William Stokes of York County

Not the same as William Stoakes of Newport Pagnell who married Ann Nottingham.

Biography

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William Stokes, who ultimately inherited most of the lands of his father, Christopher Stokes, was born 1619, Stanshawes Court, Gloucestershire (NOT Essex), England.

He came to Virginia Colony with his mother, Elizabeth, and brothers, Christopher Jr, Henry, Lancelot & Robert, before/after his father had patented land on the New Poquoson in Charles City County. Two other brothers, Francis & Thomas, were born in Virginia after the family immigrated.

William was thought married to a Young (Ann?), but her name remains unknown, and had five sons: JOHN, SYLVANUS, DAVID, THOMAS, WILLIAM JR (DOBs are estimated & not in any particular order). Names of daughters, if any, are not known.

William's brothers either died young or without children and he inherited what was, or would have been, their lands as well as his own.

He died some time before 1699 in York, VA. (See source attached for further details on this line as well as details included in the Life Sketch for his father. This source by Wilford Perry Stokes includes early history of the Stokes line in England and expands on the descendants of William's son, John.)

His wife's name is unknown; no wives accompanied Christopher Stokes' sons when they arrived Virginia.

Note: William's son, John, sold land in 1699 that was part of his grandfather's original 1637 patent; this may indicate that John had inherited it from his father and that William was deceased by this date.

Notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stokes-310

William Stokes was born in 1619, in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, a son of Christopher Stokes, who immigrated to Virginia before 1635 and on July 21, 1635 obtained a patent for 300 acres of land on the New Poquoson, in Charles River county, (later York county). On August 16, 1637, Christopher obtained 300 acres more adjoining his property and on May 20, 1638, 400 acres on the Warwick River.

Christopher died sometime before 1646, dividing his property between his four sons, Christopher, William, Francis and Thomas.

Christopher, II died, leaving a widow, but no children. His estabe was divided between his wife, Abeatrice, and brothers, William and Francis.

Francis died about 1658, unmarried, leaving William, only survivor, who became owner of all the land patented by his father.

William is stated to have been the father of John Stokes, who obtained a patent for 476 acres of land in Charles City county, on April 25, 1701, and of Sylvanus Stokes, who patented 244 acres in Charles City county, on December 19, 1711, and in 200 acres on the south side of Nottoway River in 1717, and 380 acres adjoining the last grant in 1723. [1]

William Stokes died in 1699, in York county, Virginia.

References

• “Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents.” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 6, no. 1, 1898, pp. 95. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/4242124. Accessed 29 Mar. 2021 digitized here: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4242124
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171329656/william-stokes
• NUGENT, NELL M. Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800. Vol. 1:1-6. Richmond, VA: Dietz Printing Co., 1929-1931. Although vol. 6 ends with the year 1695, no other volumes were published
• Filby, P. William, ed. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s. Farmington Hills, MI, USA: Gale Research, 2010
• old note: http://wirrelwind.net/SFR/JohnCratinStokesGenealogy.htm “In 1624 at the age of five, he had to appear before a Coroners Inquest to give evidence in regard to a young boy, George Pope, who fell in a well and drown.”

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AMERICA IMMIGRANT:

William Stokes in 1619 Chippenham, Wiltshire ENG to 1699 York Co VA @ WikiTree.com: + Jane Scarsbrook (1623 Wiltshire ENG to 1695 VA); children: Sylvanus Stokes, John Stokes; parents: Christopher Stokes + ?;

William Stokes in "The Original Stokes of VA" @ Ancestry.com: "... 07/31/1622 William age 3 probably accompanies father Christopher Stokes + mother Mary on sail for VA via ship 'James' at expense [headright] of London ENG merchant/Puritain Edward Bennett ... 02/16/1624 census Stokes family not included but appear to have been residents of Jamestown Island VA where family’s presence is well documented ... 12/1624 father Christopher serves on jury conducting inquest into Jamestown Island VA child’s drowning death ... 5 year old William Stokes a witness ...";

William Stokes in 1619 Stanshawes, Gloucestershire ENG to 1695 Warwick, York Co VA @ Pedigree Resource File: b ≈1619 Stanshawes [?Stanshawes Court, Yate, Bristol, Avon ENG?, ?Stanway, Gloucestershire ENG?], Gloucestershire ENG; + (≈1653 Chippenham, Wiltshire ENG) Jane Scarsbrook; d 1695 Warwick, York Co VA; children: John Stokes, Sylanvus Stokes, Henry Stokes, Phoebe Stokes, Sylvanius Wilvanius Sr. Stokes Sr.; parents: Christopher Stokes + Abeatrice ?;

William Stokes in 1619 VA to ? Charles City Co VA @ Geni.com: + Jane Scarsbrook; children: Sylanvus Stokes Sr.; parents: ? + ?* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 14 2022, 13:20:28 UTC