James Conquest

Abt 1775 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Conquest  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1775	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Will - Named in Fathers will	19 Sep 1792	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	He was shown as my son James in the will of William Conquest.
  Will - Named in Mothers will	24 Apr 1794
  	He was shown as son James Conquest in the will of Ann Conquest.
  Land - they inherited land	1799	tract A147, Hallwood & vicinity, Accomack Co, Virginia   [3]
  	It was in this year that William & Mary Sharpley sold part of tract A147 to William Conquest Jr (Sr.) who in 1799 left to his son (grandson) James Conquest & 2 years later a survey showed 125 acres.
  Will - Named in Grand Fathers will	6 Apr 1799	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	He was shown as my grandson James Conquest in the will of William Conquest Sr. He & his male heirs were given the plantation where he now lives containing 125 acres adjacent Wallops road (present day route 13) & for want of such issue to my grandson Nathaniel Conquest. Also to the said James 50 acres of swamp land & for want of male heirs to Joseph Conquest.
  Land - they sold land	30 Sep 1800	Cattail, tracts A130/131/132, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [5]
  	Azariah Bloxom & wife Nancy, James Conquest & wife Sally, John Benston & wife Mary, John Small & wife Nancy and Absolom Ross & wife Rachel sold 88 acres to John Martin for 60 pounds currency in Accomack Parish, bounded on SW: by Samuel Johnson late of the heirs of William Bloxom (Cattail), SE: Solomon Boston, NE: heirs of Jacob Taylor dec'd, NW: by said John Martin & Esther Bird. It was the land (88 acres) of William Bloxom (Cattail). John Benston & Mary deed recorded 28 Sep 1801 and Absolom Ross & Rachel deed recorded 27 Apr 1802
  Land - they sold land	30 Sep 1800	Cattail, tracts A130/131/132, Accomack Parish, Accomack Co, Virginia   [6]
  	Azariah Bloxom & Nancy his wife, James Conquest & Salley his wife, John Benston & Mary Ann his wife, John Small & Nancy his wife, Absalom Ross & Rachel his wife, of Accomack Co, sold to Samuel Johnson of Accomack Co, for £45.15, 57 acres of land in the Parish of Accomack, Accomack Co, VA, bounded on the S.W. by Azariah Bloxom (Cat Tail), on the N.W. by a road & line of marsh & trees dividing from the lands of Edmd Bayly late of John Upsher, on the N. by a line of marked trees dividing from the lands of John Martin.
  Will - Named in Sisters will	30 Oct 1826	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [7]
  	He was shown as my brother James Conquest in the will of Keziah Outten.
  Reference Identifier	A147
  Record ID	37712
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Conquest, I,   b. Abt 1710   d. Bef 30 Dec 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 89 years)  (Grandfather)  Elizabeth Weston,   b. Abt 1625   d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	3 sisters
  + 1. James Conquest,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Sally Bloxom,  m. Abt 1795 + 2. Peggy Conquest,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ (--?--) Hinman,  m. Abt 1800   3. Nancy Conquest,   b. Abt 1780, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown > 4. Keziah Conquest,   b. Abt 1782, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 27 Jun 1831, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 49 years) ▻ Jacob Outten,  m. 5 Aug 1804
  Person ID	I37712	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William Conquest, II,   b. Abt 1736, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 30 Oct 1792, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Mother	Ann Staton,   b. Abt 1739, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 29 Jun 1795, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 56 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1758	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F21516	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sally Bloxom,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1795  [9]
  Children	+ 1. William J. Conquest,   b. Abt 1800, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 10 Dec 1879, Accomack Parish, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 79 years) ╚═ Hetty Conquest  (Age 61 years)  m. 15 May 1821 + 2. George Conquest,   b. 25 Aug 1814, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 4 Oct 1883, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) ╚═ ELizabeth Ann (of Jonathan) Mears  (Age < 66 years)  m. Abt 1846   3. Sarah Ann Conquest,   b. Abt 1816, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F14865	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1775 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 19 Sep 1792 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Fathers will - 6 Apr 1799 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Sisters will - 30 Oct 1826 - 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. 396 (will of William Conquest) & p. 427 (will of Ann Conquest), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 396 (will of William Conquest), 570. [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. 1255 (tract A147), 572. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 462 (will of William Conquest Sr.), 570. [S620] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds, No. 010, 1800-1804, p. 1 (Azariah Bloxom & others to John Martin), 620. [S609] Accomack Co, VA, Deeds, No. 009, 1797-1800, p. 470, 609. [S688] Moody K. Miles III & Barry W. Miles, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1800-1860, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 2000), p. 404 (will of Keziah Outten), 688. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 204 (will of Warrington Staton, wife Catherine), 570. [S569] Gail M. Walczyk, Accomack Co, VA, Death Register, 1853-1896, (Coram, NY: Peter's Row, 1997), p. 35 (death of Wm. Conquest shows him as the son of Jas. & Sally Conquest), 569.