John Stretchley On a dark stone slab sunken to the level of the soil, and placed near one of the doors of the church, is the tomb of one of the early clerks of Lancaster. The inscription is in these words: Here lieth interred the body of John Strethley Gent. who departed this life the 8th day of Dec. 1698, in 50th year of his age. William & Mary Quarterly Vol. 11 #3 Jan. 1903, pp. 191-195. "Tombs in White Chapel Church Yard, Lancaster Co. Va." Early Tombs in Westmoreland, Richmond, and Northumberland Co. Has anyone by chance seen the will of Ann Chinn daughter of Alice and John Chinn? ANN CHINN (pg 1 (3), daughter of John, Sr. and Alice (SMOOT) Chinn). Married (1) William Fox, (2) Richard Chichester Her Will is dated February 9, 1725, and was recorded December 10, 1729 in Clerks Office, Lancaster County, Virginia - Will book no. 12, pg. 123. The transcribed version I have shows the name Smoot but I think someone may have later inserted that. Item - I give to my Aunt Dorothy (Smoot) Greenham, wife of Jeremiah Greenham of Richmond Co. Plantu, my suit of silk crape clothes and a suit of muslin head clothes - with apron, rufels and --- Item - My will and desire is that my Mulatto girl name Mary which is now in possession of Jeremiah Greenham and my aunt Dorothy Greenham his wife remain with my Aunt Greenham until the said mulatto girl Mary shall rise to the years of twenty and one if my Aunt Dorothy Greenham shall live so long and in case my Aunt shall die before Mary shall come to 21 years....... Then I have this for Alice 29 Aug - 8 Oct 1701 Lancaster Co, VA WB08:106. Will of Alice STRETCHLEY of Lancaster County, Parish of St. Mary's White Chapel. To sister Dorothy DURHAM; my cousin Mary DODSON, as much black crepe as will make her a mourning suit; daughters Anne FOX, in lieu and full satisfaction of her portion left by her father Mr. Jno. CHIN and of the Legacy left her by her Father in Law Mr. Jno STRETCHLEY; daughter Catherine HEAD (HEAL?); son in law Capt. William FOX, sterling left him by my husband, Mr. John STRETCHLEY, sister Tomalin [sic] MARSHALL; son, Rawleigh CHINN. Wits: Joseph TAYLOE, Lewis PUGH, David SMITH. The references/notes/sources I show regarding the marriage of John Chinn to Alice (Smoot) are as follows: Notes for John Chynn and Alice *Unknown (Smoot) 1. Marriage source: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 27, 1919, page 297-8 2. Marriage source: Edwards Family History, DAR Records, Film #872806, Husband - John Chynn 3. Individual source: Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. II, CO-HA, William & Mary Quarterly, page 630 4. Individual source: Branch, Harris, Jarvis and Chinn Book, pg. 258, SLFHC 5. Individual source: IGI Virginia, 1984 6. Died source: Genealogies of Kentucky Families, Vol. A-M, Arizona Capital Library 7. Died source: Ansearchin News, Vol. 3-6, January 1956 - October 1959, page 42. 8. Will source: Lancaster Co., VA Wills, Deeds & Inventories, film #32135-MFHC 9. Died source: Lancaster Co., VA Wills, Deeds & Inventories, film #32135-MFHC 10. Edwards Family History DAR Records Film #872806 11. Will source: Lancaster Co. Wills, Vol. 2, 1654-1702 I know this topic has been beaten to death like an old rug but it never hurts to revive it once in a while. Janean -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] early NN tombstones Kathleen, I wonder about a lot of early stones. For those in the 1600s, that would be the 17th century. According to Page Henley, the oldest stone at St. Mary's White Chapel Church (Lancaster County) is for John Stretchley, one of the early county clerks, much associated with the Ball family, and 2nd husband of Alice (-----), widow of John-1 Chinn. Page is writing an article on John Stretchley for the next issue of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. Carolyn Jett has been assisting him on some of the English research, we they have found his baptism records, and much more. We are hopeful that more work on this will lead us to the true origins of Col. William Ball, emigrant. (That's another story for another day.) Craig P.S. Hannah Heale married William-3 Ball (William-2, Wiliam-1). I've not seen him styled Colonel before. On Aug 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Kathleen Much wrote: > A while back, Craig wondered about 18th-c tombstones in VA. The > earliest known ledger (horizontal tombstone) in the NN is Capt. Thomas > Beale's, dated 1679. In earlier accounts, it was called "the oldest > tombstone with a perfectly preserved coat-of-arms in America" and "the > oldest man-made artifact in the County - other than the Indians". It > has been removed to Menokin Baptist Church from Chestnut Hill, the > Beale family home in Richmond Co that was eventually in the possession > of Hugh Morgan. Bill McCarty spearheaded its salvation and had a > plexiglas cover made to protect it from the elements. When I last saw it, the cover badly needed cleaning. > > The ledger reads: "Here lies the body of Capn Thomas Beale, Junr, who > tooke to wife Ann the Daughter of Coll. William Gouge [Gooch] and had > by her two Sones and two Daughters, he departed this life the > sixteenth day of October An D Mi 1679--AETATISSVE 32". I know of his > children Anne, Thomas, and Charles, but I have not been able to > identify the other daughter. Does anyone know who she was? Frances > Beal Smith Hodges, following Hayden, called her Hannah and said she > married Col. William Ball, but this is a clear error for Hannah Heale. > > There are a number of other markers from the 18th c, including some > Balls and McCartys. I don't know firsthand of any other 17th-c stones, > but there may be a few in the churchyards of early parishes or in > private burial grounds on family plantations. > > Kathleen Much > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Janean, Page Henley of Lancaster County is writing an article on John Stretchley for the next issue of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society. He was born near London, baptized 8 Mar 1648/9. He seems to have lived with the William Ball family for most of time, until he married Alice Chinn, widow of John-1 Chinn. He had no children. I can't vouch for the maiden name of Alice being Smoot. It is not in her will, at least in the abstract I have of it by Ida J. Lee. Craig On Aug 26, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Janean Ray wrote: > John Stretchley > > On a dark stone slab sunken to the level of the soil, and placed near one of > the doors of the church, is the tomb of one of the early clerks of > Lancaster. The inscription is in these words: > > Here lieth interred the body of John Strethley Gent. who departed this life > the 8th day of Dec. 1698, in 50th year of his age. William & Mary > Quarterly Vol. 11 #3 Jan. 1903, pp. 191-195. "Tombs in White Chapel Church > Yard, Lancaster Co. Va." Early Tombs in Westmoreland, Richmond, and > Northumberland Co. > > Has anyone by chance seen the will of Ann Chinn daughter of Alice and John > Chinn? > ANN CHINN (pg 1 (3), daughter of John, Sr. and Alice (SMOOT) Chinn). > Married (1) William Fox, (2) Richard Chichester > > > Her Will is dated February 9, 1725, and was recorded December 10, 1729 in > Clerks Office, Lancaster County, Virginia - Will book no. 12, pg. 123. The > transcribed version I have shows the name Smoot but I think someone may have > later inserted that. > > Item - I give to my Aunt Dorothy (Smoot) Greenham, wife of Jeremiah Greenham > of Richmond Co. Plantu, my suit of silk crape clothes and a suit of muslin > head clothes - with apron, rufels and --- > Item - My will and desire is that my Mulatto girl name Mary which is now in > possession of Jeremiah Greenham and my aunt Dorothy Greenham his wife remain > with my Aunt Greenham until the said mulatto girl Mary shall rise to the > years of twenty and one if my Aunt Dorothy Greenham shall live so long and > in case my Aunt shall die before Mary shall come to 21 years....... > > Then I have this for Alice > > 29 Aug - 8 Oct 1701 Lancaster Co, VA WB08:106. Will of Alice STRETCHLEY of > Lancaster County, Parish of St. Mary's White Chapel. To sister Dorothy > DURHAM; my cousin Mary DODSON, as much black crepe as will make her a > mourning suit; daughters Anne FOX, in lieu and full satisfaction of her > portion left by her father Mr. Jno. CHIN and of the Legacy left her by her > Father in Law Mr. Jno STRETCHLEY; daughter Catherine HEAD (HEAL?); son in > law Capt. William FOX, sterling left him by my husband, Mr. John STRETCHLEY, > sister Tomalin [sic] MARSHALL; son, Rawleigh CHINN. Wits: Joseph TAYLOE, > Lewis PUGH, David SMITH. > > The references/notes/sources I show regarding the marriage of John Chinn to > Alice (Smoot) are as follows: > Notes for John Chynn and Alice *Unknown (Smoot) > 1. Marriage source: Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. > 27, 1919, page 297-8 > 2. Marriage source: Edwards Family History, DAR Records, Film #872806, > Husband - John Chynn > 3. Individual source: Genealogies of Virginia Families, Vol. II, CO-HA, > William & Mary Quarterly, page 630 > 4. Individual source: Branch, Harris, Jarvis and Chinn Book, pg. 258, > SLFHC > 5. Individual source: IGI Virginia, 1984 > 6. Died source: Genealogies of Kentucky Families, Vol. A-M, Arizona > Capital Library > 7. Died source: Ansearchin News, Vol. 3-6, January 1956 - October 1959, > page 42. > 8. Will source: Lancaster Co., VA Wills, Deeds & Inventories, film > #32135-MFHC > 9. Died source: Lancaster Co., VA Wills, Deeds & Inventories, film > #32135-MFHC > 10. Edwards Family History DAR Records Film #872806 > 11. Will source: Lancaster Co. Wills, Vol. 2, 1654-1702 > > I know this topic has been beaten to death like an old rug but it never > hurts to revive it once in a while. > > Janean > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] early NN tombstones > > Kathleen, > > I wonder about a lot of early stones. For those in the 1600s, that would be > the 17th century. According to Page Henley, the oldest stone at St. Mary's > White Chapel Church (Lancaster County) is for John Stretchley, one of the > early county clerks, much associated with the Ball family, and 2nd husband > of Alice (-----), widow of John-1 Chinn. > > Page is writing an article on John Stretchley for the next issue of the > Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. Carolyn Jett has been > assisting him on some of the English research, we they have found his > baptism records, and much more. We are hopeful that more work on this will > lead us to the true origins of Col. William Ball, emigrant. (That's another > story for another day.) > > Craig > > P.S. Hannah Heale married William-3 Ball (William-2, Wiliam-1). I've not > seen him styled Colonel before. > > On Aug 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Kathleen Much wrote: > >> A while back, Craig wondered about 18th-c tombstones in VA. The >> earliest known ledger (horizontal tombstone) in the NN is Capt. Thomas >> Beale's, dated 1679. In earlier accounts, it was called "the oldest >> tombstone with a perfectly preserved coat-of-arms in America" and "the >> oldest man-made artifact in the County - other than the Indians". It >> has been removed to Menokin Baptist Church from Chestnut Hill, the >> Beale family home in Richmond Co that was eventually in the possession >> of Hugh Morgan. Bill McCarty spearheaded its salvation and had a >> plexiglas cover made to protect it from the elements. When I last saw it, > the cover badly needed cleaning. >> >> The ledger reads: "Here lies the body of Capn Thomas Beale, Junr, who >> tooke to wife Ann the Daughter of Coll. William Gouge [Gooch] and had >> by her two Sones and two Daughters, he departed this life the >> sixteenth day of October An D Mi 1679--AETATISSVE 32". I know of his >> children Anne, Thomas, and Charles, but I have not been able to >> identify the other daughter. Does anyone know who she was? Frances >> Beal Smith Hodges, following Hayden, called her Hannah and said she >> married Col. William Ball, but this is a clear error for Hannah Heale. >> >> There are a number of other markers from the 18th c, including some >> Balls and McCartys. I don't know firsthand of any other 17th-c stones, >> but there may be a few in the churchyards of early parishes or in >> private burial grounds on family plantations. >> >> Kathleen Much >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >