John Major

Abt 1674 - Bef 1734  (< 60 years)

• Name	John Major  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1674	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	Bef 3 Jun 1684	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as son John (under 18) in the will of William Major, wife Mary. He was given plantation at Occohannock.
  Record ID	35019
  Will	1 Mar 1733	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	To my loving wife Winniford during her life the use of n. Bobby and then to my son William. To my wife the loan of n. Peter during her widowhood and then to my dau. Rachael Pettit. To eldest son William ns. Sarah and Dinah provided that my son not disturb Major Brickhouse in the possession of land formerly in dispute between us and now under arbitration of (Col.) John Robins and (Col.) George Harmanson. To my son John Major 200 A. lying on Pocomoke River in Accomack Co., and n. boys Isaac and Abell. To my granddau. Sarah Major one girl named Sarah. To grandson Littleton Major n. girl Sarah which came of my n. Dinah. To my dau. Amy Parker n. women Patience and Tabby. To my grandson John Parker n. boy Ceser. To dau. Rachael Pettit n. woman Jenny. To grandson Major Pettit n. George. Resid. legatees my four children William and John Major, Amy Parker, and Rachael Pettit. Wife and my son William extrs. Witt: Sorrowful Magaret Cable, Peggy Kendall, Thomas Cable.
  Death	Bef 9 Apr 1734	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was probated.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Major,   b. 1607, England d. Bef 28 Apr 1648, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 41 years)  (Grandfather)  Margaret Drew, (Drew?),   b. Abt 1610, England d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Margaret Major,   b. Abt 1668, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Mary Major,   b. Abt 1670, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George Brickhouse, II,  m. Abt 1690 ;   Abraham Bowker, (Booker),  m. Abt 1715 + 3. John Major,   b. Abt 1674, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 9 Apr 1734, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 60 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--),  m. Abt 1700 ;   Winifred 'Winnefret' (--?--),  m. Abt 1730 + 4. William Major, II,   b. Abt 1676, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 7 Apr 1730, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 54 years) ╚═ Mary [36] Scarburgh,  m. Abt 1700   5. Peter Major,   b. Abt 1678, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas Major,   b. Abt 1680, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   7. Alice (of Wm) Major,   b. Abt 1682, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Rowles Major,   b. 1685, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 May 1751, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 66 years) ╚═ (--?--) Kendall, (Kendall?),  m. Abt 1725
  Person ID	I35019	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	William (of John) Major, I,   b. Abt 1640, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 3 Jun 1684 (Age < 44 years)
  Mother	Mary Dalby,   b. Abt 1645, Ireland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1665  [4]
  Family ID	F11108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	(--?--) (--?--),   b. Abt 1680   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1700  [3]
  Children	+ 1. Amey 'Naomi' Major,   b. Abt 1700, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ George Parker, (Parkers Creek)  (Age < 55 years)  m. 18 Dec 1721 + 2. William (of John) Major, Sr.,   b. Abt 1702, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 11 Jun 1765, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 63 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1725 + 3. Rachel Major,   b. Abt 1704, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Henry Pettitt  (Age < 60 years)  m. Abt 1725 + 4. John (of John) Major,   b. Abt 1706, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Jun 1763, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 57 years) ╚═ Euphamia (183) Kellam  m. Abt 1750 + 5. (--?--) Major,   b. Abt 1708, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Mar 1733, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 25 years) ╚═ (--?--) (--?--)  m. Abt 1730
  Family ID	F23426	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Winifred 'Winnefret' (--?--),   b. Abt 1680   d. Bef 10 Dec 1745, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 65 years)  Other Partners: ╚═Elkington (9) Savage,   b. 13 Feb 1676, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 17 Nov 1719, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 43 years)  m. Abt 1710    ╚═Robert Fletcher,   b. Abt 1692, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 10 Apr 1728, Northampton County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 36 years)  m. Abt 1720
  Marriage	Abt 1730	Northampton County, Virginia, USA   [5]
  Family ID	F45912	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1674 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - Bef 3 Jun 1684 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Abt 1730 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Will - 1 Mar 1733 - Northampton County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 9 Apr 1734 - Northampton 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. 4 (will of John Dolby Sr., of Hungers Parish, N'hamp Co) & p. 12 (will of William Major), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 12 (will of William Major), 570. [S497] Marshall, James H. Wills & Adm N'hamp Co,1632-1802, (Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994), p. 285 (will of John Major, planter, wife Winniford), 497. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 4 (will of John Dolby Sr., of Hungers Parish, N'hamp Co), 570. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 123 (Savage Family), 940.