Lady Jane Wilson

LADY JANE RADCLYFFE (60-1) Married ROBERT "ROB" WILSON on May 6, 1726, on Saturday,at the Church of Westover, Virginia. Rob was born in 1699, in England, died in America. Rob was an exconvict who came to America. Jenny was staying with her father Charles Radclyffe when a man broke into the house and attacked her. Rob, a servant of Charles, saw the attack and fought with the man until Rob had killed him. Rob was convicted of murder and was sold to a Ben Harrison, owner of the Berkley Plantation in Virginia, and sent to America in Virginia on June 30, 1725. Jenny wanted follow him to

Virginia. She knew a girl friend, Evelyn Byrd, in Virginia, and on March 1, 1726, she left England to go visit Evelyn and look for Rob. Jenny arrived there on April 20, 1726 with the William Byrd family aboard the ship "Randolph" and sailed up James River in Virginia. Jenny found Rob but he had years still to serve, so Jenny had to buy his freedom. She paid 50 golden English guineas for him and he was freed on Monday, May 1, 1726, and married him. They moved to Albemarle County, Virginia, settled on Slate River, where Rob built their first home and called the homeplace Snowden. The town still goes by the name Snowden. Rob and Jenny had four sons and two of their sons, William and James, took their mother's surname and spelled it Ratclyffe. Because of the Ratcliffe history they wanted pass the name on to future generations.