I do not believe that the William Nevill of Nansemond & Isle of Wight Co., VA is a son of John Nevill of Charles Co., MD. I have done original research in MD but not in this area of VA. Instead I have relied on published material, so there may be important records of which I am not aware. The William Nevill of Isle of Wight Co., VA is assumed dead by 25 April 1665 because on that date Roger Nevill sold to his "father-in-law" Arthur Skinner all claims to the estate of his father William Nevill. (John Bennett Boddie, Seventeenth Century Isle of Wight County Virginia (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1993 reprint, p541) Arthur Skinner had married William Nevill's widow. In Colonial times, some relationship terms had broader meanings than we currently use. "Father-in law" in this case means step-father. i.e. a father by marriage or by law. In contrast to the above William Nevill who died PRIOR to 1665, the William Nevill of Maryland, son of John Nevill (will probated 1664) was still living in 1665. On 10 9ber 1667, William Nevill, son of John Nevill dec'd sold inherited land in Charles Co., MD to William Allen & John Munn. The chain of title calling him the son of John Nevill deceased, can be found in various deeds (Liber D:88 & D:99), some of which have been published. (See Elise Jourdan Greenup, Abstracts of Charles County Circuit Court, Court & Land Records, Volume 2, 1665-1695, p1 & 13). I am not aware of any definitive records that prove what happened to this William Nevill, son of the immigrant John. He is probably the man married by 17 Aug 1666 to Joane/Jane Browiske (Charles Co., MD Deeds C #1:61-64 & 150-159). He may also be the man who said he married Sarah Noble 18 Oct., 1694 at Salem (?MD?*). On 26 March 1694 William and Jane Nevill of Talbot Co., MD sold a lot in Westchester. (Talbot Co., MD Land Records L.L. #7, p99-100). I do not know of another William with a wife Jane during this time period so I suspect this is the couple found in earlier Charles County records. A few months later on 15 June 1694 William Nevill deeds to Sarah Noble a dwelling house & lot in the town of Westchester. (Leonard, Talbot Co., MD Land Records, Book 3, p20). The court records of 14 Sept. 1697 say the sheriff is to command William Nevill late of Charles County, plantor, to answer charges that he "doth keep & Entertaine another mans wife by forse against ye pease of our Sovereigne Lord..." William comes & says that she is his lawful wife & produces in court a certificate "from Salem October ye 28th day 1694. This may satisfye whom it may conserne that William Neville & Sarah Noble is lawfully marryed by mee according to ye Laws of our countrey - given under my had ye day & yeare above written. Tho: Hardshorne. It is witnessed by Wm ffraford, Richard Whittman & Mary Whitman" It goes on to say that as it has been alleged in court that he hath another wife. To clear himself in that case, William Nevill produced this discharge: "Know all men by these presents that I Jane Browiske doe hereby Exonerate discharge acquitt for Ever William Nevill from all claim of Dowers, Titles of Dowers or any other matter or thing whatsoever having Reseived full satisfaction from ye sd Nevill as by his Deed of gift appears as wittness my hand this 26 [or 20 or 28?]th day of March one thousand six hundred ninety five. And that ye sd Jane does hereby acquit & discharge ye sd Wm Nevill from any pretense of marryage, and will never trouble nor any wayes molest ye sd Nevill during his naturall life." It is signed by the mark of Jane Browiske & witnesses were Jno: Salter & Elias Robinson. (Charles Co. Land & Court Records Vol. 18, V #1, 1696-1698, p243-4). William Nevill was accused in 1698 of having two wives, but no witnesses appeared in court & he was cleared by proclamation & discharged (Provincial Court Judgements, Vol. 7, I.L., 1698, p202). Note that in 1697 he is called LATE of Charles Co., MD. I suspect he is the man who shows up in Talbot Co., MD records in 1694. *Back to the marriage in Salem. The original record gives no state & many have assumed it was Massachusetts, forgetting that there was a much closer Salem in Dorchester Co., MD. Dorchester County is right across the bay from Calvert County where the immigrant John Nevill had been at one time. Talbot County is the county to the north of Dorchester County. I have no record of a William Nevill with wife Martha. Shirley Langdon Wilcox ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.