John Bristow, of Middlesex County

Evidence needed to support as son of Robert Bristow, of Virginia and London

John Bristow

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

Disputed Parents

This John Bristow was not the son of Robert Bristow and Catherine Wooley.

Robert Bristow and Catherine Wooley were married in 1684 in London, England. They did have a son John, their youngest son, who was born before 1700 in London, England, and married in 1733 Anne-Judith, daughter of Paul Foisin, an East Indian merchant in Paris. John died in Lisbon in 1768.[3] John, youngest son of Robert Bristow and Catherine Wooley, was named in the will of his grandfather Robert Bristow dated 20 September 1700 and proved 29 November 1707. He was under age 21 when his grandfather's will was written.[4]

“ All records I can find list Robert Bristow Jr. (only son of Robert Bristow m. Averilla Curtis) list that he married Catherine Wooley in 1684 and not 1648 as suggested, which fits with all the birth dates I can find of around 1662, meaning it's impossible for those to be his parents since he's older than them. Robert Sr. is also referenced as being born 1643 so isn't either a father or grandfather.”

Family

Marriage 1 Michel (Michall) NICHOLLS b: 1653 in Middlesex Cty, Virginia
Married: ABT. 1679 in Christy Church, Middlesex Cty, Virginia 1

Children

1. Johannah BRISTOW b: 6 May 1680 in Baptism date Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia. No further info.
2. William BRISTOW b: 29 Oct 1682 in Baptism date Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia. Married Margaret Clark.
3. Michall BRISTOW b: 15 Feb 1684/85 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia. Married John Owen.
4. Thomas BRISTOW b: 12 Jun 1687 in Baptism Date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia. Married Catherine Wortley.
5. Elizabeth BRISTOW b: 6 Jul 1690 in Baptism Date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia. Married George Barwick.
6. Sarah BRISTOW b: 13 Mar 1691/92 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia. Married Henry Ball.
7. James BRISTOW b: ABT. 1693 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Married 1) Anne Jones 2) Mary Twyman
8. Nicholas BRISTOW b: 17 Jun 1694 in Baptism date Christ Church Parish, Middlesex Cty, Virginia. Married Mary Gardner.
9. Anne BRISTOW b: ABT. 1701 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Married Anthony Seale ll.

Marriage 2 Mary GOODLOE
Married: 8 Jan 1710/11 in Christ Church, Middlesex County, Virginia 3

Children

1. Jedediah BRISTOW b: 10 Aug 1713 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Married 1) Catherine Montague 2) Eleanor
2. Mary BRISTOW b: 15 Aug 1715 in Middlesex County, Virginia. Married Christopher Ammon.
3. Chichester BRISTOW, b: 1716 in Middlesex County, Virginia

Biography

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

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John Bristow was a Virginia colonist.
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John Bristow has English ancestors.
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John Bristow migrated from England to Virginia.
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Research Notes:

Note: "John Bristow, as a youth, was found wandering in the Colony in 1663. The Lancaster County Order Book was the earliest mention him that has been found. It said, "John BRISTOW svnt to John HUGHES coming into this country without indenture & appearing to this Cort is ordered to serve seven years from his arrival." As a minor, he would be subject to the laws of the days relating to orphans, runaways, etc. As he is ordered to serve seven years we can set his age as being about fourteen in 1663. This would make the year of his birth 1649. There is no tradition and no record yet found as to why he, a lad of fourteen, appeared in Virginia without papers. However, because he could offer no good reason for his being there he was indentured for a period of seven years. After completing his service, John lived the rest of his life as a respected and public spirited citizen of Middlesex County, Virginia.

When he died in 1716 John Bristow left a substantial estate in land and slaves, and a reputation for service to his community and to his church. He had served as juror, appraiser, militia man, clerk of the Vestry, and, for many years a lay reader at the Upper Chapel of Convenience of Christ Church." [1]

Note: " " From book "John Bristow of Middlesex County, Virginia and descendants (thru 10 generations)" published by Vantage Press, Ind, NY, Washington, Hollywood, by Gordon Byron Woolley, states "John Bristow of Middlesex County, Va, progenitor of considerable progeny, spread thruout the US.Family was English, name can be found in English records going back to Tudor times.Seat of Lawrence, a village about midway between London and Oxford.John Bristow sent to John Hughes coming into this country without indenture and appearing to this court is ordered to serve seven years from his arrival."As a minor was subject to laws of those days relating to orphans, runaways, etc., age presumed to be about 14 with birth date 1649.Surname meaning for "Bristow" .. English: habitational name from the city of Bristol, named in Old English with brycg ‘bridge’ + stow ‘assembly place’. The final -l of the modern form is due to a regional pronunciation. "[2]

Note: submitted research: John was married two times. First Michal Nicholls in 1679. They had 10 children" . After her death, John married Mary Goodloe Carter on 8 Jan 1711. They had two children, Jedidiah 1713, and Mary, 15 Aug 1715. Another child Anne, was mentioned but was born to her and William Carter prior to marriage to John."

Will

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"

References

1. Genealogies of Virginia Families: From Tyler's Quarterly ..., Volume 1. Page 229. < GoogleBooks >; (document attached)
2. John Bristow of Middlesex County, Virginia and Descendants Through Ten Generations. By Gordon Byron Woolley · 1969. < GoogleBooks > He married Michal Nichols, daughter of John Nichols, in about 1679. They had eight children. He married Mary Carter, daughter of William Carter and Penelope, 8 January 1711. They had three children. [Wrong parents; she was a widow Carter and born Goodloe.]
3. https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I6140... cites
   1. The Virginia Genealogist Volume 3, 1959 [John Frederick Dorman]
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bristow-13 Cites
   1. [(http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=marciamcclure&id...)]
   2. [( http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/b/u/r/Robbie-S-Bursondilillo/WEBSITE-0...)]
   3. Burke, John, Esq. and John Bernard Burke, Esa. A Genealogical & Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland. London : Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1847. Vol. 1, page 141
   4. Withington, Lothrop. Virginia Gleanings in England. .. A consolidation of Articles from The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1998. Pages 114-117
   5. [(Ancestry.com. Christ Church Parish, Virginia Deaths, 1653-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth.)]
   6. [(Burial: Christ Church Cemetery, Christchurch, Middlesex County, Virginia, USA Find A Grave: Memorial #139308065)]
   7. [(recorded in Will Book "B", page 51, Middlesex County, Virginia)] Negroes Belonging to John Bristow. Negro Betty was Born in July 1696.
   8. Christ Church Parish Register
   9. John Bristow, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V29M-B9Z Citation "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V29M-B9Z : accessed 22 October 2015), John Bristow and Mary Carter, 08 Jan 1711; citing Christchurch,Middlesex,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   10. John Bristow in entry for Elizabeth Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-C52 Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR4-C52 : accessed 22 October 2015), John Bristow in entry for Elizabeth Bristow, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   11. John Bristow in entry for Jedidiah Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" url https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-L5W Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRQ-L5W : accessed 22 October 2015), John Bristow in entry for Jedidiah Bristow, 10 Aug 1713; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   12. John Bristow in entry for Mary Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-8GY "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR7-8GY : accessed 12 January 2016), John Bristow in entry for Mary Bristow, 15 Aug 1715; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   13. Jno. Bristow in entry for Michall Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-NHH Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR7-NHH : accessed 22 October 2015), Jno. Bristow in entry for Michall Bristow, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   14. Jno. Bristow in entry for Nicholas Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" url https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR4-TD7 Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRR4-TD7 : accessed 22 October 2015), Jno. Bristow in entry for Nicholas Bristow, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   15. Jno. Bristow in entry for Sarah Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRZ-WVN Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRZ-WVN : accessed 22 October 2015), Jno. Bristow in entry for Sarah Bristow, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.
   16. Jno. Bristow in entry for Thomas Bristow, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917" https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRQ-PTQ Citation "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VRRQ-PTQ : accessed 22 October 2015), Jno. Bristow in entry for Thomas Bristow, ; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 873,777.