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Following are the
ancestries of John Christopher and Martha Bluett:
CHRISTOPHER:
John
Christopher:
It is not known when he was born or died. It is likely he was born a few years before Martha. She was born
in 1739. As Spicer was born in 1759, John probably married Martha a short
few years before 1759. Maryland
historical records reveal a few things about him:
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Son of Clement Christopher and Sarah Shockley.
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Husband of Martha Bluett.
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Was on Somerset County,
MD
tax records as a dependant to his father, Clement Sr., from 1753 through
1757. Is shown as Head of household for 1759, last year of tax records.
There were no tax records for 1755 and 1758. http://guide.mdsa.net/unit_list.cfm?series=C1812&action=COAGSER&sort=ID&CFID=
14743479&CFTOKEN=27886249
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Listed in 1759 as church pew holder in Rockawalkin
Presbyterian Church.
¨
Had two lots surveyed in 1762, according to Worcester
County Circuit Court - Land Surveys and Condominium Plats:
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Christophers
Lot, John Christopher, 50 Acres 1762/11/19 Unpatented Certificate 288
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Brothers Good Will, John Christopher, 50 Acres 1762/04/17
Patented Certificate 373
http://plato.mdarchives.state.md.us/msa/stagser/s1500/s1529/cfm/act_advancesearch.cfm?
CurrentPage=2&county=wo&date_beg=&descript=christopher&ref=&order=1
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Signed a petition for an act in October 1763 to promote
the advantages of the town of Salisbury. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/md/wicomico/history/area/salispet.txt
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Had an account with John Nelms Store of Salisbury 25 Sep
1765-23 Jan 1768 Balance from Ledger C 1 pound/3 pence/9 shillings with
three years interest. 1 pound/8 pence/0 shillings/. “Charged beginning 27 Jan 1767 bridle, one doz. small buttons. Paid in full in cash on 8 Apr 1769 1 pound /15 pence/5
shilling.”
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Witnessed will of Isaiah Bayley 10
Jan 1775.
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Witnessed will of Matthias Dashiell 4 Nov 1783.
ANCESTORS OF JOHN CHRISTOPHER
CHRISTOPHER:
Clement Christopher:
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Son of John Christopher II and Hannah.
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Husband of Sarah Shockley, daughter of John Shockley and
Sarah.
¨
Father of John husband Martha Bluett, Clement, William,
and Anne.
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Was on Somerset County,
MD
tax records as a dependant to his father, John II, from 1724 through
1735. Shown as Head of household from 1736 through 1759, last year
of tax records.
¨
Witnessed will of Stephen Bailey 13 Feb 1729.
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Witnessed will of George ‘Baily’ 21 Feb. 1746.
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Listed in 1759 as church pew holder in Rockawalkin
Presbyterian Church, said to be the first Presbyterian church in America.
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Witnessed will of John Mears 01 Nov 1759.
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Store Accounts of John Nelms of Salisbury
1758-1787 shows he owed a balance of 0 pounds/11 pence/4 shillings and
that no payment received by 1768.
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Estate appraised 19 Aug 1767.
John Christopher II:
¨
Son of John Christopher I and Ann.
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Born 16 Jan 1669 in Calvert County,
Maryland.
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Husband of Hannah.
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Father of Clement husband of Sarah Shockley, Hannah, Mary,
John, Grace, Sarah, and Joseph.
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Served on a grand jury 12 Oct 1689. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/
sc2908/000001/000106/html/am106--8.html
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Along with many other
Somerset
County
residents, signed letter in November 1689 to the king and queen of England
expressing gratitude for there continued support of the colony.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fassitt/somerset.html
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Sold 100 acres to John Lokey 10 Oct 1710.
¨
According to Maryland Calendar of Wills, Volume 3, was
testator of will of Robert Crouch 28 Nov 1711.
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Granted 200 acres to Edward Harper 3 Mar 1721.
¨
Was on Somerset County,
MD tax records as Head of household for 1724, the first year of tax
records, through 1744.
¨
Died January 1750 in Somerset County,
Maryland.
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Will:
29 Jan. 1749/50
CHRISTOPHER, JOHN, Somerset Co.,
stricken in years.
To dau. Hannah Gordy, to Grace Morry, & to Sarah Parris, 1 sh.
sterl. apiece.
To
son Clement Christopher, the plntn. where I live & the plntn where
he lives
after my d. & the d. of
my wife, Hannah Christopher.
To dau. Mary, a loom & spinning wheel.
To grdson William, a cow & calf.
The residue to son & extr., [Christo]pher.
Witn: [Christo]pher Dowdall, Heron Ridish, Thomas Crouch.
18
Aug. 1757, sworn to by Doubdle & Readish.
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-30.html
John Christopher I:
¨
Name of his father was not found. Gust Skordas’ book,
Early Settlers of Maryland, lists one possibility, a John Christopher
transported to Maryland, in service. in 1662.
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Husband of Ann.
¨
Father of John II husband of Hannah, Jane, Ann, and
Ephraim.
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Served on the jury of a murder trial 6 Nov 1668.
http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000057/html/am57--356.html
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Deeded 50 acres to John Davis 18 Nov 1682. http://www.delmarvasettlers.org/resources/warrant2.html
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Was taken to court by Andrew Whittington 6 Feb 1683 over a
debt. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000090/html/am90--23.html
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Was on Somerset County,
MD
tax records as Head of household for 1724, the first year of tax
records, through 1747.
SHOCKLEY:
John Shockley:
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Son of Richard Shockley and Ann Boyden.
¨
Husband of Sarah.
¨
Father of Sarah wife of Clement Christopher, Isaac,
Benjamin, Jonathan, John, Mary, Solomon, Richard.
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Signed a petition for an act in October 1763 to promote
the advantages of the town of Salisbury.
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Will probated 19 Jun 1766. http://patp.us/genealogy/wills/shockley1.aspx
Richard Shockley:
¨
According to one source, was born in
Kent, England. http://kyusa.addr.com/Shockley/
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Husband of Ann Boyden 4 Oct 1674.
¨
Had children John husband of Sarah, Richard, David,
Eleanor, Elizabeth, Mary, and William.
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Died 23 Aug 1716.
Because I’ve not found some wives’ maiden names and also
because of the insurmountable, if not impossible, task of tracking the
known family names back to England, or from wherever they came, I have no more on the ancestry of John
Christopher who married Martha Bluett.
BLUETT:
Martha Bluett:
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Daughter of John Bluett and Marian
Watts.
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Was born on 6 Sep 1739 in Stepney Parish, Somerset Co, MD.
Source: Stephney Parish Records of Somerset Co., MD by Ruth T. Dryen p.
15
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Wife of John Christopher.
¨
Mother of Spicer, Spencer, and possibly a third son named
Bluett.
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Mentioned in an account of the estate of her father, John
Bluett, 28 July 1748.
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ANCESTORS OF MARTHA BLUETT
BLUETT:
John Bluett:
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Suspected son
of Thomas Bluett and Eleanor Covington.
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Husband of Marian
Watts.
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Father of Martha Bluett, wife of John Christopher.
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Was on Somerset County, MD
tax records as dependent in household of Thomas Gillis 1735 through
1737, then as Head of household for 1738 and 1740.
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Granted to David Polk: for the “sum of 116 pounds
current money of Maryland convey to Polk all that part of a tract of
land called ‘Little Belean’ or ‘Little Below’ and all that part
of the said tract of land which lies on the north side of the Little
Cuttemattico Creek being 75 acres more or less,” 29 Jun 1741.
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ADD INFO FROM DEED RECORD WHEN IT ARRIVES
It is not uncommon to take a few steps over the pile of bricks of a
newly broken down wall and run headlong into another one. This is almost
the case in searching for John Bluett’s father. A search of historical
records for Bluett and its variations (Bluitt, Bluet, Bluit, Blewett
and Blewitt) in a wide geographical area in the time frame of John
Bluett turned up only one individual: Thomas Bluett. Although as a
minister, lawyer, and judge he had records in other areas of the Delmarva
peninsula, most records of him were found in Somerset County,
Maryland, the same county in which records of John Bluett
were found. Thomas is in Somerset’s tax records for some of the same years as John but in different
households and was on numerous other public records of the area from
1722 until his death. There are no records revealing a relationship.
They could have been father and son, brothers, cousins, or not related
at all. Because the earliest public record of Thomas is in 1722,
mentioning him as “Rev. Thomas Bluett” and the fact that John’s
first mention in Somerset
tax records is five years after Thomas’ first mention raises a strong
possibility that Thomas is John’s father, an assumption I am making
until, and if, I learn otherwise. Besides, Thomas and ancestors of his
wife offer a highly interesting heritage.
Thomas Bluett:
¨
Suspected father of John Bluett.
¨
Husband of Eleanor Covington.
¨
Father of Martha, who married Joseph Dashiell, and
suspected son John.
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Was on Somerset County, MD
tax records as Head of household for 1730, 1731, 1735, 1736, 1744
through 1746. He is shown as “Rev.” on some years.
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First mentioned in 1722 and as being a minister and a
member of Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, a
missionary organization of Colonial times. http://www.holycrossnet.org/History.htm
Several other sources mention his being a member of the Society:
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In 1730, a slave was brought from
Gambia
in Africa to Maryland
and given the name Job. Finding difficulty in performing the physical
labor assigned to him by his master, he ran away, was captured, and put
in jail. While in jail he was visited by Thomas Bluett in 1731. Bluett,
a
Maryland
resident, is shown in some old Maryland
records as an attorney, some as a judge, some as a minister. Page 851 of
Classified Digest of the Records of the Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1701 - 1892, lists him as one of the
Society’s missionaries.
Bluett became impressed with Job, and through another slave acting as
interpreter, wrote Job’s biography, “Some Memoirs of the Life of
Job, the Son of Solomon, the High Priest of Boonda in Africa; Who was a
Slave About Two Years in Maryland; and Afterwards Being Brought to
England, was Set Free, and Sent to His Native Land in the Year 1734,”
which gained considerable note at the time and still gets considerable
mention today. The story can be seen and read on the internet at: http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bluett/menu.html
Bluett had Job write a letter to his father in
Africa. The letter had to go through England
and somehow ended up in the hands of James Oglethorpe, who at the time
was Deputy Governor of the Royal African Company. Oglethorpe had the
letter translated by Oxford
University. Touched by Job's story, Oglethorpe not only ransomed Job, he invited
him to England. Accompanied by Bluett, Job arrived in
England
in the spring of 1733 while Oglethorpe was off founding the colony of
Georgia. After a year of being treated royally, Job got to meet the General
when Oglethorpe returned to England
for a brief visit in June 1734. A month later, Job was on his way back
to Gambia, a journey made possible by two compassionate men: Thomas Bluett and
James Oglethorpe. One of the sources for the above was taken from
"Life of General Oglethorpe," published in 1890 by Henry
Bruce. The book can be seen and read at:
http://books.google.com/books?id=sPDDgJ_kZB8C&pg=PA136&dq=|
bluett++oglethorpe&ie=ISO-8859-1
Another longer slightly
different source can be seen and read at: http://books.google.com/books?id=DP80AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA192&dq
=bluett++oglethorpe&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA189,M1
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According to
Somerset
County, State of Maryland, Judicial Records, 1733 to 1735, p. 26, the chief justice of the court,
on 28 Nov 1732, ordered that Bluett recover from his defendant 209
pounds of tobacco, which was like currency, for his costs of suit.
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Witnessed will of Philip Covington 22 Jan 1733.
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Was attorney for
James Shirley 19 June 1733 in suit over debt. http://www.shirleyassociation.com/OldShirleySite/somerset_county_maryland.htm
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Virginia General Assembly records reveal he was prosecuted
5 Nov 1739 in Richmond County,
VA
for 'swearing and being drunk.'
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Witnessed will of Benjamin Cottmann 1 Dec 1744. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-25.html
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Witnessed will of Ann Walker 11 Sep 1745. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-24.html
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Christ Church Parish, Dover,
Del.
website lists “Thomas Bluett 1748-1749” as one of its clergymen. http://christchurchdover.org/history.html
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According to Early Clergy of Pennsylvania and Delaware, S.
F. Hotchkin, “Rev. Thomas Bluett, of Dover, in 1748, mentions a
sickness so that two, three, or four, or more would die every day; and
the church-yard would see from one to two or three daily burials. A Public Fast was observed, and the clergyman preached to the
greatest audience he had seen since he came to the place.” http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/1pa/church/hotchkin/e-clergy-18.txt
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Page 851 of Classified Digest of the Records of the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, 1701 - 1892,
lists BLUETT, Thomas (of
Maryland), S in Kent Co., Dover, &c, 1745-9. Died Jan. 25, 1749. http://books.google.com/books?id=fEQAAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA11-PA851&dq=%22Bluett,
+Thomas%22&as_brr=1&ie=ISO-8859-1
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Quoting the
Society for the Propagation of the Gospel Journal as its source, Some
Records of Sussex County Delaware, compiled by C.H.B. Turner,
page 229, states “… that in February last the Rev. Mr. Bluet
Missionary at Dover
in Kent
had departed this life not much lamented by his congregation. They had applied to him to serve their church as often as he
could, which he had promised to do once in 5 weeks; & tho. by Mr.
Bluet's indiscretion the church was reduced to a very low ebb; yet by
God's Blessing he hoped to gather the scattered flock together again,
& upon his preaching there after Mr. Bluet's death he had between 2
and 300 hearers....” The same book say "Thomas Bluett
(Attorney) is shown as giving 2 pounds on a list of donors for
buying Missionary William Beckett a farm."
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Will:
Bluett, Thomas. Will, made July 30 1748. Dover. Heirs: wife Eleanor;
dau. Martha. Exec'x, wife Eleanor. Wits., Nicholas
Ridgely, Peter Galloway,
Robert Willcocks. Prob. Feb. 3, 1749. Arch. vol A4, pages 149 & 154.
Reg. of Will s, Liber K, folio 1.
In the abundance of records of Thomas Bluett, none reveal his origin.
The closest possibility found geographically was that of a Captain
Bluett who was dispatched to Jamestown
in 1619 by The Virginia Company to establish an ironworks. He died
shortly after his arrival. http://www.ecolonialwilliamsburg.com/Foundation/journal/Autumn07/iron.cfm
COVINGTON:
Eleanor Covington:
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Daughter of
Phillip Covington and Eleanor Bozman.
¨
Wife of Thomas
Bluett.
¨
Mother of Martha who married Joseph Dashiell and suspected
son John Bluett.
¨
Mentioned in will
of Ann Bozman 29 Sept. 1749.
http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-27.html
¨
Mentioned in will
of Bridget Bozman 21 April
1759. http://www.msa.md.gov/msa/stagser/s500/s538/html/s538-30.html
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Died 29 Sep 1797
¨
Will:
of Bluett, Eleanor
9 Mar 1797
24 Jan 1798
To gr.son-Benjamin Dashiell, family picture now in poss. of George
Taylor of Alexandria to
gr.gr.dau-Hetty Dashiell Taylor (Under 16) to four children of Robert Handy
dec'd, gr.daus- Martha Handy, Susan Handy,
gr.sons-Joseph Dashiell Handy, Sanuel Handy,James
Bennett, Exec. Wit: George Murray (dec'd by 1798) Temperance McIntyre.
Source:
Somerset County,
Maryland
Will Book EB 7; 1788-1799 Ruth T. Dryden.
Phillip
Covington:
¨
Son of John
Covington and Mary.
¨
Husband of
Eleanor Bozman.
¨
Father of Eleanor
wife of Thomas Bluett, Margaret, Mary, Ann, John, Elizabeth, Priscilla,
Rebecca, Nehemiah, and Levin.
John
Covington:
¨
Husband of Mary.
¨
Father of Phillip
husband of Eleanor Bozman, John, Mary, Nehemiah, and Abraham.
BOZMAN
Eleanor
Bozman:
¨
Daughter of
John Bozman and Bandina Risden..
¨
Wife of
Phillip Covington.
¨
Mother of Eleanor
wife of Thomas Bluett, Margaret, Mary, Ann, John, Elizabeth, Priscilla,
Rebecca, Nehemiah, and Levin.
¨
Entered
into a indenture tripartite 3 Sep 1755. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000701/html/am701--610.html
John Bozman:
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Husband of
Bandina Risden.
¨
Father of
Eleanor Bozman, wife of Phillip Covington.
RISDEN:
Bandina
Risden:
¨
Wife of Nehemiah Covington.
¨
Mother of John husband of Mary, Jane, Sarah Katerine,
Margaret, and Nehemiah.
WATTS
:
Marian
Watts:
¨
Daughter of John Watts and Ann.
¨
Wife of John Bluett.
¨
Mother of Martha wife of John Christopher.
John Watts:
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Son of James Watts and Elizabeth Youell.
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Husband of Ann.
¨
Father of Marian Watts wife of John Bluett, Spencer, John,
and Winifred.
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Had 600 acres surveyed 14 Apr 1678 on Boqueternorton
Bay.
¨
Parcel of land lying upon the north side of "Coutomattico
Creek" containing 75 acres of land and marsh being part of tract
called "Little Below" bequeathed to him 30 Apr 1716.
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Refused to pay duties for a ship he owned and captained 29
Oct 1730. http://www.msa.md.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000025/html/am25--536.html
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An inventory of John Watts (deceased) was presented 2 Feb
1737.
¨
More than one John Watts in area makes it difficult to
identify which is his of the many records found for that name.
James Watts:
¨
Husband of Elizabeth Ann Youell.
¨
Father of John Watts husband of Ann, Youell, Spencer, and
Spicer. If Spicer and Spencer got there names through some family
relationship with members of the number of people with those surnames in
the Somerset area at the time the Watts were there, the relationship
could not be found.
¨
Moved from
Maryland
across Chesapeake Bay to Westmoreland County,
Virginia
sometime before his death.
¨
Will of
Watts, James, 31 June 1699, 30 August 1699. In the name of God Amen this 31st
June 1699. I James Watts being sick and weak in body, but of sound and
perfect memory, praise be God for the same and Knowing the uncertainty
of this life on earth do make thes my last Will in manner and form
following. First I commend my Soul to Almighty God my Creator, believing
that I shall receive full pardon & free remissions of all my Sins
and be saved by the precious Death of my blessed Savior Christ, Christ,
Christ, (sic) and my body to the Earth whence it was taken to buried in
a decent and Christian manner, as to my Exe hereafter named shall be
thought meet and convement and as touching such worldy Estatae as the
Lord in Mercy hath lent me, my Will and meaning is that the same shall
be bestowed as hereafter shall be expressed. First I doe revoke &
make Void all Wills by me formerly made and declare this my last Will
& Testament. Item. I give and bequeath unto my two sons, John Watts
& Spencer Watts three Hundred acres of land which I hold in the
Eastern Shore, to be Equally divided betweath them, to then and their heirs &
forever. Item I give unto my loving Wife, Elizabeth Watts all my
Personal Estate to her and her heirs forever and I doe depute and
appoint my said Wife to be my whole and Sole Ext. of this my last Will
and Testament, as witness my hand and Seale the day and year above
mentioned.
Signed
James Watts
Signed Sealed & Delivered in presence of us
James Thomas, Rebecca Jones, Jas. Crane
Westmoreland [Virginia] At a Court held for thesaid County the 30th Day of August 1699
The Last Will and Testament of James Watts within written, was this day
proved by the Oaths of all the witnesses thereto Subscribed and a Probat
granted to Eliza.
Watts
his relict and Ext in the said Will named and the
Will ordered to be recorded
James Westcomb, CWC
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NCLENOIR/1999-10/0939308157
After his death, land he had rented in
Somerset
County
was surveyed 6 Apr 1680 for another and the comment, “The person who
owned the land, James Watts, went into Pocomoke in Virginia
and died. His son is said to be alive, but the rent not paid,” was
included in record.
YOUELL:
Elizabeth Ann Youell:
¨
Daughter of Captain Thomas Youell and Ann Lee.
¨
Wife of James
Watts.
¨
Mother of John Watts husband of Ann, Youell, Spencer, and
Spicer.
¨
Wife of Thomas Atwell after death of James Watts.
¨
Mother of Honora Atwell and Francis Atwell.
Captain Thomas Youell:
¨
Son of Thomas Youell and Ann Sturman.
¨
Husband of Ann Lee.
¨
Father of Elizabeth Ann wife of James Watts, Winifred,
Thomas, Penelope, Jemima, and Richard.
¨
He moved from
Maryland
to
Westmoreland County,
VA
and was a Justice and a member of the House of Burgess. http://books.google.com/books?id=CWiel4PVkEkC&pg=PA367&dq
=Youell+Virginia&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1
¨
Was an officer in the Maryland Militia along with Colonel
John Washington, uncle of our first president. http://aomol.net/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000015/html/am15--48.html
¨
Died February 1696 in Westmoreland County,
Virginia.
¨
Will of Youell, Thomas, Cople Parish, 7 December 1694; 29
May 1695. 95 acres of land to my wife and she to be exx; my grandsons
Youell English, Youell Watts and Thomas Spence; daughter Ann Watts; John
Atwell; daughter Spence; dau. Winifred English. And
Watts, James, 31 June 1699, 30 August 1699. My two sons John and Spencer
Watts 300 acres on the Eastern shore; wife Elizabeth
exx. and personal estate. She was daughter of Thomas Youell, will 1695
Source: Westmoreland County,
Virginia
Wills, 1654-1800
http://www.geocities.com/janet_ariciu/Atwell.html
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Much about Thomas Youell is on this web page: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=monkeys&id=I5802
Thomas Youell:
¨
Born 1617 in Wilbrasome, Northamptonshire,
England.
¨
Husband of Ann Sturman.
¨
Father of Captain Thomas Youell husband of Ann Lee,
Richard, William, and Elizabeth.
¨
One authority states “THOMAS YOWELL was brought into Virginia
by WILLIAM CLAIBORNE, which would place his arrival in 1631, at the age
of thirteen years. At any rate, he arrived first in
Virginia, later going to Kent
Island
in company with CLAIBORNE.”
http://www.ewellfamily.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I17&tree=ewellcombo
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Served in the House of Burgess from St. Michael's Hundred
in 1638 and for St. Mary's in 1642-49.
¨
Died February 1655 in Westmoreland County,
Virginia.
STURMAN
Ann Sturman:
¨
Born 1618 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire,
England.
¨
Daughter of Thomas Sturman and Ann Porter.
¨
Wife of Thomas Youell.
¨
Mother of Captain Thomas Youell husband of Ann Lee,
Richard, William, and Elizabeth.
¨
Wife of Augustine Hull after death of Thomas Youell.
¨
Mother of Ann Hull, Winifred Hull, Penelope Hull.
¨
Died 3 Mar 1670-1672 in Westmoreland County,
Virginia.
¨
From Westmoreland County,
Virginia
Deeds, Patents, Etc., 1665-1677, Part 2, pages 31-32:
Will
of ANN HULL, widdow, being sick and weake in body, dated 3 May 1670.
Unto my loveing daughters ANN HULL, WENIFRITT HULL and PENELOPY HULL
each a bed and what shall belong to it and a parcell of new pewter
equally. Unto my eldest daughter ANN my best suite of wearing apparrell
and to my daughter WENIFRITT my second best suite [of] wearing apparrell
and my daughter PENELOPY my two stuff peticoates and my gould ring, and
all the rest of my wearing apparrell linnen and wollen made and unmade
to be equally devided among my said three daughters. Unto my sonne
THOMAS EWELL my biggest brass kitle. Unto my sonne NICH: EWELL one
greate iron pott and one brass possnitt[?]. To my daughter ANN one brass
skillett. To my three grandchildren ANN EWELL, WHENEFRITT EEWELL and
PENELOPY EWELL soe much tobacco as shall buy each of them a cow calfe.
In case my daughter ANN shall happen to marry then shee take to her my
other two daughters to looke after them provided that her husband be of
abelity and putt in sufficient security for the security of the two
children's estates when they come of age. What the thirds of my estate
amounts to above what legacies I have already given shall be equally
devided amongst my three daughters. Unto my daughter ANN my trunk and
the trunck ANN has now to my daughter WENIFRITT. To my daughter PENELOPY
a little black trunck. To my son RICHARD his father in lawe's chest. To
my sonne THO: one little red trunck. My two sons THO: and RICHARD EWELL
executors.
Signed: ANN HULL
Witnesses: Joseph (I) Smith, John How
Proved by the witnesses, 31 July 1672.
Thomas Sturman:
¨
Husband of Ann Porter.
¨
Father of Ann Sturman.
PORTER:
Ann Porter:
¨
Wife of Thomas Sturman.
¨
Mother of Ann Sturman.
LEE:
Ann Lee:
¨
Daughter of Colonel Richard Lee and Ann Constable Owen.
¨
Wife of Captain Thomas Youell.
¨
Mother of Elizabeth Ann wife of James Watts, Winifred,
Thomas, Penelope, Jemima, and Richard.
¨
Additional information at: http://www.ewellfamily.org/genealogy/getperson.php?
personID=I26&tree=ewellcombo
Colonel
Richard Lee:
¨
Born at Cotton Hall, Shropshire,
England.
¨
Son of John Lee and Jane Hancock.
¨
Husband of Ann Constable Owen.
¨
Father of Elizabeth Ann wife of James Watts, John,
Richard,
Francis, William, Hancock, Elizabeth, and Charles.
¨
Apparently came to the Jamestown
colony in late 1639 or early 1640. Tradition says he accompanied Sir
Francis Wyatt (c. 1575–1644) who in 1639 was returning to the colony
to serve a second term as governor.
¨
Was the ancestor of the Lee Family of Virginia, many of
whom played prominent roles in the political and military
affairs
of the colony and state.
¨
Settled at Jamestown
when he first arrived, as did
almost all colonists. However, by 1640 he
had acquired his first
tract of land, at Tindal’s Point in present-day
Gloucester
County.
¨
Transported seventeen indentured servants to the colony to
work the tract. On Poropotank Creek Lee planted tobacco and opened trade
with the Indians.
¨
Was appointed to a number of offices in the Jamestown
colony, including Clerk of the Quarter Court in 1641; Attorney General
in 1643; Sheriff and Burgess of York County in 1646 and 1647,
respectively; Secretary of State in 1649; and the Governor’s Council
in 1651.
¨
Moved to the south side of the York River
after the Indian Massacre of 1644, staying there until 1653 when he
moved back to Poropotank Creek.
¨
Held the office of colonel of the Northumberland militia,
the militia being the only military force in the Virginia
colony in the seventeenth century.
¨
By the time he died 1 Mar 1664, he owned more than 15,000
acres of land in
Virginia
and
Maryland
and a large estate outside of London, at
Stratford-Langton.
¨
Buried in the cemetery at Cobbs Hall, near the original
mansion site of his grandson, Charles Lee.
Good resources for information on Richard Lee and his descendants: http://www.leearchive.info/immigrant/index.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=A8cBAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA97&dq=Youell
+Virginia&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA95,M1
http://books.google.com/books?id=tlIEAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA34&dq=Youell
+Virginia&as_brr=3&ie=ISO-8859-1#PPA38,M1
John Lee:
¨
Son of Richard Lee and Elizabeth Bendy.
¨
Husband of Jane Hancock.
¨
Father of Richard Lee.
Richard Lee:
¨
Husband of Elizabrth Bendy.
¨
Father of John Lee.
HANCOCK:
Jane Hancock:
¨
Wife of of John Lee.
¨
Mother of Colonel Richard Lee.
OWEN:
Ann Constable Owen:
¨
Daughter of Richard Owen and Frances Constable.
¨
Wife of Colonel Richard Lee.
¨
Mother of Elizabeth Ann wife of James Watts, John,
Richard, Francis, William, Hancock, Elizabeth, and Charles.
Richard Owen:
¨
Husband of Frances Constable.
¨
Father of Ann Constable Owen.
CONSTABLE:
Frances Constable
¨
Wife of Richard Owen.
¨
Mother of Ann Constable Owen.
J. G. (Jerry)
Braddock Sr: jbraddock1@aol.com
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