The
Charles Parish Register of York County, Virginia
1648 - 1789
The DREWRY Family of York
County, Virginia
York
County is part of todays Colonial triangle - Williamsburg, Jamestown,
Yorktown. Todays York River was called the Charles River in early
Colonial times. Charles Parish was the home of three churches during
the period before 1648 and continuing until the last church burned in
1789. During these years four church scribes maintained a register of
parish births and deaths. Except for one error in transcription
spelled Drowry (Edward), all the entries are spelled Drewry which is
amazing since we find the name spelled Drury, Drurie, Drewe, Drewery in
so
many records. Not all of the Church records survived.
96 Births & 22 Deaths of
DREWRY family members are recorded in
the Church Register, thought to be the oldest surviving Church Register
of Colonial Virginia. The first birth of our Drewry family was John b.
July 24, 1673 son of John (abt 1645-1714) & Deborah (Collins)
Drewry and continued until Esther Morrow Drewry was born March 11, 1787
dau of William & Anne Drewry.
John
Drewry (abt 1645-1714) was first or second generation in Colonial
Virginia, the Drewrys having immigrated from England. We are very lucky
to be able to trace our direct Drewry bloodline back to Colonial Times
thanks to this Charles Parish Register. Both he and his wife, Deborah
(Collins) Drewry are listed in the Death Register. Also in the Register
are the families of some of the Drewry wives - Morgan -
Pressey(Presson) - Hayward - Tompkins.
I
have made tables out of the Drewry
births to use in figuring out family units, etc
BIRTHS by years - 1673 - 1787
NAMES
by Child - A- Z
NAMES
of PARENTS - Father/Mother
DEATH
REGISTER - 1665 - 1787
Our direct Drewry bloodline
We
can prove our descent from John Drewry - there is speculation whether
his father was Robert "Drewrie" immigrant from England arriving 1635 or
from a John Drewry arriving later or if he was the immigrant himself.
1. John Drewry & Deborah (Collins)
- born (probably) - lived and died in York County, Virginia
2.
Robert & Elinor (Morgan) maybe a widow of Henry Freeman -
born - lived - died York County, Virginia
3.
William & Rachel (Drewry) - cousins - born in York County -
moved to Southampton Co, VA abt 1753
4.
Richard Drewry & Nancy Murray (Harwood) -born Southampton
Co., VA - moved to Tennessee in 1799
5.
Richardson Clark Drewry & Martha (McBride) - born in
Southampton Co., VA - moved to Tennessee in 1799
6.
Richardson Clark Drewry & Mary Melinda (Harral) - born -
lived - died - Weakley/Gibson Co. TN
7.
James Harvey Drewry & Nannie Green (Bell) - born - lived -
died Weakley Co., TN
7a. Flaggler Allen Drewry & Willie
Price (Campbell)
7b. May Bell Drewry & Alvin Walter
Swindell
7c. Lula Grace Drewry & William
Fred Rogers
7d.Willard John Drewry & Pauline
Talmadge (Grooms)
7e. Elsie Ariee Drewry & Dewey Perry
7f. Wayne Alton Drewry & Kathleen
Emmett (Callard)
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* CHARLES
PARISH York County, Virginia History and Registers 1648 - 1787 by
Landon C. Bell Pub. by the Virginia State Library Board - Richmond -
Division of Purchase and Printing 1932.