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About Maj. Richard Moryson
Colonel Moryson was preceded to Virginia by his two brothers — Richard and Robert Moryson, who also commanded at Point Comfort, and after Major Moryson, held commission about 1664.
Rebecca, widow of Col. Charles Moryson, married Col. John Lear of Nansemond. Charles Moryson in 1680, was presiding Magistrate of Elizabeth City County, and Lieutenant Colonel of the Militia. He died in 1688 of smallpox at Plymouth, England, when about to return to Virginia.
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From page 24-25 of Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Volume 1 By Mary Selden Kennedy
The William and Mary Quarterly gives the following information regarding the Morysons and Lears.
"Among the residence on Mill Creek, none were more interesting than Major Richard Moryson and his brothers, Lieut. Robert Moryson and Col. Francis Moryson, who, with Col. Charles Moryson, son of Major Richard Moryson, successively commanded the Fort at Point Comfort. They were sons of Sir Richard Moryson, a member of Parliament, and Lieutenant-general of Ordinance. Sir Richard married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Harrington. They had issue: Sir Henry, Major Richard, of Virginia, appointed Commander of the Fort at Point Comfort, March 20, 1638, and in February, 1641, was a member of the Council in the place of Roger Wingate, deceased. Hence the title of Esquire which he gave himself in his will. He died at his Plantation on Mill Creek (Point Comfort Creek), before December 27, 1648, when his will was proved. He left, it appears, two sons, Richard, mentioned in his will, made in 1626, and Charles. The former died without issue. There is a letter dated 1685 from Col. Francis Moryson, soliciting from Lord Clarendon the Captaincy of the Fort for his nephew, Col. Charles Moryson—a place which Lord Falkland had got from his father. There is an order of the General Court which shows that Col. Charles Moryson 'married the executrix of Col. Leonard Yeo' and a land grant dated 1691 ..."
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!28 Dec 1698: Rachel Viscountess Dowager ffaulkland aged sixty yeares or thereabout make the oath yt haveing married wth Harry late Lord ffaulkland who was sonn to one of ye Daughters of Sr. Richard Morryson, She ye said Lady ffaulkland was well acquainted with severall of ye said Sr. Richard Morrysons relacons & has been informed & is well satisfied yt ye said Sr Richard Moryson had five sonnes... Richard ye Second Sonn who died Leaveing Issue Charles Morryson, who as shee has been Informed lived in Virginia and dyed wthout Issue at Plymuth... Jurat 28th die Decembr, 1698. Coram Myles Cooke. Recorded 22d of July 1699 P Cha : Jening s Cl Cur. Old Kecoughtan, Elizabeth City County, VA - Old Records; Wm. & Mary Qtrly, Vol. 9, No. 2.
22 Jul 1699: Edward Morryson gentleman maketh oath yt he this depont being a descendant and relacon of Sr Richard Morryson hath been informed & doth really believe that ye said Sr Richard Morryson had (amongst others) Issue a Sonn called Richard, wch last sd Richard had Issue a sonn called Charles who lately lived in Virginia in parts beyond ye Seas and dyed at Plymuth & this depont further sayth that he is very well acquainted with Lt Coll Henry Morryson in ye Second Regiment of ffort Guards who is eldest Sonn to ffrancis Morryson Esq deed whoe was another of ye sonns of ye said Richard Morryson, and is very well satisfied yt ye said Henry is heire at Law to the said Charles. Edward Morryson. Jurat 24 die Decr 1698 coram Miles Cook Recordd. ye 22th of July 1699. P Chas. Jenings Cl Cur. Old Kecoughtan, Elizabeth City County, VA - Old Records; Wm. & Mary Qtrly, Vol. 9, No. 2.
- http://vagenweb.org/tylers_bios/vol1-05.htm
- Virginia Gleanings in England: Abstracts of 17th and 18th-century English ...By Lothrop Withington 321 [SIC: 5s. 1da, not 4 sons]
- Seldens of Virginia and Allied Families, Volume 1By Mary Selden Kennedy page 24
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Aug 3 2016, 22:05:54 UTC
- http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=thamm&id=...
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Maj. Richard Moryson's Timeline
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1603
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Leicestershire, England
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1625
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1630
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of Tooley Park, Leicestershire, England
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1655
Age 52
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"Mill Creek", Elizabeth City County, Virginia
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