John (1) Wilkins, (Burgess)

1599 - Bef 1651  (< 52 years)

• 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 Co, Virginia
  	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 patented	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 patented	10 Mar 1638	Accomack Co, Virginia   [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 Identifer	Muster
  Record ID	61328
  Will	23 Dec 1649	Northampton Co, Virginia   [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 Co, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I61328	MilesFiles23
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015

  
  

  Family 1	Bridget Croft,   b. 1605, England d. Aft 8 Sep 1634 (Age > 29 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1623/24  [5]
  Children	+ 1. Mary (2) Wilkins,   b. Abt 1630, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F19615	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anne (--?--),   b. Abt 1615   d. Bef 8 Dec 1690, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 75 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1637  [5]
  Children	+ 1. John (3) Wilkins,   b. 1637, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Aft 27 Jul 1693, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age > 56 years)   2. Argoll (4) Wilkins,   b. Abt 1639, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown + 3. Nathaniel (5) Wilkins,   b. 1641, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 16 Jun 1713, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 72 years) + 4. Lydia (6) Wilkins,   b. Abt 1642, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 28 Jul 1696, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 54 years) + 5. Anne (7) Wilkins,   b. Abt 1643, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 2 Mar 1709/10, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 67 years) + 6. Frances (8) Wilkins,   b. Abt 1644, Northampton Co, Virginia d. Bef 4 Jun 1703, Northampton Co, Virginia (Age < 59 years)
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2023
  Family ID	F19616	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 573 (Wilkins Family), 940. [S887] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 1, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2004), p. 71 (Muster of the Eastern Shore), 887. [S2325] Susie M. Ames, Ames, Acc-N'hamp Co, VA, Court Records, 1632-1640, (The American Historical Association, Washington, DC, 1954, Kraus Reprint Co, Millwood, NY, 1975), p. 20 (deposition of Joane Muns), 2325. [S2335] Martha W. McCartney, McCartney, Jamestown People to 1800, (Genealogical Publishing Company, Balitmore, MD 2012), p. 448 (John Wilkins), 2335. [S940] John Frederick Dorman, Dorman, Adv of Purse & Person, 4th Ed, Vol 3, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 2007), p. 574 (Wilkins Family), 940.