Ancestors of Mary Smith

Generation No. 1

1. Mary Smith, born 30 Nov 1777 in Sussex Co., VA; died Abt. 08 May 1811 in Bedford Co., VA.. She was the daughter of 2. Capt. Isham Smith and 3. Patience Drew. She married (1) Robert Munford Walker 18 Feb 1796 in Sussex Co., VA (bond date). He was born 05 Aug 1771 in Dinwiddie Co., VA, and died 15 Jun 1827 in Bedford Co., VA.. He was the son of Col. David Walker, Jr. and Peletiah Jones.

More About Mary Smith:
Burial: Walker family plot at Ninninger, Bedford Co., VA

Notes for Robert Munford Walker:
Robert Munford Walker, his first wife, Mary Smith Walker, and their older children, along with several of Robert's siblings, moved from Dinwiddie County, Virginia, to Bedford County, Virginia, about 1800, settling along present-day Route 43 (Virginia Byway), several miles south of the present City of Bedford.

Following Mary's death in 1811, probably from childbirth, Robert Munford Walker was married (second) on June 11, 1812 in Bedford County to Judith Edgar, born March 30, 1784, daughter of James and Phebe Wright Edgar. She also predeceased Robert. Robert and Judith Edgar Walker had six children:

1. Peter Ravenscroft Walker, born May 11, 1813 in Bedford County

2. Katherine Ann Walker, born February 24, 1815 in Bedford County

3. David Henry Walker (January 18, 1817-December 16, 1885) married December 20, 1840 to Caroline Skinnell (October 30, 1824-June 29, 1898)

4. George Mayo Anderson Walker, born April 20, 1819 in Bedford County, where he was married February 26, 1849 to Ann Booker McGhee, born about 1826, died March 25, 1893.

5. Samuel Phillips Walker (January 24, 1822-September 12, 1891) married November 24, 1845 in Bedford County to Theodoshia Quarles, his first cousin once removed, daughter of David Walker Quarles and Anna Leftwich, and sister of Eliza J. Quarles who married Major Joshua Ward Laughon, son of Isham Laughon and Nancy Hackworth.

6. Maria Louisa Walker, born February 1, 1824.

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Will of Robert M. Walker, Sr. 1772-1827

I, Robert M. Walker of the County of Bedford and State of Virginia being weak as to bodily Health but of sound mind and disposing memory thanks to the Almighty God, do think proper to make this my last Will and Testament,first,Recommend my Soul to God who gave it and commit my Body to the Earth from whence it came to be Buried in a decent manner by my Executor herafter named, As to my wordly goods which it hath pleased God, to endow me with I dispose of them as follows to wit, I give to my Son William I. Walker two lots of Land a part of my Tract which I now live on both marked No. 1 in the plott hereto annex'd to this my last will and testement one lying adjoining The Land belonging to the estate of Thos. Key Lee and that of Col. David Saunders and bounded on the East by Turner's Creek containg by Survey Eleven and & half acres the other lying above and below Saunders or Cambells Mill mostly on the East side Triggs Road Containing fortyfour Acres also my Negro man John to him and his Heirs forever, I give to my Son James A. Walker that part of my Land marked No. 2 in said Plott adjoining said Plotts No. 1 and said Millpond or Creek containing thirty nine Acres also my Negro boy Jeff to him and his Heirs forever, I give to my Son Joseph P. Walker that part of my land marked No. 3 in said plott and lying between Lotts No. 2 and No. 4 containing thirty seven Acres; also my Negro boy Josiah and my mare Colt called Hiatoga to him and his Heirs forever I give to my Son John T. Walker that part of my Land marked in said plott No.4 and lying between No. 3 and No.5 containing Forty eight Acres also my Negro Boy Jackson, nicknamed Toler, which I have heretofore lent to my son William I. Walker for a Nurse also his Choice of my other young Colts to him and his Heirs forever, I give to my son Robert M. Walker that part of my Land which he now lives on and marked in said Plott No. 5 and adjoing No. 4 Containing Fifty three Acres also my Negro boy Emanuelle and my bay Colt three years old next spring to him and his Heirs forever, I also give to said Sons above named all property heretofore put in their possession by me to them and their Heirs forever, I give to my Daughter Wilmuth I. Fiser the property which I have heretofore put in her possession to wit, my Negro girl Jude &C to her and her Heirs forever, I give to my daughter Elizabeth A. Early the property which I have heretofore put in her possession to wit, my Negro boy Olliver &C to her and her Heirs forever, I give to my daughter Mary A. S. Walker my Negro boy Lusis also my other young colt and one feather bed & furniture toher and her Heirs forever, I give to my son Peter R. Walker my tract of Land lying in The County of Greenbrier which I purchased of James Robinson to him and his Heirs forever It is my further will and desire that all the Remainder of my Land and Negroes with as much of my stock of Horses Cattle Hogs and sheep and Household and Kitchen furniture as my Executor shall think sufficient to support & educate my Children with the money arising from the sale of what property may be sold after paying my Just debts & funeral expences amd after that purpose is attained I give the ballance of my Land not already disposed of to my three Sons to wit David H. Walker George M. A. Walker and Samuel P. Walker, to be equally divided between them according to Quantity and Quality to them and their Heirs forever, I also give to each of my Children to wit my sons Peter R. Walker, David H. Walker George M. A. Walker and Sam. P. Walker , and to my daughters Catherine A. Walker and Maria L. Walker to each as they shall become of Lawfull age or marry one negro boy or Girl as near the age of Nine or ten years as can be selected out of those of my Negroes not already disposed
of which may be living at that time, and to each of my said daughters Katharine A. Walker and Maria L. Walker one feather bed & furniture to them & their Heirs forever, and it is my further will and desire that after the raising and Education of my Children shall be finished and have each the property allotted as named above that the ballance of my Negroes and other property be equally divided Between
all my Children saving Nevertheless if any Negro already disposed to anyone or more of my Children shall die Before Said Child or Children shall get possession of said Negro then such Child shall have one other negro boy or girl of the Age of nine or ten years old given them as heretofore and it is my further will and desire that the Colts given to my Children shall be kept and raised until they shall be each of them three years old without expence to such child I hereby Constitute and appoint my Son James A. Walker my executor to this my last will and Testament and I hereby Constitute and appoint my Nephew David W. Quarles and my Soninlaw William Early and my son Robert M. Walker, Trustees to assist my Executor in appointing and agreeing with some person from time to time to attend to and manage my plantation and Negroes &C. and take charge of raising clothing and educating my children and my said Trustee with my Executor or a Majority of them shall at any time make such agreement and continue it prom um[?]......[?]as they or a Majority of them may think proper and it is my further will and desire that if the Colt given not as above to my son Robert M. Walker should ^ turnout to be equal to the Value of Sixty dollars that it shall be made up to him in money or another Colt be raised and kept with my Estate left as above named untill it shall be three years old and then given him by my Executor above named in testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this 2nd day of April--in the year of our Lord Christ One Thousand eight hundred and twenty seven
Test
Robert M Walker
Abraham Powell 2/[?]July WIWalker Seal
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The following article appeared in "The Bedford Bulletin," 19 August 1992:

County moved old graveyard

By Rebecca Jackson-Clause
Editor

The remains of seven 19th century Bedford countians were moved last Monday from a little graveyard lying perilously close to the county's new landfill off Va. 43 south and placed in a new cemetery on an adjoining farm.

The graves, which belonged to Robert Munford Walker, who died in 1827, and other members of his family, were relocated to a new cemetery on land owned by Dick Walker, a present-day relative.

A low bid on the project, not family ties, put the relocation in the hands of Bedford funeral director Willard "Skip" Tharp, a great, great,great, grandson of Robert Walker. Tharp not only supervised the excavation and reinterment of the remains, which is required by Virginia state law, but labored alongside his employees.

"It was an honor to do this for my direct ancestors," Tharp said of the painstaking effort, which took about seven hours.

Although it was first believed that the cemetery, long cloaked in vines and cedar, contained a dozen graves, the excavators could find only seven. All of those located had documentation and were marked by either marble headstones or fieldstones.

As was the custom of the time, the old graves lay beneath six feet of sod. Tharp and his team of three men used backhoes to remove the uppermost layers of earth, then approached the more delicate parts of the graves with hand tools.

The workers carefully placed the remains in individual, numbered and detailed concrete vaults, which were transported to a family cemetery on the Walker farm. Tharp said the old gravemarkers were interred with the vaults in new excavations, and symmetrical, flat markers will be used to tell where each person is buried. The graves join those of other Walkers, including some prominent members of the clan.

Tharp said as Bedford County grows and land is needed for residential and business development, more old cemeteries will have to be relocated. The actual excavation is only the last step in an arduous process involving a search for descendants and a formal hearing. Sue Gilbert, county administrative assistant, and county attorney Johnny Overstreet spent at least a year tracking down Walker family members to inform them of the county's intent to move the graveyard. Overall, county officials contacted about 200 relatives. Overstreet searched deeds to determine that no kin retained any rights to the land and no burials were made in the cemetery for at least 25 years, another state law. Finally, a formal court hearing was held in early May, at which Judge William Sweeney ruled the graves could be relocated.

More About Robert Munford Walker:
Burial 1: Bef. 1992, Originally buried on his farm off from Route 43, Bedford Co., VA
Burial 2: 1992, His family plot was moved nearby to the plot of his son James to make way for a new landfill for Bedford County
Occupation: Planter & slaveholder
Residence: Dinwiddie Co., VA until about 1798, when he took his wife, his brother William, and three sisters to Bedford County, settling about eight miles southwest of Liberty (now the City of Bedford) on present-day Route 43

Generation No. 2

2. Capt. Isham Smith, born Bef. 1729 in Brunswick Co. or Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1795 in Sussex Co., VA. He was the son of 4. William Smith and 5. Ann ?. He married 3. Patience Drew 12 Jul 1762 in Southampton Co., VA.
3. Patience Drew, born Abt. 1740 in Southampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1801 in Sussex Co., VA. She was the daughter of 6. Newitt Drew and 7. Mary Purcell.

More About Capt. Isham Smith:
Appointed/Elected: Justice of Sussex County Court; county sheriff 1782-84
Military service: 1775, Captains Jones (probably Robert), Smith (probbaly Isham), Hill (probably Green), & Marrable (probably Hartwell) directed by Committee of Safety to lead musters at "High Hills."
Probate: 02 Apr 1795, Sussex Co., VA
Property 1: 16 Feb 1769, Isham Smith and Patience his wife sold 350 acres on south side of Nottoway River on Chictacra Swamp, adjoining the Brunswick County line, to Francis Eppes of Sussex County.
Property 2: Resided in Sussex Co., VA on a branch of Harris AKA Harry's Swamp called Smith Branch, off present-day Stewart Road (Route 616)

Children of Isham Smith and Patience Drew are:
i. Selah Smith, married Drury Thweatt.
ii. Elizabeth Smith, married ? Nicholson.
iii. Ann (Nancy) Smith, married John Loftin.
iv. Frances Smith
v. Williamson Smith, born 03 Aug 1762 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA.
vi. Priscilla Smith, born 28 Jun 1765 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; married Chappel Bonner 13 Aug 1787 in Sussex Co., VA.
vii. Sarah Smith, born 29 Jan 1768 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died Bet. 1802 - 1806 in Tennessee; married John Bonner 03 Feb 1791 in Sussex Co., VA; born 20 Aug 1764 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died Bet. 1840 - 1842 in Wilson Co., TN.
viii. Charles Smith, born 14 Oct 1769 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died 1801 in Sussex Co., VA; married (1) Susanna Williamson; married (2) Martha Chambliss.
ix. Lucy Smith, born 09 Feb 1772 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died Bef. 07 Jul 1799; married Newitt L. Drew 07 Nov 1793 in Sussex Co., VA; born 26 Feb 1772 in Southampton Co., VA; died 1842 in Webster Parish, LA.

More About Newitt L. Drew:
Comment: There is no record of any children by his first marriage to Lucy Smith, his first cousin. His children were by his second marriage to Sally Maxwell Hayes, including Thomas Stevenson Drew (1802-1877), 4th Governor of Arkansas.
Event: 1822, Established saw/ grist mills at Overton, the confluence of Dorcheat Bayou and Cooley Creek. Commercial traffic increased there and along the Red River the next few years.
Residence 1: Abt. 1797, One source says he settled in Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN, in his teens, without any family. If this is true, he must have come back to Virginia before he married and then returned to Tennessee ca. 1797.
Residence 2: Abt. 1818, Settled in Northwest Louisiana, originally in present-day Claiborne Parish, founding Overton which later became known as Minden Lower Landing, building a sawmill and gristmill where Cooley Creek flows into Dorcheat Bayou.
Residence 3: Aft. 1818, Settled in Webster Parish, LA, a more healthful and less flood-prone location than Overton in present-day Claiborne Parish.

x. Rebecca Smith, born Aft. 1772 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died Aft. 15 Feb 1843 in Wilson Co., TN; married John Bonner Aft. 1806; born 20 Aug 1764 in Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., VA; died Bet. 1840 - 1842 in Wilson Co., TN.
1 xi. Mary Smith, born 30 Nov 1777 in Sussex Co., VA; died Abt. 08 May 1811 in Bedford Co., VA; married Robert Munford Walker 18 Feb 1796 in Sussex Co., VA (bond date).

Generation No. 3

4. William Smith, born Abt. 1700 in Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1751 in Surry Co., VA. He was the son of 8. Nicholas Smith and 9. Elizabeth Flood. He married 5. Ann ?.
5. Ann ?, died in Surry Co., VA.

Notes for William Smith:
http://www.geocities.com/marymar_99/Smith1.html

William Smith, son of Nicholas Smith and Elizabeth Flood King, was born in Surry Co VA. On 13 Oct 1737, William Smith was granted 970 acres of land on the south side of the Roanoke River in Brunswick Co VA. William Smith and his wife Ann______ lived there for several years; William Smith was a Vestryman at St. Andrew Parish. He moved back to Surry Co VA in 1745 after selling his large land holdings which were acquired chiefly by patent.
William Smith's will was probated 15 Oct 1751, it is recorded in Surry Co VA Will Book
1738-1754, p 747.

WILL OF WILLIAM SMITH
Surry County, VA 1738-1754, p747
In the name of God Amen
I William Smith of Surry County being at this time of perfect and sound memory but considering that I must die when God of his infinite Mercy is pleased to call me. I do constitute and appoint this to be my last Will and Testament. First and foremost I give and devise my soul to God that gave it to me. And to Jesus Christ my Blessed Savior and Redeemer hoping for the Resurrection at the last day and for everlasting happiness in the World to come and my body to the earth to be buried in such decent manner as my Executor hereafter mentioned shall think fitt and as for my worldly goods which Almighty God in his great mercy has bestowed upon me I give and devise as in the manner following

Item - I give and devise unto my son Cuthbert and to his heirs all my land lying on the lower side of the Reedy Creek in Brunswick County whereon he now lives with the appurtenances thereunto belonging.

Item - I give and devise unto my aforesaid son Cuthbert one negro fellow named Sam and my negro boy named Jemmy and all other moveables where with he my said son is now possessed with which heretofore have been delivered to him by me.

Item - I give and devise unto my daughter Sarah one negro boy named Tom.

Item- I give and devise unto my son William all the remainder of my land lying in Brunswick County on the upper side of the Reedy Creek aforesaid with the appurtenances thereunto belonging the same to be for him and his heirs.

Item - I give and devise unto my said son William one negro wrench named Moll and her child which is named George and all other moveables where with he my said son Will is possessed with which has been heretofore delivered to him by me.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Isham and his heirs four hundred acres of land be the same more or less lying and being in Surry County on the North side of Nottoway River and bounded as followeth, to wit. Beginning at a corner Red Oak adjoining Harrison's line thence by a line of trees marked and choped in present of my said son's Cuthbert Will and Edward Davis to John Wilkersons land, thence by Wilkerson's Line to Harrison's aforesaid thence by Harrison's line to the beginning and if he my said son Isham dyes without heir then the said land to remain to my son Josiah and his heirs.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Isham all my land lying on the south side of Nottoway River in Surry County and if he my son Isham dyes without heir then to remain to my son William and his heirs and if he my son William dyes without heirs then to remain to my son Josiah and his heirs.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Isham one negro fellow named Ned, one feather bed and furniture one iron pot and ten head of cattle and the large black colt.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Josiah all my land heretofore unmentioned to be to him and his heirs except the use of my Manner Plantation which I devise unto my dearly beloved wife Ann during her widowhood and then to remain to my son Josiah and to his heirs and if he dyes without heirs then all the said tract of land heretofore unmentioned to remain to my son Isham and his heirs.

Item - I give and devise unto my son Josiah one negro girl named Frank and one feather bed and furniture one iron pot and ten head of cattle and my gunn.

Item - I give and devise unto my daughter Lucy one negro girl named Eva the same which my daughter has got already in her possession and one negro child named Milley.

Item - I give and devise unto my daughter Susannah one negro boy named Robin and if she my daughter dyes without heirs then to remain to my son Josiah and his heirs likewise I give and devise to my said daughter Susannah one side saddle at the value of three pounds ten shillings, one bed and furniture, one iron pott and ten head of cattle after her mothers decease.

Item - I give the use of my negroes as namely Jack, Besse, Rachel and Judy I lend my dearly beloved wife Ann during her widowhood and if she marries or dyes then Jack and Rachel to remain to my son Isham and Besse and Judy to remain to my son Josiah.

Item - I lend the rest of my whole estate to my dearly beloved wife Ann during her widowhood and when she marries or dyes then the remain to my son Isham and my son Josiah and my daughter Susannah then surviving equal to be divided.

Item - Lastly I constitute and appoint my sons Isham and Josiah to be executors of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the same with my seal this twenty-sixth day of January one thousand seven hundred and fift
William (X) Smith
Law Gibbons
John Wilkerson
George Robartson

Surry Co. Court 15 Oct 1751
The within written last Will and Testament of William Smith - deceased was presented in court by Isham Smith and Josiah Smith the executors therein named who made oath thereto according to the law and the same was proved by the oaths of John Wilkerson and George Robartson two of the witnesses thereto and by the court ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said executors certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form.
Aug Claiborne Clk

More About William Smith:
Probate: 15 Oct 1751, Surry Co., VA
Property: 20 Nov 1747, Land on Cetacory Swamp was surveyed for him
Will: 26 Jan 1750, Surry Co., VA

Children of William Smith and Ann ? are:
i. Cuthbert Smith, born in Surry Co., VA?; died Abt. 1780 in Brunswick Co., VA; married (1) Elizabeth Washington; married (2) Elizabeth Chamberlayne 25 Jul 1758; born in probably Brunswick Co., VA.
ii. Lucy Smith
iii. Susanna Smith
iv. Josiah Smith, born Abt. 1725 in Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1818 in York Co., SC; married Elizabeth Collier.

Notes for Josiah Smith:
http://www.geocities.com/marymar_99/Smith2.html

Josiah Smith was b ca 1725 in VA, son of William Smith and Ann (Isham?) (Sterling?); ca 1748,
he md Elizabeth Collier, daughter of Ann Vines and Isaac Collier Josiah Smith lived in Sussex Co
VA when several of the older children's births are recorded in Albermarle Parish records. In 1771 he was living in Brunswick Co VA when he witnessed the will of his father-in-law. In 1776 Josiah
Smith, Blacksmith, was living in Henry Co VA and it appears all of his children were there also.
He was a patriot in the Rev War as shown by the following entries: Josiah Smith allowed for 82
rations to Thomas Smith, a British prisoner wounded and unable ot travel (VA Mag Vol 10 p 73).
Josiah Smith f550 shot gun impressed for Capt. Hanby's Co of Militia 20 Apr 1781 (VA Mag Vol
10 p 358). 2 Mar 1782 Josiah Smith allowed for 2 1/2 bushels of corn furnished Capt. Henderson
on his march to join Gen. Green. In Mar 1781. Josiah Smith allowed 7 diets and forage for 8
horses furnished Commissary of Provisions.

Josiah Smith sold his land in Henry Co VA Sep 1784 to John Staples for five hundred pounds. It
being three tracts to wit: (1) 215 ac on the brances of Horsepasture Creek, it being the place Josiah
Smith now lives; (2) by patent 189 ac on the brances of Horsepasture Creek; (3) 150 ac on south
side of North Mayo River. He bought 470 acres on Broad River in York Co SC from John and
Eleanor Foster on 26 Jul 1787. Most of his children lived in York Co SC until a few migrated to
other areas. Josiah Smith made his will 9 Oct 1815, probated 14 Oct 1818 in York Co SC.

http://www.geocities.com/marymar_99/Smith_will.html

WILL OF JOSIAH SMITH
In the Name of God Amen I Josiah Smith of the District of York and State of South Carolina Being by the goodness of God tho weak in bodey yet of sound and perfect understanding and memory do constitute this my Last Will and testament and desire it to be received by all as suc
I most humbly Bequeath My Soul to God my Maker Beseeching his most gracious acceptance of it through the all sufficient merit of my most Compassionate Redeemer Jesus Christ Blessed be God Amen. Imprimus I give my bodey to the Earth from whence it was taken in full assurance of its resurrection from thence at the Last Day and as for my burial I desire it may be decent without pomp or state at the direction of my wife and children who I doubt not will manage it with all requisite prudence--as to my Worldly Estate I Will and positively order that all my Debts be paid. Item I give and bequeath my plantation on which I now live to my two sons Miles and Rodah to be divided between them as follows, to run from the river to the branch that runs through my lower bottom fields so as to leave two acres to Miles at the lower end between the river and said branch then up the branch to my line-----
Item, I will and bequeath the whole of the profits of the plantation I now attend and the use of my house and negroes I now possess and all and every of my household property to the use of my beloved wife during her lifetime and I do will that the whole of my other personal property. Except so much as may be actually necessary to the support of the family and plantation shall be kept entire together until her death and then to be divided in the manner hereafter directed--
Item I do also will that my negroes named Jimmy, Adam, Moses, Louis, Phibey, Betsey, Granby, and Alison shall at and from the time of the death of my beloved wife that the five first named here shall be set free then. And also I will that my daughter in law Jane Smith shall take the above named Betsey in care until the age of twenty one at which age and time the said Betsey shall be set free, also I will that son Miles shall take the above named Granby in care until the age of twenty one and then he shall be free, also I will that my son Rodah shall take Alison above mentioned into his care and keep him until the age of twenty one at which time and age he shall be free. But I will that the said three young negroes last named shall be and remain on the plantation during the lifetime of my wife to be raised and supported by the labours of the other hands while she is living, and then the three persons above mentioned is to take them into care as above and liberate them as above directed-
Item, I also do will and ordain that if in case that any of my sons or son in laws or daughters or grand children who may consider themselves as heirs to any of my estate may be dissatisfied and be contentious and does go to law in order to break this my will or in order to prevent the freedom of more or less of the negroes so to be set free by this my will, that if in case my Executors by me herein appointed shall find that the laws of the state will not suffer said negroes to be according to this my will set free that then, in that case, that the negroes shall be divided as follows the whole of the above eight negroes be divided between my two sons Rodah and Miles and also any children that my wench Phibey may have from the date of this my will unto the time of her being set free they shall be set free when she is to be free or else belong to Miles and Rodah my sons as above directed in case of the negroes I do also will and ordain that all the rest of my personal estate not above mentioned shall be equally divided between Wm. Smith, Isaac Smith, Susannah Norwood, Judey French, Elizabeth Hampton, Lucey Howell my children and also Jacob Stalings, Isaac Summerford and Jemimah Smith my grand children the whole to be divided mutually between them without any sale--
and I do constitute my two sons Miles and Rodah Smith Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, and trustees to manage the whole of my estate after my decease for the use of my wife to the best advantage during her life. In testimony thereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this ninth day of October One thousand Eight hundred and fifteen and in the fortieth year of the Independence of the United Sates of America.
Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in presence of us
James Plaxco
Abram Summerford
Sam'l Burns-- Josiah Smith (Seal)
Probated October 14, 1818
Will Book "D" p.225
Case No. 39
File No. 658

v. William Smith, Jr., born Abt. 1730 in Surry Co., VA; died Bef. Feb 1816 in Patrick Co., VA; married Hannah Jackson.
2 vi. Capt. Isham Smith, born Bef. 1729 in Brunswick Co. or Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1795 in Sussex Co., VA; married Patience Drew 12 Jul 1762 in Southampton Co., VA.

6. Newitt Drew, born Abt. 1710 in Surry Co, VA; died Abt. 1775 in Southampton Co., VA. He was the son of 12. Edward Drew and 13. Frances Newitt. He married 7. Mary Purcell Abt. 1739 in Isle of Wight Co., VA?.
7. Mary Purcell, born in Isle of Wight Co., VA or Southampton Co., VA; died in Southampton Co., VA?. She was the daughter of 14. Thomas Purcell and 15. Elizabeth ?.

More About Newitt Drew:
Probate: 10 Aug 1775, Southampton Co., VA
Residence: St. Luke Parish, Southampton Co., VA
Will: 10 Sep 1774, Southampton Co., VA

Notes for Mary Purcell:
The following is part of an e-mail from Larry Horn, dated September 29, 2003, corroborating that Mary Drew was a daughter of Thomas Purcell:

In these families it is accepted that Newitt Drew's wife was Mary Purcell. Proof that supports the circumstantial evidence you allude to? In a deed of gift of 13 August l752 (Southampton VA) Thomas Purcell refers to all his daughters by their married names: Sarah JOHNSON; Ann HORN; Phoebe THORPE (previously married to a Richardson); Elizabeth THORPE; and Mary DREW.

Additional corroboration, I think, is the following from Southampton Deed Book 3:
"Henry Horn and wife Ann of Edgecombe County, North Carolina to Newitt Drew 14 Jan. l762 100 acres on the west side of Angelica Swamp on Purcells Branch (given sd. Ann, wife of sd. Henry, by father Thomas Purcell on 12 Dec. l745)."

Incidentally, and re the Southampton references, it appears that the area of Isle of Wight where the Purcells were located became a part of Southampton Co. when the latter was formed out of Isle of Wight...

More About Mary Purcell:
Comment: The use of the first names Selah, Patience, Jeremiah, and Olive among her children is the best circumstantial evidence she was related to the Thomas Purcell family. These uncommon names are common in that family and the family of Isabella Purcell Whitehead

Children of Newitt Drew and Mary Purcell are:
i. Jeremiah Drew, born in Isle of Wight Co., VA?; died Aft. Nov 1784 in Southampton Co., VA; married Mary Parker.
ii. Edward Drew
iii. Jesse Drew
iv. Priscilla Drew, married ? Fitzhugh.
v. Selah Drew, married Bartholomew Figures; born Abt. 1732 in Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1775 in Northampton Co., NC.
vi. Olive Drew, married ? Harris.
vii. James Drew, married Mary Parker.
3 viii. Patience Drew, born Abt. 1740 in Southampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1801 in Sussex Co., VA; married Capt. Isham Smith 12 Jul 1762 in Southampton Co., VA.

Generation No. 4

8. Nicholas Smith, born in Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1718 in Surry Co., VA. He married 9. Elizabeth Flood Bef. 02 Sep 1680 in Surry Co., VA?.
9. Elizabeth Flood She was the daughter of 18. John Flood.

Notes for Nicholas Smith:
http://www.geocities.com/marymar_99/Smith.html

Nicholas Smith, b VA ca 1659, is the earliest ancestor of Susannah Smith that I have been able
to identify. He is found in the Surry Co VA records in March 1679 as a witness to a deed from
Richard Blow to Nicholas Sessums (Nicholas Smith had a sister who married a Sessums, first names not known to me); in July 1680, Nicholas Smith witnessed a transfer of land from John Smith and his wife, Mary Smith to Thomas Barrows. In May 1682, Nicholas Smith witnessed a deed from John and Mary Smith to Thomas Mathas.
Before 2 Sep 1680, Nicholas married Elizabeth Flood King b ca 1665, the widow of Thomas
King and the daughter of John Flood. On 2 Nov 1680 Elizabeth filed an inventory of Thomas King's estate as "Elizabeth, wife of Nicholas Smith and relict of Thomas King..."(Will Book, p 276, Surry Co VA). Offered as proof that Elizabeth was the daughter of John Flood is a deed made in 1693: Nicholas Smith and wife, Elizabeth; Thomas Land and wife Jane, the said Elizabeth and Jane being daughters of John Flood, convey unto John Harrington and John Nelson, 150 acres lying near plantations of Arthur Jordane and Colonel John Flood...(Deed Book 4, 1687-1694, p 336, Surry Co. VA).

Nicholas Smith made his will 18 Feb 1719, probated 18 Nov 1719 and directs:

Son: Nicholas Smith to receive five shillings and "what he owes me"
Son: John Smith was bequeathed 50 acres of land upon Cross Swamp
Son: Lawrence Smith a horse and saddle
Son: William Smith my plantation and land where I now live; if no heirs, then to my grandson,
Arthur Smith, the son of my son, John
Dau.: Mary Smith received a feather bed

http://www.geocities.com/marymar_99/Nicholas_will.html

WILL OF NICHOLAS SMITH
Surry Co., Va., Wills and Deeds, 1715-30, Book 7, page 227
In the Name of God Almighty Amen. I Nichl Smith of Southwark Parish being in perfect health sense and memory thanks be to Almighty God for it but considering the frailty and uncertainty of mans life do make and appoint and ordain this to be my Last Will and Testament in the manner and form as followeth.

First and above all I commend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it to me trusing on the merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ for a full and free pardon of all my sins committed in this frail life and my body to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereafter named and for what worldly estate God hath been pleased of his mercy to bestow upon me after all my just debts are paid I give and bestow as followeth.

I give unto my son, Nichl Smith, five schillings and what he owes me.

I give unto my son John Smith fifty acres of land as it ismarked out by me upon the head of the Cross Swamp where he first built being more or less to him and his heirs forever.

I give unto my son Lawrence Smith my horse bridle and sadle.

I give unto my son William Smith my plantation and land belonging to it whereon I now live will all houses, orchards, as it now lies to him and his heirs male lawfully begotton of his body and if it shall be that he die and leave no heir male of his body then my will is that my grandson Arthur Smith the son of my son John Smith shall possess my plantation and his heirs forever.

I give unto my daughter Mary my feather bed and bolster and my bed cloathes belonging to it.

I appoint my son William Smith my Executor of this my Last Will and Testament revoking all others made by me. As Witnesses my hand and seal this 18th day of February 1719.
Nichl Smith
Signed Sealed and Acknowledged to be his Will and Desire in presence of us
Zacharia Madderra
John Deberry
Priscilla Madderra

At a court held at Southward for the County of Surry 18 Nov 1719
The above mentioned Will of Nichl Smith deced was presented in court by Wm Smith Extr thereof who made oath thereto and being proved by the oats of Zacharia Maddera and John Deberry Witnesses thereto the same was ordered to be recorded and is recorded by John Allen, Ct Cur.

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Smith DNA Group R-M269-32 Nicholas Smith b c 1656 Surry Co VA
March 24, 2014,

This Smith blog post is for discussion of the Smith Official DNA Project group R-M269-32 that includes lineages that we believe all match together, even when the specific paper trail linkages between ancestors are unknown or cannot be proven.

Nicholas Smith was born c 1656, died after 1719 in Southwark Parish, James City co VA. Found in Surry Co VA records (March 1769- witness to deed from Richard Blow to Nicholas Sessums; witness to transfer of land from john Smith and wife Mary smith to Mary Barrows; May 1682 witness to deed from John and Mary Smith to Thomas Mathas)

Nicholas Smith b before 1656 VA m Elizabeth Flood. Descendants in Sussex VA, Clarke GA

Here is what we are asking for- discussion and sources, leading to collaboration and accuracy. If you see something on any given line (which you can compare by either clicking the tree icon or the pedigree icon on a given kit or participant) that looks incorrect, or needs to be expanded upon, or needs a source, please discuss/comment on it here so we can update the information to be as accurate as possible. Likewise, if you are looking at the group and you can see where one line that stops at a particular point can be connected to another line (or you have a well thought out, yet unproven, theory) please discuss/comment on it here.

Changes: We will periodically examine any proofs or changes set forth in a given post and have expectations that those whose lines these are, including the contact for the group, will also challenge or comment on anything they believe may be inaccurate. If a comment that seems reasonable and is sourced goes beyond a month without a challenge, we may update the tree with the information and sources.

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3 Responses to Smith DNA Group R-M269-32 Nicholas Smith b c 1656 Surry Co VA

smithsworldwide smithsworldwide says:

March 31, 2014 at 3:07 pm


Here's the confusion. We have a group of people who believe themselves to be descendants of Nicholas Smith of Surry Co VA. If you look at the matched group reports, you will find that one as R1b-32. (You can use your browser FIND to find Nicholas on the page) http://www.smithsworldwide.org/smtestcompareg.asp?grouping=GRP-R1b-32
According to one of the people associated with that group, Nicholas Smith may have had Richard as a brother. IF THAT IS SO, and given that YDNA goes from male to male to male, then by rights your group should match that one IF Richard of Surry and Nicholas of Surry are brothers. But you don't.
So there are some possibilities
1. Richard and Nicholas are not brothers
2. The Nicholas Smith of Surry VA is wrong about their parentage and paper trail.
3. Your group is wrong about the paper trail
4. There's an NPE in there
But that is what the issue is. IF the Nicholas Smith group is correct, and IF Richard is actually brother to Nicholas Smith, then both your groups should match.
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smithsworldwide smithsworldwide says:

March 31, 2014 at 3:08 pm


From Phyllis
The definite ancestor here would be Richard Henry Smith, Sr. born 1630, Newport Parish, Surry County, VA. He died 1713 Isle of Wight, VA. Wife's name Mary Tooke (1) and Marjorie Blow (2). His children through Mary Tooke were Richard Henry Smith, Jr. ( b.about 1633 Southwarke Parish (though there is discussion about this detail) and died Feb. 1756 Northampton County, NC), Thomas Smith (b. about 1665 Southwarke (?) and died 1737 Isle of Wight, VA., and Nicholas Smith (b. about 1667 Southwarke? and died in NC (?). Richard Sr.'s daughter by Marjorie Blow was Elizabeth Smith born about 1677 in Surry County, VA and died in 1733 in (it has been assumed) Chowan County, NC. Elizabeth married Thomas Sessoms.
Richard, Jr. was the father of Henry Arthur Smith, and down we go to Scott's line. I have not dug into the (what would you call it – the cross lines?) of his Tree, but I fully intend to do that.
Scott sent me an excerpt from Linda Cheek's book, Ancestors and Descendents of Smiths (p.181) that mentions Richard, Sr.'s 3 sons and that Thomas moved from Surry (which by then may have been Isle of Wight – I have seen that error a few times) to Edgecombe County, NC in 1742. I am not sure that she has the right Thomas, nor have I seen the actual book myself, but I know there was also a Will in Isle of Wight for a Thomas, wife Elizabeth, with other associations that make me think it may have been the grandson who went to NC. It looks to me from other land records that they all either went to Isle of Wight or their part of Surry became Isle of Wight before coming to NC.
At any rate, it has been relatively easy to find the associations that lead me to think this is the right pathway to get to my dead end, brick wall, typically Smith stubborn guy Thomas Smith, born by 1750 and perhaps 10 or so years prior.
Something from Boddie:
In Boddie's "Historical Virginia Families":
"Thomas, moved to Isle of Wight. On April 2, 1697, Robert Flake, Sr., sold to Thomas Smith, lately of Surry, 250 acres, part of 600, called Flake's Mill (17c.p630). On August 1, 1698, Thomas Smith of Surry sold this mill to William Goodman. Elizabeth Smith, Charles Savidge and Nicholas Sessum were witnesses. Elizabeth Smith signed as wife of Thomas. Robert Flake had bought this land from Thomas Moore, January 1, 1667, for on that date Moore sold Flake land near Surry County 'where Flake expects to erect a mill' (17c,p.556) On May 22, 1695, William Goodman announced his intention of 'departing out of the Colony' (Surry B5, p.49). He removed to North Carolina."
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Ginny Goblirsch says:

April 7, 2014 at 6:02 pm


I took a look at R1b-32 Nicholas Smith m Elizabeth Flood. There is no Richard who is a brother to Nicholas according to his father's will. Nicholas leaves no male heirs and this is prob the Surry Co. VA Nicholas Smith referred to in Coleman's Genealogy of the Smith family of Essex Co., VA

But in 12b1 Nicholas Smith m Mary Drew, Nicholas does have a brother named Richard and his father's name is Richard. Male descendants of Nicholas are Drew, Richard, James and Arthur. This group is from Isle of Wright and Surry Co., VA and some move to North Carolina.

Group Rb1-7 is not as well defined but looks like a Nicholas Smith m Elizabeth Raiford and this group has several Richards as ancestors. This group also goes from Virginia to North Carolina.

So there are at least 4 Nicholas Smiths in the above 3 groups, 3 of which are unrelated. There are 3 males named Richard and 3 named Thomas in the 2nd and 3rd group also unrelated.

The first group Nicholas Smith m Eliz Flood, group R1b-32 appears to be the most well defined with no one named Richard or Thomas in the early years.

More About Nicholas Smith:
Probate: 18 Nov 1719, Surry Co., VA
Will: 18 Feb 1719, Surry Co., VA

Notes for Elizabeth Flood:
http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?king::flood::861.html

Posted by: Gary Fentress Date: February 02, 2002

Elizabeth Flood Smith's first husband was Thomas King who appears to have been involved in Bacon's Rebellion and who died in Surry Co, VA sometime between 1678-80. In a 1680 Court document regarding Thomas King's estate, she is referred to as Elizabeth Smith, wife of Nicholas Smith ye relict of Thomas King. It appears that Thomas King and Elizabeth had at least 2 children, as in 1692, upon petition of a George Williams(surity on the handling of King's estate) Nicholas Smith was ordered to file an accounting and give security for the orphans parts (the orphans are not named). In 1695 a Daniel Wade died leaving in his will his entire estate to Thomas King and named his "friend" Nicholas Smith to be his executor. It seems likely that Nicholas Smith was named Executor because Thomas King was not of lawful age.
My ancestor Thomas King died in Surry Co, VA in 1732 and I am trying to establish his parentage. There is considerable and very persuasive (albeit circumstantial) evidence that my Thomas King was the child of Thomas King d 1680 and Elizabeth Flood. The Kings had numerous contacts with and owned property next to Col. John Flood and John Flood (Elizabeth's father). My Thomas King d 1732 and his wife, Deborah, are witnesses in many wills and documents that either involve or are witnessed by persons having contacts with Nicholas Smith. For instance, In 1696 Thomas Davis was named Surity for Nicholas Smith in administering Daniel Wade's estate (Thomas King sole beneficary), and in 1716 my Thomas King witnessed the will of the same Thomas Davis. Also in his will my Thomas King names his 9 children including John, William, Thomas, Elizabeth, Mary and Jane- all of which names also appear among the names of the children of Col. John Flood and John Flood. In fact, Thomas King's children have the names of all children of Col. John Flood and John Flood except Walter (son of Col. John Flood).

Children of Nicholas Smith and Elizabeth Flood are:
i. Nicholas Smith
ii. John Smith
iii. Lawrence Smith
iv. Mary Smith
4 v. William Smith, born Abt. 1700 in Surry Co., VA; died Abt. 1751 in Surry Co., VA; married Ann ?.

12. Edward Drew, born Abt. 1662; died Abt. 1749 in Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co., VA. He was the son of 24. Richard Drew and 25. Mabel ?. He married 13. Frances Newitt.
13. Frances Newitt, born in Surry Co., VA. She was the daughter of 26. William Newitt and 27. Elizabeth Jones.

More About Edward Drew:
Probate: 08 Mar 1749, Southampton Co., VA
Property 1: 10 Jul 1695, Deeded land to his brother Thomas Drew.
Property 2: 16 Mar 1719, Sold 400 acres to William Drew of Lawnes Creek which was left to Edward by his father.
Property 3: 1727, Patented 90 acres in Isle of Wight County (future Southampton) "on the south side of Nottoway River; beginning on the North side of a branch of Angelica Swamp, corner of his old land."
Residence: Surry Co., VA & Southampton Co., VA
Will: 24 Nov 1745, Southampton Co., VA

Children of Edward Drew and Frances Newitt are:
i. Thomas Drew, born in Surry Co., VA?; died Aft. 1757 in Halifax Co., NC.

More About Thomas Drew:
Property: 15 May 1728, Was conveyed by Richard Killingsworth land on the south side of Moratock River on south side of Cypress Swamp, then in Bertie Co., NC, now in Halifax Co., NC, which he conveyed to his 4 sons in Feb. 1757.

ii. Ann Drew, born in Surry Co., VA?; died in Halifax Co., NC; married Benjamin Lane.

More About Ann Drew:
Residence: Settled in Halifax Co., NC, where her son Joseph Lane served as sheriff in 1751-52.

iii. Mary Drew, born in Surry Co., VA?; died in Southampton Co., VA?; married John Harris; died 1764 in Southampton Co., VA.

More About John Harris:
Probate: 13 Dec 1764, Southampton Co., VA
Will: 21 Mar 1764, Southampton Co., VA

6 iv. Newitt Drew, born Abt. 1710 in Surry Co, VA; died Abt. 1775 in Southampton Co., VA; married Mary Purcell Abt. 1739 in Isle of Wight Co., VA?.

14. Thomas Purcell, born Abt. 1695 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1752 in Southampton Co., VA. He was the son of 28. Arthur Purcell and 29. Mary Joyner. He married 15. Elizabeth ?.
15. Elizabeth ?

Children of Thomas Purcell and Elizabeth ? are:
7 i. Mary Purcell, born in Isle of Wight Co., VA or Southampton Co., VA; died in Southampton Co., VA?; married Newitt Drew Abt. 1739 in Isle of Wight Co., VA?.
ii. Phebe Purcell
iii. Sarah Purcell, born in Isle of Wight Co., VA or Southampton Co., VA; died Aft. 02 Feb 1795 in Southampton Co., VA; married Abraham Johnson.
iv. ? Purcell, married ? Richardson.
v. Elizabeth Purcell, married Joseph Tharp/Thorp.
vi. Ann Purcell, born 01 Apr 1723 in Isle of Wight Co., VA or Southampton Co., VA; died Apr 1798 in Wayne Co., NC; married Henry Horn Abt. 1737 in Edgecombe Co., NC; born 21 Nov 1716 in Nansemond Co. (present-day City of Suffolk), VA; died 1798 in Wayne Co., NC.

Notes for Henry Horn:
http://members.core.com/~sharprm/library/horn.htm

Henry2 Horn (William1) was born in Nansemond Co, VA 21 Nov 1716. Henry died 1798 in Wayne Co, NC, at 81 years of age.

He married twice. He married Ann Purcell in Edgecombe Co, NC, 1737. Ann was born in Nansemond Co, VA 01 Apr 1723. Ann was the daughter of Thomas Pursell and Elizabeth ??. Ann died Apr 1798 in Wayne Co, NC, at 75 years of age. Ann Purcell named in Family History "The Horn-Polk Family Connection in Southern Arkansas" by John S. Polk 1. A Quaker, William Horn of Nasemond Co. Va. was the father of Henry Horn b Nov. 21, 1716 2. Henry Horn son of William married first Ann Purcel in 1737, Residence was established in Edgecomb Co. N. C. Henry was a member of Rich Sq. monthy meetings of Quakers in Edgecomb Co. He was the father of 13 children.

Other sources indicate she married Newitt Drew who was born in 1700.

He married Patience ?? aft 1776. Patience died aft 1798.

He made a will in Wayne Co, NC, 30 Mar 1797.

THE WILL OF HENRY HORN, 1716-1798

This will is recorded vol. p 47, Wayne Co. North Carolina Will Book A-Z

TEXT OF THE WILL

Be it remembered that I Henry Horn of Wayne County and State of North Carolina do make & ordain this my last will & Testament revoking & dis...ing all others heretofore made by me.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my wife Patience one feather bed and furniture (to wit) that on which we sleep, One black mare, one hunting saddle, one bridle, two young cows and calves, one sow three pigs, one small pine chest, six earthen plates, two cups and four bowls, two basins, 2 dishes, ten pewter plates, two silver spoons, Table & Tea spoons, 2 iron pots, 1 frying pan, one cotton wheel, one pair cards, one tub, one pail, one pigen, 3 setting chairs, one small pine table, one case of knives & forks, & six pewter spoons, to her & her heirs forever.

ITEM I lend to my beloved & wife the use of my Lands & plantation I bought of Richard ??? during her widowhood but no longer.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my sons & daughters viz William, Ester, Isaac, Henry, Charity,Joel & Demaris the sum of five shillings each.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my daughters (to wit) Mourning, Phebe & Selah, the sum of ten pounds current money to each of them; to them and heirs forever.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my son Jeremiah all that Tract of parcel of Land called the Wiggins place to him & his heirs forever.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my Grandson Josiah Horn, all my wright in the Lands on the North side of Tarriver and above ? Kirby Creek whereon he lives to him & heirs forever.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my Negroes, Will ??? their freedom & two cows, two sows & pigs to their only use & benefit in.

ITEM my will & desire respecting my other Negroes (to wit) Isaac, Shadrack, Meshack, Duck or Patience, is that if at any time the law of our country will admit of their freedom, then they shall be free, but until then I do hereby de????e them in the care of my Executors and Guardians over them in all cases with equal authority as if I had made an absolute legacy of them , to them, yet not so as to sell them for gain.

ITEM I give & bequeath to my sons Jacob, Thomas & Jeremiah all and every part of my Estate which is not heretofore bequeath or directed, including the land lent my wife after her marriage or decease to be Equally divided amongst them & their heirs forever.

ITEM I do constitute & appoint my Sons Jacob,Thomas,& Jeremiah Horn's executors of this my last will & Testament, ratifying & confirming the same under my Hand& Seal this 30 day of March in the year of our Lord One thousand Seven hundred and ninety seven.

Signed and acknowledged in the presence of Us, HENRY HORN S-E-A-L

Jess Parker
John Doudan
Sara Doudan

Henry and Ann listed in Quaker Records (Rich Square MM) June 7, 1775 Henry and wife Ann disowned by Quaker Church Sept. 16, 1775 Henry and Ann, regarding their breach of disciplin, action deferred Feb. 17, 1776 Henry and wife Ann and children Jacob and Joel Horn Phebe Ricks and Charity Battle disowned

Henry was a member of Rich Square monthly meeting of Quakers, Edgecombe Co. Henry Horn was disowned by the Quakers, 16 May, 1767. September 16, 1775 Henry and Ann, regarding their breach of discipline, action deferred. On February 17, 1776 Henry and wife Ann and children Jacob and Joel , Phebe Ricks and Charity Battle were disowned.

Removing from Edgecombe County about 1780, the family settled in Wayne County, N.C., where they are listed in the 1790 U. S. Census, and where Henry Horn died in 1798, leaving a will.

Henry is listed in DAR Patriot Index--Centennnial Edition as served in Revolutionary War with England, 2 Maj MM PS North Carolina.

Of Henry and Ann's thirteen children, at least three, Thomas, Jacob and Jeremiah, migrated to Wayne Co., Indiana.

Henry Horn and Ann Purcell had the following children:

10 i. Col. William3 Horn was born in Nansemond Co, VA 30 Mar 1738. Col. died 29 Jan 1791 in Bertie Co, NC, at 52 years of age. He married four times. He married Celia Richardson 02 Aug 1758. Celia was born abt 1740. Celia was the daughter of Thomas Richardson and Phoebe Purcell. Celia died 01 Dec 1760 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 20 years of age. He married Mary Thomas in Edgecombe Co, NC, 20 Jul 1761. Mary was born in Nash Co, NC abt 1741. Mary died abt 1778. He married Sarah Granberry in Bertie Co, NC, 1779. Sarah died abt 1790. He married Sarah Norfleet 20 Jul 1790. Sarah was born in Nansemond Co, VA abt 1763. Sarah died aft 1824 in Nash Co, NC.

11 ii. Esther Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 06 Apr 1740. Esther died 1789 at 49 years of age. She married Andrew Ross Jr 07 Mar 1759.

12 iii. Isaac Horn was born in Wayne Co, NC 07 May 1742. Isaac died 1782 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 40 years of age. He married Edith Richardson in Northampton Co, NC, 03 Jul 1761. Rich Square Meeting House.

Edith was born abt 1741. Edith was the daughter of Thomas Richardson and Phoebe Purcell. Edith died May 1801 in Nash Co, NC, at 59 years of age.

13 iv. Henry Horn Jr was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 10 Jun 1744. Henry died 05 Feb 1785 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 40 years of age. He married twice. He married an unknown person. He married Sarah Battle in Edgecombe Co, NC, 01 Dec 1765. Sarah was born 1743. Sarah was the daughter of Elisha Battle and Elizabeth Ruth Sumner. She married Jacob Hilliard. Sarah died 1798 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 55 years of age.

14 v. Mourning Horn was born in Wayne Co, NC 10 Mar 1748. Mourning died 15 Feb 1829 in Tuscaloosa Co, AL, at 80 years of age. She married William Wilson Curl in NC, 17 Mar 1769. William died abt 1802 in Montgomery Co, TN.

15 vi. Jacob Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 10 Mar 1748. Jacob died 18 Sep 1826 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 78 years of age. He married twice. He married Elizabeth ??. He married Millicent Thomas in Edgecombe Co, NC, 1781.

16 vii. Phebe Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 14 Sep 1749. Phebe died bef May 1812. She married James Ricks in Edgecombe Co, NC, 29 Sep 1770. James was born in Edgecombe Co, NC.

17 viii. Joel Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 14 Aug 1751. Joel died 1793 in Nash Co, NC, at 41 years of age. He married twice. He married Sara Philips. He married Sara Ann Harris. Sara died aft 1789.

+ 18 ix. Thomas Horn Sr was born 24 Mar 1753/54.

19 x. Charity Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 19 Nov 1755. Charity died abt 1781 in Edgecombe Co, NC. She married William B. Battle in Edgecombe Co, NC, 1775. William was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 08 Nov 1751. William was the son of Elisha Battle and Elizabeth Ruth Sumner. William died 1781 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 29 years of age. WIlliam was the son of Elisha Battle and grandson of William Battle. William's granddaughter, Mary, married William Taylor.

20 xi. Selah Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 13 Feb 1758. Selah died 01 Dec 1760 in Edgecombe Co, NC, at 2 years of age.

21 xii. Demaris Horn was born in Edgecombe Co, NC 31 May 1760.

22 xiii. Jeremiah Horn was born in Northampton Co, NC 01 Nov 1763. Jeremiah died Feb 1811 in Wayne Co, NC, at 47 years of age. He married twice. He married ?? ??. He married Pheriba Peele in Turners Swamp, NC, 11 May 1783. Contentena MH

Pheriba was born in Northampton Co, NC 27 Mar 1765.

He made a will in Wayne Co, NC, 12 Aug 1808.

Generation No. 5

18. John Flood He was the son of 36. Col. John Fludd/Flood?.

Notes for John Flood:
It was formerly assumed that this John Flood was a son of the immigrant Col. John Flood who came to Jamestown, Virginia in 1610 aboard the "Swan," since this John Flood owned land across from Jamestown in Surry County adjacent to the land of Col. Flood. Col. Flood became an Indian interpreter for the Virginia Colony. Later genealogists have concluded there is no evidence Col. Flood had a son named John and that there are records proving that his eldest son was Thomas. Other evidence suggests that this John Flood was imported to Virginia in 1635 by a William Swann. The message below suggests that this John Flood was instead a cousin of Col. John Flood. Since I, Bryan Godfrey, also descend through my great-great-great-grandfaher Robert Benjamin Walker from Sisley Baley Jordan Farrar who is mentioned below, this information is of double relevance to my ancestry (Robert Walker was descended from the Floods on his paternal side and from Sisley/Cecily on his maternal side). Others say that this is merely speculation based on circumstantial connections, but it is very convincing.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/flood/messages/1264.html

New Parents found for Cecily Jordan Farrar?
Posted by: Jim Farmer (ID *****8581) Date: December 18, 2008 at 07:09:
of 1326

New Parents found for Cecily Jordan Farrar?

Once thought to be related to the Reynolds family, the woman who chose William Farrar over the Reverend Mr. Greville Pooley in a courtship gone awry was most likely born Cecily Fludd. Her parents were William Fludd and Alice Manning who lived in Chichester, Sussex, England. They christened Cecily there in one of the town's many churches, called St. Andrews, on the 29th July, 1596. William and Alice had only recently married in Saint Pancras' Church also in Chichester on 12th October 1595. After Cecily, the couple had 5 more children: Edward , William, John, Thomas, and Richard. All of their children's christening records are shown in the IGI records.

Besides having a parish record with her name on it in Chichester, Cecily Jordan Farrar of Virginia is considered to be a Fludd because she has so many connections to Lt Col. John Fludd of Virginia. Earlier genealogies show John as the son of Nicholas Fludd and the grandson of Sir Thomas Fludd. William could presumably be another son of Sir Thomas, a William who was christened 18 JUN 1570 in Bearsted, Kent Co. England. Besides Nicholas and William, many of the Fludd children and grandchildren had ties to Virginia and it's settlers.

According to the Virginia Muster of 1624, in 1610 Cecily Fludd and John Fludd set sail for Jamestown together aboard a ship named the Swan along with a fleet of ships carrying Thomas West, Lord de la Warr, and his wife Cecily Shirley. (The Shirley estate called Wiston was where Cecily Shirley was born. It is just outside of Chichester.) While the muster suggests Cecily Fludd was just 9 or 10 years old when she came to America, the parish records suggest she was actually 14. Her cousin John would have been only slightly older. While the muster's age for Cecily has always been a little suspect, this is the first time a record shows a connection between Cecily and John.

Taken in 1624 just after the Indian massacre decimated the early settlements along the James River, the muster further reveals just who had died and who had survived, and it then shows where the survivors were living. Cecily and John Fludd were both located together at Jordan's Journey. Here also were Cecily's new husband William Farrar was and where John's new wife, Mrs. Margaret Finch was. Here also was where the children belonging to both Cecily and John were. There at Jordan's Journey in 1624, Cecily and John were still found together even though it was some 14 years after arriving in America together aboard the Swann. This is another confirmation of the connection between the two.

There is one more record that clinches the connection for Cecily and John to the Fludd family in Chichester. In a patent for land issued by John later on he includes his wife Margaret and her family, as well as, a man called John Fludd "Jr." Who was this John? He was Cecily's younger brother. His existence has been one of the Flood family puzzles that's been unsolved for a long time. Both of these Johns, along with Cecily, were all the same family of Fludds, and I think the records of St. Andrews prove it.


Child of John Flood is:
9 i. Elizabeth Flood, married Nicholas Smith Bef. 02 Sep 1680 in Surry Co., VA?.

24. Richard Drew, born in England?; died 1679 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry Co., VA. He was the son of 48. ? Drew. He married 25. Mabel ?.
25. Mabel ?

Notes for Richard Drew:
http://www.sallysfamilyplace.com/Rayner/drew-r.htm

Sally's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great Grandparents:

Richard Drew ca 1628 - 1679 | his parents
& Mabel ? - ? | her parents
of Surry Co, VA

This is my working hypothesis - the way I see it as of this moment!!

Children of Richard Drew and wife Mabel:
1. Thomas Drew ca 1658 - 1734 Surry Co
on 1675 tithable list with father
married Faith ?
2. Edward Drew 1662/6 - 1749 Southampton Co will proved
on 1683 tithable list
married Frances Newitt
daughter of William Newitt will 1713 and wife Elizabeth Jones will prob 1719
3. John Drew ca 1672 - will 1702 Surry Co
?on 1684, 1685 tithable list
on 1686 tithable list with Thos Lane
on 1688 tithable list with brothers Thos and Edward
married 1st Phillis ?
married 2nd Elizabeth Swann
dau of Matthew
4. Richard Drew ca 1675 - dsp
on tithable list in 1691 and 1692
5. Mabel Drew nfi
? 6. William Drew ca 1662 - disappear 1679
on 1678 tithable list

1660 Richard Drew is a juror in Surry Co (OB)

Richard Drew listed as head right in 1643 by Thos Simmons, in 1654 by Capt JohnWest of Gloucester Co, and in 1658 by Peter Foard. (Nugent)

April 14, 1664 Wm. Butler sold to Richard Drew "planter" land on the southwest swamp between John Drew and where Butler then lived.

Jan 2 1667 Richard Drew and wife Mabel conveyed 400 acres land to Richard Harris.

April 23 1667 Richard Drew patented 800 acres. GB 6-58

March 1 1672 patented 250 acres GB 6-449

Tithables - Lawn Ck Parish:
1675 Ri Drew, Tho Drew
Surrey T 1678
Mr Ri Drew, Tho Drew, Wm Drew
1679 Mrs Drew 4,
Tho Drew
1683 Tho Drew
Edward Drew
1684 Jno Drew
1685 Jno Drew
1686 Jno Drew
Tho & Edw Drew
Tho & Joseph Lane & John Drew
1688 Tho, Edward & John Drew
1689 Tho Lane Sen & Jos Lane
Tho and John Drew
Edward Drew
1690 Edward Drew
Tho & John Drew
Tho Lane Sr & Jo Lane, Jno Lane
1691 Tho Drew, Ri Drew
Edward Drew
Tho Lane
John Drew
1692 Tho Drew
John Drew
Tho Lane, Rich Drew
1693 Edward Drew
John Drew
Tho Drew
1694 Jno Drew
1695 Mr Thos Lane
John Drew
Mr Thos Drew
Edward Drew
Jno Drew
1696 Edw Drew
John Drew
Thos Drew, Wm Drew
1697 Tho Drew, Wm Drew
Edward Drew
John Drew
1698 Edward Drew
1699 Edward Drew
John Drew
Mr Tho Drew, Wm Drew
1700 Edward Drew
John Drew
1701 Mr Thos Drew, Tho Drew Jr
Edward Drew
John Drew
1702 Mr Thos Drew, Wm Drew, Tho Drew Jr
John Drew, Benja Drew
1703 Edward Drew, Rich Lane
Mr Tho Drew, Wm Drew
Tho Drew Jr
Elizabeth Drew

March 1 1677 bought land from son Thomas Drew and wife Faith.

Will of Richard Drew 4-4-1679 probated 5-6-1679 Surry Co VA
-- to son Edward 400 ac next to Capt. Baker
-- to son John land at Blunts corner
-- to son Richard home plantation
-- to wife Mabel rest of estate for life then to daughter Mabel Drew.
EX. son Thomas

Major Source: Drew of Surry County, VA by Claiborne T Smith Jr

Grandchildren of Richard Drew and wife Mabel:

Children of Thomas Drew and wife Faith:
1. William Drew ca 1680 - ca 1739
married Judith Wood dau of Thomas Wood of Isle of Wight VA
2. Thomas Drew will proved Surry Co VA 1742
3. John Drew

Children of Edward Drew and Frances Newitt:
1. Thomas Drew bef 1713 -
married unknown [Reddick?]
2. Newitt Drew bef 1713 - will Southampton Co VA 1775
married Mary Purcell
3. Ann Drew ca 1715 -
married Benjamin Lane of Halifax Co NC
4. Mary Drew
married John Harris d 1764 SH Co VA
5. unknown
married Turner
a. William Turner bef 1745 -
note: two other unplaced grandchildren of Edward
b. Frances Drew bef 1745 -
c. Mary
married bef 1745 Henry Harris

Children of John Drew and Elizabeth Swann:
1. John Drew dsp 1711 Surry Co VA
2. Sarah Drew dsp 1711 Surry Co VA
3. Mary Drew appears to have
married Nicholas Smith
a. Richard Smith d 1751
married Ann
b. James Smith
married 2nd by 1761 Emily [Milly] Turner
c. Drew Smith
d. Arthur Smith
e. Mary Smith
f. Sarah Smith
4. Elizabeth Drew died prior to 1711
married John Shelley had
a. John Phillip Shelley died 1749 Edgecombe Co NC


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Below are some inquiries I posted to Genforum in regard to the Drew connection of Confederate General William ("Billy") Mahone, a native of Southampton County, Virginia, and the replies:

I descend from the first Newitt Drew who married Mary Purcell and died about 1775 in Southampton Co., VA. I just learned that the Confederate hero, railroad executive, and politician Gen. William Mahone (1826-1895), a native of Southampton, was the son of Fielding Jordan Mahone and Martha Drew Mahone, and Martha's parents were Edward Drew and Priscilla Crutchlow. Martha had siblings named Jerry (probably short for Jeremiah), Nancy, and Priscilla. The fact that Mahone was from Southampton and the similarity of names strongly suggest his descent from my Newitt Drew, or perhaps he was a close relative of his. Newitt had a son named Jeremiah who could have been the father of Edward. Does anyone have a list of all the children of Jeremiah and Mary Drew?

Thanks,

Bryan Godfrey
[email protected]

Another posting by me:

Thanks for your quick reply. After I posted my first message several hours ago, I did some more google searching on this family, and located an Internet site about cemeteries in Southampton, one of which, in Courtland, was where General Mahone's mother, Martha Drew Mahone (1804?-1868), is buried. Apparently the inscription says "daughter of Col. Benjamin Drew." So the references to her father being Edward Drew are probably incorrect. Maybe this Benjamin Drew is the mysterious Benjamin you referred to in your earlier postings. Perhaps books about Mahone in the libraries may shed some light on his Drew ancestry. If Benjamin had a son named Jerry, it does point to a close kinship with Newitt's son Jeremiah, but you just listed Jeremiah's children for me. Mahone's mother had a sister named Priscilla also, also a Drew name, but that is not significant in this case since Priscilla was her mother's name. One Mahone genealogy site refers to Martha Drew Mahone living in Hertford Co., NC; maybe that is a clue, but the Newitt Drew family members who went to North Carolina seemed to go to Bertie and Halifax Counties, not Hertford; however, Hertford is just across the line from Southampton Co., VA.

Reply from Carla Barringer Rabinowitz:

The mysterious Edward is from a different line. I've found him in the records, but I can't figure out how he is connected to the Newitt line. The first Newitt had a son named Edward, who had died, apparently without children, before Newitt wrote his will in 1774. His other son Jesse died in 1782, appraently also childless. Newitt's father Edward, to the best of my knowledge, had only Newitt and Thomas.

Richard had a number of children, and I've just recently corresponded with someone who listed them all for me, but now I can't find the list. However, I suspect that the Southampton Co Benjamin and Edward are descendants of a related branch. In 1719 Edward sold all of his Surry Co. land to a William Drew, who was not one of his brothers, for the token sum of 10 shillings. The name William later on appears in association with Dolphin Drew, who was a county official of some kind - a much bigger deal then than now.

My guess is that there was a "rich" branch of the Southampton Drews and a "middling" branch, and that Benjamin and Edward were part of the former while the earlier Edward and his son Newitt were part of the latter. My scenario has Edward falling victim to the instability of the tobacco economy around 1719, when a lot of middling planters went under because of their high level of debt, and having to sell out to a richer cousin, then moving down to the backwoods six years later and patenting some more land on the edge of a swamp. The rich branch then went on to become even richer, until Benjamin appears as one of the two or three richest men in the county. It seems very likely that he's your "Col. Benjamin".

They certainly did share names. On the Rootsweb Southampton site there is an 1801 will of a Richard Drew which mentions his brother Edward, sister Priscilla (married to William Maget) and brother-in-law Newit Edwards. None of these are in the Edward-Newitt-Jeremiah line. I think this other branch even had a Jesse, too.

http://genforum.genealogy.com/drew/messages/1889.html

Drews of Wilson Co. TN, early 1800's
Posted by: Carla Barringer Rabinowitz (ID *****5071) Date: October 30, 2004 at 17:44:44
of 2584

In addition to my ggg-grandfather Newitt Drew, five other Drews can be documented in Wilson Co. TN in the early 1800's: Benjamin, Edward, Priscilla, James, and Lucy. Except for Lucy, all these names were also used by Newitt's relatives in Southampton Co. VA, some of them more than once, but these particular people have not been traced to any of the Southampton branches. Priscilla was a member of the Big Cedar Lick Baptist Church, of which Newitt was one of the founders. James and Lucy both married people called BROWN. I have some guesses about the identity of these five people, and would appreciate help from anyone who can prove or disprove them.

1. The marriages of James and Lucy were probably a case of siblings from one family marrying siblings from another, a common pattern at that time.

2. James' wife Rebecca Brown (m. 1812) was probably a daughter of Moses Brown, age 62 in 1812 according to his Revolutionary War pension application, a member of the Big Cedar Lick Church who was previously identified as "mulatto" in the 1810 Southampton Co. census. This would account for the later appearance of a Moses or M.B. Drew, born in TN in 1814 and living in Rutherford Co. in 1870 (discussed in an earlier message on this forum.)

3. All five of these people were connected in some way to Benjamin Drew, a rich plantation owner in Southampton Co. who appears in a tax list from around 1800 as head of a family of five, but who was apparently absent from his plantation at the time of the 1810 census.

4. And finally - the biggest stretch of all - some or all of these people were the same as some or all of the five unnamed "other free" people who were listed at the Benjamin Drew plantation in 1810.

Anyone care to comment? I don't mind having my theories blown out of the water if there are facts to contradict them.

More About Richard Drew:
Comment: It is not known whether he was related to Col. Thomas Drew of Charles City Co., VA, or Edward Drew of Accomack Co., VA, but Richard gave these names to his sons.
Event: 1660, Appeared as a juror in Surry Co., VA.
Probate: 06 May 1679, Surry Co., VA
Residence: Lived on or near Lawnes Creek near the border of Surry and Isle of Wight Counties.
Will: 04 Apr 1679, Surry Co., VA

Children of Richard Drew and Mabel ? are:
i. Mabel Drew
ii. Richard Drew, Jr.
iii. Thomas Drew, born Abt. 1658; died Abt. 1734 in Surry Co., VA; married Faith ? Bef. 1677.
12 iv. Edward Drew, born Abt. 1662; died Abt. 1749 in Nottoway Parish, Southampton Co., VA; married Frances Newitt.
v. John Drew, born Abt. 1672; died Abt. 1702 in Surry Co., VA; married (1) Phillis ?; married (2) Elizabeth Swann.

26. William Newitt, died 1713 in Surry Co., VA. He married 27. Elizabeth Jones Abt. 1672.
27. Elizabeth Jones, died 1719 in Surry Co., VA. She was the daughter of 54. Ralph Jones? and 55. Elizabeth? ?.

Notes for William Newitt:
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/NEWITT/2000-03/0954296155

From: [email protected] (by way of List Admin
Subject: William Newitt of Surry Co., VA
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 21:15:55 -0500

Hi, I just found out about this list, and I am excited. I have just spent
several months on my William Newitt who first appeared in Surry Co. VA in
1668 on a list of tithables of Southwarke Parish with John Orchard. I feel
William and John Orchard are somehow related. William Newitt married
Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Ralph and Elizabeth Jones, c. 1672. They had
two daughters, Frances and Elizabeth. Frances married Edward Drew and
Elizabeth, Thomas Edwards and then, William Price, I think. I would like to
learn more about Elizabeth's line and her Edwards children, and of course any
Price children she may have had. I am descended from Frances Newitt and
Edward Drew's son Newitt Drew. Connee Kroeger

More About William Newitt:
Probate: 21 Oct 1713, Surry Co., VA
Will: 18 Aug 1713, Surry Co., VA

More About Elizabeth Jones:
Probate: 18 Nov 1719, Surry Co., VA

Children of William Newitt and Elizabeth Jones are:
13 i. Frances Newitt, born in Surry Co., VA; married Edward Drew.
ii. Elizabeth Newitt

28. Arthur Purcell, born Abt. 1640 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA; died Bef. 27 May 1739 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA. He was the son of 56. Samuel Pearsall/Purcell. He married 29. Mary Joyner.
29. Mary Joyner She was the daughter of 58. Thomas Joyner and 59. Sarah Edwards.

Notes for Arthur Purcell:
http://members.core.com/~sharprm/library/pearsall.htm

He married Mary ?? in Isle Of Wight Co, VA, abt 1670. (Additional notes for Mary ?? ) Mary may be a daughter of Thomas Joyner. Arthur's property and Thomas Joyner's adjoined. Arthur Pursell one of the appraisers of Thomas Joyner's estate (Blanche Adams Chapman, Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800, published 1938, p. 6, Deed Book 1, p. 176. JOYNER, Thomas: Appraisers of estate, Arthur PURSELL, Will GOODWIN, Alek MATTHEWS, Will BRADSHAW. October 6, 1695.) Thomas Joyner left a nuncupative will in 1695.

He made a will in Isle Of Wight Co, VA, 21 Mar 1717. Will of Arthur Pursell, Isle of Wight Co., Will Book 3, 1726-1734, dated 21 Mar. 1717 (rec. 27 May 1739), pp. 163-164, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va. 232219-3491.

In the name of God amen I Arthur Pursell of the Isle of Wight County Do make this my last Will & Testament in manner and form following Trusting in manner and form following Trusting and hoping in Gods mercy through Jesus Christ Eternal life Impr.s I give and bequeath unto my Son Arthur Pursell all my Land that I have on the southside of black water Swamp being Three hundred & fifty acres wheron now he lives and one hundred one on the Northside of Blackwater adjoining the other including the Bridg to him the sd. Arthur and his Heirs. Item I give unto my Som Thomas Pursell all the rest of my Land that I bought of Thomas Joyner being three hundred acres unto him and his Heirs. Item I give unto my Sons Arthur & Thomas Pursell my Water Grist Mill and the appurtenances unto them and to their heirs Item I give my daughter Isabella Whitehead the wife of Arthur Whitehead one Shilling Sterling. Item I give all the rest of my Estate to my Loving wife Sons Arthur and Thomas to be Equally to be Divided between them ratifying and alowing this to be my last Will & Testamt Appointing and Ordering my Two Sons Arthur & Thomas Pursell to be my hole and Sole Executors of this my last Will and Testtamt this the twenty-first day of March 1717 as witness my hand * Seal Arthur Pursell (seal) __Smith Joshua Turner Matthew Lowry

At a Court Cont.d & held for Isle of Wight County 27th day of May 1729 The Last Will and Testement of Arthur Pursell, Decd. was presented in Court by Mary Pursell his Widow and Relict and on her mocon (the Said Will being proved by the oaths of the Witnesses thereto is admitted to record) Administration with the sd. Will annexed is granted her on the sd Decd Estate the Exers. therin named in open Court refusing to take upon them the Burden of the Execution of the sd. Will Test. James Ingles CC for Records Test Jas. Ingles

More About Arthur Purcell:
Probate: 27 May 1739, Isle of Wight Co., VA
Will: 21 Mar 1717, Will of Arthur Pursell, Isle of Wight Co., VA Will Book 3, 1726-1734, pp. 163-64.

Children of Arthur Purcell and Mary Joyner are:
i. Arthur Purcell, Jr.
ii. Isabella Purcell, born Abt. 1679 in Isle of Wight Co., VA; died Abt. 1744 in Isle of Wight Co., VA; married Arthur Whitehead III; born Abt. 1673 in Isle of Wight Co., VA; died Bef. 10 Jan 1751 in Isle of Wight Co., VA.

Notes for Arthur Whitehead III:
http://cbradweir.familytreeguide.com/getperson.php?personID=I07013&tree=T1&PHPSESSID=cb460ff76eec3e00fb1ebf4eeed0e97e

Biography*: Arthur Whitehead Sr. was born about 1693, probably in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He died at his plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, in 1750/51, as indicated by his will, probated there at that time.
Arthur first married Isabella Purcell, the daughter of Arthur Purcell and his wife Mary of Isle of Wight County. After her death he married Ann Cook, the daughter of Reuben and Hannah Cook, also of Isle of Wight County. She is not named in his will, dated 12 March 1744, and recorded 10 January 1750/51. On 9 July 1752, however, it is recorded that Ann Whitehead's dower was paid, signed by Arthur's son Lewis, so she evidently married him between 1744 and 1750. In all probability, all of the children named in Arthur's will were by his first wife Isabella
The first record of Arthur Whitehead occurs on 21 April 1717, when his first wife's father, Arthur Purcell left a legacy to "daughter Isabella the wife of Arthur Whitehead". This will was not recorded until 27 May 1729. On 29 October 1723, when he settled the estate of William West, he was about 30 years of age. Arthur appraised the estate of Edward Powers Sr. along with Samuel Brown and John Vasser on 28 July 1729. The records show that in February 1736 Arthur was one of three appraisers of the estate of Robert Vick. and in August of the same year he, John Pope Jr., and Thomas Davis appraised the estate of Jon Vasser Jr. Again, in July of 1737, Arthur Whitehead , John Pope, and Richard Vick were appraisers of the estate of William Worrell.
Arthur Whitehead, Sr., was one of the witnesses to the will of his son Arthur Jr. on 6 January 1748. Also witnessing this will were his son-in-law Joseph Cobb, Jr., who married his daughter Catrin and his daughter-in-law Mary (Watkins) who married his son Lewis. The last recorded action of Arthur occurred in March 1748, two years before his death, when he, Chaplin Williams (a son of Captain Thomas Williams), and John Edwards appraised the estate of John Edwards.
Arthur Whitehead made his own will on 12 March 1744, and it was recorded 10 January 1750/ 51. In it he names his eldest son Arthur, who received land adjoining William Turner; grandson Arthur Whitehead; son Lewis, who was left land bought of William Powers and land on the Pottycassey Creek in Northampton County, North Carolina, south of the Meherring River, son Nathan, who received land on Fishing Creek in Carolina; grandson Benjamin Whitehead; daughter Catrin Cobb; grandson Jacob Vick; daughter Mary; and daughter Ann, who was left a plantation and negro Toney, and a feather bed. Executors names were brother William Whitehead, Capt. Thomas Jarrell, and Mrs. James Washington. The witnesses to this will were his brothers William and Lazarus Whitehead, and William Bock.
Several, if not all, of his family were Quakers, and attended the Pagan Creek Monthly Meeting in Isle of Wight County, as evidenced by the fact that it is recorded in the minute book of that meeting for 20 January 1745/6 that Arthur's son Lewis Whitehead was at liberty to marry Mary Watkins. Again, at the 15th August 1747 meeting, it is recorded that Arthur's daughter Mary Whitehead was at liberty to marry Benjamin Denson.
Source: "Whitehead of Isle of Wight", CD191 Family History: Southern Genealogies #1, Historical Southern Families, Vol. I

14 iii. Thomas Purcell, born Abt. 1695 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA; died Abt. 1752 in Southampton Co., VA; married Elizabeth ?.

Generation No. 6

36. Col. John Fludd/Flood?

Notes for Col. John Fludd/Flood?:
http://webpages.charter.net/pepbaker/fludd.htm

COL. JOHN FLUDD/FLOOD
of
JAMESTOWNE, VIRGINIA

John FLUDD was 15 years old when he arrived in Jamestowne aboard the "Swan" in 1610 from England. He was one of the settlers with Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, newly appointed Governor of Virginia. West departed London in a flotilla of three ships carrying 250 settlers and provisions: The Starr, The Swan, and the Tyrall. "On June 7, 1610, the (surviving Jamestowne) settlers ...boarded the ship, left Jamestown, and started down the James. Next morning, while still in the river, advance word reached (Governor) Gates that Lord De La Warr had arrived ... an act of Providence. On June 10, 1610, De La Warr reached "James Citty" and made his landing. He entered the fort through the South Gate, and, with his colors flying, went on to the church where Reverend Richard Buck delivered an impressive sermon. Then his ensign, Anthony Scott, read his commission, and Gates formally delivered to him his own authority as governor. De La Warr's arrival had given the settlement new life and new hope."

John Fludd's wife, Mrs. Margaret FINCH and her daughter, Frances FINCH, arrived on the "Supply" in 1620. At the muster of Jan 1624/5 he and his family were living at Jordan's Journey and in his household were Margaret, his wife, her daughter, Frances Finch and his three week old son, William. He was one of the fortunate ones to survive the terrible hardships of the early days of the first permanent English Colony in the New World. He escaped death during the Indian uprising in 1622. Between the years 1607 and 1625 six-sevenths of those who came from England died or were massacred. Born in 1591/92 in Kent County, England he died in Surry County, VA in 1658. He proved to be an important man in Virginia. His first recorded land patent, 12 May 1638, for 2100 acres in James City County later to become part of Surry County. Surry County was formed from James City County about 1652. He claimed as headrights 42 people, including himself, his wife, her daughter Frances and his son John, Jr. After Margaret died he married Fortune Jordan about 1655. Other children of John and Margaret were Thomas; Jane; and Walter. The surname FLUDD changed over time to FLOOD.

Colonel John FLOOD became so proficient in the language of the Indians and so tactful in his dealings with them that he was made official interpreter at a Grand Assembly held at James City on October 5, 1646, whereby the Indians were commanded to go to no other but to his home or Fort Henry on the south side of the river when they had a message for the Governor and was paid for his services with four thousand pounds of Virginia tobacco yearley . He became a wealthy planter. John FLOOD was a member of House of Burgesses from Westover, Flowerdieu Hundred and Weyanoke, 1621/22, from Westover and Flowerdieu, 1632 and probably later, and from James City, 1643,1645-46, 1652 and 1656. He was also Speaker of the House of Burgesses in 1652.


Child of Col. John Fludd/Flood? is:
18 i. John Flood.

48. ? Drew

Children of ? Drew are:
24 i. Richard Drew, born in England?; died 1679 in Lawnes Creek Parish, Surry Co., VA; married Mabel ?.
ii. John Drew?

54. Ralph Jones? He married 55. Elizabeth? ?.
55. Elizabeth? ?

Child of Ralph Jones? and Elizabeth? ? is:
27 i. Elizabeth Jones, died 1719 in Surry Co., VA; married William Newitt Abt. 1672.

56. Samuel Pearsall/Purcell, born Abt. 1620 in London, Middlesex, England; died Abt. 1643 in Isle of Wight Co., VA. He was the son of 112. Thomas Pearsall? and 113. Mary Brent?.

Children of Samuel Pearsall/Purcell are:
i. John Pearsall/Purcell
ii. Tobias Pearsall/Purcell
28 iii. Arthur Purcell, born Abt. 1640 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA; died Bef. 27 May 1739 in Isle of Wight/Southampton Co., VA; married Mary Joyner.

58. Thomas Joyner, born Abt. 1619 in Bere Regis, Dorsetshire, England; died Bef. 10 Dec 1694 in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia USA. He married 59. Sarah Edwards.
59. Sarah Edwards She was the daughter of 118. Robert Edwards.

More About Thomas Joyner:
Immigration: 1635, Came to Virginia

Children of Thomas Joyner and Sarah Edwards are:
29 i. Mary Joyner, married Arthur Purcell.
ii. William Joyner
iii. Thomas Joyner
iv. John Joyner
v. Bridgeman Joyner
vi. Theophilus Joyner

Generation No. 7

112. Thomas Pearsall?, born Abt. 1571 in Staffordshire, England or London, England; died Abt. 1642 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia USA. He married 113. Mary Brent?.
113. Mary Brent?, born Abt. 1584 in Gloucestershire, England; died in Virginia.

Children of Thomas Pearsall? and Mary Brent? are:
i. Thomas Pearsall
ii. ?Henry Pearsall?
iii. Nicholas Pearsall/Purcell?
iv. George Pearsall
56 v. Samuel Pearsall/Purcell, born Abt. 1620 in London, Middlesex, England; died Abt. 1643 in Isle of Wight Co., VA.

118. Robert Edwards

Child of Robert Edwards is:
59 i. Sarah Edwards, married Thomas Joyner.