John Massey, Sr.

1723 - Bef 1764  (< 41 years)

• Name	John Massey  [1]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1723	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Land deeded to	1750	tract A169, west of New Church, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	Thomas Massey deeded 100 acres of this tract to his son John, who three years later sold 25 acres to Levin Taylor. In 1764 John Massey (wife Elizabeth) left his plantation to his son John.
  Record ID	2933
  Will	14 Mar 1764	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	In his will John Massey gave to son John plantation where I live to be delivered at the death of his mother. To son William Massey. To daughter Esther Massey. Daughter Elizabeth Massey. Wife Elizabeth. (children under 21) Clildren William, Esther & Elizabeth residual legatees. Wife Exec. - Witt S: Feddeman, William Lewis. In order of probate: Joseph Feddeman app. guardian to John Massey, heir at law to the testator.
  Death	Bef 27 Oct 1764	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Siblings	3 brothers
  + 1. Thomas Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1721, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Oct 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 38 years) ╚═Naomi Jenkins,   b. Abt 1726, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Aug 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 44 years),  m. Abt 1750   + 2. John Massey, Sr.,   b. 1723, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Oct 1764, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 41 years) ╚═Elizabeth Feddeman,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1770  (Age 38 years),  m. 1750, Accomack County, Virginia, USA   + 3. Stephen Massey,   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1776, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 51 years) ╚═Ann 'Nanney' Broadwater,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1795  (Age 59 years),  m. Bef 1756     4. Littleton Massey,   b. Abt 1727, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Alexander Massey,   b. Abt 1525   d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah (--?--),   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I2933	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	25 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Thomas Massey, Sr.,   b. Abt 1695, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 26 Feb 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 65 years)
  Mother	Jane Townsend,   b. Abt 1706, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1770 (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1720  [5]
  Family ID	F1015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Feddeman,   b. Abt 1732, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1770 (Age 38 years)
  Marriage	1750	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. John Massey, Jr.,   b. Abt 1754, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 31 Oct 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 60 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1785;    ╚═ Mary Watts (of James) Selby  (Age < 59 years)  m. 15 Jun 1812   2. Esther (of Jno) Massey,   b. Abt 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 3. William (of Jno) Massey,   b. Abt 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Elizabeth 'Betty' (--?--)  (Age 72 years)  m. Abt 1785   4. Elizabeth (of Jno) Massey,   b. Abt 1762, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F1009	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1723 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - 1750 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 14 Mar 1764 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 27 Oct 1764 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S117] Acc Co Wills&c 1752-57, p. 15, 117. [S496] Barbara Massey Horsman, Horsman, Massey Family, (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1995), 496. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Whitelaw, Ralph T. - Virginia's Eastern Shore, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1313 (tract A169), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 238 (will of John Massey, wife Elizabeth), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 64 (will of Thomas Townsend Jr.), 570.