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TURNERS OF BLETCHINGLEY
Surry Arch. Collections, 1871, makes a general point – that the main line of the Turners ended in heirs female, but takes no note of subsidusry lines: ‘The family of Turner were settled at Ham as early as the time … Continue reading
CONNECTED HISTORIES OF ENGLAND AND VIRGINIA
BOLLING 1. Robert Bolling, d. 1639, London, m. Ann Clarke, dau. of Thomas Clark. 1.1. John Bolling, m. Mary Carey, d. 1618. 1.1.1. Robert Bolling, m. 1. Jane Rolfe, granddau. of Pocahontas; 2. Ann Stith. 1.1.1.1. John Bolling (by Jane … Continue reading
CHILDREN OF THE BRISTOL CHANNEL AND VIRGINIA
Some Harris families of Virginia came from Western England, as did families of Bond, Bridger, Council, Driver, Fulgham, Hobbs, Pitt, Sharpe, and Tucke, particularly from the counties of Somerset and Gloucestershire. They were minor land holders and mariners, who … Continue reading
ODDS AND ENDS – TWO BOONES?
1. Jerome Boune (Boone, most likely contractions of Bourne), m. Katherine Snowe (St Edmunds, Exeter), 15 May 1603. She was probably of the Snowe family of Winkleigh, situated 23 miles from Stoke Cannon, and 28 miles from Exeter. ‘Richard Snowe … Continue reading
KIN OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS?
Nunney, 2 mls from Mells, 20 mls from Wedmore, 24 mls from Over Stowey; 48 mls from Pitminster. 1. Thomas Harrys of Mells, Somerset, England, carpenter, b. 1494. 1.1. John Harrys, witnessed a Will in 1554 concerning Mells, Somerset. 1.1.1. … Continue reading
THOMAS PARKER OF EDGECOMBE CO.
1. Thomas Parker, Esq. of Holbeton, 9 miles south east of Plymouth, Devon. (Wotten). The pedigree given in the Harl. MS, which is given addition ‘by a later hand’, is accepted as unreliable; and, if connecting this family to to … Continue reading
HARRIS OF SOMERSET MARRIAGES
A common misconception of genealogy places 18th century ancestors in such places as Virginia and Carolina as descendants of very early settlers, when, in fact, emigration from England was a continuous process, and it is as likely as not that … Continue reading
PARKER AND TURNER FAMILIES OF SOMERSET AND VIRGINIA
In part, what follows is a summary of my notes on the likely ancestry of Hodges Councell, of Virginia, but with a focus on the Parker and Turner families. Many of the intermarried families of Wedmore were tenants of the … Continue reading
BENNETTS AND PITTS OF BRISTOL
1. Thomas Pitt of Blandford, m. Priscilla … That is, Blandford Forum, North Dorset. If you imagine a triangle to be 70 mls along its base, with two sides of 40 mls, and slightly tilted to the right, you have … Continue reading
SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS OF VIRGINIA, CONDENSED
I have been asked to condense some information in the form of a genealogcal table, including such as Nathan Harris, and assuming that John Harris, bapt. 17 Feb 1587, in Mells, Somerset, was Sergeant John Harris of the 1624 Virginia … Continue reading
SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS, OR NOT?
If the most tentative of cases were to be made for Sergeant John Harris of Virginia having a male heir, then some understanding of the English kinship system is necessary: English kinship groups in Virginia were as a spider’s … Continue reading
HARRIS OF SOMERSET AND VIRGINIA
NUNNEY CHURCH In response to my opinion being asked for: 1. Thomas Harrys of Mells, carpenter, b. 1494. Description: Depositions as to the late abbot of Glastonbury (Somerset) taken at Wells (Somerset) before Nicholas Fitzjames esq and John Mawdleyn’ … Continue reading
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ALICE WEST
NUNNEY/MELLS. Nunney is 2 miles from Mells. William Harris bapt. 9 Dec 1627 Nunney (All Saints) Alice West & Thomas Harris Oct 1635 Nunney Thomas Harris bapt. 14 Aug 1636 Nunney John Harris bapt … … 1640 Nunney Nunney deeds. … Continue reading
VIRGINIA HAYSTACK
There is a priceless piece of information contained in a Will of 1685; that Nathaniel Upton of Fitzhead was related to Henry Upton of Burlescombe, whose son, William, leaves a bequest to ‘Mrs. Paris Sloughter’, that is, the wife of … Continue reading
HARRIS AND WEST
1. Robert Bennett, m. a dau. of Richarde Edneye, of Wivelscombe, Som., Vintner. 1.1. Thomas Bennett. 1.1.1. Richard Bennett. PROB 11/351/440. Description: Will of Richard Bennett of Nansemond River, Virginia. 3 August 1676. 1.1.1.1. Anne Bennett, b. 1641, married, 1st, … Continue reading
THE REAL HARRIS
Some of the families St Olave, Hart Street, Southwark, London, originated in a West Country triangle. If you imagine this triangle to be 70 mls along its base, with two sides of 40 mls, and slightly tilted to the right, … Continue reading
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HODGES COUNSELL OF VIRGINIA
The Counsell and Hobbs families were intermarried from an early period (Hobbs v Councell. Plaintiffs: John Hobbs. Defendants: William Councell. Subject: property in Barrow Gurney, Somerset (Nat. Arch., ref. C 3/275/51, 1596-1616); with Thomas Hobbes marrying (15 April 1564) … Continue reading
FREME OF NETHER LYPIATT
It is wrongly assumed that the Freme family of Lypiatt, Gloucestershire, were descendants of the Veym and Rames families; these being sometimes considered synonomous. This assumption is based on what is considered to be similarities in pronounciation, and the fact … Continue reading
HARRIS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
Central to the kinship group of a Harris family of Buckinghamshire (Bucks.) was the Pigott family of Bechampton, Bucks., an account of which may commence with Richard Pigott, of Little Horwood, Bucks., who was of a family of well-established yeomen … Continue reading
