Elizabeth Carraway

Notes:

Source: Lower Norfolk County & Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710 by Charles Fleming McIntosh, Family Line Publications 1914, p.139

ANN CARRAWAY, being aged___
book 5 f186, date 13 June 1689, proved 15 Nov 1692

...unto my daughter MARY LOVETT, a great iron kettle
...unto dau ELIZABETH NICHOLS a bell mettle mortar & pestle
...son BARTHOLOWMEW Wmson one shilling sterling
...son JNO CARRAWAY on shilling sterling
...son RICHARD WILLIAMSON

Elizabeth married William Nichols. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Florence Kimberly Turner's book, "Gateway to the New World: A History of Princess Anne County, VA 1607-1824," (Southern Historical Press, 1984) John Carraway came to America from York as an indentured servant to Colonel John Sidney. He and his wife, Ann Foster, could neither read nor write, but over the ensuing generations his descendants acquired land and prestige and intermarried with other prominent early families.

31 Apr 1646 - John CARRAWAY was appointed Constable for the Easterne Branch of Lower Norfolk County. [Bk B:36a]

17 Apr 1652 - Deed of Gift. Symon HANCOCK gives his God-son John WILLIAMS a cow calf in the manner: The first calf it brings for use of sd Jno WILLIAMS, the third calf to be for use of Elizabeth CARRAWAY. If Jno WILLIAMS die before 21 the cattle to Eliz CARRAWAY. If she die before coming of age the cattle "to John CARRAWAY his second or third childe and for the better looking after these Cattle it is my desire that the father or Mother shall have the male increase, and this to bee Recorded as a free gifte". //x// Symon Hancock
Wit: William MOSELEY, John PIGOTT

On petition of John CARRAWAY, he to have half of male increase of a cow given by Richd FOSTER to the orphan of Roger WILLIAMS, now in possession of sd CARRAWAY who married the relict of WILLIAMS. CARRAWAY to bring a/c of the cattle to Court. [Fleet]

On Dec. 15, 1654 a petition was presented to the Lower Norfolk Court by 24 citizens praying that "some speedy Course may be taken to procure an able Minister..."(Cf Virginia Antiquities Vol 3, page 29). Among the signers were John Carraway, Richard Foster, Lancaster Lovett and Edward Cannon. Foster was Carraway's father-in-law. His grandson, also John Carraway, married Elizabeth Cannon. Lancaster Lovett was the husband of Mary Carraway, the sister of John Carraway II.

15 Dec 1662 - John CARRAWAY served on a "Church jury" which tried a Quaker couple of unlawful meeting. The couple were fined 500 lbs of tobacco.

LAND RECORDS

In 1642 Christopher Boyce patented 2000 acres at Peankatanke R. for transporting many settlers, among them Jon Carraway, Jon Williams, Edmund Porter, Jr. and Sr. and John Porter Jr. and Sr, Elizabeth Flowerdieu, Thomas Kemp and John Nemmo. (Most of these people settled in Lower Norfolk Co. near the Elizabeth River.)

Another authority puts it at 1644:
1644 John Sydney, gent., patented 200 acres in Lower Norfolk on north side of E. Branch of Elizabeth River for the transportation of four persons: John Carraway, John Clarke, Ann Robinson and Elizabeth Flowerdieu.

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: John Carraway
Arrival Year: 1644
Arrival Place: Virginia
Source Publication Code: 2772
Primary Immigrant: Carraway, John
Annotation: Includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Office. Excerpts of the Irish names from the Greer list were published in no. 6258, O'Brien, Early Immigrants to Virginia....
Source Bibliography: GREER, GEORGE CABELL. Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666. Richmond [Va.]: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912, 376p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1978. Repr. 1982.
Page: 60

Source: History of Southern Families by John Boddie, Vol 6, p27

In 1652 John Carrowaye witnessed the will of William Moseley Elder. The will mentions a tract of land Moseley bought of George Kempe.

John Carraway probably died by 1666 because his widow appears in a law suit that year. However his estate was ordered to be appraised by William Hancock, Arthur Moseley, Thomas V. Ivey and George Kemp in 1669.

15 Jun 1669 - William BANCOCK, Arthur MOSELLEY, Thomas V. IVEY and George KEMP were ordered to appraise the estate of John CARRAWAY. John's Inventory was thus recorded Norfolk Co, Va. in 1669 [Torrence :72]

John married Ann Foster 1650, Lower Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA. Ann (daughter of Foster and Dorcas) was born 1620, England; died 15 Nov 1692, Norfolk, Norfolk Co. VA; was buried , Lynhaven Parish, Church Cemetery, Lower Norfolk, VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

According to Florence Kimberly Turner's book, "Gateway to the New World: A History of Princess Anne County, VA 1607-1824," (Southern Historical Press, 1984) John Carraway came to America from York as an indentured servant to Colonel John Sidney. He and his wife, Ann Foster, could neither read nor write, but over the ensuing generations his descendants acquired land and prestige and intermarried with other prominent early families.

Before Ann married John Carraway, she was married to Roger Williamson (Williams). "Cavalier and Pioneers", p. 26, records a Roger Williams transported by Thomas Butler Clark and Pastor Denbie, who received 1000 acres on 11 July 1635 for transporting 18 persons. (Pat. Bk 1 Pt. 1, p. 222 by Nugent) "Early VA Immigrants" by Greer, p. 360, shows a Roger Williams and Ann Williams transported in 1635 by the above named persons. Roger Williamson died 1646-1649.

VA Colonial Abstracts, by Beverley Fleet

"In Sept 1637, Ann Williamson, (later the wife of John Carraway), was convcted of "saying vile things" about a man and was ordered to be "ducht"[dunked]and to ask forgiveness of the man."

Source: In the History of Southern Families by John Boddie, Volume 6, Page 27

17 Nov 1666 - Ann CARRAWAY sued George FOWLER for a cow killed by his family, and FOWLER was ordered to deliver a cow and calf to Ann. (A possible indication that John was deceased by this time since only widows had legal power to file law suits.)

WILL

Source: Lower Norfolk County & Norfolk County Wills 1637-1710 by Charles Fleming McIntosh, Family Line Publications 1914, p.139

book 5 f186, 13 Jun 1689 - Ann's Will. Proved 15 Nov 1692.

13 June 1689

In the name of God amen, I Ann Carraway, being aged and weake though of perfect health & sound memory praised be God and confirming the certainty of death and the knowledge of the hour of death doe make this my last will and testament in manner and forme following:

1st: I bequeath my soul to God my creator and truly hoping through the merits of Jesus Christ my most blessed Savior and Redeemer to receive full pardon and forgiveness for all my sins in my body, I bequeath unto the ground from which it came and to receive decent and christian burial, at the discretion of my executors hereafter named, and for what worldly estate it hath pleased God to bless me withal, I give and bequeath as followeth:

Item: I give unto my daughter Mary Lovett a great iron kettle with a pott rack or spider belonging to it and allso a great wainfoote chair.

Item: I give unto my daughter Elizabeth Nichols a bole mettle morter and pitcher.

Item: I give unto my son Bartholomy Williamson one shilling sterling.

Item: I give and bequeath unto my son Richard Williamson all and singular the rest of all my estate being in goods or whatsoever else doth in any way appertain or belong unto mee and doe make and ordaine him my said son Richard my whole and sole executor of this my will by mee made. I do declare this to be my last will and testament and in witness thereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this 13 day of June 1689.

Signed and sealed in the presence of LANCASTER LOVETT and Benj. Burroughs.

ANN (X) CARRAWAY
(her mark)

Proved in Court 15 Nov. 1692
[Norfolk, Va. Will Book 5, folio 186]

[McIntosh. "Abstract of Norfolk County Wills", pp. 139-140; Landrum, Thelma Caraway. "Some Carraway-Caraway Families", 1972; 1993 files of Benjamin H. Phillips of Whitesboro, Tx.; 1967 files and letters of Dr. James E. Caraway (deceased) of Franklin, N.C. owned by Pat Hoffman of Boca Raton, Fl.; Fleet."Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol III", Gen. Pub. Co., Balt. 1988; Torrence. "Virginia Wills and Administrations 1632-1800", 1972; Estracts of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Court Recrords]

Notes:

Ann Foster Williamson Carraway was married to Roger Williamson in England. They came over on the Sarah Constant with John Carraway I. After John's first wife, Ann Towenzende who died in 1650. Roger Williamson had died earlier and then he married Ann Foster Williamson in 1650. John Carraway I and Roger Williamson came to Virginia in 1634 aboard the "Sarah Constant".

Married:
U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Name: John Carraway
Gender: Male
Birth Place: EN [England]
Birth Year: 1619
Spouse Name: Ann Foster
Spouse Birth Place: EN [England]
Spouse Birth Year: 1620
Marriage Year: 1650
Marriage State: VA
Number Pages: 1

married Dorcas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

On July 3, 1624, Mrs. Dorcas Foster was married at St. Dunstan?s Church, in Stepney, London, England to Bartholomew Hoskins of Jamestown, Virginia and London, England. Dorcas Foster was described as a widow with several small children. Bartholomew Hoskins, an ancient planter, was in Virginia by 1616. He undoubtedly made a number of trips from Virginia and England as he maintained a home in each location. On one of these trips back to England he married Mrs. Dorcas Foster. The maiden name of Dorcas is yet unknown as is the name of her Foster husband. Bartholomew and Dorcas made their home in Elizabeth City, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia.

Source: The Marriage Registers of St. Dunstan?s Stepney in the County of Middlesex. Edited by Thomas Colver Fergusson, Vol.1 1568?1639

The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 83