Ann Stokes

Name seen as Jane Scarbrook without supporting evidence. Not the wife of William Stoakes of Newport Pagnell & not the same as Ann Stokes

Family

William Stokes was born in 1619, a son of Christopher Stokes, who immigrated to Virginia before 1635 and on July 21, 1635 obtained a patent for 300 acres of land on the New Poquoson, in Charles River county, (later York county).

On August 16, 1637, Christopher obtained 300 acres more adjoining his property and on May 20, 1638, 400 acres on the Warwick River. Christopher died sometime before 1646, dividing his property between his four sons, Christopher, William, Francis and Thomas.

Christopher, II died, leaving a widow, but no children. His estabe was divided between his wife, Abeatrice, and brothers, William and Francis.

Francis died about 1658, unmarried, leaving William, only survivor, who became owner of all the land patented by his father.

William is stated to have been the father of John Stokes, who obtained a patent for 476 acres of land in Charles City county, on April 25, 1701, and of Sylvanus Stokes, who patented 244 acres in Charles City county, on December 19, 1711, and in 200 acres on the south side of Nottoway River in 1717, and 380 acres adjoining the last grant in 1723. [1]

William Stokes died in 1699, in York county, Virginia. [2]

His wife's name is unknown; no wives accompanied Christopher Stokes' sons when they arrived Virginia.

Note: William's son, John, sold land in 1699 that was part of his grandfather's original 1637 patent; this may indicate that John had inherited it from his father and that William was deceased by this date.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stokes-310

1. “Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 6, no. 1, 1898, pp. 95. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4242124. Accessed 29 Mar. 2021 digitized here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242124
2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171329656/william-stokes
3. NUGENT, NELL M. Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800. Vol. 1:1-6. Richmond, VA: Dietz Printing Co., 1929-1931. Although vol. 6 ends with the year 1695, no other volumes were published
4. Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010
5. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=26663240&pid...