Edward Welborn

added 23 Dec 2017 by Marvin Loyd Welborn (Descendant).

St. George Parish Register, Baltimore, Maryland indicates Edward Wilbourn died June the 24th 1731. Page 265, f.101. .
Gene Welborn's Welborns and Related Families, page 5, notes: "Edward Welborn was in Maryland in the late 1600s and is the first Welborn that can be tied to the Welborns that settled in the Pendleton District, South Carolina, in the late 1700s. The first known record of Edward Welborn is his will in 1730 and the record of his death, June 21, 1731, as recorded in the St. George's Parish Register, Baltimore County, Maryland. .
980513, Ruckersville, VA. Marvin Welborn. The following is extracted from the opus of Mrs. Ann Beason Gahan, Comp., "Wilbourn Genealogy," 22 July 1986, revised 22 March 1993. N.p. She has written: Edward Wilborn (d. 24 Jan. 1730/31, St. Georges Parish Reg., p. 265 of transcript, but p. 101 of "original" register in Hall of Records, Annapolis).2 SOUR S34

NOTE: the Will of Edward Welbourne lists the following family members, of which ONLY four children are mentioned: There is no mention of any others.

Will of Edward Welborn mentions: my loving wife Elizabeth Wilbourne my son (1) William Wilbourne my son (2) Thomas Wilbourne my three children namely, (3) Elizabeth Wood, (1) William Wilbourne and (4) Ann Wilbourne.

• *** The names of SAMUEL and RICHARD, I believe, to be WRONG/INCORRECT. ***

. WILL OF EDWARD WILBOURNE (Colonial Wills, Baltimore County, MD, 1730, 20-154) . In the Name of God Amen the twenty-third of January Anno Domini one Thousand seven hundred and Thirty: Thirty one, I Edward Wilbourne of Baltimore County in the province of Maryland being Sick and weak in body but of shound and perfect Memory thanks be to Almight God for so great a blessing do for the better Settlement of Temporal affairs when it may please God to call me hence make and publish this my las will and Testament in manner following Nigh. .
Imprimis, I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth Wilbourne my dwelling plantation with as much land as shall amount to Fifty Acres during her natural life and after her docoase, I give the same to my daughter Ann Wilbourne her her heirs and assigns forever. .
Item: I give unto my son William Wilbourne the remaining part of my Land him his heirs and assigns forever. .
Item: My will is that the great Swamp which runs through my land be a dovision between my Wife's part of the land and my son William's part. .
Item: I give unto my son Thomas Wilbourne one year old Steer to him and his heirs forever. .
Item: My will is that my son William Wilbourne shall have all my Smiths Tools provided he first pays my Executor the sum of two Thousand pounds of Tobacco otherwise the said Tools to be praised with my personall Estate. .
Item: I give unto my loving wife Elizabeth Wilbourne a Third part of my clear personall Estate after legacys and all other lawfull demands against it are discharged. .
Item: All the Rest and residue of my personall Estate I give to my three children namely, Elizabeth Wood, William Wilbourne and Ann Wilbourne to be equally divided amongst them. Share and Share alike. .
Lastly, I confirm and appoint my loving wife Eliza Wilbourne my full and whole Executer of this my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal on day and year first written. .
Signed sealed and published in presence of us whose names are underwritten and enforce thereunto at his request. .
Edwad Willbourne (Seal) .
his John X Coale .
his John X Daevley .
Michl Webster .
Notes on Edward Wilbourne 11:38 PM 12/15/98 Re: Edward Wilbourne/Elizabeth Mitchell Posted by Carolyn Wellborn Haskins on December 04, 1998 at 02:19:02: In Reply to: Re: Edward Wilbourne/Elizabeth Mitchell posted by Marvin Welborn on December 01, 1998 at 19:50:13: .
Edward Wilbourn was in Chester Co., PA and had a land grant there. These records put him in Chester Co., PA for all the children to be born. All his records put him there until 1712 when a deed speaks of the "late Edward Wilbourn" I took this to mean deceased but the archivist said about 1/2 the time it just meant he moved on which is the case of our Edward Wilbourn, Blacksmith. In this month’s The Frontiersmen newsletter on the Wellborn family I have a 4 page worksheet on Edward Wilbourn with all his court records from 1699 on. Proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. .
On September 8, 1731 in the Baltimore Co., MD probate of the estate papers of Edward Wilbourn his widow relinquished the administration of the estate to her SONS THOMAS WILBOURN AND THOMAS MITCHELL. She was a widow when Edward married her. The Mitchell records can be found with the Wilbourns in Baltimore Co., MD and on down. .
Edward Wibourn was a thief and the county of Chester Co., PA made him wear a " Roman T" and repay double the cost of the 14 yards of material he stole and receive 10 lashes on his bare back. 1707 indictment of grand jury. This original record and others appear in the newsletter. .
Edward was a blacksmith and that trade was an appreniced trade so we should be able to find the name of his father by finding the court record where his age and father are as all blacksmiths were recorded as being apprenticed to a blacksmith to learn the trade. .
I have reason to believe The maiden name of Elizabeth Mitchell may have been DeMoss. We need to all check this family out. .
The early Brooke family of Prince Georges Co. namely Thomas Brooke, Jr. and George Frazier fit into the Wilbourn family somehow too. .
Edward Wilbourn lived in Birmingham and Concord townships in Chester Co., PA before moving to Deer Creek, MD. The very first record of Edward in MD is August 4, 1719. He was paid from the estate of George Wells for blacksmith work. There is no court proof of Edward Wilbourn ever having a 1680 land-grant in Baltimore Co., MD. The Patent PL #6 folder 276 Baltimore Co., MD now Harford Co., MD is where you will find the land-grant. Read it for yourself. It plainly states that he received on the "22 day of May 1722 " "one hundred acres of Land within our said Province by virtue of a Warrt." It was " given under our greater seal at arms this tenth day of July Seventeen hundred and twenty five" .
We need to all resort to the court records and stop repeating all the errors of the hearsay and past assumptions. .
Carolyn Wellborn Haskins

=============================================================================

Re: Thomas Welbourne, Captain Posted by Carolyn Wellborn Haskins on December 04, 1998 at 02:51:29: In Reply to: Re: Thomas Welbourne, Captain posted by Carolyn Wellborn Haskins on September 25, 1998 at 12:43:47: .
Captain Thomas Welburne, of Accomack Co., VA line is a different line from the Edward Wibourn line of Chester Co., PA/Baltimore Co., MD. Captain Thomas is not the father of these Wellborns. As in my posting on the other forum, I will point out that the Accomack Co., VA Welburnes moved into NC via Northhampton Co., NC and Thomas Welbunre and his wife Margaret who were there in early 1750's. .
Daniel III of Accomack Co., VA and William later move into Halifax Co., NC. The deed records state that this Thomas was a gentleman from Gloucester Co., VA. .
The Edward Wilbourn line of MD moved into the Piedmont area of NC by 1754 when the first record there is my Edward Wellborn born circa 1727 already owns land and is a constable in the Orange Co., Court records. He later in 1772 has a Royal land-grant in SC and then by 1774 is into GA in what later became Wilkes Co., GA and dies in Greene Co., GA. .
You will find the Edward Wilbourn family in Old Frederick Co., VA now Berkeley Co., WVA. and in Frederick Co., MD records in 1750's. .
Carolyn Wellborn Haskins

=============================================================================

WELBORN_The Origin/Etymology Posted by Carolyn Wellborn Haskins on December 04, 1998 at 22:32:13: In Reply to: WELBORN_The Origin/Etymology posted by PHIL M WELBORN on November 26, 1998 at 14:31:33: .
The English Version of the Montforts, The Wellesbournes, and the Hughenden Effigies. "They say that they are 16th century fakes and that the effigies at the Hughenden Church are crude in extreme. They stand in the east end of the Chapel. The stones are mounted upright against the wall and are probably original mediaeval tombstones defaced with the meaningless heraldry of the Wellesbourne family, and the recumbent figures are believed to have been placed in the church at the same time in an attempt to establish a pedigree for the "nouveau riche" family living in Brands House, which was at that time the Manor House of the parish. The Wellesbournes, one of whom married a Miss Mountford, claimed descent from Simon de Montfort, on the grounds that they came originally from Wellesbourne in Warwickshire, and that this manor was owned by the sixth son of Earl Simon. .
Unfortunately for their claim, Earl Simon had five sons, not six, all of whom died without issue and one daughter who died in childbirth. The manor of Wellesbourne was owned by the Montforts de Beaudesert, who are no relation to Earl Simon. .
An alternative claim is that Richard de Wellesbourne said to be an illegitimate son of Earl Simon (or that Earl Simon was Richard's illegitimate son) was an ancestor of the wealthy Wellesbournes of Hughenden. Richard is said to have assumed his wife's Coat of Arms on returning from a crusade. This claim also will not stand examination. Earl Simon's parentage is well established and quite regular. Earl Simon was a man of strict morals, most unlikely to have an illegitimate son. Heraldry is an exact science. A knight cannot change his arms as the whim takes him. .
The third claim made by the Wellesbournes was that Richard was an illegitimate brother of Earl Simon. If so, the family kept their secret well for three centuries. The Wellesbourne claim is the only suggestion we have of the existence of Richard. The main charge on the arms of the effigies is of a griffin, or in some cases a lion, with a child in its claws. This device occurs in Italian, but not in English heraldry. It is thought that the Wellesbournes made their supposed ancestor Richard into the chief character of one of the popular novels at the time. In one of these, Sir Isumbras took his wife and three children on a crusade. At a swollen river Sir Isumbras swam across with on child, but while he was fetching the second a lion carried off the first. The knight continued with his planned crossing but a leopard took the second and a unicorn the third. The knight and his lady

=============================================================================

Re: WELBORN_The Origin/Etymology Posted by Carolyn Wellborn Haskins on December 09, 1998 at 06:59:56: In Reply to: Re: WELBORN_The Origin/Etymology posted by Vikky Wilburn Anders on December 08, 1998 at 19:25:35: .
Hello Vikki, Please don't think the Welburnes in Virginia were the only Wilbourns in America in the 1600's. Boston, Mass is full of Welbourns by 1650. So is Hartford , Conn. .
We have all gotten so blinded by the books of half-truths that we are not searching anymore but depend on the old stories to seek our lineage. I truly believe we should get beyond Accomack Co., VA and the surrounding area and research the records. Wonder how many of you have one record in your files on Thomas of Suffolk Co., MASS or Mercy or any of that family. Lots, more than in Accomack Co., VA Welbourns. They may have been here when the Mayflower arrived. All in Mass. .
How many of you have searched the Delaware records. Captain Thomas Welburne of Accomack, William Welburne, and John Welburne, Jonathan Waterland (who was captain of the ship "Friendship" that Captain Thomas did business to England with) and Robert Beverly who later was one of the important men in VA history had a land grant in March 16, 1676/7 in Horre Kill District. 2531 acres that the chief surveyor changed the names on and put in his friends names on the survey. Good 'ole Cap't Thomas took him to court and won. Captain Thomas said in this court that he intended to bring "some families" in to settle the land. I refer you to "The Duke of York Record" an authorized transcript from Official Archives of the State of Delaware 1646 to 1679 printed by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware. He probably did transport the early Welburnes. A William Wilbourne owned 25 acres of land in New Norfolk in 1637. Robert Welbourn was transport by John Bayles in MD in 1662 Matthew Welbourne was transported by Charles Grimes in 1653. Hugh Welburne appears on the tax list with Thomas Wilburne in 1675 in Accomack Co., VA. A Thomas and John Welbourne were transported by Capt Thomas Wilburne in Accomack Co., VA in 1678. We know he did the transporting as he received land on Fox Island in VA. BUT all this while Mass and Conn is full of Wilbourns that spell their name like Edward Wilbourn. Hmmm. Let's post their descendants. Anyone know who Stephen was or John or the rest of them. .
Wilbourns had big families and in the Civil War lots of Welbourns in the Union Army. .
Who had them??? Let give ourselves a new years project. Carolyn Wellborn Haskins2 SOUR S471 3 PAGE .
and..... .
Edward Wilbourn, Jr. .Born: Abt 1660/1680, Maryland .Marriage: Elizabeth _____ about 1700 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania .Died: Jun 24, 1731, St. George Parish, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland about age 70 General Notes: Richard Sims: ?? In the 1711 deed, it refers to the late Edward Wilbourn: ?? bounded by land of Nathaniel Newlin, James Chipers and the late Edward Wilbourn. ?? This may refer to Edward having died, or having moved to another location. I have assumed it means having moved (to Baltimore Co., MD), and that Edward's father is unknown. .
??

---

??sbgone:? Edward Wilbourn, Sr? 1640-1710 ? Edward Wilbourn, Sr?? Born in England ? Lived in Chester County, Pa. ? An Edward Wilbourn was referred to as the late in a 1711 deed. ??---?? Children: Edward?? Edward Wilbourn, Jr / Elizabeth? 1660/1680 - ? Edward Wilbourn, Jr?? Born about 1660/1680 in Md or Delaware ??Received a land grant in Chester County, Pa. in 1701. ?? Owned 94 acres of land in Pa. where he lived until 1712. ?? The town of Chester Co., Pa indicted him in 1707. ?? Lived in Birmingham and Concord Townships in Chester Co., Pa, later in Delaware County. ?? Moved to Deer Creek, Md., which was a post village in Harford County, Md. ?? A blacksmith. On Aug 4, 1719 he was paid from the estate of George Wells for blacksmith work in Md. ?? Later was in Baltimore County, Md where there are records in St. John's and St. George Parishes. ?? No court proof of him having a 1680 land-grant in Baltimore Co., Md. Patent PL #6 folder Baltimore Co., Md now Harford Co, Md is where you will find the land-grant! It states that he received on the 22 day of May 1722 one hundred acres of land within our said Province by virtue of a Warrt. given July 10 1725. ?? Died in Baltimore Co., Md ?? Check Martinsville, WVA Historical Society for land grants ?? Some of his line can be found in Lancaster County, PA in later 1700's ??Answers to Edward Wilbourn's family lie in the counties of Berkeley County, W Va, Hampshire Co., W Va, Orange and Frederick Co., Md, Baltimore Co., Md and Chester Co., Pa, Horre Kill District Delaware, Sommerset and St. Marys Co., Md ??? Noted events in his life were:.. Alt. Birth, Abt 1660/1680, Delaware. . Residence: Chester Co., Pennsylvania. . Land Patent: 94 acres: Pennsylvania. . Land Patent, 1701, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. . Court, 1703, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. There being a bastard child brought from the house of John Martin of Concord, the Court having endeavored to find the reputed father thereof but cannot ordered that the said child be called John Thornly and that Edward Willburn keep said John three months and be paid six shillings per week out of the county stock. . Court, May 30, 1704, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. We whose names are here subscribed being ordered by the last court to view and lay out a Road from Brandywine Creek ...(text omitted)....to Naaman's Creek Mill as far as it will fall in this county. Do certify that we did lay out the said Road on the fifth day of the 1. month 1704. Beginning at......then continuing in the old road across the land of the said Chalfant and Esward Wilburns then to a marked tree .... . Petition, Mar 19, 1705/06, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. A petition was presented to Council March 19, 1705/6. Edward Wilburn was one of the signers. ? "The Humble petetion of the Inhabitants to the tonw and County of Chester and others, humbly showeth: That whereas, by ye Laws of this Government, ye sole power of laying out of the Queen's Road is lodged in the Governor and Council; and wheas the Town of Chester is daily improving, and In time may become a great place, and very adantageous to the Propriatour, but forasmuch as most of the People of that place conerned In the Improvement is must discouraged for want of a direct Road from thence to Phladelphia, wee, you Petitioners, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do beg the Governor and Councill that an ord'r may be granted to fitt and proper persons to lay out the Queen's Road on as direct a Line as can be from Darby, to answer the bridge on Chester Creek, and our petitioners in duty bound will every pray." . Court: Indicted, 1707, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. . Occupation: Blacksmith, 1707, Birmingham Twp., Chester Co., Pennsylvania. . Deed, Sep 10, 1709, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Deed. On 10 Sep 1709 James Chevers of Concord, yeoman, to Isaac Taylor of Thronbury, yeoman. James Chevers for L27 grants to Isaac Taylor his plantation, reputed to be in the manor of Rock Land but now annexed to Concord, bounded by the Birmingham line, land of Edward Wilburn & Magus Tate, containing 100 acres,..... . Deed, Sep 10, 1711, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Deed. On 10 Sep 1711 John Willis of Thornbury, yeoman, to Thomas Smith of county of Chester, fashonr. Whereas the original patent was greated to Francis Chads 16 Feb 1701 for 100 acres, lying in the manor of Rockland, joining the township of Concord, bounded by land of Nathaniel Newlin, James Chipers and the late Edward Wilbourn. Francis Chads by deed dated 19 Apr 1708 granted to John Willis..... . Occupation: Blacksmith, Aug 4, 1719, Maryland. Aug 4 1719 he was paid from the estate of George Wells for blacksmith work . Residence: Deer Creek, St. George Parish, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland. . Land Patent: Grant of 100 acres, May 22, 1722, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland. No court proof of him having a 1680 land-grant in Baltimore Co., Md. Patent PL #6 folder Baltimore Co., Md now Harford Co, Md is where you will find the land-grant. It states that he received on the 22 day of May 1722 one hundred acres of land within our said Province by virtue of a Warrt. given July 10 1725. . Will, Mar 3, 1729/30, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland. Colonial Will #20-154 . Probate: St. George Parish, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland. St George's Parish Register, Baltimore Maryland, Baltimore County Maryland, Maryland Probate Records, Frederick County Virginia, Probate Records, Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume 6, page 180. . Probate: Frederick Co., Virginia. St George's Parish Register, Baltimore Maryland, Baltimore County Maryland, Maryland Probate Records, Frederick County Virginia, Probate Records, Maryland, Calendar of Wills, Volume 6, page 180. . Probate, Sep 8, 1731, Baltimore (now Harford) Co., Maryland. The widow Elizabeth Wilbourn relinquished the administration in favor of her sons Thomas Wilbourn and Thomas Mitchell.? . Alt. Death, Between 1709 and 1711, Chester Co., Pennsylvania. .
Edward married Elizabeth _____ about 1700 in Chester Co., Pennsylvania. (Elizabeth _____ was born about 1680 in Harford Co., Maryland .) Noted events in their marriage were: .. Alt. Marriage, 1710, Maryland. .
Sources: .
1 Carolyn Wellborn Haskins (GenForum). 2 Gene Welborn, Welborns and Related Families With Roots In North and South Carolina (1994, Greenwood South Carolina). 3 Larry D. Kingsley. Descendant of James Welborn & Mary Isabella Teague Welborn 4 Susan (http://wolves.dsc.k12.ar.us/cyberace/sbgone/gen/fam2/wilbourn/edwar...). 5 Joe Welborn, Desc report of Edward WELBORN (c 1660 - 1731) compiled by Joe Welborn. 6 Edward Wilbourn indictment, 1707 Chester Co., Pennsylvania. Chester.S.S. - At a court of Quarter Sessions held at Chester for the aid County of Chester the 25 day of November Anno Dom 1707 -? The Court being opened the constables was called appeared - The Grand Jury being called and qualified received their charge and went forth and returned with their indictments as followeth viz-? Indictment of: The Grand Inquest for our Lady the Queen upon their paths Edwd Wilbourn.: and solemn affirmations do present that Edwd. Wilbourn late of Birmingham Township Chester County blacksmith the 1. day of October in the 6. year of our Reign of Queen Anne over England at the Township of Concord in the county of Chester aforesaid nine yards of lining cloth of the value of 40 shillings of the goods and chattels of John Hannum Yeoman then and there being found then and there did feloniously take steal and carry away against the peace of said Lady the Queen the crown and dignity and also agains! t the form of an act of assembly of this Province in that case made and provided - Indorsed the 27 of the 9. month 1707 - We the Grand Jury find this bill to be a true bill - Michll Blunston foreman - Edward Wilbourn being called to the bar pleads guilty - the court gives Judgment that the said Edward shall make double satisfaction and be whipt with ten lashes on his bare back and wear a Roman T according to law & pay the costs. 7 Wendy Roberts-Craft, WorldConnect: Some Noteworthy Southern Genealogies 8 Ann Beason Gahan. .
....and then to include This Conversation.... .
From: WELBORN Marvin Date: January 5, 2009 6:14:49 PM EST Subject: Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of MD .
....a conversation... .
Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of MD GordonBonnet29 Posted: 6 Jul 2007 7:29AMSurnames: Welborn, Wilbourne, Stookes Hi... I just bumped into a mysterious bit of information about my ancestor, Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of Maryland, who m. Elizabeth ___. The site states that Edward was born in England in 1682, his wife was Elizabeth Stookes, and that he was the son of Edward Welborn and Alse ___ who lived in Chester Co, PA (where the elder Edward allegedly died in 1701). Does anyone know if this information has any documentation at all? I've never seen any hard evidence of this, but if it's correct, it adds another generation to what I have and gets me back to England. Can anyone help? cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY .
Re: Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of MD tinkwelborn1 Posted: 3 Jan 2009 9:46PMSurnames: It would get All of Us descended from Edward Wilbourne back to England. I've seen similar info, but I haven't seen any verifiable documentation -- only citations to other family trees. Until we have some factual stuff, we should take this as clues. Marvin Loyd Welborn (purportedly 7th great-grandchild of Mr. Wilbourne). .
Re: Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of MD Chemteach60 Posted: 5 Jan 2009 4:30PM Surnames: Edward Wilbourn born c 1655 died between 24 June 1730 and 8 September 1731 in St. George Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland. He signed his Will on 24 January 1729 and Bond was posted for settlement Edward Wilbourn Will--signed 24 June 1730. Names wife, Elizabeth. The administrated bond was posted 8 September 1731 by Thomas Wilbourne with Thomas Mitchell. The widow, Elizabeth, having given administration in favor of her son Thomas Mitchell. The deceased named: Thomas, William, Anne and Elizabeth .n 8 September 1731. Edward married Elizabeth [Mitchell]--her maiden name may have been DeMoss...she had son, Thomas Mitchell when she married Edward. The four children of Edward are named above. William was born 21 January 1705 and married Ann Crabtree. I descend from their son, William who married Hepzabeth Stearns. This William was born in St. George Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland and died 24 august 1791 in Wilkes County, Georgia. He sojourned for a period of time in North Carolina and his son, General James Wellborn, remained in North Carolina and is buried in Wilkes County, near the town of Wilkesboro on the "home plantation property" ...his gravesite and family cemetery destroyed by development....James's wife, Rebecca Montgomery Wellborn is buried in Marshall County, Mississippi. Hope this helps clarify information on this family. The information you stated does not appear to agree with my documented evidence. .
Re: Edward Welborn/Wilbourne of MD GordonBonnet29 Posted: 5 Jan 2009 4:46PMSurnames: Wilbourne, Welborn, Mitchell, Teague I agree that this information doesn't jibe with what I found; in the intervening years I've found nothing that supports what was on that website, so I suspect it was incorrect. I still don't know what its source was. What evidence do you have that suggests that Elizabeth was a DeMoss? While I'm on the subject of Elizabeth, I have a question (actually a series of questions) about her. You seem to have researched the family extensively, so I'm curious as to what you'll think. The usual way of assembling Edward Wilbourne's family is that he lived in Chester Co., PA until some time after 1707, the year in which he is on record as having gotten in trouble with the law in Chester Co; after that he came to Harford (then Baltimore County, bought some land, had a prosperous blacksmith business and died there in 1731. As you state, he married Elizabeth ___, widow of a Mitchell; she'd had one known child, Thomas Mitchell, by her first husband. (This relationship is proven by a document in which the administration of the estate is relinquished by Elizabeth to "her sons Thomas Welborn and Thomas Mitchell;" and this Thomas Mitchell is usually identified as the Thomas Mitchell who married Ann Teague, about whom more below.) The problem is, the dates don't add up; or else I'm not seeing something clearly here. The Thomas Mitchell who m. Ann Teague, who is supposedly Elizabeth's son, was in Harford County by 1700 (by his own statement); this is confirmed by the fact that he's on the tax lists for Spesutia Hundred in 1703. He is on record as having stated his age in 1730 (he said he was 46), allowing us to calculate his birth year as 1684. Therefore, in 1700, the year he came to Harford Co., he was 16 years old and presumably was accompanied by his parents (or his mother, if she was already a widow). Now, here's the rub. Elizabeth and Thomas Wilbourne, eldest children of Edward, were born ca. 1700 and ca. 1702, respectively. (These are approximate dates but can't be off by much, as the two were _documented_ as married in 1721 and 1723, respectively.) This requires Elizabeth to be in two places at once -- in Chester County PA, where Edward was still living at the time, and in Harford County with her only son by her first marriage, Thomas Mitchell. You might argue that Thomas, being at that point an older teenager, would have been capable of living on his own, or was living with relatives, and that his mother could well have been back in Chester County with her second husband. However, that's not the only problem. Thomas Mitchell was born in 1684. This means that Elizabeth was born in 1664 at the latest. Edward Wilbourne's youngest child, William, has a documented birthdate of 1712. At that point, Elizabeth, Thomas Mitchell's mother, would have been _at the youngest_ 48 years old! It's not impossible, but it certainly would be unusual. All of this is leading me to believe that there were multiple marriages here, but whatever I do, I can't seem to make the pieces fit. Here's what we know: 1) Thomas Mitchell (b. 1684) and Thomas Wilbourne (b. 1702) were half-brothers, both children of Elizabeth (__) (Mitchell) Wilbourne. Elizabeth was still alive in 1731 when she relinquished administration of her husband's estate to these two sons. 2) Edward Wilbourne is documented as living in Chester County until 1707. His first mention in Harford County is in 1719. 3) Thomas Mitchell made a statement of his age and the number of years he'd lived in Harford County. His birth year (1684) is calculated from that statement, and if it's off, it's only by a year or two. His year of moving to Maryland, from that document, is 1700, and this is substantiated by his appearance on the Spesutia Hundred tax lists in 1703. 4) There is a large gap between the births of Edward Wilbourne's two oldest children (Elizabeth (1700) and Thomas (1702)) and his two youngest (Ann (1711) and William (1712)). This may not mean anything, but makes me suspicious of a second marriage. But if so, how could Thomas' mother Elizabeth still be alive in 1731? Divorce was rare enough in those days that it surely would have shown up in the records. The only other possibilities I can think of is that (1) the Thomas Mitchell who received administration from Elizabeth Wilbourne wasn't the same Thomas b. ca. 1684. But I don't really see any other Thomas in Harford County that it could have been! Or (2) the Edward Wilbourne in Chester County isn't the same man as the Edward Wilbourne who settled in Harford County (maybe they were father/son?). Can you help with this confusion? I suspect there's something I'm not seeing clearly here, and maybe other eyes will be able to discern what's going on. cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY .
Best regards, Marvin Loyd Welborn http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/read/WELBORN/2009-01/1231470144 .
Author: chemteach Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.welborn/385.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I do not believe the Edward in Chester County [the one who got in trouble] is the same Edward in Maryland. Several of us researching this line several years ago came to that conclusion due to the dates, etc. .
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:46:20 -0000 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: GordonBonnet29 Surnames: Wilbourne, Welborn, Mitchell, Teague Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.welborn/385.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: .
I agree that this information doesn't jibe with what I found; in the intervening years I've found nothing that supports what was on that website, so I suspect it was incorrect. I still don't know what its source was. .
What evidence do you have that suggests that Elizabeth was a DeMoss? .
While I'm on the subject of Elizabeth, I have a question (actually a series of questions) about her. You seem to have researched the family extensively, so I'm curious as to what you'll think. .
The usual way of assembling Edward Wilbourne's family is that he lived in Chester Co., PA until some time after 1707, the year in which he is on record as having gotten in trouble with the law in Chester Co; after that he came to Harford (then Baltimore) County, bought some land, had a prosperous blacksmith business and died there in 1731. As you state, he married Elizabeth ___, widow of a Mitchell; she'd had one known child, Thomas Mitchell, by her first husband. (This relationship is proven by a document in which the administration of the estate is relinquished by Elizabeth to "her sons Thomas Welborn and Thomas Mitchell;" and this Thomas Mitchell is usually identified as the Thomas Mitchell who married Ann Teague, about whom more below.) .
The problem is, the dates don't add up; or else I'm not seeing something clearly here. The Thomas Mitchell who m. Ann Teague, who is supposedly Elizabeth's son, was in Harford County by 1700 (by his own statement); this is confirmed by the fact that he's on the tax lists for Spesutia Hundred in 1703. He is on record as having stated his age in 1730 (he said he was 46), allowing us to calculate his birth year as 1684. Therefore, in 1700, the year he came to Harford Co., he was 16 years old and presumably was accompanied by his parents (or his mother, if she was already a widow). .
Now, here's the rub. Elizabeth and Thomas Wilbourne, eldest children of Edward, were born ca. 1700 and ca. 1702, respectively. (These are approximate dates but can't be off by much, as the two were _documented_ as married in 1721 and 1723, respectively.) This requires Elizabeth to be in two places at once -- in Chester County PA, where Edward was still living at the time, and in Harford County with her only son by her first marriage, Thomas Mitchell. .
You might argue that Thomas, being at that point an older teenager, would have been capable of living on his own, or was living with relatives, and that his mother could well have been back in Chester County with her second husband. However, that's not the only problem. Thomas Mitchell was born in 1684. This means that Elizabeth was born in 1664 at the latest. Edward Wilbourne's youngest child, William, has a documented birthdate of 1712. At that point, Elizabeth, Thomas Mitchell's mother, would have been _at the youngest_ 48 years old! It's not impossible, but it certainly would be unusual. .
All of this is leading me to believe that there were multiple marriages here, but whatever I do, I can't seem to make the pieces fit. Here's what we know: .
1) Thomas Mitchell (b. 1684) and Thomas Wilbourne (b. 1702) were half-brothers, both children of Elizabeth (__) (Mitchell) Wilbourne. Elizabeth was still alive in 1731 when she relinquished administration of her husband's estate to these two sons. .
2) Edward Wilbourne is documented as living in Chester County until 1707. His first mention in Harford County is in 1719. .
3) Thomas Mitchell made a statement of his age and the number of years he'd lived in Harford County. His birth year (1684) is calculated from that statement, and if it's off, it's only by a year or two. His year of moving to Maryland, from that document, is 1700, and this is substantiated by his appearance on the Spesutia Hundred tax lists in 1703. .
4) There is a large gap between the births of Edward Wilbourne's two oldest children (Elizabeth (1700) and Thomas (1702)) and his two youngest (Ann (1711) and William (1712)). This may not mean anything, but makes me suspicious of a second marriage. But if so, how could Thomas' mother Elizabeth still be alive in 1731? Divorce was rare enough in those days that it surely would have shown up in the records. .
The only other possibilities I can think of is that (1) the Thomas Mitchell who received administration from Elizabeth Wilbourne wasn't the same Thomas b. ca. 1684. But I don't really see any other Thomas in Harford County that it could have been! Or (2) the Edward Wilbourne in Chester County isn't the same man as the Edward Wilbourne who settled in Harford County (maybe they were father/son?). Can you help with this confusion? I suspect there's something I'm not seeing clearly here, and maybe other eyes will be able to discern what's going on. cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY .
Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:30:41 -0000 This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: xxRebecca60owens Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.welborn/385.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Edward Wilbourn born c 1655 died between 24 June 1730 and 8 September 1731 in St. George Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland. He signed his Will on 24 January 1729 and Bond was posted for settlement Edward Wilbourn Will--signed 24 June 1730. Names wife, Elizabeth. The administrated bond was posted 8 September 1731 by Thomas Wilbourne with Thomas Mitchell. The widow, Elizabeth having given administration in favor of her son Thomas Mitchell. The deceased named: Thomas, William, Anne and Elizabeth.n 8 September 1731. Edward married Elizabeth [Mitchell]--her maiden name may have been DeMoss...she had son, Thomas Mitchell when she married Edward. The four children of Edward are named above. William was born 21 January 1705 and married Ann Crabtree. I descend from their son, William who married Hepzabeth Stearns. This William was born in St. George Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland and died 24 august 1791 in wilkes County, Georgia. He sojourned for a period of time in North Carolina and his son, General James Wellborn, remained in North Carolina and is buried in Wilkes County, near the town of Wilkesboro on the "home plantation property"...his gravesite and family cemetery destroyed by development....James's wife, Rebecca Montgomery Wellborn is buried in Marshall County, Mississippi. Hope this helps clarify information on this family. The information you stated does not appear to agree with my documented evidence.

---

Edward was born in Lincolnshire. After arriving in Baltimore around 1700, he apprenticed as a blacksmith and acquired land as a tobacco farmer in Lancaster County, MA, In 1712 he married Elizabeth Mitchell, a widow, who was born in Baltimore. There is no record of Elizabeth’s parents but one source says she had a son Thomas Mitchell. Edward and Elizabeth had two daughters, Elizabeth and Ann, and two sons, William and Thomas. In his will, dated 23 Jan 1731, Edward bequeathed 50 acres of land to his wife and at her decease, to his daughter Ann, and the remaining part of his land to William, together with his blacksmith tools. He bequeathed to Thomas a one year old steer. Both Edward and Elizabeth died in 1731 in Baltimore.