John Bristow - Need a curator please and thank you

Cynthia Curtis, A183502, US7875087 PRO

3/6/2021 at 1:04 PM

From the About after merges:

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'''This John is the same as John Bristow, of Middlesex County.

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Name: John BRISTOW 1
Sex: M
Birth: ABT. 1649 in England 1
Death: 10 Oct 1716 in Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia 2

The will of John Bristow probated November 6, 1716 and recorded in Will Book "B", page 51, Middlesex County, Virginia reads:

"In the name of God Amen I John Bristow being sick and week in body but sound in memory do make this my last will and testamt First I bequeath my soule to God that made it & my body to the earth from whence it came & all my worldly goods as follows: Item I lend unto my loving wife Mary Bristow one negro woman named Judy during my wifes natural life & then to return to my estate againe Item I give and bequeath unto my son Nicholas Bristow one negro man named Jack to him and his heirs Item I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Anne Bristow one negro woman named Bess with incres to hur and hur heires forever Item I give and bequeath unto my grandson John Bristow sone of Tho: Bristow one negro boy named Majgor (sic) to him & his heires Item I give and bequeath unto William Owen sone of Michaell Owen one negro garle named Lotty hur and hur incres forever Item I give and bequeath unto my sone William Bristow one negro garle named Rose hur and hur incres forever Item I give and bequeath unto my sone James Bristow one negro woman named Giney hur & hur incres forever Item I give & bequeath unto my two sones Nicholas & James Bristow my land to be equally divided betoined them & theire heires forever Item I give & bequeath my hole personall estate to be equally divided betoine my wife & children after my debts first paid & Lastly I appoint my sones Nicholas & James Bristow Executures of this my last Will & Testament as witness my hand and seale this 20 Day of Feb 1716
(Signed) JOHN BRISTOW (Seal)
signed and sealed & delivered in Jre of us
Will Daniell
Will Daniell jnr.
Probated November 6, 1716"

Marriage 1 Michel (Michall) NICHOLLS b: 1653 in Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Married: ABT. 1679 in Christy Church, Middlesex Cty, Virginia 1

Children

Has No Children Johannah BRISTOW b: 6 May 1680 in Baptism date Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia

Has Children William BRISTOW b: 29 Oct 1682 in Baptism date Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia

Has Children Michall BRISTOW b: 15 Feb 1684/85 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Has Children Thomas BRISTOW b: 12 Jun 1687 in Baptism Date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Has Children Elizabeth BRISTOW b: 6 Jul 1690 in Baptism Date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Has Children Sarah BRISTOW b: 13 Mar 1691/92 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Has Children James BRISTOW b: ABT. 1693 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Has Children Nicholas BRISTOW b: 17 Jun 1694 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia

Has No Children Anne BRISTOW b: ABT. 1701 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Marriage 2 Mary GOODLOE

Married: 8 Jan 1710/11 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia 3

Children

Has No Children Chichester BRISTOW

Has Children Jedediah BRISTOW b: 10 Aug 1713 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Has Children Mary BRISTOW b: 15 Aug 1715 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Sources:

Title: capthook333.FTW
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Media: Other
Text: Date of Import: Oct 14, 2001

Title: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Deaths, 1653-1812 - Ancestry.com
Text: Name Death Date Burial Date
John Bristow 10 Oct 1716 13 Oct 1716

Title: Christ Church Parish, Virginia Marriages, 1653-1812 - Ancestry.com
Text: John Bristow Mary Carter 08 Jan 1711
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Debbie Gambrell

8/26/2021 at 10:12 AM

Wiki has his parents as Robert II Bristow and Catherine Wooley:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bristow-13

Robert Bristow and Catherine Woolley had the following child:

John Bristow, born 1649, London, England; married Mary Goodloe, 8 Jan 1711, Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Co., VA; married Michal Nicholls, abt 1679, Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia; died 13 Oct 1716, Middlesex Co., VA.

It appears to be well-documented

The only source I found mentioning mother Avarilla Curtis has no sources:

http://www.kyphilom.com/www/bristow/htm/r1449.htm

but it also only shows a son named Robert as a child of Avarilla and has this John as his son, thus her grandson. But then that would conflict with the paternal grandmother Jane Blanchard connected as his father's mother.

Wiki also has Averilla Curtis as this John's grandmother rather than his mother and rather than Jane Blanchard as his father's mother, but again...no documentation:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bristow-1149

So something is amiss with the female connections.

1) Where does Averilla Curtis actually fit?

2) Where does Catherine Woolley fit?

3) Where does Jane Blanchard fit?

Debbie Gambrell

8/26/2021 at 10:22 AM

Just came across this on Ancestry:

Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 Source Info
Birth, Marriage & Death

Name Robert Bristow
Spouse Catharine Bristow
Children Arvilla Bristow

As you can see, this confirms Robert Sr. was married to Catherine (presumably the Catherine Woolley mentioned in my previous post. But the interesting thing is the daughter named Arvilla. This 'seems' to 'possibly' given credibilty to that Robert's mother having been Arvilla Curtis instead of Jane Blanchard. ?

Debbie Gambrell

8/26/2021 at 10:38 AM

At this point, I believe:

John's parents were Robert Bristow II and wife Catherine Woolley, which seems well-documented

John's grandparents were Robert Bristow I and wife Arvilla Curtis, even though lacking any actual documentation for Arvilla, I'm 'guessing' John's sister Arvilla was named after their father's mother.

Rorbert Bristow I's parents were John Bristow and Jane Blanchard.

That accounts for the placemenet of all the women and the reason it's off on Geni is that there is a generation missing - Robert Bristow II has been left out.

Robert I on Geni should actually be Robert II.

Robert Bristow I who was married to Averilla Curtis
BIRTH 1609 • Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
DEATH 27 AUGUST 1706 • London, City of London, Greater London, England

Robert Bristow II who was married to Catherine Woolley

Robert Bristowe II
BIRTH 1629 • Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire, England
DEATH 29 AUGUST 1706 • London, London, , England

then this John who has a sister named Arvilla.

Leaving out a generation is why the women weren't fitting in their rightful places.

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