BEESTON
UK Heritage - Beeston Castle - Tarporley, Cheshire
Mary Beeston was born 1503, Beeston Hall, (some say Beeston Castle) Cheshire, England. She married Richard Wyche, Esquire, of Davenham, born 1480.
Richard I, born 1594, Darfield Parish, Yorkshire, England; Richard II, born 1620, London, England; died 1688, London; Richard III, born 1644, England; died 1687, VA, married Anne Cox. Richard IV, born 1674, VA; died 1748, married Ann Vass. James, born 1725, VA; died 1805, NC, married Elizabeth __?__. Thomas, born 1750, VA; died 1822, SC, Revolutionary War soldier, married Elizabeth VanLandingham. George, born 1792, SC; died 1879, GA, married Nancy Bailey. Mary Jane Cawthorne, born 1818, SC; died 1912; NC, married William Figuars Brasington. Eliza Jane Brasington married Ervin Martin Sims.
HARWELL
Samuel Harwell, born 1710, Prince George County, VA; died 1794, Brunswick County, VA, married Anne Jackson, born VA, daughter of Ambrose Jackson and Amy Wyche. Ann Harwell married Nathaniel Simms/Sims. Ervin Sims married Molly Magehee/McGehee.
JACKSON
Ambrose Jackson, born 1695, Brunswick County, VA; died December 1745, Brunswick County, VA, married Amy Wyche, daughter of James Wyche, born before 1714, Surry County, VA; died 1749, Surry County, VA, and Elizabeth. Anne Jackson, born VA; died 1800, Lincoln County, NC, married Samuel Harwell. The Deed of Gift below, proves Samuel Harwell was the son-in-law of Ambrose.
Deed of Gift
1741 - Deed of Gift of 1741, from Ambrose Jackson, Sr. and his son, Ambros Jackson, and son-in-law, Samuel Harwell, Tracts on South side of Little Creek, (1st tract): Beginning at the mouth of a small branch on the Creek aforesaid so running up the said branch to Benjamin Harrisons line thence up the said Harrisons line to a corner tree of John Ogbun thence along the said Ogbun line to the said Little Creek, so down the said creek to the first station concluding 150 acres. (Other tract): Beginning on the small branch aforesaid running up the said branch to the said Benjamin Harrisons line so down the said Harrisons line to a corner of William Collers land so up the said Collers line to the first Station concluding 150 acres. Being the same land granted to Ambros Jackson, Sr. by Letters of Patent bearing date of 1732.
Witnesses were Thomas Lanier and Wm. Collier. Acknowledged in Court on September 3, 1741. Deed Book 2, page 99. --------------------------------
The below court record proves Amy Wyche Jackson was the daughter of James Wyche and that she was married to Ambrose Jackson. The court record above makes it clear that Ambrose and Amy had a son named Ambrose. It is also clear that Samuel Harwell, husband of Anne Jackson (who was the daughter of Ambrose Jackson and Amy Wyche) is the son-in-law of Ambrose Jackson, Sr.
James Wyche, born some time prior to 1714, Surry County, VA, and was also mentioned in his father, Henry's will. James signed a will on 24 Feb 1748 in Surry County, VA. His will, made February 24, 1748, was probated June 20, 1749. ---------------------------------
Will of James Wyche
To daughter, Amy Jackson, her husband, Ambrose, one negro for life, then to her heirs. To my daughter, Tabitha Lucas, one lamb. To my eldest son, James, the lower part part of my land at Flagg Gutt...below Great Island to John Tharp's path. To daughter, Martha Bridges one ewe lamb. To daughter Elizabeth Johnson, one negro. To my youngest son, Nathaniel Wyche, the remainder of the land and two negoes. To daughter, Sarah, one ewe. To daughter, Ann, a negro. To daughter, Frances, one ewe, negro, etc. To daughter Rebecca, one negro. To wife Elizabeth, the remainder of the estate. Son, James and Nathaniel Wyche. Witnesses were James (F)Terrell and William Pettaway. (Recorded in Will Book 8, page 196.) ---------------------
The inventory of James' estate was recorded in Surry County on May, 15, 1750. Appraisers were: Joseph Thorp, Major Tillar, and Samuel Alsobroo. He died before 20 Jun 1749 in Surry County, VA. James lived in Albemarle Parish, Surry County, Virginia; this area became Sussex County in 1753.
JONES
James Jones, born 1808, GA, married Juliet Granville Thompson. Willis M. Jones, born 1829, GA, died 1864, married Sarah Elizabeth Wilkenson/Wilkinson, born 1836 AL, died in AR. Sarah Jones, born 1858, AR, married John Simmons Gresham in 1879, Calhoun County, AR. Garland Alvin Gresham, born 1880, married Anna Mae Hammond.
SALTONSTALL
Langley Hall
Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knight, Lord Mayor of London
Elizabeth Saltonstall, daughter of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Knight, Lord Mayor of London, and Susanna Poyntz, married Richard Wyche, Gentleman of London. Their son, Henry Wyche, (Rector de Sutton) married Ellen Elizabeth Bennett. Their son, Henry Wyche, came to Surry County, VA, (married unknown), and one of their sons, James Wyche, is my ancestor. He married Elizabeth, and their daughter, Amy Wyche, married Ambrose Jackson,. Their daughter Ann/Anne Jackson, married Samuel Harwell. Their daughter, Ann Harwell, married Nathaniel Simms/Sims, father of Ervin Sims who married Molly Magehee/McGehee.
WYCHE
Amy Wyche, was born in Surry County, VA, daughter of James Wyche, born before 1714, Surry County, VA, and Elizabeth. James Wyche died 1749, Surry County, VA, naming in his will his daughter, Amy, and her husband, Ambrose Jackson. The Wyche history is quite colorful, and the family tree includes Lord Mayors and Knights. One of our ancestors, Richard Wyche, married Mary Beeston of Beeston Castle in England. A brother to Robert De Wyche, my Ancestor, was Richard de Wyche, Bishop of Chichester and later Saint Richard. He is listed in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Shirley Norman-Gunn
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