William ( X ) HUMPHREY & Mary ( MAXEY ? ) HUMPHREY - England and Virginia - 1600's
ID 3846 & 3847
rin 58 & 59
[Also spelled HUMPHRYES, HUMPHRY, HUMPHRYS, HUMPHERYES, HUMPHRIES, HUMFRY, HUMPHREYS, UMPHRY, & PUMPHREY]
Born - 1610 England (D.A.R., Colonial Dames & Ancestral File) 9
Married - ca 1640 England (Walters & Ancestral File) 9
Died - William's will executed 19 Jan 1685 and proved 1 June 1687 in Henrico Co.
Mary apparently died before 1685. She's not mentioneed in William's will. One report is that William arrived at Isle of Wight Co., VA in 1636. This appears to be inconsistent with his 1640 marriage in England, unless he returned to be married. 9
The first Virginia records I find for a William Humphrey are headrights. 50 acres of land was granted to the patentee for each headright (person) transported. [Maybe none of these is our William] 1
16 OCT 1643 - William HUMPHREY, headright of Wm. WORLEIDGE, N.E. of Mockjack Bay. (Patent Book 1, p 918)
13 AUG 1650 - William HUMPHRYES, headright of Wm. WORLEICH, W. of New Point of Comfort Neck & E.of Mockjack Bay. (Patent Book 2, p.233)
3 APR 1651 - William HUMPHERYES, headright of Jas. & Thos. BALDRIDGE, S. side of Potomeck River. (Patent Book 2, p.207)
2 SEP 1652 - William HUMPHRY, headright of Evan GRIFFITH, N side Rappahannock River (Patent Book 3, p.209)
18 MAR 1662 Wm. HUMPHRIES, 200 acs. Chas. City Co. Upon Ely. side of Turkey Island Cr. opposite to the great or long meadow. Trans. of 4 pers: Tho. Humphries, Wm. Humphries, Fra. Humphries, Edward Ward(Ware). (Patent Book 4, p.218) 2 [Might Tho., Wm. & Fra. be sons or other relatives? They're not named in William's will.]
2 JUN 1679 William HUMPHREYS was directed by a court held at Varina for the County of Henrico "to fitt out 2 men horse armes &c. according to an act for the defence of the country against the incursions of the Indian Enemy." 3
William is listed as a civil officer in the D.A.R.'s 17th Century Colonial Ancestors. 9
Bef.23 APR 1681 - William HUMPHRYS sold to Morris LOYD(FLOYD) the 200 acres on Turkey Island Creek, opposite the great meadow, which was patented to William 18 MAR 1662. 4 [Maurice FLOYD was the 2nd husband of William's daughter, Margaret (HUMPHREY) EYRES.]
19 JAN 1685 William (X) "Will" HUMPHRIES signed a will naming his daughter, Margaret FLOYD (wife of Maurice FLOYD), his sole executrix and heir to ten pds. sterling. Other heirs listed were his four grandchildren (children of his daughter Margaret), Jane, Margaret, Hannah, and William EYRE, each to receive 10 pds. and equal shares of his movable goods including the amount due from. Robert Povall. Witnesses: William Randolph & James Cocke. 5
[I have a transcript of the will; Lila Lee has that and the inventory.]
7 OCT 1685 "Robert POVALL, Planter of Henrico Co. deed from Wm.(X) HUMPHREY, of same Co. planter. 90 pounds sterl. or value thereof in goods at the choice of the sd. HUMPHREY & 2 years accomodation of ye sd. HUMPHREY, in hand paid or to be paid. 150 acres on Malborn hills whereon sd. HUMPHREY now lives (mentions a board of warranty signed & sealed by Mr. Richard Cocke, senr. dated last of October 1669)." 6
1 JUN 1687 "The will of Wm. HUMPHREY decd. proved by oath of Capt. Wm. Randolph, a witness thereto; & order for probat thereof granted Margarett, wife of Maurice FLOYD, ye Exectrx. therein named. Robt. Povall & Jno Watson enter themselves securities. Giles CARTER, John ANOT, Robert POVALL, & Danl. PRICE appointed appraisers of sd. estate." 7
1 AUG 1687 Estate inventory, 4,033 lbs. of tobacco. Reported by Giles Carter, Robert Povall, John Aust, & Dan Price. 9
25 AUG 1692 "Robert POVALL & Ralph HUDSPEATH enter themselves secu- rities for Margt. FLOYD's probate of the last will & testament of Wm. HUMPHREYS decd." 8 [Note: I haven't checked any deed records yet]
1 Cavaliers & Pioneers, Abstracts of VA Patents, Nell M. Nugent
Vol. I pp.148, 195, 211 & 279
2 Ibid I p.465
3 Genealogies of Virginia Families, Wm. & Mary College Quarterly
Vol. V p 731
4 Cavaliers & Pioneers Vol. II p.218
5 A copy of his will is in my file
6 The Edward Pleasants Valentine Papers Henrico Co VA Records
7 p.1299 1682-1701 p.238
8 Ibid p.1300 Orphans Court 1677-1691 p.33
9 Lila Lee (Richardson) Hagerty's March 1997 gedcom