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John Stokes 1663 – 1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1663

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1749

Death Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sylvanus Stokes,

Mother: Mary Bishop

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Allen

Children(s): LtCol Stokes

John Stokes was born in 1663 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Sylvanus Wilvanius Stokes, and Mary Bishop. John Stokes married Elizabeth Allen, and had children including LtCol David Stokes. John Stokes passed away in 1749 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Stokes was born in 1663 in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA, the child of Sylvanus Wilvanius Stokes, and Mary Bishop.
  • John Stokes married Elizabeth Allen, and had children including LtCol David Stokes.
  • John Stokes passed away in 1749 in Surry County, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Stokes's Ancestors

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John Stokes
1663 – 1749
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sylvanus Wilvanius Stokes,
1636 – 1704
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Mary Bishop
1642 – 1700
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William Stokes,
1619 – 1699
Chippenham, Wiltshire, , England
Jane Scarsbrook
1623 – 1693
York, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Jr,
1600 – 1646
Elizabeth Young
1593 – 1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Stokes
1574 – 1648
Prudence Ivy
1567 – 1617
Sir Young,
1560 – 1590
Lady Stokes
1562 – 1575

John Stokes's Descendants

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John Stokes (1663 – 2 Jun 1749) m. Elizabeth Allen (1690 – 1 Oct 1751)
  1. 1. LtCol (David) Stokes (23 Oct 1707 – 12 Sep 1794) m. Sarah Montfort (3 Feb 1717 – 9 Apr 1800) m. Margaret Dupree (1738 – 1802)
    1. 1. William (Abner Christopher) Stokes, (10 Oct 1735 – 1 Mar 1810) m. Sarah Wade (15 Jul 1739 – about 1815) m. Lucretia Ellis
      1. 1. Thomas Stokes (1761 – 29 Jul 1828)
      2. 2. Jane Stokes (about 1765 – 1818)
    2. 2. Ann Stokes (11 OCT 1737 – Apr 1772) m. Capt (Robert Andrew Wade) Jr, (11 Oct 1736 – 19 Jan 1764)
      1. 1. Sgt (Hampton Wade) Jr, (22 Mar 1757 – May 1816)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Wade (17 Sep 1761 – Bef. 1820) m. Claud Muirhead m. Capt (Byrd Valentine) Wall, (1755 – 1822)
        1. 1. Robert Wall (1783 – 1844) m. Margaret Foster (1790 – 1850) m. Mary Gibson
        2. 2. Mary (Polly) Wall (26 Sep 1783 – 9 Mar 1823)
        3. 3. William (Banister) Wall (1784 – 1844)
        4. 4. David (Scoggin) Wall, (1785 – 1834) m. Rebecca Newman (Abt. 1786 – Abt. 1861)
        5. 5. Byrd (Thomas) Wall (14 Feb 1785 – 04 Apr 1853) m. Lucy (Ann) Griffin
        6. 6. Hampton Wall (1795 – 1823)
        7. 7. Martin Wall (1797 – 1830)
      3. 3. Robert (Allen) Wade (1763 – Oct 1832)
    3. 3. David Stokes (18 Nov 1745 – 9 Dec 1797)

John Stokes's Timeline

3 Records

1663
1663
Birth of John Stokes in Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
1717
14 Aug 1717
Age 54
John Stokes was married in Charles City
Charles City
1749
2 Jun 1749
Age 86
Death of John Stokes in Surry County, Virginia, USA
Surry County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1717
    Event Place: Charles City
    Record Source: U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1749
    Event Place: Surry County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Virginia, Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923, Virginia Vital Records; Indexed by: Judith McGhan

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