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Arabella Dyon (White)

Also Known As: "Widow of Randall Bird"
Birthdate:
Death: after 1711
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Henry White and Arabella White
Wife of Randall Bird and John Dyon
Half sister of Elizabeth Smith; William Cox and John Waters, Jr.

Managed by: Diana Raquel Sainz Wilson
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Immediate Family

About Arabella Dyon

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.

Comments

it appears the index is wrong and her father is Henry White

Source: Index to marriages of old Rappahannock and Essex counties, Virginia, 1655-1900 Statement of Responsibility:
Eva Eubank Wilkerson
Authors: Wilkerson, Eva Eubank (Main Author)
Format: Books/Monographs/Book with Digital Images
Language: English
Publication: Richmond, Virginia : Whittet & Shepperson, 1953, c1952; page 22

256 p. "Arabella White married Randall Bird, 1703, only daughter of Richard White <FamilySearch>


  • 1689-1692 Old Rappahannock County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 241
  • - Rappahannock County Court 3d of February 1691/2
  • - Ordered that ARABELLA WHITE do abide wth Mr. ROBERT BROOKE according to time bound by Indenture, And that the sd BROOKE do take into his possession all & singular the Estate of the sd ARABELLA and be accountable therefore when she shall be marryed or come of age
  • 1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 259)
  • At a Court held for Essex County 10th of September 1695
  • - In the difference between JOHN SMITH and ELIZABETH his Wife, Daughter & heir of HENRY COX, late of RAPPA: County deced. Plts. & JOHN GRIFFING Defendt., in an accon: of Trespass & ejectment is (after the severall pleas offer'd by Plts. & Defendts.) wth: ye consent of both Plt. & Defendt. refer'd till next Court in order that ARABELLA WHITE, Orphan who may be thought to have right to ye Lands in dispute. may then appear & make choice of a Guardian to defend ye same & ordered that ye Sheriff of this County or his Deputy give the sd WHITE notice hereof
  • 1694-1695 Essex County, Virginia Order Book; [Antient Press]; Page 259)
  • At a Court held for Essex County 10th of September 1695
  • - The suit between JOHN SMITH and ELIZABETH his Wife Plts. and JOHN GRIFFING Defendt. is referr'd till the next Court with ye Plts. consent, the Defendt. not appearing
  • - ARABELLA WHITE came into Court in order to make choice of a Guardian but not being of full age to do ye same, this Court have assigned JOHN SORRELL, her Father in Law, for her Guardian

1699-1701 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book; [Antient Press]; Page 68) THIS INDENTURE made the tenth day of January in the yeare of or: Lord God according to the Computation now used in the Church of England One thousand and seaven hundred Between RANDALL BIRD of the Parish of Citenburne in the County of Essex, Sawyer, & ARABELLA his Wife, only Daughter & heire apparent of HENRY WHITE, late of the same Parish & County deced, of the one part and FRANCIS GOULDMAN of the said Parish and County Gent., of the other pte. Witnesseth that for the sume of Seaven thousand pounds of good merchantable tobacco unto the said RANDALL BIRD and ARABELLA his Wife in hand truely paid by the said FRANCIS GOULDMAN, they the said RANDALL BIRD and ARABELLA his wife have granted unto the said FRANCIS GOULDMAN his heires & assignes all that tract of land conteyning Three hundred acres be the same more or less being in the Pish, of Cittenburne & County of Essex aforesaid …


  • 1707-1711 Essex County, Virginia Deed & Will Book 13; [John Frederick Dorman]; Page 85-89. 10-11 March 1707 [1708].
  • John Dyon of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, and Arrabella his wife, only daughter and heire apparent of Henry White, deceased, to Salvator Nuscoe of South Farnham Parish, Essex County. Lease and release; for 5500 pounds of tobacco. Plantation whereon Richard Guggee lately dwelt with 100 acres, in St. Ann's Parish ... southeast side of a small swamp that runs out of Occupation Creeke near unto John Dyon's a deep branch ... land of Mr. Francis Gouldman ... the church road
  • John (J) Dyon
  • Arrabella (0) Dyon
  • Wit: Arthur (X) Bowers, Jane (J) Bowers, Richard Cooke.
  • 11 March 1707/8. Acknowledged by John Dyon and Arrabella his wife.
  • 11 March 1707 [1708]. Bond of John Dyon of St. Ann's Parish, Essex County, and Arrabella my wife, daughter and heire apparent of Henry White, deceased, unto Salvator Muscoe of South Farnham Parish. For 11,000 pounds of tobacco. To perform the covenants
  • in the deeds.
  • John (J) Dyon
  • Arrabella (0) Dyon
  • Wit: Arthur (X) Bowers, Richd. Cooke, Jane (J) Bowers.
  • 11 March 1707/8. Acknowledged.

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Arabella Dyon's Timeline

1683
1683
1711
1711
Age 28