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BOBBY, Thomas Jr.

BOBBY, Thomas Jr.

Male 1689 - 1725  (35 years)   Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name BOBBY, Thomas  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Birth 17 Nov 1689  York County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 18 Mar 1721/22  [4, 6] 
    Death 1725  [1, 3, 6, 7] 
    Court Case Oct 1736  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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
    Age 35 years 
    Person ID I306  Cochrane Genealogy
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2022 

    Father BOBBY, Thomas Sr.   d. Abt 1698 
    Mother —?—, Ann   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GEDDES, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1690, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1728 and 1733 (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage Bef Aug 1715  Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 8 months - She : ~ 25 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +  1. Female BOBBY, Rebecca,   b. 1715, Charles City County, Colony of Virginia, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1779, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
       2. Male BOBBY, Rumball,   b. Abt 1720, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1727 (Age 7 years)
       3. Male BOBBY, Geddes,   b. Abt 1721, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1722, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    +  4. Female BOBBY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1723, Colony of Virginia, UK Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1743 (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F125  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 May 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Nov 1689 - York County, Colony of Virginia, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef Aug 1715 - Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - brought by William "Essex" and Rebecca (BOBBY) WINSTON against John and Sarah (WINSTON) (SYME) HENRY, - Oct 1736 - Colony of Virginia, UK Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S709] Clayton Torrence, editor, Book - Valentine, Edward P. - Papers - Vol. I-IV (Ancestry), (The Valentine Museum, Richmond, VA, 1927; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979.), 16 Oct 2013, Vol. III: p 1637.
      Hanover County Records, Vol. 1733-35, p. 10.
      E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1637, Hanover Co. Records      		 E. P. Valentine Papers, Vol. III, Pg. 1637, Hanover Co. Records


    2. [S158] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Cochrane Family History, (Coshocton, Ohio: self published, April 1943.), 30 Aug 2010, Pg. 1.

    3. [S492] Alfred Sumner Winston III, Book - Winstons of Hanover County, VA, (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1992.), 24 Jul 2013, 654.

    4. [S1140] Magazine - Tyler's Quarterly (FamilySearch), 13 Jul 2020, George Harrison Sanford King, "Copies of Extant Wills from Counties Whose Records Have Been Destroyed," April 1938, Vol. 19, No. 4, 221-224; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ : accessed 13 Jul 2020).
      "Estate of Andrew Balfour of Charles City County."
      Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour      		 Law Suite - Estate of Andrew Balfour


    5. [S1518] Landon C. Bell, Book - Charles Parish, York Co., VA - History & Registers (Google), (Richmond: The Virginia State Library Board, 1932.), 2 Jul 2022, p 58; Thomas Byby.

    6. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 30 Mar 2015, p. 11.

    7. [S1199] R. T. Barton, editor, Book - Virginia Colonial Decisions (Google Books), (Boston, MA: The Boston Book Company, 1909.), 1 Jul 2019, Winston & Ux. ag't Henry & Ux. Adm'x of Syme: p 213-223.
      Lawsuit - Winston v Henry      		 Lawsuit - Winston v Henry


    8. [S621] Benjamin Weisinger III, Book - Henrico Co., VA Deeds, Vol I, (Richmond, VA: n.p., 1985.), 2 May 2015, p 40.
      Deed - Henrico Co. VA - Elizabeth Geddes Bobby      		 Deed - Henrico Co. VA - Elizabeth Geddes Bobby



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