| Name |
Francis (7) Epes [1] |
| Prefix |
Col. |
| Birth |
19 Nov 1627 |
Henrico Co, Virginia  [2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Anecdote |
Bef 20 Apr 1658 |
Charles City Co, Virginia [3] |
- By 20 April 1658 he was a justice of Charles City County and he was called captain, 4 Jun 1660. At a meeting of the militia at Westover, 12 June 1661, it was ordered that a trained band, with addition of horse, report to Fort Henry upon occasion of alarm and there be commanded by Capt. Francis Eps, one of the captains of "the Guards of the Counties." He moved to Henrico County soon after, was a justice there by 4 Feb 1664/5 and served as Burgess, 1670-76. On 27 Oct 1673 Maj. Francis Epes was granted 927 acres, 2 roods and 16 poles of land in Henrico County on the north side of Appomattock River on Swift Creek.
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| Anecdote |
12 Jun 1661 [4] |
- At a meeting of the militia at Westover, 12 June 1661, it was ordered that a trained band, with addition of horse, report to Fort Henry upon occasion of alarm and there be commanded by Capt. Francis Eps, one of the captains of "the Guards of the Counties." He moved to Henrico County soon after, was a justice there by 4 Feb 1664/5 and served as Burgess, 1670-76. On 27 Oct 1673 Maj. Francis Epes was granted 927 acres, 2 roods and 16 poles of land in Henrico County on the north side of Appomattock River on Swift Creek.
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| Anecdote |
Mar 1675/76 |
Henrico Co, Virginia [4] |
- In March 1675/6, in a Act for defense the Indians, Lt. Col. Francis Epes of Henrico is mentioned. Col. Francis Epes was present at an Orphans' Court at Varina in Henrico County, 20 Aug 1678, when he gave an account of cattle belonging to Charles and Mary Worsham, orphans of Mr. William Worsham.
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| Deposition |
8 Jul 1677 |
Charles City Co, Virginia [3] |
- He was shown as Francis Epes, aged 49 or thereabouts and on 20 Aug 1678, that he was aged 50 or thereabouts, and was presumably born in Virginia.
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| Record ID |
75521 |
| Death |
Bef 28 Aug 1678 |
Henrico Co, Virginia [4] |
- It was on this date that Elizabeth Epes of Burmodii Hundred, widow, wrote the first of her two wills. On 2 Dec 1678 Mr. Richard Cocke Sr., aged 38, deposed that Col. Francis Epes the day before he died gave his estate to his wife and four children. The same day William Randolph, aged 28, deposed that he at Col. Francis Epes' house one or two days before his death, he being dangerously wounded, and had no time to make a will but that he wanted his estate to go to his wife and four children, and he hoped his brother would seat one of them at Cawsons and that Lanclands would serve one of the boys.
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Origins  |
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| Patriarch & Matriarch |
John Epes, b. 1560, Ashford, County Kent, England d. Bef 16 Dec 1627, Ashford, County Kent, England (Age < 67 years) (Grandfather)  Mary 'Marie' Pawlett, b. Abt 1610 d. Yes, date unknown (Mother) |
| Siblings |
2 brothers |
| | 1. John (6) Epes, b. Abt 1626, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown | | + | 2. Col. Francis (7) Epes, b. 19 Nov 1627, Henrico Co, Virginia d. Bef 28 Aug 1678, Henrico Co, Virginia (Age < 50 years)
╚═ (--?--) (--?--), m. Abt 1658 ; Elizabeth Littlebury, (Littlebury?), m. Abt 1661 | | | 3. Thomas (8) Epes, b. 8 Sep 1630, Greater London, England d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Person ID |
I75521 |
MilesFiles23 | Michael DeLoach Anc back 12 gen & Des forward 5 Gen |
| Last Modified |
14 Mar 2023 |
| Family 2 |
Elizabeth Littlebury, (Littlebury?), b. Abt 1635 d. Bef 1 Oct 1678, Henrico Co, Virginia (Age < 43 years)
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| Marriage |
Abt 1661 [4] |
- She was Mrs. Elizabeth Worsham, widow of William Worsham of Henrico County.
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| Children |
| | 1. William (15) Epes, b. 1662, Henrico Co, Virginia d. 16 Nov 1710 (Age 48 years) |
| | 2. Capt. Littlebury (16) Epes, b. Abt 1664, Henrico Co, Virginia d. Bef Nov 1743, Charles City Co, Virginia (Age < 79 years) |
| + | 3. Mary (17) Epes, b. Abt 1664, Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, Virginia d. 19 Sep 1726, Henrico Co, Virginia (Age 62 years) |
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| Family ID |
F24711 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Mar 2023 |
1627 - Bef 1678 (< 50 years)
