SYME, Capt. John Sr.

Abt 1690 - 1732  (42 years)   Has one ancestor and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

SYME Mr.

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Children	1. SYME, Andrew + 2. SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland

DANSIE, Margaret

Abt 1670 - 1728  (58 years)

Birth	Abt 1670	England
Died	1728	Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	DANSIE Mr.
Mother	—?—
Family 1	GEDDES, Capt. John,   b. Abt 1670, Scotland
Married	Abt 1690	Colony of Virginia, England
Children	+ 1. GEDDES, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1690, Colony of Virginia, England
Family 2	SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Married	Abt 1725	Colony of Virginia, UK

WINSTON, Sarah

Abt 1710 - 1784  (74 years)

Birth	Abt 1710	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	22 Nov 1784	Winton Plantation - Meredith Family Home, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Winton" Plantation, Meredith Family Home Route VA 151 Clifford, Virginia USA
Buried	Winton Plantation Cemetery, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA
	Address: Winton Plantation Cemetery Patrick Henry Hwy. Amherst County, Virginia Amherst Co USA
Father	WINSTON, Capt. Isaac Sr.,   b. Bef 1680, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	—?—, Sarah,   b. Abt 1670, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, England
Family 1	SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Married	1728	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 2	HENRY, Col. John,   b. May 1704, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Married	1 Nov 1734	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	1. HENRY, Major William + 2. HENRY, Jane + 3. HENRY, Sarah + 4. HENRY, Susanna + 5. HENRY, Mary + 6. HENRY, Ann   7. HENRY, Unnamed   8. HENRY, Unnamed + 9. HENRY, Governor Patrick,   b. 29 May 1736, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 10. HENRY, Elizabeth Ann,   b. 10 Jul 1749, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK + 11. HENRY, Lucy,   b. Nov 1750

SYME, Col. John Jr.

1729 - 1805  (75 years)

Birth	Dec 1729	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Studley" Plantation, Syme Family Home Studley, Virginia USA
Died	25 Nov 1805	Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Rocky Mills", Syme Family Home Original on Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Buried	1805	Rocky Mills Cemetery, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: Rocky Mills Cemetery VA Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Father	SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mother	WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 2	HOOPS, Sarah
Married	17 Mar 1768
Children	+ 1. SYME, Elizabeth Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Jane Isabella,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   3. SYME, Martha Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Anna Maria,   b. 1777, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

• Name	SYME, John  [1, 2]
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	Abt 1690	Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland   [3, 4]
  	His date of birth is estimated based on assuming he was of age when he witnessed a deed in 1715 in Henrico County, VA. - Wm. Winston COCHRANE IV, April 2015
  Gender	Male
  Education	Abt 1710	Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK   [5]
  	Aberdeen University
  	"A record of John Syme, probably the Virginia emigrant, in the alumni records of Aberdeen University . . . the fact that John Henry [Father of Patrick HENRY] joined Syme at Studley [Plantation, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia] after coming to America, may indicate that Syme was from Aberdeenshire." - Robert D. MEADE (1903-1974), Biographer of Patrick HENRY.
  Immigration	Bef Aug 1715	Colony of Virginia, UK   [6, 7, 8, 9]
  	from Scotland
  	A deed for land in Henrico County, dated 1 August 1715, was given to Elizabeth GEDDES BOBBY, the daughter of John GEDDES and wife of Thomas BOBBY [Jr.], and was witnessed by John SYME [I]. About 10 years later, John GEDDES' widow would become John SYME I's first wife.
  Land-Witness	1 Aug 1715	Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [6]
  	given to her by Alexander McKENZIE of St. Paul's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, 100 acres near Gillis Creek in Varina Parish,
  	Role: Witness Relationship with McKENZIE unknown, but Elizabeth was married to Thomas BOBBY Jr. at the time. The deed was witnessed by John SYME I.
  Appointed	1717	New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [10, 11]
  	as the Surveyor
  	On 16 January 1717, the minutes of the Council of Colonial Virginia record the following: "Mr. John Syme [I] having been presented in behalf of the Trustees of the Colledge [sic] [of William and Mary] as a fitt [sic] Person to execute the Office of Surveyor of New Kent County was this day approved by the Governor and Council if upon Examination by the Surveyor Gen1 he be found duly qualifyed [sic] for that Office." He was also appointed Surveyor in Hanover County when it was created in 1720, and was reappointed in 1726 for both counties. He served in these positions at least through 1729.
  Appointed	6 May 1721	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [12, 13, 14]
  	by the Governor of Virginia as one of ten Justices of Peace for the new County of Hanover
  	Six years later, on 14 June 1727, the minutes of the Council of Colonial Virginia record the following. It is unknown as to what precipitated this event, or if the Justices carried through with their threat. "On reading at this Board a letter to the President from six of the Justices of the County of Hannover [sic] desiring that they may be excused from sitting as Justices of the peace while Mr. John Syme [I] is continued in that Commission [sic], It is the opinion of this Board and accordingly ordered that the Clerk of the Council do write to the said Justices intimating to them that this Board being well satisfied of Mr. Syme's affection and loyalty to his Mat [Majesty's] person and Government, as well as of his capacity & qualifications to serve the County as a Justice of the peace, they do not think fit to remove him from that office"
  Election	1722	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [8, 9, 12, 15]
  	a Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the new county of Hanover
  Land	From 1724 to 1731	Colony of Virginia, UK   [16, 17, 18]
  	for which he received the following land grants
  	- On 9 July 1724 received a grant for 4,600 acres in Hanover County on the south side of the South Anna River, and both sides of the Little River and some branches of Owens Creek [current eastern Louisa County]. - On 9 December 1724 received a grant with George Alves for 4,000 acres in Hanover County on Deep Creek and Fork Creek. - On 9 December 1724 treceived a grant for 1000 acres in Hanover County on the branches of Owens Creek. - On 29 April 1725 received a grant for 4,600 acres in Hanover County on Little Creek and Owens Creek. - On 17 August 1725 received a grant for 400 acres in Hanover County on the south side of the South Anna River at the mouth of Horseshoe Neck [current southeastern Louisa County]. - On 15 December 1725 received a portion of 5000 acres in Henrico County, along with Isaac WINSTON and 3 others. Said acres joining the county line where it crosses Deep Creek and Fork Creek (which run into the Pamunkey River) and extending to the head of said creeks [currently in northwestern Goochland County along I-64 between exits 148 and 152]. - on 8 February 1727 received a portion of 6000 acres along with 3 others, located on the branches of the River Byrd in Hanover County, adjoining land previously granted to him. - On 24 February 1729 received a grant for 400 acres in Hanover County on both sides of Beaverdam Creek [near current Beaverdam, VA]. - On 28 September 1730 received 3 grants: (1) for 5820 acres in Hanover County on both sides of Deep Creek, Fork Creek and Little Creek, adjoining Capt. David Meriwether's land, Capt. Clark's land and the dividing line between Goochland and Hanover Counties [currently near South Anna, VA in Louisa County]; (2) for 5629 acres in Hanover County on the south side of the South Anna River; and (3) for 3400 acres in Goochland County on Lickinghole Creek and Deep Creek [near Hadensville, VA]. - On 25 August 1731 received 2 grants: (1) for 1,900 acres in Hanover County on the south side of the North Anna River and both sides of Gold Mine Creek and Hickory Creek [near Ellisville, Louisa County, VA]; and (2) for 4050 acres in Hanover County on both sides of Gold Mine Creek adjacent to Col. Meriwether [near Louisa, Louisa County, VA]. - On 17 September 1731 received a grant for 4,050 acres in Hanover County on Gold Mine Creek [near Louisa, Louisa County, VA].
  Immigration-	1727	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   [8, 9, 19, 20]
  	at age 23 from Scotland and settled at John Syme I's Studley Plantation
  	It is believed that they or their families were acquainted in Scotalnd, as both were educated in Aberdeenshire.
  Residence	Abt 1728	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   [8, 9, 21, 22]
  	Built the Studley Plantation for his second wife, Sarah WINSTON, in Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, GB, circa 1728. "Archeological excavations and surviving insurance maps for Studley show that by 1796 the main 40-by-30-foot brick structure stood two stories high with one-story brick wing and an attached porch. It was surrounded by a variety of outbuildings including a kitchen, dairy, study, stables, barn and granary. The house burned in 1807." - The Road to Revolution Heritage Trail, Marker No. 1 The remnants of the house foundation are located in a grove of trees approximately 75 yards southeast of the Studley historical marker. Graves have been located in a grove of trees next to the east side of Studley Farms Dr., approximately 40 yards north-northeast of the Studley historical marker. - Wm. Winston Cochrane IV, June 2019
  Will	Abt 1731	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   [23, 24]
  	He left the Studley Plantation in Hanover County to his wife, Sarah WINSTON, plus 1000 acres in Goochland County, located on both sides of the south fork of Fork Creek, adjacent to the Louisa County line.
  Burial	1732	Studley Cemetery, Studley, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [25, 26]
  	Address: Studley Cemetery - Mechanicsville, VA 9486 Studley Farms Dr. Mechanicsville, Virginia 23116 USA
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #143636374.
  Land	17 Mar 1731/32	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [27]
  	for which he and William ROBERTSON received a patent, 6,000 acres on Roundabout Creek,
  Death	Between 17 Mar 1731/32 and 11 Apr 1732	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32]
  	Cause: an illness while surveying the common county line between Hanover and Goochland counties i
  Individual Event-	26 Oct 1732	Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK   [33]
  	John SYME's widow, Sarah WINSTON SYME, successfully petitioned the Council of Colonial Virginia
  	She ask to recover costs incurred during John's surveying trip for the Colony, during which he died. The Council recommended that the Justices of Hanover County determine an appropriate amount to be paid to Sarah by Hanover County. John had been ordered to survey the common county line between Hanover and Goochland counties.
  Court Case	Oct 1736	Colony of Virginia, UK
  	brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY,
  	Role: Deceased Participant The purpose of this lawsuit was to recover property from the HENRYs that was inherited by Rebecca and her sister, Elizabeth, from their Grandfather, John GEDDES Jr., based on his Will of 18 May 1719 in James City County. The Will stated his wife, Margaret (DANSIE) GEDDES, was to have use of, during her life, his plantations at Totero Fort and Sandy Point and the household goods, cattle and slaves at thoses plantations. After her death, his estate was to be split up between his daughter, Elizabeth (GEDDES) BOBBY and her children. Elizabeth had two sons who died before her in 1722 and 1727. GEDDES' wife Margaret remarried with John SYME I in 1725, who took control of her inherited estate
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	143636374
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143636374
  Occupation	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [34]
  	Surveyor, Farmer, Vestryman and Burgess
  Age	42 years
  Person ID	I209	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2025

  
  

  Father	SYME Mr.   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	DANSIE, Margaret,   b. Abt 1670, England d. 1728, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1725	Colony of Virginia, UK   [1, 35, 36, 37]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 35 years - She : ~ 55 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Family ID	F311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2023

  
  

  Family 2	WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 22 Nov 1784, Winton Plantation - Meredith Family Home, Clifford, Amherst, Virginia, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1728	Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK   [8, 9, 31, 36, 38, 39]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 38 years - She : ~ 18 years.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Husband's death
  Children	+   1. SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 25 Nov 1805, Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F89	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):See attached sources. [40]

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1690 - Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland Education - Aberdeen University - Abt 1710 - Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Immigration - from Scotland - Bef Aug 1715 - Colony of Virginia, UK Land-Witness - given to her by Alexander McKENZIE of St. Paul's Parish in New Kent County, Virginia, 100 acres near Gillis Creek in Varina Parish, - 1 Aug 1715 - Henrico County, Colony of Virginia, UK Appointed - as the Surveyor - 1717 - New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK Appointed - by the Governor of Virginia as one of ten Justices of Peace for the new County of Hanover - 6 May 1721 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Election - a Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses in the new county of Hanover - 1722 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Land - for which he received the following land grants - From 1724 to 1731 - Colony of Virginia, UK Marriage - Abt 1725 - Colony of Virginia, UK Immigration- - at age 23 from Scotland and settled at John Syme I's Studley Plantation - 1727 - Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Residence - Abt 1728 - Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Marriage - 1728 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Will - Abt 1731 - Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Land - for which he and William ROBERTSON received a patent, 6,000 acres on Roundabout Creek, - 17 Mar 1731/32 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Death - Cause: an illness while surveying the common county line between Hanover and Goochland counties i - Between 17 Mar 1731/32 and 11 Apr 1732 - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK Individual Event- - John SYME's widow, Sarah WINSTON SYME, successfully petitioned the Council of Colonial Virginia - 26 Oct 1732 - Williamsburg, Colony of Virginia, UK Court Case - brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY, - Oct 1736 - Colony of Virginia, UK Occupation - Surveyor, Farmer, Vestryman and Burgess - - Hanover County, Colony of Virginia, UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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