Monthly Archives: November 2022

1. … 1.1. John Cutt, Mayor of Bristol in 1565-66, by will dated Jany. 10, 1571, bequeathed to his wife Joan, ” the manor and lordship of Burnett, co. Somersett”. (Rev. T. P. Wadley’s , Abstracts of Bristol Wills, 1886, … Continue reading →

Migration to early Virginia by English colonists of close kinship ties makes unraveling clear lines of descent almost impossible, as kin in Virginia continued to intermarry and conducted business within the same circle. A Harris family of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, provide … Continue reading →

Edward Brantley, who settled in Virginia in 1667, was of a well-to-do social circle, recorded here: Samuel Elbridge, merchant of Bristol. Dying intestate, adm. requested by Thomas Moore who m. the relict. Security: George Moore (first-cousin of Thomas Moore); and … Continue reading →

GREY OF ASKERSWELL, DORSET (A Grey of Virginia). 1. Walter Grey (Dr.), of Bridport, Dorset, d. 1612, m. Ann, dau. of Robert Williams, of Harrington. 1.1. Walter Grey, m. Mary, dau. of John Bonville, of Clopton in Belgrano, Somerset, ca. … Continue reading →