John Northam

1656 - Bef 1704  (< 48 years)

• Name	John Northam
  Birth	1656  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Deposition	Jan 1681/82	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Jno. Northam, age 25.
  Will - Witnessed a will	9 Oct 1687	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	It was on this date that John Northam, William Harrison, Ellinor Damport, John Robins, Ralph Pigot, Lawrence Croxsen and John Quarke witnessed a codicil to the will of Lt. Col. William Waters. Since some of the witness died, the codicil was resigned and rewitnessed on 20 Dec 1688, which also included John Northam.
  Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate	28 Feb 1688	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that John Northam was named to administer the estate of Lawrence Croxton, with Adam Michael security and Ralph Pigot and Benjamin Stratton appraisers.
  Deposition	May 1690	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	He was shown as Jno. Northam, age 34.
  Will - Mentioned in a will	7 Oct 1694	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	It was on this date that Capt. Hillary Stringer, Gentleman, made his will and left to a son Hillary Stringer the plantation whereon John Northam now lives for the full term of the lease.
  Land - they bought land	7 Dec 1697	tract A136, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5, 6]
  	Mr. William Dennison presented letters of attorney from George West Sr. & his wife Susanna. Dennison was authorized to acknowledge a sale of land to John Northam. The deed was put on record. According to Whitelaw in 1697 George and Susanna West of the Territory of Pennsylvania sold the George West part Whitelaw's tract A136 to John Northam, late of Northampton. This was land on the south side of the south branch of Messongo Creek and 50 acres above it. A record of his death was not noted, but he may have been succeeded by a son Thomas for in 1712 Thomas and Comfort Northam sold 100 acres to John Clifft, Saddler, of Northampton.
  Death	Bef 7 Mar 1703/04	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	It was on this date that administration on the estate of John Northum was granted to Mary Northum, widow of John Northum (who died intestate) with Samuel Jester and John Morris securities.
  Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded	6 Jun 1704	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  	John Barnes was granted administration of the estate of John Northom (deceased) on behalf of Northom's orphaned children. The court accepted Geo. Parker, Sr., and John Barnes, Jr., as security. Ordered that Richd. Hinman, Ralph Justis, Phillip Fisher and John Blocksum inventory and appraise the Northum estate and report to the next court.
  Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled	1 Aug 1704	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [9]
  	Richd. More sued John Barnes (as administrator of the estate of John Northum, deceased) for 346 lbs tobacco. More proved the debt with a bill signed by Northum and by the oaths of John Abbot and Willm. Nock, Jr. Since More "attest(ed) as a Quaker" that he had never been paid, the court ordered Barnes to pay the debt and the cost of the suit from Northum's estate.
  Court - named in suit	6 Dec 1704	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [10]
  	Thomas West and Jno. West (executors of the will of George West) brought an action for 3500 lbs tobacco against John Barnes, planter, (administrator of the goods, chattels and creatures of John Northam, late of Northampton County). Barnes failed to appear, so it was ordered that the sheriff be responsible for the debt if Barnes did not attend the next court.
  Court - named in suit	7 Mar 1709/10	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [11]
  	At the last court Francis Thorowgood, assignee of William Freeman and his wife Catherine (executors of the estate of George West, deceased) sued John Barnes (executor of John Northum, deceased) for 3000 lbs tobacco. Now Barnes failed to appear; ordered that the sheriff abide the award of the court if Barnes did not appear at the next court.
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  Record ID	32993
  Origins
  Person ID	I32993	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 1	Frances Isdell,   b. Abt 1660, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═John Marriott,   b. Abt 1654, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. 1683, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age 29 years)  m. Abt 1678
  Marriage	Aft 30 May 1683	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [12]
  	Frances Marriott, wife and Extr of John Marriott, married John Northam.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas (of John) Northam,   b. Abt 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Comfort Lucas  m. Abt 1708 + 2. William (of John) Northam,   b. Abt 1687, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Mar 1758, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 71 years) ╚═ Mary (--?--)  m. Abt 1722;    ╚═ Sarah Brimer  m. Abt 1756
  Family ID	F10371	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1670   d. Bef 4 Apr 1704, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 34 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1700  [7]
  Family ID	F33476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Deposition - Jan 1681/82 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Aft 30 May 1683 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Witnessed a will - 9 Oct 1687 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Administrator of an estate - Named as an Administrator of an estate - 28 Feb 1688 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Deposition - May 1690 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - Mentioned in a will - 7 Oct 1694 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 7 Mar 1703/04 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Administration of estate - Administration of their estate was recorded - 6 Jun 1704 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Estate Settlement - Their estate was settled - 1 Aug 1704 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in suit - 6 Dec 1704 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in suit - 7 Mar 1709/10 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S623] William R.M. Houston & Jean M. Mihalyka, Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore (Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties), (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1985), p. 75, 623. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 138, 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 136, 497. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 152, 497. [S572] Ralph T. Whitelaw, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties), in a 2 volume set, (Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1219, 572. [S704] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1697-1703, Volume 9, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1999), p. 1 (7 Dec 1697 Court), 704. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 27 (1 Feb 1703/04 Court), 826. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 35 (6 June 1704 Court), 826. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 38 (1 Aug 1704 Court), 826. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 49 (6 Dec 1704 Court), 826. [S826] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1703-1710, Volume 10, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 227 (7 Mar 1709/10 Court), 826. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 119, 497.