Notes and References


1. Virginia M. Meyer & John F. Dorman, Editors, Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1624/5, First Families VA, 1607-1624/5, 3rd Edition, 1987, (hereafter cited as Adv of Purse & Person).
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Ibid.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid.
11. Ibid.
12. Ibid.
13. Ibid.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid.
16. Northampton Co, VA, Orders, Wills, Deeds, 1632-1640, f. 209 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co O, W,D, 1632-40).
17. Husband's Will, (hereafter cited as Husband's Will).
18. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1645-1651, p. 58 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1645-51).
19. Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), 2 vols. (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), (hereafter cited as Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore).
20. Husband's Will
21. Adv of Purse & Person.
22. N'hamp Co O, W,D, 1632-40, f. 209.
23. Father's Will, (hereafter cited as Father's Will).
24. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1657-1666, p. 57 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1657-66).
25. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1654-1655, f. 70 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1654-55).
26. Accomack Co, VA, Deeds & Wills, 1663-66(i), p. 125 (hereafter cited as Acc Co D&W 1663-66(i)).
27. Father's Will.
28. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1654-55, f. 70.
29. Northampton Co, VA, Orders, 1657-1664, p. 26 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co Orders 1657-64).
30. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1655-1657, f. 48 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1655-57).
31. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1657-66, p. 11.
32. Ibid., p. 11.
33. Husband's Will.
34. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1657-66, p. 11.
35. Father's Will.
36. Mother's Will, (hereafter cited as Mother's Will).
37. Father's Will.
38. Acc Co D&W 1663-66(i), p. 125.
39. Northampton Co, VA, Orders, Wills, etc., 1698-1710, p. 133 (hereafter cited as N'hamp O, W,c, 1698-1710).
40. Wife's; and Father's Will.
41. Ibid.
42. Husband's Will.
43. Father's Will.
44. N'hamp O, W,c, 1698-1710, p. 133.
45. Father's Will.
46. Wife's; and Ibid.
47. Ibid.
48. Ibid.
49. Ibid.
50. Ibid.
51. Brother-in-law's Will
52. Adv of Purse & Person.
53. Brother-in-law's Will
54. Father's Will.
55. Father's Death
56. Mother's Will.
57. Adv of Purse & Person.
58. Ibid.
59. Ibid.
60. Ibid.
61. Father's Death
62. Father's Will.
63. Ibid.
64. Adv of Purse & Person.
65. Ibid.
66. Father's Will.
67. Adv of Purse & Person.
68. Father's Will.
69. Ibid.
70. Ibid.
71. Ibid.
72. Adv of Purse & Person.
73. Ibid.
74. Father's Will.
75. Wife's; and Ibid.
76. Kinsman's Will
77. Father's Will.
78. Grandfather's Will, (hereafter cited as Grandfather's Will).
79. Ibid.
80. Father's Will.
81. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1718-1725, p. 89 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1718-25).
82. Husband's Will.
83. Father's Will.
84. Husband's Will.
85. Father's Will.
86. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1718-25, p. 89.
87. Father's Will.
88. Wife's; and Ibid.
89. Wife's; and Brother's Will, (hereafter cited as Brother's Will).
90. Father's Will.
91. Ibid.
92. Wife's Brother's Will
93. Borther-in-law's Will
94. Father's Will.
95. Ibid.
96. Wife's; and Brother's Will.
97. Father's Will.
98. Ibid.
99. Wife's; and Brother's Will.
100. Father's Will.
101. Ibid.
102. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1718-25, p. 220.
103. Father's Will.
104. N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1718-25, p. 220.
105. Father's Will.
106. Ibid.
107. Ibid.
108. Ibid.
109. Ibid.
110. N'hamp O, W,c, 1698-1710, p. 468.
111. Husband's Administration
112. 2nd; and Husband's Will.
113. Father's Will.
114. Ibid.
115. Accomack Co, VA, Wills & c., 1692-1715(xi), p. 492 (hereafter cited as Acc Co Wills&c 1692-1715(xi)).
116. Husband's Will.
117. Ibid.
118. Father's Will.
119. Acc Co Wills&c 1692-1715(xi), p. 492.
120. Father's Will.
121. Ibid.
122. Ibid.
123. Ibid.
124. Ibid.
125. Ibid.
126. Ibid.
127. Ibid.
128. Ibid.
129. Wife's; and Ibid.
130. Adv of Purse & Person.
131. Ibid.
132. Northampton Co, VA, Deeds, Wills, etc., 1708-1717, p. 43 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co D, W,c, 1708-17).
133. Ibid., p. 43.
134. Husband's Will.
135. Father's Will.
136. Ibid.
137. Ibid.
138. Ibid.
139. Ibid.
140. Ibid.
141. Ibid.
142. Ibid.
143. Ibid.
144. Wife's; and Ibid.
145. Accomack Co, VA, Deeds & Wills, 1729-37(i), p. 494 (hereafter cited as Acc Co D&W 1729-37(i)).
146. Acc Co Wills&c 1692-1715(xi), p. 603.
147. Acc Co D&W 1729-37(i), p. 494.
148. Father's Will.
149. Ibid.
150. Ibid.
151. Ibid.
152. Ibid.
153. Ibid.
154. Ibid.
155. Ibid.
156. Ibid.
157. Ibid.
158. Wife's; and Ibid.
159. Ibid.
160. Ibid.
161. Ibid.
162. Ibid.
163. Ibid.
164. Adv of Purse & Person.
165. Father's Will.
166. Ibid.
167. Ibid.
168. Ibid.
169. Northampton Co, VA, Wills, Deeds, etc., 1725-1733, p. 87 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W, D,c, 1725-33).
170. Husband's Will.
171. Northampton Co, VA, Wills, etc., 1763-1765, p. 150 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W, etc. 1763-65).
172. Husband's Will.
173. N'hamp Co W, etc. 1763-65, p. 150.
174. Father's Will.
175. N'hamp Co W, D,c, 1725-33, p. 87.
176. Father's Will.
177. Daughter's Marriage
178. Accomack Co, VA, Wills, 1752-57, p. 351 (hereafter cited as Acc Co Wills 1752-57).
179. Jean Merritt Mihalyka, Northampton Co, VA, Marriages(tr), 1660/1-1854, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1991, (hereafter cited as N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854).
180. Ibid.
181. Adv of Purse & Person.
182. Ibid.
183. Son's Will
184. Adv of Purse & Person.
185. Father's Will.
186. Accomack Co, VA, Orders, 1737-44, p. 551 (hereafter cited as Acc Co Orders 1737-44).
187. Husband's Administration
188. Father's Will.
189. Accomack Co, VA, Orders, 1753-63, p. 217 (hereafter cited as Acc Co Orders 1753-63).
190. Husband's Administration
191. Father's Will.
192. Mother's Administration
193. Blair Smith
194. Mother's Administration
195. Blair Smith
196. Blair Smith
197. Blair Smith
198. Blair Smith
199. Blair Smith
200. Father's Will.
201. Acc Co Orders 1737-44, p. 550.
202. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore.
203. Father's Will.
204. Accomack Co, VA, Wills, 1761-67, p. 190 (hereafter cited as Acc Co Wills 1761-67).
205. Father's Will.
206. Acc Co Wills 1761-67, p. 190.
207. Father's Will.
208. Mother's Will.
209. Ibid.
210. Ibid.
211. Ibid.
212. Adv of Purse & Person.
213. Mary Frances Carey, The Messongo Traders, A Family History, Edward L. Trader, Melbourne, FL, 1980, (hereafter cited as The Messongo Traders); and Marr?
214. Ibid.
215. Father's Will.
216. The Messongo Traders.
217. Ibid.
218. Ibid.
219. Ibid.
220. Ibid.
221. Ibid.; and Marr?
222. Ibid.; and Marr?
223. Ibid.
224. Ibid.
225. Ibid.; and Marr?
226. Mother's Will.
227. Northampton Co, VA, Wills & Inventories, 1766-1772, p. 440 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W&I, 1766-72).
228. Husband's Will.
229. Father's Will.
230. Northampton Co, VA, Wills, etc., 1783-1788, p. 291 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W, etc. 1783-88).
231. Son's Will
232. N'hamp Co W, etc. 1783-88, p. 291.
233. Mother's Will.
234. N'hamp Co W&I, 1766-72, p. 440.
235. Grandmother's Will, (hereafter cited as Grandmother's Will).
236. Father's Will.
237. Grandmother's Will.
238. Father's Will.
239. Brother's Military Benefits
240. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
241. Ibid.
242. Ibid.
243. Mother's Will.
244. Father's Will.
245. Northampton Co, VA, Orders, 1783-1787, p. 362 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co Orders 1783-87).
246. Father's Will.
247. N'hamp Co Orders, 1831-36, p. 53
248. Father's Will.
249. Adv of Purse & Person.
250. Northampton Co, VA, Wills & Inventories, 1740-1750, p. 440 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W&I, 1740-50).
251. Husband's Will.
252. Father's Will.
253. Husband's Will.
254. N'hamp Co W&I, 1740-50, p. 440.
255. Father's Will.
256. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
257. Blair Smith
258. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
259. Blair Smith
260. Father's Will.
261. Ibid.
262. Northampton Co, VA, Minutes, 1777-1783, p. 287 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Minutes, 1777-83).
263. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
264. Husband's Administration
265. Father's Will.
266. Ibid.
267. Ibid.
268. Ibid.
269. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
270. Father's Will.
271. Mother's Will.
272. Ibid.
273. Grandmother's Will.
274. Ibid.
275. Mother's Will.
276. Wife's; and Ibid.
277. Ibid.
278. Grandmother's Will.
279. Ibid.
280. Ibid.
281. Ibid.
282. The Messongo Traders.
283. Ibid.
284. Ibid.
285. Ibid.
286. Ibid.
287. Ibid.
288. Father's Will.
289. Northampton Co, VA, Wills & Inventories, 1777-1783, p. 151 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co W&I, 1777-83).
290. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
291. Ibid.
292. Ibid.
293. N'hamp Co Orders 1783-87, p. 70.
294. Husband's Will.
295. Father's Will.
296. N'hamp Co W&I, 1777-83, p. 151.
297. Father's Will.
298. Northampton Co, VA, Orders, 1789-1795, p. 472 (hereafter cited as N'hamp Co Orders 1789-95).
299. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
300. Ibid.
301. Husband's Administration
302. Father's Will.
303. Ibid.
304. N'hamp Co Orders 1783-87, p. 256.
305. Father's Will.
306. Ibid.
307. Ibid.
308. Ibid.
309. Brother's Military Benefits
310. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
311. Jean Merritt Mihalyka (compiler)., Gravestone Inscriptions in Northampton County, Virginia (Richmond, VA: Virginia State Library, 1984), (hereafter cited as Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones).
312. Ibid.
313. Ibid.
314. Ibid.
315. Mother's Will.
316. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
317. Uncle's Military Benefits
318. Uncle's Military Benefits
319. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
320. Ibid.
321. Ibid.
322. Ibid.
323. Ibid.
324. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
325. Patricia Ann Scherzinger, 1850 Census, Northampton Co, VA, Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1987, (hereafter cited as 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr)).
326. Nora Miller Turman, comp., Marriage Records of Accomack County, Virginia, 1776-1854 (Recorded in Bonds, Licenses and Ministers's Returns) (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994), (hereafter cited as Turman, Acc Co Marriages, 1776-1854).
327. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
328. Uncle's Military Benefits
329. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
330. Father's Will.
331. Ibid.
332. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
333. Ibid.
334. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
335. Ibid.
336. Ibid.
337. Ibid.
338. Ibid.
339. Husband's Brother's Military Benefits
340. Daughter's Marriage
341. Mother's Will.
342. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
343. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
344. The Messongo Traders.
345. Ibid.; and Marr?
346. Ibid.
347. Ibid.; and Marr?
348. Ruth T. Dryden, 1850 Census, Somerset Co, MD, Ruth T. Dryden, San Diego, CA, (hereafter cited as 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr)).
349. The Messongo Traders.
350. Ibid.; and Marr?
351. Ibid.; and Marr?
352. Ruth T. Dryden, 1850 Census, Worcester Co, MD, Family Line Pubs, Westminster, MD, (hereafter cited as 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr)).
353. The Messongo Traders.
354. Ibid.; and Marr?
355. 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr).
356. The Messongo Traders.
357. Ibid.
358. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
359. The Messongo Traders.
360. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
361. Roy C. Pollitt (complier)., Somerset County, Maryland, Marriage Records, 1796-1871 (Decorah, Iowa: The Anundsen Publishing Co, 1986), (hereafter cited as Pollitt, Som Co Marr 1796-1871).
362. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
363. Ibid.
364. Ibid.
365. The Messongo Traders.
366. Ibid.
367. Ibid.
368. Uncle's Military Benefits
369. Uncle's Military Benefits
370. Uncle's Military Benefits
371. Uncle's Military Benefits
372. Uncle's Military Benefits
373. Uncle's Military Benefits
374. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
375. Ibid.
376. Wife's Uncle's Military Benefits
377. Wife's Uncle's Military Benefits
378. Uncle's Military Benefits
379. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
380. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
381. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
382. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
383. Ibid.
384. Ibid.
385. Ibid.
386. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
387. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
388. Sister's Marriage
389. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
390. Ibid.
391. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
392. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
393. Ibid.
394. Uncle's Military Benefits
395. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
396. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
397. Ibid.
398. Ibid.
399. Ibid.
400. Ibid.
401. Ibid.
402. Ibid.
403. Ibid.
404. Ibid.
405. 1860 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (hereafter cited as 1860 Acc Co, VA, Census).
406. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
407. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
408. Ibid.
409. Ibid.
410. Ibid.
411. Ibid.
412. Ibid.
413. Ibid.
414. Ibid.
415. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
416. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
417. Ibid.
418. Ibid.
419. Ibid.
420. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
421. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
422. Ibid.
423. Ibid.
424. Ibid.
425. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
426. James Henry Stevens
427. Uncle's Military Benefits
428. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
429. James Henry Stevens
430. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
431. Ibid.
432. Ibid.
433. Ibid.
434. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
435. James Henry Stevens
436. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
437. Ibid.
438. Ibid.
439. Ibid.
440. Ibid.
441. Ibid.
442. Ibid.
443. Ibid.
444. Ibid.
445. James Henry Stevens
446. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
447. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
448. Ibid.
449. Ibid.
450. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
451. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
452. Uncle's Military Benefits
453. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
454. Wife's Uncle's Military Benefits
455. Mother's Uncle's Military Benefits
456. Mother's Uncle's Military Benefits
457. Uncle's Military Benefits
458. Uncle's Military Benefits
459. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
460. Husband's Uncle's Military Benefits
461. Uncle's Military Benefits
462. 1850 Accomack Co, VA, Census, (hereafter cited as 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census).
463. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
464. Uncle's Military Benefits
465. Wife's 2nd Marriage
466. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
467. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
468. Turman, Acc Co Marriages, 1776-1854.
469. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
470. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
471. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
472. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
473. Great Uncle's Military Benefits
474. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
475. Ibid.
476. Ibid.
477. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
478. Uncle's Military Benefits
479. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
480. Uncle's Military Benefits
481. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
482. Wife's Uncle's Military Benefits
483. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
484. Uncle's Military Benefits
485. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
486. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
487. Uncle's Military Benefits
488. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
489. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
490. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
491. Ibid.
492. James Henry Stevens
493. Uncle's Military Benefits
494. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
495. James Henry Stevens
496. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
497. Ibid.
498. Ibid.
499. The Messongo Traders.
500. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
501. Ibid.
502. Worcester Co, MD, Marriage Records, 1795-1865, Jody Powell, Roanoke, TX, 1990, (hereafter cited as Wor Co Mar Rec (tr), 1795-1865).
503. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
504. Ibid.
505. Ibid.
506. Ibid.
507. Ibid.
508. Ibid.
509. Ibid.
510. Ibid.
511. Ibid.
512. Ibid.
513. The Messongo Traders.
514. 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr).
515. Wor Co Mar Rec (tr), 1795-1865.
516. 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr).
517. Ibid.
518. Ibid.
519. Ibid.
520. Ibid.
521. Ibid.
522. Ibid.
523. Ibid.
524. Ibid.
525. Ibid.
526. The Messongo Traders.
527. 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr).
528. Wor Co Mar Rec (tr), 1795-1865.
529. 1850 Wor Co, MD, Census (tr).
530. Ibid.
531. Ibid.
532. Ibid.
533. Ibid.
534. The Messongo Traders.
535. Ibid.
536. Ibid.
537. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
538. Pollitt, Som Co Marr 1796-1871.
539. 1850 Som Co, MD, Census (tr).
540. Ibid.
541. Ibid.
542. Ibid.
543. Ibid.
544. The Messongo Traders.
545. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
546. Ibid.
547. Ibid.
548. Ibid.
549. Ibid.
550. Ibid.
551. Ibid.
552. Ibid.
553. Ibid.
554. 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census.
555. Ibid.
556. Ibid.
557. Ibid.
558. Ibid.
559. Ibid.
560. Ibid.
561. Ibid.
562. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
563. 1860 Acc Co, VA, Census.
564. N'hamp Marr 1660/1-1854.
565. 1860 Acc Co, VA, Census.
566. Ibid.
567. 1850 N'hamp Co, VA, Census (tr).
568. 1860 Acc Co, VA, Census.
569. Ibid.
570. Ibid.
571. Ibid.
572. Ibid.
573. Ibid.
574. Ibid.
575. Ibid.
576. Ibid.
577. Ibid.
578. Ibid.
579. Ibid.
580. Ibid.
581. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
582. 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census.
583. James Henry Stevens
584. 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census.
585. Ibid.
586. James Henry Stevens
587. 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census.
588. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
589. James Henry Stevens
590. James Henry Stevens
591. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
592. Ibid.
593. Ibid.
594. James Henry Stevens
595. 1850 Acc Co, VA, Census.
596. Ibid.
597. Ibid.
598. James Henry Stevens
599. James Henry Stevens
600. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
601. Mihalyka, N'hamp Co Gravestones.
602. Ibid.
603. Ibid.
604. James Henry Stevens
605. James Henry Stevens
606. James Henry Stevens
607. Great-Uncle's Military Benefits
608. James Henry Stevens
609. James Henry Stevens
610. James Henry Stevens
611. James Henry Stevens
612. The Messongo Traders.
613. Ibid.
614. Ibid.; and Marr?
615. Ibid.
616. Ibid.
617. Ibid.; and Marr?
618. Ibid.
619. Ibid.; and Marr?

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