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     Frances Thomas married Garland Chiles, son of Capt. John Chiles Sr. and Elizabeth Garland, on 7 May 1802 at Mason Co., Kentucky, USA.

     Susanna Chiles married Richard Hightower
; her 2nd husband.² Susanna Chiles married Chesley Gates, son of (?) Gates, on 19 August 1792 at Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA,
; DAR App #568312 shows "Chiles, Susanna - Gates Chesley, filed 1793" from General Index of Marriage Bonds Books 1-2, Court House Harrodsburg, Mercert County, Kentucky.^3,4
     In Capt. John Chiles Sr.'s will dated 4 January 1813 at Jessamine Co., Kentucky, USA, Susanna Chiles was named as an heir.^1,4

     Chesley Gates married Susanna Chiles, daughter of Capt. John Chiles Sr. and Elizabeth Garland, on 19 August 1792 at Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA,
; DAR App #568312 shows "Chiles, Susanna - Gates Chesley, filed 1793" from General Index of Marriage Bonds Books 1-2, Court House Harrodsburg, Mercert County, Kentucky.^2,3

     Margaret Brooke married William Whorwood.¹
Margaret Brooke was born circa 1509.¹
Margaret Brooke died in 1589; per Johnson: "...died 1589 aged 80."¹

     His estate was probated on 24 April 1758 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA.^1,3

Henry Chiles died between 27 November 1758 and 24 April 1762 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA.^1,3
      ; per Joanne Chiles Eakin, 18 Oct. 1992, and "Walter Chiles of Jamestown", p. 18.
Henry Chiles is mentioned in the will of Henry Chiles Jr. on 27 June 1746 at Amelia Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1989:227]: "Henry and Anne had children: Henry, Johm Paul, Anne, Susannah and Elizabeth Chiles. Their names appered in the above order in Henry's will written June 27, 1746."¹

Henry Chiles left a will on 9 October 1757 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA; Eakin says will dated 27 Nov 1758. Transcription of will included as supplemental document with DAR App #568312 has date "Ninth day of October One Thousand seven Hundred and Fiftie sever", 9 Oct 1757. DAR App #568312 cites Deed Book 1, page 166 (Bedford Co.)^1,3

     Anna Chiles was buried in 1765 at Paul Chiles Plantation River View Cemetery, Clays Mill, Halifax Co., Virginia, USA.⁴
Anna Chiles was buried at Paul Chiles Plantation "River View", Clays Mill, Halifax Co., Virginia, USA. She was born circa 1732 at Amelia Co., Virginia, USA; Source: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=brendahelenreed&id=I16789. She married Maj. John Ward
; his 1st wife.⁴
Anna Chiles died in 1765.⁴
     Anna Chiles was also known as Anne Chiles.^4,3

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Anna Chiles is mentioned in the will of Henry Chiles Jr. on 27 June 1746 at Amelia Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1989:227]: "Henry and Anne had children: Henry, Johm Paul, Anne, Susannah and Elizabeth Chiles. Their names appered in the above order in Henry's will written June 27, 1746."²

Anna Chiles and Maj. John Ward lived in 1753 at Albemarle Co., Virginia, USA.⁴
In Henry Chiles's will dated 9 October 1757 at Bedford Co., Virginia, USA, Anna Chiles was named as an heir; Eakin says will dated 27 Nov 1758. Transcription of will included as supplemental document with DAR App #568312 has date "Ninth day of October One Thousand seven Hundred and Fiftie sever", 9 Oct 1757. DAR App #568312 cites Deed Book 1, page 166 (Bedford Co.)^2,6

     Elizabeth Chiles married Robert Jennings.¹

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Elizabeth Chiles and Robert Jennings lived at Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Elizabeth Chiles is mentioned in the will of Henry Chiles Jr. on 27 June 1746 at Amelia Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1989:227]: "Henry and Anne had children: Henry, Johm Paul, Anne, Susannah and Elizabeth Chiles. Their names appered in the above order in Henry's will written June 27, 1746."¹

     Susanna Chiles married Valentine Allen.¹

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Susanna Chiles and Valentine Allen lived at Lunenburg Co., Virginia, USA.¹
Susanna Chiles is mentioned in the will of Henry Chiles Jr. on 27 June 1746 at Amelia Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1989:227]: "Henry and Anne had children: Henry, Johm Paul, Anne, Susannah and Elizabeth Chiles. Their names appered in the above order in Henry's will written June 27, 1746."¹

     Washington Hudson was born circa 1867 at Illinois, USA; age 3 in 1870 census.¹
     Washington Hudson was listed as a resident in Aratia Hudson and Nannie Byers Schooler's household in the census report on 22 July 1870 at District 19, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 84-B, lines 10-18, dwelling 50, family 52
     10 HUDSON, Aratha 34 [1836] M W Farmer $2,000 ($9,000?) $1,700 KY
     11 " , Nannie 24 [1846] F W Keeping house KY
     12 " , Washington 3 [1867] M W At home IL
     13 " , Issace 1 [1867] M W At home TN
     14 SCHOOLER, Maggie 21 [1849] F W At hom KY
     15 " , Irisha 19 [1851] F W At home KY
     16 HUDSON, Caroline 16 [1854] F Black Domestic Servant TN Cannot read Cannot write
     17 " , Robert 22 [1848] M Black Farm Laborer TN Cannot read Cannot write
     18 " , Benj 17 [1853] M Black Farm Laborer TN Cannot read Cannot write.¹

     Isaac Hudson was born circa 1869 at Kentucky, USA; age 1 in 1870 census.¹
     Isaac Hudson was listed as a resident in Aratia Hudson and Nannie Byers Schooler's household in the census report on 22 July 1870 at District 19, Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA; p. 84-B, lines 10-18, dwelling 50, family 52
     10 HUDSON, Aratha 34 [1836] M W Farmer $2,000 ($9,000?) $1,700 KY
     11 " , Nannie 24 [1846] F W Keeping house KY
     12 " , Washington 3 [1867] M W At home IL
     13 " , Issace 1 [1867] M W At home TN
     14 SCHOOLER, Maggie 21 [1849] F W At hom KY
     15 " , Irisha 19 [1851] F W At home KY
     16 HUDSON, Caroline 16 [1854] F Black Domestic Servant TN Cannot read Cannot write
     17 " , Robert 22 [1848] M Black Farm Laborer TN Cannot read Cannot write
     18 " , Benj 17 [1853] M Black Farm Laborer TN Cannot read Cannot write.¹

     Henry Chiles Sr. married an unknown person at USA
;
Regarding the purported marriage to May Littlepage: Per Eakin [1983:16] his 1st wife. Per Davis [1989:224]: "...no evidence has been found to suggest that [Henry Chiles Sr.] married a daughter of Richard Littlepage. In fact, no daughter of Rchard Little page has been found in the records." Based on Davis's findings, I have deleted the marriage between Mary/Margaret Littlepage and Henry Chiles, Sr. GA Vaut.^1,2,3 He was born before 1667 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA;
Find A Grave memorial says b 04 Apr 1671. However, Davis [1989:224] says "...born before 1671...There is no concrete evidence as to his exact birth date." Davis later shows that a record of Henry as a "processioner" in St. Peter's Parish Register in May 1686 shows that he would have been an adult at the time and...probalby born prior to 1667."^4,2 He married Mary (?)⁵
Henry Chiles Sr. married Unknown (?) before 1698
; His 1st wife, name unknown. Thier first known child, Henry, was born in Nov 1698.⁶
Henry Chiles Sr. died on 27 February 1719 at Hanover Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      Apr. 4, 1671, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Feb. 27, 1719, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
     Born in the "Kemp House" in Jamestown Colony.
     Family links: Parents: Walter Chiles (1630 - 1671)
     Spouse: Margaret Littlepage Chiles (1673 - 1760)*
     Children:
      Henry Chiles (1698 - 1746)*
      Susannah Page Chiles Martin (1700 - 1754)*
      James Chiles (1702 - ____)*
      Manoah Chiles (1706 - 1760)*
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: David Reese
     Record added: Sep 15, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 135945064.^1,4
      ; Source of children other than Henry, Jr. is WFT 8-2843. GAV-8.
;
Per Davis [1989:226]: "Valentine Chiles, who married Giles Topmkins in 1738, in Spotsylvania County, appears to have been more likely relateed to John Chiles, than a daughter of Henry of Hanover County."⁷
;
Per Davis [1989:226]: "Hezekiah Chiles has not been found to be a son of Henry, either from the work of the careful research Arden Brame, or by thie writer."⁷
; per Eakin [1983:16]: "The first record we have of Henry Sr. is in the Council Journal MSS when his father Walter, appears on behalf of his sons John and Henry regarding land in Westmoreland County on 4 Apr 1671." He was was mentioned in a land transaction by Walter Chiles (II) on 4 April 1671 at Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA, per Eakin [1983:10]: "In the records of the Council Journal MSS 4 Apr 1671 Walter Chiles, Jr. appeared in behalf of his sons, John and Henry, relative to 1,500 acres of land in Westmoreland County."⁸ Susanna Brooks and Rev. James Wadding resided at Petsworth Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA, in 1673;
Davis [1989:224] says "[Rev. Wadding and Susanna Brooks Chiles Wadding] family moved to Gloucester County and to Petsworth Parish in 1673."²

Henry Chiles Sr. left a will on 29 April 1718;
Per Davis [1989:227]: "The will is not extant, only the fact that he made it, later recorded in a deed in Orange County, by Mary Chiles Howle."^9,10

     Mary (Margaret) Littlepage was born in 1673 at St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Virginia, USA.^2,3
Mary (Margaret) Littlepage died after 20 June 1760 at Halifax Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1673, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
     Death:      Jun. 20, 1760, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
     Family links: Parents: Richard Littlepage (1639 - 1688)
     Spouse: John Henry Chiles (1671 - 1719)
     Children:
      Henry Chiles (1698 - 1746)*
      James Chiles (1702 - ____)*
      Manoah Chiles (1706 - 1760)*
     Sibling:
      Richard Littlepage (1662 - 1717)*
      Margaret Littlepage Chiles (1673 - 1760)
     Burial: Unknown
     Created by: David Reese
     Record added: Sep 15, 2014
     Find A Grave Memorial# 135944740.^4,3
     She witnessed the marriage of Henry Chiles Sr. at USA;
Regarding the purported marriage to May Littlepage: Per Eakin [1983:16] his 1st wife. Per Davis [1989:224]: "...no evidence has been found to suggest that [Henry Chiles Sr.] married a daughter of Richard Littlepage. In fact, no daughter of Rchard Little page has been found in the records." Based on Davis's findings, I have deleted the marriage between Mary/Margaret Littlepage and Henry Chiles, Sr. GA Vaut.^5,6,7

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     Walter Chiles (II) married an unknown person
;
Eakin [1983:10]: argued that Mary Page (dau. of John Page) was his 1st wife and that they married shortly after 1653. However, Davis [1998:56] states: "Chronologically, Mary Page as a daughter of John Page, could not have married Walter Chiles and be the mother of John Chiles. Given the known information about Walter Chiles (II), and about John Page, the legend that Walter Chiles (II) married, first, a daughter of John Page can be dispelled." Davis [1998:63] later states: "There is no evidence that Walter chiles II was married twice."^2,3,5 He married Susanna Brooks, daughter of Col. Walter Brooks and Grace (?), circa 1653 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband. Eaken [1983:10] says they were married in Jamestown. "Early Colonial Settlers..." says they were m. in Bristol.^6,2,7
Walter Chiles (II) died between 16 November 1671 and 25 November 1671 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA;
Per Eakin [1983:10] says "d after 15 Nov 1671"; Roberts "ante 25 Nov. 1671". Per Davis [1998:57-8]: "Walter Chiles died between November 15, 1671, when he made his will and November 25, 1671 when an order of the Council through William Berkeley, granted Susanna Giles (Chiles), relict and executrix of Walter Childs 200 acres of land for ninety-nine years."^8,3,9
Walter Chiles (II) was buried circa 25 November 1671 at Chiles Family Cemetery, Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1630, England
     Death:      Nov. 15, 1671, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
     NOTE: The early genealogical literature concerning Walter Chiles mistakenly concluded that Walter Chiles I and his son, Walter Chiles II (Jr.), were a single entity (1608-1671) which has led to much confusion in the genealogical literature. This has been proven to be incorrect and is confirmed by several accepted sources including, "A Timeline for Structures at Jamestown Related to the Chiles Family" by Lee Pelham Cotton, 2006. (Lee Pelham Cotton was a Park Ranger for the National Park Service when he wrote this article.)
     Walter Chiles II was born about 1630 in England and as a youngster accompanied his parents, Walter and Elizabeth (______) Chiles I, when they emigrated to Jamestown, Virginia between the dates, 24 July 1637 and 01 March 1638. (See FAG memorial of Walter Chiles I for an explanation of these dates.) It is reported that the family emigrated to Virginia aboard a ship owned and outfitted by Walter Chiles I. The name of this ship is uncertain but has been purported to have been the "Fame of Virginia" (See FAG memorial of Walter Chiles I for a discussion of this ship.) William Chiles, the younger brother of Walter Chiles II, also accompanied his parents on the voyage to Virginia and both sons were listed as headrights in 1638 for their father (Ref: Nugent, Nell M., "Cavaliers and Pioneers", 1934, pp103-4). No further record is found of William Chiles. He probably either died shortly after arriving in Virginia or returned to England.
     In the genealogical literature there is confusion as to whether Walter Chiles I or his son, Walter Chiles II, was referred to as Lieutenant Colonel. Which ever case, it was probably an honorary title. Walter Chiles II inherited his father's estate in 1653. The estate included the "Kemp House" in Jamestown (the first brick dwelling in America) which Walter Chiles I purchased from Governor Sir William Berkeley in 1649 for 26,000 pounds of tobacco. Elizabeth Chiles, Walter Chiles II's mother who retained her dower interest, continued to live in the "Kemp House" after the death of her husband. Walter Chiles I also owned 70 acres of land at Black Point, located near the easternmost tip of Jamestown Island which also was inherited by his son, Walter II. (Cavaliers and Pioneers, by Nugent, Vol. 2, p. 112). "Black Point" was the first part of Jamestown Island viewed when sailing up the James River. The more than 1600 acres owned by Walter Chiles I located along the Appomattox River in Charles City County were included in the estate as well. In November 1855, Walter II of James City sold 813 acres in Charles City Co., VA along the Appomattox River for a valuable sum of tobacco. This is the same land patented by Walter Chiles I and re-patented by his son, Walter Chiles II (Beverly Fleet "Virginia Colonial Abstracts", Vol. 10, p24).
     Walter Chiles II married first, Mary Page, daughter of wealthy York Co., VA merchant, Colonel John Page, the Councillor (Ref: "Virginia Carolorum, The Colony Under the Rule of Charles the First and Second A. D. 1625 — A. D. 1685" by Edward Duffield Neill, 1886, p232). The couple lived in the "Kemp House" with Elizabeth Chiles, the widow of Walter Chiles I who retained her dower interest, for a while before building their own 38 X 24 foot house sometime in the 1650s. While living in the "Kemp House", after his marriage to Mary Page, Walter II added on to the house, increasing its size by 37 feet (Ambler Manuscripts, #24, Library of Congress, Personal Papers, V.S.L., Acc. No.33142). Their own house was also of brick construction and was located directly in front of "Kemp House" on Jamestown Island. This new house most probably consisted of two rooms, heated by a fireplace in the west gable (Ref: "A Timeline for Structures at Jamestown Related to the Chiles Family" by Lee Pelham Cotton, 2006. (Lee Pelham Cotton was a Park Ranger for the National Park Service when he wrote this article.)
     Mary (Page) Chiles' death date is unknown but she died before her parents and did not live to see her children grown. Her widower husband, Walter Chiles II, married secondly Susanna (______) whose maiden name is in question. It has been suggested to have been "Brooks" in the genealogical literature without supporting documentation (Ref: Joanne Webb Chiles Eakin, "Walter Chiles of Jamestown", 1983, p.10 [Out of print]). The "Jamestowne Society" presently does not recognize nor accept a maiden name for Susanna Chiles, second wife of Walter Chiles II. Walter Chiles II died on 15 Nov 1671 (date accepted by the "Jamestowne Society") and like his father, there is speculation that Walter II's short life was related to the very unhealthy conditions he experience from residing on Jamestown Island. Susanna Chiles wed secondly about August 1672 to Reverend James Wadding, the rector of the church at Jamestown. They sold the lot containing the "Kemp House" and the house built adjacent to it by Walter Chiles II and his 1st wife, Mary Page, on 20 Nov 1673 for seven thousand pounds of tobacco, a surprisingly small sum (Ambler Manuscript, #24, Library of Congress, Personal Papers, V.S.L., Acc. No.33142). Following the sale, they moved to Gloucester Co., VA where James Wadding was rector of Petsworth Parish until 1677. The purchaser of the houses from the Rev. James and Susanna (Chiles) Waddings was Col. John Page, the father of Walter Chiles II's first wife, Mary Page. As mentioned above, he was a York Co., VA merchant and resident of Bruton Parish at Middle Plantation (the site of present-day Williamsburg), where he dwelt in a brick house he had built in 1662. Sometime before September 1676, Col. John Page razed the "Kemp House" and built a new structure.
     NOTE: As noted above, the Rev. James Wadding and his wife, Susanna Chiles Wadding, moved to Gloucester County, where he was the minister of Petsworth Parish. This was the time of Bacon's Rebellion. Wadding was a loyalist and refused to take the oath of allegiance exacted by Bacon, and encouraged others to refuse. Thereupon, Bacon "committed him to the Guarde, telling him that it was his place to preach in the church, not in the camp. In the first, he may say what he pleased, but in the last, he (Wadding) was to say no more than what should please him (Bacon): unless he could fight to better purpose than he could preach." Not long after this, Bacon was taken very sick with the fever and Rev. Wadding was the minister who attended him in his last illness. Bacon died October 26, 1676 at Major Pate's house on Poropotank Creek in Gloucester County.
     Walter Chiles II served as churchwarden of James City Parish [Church of England] (Ref. "Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia" by William Meade, 1910) and served as a justice of James City County in 1664. He also served in the House of Burgesses, sessions 1658, 1659, 1660 and 1663. (Hening, William Waller, "Statutes at Large: being a collection of all the laws of Virginia from the first session of the legislature in the year 1619", Vol. I, 1969, pp258, 322)
     On Apr. 4, 1671, the Council Journal records a General Court meeting at James City. Walter Chiles II appeared on behalf of his sons, John and Henry Chiles, patenting 1500 acres in Westmoreland County, VA. (Ref: McIlwaine, H.R., "Minutes of the Council and General Court of Colonial Virginia", 1622-1632 (Richmond, Virginia, 1924), p245.
     The will of Walter Chiles I has not been found, but it known that he made a will from a 20 Nov 1673 deed drawn up by Susanna Chiles Wadding, the widow of Walter Chiles II, to sell the "Kemp House", as noted above, to Col. John Page, the father of Walter Chiles II's first wife, Mary Page. To identify the "Kemp House" that had been bought by her father-in-law, Walter Chiles I, and passed down to her husband, Walter Chiles II, now deceased, the deed identified Walter Chiles I, the father, as having died "in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty three". This also confirms that it was Walter Chiles I who originally purchased the house in Jamestown (Ref. Amblar Manuscript No. 24, Library of Congress, Personal Papers, V.S.L., Acc. No.33142).
     The children of Walter and Mary (Page) Chiles II were (Walter's 1st marriage):
     1) Elizabeth Chiles - She was probably named after her paternal grandmother, Elizabeth (______) Chiles, wife of Walter Chiles I. She married Henry Tyler before 1683 and was the great-grandmother of John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States (POTUS).
     2) John Chiles- He was probably named after his maternal grandfather, Col. John Page, father of Mary (Page) Chiles. John was a wealthy man by the standards of the time, and he was closely connected to leaders of the colony. In 1700-02 he was part owner, with William Byrd II (1674-1744) and William Randolph II (1681-1742), of the sloop "Westover". In 1702 he was mace bearer of the House of Burgesses. He moved to what is now King William County and owned substantial land, securing patents to 1245 acres there in 1690-91. John was a Justice in King William Co., VA in 1714 and was dead by 1724, since Eleanor, his second wife, d/o Henry Webber, had married Edward Hickman by that date.
NOTE: In his will of March 5, 1687, Col. John Page mentions his grandson John Chiles, as well as his "grandsonne John Tyler, sonne of my grand-daughter Elizabeth Tyler." Elizabeth Chiles had married Henry Tyler of Middle Plantation, and thus became the ancestress of President John Tyler.(Ref: See source #1 below).
     The child of Walter and Susanna (______) Chiles II (Walter's 2nd marriage) was Henry Chiles. There is no evidence as to his exact birth date but it was before 1671 and probably in the "Kemp House" at James Cittie (Jamestown). Henry spent at least part of his youth in Gloucester Co., VA as his mother, Susanna Chiles Wadding, and his stepfather, Reverend James Wadding, moved there in 1673. Rev. Waddling remained rector of Petsworth Parish until 1677. Henry Chiles married twice and had a daughter named Anne Chiles by his second wife, Mary (______). Anne Chiles married Henry Terrell on 08 Nov 1734 at Caroline Co., VA (References. "The Colonial Genealogist", Vol XI, Nos. 1&2, 39-40 Issue, 1982, p8; "Richmond, William and Timothy Terrell, Colonial Virginians", Compiled by Celeste Jane Terrell Barnhill, 1934, pp128/29.) Henry and Anne (Chiles) Terrell's daughter, Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Terrell (1738-1773) married Zachariah Moorman (1732-1787) on 12 Jan 1755 at Caroline Co., VA. Zachariah Moorman is recognized by both the SAR and DAR as a patriot of the American Revolutionary War. NOTE: This scenario is accepted by the "Jamestowne Society".
     Henry Chiles died before 27 Feb 1719 in Hanover Co., VA.
     Like his father, Walter Chiles I, both Walter Chiles II and his second wife, Susanna (_______) Chiles, are qualifying ancestors for membership in the "Jamestowne Society". The explanation for Susanna Chiles being a qualifying ancestor for membership is her documented ownership of land on Jamestown Island.
     Sources:
     1) "A Timeline for Structures at Jamestown Related to the Chiles Family" by Lee Pelham Cotton, 2006. (Lee Pelham Cotton was a Park Ranger for the National Park Service when he wrote this article.)
     2) "Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine", Vol. I (Adams-Clopton), 1982, pp734-736, 742, 745.
     Bio by Gresham Farrar.
     Family links: Parents: Walter Chiles (1608 - 1653)
     Children: John Henry Chiles (1671 - 1719)*
     Burial: Chiles Family Cemetery, James City County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Gresham Farrar
     Record added: May 21, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 162905405.¹⁰
     GAV-9.

; per "Descendants of John Page of Virginia", p. 2: ",,Burgess for James City County, 1659-60, and Jamestown, 1661-66."¹¹

Walter Chiles (II) immigrated in 1637 to Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA; per Eakin [1983:1]: "The first mention of the original Chiles emigrant to Virginia is found in the records of the High Court of Admiralty Examinations in England. In the record of Examination No. 301 dated 24 July 1637 the Witness was Walter Chiles of Bristol, a clothworker aged 29 who signed his own name to the document. He states that he was a passenger on the Blessing, of Falmouth and was employed to assist Henry Tutton, the ship's purser. The ship was a James Town, Virginia for fourteen weeks. The date of Walter Chiles' first arrival in Virginia was probably 1636."
     per Davis [1989:209]: "The Henry Tutton listed as a headright of Walter was surely the same Henry Tutton who had been the purser on "The Blessing", a ship that was recorded as having sailed to Virginia in 1637."
Davis [1989:210] shows that the Walter Chiles on The Blessing wss 29 years old and most likely the son of Walter Sr., not Walter Sr. himself.^12,13 He was (an unknown value) between 1658 and 1663 at Representative to House of Burgesses.²
Walter Chiles (II) was mentioned in a land transaction on 20 May 1670 at James City, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:10]: "In Virginia Land Patent Book 6, page 413 is the following record: 'Walter Chiles pcell of Land lying and being in James Citty Island call 112 cha: to the River, thence along the River South 20 cha: and South South North 30 cha: to a march thence along the West 83 cha: and North North West 22 cha: to the place it began including 70 acres, which land was formerly granted to Walter Chiles father of the said Walter Chiles and by right of descending unto him as Sonne and hey of his father dec'd. 20 May 167-0.²'"
Walter Chiles (II) was mentioned in a land transaction on 27 October 1670 at Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:10]: "The MSS Division of the Library of Congress has one colume titled 'Foreign Business and Inquisitions, 1665-1676.' In it is an Inquisition (or trial) dated 27 October 1670 that deals with aa land dispute in James City County which was decided by a jury of 12. One of the jurors was Walter, Jr."²

; per Eakin [1983:16]: "The first record we have of Henry Sr. is in the Council Journal MSS when his father Walter, appears on behalf of his sons John and Henry regarding land in Westmoreland County on 4 Apr 1671."
Walter Chiles (II) was mentioned in a land transaction on 4 April 1671 at Westmoreland Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:10]: "In the records of the Council Journal MSS 4 Apr 1671 Walter Chiles, Jr. appeared in behalf of his sons, John and Henry, relative to 1,500 acres of land in Westmoreland County."²

Walter Chiles (II) left a will on 15 November 1671 at James City, Henrico Co., Virginia, USA.²

     Mary Page was born on 25 June 1648 at England.²
Mary Page died in 1671 at Virginia, USA.^3,4
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     George Danks was born on 3 April 1787 at Virginia, USA.³
      .⁴
; Many sources assign Nancy Gilbert (John Danks' 2nd wife) as the mother of George, Elizabeth, William, Rebecca Ann, and Nancy. However, Information is John remarried to Nancy Gilbert in 1801. So if the data on the birthdates of these first 5 children are correct, it seems more likely that these children were by his first wife, Ann Ross, and not by his 2nd wife, Nancy Gilbert. GA Vaut.⁵

     Susanna Brooks was born in 1635 at Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.¹ She married Walter Chiles (II), son of Walter Chiles (I) and Elizabeth Maury, circa 1653 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA,
;
His 2nd wife; her 1st husband. Eaken [1983:10] says they were married in Jamestown. "Early Colonial Settlers..." says they were m. in Bristol.^2,3,1 Susanna Brooks married Rev. James Wadding between August 1672 and 20 November 1673 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA,
;
Her 2nd husband.^4,1
Susanna Brooks died in 1717 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA.¹
     Reference:
"Early Colonial Settlers..." cites: Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. III, from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, 777.¹ GAV-9.
Susanna Brooks was mentioned in a land transaction on 15 May 1672 at James City Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:10]: "Susanna Chiles, widow of Walter, received a grant of 200 acres on 15 May 1672. The grant reads: 'Know ye that the said Wiliam Berkeley for and in consideration of ye great charge Mr. Walter Giles (Chiles) late deceased, one of the tennants of the aforesaid land (near Powhatan Swamp, Jame City), hath, in his tyme, been at in building and other improvements thereon, do by order of Council of State dated xxv Nov 1671, grant to Susanna Giles (Chiles) the relict and executrix of sd. Walter Giles (Chiles) 200 acres in James City to the said Susanna for the term of 99 years.³'"
Susanna Brooks was mentioned in a land transaction on 7 August 1672 at James City Co., Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:10]: "On Dec 1682 in Land Patent Book 7 p. 228 Mr. Edward Travis patented 500 acres in James City County. Included in this tract was 70 acres purchased from Mrs. Susanna Chiles on 7 Aug 1672."³

Susanna Brooks and Rev. James Wadding lived in 1673 at Petsworth Parish, Gloucester Co., Virginia, USA;
Davis [1989:224] says "[Rev. Wadding and Susanna Brooks Chiles Wadding] family moved to Gloucester County and to Petsworth Parish in 1673."⁵

     Col. John Page was buried at Old Bruton Church Yard, Williamsburg, James City Co., Virginia, USA. He was born in 1627 at Pate Manor, Bedfont Parish, co. Middlesex, England;      John Page b. __ ___ 1627, Belfont, Middlesex, England, m. Alice Luckin, Baptized: 9 Jul 1626, d. 22 Jun 1698, Williamsburg, Virginia. John died 23 Jan 1692, Williamsburg, Virginia. Emigrated to America, and settled in Williamsburg, James City county, Virginia in 1650; Burgess, 1655-6; Colonel and County Lieutenant, 1680-5; Member of the Colonial Council, 1681-92.
     Roberts [2012:30] says b. c 1626.^2,3,4,1,5 He was christened on 26 December 1628 at Harrow, co. Middlesex, England.⁶ He married Alice Luckin, daughter of Sir Edward of Essex Luckin, in 1656 at York Co., Virginia, USA,
; place of marriage from WFT 15-1757.⁷
Col. John Page died on 23 January 1691/92 at Williamsburg, James City Co., Virginia, USA.^8,4

His estate was probated in February 1691/92 at York Co., Virginia, USA,
; per Eakin [1983:13]: "Col. Pafge listed John and Elizabeth as heirs in his will..."⁹
      ; From CompuServe GEDCOM "Mann1.ged":
Stone in Williamsburg, James Co., Virginia. Emigrated from England to America (Virginia) about 1653 when he was 26 years old. He was a merchant. He was: baptized in England, 26 Dec 1628. Member of the King's Council. No will was found--perhaps destroyed in the American Revolution. He was buried in Old Bruton Church Cemetery. The original coat of arms and inscription on the marker was struck by lightning. A replacement was made by John Page--now in the cemetery of the old church. (Rosewald, Garland of Virginia, Claude O. Laniono,Jr. page 13

GEDCOM source:
2 NAME Family Tree, A Genealogists Program
2 CORP Robert M. Merrill
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4 CONT Carpinteria, CA 93013-2863
3 PHON (805)684-3366
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1 FILE MANN.PAGE.GED
1 NAME N. Lynn Prachar, 1601 McKeen Place, #1003, Monroe, LA 71201

from: "Descendants of John Page of Virginia", p. 1
"Emigrated to America, and settled in Williamsburg, James City county, Virginia in 1650; Burgess, 1655-6, Colonel and County Lieutenant, 1680-5; Member of the Colonial Council, 1681-92."

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per WFT 10-4092: "Colonel John Page gave the land on which Bruton Parish Church is built, and he and Alice Luckin Page were buried in, what is now, Bruton Parish Church yard in Williamsburg. Tidwater Virginia Families, p. 216"

per WFT 10-4092: "Emigrated to America in 1650. He was married to Alice Lucken in 1656."
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per WFT 15-1757
Col. John Page was on a committee to select land for Wm & Mary college & was the 1st subscriber for buiklding Church. His portrait is in the hll near the college library.
He is buried at Briton Parish in Wmsburg, Va. He gave the land for the church.
Register. College of Arms, London Bedfont. The English Home of the Va. pages. Wm & Mary Quarterly. P 291& 292 the Page Family & Crest. Pate 9 &11. Va Historical Magazine.
adventures of Purse & person P. 230-231. Br Genealogy 468 940. Record of College of Arms London Eng. Col John Page came to ? in 1650. owned slave at Jas City.
Col John Page's monument is at the right of entrance to Briton Parish He gave the land at Wms for Briton Parish & was on committee to select land for Wm & Mary college. His portrait hangs in the college library. A Brass plete was put in the chancel where the original tombstone was. On the Brass plate is an exact copy of the Page Coat of Arms.
Sources: Old churches & Families of Va I p. 147-8. Page Family of Va, 1898? 1p98? RCM page Adventures of Purse & Person 230-231. wm & Mary Quarterly. Bedfont England Home of Va Pages? Page Family Crests Va History of the Pages.
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From Colonial Williamsburg Foundation website re John Page (http://www.history.org/)
[quote]

III. John Page

As the palisade fell into disrepair, Middle Plantation grew with the development of other plantations on the high, relatively well-drained land atop the peninsula. Wealthy "gentry" moved into the region, among them the young John Page. He arrived in York County in
1655, a man from a prosperous English family, who was determined to make his way in Virginia. He was part of the second permanently-settled generation of Virginia’s elite.

Born in England in 1627, Page came to Virginia twenty-three years later (Page 1972:15). He soon came to prominence in Virginia by acquiring land and rising through a series of political offices. In March 1654/5, he was a member of the House of Burgesses for York County.
On November 12, 1677, he appeared in the records as the "high sherriffe of Yorke County," a position he held only briefly since less than a year later he was known as the "former sheriff of York Co." (YCR, DOW 6:21,44). His fellow York County residents elected him to membership on the Bruton Parish vestry. Rising above local county offices, he achieved an appointment to the Council of State in 1680.

Page not only built up his home plantation, he also acquired land throughout the colony. In 1683, he came into possession of a tract of land in James City County known as Neck of Land. This land had originally belonged to John’s brother Matthew. When Matthew died it was bequeathed to his son Matthew Page. John Page acquired the land when he paid 140 pounds for buying his nephew out of slavery in Algiers "& cloathing him att London" (YCR, DOW 9:103). Page also owned land in New Kent County. In 1672, he had patented more than three thousand acres of land in two parcels. At least part of the land had become a working plantation called Mehixton by the time Page wrote his will in 1686/7. At that time Page had servants, slaves, livestock and household goods at Mehixton (Nugent 1977:30; YCR, DOW 9:103).

John Page’s other substantial land holdings were in Middle Plantation. These lands included much of what was to become Williamsburg. His Middle Plantation tract included present-day Duke of Gloucester Street, Nicholson Street, and part of Francis Street. In 1683 he patented three hundred thirty acres of land in two tracts.

This property, which Page purchased in 1655, was probably covered in grassland with trees surrounding the ravines and dotting the terrain. Botanical remains recovered from kiln-related features dating to the 1660s included evidence of tulip polar as well as grasses that are common in meadows and along the edges of cultivated fields.

IV. The Page House

The Page plantation was similar to others in Virginia. It included fences, ditches, and activity areas that reflected the daily routine of a colonial homestead. The Page estate also held elements that would have been recognizable to well-bred contemporaries back in England. John Page had the means to build in the manner of the English gentry and he drew on memories of the high-style English landscape to order his world in Virginia. John Page’s house was extremely well built, constructed entirely of brick, architecturally sophisticated, and spacious, particularly when compared to most Virginia houses. The main section of the house measured 36 feet 9 inches by 21 feet 11 inches and was supplemented by two towers that measured 13 feet 5 ½ inches by 13 feet 11 inches each.

These towers on the front and back, called porch and stair towers, gave the house a cross shape . This layout was well known in England and was reproduced in Virginia, notably in Arthur Allen’s 1665 home, "Bacon’s Castle," in Surry County. It was also an important early house plan in the English colonies of Bermuda and Ireland. There, too, prominent men built solid cross-shaped dwellings. Porch and stair towers distinguished the interior and exterior appearances of a house. Projecting off the house, these towers created a visual presense of the owners’ prominence. On the interior, towers created extra rooms that made the house more private and acted as a weather barrier. This style grew in popularity towards the end of the seventeenth century, but cross-plan houses became "less fashionable"during the second half of the eighteenth century as the added rooms and central hallways of Georgian-style houses became more popular (Upton 1980).

The Page house employed a common two-room floor plan that featured a large hall, entered from the porch tower, and a smaller parlor/chamber that was entered from the hall. The hall served as a multipurpose room where a variety of everyday activities took place. The parlor was a more private room where the owners usually slept and displayed their more valuable items. It is also where important visitors would have been entertained. The top floor would have served as sleeping quarters, most likely for children, servants, or slaves. Below the first floor was a full cellar which was normally used for storage, but in seventeenth-century England these spaces sometimes served other functions; such as a place where men could gather to drink. Those who could afford it took great care in the appearance and layout of their cellars.

The house interior shows large amounts of plaster from the upper floors indicating that both first- floor rooms were plastered. The detail Page put into the rest of his house was also apparent in the cellar, which contained four unheated rooms: one under each tower and two in the main section. The absence of hearths in the cellar implies that cooking activities took place elsewhere. The foundation walls were principally laid in Flemish bond, characterized by the use of alternating headers and stretchers in the same row, and all the mortar joints between the bricks were scored or "struck" to give the walls a finished look. Most cellars in Virginia were neither laid in Flemish bond nor finished.

Only one other seventeenth-century house, Arlington in Northhampton County, and two
eighteenth-century houses, Battersea and Belle Grove in King George County, are known to have had struck Flemish bond brickwork in their cellars (pers. comm., Edward Chappell, 1996).

Square ceramic paving tiles were used to floor both towers, and in the main part of the cellar a very elaborate contoured brick floor was employed that incorporated bricks placed on their sides with ones that were laid flat. This design performed two main functions. First, the contoured floor served to keep items stored in the cellar dry by funneling water into sumps. Keeping cellars dry in colonial Tidewater required both ingenuity and effort. Second, portions of the floor, adjacent to the foundation wall, also served as a low shelf, designed to keep things dry when water did find its way into the cellar. The craftsmanship used in constructing the cellar and the elaborate design demonstrate that Page was concerned with making both the public and nonpublic areas of his house sophisticated.

The roof was originally covered with ceramic roofing tiles manufactured at Page’s brick and tile kiln, described later. The small number of tile fragments retrieved from the cellar fill implies that most if not all of the tiles were replaced during later renovations of the house. Not only did tiles wear out, but oak pegs used to hold the tiles in place would eventually rot and fail, requiring the replacement of the roof. Page’s house stood for approximately seventy years, sufficient time for either the tiles or the pegs to give out. Evidence from the window leads that held the casement windows together suggests the windows may have been replaced as many as three times.

The original 1662 windows were replaced sometime in the 1670s with leads that were impressed with a date of 1669 . No dated leads from the original 1662 set were recovered, but numerous 1669 leads were found in features that were created while the house was standing indicating that some windows were later replaced a third time. No dated leads associated with the third set were found during any of the excavations.

Possibly natural disaster or civil unrest caused Page to replace windows. Secretary Thomas Ludwell reported that 10,000 homes in Virginia and Maryland had been destroyed by a 1668 hurricane (Morton 1960). In 1676, Nathaniel Bacon’s men plundered the homes and estates of prominent men who remained loyal to Governor Berkeley. After the rebellion Page attached his name to a list of people seeking compensation for losses incurred during the uprising. Page’s house appears to have avoided extensive damage, however, since he hosted Berkeley before the Governor returned to his devastated Green Springs Plantation after the rebellion (Washburn 1957).

V. The Cartouche

The elaborations on the outside of the house were also unique. Excavation revealed water table bricks and a number of other carved and molded bricks that once adorned the windows, doors, and roof line. The most intriguing find was a set of five bricks that featured a raised heart-shaped symbol and seven characters . The letters "P" and "A" and the date 1662 are the initials of John and Alice Page and the date the house was constructed.
Together these bricks would have formed a diamond shaped shield or cartouche that was probably located over the front door.The bricks were carved in bas-relief. Paint analysis
revealed the background was originally painted off-white while the raised characters were burnt sienna. At a later date, when much of the original color had faded, the raised portion was repainted in a sloppy fashion with a white lead-based paint . Examples of cartouches with raised characters like this one are almost nonexistent for this time period in English North America. To date this is the only known example of this type of carved brickwork in the southern colonies.

Other houses do have cartouches but they are etched, not raised. An example of this
can be found at Berkeley Plantation in Charles City County, where the initials of Benjamin and Ann Harrison IV and a heart sit above the date 1726. The brickwork that adorned Page’s house is typical of the Artisan Mannerist movement that developed in England during the reign of Charles I (1625-1649). This style featured very elaborate brickwork which included molding, lugged sills, and curvilinear gables. The techniques used to create such ornate brickwork became possible in the 1630s when the skills of brick-makers developed to such a degree that they could construct a house without hiring a mason to do the ornamental parts. This resulted in the increased use of brick in England (Summerson 1953).

VIII. References

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Pickett, Dwayne W. 1996. The John Page House Site: An Example of the Increase in Domestic Brick Architecture in Seventeen-Century Tidewater Virginia. Master’s thesis, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg..

Rutman, Darret B., and Anita H. Rutman. 1984. A Place in Time: Middlesex County, Virginia, 1650-1750. W. W. Norton, New York. Salzman, L.F. 1952. Building in England Down to 1540: A Documentary History. Oxford University Press, London.

Samson, Ross. 1992. Knowledge, Constraint, and Power in Inaction: The Defenseless Medieval Wall. Historical Archaeology 1992:26-44.

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Summerson, John. 1953. Architecture in Britain 1530-1830. Yale University Press, New Haven.

Upton, Dell. 1980. Early Vernacular Architecture in South Eastern Virginia. Ph.D. dissertation, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor.

Washburn, Wilcombe E. 1957. The Governor and the Rebel: A History of Bacon’s Rebellion in Virginia. W. W. Norton and Company, New York.

Weldon, Bill. 1990. The Brickmaker’s Year. In The Colonial Williamsburg Historic Trades Annual, Volume 2, edited by Earl L. Soles, pp. 1-40. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg.

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York County Records (YCR, DOW). 1633-. Deeds, Orders, and Wills, Inventories, Petitions, Land Tax Lists, Claims for Losses, 1897 and Plats. Originals at the York County Courthouse, Yorktown, and the Virginia State Library, Richmond.¹⁰

Col. John Page emigrated in 1650.⁶

Col. John Page left a will between 5 March 1686 and 1687 at Middle Plantation, York Co. (then), Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1998:56]: "John Page of Middle Plantation made his will on March 5, 1686/7. He named his wife, Alie Page and his sons, Francis and Matthew, to whom he left his substantial holdings.⁵

     Alice Luckin was born circa 1625 at co. Middlesex, England.¹ She was baptized on 9 July 1626 at Isleham, Cambridgeshire, England.^2,3 She married Col. John Page, son of Francis Page of Bedfont, Middlesex and Isabel Wyatt, in 1656 at York Co., Virginia, USA,
; place of marriage from WFT 15-1757.⁴
Alice Luckin died on 22 June 1698 at Williamsburg, James City Co., Virginia, USA.^5,3
      ; per "mann1.ged" GEDCOM from CompuServe:

She was of Essex County, England. Their home was at 'Middle Plantation', later known as Williamsburg, James City County, Virginia. Died age 73 years.

GEDCOM source:
2 NAME Family Tree, A Genealogists Program
2 CORP Robert M. Merrill
3 ADDR 6180 Via Real #25
4 CONT Carpinteria, CA 93013-2863
3 PHON (805)684-3366
1 DEST ANSTFILE
1 DATE 21 Sep 1993
1 FILE MANN.PAGE.GED
1 NAME N. Lynn Prachar, 1601 McKeen Place, #1003, Monroe, LA 71201.⁶ Alice Luckin was also known as Alice Lukin.³
In Col. John Page's will dated between 5 March 1686 and 1687 at Middle Plantation, York Co. (then), Virginia, USA, Alice Luckin was named as an heir;
Per Davis [1998:56]: "John Page of Middle Plantation made his will on March 5, 1686/7. He named his wife, Alie Page and his sons, Francis and Matthew, to whom he left his substantial holdings.⁷

Alice Luckin left a will on 12 November 1696 at Virginia, USA;
Per Davis [1998:56]: "Alice Page made her will on NOvember 12, 1696 and died on June 22, 1698. She left her estate to her son, Matthew Page and his children: Mann, Alice, and Mary Page."⁷

     Walter Chiles (I) was born circa 1608 at Wrington Parish, co. Somerset, England;
Per Davis [1998:52]: "This information [regarding Walter's parents] changes the account of the probable ages of both Walter Chiles I and II ... Walter Chiles who gave his age as "29 or thereabouts" in 1937, was Walter Chiles I and he would have been forty-seven or forty-eight years old when he died in 1653."² He married Elizabeth Maury before 1630 at England
; Their son Walter Jr. was born ca 1630
per Eakin [1983:4]: "The wife of Walter Chiles, Sr. was elizabeth. So far this writer has been unable to ascertain her maiden name. In a letter written 7 Feb 1978 Mrs. Virginia W. Austin (State Chairman, Genealogical Records Committee, Virginia D. A. R.) states, 'All the records I have indicatre he married Elizabeth Maury, but there is in the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century file forlder for Chiles a notation where someone had found the marriage of a Walter Chiles to an Elizabreth Sanders June 1630 in Bristol Cathdral.' The William and Mary Quarterly mentions there was a second marriage to an Alice Luckin. I find no reference to an Alice Luckin Chiles in the U. S. Records."^3,4,5
Walter Chiles (I) died in 1653 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA;
Eakin mentions that both Walter Sr and his son Walter Jr "died young" and attributes this to the location of James City, surrounded with water and lacking fresh water wells.
     Per Davis [1998:55]: "Walter Chiles (I) died in 1653, as stated in the deed signed by Susanna Chiles...implication of the sale of the Kemp House by Susanna Chiles Wadding to John Page. The deed clearly states that Susanna was acting as the executrix of her husband's estate, and it was his wish, as stated in his will, that his proberty be sold. the deed was dated November 20, 1673."^3,4,6
Walter Chiles (I) was buried after 6 July 1653 at Chiles Family Cemetery, Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA; from Find A Grave:
     Birth:      1608, Bristol, England
     Death:      Jul. 6, 1653, Jamestown, James City County, Virginia, USA
     Walter Chiles I's (1608-1653) English family was from Crowle, Worcestershire and Bristol, England.
     1) Great-Grandparents: His great-grandfather was likely Richard Childe who was buried at Crowle, Worcestershire on the 6th of May 1540. His great-grandmother was possibly Isabel Childes who was buried on the 10th day of February 1545/6 or Margaret Childes listed as deceased in October 1547 in Crowle.
     2) Grandparents: William Childes married at Crowle on 21 January 1543/4 to Alice (______). William Childes was buried the 24th of May 1563 at Crowle and Ales Chiles, "widdow was buried ye 7th day of January 1598/9 at Crowle". The above includes all of the known instances of the Childes/Childs/Child family of Crowle, Worcestershire in the Crowle Parish Registers.
     3) Parents: John Childs, a textile merchant, one of three siblings, was baptized at Crowle, Worcestershire on 20 October 1555. John Childe and Katherine Johnes were married on 12 Jan 1582 at Temple Parish (Bristol). Katherine Childe died of the plague about 1602. John Childe married secondly Alice Wellstedd on 06 Feb 1603 at Temple Parish (Bristol). She was the mother of Walter Chiles I (1608-1653) who was baptized in the church of Saint Mary Redcliffe in Bristol, England on 20 March 1609. The last record of John Childes alive was 1628. It appears significant that the last three records of John Chiles in 1605, 1628 and 1632/3 spelled his name "Chiles", without the "d" as is the spelling of Walter Chiles I, his son. In 1632/3, in his High Court of Admiralty (HCA) deposition (see below) of 24 July 1637 and in almost all of the records of Virginia his name is spelled "Chiles". (Reference: "A complete Revision of the Ancestry of Walter Chiles (1608-1653) of Bristol, England and Jamestowne, Virginia" by Arden H. Brame, Jr., 2014, pp110, 111, 114 ("The English Genealogist of The Augustan Society").
     NOTE: The early genealogical literature concerning Walter Chiles mistakenly concluded that Walter Chiles I and his son, Walter Chiles II, were a single entity (1608-1671) which has led to much confusion in the genealogical literature. This has been proven to be incorrect and is confirmed by several accepted sources including, "A Timeline for Structures at Jamestown Related to the Chiles Family" by Lee Pelham Cotton, 2006. (Lee Pelham Cotton was a Park Ranger for the National Park Service when he wrote this article.)
     In the Public Record Office in London, among the "High Court of Admiralty (HCA) Libels and Depositions" was found the record of "Examination No. 301, Vol. 53" which stated: "Case of Phillip Luxon (Luxton) versus William Harris dated 24 July 1637. Deposition of Walter Chiles of Bristol, clothworker, aged 29 or thereabouts, examined on behalf of William Harris and Nicholas Jollye." (Significantly, Walter Chiles I signed his own name to the document.)
     "This deponent (Walter Chiles I) was a passenger in the ship "Blessing" out of Falmouth and was employed by William Harris and Nicholas Jollye (merchants) to be the assistant to the witness, HENRY TUTTON, then chief purser of the said ship, to help sell and dispose of their goods in Virginia. Walter was employed to serve 12 months." [Walter Chiles gave evidence in his deposition about the cargo including the gin and whiskey that the Master of the "Blessing", Phillip Luxon, was accused of drinking during the voyage]. The "Blessing" returned from Virginia to England via Kinsale in Ireland and Falmouth in Cornwall. Chiles served on her from 26 Sep 1636 to 24 Jun 1637 and the ship stayed 14 weeks in Jamestown, Virginia. Note: This record confirms that Walter Chiles I was born about 1608 in England and that he was the same Walter Chiles who emigrated to Virginia in 1637/8 as he lists as one of his headrights in his first grant of land (01 Mar 1638) one HENRY TUTTON, his former boss, the chief purser on the "Blessing".
     Walter Chiles must have been very impressed with the future possibilities of this new land after his brief visit to Jamestown aboard the "Blessing". Shortly after his return to England in 1637, he and family emigrated to Virginia, reportedly in his own ship (which could possibly have been the "Fame of Virginia" mentioned later in this narrative) sometime between 24 July 1637 when he gave his HCA deposition in England and 01 March 1638 when his and his family's headrights were recorded. The first record we have of Chiles actually living in Virginia was recorded in Nugent, Nell M., "Cavaliers and Pioneers", 1934, pp103-4 as: "Walter Chiles, 400 acres, Charles Citty Co. (now Prince George County), 01 Mar 1638, West upon Apomattuck [sic] River, North upon the land of Edward Tunstall and South toward the falls. 200 acres for the personal adventure of himself, his wife, Elizabeth Chiles, his sons: Walter and William, and 200 acres for transportation of 4 persons (headrights), namely: HENRY TUTTON, Jonathan Gerry, Jonathan Shaw and Sarah Cole." (One wonders if Walter's former boss, Henry Tutton, worked off his indenture or paid him.) NOTE: Elizabeth Chiles maiden name has yet to be proven although "Maury" and "Sanders" are suggested without documentation in the genealogical literature. Their son, William Chiles, does not appear again in Virginia records (He may have died shortly after arriving in Virginia or perhaps he may have returned to England).
     Other land owned by Walter I included:
     1) On 02 May 1638 he received a further grant of 250 acres on the Appomattox River (Land Book I, 551 and 625) This grant was described as "westerly from ye river and easterly, &c, upon the land of Edward Tunstall; 50 acres for his own personal adventure and two hundred for the transportation of four other persons, viz: William Webb, Stephen Gorris, John Kimberlin and Ann Polory".
     2) In March 1638, 613 acres in Charles City (Land Book I, p859).
     3) 813 acres purchased from William Thomas located upon the southerly side the Appomattox River in Charles City County (Land Book II, pp193 & 203); "Cavaliers and Pioneers", by Nugent, Vol. 1, pp186-187, Patent Book, No. 2).
     4) Walter Chiles I also acquired 70 acres of land at Black Point, located near the easternmost tip of Jamestown Island. “Black Poynt” is the long tip of Jamestown Island and was the first point of the island seen by the settlers when they sailed up the James River. Very early there was a road to the Point which wound two and one half miles from James City (later called Jamestown) at the other end of the island. Today, the National Park Service has built a road which circles the island, with a path to Black Point. The land of Walter Chiles encompassed the end of the island, between Pitch and Tar Swamp and Goose Hill, both identified on the island road today. As one looks at a map of Jamestown, the land can be identified as being between Passmore Creek and Kingsmill Creek. (Cavaliers and Pioneers, by Nugent, Vol. 2, p. 112).
     In June 1641, in hope of expanding his business, Chiles joined three other men, Walter Austin, Richard Hoe and Joseph Johnson and "such others as they shall see fit to join them, in petitioning the General Assembly for permission to "undertake the discovery of a new river or unknowne land bearing west, southerly from Appomattake [sic] river." The assembly granted them a license in January 1642 and renewed it in 1643, but the Anglo-Powhatan War of 1644–1646 temporarily halted exploration and closed trading opportunities in the west. They did not attempt to obtain another license.      (Ref: "A History of the Settlement Virginia 1400-1800" by Danny Dixon, 2002)
     In the genealogical literature there is confusion as to whether Walter Chiles I or his son, Walter Chiles II, was referred to as Lieutenant Colonel. Which ever case, it was probably an honorary title. Through hard work and dedication to the colony, Walter I became a wealthy man and was held in high esteem by his fellow colonists. Walter excelled in business and took an active part in the affairs of the Virginia Colony by becoming very politically active. He was elected to the House of Burgesses from Charles City County for the assembly that met on January 12, 1642, and signed a declaration against a revival of the Virginia Company of London. He represented the county again in 1643 and took part in the last meetings of the General Assembly as a unicameral body and the first sessions of the House of Burgesses as a separate branch of the assembly. Further, he subsequently moved to James City County, which he represented in the assemblies of the House of Burgesses that began on November 20, 1645; October 5, 1646; and October 10, 1649. It is possible that his absence from some of the intervening legislative sessions was a consequence of trips to England. He was a member of the Council (Assembly), the upper house, in 1651 where he was elected speaker in 1652 but didn't serve (see explanation below). ["Northumberland Records and Virginia Historical Magazine", Vol. VIII, p197].
     Walter was also a ship owner who regularly traveled between Virginia and England transporting merchandise and immigrants and may have carried messages between the governor and the Crown. After the future king, Charles II, fled England for the Netherlands, Walter probably carried messages between the government in Virginia and the court in exile. On the 24 Jan 1651, Walter I sailed for Rotterdam in his ship, the "Fame of Virginia". On returning from Rotterdam in 1652 and upon reaching Chesapeake Bay, he first put into port in Accomack County, VA. After being for a time in Accomack waters, the ship sailed bound for James City, VA (Jamestown) but was pursued and captured by Capt. Robert Henfield, who held a commission from the "Protectors of the Liberties of England" (Read: Oliver Cromwell). A second English ship, the "Hopeful Adventure", commanded by Captain Richard Husband arrived about 3 hours later and seized the "Fame of Virginia" under the pretext that Chiles had no license from Oliver Cromwell's English Parliament to trade with the Netherlands.
     Chiles immediately applied to the Northampton Co., Virginia authorities for assistance, maintaining that the seizure was illegal. The Court of Northampton concurred and ordered an immediate release of the ship but Capt. Husband ignored the order and sailed away with the vessel (William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. I, pp16,152,153). The economic damage to Chiles was estimated as 2000 pounds sterling, a very large sum. Governor Bennett, on July 5, 1652, sent a note to the House of Burgesses, which happened to be convening the same day, advising them not to vote Lt. Col. Walter Chiles as Speaker of the Assembly due to the incident of his ship being seized because of his involvement in illegal trading with the Netherlands. The Burgesses did not accept the advice of the Governor and the next day by a plurality voted him Speaker of the Assembly. To the honor of Col. Chiles, he at once declined to serve. The House of Burgesses then granted him the ship "Leopoldus of Dunkirk" as a replacement for his seized ship, with all of its equipment, guns, etc. for 400 pounds sterling. The larger "Leopoldus of Dunkirk" had been confiscated for violation of the Navigation Laws. ("William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. I No.17, Hening, Vol. I, pp377-78)
     An interesting aside concerning Lt. Col. Walter Chiles I relates to his residence, "Kemp House", on Jamestown Island. In 1638-9, Richard Kemp, who served as Governor's Councilor and Secretary of the Virginia Colony built his "brick house" on 3 1/2 acres of land. At the time, Governor Sir John Harvey identified Kemp's house as the first brick dwelling at Jamestown and thus "THE FIRST BRICK HOUSE IN AMERICA". Governor Harvey described the house as "the fairest that ever was knowen [sic] in this countrye [sic] for substance and uniformity". Richard Kemp fell on hard times and sold his house to Governor Wyatt in 1641. Around 1644, Governor Sir William Berkeley purchased the property and in March 1649 sold it and its acreage to merchant and Burgess Walter Chiles I for the sum of 26,000 pounds of tobacco. NOTE: See attached transcription of the 1649 deed transferring ownership of "Kempe House" from Governor Sir William Berkeley to Walter Chiles I. Sometime prior to his death in 1653, Walter Chiles I, as noted above, also acquired 70 acres of land at Black Point, located near the easternmost tip of Jamestown Island. When Walter Chiles I died, his widow, Elizabeth, retained a dower interest and remained in the "Kemp House". It isn't known when and where Elizabeth Chiles died. Their son, Walter Chiles II, inherited the estate including the 70 acres of land at Black Point on Jamestown Island from his father. The more than 1600 acres of land that Walter Chiles I owned along the Appomattox River in Charles City County were also part of his estate. There is speculation that Walter's short life was somewhat related to the very unhealthy conditions he experience from residing on Jamestown Island.
     The will of Walter Chiles I has not been found, but it is known that he made a will from a 20 Nov 1673 deed drawn up by Susanna Chiles Wadding, the widow of Walter Chiles II, to sell the "Kemp House" to Col. John Page, the father of Walter Chiles II's first wife, Mary Page. To identify the "Kemp House" that had been bought by her father-in-law, Walter Chiles I, and passed down to her husband, Walter Chiles II, the deed identified Walter Chiles I, the father, as having died "in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred fifty three". This also confirms that it was Walter Chiles I who originally purchased the house in Jamestown (Ref. Amblar Manuscript No. 24, Library of Congress, Personal Papers, V.S.L., Acc. No.33142).
     The children of Walter and Elizabeth (_____) Chiles I were:
     1) Walter Chiles II b. Abt. 1630 England, d. 1671 Jamestown, Virginia.
     2) William Chiles b. England, d. Unknown
     Walter Chiles I is a qualifying ancestor for membership in the "Jamestowne Society".
     Sources:
     1) "The Chiles Family in Virginia" by W. B. Cridlin, "The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography", Vol. 19, No. 1 (Jan. 1911), pp104-106.
     2) "A Timeline for Structures at Jamestown Related to the Chiles Family" by Lee Pelham Cotton, 2006. (Lee Pelham Cotton was a Park Ranger for the National Park Service when he wrote this article.)
     3) "Genealogies of Virginia Families from the William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine", Vol. I (Adams-Clopton), 1982, pp734-736
     4) Kukla, Jon, "Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Burgesses", 1643–1776. Richmond: Virginia State Library, 1981.
     Bio by Gresham Farrar.
     Family links: Children: Walter Chiles (1630 - 1671)*
     Burial: Chiles Family Cemetery, James City County, Virginia, USA
     Created by: Gresham Farrar
     Record added: May 14, 2016
     Find A Grave Memorial# 162564555.⁷
      ;
Per Davis [1998:52]: "On April 1, 1632, Walter Chiles was recorded as admitted to the liberties of this city [Bristol] for that he was the son of John Chiles."²

; NB In her second book (Davis [1998:51]), Ms. Davis presents a major revision of the English ancestry of Walter Chiles of Jamestown, based on the work of Brame [1987]. This breaks the connection between Walter Sr. and William and Margaret (PAYNE) CHILES, and establishes new parents and a new pedigree for Walter Sr. I have adopted the relationships here. Brame [1990] (image attached) is the more cogent discussion of the new lineage for Walter CHILES.
     Ms. Davis wrote: "It is upsetting enough to find transcription errors and misinformation when one writes a book and it is published. It is far more upsetting to have reconstructed several generations of a family based on inaccurate information, even after careful research and the use of well-documented information. Such was the case with the account of Walter Chiles I, who patented 250 acres of land in Charles City County in 1638. The reader can accept the account of his life in Virginia as accurate, but discount the English descent from William Childes of Wrington Parish, Somerset, England, without this researcher recounting the whole of the lives of the two Walter Chiles. Following the explanation of the mistake and the correction thereof, is an accurate account of the lives of the two Walter Chiles in Virginia. These accounts are based on primary source records and correct earlier printed information that has been accepted since early in the 1900s.
     "The life of WALTER CHILES I as reconstructed in Tidewater Virginia Families as it was first published was based on work that had just been published (1987) by Arden H. Brame, Jr. II, a well-recognized genealogical researcher. It was well-documented and seemed to fit the persons and the times. It was with both chagrin and delight on both his and this researcher's part that new information quickly came to light negating the premises that had been developed from the earlier data. Mr. Brame published his second article A Complete Revision of the Ancestry of Walter Chiles (1608-1653) of Bristol, England and Jamestown, Virginia 1 shortly after Tidewater Virginia Families was published. Following is a revised and corrected reconstruction of the English ancestry of Walter Chiles I based on later information found by Mr. Cox in his research for Mr. Brame in the Society of Genealogists in London, England.
     "Mr. Cox discovered in the S.G. Great Card Index an entry referring to a Richard Childe, son of William Child and Margaret Payne.2 This Richard Childe pedigree shows that Walter Childe, the son, and Walter Childe the grandson of William Childe of Wrington, Somerset were both dead by 1647. Thus Walter Chiles I of Jamestown could not be identified with the Walter Chiles of Wrington, Somerset England. Richard Childe had written in his will in 1647: I give to Francis Chi/de my brother Walter Chi/de his sonne the 20th part … which fell to his after the death of Walter Chi/de, his brother, I being the said Walter Childe's administrator. Thus Walter Chiles, Jr. christened 17 March 1608/9 and assumed to be Walter Chiles I of Jamestown, had died before 1647. The will went on to read I give to William Chi/de sonne of my brother Walter Chiles, deed...; thus both father and son had died by 1647. The records of the administration of the estate of Walter Child, Jr. of Wrington and St. Mary's Parish have been found, and indicate that he died unmarried. Walter Child, Sr. was deceased by April 1624 as found in the will of William Payne.3
     "Further research uncovered an entry in the Bristol Burgess Book:4 1632/3 April 1st. Walter Chiles is admitted to the liberties of this cittie for that he was the sonne of JOHN CHILES and hath paid 4 shillings & 6 pence. The July 24, 1637 deposition of Walter Chiles of Bristol, clothworker, aged 29 or thereabouts...was given in connection with his voyage on the Blessing, when he served as assistant purser under Henry Tutton, the purser, from September 27 to June 24, 1637. His reported age would mean that he was born about 1608 and would probably be about one year or so older than the Walter Childe of St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol5 (as reported in the original article by Mr. Brame)."^1,8,9,10

; Represented James City County Nov 1645, in the House of Burgesses, Henrico Statistics, Vol 1. p 299
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per WFT 15-1757: Va Historical Magazine P 104-105 211 to 214 Va Magazine of History Vol XIX XX 1911 1912 by W.B. Cridlin. Gen off the Chiles Family. Wm & Mary Quarterly Vol I p 16, 152-143.. In Library of Congress. Washington DC.

Was a Burgess a member of the Council. & bought Kemp House in 1649, the 1st brick house in Va. GAV-10.
Walter Chiles (I) was mentioned in a land transaction on 1 March 1638 at On the Appamatox River, near Petersburg, Charles City Co. (now Prince George Co.), Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:1]: "...by 1 Mar 1638 was again in Virginia. On that date he was awarded 400 acres in Charles City County. The award stipulation was: '50 acres being due for his own personal adventure, 50 for his wifde Elizabeth, 50 for his son William, 50 for son Walter and two hundred for the transportation of four other person, viz: Henry Fulton, John Govey, John Shaw and Sarah Cole, to the colony.' The location of the land was Westerly upon thge Appamattuck River,m Northerly upon land of Edward Tunstall and Southerly towards the falls."¹¹
Walter Chiles (I) was mentioned in a land transaction on 2 May 1638 at On the Appamatox River, near Petersburg, Charles City Co. (now Prince George Co.), Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:1]: "...Walter Chiles, Merchant, was awarded an additional 250 acres on Apamattuck [sic] River in Charles City County. Its location was Northerly and Southerly upon the River, Westerly into the woods from a Sw on this side of a Creek above the land of Edward Tonstal [Tunstall]. Due for his own personal adventure and transportation of four persons: Henry Tutton, Jon. Gerry, Jon. Shaw, Sarah Cole. NOte: Renewed and 150 acres added. This second notation in the reocrds was probably a confirmation of the first grant."¹¹
Walter Chiles (I) was mentioned in a land transaction on 20 October 1642 at On the Appamatox River, near Petersburg, Charles City Co. (now Prince George Co.), Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:1]: "The records of 20 Oct 1642 granted Walter Chiles 613 acres in Charles City County, 'At Appamattocke River, beginningt at the upward bounds of Mr. Tunstall's land and adjoining William Sanders. Due by virtue of a former patent and transportation of four persons: William Webb, Stephen Gerris, Jon. Kimberlin, Ann Potery."¹¹ He was per Eakin [1983:3]: "Colonel Chiles was held in high esteem by the colonists. He represented Charles City in the House of Burgesses in 1642-1643." in 1642/43 at Representative to House of Burgesses, Charles City Co., Virginia, USA.¹² He was Represented James City County Nov 1645, in the House of Burgesses, Henrico Statistics, Vol 1. p 299 between 1645 and 1649 at Representative to House of Burgesses, James City Co., Virginia, USA.¹²
Walter Chiles (I) was mentioned in a land transaction on 5 November 1649 at On the Appamatox River, near Petersburg, Charles City Co. (now Prince George Co.), Virginia, USA,
Memo: per Eakin [1983:1]: "The next record on 5 November 1649 states: 'Walter Chiles, Gent., 813 acres in Charles City County, Lyeing upon the Southerly side of Appomattuck River, 200 acres therof bounded North West upon the river, East North East upon the opther dividend of 600 acres, a deep bottom parting it West South West unto a run of water that parteth this from land of Nath. Tatum; the other 613 acres beginning at the upward bounds of Mr. Tonstalls land, and West NOrth West upon the river. 200 acres granted to William Sanders, 10 Oct 1640 an by him assigned unto Walter Brooker and by Brooke to William Thomas alias Fluellin, and purchased by Chiles of said Thomas. The other 6713 acres granted to said Chiles on 20 Oct 1642.' Thhis final, more accurate description, was preceeded by one on 5 Nov 1648 which stated, 'Walter Chiles, Gent. 813 acres in Charles City County. Confirmation of a patent dated 20 Oct 1642.¹¹'" He was (an unknown value) in 1652 at Speaker of the House of Burgesses, Virginia, USA.¹²

     Elizabeth Maury was born circa 1585 at England.¹ She married Walter Chiles (I), son of John Chiles and Alice Wellstedd, before 1630 at England
; Their son Walter Jr. was born ca 1630
per Eakin [1983:4]: "The wife of Walter Chiles, Sr. was elizabeth. So far this writer has been unable to ascertain her maiden name. In a letter written 7 Feb 1978 Mrs. Virginia W. Austin (State Chairman, Genealogical Records Committee, Virginia D. A. R.) states, 'All the records I have indicatre he married Elizabeth Maury, but there is in the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century file forlder for Chiles a notation where someone had found the marriage of a Walter Chiles to an Elizabreth Sanders June 1630 in Bristol Cathdral.' The William and Mary Quarterly mentions there was a second marriage to an Alice Luckin. I find no reference to an Alice Luckin Chiles in the U. S. Records."^2,3,4
Elizabeth Maury died in 1672 at Jamestown, James City Co., Virginia, USA.¹
     GAV-10.

.⁵ She was was mentioned in a land transaction by Walter Chiles (I) on 1 March 1638 at On the Appamatox River, near Petersburg, Charles City Co. (now Prince George Co.), Virginia, USA, per Eakin [1983:1]: "...by 1 Mar 1638 was again in Virginia. On that date he was awarded 400 acres in Charles City County. The award stipulation was: '50 acres being due for his own personal adventure, 50 for his wifde Elizabeth, 50 for his son William, 50 for son Walter and two hundred for the transportation of four other person, viz: Henry Fulton, John Govey, John Shaw and Sarah Cole, to the colony.' The location of the land was Westerly upon thge Appamattuck River,m Northerly upon land of Edward Tunstall and Southerly towards the falls."⁶

     Anne Moore married (?) Thomas
; her 1st husband.¹ Anne Moore married Capt. John Lillard Sr., son of Benjamin Lillard and Elizabeth Lightfoot, in 1792
; his 2nd wife; her 2nd husband.^2,1
     In Capt. John Lillard Sr.'s will dated 24 February 1800 at Mercer Co., Kentucky, USA, Anne Moore was named as an heir; Capt. John Lillard died testate and his Will, along with the Codicils to it and related account books, constitute a lengthy account of his wealth and various family relationships. His Will provides ('Will of John Lillard," February 24, 1800, (recorded Aug., 1801) Mercer County, KY, Will Book 2, pp. 260-262, Office of the County Court Clerk, Harrodsburg, KY.):
     IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN, the Twenty fourth day of February, in the Year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred, I, John Lillard of Mercer County and State of Kentucky being of perfect and sound Mind and Memory thanks be to God for the same and knowing it is appointed of all Men once to Die, do hereby make and ordain this my last Will and Testament, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I Give Devise and dispose of the same in the manner & form following-
     IMPRIMIS, it is my Will that in the first place all of my Just Debts and funeral charges be paid and satisfied. -
     ITEM. I Give and Bequeath unto my loving wife Ann, all the whole of the property she was possessed of when I married her, also all the property that is left to her by her Father by Will or otherways, to have and to hold the same to Her, her Heirs and Assigns for Ever. The property above mentioned is to include the Household Furniture and Slaves she had when I married her, as well as the whole of what may be got of that her Father left wither it be cash, Land, Slaves or any other Property, after paying my Executors hereinafter named all and so much money as I may have expended in Law or otherways in securing the same, and further it [word omitted] my will that my said Wife Ann shall have and keep full free & peaceable Possession and the benefits & profits therefrom arising of all that part of the Tract of Land whereon I now live, Viz, Lying on the Eastern part of my Tract and to Include the Houses the Dividing line, to be along the lane as it now stands to the end from John Chiles' and thence to make the left hand fence the line to the end of my land Joining Jesse Shy, and that during her life or Widowhood if she chooses so long to live on the same, but at either of the periods of her Marriage or Removal it shall revert to my Estate and be disposed of by my Executors as herein after directed. I also give to my said Wife one Roan Mare & Sorrel Horse which came of a Roan Mare she was possessed of when I married her.
     ITEM. It is my Will and I do order that the Land whereon I now live shall be sold within one Year after my decease by my Executors herein after named, Except the part I have already reserved for the use of my Wife as aforesaid, and a Credit of one Year to be given the Purchaser or Purchasers, on their giving Bond with Sufficient and Approved Security to my Executors, and at the same time shall be Sold by my said Executors, all and Singular my slaves, Household Furniture, Stock, Farming Utensils and in short all my Property of every kind I Die possessed of, which is not herein before Given or Granted, And the money arising from the Sales of the same to be Equally Divided amongst my children on the mannaer following, To wit: Nancy Lillard, Daughter of my son Thomas Lillard, which he had by his first wife and In his Stead, Elisabeth Chiles, John Lillard, Anna Pulliam, Mary McGinnis, Susanna Jones, Joseph Lillard, Ephraim Lillard, James Lillard, Patsey McGinnis, Daniel Lillard and David Lillard, so that each shall be equal, and one have as much as another. Agreeable to what they have Received Respectively, which is to be Settled according to the Accounts in a Book herewith left and inclosed, which bears date on the front Page the Twenty Second day of August, one Thousand Seven Hundred and Ninety one, and wherein is Stated the different Accounts of my said Children respectfully beginning with folio or page one to Twelve both included, And I do order that my Executors do pay the several Sums which may be due the several Legatees agreeable to the Settlement of each as is before described, so that each may have an equal share at a final Settlement and that as soon as Collected for the Sales Aforesaid, and that not to exceed one Year from the time limited for said Sales. And whereas I have given my son James one Hundred & Eight Acres of Land which is now, or a part thereof- in Law now if my said son James should be evicted off the Land or part thereof It is my will & I do order that he be made equal with the rest of the Legatees by making up what may be lost as aforesaid.
     ITEM. I likewise do hereby Constitute make and Ordain John Lillard, Joseph Lillard, Ephraim Lillard and Thomas Freeman my Executors of this my last Will & Testament and I do hereby disallow, revoke and disannul all former Wills, Testaments and Executors at any time before this named Willed and Bequeathed, Ratifying and allowing this and no other to be my last Will and Testament, In Witness whereof I have hereto set my hand and Seal the day and Year above written.
     John Lillard (seal)
     Signed Sealed and Declared by the said John Lillard to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us...     )
     (signed)     Joseph Willis
     Jonathan Jenkins
     Able Jinkins.³

     Moise Lillard (1st) was born. He married Lillie BalesBalssa.

     GAV-9. GAV-9.

; per Kate McGinnis Pieper.^1,2,3

     Nancy Elizabeth Green was born on 14 February 1854 at Itawamba Co., Mississippi, USA;      Texas Confederate Pension - Widow's Application for Pension No. 17195, nancy E. FRANKLIN, widow of Jesse Sanford FRANKLIN (dated 5 July 1909, approved August 1909):
     - "I am fifty four years old"
     - "resident of Texas "forty one years"
     - length of residence of current county: "three years this time. Kaufman Texas
     Affidavit of Witnesses that Nancy Elizabeth FRANKLIN is widow of J. S. FRANKLIN, signed by A. J. Morrow and B. F. Fox (5 July 1909)
     Affidavit of Witnesses re J. S. FRANKLIN's service: "That we served in the Confederate Army with J. S. FRANKLIN, and were members of the same Company, to wit: Company "G" 12th Texas Cavalry; that said J. S. FRANKLIN did not desrt and that said J. S. FRANKLIN was honorably discharged in May 1865; that (...?...) we members of the same company with J. S. FRANKLIN and enlisted at the same time with him. That we know the applicant who is the widow of J. S. FRANKLIN." signed A. J. Morrow and B. F. Fox, 5 July 1909.
     Aged 6 in 1860 census and POB = Mis.^4,1,5,6,7,3 She married Jesse Sanford Franklin, son of Jesse S. Franklin and Julia Shaw, on 6 October 1869 at Ola Neighborhood, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA,
;
Ancestry.com - U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
     Name:     Nancy Elizabeth Green
     Gender:     Female
     Birth Place:     MI
     Birth Year:     1854
     Spouse Name:     Jesse Sanford Franklin
     Spouse Birth Place:     MI
     Spouse Birth Year:     1843
     Marriage Year:     1869
     Marriage State:     TX
     Number Pages:     1
     Source Citation: Source number: 84.000; 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.^8,9,10
Nancy Elizabeth Green died on 26 October 1933 at Kaufman, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA, at age 79;
Ancestry.com - Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
     Name:     Nancy Elizabeth Franklin [Nancy Elizabeth Green]
     Gender:     Female
     Race:     White
     Age:     79
     Birth Date:     14 Feb 1854
     Birth Place:     Missouri
     Death Date:     26 Oct 1933
     Death Place:     Precinct 1, Kaufman, Texas, USA
     Father:     James Green
     Mother:     Jemine Brown
     Spouse:     Jesse Franklin
     Source Citation: Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
     Original data: Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982. Austin, Texas, USA.

from "Application for Mortuary Warrant", attached to Texas Confederate Widow's Pension Application No. 17195 (dated 5 July 1909, approved August 1909):
     I, Mrs. Maggie Williams to hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late Mrs. Nancy E. Franklin who was a pensioner of the State of Texas, and whose file number was 17195 and whose original county was Kaufman. The said pensioner, Mrs. Nancy E. Franklin, died on the 26th day of October, 1933 in the town of Kaufman, County of Kaufman, Texas. The pensioner died in the home of Thad Caruthers who was related to the pensioner as Nephew by Marriage...I am related to the pensioner as Daughter, that my postoffice address is Scurry Rt. One, Texas. (signed, dated 10 Nov. 1933).
     "Certificate of Undertaker" (attached to same file): died 26 Oct. 1933, prepared for burial on 27 Oct. 1933. signed A. W. Dear(?) undertaker.
     "Certificate of Physician": died of dysentery, signed R. J. Rome, MD, Kaufman TX.


from Ancestry: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000
     Name: Nancy Elizabeth Franklin
     Death Date: 26 Oct 1933
     Death County: Kaufman
     Certificate: 46617
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
     Original data: Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.^7,11,12,3
Nancy Elizabeth Green was buried on 27 October 1933 at Prospect Cemetary, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA.³
     GAV-2.
;
DNA ROBERTS HIGGINBOTHAM FRANKLIN GREEN.

Nancy Elizabeth Green was listed as a resident in James Monroe Green and Jemima Young Brown's household in the census report on 18 August 1860 at Fulton Township, Itawamba Co., Mississippi, USA;
p. 203, lines 16-21, Dwelling 1338, Family 1338
     16 James M. Green 47 M W County Treasurer $1500 $5500 Kentucky
     17 Jemima " 34 F W -- -- -- Tennessee
     18 Nancy E " 6 F -- -- -- -- MS
     19 Joseph F " 3 M -- -- -- -- MS
     20 Burgess E " 1 M -- -- -- -- MS
     21 Wm Crownover 26 M W Farm Laborer -- -- -- (no place of birth given.)¹³

Nancy Elizabeth Green and Jesse Sanford Franklin appeared in the census of 15 August 1870 at Kaufman, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
Next door to the household of his mother, Julia (SHAW) FRANKLIN (starting on p. 93A)
p. 93-B, Lines 5-6, Dwelling 945, Family 963
     5 FRANKLIN, Jesse 26 [1844] M W Farmer $1200 $400 MS
     6 " , Nancy E 16 [1854] F W Keeping House MS.¹⁴

Nancy Elizabeth Green and Jesse Sanford Franklin appeared in the census of 17 June 1880 at Precinct 6, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
p.188-D, Lines 27-32, Dwelling 298; Family 299
     27 FRANKLIN, Jesse W M 36 [1844] Married Farming MS NC NC
     28 " , Nancy W F 26 [1854] Wife Married Keeping House MS -?- TN
     29 " , Willie W M 9 [1871] son Single at home TX MS MS
     30 " , Emma W F 8 [1872] Dau Single at home TX MS MS
     31 " , Maggie W F 6 [1874] Dau Single at home TX MS MS
     32 " , Lula W F 3 [1877] Dau Single at home TX MS MS.¹⁵

Nancy Elizabeth Green and Jesse Sanford Franklin appeared in the census of 25 June 1900 at Prairieville, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
Jesse is next door to a William CARUTHERS.
p. 17-A, Lines 44-47, Dwelling 289; Family 296
     44 FRANKLIN, Jesse Head W M Dec 1843 56 Married 30yrs MS MS MS Farmer
     45 " , Nancy E. Wife W F Feb 1855 45 Married 30yrs 9-children-born 5-children-living MS SC TN
     46 " , Egbert S Son W M Mar 1881 19 Single TX MS MS Farm Laborer
     47 " , Gus G Son W M Feb 1883 16 Single TX MS MS Farm Laborer.¹⁶

Nancy Elizabeth Green was listed as a resident in John Henry Williams and Margaret "Maggie" M. Franklin's household in the census report on 19 April 1910 at Scurry, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
p. 3-B & 4-A, Lines 97-100 & 1-6, Dwelling 59; Family 59
     97 WILLIAMS, John H. Head M W 45 [1865] Married 18yrs LA -- -- Farmer, General Farm
     98 " , Maggie M. Wife F W 35 [1875] Married 18yrs 8-children-born 7-children-living TX MS MS
     99 " , Lottie L. Daughter F W 16 [1894] Single TX LA TX Farm Laborer Home Farm
     100 " , Winnie E. Daughter F W 12 [1898] Single TX LA TX Farm Laborer Home Farm
     1 " , Otis O. Son M W 10 [1900] single TX LA TX
     2 " , Lady M. Daughter F W 7 [1903] Single TX LA TX
     3 " , Ella B. Daughter F W 5 [1905] Single TX LA TX
     4 " , Rubie C. Daughter F W 2 [1908] Single TX LA TX
     5 " , Douglas F Son M W 8/12 [1910] Single TX LA TX
     6 FRANKLIN, Nancy E Mother-in-law F W 55 [1855] Widowed MS -- --.¹⁷

; Text of handwritten note attached to Widow's Pension Application (circa Sept. 1929): "If send it to Kaufman do look this in care of and do your over best lee grimes 1719 Kaufman Dept the Mr. Compttroller terrel austin texas dear mr. I am at a loss to no what to say in regard to why you did not send my money the County Clirk sais I sure aught to have gotten it I will be seventy six the 14 day of fegruary am the mother of 9 children my husband has been dead twenty 2 years & al of my children are dead but one & she has had nine children is nearly a past walking has an awful man to get along with him at al he dont even speak to me. I am out of a place to stay & winter coming and am sure in grate in nead of it pleas do your best to send it before it gets real cold & it may be that I can pay a little board & get some place this winter I no you are a grate man & do have lots of feeling for us I am nearly helpless Cant hardly see out of one eye & the other is so week cant hardly see late in the (eares??) pleas drop me just a few lines & send it if it is possible. Mrs. Nancy E. Franklin."¹⁸

Nancy Elizabeth Green was listed as a resident in Troy Shade Stringer and Sadie May Williams's household in the census report on 8 April 1930 at Precinct 6, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
p. 4-B, lines 64-69, dwelling 71, family 71
     64 STRINGER, Troy S. Head M W 25 [1905] Married 20yrsold TX TX TX Farmer General Farm
     65 " , Ladie May Wife F W 27 [1903] Married 21yrsold TX TX TX
     66 " , Robert H. Son M W 5 [1925] Single TX TX TX
     67 " , Joe L. Son M W 3 3/12 [1927] Single TX TX TX
     68 " , Fred D.Son M W 1 3/12 [1929] Single TX TX TX
     69 FRANKLIN, Nancy E. Grandmother F W 75 [1855] Widow MS MS MS.¹⁹

Nancy Elizabeth Green appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 in the household of John Henry Williams and Margaret "Maggie" M. Franklin at Precinct 5, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA;
p. 13-B, Lines 89-99, Dwelling 270; Family 270
     89 WILLIAMS, John Head M W 65 [1865] Married 27yrsold AL AL AL General Farm
     90 " , Maggie Wife F W 55 [1875] Married 17yrsold TX MS MS
     91 " , Hellen Daughter F W 16 [1914] Single TX AL TX
     92 " , Otis Son M W 30 [1900] Married 22yrsold TX AL TX Farm
     93 " , Naona Daughter-in-law F W 25 [1905] Married 17yrsold TX TX TX
     94 " , Joyce Granddaughter F W 6 [1924] Single TX TX TX
     95 " , Darwin Grandson 4 6/12 [1926] TX TX TX
     96 " , Bryan Grandson 1 7/12 [1929] CA TX TX
     97 " , Betty Jene Granddaughter F W 6/12 [1930] Single TX TX TX
     98 " , Joelyne Granddaughter F W 6/12 [1930] Single TX TX TX
     99 FRANKLIN, Nancy E Mother-in-law F W 76 [1854] Widow Marriage 18yrsold MS MS MS.²⁰

     Charles L. Pratt was born on 19 July 1880.¹
Charles L. Pratt died on 22 April 1881 at Montgomery Co., Missouri, USA; from Ancestry - Missouri, Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994:
Name: Charles Lewis Pratt
Birth Date: abt 1880
Age at Death: 9/12
Death Date: 23 Apr 1881
Death Place: Montgomery, Missouri, USA
Newspaper: Montgomery City Standard
Source Information: Weant, Kenneth. Missouri, Newspaper Death Index, 1822-1994 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997-1998.^1,2
     He was a witness to Pratt Familyl Bible with Alexis Briscoe Pratt and Mary Elizabeth McGinnis.

     Walter Howell Pratt was born on 31 May 1882 at Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA; confirmed by 1918 WW I draft registration card.^3,4,5 He married Minnie Farmer on 7 September 1902 at Carter Co., Indian Territory (now OK), USA,
;
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
     Name:     Minnie Farmer
     Gender:     Female
     Age:     20
     Birth Date:     abt 1882
     Marriage Date:     7 Sep 1902
     Marriage Place:     Carter, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     W H Pratt
     Film Number:     001313671
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections.^4,6 Walter Howell Pratt married Dorothy Pearl Howetter circa 1920.^7,4
Walter Howell Pratt and an unknown person were divorced before 6 April 1950; Walter is listed as divorced in the 1950 census.⁸
Walter Howell Pratt died on 22 March 1954 at Brookings, Curry Co., Oregon, USA, at age 71; Ancestry.com - Oregon, Death Index, 1898-2008
Name: Walter H Pratt
Death Date: 22 Mar 1954
Death Place: Curry
Certificate: 2567
Source Citation: Oregon State Library; Oregon Death Index 1931-1941; Reel Title: Oregon Death Index L-Z; Year Range: 1951-1960.^3,9,4,10
Walter Howell Pratt was buried after 22 March 1954 at Ward Memorial Cemetery, Brookings, Curry Co., Oregon, USA;
from Find A Grave website:
     Birth:      May 31, 1882, Terrell, Kaufman County, Texas, USA
     Death:      Mar. 22, 1954, Brookings, Curry County, Oregon, USA
     He married Minnie Farmer in 1903 and they were the parents of Verda Lurena, Charlie E., William T. and Juanata
     He married 2nd to Dorothy Pearl Howetter in 1920
     Family links:
     Parents:
      Alexis Briscoe Pratt (1858 - 1932)
      Mary Elizabeth McGinnis Pratt (1858 - 1939)
     Siblings:
      Thomas Brisco Pratt 1887–1958
      Robert Delaney Pratt 1889–1970
      Susan Virginia Pratt Godwin 1893–1975
      James P Pratt 1899–1975
      Clarence S. Pratt 1902–1965
     Burial: Ward Memorial Cemetery, Brookings, Curry County, Oregon, USA
     Plot: Area 1, block 2, section 1
     Maintained by: Ed Bartolacci
     Originally Created by: Terry Estes
     Record added: Mar 20, 2010
     Find A Grave Memorial# 49958860.^7,11
     He was a witness to Pratt Familyl Bible with Alexis Briscoe Pratt and Mary Elizabeth McGinnis.

; Living in Las Vegas, NV on Aug. 19, 1932, per obituary of his father, Alexis B. Pratt ("The Lindsay News", August 19, 1932, p. 1 col. 5.)¹²

Walter Howell Pratt and Minnie Farmer appeared in the census of 28 April 1910 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 6-A, Lines 18-22, Dwelling 92; Family 92
     18 PRATT, Walter H Head M W 27 [1883] Married 7yrs TX MO MO Farmer
     19 " , Minnie F Wife F W 27 [1883] Married 7rs 4-children-born 3-children-living TX MO KY
     20 " , Lurena Daughter F W 5 [1905] OK TX MO
     21 " , Charlie E. Son M W 3 [1907] OK TX MO
     22 " , William T. Son M W 6/12 [1909] OK TX MO.¹³

Walter Howell Pratt began military service on 14 September 1918 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA, WW I Draft Registration
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Walter Howell Pratt
City: Detroit
County:Wayne
State: Michigan
Birth Date: 31 May 1882
Race: White
Draft Board: 05
Source Citation: Registration State: Michigan; Registration County: Wayne; Roll: 2023958; Draft Board: 05.⁵

Walter Howell Pratt appeared in the census of 17 April 1930 at San Jose, Santa Clara Co., California, USA; p. 6-B, lines 69-70, dwelling 107, family 135

Walter Howell Pratt and Dorothy Pearl Howetter appeared in the census of 9 April 1940 at 335 North 18th St., Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah, USA; p. 4-A, lines 31-33
31 PRATT, Walter H. Head M W 57 [1883] Married TX 1935Residence: Same Place Salesman Automobbile
32 " , Dorothy P. F W 49 [1891] Married OK 1935Residence: Same Place Waitress and cook Public Cafe
33 " , Beverlly J. Daughter F W 6 [1934] Single CO 1935Residence: Same Place.¹⁵

Walter Howell Pratt began military service on 27 April 1942 at Corvallis, Benton Co., Oregon, USA, WW II Draft Registration
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Walter Howell Pratt
Birth Date: 31 May 1882
Birth Place: Rockwall, Texas, USA
Residence: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Race: White
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: Oregon; NAI: 563991; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, ca. 1942 - ca. 1942; Creator: Selective Service System. Oregon State Headquarters. (ca. 1940 - 1947); Record Group Number: 147.¹⁶

; WW II Draft Registration Card:
Name: Walter Howell Pratt
Birth Date: 31 May 1882
Birth Place: Rockwall, Texas, USA
Residence: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Race: White
Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Records of the Selective Service System, 1926 - 1975; Military State: Oregon; ARC Number: 563991; ARC Title: Fourth Registration Draft Cards, ca. 1942 - ca. 1942; Creator: Selective Service System. Oregon State Headquarters. (ca. 1940 - 1947); Record Group Number: 147.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.¹⁷

Walter Howell Pratt appeared in the census of 6 April 1950 at Myrtle Creek, Douglas Co., Oregon, USA; p. 12, line 22

     Fred Dixon Pratt was born on 20 June 1884 at Kaufman, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA.^1,2,3 He married Fannie Duke on 10 August 1901 at Maysville (Beef Creek), Garvin Co., Indian Territory (now OK), USA,
;
This may be Fred's first marriage.
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
     Name:     F D Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     20
Birth Date:     abt 1881
Marriage Date:     10 Aug 1901
Marriage Place:     Carter, Oklahoma, USA
Spouse:     Fannie Duke
Film Number:     001313670
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections.⁴ Fred Dixon Pratt married Edna Roberts, daughter of Rev. William Henry Roberts and Nancy Jane (Jenny) White, on 28 October 1906 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Indian Territory (now OK), USA,
;
This may be Fred's second marriage. There is a marriage record for an F D PRATT and Fannie DUKE on 10 Aug 1901 in "Beef Creek" (later Maysville).
Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriage Records, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. Various Oklahoma County marriage collections.^5,2,6 Fred Dixon Pratt married Georgia H. (?) circa 1927
;
NB This may not be the same Fred PRATT, as a Fred and Georgia PRATT also appear in the 1920 census for Denver Co., CO. Georgia was married at age 36 according to 1930 census.^7,8 Fred Dixon Pratt married Loraine Orilla (?) before 1940
; His 3rd or 4th wife?⁹
Fred Dixon Pratt died on 3 February 1957 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA, at age 72; See on Ancestry - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current:
Name: Fred Pratt
SSN: 524-01-6691
BORN: 20 Jun 1884
Died: Feb 1956
State (Year) SSN issued: Colorado (Before 1951)
Source Citation: Number: 524-01-6691; Issue State: Colorado; Issue Date: Before 1951.^1,2,10
     He was a witness to Pratt Familyl Bible with Alexis Briscoe Pratt and Mary Elizabeth McGinnis.

; Living in Denver, CO on Aug. 19, 1932 per obituary of his father, Alexis B. Pratt ("The Lindsay News", Aug. 19, 1932, p. 1 col. 5.)⁵ (an unknown value.)¹¹

Fred Dixon Pratt appeared in the census of 23 June 1910 at Augur Barracks, Jolo Jolo, Philippines;
p. 8-B, Line 75
     75 PRATT, Fred D. Corp. M W 27 [1883] single TX TX TX Company F, 3rd US Infantry.¹²

Fred Dixon Pratt and Edna Roberts appeared in the census of 10 January 1920 at Main Street, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 9-B, lines 73-78, Dwelling 18; family 20
     73 PRATT, Fred D. Head M W 36 [1884] M TX MO MO Travelling Salesman
     74 " , Edna Wife F W 34 [1886] M TX TX TX Seamstress
     75 " , Raymond D. Son M W 12 [1908] S OK TX TX
     76 " , Susie Dau F W 8 [1912] S OK TX TX
     77 " , Pearl Dau F W 6 [1914] S OK TX TX
     78 " , Grover Son M W 4 4/12 [1915] S OK TX TX.¹³

Fred Dixon Pratt and Georgia H. (?) appeared in the census of 11 April 1930 at Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA;
NB This may not be the same Fred PRATT, as a Fred and Georgia PRATT also appear in the 1920 census for Denver Co., CO.
p. 11-A, lines 6-7, Visited 327
     6 PRATT, Frd D. Head M W 45 [1884] Married 32yrsold TX MO MO Janitor Apartment
     7 " , Georgia H. Wife F W 39 [1891] Married 36yrsold CO KY NY Janitoress Apartment.⁷

Fred Dixon Pratt lived on 1 April 1935 at Cheyenne, Laramie Co., Wyoming, USA; "Implied Residence" as recorded in 1940 census.¹⁴

Fred Dixon Pratt and Loraine Orilla (?) appeared in the census of 13 April 1940 at 1322 Welton Street, Whinton Hotel, Denver, Denver Co., Colorado, USA;
Fred and his wife seem to be employees lodged in the Whinton Hotel.
p. 83-A, Lines 13-14
     13 PRATT, Fred D. Lodger M W 55 [1885] M W Married TX Janitor Apt&Hotel
     14 " , Loraine Orilla Lodger F W 47 [1883] Married Kansas Caretaker Apt&Hotel.⁹

Fred Dixon Pratt began military service on 27 April 1942 at 1309 Grant Str., Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, USA,
Note: Fred's wife is listed as "Loraine Pratt".
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
     Name:     Fred Dixon Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Residence Age:     57
     Birth Date:     20 Jun 1884
     Birth Place:     Terrell, Texas, USA
     Residence Date:     1942
     Residence Place:     Denver, Colorado
     Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Colorado; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 110
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
     Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.³

Fred Dixon Pratt appeared in the census of 28 April 1950 at Precinct 1, Delta Co., Texas, USA; p. 14, line 21

     Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt was born on 31 August 1891 at Terrell, Kaufman Co., Texas, USA; WWI draft registration says DOB=30 Aug 1891.^2,3,4 He married Elma Coy Paxton on 10 August 1912 at Evangelist Christian Church, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Harry Alexis Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     21
     Birth Date:     abt 1891
     Marriage Date:     10 Aug 1912
     Marriage Place:     Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Elma Paxton
     Film Number:     001398971
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^5,3,6
Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt died on 24 October 1960 at Los Angeles Co., California, USA, at age 69;
Ancestry.com - California, Death Index, 1940-1997
     Name:     Harry A Pratt
     Social Security #:     445011139
     Gender:     Male
     Birth Date:     30 Aug 1891
     Death Date:     24 Oct 1960
     Death Place:     Los Angeles
     Mother's Maiden Name:     McGinis
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
     Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.^7,8
Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt was buried after 24 October 1960 at Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles Co., California, USA;
from Find A Grave:
     BIRTH     1891
     DEATH     1960 (aged 68–69)
     Family Members
     Parents
      Alexis Briscoe Pratt 1858–1932
      Mary Elizabeth McGinnis Pratt 1859–1939
     Spouse
      Elma Coy Paxton Pratt 1894–1988 (m. 1912)
     Siblings
      Walter Howell Pratt 1882–1954
      Thomas Brisco Pratt 1887–1958
      Robert Delaney Pratt 1889–1970
      Susan Virginia Pratt Godwin 1893–1975
      James P Pratt 1899–1975
      Clarence S. Pratt 1902–1965
     Children
      Earl Ray Pratt 1929–2004
     BURIAL     Live Oak Memorial Park, Monrovia, Los Angeles County, California, USA
     Created by: Kate
     Added: 29 Nov 2012
     Find A Grave Memorial 101501494.⁷
     He was a witness to Pratt Familyl Bible with Alexis Briscoe Pratt and Mary Elizabeth McGinnis.

Reference: Subject: Pratt Family
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 20:53:14 EDT
From: Gloharrop@aol.com
To: gregv@ma.ultranet.com

Hi Greg,
This is what I know so far:

Father: Harry (Jack) Alexis Pratt
Mother: Elma Coy Paxton

Children:
Enice (Dick) b. 1914 Okla
Lee b. 1916 Okla
Gerald (male) b. Jan 1919 (your site has Geraldine)
Marvin Rolston b. 17 Apr 1921 m. 21 Nov 1942
Dortha Louise Dye b. 12 Oct 1925
Elmo 3 Sept 1923 Okla
Earl Ray 27 Apr 1927

Children of Marvin and Dortha
1. Barbara Louise Pratt b. 25 Aug 1943 d. 22 Sep 1943
2. James Rolston b. 13 Apr 1944 m. 1970 divorced
Patricia Connell b. 1950
a. Bryan b.20 Nov 1978

3. Betty Lou b. 15 May 1946 m.
Larry Sweeden b. 23 Jun 1945
a. Jeffrey b. 22 Jun 1968 m.
Tiffany Daigel b. 7 Jan 1970
1. Mason Andrew b. 20 Jan 1992
2. Summer Annabella b. 4 Jun 1995
b. Jennifer b. 20 Sep 1973

4. Jack Wayne b. 31 Aug 1948 m. 1967? divorced
1969

(#1) Susan Helena Ledbetter b. 13 Apr 1950
a. Cheri Ann Pratt b. 26 Jan 1968 m. Aug 1999
Lonnie Wayne Davis
(#2) Gloria Jean Harrop b. 10 Nov 1950 divorced Nov 1982
a. Rebecca Jean Pratt b. 14 Jun 1972

5. Carol Sue b. 15 Mar 1950 m.1968?
Tom Bohler b. 25 Mar 1949
a. Shelly Sue b. 10 Oct 1970 m.?
Mark Fitcpatic b. 27 Nov 1969
1. Hayden Thomas b. 6 Apr 1996
2. Hailey Sue b. 19 Jan 1998
3. Kailey Sue b. 19 Jan 1998
b. Mark T. b. 19 Oct 1973

I think Marvin and Dortha's kids were born in Guthrie, OK (I know Jack was)
Their descendants live in or around Los Angeles Co, California.⁹

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt began military service at Pixley, Tulare Co., California, USA,
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
     Name:     Harry Alexis Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Residence Age:     50
     Birth Date:     30 Aug 1892
     Residence Date:     1942
     Residence Place:     Pixley, California
     Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
     Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.¹⁰ Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt was also known as Harris Pratt.¹

; Living in Lindsay, OK on Aug. 19, 1932 per obituary of his father, Alexis B. Pratt ("The Lindsay News", Aug. 19, 1932 ,p. 1 col. 5.)^11,12

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt was listed as a resident in Alexis Briscoe Pratt and Mary Elizabeth McGinnis's household in the census report on 9 May 1910 at Maysville Township, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 13B, lines 61-65, Dwelling 210; Family 213
     61 PRATT, Alexis Head Rent M W 51 [1859] Married MO VA VA Farmer
     62 " , Mary wife F W 52 [1858] Married MO KY MO House
     63 " , Harris son M W 19 [1891] Single TX MO MO Farm
     64 " , Paull son M W 10 [1900] Single OK MO MO
     65 " , Clarence son M W 7 [1903] Single OK MO MO.¹³ Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt witnessed the marriage of Thomas Briscoe Pratt and Ruby Pearl Eatmon on 22 January 1914 at Missionary Baptist Church, Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA; Ancestry.com - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
     Name:     Tom B Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Age:     26
     Birth Date:     abt 1888
     Marriage Date:     24 Jan 1914
     Marriage Place:     Garvin, Oklahoma, USA
     Spouse:     Ruby Eastman
     Film Number:     001398972
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
     Original data: Marriage Records. Oklahoma Marriages. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, UT.^14,3,15

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt began military service on 5 June 1917 at Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Card #2615
Name: Harry A Pratt
County: Garvin State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Texas Birth
Date: 30 Aug 1891
Race: Caucasian (White.)⁴ He was Farmer on 5 June 1917 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA.⁴

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt and Elma Coy Paxton appeared in the census of 8 January 1920 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 4-B, lines 71-75, Dwelling 65; Family 69
     71 PRATT, Harry A Head Rent M W 28 [1892] Married TX US MO
     72 " , Elma wife F W 25 [1895] Married AR AR AR
     73 " , Enice son M W 6 [1914] Single OK TX TX
     74 " , Lee son M W 4 8/12 [1915] Single OK TX AR
     75 " , Geraldine son M W 11/12 [1919] Single OK TX AR.¹⁶

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt and Elma Coy Paxton appeared in the census of 7 April 1930 at Lindsay, Garvin Co., Oklahoma, USA;
p. 3-B, Lines 57-64, Dwelling 40; Family 42
     57 PRATT, Henry [sic] J. Head M W 38 [1892] Married @ age 20 TX MO MO Laborer General Farm
     58 " , Elma Wife F W 32 [1898] Married @ age 14 AR AR AR
     59 " , Enice Son M W 17 [1913] Single OK TX AR
     60 " , Robert L. Son M W 15 [1915] Single OK TX AR
     61 " , Geraldine Son M W 11 [1919] Single OK TX AR
     62 " , Marvin Son M W 8 [1922] Single OK TX AR
     63 " , Elmo Son M W 6 [1924] Son OK TX AR
     64 " , Earl R. Son M W 1 [1929] OK TX AR.¹⁷

Harry "Jack" Alexis Pratt began military service on 25 April 1942 at Pixley, Tulare Co., California, USA,
Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
     Name:     Harry Alexis Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Residence Age:     50
     Birth Date:     30 Aug 1892
     Residence Date:     1942
     Residence Place:     Pixley, California
     Source Citation: The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of California; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975; Record Group Number: 147
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
     Original data: United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. Records of the Selective Service System, Record Group Number 147. National Archives and Records Administration.¹⁸ He was
Ancestry.com - Tulare County, California, Sheriff's Office and Jail Records, 1874-1963
     Name:     H A Pratt
     Gender:     Male
     Race:     White
     Birth Date:     abt 1892
     Birth Place:     Texas
     Received Age:     50
     Received Date:     24 Jul 1942
     Jail Place:     Tulare, California, USA
     Charge:     Grand Theft P. P.
     Record Type:     Jail Register
     Book Title:     Jail Register, 1941-1942
     Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tulare County, California, Sheriff's Office and Jail Records, 1874-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
     Original data: Sheriff's Records. Textual records. Tulare County Sheriff's Office, Visalia, California, USA. on 24 July 1942 at Tulare Co., California, USA.¹⁹