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     John Hiatt Jr. died between 26 October 004 and December at Frederick Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He was born circa 1696 at England.¹ He was born in 1696 at England.² He married Rachel Wilson circa 1720.³
John Hiatt Jr. married Margaret Stephens Edwards circa 1747 at Frederick Co., Virginia, USA.³

John Hiatt Jr. died on 26 October 1764 at Frederick Co., Virginia, USA.²
      ; Found in HH book, by William Perry Johnson, for following story see Edwards book, by Lela Lillian Lones, page 36. John Hiatt Jr. died between 6 Oct. and 4 Dec 1764, the dates his will was written and probated. An old pioneer story in a paper stated, "Scouts brot news that there was a body of Indians coming toward the fort on Capon and Hiatt gathered his family and started in the night. He took Quinsy and died that winter." See Hiatt book for will page 60. Sent by Clifford Hardin from the Ancestors and Family of J. Alvin Hardin by Dorothy Hardin Massey and Clifford Hardin 1986. John Hiatt, Jr. first appears on the records of Lancaster County, Penn on 25 April 1733 when he received warrant number 5 to 200 acres of land situated on Beaver Creek. He apparently did not comply with the conditions of the warrant, for the land declared vacant and regranted in 1744. George Hiatt also held land in Lancaster County which he sold before moving to Frederick County, Maryland where he was associated with Pipes Creek Meeting. All three Hiatt brothers eventually were living near Hopewell in Frederick County, Vir. Even thought John Jr. and George owned land in Lancaster County in Penn. it appears that their real base of operations was in the Elk County area prior to the move southward. About 1733 seventy families settled in what became Frederick County, Vir and they founded Hopewell Meeting. Thirty-six patents have been found for thirty-four of these families. All patents were dated 12 Nov 1735. John Hiatt Jr. was granted 300 acres. He purchased 200 acres more in 1738. The Hiatt's settled at the head of a branch of Opeckon Creek near the present day village of Middleway, north east of Winchester. This location was in Orange County, Vir. in 1734, Frederick County in 1738, Berkeley County in 1772, Jefferson County in 1801. Today Berkeley and Jefferson Counties still exist but they are part of West Viriginia. The Hiatt's remained there about twenty years. John Hiatt's Jr. first wife died about 1746. She was the mother of eight of John Jr.'s sixteen children. About 1747 John Jr. married young widow Margaret Edwards. She had three children by her first marriage. One of these daughter, and her family were captured by Indians in Greenbrier County, VIr. The husband was killed and the daughter escaped but the children remained with the Indians. In 1757 the Hiatt's moved to Rowan (now Guilford) County, North Carolina, although John Jr. did not sell the land in Vir. He bought 640 acres on the south fork of Deep River and built a mill. This land fell in Guilford County when it was formed in 1772. Some maps show Hiatt Creek flowing into Deep River. In 1760 John Jr. deeded this land to three sons by his first wife, Joseph, George and John and retured to Vir. This time he settled in Hampshire County on a plantation of 659 acres purchased from his son, George. Shortly before his death, John Hiatt Jr. returned to Frederick County, Vir. His sixteenth child was born posthumously. His oldest child would have been forty-two years of age when John died. A story found by R. A. Stubbs which has been recorded by one of John Jr.'s grandsons said that scouts brought news that Indians were approaching the fort on Capon (Cacapon River) John Jr. took his family to the fort in the night. John took quinsey and died that winter 1764. John Hiatt left a will naming all of his childrne except Phebe who was born after his death. It wa dated 3 Jan 1764 and probated 4 Dec 1764. Margaret Hiatt later married James Largent and had three more children a total of fourteen by three husbands. Also found in Iowa Gen. Historical Society Surname Index, Vol. I, pg. 132: Hiatt/Hiett, John Jr. b. 1696 EN. D. 1764 VA. M. 1747 2 Margaret Stevens Edwards. Code M50 Hopewell Friends History (1734-1934) page 20 Sent by Darlene Peterson Note by Tanya, I'm not sure which of the John Hiatt's this belongs to. John Hiatt Jr., 300 Acres. No further information of certain character concerning this man appear, though various persons by the name of Hiatt (Hiett) were in the Shenandoah Valley and adjacent sections at later periods. At Hopwell, February 4, 1748, Ja. MaGrew and Jno. Hiatt were appointed to enquire into Richd. Merchant's claims to a certificate of removal to North Carolina or elsewhere. This John Hiatt was probably the John Hiatt Jr. of 1735. On February 28, 1782, Samuel Brockman Jr., Richard C. Webb and William Thomas returned to the Orange County court an appraisement of the personal estate of John Hiatt, deceased. In 1795 Jonathan Hiatt and wife, Mary, with others, of Fayette County, Ky. sold land on Terry's Run in Orange County, Va. It is not known rather these Hiatt's of later Orange were connected with the Hiatt's of the Valley. West Virginia Advocate by Dr. Wilmer Kerns 15 Feb 1990, page 18 John Hiett Jr. purchased land at North River Mills and lived there for a brief period during the early 1750's. Hiett's Run, a tributary of North River, still bears his name. One of his sons, George Hiett, settled on adjoining property. George helped develop the Great Wagon Road, which led from his North River farm to Jospeh Edward's property along the Cacapon River. George fled to North Carolina during the Indian war and did not return to Hampshire County.⁴

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     John Hieght married Margaret (?)^2,3,1
John Hieght was born circa 1650 at Wales.^2,4,1
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; WFT 13-0765 lists parents of John Hiegt as Johannes Heydt and Magdelena ???, of German origin. McKaughan tree on Rootsweb shows his father as Thomas Hieght and mother unknown.^2,1

     Thomas Hieght married Elizabeth (?)¹
Thomas Hieght was born circa 1600.¹
Thomas Hieght died on 9 September 1656 at Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA.¹
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; There seems to be a compilation of evidence which would indicate that this is the same Thomas Hiatt who was on board the ship, Ventura in 1634 from England. It also appears that he was a merchant and had at least 2 sons, John and Thomas who settled in the New World. Sent by Shirley Brown 2212 Nobili Ave Santa Clara, Calif. 95051

From Hyatt to Hiett One Line of Descent from Thomas Hyatt of Stamford, Norwalk and Ridgefield, Ct. Thomas Hyatt, orignis so far, unproved, but believed to have come from England on the ship "Bonaventure" in 1634, at the age of 22. This ship was originally bound for Virginia, but landed first at Dorchester, Mass. Besides Thomas Hyatt, a John Russell, age 19, was also on the passenger list. The first mention of a Thomas Hyatt (in early records) was when his name appeared on the will of one John Russell of Dorchester, Mass., and he is called "brother". This John Russell died before the ship Bonaventure arrived, the date of death was 26 Aug 1633. His age was not been ascertained, but he may have been the father of the John Russell, age 19, who arrived the following year. Several years later, in Stanford, Ct. At a town meeting of Dec. 7, 1641, 200 acres of land was granted to Thomas Hyatt of that town. This Thomas Hyatt was married, before 1640 to Elizabeth. Elizabeth's last name has never been proven, but was suggested to be Russell, because of the will, back in Dorchester, and because an Elizabeth Russell was known to be in New Haven, Ct. and she had at least two brothers, Henry and John. That this Elizabeth was really a "Russell" has never been proven, and it was also suggested that she may have been one Elizabeth Jackson, whose name also appears on the passenger list of the "Bonaventure" Whoever Elizabeth was, her husband, Thomas Hyatt died in Stamford, Ct. on 9 Sept 1656, Leaving 6 children. Elizabeth married 2) 8 June 1657 to Cornelius Jones, a widower and itwas Cornelius Jones who later made disposition of Thomas Hyatt's estate to the Hyatt children. Of the children of Thomas Hyatt and wife, Elizabeth, there was a son, Thomas Hyatt Jr., who was born in 1651, and was married 10 Nov 1677, at Norwalk, Ct. to Mary St. John, daughter of Mathias St. John and his first wife, Elizabeth or Norwalk. Thomas Hyatt Jr. died at Norwalk, Ct. and the inventory of his estate was taken 28 Mar 1698. His estate was distributed in 1718, 20 years after his death, and several pieces of his land were recorded after his death. The names of all nice of his childrren appear on the distribution records. Thomas Hyatt Jr., and Mary St. John lived in Norwalk, Ct. and he was called Lt. Thomas Hyatt. He received a land grant from the town of Norwalk in 1672 for military services rendered during King Philips War (7 acres) which he exchanged for other land. Of their nine children, Thomas Hyatt 3rd, was born about 1680 in Norwalk, and married a land named Experience. Her last name has never been found. Thomas Hyatt 3rd, and wife, Experience moved to the newly settled town of Ridgefield, Ct. and drew lot #15, as one of the original 25 proprietors in 1708. Residence there, however, did not occur until about 1714, when his house and land was ready for occupancy. The first three of their eight children were born in Norwalk, and the other 5 were born in Ridgefield. Thomas died 25 Dec 1760 at Ridgefield, but his death is recorded at Danbury, since that was where hte deaths for Ridgefield were recorded until Ridgefield started to keep records of their own. His wife Experience did nto remarry and died at Ridgefield on 29 Apr 1773. Both are buried at Ridgefield, Ct. Hannah Hyatt was their oldest child, and was born 15 August 1702, at Norwalk. She married 1) 24 April 1722 to James Scott, son of David Scott of Ridgefield. James Scott and Hannah Hyatt had six children, before his death sometime around 1749. Widow Hannah Hyatt Scott married 2) (as his 3rd wife) to Samuel St. John. She died 26 april 1765. The first child of James Scott and Hannah Hyatt was daughter, Hannah Scott, born 3 Oct 1731, at Ridgefield, Ct. She was married on 16 April 1754 to John Rockwell Jr. son of John Rockwell and Elizabeth Keeler of Ridgefield, Ct. Early in 1766 John Rockwell and Hannah Scott Rockwell migrated from Ridgefield, Ct. to Lanesborough, Berkshire Co., Mass. Hannah Scott Rockwell died there on the 8 May 1788 and is buried in Lanesborough, Mass.²

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     Thomas Hiatt was born circa 1675 at Wales.³
      ; There was a brother of our John Hiatt who was living in Ireland when in about 1715 a nephew, Elijah Hiatt, son of John Sr. was visiting him. These persons appear in the Hopewell MM in 1715 and some of the family are known to appear in the Ky. area in Mason Co. census records of 1810. There is a Thomas and John who were brothers and an Elijah who was a cousin. To date, our records are mainly absent of any record of these families. This Thomas was allgedly born in Wales. There is no proof of this relationship at this time and we only include him here as a place to hold information if it is forth coming and thereby hopefully be able to confirm or disprove lineage. It will not hurt to recognize his presence in some form as there has been many intermingling of these families. Hopefully there will be proof forthcoming on these families.⁴

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     Margaret (?) married John Hieght, son of Thomas Hieght and Elizabeth (?).^2,1,3
Margaret (?) was born circa 1652.^2,1
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Reference: (an unknown value.)²

     Amos Hiatt married Rachel Westfield.³
Amos Hiatt was born circa 1678 at Wales.⁴
Amos Hiatt died in 1739 at Pennsylvania, USA.⁴
      ; Came to New York near Philadelphia in 1738 Had nine sons.³

     Elisha Hiatt died WFT Est. 1703-1792.¹ He was born circa 1702 at Virginia, USA.² He was born circa 1702 at Virginia, USA.¹
      ; Note: I would like to make it perfectly clear that this line is not proven as far as standards for good genealogy are concerned. I only include it hear as a means to establish what is known and to include this line in our work. It is, however, strongly suspected to be true, and has tradition, as well as some indiction to be the case. In one instance, this Elisha was suppose to have been visiting his Uncle, Thomas Hiatt in Ireland and assisting, perhaps, him in his move to the colonies, where they both were reported to have been about 1715 - Hopewell MM. Further, this Thomas Hiatt line was suppose to have had two grandsons in the 1790 census who were next to Elisha, a grandson of this Elisha and they being cousins. The other names were supposedly John and Thomas found in the Kentucky Census. These lines are not well reported and supposed to comprise much of the unknown and unproven lines in S.C., Ky., Tenn., Georgia and other such southern states. It is fervently hoped that proof will soon be forthcoming, that wills, marriage bonds, church, service records, etc. will be available in order to afford the necessary breakthrough. It also is interesting to notice many similiar names, places and events which bond together John #37 in HH book and his descendents and those of these unproven lines.³

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     Elizabeth (?) married Thomas Hieght.¹

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     William Smith was born in 1651 at Glastonbury, Mendip District, co. Somerset, England.¹ He married Grace Jermin.^2,3
William Smith married Grace Jermin before 1677 at England.¹

William Smith died on 20 May 1710 at Cecil Co., Maryland, USA.¹

His estate was probated on 20 May 1710 at Cecil Co., Maryland, USA,
; per Butleight website: "William lived in Cecnil county, Maryland, where on the 20th of May 1710 his will was proven.³
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.^2,1 He and Grace Jermin were Quaker.³

William Smith left a will on 20 September 1708 at Cecil Co., Maryland, USA; per Butleight website: "He leaves to 2nd son John and heirs 1000 acres, dwelling plantation, to daughter Mary, wife of John Hayet, and granddaughter Hannah, daughter of son William personalty (personal property). Executors wife Grace and son John. Teste: Davind Evans, Willi8am Smith 13:113. The name Hayet becomes Hiett in further court proceedings regarding this will."³

     Thomas W. Massie Jr. was born circa 1748 at Virginia, USA.² He married Mary Williams on 20 May 1766 at Louisa Co., Virginia, USA,
; His 1st wife; Lynch Family Tree One cites: William and Mary College quarterly historical magazine, Volume 13.^3,4 Thomas W. Massie Jr. married Elizaberth Massie, daughter of Nathaniel Massie and Elizabeth Watkins, on 25 June 1776 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA,
; His 2nd wife; Ancestry - Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800
     Name:     Elizabeth Massie
     Spouse:     Thomas Massie
     Marriage Date:     25 Jun 1776
     Marriage Location:     Goochland County, Virginia
     Source Information: Dodd, Jordan. Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997.
     Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia.^5,6 Thomas W. Massie Jr. married Nancy Lee, daughter of Lewis Lightfoot Lee and Jamima Ramey, in 1806
; Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
     Name:     Thomas Massie
     Gender:     Male
     Spouse Name:     Nancy Lee Berry
     Marriage
     Year:     1806
     Number Pages:     1
     Source Citation: Source number: 24.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: VAU
     Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
     Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.⁷
Thomas W. Massie Jr. died in 1816 at Kentucky, USA.⁸
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Thomas W. Massie Jr. is mentioned in the will of Thomas W. Massie Sr. on 22 May 1755 at Goochland Co, Virginia, USA; Will of Thomas Massie of St. James Northam Parish. Dated May 22, 1755. Names wife Susannah, daus. Mary & Judith, & sons David & Thomas; brothers David & Charles; "Uncle Thomas Massie" who left him 500 acres.⁴

Thomas W. Massie Jr. appeared in the census of 1800 at Kentucky, USA; Kentucky Tax Lists for 1800 show Thomas Massies, Madison, Mason and montgomery counties:
Ancestry.com - Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801
     Name: Thomas Massie
     Residence County: Madison
     Residence Year: 1800



     Name: Thomas Massie
     Residence County: Mason
     Residence Year: 1800



     Name: Thomas Massie
     Residence County: Montgomery
     Residence Year: 1800



     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Tax Lists, 1799-1801 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
     Original data: Clift, G. Glenn. Second Census of Kentucky, 1800. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2005.⁹

Thomas W. Massie Jr. appeared in the census of 1810 at Mason, Mason Co., Kentucky, USA; p. 262, line 10
     Name:     Thomas Massie
     Home in 1810 (City, County, State):     Mason, Mason, Kentucky
     Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15:     1
     Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:     1
     Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :     1
     Number of Household Members Under 16:     3
     Number of Household Members Over 25:     2
     Number of Household Members:     5.¹⁰

     Thomas W. Massie Sr. was born in 1725 at Kent Co., Virginia, USA. He married Susanna Holland, daughter of Michael Holland and Judith (?), on 14 September 1747 at Goochland Co, Virginia, USA,
; Her 1st husband. Security, Henry Martin.
per WFT 15-0437: 1747, Sep 14 Marriage: Thomas Massie to Susanna Holland; sec. Henry Martin; witn., H. Wood - Goochland Co., VA. From William and Mary College Quarterly, Vol. 7, No. 2, p. 99.

Ancestry.com - Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850
     Name:     Thomas Massie
     Gender:     Male
     Marriage Date:     14 Sep 1747
     Marriage Place:     Goochland, Virginia
     Spouse Name:     Susanna Holland
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
     Original data: Bentley, Elizabeth Petty, indexer. Virginia Marriage Records: From the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Quarterly. Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Co., Inc., 1984.^2,1
Thomas W. Massie Sr. died circa 29 May 1755 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA; "Funderal semons were preached by reb. Mr. douglas on Thomas Massie May 29, 1755..."³
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Thomas W. Massie Sr. left a will on 22 May 1755 at Goochland Co, Virginia, USA; Will of Thomas Massie of St. James Northam Parish. Dated May 22, 1755. Names wife Susannah, daus. Mary & Judith, & sons David & Thomas; brothers David & Charles; "Uncle Thomas Massie" who left him 500 acres.⁴

     Lewis Lightfoot Lee was born on 2 June 1751 at Prince William Co., Virginia, USA.¹ He married Jamima Ramey circa 1776.^1,2

Lewis Lightfoot Lee died circa 1806 at Mason Co., Kentucky, USA.¹
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     Jamima Ramey was born circa 1757.¹ She married Lewis Lightfoot Lee, son of Stephen H. Lee Sr. and Ann Murphy, circa 1776.^2,1

Jamima Ramey died in 1782.¹
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Her surname may have been Remey.

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     Stephen H. Lee Sr. was born circa 1715 at Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, USA. He married Ann Murphy circa 1750 at Virginia, USA.

Stephen H. Lee Sr. died circa 1791 at Mason Co., Kentucky, USA.
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; Note from Ed Bartolacci (Gedcom 21 Feb 1999)
There is some question as to who Stephen's parents were. I have found conflicting information. On Broderbund World Family Tree Vol. 5 it indicates that Edward Lee and Ann Bender are the parents. Most other information indicates that they were Richard Lee and Judith Steptoe. Additional research is needed to determine which is correct.

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     Ann Murphy was born in 1723 at Virginia, USA. She married Stephen H. Lee Sr., son of Richard Lee and Judith Steptoe, circa 1750 at Virginia, USA.

Ann Murphy died on 6 May 1806 at Mason Co., Kentucky, USA.
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     Richard Lee was born on 18 August 1681 at Ditchley, Northumberland Co, Virginia, USA.^4,5 He married Judith Steptoe, daughter of Anthony Steptoe and Lucy Stephen, circa 1718 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.^6,1,5

Richard Lee died on 21 May 1735 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA, at age 53.⁵
     Reference:
"Early Colonial Settlers" cites: The Storied Kendalls with historical and genealogical records of Scottish and allied families, 1947, 209 pgs
     "1729-1737 Order Book Northumberland Co Va, (Lewis & Booker): Page 186 - Lee, Richard, will probated 21 May 1735 by William Eustace one of the executors.
     Of "Ditchley," Great Wycomico Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia. LEE, RICHARD (1691-1740), of "Ditchley," Northumberland County, a justice and long-time (1716-1735) clerk of the county court. He was the son of Hancock Lee (d. 1709), an intimate friend of Robert Carter who was named in Lee's will as "a good friend," and appointed one of the trustees of his children.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/users/berkeley/public/Cbiodir.html
     1706-1711 Deed-Will Book - Northumberland Co Va; (Antient Press): Page 29-32
IN THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I HANCOCK LEE of the County of Northumberid. in in ye Colony of Virga: being of sound and perfect sense & memory, blessed be God. doe make this my Last Will &Testamt, hereby revokeing all other and former Wills whatsoever by me made.
Imprs. I comitt & comend my Soule to Almighty God that gave it me hopeing through the merritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer that after this my sinful' life is ended to enjoy a ( ) life and happiness with him in Heaven & my body to the Earth from whence it was taken, desireing the same may have a decent buryall as my Exers. or Trustees hereafter named shall think fitt;
Item. I give and bequeath to my deare Daughter, Mrs, ANNA ARMSTEED, Tenn pounds Sterl, to be paid her the next Shipping after my decease, if shee survive me, otherwise the sd. Tenn pounds to be and remaine wholie to the use of & benefitt of my Exers. hereafter named,
Item I give & bequeath unto my Son, RICHARD LEE, thirteene Silver Spoones they being sent for on purpose for him, they haveing engraved on the back side the handle the first two letters of his name and I doe likewise give to him, the said RICHARD LEE, my Silver hilted Swoard and belt with Silver buckles;
Item I give and bequeath unto my deare and Loveing Wife a Childs part of all my personall Estate if shee will he content with what the late Law of this Colony will give her ( that is to say) a Third of all lands & Negroes dureing her life & them to whome of right in Law it doth belong, and my Will is further that my Wifes part be sett aside from the rest of my Estate in the first place whatsoever it be whether Thirds or Childs part but but note if my Debts be very considerable att my death, which hope in God they may not, then my desire is that sue much be sett apart of my Estate before anything be divided as may be thought by my Trustees to be sufficient to satisfie and pay my just debts and after my Wifes part is taken out, my Will is that all the rest of my Estate be divided into one part more then I have Children & my Son, RICHARD LEE, to have two parts upon Division & his Choise. that is to say, my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have a double portion of all my Estate after all my lust debts & Legacies & my Wifes part out as indeed he ought to have by reason that a great part of the foundation of my Estate came by his Mother,
Item, My Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, be by my Trustees hereafter possessed of his Estate when he comes to the age of Eighteene which will be in ye yeare 1709, Augt. ye 18th.
Item, My Will & desire is that my Estate be divided with what possible speed may be
after my death see much being first sett apart as may be sufficient to satisfie and pay my just debts & Legacies and my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE's, Estate that is to say his Negroes be kept and remaine workeing on the Land where they then are att my death & if any cropp then on the ground they to assist the tending of it untill it be finished & then they to have their equall shares for the proper use of my said Son, RICHARD, & my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have two thirds of the devidend of Land where I now live to worke his Servants upon with two thirds of all howseing on sd. Plantacon except the Dwelling House, Kitchin, Dairy & Sellars, the which the whole and sole use of untill my Sane, RICHARD LEE, comes to the age of Eighteene & then he my sd. Son to have the whole use and benefitt of two thirds of all the houses & sellarage belonging to said Plantacon, And my Will is that if my Wife will not be obleidged to keep the said houseing, that shee has privilege of in as good repaire as they are at my death untill my Sone RICHARD LEEcomes to the age aforesd. then my Will is that shee have but one third part assigned as speedily as may be after my death and I doe desire that soe much of I for RICHARDs good as may be perrishable may be sold by my Trustees hereafter named as they shall think Fitt:
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son. RICHARD LEE, the Devidend of Land I now live on being called by the name of HANCOCK NECK, to him, the said RICHARD LEE, and his heires for ever; And in case of his death before he comes of age of one & twenty or without heires of his body lawfully begotten, then the said Land to him her or either of their heires to whome of right in Law it doth belong, for ever; And I doe humbly begg my Honoble: & good Friend, ROBT. CARTER, Esqr., my deare Bro: RICHARD LEE, Esqr, and my Cozen. Capt. JOHN HOWSON. that they would be pleased to take upon them the Trust & managemt. of my Estate & Children untill they come to lawfull age;
Item. I give and bequeath unto each of the said Gentl. abovenamed as Trustees Twenty shillings to buy a Ring to weare for my sake which I desire may be paid out of my Estate as soon as possible after my decease;
Item. My Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have noe power att all to sell any Negroes without the consent of two of my good Friends abovenamed until! he come to the age of twenty one, hereby appointing my Sone, RICHARD LEE, whole & sole Eger. of this my Last Will In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & affixed my seale this 31st day of December one thousand seven hundred and six.
Sealed & signed in presence of THOMAS KNIGHT, HANCOCK LEE, seale THOMAS INGRAM, his mark MARY KNIGHT, her marke
Die July 20th: 1709. This Will was proved in Northumberld. County Court to be the Last Will & Testamt. of Mr, HANCOCK LEE., deced., by ye oaths of THOMAS KNIGHT & MARY KNIGHT, two of ye witnesses thereto, & is admitted to Record
Teste THO: HOBSON, Cl Cur
Vera Copia Test THO: H0BSON, Cl Cur Northumbria
BE IT KNOWNE unto all men by these pr:sents that whereas I HANCOCK LEE of Northumberld, County in ye Colony of Virga: have made & declared my Last Will & Testamt. in writeing bearing date the last day of December 1706. I the said HANCOCK LEE by this pr:sent codicil doe confirme & ratifie my said Last Will & Testamt, & doe give and bequeath unto my Son, ISAAC LEE, all my land which I have taken up above the FALLS of RAPPA: RIVER (that is to say) three tracts to him and his heires for ever & my Will and meaning is that this Codicil or Schedule be adjudged to be part & parcell of my sd, Last Will & Testamt and that all things therein contained & men coned be faithfully & truely performed as fully and amply in every respect the same were soe declared & sett downe in my Last Will and Testamt. In Witness whereof I the said HANCOCK LEE have hereunto sett my hand & seale this first day of Janry: 1706.
     1729-1737 Order Book Northumberland Co Va, (Lewis & Booker): Page 145 - Lee, Major Charles, will probated 15 May 1734, by Mrs. Elizabeth Lee, Capt. Thomas Pinkard, Richard Lee, and Charles Jones, the executors.
     http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=6958&id=I29175
     http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lelandva/lucylee2.html
THE LOST CHILD OF RICHARD LEE OF DITCHLEY
Re: Lucy Lee who married Baldwin Matthews Smith
By Mrs. Merillat Moses*
One problem which has confused genealogists for almost half a century is the question of the progeny of Richard Lee of "Ditchley," Northumberland County, Virginia. Mr. Cazanove Lee, late Historian and Genealogist of the Society of the Lees of Virginia, was most concerned with this matter and earnestly attempted to find the seventh, and last, child of Richard Lee. In a letter dated December 22, 1940, Mr. Lee discussed this problem and wrote, "This has left an open door for future trouble-makers, and they have been legion." However, despite many claimants for this place on the Lee Family Tree, the identity of the "lost child" was not discovered during his lifetime.
In 1952, the Society of the Lees of Virginia, whose lineage is based upon descent from Richard the Immigrant, grandfather of Richard of Ditchley, accepted, on exceedingly thin evidence, one Stephen Lee, as the seventh child. After much personal research on this subject, it is the objective of this paper to prove the impossibility of Stephen Lee being the seventh and to show that this child was in fact a daughter, specifically one Lucy Lee.
This problem of identity arose from the fact that Richard Lee died at an early age (about forty-four years); and, having married rather late in life for those days (about twenty-nine years of age), he left a family of minor children under the care of his wife, Judith Lee.
Mrs. Judith Lee has been accepted as the daughter of John Steptoe and his wife Elizabeth Eustace, widow of John eustace of Northumberland County whose will was recorded in that county on April 15, 1702; hence, Judith (Steptoe) Lee must have been born after that time.
Richard Lee was undoubtedly an outstanding young man. When he was only twenty-three years of age, he was a Justice - and first of the "Quorum" in 1714; so that he must have been commissioned for several years previous to that date. His exact birthdate is given in his father's Will, as August 18, 1691. Also, he was Clerk of the Court of Northumberland County from 1716 to 1735. He was a respected and active civil servant, acting in the established pattern of the Lee Family. He was the eldest surviving child of Hancock Lee by his first wife, Mary Kendall of Northhampton County, and he had the care and supervision of several younger brothers and sisters by his father's second marriage to Sarah Allerton.
Now the date of Richard Lee's death usually has been believed to be 1740, as stated in Lee of Virginia, on page 534. However, there was at one time a Will (since lost) of Richard Lee; for it was presented in court by William Eustace, Gent., one of the executors, on May 21, 1735, five years prior to 1740. Thomas Gaskins, who married dau. Anne c 1768, Thomas Waddy, Thomas Winter and Roger Winter, or any three of them were appointed to appraise the estate. At the same court session an "Account of Richard Lee for building a warehouse at Indian Creek" was read and allowed. It would, therefore, seem apparent that his death was sudden and unexpected.
However, Mr. William Eustace died before he could complete the settlement of the estate of Richard Lee, and next we find Mrs. Judith Lee, on June 9th, 1740, "Appointed for administration of the estate of Richard Lee, deceased (not yet administered by William Eustace, deceased) who was executor under the Will." Additional proof of Mr. William Eustace acting as Richard Lee's Executor is to be found in the Northumberland County Records, September 11, 1738, i.e., "200 Acres from William Eustace, Executor of Richard Lee, to Francis Timberlake (land described as being part of tract Christopher Carlington, deceased, sold to Hancock Lee, Gent., deceased, and which was devised to his son Richard Lee, deceased)."
Also in the records there is listed an "Inventory of Estate of Richard Lee, deceased, Mrs. Judith Lee, Administratrix." It includes, "A large estate. 19 Negroes, 2 servants, Table Linen, Pewter, Bedding, Furniture, China, 72 Head of Cattle, 65 Sheep, 15 Calves, 60 Hogs, 2 Mares, 2 Horses, etc." This inventory is dated July 14, 1740, just two months before the first division of the estate.
On September 8, 1740, Mrs. Judith Lee received one-third of the estate of her deceased husband, Richard Lee. It consisted of two-hundred ninety-nine pounds and six negroes. At the same time Major Peter Conway received his wife's share of "her father's estate." and the court record specifically states that it was one-seventh of the remaining two-thirds of the estate. This is the first indication, and a rather firm one, that there were seven children left by Richard Lee of Ditchley, and that Major Conway married one of the daughters before September 1740. She was Elizabeth Lee and was probably the eldest of Richard Lee's children.
Let us now briefly cover the other known children of Richard and Judith Lee.
In December, 1741, another division of the estate of Richard Lee occurs, when there is paid "to Mr. Charles Lee, his wife's filial part of her father's estate." This daughter is Mary Lee, and we find the marriage listed in a compilation of License Fees of Northumberland County which is published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, volume 47, page 41, reading, "Charles Lee and Mary Lee - 1741."
Another daughter was Judith Lee who was known to have married one David Galloway, Senior, a Scots merchant of Northumberland County.
Then, of course, there is not doubt about another daughter, Lettice Lee, who married Colonel James Ball, Jr; for her tombstone at St. Mary's White Chapel, Lancaster County, is thus inscribed: "In memory of Lettice Lee, 3rd wife of Colonel James Ball, daughter of Richard Lee of Ditchley. "Died the 17th of November, 1811, in the 80th year of her age." According to Lee of Virginia she was married about 1753.
A fifth daughter Anne Lee, was married to George Kerr, also a Scots merchant who was closely associated with David Galloway who married her sister Judith Lee, before November 11, 1751; for on that date "Subscribers met and possessed George Kerr with his wife's filial part of her father's estate (Richard Lee)."
Kendall Lee, heir to all of Richard Lee's lands, claimed his inheritance on December 11, 1740. He was most likely twenty-one years of age at this date, making him born about 1728. One of the Commissioners who possessed him of his estate was Baldwin Matthews Smith. Kendall Lee was married on July 9, 1749 to Betty Heale, daughter of Priscilla Chinn. Thomas Edwards, Jr., was security.
Before proceeding to Lucy Lee, let me first disprove and dispose of Stephen Lee.
The proponents of Stephen Lee being the seventh child readily admit that said Stephen Lee emigrated from Prince William County, Virginia, to Kentucky, where he died. There is proof of this fact. In the Kentucky Genealogist, Volume 2, (1734-1803)
pages 7 and 92, are listed "Claims filed in Public Record Office, London, England" which deal with the information about American colonists who dealt with loyalist merchants prior to the American Revolution. There is a Notation here as follows: "Stephen Lee of Prince William, debt due 1774 L.0.10.0. He removed to Kentucky ten years ago; the(n) solvent. Enquire of Colin Campbell. Page 243."
Stephen Lee had removed to Kentucky in 1789, taking several of his sons and daughters with him. He had resided in Prince William County, Virginia, for about thirty of forty years prior to going to Kentucky, and he and four of his sons appear in the Census Record (Tax List) for Prince William County for the period covering 1782-1787. There is no doubt as to the fact that Stephen Lee who wrote his Will in Mason County, kentucky, which was proved on June 20, 1791 was the Stephen Lee of Prince William County, Virginia.
The first appearance of Stephen Lee in Virginia is when he voted for Thomas Ludwell Lee in Stafford County in 1755-56. Next we find him buying land in Fairfax County from Robert Carter on October 16, 1755. Also, he purchased 204 Acres of land from Thomas Harrison on March 5, 1776. I cite these transactions to point out that Stephen Lee did not live on inherited land, as he would have had he been a scion of the Ditchley family, but that he came to Virginia and bought his land.
The tombstone of Stephen Lee, located at "Leewood", near Maysville, Kentucky, has an inscription giving his date of death as 1791 and his age as either 81 or 84, depending upon the interpretation of the second figure (the first figure "8" being very clear). This death date is also attested by the proving of his Will in 1791. This would make Stephen Lee born around 1710 - much too earley to be the son of Richard of Ditchley. Accordingly, he would have been a man of about forty-five years when his record first appears in Prince William County. Where was he prior to 1755?
There is positive proof as to his whereabouts. His daughter Priscilla Lee married William Botts of Stafford County, Virginia. This gentleman wrote in his Prayer Book - "William Botts and Priscilla Lee were married November ye 9th 1769." His daughter, Elizabeth (Botts) Shackleford made another entry in the Prayer Book concerning her father: "married Miss Priscilla Lee of Prince Georges County, Maryland." This definitely indicates that Stephen Lee's daughter, Priscilla, was born in Prince Georges County, Maryland. Her sister, Lucy Lee, married Moses Bridwell in Stafford County in 1758. Another daughter, Nancy, married a Mountjoy of Stafford County, and a forth daughter, Ann, remained single. This would indicate that the daughters removed with Stephen Lee from Prince Georges County, maryland, to Prince William County, Virginia.
Thus, we see Stephen Lee living in Prince Georges County, Maryland, at least at the time of the birth of his daughters. It is possible to pick up the threads of his life there as early as 1740, when he was first bonded as an adult, and carry them forward for another seven years, but that, and the matter of his actual parentage does not properly belong in this paper. They are, however, under current research. The point is that Stephen Lee never inherited land in Virginia and was never identified with the two counties wherein the Richard Lee of Ditchley family lived, Namely, Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Virginia.
This position is further strengthened by the fact that Kendall Lee requested, in November, 1766 and "Act of the Assembly to dock the entail of certain lands whereof Kendall Lee is seized, and for settling other lands and slaves to the same use." This land comprised 2,050 Acres in Northampton County, Virginia; 50 Acres in Northumberland County; and 904 Acres in Northumberland County, and 235 Acres in Loudoun County. It was all of the land which had been willed to Kendall Lee by his father, Richard Lee. No other land remained for another son. It is highly unlikely that Richard Lee would have neglected to provide for another younger, minor son. Also, Kendall Lee was born about 1728; a younger brother (if existing) could not possibly have been old enough to have appeared in the records of Prince Georges County, maryland, at the date upon which the said Stephen Lee was bonded in 1740. His age is definitely too old to have been a son of Richard Lee of Ditchley. And thus I rest the case of Stephen Lee.
Add to the above facts the most unusual fact that Stephen Lee did not give one of his sons a name traditional in the Lee of Westmoreland Family. His sons were named Lewis, Stephen, Jr., Edward, Henry, and Peter. Not a Richard, John, Fran(k), Thomas, William or Philip appear in the lot! Thus I rest the case of Stephen Lee. I believe that I have disposed of the possibility of Stephen Lee being a son of Richard Lee of Ditchley, and the seventh child of that gentleman.
Let me pass on to my candidate, Lucy Lee, for the place of last and seventh child of Richard and Judith Lee of Ditchley!
After Richard Lee died in 1735 his widow remained in that status until 1749, when she undertook a "Marriage Agreement with one Samuel Peachey, Gent.". dated February 16, 1749/40(50). This document was proved by "Jno. Leland, Kendall Lee and Lucy Lee, witnesses." Captain Samuel Peachey came of an outstanding family of Richmond County and had previously been the husband of Winifred Griffin, who was the mother of all his children except one, Elizabeth, she being the product of his first marriage to Katherine McCarty, daughter of Captain Daniel McCarty (Westmoreland Deeds and Wills, No. 7, folios 256-261, dated November 9, 1721). In "Richmond County Marriages (1668-1852)" by Mr. George N.S. King, published in 1964, the author gives some corrections concerning the various marriages of Captain Samuel Peachey, going on to state on page 144 of his book that Captain Samuel Peachey married thirdly "Judith Lee, widow of Richard Lee, Gent. (1691-1735) of Northumberland County, both of whom died testate there, but only the Will of Mrs. Peachey remains on record." Mr. King gives the nearest death date for Captain Peachey as October 2, 1750.
Now I wish to call attention to the Marriage Agreement of Judith Lee and Captain Samuel Peachey of 1749. The two witnesses of this document with whom we are most concerned were her son Kendall Lee, with whom she was undoubtedly living, and one Lucy Lee. Now the Lees were extraordinarily fond of having their own family members as witnesses to family documents. Add to this, the fact that Lucy Lee, as an unmarried daughter, would be at home with her mother. This first appearance of a Lucy Lee, with Judith Lee's son Kendall, makes one wonder, as this was a most personal document.
Then again, the Will of Judith Peachey, dated December 17, 1754 and proved on February 10, 1755, is of great interest. "Debts to be paid. Rest of estate to be equally divided between children. Mr. Samuel Blackwell and my son Kendall, Ex. Witnesses: Betty Conway, Kendall Lee, Lucy Smith and Anne Kerr." Of these four witnesses, three have been proven to be children of Judith Lee Peachey. It is my conclusion that she would not have called upon a fourth person, who was not a member of the family, to witness such a personal document as her last Will, in as much as she already had three witnesses who were her children. It is my belief that this Lucy Smith is the same person who witnesses her mother's Marriage Agreement to Captain Samuel Peachey as "Lucy Lee." In the space if time between 1749 and 1754, she had married a Smith. She is undoubtedly the seventh and last child.
At this point it should be stated that all this controversy over the "lost child" would not probably have arisen, if there were not a "gap" in the marriage records of the county of Northumberland. These marriage records are published in volume 47 of the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, page 41, as a compilation of the "Clerk's Fees for Licenses Issued." I have personally examined these Fee Books for the period involved and find there is, in truth, a gap from "Joseph Blackwell and Lucy Steptoe, January 1745" to the next entry of "Henry Berry and Winifred Haynie, March, 1756." This gap includes the dates of marriage of several of Richard Lee's daughters, including the marriage of Lucy Lee, which occurred between 1749 and 1755.
I have found still another case of Lucy Lee appearing, with members of her Lee family, in the records of Northumberland County. In the Will of Cuthbert Spann,
proved November 12, 1753, one finds: "to my friend Mr. Peter Conway", and the witnesses to the codicil dated May 26, 1750 are Abraham *ivision, Anne Lee, Lucy Lee, and Edwin Conway. The Spanns and the Conways and the Lees were neighbors and friends, often inter-marrying. Mr. Peter Conway was the husband of the sister (Elizabeth) of Anne and Lucy Lee. At this date, 1750, both Anne and Lucy Lee were unmarried.
Additional research leads me to conclude that Lucy Lee married Baldwin Matthews Smith, son of Philip Smith of "Fleet's Bay", Northumberland County. This Smith family,
both Philip the father and Baldwin Matthews the son, were closely associated with both Richard and Kendall Lee, servining together as securities, commissioners, etc. There is no record of the marriage of Lucy Lee to Baldwin Matthews Smith, as the date of said marriage would fall within the period of Clerk's License Fees for which there is no record. However, in searching for the marriage in surrounding counties, I found the marriage of "William Montague and Lucy Smith, relict of Baldwin Smith. Sec. Jas. Selden. Witnesses Hugh Walker, John Montague. "dated the eleventh of December, 1772.
This Baldwin Matthews Smith did not leave a Will, but there is listed an Administration of Estate for him on page 272 of Section of Northumberland Order Book for 1758-1762. The estate was administered by John Smith, his son, and the date is June 8, 1761. Also, in Abstracts of Lancaster County, Virginia Wills (1653-1800) by Ida J. Lee, on page 203 of same one notes the name of Baldwin Matthews Smith. "Division of Negroes" is recorded January 20, 1764. This names "to Mrs. Lucy Smith, widow," "Colonel John Lee for Mary and Frances' part". "Mrs. Smith for Judith and Mildred's part." "Mr. George Heale for Burgess' part", and Mr. John Smith for Philip Smith's part." It is believed that Baldwin Mathews Smith and his wife, Lucy, were living in Lancaster County at the time of his death. Their home was "Smithfield", formerly Menaskin, owned by David Fox and called the "River Plantation."
I would like to digress a little at this point to give a resume of the Smith Family. Baldwin Matthews Smith was the son of Philip Smith, as previously stated. The latter was the son of Captain John Smith of Purton who married Mary Matthews on February 9, 1711. She was the daughter of Baldwin Matthews, Justice of the Peace for York County, and great-grandson to Govenor Samuel Matthews. Baldwin Matthews Smith first married Fanny Burgess daughter of Charles Burgess and had sons John, Philip and Burgess, and possibly Edward.
Then, in 1775, under Baldwin Matthews Smith, in Lancaster County, one finds another division of negroes, dated November 16, 1775 and recorded December 21, 1775, "to the Rev. John Leland, Jr., in right of his wife (Judith Smith) and Mildred Smith,
orphans of Baldwin Matthews Smith, by Thomas B. Griffin, Richard Ball, James W. Ball." The Rev. John Leland, Jr., married, on October 19, 1775, Judith Smith, daughter of Baldwin Matthews Smith and his wife Lucy. His father, John Leland, had been an executer to the Will of Judith (Lee) Peachey, together with her son, Kendall. The Will of John Leland, Jr., was recorded in Lancaster County on June 15, 1799, and names wife Judith; sons John Lee Leland, Leroy Peachey Leland, and Baldwin Leland. The eldest son carried his grandmother's maiden name.
The other Smith orphan, Mildred, married LeRoy Peachey of Richmond County, and is said to have left no issue. This relationship is verified in a Deed written in 1785 in Lancaster County.
Now Lucy Lee and her husband Baldwin Matthews Smith were living in Lancaster County at the time of his death. She obviously continued to reside there. She marr(ied) Captain William Montague in Lancaster County on December 11, 1772. The securities and witnesses were James Selden, Hugh Walker, and John Montague, and she was described as "Lucy Smith, widow." She had only one child by William Montague. William. The Will of Captain William Montague was recorded October 21, 1794. It names wife Lucy; sons Thomas (Dragon Plantation), William and John; daughters Hannah and Frances Montague (by his first marriage); "Daughter-in-law Judith Leland and Mildred Smith, sister of son William Montague;" "Godson Baldwin Matthews Leland." Ex.: Dr. William Ball, John Montague. Wits: John Leland.
There is a fine genealogy of the Montague Family entitled. "Montague Genealogy" (Peter of Nansemond and Lancaster Counties, Virginia) by C.W. Montague, 1894. It has a resume of Captain William Montague, son of William, born about 1728, who married first Hannah Ballendine of Lancaster and second widow mary Lucy Smith, "whose maiden name was Lucy Lee, descendants say she was a relative of Light Horse Harry Lee." He goes on to say that one of her descendants has a "Memorial Ring" with the letters "L.M." upon the side of which is engraved "died March 30, 1806, aged about 71 years." This would make Lucy Lee Smith Montague born in 1735, the last year of her father's life; undoubtedly she was his seventh and last child!
Grace M. Moses
     Prince George's Land Records 1730-1733 - Liber Q, Page 51
Enrolled at request of Richard Lee, Esq. 11 Jul 1730: Indenture, 7 Jul 1730; Between Thomas Brooke, Esq., and Richard Lee, Esq; for £40; a parcel in the Town of Nottingham called Lee's Choice; bounded by land of Thomas Brooke; laid out for 2 acres & 40 feet; mentions James Russell of Nottingham, merchant; /s/ Tho. Brooke; wit. Leonard Hollyday, Day. Craufurd; ack. 7 Jul 1730 by Thomas Brooke, Esq., and Barbara his wife." GAV-7.

; per WFT E1-0756: Richard was born of "Ditchley" on the 18th of August 1691, as stated in his father's will. He died in the same place and was buried there. Richard was a Justice and first of the Quorum in 1714, so had probably been some years in commission. He was Clerk of Northumberland County from 1716 to 1735. His personal estate was divided as such: one third was awarded to the widow and the other two thirds were divided among his seven children. The real estate was inherited by his son Kendall.⁴
In Hancock Lee's will dated 31 December 1706 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA, Richard Lee was named as executor;
"Early Colonial Settlers" cites: The Storied Kendalls with historical and genealogical records of Scottish and allied families, 1947, 209 pgs
     "1706-1711 Deed-Will Book - Northumberland Co Va; (Antient Press): Page 29-32
N THE NAME OF GOD, Amen. I HANCOCK LEE of the County of Northumberid. in in ye Colony of Virga: being of sound and perfect sense & memory, blessed be God. doe make this my Last Will &Testamt, hereby revokeing all other and former Wills whatsoever by me made.
     "Imprs. I comitt & comend my Soule to Almighty God that gave it me hopeing through the merritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer that after this my sinful' life is ended to enjoy a ( ) life and happiness with him in Heaven & my body to the Earth from whence it was taken, desireing the same may have a decent buryall as my Exers. or Trustees hereafter named shall think fitt;
     "Item. I give and bequeath to my deare Daughter, Mrs, ANNA ARMSTEED, Tenn pounds Sterl, to be paid her the next Shipping after my decease, if shee survive me, otherwise the sd. Tenn pounds to be and remaine wholie to the use of & benefitt of my Exers. hereafter named,
     "Item I give & bequeath unto my Son, RICHARD LEE, thirteene Silver Spoones they being sent for on purpose for him, they haveing engraved on the back side the handle the first two letters of his name and I doe likewise give to him, the said RICHARD LEE, my Silver hilted Swoard and belt with Silver buckles;
     "Item I give and bequeath unto my deare and Loveing Wife a Childs part of all my personall Estate if shee will he content with what the late Law of this Colony will give her ( that is to say) a Third of all lands & Negroes dureing her life & them to whome of right in Law it doth belong, and my Will is further that my Wifes part be sett aside from the rest of my Estate in the first place whatsoever it be whether Thirds or Childs part but but note if my Debts be very considerable att my death, which hope in God they may not, then my desire is that sue much be sett apart of my Estate before anything be divided as may be thought by my Trustees to be sufficient to satisfie and pay my just debts and after my Wifes part is taken out, my Will is that all the rest of my Estate be divided into one part more then I have Children & my Son, RICHARD LEE, to have two parts upon Division & his Choise. that is to say, my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have a double portion of all my Estate after all my lust debts & Legacies & my Wifes part out as indeed he ought to have by reason that a great part of the foundation of my Estate came by his Mother,
     "Item, My Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, be by my Trustees hereafter possessed of his Estate when he comes to the age of Eighteene which will be in ye yeare 1709, Augt. ye 18th.
     "Item, My Will & desire is that my Estate be divided with what possible speed may be after my death see much being first sett apart as may be sufficient to satisfie and pay my just debts & Legacies and my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE's, Estate that is to say his Negroes be kept and remaine workeing on the Land where they then are att my death & if any cropp then on the ground they to assist the tending of it untill it be finished & then they to have their equall shares for the proper use of my said Son, RICHARD, & my Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have two thirds of the devidend of Land where I now live to worke his Servants upon with two thirds of all howseing on sd. Plantacon except the Dwelling House, Kitchin, Dairy & Sellars, the which the whole and sole use of untill my Sane, RICHARD LEE, comes to the age of Eighteene & then he my sd. Son to have the whole use and benefitt of two thirds of all the houses & sellarage belonging to said Plantacon, And my Will is that if my Wife will not be obleidged to keep the said houseing, that shee has privilege of in as good repaire as they are at my death untill my Sone RICHARD LEEcomes to the age aforesd. then my Will is that shee have but one third part assigned as speedily as may be after my death and I doe desire that soe much of I for RICHARDs good as may be perrishable may be sold by my Trustees hereafter named as they shall think Fitt:
Item. I give and bequeath unto my Son. RICHARD LEE, the Devidend of Land I now live on being called by the name of HANCOCK NECK, to him, the said RICHARD LEE, and his heires for ever; And in case of his death before he comes of age of one & twenty or without heires of his body lawfully begotten, then the said Land to him her or either of their heires to whome of right in Law it doth belong, for ever; And I doe humbly begg my Honoble: & good Friend, ROBT. CARTER, Esqr., my deare Bro: RICHARD LEE, Esqr, and my Cozen. Capt. JOHN HOWSON. that they would be pleased to take upon them the Trust & managemt. of my Estate & Children untill they come to lawfull age;
     "Item. I give and bequeath unto each of the said Gentl. abovenamed as Trustees Twenty shillings to buy a Ring to weare for my sake which I desire may be paid out of my Estate as soon as possible after my decease;
     "Item. My Will is that my Son, RICHARD LEE, have noe power att all to sell any Negroes without the consent of two of my good Friends abovenamed until! he come to the age of twenty one, hereby appointing my Sone, RICHARD LEE, whole & sole Eger. of this my Last Will In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand & affixed my seale this 31st day of December one thousand seven hundred and six.
Sealed & signed in pr:sence of THOMAS KNIGHT, HANCOCK LEE, seale THOMAS INGRAM, his mark MARY KNIGHT, her marke
     "Die July 20th: 1709. This Will was proved in Northumberld. County Court to be the Last Will & Testamt. of Mr, HANCOCK LEE., deced., by ye oaths of THOMAS KNIGHT & MARY KNIGHT, two of ye witnesses thereto, & is admitted to Record
Teste THO: HOBSON, Cl Cur
Vera Copia Test THO: H0BSON, Cl Cur Northumbria
     "BE IT KNOWNE unto all men by these pr:sents that whereas I HANCOCK LEE of Northumberld, County in ye Colony of Virga: have made & declared my Last Will & Testamt. in writeing bearing date the last day of December 1706. I the said HANCOCK LEE by this pr:sent codicil doe confirme & ratifie my said Last Will & Testamt, & doe give and bequeath unto my Son, ISAAC LEE, all my land which I have taken up above the FALLS of RAPPA: RIVER (that is to say) three tracts to him and his heires for ever & my Will and meaning is that this Codicil or Schedule be adjudged to be part & parcell of my sd, Last Will & Testamt and that all things therein contained & men coned be faithfully & truely performed as fully and amply in every respect the same were soe declared & sett downe in my Last Will and Testamt. In Witness whereof I the said HANCOCK LEE have hereunto sett my hand & seale this first day of Janry: 1706."⁷

     Judith Steptoe was born circa 1675 at England.¹ She married Richard Lee, son of Hancock Lee and Mary Kendall, circa 1718 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA.^4,1,5
Judith Steptoe married Samuel Peachy on 16 February 1749 at Northumberland Co., Virginia, USA,
; Her 2nd husband;
     Per Lee [1895:534]: "The Northumberland records give the marriage contract, dated 16th of February, 1749, between Samuel Peacy of Richmond county, and Judith Lee, Widow, of Northumberland county, which was witnessed by John Leeland, Kendall Lee, Betty Lee, and Lucy Lee."^6,7
Judith Steptoe died circa 1780.
     GAV-7.

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     Charles Massie was born in 1686 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.² He married Ann Macon, daughter of Gideon Macon and Martha Woodward, in 1705 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.³

Charles Massie died on 14 June 1749 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA.
     GAV-6.

; per Ed Bartolacci (Gedcom 21 Feb. 1999):
It appears that Charles and his wife Ann joined the Quaker Community. They are listed as members of the Black Creek MM Quakers from 1722 until 1727. They separated for the Quakers around 1728. XIII William and Mary Quarterly states that Charles was born on the Mersy River, between Cheshire and Lancashire. He came to the James River in Virginia about 1690. He was reported to have had 11 children.

Charles came to America form England with his father and family about 1690.

* * * * *.⁴ He was a mentioned with Peter Massie.⁵

     Ann Macon was born on 15 December 1684 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.^3,1 She married Charles Massie, son of Peter Massie and Penelope Ashley-Cooper, in 1705 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.⁴

Ann Macon died in 1732 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA.³
     GAV-6.

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     Michael Holland was born at Nansemond Co., Virginia, USA; NB: Some unsupported sources give a date of birth of 1666, but this date is dubious. I have found no evidence to support it. Michael's 1746 will lists three underaged daughters born after 1726 when Michael would have been over 60 if born in 1666. GA Vaut.^1,2,3 He married Judith (?)²

Michael Holland died on 7 March 1745/46 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA.^4,2
     Michael Holland was mentioned in a land transaction
Memo: Foley, Louise Pledge Heath. Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. I (Henrico County - Goochland County, Virginia). Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2003, p. 60. From Patent Book N. 13:

; from Ancestry.com: "From the research of Wiley Julian Holland, Jr.
     "The history of Michael Holland before July 9, 1724 is a total mystery and probably the largest enigma in the Virginia history of Holland families. There is not a single known record of his existence before that date in 1724... and no evidence to show that he was the son of John. John Bennett Boddie in his series on Historical Southern Families stated that "based on circumstantial evidence, it appears that John had four sons: Henry, James, Joseph, and John Holland, Jr." There is no mention of a Michael Holland anywhere in the 14 page section about the Hollands of Nansemond VA..
     "In his research Mr. Holland states his opinion that Michael was born in the 1690-1700 range and there is a possibility he was born in England. Michael lists three daughters in his will: Anne, Susanna and Marcy who are underage and he appoints guardians for them. Marcy married in 1759,and Susannah in 1757. Using an average of twenty years for them at the time of their marriage, it would place their births around 1737. If Michael was born in 1660, that means he had children at the age of 67.
     "On several of his land patents, he was referred to as Captain Michael Holland. On others it was Michael Holland, "Gentleman". The term "Gentleman" in 18th century Virginia can be defined as being well educated, not only in basic literacy but to be well grounded in Greek and Latin classics. The sons of Virginia gentry were exposed to the best in 18th century schooling. A gentleman was of good family background, ideally born into the elite. A gentleman was to be wealthy enough to bear the cost of living the genteel life without visible strain and was to be free from the necessity to work, especially if that work involved physical or manual labor.
     "There is no doubt that Michael was an extremely wealthy man for that period in Virginia as noted in both his and his wife's will. It is suspected that he might have been born into a wealthy family in England, because there were no Holland families in the late 17th century that meets the defination of Gentleman as described above.
     "He started buying land in Henrico, Goochlandnd and Lousia Counties in 1727 and by the time he died in 1746, he had accumulated about 20,000 acres.
Out of the blue Michael makes three purchases of land in Henrico County, July 20, 1724 totaling 1200 acres. On June 11, June 16, and October 13, 1727 he makes six purchases totaling 2346 acres in Henrico County. September 28, 1730, he makes four purchases totaling 4961 acres in Henrico County. On May 5 and August 25, 1731 he makes 3 purchases totaling 7150 acres in Goochland and Hanover Counties. April 11, and April 15, 1732, he makes 3 purchases in Goochland and Hanover Counties totaling 3840 acres..
     " On June 20, 1733, he makes one purchase in Goochland totaling 3450 acres. On September 10, 1735 he made one purchase of 4365 acres in Goochland. April 22, 1736 he made one 400 acre purchase in Hanover County. On July 20 and September 12, 1738 he made three purchases in Amelia and Hanover Counties totaling 4360 acres. August 20 and December 1, 1740 he made three purchases in Hanover County for 1200 acres. On March 30, 1743, he made two purchases in Hanover and Amelia Counties totaling 700 acres. His last known purchase was March 15, 1744 in Goochland County totaling 4753 acres. I believe that is a total of 38,725 acres. A separate purchase of 400 acres on September 28, 1730 was made jointly by Michael and William Ford, the father of Michael’s future daughter in law, Sarah. Michael was one of the largest land owners in Virginia..
Research of Wiley Julian Holland, Jr..
     "Will: 10 OCT 1746 Goochland Co., Va. D. B 5, pg. 22 2
     "PROP: 16 FEB 1728/29 Sells 400 ac. for L44 to Henry Chiles. Land bounded by Samuel Burk 2
     "PROP: 16 MAR 1734/35 Sells to Luke Smith of Henrico Co. 175 ac. for L30 land in the forks of Tuchahoe Creek. Judith relinquishes dowry rights. Land bounded by Thomas Harding.
     "1737, May 17, Henry Webb & wife Elizabeth to Allen Frazier for 15 lbs, next to Frazier, Michael Holland, Little Lickinghole Cr., Edward Houchins. Wit: H. Kress, Robert Hughes, John Thompson..
     "1740, Sept. 16, Abraham Little & wife Anne, of Brunswick Co. to James Alford, 150 acs. for 19 lbs., N. side of James River on Lickinghole Cr. bounded by Michael Holland, George Payne, Edward Houchin, Josias Payne which is upper part of tract of 400 acs. granted Henry Webb & deeded by him to Allen Frazier. Wit: Charles Baley, John Lane, Hugh Morris.
     "His will dated October 10, 1746 is recorded in the Clerks Office, Goochland County Virginia..
     "Michael Holland, being in perfect health and Memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Judith Holland and to her heirs forever eight hundred acres of land whereon Timothy Odenale now lives in Louisa County. I also give unto my said wife during her Natural life eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with two plantations thereon and the use of the stock of cattle and hoggs and all my household goods for her own support and not to sell, as also the use benefit and profit of the labor of the six following negroes Frank, Pompy, Will, Nan, Dennis & Noell which negroes after her decease I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors and the money equally divided between the children of my son John when they arrive at age or married..
     "I give devise and bequeath to my son John Holland and to his heirs forever after the said Judith my wifes decease the aforesaid eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with the two plantations thereon and the stocks of cattle and hoggs likewise a negro named Hager and her three children and Daniell..
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Michael Holland and to his heirs forever four hundred acres of land lying in Louisa County which I bought of Craddock and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death..
     "Item: I give and bequeath unto my son in law Pouncy Anderson and to his heirs forever four hundred acres land on Lickinghole Creek which he now has in his possession also five hundred acres land adjacent thereto two hundred acres I bought of Wm. Owen and the land lying between Owens and Potters being one hundred and fifty six acres and as much more joyning Owens as will make up the five hundred acres, also I give my said son in law two negroes which he now has in possession Thom. and David likewise I give him Hampshire and his wife called Judith and their two children Venus and Roger..
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Richard Holland and to his heirs forever a plantation lying in Louisa County which I bought of Ambrose Smith also a plantation called Merediths Branch in Henrico County wheron he now lives containing five hundred acres land and four hundred fifty acres land I promised to give him joyning thereto where Wm Web formerly lived, I also give him the following negroes, Harry, Mann, Robin, Sarah and two of her children and a negro boy called Jenny and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death..
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my son George Holland and to his heirs forever Seven hundred acres land in Louisa County which I bought of Capt. Davis one hundred acres land which I bought of Douglas and in five hundred acres land I promised by said son on Lickinghole, I give him four hundred acres land joyning the land I bought of Douglas, I also give him my said son the following slaves Mingo, Lucy and their two children, Betty and Dilley and a negro girl called Delph and Jack and his wife called Ped, Likewise two feather beds and furniture and all the other household goods which is on the said plantation whereon he now lives, likewise twenty head cattle and two horses named Spark and Jack and one half the hoggs on the said plantation and two breeding mares. All the above mentioned articles land, slaves, stock and household goods and all other appurtenances here in mentioned I give to my son George in consideration of a promise given from under my hand to Mr. Wm. Ford which obliges me to give my said son six hundred pounds current; money it being on account of him marrying Mr. Wm. Ford?s daughter wherein the said Wm Ford obliges himself to give his daughter Sarah Ford two hundred pounds Current? money..
     "Item; I give devise and bequeath to my son in law Henry Martin five hundred and twenty-two acres of land on Lickinghole joyning the said Martins own land, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty acres land lying in Hanover County on the right side the road going down the county and about half mile below the plantation whereon I lived, likewise the following slaves viz: Cook, Sue, Sarah and Thier child named Sue, Likewise a girl called Sue and a fellow named Bristoll the five fore mentioned slaves now in his possession, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty pounds current? money to be paid eighteen months after my Death..
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my daughters, Anne, Susanna and Marcy to each of them four hundred pounds current? money two hundred pounds to be paid when of age or married and two hundred pounds to be paid two years after and if either of them shall dye before they are of age or married then their or her part or parts of such money to be equally divided between the children of my sons Michael and Richard Holland. I likewise give to my daughter Anne a negro girl named Nan to my Daughter Susanna a negro girl named Patt, to my daughter Mercy a negro girl named Lucy..
     "Item: All the rest of my lands negroes and personal estate not before mentioned I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson, Richard Holland and the money to be applyed towards the payment of my debts and legacies and maintaining my daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy the residue (when all the land negroes and personal estate shall be sold I give to be equally divided among my sons John, Michael, Richard, George and my daughters Eliz. Anderson and Judith Martin..
     "Item: The next profits of my estate between my death and the sale thereof I will and direct shall be applyed to the uses aforesaid and also my household goods after the death of my wife. I will and direct that my estate be not brought to any appraisement..
     "Item: I appoint Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson and Richard Holland Guardians to my three daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy. Item:
     "Item: I also constitute and appoint my son in law Henry Martin my son in law Pouncy Anderson and my son Richard Holland to be executors to this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made..
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 17th day of March1746. Signed, sealed, and delivered Mich. Holland SEAL to be his land will in presence of John Martin, John Parrish, John Sandland..
     "At Court held for Goochland County 10th day of October 1746 . This will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto to be the last Will and Testament of Michael Holland deceased and it was thereupon ordered to be recorded..
     "Teste: Henry Wood Clerk Cur Recorded in Deed & Will Book #5 page #222,223,224 Note: date of writing and date of proven - one has to be wrong - a sizeable problem arises here. jgh.
Research of Wiley Julian Holland, Jr..
     "In Aug 1731, Michael Holland received 6,350 ac. in Hanover Co. The land was adjacent to many men, including Roger Williams, John Johnson, Robert Allen and Thomas Lacy Jr..
     "Fluvanna County Virginia Book 5 page 500 and book 8 page 109-113 (1821-1825) this is a division of the land of Hezekiah Holland: names listed: Guthrie Morris and wife Dorothy; Horace Timberlake & wife Catherine; Richard Holland and wife Lucy; Shandy Holland and wife Lucy, all of Fluvana County Virginia; Michael Holland and wife Anna of Todd County Kentucky; Major Holland and wife Elizabeth of Simpson County Kentucky; Hezekiah Holland and wife Francis of Warren County Kentucky and John Holland of Fuvanna County Virginia.
     "
1735, July 15 Land Transfer: Robert Adams of Goochland Co. to Wm. Adkinson of same. For 20 pounds, 200 acres on north side of James River on a south side branch of Licking Hole Creek. Part of Survey taken by Robert Adams. The other part acknowledged to Michael Holland. Bounded by Thomas Sanders, Francis Coley, Robert Adams and Michael Holland. Witnesses: Thos. Sanders, Richard Parker and Jno. Bowie. Deed Book No. 2, pp. 114-5. Goochland Co., VA.“.^6,7

; from Ancestry.com: "This is from One World Tree:
From One World Tree : [John Henry Holland 1582.FTW]
     "Michael Holland was born ca. 1660 probably in Nansemond County. He settled in Goochland County, Virginia, married Judith and patented over 3000 acres of land on both branches of the Chickahominy in Henrico County, Virginia, December 10, 1730.
     "His will dated October 10, 1746 is recorded in the Clerks Office, Goochland County Virginia.
     "Michael Holland, being in perfect health and Memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Judith Holland and to her heirs forever eight hundred acres of land whereon Timothy Odenale now lives in Louisa County. I also give unto my said wife during her Natural life eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with two plantations thereon and the use of the stock of cattle and hoggs and all my household goods for her own support and not to sell, as also the use benefit and profit of the labor of the six following negroes Frank, Pompy, Will, Nan, Dennis & Noell which negroes after her decease I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors and the money equally divided between the children of my son John when they arrive at age or married.
     "I give devise and bequeath to my son John Holland and to his heirs forever after the said Judith my wifes decease the aforesaid eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with the two plantations thereon and the stocks of cattle and hoggs likewise a negro named Hager and her three children and Daniell.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Michael Holland and to his heirs forever four hundred acres of land lying in Louisa County which I bought of Craddock and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give and bequeath unto my son in law Pouncy Anderson and to his heirs forever four hundred acres land on Lickinghole Creek which he now has in his possession also five hundred acres land adjacent thereto two hundred acres I bought of Wm. Owen and the land lying between Owens and Potters being one hundred and fifty six acres and as much more joyning Owens as will make up the five hundred acres, also I give my said son in law two negro?s which he now has in possession Thom. and David likewise I give him Hampshire and his wife called Judith and their two children Venus and Roger.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Richard Holland and to his heirs forever a plantation lying in Louisa County which I bought of Ambrose Smith also a plantation called Merediths Branch in Henrico County wheron he now lives containing five hundred acres land and four hundred fifty acres land I promised to give him joyning thereto where Wm Web formerly lived, I also give him the following negroes, Harry, Mann, Robin, Sarah and two of her children and a negro boy called Jenny and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my son George Holland and to his heirs forever Seven hundred acres land in Louisa County which I bought of Capt. Davis one hundred acres land which I bought of Douglas and in five hundred acres land I promised by said son on Lickinghole, I give him four hundred acres land joyning the land I bought of Douglas, I also give him my said son the following slaves Mingo, Lucy and their two children, Betty and Dilley and a negro girl called Delph and Jack and his wife called Ped, Likewise two feather beds and furniture and all the other household goods which is on the said plantation whereon he now lives, likewise twenty head cattle and two horses named Spark and Jack and one half the hoggs on the said plantation and two breeding mares. All the above mentioned articles land, slaves, stock and household goods and all other appurtenances here in mentioned I give to my son George in consideration of a promise given from under my hand to Mr. Wm. Ford which obliges me to give my said son six hundred pounds current; money it being on account of him marrying Mr. Wm. Ford?s daughter wherein the said Wm Ford obliges himself to give his daughter Sarah Ford two hundred pounds Current? money.
     "Item; I give devise and bequeath to my son in law Henry Martin five hundred and twenty-two acres of land on Lickinghole joyning the said Martins own land, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty acres land lying in Hanover County on the right side the road going down the county and about half mile below the plantation whereon I lived, likewise the following slaves viz: Cook, Sue, Sarah and Thier child named Sue, Likewise a girl called Sue and a fellow named Bristoll the five fore mentioned slaves now in his possession, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty pounds current? money to be paid eighteen months after my Death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my daughters, Anne, Susanna and Marcy to each of them four hundred pounds current? money two hundred pounds to be paid when of age or married and two hundred pounds to be paid two years after and if either of them shall dye before they are of age or married then their or her part or parts of such money to be equally divided between the children of my sons Michael and Richard Holland. I likewise give to my daughter Anne a negro girl named Nan to my Daughter Susanna a negro girl named Patt, to my daughter Mercy a negro girl named Lucy.
     "Item: All the rest of my lands negroes and personal estate not before mentioned I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson, Richard Holland and the money to be applyed towards the payment of my debts and legacies and maintaining my daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy the residue (when all the land negroes and personal estate shall be sold I give to be equally divided among my sons John, Michael, Richard, George and my daughters Eliz. Anderson and Judith Martin.
     "Item: The next profits of my estate between my death and the sale thereof I will and direct shall be applyed to the uses aforesaid and also my household goods after the death of my wife. I will and direct that my estate be not brought to any appraisement.
     "Item: I appoint Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson and Richard Holland Guardians to my three daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy. Item: I give to my grandson Jno. Holland son of Jno. Holland five Hundreds acres land in Orange County which I bought of Jno. Bryant.
     "Item: I also constitute and appoint my son in law Henry Martin my son in law Pouncy Anderson and my son Richard Holland to be executors to this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
     "In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of October 1746. Signed, sealed, and delivered Mich. Holland SEAL to be his land will in presence of John Martin, John Parrish, John Sandland.
     "At Court held for Goochland County March 17, 1746. This will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto to be the last Will and Testament of Michael Holland deceased and it was thereupon ordered to be recorded.
     "Teste: Henry Wood Clerk Cur Recorded in Deed & Will Book #5 page
#222,223,224 Note: date of writing and date of proven - one has to be wrong - a sizeable problem arises here. jgh
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     "Based upon circumstantial evidence ONLY (the oral history within my family) we show Michael as son of John Holland of Nansemond. Michael had access to the funds necessary to acquire the vast acreage recorded in his name, and while Major John Holland (from whom I am descended), by the time he "seated" his several patents in old Nansemond had acquired a sizeable estate BUT not one able to fund the purchases of Michael, and provide for his other offspring.
     "Michael's brother Stephen's career as a privateer or pirate, if you will, is fairly well documented, and may well have provided a ready source of the funds necessary to finance the land purchases so recorded.
     "Another theory which has been put forth involves the shadowy figure of Samuel Holland, an original subscriber/stock holder in the London Company whose original charter served as the basis upon which the Virginia Colony was established. Several genealogists have attempted to construct a lineage which places Michael as son of this Samuel. During the more than 40 years in which I have actively researched my family NO record has been found of such "link."
     "The painting of Michael, dated 1699, currently hangs above the mantel in the Richmon, Virginia home of a direct descendant of Michael. That gentleman has requested that I not release any information regarding his personal or business interests.
     "It is interesting to note that the Holland family of "Southside" Virginia, and those who reside in Fluvanna, Goochland, Amelia & Richmond have had almost no contact save for occasional appearances at Holland Family Reunions. We are a clannish, tight-lipped family who do not seek the limelight and shun publicity of any sort. With great reluctance, have many of "my family" spoken, and then it has been clearly understood that all conversations were to be considered "off the record."
     "I found US and International Marriage Records: Marriage 1685 in Virginia to Judith?
Family Data Collection Records: Birth 1666 Nanesmond County, Va Death 7 Mar 1746 Gochland Co. Va
Hope this helps. Linda
>Name: Michael Holland
>Birth Date: 1666
>Birth Place: Virginia
>Tree Name: Harris Family Tree“.⁸ GAV-6.

Reference: Bartolacci GEDCOM.²

; NB: After some consideration, I have severed the relationship I had between Michael HOLLAND and John and Elizabeth (Oudeland) HOLLAND as his parents. I can find no evidence to support such a relationship other than completely unsupported family trees of others. GA Vaut.⁹

Michael Holland left a will on 10 October 1746 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA; "His will dated October 10, 1746 is recorded in the Clerks Office, Goochland County Virginia. Goochland Co., Va. D. B 5, pg. 22 2
     "Michael Holland, being in perfect health and Memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Judith Holland and to her heirs forever eight hundred acres of land whereon Timothy Odenale now lives in Louisa County. I also give unto my said wife during her Natural life eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with two plantations thereon and the use of the stock of cattle and hoggs and all my household goods for her own support and not to sell, as also the use benefit and profit of the labor of the six following negroes Frank, Pompy, Will, Nan, Dennis & Noell which negroes after her decease I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors and the money equally divided between the children of my son John when they arrive at age or married.
     "I give devise and bequeath to my son John Holland and to his heirs forever after the said Judith my wifes decease the aforesaid eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with the two plantations thereon and the stocks of cattle and hoggs likewise a negro named Hager and her three children and Daniell.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Michael Holland and to his heirs forever four hundred acres of land lying in Louisa County which I bought of Craddock and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give and bequeath unto my son in law Pouncy Anderson and to his heirs forever four hundred acres land on Lickinghole Creek which he now has in his possession also five hundred acres land adjacent thereto two hundred acres I bought of Wm. Owen and the land lying between Owens and Potters being one hundred and fifty six acres and as much more joyning Owens as will make up the five hundred acres, also I give my said son in law two negro?s which he now has in possession Thom. and David likewise I give him Hampshire and his wife called Judith and their two children Venus and Roger.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Richard Holland and to his heirs forever a plantation lying in Louisa County which I bought of Ambrose Smith also a plantation called Merediths Branch in Henrico County wheron he now lives containing five hundred acres land and four hundred fifty acres land I promised to give him joyning thereto where Wm Web formerly lived, I also give him the following negroes, Harry, Mann, Robin, Sarah and two of her children and a negro boy called Jenny and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my son George Holland and to his heirs forever Seven hundred acres land in Louisa County which I bought of Capt. Davis one hundred acres land which I bought of Douglas and in five hundred acres land I promised by said son on Lickinghole, I give him four hundred acres land joyning the land I bought of Douglas, I also give him my said son the following slaves Mingo, Lucy and their two children, Betty and Dilley and a negro girl called Delph and Jack and his wife called Ped, Likewise two feather beds and furniture and all the other household goods which is on the said plantation whereon he now lives, likewise twenty head cattle and two horses named Spark and Jack and one half the hoggs on the said plantation and two breeding mares. All the above mentioned articles land, slaves, stock and household goods and all other appurtenances here in mentioned I give to my son George in consideration of a promise given from under my hand to Mr. Wm. Ford which obliges me to give my said son six hundred pounds current; money it being on account of him marrying Mr. Wm. Ford?s daughter wherein the said Wm Ford obliges himself to give his daughter Sarah Ford two hundred pounds Current? money.
     "Item; I give devise and bequeath to my son in law Henry Martin five hundred and twenty-two acres of land on Lickinghole joyning the said Martins own land, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty acres land lying in Hanover County on the right side the road going down the county and about half mile below the plantation whereon I lived, likewise the following slaves viz: Cook, Sue, Sarah and Thier child named Sue, Likewise a girl called Sue and a fellow named Bristoll the five fore mentioned slaves now in his possession, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty pounds current? money to be paid eighteen months after my Death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my daughters, Anne, Susanna and Marcy to each of them four hundred pounds current? money two hundred pounds to be paid when of age or married and two hundred pounds to be paid two years after and if either of them shall dye before they are of age or married then their or her part or parts of such money to be equally divided between the children of my sons Michael and Richard Holland. I likewise give to my daughter Anne a negro girl named Nan to my Daughter Susanna a negro girl named Patt, to my daughter Mercy a negro girl named Lucy.
     "Item: All the rest of my lands negroes and personal estate not before mentioned I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson, Richard Holland and the money to be applyed towards the payment of my debts and legacies and maintaining my daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy the residue (when all the land negroes and personal estate shall be sold I give to be equally divided among my sons John, Michael, Richard, George and my daughters Eliz. Anderson and Judith Martin.
     "Item: The next profits of my estate between my death and the sale thereof I will and direct shall be applyed to the uses aforesaid and also my household goods after the death of my wife. I will and direct that my estate be not brought to any appraisement.
     "Item: I appoint Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson and Richard Holland Guardians to my three daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy. Item: I give to my grandson Jno. Holland son of Jno. Holland five Hundreds acres land in Orange County which I bought of Jno. Bryant.
     "Item: I also constitute and appoint my son in law Henry Martin my son in law Pouncy Anderson and my son Richard Holland to be executors to this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
     "In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of October 1746. Signed, sealed, and delivered Mich. Holland SEAL to be his land will in presence of John Martin, John Parrish, John Sandland.
     "At Court held for Goochland County March 17, 1746. This will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto to be the last Will and Testament of Michael Holland deceased and it was thereupon ordered to be recorded.
     "Teste: Henry Wood Clerk Cur Recorded in Deed & Will Book #5 page
#222,223,224 Note: date of writing and date of proven - one has to be wrong - a sizeable problem arises here. jgh.⁷

     Judith (?) married Michael Holland.¹
Judith (?) was born circa 1691 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA.
Judith (?) died on 19 November 1751 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA.
     GAV-6. Judith (?) was also known as Judith Merryman.²

Reference: Bartolacci Gedcom.¹
In Michael Holland's will dated 10 October 1746 at Goochland Co., Virginia, USA, Judith (?) was named as an heir; "His will dated October 10, 1746 is recorded in the Clerks Office, Goochland County Virginia. Goochland Co., Va. D. B 5, pg. 22 2
     "Michael Holland, being in perfect health and Memory do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following:
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my Wife Judith Holland and to her heirs forever eight hundred acres of land whereon Timothy Odenale now lives in Louisa County. I also give unto my said wife during her Natural life eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with two plantations thereon and the use of the stock of cattle and hoggs and all my household goods for her own support and not to sell, as also the use benefit and profit of the labor of the six following negroes Frank, Pompy, Will, Nan, Dennis & Noell which negroes after her decease I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors and the money equally divided between the children of my son John when they arrive at age or married.
     "I give devise and bequeath to my son John Holland and to his heirs forever after the said Judith my wifes decease the aforesaid eight hundred acres of land on Lickinghole Creek with the two plantations thereon and the stocks of cattle and hoggs likewise a negro named Hager and her three children and Daniell.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Michael Holland and to his heirs forever four hundred acres of land lying in Louisa County which I bought of Craddock and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give and bequeath unto my son in law Pouncy Anderson and to his heirs forever four hundred acres land on Lickinghole Creek which he now has in his possession also five hundred acres land adjacent thereto two hundred acres I bought of Wm. Owen and the land lying between Owens and Potters being one hundred and fifty six acres and as much more joyning Owens as will make up the five hundred acres, also I give my said son in law two negro?s which he now has in possession Thom. and David likewise I give him Hampshire and his wife called Judith and their two children Venus and Roger.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath unto my son Richard Holland and to his heirs forever a plantation lying in Louisa County which I bought of Ambrose Smith also a plantation called Merediths Branch in Henrico County wheron he now lives containing five hundred acres land and four hundred fifty acres land I promised to give him joyning thereto where Wm Web formerly lived, I also give him the following negroes, Harry, Mann, Robin, Sarah and two of her children and a negro boy called Jenny and fifty pounds Current money to be paid eighteen months after my death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my son George Holland and to his heirs forever Seven hundred acres land in Louisa County which I bought of Capt. Davis one hundred acres land which I bought of Douglas and in five hundred acres land I promised by said son on Lickinghole, I give him four hundred acres land joyning the land I bought of Douglas, I also give him my said son the following slaves Mingo, Lucy and their two children, Betty and Dilley and a negro girl called Delph and Jack and his wife called Ped, Likewise two feather beds and furniture and all the other household goods which is on the said plantation whereon he now lives, likewise twenty head cattle and two horses named Spark and Jack and one half the hoggs on the said plantation and two breeding mares. All the above mentioned articles land, slaves, stock and household goods and all other appurtenances here in mentioned I give to my son George in consideration of a promise given from under my hand to Mr. Wm. Ford which obliges me to give my said son six hundred pounds current; money it being on account of him marrying Mr. Wm. Ford?s daughter wherein the said Wm Ford obliges himself to give his daughter Sarah Ford two hundred pounds Current? money.
     "Item; I give devise and bequeath to my son in law Henry Martin five hundred and twenty-two acres of land on Lickinghole joyning the said Martins own land, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty acres land lying in Hanover County on the right side the road going down the county and about half mile below the plantation whereon I lived, likewise the following slaves viz: Cook, Sue, Sarah and Thier child named Sue, Likewise a girl called Sue and a fellow named Bristoll the five fore mentioned slaves now in his possession, likewise I give to my said son in law fifty pounds current? money to be paid eighteen months after my Death.
     "Item: I give devise and bequeath to my daughters, Anne, Susanna and Marcy to each of them four hundred pounds current? money two hundred pounds to be paid when of age or married and two hundred pounds to be paid two years after and if either of them shall dye before they are of age or married then their or her part or parts of such money to be equally divided between the children of my sons Michael and Richard Holland. I likewise give to my daughter Anne a negro girl named Nan to my Daughter Susanna a negro girl named Patt, to my daughter Mercy a negro girl named Lucy.
     "Item: All the rest of my lands negroes and personal estate not before mentioned I will direct and appoint to be sold by my Executors Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson, Richard Holland and the money to be applyed towards the payment of my debts and legacies and maintaining my daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy the residue (when all the land negroes and personal estate shall be sold I give to be equally divided among my sons John, Michael, Richard, George and my daughters Eliz. Anderson and Judith Martin.
     "Item: The next profits of my estate between my death and the sale thereof I will and direct shall be applyed to the uses aforesaid and also my household goods after the death of my wife. I will and direct that my estate be not brought to any appraisement.
     "Item: I appoint Henry Martin, Pouncy Anderson and Richard Holland Guardians to my three daughters Anne, Susanna and Marcy. Item: I give to my grandson Jno. Holland son of Jno. Holland five Hundreds acres land in Orange County which I bought of Jno. Bryant.
     "Item: I also constitute and appoint my son in law Henry Martin my son in law Pouncy Anderson and my son Richard Holland to be executors to this my last will and testament and do hereby revoke all former wills by me made.
     "In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 10th day of October 1746. Signed, sealed, and delivered Mich. Holland SEAL to be his land will in presence of John Martin, John Parrish, John Sandland.
     "At Court held for Goochland County March 17, 1746. This will was proved by the oaths of the witnesses hereto to be the last Will and Testament of Michael Holland deceased and it was thereupon ordered to be recorded.
     "Teste: Henry Wood Clerk Cur Recorded in Deed & Will Book #5 page
#222,223,224 Note: date of writing and date of proven - one has to be wrong - a sizeable problem arises here. jgh.³

     Gideon Macon was born before 11 March 1648 at London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹ He was baptized on 11 March 1648 at St. Botolph without Aldgate, London, City of London, Greater London, England.¹ He married Martha Woodward, daughter of William Woodward and Martha West, circa 1681
; Her 1st husband.^2,3
Gideon Macon died on 4 March 1702 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Gideon Macon was buried after 4 March 1702 at Macon's Island Cemetery, New Kent, New Kent Co., Virginia, USA; From Find A Grave:
     GAV-7.

; Jamestowne Society: http://www.jamestowne.org/blog/gideon-macon-burgess-from-new-kent-county
Gideon Macon, Burgess from New Kent County

Seventeenth in a series of biographical sketches on Burgesses whose descendants belong to the First Mississippi Company; in honor of the 400th anniversary of the July 30, 1619, meeting of the first representative governmental body in America at the 1617 Church on Jamestown Island.

The Macon family were French Huguenots who left France and then established themselves in England for several generations. It is thought that the emigration took place soon after the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, 24 August 1572, and before the Edict of Nantes, which, in 1598, gave the Huguenots equal religious rights in France.

Gideon Macon was the son of William and Anne (Garland) Macon.

In 1671, Gideon Macon was an attorney at law in York County. He was Secretary to Governor William Berkeley during his second administration from 1660 - 1677. He was an early Vestryman in Bruton Parish, where a brass tablet to his memory marks a pew in the church. In 1684 he was named church warden in St. Peter’s Parish and observed his church duties faithfully. He entertained the vestry at his home, and in the Vestry Book on 04 March 1702 he is referred to “as lately deceased.”

Gideon Macon moved to New Kent County about 1680 and established his home on Macon’s Island. Soon after building his home, he married Martha, daughter of William Woodward, the Indian Interpreter to the Pamunkey tribe. He was given the title of Colonel as the Commander in Chief of the New Kent County Militia. He became prominent in the affairs of New Kent County and was elected to the General Assembly where he served as Burgess in 1693 and 1696 to 1703.

On 10 October 1700 he wrote his will and named his wife, Martha, his Executor. Following his death, Martha married for her second husband Captain Nathaniel West. Gideon and Martha (Woodward) Macon had the following children: (1) Gideon Macon, Jr., born 20 January 1682 and probably died before his father; (2) Anne, born 15 December 1684 who married James Christian; (3) Martha, born in 1687 who married Orlando Jones; (4) Elizabeth, born in 1690; (5) William Macon, born 12 November 1693 who married Mary Hartwell; (6) John, born 17 December 1695 who married Anne Hunt; (7) A daughter born in 1698; and (8) James, born 22 October 1701 who married Elizabeth Moore.

First Mississippi Company Descendant of Gideon Macon: Anita Lou Tribble Bove.

; per Ed Bartolacci (Gedcom 21 Feb. 1999):
Gideon came to Virginia on January 19, 1674.

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     Martha Woodward died at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA. She was born circa 1660 at King William Co., Virginia, USA.² She married Gideon Macon, son of Gabriel De Macon and Anne Elwenn, circa 1681
; Her 1st husband.^3,4 Martha Woodward married Capt. Nathaniel West, son of Col. John West II and Unity Croshaw, after 1701
; her 2nd husband; her 1st husband died in 1701.^5,4 Martha Woodward married (?) Bigger after 1723
; Her 3rd husband. Her 2nd husband died in 1734.⁴
     GAV-7.

.⁶ Martha Woodward was was mentioned in a land transaction by William Woodward on 20 July 1703 at King William Co., Virginia, USA, Source: Fleet (n.d.), Vol. VII, pp. 46-47:
"Deed of Partition. West-Spencer
1703.
Archives Division. Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, Reoords of King William County, Virginia. Book 1. 1702-1707. p. 109:
"Whereas Mr Gedion Macon Late of New Kent County Doc'ed and Capt Thomas Spencer were in the Right of their wives Martha and Anne Daughters and Coheirs of Wm Woodward Seized and Possessed of a certain parcell of Land Lying and being in King William County containing by Estimation sixteen hundred fifty and six acres and bounded on the one side by Duck Creek and the other side by Johns Creek and Pamunkey River, and Whereas the sd Gedion Maeon and Capt Thomas Spencer Did in the yeare of our Lord 1695 agree to a Survey and Division of the said Land which was accordingly Surveyed and Divided the 20th of May in the said yeare 1695 by James Minge Survey'r the said Macons part according to that Division being
bounded by Johns Creok and Pamunkey Rivor and the said Spencers by Duck Craeke and wheroon he now Lives. And whereas the said Gddion Macon is since Dead and the said Martha his widdow and Relict hath Intermarryed with Capt Nath'll West Now soe it is that wee the Subscribers being well Sattisfyod and Contented with the said Survey Division and Election as aforesaid Doe he- - - our selves our heires Ex'rs and adm'rs Each to the other in the penalty of five hundred pounds Sterl money to stand by and abide the said Survey Division and Election as aforesd In Witness whereof wee have hereunto sett our hands and Seales this 26th day of July 1703"
Test Saml Cradock, Wil- Biggers
signed Nath: West seal
Martha West seal
Thot Spencor seal
Anne x Spencer seal
Reeorded King William County 20th July 1703.⁷

     Gabriel De Macon died at St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, London, City of London, Greater London, England. He married Anne Elwenn. Gabriel De Macon was born circa 1630 at Saone River, Auvergne, Macon, France.
     GAV-8.

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     Anne Elwenn married Gabriel De Macon. Anne Elwenn was born circa 1630 at Auvergne, Macon, France.
Anne Elwenn died in 1720 at St. Botolph's, Aldersgate, London, City of London, Greater London, England.
     GAV-8.

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     William Woodward married Martha West.¹
William Woodward was born circa 1615.
William Woodward died circa 1690 at King William Co., Virginia, USA.²
     GAV-8.

; William Woodward “The Indian Interpreter” (The true facts along with wild guesses and speculations about William Woodward and his children.)
Facts:
     Family lore holds that William Woodward moved out to the “howling wilderness” sometime in the 1650`s as an Indian trader.
     William learned the Pumunkey’s language and gained their trust and was identified as William ‘the Indian Interpreter”. Although not a colonial official, William was employed for specific negotiations between the Indians and the Governor.
     In the summer of 1664 William Woodward’s name first appears in a land document. William purchased 2100 acres of river land in New Kent County from Cocka Coeska (aka Cockacoeske) the leader of the Pamunkeys. In a petition to the Governor’s council she declared her desire to have William as a neighbor and translator for her and her people.
Wives & Children
     William may have had as many as 5 children this is written in the book Martha Washington: An American Life By Patricia Brady. This book however only names one daughter, Martha.
     There are books written as well as family trees that speculate that William’s wife may have been Martha West the daughter of Thomas West 3rd Baron of De La Warr (who died June 7, 1618)
     This would mean that this Martha West would have had to have been born before 1618. Most family trees record her date of birth around 1639, meaning she was born after her father had died.
     There are other books written and family trees s that speculate that William’s wife may have been Ann Henley.
     There is no document or will or deed found naming his wife as Ann Henley.
     I have found one book that states that William’s wife was named Ann (unknown maiden name). This same book names their two daughters as Martha and Elizabeth

Book: Colonial Virginians and their Maryland relatives: a genealogy of the Tucker Family and also families of Allen, Blackistone, Chandler, Ford Gerard, Hamor, Hume, Monroe, Skaggs, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Sturman, Thompson, Ward Yowell and others. By Norma Tucker Pg 54:
Link: to read the excerpt from that book http://books.google.com/books?id=jC9fDj72fxAC&pg=PA54&lpg=PA54&dq=ann+wo odward+ and+thomas+spencer&source=bl&ots=1vU7VLoLg7&sig=dz59NiT6Oom3Dl4YsbKy6lylVEU &hl=en&ei=2WtZTeO1NJDmsQPa2-CeDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q= ann%20woodward%20and%20thomas%20spencer&f=false
     There is a deed naming two of Williams daughters but does not mention who their mother is. Deed naming two daughters of William Woodward and their spouses:
In "King William Co. Record Book 1, 1702-1707, p. 109; and in Fleet II, "Virginia Colonial Abstracts," p. 291, is a Deed of Partition, naming Gideon Macon, late of New Kent Co., dec`d., and Capt. Thomas Spencer in the right of their wives, Martha and Anne, daughters and co-heirs of William Woodward. This was a division of William Woodward`s land between his two daughters and their husbands. It mentioned that daughter- Martha, widow and relict of Gideon Macon, had married (2nd) Capt. Nathaniel West, by that time.
     There is also a book naming William’s wife as Ann (last name unknown), mother of Martha and Elizabeth.

Sources:
     William Woodward often had the title of "Indian interpreter" and received one piece of land from Cocka Coeske, Queen of the Pamunkey Indian tribe [Nugent I, "Cavaliers and Pioneers," pp. 533-534].
     26 July 1703. King William Co. Deed of Partition. West-Spencer 1703. Record Book 1, 1702- 1707, p. 109:
     GIDEON MACON, JR. was born 20 June 1682, in St. Peter`s Parish, New Kent Co., son of GIDEON and MARTHA (WOODWARD) MACON. [National Society of the Colonial Dames of America In the State of Virginia. The Parish Register of Saint Peter`s, New Kent County, Virginia, from 1680 to 1787. p. 22]. [NOTE: Martha (Woodward) Macon was a daughter of William Woodward, the Indian interpreter; and great-grandmother of Martha (Dandridge) Custis/Washington, wife of George Washington, first President of the United States.]. Martha Washington: An American Life By Patricia Brady
     William WOODWARD. His daughters Anne and Martha inherited 1650 acres in King William County, Virginia from him. Anne’s part lay above and along Dutch Creek in King and Queen County, Virginia (Virginia Patent Book 5, page 430).
     In 1664, William Woodward was an interpreter between the colonists and the Indians. That same year he purchased 2100 acres of New Kent County land from the Queen of the Pamunkey Indians, Cocka Coeska, who had valued his services as an interpreter so highly that she desired for him to settle there on the north side of the York River.
Colonial Virginians and their Maryland relatives: a genealogy of the Tucker Family and also families of Allen, Blackistone, Chandler, Ford Gerard, Hamor, Hume, Monroe, Skaggs, Smith, Stevenson, Stone, Sturman, Thompson, Ward Yowell and others. By Norma Tucker Pg 54
     Cockacoeske Born: 1640; Died: 1686) Recorded by the English as the Queen of Pamunkey, under whom several nations in the Powhatan Chiefdom came.
     She was the main signatory for the Indians on the 1677 Middle Plantation Treaty with the English after the last Powhatan Confederacy`s war with England.

TMB12 originally shared this to From Pauper to King and in Between (Research Tree.)³

; Ferguson cites:
1. Title: Joe Patrick' Christmas 1996 compilation of his and T.E. Allen Jr's notes
2. Title: woodward (T.E.J.P.1996).FTW
Repository:
Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Aug 24, 1998.^4,1
William Woodward was mentioned in a land transaction on 23 February 1664 at New Kent Co. (then), Virginia, USA,
Memo: Source: "Cavaliers & Pioneers", Vol. I, pp. 533-34 524 by Nell Marion Nugent
"MR. WM. WOODWARD, 2100 acs. New Kent Co., 23 Feb. 1664, p. 430, (509). N. side of Yorke Riv., beg. at the mouth of Mr. Johns Cr., running up the river, including a neck of sunken ground &c. to a creeke nere against Capt. Bassetts now dwelling house, which Cr. is the lower bounds of land of Mr. Samuell Snead, Sr. whereon he now lives, thence E.S.E. &c. Said land was purchased by sd. Woodward of Cocka Coeske, Queene of Pomunke, 27 Sept. 1664 & "upon desire of the said Queene that the said Mr. Woodward might seate upon the said Land by her assigned and sett over to him the said Woodward, it was accordingly granted by order of the Govr. and Councell dated the 24th of November 1664."^5,6
William Woodward was mentioned in a land transaction on 20 July 1703 at King William Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: Source: Fleet (n.d.), Vol. VII, pp. 46-47:
"Deed of Partition. West-Spencer
1703.
Archives Division. Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia, Reoords of King William County, Virginia. Book 1. 1702-1707. p. 109:
"Whereas Mr Gedion Macon Late of New Kent County Doc'ed and Capt Thomas Spencer were in the Right of their wives Martha and Anne Daughters and Coheirs of Wm Woodward Seized and Possessed of a certain parcell of Land Lying and being in King William County containing by Estimation sixteen hundred fifty and six acres and bounded on the one side by Duck Creek and the other side by Johns Creek and Pamunkey River, and Whereas the sd Gedion Maeon and Capt Thomas Spencer Did in the yeare of our Lord 1695 agree to a Survey and Division of the said Land which was accordingly Surveyed and Divided the 20th of May in the said yeare 1695 by James Minge Survey'r the said Macons part according to that Division being
bounded by Johns Creok and Pamunkey Rivor and the said Spencers by Duck Craeke and wheroon he now Lives. And whereas the said Gddion Macon is since Dead and the said Martha his widdow and Relict hath Intermarryed with Capt Nath'll West Now soe it is that wee the Subscribers being well Sattisfyod and Contented with the said Survey Division and Election as aforesaid Doe he- - - our selves our heires Ex'rs and adm'rs Each to the other in the penalty of five hundred pounds Sterl money to stand by and abide the said Survey Division and Election as aforesd In Witness whereof wee have hereunto sett our hands and Seales this 26th day of July 1703"
Test Saml Cradock, Wil- Biggers
signed Nath: West seal
Martha West seal
Thot Spencor seal
Anne x Spencer seal
Reeorded King William County 20th July 1703.⁷

     Martha West married William Woodward.²
Martha West was born circa 1615.
      ;      Note: I had previously assigned Martha WEST as a daughter of Thomas WEST, 3rd Baron de la Warr. I have not removed this link and no longer believe that it was valid. GA Vaut.³ GAV-8.

;      Other sources do not list Martha as one of the children of Sir Thomas West. Do you have a source for this information? I have been in contact with a genealogist in England to try to pin this down. Her preliminary report is attached. I would appreciate any light you could shed on this.
     Buddy Greig - Beaumont, Texas
     (Following was document attached to above email)
     The PCC Wills Index and the Index of Hampshire Wills were both searched. No will found for Thomas West c. 1618. Also checked: Warre; De La Warr.
     Woodward:
      Alice Woodward widow 1664 Old Basing/Kingsclere Will & Inventory [1664A102/1-3]
      William Woodward snr 1647 Kingsclere [tanner] Will [1647 A82]
     Parish Registers for Southampton
     Of the 6 parishes in Southampton, only St Michael's has registers extant for dates before 1653. The St Michael's registers begin in 1552. There are transcripts and these were searched 1597-1620. No WESTs or WOODWARDs found. [Also checked for WARR and DE LA WARR]
     County Genealogy Pedigrees in the County of Hants
     Collected from Heraldic Visitations and other Authentic Manuscripts in the British Museum and in the Possession of Private Individuals and from the Information of the present Resident Families.
     By William Berry Registered Clerk in the College of Arms, London, Published by Sherwood, Gilbert & Piper 1833
     It was not possible to take a photocopy because of the delicate state of the book. The information relevant to Thomas West 3rd Lord De La Warr has therefore been copied. Explanatory notes have been added in italics.
     Extract from the Pedigree of DE LA WARR
     Sir Thomas West knighted 42nd Elizabeth succeeded as 3rd Lord De La Warr ob. June 7 1618
     = Cecile d/o Sir Thomas Shirley of Whiston Place, co. Sussex Knt marr. 44th Elizabeth
     [ob=obit=died; co=county; 42nd Elizabeth = 1599-1600; 44th Elizabeth = 1601-2]
     Issue:
      1. Henry West, summoned to parliament as Lord De La Warr 14th Nov 19th James ob. June 1 1628 [19th James = 1621-22] = Isabella eldest of two daughters and co-heir of Sir Thomas Edmunds kt treasurer of the household to King Charles I mar. 1624-5; born at Brussels in Nov 1607
      2. Jane, eldest daughter
      3. Elizabeth 2nd daughter, married Herbert Pelham of Swinshead Esq son of Anthony, youngest son of Thomas Pelham Esq ancestor to the Duke of Newcastle
      4. Anna 3rd daughter, married Christopher Swaley DD preceptor to Henry Prince of Wales, eldest son of James I, and rector of Hurstpierpoint in co. of Sussex
      5. Cecilie 4th daughter, married Sir Francis Bindlose kt and was mother of Sir Robert Bindlose of Borwick co. of Lancaster, Bart; she remarried Sir John Byron KB created Lord Byron
      6. Lucy 5th daughter, marr Sir Robert Byron brother of the said Lord Byron
      7. Catherine 6th daughter
      8. Thomas West ob. Infant
      9. Essex West
     The information transcribed above was checked against that given in The Herald's Visitations of 1530, 1575, 1622 and 1634. There were no additions.
     It does appear that this is a complete and very thorough genealogical survey and we must therefore conclude that Thomas West, Lord De La Warr did not have a daughter named Martha.
     An attempt was therefore made to trace the origin of Martha WEST born c.1615.
     IGI - the 1988 version i.e. that containing information extracted from registers, does not cover Southampton. It only gives partial coverage of the county - approx. 35%. There is no Martha WEST listed of an appropriate date, nor any William WOODWARD.
     Wherwell
     There are no transcripts and no indexes for the Wherwell registers. They are not included on the IGI or in Phillimore's Marriage Indexes.
The registers are on fiche. They begin in 1634 with a mixed register - baptisms, marriages & burials in one book. This was searched from 1634 to 1653. It is in poor condition.
     No entries for WOODWARD.
     No baptisms or marriages found for WEST.]
     Henry WEST buried 6 Jan 1637. [This might indicate a possible origin for Martha, but the name is common.]
     The Victoria County History - Wherwell
     The village of Longparish in the hundred of Wherwell was granted to Thomas West, Lord De La Warr by Henry VIII at the dissolution of the monasteries [1539] and remained in the family until 1695. Evidence suggests that at some point it was gifted to Cecily, Lady de La Warr and she sold parts of the lands in the early 1600s.
     [It looks as if Wherwell is connected with the De La Warr family and not with the father of Martha West.]
     WOODWARD
     All sources were also checked for WOODWARD. No appropriate listing was found in the IGI, the Wherwell registers or the Herald's Visitations.
     References to WOODWARD were found in the volume of Genealogical Pedigrees. There was no pedigree for the WOODWARD family, but there were three references to connections by marriage. This suggests that at least one branch of the WOODWARD family was landed - they may have their pedigree in another county.
     Two marriages [a William and an Edward Woodward] are far too early for the purposes of this search. The third was the marriage of Elnor WOODWARD [born 1636] to Henry WEST. Henry was one of the De La Warr Wests, but a side branch of the family.
     There is, therefore, a contemporary connection between the names West and Woodward, but there is no evidence for a Martha West in the De La Warr family, nor of any West marrying a William Woodward in the 17th century.
     One possible "lead" may be the two wills for Woodward listed in the Index of Hampshire Wills. The William snr who died in 1647 would be the right age for William's father.
     CONCLUSIONS
     Martha WEST has no connection with the De La Warr family and no apparent connection with Wherwell. Neither Martha West nor William Woodward appears on the IGI which is the best listing of baptisms for Hampshire. [if incomplete] There is no evidence for supposing that Martha West was born in Southampton - the names WEST and WOODWARD do not appear in the only remaining registers for the city.
     The only way one might find more information about Martha West and William Woodward would be if their marriage has been entered on the Marriage Index held by the Hampshire Genealogical Society. If the marriage can be found, then it gives a possible location for their baptisms.
     Otherwise, the only avenue open would be a complete search of all extant material for the appropriate dates, including the two wills from Kingsclere.^4,1

     Peter Massie was born in 1640 at Coddington, Cheshire, England. He married Penelope Ashley-Cooper, daughter of Sir Anthony Ashley-Cooper 1st Baron Ashley, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, circa 1675 at England.¹

Peter Massie died on 25 December 1719 at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.²
     GAV-7.

Reference: (an unknown value.)³

; per Ed Bartolacci (Gedcom 21 Feb. 1999):
On Broderbund Family Tree Maker, World Family Tree Vol. 2 #6223 it has Peter's parents as John Massie and Anne Grosvenor. Additional research is need to determine Peter's parents.⁴

Peter Massie immigrated in 1690 to From England To America.³
Peter Massie was mentioned in a land transaction in 1698 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: Patented land in New Kent Co., VA in 1698.³ He was Surveyor of Highways in 1708 at New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.³

     Penelope Ashley-Cooper was born in 1656 at England. She married Peter Massie, son of Thomas Massie and Judith Brereton, circa 1675 at England.¹

     GAV-7.

; from Upshaw Family Tree (Ancestry.com): Penelope is recalled as the illegitimate daughter of Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper (1621-1683), the Earl of Shaftesbury who was prominent in the development of the Carolina colonies. In the contest for English rule, he sided with the royalists until 1644, served on Oliver Cromwell’s council of state until 1654 and then switched again to the side of those seeking a restoration of the Crown with King Charles II, which occurred in 1660.
Named a baron in 1661, Sir Anthony became chancellor of the exchequer of England and was granted, with a handful of other nobles, ownership of colonial Carolina (then undivided). He commissioned his friend and the noted philosopher John Locke to write a constitution for the colony, which was rapidly populating as numerous families migrated from the English Caribbean colony of Barbados to the American mainland.
He and his allies founded the Whig movement in England and dominated Parliament for several sessions. Sir Anthony became lord chancellor and president of the King’s privy council, but was deposed in 1679 and died shortly thereafter in Holland.
Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper was born to Sir John Cooper and Lady Anne Ashley, an heiress whose father required that his family name pass on as the surname of her descendants. (Indeed, the given name of Ashley was common among branches of the Johnsons in America.)
Although he sired only one legitimate son despite three marriages, Sir Anthony was known to have several bastard children. The mother of Penelope has been the subject of speculation, but no proof. Even less well conceived are the logistical problems of connecting Penelope from London to the relatively provincial outpost of Coddington and the Massies. One theory posits that the natural mother of Penelope was a Massie relative. It is not known whether Peter, for example, was schooled or spent time in the English capital, which would have given him the opportunity to meet and court Penelope, assuming she lived there.^2,3
; from Upshaw Family Tree (Ancestry.com): "The 1st Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony ASHLEY-COOPER was married three times:
      1. Margaret COVENTRY (produced no children);
      2. Lady Frances CECIL (produced one child)
     son: 2nd Earl of Shaftesbury Anthony ASHLEY-COOPER b 1652 (from which the peerage descends);
      3. Margaret SPENCER (produced no children);
     In addition, the 1st earl fathered twin daughters by Miss MASSIE (first name unknown)
      Lucretia ASHLEY-COOPER b bet 1647/1656 in Rockbourne, Southampton, Hampshire, England
      Sarah Penelope ASHLEY-COOPER b bet 1647/1656 in Rockbourne, Southampton, Hampshire,England
     Sarah Penelope later was married to Mr. Peter MASSEY of Coddington, Cheshire, England.
Together, Peter and Sarah Penelope (ASHLEY-COOPER) MASSEY had several known children of which two include:
      1. Sarah Penelope MASSEY b abt 1670 in St Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
      2. Lucretia MASSEY b 1677 in St Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia
     Sarah Penelope MASSEY married William JOHNSTON b 1677 in Craig, Aberdeen, Scotland
     Lucretia MASSEY married William’s brother, John JOHNSTON, Sr. b 1675 in Craig, Aberdeen,Scotland
     (As always with any information you find regarding your ancestry, use the above as a starting point to expand your own research.)"

     Thomas Massie married Judith Brereton.
Thomas Massie was born circa 1610 at Coddington, Cheshire, England.
Thomas Massie died before 1688.
     GAV-8.

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