Arabella White

Arabella Strachey

• Born about 1652 in Flourdien Hundred, Virginia
• Died before 1683 South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia
• Daughter of William Strachey and Mary Miller
• Wife of Henry Cox — married about 1670 [location unknown]
• Wife of John Waters — married before 1675 [location unknown]
• Wife of Henry White - married about 1680 in Essex County, Virginia

Children of Arabella Strachey and Henry Cox:

• 1. William Cox, b. Bef 1672, South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. 19 Mar 1754, South Farnham Parish, Essex County, Virginia - probate. Married Frances.
• 2. Elizabeth Cox, b. 1675, South Farnham Parish, Old Rappahannock County, Virginia d. 1704, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. Married Hon. John Smith.

Children of Arabella Strachey and Henry White:

• 1. Arabella White, b. Between 1680 and 1683, Essex County, Virginia, d. Aft 1711, St. Anne's Parish, Essex County, Virginia. Married 1) Randall Bird 2) John Dyon.

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Biography

Arabella was born about 1655. She is the daughter of William Strachey and Mary Miller. She died about 1683; other resources state 1704. It appears that her daughter also died in 1704. Perhaps there was an epidemic? [1]

William Strachey, of Gloucester Co., died in 1686. William Strachey and Mary Miller had daughter Arabella Strachey who m. 1st Henry Cox who d. in 1674; m. 2nd John Waters. By Henry Cox, Arabella had son William Cox and daughter Elizabeth Cox (m.Col. John Smith s/o Maj. Lawrence Smith and Dednam)

Research Note

This Arabella Strachey married John Waters (2nd) and she was the daughter of William Strachey and granddaughter of William Strachey, Secretary to Lord Delaware (aka William Strachey V).[2]

Documentation found for her parents being William Strachey or Strechey, resident of Gloucester County, VA (later of London, England), and Mary Miller, daughter of James Miller of York County, VA.

6 May 1656. Will of James MILLER. Weak in body. Dated 6 May 1656; Proved 24 June 1656. To three sons James MILLER, Edward MILLER, and Augustine MILLER each when of age. Other personal property. To sons James and Edward “plantation I live upon”. In case of death of either to the survivor and to Augustine. To oldest daughter Mary STRECHEY a cow. To “my sonn William STRECHEY a suit of clothes”. To daughter Elizabeth MILLER personal property. Executrix wife Mary. Overseers “my loving friends William STRECHEY my sonn Mr. Nicholas TROTT and William SPEARE and William PATTISON.” “The Coopers timber that has now fallen be made up according to my cond’cons with the cooper of the William and John and what my wife’s shall not have occasion to use about the crop that then the other to be sold to pay a debt which I doe owe William SHORTWRIGHT liveing in New-Poquoson.” Wife to have land during life. Signed the mark of James (IM) MILLER. Wit: Henry GOOCH, Law. HULETT, Anne HODGE, Nicholas TROTT (sic) [Trotter?]. Probated on the oaths of TROTT (sic) and HULETT. (York County, VA, 1648-1657, p. 63. Ancestry.com online)

Documentation also found for first husband, Henry Cox (d. 1674).

20 Feb 1674/75. I Henry Cox do make my last will and testament. I give unto my brother-in-law Richard Cawthorn [Cauthorn], I give unto Richard Cawthorne, Jr. my nephew and to Aurelia Cawthorn my niece; I give to William Cox my Son; appoint my father in law, William Strachey of Gloucester County and Arabella Cox my now wife, joynt Executors. William Harding aged about twenty eight years and Thomas Hart aged about twenty five years deposed. (Old Rappahannock Co., Deed & Will Book 1665-1677, pp. 191-194.)]

William Strachey married 2nd to a Martha per his will: 27 Oct 1686. William STRACHEY of St. Austin [Augustine], London, merchant, dated 27 Oct 1686. To be buried in the church of Camberwell, Sy [Surrey]. To my wife Martha STRACHEY L120 and the rents due at my decease from my estate in Essex. To my daughter Arabella Waters, wife of John Waters, now in VA, planter, L10 a year. To my granddaughter Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Arabella Waters, the rents and profits of my houses and estates to a total of L200 and possession of the same after the deaths of the said John and Arabella Waters. My friend George Richards of London, merchant, to be my exec. Wits: Mary Wither, John How, scrivener, and Samuel Pollet. Pr.—Mar 21,1687 by the named exec. (PROB 11/386/42)

The following record may refer to Arabella Strachey's 2nd husband John Waters, who died before this date: 2 May 1688. The attachment. Granted last court to Fran: Moore against the Estate of John Waters for __pounds of Tobbb & caske is cont. returnable & c. [6]

Re: James Miller d. 1656, York Co., VA Wanda Ramel Price (View posts) Posted: 17 Nov 2009 04:09PM Classification: Query James Miller Daugher Mary Miller married William Strachey and they had one daughter Arabella Strachey who married John Waters who had a son John Waters II. John Waters married Catherine Young and they had daughter Sarah Winifred Waters who married William Dunn. These families were of Rapphannock Virginia as all of my other families who came over into Virginia from England.

Sources

• [1] Tyler, Lynn Gardiner and Richard Lee Morton, The William and Mary Quarterly, Volume 4, p. 194
• York County, VA, 1648-1657, p. 63. Ancestry.com online link?
• Old Rappahannock Co., Deed & Will Book 1665-1677, pp. 191-194.
• Old Rappahannock Co. Court Order Book Abstracts, 1687-1689, Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1990.
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I7371...
• Genealogies of Virginia Families Vol. IV, from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine.
• William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 9. Page 43. <GoogleBooks>
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Strachey-5