George (1) Menefie, Esq.

Abt 1597 - Bef 1646  (< 49 years)

• Name	George (1) Menefie  [1]
  Suffix	Esq.
  Birth	Abt 1597	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	Jul 1622	Jamestown, Virginia   [1]
  	George Menefie came to Virginia in the ship Samuel, July 1622, and settled at James City where he was listed in the census, 1623/24, and where George Menefy, merchant was granted, 4 Feb 1624/25, 3 roods and 20 poles of ground "for the better convenience of his house by now erected and builded in the New Towne within the precincts of James Citty," abutting "upon the high way parting it from Captain Ralph Hamor," being in part of his first devident of 50 acres due "unto himself who came in the Samuel in 1622, having been in the country almost three years..." His plantation of 1200 acres was located on a neck of land called "Littleton" or "Littletown" and was well known for its flower garden and orchards of apple, pear, cherry and peach trees, the latter cultivated for the first time in North American.
  Biography	1635	Jamestown, Virginia   [1]
  	In 1635, shortly after becoming a member of the Council, Menefie was associated with the group of colonists determined to be rid of Sir John Harvey as governor. With Samuel Mathews and William Peirce he was sent to England to answer charges for his part in the "Thursting out of Sir John Harvey." His request to return to Virginia was granted 29 Sep 1637.
  Land patented	9 Mar 1639/40	York River, Virginia   [1]
  	George Menefie was granted 3,000 acres on the north side of Charles [York] River "opposite Queens Creek and down the river to Timberneck Creek."
  Land patented	3 Aug 1640	James City Co, Virginia   [2]
  	Georg Minifie, Esqr., was granted 80 poles. "It was enacted at a grand Assembly holden the 20th Feb 1636, that all undertakers to build upon James Island should be encouraged by a grant of a convenient proportion of ground for housing & a garden plot," etc. Between land of Sir Francis Wyatt & Capt. Francis Pott. Free Rent: 1 Capon on the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle yearly. "Provided that if the said Minifie his heirs or assigns shall not build upon the said parcel of land within the time or term of 6 months after the date of these presents that then if shall be lawfull for any other to make choice of the same land build upon the same."
  Land pat named in	10 May 1642	Buckland, Charles City Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Following his return to Virginia he assigned to his step-son Henry Perry 30 headrights, which Perry named in his patent for 1,500 acres, adjacent to his 2,000 acre tract in Charles City known as "Buckland."
  Reference Identifer	England
  Record ID	118612
  Will	31 Dec 1645	Charles City Co, Virginia   [3]
  	In his will George Menefie directed that "the ship Desire, now lying before "Buckland" be dispatched for England," and bequeathed to "my daughter Elizabeth Menefie all my lands at Westover, at James City and at York River." The will further directed that Menefie's house at "Buckland" be a "joint stock between my daughter Elizabeth and my son-in-law [stepson] Henry Perry," named his wife Mary Extrx and guardian to his daughter, and requested that he be buried at Westover.
  Death	Bef 20 Jan 1645/46	Charles City Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Person ID	I118612	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth (8) Clements, (Clements?),   b. Bef 9 Nov 1609, Greater London, England d. Abt 1637 (Age > 27 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1635	Charles City Co, Virginia   [3, 4]
  	Dorman shows she "may" have married George (1) Menefie as his (1) wife. Mrs. Elizabeth Menifie, dwelling in Virginia, was bequeathed £10 by Tobias Felgate, 1635.
  Children	1. Elizabeth (2) Menefie,   b. Abt 1635, Charles City Co, Virginia d. Bef 16 Mar 1658, Charles City Co, Virginia (Age < 23 years)   2. William (3) Menefie,   b. Abt 1637, Charles City Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39943	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Isabella Smith,   b. 1589, England d. Abt 1643 (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	Aft Aug 1637	Charles City Co, Virginia   [3]
  	She was the widow of Richard Pace and of William Perry.
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39944	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary (cousin of Francis) Pott,   b. Abt 1610, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1644  [3]
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F39942	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 649 (Menefie Family), 888. [S893] Nugent, Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol I, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.), p. 123 (Georg Minifie 80 poles in James Cittie), 893. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 650 (Menefie Family), 888. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 701 (Clements Family) (footnote #20), 887.