John Stringer, I

John was indentured to Thomas Allen when he was about seven years of age. Allen assigned John to John Archer of Elizabeth City, VA. on June 20, 1690. On October 19th, 1696, by his own consent, John was bound to Charles and Elizabeth Combs until he was twenty one.

By will recorded May 21st, 1718, John Stringer, Sr. leaves custody of his son John to sister Elizabeth Weathersby, until he is sixteen. John became a cooper and barrel maker.

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John Stringer

in the Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1564-1837

Name: John Stringer Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1698 Marriage Place: Cheshire, England Spouse: Margaret Molyneux Save Cancel Source Citation RS, Chester Marriage Licences granted within the Archdeaconry of Chester, part 8, 1691-1700, vol 77; Author: Ed: W Irvine; Publication Date: 1924

Source Information Ancestry.com. Cheshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1564-1837 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2018.

Original data: Electronic databases created from various publications of parish records. ______________________________________________________________________

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stringer-591

John Stringer Sr Born May 1682 in Elizabeth City, Virginiamap ANCESTORS ancestors Son of Daniel Stringer and [mother unknown] Brother of Elizabeth (Stringer) Weathersbee [spouse%28s%29 unknown] DESCENDANTS descendants Father of John Stringer Jr and Daniel Stringer Died 12 Apr 1718 in Elizabeth City, Virginiamap Profile managers: Karen Hoy private message [send private message], Alexis Underwood private message [send private message], and Charles Stringer private message [send private message] Profile last modified 14 Jul 2019 | Created 29 Apr 2014 This page has been accessed 789 times. Biography John was born in 1682 to Daniel Stringer, an immigrant from England, and mother as yet unknown. He was apprenticed three different times, as shown below, the first at age 7 1/2. He married about 1700 to Margaret LNU, and they had two children according to his will, Daniel and John, Jr. John Sr.'s wife died before him, and he died in 1718 at 35 years old. His namesake, John Jr. was only 4 at the time, and was left in the care of John Sr.'s sister, Elizabeth.

Indenture - Stringer to Allin.[1]

"Indenture between Thomas Allin, cooper of Eliz City Co & John Stringer, the son of Daniel Stringer of the same Co, aged about 7 1/2 years old. I, Daniel Stringer bind my son John until he cometh to one & twenty years of age to the sd Thomas Allin to learn him the trade of a cooper" & "I, the sd Thomas Allin ... bind myself ... to find the sd John Stringer sufficient meat, drink, washing, & lodging during (this time) & at the end to pay unto John Stringer a whole set of cooper's tools and a good suit of clothes ..." (no day or month) 1689.

Signed: Daniel Stringer, Thomas Allen, John Stringer. Test Will. Latham, Mary Latham. Rec: -- Oct 1689.

"I, the subscriber ... assign ... all rights & title of this indenture unto John Archer, cooper ... He is obliged to perform all the articles of my part..." Dated: 20 June 1690. Signed: Thomas Allin, John (X) Archer. Test: George Eland, Samuel Curle. P181(96)

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On Oct. 19, 1696, by his own consent, John was bound to Charles and Elizabeth Combs:

John Stringer being now fifteen years old is with his own consent bound an apprentice to Charles Combs & Elizabeth, his wife, until he be the age of twenty-one years, to learn the trade of a weaver, and at the expiration Charles Combs and Eliza., his wife, shall allow the apprentice a loom & a suit of talklin (?) and one suit of apparel & find the apprentiace meat, drink, clothing & lodging sufficient during this time.

(the above from the book "Elizabeth City County, Virginia (now the City of Hampton) Deeds, Wills, Court Orders, Etc. 1634, 1659, 1688, 1702" by Rosemary Corley Neal, C.G....Copy provided by Beatrice Hudson of Hampton, VA.

Last Will of John Stringer Sr.[2]

Will of John Stringer, Sr. leaves custody of his son John to sister Elizabeth Stringer-Wethersby, until he is sixteen - will recorded May 21, 1718 Elizabeth City, pg 120, 121.

Last will and testament of John Stringer of the Co. of Elizabeth City, sick and weak. To son John Stringer, stock, bed, and furniture and all pewter except two dishes and 4 plates given to son Daniel. To sister Elizabeth Weathersby corn, wheat, and hogs for the use of my son John who is to remain with sister Weathersby until he is 16 "and his estate." To friend Michael Draper loom and weaving gear, to Daniel Stringer, all of the rest of the estate. Friend William Allen to be executor. Signed John Stringer (X) wit. Fra. Rogers (X), John Crook (X), and John Curle.

Stringer Family Records[3]

John Stringer I was born in the spring of 1682. In October 1689, when he was 7 years old, his father bound him to Thomas Allen "until he cometh to one & twenty years of age...to learn him the trade of a cooper." Unfortunately, John showed little talent for this trade.

Eight months later, Allen signed him over to another cooper, John Archer. But this didn't work any better, and eventually Archer must have released John from the indenture.

On October 19, 1696, John (now 14 years old) bound himself voluntarily to "Charles Combs & Elizabeth, his wife, until he be the age of twenty-one years, to learn the trade of a weaver." This was successful, and John did become a weaver.

He died in 1718, leaving his looms to Michael Draper; various personal items he owned to his son John or his sister Elizabeth Wethersby, with whom John Jr. was to live until he became 16; and the rest of his estate to his son Daniel. His wife Margaret is not mentioned; she must have died before 1718.

The two sons Daniel and John left Elizabeth City in opposite directions, Daniel moving north to Middlesex County, Virginia, and John moving south, to Edgecombe County, North Carolina.

Sources ↑ Genealogy.com[1] ↑ Ancestry[2] ↑ Stringer Family Records [3] ____________________________________________________________________________

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