Daughter | Mary Wilkins (b. about 1630) |
Son | John Wilkins (b. 1637, d. after 27 July 1693) |
Son | Nathaniel Wilkins+ (b. 1641, d. before 16 June 1713) |
Pedigree Chart | |
Included in charts - lists | Box Pedigree - CRS Charles Ryland Scott Ancestors Descendants of John Wilkins - Jamestowne Resident at Muster of 1624/25 - Burgess 1632/3, 1642 Indented - CRS Relationship to John Wilkins (First Families of Virginia) |
Relationship | 9th 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 |
Birth | 1599 | John Wilkins, (First Families Of Virginia - Burgess), was born in 1599 in England, United KingdomBGO.1 |
Anecdote | 22 March 1622 | 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. |
Marriage | before 1624/25 | He and Bridget Croft were married before 1624/25.2 |
Census (F) | 1624/25 | He and Bridget Croft were enumerated on the census of 1624/25 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United StatesBG.1 |
Muster (fam) | 1624/25 | He was listed in the Muster in 1624/25 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United StatesBG, . 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 1621.3 |
Burgess | 1633 | He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1633 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. He was shown as John Wilkinson. |
Deposition Named In (fam) | 8 September 1634 | He was named in a deposition on 8 September 1634 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. 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.4 |
Deposition | 16 May 1636 | He gave a deposition on 16 May 1636 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United StatesBG. He deposed that he was aged 40.1 |
Land Patented | 9 September 1636 | He patented land on 9 September 1636 in Nansemond, Virginia, United StatesBGO. 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 1645/6.1 |
Marriage | before 1637 | He and Anne were married before 1637.2 |
Land Patented | 10 March 1638 | He patented land on 10 March 1638 in Accomack, Virginia, United StatesBGO. 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.1 |
Burgess | 1642/43 | He served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1642/43 in Eastern Shore, Virginia, United StatesBG.5 |
Will | 23 December 1649 | He signed a will on 23 December 1649 in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO. 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.2 |
Death | before 28 January 1651/52 | He died before 28 January 1651/52 in Northampton, Virginia, United StatesBGO.1 |
Last Edited | 24 June 2018 |