Fitzhugh ages - was: Well, maybe Jane Presley *was* an 11-y

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Fitzhugh ages - was: Well, maybe Jane Presley *was* an 11-y

Legg inn av Kelly Leighton » 21 jul 2007 00:36:12

Researchers,

Although a bit outside the range of this newsgroup, since Willaim Fitzhugh, his young wife, and their children were discussed here (and since they're my ancestors), I'd like to add some data to correct things.

William did marry Sarah Tucker on 1 May 1674. Her birth was 2 Aug 1663. So, she was 11. "A well established family tradition says that he sent her to England for two years education before the marriage was consummated." Source: Henry A. Fitzhugh's work "The History of Our Fitzhugh Family", privately printed, my copy produced on 8 Sept 2004, pg 37.

It should be noted that Henry expresses some doubt as to the validity of this tradition by pointing out that Sarah does not seem to appear in any family correspondence during the time. This William Fitzhugh is the source of the volume of letters maintained by the Virginia Historical Society and previously published for them under the title of William Fitzhugh and His Chesapeake World, 1676-1701, The Fitzhugh Letters and Other Documents, published in 1963 by the University of North Carolina Press for the VHS.

Regardless, the children appear to have been b. 1677 (died in infancy), 1679, 1680, Jan 1686/7, 1690, and 1692, as far as the evidence shows. (The portion of the family tree included on page 173).

In response to another poster's question, yes, they were of Bedfordshire, England and Henry has done some good work tracing these Fitzhughs (no relation to Marmion group) back to approx 1223. I have more info if anyone is interested.

Take care,

Kelly in RI

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