Lucy Carter Necks

Apparently she took up the millinery craft to support her young children after her first husband's death. A large part of her trade was with Virginia, perhaps relying on her Virginia family connections. Her second husband, also a sea captain, was also of help with her trade. She applied as a "Loyalist" to receive compensation for her losses in Virginia Event 1781 London, co. Middlesex, England - "After the Revolutionary War, [widowed] Lucy [Necks] declared herself a Loyalist and applied for financial assistance, but was apparently unsuccessful in her pleadings."

• Born about 1728 in Berkeley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia. Will wriitten before 21 FEB 1789 London, co. Middlesex, England. Death: BEF 12 MAR 1789 ( estimate is based on the date of probate of her will.). Probate: 12 MAR 1789 London, co. Middlesex, England.
• Parents: Benjamin HARRISON b: ABT 1695 in "Berkeley", Charles City Co., VA & Ann CARTER b: 1696 in "Corotoman", Lancaster Co., VA

Married

1. After 1745 to Capt. Edward Randolph(1724-1757). He was the son of Edward Randolph of Bremo & Elizabeth Graves.
2. unknown or Edward Randolph is the father of "invalid" Betty Popley
3. after 1757 to Robert Necks.

Children of Edward Randolph - emigrated to Virginia after their mother's death:

1. Harrison RANDOLPH b: ABT 1758
2. Lucy RANDOLPH b: CA 1760

Sources:

• Spared by Lightning: the story of Lucy (Harrison) Randolph Necks
• VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY, July 1981, vol. 89, no. 3 , pps. 294-307.

Links

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=atj3333&i...
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=randolph2...