Selby (of Thos) Vernelson

Abt 1742 - Bef 1784  (< 42 years)

• Name	Selby (of Thos) Vernelson
  Birth	Abt 1742	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Court - named in order	27 Aug 1751	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	Jane Vannelson agreed with the court to keep her children (Rachel, Parker and Selby), the orphans of Thos. Vannelson, without charge on their estates until they were "fit to be bound out."
  Land - they bought land	1782	tract A51, west of Melfa, Accomack Co, Virginia   [2]
  	Jacob Lurton & his wife Sally sold part of this tract to Selby Vernelson, who in 1784 (wide Elizabeth) left this 50 acres to this son Thomas.
  Reference Identifier	#
  Record ID	35398
  Will	23 Nov 1783	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	In his will Selby Vernelson gave to wife Elizabeth all my house-hold goods during her life, then to be divided between my 4 children Rachel, Elizabeth, William & Nanny Vernelson. To son Thomas Vernelson 50 acres purchased of Jacob Lurton. To son-in-law Jacob Savage. 4 children before mentioned residual legatees. Friends Zorobabel Rodgers & Jacob Lurton Extrs. Witt: Thomas Savage, William Savage and Matildah Rodgers. (Note: In this case son-in-law meant step-son.)
  Death	Bef 27 Apr 1784	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	It was on this date that his will was proved.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Gauslin 'Husalin' Vernelson, (Van Nitsen) Sr.,   b. 1634   d. Between 1700 and 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 66 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Jane (--?--),   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 35 years)  (Mother)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 1 sister
  1. Elijah (of Thos) Vernelson,   b. 1735, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rachel (of Thos) Vernelson,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Parker (of Thos) Vernelson,   b. Abt 1740, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Selby (of Thos) Vernelson,   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Apr 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 42 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Fosque,  m. Aft 27 Sep 1766
  Person ID	I35398	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Vernelson,   b. Abt 1714, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Jan 1749/50, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 36 years)
  Mother	Jane (--?--),   b. Abt 1725, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jan 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 35 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1735  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F11262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Fosque,   b. Abt 1738, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  Other Partners: ╚═Nelson (of Parker) Savage, (A51),   b. Abt 1742, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Sep 1766, tract A51, west of Melfa, Accomack Co, Virginia  (Age < 24 years)  m. Abt 1742
  Marriage	Aft 27 Sep 1766	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [6]
  	According to Whitlaw, after the death of her husband Nelson Savage, she married Selby Vernelson, and after their deaths it is believed that the title went to a son William. In 1831 Thomas B. and Eliza Vernelson of Nansemond sold 25 acres to Isaac Smith, saying it was half of 50 acres inherited from William Vernelson..
  Children	1. Thomas Vernelson,   b. Abt 1768, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rachel Vernelson,   b. Abt 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Elizabeth Vernelson,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. William (of Selby) Vernelson,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Nancy Vernelson,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Thomas (of John Jr & Cath) Phillips  (Age < 50 years)  m. Feb 1795
  Family ID	F11263	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1742 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Court - named in order - 27 Aug 1751 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Marriage - Aft 27 Sep 1766 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - 23 Nov 1783 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Death - Bef 27 Apr 1784 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S2013] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1744-1753, Volume 18, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2010), p. 360 (27 Aug 1751 Court), 2013. [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. 798 (tract A51), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 343 (will of Selby Vernelson), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 135 (Admin. of Thomas Vannelson), 570. [S2013] JoAnn Riley McKey, Accomack Co, VA, Court Order Abstracts, 1744-1753, Volume 18, (Heritage Books, Westminster, MD 2010), p. 279 (28 Feb 1749/50 Court), 2013. [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. 798 (Luke Fosque Part of A51), 572.