Henry Carsley

Evidence needed to support Henry Carsley as a son of Henry Wilson & Agnes Carsley.

Biography

Henry Carsley was born circa 1601 at England.1 He married Elizabeth Berryman, daughter of William Berryman Sr. and Alice, circa 1620.1 Henry Carsley came to Virginia in 1623 in the Providence and at the age of 23 years when the muster was taken in Feb 1624/5, was living at Newport News, VA, as one of Daniel Gookin's men. Henry was a headright named in Daniel Gookin's patent for 2500 acres in Upper Norfolk Co, 29 Dec 1637, pursuant to order of court, 25 Feb 1634/5. The shipping and cattle breeding enterprise projected by Gookin did not prosper and Henry Carsley migrated to the Eastern Shore where many settlers began to take up land after the 1621/2 massacre. On 19 Feb 1633/4 Carsley petitioned the court held at "Accawmack" for a lease of 50 acres upon Old Plantation Creek (in present day Northampton Co) on the south side of Fishing Creek.2 Henry was living after 1633 at Accawmack Co, VA.1 Henry died circa 1635 at Northampton Co, VA.3 Henry's will was probated on 26 November 1635 at Northampton Co, VA.

from: http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/p121.htm

Origins

The first recorded instance of the name Carsley is probably Simon de Caresle dated 1206, in the "Curia Rolls of Worcestershire." But the name Carsley or Coursley seems to be a version of the older Kersley, or even older Keresley. Early records of the name mention Kereslega (no surname) who was documented in the year 1180 and Keresleye, who was recorded in the year 1275. A Thomas Kersley Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. A Richard Kersley, of Westhoughton, near Manchester, was listed in the Wills at Chester in the year 1604. Philip Burton and Elizabeth Kearsly were married at Westminster, London in 1673 and a marriage of William Kearsley and Ales Bancks was recorded in Wigan, Lancashire (near Westhoughton), on April 24th 1687.

A Coat of Arms was granted to a Henry Kearsley in 1663. It is the same coat of arms that is used for the name Carsley on the commercial heraldry websites. There is no record of anyone who might have been considered "Lord Carsley" before that date.

There is no record anywhere of any information at all about the birth and parents of Henry Carsley of Virginia, other than the age given in the record of his arrival at Jamestown as a servant of Daniel Gookin.

Comments

birth seen as Birth: June 06, 1600 Yorkshire, England without supporting evidence.