Walter FitzGilbert de Hamilton

SAINT AUGUSTINE’S ABBEY, BRISTOL manorial accounts, p. 174.

Court Roll. Court of Abbot Robert of S. Aug. 14 Oct. 1524 & 28 Apr. 1525, held by Anthony Poyntz, knight, Capitalis Senescallus. Jurati: 14 at each court, of whom Thomas Eyton, Wm. Tyler & Thom ap Syms appear only in October, George Reade, Richard Symyng & John Eyton only in April. John Symyng attacked John Eyton in Court with a knife, Eyton responded with his fist; Richard Porker, Wm. Whytt, John Eyton & Wm. Dymock were fined 2d. each for overstocking the common pasture; Richard Eyton has a case pending against Wm.Walker; John Eyton agrees to a fine of £4 13s. 4d., of which he pay s down £2 6s. 8d., to have the reversion of the tenement and lands of Thomas Dymock to hold for his life and that of his wife.

The Eytons and Dymocks were almost certainly related:

John Dimock, of Horfylde, dated 26 Oct., 1593, 25 Eliz. To be buried under the tombstone in the churchyard of Horfylde; to my son, William Dymocke; to my 3 daughters, by Jane, my now wife, viz. Margaret, Joan, and Alice, 20 nobles each; to my daughter, Agnes, £5; to my son, Thomas, 2os.; to William Dimock, son of Thomas; to John Eyton, son of Nicholas; to Margery Eyton, my daughter; the residue to my wife, Isbell Dimocke, she to be executrix. Overseers: William Smith and William Eiton. Will proved at Bristol, 2 Dec., 1593.

The following appear. “a” denotes a juror, “p” one who pays for pannage. John Auerey a; John Baron sen. a; Isabella Cory wid. ob.; Rob. Dellyng p; Joan Dymock wid. p; Richard D. ap; Thos.
D. ap; John Eyton a; Richard E. reeve a; Thos. E. a; John Hooper a; John Philipps a; Richard Porker natiuus domini p; Thos. P. nat. dni. a; George Rede a; Wm. Rychardes a; Joan Saborn p; Thos. Syms a; John Symyng; Richard S. innkeeper a; Anice Symonds p ; Wm. Tyler Tithingman a; Thos. Wade a; Wm. Wade ap; Wm. Walker; Wm. Walters a; Wm. Whytt p; and Richard
Eyton’s successor as Reeve, John Pyne.

John Eyton, m. Sara Robbins, April 22, 1594, in Olveston (10 miles N. of Bristol), almost certainly closely reated to Agnes Robbins, who m. Nicholas Walker, on April 27, 1602, in Olveston.

John Eyton and Sara Robbins may have been the parents of the first husband of Sarah … wife of John Seward.

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1.1.1. John Seward, m. Sarah … Exemplification of a common recovery Houses, lands etc, at Butcombe, Nempnett, Wrington, Blagdon (juxta Wiveliscombe), and other places, Somerset, John Pester and Richard Deane against John Seward, Sept. 9, 1647. (Brist. Arch., 5139/229). John Lewis of Lower Par. sells to Joseph Bridger of the same 170 acres of land now in possession of Lewis and John Harris (son of Thomas, d. 1672), patented 3 June, 1635, by John Seward (Nov. 16, 1669), “land lying on the White Marsh”. Thomas Harris, d. 1672, business partner of Joseph Bridger Sr. Mr. Jno. Marshall, 700 ac. IOW, July 12, 1665, p. 252. W. side of the Wester Sw., beg. at lower cor. tree of Capt. (John) Fulgham’s land, extending down Sw. to land of Tho. Harris. John Fulgham was overseer of the Will of Thomas Harris, 1688, who beq. Robert Harris (his son) “may dwell with John Fulgham three years”.

The namesakes, Thomas Harris, were second-cousins.

He who d. in 1688 was the father of George Harris, whose Will was recorded on August 22, 1720, naming son, Robert, who was possibly the father of John Harris, who m. Rachel Milly Kittrell.

It was not the case that English colonists of Virginia severed links with home; they often kept a precautionary foot in both camps.

Will of Sarah Seward of Bristol, widow, well stricken in years, proved Dec. 2, 1682.:
To my daughter Sarah Hasell five pounds, for mourning to wear at my funeral, and five pounds more as a token of my love. And I forgive her the fifty pounds which I lent her late husband William Hasell.
To my elder son John Seward and to his wife Hester ten pounds, so as they buy them mourning apparel and wear it at my funeral.

1.1.1.1. John Seward. Messuage in St Nicholas Street, next to Redynge Lane, leading to Corn Street. Made on John Seward’s marriage with Hester Paul(e). June 24, 1671. (B.A., 00463/12).
Final concord: (1) Nathaniel Wade, querent; (2) Henry Fryer and Mary, his wife, and John and Hester Seward, deforciants, 1696. Regarding 2 messuages in St Nicholas Street. (B.A., 00463/14b).
Copy deed of bargain and sale: (1) John Seward (in order to his wife’s jointure); (2) Thomas James and William Hasell. Aug 2, 1698. Deed dated Sept. 12, 1672. (B.A., 00463/10a).

1.1.1.1.1. William Seward, d. 1703, Surry Co., m. (1) Rebecca Caufield, sister of Robert Caufield, who m. a dau. of Arthur Allen and Alice Tucker, who m. (2) John Hardy. By a first wife, John Hardy was was the father of Olive Hardy, who m. (1) Giles Driver (headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), (2) John Pitt, half-br. of Hester Pitt, wife of Joseph Bridger Sr., business partner of the said Thomas Harris and William Scott. (Bristol Record Office, Depositions).

John Pitt was the son of Col. Robert Pitt, Bristol sea captain and merchant, who d. bef. Jan. 9, 1674, IOW., who m. (1) Hester, dau. of George Stephens. (2) Martha Lear, sister of Col. John Lear, who had m. the relict of John George, probable br. of Nicholas George, father-in-law of the said Thomas Harris.

William Scott’s, son, William Scott, m. Christian Jordan, dau. of Robert Jordan and Christian Taberer, dau. of Thomas Taberer, and sister of Ruth Taberer, who m. John Newman, whose sister, Alice, was the second wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

William Scott and Christian Jordan had issue: John Scott, who witnessed a deed of March 26, 1711 (with William Bridger, son of Joseph Bridger Sr.), whereby John and Thomas Harris of the Upper Parish, sons of Thomas, d. 1672, divided the land they held in jointure, that being 250 ac. inherited from their father, and 115 ac. they had acquired from Joseph Bridger.

This Thomas Harris was most likely the father of Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1685; Will dated Dec. 25, 1729, rec. March 23, 1730, who witnessed the Will of John Scott (R. July 28, 1729). John Scott, m. Joan Tooke (dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke); their son, James Tooke Scott, m. Christian Norsworthy, dau. of Col. George Norsworthy, son of Tristram Norsworthy, of Newport Parish, and Sarah Pitt, dau. of Lt. Colonel John Pitt, and Olive Hardy, dau. of John Hardy. As given, John Hardy was the step-father of the wife of Robert Caufield, whose sister, Rebecca, was the first wife of William Seward.

These are the clear lines of continuation of associations which identify the ancestry of decendants of English settlers.

1.1.1.2. Sarah Seward, m. William Hasell. Lease for 99 years or 3 lives; and counterpart. 1. Feoffees. 2. Sarah Hasell widow and administratrix of William Hasell, Chamberlain of Bristol. As chamberlain (treasurer), William Hasel would have been responsible for collecting the rents owed on municipal property, and, as such, would have been well known to such as the Sewards. Premises: A messuage now in the tenure of Sarah Hasell, in Smallstreete. Abuttals given. Consideration: £45. Rent : £4. p.a. October 1, 1680. (B.A., P.Xch/D/37/bi-iii).

William Hasell was the nephew of Agnes Hasell, who m. Richard Godwin, on Feb. 4, 1608/9. Admon. Richard Godwyn, of Winford, Somerset, dec. Apr. 27, 1652, to John Cotterell, father in law (uncle) of Alexander & Richard Godwyn, sons of the defunct.

John Cotterell was possibly the ancestor of Jonathon Kittrell, of Virginia, father of Rachel Milly Kittrell, who m. John Harris, aforesaid.

Kittrell: probably a variant of Cottrell. (Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, 2013).

Richard Godwin was the br. of Edmond Godwin, bapt. Jan. 27, 1581/2, the father Thomas Godwin (it is suggested), b. ca, 1618; d. in Isle of Wight Co. Feb 1665/6; m. Ann (Taberer), who was the admin of her husband’s estate. Thomas Taberer and Robert Kea were her bondsmen, p. 63. He patented in Nansemond/Isle of Wight, in 1655, assigning this to William Pope (Nugent, p. 327), whose son, William Pope, witnessed the Will of William Goodwin, son of Thomas Godwin, aforesaid, and br. of (1) Edmond Godwin. (2) Thomas Godwin, b, ca, 1645, who m. Martha, dau. of Joseph Bridger Sr., of Bristol. Thomas Godwin’s (Sr.) estate was called “Old Castle”, named after a district in Bristol. The latter William Pope was the brother of Henry Pope b. Nov. 30, 1663, whom. (1) Mary, dau. of Joseph Bridger Sr.

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1.2.1. John Seward, m. Elyzabeth Morris, on Oct. 3 1641, in St. Augustine the Less, Bristol
1.2.1.1. Rachel Seward, bapt. Dec. 8, 1644 m. Richard Robbins, on June 7, 1666, same place.

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A consideration facing research into the English origins of Virginia settlers is a lack of evidence: English parish registers are often incomplete, and are a patchwork of various manuscripts. Siblings of those researched and who they narried are thus hidden. It is like trying to construct a jigsaw with pieces missing.

Although it is an incomplete picture, a sense can be gained of the English connections of families of Cottrell (Kittrell), Godwin, Harris, Hasell, and Seward:

1. John Hasell, b. ca. 1510. Hasell v Bentford. Plaintiffs: John Hasell and Agnes Hasell his wife. Defendants: Edward Bentford. Subject: Claim to copyholders in right of plaintiff Agnes Hasell. A messuage and two yard lands, parcel of the manor of Bedminster, Somerset granted by Edward Nevyll esq, lord of the said manor, to John Prygge, Margery Prygge his wife, and plaintiff Agnes Hasell their daughter. (C 2/Eliz/H22/31, ca. 1570).
1.1. John Hasell, b. ca. 1535, m. Alice … Williams v Hasell. Plaintiffs: Thomas Williams. Defendants: John Hasell. Subject: property in Bedminster, Bristol etc, Somerset and Gloucestershire. (1567. C 3/193/42).
1.1.1. John Hasell, bapt. March 10, 1560/1, in Dundry, m. Anne Kinge, Nov. 25, 1591. Order under letters patent from Court of Wards and Liveries, that a writ of mandamus be issued to inquire into death of Tristram Cottrell (d. June 15, 1613), son of John and Joyce Cottrell of Winford, in respect of a messuage and lands in South Brent and Lympsham, messuage and lands in Stapleton, co.Glouc., occ. by Wm. Curtis, the manor of Winford formerly in tenure of Edw. Bassett, esq., the reversion of 3 messuages and lands in Dundry, Chew Rogell, Winford, West-town and Backwell, late occ. by John Hasell. (DD\GB/120).
1.1.1.1. Agnes Hasell, m. Richard Godwin, Feb. 4, 1608/9. Admon. Richard Godwyn,* of Winford, Somerset, dec. Apr. 27, 1652, to John Cotterell, father in law (uncle) of Alexander & Richard Godwyn, sons of the defunct.

(1. Robert Cotterell, b. ca. 1500, of the parish of Whynforde, husbandman, d. 1554.
1.1. John Cotterell, b. ca. 1525, d. June 8, 1612, of Long Aston, m. Joyce …
1.1.1. Tristram Cottrell, b. ca. 1550, d. June 15, 1613.
1.1.1.1. John Cotterell, b. ca. 1575, d. 1640.
1.1.1.1.1. John Cottrell, b. ca. 1600, d. 1668, admon. of *Richard Godwin, his br.-in-law.
1.1.1.1.1.1. John Cottrell, b. ca. 1625.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1. John Cottrell, it is suggested.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Johnathon Kittrell, of Virginia, it is suggested.

This interpretation of available data is suggested:
1. Jonathon Kittrell, b. ca. 1685; Will recorded in Chowan Co., N.C., in 1748.
1.1. John Kittrell, b. ca. 1710.
1.1.1. Jonathon Kittrell, b. ca. 1732, Will probated in Granville, 1812, mentioning “My son-in-law, Jno. Harris”. He m. (ca. 1754), Elizabeth Bryant.
1.1.1.1. Rachel Milly Kittrell, b. ca. 1755, m. John Harris, b. ca. 1745 (“Pvt., 1 Regt. S. C. Continental Line, Rev. War”), son of Richard Harris.
1.1.2. George Kittrell, b. ca. 1735. Division of Estate dated May 10, 1782.
1.1.3. John Kittrell, b. ca. 1737, m. Jemima Standley, relict of Moses Spivey.
1.1.3.1. Standley Kittrell, b. ca. 1765, m. Prudence Jordan, on Jan. 13 , 1799 .
1.1.3.2. Jemima Kittrell, m. Benjamin Folks, witness of his br.-in-law’s marriage).

1.1.1.2. John Hasell, bapt. Aug. 27, 1592.
1.1.1.2.1. John Hasell , bapt. Jan. 7, 1635/6.
1.1.1.3. Thomas Hasell, bapt. Jan. 2, 1596/7.
1.1.1.3.1. William Hasell, bapt. Sept. 10, 1637, m. Sarah, dau. of John Seward.
1.1.2. William Hasell.
1.1.3. James Hasell. The farm of Dundrie Hill with all grounds and profits with licence to dig and sell freestone in Pittcrofte, formerly held by John Cottrell the elder and ‘old John Cottrell’ (leased in 1576/7 to Jas. Hasell by Wm.Bassett of Uley, co. Glouc., esq., Edward Bassett, gent., his son, and Isabel his wife for 99 years or lives of James Hasell, Alice wife of John Hasell the younger, and William Hasell, brother of said James. Assignment by Joyce Cottrell of Bristol, wid. of John Cottrell of Winford, gent., and John Cottrell of Long Ashton, gent., to Johane Hasell, wife of James Hasell of Dundry, yeo. for her life, and Assignment of 1617 of rights under lease of 1576/7 by William Hasell of Dundry, yeo., to his brother James Hasell of Dundry, yeo., both sons of John and Alice Hasell. (DD\GB/50).

John Seaward (b. ca, 1605), evidenced here: 400 ac. IOW Co.; June 18, 1638. Upon Warresquioke River. Beginning 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’ dau. was the wife of John Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Francis Hobbs. Leg.- Alice Davis; cousin John Davis (the estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, owed him money); cousin Margaret Harris the dau. of John Harris. Ex., brother John Harris. R. June 9, 1688. Samuel Davis, sold this plot to John Bond, whose family, as the Fulghams, were of Pitminster, Somerset, and tenants of the Symes. John Seward was a headright of John Moone, in Warrasquinoake, in 1635. John Moone was kin of the Fulghams, Anthony Fulgham’s brother, Thomas, having m. Mary (Moone) Green, half-sister of Sarah Moone, wife of John Pitt, of Bristol.

It was not that John Seward was only “of Bristol”, Gloucestershire. His farm in Butcombe, Somerset, leased from Edward Bampfield, was 11 miles from Bristol. He bequested lands in Barrington (as it correctly reads), northwest of Petherton, 17 miles from Wiveliscombe. His wife was bequested “other lands bought in that county from Thomas Parsyvall”. This bequest certainly included lands in Hemington: “Seward, John, immigrant, came to Virginia from Bristol, England, before 1635. He was a merchant and had grants of land in Isle of Wight county, one of which was called “New Hemington” (Tyler, Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography). Hemington is ca. 15 miles from Dundry.

John Sewards children were born in the mid-1630’s. “John Seward of Bristoll, Merchant, being bound to sea”. Will proved May 23, 1651. To my youngest daughter Rebecca Seward 300 pounds. To my second daughter Mary Seward 250 pounds. To my eldest daughter Sarah Seward 250 pounds, and to my wife’s daughter (by her former husband) Brigitt Eyton 50 pounds all when 21 or married. To my eldest son John Seward 200 pounds when 21.

Will of Sarah Seward of Bristol, widow, well stricken in years, proved Dec. 2, 1682.

To my daughter Sarah Hasell five pounds, for mourning to wear at my funeral, and five pounds more as a token of my love. And I forgive her the fifty pounds which I lent her late husband William Hasell. To her son William Hasell twenty shillings, and the reason why I give him no more is because I intend to give fifty pounds towards the placing of him apprentice; but to her son John Hasell I give nothing because he is beyond sea, never likely to rerurn for England. To her other five children, Richard, James, Sarah, Mary and Katherine Hasell fifty pounds apiece, to be paid at their respective ages of one and twenty years … To my son James Seward my lodge and garden on St. Michael’s Hill, Bristol, in or near the Royal Fort (“Old Castle” – M.S.), being city land, and all my term &c. to come therein … My body I commit to the earth to be decently interred in St. Thomas Churchyard within this city, as near as may be to the corpse of my late deceased mother there. To my elder son John Seward and to his wife Hester ten pounds, so as they buy them mourning apparel and wear it at my funeral. To the said John one hundred pounds in money, in one year after my decease, if he be then livirg, but not else. My executors shall in twelve months pay into the chamber of Bristol two hundred and filty pounds, to remain at the usual interest by them given, for the benefit of my five grandchildren, Sarah, Hester, John, James and Thomas Seward, children of my said son John by his said wife Hester, to be paid, fifty to each at one and twenty. (New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 47, p. 120, 1893).

1. John Seward.
1.1. John Seward.
1.1.1. William Seward, d. May 04, 1703; m. (2) Anne, relict of Christopher Clinch, by whom she has issue: Christopher Clinch, d. Dec. 13, 1736, in Surry Co.

HARRIS

1. William Harris, m. Dorothy Westbrooke.
1.1. Richard Harris, m. (1594) Elianor Bennett, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.
1.1.1. Edward Harris, held land patented by his cousin, (Governor) Richard Bennett, on Nov. 4, 1642. This was adj. land held by Wm. Newsome, April 6, 1653, p. 51.
1.1.1.1. Edward Harris, d. 1677.

1.1.2. Richard Harris.
1.1.2.1. John Harris, b. 1624.
1.1.2.1.1. Elizabeth Harris, b. ca. 1662, m. Samuel Lancaster, son of Robert Lancaster Sr. (He m. (2) Sarah, widow of her 2nd husband, Richard Bennett Sr., d. 1710; second-cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.2.1.2. William Harris, b. ca. 1664, m. Margaret, the widow of (1) Edward Taylor, (2) William Judkins. His Will (rec. April 19, 1721, in Surry) named wife, Margaret, granddau., Mary, who m. Thomas Taylor, son of Margaret and Edward Taylor, and grandson, Harris Taylor, great-grandson of William Harris. The Will of Margaret Taylor Harris was proved Sept. 20, 1721, witnessed by William Gray, William Seward, and Thomas Edwards. It named son, Edward Taylor, dau. Margaret, wife of Bartlett Moreland, daughter Hannah, wife of Christopher Clinch. The latter Edward Taylor: Estate admin, July 19, 1727, by Thomas Holt, Christopher Clinch, Thomas Edwards. (B. 7, p. 740). Margaret Taylor Moorland had m. (1) William Judkins, they the parents of Hannah and Elizabeth Judkins.

1.1.3. William Harris, headright of John Moone in 1637. John Pitt (the son of Robert Pitt, of IOW, and br. of Hester, wife of Joseph Bridger Sr.), m. Sarah , dau. of John Moone.
1.1.3.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1.3.1.1. Robert Harris. His descendants had strong links to the Lancasters.

1.1.4. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, on Nov. 20, 1623, in Wivelscombe. His second-cousin, Richard Bennett Sr., to repeat, m. a sister of Charles Barham, who was exec. of the Will of William Ridley, who was probably the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife.
1.1.4.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1672, business partner of Joseph Bridger Sr. Mr. Jno. Marshall, 700 ac. IOW, July 12, 1665, p. 252. W. side of the Wester Sw., beg. at lower cor. tree of Capt. (John) Fulgham’s land, extending down Sw. to land of Tho. Harris. John Fulgham was overseer of the Will of Thomas Harris, 1688, who beq. Robert Harris (his son) “may dwell with John Fulgham three years”.

The closely related families of Thomas Harris, d. 1672 and Thomas Harris, d. 1688, shared common associations, which influenced were thet settled:

Nathaniel Floyd’s headright was Mathew Tomlin; his land being adj. that of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. B. 7, p. 299: Mathew Tomlin, 1227 acs., Low. Par. of IOW Co., on brs. of the Blackwater, Apr. 27, 1686. 781 acs. being part of 1200 acs. granted Mr. John Seward, Apr. 15, 1648, adj. Mary Turner and Thomas Harris; to the bottome of Pig Neck. The salient point being that land passing to descendants of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, was a part of the original John Seward patent.

HARRIS cont.

1. Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1. Jane Harris, m. Richard Jones, br. of William Jones. William Jones, and wife Frances, to Orlando Champion. 227 ac. in Green Hall, known as Beech Neck; April 25, 1713. Test: Daniel Halsey, John Arthur. John Arthur m. the relict of John Harris, of Chowan, br.-in-law of Richard Jones, and son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. They were uncles of Charles Jones. Charles Jones, and wife Sarah, to John Rasberry. 1,400 ac. adj. lands of John Early and William Crawford; April 18, 1719. Test, Wm. Crawford, Jno. Williams. “For love I do bare Bridget Rasbeary, the daughter of John Rasbeary and Bridget his wife 100 ac. at Horse Swamp adj. James Howard, Peter West. Wit. Thomas Bird, Stephen Williams. May 1725. D.B. A. Charles Rasberry’s Will was probated in 1748, in Bertie Co. Christopher Holliman and William Rasberry (son of John) were execs.
1.2. Edward Harris*.
1.3. Robert Harris, d. 1740.
1.3. George Harris b. ca. 1667. His Will was recorded on August 22, 1720, naming son, Robert.
1.3.1. Robert Harris, b. ca. 1690.
1.3.1.1. Robert Harris.
1.3.1.2. Richard Harris.
1.3.1.2.1. John Harris, m. Rachel Milly Kittrell.
1.3.1.3. Sherwood Harris.
1.3.1.3.1. Mary Harris, m. Absolem Hicks.
1.4. John Harris. Gift from John Harris, to my sister Jane Jones, wife of Richard Jones. Land on west side Mattacomack Creek. August 1, 1705.

JONES

1. William Jones Sr. Indian trader (d. March 16, 1712 in “Jones Hole Swamp”, Surry Co.), m. Elizabeth Ledbetter, aunt of Henry Ledbetter, m. (Dec. 2, 1742 in Brunswick Co.), Edith, dau. of John Williamson, parents of Elizabeth Ledbetter, who m. Isaac Rowe Walton, br. of Katherine Harris (issue of George Walton), who m. Nathan Harris. In 1737 George Walton gave land to his dau. Catherine and her husband Nathan Harris. (Brunswick Co., B. 2, p. 50. Nathan Harris was the son of Edward Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688).
1.1. William Jones, d. April, 1735, in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. William Jones, and wife Frances (Rasberry, sister of John Rasberry?), to Orlando Champion. 227 ac. in Green Hall, known as Beech Neck; April 25, 1713. Test: Daniel Halsey, John Arthur.
1.1.1. Charles Jones. Charles Jones, and wife Sarah, to John Rasberry. 1,400 ac. adj. lands of John Early and William Crawford; April 18, 1719.
1.2. Richard Jones. Gift from John Harris, to my sister Jane Jones, wife of Richard Jones. Land on west side Mattacomack Creek. August 1, 1705. Test. John Chevin, Jon Wheatley. John Harris was the son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688 (whose Will mentions dau. “Jane Jones”), and br. of *Edward Harris. Oct. 11, 1724: Roberston against Harrys: Ordered the Provost Marshall or deputy to summon Samuel Patchett of Chowan Precent to appear at General Court of Edenton the last Tuesday this Oct. instant to testify in John Robertson vs. Edward Harrys.

An incomplete picture, but a sense is suggested.

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1. … Croft.
1.1. George Croft.

(1. John Lutley, m. Catherine, dau. of William Jenks (br. of Richard Jenks,* as follows), and Elizabeth, sister of William Adams.
1.1. Adam Lutley.
1.1.1. John Lutley, m. the dau. of John Packington and Elizabeth Newport, sister of Ursula Newport, wife of Thomas Adams, son William Adams and Eleanor Jennyns, cousin of Eleanor Jennyns, b. ca. 1500, who m. Richard Harris, b. ca. 1495. (See as follows).
1.2. Dorothy Lutley (cousin of Thomas Adams), m. George Croft).

1.2. William Crofte, m. Margett Bradborne, June 23, 1560.
1.2.1. Richard Crafte, bapt. Dec. 25, 1561.
1.2.2. William Croft, m. (1) …
1.2.2.1. Richard Croft, bapt.Nov. 24, 1593.
1.2.2. William Croft, m. (2) Katherina Nicols, Dec. 1, 1604.

1.3. Thomas Crofte, m. Katherine Foxall, Nov. 18, 1573.
1.3.1. John Crofte, bapt. Feb. 5, 1576/7, m. Anne Symons, Jan. 7, 1606.
1.231.1. John Croft. Assignment of lease. 1. Wm Walker of Meadowley, yeo. 2. Rd Penson of Lilleshall. Jn Dyos of Roxceter [Wroxeter], yeo. Recital: Lease of 19 April 1649 by Rd Cressett of Upton Cressett, esq., to Edw. Lye and Chas Didlicke of the tenement in t. of Meadowley in which Wm Symons then lived, with lands, etc. belonging, reserving any mines and quarries to Rd Cressett, and fishing, fowling, hunting and hawking. To hold from the death of Wm Symons for 99 years if Jn Croft of Hempton in Chelmarsh, yeo., Jn Cooper and Sarah Cooper, the grandchildren of Wm Symons, lived so long, paying £10 a year. (April 3, 1674. Shropshire Arch.. 5460/4/2/6).

1.3.2. Humphrey Croft, bapt. Feb. 1, 1578/9
1.3.3. Francis Croft. Draft court roll for the court baron of John Weld junior knight, Thomas Whitmore knight bart, Francis Addams and John Huxley gentlemen before Stephen Totty, steward.
Note that it has been enrolled. List of homage and admission of a tenant to Filthouse als Fyllies house in Chelmarsh, conveyed 7 December 1629 by Fraunces Croft to use of his dau. Mary Crofte and her heirs. She m. Mr John London clerk decd. Should she die without issue, the property then settled on Thomas Hem son of Simon Hem of Erdington and heirs. Mary’s death presented at last court. (April 3,1651, Shropshire Archives 1085/3).
1.3.3.1. Richard Croft, bapt. Dec. 21, 1618, m. Ann Nichols, April 19, 1651.

1.3.4. John Croft.
1.3.4.1. William Croft, bapt. March 5, 1619/20, m. Katherine … Queeries for William Craft to answer att the Court Baron and Court of Survey to bee houlden att Chelmarsh
(Nov. 19, 1673. Shropshire Archive, 1085/8).
1.3.4.1.1. William Croft, bapt June 25, 1648.
1.3.4.1.1.1. John Croft, bapt. April 18, 1694.
1.3.4.1.2. Richard Croft, bapt. Oct. 30, 1649.
1.3.4.1.3. John Croft, bapt. April 22, 1656. Croft v Rushbury. Plaintiffs: Jane Croft and William Croft by Edward Wancklyn. Defendants: George Rushbury the elder, George Rushbury the younger and Richard Rushbury. Subject: land and personal estate of the deceased John Croft, in Chelmarsh. (Shropshire. 1698. C 6/329/93).

1.2.4.2. Thomas Croft, bapt. Nov. 9, 1628.
1.3.4.3. Richard Croft, m. Anne …
1.3.4.3.1. William Croft, bapt. Feb. 11, 1666.
1.3.4.3.2. Richard Croft, bapt. Sept. 6, 1678.
1.3.5. William Croft.
1.3.5.1. Richard Croft, bapt. Oct. 5, 1623.

1.3.6. Isabel Croft, m. Richard Overton,* Jan. 31, 1599. (Elizabeth Overton m. Thomas Nichols, Oct. 9, 1575). Richard Overton was the br. of (1) Thomas Overton,* who m. Alice Wood; their son, Thomas, was bapt. June 30, 1595.
1.3.6.1. Thomas Overton, bapt. May 9, 1602.
1.3.6.2. John Overton, bapt. June 24, 1605.
1.3.6.2.1. Anne Overton, m. Richard Walker, Jan. 23, 1655: the Pettus connection.

It would be both reasonable and logical to assume that one of these latter Overtons was the father of William Overton (who m. Elizabeth Waters), of Virginia, and he the father of (1) Samuel Overton. (2) James Overton, who is recorded thus: “James Overton, 400 acs. (new lease), Hanover Co.; on N. side the S. fork of Elk Cr.; on John Raglin’s line; 20 Feb 1723, 40 shill’ (Nugent, C&P, vol. 3, p. 259). A James Overton appears in the Vestry Book of St. Paul’s Parish: “At a Vestry held at Mr. Wm Harris’s 9br ye 6th 1722 … Mr. James Overton was this day admitted a vestry man for this Parish, and had the usual oaths Administer’d by Majr Nicho Meriwether one of his Majesty’s Justices of the peace”.

William Harris, named in father’s Will of 1678 as an infant. He was involved in the determination of the lands of Thomas Langford, deceased, in a report dated February 26, 1731: ‘the line between Wm Bird esq. & Alex Cock cannot be found, Edward Hundley present for Wm. Bird, present Henry Hix for Mr. Sam’l Welden, Daniel Patrick, William Harris, Jr. … William Ford hath got ye Lands of Langford’s Orphans’. He is also mentioned in a deed of his stepfather, George Alves, to George Dabney, c. 1716, New Kent Co.: ‘As also Another Certain tract of land lyeing upon the North … line of … said George Alves’s Tract containing 300 acres lyeing in the Parish of Saint Paul bounded beginning at several marked trees of William Harris’s line … to a corner of several mark’d trees in the said William Harris’s Upper Line, thence along said William Harris’s Line to the beginning. Two tracts of land are part of a greater tract of land George Alves by patent 16 Dec 1714’.

1. John Harris, b. ca. 1475, m. Margaret Leighton, b. ca. 1491, dau. of Sir Thomas Leighton and his first wife, Anne Barker; his second being Elizabeth Devereux.
1.1. Richard Harris, b. ca. 1508, m. Eleanor Jennyns, dau. of Thomas Jennyns, of Wallybone, Shropshire.
1.1.1. John Harris, esq. (of Cruckton), b. ca. 1532, m. Eleanor, dau. Thomas Prowde, of Shrewsbury.
1.1.1.1. Rowland Harris, of Ludlow, b. ca. 1560, d. 1605, m. (Sept. 14, 1595), Jane Langford, bapt. Oct. 10, 1567.
1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, (bapt. Sept. 4, 1603, Ludlow), removed to Virginia, ca. 1650, having land on Curles Swamp.
1.1.1.1.2. John Harris., bapt. March 5, 1604, Ludlow. John Harris m. (1) Mary Holland, bapt. Sept. 11, 1608, Ludlow, dau. of Roger Holland and Eleanor Lewis, who m. Jan. 13, 1598,
1.1.1.1.2.1. Major William Harris, bapt. January 13, 1627/8, in Ludlow.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1. *William Harris, b. ca. 1675.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. George Harris, bapt. April 13, 1701, in St Pauls Parish; a Vestry meeting there in 1719 connecting him to the lands of George Alvis, who had married the widow of Major William Harris.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1725, of Wolf Swamp, probably m. a dau. of Mathew Graves
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1. George Harris (b. ca. 1750), m. Sarah Hudson.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1. Graves Harris (b. ca. 1775)), m. Elizabeth Baldwin, dau. of John Baldwin Jr. July 22, 1797
1.1.1.1.2.2. Mary Harris, bapt. April 3, 1625, in Ludlow. In 1689, Mary (Harris) Ligon gave a deposition stating her age to be 64.

John Overton, Chelmarshe, in the diocese of Hereford. Will d. Feb. 7, 1594 – ‘To the poor of Chelmarshe 20/- to be put forth in stock at the discretion of my executors … Niccolles and Richard Wilckes. To Jone Overton my wife my house lands and tentement in Myddelton Scriven for life if she keep herself sole, also four of my best oxen etc. To *Richard Overton my son my great pan and all my waynes etc. belonging to husbandry. To *Thomas Overton my son £6-13-4 within three years after my decease. To Francis Overton my son £13-6-8 when my executors and his mother and my overseers think well. To John Overton my son £5 which he owes me. … To Katherine Niccolls one of the daughters of Thomas Niccolls a caudron. To Sislye Nycolles daughter of the said Thomas a brass pot. To William Niccolles son of the said Thomas a brass pan. To Thomas Niccolls son of the same Thomas a brass pot. To Frances Niccolls daughter of the said Thomas a ewe sheep. To Elizabeth Niccolles wife of the said Thomas one ( ) in the keeping of the same Thomas. To my god-daughter Frances Overton’s daughter of Walslowe 10/.

Jone Overton, of Chelm’she, dyocese of Hereford. Will proved 1612. To be buried in Chelm’she churchyard. To eldest sonn Richard Overton flock bed etc. etc. and the £3 he oweth I due frely give hit vnto his iii children wch he had by his firste wife, viz : 20s. each at 18. To my son John Overton £20, best pott etc. To son Thomas Overton £8 he doth owe also best pann etc. To son in law Richard Smythe 30 strickes of corne and dittor maulte of ye ould messure, also on pece of syluer tachhokes frying panne etc. To sonn in law Thomas Nyckols Table bord etc.; said Thomas and my daughter Elizabeth Nyckols to have use for life then to William Nyckols thir sonne. … To Elizabth Crafte and Winifred Craft daus. of William Crafte on lyttell towell apece. Executors: kinsman Richard Wilkes, and son Thomas Overton. Overseers: Thomas Nyckols and son in law Ric. Smyth.

1. Richard Kenrick, of Acton Burnell, Shropshire, m. Agnes Norton; her sister, Elizabeth, m. Thomas Baldwyn.

(1. William Baldwin of Munslow m. Elizabeth (dau of *Richard Jenkes), and cousin of Dorothy Lutley, who m. George Croft, as given.
1.1. Thomas Baldwin of Munslow, m. Elizabeth, dau of Edward Norton of Collington.
1.2. Roger Baldwin.
1.2.1. Richard Baldwin m. Margery Pitt.
1.2.1.1. Mary Baldwin, m. John Holland).

1.1. John Kenrick, of Woore, Mucklestone, Shropshire, m. Elizabeth Lodge, b. Dec. 14, 1574, d. May 5, 1646. She was the dau. of Jasper Lodge and Eleanor, dau. of Nicholas Grosvenor and Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Mitton and Agnes Grey, and sister of Jane, who m. (2) Thomas Higgons D.D.*
1.1.1. Richard Kenrick, of the Middle Temple, London.
1.1.2. Andrew Kenrick, bur. St. Swithin, London; Merchant-Adventurer, alderman of London. Will proved May 16, 1653 (PCC: 329 Brent).
1.1.3. Edward Kenrick, executor of the Will of his brother, Andrew, m. Susannah Cranmer, b. 1621, of Rotterdam, bur. Jan. 5, 1681, St. Leonard’s, Bromley.
1.1.3.1. Susan Kenrick m. Benjamin Peake, second son of Sir William Peake, Lord Mayor of London in 1668, son of Boniface Peake, and br. of (1) of Robert Peake, d. 1666; whose Will was proven in London, May 26, 1667. (P.C.C. Carr -96), which bequeathed “to cousin James Waters, the son of Joseph Waters. £50; to cousin Waters, relict of Samuel Waters, Skinner. decd. £20, who gave permission for Sir William Peake, aforesaid, to use his family’s arms. George Lydall was Robert Peak’s nephew by marriage, son of his wife sister Bridget Woodward. In Virginia, George Lydall’s son John Lyddall patented land with William Overton, their properties adjoining in New Kent. William’s share eventually went to his dau., Barbara Overton. (2) Anne Peake (wife of Samuel Waters), parents of Elizabeth, who m. William Overton.

1.1.1.1.1. Peter Higgins, m. Catherine Baker (dau. of Roger Baker); sister-in-law of John Harris, ancestor of Rowland Harris, aforementined.
1.1.1.1.1.1. George Higgins, m. Eliz. Farmer.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Richard Higgins, bur. 1626, St. Alkmand’s, Shrews., m. Eliz., dau. of Richard Baldwyn, of Diddlesbury, bur. Pontesbury, 1638.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2. Edward Higgins, b. 1562, bur. 1614, St. Julian’s, Shrews., m. Ann Sherar.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1. Judith Higgins, b. ca. 1603-1605, m. William Owen, April 30, 1628, St. Chad.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1. Edward Owen, bapt. Feb. 5, 1629, likely named after Judith’s father.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.2. Thomas Owen, of Virginia, bapt. July 16, 1635.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1.3. William Owen, bapt. Feb. 2, 1637.
1.1.1.1.1.2.. Richard Higgons, m. Maria Wilding.
1.1.1.1.1.2.1. *Thomas Higgons D.D. He m. (1), Jane, dau. of Richard Mytton, of Shrewsbury.

In context:

BALDWIN AND HARRIS – THE FIRST PRINCIPLE

HARRIS GROUP 8 – CONNECTIONS

HARRIS GROUP 8 – LANGFORD AND LEWIS

HARRIS GROUP 8 – A CONTRIBUTION BY NICK WORMLEY

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Close associations between English families were repeated in Carolina/Virginia. By this measure, the Kittrells of Virginia were Cottrells of Winford, closely associated with a family of Godwin, of Bristol/ Nailsea. Winford is 6 miles from Bristol. Nailsea is 7 miles from Bristol, the road between is  dissected by Long Ashton

GOODWIN FAMILY OF BRISTOL

1. John Godyn.
1.1. William Godyn, bapt. March 13, 1567/8, Nailsea, Somerset, m. Edith Cox, Feb. 13, 1597/8.
1.1.1. John Godwyn, bapt. Nov. 15, 1607.

1.2. John Goddyn, bapt. Oct. 25, 1573.
1.2.1. John Godwyn, bapt. March 20, 1604/5.
1.2.2. William Godwyn, bapt. April 24, 1608.

1.3. Richard Godwine, Nov. 1, 1579, m. Agnes Hasell, Feb. 4, 1608/9. Admon. Richard Godwyn, of Winford (5 miles from Nailsea), Somerset, dec. Apr. 27, 1652, to John Cotterell, father in law (uncle) of Alexander & Richard Godwyn, sons of the defunct.
1.3.1. Alexander Godwin.
1.3.2. Richard Godwin.
1.3.2.1. Samuell Godwin, bapt. March 12, 1656/7.

1.4. Ellen Godwine, m. Edmond Cotterell, Nov. 20, 1595.

1.5. Edmond Goddyn, bapt. Jan. 27, 1581/2, m. Mary Trewal, Jan. 24, 1610/11.
1.5.1. Richard Godwyn, bapt. Sept. 27, 1612.
1.5.2. Thomas Godwin (it is suggested), b. ca, 1618; d. in Isle of Wight Co. Feb 1665/6; m. Ann (Taberer), who was the admin of her husband’s estate. Thomas Taberer and Robert Kea were her bondsmen, p. 63. He patented in Nansemond/Isle of Wight, in 1655, assigning this to William Pope (Nugent, p. 327), whose son, William Pope, witnessed the Will of William Goodwin.

The latter William Pope was the brother of Henry Pope b. Nov. 30, 1663, whom. (1) Mary, dau. of Joseph Bridger Sr., and Hester, dau. of Robert Pitt. Both the Bridgers and the Pitts were substantial merchants in Bristol; the said Joseph Bridger was a partner of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Mary Pope was the sister of Martha, wife of John Goodwin (son of Thomas Goodwin and Ann Taberer*), and br. of William Goodwin (who m. Elizabeth Wright), the father of Elizabeth Goodwin, who m. William Bridger, the son of Joseph Bridger Jr., and Elizabeth Norsworthy. Joseph Bridger Sr. was a business partner of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Sarah Dew m. William Bridger (son of his namesake, aforesaid). Sarah Dew’s sister, Patience Dew, m. William Bryant, extr. of his brother-in-law’s, William Bridger’s, Will, proved Bertie Co., Nov. Court, 1729. Their granddau., Elizabeth Bryant, m. Jonathon Kittrell Jr., who I take to be the father of Rachel Milly Kittrell, b. ca. 1755, who m. John Harris, b. ca. 1745 (“Pvt., 1 Regt. S. C. Continental Line, Rev. War”), son of Richard Harris. https://tinyurl.com/2vne9puz

Thomas Taberer, m. Ann Bennett, probable sister of Governor Richard Bennett, second-cousin of Thomas harris, d. 1672. He patented land adj. Francis England in 1652. He witnessed a land deed in 1658 between “Thomas Harris of Chipoaks (d. 1672) in the County of Surry” and Christopher Benn. He was the father-in-law of John Newman, husband of Ruth Taberer, and John Newman was the future br.-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, who m. (2), Alice, dau. of John Newman Sr. He was the br. of Ann, who m. Col. Thomas Goodwin (gent, of Somerset).

1.5.2.1. William Godwin, b. ca. 1643, m. Elizabeth Wright, in 1666.
1.5.2.2. Edmond Godwin, b. ca. 1644, d. June 24, 1713, in Nansemond, m. Sarah Bembridge.
1.5.2.3. Thomas Godwin, b, ca, 1645, m. Martha, dau. of Joseph Bridger, of Bristol. His estate was called “Old Castle”, named after a district in Bristol. Karl Baedeker, Great Britain: Handbook for Travellers, pp. 113/114, 1890: “Bristol, an ancient and interesting commercial town, the see of a bishop, and at one time the chief sea port of West England, is situated at the junction of the Avon and the Frome, 7 miles above the point where their united waters reach the Bristol Channel. It lies partly in Somerset and partly in Gloucester, but forms a city and county of itself. Bristol (Anglo-Saxon, Bright-Stow or Brig – Słow) has no certified history earlier than the Norman Conquest, but by the 12th cent. it had attained considerable wealth and importance. The “old castle”, in which King Stephen was imprisoned by Queen Matilda, was razed by Cromwell, and few traces are left of it”. See Castle Street:

1.6. Edward Godwin, of Naylezee, Somerset gent. July 4, 1641, proved July 22, 1641, by Richard Godwin. (96 Evelyn). My brothers Richard & John. My uncle Samuel West, at whose house I now lie. His wife Magdalene West. My uncle Xtopher West. Nailsea deeds: Mess. and 10½ a. acquired by Edw.Tynte in 1627 from Eliz. Jenkins, formerly owned by Sir Robert Gorges. Plot acquired by Edw.Tynte from Wm. and Jn. Godwin in 1624. (Somerset Heritage Centre, DD\S\WH/47, 1624-1627).

COTTERELL/KITTERELL (and other variations).

January nth, 1554. Robert Cotterell of the parish of Whynforde, husbandman. My body to be buried in the church of Wynforde, to which church 10s. To the church of St. Andrewe in Wells \2d. To the church of Longe Astone 6s. 6d. To the church of Dondre 3s. To John Battone, John Sergeaunt, John Goodchilde, John Allyne, John Picke, William Horte, John Derocke, and Annes Hiscock, half a bushel wheate each. To John Cotterell my son two bullockes of three years and the years to come in my tenement at Long Astone called Shortwoode. To Alice Cotterell my daughter 20 marks and the years to come in my tenement at Borow Astone called Peckys and in all my arable lands which I hold of Mr. Robert Bassett, esquyer, in the parish of Dondre. To John Horte the years to come of my ground at Longe Astone called Snowdens. To Joane Busare my daughter 20s. and to her two children an ewe and a lamb apiece. To Thomas Preston’s four children 6s. &d. each. To Isabell Preston a heyfer. To Henry Jennyns a cow. To Richard Cotterell an ewe and a lamb. The residue to Joane my wife (executrix). Witnesses : Sir Rychard Kynge my ghostelye father, Rauff Buck, Lawrance Hannam, John Horte. Proved November 23rd, 1555.

BARROW GURNEY, etc. deeds

Capital messuage and lands in Dundry and Chew Magna, formerly occupied by John Cottrell grandfather of John Cottrell of Long Ashton; 3 messuages and lands in Dundry, occupied by Jas. Hasell; parcels of land in Barrow occupied by John Horte; 2a. woody ground in Barrow, occupied by Eliz. Griffin; 5 messuages and lands in Barrow, occupied by John Patch, Wm. Hobbes, Jos. Brock, John Thomas als. Brooke and Thos. Harris; 3 messuages and lands in Winford and Long Ashton, occupied by Wm. Sheppard and John Horte; 30a. land in Felton in Winford, occupied by Rich. Herringe and William Griffin; messuage and lands in Winford, Barrow and Backwell, occupied by Wm. Horte; Seymours Court in Failand, Wraxall and Portbury occupied by Symon Robson, clerk; Faylondes Court in Failand and Easton in Gordano, occupied by Rob. Sheppard; 4 messuages and land in Failand and Wraxall, occupied by widow Marlowe, John Patch, Edm. Vowles and John Basse; closes called Coletuckers in Failand, occupied by Wm. Cox; 4a. in Failand, occupied by Thos. Evans; 1a. in Failand, occupied by Rob. Cox; lands called Sartes and Shortwood and other lands in Long Ashton and Bedminster, occupied by John Dyrrock and Rich. Dyrrock; Bargain and sale by John s. of Rob. Cottrell of Long Ashton to Wm. Pester and Geo. Parker of Bristol, gent. (Somerset Heritage Centre, DD\GB/37, ca. 1615).

JOHN COTTRELL

Order under letters patent from Court of Wards and Liveries, that a writ of mandamus be issued to inquire into death of Tristram Cottrell (died 15 June 1613), son of John and Joyce Cottrell of Winford, in respect of a messuage and lands in South Brent and Lympsham, messuage and lands in Stapleton, co.Glouc., occ. by Wm. Curtis, the manor of Winford formerly in tenure of Edw. Bassett, esq., the reversion of 3 messuages and lands in Dundry, Chew Rogell, Winford, West-town and Backwell, late occ. by John Hasell, Thos. Yorke, and John Hilsey, a messuage in Redcliffe St., St. Thomas Bristol, formerly occ. by John Sprinte, decd., 24a. land in Clevedon and Kenn, occ. by Rob. Cottrell, gent. (son of said John and Joyce). 2 messuages and lands in Winford, Dundry and Chew, the reversion of 7 messuages, 1 curtilage, and 4 gardens in Bristol, in Holy Cross, Temple, St.Thomas and St.Mary of Redcliffe, the reversion of other lands in Tickenham, Easton-in-Gordano, Clapton, Backwell, Winford, Barrow, Failand, Wraxall, Portbury and Long Ashton. John Cottrell (another son of John and Joyce) claimed that he had been unjustly disseised of the premises of John Cottrell, his father (died 8 June 1612) by Katherine, widow of said Tristram Cottrell, Robert Cottrell his brother, John, son of said Robert Cottrell and others. The document contains at great length the interrogatories, examinations and depositions of both parties and their witnesses, with bills of complaint and petitions relating to the case.
1619. (Somerset Heritage Centre, DD\GB/120, 1619). PROB 11/121/784 Will of Tristram Cottrell, Gentleman of Winford, Somerse 30 June 1613

Will of John Cottrell, Gentleman of Winford, Somerset. PROB 11/182/259 Feb.17, 1640, names sons Samuel and John. John Cotterell son of my son John Cotterell.
Will of John Cottrell, Gentleman of Winford, Somerset. PROB 11/185/192, Feb. 19, 1641, names sons John and Thomas.

Family settlement : conveyance to trustees by John Cottrell snr. of Winford and John Cottrell Jr. his son to Edward Batten and Thomas Hobbes (trustees) and grandson Thomas Cottrell : Shuttle-worth’s brewhouse in Temple Street, messuage, lands and a close called Marshcrofte at Easton in Gordano, messuage and land at Bakewell, Somerset, messuage called Longlands and lands at Long Ashton. (Bristol Archives, 13325/4 September 20, 1638).

The church of Winford, dedicated to St. Mary and St. Peter, is a handsome structure, consisting of a nave, chancel, side ailes, and porch, all covered with lead, and a stately tower at the west end of very good masonry. At the northeast corner of the south aile, formerly stood a monument (now removed to another place) whereon lay the effigy of John Cottrell in armour, and over him this epitaph:- “Here lyeth the body of John Cottrell, gentilman, who deceased the 15th day of July in the yeare 1612. Katherine Cottrell, the wife of Tristram Cottrell, esquier, caused this monument to be made in the year 1613”. Arms: Argent, a bend between fix escallops sable. Under the statue in the work of the tomb was this coat: Party per saltire, sable and argent; in the chief and base of the sable part, three trefoils or. In the upper window of the chancel a coat in a round, viz. Gules, a saltire between four faces like moons or. On a table hanging in the church, is the following list of benefactions to this parish: Mr. John Cottrell, 1668. (Mr. Collinson’s ‘History’, v. 2, p. 391, 1792).

Samuel Gorges of Charlton Mackrell (and his wife, Jane Cotterell, daughter of John Cotterell of Winford, and widow of ), brother of Ferdinando Gorges, of Lower Court, Long Ashton, Somerset.

The farm of Dundrie Hill with all grounds and profits with licence to dig and sell freestone in Pittcrofte, formerly held by John Cottrell the elder and ‘old John Cottrell’ (leased in 1576/7 to Jas. Hasell by Wm.Bassett of Uley, co. Glouc., esq., Edward Bassett, gent., his son, and Isabel his wife for 99 years or lives of James Hasell, Alice wife of John Hasell the younger, and William Hasell, brother of said James); Assignment by Joyce Cottrell of Bristol, wid. of John Cottrell of Winford, gent., and John Cottrell of Long Ashton, gent., to Johane Hasell, wife of James Hasell of Dundry, yeo. for her life, and Assignment of 1617 of rights under lease of 1576/7 by William Hasell of Dundry, yeo., to his brother James Hasell of Dundry, yeo., both sons of John and Alice Hasell. Messuage or tenement in which Ben. Tibbott dwelt in Dundry with lands, the Worth, Cheeres Mead, Longmeade, Collcrofte, Great Parke, Roundmeade Parke Meade, Rudges, closes in Tininge Stovord and Thorney Parock, Newwall, Ellwell (enclosed from Westfield), Lathridge Hill, land in South Field, all in Dundry, with common of pasture for cattle and common of Estovers in Dundry, Winford, Barrow, and Long Ashton; closes in Dundry formerly belonging to a tenement in Barrow late occupied by Wm. Counsell, decd.; New leases in Barrow occ. by Thos. Emlin as tenant; Vawmoores in Clevedon occ. by Jas. Barber as tenant; deed to declare uses of a fine of 20 Dec. 1653 to strengthen indenture of 19 Dec. 1653 between Ben.Tibbott of Dundry and Magdalen his wife (heiress of John Cottrell), and Eliz. Lloyd of Bristol, widow of said John Cottrell, Wm. Hall of Bristol, gent., and John Hellier of Dundry, yeo. (Somerset Heritage Centre, DD\GB/50, 1617-1653).

APPLES FROM THE SAME ENGLISH ORCHARD

1. Robert Cotterell, b. ca. 1500, of the parish of Whynforde, husbandman, d. 1554.
1.1. John Cotterell, b. ca. 1525, d. June 8, 1612, of Long Aston, m. Joyce …
1.1.1. Tristram Cottrell, b. ca. 1550, d. June 15, 1613.
1.1.1.1. John Cotterell, b. ca. 1575, d. 1640.
1.1.1.1.1. Samuel Cottrell.

1.1.1.1.2. John Cottrell, b. ca. 1600, d. 1668, admon. of Richard Godwin,* his br.-in-law.
1.1.1.1.2.1. John Cottrell, b. ca. 1625.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1. John Cottrell, it is suggested.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Johnathon Kittrell, it is suggested.

1.1.1.2. Edmond Cotterell, m. Ellen Godwine, Nov. 20, 1595, who was: (1) aunt of Thomas Godwin (it is suggested), who m. Ann Taberer, (2) a sister of *Richard Godwin.
1.1.2. Robert Cottrell.
1.1.2.1. John Cottrel, b. ca. 1575, d. 1641.
1.1.2.1.1. John Cottrell.
1.1.2.1.2. Thomas Cottrell.

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The vital importance of kinship support in England and colonial America is well documented. Neel stated: ‘Marriage is not simply the union of two persons; rather, it binds together two kin groups. It reunites human society, which time and the divergence of family lines relentlessly pull asunder’. (1). This point was elucidated by Pounds: ‘Even the state in medieval England required people to be linked in small groups or tithings, so that each could vouch for the others’ good behaviour. Almost everyone is, by the accident of birth, a member of a family, of a more extended kinship group’. (2). Such social-dependency arrangements were repeated by American settler families. Majewski pointed ou their evolvement into ever larger entities: ‘Constant intermingling of the same families in the same neighborhoods produced increasingly large kinship groups’. (3). Hendricks studied the importance of kinship groups in a specific area of settlement: ‘Family connections and kinship groups were very important to the settlement of land south of the James River’. (4).

(1) Carol Neel, Medieval Families, Perspectives on Marriage, Household, and Children, p. 200, 204.
(2) J. G. Pounds, The Culture of the English People, p. 255, 1994.
(3) John Majewski, A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia, p. 17, 2000.
(4) Christopher E. Hendricks, The Backcountry Towns of Colonial Virginia, p. 52, 2006.

Henry Pope, Sr., b. Nov. 30, 1663, m. (1) Mary, d. June 1, 1710, in New Kent Co., dau. of Joseph Bridger Sr. and Hester, dau. of Robert Pitt. Mary Pope was the sister of Hester, wife of George Williamson; Martha, wife of John Goodwin (son of Thomas Goodwin and Ann Taberer), and br. of William Goodwin (who m. Elizabeth Wright), the father of Elizabeth Goodwin, who m. William Bridger, the son of Joseph Bridger Jr., and Elizabeth Norsworthy. Joseph Bridger Sr. was a business partner of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

BRIDGER
1. Joseph Bridger (b. April 28, 1627, in Woodmancott, Dursely, Gloucestershire, d. April 15, 1686); m. Hester, dau. of Robert Pitt, of Bristol.

(1. Robert Pitt, m. (1) Mary Stephens. Surry Co. B. I, p. 58. May 7, 1667: Jos. Bridger makes over to Mary Pitt, heir of James Stephens, deceased, stating that she was the heir because she was the dau. of Elizabeth Pitt, sister of Mr. George Stephens, deceased, father of the aforesaid, James Stephens. Upon the Wwd. side of a br. of New towne haven Riv., called Beverly Cr., adj. Capt. John Upton and John Seward.
1.1. Robert Pitt, d. bef. 1672.
1.1.1. Robert Pitt.
1.2. Lt. Col. John Pitt, m. Olive Hardy.
1.2.1. Robert Pitt, d.v.p., m. a. dau. of Col. Arthur Smith; her br. m. Sarah (who with his wife gave to George Hardy deeds for the land on Blackwater, in 1666, the deed reciting that Sarah and Mary (wife of George Hardy) were daus. of Richard Jackson and granddaus. of Alice Bennett; her husband being a cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.3. Hester Pitt, m. Joseph Bridger, Esq.
1.3.1. Joseph Bridger.
1.3.1.1. Elizabeth Bridger, m. Thomas Lear, son of Col. John Lear (W&M, p. 309). She was the relict of Henry Tucker, son of George Tucker.
1. Robert Pitt, m. (2) Martha Lear, sister of Col. John Lear, who had m. the relict of John George, probable br. of Nicholas (br.-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), as they were headrights of Capt. Francis Potts, who obtained a patent of 1,000 ac. on Jan. 24, 1653, in Northampton Co. John George moved to IOW in 1643, when Justinian Cooper sold him a parcel of land commonly called the “Robert Bennet Quarter tract“. John George, 900 ac. Charles City Co. in Bayles Creek. For transportation of 18 persons, inc. Richard Reynolds. Thomas Greenwood’s Will (whose relict m. James Pyland), was witnessed by Joseph Bridger, John Davis (as given hereinafter, the estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, owed money to his wife); John George, and Nicholas Hill, witness to the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

1.1. Mary Bridger, d. June 1, 1710, in New Kent Co., m. Henry Pope Sr.
1.2. Joseph Bridger, d. Sept. 5, 1751, m. Elizabeth, dau. of John, son of Tristram Norsworthy.
1.2.1. Elizabeth Bridger, m. (2) Henry Tucker.
1.2.1.1. Benjamin Tucker (Dec. 1, 1704 – April 6, 1778), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Crawford (d. Oct. 6, 1771).
1.2.2. William Bridger (d. Nov. 2, 1729, of Meherrin River, Bertie Co., NC.), m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Goodwin, and Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Wright, and sister of Tabitha Wright*:
1.2.2.1. William Bridger (b. Fishing Creek, Chowan Precinct, d. Nov. 2, 1729, in Bertie Co., NC), m. Sarah (dau. of John Dew Jr. and Susannah, dau. of Robert Shearer, Sr.); sister of John Dew III. (July 2, 1698 – Sept. 5, 1740), who m. Elizabeth, dau. of James Bryant; having issue: Elizabeth, who m. William Tyner (d. Dec. 2, 1779, Northampton Co., NC.), son of William Harris Tyner, son of John Harris, of Chowan Co., son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688 (it is almost certain).

DEW
1. Thomas Parnell, cooper, m. Mildred Vasser.
1.1. Elizabeth Parnell, m. John Sherrer, who witnessed the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, whose orphan was placed in the care of Bridgeman Joyner. John Sherrer’s deposition, age as 36 on Dec. 14, 1665. (B. I, p. 54).
1.1.1. Robert Sherrer, b. ca. 1655. Will rec. Oct. 7, 1729 in Bertie Precinct, naming daus. Susannah and Prudence. Wife and extr., Elizabeth. Overseers John Dew, Arthur Williams.
1.1.1.1. Susannah Sherrer, b. ca. 1680, m. John Dew*. His Will is rec. in Bertie Co. (Nov. Court, 1744), naming sons John and Joseph, and dau. Patience. Wife and extr., Susannah. Wit.: Edward and Alice Moseley.

DAVIS
1. John Davis, d. bef. June 28, 1714, m. Mary Green. The estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, was in debt to John Davis. Thomas Harris* (d. 1672) 40 ac., Aug. 14, 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.
1.1. Sarah Davis, d. bef. Jan. 6, 1720, m. (1) Joseph Bridger Jr.; (2) Nicholas Fulgham, son of Anthony Fulgham, and br. of John Fulgham, who witnessed the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1.1. Nicholas Fulgham, m. m. Martha Pitt.
1.1.1.1. Nicholas Fulgham, m. a granddau. of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.2. Elizabeth Fulgham, m. Thomas Applewhite, son of Henry Applewhaite.
1.1.1.2.1. Henry Applewhaite, d. 1739, m. Mary Council, dau. of Hardy Council and Susannah Fulgham, sister of Elizabeth Fulgham.
1.1.1.2.1.1. Henry Applewhite, 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 dau. of Edward Harris, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
Will of Henry Applewhaite, rec. July 10, 1783, mentioned dau. Amy Davis and wife Ann, executrix. Applewhite, Henry. of the Parish of St. Luke. Leg.- wife Ann, with reversion to sons Henry and Thomas; son Arthur: land bought of Hardy Harris. He also mentions dau. Mary, wife of John Barham, p. 23. Hardy Harris was the br. of Ann (Harris) Applewhaite.

(1. Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1. Edward Harris, m. Mary Turner.
1.1.1. Edward Harris.
1.1.1.1. Ann Harris, m. Henry Applewhaite.
1.1.1.1.1. Priscilla Applewhite, m. Thomas Jordan).

(1. Thomas Jordan Jr., m. Margaret Brasseur.
1.1. Matthew Jordan, m. (July 5, 1699) Dorothy Newby, m. 5 Jul 1699 in Nansemond
1.1.1. Josiah Jordan and Mourning Ricks, dau. of Abraham Ricks and Mary Bellson.
1.1.1.1. Thomas Jordan, m. Priscilla Applewhite.

1.2. Richard Jordan 6 Aug 1670 in Chuckatuck Parish, Nansemond d. Dec. 23, 1723.
1.2.1. Richard Jordan d. Sept. 4, 1774
1.2.2. Joseph Jordan, b. Jan. 18, 1716, m. Patience Ricks, dau. of Abraham Ricks and Mary Bellson. Joseph Jordan’s granddau., Prudence Jordan, m. Standly Kittrell, cousin of Rachel Millie Kittrell, wife of John Harris, as follows).
1.1.1.2. Hardy Harris.
1.1.1.3. Amos Harris, d. July 15, 1785, in Southampton Co.
1.1.2. Nathan Harris, m. Catherine Walton.
1.1.3. West Harris, m. Mary, dau. Joseph Turner, and Burchett Lundy.
1.1.3.1. Turner Harris, b. June 25, 1745.
Henry Applewhaite and wife Ann to William Hines of Sussex County, dated July 9, 1761, 100 ac. on the N. side of the Nottoway River adj. the mouth of Deep Run, John Drew, John Bryan(t), and Phenea Whitaker (part of a patent for 420 ac. to John Drew on 13 Nov 1713). Witnessed by Amos Harris, pp. 75-76

DAVIS cont.
1.2. John Davis.
1.3. Samuel Davis, b. ca. 1665. 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. Jan. 28, 1738).
1.3.1. John Davis, b. ca. 1690. Will dated July 2, 1750. He m. Ann, dau. of William Drew Sr., who, with Thomas Harris* (son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), witnessed an indenture between Robert and William Ruffin to William Edwards, on March 1, 1708.
1.3.1.1. John Davis, b. ca. 1720, m. (1746) Mary Goodrich, da. of John Goodrich (D.B. 10, p. 288).
1.3.1.2. Samuel Davis. Aug. 2, 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 dau., 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, the son of John Drake and Sarah Bryant.
1.3.1.3. 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).

THOMAS HARRIS, d. 1672
1. Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Charles Barham. Mr. Charles Barham Ex., Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and Thomas Tuke overseers, were officers of the Will of William Ridley, who was probably the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife. The first wife of Richard Bennett, second-cousin of the said Thomas Harris, was Anne, who was Charles Barham’s sister (see Douglas Richardson, ‘Plantagenet Ancestry’).

1. William Watkins.
1.1. John Watkins, cooper, of Bristol, ca. 1595-1673.
1.1.1. John Watkins, d.v.p, cooper. Edward Prince deeds George Stephens, George Hardy, John Watkins, for 17,500 lbs. tob. one water mill at the head of Lawne’s Creek. Wit: John Hammond, James Brewer, Stephen Web, p. 529.
(Sept. 1657: Jo. Pauley* patent 600 ac. at the head of Lawnes Creek (June 10, 1639), which he sold to Thos. Webb, Aug. 25, 1644, who sold same to George Stephens (Feb. 15, 1644), and by sold by him to George Hardye (May 21, 1653), witnessed by Robert Pitt and George Hardye, p. 23. John Pauley’s sale of land to Richard Wilmot N. upon Thomas Thorpe, E. upon Lawne’s Creek), on May 13, 1644, was witnessed by John George,* and James Drake. *Br. of Nicholas, father-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672).
1.1.1.1. George Watkins, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Prime and … Ridley, sister Charles Barham’s wife. George Watkin’s Will names “Goddaughter, Elizabeth Spensor, dau. of Robert Spensor” (“friend” of Thomas Harris, d. 1672). He gifts a coat to William Newsum, and “to friend, Wm. Sherwood, 20 shillings for a ring”. His estate was administered (Feb. 7, 1675) by “Mr. Robert Ruffin, who married ye relict”.

1.1. John Harris. William Sherwood, deed, May 11, 1696, to John Harris for land in Jamestown, “late in the occupation of Secretary (Ralph) Wormeley”.
1.2. *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 Jr. 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. Joseph Thorpe
1.1. Thomas Thorpe (d. 1711).
1.1.1. Sarah Thorpe, m. (1) William George, nephew of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1. John Thorpe, appraisee of estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2. Timothy Thorpe Sr.
1.2.1. *Timothy Thorpe Jr., witnessed the Will of Edward Harris Jr., grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, rec. Sept. 22, 1740).
1.2.1.1. Joseph Thorpe. Southampton Co. Court Order Book 1768–1772: John Ferguson was appointed guardian to orphans of Joseph Thorpe: John, Ann, Mary, Nathaniel, p. 307.
1.2.1.1.1. Mary Thorpe, m. James Barham; b. 1730, d. June 1, 1791.
1.2.1.1.1.1. Martha Barham, m. Joel Harris, son of John Harris (and Avis White), grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

HARRIS cont.
1.2.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.
1.2.1.1. Thomas Harris. Hardy Johnson to son Hardy Johnson, dated Dec. 10, 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, pp. 105-106. John Drake, Jacob Newsum, and Nathan Harris appraised the estate of Elizabeth Bynum, r. 8 Feb, 1766, p. 144; her da. was Celia Bryant).

DRAKE
1. Richard Drake.
1.1. John Drake, bapt. 3 May 3, 1647, in South Petherton, Somerset (25 miles E. of Wiveliscombe). His headright was claimed by (1) Hodges Council and (2) Colonel Arthur Smith.
1.2. Thomas Drake, bapt. June 7, 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.

DEW cont.
1.1.1.1.1. John Dew.
1.1.1.1.2. Sarah Dew (d.v.p.), m. William Bridger.
1.1.1.1.3. Patience Dew, m. William Bryant, extr. of his brother-in-law’s, William Bridger’s, Will, proved Bertie Co., Nov. Court, 1729.
1.1.1.1.3.1. Elizabeth Bryant, m. Jonathon Kittrell Jr. Richard Harris of Granville Co, NC to John Harris son of the abovesaid Richard Harris, Nov. 23, 1766 “for & in consideration of the natural love & effection which he beareth unto his said son John Harris”, all that parcel of land beginning at a Hickory in Jonathan White’s line. (B. H., p. 6). Wit: Daniel Standard, John Kittrell. (Granville Co. Feb. Court).

BRYANT
1. Thomas Bryant, d. Nov. 30, 1687, m. Tabitha (dau. of Thomas Wright), and sister of Elizabeth Wright, who m. William Goodwin, who, on August 1694, inventoried the estate of Thomas Joyner, father of Bridgeman Joyner, guardian of an orphan of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1. John Bryant, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Bridgeman Joyner, and Ann, dau. of John Hardy. “Bridgeman Joyner and wife, Ann Joyner, to his son-in-law John Bryan(t) and my daughter Elizabeth his wife for love and affection, 200 ac. bounded by Maple Branch, being part of a patent for 800 ac. granted said Joyner on Nov. 16, 1714. Rec. Nov. 26, 1716. (B. 2, p. 39).
1.2. James Bryant, of Bertie Co. Will rec. March 31, 1731: son William, John Dew, Richard Brasswell, James Bryant. Extrs. Wit.: John Daniel.
1.2.1. Sarah Bryant, m. John Drake, who names father-in-law, James Bryant, in his Will, rec. Bertie Co., May Court, 1729. Wit. John Sutton, and John Dickinson, whose Will, rec. Northampton Co. Nov. Court, 1749, names daus., Mary, Sarah, Rebecca Newsom, and sons, Daniel and John Dickinson. Wit.: Joseph Jordan. (His granddau., Prudence, m. Standly Kittrell, cousin of Rachel Milly Kittrell, wife of John Harris).
1.2.1.1. James Drake, m. (aft. Sept. 29, 1764), Hartwell, dau. Benjamin Hodges and Constance Goodrich.
1.2.2. William Bryant, m. Patience Dew.
1.2.2.1. William Bryant, d. Aug. 6, 1789, Johnston Co., m. a dau. of John Stansell Jr., and Sarah (dau. of Edward Smithwick, d. 1719, in Edenton, Chowan Co.), and sister of Hannah, who m. … Jordan.
1.2.2.1.1. Elizabeth Bryant, m. Jonathon Kittrell Jr.

JORDAN
1. …
1.1. Jordan, Joseph, Will proved May Court, 1776, naming sons Isaac, William, and Joseph.
1.1.1. Isaac Jordan.
1.1.1.1. Prudence Jordan, m. Standly Kittrell*, on Jan. 13 , 1799 .(They owned property at Speller’s Ferry).
1.1.1.1.1. Isaac Jordan Kittrell.
1.1.2. William Jordan Sr., gent., and his wife, Mary, of Bertie Co., to George Kittrell*, planter, of same. 70 lbs. proc. 80 ac. where Saml. Leget lately lived, on S. side of Rocquist Creek, joining Gully Branch, James Castellow. Wit: John Kittrell, Mourning Hill. Feb. 19, 1770.

KITTRELL
This interpretation of available data is suggested:
1. Jonathon Kittrell, b. ca. 1685; Will recorded in Chowan Co., N.C., in 1748.
1.1. John Kittrell, b. ca. 1710.
1.1.1. Jonathon Kittrell, b. ca. 1732, Will probated in Granville, 1812, mentioning “My son-in-law, Jno. Harris”. He m. (ca. 1754), Elizabeth Bryant.
1.1.1.1. Rachel Milly Kittrell, b. ca. 1755, m. John Harris, b. ca. 1745 (“Pvt., 1 Regt. S. C. Continental Line, Rev. War”), son of Richard Harris.
1.1.2. *George Kittrell, b. ca. 1735. Division of Estate dated May 10, 1782.
1.1.3. John Kittrell, b. ca. 1737, m. Jemima Standley, relict of Moses Spivey.
1.1.3.1. *Standley Kittrell, b. ca. 1765, m. Prudence Jordan, on Jan. 13 , 1799 .
1.1.3.2. Jemima Kittrell, m. Benjamin Folks, witness of his br.-in-law’s marriage.

BRIDGER cont.
1.2.2.1.1. Sarah Bridger, m. James Jones, son of Henry Jones Sr., son of William Jones Sr (d. 1712, Surry Co.), who owned land with Robert Hix (“taylor”), the father of Robert Hicks, the Indian trader, and br. of John Hix., the exec. of John Hawthorne’s Will. April 1705, Henrico Co. Rent Roll: Robert Hix , 1,000 ac., John Hix, 216 ac.
*Patent to John Hicks, dated Oct. 22, 1682, for 183 ac., James City Co., beginning on the S. side of South swamp over against the mouth of Preston’s spring branch. (B. 7, p. 183).
*Patent to John Poythress, dated Oct. 24, 1702, for 350 ac. in Charles City Co., on N. side of Nottoway River, for importation of John Lee, Humphrey Hix, et al., running thence along headline of a tract of 950 ac. patented by Hugh Lee Jr., and by him sold to William Jones, Sr., Robert Hix (the Taylor) Sr., and John Roberts. (B. 9, pp. 396, 397).
*Patent to Thomas Wyn, dated Oct. 24, 1702, for 200 ac. in Charles City Co., on S. side of “Jones Hole Swamp” and N. side of Nottoway River, for 4 rights paid to Wm. Byrd. adj. land of Hugh Lee Jr., now in the possession of William Jones,* Robert Hix, and John Roberts, ibid. p. 406.
*Patent to Robert Hicks of Surry Co., dated Sept. 28, 1728, for 580 ac., new land, Brunswick County; on N. side of Roanoak River; adjoining Richard Jones*. B. 14, p. 80.
*Charles Pate to Robert Hicks, 126 ac. known as the Holes Patent to Thomas Luten, March 9, 1722-3. Test: Edward Howcott, Jas. Wilkinson.
*William Tyner to Robert Hicks, 80 ac. adj. above same tract, July 29, 1730. Test; Edward Howcott, Henry Bond, John Robertson. John Harris gave the Holes Patent to his sister, Jane Jones, and her husband, *Richard Jones, in 1705. (Mary Harris).
*Indian traders who gave bond to trade in Carolina, 1711: William Dettypoole, Thomas Edwards, Henry Tally, David Crawley, John Evans, and *Richard Jones; Richard and George Smith; Nathan Evans, Robert Hicks (Woods’ Settlement).

JONES
1. William Jones Sr. Indian trader (d. March 16, 1712 in “Jones Hole Swamp”, Surry Co.), m. Elizabeth Ledbetter. He appeared in the records when he was granted land April 8, 1674 in Charles City Co. on the S. side of the Appomattox adjoining Hercules Flood. William Jones’ grant adjoined this grant, and his land was near Sturdivant land. On April 20, 1680, Robert Tucker was granted land on the N. side of the Blackwater adjoining William Jones and Edward Birchett.

(1. Henry Ledbetter.
1.1. Elizabeth Ledbetter, m. William Jones Sr.
1.2. John Ledbetter. On Feb. 12, 1716, Hugh Lee, Sr. exhibited a judgment on the estate of Henry Ledbetter and son John Ledbetter in Prince George Co. VA. On Apr. 20, 1694, a patent was granted to Francis Ledbetter, John Ledbetter, and Wm. Jones, for 300 ac. on Warrock Swamp in Charles City Co., later in Prince George Co.
1.3. Francis Ledbetter, m. Martha Jones.
1.3.1. Henry Ledbetter, m. (Dec. 2, 1742 in Brunswick Co.), Edith, dau. of John Williamson. Brunswick Co., B. 2, p. 204, Dec. 2, 1742: “Hollum Sturdivant and his wife Elizabeth of Surry Co., John Rottenburry and his wife Susanna of same, Henry Ledbetter & his wife Edeth of Brunswick Co., Richard Fox and his wife Hannah alias Joanna, and Sarah Mabry to George Mabry of St. Andrew Parish in Brunswick Co. £30. 280 ac. (which had been a patent to John Williamson, dated Feb. 18, 1722, and at his death fell to his daus. (Elizabeth Sturdivant, Susanna Rottenburry, Edith Ledbetter, Hanah Fox, and Sarah Mabry), on the S. side of Nottoway River, joining the N. side of Rocky Run. Wit: M. Cadet Young, Moses Dunkley.
1.3.1.1. Elizabeth Ledbetter. m. Isaac Rowe Walton, br. of Katherine Harris (issue of George Walton), who m. Nathan Harris. In 1737, George Walton gave land to his dau., Catherine, and her husband, Nathan Harris. (Brunswick Co., B. 2, p. 50. Nathan Harris was the son of Edward Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688).

1.1. Henry Jones Sr., Indian trader, d. 1733. B. I, p. 334, 1716. Matthew Sturdivant of Chowan Precinct Letter of Attorney to John Nairne of Chowan Precinct to acknowledge the sale of 640 ac. to John Green of Chowan Precinct. Wit: Henry Jones, Robert Green.
1.1.1. James Jones, m. Sarah Bridger.
1.2. William Jones, d. April, 1735, in Bristol Parish, Prince George Co. William Jones, and wife Frances (Rasberry, sister of John Rasberry?), to Orlando Champion. 227 ac. in Green Hall, known as Beech Neck; April 25, 1713. Test: Daniel Halsey, John Arthur.
John Arthur m. the relict of John Harris, of Chowan, br.-in-law of Richard Jones, and son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.2.1. William Jones, b. ca. 1690, m. Mary, dau. of John Evans, the br. of Winifred Evans, wife of *Robert Hicks. John Evans gifted “Robert Hicks and Winnifred his wife 560 ac. in Charles City Co. (Bristol parish), containing 90 ac. Evans old line, Major Genll. Woods land (now belonging to Jones). Court for April 2, 1690, Mary wife of John Evans relinquished her right of dower in the said lands conveyed. Wit. Wm. Vaughan, Senr., James Adams, and James Corke. John Arthur, to William Jones. 125 ac. N. side Chowan River, binding upon Edward Williams, and lower side of Indian Town Creek, April 21, 1713.
1.2.2. Charles Jones. Charles Jones, and wife Sarah, to John Rasberry. 1,400 ac. adj. lands of John Early and William Crawford; April 18, 1719. Test, Wm. Crawford, Jno.
1.2.3. Martha Jones, m. Francis Ledbetter.
1.3. Richard Jones. Gift from John Harris, to my sister Jane Jones, wife of Richard Jones. Land on west side Mattacomack Creek. August 1, 1705. Test. John Chevin, Jon Wheatley. John Harris was the son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688 (whose Will mentions dau. “Jane Jones”), and br. of Edward Harris. Oct. 11, 1724: Roberston against Harrys: Ordered the Provost Marshall or deputy to summon Samuel Patchett of Chowan Precent to appear at General Court of Edenton the last Tuesday this Oct. instant to testify in John Robertson vs. Edward Harrys.

SARAH BRIDGER
Sarah Bridger, m. James Jones, son of Henry Jones Sr., son of William Jones Sr. (d. 1712, Surry Co.), who owned land with Robert Hix (“taylor”), the father of Robert Hicks, the Indian trader, and John Hix.*, the exec. of John Hawthorne’s Will. (April 1705, Henrico Co. Rent Roll: Robert Hix 1,000 ac., John Hix 216 ac.). Robert Hix (“taylor”) was sponsored by Hugh Lee, and had a land holding dated 1654, adjoining the land of John Evans. April 8, 1654, Robert Hicks, land grant in Charles City Co., S. side Appomattox River, N. side 3rd. branch Blackwater Creek, near Warrck Path. Patent to Hugh Lee, for 2000 ac., named “Aberconaway”, in Charles City Co. (B. 6, p. 510). April, 1694: Robert Hicks, of Charles City Co., Parish of Bristol, S. side Appomattox, adjoining John Evan’s land. 21 Oct 1718 John Green of Chowan Precinct to John Bobbitt of the same, planter for the love and affection I bear my brother-in-law 100 acres on the north side of Morattock river on the Camion meadows, joining the Shokeko meadow and the said Green. Witnesses: Robert Hicks, John Nairne.

John Hix may have been the father of Samuel Hicks, father of Absolom Hicks, who m. Mary, dau. of Sherwood Harris Sr., who willed to his son, Sherwood Harris, 160 ac. (which he bought from Jonathan White), and “the plantation whereon Henry White formerly lived”. He bequested his dau., Mary Hicks, 100 ac., “whereon her husband Absalom Hix now dwells”. To son, John Harris, all my wearing apparel and a gun. Exrs: my wife, Jane Harris, brother Robert Harris. Wts: Patrick Bradey, Ralph Hudspeth. Proved Aug. 1763. On April 4, 1764, Samuel Hicks and his wife Dianah Willis sold 69 ac. at the fork of Tuckahoe Creek to John Farrar. On Oct. 22, 1764, Robert Harris, brother of Sherwood Harris, granted 100 ac. on Tabbs Creek, Granville Co., NC to Samuel Hicks, witnessed by Absalom Hicks (b. ca. 1733).
Sherwood and Robert Harris were closely related to Richard Harris, who m. Priscilla Holmes, by 1749. (See the 1749 will of Frederick Holmes). He could not have been the Richard Harris m. to Margaret Kimbrough, still m. in 1751.

HARRIS
1. Richard Harris. May 1787 – Richard Harris, wife Priscilla, sons Richard, Charles (land on Cattail Creek), Samuel (land on W side Owen Creek), and Tyre (land on E side Owen Creek), daus. Jemima Ford, Molly Beardon, Lucy Parker, Mary Harris. Will proved May Court 1787. Benjamin Beardon, son Samuel Harris, & wife, exers. The will includes a bequest to son John Harris which is stricken through. (Granville Co. Will B. 2, p. 11, Jan. 30, 1790). Samuel Harris, son of Robert Harris, dec’d to Samuel Harris, son of Richard Harris. (Granville Co. Deeds, B. O, Oct. 17, 1805). Benjamin Bearden and Priscilla Harris, exec. of Richard Harris, dec’d, to Jonathan Knight, of Franklin Co., NC., ibid. p. 217.
Richard Harris of Granville Co, NC to John Harris son of the abovesaid Richard Harris, Nov. 23, 1766, “for & in consideration of the natural love & effection which he beareth unto his said son John Harris, all that parcel of land beginning at a Hickory in Jonathan White’s line. (B. H, p. 6). Wit: Daniel Standard, John Kittrell.* (Granville Co. Feb. Court, 1767). John Kittrell
1.1. John Harris, m. Rachel Milly Kittrell.
1.2. Molly Harris, m. Benjamin Beardon.
1.3. Richard Harris Jr. Feb. 18, 1817, Charles Harris, executor of Richard Harris, deceased.
1.4. Charles Harris, m. Sarah Allen. Charles Harris. 626 ac. in parish of St John on the S side of Little Fishing Creek, joining Robert Harris, Jos. Harris, Benjamin Egerton and the sd creek. Dec. 2, 1760. (B. 11, p. 382). Charles Harris wills to wife Sarah land and plantation whereon I live, all stock, furniture, and 7 negroes for as long as she is my widow; the 100 ac. I bought of Charles Wade sold to pay my debts; to daughter Mary Jones, all furniture, cattle, 2 horses; to son Benjamin 75 pds. Virginia money, which he already has; to son David Harris, a negro slave and her increase; to daughter Martha Yancey, a negro slave; to daughter Elizabeth Tinsley Butler, a negro slave; to my eight children equally, the money arising from sale of the property loaned my wife at her death, Benjamin, David, William, Allen, Drury Harris, Sarah Lewis, Martha Yancey, and Elizabeth Tinsley Butler, and after death of my daughter, to her children. Exrs: wife Sarah, son David, Nathaniel Lewis (Sarah Harris refused). Wts: James Puryear, Mumford Willson. (Will Book 7, pp. 176-177. May 1, 1811. Proved August Court 1811).
1.5. Samuel Harris. Samuel Harris wills to granddaughter Margrit Hix, a negro girl and her increase; to grandson Archibald Hix, a negro boy and forever; all else of my estate to my 4 children: Augustine, Robert, Thomas and Temperance. Exrs: Robert Longmire, Ben H. Wortham. Wts: James H. Bryant, Robertson Bryant, Saml. B. Bryant. (Will Book 10, 1824-1828, p. 5, proved August Court, 1825.
1.6. Tyree Harris, m. Polly Gooch.

GOOCH
1. John Gooch Sr., d bef. Nov 1793 Granville Co.
1.1. Joseph Gooch b ca, 1740, d 1810, m. (1) Rachel … (2) Anne, dau. of William Marshall. (3) Sarah Harris, on July 26, 1806, in Granville Co.
1.1.1. Amos Gooch, d. in 1821, in Granville Co., m. Polly Gooch, his cousin.
1.1.1.1. Polly Gooch, m. Tyree Harris.
1.1.1.1.1. William Harris, Nancy Harris, John Harris, Jane Harris, children of Polly Harris, named in Will of Amos Gooch, Exrs: William Webb and Thomas Jones. Wts: Daniel T. Gooch, Henry W. Jones. Will Book 9, 1821-1824, pp. 118-11. March 17, 1821.
1.1.2. William Gooch, b. Feb. 14, 1762; d 1814; m. (2) Sarah, dau. of Rowland Terry.

HARRIS
1. Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1. Jane Harris, m. Richard Jones, br. of William Jones. William Jones, and wife Frances, to Orlando Champion. 227 ac. in Green Hall, known as Beech Neck; April 25, 1713. Test: Daniel Halsey, John Arthur. John Arthur m. the relict of John Harris, of Chowan, br.-in-law of Richard Jones, and son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. They were uncles of Charles Jones. Charles Jones, and wife Sarah, to John Rasberry. 1,400 ac. adj. lands of John Early and William Crawford; April 18, 1719. Test, Wm. Crawford, Jno. Williams. “For love I do bare Bridget Rasbeary, the daughter of John Rasbeary and Bridget his wife 100 ac. at Horse Swamp adj. James Howard, Peter West. Wit. Thomas Bird, Stephen Williams. (May 1725. D.B. A). Charles Rasberry’s Will was probated in 1748, in Bertie Co. Christopher Holliman and William Rasberry (son of John) were execs. Patent to Robert Hicks of Surry Co., dated Sept. 28, 1728, for 580 ac., new land, Brunswick County; on N. side of Roanoak River; adjoining Richard Jones*. B. 14, p. 80.
1.2. Edward Harris.
1.2.1. Edward Harris.
1.3. Robert Harris, d. 1740.
1.3. George Harris b. ca. 1667. His Will was recorded on Aug. 22, 1720, naming son, Robert.
1.3.1. Robert Harris, b. ca. 1690.

All points of the genealogical compass point to a connection between the Kittrells and the family of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, and associated families. The traditional lineage suggested for Robert, Richard, and Sherwood Harris is a fiction, bearing no ‘continuations of association’.

1.3.1.1. Robert Harris.
1.3.1.2. Richard Harris
1.3.1.2.1. John Harris, m. Rachel Milly Kittrell.
1.3.1.3. Sherwood Harris.
1.3.1.3.1. Mary Harris, m. Absolem Hicks.
1.4. *John Harris. Gift from John Harris, to my sister Jane Jones, wife of Richard Jones. Patent to Robert Hicks of Surry Co., dated Sept. 28, 1728, for 580 ac., new land, Brunswick Co.; on N. side of Roanoak River; adjoining Richard Jones*. (B. 14, p. 80).

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How is it possible to deduce the ancestry of “Mr.” Edward Brantley, who died between March 30, 1688 and January 1689 in the Upper Parish, Isle of Wight Co., Virginia? It can only be done by understanding the “social environment” that Edward Brantley lived in was of post-medieval England, where families clung to (medieval) norms of the past when deciding on marriage plans for their offspring. Such planning wwas seen as a vital measure of security in a turbulent world, and almost invariably involved arranging marriages between kinfolk – those related by blood (marriages between first cousins, and between second cousins, were commonplace); and those who were kin through marriage, either directly into a family, or into a family intermarried into that family. It was a matrix of survival, which provided co-operation between elements within the kinship circle, often underpinning joint business ventures.

As follows, Edward Brantley’s social circle is 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 Mr. (Edward) Brantlie, June 21, 1665, p. 10.

This informs much of Edward Brantley’s “social environment”. He was: (1) a person (designated “Mr.”) of high social standing, on par with the Moore family of Bristol, which, themselves, were intermarried into the elite merchant class of that city. (2) He was almost certainly involved in the Bristol-Virginia tobacco trade, as the Moores. (3) He was almost certainly of some familial connection to the Moores, as it an integral part of the social environment of his time was that “security” was the reserved province of “kin”.

In that records do not exist of any direct marriage between Edward Brantley and the Moores, he may have been “kin through marriage, either directly into a family, or into a family intermarried into that family”. In this respect, it seems pertinent that he and his descentants were associated with the descendants of Thomas Harris, who d. in 1672, in Virginia. Of this, more anon.

It is strongly suggested that Edward Brantley was a descendant of a well-to-do family of Evesham, Worcestershire, England.

1. William Brantley (b. ca. 1510), bailiff of Evesham. After the death of Sir Thomas Russell of Strensham (1574), his wife attempted to impose (in 1576) her choice of bailiff. “This intimation, however, was not conveyed without rousing the choler of the jurors of the court … these recreant champions (degenerate scions of the “Brantley” stock) upheld “their ancient customs” upon the altar of an imperious female’s will”. George May, History of Evesham, p. 172, 1834). Thus, William Brantley was alive in 1576, and deceased by 1580, the date of his widow’s probate. He was Bailiff of Evesham in or before 1558, the date of Sir Philip Hobby’s death.

“Henry Dingley confirmed the bailiffs being the chief rulers and governors of the town under the queen, and that there were two bailiffs of the town; and that he well remembers one of the masters of the monastery, a little before the dissolution, making earnest suit to the inhabitants, that a kinsman of his, habiting within the town, might be one of the bailiffs, which, upon his earnest request, was granted. He spoke of being present at a court holden within the town, when one William Brantley was chosen bailiff; and that he then heard Sir Philip Hobby say, that he could choose the common crier; to whom Brantley answered, that he should not, for that he was bailiff; and if he might not choose the common crier according to their ancient custom, he would disfranchise himself, and would not be bailiff. Whereupon Sir Philip seeing that Brantley would not permit him to choose the crier, asked him whom he would choose, to whom Brantley answered, one Bickerstaff. Whereupon Sir Philip said, “Thou hast chosen the man that I would have chosen.” (Henry Alworth Merewether, The History of the Boroughs and Municipal Corporations of the United Kingdom, vol. 2., p. 1423, 1835).

William Brantley m. Margaret …, b. ca. 1515.
The will of Margaret Brantley “of the parish of All Saints Evesham in the diocese of Worcester”, proved Sept. 8. 1580, gave notice of a number of daughters, five sons, and one grandson:
(1) Robert Brantley, “whom I make constitute and ordain this day by me my sole executor for my last will and testament”; husband of Margery …
(2) “Robert, son of Robert Brantley my son“.
(3) John Brantley, bapt. September 5, 1543, in Evesham, All Saints, m. Margaret (sister of Thomas Haye and Richard Haye), June 26, 1563, in Bengeworth. He witnessed the deed of purchase of the “George Inn”, in Evesham, 1n 1577, with his brother, William, which had been in the possession of William Haye.* (T.J.S. Baylis, Evesham Inns and Signs, p. 86, 2008). John Brantley’s son, John Brantley (d. young), bapt. Oct. 1, 1566. (Godfather: Richard Haye).

BENGEWORTH: ST PETER
1. …
1.1. Robert Haye, b. ca. 1538. He is recorded as Godfather of a Robert Haye, father not identified, bapt. Nov. 10, 1560. The other Godfather was Robert Watson.
1.2. Richard Haye, b. ca, 1540.
1.3. Thomas Haye, b. ca. 1542, m. Edith Cardinal, Oct. 24, 1568.
1.4. *William Haye, b. ca. 1544, m Margaret Collard, Nov. 24, 1572.
1.5. Margarett Haye, bapt. May 12, 1547. “Margaret Haye & John Branley“, June 26, 1563. “Margaret Branley”, bur. Nov. 26, 1572.
1.6. Mary Haye, b, ca, 1550, m. Edward Byshope, Jan. 14, 1576/77.

(4) William Brantley, bapt. May 27, 1547, in Evesham, All Saints.
(5) Richard Brantley, bapt. March 11, 1551, in Evesham, All Saints.
(6) Phillip Brantley, b. ca. 1553, in Evesham, All Saints.

ROBERT BRANTLEY
1.1. Robert Brantley, the first named son in the Will of his mother, and her sole executor, by the convention of this time, was almost certainly her eldest son, and, thus, was b. ca. 1542. He m. Margery …
ROBERT BRANTLEY, SON OF ROBERT BRANTLEY
1.1.1. Robert Brantley, b. ca. 1566, alderman, m. “Jone Goodriche, spinster”, on Oct. 16, 1589, in St. Mary, Cheltenham, 15 mls fr. Evesham, dau. of Robert Goodriche, whose family are recorded in Cheltenham Manorial Court records, as tenants of the Norwoods.

Joan Goodriche was almost certainly closely related to John Godriche:
1. John Goodrich, 1616-1698, by deposition.
1.1. Capt. John Goodrich, Will pr. Jan. 13, 1695, m. Anne, dau. of Edward Bechinoe; the relict of Robert Kae, whose estate appraisal was by John Brantley (the son of Edward Brantley*), George Barlow, William Thomas, and Richard Hardy. April 10, 1704, p. 62. Edward Bechinoe’s estate was appraised by Richard Bennett, 2nd cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, whose estate’s security was given by *Edward Brantley.
1.1.1. John Goodrich Jr. The Newport Parish, IOW Co., Vestry Book, Feb. 12, 1727, shows John Goodrich as a neighbour of Edward and James Brantley, sons of Phillip Brantley, son of Edward Brantley. Edward Brantley, son of Phillip, appraised the estate of Richard Norwood (Oct. 25, 1731), great-great grandson of Henry Norwood, lord of Cheltenham Manor.

What is witnessed here is the principle of “continuation of associations” within kinship groups. Centuries of associations in England were repeated in Virginia; of necessity. In the bleak harshness of a Virginia winter, individuals strove to survive by calling on the combined strength of their kin. In a Darwinian sense, each kinship group was a “species” in which individuals combined to adapt and survive.

ABSTRACT OF THE FIRST CHARTER OF INCORPORATION.
“Dated at Westminster, 2d March, 1st James I. A.D. 1603. Abrogated by the issue of a Second Charter, in the 3d of the same reign. After reciting that the borough of Evesham is an ancient and populous borough; and that the burgesses thereof have, from time whereof the memory of man is not to the contrary, enjoyed divers franchises, as well by divers charters and letters patent, as by divers prescriptions, usages and customs; also that two maces had been accustomed to be borne before the bailiffs of the said borough-the king, at the request of his eldest son, Prince Henry, incorporates the said borough, by the name of the bailiffs aldermen and burgesses of the borough of Evesham in the county of Worcester; to whom he grants a common seal.

Sir Philip Keighley, kt. Philip Gardner, sen. William Byddle, sen, James Michell, Bartholomew Mountford, Edward Walker, Hugh Lyngard, Robert Brantley, John Wynnall, Edward Bowland, David Sansom and Robert Allen, to be the first twelve aldermen, during life”.

Robert Brantley’s Will was dated to 1609, and mentions:
“Johanne my wife”. (“Jone Goodriche“).
“son Thomas”, b. ca. 1590.
“son Robert”,* b, ca. 1591, d. 1659. His Will would have been dated no later than 1656, as 90% of Wills at this time were dated within three years of their probate. His Will was probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury (P.C.C.), which acted on behalf of the Court for Probate of Wills, which exercised sole probate jurisdiction in England from 1653 to 1659.
“son John”, b. ca. 1592.
“son Phillip”, b. ca. 1593.
“daughter Eleanor” (eldest daughter).

ROBERT BRANTLEY, SON OF ROBERT BRANTLEY, SON OF ROBERT BRANTLEY.
1.1.1.1. *Robert Brantley, “of the parish of All Saints in the town of Evesham”, Will probated April 10, 1659, naming wife, Johan, sons Edward, Robert (d.v.p), James, Phillip, and John, and daughter, Ellinor. Robert was deceased at the date of probate, per codicil. Edward is his eldest son and executor, and inherits his father’s tenements and appurtanances in Evesham, with such devolving in the case of his decease to his brothers, in turn.
1.1.1.1.1. Mr. Edward Brantley, b. ca. 1620, d. 1688, in Virginia, who almost certainly named his sons after his brothers.
He was not the headright of John Seward in 1638.
He is first recorded in Virginia in 1667, when he bought 675 ac. in IOW Co., from Francic Hobbs, the father-in-law of John Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, witnessed by Thomas Moore. This land adjoined that of Francis England, who m. Joyce Moore, great-niece of the said Thomas Moore.
Edward Brantley’s land in Virginia was also bordered to the W. by that of Thomas Blake, cousin of the said Thomas Harris; and to the E. by the lands of the said Thomas Harris, which devolved to his sons, Thomas and John.
Thomas Harris, Will recorded Nov. 13, 1672. Security John Newman* and Edward Brantley. (AP: 29). *Brother of Alice, second wife of Thomas Harris.

To expand on Edward Brantley’s “social circle”.

BLAKE
1. William Blake, bought land in Pitminster in 1586, and lived there as a neighbour of the Fulgham family.
1.1. John Blake, bapt. June 15, 1597, d. Sept. 30, 1664, in IOW.
1.1.1. Thomas Blake, bapt. ca. 1625, m. Alice Champion, bapt. March 17, 1632, in Meare, Somerset, dau. of Edward Champion, and sister of:
a. Mary Champion, bapt. Nov. 18, 1627.
b. Phillis Forte, whose husband’s estate was “secured” by Thomas Moore and John Newman (brother-in-law of thomas Harris, d. 1672); the estate being appraised by Edward Brantley.
c. Edward Champion, bapt. April 14, 1630 , who m. Priscilla Moore, sister of Thomas Moore, who was b. ca. 1630.
Thomas Blake’s land in Virginia adjoined those of Edward Brantley.
1.2. Judith Blake, who m. Thomas Harris, Nov. 20, 1623, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset. He was the nephew of Edward Bennett, who the father of Silvestra Bennett, who m. Nicholas Hill, who witnessed the Will of Thomas Harris, rec. Nov. 13, 1672; with Edward Brantly standing security for his estate.
1.1.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
Edward Brantley could have married such as a sister of Thomas Moore.*

MOORE
1. Thomas Moore, “of ye City of Bristoll Esq., sometime Sheriffe there”.
1.1.1. Thomas Moore.
1.1.1.1. Edward Moore. “Edward Moore of Bristoll Esq., adm. freeman Aug. 27, 1617, having served his apprenticeship with John Fones (Burgess Book. 1607–1651, fo. 84)
1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Moore, travelled to Virginia in 1635, with cheese, butter, and cloth; his sponsor being John Digby, 1st Earl Bristol (1622); a member of the Virginia Company. (Various PRO).
1.1.1.1.1.1. *Thomas Moore (b. ca. 1630), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Giles Elbridge, security given by George Moore* and Mr. Edward Brantley.
1.1.1.1.1.2. Priscilla Moore, sister, on chronological grounds, of Thomas Moore, m. Edward Champion, br.-in-law of Thomas Blake, neighbour of Edward Brantley Sr. in Virginia, and cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1.2. George Moore, d. Aug. 11, 1643; m. Magdalena …
1.1.1.1.2.1. *George Moore, of Bristol, b. 1632, m. Jane Barcroft, dau. of Charles Barcroft.
1.1.1.1.2.1.1. Ann Moore, m. Thomas White. Their estate was appraised between March 22, 1741 and July 26, 1742 John Goodrich Jr., and Edward Brantley, son of Philip. (Chapman, Wills, p. 142).
1.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Avis White, m. (ca. 1690) a grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
The connection between the Brantley and Harris family has been obscured by the false belief that Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and Thomas Harris, d. 1688, were of distinct families, wherehas they were second-cousins, which provided the link between the Brantleys and two branches of the Harris family.

BRANTLEY cont.
1.1.1.1.1.1. Edward Brantley.
1.1.1.1.1.2. Phillip Brantley Sr., m. Joyce Lewis, daughter of Thomas Lewis and Rebecca George (d. June 6, 1677), cousin of Eleanor George, first wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1.1.2.1. Edward Brantley.*
1.1.1.1.1.2.1.1. John Brantley, married the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1629/30. Thomas Harris, 290 acs., IOW Co; N. side of Maherin Riv., & on both sides of Herbert’s Br; adj. *Edward Brantley and William Simmons’ line. March 24, 1725, p. 440.
1.1.1.1.1.3. James Brantley.
1.1.1.1.1.4. John Brantley.

DISAMBIGUATION
There was more than one Brantley family of Bengeworth/Evesham, and undoubtedly of the same stock. Robert Brantley, alderman, was not synonomous with Robert Brantly, yeoman: Tickeridge v Staples. Plaintiffs: Thomas Tickeridge, younger son of Thomas Tickeridge, son and executor of Nicholas Tickeridge, gent. Defendants: Robert Brantly, yeoman, Edward Brantly, his son. 1607. (STAC 8/283/22). “Robert Brantly, yeoman” (probably he born in Evesham in 1646) deceased in 1621, his Will naming his son Edward, and Edward’s wife, Joanne.

This Edward Brantly may have been he who whose headright was claimed by John Seward in IOW, in 1638. He was a kinsman of the Edward who deceased in 1688 in Virginia; and being of yeoman background may well have been indentured to John Seward in 1638 in Virginia.

The Brantleys that held civic office were substantially of a higher rung of society. William Brantley, as bailiff, was the chief administrative officer of a district, with power to execute writs and make arrests.
The identity of Edward Brantley who died before January 1689 in Virginia has obscured by the false belief that he was a headright of John Seward in 1638.

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Any conjecture of the ancestry of such as the Harcourts would commence with this Turulf/Torf/Thorulfr, recognising that any attempt to connect him to an earlier lineage is as insubstantial as a light fog.

1. Turulf/Torf/Thorulfr (“Thor’s wolf”), b. ca. 970. Charters of St-Pierre de Préaux, ca. 1040, mention his son Gilbert* (nos. 320, 334, 112).
1.1. *Gilbert Efflanc/Gilbert de Conde, b. ca. 1000. Tourville-sur-Pont Audemer is described in the early twelfth century as feodum de Eflanc. (Mr. Crouch, “Beaumont Twins”). Gilbert Efflanc was a vassal of Humfrid de Vieilles (founder of St-Pierre de Préaux). He donated lands to Preaux held by his tenant, Fulcerius (Foulque d’Anet), with the consent of his brother, Turstin, ca. 1060..

In the reign of William I. with the permission of Robert, son of Humfrey de Vieilles, à certain knight, *Gilbert by name, having no heir, gave to St. Peter a gift of his whole inheritance, namely all that he had in the vill of Condé, in the fields, woods, and waters, with a part of the church there, that he might be made a monk. After this gift had been made, it happened that he begot of his own wife a daughter whom he gave in marriage to Roger de Crucemaris, who besought the abbot that he might take up the honour of Gilbert from Roger of Beaumont of whom it was held and if Roger of Beaumont consented he would gladly thereafter hold Gilbert’s honour of abbot William. Testes: “Rogerus Bellemontis; Turstinus Efflancus”.

Mr. Robinson Planché: “The continuator of Guillaume de Jumiéges, however, enlightens us as to his (Foulque d’Anet’s) parentage; a point of more importance … he tells us that Fulk de Aneio (de Alneto, de Aneto, d’Anet, for it is spelt all manner of ways) was the son of Osmund de Centumville (i.e. Cotenville) by a niece of the Duchess Gunnora (supposedly). From a similarity of names, Fulk d’Aulnay has been confounded constantly with Fulk d’Aunou, of whom I have already discoursed. Even M. le Prévost has been partially misled by it. A Simon d’Aneti or de Aneio, recorded in the red book aforesaid, is asserted by the authors of the “Recherches sur le Domesday” to be the recognized descendant of Foulques d’Anet,” but they have not favoured us with the materials for such recognition”.

(In 1162, Simon of Anet was ordered by King Louis “the Younger” to restore to the abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés all the rights he claimed on the lands of the said abbey, and of other abbeys. Thus, in 1169, he gave the whole parish of Rouvres to the Abbey of Bec-Hellouin, which had been the possession of his father (Simon) and his father (Robert). In 1188, he also owned the castle and the seigneury of Damville. This very important seigneury belonged to the illustrious family of Tillières (Crispin), and, to raise money for the Crusade, Gilbert de Tillières sold his castle of Damville to the lord of Anet. (Anet. Archaeological Society of Eure-et-Loir, 1877).

From the cartulary of Bec: From the donation of Simon d’Ânet: The church and the house of Rouvres with the entire tithe and all its belongings; the church of Marcilly (Marcelleio) with the entire tithe and its affiliations, and the land near the church given by Simon Senioris; the church of Bérou with the tithe and its affiliations; of Gilbert Crespin’s donation, half of the tithe of the toll of Brezolles and the house of the monks in which they lodged in Chartres, juxta posternam episcopi. (1194. Bibl. nat., lat. 12884, f, 254). (The said Gilbert held the fief of Armentieres).

N.B., the donations of the Anets and Crispins are adjoined, representative of a close association).

1. Harfast, brother of Gonnor, Duke Richard’s wife.
1.1. … m. Osmund de Centville (not the tutor of Richard 1).
1.1.1. Foulques d’Anet, the elder.
1.1.1.1. Gunnor d’Anet, m. Gilbert Crispin 1.
1.2. Osborn de Crépon, m. Emma, dau. of Raoul d’Ivri (Count Rodolph), uterine brother of Duke Richard I. “We (Osborn and Emma) donate from the area of Rothornagensi our mill in Rauleni villa, and our fields in Chevilly. In addition we give our cultivated land, which is near the valley Erchembald and the mountain called Cochetel” (Cart. St. Amand).
1.2.1. William FitzOsborn. In a charter concerning land at Guernanville, ‘Foulques the elder, tainted by corruption, lifted his heart (toward God) and withdrew to Ouche, where he assumed monk’s robes, and gave to St. Evroult the church of Guernanville and its tithes’. This donation was confirmed by Guillaume de Breteuil (William FitzOsborn’s son), Gilbert Crispin I. and his sons, Gibert Crispin II. and William Crispin I.
1.2.1.1. Guillaume de Breteuil.

1. Sprotta, m. (2) Asperlenc.
1.1. Raoul (Rodolph) d’Ivri.
1.1.1. Hugh, Archbishop of Bayeux. Between 1042-1049, Hugh gave Celloville, that is Serlos villa (Seine-Maritime, cant. de Boos), and Sahurs (Seine-Maritime, cant. Grand-Couronne), to St Amand.
1.1.2. … m. “Richardus de Bello-fago”. (See Pierre Bauduin, ‘La première Normandie’, p. 206, 2004).
1.1.2.1. … m. Vicecomes Erchembald, who, on entering La Trinité du Mont, gave to the house his meadow in Sahurs, and all that he held by hereditary right in Celloville. (RADN, no. 82, 1030-1035).
1.1.2.1.1. Gilbert Crispin I, who attempted to defend Osmund the dapifer during the successful attempt to kill him in 1040. Gilbert made a gift to St. Amand to honour Osmund’s memory, a gift witnessed and approved of by Emma d’Ivri (Receuil, ed. Fauroux, no. 82).
1.1.3. Emma d’Ivri, Abbess of St Amand, m. Osborn the dapifer. Cart. St. Amand: “We donate from the area of Rothornagensi our mill in Rauleni villa, and our fields in Chevilly. In addition we give our cultivated land, which is near the valley Erchembald and the mountain called Cochetel”.
1.1.3.1. William FitzOsbern.
1.1.3.2. … de Crepon, m. Osmund de Centville.
1.1.3.2.1. Foulques d’Anet.
1.1.3.2.1.1. Gunnor, m. Gilbert Crispin 1.
1.1.3.1.1.1.1. Gilbert Crispin II. (de Collavilla), donated a moiety of Brezolles to Bec. Gilbert Crispin II., Domesday tenant in Sussex of his cousin, Robert Malet, and his aunt, Hesilia Crispin. (DB/Sf 6/19-21, 29-30, 34-37, etc.).
1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1. Robert d’ Armentieres.
1.1.3.1.1.1.2. Hesilia Crispin, m. William Malet.*
1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1. Lucy Malet, m. Turold the Sheriff. (K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, “The Parentage of Countess Lucy Made Plain”, Prosopon Newsletter, 2, 1995).
1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1. Lucy FitzTurold, b. ca. 1075, m. (3) Ranulph de Meschines (1070-1129), son of Ranulph, Viscount of Bayeux. “Lucy was William Malet’s thrice-married granddaughter”, ibid.
1.1.3.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Ranulph de Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester, from 1129 to 1153. Geoffrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, served Ranulph.
1.1.3.1.1.1.3. William Crispin I., m. Eve de Montfort.
1.1.3.1.1.1.3.1. William Crispin II., b. ca. 1060, Domesay tenant in Yorkshire of his cousin, Robert Malet; these lands on forfeit being given to William Percy I, the new overlord of William Crispin II., alias William de Collavilla.
1.1.3.1.1.1.2.2. Robert Malet, held the fief of Collavilla, Harfleur.

1.1.1. “Anschetillus filius Gisleberti Efflanci” (b. ca. 1000), held lands in the parish of St-Germain de Pont Audemer. Mr. Holt, ‘Colonial England’, p. 208, 1997: “Sometime between 1044 and 1078, probably before 1066, the knight Ansketil, son of Turulph, made a post obitum gift, with the consent of his wife and sons, to the abbey of St-Pierre de Préaux of whatever came to him by right from paternal inheritance in Tourville and Campigny. Ansketil was the progenitor of the English Harcourt family.
1.1.1.1. Robert FitzAnsketil, ob. 1118 (ctl. Preaux, fol. 102v). He held Norman fiefs.
1.1.1.1.1. William FitzRobert, fl. 1149 (P.R. 31 H. 1). Granted Stanton-under-Bardon, Leic., to Garendon Abbey, founded by Robert de Beaumont (cart. Garendon, fols. 5v., 15v.).
1.1.1.1.1.1. Robert FitzWilliam.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Ivo de Harcourt. Ratified the confirmation of his brother, William, of their father’s gifts to Garendon (ctl. Garendon, fol. 15v.; Nichols’ Leic. vii.). “In 1148/9, William de Harcourt, with the consent of his brother and heir, Ivo, and mother, Agnes, alienated to Garendon the manor of Stanton-under- Bardon, which was specifically their patrimonium”. (Benjamin Thompson, Monasteries and Society in Medieval Britain, p. 107, 1999). “It was Ivo who was the progenitor of the English line of Harcourts … The later forfeiture of the English lands of the ‘Norman’ Harcourts makes them difficult to trace, but we do at least know some of them in Leicestershire … the remaining part of the Harcourt inheritance in the manor of Leicester was being held by Ivo de Harcourt before the end of Stephen’s reign” (Mr. Crouch, ‘Beaumont Twins’, pp. 125-6).

1.1.2. “Rodulphi Efflanc” (Ralf, Ranulfe/Raoul). “In the days of this prince William I. a certain knight Ralf by name of the district of Caux by command of that prince and of *William Malet whose knight he was came to Préaux and gave St. Peter his land, namely that of a vavassor at Buletoth, that he might be made a monk, which was done. This he did. with consent of that prince and of William Malet in whose demesne was that land. For this, abbot Anfridi admitted William Malet to the fellowship of the abbey. And William gave the land of a saltpan belonging to him at Harfleur. When William was dead, Robert his son came to Préaux and confirmed his father’s gift”. (Mr. Round).
1.1.2.1. Turstin (Toustain) Efflanc. (Neustr. pia , pp . 511, 524).

1.2. Pierre (Efflanc) de Conde, m. Hesilia Crispin.
1.2.1. Raoul Efflanc de Tourville. Neustr. pia, p. 511 et 524. Gallia christ., t. XII, p. 853: Le Cartulaire de Saint-Gilles nomme, parmi les bienfaiteurs de la maison, Raoul Efflanc de Tourville, fils de Pierre, et ses sours Mabire et Isabelle, celle-ci femme de Réginald du Val. C’était une autre famille, descendant sans doute de Toustain Efflanc, fils de Ranulfe, témoin dans deux chartes pour Préaux, vers 1078. (I suggest in the 1060’s). (Neustr. pia , p.  511 et 524). (See Alfred Canel, Essai historique, p. 297, 1833).

1. Turold, b. ca. 965. His name is not a diminutive of Turulf. His relationship to the progenitor of the Efflancs cannot be known, but can be reasonably conjectured to have a very close one. If they were brothers, Roger de Beaumont’s dapifer was his cousin, quite a common relationship of master to dapifer.
1.1. Humfrid de Vieilles, b. ca. 990.
1.1.1. Roger de Beaumont, b. ca. 1015. Asketil was his dapifer, and kinsman. 1087-1095: Notification that “in the reign of Robert son of William king of the English, Roger de Beaumont gave, etc. The same day he gave to St. Peter, Preaux, 20 pounds of English money annually from the tithe of his revenues oversea, etc. Sig. *”Anchetilli pincerna”.
1.1.2. “Rodbertus de Bellomonte, filius Unfredi”. To repeat: “Notification that in the reign of William I. and by permission of Robert son of Humfrey de Vieilles a certain knight, Gilbert by name, having no heir, gave to St. Peter a gift of his whole inheritance, namely all that he had in the vill of Conde. Of this is witness Roger of Beaumont who with his own hand placed the gift of the said honour on St. Peter’s altar”. “Roger de Beaumont then conceded the estate to the abbey on the understanding that the monks were to have only half of Condé during Roger de Croixmarez’s life, with the reversion of all he had there at his death”. (Mr. Holt, ‘Colonial England’, p. 203, 1997).

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I often get asked whether it is certain that some Harris families had a paternal Salman ancestor. It is not, as it is possible to identify a Salaman Herry of Springfield (18 mls N.W. of Prittlewell and Southminster; 7 mls W. of Maldon), who may have been the Harris ancestor.

1. John Herry, alive in 1406.

1. “John Herry Jun.”, b. ca. 1360. Manor of Writtle, Court roll, 1385-1386, membrane 7: John Herry makes a plea of debt against the administrators of Thomas Whelere for 7s. 8d. due to Joan his wife for her wages as servant to Thomas, and for 1 bushel of corn worth 9d. and 3 bushels of drage worth 18d.

1.1. Thomas Herry, b. ca. 1385. 1414-1415, membrane 2: William Awdeby to answer to the lady for a ‘fardell’ with the goods therein which belonged to Agnes, servant of Thomas Herry, drowned by misadventure; attached to roll is a list of the goods by which Thomas Tayllour was attached to answer a plea of debt by Walter Hosyer; memorandum of the felling of oaken timber in Horsefrith Park and High Wood for the repair of the water-mill.

1.2. John Herry, b. ca. 1385., m. …Salman? April 1415: Grant: John Herry, William Springefelde, Richard Hervy and John Braynwode of Writtle to William Pepyr, citizen and pelterer of London. All lands and tenements which they had by gift of Thomas Chylde deceased in Writtle. (They may have been his sons-in-law). In a law suit between Margaret atte Tye and John Herry of Writtle in 1412 , when they rendered account for all their mutual obligations, Margaret found that what she owed John was more than she was able to pay in money. She repaid this by renting to John and his father land and a house that she promised to keep in repair.

(Antiquaries, when referring to the antiquity of the Salmons around Prittlewell, are alluding to a deed of 1347, preserved here: Parties: John son of John Salman of Great Sutton & William de Hertecoumbe and Alice his wife. Place or Subject: Great Sutton (1 ml. fr. Prittlewell). 1347. (E 326/8460). The Salmons are also recorded by Mr. Benton, Hist. Rochford Hundred, vol. 1., 1867: “There are several monuments and inscriptions in this church to the Salmon family, who resided here for three centuries, and were an opulent mercantile and maritime family. The first notice of them was on a stone in the north chapel, which contained a brass having the effigies of a man, and this:— “Hic jacet Robertus Salman, Alicia, & Johana uxor ejus. Robertus, ob. 15 Sept. 1472”. Transactions, v. 4, p. 169: “When Samuel Purchas took up his residence at Eastwood (2 ml. W. of Prittlewell), it threw him into the society and into the very midst of a set of remarkable men, great voyagers and travellers … mariners and seamen were visiting France, Spain, Portugal and the Canaries, the Mediterranean, the Coast of Barbary, the River Plate, the East and West Indies, and the Greenland Sea. Cotemporary with Purchas, and living there, were the Moyers, the Salmons, the Goodlads, the Haddocks, the Bonners, the Harrises; the Hares, the Cockes: and many others”).

1.2.1. Thomas Harry, b. ca. 1410. Feoffment by John Bysshop of Spryngefelde the elder, co. Essex, to John Bosy of the same, John atte Pathe, Thomas Harry, Richard Wulvet and John Neel the younger of the same, of all his lands in Spryngefeld and Little Waltham. Essex. Sunday after St Martin the Bishop. (Nov 16. 1432, E 40/7713).

Feoffment by Thomas Godeman of Little Waltham, John Belstede of the same, Thomas Herry of Spryngfeld, John Bisschop the elder of the same, Thomas Brydde of the same, Richard Wolvet of the same and John Bosy of the same, to John Neele of Spryngfeld, Thomas Herry of the same, SALAMAN HERRY of the same, and John Wodeward of High Easter (Alta Eston) of the lands etc. in Spryngfeld and Little Waltham which they had by the gift and feoffment of John Neele the elder otherwise called John Munde of Spryngfeld. Essex. (Jan 18, 1439. E 40/7799). There is a strong and historic connection to London merchants: Debtor: John Munde, vintner, and John Bird (Brid), draper [merchant] of London. Creditor: Peter de Mildenhall, skinner (merchant) of London. (March 29, 1370, C 241/151/125).

SPRINGFIELD

Grant John Neele, junior, and William Brid, both of Springfield, to John Pese of Springfield, (he held Springfield Berners) son of John Pese of Sandon, and William Prentys, son of John Prentys of Danbury. Land 1 acre in Quenotecroft between land of John Pese of Sandon and land called Pollardis in the hands of John Mannyng alias Webbe, abutting on land called Maystris and on the lane from Chelmsford to Samfordemelle in Springfield. Witnesses: Thomas Brid, Edmund Pese, John Ardele, John Bisschop, Thomas Herry, all of Springfield. Given at Springfield. 1441-1442.

Feoffment by John Nele of Springfeld, co. Essex, the elder to John Bisshopp of Springfeld aforesaid the elder, John Pese of the same, Nicholas Boxted and Richard Wolvett of all the lands in Springfeld and Little Waltham which he together with John Bosi, John at Pathe, Richard Wolvett, father of the said Richard, and Thomas Harry had of the feoffment of the said John Bisshopp by charter dated at Springfeld, Sunday after St. Martin the Bishop. (April, 17 1456, E 40/7344).

(What is evidenced is a historic link between families: Feoffment by Thomas son of Gilbert Wolvet of Springefeld to Richard Bissop and Avice his wife of 1½ acres land between the road from Hoclee wood to Chelmersford and Robert Wolvet’s land. Warranty. Witnesses: Peter de Wandever, Sewallus Cobbe, and others (named). Essex. Seal: Gilberti Wolvet. (May 2, 1316, E 40/7338). Feoffment by William Wolvet of Little Waltham, to John Bysshop, of a croft, enclosed, called ‘Herewoldescroft’ in Little Waltham, bounded on two sides by land of the said John Bysshop, and by the street called ‘Oklestrat’. (May 8, 1367, 40/7706).

1.2.2.. SALAMAN HERRY.

1.2.2.1. Thomas Harry, b. ca. 1435. Feoffment by Joan Herlyng, of Chelmesford, widow, late the wife of Guy Herlyng, of the same, Robert Plommer, Thomas Salle, gentlemen, Richard Pratte, Thomas Tendryng, bailly (ballivus), Thomas Chalk, ‘draper,’ John Cornyssh, the elder, ‘mercer,’ John Chertesey, the elder, John Munde, ‘mercer,’ John Holden, fuller, William Munde, son of the said John Munde, Thomas Harry otherwise called Thomas Salmon, et al. (Apr 2, 1487, E 40/12394).

1.2.2.2. William Harry. March 12 1469/70: Feoffment Thomas Heigate of Sandon to John Pese, son of John Pese formerly of Sandon, deceased, and wife Agnes. Parcels of land called Deveneis, whereof one called Deveneisacre lies between land formerly of John Pese on east and land sometime called Belcroft and now le Comon` on west, abutting on the highway from Sandon church to Mepesalesbregge and on land sometime of John Ailemar’; three crofts and two gardens lie between lands called Dawes and Clerkes on east and a croft appertaining to the manor of Sandon on west, a field called Welfeld on south and the highway from Kellingescrosse to Dawesasshe on north; and land 1 acre lies in the field called Haselmer’ next land formerly of John Pese; all in Sandon which he had among other lands and tenements jointly with John Borham of Sandon, Thomas Hill of Great Baddow, John Heigate of Sandon, William Brid (Bird) of Springfield, William Harri of Springfield and John Smyth of Sandon, now all deceased, and with Simon Sawier, who released all his right to the feoffor, of the grant of John Pese and wife Agnes Witnesses: John Welles, gentleman, John Borham, Robert Havene, John Pulter, THOMAS DANYELL. Given at Sandon.

1.2.2.2.1. “John Harrys of London”, b. ca. 1460, d. ca. 1520, m. (2) Joan/Jane Danyell, probable sister of Thomas Danyell. Will, dated Oct. 18, 1514, of Thomas Danyell of the parish of Sandon, in which he bequeathed to the church there, among other gifts, 3s. 4d. to buy a ‘corperas casse,’ to Joan, his wife, his house and land at Pulteres Ty, for her life, and after her death to Edward, his son (or to Thomas, another son, if Edward should die before his mother), paying 20s. each to Denys, his daughter, and to John Harrys; also to Joan, his wife, his house at Sandon End, for her life, and on her death to his daughters, Joan and Margery ‘to scheyft betwyxt them,’ but so that if they should both die before their mother, she should dispose thereof for the good of his and her souls, and that if she should die before his younger daughter reached the age of 16 years, this daughter’s share should be held by John Harrys till her marriage. Bequest of the residue of his estate to his wife for his soul’s health and appointment of her as executrix and John Harres as overseer. Witnesses:Sir Richard Kyng, curate, John Harrys. Essex, Nov. 14, 1514.

1.2.2.2.1.1. William Harris, “b. by 1502, prob. 1st s. of John Harris of Prittlewell Essex by w. Joan. educ. L. Inn, adm. 16 Feb. 1520. m. (1) by 1527, Joan, da. and h. of John Smith of (Cold Norton) Essex, 4s. inc. Vincent† 4da.; (2) Joan Cooke* (dau. of John Cooke, and granddau. of Sir Philip Cooke), Essex, 1s.; (3) by Oct. 1540, Agnes, da. of William Rutter of Southwark, Surr. 2s. 2da. suc. fa. 1520” ( S.T. Bindoff (‘Hist. Parl.), 1982. *Cooke, Essex: erm on a chevron gules amd azure between 3 CINQUEFOILS of the second. Cooke, Essex: sable on a chevron or, 3 door staples gules betw. 3 foxes heads erased ermine (which can be taken as wolf heads).
1.2.2.2.1.2. John Harris, of Bristol (by Elizabeth Bull). Harrys v Bele. Plaintiff: John Harrys, of Bristol, grocer, son of John Harrys, of London. 1504-1515. (C 1/320/92). Hence to the Harris family of Blagdon.

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1. John Smith (of Cold Norton), b. ca. 1465, d. 1524.
1.1. John Smith, of Saffron Walden, High Sheriff of Essex and Herts in 1539, bought the advowson of Long Ashton (near Blagdon), in Somerset.
1.1.1. Sir Thomas Smith. Strype speaks of him as “the best scholar of his time, a most admirable philosopher, orator, linguist, and moralist”. Monument in Theydon Church, Essex records he died in 1577, æt. 65.
1.2. Joan Smith, m. William Harris.

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It may be probable that Sergeant John Harris (of Blagdon) had more descendants than we know of. For five gerations, at least, a Harris family inhabited land near to where Sergeant John Harris lived. In that I am confident that the ancestry of the (Wiveliscombe) family of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and his namesake, d. 1688, is known and established, as well as a DNA profile of descendants, a disambiguation can be made, as any descendant of Sergeant John Harris would have a different DNA profile.The two families lived within five miles of each other, and, naturally, shared similar associations of a general nature, yet, very strong and contiuous association are also evident: the Blagdon Harris with the Derricks and Barkers; the Wiveliscombe Harris with the Bennets. This demarcation leads to the construction hereinafter suggested.

POYTHRESS AND WYNNE

1. Mary Frances Sloman, m. (1) Francis Poythress, who came to Virginia in 1633, burgess for Charles City Co. in 1645, (2) Robert Wynne, of Jordan’s Parish of Charles City. His Will was dated July 1, 1675. Overseers: Thomas Grendon, Merchant, and my son-in-law (step-son) Capt. Francis Poythress

1.1. Francis Poythress.
1.1.1. John Poythress, m. Christian Peebles.
1.1.1.1. Colonel William Poythress, b. ca. 1695 in Charles City, m. Sarah Eppes.
1.1.1.1.1. William Poythress Jr.,* b. 1728, in Prince George Co., d. Oct. 15, 1794.
1.1.1.1.2. Sarah Poythress, b. Aug. 7, 1731 in Prince George Co., m. Stephen Hamlin.
1.1.1.1.3. Mary Poythress, m. Peter Eppes, d. Nov. 11, 1807, in Prince George Co. Prince George County is situated on the James River between UPPER CHIPPOKES CREEK and the Appomattox Rivers. It was formerly a part of Charles City Co.

1.2. Capt. Thomas Wynne (1657-1717), Indian interpreter, m. Agnes Stith. He was bequested: “farm in White Staple Parish in Kent near Canterbury”; in Virginia: “all the cattle of his own mark”.
1.2.1. Robert Winn (as the name became standardised). Nov. 1, 1722: sale of land in Martin’s Brandon Parish, in Prince George Co., being a tract taken up by Thomas Wynne in 1686.
1.2.2. Thomas Winn, b. 1678, Charles City Co. (d. 1744), m. Martha Llewellyn (1683-1759).
1.2.2.1. Daniel Winn, b. ca. 1715, Prince George Co.; d. Jan. 1799, witnessed the sale, by John Winn and wife Ann, of 250 ac. on the south side of Modest Creek, to John Stone. (Lunenburg Co., D.B. 7, pp. 227-228).
1.2.2.2. John Winn, m. Anne …
1.2.2.2.1. Sussanah Winn, m. William Harris.*

SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

1. John Harris, bapt. 1589/90, in Blagdon, Somerset, br. of Joan Harris, bapt. May I, 1603, who m. (2) John Oson, bapt. Apr. 22, 1604, the father of Ann Oson (bapt. June 19, 1625), who m. James Derrick, July 20, 1648, second-cousin of Francis Derrick Jr., whose family were established in Long Aston and nearby Blagdon.

1.1. Dorothy Harris, sold land to Francis Derrick Jr.

1.2. John Harris,* infant in 1624, d. 1686, witnessed a bond of Robert Mosley to John Felton in 1654, concerning land “joyneing upon the lands which was John Harryes lyeing in the County of Surry in Virginia commonly called Upper Chippoakes”. (V.C.R, v. xi, p. 31).

He probably m. a sister of John Barker Sr., and was a br.-in-law of Richard Taylor.*

John Barker Jr., m. Grace Cotton, having issue: Jethro Barker, d. 1740, of Chippokes Creek. 1685: Jethro Barker of upper parish to *John Harris, of the same, 120 ac. adj. sd Jethro Barker. Wit: John Barker and Thomas Cotten. Jethro’s dau., Agnes Barker, m. John Peebles, son of John Peebles Sr., son of William Peebles, and Martha, dau. of John Hamlin and Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Taylor and Sarah Barker (sister of John Barker Sr. John Hamlin and Elizabeth Taylor also had issue: Richard Hamlin, whose dau., Martha, m. John Ruffin, son of ROBERT RUFFIN* and Elizabeth Watkins. John Harris: Estate by Unity (Barker) Harris, widow and administratrix of John Harris, May 3, 1687. S. Wm Newsum, John Clarke, Wm Newitt. (B.3, p. 82).

1.2.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1650, m. Elizabeth Hamlin, her widow’s estate admon. by her eldest son, Henry Harris. R. June 16, 1711. Wit. John Barker Jr., Thomas Cotton. (B. 6, p. 620).

1.2.1.1. William Harris*, b. ca. 1675, lived near the land of Thomas Cotton. April 16, 1683, “Thomas Cotten 335 ac. Upper Par. of Surry Co on NE side of the Otter Dam swamp, adj. Mr John Barker, neere his cart path”.

1.2.1.1.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1700, m. Mary Short, b. ca. 1705.

1.2.1.1.1.1.Thomas Harris*, mentioned in maternal grandfather’s Will of 1741.

1.2.1.1.1.1.1. *William Harris, m. Sussanah Winn.

1.2.1.1.1.1.2. John Harris.

1.2.1.1.1.2. William Harris, b. 1724, mentioned in maternal grandfather’s Will of 1741.

1.3. Thomas Harris, d. 1668, of SUNKEN MARSH, CHIPPOKES CREEK. Mr. Stephen Hamelin was granted 1250 ac. in Charles City Co. on Oct. 26, 1650 … “due said Hamelin for transportation of 25 persons”, inc. Thomas Harris and Robert Taylor. Thomas Harris was granted 850 ac. in Surry Co. on Feb. 13, 1657, on the south side of James River & N.W. & S.E. sides of the head of the Sunken Marsh, southerly on Chipoaks Path, p. 168. Thus, not Thomas Harris, d. 1672, it is suggested.

1.3.1. William Harris, 1657-1720. “William Harris, sonn and heire of Thomas Harris”, 850 ac. in Surry Co., South James River, etc. May 7, 1678: Indenture between William Harris and Thomas Jarroll for 1500 pounds of tobacco, 100 acres on College Run bounding with William Newsum and *ROBERT RUFFIN on William Newett’s line, p. 43. College Run Creek, tidal marsh known as Lower Chippokes Creek. Jan. 4, 1685: William Harris and wife Mary Harris, to William Newsum, 220 acres bounded by William Newett, now in the tenure of *Mr. John Harris. Witness: Robert Ruffin, John Harris. R. Jan. 5, 1685. S. William Harris, Mary Harris. p. 43. Thus, it is suggested that Mr. John Harris was the son of Sergeant John Harris, and uncle of William Harris.

1.3.1.1. Mary Harris, m. … Taylor.

1.3.1.1.1. Harris Taylor.

THE SHORT ASSOCIATION

1. William Short Sr., b. ca. 1625, d. 1676.
1.1. William Short, b. ca. 1650, repatented 1100 acres “above the head of CHIPPOKES CREEK about one and one-half miles up the western most branche”, identifying himself as “the son and heir of William Short”. He m. Mary Rooking.*
1.1.1. William Short, b. ca. 1675. His Will was pr. Sept., 1741, in Surry Co., naming his wife, Susannah (Heath), his sons William and Thomas Short, dau. Mary Harris; son-in-law William Harris; William and Thomas Harris, grandsons.
1.1.1.1. Mary Short, b. ca. 1705, m. William Harris, b. ca. 1700.

THE CLOSE AND CONTINUED LINKS TO THE LAND OF SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

1. *Richard Taylor, m. Sarah Barker, Oct. 27, 1646, sister of John Barker Sr., who patented 300 ac. in James City Co. at the very head of the main branch of Lower Chipoaks Creek”, near the land of William Rooking Sr., on May 9, 1636. “William Lea and Alice (Feltham), his wife, to William Heath, 150 ac. … formerly Thomas Felton’s … joyneing upon the lands which was (Sergeant) John Harryes lyeing in the County of Surry in Virginia commonly called “UPPER CHIPPOAKES“. Ordered that Wm. Lee pay unto Richard Taylor 350 lbs of good tobacco and cask due per a bill of his predecessor, Thomas Felton”. Another patent of William Lea gives more detail of the position of these lands: “joyneing upon the lands which was John Harryes and neere unto the plantation which was formerly ROBERT MOSELY’S, ADJOINING TO A GREAT SWAMP* which divides Surry Co. from Charles Cittie County … one hundred and fifteen acres of said land lyeth in Charles Cittie County adjoining unto the rest of the divident which lyeth in said Surry County. Witnesses: Robert Spencer, John Gittings’. (Surry Co. Court Records, R. November 10, 1660).

John Barker Sr. was the son of William Barker, the Bristol sea captain and merchant (partner of Francis Derrick Sr., see previous notes), who represented a syndicate of London merchants
March 16, 1636: Symon Turges, John Sadler, and Richard Quiney of London, Merchants, a site or tract of land (in Charles City Co.) commonly called by the name of Martin’s Brandon. Beginning at the mouth of UPPER CHIPPOKES CREEK by the side of which Creek the land lyeth nearest. Easterly from the mouth of said Creek to the point of the *TAPPAHANNA MARSH. Northerly and from point of the said Marsh by the Main River side up to the mouth of Wards Creek. Westerly on said Creek setting nearest hand southerly into the Woods. Due by purchase from Captain Robert Bargrave, p. 415.

May 9, 1636. William Rookins, 150 ac. in James City County, lying westerly upon UPPER CHIPPOKES CREEK, northerly upon James River, easterly upon the land of Samuel Edmonds, and southerly into the Main Woods, said land being called The Flying Point. Being on the east side of Upper Chippokes Creek. The creek was narrow, and Martin’s Brandon parish was directly opposite on the south side. In effect, it was a single social unit, that became part of Surry County in 1652.

William Rookins Sr. came to Virginia in 1619, and recorded as being alive in 1641. His son and namesake served as a Major under Nathaniel Bacon in the Rebellion, and died in prison before a sentence of execution was carried out. His Will, probated in Surry on July 1, 1679, named son, William, and daus., Elizabeth, and Jane.

Feb. 1671/2. William Short, Planter, son and heir to William Short, 1,100 acres in Surry County above the head of UPPER CHIPPOKES CREEK, about 1½ miles up the westernmost branch. Granted to ROBERT MOSELY, Gentleman, on Jan. 7, 1649, who assigned to William Short, father of said patentee, on Oct. 28,1657, p. 390. William Short Jr. had m. *Mary Rooking, and it may be assumed that she was a dau. of William Rooking (d. 1679), and who predeceased her father.
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1.1. Elizabeth Taylor, b. ca. 1648, d. Sept. 15, 1720, in Prince George Co., m. John Hamlin Sr.
1.1.1. Richard Hamlin, m. Ann Harrison.
1.1.1.1. Sarah Hamlin, m. Francis Eppes.
1.1.1.1.1. Peter Eppes, d. Nov. 11, 1807, in Prince George Co., m. Mary Poythress.

1.1.2. Elizabeth Hamlin, b. ca. 1665, m. *William Harris.
1.1.2.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1680, lived near the land of Thomas Cotton. April 16, 1683, “Thomas Cotten 335 ac. Upper Par. of Surry Co on NE side of the Otter Dam swamp, adj. Mr John Barker”.
1.1.2.1.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1700, m. Mary Short, b. ca. 1705.
1.1.2.1.1.1. Thomas Harris.*
1.1.2.1.1.1.1. William Harris, m. Sussanah Winn.
1.1.2.1.1.1.2. John Harris.*
1.1.2.1.1.2. William Harris, b. 1724.

1.1.3. John Hamlin Jr., d. bef. May 11, 1725
1.1.4. Stephen Hamlin Jr.
1.1.4.1. Charles Hamlin. His Will pr. Aug. 16, 1721, B. 7., p. 355. Estate admin., William Hamlin, Nov. 20, 1723, B.7., p. 488
1.1.4.1.1. Stephen Hamlin, m. Sarah Poythress, sister of *William Poythress Jr.
1.1.4.1.2. William Hamlin, m. Rebekah …
1.1.4.1.2.1. … Hamlin, m. *Thomas Harris. Thomas Harris, of Prince George Co. Martins Brandon Parish, was gifted 820 ac. (on UPPER SUNKEN MARSH, CHIPPOKES CREEK), on the line of Nathaniel Harrison, by William and Rebekah Hamlin, in 1782. Articles of Agreement. Between *William Poythress and Thomas Harris.. William Poythress has claimed an interest in a tract of land where said Thomas Harris lives and the said William Poythress and Thomas Harris being willing to settle the affair and affix the right title … *John Harris gives William Poythress title to a house sold by William Poythress to Robert Birchett. House and land had been willed to William Poythress by Peter Poythress that was sold unto Walter Munnery and Nathanial Tatum. Wit: Edward Marks, Nathaniel Mackay, Boswell Becking, p. 146.

Harris = Salman.

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1. John Harrison. Robert Alonzo Brock (Eminent Virginians, vol. 2), wrote: “There was one “Master John Harrison” who was a colonial governor of Virginia, in the year sixteen hundred and twenty-three (Smith’s History of Virginia), elected by the colonists to the place of the governor sent out, who died during the year. The families of Berkely and Brandon are descended from him”.

In that such as the Barker and Hardyman families of Bristol were connected to the Blount family of that place, it is a distinct possibility that “Master John Harrison” was synonomous with this John Harrison: Blount v Harrison. Plaintiffs: John Blount gent of Bristol. Defendants: John Harrison, Robert Adams, and others of Bristol, merchants. Subject: Fradulent sale of sugar and ‘farnands bucke’ by the said Robert Adams to evade distress for debt. (Nov. 1609. STAC 8/61/22). Lease: John Harrison, John Hurtnoll, Thomas Cowley, John Williams, William Sheapard, John Grubb of Potterne, Wilts, feoffees of lands of church of St. Mary le Port, to Robert Nelson of a garden at a rent of 5 shillings. (Oct. 8, 1618. Bristol Archive, P/St.MP/D.46). John Harrison was probably this Bristol merchant.

1.1. “Benjamin Harrison (Hon.) of Surry county, born in Southwark Parish, in that county, in the year sixteen hundred and forty-five (1645) and who died 1713. His tombstone is at Cabin Point Chapel, and his will recorded at Surry C. H. He is called “Hon. Benjamin Harrison,Esq.” on his tombstone. Benjamin had three sons and one daughter.
1.1.1. Benjamin the eldest settled at Berkely, in the county of Charles City, and married Elizabeth, daughter of Lewis Burwell, of Gloucester county, by whom he had one son, Benjamin and one daughter, Elizabeth. He died at the age of thirty-seven in the year 1710. His tombstone and that of his wife may be seen at Westover burying ground. Benjamin married Anne, daughter of Robert Carter, of Carotoman, commonly called “King Carter.” He and two of his daughters were killed at Berkely by lightning.
1.1.1.1. Benjamin, his eldest son, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence”.
1.1.1.2. Nathaniel Harrison.*

Of the remaining sons, Nathaniel settled in Prince George County; Henry in Surry; Robert* in Charles City.

1.1.1.3. *Robert Harrison.
1.1.1.3.1. Robert Harrison, of Martin Brandon Parish. His will was proved on February 10, 1789. To son, Robert Harrison, all the money that I lent him to pay for the plantation known by the name of Huntington. Son, Duke Harrison. Daughter, Sally Mattox. Daughter, Marcy Harrison. As to my daughter, Susanna, that took up with that infamous fellow, Jesse Binford, I intent no benefit of my estate. Residue to be equally divided between my four children, Robert, Sally, Marcy and Duke. William Wilkins, Senior, and son, Robert Harrison, executors. Witnesses: Edward Neblett, Susanna Harrison, and Martha Neblett, p. 211.
1.1.1.3.1.1. Robert Harrison, b. Feb. 11, 1755; d. July 8, 1797, m. Henrietta Maria, dau. of William Hardyman, and Angelica Eppes.* On May 26 , 1789, Robert Harrison , attorney for William Jones and Robert Harris, of Prince George Co., sold 50 acres in Martin’s Brandon Parish to Edward Neblett, Sr.

WILLIAM HARRISON

1.2. William Harrison, d. bef. 1681. In 1662, he was taxed for one tithable in Charles City Co., having no son who had reached the age of 16. In 1667, William Harrison, Jr. was granted a land patent (at age 21), thus being born in 1646/7. On Aug. 3, 1665, Charles City Court: From Robert Jones to Mr. Pryse requesting that deed of gift be recorded, he giving Elizabeth Harrison, daughter of William Harrison (“My God Daughter“) a heifer. Signed Robert Jones, Wit: William Harrison Jr.*
1.2.1. *William Harrison, Will rec. March 11, 1711/12, in Prince George, formerly Charles City. 1tem: To my son Thomas Harrison, 2 acres on west side of Southern Run, also a cart road from then toward Mr. Hardyman’s mill, and all land between my said son and Francis Wilkins’, William Short’s, Mr. Pigeons’, Mr. Moody’s, John Avery’s and Flower de Hundred Creek, except 10 acres given to my son William.
1.2.1.1. Thomas Harrison, Will proved May 10, 1720, p. 398. Wife, Ellinor Harrison, Daughter Ann Hamlin. To grandson, Thomas Hamlin, 10 pounds to be paid to him at the age of 21years. To granddaughter, Martha Hamlin, 10 pounds to be paid to her at the age of 18years of marriage. Grandson, John Hall, son of Robert Hall and Elizabeth Hall. Daughter, Ann Hamlin, and grandson, John Hall, son of Ann Hamlin. Granddaughter, Sarah Hall. To my other six grandchildren. Son-in-law Robert Hall named as executor with daughters, Ann Hamlin and Elizabeth Hall , as alternates. Wit: John Hamersly, Tim Bridges, Thomas Read, and Richard Warthen.
1.2.1.1.1. Ann Harrison, m. Richard Hamlin. Surry Co. B. 5, p. 317, Aug. 8, 1704: “Thomas Harrison and wife, Ellinor Harrison, of Prince George Co. to Sarah Hamblin, daughter of Richard Hamblin of Prince George Co. and his wife Anne Hamblin the daughter of the sd Thomas and Ellinor Harrison for 5 shillings. 100 ac. on west side of Attokamowsock Swamp (being 1/2 of the 200 acres next to John Scott. Wit: William Harrison, Sarah Lowe. Rec. 5 Sept. 5, 1704.
1.2.1.1.2. Elizabeth Harrison. Surry Co., B. 6, p. 160, May 23, 1712: “Thomas Harrison, Gent., of Prince George Co. to his daughter, Elizabeth Hall who has married Mr. Robert Hall of Prince George Co. 200 ac. near Nottoway River in Surry Co. already settled by my daughter (100 acres of the land is part of 1,700 acres granted sd Thomas Harrison and John Scott on 21 Apr 1702 plus an additional 100 ac. being a total of 200 ac.) and bounded by Capt. Harrisons Spring Run, James Jones, Chappell and Maj. Hunt. One moiety of the land settled by my daughter and one by me the said Thomas Harrison. Wit: *Nathaniel Harrison, John Nickells, William Rookings. Rec. July 15, 1713.

THE HARRISON CONNECTION

1. William Barker, bapt. May 7, 1592, in St. Werburgh’s, Bristol
1.1. John Barker Sr., b. ca. 1617. “John Barker, Sr., and Ann his wife were of Martin Brandon’s Parish, Charles City County, (later Prince George) and that land was on Chippoakes Creek“.
1.1.1. John Barker Jr., m. Grace Cotton.
1.1.1.1. Hannah Barker, m. Walter Lashley, son of Patrick Lashley Sr. The estate of John Harris was administered by John Barker Jr. and Patrick Lashley.
1.2. Sara Barker, m. Richard Taylor, on Oct. 27, 1646.

1.2.1. Elizabeth Taylor, m. John Hamlin Sr., br. of Charles Hamlin, who m. Susannah Rookings. His Will pr. Aug. 16, 1721, B. 7., p. 355. Estate admin., son William Hamlin, Nov. 20, 1723, B.7., p. 488. Susannah was the dau. of William Rookings, b. ca. 1670, d. 1715, in Surry Co., and his ist. wife. He m. (2). Ann, who m. (2) Robert Nicholson Jr., by May 21, 1718, when he and “Ann his wife executx. of the last will & testament of Wm. Rookins deceed”. William Hamlin, m. Rebekah … their dau. m. Thomas Harris.* Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1730, of Prince George Co. Martin Brandon Parish, and was gifted 820 ac. (on Upper Sunken Marsh, on the line of *Nathaniel Harrison, at Ware Swamp and on James River), by William and Rebekah Hamlin, in 1782.
1.2.1.1. Richard Hamlin, m. Ann Harrison.
1.2.1.1.1. Sarah Hamlin, m. Francis Eppes, having issue: Peter Eppes, d. Nov. 11, 1807, in Prince George Co., who m. Mary Poythress, probable sister of William Poythress Sr., and aunt of William Poythress Jr., Gentleman, of County of Prince George, to Robert Birchett of Prince George Co. Sum: £300 of lawful money of Virginia. Land: in Prince George Co., south side of Blackwater Swamp. Signed: William Poythress, Jr., William Harris.*

1.2.1.2. Hannah Hamlin, m.Thomas Cocke, of Brunswick Co.
1.2.1.2.1. Thomas Cocke.
1.2.1.2.1.1. Lemuel Cocke, m. Jane, dau. of William Browne and Jane Meriwether. Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, etc. – Account of Estate of Mrs. Jane Cocke, decd., with Henry Cocke lists James Kee, Dr. Samuel Peet, tax on Brunswick County land, William Warren, Mr. William Harris,* Mr. Thomas Harris,* Hallam Jones, Mr. John Edmunds, Capt. E. Ruffin, Drury Barker, Richard Cocke, Lemuel Cocke, Ann Cocke, Thomas Cocke, William Anderson, Joshua Barker, Mr. George Kerr, James Buchanan & Co., James Belches, Rec: Feb. 19, 1771, p. 123.

1.2.1.3. Elizabeth Hamlin, m. William Harris*

1.2.2. Capt. John Taylor.
1.2.2.1. Maria Taylor, m. John Hardyman, of Bristol, merchant.
1.2.2.1.1. Henrietta Maria Hardyman, m. Major Edmund Eppes, son of Littleberry Eppes and Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel Llewellyn, Jr.
1.2.2.1.2. William Hardyman, m. *Angelica Eppes.
1.2.2.1.2.1. Henrietta Maria Hardyman, m. *Robert Harrison. (To repeat, on May 26, 1789, Robert Harrison, attorney for William Jones and Robert Harris, of Prince George Co., sold 50 acres in Martin’s Brandon Parish, to Edward Neblett, Sr. Robert Harris may have been he who m, Elizabeth Moreland, Feb, 7, 1796, in King George’s Parish, Prince George Co.
1.2.2.1.3. Francis Hardyman.*

1.2.2.2. Sarah Taylor, m. *Francis Hardyman. Richard Kennon was the executor of Francis Hardyman’s Will of 1741. The Hardyman brothers were sons of John Hardyman Sr. and Mary Eppes, dau. of Francis Eppes Jr. and Elizabeth Littleberry, relict oF William Worsham. Richard Kennon was the executor of Francis Hardyman’s Will of 1741. Richard Kennon m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Worsham and Elizabeth Littleberry.

SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

1.3. … Barker, m. John Harris, son of Sergeant John Harris.
1.3.1. John Harris, b. ca. 1648, d. bef. Feb. 11, 1699, m. Elizabeth Nicholson.
1.3.2. William Harris, m. Elizabeth Hamlin, her widow’s estate admon. by her son, (probably eldest) Henry Harris. R. June 16, 1711. Wit. John Barker Jr., Thomas Cotton. (B. 6, p. 620).
1.3.2.1. William Harris, lived near the land of Thomas Cotton,.
1.3.2.1.1. *Mr. William Harris, b. 1724. Will of William Harris of Co. of Surry: “To son Hamlin, all lands in Nottoway, Dinwiddie, and Surry Co.”.
1.3.2.1.2. *Mr. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1730. Prince George Co., Va .
1.3.2.1.2.1. John Harris, see previous post.
1.3.2.1.2.2. Robert Harris, m. Elizabeth Moreland, 1796.

I leave to others to conclude. The quest for ancestors of Sergeant John Harris has always been on par with finding the Holy Grail. It is always about knowing where to look.

1.4. Joel Barker, m. … Blount, sister of Anne Blount, wife of John Flood.
1.5. Jethro Barker, d. 1740, of Chippokes Creek. 1685: Jethro Barker of upper parish to John Harris, of the same, 120 ac. adj. sd Jethro Barker. Wit: John Barker and Thomas Cotten.

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James was a very meticulous researcher, over many years. Like many, he started out with an assumption of his broader ancestry, based on pedigrees found in the tomes of Mr. Burke. Truth of Virginia ancestries is unlikely to be found therein. The number of proven male line descents from “ancient planters” is no more than those of descents claimed from “a companion of William the Conqueror”. The vast majority of descents from English settlers in Virginia are through female lines. James was proud to claim descent from a family of Flood. Their true origin, and connection to the Hargraves, is given hereinafter.

Rest In Peace, James.

Bridgwater is situated in the valley of the River Parrett, on its west bank, on the Somerset Levels, between the Mendip and Quantock Hills. Historically, it was a Bristol Channel port, from whence its name derived, from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘Bryj’, a quayside. “The river Parret runs, in a circuitous course, a distance of about fourteen miles, from the sea to Bridgwater. At spring tides, the head, or “ bore”, as it is called, rushes up with peculiar power, with a wave of five or six feet – a fter a brisk wind from the westward, very much beyond that height, so that often very many vessels are floated”. (Journal of the British Archaeological Association, vol. 12, 1856). King Charles I, by letters patent bearing date 11th July, second year of his reign (1626), granted to sir W. Whitmore, knt., and Geo. Whitmore, esq., and their heirs, the manor and castle of Bridgwater”, ibid.

FLOOD AND HARGRAVES

The majority of connections stemmed from families of the Bristol Basin, as I have documented many times.

1. Edward FLood m. … Aug. 4, 1567. Will proved June 23, 1572, bequested to “Christopher Fludd my sonne one quarter of my goode sheep”.
1.1. Christopher Floudde, m. Joane Castlebrooke, Feb. 11, 1609. (A local toponym).
1.1.1. “Johannes Fludd”, bapt. Dec. 21, 1621 (“son of Xpofori”), made a deposition in 1652 stating that he was 30 years old, or thereabouts. He m. Mary Creede in Surry Co., Virginia, dau. of Ralph Creede, son of Edward Creed, Clerk, of Shirehampton (a tithing of Westbury-upon-Trim, Gloucestershire), whose Will was proved in Bristol, in 1649: “To Raphell, my disobedient sonn twelve pence in money (and prayer that he may reform his life”). As Ralph Creed, carpenter, he was deeded 150 ac. by Thomas Flood*, his brother, on August 27, 1661. Shirehampton and Bridgwater were connected on the main trading road which passed through Bristol.
1.1.1.1. John Flood, m. Ann, dau. of Thomas Blount, and sister of … Blount, wife of Joel Barker.
1.1.1.1.1. John Flood, m. Mary Howell, d. aft. June 20, 1715.
1.1.1.1.1.1. Jane Flood, m. Thomas Lane (b. ca. 1662), whose Will was proved Nov. 20, 1734, witnessed by Richard Ricks, Thomas Lanier, and William Barker.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Lane, d.v.p., b. March 16, 1689, m. (1706), Mary, dau. of John Drewry, and Deborah Collins. His estate administration, dated May 12, 1721, was signed by William Ruffin, John Newsum, and William Holt.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Mary Lane, m. Augustine Hargrave, son of Bray Hargrave, who d. in Lawne’s Creek Parish in 1728. His appraisers were: Robert Lancaster, Benjamin Champion, and John Holliman. Bray Hargrave was a grandson of Sarah, dau. of William Hancock, of Jamestown, ancient planter.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Hargrave.*
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2. Joseph Lane, b. Oct. 17, 1717.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1. Letitia Lane, m. (2) *Thomas Hargrave.

1.1.2. *”Thomae Fludde”, bapt. April 19 1612 (“son of Christopher and Joan”).
1.1.2.1. Thomas Flood Jr., b. ca. 1637-1642, m. Ann Rose, b. ca. 1650-1655.

James thought that his ancestors may have been of Yorkshire. Possible, perhaps, depending on two things: The intermarried families of Proctor and Hargrave; the absolutely mythological construct of families of Proctor in Virginia, amalgamating several families into one, and concealing a link to those of the Bristol Basin.

Linton in Craven :

1. … “Hargraives”.
1.1. John Hargraives m. Ellyn Proctor, May 1, 1606.
1.2. Nicholas Hargraives.
1.2.1. Robtert Hargraives, bapt. Jan. 6, 1607.
1.2.2. Christopher Hargraive, bapt. July 19, 1612.
1.2.3. Richard Hargrave, bapt. Nov. 27, 1614.
1.2.3.1. Richard Hargrave.
1.2.3.1.1. Lemanuel Hargrave.
1.2.3.1.1.1. Aaron Hargrave, m. Unity, dau. of John Proctor, of Surry Co.
1.2.3.1.2. Augustine Hargrave.

1. Anthonie Procter.
1.1. John Proctor, m. (1) Agnes Proctor, Dec. 19, 1598;
1.1.1. Thomas Proctor.
1.1.1.1. Anthony Proctor, bapt. Feb. 15, 1620.
1.1. John Proctor, m. (2) Agnes Huet, April 18, 1604.
1.1.1. Anthony Proctor, bapt. May 3, 1605.
1.1.1.1. Robert Proctor, bapt. Jan. 11, 1633/4.
1.2. James Proctor.
1.2.1. Richard Proctor, bapt. Nov. 4, 1614.

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It seems so long ago that I wrote this, and, desparingly, if I wrote it a thousand times, it would be listened to even less; because ancient genealogy is for too many people merely the persuit of the psychological need for certainties, where none exist.

Regarding the colonisation of Normandy by any distinct ‘nation’ group; on the principle that language adheres to the soil, it is claimed that Scandinavian words are frequently found in Normandy place-names, with affixes indicating settlement, such as ‘bye’ (Danish), proving this. In that we can not be certain of the primitive form of words claimed as Scandinavian, they may also be representatives of the Belgic, Anglian, or Saxon dialects; the latter being spoken by the Otlingua-Saxonica of the Bessin, who had established themselves on the channel coast centuries before the arrival of Rollo.

‘Scandinavianism’ occurs more probably in proper names, compounds of the name and a French noun, as in Toufreville; yet, again, many of these can not be assigned to a distinctly Scandinavian origin. Given the paucity of tenth-century charters, early spelling is absent, and names appearing in later charters are latinised and influenced by local vernacular. It may be added that the total number of place-names containing the elements ‘bye’ in Normandy is neglgible when compared to the number of them in England. It is questionable reasoning to explain this in terms of Normandy not being settled by ‘ordinary’ Scandinavians, who formed settlements, but by ‘aristocratic’ ones that did not. A less contorted explanation is that Normandy was colonised by Rollo’s ‘birds of many colours’, a coalition of many ‘nationalities’, not by a Scandinavian hegemony.

As shown by Isaac Taylor (Words and Places: Or Etymological Illustrations of History, pp. 94-95, 1873), in the Bessin we find Sassetot (Saxons field), Hermanville, Etreham, or Ouistreham (Westerham), Hambye, Le Ham, Le Hamelet, Cottun (cows’ yard), Ethainus, Heuland (hayland), Plumetot (Blomfield or Flowerfield), and Douvres (the shore).

Charlemagne transported into France a vast multitude of Saxons – ‘multitudinem Saxonorum cum mulieribus et infantibus’. After another Saxon conquest he transplanted every third man – tertium hominem – of the vanquished people. Many of the German names in France may be due to these forced emigrations.

The area and intensity of this German colonization may conveniently be traced by means of the patronymic village names, of which there are more than 1100 in France. In addition to these names, about five hundred words were introduced into the French language by the German conquerors. Most of them are names of weapons and military terms, such as gonfanon, or guerre, from werra, war.The other words are chiefly the names of articles of dress, of beasts of the chase, and terms belonging to the feudal system. To these must be added the points of the compass, nord, sud, est.

As late as the year 812, A.D., the Council of Tours ordained that every French bishop should be able to preach both in the Romance and Teutonic languages. Thus, it is impossible to distinguish between early Saxon settlers and later ones, and it may have been the case that the Saxons of Bayeux joined with later colonisers in a anti-French coalition.

I would propose that a significant part of the early Norman aristocracy were not Danes or Norwegians, either in appearance, custom or manner. They were beardless, short of stature, and dark of skin. The Dane was large of frame, blond, and bearded. The Irish term for the Norman invaders of their country was ‘dark haired Normans’.

That a significant part of the early Norman aristocracy were of this ‘dark’ Saxon genotype was suggested by Knopf (The Racial Basis of Civilization: A critique of the Nordic doctrine, 1931), who claimed that ‘the inhabitants of the German Tyrol, who have been declared to represent the true type of the primeval Teuton, have dark or black hair. In short, the most genuine sons of this (Teutonic) race may be black-haired’.

‘Norwegians, Swedes,and Danes certainly came to Normandy – in as much as these modern concepts of statehood have relevance – Bernard the Dane was a companion of William Longsword, son of Rollo, in the early 940s. However, the fact that Bernard’s origins were remarked upon may mean that he belonged to a minority group’ (David Crouch, The Normans: The History of a Dynasty, app. 1., 2006). To which could be added – a disreportianally powerful minority.

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One abiding feature that permeated the early colonists of Virginia was that they partnered with members of their English kinship circle, as a co-operative means of survival; a time immemorial practice. People made transactions, of land, etc., within their kinship circle, almost invariably. Thus, the question about Sergeant John Harris was always: why did his daughter, Dorothy, sell land to Francis Derricke Jr.? The answer is that their families both lived in Blagdon. Sergeant John Harris would have been well aquainted with the Derricks.

By way of illustration, the following, very brief, genealogical table of the Derricke family of Long Ashton and nearby Blagdon, shows their familial and geographical alliance. The Derricke family became successful mariner/merchants, and partnered with the Barker family of Bristol, fellow merchants and seafarers, one of whom, as “Baker”, married Dorothy Harris. They were all familiar with the Taylor family of Long Ashton, a fact born out in intermarriages in Virginia.

When considering the origins of the early colonists of Virginia, it is necessary to focus on the obvious – they were English, and, as such, abided by English customs of kinship. This was less so by the dawn of the 18th century, but still an important factor. When familial relationships between Virginia neighbours in are not known, and consigned to the haphazard, it is mostly the case that extensive research of English records has not been conducted, based on relationships of neighbouring families of the same names being repeated in Virginia. This is not only a time consuming enterprise, but also one requiring a knowledge of research techniques, backed by appropriate resources.

The pity is that the colonisation of early Virginia, etc., has been consigned to a Hollywood story, fashioned on the cult of the individual, rather than it being seen as a communal enterprise involving individuals. The difference is profound.

The designation “D” has been given for Derricke (and its many variations); “L” for Long Aston; and “B” for nearby Blagdon.

1. John D., m. Elizabeth Everat, April 14, 1564 Long Ashton. (L). He was bur. Nov. 6, 1612 . (L).
1.1. John D., bapt. Nov. 1, 1564. L.
1.1.1. John D., b. ca. 1594. Deed: House or cottage newly built, 1a. ground formerly occ. by John Osen, now by John Dirrock, all in Blagdon. 1628. (DD\GB/43)
1.1.1.1. John D., bapt. Jan. 28, 1615/6, in Blagdon. (B).
1.1.1.2. Francis D., bapt. Jan. 9, 1631/2.

1.2. Richard D., b. ca. 1570, m. Joan, bur. Nov. 26, 1612. (B).
1.2.1. Richard D., b. ca. 1595. Yeales v Derrick. Plaintiffs: John Yeales. Defendants: Richard Derrick and Elizabeth Derrick. Subject: property in Blagdon. 1625-40. (C 3/419/92).
1.2.1.1. John D., bapt. Jan. 11, 1617/8. (B).
1.2.1.2. James D., bapt. Feb. 14, 1620/1. (B). He m. Anne Osen, July 20, 1648.
1.2.1.2.1. James D., bapt. May 16, 1649.
1.2.1.3. Prudence D., bapt.May 1, 1624. (B).
1.2.1.4. John D., Sept. 28, 1629. (B).

1.2.2. Thomas D., bapt. 1605. (B).
1.2.3. John D., bapt. Nov. 30, 1609. (B).

1.3. Richard D., b. ca. 1575.
1.3.1. Thomas D., bapt. 1605. (B).
1.3.2. John D., bapt. Nov. 30, 1609. (B).

1.4. Katherine D., m. Rchard Person, Jan. 13, 1591/2. (L).

1.5. William D., bapt. Feb. 6, 1568/9. L.

1.6. Francis D., bapt. May 6, 1576. L.
1.6.1. Elizabeth D., bapt..Nov. 11, 1602. L.
1.6.2. Francis D., bapt. March 10, 1607/8. (L). Francis Derricke Jr.
1.6.3. Agnes D., bapt. Aug. 30, 1612. (L).

1. John Harris, bapt. April 7, 1558, d. 1633. (B).
1.1. John Harris, bapt. 1589/90, in Blagdon. Sergeant John Harris, of Virginia.
1.1.1. Dorothy Harris, “daughter of the late deceased Sergeant John Harris” (p. 113), sold land to Francis Derricke Jr.
1.2. Joan Harris, bapt. May I, 1603, bur. Apr. 12, 1649. Her second husband, John Osen, was the father-in-law of James Derrick, second-cousin of Francis Derick Jr., who bought land from Dorothy, “daughter of the late deceased Sergeant John Harris”, p. 113.

Sergeant John Harris lived beside a beautiful lake.

There is every possibility that his lineage continued through male descendants in Prince George County; see previous notice.

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The strand of which these notes concentrate on is that of Sergeant John Harris, with the proposition that he was of Blagdon, Somerset, England. He has long since been an iconic figure who has attracted a host of theories as to his ancestry, by those seeking to claim their ancestry from him. It is hereinafter suggested that he had descendants, and they intermarried with a family of Hamlin.

What is a logical first point of enquiry is the Chippokes region of Surry Co., Virginia, where Sergeant Harris lived. It follows that the John Harris* who witnessed a bond of Robert Mosley to John Felton in 1654, concerning land “joyneing upon the lands which was John Harryes lyeing in the County of Surry in Virginia commonly called Upper Chippoakes” (V.C.R, v. xi, p. 31), may have been an infant son of Sergeant Harris in the 1624/5 Muster. He may have sold his father’s farm, and moved more adjacent to his Barker in-laws.

John Barker, and his son, John Barker Jr., witnessed the Wills of a John Harris and William Harris, as follows. The Barker’s land bounded that of Thomas Cotten* (“335 ac. Upper Par. of Surry Co on NE side of the Otter Dam swamp, adj. Mr John Barker”), also witnessed here: “Jethro Barker of upper parish to John Harris of the same 120 ac. adj. sd Jethro Barker. Wit: John Barker and Thomas Cotten. Jethro Barker and Joell Barker entring themselves securities for Mary Harris due and faithfull admon. on the estate of John Harris her late father deced are accepted and ordered to give bond accordingly”.

BARKER/BAKER

1. William Barker, of Hopton Castle, Salop., m. Elizabeth, sister of William Tittely, of Salop.
1.1. John Barker, d. 1607, m. Edith, dau. of John Blanchard.
1.1.1. John Barker was also recorded as John Baker. In Cal. State Papers, Charles I., p. 291, he is recorded as owning “the Mary Rose of Bristol” in partnership with John Taylor and William Pitt, Jan. 2, 1627. On Nov. 22, 1627, he is recorded as the owner of the “Mary Rose” as Baker query Barker. Earler ships manifests record him as Barker or Baker.

It has been the confounding of Baker with Barker that has hidden the connection between the Barker/Bakers, Derricks, and Harris.

1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Barker, m. John Goninge, son of John Goninge, part owner in 1629 (with Francis Derrick Sr. and Humphrey Hooke), of the ships “The Hope”, “The Little Charles”, and “The Fortune”. Francis Derrick Sr., of Long Ashton, Somerset (d. 1637), gifted bread to the poor of St. Stephen’s, in Bristol, in 1632. The same year he granted to Humphrey Hooke and others, parishioners of St Stephen’s, a yearly rent of 52s out of his tenement there.
1.1.1.2. John Barker (Baker), b. ca. 1605, m. Dorothy, dau. of Sergeant John Harris, who was probably he who was recorded (Jan. 16, 1637), shortly before his death, as John Harris, “servant” of Arthur Bayly. Dorothy Harris sold land to Francis Derrick, given hereinafter.

1.2. Richard Barker, d. 1614, m. Sarah, b. ca. 1570. Her Will, proved Aug. 25, 1637, shows her owning properties in Redcliffe Street, and the playhouse in Wine Street, which she bequeathed to her son, William. (Mark Cartwright Pilkinton, Rec. of Early Eng. Drama, Bristol, p. 40, 1997).
1.2.1. William Barker, bapt. on May 7, 1592, in St. Werburgh’s, Bristol; merchant and mariner, who deposed his age to be 37 in 1629. He was a partner of Francis Derrick Sr. (Calendar of State Papers, Domestic Series, of the Reign of Charles I, vol. 10). William Barker bought part of Flowerdieu Hundred from Elizabeth Stephens, who had inherited the property from her father, Abraham Piersey. In 1637 and 1639, Wm. Barker appears as a headright in two Henrico patents involving Arthur Bayley.

1.2.1.1. John Barker Sr., b. ca. 1617, settled on Chippokes, next to lands that had been Thomas Felton’s: “William Lea and Alice (Feltham), his wife, to William Heath, 150 ac. … formerly Thomas Felton’s … joyneing upon the lands which was John Harryes lyeing in the County of Surry in Virginia commonly called Upper Chippoakes”. Ordered that Wm. Lee pay unto Richard Taylor 350 lbs of good tobacco and cask due per a bill of his predecessor, Thomas Felton”.

Richard Taylor was the br.-in-law of John Barker Sr., having m. his sister, Sara, on Oct. 27, 1646. He was almost certainly of the Taylor family of Long Ashton, and neighbour of the Derricks. John Barker Sr. was a tobacco planter and traded with Theoderick Bland: “Rec’d of Mr. Jno Barker in acct of what he oweth to Mr. John Bland & Company for the plantation of Chippoakes I sould him the some of 5000 pounds of tobacco with caske, this 13 Jany 1653, signed Theoderick Bland. R. Oct. 26, 1658. Theoderick Bland was intermarried into the Bennett family of Wiveliscombe (juxta Blagdon), making him a kinsman of the Harris family of that place. thus, there are instances were the Harris families (of Blagdon/Wiveliscombe) share connections to the same (Somerset) families in Virginia.

1.2.1.1.1. … Barker, m. John Harris,* son of Sergeant John Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.1. John Harris,* b. ca. 1648, d. bef. Feb. 11, 1699, m. Elizabeth Nicholson, as follows.

1.2.1.1.2. John Barker Jr., m. Grace Cotton. “To wife, Grace Barker, my plantation that I live on for her life, at her decease the plantation, 300 ac. lying between John Barkers and Thomas Cotten to my daughter, Grace Barker”, etc. R. 19 May 19, 1714. Wit: Thomas Cotton, John Johnson, Elizabeth Figures. (B. 6, p. 191).
1.2.1.1.2.1. Hannah Barker, m. Walter Lashley, son of Patrick Lashley Sr. The estate of *John Harris was administered by John Barker Jr. and Patrick Lashley.

1.2.1.1.3. Joel Barker, m. … Blount, sister of Anne Blount, wife of John Flood.
1.2.1.1.4. Jethro Barker, d. 1740, of Chippokes Creek. 1685: Jethro Barker of upper parish to John Harris, of the same, 120 ac. adj. sd Jethro Barker. Wit: John Barker and Thomas Cotten.
1.2.1.1.4.1. Agnes Barker, m. John Peebles, son of John Peebles Sr., son of William Peebles, and Martha, dau. of John Hamlin* and Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Taylor and Sarah Barker.

1.2.1.2. Sarah Barker, m. Richard Taylor, Oct. 27, 1646, in Rappahannock.
1.2.1.2.1. Frances Taylor, m. Richard Bradford, bapt. Nov. 23, 1634, in Easton in Gordano (15 miles from Blagdon), d. after July 14, 1716, in Westover Parish, Charles City.
1.2.1.2.2. Elizabeth Taylor, m. John Hamlin Sr.

HAMLIN AND SERGEANT HARRIS

1. Stephen Hamlin Jr.
1.1. Charles Hamlin, m. Susannah Rookings. His Will pr. Aug. 16, 1721, B. 7., p. 355. Estate admin., William Hamlin, Nov. 20, 1723, B.7., p. 488. Susannah was the dau. of William Rookings, b. ca. 1670, d. 1715, in Surry Co., and his ist. wife. He m. (2). Ann, who m. (2) Robert Nicholson Jr., by May 21, 1718, when he and “Ann his wife executx. of the last will & testament of Wm. Rookins deceed”, appeared in court to answer a suit by George Hogwood. Robert Nicholson Jr. was the brother of Elizabeth Nicholson
1.1.1. William Hamlin, m. Rebekah …

1.1.1.1.  … Hamlin, m. Thomas Harris.*

1.2. … Hamlin, m. Silvanus Stokes Jr., neighbour of William Harris.*

1.3. John Hamlin Sr., m. Elizabeth Taylor. Elizabeth Hamlin’s Will, proved Sept. 13, 1720, in Prince Georges Countty: To son William Hamlin, several Negroes. to daughter Lucy 4 negros and household items. To grandson Thomas Hamlin, items. To daughter Elizabeth and her husband, each a mourning ring. To son William, money due him from Mr. John Hammersley, Mr. John Stith, Mr. Drury Stith, and Joseph Fowler. Rest of estate divided in four equal parts to sons John, William, daughters Hannah and Lucy. Exctrs: sons, John and William.
1.3.1. Hannah Hamlin, m.Thomas Cocke, of Brunswick Co.
1.3.1.1. Thomas Cocke.
1.3.1.1.1. Lemuel Cocke, m. Jane, dau. of William Browne and Jane Meriwether. Surry Co. Deeds, Wills, etc. – Account of Estate of Mrs. Jane Cocke, decd., with Henry Cocke lists James Kee, Dr. Samuel Peet, tax on Brunswick County land, William Warren, Mr. William Harris,* Mr. Thomas Harris,* Hallam Jones, Mr. John Edmunds, Capt. E. Ruffin, Drury Barker, Richard Cocke, Lemuel Cocke, Ann Cocke, Thomas Cocke, William Anderson, Joshua Barker, Mr. George Kerr, James Buchanan & Co., James Belches,* Rec: Feb. 19, 1771, p. 123.

1.3.2. Elizabeth Hamlin, m. *William Harris, who lived near the land of Thomas Cotton. April 16, 1683, “Thomas Cotten 335 ac. Upper Par. of Surry Co on NE side of the Otter Dam swamp, adj. Mr John Barker, neere his cart path, & trans. of 7 pers”. The land that Silvanus Stokes Jr. came to occupy bordered that of Thomas Cotton: Silvanus Stokes Jr., patent for 244 acs N. side of James Riv; Beg. on E. side of Matchcoates Cr; to where Thomas Cotton, late of sd, Co., lived”. (Nugent III, p. 121). Sept. 5, 1723, Silvanus Stokes, patent for 380 acs. Surry Co; S. side of Nottoway River, & on both sides of Racoon Sw;. 40 Shill. (Nugent III, p. 254). This land is on Chippokes, and was bounded by that of William Harris. (VA Gen. Soc. Qtrly. vol. 26 No. 2, p. 143).
1.3.2.1. *William Harris, b. 1724. Will of William Harris of Co. of Surry: “To son Hamlin, all lands in Nottoway, Dinwiddie, and Surry Co.” … mentions dau. Elizabeth Campbell; son-in-law Francis Ruffin. Exor: son, Hamlin Harris, prob. Nov. 28, 1797, p. 246.
1.3.2.1.1. Hamlin Harris, 1758-1801, of “Turkey Island”, Nottoway, m. Margaret Belsches, dau. of *James Belsches, “one of the leading merchants in the sale of European goods at his store in Cabin Point from 1748 until his death around 1800. In the 18th century Cabin Point surpassed Norfolk in commercial importance, due to the quantity of tobacco received for export at the Low Point Landing warehouses on Chippokes Creek near Cabin Point”. His Will was proved by *Thomas Harris, James Belsches, senior, William Simmons, and David Cocke. “He was probably grandson of William Harris, the first. Their daughter married Capt. Roland Ward, of Lynchburg, soldier of the War of 1812. Their son, Captain James Belsches Harris, of “Invermay”, Mecklenburg Co., married Alice Goode”. (William and Joseph Belcher, The Belcher Family in England and America, p. 19, 1941).

1.3.2.2. *Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1730. He was of Prince George Co. Martin Brandon Parish, and was gifted 820 ac. (on Upper Sunken Marsh, on the line of Nathaniel Harrison, at Ware Swamp and on James River), by William and Rebekah Hamlin, in 1782. Wit. Nicholas Faulcon Jr. and William Simmons. (Kathryn Wiggins, Harris Papers, vol. 32, p. 8, 1968). Virginia Wills & Settlement of Estates 1787–1792. July 26, 1790. Articles of Agreement (p. 416). Between William Poythress and Thomas Harris.. William Poythress has claimed an interest in a tract of land where said Thomas Harris lives and the said William Poythress and Thomas Harris being willing to settle the affair and affix the right title… John Harris gives William Poythress title to a house sold by William Poythress to Robert Birchett. House and land had been willed to William Poythress by Peter Poythress that was sold unto Walter Munnery and Nathanial Tatum. Wit: Edward Marks, Nathaniel Mackay, Boswell Becking.

The connection to Poythress is thus:

1. Francis Eppes, m. Sarah Hamlin, dau. of Richard Hamlin and Ann Harrison, son of John Hamlin, and Elizabeth Taylor.
1.1. Peter Eppes, d. Nov. 11, 1807, in Prince George Co., m. Mary Poythress, probable sister of William Poythress Sr.

William Poythress, Junior, Gentleman of County of Prince George to Robert Birchett of Prince George County. Sum: £300 of lawful money of Virginia. Land: in Prince George County south side of Blackwater Swamp (no acreage stated but description of boundaries is long and detailed). Signed: William Poythress, Jr., William Harris. Wit: J. Williams, Samuel Vaughn, Wm. Birchett, Wm. Birchett junr. (PG Deeds & Wills 1787-92, p. 369). Jan. 12, 1790.

It is left to others to follow this up. The descendants of “the Sergeant” were not who claimed his descent.

SERGEANT JOHN HARRIS

1. John Harris, bapt. 1589/90, in Blagdon, Somerset, which is 5 miles from Wiveliscombe, home of the Bennets, who intermarried with the Blands.
He was br. of Joan Harris, bapt. May I, 1603, who m. (2) John Oson, bapt. Apr. 22, 1604, the father of Ann Oson (bapt. June 19, 1625), who m. James Derrick, July 20, 1648, cousin of Francis Derick Jr., bapt. March 10, 1607, in Long Ashton. Blagdon is also ca. 10 miles S. of Bristol, from whence the Barkers and Derricks.
1.1. Dorothy Harris, sold land to Francis Derrick Jr., inherited from George Cockett (her probable uncle), a reasonably common name around Blagdon, and, in the Bristol basin patois of the time, similar to Caucot, etc.
1.2. John Harris, infant in 1624, d., witnessed a bond of Robert Mosley to John Felton in 1654, concerning land “joyneing upon the lands which was John Harryes lyeing in the County of Surry in Virginia commonly called Upper Chippoakes”. (V.C.R, v. xi, p. 31). He probably m. a sister of John Barker Sr.

1.2.1. John Harris, m. Elizabeth Nicholson, d. bef. Feb. 11, 1699, when his estate was appraised by John Barker Jr. and Patrick Lashley Sr. (B.5, p. 165), Mary Harris (dau.) admin. Harris. Elizabeth: Leg.- Son, Joseph Harris, cow, pewter dishes, etc., and daughter, Mary Horne, pewter dishes, etc. Daughter, Jane Harris, 300 lbs. of tobacco at (her brother) John Nicholson’s, pewter, chest, etc. To dau., Elizabeth Harris, all the remaining part of my estate and makes her Exerx. Dated Mar. 23, 1710. Prob. May 16, 1711. Wit: Jethro Barker, John Cooke, John Avery. Book 6, p. 55: John Averis 300 ac. in Surry Co. on N. side of Otterdam Swamp, adj. Jethro Barker. (1704, p. 622). John Avery’s dau. m. John Lashley, son of Walter Lashley and Hannah Barker, sister of John Barker Jr. John Nicholson was the br. of Elizabeth Nicholson (per Bodie), and Robert Nicholson Jr, who m. the relict of William Rookings, who, by a ist wife, was the father of CharlesSusannah Rookings, who m. Charles Hamlin, as given heretofore.
1.2.1.1. Mary Harris.

1.2.2. William Harris, m. Elizabeth, her widow’s estate admon. by her son, (probably eldest) Henry Harris. R. June 16, 1711. Wit. John Barker Jr., Thomas Cotton. (B. 6, p. 620).
1.2.2.1. Henry Harris.
1.2.2.2. William Harris, lived near the land of Thomas Cotton.
1.2.2.2.1. William Harris.
1.2.2.2.2. Thomas Harris.

SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES (important to frame English settlers in Virginia within their kinship circle).

FLOOD OF BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET (ca. 25 miles from Blagdon).

1. Edward FLood m. … Aug. 4, 1567.
1.1. Christopher Floude, m. Joane Castlebrooke, Feb. 11, 1609.
1.1.1. “Johannes Fludd”, bapt. Dec. 21, 1621 (“son of Xpofori”), made a deposition in 1652 stating that he was 30 years old, or thereabouts. He m. Mary Creede in Surry Co., Virginia, dau. of Ralph Creede, son of Edward Creed, of Shirehampton (a tithing of Westbury-upon-Trim) Gloucestershire, Clerk, whose Will was proved in Bristol, in 1649: “To Raphell, my disobedient sonn twelve pence in money (and prayer that he may reform his life”). As Ralph Creed, carpenter, he was deeded 150 ac. by Thomas Flood*, on August 27, 1661. Shirehampton and Blagdon (15 miles distant) are connected on a main trading road which passes through Bristol.
1.1.1.1. John Flood, m. Ann, dau. of Thomas Blount, sister of … Blount, wife of Joel Barker.

1.1.2. *”Thomae Fludde”, bapt. April 19 1612 (“son of Christopher and Joan”).
1.1.2.1. Thomas Flood Jr., b. ca. 1637-1642, m. Ann Rose, b. ca. 1650-1655.
1.1.2.1.1. Jane Flood, m. …Watkins
1.1.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth Watkins, m. John Nicholson*, son of Robert Nicholson Sr., d. 1719. She was named in her grandmother’s Will, proved March 19, 1729. (“Tylers”, 1981, pp. 769-770).
1.1.2.1.1.2. Harry (Henry) Flood, m. (1) …
1.1.2.1.1.2.1. Elizabeth Flood, m. Robert Nicholson Jr., son of Robert Nicholson Sr.
1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1. James Nicholson, m. Ann, dau. of James Davis Sr and Elizabeth Warren.
1.1.2.1.1.2.1.1.1. Nathaniel Nicholson, m. Mary, dau. of Daniel Harris and Jane Jordan; son of Edward Harris and Mary Turner. ( ).

Flood Harry: Leg.- To daughter, Ann Flood, in England (If she is living) I give 20 shillings sterling. What remains to be equally divided between my daughter, Elizabeth Nicholson and her six children (to witt) Henry, Robert, Mary, George, James and Ann Nicholson, or to the survivors of them and I appoint my son-in-law Robert Nicholson my sole Exer. (Under the direction of Col. John Allen) of this my Will and Test. 18 Dec., 1739. Prob.: 15 Oct., 1740. Wit: Thomas Hamlin, L Delong, Elizabeth Rookings. B. 9, p. 228.

Robert and John Nicholson were brothers of Elizabeth Nicholson.* (Boddie, xvi, pp. 203-208).
It is suggested that she m. John Harris. Her Will – Harris. Elizabeth: Leg.- Son, Joseph Harris, cow, pewter dishes, etc., and daughter, Mary Horne, pewter dishes, etc. Daughter, Jane Harris, 300 lbs. of tobacco at *John Nicholson’s, pewter, chest, etc. To dau., Elizabeth Harris, all the remaining part of my estate and makes her Exerx. Dated Mar. 23, 1710. Prob. May 16, 1711. Wit: Jethro Barker, John Cooke, John Avery. Book 6, p. 55: John Averis 300 ac. in Surry Co. on N. side of Otterdam Swamp, adj. Jethro Barker. (1704, p. 622). John Avery’s dau. m. John Lashley, son of Walter Lashley and Hannah Barker, sister of John Barker Jr.

To understand who descendants of Sergeant John Harris may have been, it is necessary to consider the connections between the families of Flood, Nicholson, Rooking, Short, and Hamlin. As will be given, William Hamlin, in 1782, gifted Thomas Harris 820 ac. on Upper Sunken Marsh, on the line of Nathaniel Harrison, at Ware Swamp and on James River.

ROOKING

1. William Rookings, b. ca. 1630, d. betw.between July 13, 1676 and Jan. 24, 1677, in Charles City Co.
1.1. William Rookings, b. ca. 1670, d. 1715, in Surry Co., m. (2). Ann, who m. (2) Robert Nicholson Jr., by May 21, 1718, when he and “Ann his wife executx. of the last will & testament of Wm. Rookins deceed”, appeared in court to answer a suit by George Hogwood.
Children by 1st wife:
1.1.1. Susannah Rookings, b. ca. 1700, d. aft. 1779, m. (1) Charles Hamlin, Will pr. Aug. 16, 1721, B. 7., p. 355. Estate admin., William Hamlin, Nov. 20, 1723, B.7., p. 488. Charles Hamlin was a son of Stephen Hamlin Jr., br. of Capt John Hamlin, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of of Richard Taylor and Sarah Barker. In 1698, Capt John Hamlin partnered with Richard Bland, John Taylor and John Hardiman to ship goods from Virginia to England.
1.1.1.1. William Hamlin, m. Rebekah. They conveyed land to Thomas Harris, as given.
1.1.2. Elizabeth Rookins, her estate devolved to James Rookings in 1750.
Children by Ann
1.1.3. James Rookings, shipwright, d. 1750, m. Elizabeth, the widow of William Blount.
1.1.3.1. Patty Rookings, m. James Warren.

In memoriam, James Hargreaves, r.i.p.

Everything attempting a construct of Virginia ancestry deriving from English settlers has to follow a very simple framework, wherein families were intermarried within long-standing kinship groups; the imperative of survival.

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1. …
1.1. Thomas Bennett, bapt. April 2, 1570.
1.1.1. Thomas Bennett, bapt. Nov. 5, 1603, who m. Agnes Beard, July 17, 1623, and who was the headright of his br., Richard, in 1636.
1.1.2. Richard Bennett, bapt. Aug. 6, 1609.
1.1.2.1. Ann Bennett, who m. 2. Theoderick Bland, son of John Bland and Susanna Deblere.
1.1.2.2. Elizabeth Bennett, m. Charles Scarburgh, son of Edmund, and br. of Littleton Scarburgh (whose headright was the Bristol merchant, John Watson, in 1652); Matilda Scarburgh, who m. Lt. Col. John West, Sr., of Accomack, having issue: Sarah West; John West Sr.; Anthony West; Alexander West, who m. Mary Parker, dau. of Phillip Parker and Elizabeth Scarburgh. Phillip Parker being the grandson of George Parker and Abigail Barlow.
1.2. John Bennett, b. March 1, 1566, d. 1601.
1.2.1. Thomas Bennett, b. c. 1590, listed in the 1624 census on the south of the James River, near Lawne’s Creek. In that year, Elizabeth Pierce, dau. of his wife Alice, chose her stepfather, Thomas Bennett, as her guardian. Elizabeth Pierce m. (2) Richard Jackson, by whom she had issue (1) Sarah, who m. Arthur Smith Jr. (who with his wife gave to George Hardy deeds for the land on Blackwater, in 1666, the deed reciting that Sarah and (2) Mary (wife of George Hardy) were daus. of Richard Jackson and granddaus. of Alice Bennett. (B. 1, pp. 69, 70).
1.2.1.1. Richard Bennett, d. 1709.
1.3. Robert Bennett, bapt. April 27, 1571; d. circa 1623, in Virginia, m. Alice …, as above noted. On June 10, 1642, George Hardy received a patent for land adj. that of Alice Bennett on the easternmost side of Lawne’s Creek, IOW Co. (Nugent, p. 140). On April 2, 1644, Justinian Cooper sold to his neighbour, Alice Bennett, widow, for a cow and a calf and barrel of corn, 150 ac. in IOW, between Castle and Cypress Creeks. On July 19, 1647, Alice Bennett deeded the said 150 ac. to her granddaus., Mary (wife of George Hardy) and Sarah Jackson, daus. of Richard Jackson.
1.4. William Bennett, bapt. June 15, 1572; m. Alice Storey, Nov 9, 1603. (As per register). This is another Harris connection.
1.5. Edward Bennett, bapt. Feb. 2, 1577, m. Mary Bourne. Edward was a leading Puritan settler, and was elder of the Ancient Church at Amsterdam. He received a patent on condition that he settled 200 persons, in association with his brother, Robert Bennett, and his nephew, Richard Bennett. Edward Bennett’s dau., Silvestra, m. Nicholas Hill (as his second wife and her second husband) when he was advanced in age. Nicholas Hill appraised the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and was a neighbour of his second-cousin, Edward Harris, d. 1677, son-in-law of Edward Harris, d. 1677.
1.2. Eleonor Bennett, m. Richard Harris Oct. 6, 1594, in Wiveliscombe; parents of Thomas, d. 1672.

Ralph Barlow, brother of Abigail Parker, m. Katherine West, dau. of Anthony, she m. 2. Charles Scarburgh.

1. George Barlow. R. Dec. 10, 1714. Leg.-son John; daughter Elizabeth; son George; daughter Sarah; daughter Mary; son Thomas. Wife Extx. with the assistance of John Brantley.
1.1. John Barlow. R. Nov. 7, 1754. Sons James, John, Benjamin, Thomas, William; grandson John, son of John Barlow; grandson Nathaniel Barlow. Witness John Wombwell.
1.1.1. Benjamin Barlow. R. March 1, 1759, names sister Priscilla, 4 brothers; son Nathaniel. Wit. James Dering, who appraised the estate of John White in 1754, with John Barlow.
1.1.2. William Barlow. R. June 4, 1798. Witnesses James Lancaster, John Gwaltney. Presented by Lucy Barlow; security Josiah Holliman. (Henry Lancaster. R. March 3, 1785. Daughter Lucy Barlow. Exs. wife and son William Barlow.
1.1.3. Thomas Barlow. R. April 5, 1796. Leg. John Barlow, son of William Barlow decd. Ex. John Barlow. Wit. Benjamin Goodrich. John Goodrich and Rhoda Goodrich, May 9, 1798, Benjamin Goodrich, father, consents. Security: Howell Harris. (Elizabeth Petty Bentley, Virginia Marriage Records, p. 214, 1982). Edward Lanier and Amy Goodrich, Oct. 27, 1800. Benjamin Goodrich consents. John Goodrich security (ibid., p. 220). Also note: Benjamin Lanier and Elizabeth Parker, Nov. 25, 1771. Edward Branch and Sally, dau. of Mary Goodrich, June 24, 1794 (ibid., p. 99). Robert Harris and Ann Lancaster, Dec. 7, 1789. Joseph Harris security. Henry Cox and Ann Harris, dau. of Benjamin Harris, sister of Joseph Harris, June 2, 1765, (ibid., p. 157). George Barlow and Mary Lancaster, April 6, 1773 (ibid, p. 575). George Barlow and Sarah Clay, daughter of William Clay, 1694, D.B.1, p. 68. John Brantley and Elizabeth Clay, daughter of William Clay, 1694, ibid.

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The case for the ancestry of such Virginia settlers as Thomas Harris, d. 1672, Thomas Harris, d. 1688, and Thomas Harris, d. 1629/30, is made hereinafter.

They were of different branches of the same family, from Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, descendants of William Harris, b. ca. 1535, who m. Dorothy Westbrooke, on Aug. 31, 1562.
They were part of an English kinship group, based on intermarriages between the same families over successive generations, resulting in a multitude of cousinships; the ‘mesh’ which protected families from the turbulent events of English history, and the harsh realities of the Virginia frontier.

In a world devoid of ‘social security’, any marriage that did not add to a family’s economic stability was a threat, and the greatest dread of the ‘middling order’ was to be plunged into the ranks of the wage labourer. The major theme of all Jane Austen’s novels was that of advantageous marriage.

Overarching the basic model of kinship as a “social-economic enterprise” was the relationship of families to the dominant family or families within their group. Powerful families provided the economic ‘umbrella’ under which others operated, and to which all others aimed to be closer through the strategy of intermarriage.

In the case of this Harris family, their intermarriage with the Bennetts (from whence Governor Richard Bennett), enable them to climb the ladder of social and economic advantage – in Darwinian term, the “ladder of survival”. All “good marriages” benefited all branches of a family, with them also becoming attractive marriage propositions.

The key to identifying a group of Harris as a singular entity is the continuation of associations in Virginia stemming from Elianor Bennett, of Wiveliscombe, sister of Edward Bennett, marrying Richard Harris (son of William Harris and Dorothy Westbrooke), and a son of theirs, Thomas Harris, marrying Judith Blake. The Blake and westbrooke associations permeated through successive generations of Harris in Virginia.

The Harris family of Wiveliscombe and Virginia can be divided into two broad groups, ‘a’ and ‘b’, stemming from the two sons of William Harris and Dorothy Westbrooke, William and Richard, with each group having successive sub-divisions.
The following genealogical table is a précis of what is described in detail, as follows, as a quick guide to relationships which were of a very complex nature.

GROUP A
1. William Harris, m. Dorothy Westbrooke.
1.1. William Harris.
1.1.1. Richard Harris.
1.1.1.1. John Harris, b. 1624.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Harris, m. Samuel Lancaster.

1.1.2. William Harris, headright of John Moone in 1637. John Pitt (the son of Robert Pitt, of IOW, and br. of Hester, wife of Joseph Bridger Sr.), m. Sarah , dau. of John Moone.
1.1.2.1. Thomas Harris, ca. 1630-1668.
1.1.2.1.1. Robert Harris Sr., d. 1740.
1.1.2.1.1.1. John Harris, m. Avis, dau. of Thomas White, and grandau. of George Moore.
1.1.2.1.1.1.1. Joel Harris, m. Martha Barham.
1.1.2.1.1.2. Robert Harris Jr., d. 1772/3.

1.1.2.1.2. Edward Harris.
1.1.2.1.2.1. West Harris.
1.1.2.1.2.2. Nathaniel Harris.

GROUP B
1.2. Richard Harris, m. (1594) Elianor Bennett, sister of Edward Bennett, the Virginia coloniser.
1.2.1. Edward Harris, held land patented by his cousin, (Governor) Richard Bennett, on Nov. 4, 1642, adj. land held by Wm. Newsome, April 6, 1653, p. 51.
1.2.1.1. Edward Harris, d. 1677. He held land adjacent Nicholas Hill, and formerly that of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

1.2.2. Robert Harris (d. bef. 1659), m. Mary Crumpe, cousin of Richard Crump, sheriff of Bristol. William Lacey leased James Tooke 500 ac. on the east side of Lawne’s Creek, on Oct. 1646, James Tooke to Robert Harris, “all my right and title to this lease”.
1.2.2.1. Martha Harris, m. John Jennings Sr, of Bristol, merchant, d. 1679; overseer: George Moore. John Jennings was an overseer of the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2.2.1. John Jennings Jr., m. Mary Hill, dau. of Sylvester, dau. of Edward Bennett, and Nicholas Hill, whose land was adj. that of Edward Harris, d. 1677.
1.2.2.1.1. Martha Jennings, d. 1702, m. Thomas Thorpe Sr. (d. 1711), br. of Timothy Thorpe Sr.; great-grandfather of Mary Thorpe, who m. James Barham. Their dau., Martha Barham, m. Joel Harris.
1.2.2.1.1.1. John Thorpe (br.-in-law of William George, nephew of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), appraised of estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.

1.2.3. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, on Nov. 20, 1623, in Wivelscombe. A descendant of her nephew, Thomas Blake, sold to Joshua Claud, on March 8, 1753, 290 ac. adj. on the N. of Cocklin’s Pocoson and sd. Claud. Wit. John Person, Thomas Day, and Joshua Harris.* (pp. 463-466).
1.2.3.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1625, d. 1672, in Virginia, a business partner of Joseph Bridger Sr. and John Scott Sr., in Bristol. He held 1,000 ac. in Nansemond in 1658, which was “by him deserted”, and granted anew on July 6, 1668, to Joseph Bridger. He m. (1) Eleanor George, cousin of William George.
1.2.3.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1655, d. 1712. He would have been of full age when he and his half-br., John, bought land from Joseph Bridger (in 1679) that had been that of their father. Consequently, it would be rational to assume he had a first wife before marrying Judith Edwards, after 1701.
1.2.3.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1685. His Will was dated Dec. 25, 1729, and rec. March 23, 1730. He witnessed the Will of John Scott (rec. July 28, 1729), grandson of the business partner of Thomas Harris, d.1672, and Joseph Bridger Sr. John Scott m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke, associated with Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2.3.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1730, d. in 1761, m. Sarah Goodwin, dau. of Theophilus Goodwin and Elizabeth Wyche, granddau. of Col. Thomas Goodwin and Martha Bridger, dau. of the said Joseph Bridger.
1.2.3.1.1.1.1.1. Solomon Harris, b. ca. 1758, d. 1837. The test results for a descendant (Family Tree DNA) are a near perfect match with Harris Group 4 males – a group of present-day Harris males who share an almost identical DNA profile.
1.2.3.1.1.1.2. *Joshua Harris. His estate was appraised by Samuel Westbrooke, on June 14, 1770, p. 324. As given, this Harris family stemmed from a Westbrooke ancestress.

There are a number of reasons why ‘John Harreys of Taunton’ was the most recent ancestor of this Harris family of Wiveliscombe.
*His place of residence was Taunton, ca. 8 mls from Wiveliscombe.
*His family held lands in Glastonbury, the abode given for Richard Harris, who m. (in 1594) Elianor Bennett, in Wiveliscombe.
*His family were of the same social class as the families they intermarried with; a prerequisite for such marriages.
*His family’s wider connections (Alford/Bourne) were shared by the Harris family of Wiveliscombe, an example of a ‘continuation of association’, that underpinned the English kinship system.

JOHN HARREYS OF TAUNTON
1. “John Harreys of Taunton”, clothier, b. ca. 1475, bur. Nov. 1, 1558, in Taunton. He is witnessed here: Carter v Harreis. Plaintiffs: John Carter. Defendants: John Harreis, Elizabeth, his wife. Subject: A tenement called `Suthome,’ in Glastonbury, held on lease from defendants by plaintiff, Isabel, his wife, and John, their son, for their lives. 1515-1518. (C 1/400/2).
1.1. “Thomas Harreis”, leased lands (by 1551) in Greinton (6 miles from Glastonbury), of Glastonbury Abbey. (C 1/1228/15-18). The village was situated each side of the Glastonbury – Taunton road.
1.2. Robert Harreys, b. ca. 1505. Harreys v The Mayor of London. Plaintiffs: Robert, son of “John Harreys of Taunton”. Defendants: The mayor, aldermen and sheriffs of London. Subject: Actions of debt by Robert Alford of London, draper, to whom complainant was apprentice, on bonds given by his father upon his apprenticeship and to secure his becoming a freeman of the City. Certiorari. London, Somerset. 1529-1532. (C 1/645/20).

Robert Alford was originally from Aldford, Cheshire. He m. Anne, dau. and coh. of Edmund Brydges. Their sons were highly educated, and held high office. One of whom, Roger Alford, b. by 1530, m. ca. 1560, Elizabeth, dau. and h. of Thomas Ramsey, of Hitcham, Bucks., wid. of Nicholas Clerke, of North Weston, Oxon. Roger Alford’s stepson (Sir William Clerke) m. a dau. of Sir John Bourne, “b. by 1518, prob. s. of Walter Bourne of Wick, Worcs. m. by 1546, Dorothy, dau. of Richard Ligon of Madresfield, Worcs., 2s. 3da. educ. L. Inn. Kntd. 2 Oct. 1553”. ( P.W. Hasler, ‘Hist. Parl.’, 1981).

BOURNE AND HARREYS
1. …
1.1. Philip Bourne, of Worcester.
1.1.1. Richard Bourne, merchant taylor of London, and Wells, Somerset; m. Sylvester Tybolde, who d. bef. Feb. 9, 1593, in Wells. His Will was pr. March, 1594. (23 Dixy): “To be buried near my wife in the Cathedral of Wells. Gilbert Bourne (eldest son) to be Exr. To him the demesnes of Wrodiscombe (Wiveliscombe), with the custody of the great house demised to me by my Reverend brother, Bishop Bourne”.
1.1.2. Gilbert Bourne. Will proved Feb. 3, 1596: “To be buried in Wells Cathedral near my wife”. He named son, John Bourne; daus. Mary, Jane, Philippa; brothers John Bourne (Treasurer of Wells Cathedral), and Roger Bourne.
1.1.2.1. John Bourne, born in Wiveliscombe. Will proved Oct. 21, 1656. “To be buried in Wells Cathedral near my ancestors”. He named sons Roger, Henry, Gilbert, Thomas, younger sons under 16 years of age; daus. Mary, Phillippa, Silvestre, Jane, and Frances; sons-in-law Mr. Stanhope and Mr. Fleming; nephew Mr. William Wyke; sister Godwin.
1.1.2.1.1. Jasper Bourne, of Stanmore Magna, Midd., gent. Will Proved by John Bennett, May 4, 1636, naming son (in-law) “John Bennett of London, merchant” … “grandchildren, children of my daughter Elizabeth Bennett” … “my dau. Mary, wife of Edward Bennett, merchant”.
1.1.2.1.1.1. Elizabeth Bourne, m. John Bennett (br. of Edward).
1.1.2.1.1.2. Sylvester Bourne, m. William Hutchinson.
1.1.2.1.1.3. Mary Bourne, m. Edward Bennett* b. Feb. 2, 1578, in Wiveliscombe, d. bef. Sept. 30, 1664. His sister, Eleanor,* m. Richard Harris (Oct. 8, 1594), in Wiveliscombe.
1.1.2.1.1.3.1. Sylvestra Bennett, bapt. Oct. 25, 1630, in St Olave, London, d. Jan. 9, 1707, m. Nicholas Hill. An overseer of his Will was John Jennings Jr. Witnessess: John Newman (br.-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and Mary Davis. Rec. Oct. 20, 1675. The estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, owed money to Mary Davis.
1.1.2.1.1.3.1.1. Mary Hill, d. bef. Dec. 31, 1695, m. John Jennings Sr., d. bef. June 9, 1698.
1.2. Walter Bourne, of Wick, Worcs.
1.2.1. Sir John Bourne, escheator, Worcs. 1546-7; m. by 1546, Dorothy, dau. of Richard LIgon of Madresfield, sister of William Ligon, who m. Eleanor Dennis.
1.2.1.1. … Bourne, m. Sir William Clerke, stepson of Roger Alford, whose father’s apprentice was Robert Harreys, aforementioned.

THE BENNETT CONNECTION
Edward and Eleanor Bennett were siblings of Thomas Bennett and John Bennett:
1. …
1.1. Thomas Bennett, bapt. April 2, 1570.
1.1.1. Thomas Bennett, bapt. Nov. 5, 1603, m. Agnes Beard, July 17, 1623, and was the headright of his br., Richard, in 1636.
1.1.2. Governor Richard Bennett, bapt. Aug. 6, 1609, d. 1675, in Virginia; his Will bequesting: “To William Yearret of Pagan Creek and to the wife of Mr. Thomas Taberer, to each of them two thousand pounds of tobacco”. Thomas Taberer’s dau., Ruth, m. John Numan, br-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.2.1. Ann Bennett, m. (2) Theoderick Bland, whose br., John, m. Sarah Green, dau. of Giles Green and Elizabeth Hill, of Poundsford Park, Pitminster; her family the landlords of the Fulghams. Their son, Giles Bland, was a participant in Bacon’s Rebellion, for which he was executed. (See Browne Willis, Notitia Parliamentaria, pt. II, 1750. Warren M. Billings, Encyclopedia Virginia).
Giles Bland’s attorney was Robert Kae (of Bristol), p. 98, son-in-law of George Bechinoe, whose father, Edward, appraised the estate of Edward Harris, d. 1677, with Richard Corsey, whose Will, rec. May I, 1679, was witnessed by Thomas Moore, the first-cousin of George Moore, grandfather of the wife of a grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, as follows.
1.2. John Bennett, b. March 1, 1566, m. Elizabeth Bourne, as given.
1.2.1. Thomas Bennett, b. ca. 1590, listed in the 1624 census on the south of the James River, near Lawne’s Creek. In that year, Elizabeth Pierce, dau. of his wife Alice, chose her stepfather, Thomas Bennett, as her guardian.
1.2.1.1. Richard Bennett, d. 1709. His first wife was (circumstantially) Anne, who was Charles Barham’s sister (see Douglas Richardson, ‘Plantagenet Ancestry’). His second wife, Sarah, m. Robert Lancaster, as follows.
1.2.1.1.1. Richard Bennett.
1.2.1.1.1.1. William Bennett.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Ann Bennett, a beneficiary in the Will of Mathew Fones (1704), witnessed by Philip Pardoe, who witnessed the Will of Martha, wife of Edward Harris, d. 1677. Mathew Fones witnessed the Will of Martha’ father, George Hardy (1704). Philip Pardoe’s wife was Jane, dau. of John George, and cousin of the first wife wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

What follows contains much repetition, reflecting the repetitive nature of intermarriages within English kinship groups.

HARRIS cont.
1.2.1. William Harris, b. ca. 1535, m. Dorothy Westbrooke, on Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, 9 miles from Taunton. He would have witnessed the bitter conflicts between Catholic and Protestant factions of the gentry; probably the defeat of the Spanish (Catholic) Armada in 1588, when, distinct from Hollywood versions of history, the Catholic half of England were praying for a Spanish invasion. He certainly married into a yeoman family, and was probably of one himself, being skilled in animal husbandry and cereal crop farming. He was a part of a upwardly mobile group, including the Bennetts, whose farming profits enabled them to venture in to the merchant trades of Bristol. He would have spoken a Somerset ‘drawl’ of elongated vowels, using a vocabulary long lost to us. Dorothy, his wife, would have had all the practical skills associated with farming – bread, butter, and cheesemaking. She would have been a brewer of strong cider.
1.2.1.1. William Harris, br. of Richard Harris, as follows.
1.2.1.1.1. Richard Harris, bapt. Jan. 28, 1595, “son of William Harries”. Harreys, Harreis, and Harries were commonly used variants at this early period.
1.2.1.1.1.1. John Harris,* bapt. Feb. 18, 1624, “son of Richard”.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Harris, m. Samuel Lancaster, son of *Robert Lancaster Sr., as follows.
1.2.1.1.1.1.2. John Harris. On Nov. 9, 1708, Samuel Lancaster was granted the administration of the estate of John Harris, his br.-in-law. It cannot be determined if John Harris had issue.

1.2.1.1.2. William Harris, headright of John Moone (IOW, in 1637), whose dau. Mary Moone, m. Thomas Greene;* his sister m. Anthony Fulgham, of Pitminster, Somerset; their son, Nicholas Fulgham, was the grandf. of a namesake, who m. Isabel Harris, b. April 17, 1695, dau. of John Harris (by his 2nd wife), son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Nicholas Fulgham Sr. was the br. of John Fulgham, who appraised the estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.2.1.1.2.1. Thomas Harris, ca. 1630-1668. “Thomas Harris to wife Alice Harris. May 1, 1668, power of attorney” witnessed by “Jno Harris”* (his second-cousin).
1.2.1.1.2.1.1. William Harris. On Jan. 4, 1685, he and wife Mary Harris sold William Newsum 220 ac. now in the tenure of *Mr. John Harris, being part of his father’s grant of 850 acs. in Surry County, Feb. 13, 1657 (p. 168), on the south side of James River & N.W. & S.E. sides of the head of the Sunken Marsh, above and below the mill, northerly on the Rich Neck and land of Robert Webb and Mr. Edward’s lands, Easterly on William Carter, Southerly on Chipoaks Path to the mill and on *Mr. Green’s land. 300 ac. granted unto Mr. Jno. Holmwood, on Oct. 1650, and by Holmwood assigned to said Harris & 550 ac. for transportstion of 11 persons. John Holmwood’s wife was the second-cousin of Theoderck Bland, whose br., Thomas, was the br.-in-law of Sylvester Bennett, kinswoman of the Harris family of Wiveliscombe.

LANCASTER
1. Robert Lancaster Sr., bapt. Jan. 26, 1634, in Bruton, Somerset, the son of “Robert Langcaster”, who m. Susannah Penny, on Oct. 1, 1632.
1. John Penny, bapt. April 6, 1561
1.1. John Penny, bapt. Jan. 27, 1583/4, m. Katherine Shephard, Jan. 23, 1608/9; she was bapt. March 21, 1592/3, dau. of Nicholas Shephard and Katherin Colborne, who m. Oct. 5, 1590
1.1.1. John Penny, clerk, bapt. Dec. 30, 1612, “s. of John P”.
1.1.1.1. “Penny, James, s. John, of Bruton, Somerset, sacerd. Christ Church, matric. 14 July, 1665, aged 15; B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672, chaplain to the Earl of Warrington, vicar of Great Budworth, Cheshire, 1682, until his death in 1694”. (Foster’s Index Eccl.).
1.1.2. Susannah Penny, m. “Robert Langcaster’, Oct. 1, 1632; he bur. Oct. 3, 1674.
1.1.1.1.2.1. “Robert Lankester”, bapt. Jan. 26, 1634, m. (ca. 1660) Lettis … (He was the br. of “John Lanchaster”, bapt. Nov. 17, 1639; “Thomas Langcaster”, bapt. Apr. 14, 1643; and “Richard Lancaster”, bapt. Feb. 26. 1645/6).
1.1.1.1.2.1.1. Samuel Lancaster, b. ca. 1663, m. Elizabeth Harris.
Robert Lancaster probably m. (1), a sister (Lettis) of Thomas White, whose Will was proved Sept. 4, 1694 (“Mr. Robert Lancaster to have the care of my son Thomas and daughter Mary and their estate”). (2) Sarah widow of her 2nd husband, Richard Bennett Sr., second-cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Thomas White’s widow m. (2) Thomas Edwards. “A commission of administration is granted William Edwards (as greatest creditor) of the estate of Thomas White, deceased (with the Will annexed), the said Will being proved in Court by the oath of Mr. John Thompson and ordered to further proved at the next court … the said Edwards giving security according to law. Robert Lancaster,entering himself in Court security for William Edwards due performance of his administration on the estate of Thomas White with annexed is accepted and ordered that they give bond accordingly”.

WHITE
Although the origins of Thomas White cannot be known, his family would certainly have been of the same social class as the Lancasters and Bennetts, and may have been of a family from the same area, and known to them, a social norm concerning marriages of this time; thus, a reasonable suggestion is as follows:

1. John Sydenham purchased the manorial rights of Dulverton manor (12 miles from Wiveliscombe), from William Babington in 1568. He was a descendant of John Sydenham, who owned the manor of Sterte, one mile south of Dulverton , in 1320. Christopher Harris, joint deputy vice-admiral of Devon during the 1590’s, m. (2), a dau. of Sir John Sydenham (relict of John Fitz, son of John Fitz Jr), of Brinton, Somerset, and Alice Hoby, the relict of Sir Henry Knyvet, of Chotleton, in Wiltshire.
1.1. Humphrey Sydenham.”Inquisition post mortem of Humphrey Sydenham concerning the manors of Bathealton held of Dunster, Poleshill, Houndsmoor and Dulverton. He died 26 March 1625 and his son and heir John was 35″. (Somerset Record Office, DD\L/P7/24).
1.1.1. John Sydenham (b. 1590), eldest son and heir, d. without male children, m. Margery, dau. of Sir Anthony Paulett (1562–1600), of Hinton St George, Somerset; sister of (1) John Paulet, 1st Baron Paulet (1585–1649); (2) Captain Thomas Paulet, who, on Jan. 15, 1637, received a patent for some 2,000 ac. on Westover Plantation, he beqeathed to his brother, Sir John Pawlett, who sold it in 1665 to Theodrick Bland, husband of Ann Bennett, as given, and close kinsman of the Harris family of Wiveliscombe and Virginia.
1.1.2. Rev. Humphry Sydenham, 1591–1650, “Royalist Divine” known as “Silver-Tongue Sydenham”, Rector of Puckington and Oldcombe, Somerset; m. Mary Cox, dau. of William Cox of Crookhern, Somerset. Thomas White, vicar of Monksilver, held that office of the patronage of Rev. Humphry Sydenham, invariably, from some familial connection. Thomas White, son of the vicar, bapt. Feb. 25, 1635/6, may have been the br.-in-law of Robert Lancaster.
1.1.2.1. Roger Sydenham, m. Joan, relict of John Catford Sr. (d. 1634), father of Dorothey Catford:
1. Thomas White, cleric, m. (1) Dorothey Catford, Nov. 24, 1634. The Catfords were a substantial family of yeomans, tenants of the Sidenhams: Catford v Sidenham. Plaintiffs: John Catford. Defendants: John Sidenham. Subject: manor of Dulverton, Somerset. 1617-1621. (C 3/303/3).

He appears to have been “Thomas White, Clerk of Monksilver”, whose Will was probated om May 16, 1648, naming two sons, John and Thomas, who were to receive £20 when reaching the age of 21.
Monksilver is ca. 12 miles N.E. of Dulverton, and 5 miles due N. of Wiveliscombe, both being connected by the then “old road”. Monksilver manor was leased, from 1567 until 1716 to the Sydenhams. (B.L. Harl. MS. 79, f. 23; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, MSS. XV. 27. 34, 37; XV. 50. 6). The Sydenham family presented (between 1572 and 1711), the advowson of the church. (S.R.S. xiii. 56; lx, p. 83; Som. Incumbents, ed. Weaver, 402–3; St. George’s Chapel, Windsor, MS. XV. 50. 15). Thomas White m. (2) Merabbe …

1.1. Thomas White, bapt. Feb. 25, 1635/6, d. 1694, in Virginia, it is suggested.
1.1.1. Thomas White, b. ca. 1665, m. a dau. of George Moore, of Bristol, husband of Jane Barcroft, whose family held land in Chard, 28 miles from Dulverton.
1.1.1.1. Avis White, b. ca. 1690, m. John Harris, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688. The Harris and White families were probably those who lived within walking distance (betw. Wiveliscombe and Monksilver), in Somerset.
1.1.1.2. Thomas White; his land on the Blackwater bounded those of William Lancaster, grandson of Robert Lancaster Sr., and inheritor of his lands.
1.2. “Lettis” White, m. Robert Lancaster Sr., who m. (2) Sarah widow of her 2nd husband, Richard Bennett Sr., second-cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

EDWARDS
1. Robert Edwards.
1.1. Robert Edwards, m. Mary, sister of Michael Hunt, soapmaker, of Bristol.
1.1.1. Judith Edwards, m. Thomas Harris, almost certainly as 2nd wife.
1.2. Thomas Edwards, m. (1) Elizabeth, dau. of William Newitt, (2) the widow of James Piland Sr.
1.2.1. Mr. Thomas Edwards, m. (1) a dau. (Mary, Sarah, or Anne) of Michael Hunt, in whose Will, probated June 12, 1684, he is designated as “cousin”, and overseer. Thomas Edwards was a business partner of John Clarke in Bristol. (Bristol Arch., ref. 046, 1684). (2) The widow of Thomas White.
1.2.2. Mr. William Edwards (“William Edwards, Bristol merchant, destination Virginia”), granted granted 290 ac. in Lower Par. of Surry Co., on heads of Blackwater branches … adj. *Mr. Richard Bennett (April 23, 1688, p. 214), kinsman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Mr. William Edwards, granted 410 ac., in Lower Par. of Surry Co., on E. of Greene’s Swamp, on Oct. 20, 1691, p. 204. Granted John Clarke, April 24, 1684, by him deserted. William Edwards claimed the headrights of Richard Holloman, and Thomas Harris (d. 1712), son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

LANCASTER cont.
1.1.1. Catherine Lancaster, m. Joseph Crocker; Will R. Feb. 5, 1761, appraised by Thomas Holleman.
1.1.1.1. Jesse Crocker, witnessed the Will of his uncle, John Holloman.
1.1.2. Martha Lancaster, m. John Holloman, son of Christopher Holliman Jr. Sept. 25, 1739: “From Christopher Holliman of Bartee precinct, NC, and John Holliman of Newport parish in IOW, to Arthur Crocker of same, 300 ac. on the E. side the main Swamp, bounded by the mouth of the Fishing Branch, the head of the Miery Branch”, p. 413.

1.2. Robert Lancaster, Jr.
1.2.1. William Lancaster, m. Mary Moreland. He was willed his grandfather’s plantation on Blackwater Swamp. His wife, Mary, was given the administration of his estate on Jan. 21, 1740. The plantation was bounded by Blackwater Swamp, and lands of Thomas White (son of Thomas, d. 1694), and John Champion. (D.B. 3, p. 10).
1.2.1. Lawrence Lancaster, m. Mary Williams. He sold to Len Henley Bullock, 330 ac. on Fishing Creek, Elbe’s Branch, “where I now live adj. West Harris“. (Bute (Warren) Co., NC. Book A, p. 77. R. Jan. 23, 1765). The last will and testament of Lawrence Lancaster was proved in open Court by the oath of James Harris, and Lawrence Lancaster Jr. (Aug. 28, 1792, ibid., p. 230). Warren Co. Court Minutes, Feb. 17, 1780, p. 16: Ordered that Matthew Harris be overseer of the road form the Fork of Bobbitt’s Road to the Creek below Nathaniel Harris,  and the land of Lawrence Lancaster, Joseph Harris,* Charles Harris, and James Harris.
1.2.1.1. Lucy Lancaster (1743-1826), m. Britton Williford.
1.2.1.2. Moses Lancaster (d. 1793), m. Martha Harris, d 1797, dau. of Joseph Harris, son of John Harris, and Avis, dau. of Thomas White, and grandau. of George Moore, of Bristol.
1.2.1.2.1. James Lancaster.

THOMAS HARRIS, d. 1688.
1.2.1.1.1.2. Thomas Harris, ca. 1630-1688. He held land in lower par. IOW Co. on borders of Blackwater to the bottom of Pig Neck (B. 7, p. 510), which had been granted to Mr. John Seward (of Bristol, and Hemington, Somerset), on April 16, 1648, who had patented land in 1638 “upon Warresquioke River”, against the land of Nathaniell Floyd, whose widow m. Francis Hobbs (b. in 1624, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire), whose dau. m. John Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Nathaniel Floyd’s headright was Mathew Tomlin; his land being adj. that of Thomas Harris, d. 1688: B. 7, p. 299 – Mathew Tomlin, 1227 acs., Low. Par. of IOW Co., on brs. of the Blackwater, Apr. 27, 1686.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1. Robert Harris Sr., d. 1740. On April 20, 1715, he aquired 150 ac. from his br. Edward Harris, on the south side of the main Blackwater Swamp, beginning at the fork of Warrick Branch. His descendants, and those of his brother, Edward, had strong links to the Lancasters.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.1. John Harris, m. Avis, dau. of Thomas White, and grandau. of George Moore, of Bristol. On Sept. 25, 1663, George Moore was claimed as a headright of John Harvey (who was patenting along the Carolina border – Nugent, I, 191, 427 – the son-in-law of James Tooke, whose Will was witnessed by Thomas Carter (Feb. 1, 1659), the son-in-law of George Moore. In 1675, George Moore was the bondsman for Sarah Bressie, relict of John Bressie, whose estate was appraised by Thomas Moore, p. 132
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Harmon Harris, appraised the estate of James Lancaster, with John Williamson, rec. Oct. 16, 1797, p. 15.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.1.2. Joel Harris, m. Martha Barham, in Southampton Co. She was the great-great granddau. of Charles Barham, whose sister was the first wife of Richard Bennett, close kinsman of the Harris family of Wiveliscombe and Virginia.

BARHAM, BENNETT, HARRIS, AND THORPE
1. Richard Bennett, d. Dec. 9, 1709 Surry Co., m. (i) Ann Barham, sister of Charles Barham. (2) Sarah, who m. (2) Robert Lancaster.
1.1. Susannah Bennett, m. Daniel Lewis.
1.1.1. Mary Lewis, m. (as his second wife), Thomas Thorpe Sr.

1. Joseph Thorpe, m. Dorothy, dau. of Timothy Fenn, Sr.
1.1. Thomas Thorpe (d. 1711) , m. (1) Martha Jennings, d. 1702, sister of John Jennings, husband of Mary Hill, dau. of Sylvester Bennett. He m. (2) Mary Lewis, granddau. of Richard Bennett.
1.1.1. Sarah Thorpe (by first wife), m. (1) William George, son of John George, and nephew of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.2. John Thorpe, appraisee of estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

1.2. Timothy Thorpe Sr.
1.2.1. Timothy Thorpe Jr., witnessed (with Nathaniel Ridley Jr.), the Will of Edward Harris Jr., grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688, rec. Sept. 22, 1740, which named sons, Joel, Amos, and Hardy.
1.2.1.1. Joseph Thorpe. Southampton Co. Court Order Book 1768 – 1772: John Ferguson was appointed guardian to orphans of Joseph Thorpe: John, Ann, Mary Harris, Nathaniel, p. 307.
1.2.1.1.1. Mary Thorpe, m. James Barham; b. 1730, d. June 1, 1791.
1.2.1.1.1.1. Martha Barham, m. Joel Harris.

HARRIS cont.

1.2.1.1.1.2.1.2. Robert Harris Jr., d. 1772/3, lived on the S. of the main Blackwater Swamp, next to the lands of Arthur and Joseph Williamson. “Robert Harris and wife Ann of North Carolina to Burwell Williamson of Southampton Co.”. Deed of Bargain & Sale, proved Oct. 11, 1759: “125 acres adj. John Harris”. (D.B.2, 1753-1760, pp. 289-290).
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.3. Joseph Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.3.1. Martha Harris, d 1797, m. Moses Lancaster, son of Lawrence Lancaster.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.4. Charles Harris, d. Nov 4, 1786.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.5. James Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.6. Michael Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.1.7. Ann Harris, d. 1839, m. Francis Riggan, b. March 7, 1764 in Bute, NC.

1.2.1.1.1.2.2. Edward Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.1. West Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.2. Nathaniel Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.3. James Harris, Will dated April, 10, 1800. B. 11, p. 44.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.3.1. Henry Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.3.2. Claiborne Harris.
1.2.1.1.1.2.2.3.3. Pegram, H. Harris.

RICHARD HARRIS
1.2.1.2. Richard Harris, m. (1594) Elianor Bennett, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, sister of Edward Bennett, the Virginia coloniser, as given.
1.2.1.1.1. Edward Harris, held land patented by his cousin, (Governor) Richard Bennett, on Nov. 4, 1642. This was adj. land held by Wm. Newsome, April 6, 1653, p. 51.
1.2.1.1.1.1. Edward Harris, d. 1677. The estate accounts of Edward Harris Jr. inc. “100. Payd Coll. Bacon for rent”, land bought from Thomas Harris, d. 1672, Edward’s second-cousin. Edward Harris was a son-in-law of George Hardy, whose wife, Mary Jackson, was a great-granddau. of *Edward Bennett. George Hardy’s land bounded that of Nicholas Hill, who m. a dau. of the said Edward Bennett.

ROBERT HARRIS
1.2.1.1.2. Robert Harris, m. Mary Crumpe, cousin of Richard Crump, b. 1628, sheriff of Bristol, merchant.
1.2.1.1.2.1. Martha Harris, m. John Jennings, of Bristol, merchant. His Will, rec. March 10, 1679, mentions daus. Martha and Mary, son John. Overseers, George Moore, and George Moore’s cousin, Thomas Moore. “John Grove of the cittye of Bristol, merchant, makes John Jennings of Isle of Wight County, Va., gent., his attorney to take possession of all his land and plantations in Virginia”. (Davis, Surry Co. Records).
1.2.1.1.2.1.1. John Jennings, m. Mary Hill, dau. of Sylvester Bennett (dau. of Edward Bennett), and Nicholas Hill, as given.
1.2.1.1.2.1.2. Martha Jennings, d. 1702, m. Thomas Thorpe Sr. (d. 1711, in IOW Co.), br. of Timothy Thorpe Sr., as given heretofore.
1.2.1.1.2.1.2.1. To repeat, John Thorpe, br.-in-law of William George, appraised of estate of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, with Edward Brantley, whose son, John, m. the relict.

THOMAS HARRIS
1.2.1.1.3. Thomas Harris, m. Judith Blake, on Nov. 20, 1623, in Wivelscombe. Judith Blake’s nephew, Thomas, held land in Virginia adj. that of Edward Brantley Sr. Simply put, Edward Brantley Sr. very likely m. a sister of Thomas Moore (b. 1632), who m. Elizabeth, dau. of Giles Elbridge, security given by George Moore (cousin of Thomas), and Edward Brantley Sr., thereby being br.-in-law of Priscilla Moore, wife of Edward Champion (the br.-in-law of Thomas Blake, neighbour of Edward Brantley Sr. in Virginia, and cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, whose estate was ‘secured’ by the said Edward Brantley, and John Newman, the br.-in-law of the said Thomas Harris. Thus securities were provided within a kinship setting, and associations were repeated over successive generations.

BLAKE
1.Thomas Blake Sr., bapt. 1626.
1.1. Thomas Blake, bapt. Feb. 2, 1649, d. 1709, IOW, m. Alice Champion, dau. of Edward Champion and Elizabeth Atkins, and sister of Phyllis Fort, m. to Elias Forte. (The Will of Thomas Moore, dated Sept. 28, 1696 (B. 2, p. 371), ‘imprimis, I give to Edward Champion Jr. (wife of Thomas Moore’s granddau), my land I bought of Edward Cobb to hold to him and his heirs forever’. Wit. Thomas Giles, Phillip Brantly, John Bell (husband of Ann Bennett). April 10, 1704: Deed of Thomas Blake Jr. of Upper Par., to son William Blake and Mary his wife, 100 ac. in Upper Parish, IOW Co. (Alice Blake signs dower) Wit: Thos. Tooke Jr., John Smith, p. 653.
1.1.1. William Blake, Will probated 1746, in IOW, m. Mary Sessums, dau. of Nicholas Sessums* (headright of Arthur Allen, transported from Bristol, between 1663-1679 . (“Bristol and America”, p. 117).
1.1.1.1. William Blake, member of Granville Co., NC militia, in 1755. Newitt Drew and wife Mary to Jeremiah Drew (Oct. 10, 1765, p. 396), 300 ac. on W. side of Angelica Swamp adj. Thomas Williamson, William Blake, Abraham Johnson, and Nathaniel Ridley, S. Newitt Drew and Mary Drew.
1.1.1.1.1. William Blake, d. 1798, fought at Valley Forge.
1.1.1.1.2. Sessums Blake. Thomas Baron Jr. of Edgecombe Co. to John Myrick, dated Jan. 31, 1749, 50 ac. on N. of the Maherrin River adj. William Lee and John Peterson. Wit: Daniel Barron, Newitt Drew, and Sessums Blake, pp. 93-96.
1.1.1.2. Thomas Blake. Thomas Blake to Joshua Claud, March 8, 1753, 290 ac. adj. on the N. of Cocklin’s Pocoson and sd. Claud. Wit. Thomas Blake, John Person, Thomas Day, and Joshua Harris. (pp. 463-466).

Thomas Day to son-in-law, Thomas Francis, Aug. 14, 1760, 243 ac. adj. Richard Taylor, side of Cocke’s Swamp, Joshua Claud, Thomas Blake. Wit. Thomas Day. Thomas Blake, Will R. Feb. 12, 1789. Wit. Burwell Westbrooke, p. 296. Thomas Day was the son of a namesake, son of James Day and Mary Bland, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Bennett) Bland; and nephew of Silvestra Hill.
1.1.1.3. Mary Blake, m. William Pope, son of Henry Pope, and br. of Jane Braswell. William Pope, of the Parish of St. Luke … exs. wife, and friend, Simon Harris. Wit. Rebecca Harris. R. Feb. 12, 1789, p. 294. John Harris, leg. sons Drew, Nathan, and John. Exs., son Nathan, and Edward Drew. Wit. Simon Harris. R. Dec. 13, 1764.
1.1.1.4. Hannah Blake, m. Joshua Claud.
1.1.1.5. Benjamin Blake, m. Martha Jones.
1.1.1.5.1. Martha Blake, m. Elisha Cain, son of William Cain and Sarah Braswell, dau. of James Braswell.

THOMAS HARRIS, d. 1672
1.2.1.1.3.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1625, d. 1672, in Virginia. He was a business partner of Joseph Bridger and John Scott, in Bristol. Bristol Record Office, Depositions: “Rowland Searchfield released Col. Joseph Bridger of Virginia from all claims of three-eighths of a cargo of wines etc. shipped on the Success of London (master William Goodland) in 1654, to Virginia, in the presence of William Scott, Thomas Harris, Christopher Pitt, James Bridger. William Reaper”. Thus, the witnesses, as partners, accounted for the remaining five eighths. William Scott was the father of a namesake, the father of John Scott, who m. Joan Tooke; dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke).

He m. (1) Eleanor George, cousin of Rebecca George, mother of Joyce, who m. Philip Brantley (son of Edward Brantley Sr.), grandfather of John Brantley, who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30. Thomas Harris held 1,000 ac. in Nansemond in 1658, which was “by him deserted” and granted anew on July 6, 1668 to Joseph Bridger. (W&MQ, vol. 7, no. 4, 1899).

Joseph Bridger (April 29, 1631 – April 15, 1686), m. Hester Pitt. His Will was proved May 8, 1686, bequesting 850 ac. in the Upper Parish betw. the lands of Thomas Tooke. William Tooke, b. 1626, by deposition given on Nov. 29, 1672, sold 900 ac. in IOW Co. on Jan. 3, 1661, land patented by James Tooke on Nov. 11, 1640. His Will (rec. Feb 8, 1675), names wife Jane, step-dau. of William Ridley. “Mr. Charles Barham” Exor, Thomas Harris (d. 1672), and Thomas Tooke (br. of William), overseers, witnessed the Will of William Ridley, who was the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife. Charles Barham’s sister m. Richard Bennett, d. 1710 (second-cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672). William Ridley was the br. of Nathaniel Ridley, husband of Elizabeth Day, granddau. of Mary Bennett, kinswoman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Nathaniel Ridley’s son, Nathaniel Ridley Jr., witnessed the Will of Edward Harris Jr., grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

THOMAS HARRIS, d. 1712
1.2.1.1.3.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1655, d. 1712., m. (1), it is suggested, Hannah Browne, as follows: (1) aunt of Mary Browne, who m. John Drake, son of Ann Griffin and Thomas Drake; Ann Griffin being the uterine half-sister of Judith Edwards (2nd wife of the said Thomas Harris). (2) Cousin of Jane Browne (m. 1st., Robert Spencer and 2nd., Thomas Jordan), the former being “friend” of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

Thomas Harris would have been of full age when he and his half-br., John, bought land from Joseph Bridger (in 1679) that had been that of their father. Consequently, it would be rational to assume had a 1st wife before marrying Judith Edwards, after 1701.

John and Thomas Harris, “365 ac., Upper Parish of IOW Co.; on N. side of the Ashen Swamp, near the head and on west side of Seaward’s Creek, April 20, 1685, p. 441. 250 ac., part granted Nathaniel Floyd, Nov. 20, 1637, and conveyed to said Harris’ father by Captain Francis Hobbs and his wife, who was the relict and administratrix of said Floyd, Jan. 13, 1659; and among other lands found to escheate; granted to Honorable Colonel Joseph Bridger, July 22, 1678, who sold to said John and Thomas Harris the Feb. 6, following” (1679).

Thomas Harris is recorded as attending Quaker meetings at Chuckatuck with his br., John, William Simmons (neighbour of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), and Thomas and Mary Tooke.

John Scott witnessed a deed of March 26, 1711 (with William Bridger, son of Joseph Bridger Sr.), whereby John and Thomas Harris of the Upper Parish, sons of Thomas, d. 1672, divided the land they held in jointure, that being 250 ac. inherited from their father, and 115 ac. they had acquired from Joseph Bridger.

That Thomas Harris and Judith Edwards had issue, Benjamin Harris, who had issue, Mary Harris, is not in doubt. However, to use her inheritance from her great-grandfather, Robert Edwards, as ‘proof’ that Thomas Harris had no sons, by a marriage prior to that with Judith Edwards, is without basis.

On Dec. 7, 1758, Mary Harris of Newport Parish, Isle of Wight Co. deeds all her interest in some land to Robert Tynes, of the same parish and county. Witnesses: (1) Joseph Bridger IV., great-grandson of Joseph Bridger I., business partner of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Joseph Bridger was the half-brother of James Bridger, who m. Susan, dau. of Thomas Tynes, br. of  Robert Tynes. 2) Brewer Godwin, great-grandson of Thomas Goodwin and Martha, dau. of Joseph Bridger I.

Essentially, the familial ‘connections’ of Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, stemmed from Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and his son, Thomas Harris, d. 1712.

Judith Edwards would not necessarily devise lands to (of age) stepsons, but, rather, to a ‘son and heir at law’, following the English custom. Her ‘heir at law’ (by Thomas Harris), was Benjamin, who was in receipt of his maternal grandfather’s lands, which devolved to his ‘heir at law’, Mary. They were not the lands of Thomas Harris, Judith’s husband. His lands, in part, devolved to his son, Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, who farmed 290 ac. in IOW, on the Maherin River and both sides of Herbert’s Branch, adj. William Simmon’s line, on March 24, 1725.

THOMAS HARRIS, d. 1729/30
1.2.1.1.3.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1685; Will dated Dec. 25, 1729, rec. March 23, 1730, mentions: son, Joshua, bequesting him “my plantation and all my land being 400 ac. … unborn child wife now goes with (Thomas) … wife Hannah Harris one half of balance of estate … brother Henry Harris; dau. Mary Harris”.

He witnessed the Will of John Scott (R. July 28, 1729); b. in 1682, grandson of the business partner of Thomas Harris, d.1672, and Joseph Bridger.

John Scott m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke, associated with Thomas Harris, d. 1672. To repeat: “Mr. Charles Barham” Exor, Thomas Harris (d. 1672), and Thomas Tooke overseers, witnessed the Will of William Ridley, who was the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife. Charles Barham’s sister, Ann, m. Richard Bennett, second-cousin of the said Thomas Harris. Richard Bennett subsequently m. Sarah, second wife of Robert Lancaster Sr.

1.2.1.1.3.1.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, b. ca. 1730, d. in 1761, m. Sarah Goodwin, dau. of Theophilus Goodwin and Elizabeth Wyche, granddau. of Col. Thomas Goodwin and Martha Bridger, dau. of the said Joseph Bridger.

Elizabeth Wyche was the dau. of George Wyche, son of Henry Wyche, who m. Frances Edwards, half-sister of Judith Edwards, 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712.

On Jan. 27, 1753, Thomas Harris of Granville Co. sold to his brother, Joshua Harris, of Southampton Co., “one certain tract or parcel of land of 290 ac. granted to Thomas Harris the elder by a patent dated March 24, 1725, and by the said Thomas Harris in his Will, dated Dec. 25, 1729, given unto the said Thomas Harris” (paraphrased), who died intestate bef. Feb. 1761 in Granville, Co. On which date an administrators bond was issued for the estate of Thomas Harris, which bound Theophilus Goodwin to make an inventory of his estate. Thomas Harris had lived with his step-father, John Brantley (Granville Co. Tax Lists, 1750). In the settlement of his estate, his widow inherited 1/3, and his son, Solomon, inherited 2/3. The guardianship of Solomon Harris was confirmed on Aug. 13, 1772, when Bute Co. Court appointed Peter Goodwin, his uncle, and Theophilus Goodwin, his grandf.

1.2.1.1.3.1.1.1.1.1. Solomon Harris, b. ca. 1758, d. 1837, in Mecklenburg NC. Solomon Harris m. Millie Watkins, dau. of John Watkins and Lydia Gilliam The test results for a descendant (Family Tree DNA) are a near perfect match with Harris Group 4 males. (A group of present-day Harris males who share an almost identical DNA profile).

1.2.1.1.3.1.1.1.2. Joshua Harris. His estate was appraised by Joshua Claud, Thomas Day, and Samuel Westbrooke, on June 14, 1770, p. 324. Joshua Harris witnessed the Will of Samuel Westbrooke, rec. Aug. 13, 1761, p. 390. As given, this Harris family stemmed from a Westbrooke ancestress.

WESTBROOKE OF WIVELISCOMBE AND VIRGINIA
1.…
1.1. John Westbrooke, m. Margaret Davie, Sept. 19, 1573.
1.1.1. John Westbrooke, m. Christian Gille, June 9, 1600.
1.1.1.1. John Westbrook, b. 1601.
1.1.1.1.1. John Westbrooke, bapt. Feb. 16, 1623.
1.1.1.1.1.1. John Westbrook – appraisal by Nathaniel Ridley Jr., who as given, with Timothy Thorpe Jr., witnessed the Will of Edward Harris Jr., grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1.1.1.1.1.1. James Westbrooke (Will rec. April 13, 1749). James Westbrooke and wife Diana to John Thorpe (Jan. 9, 1764, pp. 258-9), 200 ac. adj. Edward Mathews, Schoolhouse Branch.
1.1.1.1.1.1.2. Thomas Westbrooke. Henry Westbrook and wife Priscilla to William Taylor (Jan. 17, 1764, pp. 259-62), 470 ac. on S. side of Three Creeks adj. Henry Ivey and Burwell Atkinson (patent to Thomas Westbrook, father of sd. Henry, on May 19, 1757 and by sd. Thomas a gift to sd. Henry on Jan. 12, 1759). S: Henry Westbrook and Priscilla Westbrook, W: James Ridley.

HARRIS cont.
1.2.1.1.3.1.1.2. Henry Harris, witnessed the Will of John Edwards (from IOW Co.), a Justice in Bertie Co. in 1739. (N.C.R. March 7, 1750, p. 306). He was the grandson of Thomas Edwards, br. of Robert Edwards, father of Judith Edwards, who m. Thomas Harris; step-mother of Thomas and Henry Harris. Joshua and Henry Harris appraised the estate of William Spence, rec. July 12, 1759, p. 307, father-in-law of John Macklemore, pp. 215, 266, the son of James Macklemore (d. bef Feb. 13, 1732, in Bertie Co.), and Fortune Gilliam.

This was the Henry Harris associated with the Brantley/Norwood families: 1. Henry Norwood, bur. April 10, 1618, Dunster, Somerset, 10 mls N. of Wiveliscombe, abode of the Bennett/Harris families. 1.2. Richard Norwood. 1.2.1. William Norwood, bapt. Sept. 6, 1619, in Dunster, d. 1702, in Virginia. 1.2.1.1. Richard Norwood (4th son) – appraisal by Edward Brantley, Oct. 25, 1731). Richard Norwood was the husb. of Elizabeth, whose estate was appraised by by Henry Harris and Thomas Cook (rec. Jan. 28, 1733, p. 386); the latter’s Will was witnessed by John Brantley (rec. Nov. 22, 1736, p. 186); who m. the relict of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, and the son of the said Edward Brantley. The Brantleys were tenants of the Norwoods in Gloucestershire. (Manor of Cheltenham estate accounts).

THE MOORE CONNECTION
1. Edward Moore.
1.1. Thomas Moore.
1.1.1. Thomas Moore (b. 1632), m. Elizabeth, dau. of Giles Elbridge, security given by George Moore* and Mr. Edward Brantley.
1.1.2. Priscilla Moore, m. Edward Champion. Thomas Blake (neighbour of Edward Brantley Sr. in Virginia, and cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), m. a sister of Edward Champion.

1.2. George Moore, d. Aug. 11, 1643; m. Magdalena.
1.2.1. George Moore.
1.2.1.1. Ann Moore, m. Thomas White, nephew, it is suggested, of Robert Lancaster Sr., by his first wife, who m. (2) the relict of Richard Bennett Sr.
1.2.1.1.1. Avis White, m. John Harris, son of Robert Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.2.1.2. Eleanor Moore, m. Richard Piland, the son of James Piland, bapt. on Aug. 30, 1604, in St Mary’s Le Porte, Bristol.
1.2.1.2.1. James Piland, appraised the estate of John Brantley, on April 26, 1725.
1.2.1.2.1.1. James Piland, m. Elizabeth Brantley, dau. of Phillip Brantley (son of Edward Brantley Sr.) and Joyce Lewis; dau. of Rebecca, dau. of John George, br. of Nicholas George, father-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, whose estate was appraised by Edward Brantley Sr.
1.2.2. Magdelena Moore, m. Thomas Carter, son of Thomas Carter and Eleanor Cooke, relict of William Groves (of Bristol); whose estate appraisal was by John Harris, Edward Brantley Sr., and Elias Fort.

1.3. Katherine Moore, m. (2) Robert Flake.
1.3.1. Katherine Flake, m. (1) William Evans, who witnessed the Will of Edward Brantley Sr. Katherine Pierce, exrs of Wm. Evans, aged 25, said that her former husband Wm. Evans said that 400 ac. belonged to James Benn. Thomas Pierce and Kath. his wife deed the said 400 ac. to James Benn. Thomas Moore said that he wrote Wm. Evan’s will and that he gave his remaining land at Kinsale to his son, Thomas Evans.
1.3.2. Robert Flake, m. Margaret Marriot.
1.3.2.1. Alice Flake, m. William Gwaltney.
1.3.2.1. Anne Gwaltney, m. John, son of Edward Boykin Sr. Their dau., Anne, may have m. Robert Harris. IOW. D.B. 5, p. 252: “Edward Boykin of NC to Robert Harris Jr. of IOW for 5lbs about 50 ac, on S. of Balckwater, and bounded on east side by Berbeckew branch, line between Robert Harris Jr. and part of patent of 325 ac granted to he said Boykin, Aug. 1731.

JOHN HARRIS
1.1.3.1.2. John Harris, b. ca. 1660, d. 1713. To repeat: John Scott, aforesaid, witnessed a deed of March 26, 1711 (with William Bridger, son of Joseph Bridger Sr.), whereby John and Thomas Harris of the Upper Parish, sons of Thomas, d. 1672, divided the land they held in jointure, that being 250 ac. inherited from their father, and 115 ac. they had acquired from Joseph Bridger.

John Harris m. a dau. of Francis Hobbs. Thomas Harris, d. 1688, held land in lower par. IOW Co. on borders of Blackwater to the bottom of Pig Neck (B. 7, p. 510), which had been granted to Mr. John Seward, on April 16, 1648, who had patented land in 1638 “upon Warresquioke River”, against the land of Nathaniell Floyd, whose widow m. Francis Hobbs, whose dau. m. John Harris. His Will, rec. May 25, 1713, was witnessed by his sister-in-law, Judith; his overseers were the said John Scott, and Mathew Jordan, the stepson of William Rose Jr.

JORDAN
1.Thomas Jordan Sr. m. Lucy (Corker) Rose. She m. (2) William Rose Jr., brother of (1) Jane Rose, who m. (1) Richard Avery; who departed from Bristol, in 1665. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, vol. 1, p. 56: Capt. Anthony Fulgham, 1600 ac. IOW, July 12, 1665, for transportation of 30 people, inc. Richd. Avery. (B. 5, p. 253; (2), after 1685, Edward Booky. (2) Ann Rose, m. Thomas Flood Jr., the first-cousin of Fortune Flood, wife of Hinchea Gilliam, whose br., Walter, m. Sarah, dau. of John Foster; their dau., Lydia, m. John Watkins; their dau., Millie, m. Solomon Harris, grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.
1.1. Thomas Jordan Jr., m. Margaret Brasseur.
1.1.1. Mathew Jordan, b. Jan. 1, 1676, in Chuckatuck, d. Sept. 2, 1747.
1.1.2. Richard Jordan, b. Aug. 6, 1670, in Chuckatuck, d. Oct. 29, 1723.
1.1.2.1. Richard Jordan, b. 1710, in Chuckatuck, d. Feb. 3, 1781.
1.1.2.1.1. William Jordan (by second wife, Elizabeth), b. ca. 1745, m. Sarah, dau. of William Chapman and Mary Crocker, relict of Henry Tynes (son of Robert Tynes, and Mary, dau. of Theophilus Joyner, and sister of Elizabeth Tynes, who m. Thomas Day, who, to repeat, appraised the estate of Joshua Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30). Mary Harris, granddau. of Thomas Harris and Judith Edwards, sold her inheritance (from her great-grandfather) to Robert Tynes.

1.1.3.1.2.1. Isabella Harris, b. April 17, 1695, m. Nicholas Fulgham, grandson of a br. of John Fulgham: Mr. Jno. Marshall, 700 ac. IOW, July 12, 1665, p. 252 … beg. at lower cor. tree of Capt. (John) Fulgham’s land, extending down Sw. to land of Tho. Harris (d. 1672). John Fulgham was overseer of the Will of Thomas Harris, 1688.

What is being witnessed here is a perpetual re-creation of of earlier associations between families, which had commenced in England. The sheer density of the familial bonds between members of this English/Virginia kinship group provided the protection by which they survived and prospered.

The following families were interlinked with the Harris family of Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England, and Virginia:

WYKE
1. “Henricus Wiche”, m. Joanna Craftman, June 5, 1645, in Bridgewater, Somerset.
1.1. Henry Wyke, “son of Henry and Joan”, bapt. July 16, 1664, in Bridgewater (ca. 12 miles fr. Wiveliscombe), m. Frances Edwards, sister-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1712, and step-aunt of his children by a first wife.
1.1.1. George Wyke, b. ca. 1685, step-cousin of such children. His Will was proved July 15, 1757 in Sussex Co., Va. He left his wife, Sarah Wyche, one half of his estate for life and then to son, Benjamin Wyche. He also gave his son, Peter, a tract of land on Fountain Creek in Brunswick Co., Va. 200 ac. more or less, “where he now lives.”
His grandson, Drury Wyche (son of Peter Wyche), received 100 ac. on Beaver Pond Creek in Brunswick Co., “where Charles Braddy now lives”. The remainder of his estate went to his son, Benjamin Wyche, who was also named as executor. The will also mentions son-in-laws, Abraham Greene, and Theophilus Goodwin, dau. Hannah Wyche, and granddau. Elizabeth Woodruff (under 21). He d. bef. July 15, 1757, in Sussex Co., Va.
1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Wyke, m. Theophilus Goodwin.
1.1.1.1.1. Sarah Goodwin, m. (her kinsman), Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/1730, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1712, and a first wife.

TYNES
1. Timothy Tynes.
1.1. Robert Tynes, b. ca. 1720 in IOW, d. bef. 1794, m. (ca.. 1745), Mary, dau. of Theophilus Joyner, and his 2nd wife, Henrietta Griffen.
1.1.1. Elizabeth Tynes, m. Thomas Day, whose Will was proved Oct. 1. 1772, witnessed by his brother, John Day. Thomas Day appraised the estate of Joshua Harris, as given, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.

Thomas Day sold land to John Westbrooke, d. 1761, p. 391. John Westbrooke, br. of Thomas, aforesaid, m. Amy, dau. of Christopher Foster, and Alice Forte; desc. of Elias Forte, of Wiveliscombe, who witnessed the Will of William Groves, with John Harris, son of Thomas, d. 1672.

Christopher Foster was the br. of John Foster, father of Sarah Foster. John Westbrooke’s estate was appraised by Nathaniel Ridley, Edward Brantley (his son, John, m. the widow of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), and Thomas Cook; wit. by John Person, Oct. 28, 1734. (B. 4, p. 25). Thomas Cook and Henry Harris (br. of the said Thomas Harris), appraised the estate of the said Edward Brantley.

1.1.1.1. James Bennett Day, b. ca. 1763.
1.1.2. Jean Tynes, m. Charles Fulgham Jr., ca. 1773.
1.1.3. Henry Tynes, d. bef. Sept. 2, 1779, m. Sarah, dau. of William Chapman and Mary Crocker, after Feb. 15, 1774. He was still alive in 1776, when he witnessed a deed of sale from John Bennett to his brother, Timothy Tynes. Sarah m. (2) William Jordan, aforementioned.
1.2. Thomas Tynes, m. Susanna, widow of James Bridger, Dec. 6, 1784.

GILLIAM
1. …
1.1.1. Hinchea Gilliam, b. ca. 1685, d. 1734, in Sussex Co., m. Fortune, dau. of Walter Flood.
1.1.2. Walter Gilliam, m. Sarah Foster.
1.1.2.1. Lydia Gilliam, b. ca. 1725, m. John Watkins. On July 11, 1765, “John Watkins, planter, and his wife Lydia”, in Southampton Co., sold 260 ac.to James Speed of the same county. (D.B. A, p. 256). Thomas Petty and wife Mary (dau. of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30), sold 235 ac. in St. John Parish, Bute Co., on the N. of Sandy Creek, adj. Lewis Brantley, part of a grant to Petty, of 470 ac. on Aug. 20, 1760. Wit. John Macklemore. (Bute Court, 1765).
1.1.2.1.1. Millie Watkins, b. ca. 1750, m. Solomon Harris, on March 11, 1778.
1.1.3. Fortune Gilliam, m. James Macklemore.
1.1.3.1. John Macklemore, m. a dau. of William Spence.

SCOTT
1.
1. Zachary Scott was of the Scott family of Kent, who became enfoeffed of the Gorges family. He, Samuel Boys and Edward Henden, esquires, were three justices of the peace, at Biddenden, 1n 1609. (QM/SI/1609/5/6). He was the br. of a Reginald Scott, father of Stephen Scott. (E 134/22Jas1/East34). In 1618, Zachery Scott’s son, John Scott, received his father’s tenantship. (Deeds of the Gorges family, May 18, 1618, Brist. Arch., 26389/7).
1.1. “John Scott ,of Bristol”. His Will was prob. July 4, 1628, naming sons: John, Abraham, William, and Thomas.
1.1.1. William Scott. His Will names sons John and William, br.-in-law of Charles England, sister Mary Bull. Charles England was almost cetainly related to Francis England,* of Bristol and Virginia.
1.1.1.1. William Scott. Conveyance from Richard Young and Sarah his wife to Samuel Hunt and William Scott: 3 messuages, part of the manor of Barton Regis. 1695. (Brist. Arch., 13900/12). Hunt v Hunt. Plaintiffs: Thomas Hunt, Joseph Hunt, Sarah Hunt, *Samuel Hunt, and Anne Hunt. Defendants: Michael Hunt and others. Subject: personal estate of Michael Hunt (Bristol. 1690. C 8/417/57 ).
1.1.2. John Scott, bur. Jan. 23, 1682, was a business partner of Thomas Harris and Joseph Bridger, in Bristol. (Bristol Record Office, Depositions). Joseph Bridger and William Scott were noted as being engaged in the Virginia trade here: Shippers by the Unicorn bound from Bristol for Virginia: Richard Finch, Roger Nevill, David Parry, James Millard, Richard Harris,* Richard Bickham, John Boucher, William Scott, Joseph Bridger. (PRO E190/829/9). *Brother of Thomas. John Scott m. Mary Hickes, on Feb. 2, 1639, in Bristol, who was probably closely related to this John Hicks: Brist. Arch. 25641/2, 1663, Release and surrender of property in Bristol from Sarah Jenkins (now resident in Maryland) to John Hicks.
1.1.2.1. Walter Scott, tailor, of Henrico Co., m. Ursula, “widow of Samuel Branch, and now the wife of Walter Scott”. This is Samuel Branch Jr. (Henrico Orphans’ Court, 1707). She was the dau. of John Goode and Ann, dau. of Richard Bennett, second-cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Samuel Branch was the br. of George Branch, who m. a dau. of Francis England and Joyce, dau. of Katherine Moore, sister of Thomas Moore (the probable br.-in-law of Edward Brantley Sr.), and cousin of George Moore.
1.1.2.2. John Scott, a Chuckatuck Quaker. In 1682, John Scott, son of William Scott of Chuckatuck in Nansemond Co., m. Elizabeth Belson, witnessed by John’s brother, William Scott.
1.1.2.2.1. William Scott, m. Christian, dau. of Robert Jordan, and Christian Taberer.

TABERER
Thomas Taberer, m. Ann Bennett, probable sister of Governor Richard Bennett. He patented land adj. Francis England in 1652. He witnessed a land deed in 1658 between “Thomas Harris of Chipoaks (d. 1672) in the County of Surry” and Christopher Benn.

He was the father-in-law of John Newman, husband of Ruth Taberer, and John Newman was the future br.-in-law of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, who m. (2), Alice, dau. of John Newman Sr.

He was the father of Christian Taberer, who m. (Dec. 9, 1687), Robert Jordan (Quaker minister), p. 213. The sons of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, attended his Quaker meetings at Chuckatuck.

He was the br. of Ann, who m. Col. Thomas Goodwin (gent, of Somerset), having issue: Theophilus Goodwin, who m. Elizabeth Wyche; their dau., Sarah, m. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30).

SCOTT cont.
1.1.2.3. William Scott. Post-nuptial settlement of Wm. Scott, Bristol, mariner, and Anne Garland als Tovey, Long Ashton, Somerset, 1677, concerning Brown’s tenement, part of Ridgeway Farm, previously held by the Moore family. (Glouc. Arch., D2700/NR1/19). William Scott m. 2ndly, Elizabeth … , having issue:
1.1.2.3.1. John Scott, b. in 1682, m. Joan, dau. of James Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke. Names children and gift to them by uncle James Tooke. (R. July 28, 1729. Wit. Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30, p. 171). William Scot “the elder” condemned his connection with the disorderly marriage of his son John, to Joan Tooke in Levy Neck Meeting House, she not as yet being a “Friend”. (US Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935).
1.1.2.3.1.1. James Tooke Scott, m. Christian, dau. of Col. George Norsworthy, and Sarah, dau. of John Pitt, and Olive, dau. of John Hardy, and relict of Giles Driver, headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672,
1.1.2.3.1.1.1. Thomas Scott.
1.1.2.3.1.2. Thomas Scott, names as leg. Thomas and George Norsworthy Scott, sons of my brother James Tooke Scott. R. August 3, 1749.
1.1.2.3.1.3. William Scott.
1.1.2.3.1.3.1. William Scott, account estate examined by James Bridger. R. July 7, 1763, p. 260.
1.1.2.3.1.4. Robert Scott, names sister Katherine Watkins, cousin James Took Scott, cousin Elizabeth Bacon, cousin William Scott, son of my brother, William Scott. (R. Oct. 24, 1743, p. 480).

TOOKE
1. …
1.1. William “Tucke”, m. Christian Holman, July 18, 1571, in Barwick, Somerset, the manor held by the Symes family, landlords of the Fulghams.
1.1.1. Thomas “Tucke”, m. Mary Collins, Jan. 24, 1604, in Barwick.
1.1.1.1. James Tooke. Dec. 1634: William Lacey leased James Tooke 500 ac. on the east side of Lawne’s Creek, on Oct. 1646, James Tooke to Robert Harris, “all my right and title to this lease”.
Robert Harris, as given heretofore, was the uncle of Edward Harris, d. 1677, and Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and was the father of Martha, husband of John Jennings Sr.
1.1.1.1.1. William Tooke, b. 1626, by deposition given on Nov. 29, 1672. He sold 900 ac. in IOW Co. on Jan. 3, 1661, land patented by James Tooke on Nov. 11, 1640.

His Will (rec. Feb 8, 1675), names wife Jane, step-dau. of William Ridley, associated with “Mr. Charles Barham” andThomas Harris (d. 1672), as given heretofore.

William Ridley was the br. of Nathaniel Ridley, husband of Elizabeth Day, granddau. of Mary Bennett, kinswoman of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. Nathaniel Ridley’s son, Nathaniel Ridley Jr., witnessed the Will of Edward Harris Jr., grandson of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.

Nathaniel Ridley Jr. was the br. of James Ridley (d. 1781), who m. Jane Smith, dau. of Arthur Smith and Mary, dau. of John Bromfield and Olive, dau. of John Hardy, relict of Giles Driver, headright of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

Arthur Smith was a nephew of James Benn, exor. of his father’s Will (rec. June 10, 1697), witnessed by Henry Applewhaite. James Benn was the son of Christopher Benn: “Leg.- son James the plantation which I bought of Thomas Harris on Pagon Creek” (rec. Sept. 26, 1659), this being Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1.1.1. John Tooke. of Surry Co. (Will proved Feb. 15, 1720), appointed John Parson and William Ezell executors, and John Parson and James Pyland Jr. as trustees. A codicil named William Ezell as guardian of his son, John.

James Piland Sr., bapt. on August 30, 1604, in St Mary’s Le Porte, Bristol, headright of Francis England, in 1642, m. the widow of Thomas Greenwood, who m. (2) Thomas Edwards, who claimed Greenwood’s land, and sold 150 ac. of it to John Jennings Sr., overseer of the Will of Thomas Harris, d. 1672. On April 28, 1720, James Piland Jr. witnessed the Will of Robert Lancaster, whose son, Samuel, m. Elizabeth Harris, dau. of John Harris,

1.1.1.1.2. Thomas Tooke, witnessed the Will of William Ridley.
1.1.1.1.2.1. Thomas Tooke Jr.
1.1.1.1.2.2. Mary Tooke, m. Nicholas Sessums.
1.1.1.1.2.2.1. Mary Sessums, m. William Blake, Will probated 1746, in IOW, as given heretofore, grandson of a cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1.2.3. Joan Tooke, m. John Scott (bef. Sept. 12, 1706, in Levy Neck, Nansemond), son of William Scot “the elder”.
1.1.1.1.2.3.1. James Tooke Scott, 1718-1763. John Brantley to Joseph Atkinson, track of land lying and being on the East Side of the first Swamp of the Black Water containing by examination 100 ac. which was by the last and will and testament of Edward Brantley deceased devised to his grandson Edward deceased, father of the said John Brantley, beginning at James Tooke Scott’s line.

THE HUNT FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. William Hunt.
1.1. Michael Hunt, soapmaker, of Bristol.
1.1.1. Mary, Sarah, and Anne Hunt.
1.2. Samuel Hunt.
1.3. Thomas Hunt.
1.4. William Hunt Jr., m. Sarah Knott, d. March 20, 1711, Surry Co.
1.4.1. Thomas Hunt, m. 1stly, Fortune Jordan (d. Oct. 15, 1671, Surry Co.), sister of Lydia Jordan, wife of William Norwood, parents of Elizabeth (Norwood) Branch.
1.4.2. William Hunt.
1.4.2.1. William Hunt, m. Sarah Wyke. The Wyke family in question are not likely to be those ‘fabled’ as deriving from a Cambridge educated rector of Sutton, whose son, Henry, coincidentally, had the same name as the Virginia settler
1.5. Joseph Hunt, he and br. Michael held land in Jamaica. Abstract of the title of Joseph Hunt of Port Royal, Jamaica, merchant, to lands in Jamaica, Nov. 21, 1662. (Brist. Arch., AC/WO/16/1). These lands were part of the “Spring Plantation”, owned by John Elbridge, br.-in-law of Thomas Moore, cousin of George Moore.
1.6. Mary Hunt, m. Robert Edwards, as his 2nd wife. She m. (2) (Owen Griffin, having issue: Ann Griffin, who m. Thomas Drake. Her Will of 1727 gave her son-in-law, Thomas Drake, her whole estate. She m. (3) William Boddie (d. 1712), who, by a 1st wife, Anna, had issue: Mary Boddie, who m. John Browne. (Mr. Boddie). Their son, Thomas Browne, had issue, Mary, who m. John Drake.

BROWNE
1.
1.1. William Browne, b. ca. 1630.
1.1.1. Jane Browne (m. 1st., Robert Spencer (“friend” of Thomas Harris, d. 1672), and 2nd., Thomas Jordan).
1.1.2. William Browne Jr., m. Jane Meriwether.
1.1.3. Anne Browne, m. Walter Flood.
1.1.3.1. Fortune Flood, m. Hinchea Gilliam.
1.1.3.1.1. Walter Gilliam.
1.1.3.1.1.1. Lydia Gilliam, m. John Watkins.
1.1.3.1.1.1.1. Millie Watkins, m. Solomon Harris.

1.2. George Browne.
1.2.1. Hannah Browne, m. Thomas Harris?, d. 1712, as his 1st wife. Alexander Webster – Leg. George Bell Jr., John Harris (br. of the said Thomas), Hannah Brown, “the daughter of George Brown“. Proved by George Bell Sr., Nov. 1, 1688. George Bell Sr. d. in 1702; his Will named his wife, Joyce, to whom he gave the lease of his land, held of Joseph Bridger Sr.

George Bell Jr. witnessed the Will of Francis Hobbs in 1688, father-in-law of the said John Harris. Hannah Brown was the sister of Thomas Browne, whose dau., Mary, m. John Drake, son of Ann Griffin and Thomas Drake; Ann Griffin being the uterine half-sister of Judith Edwards, second wife of the said Thomas Harris. She was the niece of Edward Browne, who m. Elizabeth Sampson, dau. of James Sampson and Elizabeth Barcroft, sister of Jane Barcroft, wife of George Moore.
1.2.2. Thomas Browne.
1.2.2.1. Mary Browne, m. John Drake.

1.3. Edward Browne, m. Elizabeth Sampson; the dau. of James Sampson (“of Stevenheath Parish in County Middlesex, Shipwright”, p. 213 ), and Elizabeth Barcroft, sister-in-law of George Moore. James Sampson’s will was probated April 9, 1689, bequesting to “Mr. George Moore and his wife” … “John Browne” … “Samuel Browne”.
1.3.1. John Browne, Sr., m. Bridget Lewis.
1.3.1.1. Hester Browne, m. John Brantley.
1.3.1.2. John Browne, m. Mary, dau. of William Boddie and his 1st wife, Anna,, relict of William Joyner, son of Thomas Joyner and Sarah, dau. of Robert and Mary (Hunt) Edwards.

COOKE FAMILY OF BRISTOL
1. Philip Cooke, mariner, b. 1589.
1.1. William Cooke, bapt. March 25, 1613, St. Augustine Parish, Bristol; d. Nov. 10, 1679, in Surry Co., Virginia.
1.1.1. William Cooke, bapt. Aug. 9, 1633 (St. Aug.); d. Aug. 6, 1698, IOW.
1.1.1.1. Reuben Cooke, m. Hannah, dau. of John Atkinson Sr. and Ann, dau. of Christopher Holleman. John Atkinson Sr. was the son of Thomas Atkinson and Martha … who m. (2) Thomas Pitman, (3) Thomas Gwaltney.

1.1.1.2. Johanna Cooke, m. John Burrow, son of Thomas Burrow, who m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Brantley, son of Edward Brantley Sr., whose estate was appraised by Henry Harris and Thomas Barrow, on July 25, 1737. (B. 4., p. 176). John Burrow was the br. of Fortune Burrow, wife of Richard Avery, whose relict was Sarah, dau. of William Wyke, son of Henry Wyche and Frances Edwards, half- sister of Judith Edwards, the 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712.
1.1.1.3. John Cooke Sr., d. June 20, 1711, m. Hannah, dau. of James Jones, and Rebecca (d. 1719), dau. of Christopher Lewis.
1.1.3.1. Henry Cooke, m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Clarke.
1.1.3.1.1. Elizabeth Clarke, m. David Peebles Jr. (d. Jan. 1, 1796, Greene Co., Georgia), son of David Peebles and Ann (d. March 28, 1756, St Andrew’s Parish, Brunswick Co.); dau. of Francis Maybury Sr. (and Elizabeth, dau. of John Gilliam), and sister of Francis Maybury Jr., who m. Eleanor, dau. of Henry Wyche and Frances Edwards, half-sister of Judith Edwards, 2nd wife of Thomas Harris, d. 1712. Eleonor Wyche was the sister of Sarah Wycke, wife of (1) William Hunt, d. April 20, 1727; (2) John Goodwyn, son of Col. Thomas Goodwyn Sr., the br, of Theophilius Goodwin.

1.1.4. Thomas Cooke, associate of Henry Harris. Thomas Cooke Sr – Will rec, Nov. 22, 1736. Legatees: children Thomas, Jones, Sarah, Susannah, Benjamin, John, Rebecca, and Arthur. Exc. sons Thomas and Jones Cook; witness John Brantley and Valentine White. (B. 4, p. 149).
1.1.5. Frances Cooke, m. John Person.
1.1.5.1. John Person.
1.1.5.1.1. … Person, m. William Tooke, son of John Tooke, son of Thomas Tooke Sr., and br. of Mary Tooke, wife of Edmund Belson, their issue being: Mary Belson, who m. Abraham Ricks.
In 1684, among the Society of Friends in Nansemond County, the marriage of Mary Crew, dau. of Mary Tooke of Isle of Wight, to Edmond Belson, son of Elizabeth Belson of Nansemond County, was witnessed by John Scott and Elizabeth Scott, among many.

JOYNER
1. Thomas Joyner, “late servant and attorney unto Edward Robins, merchant, deceased” – Affidavit of Edward Bennett, who owned lands in IOW, gave affidavit in High Court of Admiralty, London August 24, 1635, asserting that goods returned from Virginia on the “Revenge” belonged 1/2 to Edward Robins and 1/2 to Edward Bennett. Thomas Joyner m. Sarah, dau. of Robert Edwards (and Mary Hunt), and sister of Judith Edwards, who m.Thomas Harris, d. 1712, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and half-sister of Frances Edwards, who m. Henry Wyche, great-grandparents of Sarah Goodwin, who m. Thomas Harris, son of Thomas Harris, d. 1729/1730.
1.1. Bridgeman Joyner – guardian of an orphan of Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.2. Theophilus Joyner.

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It is the nature of a blog that articles on the same subject supercede each other, and information is scattered thoughout. This article attempts to give a brief summary of the relationship of the families of Crispin and Ivri; joining that which is scattered.

The more that ancestries become clear, or appear to, the less words are required to describe them. In all these years of writing about a Harris family of Virginia in, it seems, countless words, it boils down to being able to summarise everything in about 20 pages. This is the process: the sifting of a vast amount of material to find a central thread that clearly makes sense, in terms of how families of former times intermarried over successive generations in order to protect and promote their economic and social status – the English kinship system.

IVRI
1. Sprotta, consort of William Longsword, m. (2) Asperlenc. Sprotta (Scand. Sprottr), described as ‘nobilissima‘ (Frodoard, 933, MGH SS III, p. 381). She was not a Breton. Eric Christiansen’s (History of the Normans, note 234, p. 199, 1998), explains that in 934 William Longsword was given Breton lands by King Ralph as a bulwark against the Vikings to the west of them, led by Ragnall, and Sprotta was likely allianced with William as a peace-weaving exercise, giving William an uncontested (by Ragnall) claim to the Cotentin and Avranchin.
1.1. Raoul (Rodolph) d’Ivri.
1.1.1. Hugh, Archbishop of Bayeux, gave Celloville, that is Serlos villa (Seine-Maritime, cant. de Boos), and Sahurs (Seine-Maritime, cant. Grand-Couronne), to St Amand.
1.1.2. Emma d’Ivri, m. Osborn the dapifer, son of Harfast, br. of Gunnor, wife of ‘Duke’ Richard, “the great prince”.  Cart. St. Amand: “We donate from the area of Rothornagensi our mill in Rauleni villa, and our fields in Chevilly. In addition we give our cultivated land, which is near the valley Erchembald and the mountain called Cochetel”.  Osborn’s sister, b. ca. 980, m. Osmund de Centville, having issue:  (1) Foulques d’Anet, b. ca. 1000, from the vil of Anet, south of Ivry. He was not Foulques d’Aunou. There was a close and ongoing association between the Crispins and the d’Anets. The latin ‘ Aneio’, was wrongly translated as d’Aunou. (2) Gunnora d’Anet, m. Gilbert Crispin I. “Nous ignorons à quel titre Gislebert Crespin etait appele à ratifier cette donation; mais nous supposons que ce pouvait être à raison de quelque alliance avec la famille d’Ivri, dont le souvenir est perdu” (‘Ordericus Vitalis’, ed. le Prevost et. al., p. 398, 1840). Gilbert Crispin’s mother was a descendant of Raoul d’ Ivri..
1.1.2.1. William FitzOsbern, whose mother was  a granddau. of  Raoul d’ Ivri..

1.1.3. … m. “Richardus de Bello-fago”. (See Pierre Bauduin, ‘La première Normandie’, p. 206, 2004). He must have been of a family of the highest rank. Beaufou/Beaufai is situated in the parish of Ballon (arr. Beaumont-le-Vicomte, ca. 10 mls fr. le Mans); a fief in the posession of Herbert, Count of Maine in 1031, which later passed to the family of Cadurces (Chaworth). This might suggest the ancestry of Richard de Bello-Fago, who, if he was a younger son of Hugh II, Count of Maine, and br. of Herbert, Count of Maine (in 991), then, the social qualification is met, and, as importantly, also a political/familial one: Herbert’s wife was probably the sister of Judith de Rennes, the wife of Richard II, Duke of Normandy, son of Richard I.
1.1.3.1. … de Beaufour, m. Hugh de Montfort-sur-Risle.
1.1.3.1.1. Alice de Montfort-sur-Risle, m. Gilbert de Gand.

1.1.3.2. … m, Vicecomes Erchenbald, who, on entering La Trinité du Mont, gave to the house his meadow in Sahurs, and all that he held by (his wife’s) hereditary right in Celloville. (RADN, no. 82, 1030-1035). Erchembald is a name commonly held by vassals of the Counts of Flanders.

Erchembald was the brother of “Franconis” (carta St. Bertin), from Medieval Latin Franc (“a Frank”), from Frankish *Frank (“a Frank”. Compare also Old High German Franko (“a Frank”), Old English Franca (“a Frank”). From Late Latin Franc (“a Frank”), of Frankish origin. The Franks were divided in several tribes, such as the Salian Franks in Flanders, including French Flanders. Old Salian Frankish evolved into Dutch and Flemish dialects. In that Baldwin V., Count of Flanders, was the father-in-law Duke William, and his key ally, the connection of Flemmish nobles to the ducal circle is easily accounted for.

THE GILBERTINES
1.1.3.2.1. Gilbert Crispin I, who attempted to defend Osmund the dapifer during the successful attempt to kill him in 1040. Gilbert made a gift to St. Amand to honour Osmund’s memory, a gift witnessed and approved of by Emma d’Ivri (Receuil, ed. Fauroux, no. 82). Gilbert m. Gunnor d’Anet, not Annou.
1.1.3.2.1.1. Gilbert Crispin II.,* m. Hersende de Brezolles, and became enfeoffed in Armentières-sur-Avre. He donated a moiety of Brezolles to Bec, as did Simon d’Anet, at a later date. *Gilbert de Colavilla*, Domesday tenant of Robert Malet and Hesilia Crispin.
1.1.3.2.1.1.1. Robert d’ Armentieres, Domesday tenant of Gilbert de Gand. He appears in the Berkshire Domesday as the owner of a house in Wallingford belonging to the manor of Milo Crispin. (D. B., i, 56b; V.C.H. Berks. i, 326), He attested a charter of Gilbert de Gand in favour of Abingdon abbey. (Chronicon Monasterii de Abingdon, ii, 16), in which Gilbert donated a house in London for the use of the Abbot of Westminster, Gilbert Crispin
1.1.3.2.1.1.1.1. William de Whatton, m. … de Newmarch. A son, taking the name of Newmarch, which family held the fief of Womersley, was the ancester of the family of Wormley, this being a derivative of Womersley.
1.1.3.2.1.2. William Crispin I. The ancestor of the family of Stanhope, and one of Hamilton.
1.1.3.2.1.2.1. Milo Crispin.
1.1.3.2.1.3. Emma Crispin, m. Pierre de Conde.

1.1.3.2.2. Croco. b. ca. 1010. A sobriquet; cric/croc, hair like a lion’s mane, en flamande (Flemish).
1.1.3.2.2.1. Rainald filius Croco, follower of William FitzOsbern, and sub-tenant in 6 manors held by Milo Crispin of the Hon. of Wallingford, Domes. The King holds Wilmingham in demesne, and it was held in parcenary by Ulviet. It was then as now assessed at 1 hide. Here is 1 ploughland, and 3 villeins with 2 ploughlands and half an acre of meadow. Its value was and is 20s. Rainald the son of Croc holds 1 yardland of this manor, and says that Earl Roger gave it to his father. It was worth 5s. but it is now waste. He held Wainhill in Oxfordshire under the FitzOsborns.
1.1.3.2.2.1.1. Gilbert filius Rainaldus, vassal of the Crispins, b. ca. 1045, donated 80 ac., with Emma de Conde, sister of William Crispin I. and Gilbert Crispin II., in La Tillaye,* to Bec Abbey. *Canton Christophe-sur-Conde, Eure, which is ca. 10 mls N.E. of Thiberville.
1.1.3.2.3. Erchembald. Erchembald de Faverolles, canton Thiberville, b. ca. 1015-1020. This fief had a common boundary with Bournainville. Erchembald de Faverolles was a vassal of the Crispin family (Prevost, M and N, ii, 78). Bournainville/Faverolles was held by “Guillaume Crespin le jeune”, his son, William, his son, William., his son, Goscelin (1155) . “Milon Crespin”, son of “Guillaume Crespin le jeune”, donated land in Bournainville to the Abbey of Bec. (Charpillon, D.H. i, 526).

WILLIAM MALET
1.1.3.2.1.4. Hesilia Crispin, m. William Malet.
1.1.3.2.1.4.1. Lucy Malet, m. Turold the Sheriff. (K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, “The Parentage of Countess Lucy Made Plain”, Prosopon Newsletter, 2, 1995).
1.1.3.2.1.4.1.1. Lucy FitzTurold, b. ca. 1075, m. (3) Ranulph de Meschines (1070-1129), son of Ranulph, Viscount of Bayeux. (Keats-Rohan, Prosopon Newsletter, May 1995: “Lucy was William Malet’s thrice-married granddaughter“).
1.1.3.2.1.4.1.1.1. Ranulph de Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester, from 1129 to 1153. Geoffrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, served Ranulph.

ROBERT MALET
1.1.3.2.1.4.2. Robert Malet. His Surry holdings included the Manor of Sutton: “Upon the Inquest the verdict of the Jury was that Durand had seized this estate without the King’s Brief or Livery. (Nathaniel Salmon, Antiquities of Surrey, p. 142, 1736. Sutton is ca, 10 miles N. of Burghes: “There seems to have been a Manor here by the name of Berge, next after Mickelham in the Record. This had been in Edward’s time four Manors, enjoyed by as many Lords (almost certainly one being Robert Malet), these Lands, now brought into one Manor, and held of the Bishop by one Hugh,* are rated in Walton Hundred, ibid., p. 98. *Hugh de Berghes.

DURAND MALET AND THE DESPENSERS – an amendment to my previous article.
1.1.3.2.1.4.3. Durand Malet, (b. ca. 1045), held 13 carucates belonging to Burton in the manor in Prestwold, Leicestershire. Robert Malet’s Surry holdings included the Manor of Sutton: “Upon the Inquest the verdict of the Jury was that Durand had seized this estate without the King’s Brief or Livery. (Nathaniel Salmon, Antiquities of Surrey, p. 142, 1736. Sutton is ca, 10 miles N. of Burghes: “There seems to have been a Manor here by the name of Berge, next after Mickelham in the Record. This had been in Edward’s time four Manors, enjoyed by as many Lords, almost certainly one being Robert Malet.
1.1.3.2.1.4.4 … Malet (b. ca. 1045), m. Rainald de Queniborough/Gainsborough, tenant of Geoffrey de la Guerche/Wirce, who received Durand Malet’s 5 carucates of land in Burton-on-the-Wolds, as dower. Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Folio: 369r. Great Domesday Book. Domesday place name: Gainesburg. People mentioned: tenant-in-chief: Geoffrey de la Guerche. Lord in 1086: Rainald. (E 31/2/2/8263).

It is not improbable that Rainald was synonomous with Rainald filius Croco, supra.

1.1.3.2.1.4.4.1.1. … (b. ca. 1065), m. Hugh de Berghes, supra. (Alternatively, a son of Rainald could have m. a sister of Hugh).
1.1.3.2.1.4.4.1.1.1. Ansketil de Berghes (b. ca. 1087), of Burton-on-the-Wolds.
1.1.3.2.1.4.4.1.1.1.1. Geoffrey le Despenser (b. ca. 1102), of Ranulf, Earl of Chester. “Gaufrido dispensatore et Ivone fratre suo” witnessed a charter of Ranulf, ca. 1150. There was invariably a familial connection between a lord and his “despenser”.
1.1.3.2.1.4.4.1.1.1.1.1. Thomas Dispensator (b. ca. 1127), filius Gaufridi Dispensatoris” (Nichols iii, 2: 815, 817). Thomas Despenser, son of Geoffrey Despencer granted and confirmed to Garendon abbey, 10 bovates in Burton with the consent of his overlord for this land, Ansketil de Berges.
1.1.3.2.1.4.4.1.1.1.2. Ivo de Alspath, Constable of Coventry Castle, for Earl Ranulf of Chester.

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When considering the ancestry of such as Geoffrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, a major issue is an over-reliance on the conjectures of antiquarians of old, which are referenced in modern ‘academic’ format, itself not a substitute for quality of content. Genealogical enquiry concerning the medieval period needs to be based on a knowledge of the social norms of that time. One such being the relationship between a lord and his “despenser”, which was invariably familial. It was such ties of ancestral blood which bound “despenser” and his lord in a bond of loyalty.

In that Geofrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, served Ranulf, Earl of Chester, the primary question has always been, what in their ancestries did they have in common? The answer would seem to be the Malets, and in particular, Duran Malet, who took over his brother’s holdings in Surry, which almost certainly included Berghes. This cannot be proven in ways acceptable to modern ‘acadaemia’, therefore is a suggestion devoid of a reference. This sadly misses the point. If it is likely that Berghes was a fief of the Malets, then all consequences that arose from this will lead at all points to the link between Earl Ranulf and his “despensers”, Geoffrey and Thomas; which they do. This is the alternative ‘academic’ process of ‘validation’, in which, where evidence is lacking, a number of ‘circumstances’ fit together (to validate each other), to suggest a clear picture of “what has happened here”.

The following account suggests a relationship between the Malets and the family of King Harald, yet, even if it is not what exactly happened, it is probably reasonably close to what did, and, whatever the case, would not detract from an overwhelming sense of “what happened” to enable Geoffrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, to serve Earl Ranulph. It was not a case that they turned up for a job interview with their cv’s. That was not a social norm of their time.

THE MERCIANS

1. AElfwine.
1.1. Leofwine, ealdorman in 994, named “dux” in royal diploma. “Loofuuinus ealdorman filius Elfuuine”, donated land to Peterborough Abbey. His last witnessing of a royal diploma was in 1023, concerning a grant by Cnut of lands in Newnham.
1.1.1. Leofric, b. ca. 990, Earl of Mercia, bef. 1032, m. (very probably as 2nd wife), Godgifu (Godiva). There is no evidence connecting the legend with this historical Godiva. Leofric (d. 1057) founded the monastery of Coventry. Godgifu may have been a sister of Turold the Sheriff.* “That Turold was really sheriff, and that he gave the manor of Bukenhale to Croyland abbey, rests on the authority of Domesday Book, and it is all we know with certainty about him. But the frequent repetitions of his name in the charters of the priory of Spalding, in enumeration of former lords of the place, shows that he was regarded as its Saxon lord; and the fact that the name of Earl Algar occurs in Domesday Book in the same position, may be thought some corroboration of the assertion that the Countess Godeva, Earl Algar’s mother, was the sister of Turold”. (John Gough Nichols, The Topographer and Genealogist, vol. 1, p. 11, 1846).

Leofric was the uncle of Leofwin, the married Abbot of Coventry Abbey. (David Knowles, The Monastic Order in England, p. 103). Leofwin’s son was Leofric, and they were pre-Conquest holders of land in Gainsborough (Quenborough), which became the possession of Geofrey de Guerche and his chief subtenant, Rainald. Geofrey de Guerche probable m. Leofric’s sister, AEleva. (Oxoniensia, vols. 54-55, p. 296, 1991).

Anna Powell-Smith, Open Domesday. Land of Geoffrey of la Guerche. Gainsborough (Quenborough).
Owners: Tenant-in-chief in 1086: Geoffrey of la Guerche.
Lord in 1086: Rainald.
Lord in 1066: Leofwin (father of Leofric), whose pre-Conquest holdings included Burton-on-the-Wolds, Leicestershire.

1.1.1.1. Ælfgar, earl of Mercia, (b. ca. 1010; d. 1062, by father’s ist wife), m. Ælfgifu, who was possibly related to Ælfgifu, dau. of Ælfhelm, ealdorman of Northumbria, and his wife, Wulfrun.(Ann Williams, Ælfgar, earl of Mercia, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004). The latter Ælfgifu was the ist wife (handfasted) of Cnut, who m. 2ndly (by Christian ceremony), Emma of Normandy, dau. of ‘Duke’ Richard and Gunnor. It was quite common to retain a handfasted consort, in conjunction with a church-recognised wife.
1.1.1.1.1. Aldgyth (sister of Earl Morcar of Northumbria), m., as his second wife, King Harald, whose ist (handfasted) wife was “Eadgifu the Fair”, a tenant of Robert Malet, Domesday: Thrandeston, Suffolk. Folio: 310r. Little Domesday Book. People mentioned within entire folio: Eadric of Laxfield, Robert Malet’s predecessor; Godmann, commended to Eadgifu the Fair; Hubert; Hugh (almost certainly “de Berghes/de Avilers”, as hereinafter); Roger Bigod, sheriff of Suffolk, landowner.

1.1.1.2. Wulfgifu, m. … Malet. Her holdings temp. Domeday were mostly in Hartismere Hundred, wherein was Eye, the caput of the Malet family. These estates became those of (1) Hesilia Crispin; (2) her son, Robert Malet. Some of Wulfgifu’s estates had been given to her by Queen Aldgyth. (D.B. 6. Sf. 6/ 229/30).
1.1.1.2.1. William Malet, b. ca. 1025 (“partim Normannus et Anglus”), whose child’s godfather was King Harald, hence the true meaning Guy of Amien’s “compater Haraldi”, m. Hesilia Crispin, b. ca. 1030. We are told by Orderic Vitalis and Guy of Amiens that William Malet was given the task of burying King Harald after the Battle of Hastings.
1.1.1.2.1.1. Lucy Malet, b. ca. 1050, m. *Turold the Sheriff. (K. S. B. Keats-Rohan, “The Parentage of Countess Lucy Made Plain”, Prosopon Newsletter, 2, 1995).
1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Lucy FitzTurold, b. ca. 1075, m. (3) Ranulph de Meschines (1070-1129), son of Ranulph, Viscount of Bayeux. (Keats-Rohan, Prosopon Newsletter, May 1995: “Lucy was William Malet’s thrice-married granddaughter“).
1.1.1.2.1.1.1. Ranulph “de Gernon” de Meschines, 4th Earl of Chester, from 1129 to 1153. Geoffrey le Despenser and his son, Thomas le Despenser, served Ranulph.
1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1. Hugh de Kevelioc, 5th Earl of Chester, from 1162 to 1181, m. Bertrade de Montfort, descendant of Hesilia Crispin’s brother-in-law.
1.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Ranulf de Meschines, b. 1170, d. 1232, 6th Earl of Chester, from 1181, de jure, as a minor.

1.1.1.2.1.2. Durand Malet (b. ca. 1050), held 13 carucates (ca. 1,500 ac.), belonging to Burton in the manor in Prestwold, Leicestershire. Domesday Book records that “Durand holds from Robert Malet, Cransford, Plumesgate Hundred, Suffolk. Robert Malet’s Surry holdings included the Manor of Sutton: “Upon the Inquest the verdict of the Jury was that Durand had seized this estate without the King’s Brief or Livery. (Nathaniel Salmon, Antiquities of Surrey, p. 142, 1736. Sutton is ca, 10 miles N. of Burghes: “There seems to have been a Manor here by the name of Berge, next after Mickelham in the Record. This had been in Edward’s time four Manors, enjoyed by as many Lords (almost certainly one being Robert Malet), who might do with them whither they pleased, and they seem to have gone into Walton Hundred, because it is here asserted that these Lands, now brought into one Manor, and held of the Bishop by one Hugh,* are rated in Walton Hundred, ibid., p. 98. Berge was synonomous with Berghes. *Hugh de Berghes.

It is most reasonably suggested that Hugh de Berghes was synonomous with Hugh de Avilers, tenant of Robert Malet in Thrandeston, Suffolk, and the Hugh de Avilers (or his son), who witnessed the foundation charter of Eye Priory, ante 1120. (Eye Cartulary, no. 55). “Hugh de Avilers gave the town, and the tithe of the market of Eye; all the two parts of his tithe in Brome and Selfħangre, the church churches which then existed or might subsequently be and tithe of the vill, and tithe of thirty acres of land of the erected in Dunwich; the tithes of the vill, and a fair for fee of the earl of Britany (Mr.Dugdale). Mr. Loyd pointed out that Conteville (the Malet holding), lies only 6 milrs S.E. of Auvilliers and he noted that Hugh de Avilers was a tenant of Robert Malet at Brome, Suffolk. Although Auvilliers cannot be ‘proven’ to be of the Malet fee, and this Conteville cannot be ‘proven’ to be the one the Malets donated to Bec Abbey, it is suggested that they were, as a lack of ‘proof’ is often inferior to sense.

1.1.1.2.1.2.1. … Malet  (b. ca. 1075), m. Rainald de Queniborough/Gainsborough, b. ca. 1060, tenant of Geoffrey de la Guerche/Wirce, who received Durand Malet’s 5 carucates of land in Burton-on-the-Wolds, as dower. *Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. Folio: 369r. Great Domesday Book. Domesday place name: Gainesburg. People mentioned: Geoffrey de la Guerche. (E 31/2/2/8263).

“Gainsborough is supposed to mark the site of the camp of the Ganii, a tribe whose chief’s daughter became the wife of King Alfred; but probably, it would be on the Castle Hills, now planted in the hamlet of Thonock above Morton. Sweyn, the father of Canute, is said to have died at Gainsborough, and to have been buried here or at York. Canute came up the Trent with his ships, the Humber and its tributaries being the usual scenes of the attacks of the Danes on the eastern coast. In Domesday, Gainsborough was part of the land of Geoffry de Wirce, but it does not appear to have been more than a village till the decay of Torksey, which was in Saxon times a considerable place with many burgesses”. (Charles Anderson, The Lincoln pocket guide, p. 72, 1880). “After the Norman Conquest, the manor of Gainsborough was given by William the Conqueror to Geoffry de Wirce, one of his followers, from whom it passed, in the reign of Henry I., to Nigel di Albini, whose son assumed the surname of Mowbray, and succeeded him in his possessions“. (William White, History, gazetteer, and directory of Lincolnshire, p. 165, p. 1856).

1.1.1.2.1.2.1.1. Thurstan de Queniborough.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.2. Ralf de Queniborough, b. ca. 1100. Roger de Mowbray (who possessed confiscated Malet lands), gave Queniborough to Ralph de Queniborough and his heirs to hold for the service of one knight (1166).
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3. m. Hugh de Berghes, probably the son Hugh de Berghes/Avilers. He gifted 3 carucates to Garendon abbey in Burton-on-the-Wolds, later confirmed by son Ansketil together with Ansketil’s uncles, Thurstan, and Ralf.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1. Ansketil de Berghes, of Burton-on-the-Wolds.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1.1. Hugh de Berges (Hugh de Prestwold). “Averia autem ipsius Aumarici et hominum suorum, que Hugo de Berghes, ballivus hundredi de Framel, cepit occasione secte predicti hundredi , ei deliberari faciat. (Rotuli Curiae Regis Rolls, 1199). That is, Hugh de Berges was the bailiff in Frameland.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1.2. Geoffrey le Despenser, of Ranulf, Earl of Chester. “Gaufrido dispensatore et Ivone fratre suo” witnessed a charter of Ranulf, ca. 1150.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.1.Thomas Dispensator, filius Gaufridi Dispensatoris” (Nichols iii, 2: 815, 817). Dispensator of Ranulf, Earl of Chester. Thomas Despenser, son of Geoffrey Despencer granted and confirmed to Garendon abbey, 10 bovates in Burton with the consent of his overlord for this land, Ansketil de Berges. “Thomas Dispensator, filius Gaufridi Dispensatoris, salutem … x bovatas terre, cum omnibus pertinentiis suis, in campo de Burtona, concessu Asketilli de Berges domini mei de eadem terra “.
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1.2.2. Henry. Confirmation by Ranulf, Earl of Chester, to the church of the Blessed Mary of Norton, and the regular canons there, of whatsover William son of Nighel, Constable of Chester, and his heirs gave them. Witnesses: Philip de Horrebi, Justiciar of Chester, Gwar’ de Vernon, John de Preaus, Thomas Despenser, Henry his brother. (E 40/203).
1.1.1.2.1.2.1.3.1.3. Ivo de Alspath, Constable of Coventry Castle, for Earl Ranulf of Chester.

Thus, a stream of ancestry is suggested, which linked Earl Ranulph with his “despensers”.

It is all about identifying tributaries of blood, by thinking outside a handed-down box (mental tomb). It is not enough to repeat.

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“John, son of Bartholomew de Aveyleres or D’Avillers, held a certain serjeanty in the town of Shelfhanger in the County of Norfolk, and Brome and Erwarton in the County of Suffolk, by the service of being Marshal of the Foot Soldiers of the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk in the King’s army in Wales, when the King should happen to go thither with his army at the costs of the counties aforesaid”. (Walter Arthur Copinger, The Manors of Suffolk, p. 15, 1905).

A facet of medieval and post-medieval life was the often large differences in age between half-siblings. It was quite common for a man to marry at age 25, and remarry to a second wife at age 45 to 55; this second wife being either very young, or a widow. It was also common for there to be a 20 year age gap between full siblings, born over a period of 20 years or so.

These notes were originally intended to highlight the connection between the Lancaster and Penny families of Bruton, Somerset. Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia (4th son of Sir Maurice Berkeley, standard bearer to Henry VIII and constable of the Tower), bought the estate and the patronage of the Church of Bruton in 1541, where members of his family were baptised. Bruton is ca. 12 miles from Wiveliscombe, from whence the following Harris family derived, who intermarried with the Bennett family of that place, from which family came Richard Bennett, Governor of Virginia. William Berkeley was Governor from 1641–1652 and 1660–1677; Richard Bennett from April 30, 1652, until March 2, 1655. Thus, two branches of the Harris family, and that of Lancaster, had connections to the political elite of Virginia. Nathan Harris, whose Will was proved in 1793 in Greenville Co. was of this kinship circle.

Their connections to the Barhams came from theirs to the Bennetts.

What became apparent as these notes developed was the fact that Nathan Harris, who d. in Greeville Co. in 1793, was part of the Barham kinship circle.

1. William Harris, b. ca. 1535, m. Dorothy Westbrooke, on Aug. 31, 1562, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset.

WILLIAM HARRIS
1.1. William Harris.
1.1. Richard Harris, bapt. Jan. 28, 1595, “son of William”. (“Harries”).
1.1.1. John Harris, bapt. Feb. 18, 1624, “son of Richard”.
1.1.1.1. Elizabeth Harris, b. ca. 1664, m. Samuel Lancaster, son of Robert Lancaster Sr. and Lettis.

1.1.2. Thomas Harris, d. 1688.
1.1.2.1. Robert Harris. It is not known who he married.
1.1.2.1.1. Joseph Harris.
1.1.2.1.1.1. Martha Harris, d. 1797, m. Moses Lancaster, son of Lawrence Lancaster.
1.1.2.1.2. John Harris, d. 1772-3, m. Avis White, dau. of Thomas White and Ann Moore, dau. of George Moore, br. of Katherine Moore, mother by a ist husb. of Joyce, who m. Francis England. Katherine Moore m. (2) Robert Flake, having issue: Mary Flake, who m. bef. Oct. 25, 1670, John Clarke (whose relict was Katherine Gwaltney), having issue Elizabeth Clarke, wife of Robert Barham (b. 1679, d. 1748), br. of Priscilla Barham, who m. Robert Hart. Their son, Robert Hart, d. 1770, m. Mary Washington, sister of Elizabeth, wife of Sampson Lanier, parents of Sampson Lanier Jr., whose dau., Rebecca, m. Walton Harris, mentioned as a son in the Will of Nathan Harris, of Greenville Co., father of Walton Harris.
1.1.2.1.2.1. Joel Harris, m. Martha Barham, dau. of James Barham.
1.1.2.1.3. Robert Harris Jr.

1.1.2.2. Edward Harris, b. ca. 1665.
1.1.2.2.1. Nathan Harris, b. ca. 1710, almost certainly the son of a 2nd wife.
1.1.2.2.1.1. Walton Harris, m. Rebecca, dau. of Sampson Lanier Jr, son of Sampson Lanier, and Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Washington and Elizabeth, dau. of Arthur Jordan); sister of Mary, who m. Robert Hart, son of Robert Hart, d. 1720, and Priscilla, dau. of Charles Barham, gent, whose sister was the ist wife of Richard Bennett Sr., 2nd cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.

RICHARD HARRIS
1.2. Richard Harris, m. (1594) Elianor Bennett, in Wiveliscombe, Somerset, sister of Edward Bennett.
1.2.1. Edward Harris, held land patented by his cousin, (Governor) Richard Bennett, on Nov. 4, 1642.
1.2.1.1. The estate accounts of Edward Harris Jr. inc. “100. Payd Coll. Bacon for rent”, land bought from Thomas Harris, d. 1672, Edward’s second-cousin. Edward Harris was a son-in-law of George Hardy, whose wife, Mary Jackson, was a great-granddau. of Edward Bennett. George Hardy’s land bounded that of Nicholas Hill, who m. a dau. of the said Edward Bennett.
1.2.2. Thomas Harris.
1.2.2.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.2.2.1.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1712.
1.2.2.1.1.1. Thomas Harris, d. 1729/30.
1.2.2.1.2. John Harris.
1.2.2.1.2.1. Abigail Harris, m. Nicholas Fulgham.

1.2.3. Robert Harris, m. Mary Crumpe.
1.2.3.1. Martha Harris, m. John Jennings,
1.2.3.1.1. John Jennings, m. Mary Hill, dau. of Sylvester Bennett, dau. of Edward Bennett), and Nicholas Hill.
1.2.3.1.2. Martha Jennings, d. 1702, m. Thomas Thorpe Sr. (d. 1711, in IOW Co.), br. of Timothy Thorpe Sr., who had issue (1) Joseph Thorpe, father of Mary Thorpe, who m. James Barham. Their dau., Martha Barham, m. Joel Harris.

PENNY AND LANCASTER
1. John Penny, the elder. On Oct. 4, 1549 the governors of Bruton School leased to John Penny the elder of Bruton, baker, of a tenement in Bruton. On 2 Jun 1605 the governors of Bruton School leased to John Penny the elder of Bruton, baker, John Penny and Joan Penny, children of John, a tenement on High Street, Bruton. On 22 Sep 1631 the governors of Bruton School leased to John Penny the younger of Bruton, baker, Katheryn Penny his wife and Mary Penny their daughter, a tenement on the north side of the High Street in Bruton. On 20 Jun 1655 the governors of Bruton School leased to John Penney of Bruton, clerk,* a tenement on the north side of the High Street, Bruton. On 3 Jun 1678 the governors of Bruton School leased the property to John Penny. DD/BRU/4/1/3
1.1. John Penny, m. Margarett Wilton, May 5 1558.
1.1.1. John Penny, bapt. April 6, 1561. (Brother of Thomas Penny, bapt. Dec. 8, 1562; Richard Penny, bapt. Sept. 24, 1567).
1.1.1.1. John Penny, bapt. Jan. 27, 1583/4, m. Katherine Shephard, Jan. 23, 1608/9; she was bapt. March 21, 1592/3, dau. of Nicholas Shephard and Katherin Colborne, who m. Oct. 5, 1590
1.1.1.1.1. John Penny, clerk,* bapt. Dec. 30, 1612, “s. of John P”.
1.1.1.1.1.1. Penny, Edward, s. John, of Bruton, Somerset, pleb. Christ Church, matric. 6 April, 1666, aged 16; B.A. from Corpus Christi Coll. 1669, M.A 4 March, 1672-3. B.D. 2 March, 1681-2, rector of Hampton Poyle, Oxon, 1683. See Foster’s Index Eccl.
1.1.1.1.1.2. Penny, James, s. John, of Bruton, Somerset, sacerd. Christ Church, matric. 14 July, 1665, aged 15; B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672, chaplain to the Earl of Warrington, vicar of Great Budworth, Cheshire, 1682, until his death in 1694. See Foster’s Index Eccl.

1.1.1.1.2. Susannah Penny, m. “Robert Langcaster’, Oct. 1, 1632; he bur. Oct. 3, 1674.
1.1.1.1.2.1. “Robert Lankester”, bapt. Jan. 26, 1634, m. (ca. 1660) Lettis … (He was the br. of “John Lanchaster”, Nov. 17, 1639; “Thomas Langcaster”, bapt. Apr. 14, 1643; and Richard Lancaster, bapt. Feb. 26. 1645/6).
1.1.1.1.2.1.1. Samuel Lancaster, b. ca. 1663, m. Elizabeth Harris.

1.1.1.1.2.1.2. Robert Lancaster, b. ca. 1667, m. (1) Judith Clary/Pitt. (2) Sarah, widow of Richard Bennett Sr.* (who d. Dec. 9, 1709, in Surry Co.), 2nd cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1.1.2.1.2.1. Samuel Lancaster, by ist wife, b. ca, 1697, d. bef. Feb. 11, 1744, m. Sarah, dau. of Thomas Sanders and Mary Hart. His estate Inventory was appraised by Robert Hart,* Charles Holt, and Thomas Bell, rec. Feb. 20, 1744. His heir, William, was of full age in 1754. (Northampton Co., N.C, D.B. I, p. 171). Jan. 17, 1758: William Lancaster of North Carolina to Joseph Holloman of Southwark Parish in Surry Co. … acres being land sold on Aug. 20, 1712, by John Allen, gent, to Robert Lancaster the grandfather of the said William. (Northampton Co., NC, Wills).
1.1.1.1.2.1.2.2. William Lancaster, by ist wife, b. ca. 1700, m. (1) Mary Moreland. He was willed his grandfather’s plantation on Blackwater Swamp. His wife, Mary, was given the administration of his estate on Jan. 21, 1740. (D.B. 3, p. 10).
1.1.1.1.2.1.2.2.1. Lawrence Lancaster, b. ca. 1726, d. 1792, Warren Co., m. Mary Williams. May 9, 1751, Lawrence Lancaster of IOW in Nottoway Parish and Solomon Delke of same to divide land that formerly did belong to Edward Moreland, decd, wit: Robert Lancaster, Samuel Lancaster.
1.1.1.1.2.1.2.2.1.1. Moses Lancaster, b. ca. 1750, m. Martha Harris.

HART
1. Thomas Hart, m. Anne Sheppard.
1.1. *Robert Hart, d. 1720, m. Priscilla, dau. of Charles Barham, gent, whose sister was the ist wife of *Richard Bennett Sr., 2nd cousin of Thomas Harris, d. 1672.
1.1.1. Robert Hart, d. 1770, m., to repeat, Mary (dau. of Richard Washington and Elizabeth, dau. of Arthur Jordan), and sister of Elizabeth, wife of Sampson Lanier, parents of Sampson Lanier Jr., whose dau., Rebecca Louise Harris, m. Walton Harris, mentioned as a son in the Will of Nathan Harris, of Greenville Co., VA, April 13, 1793, “signed sealed and devivered in presence of us Ceciley Roper, Bolling Longbottom. At Court of Greenville Co. VA. (Oct.Term 1793), this will was proven according to law by the oaths of Bolling Longbottom and Rebecca Longbottom, children of William Longbottom, and Rebecca (bapt. May 27, 1733), dau. of Joseph Harwood. (Sussex Co. Will Book “F”, p. 163). Bolling Longbottom’s Godparent was Charles Barham. (Register of Albemarle Parish, p. 60).
1.1.2. Thomas Hart, d. July 18, 1744. He and his br., Robert, were half-brs. of William Newsome IV.*
1.1.2.1. Sarah Sanders, m. Samuel Lancaster.

Rebecca and Bolling Harwood were niece and nephew of Thomas Harwood, who d. in Charles City Co. by June 1737 when, on the deposition of his son, Samuel Harwood, the court ordered Samuel Harwood to produce the will of (his grandfather) Maj. Samuel Harwood. James Eppes and (his brother-in-law) Benjamin Harris reported estate accounts for Thomas Harwood, November 1738. His widow m. (2), by Sept. 1739, Isaac Hill.

Thomas Harwood was almost certainly the brother of Philip Harwood, who made a Will in Sussex Co., leaving his wife, Rebecca, land for life and naming two sons, David and Daniel Harwood. Daniel Harwood (April 22, 1748 -1796), m. Ann Barham, dau. of Thomas Barham (who gave one slave to his “son-in-law Daniel Harwood for love and affection” in Sept. 1776); brother of Charles Barham, who, with his wife, Mary, sold 75 acres on Poplar Swamp to Thomas Barham, in June 1769.

BARHAM
1. Charles Barham. Mr. Charles Barham Ex., Thomas Harris, d. 1672, and Thomas Tuke overseers, were officers of the Will of William Ridley, who was probably the br. of Elizabeth Ridley, Charles Barham’s wife.
1.1. Priscilla Barham, m. Robert Hart.
1.1.1. “Robert Hart, d. 1770, m. Mary, dau. of Richard Washington.
1.1.2. Mary Hart, m. Thomas Sanders.
1.1.2.1. Sarah Sanders, m. Samuel Lancaster.
1.2. Robert Barham (b. 1679, d. 1748), m. Elizabeth, dau. of John Clark, and Mary, dau. of Robert Flake. (To repeat: John Harris, m. Avis White, dau. of Thomas White and Ann Moore, dau. of George Moore, br. of Katherine Moore, mother by a ist husb. of Joyce, who m. Francis England. Katherine Moore m. (2) Robert Flake). After Captain Charles Barham’s death it seems, from the tithe
lists, that Robert Barham lived successively with Thomas Binns, first husband of sister Elizabeth, Thomas Holt, 2nd husband of sister Elizabeth, and Robert Hart, husband of sister Priscilla until his marriage to Elizabeth Clarke in 1700.
1.2.1. Robert Barham, b. bef. 1711; Will probated on July 17, 1770, in Surry Co.
1.2.1.1. Thomas Barham, d. 1764, m. Lucy, dau. of Benjamin Holt.
1.2.2. Thomas Barham, d. 1784, m. Sarah Newsom, dau. of Thomas Newsome, br. of William Newesome IV.*
1.2.2.1. Charles Barham, m. Mary … He was Godfather of Bolling Longbottom, who proved the Will of Nathan Harris, supra.
1.2.2.1.1. Ann Barham, m. Daniel, son of Philip Harwood.
1.2.2.1.2. Elizabeth Barham. Her Godmother was Rebecca Harwood, mother of Rebecca and Bolling Longbottom, provers of the the Will of Nathan Harris.
1.2.3. Charles Barham, b. 1706. In 1738, he was deeded land by Thomas Holt Jr. (B. 5, P. 239). His Will was probated on June 9, 1791.
1.2.3.1. James Barham, b. 1730, d. June 1, 1791, m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Thorpe, son of Timothy Thorpe Jr., son of Timothy Thorpe Sr.
1.2.3.1. Martha Barham, m. Joel Harris.

HARWOOD
1. Maj. Samuel Harwood.
1.1. Thomas Harwood, m. Elizabeth …
1.1.1. Mary Harwood, m. Charles Barham, br. of Thomas Barham, father of Ann Barham, wife of Daniel Harwood.
1.1.1.1. Ann Barham.
1.1.2. Thomas Harwood, uncle of Rebecca Harwood.
1.1.2.1. Samuel Harwood.

1.1.2.2. Philip Harwood. His Will shows him to be living next to William Longbottom in Sussex Co. (Sussex Co. Will Book “C”, p. 286).
1.1.2.2.1. Daniel Harwood, m. Ann, dau. of Thomas Barham, and niece of Charles Barham. William Longbottom witnessed Daniel Harwood’s Will. (Sussex Co. Will Book “F”, p. 6).

1.1.3. Joseph Harwood.
1.1.3.1. Rebecca Harwood, m. William Longbottom. She was the Godmother of Elizabeth, dau. of Charles Barham and Mary; he the cousin of James Barham, who m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Thorpe, having issue: Martha Barham, who m. Joel Harris.
1.1.3.1.1. Rebecca Longbottom, b. Dec. 6, 1759, Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co., m. James Pare, Nov. 9, 1781; proved by oath the Will of Nathan Harris.
1.1.3.1.2. Bolling Longbottom, b. Jan. 11, 1764, Albemarle Parish, Sussex Co.; proved by oath the Will of Nathan Harris, who was part of the Barham and Harris (1672 and 1688 lines), kinship circle.

HOLT
1. Randall Holt.
1.1. Thomas Holt, m. (1), Frances, dau. of Francis Mason and Elizabeth Binns.
1.1.1. Thomas Holt, Will witnessed by Timothy Thorpe and Charles Barham, probated March 17, 1730, p. 86.
1.1.2. Martha Holt. m. John Newsome, son of *William Newsome IV.; half-br. of Thomas and Robert Hart.
1.2. John Holt.
1.2.1. Benjamin Holt.
1.2.1.1. Lucy Holt, m. Thomas Barham.

It looks complicated, but this how they operated, and their repeated patterns of association become easy to discern.

God bless you all.

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The following notes concern a group of families (from whence Thomas Owen of Henrico), that had intermarried over successive generations, to a degree that the thread that ran through them was based on an intricate, and vast, network of various degrees of cousin. Put simply, this was the English kinship system, through which families arranged marriages to further mutual support and enhance their social and economic wellbeing.

It was such kinship systems of the “upwardly mobile” seeking to attach themselves to more prosperous and influential families, that colonised Ireland and Wales in the 16th century, and Virginia in the 17th, leading to the displacent of their native populations, fostering a resentment that is still apparent.

These notes are underpinned by a pronounced political element. The interconnections between the families of Bagnall (the military commanders of the English colonisers of Anglesey, in North Wales), the Breretons; the Cholmleys; the Kynastons (the stewards of the Bagnalls), and the Salusburys, was the basis for a host of (“satelite”) cousins to join their colonial enterprise; either in person, as soldiers or administrators, hoping to acquire land, or as merchants, trading between the port of Chester and Wales.

Anyone caring to select, say, ten people from those given hereinafter, and make a list of their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cousins, would be amazed at the complexity of the associations they had in common, for the “modern mind” is alienated from the social structures of the past; yet, without a knowledge of the same, little progress can be made in genealogical enquiry. It remains a static enterprise, based on the (Hollywood) notion that people of the distant past married after meetings of chance, leading to romantic attachments. Life was too precarious for such flimsy arrangements. Marriages were arranged with all the forethought given by accomplished chess players, playing for high stakes in a game of life.

OWEN

1. …
1.1. Howel ap Owen, of Machynlleth.
1.1.1. Richard Owen, of Shrewsbury, m. Alicia, dau. of David Ireland, of Shrewsbury.
1.1.1.1. Thomas Owen, b. ca. 1560), of London, merchant, m. Cecilia, dau. of John Newton (i.p.m. 1576, of Heyghley, Shrop., and Elizabeth, dau. of Griffith Hinton and Margaret Dodd, sister of Jane Dodd, who m. Hugh Sandford, of Sandford, d. 1530; daus. of John Dodd, and Alicia, dau. of Robert Aston, of Tixhall.

John Newton was a tenant of William Albany, citizen and mercer of London, in Whittington parish, wherein Fernhill. (Shrop. Arch. 103/1/6/1). He was also a tenant of Sir Hugh Cholmondley (Cholmley), in Heyghley, etc., in 1564. (Shrop. Arch., 2028/1/2/52). Cecilia Hinton was a sister of Beatrice Hinton, who m. (2) Thomas Lawley, second son of John Lawley of Wenlock, and Mary, dau. of Thos. Cresset, of Upton Cresset.

1. Roger Corbet (d. 1468), Sheriff of Shropshire, m. Elizabeth Hopton. 1.1. Richard Corbet, m. Elizabeth Devereux. 1.2. Jane Corbet, m. (2) Thomas Cressett, Esq. 1.2.1. Elizabeth Cressett, m. Adam Lutley, whose sister, Joyce Lutley, m. John Holland Sr., enfeoffed in Lamberhurst, Kent; ancestor of Michael Holland, of Goochland. 1.3. Maria Corbet, m. Thomas Lacon. 1.3.1. Jane Lacon, m. William Egerton. 1.3.1.1. Isabel Egerton, m. Robert Sandford. 1.3.1.1.1. Catherine Sandford, m. Arthur Chambres. 1.3.1.1.1.1. Priscilla Chambres, m. Thomas Owen, esq. 1.3.1.1.1.1.1. William Owen (it is almose certain).
1.1.1.1.1. Henry Owen,* b. ca. 1590, Grocer, of London, Will probated Aug. 11, 1660.
1.1.1.1.2. Thomas Owen.
1.1.1.1.3. John Owen.

1.1.1.2. Edward Owen, b. ca. 1555, bailiff of Shrewsbury, in 1582, m. Johanna, dau. of Richard Purcell, of Dinthill, Salop. Bargain and sale, Arthur Chambre of Petton gentleman, and Catherine his wife to Edward Owen of Shrewsbury, gentleman, a capital messuage and lands in Sweeny. in fee simple. 1591. (Shrop. Arch., 2868/252).

Arthur Chambre Sr. was the br. of Michael Chambres, who m. Mary, dau of James (Jacob) Barker, of Haghmond, parents of Judith Chambres, who m. Arthur Kynaston.
Their dau., Mary, m. Francis Albany, sheriff of Shropshire in 1595, who inherited the Fernhill estate (in Whittington) from his father, the London merchant, William Albany, who had purchased it from Henry FitzAlan.

Judith Chambres was the cousin of Priscilla Chambres, wife of Thomas Owen, whose probable son, William Owen,* m. Judith Higgins, cousin of Richard Sherer.

1.1.1.2.1. Thomas Owen, esq., b. ca. 1580, bur. May 25, 1661. No Will or letters of administration survive. He was Shrewsbury town clerk and M.P.; and m. Priscilla, dau. of Arthur Chambre, of Petton (and Catherine, dau of Robert Sandford); son of Arthur Chambres, and Margaret, dau. of Francis Charlton, of Apley, Salop.

In 1645, Thomas Owen was dismissed as an M.P. ‘for delinquency’. His replacement was William Spurstow, one of his father’s apprentices during the 1590s.

Margaret Charlton m. (2) Francis Kynaston, of Otteley, Shrop., kinsman of Arthur Kynaston.

CHARLTON: 1. Francis Charlton, of Apley Castle (d. 1562), m. Cecilia, dau. of John Fitton, of Gawsworth, Cheshire, and Ann Brereton (dau. of Andrew Brereton and Agnes Lee), and sister of Sir William Brereton, d. 1541, Lord High Marshal of Ireland, who m. Alice dau. of Sir John Savage, of Clifton, sister of Margaret Savage, who m. Richard Bulkeley, of Beaumaris. 1.1. Margaret Charlton, m. Arthur Chambres Sr., br. of Michael Chambres, who m. Mary, dau. of James Barker, of Haghmond. 1.1.1. Arthur Chambres, m. Catherine Sandford. 1.1.1.1. Priscilla Chambres, m. Thomas Owen. 1.1.1.1.1. William Owen? 1.1.1.1. Arthur Chambres, m. Eleanor, dau. of Richard Grosvenor, of Eaton, Cheshire,* and Lettice, dau of Sir Hugh Cholmondeley, and Mary Holford. 1.1.2. William Chambre, gent., of London. 1.2. Andrew Charlton of Apley (d. 1617), m. Margaret, dau. of Jacob Barker, of Haghmond. 1.2.1. Francis Charlton, of Apley, Sheriff of Shropshire (d. 1642), m. Mary, dau. of Osmary Hill, of Bilmarsh. 1.2.2. Andrew Charlton, of Bristol, m. Joyce, dau. of John Barker, of Bristol. 1.2.3. Sara Charlton, m. John Studley, of Shrewsbury. Studley v Sherrer. Plaintiffs: Judith Studley, widow. Defendants: John Studley, Simon Weston, Thomas Betton and Richard Sherer. Subject: money, Shropshire. 1647. (C 8/314/103). Studley v Sherrer. Plaintiffs: Judith Studley, Mary Studley and Thomas Betton. Defendants: Richard Sherer. Subject: money, Middlesex. 1661. (C 8/192/111). 1.3. Cecily Charlton, m. Rowland Barker, of Haghmond, Sheriff of Salop.

BARKER. 1. John Barker, of Coulshurst, m. Joyce, dau. of Edward Burton, of Longnor. 1.1. John Barker, of Wolverton, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Hill, and sister of Sir Rowland Hill, of Haghmond, Salop, Lord Mayor.1.1.1. *James (‘Jacob’) Barker, of Haghmond, m. Dorothy, dau. of Richard Clive, of Styche. 1.1.1.1. Rowland Barker, of Haghmond, Sheriff of Salop, m. Cicely, sister of Andrew Charleton, of Apley. 1.2. William Barker of Coulshurst, m. Joane Horne. 1.2.1. William Barker, of Hopton Castle, m. (1579), Edith, dau. of John Blanchard. 1.2.1.1. John Barker, of Bristol. 1.2.1.1.1. Joyce Barker, m. Andrew Charlton, of Bristol. 1.2.1.1.1. Andrew Barker. 1.2.1.1. Andrew Barker. 1.2.1.2. John Barker, of Coulshurst, m. a. dau. of Hugh Sandford, aunt of Catherine Sandford, who m. Arthur Chambres, having issue: Priscilla Chambres, who m. Thomas Owen, esq. 1.2.2. Dorothy Barker, m. Francis Holland, of Burwarton.

CHOMLEY: 1. Richard Cholmley (d. 1518) of Cholmondeley, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Sir Randle Brereton Sr., of Malpas.* 1.1. Sir Hugh Cholmley, m. (1) Amy (d. 1571), dau. of Sir George Darman, of Malpas, (2) Mary, dau. of Sir William Gruffydd of Penrhyn, Caern., wid. of Sir Randle Brereton Jr., of Malpas. 1.1.1. Sir Hugh Cholmley (by Amy Darman), m. Mary (d. Aug. 15, 1625), dau. of Christopher Holford, of Holford. He was five times sheriff of Cheshire, once of Flintshire; and was vice-president of the council in the marches of Wales. 1.1.1.1. Lettice Cholmley (bur. Jan. 20, 1611, m. (1600) Richard Grosvenor, who m. (2, in 1614), Elizabeth (bur. June 26, 1621), dau. of Sir Thomas Wilbraham,* of Woodhey, Cheshire. (3) Elizabeth (d. March 12, 1628), dau. of Sir Peter Warburton, of Grafton, Cheshire, relict of Sir Thomas Stanley, of Alderley, Cheshire. The Grosvenors could trace their lineage back to a nephew of Hugh Lupus, 1st earl of Chester. 1.1.1.1.1. Eleanor Grosvenor, m. Arthur Chambres, br. of Priscilla Chambres, wife of Thomas Owen, supra.

WILBRAHAM: 1. Thomas de Wilburgham, of Radnor, m. Margaret, dau. of John Golborne, of Woodhey. 1.1. Thomas Wilbraham, of Woodhey, d. bef. 1494, m. Margaret, dau. of Thomas de Swettenham, and Alice de Overton. 1.1.1. William Wilbraham, of Woodhey, d. 1536, m. Helena, dau. of Philip Egerton, of Egerton. 1.1.1.1. Thomas Wilbraham, of Woodhey (d. 1559), m. Margaret, dau. of Sir John Mainwaring, of Peover. 1.1.1.2. Richard Wilbraham, of Woodhey (d. 1558), m. Dorothy, dau. of Richard Grosvenor, of Eaton. 1.1.1.2.1. Thomas Wilbraham, of Woodhey, d. 1610, m. (1), Frances, dau. of Sir Hugh Cholmondeley (Cholmley). 1.2. Randulph (Ralph) Wilbraham. 1.2.1. Humphrey Wilbraham. 1.2.1.1. Margery Wilbraham, m. Owen Clutton, son of Ralph Clutton (and Maud, dau. of Owen Dodd, of Broxton), son of Hugh Clutton. 1.2.1.1.1. Katherine Clutton, m. Robert Johnson. 1.2.1.1.2. Margaret Clutton, m. Thomas Johnson.

ARTHUR KYNASTON

1. Francis Albany of Whittington, esq. 2. Arthur Kynaston of Shrewsbury gentleman. To raise money for payment of his debts. Albany and his wife Mary have conveyed by indentures of even date the following properties in Whittington (wherein Fernhill): (1) To Arthur Kynaston and Samuel Kynaston gentleman his son the waste and wood ground called Babies Wood. 1623. (Shrop. Arch. 2171/88).
1. Thomas Niccolls of Alott, esq., and Samuell Kynaston of Shrewsbury, gent., son and heir of Arthur Kynaston of the same, dec.;. 2. Thomas Lloyd of Fernhill, p. Whittington, esq., son and heir apparent of Andrew Lloyd of Aston, esq., and Sarah his wife, sole daughter and heir of Francis Albany, esq., dec. Grant of the moiety of the soil of the forest of Babies Wood otherwise Banbinche Woode in p. of Whittington … and other lands and tmt’s which descended to the said Sarah from her father (National Library of Wales).

KYNASTON

1. Humphrey Kinaston, of Stocks (d. aft.1520), m.Elizabeth, dau. of William Oteley, of Oteley.
1.1. Thomas Kynaston, of Eastwick, m. Margaret, dau. of Randolph Brereton, of Malpas.
1.1.1. Margaret Kynaston, m. (as 4th wife) Edward Dymock, of Penley. He was the brother of Humphrey Dymock, b. ca. 1490, who is commonly accredited has being the father of Eleanor Dymock, who m. (1) Edward Broughton, (2) Thomas Sherer.
In that this Thomas Sherer was b. ca. 1545 and Eleanor Dymock was b. ca. 1550 (they being the parents of Ann Sherer (bapt. 1577), who m. Edward Higgons, parents of Judith Higgins, b. ca. 1603-1605, who m. William Owen, in 1628); it is clearly the case that Eleanor Dymock was the dau. of Edward Dymock’s son Humphrey, with ‘Visitation’ constructs confusing ancestries dating back many generations.

DYMOCK

1. Edward Dymock (b. ca. 1495, d. ca. 1565), m. 1. Catherine, dau. of Richard Conwy, by whom:
1.1. Humphrey Dymock (b. ca. 1520, d. ca. 1560).
1.1.1. Eleanor Dymock, b. ca. 1550, m. (2, ca. 1580), as his second wife, Thomas Sherer, b. ca. 1545.
1.1.2. Catherine Dymock, m. William Knight, of Chester.
1.1.3. Anne Dymock, m. (2) Robert Turbridge, of Ruthin.
1.1.3.1. John Turbridge: Knight v Jones. Plaintiffs: Thomas Knight, gent of Shrewsbury, Shropshire. Defendants: *Henry Owen, gent, John Jones and Anne Jones his wife, JohnTurbridge, Edward Eyton, Jeffrey Eyton, Hugh Page, and *William Owens. 1629.* (C 2/ChasI/K24/60).
1.1.3.2. Robert Turbridge. Sandford v Kerry. Plaintiffs: Francis Sandford and Margaret Sandford his wife. Defendants: George Kerry, Edward Kerry, George Cooke, Robert Turbridge, Thomas Evans and John Mathewes. Subject: property in Benweston, Shropshire. 1663. (C 6/164/119).
1.2. Elen Dymock, b. ca. 1525, m. (1) Piers Salusbury, b. ca. 1520.

SHERER. 1. Thomas Sherer, m. (1) , Elizabeth, dau. of William Adams, of Longdon, and Eleonor Jennyns, dau. of Rowland Jennyns. 1.1. Robert Sherrer. Gibbons v Hill. Plaintiffs: Nicholas Gibbons. Defendants: Thomas Hill, John Browne, Robert Sherer, and John Vawre. Subject: property in Frankwell (in Whittington parsh, as Fernhill). 1610. (C 8/25/68). 1.1.1. William Sherer, draper of Shrewsbury, Will probated June 8, 1627. 1.1.1. Richard Sherer (father’s executor, m. Susanna Parkhurst), cousin of Judith Higgons, wife of William Owen, the probable father of Thomas Owen of Henrico.

PARKHURST. 1. Henry Parkhurst of Guildford, Surrey m. Alice, dau. of James Hills, of Guildford. 1.1. Sir Robert Parkhurst, of Pirford, Surrey, Lord Mayor of London (b. ca. 1570, d. 1636), m. Eleanor, dau. of William Babington, of Chorley, and Ellen, dau of John Aldersey, of Spurstowe, son of John Aldersley and Ann, dau. of Thomas Bird, of Clutton, Cheshire. 1.2. Damaris Parkhurst, m. *William Spurstowe, merchant of London (and parishioner of St. Chad’s parish, Shrewsbury, apprentice of Thomas Owen, probable father of the said William Owen); the brother of Alice, who m. Richard Wynne, of Shrewsbury. 1.3. Susanna Parkhurst m. (1) Richard Sherer, (2) James Lancashire, of London. The Will of Richard Sherer, merchant, of London, was proved March 1665, and mentioned his cousin, Richard Wynne. The Will of Sir Robert Parkhurst, proved Feb. 22, 1636, bequests to: “my niece, Susan Sherer, the dau. of my sister Susan Lancashire by her first husband” … “cousin Margery Johnson “… “my aunt Aldersey” … “brother-in-law William Spurstowe” (overseer). Sir Richard Parkhurst was names as a cousin of Henry Parkhurst, citizen and grocer of London, Will proved Nov. 28, 1640, which bequested to (overseer) “cousin Richard Sherer and his wife”. 1.3.1. Richard Sherer. Cary v Sherer. Plaintiffs: Damaris Cary. Defendants: Susannah Sherer, widow, and Richard Sherer. Subject: property in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, etc. 1674. (C 5/459/96). Heydon v Spurstow. Plaintiffs: John Heydon. Defendants: William Spurstowe and Henry Spurstowe and Richard Sherrer. Subject: personal estate of William Spurstowe, of London. 1652. (C 10/83/33). 1.3.2. William Sherer, bapt. Oct. 1, 1637, Shrewsbury, St Chad, son of “Richard and Sussana”.

ALDERSLEY AND CLUTTON. 1. Robert de Aldersey, of Middle Aldersey, m. Johanna dau of Randle Bird, of Clutton. 1.1. John Aldersey of Middle Aldersey, d. ca. 1450, m. Cicely, dau. of Hugh de Clutton. 1.2. Ralph de Aldersey, d. 1327, m. Margaret, dau. of Ralph de Handley. 1.2.1. Hugh de Aldersey., d. 1350, m. Margaret, dau. of William de Rosingreve. 1.2.1.1. Hugh Aldersey, d 1403, m. Margaret, dau. of Richard de Barton. 1.2.1.1.1. William Aldersey, m. Margaret Stalker, dau. of John Stalker, of Lower Spurstow. 1.2.1.1.1. Henry Aldersey, of Spurstow, m. Jane, dau. of John Hockenhull. 1.2.1.1.1.1. John Aldersey of Aldersey (d. 1528), m. Anne, dau. of Thomas Bird, of Clutton, the sister of Ellen, who m. William Babington; their dau., Eleanor. m. Sir Robert Parkhurst, whose sister, Susanna, m. Richard Sherer, first-cousin of Judith Higgons, who m. William Owen, April 30, 1628, in St. Chad’s, Shrewsbury.

SALUSBURY

1. Robert Salusbury, b. ca. 1490 (sheriff of Merionethshire in 1544 and 1549, and of Denbighshire in 1546), m. Catrin, dau. of John ap Madog, of Bodvel.
1.1.1. John Salusbury, b. ca. 1515 (d. 1580), M.P. Merioneth in 1553; sheriff of the same in 1559, and 1578.
1.1.1. Sir Robert Salusbury, b. ca. 1540 (d. 1599), m. Elinor, dau. of Sir Henry Bagnall, of Plas Newydd, Anglesey. He was M.P. of Denbigh in 1586-7, and of Merioneth, in 1588-89. He went to Ireland as a captain in the English army.
1.2. Piers Salusbury, b. ca. 1520, m. Ellen Dymock, b. ca. 1525.

BAGNALL

1. John Bagnall, Mayor of Newcastle-under-Lyme, m. Elinor, dau. of Thomas Whittingham, of Middlewich.
1.1. Sir Nicholas Bagnall,* of Newry Castle, and Plas Newydd, Knight Marshal in Ireland, m. (in 1553) Eleanor Griffith (d. 1573), dau. of Sir Edward Griffith, of Penrhyn, and Jane Puleston.
His constable in Newry was Randolph Brereton, of Malpas, see as follows, whose family had close ties with the gentry of North Wales.
1.1.1. Sir Henry Bagnall, of Newry Castle, and Plas Newydd (b. ca.1 555, d. 1598), Knight Marshal in Ireland, m. Eleanor, dau. of Sir John Savage, of Rock Savage, Cheshire.
1.1.1.1. Elenor Bagnal, m. Sir Robert Salusbury.
1.1.2. Isabel Bagnall, m. Sir Edward Kynaston, of Oteley (d. 1641), br. -in-law of Sir Henry Bagnall, br.-in-law of Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir John Savage, of Rock Savage, wife of Sir Richard Bulkeley, 2nd Kt. of Beaumaris.

KYNASTON cont.

1.2. George Kynaston, of Oteley, m. Jane, dau. of Sir John Gray.
1.2.1. Francis Kynaston, m. Margaret, dau. of Francis Charlton, relict of Arthur Chambre.
1.2.1.1. Anne Kynaston, m. Arthur Sandford, br. of Catherine Sandford, who m. Arthur Chambre, parents of Priscilla Chambre, who m. Thomas Owen, esq., probable father of William Owen.
Arthur and Katherine Sanders were children of Robert Sandford, and Isabell, dau. of William Egerton, and Jane Lacon, dau, of Thomas Lacon and Maria Corbett, dau. of Richard Corbet, and Elizabeth Devereux.
1.2.1.1.1. Francis Sandford, m. Elizabeth, dau. of William Chambre, gent., of London.
1.2.1.1.1.1. Francis Sandford (1630 – 1693, 3rd son, m. Margaret, dau. of William Jukes,* of Buttington.

JUCKES. 1. Roger Juckes of Dorrington, Salop, m. Alicia, dau. of Sir Thomas Leighton of Wattlesborough, and Anne, dau of Roger Barker. 1.1. Thomas Juckes of Buttington, Sheriff of Montgomeryshire, d. 1636, m. Dorothy, dau. of Richard Sandford, of Upper Rossall, and Margaret, dau of Humphrey Plowden. 1.1.1 George Juckes, of Buttington, m. Mary, sister of Thomas Kerry, Sheriff of Montgomeryshire. 1.1.1.1. William Juckes, of Buttington (3rd son). 1.1.1.1.1. Margaret Juckes, m. (2) Francis Sandford.

1.2.1.2. Sir Edward Kynaston, of Oteley, son of Francis Kynaston, m. Isabel, dau. of *Sir Nicholas Bagnall, Marshal in Ireland.1.2.2. William Kynaston.
1.2.2.1. Richard Kynaston, of Ryton
1.2.2.1.1. Thomas Kynaston, of Ryton, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Lee, of Langley.
1.2.2.1.1.1. Arthur Kynaston: April 19, 1593: Arthur Kynaston, son of Thomas of Ryton, gent., and apprentice (draper) with “Mr. Mychell Chambres” (Shrop. Arch, p. 146, 1927). He m. his master’s dau., Judith.
1.2.2.1.1.1.1. Samuel Kynaston, supra.

BRERETON

1. Sir Randle Brereton of Ipstones and Malpas, b. ca.. 1450, Chamberlain of Chester, m. Eleanor, dau of Piers Dutton, of Hatton.

Pre-nuptial settlement, between Sir Rondulph of Brereton Kt., and Thomas Domok, gentleman. It is agreed that Thomas Vachr.son of the said Thomas shall wed Anne daughter of the said Randle; that the said Randle shall pay to the said Thomas 40 marks – 10 on the day of the espousal, 5 at the feast of the Annunciation next coming, 5 at Michaelmas, and 10 marks yearly until the said sum is fully paid; that if Thomas Vachr. shall predecease his father, the said Thomas Domok shall pay to the said Ann yearly, 5 marks rent; and that if the said Thomas Vachr. does not wish to live with his father but “rather goo to his owne house”, the said father shall give him lands to the value of 10 marks. July 24, 1466. (Cheshire Arch., DCH/C/425).

1.1. Ann Brereton, m. Thomas Dymock Jr.
1.1.1. Mary Dymock, m. Jenkin Hanmer of Ffens, ap Gruffydd Fychan Hanmer ap Edward Hanmer of Ffens.
1.1.2. Randal Dymock, of Penley and Willington, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Gruffydd Hanmer of Ffens, ap Edward Hanmer of Ffens.
1.1.2.1. Humphrey Dymock.
1.1.2.2. Edward Dymock.
1.1.2.2.1. Humphrey Dymock.
1.1.2.2.1.1. Eleanor Dymock, m. Thomas Sherer
1.1.2.2.1.1.1. Ann Sherer (bapt. 1577), m. Edward Higgons
1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1. Judith Higgins, m. William Owen, in 1628.
1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.1. Edward Owen, bapt. Feb. 5, 1629, perhaps named after Judith’s father, or William’s brother.
1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.2. Thomas Owen of Henrico, bapt. July 16, 1635, perhaps named after William’s father, or brother.
1.1.2.2.1.1.1.1.3. William Owen, bapt. Feb. 2, 1637.

1.2. Sir Randle Brereton of Malpas, m. (1), Elenor, dau. of Phillip Egerton, of Olton.
1.2.1. Anne Brereton, m. (it is strongly suggested), Robert Johnson (b. ca. 1475), son of William Johnson , and brother of Thomas Johnson (b. ca. 1475). Grant to uses by Roger Brereton esq., to Randle Brereton his brother, of the Manor of Wyghland, with a messuage in Egge in the tenure of Thomas Johnson.
1.2.1.1. James Johnson.
1.2.1.1.1. Richard Johnson
1.2.1.1.1.1. “Richard ap Richard ap James ap Robert Johnson”.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1. Judith Johnson, m. Edward Holland of Conway.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1. Judith Holland, m. Robert Owen.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2. Margaret Johnson, m. (1) Lewis Roberts.
1.2.1.1.1.1.1.2.1. . Gabriel Roberts, m. (1593), Dorothy, dau. of Robert Turbridge, of Ruthin.
1.2. Sir Randle Brereton, m. (2) Isabel, dau of Thomas Butler, of Bewsey. William Johnson,, b. ca. 1450, of Egge and Bickerton. Grant in fee by William Johnson de Egge to Randle Brereton son and heir of Randle Brereton de Malpas, chamberlain of Chester.
1.1.1. Sir Randle Brereton of Malpas, m. Mary (dau. of Sir William Griffith, Chamberlain of North Wales), and sister of Katherine, wife of Richard Bulkeley, ist Knight, of Beaumaris.
1.1.1.1. Randolph Brereton, of Malpas.

BULKELEY

1. Sir Richard Bulkeley, of Beaumaris, Anglesey, and Cheadle (Cheshire), Sheriff of Anglesey, 1542; m. Katherine, dau. of Sir William Griffith, of Penrhyn.
1.1. Richard Bulkeley.
1.1.1. Sir Richard Bulkeley, 2nd Kt. of Beaumaris, Chamberlain of North Wales, knighted at Berwick by the Earl of Warwick in 1547; M.P. for Anglesey 1554-5 and 1562-3; also Sheriff in 1547, 1552, and 1561; and for Carnarvonshire 1550 and 1558. He m. Margaret, eldest dau. of Sir John Savage, of Rock Savage, Cheshire.
1.1.2. Jenkin Bulkeley.
1.1.2.1. Ellen Bulkeley, m. Hugh Holland.
1.1.2.1.1. Hugh Gwyn Holland.
1.1.2.1.1.1. Edward Holland, of Conway, (d 1601), m. Judith, dau of Richard Johnson Sr., of Beaumaris.
1.1.2.1.1.1.1. Judith Holland, m. Robert Owen, of Bodsilin.
1.1.2.1.2. Ellen Holland, m. Richard Johnson , of Beaumaris.

More than enough to bewilder the modern mind.

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