John (1) Parramore, (Magothy Bay)

1607 - Bef 1676  (< 69 years)

• Name	John (1) Parramore  [1]
  Suffix	(Magothy Bay)
  Birth	1607	England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Muster	Feb 1624/25	Eastern Shore, Virginia   [4]
  	He was shown as John Parramore, age 17 who came in the Bona Venture in 1622, shown as a servant in the Muster of John Blore.
  Anecdote	19 Feb 1634/35	Eastern Shore, Virginia   [2]
  	His first appearance in the court records of N'hamp County, the Accomacke) was on 19 Feb 1634/5 when he was ordered to pay 100 pounds of tobacco to John Graves.
  Anecdote	28 Mar 1637	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	On 27 Mar 1637 a N'hamp Court ordered him to repay David Windley 7 bushels of corn for 4 months and odd days victuals for his wifes diet and to repay to Henry Williams a half barrel of corn lent to mayntyne himself and his wife 2 monthes.
  Anecdote	30 Aug 1642	Northampton Co, Virginia   [2]
  	On 30 Aug 1642 he was referred to as "cowkeeper at the Penn comanly called my Lady Dale's Penn." The estate of Dame Elizabeth Dale was on 30 Oct 1643 ordered to pay him 120 pounds of tobacco, 2 1/2 barrels of corn, 3 barrels of Indian corn, a clothe shute and a coate of 30 shillings price in England, 2 pair of shoes, 2 pair of stockings and 2 shirts for wages due.
  Deed of Gift - Gave	3 Jun 1650	Northampton Co, Virginia   [5, 6]
  	John Parramore gave a gift of cattle to Thomas Hunt and wife Joan (his mother-in-law), Richard Hill (husband of his wife's sister Mary Drake) and John Potts for his (Parramore's) children Thomas, John and Elizabeth, their mother being death.
  Oath to England	25 Mar 1651	Northampton Co, Virginia   [7]
  	He took the oath of allegiance to hereby engage and promise to be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it is now established without King or House of Lords.
  Land bought	30 Sep 1654	Occohannock Creek, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	It was on this date that John Parramore bought 250 acres on the south side of Occahannock Creek.
  Land patented	9 Nov 1666	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	It was on this date that he patented 1,500 acres which fell into Somerset (later Worcester) Co, MD, when the state line was settled in 1668.
  Reference Identifer	Muster
  Record ID	22171
  Will	6 Feb 1675	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  	His will described him as of "Pocketty Norton," seaman, and named wife Mary, sons Thomas, John, Richard and Argill, and a granddaughter Jane Henson.
  Death	Bef 15 Jun 1676	Somerset Co, Maryland   [8]
  Person ID	I22171	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Drake,   b. Abt 1626, Merstham, County Surrey, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1640	Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	He married the Jane Parramore who was cited 5 Jun 1640 for failure to appear in court to answer a complaint of John Deereman for abusive language.
  Children	+ 1. Frances (2) Parramore,   b. Abt 1641, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F7083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth Drake,   b. 1628, Merstham, County Surrey, England d. Bef 3 Jun 1650, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 22 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1644  [2]
  	They lived on a 200-acre plantation at Maggoty Bay which had been patented by her father, but in July 1654 he was directed to surrender the plantation to Richard Hill who had married Elizabeth's sister Mary Drake.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas (3) Parramore,   b. Abt 1646, Accomack Co, Virginia d. Nov 1716 (Age 70 years) + 2. John (4) Parramore,   b. Abt 1648, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth (5) Parramore,   b. Abt 1650, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 26 Aug 1669, Accomack Co, Virginia (Age < 19 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F18164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	(--?--) Mayden,   b. Abt 1625   d. Bef 1661 (Age < 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1654  [8]
  Children	+ 1. Arnall (6) Parramore,   b. Abt 1656, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 4 Dec 1688, Somerset Co, Maryland (Age < 32 years) + 2. Mary (7) Parramore,   b. Abt 1658   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F18837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 4	Mary Cutting,   b. 1632   d. Bef 28 May 1696, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 64 years)
  Marriage	20 Apr 1662	Northampton Co, Virginia   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Richard (8) Parramore,   b. Abt 1663, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 28 Feb 1705/06, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 43 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F18838	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2257] Walczyk, N'hamp Co Bk 04, Orders, D & W, 1651-1654, (Peter's Row, Coram, NY, 2002), p. 26 & 27 (20 May 1650 & 3 June 1650), 2257. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 776 (Parramore Family), 888. [S2036] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, The Virginia Genealogist, (John Frederick Dorman, Washington, DC), Volume 35, Jan-Mar 1991, p. 3-17, Another Adventurer, John Parramore (1607-1676) by John Barr Bell, Williamsburg, VA, 2036. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 70 (Muster of the Eastern Shore), 887. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 777, Footnote#17 (Parramore Family), 888. [S2257] Walczyk, N'hamp Co Bk 04, Orders, D & W, 1651-1654, (Peter's Row, Coram, NY, 2002), p. 26 (20 May 1650 & 3 Jun 1650), 2257. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 34 (Oath to be faithful to the Commonwealth of England), 497. [S888] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 2, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005), p. 777 (Parramore Family), 888.