7. ELIZABETH³ THOROWGOOD (ADAM², WILLIAM¹) was born 1633. ELIZABETH died about 1670 in Northampton Co VA. She was living May 5, 1670. Her body was interred Kings Creek, Northampton Co., VA.

She married JOHN MICHAEL (Sr. "The Elder"). JOHN was the son of UNKNOWN MICHAEL. JOHN died before January 28, 1678 in Northampton Co VA. John was a merchant from Graft, Holland, who settled in Northampton Co., VA. He was appointed Justice of Northampton County. The court suspended his commission on March 23, 1663-4 until it could be proved he was not an alien, and after his naturalization was proved, he took the oaths on April 29, 1664. After Elizabeth's death, he married Ann, the widow of Captain William Jones, and Mary, the widow of John Culpeper. (Purse & Person, p. 611)

He made a deed of gift on August 27, 1672 to his sons Adam, John and Simon. (Purse & Person, p. 612) In his will, John named "my dear and pious brother John Michael all my Dutch books, one deaths head gold ring, and to his eldest son my godson Joachim one heifer." (James H. Marshall, Wills & Administrations of Northampton Co., VA, p. 106)

ELIZABETH THOROWGOOD and JOHN MICHAEL (Sr. "The Elder") had the following children:

27 i. ADAM⁴ MICHAEL. ADAM died 1689 in Northampton Co VA. His body was interred November 28, 1689 in Northampton Co VA. He married SARAH LITTLETON. SARAH was born about 1661. SARAH was the daughter of SOUTHY LITTLETON and SARAH ELIZABETH BOWMAN. SARAH died April 18, 1720 in Northampton Co VA, at 58 years of age.

He made a will in Northampton Co., VA, October 20, 1689. Probate November 28, 1689. He left his plantation to his nephews: Hancock Custis, Henry Custis and James Watt.

28 ii. SIMON MICHAEL. SIMON died before 1686.

29 iii. JOHN MICHAEL. JOHN died before 1686.

+ 30 iv. SARAH MICHAEL was born about 1655.

+ 31 v. MARGARET MICHAEL was born about 1657.

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