John Massey, Sr.

Abt 1665 - Bef 1734  (< 69 years)

• Name	John Massey  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1665	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Will - Fathers	25 Sep 1696	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as a son John Massey in the will of Alexander Massey, no wife. Alexander also named Thomas Massey, son of John Massey.
  Reference Identifier	TF0398BP0942
  Record ID	27766
  Will	5 Jun 1734	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will John Mercy gave to son William Mercy & to his eldest surviving son the manor plantation where I now live, being 100 acres devised to me by my father, & 10 acres adjcent the said land, being part of the land purchased of Joseph Gouty. Wife to have her thirds in the manor plantation or that at the Indian River as she chooses. To son Thomas Mercy the remaining part of the land purchased of Joseph Gouty, being 90 acres, reversion to his eldest surviving son. To sons William & Thomas 100 acres lying in the swamp which I purchased of Thomas Layfield, & then to their eldest sons. To sons John & Adkins Mercy plantation on the seaside in Somerset County at the head of the Sound, and at their deaths to their eldest surviving sons. Wife (no name) & 7 children Thomas, John, William, Adkins, Sarah, Mary & Neomy residual legatees - Son William Exr. Witt: Isaac Wheler, Flowerdue Russel, Thomas Mercy.
  Death	Bef 3 Sep 1734	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. John Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1665, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Sep 1734, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years) ╚═Mary Adkins,   b. Abt 1662   d. Bef 28 Feb 1743/44, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 82 years),  m. Abt 1685     2. Alexander Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1670, Lower Norfolk, Virginia d. 18 Feb 1727, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 57 years) ╚═Ellinor Bowen,   b. Abt 1672, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1695, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age 23 years),  m. Abt 1690   ╚═Eliner Stratton,   b. Abt 1675, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1727, Somerset Co, Maryland  (Age < 51 years),  m. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Mary Massey,   b. Abt 1672, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Joseph Stockley,   b. Abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 May 1737, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 77 years),  m. Abt 1694     4. Sarah Massey,   b. Abt 1674, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. William Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1680, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1710, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland  (Age 30 years) ╚═Sarah White,   b. 21 Nov 1680, Pocomoke Hundred, Somerset Co, Maryland d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1705
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of Barnard Ramsey and Sarah Russell)
  1. Barnitt Ramsey,   b. Abt 1650, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═Mary (of Jms I) Taylor,   b. Abt 1670, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Half-siblings	2 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of (--?--) Johnson and Sarah Russell)
  + 1. (sis|o_Alex) Johnson,   b. Abt 1656, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Sep 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 40 years) ╚═(--?--) Hall,   b. Abt 1650   d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1680   ╚═John Bowen,   b. Abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  ,  m. Abt 1685   + 2. Alexander Johnson,   b. Abt 1658, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 15 Sep 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 38 years)   3. John Johnson,   b. Abt 1660, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Massey,   b. Abt 1525   d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah (--?--),   b. Abt 1600   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I27766	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Alexander Massey,   b. 1627, Greater London, England d. Bef Oct 1696, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 69 years)
  Mother	Sarah Russell,   b. Abt 1628   d. Yes, date unknown Other Partners: ╚═Barnard Ramsey,   b. Abt 1620   d. Bef 30 Oct 1655, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 35 years)  m. Abt 1644    ╚═(--?--) Johnson,   b. Abt 1630   d. Bef 1665  (Age < 34 years)  m. Abt 1656
  Marriage	Abt 1665  [2]
  Family ID	F8850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Adkins,   b. Abt 1662   d. Bef 28 Feb 1743/44, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 82 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1685  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Sarah Massey,   b. Abt 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Apr 1752, Worcester Co, Maryland (Age < 67 years) ╚═ William Hall, Sr.  (Age < 30 years)  m. Abt 1702;    ╚═ Geroge Howard, Sr.  (Age < 62 years)  m. Abt 1712 + 2. John Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1690, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1748, (formerly Somerset Co), Worcester Co, Maryland (Age 58 years) ╚═ Ann Roan  m. Abt 1715 + 3. Thomas Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 65 years) ╚═ Jane Townsend  (Age 64 years)  m. Abt 1720 + 4. Adkins Massey,   b. Abt 1697, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 20 Dec 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 45 years) ╚═ Catherine Townsend  m. Abt 1722 + 5. William Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1699, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1744/45, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 46 years) ╚═ Patience Drummond  m. Abt 1728   6. Neomy Massey,   b. Abt 1701, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 7. Mary Massey,   b. Abt 1702, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Edward (of Alex) Benston, Sr.  (Age < 64 years)  m. Abt 1720
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F8837	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1665 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Fathers - 25 Sep 1696 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 5 Jun 1734 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 3 Sep 1734 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 28 (will of Alexander Massey, no wife), 570. [S496] Barbara Massey Horsman, Horsman, Massey Family, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 496. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 102 (will of John Mercy), 570.