Susannah 'Sukey' Northam

Abt 1748 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Susannah 'Sukey' Northam
  Birth	Abt 1748	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Will - Named in Grand Mothers will	19 Jun 1759	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [1]
  	She was shown as granddaughter Suse Northam in the will of Mary Bell. She also named John Northam in her will. I Give and bequeath to my Granddaughter Suse Northam my Negro boy named Peter to her & her heirs for ever but my will is that my Grand:daughter shod not be possed with the negro till she Arrives to the age Twenty one years but my desire is that my Son William Bell & John Northam may have the use of this Negro Boy after my Decease till my Granddaughter Arrive to the age before mentioned and my will is that my son William Bell may have the Negro two Months in Every Year One Month in the Summer & One Month in the Winter And that John Northam may have him the remainder of the time till the girl Arrive to the age as before mentioned.
  Rev War Public Service	1781	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [2]
  	She was shown as Sukey Mears on a list found in the Archives of the Virginia State Library of Accomack County people who were paid for public service from 1781 to 1783.
  Was Living	3 Feb 1790	Accomack County, Virginia, USA
  Will - Named in Husbands will	3 Feb 1790	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [3]
  	She was shown as a wife Susanna Mears in the will of Meshack Mears.
  Will - Named in Fathers will	6 Feb 1796	Accomack County, Virginia, USA   [4]
  	She was named as Susannah Mears.
  Marr Name	Susannah 'Sukey' Mears
  Reference Identifier	RW-PS
  Record ID	49785
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Northam,   b. 1656   d. Bef 7 Mar 1703/04, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 48 years)  (Great Grandfather)  Mary (--?--),   b. Abt 1686   d. Bef 30 Sep 1760, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 74 years)  (Grandmother)
  Siblings	1 brother and 2 sisters
  + 1. Nancy 'Nanney' Northam,   b. Abt 1746, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1799, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 53 years) ╚═ Thomas Hinman,  m. Abt 1765 + 2. Susannah 'Sukey' Northam,   b. Abt 1748, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Meshack Mears, I,  m. Abt 1768 > 3. John (of John) Northam,   b. Abt 1755, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ Easter Northam,  m. Bef 1809 + 4. Ester Northam,   b. Abt 1756, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1802, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 46 years) ╚═ Teackle Warrington,  m. Abt 1785
  Half-siblings	1 half sister (family of John (of Thos) Northam and (2 wife of JnoNortham) (--?--))
  + 1. Leah Northam,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown ╚═ (hus of Leah) Northam,  m. Abt 1794 ;   William Wessells, Jr.,  m. 13 Oct 1798
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of John (of Thos) Northam and Rachel Fisher)
  + 1. Elizabeth 'Betsy' Northam,   b. Abt 1784, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1846, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 62 years) ╚═ William (of E) Northam,  m. 10 Aug 1803 + 2. Custis (of John) Northam, Sr.,   b. Abt 1785, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1822, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age 37 years) ╚═ Elizabeth Northam,  m. 16 Nov 1803
  Half-siblings	1 half brother (family of (--?--) Lucas and Rachel Bell)
  1. Levin Lucas,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I49785	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	John (of Thos) Northam,   b. Abt 1708, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 1796, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age 88 years) Other Partners: ╚═Rachel (--?--),   b. Abt 1710, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1730    ╚═(2 wife of JnoNortham) (--?--),   b. Abt 1750   d. Bef 1784  (Age < 33 years)  m. Abt 1770    ╚═Rachel Fisher,   b. Abt 1765, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 1 Apr 1834, Accomack County, Virginia, USA  (Age < 69 years)  m. Abt 1784
  Mother	Rachel Bell,   b. Abt 1728, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 19 Jun 1759, Accomack County, Virginia, USA (Age < 31 years) Other Partners: ╚═(--?--) Lucas,   b. Abt 1725   d. Yes, date unknown  m. Abt 1745
  Marriage	Abt 1746  [5]
  Family ID	F10557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Meshack Mears, I,   b. Abt 1745, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Oct 1794 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1768
  Children	+ 1. Nancy Mears,   b. 1770, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. 25 May 1832 (Age 62 years) ╚═ William Bundick  (Age 76 years)  m. Abt 1790   2. Leah Mears,   b. Abt 1772, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rachel Mears,   b. Abt 1774, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown + 4. Meshack Mears, II,   b. Abt 1775, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Nov 1841 (Age 66 years) ╚═ Margaret 'Peggy' Baker  (Age 56 years)  m. 27 Aug 1810 + 5. John Mears,   b. Abt 1777, Accomack County, Virginia, USA d. Apr 1808 (Age 31 years) ╚═ Polly (--?--)  m. Abt 1800
  Family ID	F8726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1748 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Grand Mothers will - 19 Jun 1759 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Rev War Public Service - 1781 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Was Living - 3 Feb 1790 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Husbands will - 3 Feb 1790 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA Will - Named in Fathers will - 6 Feb 1796 - Accomack County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 200 (will of Mary Bell, m/o Tabitha Thatam & others), 570. [S577] Walker & Turman, Acc Soldiers & Sailors in Rev, (Parksley, VA: A Project of the Eastern Shore Chapter National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1975 (Manuscript at the E.S.P.L.)), 577. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 418 (will of Meshack Mears, wife Susanna), 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 434, 570. [S570] Stratton Nottingham, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800, (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 191 (will of William Northam, f/o William & others), 570.