Virginia focused genealogy and history
Month: April 2023
My 8x great-grandfather Lewis Williams first appears in Surry County, Virginia in 1673 as a tithable on a list taken by Robert Caufield for Lawnes Creek Parish.[1] Tithing on just himself, Lewis Williams was a free man. He was also listed on the 1674 and 1675 tithable lists tithing on only himself meaning he had … Continue reading Lewis Williams (c.1650-c.1679) of Surry County, Virginia
On 21 September 1626 at Jamestown, my 10x great-grandmother Rebecca Gray, testified in the witchcraft trial of Joan Wright. She testified that “Goodwife Wright told her she should bury her husband.” This meant Wright predicted the death of Rebecca Gray’s husband Thomas Gray, which fortunately for me did not come true! Rebecca Gray further testified about … Continue reading A Witchcraft Trial at Jamestown: My 10x great-grandparents Thomas and Rebecca (———-) Gray of Jamestown and Surry County, Virginia
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