Samuel Alsobrook, II

MSR 3400 - Samuel Alsobrook, d. 1696-8 Surry Co. Va. (pencil)
ESTIMATIONS: birth at 15 years minimum prior to birth of SON - MSR 1700 Samuel Alsobrook. (pencil) *jc*

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Samuel Alsobrook
Born about 1665 in South Molton, Devon, Englandmap [uncertain]
Son of Samuel Alsobrook and Hannah (Burton) Alsobrook
[sibling%28s%29 unknown]
Husband of Mary (Ironmonger) Alsobrook — married about May 1687 in Surry Co, Colony of Virginiamap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Father of Mary (Alsobrook) High, Thomas Alsobrook, Samuel Alsobrook Sr. and John Alsobrook
Died before 5 Nov 1696 before about age 31 in Surry Co, Colony of Virginiamap
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Alsobrook-1 created 8 Mar 2011 | Last modified 12 Jun 2023
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Contents

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1 Biography
2 Sources
2.1 Surry County Records 1674
2.2 Surry County Order Book 1619-1713
2.3 1698 Will and Final Testament of John Thompson
2.4 Acknowledgements
Biography

Samuel Alsobrook - the immigrant

Birth: c1665 South Molton, Devon, England (no documented proof)
Marriage: May 1687 to Mary Ironmonger (no proof of date)
Death: bef 5 Nov 1696 - Surry Co, Colony of Virginia (Estate Adm)
Burial
The known children of Samuel Alsobrook and Mary Ironmonger
Samuel Alsobrook m. Joan Howell
Mary Alsobrook m. John High
John Alsobrook
Thomas Alsobrook
Listed in the order they appear in the court records. Orphan records below.
Sources

Will get back to uploading these sources....June 2023.....
Surry County Records 1674

Earliest Virginia record so far: 1674 headright for Benjamin Harrison.....
Tithable in 1679 and 1689......still uploading all this.....
Surry County Order Book 1619-1713

At a court held at Southwark, 9'ber ye 5th 1696 (Nov 5) a Court session of Administration - (Samuel Alsobrook has died intestate sometime before 5 Nov 1696)
"Granted unto John Thompson on ye estate of Samuel Alsobrook....."
Adm of Samuel Alsobrook's estate - p.173, para-7 right (image 149 on the slide bar)
Estate Inventory - 18 March 1696/7:
Inventory for Samuel Alsobrook by John Thompson; page 178 right, image 155 on the slider bar.
At a Court held at Southwark, 2 March 1696/7
"Mary Alsobrooks orphan of Samuel Alsobrooks dec'd....bound to age 18 or married...."
View the document: Mary Alsobrooks - p 177 left, 6th entry (image 154 on the slider bar)
"John Alsobrooks orphan of Samuel Alsobrooks dec'd placed with Wm. Jordman (?)....."
Same page, on the right, 6th entry:
Order Books 1691-1713 - p. 178 (155 on the image bar)
At a Court held at Southwark for the County of Surry May the 4th 1697: Mr. John Thompson Administrator of Samuel Alsobrooks deceased presenting? an Inventory of the said deceased Estate & making oath thereto it is admitted to Record.

3 May 1698
"Thomas son of Samuel Alsobrook dec'd is bound to Thomas Bentley jun until he shall attain the age of 21....."
View the document: Thomas Alsobrook - p 189 (image 166 on the slider bar)
1698 Will and Final Testament of John Thompson

Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1983
Surry County Wills and Deeds Book 5, p 185 (left) - 2 Aug 1698
Samuel is an orphan and the man who took him in has died:
It is my further will and desire that Samuell Alsobrook son of Samuell Alsobrook dec'ed bee religiously brought up by my Extrix. And that hee bee taught to read write and cast amounts??? (7th paragraph, bottom)
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NOTE: Still looking for the initial assignment of Samuel to Thompson as an orphan court entry like the other children's.
Acknowledgements

Thank you to Paul Liles for creating this profile for Samuel Alsobrook. Thank you to Tom Horner, Robert Fletcher, Barry Sweetman, and Claudia Scarbrough for contributing information to this profile. Thank you to Amy Utting for cleaning the profile's biography following its merge.

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/c/c7/Alsobrook-9.jpg will
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mlmidkiff...