William Marks, of Rich. Co.

Possible ancestors:

See extended note in [Vince Vincent Marks, of Nelson Co.] Part of that note says, "The original Hastings Marks was the first child born to John Marks and Elizabeth of Hastings in the early 1600s in the Tidewater of Virginia." If this is a correct ancestry then William would be either the son or brother of Hastings Marks in this is note.

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It is possible that Patience, his wife is from Isle of Wight County, which may imply that he is too. That would connect him to an earlier cluster of Marks from that area. Most of the seemed to move inland south of the James River. If these two clusters are related, then (1) there are only two colonial era Marks families in Virginia and (2) some of the records of Marks in the Pr. George area may relate to descendants of William.

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The evidence points to William Marks, husband of Patience and father of William b 1682, as the primogenitor in this area. Within a few generations the family had a large presence radiating from Northern Neck through eastern and central Virginia (Middlesex, Richmond Co., Essex, Westmoreland, King George, Louisa, Goochland, Fluvanna, Amherst, Nelson and and other counties). There are several clusters of Marks who have missing intermediate ancestors.

Richmond County would have been Old Rappahannock County at the time of William's birth. He is 1st - 4th, but probably not 4th, generation North American. His family name is Cornish or Irish. Considering the subsequent generations' intermarriage with Irish, he is likely Irish. He is my 8x great grandfather. At most I have 10x great ancestors in North America.

This source [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SP5X-1G6], gives an early birth date (1650), but seems less reliable as it does not identify his wife.

Married in Virginia about 1681

This record shows birth in 1661 and marriage in 1681, both in Virginia [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MR2P-V5V]

This search result gives Patience's' surname [http://tinyurl.com/ztgdk9s]

This record shows shows Patience was born in Virginia in about 1663 [https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/MR2P-VRC]

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Ancestor without clear route of

• [John Marks, of Fluv., Gooch., or Rich. Co.]
• [Thornton Marks, of Rich. Co.]
• [Vince Vincent Marks, of Nelson Co.]

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William Marks may have been an indentured servant in 1679 [http://www.pricegen.com/immigrantservants/servant/show.php?servant=...]. If so, he may have been born in England or other UK.

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There is an extensive Marks family in Surry and Pr. George counties and Richmond City. They do not appear to be linked unless is is with an early generation.

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It is likely that this William Marks in the next county is a descendant, with the intermediate relative not identified. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR7-QDQ]; [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-HBD]. Other possible (but not as likely) descendants are here [http://tinyurl.com/ztqv2rx].

• Possibly born in 1652* Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 16 2017, 2:22:30 UTC
• Alternate death date 1735* Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 16 2017, 2:31:14 UTC