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John Stockley

M, b. 1621, d. 15 August 1673

Parents

FatherJohn Stockley (b. about 1590, d. 3 February 1669 or 3 February 1670)
MotherElizabeth Woodman (b. 1630, d. 6 August 1707)

Child with Elizabeth Watkins (b. 1633, d. 17 June 1697)

DaughterJane Stockley+ (b. about 1662, d. 1710)
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Relationship9th great-grandfather of Charles Ryland ("Ryland") Scott
11th great-grandfather of Isaac Silas Vaughn
11th great-grandfather of Katherine Gilstrap Scott
11th great-grandfather of Joseph Ryland Scott
11th great-grandfather of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott
11th great-grandfather of Orly Marie Vaughn
11th great-grandfather of Avital Catherine Vaughn

Biography

ChildParent1,1
Person SourceJohn Stockley had person sources.1
Birth1621He was born in 1621 in England, United KingdomBGO.1,2
Anecdotebefore 1639[COLOR:70,70,70,255,255,255]John Stockly came to Virginia by 1639 as an indentured servant to his brother Francis Stockly, who had been in Virginia by 1635. John was to serve his brother for 3 years to pay for his passage. He had been trained as a tailor. Before 6 July 1640 John had been illegally hired by John Algood and Francis petitioned the court to have his servant returned to him. On 1 Feb 1641 the court ordered John Stockly to be returned to his master and for Algood to pay Francis Stockly for the time John had illegally been employed and to pay all court costs. At a court on 29 Aug 1642 the court ordered one William Stevens, Boatwright, to pay John Stockly, tailor for making a suit of clothes. On 14 November 1643 the court ordered the executor of William Burdett dec'd to pay John Stockly 260 lbs of tobacco. On 20 Dec 1643 John Stockly, Francis Stockly and others were fined 30 lbs of tobacco each for using profanity.3
Marriageabout 1648He and Elizabeth Watkins were married about 1648.
Land Patented1664He patented land in 1664 in Assawoman Creek, Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. [COLOR:70,70,70,255,255,255]It was in this year that John Stokeley was issued a patent for 2,600 (Whitelaw's tract A140). It extended along the west side of Assawoman Creek and it main fresh-water branch.4
Land Certificate19 July 1664He was granted a certificate for land on 19 July 1664 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. [COLOR:70,70,70,255,255,255]It was on this date that a certificate was granted to John Stockley for 400 acres of land due for transporting the following into the colony: John Stockley, Eliza. Stockley, John Moore, Abraham Heath, Benjamin Hickman, Eliza Ashdon, John Bowin & James Owin.5
Land Sold1671He sold land in 1671 in Assawoman Creek, Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. [COLOR:70,70,70,255,255,255]It was in this year that John Stockley sold 200 of A140 to Christopher Standley4
Land Purchased1672He bought land in 1672 in Accowoman Creek, Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. [COLOR:70,70,70,255,255,255]It was in this year that John Stokley bought 500 acres from Col. William Kendall, this land was a strip 16 chains wide along the east side of the adjacent tract A147.4
Will3 February 1671/72He signed a will on 3 February 1671/72 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO.4,6
Death15 August 1673He died on 15 August 1673 at age ~52 in Assawoman Creek, Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO.1
Will - Probated18 August 1673His will was probated on 18 August 1673 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO.6
Last Edited29 June 2017

Citations

  1. [S36] , online http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1970152&id=I1379, Betty Pearce (email address.)
  2. [S156] M.D. & Jean M. Mihalyka William R.M. Houston, Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore (Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties) (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985), p. 98. Hereinafter cited as Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore (Whose Ages Were Proved Before Court Officials of Accomack and Northampton Counties.)
  3. [S183] Susie M. Ames, compiler, Accomack-Northampton County, Virginia, Court Records, 1640-1645 (The University Press of Virginia: Virginia Historical Socety, 1973), p. 13, 65, 200 & 317. Hereinafter cited as Accomack-Northampton County, Virginia, Court Records, 1640-1645.
  4. [S149] Ralph T. Whitelaw, compiler, Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties) (Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1968), p. 1225 (tract A140). Hereinafter cited as Virginia's Eastern Shore (A History of Northampton and Accomack Counties.)
  5. [S179] Stratton Nottingham, compiler, Accomack Co, VA, Certificates and Rights, 1663-1709 and Tithables, 1663-1695 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993), p. 6. Hereinafter cited as Accomack Co, VA, Certificates and Rights, 1663-1709 and Tithables, 1663-1695.
  6. [S180] Stratton Nottingham, compiler, Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800 (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1990), p. 5, will of John Stockly, wife Elizabeth. Hereinafter cited as Accomack Co, VA, Wills & Administrations, 1663-1800.