Sarah Burden Fleete Walker Stone

While in England, Fleete married Sarah Burden, a widow and brought her to Virginia. They had one son, Henry Fleete." (p.66) He left his widow so well provided for that she could twice remarry respectably, first Col. John Walker, a member of the King's Council and later, Dr. John Stone. She could also send for her daughter in England, and bequeath young Henry (not yet of age) a deed of gift to all his father's lands. Even after remarriage she always signed her name on legal documents as "Widow Fleete". (pp.72-3)

"Adventurers of Purse and Person" Vol. 1, (p.972) has more: "Rather late in life Henry Fleete married a widow, Sarah ( ) Burden, who had a young daughter Mary Burden. Sarah married third, bef 28 Oct 1661, Col. John Walker of Gloucester County (died 1668/9) and had two daughters by him, Sarah Walker and Hester Walker, and married fourth, by 2 Nov 1672, Col John Stone, by whom she has no children. As Sarah Walker she left a will, 28 Jan 1668/9 - 29 Dec 1679." A footnote says: She named her son Henry, daughters Mary Burden,Sarah Walker and Hester Walker and Colonel Walker's six daughters.

Notes

Captain Henry Fleet was an early pirate/explorer who settled in Jamestown after voyaging on Lord Rich's ships, the Warwick and the Tiger, that sailed down the West African coast and to the West Indies in the 1620s and later. Upon his death, his widow, Sharin [SIC: Susan] Fleet married Lieutenant Colonel John Walker of Virginia and brought into that marriage a number of enslaved Africans, including Edward Mozinga (Mozingo).

28 Jan 1668/9 his widow, Mrs. Sarah Walker, wrote a deed giving six slaves to Col. John Walker's six daughters, Anne Payne, Frances Walker, Jane Walker, Elizabeth Walker, Sarah Walker and Esther Walker; to Anne Payne, a filley and a mare to each of her five sisters; to Frances Walker, five cows when she marries; similar gifts to four other daughters; to Anne Payne, Frances Walker, Jane Walker and Elizabeth Walker, the plate that was their father's; to son Henry, silver and household effects when he comes of age; and to daughter Mary Burden, silver and household effects. This deed was recorded 29 Dec 1679. Mrs. Sarah Walker married Col. John Stone of Rappahannock Co. after the above deed was written. Jane Walker married John Deane 1679; he married Elizabeth, daugher of Silvester Thatcher. Sarah Walker married Col. Edwin Conway 1685 and had Mary who married her first cousin John Daingerfield first then married Maj. James Ball in 1707. Col. Conway married Elizabeth Thompson; they were the great grandparents of President James Madison Hester or Esther Walker married Thomas Moss first then married Capt. Edmond Crask, Clerk of the Court. Henry Fleet, Jr. died in Lancaster Co. leaving a will dated 1729 (1733). ...Vivian

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Notes for Col John STONE:
Death: aft. 01 November 1672.

Notes for Sarah ?:
Birth: bef. 1645.
Death: aft. 01 November 1672.

From Lineages:

13 February 1992

p 16 Edward (I) MOZINGO, an illegitimate non-white, was indentured to
Col. John WALKER. Col. WALKER married Sarah, widow of Henry FLEET, and
had two daughters. After his death, Sarah married Col. John STONE, and
had one daughter Anne STONE.

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Sarah WALKER STONE reacted rather negatively to this lawsuit [to free
Edward Mozingo]. Emphasis has been added: TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come &C KNOW yee that I Sarah STONE Alias WALKER of the County of Rappa did in the time of my widowhood but before I had proved the will of Colonel John WALKER my Late Husband deceased did set apart certaine young Negroes Certaine Cattle Some Plate and Household Stuff which I did intend to give to the children of Coll� John WALKER deceased as also to some of my owne had by him and to that Intent Richard FOX did make a writing of the Particulars soe Intended upon Consideration that I might oblige them the more to Love and Respect me and stir up filial affection in them unto me but finding contrary to Expectation I am for my good will and Affection to them Contemned & despised and Rewarded with Contumelious words and approbious actions and my loving husband John STONE molested by Litigious Lawsuits and daily threatened by more suits of Law doe by these presents of Wrighting Annulling Revoaking and making void all and Every the said Premises Part Parcell or Gifts therein Contained in the said Wrighting as if there Never was or had been such Gifts by writing made interesting and giving them fully to the disposing of my own loving husband and do further declare that I the said Sarah STONE alias WALKER did never subscribe the said Writing but what is there subscribed is the act and subscription of Richard FOX and doe moreover with the consent of my loving Husband John STONE make ordaine Constitute and appoint Mr. Henry CLERK [CLARK] my true and lawful attorney to acknowledge this as my act and deed in Court. IN WITNESS whereof I have sett my hand and Seale this 2nd day of November Anno 1672. Signum: Sarah (X) STONE (Seale). Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas BLISSED and Henry CREIGHTON. I acknowledge my Consent to this as Witness my hand and Seale the day and year above written: John STONE There is no documented cause and effect relationship between the lawsuit in which Edward MOZINGO won his freedom and the revocation of Sarah WALKER STONE. Nonetheless, Edward MOZINGO sued Doctor STONE, who married Col. WALKER�s widow, and she in turn revoked her gifts to WALKER�s children in part because her �loving husband John STONE� was �molested by Litigious Lawsuits.� The sequence of events strongly suggests a connection between the two events.

Wills

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From "Will Records from Old Rappahannock County, VA.: Sarah Stone's lst Will was written before she married Col. John Stone:

"Will of Sarah Walker. Dated 18 1668/9 and probated Dec. 29, 1679. "I
Sarah Walker Doe give and bequeath unto Coll. John Walker's six daughters as Followeth: unto Annie Paine one negro boy called Richard and one young filly. To Frances Walker one negro boy called Peter and one young filly. To Jane Walker one negro girl named Deborah and one young filly. To Elizabeth Walker one negro girl named Susannah and one young filly. To Sarah Walker, one negro girl named Mareay (sic) and one young filly. To Easter (sic) Walker one negro boy called Palmer and one young filly. To Frances, Jane, Sarah and Easter Walker 5 cows at marriage. To Anne Paine, Frances, Jane and Elizabeth Waler all the plate that was their father's to be equally divided among them. To my son Henry Fleete one Silver Buckle and one Silver spoon at my decease. To my daughter Mary Burden one Silver Tankard and onw Ailcwe spoon at my decease. To my daughter Sarah Walker one Great Silver Salt cellar and one Silver spoon at my decease. To my daughter Esther Walker one Silver Bason and one Silver spoon at my decease. To Frances, Jane and Elizabeth Walker ten pewter dishes at marriage. I give unto my son Henry Fleete when he cometh to age one feather bed and Boulster, one Rugg, one paire blankets, one paire pillows and pillowbeeres and one paire of sheets. I give unto my daughter Mary Burden one feather bed and Boulster, one paire of blankets, one paire of sheets with a couple of pillows at her marriage. Test: Francis Settle and Richard Fox. (W.B. #2 p 142)." Evidently only two of his daughters, Col. John Walker, viz: Sarah and Esther Walker, were hers also, the other four daughters having been by Col. Walkers first wife Elizabeth.......While this is called and listed as her Will, it was evidently an entirely different document, as she was later to marry again and to die as the wife of Col. John Stone of Rappahannock, later Richmond County.

Sarah Stone 2nd Will: "TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall com & CKNOW yee that I SarahStone, Alias Walker of the County of Rapp did in the time of my widowhood but before I had proved the Will of Colonel John Walker my Late Husband Deceased did set apart certaine young negroes Certaine Cattle Some Plate and household (goods) which I did intend to give to the children of Coll John Walker deceased as also to some of my owne had by him and to that Intent Richard Fox did make a writing of the Particulars soe Intended upon Consideration that I might oblige them the more to Love and Respect me and stir up filial affection in them unto me but finding contrary to Expectation I am for my good will and affection to them Contemned and despised and Rewarded with Contumelius words and opprobrious actions and my loving husband, John Stone molested by Litigious Lawsuits and daily threatened by more suits of Law doe by these presents of Wrighting Annulling Revoking and making void all and Every the said Premises Part Parcell or Gift therein Contained in the said Wrighting as if there never was or had been such Gifts by writing made interesting and giving then fully to the disposing of my own loving husband and do further declare that I the said Sarah Stone alias Walker did never subscribe the said Wrighting but what is there subscribed is the act and subscription of Richard Fox and doe moreover with the consent of my loving husband John Stone make ordaine Constitute and appoint this as act and deed in Court. IN WITNESS whereof I have sett my hand and Seale this 2nd day of November Anno 1672. Signum: Sarah (X) Stone (Seale). Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presence of Thomas Blissedd and Henry Creighton. I acknowledge my Consent to this as Witness my hand and Seale the day and year above written: John Stone. Test: Thomas Blissed and Henry Crighton. (Book 5, 1671-1676, pg 10).

References

• http://www.angelfire.com/mt2/genealogy/html/fam1123.html
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/w/o/o/Michael-A-Woolvert...
• Notes and Queries," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 30, No. 4 (Oct., 1922), pp. 385-402 (Published by: Virginia Historical Society). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4243897
• Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 : marriages and marriage references for the counties of Lancaster, Northumberland, Old Rappahannock, Richmond, and Westmoreland https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1127047?availability=Family...