Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Elizabeth Willoughby

Female 1635 - Aft 1683  (> 49 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Willoughby 
    Birth 27 Sep 1635  Parnham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1683  Westmoreland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23405  Tree1
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2023 

    Father Thomas Willoughby,   b. 1601, Rochester, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1657, All Hallows, Barking, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Alice Brewster,   b. 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage Abt 1630  Elizabeth City County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Simon Overzee,   b. 1627, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1660, Charles County, Maryland - admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1659  Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2023 

    Family 2 Isaac Allerton,   b. 1630, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1702, Westmoreland County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage Abt 20 Apr 1663  Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Willoughby Allerton,   b. 1664, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Apr 1724, Cople Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia - probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. Mary Allerton,   b. 1666, Westmoreland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1700, Stafford County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 35 years)  [Father: natural]
     3. Frances Allerton,   b. 1668, Westmoreland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1721, Richmond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 52 years)  [Father: natural]
     4. Sarah Allerton,   b. 1671, Westmoreland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1731, "Hancock's Neck", Northumberland County, Virginia - Admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F15340  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2023 

    Family 3 George Colclough,   b. Bef 1621   d. 21 Jul 1662, Northumberland County, Virginia - admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 41 years) 
    Marriage 1661  Wiccomico Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F15384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Daughter of Thomas & Alice Willoughby

      sister of Thomas Willoughby, who married Sarah, daughter of Mr. Richard Thompson.

      Editors: Job Chandler married Anne, daughter of Adam (a member of the Virginia Council) and Sarah Thoroughgood. After the death of Adam, Sarah married before 1658, John Gookin, and then Francis Yeardley. Her daughter, Anne Thoroughgood (above) married next, before 1686, Gerard Fowke; and her daughter, Sarah Thoroughgood, married Simon Oversee, who married second, Elizabeth Willoughby, who married next George Colclough, widower of Ursula (who married 1st Richard Thompson and 2nd John Mottram). Following the death of George Colclough, Elizabeth married Isaac Allerton of Plymouth Colony and Westmoreland County, Virginia (Citations to be added)
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      Dec. 8, 1660 - Mrs. Elizabeth Overzee relict of Symon Overzee was granted administration on his estate.
      Source: Maryland Prerogative Court, Testamentary Proceedings, Liber 1C, Page 7.
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      1658-1662 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 84
      AN INVENTORY of the Estate belonginge to ELIZABETH COLCLOUGH as Admrx. of Mr. SIMON OVERSEY deced, viz. 4 feather beds, 3 bolsters, 3 ruggs, 3 blanckets, 5 feathr. pillowes wth: 3 suites of curtaines &valleynes; 2 grease truncks, 1 case, 3 small tables. 7 leathr: chaires, 2 lookinge glasses, 8 lbs. of plate; 3 paire of andirons, 2 small carpets, 2 dozen of old napkins, 3 old table cloths, 2 paire of old sheetes, 2 window cloths, 2 towells. 50 lbs of pewtr:, 2 cupboards, 3 beadsteads & 1 truneld. bedstead; 2 small copper & 1 iron kettles, 2 spitts, 1 fryinge pan, 1 chaffin dish, 37 ewes & 2 rams, 4 cowes, 3 calves. 3 mares & 2 mare foales, 3 younge horses of 2 yeares old, 1 old horse, 2 INDIANS. a boy & a girle servants; JOHN PAINE an English Servant for one yeare; a boy grin ge by the name of MARY ( ) JACK one yeare; a Servt. maide sould for 188 lbs. of tobco, 2 cupboard cloathes, 2 chests ELIZABETH COLCLOUGH
      20th Ober 1662 Presented in Court & is recorded
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      1661-1665 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 316
      Northumberland County Court 21th of July 1662
      - It is ordered that MRS ELIZABETH COLCLOUGH. the Widdow & Relict of Major GEORGE COLCLOUGH, deced., shall have a Commission of Administracon of the Estate of her said Husband. shee presentinge an Inventory and giveinge security to the Court accordinge to Law

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      Charles County Circuit Court Liber D, supplement Page 16; 23 Feb 1668
      Edmund Lindsay acknowledges right in following lease to Benjamin Rozer:
      Jan 1663; Lord Baltimore grants to Isaack Allerton, Gent. and Dame Elizabeth his wife, relict and admx. of Simon Oversee, late of St. John's in St. Mary's Co.; to farm the moiety of a freehold bought of Will Lewis by Jobe Chandler and Simon Oversee; estimate containing 1,000 acres; term of 21 years; /s/ Charles Calvert
      Isaac Allerton of Northumberland County, Virginia, Gent., assigns his rights in the preceding lease to Edmond Lyndsy of Portobacco; 18 Mar 1666/7; /s/ Isaack Allerton; wit. Gerard Fowke Edmond Lyndsy of Portobacco, planter, for 10,000# of tobacco assigns his rights in above lease to Benjamin Rozer; 23 Feb 1668; wit. Edmond Lyndsy (mark); wit. Francis Lovelace, John Cary, James Martine
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      1661-1665 Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book, Part 3; [Antient Press]; Page 348-349
      Northumberland County Court 20th of April 1663
      - Whereas SYMON DODSON was (by Maior GEORGE COLCLOUGH the last years) employed as Overseer of certaine Servants to make a Crop of Corne & tobacco. It is therefore ordered that Mr. ISAAC ALLERTON, whoe married with ye Relict & Admrx. of the sd, Maior GEORGE COLCLOUGH, shall forthwith allowe and pay the sd. SYMON DODSON the twelfth share of Corne & tobacco made by him & the sd. Servants
      - It appeares to this Court that SAMLL. MAN as Admr. of JNO: BENNETT, deced., standeth indebted unto the Estate of Maior GEO: COLCLOUGH, deced., in the summe of three hundred seaventy and eight pounds of tobacco for Levies and Sherriffes Fees. It is therefore ordered that the said SAMUELL MAN shall by the tenth of Octobr: next make paymt. of the sd, summe of 878 lbs. of tobco unto Mr. ISAAC ALLERTON, whoe married with the Relict and Admrx, of the sd. Maior GEORGE COLCOUGH, als execucon & the Order
      granted against the Sherriffe for want of ye sd, MAN's appeareance reversed
      - Whereas EDWARD WILKINGTON was employed by Maior GEORGE COLCLOUGH the last yeare as Overseer of certaine Servants to make a Crop of tobacco at one of the sd. Major COLCLOUGHs Plantacons called STREET's NECK, It is therefore ordered that Mr. ISAAC ALLERTON, whoe married with the Relict and Admrx. of the sd. Major GEORGE COLCLOUGH, shall forthwith make payment of one full share & halfe of tobacco unto the sd. EDWARD WILKINGTON made by him & the sd. Servts.
      - Whereas Mr, WILLIAM WILLDEY, Overseer of certaine Servants belonginge to Major GEORGE COLCLOUGH, together with two Servants of the sd.WILLDEYs made a Crop of Corne & Tobacco the last yeare at one of the Plantacons of the sd. Maior COLCLOUGH called HULLS THICKET, It is therefore ordered that Mr. ISAAC ALLERTON, whoe married with the Relict and Admrx. of the sd. Maior GEORGE COLCLOUGH, shall forthwith make payment of three full shares & halfe of Corne and Tobacco unto the sd, WILLIAM WILLDY made by him & the sd. Servts.
      - Upon the peticon of Mr, ISAAC ALLERTON, Admr, of Maior GEORGE COLCLOUGH, deced., it is ordered that an Apprizemt, bee made of an Estate that formerly belonged to Mr. SYMON OVERZEE, wch: was in the hands of the sd. Maior COLCLOUGH & not Inventoried with his Estate, although possessed therewith in right of his Wife but by the Relict of the sd. Maior COLCLOUGH presented to the Court & recorded; & it is further ordered that Mr.WILLIAM THOMAS, Mr. THOMAS BRERETON, EDWARD COLES and RICHARD SPANN bee apprizers of the sd. Estate & sworne before Lt. Coll. SAMLL. SMYTH
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      Contributed by: James Hughes
      Allerton, Mr Isaac. m. Mrs Ursula Colclough widow of Major George Colclough in 1664.
      A person of this name referred to as "our Loveinge Brother" by Tho and Sarah Willoby. 20 Feb 1663/4. 15. 124
      Source:
      Fleet, Beverley,
      Northumbria collectanea, 1645-1720
      Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. County, 1961, 254 pgs.
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      Archives of Maryland, Volume 51, Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671. Page 369; Liber CD, p.434 (abstracted) An Inquisition Indented taken at Portobacco in Charles County the thirteenth of January in the 39th year of the Dominion of Caecilius &c. (1671) before Henry Adams Gentl Thomas Mathews Gentl:
      William Lewis, Lieut. died 29 Mar 1656, seized of 3000 acres in Charles Co. called Lewis's Neck without heirs. At the time of his death 2000 acres of the land was in the possession of Job Chandler and Symon Oversee. The land is now in the possession of Mrs. Anne Fowke widow of Col. Gerrard Fowke, Edmund Lindsey, Benjamin Rozer, Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson relict of Daniell Johnson and Philip Brown, to say, 1000 acres now in the possession of Mrs. Anne Fowke, relict of Job Chandler, the other 1000 acres in the possession of Edmund Lindsey by virtue of a lease from Mrs. Elizabeth Oversee, relict of Symon Oversee, for 21 years,
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      Charles County Court and Land Records, Volume 1 page 506 Liber B
      Indenture; 14 Nov 1665; from Edmond Lindsey, planter, to George English, planter; a parcel of land granted. by lease from Charles Calvert to the widow of Symon Oversee; lying on the east side of St. Thomas Creek; containing 200 acres; bounded by land of Jobe Chandler
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      1666-1670 Northumberland County, Virginia Record Book, Part 1; [Antient Press]; Page 51
      By Vertue of a Warrt., dated ye 18th of 7ber: from ye Honble. ye Governor unto me directed, for ye assigning unto Mrs. ELIZ:, ye Relict of Majr. GEORGE COLCLOUGH, deced., a third pt: of what lands ye sd. GEO: COLCLOUGH dyed seyzed of, I doe hereby assigne unto & put into possession ye sd. ELIZ: COLCLOUGH seaven hundred & fifty three acres of land commonly called HULLS THICKETT, it being an indifferent pt: of ye Land conteyned in this Pattent, as it was equally proporconed by a Jureys verdict according to ye quality thereof;
      Witness: PET: ASHTON SAM: SMYTH, Sher: of Northumberld:
      PET: PRESLY, JOHN HAINIE
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      Chancery Court Proceedings, 1671.
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      An Inquisition Indented taken at Portobacco in Charles Countythis 13.th of December in y,e 40.th year of ye Dominion of Caecilius &c.a before Henry Adams Gent & Thomas Mathews Gent by virtue of a Commission in the nature of a writt of Mandamus to them directed to this Inquisition Annexed to Enquire after the Death of Simon Oversee Late of Charles County deced by the Oath of Edmond Lindsey, John Courts Alexander Smith, Archibald Wahob, John Paine Clement Theobald, James Littlepage Banthe: Coates, ffrancis Heyden John Alward, John Kimberrow Samuell Eaton which Said Jurors upon their Oaths Say that the Sd Symon Oversee was Seized of his Demeasneas of ffee upon the day of which he dyed which was about the Beginning of ffebruany Anno Domini 1659 of one Thousand acres of Land Lying Scituate and being on the (fol. 71) East Side of Portobacco Creek in Charles County aforesaid being the Southermost part of two thousand acres of Land Granted by the Lord Prop :ry of the province of maryland unto Lieuten.t William Lewis according to his Grant under the Broad Seale of this province bearing date the 26.th day of Octob.r Anno Domini 1649 as by the Said Grant Recourse being thereunto had doth and may appear and by the s.d Lieutent William Lewis Sold unto Job Chandler and the Said Simon Oversee of which two Simon Oversee was the Survivor w.ch Said Land was holden of his Lpps manno.r of West S.t maries in free and Comön Soccage by ifealty only for all manner of Services yeilding & paying yearly unto the Lord Proprietary forty Shillings Sterling or Twenty Bushells of Good Indian Corne And the aforesd Jurors do further find that the aforesd Simon Oversee at the time of his decease as aforesaid was Seized and Dyed possessed of five hundred and fifty acres of Land called Rotterdam Lying on the East Side of the Eastermost branch of Nancemy Creek And further the Said Jurors Say that the S.” Simon Oversee at the time of his Death was Seazen in his Derneasne of Six hund.d acres of Land Called Stoopside whereon John Caine Lived then & doth Still live and that the sd Land (as they humbly conceive were held of his Lpps mannor of West St maries and by Such Services as was usually Expressed in his Lpps Grants about that time and further the said Jurors do find no heir that the Said Simon Oversee had, And the s.d Jurors do find further that the thousand acres first mentoned bought of William Lewis is in the possession of Edmond Lindsey by virtue of a Lease from Isaac Allerton who married the Relict of the Said Simon Oversee Granted to him the Said Edmond Lindsey for Twenty one years whereof there is about Eight years (fol. 72) Expired out of Thousand acres there is two hundred acres or thereabouts now in the possession of m.rs Ann ffowke by virtue of aLease Granted by the Said Edmond Lindsey unto George English late of this County in whose possession it was three years or thereabouts and then Sold by him unto Coll.° Gerrard ffowke late husband of the Said m.rs Ann ffowke in whose possession it hath been four year or thereabouts and also four hundred acres or thereabouts now in the possession of ffrancis Kilborne & Elizabeth his wife the Relict of Daniell Johnson of Charles County by virtue of a Lease Granted by the Said Edmond Lindsey unto William Price late of this County deced in whose possession it was one year or thereabouts & then purchased by Dan.” Johnson in whose possession it hath been this five years or thereabouts and also one hundred & fifty acres or thereabouts now in the possession of m.r Benjamin Rozer by virtue of a Lease Granted from the Said Edmond Lindsey in whose possession it hath been this three years or thereabouts as also one hundred acres of Land more or thereabouts now in y.e possession of Phillip Brown by virtue of a Lease Granted by the Said Edmond Lindsey in whose possession it hath been this four years or there- Page 58 abouts the profitts and benefitts thereof hath been Enjoyed & Re- (fol.72) ceived as we humbly conceive by the parties before menconed andmore over the Said Jurors do find that the Six hundred acres before menconed was at the time of the Death of the Said Simon Oversee in the possession of John Cane and doth Continue in his possessionto this day & we do Conceive the Said John Cane hath & doth Enjoy the profitts and benefits of the Same & the other five hundred & firty acres of Land is not Seated & we do humbly conceive that the Said Lands may be worth forty three Shillings Sterling p Annum, In Testimony whereof as well the Commission.rs as the Jurors afore- (fol. 73) said in the present Indenture have Interchangeably Set their hands& Seales the day and year first abovewritten
      Henry Adams (sealed)
      Tho: Mathes (sealed)
      his
      Edmond Lindsey (sealed)
      markJames LittlePage (sealed)
      John Courts (sealed) Bartholomew Courts . . (sealed)
      his ffrancis Heyden (sealed)
      Alexand: Smith . . (sealed) John Alward (sealed)
      mark his mark
      Archibald Wahob . (sealed) John Kimberrow . . . (sealed)
      his mark his mark
      John Price (sealed) Samuell Eaton (sealed)
      mark
      Clement Theobald . . . . (sealed)

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