1. George Rodney.
1.1. Maurice Rodney, Esq., m. Joan, dau. of Sir Thomas Dyer of Somerford, Co., Wilts.
1.1.1. Dorothy Rodney, m. Rice Davis of the Middle Temple, and of Tickenham, Esq. He m. (2) Isabel, da. of Henry Lygon of Colne, Gloucestershire, widow of Edward Basset. (3) Mary Pitt, sister of William Pitt, and widow of Robert Owen of Bristol, merchant, by whom a da. who married Nicholas Poyntz,
1.2. Agatha Rodney, m. Captain Thomas Hodges, d. 1583, of Wedmore.
1.2.1. Thomas Hodges, m. Eleanor, da. of John Rosse (Rose) of Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset.
1.2.1.1. George Hodges Esq., d. Feb. 1, 1654.
1.2.1.2. Jane Hodges, m. John Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, d. 1674, grandson of William Strachey, Secretary of Virginia.
1.2.1.3. John Hodges, m. Margery: Margery Hodges of Heathhouse, Wedmore, widow, to Richard Counsell, of Wedmore, husbandman and Joan his wife: Wedmore, Somerset. 1648. (Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, ref. 2667/1/36/2).

1. Cuthbert Rosse, of Yorkshire.
1.1. Nicholas Rosse, of Shepton Beauchamp, Somerset, m. Elizabeth Dawbney, of Wayford, Somerset.
1.1.1. John Rosse of Shepton Beauchamp, m. Mary Hodges, da. of James Hodges, of Somerton, Somerset. (T\PH\vch/11).
(i) Survey of lands, rents, etc., enjoyed by John Rose and Henry Sydenham as tenants in common, and by John Rose solely, taken at Merriott by John Wyllys, steward, on 5 July 1609, and covering the following places: Dommett in Buckland St.Mary, Buckland St.Mary, Chilworthy in Ilminster, Merriott, Combe St.Nicholas, Ely in Ilminster, Crewkerne, Mudgley in Theale, Stoughton in Wedmore, Peasmarsh in Ilminster, South Bradon, Hilcombe in Ilminster, Ilminster, Shepton Beauchamp, Stocklinch, Langport Eastover and Langport Westover. (ii) survey of lands, rents, etc., late the inheritance of James Hodges of Somerton, gent., decd., and given by him to Mary his daughter the wife of John Rose, gent., taken by John Wyllys, steward, on 20 Dec. 1602, covering the demesnes of St.Clare’s and Highbrook and other properties in Somerton, the demesne of Copley in Charlton Adam, the demesne of Stert in Babcary, tenancies in Upton and Knole in Long Sutton with the commons belonging, and demesnes in Shepton Beauchamp.
1.1.1.1. Eleanor Rosse, m. George Hodges Esq., of Wedmore, Somerset.
1.1.1.2. Joan Rosse, m. (6 Feb. 1616) John Harvey, of Curry Malet, Somerset.
1.1.1.3., Anne Rosse, m. (11 Jan, 1615) George Style, of Maypowder, Somerset.
1.1.1.4. James Rosse, of Shepton Beauchamp and Somerton, m. Elizabeth, da. of John Stocker, of Chellcompton, Somerset.
1.1.1.4.1. James Rosse, b. 1610.
1.1.1.4.2. Phillip Rosse.
1.1.1.4.2. Robert Rosse.
1.1.1.4.2. John Rosse. (Visitation of the County of Somerset in the Year 1623, with additions).

1. John Sydenham “the elder”, m. Ursula Brydges, da. of Giles Brugge (Sheriff of Gloucester) and Isabel Baynham
1.1. Sir George Sydenham.
1.1.1. Elizabeth (Sydenham) Drake, wife of Sir Francis Drake.
1.2. Henry Sydenham, aforementioned.
1.3. Sir John Sydenham, born Brympton, Somerset, d. 1 Jan. 1590, Nymphsfield, Gloucestershire.
1.3.1. Ursula (Sydenham) Poyntz, m. John Poyntz.
1.3.2. Elizabeth (Sydenham) Bamfield, d. 1699. John Seward of Virginia, rented land from the Bamfields.
1.4. Mary Sydenham, m. Sir Henry Knyvett, of Charlton.

1. Sir John Poyntz, of Iron Acton, aged 25 yrs. on his father’s death. Sheriff of Glouc. 1591. Knt. of the Shire 1592. Bur. at Iron Acton 29 Nov. 1633; m. (1) Ursula, da. of Sir John Sydenham, of Brimpton, co. Som., Knt., mar. settl. dated 16 July 1578.
1.1. Sir Robert Poyntz, of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire, bapt. 26 October 1588, d. 1666, m. (13 June 1604) Frances Gibbons, d. 1667, da. of Gervase Gibbons, of Benenden, Kent. (Robert Barham of Hawkhurst married Ann Gibbon in 1639).
1.1.1. Margaret Poyntz, m. Sir Robert Gorges, d. 1648, of Bristol.
1. Sir John Poyntz, m. (4) Grissell Roberts, da. of Walter Roberts, of Glassenbury, Kent, m. 2 June 1600.
1.1. Nicholas Poyntz, b. 1607, d. 11 Feb. 1650, bur. in the Savoy, Lond; matric. from Magdalen Hall, Oxon, as son of Sir John Poyntz, 31st Jan. 1622, aet. 16. Living at Tickenham in 1646. He m. (1638) Eleanor, only child and heir of Rice Davis, of Tickenham, Som., by Mary Pitt, relict of Robert Owen (Robert ap Owen, of Abergwilli, Carmarthenshire, and a Bristol merchant), and 3rd wife of Rice (Rees) Davis. Mary Pitt was the mother of Robert Pitt, of Virginia. Rice Davis originated from Carmarthenshire, and was brother of “William Davies, of Carmarthenshire” (see Vis. Som.), father of Richard Davis, Esq, of Tickenham, bapt. November 8, 1587, heir to his uncle, who m. Mary Owen, da. of Mary Pitt and Robert Owen, and sister of Robert Owen Jr., the very likely father of Bartholomew Owen. In Virginia, John Upton’s headright was Christopher Lewis, associated with Luke Mizell and Bartholomew Owen. On 10 July 1643, John Upton held 3289 ac. upon the branches of Pagan Point Creek and New Town Haven adj. Robert Pitt, cousin of the Owen family, as Eleonor Davis, wife of Nicholas Poyntz, half-br. of Sir Robert Poyntz, of Iron Acton, Sheriff of Gloucestershire, and uncle of Margaret Poyntz, wife of Sir Robert Gorges, of Redlynch, in Bruton, neighbour of Governor Berkely OF Virginia.

In Virginia, a William Rose, m. Lucy (Corker) Jordan, widow of Thomas Jordan. Bartholomew Owen sold cattle of William Rose, for the benefit of Jane, William, Ann and Mary Rose, son and daughters of William Rose and his wife, Ann. Rec. 1666. Wit: Luke Mizelle, John Morecocke.

1. Robert Green, 1598-1677, Katherine Walker, 1596-1678.
1.1.Thomas Green, 1621-1686, m. Mary Moone, d. 1693.
1.1.1.Thomas Green, d. 1726.
1.1.2. William Green, m. Mary West, d. 1738.
1.1.2.1. Martha Green, m. … Applewhaite.
1.1.3. Bridget Green, m. Jeremiah Proctor; his estate appraised by John Wrenn, r. 26 Nov. 1744. Jeremiah Proctor was the br. of Reuben Proctor (his estate r. 28 Apr. 1729, was witnessed by Samuel and John Davis, as follow, p. 157. Reuben Proctor appraised the estate of a Thomas Harris, r. 23 March 1712. The estate of John Harris, r. 8 Aug. 1713, was appraised by Reuben Proctor, and Elias and Roger Hodges, p. 568. Reuben Proctor’s estate was audited by Thomas walton, r. 21 June 1731, p. 278. The estate Phillis Ducie, the relict of Elias Forte (who was almost certainly, as the Bennetts and Harris, of Wiveliscombe, Somerset), was appraised by Joshua Proctor, p. 238. He was probably a son of George Proctor, a cousin of Jeremiah and Reuben Proctor. In 1695, Bartholomew Owen’s son, Robert Owen, sold 110 ac. to his br.-in-law, Joshua Proctor (B 5, p. 89), describing it as adjacent to Richard Jordan. ( Christopher Reynolds Sr. emigrated to Virginia as an indentured servant of Mr. Edward Bennett. Bk. 1, pp. 46-8, “Imprimis: I give and bequeath unto my son Christopher Reynolds Jr. all my land on the southerly side of the Freshest swamp that Richard Jordan (his son-in-law who m. da. Elizabeth Reynolds) now liveth upon”).
1.1.4. Mary Green, d. 1721, m. John Davis:

(1. Lewis Davis, of Carmarthenshire.
1.1. Rees Davis, Esquire, of Tickenham, Somerset, aforesaid.
1.2. William Davies, of Carmarthenshire.
1.2.1. Richard Davis, Esq, of Tickenham, bapt. November 8, 1587, m. Mary Owen, da. of Mary Pitt and Robert Owen, of Bristol and Carmarthanshire, whose grandson was probably Bartholomew Owen.
1.2.1.1. Robert Davis (involved in various litigations concerning the Owen estate).
1.2.1.1.1. John Davis, bapt. April 17, 1637; d. bef. 28 June 1714, m. Mary Green. The Will of John Davis of the Upper Parish, dated Dec. 31, 1712, named legatees: wife Mary, son Samuel, son Thomas land in Surry, which was bought of Edward Grantham; son John; da. Sarah; da. Elizabeth; da. Prudence; son William, the land on which Thomas Robertson lived; da. Mary the wife of William Murray; grandda. Elizabeth Murray, the da. of said William; brother William Green, friends Nathaniel Ridley (nephew of William, associated with Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and James Day to make the division of my estate. Wife executrix. Witnesses: Nathaniel Ridley, Richard Webb, Thomas Webb, Mary Maccodin. R. 28 June 1714. The estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, was in debt to John Davis. Thomas Harris (d. 1672) 40 acres, 14 Aug. 1652. At the head of one of the branches of the Pagan Cr., bounded with his own land on N.E. Fran. Smith on S.W., Thomas Prichard on S.E. and John Davis on N.W. for trans. Peter Bell).

1.2.1.1.1.1. Sarah Davis, d. bef. 6 January 1720, m. (1) Joseph Bridger.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Mary Bridger, d. 1811, Edgecombe Co., m. Robert Pitt (b. 1738, d. 1806, Edgecombe Co.),son of Joseph Pitt.
1.2.1.1.1.1. Sarah Davis m. (2) Nicholas Fulgham, son of Anthony Fulgham. Anthony Fulgham’s son, Michael Fulgham, m. Anne Izzard; having issue (1) Anne Fulgham, who m. Robert Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. (2) Susannah Fulgham, m. Hardy Council, son of Hodges Council Jr. and Lucy Hardy, in 1705.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Nicholas Fulgham, m. Martha Pitt.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Fulgham, m. Thomas Applewhaite, son of Henry Applewhaite.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Henry Applewhaite, d. 1739, m. Mary Council, da. of Hardy Council and Susannah Fulgham. Henry Applewhite’s estate was returned by Philip and Mary Brantley. R. Sept. 23, 1745. Susannah Council’s legatee was da. Mary Brantley. Halifax Co NC. R. 6 Oct. 1757.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Henry Applewhaite, of the parish of St Luke, d. 1783, m. Ann Harris. Marriage bonds of Henry Applewhite and Ann Harris, Nov. 7, 1756. Ann Harris was the da. of Edward Harris, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
Pages 75-76: Henry Applewhaite and wife Ann to William Hines of Sussex County, dated 9 July 1761, 100 acres on the north side of the Nottoway River adj. the mouth of Deep Run, John Drew, John Bryan, and Phenea Whitaker (part of a patent for 420 acres to John Drew on 13 Nov 1713). Witnessed by Amos Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Mary Applewhite, m. John Barham, son of Benjamin Barham (grandson of Charles Barham, connected to Thomas Harris*, d. 1672).
1.2.1.1.1.2. Mary Davis (n.b. see fn. 1), m. Thomas Day, second-cousin of *Thomas Harris, of Wiveliscombe.
1.2.1.1.1.3. John Davis. His Will named legatees: son Samuel; nephew William Goodrich.* Executor: John Goodrich. Witnessess: Edward Goodrich, John Davis, William Davis. R. 6 Sept. 1750.
1.2.1.1.1.4. Thomas Davis. His Will, dated 15 Aug.1734, named legatees William, the son of William Davis, deceased; to Elizabeth Gray; John Davis, the son of Samuel Davis; da. Elizabeth at 18, if she should die without heirs, my estate to the sons of my three brothers and my sister, Prudence Wrenn. Executors: brother Samuel Davis and friend James Day. Witnesses: Samuel Davis and Elizabeth Gray. R. 23 Sept. 1734. He m. Ann (Mathews) Rogers, relict of (1) John Moore, (2) Anthony Mathews, and da. of Edward Rogers of Bristol, whose Will was recorded on 9 March 1684, naming legatees: Anne Mathews; John Moore and James Bacon “to whom I give 900 ac. in Stafford Co. at the head of Potomake Creek, on which Joseph Henson lives, also all property in IOW cO.. Appraised by Owen Griffin, Ambrose Hadlie and Alex Mathews. Witnessess: John Jones & Thomas Mason.

(1. John Moore, mariner and merchant of Bristol, m. Ann Rogers.
1.1. George Moore m. Jane Barcroft, da. of Charles Barcroft, a London vintner
1.1.1. Eleanor Moore, m. Richard Piland, the son of James Piland, bapt. on 30 August 1604, in St Mary’s Le Porte, Bristol, headright of Francis England, in 1642.
1.1.1.1. James Piland. On 28 April 1720, he, Benjamin Hodges, and Roger Ingram witnessed the will of Robert Lancaster.
1.1.2. Ann Moore, m. Thomas White. The estates of Ann Moore and her husband Thomas White were appraised between 22 March 1741 and 26 July 1742 by Thomas Day, John Goodrich, and Edward Brantley. (Chapman, Wills, p. 142). Edward Brantley was security for the estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. John Goodrich was an overseer of the Will of Francis England; a witness being Richard Bennett (cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672).
1.2. Katherine Moore, m. (2) Robert Flake (a tobacco factor for Bristol merchants). By her first husband, she had issue
1.2.1. Joyce, who married (1) Francis England, (2) George Cripps. Francis England, George Cripps. William Jennings of Bristol, surgeon, appts. Thomas Moore of Pagan Creek his atty. to collect from Arthur Skynner, Gyles Dryver (headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and Joseph Whitson, and by virtue of a letter of atty. from John Hardiman of Bristol, taylor, to collect from William Hoodson in Nansemond. 29 June 1667. (Bodie, vol. 2, p. 550). Francis England was probably closely related to John England: Surrender of lease – John England of Bristol, merchant to John Seymour. (Bristol Archives, 8017/24. 20 April 1676).

1.2.1.1.1.5. Elizabeth Davis, m. John Gray, whose Will named legatees: son William; son Richard; son John; son Mathew; son Henry; da. Margaret; da. Patience; wife Elizabeth. Wife Executrix. Witnesses: Richard Hardy and Elias Wills. R. 27 March 1738.
1.2.1.1.1.6. Prudence Davis, mentioned in the Will of her brother, Thomas Davis as Prudence Wrenn. Administration of the estate of John Wrenn recorded 1 March 1749, witnessed by Prudence, his wife.

1.2.1.1.2. Samuel Davis. His Will named legatees: wife Amy; son John; son Samuel, land at Meherrin; da. Mary; da. Sarah; da. Amy; da. Marcella. Wife Executrix. Brother John Davis and brother-in-law Nicholas Bourden to collect all debts. Witnesses: John Davis, John Gemmill, N. Bourden, and Thomas Murry. R. 28 Jan. 1738. He m. (1) Any Applewhaite, da. of Henry Applewhate and Ann Mason The will of Henry Applewhaite, r. 27 April 1741, mentioned da. Amy Davis and wife Ann, executrix. Her Will named legatees: son Thomas; grandda. Ann Applewhaite, the da. of my son Thomas; da. Ann Godwin; da. Priscilla Ridley; da. Amy Jones; son John; grandson Henry, the son of Henry Applewhaite, deceased; grandda. Amy Applewhaite, the da. of my son Henry; grandda. Ann Ridley; granda. Sarh Davis; grandson Henry Applewhaite son of my son Arthur; grandson John Lawrence, son of my da. Sarah Lawrence. Executor: son Arthur Applewhaite. Witnesses: William Ponsonby, Ann Ponsonby, Ann Hunt, and Elizabeth Daniel. R. 10 March 1747.

1.2.1.1.2.1. John Davis, will dated 2 July 1750. He m. Ann Drew, da. of William Drew Sr., the son of Thomas Drew and Judith Wood, da. of Thomas Wood of IOW, son of Arthur Wood and Sarah Wooten. Bertie Co.: Arthur Davis of Tyrrell to William Drew for 15 pounds, 300 ac. on SS Morratuck and Flat Swamp, being two plantations ‚ one with 200 ac. adj. Lewis Davis and Cullen Pollock; the other with 100 ac. Wit. James Moore (May Court, 1730). William Drew and Thomas Harris witnessed an indenture between Robert and William Ruffin to William Edwards, 1 March 1708.
1.2.1.1.2.1.1. John Davis, m. (1746) Mary Goodrich, da. of John Goodrich (D.B. 10, p. 288).
1.2.1.1.2.1.2. Samuel Davis. 2 Aug. 1753: John Goodrich, Guardian Account with Samuel Davis, orphan of John Davis, deceased. John Goodrich was the father of Constance Goodrich (by Ann Cripps), who m. Benjamin Hodges, cousin of John Hodges. Their da., Hartwell Hodges, (b. 1727 in IOW Co.; d. in 1796 in Nash Co., NC) m. (1. in 1752) Thomas Davis (D.B. 8, p. 455). (2) James Drake, in 1766, b. August 5 Aug. 1725 in Bertie Co, NC.; d. 6 July 1791 in Richmond, the son of John Drake and Sarah Bryant.

John Drake was the son of Thomas Drake, noted here: “215 ac. on the south side of Blackwater adj. Reedy Branch, Indian Field Branch. Giles Driver (headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and Thomas Drake (granted to sd. Jesse by deed on 1 Aug. 1752). John Drake was associated with a Thomas Harris on Reedy Branch: pp. 105-106: Hardy Johnson to son Hardy Johnson, dated 10 Dec. 1761, 150 ac. adj. William Drake, John Drake, Thomas Harris, Reedy Branch, and (John Drake’s br.) Thomas Drake. S. Hardy Johnson. W: William Drake, Mary Drake, and John West.

John Drake, Jacob Newsum, and Nathan Harris appraised the estate of Elizabeth Bynum, r. 8 Feb, 1766, p. 144; her da. was Celia Bryant. Reedy Branch was associated with this Thomas Harris: This Indenture made the Ninth day of February in the Year of Our Lord God One Thousand Six hundred Eighty and Seven Between Philip Raiford of the Isle of Wight County of the one part and Thomas Harris of the same County Jun.r of the other Part. The said Hundred Acres of Land being bounded as followeth (viz) Bounded upon a Branch called the Reedy Branch and so along the afores.d Raiford’s Line. The Raifords were intermarried with the Fulghams, of Pitminster, Somerset, and Virginia. Reedy Branch was also associated with the following: Joseph Larke to Henry Applewhaite, dated 12 Aug. 1760, 307 ac. on the north side of Three Creeks adj. Reedy Branch, witnessed by Timothy Thorpe and Edward Harris.

1.2.1.1.2.1.2.1. Elizabeth Davis, m. Francis Kirby, son of John Kirby and Joanna Owen, da. of William Owen, son of Bartholomew Owen.
1.2.1.1.2.1.3. Thomas Davis, m. Hartwell Hodges in 1752, in IOW. (Chapman, p. 14). He purchased land in Edgecombe Co. NC in 1749 from Joseph Davis of Edgecombe Co., and was described as “Thomas Davis of Isle of Wight Co., Va.” (Hoffman, p. 107).
1.2.1.1.2.1.4. Lewis Davis, executor of Thomas’ will; he and his son, Dolphin, were named as legatees. At the County Court held on 26 Sept. 1758, he was referred to as “Capt. Lewis Davis”, and was recorded here: “Andrew Booth, Overseer of the road from Fishing Creek Bridge to the Granville line. Orderd that the Hands of Arthur Davis & Lewis Davis, Saml. Miller, Solomon Davis, Wm. Gainer, Wm. Portis & John Portis, work on the same”.

1.2. Martha Greene, m. Anthony Fulgham.
1.2.1. Anthony Fulgham, d. bef. 9 Dec. 1678.
1.2.2. Michael Fulgham, d. bef. 9 Mar. 1691.

1. Richard Drake.
1.1. John Drake, bapt. 3 May 1647, in South Petherton, Somerset. His headright was claimed by (1) Hodges Council and (2) Colonel Arthur Smith.
1.1.1. John Drake.
1.1.1.1. Thomas Drake. His Will was r. in Southampton Co., 11 May 1758. He m. Ann Griffin.
1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Drake, his Will dated 1783.
1.1.1.1.1.1. William Drake.
1.1.1.2. John Drake, d. aft. 15 March 1753.
1.1.1.3. Richard Drake.
1.2. Thomas Drake, bapt. 7 June 1650; died aft. 1686.
1.2.1. Thomas Drake.
1.2.1.1. John Drake, m. Sarah Bryant, da. of James Bryant. John named his father-in-law as executor of his estate.
1.2.1.1.1. James Drake. m. Hartwell Hodges, as given.

1. John Moore, mariner and merchant of Bristol
1.1. George Moore m. Jane Barcroft, da. of Charles Barcroft, a London vintner
1.1.1. Eleanor Moore, m. Richard Piland, the son of James Piland, bapt. on 30 August 1604, in St Mary’s Le Porte, Bristol, headright of Francis England, in 1642.
1.1.1.1. James Piland. On 28 April 1720, he, Benjamin Hodges, and Roger Ingram witnessed the will of Robert Lancaster
1.1.2. Ann Moore, m. Thomas White. The estates of Ann Moore and her husband Thomas White were appraised between 22 March 1741 and 26 July 1742 by Thomas Day, John Goodrich, and Edward Brantley. (Chapman, Wills, p. 142). Edward Brantley was security for the estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. John Goodrich was an overseer of the Will of Francis England; a witness being Richard Bennett (cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672).
1.2. Katherine Moore, m. (2) Robert Flake (a tobacco factor for Bristol merchants). By her first husband, she had issue
1.2.1. Joyce, who married (1) Francis England, (2) George Cripps. Francis England, George Cripps. William Jennings of Bristol, surgeon, appts. Thomas Moore of Pagan Creek his atty. to collect from Arthur Skynner, Gyles Dryver (headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and Joseph Whitson, and by virtue of a letter of atty. from John Hardiman of Bristol, taylor, to collect from William Hoodson in Nansemond. 29 June 1667. (Bodie, vol. 2, p. 550). Francis England was probably closely related to John England: Surrender of lease – John England of Bristol, merchant to John Seymour. (Bristol Archives, 8017/24. 20 April 1676).

1. Robert Bennett, a tanner, of Wivelscombe, m. Elizabeth Edney.
1.1. Thomas Bennett, d. 1616, Wivelscombe.
1.1.1. Thomas Bennett, b. Nov. 11, 1603 at Wiveliscombe.
1.1.1.1. Alice Bennett, m. John Hardy. Nugent, C&P vol. 1, p. 569: Mr. John Hardie 1150 acres IOW Co., 5 June 1666. Beginning at upper corner tree of Mathew Tomlins old land, running SSE by Wm. Westwrayers land &c. SW on Mathew Tomlins new land. John Hardy m. 2. Alice Tucker, widow of Arthur Allen. Her daus. were Katherine Allen, who m. Robert Johnson, and Joan Allen, who m. Dr Robert Williamson, John Burnett, and Reuben Proctor.
1.1.1.1.1. Lucy Hardy, m. Hodges Council.
1.1.1. Governor Richard Bennett. “Now Know ye that I the said Richard Bennett Esquire give and grant unto John Day four hundred acres of Land, situated in the County of Gloucester, Upon on the South East Side of Poropotank Creeke”.
1.1.2. Governor Richard Bennett
1.2. Edward Bennett, baptised February 2, 1577, in Wivelscombe; later of of St Olave, Southwark, London, and Lawn’s Creek, Virginia.
1.2.1. Mary Bennett, m. (1) John Day; (2) Thomas Bland.
1.2.1.1. Mary Bland, m. (1) James Day, (2) John Johnson, (3) … Gladhill; she appointed her sons James Day and Nathaniel Ridley exxs of all the goods, and C. of her deceased husbands John Johnson and James Day. Will proved June 26, 1712.
1.2.1.2. Thomas Day, m. Mary Davis, da. of John Davis.
1.2.1.3. Elizabeth Day, m. Nathaniel Ridley, nephew of William Ridley, associated with Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2.2. Silvester Bennett m. Nicholas Hill. She bequeathed “all my land without the neck of land whereon I now dwell, that is to say the plantation that Ricahrd Wrenn and Francis Wren now dwells on”. Proved 9 Jan. 1706.
1.2.2.1. Mary Hill, m. John Jennings Jr., witness to the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.3. Elianor Bennett, m. Richard Harris (8 Oct. 1594), son of William Harris, who m. Dorothy Westbrooke, Aug. 31, 1562, at Wivelscombe, Somerset.
1.3.1. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, November 20, 1623, at Wivelscombe, most likely he who died in Virginia in 1672. Thomas Harris was the cousin of Richard Bennet, whose first wife was Anne, who was Charles Barham’s sister (see Douglas Richardson, ‘Plantagenet Ancestry’). Thomas Harris and Charles Barham were involved in the Will of William Ridley.
1.3.1.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1688. Given the numerous shared associations of his family with those of the Thomas who died in 1672, it is invariably the case, given the closeness and continuation of kinship relationships of this time, that they were closely related; if not as father and son, then as uncle and nephew, or as second-cousins.
1.3.1.1.1. Edward Harris, his Will presented to Court March 25, 1734 by Nathan Harris, his brother and executor.He bequeathed “two Hundred & forty Acres of Land lying in the Isle of Wight County joining upon John Johnson and John Turner their Land it being a tract of Land granted by Patent to Thomas Harris my father”.
1.3.1.1.1.1. Jacob Harris. His will was probated in 1762 in Southampton Co., signed by Mary (Seward?) Harris and Amos Harris. She died in 1782; her will mentioning her surviving sons, James and Drury. Moses being deceased. Mary (Seward) Harris may have been a da. of William Seward; his Will, r. 24 July 1721, names a da. Mary. He was the son of William Seward, whose Will was probated 4 May 1703, in Surry Co., and who m. (2) Ann Clinch; a da. also being named Mary, b. c. 1697, as youngest child.

1. John Seward, bequested lands in Barrington (as it correctly reads); northwest of Petherton, 17 miles from Wiveliscombe grants of land in Isle of Wight county, one of which was called “New Hemington.” (Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography). Hemington is 4 miles fom Mells/Nunney, and was the domain of the the Bampfields. He would have been familiar with the family of Thomas Harris, b. 1636, in Nunney, to Thomas Harris and Alice West. He patented land in 1638 “upon Warresquioke River, beg. at a pynie pint by a little gutt running into the woods right over against the land of Nathaniell Floyd and near his former pattent. “Francis Hobbs’now wife Mary was former wife of Nathaniel Floyd deceased”. Francis Hobbs’ da. was the wife of John Harris, son of Thomas Harris, who died in 1672. Francis Hobbs Jr., his Will r. 9 June 1688, left a legacy to “cousin John Davis”, and “brother John Harris”, son of Thomas, d. 1672. 27 April 1686: Matthew Tomlin 1227 ac., lower par. IOW Co. on borders of Blackwater, 781 ac. being part of 1200 ac. granted to Mr. John Seward, 16 April 1648; 448 acres being waste adj.; beg. at a br. dividing land of John Turner and his daughter Marie’s, by William Westray, adj. Mary Turner, and Thomas Harris (d. 1688), to the bottom of Pig Neck; transp. of 9 persons. (B 7, p. 510). John Seward da., Margaret (Seward) Edwards, m. John Edwards, 28 January 1633, Temple church, Bristol. Alice Edwards, was a headright of John Seward in 1648 (IOW). The Will of Mary Pitt “of the parish of St. Thomas within the city of Bristol, widow”, mother of Robert Pitt of Virginia, proved 25 Nov. 1634, bequested to her grandchild, the said “John Edwards a silver beer bowl”. (His br., William Edwards, also received a bequest).
1.2. John Seward: 1 April 1665, 1500 acres Upon a branch of the lower bay called Seaward Creek, 1300 acs. part thereof formerly granted to his father, 1 April 1641. He m. Mary Holt.
1.2.1. John Seward, m. Mary Jennings, da. of John Jennings (who witnessed the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672 ) and Mary Hill.
1.2.2. William Seward. His Will was probated on March 16, 1702, naming a daughter as Elizabeth Holt, and gifting his son, James Seward, land from White Marsh Swamp to Robert Barham’s woods; he the son of Charles Barham, connected to Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2.2.1. Mary Seward.
1.2.2.2. William Seward, d. 1721, mentioned in the Will of John Jennings as “son-in-law William Seward”.
1.2.2.2.1. Mary Seward, m. Jacob Harris?

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