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The Family Garden
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James HURT
James was not listed as "one of four children in 1763" in his father'swill. "Marriage Bonds & Ministers' Returns of Halifax Co., VA 1753-1 OCCUPATION: Baptist Minister MILITARY: Revolutionary War; Private in the Virginia Continental Linefor 3 years. For this service he was given a land grant of 100 acres. CENSUS: 1790,1800,1810 Campbell Co., VA
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James Hurt's WILL: My last will and testament. Item 1st I commit my body to the groundfrom whence it came and my soul to God who gave it. 2nd and astouching such worldly goods the following manner. Item 3rd it is my desire that all just debts be paid the principles ofwhich is due to Thomas Rudd for Paula W. Clarks land a considerableportion of which has been paid and a faithful statement is entered onmy book in the desk. Item the loan to my wife Agness the tract of land whereon Inow.....natural life. Also five negroes to wit, Andrew and Riller hiswife, David and Edith his wife and Betty..Woman during her naturallife. Item 5th I give and bequeath to my before said wife one third part ofmy stock of horses cattle, hogs and sheep, household and kitchenfurniture, to her and her heirs forever. Item 6th I give and bequeath unto my son John Man Hurt all theaforesaid land
loaned to her at her death together with the tract of land purchasedof Jacob Key near Liberty Meeting house containing one hundred andfifty acres also a small slipe of the land I purchased on Moon lyingthe west side of the present road leading to Hatt Creek, all of whichtracts I give to him and his heirs forever. Item 7th I give and bequeath unto my son Harrison H. Hurt my tract ofland lying in Pittsylvania containing near three hundred acres lyingand being on Hazel Run to him and his heirs forever. Item 8th as a token of gratitude to my servant Jacob Millstone cutterthat from and after the 1st January next he enjoy all the benefits ofhis own labor under the patronage of my wife during her life and thatof my executors at her decease that in case of inability to supporthimself upon his residing with some on of the family that he drawreasonable support. Item 9 I give and bequeath unto my son William C. Hurt one tract ofland on Staunton River containing one hundred and thirty two or threeacres together all of which I give to him and his heirs forever. Item 10th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Matilda my ForigeddMare one feather bed and one cow and calf to her and her heirs foreverwith the first choice of my negroes not already disposed of to her andher heirs forever.
Item 11th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lucinda S. Hurt mySaltrom Mare, one feather bed and furniture one cow and calf togetherwith the second choice of my negroes not already disposed of to herand her heirs forever. Item 12th I give and bequeath unto my two aforesaid daughters Matildaand Lucinda all of the tract of land I purchased of ..ding to MattCreek. Item 13th It is my will and desire that all my negroes except Jacoband Bowling and the two my daughters and Milley be divided into fourequal parts and one part to each of my daughters namely Polly H.Maddox, Patience P. McHaney, Matilda Hurt and Lucinda Hurt, to themand their heirs forever.
...children be accounted for and as I owe none of my children anythingso I forgive them all they owe me. Item 15th I do appoint and constitute my sons John M. Hurt andWilliam C. Hurt executors to this my last will and testament revokingand disannulling others heretofore made. Item 16th I give and bequeath unto my little granddaughter Martha H.Hurt a small negro girl named Millie heretofore excepted to her andher heirs forever. In testimony whereof that this is my last will andtestament I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 9th April 1817. CODICIL TO WILL
...rty in the main body of my will to which I annex this as a codicilproceed to
dispose of said property as follows. Wit, the two thirds of myperishable
extate not heretofore disposed on consisting of household and kitchenfurniture stock of horses, cattle hogs, sheep and also three stillsand black smith tools, I give to my beloved wife Agness during hernatural life, except a gray mare big coat and saddle which I havegiven to my son John to be received by him at my death as also thebooks hereafter named and disposed of to be received by those to whomthey are given. I give to my son John Mann Hurt one gray mare saddlebags and big coat as above named at my death as also the Walnut deskand book case with glass in the door pains on the death of myaforesaid wife Agness. I give unto my son Harrison H. Hurt the Walnutchest of drawers on the death of my aforesaid wife. I give unto mydaughter Matilda furniture to the bed heretofore given on my death andthe walnut cupboard after the death of my wife. I give unto mydaughter Lucinda a walnut cupboard and a new side saddle to befurnished her at the expense of my estate, further I desire to makethe following disposition of my viz, to my daughter Matilda 8 vols ofRollins ancient History 3 Vol of Newton, life of Washington by Weems.To Lucinda 8 vols of the Spectator Prudens concordance buckDictionary, Johnsons Dictionary 2 Vols-my interest in the
H Creek Library and Youngs Medical Companion to Harrison Hurt my Big
family Bible to my granddaughter Martha Hurt Burkitt on the N.Testament. The balance of my library of books not here designated tobe equally divided between my...Haney. It is further my desire thatmy grandson James T. Hurt have one gun and one horse colt. Givenunder my hand and seal this 29th April 1819. James Hurt At a court held for Campbell Co. November 8th 1819. The Witness LastWill and
John HURT
John Hurt was living in Pamunkey Neck, before June 1699, when he was granted title to land he had leased at an earlier date from the Pamunkey Indians. The land lease was declared null and void, but because he had made improvements, he was allowed to keep the land. A favorable grant was made of eight acres in one parcel. John had also leased 900 acres of Indian land with Ambrose Smith, John Dixon and Benjamin Arnold. The men were granted a favorable to this land, also.
The land in question, was land that had been agreed upon by the Assembly with Queen Anne of the Pamunkey Indians, that they would receive a grant to the land in accordance with English laws. The Indians had accepted the land as their own and had leased some of it to the English Settlers. When Ralph Wormley accompanied the surveyor onto their land, the Indians had complained to the Assembly through their interpreter. The original agreement had been that they were to be granted a considerable quantity of land in Pamunkey Neck, and no English were to settle within three miles of their towns.
The Assembly agreed that the Indians had no right to lease the land for ninety-nine years and declared the leases void. The committee judged the land, which the Indians were occupying, to be sufficient for their needs, and granted the settlers the land they had leased. It was a considerable amount they turned over to the English Settlers. In 1704, John Hurt was listed in the same quit rent rolls of King William County and was credited with 500 acres of land. It is difficult to be sure how much land John did own. He had sold a part of the Indian land that he had acquired from Benjamin Arnold, to John Yarbrough, the son of Richard Yarbrough, in 1695. When John had acquired the land from Benjamin Arnold in 1799, he had been identified as living in St. Stephen's Parish, King and Queen County (VA). The given name of John's wife was Sarah, but her maiden name has not been found. Sarah conveyed her power of attorney to Henry Webber in 1705, when John sold additional land to John Yarbrough. Sarah Hurt empowered Henry to relinquish her dower in the parcel of land that John sold. John and Sarah lived beyond the fringes of civilization. While a number of settlers had taken up land in what was to become King William and then Caroline County, it was considered even beyond the frontier. By May 1706, John had patented 546 acres, additionally, in Pamunkey Neck, in what had become King William County. It was by the Mainskin Path to Benjamin Arnold and land that John already owned. It extended down a creek that emptied into lower Herring Creek and down the Mattaponi River. The land ran by Richard Yarbrough's tobacco ground to Mr. William Hurt, SR.
In July 1717, John patented 450 acres of new land in King William County "the up side of Reedy Swamp beginning at Samuel Norment's corner on the Mattaponi River. This is probably the land on which John was living at the time of his death, although this is not known. He patented an additional 400 acres of land in St. John's parish, between Polecat Swamp and Reedy Swamp, on Feb 20, 1723. These patents were for land that would remain in the Hurt family. For the next century, the activities of the Hurts would be centered around this area, and among the same neighbors. It is difficult to envision a person with such large land holdings living as these frontier settlers lived. There is nothing to indicate where John and Sarah lived, when he made his several land acquisitions, but it is likely that he did not remain in one place and that he finally lived in the area of Reedy Swamp……His home would have been built of logs, perhaps, secured vertically to a post frame. He may have covered these with sawed timber, laid horizontally, thus creating a clapboard house. John and his family lived simply, and certainly, in no more than two rooms. Many activities were carried on outside the house so that except during the bad weather, the family was not concentrated in the small living area. The ground near the house was free of grass and bushes and was swept frequently. They had no simple way to cut grass and they also knew it was a fire hazard. It harbored insects as well.
There is no record of the children of Sarah and John Hurt, except for their son, WILLIAM. He was later identified as "the eldest son and heir", so there must have been other sons. John must have died between February 20, 1723, when he patented the land between Reedy Swamp and Polecat Swamp and December 9, 1724. At this time the Council at Jamestown granted the patent to his son, William Hurt. "Whereas William Hurt eldest son and heir of John Hurt, late of the county of King William hath represented to the board that during his lifetime his father did take up and survey 400 acres in said St. John's Parish and did soon after depart this life. Pateent was passed in the name of John Hurt some few days after his decease and should now pass to William Hurt to whom the inheritance thereof would have descended in case the grant thereof had been passed during the life of his father."
*Source: Tidewater Virginia Families by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, pp 336-367.
Sarah (HURT)
Her last name might have been Webber or Yarbrough.
William HURT SR
It is highly probable that William Hurt was one of 25 immigrants brought over from England to the Virginia Colony in 1650 by Stephen Hamlin and the same as the William Hurt who patented 213 acres of land in St. Stephen's Parish in New Kent County, VA in 1673/4. King William County in 1691 was a part of New Kent County. King and Queen County was cut off of New Kent County in 1691 and King William County was cut off of King and Queen County in 1702.
William Hurt SR was one of the sons of Thomas Hurt of Bristol and his wife, Martha Winstone. He was christened 23 Jul 1614 at All Saints Parish, one of the original seventeen parishes of the City ofBristol (LDS Family History Library microfilm #1596655).
In the 1619 Visitation of Kent (Harlean Society Publication XLII,pg 31) with information provided by his paternal Uncle William Hurt, a mercer who had residences in Dover and in London, William Hurt SR appears to have been a very young child at the time of that recording. Similar information is given in Berry's County Genealogies of Kent(FHL # 973300, pg 101), except that both the children of Thomas Hurtof Bristol and the children of William Hurt of Dover (by two different wives) have been all lumped together as children of William of Dover.
The 1634 Visitation of London (Harlean Society Publication XV, pg 406)shows that the information was again supplied by Uncle William, now residing in Bishopsgate Ward area of London. None of Thomas's living children were shown to be married at that time. His younger daughter, Alice, married the following year at St. John Hackney, London. William was the 5th child born in a family of 12. Three are known to have died in infancy, and three more deceased before the age of 25. Only children currently known to be living were listed by Uncle William in these visitations. (It is interesting that William Hurt, mercer of Bishopsgate Ward, London and Dover, Kent chose to use thecoat-of-arms originally granted by patent 4 Sept 1565 to 3rd cousinThomas Hurt of Ashbourne, Derbyshire (b. abt 1494), but his father and brother in Gloucestershire did not).
No apprenticeship records have been found for William or his siblings in the Bristol Apprentice Books, suggesting that they were either trained by their own father in the family mercantile trade, as were approximately two-thirds of the young people of that day - or -were apprenticed elsewhere.
There seems to be a general consensus among researchers that William Hurt was transported to Charles City Co, VA in 1650 by Mr.Stephen Hamelin (Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 by George CabellGreep, Clerk, VA State Land Office, FHL fiche # 6051246 pg 172) and(Virginia Land Book 2 pg. 266) is our immigrant ancestor. Others with the Hurt surname being transported in that time period included an Edward Hurt in 1650 by Mr. James Williamson - county not given and Thomas Hurt, who arrived 1653, courtesy of Nicholas Meriwether, Northumberland Co, VA, who may have been the brother of William (Thomas christened 17 Sep 1615, All Saints Parish, Bristol, England). Neither Edward nor Thomas left any record of descendants in Virginia and may have either moved or not survived. George Magruder Battey III, in his 1947 monograph, "Notes Mostly Concerning Hurts in Tidewater Virginia" proposes that this Thomas is the one who moved to North Carolina.
Calculating an approximate date of marriage at age 25, William would probably have married around 1639 somewhere in England. His marriage record has not yet been located. That being considered, he may have had 5 or so children born prior to immigrating in 1650. His current family group record, as proposed by Oscar Hurt's research (The Early Hurt Family of Virginia, Oscar H. Hurt FHL # 854152, item 4, pg5) shows 3 children, all born in Virginia after 1654.
On 18 Feb 1673/4, the following was recorded in Virginia LandBook 6, pg 502:
"To all ye, whereas...etc..Now know ye that I, the said Wm Berkely,Knt. Govror doe the Consent of the Councill of State accordingly give and grant unto William Hurt two hundred and thirteen acres of LandLying in St. Stephen's Parish in New Kent County, beginning.....(I am omitting the details). The said land is due unto the said Wm Hurt byand for the transportation of 3 persons etc. To have and to hold orto be held or yielding or paying provision dated the 18th of February.1673/4
Names of the Transported: Thos, Brownell &wife, Lambo, a Negroe".This land was northwest of the present day Aylett, VA andapproximately 28 miles NE of Richmond VA.
By 1701, our William had attached the title, Senr. after his name. "To all ... Whereas...Now know you that of the said Francis Nicholson,Esq. Govornd etc. do with if and advice and consent of the Coundil ofthe State accordingly give and grant unto William Hurt, Senr. two hundred ninety and eight acres of land lying in Pamunkey being bounded as followeth, viz: Beginning at a Corner Hiccory called Peter White'scorner Hiccory hard by Richard Yarbrough's plantation and running thence southwest by south four hund: forty pole to a corner red oake,thence northwest sixty nine poles to a corner Hiccory, thence northnorth-east three hundred seventy six pole to a Corner hiccory, thenceeast one hundred and four pole, thence East by southe forty-one oplethrough a meadow all along by John Hurt's and Richard Yarbrough'splantations, thence east half a point north sixteen pole, thencesouth-west twenty-one pole to the beginning place, the said land being due unto the said William Hurt by and for the transportation of sixp ersons into this colony whose names are to be in the records mentioned under this patent. To have & hold & to be held & Yielding &paying & provided & Given under my hand and ye seale of ye Colony this24th day of October, anno Domini 1701.
fr. Nicholson
Names of the six persons transported into the Colony:
William Hurt, Senr., Margt. Hurt, Edward Freeland, Herbert Benahan,Duksell Brown and Eliza Lea." [Virginia Land Book 9, pg. 384]
It is from this record that it has been assumed that the wife of William Hurt, Sr. was Margaret. At one time it was thought that he had returned to England to marry a second time, bringing her back with him. It is more probable that he never made that trip, but rather padded his headright list with his and his wife's names, and none ofthe officials caught it. He needed six headrights in order to obtain the piece of land he wanted next to his son, John's property. He had four legal headrights, and made up the balance with the two additional.
In Ralph Whitelaw's History of Northampton and Accomack Counties concerning these early land grants, states "In spite of the precautions presumably taken, there was much padding of headrightlists and a number of names are duplicated in separate patents to different people for different lands. Among the headrights listed in a certificate by the Accomak Commissioners in 1672 to Edmund ScarburghIII, was included "his owne transportation three tymes'".
By now, New Kent Co. had been divided forming King and Queen Co. in1691, and was again divided in 1702 to form King William Co. Eachtime, the Hurt properties had been in the newly formed county. William Hurt, Sr. was on the Virginia Quit Rent Rolls for King William Co., VAfor 250 acres of land in Oct. 1704. [Virginia Historical Magazine,Vol. 32, pg. 71] The last reference we have of him was made by his grandson, James Hurt, in a 1722 deed fragment which is very difficultto read, as it was "toasted" in the 1885 fire which burned the King William Co. courthouse and has crumbled, with large chunks missing. There is mention of 74 1/2 acres, being one-fourth of the 298 acres previously mentioned, which were willed to him by his grandfather.This indicates that William Hurt, Sr. wrote a will, but it is no longer available. One would assume that it burned in 1885 along with many other documents. From these fragments, and other indicators, it has been estimated that William Sr. was deceased by Nov. 1704.
*Source: Hurts of Virginia by Oscar L. Hurt
William Hurt had been listed as a headright of Stephen Hamlin in 1650, when he patented land in Charles City County. In October 1701, William Hurt, Sr. patented 298 acres of land in Pamunkey. The land was adjacent to the land of Peter White, Richard Yarbrough and John Hurt. William had transported six persons to the colony to qualify for this land patent. Among them were William Hurt, Sr. and Margaret Hurt.
*Source: Tidewater Virginia Families by Virginia Lee Hutcheson Davis, p 367.
Martha WINSTONE
The Winstone / Winston Family of Willington Court
Sandhurst, Gloucestershire, England
By Varla Jane Owens Wright
The first existant parish register of Sandhurst, Gloucestershire,England is a beautiful little book - very small in size compared toothers of its day. The first page opens with "Heare followeth theRegester booke of Sandhurst, conteynyng the names of everye suchperson I have Baptized, Marryed or buryed sence the fforth day of theAno Kkg Henrici our ... (edge of page missing) Ano domi 1537 in theyear of their Baptising, Marrying and Buriall, in hereafter followeth." The beginning "H" is illuminated with cartoon-like whimsical facesof two men and a barking dog with swirls of flowers and vines.
It was in this register that the marriage of "Thomas Hurte of Bristolland Martha Winstone, marr the xxixth october" was recorded in 1599.Looking back in the register 19 years earlier, we find that MarthaWinstone was the daughter of James Winstone, gent. of WillingtonCourt. Apparently Thomas Hurte, son of Ralfe Hurt, a successfulmerchant, guild member and civic officer of Bristol, had cause toreside at Willington Court for the next seven years. We find that hisfirst two children, Phillip Hurtt and Radulph Hurte were baptised atthe parish church in Sandhurst. Randulph was also buried there at theage of one month. The following year, the young family had returned toBristol, where their third son, Roger and fourth son Thomas werebaptised at the Church of St. John the Baptist.
Martha Winstone's family had purchased the Willington Court andseveral parcels of surrounding property in 1514 from the Wroth family,heirs to the Willington family which ended with the childless John deWillington who died in the year "20 Ric II" or 1397. Willington Courtoriginally gained it's name from one Ralph de Willington who becamethe owner in 1218 during the reign of King Henry III. The Winstonefamily held the house, lands and a cottage, paying 12 pence in rent tothe Crown. [History of Gloucestershire, Abstracts and Manuscriptsrespecting the County of Gloucester, Thomas D. Fosbrooke, Vol. 1, pgs.288-292, FHL# 896620] It is thought by some historians ofGloucestershire that it was the Painswick branch of theWinstone/Winston family that made the purchase, but the exact landtransfer document has not been located at this time.
On 23 Nov 1573, the marriage of James Winstone and Gwenllyan (nosurname given) was recorded in the Sandhurst register as follows:"James Winstone and Gwenllyan were married the xxiiith daye ofNovember". We next find the baptism on the 27th September 1574 forMary Winstone, daughter of James Winstone, gent. followed by herburial on th 5th of August 1576. The following year, son Gyles wasbaptised 7 July 1577 and recorded at Sandhurst. Martha, christened on10 Nov 1580 apparently completed the family.
The next document of interest is found in the GloucestershireInquisitions Post Mortem [Harlean Society Publications, Vol. 9 pgs66-67, FHL# 962742]. An inquisition post mortem was a legal documentwerein a landholding family basically filed a lawsuit againstthemselves in order to clear the title to their lands following thedeath of the head of family. The inquisition p.m .reads as follows:
James Winstone, gentleman
" Inquisition taken at Gloucester, 2nd September, 9 James I [1611]before John Browne, esq., escheator, after the death of James Winston,Gentleman, by the oath of William Singleton, Abel Angell, WilliamWilshere, Edward Kiste, Thomas Hill, Henry Mercer, Richard Portman,William Nutte, William Tirrye, Richard Slaughter and William Milton,who say that
James Wintson was seised of one capital messuage called Willington'sCourte, in Sandhurste, with the appurtenances, and 60 acres of land,40 acres of meadow, 120 acres of pasture, and 4 acres of wood, withappurtenances in Sandhurst. So seised, the said James Winston, byindenture dated 29th November 30 Elizabeth [1587], and made betweenhimself of the first part, Philip Williams, esq., of the second part,and Thomas Spenseley of the third part, in consideration of his lovetowards Gwelthian, his wife, Gyles Winston, his son, and MarthaWinston, his daughter, agreed with the said Philip and Thomas that heshould stand seised of the said tenements to the use of himself andthe said Gwelthian for life; after their decease, to the use of thesaid Giles Winston and his heirs; for default to the use of the heirsmale of the said James Winston; for default, to the use of the saidMartha and her heirs; and lastly, for default, to the use of the rightheirs of the said James Winston. By virtue whereof, and by force ofthe Statute of Uses, the said James Winston and Gwelthian were seisedof the premises as of freehold.
James Winston was likewise seised of one messuage, 5 acres of land, 3acres of meadow, and 6 acres of pasture, with appurtenances inSandhurst commonly called Risbies.
All the tenements aforesaid are held of the King as of his manor ofBarton Regis, near Gloucester, by fealty only in free socage and therent of -----. The tenements mentioned in the said indenture are worthper annum, clear, 12 pounds, and the tenements called Risbies areworth per annum, clear, 20 shillings.
James Winston died 4th February, 30 Elizabeth [1588]; Giles Winston ashis son and next heir, and was then aged 9 years, 7 months and 25days; he has taken the issues and profits of the tenements calledRisbies from that time until now.
The said Gwelthian still survives at Sandhurste; she has taken theissues and profits of all the tenements first mentioned from the deathof the said James Winston until now.
Note: This Inquisition was delivered into Court 11th October, 3Charles I [1627]. Inq. p.m.3 charles I, No. 131."
It is interesting to note that a considerable length of time hadpassed since the death of James Winston before this document waswritten, let alone filed with the court. By the time it was filed,Gwenllyan/Gwelthian had also died and Gyles had returned to Sandhurstto take charge of the property. Turning again to the little Sandhurstregister, we find the burial for "Welthian Hurburt, buried 23 october1615". Keeping in mind that exact, standardized spelling is a 19thcentury phenomenon, we can fairly well surmise that Gwenllyan /Gwelthian / Welthian, aka Gwenllyan Herbert was not too long out ofWales. No second marriage has been located for her, and it is highlypossible that she followed the Welsh custom of keeping her maidenname.
A marriage for a Gyles Winstone has been located at Much Cowarne,Herefordshire, England to Penelope Walwin, daughter of Nicholas Walwinand Isabell Buryhill on 16 Oct 1600. They had a daughter, Elizabeth,christened 7 Sep 1601 at that same place. Further record of himbetween the birth of Elizabeth and the time he returned to WillingtonCourt in 1615 has not been ascertained, but we know he had a son andheir, Phillip Winston, born in 1602, who assumed the ownershipfollowing Gyles's death 6 Sep 1662. There is also a Richard Winstonwho appears in the records of Sandhurst with two marriages and anumber of children who may have been a younger son of Gyles.
There is a Gyles Winston who appears for a time at Wheatenhurst nearBristol, who may be this Gyles. A (second?) marriage for him appearsin the St. Philip and St. Jacob Church in Bristol on 12 Apr 1613 toAlice Bezaker. He served as church warden at Wheatenhurst and wascalled a yeoman. E.G.F. Routledge in his handwritten compilation"Winstoneana, 1559-1802" [FHL# 1363778 item 13, pg. 115] gives andinteresting insight that may explain what Gyles was doing during thistime. Husbandmen were usually younger sons and sons of younger sonsactually working on the land of their parents. A yeoman assumed thesupervision of an estate and lending a hand at harvest time and wasusually paid in land or produce, but may have been a wage-earner. Agent. was the senior line of a county family and served as a yeomanprior to retirement to a messuage, when he assumed the higher statusand title. Gyles was styled a "gent." when he returned to WillingtonCourt.
It has also been noted that there were Winston family connections inthe parish of St. Philip and St. Jacob and in the Barton Regis sectionof Bristol. No connections between James Winstone and other branchesof the family have been made at this time and research continues.
Phillip Winston, son of Gyles, married a Joane. He died without heirsand left a will naming several of his cousins, including WilliamHurte. Mrs. Joane Winston, widow, remarried 15 Oct 1677,to John Guise,Esqr. of Ablode, an estate a short distance southwest of WillingtonCourt. John Gise was buried 16 Jun 1648 at Sandhurst from Gloucester.Around that time, widow Joane "alienated" the Sandhurst properties tothe Viney family [ Harlean Mss. # 5013].
One final note on the Sandhurst Winston family: In the Bristol andGloucester Archeological Society Publication, Vol 28, Transactions forthe Year 1905, pg. 496-497. there is a description of the unusualcoat-of-arms used by the family.
"Sandhurst. A curious blazon: 'per pale gu. and az. 1 a lion ramp.arg. in the dexter paw a rose. . . 2 a tree eradicated vert,' 1672.[Rudder, 650: 'Sa. a lion ramp. arg. holding in the dexter paw a roseof the second..' This is given in Armories, but not in Papworth. It ispossible that it might be a quartered coat of "Sa. a lion ramp. arg."the third quartering of Winston., viz Teithwalch; but I think it is adaubed coat of Winston with a copy of Master. Philip Winston, aged 70of Willington's Court; and below Gyles Winston, 1662 aged 85." ( Thearticle then goes on to try and make Gyles out as the son of Sir HenryWinston of Painswick. We know better.) There may be quite a few clueshere that will help us determine further family connections.
Robert MANN Sr.
Robert Mann Sr.'s will mentions wife Isabel, sons: Robert,Thomas, John, Francis Daus: Mary and Jane Wit: Wm. Dodson, H.Woodson, Thos Bott
*Source: "A History of Halifax Co., Virginia" by Carrington Gen. 929.4C
Robert Mann, Evan Baker, Belange, Patent, 89 acres in Henrico Co. Bristol Parish, south side of James River,north side of Swift Creek, adjoing Mr. Henry Randolph. For transportation of two persons, viz: Nicho. Phillips, and Thos. Ward. April 16, 1683.
*Source: "The Valentine Papers" p. 807 Virginia Land Office Patents
Robert MANN Jr.
Deeds:
Robert - (x) Mann Deed to A. Wight. 1728. Witnesses --Ph. Jones, Hugh Bragg, Chas.Worsham. 1725-37
Robert - (x) Mann of Henrico Co. Parish of Varina, planter, Deed toThos. Mann. Witnesses - Mark - (x) Moor, Geo. Hunt Moor, MichaelYoung. 1728. 1725-37
Robert Mann, Deed to Thomas Mann. 1728. 1725-37
Virginia Land Office Patents:
Robert Mann or Man, Patent, 443 acres, In Henrico Co. on the southside of the second branch of Swift Creek, adjoining Henry Vadin. For the transportation of 9 persons, viz: Martin Bark, Thomas Rack,Michael Nash, Michael White, Mary Ranrke, Ellin Gibbins, John Mugeden,James Scuders, and Elizabeth Fitzgarrell. Mch. 24, 1725.
Robert Mann, Patent, 300 acres in Amelia Co. on upper side of Beaverpond branch of Deep Creek. Feb. 1, 1738. *Source: The Valentine Papers
Thomas MANN
Thomas Mann, Patent, 250 acres, in Henrico Co. south side of Swift Creek, on thenorth side of a branch of Youls Branch, adjoing Godfrey Ragsdale & John Gill. Mch. 15, 1735. (17, p. 37.)
*Source: "The Valentine Papers"
Thomas, son of Thomas and Priscilla Man, born May 24, last bapt. July6, 1721. (p. 335.)
Thomas, son of Thomas & Jane Man, born June 4, last bapt. July 30,1725. (p. 336.)
Priscilla, daughter of Thomas & Jane Mann, born Dec. 13, 1725. (p.336.)
*Source: "The Valentine Papers"
John MANN
Agnis, daughter of John & Mary Mann, born May 31, 1728. (p. 337.)
Anne, daughter of John & Mary Mann, born Aug. 29, batp. Oct. 2, 1729.(p. 338.)
Elizabeth, daughter of John & Elizabeth Mann, born Jan. 28,1743, bapt. May 13, 1744. (p. 343.)
William, son of Jhn & Elizabeth Mann, born Dec. 11, 1744, bapt. Mch.3, 1744/5. (p. 342.)
*Source: The Valentine Papers' p. 811 lists the following from the Bristo lParish Vestry Book and Register.
Frances MANN Sr.
Will 4 Sept 1753; Amelia Co., VA Book 1; p. 102; probated 27Dec:
An inventory and appraisal were ordered Dec. 1753 and returned 28 Mar 1754 Amelia Co., VA. Slaves: "one Negro wench and child; two Negro fellows". Another inventory and an appraisal were ordered 28 Jan 1754 Lunenburg Co., VA, and returned 28 Nov. 1754. Slaves: "One Negro boy.
Value 42/11/9. Total value in both counties, 291/1/6.
Francis Mann, will of; dated Sept. 4, 1753. Proved, Dec. 27, 1753 .Wit. John Powell, William Neal, Samuel Mann. Ex. wife Elizabeth, son Robert. Leg: son Page Mann 220 acres in Lunenburg Co., VA. joining line James Barton; son Frances Mann 220 acres in Lunenburg Co., VA adj. brother Page's line; son Cain Mann 200 acres in Lunenburg Co., VA adj. his brother Francis' line; two sons Robert and Able Mann 384 acres in Chesterfield Co., VA to be divided by spring branch, son Robert to have first choice; son John; son Joel 200 acres where I now live; dau. Lucy; dau. Agnes; remainder est. to wife Elizabeth for widowhood, then equally divided among all my children.
Francis Mann of Amelia Co. from James Logan of Lunenburg Co. L47:curr. 640 acres on north side of Stanton River now in County ofLunenburg Co., being part of a pattent granted Richard and William Kennon Jr. dated Mar. 1, 1743. Dated Oct. 3, 1747. Eliz.-- (x) -Logan gives consent. D.B. 1, p. 268. (The Valentine Papers; p. 799)
Francis Mann of Henrico Co., Patent, 200 acres in Prince George Co. onthe upper side of Deep Creek, adjoining his brother Robert Mann. Aug.1, 1735.
Came to Virginia from Surry England in 1738 on the ship "Forward". He lived in Amelia and Lunenberg Co. VA, his will dated 1753.
Will: Bk. 1, Pg 102/03 Amilia Co. Va/fr VirginiaGenealogist Be/1957-76:
"...Francis Mann's will proved 27 Dec 1753. Owned prop in Amelia, Lunenburg & Chesterfield Cos .Va...A Samuel Mann mentioned in will. A Robert Mann had Inventory, Amelia Co. Va 1 May 1754.
"Mann Family - Abstract of Wills - Amelia County,Virginia, Haywood County, Tenn."
This document indicates that Francis Mann's father was Robert Mann, wife Isabel. "...Robert Man (Mann) will of April 10, 1712, probated July 6, 1713,
Henrico County, Virginia at the court held at the town of Varina (original kept in Virginia State Library and Archives at Richmond). William Randolph, Clerk
of the Court...mentions wife, Isabel (last name unknown) and children;Thomas, John, Francis, Mary and Jane."
Elizabeth PAGE
She is listed in Frances' will dated 1662
Lucy MANN
Bristol Parish Vestry Book and Register
Lucy, daughter of Francis & Elizabeth Mann, born Arp. 20, last bapt. July 7, 1722 (p. 335)
*Source: "The Valentine Papers" p. 811
Page MANN
Mentioned in his father's will dated 4 Sept. 1753 Occupation:
Page Mann a witnessfor Francis Mann vs Lyddal Bacon, Gent. To be paid for 2 days attendance & c. Sept. 1760. O.B. 1759-61, p. 178. Lunenburg County,VA Records.
*Source: "The Valentine Papers" p. 800
Joel MANN
Will Book 2X Amelia Co., VA (1761-1771)
Will dated May 7, 1770, pro. Sept. 27, 1770. Wit. Samuel Mann, Jr.,Robert (x) Mann, John Ford. Ex. bro. Cain Mann, Leg: Mother,Elizabeth Mann, real & per. est. for life. Bro. Cain Mann, aftermother's death, land where I now live, with stock, clothing & copperstill. Elizabeth Mann, daughter my brother Page Mann, Negro girl Lucy. Elizabeth Coleman, daughter of Hezekiah Coleman & my sister Agnes, Negro Bob. No legacies, except clothing, to be taken from my mother during her life.
Joel Mann died in 1777 unmarried, Will names mother,Elizabeth, Brother Cain, Elizabeth Mann, daughter of his brother Page Mann, & Elizabeth Coleman, dau. of his sister, Elizabeth."
Robert MANN
Bristol Parish Vestry Book and Register
Robert, son of Francis & Elizabeth Mann, born Aug. 29, bapt. Oct 2, 1733 (p. 339)
*Source: "The Valentine Papers" p. 811
Will in Halifax Co., VA; 14 July 17 Book I, pgs 300-302, 307-308
Military: Robert served as a Private in the 2nd Virginia Regiment January to June 1777 in Alexander Spottswood's Regiment, Company 3,Everard Meade, Captain.
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Robert's WILL:
In the name of God Amen I Robert Mann of the Parish of Antrem and County of Halifax being sick and weak in body but of sound mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and formfollowing that is to say, first, I desire that all my just debts andfuneral charges be paid.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Lucy Nichols one Negro woman - Nanie now in her possession together with all her increase and also all such estate of every kind by me given to her given heretofore
Sarah Easly on Negro woman Luce now in her possession with all her increase also all such estate of every kind by me given to her heretofore to her her heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Agness Harris one negro an Lim now in her possession together with all such estate of every ind by me to her given heretofore to her, her heirs and assigns orever.
Item: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Mann one Negro woman name Milley together with one feather bed and furniture two cows and calves three ewes and three sows and pigs to her her heirs and assignforever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Frances be the same more or ess, being the same which I purchased of Theophelus Lary, one horse called little Ball one saddle and bridle two cows and calves, three ewes, three sows and pigs and feather bed and furniture to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Francis Mann one Negro name Nedd one black ? (now ?) one saddle and bridle two cows and calves,three ewes, three sows and pigs, one feather bed and furniture, to him his heirs and assigns forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my daughter Pheobe Mann one feather bed and furniture to be given to her at the discretion and direction of my ife Pheobe Mann so soon as she my said daughter marrieth or comes tolawful age her her heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Patience Mann one negroegirl named Jean to her her heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Robert Mann one Negroe boy named Lewis also a certain tract or parcel land lying in the aforesaid county of Halifax being be divided equally and in such manner as to eave out the plantation now dwell on to the other m? of the said land which said Woodland moiety? I give to him his heirs and assigns afterthe death of my said wife Phoebe Mann forever.
Item I give and bequeath unto my son Joel Mann two negro boys Isaac and Abraham to his his heirs and assigns forever also I give to my said son the other moiety of the land whereon I now dwell including the plantation,after the death of my said wife Phoebe Mann to him his heirs andassigns forever.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Polly Mann two negroes namely a girl named Sock, a boy named Ben to her her heirs and assign forever.
Item: I lend unto my beloved wife Phoebe Mann aforesaid during her natural life for the use and towards supporting and raising my children the following negroe slaves namely Jack, London, Sarah, Price, Tom and June together with the future increase of said female slaves, also all my stocks of horses cattle sheep and hogs household and kitchen furniture and plantation utensils of all sorts and kinsn except such parts as...each one beast sadle bridle, two cows and calves, three ewes, three sows and pigs one feather bed and furniture to be given to each and every of them as they shall marry or come tofull age, out of my aforesaid stock and ?? furniture, by my said wife Phoebe Mann so soon as she can raise the somes out of my said ??forever.
Item: It is my will and I accordingly order that all my estate which I....such as is actually herein given be after her death sold and the money rrising from such sale to be equally divided among all my children namely Lucy Nicols, Ptience, Robert,John, Joel, and Polly Mann and to them ?? or their legal representatives which I give to them to their heirs and assigns forever and lastly I constitute and appoint my friends Paul Carrington, Matthew Tims and Evan Ragl and Executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made.
In witness I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 14th day of
the presence of H. Goare, Elizabeth C. (x) Younger and William (x)Furguson.
...nd testament of Robert Mann deceased was exhibited in court and the same was proved by the oaths of the subscribing witnesses and this same was ordered to be recorded and Paul Carrington, Esqr. one of the executors herein named to take upon himself the burden of the execution hereof.
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DEEDS: Robert Man, 433 acs., Henrico Co., on S. side of Swift Creekon side of 2nd branch; beg. at Henry Vaden's line, on a small branch being an elboe of Parish Line: 24 Mar. 17
NOTE: He died of smallpox.
Phoebe VADEN
DAR Papers, National # 15?069 of Mrs. Margaret Hay says "living in 1793"
Phebe (Mann) m. Moza Hurt.
*Source: Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Vol II, p. 249
Elizabeth M. MANN
"Betsey Mann m. Daniel Marshall"
*Source: Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Vol I, p. 248 NOTE- there are not dates associated with this marrige in the quote above, so this may not be her marriage.
William MANN
Possible marriage for William: William m. 15 Jan., 1790, Patsey Marshall by James Hurt. Campbell Mar. Records
*Source: Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Vol II, p. 249 Notes: Phebe Vaden, mother of William Mann, married second Moza Hurt, who had a son named James Hurt, thus making William Mann and James Hurt step-brothers. This marriage would have occurred when William was about 25 years old. He is not mentioned in his father's will.
Joel MANN
Joel Mann. m 21 Dec, 1798, Elizabeth Wills (?Mills). Sur. John Cousins, Amelia Co. Mar. Bond.
*Source: Marriages of Some Virginia Residents, 1607-1800, Dorothy Ford Wulfeck, Vol I, p. 248
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