My apologies for getting the date of Richard Nottingham’s will badly wrong in my last posting. I just spotted the error and have corrected it. I’m posting this for anyone who may have read that posting and thought that the date was correct. The date of the will you’ll now see in the first paragraph … More Apologies! For an Error in My Last Posting
Or, Subtitled: When London Is Transplanted to Virginia’s Eastern Shore Now to end our chronicle of the life of Richard Nottingham, the immigrant ancestor of that family in Northampton County, Virginia: Richard made his will 24 September 1692, and it was proven in Northampton court on 29 November 1692.[1] Here’s my transcript of the will:
Or, Subtitled: Boys and Wenches Running Wild in the Streets of London: Off to Virginia with Them! In our last posting, we got the immigrant ancestor of the Nottingham family — Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) — to Northampton County, Virginia. In this posting, I’d like to tell you about his life there insofar as we … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (3)
Or, Subtitled: “Wee the Inhabitants of Northampton Countie Doe Complayne” In my last posting, I introduced you to the immigrant ancestor of the Nottingham family in Northampton County, Virginia, Richard Nottingham, who was born in England around 1618-1621. I told you that various published accounts of his pre-Virginia life, some of them echoing longstanding tales … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (2)
Or, Subtitled: A Mythical Lady and a Fat Purse of Sovereigns The immigrant ancestor of the Nottingham family of Northampton County, Virginia, and father of the William Nottingham (1669-1719) I discussed previously, was Richard Nottingham. Richard was born in England about 1618-1621. In a July 1658 deposition he made in Northampton County court, he stated … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (1)
We interrupt this regularly scheduled program to…. With my last posting, I told you I had finished sharing what I know of my Northampton County, Virginia, Monk line back to William Monk, who died there before July 1716. I also stated that I was now going to trace the Nottingham line that intersects with my … More An Account of the Life of George Monk (abt. 1707-1744), Northampton County, Virginia
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