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Bill,
Have you come across a John Collins and wife Mary TOOKE?
The many direct descendants of William and Rebeccah Goodman are fairly well documented from that time, in Surry, Nansemond and Isle of Wight County, VA, and in many North Carolina county records, especially in Bertie, Gates and Duplin Counties. The extensive records on this family include many wills, land transactions, militia rolls and Rev. War records. Surry Co., VA was eventually divided, part becoming Nansemond, and part Isle of Wight. William Goodman first appears on the tax list of Surry in 1668, again in 1671-84, in the 1687 Militia list, and tax lists of 1688 and 1694. Therefore, we may surmise that he was probably b. before 1648. William and Rebecca Goodman witnessed the marriage of John Collins and Mary Tooke (“Friends in Nansemond and Isle of Wight”) on 14 Dec 1682. The will of John Collins, proved 2 Jan 1683 in Surry Co., gives 1000 lb. tobacco to Wm. Goodman for keeping his child that year. The rest of his estate went to the children of Rebecca Goodman, Jean Nuby, and Elizabeth Izzard. From this we may conclude that Rebecca Collins, daughter of John Collins, was the wife of the William Goodman of Surry / Isle if Wight. They had a son William, a daughter Mary, and probably many more children, probably including the Henry Goodman described following. This William Goodman’s died before 1715, and Rebecca Goodman died in 1727. Their wills and inventories are recorded in Isle of Wight in those years.
Brenda,
They were indeed “Friends”, as in Society of Friends.
From “Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy”……
“John Collings & Mary Tooke of ye county of Surry propounded their marriage before a meeting of Men & women Friends at the house of William Bressie of ye County of IsleaWeight on ye forth day of ye Eleventh month Last and at a meeting at Tho. Jordans in Chuckatuck in ye county of Nanzemund they did pubblish their marriage againe on ye eighth day of the twelfe month following and were married in the house of John Barnes hir father-in-law on ye fourteenth day of ye twelfe month, 1682.
Witnesses: (all emphesis and notes are mine)
John BARNES
Walter Barklett (same as “Bartlett”)
Robt. Lace
John Shepard
Edward Pancoast (later “Pentecost”)
James Johnstone
WILLIAM GOODMAN*******
Edward Tanner
Saml Newton
Andrew Brown
Will. Hancock
Denis Reathdon
Mary Lacie
Jane BARNES
Alice Bartlett
Barbery Hooles (“Tooles”?)
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John BARNES is related to one of my early HENDRIX/HENDRICKS lines from Penn=>NC in 1760s.
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It looks like this is the same Mary Tooke who had previously been married to a John CREW Jr., since in 1684, 10th month, 13th day (about a year after Collins died), “Mary Crew, daughter of Mary Tooke of the Isleaweight” married “Edmond Belson, sonn of Elizabeth Belson of Nanzemun at the house of William Clarkes in Pagon (Pagan) Creek on the 13th day of the 9th month last…….” Mary Crew’s father’s name not mentioned only means he was deceased but this Mary Crew’s father was John Crew and I have no idea why Mary Tooke is still using “Tooke”. I do NOT think this is a different Mary Tooke.
At that marriage, the witnesses were: (all emphasis are mine)
Mother, Elizabeth Belson
Mother, MARY TOOKE
Tho. HODGES
John COPLAND
Samuell Newton
James TOOKE (his brother John m’d a BURT in Brunswick Co. Va)
Rodger Newham
Tho. HOLLOWELL (Surprise!!!!)
Willm NEWBY
John SCOTT (Surprise!!!)
Richard Ratliff
William OUTELAND (Outland & OUTLAW by the time they got to Tn)
William GRANBERY
Robert Peelle
Tho. JORDAN, jr (Surprise!!!)
Leniv Bufkin
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The “Jean Nuby” is actually a “NEWBY”, living on Pagan Creek in Nansemund Co., Va.
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Mary Tooke’s descendants (now CREW & Ellison/Ellyson & BURT/Birt, show up (via Greensville & Brunswick Co’s., Va) in 1770s Northhampton Co., NC.
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Bill
ADENDUM to my previous message, above……
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From “The Valentine Papers, Vol. 1-4, Belson Family, “Lower Virginia Meeting, 1673-1727″…….
additional witness list of the marriage of Edmond Belson and Mary Crew, daughter of Mary Tooke – typically, the entire “Meeting” witnessed all activities ……
after “Leven Bufkin”, the witness list continued:
“Thos. Jordon
Robert Rowse
Will Sanders
John More (Moore)
John Jordon
Allis Hollell
Margaret Jordan
Elizabeth Scott
Elizabeth Ratcliff
Elizabeth Jordon
Elizabeth Hollowell
Mary Sanders
Elizabeth Ratcliff, younger
Christian Outeland
Elizabeth Copland”
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The “Bressie” surname became BRASHARE, BRESSERE, BRESY, BRESSIE (and maybe BRACEY?) in various locales……..
(same source as above)
“Hugh Brassie of Isle of Wight Co. marriage to Sara Campion (Champ & Champion lines related to Gibsons and Wilburns)
propounded at a men & woman’s meeting held at the house of Thomas Tooke and later at the house of Thomas Hollowells in Elizabeth River and the marriage consumated at the house of his Uncle William Bressie. 14th day, 3rd month, 1680.
Witnesses:
Will Bressie
Will Garvett
John Grave (Graves)
John Harris
Walter Barklet
Will Lewis
John Shepard
Thos. Jordan
Will Maddoe (MEADOW)
John Coker
Gilles Linnscott
Francis Wrenn
James Tooke
Henry Wiggs
Will Oudelant
Reubine Gladwell
Nabart Lace
Tho. Wonles
Tho. Taberer, Justic
Will Cocke (Cock/Cox)
John Cocke
Susana Bressie
MARY TOOKE
Margret Jordan
Margaret Taberer
Christian Oudelant
Elizabeth Jordan
Elizabeth Wrenn
Alice Shepard
Joane Cooke”
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Bill
OOPS….. on the Adendum !
Getting ahead of myself.
The “James Tooke” in the last witness list, should be
Thomas Tooke.
The short version is that James was Thomas’s father and James was deceased by then.
James was b. England. Thomas’s wife is unknown.
Bill
Well Bill,
With all the John Collins that there were in the Colonial period this is the first time I have ran into this one. He is in the correct location and time period.
The HOLLOWELL …….wonder if it could also be Holloway??Meredith second wife was Mary Holloway and I have no information on her. I believe she was born abt 1765-70.
Thanks Bill for sharing this information.
Brenda
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