Thomas Watton, of Isle of Wight

Thomas Watton b. Sep 1612, Castor, Northamptonshire, England, m. in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, Sara Jennings. Thomas died 1669, Isle of Wight Co, Virginia.

VIRGINIA PATENT RECORDS SHOW THAT IN JUNE, 1639, AN EARLY VIRGINIA PLANTER NAMED JOHN PAWLEY PAID FOR PASSAGE OF 12 IMMIGRANTS FROM ENGLAND, AMONG THEM A THOMAS WATTON. PAWLEY TOOK OUT HIS PATENT NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAWNES CREEK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE JAMES RIVER, WHERE JAMES CITY CO. AND ISLE OF WIGHT CO. THEN MET. CA. 1640 A WILLIAM TROLODER TRANSFERRED 150 ACRES TO THOMAS WATTON. THOMAS MARRIED WIDOW OF ARTHUR WOOD SOME TIME AFTER 1646.

Children:

4. i Richard Wotton.

http://fabpedigree.com/s058/f258442.htm

First doctor in America..Came over with Capt John Smith [or is that his father, Thomas? One of them was a surgeon general]

see also http://olddobbers.net/wooten_report.htm

LTW of Thomas Wotton

In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Wotton being sick & weak in Body, but of good & perfect memorie praised be the almightie God for it, I ordain this my last will & Testament, that is to say I give my soul to God my maker & Christ my redeemer, hoping in his mercies to have pardon for my sinns, my body I Comitt to the ground, to be buried as my executors deem good, I ordain my well loved wife Sara Wotton Richard Wotton my only & true begotten sonne, my Executors of this my last will and Testament That is to Say, after my debts being first paid: I give my wife's sonn Thomas Wood the worth of twohund pence, and no more. And all the rest of my goods, that is to say, land houses cattell & hoggs & household goods I give to my wife Sara Wotton & Richard Wotton my only sonne. And I leave my estate to my wife & sonne wholly & fully. And after my decease, I ordain my sonn: Richard Wotton, wholly executor to look after the estate. And after my wife's decease my sonn Richard to be possessed of the estate wholly, and after my sonn Richard's decease, he having no issue, I give it to my next kinn of Name in Northampton Shire att a town called Castor neere unto Peterborough: And I desire my loveing friends James Sampson and Richard Briggs to be overseers of this my last will & testament. Amen, written in one sheete of paper in the year of our lord God march the 15th day 1669. Signed (by hand) Thomas Wotton. Wit. Elizabeth Sampson. This will is proved by the oath of Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson in open Corte held for the Isle of Wight County this Ninth Day of December 1670 And then Recorded. y m: JnO Jennings Cl Cur

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Sarah was married first to Arthur Wood and had one son Thomas by thatmarriage. Source:

This Indenture made the 14th day of January Anno Domini 1668 BetweenThomas Wood Sonne of Arthur Wood and Sarah Wooton, his mother & Relictof Arthur Wood decsd of the one part and Richard Bennett of Blackwaterof the other part... by these presents for ever pass over unto him thesaid Richard Bennett his Heirs Extrs Adms and Assigns for ever, Acertain parcel of Land containing One Hundred Acres...Beginning uponthe Mouth of the South Branch and soe runing along the Branch to amarked pine, and from the said marked pine to __?__ into Tho. Woodsand his broadth (?) to runn also northerly by the Main Swamp, thisaforesaid Land lying att Blackwater in the County of Isle of Wight,this said land being included & contained in a pattent of Seavenhundred & forty six acres taken up by Francis (?) England in the yearof our Lord 1645..." signed (by hand) Tho. Wood, Sarah Wooton (hermark). Wit: Thomas Wooton (by hand), Richard Wooton (by mark)

Proved in Open Court for the Isle of Wight County this 16th day of Nov1669. Signed by John Jennings, clerk. The deed was proved by ThomasWood and Sarah Wooton in open court. (IOW WDB I, pp 199-200)

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Will of Thomas Wotton as found in "The Woottons of Isle of Wight County Virginia" by Richard C Wooton.

"In the name of God, Amen, I Thomas Wotton being sick & weak in body, but of good & perfect memorie,, praised be the almightie God for it. I ordain this my last will & Testament, that is to say I give my soul to God my maker and Christ my redeemer, hoping in his mercies to have pardon for my sins, my body I commit to the ground, to be buried as my executors deem good. I ordain my well loved wife Sara Wotton, Richard Wotton my only & true begotten sonne, my executors of this my last will & testament. That is to say, after my debts being paid, I give my wife's sonne Thomas Wood the worth of two hundred pence, and no more. And all the rest of my goods, that is to say, land houses cattell and hogs and households goods I give my wife Sara Wotton and Richard Wotton, my only sonne, and I leave my estate to my wife and sonne Richard wholly and fully. And after my decease, I ordain my sonne Richard Wotton, wholy executor to look after the estate. And after my wife's decease, my sonne Richard to be possessed of the estate wholly and after my sonne Richard's decease, he having no issue, I give it to my next kinn of name in Northamptonshire at a town called Castor neere unto Peterborough and I desire my loving friends James Sampson and Richard Briggs to be overseers of this my last will & testament. Amen, written in one sheet of paper in the year of our Lord God, March the 15th day 1669." Signed by Thomas Wotton, witnessed by Elizabeth Sampson. 'This will is proved by the oath of Mrs. Elizabeth Sampson in open court held for the Isle of Wight county this ninth day of December 1670 and then recorded. John Jennings' Note: According to present calendar, the actual year in which the will was made was 1670, not 1669, since prior to 1752, the year began on March 25th, not January 1st.

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the Wooten family had its American origin in Isle of Wight County, VA. Thomas Wotton (II), son of Thomas Wotton (I) and his wife, Jane, of Northamptonshire, England, was christened 27 Sept 1612. This information is found in the Castor Parish records. Castor, Northamptonshire is mentioned in the will of Thomas Wotton (II) dated Mar 15, 1669. This will is found in Isle of Wight County, VA. Thomas Wotton settled in this county and married Sarah Wood, the widow of Arthur Wood. Sarah had one son by her first husband, named Thomas Wood, and one son by her second husband, named Richard Wotton.

27 Sep 1612 Castor, Northamptonshire, England

Death: 8 Dec 1670 Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Burial: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United StatesBirth: Sep., 1612 Northamptonshire, England Death: 1669 Isle of Wight County Virginia, USA

THOMAS AND SARA JENNINGS MEMORIAL

Thomas Watton b. Sep 1612, Castor, Northamptonshire, England, m. in Isle of Wight Co, Virginia, Sara Jennings. Thomas died 1669, Isle of Wight Co, Virginia. VIRGINIA PATENT RECORDS SHOW THAT IN JUNE, 1639, AN EARLY VIRGINIA PLANTER NAMED JOHN PAWLEY PAID FOR PASSAGE OF 12 IMMIGRANTS FROM ENGLAND, AMONG THEM A THOMAS WATTON. PAWLEY TOOK OUT HIS PATENT NEAR THE HEAD OF THE LAWNES CREEK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE JAMES RIVER, WHERE JAMES CITY CO. AND ISLE OF WIGHT CO. THEN MET. CA. 1640 A WILLIAM TROLODER TRANSFERRED 150 ACRES TO THOMAS WATTON. THOMAS MARRIED WIDOW OF ARTHUR WOOD SOME TIME AFTER 1646.

Children: Richard Wotton.

Birth: Sep. 27, 1612 Castor, England Death: 1670 Isle of Wight County Virginia, USA

Will of Thomas Watton

In the Name of God Amen, I Thomas Wotton being sick & weak in Body, but of good and perfect memories praised be the almighty God for it, I ordain this my last will and testament, that this to say I give my soul to God my maker & Christ my redeemer, hoping in his mercies to have pardon for my sins, my body I Comitt to the ground, to be buried as my executors deem good, I ordain my well loved wife Sara Wotton Richard Wotton my only & true begotten sonne, my Executors of this my last will and Testament That is to Say, after my debts being first paid: I give my wife's sonn Thomas Wood the worth of twohund pence, and no more. And all the rest of my goods, that is to say, land houses cattell & hoggs & household goods I give to my wife Sara Wotton & Richard Wotton my only sonne. And I leave my estate to my wife & sonne Richard wholly & fully. And after my decease, I ordain my sonn: Richard Wotton, wholy executor to look after the estate. And after my wife's decease my sonne Richard to be possessed of the estate wholly , and after my sonn Richard's decease, he having no issue, I give it to my next kinn of Name in Northampton Shire att a town called Castor neere unto Peterborough: And I desire my loveing friends James Sampson and Richard Briggs to be overseers of this my last will & testament. Amen, written in one sheete of paper in the year of our lord God march the 15th day 1669

Wit. Thomas Wotton

If anyone knows the place of burial for Thomas or his wife Sarah please contact me at jbk6397@bellsouth.net

Family links:

Parents:

 Thomas Watton (1585 - 1669)

 Jane Watton (1585 - 1641)

Spouse:

 Sarah Jennings Watton (1620 - 1699)

Children:

 Richard Wotton (1647 - 1687)*

Siblings:

 Thomas Watton (1608 - 1609)*

 John Watton (1610 - 1624)*

 Thomas Watton (1612 - 1670)

 Richard Watton (1613 - 1639)*

*Calculated relationship

Created by: Brady Kerr Record added: Jul 29, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 74089829

References

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Wooten-212
• http://www.davidwooten.com/thomas.html
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55116902/thomas-_wooten_-watton
• ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, FamilySearch, Thomas Watton, 27 Sep 1612; citing CASTOR,NORTHAMPTON,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 94,951. ↑ The Woottons of Isle of Wight County Virginia by Richard C Wooton.
• ↑ https://archive.org/stream/cavalierspioneer00nuge#page/110/mode/2up... John
• ↑ Seventeenth century Isle of Wight County, Virginia : a history of the county of Isle of Wight, Virginia, during the seventeenth century, including abstracts of the county records. Chicago: Chicago Law Print. Co., 1938. Page 557.
• ↑ The Woottons of Isle of Wight County Virginia by Richard C Wooton. Wooten DNA Surname Project - Thomas Watton b. 1612 and d. 1670 - Haplogroup I-M235 - Markers tested 112 - Kit Number 239283 familytreedna.com/public/wooten

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