Ellen: Give me a clue where in 1626 a Mrs. Sara Maycock is mentioned. Jack Pace / Wmsburg, Va. On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:32:56 +0100 (BST) gnlgy458 <gnlgy458@yahoo.co.uk> writes: > Hi Kathlynn, > > I also puzzle over this question. I'm not sure that I completely > understand all the arguments which are put forward in support of the > various theories, but for what it's worth, here's how I think it > goes: > > 1. Some believe that Richard was referring to his mother by her > maiden name and that "Mrs Sarah Maycock" was the same person as the > child "Sarah Maycock" listed in the 1624/5 muster as two years old, > born in VA. This child may or may not have been related to Samuel > Maycock who was killed in the massacre. > > 2. Some believe that Richard was referring to his mother by her > maiden name and think that "Mrs Sarah Maycock" was the widow of > Samuel Maycock who was killed in the massacre. Samuel Maycock's > widow does not appear among those listed in the 1624/5 Muster, and > her given name is not known. As I understand it, there is a > document dated 1626 which mentions "Mrs Samuel Maycock", but > unfortunately does not reveal her given name. I think the argument > goes that IF the child Sarah Maycock was a daughter of Samuel > Maycock, then she might have been named after her mother, so her > mother might have been called Sarah also. Too many "IFs" for me. > > 3. Some believe that Bruce Howard's interpretation of the "sonne > and heire" document is the correct one, and that Richard's mother > must have married a Maycock after the death of George. > > This makes more sense to me than either of the other theories. > When you think of it, there doesn't seem to be any reason why > Richard would mention his mother by her maiden name. So I agree > with Bruce Howard that the document shows that Richard's mother was > "Mrs Sarah Maycock" by the time she died, therefore she must have > married again after George died. > > Mr Howard also argues that Mrs Sarah Maycock's maiden name was > Snowe but there he loses me. I haven't seen any persuasive evidence > as to what her maiden name might have been. Obviously this is a > question that all of us who might be descended from Richard and > Isabella would really like to see answered. But there are so many > gaps in our knowledge of who was there, and how they might have been > related. We can't assume that the Maycocks we know about, and the > Sarahs we know about, were the only ones who were there. We can't > just choose the Sarah that seems to fit the best and assume she was > the right one. > > That's my take on it. I'd be interested to hear what others > believe, even though I agree that "Unknown" is the only answer we > can at present be sure of. > > Ellen > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com > > > ==== PACE Mailing List ==== > Check out the Pace GenConnect Boards where you can post or peruse > Pace Bibles, Obits, Bios, Deeds, Wills, Queries, etc. Bookmark this > URL: http://boards.ancestry.com > > May your every shot be long and down the middle. Jack Pace

In a message posted to this list by the late Ruth Keys Clark Sun 23 Feb 2003 (http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/P/PACE+2003+6461545990+F). She does not give a citation for the document but says the original record is in the Library of Congress. The date given is VIIth May 1626. Elsewhere online I have seen (and quoted in a message to this list yesterday at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/PACE/2006-06/1150123006) what seems to be a slightly different version of the same or a very similar document. In that version, the document being quoted is cited as the Minutes of the Council and General Court May 8 1626. I have not seen either document in the original. Ellen paceshire@juno.com wrote: Ellen: Give me a clue where in 1626 a Mrs. Sara Maycock is mentioned. Jack Pace / Wmsburg, Va. On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 13:32:56 +0100 (BST) gnlgy458 writes: > As I understand it, there is a > document dated 1626 which mentions "Mrs Samuel Maycock", but > unfortunately does not reveal her given name. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com