William Charles

William CHARLES, son of William Charles and Sarah Merritt, was born 1635, and died 6 AUG 1677 in Perquimans, NC.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Charles-114

William Charles was born about 1630, possibly in England, but probably in Marblehead, Massachusetts. His father, also William Charles, was in that place by 1635 when he received a grant there. His mother, Sarah Merritt, was the sister of one of the early immigrants there.

The next record of William is in the the town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, where he is the witness to a land transaction in January 1653[1]. It is highly unlikely that he would have been allowed to witness such a document prior to his eighteenth birthday so his birth date is constrained to being no later than January 1635.

In April 1657 he is warned to keep the peace in a dispute over a building plot in the town[2].

He married Abigail Bailey in about 1660 (based on the ages of their children) before a magistrate, Mr Jeffery, in Rhode Island[3]. They went on to have seven children together[3]. The majority of these were born after the family moved to the Perquimans district of Albemarle County, Carolina.

William passed away 6 August 1677[3] in Perquimans. He must've been in his forties at the time.

Family

From https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/145734/I2004507/william-charles/registry

He married Abigail BAILEY on 14 1660 in RI, daughter of Z. William /BAILEY/ and Grace /[UNKNOWN]/. She was born ABT 1640 in RI?, and died 4 MAR 1686/1687 in Perquimans, NC.

Children of William /CHARLES/ and Abigail /BAILEY/ are:

1. William CHARLES was born 15 JUL 1661 in RI?, and died 17 APR 1687 in Perquimans, NC.
2. Elizabeth CHARLES was born ABT 1663 in RI?, and died BEF 1672 in Perquimans, NC.
3. Daniel CHARLES was born 24 DEC 1666 in Perquimans, NC, and died 1687 in Perquimans, NC.
4. John CHARLES was born 22 NOV 1668 in Perquimans, NC, and died ABT 1687 in Perquimans, NC.
5. Jane CHARLES was born 20 JAN 1669/1670 in Perquimans, NC, and died 12 JUL 1688 in Perquimans, NC.
6. Elizabeth CHARLES was born 08 JAN 1671/1672 in Perquimans, NC, and died JAN 1746/1747 in Perquimans, NC.
7. Samuel CHARLES was born 22 MAR 1673/1674 in Perquimans, NC, and died AFT 12 MAR 1727/1728 in Perquimans, NC.
8. Isake CHARLES was born 12 MAR 1676/1677 in Perquimans, NC, and died ABT 1677 in Perquimans, NC.

Notes

http://www.heirsandroots.com/MyFamilies/Charles.htm

William and Abigail probably went to North Carolina between 1662/3 and 1666. In 1669 William was to have surveyed for him 200 acres for transportation into North Carolina of four persons, William, Abigail, his son William, and his daughter Elizabeth. In 1694 a land warrant for 220 acres was issued to Jane Charles, William's granddaughter[7].

Abigail married[8] 2nd John Lary/Lacy on 1 Dec 1678 by the Deputy to the Duke of Albemarle. John Lacy died in 1682. They had a daughter Sarah Lacy born 15 Sep 1680 in Perquimans. Sarah may have married Christopher Denman. Abigail married 3rd Francis Tomes/Toms and had a daughter, Abigail Tomes.

Here are some interesting bits of information from deeds proving the relationships in this family: On 6 Jun 1683, Francis Toms with consent of his wife, Abigail, gave the 300 acres on the head of Yeopim Creek called “John Lacys Plantation” to William Charles. On 11 Apr 1687, Wm. Charles of Yeopim, 300 acres in possession of my brother, Daniel Charles, (formerly John Lacy’s) delivered to us by our father-in-law (step father) Francis Toms, assigned 140 acres to Francis. In the next deed Francis Toms conveys 300 acres to Daniel and Samuel Charles, brothers of William. The deeds were probably registered at the same time so they aren’t in the exact order of occurrence[9].

Sources

• ↑ The Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, edited by The Librarian of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman & Sons, State Printers, 1901; page 356; https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto02port/page/356
• ↑ The Early Records of the Town of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, edited by The Librarian of the Rhode Island Historical Society. Providence, RI: E. L. Freeman & Sons, State Printers, 1901; page 75; https://archive.org/details/earlyrecordsofto02port/page/74
• ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Winslow, Mrs Watson, History of Perquimans County, Raleigh, 1931 page 331; https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13772#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=183&xywh=2157%2C3...
• http://www.heirsandroots.com/MyFamilies/Charles.htm
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/145734/I2008166/elizabeth-charles/reg...
• https://joannesgenealogyresearch.blogspot.com/search/label/Charles?m=0