4145. Mary Claiborne
Mary Claiborne - daughter of William Claiborne (8/10/1600 - 1677/78) and Elizabeth Butler (1610 - 1676). William and Elizabeth were married in 1644. William Claiborne was Secretary of State of Virginia from 1652 - 1660). He came to America on the GEORGE in 1621.
William Claiborne was the son of Thomas Claiborne (1557? - 1607) and Sarah James nee Smith (ca. 1552 - ?).
Sarah Smith James was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith of Southwark, St. Savior Parish, Co. Surrey, England. She was the widow of Roger James of Bednall Green, Stepney, England (born ca. 1550, died 12/20/1596), and married Thomas Claiborne 11/21/1598 in London.
Thomas Claiborne was the son of Thomas Cleyborne, the Elder and his wife probably named Katherine, of St. Margaret Parish in King's Lynn Borough, Co. Norfolk, England. Thomas the Elder was a merchant and was born around 1525 in St. Margaret's, where he married. In 1552/3 Thomas the Elder was admitted Free of King's Lynn, his franchise being secured by apprenticeship. Thomas the Elder was at some point Alderman, as well as Justice of the Peace for King's Lynn Borough. In 1572 he appeared as Ableman in the Norfolk Muster Rolls and he became Mayor of King's Lynn Borough in 1572.
Katherine and Thomas children were (1) Thomas Claiborne and three daughters: (2) Dorothy Claiborne was the oldest, (3) Katherine Claiborne married William Lestrange on 6/15/1589 and had three daughters, Dorothy Lestrange, baptised 11/23/1589, Mary Lestrange, baptised 10/10/1591, and Kathryn Lestrange, baptised 12/24/1592. The third daughter of Katherine and Thomas the Elder was (4) Joane or Johan Claiborne, who was baptised 6/24/1560 and buried 9/29/1575.
Katherine, wife of Thomas the Elder died before December of 1581. Thomas the Elder completed his Last Will and Testament on 12/1/1581, naming his son Thomas as executor. Thomas Cleyborne the Elder died in early December 1581 in St. Margaret's Parish, King's Lynn Borough, County Norfolk, England. He was buried there on 12/7/1581 as was his wife before him. Thomas never administrated Thomas the Elder's estate and after his death in 1607 his sister Dorothy was granted administration of her father's estate.
Thomas Claiborne the Younger died 9/10/1607 in Crayford Parish, County Kenty, England. Sarah, his wife, died before 6/21/1626 in Reigate Parish, County Surrey, England.
Elizabeth Butler was born in Roxwell, Essex, England and died in Virginia. She was the daughter of John Butler (1585 - ?) and Jane Elliott (abt. 1582 - ?) of Little Burche, Roxwell, Essex, England. Elizabeth's siblings were John Butler of Kent Island, Sara Butler, ? Butler (female), and Thomas Butler, married Joan Mountsteven Butler wife of Nicholas Mountsteven, haberdasher of St. Marins at Ludgate.
4160. Ralph Wallen
MIGRATION: 1623 on Anne, 3rd ship to bring new settlers to Plymouth Colony. FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth FREEMAN: In "1633" Plymouth list of freemen, among those made free before 1 January 1632/3 . Also in list of 7 March 1636/7 , and in list of "1639," with later annotation "dead" ESTATE: In 1623 Plymouth land division "Ralfe Walen" granted an unknown number of acres as a passenger on the Anne. In 1627 Plymouth land division Ralph Wallen and Joyce Wallen were the ninth and tenth persons in the company of Francis Eaton . Assessed 9s. in Plymouth tax list of 25 March 1633. He was one of the purchasers . On 24 February 1633/4 sold to Thomas Clark, for twenty bushels of corn and 40s. in money, "so much land next adjoining to the said Thomas, on the south side of his dwelling, as maketh up a former moiety the said Thomas bought of the said Raph twenty acres," and also "one share of meadow ground belonging to the said lot when division shall be made thereof". On 5 February 1637/8 "Raph Wallen acknowledgeth to have received of Thomas Clark £18, in full payment for the lands he bought of him". On 20 March 1636/7 allotted mowing ground "where he had the last year". BIRTH: By about 1595 based on date of marriage. DEATH: By 1644 when his wife remarried. MARRIAGE: By 1623 Joyce _____. She married (2) by 1644, as his third wife, THOMAS LUMBARD of Barnstable. CHILDREN:
i MARY, b. say 1628; m. (1) say 1648 John Ewer, m. (2) Barnstable 2 February 1652[/3] John Jenkins.ii THOMAS, b. say 1630, 67:52-53].
4161. Joyce Enland Nail
Was also on the "Anne" in 1623, the third ship to bring passengers to Plymouth Colony. Following the death of Ralph Wallen, Joyce became the third wife of Thomas Lumbard of Barnstable.
4164. Robert Elwell
ROBERT ELWELL
ORIGIN: Unknown MIGRATION: 1634 FIRST RESIDENCE: Dorchester REMOVES: Marblehead 1639, Gloucester 1644 OCCUPATION: Fisherman. In 1635 Robert Elwell was one of a group of Dorchester men who were "at the Eastward," presumably fishing. In 1662 he frequently went to court over the matter of fish at his own stage. He was doing a substantial amount of fishing by 1663. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Admission to some Massachusetts Bay church implied by freemanship (see COMMENTS below). On 19 February 1642/3, "Robert Elwell" was admitted to Salem church, with later annotation "dismissed." FREEMAN: 13 May 1640 (third in a sequence of eight Salem men. EDUCATION: In the 1660s he signed his name as witness to one deed, but made a lazy "R" on another, and also made his mark to a petition in 1674. OFFICES: Marblehead constable, 30 June 1640, 1 February 1641(see COMMENTS below). Gloucester constable, 30 June 1657. Commissioner to end small causes, 25 November 1651, 29 March 1652, 27 September 1652, 23 March 1653/4. Essex petit jury, 28 June 1653; Grand jury, 27 November 1677. On 28 June 1659, Robert Elwell was discharged from training, paying one bushel of corn yearly for the use of the company. ESTATE: On 1 September 1634, "Robert Elway" was given a lot at Dorchester formerly granted to John Rocket. On 2 January 1637[/8], Mr. Holland and Robert Elwell were granted "that slip of upland and marsh lying from the further corner of Mr. Richard's lot to their houses, leaving a free passage for carts, or any other carriages that way". The same day Robert Elwell was granted two acres of marsh at Mr. Ludlow's neck and an allotment at "Manning's Moone". Robert Elwell received 3 acres of meadow in the 1637 Dorchester grant. On 18 March 1637[/8], Robert Elwell received 2 acres 2 quarters and 39 rods in the neck and 2 acres 2 quarters and 39 rods in the cow pasture. On 3 April 1638, his allotment at Manning's Moone was set as the residue of eight acres granted to James Priest. By 8 June 1640, John Holland had purchased Elwell's portion of upland on the slip of land they had earlier shared. On 12 June 1674, Robert Elwell of Gloucester made a deed for land to Thomas Bowen of Marblehead, "certifying that he had sold the said land twenty-eight years since to said Bowen and gave him possession." In his will, dated 15 May 1683 and proved 26 June 1683, Robert Elwell of Gloucester bequeathed to "my eldest son Samuel Elwell the house I now dwell in ... also all the neck of land whereupon my said house standeth except what is hereafter disposed of to my son Thomas," also all the rest of "my land and meadow both here and at the eastern point and Little Good Harbor," except that given to "my sons John and Thomas," also all carts, plows, tackling and tools, in return for which Samuel is to feed, clothe and shelter both Samuel and "his mother my wife" for life; to "my son John Elwell" three acres of meadow at Little Good Harbor; to "my son Isaac Elwell my cloak"; to "my son Joseph" a yearling steer; to "my son Thomas Elwell" half an acre of land and orchard "his house standeth upon" and one acre of meadow or marsh at Starkenaught Harbour, also one yearling; to "my daughter Deliber" a two-year old heifer; to "Samuel Elwell my grandson all that house and land his father now liveth in ... in Glocester," four acres of upland adjoining the house and two acres of meadow, and if said Samuel dies, then to the next eldest grandson and so on, Samuel to pay 20s. to "his grandmother my wife"; to "my grandson Robert Elwell who now lives with me all my quarter part of my ketch in case he abides with his father and help him" and Robert to pay "his said grandmother my wife" £4; all wearing apparel to "my sons" equally; all household goods to be equally divided among "all my children" after his death and that of his wife; if "my wife" wishes to live alone, son Samuel to vacate the house, he still providing for her; if said Samuel should die, "my grandson Robert (son of said Samuel) that now liveth with me" named next heir; if Robert dies, then to the next eldest grandson and so on; to "my grandson William Elwell son to my son Josiah deceased" a calf; to "my dear and loving wife" two milk cows with fodder provided by "my son Samuel," also benefit and improvement of the garden; residue of cattle to "my son Samuel Elwell" except what may be used to discharge debts; all household goods for use of "my wife" and at her decease as above, also two ewes and "my horse"; residue of ewes to "my son Samuel" and a colt; if Samuel fails to provide for "my wife," then executors to take away the living and cattle and they are to see to her comfortable subsistence; Mr. John Emerson and Jeffrey Parsons Sr. executors. In her will, dated 24 March 1690/1 and proved 30 June 1691, Alice Elwell, "late wife of Robert Elwell deceased," bequeathed "what shall then remain of the twenty pounds, which by agreement made between my sons and I" was to be paid to whomever she directed, to "be equally divided among them, except to Alce Bennett" a small iron kettle; Morris Smith and John Day executors. The inventory of the estate of widow [Alice] Elwell "who deceased the 10 day of April in the year 1690/1 [sic " was untotalled and contained no real estate. BIRTH: By about 1609 based on estimated date of marriage. DEATH: Gloucester 18 May 1683. MARRIAGE: (1) By about 1634 Joan _____. She died at Gloucester 31 March 1675. (2) Gloucester 29 May 1676 Alice (_____) Leach. She died Gloucester 10 April 1691. She married first Robert Leach, who died about July 1674. CHILDREN:
i MARY, b. say 1634; m. (1) Gloucester 15 August 1654 Samuel Dollivar; m. (2) (as "Mary Dolever, widow") Gloucester 16 December 1684 James Gardner.ii SAMUEL, b. about 1635 (deposed 25 June 1672 "aged about sixty-three" [sic perhaps this deposition was actually made by Robert Elwell, as the age would be right] , bp. Salem 28 August 1639; m. Gloucester 7 June 1658 Esther Dutch, daughter of OSMOND DUTCH {1639, Newport} [Phoebe Tilton.
iii JOSIAH, b. say 1638, bp. Salem 28 August 1639; m. Gloucester 15 June 1666 Mary Collins (fined at November 1666 court for fornication; John Cooke and Mary Elwell were married at Gloucester on 2 February 1679[/80?]; Mary Cooke, "formerly wife of Josiah Elwell," proved his inventory in court 29 November 1681. The marriage record calls her "Mary Collins, d. John Jr."
iv JOHN, bp. Salem 23 January 1639/40; m. Salem 1 October 1667 Jane Durin.
v ISAAC, bp. Salem 27 February 1641/2; m. (1) by 1666 Mehitable Millet (eldest known child b. Gloucester 15 January 1666[/7]), daughter of THOMAS MILLETT {1635, Dorchester}; on 27 September 1682, Isaac Elwell "joined with the sons-in-law and children of Thomas Millett in an agreement about the division of property"; m. (2) say 1700 Mary (Prince) Rowe, daughter of Thomas Prince and widow of Hugh Rowe (secondary sources give 16 December 1702 as the date of this marriage, but no record of the marriage appears in published Gloucester or Salem vital records; Hugh Rowe d. Gloucester 21 December 1696; on 21 March 1705/6, "Mary Elwell alias Mary Prince, daughter of Thomas Prince Senior late of Gloucester deceased, ... with the consent and will of my husband Isaac Elwell," sold to "my cousin John Prince" her right in "any legacy left by my father unto my brother Isaac Prince"; on 19 May 1723/4, "the children and heirs of our honored father Hugh Row late of Gloucester deceased" divided amongst themselves "that part of estate which was set off to our honored mother Mary Elwell late Mary Row and administratrix on the estate of our said father Hugh Row deceased as her right of dower"
vi JOSEPH, b. about 1648 (deposed 28 March 1664 "aged 16 years next May"; deposed 25 June 1672 "aged about twenty-three years" m. Gloucester 22 June 1669 Mary Dutch, daughter of OSMOND DUTCH {1639, Newport} [Phoebe Tilton Anc 96; Nicholas Davis Anc 214].
vii SARAH, b. Gloucester 20 April 1651; d. Gloucester 23 April 1651.
viii SARAH, b. Gloucester 12 May 1652; d. Gloucester 26 Aug 1655.
ix THOMAS, bp. Salem 22 April 1655; m. Gloucester 23 November 1675 Sarah Bassett.
x JACOB, b. Gloucester 10 June 1657; d. Gloucester 21 May 1658.
xi RICHARD, bp. Salem 11 April 1658; no further record.
ASSOCIATIONS: In a letter dated 20 April 1648, Tristram Dalliber of Stoke Abbas, Dorset, wrote to John Balch and William Woodbury of Salem and added this postscript: There is Robert Ellwell['s] wife hath £3 here in her sister-in-law's hand which her brother gave her at his death if he be pleased to take it there I shall be content so as they will send an acquittance sealed up in a letter to me so as I may have it from them at the next return for they told me that they would send a letter to me & I should send it over with mine but I never heard more of them. Based on the probable dates of birth of the his children, Robert Elwell probably married while in England. The document above indicates that his wife was from Stoke Abbas, Dorsetshire, or vicinity, and so his origin should be sought in that same area.
4644. Robert Drake
"History of Piscataway Township 1666-1697" p 63 says "Robert Drake 1580 - 1667 of Devonshire, England settled as early as 1635 on Piscataqua River, being a man of eminent piety. His son, Francis Drake 1615- 1687, upon his father's death moved in 1668 with his wife Mary (Walker) and 3 sons to Piscataway.
5040. Thomas Gibbons, Sr.
Active in Bacon's Rebellion
5048. Lt. Colonel John Epes
Oldest son of Francis and Marie Paulet Epes, and was named for his grandfather John Epes of Ashford, Kent Co., England.
John was a headright of his father and received individual land grants as a Colonist (Records); he was a Justice and a Captain of Militia of Charles City Co., VA and in 1655 became a Lieutenant Colonel. In 1657, he registered his home as "of Shirley Hundred Island"; he patented 2550 acres, including his father's 1980 acre patents and located in Charles City County, partly south of the James River. In 1674, he was granted 2550 acres in that section, "beginning at the mouth of Gravelly Creek" at the river. In Prince George Co. are found most of the records of John Epes, as he no doubt made his home on the land grant. His oldest son, Francis, died before his father, so his second son John, of Shirley Hundred Island, became executors of the vast estate."Col. John Epes was sheriff of Charles City County, February 1675/6 and on 26 May 1677 was appointed one of the four officials in Charles City County to examine witnesses concerning grievances in the aftermath of Bacon’s Rebellion. He was a justice as early as 1655 and was appointed one of the justices of the quorum by Lieutenant Governor Herbert Jeffreys on 5 November 1677. He was alive 4 August 1679 but died by 16 October 1679 when John Epes was mentioned as administrator of his father’s estate."
John's brother, Francis Epes, fatally wounded in battle, as his dying wish requested his brother John to give and seat one of his sons at the "Cousons," the family estate of Francis I, probably named for one of the creeks it bordered on the Appomattox River.
Lt. Col. John Epes lived in Charles City Co., VA, having land south of the James River in Prince George Co., VA.
For interesting details of his life, see "Ancestors and Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia", Vol. I, Society of the Descendants of Francis Epes I of Virginia, 1992. Also see "Adventures of Purse and Person."
5049. Mary Kent
Her father having come to Virginia in the "George", 1619, and her mother in the "Tyger", 1621. See "Ancestors and Descendants of Fancies Epes I of Virginia."
5054. George Jordon
No birth record is known for George Jordan, ca 1657 Surry County, Virginia. George Jordan was a son of Arthur Jordan, immigrant before 1635. His mother was Elizabeth Bevin, probably the daughter of Richard Bevin and Mary, immigrants before 1635.
The Daughters of Colonial Dames accept Eppes, Anderson, JordanHe was in the Surry County Militia in 1687. George Jordan made his will in Surry on 18 May 1718 and it was probated on 20 August 1718. In the will, George Jordan mentions his wife Mary; his sons: George, Arthur, Thomas, James, River, and Charles; as well as his daughters Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Baley. George Jordan died in August 1718 in Surry County, Virginia. George and Mary (Browne) Jordan had 9 children:
5156. Sir Morgan (Moroch?) Kavanaugh
264. Sir Moroch Kavanaugh.
Book - House of Kavanaugh, pages 5 - 13. by Anna T. Poynter Kavanaugh.
"Sir Moroch Kavanaugh, son of Donald-anSpaineach, and his sons emigrated to France after 1690..."
LINEAGE OF SIR MOROCH KAVANAUGH
Donald-an-Spaineach (or Donald the Spaniard) of Clonmellon, died in1631. Donach of Clonmollen. Cahyr Carrach. Murtagh of Clonmollen county, died 1547. Arthur Buidhe. Donald Reac. Gerald. Arthur Oge living in 1417. Arthur Mor Kavanaugh, living in 1361. Muirceartach, slain in 1327. Muiris, living in 1314. Muirceartach, was Prince of Leinster. Donald Oge, was Prince of Leinster. Donald Caomhanach, was slain in 1175. Donal na-Ghall, was the 58th King of Leinster. Dermad na-Ghall. Kavanaugh, Lords of Leinster, Ireland.
5159. Jael Harrison
William Williams, of Stafford and Essex Counties, Virginia, appears in 1698, 1699 and 1700 as signing petitions from Stafford County. On Oct. 8, 1702, James Harrison, of Essex County, Virginia, conveyed 400 acres of land in Essex to his daughter Jael, wife of William Williams, of Stafford County (Essex County Court, Deed Book 10, page 120). William Williams died in Essex County in 1712 (Administrator's Bond, Essex Court, Deed Book 14, page 50). Mrs. Jael (Harrison) Williams married secondly, Richard Johnson, of Spotsylvania County, and her will recorded Sept., 1733, names "my son, James Williams (Spotsylvania Records). William and Jael (Harrison) Williams had issue: James Williams (born circa 1703; died 1735), of Spotsylvania County; married Ann (surname unknown); she married secondly, Samuel Wharton. James and Ann Williams had issue;..."