Isn't genealogy fun? I love running across a good mystery to research. ----- Original Message ----- From: <EPERRY4616@aol.com> To: <MDSTMARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 11:48 AM Subject: [MDSTMARY] Back to John Jarboe again > Here's the story: > > John JARBOE was born in 1619 in Dijon, France. He came > to the colony of > York, Virginia about 1640. During the Claiborne and Ingles > rebellion of 1645 > and 46 in Maryland. Against Lord Baltimore, Leonard > Calvert went to York, > Virginia to seek refuge and amass a force to regain his > power in Maryland. > > He enlisted several men, too which were Col. William > Evans and John > JARBOE, who was with him in York and Kicotan, VA. ( > Kicotan is now Elizabeth City > ) . John immigrated to Maryland as apart of the militia. > With an promise of > 100 acres of land for his services. ( Being French in a > British Crown > Colony, he was considered a alien and not allowed to own > land by law) . There are > several documented court appearances by John, trying to > gain title to the > promised 100 acres of land . > > Here are the questions: > 1) Where's the proof? > 2) What ship did John Jarboe arrive on? > > Here's a deed mentioning William Evans -- deceased. > > Bacon, Nathaniel, Col. Publication 26 October 1666. > Location: York > County. VIRGINIA > Description: 25 acres according to the ancient bounds. > Escheat land. > Formerly granted to William Evans, decesed. Source: va > Land Office Patents No. 6, > 1666-1679 (pt.1 & 2 p.1-692), p. 6 (Reel 6). > > The above cannot be the same William Evans who left a will > in St. Mary's > County. > > Help. > > > > **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, > your social networks, > and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com > today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?redir=http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp > %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDSTMARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message