Seeking information on the Fanshaw Family of Currituck Co NC. James Biggs married Bethia [we believe a daughter of Richard Fanshaw]. Would like to know more about her ancestry. -- Sam West e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a great way." author unknown

Bethia 4 Fanshaw, b. abt 1720, was the dau of Richard 3 Fanshaw. She married James Biggs, the son of Thomas Biggs and Mary Browne. She died after 1767, as she is named in her husband's 8 September 1767 Will. Richard 3 Fanshaw was born abt 1701 in (probably) Lower Norfolk Co. VA; died abt 1763 in Currituck Co. NC. His wife is unknown. His children were: THOMAS DAVIES (DAVIS) RICHARD SARAH m. MONCRIEF MARY m. BRIGHT BETHIA m. JAMES BIGGS TAMER m. KEATON KEZIAH m. MONCREF MARGARET Richard 3 Fanshaw's father was Thomas 2 Fanshaw, who was in Lower Norfolk Co. VA 1710 and moved to Currituck Co. NC by 1715. Thomas 2's wife was supposedly Sarah, but I have found nothing to support that. Thomas 2 was born abt 1668/9, and probably died bef. 1719. Children were: Thomas - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1715 John - d. 23 Jan 1720 - first appears on Currituck Tith.1715 Richard d. ca 1763 ((Will) - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1717 Henry - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1719 Moses ? d. ca 1760/1 (Will) Isaiah ?- Only one reference in 1718 Currituck records Betty ? - b. ca 1702 m. Thomas Morrisett Thomas 2 Fanshaw was the only child of Thomas 1 Fanshaw (b. abt 1635-1645) and Mary Horne (b. abt 1648). Mary Horne was the dau of Mary Yates and Thomas Horne of Norfolk Co. VA. Thomas 1 Fanshaw's will was probated 10 March 1668, proved 16 June 1669, Norfolk Co. VA. and names his infant son Thomas Fanshaw. Alison Wallner aliwallner@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam West" <sam.west.1@gmail.com> To: <nccurrit@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 3:38 PM Subject: [NCCURRIT] FANSHAW FAMILY OF CURRITUCK CO NC > Seeking information on the Fanshaw Family of Currituck Co NC. James Biggs > married Bethia [we believe a daughter of Richard Fanshaw]. Would like to > know more about her ancestry. > > -- > Sam West > e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com > > "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a > great way." > author unknown > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCCURRIT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is very interesting. Do you know which Moncrief's Sarah and Keziah married. I would appreciate anything further you can add on the Moncrief's. Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alison C. Wallner" <aliwallner@comcast.net> To: <nccurrit@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [NCCURRIT] FANSHAW FAMILY OF CURRITUCK CO NC > Bethia 4 Fanshaw, b. abt 1720, was the dau of Richard 3 Fanshaw. She > married James Biggs, the son of Thomas Biggs and Mary Browne. She died > after 1767, as she is named in her husband's 8 September 1767 Will. > > Richard 3 Fanshaw was born abt 1701 in (probably) Lower Norfolk Co. VA; > died abt 1763 in Currituck Co. NC. His wife is unknown. His children were: > > THOMAS > > DAVIES (DAVIS) > > RICHARD > > SARAH m. MONCRIEF > > MARY m. BRIGHT > > BETHIA m. JAMES BIGGS > > TAMER m. KEATON > > KEZIAH m. MONCREF > > MARGARET > > > > Richard 3 Fanshaw's father was Thomas 2 Fanshaw, who was in Lower Norfolk > Co. VA 1710 and moved to Currituck Co. NC by 1715. Thomas 2's wife was > supposedly Sarah, but I have found nothing to support that. Thomas 2 was > born abt 1668/9, and probably died bef. 1719. Children were: > > > > Thomas - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1715 > > John - d. 23 Jan 1720 - first appears on Currituck Tith.1715 > > Richard d. ca 1763 ((Will) - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1717 > > Henry - first appears on Currituck Tithables 1719 > > Moses ? d. ca 1760/1 (Will) > > Isaiah ?- Only one reference in 1718 Currituck records > > Betty ? - b. ca 1702 m. Thomas Morrisett > > > > Thomas 2 Fanshaw was the only child of Thomas 1 Fanshaw (b. abt 1635-1645) > and Mary Horne (b. abt 1648). Mary Horne was the dau of Mary Yates and > Thomas Horne of Norfolk Co. VA. Thomas 1 Fanshaw's will was probated 10 > March 1668, proved 16 June 1669, Norfolk Co. VA. and names his infant son > Thomas Fanshaw. > > > > Alison Wallner > aliwallner@comcast.net > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sam West" <sam.west.1@gmail.com> > To: <nccurrit@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 3:38 PM > Subject: [NCCURRIT] FANSHAW FAMILY OF CURRITUCK CO NC > > >> Seeking information on the Fanshaw Family of Currituck Co NC. James >> Biggs >> married Bethia [we believe a daughter of Richard Fanshaw]. Would like to >> know more about her ancestry. >> >> -- >> Sam West >> e-mail: sam.west.1@gmail.com >> >> "Not all of us can do great things, but we all can do small things in a >> great way." >> author unknown >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCCURRIT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCCURRIT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message