now, have descent. Stephen lived at Apple Grove, where
much of the building now stands. His children were:

—Mary Ann m. ____ Bailey.
—Elizabeth m. Neilly Powell of Amherst.
—Stephen m., 18O4, 1st, Dollie, dau. of Benjamin Cox; m., 2nd, Amy Green;
children of 1st marriage:
Polina m. _____ Stewart.
Capt. William C. m., 1836, Uramia V. Cowling of Richmond.
Stephen W.
John F. m. Martha Cowling; in 181O sold his brother, Stephen, his land and
left the county.
Andrew J. m. Miss McGehee.
James S. m. Miss Ogden.
Caroline m. _____ Stephens.
Dolly m. _____ Rucker.
Betsy m. _____Walthall.

Children of Stephen and Amy Green-Perrow:
Dr. Ferdinand A. m., in 1856, Catherine M., dau. of Philip M. Payne.
Isabella m. John A. Payne.
Thomas B. removed to Missouri.
Ann m. _____ Murrell.

Dr. Ferdinand A. Payne [correction--Perrow] —graduate of University of Virginia, University of
Pennsylvania, and College of Physicians and Surgeons,-of Marysville, Campbell
county, was a prominent physician. His son, Dr. Ferdinand M. Perrow, follows the
same profession in Lynchburg, where he is located. [Correction, Dr. Ferdinand Perrow was not
Fernindand's son; he was actually his half-great-nephew, a son of Alexander D. Perrow].

William C. Perrow, born 181O, died 1887, was captain of militia during the war
between the states. He purchased from Richard Morgan, in 1862, Shady Grove,
where he afterwards resided. Four of his sons served in the Confederate army;-
Alexander, born 1837, died 1915, m., 1st, Fannie Brooks; m., 2nd, Nettie
Spriggs; he was a member of the first company organized in Campbell, Co. B, llth
Va. Reg., commanded by Capt. Robert C. Saunders: was captured at the battle of
Seven Pines, imprisoned for four months, exchanged and re-entered Company G, 2nd
Va. Cavalry, commanded by Captain Jesse Irvine.

—Stephen C., born 1840, died 19O7, left college at the outbreak of the war and
joined an infantry company in Lynchburg, commanded by Captain Samuel Preston, of
which he was elected lieutenant. In 1864 he resigned his commission to join
Mosby's command. After the war he graduated in law at the University of
Virginia, and practiced at Halifax C. H. with success and distinction.

---Fletcher C., born 1842, died 1915, m. Sallie A., dau. of Philip M. Payne. Mrs.
Perrow died at Sunnyside, and was buried at the Payne graveyard at Oak Grove. F.
C. Perrow joined Company G, 2nd Va. Cav., under Capt. Jesse Irvine,
participating in Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, The Wilderness and
Petersburg battles.

—Willis L., born 1845, died 1895, m. Nellie Brooks; was a courier to Gen. R. E.
Lee at the age of 16 years.

Dr. Mosby G. Perrow, son of Fletcher and Sallie A. Perrow, is Director of
Public Health in Lynchburg.

R. L. Perrow, son of John F. and Martha Cowling Perrow of Route 18, between
Rustburg and Lynchburg, is sheriff of the county.

More About Estienne (Stephen) Perrow:
Burial: probably near site of "Apple Grove" near Rustburg, VA
Comment: 02 Feb 1792, estate inventory showed 8 slaves & debts owed by Charles Perrow & Peter Garrant
Ethnicity/Relig.: baptized in King William Parish-French Huguenot/Anglican
Event 1: 28 Apr 1772, living in Buckingham-purchased 200 acres on Beaver Creek, Campbell Co., VA
Event 2: 26 Nov 1781, Along with Daniel B. Perrow and Adam Clement, Stephen Perrow appraised the estate of James Connelly.
Military: Abt. 1778, Revolutionary War-public service; was a militia captain previously
Occupation: Planter
Property 1: 28 Apr 1772, Purchased 200 acres on both sides of Beaver Creek in Bedford County (present-day Campbell County) for 65 pounds current money of Virginia, which included "all houses, fences, orchards, and other appurtenances."
Property 2: 10 Dec 1805, heirs sold his 288 acres on S side of Slate River in Buckingham Co., VA
Residence 1: Aft. 1772, "Apple Grove, " behind Providence U.M.C. near Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA
Residence 2: Bef. 1750, Was born and raised at the Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement on the south side of the James River in present-day Powhatan Co., VA.
Residence 3: Bef. 1772, Buckingham Co., VA. He was still living in Buckingham County when he purchased land in Bedford County (that part now in Campbell County) 28 Apr 1772.
Residence 4: Aft. 1772, Settled on Beaver Creek in present-day Campbell Co., VA (which was part of Bedford County until Campbell County was formed in 1781).
Will: Inventory of Appraisement of Estate 2 Feb 1792, allotment of estate Dec 1803. Campbell Co., VA Will Book 1, pp. 217-21.

Notes for Elizabeth Fleming:
The late Mrs. Ann Perkins Pearson Hicks of Evington, Virginia, tried to determine the origins of Elizabeth Fleming Perrow's family. Since David Fleming signed her marriage bond to Stephen Perrow, it is most likely that he was her father. As Cameron Allen cited in his Perrow article in "The Virginia Genealogist," on October 5, 1789, "We John Forbes, Samuel Fleming, and Stephen Perrow for the natural love and affection we have for our nephews James Fleming, Samuel Fleming, and David Fleming," gave "all our right to any part of their Grand father David Flemings decd. Estate." This deposition is found on page 448 of "Campbell County, Virginia Deed Book 2." Although the Flemings were a prominent family in early Virginia, nothing has been found to connect David Fleming with this family.

Interestingly, the records of Columbia County, Georgia contain numerous references to Flemings, referring several times to David Fleming, John Fleming, and William Fleming. In the late 1780's and early 1790's, many settlers from Virginia flocked to Georgia since land was cheap there, and several notable residents from Campbell County, including William Candler, patented land in Columbia County. In an early Columbia County deed book, there is a reference to 100 acres on Upton Creek originally granted to David Fleming on February 10, 1774. In a January, 1814 deed for Richard Moore in Columbia County, Georgia, the names John Fleming, William Wiley, and Elizabeth Wiley are listed as witnesses. This could be the same Elizabeth Wiley whose first husband was Stephen Perrow. But several sources say that Elizabeth died about 1840 in Campbell County, Virginia.

Children of Estienne Perrow and Elizabeth Fleming are:
i. Mary Ann Perrow, born Abt. 1779 in Campbell Co., VA; married (1) John Moseley 11 Mar 1799 in Campbell Co., VA; married (2) James Bailey 12 May 1802 in Campbell Co., VA.
ii. Elizabeth Perrow, born Abt. 1781 in Campbell Co., VA.; died in Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA?; married Cornelius Powell 04 Aug 1805 in Campbell Co., VA; born Abt. 1773 in Amherst Co., VA..

Notes for Elizabeth Perrow:
MARRIAGE LISTED IN VIRGINIA MARRIAGE RECORDS PAGE 107 FOR DATE AUG 5 1801. - BP

Notes for Cornelius Powell:
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/t/e/Pat-M-Stevens-iv/GENE6-0014.html

[email protected] (Elton Powell) kindly sent some Powell information:

"... The Antecedants of Richard Powell of Amherst Co., Vir." [Father of Wiatt whom you have an interest in.] by M. W. Widen. Note: Ms. Widen is not clear on Richard's ancestors.... the US Census for Cornelius Powell and the Lynchburg Gazette newspaper for references to this family. Cornelius' wife, Elizabeth Perreau [Perrow] died of Typhoid in Atlanta, Ga. during their removal to Alabama. They had 5 children, one of whom was Felix in my line. Cornelius was thought to have gone west but this newspaper article and the one in the Atlanta Journal disproves it. At that time, what was referred to as the west was Kentucky. (Cornelius' brother,) James Powell, son of Richard was a Doctor. He had a son who was also a doctor but spent most of his life in politics, and never married. Richard Jr. also died unmarried.... (leaving)... Cornelius' descendants (to carry)..... on the name of Powell. Cornelius' son Felix married Elizabeth Rebecca Cooper of Georgia, Edwin Andrew Powell married Anna Amelia Ellis of Mississippi, Ovid Illiard Powell married Bertha Ella Tillinghast of Mobile....(who was)... my mother then me..... Reply if you need more. Elton." Thanks, Elton!

Then this paragraph in Oct 2008 from Heidi Bissonnette

"Dear Pat,

I came across your site after I started looking into my ancestry. I am very intrigued as I have found that there are several people that you have listed that are also contained in my own. Especially the names Cornelius and Felix Powell and Elizabeth Perrow. I had also noticed that you had received some information from a man named Elton Levon Powell from his tree. His name has also shown up with the information that I have. As I have an Elton Levon Jr. and Elton Levon Sr. in my tree. I had received my information from a man named George Douglas Powell Sr. who is my grandmother's brother. Orlenia Esther Powell is my grandmother. Her father's name is Audie Cleophus Powell. Her mother's name is Mae Mary Martin. Now the information that I have states that Felix Powell is my 3rd great grandfather and Cornelius Powell is my 4th great grandfather. Perhaps we could exchange notes on some things because I'm having trouble figuring out the dates that these 2 Powell's were born. The information that I have may be wrong or it could be that these families are not related at all but in all honesty with all of these names that are matching and especially with Elton sending you his Powell tree I really don't see how they could not be one in the same. I would love to hear from you!

Sincerely, Heidi Bissonnette "

More About Cornelius Powell:
Event: 10 Dec 1805, purchased Stephen Perrow, Sr.'s 288 acres on Slate River in Buckingham Co., VA
Residence: Amherst Co., VA

2 iii. Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr., born Abt. 1786 in Campbell Co., VA; died 21 Mar 1860 in "Apple Grove," Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA; married (1) Dorothea Cox 08 Jul 1805 in Campbell Co., VA.; married (2) Amy A. Green 26 Feb 1827 in Campbell Co., VA.
iv. John Perrow, born Abt. 1787 in Campbell Co., VA; died Aft. 1870 in Campbell Co., VA.

Notes for John Perrow:
Information courtesy of William Charlie ("Billy") Perrow:

Swapped land with brother Stephen on 19 Jan 1811 and on same day appointed Stephen his attorney in fact.
Source: Cameron Allen in Vol. 8 of VA. Genealogist.

1870 Census lists an 81 year old John as a boarder with William C. Perrow family - Is this John the one?

Served in the War of 1812, losing his arm.

John Perrow's (of England) genealogy notes are the source for connecting John Daniel Perrow to this John as a son. Logically it fits but I do not have any other documents to verify the connection.



More About John Perrow:
Census: 1850, Campbell Co., VA census-shows him living with nephew William C. Perrow
Comment 1: Never married
Comment 2: 19 Jan 1811, Appointed brother Stephen his attorney in fact to "buy, sell, & receive monies"
Event: 19 Jan 1811, Swapped inheritance on Beaver Creek with brother Stephen's land on Opossum Creek
Military: War of 1812-said to have lost an arm in the service

6. Benjamin Cox, born Bef. 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died Bef. 14 Dec 1807 in Campbell Co., VA. He was the son of 12. Hickerson/ Higgason Cox and 13. Elizabeth Horner. He married 7. Susanna North 27 Feb 1790 in Charlotte Co., VA..
7. Susanna North, born Abt. 1772 in Henrico Co., VA or Amelia Co., VA?; died in Campbell Co., VA. She was the daughter of 14. Thomas North.

Notes for Benjamin Cox:
CAMPBELL WILL BOOK 2 PAGE 345 DATED 12/14/1807 DIVIDED ESTATE INTO FOUR PARTS AND WAS SURVEYED BY JOHN LYNCH JR.

BOOK 2 PAGE 370 FURTHER DIVIDES ESTATE WITH STEPHEN PERROW AND THOMAS NORTH AND BETSY COX AS HEIRS. DATED FEB 2, 1822. WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT NANCY MARRIED A NORTH AND SHE AND DOLLY ARE BOTH DECEASED.

More About Benjamin Cox:
Event 1: Received one shilling from his father's will.
Event 2: Beneficiary in the 1773 will of his maternal grandmother, Sabrina Horner.

More About Susanna North:
Property: 1793, Was bequeathed three of her father's Negroes, Juno, Charles, and Jude, in his will.

Children of Benjamin Cox and Susanna North are:
3 i. Dorothea Cox, born Abt. 1790 in Charlotte Co., VA?; died 29 May 1821 in Campbell Co., VA; married Capt. Stephen Perrow, Jr. 08 Jul 1805 in Campbell Co., VA..
ii. Nancy N. Cox, born Abt. 1795 in Campbell Co., VA; died 08 Dec 1846 in Campbell Co., VA; married Thomas A. North 01 Mar 1810 in Campbell Co., VA.

More About Nancy N. Cox:
Cause of Death: Typhoid fever
Comment: 08 Dec 1846, Her obituary states "at her residence, Mrs. Nancy N. Cox, aged 51 years, of Typhoid Fever, which has in some portions of this and the surrounding counties been attended with awful mortality."

More About Thomas A. North:
Census: 1787, Charlotte Co., VA--appears as Thomas North, Jr. Charged with tax for himself, no white males 16-21, 6 blacks over 16, 11 blacks under 16, 5 horses, 9 cattle. Charged with tax for Joshua Hazlewood.
Military: Served in the Revolutionary War according to a pension claim; final payment of pension made 4 Sep 1837.

iii. Elizabeth Cox, born Abt. 1796; died Aft. 1859.

Notes for Elizabeth Cox:
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cox-1383

Elizabeth was apparently unable to care for herself. Campbell County Will Books have a long series of accounts by her guardians, curator, and committee. She boarded with Thomas and Nancy North from at least 1825 through 1842. William W. Dinwiddie filed accounts for her at least through 1846. She is listed in the 1850 Census of Campbell County living with Anthony W. North and his wife, Martha Notes from Campbell County Wills and Inventories, 1782-1847. p. 34 Division of father's Estate, 14 Dec 1807 p. 41: Account of orphan with Drury Cocke, guardian, 11 Nov 1811 p. 74: Dower land to Betsey Cox, 11 Feb 1822 p. 75: Inventory of Estate of Elizabeth Cox shows her slaves being hired out to Capt. Allen Barbery, Clifton Keen, William L. Franklin, Stephen Perrow and Drury W. Cock who still has the dower due to Elizabeth Cox's mother. James Stewart is guardian to Elizabeth Cox. 10 June 1822 p. 89: Account of Elizabeth with Thomas Dixon, curator, shows Betsy Cox's board paid to Thomas A. North, 9 May 1825 p. 107: Miss Elizabeth in account with James Stewart her guardian shows "Dr. Samuel K. Jennings in 1812", and Pleasant Labby for hire of Sipio in 1814," 11 Aug 1828 p. 125: Account with Thomas Dixon, her committee, "Thomas A. North for board in 1821", 9 Apr 1832 p. 128: Mrs. Nancy North, for board, 10 Dec 1832 p. 132: Inventory of Estate, 13 Jan 1834 p. 135: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Nancy North to buy your clothing," 10 Nov 1834 p. 138: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, 13 Jul 1835 p. 145: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Nancy North for board in 1835," 14 Jun 1836 p. 155: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Paid Nancy North for your board," 11 Jun 1838 p. 159: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Paid Nancy North for your board," 11 Jun 1839 p. 164: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Nancy North for board in 1840," also Anthony W. North, 9 Jun 1840 p. 170: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "paid A. W. North for board in 1840," 15 Jun 1841 p. 175: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, "Nancy North for board in 1841," 10 Aug 1842 p. 179: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, 12 Jun 1843 p. 185: (Miss Elizabeth) Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, 10 Jun 1844 p. 191: (Miss Elizabeth) Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, 11 Jun 1845 p. 196: Account with William W. Dinwiddie, her committee, 9 Jun 1846
Census
Date: 1850 Place: Campbell County, Virginia age 54, living with Anthony W. North[1]

More About Elizabeth Cox:
Comment: She was apparently unable to care for herself, as she is mentioned many times in Campbell Co. Will Books as having guardians; boarded with Thomas and Nancy North 1825-1842 at least; living with Anthony W. North and wife Martha in 1850 Census of Campbell Co
Nickname: Betsy

Generation No. 4

8. Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow, born Abt. 1702 in Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, Goochland (now Powhatan) Co., VA.; died Abt. 1789 in Buckingham Co., VA. He was the son of 16. Charles Perrault and 17. Marguerite ?. He married 9. Marie Renno? Abt. 1727 in probably present-day Powhatan Co., VA.
9. Marie Renno?, born Abt. 1702 in probably Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, Goochland (now Powhatan) Co., VA; died Aft. 1753 in present-day Powhatan Co. or Buckingham Co., VA. She was the daughter of 18. Etienne/Stephen Renault/Renno and 19. Anna Mary ?.

Notes for Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow:
Daniel Pero, whose surname was later Anglicized to Perrow, was born about 1702, probably at the Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement in present-day Powhatan County, Virginia, on the south side of the James River. Since he was apparently the only son of Charles and Marguerite Perrault, the noted Perrows of Virginia all descend from him. According to Volume 13 of the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," page 280, Daniel Pero owned the 133 acres granted to his father, as a French settler, in 1716. He appeared several times in deed books for Goochland County until 1742. This part of Goochland lying south of the James River later became Powhatan County, and present-day Goochland County only lies north of the James River. According to "Turff & Twigg Volume I: The French Lands" by Priscilla Harriss Cabell, Daniel began living on Jones Creek, a short distance southwest of his father's French patent in present-day Powhatan County, around 1730, when he purchased land there from John Harris the day before he sold his father's French patent on the James River to Harris on 10 February 1730. Daniel held this tract for 37 years, at which time he sold it to his half-nephew, George Smith. After 1742, Daniel and Marie Perrow appear in the adjacent county of Cumberland; however, it must be noted that Cumberland was formed from the western part of Goochland County in 1749. In 1742, Daniel Perrow became a vestryman of King William Parish and was later a church warden.

Before the 1760's, Daniel Perrow began acquiring lands west of his native parish in Cumberland County, in Buckingham County, and on Beaver Creek in Bedford County that later became Campbell County. He gave land on Beaver Creek to infant grandson, Daniel Battersby Perrow, where his son Stephen also settled. Unfortunately, many of Buckingham's records were later destroyed; thus, his will has not been located. He apparently died around 1789. In 1790, the Buckingham tax list refers to the "Estate of Daniel Perro," but from 1783 to 1789, he was listed in personalty taxes for Buckingham. In Buckingham County, according to Perrow family tradition, Daniel Perrow and his children settled near the Slate River and became possessed of gold and slate mines. Only the names of four of his children are known, but since no will has been found that may delineate all of his survivors, it is possible there were more.

More About Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow:
Burial: Because he and his immediate descendants settled on this property and later descendants are buried there, it seems likely he is buried in the now-restored Watson-Perrow Cemetery on Gunner Mountain in Buckingham Co., VA, in a now-unmarked grave.
Census 1: Bet. 1719 - 1726, Listed as a tithable in household of his stepfather, Antoine Rapine
Census 2: Bet. 1783 - 1789, Listed on personalty taxes for Buckingham Co., VA
Ethnicity/Relig.: Baptized in King William Parish which was created for French Huguenots-vestryman
Property 1: Inherited the 133 acres granted to his father in 1716
Property 2: 25 Aug 1753, Daniel Perrow and Mary his wife of Cumberland sold to Richard Pembleton (Pemberton) 100 acres between the two Mannikin Creeks on south side of James River, part of 200 acres granted to Daniel by patent of 11 Apr 1732. Witnessed by Daniel Perrow, Jr.
Residence 1: Manakintowne, Goochland Co., VA; later Buckingham Co., VA
Residence 2: Abt. 1702, Was probably born and raised at the Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement on the south side of the James River in present-day Powhatan Co., VA
Residence 3: Abt. 1731, Settled on Jones Creek in present-day Powhatan Co., VA, on land purchased from John Harris the day before he sold his father's French patent to Harris on 10 Feb 1730. Held this tract for 37 years until selling to half-nephew George Smith.
Residence 4: 1744, Still listed as a resident of King William Parish, the parish in which the Manakin Huguenot settlement was located.
Residence 5: Aft. 1744, Daniel Perrow and his family settled on Slate River in Buckingham Co., VA. According to tradition they and/or their immediate descendants mined slate and gold.

Notes for Marie Renno?:
THIS RENNO LINE BASED ON "TURFF&TWIGG" PAGE 329.
MOST SOURCES I HAVE SEEN HAVE LISTED DANIEL PERRAULT'S WIFE AS MARIE OR MARY BUT VERY FEW PUT A SURNAME WITH IT.

LDS AFN: ROZ8-HG LISTS SURNAME AS FARCY.

More About Marie Renno?:
Comment: Circumstantial evidence makes it nearly certain that she was a Renno.
Ethnicity/Relig.: French Protestant (Huguenot)
Event: Renno-Reynaud family believed to have come from Chenac, France

Children of Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow and Marie Renno? are:
i. Charles Perrow, born 05 Sep 1728 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, VA.; died Abt. 1801 in Buckingham Co., VA; married Francoise Guerrant Bef. 03 Aug 1750; born 12 Oct 1728 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, VA; died Aft. 17 Apr 1800 in Buckingham Co., VA.

Notes for Charles Perrow:

ii. Daniel Perrow, Jr., born Bef. 11 Apr 1732 in King William Parish, present-day Powhatan Co., VA; died Bef. 19 Apr 1758 in Buckingham Co., VA; married Celia Battersby.

Notes for Celia Battersby:
STILL LIVING ON 3 DEC 1787
SOURCE: CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST

4 iii. Estienne (Stephen) Perrow, born Abt. 20 Nov 1735 in Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, King William Parish, Goochland Co. (that part now in Powhatan Co.), VA; died Abt. 1791 in "Apple Grove," Rustburg, Campbell Co., VA; married Elizabeth Fleming 11 May 1778 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA.
iv. Mary Perrow, born Abt. 1739 in King William Parish, present-day Powhatan Co., VA; died 22 Jul 1805 in Buckingham Co., VA; married Capt. Pierre Guerrant 25 Nov 1756 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, Goochland Co., VA. or Henrico Co., VA; born 17 Dec 1737 in King William Parish, Manakintowne, Goochland Co., VA; died 1819 in Montgomery Co., KY..

Notes for Capt. Pierre Guerrant:
Pierre was a son of Pierre and Magdalene Trabue Guerrant. Mary Perrow Guerrant died in Buckingham County, Virginia. Pierre and Mary had ten children, and after her death, he settled in Montgomery County, Kentucky. J. Gray McAllister's and Grace Owings Guerrant's "Edward O. Guerrant: Apostle to the Southern Highlands," published in Richmond, Virginia in 1950, contains further information on the descendants of this branch of the Perrow family.

Changed to Peter from Pierre Jr. with Internet source.
http://www.uokhsc.e...yff/D0008/I460 Bonnie Becker homepage.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mysouthernfamily/myff/d0007/g0000086.html#I460

The 17th Xber, 1737, was born Pierre Gueran, son of Pierre Gueran and of Magdelaine, his wife; had for godfather, Pierre David; for godmother, Anne David, the younger; Pierre Guerant, the younger.

Some of the Guerrant family emigated to Kentucky. The will of Peter Guerrant is found in Montgomery Co. Bk B, and was probated Jan 3, 1820, naming sons John, Peter, Stephen, Charles, Daniel, daughters Magdalen, Mary, Jane, Martha, grandchildren Henry E. and Martha Guerrant. children of deceased son, William.

"From All of My Marys To Me" by Constance Jonas copyright 1982 part of the All My Somedays project a Living History Project sponsored by Pierce County Library and Tacoma Public Library under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humantities.

Charles Perault of Bordeaux, France married Marguerite ?.
children: Daniel, Mary Ann, Marie, Anne. Daniel Perault m. Mary ?

children: Daniel, Estiene, Charles and Mary b. 1739 married Peter Guerrant, Jr.

Charles and Daniel settled in Manakin town. Daniel Perault is listed as commander of the ship Peter and Anthony. Daniel was Mary Perault Guerrant's father

Same source also says Magdalena Vereul married Antoine Trabue after they came to Virgina. Also shows Moise Vereul parents as Jean Vereul and Madeleine DuFay. However it list Jean as a hatmaker from Rouen France.

The 17th Xber, 1737, was born Piere Gueran, son of Pierre Gueran and of Magdelaine, his wife; had for godfather, Pierre Daivd; for godmother, Anne David, the younger; Pierre Guerant, the younger.

From "Virginia's District Courts, 1789-1809, Records of the Prince Edward District: Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, and Prince Edward Counties (Wills to 1829, Deeds to 1816)" abstracted by Mary Bondurant Warren and Eve B. Weeks (1991. Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA).

p. 82 An estate transaction involving land and slaves in Buckingham Co., VA, dated 9 Oct 1804, in "Prince Edward District Court Deeds," pp. 131-133.

Persons involved or named were: Daniel GUERRANT, William GUERRANT, Rivers DRAKE, Hugh F. NORTON, Thomas GILLIAT, James KERBY, John GUERRANT, Robert BARTEN, Robert BELL, Thomas DIDDEP, Francis STROBIA, Edmund TAYLOR, Jr., and slaves Lucy (age c36), Jame (female age c36), Rachael (age c16), Hannah (age c13), Lewis (age c40), and Absalom (age c13).

"Eunice Guerrant" 4/99
"Information that was compiled by Dr. Oliver Caldwell Sheley, a great-grandson of Mary Guerrant & Chesley Glover. He took some of the information from Genealogy of the Guerrant Family, in manuscript, by Rev. Edward Owings Guerrant, Wilmore, Kentucky, and family records of Dr. Oliver Caldwell Sheley, Missouri Society. (I assume that Dr. Oliver Caldwell Sheley was a member of the Missouri Chapter of the Huguenot Society, although I have no proof of that.)".

PIERRE GUERRANT Will: 30 JUL 1817, Montgomery, Kentucky

More About Capt. Pierre Guerrant:
Military: Revolutionary War

10. David Fleming, died Abt. 1789 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA. He married 11. Elizabeth ?.
11. Elizabeth ?

More About David Fleming:
Ethnic Origins: The Fleming surname is Scottish, but it is not known whether David was of recent immigrant descent or was descended from earlier Flemings in New Kent and Goochland Co., VA. He may have been descended from Charles Fleming and Susanna Tarleton of New Kent.
Property: 14 Feb 1761, Purchased 223 acres in present-day Campbell Co., VA (then part of Bedford Co.) on both sides of Beaver Creek for 25 shillings, adjoining Robert Hairston.

Children of David Fleming and Elizabeth ? are:
i. Samuel Fleming, married Elizabeth Rutherford 05 Aug 1774 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA.

More About Samuel Fleming:
Comment: It is doubtful that he is the same Samuel Fleming who showed up in Iredell Co., NC.

ii. David Fleming, Jr., died Abt. 1798.
iii. Nancy Fleming?, married John Forbes.
5 iv. Elizabeth Fleming, born Abt. 1760 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA?; died Abt. 1840 in Campbell Co., VA; married (1) Estienne (Stephen) Perrow 11 May 1778 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA; married (2) Bartlett Wiley 05 Apr 1792 in Campbell Co., VA. (Bond).
v. Abraham Fleming, born Abt. 1742 in Virginia?; died 10 May 1799 in Burke Co., NC; married Frances Martin 26 Nov 1772 in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA; born Abt. 1751; died Jul 1822 in Burke Co., NC.

More About Abraham Fleming:
Comment 1: The fact that he had a son Tarleton Fleming gives credence to the possibility that his father was connected with the family of Charles Fleming (1659-1717) and Susanna Tarleton of New Kent Co., VA. No evidence has been found for David Fleming's origins.
Comment 2: A Fleming researcher and descendant of Abraham thinks that Frances' father's name was Tarleton Martin, which may explain how their son Tarleton got his name. This seems coincidental in light of an earlier Susanna Tarleton Fleming in New Kent Co., VA.
Comment 3: Two children of Abraham and Fanny, Abraham, Jr. and Elizabeth, married other Flemings, children of John and Elizabeth Fleming Fleming of Iredell Co., NC. Their kinship to the David and Abraham Fleming family is uncertain.
Property: Aft. 1773, His plantation, the home being called Mansion House, included 14 slaves, 100 head of hogs, 16 head of horses, 96 head of cattle, 19 head of sheep, 15 geese, and crops of rye, wheat, corn, fodder, and oats. He also had a distillery and hat-making operation.
Residence 1: Abt. 1773, Settled in Burke Co., NC, on the Catawba River west of its confluence with the Johns River. This area became known as Quaker Meadows because the settlers erroneously thought their Moravian neighbors were Quakers.
Residence 2: Bef. 1773, Campbell/Bedford Co., VA
Residence 3: Aft. 1773, After settling at Quaker Meadows, his neighbors included Joseph McDowell, who had a fort or outpost on the Catawba River, where the settlers fortified themselves against the Cherokee Indians.

More About Frances Martin:
Event: Jul 1800, Following Abraham Fleming's death, she married Solomon Good, who squandered much of the Fleming estate and later deserted Frances, who was afterward supported by her son Abraham Fleming, Jr.
Nickname: Fanny

12. Hickerson/ Higgason Cox, born Bef. 1734 in Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1793 in Chesterfield Co., VA. He was the son of 24. ? Cox. He married 13. Elizabeth Horner Bef. 1755.
13. Elizabeth Horner, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died in Chesterfield Co., VA. She was the daughter of 26. Benjamin Horner, Jr. and 27. Savrinah ?.

Notes for Hickerson/ Higgason Cox:
The following is quoted from John W. Pritchett's website, virginians.com:

Hickerson Cox [3326.1.5.9.1] (-c.1794), who inherited 105 acres in 1734, was charged with a single tithable in 1756 and 1762. Hickerson married first Elizabeth Horner, daughter of Benjamin Horner who left "one Negro" to "daughter Elizabeth Cox" in his 1766-will in Chesterfield County. His bride's mother was Sabrina Horner who left a heifer to grandson Benjamin Cox, son of Hickerson Cox, in 1773. His name appears as Hickerson, Higgenson, and Higgason in the records. We presume Hickerson is correct as omitting the "r" sound is customary in Virginia.
Hickerson Cox was head of a household of 10 whites and four blacks in Chesterfield County in 1783. Hickerson left a will in Chesterfield County (will dated 20 April 1793, recorded 12 Jan. 1795 ). Later records identify his wife as Mary. All their children married in Chesterfield County.
Obediah and Abraham Cox chose Simon Hancock as their guardian 8 June 1795. On 9 July 1799 Mary Cox chose Peter Minor Cary her guardian and the court appointed him the guardian for Hickerson also. Mary Cox was dead by 11 January 1802 when the court appointed Peter Cary administrator of her estate.

The following is quoted from http://searches2.rootsweb.com/th/read/VACHESTE/1999-04/0924246362

From: Jerry McClure
Subject: [VACHESTE-L] CHESTERFIELD CO. BAPTISTS
Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999
My Cox ancestors crossed the James River from the Varina area of Henrico
Co. to the Falling Creek area before Chesterfield became a county. They
gradually moved up the creek to the Old Courthouse Road area where Higgason
Cox, Sr. willed his various tracts of property to his sons in 1793.
Higgason Cox, Jr. received a tract "on the south west side the Courthouse
road a branch called Mansfield running through a part of the said land"
with his brother Abraham receiving land on the other side of the road.

The Coxes attended a Baptist church known as Coxes Meeting House located a
few miles northwest of where the Bethlehem Baptist Church is now located on
Midlothian Turnpike. Meetings were conducted there as early as May, 1789.
Land for the church was purchased from John Cox for two shillings. An
abandoned cemetery still marks the location of the Meeting House. (There
is good historical information on the Baptist churches of Chesterfield Co. at
http://www.mdba.org/index.htm)

In May 1813, Higgason and Elizabeth Cox sold an acre of their land on
Courthouse Road for $6.00 to erect a new church named the Bethlehem Meeting
House which was used until 1897. Trustees of the church in 1813 were
Daniel Trabue, George Hancock, Peter M. Cary (who was married to Higgason's
sister, Rhoda) and Matthew Winfree. Witnesses to the deed were Benjamin
Watkins, John Ferguson, Henry Burton and Green Hancock. The church later
moved to its present location on Midlothian Turnpike.

I would like to know if it is possible that a cemetery existed at the
church location on Courthouse Road. Also, if there is any possibility a
listing exists of those buried in the old Cox Meeting House Cemetery. It
is called the Belgrade Cemetery in the new Chesterfield Historical Society
cemetery book, but I was not able to find any listing of my Coxes in the
book. Any suggestions?

Chesterfield County, Virginia, Wills: Will of Higgason Cox, Sr. - 1793

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Will of Higgason Cox, Sr. - Chesterfield Co., VA - Will Book 4, page 404

In the name of God, Amen. I Higgason Cox of the County of Chesterfield
being in good health sound sence and memory knowing the uncertainty of this
life do make & ordain this my last Will and testament in manner as
following Viz.

Item. First I give and bequeath unto my son Obadiah Cox a Tract or parcel
of land lying in Prince Edward County On the North side of the south branch
of Apmatock river containing three hundred and Eighty One acres be the same
more or less One feather bed and furniture a good nag saddle and bridle two
cows Two Ewes and a gun to him and his Heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Abraham Cox all that part of the
tract of land whereon I now live that lies on the North East side of the
Court house road the said land lies adjoining a branch called Cuckolds run
one feather bed and furniture a good nag saddle and bridle two Cows two
Ewes my pine Chest and a gun to him and his heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my son Higgeson Cox the Land whereon I now
live that lies on the south west side the Courthouse road a branch called
mansfield runing through a part of the said land and the Courthouse road to
be the line all the way between Abraham Cox and Higgeson Cox one feather
bed and furniture a good nag saddle and bridle a black walnut desk two Cows
two Ewes two pair fire Irons a Brass skillet and a gun to him and his heirs
forever. But I declare my meaning and intention is that his right and
Tittle in the said land shall begin amediately on my death but that he
shall not have the use of the same untill his mothers dath or marriage.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Rhoda Cox one feather bed and
furniture two Cows and two Ewes to Her and Heirs forever.

Item. I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary Cox one feather Bed and
furniture two Cows and two Ewes to her and her heirs forever.

Item. I Devise unto my loving wife during her life or widowhood two
negroes Viz. a fellow named James and a Girl named Dilce & the use of the
houses and plantation wheron I now live with all the remainder of my Estate
Exclusive of my Negroes not yet mentioned and all them the others of my
Negroes to be hired out untill the deathe or marriage of my wife and then
after pay all my Just debts and paying for the Schooling of my son Higgeson
Cox then an Equal division to take place between Eight of my Children
Namely Salley Hancock Mary Brummall Elizabeth Hancock Rhoda Cox Obadiah Cox
Abraham Cox Mary Cox and Higgason Cox.

Item. I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin Cox one Shilling sterling.

Lastly. I Constitute and appoint my son Obadiah Cox and my loving wife
together with my friend Simon Hancock Executors to this my last will and
testament and direct that my Estate shall not be appraised. In witness
whereof have hereunto set my hand and seal this twentyth day of April One
thousand seven hundred and ninety three.
his
Signed sealed and delivered Higgeson X Cox
In presence of mark
William Laprad
Ovile Roberts
William X Roberts, Junr.
Examined
1786-1788. Recorded July Court 1789.

More About Hickerson/ Higgason Cox:
Burial: Chesterfield Co., VA. He and his family might be buried in the Belgrade Cemetery, about 4 miles northwest of the present Bethlehem Baptist Church. The cemetery was part of the first meeting place for the church, which was known as Cox's Meeting House.
Probate: 12 Jan 1795, Chesterfield Co., VA
Property: 1813, His son, Higgason Cox, Jr., sold 1 acre of his father's land to the Baptist Society to erect Bethlehem Baptist Church on the old Courthouse Road. This church was moved and is presently near the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Robious Road.
Residence: His land was on Mansfield Branch, which flows into Falling Creek in Chesterfield Co., VA, abt 1-2 miles south of present-day Midlothian Turnpike on the west side of Courthouse Road.
Will: 20 Apr 1793, Chesterfield Co., VA

Children of Hickerson/ Cox and Elizabeth Horner are:
i. Abraham Cox, born Bet. 1755 - 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died Aft. 1793; married Rhoda Hancock 22 Aug 1805.

More About Abraham Cox:
Comment: May be the same Abraham Cox found in Rockbridge Co., VA in 1811.
Property: Inherited northern part of his father's estate in Chesterfield Co., VA.

ii. Obadiah Cox, born Bet. 1755 - 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died Aft. 1793; married Sarah Ellett 08 Aug 1797 in Chesterfield Co., VA.

More About Obadiah Cox:
Property: Inherited land in Prince Edward Co., VA, from his father; executor of his father's will.

iii. Rhoda Cox, born Bet. 1755 - 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died in probably Kentucky; married Peter Minor Cary.
iv. Sarah Cox, born Bet. 1755 - 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; married Arthur Hancock 04 Feb 1788.
6 v. Benjamin Cox, born Bef. 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died Bef. 14 Dec 1807 in Campbell Co., VA; married Susanna North 27 Feb 1790 in Charlotte Co., VA..
vi. Mary Cox, born Bef. 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; married William Brummall 20 Feb 1787 in Chesterfield Co., VA.
vii. Elizabeth Cox, born 01 Feb 1771 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died 30 May 1860 in Midlothian, Chesterfield Co., VA; married Rev. Francis Hancock 08 Oct 1789 in Chesterfield Co., VA; born 14 Feb 1768 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died 09 Jul 1804 in Chesterfield Co., VA.

Notes for Elizabeth Cox:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=86468362&CRid=2440797&

Cemetery notes and/or description:
There are two inscribed grave markers surrounded by a wrought-iron fence. There are an additional 13 graves outside the fence. The entire graveyard has now been surrounded by a new fence and landscaped. A monument was added May 5, 2012 commemorating the family's place in Chesterfield County's history.
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 37.50939, Longitude: -77.69716

More About Elizabeth Cox:
Burial: Hancock Family Cemetery at Bon Secours Francis Watkins Centre, Watkins Centre Parkway south of Midothian Turnpike, Midlothian, Chesterfield Co., VA

Notes for Rev. Francis Hancock:
http://www.chesterfieldhistory.com/PDF/Messenger/messenger%20Jan%202010%20s%20(2).pdf

History of the Hancock Graveyard in Midlothian
Rachel Baker Lipowicz
A legal notice dated Dec 27, 2009, in the Richmond Times-Dispatch informed the public of the intention of Watkins Land, L.L.C. to petition the Chesterfield Circuit Court for authorization to remove the Hancock graveyard, and asks respondents to appear in court on January 19, 2010, at 8:30 AM. The case
number is CL09-2892.
The graveyard is located near the corner of Midlothian turnpike and Watkins Parkway. As most Midlothian residents know,there has been development in the vicinity recently. The graveyard dates to 1804, and is located on the property of the homeplace known as Laurel Grove. Laurel Grove is a later
building built by the Watkins family. Evidence of earlier buildings associated with the Hancock family was not located in the county records. At the graveyard there is a fenced area containing two gravestones with footstones. Other graves exist outside the fence. The gravestones read as follows:
Francis Hancock
Born Feb 14, 176-
Died July 9, 1804
Blessed are the dead
Which die in the Lord
fs: F. H.
Elizabeth
Wife of Francis Hancock
Born Feb 1, 1771
Died May 30, 1860
Blessed are the dead
Which die in the Lord
fs: F. H.

Genealogy
Marriage: Consent and minister's return were found for Francis Hancock to Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Higgison Cox. Consent dated 20 Sep 1789 and minister's return dated 8 October 1789 in Chesterfield County, VA1.
Will: Francis Hancock wrote a will dated 22 July 1803. He mentioned his beloved wife, whom he named as executor, and "all my children," but neglected to name them or his wife2. When his inventory and
appraisment3 were recorded on 14 July 1806, Elizabeth Hancock signed the document with her
signature as opposed to her mark. Francis's inventory included five slaves, James, Nancy, Delilah, Christopher and Sinai. Francis Hancock is included as a son in the will of his father, George Hancock4.
Deeds: In 1793, Francis Hancock received from his father, George Hancock, by gift5 150 acres on ?Stanford's line.? No other land description was given. In 1797, Obedience Hancock, widow of George, stated that she had received her dower rights to her satisfaction and signed over her rights to the same
150 acres deeded to Francis by her then husband, George6. A marriage was found for George
Hancock to Obedience Newby dated 1786, making Obedience the step-mother of Francis instead of his natural mother7. In 1862, the land where Elizabeth Hancock resided at her death was sold by her surviving children, Higgison H. Hancock, Woodson Hancock, and Elizabeth H. Hancock. This 150 acre parcel was sold to James H. Williams8. That sale reserved the graveyard with right of ingress and egress, supposed to contain ¼ of an acre.
Maps/Plats: On the 1888 LaPrade map of Chesterfield County the parcel is noted as ?Watkins.? On the 1865 Gilmer map, it is noted as Jas. H. Williams. No plats were found for the property prior to 1918. However, a ?recent survey? is mentioned in a deed from James H. & Paulina Williams to John B. Watkins and C. Tyree Watkins of Powhatan dated 1883. In this deed, 114 acres were sold9. The plat was not included with the deed nor was it located.
Death records: A death record was not located for Elizabeth Hancock. However, death records for three slaves in her possession were noted10. These slaves were, Thomas, age 2 years d. 1853; Admentus age 2 years d. 1856; Cherailie age 6 years died 1858. The parents' names of these slaves were not given.
Francis & Elizabeth's Children: These three children survived Elizabeth Hancock. Any deceased children's names are unknown.
Higgison H. Hancock 22 Sep 1792—20 Jan 1866; burial: Bethel Baptist Church, Midlothian. He married Hannah Wooldridge Walthall, the daughter of Francis Walthall in October 1819. She is also buried at Bethel Baptist Church. These graves were moved from a site reportedly behind the ?Sycamores? 11 homeplace on Midlothian Turnpike in the mid 1970s.
Woodson W. Hancock 1799—1883 family monument at Mt. Hermon Baptist Church, Genito & Mt. Hermon Rds. He married 1st Mary D. Beasley Jan 1823. He married 2nd Caroline Beasley. The family of Woodson W. Hancock was buried in the family graveyard at ?Otterdale?12 their homeplace on Genito Road, which burned. The graveyard was reportedly removed to Mt. Hermon Baptist church in 1992. A family monument was already in place.
Elizabeth H. Hancock She was noted in the household with her mother, Elizabeth Hancock in the 1850 census. Daughter, Elizabeth is also mentioned in the deed from the Hancock heirs to James H. Williams. I could not locate her in 1870. Nor could I find a death record or burial place for her in the records at
Chesterfield Historical Society. It is possible that she was taken to her parents' burial ground for interment after her death or that she married and that marriage wasn't located.
1Marriages of Chesterfield County, VA 1771—1854; Angela
Wilderman
2Chesterfield County Will Book 6 p. 219
3WB 6 p.342
4WB 5 p.130
5Chesterfield County Deed Book 12 p353
6DB 14 p127
7Marriages of Chesterfield County, VA 1771—1854; Angela
Wilderman
8DB 46 p224
9DB 67 p68
10Chesterfield County Register of Deaths

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The Hancock Family Cemetery
The gravestones and remains of Francis and Elizabeth Cox
Hancock are located inside the antique iron fence, and these graves
are believed to be surrounded by 13 unmarked graves. The
cemetery was preserved for many years by the Watkins family,
which purchased the property in 1883. The cemetery's fence and
landscaping have restored with the support of the Sisters of Bon
Secours and descendants of Higgison Hancock's daughter, Anne
Elizabeth Hancock Garnett, including Elizabeth Broaddus Cox,
Reuben G. Cox, Catherine R. Moser, James L. Ryland, William M.
Ryland and Robert S. Ryland. Access to the cemetery and perpetual
maintenance are guaranteed by the landowner.
Cover Image:
Higgison Hancock, by Martha Ann Honeywell, who was
born without hands and used her toes to cut silhouettes.
- 3-
Hancock Family Cemetery Rededication May 5, 2012
FRANCIS HANCOCK
Born Feb. 14, 1768
Died July 9, 1804
Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord, for they
rest from their labour
and their works do follow
them

ELIZABETH
Wife of
FRANCIS HANCOCK
Born Feb. 1, 1771
Died May 30, 1860
Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord, for they
rest from their labour
and their works do follow
them

Francis Hancock -- Baptist Preacher
Francis Hancock (1768-1804) was a young Baptist preacher
who was connected to the contentious struggle for religious liberty
in the early days of the nation. Francis Hancock entered the
ministry at a young age and served the churches in Chesterfield with
zeal and great success.
Francis was one of the "sons" of the Spring Creek Baptist
Church, which was established in 1790, according to the first book
on Virginia Baptist history. See A History of the Rise and Progress
of the Baptists in Virginia, Robert Baylor Semple (1810), pp. 205.
The church at Spring Creek was successful and growing -- "They
have another Meeting house besides Spring Creek, called Bethel.
Here, it is expected, will be another church at some future day." Id.
Indeed, after the early death of Francis Hancock, the Bethel
Baptist Church was formally established and is still located less than
a half-mile from the Hancock Family Cemetery on the opposite side
of Midlothian Turnpike. Some members of the Hancock family are
buried in the cemetery at the Bethel Baptist church.
It is interesting to note that the Watkins family, owners of the
Hancock Family Cemetery property for many years, is also
connected to the Spring Creek Baptist Church, which "was planted
chiefly-by the labours of elder Benjamin Watkins … one of the
most indefatigable preachers in Virginia." Id., p. 204.

Elizabeth Hancock and the Hancock Children
Elizabeth Cox Hancock (1771-1860) and Francis were married
in 1789. After the death of her husband in 1804, Elizabeth she
remained active in the Baptist church. In 1817, she became a
member of Bethel Baptist Church when it was established, and she
was the last surviving founding member of the Bethel church when
she died. Francis and Elizabeth had seven children, three of whom
survived her:
1. Higgison H. Hancock (1792-1866), who married Hannah
Wooldridge Walthall in October 1819. Higgison, who
appears to have used or tolerated various spellings of his
name, including Higgerson and Higgason, was named
for his mother's father. He was a man of substantial
wealth and prominence in Chesterfield, and was a county
magistrate for many years. He served as High Sheriff of
Chesterfield County in 1846-47, and as a member of the
Virginia House of Delegates in 1847-48. Higgison also
served as an officer in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812. Higgison was apparently fond of top hats, as
evidenced by the cover of this brochure, which bears a
copy of his silhouette that was made in Richmond during
his tenure in the House of Delegates, as well as in
surviving photographs, reproduced below.
2. Woodson W. Hancock (1799-1883), who married Mary
Beasley. Woodson served as Sheriff of Chesterfield
County, Virginia from 1849 to 1853, and he also served
as a Colonel in the Virginia State Militia. It appears that
he was active in the Jerusalem Baptist Church, which
was founded in 1852 and was originally located within a
mile of the Hancock Family Cemetery. Jerusalem
Baptist Church was later moved and renamed Winfree
Memorial Baptist Church.
3. Elizabeth H. Hancock (____-____).

The Struggle for Religious Liberty
It is well known that the Baptists of Chesterfield County stood
at the forefront of the struggle for religious liberty in Virginia and
were fined, jailed and whipped for preaching without a government
license. Indeed, at the Chesterfield County jail, "[t]hey kept up their
persecution after other counties had laid it aside." Semple (1810),
p. 207.1
A further summary of these events in Chesterfield and other counties in
Virginia is set forth in another seminal work, The Baptists of Virginia, by
Garnett Ryland (1955) at pp. 80-84, 132-135. The author was Francis and
Elizabeth Hancock's great-grandson.

The significance of these events is remembered and honored
by a monument located near the Sherriff's office and historic jail at
the old Chesterfield County Courthouse Square. The monument
commemorates religious liberty and was erected in 1925 in memory
of seven Baptist ministers who were imprisoned in the Chesterfield
County jail during the 1770s for preaching without a license.
The struggle for religious liberty in Chesterfield County was
supported by Patrick Henry and led to the adoption of Virginia's
Act for Religious Freedom, authored by Thomas Jefferson, and to
support by James Madison for adding freedom of religion to the list
of liberties protected by the Bill of Rights.
The official published history of Chesterfield County recounts
the significance of these events as follows:
Many people in the colony also felt that they were being denied
some of the basic rights that belonged to all Englishmen. One
was the right to practice religion without persecution, which was
granted to all Englishmen by the Act of Toleration passed in
1689. In the early 1770s this issue became the center of
controversy in Chesterfield and other counties in Virginia. In
Chesterfield, seven Baptist preachers were arrested mainly for
refusing to buy a license to preach. These fees were seen as
forced taxes in support of the Anglican Church. One of the most
famous preachers was the Rev. John Weatherford. In 1773, he
was imprisoned for five months before he was released with help
from Patrick Henry.
Step into History, Playing a role in the Revolution, Government of
Chesterfield County Virginia,
http://www.chesterfield.gov/visitors.aspx?id=2976.
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources also provides
a further description as follows:
Several important cases were heard during the Chesterfield
County courthouse's years of use. Among these were the trials of
seven Baptist preachers accused during a four-year period
between 1770 and 1774 of disobeying ecclesiastical law. Two of
the transgressors, John Tanner and John Weatherford, were
apprehended on 15 May 1773 and charged with preaching and
assembling people without a license. Weatherford was
apparently incarcerated for five months, during which time he
preached from his cell window. Two preachers who were
imprisoned before him in the Chesterfield County jail, William
Webber and Joseph Anthony, who were arrested on 4 January
1771 for preaching without a license, gave sermons twice weekly
from the prison windows during their three-month period of
imprisonment. The last Baptist preacher held in the Chesterfield
County jail was David Tinsley, who was jailed for over four
months in 1774. A monument to the seven Baptist ministers was
erected on Courthouse Square in 1925.
Nomination for National Register of Historic Places, Va. Dept. of
Historic Resources, Section 7, p. 5 (May 8, 1992),
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/Counties/Chesterfield/020-
0227_Chesterfield_County_Courthouse_and_Courthouse_Square_1
992_Final_Nomination.pdf, Section 8, p. 2.

Hancock Family Cemetery Rededication May 5, 2012
Creation of the Hancock Family Cemetery
According to court records, Elizabeth lived on the property
that included the site of the Hancock Family Cemetery. It appears
that when she died in May 1860, gravestones were for made for
both her and Francis, and the elaborate iron fence was set in solid
stone foundations surrounding the cemetery. Those stone
foundations, as well as the iron fence and the gravestones of
Elizabth and Francis, were preserved for many years by the Watkins
family, a prominent local family that acquired the property in 1883.
The county land records state that the cemetery was
"reserved" when Elizabeth's property was sold by her children to
James Williams in 1862. The deed states as follows:
This deed made this 9th day of October 1862 between Higgison Hancock
and Hannah W his wife [,] Woodson W Hancock and Mary H his
wife [,] Elizabeth H. Hancock and James H. Williams, witnesseth
that in consideration of one thousand and fifty dollars the said Higgison
Hancock and Hannah W his wife [,] Woodson W Hancock and
Mary H his wife and Elizabeth H Hancock do grant unto the said
James H. Williams with general warranty this tract of land wherein
the late Elizabeth Hancock resided at the time of her death containing
one hundred and fifty acres both same more or less and bounded
on the north by the Buckingham road and by the lands of … on the east [,]
south and west: the grantor aforesaid reserving its grave
yard on said tract of land supposed to contain one quarter of
an acre with its privilege of ingress & egress to & from its same.
Witness the following signatures
H. Hancock (seal)
W W Hancock (seal)
Mary H. Hancock (seal)
Hannah W. Hancock (seal)
E H Hancock (seal)
Chesterfield County, Va. Land Records, Deed Book 46, p. 224.

Hancock Family Cemetery Rededication May 5, 2012
Preservation of the Hancock Family Cemetery
In 2009, it was proposed to remove the Hancock Family
Cemetery, and a petition was filed in the Circuit Court for the
County of Chesterfield. Prior to filing of the petition, the
landowners conducted a site survey and genealogical research,
attempting to understand the cultural and historical significance of
the cemetery in advance of development that was planned for the
site, and service of the petition was made on a number of family
descendants. In January 2010, six family members responded and
made appearances in the legal proceedings: Catharine R. Moser,
Robert S. Ryland, James L. Ryland, William M. Ryland, Elizabeth
Broaddus Cox and Reuben G. Cox, as well as a guardian ad litem.
The Circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield entered a
Final Consent Order on June 13, 2011, that ensures the preservation,
maintenance and care of the Hancock Family Cemetery.
The landowners agreed, "on behalf of themselves and all
future owners of the Property, that the Graveyard as so delineated in
the Cemetery Plat and as further shown on the Grave Plan shall
remain on the Property and the Respondents give up any and all
rights in and to the Property outside the Graveyard so delineated
…" See Order dated June 13, 2011, Circuit Court for the County of
Chesterfield, Book 9437, p. 0527.
The court's order also provides that the landowner, "its
successors, assigns, and/or designees shall be responsible for the
perpetual maintenance and repair of the entire Graveyard including
but not limited to the Named Graves Area and the Unnamed Graves
Area," and that the "heirs of Francis Hancock and Elizabeth Cox
Hancock shall have the right of ingress and egress to and from the
Graveyard …" Id.

The Hancock Family
Beverly Hancock, another son of Francis and Elizabeth,
followed in father's footsteps and became a Baptist preacher. He
died in 1849. His son, Beverly L. Hancock, was a lawyer, and was
elected District Judge about 1890. He was also Superintendent of
Schools of Chesterfield and Manchester for many years prior to his
death in 1904.
Another relative, George Hancock, was an attorney in
Chesterfield County who also served as an officer in the
Revolutionary War and later as a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives. See Biographical Directory of the United States
Congress, "George Hancock,"
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000148.
William Horace Hancock, son of Colonel Woodson W.
Hancock, was graduated from the University of Virginia in 1852. A
farmer, Horace served in the Confederate Army and died from
wounds suffered during the Battle of Winchester in September
1864.
Higgison Hancock lived at the "Summerville' plantation,
which was located within a mile of the Hancock Family Cemetery,
and not far from the Bethel Baptist Church, as well as the original
site of the Jerusalem Baptist Church. Higgison purchased
"Summerville"from the estate of Judge William Fleming, who
attended college with Thomas Jefferson and was a long-time Justice
on the Virginia Court of Appeals. "Summerville" is the subject of
an excellent history by Harrison M. Ethridge that was published in
the Chesterfield Historical Society's Messenger, Vol. 14 (Oct.
1988).
The Messenger article on "Summerville" provides additional
background. Higgison and his wife Hannah raised three sons at
"Summerville," and each son became a practicing physician:
Francis W. Hancock was born in 1821, a graduate of the
prestigious Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia,
settled in Richmond but practiced in Chesterfield. He
was mentioned in Thomas Marshall's journal in 1843
regarding working conditions in the nearby Midlothian
coal mines, and he was a surgeon in the Confederate
Army, serving both in the field and at Jackson Hospital
in Richmond in 1863
William G. Hancock was born in 1825, and was also a
graduate of Jefferson Medical College. He was located
in Midlothian.
Philip Slaughter Spencer Hancock, born in 1838,
graduated from the University of Virginia in 1858, and
then attended Jefferson Medical College. During the
Civil War, he served as assistant surgeon in the Fourth
Virginia State Line, 21st Virginia Cavalry, and at a
Richmond hospital. His son, Francis W. Hancock, was
also attended the University of Virginia and became a
physician, practicing in Norfolk, Virginia.
Messenger, Vol. 14, pp. 5-6.
Higgison and Hannah also had two daughters, Sarah and Anne
Elizabeth. Anne married another physician, Dr. John Muscoe
Garnett of "Lanefield" in King and Queen County, Virginia.
The following are copies of pictures preserved by the
descendants of Anne Elizabeth Hancock and John Muscoe Garnett.

Hancock Family Cemetery Rededication May 5, 2012
Prepared by:
Robert S. Ryland,
great-great-great-great grandson of
Francis and Elizabeth Hancock
Please send any corrections or additions to
[email protected]
With special thanks to:
Watkins Family
Sisters of Bon Secours
Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia
Chesterfield County Department of Planning
Circuit Court for the County of Chesterfield

More About Rev. Francis Hancock:
Burial: Hancock Family Cemetery at Bon Secours Francis Watkins Centre, Watkins Centre Parkway south of Midothian Turnpike, Midlothian, Chesterfield Co., VA

14. Thomas North, born Aft. 1726 in Henrico Co., VA?; died Abt. 1794 in Charlotte Co., VA. He was the son of 28. William North, Jr. and 29. Susannah Cottrell.

Notes for Thomas North:
http://www.cottrellweb.com/rico/pafn04.htm#3829

Deeds:

3 October 1763 Henrico Co., VA Deeds (1750-1774) Page 863: John North and Sarah his wife to Thomas North for 30-pounds sold 100 acres adjoining John Lancaster, Anthony North, Old House Branch, Thomas North, Thomas Randolph, David Allen and William Jones. Witnesses: Christopher John Thomas, Abraham North, William Allen Lancaster, and Anthony North. Signed John (E, his mark) North. Sarah (mark) North. Recorded October 3rd 1763.

Court Records:

4 Mar 1788 Charlotte Co., VA Court Order Book 7 (1786-1789) Page 158: Thomas North juror on case of Samuel Puryear, William Puryear and Edward Finch Exor's of John Puryear, dec'd Pltfs vs Young Griffin and William Callicoat - Defs

2 Mar 1789 Charlotte Co., VA Court Order Book 7 (1786-1789) Page 228: Thomas North for living in adultery with Elizabeth Low

2 Nov 1789 Charlotte Co., VA Court Order Book 8 (1789-1792) Page 41: Thomas North for living in adultery with Elizabeth Lowe

Below is an abstract of Thomas North's will from pages 10-11 of Bel Hubbard Wise's "Charlotte County, Virginia Will Book 2 1791-1805":

Thomas North
Son Thomas North negroes Abram, Sarah, Lewis, Peg and Cyrus. Son Anthony North negroes Ambrose and Stephen. Daughter Susanna Cox negroes June, Chales and Jude. Grandson James North negroes Luce and Alley. Granddaughter Polley North negro Dinah. Granddaughter Dolley negro Floror. Granddaughter Frances North negro Aggy. Lend to Frances Dodson during natural life negro Cloe then to return to grandchildren. Son William North negroes Old Bett and George. Son Richard North negroes Great Bett and Cuff. Son Abram North negroes Dick and Sall. Son Reubin North negroes Sue and Fan. Elizabeth Loe negro Luce then to her son Gilbert Loe. Exec friend Francis Thornton and son Thomas North. Wit: Obadiah Edge, William B. Edge, William Smith. Further ack 17 Feb 1794 and further witnessed by William Smith, Wm White and Thomas Smith.

More About Thomas North:
Census 1: 1782, Charlotte Co., VA--listed with 9 whites, 16 blacks.
Census 2: 21 Apr 1787, According to Charlotte County Personal Property Tax, List A shows Thomas North, Sr. charged with tax for himself, 1 white male 16-21, 6 blacks above 16, 9 blacks (slaves) under 16, 4 horses, 20 cattle. Charged for tax on Jas. Loe.
Probate: 02 Jun 1794, Charlotte Co., VA; presented in court by Francis Thornton and Thomas North, executors.
Property: 07 Aug 1775, Purchased 280 acres in Charlotte Co., VA, from John Wood; Thomas described as being of Amelia County.
Residence: Henrico Co., VA; Amelia Co., VA; Dinwiddie Co., VA; Charlotte Co., VA
Will: 16 Dec 1793, Will of Thomas North--Charlotte Co., VA Will Book 2, p. 49.--mentioned at least 24 Negro slaves which he divided among his children, grandchildren, and friends Francis Dodson and Elizabeth Loe.

Children of Thomas North are:
i. Thomas North, Jr., born Abt. 1760 in Dinwiddie Co., VA; died Abt. 1837; married Mildred Clayton 06 Dec 1784 in Charlotte Co., VA.
ii. Anthony North, born Bet. 1760 - 1780; died 03 Jul 1824 in Charlotte Co., VA; married Martha Gregory 06 May 1784 in Charlotte Co., VA.

Notes for Anthony North:
http://person.ancestry.com/tree/17887368/person/750426122/facts

according to the letter from Martha attached to the application, they were married in 1784 and anthony died July 3, 1824.

This suggests he is not the same Anthony North who married Fannie Holloway in 1799

http://revwarapps.org/w5426.pdf

State of Virginia: Charlotte County to wit:
On this 26 day of September 1838, personally appeared before me a Justice of the peace in and for said County and state aforesaid, Martha North, aged 78 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 7th 1838, entitled "An act granting half pay and pensions to certain widows –"
That she is the widow of Anthony North late of Charlotte, who was a soldier in the war of the Revolution; that being a woman, and married since the Revolutionary war, it cannot be expected that she knows anything, as coming within her personal knowledge, respecting the services of her late husband; but she has understood from respectable and credible soldiers who were in the service with her husband, and verily believes their statement, that he was a considerable time in actual service, amounting in all to about nine months, for which time, she claims a pension under the Act of 7th of July 1838 – As to length of service, particulars of service, rank in line, Regiment to which he belonged, officers commanding &c she refers to the public Records, and accompanying certificates, which she prays may be taken as a part of her declaration –
She further declares that she was married to the said Anthony North, on the 6th day of May 1784; that her husband, the aforesaid Anthony North, died on the 3rd day of July, 1824; that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service; but the marriage took place previous to the first day of January 1794: to wit; at the time above stated.
S/ Martha North
[[p. 7: Marriage bond dated May 5, 1784 issued in Buckingham County Virginia to Anthony North and William Gregory conditioned upon the marriage of Anthony North to Martha Gregory (spinster).]
[f p. 19]
Virginia – Charlotte County to wit: I Thomas Harvey1 do hereby testify, that I was well acquainted with Anthony North, late of Charlotte, in the Revolutionary war, and no the fact, that he was a soldier under Captain Williams at Gates' defeat 1780 [Battle of Camden, August 15-16, 1780] and was drafted for three months; that afterwards, I found him at Guilford C. House
[Guilford County Court house, March 15, 1781], at the time of the battle at that place, and then
he was drafted under Captain John Harvey from Charlotte for the term of three months: that he
was drafted again in 1781 under Captain Walton, and marched to Yorktown and was there at the
Siege of Yorktown; he was drafted for three months: being a Waggon Master, and in service the
whole time, the above stated facts come within my personal knowledge and that the said
Anthony North was in Militia service for the term of nine months in the year 1780 and 1781 –
his widow is alive, living in Charlotte.
S/ Thomas Harvey, X his mark
[f p. 21]
Virginia: Charlotte County to wit
I do hereby certify that I was well acquainted with Anthony North in the Revolutionary
war; and know that he served under Captain Wallace and marched to Yorktown Virginia – How
long he served altogether, I know not; but know that on this occasion, he served three months –
and that his widow is alive.
S/ Benjamin Marshall,2 X his mark
[Attested October 20, 1838 in Charlotte County Virginia]
[Veteran's widow was pensioned at the rate of $20 per annum commencing March 4th, 1836, for
her husband's service as a private in the Virginia militia.]

iii. William North, born Bet. 1760 - 1794.
iv. Abram R. North, born Bet. 1768 - 1794 in Charlotte Co., VA?; died Bef. 1840 in Leesville, Campbell Co., VA?.

More About Abram R. North:
Census 1: 1820, Campbell Co., VA
Census 2: 1830, Leesville District, Campbell Co., VA
Event: 26 Apr 1836, Executor of the will of Meredith Lamberth, Campbell Co., VA.
Occupation: Was in business with Joseph Echols in Lynchburg, VA: "material to close back yard occupied by A.R. North" on 8 Mar 1825.

v. Reubin North, born Bet. 1768 - 1794.
vi. Richard North, born Abt. 1770 in Charlotte Co., VA?; died Aft. 1850 in Amherst Co., VA?; married Betty Davenport 25 Nov 1796 in Charlotte Co., VA; born Abt. 1777; died Aft. 1850 in Amherst Co., VA?.

More About Richard North:
Event: 12 Jan 1835, Named in the will of Lucy Wingfield as "her nephew Richard North." This could provide a clue to his mother's maiden name, if Lucy were his mother's sister.

7 vii. Susanna North, born Abt. 1772 in Henrico Co., VA or Amelia Co., VA?; died in Campbell Co., VA; married (1) Benjamin Cox 27 Feb 1790 in Charlotte Co., VA.; married (2) Drury Wood Cocke 1808.
viii. Dolly North, born Abt. 1787; married Henry Jones 04 Apr 1805 in Prince Edward Co., VA.

Generation No. 5

16. Charles Perrault, born in Bordeaux, France; died Bef. 26 Aug 1717 in Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, Goochland County (that part now in Powhatan Co.), Virginia USA. He married 17. Marguerite ?.
17. Marguerite ?, born in probably France; died Abt. 1756 in present-day Powhatan Co., VA (then part of Cumberland County).

Notes for Charles Perrault:
Charles Perrault was probably born before 1660 in the town of Bordeaux in the French province of Guienne. He was a French Protestant, or Huguenot. Huguenots had enjoyed political and religious liberty in France under the auspices of the 1598 Edict of Nantes, issued by Henry of Navarre. However, in 1685, King Louis XIV revoked the Edict, which resulted in a resurgence of Huguenot persecutions. After 1685, many Huguenots sought refuge in America, England, and The Netherlands. Dr. Daniel Coxe, an English court physician, was a leading proponent of colonizing the Americas with French Protestant refugees, as he realized this persecuted sect possessed great industrial potential, particularly in textiles, in France and in other countries to which they immigrated. Through the work of William Byrd and Governor Francis Nicholson of Virginia, the old Manakin Native American settlement was converted into a new parish for the French refugees. This settlement was located on the falls of the south side of the James River west of Richmond. Over 600 refugees arrived in the five known shiploads at the Manakintowne settlement between 1700 and 1710. In 1700, King William Parish was formed to accommodate the Manakintowne settlers. Although the Huguenots in France were more closely affiliated with the Scottish Presbyterian faith, as Virginians they quickly assimilated with the liturgy of the Anglican or Established Church.

Though definitely not one of the first Manakintowne settlers, Charles Perrault arrived sometime prior to 1710, the year that he was recorded on the first tithable list for King William Parish. According to an unsubstantiated, likely embellished Perrow family tradition, his father had been guillotined in France, possibly because of his Huguenot faith, so Charles and a brother came to America. Perhaps the Perrault family resided in England or Holland for a time before coming to America, as did many of the French Protestants. Since Charles Perrault's name had not been found on any of the extant ship lists, earlier Perrow researchers speculated he may have arrived in Virginia on the third ship, which has no surviving list. However, research indicates that Charles Perrault settled in Maryland and/or Stafford County, Virginia before settling at Manakintowne, or perhaps he came in a ship up the James River first and came back to Manakintowne, for in March, 1700, his name appears on the French Men's Petition in Stafford along with three other signers who later settled in King William Parish: Isaac Lafite, Abraham Michau (later Michaux), and Jean Calvert. This petition complained that the signers "have come into Stafford as strangers, reduced to extremity and poverty and praying to be exempted from county levies for what time the Court shall think fit."

Others of the Perrault-Perrow name arrived in Virginia during this period. A Daniel Perreau was commander of the ship "Peter and Anthony," which brought Huguenots to Jamestown, Virginia in 1700. Whether he was related to our Charles Perrault is unknown, but there is a likely kinship since Charles named a son Daniel. Also, Abraham Salle was a settler at Manakintowne whose wife was Olive Perault. They came later than the original arrivals and are said to have come to New York first by way of London. She may have been related, especially since Abraham Sallee translated Charles Perrault's will from French into English. In France, however, Perrault is quite a common surname. There was a well-known French author named Charles Perrault (1628-1703), approximately one generation older than Charles the immigrant, whose many works of literature included "Little Red Riding Hood."

Charles Perrault served on the vestry of King William Parish, as evidenced by his name appearing in the "King William Parish Vestry Book 1707-1750," reprinted in Volume II of the "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography."

His 31 October 1716 patent for 133 acres has been plotted on a map by Mrs. Priscilla Harriss Cabell in her book "Turff & Twigg Volume I: The French Lands." The southwestern boundary of his land is where the present Huguenot Trail runs, just a short distance west of Pleasant Grove Church. The James River is the northeastern boundary, and one can see this property from across the river at Sabot in Goochland County. Judes Ferry Road runs through the property.

Charles Perrault wrote his will 24 March 1716/17, and it was translated from French into English on 26 August 1717 by Abraham Salle. It was recorded on 2 December 1717 and can be found on pages 219-20 of "Henrico County, Virginia Deeds and Wills 1714-1718." His will mentioned his former residence as Bordeaux, Guienne, France, and named his wife Margareit (Marguerite) and son Daniel Perault. The maiden name of Charles Perrault's wife Marguerite is unknown.

Since 1964, one of the most highly regarded articles on Charles Perrault and his immediate descendants has been one by Cameron Allen, "Preliminary Notes on the Perrault-Perrow Family of Roi Guillaume," Volume 8 of "Virginia Genealogist," pages 67-74, 126-131, 149-155 (1964), from which most of the above information is taken.

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Below is a term paper I wrote on the French Huguenots at Manakintowne while a student at the College of William and Mary, Fall 1994:

Bryan S. Godfrey
History 323
Professor Esler
December 4, 1994

The French Protestant Refugees at Manakintowne, Virginia and the Assimilation of their Descendants in Virginia Society: A Major Fallacy in French History

Introduction
Religious, political, and economic motives all played a role in the settlement of the New World. These various motives have inevitably resulted in America's identity as a "melting pot." Although the British influence is the dominant facet of American culture, other nationalities, through social assimilation, contributed significantly to America's distinctive identity.

As an example, the exodus of the French Protestants, or Huguenots, from France, which climaxed during the period following Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, illustrates the extent to which religious intolerance can deprive a nation of its greatest resource, its people. The French Protestants began immigrating from France even when they were guaranteed toleration under the Edict and dispersed throughout the Americas. South Carolina received the largest influx of Huguenots, and for this reason, Huguenot descendants in that state maintained their ethnic identity more than those in other settlements.1 On the other hand, the Huguenots who settled in Virginia willingly assimilated with their Anglican neighbors and did not retain their identity as much as their South Carolina counterparts. Despite this dilution of French blood resulting from intermarriage between the Huguenots and other Virginians, the virtues of the French refugees contributed greatly to the development of the Virginia Colony and the American nation. Although other Huguenot immigrants to Virginia should not be ignored, the refugees who settled at the old Native American village of Manakin around 1700 comprised the largest concentration of Virginia Huguenots.2 Among the numerous Huguenots who immigrated to Virginia prior to the Revocation and who did not settle at Manakin, Captain Nicholas Martiau deserves special recognition. Settling at Yorktown in 1620, he became a leading public official and was one of the first American ancestors of George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II.

Brief History of the Protestant Movement in France
Although the name "Huguenot" has obscure etymological origins, it was initially used in reproach to the French Protestants who supported their fellow French reformer, John Calvin. Calvin was minister of a church at Strasbourg, which later became part of France, in 1538, and this church is considered the birthplace of the Huguenot movement.3 Both the middle class and the nobility adopted Calvin's doctrine of passive obedience, but this faded into oblivion after Calvin's death and subsequently took on a more forceful tone.4

By the 1560s, the Huguenots became a powerful political party in France, led by Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and the Prince of Conde. The French Catholics, under the auspices of the Guise family, rebelled, killing Conde in 1569. Henry of Navarre took over the Huguenot movement and became King of Navarre in 1572. By marrying Margaret of Valois, the sister of the French king Charles IX, Henry hoped to reconcile the Catholics and Huguenots, and a celebration was held August 23, 1572 on St. Bartholomew's Eve. However, Margaret's mother, Catherine de Medici, arranged an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Admiral Coligny. After the attempt, Catherine feared the Huguenots would avenge her, so under her direction nearly all the Huguenots in Paris were murdered within a few days in an event that has become known as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.5

Henry of Navarre became the new French king and converted to Roman Catholicism to save the French state from further bloodshed. Religious strife ended during his reign, and in 1598 he issued the Edict of Nantes. This granted toleration to the Huguenots and permitted them to maintain their own armies. The state even began subsidizing the Protestant cause under the terms of the Edict by maintaining several Huguenot fortresses such as the one at La Rochelle.6 Despite disapproval of the Edict by the Roman Catholic clergy, the Huguenots enjoyed a relatively peaceful existence for eighty-seven years.

Many violations of the Edict occurred, though, especially during the reign of Louis XIII. In 1620, the Huguenots rebelled against a royal decree that they give up their property that had previously been expropriated from the Catholic Church. Louis XIII then invaded the Huguenot strongholds a year later, and the subsequent peace treaty took away the Huguenots' freedom of assembly.7 Louis XIII's new minister, Cardinal Richelieu, was more generous to the Huguenots because he, wisely enough, believed they were vital to France economically, especially since the Huguenots dominated its textile industry.

Louis XIV became King in the 1640s, and his even harsher treatment of the Huguenots dealt France a major blow. The "Sun King's" opposition to the Protestants was largely the result of influence by his mistress and later wife, Madame de Maintenon. In 1685, Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes, denying the Huguenots of all their freedoms. Over 200,000 Huguenots fled France, most of them seeking initial refuge in The Netherlands and England. Realizing the industrial potential of the refugees, the countries to which the Huguenots fled were all receptive to their plight. Even in England, under the rule of James II, a staunch Catholic, the Huguenots received public donations totaling forty thousand pounds. After England's Glorious Revolution of 1688, William of Orange and his wife Mary took over the English throne. Because many Huguenots had served in William's army, the new king felt obliged to assist them by granting the refugees a substantial annual salary.

Settlement at Manakintowne
In England, a court physician, Dr. Daniel Coxe, began promoting colonization of America by the French refugees. He planned to relocate the Huguenots either in the Carolinas or in the Dismal Swamp region that borders Virginia and North Carolina, and he successfully persuaded William of Orange to accept his proposal.

However, William Byrd of Virginia proposed in 1698 to the Council of Trade and Plantations his plan for transporting the Huguenots to the old Manakin Indian settlement on the James River west of Richmond. Agreeing with Byrd's proposal and believing the low ground of the Dismal Swamp to be a health hazard, Virginia Colonial Governor Francis Nicholson ordered the refugees to settle at Manakintowne, defying the King's recommendation. Although the colonial government had selfish ulterior motives in placing the refugees on the falls of the James River west of Richmond, this choice proved to be a better one than Coxe's.8 Byrd and the colonial government believed that placing the Huguenot colony on the outskirts of the settled regions of Virginia would enable it to serve as a protective buffer between the colonists on the Tidewater side and the Indians to the west. A committee led by Marquis de la Muce was formed to oversee the Huguenot emigration. Stephen Chastain, who later settled at Manakintowne, and two ministers, Benjamin de Joux and Claude Phillipe de Richelbourg, also served on the committee.

There were five known shiploads of refugees to the settlement at Manakintowne, beginning with the Mary and Ann that arrived in 1700.9 Believing they would plant a colony of their own between Virginia and Carolina, the Huguenots became disillusioned upon hearing Governor Nicholson announce his change in their plans. The Peter and Anthony, commanded by Daniel Perreau, arrived three months later. This was followed by an unknown convoy a month later whose passenger list has been lost, and then by the Nassau in 1701, which actually arrived at New York City but a few of its passengers eventually migrated to Manakintowne. Over six hundred refugees arrived in the five known shiploads.

King William's land grant to the refugees amounted to more than 10,000 acres, of which less than half was initially occupied by them. Colonel Robert Bolling, a prominent Virginia landowner, enabled each Huguenot family to receive 133 acres. The original plan of the village called for a church, parsonage, school, and houses that would each contain a separate garden. In actuality, most of the lots assigned to the settlers were outside the perimeters of the village.10

Although the Huguenots in France were affiliated with the Scottish Presbyterian faith, at Manakintowne they became associated with the Anglican or Established Church of England. King William Parish was formed in 1700 to accommodate the Manakintowne settlement and was exempt from many of the Church of England's regulations governing colonial parishes. Perhaps the willingness of the Manakintowne refugees to assimilate with the Anglican Church was due to their sense of indebtedness to their English neighbors. The celerity with which the settlement was established was due, in large part, to generous contributions by the Virginia legislature and wealthy patrons such as the Byrds. The first pastor, Benjamin DeJoux, died in 1704, and the next minister, Phillippe de Richelbourg, moved to South Carolina in 1707 after a disagreement with the vestry. Jean Cairon then served as minister until 1715, and thereafter ministers of Anglican parishes began to dominate the vestry. Once the first generation of children born at Manakintowne had come of age, English became the more frequently spoken language. To preserve the French heritage, mandates were established that required ministers of King William Parish to conduct sermons sometimes in French and other times in the English tongue. In 1728, the parishioners petitioned as follows, "Many of our people understand no English, but for the sake of our children and the English families among us, we should be glad to have common prayer and sermons in English as well as in French."11 As the French-born generations died out, the French identity of Manakintowne waned.

Calvinism as the Common Ground between the Huguenots and the Established Church
The Reverend C. MacLaren Brydon, in his 1934 speech before the Third National Assembly of the Huguenot Society of the Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia, attributed the Huguenots' smooth transition to the Anglican faith to the Calvinist principles that characterized both groups. In the 1550s, publication of the Book of Common Prayer resulted in many followers of the Church of England shifting from Lutheranism to Calvinism, and a second Book of Common Prayer was published. These Prayer Books contain the doctrines, creeds, and sacraments of the Church of England and the present-day Episcopal Church or Anglican Communion. The doctrines of the Reformed Church, to which the Huguenots belonged, included an emphasis on faith over good works, the priesthood of all believers, and the Holy Bible as the sole authority on church teaching. The Church of England was more similar to the Roman Catholic Church than was the Reformed Church in that in the former, there were ranks of bishops with hierarchies of authority. On the contrary, John Calvin emphasized equality among all church officials. In this way the Puritans and the Huguenots indirectly contributed to America's democratic tradition through their emphasis on congregations electing their own ministers. The only major difference between the Huguenot and Established Churches in Virginia was that the former, as Calvinists, appointed presbyters or elders, whereas the latter appointed bishops and priests in accordance with the more Catholic-like traditions of the Church of England. Even in England, Presbyterian ministers were allowed to preach in parishes that belonged to the Established Church. Presbyterian ministers were required to obtain a license from an archbishop before they could officially administer the Sacraments. In 1662, the Virginia Assembly forbade non-Anglican ministers to minister to congregations, but this law was apparently not enforced since, even before the Huguenots arrived, there had been several Presbyterian ministers in Virginia.12

The Huguenot emigration to Virginia, nevertheless, paved the way for the rise of the Presbyterian movement in Virginia following the Great Awakening. The Scots-Irish began populating the Shenandoah Valley after 1740, most of them coming from Pennsylvania. Most of these settlers went to Augusta County, but a great many settled in Southwestern Virginia.

In addition, the precedent set by the Huguenots likewise promoted German settlement in present-day Culpeper, Spotsylvania, and Fauquier Counties and in the counties in the Shenandoah Valley. Lutherans, Mennonites, and United Brethren, distinguished as historically pacifistic "Peace Churches," comprised the religious diversity of this Protestant population that became dominant near the Rapidan River and throughout the Shenandoah Valley. These examples illustrate the tolerance of Virginia's Established Church as set forth in the Toleration Act of 1698.

Disintegration of the Huguenot Identity and of the Manakintowne Settlement
Just fifteen years after the first settlement of Manakintowne, there were less than three hundred Huguenots left on the original ten thousand acres granted to them. In the 1720s, Jean Cairon was minister of King William Parish, and his library that contained mostly English volumes shows that the use of French in the settlement was becoming obsolete.13 Many of the colonists had begun migrating westward to the counties in Virginia's Piedmont and Ridge and Valley regions. Also, many of the children of the original settlers intermarried with the English colonists, and numerous members of Virginia's so-called "First Families" married Huguenots.

Although the Manakintowne settlers could not continue their manufacturing capabilities that had made them prosperous in France and England, their shift to agriculture upon settling at Manakintowne did not harm them materially. This is because of the timing of their arrival during a period of relative prosperity in the colonies.14 Arriving in 1700, they did not have to contend with a large Virginia population. Rather, the government encouraged the refugees, and the French Protestants inevitably gave rise to the toleration of all later sects that would colonize Virginia.

Although the Huguenot identity declined in Virginia, it was not the result of prejudice, but rather of a tendency toward social amalgamation that was characteristic of so many European groups that settled Virginia and other colonies. The Huguenots were indeed indebted to their Episcopalian neighbors for the success of the settlement, and their gradual transition toward anglicanization did not interfere with the religious principles they left their native land trying to uphold.

The Huguenots Who Remained in France
Following Louis XIV's Revocation, the Protestants who remained in France were totally deprived of their churches and freedoms. Roman Catholicism became the universal requirement for all French citizens, yet many of the converted Catholics were Huguenots who abandoned their faith out of fear. They were placed under espionage for suspected heresy. The Cambridge Modern History described their experiences as "so severe, and a legislation so repressive, as to be without parallel in the annals of any civilized country."15

In 1703, Jean Cavalier, while worshipping with his Huguenot congregation in the Cevennes Mountains of southern France, waged a violent rebellion against French dragoons that had been sent in to persecute the worshippers. After he was given false terms of surrender in which the Huguenots were promised tolerance, he escaped to England and later became Governor of the Isle of Jersey. Cavalier's army of southern French Huguenots, known as Camisards, were soon defeated after Cavalier escaped.16

By 1715, France's economy was in ruins, and its population loss not only had impacted manufacturing, but also its military strength, as more than twenty thousand officers had moved elsewhere. From a foreign policy standpoint, none of the Protestant nations supported France.17

At the time of Louis XIV's death in 1715, a Protestant youth, Antoine Court, formed a group of men who dedicated their lives to the preservation of their faith. After years of ministering to the Huguenots living in secrecy, they established consistories, colloquies, and synods as bodies of the Reformed Church they had brought back to power. Antoine Court then founded a Huguenot seminary at Lausenne.18

In 1787, Louis XVI, on the eve of the French Revolution, signed the Edict of Toleration, which resembled the Edict of Nantes. But this kind act did not save the King, for he was later guillotined by the Estates-General. Only after the French Revolution did religious freedom become a nonfluctuating reality in France.

Huguenot Qualities That Enriched the Character of the Virginians
The success of the Huguenots at Manakintowne and other parts of Virginia was due to their industriousness, which of course stemmed from their dominance of textiles and other manufacturing industries in France. The Huguenots brought with them to Manakintowne a zeal for learning and a love of the charm associated with the French culture. The Huguenots in France were, for the most part, not of the upper class, but rather of the rising middle class, which owed its material success to the craftsmanship or industriousness of its members. When the Huguenots arrived in Virginia, they transplanted their middle-class virtues of hard work, thrift, and social charm, contributing to America's distinctive identity as a land of opportunity instead of one as a land of societal predestination as exemplified by the grandeur of Versailles.

According to Dr. James Elliott Walmsley, the Manakintowne settlers had a moderating effect upon the puritanical element that characterized the English Episcopalians. This is because they, like stereotypical Frenchmen, emphasized living the good life associated with the traditional charm and gentility of Gallic culture. Thus, though the Huguenots, like all Calvinists, believed in predestination and a lifestyle molded around the qualities of the Elect, they were not as strict in their attitudes toward life as their Puritan and Anglican contemporaries. In this regard, for better or worse, the Huguenots helped shape the character of the idyllic Old South and Old Virginia as opposed to the New England lifestyle. This, of course, would later have negative consequences because it fostered regionalism. Like their fellow Virginians, one of the negative qualities of the descendants of the Manakintowne settlers, in contrast to the above-mentioned pacifistic denominations, was their toleration of slavery, a natural outgrowth of their belief in living the leisurely life.

Noted Descendants of the Manakintowne Settlers
Through the intermarriage of the Manakintowne refugees and their offspring into many of Virginia's families of the landed gentry, Virginia can boast of many noted historical personalities of Gallic extraction. Even so, the refugees left numerous productive progeny who may not have become well-known in the annals of history, but who should nevertheless be recognized lest they fall into obscurity.

Among the descendants of the noted Huguenot Fontaine and Maury families, the oceanographer Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873) was the most well-known. Nicknamed the "Pathfinder of the Seas," Maury was an innovator in the science of meteorology. His weather charts changed the science of navigation. Other members of these families became eminent clergymen and educators, such as the Reverend James Fontaine, a member of the Faculty at the College of William and Mary in the 1760s.

Many other descendants of the Manakintowne refugees found their calling as educators and public officials. A Virginia historian and educator who stands out is Dr. Joseph Dupuy Eggleston, who became president of Hampden-Sydney College. Dr. Eggleston devoted much of his career as a historian to preserving the Huguenot heritage through his research in genealogy as well as his role in the establishment of the Huguenot Society of Founders of Manakin in the Colony of Virginia. This is an association that is limited in membership to lineal descendants of Manakintowne Huguenots whose main purpose is to perpetuate the romance of the Huguenot heritage.

Conclusion
Although history may at times romanticize the exploits of the French Huguenots who settled at Manakintowne, Virginia, it must be remembered that they were just a small proportion of the colonists who left the Old World as a result of the Reformation and Counter Reformation. Moreover, they were not the only Huguenots who settled in Virginia, nor was Virginia the only colony that was receptive to the plight of the French Protestants.

The unfortunate experiences of the Huguenots in France during an age of divine right and religious intolerance fostered their ideals of civil libertarianism and democratic rule. Furthermore, the anarchy they experienced in France enabled them to respect the importance of law and order. Their steadfastness in adhering to these democratic values was reflected during the American Revolution and during the formation of the national government, events in America's history that many Huguenot descendants played roles in influencing.

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Brydon, C. MacLaren, Rev. "The Huguenots of Manakin Town and Their Times." The
Huguenot 7 (1933-35): 123-28.

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Cabell, Priscilla Harriss. Turff & Twigg: The French Lands. Virginia: Cabell, 1989.

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Notes

1.Brydon 127
2.ibid 125
3.Lloyd 156
4.Cabell 8
5.Bronowski and Mazlish 102-03
6.Cabell 10
7.Gannon 96
8.Cabell 12
9.ibid 13
10.Bradshaw 111
11.McIlwaine 76
12.Brydon 128
13.McIlwaine 76
14.Butler 201
15.Bradshaw 103
16.McIlwaine 100
17.ibid 100
18.ibid 102

More About Charles Perrault:
Census: Abt. 1714, Charle Perrault's name appeared on the list of French Protestant Refugees in King William Parish.
Comment 1: Apparently went to Maryland first before settling in Virginia
Comment 2: It has been suggested that he was identical with Charles Perrault de Sailly and a son of Philibert Perrault and Elisabeth Gravier, but de Sailly was a different person and no proof has been found of this Charles' parents, only that he was from Bordeaux
Comment 3: Some descendants have wishfully believed and assumed he was identical with, or related to, the French author Charles Perrault, author of fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood." But there is no known connection; Perrault is a common French surname.
Comment 4: Tradition-father was guillotined in France, probably for being a Huguenot
Comment 5: 1717, Will written in French; translated by Abraham Salle
Ethnicity/Relig.: French Protestant (Huguenot)-settled in VA following Louis XIV's Revocation
Event: Abt. 1707, Settled with French Protestant refugees at Manakintowne, Goochland Co., VA
Immigration: Bef. 1700, Settled in Virginia. He was in Virginia by March, 1700, when he signed the "French Men's Petition" in Stafford County. More than likely he came from France and lived in England first before coming to Virginia.
Probate: 26 Aug 1717, Henrico County, Virginia Deeds and Wills 1714-1718, pp. 219-20.
Property: 31 Oct 1716, Owned 133 acres of land on the James River which was granted to each French refugee.
Residence: Bordeaux, France; possibly England; appeared on a petition to be exempt from taxes in Stafford Co., VA in 1699; settled Manakintowne, VA on James River in present-day Powhatan Co., VA by 1710.

Notes for Marguerite ?:
Following Charles Perrault's death in 1717, Marguerite married Antoine Rapine, a widower, by whom she had at least one daughter, Mariane, who married Peter Martin. Rapine's will was written 10 April 1737 and probated 15 November 1737, so he died between these dates. His will is found on page 62 of "Goochland County, Virginia Deeds, Wills, Etc.," Volume 3. Marguerite Rapine made her will 8 March 1755, and it was probated 26 January 1756, located in "Cumberland County, Virginia Will Book 1," page 111. It referred to four children, Daniel Perrow, Mary Farcy, and deceased children Ann and Maryann, and stipulated that if any money fell to her from her relatives in Holland, France, England, or elsewhere, it would further revert to her four children or their heirs. Genealogists have expressed uncertainty as to whether Charles Perrault or Antoine Rapine was the father of Marguerite's daughter Anne, who married William Epperson/Apperson. Some say that she was Charles Perrault's daughter, especially since she was married by 1731 and was not named in Rapine's will (but she was not named in Perrault's will either but neither was Perrault's daughter Mary), while others suggest that her naming a son Antoine and no son Charles indicates Antoine Rapine was her father. The fact that she was married by 1731 makes it certain she was Perrault's daughter since her mother did not marry Rapine until after 1717. Marie, or Mary Perrow, was definitely a daughter by Perrault, and Daniel Pereau/Pero was apparently Marguerite's only son.

Courtesy of William Charlie ("Billy") Perrow:

Margaret Rapene's Will
Cumberland County, Virginia
Will Book 1, Page 111

In the name of God the Father Son and Holy Ghost Amen.
I Margaret Rapene of Cumberland County and Parish of King William being visited with sickness
of my body and calling to remembrance the uncertainty of all time of this mortal Life by the
grace of God being now of sound and perfect mind and memory praised be to God. Therefore I
do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in maner and forme following vig. First I
resign my soul to God that gave it in hopes of pardon and remision of all my sins in and through
the Masits?? of and Pasion of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and my Body to be put in the ground
at the discretion of the hereafter mentioned executors. Item I give and bequeath unto my
grandson Anthony Martin one Negro Man named Peter to him and his heirs forever in case my
grandson Anthony Martin should dye before he becomes to the age of twenty one years my desire
is that Negro mentioned already in my will should return unto my grandson John Martin to him
and his heirs forever and the rest of my estate to be equally divided between my four grandsons
Anthony Martin, John Martin, and Peter Martin and George Smith sons of my daughter Maryann.
The estate of my husband Anthony Rapene if any money should fall to me from any of my
relations from Holland, or France, or England or any other parts I give and institute the same to
be divided in four equal parts for my son Daniel Perrow and Mary Farcy two parts the other two
parts for the children of my Daughters deceased Ann and Maryann and I do appoint Daniel
Perrow & James Holman to be executors of this my last Will and Testament written this eight day
of March in the Year 1755.

Signed in presants of
Daniel Perrow Margaret Rapene
Peter Bondurant x her mark
Stephen Perrow

At a court held for Cumberland county the 26th. Day of January 1756 this last Will and Testament
of Margaret Rapene dec. Was proved by all the witnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be
recorded and on the motion of James Hollman Jun one of the executors therein named, who made
Oath according to law Certificate was granted him for obtaining a Probat thereof in due form
giving security, whereupon he together with Thomas Pleasants his security entered into bond
according to Law.
Teste
Thompson Swann CCC

******************
Cumberland County Pursuant to an order of the Court.
An Inventory of the estate of Margaret Rappene Dec.
Negro man Peter 40 / 16 head cattle 14:10 £ 54..10..0
Three sheep, one sow & eleven shoats 1..16..6
Two beds, one rugg, & bedsteds 5.. 0..0
One horse, one chest, one table & five chairs 1..10..0
One trunk, looking glass & a parcell old books 0..10..0
Parcell of Puter, one warming pan 2.. 0..0
Box iron & heaters, Candle Stick & cock 0 .. 7..6
Parcell of Potts, one old pan, Parcell of old iron 1..15..6
Two flap watches, one wheat & pair cotton cards 0 ..11..0
One tubb, two pailes, one sifter, one chamber pot 0 .. 7.. 6
Two pieces leather, one loome 0 .. 9.. 0
Two pair pot racks, one powdering tub 0 .. 4.. 6
6 1/2 pounds wool, two beaves 3 .. 5.. 5
1 pair old hillards 6
A set of old coopers tools & whet stone 6
June 21st 1756 72..13..11

William Harris
Sam Flournoy
Peter Jobbs p his mark

At a court held for Cumberland County the 25th. Day of September 1758.
This appraisement of the estate of Margaret Rapene dec. was returned and by the court ordered
to be recorded.
Test Thompson Swann CCC

More About Marguerite ?:
Comment 1: Abt. 1719, Married (2) Antoine Rapine-had children-Rapine was a kind stepfather
Comment 2: 1755, Will mentioned relations in Holland, France, & England
Ethnicity/Relig.: French Protestant (Huguenot)-settled in VA following Louis XIV's Revocation
Probate: 26 Jan 1756, Cumberland Co., VA
Residence: Manakintowne, Goochland Co., VA; later Cumberland Co., VA
Will: 08 Mar 1755, Will of Marguerite Rapine, Cumberland Co., VA

Children of Charles Perrault and Marguerite ? are:
8 i. Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow, born Abt. 1702 in Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, Goochland (now Powhatan) Co., VA.; died Abt. 1789 in Buckingham Co., VA; married Marie Renno? Abt. 1727 in probably present-day Powhatan Co., VA.
ii. ? Perrow, born Abt. 1705.

Notes for ? Perrow:
ALIVE IN 1714
SOURCE: CAMERON ALLEN IN VOL. 8 OF VA. GENEALOGIST

iii. Anne Perrow, born Abt. 1708 in King William Parish, present-day Powhatan Co., VA; died Bef. 1755; married William Epperson; born in New Kent Co., VA; died 1768.

Notes for Anne Perrow:
Comments by Bryan S. Godfrey:

Anne is definitely a daughter of Marguerite and most likely from her first marriage to Charles Perrault rather than her second marriage to Antoine Rapine. Some genealogists have suggested it is uncertain whether Perrault or Rapine was her father, and that the fact that she named a son Anthoine rather than Charles suggests Raphine was. However, if her son Anthoine was born in 1730, then it seems impossible Rapine was her father, because Charles Perrault did not die until 1717 and Anne's mother, Marguerite, did not marry Rapine until afterward. If Anne were Antoine Rapine's daughter, then she would have been less than 12 years old when she gave birth to Anthoine Epperson.

I have downloaded information on the first 6 generations of descendants of Anne and William Epperson via GEDCOM from the following Rootsweb site:

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GED&db=eepperson&id=I00054
Ernest and Hattie (Gray) Epperson Family Tree
Entries: 46015 Updated: 2009-10-11 23:51:13 UTC (Sun)

Anne and William's grandson, Anthony Epperson, married Ellender Divers, a sister of my great5-grandmother, Elizabeth Divers Booth of Franklin County, Virginia, who was paternal great-grandmother of my great-great-grandmother Ella Tunstall Walker who married William "Adolphus" Perrow, Sr. of Campbell County, Virginia. Therefore, the descendants of Ellender and Anthony are of double interest to the descendants of Adolphus and Ella.

Notes for William Epperson:
William also had a brother Richard. Their parents died and they were reared by an uncle in New Kent County, Virginia.

The following is quoted from page 71 of Cameron Allen's 1963 article in "The Virginia Genealogist":

Anne Perrow was born say 1708 in King William Parish. She was probably married prior to 1731 to William Epperson (Apperson), for in May 1731 when Stephen Farcy (Forsee) was apparently preparing to marry her sister Marie, William Epperson witnessed the deeds between Farcy and his kinsman Estienne Chastain. This may have been the "William son of Thomas & Elizabeth Epperson Bapt'd ye: 20th of June 1708" in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Va. St. Peter's Parish was the early center of the Epperson family. "Anne Apperson" served as godmother to her sister Marie Farcy's daughter Anne, born 7 March 1736/7. Anne had died prior to 8 March 1755 when her mother, Mrs. Rapine, referred to her as "my deceased daughter Anne."

iv. Marie (Mary) Perrow, born Abt. 1710 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, VA; married Stephen Farcy (Forsee) Abt. May 1731 in King William Parish, Goochland Co., VA; born Abt. 1709 in Manakintowne, King William Parish, VA; died Bef. 22 Nov 1773 in King William Parish, VA.

Notes for Stephen Farcy (Forsee):
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/f/o/r/Lorraine-H-Forsee-WI/GENE2-0002.html

Stephen and his brother Francis were orphaned about 1719 and became members of the household of their "kinsman" Estienne Chastain. "Estienne Farcy" was first listed as a tithable in the year 1726(consequently of the age of 16 years). He continued to be listed in the household of Estienne Chastain through the year 1731. On 1 May 1731, Chastain and Farcy engaged in a land "swap", which appears to have been highly favorable to young Farcy, and presumably represented Chastain's help to the young man in setting up household on his own. "Stephen Chastain of the Parish of King William in the County of Goochland Gent." conveyed to Stephen Forsee of the Parish of King William Planter a tract of 400 acres lying between the two Manican Creeks on the south side of James River beginning at a red oak in Francis Forsee's line." "Stephen Forsee" in return conveyed to Chastain "his equal part of all that tract of land that was to him divised by John Forsee his late father deceased as by his will bearing date the 19th day of December in the year 1718.....containing by estimate 20 acres." From the year 1733 on "Estiene Farsi" headed his own household.

Stephen Forsee spent his entire life in King William Parish where he made his will 8 November 1772, probate thereof being accomplished 22 November 1773. Devisees included "my beloved wife" (not named), "my son Stephen (100 acres of land adjoining the land that his brother John Forsee gave him); my son Francis Forsee (the Plantation whereon I now live containing 200 acres of land as soon as he shall come of age); three of my children, Charles, William and Elizabeth(after their mother's death); my four daughters Maryann Maxi, Ann Martin, Jane Briant and Judith Price". Executors were to be the wife and the two sons, Stephen and Francis.

18. Etienne/Stephen Renault/Renno, born in probably France; died Abt. 1740 in probably Manakintowne, Powhatan Co., VA. He married 19. Anna Mary ?.
19. Anna Mary ?

Notes for Etienne/Stephen Renault/Renno:
http://sansoucie.proboards.com/thread/80/faure-fore-immigration-huguenot-reference

This same Court Order Book of Henrico County, Virginia, records many importation's of the French Refugees who now come into court with their declaration and petitions to claim their headrights. Among these we find Peter Foard.

Henrico County, Virginia Court Order Book (1707-1709) p. 154. June 1, 1709. "…Upon the petition of Peter Foard…to certify that there is due to him 150 acres of land for the importation of himself and his wife Elizabeth and John Foard his son…"

This record shows that Peter Foard brought a wife and a child with him into the Colony. The King William Parish records show that a Pierre Faure was the elder brother of the Faure children of the Widow Faure. The above record is the clerk's record and not a copy in his book of any special document. Hence he was not following a written statement.

Book 10 p.296 Oct. 31, 1716. George I, to Peter Foure. "107 acres, 1 rood, & 13 poles, in Henrico County on the south side of the James River; beginning at a small corner hiccory & elm standing on the river parting Stephen Chastain and Peter Foure thence on Chastain's line w. 35 degrees s. 400 poles to corner white oak and hiccory standing near a small meadow thence e. 37 degrees n. 420 poles to a corner white oak & Hackberry standing on the river thence up the river according to the meanders 36 poles to the place begun at. It being part of the upper tract of the last 5000 acres of land surveyed for the French Refugees."

Book 5 p. 552 Dec. 9, 1748. Daniel Ford of King William Parish, Goochland County, Virginia sells to Peter Soblett; land described as …"all that pllantation whereon the said Daniel Ford now lives situated and lying in King William Parish, Goochland County, Virginia, between the lines of the said Peter Soblett and lands of Daniel Perro…adjoining the James River, which said lands are bequeathed to the said Daniel by the will of his father…containing 107 acres, more or less." Witnesses: John Harris, William Harris, Mary x Heughs.

Book 4 p. 146 Feb. 12, 1742. Goochland County, Virginia. Stephen Renno of King William Parish, same County sells to Daniel Perro of same place… "44 acres bounded at a corner white oak & Hackberry standing on the river parting Peter Ford and the said Renno's lands thence on Foure's line…"

Stephen Renno's deed to Daniel Perro accounts for the change in name on the boundary line shown on Daniel Ford's deed to this land, and Stephen Renno's patent confirms this land as the patent of Peter Foure of 1715. Patent Book 10 p. 283 Stephen Renno's patent dated March 23, 1715. "Lands in Kimg William Parish, on the south side of the James River adjoining Peter Foure's land…133 acres."

The will of Peter Ford, dated April 17, 1744 and proved April 16, 1745, devised this land referred to in Daniel's deed, in these words "I give and bequeath to my son Daniel Ford and his heirs forever the plantation whear I now live in Mankin Ton on the River." This carries the 107 acres from Peter Foure to Peter Ford and down to Daniel Ford. This land was the residence of Peter Ford in 1744 and Daniel in 1748. (See will of Peter Ford.)

Daniel Ford inherited land from his brother John Ford. This land was also in the posession of their father and devised by his will. This land is described as lying on Jones' Creek and contains 125 acres. In 1755, it ajoined lands of John Harris, Peter Sublett and William Randolph.

Peter Fore received a patent dated July 19, 1735 for 125 acres adjoining the said Peter Fore's old bounds, James Robinson, Peter Sublett, Joseph Woodson, William Randolph, Anthony Rapine. These names are repeated in the boundaries of the deed of the Fords.

If you will closely follow these deeds and compare them with the land patents and with the bequests made in the will of Peter Ford (1744) you will see that the name Fore and Ford was used for and by the same individual, in the family residing within King William Parish and by that family as they spread out. It would appear that certain ones kept the name of Fore later and that others preferred the English name of Ford. The following abstracts from the Deed Books confirm this statement.

Book 1 p.66 March 17, 1728, Goochland County, Virginia. "Peter Foard of King William Parish, planter, to my brother John Foard of St. James Parish…land on a lane parting Peter Chastains' land…" Witnesses: Joseph Bingley, Henry Blagrave, Jr., Benjamin Stedam. Judith, the wife of Peter Foard signs this deed.

Book 1 p.74 1728 Court Order, Goochland County, Virginia. "Peter Ford acknowledged his deed to John Ford and Judith wife of Peter relinquishes her dower."

Book 1 p. 78 May 12, 1729 Goochland County, Virginia. John Ford of St. James Parish to Joseph Bingley… "land which was devised to the said John Foard by his brother Peter Foard…150 acres beginning at a red oak tree parting Peter Chastains lands from the said Fourds which is the upper part of the said survey made by Peter Fourd and given to the said John Fourd." Anne the wife of John Fourd signs her dower rights in this land.

Book 1 p.233 Feb. 15, 1930. Goochland County, Virginia. Joseph Bingley sells this 150 acres to James Robinson.

Book 4 p.361 Deed dated May 17, 1744. Goochland County, Virginia. John Harris of Goochland County, Virginia sells to Alexander Speers of Henrico County, Virginia… "150 acres of land on the south side of the James River by name of Forks of the Road on the right hand leading up the county to Fine Creek and on the left hand to Peterville Church…it being the same parcel of land which was granted by a patent to Peter Foard and by the said Peter given to his brother John Foard by deed March 17, 1728 and by several conveyances came to Charles Taylor who by his will left it to his wife Mary who married George W…wood who sold the land to the said Harris."

Peter Foard signed his deed with the same small o that he used in signing his will.

Children of Etienne/Stephen Renault/Renno and Anna ? are:
i. Anne Renno, married Jean/John Faure/Fore.

Notes for Jean/John Faure/Fore:
http://sansoucie.proboards.com/thread/80/faure-fore-immigration-huguenot-reference

JEAN FAURE, BROTHER OF PIERRE FAURE, SR.

We have ample evidence to show that Jean (John) Faure was also a brother of Pierre Faure, Snr. In the Vestry Book of King William Parish, Jean and Pierre Faure are on the list of Tithables for the year 1713, and in1717 Daniel Faure is included.

There is no grant of land recorded in the Land Office to John Faure until the year 1742 when in conjunction with Thomas Vann he was granted 178 acres in Henrico County. (Book 20 p.339) In the County Records for Goochland, we drive the information that Pierre and Jean were brothers: "Conveyance from Peter Ford, Snr., King William Parish, Goochland County, planter, 7 March 1728 to my dear and well beloved brother John Ford of the Parish of St. James, County afsd., 150 acres of land in sd Parish of St. James."

From the Parish Register of Manakin Town we find the following entries:

1 March 1721/2 Jean Faure godfather to Elizabeth Morriset. (p.17) 12 Dec. 1728, was born a boy to Jean Faure. (p.22). There is no further entries in the Parish Registers under the name of John Faure. It is evident that after selling the land, the gift of his brother, that John moved to Henrico County, where he died about the year 1748.

WILL OF JOHN FORE

In the name of God, Amen.

I, John Fore, of King William Parish, County of Henrico, being very sick, do make this my last will and testament, etc: I give to my loving wife Mary the use of the Plantation I now live on during her widowhood, and the use of all my slaves and personal estate until my children come of lawful age.

Item: I give to my daughter Elizabeth forty pounds, to be raised out of my estate, and a bed and a cow and a calf.

Item: I give to my daughter Mary a negro girl named Sarah, and a bed and a cow and calf.

Item: I give to my son John all my lands that I am Possessed of and the land I greeed with Captain John Nash for, I give to him and his heirs.

I appoint my wife Mary my who extx. And Robert Goode, my truly friend, to be guardian to my children.

In witness this 16 day of November, 1747.

JOHN (X) FORE

His Mark

Witnesses:

William Scott

John Morriset

Walter Scott

Probated by Mary Fore, the widow, the 1st Monday in July 1748.

It will be seen that from the existing records, John Faure, the brother of Peter, married a Mary ________, by whom he had issue:

1. John, probably born 12 December 1728

2. Elizabeth

3. Mary

9 ii. Marie Renno?, born Abt. 1702 in probably Manakintowne French Huguenot settlement, Goochland (now Powhatan) Co., VA; died Aft. 1753 in present-day Powhatan Co. or Buckingham Co., VA; married Daniel Perrault/Pero/Perrow Abt. 1727 in probably present-day Powhatan Co., VA.
iii. Stephen Renno, born Abt. 1715.

Notes for Stephen Renno:
SOLD PART BOF HIS FATHER'S LAND PATENT TO DANIEL PERRO 17 FEB 1742 AND ANOTHER PORTION 24 SEPT 1753 - TURFF&TWIGG VOL 1 PAGE 329,333.

24. ? Cox, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. He was the son of 48. Richard Cox and 49. Mary Trent.

More About ? Cox:
Comment 1: This name is inserted simply because the father of Richard Cox's grandson Hickerson is unknown. It could have been another of the sons already listed and named in Richard's will, or an unnamed son who preceded Richard in death.
Comment 2: It has been suggested that Richard Cox, Jr. was Hickerson's father and Richard, Sr. devised the land where Richard Jr. lived directly to Hickerson to prevent his portion from being seized by creditors.

Child of ? Cox is:
12 i. Hickerson/ Higgason Cox, born Bef. 1734 in Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1793 in Chesterfield Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth Horner Bef. 1755; married (2) Mary ? Bef. 1785.

26. Benjamin Horner, Jr., born Abt. 1705 in Henrico Co. or present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA. He was the son of 52. Benjamin Horner and 53. Mary Ruck. He married 27. Savrinah ?.
27. Savrinah ?, died Abt. 1773 in Chesterfield Co., VA.

Children of Benjamin Horner and Savrinah ? are:
13 i. Elizabeth Horner, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died in Chesterfield Co., VA; married Hickerson/ Higgason Cox Bef. 1755.
ii. Benjamin Horner III, married Lucy Turner.
iii. Judith Horner
iv. Nathan Horner
v. Sarah Horner
vi. Daniel Horner

28. William North, Jr., born Abt. 1703 in Hoskins Creek/ present Tappahannock area of South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; died Abt. 1748 in present-day Oldhouse Run/ Deep Run Park area of Henrico Co., VA. He was the son of 56. Willliam North and 57. Mary ?. He married 29. Susannah Cottrell 11 Apr 1726 in Henrico Co., VA.
29. Susannah Cottrell, born 25 Mar 1710 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA. She was the daughter of 58. Thomas Cottrell and 59. Martha Hatcher.

Notes for William North, Jr.:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I129951&tree=Tree1

1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; (Page 329)
Will of William North of the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex, dated 11 May 1706.
Unto my eldest son Anthony North 250 acres at the hole it being Iand his grandfather gave him
To John North and William North the remainder of my land to be equally divided.. likewise each 40 acres of marsh Joyning upon their land
Provided any of my three children dyes without lawfull issue his land to the other two.
My personal estate be egually divided betwixt: my wife and children,
My Son Anthony to put in, apprentice to Henry Byrom until he comes to twenty years of age. Henry give bond for two years schooling: and to learn him the art and trade of a gunn smith.
My shallop and boat be sold at discretion of my executors and divided between my wife and children. .
Unto my wife Mary North the third of all my land during her life,
Mr. Thomas Edmondson Sr and my son Anthony and my wife
Mary North executors Wm North
Wit: John Taylor, John How, Henry. Byrom.
10Jan 1706/7. Proved by John How and Henry Byrom,
===
1724-1728 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 18; [Antient Press]; Page 156-160
Know all men by these presents that we WILLIAM NORTH & JOHN NORTH of County of Essex & Parish of Southfarnham do authorize Mr ROBERT JONES to be Attorney to ackowledge for us to MAJR WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD in County Court of Essex Deeds of Lease & Release the 14th & 15th of February 1725 as Witness our hands & seals this 16th day of February 1725 in the year aforesaid
In presence of us WIL ROBINSON, Wm North mark
FLAVELL EWINGS, EDWIN THACKER John North
JOHN JOHNSON, MAX ROBINSON
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of March 1725
This Power of Attorney was admitted to record
This Indenture made the fourteenth/fifteenth day of February 1725 Between WILLIAM & JOHN NORTH of Parish of Southfarnham in County of Essex Plants of one part and WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD of same gent of other part Witnessetb that said William North in consideration of Forty pounds Current mony of Virginia doth grant unto William Daingerfeild his heirs it being all the land left him by the will of his deceased Father WILLIAM NORTH & in consideration of sum of Twenty Shillings Current many of Virginia to him in hand paid by said William Daingerfeild he the said John North hath granted and sold unto the said William Daingerfeild all his right that he hath by virtue of his Fathers Will in remainders after the death of the said William North without
heirs to the before granted land . .
In presence of us JOSEPH STEPHENSON, William North
EDWIN THACKER, FLAVELL EWINGS John North
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of May 1725
William North & John North by ROBERT JONES their Attorny acknowledged their Lease & Release which is admitted to record

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http://www.cottrellweb.com/rico/pafn03.htm#3231

Land Patent:

12 Mar 1739 Henrico Co., VA 71 acres on the north side of James River
Patent Book 18 1738-1739 Page 531
Library of Virginia: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/LONN/LO-1/016/016_0549.tif

Deeds:

5 July 1736 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 1 Volume 3 Page 561: Tho Cotrall sells Wm North of Henrico par, for L 20., 50 acres on S side of Deep Run, Old House Branch, being plantation first settled by Thos Baley, etc. Signed: Thomas Cotrell. Wit: Abra Childers, Elizabeth x Childers. Rec. - July 1736.

[Comment by Bryan S. Godfrey, 2009, great7-grandson of William North: This narrows down where William and Susannah Cottrell North, and her mother, Martha Hatcher Cottrell Pattison, lived, a point of pride to me because it is within a mile from the condominium in which I live, and perhaps part of, or at least very near to, Deep Run Park at the intersection of Ridgefield Parkway and Gaskins Road. Old House Branch flows from Deep Run Creek, just west of Gaskins Road, to a short distance east of Pemberton Road.]

3 May 1742 Henrico Co., VA Deeds 1737-1750, page 1169: Israel Winfree of Henrico Co., to William Hughes of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co., for L 50, Two tracts of 650 acres on north side of James River on branch of Tuckahoe Creek called Deep Run, bounded by James Spears, a branch of Chickahominy called Merediths branch, John Walters, 400 acres; the tract of 250 acres is part of larger tract patented by Abraham Childers and by him transferred to Thos. Conway, who is transferred both tracts to said Winfree 2 Nov. 1741. Wit: Thomas Cottrell, William (M) North, Sarah (S) Harson. Signed: Bety (+) Winfree, Israel Winfree. Recorded 1st Mon. May 1742.

May Court 1742, Henrico Co., VA Deeds 1737-1750, Page 182: Holman Freeman to William North, deed.

1748 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 2 Volume 5 Page 53: Thomas Cottrell of Albemarle Co., for L 30, paid by William North, dec'd; of County and Parish of Henrico in his lifetime, 75 acres in same parish on Deep Run, a branch of Tuckahoe Creek, and is tract where Martha Padason, mother of said Thomas Cottrell now lives, which I bought of Holman Freeman, bounded by Samuel Pinchum and Thomas Alley. North in his will gave said land to his son Abraham North, and it is conveyed to him. Wit: Joseph Freeman, John (I) North, Jameston (J) Pattison; Signed: Thomas Cottrell, Recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1748.

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This is a transcription for the will of William North. The original will is very hard to read as it has several black spots and writing is not real clear.

William North married Susanna Cottrell daughter of Thomas and Martha (Hatcher) Cottrell of New Kent County, Virginia then Henrico County, Virginia.

The Thomas Cottrel mentioned in the will is a brother to Susanna (Cottrell) North. The two gentlemen at the end of the will : James I. Padason and Alex. Padason are half brothers to Susanna (Cottrell) North. Martha (Hatcher) Cottrell remarried Alexander Pattison after the death of Thomas Cottrell in 1718.

Will of William North of Henrico Co., VA
Henrico County Wills and Administration (1662-1800)
Deed Book 1744-1748
Date Written: 8 August 1747
Pages 370-371, Probated 1 April 1748

In the Name of God Amen I William North of the Parish and County of Henrico being in Perfect Scince and Memory and Considering the frailty of this mortal life do make this my last will and Testament as followeth Viz. I bequeath my soul to God that gave it and my body to be buried after a Christian manner and all my worldly Goods I give and bequeath in manner and form following Viz...
Item. I give and bequeath unto my son John North Two Hundred acres of Land out of four hundred Acres which I bought of Thomas Cottrel Lying and being in the County of Albamarl to my said son John his heirs and Assigns for Ever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son William North the Other two hundred acre of Land which I bought of the Said Tho. Cottrel in Albamarl County leaving to my said son William his heirs and Assigns for Ever.
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son Abraham North one Certain parcel or tract of Land which I bought of Thom. Cottrel Lying on the upper side of Deep Run in Henrico County Containing by Estimate on Seventy five Acres unto my son Abraham his heirs and Assigns for Ever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son Thomas North one Certain Parcel or Tract of Land containing by Estimation Eighty (acres) Including the Seventy one acres which I have Pattented in my own Name and Taking in likewise a small part of the tract where on I now live Divided by a line of marked Trees made by me to my son Thomas his heirs and assigns for Ever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my son Anthony North all the rest of the Tract of Land whereon I now live (after his Mothers Decease but I leave it to her for her lifetime) I say to my son Anthony his heirs and Assigns for Ever.
Item. I give and bequeath to my Son Richard North a Negro Girl Named Sarah to be Delivered unto him when he shall attain to twenty years of age on the first two Children as she shall bring Shall be disposed as hereafter mentioned but the Said Negro Girl and all the rest of her Increase to my said son Richard his heirs and assigns for Ever.
Item. I give unto my Daughter Susanna the first Surviving Child that my Negro Girl Sarah Shall bring the Said Child to be raised and brought up for her with the mother of it untill my said Daugter do Either marry or shall attain to the age of Eighteen and in Case the said Negro Girl should never breed that then my Said Daughter to have five Pounds paid her out of my movable Estate.
Item. I give to my Daughter Mary North the Second Surviving Child that my Negro Girl Sarah Shall bring the Said Child to be raised and brought up for her with the mother of it untill my said Daughter shall Either marry or shall attain to the age of Eighteen and in Case the said Negro Girl should never breed that then my Said Daughter to have five Pounds paid out of my movable Estate.
Item. I leave to my well beloved wife Susannah North all the rest of my Estate in whatsoever manner and form it be During her natural Life or Widdowhood and at her death or marriage to be Equally divided among my Children and my will and desire is that all my Children Shall be at Liberty to work for themselves at the age of Eighteen years and that there should be no appraisement of my Estate and I do Appoint my two sons John and William Joint Executors of this my last Will and Testament Signed with my hand and Sealed with my seal this Eighth Day of August. 1747. /.

Wm tract(?). James I. Padason, Alex (A) Padason } Wm (M) North (seal)

At a Court held for Henrico County the first Monday in April 1748. This Will was Presented upon Oath by the Excrs. herein Mentioned & Proved by the Oaths of the Witnesses hereto and was Admitted to Record . /.

Test. Bowler Cocke junr. Dept Clk.

Transcription by Richard Cottrell





More About William North, Jr.:
Probate: 01 Apr 1748, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 08 Aug 1747, Henrico Co., VA

More About Susannah Cottrell:
Baptised: 01 Apr 1710, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA

Children of William North and Susannah Cottrell are:
i. Abraham North, born Abt. 1729 in New Kent Co., VA?; died Abt. 1800 in Bedford Co., VA; married Susanna Povall?.
ii. Anthony North, died Abt. 1779 in Cumberland Co., VA?.
iii. Richard North
iv. Susanna North
v. Mary North
vi. John North, born Aft. 1729; died Abt. 1786 in Charlotte Co., VA; married Frances Thackston?.
14 vii. Thomas North, born Aft. 1726 in Henrico Co., VA?; died Abt. 1794 in Charlotte Co., VA.
viii. William North III, born 15 Jul 1730 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died Abt. 1790 in Prince Edward Co., VA; married Mary ?.

Generation No. 6

48. Richard Cox, born Bef. 1670 in probably Arrowhattocks, Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA; died Abt. 1734 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. He was the son of 96. John Cox and 97. ?. He married 49. Mary Trent Bef. 08 Jan 1701 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA?.
49. Mary Trent, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1736 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. She was the daughter of 98. Henry Trent and 99. Elizabeth Sherman.

Notes for Richard Cox:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~coxcuz/Ancestry%20Files/wmcox/pafn03.htm

Henrico Co., VA Wills & Deeds 1677-1705, Vol 3
p. 48
Edward Hatcher of Henrico Co., planter, for valuable consideration, to William Cox of Henrico Co., planter, and Richard Cox of same, planter, 300 acres, part of a greater tract granted said Hatcher 6 Oct 1675 for 1300 acres on Cornelius Creek on north side of James River; Signed Edw'd (EH) Hatcher, Mary (MH) Hatcher; Wit: Wm. Giles, Edward Tanner; Rec. 1 Dec 1688; Sale confirmed by said Hatcher and Mary his wife.
Note: Edward Hatcher is the brother of the mother of Mary Baugh who married John Cox Jr..
It has been thought that Richard was likely the son of Mary Kennon, but his deed changes that theory. He is called "planter" and would have at least been of legal age by this time.

Richard registered to pay taxes in Henrico Co., 1705. Rent Roll.

A deed made previous to the will shows that he had a daughter, Martha Ferguson.
(Note by Lou Ann Murphy)

Henrico Record (1725-1737) Pg. 347--Deed: Richard Cox, Sr. of ___ Parish of Henrico--5 June 1732- to his son Henry Cox of same--Chattles and 50 a. binding on John and Richard Cox's line running down to the Holly Spring [Clover Hill], bieng the manor plantation.

Henrico Records (1700-1767) Pg. 267-Deed: Henry Cox of Chesterfield--5 March 1753--Joseph Bayley of Henrico- 50 a. [except 1/2 acre where Richard Cox, his wife, and children of brother Jox Cox were buried &] adjoining John and Richard cox near Holly Spring, [being] the land given to said Henry Cox by his father Richard Cox, dec'd.

Henrico Co., VA Wills & Deeds 1725-37
p. 466
WILL OF RICHARD COX

In the name of God, Amen!

I, Richard Cox, Ser., of the parish and County of Henrico, being Sick and Weak but in perfect sence and memory, I thank Almighty God for it, I do make this my last Will in manner following;
Imprimis, I give and bequeath to my Son, John Cox, and to his heirs and assignes forever all my outward Land it being one hundred and five acres where he now liveth.
Item - I give devise and bequeath to my Son Henry Cox all my Lands it lying and being on the North side of Cornelious Creek containing fore hundred Acres, to said Henry Cox and his heirs forever, only I give to my Loving Wife Mary Cox, one hundred Acres of it during her life where the house is.
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Mary fore (Ford) and to her heirs one bell-mettle Skillett, a small Iron pott.
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Elizabeth Hutchens one peid Cow and all her increass to her and her heirs.
Item - I give and bequeath to my grandson Hickenson Cox one hundred and five Acres of Land where my son Richard Cox now liveth bynding upon Will Fermer and Nich:ll Turpin line to the said Hickerson Cox and his Heirs forever.
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Obedience Purkins, one shilling.
Item - I give and bequeath to my Daughter Edith Wirtler my Book and Specttels.
Item - I give and bequeath to my loving Wife Mary Cox all my hoggs and Sheeps and my mare bridle and all the rest of my esttate and lastely constitute and appoint my Loving Wife Mary Cox my Whole and Sole Executor of this my last will and testament disannulling and making void all other Wills hereunto by me made. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Seal this 13 day of July, 1734. I also give my Said Wife Mry my Negro man Daniel during her Life and then to return to my Son John Cox.
his
In presence of us Mich:ll Turpin Richard x Cox
? Turpin mark
James I. Whitler

Mary Trent

. Mary was born in prob Henrico Co VA aft 1676. Based on age of mother She was the daughter of Henry Sr TRENT and Elizabeth SHERMAN.
Mary died ca 1735 in Henrico Co. VA. Mary Trent Cox left a will dated Feb. 2, 1735 of parish and county of Henrico. In it she names only sons Richard and John and daughter Obedience. It is not known why the others were not named. Perhaps they had died or moved from the area. The will is witnessed by Benjamin Burton and Benjamin Burton Jr. again establishing the close ties which the Cox family had to the Burton family.

Henrico Co., VA Wills & Deeds 1725-37
p. 513

Will of Mary (Trent) Cox of Henrico Parish; To son Richard Cox, sorrel mare, items, and tobacco due me from my son John; To dau. Obedience Purkins, clothes; To dau, Edith Whitloe, items; Son Richard, exr.; Not dated; Wit:Benjamin Burton Jr., Rec. 2 Feb 1735.

More About Richard Cox:
Probate: Feb 1735, Henrico Co., VA
Property: 1704, Held 300 acres in Henrico Co., VA
Will: 13 Jul 1734, Henrico Co., VA Wills and Deeds 1725-37, p. 466

Notes for Mary Trent:
The following is quoted from John W. Pritchett's website, virginians.com:

Mary Trent [3326.1.5] (-c.1735) married Richard Cox, a son of John Cox and possibly his first unknown wife or likely his second wife, Mary Kennon. Richard paid quit rents on 300 acres in 1704, and patented 167 acres on Tuckahoe Creek in 1715. In June 1732 Richard Cox Sr. sold the "manor plantation" next to Holly Spring in Henrico County and "2 Negro girls Annica and Molley" to his son Henry Cox. Richard left a will in Henrico County (will dated 13 July 1734, recorded Feb. 1734/5). Mary survived him and died before her undated will was recorded 2 February 1735/6.

More About Mary Trent:
Probate: 02 Feb 1736, Henrico Co., VA Wills & Deeds 1725-37, p. 513.

Children of Richard Cox and Mary Trent are:
24 i. ? Cox, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA.
ii. John Cox, married Elizabeth ?.
iii. Henry Cox, died Abt. 1780 in Chesterfield Co., VA; married Judith Redford; died Abt. 1789 in Chesterfield Co., VA.

More About Henry Cox:
Probate: 01 Jun 1780, Chesterfield Co., VA
Will: 26 Jul 1779, Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book 3, pp. 276-77; Order Book 6, pp. 288-89.

More About Judith Redford:
Probate: 09 Apr 1789, Chesterfield Co., VA
Will: 15 Aug 1785, Chesterfield Co., VA Will Book 4, p. 212; Order Book 8, p. 238.

iv. Mary Cox, married ? Fore.
v. Richard Cox, Jr.
vi. Obedience Cox, died Abt. 1771 in Goochland Co., VA; married Philemon Perkins; born in Henrico Co., VA; died Bef. 15 May 1769 in Goochland Co., VA.

More About Obedience Cox:
Probate: 15 Apr 1771, Goochland Co., VA
Will: 06 Sep 1770, Goochland Co., VA Deed Book 10, p. 122

Notes for Philemon Perkins:
http://pages.prodigy.net/blankenstein/philemon_perkins_&_obedience_cox.htm

Philemon Perkins & Obedience Cox

TYLER'S QUARTERLY MAGAZINE pp. 219 & 221

PHILEMON PERKINS, who died 1769 inventory of his estate was filed June 19, 1769. See Goochland Deed Book 9, page 204) married OBEDIENCE COX, who is mentioned as "OBEDIENCE PERKINS" in her father's (Richard Cox's) will, July 13, 1734 in Henrico County, Virginia. In Henrico County deeds for November 21, 1746, PHILEMON PERKINS and OBEDIENCE, his wife deed to Francis Redford a tract of land reserving "10 feet square where the said PHILEMON PURKINS Child lys buried." In the Goochland Order Book for April, 1769, it is recorded that "OBEDIANCE PERKINS comes into Court and makes oath that HILEMON PERKINS deceased died without any Will as far as she knows or believes and on her motion Certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration thereof in due form." OBEDIENCE PERKINS died 1771 leaving a will (Goochland Deed book 10, page 122).

PHILEMON PERKINS died without leaving a will, but his wife

OBEDIENCE (COX) PERKINS left a will written September 6, 1770, and proved April 15, 1771 (Goochland Deed Book 10, page 122.

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Will of NICHOLAS PERKINS Henrico County Febry Court 1712 p. 185-6 lists son Phill Perkins. Will is found under Nicholas Perkins - 954.

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Deed 1771 Goochland Co., Va between Abraham Perkins & Thomas Hatcher says in part...it meanders to the beginning which said land by PHILLIMON PERKINS being devised by his last will and testament to the said Abraham Perkins... Copy of this deed is found under Abraham Perkins - 929.

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THE DESCENDANTS OF NICHOLAS PERKINS by Hall

PHILEMON PERKINS was born in 1680's in Henrico Co., Va., and continued to live there until 1746 when he moved up the river to Goochland County, where he died about 1769. He married OBEDIENCE COX.

That he did not buy and sell land and is rarely mentioned in the records would imply that he settled in one place, stayed there, and led a quiet life. The fact that he served the last four years of his life as sexton of the Beverdam Church would fit with such a characterization.

His name (accented on the second syllable) came from the Childers family as he was named after his mother's brother, Philemon Childers. In the Childers family the name Philemon was sometimes shortened to Lemon.

PHILEMON PERKINS is first mentioned in the Henrico records in his father's will, recorded 1712, by which he inherited the land between "Springey Branch and Abraham Childers line". This land adjoined that of his brother Abraham Perkins. Other neighbors were John Woodson, Robert Blaws, John Redford, Philemon Childers, Thomas Bethel, Abraham Childers, and John Simcock (pp. 281, 303, 313 Part 2 Henrico Records 1725-1737). In the reports of the procession of 1739 and 1743 his land is recorded as being in the Ninth Precinct of Henrico County.

On December 30, 1733, PHILEMON PERKINS, Joseph Atkins,

William Daniel witnessed the will of William Feayser (p. 429 Part 3 Henrico Records 1725-1737). In 1742 he was named executor of his brother's will. In October 1743 he was a witness in the suit John Scott vs. John Redford (p. 237 Henrico Oders 1737-1746). In February 1744 he acknowledged his deed to John Fraisure (p. 295 ibid.). In May 1746 PHILEMON PERKINS instituted suit against John Cox for debt but there was no prosecution (p. 378 ibid.).

By this time most of his relatives were living in Goochland County and PHILEMON PERKINS decided to join them. Accordingly on Nov. 21, 1746, he sold for L47 the 130 acres bounded by Springey Branch which he had inherited from his father to Francis Redford. The deed describes both parties as being of the parish and County of Henrico and states that the grantor reserved "10 feet square where the said PHILLEMON PURKINS Child is buried." The land adjoined that of John Frayser and Robert Scott and was the land the said PHILEMON PERKINS then lived on. The deed was witnessed by William Finney, John Cox, and Charles Ballow. "At a Court held for Henrico County the first Monday in April 1747 PHILEMON PURKINS acknowledged this Deed with the Livery of Seizin Endorsed to Francis Redford to be this Act and Deed then OBEDIENCE his wife she being first privately Examined relinquished her Right of Dower in the Land by the said Deed conveyed all which was Admitted to the Record (p. 248 Henrico Records 1744-1748).

OBEDIENCE, his wife, mentioned in the above deed was OBEDIENCE COX, daughter of Richard Cox and Mary Trent. Richard Cox in his will of July 13, 1734, bequeathed to "my Daughter OBEDIENCE PURKINS one shilling: (p. 466 part 3 Henrico Records 1725-1737). Mary Cox in her will of Feb. 2, 1735, bequeathed to "my daughter OBEDIENCE PURKINS two suits of my Cloaths" (p. 513 ibid).

Having sold his land in Henrico County, PHILEMON PERKINS on

Dec. 15, 1746, bought 100 acres in Goochland County from William Moore, whose wife Hannah relinquished her dower (p. 244 Goochland Deed Bk. 5). The land adjoined that of Richard Cocke, Abraham Purkins, John Curd, and David Walker. The Deed was witnessed by John McBride, John Woodall, and Richard Moor.

In 1764 PHILEMON PERKINS was appointed sexton at the Beaverdam Church and received "500 tobacco" annually for his services (pp. 92, 95, 98, 102, 105 Vestry Book 1744-1850, St. James Northam parish, Goochland Co., Va.).

According to the Goochland Order Book for April 1769, "OBEDIENCE PERKINS comes into Court & makes oath that PHILEMON PERKINS deceased died without any will as far as she knows or believes & on her motion certificate is granted her for obtaining Letters of Administration thereof in due form. Abraham Perkins and John Goode, entering themselves Securities for the Same. ordered that Richard Oglesby, Robert Poor, John Curd, and Richard Curd, or any three of them (being first sworn before some Justice of the Peace for this County) appraise the Estate of PHILEMON PERKINS decd & that his Administratrix do return an Inventory thereof to the next court." This she doe on Jun 19, 1769 (p. 204 Goochland Deed Bk. 9).

His widow OBEDIENCE survived him by less than two years. her will, written Sept. 6, 1770, was recorded Apr. 15, 1771, on p. 122 Goochland Deed Bk. 10:

In the name of God amen. I OBEDIENCE PERKINS of Bever dam Goochland County being well in Sense and Perfect in memory but Sick and weakly in body do make this my last will and testament--Renouncing all other wills or Legacies Whatsoever. Item my Soul to God I give who first gave it me my body to be buried in a decent manner at ye discretion of my grand Children and to be paid first out of the Estate and next my debts.

Item I give my bed and all the furniture and beding belonging to the said bed to Sarah Nowling my grand daughter. Item I give and bequeath all the Rest of my estate to David Nowling the son of Stephen Nowling my grandson and to Elizabeth Nowling the daughter of Stephen Nowling and my granddaughter and to Wm Moore Junir my grandson I make and leave my whole and sole Executor. This I acknowledge to be my last will and Testament Whereunto I have set my hand and Seal () this Sixth day of September In the Year of Our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and seventy.

Witness our hands

John Mayes OBEDIENCE PERKINS

David (his mark) Nowlin, Junr her hand and seal

Her estate was appraised May 20, 1771, by Richard Pleasants,

Thomas Pleasants, and Richard Pleasants, Jr.

The deed PHILEMON PERKINS made in 1746 (see above) indicates he had a child who died and was buried in Henrico County. The will of OBEDIENCE PERKINS reveals that she had a daughter who married a Moore and another daughter who married Stephen Nowling.

The will of Abraham Perkins #37 written in 1742 states that PHILEMON PERKINS had a son Abram. There is no question about these four children. Nor is there much doubt that the John Perkins who settled in Caswell Co., N. C., was also a son of Philemon. Quite likely there were other children. Possibly some of the "unknown" Perkinses of Goochland County were children of PHILEMON and OBEDIENCE PERKINS. However as the evidence is not conclusive, these "unknowns" are not included in the list of their children.

PHILEMON PERKINS and OBEDIENCE COX had issue:

1. a daughter, who m. Stephen Nowling (Knowling)

2. a child who died young and was buried in Henrico Co., Va.

3. John Perkins (ca 1718-ca 1791) m. Rachael Ferguson

4. Abram Perkins (ca 1720-1793) m. Cecily Turpin

5. Sarah Perkins m. William Moore

6. possibly others.





More About Philemon Perkins:
Residence: Aft. 1746, Moved from Chesterfield/ Henrico Co., VA to Goochland Co., VA, where he was appointed sexton of Beaverdam Church in 1764.

vii. Edith Cox, married James Whitlow; died Abt. 1768 in Henrico Co., VA.

More About James Whitlow:
Probate: Nov 1768, Henrico Co., VA Order Book 1767-69, p. 371

viii. Martha Cox, married James Ferguson Bef. 07 Aug 1727.
ix. Elizabeth Cox, born 25 Feb 1713 in Chesterfield Co., VA; died Abt. 1816 in Yadkin Co., NC; married Strangeman Hutchins Abt. 1731 in Henrico Co., VA?; born Abt. 1707 in Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA?; died 10 Feb 1792 in present-day Yadkin Co. (then part of Surry Co.), NC.

Notes for Elizabeth Cox:

SOURCES: "Hutchins-Hutchens, Descendants of Strangeman Hutchins", "Born 1707, of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin) County, North Carolina"; Vol. 1, Addenda, Appendix III., Ancestor Chart of the Children of Strangeman Hutchins, pg. 796; 3 Vols. by Rita Hineman Townsend.

More About Elizabeth Cox:
Comment: She was about 103 years old at the time of her death.

Notes for Strangeman Hutchins:
http://www.geocities.com/blsa44/StrangemanHutchins.html

STRANGEMAN HUTCHINS

Strangeman Hutchins born abt 1707 and died in Surry County N C on Feb 10 1792. Strangeman married Elizabeth Cox abt 1731 Elizabeth is the daughter of Richard and Mary Cox.

National Genealogical Society Quarterly Pg 60 Vol 2069

Hutchins-Hutchens. Descendants of Strageman Hutchins , born 1707, of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin) County North Carolina, By Rita Hineman Townsend

Mrs Townsend has prepared a monumental record of her mother's family for twelve generations. It begins with the earliest proved ancestor, Nicholas Hutchins, a Quaker of Henrico County, Virginia, who married Mary, a daughter of Henry Watkins, 9 8mo 1701
They had four children, a son Strangeman and three daughters, all of whom were married. In Appendix III the compiler analyzes the several family tradition concerning the family's origin, some of which are fantastic, and after pointing out the weaknesses she comments: " Tradition, unless supported by facts, is not acceptable when proving ones descent. It is pleasant to read; and there may be a thread of some truth found in any of these traditions. But it is best to avoid any of these traditions as facts."

Strangeman Hutchins lived in Henrico County until his marriage about 1731 to Elizabeth, daughter of Richard and Mary Cox. Later they moved to Goochland County, where he bought and sold land. In 1782 he began to dispose of his holdings (including the manumissons of twelve slaves) and shortly thereafter, with his wife and granddaughter, removed to that part of Surry County North Carolina that is now Yadkin County, following two of his sons who had preceded them there. Strangeman made his will on 23 11mo 1791; it was probated in 1792. By Elizabeth Cox he had eleven children. The descendants of ten of these children are traced to the present time.

Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol VI, Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, Page 250-251

1741, 5, 10. Stangeman [Hutchason] gave 40 with other Frs here in Carolina and Hanover, at the rq of Frs in London

1743, 4, 11. Strangeman [Hutchings] mentioned as being in Hanover Co VA

1743/44, 11, 14. Martha [Hutchings] rmt John Stanley

1743, 10, 11 Marthy [Hutchings] m John Stanley

1748 , 6, 13 Strangeman and his signed minute book as token the was a Fr and mbr of the mtg

1749, 6, 18. Strangeman [Hutchings] Hanover Co., suffered seisure of property for church rates

1754, 10,16 Ede [Huchens], dt of Strangeman, Goochland Co, m John Stanley

1755 ,1 , 11 Edy rmt to John Stanley

1755, 10,11. Mary and Jane [Hutchings] signed women's MM book as a token they were mbr

1756, 9,11. Strangeman [Hutchens] gct the MM in the Province of NC

1756, 12 11. Strangeman [Hugings] rpd he had suffered this year

1757, 12,11. John [Huchens] s Strangeman, Goochland Co, m in Cedar Creek MH, Hanover Co, Alice Standley, dt John, Hanover Co

Ch: Jonathan b 1763,2,28
Agatha b 1763,1, 21
Susannah 1769,1,15
Mary 1771,1,20
Elizabeth 1772,12,1
Thomas 1774,11,23
Strangeman 1776,9,15
William 1778,8,14
Patrick 1761,10,3

1770 ,4,15. Lydia dt Strangeman, Goochland Co m John Johnson

1758, 1, 14 John [ Hutchens] rmt Alice Stanley

1760,-- Strangeman [Hutchens] mentioned as being a minister

1762, 6, 12 Mary rmt Samuel Robert Brooks

1762, 12,11 Strangeman [Hutchings] ordered to secure MH land at Genito in Goochland Co

1764, 5,12 Nicholas gct the MM in Henrico, to m

1764,8,11,Stangeman [Hutchens] rqct travel into some part of NC; granted

1765, 6, 8 Strangeman [Hutchens] and Thomas {leasants to Genito PM

1766, 5,10 Strangeman [Hutchens] rpd as having suffered this year

1785, 9, 10 Thomas rqct Deep River MM, N C for self, w and ch; in 1786, 8, 26 informed he cannot have cert until the slaves he sold are restored to freedoml MM suggested he give Frs an unlimited power with respect to the sle of hi land and hte release of the slaves.

1786, 1, 14 Strangeman and w and gr dt , Elizabeth Hutchins, dt of Thomas; Thomas Hutchins and w and ch and Benjamin Hutchins and fam gct Deep River MM, NC; Cert was returned in 10 mo but was delayed due to failure of comm to rp

1787, 3 10 Thomas gct Deep River Meetings MM, NC after he had consented to sell a tract of his land and redeem some slaves he sold.

Virginia Tax Payers, 1782-1787, Surnames J-K, Page 65
Strangeman Hutchings 1 4 Goochland Co
Strang Hutchens 2 Goochland Co

1790 HUTCHINS STRANGEMAN Sury Co NC 1 0 2 0 2

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF STRANGEMAN HUTCHINS
Surry County, NC Will Book 3, p 5

"I, Strangeman Hutchins, of Surry County, and State of North Carolina, being desirous to settle my outward estat while in sound senses and memory, and to prevent disputes after my death, do make this my last will and testament in the manner following:

First, I give my beloved wife, Elizabeth Hutchins, all my personal estate, not here after given to any of my children or grand children, hereafter named, to dispose of as she may think proper, amongst my children and grandchildren.

Secondly, It is my will and desire, that John Standly shall have the tract of land he now lives on, containing seventy-five acres, being in the county above said, for his own property, provided he pay me or my executor the sum of twenty-five pounds Virginia money, by or before the twenty-fifth day of December, Anno Domino 1792, agreeable to a verbal contract made between him, the said John Standly and myself. If the money is not paid by that time, then it is my desire that my son, Benjamin Hutchins, shall have the seventy-five acres of land by settling and paying some demands that are against me in Virginia, and paying the balance of the above mentioned sum of twenty-five pounds Virginia money to his mother.

Thirdly, I lend to daughter, Mary Brooks, a tract of land containing fifty-five acres, lying in Goochland County in Virginia, it being the land whereon my said daughter, Mary, now lives, during her nautral life , provided she lives separate and apart from her husband, Samuel Robert Brooks. It is not my intent the said Brooks should live on my land, or have any part of my estate whatever, and after the death of my said daughter, Mary, then I give that said fifty-five acres of land to my grand daughter, Elizabeth Stanley, daughter of my said daughter, Mary Brooks, to her and her heirs forever.

Fourthly, I lend to my daughter, Edith Stanley, one feather bed, which she now has in her possession, during her natural life and then I give the said bed to my grand son, John Hutchins Stanley.

Fifthly, It is my will and desire that what ever I have already given my sons and daughters hereafter named, the same shall remain in their possession forever: (to wit) John, Nicholas, Thomas and Benjamin Hutchins, Mary Brooks, Edith Stanley, Obedience Harding, and Jane Barnett.

And last, I appoint my son, Benjamin Hutchins, executor to this, my last will and testament, revoking all wills hereforeto made by me. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ye 23rd day of ye 11th month, 1791.

Jonas Reynolds; his
Jonathan Johnson. STRANGEMAN x HUTCHINS
John Johnson. mark

1792-2mo-10 Strangeman Hutchins, Deep Creek, died in his 85th year.

Surry County, NC
Deed Book 1, p 79

To all people to whom these presents shall come, I, Elizabeth Hutchins, widow of Strangeman Hutchins, Deceased, of Surry County, and State of North Carolina, do send greetings. Know ye that I, the said Elizabeth Hutchins, for and in consideration of the love, good will and affection which I have and do bear toward my grandson, Thomas Barnett of the said County and State, have given and granted, and by these presents do freely grant unto the said Thomas Barnett, his heirs, excutors, or adminstrators, sundry goods and chattles, that is, one feather bed and furniture, one woollen wheel, iron pot, and falt iron, four plates, two chairs, one cow marked with a half crop in the left ear and slit in the other, and a heifer unmarked white colored, to have and to hold all the said goods and chattles to him, the said Thomas Barnett, his heirs, executors, administrator, from henceforth as his proper goods and chattles absolutely, without any manner of condition.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the first day of November, 1800.

Signed, sealed and delivered her
in the presence of Elizabeth x Hutchins
Reny Harding, Jurat mark
John Hutchins

Surry County, November Term of Court, 1800
The execution of within Deed as duly proven in open court by the
oath of Renny Harding and ordered to be registered

CHILDREN

Elizabeth Hutchins born December 13 1742 in VA died Bef. 1786; married John Barnett September 12, 1767 in Cedar Creek, VA

Mary Hutchins born October 17, 1733 in Henrico County, Virginia; died Abt. 1804 in Goochland County, Virginia; married Samuel Robert Brooke May 08, 1762 in Caroline County, Virginia.

Edith Hutchins born November 15, 1736 in Virginia; died June 22, 1796 in Surry County, NC married John Stanley November 16, 1754; born 1732 in Hanover County VA died 1795 in Surry County NC

John Hutchins born December 23, 1738 in Henrico County VA died Abt. 1825 in Surry County NC married (1) Alice Stanley December 11, 1757 in Hanover County, VA born married (2) Jane Braswell March 26, 1792 in Surry County, North Carolina; born 1755; died 1832.

Nicholas Hutchins born January 09, 1739/40 in Henrico County, VA died October 04, 1825 in Surry County NC married (1) Sarah Ladd July 01, 1764 in Charles County NC married (2) Lydia Carter December 20, 1809.

Thomas Hutchins born July 20, 1741 VA died 1802 in Surry County, NC married (1) Patty Chiles June 12, 1773 in Virginia married (2) Sussanna Ladd March 05, 1780 in Charles County, NC died 1806 in Surry County, NC

Obedience Hutchins born December 03, 1744; died Aft. 1807 in Surry Coounty NC married William Harding October 04, 1773 in Goochland County, VA

Jane Hutchins born June 10, 1748 married Athenacious Barnett

Milla Hutchins born October 15, 1750

Lydia Hutchins born February 15, 1752 died Abt. 1791 in Surry County, NC married John Johnson April 15, 1770

Benjamin Hutchins, born May 08, 1756 in Goochland County, VA died January 27, 1836 in Butler Township, Montgomery County, OH married (1) Judith McGehee May 13, 1775 Mary Jenkins February 09, 1815 in Montgomery County, OH


In our Genealogy of the HILL-JORDAN-KLAGES FAMILY, the "Hutchins-Hutchens" lines, you will find that we have used the books "Hutchins-Hutchens, Descendants of Strangeman Hutchins," by Rita Hineman Townsend, and we have also quoted a little of the source of her material, HU #6-1759 Augustus "Gussie" L. Crider, the daughter of HU #5-410 John Hutchins and Frances Townsend. (See also, Mrs. Gussie Waymire Crider and Edward C. Crider of Buck Creek, Indiana (now deceased), "Four Generations of the Family of Strangeman Hutchins and his wife Elizabeth Cox, as known January 10, 1935"). This, with Rita's wonderful research and Quaker information, does add much coloring and flavor to Rita Hineman Townsend's books, and the books give us a real feeling for the times and history of our great country. Thank you, Rita, for the long, hard, grueling, wonderful work you have done in giving us this great source of information on the Hutchins family. (CJH-Catherine J. Hill).

"Hutchins-Hutchens, Descendants of Strangeman Hutchins," Vol. 1, pg. 7
"Strangeman Hutchins probably lived in Henrico Co., VA, until his marriage about 1731 to Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Richard and Mary Cox."

(The only proof which we have of the father of Strangeman Hutchins being Nicholas Hutchins):
Vol. 1, pg. 8:
"1729-11mo-3 Strangeman Hutchins sold & deeded to Learner Bradshaw the land grant made to Nicholas Hutchins; and fortunately, in the deed, Strangeman said that Nicholas was his father. Abbreviated words are written out for the sake of clarity. 'Livery of seizin or setsin' means delivery of possession of lands and tenements of freehold; 'enfeoff' means to transfer land." (continues):

" 'This Indenture made and concluded this third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and twenty nine between Strangman Hutchins of the parish and County of Henrico of the one part Witnesseth that the aforsaid Strangman Hutchins for the valuable consideration of twenty pounds Currant money to him in hand paid by the aforsaid Learner Bradshaw the receipt whereof he the said Strangman Hutchins doth clearly and absolutely Exonerate acquit and discharge him the Said Learner Bradshaw his Heirs (?) from every part and penny thereof hath bargain Sold aliened enfeoffed and confirmed and in and by those presents doth bargain Sell alien enfeof and confirm unto the aforsaid Learner Bradshaw his Heirs and assigns for ever one certain tract or parcell of land lying and being in the aforsaid County and on the North Side of James River and bounded acording to a patent granted to Nicholas Hutchins deceased Late of the aforsaid County who was Father to the above named Strangman Hutchins To Have and To Hold the aforsaid tract or parcell of Land together with all houses out houses gardens hedges detchs and fences with all and Singular the apurtenances and apendanceus thereunto belonging or in any wise apurtaining and he the Said Strangman for himself his Heirs Executors (?) administrators Shall and will for ever warrant and defend the aforsaid Land and premises from any person or persons whatsoever, In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal the day and year above writen.
the words twenty and nine Interlind
Signed Sealed and Delivered in before signing.
the presents and Sight of Strangman Hutchins Seal
Stephen Woodson
John Burton
Charles Griffith m
Md this third of November 1729
that Livery and Seizin of the within-mentioned
Lands and premises was made and given before the ensealing and delivery of these
presents by the within named Strangman Hutchins unto the within named Learner Bradshaw.
Witness Stephen Woodson
John Burton
Charles Griffith
At a Court held at Varina for Henrico County the first
munday in November 29 Strangman Hutchins adknowledged
this Deed with the Livery of Seisen Endorsed from himself
to Learner Bradshaw to be his act and Deed and it w
thereupon admitted to Record.
(Virginia State Library
Richmond, VA; Henrico County Test. Bowler Cocke (Clerk of the Court)
Deeds & Wills 1725-1737, Reel 7a, p 253)' "

Vol. 1, Addenda, Appendix II., pg. 785: "Deep Creek Cemetery Records":
"Thomas D. Hamm has copied all the legible pre-1850 inscriptions in the Deep Creek Friends Cemetery, Yadkin Co., NC, during the summer of 1978. These are printed in 'The Quaker Yeomen,' Vol. 5, No. 3, Fall, 1978. Only one person named Hutchens is known to have been buried there: Benjamin Hutchens, d 15 Apr 1830 (4-31). He is buried at the edge of the cemetery, very near the highway. There is also a very old stone marked ____ H., d. 18? 1794. Strangeman Hutchins, (2-1) born 1707, died 10 Feb. 1794. It is possible that this is his tombstone."

Vol. 1, Addenda, Appendix II., pg. 795: "The Daughters of the American Revolution":
"Mrs. Gussie Waymire Crider made application to the National Society of the D.A.R. and proved the service which Strangeman Hutchins performed during the Revolutionary War. With her application to the D.A.R. was filed a photostat copy of the record of service, and also a copy of the will of Strangeman. These are at D.A.R. headquarters in Washington DC. Any member of the family desiring to join this organization could refer to Mrs. Crider's application for proof of service; however, the rules for membership have been tightened in recent years, and only military service may be used now. It is not known whether others could still gain membership through Strangeman's service."

Vol. 1, Addenda, Appendix III., pg. 809-810: TRADITIONS
" 1. Thomas W. Barnett wrote, 'My great-grandfather's name was Strangeman Hutchins. Why that singular name was given him, I know not, unless it was because his parents thought it strange that a man-child should be born unto them, for I believe he was their only son. He was a minister of the Friends Faith. His word was law among his children, and they obeyed him to the letter. His wife, Elizabeth Cox, lived to the advanced age of 103 years, and died in North Carolina.'

" 2. Hezekiah Hutchins of Economy, Indiana, wrote to his son Ira on 18 Mar 1877 that he had lived to see eight living generations, and that he had heard his grandfather, Nicholas Hutchens (son of Strangeman, son of Nicholas) say that his grandfather was a bound boy in England. He ran away and came to Amrica and on his arrival, he was sold for his passage to a Virginia merchant, and having served his time with the merchant, he married the merchant's only daughter and became a partner in the business. They raised a family and had only one son, and his name was Strangeman; and he (Strangeman) married a wife near Richmond, Virginia, and they had four boys, viz: John, Nicholas, Thomas and Benjamin. From these four boys sprang the entire Hutchens family in the United States. (The last sentence, at least, is not true. there were many other Hutchins emigrants. RHT).

" 3. Some branches of the Hutchens family say that the first ancestor to the American soil was John Hutchens who settled near Richmond, Virginia, married Polly Strangeman, an only daughter of a rich merchant, and Polly inherited her father's estate, and they had a son Strangeman Hutchins. At the death of Polly's father that name was not carried on, except through the given name of Strangeman Hutchens; hence the lost surname of Strangeman.

" 4. Another tradition, often heard, is that Nicholas Hutchens came from Wales to Virginia in 1600 (? before Jamestown was settled???) or near that time. He died at the age of 84 years. This Nicholas Hutchens was a young man of superior intelligence and marked personality, having received a liberal education; and he chose teaching as a profession. After the death of Queen Elizabeth, when James was King, oppression of the Colleges and church people became intolerable. Then it was that Nicholas Hutchens sought freedom in religion and education and came to America, settling in Richmond, Virginia. here he became associated with the wealthy colonist ---- Strangeman and in time became the tutor to Miss Polly (Mary) Strangeman, the only daughter of a very wealthy merchant. Through this constant association he could not resist Polly's gracious manner, sterling qualities and womanly character; and he soon found himself pledging his heart and hand, which was accepted by the young girl of tender years. to this union was born one son, Strangeman Hutchens, and his sisters. Polly (Strangeman) Hutchens lived to the age of 103. (Mrs. Crider pointed out in a letter that it seems clear that Polly could not have lived to the age of 103 if her husband Nicholas married second Mary Watkins, who was actually the mother of Strangeman. This tradition seems to have gotten confused with Strangeman's wife Elizabeth, who did live to the age of 103. RHT).

" 5. Another tradition in one branch of the family is that Strangeman Hutchens ran away from his home in England when he was 19 years of age. and came to America with the second Jamestown Colony in 1620. On the voyage he would not disclose his name, and the other pilgrims nicknamed him Strangeman. Soon after coming to Virginia, he sold his time to a Virginia merchant for three years. While working out his time he fell in love with the merchant's daughter. Later, they married, and to the union four children were born, two of whom--sons--married on reaching their majority. One of them settled in Ohio, and the other in North Carolina. (Note that Strangeman, the one who did move to North Carolina, is mixed up here with the immigrant, whatever his name might have been. Strangeman's father was, of course, Nicholas. RHT).

" 6. This tradition, much repeated, has already been disproved on p 1 in this book (Vol. 1): it concerns one Isaac Hutchens who came to America in 1623, m Sisely Sherman, had a son Robert, b about 1656. The story goes that Robert married Polly Strangeman and had a son Nicholas Hutchens, who was the father of the patriarch Strangeman Hutchens. (Court records indicate, however, that Robert Hutchens died without issue.)

" 7. Another legend goes thus: One John Hutchens came to America from England; married a Betsy Streangeman, then Jenny Brazuell; had 20 or 21 children, including Strangeman Hutchens. (this seems to be a garbled version of the record of John (3-3), son of Strangeman, who married Alice Stanley and married second Jane (Jenny) Braswell, and who had 16 children who reached adulthood (perhaps another who died early).]

" 8. And finally, the strangest legend of all: 'A Polly married a Hutchins, and she was with child. They were missionaries. (?) The Indians killed her husband, and Polly died when she gave birth to her child. The Indians took her child (named Polly) to raise, and called her Polly Strangeman, as Strangeman meant "White Person". They had come from England about 1585 (? no settlement until 1607!) and were members of the Church of England.'

"Certainly Strangeman's name was unusual, and it is not surprising that it has given rise to many tales. It is probable that in the beginning, in England, it meant just what it suggests: 'the strange man'. It is a name almost never found as a surname (at least, spelled in any way that sounds like 'Strangeman'. The names Strangman and Strongman occur, and even Strang, and Strange. Bardsley's 'English and Welsh Surnames' shows the name John Strangeman, listed in the Poll Tax Roll, Yorkshire, England, 1379. (Published by the Yorkshire Archaeological and topographical Association, 1881.)....."

"Tradition, unless supported by facts, is not acceptable when proving one's descent. It is pleasant to read; and there may be a thread of some truth found in any of these traditions. But it is best to avoid considering any of these traditions as fact."

"The Story of Jacob Hutchins of Athol, Massachusetts," Revolutionary Soldier, (and Accounts of other Hutchins Who Served in the Revolutionary War), "The Hutchins Families of Colonial America...."
No page #; cut off at bottom of page. "The large Strangeman Hutchins family originated in Virginia and then moved to Surry County, N.C. Strangeman's father was Nicholas Hutchins of the James River."
pg. 169, "In Ohio, however, I've met a whole new group of Hutchins. They are often Quakers and come from Virginia or North Carolina. Their family can be traced back to Nicholas Hutchins who lived in Virginia and to his son, Strangeman Hutchins, who was born there in 1707. These Hutchins moved from Virginia into Surry County, North Carolina and later into other southern states as well as Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. There were many other Hutchins in the south who have not been identified with this family but whose origin is not documented. I've never heard of any relationship between these southern Hutchins and our New England clan. However, as I have become acquainted with these other families it appears we were probably all related in England."

SOURCES: "Hutchins-Hutchens, Descendants of Strangeman Hutchins", "Born 1707, of the James River in Virginia and Surry (Yadkin) County, North Carolina"; 3 Vols; Compiled, edited, and indexed by Rita Hineman Townsend, 1606 N. 3rd St., Garden City, Kansas, 67846; Vol. I, © 1979 Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore; Vol. II; © 1992 Privately Published by Rita Hineman Townsend; Vol. 1, pgs. 6, 7-14; Vol. I, Pg. 8: "1729-1mo-3 Strangeman Hutchins sold & deeded to Learner Bradshaw the land grant made to Nicholas Hutchins; and fortunately, in the deed, Strangeman said that Nicholas was his father. Abbreviated words are written out for the sake of clarity. 'Livery of seizin or seisin' means delivery of possession of lands and tenements of freehold; 'enfeoff' means to transfer land.; Vol. 2, pgs. 5, & 6: Strangeman Hutchins, born 1707, son of Nicholas Hutchins, of the James River, and Mary Watkins.; Addenda, Appendix II., pg. 785, Appendix III., 809-810. Edited by Mrs. Gussie Waymire Crider and Edward C. Crider of Buck Creek, Indiana (now deceased), "Four Generations of the Family of Strangeman Hutchins and his wife Elizabeth Cox, as known January 10, 1935", (An old Virginia Family along the James River, by Marriage joined to other Immigrant Families of the Colony). "Family Tree Maker, CD192, Genealogical Records: The Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy, 1750-1930, Volumes I, V, and VI; © 1998 Genealogy.com" "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy" by William Wade Hinshaw is the source of the material on the above CD. (CJH). Jack Randolph Hutchins of Orange, Ohio, 1834, Published by the Author, "The Story of Jacob Hutchins of Athol, Massachusetts," Revolutionary Soldier, (and Accounts of other Hutchins Who Served in the Revolutionary War), Page # at bottom of page is cut off. "The Hutchins Families of Colonial America...." "The large Strangeman Hutchins family originated in Virginia and then moved to Surry County, N.C. Strangeman's father was Nicholas Hutchins of the James River. Another early Virginia Hutchins family was Frances Hutchins who went to Virginia with Richard Preston and in 1651 moved to Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Frances later settled in Calvert County, Maryland. Other Hutchins were in St. Mary's County and at Our Lady's Manor the Lord Baltimore estates. No relationship is known between these different Hutchins families." (St. Mary's, Maryland "Hutchins" are possibllity related to Nicholas, and son, Strangeman Hutchens; see excerpts from "Elmore Hutchins of My Lady's Manor, Maryland").
Pg. 169, "In Ohio, however, I've met a whole new group of Hutchins. They are often Quakers and come from Virginia or North Carolina. Their family can be traced back to Nicholas Hutchins who lived in Virginia and to his son, Strangeman Hutchins, who was born there in 1707. These Hutchins moved from Virginia into Surry County, North Carolina and later into other southern states as well as Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. There were many other Hutchins in the south who have not been identified with this family but whose origin is not documented. I've never heard of any relationship between these southern Hutchins and our New England clan. However, as I have become acquainted with these other families it appears we were probably all related in England."

More About Strangeman Hutchins:
Died 2: 10 Feb 1792, Surry, now Yadkin Co., NC
Ethnicity/Relig.: Society of Friends (Quaker)--clerk of Cedar Creek Monthly Friends Meeting, Goochland Co., VA; settled in Surry Co., NC, a Quaker stronghold, abt 1786.
Probate: Feb 1792, Surry Co., NC
Religion: Strangeman Hutchins was a Quaker Minister.
Will: 23 Nov 1791, Surry Co., NC

52. Benjamin Horner He was the son of 104. Havaliah Horner and 105. Margaret ?. He married 53. Mary Ruck Sep 1704 in St. John's Church, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA.
53. Mary Ruck She was the daughter of 106. Thomas Ruck and 107. Rachel ?.

Child of Benjamin Horner and Mary Ruck is:
26 i. Benjamin Horner, Jr., born Abt. 1705 in Henrico Co. or present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1766 in Chesterfield Co., VA; married Savrinah ?.

56. Willliam North, born Bef. 1670 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; died Abt. 1707 in Hoskins Creek/ present Tappahannock area of South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?. He was the son of 112. Anthony North and 113. Jane Gillett. He married 57. Mary ?.
57. Mary ?

Notes for Willliam North:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I084061&tree=Tree1

1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; (Page 329)
Will of William North of the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex, dated 11 May 1706.
Unto my eldest son Anthony North 250 acres at the hole it being Iand his grandfather gave him
To John North and William North the remainder of my land to be equally divided.. likewise each 40 acres of marsh Joyning upon their land
Provided any of my three children dyes without lawfull issue his land to the other two.
My personal estate be egually divided betwixt: my wife and children,
My Son Anthony to put in, apprentice to Henry Byrom until he comes to twenty years of age. Henry give bond for two years schooling: and to learn him the art and trade of a gunn smith.
My shallop and boat be sold at discretion of my executors and divided between my wife and children. .
Unto my wife Mary North the third of all my land during her life,
Mr. Thomas Edmondson Sr and my son Anthony and my wife
Mary North executors Wm North
Wit: John Taylor, John How, Henry. Byrom.
10Jan 1706/7. Proved by John How and Henry Byrom,
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 364-365
William North Inventory Made in obedience to order of 10 Jan 1706/7. Total Valuation 56.14.9
William Daingerfield
John Foster
Henry (H) Reeves
Appraisers sworn before Robert Coleman 7 Jan 1706/7
10March 1706/7 Returned by John Mills and Mary his wife late Mary North, One of the executors of William North
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1672-1674 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 32
MRS, JANES WATTS her gift unto WILLIAM Sonne to ANTHONY NORTH is one 2 yeare old heifer named Cherry marked on the right Eare with a crop and a square taken of the fore part of the eare on the left eare an over keele and an under keele with a slitt on the top of the eare and a Nick under the eare with all hir increase both male and female and if the said WILLIAM die before he comes of age then the said Heifer and hir increase is hereby given to ABRAHAM NORTH his Brother and his heirs forever
Recordat xx7 die Juny 1672
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1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 212-213
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I ANTHONY NORTH SENR. of Farnham Parish in the County of Rappa: in Virginia sendeth Greeting &c. Now know yee that I ANTHONY NORTH for that tender love and kind affection I have and beare unto my own Son, WILLIAM NORTH, and my Son in Law, JOHN RACKLEY, have hereby freely given and assigned unto the sd WILLIAM NORTH and JOHN RACKLEY so much land out of my divident whereon I now live as they shall either respectively or joyntly shall have free privilege of falling Timber or fencing stuff of any part of that porcon of land I have already given by a certaine Will bearing date the 23d day of August 1684 if they or either respectively or joyntly should necessarily want it and that they may choose freely any part of said portion of land given them in my said Will to make their Plantation upon either respectively or joyntly in manner aforesaid excepting and excluding only that part of my land called THE HOLE out of the said priviledge To have and to hold so much of my home dividend of land in such manner and with such privilidges as are before recited the said WILLIAM NORTH and JOHN RACKLEY joyntly and respectively and to the heires of their bodyes lawfully begotten without the hindrance of me the said ANTHONY NORTH SENOR my heirs, they paying all such rents as shall appeare due for the same, and I the said JOANE NORTH now lawfull Wife of the said ANTHONY NORTH, do hereby volluntarily quit all claime and relinquish all my right unto the aforemenconed Gifts of Land and will acknowledge the same together with my Husband in the County Court of Rappa: when desired In Witness whereof wee the said ANTHONY NORTH SENR. and JOANE NORTH his Wife sett our hands and fiat our seals this 6th day of October 1685
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
GEORGE BOYCE ANTHONY NORTH
ANTHONY NORTH JOANE NORTH
I JOANE NORTH the now lawfull Wife of ANTHONY NORTH SENR, do hereby impower GEORGE BOYCE to acknowledge all my right of Dower or Thirds of the above mentioned Deed given by my said Husband unto his Son, WILIAM NORTH, and his Son in Law, JOHN RACKLEY, and to heires and assignes forever in the County Court of Rappa and what he shall doe therein I hereby acknowledge to be with my free consent without constraint or any kind of compulsion as witness my hand and seale this 6th dal, of October 1683 Teste GEORGE BOYCE JOANE NORTH
ANTHO: NORTH
Record Cur Com Rappa 8 die 10bris 1685
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1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 37
KNOW ALL MEN that wee WM. NORTH, WM. TOMLIN & THO: HUCKLESCOTT of ye County of Essex are held & firmly bound unto JNO: CATLETT Gent., President of ye County Court in ye sume of Two hundred pds. Sterling money of England we bind ourselves this 10th day of May 1700
The Condition of this obligation is if ye above bound WM. NORTH who at a Court held for Essex County ye day & yeare abovesd. obtained a probate of ye Last Will of ANTHO: NORTH deced doe fullfill ye sd: Will fully pay & satisfie all such Legaties as therein expressed & p:form all ye Law in ioynes in such cases Then ye above obligation to be void otherwise to stand in full force
Signed sealed & delivered in ye pr:sence of us
HENRY GOARE WM: NORTH
JNO: PARKER WILLIAM TOMLIN
THO: HUCKLESCOTT
Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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1699-1702 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 90
Essex County Court 10th of June 1701
- WM. NORTH acknowledged a Deed of Sale of a parcell of Land to WM. GRINOLD wch: is ordered to be recorded
- Also MARY NORTH, Wife of the said WM. NORTH, relinquished her right of Dower to ye above menconed land wch: is likewise ordered to be recorded
- Also the above named WM, NORTH acknowledged a Bond for ye p:formance of Covenants in ye Deed of Sale above menconed wch, is ordered to be recorded
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1701-1704 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page
THIS INDENTURE made this 31st day of May 1701 Betweene WILLIAM NORTH of the Parish of South Farnham of the County of Essex, Planter, of the one part & WILLIAM GREENALL of the same Parish & County, Planter, of the other part Witnesseth that the said WILLIAM NORTH for Five thousand pounds of sweete sented tobacco to him in hand paid hath granted unto the said WILLIAM GREENALL his heires & assignes all that parcel of Wood Land ground and plantacon conteyning One hundred acres being in Essex County upon the North side of Rappahannock River & bounded begining at a redd Oake by the ROADE side on the South side of the Plantacon, thence to a white Oake sapling, thence to a red Oake upon the Level, thence to a white Oake at the head of the Spring Branch being on the South side of itt soe down the branch to a marked white Oake, thence to a corner tree being a white Oake sapling, thence runing up a Spring Bran ch ye head of itt the said branch being comonly called ABRAM NORTHS SPRING BRANCH, thence Northward to a marked Hickory upon the head of a Valley & down the said Valley to a marked redd Oake see down* to the MOUNT SWAMP thence up the said SWAMP to a spreading red Oake by the Maine Road side in a red bottom, thence over the Roads to a marked Hickory in a Sandy Valley at the head of a branch, thence to a marked red Oake on WILL: NORTHs land, thence to a marked saplin a white oake, thence along the Road to a red Oak saplin where it first began: To have and to hold the said parcell of land & plantacon unto the said WILLIAM GREENALL & his assignes forever, hee paying the Rent & performeing the services which shall hereafter become due And the said WILLIAM NORTH for himselfe his heires grant unto the said WILLIAM GREENALL that he may att all times hereafter lawfully enter into & enjoy the said land & plantacon & take the profitts without any trouble of the said WILLIAM NORTH his heires In Witness whereof the said WILLIAM NORTH hash sett his hand & seale
Sealed &. delivered in pritence of
GEORGE WARD, WM. NORTH
WILLM: DYER
SALVATR: MUSCOE
At a Court held for Essex County the 10th day of June 1701
This Deed of Sale was acknowledged by the above named WM. NORTH & MARY his Wife relinquished her right of Dower to ye land therein menconed wch: is truely
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 29, Beverley Fleet]; Page 86
Deed. 6 May 1705. Wm North of So Farnham par, planter, and Mary his wife, sell John Foster of same par; shipwright, for £ 40. Sterling, a parcel of land, acerage not shown, in So, F. par begins at Gilsons Creek, adjs land granted to Bartholomew Hodgskins, Mr. John Daingerfield's plantation, a marsh formerly sold by Anthony North Senr decd to Thos Buttin,—etc. This land being part of a patent granted to Andrew Gilson for 816 acres on 5 Aug 1664 and some part of a patent granted Jno Green for 200 acres in 1653;
Wit: Signed Wm North
Robt Coleman Mary x North
Richd Cooke
James Reeves Rec 10 May 1705
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1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 360-363
THIS INDENTURE made the 5th/Sixth day of June 1724 Between JOHN NORTH of the Parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex of one part and ANTHONY NORTH of the Parish & County aforsd Witnesseth that said John North for sum of Three thousand pounds of good Tobacco in Cask doth confirm unto said Anthony North and to his heirs forever a tract of land in aforesaid Parish & County containing one hundred acres the said Land being part of the Tract that belonged to WILLIAM NORTH deced and by the Last Will & Testament of the said Wm. North bequeathed the sd Divident of land to him the said John North by virtue of the Statute for Transferring uses into possession
In presence of JOHN NALLE, John North
JAMES + BRADBERRY
At a Court held for Essex County ye 16th day of June 1724
This Lease & Release admitted to record
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1728-1733 Essex County Virginia Deed Book 18; Antient Press}: Page 65
THIS INDENTURE made the fifteen and Sixteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred Twenty & Nine Between SAMUELL BARBER & ANN his Wife Daughtr. & Heir of JOHN FOSTER deced of the Parish of North farnham in the County of RICHMOND of one part and WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD of the Parish of Southfarnham & County of Essex Gent of other part Witnesseth that said SAMUELL BARBER & ANN his Wife Daughter & Heir of JOHN FOSTER deced for sum of Forty pounds Sterl. money hath bargained & sold unto the sd WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD in his actual possession now being by virtue of Indenture for one year and by force of the Statute for Transferring uses into Possession and to his heirs forever all that plantation or parcell of land which JOHN FOSTER Father of ANN BARBER the Wife of SAMUELL BARBER afores said Daughter & heir of JOHN FOSTER deced purchased from WILLIAM NORTH deceased by Deed bearing date the Eight day of May Seventeen hundred & five (be the same more or less) being in the Parish of Southfarnham &County of Essex and bounded that is beginning at the mouth of a Creek called GELSONS CREEK adjoynin g to a Tract of land granted by PATENT to BARTHOLOMEW HODGKINSON runing thence S: W. along the line of the said HODGKINSON to the foot of the hill above Mr. DAINGERFIELDs Plantation from thence N: W: to a deep gulley or branch down the said Gulley or Branch to a piece of Marsh formerly sold by ANTHONY NORTH SENR. to THOMAS BUTTIN, & so along the side of the sd Marsh to the said GELLSONS CREEK where it first begins (the BURYING PLACE of JOHN FOSTER and JOHN FOSTER JUNR. his Son only Excepted) to the said WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD and all ways trees and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging and the reversions of every part of the said land To Have and To Hold unto the said WILLM. DAINGERFIELD his heirs & assigns forever. In Witness whereof the parties have set their hands and Seals
in presence of JAMES GARNETT, SAMLL. BARBER
THOS. MERRIWETHER, FRANS. SMITH ANN BARBER
At a Court held for Essex County on the 16th day of September 1729
SAMUEL BARBER & ANN BARBER (the said Ann being first privately examined by Mr. ALEXANDR. PARKER) acknowledged this their Release Indented to WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD gent which on his motion is admitted to record Also the same day Came into Court SUSANNA METCALF the Wife of GILBERT METCALF & freely relinquished her Dower of & in the lands & premises within mentioned to WM. DAINGERFIELD Gent which on his motion is admitted to record

Children of Willliam North and Mary ? are:
i. Anthony North, born Bef. 1695 in Hoskins Creek/ present Tappahannock area of South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; died Abt. 1726 in Essex Co., VA; married Winifred Nalle; died Aft. 1750 in Culpeper Co., VA?.

Notes for Anthony North:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I084066&tree=Tree1

1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 169-70. Anthony North. Inventory. Made in obedience to order of 21 June 1726. Total valuation £31.8.6. Signed by Winifrith North. Jhon (X) Armstrong [sic]
Benja. Waggoner
Willm. Bourne
19 July 1726. Returned.
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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 273a-74. Mr. Anthony North. Estate account. 24 March 1727. Signed by Wm. Daingerfield. 8 Oct. 1727.
Payments made to Capt. Sims, Thos. Brown, Bryant Edmondson, Jane Olive, Capt. William Johnson, Thos. Burke, Mrs. Amy Baker, Mr. David Scott, John North, Martin Nall, Ambrose Jones, Richard Dudley, Eliza. Armstrong, Thos. Dillard (Dilliard), Thomas Gatewood, James Powell, Col. William Robinson, Capt. New by Dilliardes order.
Receipts from Wm. North, Winnifrett North.
18 Sept. 1728. 'On motion of Thomas Dillard admitted to record.
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1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; (Page 329)
Will of William North of the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex, dated 11 May 1706.
Unto my eldest son Anthony North 250 acres at the hole it being Iand his grandfather gave him
To John North and William North the remainder of my land to be equally divided.. likewise each 40 acres of marsh Joyning upon their land
Provided any of my three children dyes without lawfull issue his land to the other two.
My personal estate be egually divided betwixt: my wife and children,
My Son Anthony to put in, apprentice to Henry Byrom until he comes to twenty years of age. Henry give bond for two years schooling: and to learn him the art and trade of a gunn smith.
My shallop and boat be sold at discretion of my executors and divided between my wife and children. .
Unto my wife Mary North the third of all my land during her life,
Mr. Thomas Edmondson Sr and my son Anthony and my wife
Mary North executors Wm North
Wit: John Taylor, John How, Henry. Byrom.
10Jan 1706/7. Proved by John How and Henry Byrom,
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1722-1730 Essex County, Virginia Wills, Bonds & Inventories, No. 4; [John Frederick Dorman]; Pages 148-49.
Bond of Winifred North as administratrix of Anthony North. Unto. William Daingerfeild, Thomas Catlett, Salvator Muscoe and Robert Brooke, Gent., justices. For £500 sterl. 21 June 1726. Securities Martin Nalle and Thomas Moore.
Winifred (X) North
Martin Nall
Thos. Moore
Wit :. W. Heny. Terrett.
21 Jane 1726. Acknowledged.
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1711-1714 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 14, Part 1; [Virginia Colonial Abstracts Vol 8, Beverley Fleet]; Page 16.
Bond. £ 100. John Mills Junr as guardian of Anthony North an orphan. Dated 14 ffeby 1711.
Wit: signed John Mills (seal)
Ja Alderson Thomas Munday
Rich'd Long
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1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 6-10
THIS INDENTURE made the Ninth/Tenth day of February in the year 1721 Between ANTHONY NORTH of Southfarnham Parish in ye County of Essex Plantr. of one part & AMY BAKER of Parish and County aforesd Widow Witnesseth that sd Anthony North for sum Sixty pounds Currt, money of Virginia paid by sd Amy Baker doth grant unto Amy Baker 100 acres of land being part of a tract of 270 acres belonging unto Anthony North beginning at an old Stump by the side of a creek commonly called the Mill Creek runing from thence South to two white oaks in the mouth of a branch adjoyning to MILL's Pattent from thence South to an ash in the mouth of the aforesd branch thence South to an hickory in WILLIAM GREENHILLs line in his old field from thence South to a white oak in sd Wm. Greenalls Spring branch to the said Mill Creek (which sd branch is ye Division between the land herein mention'd to be sold & the remaindr. of sd Anthony Norths land) thence along the sd Mill Creek to the first beginning which said premises are being on the South side of the Mill Creek in Parish aforesaid & were lately in possession of the said Anthony North or his assigns to hold sd 100 acres of land without any condition except a Lease for one third part of the premises made unto ALEXANDR WATSON for nine years Six of which are yett unexpired & undetermined of which the sd Amy Baker is already foreprized ...
Presence of PR. GODFREY, Anthony North
JOHN WEBB
At a Court held for Essex County the 20th February 1721
This Deed of Lease & Release is admitted to record.
KNOW ALL MEN That I Anthony North of Southfarnham Parish in County of Essex Plantr do stand indebted to Amy Baker of same in sum of one hundred & twenty pounds Currt. money of Virginia this tenth day of February 1721.
The Condition of this Obligation is that Amy Baker shall from henceforth peacably enjoy all that tract of land mentioned to be sold by Anthony North to Amy Baker & said Amy Baker hereby discharges sd Anthony North all manner of Estates titles charges done by sd Anthony North except a Lease of one third part thereof made then this obligation to be void & of none effect or else to be in full force.
Presence of PR. GODFREY, Anthony North
JOHN WEBB
At a Court held for Essex County the 20th February 1721
This Bond admitted to record
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1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 360-363
THIS INDENTURE made the 5th/Sixth day of June 1724 Between JOHN NORTH of the Parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex of one part and ANTHONY NORTH of the Parish & County aforsd Witnesseth that said John North for sum of Three thousand pounds of good Tobacco in Cask doth confirm unto said Anthony North and to his heirs forever a tract of land in aforesaid Parish & County containing one hundred acres the said Land being part of the Tract that belonged to WILLIAM NORTH deced and by the Last Will & Testament of the said Wm. North bequeathed the sd Divident of land to him the said John North by virtue of the Statute for Transferring uses into possession
In presence of JOHN NALLE, John North
JAMES + BRADBERRY
At a Court held for Essex County ye 16th day of June 1724
This Lease & Release admitted to record
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1724-1728 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 18; [Antient Press]; Page 37-38
Know all men by these presents that I WILLIAM GREENHILL of the Parish of Southfarnham in County of Essex am bound unto ANTHONY NORTH of said Parish & County plantr in Two hundred Pounds current money of Virginia to which payment truely to be made I bind my self sealed with my seal & dated this Sixteenth day of March 1724.
The Condition of this obligation is such that above bound William Greenhill had formerly a Deed of Gift granted by Antony North (late of the County of Essex deced) for leave or lycence to get timber on any part of the land of the said Antony deced which said Land is since descended to the above sd Antony his Grandson who have sold and reconveyed unto the above bound William Greenhill a part of the said Land to the end he the said William shall quit all his right and claim to the before granted priviledge. Now if the said William Greenhill shall disclaime all manner of right and title to the abovesd privilege to the abovesaid Antony North decest as with rail timber from of a jutt of Land lying between the two ROADS adjoincting to WILLIAM BOURN as well in those the old field joining to that point Then this obligation to be void and of none effect otherwise
to be in full force & virtue.
In presence of BENJA WAGGENER, Wm Greenhill
RICHARD DUDLEY
At a Court held for Essex County on ye 16th day of March 1724
This Bond admitted to record
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1724-1728 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 18; [Antient Press]; Page 152-156
This Indenture made the nineteenth/twentieth day of January 1725 Between ANTHONY NORTH of Parish of Southfarnham in County of Essex Planter and WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD of same Witnesseth that Anthony North in consideration of the sum Two hundred pounds Sterl mony to him paid hath granted unto the said William Daingerfeild his heirs, parcell of land and marsh land containing three hundred acres in Parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex and Bounded Begining at a white oak corner tree to WILLIAM GREENHILL by the marsh side near the head of MOUNT MISERY gut and thence along his line into the marsh to a gut or branch that devides this Land and AMY BAKERS thence up the said gut the Severall meanders thereof to a red oak Sapling opposite to the line of William Greenhill and thence along his line to a Stake in William Greenhills Cornfeild thence South along JOHN ARMSTRONGs marked line which being reduced to a streight line is North of above said William Daingerfeild thence North to a branch that devides this and the Land of FOSSTERS thence down the same to Gillisons Creek and up the same to Mount Misery gut and up the same to the first mentioned
In presence of MAX ROBINSON, Anthony North
WILLIAM GREENHILL.
WILLIAM GREENHILL JUNER, JOHN PICKETT JUNR
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of March 1725
This Lease & Release was admitted to record
Also the same day Came into Court WINIFRED NORTH the Wife of the abovesaid Anthony North by ROBERT JONES her Attorny and freely relinquished her right of Dower which is admitted to record
I the within named Anthony North do hereby acknowledge to have had the Sum of two hundred pounds Sterling being the consideration money mentioned I say reced p me Anthony North
Acknowedged in Essex County Court the 15th day of March 1725 and admitted to record Know all men by these presents that I ANTHONY NORTH of Parish of Southfarnham ounty of Essex, Planter am bound unto WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD in sum of Four hunred pounds of Lawful mony of England to which payment truly to be made dated the 20th day of January 1725
The Condition of the above obligation is such that if the said Anthony North shall well nd truly fulfill all the Covenants mentioned in one pair of Indentures bearing equall all made between said Anthony North and William Daingerfeild then this obligation
to be void otherwise remain in full force
In presence of MAX ROBINSON Anthony North
WILLIAM GREENHILL,
WILLIAM GREENHILL JUNER, JOHN PICKETT JUNER
At Court held for Essex County the 15th March 1725
This Bond for Performance was admitted to record.
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I WINIFRED NORTH of Parish of South farnham, County of Essex, appoint my friend Mr. ROBERT JONES my true attorny to acknowledge my right of dower in certain lands conveyed by my husband Anthony North to Majr William Daingerfeild by Deeds as Witness my hand this 15th March 1725
In Presence of CH ROBINSON. Winifred North
EDWIN THACKER
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of March 1725
Power of Attorney admitted to record

ii. John North, born Bef. 1702 in Essex Co., VA; died Aft. 1725.

Notes for John North:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I128853&tree=Tree1

1704-1707 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 12, Part 2; [John Frederick Dorman]; (Page 329)
Will of William North of the Parish of Southfarnham in the County of Essex, dated 11 May 1706.
Unto my eldest son Anthony North 250 acres at the hole it being Iand his grandfather gave him
To John North and William North the remainder of my land to be equally divided.. likewise each 40 acres of marsh Joyning upon their land
Provided any of my three children dyes without lawfull issue his land to the other two.
My personal estate be egually divided betwixt: my wife and children,
My Son Anthony to put in, apprentice to Henry Byrom until he comes to twenty years of age. Henry give bond for two years schooling: and to learn him the art and trade of a gunn smith.
My shallop and boat be sold at discretion of my executors and divided between my wife and children. .
Unto my wife Mary North the third of all my land during her life,
Mr. Thomas Edmondson Sr and my son Anthony and my wife
Mary North executors Wm North
Wit: John Taylor, John How, Henry. Byrom.
10Jan 1706/7. Proved by John How and Henry Byrom,
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1721-1724 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 17; [Antient Press]; Page 360-363
THIS INDENTURE made the 5th/Sixth day of June 1724 Between JOHN NORTH of the Parish of Southfarnham and County of Essex of one part and ANTHONY NORTH of the Parish & County aforsd Witnesseth that said John North for sum of Three thousand pounds of good Tobacco in Cask doth confirm unto said Anthony North and to his heirs forever a tract of land in aforesaid Parish & County containing one hundred acres the said Land being part of the Tract that belonged to WILLIAM NORTH deced and by the Last Will & Testament of the said Wm. North bequeathed the sd Divident of land to him the said John North by virtue of the Statute for Transferring uses into possession
In presence of JOHN NALLE, John North
JAMES + BRADBERRY
At a Court held for Essex County ye 16th day of June 1724
This Lease & Release admitted to record
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1724-1728 Essex County, Virginia Deed Book 18; [Antient Press]; Page 156-160
Know all men by these presents that we WILLIAM NORTH & JOHN NORTH of County of Essex & Parish of Southfarnham do authorize Mr ROBERT JONES to be Attorney to ackowledge for us to MAJR WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD in County Court of Essex Deeds of Lease & Release the 14th & 15th of February 1725 as Witness our hands & seals this 16th day of February 1725 in the year aforesaid
In presence of us WIL ROBINSON, Wm North mark
FLAVELL EWINGS, EDWIN THACKER John North
JOHN JOHNSON, MAX ROBINSON
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of March 1725
This Power of Attorney was admitted to record
This Indenture made the fourteenth/fifteenth day of February 1725 Between WILLIAM & JOHN NORTH of Parish of Southfarnham in County of Essex Plants of one part and WILLIAM DAINGERFEILD of same gent of other part Witnessetb that said William North in consideration of Forty pounds Current mony of Virginia doth grant unto William Daingerfeild his heirs it being all the land left him by the will of his deceased Father WILLIAM NORTH & in consideration of sum of Twenty Shillings Current many of Virginia to him in hand paid by said William Daingerfeild he the said John North hath granted and sold unto the said William Daingerfeild all his right that he hath by virtue of his Fathers Will in remainders after the death of the said William North without
heirs to the before granted land . .
In presence of us JOSEPH STEPHENSON, William North
EDWIN THACKER, FLAVELL EWINGS John North
At Court held for Essex County the 15th day of May 1725
William North & John North by ROBERT JONES their Attorny acknowledged their Lease & Release which is admitted to record

28 iii. William North, Jr., born Abt. 1703 in Hoskins Creek/ present Tappahannock area of South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; died Abt. 1748 in present-day Oldhouse Run/ Deep Run Park area of Henrico Co., VA; married Susannah Cottrell 11 Apr 1726 in Henrico Co., VA.

58. Thomas Cottrell, born Abt. 1690 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died 22 Apr 1718 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA. He was the son of 116. Richard Cottrell and 117. Mary Anderson?. He married 59. Martha Hatcher 25 May 1709 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA.
59. Martha Hatcher, born Abt. 1684 in Henrico Co., VA; died 19 Jul 1770 in Henrico Co., VA.

Notes for Thomas Cottrell:
http://www.richardcottrell.org/pafn02.htm#8

Baptismal, Marriage and Death Record:

The Parish Register of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1680-1787

Page 3: Thomas Cotterill son of Richard and Mary his wife bapt. ye 11th day of April, 169_.
Page 47: Thomas Cotterell and Martha Hacher were married May ye 25th, 1709.
Page 57: Robin a negro of Tho. Cotterell Died March ye 29th, 1718.
Page 57: Thomas Cotterell Departed this Life April ye 22nd, 1718.

Deeds:

5 Jan 1717 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book Volume 1 Page 220: Thomas Bayley of Henrico., planter, to Thomas Cottrell of New Kent Co., cordwainer, for L 7, 350 acres granted to said Bayley by patent 16 Aug 1715, bounded by William Cocks. Wit: Tarlton Woodson, John (I) Wood; Signed: Thos. Bayley, Recorded 6 Jan 1717.

5 Jan 1717 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book Volume 1 Page 224: Richard Cox of Henrico. & Parish, planter, to John Wood, carpenter, of same, for L 5, a tract granted by patent to Cox; 169 acres on lower side of Tuckahoe Creek. Wit: Tarlton Woodson, Thos. Bayley, Thos. Cottrell. Signed: Richard (X) Cox, Recorded 6 Jan 1717.

More About Thomas Cottrell:
Occupation: Cordwainer

Notes for Martha Hatcher:
http://www.richardcottrell.org/pafn02.htm#8

Birth Records of children of Alexander and Martha Pattison:

The Parish Register of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1680-1787

Page 98: James son of Alexr. Pattison born May 25, 1720
Page 98: Jameston son of Alexr. Pattison born Octr 14th, 1722
Page 98: Alexr. son of Alexr. Pattison born Janry 30th, 1724/5.

Other Records:

The Parish Register of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1680-1787

Page 99: Danl. a negro belonging to Martha Pattison born Janry 14, 1727/8.
Page 100: Sarah negro belonging to Martha Pattison born Octobr 15, 1729.
Page 174: 17__. ____ _n of Martha Patteson, born De. 3, baptized Jan'ry 6th.

Death Record:

Thomas Cottrel Family Bible 1710-1770

Martha Pattison 'Beloved Mother' died 19 July 1770

The Vestry Book of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1684-1786

Page 213 (also same record on Page 216)
At a vestry held for St. Peters Parish June ye 15th: 1728

Mr. David Patteson & Mr. Robt. Clopton are Nominated & Appointed to View & Number Tobo. plants
according to the Directions of the act of Assembly from Mr. Thomas his former Store along the Main
Road which Leadeth by Coll Scotts Plantacon to Martha Pattisons ye full breadth of the parish to Black Creek ye former bounds.

Mr. Wm. Waddill & Mr. Jno. Otey are Nominated & appointed to View & Number Tobo. plants
according to the Directions of ye act of Assembly from Mr. Thomas his former Store along the main
Road which Leadeth by Coll Scotts to Martha Pattisons so the Extent of the Sd parish (in new Kent County) Downwards.

Deeds:

1 Sep 1740 Henrico Co. VA Deed Book 1 Page 1181: Jacob Robinson of Henrico Co., planter, to Martha Pattison of same, widow, for L7, 200 acres in Henrico Parish on south side of Deep Run 1/2 of 400 acres. Wit: None Signed: Jacob (III) Robinson. Recorded 1st Mon. Dec 1740

Library of Virginia Microfilm Reel No. 66
Henrico County Order Book 1737-1746
May Court 1742 - Page 182: Martha Patteson/Patterson acknowledges a Deed with Livery and Seisin Endorsed to John Lancaster which is ordered to be recorded.

1748 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 2 Page 53: Thomas Cottrell of Albemarle Co., for L 30, paid by William North, dec'd; of County and Parish of Henrico in his lifetime, 75 acres in same parish on Deep Run, a branch of Tuckahoe Creek, and is tract where Martha Padason, mother of said Thomas Cottrell now lives, which I bought of Holman Freeman, bounded by Samuel Pinchum and Thomas Alley. North in his will gave said land to his son Abraham North, and it is conveyed to him. Wit: Joseph Freeman, John (I) North, Jameston (J) Pattison; Signed: Thomas Cottrell, Recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1748.

Comments by Bryan S. Godfrey:

I am trying to prove that this Martha Hatcher was the daughter of Edward Hatcher, Jr. and wife Mary (Jameson/Jameston?) as is often stated but currently (as of 2009) doubted by some very meticulous researchers on the Hatcher Family Association website. The two items copied and pasted below, the first being an email to the Hatcher Rootsweb site and the second being the notes page for Edward Hatcher, Jr. from the HFA website, express doubt that this Martha was a daughter of Edward Hatcher, Jr. However, I have some circumstantial evidence that she was, and also I question some of the reasons why the below conclusions were reached that (1) Edward Hatcher, Jr. would have been too young in 1686 to have had children; (2) the 1686 deed cited below refers to Edward Hatcher, Sr.'s daughters Mary and Martha rather than Edward Jr.'s. After arguing against both of those reasons, or asking for some more feedback on my reasons for disputing them from those who have researched the primary records unlike me and probably have lots more experience at this than I do, I propose that Martha was indeed probably a daughter of Edward Hatcher, Jr., and that either Edward, Sr. or Edward Jr. married a Jameson or Jameston, which explains why Martha Hatcher Cottrell Pattison had a son named Jameston Patteson. We know positively that Martha was a Hatcher (unless Hatcher was a married name from a previous marriage rather than her maiden name), for she was listed as Martha Hatcher in her marriage record to Thomas Cottrell on 25 May 1709 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia.

Here is my analysis of these documents. As pasted below, researchers for the HFA website conclude that Edward Hatcher, Jr. was born around 1672 based on the fact that his father, Edward Hatcher, Sr., was recorded without title in a deed dated 1 December 1692, whereas he was recorded as Edward, Sr. in a deed dated 1 February 1693, indicating that Edward, Jr. was of adult age by that time and the Sr. was needed to distinguish his father from him. However, names may not have been meticulously recorded in all deeds. More importantly, another deed, cited by "nelhatch" below, seems to establish that Edward Hatcher, Jr. already had daughters Mary and Martha by 1686, and even though she argues that the deed probably refers to Edward Hatcher, Sr. and his daughters instead contrary to what others had believed, I think it was Edward, Jr. for this reason--this deed of 1 February 1686 shows that Mary and Martha Hatcher were under seventeen years of age. She argues that the Edward Hatcher in the deed was Edward Sr. and his father was incorrectly recorded as Edward instead of William based on the mark of Edward Hatcher being recorded as "EH" just like Edward, Sr. did. But isn't it possible that Edward, Sr. and Jr. could have had similar marks, especially since their initials were the same? Moreover, Edward, Sr.'s daughters Mary and Martha have estimated birthdates in the early 1660s, and that Martha was married by the time of the 1686 deed to Richard Gower with a daughter named Mary Gower born about 1681, referred to as a granddaughter of Edward Hatcher in a deed dated 1 January 1686. So this alone should establish that the Martha Hatcher who was daughter of Edward Sr. was not identical with the Martha Hatcher referred to as a daughter in the 1686 deed involving most likely Edward Jr., because the latter Martha was definitely under seventeen years of age at that time.

What does bother me, however, is the below deed of Edward Sr., dated 29 November 1694, in which he directed that his 46 2/3 acres he was giving to Edward, Jr. go to his son Seth if Edward, Jr. dies without issue. I agree with the conclusion of researchers on the HFA website that this would seem to imply Edward, Jr. was still childless at this time, or that his children Mary, Martha, or others might have died young before this date. However, because Mary and Martha were still minors at that time and so many children died in those days, could Edward, Sr. have been preparing for the event that Edward, Jr. outlived his children and that Jr. did have children at that time? The above conclusions that I question seem to establish that both Edward, Sr. and Jr. had daughters named Mary and Martha. I am obviously hoping to prove my ancestor Martha Hatcher Cottrell Pattison was a daughter of Edward Hatcher, Jr., or if not, that I can prove some other line of descent for her back to the immigrant William Hatcher. I have located a Cottrell family website which states my Martha was a daughter of Benjamin Hatcher and Elizabeth Greenhaugh (Benjamin being a brother of Edward, Sr., and son of William Hatcher the immigrant), yet their daughter Martha married Joseph Hobson. I feel that my conclusions above might refute some of the reasonable conclusions of other Hatcher researchers, but I hope they can evaluate my conclusions and perhaps come up with additional evidence to prove their own or else agree with mine!

Why do I seem particularly interested in my Cottrell/ Hatcher descent? In 2009 I purchased a condominium between half a mile and one mile from where my ancestors William and Susannah Cottrell North and her mother, Martha Hatcher Cottrell Pattison, lived on the Old House Branch of Deep Run, as established by several deeds, possibly the location of the present Deep Run Park or at the very least just across present-day Gaskins Road from the park, where I often walk or bicycle. Knowing I may be venturing very close to the now-unknown homesites and/or graves of these ancestors of mine in my neighborhood give me a sense of connectedness to this land, in spite of the fact that I am not from Richmond or Henrico County, nor had any ancestors lived there for the past six generations, nor did this have anything to do with why I decided to move here for I did not realize where these ancestors lived until after moving there.

Another item which strenghtens my argument about Martha Cottrell being a daughter of Edward and Mary is the fact that their daughter Mary married Gilbert Elam and had a son named Gilbert also, and Martha named a son Gilbert Cottrell. Also, Mary named a daughter Martha.

From: "nelhatch"
Subject: Re: [HATCHER-L] COTTRELL/HATCHER
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 18:53:59 -0600
References:

HATCHER website: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/faq.htm
HATCHER DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hatDNA.htm
HALL DNA project: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nhatcher/hall/HDNAtest.htm
Researching: Cook, Hall, Hatcher, Miller, Shepherd, Timberman
"Genealogy without Documentation is Nothing" - Paul Drake

Charlie,

I realized after I had posted what caused me to rethink the Edward, Jameson,
Mary and Martha problem. It relates to the following record....

Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1677-1705
Compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III, p.422

Three years since, my father EDWARD Hatcher gave to my daughter MARY Hatcher
1 sow pig which has increased to 3 head of hogs, killed by me this year;
therefore for love & affection to my said daughter, give her 1 black cow
calf. Also I have one brown heifer whose increase was given to my said
daughter by John Jameson. I also give to my other daughter MARTHA Hatcher 1
yearling black cow calf. If either daughter die under age 17, the other is
to get her share. 1 Feb. 1686
Wit: Hen. Randolph, Wm Hatcher
Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher
Recorded 1 Feb. 1686

The above record seems to clearly belong to Edward Jr, son of Edward Sr/Mary
Ward but it does not. It is this record that gave Ed Jr the daus Mary and
Martha with Martha assumed to be the one who married Tom Cottrell. It is
also this record where it seems others have assumed that John Jameson must
have been Ed Jr's father-in-law but no evidence has ever been found to
support that.

The error may have been made by the original recorder or a later transcriber
but the clue is in the mark (EH). This is the mark used by Edward SR, not
Jr, and can be verified in the many deeds found for Sr. Ed Jr would not have
used his father's mark anymore than you would sign your father's name to a
legal document. The clerk or transcriber erred in naming his father as
Edward instead of WILLIAM.

This record had always bothered me because it gave Ed Jr two daughters while
he was still a teenager. And one day (finally) that mark just leaped out at
me and I knew the answer. We also know Ed Sr did have daus Mary and Martha.

So the bottom line is that Ed Jr did not have daus Mary or Martha and the
best evidence we have is that he had daus Priscilla and Frances, both of
whom died unmarried in GoochlandCo. No mention of his wife's name has been
found.

Cheers,
Nel

http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I39003&tree=WmtheIm

Information on Edward Hatcher, Jr. from the Hatcher Family Association website:

Edward's birth has been calculated from his father's deeds. On Dec 1, 1692, his father is recorded without title. On Feb 1, 1693, he is recorded as Edward, Sr, indicating that his son is now of age.

No will, probate or inventory records have been found for this Edward but it appears he had only two daughters, Frances and Priscilla, neither of whom married. The daughters would have inherited with or without a will under the laws of primogeniture and in this situation the courts did not require notice of his death or the transfer of title to the land.
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Henrico County, Virginia, Wills and Deeds, 1677-1705
Compiled by Benjamin B Weisinger III, p 530

Edward Hatcher, Sr. of Henrico Co., for love & affection to my son John Hatcher, land where I dwell, bounded by the river, by land given by me to my son William Hatcher, and by the swamp, 42 2/3 acres. If John dies without issue, then to my son Seth Hatcher. Also I give to my son Edward Hatcher 46 2/3 acres between his brother John and Henry Loone, and if he dies without issue, then to my son Seth. To my son Seth Hatcher, all the plantable highland between his brother William and mouth of Reed Marsh branch. 20 Nov. 1694
Wit: Edward Tanner, Wm Cocke
Signed: Edward (EH) Hatcher
Recorded 1 Dec. 1694

Note: The above shows that Edward as of Nov 1694 had no children indicating his children were born after 1694.
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Film # 1697555, Henrico Co., Virginia, Deeds, Deed # 47 pg. 138, 6 Jul 1712:

Edward Hatcher, son of Edward Hatcher, of county and parish of Henrico Co., Virginia, planter, to Tarlton Woodson of same, for 25 lbs, 46 and 2/3 acres on south side of James River, bounded by the river, between the lands formerly of William Hatcher, dec'd and Henry Lowe, dec'd and Hogg Penn Bottom and John Woodson.
Witnesses: Henry Randolph, Jr., John Bolling, Henry Anderson
Signed: Edward Hatcher
Recorded: 7 Jul 1712
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Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Land Office Patents No. 10, 1710-1719, p. 411 (Reel 10).

22 Jan 1718

George &c To all &c Know ye that for diverse good causes and considerations but more specially for and in consideration of the sum of Twenty five shillings of good & lawfull money for our sefs(?) paid to our Receiver General of our Revenues in this our Colony & Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and confirmed and by these presents for us our heirs and successors do give grant & confirm unto Edward Hatcher junr one certain tract or parcell of land containing two hundred and twenty three acres lying and being on both sides of Tuckahoe main Creek on the north side of James River in the County of Henrico and bounded as followeth to wit begining at a buterwood on the west side the said Creek on the line of Me Clarks thence on his line south west and by south sixteen poles and west by sout forty four poles to a poplar thence leaving his line & run south west by south one hundred and three poles to a pine thence south east & by south one hundred twenty eight poles to a pol___ory thence North East by North ninety poles to a black oak thence East by North fifty six poles to a live oak standing on the main branch of Tuckahoe thence down Tuckahoe as it ______(?) to the mouth of deep run thence up deep run as it _____(?) to a ___(?) gum thence North fourteen poles to a pine on the line of Wm Burston thence on his line West by South one hundred Sixty four poles to four corner buterwoods on the East side of Tuccahoe thence up Tuccahoe as it ____(?) to the place began at With all &c To have hold &c To be held &c Yielding & paying &c Provider &c In Witness &c Witness our trusty and well beloved Alexander Spotswood our Lt. Governor &c at Williamsburgh under the seal of our said Colony this twenty second day of January one thousand seven hundred & Eighteen in fifth year of our Reign.
A. Spotswood
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Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Land Office Patents No. 12, 1724-1726, p. 407 (Reel 11).

George &c To all &c Know Ye That for divers good Causes and Considerations but more Especially for and in Consideration of the sum of Forty shillings of good and lawful money for our use paid to Our Receiver General of Our Revenues in this Our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and Confirmed and by these presents for us Our Heirs and Successors do give grant and Confirm unto Edward Hatcher one Certain Tract or parcell of Land containing Two hundred Acres lying and being in the County of Henrico and bounded as followeth (to wit) Begining at a corner white Oak of John Ellis's Land Thence West Thirty(?) five degrees South Twenty Seven Chain to a Hickory Thence South Thirty Six degrees East Thirty and half Chains to a pine East Five(?) degrees North Sixty(?) Four Chain to a Corner Pine Thence West Twenty five degrees North one hundred and fifty five Chain to a Corner pine Thence South ____teen(?) degrees West three and half Chains to a corner pine and white oak of Ellis's Land Thence on Ellis's Line fifty five Chains to the Begining. With all &c to have hold &c to be held &c yielding & paying &c provided &c In Witness &c Witness our Trusty and wellbeloved Hugh Drysdale Esqr. our Lt. Govnr. at Wmburgh under the Seal of Our said Colony the Twenty fourth day of March one thousand Seven hundred and Twenty five in the Twelfth year of our Reign.
Hugh Drysdale
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Virginia. Colonial Land Office. Patents, 1623-1774.
Land Office Patents No. 13, 1725-1730 (v.1 & 2 p.1-540), p. 82 (Reel 12).

16 June 1727

George &c To all &c Know Ye That for diverse good causes and considerations but more Especially for and in Consideration of the sum of thirty five Shillings of good and lawfull Money for Our use paid to Our Receiver General of Our Revenues in this Our Colony and Dominion of Virginia We have given granted and Confirmed and by these presents for us Our heirs and Successors do give grant and Confirm unto George Freeman of henrico County One Certain Tract or parcell of Land Containing Three Hundred and fifty acres lying and being on the North side James River in the County of henrico aforesaid and bounded as followeth (to wit) Begining at a Corner pine of Edward hatchers Land on the East side flat Branch being a Branch of Tuckahoe Creek thence South twenty five degrees West sixty Chains to a Corner White Oak thence East twenty five degrees South fourteen and a half chains to a hickory thence South eight degrees East forty eight and a half Chains to a white Oak thence West thirty one degrees South twenty seven chains to a Corner White Oak thence south fifty three degrees East sixty four chains to a Corner Black Oak on Jennings(?) line thence East thirty eight Chains to a Corner Black Oak Thence North West fifty three Chains to a corner White Oak Thence North twenty five degrees West sixty nine and a half Chains to a Corner Scrub Oak thence West thirty two Chains to the place began With all &c To have hold &c To be held &c Yielding and paying &c provided &c In witness &c Witness our Trusty and Well beloved Robert Carter Esqr President of Our Council and Comander in Chief of Our said Colony this sixteenth day of June One thousand Seven hundred and Twenty Seven with &c Thirty ___(?) year of Our Reign.
Robert Carter
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Goochland County, Virginia
Court Order Book 1730-1731
LDS Film 31671

September Court 1730

Hatcher vs Fleming}
The Action of Trespass on the Case between Edward Hatcher plt. and John Fleming Administrator cr.(?) of Paul Pennington decd. Defendt. is dismisst the plt. not proscruting(?) the same.

Hatcher vs Fleming}
Edward Hatcher exhibits an Account of the funeral Expenses of Paul Pennington deceased which being regulated by the Court amount to one pound ten shillijngs and six pence Currant money and it is ordered that John Fleming Administrator cr.(?) for the said Paul deceased do pay unto the said Edward out of the said decedants Estate the said sun no Costs to be ____(?).
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The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers

Capt. Richard Randolph, Patent, 400 acres on the north side of James River on the branches of Tuckahoe Creek, adjoining Edward Hatcher, Rocky Branch of Tuckahoe, Peters Branch, head of a branch of Gravelly Run of Deep Run, and John Ellis. Sept. 28, 1730. (13, p. 491.)

Richard Randolph, Gent., Patent, 400 acres in Henrico Co., east side of Tuckahoe Creek, on the head branches thereof, adjoining Edward Hatcher and John Ellis, Mch. 23, 1733. (15, p. 185.)
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Freeman, George.
29 September 1735.
Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41.
Location: Henrico County.

Description: 295 acres on the North side of James River, and on the North side of Deep run nigh Tuckahoe Creek.....adj Edward Hatcher.
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The following entry is found in "Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol IV, 1732-1741", by Nell Marion Nugent, p 215:

John Jordan, 104 acs. Goochland Co., W side of Tuckahoe Cr., on the N side of the Road; adj. Edward Hatcher dec'd, Daniel Hix dec'd, & William Randolph Gent; 12 Mar 1739/40, p 493. 10 Shill.
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In 1747 Thomas and his brother Charles Ellis witnessed the sale of the Harding lands in the Tuckahoe watershed.[14] And the following year Thomas Ellis bought 200 acres that had recently belonged to Edward Hatcher.[15]

15. Weisiger 2:52. Benjamin B. Weisiger, comp., Henrico County, Virginia Deeds (Richmond: B. B. Weisiger, 1986)

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http://hatcherfamilyassn.com/getperson.php?personID=I28525&tree=WmTheIm

?While Martha Hatcher has long been believed to be Thomas's [Cottrell] wife and many show Edward Hatcher as her father, there are serious problems in proving Edward as her father or even that she was a Hatcher.

It should first be noted that the marriage record has her name spelled as Hacher. While this is a common misspelling for Hatcher, this name could also be Hacker. In examining the h's and k's on the original document, it is not always clear what the letter really is. This is particularly noticeable in the name Bostick, directly below Martha's name. The k looks more like an h.

But it is what is not on these records that raises more questions. It is normal for young ladies to be married from their home or local church, yet there is no other entry for any Hatcher or Hacker in these parish records. Was this Martha an orphan under the guardianship of a non-Hatcher or Hacker family? Or was she an only child with no other baptisms or marriages in the records?

In evaluating the possibility that her father was Edward Hatcher, an analysis of an abundance of deeds in HenricoCo pinpoints the exact location where Edward lived and died. He was a very wealthy man owning over 1000 acres but never once has any record been found placing him or any of his children in New Kent Co.

He had a proven daughter, Martha, who married Richard Gower.

This Edward is listed without title in Oct 1692 and then in Sept 1693, he is now Edward Sr. This would tell us his son of the same name has recently come of age and born c1672. Another record dated 1694 shows Edward Sr giving land to his son, Edward Jr, with the condition that "should he die without heirs." While son Edward may have been married, he did not have children as of Sept 1694.

Register of St. Peter's Parish
[p.53] DEATHS.
page 57
Robin a negro of Tho. Cotterell Died march ye 29th, 1718.



More About Martha Hatcher:
Residence: 01 Dec 1748, According to a deed between Thomas Cottrell and William North, Henrico Co., VA DB 2, Vol. 5, p. 53, Martha Padason, mother of Thomas Cottrell, was living on Deep Run, a branch of Tuckahoe Creek.

Children of Thomas Cottrell and Martha Hatcher are:
29 i. Susannah Cottrell, born 25 Mar 1710 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; married William North, Jr. 11 Apr 1726 in Henrico Co., VA.
ii. Thomas Cottrell, Jr., born Abt. 1711 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died Abt. 1763 in Amherst Co., VA; married Susanna Pattison; born Abt. 1715; died Bef. 1785.

Notes for Thomas Cottrell, Jr.:
http://www.cottrellweb.com/rico/pafn03.htm#14

Deeds:

5 Jul 1736 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 1, Volume 3 Page 560: Tho Cotrall of par and Co henrico sells Richd Cotrell of same par, for L 15., 100 acres in same par on lower side of Deep Run. Signed Thomas Cotral: Wit: Abraham Childers, Charles Cotrall. Recorded 1st Monday in July 1736.

5 July 1736 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 1 Volume 3 Page 561: Tho Cotrall sells Wm North of Henrico par, for L 20., 50 acres on S side of Deep Run, Old House Branch, being plantation first settled by Thos Baley, etc. Signed: Thomas Cotrell. Wit: Abra Childers, Elizabeth x Childers. Rec. - July 1736.

30 July 1737 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 1 Volume 3 Page 666-A: John Bow of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co., to John Moseby of Henrico Co., for L 10, land bounded by John Watson and Broad branch, 200 acres. Wit: Robert Sharp, Thomas Cottrall, Will Garthright; Signed: John (I); Mary, wife of John, relinquished her dower rights, Recorded 1st Mon. Oct 1737.

3 May 1742 Henrico Co., VA Deeds 1737-1750, page 1169: Israel Winfree of Henrico Co., to William Hughes of St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co., for L 50, Two tracts of 650 acres on north side of James River on branch of Tuckahoe Creek called Deep Run, bounded by James Spears, a branch of Chickahominy called Merediths branch, John Walters, 400 acres; the tract of 250 acres is part of larger tract patented by Abraham Childers and by him transferred to Thos. Conway, who is transferred both tracts to said Winfree 2 Nov. 1741. Wit: Thomas Cottrell, William (M) North, Sarah (S) Harson. Signed: Bety (+) Winfree, Israel Winfree. Recorded 1st Mon. May 1742.

May Court 1742 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 2 Volume 4 Page 182:
Thomas Cottrell to John Lancaster, deed
Holman Freeman to Thomas Cottral, deed
Nicholas Pryer to Thomas Cottral, deed

1748 Henrico Co., VA Deed Book 2 Volume 5 Page 53: Thomas Cottrell of Albemarle Co., for L 30, paid by William North, dec'd; of County and Parish of Henrico in his lifetime, 75 acres in same parish on Deep Run, a branch of Tuckahoe Creek, and is tract where Martha Padason, mother of said Thomas Cottrell now lives, which I bought of Holman Freeman, bounded by Samuel Pinchum and Thomas Alley. North in his will gave said land to his son Abraham North, and it is conveyed to him. Wit: Joseph Freeman, John (I) North, Jameston (J) Pattison; Signed: Thomas Cottrell, Recorded 1st Mon. Dec. 1748.

Vestry Book:

The Vestry Book of Henrico Parish, Virginia 1730-1773, St. John's Church, Richmond, VA
Page 57, 1739 - Land processioned

Land Patent:

12 Jul 1750 Albemarle Co., VA 300 acres on both sides of Buffalo River
Patent Book 29 1749-1751 Page 258-259
Library of Virginia: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/LONN/LO-1/027/027_0273.tif, 027_0274.tif

Will of Thomas Cottrell
3 Jul 1762, Amherst Co., VA
Pages 21-22 Will pro. 2 May 1763
Pages 22-23 Exors. bond rec. 2 May 1763
Pages 30-31 Inv. & appr. rec 4 July 1763
Will Book 1 (1761-1780)

Will of Thomas Parks
24 Feb 1752, Albemarle Co., VA
Page 101, Will pro. 12 Mar 1761

30 Aug 1763 Amherst Co., VA
Patent Book 35 Pages 341-342 700 acres on Franklins & Molls Creek
Library of Virginia: http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/LONN/LO-1/035/035_0359.tif, 035_0360.tif

More About Thomas Cottrell, Jr.:
Baptism: 22 Apr 1711, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA

iii. Gilbert Cottrell, born Abt. 1712 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died 25 Oct 1724 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA.

More About Gilbert Cottrell:
Baptism: 05 Mar 1712, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA

iv. William Cottrell, born 31 Dec 1714 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died 13 Feb 1726 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA.
v. Anne Cottrell, born Abt. 1716 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA.

More About Anne Cottrell:
Baptism: 31 Mar 1716, St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA

Generation No. 7

96. John Cox, died Abt. 1696 in Arrowhattocks settlement, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. He was the son of 192. William Coxe and 193. ?. He married 97. ? Abt. 1660 in probably Henrico Co., VA.
97. ?

Notes for John Cox:
http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com/pafn16.htm#15891

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 75 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Nathaniell Floyd, 850 acres, Isle of Wight Co., 20 Nov. 1637, page 498. 600 acres being a neck about 4 miles up the maine creek running up the baye of Warwicksquike, the said neck lying between 2 creeks, & c. 250 acres up towards the head of the maine creek over small creeks or brookes. Transportation of 17 persons: Christ. Denn, Robert Leaderd, Wm. Moyses, Ambrose Proctor, Tho. Weare, Robt. Barton, Rober Joyce, Mathew Tomlin, Jon. Cox, Rich. Redock, David Hopkins, Flug Floyd, Wm. Cox, Katherin Folder, Rich. Carter, Jon. Gillett, Christ. Thomas.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 137 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): John Benton, 1,250 acres, about 15 miles up the Southward side of Rappahannock River, etc., running to the mouth of a navigable creek or branch, etc., Oct. 13, 1642, page 837. 400 acres by assignment from Samuell Davis, & the residue for transportation of himself, wife, and 15 persons: Saml. Davis, Sr. & Eliza. his wife, Saml. Davis, Junr., Jon. Davis, David Ellis, David Rice, Jon. Dreaton, Jon. Cox, Jon. Benton, Joane his wife, Jon. Benton, Isabell Benton, Alice Benton, Rich. Grey, Robt. Thomas, Wm. Barnard, Abraham Coate, Abigall Benton, Geo. Hargas, Tho. Craven, Jon. Gerey, Ralph Tatum, Tho. Hughes, Georg Gumer, Jon. Wells.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 138 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): John Davis, 200 acres, Henrico Co., last of Oct. 1642, page 842. Adjoining his former patent called the Longfield, extending northwest towards land of Cornelius de Hull. Due for transportation of his wife Mary Davis, and 3 servants: Jon. Deall, Jon. Talbott, Jon. Cox.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 447 (Patent Book): John Cox, 550 acres, Henrico Co., on north side the River, known by the name of Harristocks, beginning next to land of Capt. Edloe, 29 March 1665, page 164 (44). Granted to Arthur Bayly, who sold to Wm. Johnson, by whom it was assigned to said Cox.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 547 (Patent Book 5): Jno. Burton, 700 acres, Henrico Co., 22 March 1665/66, page 479 (585). 300 acres northerly on a great swamp, southerly towards land of Alice Edlowe, Widdow, westerly over the river & easterly into the woods, called by the name of the old field; 300 acres another parte joyning on the head of the Long field pattent, beginning at a white oake marked 4 wayes at the extent of the deviding line of Jno. Burton & Jno. Davies, running along the greate slash southeast by south &c. 600 acres granted to Robt. Craddock & by Hoell Prise, his Attorney, sould unto Jno. Cox, who assigned to said Burton, & 100 acres due for transportation of 2 persons: Ann Coleman, Mark Wms. (Williams).

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 12 (Patent Book 6): John Wray, 240 acres, Gloster Co., Kingstone Parrish, upon head of Queens Creek, 15 March 1666 [1667], page 41. Beginning Richard Carey, adjoining land formerly granted to Edward Welch &c. Transportation of 5 persons: Tho. Miles, Tho. Chambers, Jno. Settle, Jno. Cox, Mary Sharpe.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 15 (Patent Book 6): Thomas Taylor, 631 acres, Henrico Co., north side of James River, commonly called Harrahadockes, over against Kingsland; 23 Sept. 1667, page 52. 281 acres from the river a little below the Orchard from Mr. Arthur Bayly's land, &c. to the lower side of Harrahatoocks Creek mouth, &c. 350 acres on north side of the Rowndaboute &c., to south side thereof at a corner of Jno. Cox, &c., to 4 Mile Creek old path, &c. 281 acres granted said Taylor 25 Sept. 1663, & 350 acres for transportation of 7 persons: Francis Taylor, Dorothy Taylor, Jno. Young, Jno. Bell, Jno. Steward, Symon Balms (or Balono), Will. Stanaway.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page116-117 (Patent Book 6): John Davis (Davies), 500 acres, Henrico Co., 1 Oct. 1672, page 426. 300 acres adjoining John Burton; including nigh half the long feild, over the brass Spring, &c.; half of pattent granted Robert Cradock, & by Howell Price, Attorney of said Cradock, sould to John Cox, who assigned to said Burton; 300 acres due said Davis a ssonn & heire of his father, John Davis; 20 acres for transportation of 4 persons: Abell Gower, Wm. Gower, John Clarke, Ann Malby.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 120 (Patent Book 6): Robert Cardin, 46 acres in Sittingborne Parish, on south side of Rappahannock River, near Chestucson Creek, on line of Mr. John Cox, facing Ocapacee(?) Creek, &c.; 10 Oct. 1672, page 436. Transportation of: Laurence Mount Stephory.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, pages 146-147 (Patent Book 6): Hugh Lee, 2,000 acres, named Aberconaway, Charles City Co., south side Appamattock River on north side the 3rd branch of the Black Water; nigh Warrick Path, &c.; 8 April 1674, page 510. Transportation of 40 persons: Richd. Sparkes, Hen. Neale, Jno. Crew, Andr. Crew, Richd. Dennis, Wm. Marsh, Morris Joyce, Hen. Allaman, Jno. Browne, Wm. Bernard, Tho. Clark, Tomasin Harris, Jno. Browne, Phill. Pledge, Mary Browne, Jno. Cox, Richd. Warren, Tho. Michell, Jno. Drennett, Barbara Petingall, Cha. Bartlett, Wm. Taylor, Jno. Floyd, Tho. Stanley, Joan Liswell, Sara King, Rebecka Love(?), Sara Swetland, Jacobus Jonson, Eliz. Cooper, Tho. Woods, Tho. Dance, Jno. Burges, Tho. Ory(?), Addam Bradshaw, Robt. Fydoe, Martha Gibbs, Robt. Hicks, Jno. Allen, Tho. Alford.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 184 (Patent Book 6): Robt. Bullington, 244 acres, 1 R., 4 P., Henrico Co., north side James River, 10 May 1678, page 642. At head of Capt. Jno. Farrar's land; along Capt. Davis to Jno. Cox at the path goeing to Harrahadox neigh the Spring; neare Baily's path; to the Roundabout, &c. Transportation of 5 persons: Richd. Page, Morris Akeron (or Aheron), Jane Case, Ben. Adams, Ann House.

From Henrico County, Virginia, Deeds, 1677-1705, page 33: Page 364. John Cox, Sr. of Harryaddocks, planter, for love and affection to my son John Cox, Jr., land on road to Harryaddocks and Thomas Taylor. Dated: 5 Feb. 1685/86. Witnesses: Wm. Glover, Bartho. (b) Cox, Tho. Charles, Sr. Signed: John (COX) Cox, Sr. Recorded: 1 April 1686.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 319 (Patent Book 7): Thomas Taylor, Planter, 1,053 acres, Henrico Co., at Harahadocks (Harahadox); north side of James River, 21 Oct. 1687, page 633. Beginning on the river, a little below the Orchard; by land now, or late, John Cox's; along path to 4 Mile Creek; over the Roundabout Swamp; to land now or late Francis Redford's; to Burton & Taylor's river land; to Harahadox Creek mouth, at the river, &c. 631 acres due Thomas Taylor (the uncle, late dec'd.) by pattent, 23 Sept. [no year] & descended to the abovenamed Thomas; 422 acres lying parte within & parte contiguous to said 631 acres; the the nephew Thomas for transportation of 9 persons: George Dick, Thomas Lawrence, Ctsar. Guv. Abasse, George Cooke; one child Maria. Marginal Note: Fees & Seale Charged.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 329 (Patent Book 7): Mr. Robert Yard & Mr. John Waters, 900 acres, on south side of Rappahannock River; on the point of an island; adjoining Mr. John Cox; in a marsh at mouth of Lawson's Creek; 25 Oct. 1688, page 693. Granted to Epaphraditus Lawson, 22 May 1650, which became the estate of Robert Paine as marrying the daughter of said Lawson; which land was deserted, & now granted by order &c. Transportation of 18 persons: Tho. Adams, James Robins, Judeth Morgan, James Bissett, Richd. Jones, Jane Richardson, Sarah Jones, Wm. Young, Jno. Ellis, Jno. Peugh, Richd. Jones, James Rookins, Abraham Bates, Sarah Huberd, Jno. Shrowsberry, Jno. Relfe, Jane Brooks, Ratchell Jones.

From Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part 1, 1654-1737, page 27: Page 110. Will of William Elam. To son in law John Cox, 1 shilling. All the rest to loving cozen Martin Elam and he to be executor. Dated: 18 Feb. 1688/89. Witnesses: John Worsham, Samuel Knibb. Recorded 1 Feb. 1689/90.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 2, 1666-1695, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1977, page 341 (Patent Book 8): Mr. Robt. Yard & Mr. John Waters, 179 acres, Rappahannock Co., on south side of Rappahannock River, 21 April 1690, page 39. Adjoining Mrs. Eliz. Cox & Leonard Chamberlin; by Hoskins Creek; to Thomas Pettis; & Thomas Green; down Piscataway Creek; to Mr. John Cox, & plantation of Henry White. Importation of 4 persons [not named]. Note: W. Edwards' certificate to Coll. Potter.

From Henrico County, Virginia, Deeds, 1677-1705, page 79: Page 437, 11 July 1693. John Cox, Sr. of County and Parish of Henrico to his son Bartholomew Cox of same for love and affection, land he lives on in Henrico Parish, 100 acres, at the river, near Ware Bottom. Witnesses: James Cocke, Henry (X) Cox. Signed: John (COX) Cox. Recorded: 2 Oct. 1693.

Page 439, 11 July 1693. John Cox, Sr. of County and Parish of Henrico, planter, for love and affection to my son Bartholomew Cox and his wife Rebecker and their son George Cox, give to my said grandson 1 negro girl Doll, 1 year old. Witnesses: Henry (X) Cox, Ja. Cocke. Signed: John (COX) Cox. Recorded: 2 Oct. 1693.

From Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part 1, 1654-1737, page 44: Page 678. Will of John Cox, planter, 19 Feb. 1691/92. To son John Cox, plantation called "New Plantation" next to the river, Barth. Cox, William Cox, and Capt. Davis. To son Richard Cox, a negro named Robin. To son Henry Cox, the bed I lie on and negro child Molley. To son George Cox, the plantation I live on and all the Neck of Land at Jarretts Spring to mouth of Capt. Gardner's Creek, a bed, a negro woman Betty, and items. Son Henry to live with George and be a help to him. To wife Mary Cox, 1 silver spoon. All the rest to be divided equally between my 6 sons: John, William, Bartholomew, Richard, Henry, and George. Son George Cox to be executor. Witnesses: John Ironmonger, Toh. Taylor, John Davis. Recorded 1 Feb. 1696/97.

From Colonial Wills of Henrico County, Virginia, Part 1, 1654-1737, page 46: Page 710. Probate is granted George Cox of the will of his father John Cox, Feb. 1, 1696/97.

From Kentucky Family Records, Volume 2, Mrs. Edgar L. Cox (editor), page 61 ("Early Virginia Ancestors of our Cox Family and Their Colonial Cousins," compiled by Mrs. David O. Reichlein, submitted by Mrs. Opal Cox Avant):

Matthew Edloe who had land that was next to land of William Cox in Henrico Co., brought 24 servants into the Colony and received 50 acres of land for himself and for each of the 24 servants. This made it an easy way for people to get free passage to the Colony. Thus one can find in the records that the wealthiest men in the Colony did bring in people to get 50 acres of land for each one. Indentured servants were those who had to work for their masters seven years, room and board, but no pay.

When his time was up, his master had to provide him with a new suit of clothing and tools. The government gave him 50 acres of land. Some of the finest men came over that way, as many of the prominent families of England sent their younger sons, for their law in England of primogeniture favored the first son.

England's claim to possession of territory in the New World was based upon John Cabot's success in 1497 of being the first to reach the mainland of America. It was not until almost one hundred years later that their first attempt at an English settlement was started in America. Queen Elizabeth in 1583 gave Sir Humphrey Gilbert a proprietary patent to go forth and settle the New World. The project was a hopeless defeat and ended in Gilbert's death. Then Queen Elizabeth passed the patent on to Sir Walter Raleigh, half-brother of Sir Gilbert; again efforts to establish a colony were a failure, but Roanoke Island achieved fame as the birthplace of Virginia Dare in 1587 – the first white child of English parents born in the New World.

After King James of Scotland mounted the English throne, he gave his approval for attempts to be made to colonize the New World, and granted charters to the newly organized London Company. The London Company offered each subscriber who would pay twelve pounds and twelve shillings the following: "Lord of 200 acres of land which would be given to him and his heirs forever." Several members of the Bailey family held large shares in this company. The fact that Temperance Bailey, at age 3, had 200 acres of land in her name, might have been her inheritance from her deceased father. Patent to Temperance Bailey, Sept. 20, 1620. The land of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, on the south side of the James River, bordered that of Samuel Jordan, Temperance Baley (Bailey), and Capt. Woodlief in 1620.

It was late in December 1606 when the first charter was signed and three little ships left port for America. They were the Susan Constant, the Godspeed – on which William Cox came to America – and the Discovery, commanded by Capt. Newport. On board these three ships were 150 adventurers. On May 6, 1607, they entered Chesapeake Bay, and eight days later decided that the big peninsula off the River they had named "James" for King James would make a suitable place to live, and they called it "Jamestown." One hundred and five remained when the boats departed for England.

After reaching America the working contracts were opened and it was then that the colonists found that the London Company had imposed a serious handicap on them, directing that "all should work for a common store." The majority of the colonists were of the "gentlemen" type; only a few of the people knew the meaning of work. For this reason, the Colony did not prosper at the beginning.

In 1609 after a tempestuous voyage, Sir Thomas Gates arrived and found the Colony in a deplorable condition. At this point he gave each man five acres of his own. A constant menace were disease, starvation, and massacres by the Indians, which eventually reduced the number to 60 people. In desperation, Sir Gates and the colonists started to return to England, but a short distance out, they met Lord Baltimore with 500 people and provisions. With renewed courage and perseverance, they worked together to make this a permanent settlement.

Before explaining who the settlers were prior to 1700, we give this background history as to the difficulties and hardships in the establishment of the Jamestown Colony. From this sturdy stock we descend.

The earliest and most successful colony under the Crown was Virginia. The 20 shilling per 100 acres reserved by the London Company in 1618 did not become payable until 1625, a year after the Colony came under Royal control. No exemptions, no special rates allowed; even the Indians were obligated to render some small acknowledgement for their lands.

The Assembly in Virginia placed all expenditures of the collected quit rents under its own direction, and provided that payments be made in tobacco at 3 pence per pound. In 1662, the payments in tobacco were at the rate of 2 shillings per pound.

The quit rent system of the American colonies was that the Corporations held their lands of the King by a kind of tenure, and no rent was demanded by their charters, because the latter were in origin instruments of trading companies and not of feudal lords.

The following is a list of the Quit Rent, April 1705, Henrico County, of the five sons of John Cox [I] of Dutch Gap, Coxendale or Harroeattocks:
John Cox, Jr. - 150 acres.
William Cox - 300 acres.
George Cox - 200 acres.
Richard Cox - 300 acres.
Bartholomew Cox - 100 acres.

The first Cox in our family appears to have been William Cox, Planter, who came to Virginia before 1628, and could have been the same William Cox, age 26, who came over in the Godspeed. A land grant of 150 to William Cox, Oct. 29, 1637 in Henrico County, about 2 miles above Harrow Attocks, was granted for transportation of three persons, one of which was Richard Byrd. William Cox appears to have purchased additional land adjoining this patent and owned land on both sides of the James River: Coxendale on one side, and Dutch Gap on the other side. William Cox acquired by lease 100 acres of land in Elizabeth City on Sept. 20, 1624.

In 1637, William Cox, Elizabeth & ux, were among headright to Matthew Edloe on their return from England on July 12, 1637. William Cox died before 1656, for on Dec. 14, 1656, Peter Lee was granted 126 acres of land in Henrico County which adjoined "the land belonging to the orphans of William Cox." Orphans of William appear to have been Thomas Cox and John Cox [I].

Thomas Cox appears to have moved to New Kent County, for on June 8, 1658, in a land grant to George Austin, reference is made to land surveyed for Thomas Cox in New Kent County. Thomas Cox appears to have left a son, William Cox, who is listed in the Quit Rent Roll, 1704, in New Kent County, as owning 150 acres of land. It would appear that Thomas sold the land inherited from his father, William Cox, to John Knowles, for reference is made in a granted beginning at a corner of Peter Lee to "land he purchased of Thomas Cox."

John Cox [I] who seems to have settled on James River near Harrowattocks the latter part of Oct. 1642 was probably a son of William Cox. On March 29, 1665, 550 acres of land was granted to Arthur Bayley (Bailey) next to land of Capt. Edloe, that Arthur Bayley sold to William Johnson, and William Johnson assigned this 550 acres to John Cox [I], also known as John Cox of Harrow Attocks. Thus, it might be assumed that the first wife of John Cox [I] might have been a daughter of William Johnson and the mother of his children. John Cox [I] married second Mary Kennon, Sept. 25, 1682.

William Elam's will, 1688, gives to "son-in-law" John Cox [I] one shilling. The rest to cousin Martin Elam. It is felt that William Elam married the widow of William Cox, who was either the mother or step-mother of John Cox [I], thus John Cox [I] was the step-son of William Elam instead of son-in-law.

In Feb. 1685/86, John Cox [I] of the 1679 Tithe List conveyed 300 acres to son William Cox the elder, and 150 acres to son John Cox, Jr. In 1679, John Cox [I] had five tithes, meaning that he had at lest four sons at age 21 and over, and was known as John Cox of Coxendale, the name of his home.

Will of John Cox [I], Book 2, page 678, Henrico County, Feb. 19, 1691/92, proved 1696, resided at Dutch Gap on the James. Witnesses: John Ironmonger, Thomas Taylor, and John Davis. Mentions wife Mary, gave her a silver spoon, and six sons: John, Jr., William, George, Richard, Bartholomew, and Henry.

Widow Mary Cox demanded her one-third share of her deceased husband's estate; through her attorney Bartholomew Fowler, the case of her dower right in 550 acres, brought suit against the six step-sons for £100 sterling. Real and personal estate of John Cox [I] to be divided equally among six sons, with son George Cox as his executor.
The six sons of John Cox [I] of Coxendale on James River were:
1. John Cox, Jr. was given 150 acres of land by his father called "New Plantation" on Gardiner's Creek and Jarret's Spring adjoining land of brother William and Bartholomew Cox, bounded on Capt. Davis' land. John Cox, Jr. married Mary Baugh before 1685, daughter of William Baugh, Jr. and wife Jane (Hatcher) Branch Baugh Gower.
2. William Cox, the elder, was given 300 acres of land, Deed Book 1, page 364, April 1, 1686, Henrico County, by his father, John Cox [I]: "land adjacent to Thomas Taylor," including a boat landing on James River up toward Culres. William Cox the elder has been confused with his nephew, William Cox the younger. William Cox the younger married Sarah Cocke, daughter of William Cocke; and William Cox the elder had wife Sarah (–) also, thought to have been a Sarah Cocke. (There is a marriage record of a William Cocke to Sarah Dennis, also, a statement that William Cox married Sarah Dennis. It is possible that both statements are correct.)
3. George Cox was left the plantation on which his father, John Cox [I], lived in Henrico County at Harroeattocks. George Cox married Oct. 20, 1697, Martha Stratton, daughter of Edward Stratton, Jr., and his wife, Martha Sheppy. Edward Stratton, Jr. died 1698 and his widow Martha (Sheppy) Stratton married second husband John Brown of Henrico County. George Cox died in Henrico County in 1720, leaving a will probated Feb. 1721. He had four children.
4. Richard Cox married Mary Trent, daughter of Henry Trent and wife Elizabeth Sherman. He left will dated July 13, 1734, probated Feb. 3, 1734/35, Henrico County, witnesses: Michael Turpin, Benjamin Burton, Sr. and Jr. Will of widow Mary (Trent) Cox is in Henrico County, 1735.
5. Bartholomew Cox, born before 1665. On Oct. 2, 1693, Bartholomew was given 100 acres of land by his father, John Cox [I]. Prior to 1693, he had married Rebecca (–), when he was given the land "that Bartholomew lives on" by his father, bounded by Capt. Davis' land. Bartholomew Cox patented 200 acres, Oct. 20, 1697, on Mahook Creek, which land was passed on in his family. Later this land was in Powhatan County. Bartholomew Cox died 1731 in Goochland County, leaving a will in Will Book A, page 215. Children of Bartholomew Cox and wife Rebecca (–) included:
A. George Cox married Martha Walton, daughter of Thomas Walton. George Cox left a will in Goochland County in Will Book 1, page 3, May 21, 1728, witnesses by Frederick Cox, his brother, and Henry Wood, husband of his cousin Martha Cox.
B. Frederick Cox married Elizabeth (–); left will dated May 4, 1754, probated Jan. 27, 1754/55, Cumberland Co., VA, in Will Book 1, page 90.
C. daughter, married Mr. Baugh and had a son, William Baugh, who was listed in the will of his grandfather, Bartholomew Cox.
D. John Cox [II] of Finneywood in Lunenburg County, was a neighbor to his cousin John Cox of Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg County. John Cox married Mary (–). He was an old man in 1735, died ca. 1765 in Lunenburg County, leaving will in Will Book 2, page 232, Lunenburg County, dated July 16, 1764, proved 1766. Witness: Thomas Taylor. Children of John and Mary (–) Cox were:
i. John Cox, Jr. married Francinia Boulding, July 15, 1758, daughter of Thomas Boulding of Charlotte County. Will 1793/94 in Mecklenburg County.
ii. Bartley Cox married Mary Bouldin, daughter of Thomas Boulding.
iii. Frederick Cox married Millie Estes, daughter of Robert Estes of Lunenburg County, 1759. Later, Frederick and Millie Cox moved to North Carolina in 1781. Widow Millie Cox, administrator to Frederick Cox estate.
iv. Anne Cox, wife of Josiah Shipp.
v. Delitia Cox, wife of William Chandler.
vi. Edith Cox married Joseph Minor.
vii. Mary Cox married Micajah Smithson.
viii. Tabitha Cox married Isham Browder.
E. Mary Cox married Moses Wood, June 13, 1709.
F. William Cox married Elizabeth (–).
6. Henry Cox, the youngest brother, died in Henrico County, unmarried. His brother, George Cox, was administrator of his estate. Will was probated in Henrico County, 1697, proved by Joseph Tanner and Thomas Taylor; sureties: Henry Hatcher and Richard Ligon.

From Hopkins of Virginia and Related Families, by Walter Lee Hopkins, J.W. Fergusson & Sons Printers, Richmond, Virginia, 1931, pages 114-117:
Cox Family of Virginia: In the list of "Adventurers," as they were styled in the Charters of the Virginia Companies, 1609 and 1620, the name is spelled Cock, Cocks, Cox, Coxe (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 3, page 282). William Coxe, aged 26, came over in the Godspeed in 1610. It is most likely that this is the same William Cox whom Governor West granted 100 acres of land in Elizabeth County [City?], Virginia, Sept. 28, 1628 (Land Book I, page 89, Richmond, Virginia); also to whom Gov. John West, under date of Nov. 29, 1636, granted "one hundred and fifty acres of land, situate and being in the County of Henrico, about three miles and a half above Harrowattocks, west and by north upon main river, westerly upon the great Swamp, easterly into the woods, southerly towards Harrowattocks," for the transportation of three heads into the Colony, viz: Thomas Braxton, Richard Bird, and Richard Hewes (Land Book I, page 403). Also to whom Gov. John Harvey, under date Oct. 29, 1637, granted "one hundred fifty acres of land situate, lying and being in the County of Henrico, about three miles and a half above Harrowattocks," for the transportation of three persons into the Colony at his own expense; names of persons not found (Land Book I, page 492). (See Cox notes by Mrs. E.F. O'Gorman, Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 38, pages 157-159.)

John Cox [I] came from England with John Davis the latter part of Oct. 1642, and settled in Henrico County on James River near Harrowattocks. (See Patent Book I, Volume II, page 842, Richmond Land Office.) It is likely that he was closely related to William Coxe, above, probably son, as they settled in the same vicinity. The next record we have of John Cox [I] is a deposition of April 1, 1678, of John Barnfield as to "John Risbees" dog killing Mr. John Coxe's sheep." At a Court held at Varina, June 1, 1678-79 [?], showing that John Cox, Sen., was responsible for the poll taxes of five persons. In Deed Book I, page 364, there is a deed of gift, dated Feb. 5, 1685, from John Cox, Sen., of "Harryaddocks, Planter," to his son William Cox, which deed is witnessed by Bartholomew Cox.

John Cox [I]'s first marriage must have taken place as early as 1650, as his son, Bartholomew Cox, witnessed a deed of gift from John Cox [I] to his son William in 1685. Both William and Bartholomew must have been at least 21 years of age at that time. John Cox [I] must have been born as early as 1620. He left a will dated Feb. 19, 1691/92, which was probated Feb. 1, 1696 [1697?], of record in Book V, page 678, Henrico Co., VA, which the following is an abstract:

To son John Cox plantation called by name "New Plantation." To Bartholomew Cox plantation "he now lives on"; to son Richard Cox a negro; to son Henry Cox "plantation I now live on" and a great deal of personal property; to wife, Mary Cox, one silver spoon. Balance of property to be equally divided between my six sons: John Cox, William Cox, Henry Cox, George Cox, Richard Cox, and Bartholomew Cox. Appoints son, George Cox, executor. Witnesses: John Ironmnger, Tho. Taylor, and John Davis.

In Voume I, page 225, Henrico County, is this record: "John Cox, Gent., for Marriage with Mary Kennon, Sept. 25, 1682." It is probable that she was a daughter of William Elam, whose will, dated Feb. 18, 1688 [1689], leaves his son-in-law, John Cox [I], 1 shilling, rest to cousin Martin Elam. William Elam seems to have borne no love towards John Cox [I]. Had any of John [I]'s children been grandchildren of William Elam, it seems that he would have remembered them in his will, instead of leaving practically all of his estate to his cousin. These facts would indicate that the mother of John Cox [I]'s children was not the daughter of William Elam, but that it was his last wife who was his daughter.

More About John Cox:
Comment: His first wife may have been a daughter of Robert Craddock.
Probate: 01 Feb 1697, Henrico Co., VA; on that date his widow Mary Coxe entered suit for her dower against Henry, John, William, and Bartholomew Coxe, who were apparently her stepchildren. Since Richard Cox is not mentioned here, he was probably her natural son.
Property 1: 29 Mar 1665, Patented 550 acres on north side of Arrowhattocks, Henrico County, adjoining Capt. Edloe's land and perhaps that formerly owned by Cox's father, according to Patent Book 5, p. 164.
Property 2: 05 Feb 1686, Deed of gift to son William Cox; 11 Jul 1693-gave 100 acres and a Negro girl to son Bartholomew Cox according to Henrico County Deeds & Wills, p. 439.
Residence: Arrowhattocks, near Falling Creek, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA
Will: 19 Feb 1692, Henrico Co., VA Deeds and Wills 1688-97, p. 678--names wife Mary and six sons.

Children of John Cox and ? are:
i. Bartholomew Cox, born in Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA; died Abt. 1731 in Goochland/Powhatan Co., VA; married Rebecca ? Bef. 02 Oct 1693; died Abt. 1731 in Goochland Co., VA.

Notes for Bartholomew Cox:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cox1&id=I15904

Bartholomew Cox, born ca. 1665, in Henrico Co., VA; died (will dated Jan. 14, 1730/31, of record in Goochland Co., VA, Will Book I, page 262). He appointed his wife, Rebeckah, sole executrix, and devised property to his grandsons George Cox and William Baugh; sons Frederick Cox and John Cox [II]. His will was witnessed by Anthony Morgan, Agnes Noulin, and Rebecca Wood. On June 13, 1709, license was granted Moses Wood to marry Mary, daughter of Bartholomew Cox. It is probable that she died without issue, prior to 1730.

In Book 6, page 439, Henrico County records, is a deed dated Oct. 2, 1693, as follows: ?Know all men by these presents that I, John Cox, Sen. of the County and Parish of Henrico, planter, doe out of the love and affection for which I bear unto my son Bartholomew Cox and Rebecka his wife, and for ye advancement and promotion of their son George, have given, granted, aliened, assigned, and sett over and by these presents doe freely, clearly, and absolutely give, grant, alien, assign and set over unto my sd. Grandson, George Cox, ye son of Bartholomew Cox and Rebecka his wife, one Negro girl called Doll, being about a year old, to have and to hold the sd. girl and the issue of her body forever. As witness my hand this eleventh July, 1693.? Signed: John Cox [I]. Witnesses: Henry Cox, Ja: Cocke.

In Book 5, page 437, Henrico County, there is a deed of gift from John Cox [I] to his son Bartholomew Cox, dated July 11, 1693, in part as follows: ?This indenture, made this eleventh day of July in ye fifth year of ye Reign of our Sovereign, Lord and Lady, William and Mary, by the Grace of God of England of France and Ireland, King and Queen defenders of ye faith, etc., and in the year of our Lord God, 1693, between John Cox, Sen., of ye county and parish of Henrico, planter of one part and his son Bartholomew Cox, and for ye better living of him in this world as well as for divers other good causes and considerations,? etc., doth grant him 100 acres therein described, etc.

Bartholomew Cox, born before 1665. On Oct. 2, 1693, Bartholomew was given 100 acres of land by his father, John Cox [I]. Prior to 1693, he had married Rebecca (?), when he was given the land ?that Bartholomew lives on? by his father, bounded by Capt. Davis? land. Bartholomew Cox patented 200 acres, Oct. 20, 1697, on Mahook Creek, which land was passed on in his family. Later this land was in Powhatan County. Bartholomew Cox died 1731 in Goochland County, leaving a will in Will Book A, page 215. Children of Bartholomew Cox and wife Rebecca (?) included:
A. George Cox married Martha Walton, daughter of Thomas Walton. George Cox left a will in Goochland County in Will Book 1, page 3, May 21, 1728, witnesses by Frederick Cox, his brother, and Henry Wood, husband of his cousin Martha Cox.
B. Frederick Cox married Elizabeth (?); left will dated May 4, 1754, probated Jan. 27, 1754/55, Cumberland Co., VA, in Will Book 1, page 90.
C. daughter, married Mr. Baugh and had a son, William Baugh, who was listed in the will of his grandfather, Bartholomew Cox.
D. John Cox [II] of Finneywood in Lunenburg County, was a neighbor to his cousin John Cox of Bluestone Creek, Mecklenburg County. John Cox married Mary (?). He was an old man in 1735, died ca. 1765 in Lunenburg County, leaving will in Will Book 2, page 232, Lunenburg County, dated July 16, 1764, proved 1766. Witness: Thomas Taylor. Children of John and Mary (?) Cox were:
i. John Cox, Jr. married Francinia Boulding, July 15, 1758, daughter of Thomas Boulding of Charlotte County. Will 1793/94 in Mecklenburg County.
ii. Bartley Cox married Mary Bouldin, daughter of Thomas Boulding.
iii. Frederick Cox married Millie Estes, daughter of Robert Estes of Lunenburg County, 1759. Later, Frederick and Millie Cox moved to North Carolina in 1781. Widow Millie Cox, administrator to Frederick Cox estate.
iv. Anne Cox, wife of Josiah Shipp.
v. Delitia Cox, wife of William Chandler.
vi. Edith Cox married Joseph Minor.
vii. Mary Cox married Micajah Smithson.
viii. Tabitha Cox married Isham Browder.
E. Mary Cox married Moses Wood, June 13, 1709.
F. William Cox married Elizabeth (?).

ii. Henry Cox
iii. John Cox, Jr., born in Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1711 in Henrico Co. (that part probably present-day Chesterfield Co.), VA; married Mary Baugh.

More About John Cox, Jr.:
Probate: 01 Jan 1711
Will: 18 Jul 1710, Henrico Co., VA

iv. George Cox, born in Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1722 in Henrico Co., VA; married Martha Stratton 22 Oct 1697 in Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1734 in Henrico Co., VA.
v. William Cox, born Bef. Feb 1664 in probably Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1712 in Goochland Co., VA; married Sarah Taylor?; died Abt. 1747 in Goochland Co., VA.
48 vi. Richard Cox, born Bef. 1670 in probably Arrowhattocks, Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA; died Abt. 1734 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA; married Mary Trent Bef. 08 Jan 1701 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA?.

98. Henry Trent, born Abt. 1642 in Clara, Staffordshire, England?; died Abt. 1701 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. He married 99. Elizabeth Sherman in probably Henrico Co., VA.
99. Elizabeth Sherman, born Abt. 1656; died Abt. 1732 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA. She was the daughter of 198. Henry Sherman and 199. Cicely Knowles?.

More About Henry Trent:
Probate: 01 Apr 1701, Henrico Co., VA
Property: 07 Nov 1673, Patented 200 acres on the north side of the James River on the same date his father-in-law, Henry Sherman, patented land on the south side of the river.
Residence: He probably lived mainly on the south side of the James River in the part of Henrico County that became Chesterfield County.
Will: 08 Jan 1701, Henrico Co., VA

Notes for Elizabeth Sherman:
The following is quoted from John W. Pritchett's website, virginians.com:

Elizabeth (Sherman) Trent Gee (c.1656-1731)
Elizabeth Sherman, daughter of Henry and Cicely Sherman, who was born about 1656, and inherited from her mother a feather bed and other household items, married Henry Trent I in Henrico County 1 October (license) 1695. On 7 November 1673, the same day that his father-in-law secured a patent to land south of the James River, Henry Trent got a patent to 200 acres on the north side, listing his own name among his four headrights. Henry Trent, who was born about 1642, left a will in Henrico County (will dated 8 Jan. 1700/1, recorded 1 April 1701). In October 1701 the Henrico County court summoned Elizabeth Trent, executor of Henry Trent, to give security for the estate left her children by Henry Sherman and John Sherman. Elizabeth married second Henry Gee and as Elizabeth Gee was mentioned in the 1725-will of her son, Henry Trent. Henry Gee was the son of Henry Gee and grandson of Gilbert Elam who left him 120-acre plantation "Parkers" on the Appomattox River in his 1694-will. Henry paid quit rents on 435 acres in 1704. Henry Gee left a will in Henrico County (will dated 23 Oct. 1717, recorded 5 Jan. 1718/9), and his wife survived him fourteen years (will dated 18 Jan. 1731/2, recorded 2 Oct. 1732).

More About Elizabeth Sherman:
Probate: 02 Oct 1732, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 18 Jan 1732, Henrico Co., VA

Children of Henry Trent and Elizabeth Sherman are:
49 i. Mary Trent, born in probably Henrico Co., VA; died Abt. 1736 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA; married Richard Cox Bef. 08 Jan 1701 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA?.
ii. Alexander Trent, died Abt. 1703 in Henrico Co., VA; married Obedience Branch; born Bef. 1681; died 17 Jun 1746 in Goochland Co., VA.
iii. Henry Trent, Jr., died Abt. 1726 in Henrico Co., VA; married Edith Harris; died Aft. 1746.
iv. Mary Trent
v. William Trent, born Abt. 1686; died Abt. 1768; married Ursula Branch.

Notes for William Trent:
http://rayparsons.com/trent/ursula.html

William Trent (1686 - 1768)
and Ursula Branch (abt 1690 - ?? )
Great-grandparents of Zachariah G. Trent

This information from e-mail letter (Jim Quinn to Ray Parsons) February 3, 2001.

Reference notes 4 and 5 from his database.

NOTE 4. Saw a line on the internet with Mary Patterson (b. 19 May 1694, d. 12 Oct 1774 -Henrico Co. Va) as his spouse with son Thomas (b. 6 Feb 1757 VA, d. 28 Jun 1820, Chesterfield Co., VA, fought at Amer. Rev. Battle Monmouth, N.J.) . This whole line looks a little strange considering mom Mary's age and Thomas' birth date. I wonder who this really is. The line continues with Thomas married to Elizabeth Edwards with daughter Nancy Patterson Trent.

The William here:
from Hallie Price Garner:
Send mail to Hallie Price Garner by clicking here.

His will was probated Apr 7, 1769 in Chesterfield Co., VA. (He never moved, the county lines changed in 1749 when Chesterfield Co was formed out of Henrico Co). He married Ursula Branch around 1739. The children mentioned in William's will are Alexander, William, Benjamin, Henry, and Lucy. William left his "Indian woman" to his son William Trent, left Alexander a Negro slave, and mentioned his housekeeper, Elizabeth Bailey.

NOTE 5. No marriage nor will records prove Ursilla's maiden name. Based on indirect evidence, she may have been Ursilla Branch, daughter of Samuel Branch.

Barbara R. Marsh, a descendent of William Trent, notes that the Branches and Trents were already closely associated by marriage.

-- William Trent's aunt, Ann Sherman, married Ursilla's uncle, Christopher Branch.

-- William Trent's brother, Henry, married Edith Harris, Ursilla's first cousin once-removed.

-- Another of William's brother, Alexander, married Obedience Branch, Ursilla's first cousin.

Ursilla Branch was under 21 when her father died in 1700. Based on court records, Marsh estimates Ursilla would have been 17 or 18 in 1709, the year William and Ursilla Trent were probably married.

Ursilla Branch's great-grandfather, Christopher Branch, immigrated to Virginia in 1619/20. Christopher and wife, Mary Addie, have been identified as earliest American ancestors of Thomas Jefferson by Order of First Families.

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Ursula Branch
Letter to Barbara Marsh from Donna Clark, May 9, 2001

From Donna Clark on the Branch family Genforum: http://genforum.genealogy.com/branch/messages/557.html

Here is the information on Ursula Branch Trent...........

Follow the generational numbers from parents to children....

1-5 generational numbers....English lineage

...6 Christopher Branch I
...7 Christopher Branch II
...8 Samuel Branch, SR...b.1663-1700, d Henrico Co., VA...
In Court (Henrico Co., VA Deeds & Wills 1688-97, page 223), Samuel Branch wasdeposed on 6/8/1691 and stated he was 28.
Adventurers of Purse & Person..........he died at appx. 37 years old Samuel's will written and recorded 5/3/1700, probate 8/1/1700, Henrico Co., VA Wills & Deeds, 1697-1704, page 191....mentions wife Ursula, son Samuel (under 21), daughters, Martha and Ursula (under 21 and unmarried)....inheritance will be at age 21 for Samuel and age 21 or day of marriage for Martha and Ursula........
(Note: no mention of the son Christopher mentioned in Branchiana. Either child died young or Cabell got something else wrong....)
married Ursula Goode, 1683?, "Adventurers of Purse and Person" says an Ursula married Samuel Branch who was born ca 1663 died before 1700 son of Christopher and Sarah Almond (marriage given in "Some, VA. Marriages") and they had a daughter Ursula....

Ursula's 2nd Husband Walter Scott,
Ursula Branch married 2nd husband Walter Scott by 1707, as she was referred to in court records as "married to Walter Scott of Henrico Co"..."and late of Samuel Branch"...1707, Henrico Orphans Court, BK 1677-1739, page 50...

Children of Samuel and Ursula.....
...9 Samuel Branch, JR...died after 7/10/1714, when he gave power of attorney to "Trusty & well beloved father, Walter Scott"...Henrico Co., Order BK 1710-14, p.281..
...9 Christopher Branch ????? Not mentioned in all the sources....??????
...9 Martha Branch
...9 Ursula Branch....married Wm. Trent (1688-10/17/1768, Henrico County).. (other sources list marriage date as 1720..) Sep Court 1739 - William Trent by Deed to Francis Flournoy. Ursillah, wife of Willaim Trent, relinquished her dower right. Henrico County, VA, Court Orders 1737-1744, page 89 1 Jul 1745 - William Trent of Henrico County sells to Stephen Watkins of Goochland County, for 41 pounds, 218 acres on West side of Trabues branch, joining main branch of Tomahawk creek; being part of 400 acres granted to Francis Flournoy 9Jul1724 and deeded by him to said Trent. Witnesses: Richard Dean, Jeremiah Hatcher, Charles Ballow; signed: William (X) Trent, Ursilla (X) Trent. Recorded 1st Monday July 1745, Ursilla, wife of William, relinquished her dower right. Henrico County, VA, Wills & Deeds 1744-1748, page 42 17 Oct 1768 -

Will of William Trent of Dale Parish To son Alexander, 1 negro and items. To son William, 1 Indian woman and 1 horse. To son Benjamin, all my hogs. To son Henry 1 indian woman and a chest. To daughter Lucy Giles, my share of crop and 1 feather bed. To my housekeeper Elizabeth Baley, livestock. Executor son Alexander. Will dated 17Oct1768 Witnesses: Anthony Taylor, James Taylor, Nath'l Lacy Chesterfield County, VA, Will Book #2, page 204
...10 Henry Trent ...b abt 1719....listed in most sources.... m. Sarah ?
...10 Alexander Trent....m. Elizabeth ?
...11 Alexander Trent....Revolutionary War veteran who rec'd a pension....resided in Hawkins Co., TN. m. Jane Burton
...11 Elijah Trent....m. Sarah Ratekin
...11 Zachariah Trent...m. Mina ?
...11 Frances Trent....m. Nelson Brooks
(These children proven by proximity based on deeds, etc. May be other children. Information from Dennis S. Elder)
...10 John Trent ....reported in most sources
...10 Benjamin Trent....b. abt 1717.... m. Mary ?
...10 Lucy Trent....babt 1712.... m. Perrin Giles... b. Abt 1715, Henrico Co., d abt 1788, Amherst Co., VA, son of Wm. Giles and Bethany Knowles...
...10 William Trent...b1720, Henrico Co., VA, dabt 1803, Claiborne Co., TN...named in most sources... 1May 1824, Tazewell Co., VA., Williamson Trent for Bryant Trent, Alexander Trent, Nancy Trent, and himself and Frederick Trent for Wm. Blankenship and Molly his wife and for himself, sell 60 acres which belonged to John Trent, dec'd and the above persons are the legal heirs of John Trent. ( Tazewell Co., VA, Deed Bk3, p. 401, 400, 399) m. Sarah/Susannah Bryant
...11 Mollie/Molly Trent...b. VA m. William Blankenship, son of Isham Blankenship and Sarah Wilkinson
...11 Bryant Trent...babt 1765, VA... m. Ruth Nance Abbott, 6/14/1793, VA
...11 John Trent...b1765, VA, d1824, Tazewell Co., VA....w/o issue..
1824, Tazewell Co., Va. Estate settlement of John Trent. Names brothers and sisters of John Trent as Bryant Trent, Alexander Trent, Williamson Trent, Frederick Trent, Nancy Trent and Molly (Trent), wife of William Blankinship.
1824, Tazewell Co.,Va. John's estate taxed for 60acres on Clinch River.
...11 Alexander Trent...b1766, VA, d 1845, Barren Co., KY m. Nancy ??? 13 March 1824, Mercer Co., KY, Alexander and Bryant Trent give power of attorney to Williamson Trent.
...11 William (Williamson) Trent...b1770-1775, VA, d. IL. m. Nancy Potts, Russell Co., VA
......12 there were 12 kids including
......12 Henry Trent. md. 1) Ruth Wilcox 2) Harriet Clemmons
...11 Frederick Trent...b1773, VA
...11 Nancy Trent...b1780-84, VA, d1834, Barren Co., KY 2 March 1824, Green Co., KY. Nancy Trent gives power of attorney to brothers Williamson and Alexander Trent.

Sorry about formatting....don't know how this is going to come out....I cut 'n pasted from a file....

As to the spelling of Ursula/Ursillah....like all other names of ancestors we find different spelling due to the clerks who wrote the records...I ususally use the spelling that appears the most times...therefore I use Ursula....

Hope this helps....
Donna Clark
Branch Family Researcher
Southern Branch Family Database
[email protected]
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Response May 23, 2001 from Barbara Marsh
Subject: Re: Ursula Branch

Hi Donna and Others:

Donna, it has been awhile since we corresponded and sounds like you are doing well. I ran across this information concerning the Ursula Goode and her probable husband, either Samuel Branch or more likely John Harris, so am passing this on to you and others. The information comes from Priscilla Harriss Cabell's TURFF & TWIGG, Vol. One, The French Lands, A study of ten thousand acres donated by King William, III to the French refugees who settled at Manakintowne on the southern bank of James River in the colony of Virginia in 1700. 1988. She really did a wonderful job on the book.

Remember the Henry Trent (son of Henry Trent the immigrant) who married Edith Harris, daughter of Thomas Harris and Mary Jefferson (dau of Mary Branch who was dau of Christopher2, Christopher1, and Thomas Jefferson). John Harris, above, was also one of the sons of Thomas and Mary and brother to Edith Harris Trent. Henry, husband of Edith, died in 1726, leaving a son, Henry3, and two daughters named in his will. Henry3 Trent was involved in some of the land deals/speculation in the "French Lands" with his uncle John Harris, above.

According to the author, John Harris, "patentee of French land in King William Parish, made his first appearance in the records of the parish on the 1726 tithable list", purchased part of a patent from Anthony Rapine in 1728 which he sold in 1730 with "Relinquishment of dower was made by the wife of John Harris who was named Ursula." Cabell continues: "It seems likely that John Harris married the daughter of John Goode of Henrico County who lived in the part that is now Chesterfield County. John Goode wrote his will in Henrico County on 9 November 1708, naming his fourteen children, Ursula being one of the very young unmarried daughters, if not the youngest. The will was proven 1 April 1709. The Harris and Goode families had land adjoining each other in two sections of Chesterfield County. Mary Harris, sister of John Harris [my note: and therefore sister of Edith Harris Trent], married John Goode, (Jr.) as her first husband. He was the brother of Ursula Goode who the author theorizes married John Harris, Patentee of French land."

"John Harris and Ursula were married by early 1729 for their daughter Elizabeth was born 31 December 1729. She married Samuel Flournoy, son of John James Flournoy". (Samuel left lots of land in Powhatan Co to his children) . . . John and Ursula's only son, John Harris, Jr., married Obedience Turpin, dau of Thomas Turpin. Cabell notes there are other connections between the Goode, Harris, and Jefferson families.

Think I will stop here as it gets terribly confusing unless you have a road map. It is well to mention this was the monied side of the Trent family. However, you also have the less monied side appearing hither and yon in the records.

What I am saying is Ursula Goode, dau of John Goode, was probably too young to have been the wife of Samuel Branch.

Barbara Marsh
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vi. John Trent
vii. Rebecca Trent, married ? Wacher.
viii. Susannah Trent, born in Chesterfield Co., VA; died in Chesterfield Co., VA; married (1) William Womack Bef. 1718; died Abt. 1718 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; married (2) Daniel Nunnally Bef. 05 Oct 1725; born Abt. 1685; died 1788 in Chesterfield Co., VA.

Notes for Susannah Trent:
The following is quoted from John W. Pritchett's website, virginians.com:

Susanna Trent [3326.1.7], unmarried in 1700, married first William Womack who paid quit rents on 100 acres in Henrico County in 1704, and left a will in Henrico County (will dated 14 May 1718, recorded 1 Sept. 1718). Married a Nunnery according to her mother's 1731-will, she had married Daniel Nunnally by 5 October 1725, and was the mother of Sherman, Alexander, and Obedience Nunnally that appear in later records. Sherman was the name of her grandfather, Alexander Trent was her brother and his wife was Obedience Branch. Henrico County taxed Nunnally on two levies and 387½ acres in 1737. The August Court 1750 ordered Charles Featherstone to oversee the road where Daniel Nunnally was last surveyor and that he have the following hands: Sherman Nunnally, Daniel Nunnally, Noel Nunnally, and Daniel Nunnally, among others. Chesterfield County charged Daniel Nunnally on three tithables in 1756, and on three tithes, including his son Noel Nunnally, in 1762. Daniel Nunnally, who patented 340 acres on both sides of Skinquarter Road in 1756, lived to be 103 years of age according to the 13 March 1788 edition of the Virginia Gazette and Petersburg Intelligencer.

More About William Womack:
Probate: 01 Sep 1718, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 14 May 1718, Henrico Co., VA

104. Havaliah Horner, died Bef. Sep 1677 in Henrico Co. or present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?. He married 105. Margaret ?.
105. Margaret ?, died Bef. 20 Jul 1681 in Henrico Co. or present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?.

More About Havaliah Horner:
Occupation: According to Mary Newton Stanard's "Colonial Virginia: Its People and Customs," a gentleman named Havaliah Horner kept a school in Henrico, attended by Theodorick and Richard Bland about 1673, when their mother provided a cow to the school for milk.

Children of Havaliah Horner and Margaret ? are:
52 i. Benjamin Horner, married Mary Ruck Sep 1704 in St. John's Church, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA.
ii. Margaret Horner, married Edward Goode; born Abt. 1665.

Notes for Edward Goode:
https://findingourrootssite.blog/author/evie1939/page/7/

My surname is Goode or Good, I find it both ways. I am a descendant from Edward Goode the immigrant. Edward Goode was born in 1647 in Cornwall England. He came to America and arrived in Virginia about 1665 and settled in the Four Mile Creek area of Henrico County, Virginia, on the northeast side of the James River (in what is today known as Varina, near Richmond). He was from Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England. In 1664 he was listed as a Norfolk Circuit prisoner. He was about 17 years old and we dot know what crime he was accused of. It couldn't have been very serious because he was reprieved to be sent to Barbados. Upon being reprieved, he was pardoned of the crime he had been accused of. Edward was transported from Barbados to the colonies as an indentured servant of Solomon Knibb. Mr. Knibb paid his passage and Edward was obligated to be his servant for five to seven years.

Edward was born about 1665 in England and was about 20 years old when he came to Virginia. He married Margaret Horner. Margaret was the daughter of Havaliah Horner and his wife Margaretta. Havaliah was a minister in Charles County, Virginia, as early as 1664. Havaliah died sometime before 01 Sept 1677 when Margaretta Horner, his wife was appointed executrix of his will. Margaret Horner was an older daughter and had married and left home before her father, Havaliah Horner, died. She did not receive any money from the settlement of his estate.*(Henrico Co, Wills and Deeds 1688-1697, pg 129, dated 2 Jun 1690). In a deposition made in 1678 Benjamin Hatcher was being sued by Margaret Goode for payment for curing his hand. This would lead to believe that Margaret was a healer.

In the court of 1677 Edward made a deposition about tobacco being lost due to a lack of housing. This appears to be a clue to Edward's occupation. He may have been the manager of a tobacco warehouse or a tobacco farm manager.

Edward died after 1708…this the date of his last known signature.

We do not know who Edward's parents were, but dna testing confirms that he shared an ancestor with John Goode who lived on the south side of the James River and arrived in the colonies about 7 years before Edward.

The known Children of Edward and Margaret are John Goode born prior to 1679; and Edward Goode born prior to 1680.

106. Thomas Ruck He married 107. Rachel ?.
107. Rachel ?

Child of Thomas Ruck and Rachel ? is:
53 i. Mary Ruck, married Benjamin Horner Sep 1704 in St. John's Church, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA.

112. Anthony North, born Abt. 1626 in Tostock, Suffolk, England?; died Abt. 1700 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA. He married 113. Jane Gillett.
113. Jane Gillett, born Bef. 1647 in Old Rappahannock Co. (present-day Essex Co. or vicinity), VA?; died Aft. 1670 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?. She was the daughter of 226. John Gillett and 227. Jane Thresh?.

Notes for Anthony North:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I116624&tree=Tree1

1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; (Page 31)
N THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I ANTHONY NORTH being sick & weake in body but of sound & perfect Memory blessed & praised be Almighty God for ye same, do make & ordain this to be my last Will & Testament in manner & form following;
First & principally I comend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it hopeing by ye Merites & death & passion of or: blessed Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ to receive full pardon & forgiveness of all my Sinns & offences & a joyfull resurrection at ye last Day; As for ye worldly goods that God of his Mercy hath lent I will I bequeath them in manner following;
Imprimis I give & bequeath to my Grandson, ANTHONY NORTH, Two hundred acres of high land being Woodland & Fiftie acres of Marish land & when my sd Grandson shall come to age, I give him my Bell metle pestle & mortar
Item I give & bequeath to my Grand Daughter, JEAN NORTH, Seventy acres of high land where my Son, ABRAM NORTH lived, & thirty acres of Marish land & my Silver Sack Cupp & two coves & their encrease ye one named Brindle ye other Cherry
All ye rest of my Estate reall & personall after my debts & funerall charges pd. & discharged, I give and bequeath to my son, WILLIAM NORTH, and his heires
And I do make my Son, WM. NORTH, full & whole Executor of this my last Will and Testament utterly revokeing annulling & makeing void all former Wills, testaments, legacies or bequests by me at any time heretofore made given or bequeathed and publish declare & pronounce this as my last Will and Testament. In Wittness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 24th day of February 1699/1700
Signed seald published declared & pronounced to be ye last Will & Testament of ye sd ANTHONY NORTH
in pr:sence of us JNO: WAGGONER, ANTHONY NORTH
JOHN HOW,
THO: HUCKLESCOTT
Prov'd by ye Oathes of JNO: WAGGONER & THO; HUCKLESCOTT in Essex County Court ye 10th day of Aprill 1700 & truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur
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1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 37
KNOW ALL MEN that wee WM. NORTH, WM. TOMLIN & THO: HUCKLESCOTT of ye County of Essex are held & firmly bound unto JNO: CATLETT Gent., President of ye County Court in ye sume of Two hundred pds. Sterling money of England we bind ourselves this 10th day of May 1700
The Condition of this obligation is if ye above bound WM. NORTH who at a Court held for Essex County ye day & yeare abovesd. obtained a probate of ye Last Will of ANTHO: NORTH deced doe fullfill ye sd: Will fully pay & satisfie all such Legaties as therein expressed & p:form all ye Law in ioynes in such cases Then ye above obligation to be void otherwise to stand in full force
Signed sealed & delivered in ye pr:sence of us
HENRY GOARE WM: NORTH
JNO: PARKER WILLIAM TOMLIN
THO: HUCKLESCOTT
Truely recorded Test FRANCIS MERIWETHER, Cl Cur

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1677-1678 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 6, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 58-60
Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny] Wills in the Record Book entitled Wills No. 2, 1677-1682.
CLARK, RICHARD, 30 January, 1676; 2 January, 1677/78.
IN THE NAME OF GOD Amen. I RICHARD CLARK being weak of body but perfect in sence & memory doe bequeath my Soule to God wch: gave it me & my body to be decently buried, I doe give all my Woodland Ground to my loveing Friend, THEOPHILOUS WHALE [Veale] or his heires & do make him Sole Executor of all wch: I am possesst wth: both of goods & Chattles giveing to my Loveing Friend, EDMUND PAGETT, my light coloured Suite of Cloaths & my God Daughter, ELIZABETH WHALE, one Cow Calfe. This is my last Will & Testamt, as Witness my hand & Seale this 30th of January 1676
The Words or his heires & Seale enterlined before signed
Test ANTHONY NORTH, RICHARD CLARKE
EDMUND PADGETT
The Within named ANTHONY NORTH aged 50 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined saith that he did see ye wth :in named Testator signe seale & publish ye wth in menconed as his last Will & Testamt. & that he was in perfect sence & memory at ye Signing Sealing & publishing thereof to ye best of yor: Deponts. knowledge & further saith not ANTHONY NORTH
The wth :in named EDMUND PAGETT aged 30 yeares or thereabouts sworne & examined saith ye same wth: ye above sd NORTH & further saith not
Jurant: NORTH et PADGETT in Cur Corn: Rappae: 2d die January 1677/8 Probatr p Sacrament et Recordatr. xx5d die
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Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
MILLS, JOHN, 5 March, 1682/3; 26 June, 1683.
Very sick and weak of body but perfect of sence.
To sonn Robert Mills one hundred and fourty acres of land bounding upon a deep Swamp Joyning upon Anthony North excepting the mount valay and ye North side of the Valley which I doe reserve for my two younger Sonns for timber.
To Sonn John Mills one hundred and fourty Acres of Land bounding upon his Brother Robert. The remaining of the said Divident to Land to be equally divided betwixt the two younger Brothers Henry and James Mills and if either of them die without issue ye Survivor of either of them to have all the Land to himselfe.
To my two daughters Martha and Jane one heifer apiece and if either of the said heifers should dy without Increase they are to be made good out of the stock.
To my son James Mills one yearling Cow Calf of the breed of the Cow called Cherry.
To my son Henry Mills one cow his Choice out of the Stock.
To the two younger Brothers one Mare and her Increase betwixt them both also to them one ffeather bed betwixt them but they are not to take it out of the house as long as the aforesaid James Mills doth Stay with his Mother.
To my son John Mills one long gun.
Wife Executrix.
Wit. JOHN KINGE, aged 26 years or thereabouts,
JOHN ROBERTS, aged 35 years or thereabouts,
WILL MACKENNY, aged 60 years or thereabouts.
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1656-1662 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 74 - 75
THIS INDENTURE made the first day (missing) year of our Lord 1658 between ANDREW GILSON Guardian of JOHN GREEN of the one part& Anthony North of the County of Rappahanock Planter of the other part Witniseth that said
ANDREW GILSON in the behalf of the said Orphans and for divers good causes hath granted too farme let & by these presents grant & to farm NORTH his heirs & assignes all that Plantacon with houses Edifices & buildings thereon erected being a devident of land containing Two hundred acres & belonging unto the aforesaid JOHN GREEN lying (missing) Westward side of a Creek called (missing) Creek always provided that the said ANTHONY NORTH his heirs &Admr s. do not (missing) destroy or suffer to (missing) ) any timber trees belonging to (missing) & also that the said NORTH his heirs & (missing) do plant a certain quantity of fruit trees for and towards making an orchard which is to be sufficiently fenced & preserved & likewise at the Expiracon of the term of time hereafter menconed the said ANTHONY doth hereby for himself his heirs & admrs. covenant & agree that what borded houses on the said Plantacon then erected shall be Left tenantable & also all fences ferme & standing. TO HAVE and to hold the said Plan tacon with all houses & the Land thereunto belonging unto him the said ANTHONY his heirs & admrs, from the (missing) day of fiber next ensueing the date hereof for term of THIRTEEN years fully and compleated & Ended with rights & priviledges thereunto belonging yeilding & paying the quit rents & services thereof due & payable during the full term of Thirteen years In Witness whereof the partys abovemenconed have hereunto interchangeably sett their hands & seales the day & year first above written
in presence of HUMP. BOOTH. ANDREW GILSON
JOHN MILLS ANTHONY NORTH
BE IT KNOWN unto all men by these presents that I THOMAS YATE of the County of Rappahanock Coop do acknowledge to sell & have sold for & from me my heirs or assignes unto Mr. SILVESTER THACHER of the same County or his assignes one missing ) land lying & being in Rappahanock County on the South side of the freshes missing) or opposite to NANZAMUM TOWNE being six hundred acres of land (missing) nade mention of by a Pattent assigned over by the said YATE to SILVESTER THACHER ) bearing date at JAMES CITY the 12th of October 1657 & recorded (missing) 1659 by the ree acknowledgement of the said JAMES YATES unto the said SILVESTER THACHER & he behoof of his heirs for Ever with warranty & warrantys from any claime or inerest of any person whatsoever nominated in the said Pattent & likewise of any person laiming by me the said JAMES YATE my heirs or assignes for Ever I do likewise confess have received full satisfacon for the same by Bill to content of the said SILVESTER THACHER In Witness whereof I have sett my hand & seale & by these presetns bynd lyself to acknowledge the said sale (missing) County Court holdden for Rappahannock thensoever the said SILVESTER THACHER or his assignes require the same not withtandin g (missing) any Law to the contrary (missing) of Land as the Act of six months but freely & at all times to rattify & confirme the said deed of sale to all intent & neaning & for the confirmacon of the premises hereunto sett & subscribe my hand scale this 24th day of September 1659
test THOMAS BOLLARD JAMES YATES Seale
THO. GREEN
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1662-1664 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 314
TO ALL TO WHOM Know ye &c. that I Sr. WILLIAM BERKLEY Knt, do with the consent of the Coun cell of State give and grant unto Majr. ANDREW GILSON Five hundred and Sixteen acres of land lying on the South side of Rappa. County bounding as followeth beginning at a marked Pocickery & running West by South & from a marked Pocickery NW (missing) hundred acres of marsh ground joyning to the sd land Begining (missing) & runing up a line of marked tree of R(missing) CREEK the sd land & marsh bounding on the South (missing) & of a tract of land of BARTHOLOMEW HOPKINS (missing) Majr. ANDREW GILSON by & for the transportation of (missing) persons into this Cottony whose names are on the records menconed underneath this Pattent. To Have and to hold paying &c, Provided &c. Given at JAMES CITY under my hand and the Seal of the Colony (missing) August 1664
Majr. ANDREW GILSONs Pattent WILLIAM BERKLEY
816 acres of land FRA: KIRKMAN Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN that I ANDREW GILSON of the County of Rappa. (missing) good causes & more especially for (missing) thousand pounds Tobacco & Cask & Six bushels of INDIAN CORNE by Bills (missing) my heirs ars. assigne & set over unto ANTHONY NORTH of the same County his heirs & assignes all my right & interest of the within menconed Patent as fully & amply as to me granted. Witness my hand & seal this sixteenth day of Augt. 1664
in presence of us JOHN NOBLE, ANDREW GILSON
ROBT. DAVIS
Recognt. in Cur Rappa. 7 die 7bris 1664
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1665-1677 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 33-34
We whose name are hereunder written being VESTRY MEN for the PARISH of SITTINGBOURNE & FARNHAM do here unanimously agree for the future maintenance of Mr. FRANCIS DOUGHTY Minister the two next Ensuing years & it is agreed upon as followeth that Mr. FRANCIS DOUGHTY shall receive yearly of each Parish abovesd Sixty pounds Sterling to be paid in Tobacco according to act of Assembly ye sd tobacco to be paid in Cask without Sallery or other charge to the sd Mr. DOUGHTY hereby revokeing & dissannualling all former orders bargains & Contracts whatsoever made by & between the said Mr. FRANCIS DOUGHTY & both or either the respective VESTRYs of the Parishes aforesaid to the true performance of which the said Mr. FRANCIS DOUGHTY & the VESTRY of both Parishes have hereunto set their hands this 3 day of November Ao. 1665:
FRA: DOUGHTY FRA: DOUGHTY
THOM: GOODRICH JOHN CATLET
JOHN GRIGGORY ALEXR. FLEMING
THO BUTTON JOHN WEIR
ROBT BAYLEY THOS: HAWKINS
JAMES SAMFORD HUM: BOOTH
THOS: ROBINSON W. MOSELEY
ANT. NORTH JOHN PAINE
Recognr in Cur Com Rappa 3 die 9bris Ao. 1665
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 124-125
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee ANTHONY & JANE NORTH for & in consideration of the thirds of two hundred acres of land the proper thirds of JANE the now Wife of THO BUTTUN by the said thirds JANE BUTTEN to us or; heirs given graunted made over and delivered as by a Deed to that effect acknowledged and recorded in the County Court of Rappa may further appeare Have made over and dd and by these prsents doe give make over and deliver unto the sd THO, BUTTON his heirs for ever a pcell of Marsh Ground or Land containing Tenn acres or thereabouts adioining on the land of WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD the Marsh comonly caled ANTHONY NORTHS LANDING To Have and To Hold the prmises wth appertences thereunto belonging from the said ANTHONY and JANE NORTH or: heires In Witness whereof and in confirmacon of these prsents for evermore ANTHONY & JANES NORTH have freely & ioyntly sett or hands & seales this 13th day of her Anna Dom 1669
in the presents of us JOHN WATTS. ANTHONY NORTH
GEORGE DAVIS. HUM BOOTH. the marke of
RICH: WHITE his marke JANE NORTH
Recognitr. Col, Mr. SAML. GRIFFIN & Capt. THOMAS HAWKINS 2d of Febry 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE the Wife of ANTHONY NORTH of the Prish of Farneham in the County of Rappa. for good causes me moveing as also in consideracon of a paire of Gloves by THO. BUTTEN of the Prish above sayd Gent unto me freely given & delivered have constituted appoynted & made GEORGE DAVIS of the County abovesaid Physician my Lawfull Atturney to appeare for me and in my behalfe & steede at or in the next Court held for the County above menconed then & there for mee &in my behalfe to absolutely and freely acknowledg to the sd THOMAS BUTTEN his heires & assignes my full share or my due & proper title & interest of the thirds of a parcell of Marsh Ground made over by a Deed of Guift by my Husband ANTHONY NORTH & myselfe to the sd BUTTEN as by the same uppon record may more at large appeare Authorizing and confirmeing my attorneys sd acknowledgment with as much power & venue as if I did the same in prson Wit ess my hand & seale this 13th of Sher 1669
n prsents of us RICH WHITE his marke the marke of
HEN WOODYEAR his marke JANE NORTH
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 125-126
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee THOMAS & JANE BUTTEN of the Prish of Farnham in the County of Rappa. for divers good causes and considerations us thereunto moveing and especially for and in consideration of a pcell of Marsh Land containing tenn acres of thereabouts Given made over & exchanged and by these prsents delivered unto us for the valuable clause herein hereafter menconed Have given graunted made over and delivered & by these prsents doe give make over & deliver unto ANTHONY NORTH of the Pish abovesaid his heires the thirds of two hundred acres of land now in the tenure and occupation of the sd ANTHONY NORTH the said land being formerly the land of JNO. GILLETT the late or former Husband of me the said JANE BUTTON wch said Land was could by the said GILLETT to JOHN GREENE & since purchased by the said NORTH To Have & To Hold to the said ANTHONY NORTH his heirs & assignes all or: right title and interest & prticularly the right and property that belonges to mee as the thirds that belongs to me the said JANE BUTTON with all the priviledges to the sd land belonging according as they are contained in the Patten wherein the said land is contained and included from the date of these prsents forever as his and their proper Estate forever more warranting this sd Deed to him the said ANTHONY NORTH his heires forever to the said two hundred acres of land or parte or prcell thereof. In Witness whereof & for confirmation of these prsents have here freely & Joyntly sett or. hands and seales this 13th of Sber 1669
in prsents of us HUM BOOTH, THOMAS BUTTEN
JOHN WATTS, GEORGE DAVIS the make of JANE BUTTEN
Recognitr, in Cur Rappa. 3d die Feb' 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE BUTTEN the now Wife of THO: BUTTEN have made put & constituted HENRY AWBREY my true and lawful Atturney for me and in my name steed & place to acknowledge unto ANTHONY NORTH or his order in the County Court of Rappa, all my right title & interest to two hundred acres of land lying scituate & being on the South side of GILSON CREEK wch land did formerly belonge to my Deceased Husband JOHN GILLETT and now in the possession of the abovesaid ANTHONY NORTH & whatsoever my said Atturney doth act or doe in the prmises abovesd I shall Ratifie allow & confirme of as if I were there psonally prsent, In Witness hereof I have put my hand & seale this 2d day of Sher 1669
in the prsents of us JOHN HULL,
GEORGE MARKE them. marke of JANE BUTTON
Recordatr xth die Febr 1669
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1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 152
TO ALL EXPIAN people to whome these prsents shall come I NICHOLAS PULTEY [Putley] of the County of Rappa. Planter send Greeteing KNOWE YEE that I the sd NICHOLAS PULTEY for diverse good causes & consideration of Eight hundred & fifty pounds of Tobo & Caske already paid the Receipt whereof I doe hereby acknowledge have graunted bargained & sold unto JOHN WELLS of the same County his heires for Ever one prcell of land lying &. being in the County abovesd wch land is the one moyety of a hundred acres or thereabouts bee itt more or less formerly prchased by the said JOHN WELLS & NICHOLAS PULTEY of Lieutenant Coll. GOODRICH & bounded as followeth Running from a prcell of land formerly graunted unto ANTHONY NORTH on the NORTH PATH unto another line of marked trees belonging unto the sd NORTH & bounded on the outside towards the Mill with PHILLIP SANDERS his land To Have & To Hould the sd land & prmises unto the sd JOHN & his heires for Ever without the lett hindrance or molestation of me the said NICHOLAS PULTEY my heires or assignes or any other prson whatsover & further I the said NICHOLAS PULTEY doe promise & agree to confirme the same by acknowledgment of the sd land in the County Court of Rappa. In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & seale this 5th day of March 1669
in the prsents of us RICHARD WHITE signum NICHOLAS PULTEY
HENRY AWBREY. JOHN GATEWOOD
Recognitr. in Cur Rappa. 4th Die May 1670

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1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 181-182
THIS INDENTURE made the second day of November in the yeare of or: Lord God one thousand six hundred & seaventy and in the two & twentieth year of the reign of our Soveraigne Lord CHARLES the second by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King defender of the faith &c. Betweene RICHARD WHITE of the Parish of Farneham in the County of Rappa. Cooper of the one pane and JNO. WAGGENER of the same Parrish Taylor of the other pane Wittnesseth that the said RICHARD WHITE by and with the consent of AUDREY his lawful Wife and for and in consideration of the sume of two thousand six hundred pounds of lawfull Aronoco Tobacco in sufficient Caske to containe it to him the said RICHARD WHITE and for & in consideracon of one vallueable pr. of Gloves to her the said AUDREY in hand paid or secured to be paid have demised graunted bargained made over delivered and to farm letten a certaine parcel! commonly called a Neck of Land containing One hundred & thirty acres (or thereabt:) adjoyning or lying on the Western side by or neare the Plantacon of JOHN WELLS and by or neare the land or Plantacon of ANTHONY NORTH on the North East side lying betweene two branches and soe running down to the Pecosten To Have and To Hold the whole contents & quantity of the said one hundred & thirty acres of land to him the said JOHN WAGGENER his heires for by & dureing the full end space & tenure of ninety & nine yeares from the day of the date of these psents fully to be compleated & ended yeelding & paying therefore yearly and every yeare to him the said RICHARD WHITE his heires by him the said JOHN WAGGENER all or on the first day of the Nativity of or: Blessed Lord God & Saviour comonly called CHRISTMASSE the yearely Rent and acknowledgment of one fatt Cappon during the full terme of ninety & nine yeares before menconed and the said RICHARD WHITE for himselfe & for his heires & assignes doth covenant & graunt to him the said JOHN WAGGENER his assignes full quiet and peaceable possession and enjoyment of ye part parcel! or Neck of Land wth all riphtc priviledges whatsoever in any wise thereunto apportoincing and in the Pattent for the same contained may appeare during the said Terme ninety & nine yeares before menconed he the said JOHN WAGGENER his heires and assignes well & truely paying & performing and dischargeing all rents services taxes assessments or leavies which shall heareafter during the said time or space of ninety nine years be Leavied assessed taxed and awarded to be raised payd & performed on the same and the said JOHN WAGGENER for himselfe his heires well & truely every year as to pay the said yearely rent or acknowledgemt, of one fatt capon and all other services dues & dutyes on the sd assessed dureing the time of yeares above menconed and at the full end & expiracon of the said term of ninety & nine yeares to Restore return and deliver into the possession of the said RICHARD WHITE his heires the demised with all houses buildings whatsoever thereunto belonging In Witness hereof the parties above menconed have to these psents Interchangeably sett their hands and miles the day & yeare first above written
in the presents of JOHN WATTS, RICHARD WHITE
GEORGE DAVIES AUDREY WHITE
Recognitr. in Cur Rappa 2c1 die 9bris 1670
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1672-1674 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 31-32
MRS. JANE WATTS hir gift to hir God Daughter SUSANNA EVANS is one two yeare old heifer called Lovely marked with a crop and a slit and an over keele on the right eare upon the left eare a crop and a half moone with an under keele and an upper keel the said SUSANNA is to have all the increase of the sd heifer to hir and hir heirs forever.
Recognit xxxl die June 1672
MRS JANES WATTS hir gift unto WILLIAM Sonne to ANTHONY NORTH is one yeare old heifer named Cherry marked on the right Eare with a crop and a square taken of the fore part of the eare on the left eare an over keele and an under keele with a slitt on the top of the eare and a Nick under the eare with all hir increase both male and female and if the said WILLIAM die before he comes of age then the said Heifer and hir increase is hereby given to ABRAHAM NORTH his Brother and his heirs forever
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1682-1686 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 7, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 212-213
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I ANTHONY NORTH SENR. of Farnham Parish in the County of Rappa: in Virginia sendeth Greeting &c. Now know yee that I ANTHONY NORTH for that tender love and kind affection I have and beare unto my own Son, WILLIAM NORTH, and my Son in Law, JOHN RACKLEY, have hereby freely given and assigned unto the sd WILLIAM NORTH and JOHN RACKLEY so much land out of my divident whereon I now live as they shall either respectively or joyntly shall have free privilege of falling Timber or fencing stuff of any part of that porcon of land I have already given by a certaine Will bearing date the 23d day of August 1684 if they or either respectively or joyntly should necessarily want it and that they may choose freely any part of said portion of land given them in my said Will to make their Plantation upon either respectively or joyntly in manner aforesaid excepting and excluding only that part of my land called THE HOLE out of the said priviledge To have and to hold so much of my home dividend of land in such manner and with such privilidges as are before recited the said WILLIAM NORTH and JOHN RACKLEY joyntly and respectively and to the heires of their bodyes lawfully begotten without the hindrance of me the said ANTHONY NORTH SENOR my heirs, they paying all such rents as shall appeare due for the same, and I the said JOANE NORTH now lawfull Wife of the said ANTHONY NORTH, do hereby volluntarily quit all claime and relinquish all my right unto the aforemenconed Gifts of Land and will acknowledge the same together with my Husband in the County Court of Rappa: when desired In Witness whereof wee the said ANTHONY NORTH SENR. and JOANE NORTH his Wife sett our hands and fiat our seals this 6th day of October 1685
Signed sealed and delivered in presence of
GEORGE BOYCE ANTHONY NORTH
ANTHONY NORTH JOANE NORTH
I JOANE NORTH the now lawfull Wife of ANTHONY NORTH SENR, do hereby impower GEORGE BOYCE to acknowledge all my right of Dower or Thirds of the above mentioned Deed given by my said Husband unto his Son, WILIAM NORTH, and his Son in Law, JOHN RACKLEY, and to heires and assignes forever in the County Court of Rappa and what he shall doe therein I hereby acknowledge to be with my free consent without constraint or any kind of compulsion as witness my hand and seale this 6th dal, of October 1683 Teste GEORGE BOYCE JOANE NORTH
ANTHO: NORTH
Record Cur Com Rappa 8 die 10bris 1685
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1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 8; [Antient Press]; Page 192-193
THIS INDENTURE made the 4th day of 7ber in year 1690 and in the second yeare of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady William and Mary &c. Between ANTHO: NORTH of County of Rappa of one part and JOHN WAGGONER of other part Witnesseth that ANTHO: NORTH released to farm lett unto JOHN WAGGONER a certain parcell of land being on North side of Rappa in Parish of South Farnham begining at a marked white Oake standing in the side of a branch bounding upon an ancient line of marked trees belonging to Mr, RICHARD WHITE and so longthe branch to a marked Hickory and a marked Sapling W. or thence standing upon the North side of ye KINGS HIGH ROAD from thence along ye sd ROAD W, or thereabouts to a marked red Oake and from thence South by a line of marked trees to a pare tree standing in the line of sd RICHARD WHITE and from thence along the line of the sd WHITE East to the begining white Oak the sd JOHN WAGONER to have and to hold sd tract of land with woods housing orchards fences water and all other the appertinances belonging without the molestation of ANTHONY NORTH his heirs or from any other person for the full terme of Ninety and nine years from the date of these presents and until the sd end be fully finished To have and to bold the demised premises during the whole terme as aforesd he paying yearly upon the feast of St. Michael the archangell an year of Indian Come if demanded In Witness of all the agreements the parties have set their hands and seales the date above written
Signed Sealed and delviered in the presents of
THO: HUCLESCOTT, ANTHO: NORTH
MARY HUCLESCOTT JOHN WAGONER
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappa 1 die 8ber 1690

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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 5; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 500
ANTHONY NORTH, 200 acs. Rappa. Co., 18 Mar. 1662 p. 328, (324). On the head of Hoskins Cr., beg. by the Poquoson of sd. Creek at or nigh the miles end of land of Clement Thrush. Trans. of 4 pers: Jane Willis, Alice Thompson, Lidia Sares, Jno. Rumball.
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 6; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 3
LT. COLL. THO. GOODRICH, 200 acs. on the head of Hoskins Cr., beg. by the Poquoson of sd. Cr., nigh Clemt. Thrush &c.; 29 Oct. 1666, p.8. Granted to Anthony North, 18 Mar. 1662, deserted, & granted by order of the Genrll. Ct. & due for trans. of 4 pers: David Driver, Tho. Wmson (Williamson), Jno. James, Henry Jarman. (Mutilated).
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 7; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 254
ANTHONY NORTH, 200 acs., Rappa. Co., 16 Apr. 1683, p. 241. Granted to John Green, dec'd., & escheated. by inquisition under Major John Weyr, Depty. Esch'r., 5 May 1669; granted to William Lane, 11 Oct. 1670, who conveyed to sd. North

Notes for Jane Gillett:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I116623&tree=Tree1

1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 124-125
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee ANTHONY & JANE NORTH for & in consideration of the thirds of two hundred acres of land the proper thirds of JANE the now Wife of THO BUTTUN by the said thirds JANE BUTTEN to us or; heirs given graunted made over and delivered as by a Deed to that effect acknowledged and recorded in the County Court of Rappa may further appeare Have made over and dd and by these prsents doe give make over and deliver unto the sd THO, BUTTON his heirs for ever a pcell of Marsh Ground or Land containing Tenn acres or thereabouts adioining on the land of WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD the Marsh comonly caled ANTHONY NORTHS LANDING To Have and To Hold the prmises wth appertences thereunto belonging from the said ANTHONY and JANE NORTH or: heires In Witness whereof and in confirmacon of these prsents for evermore ANTHONY & JANES NORTH have freely & ioyntly sett or hands & seales this 13th day of 8ber Anno Dom 1669
in the presents of us JOHN WATTS. ANTHONY NORTH
GEORGE DAVIS. HUM BOOTH. the marke of
RICH: WHITE his marke JANE NORTH
Recognitr. Col, Mr. SAML. GRIFFIN & Capt. THOMAS HAWKINS 2d of Febry 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE the Wife of ANTHONY NORTH of the Prish of Farneham in the County of Rappa. for good causes me moveing as also in consideracon of a paire of Gloves by THO. BUTTEN of the Prish above sayd Gent unto me freely given & delivered have constituted appoynted & made GEORGE DAVIS of the County abovesaid Physician my Lawfull Atturney to appeare for me and in my behalfe & steede at or in the next Court held for the County above menconed then & there for mee &in my behalfe to absolutely and freely acknowledg to the sd THOMAS BUTTEN his heires & assignes my full share or my due & proper title & interest of the thirds of a parcell of Marsh Ground made over by a Deed of Guift by my Husband ANTHONY NORTH & myselfe to the sd BUTTEN as by the same uppon record may more at large appeare Authorizing and confirmeing my attorneys sd acknowledgment with as much power & venue as if I did the same in prson Wit ess my hand & seale this 13th of Sher 1669
n prsents of us RICH WHITE his marke the marke of
HEN WOODYEAR his marke JANE NORTH

Children of Anthony North and Jane Gillett are:
i. Abraham North, born Bef. 1663; died Aft. 1699; married Sarah Rowzee.

Notes for Abraham North:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I083879&tree=Tree1

1672-1674 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 32
MRS, JANES WATTS her gift unto WILLIAM Sonne to ANTHONY NORTH is one 2 yeare old heifer named Cherry marked on the right Eare with a crop and a square taken of the fore part of the eare on the left eare an over keele and an under keele with a slitt on the top of the eare and a Nick under the eare with all hir increase both male and female and if the said WILLIAM die before he comes of age then the said Heifer and hir increase is hereby given to ABRAHAM NORTH his Brother and his heirs forever
Recordat xx7 die Juny 1672
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1692-1693 Essex County, Virginia Deed, Will & Order Book; [Antient Press]; (Page 126-140)
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that wee ABRAHAM NORTH and LODOWICK ROWZIE both of the County of Essex in Virga: are held and firmly bound unto our Sovereign Lord and Lady, King Wm: & Queen Mary, their heires and Successors in the sum of Twenty thousand pounds of good sound merchantable tuba: and cask to ye true paymt, whereof wee bind ourselve our heires Joyntly & severally firmly by these presents Witness our hands and seales this 25th day of Janry: Ano Dom 1692
The Condicon of this obligacon is such that whereas ye above bound ABRAHAM NORTH has obteyned a LYCENSE for his MARRIAGE with SARAH ROWZIE, Now if there shall not be no lawfull cause to obstruct ye sd Marriage then the above obligacon to be void otherwise to stand and remaine of full force and virtue
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
THOMAS STANDRIDGE, ABRAHAM NORTH
F. MERIWETHER LODOWICK ROWZEE
Vere Recordatr: Test F. MERIWETHER Cl Cur

56 ii. Willliam North, born Bef. 1670 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; died Abt. 1707 in Hoskins Creek/ present Tappahannock area of South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; married Mary ?.

116. Richard Cottrell, died 16 Mar 1715 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA. He married 117. Mary Anderson?.
117. Mary Anderson? She was the daughter of 234. Robert Anderson?.

Notes for Richard Cottrell:
http://www.richardcottrell.org/pafn01.htm#1

The Vestry Book of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1684-1786

Page 93: To Richd Cottrill ye ball of his acct 565 Ca 46 0611

Death Recorded:

The Parish Register of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1680-1787

Page 57: Richard Cotterell Departed this Life March ye 16th, 1715.

Notes for Mary Anderson?:
http://www.richardcottrell.org/pafn01.htm#1

Robert Anderson the father of Mary (Anderson) Cottrell is listed:

Virginia Rent Rolls
Robt Anderson Parish of St. Peter's and St. Paul 1704

Baptismal Record of Son:

The Parish Register of St. Peter's New Kent County, Virginia 1680-1787

Page 3: Mary is listed in the baptismal record of son Thomas and wife of Richard Cotterell

Children of Richard Cottrell and Mary Anderson? are:
i. Richard Cottrell, Jr., born Abt. 1686; died 13 Oct 1715; married Anne Waddill; born 06 Jun 1691 in New Kent Co., VA.
58 ii. Thomas Cottrell, born Abt. 1690 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; died 22 Apr 1718 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA; married Martha Hatcher 25 May 1709 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., VA.

Generation No. 8

192. William Coxe, born Abt. 1598 in England; died Bef. 1656 in near Falling Creek, present-day Chesterfield Co. (then part of Henrico Co.), VA. He married 193. ?.
193. ?

Notes for William Coxe:
http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com/pafn17.htm#15892

From Kentucky Family Records, Volume 2, Mrs. Edgar L. Cox (editor), page 61 ("Early Virginia Ancestors of our Cox Family and Their Colonial Cousins," compiled by Mrs. David O. Reichlein, submitted by Mrs. Opal Cox Avant): "The first Cox in our family appears to have been William Cox, Planter, who came to Virginia before 1628, and could have been the same William Cox, age 26, who came over in the Godspeed. A land grant of 150 to William Cox, Oct. 29, 1637 in Henrico County, about 2 miles above Harrow Attocks, was granted for transportation of three persons, one of which was Richard Byrd. William Cox appears to have purchased additional land adjoining this patent and owned land on both sides of the James River: Coxendale on one side, and Dutch Gap on the other side. William Cox acquired by lease 100 acres of land in Elizabeth City on Sept. 20, 1624.

In 1637, William Cox, Elizabeth & ux, were among headright to Matthew Edloe on their return from England on July 12, 1637. William Cox died before 1656, for on Dec. 14, 1656, Peter Lee was granted 126 acres of land in Henrico County which adjoined "the land belonging to the orphans of William Cox." Orphans of William appear to have been Thomas Cox and John Cox [I]."

From Adventurers of Purse and Person, page 61 ("Musters"):
Thomas Bouldinge, his Muster – Elizabeth Cittie:
Thomas Bouldinge, aged 40 in the Swan 1610.
William Bouldinge, borne in Virginia
William Coxe, aged 26 in the Godspeede 1610.
Richard Edwards, aged 23 in the Jacob 1624.
Niccolas Dale, aged 20 in the Jacob 1624.
Provision: Corne, 10 barreles; Fish, 600 ct; house, 1; pallizado, 1. Armes: peeces, 3; Armor, 1; Coate of male, 1; swords, 3; powder, 6lb.; lead, 200 lb.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 12 (Patent Book 1, Part 1): William Cox, of Eliz. Citty, Planter, 100 acres within said precincts, abutting east on land of Dictoris Christmas, Planter, extending towards ground now graunted to Chrisopher Calthropp, Gent., south on the maine river, &c. Lease, as above. 20 Sept. 1628, page 89.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 52 (Patent Book 1, Part 1): William Cox, 150 acres, Henrico Co., 29 Nov. 1636, page 403. Aboute 2 miles above Harroe Attocks, west by north upon the maine river, westerly upon the great swamp, easterly into the woods & southerly towards Harrow Attocks. Due for transportation of 3 persons: Thomas Braxston, Richard Bird, Richard Hewes.

Posted to the Henrico County, Virginia Deed Forum by Regena Cogar, [email protected], 22 September 2000:
VA Patents 1, p. 403
Library of Virginia Digital Collection:
Land Office Patents and Grants

William Cox
150
Exmd
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To all to whome these presents shall come I Capt John West Esqr Governor &c. send &c. Now Know yee that I the said Capt John West Esqr doe with the consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto William Cox one hundred and fiftie acres of Land scituate lying and being in the County of Henrico about twoe miles & a halfe above Harroe Attocks West and by North upon the maine river Westerly upon the great swamp Easterly into the woods and Southerly towards [Harrow?] Attocks The said one hundred and fiftie acres of Land being due unto him the said William Cox by and for the transportacon of three persons into this Colony whose names are in the Records menconed under this pattent To have and to hold &c. dated the 29th November 1636 ut in aliis
__________
Thomas [Bra_ston?]
Richard Bird
Richard [He__es?]

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From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, pages 59-60 (Patent Book 1, Part 1): Mathew Edloe (Edlowe), son & heir to Matthew Edloe, late of Virginia, decd., 1,200 acres upon the north side of James River over against the Upper Chippokes Creek, southwest upon the maine river & northeast into the woods towards Danceing point, 12 July 1637, page 435. Due in right of 24 servants transported at the costs of his father: Math. Edloe, Hugh Tyder, Wm. Deane, Edwd. Tompson, Wm. Cox, Eliz. Jax (Jux? This may be intended for 'ux' – wife), Griff. Roberts, Fr. Roberts, John Licheston, Peter Homes, Evans Kemp, Jon. Buxton, Tho. Crosby, Rand. Heyward, Hen. Croft, Tho. Morris, Tho. Rogers, Step. Pettis, Chri. Jones, Wm. Marsten (or Marshen), Jon. Bethone, Tho. Martin, Jon. Seaton, Geo. Pricklove.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 61 (Patent Book 1, Part 1): Alice Edloe, 100 acres, Henrico Co., 14 July 1637, page 441. Lying 2 miles above Harroe Attocks towards the falls on the same side of the River in a Swamp betwixt land belonging to William Coxe & 350 acres graunted to said Alice, bounded west by south upon the maine river, east by north into the maine woods through said Swamp, beginning 12 feet on that side of a Creek towards land of said Coxe, running up the river & abutting her own land. Transportation of 2 persons: John Williams, William Attaway.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 74 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): William Cox, 150 acres, Henrico Co., 29 Oct. 1637, page 492. About 2 miles above Harrow Attocks, west by north upon the maine river, westerly upon the great swamp, easterly into the woods, & southerly towards Harrow Attocks. Transportation of 3 persons [not named].

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 75 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Nathaniell Floyd, 850 acres, Isle of Wight Co., 20 Nov. 1637, page 498. 600 acres being a neck about 4 miles up the maine creek running up the baye of Warwicksquike, the said neck lying between 2 creeks, &c. 250 acres up towards the head of the maine creek over small creeks or brookes. Transportation of 17 persons: Christ. Denn, Robert Leaderd, Wm. Moyses, Ambrose Proctor, Tho. Weare, Robt. Barton, Robert Joyce, Mathew Tomlin, Jon. Cox, Rich. Redock, David Hopkins, Flug Floyd, Wm. Cox, Katherin Folder, Rich. Carter, Jon. Gillett, Christ. Thomas.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 84 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Robert Cradock (Craddock), 300 acres, Henrico Co., 29 May 1638, page 537. Northerly on a little creek towards Lilley Valley upon land of William Cox, & Isaac Hutchins & south upon land of John Davis. Transportation of 6 persons [not named].

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 133 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Thomas Ransha, 300 acres, Warwick Co., Aug. 25, 1642, page 813. Being a neck of land called Harwoods Neck, butting upon the Deepe Creek, near land of William Coxe, to Stokes Creek, dividing this from land of Christopher Boyce. 150 acres due by purchase of patent from John Garrett, & the other for transportation of 3 persons: Richard Puse, Georg Sutton, Michaell Slowly.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 138 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Cornelius de Hull, Oct. 31, 1642, page 842. 502 acres known as Lilley Valley, beginning next to Mrs. Edlows Swamp, near his own land & southeast upon John Davis, southwest to the river, ending neare a place called the Seaven –. 250 acres of this land was granted to William Cox in 1637. Transportation of 10 persons: Thomas Blackston, Richard Bird, Richard Hewes, James Dupen, Mary Howtree, Jon. Dodd, Robert Hayes, Samll. Waterhowse, Walter Jones, Wm. Thomas.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 147 (Patent Book 1, Part 2): Thomas Hughes, 400 acres, Charles River Co., Sept. 28, 1643, Page 907. Upon Tymber Neck creek on the north side of said river adjoining Mr. Richard Richards. Transportation of 8 persons: Georg Burford, Senr., Geo. Gurford, Junr., William Cox, Mary Cox, John Shell, Tho. Tapp, Wm. Thorpe.

From Cavaliers and Pioneers, Volume 1, 1623-1666, Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, 1992, page 334 (Patent Book 4): Peeter Lee, 126 acres, Henrico Co., known by the name of Worricke, 14 Dec. 1656, page 44 (67). Beginning at a small run & a place called London Bridge which divides it from land belonging to the Orphans of William Cox, southeast on the main river & northeast on Isack Hutchings. Transportation of 3 persons [not named].

From Adventurers of Purse and Person, pages 211-216: William Coxe came to Virginia at the age of 12 in the Godspeed, which arrived 10 June 1610 with the party of Thomas West, Third Lord De La Warr. The fact that Lord De La Warr's brother, Robert West, married Elizabeth Coxe, daughter of Sir Henry Coxe of Broxburn, Hertfordshire, suggests that William Coxe may have been of that family. When the muster was taken, Feb. 1624/25, he was listed with Thomas Bouldinge at Elizabeth City. He was granted a lease for ten years, 20 Sept. 1628, for 100 acres "within the precincts of Elizabeth City," bounded on the south by the maine [James] river, on the east by Dictoris Christmas, planter, and Christopher Calthropp, Gent.

On 29 Nov. 1636, William Coxe received a patent in a different locality, 150 acres in Henrico County about two and one-half miles above Harroe Attocks [Arrowhattocks]. Another 150 acres in the same location was granted to him 29 Dec. 1637. This was in the vicinity of Falling Creek, and his neighbors were Mrs. Alice Edloe, her daughter Hannah Boyse and her son Mathew Edloe, and Robert Craddock.

There must have been at least one return trip to England, for Mathew Edloe in a patent, 12 July 1637, claimed William Coxe and Elizabeth his wife as two of his headrights. He may have served as Burgess from Henrico County, 1646. Coxe was dead by 14 Dec. 1656 when Peter Lee patented 126 acres in Henrico County adjoining the land "belonging to the orphans of William Coxe."

Issue: Thomas, inherited as "son and heir" a right in 250 acres sold, 1 Sept. 1642, by Mathew Gough to William Cox and Isaac Hutchins, and assigned his interest to John Knowles, 1 Aug. 1668; and John [I].

John Cox [I] (William), of Arrowhattocks, on 29 March 1665 patented 550 acres in Henrico County on the north side of "Harristocks" [Arrowhattocks], adjoining the land of Capt. Edloe. This must, of necessity, have joined the land formerly owned by William Coxe and then by his orphans. On 5 Feb. 1685/86, he made a deed of gift to his son William Cox, and on 11 July 1693 he gave 100 acres to his son Bartholomew Cox and a negro girl to Bartholomew, his wife Rebecca, and their son George. Henry Cox witnessed both deeds. The will of John Cox [I], 19 Feb. 1691/92 - 1 Feb. 1696/97, named his wife Mary and six sons. On the day the will was proved, Mary Coxe, widow of John Coxe [I], deceased, entered a suit for her dower agains Henry, John, William, George, and Bartholomew Coxe.

John Cox [I] was married more than once. One wife may have been a daughter of Robert Craddock. The wife who survived him was Mary Kennon whom he married (license 22) Sept. 1682. William Elam of Henrico County in his will, dated 18 Feb. 1688/89, left one shilling to his "son-in-law, John Cox, Senr."

Issue: (by earlier wife or wives) William; Bartholomew; Henry, left the home plantation and much personal property by his father, died without issue leaving will proved 1 Oct. 1697 by George Cox; John; George; (by Mary Kennon) Richard.

William Cox (John [I], William), born before Feb. 1664/65, was listed with 300 acres on the 1704 quit rent roll of Henrico County. He married Sarah (–), who may have been Sarah Taylor. He left will 24 Feb. 1711/12 - 2 June 1712, and his widow left will 29 March 1726 - 20 Jan. 1747/48.
Issue: Stephen, left will 1749, Cumberland County, married Judith Woodson, who left will 24 June 1774 - 28 Nov. 1774; Martha, married 13 Oct. 1723 at "Bremo," Henrico County, Henry Wood, born 8 July 1696 at London, died 2 May 1757, clerk of Henrico County, 1726, and of Goochland County, 1728-53; Mary; Prudence, married (bond 17) Jan. 1736/37 John Williamson, and lived in Hanover County 3 April 1747, when they sold 150 acres she inherited from her father; Judith, left will 2 April 1777 - 4 July 1782, married (bond 27) June 1730 Giles Allegre of Albemarle County; Edith, married William Harding; Elizabeth, married (1) John Jameston, who left will 9 April 1726 - 3 Oct. 1726, and (2) Arthur Moseley, Sr., widower of Sarah Hancock, who left will 22 Feb. 1728/29 - 6 July 1730.

Bartholomew Cox (John [I], William) was listed with 100 acres on the 1704 quit rent roll of Henrico County. He married, before 2 Oct. 1693, Rebecca (–), and left will 14 Jan. 1730/31 - 15 June 1731.
Issue: George, left will 15 Feb. 1727/28 - 21 May 1728, married Martha (–); Frederick, left will 4 May 1754 - 27 Jan. 1755, married Elizabeth (–); John [II], left will 5 April 1762 - 9 Sept. 1762, married Mary (–); (daughter), married (–) Baugh; Mary, married (license 3) June 1709 Moses Wood, who left will 2 June 1715 - March 1715/16.

John Cox (John [I], William) married Mary Baugh, daughter of William and Jane Baugh. He held 150 acres in Henrico County, 1704, and elft will 18 July 1710 - 1 Jan. 1710/11.
Issue: William, married Sarah Cocke; James, left undated will, proved 1 March 1713/14; Martha, left will 21 Sept. 1735 - 5 April 1736, married 7 Jan. 1706/07 Richard Wilkinson, who left will, now lost, proved 6 April 1724.

George Cox (John [I], William) held 200 acres in Henrico County, 1704. He married, 22 Oct. 1697, Martha Stratton. His will, 8 April 1721 - 5 Feb. 1721/22, and her will, 17 Oct. 1729 - June 1734, named their children.
Issue: Henry, died by 9 Aug. 1745 when the inventory of his estate was made, married Mary (–); Edward, left will, now lost, proved Feb. 1743/44; Frances, born March 1705, left will 13 June 1772 - 6 May 1774, married Thomas Friend, born April 1700, died 14 April 1760, left will 31 Dec. 1758 - 6 June 1760; Ann, married Edward Scott, justice of Goochland County, who operated a ferry across James River from his plantation at Manakintown, and left will 20 Feb. 1737/38 - 18 April 1738.

Richard Cox (John [I], William) married, by 8 Jan. 1700/01, Mary Trent, daughter of Henry Trent and his wife Elizabeth Sherman. He held 300 acres in Henrico County, 1704. He left a will, 13 July 1734 - Feb. 1734/35, and his wife left an undated will, proved 2 Feb. 1735/36.
Issue: John, married Elizabeth (–); Henry, left will 26 July 1779 - 1 June 1780, married Judith Redford, who left will 15 Aug. 1785 - 9 April 1789; Mary, married (–) Fore (probably Faure); Elizabeth, married [Strangeman] Hutchins; Richard; Obedience, left will 6 Sept. 1770 - 15 April 1771, married Phelemon Perkins, on whose estate she was granted administration 15 May 1769; Edith, married James Whitloe whose will, now lost, was proved Nov. 1768; Martha, married by 7 Aug. 1727 James Ferguson.

From The Virginia Genealogist, Volume 15, pages 163-165:
William Cox, The Case of the Ancient Planter, by Charles Hughes Hamlin, Richmond, Virginia.
William Coxe is listed among the early records of Virginia as an "ancient planter" and in a muster of the inhabitants of Elizabeth Cittie, taken in January-February 1624/25 by Thomas Bouldinge, he appears as "William Coxe, age 26, came in the Godspeede 1610." From this record we can estimate that William Cox was born ca. 1598 and was probably an orphan about twelve years of age when he landed in Virginia, although it is possible that he could have arrived in the company of a relative of a different surname from his.

William Coxe was one of the first to qualify as an "ancient planter," for on 20 Sept. 1628 he received title to a patent for 100 acres of land "within the precincts of Elizabeth City County," bounded south on the maine river [i.e., James River] and abutting east on the land of Dictoris Christmas, planter, and extending toward the ground now granted to Christopher Calthropp, Gent., in which there is reference to "lease, as above." The term "lease as above" refers to the Orders from the Council in England to Governor Francis West to "release and grant 100 acres of land to each "ancient planter" who came to Virginia before the time of the departure of Sir Thomas Dale." In this connection it is of interest that Sir Thomas Dale was acting Governor of Virginia in 1611 and 1612 and was succeeded in April 1616 by Capt. George Yeardley, acting governor, who was later knighted by the King and appointed Governor in 1618-19.

William Coxe on 29 Nov. 1636 received another patent for 150 acres in Henrico County about two and one-half miles above Harroe Attocks [sic; a misspelling by the clerk for Arrowhattocks] lying west by north upon the maine river [i.e., James River] and then received another patent for 150 acres on 29 Dec. 1637 with the same description and of the same location.

A further description of this land and the location thereof is contained in a patent dated 14 July 1637 for 100 acres granted to Alice Edloe, about two and one-half miles above Harroe attocks [sic] adjoining 350 acres of the own land and the land of William Coxe.

William Coxe and Elizabeth his wife at some time went to England and on their return sold their rights for land to their neighbor Mathew Edloe, son and heir of Mathew Edloe, deceased, for a patent granted him 12 July 1637 [in which] he listed their two names among his headrights.

It has been contended by one contemporary historian that there is no evidence that William Coxe left any children or heirs to his land. While it is true that most of the records of Henrico County before 1677 have been lost or destroyed, evidence of descent from William Coxe does exist. On 14 Dec. 1656, Peter Lee was granted a patent for 126 acres in Henrico County adjoining the land belonging to the orphans of William Cox and lying southeast on the main [James] River and northeast on the land of Isaac Hutchings.

In the absence of the court records, a land patent of 1665 establishes that John Cox [I] was one of these orphans. On 29 March 1665, John Cox [I] patented 550 acres in Henrico County on the north side of Harrisstocks [sic] adjoining the land of Captain Edloe. This must necessarily also have joined the land formerly owned by William Cox and later by his orphans.

John Cox [I] was at least twenty-one when he patented this land and was therefore born by 1644. Not only is the description and location of this new patent significant, but also of importance is the fact that John Cox [I] named his eldest son William. On 5 Feb. 1685/86 he made a deed of gift to William for natural love and affection and therein described himself as John Coxe, Senior, of Harrowattocks.

On 11 July 1693, John Coxe, Senior, made another deed of gift of 100 acres of land to another son, Bartholomew Cox, and at the same time gave a Negro girl, Doll, about one year old, to his son George Cox.

John Cox [I] married Mary Kennon 25 Sept. 1682, but she must have been a second wife since the dates of the gifts to his sons indicate they were born in the early 1660s.

John Coxe [I] died in Henrico County leaving a will which was dated 19 Feb. 1691/92 and proved 1 Feb. 1696/97. He named as his legatees his wife Mary and six sons, John, Bartholomew, Richard, Henry, George, and William. On the same day as the probate of the will, Mary Coxe, widow of John Coxe [I], deceased, entered a suit for her dower in 550 acres of land against Henry, John, William, George, and Bartholomew Coxe. There is a possibility that Richard may have been Mary's son since he was not included among the defendants, but this is speculation only. The 550 acres in which she sought title for her dower right is identified as the patent for 550 acres John Coxe [I] received 29 March 1665.

That John Cox [I] owned more land than the 550 acres is proven by the Virginia quit rent roll of 1704 which shows that his sons held the following acreage in Henrico County: Bartholomew, 100 acres; John, 150 acres; George, 200 acres; Richard, 300 acres; William, 300 acres – a total of 1,050 acres. This additional land must have been inherited from their father and he, in turn, must have inherited it from his father, William Cox. It seems very clear that both John Cox [I] and William Cox (both described as "of Arrowhattocks") must have owned the same land in their respective generations.

From William Hutchins of Carolina, by Jack Randolph Hutchins, Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1995, pages 632-647: Appendix V, Extracts from the manuscript Coxe Chronicles: Our Immigrant Ancestors and Their Ports of Entry, by Simeon Oliver Coxe, Sr., 1877-1955; and from the manuscript Adventurers and Planters at Arrowhattocks: A Genealogy of the Coxe - Hutchins - Burton Families of Henrico County, Virginia, 1611-1665, by Simeon Oliver Coxe, Jr., 15 August 1910 -

The Reverand Simeon Oliver Coxe (1877-1955) made an extensive study of the Coxe-Hutchins-Burton families along the James River in Virginia. After his death his son Simeon Jr. assisted Mrs. Nellie M. Knox of Loveland, Colorado, with data for a supplement to her earlier edition of The History and Genealogy of the John Pleasants Burton Family of Lawrence County, Indiana.

While gleaning through his father's file he became interested in carrying on the family research and proceeded to analyze the land grants and patents in Henrico County as recorded in Cavaliers and Pioneers. These grants and patents were plotted on topographic maps to show the location and relationship of the various lands along the James River. In comparing land ownership and movements of owners he was able to piece together the information which he included in a publication printed in 1964 and revised in 1992. On August 24, 1995, Simeon Jr. lived in a retirement home in Spanish Fort, Alabama.

After long and detailed research, Simeon Jr. noted that there have been several articles written about the relationship of the Coxe-Hutchins-Burton families, but due to the scarcity of ancient records, they are largely based on conjecture and circumstantial evidence. He notes that although his papers do not have much additional hard data to present, they do have much better circumstantial evidence to support the conclusions stated. Members of these families were all adjacent or nearby land owners in the "Lilley Valley" and "Fallen Creek" areas of Henrico and in the Strawberry Bank community of Elizabeth City. The chronology of events and the nearly simultaneous movements of individuals and their interactions in land transactions point to a very close family relationship which can best be explained as noted in this publication.

There has been a lot of speculation as to the Christian and family names of the wife of John Burton and the names of the wife of his son Richard Burton. Some give the Christian name of John's wife as Rachel because that was the name of his second daughter and the name Rachel was used in the Howchins family of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, where some assume John obtained his bride. New Kent records do not show a Rachel of the age to be the wife of John Burton but some assume that Edward Howchins, father of Rachel baptized in 1686 in St. Peter's Parish, might have had an unknown sister named Rachel, who married John Burton.

Moreover, it was then the custom to name the eldest daughter after the mother. If they followed this custom the wife of John Burton was named Mary. The Burton families and the Coxe families were intermingled in land transactions along the James River which presents the good possibility that Mary Coxe, daughter of William Coxe of Strawberry Banks and probably granddaughter of Robert Hutchins, was the wife of John Burton. If she were his wife it would account for the use of the Hutchins Burton name for the grandson of John Burton.

The setting for the Coxe-Burton-Hutchins story is near a place frequently mentioned in the old records as "Arrowhattocks." In one of its various spellings it was mentioned in the writings of Captain John Smith and was some twelve miles from the "Fales" on a small neck of land on the north side of the James River. The new town of Henrico was planted in 1611 on the large neck of land, also on the north [side] of the river, just to the south of Arrowhattocks. The town was burned by the Indians in 1622, and was never rebuilt. The land is now in the Richmond National Battlefield Park, 1 miles below Fort Hoke, near the intersection of the Osborne Pike and the Kingland Road.

To the north and east of Arrowhattocks was an area known as "Longfield," which was first mentioned in records of 1635, however, the owner's name is not listed. As its location coincides with part of the old "College Plantation" of 10,000 acres between the Falls and the Neck, which belonged to the Virginia Company of London, it is possible that the occupants were tenants. George Thorpe was appointed manager of the College Plantation in 1619. Seventeen people were killed there in the massacre of 1622.

To the northwest of Arrowhattocks on the south side of the James River was Falling Creek, where the first iron furnace in America was established as early as 1610. In 1622, Captain John Berkley was among the 22 people killed at the iron works and others were killed at nearby plantations. In 1635 the place was called Fallen Creek. The massacre of 1622 desecrated the land around Arrowhattocks, and life was slow to return to the area.

Although the Arrowhattocks area is the later setting for the Coxe-Hutchins-Burton family history, it actually begins when William Coxe, then a lad of twelve years, arrived in Virginia on Sunday, June 10, 1610, in the ship Godspeed, which formed part of the convoy headed by Thomas West, Lord De La Warr. Lord De La Warr or Thomas West (1577-1618) was the third of his family to carry the title.

Thomas West had a younger brother, Francis West (1586-1633) who came to America about July 1609 but went to England early in 1610 to return to Virginia the same year. He was involved in a quarrel with Captain John Smith, who is said to have conspired with Powhatan to kill West. Smith, however, was injured by a gunpowder explosion and returned to England on the 5th of October 1609 where he defended his actions. In 1612, Francis succeeded George Percy as commander at Jamestown. The Third Lord De La Warr also had a brother Robert West who married Elizabeth Coxe. It is assumed that the 12-year-old lad William Coxe was related to Elizabeth and came to Virginia in the care of one of his numerous kinsmen. In the muster of 1624 William Coxe was then 26 years old and the only "Ancient Planter" from the Godspeed who was then surviving.

On September 10, 1628, William Cox, planter, received his "Ancient Planter" grant of 100 acres on the north bank of the James River, as recorded in Land Book 1, Part 1, page 89. The location is identified as in Harwoods Neck, bounded on the west by Deep Creek, on the south by the James River, to the east by other patents, and a smaller creek known as Water's Creek. Later this area was known as the Strawberry Bank community. It is south of Blunt Point in Elizabeth City County not far from the present site of the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company. In 1636 he left the Strawberry Bank community and moved up the James River to land in Henrico County near Alice Edloe, probably his sister.

When William Coxe arrived in Strawberry Bank a near neighbor south of Water's Creek was Robert Hutchins, the mariner. Robert had received a patent to these 100 acres below Blunt Point in May 1625. His lands on the Strawberry Bank are mentioned as abutting the land granted on 14 March 1638 to Robert Sweete.

Robert Hutchins was a mariner, ship captain, and has a long but obscure history in the Virginia colony. He is first mentioned in 1611 when George Percy, commander at Jamestown, was indebted to Robert for 25 shillings (VA Hist. Mag., Vol. 57, p. 240). His land patent was dated in May 1625 and in 1628 his land was adjacent to lands then granted to Robert Sweete on Strawberry Bank. Captain John Smith in his 1630 book mentions obtaining from Master Hutchins, in London, the latest information concerning the affairs in Virginia. On July 5, 1656, a land record of Captain Christopher Calthropp mentions as bounds the Strawberry Bank land of Robert Hutchins.

The evidence indicates that Robert, in the earlier years, probably kept his family in England but spent much of his life in Virginia where he probably had tenants on his land. His family has not been identified but land records indicate that he probably had two children who came to Virginia about 1633: a daughter Elizabeth Hutchins, born about 1612, who probably married William Coxe; and a son Isaac Hutchins. The headrights for Isaac's transport, along with those for Robert Craddock, were claimed in 1637 by Captain Thomas Osborne. In the same year Matthew Edlow, Jr. claimed headrights, due his father, for transporting 24 people including William Cox and his wife Elizabeth. These headrights were probably based on the Coxes returning to Virginia after a visit to England. Alice Edlow, the step-mother of Mathew, was probably a sister of William Coxe.

More About William Coxe:
Census: Feb 1625, Listed in the Muster with Thomas Bouldinge at Elizabeth City (present-day Hampton, VA)
Comment: 12 Jul 1637, The fact that Mathew Edloe claimed William Coxe and Elizabeth his wife as two of his headrights in a patent on this date, indicates that William Coxe may have made a return trip to England.
Elected: 1646, May be identical to the William Cocke who served as a Burgess from Henrico. At that time "Cocke" was generally pronounced as "Cox" so the names were often spelled both ways. There were apparently no William Cockes of mature age at that time.
Event: 14 Dec 1656, Peter Lee patented 126 acres in Henrico adjoining land belonging to the orphans of William Coxe, according to Patent Book 4, p. 44.
Immigration: 10 Jun 1610, Arrived in Virginia on the "Godspeed" in the company of Thomas West, Third Lord De La Warr whose brother Robert West married Elizabeth Coxe, perhaps a relative of William, daughter of Sir Henry Coxe of Broxburn, Hertfordshire.
Property 1: 20 Sep 1628, Granted a ten-year lease for 100 acres in Elizabeth City bounded by the James River on the south, by Dictoris Christmas on the east, and by Christopher Calthropp
Property 2: 29 Nov 1636, Received patent for 150 acres in Henrico County about 2 1/2 miles north of Harroe Attocks (Arrowhattocks), 150 more acres there patented 29 Dec 1637 near Falling Creek adjacent to the Edloes, Boyses, and Craddocks

Notes for ?:
http://www.sorrellsgenealogy.com/pafn17.htm#15892 (continued from biography of William Coxe above)

The headrights for the original arrival of Elizabeth Hutchins in Virginia were claimed in 1642 by William Warren. This patent for several hundred acres included the present "Yorkby" near the mouth of the York River. Among the rights exchanged for the land was that of Elizabeth Hutchins. Although the patented land was on the York River, William Warren in 1633 was a near neighbor to both Robert Hutchins and William Coxe on Strawberry Bank. The dates noted for the headrights are difficult to correlate with the actual arrival of the people in the colony. Headrights were bought and sold, and even resold, and also often held for several years to accumulate sufficient rights to exchange for the desired acreage. This system was subject to abuse and consequently was abandoned soon after.

William Coxe and Elizabeth were probably married about 1633 and had at least four children, two daughters and two sons: Thomas and John [I]. Thomas was mentioned in records of May 6, 1665, when it is noted that he had previously sold land at "Warrick" to Mr. John Knowles. This was part of the land on "Fallen Creek" belonging to the orphans of William Coxe. The son John [I] probably married Robert Craddock's daughter and was the only one of William's children known to have left issue. John Cox [I] was born about 1635 and died in Henrico in 1676; he had a son Richard Coxe who died about 1735 in Virginia. Richard married Mary Trent, the daughter of Henry Trent and Elizabeth Sherman, and the granddaughter of Henry Sherman and his wife Cisley, who was the widow of Isaac Hutchins. Mary Trent and Richard Coxe had a daughter Elizabeth Cox, born February 25, 1713. About 1731 their daughter Elizabeth married Strangeman Hutchins, son of Nicholas Hutchins and Mary Watkins.

The Coxe-Hutchins-Burton families are first recorded around Arrowhattocks starting on November 10, 1635, when Alice Edloe, widow, obtained 350 acres in Henrico County, between "Harrow Attocks" and the Falls on the same side of the river that "Harrow Attocks" lyeth. The Great Swamp was on the east side of her land. The Falling Creek was "over against," across the river and opposite "The Great Field" lands of Alice. Her land was in part of the old "College Plantation." These lands are located on the James River about nine miles below the present Richmond. Her daughter Hannah Boyce also patented lands joining her mother.

The lands patented in 1635 by Alice Edloe, widow, were in the area of Henrico County destroyed by the Indians in 1622. Alice Edloe was the widow of Luke Boyce who arrived in the colony on the Edwin in May of 1619. His wife Alice and their daughter Hannah, born about [date cut off on photocopy] in England, arrived in 1622 on the Bona Nova. Luke died on the 21st of June 1625 and Alice then married Mathew Edloe, who died about 16[remainder of year cut off on photocopy]. When Alice and Hannah moved north, her step-son Mathew, Jr. stayed on his father's land in James City, but records referred to Alice as the owner.

About a year later William Coxe with his wife Elizabeth and Isaac Hutchins, who probably was his brother-in-law, obtained land in Henrico next to Alice Edloe. William probably lived in the Varina community from which he represented Henrico as a Burgess in 1646. He is at times confused with the prominent Richard Cocke family which arrived in the colony about 1635 but who had no William of the age of Willam Coxe.

William Coxe retained his 100 acres "Ancient Planter" seat on Strawberry Bank, although presumably his 10-year lease had expired in 1638 but was probably renewed, for in 1642 he was still recorded as the owner of these lands. William and Alice both recorded their Henrico patents on the same day, November 29, 1636. In 1638 William Coxe and Isaac Hutchins had joint ownership of land in the "Lilly Valley" area of Henrico next to Alice.

About 1652 John Burton probably married Mary Coxe, daughter of William Coxe and Elizabeth Hutchins. Their first child, Mary Burton, was born in 1654, about two years before the death of William Coxe. After his death his widow, Elizabeth (Hutchins?) Coxe married William Elam, whose will dated 1688 mentions his son-in-law John Cox [I] (son-in-law then meant step-son). She died in 1665 and John Coxe [I] and Mary (Coxe) Burton, children of William and Elizabeth Coxe, probably settled her estate.

Alice (Coxe?) Edloe's daughter Hannah Boyce on the 11th of November 1635 also obtained 300 acres near Arrowhattocks joining upon the north side of the land of Alice Edloe, her mother. This claim was renewed on the 13th of July 1637. The land on the north side of Hannah's property was acquired on June 1, 1636 by James Place when he was granted 550 acres. James Place's land was later found to escheate to his Majesty as by inquisition dated September 5, 1663, and was then re-granted on December 30, 1663 to John Brown and Edward Hatcher. James Place was also assigned an additional 60 acres to the north of his new land on June 14, 1636 by Christopher Branche. These 60 acres were later acquired on April 10, 1638 by John (or Thomas) Barton.

On the 29th of November 1636, William Coxe obtained 150 acres on the east side of the Great Swamp which separated his land from the land of Alice Edloe. He also must have acquired additional lands to the east, for in 1637 he assigns these easterly lands to Robert Craddock and John Davis. Robert Craddock's daughter was later to marry William's son John Coxe [I], and John Davis was later to marry Mary Burton, daughter of John Burton and Mary Coxe, and granddaughter of William Coxe. John Davis, the husband of Mary Burton, named the land he acquired from William Coxe as "Longfield."

Davis increased his land on October 31, 1642, when he acquired an additional 200 acres adjacent to his Longfield patent extending northwest towards the lands of Cornelius de Hull. At this time John Davis was given credit for the transport of his wife Mary Davis and her three servants and also John Cox [I] and others.

The plantation "Longfield" was sold by John Davis to John Coxe [I] in 1665, about the time of the death of Elizabeth Coxe, mother of John Coxe [I]. John Coxe [I] then assigned the 700-acre plantation "Longfield" to John Burton, husband of his sister Mary Coxe, probably as her share of her mother's estate. John Coxe [I] then acquired for himself a plantation of 550 acres at Arrowhattocks.

William, who died about 1656, also had 250 acres of land across the river at the mouth of Falling Creek obtained in partnership with Isaac Hutchins on the 1st of September 1642. These lands belonged on December 14, 1656, to "the orphans" (then meaning heirs, not minor children) of William Coxe. On that date Peter Lee acquired 126 acres called "Worricke" bounded on the southwest by a small run, at a place called London Bridge, which divided his land from land belonging to the orphans of William Coxe, bounded on the southeast by the main river and on the northeast by Isaac Hutchins.

Isaac Hutchins also obtained his 378-acre grant of land in "Worricks" on the 14th of December 1656. It was lying next to land of Peter Lee, southeast on the main river and northeast to a place called "Porringers Spring." Isaac was probably the son of Robert Hutchins, the mariner, and brother to Elizabeth Coxe, wife of William Coxe. Isaac had other lands on the south side of the river near "Worricks," for on the 1st of September 1642, he bought 250 acres in partnership with William Coxe at the mouth of Falling Creek.

The "Worricks" land was in addition to land Isaac had on the north side of the James River near "Lilly Valley" as noted when on May 29, 1638, Robert Craddock acquired 300 acres in Henrico County, bounding northly on a little creek towards "Lilley Valley" upon land of William Coxe and Isaac Hutchins and south bounding on land of John Davis. This puts the land of Isaac east of the "Great Field" of Alice Edloe.

Isaac Hutchins probably came to Virginia about 1633 prior to the 16th of June 1637 when Captain Thomas Osborne was given credit for Isaac's headrights. Isaac married Cicely "Sisly" and had one child, a son Robert, who was mentioned in Isaac's will of February 23, 1656. In April 1714 the Henrico court concluded that Robert, son of Isaac, died under age and without issue, and thus the lands of Isaac reverted to his wife Cicely. She had married Henry Sherman after the death of Isaac. Her granddaughter, Mary Trent, married Richard Coxe, the grandson of William Coxe. Mary Trent and Richard Cox had a daughter Elizabeth Cox, born February 25, 1713, who about 1731 married Strangeman Hutchins, son of Nicholas Hutchins and Mary Watkins of Henrico County.

On the same day, November 29, 1636, that William Coxe was awarded his claim for land east of the Great Swamp of Alice Edloe, she obtained an additional 50 acres of land on the north side of the river about halfway between "The Great Field" and and the Arrowhattocks neck. The north edge of this land adjoined "Longfield." Also, because of a land dispute on June 1, 1637, Alice Edloe, widow, renewed her claim for the 350 acres of "The Great Field" between Arrowhattocks and the Falls, and on the 14th of July in the same year she claims the 100 acres of the swamp between "The Great Field and the lands of her brother, William Coxe, to the east.

On the 8th of December 1653 Mathew Edloe, her step-son (we now use the term step-son but at that time it was called son-in-law), was granted 281 acres near "Harrahatocks." He assigned this land to Thomas Taylor on the 20th of March 1662.

On August 15, 1637, the 600 unoccupied acres south of the old "Longfield" and north of the river between the lands of William Coxe and the 50 acres she just acquired were acquired by Robert Craddock and John Davis. This acquisition included 300 acres which were assigned by William Coxe and Richard Carpenter. Part of the 600 acres of Craddock and Davis was on the south side of the river "over against" the lands of William Coxe. John Davis, the husband of Mary Burton, granddaughter of William Coxe, named the land he acquired from William Coxe as "Longfield." Craddock later sold this land to John Cox [I], who assigned it to John Burton. Burton also obtained 100 additional acres for transporting two people.

In 1637 came the advent of large plantations near Arrowhattocks when on February 6, 1637, Captain Thomas Osborne established the 1,000-acre plantation "Fearing" over against (across the river and opposite) Arrowhattocks. Thomas Osborne was given credit for transporting Robert Craddock, Isaac Hutchins, and others. On the 16th of June 1637, Thomas Osborne, Jr. also obtained 500 acres, which he called "Batchelers Bancke," adjoining the north side of "Fearing."

On September 24, 1638, Alice Edloe increased her 50-acre "lot" just above Arrowhattocks to 150 acres (probably based on a resurvey of the land). In 1642 the land east and south of "Mrs. Edloe's Swamp" was acquired by Cornelius de Hull. The creek on the north of his land, which feeds into the swamp, he named "Lilley Valley." Later the name was changed to Cornelius Creek. This was the same land acquired in 1637 by William Coxe, but the book Cavaliers and Pioneers does not record the acquisition by de Hull. On October 31, 1642, de Hull extended his land known as Lilley Valley by 502 acres beginning next to Mrs. Edloe's Swamp, near his own land and southeast upon John Davis and southwest to the river. Part of this land, 250 acres, was in the grant to William Coxe in 1637.

Upon the death of his mother, about 1665, John Coxe [I] bought "Longfield," of 700 acres, on March 22, 1665, from John Davis and assigned it to John Burton, husband of Mary Coxe his sister, probably as her share of her mother's estate. Burton called the estate "Oldfield." However, many writers now refer to the Burton family of "Longfield." At the same time John Coxe [I] acquired his 550-acre plantation at Arrowhattocks. John Cox [I]'s new plantation and John Burton's "Oldfield" were separated by the 150 acres of land which Captain Mathew Edloe obtained in 1653.

John Burton (1632-1689) and his wife Mary (Coxe) Burton had seven children, among them Robert Coxe [?] of "Longfields." Robert (1665-1724) married Mary, probably a Nowell, and have five children, one being named Hutchins Burton (1694-1763). Hutchins Burton married Susannah Allen and became the progenitor of numerous Hutchins Burtons, one a governor of North Carolina, long after the source of the name had been forgotten.

Although Simon Oliver Coxe (1877-1955) did extensive research on the Coxe family of Arrowhattocks, he is a descendant of William Coxe through John Burton who married Mary Coxe, daughter of William Coxe. His own Coxe paternal line is an entirely different family not associated with the James River Coxes.

From Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 18, Number 4, pages 116-119:
Cox-Coxe Family of "Bluestone" and "Finneywood," Brunswick-Lunenburg-Mecklenburg Counties, contributed by Nettie Leitch Major: This particular branch of the southside Virginia Cox family was traced through identity of lands and how they were acquired by deeds and wills. The first grants for "Bluestone" and "Finneywood" were recorded in Brunswick County, and when Lunenburg was formed therefrom, successive deeds were recorded in that county, identified by tract and creek names of Bluestone and Finneywood. When Mecklenburg County was formed the same lands were then found in that county.

It has not been proven definitely that John Coxe and his wife Mary Kennon of Henrico County are the ancestors of John Cox of "Bluestone." Deeds and wills of Henrico County show that John Cox married Mary Kennon before 25 September 1682 (Book 1677-1692, page 225). This John Coxe died testate in Henrico County 6 February 1696 and named his children: John inherited "New Plantation," near Bartholomew Cox's land; Richard was given slaves; Bartholomew was given plantation where he now lives near the river bottom; Henry was given the "bed I lye on" and a negro; George the plantation "I now live on" and the neck of land from Jarret's Spring to Capt. Gardner's Creek, and other items; wife Mary was given silver spoons. The balance of the estate was divided between sons John Cox, William Cox, Bartholomew Cox, Henry Cox, and George Cox; son George was executor. Witnesses were John Ironmonger and Teb(?) Taylor. The subsequent use of the name of Bartholomew Cox in the area of Bluestone and Finneywood may suggest a connection, but otherwise the name John is too frequent in each Cox family to assume much significance.

Brunswick Patents. 1728. Thomas Cocke, 790 acres north side of the Roanoke River (Book 13, page 347). Thomas Cocke, 1,245 acres north side of Meherrin River (Book 14, page 507, year 1732). William Byrd, 1,480 acres on north side of Roanoke River on both sides of Blue Stone Creek (Book 17, page 465, year 1737); see later connection of John Cox's lands and "Burd" lands. John Cox, 404 acres both sides of Bluestone Creek, 1747 (Book 26, page 86).

In Goochland County land patents, there are several clues that might lead to the origin of John Cox of Bluestone and Finneywood who died testate in Mecklenburg County in 1793. Goochland County was created from Henrico in 1728. Nicholas Cox received 400 acres on 12 September 1729 on the south side of James River, adjacent Benjamin Woodson. Henry Cox on 20 September 1730 received 400 acres on north side of Appomatox River below Thomas Turpin. George Cox on 20 September 1730 received 400 acres on north side of Appomatox River adjacent Henry Cox; Frederick Cox on 20 September 1730 received 400 acres on north side of Appomatox River adjacent George Cox. Mathew Cox on 26 June 1731 received 400 acres between Deep Creek and Muddy Creek on south side of James River. Stephen Cox on 11 April 1732 received 800 acres on north side of Appomatox River at mouth of Muddy Creek. George Cox, Jr. and Martha on 20 June 1732 received 400 acres on south side of James River adjacent Bartholomew Cox on Mahoon Creek. Stephen Cox on 15 August 1737 received 400 acres on branch of Tare Wallet Run and Little Guinea Creek. William Cox on 1 March 1743 received 380 acres on both sides of Croombs Quarter, branch of Willis Creek.

Lunenburg Patents. John Cox received 302 acres adjoining Henry Robertson in 1749 (Book 27, page 523). In 1748 John Cox received land on both sides of south fork of Meherrin River beginning opposite the south side of Finneywood Creek (Book 28, page 494). William Byrd received 3,821 acres on both sides of Blue Stone Creek adjoining Robertson in 1741 (Book 29, page 205). John Cox, Jr. received 202 acres on Finneywood Creek in 1763 (Book 35, page 205). John Cox received 1,190 acres on both sides of south fork of Meherrin River in 1760 (Book 26, page 628).

Lunenburg Deeds. Book 7, pages 164-165: John Cox sold to Micajah Smithson 330 acres on Bluestone Creek. Book 8, page 359: on 14 June 1764, John Cox the elder sold to John Cox the younger 550 acres on Finneywood Creek and the Meherrin River "where John Cox the younger now lives." Book 9, page 359: on 8 November 1763, William Rodman sells to John Cox for £40 300 acres on Staunton River and Wall's Creek at Richard Randolph's corner to Joseph Morton's corner. Lunenburg County Order Book 1, page 359: John Cox, Gentleman, granted letters of administration on estate of John Dobbyns, deceased, giving security with Thomas Boulden and Clement Read, in October Court 1750.

Mecklenburg County Deeds. Book 1, page 233: On 14 July 1765, John Cox deeded to John Cox, Jr. 125 acres on Blue Stone Creek at the mouth of a branch. Book 1, page 433: John Cox deeded to George Abbott on 13 July 1767, 255 acres on Blue Stone Creek.

Book 1, page 435: John Cox deeded to Boling Cox for £5, 110 acres on Blue Stone Creek. Book 1, page 1: John Cox, Gentleman, is a Justice, 1767-1768. Book 1, page 77: Ordered that John Cox's tithables and lands be added to the list taken by John Potter, Gentleman, to wit, himself, Boling Cox, Thomas Cox, and Dick Cox with 235 acres of land.

John Cox the elder [MJT note–this is the son of John Cox (II) and Mary (Coleman?) Cox] of Lunenburg County (called "of Finneywood") died testate 13 September 1764, wife Mary, names John Cox of Mecklenburg, mother Mary Cox, sister Delicia [Delita] wife of William Chandler, sister Mary Smithson wife of Micajah Smithson, sister Edith Minor wife of Joseph Minor, brother Frederick Cox, brother Bartley Cox, sister Talitha Browder wife of Isham Browder, etc. This John Cox was called "Junior" in several deeds.

John Cox, Sr. of Mecklenburg County died testate 20 March 1826, names wife Elizabeth, son Eli Cox, son John Cox; and "upon my wife's death residue divided between my following children': Frances Stone, John Cox, Creuy Myes, Elizabeth Thompson, Nancy Wall, Susanna Winston, and Eli Cox. This John Cox Sr. in 1826 was known as John Cox of Bluestone, son of the John Cox who died testate in Mecklenburg in 1793.

Goochland County Cox data is shown here for possible connection with John Cox of Finneywood and Blue Stone.

Deed Book 2 (1734-1736), page 71: Mathew Cox's will: son John Cox 100 acres "where I dwell" after death or marriage of my wife Katherine Cox, and when he comes of age. To my three daughters Winnie, Agathy, and Judith. Two sons William and John Cox. Proved 18 March 1734.

Deed Book 2, page 102: Nicholas Cox deeds to Hezekiah Mosby an Elizabeth his wife (marriage contract). Elizabeth daughter of Nicholas Cox, 700 acres on south side of James River on Muddy Creek. Page 128: Nicholas Cox to William Spears for love and affection, 400 acres on south side of James River at Muddy Creek, 1735. Page 129: Nicholas Cox to John Saunders and Sarah his wife, daughter of said Nicholas Cox, 230 acres at Muddy Creek, south side of James River. Page 207: William Cox for £35, land of Matthew Cox, deceased. William Cox his eldest son; land which was patented by Matthew Cox 26 June 1731 on south side of James River on Muddy Creek. Page 225: Nicholas Cox to Jacob Mosby "and my daughter Susanna, his wife," 400 acres granted by patent 27 September 1729; also a deed of purchase.

Henrico County: Will of Mary Cox, 2 February 1735, of parish and county of Henrico. To loving son Richard Cox a steer and a mare, 4 sheep, 7 hogs, 3 sows, 4 barrows, and 240 lbs. of tobacco due to me by my son John Cox. To daughter Obedience Purkins two suits of my clothes; to my granddaughter Obedience Purkins my spinning wheel and card. Son Richard sole executor. Witnesses: Benjamin Burton and Benjamin Burton, Jr.

John Cox [I], husband of above [MJT note–a handwritten note on the photocopy states that the Mary Cox above was actually the wife of Richard Cox, not John], died testate in Henrico County in 1696. He named son John, son William Cox (later data shows he died in Henrico County in 1734), son Bartholomew (who died in Goochland County in 1731), son Richard [MJT note–this is the husband of the above Mary Cox] died soon after his mother's death, son Henry died in Goochland.

The will of Bartholomew Cox is recorded in Goochland County Deed Book 1728-1734, Part II, page 262. Names grandson George Cox, grandson William Cox, son John Cox [II], loving wife Rebecca. Written 14 January 1730/31.

Sarah Cox (Deed Book 5, Part I, page 365, 1745-1749) made will, bequeaths to daughters Mary, Prudence, Judith, and Edith, said daughters to remain on plantation until marriage; son Stephen Cox, daughter Martha, daughter Elizabeth, daughters each to receive household items, granddaughter Magdalena Burton. Executor Henry Wood. Written 29 March 1726, proved 20 January 1747. Settlement states that daughter Edith intermarried with William Harding.

Goochland Deed Book, Volume 5, page 86: 17 March 1745, Stephen Cox and Judith his wife of Goochland County deed to John Harris: whereas John Woodson late of Henrico County deceased had 200 acres adjoining Stephen Woodson opposit Manakintown, did by his will dated 25 November 1715 give his daughter judith the above tract and said Stephen Cox having married Judith Woodson, etc.

Cumberland County: Stephen Cox, Sr. died Cumberland County 1748, names wife Judith, children Stephen, Jr., William, Judith, Josiah, Elizabeth, Sarah, Maria, Tabitha, and Martha. Executors: friend Henry Wood and son Stephen Cox. Witnesses: Isaac Hughes, John Williamson, and Hezekiah Ford, all of Southam Parish, Cumberland County (Will Book 1, pages 165-166).

Stephen Cox, Jr. died 1758 in Cumberland County, and by his will names brother William Cox, sister Judith Smith, sister Elizabeth Clement, friend Achilles Bowker, brother Josiah Cox "when he comes of age," mother Judith Cox, and four youngest sisters Sarah, Mary, Tabitha, and Martha Cox. Written 12 June 1758.

These are preliminary notes for exploring the origins and interrelationships of the Cox families of southside Virginia, and especially the "Bluestone" and "Finneywood" families.

From Margaret L. Smith, 3209 Reba Drive, Houston, Texas, 77019, May 1998:
First Generation

William Coxe was born in 1598 in England, and was 12 years old when he came to Virginia in 1610. He arrived in the Godspeed on June 10, 1610, in the party of Thomas West, Third Lord De La Warr. He may have been a brother of Elizabeth Coxe, daughter of Sir Henry Coxe of Broxburn, Herfordshire, who was married to Robert West, brother of Lord De La Warr. When the muster was taken in February 1624/25, he was listed as William Coxe, age 26, at Elizabeth City, with Thomas Bouldinge. On Sept. 20, 1628, because he qualified as an "ancient planter" – that is, one who had been in the colony before April 1616, the time of departure of Sir Thomas Dale – he was granted a ten-year lease for 100 acres. This land granted to William Coxe, Planter, was located "within the precincts of Elizabeth City...bounded on the south by the maine [James] river."

On Nov. 29, 1636, William Coxe received a patent for 150 acres in Henrico County, for the transportation of three persons into the colony. This tract was also located on the James River, further west, and was about 2 miles northwest of "Harroe Attocks" (Arrowhattocks). On Oct. 29, 1637, he received a patent for 150 more acres in the same location, for three more headrights.

William Coxe and his wife, Elizabeth, made at least one return trip to England, and in 1637 were claimed by Mathew Edloe as headrights. Mathew Edloe, his [step]mother Alice Edloe, and [step]sister Hannah Boyes were all neighbors of William Coxe, owning property adjoining his in Henrico County. Sometime before Dec. 14, 1656, William Coxe and his wife had both died, for on that date, Peter Lee patented 126 acres in Henrico County adjoining the land belonging to the "orphans of William Coxe," and lying on the main (James) river and northeast of the land of Isaac Hutchins. [MJT Note – this prase does not mean that William's wife had died; until the 1800s, children were referred to as "orphans" if their father had died, even if their mother was still living. In reality, William's wife Elizabeth was still living and married a second time to William Elam.] (There is an unreferenced family chart which shows that William Coxe's wife was Elizabeth Hutchins, and it also names their four children.)

William Coxe and his wife, Elizabeth, made at least one return trip to England, and in 1637 were claimed by Mathew Edloe as headrights. Mathew Edloe, his mother Alice Edloe, and sister Hannah Boyes were all neighbors of William Coxe, owning property adjoining his in Henrico County. Sometime before Dec. 14, 1656, William Coxe and his wife had both died, for on that date, Peter Lee patented 126 acres in Henrico County adjoining the land belonging to the "orphans of William Coxe," and lying on the main (James) river and northeast of the land of Isaac Hutchins. (There is an unreferenced family chart which shows that William Coxe's wife was Elizabeth Hutchins, and it also names their four children.)
The children of William and Elizabeth Coxe:
1. Thomas - inherited as "son and heir" a right to 250 acres sold on Sept. 1, 1642, by Matthew Gough to William Cox and Isaac Hutchins, and assigned this interest to John Knowles on Aug. 1, 1668.
2. John [I] - married twice and had six children. He died in 1696.
3. Elizabeth - married Robert Porter.
4. Mary - married John Burton.

After the first generation, the name was spelled "Cox."


Children of William Coxe and ? are:
96 i. John Cox, died Abt. 1696 in Arrowhattocks settlement, Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA; married (1) ? Abt. 1660 in probably Henrico Co., VA; married (2) Mary Kennon 22 Sep 1682 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA.
ii. Thomas Cox

More About Thomas Cox:
Property: 01 Sep 1642, Inherited as son and heir a right in 250 acres sold by Mathew Gough to William Cox and Isaac Hutchins. He assigned his interest to John Knowles 1 Aug 1668 according to Henrico County Order Book 1710-14, p. 51.

198. Henry Sherman, born Abt. 1630 in England?; died Abt. 1695 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?. He married 199. Cicely Knowles?.
199. Cicely Knowles?, died Abt. 1704 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?.

Notes for Henry Sherman:
The following is quoted from John W. Pritchett's website, virginians.com:

Henry Sherman, in his own words
If he could speak to us today, Henry Sherman might describe his life as follows.

I was born about 1630 according to some testimony I gave in Henrico and came to Virginia at the expense of Abell Gower. I was living on the south side of the James at "Warwick" in May 1665, probably on land that had belonged to Isaac Hutchins before I married his widow, Cicely. Cicely and I were the parents of 2 daughter and 2 sons. It was perhaps an epidemic that took the lives of both sons and a son-in-law. On 1 April 1687 justices Abell Gower and William Farrar ordered probate for John Crowley, Henry Sherman, and John Sherman in three consecutive motions. Virginia had a clever way of collecting all its taxes. During April 1687 neighbors advised the court that I failed to list an Indian servant on the tax rolls. After I made "noe considerable objection to ye Same but pretended Innocence," the court not only fined me, but also granted the tattletales a judgement against me for half the fine. I was 65 years old and dying when I made my will in the fall of 1695 leaving my property to Cicely for the rest of her life and then to our daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, both of whom would marry twice. Ann married Christopher Branch, and Elizabeth was the ancestress of the Trent family of Virginia.
Cicely lived to 1703, the last Sherman alive.
Who was Henry's wife, Cicely? Some have supposed that Henry's wife was Cicely Farrar who was born in 1625 and was the daughter of immigrant William Farrar. Yet Cicely Farrar's brothers died long before Henry Sherman's wife, Cicely, and they did not mention her in their extensive wills. More specifically, John Farrar mentioned children of his brother William though none that would belong to a sister Cicely. Others have said she could be the second wife of Peter Montague.
We think it is more likely that was Cicely Knowles, sister of Capt. John Knowles. Cicely had married first Isaac Hutchins who made a will leaving land to his son, Robert Hutchins, when he came of age "provided my wife Sicily Hutchins have for her maintenance ½ the land for life, but if my son dies under age, then to my wife forever." Because Robert Hutchins died before coming of age, all 378 acres fell into the hands of Henry Sherman after he married the widow Hutchins.

Henry's land transactions
Sherman claimed 228 acres with a patent 7 November 1673, which the Land Office confirmed was south of the James River next to Peter Lee and was part of "Warwick" that had once belonged to Capt. Matthew Gough. Robert Huson secured a patent for 126 acres next to Henry Sherman in October 1676 and William Byrd had neighboring land in 1687. In June 1679 Henrico County listed Henry Sherman Sr. among the heads of households. Presumably because they wanted to provide land to their children, Henry and Cicely split the old 378-acre Hutchins property into three parcels, all of which, after a series of controversial deeds and wills, later belonged to Sherman's son-in-law, Christopher Branch. When Henry Sherman sold 125 acres to Capt. John Knowles 5 April 1671, Cicely did not then relinquish her dower right, and William Giles, who married Bethania Knowles, John's daughter and heir, sued Sherman for the oversight. Sherman paid the costs of the suit and, on 1 October 1683, Cicely, through her attorney, son-in-law John Crowley, relinquished her dower right. Sherman countersued the same day. We do not know his complaint and he allowed the suit to be deferred several times until the court simply dismissed it. Henrico County charged Sherman on one tithable in 1679. Giles and his wife deeded the 125-acre tract to Sherman's son-in-law, John Crowley, in February 1685/6. Although there may have been bad blood between Sherman and Giles, Bethania appointed "loving friend Henry Sherman her attorney to release dower right in above land." It was not until 1 October 1686 that the court admitted to record Bethania's dower relinquishment. Henry and Cicely gave their daughter, Ann Crowley, 125 acres, part of a tract called "Gardners," in December 1685, and they evidently lived on his 228-acre plantation for most of their lives.

Henry in court
Henry inventoried the estate of his neighbor, Robert Huson, in 1678 and served on juries several times - sometimes as foreman. He was a witness in a trial and sued others for minor issues. With William Byrd, Henry was security for an administration bond for the estate of Thomas Howlett. His last will and testament Henry Sherman wrote his will in Henrico County 2 September 1695, perhaps he anticipated that he would die soon for they recorded his will on 1 October 1695. He mentioned his wife, Cicely, who was still living. To her he left all his slaves and half his personal property. The rest of his personal estate he left to be divided between his daughters and grandson Alexander Trent. His sons were already dead. After the death of Cicely, his land would descend to the two Trent grandsons. Peter Field, Francis Epes, William Farrar, and William Soane inventoried Henry's estate and the court recorded the division of his estate in December 1695. Cicely, the widow In October 1698 Cicely "for love and affection to my grandson Christopher Branch Jr.…" gave him an 8-year-old slave named Jenny, and in November 1702 Cicely gave half the 228-acre plantation that her husband got in 1673 - twenty-nine years earlier - to a grandson. She could not write but conveyed the following to the attorney who drew up her deed of gift: "for filial obedience and love manifested by my grandson Henry Trent of same, planter, who has very much tendered and earned my motherly love toward him, and in consideration of my great and declining age, grant him ½ of my plantation in the neighborhood called 'Warwick.'" To Alexander Trent two months later went a similar expression and 114 acres. According to the will of Henry Sherman, both would have inherited these tracts at her death.

Her will
Cicely Sherman made a will in Henrico County that left property to her daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, and granddaughters, Ann and Cicely Branch and Rebecca and Susannah Trent, and appointed her beloved grandson Henry Trent sole executor (will dated 6 Aug. 1703, recorded 1 Feb. 1703/4 ).

More About Henry Sherman:
Probate: 01 Oct 1695, Henrico Co., VA
Residence: Bef. 1665, Living on the south side of the James River at "Warwick, " probably on land that had belonged to his wife Cecily's former husband, Isaac Hutchins.
Will: 02 Sep 1695, Henrico Co., VA

More About Cicely Knowles?:
Probate: 01 Feb 1704, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 06 Aug 1703, Henrico Co., VA

Children of Henry Sherman and Cicely Knowles? are:
i. Henry Sherman, Jr., born in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1687 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?.

More About Henry Sherman, Jr.:
Probate: Apr 1687, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 20 Feb 1687, Henrico Co., VA

99 ii. Elizabeth Sherman, born Abt. 1656; died Abt. 1732 in Henrico/Chesterfield Co., VA; married (1) Henry Trent in probably Henrico Co., VA; married (2) Henry Gee, Jr. Aft. 1701.
iii. Anne Sherman, born Abt. 1660; married (1) John Crowley Bef. 1686; born Abt. 1658; died 1686; married (2) Christopher Branch III 02 Feb 1694 in St. John's Church, Henrico Co., VA; born Abt. 1659 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Jan 1728 in Henrico/ Chesterfield Co., VA.
iv. John Sherman, born Abt. 1665 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?; died Abt. 1687 in present-day Chesterfield Co., VA?.

More About John Sherman:
Probate: 01 Apr 1687, Henrico Co., VA
Will: 09 Mar 1686, Henrico Co., VA

226. John Gillett, died Bef. 1662 in Lancaster Co., VA. He married 227. Jane Thresh?.
227. Jane Thresh?, died Aft. 1678 in Old Rappahannock Co. (present-day Essex Co. or vicinity), VA?.

Notes for John Gillett:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I063966&tree=Tree1

Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills 1653-1800; {Ida J. Lee}
GILLETT, John. Inv. Rec. 12 Jan. 1652/3.
By Andrew Gilson, George GT Taylor. W.B. 1, p. 36.

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Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
Will of John Gillett. Will dated 2 May, 1659. He was living 18 December, 1662, when he petitioned to the Governor & asked for "letters of Admr. on the Estate of Robt. Sharp late of Rapp* County decd who went last year for England & shipped some goods in Capt. Plover his Ship intending himself to have come over in the said Ship Sharpe died before he came aboard the sd Ship and the said Ship being now arrived in Rapp*. river with the said Sharps goods in her and your petitioner being Left here as guardian to the said Sharp his son & sole attorney of the said Decd. Sharpe his son and only heir hereby a letr. of Administration on the said Decd. Robert Sharpe his goods that are aboard the Ship of Capt. Plover." John Gillett died before 18 March, 1662, leaving his estate "Nimcock" to his wife, Jane, whom he made Executrix of his will. Deeds &c., 1656-1664, page 269 ; Deeds &c., No. 8, 1663-1668, page 58.

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LANCASTER COUNTY DEEDS & WILLS 1654-1661; Antient Press; Page 26-27
KNOW ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNE that I JOHN Gillett for many good causes me thereunto moveing & especially for the sum of Eighteen hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobo: to be pd. unto me & my assignes according to the purport of Bills past unto me, have bargained & sold and like as by these p:sents do bargain & sell unto JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs Exrs, Admrs. & assignes Two hundred acres of land being p:cell of Fourteen hundred acres of land in a Patent specified lying on Rappahannock River of which divident one Mr. BEST hath Five hundred acres of land and JO: SMITH 200 acres and the sd JOSEPH is to take his proportion adjoyning unto the sd BESTs land or SMITHs & to have his full bredth upon the River according to the tenor of the Patent for his proportion and from the River to run his length: To have &
to hold the sd 200 acres with all priviledges thereunto belonging in as large manner as I the sd JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs Exrs. Admrs. & assignes forever without any the Letts hindrances or molestations whatsoever of any p:son or p:sons claiming by from or under me the sd GILLET and the sd JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs & assignes is to have a view of the Patent as often as occasion shall require for the decideing of any controversy that shall or may hereafter happen in or about the sd land and I the sd JOHN GILLET for me my heirs & assignes do engage to make such further assurance or assurances of the sd land unto the sd JOSEPH his heirs Ears & assignes as by the sd JOSEPHs learned Councell shall be advised or devised In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale this 4th of Febru: 1655
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
RICH. HARROWD JO: GILLETT
ED: PARKELY JANE GILLETT
Recognitr: Recordat 12d Junii sequen
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1656-1662 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 3
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JOHN WEIR (missing) the consideracon (missing) swt. seated Tobacco (missing) by JOHN GILLETT to me (missing) by these presents sell alienate (missing) thousand acres of land menconed within this paper unto JOHN GILLET his heirs or assignes herewith all binding my self to give unto the said JOHN GILLET a more firm conveyance for the said land to be acknowledged by me in Court when the said JOHN GILLET shall so require it. IN WITNESS whereof I have sett my hand this 3th of Novembr. 1656
Test THOMAS GOODRICH, JOHN WEIR
WILLIAM HALL
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1656-1662 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 44
BE IT KNOWN unto all men by these presents that I JOHN GILLIT of the County of Rappahanock Planter do bestow & give & by these presents make a firme Deed of Gift of Two thousand six hundred acres of land being (missing) side of the freshes of Rappahanock County about Twelve miles above (NANZEMUM TOWNE unto) my beloved Spouse JANE GILLIT alienating & estranging from myself all my right title & interest of the aforesd land unto my said Wife her heirs & assignes in as full & ample manner To Have and To Hold said Land as I am priviledged (missing) thereunto belonging & likewise I the said JOHN GILLET do firmly give unto (my said Wife in) as large & ample manner as is above written six hundred acres of land (missing) the South side of Rappahanock County opposite to the lower part of NANZEMUM (TOWNEes) the Pattent thereof will relate & likewise (missing) six hundred acres of land lying likewise upon the South side of RAPPAHANOCK RIVER beginning at the MYLES END of the Six hundred acres of land which is imediately above menconed the said three devidents of land (herein conveyed) containing two thousand six hundred acres (missing) the second six hundred acres & the (missing) (hundred) acres together with one (missing) more containing Eight hundred (missing) the North side of Rappahanock (missing) fifteen myles above (missing) absolutely give unto my (said Wife her) heirs or assignes for ever (missing) in as large (and ample manner) as I am priviledged to hold the same (missing) Pattents to them belonging (missing) confirmation hereof I the said JOHN GILLET have hereunto sett my hand &Seale (missing) Aprill Anno Domini 1659 Witness EDWARD HUDSON, JOHN GILLIT Seal
JAMES BRADLUN, THOMAS LIDDALL
Recorded the 17th day of May Anno 1659
ANT: STEPHENS Cl Cur
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1656-1662 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 54
TO ALL TO WHOM these presents shall come I RICHARD BENNFIT Esqr. Govr. & Capt. Generall of Virginia send greeting in our Lord God everlasting Whereas by the articles &c now Know ye that I said RICHARD BENNETT Esqr do in the name of his highness the Lord Protector of England Scotland & Ireland with consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto JOHN WEIR, JOHN GILLET, ANDREW GILSON & JOHN PHILLIPS four thousand acres of land being on the South side in the freshes of RAPPA. RIVER about twelve miles above NANSEMON TOWN & beginning on the Eastward side of a navigable Creek called WEIRS CREEK & extending for breadth down by or nigh the side (missing) E N E 800 poles on the (missing) low grounds & marshes facing upon the River unto a marked (missing) by the River side & from the said marked tree for length (missing) 320 poles to a marked white Oak & thence for breadth again (missing) 800 poles to a red Oak finally for length NE 320 poles to the place where the land first Begin the said land being due unto said JOHN WEIR, JOHN GILLET, ANDREW GILSON and JOHN PHILLIPS for the transportation of (missing) persons into this Collony whose names are in the records menconed in this Pattent To have and To Hold provided that if the (missing) JOHN WEIR, JOHN GILLET, ANDREW GILSON & JOHN PHILLIPS their heirs or assignes do not plant or seat upon the said land within three years next ensuing then it shall be lawfull for any Adventurer or Planter to make choice & plant thereupon Given under our hands at JAMES CITY the 7th September anno Dom 1654
RICHARD BENNETT
W. CLAIBORNE Secr
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1662-1664 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 206-207
To the Right Honourable Sr. WILLIAM BERKELEY Gent. Governour & to the Honourable Councell of State
The Humble Petition of JOHN GILLETT Sheweth that ROBERT SHARPE late inhabitant in the County of Rappa. went last year for England and shipped some goods in Capt. PLOWER his Ship intending himself to have come over in the said Ship now so it may please your honours the said SHARP died before he came aboard the said Ship and the said Ship being now arrived in RAPPA. RIVER with the said SHARPEs Goods in her and your Petitioner being Left here as Guardian to the said SHARP his Son & sole Attorney of the said Deced SHARP therefore your petitioner in the behalf of the said Deced SHARP his Son and only heir humbly craves a Letr. of Admracon on the said Deced ROBERT SHARPE his goods that are on the Ship of Capt PLOWER And your Petitioner shall Ever pray &c.
This Petition is granted with this Restricon that the Comrs. of Rappahanock are first to require the proof of the said GILLETTs Guardian & Attorny ship and to take Security according to Act
THOS. LUDWELL Secr Recordatr. 18th Xber 1662
Test WA. GRANGER Cl Cur Rappa
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1663-1668 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 2-5
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JOHN PROSSER of the County of Rappa. in Virga & MARTHA my Wife of the one pte and COLLO. JNO. CATLETT of the County aforesd of the other pte Witnesseth that the sd John Prosser & Martha his Wife for the Valluable consideracons of nyne thousand five hundred pounds of good sound Virga. Leafe Tobaccoe & Caske paid by the said Collo. Jno. Catlett unto the said John Prosser the Receipt whereof hereby acknowledged & contented therewith. have bargained & sold and doe by these presents give grant bargaine and sell from us and our heires unto these Coll. Jno. Catlett his heires & assignes for Ever thirteen hundred & sixty foure acres of land situate lying and being in the County aforesd and is pte of a Devident called by the name GOULDEN VALE the whole contayning 4892 acres granted unto the sd Jno. Prosser by Patt dated the 8th of October Ano 1665 wch said thirteene hundred sixty foure acres of land lyeth on the Southeastmost side of the land of JOHN SPEARMAN and Beginneth at a marked stake standing South West 330 perches from a marked white oake being on the mouth of Goulden Vale Creek on the South East side thereof & neare the River side and from the sd Stake 300 perches South East by and wth: the head Lyne of 600 acres of land formerly JOHN GILLETTs Deced thence North East 10 perches thence South East on the back or head lyne of land formerly CLEMT. HERBERTs to a Pohickry tree neare Puemansend Creek 150 perches thence South West 480 perches to a white oake hanging over a main Branch Peumansend Creek thence North West 514 perches to the lane of JNO LAMPART thence North East 80 perches to the Head lyne of Jno. Spearmans and thence So: E: 64 perches by the foure head lyne thence by the side of Jno. Spearmans Land North E: to the stake first menconed 390 perches To Have and To Hold the said 1364 acres of land in as full and ample manner as may be collected out of the said Pattent And the sd Jno. Prosser and Martha his Wife doe further covenant and grant for themselves their heirs unto the said Collo. Jno. Catlett his heirs that they have good & Lawfull Title at the sealing and delivery of these presents unto the aforesd parcell of land and that they will from time to time and at all times hereafter defend and keep lndemnifyed the sd Catlett his heirs from all manner of Persons clayming under and from them or either of them their heires any right title or interest unto the premises or any parte thereof and that they will uppon Demand of the sd Catlett or his assignes or theyr Attorney Lawfully Deputed make acknowledgmt. in the County Court of this their act and deed & give Livery & Seizin according to Law to the sd Collo. Jno Catlett his heirs & assignes discharging such Quitrents or any other Taxes that shall be imposed on the sd Land according to the Pattent. In Witness whereof the abovenamed have to these presents sett their hands & Seales this 17th day of January Anno Dom: 1665
Sealed & Delviered in presents of us John Prosser
ALEXR. FLEMING, DANIELL GAINES Martha Prosser
This Deed of land within specified was acknowledged by Jno. Prosser and Martha his Wife to the use and behoofe of Coll. John Catlett and his heires and desired to be recorded in the County Court of Rappahannocke to the true Intents wthin Specified As Witness their hand this 18th day of January Ano, 1665
John Prosser
Martha Prosser
Memorandm. the 2d day of May 1666 the wthin menconed deed of Sale wth: the acknowledgmt. abovesd was declared in open Court for the County of Rappa.by Capt. ALEX FLEMING & Capt. HUM. BOOTH to be acknowledged before them as is accordingly expressed
Test ROBT, DAVIS CiCur
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1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; (Page 15)
TO ALL &c. Whereas &c. Now Know yee that I ye sd Sr. WM. BERKELEY Knt &c. do with ye consent of ye Councill of State accordingly give & grant unto JNO. PROSSER Four thousand Eight hundred ninety two acres of land in ye Freshes of Rappa. above NANZATICON next ye land of Mr. JNO: PAYNE on ye So: side of ye River beginin g at a marked Oake at or by the River side that parts him & Mr. JNO. PAINE & tuning down ye River over a Creeke called ye GOULDEN VALE to a white Oake ye corner of JNO. GILLETTs land deced, So: East 400 poles thence into the woods with GILLETTs line
So. West 330 pches. to a marked stake within sight of certaine hills, thence So. East 300 poles on ye back line of GILLETTs, thence East 10 pches., thence So. East on a back line of land formerly CLEMENT HORBIRTs to a Pokhicory upon PEWMANSON CREEK 150 pches. thence So. West 480 pches. to a white Oake hanging over ye maine branch of PEWMANSONS CREEKE, thence No. West 320 pches. to a PATH, thence So. West 240 pches. to a marked Oak, thence North West 900 poles, thence North East to ye line of Mr. JNO. PAINE near ye head of MAZAPIN SWAMP 452 pches., thence North East by ye So. East 352 perches with PAYNEs line, thence East No. East 10 degrees & 1/2 Northerly 420 pches, thence Easterly to ye place began near ye River; To have & to hold &c. ye sd being due unto ye sd JNO: PROSSER by & for ye transportacon of Ninety persons into this Colony To have & to hold &c. yeilding & paying &c. provided &c. Dated ye 8th day of 8iber 1665 Recordatr 13th 8br: 1665 WILLIAM BERKELEY
PHILL: LUDWELL, Cl Off:
Truely recorded according to an Ordr. of Essex County Court ye 10th day of 9ber 1699
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1663-1668 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 58-62
THIS INDENTURE made the tenth day of April. Anno Dom. 1666 Between THOMAS BUTTON of the County of Rappa. in Rappa. River in Virga. Planter and JANE his Wife Exectrix of the last Will and Testamt. of JOHN GILLETT late of the County of Rappa. Planter(deced) of the one part and HENRY CORBYN of the County of LANCASTER in Rappa. River aforesd Esqr. of the other parte Witnesseth that they the said Thomas Button & Janes his Wife for a good and Valluable consideracon in hand paid to them du by these presents for themselves their heires and assigner & Every of them give bargaine and sell unto the said Henry Corbyn one tract of land sett scituate lying and being in the Freshes of Rappahannocke in the aforesaid County of Rappah: and lately belonging to the,aforesaid John Gillett deced commonly called and knowne by the name of NIMCOCKE and doth contain in the whole Estimacon fower thousand acres of land more or less To Have and to Hold the sd Tract of land unto the sd Henry Corbyn his heires and assigner forever together with all proffits priviledges Comodityes & Emolumts thereunto belonging in as large & ample manner & form to all intents & purposes as is Expressed in the Pattent of the Land and by the Rents services in the sd Pattent menconed and will from time to time and at all times for Ever hereafter wthin the space of seaven yeares at the Reasonable request and at the costs and Charges in the Law of the sd Hen: Corbyn his heires and assignes and every of them make doe acknowledge Execute and suffer or cause to be done all and every such further Lawfull and reasonable act and acts for the further better & more perfect assuring sure setting and conveying of all the singular the before bargained premises wth their appurtences unto the sd Henry Corbyn his heires as by their Councell Learned in the Law shall be reasonably devized or required IN WITNESS whereof the parties first above mentioned have interchangeabley sett their hands and seals dated the day and year first above
written
In presents of HUM: BOOTH. Tho. Button
GILES CALE. HEN AWBREY Jane . Button
Recognit in Cur Com Rappa. 5th Die July Ano Dom 1666
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1663-1668 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 393-397
TO ALL TO WHOM etc NOW KNOW YEE etc. that I the sd WM. BERKELEY Knt. Governer etc Doe with the consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto THOMAS BUTTON Gent Six hundred acres of land scituate on the South side of Rappa. River opposite to the Lower parte of NANZEMOND TOWNE bounded on the No: West by Bests Creeke on the So: East by another Creeke called Ceder Creeke No: E: uppon the River 280 poles and South West into the woods 330 poles the sd land being formerly granted to JOHN GILLETT by Patt: dated the 21st of April 1657 and now Renewed in the sd Buttons name as marrying the Relict of the sd Gillett To Have and to Hold etc Provided Etc. Dated the 18th of March 1662 etc.
William Berkeley
The 23d of March 1664/5
The sale of land on the back hereof menconed was accknowledged in Court before the Rt. Honble. Governor and Councell by Mr. JOHN HULL on behalfe of JANE BUTTON he being thereunto impowered. Test Fra: Kirkman CiCur 29th Sept.
Seaven yeares time given and granted HENRY CORBYN Esqr. to whom the Pattent is assigned for seating the abovesd land.
By Comand Fra: Kirkman Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I THOMAS BUTTON for the sume of Tenn pounds to me in hand whereof I doe hereby accknowledg have bargained and sold unto HENRY CORBYN Esqr. his heires all my right title and Interred to all of the land vthin specifyed in this Pattent. To Have and to hold the same to him the aforesd Henry Corbin his heires for Ever in as large and ample manner as I might or ought to have and to hold the same WITTNESS my hand this 12th of May 1664.
In presence of FRA: KIRKMAN, Tho: Button
MARY DECON
28th of Septr. 1664 This Sale of land was accknowledged in Court before the Rt. Honble Governor & Coun cell by Francis Kirkman being impowered soe to doe by th sd Thomas Button.
Test THO: LUDWELL SENR
I JANE BUTTON wife of the abovesd Thomas Button doe freely and volluntary assigne all my right title and interrest of the wthin menconed land to Henry Corbyn and to his heires and assignes for Ever warranting the same agt my selfe and all claymeing from by or under me as WITTNESS my hand and seale this 4th day of January 1664
In presents of us NATH: ANDREWS, Jane Button
JOHN GATEWOOD her marke
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 55 - 57
KNOW ALL MEN by these pntes that I SAMLL. NICHOLLS of the County of Rappa. send greeting Witnesseth that the sd SAMLL. NICHOLLS for and in consid of the some of three thousand two hundred and fifty pounds of good Tobo & Caske to mee in hand paid by FRANCIS TRIPLETT of the same County doe by these pntes bargaine & sell unto the sd FRANCIS TRIPLETT his heirs for Ever one pcell of land scytuate lyeing & being in the Freshes of RAPPA. & Beginning at a marked Redd Oake standing at the head of a Valley neere the BEAVER DAMMS and neere an old INDIAN FIELD on the South side thereof & running across the woods due East to the Lyne of marked trees which formerly belonged to MAJR. WM. UNDERWOOD untill it come to the North Lyne and then running North untill it falls into the Creeke Beaver Damms & from thence running along the side of the Beaver Damms untill it comes to the place first menconed the sd land being pte of two hundred thirty & eight acres of land which the sd SAMLL. NICHOLLS purchased of the sd MAJOR UNDERWOOD and all my Right Estate Tytle wtsoever of in & to the same together wth all rights & priviledges due & belonging to the same To Have and To Hold the sd premises wth appertences by these pntes granted & sold unto the sd FRANCIS TRIPLETT his heirs In Witnesse whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & Seale the Six & Twentieth day of December 1660 and in the twelfth yeare of the Reigne of our Soverain ge Lord CHARLES the Second by the Grace of God King of Great Brittain France & Ireland Defendr, of the Faith &c
in prsnce of us WM. GRANGER, SAM. NICHOLLS
RORAH MACRAH the marke of
Recognr. in Cur Rappa 23d die Janry 1660
Test WM, GRANGER Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these pntes that I FRANCIS TRIPLETT doe acknowledge by these pntes to have bargained sold from mee & my heirs unto JAMES GULLITT & WM. GIBSON & WM. WEST & to them and their heirs for Ever all my right Tytle & interest of the wthin specified land for & in consid of Three thousand five hundred pounds of Tobacco & Caske to me in hand paid by the abovesd JAMES GULLITT,WM. GIBSON & WM. WEST and to the peformance hereof I hereunto sett my hand & seale this 6th day of Octobr. Ano Dom 1664
Test Alex FLEMING. FRANCIS TRIPLETT
RO PRITCHARD
Recognr, in Cur com Rappa 2d Die 9bris 1664
KNOW ALL MEN by these pntes that I JAMES GULLITT doe acknowledge by these pntes (entry very faded - assigns his right to the wthin menconed land to FRANCIS STERNE the 22d day of Febry )
Test JOHN CATLETT.
DANIELL GAINES
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 125-126
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee THOMAS & JANE BUTTEN of the Prish of Farnham in the County of Rappa. for divers good causes and considerations us thereunto moveing and especially for and in consideration of a pcell of Marsh Land containing tenn acres of thereabouts Given made over & exchanged and by these prsents delivered unto us for the valuable clause herein hereafter menconed Have given graunted made over and delivered & by these prsents doe give make over & deliver unto ANTHONY NORTH of the Pish abovesaid his heires the thirds of two hundred acres of land now in the tenure and occupation of the sd ANTHONY NORTH the said land being formerly the land of JNO. GILLETT the late or former Husband of me the said JANE BUTTON wch said Land was could by the said GILLETT to JOHN GREENE & since purchased by the said NORTH To Have & To Hold to the said ANTHONY NORTH his heirs & assignes all or: right title and interest & prticularly the right and property that belonges to mee as the thirds that belongs to me the said JANE BUTTON with all the priviledges to the sd land belonging according as they are contained in the Patten wherein the said land is contained and included from the date of these prsents forever as his and their proper Estate forever more warranting this sd Deed to him the said ANTHONY NORTH his heires forever to the said two hundred acres of land or parte or prcell thereof. In Witness whereof & for confirmation of these prsents have here freely & Joyntly sett or. hands and seales this 13th of Sber 1669
in prsents of us HUM BOOTH, THOMAS BUTTEN
JOHN WATTS, GEORGE DAVIS the marle of JANE BUTTEN
Recognitr, in Cur Rappa. 3d die Feb' 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE BUTTEN the now Wife of THO: BUTTEN have made put & constituted HENRY AWBREY my true and lawful Atturney for me and in my name steed & place to acknowledge unto ANTHONY NORTH or his order in the County Court of Rappa, all my right title & interest to two hundred acres of land lying scituate & being on the South side of GILSON CREEK wch land did formerly belonge to my Deceased Husband JOHN GILLETT and now in the possession of the abovesaid ANTHONY NORTH & whatsoever my said Atturney doth act or doe in the prmises abovesd I shall Ratifie allow & confirme of as if I were there psonally prsent, In Witness hereof I have put my hand & seale this 2d day of Sher 1669
in the prsents of us JOHN HULL,
GEORGE MARKE them. marke of JANE BUTTON
Recordatr xth die Febr 1669
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1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 280
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JANE WALLS {sic WATTS} formerly Wife to JOHN ELLIOTTT {Sic Gillett} deceased and late wife of THOMAS BUTLER {sic Button} doe Raffie that the Land called NEYMCOCKE formerly the land of my deceased Husband JOHN WALL and given by his Will was sold by my Husband BUTTON and myselfe to HENRY CORBYN Esqr. for the satisfaction and payment of the debts of the said JOHN JELLETT his personall Estate not being able to discharge his debts as Witness my hand and seale this 24th of Januarie 1671 signum
Test EDMUND CRASK, JANE WALLS
WILL. TRANDIS
Recordatr, xSth die Aprillis 1672

Notes for Jane Thresh?:
https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I082284&tree=Tree1

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Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
Will of John Gillett. Will dated 2 May, 1659. He was living 18 December, 1662, when he petitioned to the Governor & asked for "letters of Admr. on the Estate of Robt. Sharp late of Rapp* County decd who went last year for England & shipped some goods in Capt. Plover his Ship intending himself to have come over in the said Ship —Sharpe died before he came aboard the sd Ship and the said Ship being now arrived in Rapp*. river with the said Sharps goods in her and your petitioner being Left here as guardian to the said Sharp his son & sole attorney of the said Decd. Sharpe his son and only heir hereby a letr. of Administration on the said Decd. Robert Sharpe his goods that are aboard the Ship of Capt. Plover." John Gillett died before 18 March, 1662, leaving his estate "Nimcock" to his wife, Jane, whom he made Executrix of his will. Deeds &c., 1656-1664, page 269 ; Deeds &c., No. 8, 1663-1668, page 58.
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Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
Will of Thomas Button, (who married by 18 March, 1662, the widow of John Gillett.) Will dated 1 March, 1669, names wife Jane as executrix. To brother, Robert Button, he devised the greater part of "Button's Range," in Rappahannock County.
To Thomas Pettus he bequeathed 100 acres of land in Rappahannock County.
To godson Henry Creighton, son of Henry Creighton, Sr., he bequeathed 100 acres, part of "Button's Range." Orders &c., 1692, pages 97, 347; Deeds No. 8, page 215. He died prior to 9 August, 1670. Jane, the widow of Thomas Button, married before 24 January, 1671, Watts. Deeds No. 4, 1668-1672, page 526. Shortly after his death, true to the tradition of Virginia widows, we find that in 1674 Mrs. Jane Watts had been wed to her fourth husband, Thomas Gordon.
Book No. 5, 1672-1676, page 364.
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Wills of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia [William Montgomery Sweeny]
COX, HENRY, 22 February, 1674/5; 2 November, 1675.
Very sick and weake in body but of good and perfect memory.
I will and my meaning is that whereas Edmund Craske Clerk of Rappa County standeth engaged with me that I shall make a good assurance of the half or moiety of my land I now live upon to Mr John Hasslewood for and in consideration of his delivering up a certain bond of mine of five hundred pounds Sterling bearing date the 8th day of July 1673 as allso for the passing of bills of exchange for the payment of forty five pounds Sterling money to me or my Order now my will is that my Executors hereafter named make good the sale of the moyitie or halfe part my land according to obligation and save the said Edmund Craske harmless and indemnified from the sd Mr Hasslewood his heirs or assigns or otherwise take care for the satisfying of the sd. Haslewood his just debt and take in the bond aforesaid & for non performance then I will and my meaning is that the sd Edmund Craske shall be possessed with so much of my estate both reall and personall as shall discharge and satisfie the oblegacon wherein he stands engaged with me to the sd Haslewood untill such time as the ad debt be satisfyed and the sd Craske saved harmless from all such charges or damages he shall be at by being become bound with me as aforesaid. I give and bequeath to Mr James Miller now living with me my sword and belt to be delivered to him immediately after my death.
To my brother-in-law Richard Cawthorn my best Cloath Suite my best hatt a pair of french falls and a pair of stockings both new to be delivered to him immediately after my death.
I give unto Richard Cawthorn jr my nephew and to Amelia Cawthorn my neece each of them a Cow and Calfe to be delivered them about the beginning of June next after my death.
To Mr Thomas Gordon of Rappa County and Mrs. Jane Gordon his wife each of them tenn shillings to buy them two mourning rings to be paid them by my Executors within two months after my decease.
To my friend Edmund Craske twenty shillings to buy him a Mourning ring to be paid him by my Executors within two months after my decease. All the rest of my estate as lands goods chattels cattle and all implements of household stuffe or husbandry bills bonds ready money and debts owing me I freely and willingly give and bequeath them all to my Executors hereafter named for and during their natural lives and after their decease unto William Cox my son hereby willing and requiring my said son William within one year after he shall be possessed of my estate as aforesaid to give unto the child my wife now goeth with a good assurance of the moitie of the land he shall be possessed withall by this my will or the value thereof (as two men indifferently chosen shall adjudge it worth) at the discretion of my sd son but if the sd child should happen to die before my sd son William shall be possessed with my estate as aforesaid then the whole estate to be and remain with my son William and his heirs forever. Appoints as Executor and Executrix "my father-in-law Mr William Strachey of Glocester County and Arabella Cox my now wife hereby willing and requiring them to pay all debts as I shall Justly happen to owe at the time of my death to take care of and provide for my children during their minorities and to bring my body decently to the ground and it is my earnest desire that my father-in-law would come and live with my wife and assist her in the management of her estate.
Wit. CORNELIUS MELAGHLEN, WILLIAM HARDING, aged 28 years or
thereabouts, THOMAS HART, aged 25 years or thereabouts.
Page 191.
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 3; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 282
JOHN GILLETT, 400 acs. Lancaster Co., on S. E. side of Rappa. Riv., 4 Feb. 1653, p. 229. Near the head of Hoskins Cr., beg. on N. W. side thereof &c. by a line of markt trees dividing this & land of Bartho. Hoskins &c. Trans. of 8 pers: Sarah Gunney, Giles Webb, John Smith, Richard Reekes, Henry Michell,John Willis, Anne Willis, James Manes, Anne Harris, Margarett Hamlin. Two last land due for. Marginal Note: "March the 18th 1663 this patent was renew'd in Thomas Buttons name marrying Gilletts relict"
SAME. 200 acs. Same location, date & page. On S. W. of Gilsons Creek, etc. Trans. of 4 pers: Giles Webb, Wm. Eles, Neale Peeterson, Thomas
Powell, Era. Sagent, Geo. Cockham, Fra. Trash, (or Truth), Thomas Granger; Land due to him in all 300 acs.
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Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 4; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 362
JOHN GILLETT, 600 acs. on S. side of Rappa. Riv., beg. at miles end of his own land. 28 Sept. 1657, p. 163, (240). Trans. of 12 pers: James the old Cooper, Wm. Cresby, Xpter. Heard, Jno. Atkins, Jno. Stead, Elizabeth Wood, Thomas Liddell, David Hopkins. Note: 200 acs, the remainder of rights of a patent of 1000 acs. relinquished. Note: Renewed in name of Mr. Tho. Button, Mar. 18, 1662, having married the relict of sd. Gillett.
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LANCASTER COUNTY DEEDS & WILLS 1654-1661; Antient Press; Page 26-27
KNOW ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERNE that I JOHN Gillett for many good causes me thereunto moveing & especially for the sum of Eighteen hundred pounds of good sound merchantable tobo: to be pd. unto me & my assignes according to the purport of Bills past unto me, have bargained & sold and like as by these p:sents do bargain & sell unto JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs Exrs, Admrs. & assignes Two hundred acres of land being p:cell of Fourteen hundred acres of land in a Patent specified lying on Rappahannock River of which divident one Mr. BEST hath Five hundred acres of land and JO: SMITH 200 acres and the sd JOSEPH is to take his proportion adjoyning unto the sd BESTs land or SMITHs & to have his full bredth upon the River according to the tenor of the Patent for his proportion and from the River to run his length: To have &
to hold the sd 200 acres with all priviledges thereunto belonging in as large manner as I the sd JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs Exrs. Admrs. & assignes forever without any the Letts hindrances or molestations whatsoever of any p:son or p:sons claiming by from or under me the sd GILLET and the sd JOSEPH BAYLY his heirs & assignes is to have a view of the Patent as often as occasion shall require for the decideing of any controversy that shall or may hereafter happen in or about the sd land and I the sd JOHN GILLET for me my heirs & assignes do engage to make such further assurance or assurances of the sd land unto the sd JOSEPH his heirs Ears & assignes as by the sd JOSEPHs learned Councell shall be advised or devised In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seale this 4th of Febru: 1655
Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of us
RICH. HARROWD JO: GILLETT
ED: PARKELY JANE GILLETT
Recognitr: Recordat 12d Junii sequen
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1656-1662 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 1, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 44
BE IT KNOWN unto all men by these presents that I JOHN GILLIT of the County of Rappahanock Planter do bestow & give & by these presents make a firme Deed of Gift of Two thousand six hundred acres of land being (missing) side of the freshes of Rappahanock County about Twelve miles above (NANZEMUM TOWNE unto) my beloved Spouse JANE GILLIT alienating & estranging from myself all my right title & interest of the aforesd land unto my said Wife her heirs & assignes in as full & ample manner To Have and To Hold said Land as I am priviledged (missing) thereunto belonging & likewise I the said JOHN GILLET do firmly give unto (my said Wife in) as large & ample manner as is above written six hundred acres of land (missing) the South side of Rappahanock County opposite to the lower part of NANZEMUM (TOWNEes) the Pattent thereof will relate & likewise (missing) six hundred acres of land lying likewise upon the South side of RAPPAHANOCK RIVER beginning at the MYLES END of the Six hundred acres of land which is imediately above menconed the said three devidents of land (herein conveyed) containing two thousand six hundred acres (missing) the second six hundred acres & the (missing) (hundred) acres together with one (missing) more containing Eight hundred (missing) the North side of Rappahanock (missing) fifteen myles above (missing) absolutely give unto my (said Wife her) heirs or assignes for ever (missing) in as large (and ample manner) as I am priviledged to hold the same (missing) Pattents to them belonging (missing) confirmation hereof I the said JOHN GILLET have hereunto sett my hand &Seale (missing) Aprill Anno Domini 1659 Witness EDWARD HUDSON, JOHN GILLIT Seal
JAMES BRADLUN, THOMAS LIDDALL
Recorded the 17th day of May Anno 1659
ANT: STEPHENS Cl Cur
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1663-1668 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 58-62
THIS INDENTURE made the tenth day of April. Anno Dom. 1666 Between THOMAS BUTTON of the County of Rappa. in Rappa. River in Virga. Planter and JANE his Wife Exectrix of the last Will and Testamt. of JOHN GILLETT late of the County of Rappa. Planter(deced) of the one part and HENRY CORBYN of the County of LANCASTER in Rappa. River aforesd Esqr. of the other parte Witnesseth that they the said Thomas Button & Janes his Wife for a good and Valluable consideracon in hand paid to them du by these presents for themselves their heires and assigner & Every of them give bargaine and sell unto the said Henry Corbyn one tract of land sett scituate lying and being in the Freshes of Rappahannocke in the aforesaid County of Rappah: and lately belonging to the,aforesaid John Gillett deced commonly called and knowne by the name of NIMCOCKE and doth contain in the whole Estimacon fower thousand acres of land more or less To Have and to Hold the sd Tract of land unto the sd Henry Corbyn his heires and assigner forever together with all proffits priviledges Comodityes & Emolumts thereunto belonging in as large & ample manner & form to all intents & purposes as is Expressed in the Pattent of the Land and by the Rents services in the sd Pattent menconed and will from time to time and at all times for Ever hereafter wthin the space of seaven yeares at the Reasonable request and at the costs and Charges in the Law of the sd Hen: Corbyn his heires and assignes and every of them make doe acknowledge Execute and suffer or cause to be done all and every such further Lawfull and reasonable act and acts for the further better & more perfect assuring sure setting and conveying of all the singular the before bargained premises wth their appurtences unto the sd Henry Corbyn his heires as by their Councell Learned in the Law shall be reasonably devized or required IN WITNESS whereof the parties first above mentioned have interchangeabley sett their hands and seals dated the day and year first above
written
In presents of HUM: BOOTH. Tho. Button
GILES CALE. HEN AWBREY Jane . Button
Recognit in Cur Com Rappa. 5th Die July Ano Dom 1666
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1665-1677 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 66-67
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I THOMAS GOODRICH of the County of Rappa. do here give grant & deliver unto JANE BUTTON to her own proper use one Cow mile with her increase that is not marked of the Stock of MICHAEL BARON for her Care & Paines in preserving ye sd Catle I being an Attorny for the said BARON & do hereby these presents give grant & confirme this Cow calf unto JANE BUTTON her heirs for ever from any person or persons whatsoever that shall lay any claime to the said Calfe in as firme & ample manner as if MICHAEL BARON were here himself present as witness my hand 18th May 1664
Test ANTHONY WATTS, THO: GOODRICH
ELATHY ELTHERSON the marke of
Recognr. in Cur Com Rappa 7 die february 1665
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1663-1668 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 3; [Antient Press]; Page 393-397
TO ALL TO WHOM etc NOW KNOW YEE etc. that I the sd WM. BERKELEY Knt. Governer etc Doe with the consent of the Councell of State accordingly give and grant unto THOMAS BUTTON Gent Six hundred acres of land scituate on the South side of Rappa. River opposite to the Lower parte of NANZEMOND TOWNE bounded on the No: West by Bests Creeke on the So: East by another Creeke called Ceder Creeke No: E: uppon the River 280 poles and South West into the woods 330 poles the sd land being formerly granted to JOHN GILLETT by Patt: dated the 21st of April 1657 and now Renewed in the sd Buttons name as marrying the Relict of the sd Gillett To Have and to Hold etc Provided Etc. Dated the 18th of March 1662 etc.
William Berkeley
The 23d of March 1664/5
The sale of land on the back hereof menconed was accknowledged in Court before the Rt. Honble. Governor and Councell by Mr. JOHN HULL on behalfe of JANE BUTTON he being thereunto impowered. Test Fra: Kirkman CiCur 29th Sept.
Seaven yeares time given and granted HENRY CORBYN Esqr. to whom the Pattent is assigned for seating the abovesd land.
By Comand Fra: Kirkman Cl Cur
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I THOMAS BUTTON for the sume of Tenn pounds to me in hand whereof I doe hereby accknowledg have bargained and sold unto HENRY CORBYN Esqr. his heires all my right title and Interred to all of the land vthin specifyed in this Pattent. To Have and to hold the same to him the aforesd Henry Corbin his heires for Ever in as large and ample manner as I might or ought to have and to hold the same WITTNESS my hand this 12th of May 1664.
In presence of FRA: KIRKMAN, Tho: Button
MARY DECON
28th of Septr. 1664 This Sale of land was accknowledged in Court before the Rt. Honble Governor & Coun cell by Francis Kirkman being impowered soe to doe by th sd Thomas Button.
Test THO: LUDWELL SENR
I JANE BUTTON wife of the abovesd Thomas Button doe freely and volluntary assigne all my right title and interrest of the wthin menconed land to Henry Corbyn and to his heires and assignes for Ever warranting the same agt my selfe and all claymeing from by or under me as WITTNESS my hand and seale this 4th day of January 1664
In presents of us NATH: ANDREWS, Jane Button
JOHN GATEWOOD her marke
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 124-125
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee ANTHONY & JANE NORTH for & in consideration of the thirds of two hundred acres of land the proper thirds of JANE the now Wife of THO BUTTUN by the said thirds JANE BUTTEN to us or; heirs given graunted made over and delivered as by a Deed to that effect acknowledged and recorded in the County Court of Rappa may further appeare Have made over and dd and by these prsents doe give make over and deliver unto the sd THO, BUTTON his heirs for ever a pcell of Marsh Ground or Land containing Tenn acres or thereabouts adioining on the land of WILLIAM DAINGERFIELD the Marsh comonly caled ANTHONY NORTHS LANDING To Have and To Hold the prmises wth appertences thereunto belonging from the said ANTHONY and JANE NORTH or: heires In Witness whereof and in confirmacon of these prsents for evermore ANTHONY & JANES NORTH have freely & ioyntly sett or hands & seales this 13th day of her Anna Dom 1669
in the presents of us JOHN WATTS. ANTHONY NORTH
GEORGE DAVIS. HUM BOOTH. the marke of
RICH: WHITE his marke JANE NORTH
Recognitr. Col, Mr. SAML. GRIFFIN & Capt. THOMAS HAWKINS 2d of Febry 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE the Wife of ANTHONY NORTH of the Prish of Farneham in the County of Rappa. for good causes me moveing as also in consideracon of a paire of Gloves by THO. BUTTEN of the Prish above sayd Gent unto me freely given & delivered have constituted appoynted & made GEORGE DAVIS of the County abovesaid Physician my Lawfull Atturney to appeare for me and in my behalfe & steede at or in the next Court held for the County above menconed then & there for mee &in my behalfe to absolutely and freely acknowledg to the sd THOMAS BUTTEN his heires & assignes my full share or my due & proper title & interest of the thirds of a parcell of Marsh Ground made over by a Deed of Guift by my Husband ANTHONY NORTH & myselfe to the sd BUTTEN as by the same uppon record may more at large appeare Authorizing and confirmeing my attorneys sd acknowledgment with as much power & venue as if I did the same in prson Wit ess my hand & seale this 13th of Sher 1669
n prsents of us RICH WHITE his marke the marke of
HEN WOODYEAR his marke JANE NORTH
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1668-1670 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 125-126
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that wee THOMAS & JANE BUTTEN of the Prish of Farnham in the County of Rappa. for divers good causes and considerations us thereunto moveing and especially for and in consideration of a pcell of Marsh Land containing tenn acres of thereabouts Given made over & exchanged and by these prsents delivered unto us for the valuable clause herein hereafter menconed Have given graunted made over and delivered & by these prsents doe give make over & deliver unto ANTHONY NORTH of the Pish abovesaid his heires the thirds of two hundred acres of land now in the tenure and occupation of the sd ANTHONY NORTH the said land being formerly the land of JNO. GILLETT the late or former Husband of me the said JANE BUTTON wch said Land was could by the said GILLETT to JOHN GREENE & since purchased by the said NORTH To Have & To Hold to the said ANTHONY NORTH his heirs & assignes all or: right title and interest & prticularly the right and property that belonges to mee as the thirds that belongs to me the said JANE BUTTON with all the priviledges to the sd land belonging according as they are contained in the Patten wherein the said land is contained and included from the date of these prsents forever as his and their proper Estate forever more warranting this sd Deed to him the said ANTHONY NORTH his heires forever to the said two hundred acres of land or parte or prcell thereof. In Witness whereof & for confirmation of these prsents have here freely & Joyntly sett or. hands and seales this 13th of Sber 1669
in prsents of us HUM BOOTH, THOMAS BUTTEN
JOHN WATTS, GEORGE DAVIS the marle of JANE BUTTEN
Recognitr, in Cur Rappa. 3d die Feb' 1669
KNOW ALL MEN by these prsents that I JANE BUTTEN the now Wife of THO: BUTTEN have made put & constituted HENRY AWBREY my true and lawful Atturney for me and in my name steed & place to acknowledge unto ANTHONY NORTH or his order in the County Court of Rappa, all my right title & interest to two hundred acres of land lying scituate & being on the South side of GILSON CREEK wch land did formerly belonge to my Deceased Husband JOHN GILLETT and now in the possession of the abovesaid ANTHONY NORTH & whatsoever my said Atturney doth act or doe in the prmises abovesd I shall Ratifie allow & confirme of as if I were there psonally prsent, In Witness hereof I have put my hand & seale this 2d day of Sher 1669
in the prsents of us JOHN HULL,
GEORGE MARKE them. marke of JANE BUTTON
Recordatr xth die Febr 1669
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1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 172 - 173
KNOWE ALL MEN by these pnts that I JANE BULLEN Widdow late Wife of THO: BULLEN of the County of Rapp& doe for divers good causes & considerations me thereunto moveing but more Especially for the Natural love & affection that I bears unto CHARLES GOODRICH Sonn to THO: GOODRICH Coll. of the above named County of Rappa. I doe by these pots give & graunt unto the said CHARLES GOODRICH the First mare fold that comes of either my old or younge mares I doe freely give unto the sd CHARLES GOODRICH and his heires for Ever more with all the Increase that may arise from her the said mare fold both male & female Irrevokeable never to be called back again by me nor by any pson or psons wtsoever for me or in my behalfe but to stand fast & firme for the proper use and behoofe of the said CHARLES GOODRICH further I doe oblige my selfe to acknowledge this said Deed of Guift at the next Court held for Rappa.
County for the true performance of the same I have hereunto sett my hand & seal this Ninth day of August in the year of or: Lord God one thousand six hundred & seaventy in pnts of us
WILLM. PATTY, JANE BULLEN
RICHARD FOX
KNOWE ALL MEN by these puts that I JANE BULLEN Widdow late Wife of THO: BULLEN
deced do by these presents make constitute and ordaine WM. POTTS my Loveing Friend
to be my true & lawfull Atturney to acknowledge a Deed of Guift of a mare fold by me given unto CHARLES GOODRICH Sonn of THO: GOODRICH in the time of my widdowhood as will be made appeare by the Deed of Guift bearing date with these prsents. Witness my hand & seale 9th August 1670
in pntes of us HENRY AWBREY, JANE BULLEN
RICHARD FOX

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1670-1672 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 4, Part II; [Antient Press]; Page 280
KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that I JANE WALLS {sic WATTS} formerly Wife to JOHN JELLIOTTT {Sic Gillett} deceased and late wife of THOMAS BUTLER {sic Button} doe Raffie that the Land called NEYMCOCKE formerly the land of my deceased Husband JOHN WALL and given by his Will was sold by my Husband BUTTON and myselfe to HENRY CORBYN Esqr. for the satisfaction and payment of the debts of the said JOHN JELLETT his personall Estate not being able to discharge his debts as Witness my hand and seale this 24th of Januarie 1671 signum
Test EDMUND CRASK JANE WALLS
WILL. TRANDIS
Recordatr, x8th die Aprillis 1672
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1672-1674 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 31
MRS. JANE WATTS hir gift to hir God Daughter SUSANNA EVANS is one two yeare old heifer called Lovely marked with a crop and a slit and an over keele on the right eare upon the left eare a crop and a half moone with an under keele and an upper keel the said SUSANNA is to have all the increase of the sd heifer to hir and hir heirs forever.
Recognit xxxl die June 1672
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1672-1674 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Deed Book 5, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 32
MRS, JANES WATTS her gift unto WILLIAM Sonne to ANTHONY NORTH is one 2 yeare old heifer named Cherry marked on the right Eare with a crop and a square taken of the fore part of the eare on the left eare an over keele and an under keele with a slitt on the top of the eare and a Nick under the eare with all hir increase both male and female and if the said WILLIAM die before he comes of age then the said Heifer and hir increase is hereby given to ABRAHAM NORTH his Brother and his heirs forever
Recordat xx7 die Juny 1672
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1677-1679 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Will & Deed Book 6, Part I; [Antient Press]; Page 147-148
TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come I THOMAS GORDON of ye Parish of Farnham in ye County of Rappae: & JANE my Wife send Greeting in or: Lord God Everlasting. Know yee that we sd THOMAS GORDON & JANE his Wife for diverse good causes thereunto moving but more espetially for sums of Thirty six thousand pounds of tobacco & cask to us in hand secured to be paid, I have sold unto ROBERT THOMLIN SENIOR of ye Parish of Sittingbourne in ye County aforesd. Planter, all that plantation or tract of land whereon wee now live, being on South side of Rappae. River in ye said County & Parish of Farnham joyning to or neare a Creek commonly called by ye name of HODGSKINS CREEK, Beginning on ye Northwest side of e Creek & running for breadth East N: East & thence East to a marked Pokikery, thence by a line of marked trees deviding that land & ye land formerly belonging to BARTHOLOMEW HODGSKINS [Hopkins] North West to a marked Pokikery, thence for breadth againe West South West & finally South to ye place where it first began as by Pattent granted to JOHN GILLETT bearing date ye 4th of February 1653 may & doth more at large appeare, together wth all ye houses, edifices, gardens, orchards, woods & water coruses & all other priviledges whatseover belonging (wch sd land was formerly given by JOHN GILLETT as appeares by Deed of Gift bearing date ye 15th of April 1659 & alsoe by ye sd GILLETTs last Will & Testamt. bearing date ye 2d: day of May 1659) unto ye aforesd JANE his then Wife, now Wife of ye sd GORDON, To have and to hold all ye afore demised prmises wth every part thereof (now in ye possession of ye sd THOMAS GORDON & JANE his Wife) wth all priviledges of fishing, fowling, hawking, hunting & his due share of mines mineralls unto ye sd ROBERT THOMLIN his heires & assignes forever Yeilding & paying yearly to or: Lord ye King his heires ye yearly rents & services due & accustomed to be paid for ye same. And ye sd THOMAS GORDON & JANE his Wife doe agree wth ye sd ROBERT THOMLIN his heires that at ye time of signing they have good right of ye prmises and that it is free from all In cumbrances whatsoever. In Witness whereof ye parties have sett their hands & seals this 20th day of November 1677 & in ye 29th years of ye raigne of or: Sovereign Lord King Charles ye Second of England &c.
Signed Sealed & delivered in
presence of HEN: SMITH, THOMAS GORDON
WM. PANNOCK, RALPH BRAYDON JANE GORDON
Recognitr in Cur Com Rappae xx die 9bris 1677 et Recordatr. x8 die January

Child of John Gillett and Jane Thresh? is:
113 i. Jane Gillett, born Bef. 1647 in Old Rappahannock Co. (present-day Essex Co. or vicinity), VA?; died Aft. 1670 in South Farnham Parish, Essex Co., VA?; married Anthony North.

234. Robert Anderson?

Child of Robert Anderson? is:
117 i. Mary Anderson?, married Richard Cottrell.