Thomas Sorrell known husband of Elizabeth Occany up to
That John Crawford who d 1676 "during Bacon's Rebellion" in James
City, Virginia and whom (John) is erroneously given as a son of
Malcolm Crawford by his wife Margaret Cunningham, is given as follows
Thomas Sorrell m Elizabeth Occany
Thomas Sorrell
Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800
Sorrell, Thomas Decedent 12/1/1725 22/2/1726 Sorrell, Thomas, 12 Jan. 1725;
22 Feb. 1726, of Cople. Son James land; to son John land devised me by my
father in law Daniel Occany and land on Nominy where I formerly lived; son
James land in James City County bequeathed me by my father John Sorrell
deceased; nephew Thomas Sorrell land; my bro. John Sorrell of James City
County deceased; said nephew and his sisters Elizabeth and Frances a ring
each; daus. Anna and Winifred; wife Elizabeth her horse, saddle, bridle,
rings, clothing, 3 slaves and use of my plantation for life; friends Capt.
George Turbeville and Mr. William Sturman exrs.
Daniel Occany is his will. Westmoreland County, Virginia Wills, 1654-1800
Sorrell, Thomas Executor
27/2/1715 30/1/1716
Ocanny, Daniel, planter, 27 Feb. 1715; 30 Jan. 1716. Grandson Daniel Crabb
130 acres of land; to John Crabb 250 acres of land; grandson John Crabb and
my son in law Thomas Sorrell; friends William Allerton and Henry Lee to be
exxs; grandson Daniel Crabb to inherit my land if John Crabb dies without
issue.
In the name of God Amen. I Daniel Ocany of the county of Westmoreland in the
colony of Virginia planter being now in perfect health and in sound &
perfect mind & memory thanks be to almighty God for the same doe make this
my last will and testament ... I give bequeath & devise the tract of land
whereon I now live containing one hundred & thirty acres be it more or less
to my grand son Daniel Crabb and to his heirs forever and in case he dies
before he comes of age or without issue of his body lawfully begotten then I
give the said land to John Crabb & to his heirs forever. Item. I give
bequeath & devise my land in the forrest whereon John Moon now lives
containing by estimacon two hundred & fifty acres or there about to my
grandson John Crabb and my son in law Thomas Sorrell and to their heirs
forever to be equally divided between them the moyety of the said land which
I hereby give to John Crabb I will should be his & his heirs forever and in
case he die without issue of his body lawfully begotten or before he comes
of age the said moyety of the land I give to DANIEL CRABB & to his heirs
forever. Item. I give and bequeath to my said grand sons Daniel Crabb & John
Crabb all my personal estate of what kind or sort the same be moveable or
immovable to be equally divided between them. Item. I give & bequeath to
Daniel Crabb my negroe woman called Jane to him, the said Daniel & his heirs
forever-and lastly I make constitute ordain & appoint my good friends
Willoughby Allerton and Mr. Henry Lee to be my executors of this my last
will and testament and in witness that this is my last will & testament I
have hereunto set my hand and seal this 27th day of February A.D. 1715-
Daniel Occany mark (seal) sealed and published in the presence of This.
Newton, Henry Wetherton, Jno. Footman, Orlando Payne.
John/James Sorrell m Anne Brechin
James, Anna (mother or sister) Thomas
James Sorrell Heir 19/10/1721 Breechin, James, 19 Oct. 1721; 6 April 1722.
My late wife Ann; sons William and James land at falls of Potomac; to Mr.
John Rele 50 acres; to Dennis Lynsey 100 acres of land; to Thomas Poindexter
300 acres of land; dau. Anna and Jane land; to James and Anna Sorrell 1
Hogshead tobacco each; kinsman Thomas Sorrell a mourning ring; wife and
Capt. George Turberville exrs., the latter to have a mourning ring; wife
Sarah personal estate.
Anna Breechin
Thomas Poindexter Heir 19/10/1721
Breechin, James, 19 Oct
.. 1721; 6 April
1722. My late wife Ann; sons William and James land at falls of Potomac; to
Mr. John Rele 50 acres; to Dennis Lynsey 100 acres of land; to Thomas
Poindexter 300 acres of land; dau. Anna and Jane land; to James and Anna
Sorrell 1 hogshead tobacco each; kinsman Thomas Sorrell a mourning ring;
Wife and Capt. George Turberville exrs., the latter to have a mourning ring;
Wife Sarah personal estate.
James Brechin m Sarah Crawford born 12 May 1666 Amherst, Virginia
Scottish Emigration to Colonial America, 1607-1785 By Dobson, David
"James Brechin in St Paul's Parish, Virginia. Scots Episcopal clergyman."
Scottish Notes and Queries edited by John Bulloch, John Alexander Henderson
"Rev. James Brechin or Breghin, a Scotchman; support Comissary Blair and WA
sin Virginia, 1705-1719, being noted as asbent from Convention in the latter
year."
Rev. James Breechin, Priest of Caple Parish in Westmoreland Co., VA
Sarah Crawford, also shown as Crafford or Crofford
She was a daughter of David Crawford as proven by a lawsuit filedl in
Hanover Co., VA, in 1731 by John Poindexter to establish his right to land
willed him in 1721 by his stepfather, Rev. James ZBreechin, Priestof Caple
Parish in Westmoreland Co., VA. Evidence stated that "David Crawford, late
of the Parish of St. Peter's in the County of New Kent, was in hi slifetime
seized in fee simple, or and in one neck of land, lying and being in the
Parish of St. Paul's in the County of Hanover, containing about five hundred
acres, and so being seized, by his certain poll, bearing the date of May 21,
1691, for the natural love and affection which he bore his daughter, Sarah,
did give the said land unto his faughter and the heirs of her body, as by
said deed more fully may appear, and the said Sarah entered and by virtue of
said deed was seized, and intermarried with one Thomas Poindexter, deceased,
and by him had issue, John Poindexter, and has since intermarried with one
James Breechin, likewise deceased..." It appears it was probably Sarah's
dowry land that Rev. Breechin had willed his stepsons John and Thomas
Poindexter prior to the Minister's death in 1721.
John Poindexter brought suit in Hanover County to establish his right to
land left him in the 1721 will of his stepfather, Rev. James Breechin,
Priest of Cople Parish in Westmoreland County. "David Crawford, late of the
Parish of St. Peter's in the County of New Kent, was in his lifetime seized
in fee simple, for and in one neck of land, lying and being in the Parish of
St. Paul's in the County of Hanover, containing about five hundred acres,
and so being seized, by his certain poll, bearing the date of May 21, 1691,
for the natural love and affection which he bore his daughter, Sarah, did
give the said land unto his daughter and the heirs of her body, as by said
deed more fully may appear, and the said Sarah entered and by vitue of said
deed was seized, and intermarried with one Thomas Poindexter, deceased, and
by him had issue, John Poindexter, and has since intermarried with one James
Breechin, likewise deceased ..."
David Crawford d 1689 New Kent Co, VA m Jane B 1633 VA
"Our Ancestors' quotes Fred E. Crawford in "The Early Ancestors of the
Crawfords" as authority for the statement that, "This John was one of the
early patentees of land in Donegal in Ireland, but did not stay there and
the grant was given to one of his friend, John Stewart." If his estates in
Scotland were in danger of being confiscated by Cromwell because of his
support of Charles I, this may have been reason enough for him to get out of
the country and leave his estates to his wife and children born to the
peerage. If he had an illegitimate son in Ireland he probably would have
taken him with him to America. The facts of this intriguing mystery await
some future researcher who can then supply the "missing link" between the
descendants of this first Crawford in America and the multitudinous
Crawfords in THE LIVES OF THE LINDSAYS and supplementary genealogical
records of pre-pre-American Crawfords in Scotland.
This first John Crawford to come to America must have been a typical
restless Scot. Whether he was in fact, as alleged by Mrs. Julian Lane in her
"Historical Collection", "a hero of the battle of Gratzha" it is well
authenticated that at the age of 76 he was killed in Bacon's Rebellion which
he helped to organize.
It is written of his son David, the second Crawford in America, that when he
was killed by the Indians in 1710, at age 85, "He owned extensive lands in
the countries of New Kent (Hanover) and James City; also, many slaves. The
land on which Richmond was built belonged to him", and probably had its name
suggested from Riginald de Richmond, "The Good", sometimes referred to as
the extreme ancestor of the Crawfords". Riginald de Richmond was the
great-grandfather of Margaret Crawford, the mother of Sir William Wallace,
the immortal hero of Scotland. Kilbirnie Castle and Kirk were ancient
possessions of the Crawford family.
Elizabeth, the eldest daughter of David, the second Crawford in America, was
born in 1656 and married Nicholas Meriwether in 1673, "who was owner of
great tracts of land in Hanover and Albermarle counties in Virginia. One of
the patents of 17,952 acres was granted by King George II". The second
daughter, born 1668, married Robert Lewis. It is interesting to speculate on
the possible connection between these family alliances and the Meriwether
Lewis who over a century later was the dashing young officer who came out of
the South to lead the famous Lewis and Clark Exploration of the Louisiana
Purchase for President Thomas Jefferson
John Crawford d 1676 during Bacon's Rebellion
In 1600 received charter under the great seal, of lands and baronies of
Kilbirnie , Eastern Greenock,
John left his family in Scotland and emigrated to America abt 1643. Bring
with him his youngest son David.
John son John was his Heir.
John is said to died in the Bacon's Rebellion.
Bacon's Rebellion was probably one of the most confusing yet intriguing
chapters in Jamestown's history. For many years, historians considered the
Virginia Rebellion of 1676 to be the first stirring of revolutionary
sentiment in America, which culminated in the American Revolution almost
exactly one hundred years later.
The central figures in Bacon's Rebellion were opposites. Governor Sir
William Berkeley, seventy when the crisis began, was a veteran of the
English Civil Wars, a frontier Indian fighter, a King's favorite in his
first term as Governor in the 1640's, and a playwright and scholar. His name
and reputation as Governor of Virginia were well respected. Berkeley's
antagonist, young Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., was actually Berkeley's cousin by
marriage. Lady Berkeley, Frances Culpeper, was Bacon's cousin. Bacon was a
troublemaker and schemer whose father sent him to Virginia in the hope that
he would mature. Although disdainful of labor, Bacon was intelligent and
eloquent. Upon Bacon's arrival, Berkeley treated his young cousin with
respect and friendship, giving him both a substantial land grant and a seat
on the council in 1675.
Malcolm Crawford m Margaret Cunningham
Janet
-------Original Message-------
From: wjhonson
Date: 9/18/2007 11:25:15 PM
To:
gen-medieval@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: A new line of living progeny off Robert, 3rd Lord Semphill
The line from Thomas Sorrell known husband of Elizabeth Occany up to
that John Crawford who d 1676 "during Bacon's Rebellion" in James
City, Virginia and whom (John) is erroneously given as a son of
Malcolm Crawford by his wife Margaret Cunningham, is given as follows
Thomas Sorrell m Elizabeth Occany
John Sorrell m Anne Brechin
James Brechin m Sarah Crawford born 12 May 1666 Amherst, Virginia
David Crawford d 1689 New Kent Co, VA m Jane b 1633 VA
John Crawford d 1676 during Bacon's Rebellion
Malcolm Crawford m Margaret Cunningham
It is perhaps not too much to state at the front that John is NOT a
son of Malcolm. The John who is the real son of Malcolm, married
Margaret Blair and had many reasons to stay right in Ayrshire, which
he did, dying in or about 1622 and his progeny is represented in SP,
etc as there.
Another thing I must mention is that previously I had stated that
David Crawford d 1710 and viewing the Google-World it appears that his
death date is given all over the place. I now prefer 1689 but
currently without a firm citation.
My purpose in this post will be solely to destroy this line further,
not to try to fix what's wrong.
In the Will of Daniel Occany, writen 27 Feb 1715 and proved 30 Jan
1716 in Westmoreland County, Virginia he refers to his son-in-law
Thomas Sorrell so this couple were already then married.
This source
http://books.googlecom/books?id=BkI2AAAAMAAJ&q=%22Elizabeth+Occany%22&dq=%22Elizabeth+Occany%22&
gis=1
"The Blakemore Family and Allied Lines", by Maurice Neville Blakemore
(1963)
"She was the daughter of Samuel Earle, Jr and his first wife, Ann
Sorrell, whom he married in 1726, the daughter of Thomas Sorrell and
his wife, Elizabeth Occany, the daughter of Daniel Occany."
allows us to know that Thomas and Elizebeth's daughter Anne, who by
the way, is named in her father Thomas' own will dated 12 Jan 1725 and
proved 22 Feb 1726 was already herself of married age by 1726
Thomas himself therefore cannot be born any later than 1696.
His supposed grandmother however is given as Sarah Crawford born 12
May 1666 and it is this line that is supposed to take us up to the
Scottish royal connection (which we know is false anyway).
In my opinion, it is simply not plausible that 29 years (or 30 if you
will) would seperate a grandmother from her grandson, even through the
female line. Possible perhaps, but not plausible.
I expect more research will be able to pin more dates on these people,
but I think this should be enough to destroy this connection, for want
of credible evidence.
Unfortunately it removes a few hundred nice ancestors from my line
Will Johnson
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