Tag: Northampton Co. Virginia

Nottingham Monk (bef. 1720 – 1793) of Northampton County, Virginia, and Bertie County, North Carolina: Probable Wife — Elishea Belote

July 11, 2022

Or, Subtitled: “I give them all my Hogs Corne & meat but if abigaile Should marry then to have no part of ye Hogs” I’m going to interrupt my series tracking the children of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and wife Sarah Whitlock of Wythe County, Virginia, Wayne County, Kentucky, and Morgan County, Alabama, for a moment … More Nottingham Monk (bef. 1720 – 1793) of Northampton County, Virginia, and Bertie County, North Carolina: Probable Wife — Elishea Belote

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Notes on the Possible (?) or Probable (?) Pett Ancestry

November 7, 2019

Or, Subtitled: Fatal Matches and Cruel Step-Parents It’s time for me to draw this long, long series of postings on the Nottingham ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860) to a close. As I’ve told you in my last several postings, an English researcher of the Virginia Nottingham family, Cedric Nottingham, has concluded that the father of … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Notes on the Possible (?) or Probable (?) Pett Ancestry

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (1546-1626)

October 3, 2019

Or, Subtitled: London, Ships, and Colonial Virginia At the end of my previous posting, I told you that, since there were two Richard Nottinghams living and doing business at the same time in Stepney in the east end of London in the early 1600s, an uncle and his nephew, it’s important to distinguish these two … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (1546-1626)

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (1587-1640/1650)

October 2, 2019

Or, Subtitled: The Ifs, Ands, and Buts of Establishing a Pedigree for 17th-Century Virginia Immigrants When it comes to pinning down the pre-Virginia origins of the immigrant ancestor of the Nottingham family of Northampton County, Virginia, Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692), there are many ifs, ands, and buts. To my knowledge, the only researcher who has … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (1587-1640/1650)

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (4)

September 28, 2019

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:

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (3)

September 27, 2019

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)

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (2)

September 24, 2019

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)

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (1)

September 21, 2019

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)

An Account of the Life of George Monk (abt. 1707-1744), Northampton County, Virginia

September 12, 2019

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

Tracing the Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787 – 1850/1860) to Northampton County, Virginia: William Monk (d. 1716)

August 17, 2019

Or, Subtitled: A World of Goodwives and “Hay Dogg, Hay Dogg” In my previous posting, I explained why I’m confident that a William Monk and William Monk Jr. who witnessed the will of Samuel Palmer in Northampton County, Virginia, on 19 February 1708/9[1] are a father and son, and why I’m also confident that William Jr. … More Tracing the Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787 – 1850/1860) to Northampton County, Virginia: William Monk (d. 1716)