John Drury Stith^{[1, 2]}

Est 1629 - Bef 1694  (~ 65 years)

• Name	John Drury Stith
  Born	Est 1629	Charles City Co., Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef Apr 1694	Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony [later Halifax]
  	Probate Date
  Person ID	I11795	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2017

  
  

  Family	Jane Gregory Drury,   b. Est 1630, Charles City Co., Virginia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Bef 1660
  	Children named in the Will of John Stith: John, Drury, Jane, Elizabeth
  Children	+ 1. Anne Meriwether Stith,   b. Est 1660, Brunswick Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1709, Kippax, Charles City Co., Virginia  (Age ~ 49 years) + 2. Elizabeth Robertson,   b. Est 1710, Bristol Parish, Brunswick Co., Colonial Virginia ,   d. Bef 1761, Colonial Virginia  (Age ~ 50 years) + 3. Jane [Drury] Stith,   b. 1665, Charles City, Charles City Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 1709, Charles City, Charles City Co., Virginia Colony  (Age 44 years)
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2018
  Family ID	F4478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Page two of the Will of John Stith wJ11795ohnStithpg2.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Virginia Heraldica - A Registry of Virginia Gentry Entitled to Coat Armor with Genealogical Notes of the Families Edited by William Armstrong Crozier, F.R.S., F.G.S.A. Virginia County Record Series Volume V. 1908 virginiaheraldic00croz.pdf

  
  

• Notes

  Regarding his association with Wm. Walters: Land: BRUNSWICK CO VIRGINIA DEED BOOKS; VOL 1 1732-1745; Abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr. 263 (313) 7 Apr 1737. Same deed as following. Elizabeth the wife of sd William Walters was examined. Proved 17 Apr 1737. Drury Stith CC\ MISC. DEED ABSTRACTS OF BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VIRGINIA (DEED BOOKS 1-5) Indenture made the 7th day of April, 1737, between William Walters of St. Andrews Parish and Drury Stith, Gentleman, for 20 pounds, conveying 240 acres on South side of Maherrin River. Witnesses were M. Cadet Young, Willm. Jones, and Canduis Cargill. Notes: THE VESTRY BOOK AND REGISTER OF BRISTOL PARISH, VIRGINIA 1720-1789 Transcribed & published by Churchill Gibson Chamberlayne; Richmond, VA. Privately Printed. 1898. p.386 Tho. Son of Wm and Eliz. Walter Born 16th Janr 1727. and p.340 Vadrey s. of Wm and Susana Macbie [Mockoboy] Born 23 Decemr 1734 Bapt 19 Apr 1735. Notes: Brunswick Co Road Orders; 1730-46; by Pawlett [sent by email from Bill Walters] p.12; 7 Feb 1733 It is ordered that William Walters & Joseph Dunmon with their tyths be added to Maclins Order. Brunswick Co VA Court Orders 1732-1737 p.152 William Walters & Elizabeth his wife acknowledge deed to Drury Stith, Gent. [see deed and her release of dower below] Regarding his association with John Wall http://www.ncgenweb.us/richmond/wallloupoole.pdf ?In February 1745, all the county?s western territory was made into Lunenburg County... John Wall and Nicholas Edmunds were commissioned by the Brunswick Court to oversee and recruit help for the laying of Brunswick?s new western boundary. Drury Stith made the actual survey...? ?...By 1732, the population had so increased that the Council decided to allow Brunswick to set up its own magisterial system and stand on its own. ...?Whereas in pursuance of the Act of Assembly for erecting the County of Brunswick a Court House for the said county is now built & by the increase of Inhabitants the said County judged is a Capacity to have Magistrates of its own. It is ordered that a Commission of the Peace be prepared for the sd. County, & that Henry Fox, Henry Embry, John Wall....William Machiln, Gent., be appointed Justices for the said County... ?Most of Brunswick?s troops were in the militia, and had been serving as early as 1741. Prior to this date, Prince George County, from which Brunswick was formed, had been responsible for the protection of the county?s frontier. According to existing records it appears that on 2 July 1741, Colonel Henry Embry was the first militia officer commissioned in the county. Also commissioned in July and August, 1741, were: John Wall, Lieutenant Colonel; and Drury Stith, Major, in a Company of Horse...? ?In the early days of Brunswick County, when the Indians still lingered around the fort and the population was sparse, the church had little communication with its frontier members. ...the nearest minister was the Reverend John Cargill, of Southwark Parish. In 1724 he wrote the Bishop of London from his home on the James River, ?My Parish is twenty miles in width and one hundred in length, being a frontier Parish. It has 394 families. The school for Indians is on the borders of my parish. There are one church and two chapels and seventy or eighty communicants.? ?The Parish of St. Andrew had legally begun before Cargill wrote his letter. When Brunswick was founded in 1720, the order setting up the new county also designated the area as St. Andrew?s Parish and provided money to build a church. The church was not built immediately, but was in existence before 1732. ?The St. Andrew?s Parish, Vestry Book, kept in the County Clerk?s Office, begins with an entry in July, 1732. A vestry is the elected administrative body of an Episcopal church. The first recorded vestry consisted of Henry Embry, and John Wall as Churchwardens... They were all paid 1000 pounds of tobacco for their services.?

  
  

• Sources

  [S100] Internet Source, http://yeahpot.com/gedcom/tristrambolling/pafg05.htm#8620. Robert married (1) Anne Meriwether Stith daughter of John Drury Stith and Jane Gregory Drury about 1681 in Kippax, Kippax, Culpeper, VA. Anne was born about 1659 in Charles City, VA. She died about 1709 in Kippax, Charles City, VA. Her Children: Robert Bolling II b. 25 Jan 1682. He died in 1749. Robert married (1) Anne Meriwether; (2) Mary Anne Cocke daughter of Richard Cocke and Elizabeth Littlebury on 27 Jan 1706 in Bristol Parish, Virginia. Mary was born about 1688 in Charles City Co., Virginia. She died about 1749 in Prince George Co, Virginia. Stith Bolling b. 28 Mar 1686, d. about 28 Jun 1727; Stith married (1) Elizabeth Rogers about 1716; (2) Elizabeth Hartwell. [They had a JOHN BOLLING] Edward Bolling b. 3 Oct 1687,Culpepper, Prince George, VA. He died about 1720. Edward married (f) Slaughter. Anne Bolling was born on 22 Jul 1690. Anne married Robert Wynne son of Thomas Wynne Sr. and Agnes Tucker Stith. Robert was born about 1685 in Charles City Co, Va. He d. 23 Jul 1754, Sussex Co., VA. Drury Bolling b. 21 May 1695, d. 24 Sep 1726. Drury married Elizabeth Meriwether abt 1723 in Kippax, Prince George, Virginia. Elizabeth was born about 1699, Kippax, Charles County, VA. Thomas Bolling b. 20 Mar 1696 in Culpepper, Prince George, VA. Thomas married Rachel Colclough on 11 Nov 1729 in Stafford,St. Pauls Parish, VA. Rachel was born about 1700 in Va. Agnes Bolling b. 30 Nov 1700. She d. about 1762. Agnes married Richard Kennon about 1719 in Henrico, VA. Richard was born 5 Dec 1684, Conjuror's Neck, Henrico, VA. He died after 19 Aug 1735 in Conjuror's Neck, Henrico,VA. Mary Bolling was born about 1702. Mary married Andrew Baker about 1721. [S40] Will, John Stith, 1690. BTW, here is the transcription of the will: In the Name of God Amen. I John Stith senr. of the parish of Westover in Charles Citty County in Virg'a Gent. being well in body and of sound mind & memory doe make this my last will and Testam't hereby utterly revokeing and making voyd all former Wills by me made whither written or verball. Impr. First and principly I recomend my soule into the hands of my blessed Saviour and redeemer Jesus Christ hopeing and afsuredly beleiving thro' his merritts death and passion to obtain pardon and remission from my sinns & to inherit life everlasting. And for the Worldly estate it hath pleased allmighty God to bles me wth I give as followeth. I give and bequeath to my oldest son John Stith and to his heyres forever all the land houseing and apurtenances therunto belonging whir'on I now live as alsoe my hors mill by me lately built on ye sd land to togeather with all run'ing geare tooles, utensills, implements and apurtenances thereto belonging, and alsoe all other the lands 186 186 Lands tenements & hereditaments whatsoever or whosoever to me belonging I give unto my sd son John Stith and to his heyres for ever excepting all that tract or parcell of land that is mine lying on the North side of the Eastern branch of Herin Creek, which with the houses and all and every the apurtenances therunto belonging I give unto my son Drury Stith & to his heyrs for ever. Item. I give and bequeath to my Daughter Jane the now wife of Capt David LLuellin the sum of five pounds sterl. in full of all she may or can claime as a child's part in mine estate. Item. I give and bequeath unto my Daughter Ann the now wife of Mr Robert Bolling the sum of tenn pounds sterl. in full of all she may or can claime as a childs part in mine estate. Item I give unto my daughter Agnes the now wife of Mr Thomas Wynn the sum of fifteen pounds sterl. in full of all that she may or can claime as a childs part in mine estate. Item. After my Debts and Legacies are pd. I give all the remainder of my personall estate to be equally divided between my loving wife Jane Stith and my sd two sonns John and Drury Stith. And my will is that my son Drury shall take his share in my estate out of those goods and chattells being at the plantacon before to him bequeathed as far as the same shall amount, and if they surmount his share then yt surplus to be apporconed to the other two shares of ch my estate. And I doe hereby make and ordain my sd wife Jane and my sd two sons John & Drury Stith joynt Executors of this my last Will & Testament. Lastly. I give to my loving freind Hugh Davis twenty shillings sterl. to buy him a ring. And if any differences shall happen to arise in the settlement or Division of my sd estate between my sd wife Jane and my sd Sons John & Drury Stith. then I doe hereby request and appoynt my sd sd friend Hugh Davis to decide and comport such differences betwixt them. And if either of my sd Execut'rs shall dislike such composure as the sd Davis shall make therein that then the party soo disliking shall for ever therafter have noe right of Executorship in this my will (anything therein contained to the contrary therof notwithstanding) but the party or partys of my sd Execut: agreeing with the sd settlement made by the sd Davis shall have the whole Executorship of this will. And he she or they to alott the disagreeing party or parties, his her or their full proporcon in my estate in such goods or comodities as the other party or partys (agreeing with the sd Davis) shall think fitt to appoynt. In Witnes wherof. I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this 13 day of November 1690 and in the second year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary King & Queen of England &c. John Stith Seale Signed sealed dellivered & declared as his Last Will and Testam't in pnce of James Batty. Frances FH Battys mark. John Jay - Hugh Davis Aprill. 3. 1694 This Will of John Stith senr. late of Westover parish decd proved by the oathes of James Batty and Frances Batty is ordered to be Recorded. Test. James Minge Cl Cur Here Recorded accordingly. James Minge Cl Cur A probate of the last Will and Testamt of John Stith senr late of Westover decd with a Codecill anexed is granted to Jane his relict and to John and Drury Stith sons of Deced: Execut named in the sd Will. Test. James Minge Cl Cur The Codecill. followes. Wheras I John Stith senr of Charles Citty County Gent have for some years past made my Last will and Testam in writeing and therin apoynted that my estate should be divided in three parts have noe right of Executorship in this my will (anything therein contained to the contrary therof notwithstanding) but the party or partys of my sd Execut: agreeing with the sd settlement made by the sd Davis shall have the whole Executorship of this will. and he she or they to alott the disagreeing party or parties, his her or their full proporcon in my estate in such goods or comodities as the other party or partys (agreeing with the sd Davis) shall think fitt to appoynt. In Witnes wherof. I have hereunto sett my hand and seal this 13 day of November 1690 and in the second year of the reign of our Soveraign Lord and Lady William and Mary King & Queenof England [illegible]. John Stith Seale Signed sealed dellivered & declared as his Last Will and Testam't in pnce of James Batty. Frances FH Battys mark. John Jay - Hugh Davis This Will of John Stith senr. late of Westover parish decd proved by the oathes of James Batty and Frances Batty is ordered to be Recorded. Test. James Minge Cl Cur Here Recorded accordingly. James Minge Cl Cur A probate of the last Will and Testamt of John Stith senr late of Westover decd with a Codecill anexed is granted to Jane his relict and to John and Drury Stith sons of Deced: Execut named in the sd Will. Test. James Minge Cl Cur The Codecill. followes. Wheras I John Stith senr of Charles Citty County Gent have for some years past made my Last will and Testam in writeing and therin apoynted that my estate should be divided in three parts 187 187 parts viz. between my wife, my son John and my son Drury Stith. And wheras since the makeing my sd Will. uppon the marriage of my son Drury I have given and dellivered to my sd sonn his full third part of my personall estate and made over the plantacon given him by my Will. And I being now sick and weak of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given to allmighty God. To the and those may be noe dispute about the same. I doe hereby Declare that soo much of my sayd Will as relates to my son Drury is already Satisfyed out of my estate: and therfore my Will and desire is that the remaining part of my estate after my Legacies payd Shall be divided in two parts between my dear wife and my son John. And my son Johns books and accompts will make out what is his particular estate or the concerns of any others. Wittnes my hand and seale this 3rd day of October. 1693 John Stith seale Signed and sealed in pnce of William Cole. John Jones Thomas Grig. On the back of thos Codecill this was endorsed viz. I am Satisfyed with the within writeing Drury Stith Octob. 3. 1693 Proved in Court by the oathes of John Jones & Thomas Gris. the third day of Aprill. 1694. and ordered it be recorded. Test James Minge Cl Cur and it is heer Recorded accordingly Aprill. 3. 1694 James Minge Cl Cur [S40] Will, John Stith, 1694. [S127] Geni, https://www.geni.com/people/Jane-Llewellyn/6000000013492814537. Jane Llewellyn (Stith) Birthdate: 1665 (44) Birthplace: Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia Death: 1709 (44), Charles City, Virginia Place of Burial: Charles City, Virginia Immediate Family: Daughter of Major John Drury Stith, I and Jane Gregory / Parsons / Stith Wife of Daniel Alexander Llewellyn, II Mother of Elizabeth Eppes Sister of Capt. John Drury Stith; Ann Bolling; Lt. Col. Drury Stith, Sr. and Agnes Jane Wynne Half sister of Agnes Jane Wynne