Dear Jennifer & All: "The Hills of Wilkes County GA & Allied Families", pg 273-285: Thomas Wotton of London, Barber Surgeon, Will 15 March, 1635; Proven 28 April, 1638, states he has no heirs and leaves his worldly goods to his good friend. This will was made aboard ship on his return to London; he did not stay in the colonies. Searching for ancestry of Hardy Wootan, of Mississippi, 1800-1840. Is D. Wootan of New Orleans the son of Hardy Wootan? Ruby NR Collins [email protected] Charles, Jennifer and Michael Bell wrote: > The document that Della sent you and me, about Thomas Wooten, Surgeon, is > taken from Richard C. Wooton's book, "Wootens of Isle of Wight County > Virginia". Richard investigated the history of Jamestown and all references > to the surgeon, to determine if he could possibly be the ancestor of the > Wootens of IOW. Richard's conclusion was that this Thomas Wooten was not the > ancestor. To sum it up: There is no mention of the man after that first > cruel winter in Jamestown, when half the population died. A new surgeon was > brought to the colony the following year, perhaps as a replacement. There is > no mention of Thomas Wooten having returned to England either. His > conclusion, was that the man probably died that first winter. There weren't > very many women in the colony at that time, so it was unlikely that he was > married and left any descendents. > > Jennifer Bell