Peter Ware
M, #5126, b. 1613, d. before 10 September 1659
Peter was born ca 1613 to Peter and Catherine Eaton Peter married Mary Hickes. In 1647 Peter was an attorney for Robert Lewis in York Co., VA. In 1675, Peter Ware IV sells land in Queen’s Creek, Hampton Parish, York Co., VA to Nathaniel Bacon in which he identified the land as having belonged to his father, "Peter Ware". Peter Ware passed away in 1659 but before 10 SEP 1659 in York County Virginia when Mary Hickes was identified in a 1659 Orphan’s Court document as the widow of Peter Ware, from this document it appears Mary Hickes maintained her maiden name, which was an old Welsh custom, and was likely of Welsh descent.
Parents
Family: Mary Hicks (b. about 1614, d. 10 September 1659)
| Birth | 1613 | In Tenterden, Kent, England.1 |
| Marriage | 1632 | In Kent, England.1 |
| Death | before 10 September 1659 | In Hampton Parish, York, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Last Edited | 5 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6905] "Peter Ware (1613-bef.1659)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ware-547. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
Mary Hicks
F, #5127, b. about 1614, d. 10 September 1659
Family: Peter Ware (b. 1613, d. before 10 September 1659)
| Birth | about 1614 | In Ireland. |
| Marriage | 1632 | In Kent, England.1 |
| Death | 10 September 1659 | In New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, British America. |
| Last Edited | 21 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6905] "Peter Ware (1613-bef.1659)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ware-547. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
George Chandler
M, #5128, b. 8 April 1633, d. 13 December 1687
George Chandler, the ancestor of the family in this county, left his home at Great Hodge, Wiltshire, England, in 1687, with his wife Jane and seven children... The father died at sea on the 13th of December in that year, but before the close of the following year his widow found a second husband, William Hawkes, of Chichester, (now) Delaware Co. John chandler, a brother of the elder George, came perhaps at the same time, but does not appear to have had a family. His home in England was at Oare, in the parish of Wilcott. The early records of that parish show that the Chandlers were an old family there.
-WikiTree.
| Birth | 8 April 1633 | In Wilcot, Wiltshire, England.1 |
| Marriage | 3 May 1669 | In Wiltshire, England.2 |
| Death | 13 December 1687 | At age 54 in at sea.1 |
| Religious Affiliation | | George Chandler was affiliated with Children baptised Anglican.1 |
| Property | 17 July 1685 | 100 acres on 17 July 1685 in Pennsylvania, British America.1 |
| Immigration | 1687 | . Died in route. |
| Last Edited | 4 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6866] "George Chandler (1633-1687)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chandler-861. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024., George purchased his land before he brought his family to America. More information and a live source in the profile:
Chandler George (1633-1687) at WikiTree.pdf
- [S6867] "Jane (Smith) Bayliss (1647-aft.1718)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-65985. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024., This long story is interesting and worth repeating in a blog post.
Smith Jane (1647-aft.1718) at WikiTree
Jane Smith
F, #5129, b. 1647, d. after 1718
Smith Jane cave
| Birth | 1647 | In Pewsey, Wiltshire, England.1 |
| Marriage | 3 May 1669 | In Wiltshire, England.1 |
| Marriage | 1688 | In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.1 |
| Marriage | 10 October 1695 | In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British America.1 |
| Death | after 1718 | In Chester, Pennsylvania, Bitish America.1 |
| Misc | | Parents: John Smith & Ann Chantrey.1 |
| Last Edited | 4 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6867] "Jane (Smith) Bayliss (1647-aft.1718)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Smith-65985. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024., This long story is interesting and worth repeating in a blog post.
Smith Jane (1647-aft.1718) at WikiTree
Martha Allen
F, #5131, b. 1682
Parents
| Birth | 1682 | In Virginia, British America. |
| Misc | | Married William Embry I. |
| Last Edited | 21 September 2024 |
Erasmus Withers
M, #5132, d. 1681
Parents
| Death | 1681 | In Northumberland County, Virginia, British America. |
| Misc | | Family. He married Frances Jones. His daughter Elizabeth Withers (-1705) married John Dudley (1655-1719). |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Dinah Waggener
F, #5133, b. 1683, d. 1751
Parents
| Birth | 16831 | |
| Marriage | 1699 | In Virginia, British America.2 |
| Death | 1751 | At age ~68.1 |
| Probate | 19 November 1751 | In Essex County, Virginia, British America. Inventory.3 |
| Last Edited | 3 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6828] "John Waggener Sr. (1643-1716)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waggener-25. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024., Profile has more info and lots of sources:
Waggener John (1643-1716) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6655] "Erasmus Allen (1671-1720)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-6799. Accessed 22 Sep. 2024., There is quite a lot of information on the page including his will:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Allen-6799 - [S6833] Wagner, E. (1970). Waggoner Family, 1670 to 1970. United States: Candor Press. Downloaded from familysearch.org 9/22/2024.
John Waggener
M, #5134, b. 1643, d. 12 February 1716
In 1674, John and Rachel] Waggoner were living in South Farnham Parish, Essex County (Old Rappahannock County) Virginia. They had five children: Samuel, Dinah, Margaret, Herbert and Benjamin. Dinah and Margaret married Erasmus and William Allen. John Waggoner was a planter and paid quit rent on 400 acres of land in 1704. He had a will dated February, 1715, recorded in County Court House at Tappahannock, Virginia; she had a will dated 6 April, 1717, recorded same place. They came to Virginia about 1670 from Upper Rhine River area of southern Germany, through England.
| Birth | 1643 | In Germany. Via Colchester, Essex, England.1 |
| Marriage | 16741 | |
| Death | 12 February 1716 | At age ~73 in South Farnham, Essex, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Occupation | | Tailor. |
| Property | | List of transactions of John Waggener.2 |
| Immigration | about 1670 | .1 |
| Misc | 1674 | Attended a funeral in Essex County, Virginia, British America.3 |
| Property | 1704 | Paid rent (taxes) on 400 acres in 1704.2,3 |
| Will | 12 July 1715 | In Essex County, Virginia, British America. John Waggener left his will in Essex Co. Virginia. It was made 12th day of July seventeen hundred and fifteen and probated 15 May, 1716.[1]
"In the name of God amen, I John Waggener of Essex County being sick and weak in body but in perfect sense & memory thanks and praise be given to almighty God for it to bestow these outward blessings which it hath pleased ye almighty to bless me with in manner following first I bequeath my sole to almighty God yet give it hoping through the merits of my blessed Savior Jesus Christ to have forgiveness of my sins and to receive a joyful resurrection at ye Last day and my body to be decently buried at ye discretion of my executors hereafter mentioned (viz) [1]
Item: I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Rachel Waggener the plantation I now live on and after her death it goes to my son Benjamin Waggener and his heirs forever. [1]
I give to wife three negroes Doll Martin and Jugg during her natural Life and after her death I give negro Doll to my daughter Margaret Allen wife of William Allen for her & her heirs forever. I give ye negro boy martin to my son Benjamin and his heirs forever, I give to my son Samuel Wagoner the negro girl Jugg to him and his heirs forever. [1]
Item: I give to my son Herbert Waggener one cow being in full of his portion. [1]
Item: I give to my son Samuel Waggener one bedde and one cow being his full portion. [1]
Item: I give to my son Benjamin Waggener one bed and bolster Rugg and blanket, one cow, a pott & pan [1]
Item: I give to my daughter Dinah Allen wife of Erasmus Allen one cow [1]
Item: I give to my daughter Margaret Allen wife of William Allen one cow [1]
Item: it will that if my Negro woman Doll should ever have any more children than what I have already given that the next child she has shall go to Dinah Allen, wife of Erasmus Allen and his heirs and ye next negro child to go to Herbert Waggener and his heirs. [1]
Item I give all ye remaining part of my estate be it of whatsoever nature or kind so ever real or personal I give to my beloved wife Rachel Waggener and to her disposal and I do make ordain my beloved wife Rachel Waggener whole and sole Executrix of this my last will and testament utterly revoking and denying all other wills heretofore made by me In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 12th day of July seventeen hundred and fifteen. [1]
John Waggener (Seal)
Witness: William Daingerfield, Peter Byrom" [1]
The last will Testament of John Waggener deceased was presented and proved by Rachel Waggener Executrix therein named and was also further proved by ye oaths of William Daingerfield and Peter Byrom. Ye Evidences thereto and is recorded [1]
At the same time the will was probated, Rachel Waggener, her son-in-law, Erasmus Allen and William Winston gave bond in the amount of one hundred and fifty pounds sterling as surety for Rachel Waggener, that she perform the conditions of the will. [1]1,3 |
| Last Edited | 3 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6828] "John Waggener Sr. (1643-1716)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Waggener-25. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024., Profile has more info and lots of sources:
Waggener John (1643-1716) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6832] http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/essex/misc/wggnr1.txt. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
- [S6833] Wagner, E. (1970). Waggoner Family, 1670 to 1970. United States: Candor Press. Downloaded from familysearch.org 9/22/2024.
Thomas Phelps
M, #5137, b. 1624, d. before 3 October 1672
| Birth | 1624 | In Somerset, England.1 |
| Marriage | 1655 | In Somerset, England.2,1,3,4 |
| Death | before 3 October 1672 | Inventory in Anne Arundel, Maryland, British America.2,1,3 |
| Immigration | 1658 | Maryland, British America. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
about Thomas Phelps Name: Thomas Phelps Year: 1658
Place: Maryland Source Publication Code: 2524.55
Primary Immigrant: Phelps, Thomas Annotation:
Date and port of arrival. Extracted from Maryland Land Office records of patents and warrants. Reference to original record or transcript and microfilm number are also provided. Other historical and genealogical information may also be provided. The first Source Bibliography:
GIBB, CARSON. A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1997. 248p. Page: 172. Thomas also traveled to Maryland from England in 1650 with a record of this too on ancestry.com.
- findagrave2,1 |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6694] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111855088/thomas-phelps: accessed September 25, 2024), memorial page for CPT Thomas Phelps (1624–1672), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111855088; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Stella (contributor 47848948).
- [S6693] "Thomas Phelps (-bef.1672)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phelps-745. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
- [S6695] "Ellinor (Howard) Phelps (-bef.1676)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-311. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024., see PDF:
Howard Ellinor Phelps (-bef.1676) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6696] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243090358/ellinor-ferguson: accessed September 25, 2024), memorial page for Ellinor Howard Ferguson (1626–9 Apr 1677), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243090358; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by The Blue Salt Box (contributor 48537896).
Ellinor Howard
F, #5138, d. before 16 March 1676
| Birth | | In Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, British America.1,2 |
| Marriage | BY 21 SEP 16741,2 | |
| Marriage | 1655 | In Somerset, England.3,4,1,2 |
| Death | before 16 March 1676 | In Ann Arundel, Maryland, British America.1,2 |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6695] "Ellinor (Howard) Phelps (-bef.1676)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howard-311. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024., see PDF:
Howard Ellinor Phelps (-bef.1676) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6696] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243090358/ellinor-ferguson: accessed September 25, 2024), memorial page for Ellinor Howard Ferguson (1626–9 Apr 1677), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243090358; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by The Blue Salt Box (contributor 48537896).
- [S6693] "Thomas Phelps (-bef.1672)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phelps-745. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
- [S6694] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111855088/thomas-phelps: accessed September 25, 2024), memorial page for CPT Thomas Phelps (1624–1672), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111855088; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Stella (contributor 47848948).
Sarah Phelps
F, #5139, b. 1649, d. after 1691
Parents
| Birth | 1649 | In Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, British America.1 |
| Death | after 1691 | In Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, British America.1,2 |
| Misc | | Married Lancelot Todd.1,2 |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6698] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243078327/sarah-todd: accessed September 25, 2024), memorial page for Sarah Phelps Todd (1649–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243078327, citing Lancelott Todd Plantation, Huckleberry Woods, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by The Blue Salt Box (contributor 48537896).
- [S6697] "Sarah (Phelps) Todd (-aft.1691)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Phelps-2552. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
Thomas Gibson
M, #5140
"of Queen's Creek."
| Last Edited | 23 September 2024 |
Elizabeth South
F, #5141
| Last Edited | 23 September 2024 |
Bridget O'Carroll
F, #5143, b. 1631, d. 1690
| Birth | 1631 | |
| Death | 1690 | At age ~59. |
| Last Edited | 23 September 2024 |
Mary Clarke
F, #5144, b. about 1666, d. about 1696
| Birth | about 16661 | |
| Marriage | 1683 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.1,2 |
| Death | about 1696 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America.1 |
| Misc | | Parents: Unknown. Some trees cite Mary Clarke of Chaddesden, Derbyshire, England christened 1666 as this Mary, but this is incorrect. The Mary Clarke born in Chaddesden was part of a family group which never left Derbyshire.
I looked some and found nothing. Don't see a connection to our Maryland Clarke family.1 |
| Last Edited | 1 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6685] "Mary (Clarke) Farmer (abt. 1666." abt. 1696) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Clarke-3971. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024., Most links are broken and very little information.
- [S6688] "Henry Farmer II (1657-bef.1734)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Farmer-1054. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024., PDF:
Farmer Henry II (1657-bef.1734) at WikiTree.pdf
Thomas Farmer
M, #5145, b. 1586 or 1594, d. after 1632
| Birth | 1586 or 1594 | In England.1 |
| Death | after 1632 | In Henrico County, Virginia, British America. |
| Misc | | Children? Apparently they are the only Farmers around, but there might have been another generation between Thomas and Henry. |
| Immigration | February 1620 | Virginia, British America. On the Triall.2 |
| Residence | 16 February 1623 | In Virginia, British America. Muster Roll.1 |
| Residence | 1624 | In Neck of Land, Virginia, British America.3,1 |
| Occupation | between 1629 and 1630 | Member, House of Burgesses.1 |
| Last Edited | 24 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6678] Farmer, E. 1. (1956). Descendants of Thomas Farmer Who Came to Virginia in 1616. Baltimore Press. Downloaded from archive.org 9/24/2024., But also note Section 1: Conditions our ancestors lived under in Virginia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
- [S6682] "Tryall 1610." 1620 https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/tryall.htm. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
- [S6679] "." Files http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/jamestown/census/1624cens.txt. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024., See PDF of the page:
Jamestown VA 1624 Census.pdf
Robert Chapman
M, #5146, b. 1651, d. 1715
Parents
| Birth | 1651 | In Anne Arundel Co, Maryland, British America.1 |
| Death | 1715 | At age ~64 in Elk Ridge Hundred, Baltimore, Maryland, British America.1 |
| Misc | | Parents? Thomas Chapman II and Margaret Bray. There is not really strong proof of this... and he is not in most lists. And why do they say he was born in Maryland?
Is he the child named Edward who has no information about him? Some people call our guy Robert Edward...2,1 |
| Residence | 1705 | In Elk Ridge Hundred, Baltimore County, Maryland, British America.1 |
| Last Edited | 26 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6680] "Robert Chapman Sr. (1651-1715)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-1215. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024., The source is widely quoted but the link is now dead. I will copy what I can of what might have been in the original from people quoting it...
- [S6716] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90342891/thomas-chapman: accessed September 26, 2024), memorial page for Thomas “Thomas Chapman of Pocquoson” Chapman Jr. (1622–1655), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90342891; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Lydia A. (contributor 49067635).
Thomas Chapman
M, #5147, b. about 1621, d. before 12 August 1657
Jordan's Journey
Parents
| Birth | about 1621 | In Jordans Journey, Charles City County, Virginia, British America.1,2 |
| Marriage | about 1641 | In Elizabeth City, Virginia, British America.3,2,4,5 |
| Death | before 12 August 1657 | In York County, Virginia, British America.1,2 |
| Probate | | . Inventory. I can't read the date... |
| Property | 1642 | 50 acres in 1642 in between Elizabeth Cittie and York Co. |
| Property | | Various property transactions.1 |
| Misc | 1651 | Witnessed a will. |
| Last Edited | 26 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6681] Attempted reconstruction of the widely linked to but now unavailable "Thomas Chapman of Jordan's Journey by William Allan Chapman" from the biography at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-1184.
- [S6720] "Thomas Chapman II (abt. 1621." bef. 1657) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-1184. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024., Snippets above. See full page here:
Chapman Thomas (abt.1621-bef.1657) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6714] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90342634/thomas-chapman: accessed September 26, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Chapman Sr. (3 May 1590–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90342634; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Lydia A. (contributor 49067635).
- [S6722] "Margaret (Bray) Booth (1622-1697)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bray-1812. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024., Snippets above. See the full PDF with lots of information and guesses...
Bray Margaret (1622-1697) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6723] "York, Virginia, British Colonial America records," images, FamilySearch (https://
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GQRS?view=fullText : Sep 26,
2024), image 66 of 150; ., This shows that the wife of Thomas Chapman is the same woman who married William Booth. See the link for the full transcript
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GQRS?view=fullText&keywords
Margaret Bray
F, #5148, b. 1622, d. 26 June 1697
Parents
| Birth | 1622 | In Yorkshire, England. Neither geni nor Early Colonial Settlers have a child Margaret Bray who married Thomas Chapman.1,2 |
| Marriage | about 1641 | In Elizabeth City, Virginia, British America.3,4,2,5 |
| Marriage | before 5 August 1657 | In Virginia, British America.6,2 |
| Death | 26 June 1697 | At age ~75 in Charles Parish, York, Virginia, British America.2 |
| Misc | | Parents- father could be John Bray or James Bray. She was born too early for her parents to be James Bray and Angelica unless the marriage date is wrong. She is often said to be the daughter of John Bray. Two Bray women married Booth men and they were said to be sisters.2 |
| Probate | | . Inventory. I can't read the date.7 |
| Last Edited | 20 October 2024 |
Citations
- [S6681] Attempted reconstruction of the widely linked to but now unavailable "Thomas Chapman of Jordan's Journey by William Allan Chapman" from the biography at https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-1184.
- [S6722] "Margaret (Bray) Booth (1622-1697)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bray-1812. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024., Snippets above. See the full PDF with lots of information and guesses...
Bray Margaret (1622-1697) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6714] Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90342634/thomas-chapman: accessed September 26, 2024), memorial page for Thomas Chapman Sr. (3 May 1590–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90342634; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Lydia A. (contributor 49067635).
- [S6720] "Thomas Chapman II (abt. 1621." bef. 1657) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Chapman-1184. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024., Snippets above. See full page here:
Chapman Thomas (abt.1621-bef.1657) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6723] "York, Virginia, British Colonial America records," images, FamilySearch (https://
www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GQRS?view=fullText : Sep 26,
2024), image 66 of 150; ., This shows that the wife of Thomas Chapman is the same woman who married William Booth. See the link for the full transcript
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9PX-GQRS?view=fullText&keywords - [S6721] "William Booth (abt.1623-)." WikiTree FREE Family Tree https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Booth-10735. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024.
- [S6724] "Ancestry.com - Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652." 1900 https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007645910_00382?indiv=try&h&db. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024., See media
Angelica Burgess
F, #5149, b. about 1610, d. after 26 April 1698
| Birth | about 1610 | In England. This date looks very early. She could be much younger. She married James Bray in 1653. Early Colonial Settlers has her birth as "before 1642". I don't know what happened in 1642.1,2 |
| Marriage | before 1658 | In York, Virginia, British America.2,1,2,3 |
| Death | after 26 April 1698 | In Williamsburg, York, Virginia, British America.2,1,2 |
| Misc | | Involved in bacon's Rebellion, involuntarily.2 |
| Misc | | Parents? Burgess is not a sure thing. Early Colonial Settlers calls her Angelica MNU.
WikiTree has Thomas Burgess and Angel Cornwall2,1,2 |
| Property | 26 April 1698 | 190 acres James City County on 26 April 1698.1 |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6708] "Angelicia MNU Bray b. Bef 1642 d. Aft 1698 Middle Plantation, York County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I85483&tree=Tree1. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
- [S6706] "Angelica (Burgess) Bray (abt. 1610." aft. 1695) ID/Link/URL/Cite/UserID https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Burgess-1493. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024., As usual a lot of the source links don't work, but I downloaded Ann Cotton's book from Hathitrust:
An account of our late troubles in Virginia - Mrs Ann Cotton - Hathitrust.pdf - [S6711] "James Bray b. 1630 England d. 24 Oct 1691 Middle Plantation, York County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I85482&tree=Tree1. Accessed 26 Sep. 2024.
Colonel James Bray
M, #5150, b. 7 July 1609, d. 24 October 1690
Bray, James, of James City county, was living in Virginia as early as 1666, and, on April 15, 1670, was sworn a member of the council.[2] He retained his seat until 1676, when during Bacon's rebellion, he seems to have been an active supporter of Gov. Berkeley. He signed the proclamation of Aug. 11, 1676, calling an assembly to meet in the following September. The commissioners sent to suppress the rebellion reported, on Dec. 6, 1677, that Mr. James Bray was a great loser in his estate by that uprising, but they were evidently not favorably disposed towards him, for the English board of trade and Plantations, on Dec. 6, 1677, pronounced him to be a "rash and fiery fellow," and, on Feb. 10, 1678-79, the same body directed that he be put out of the council.[3] He was too friendly to Berkeley to suit the tastes of the royal commissioners. His wife, Mistress Angelica Bray, will always be remembered as one of the "guardian angels of the rebel camp," as the ladies whom Bacon stood in front of his men at Jamestown to protect them while they were throwing up fortifications, were called. Her maiden name is not known. Col. Bray was a wealthy merchant and ship owner in Virginia. He died Oct. 24, 1691. He had three sons who left issue and a grandson, Col. David Bray, who was also councillor for a few months.
-- Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography Vol 1 p 131.
Parents
| Birth | 7 July 1609 | In Great Barrington, Gloucestershire, England. I am not sure how sure one can be that this is OUR James Bray. In fact, if this is believed to be his birth record, why is the usually quoted location of his birth not this one.1,2 |
| Marriage | before 1658 | In York, Virginia, British America.3,4,3,2 |
| Death | 24 October 1690 | At age 81 in James City County, Virginia, British America.5,2,6 |
| Misc | | Jamestown Society.7 |
| Occupation | 1670 | Council of James County, Virginia.8,9,5 |
| Occupation | 1688 | Assembly. This could be his son...8,9,5 |
| Last Edited | 25 September 2024 |
Citations
- [S6702] "England Births and Christenings, 1538." 1975 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSFS-HL6?. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
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An account of our late troubles in Virginia - Mrs Ann Cotton - Hathitrust.pdf - [S6708] "Angelicia MNU Bray b. Bef 1642 d. Aft 1698 Middle Plantation, York County, Virginia: Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties." Colonial-settlers-md-va https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I85483&tree=Tree1. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
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Bray James (1609-1690) at WikiTree.pdf - [S6700] "Boyle - Bray." Jamestowne Society https://www.jamestowne.org/boyle---bray.html. Accessed 25 Sep. 2024.
- [S6701] The Colonial Virginia Register: A List of Governors, Councillors and Other Higher Officials, and Also of Members of the House of Burgesses, and the Revolutionary Conventions of the Colony of Virginia. (1902). United States: J. Munsell's sons. Downloaded 9/25/2024 from familysearch.org.
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V1 Downloaded 3/9/2024, See PDF of entire document.
