_Edmund BRACEWELL _____
| (1530 - 1560) m 1553
_Robert BRASWELL ____|
| (1553 - 1613) m 1583|
| |_Alice LNU(BRACEWELL) _
| (1530 - 1559) m 1553
_Richard BRACEWELL __|
| (1588 - 1641) m 1605|
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| |_Jane ROBERT ________|
| (1555 - 1591) m 1583|
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|--Robert BRACEWELL Sr
| (1611 - 1667)
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(.... - 1613) m 1605|
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ROBERT BRACEWELL I (Parson) b. 1611 London, England d. Spring 1667 Nancimond Dist. VA His will was written on 15 Feb 1667. It was proved on 1 May 1667. The 17th C. Colonial Dames have him listed as b. in 1613 d. 1668. They also say that his wife's name was ELIZABETH. They list him as Minister and Burgess. He entered Hart Hall of Oxford College on 22 Feb 1627/28 at the age of fifteen. On 3 Nov 1631, he received his A.B. degree. (The Colonial Church in Virginia, by Goodwin; pp 253) He was in Virginia prior to 29 Apr 1650; as he was a witness to an agreement.(Deed book 1, pp 426. Isle of Wight VA.) He is also mentioned in Captain John Upton's will, dated 16 Jan 1651, as having 300 acres of land. (William & Mary's Quarterly, Series 1,vol.7, 1899, page 220.) His plantation was located on the Blackwater River, some miles south of the James River and the colonial town of Jamestown. (A few miles from where Smithfield Va, now is.) He was Parson of Lawn's Creek Parish. (Until 1643, Isle of Wight had only one parish. At that time, it divided into two parishes. ROBERT was parson of "Lower Parish." "The Lower Parish to extend from the Pagan-poynt uppon the riverside to the plantation of Richard Hayes, from the Pagan-poynt uppon the bay including all the southerly side to the plantation of the said (Joseph) Cobbs, and that all the inhabitants alreadie resideing or that herafter shall reside on that side to belong to the said lower parish." (Parish Lines-Diocese of Southern Virginia; Cocke. Cocke's reference is 1 Henning 279.) Unofficially, the lower parish was known as Newport Parish. ROBERT BRACEWELL'S parish was in the vicinity of the present boundry line between Surry and Isle of Wight Counties. (Viola V. Braswell) ROBERT was chosen to the House of Burgess, for Isle of Wight Co.,VA. In the term of 1653, but: "It is ordered by this present Grand Assembly, That Mr. Robert Bracewell, Clarke, be suspended, and is not in a capacitie of serving as a Burgesse since it is unpresidentiall and may produce bad consequence." (Col. Church in Va by Goodwin. Also in Statutes At Large, vol. 1, 1629-60, by Henning.) It appears that the only reason that he was asked to step down was because he was a Minister of the Gospel. (Clerk or Clarke.) On 22 Apr 1670, Robert was granted 800 acres of the Upper Parish of Nancimond Co., adjoining his own & land of James Long. This was because he transported 16 people to Virginia. They were: Mary Greene, Thomas Mekins, William Croach, Hump. Thorne., William Mingay, Peter Gregory, Richard Roberts, Charles Grigson, Margaret Rayson, Jno. Thornape (?), William Jones, Robert Best, Hugh Green, Abr. Kimberly, Jno. Dayves, and Dorothy Parsons. Will legacy to servant Elizabeth Hall; Mr. Richard Izard & George Gwillin to be guardians, &c., 40 shillings to each for a ring. Sons Robert and Richard "shall be putt to schoole until they cann both write and read." His will is found in Deed & Will Book 1, pp 9 of the Isle of Wight Co., records in Virginia. Appraisal of Estate is found in same, pp.28. Inventory is found in same, pp.55. The appraisal of his estate was made on 11 May 1668; recorded 9 June 1668. An account of the estate was in the hands of his friend Richard Izard and was presented by his wife Rebecca Izard and recorded 10 Jan 1669. The inventory of property shows that the total value of his estate was given at 7160 "hogsheads" (35,800 pounds) of tobacco. His library was worth 1 Hogshead of tobacco. (500 pounds) He gave each of his married daughters, 3 cows each. Elizabeth Hall received a heifer when her indenture was finished.
Isle of Wight Co.VA Will and Deed Book I Volume A page 52
"In the name of God Amen,I Robert Bracewell being very weake & Sicke of Body but of perfectt memorie,doe make this my last will and testament,revokinge all former wills whatsoever,Imprimis I be queath my Soule into the hands of my Redeemer,who gave it mee, And my body unto the ground from whence it came to be decently buried, and for thos temporall goods God hath given mee I dispose of them in manner as followeth,I give unto my daughter Jane Stokes her children three cowes, To Rebecca West my daughter one cow and Calfe and one cowe and calfe to the next child she may have, and the rest of all my estate unto my two sonnes Robert and Richard whome I make my full and sole executors of this my will, and the Mill I desire shall be finished with what speed my bee and to be lett out,only reserving corner for themselves, and the p.duce of the mill to be equally divided between them both, and reserved to build a new mill hereafter and when built to be left wholly to my sonne Richard likewise I give seven hundred acres of land where I now live and six hundered acres at the western Branch of Nancemond County to be equall divided between my two sonnes Robert and Richard likewise it is my desire that noe part of parcell of the estate shall be disposed of nor none of the land untill they both are of full age nor no wayes divided but if it shall please God that either of them shall depart this life before he comes of age that then the survivior shall enjoye the whole likewise I give unto my servant Elizabeth Hall when she shall b e free one heiffer of two years of age and likewise it is my desire that my lvonign friends Mr Richard Izard and George Gwillim to be guardians unto my children in the time of their minoritie and to see this my will performed likewise I give unto the said Richard Izard and George Gwillim fortie shillings to each of them to buy them each one ring,likewise I give unto my daughter Ann Bagnall one cow and calf and one cow and calf to her first child,if it please God she have any and likewise it is my desire that my two sonnes Robert and Richard shal be put to scholle until they can both read and write. And this being my will I testifie it with my hand this 15th of February 1667.
Rob Bracell
In Wittness of George Gwillim Richard Izard
This will was proved in open court helf for the Isle of Wight County this first day of May 1668 and then recorded
Teste John Jenings Clr: Recordes
The medieval church of St Andrew Holborn survived the Great Fire of 1666 but in 1686 Sir Christopher Wren was commissioned to redesign the building. The lower part of the tower is virtually all that remains from the original church. Wren created one of his most spacious churches at St Andrew Holborn. In 1817, Benjamin Disraeli, the Jewish-born Prime Minister, was baptised here. Later in the 19th century a charity school was attached to the church. During World War II St Andrew Holborn was gutted but following 1945 it was carefully restored as the church of the London trade guilds. SOURCE: http://www.touruk.co.uk/london_churches/standrew_church1.htm
According to Kent, a charter by King Edgar in 951 refers to a church of St Andrew in connection to the original boundaries. In the 12th century mention is made to St Andrew Holbournestrate and in 1291 it was known as S Andrew de Holeburn . The church was rebuilt in the 15th century but by the mid-17th century it had became delapidated. At the commencement of the Civil War, John Hacket was rector. He refused to abandon the use of the forbidden Prayer Book and ordered to desist at pain of death by having a pistol placed against his head. He responded to the the threat by saying, "Soldiers, I am doing my duty, do you yours." He then calmly returned to his prayers. The soldiers were so awed by his courage that they left his. It escaped the Great Fire, mainly due to the natural barrier of the Holborn Valley, through which ran the river Fleet. Before the building of the viaduct the steep Holborn Hill was one of the most dangerous parts of London. It was rebuilt by Wren in 1686 although he did leave the existing tower which was in better condition the the body of the church.. The tower was refaced in 1704 at the same time as the top stage and vase pinnacles were added. Accroding to T F Bumpus it is one of the finest churches of galleried basilican type in the country. The church was badly damaged during the Second World War, again the tower managed to survive. SOURCE: http://www.steeljam.dircon.co.uk/churches/londonchurchlocation.htm
_John COBB __________+
| (1743 - 1792) m 1762
_Jeremiah COBB Sr____|
| (1779 - 1849) m 1804|
| |_Mary EXUM __________
| m 1762
_George W COBB ______|
| (1811 - 1872) m 1838|
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| (1786 - ....) m 1804|
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| (1842 - ....)
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|_Julia WATSON _______|
(1823 - 1880) m 1838|
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_William Mills "Dilley" COBB _+
| (1851 - 1945) m 1875
_Frank Morris COBB __________|
| (1883 - 1941) m 1909 |
| |_Mary Louise "Molly" DARDEN __
| (1856 - 1936) m 1875
_William Morris Cobb COBB _|
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| |_Margaret Wilkerson WHITLEY _|
| (1891 - ....) m 1909 |
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|--Martha Roberta COBB
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_Edward COBB Sr______+
| (1663 - 1730) m 1686
_Nicholas COBB Sr____|
| (1689 - 1756) m 1718|
| |_Dorothy BOND _______
| (1670 - 1729) m 1686
_Henry COBB _________|
| (1722 - 1795) m 1750|
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| |_Deborah LNU(COBB) __|
| m 1718 |
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|--Milly COBB
| (1752 - ....)
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|_Ann POPE ___________|
(1725 - ....) m 1750|
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_Joseph COBB Sr______+
| (1660 - 1752) m 1694
_Robert COBB Sr______|
| (1707 - 1767) m 1729|
| |_Susanna BRASWELL ___+
| (1680 - 1753) m 1694
_Stephen COBB Esq____|
| (1735 - 1785) m 1755|
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| |_Mary DEBERRY _______|
| m 1729 |
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|--Priscilla COBB
| (1773 - ....)
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|_Patience BRIDGERS __|
(1734 - 1807) m 1755|
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_John Peter COBB ______________+
| (1881 - 1965) m 1902
_Duron Daniel COBB __|
| (1908 - 1996) m 1933|
| |_Earnestine Virginia BARDWELL _
| (1883 - 1947) m 1902
_James Everett COBB _|
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| |_Vera Mae HILL ______|
| (1912 - 2001) m 1933|
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|--Renae COBB
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| (1783 - 1846) m 1805 |
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| (1826 - ....)
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| _Isaac THOMAS Sr________________________|
| | (1735 - 1818) m 1780 |
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|_Ailsey "Elsie" THOMAS _|
(1788 - 1836) m 1805 |
| _Henry "Hal" MASSENGILL Sr_
| | (1720 - 1800) m 1755
|_Elizabeth Isabelle "Belle" MASSENGILL _|
(1759 - 1830) m 1780 |
|_Mary COBB ________________+
(1735 - 1798) m 1755
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_Oliver Woodrow JOHNSON Jr_|
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| |_Martha Lavelle DAVIS ___|
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| |_Anna Althea KELLY _____
| (1896 - ....) m 1916
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|--Jacqueline C JOHNSON
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| (1897 - 1982) m 1915 |
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|--Elmo PRUETT
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| _John KEY ___________|
| | (1875 - 1907) m 1896|
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|_Ora Bell KEY __________|
(1899 - ....) m 1915 |
| _Edward BRADFORD _________
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|_Margaret BRADFORD __|
(1876 - 1945) m 1896|
|_Sarah Matilda MIDDLETON _+
(1846 - ....)