William (imm. 1618-VA) Hutchins

John Hutchins born 1611 died 1686 in My Ladys Manor, Maryland, United States born 1611, in Towcester, and married, in VA, to Polly Strangeman about 1650. William and John were the first of the four brothers to come to Va. John came to Va. in 1634 on the ship BONAVENTURE settled in what is now Lancaster County, VA with passage paid by Lieutenant Colonel Giles Brent. It is assumed that William Hutchins, who arrived in theVirginia Colony on the ship DIANA in 1618 at the age of twenty-one, was a brother of John. William was in Elizabeth Citie in 1624 and in the Census of Living in Virginia in 1623, as given in otten's Lists of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700. Colonel Brent seemingly took some interest in the welfare of John and must have given him advice in settling for in the next generation John's son William and Hugh Brent, presumably the Colonel's son, were settled not far apart in Lancaster County on a branch of the Corrotoman River (Nugetts CAVALIERS & PIONEERS, p. 224, 435-436). It is assumed that William Hutchins, who arrived in the Virginia Colony on the ship DIANA in 1618 at the age of twenty-one, was a brother of John. William was in Elizabeth Citie in 1624 and in the Census of Living in Virginia in 1623, as given in Hotten's Lists of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700. The movement of these Hutchins to Virginia is documented by the records of the granting of land by "headrights". In the early days of the colony ofVirginia anyone paying transportation for persons going to the colony "at his owne cost" was awarded for each person whose passage he paid a "headright" of fifty acres of land. Since passage costs were usually between five and six pounds it was quite a bargain for the one who advanced the money. Colonists with the financial means listed for transportation themselves, members of their family, friends and servants. Among the headrights claimed are found persons of all social classes — nobility and gentry, yeomanry, indentured servants and negroes. But the act of accepting transportation did not, apparently, in any way seem to burden the one transported with indenture unless it already existed or was entered voluntarily. Some, with inadequate or limited funds to maintain themselves in the new country, entered into a state of indenture willingly to help get established. It was, in a way, a most convenient method of putting down roots in a new land. About 70% of migrants from England who came between 1630-1660 were indentured servants. The claim for land by those paying passage across the Atlantic for others was not always made at once and the person transported may have arrived quite some years before so the records of land grants cannot be used with any surety to date the coming from England.John and William were not the only Hutchins in the Virginia Colony when they arrived for by 1618 Robert Hutchins was in James Town and soon after his assumed brother Isaac Hutchins came to Virginia. It is possible that Robert and Isaac were cousins of John andWilliam. John most probably married shortly after he arrived buthis wife's name is not known. He was the father,undoubtedly, of at least three sons: William, Nicholasand Thomas. There was, in all probability an older sonnamed John but it has not been possible to trace him. Of the daughters of John Hutchins nothing is known. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/u?/FH4,61171

When John Hutchins came to virgina in 1634 the population was about 6500 people and in 1640 the population was about 10,000.

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William was born about 1597. He is the son of Thomas Hutchins and Ann Anderson. He passed away about 1660. <ref>Entered by Joe Fitzgerald, Apr 16, 2012</ref>
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