 1624 - Bef 1692 (~ 68 years)
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| Name |
Lord, John |
| Christened |
21 Jan 1623/1624 |
Towcester,Nhants,Eng  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
Bef 19 Mar 1691/1692 |
Westmoreland Co.,VA |
| Notes |
- CHR: Towcester par reg, as cited in Kenneth Lord, GENEALOGY OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS LORD (New York, 1946), 2 (FHL #929.273 L884Lka).
MAR #1: No mar rec found. John Lord, "husband to Rebecca the daughter of Francis Bushnell ye Elder late of Guilford, deceased," presented an inventory of the estate of Francis Bushnell, 21 Jan 1646 (Guilford, Connecticut Proprietors' Records, A:20 [FHL #004331]).
MAR #2: "Hartford Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1635-1855," Barbour Collection (typescript, 1928; Conn. State Library, Hartford), 200 (FHL #002971).
DIV: The Connecticut General Court of 11 Sep 1651 ordered John Lord to provide clothing and a bed for his wife after he "contrary to naturall affection, hath withdrawne himself from his wife, and left her destitute..." (J. H. Trumbull and Charles J. Hoadly, eds, THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF CONNECTICUT, 15 vols. [Hartford, 1850-90], 1:224 [FHL #974.6 N2c]). He is next seen in Westmoreland Co., Virginia. John wrote to his nephew Richard Lord of Hartford from "Apamatixe" on 20 Feb 1663 (William S. Porter, HISTORICAL NOTICES OF CONNECTICUT [Hartford, 1842], pt. 2, p. 11-12 [FHL #1035761 item 13]). Richard became a wealthy tobacco planter in Westmoreland Co. The Appomattox referred to in John's letter was not the Appomattox Co. of today but a parish in Westmoreland Co. The name was changed to Washington Parish in 1664 (Mary S. Miller, PLACE-NAMES OF THE NORTHERN NECK OF VIRGINIA [Richmond, 1983], 2 [FHL #975.52 E5m]).
MAR #3: No mar rec found. The will of Henry Vincent of Westmoreland Co.,Virginia, 19 Feb 1666, proved 8 Mar 1666, mentions "son" John Lord (Augusta B. Fothergill, ed, WILLS OF WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 1654-1800 [Richmond(?), 1925], 8 [FHL #975.525 P28f]). Also see deed from John and Elizabeth Lord of Washington Parish to John Neale of Charles Co., Maryland, 28 Nov 1687 (John Frederick Dorman, ed, WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA DEEDS & WILLS NO. 2, 1691-1699 [Washington, 1965], 38 [FHL #975.524 P28do V.7]). John Lord appears to have married Elizabeth, dau of Henry Vincent.
DEATH: No death/probate rec found. John was living on 28 Nov 1687 when he deeded land to John Neale, above. He was dead by 19 Mar 1691/2 when his widow Elizabeth received a land grant in Westmoreland Co. (Nell Marion Nugent, ed, CAVALIERS AND PIONEERS, ABSTRACTS OF VIRGINIA LAND PATENTS AND GRANTS, Supplement: Northern Neck Grants, No. 1, 1690-1692 [Richmond, 1980], 9 [FHL #975.5 R2n]).
~LDS ORDINANCES
BEPS1,2,3: IGI
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| Person ID |
I7140 |
Our Generations Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
11 Oct 2004 |
| Father |
Lord, Thomas, b. Abt 1585, of Towcester,Nhants,Eng , d. Bef 1651, Hartford,Hartford,CT (Age < 66 years) |
| Mother |
Bird, Dorothy, c. 25 May 1588, Towcester,Nhants,Eng , d. (inv) 12 May 1675, Hartford,Hartford,CT (Age ~ 86 years) |
| Married |
23 Feb 1610/1611 |
Towcester,Nhants,Eng |
| Family ID |
F3082 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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