John Hutchins, of Wood Burcote

John Hutchins born 1611 died 1686 in My Ladys Manor, Maryland, United States born 1611, in Towcester, and married, in VA, to Polly Strangeman about 1650. William and John were the first of the four brothers to come to Va. John came to Va. in 1634 on the ship BONAVENTURE settled in what is now Lancaster County, VA with passage paid by Lieutenant Colonel Giles Brent. It is assumed that William Hutchins, who arrived in theVirginia Colony on the ship DIANA in 1618 at the age of twenty-one, was a brother of John. William was in Elizabeth Citie in 1624 and in the Census of Living in Virginia in 1623, as given in otten's Lists of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700.

Colonel Brent seemingly took some interest in the welfare of John and must have given him advice in settling for in the next generation John's son William and Hugh Brent, presumably the Colonel's son, were settled not far apart in Lancaster County on a branch of the Corrotoman River (Nugetts CAVALIERS & PIONEERS, p. 224, 435-436). It is assumed that William Hutchins, who arrived in the Virginia Colony on the ship DIANA in 1618 at the age of twenty-one, was a brother of John. William was in Elizabeth Citie in 1624 and in the Census of Living in Virginia in 1623, as given in Hotten's Lists of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700. The movement of these Hutchins to Virginia is documented by the records of the granting of land by "headrights". In the early days of the colony ofVirginia anyone paying transportation for persons going to the colony "at his owne cost" was awarded for each person whose passage he paid a "headright" of fifty acres of land. Since passage costs were usually between five and six pounds it was quite a bargain for the one who advanced the money. Colonists with the financial means listed for transportation themselves, members of their family, friends and servants. Among the headrights claimed are found persons of all social classes — nobility and gentry, yeomanry, indentured servants and negroes. But the act of accepting transportation did not, apparently, in any way seem to burden the one transported with indenture unless it already existed or was entered voluntarily. Some, with inadequate or limited funds to maintain themselves in the new country, entered into a state of indenture willingly to help get established. It was, in a way, a most convenient method of putting down roots in a new land. About 70% of migrants from England who came between 1630-1660 were indentured servants. The claim for land by those paying passage across the Atlantic for others was not always made at once and the person transported may have arrived quite some years before so the records of land grants cannot be used with any surety to date the coming from England.John and William were not the only Hutchins in the Virginia Colony when they arrived for by 1618 Robert Hutchins was in James Town and soon after his assumed brother Isaac Hutchins came to Virginia. It is possible that Robert and Isaac were cousins of John andWilliam. John most probably married shortly after he arrived buthis wife's name is not known. He was the father,undoubtedly, of at least three sons: William, Nicholasand Thomas. There was, in all probability an older sonnamed John but it has not been possible to trace him. Of the daughters of John Hutchins nothing is known. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH4,61171

When John Hutchins came to virgina in 1634 the population was about 6500 people and in 1640 the population was about 10,000. ________________________________________________

John Hutchins

• Birth: Circa 1611 - Towchester, Northampshire, England
• Death: Circa 1686 - My Ladys Manor, Maryland
• Parents: Thomas Hutchins, I, Ann Hutchins
• Married: Polly Strangeman

notes

" 'John Hutchins, the younger brother, born in Towcester in 1611, came to Virginia in 1634 on the ship Bonaventure following his older Brother, and established the lines on which research has been done. He most probably married shortly after he arrived but his wife's name is not yet known. (Hotten's List, p. 37).

" 'Passage for John Hutchins to come to the colonies was paid by Lieutenant Colonel Giles Brent who seemingly took some interest in the welfare of the young man and must have given him advice in settling, for in the next generation John's son William and Hugh Brent, presumably the Colonel's son, were settled not far apart in Lancaster County on a branch of the Corrotoman River. (Nugents Cavaliers & Pioneers, p. 224 - p. 435-436)...' "

" 'When the Hutchins brothers, William and John, came into Virginia they left behind them, in Northamptonshire, according to the St. Lawrence records, their father and mother, Thomas and Ann Hutchins, a brother Richard, who was christened September 8, 1618, and a brother Thomas whose wife was Phillis Anne. There were uncles, too. Their uncle Robert Hutchins was buried January 16, 1661; their uncle William Hutchins was buried December 6, 1688.

" 'John Hutchins, the younger brother in Virginia, was the father, undoubtedly, of at least three sons:

• William,
• Nicholas and
• Thomas. There was, in all probability, an older son named
• John but so far it has been impossible to trace him.

There have not been found any land patents of the proper date in his name nor are the two wills found, copies of which were sent from the Virginia State Library in Richmond, in any way conclusive.

Of the daughters of John Hutchins nothing is known.

Daughter of Edward Strangeman and Sarah Strangeman. Wife of John Hutchins, of Pembroke Tribe. Mother of Nicholas Hutchings; Thomas Hutchings; Katherine Mayer; Hanna Hutchings; Ruth Hutchings; William Hutchins; Zachariah Hutchings; Matthew Hutchins; Daniel Hutchings; Joseph Hutchins; John Hutchings and Susanna Hutchings. Married in 1640 in VA, USA to John Hutchins. In some records her last name was stated as Greenleaf.

• John Hutchins in Memorials of the Discovery and Early Settlement of the Bermudas Or ..., Volume 2 By Sir John Henry Lefroy
• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/hutchings/725/
  • Does anyone have any information on John Hutchings of Pembroke Tribe, Bermuda.John would have been there in the mid 1600s probably.He had a son named Daniel.Does anyone know the names of his other children. Any information on John Hutchings of Bermuda would be apprciated.
• http://arlisherring.com/tng/getperson.php?personID=I063397&tree=Her...
  • Col. John Hutchings. Son of Daniel Hutchings, mariner, of Norfolk county, and grandson of John Hutchings, of "Pembroke Tribe," Bermuda, was born in 1691 and died in April, 1768. He was an eminent merchant of Norfolk; was mayor of the borough in 1737, 1743 and 1755; and burgess from 1738 to 1756. He married Amey, daughter of John Godfrey, of Norfolk, and had issue John, Jr. (q. v.), Joseph (q. v.), Elizabeth married Richard Kelsick, Mary married Dr. John Ramsay, Frances married Charles Thomas, and Susanna married Edward Champion Travis. Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume I IV--Burgesses and Other Prominent Persons
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=cjhill&id...
• http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hutchins-65