| Name |
John (1) Wilkins |
| Suffix |
(Burgess) |
| Birth |
1599 |
England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Anecdote |
22 Mar 1622 [1] |
- The first record of John Wilkins is the report of his death at Mr. Edward Bennett's plantation, one of 52 massacred there by the Indians on Good Friday, 22 Mar 1621/2. This plantation lay on Burwell's Bay on the south side of the James River in the present Isle of Wright County. But, as in the case of Edward Waters, the report was erroneous.
|
| Census |
1623/24 |
Eastern Shore, Virginia [1] |
- John and Bridget Wilkins were living near the Secretary's Land.
|
| Muster |
1623/24 |
Eastern Shore, Virginia [2] |
- He was shown as John Wilkines,
age 26 who came in the Mary Gould in 1618, head of a Muster. Listed with him was Briggett Wikines, age 20, who came in the Warwicke in 1621.
|
| Burgess |
1633 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA |
- He was shown as John Wilkinson.
|
| Deposition named in |
8 Sep 1634 |
Accomack-Northampton Co, Virginia [3] |
- Upon the petition of Thomas Butler against Marie the (wife of Edward) Drew for reporting the said Thomas to have to do with Bridgett the wife of Mr. John Wilkins in the act of adultery for which purpose Joane Muns, 30 years or there abouts, sworne and examined sayeth that Joane the wife of Thomas Butler told her going down to the old Plantation together, that her husband shewed her where he layed the Head and heeles of Bridgett Wilkins, and that the said Bridgett would have given him as much cloth as would make him a shirt, and this is all this deponent can say.
|
| Deposition |
16 May 1636 |
Eastern Shore, Virginia [1] |
- He deposed that he was aged 40.
|
| Land - they received a land patent |
9 Sep 1636 |
Nansemond Co, Virginia [1] |
- His first patent of record was on this date which was in the Upper County of New Norfolk, mistakenly given as Accomack, but corrected in a repatent of 18 May 1637. The 1300 acres along the Nansemond River fell inton Nansemond County in 1642. The headrights included himself, Bridget Craft (his wife, then dead) and John Wilkins again. in addition to the voyage indicated by the second headright claim, John is known to have made a voyage to England in 1637, another overseas in 1642 and on to Amsterdam and England in 1649. John Wilkins sold 800 acres of this land to Michael Wilcox whose widow Eleanor married Samuel Stoughton, who repatented the 800 acres on 10 Mar 1645/6.
|
| Land - they received a land patent |
10 Mar 1638 |
Accomack County, Virginia, USA [1] |
- It was on this date that he was granted 500 acres in Accomack County, joining the upper end of the Secretary's land, King's Creek and land of Obedience Robins, and in 1643 he patented 600 acres on the seaside by virtue of a former patent of 8 Dec 1640. He was elected to the vestry of Hungar's Parish on 14 Sep 1635 and served as a burgess for Accomacke in Feb 1632/3 and in 1642. In 1642/3 the Eastern Shore was divided and his home fell into Northampton County. John was almost continuously a commissioner in Accomack-Northampton until his death.
|
| Burgess |
1641/42 |
Eastern Shore, Virginia [4] |
| Reference Identifier |
Muster |
| Record ID |
61328 |
| Will |
23 Dec 1649 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA [5] |
- He left his whole estate to his wife Ann and his children which God hath blessed me with by her. He stated he was about to sail for England and no one could tell the future. But he did return for Anne Wilkins in a deposition on 28 Jan 1650/1 referred to Mr. John Wilkins her late husband dec'd since he came from England about the time he lay sick. Just before he died John Wilkins gave land, stock and household goods to John Baldwin and his wife, of which a memorandum was made on 30 Dec 1650 and on 9 Feb 1650/1 Anne Wilkins, widow, made a deed of gift to her children, naming the son and designating the 3 daughters who are named in her will.
|
| Death |
Bef 28 Jan 1650/51 |
Northampton County, Virginia, USA [1] |
Origins  |
|
| Person ID |
I61328 |
MilesFiles23 |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Family 2 |
Anne (--?--), b. Abt 1615 d. Bef 8 Dec 1690, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 75 years)
Other Partners:
╚═Rev. Thomas Higby, b. Abt 1615 d. Bef 28 Mar 1655 (Age < 40 years) m. Aft 9 Feb 1651
╚═Henry Voss, b. Abt 1620 d. Bef 2 Aug 1662, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 42 years) m. Bef 3 Apr 1656 |
| Marriage |
Bef 1637 [5] |
| Children |
| + | 1. John (3) Wilkins, b. 1637, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Aft 27 Jul 1693, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age > 56 years) |
| | 2. Argoll (4) Wilkins, b. Abt 1639, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Yes, date unknown |
| + | 3. Nathaniel (5) Wilkins, b. 1641, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 16 Jun 1713, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 72 years) |
| + | 4. Lydia (6) Wilkins, b. Abt 1642, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 28 Jul 1696, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 54 years) |
| + | 5. Anne (7) Wilkins, b. Abt 1643, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 2 Mar 1709/10, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 67 years) |
| + | 6. Frances (8) Wilkins, b. Abt 1644, Northampton County, Virginia, USA d. Bef 4 Jun 1703, Northampton County, Virginia, USA (Age < 59 years) |
|
| Family ID |
F19616 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
14 Jun 2023 |
1599 - Bef 1651 (< 52 years)
: Address
: Location
: City/Town
: County/Shire
: State/Province
: Country
: Not Set
