3110. George READE
Was the Secretary of the Colony and Acting Governor of Virginia (1638-39) member of the Council of Virginia, member of the House of Burgesses from James City Co., Virginia several times. George was a descendat of the Royal House starting with Henry III, King of England (1207-1272)
3132. Augustine WARNER
Augustine Warner I (1610-1674) and Warner Hall
Augustine Warner I was born on November 28, 1610 in Norwich, England. He was one of the first Virginia Immigrants to sail to the New World under Captain Adam Thouroughgood in 1628.
The Warner family settled along the Piankatank River. As some of the Warners moved into Maryland Augustine Warner I, who received the earliest known land grant in Gloucester in 1635, was most influential in establishing a Gloucester settlement, later to become Gloucester County by 1651. Augustine's wife Mary Townley immigrated to Virginia in 1638 by The Charles River Company. As Augustine's acquisition of land increased, so did his political influence in the area. He became important in government and a man of respect in the county. In 1642 Augustine Warner's wife gave birth to their second child on July 3, Augustine II.
By the 1650's, Warner had acquired over one thousand acres through land grants spanning Virginia, it has been rumored that he was granted nearly 33,333 acres total throughout Gloucester County. This may have included land covering the entire North side of the Severn River, out to the Mobjack Bay Finally, he became politically influential. Captain Warner was a member of the King's Council of the Royal Governor of Virginia until his death. This included being Justice and Burgess of York and Gloucester Counties between 1652 and 1658. This enabled him to advise the Governor on many important matters. He was named Speaker of the House and known as Speaker Warner at this time. He became Captain of the Virginia Militia and received commission from the Governor "Gentlemen." He aided the Dutch with the attacks on the Virginia Fleet of Hampton Roads. Augustine Warner was also famous for giving handsome service of communion plate to Abingdon Parish as well. He was considered an important man of the county as "Mister" was a term of respect. "Ordinary people had no handle on their names."
Augustine Warner I is the great grandfather of George Washington, as well as ancestor to Robert E. Lee and the Queen of England.
Warner Hall was built in 1674 on the land granted to Augustine Warner thirty plus years before. It was the first brick home built North of the York River, which included a brick stable with three chimneys, the only one in the history of Gloucester County. Warner Hall surpassed all other homes as a monument of extreme wealth and culture, as Gloucester County has always been distinguished in Virginia as the residence of a large number of families of wealth, education and good birth. It was the home of George Washington's great grandfather, Augustine Warner I as well as his grandfather, Colonel Warner II. Betty Washington's husband, Fielding Lewis, was even born there.
Warner Hall is set on the northern shore of the Severn River. It reveals three centuries of architectural development on the site. Through its history several fires have damaged or destroyed the home. The first fire in 1841 destroyed the five room house and in 1845/49, the central part of the mansion burned down leaving only the two wings. These two fires were only a fraction of the amount of destruction that has happened to the house since it was first built. The house has been restored as closely as possible to the original structure and design.
The first house on the site was built in 1674, although there may have been a house or a wing on this site earlier in the 17th century; a later house was certainly built about 1740. The circa 1905 Colonial Revival core of the expansive dwelling is attached to two colonial wings, original free standing dependencies, that remain from an 18th century house which burned circa 1940. The 18th century west wing was enlarged and remodeled ca. 1840s probably to house the family after the center portion was destroyed by fire. It is likely that this section of Warner Hall occupies the site of the 18th century dwelling which burned. The center portion of Warner Hall is underpinned by brick and sits on a full basement, there are no basements under the wings. Four giant Ionic columns support the steep pediment. The three center bays are closed by Ionic pilasters. Greek Revival moldings are used almost exclusively throughout the structure. Laid entirely in Flemish bond, the wing was raised from its original 1-1/2 stories to two stories. The north door lost its transom during this enlargement to allow for the installation of the stair. A dwarf portico shields the center bay of the north elevation. The wing has a beveled water table, and the first floor windows are capped by gauged brick jack arches. Corbeled interior end chimneys (one original, one rebuilt) terminate the gable ends. A box cornice with returns and unmolded entablature runs the length of the north and south elevations. This single pile, center passage structure has retained much of its interior fabric. Interior walls are laid in English bond and were originally plastered. The studs with lath were probably added during the 1840s rebuilding. The center passage contains the open string, dog-leg stair which has a carved newel and handrail and two square balusters per tread. A three light transom caps the south door, and both the south and north doors are Colonial Revival replacements. Fireplace openings have been rebuilt to facilitate the installation of stoves.
Three dependencies of note, a smokehouse, dairy, and stable, are associated with Warner Hall. The 19th century smokehouse is laid in seven course American bond and is utilized for storage. Partially constructed of 18th century brick with shell mortar, the dairy shows evidence of 19th century rebuilding. Its small windows and spatial division indicate that it may have been used as a stable. The large 18th century brick stable was enlarged with a frame addition in 1903 designed by the Richmond firm Noland and Baskervill. Exterior walls of the original section are laid in Flemish bond, while interior walls are English bond. The windows were originally like those on the dairy. A beveled water table circles the structure. Notches in the plate evidence an addition, now removed.
Warner Hall remained in ownership of the Warner family and its descendants until the last century when another family bought it to preserve the old home. The land around Warner Hall today includes the house, three dependencies and a circa 1900 tenant house. The total acreage is approximately thirty eight acres.
Also adding to Warner Hall's historic interest is the potential archaeological significance of the site. Artifacts from the 17th and 18th centuries, if they are preserved on the property, could yield valuable information about the settlement and expansion of early Virginia as well as important clues to the cultural history of Warner Hall. In the vicinity of the present 20th century structure are possibly the remains of a mid 17th century house, a dwelling built by John Lewis in the 1690s, the house built by John Lewis II for Priscilla Carter Lewis in the mid 18th century, and subsequent buildings erected on the site during the 19th century. The grounds were tested for archaeological evidence by the Virginia Research Center for Archaeology in the spring of 1980, and various l8th century artifacts were unearthed. As of 1980, no full scale archaeological investigation has taken place.
Today Warner Hall with its magnificent center frame construction having columnar fronts toward the land approach and toward the Severn, and two brick wings stands as majestically as ever in its grove of centuries old trees.
3134. George READE
Was the Secretary of the Colony and Acting Governor of Virginia (1638-39) member of the Council of Virginia, member of the House of Burgesses from James City Co., Virginia several times. George was a descendat of the Royal House starting with Henry III, King of England (1207-1272)
3232. Emmanuel VAN METEREN
information taken from familytreemaker.com. not proven
3236. Chretien DU BOIS
DuBois signifies from the forest and was a family name in Artois, France, and in Normandy before William the Conqueror left its shores.
The erasure of the record of Cretian's marriage and family was to prevent his children from establishing claim to the validity of descent to titles and estates, but the validity of Louis' claim of descent is established for the purpose of genealogy. The record at Mannheim, Germany, where he married, states that he was the son of Cretian DuBois of Wicres, a little village in the Province of Artois, near Lille, France. The old register at Wicres has been examined and found to contain the registry of baptisms of three sons of Cretian DuBois, but in each case the Christian name of the son is torn out in accordance with the King's order. This erasure of names from the records was done to remove all trace of the Protestant subjects.
3456. John BAYLESS
Bayless Family of Long Island & New Jersey by Howard Green Bayless
It appears that John Bayless, son of John and Rebecca Bayless, was less adventurous than his father. He remained in Southold when the family moved to Jamaica but joined them a year later and married there in 1655. His name appears often in Jamaica records as fence inspector, tax payer, recipient of land and in purchases and sales of property. He was a delegate to the Governor, Tax Assessor and Contributor to the Minister's salary. There is a record of five children - Samuel, John, Elias, Daniel, and Sarah. Daniel is our direct ancestor.
WILL OF JOHN BAYLES
1727-1784
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, John Bayles, of the Corporation of the New Brunswick, in the County of Middlesex and the State of New Jersey, yeoman, being weak in Body though of sound Mind and Memory, blessed be God, calling to mind the mortality of my Body, and that it is appointed for all Men once to Die, do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament: that is to say, principally and first of all I Give my soul to God my Maker, humbly trusting that through the Merits and Mediation of my Compassionate Redeemer, Jesus Christ, to find acceptance; and as for my body, I Recommend it to the Earth to be buried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my dear Wife and my Executors here after named, nothing doubting but I shall receive it again at the Resurrection of the last day; and as for my worldly estate, I Give, Devise and Dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First, I will that all my just debts and funeral Charges be Paid. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my dear and loving Wife Fifty Pounds of such Goods and Chattels as she may chose of my Estate, likewise the Negro Wench as long as she lives, and also the choice of a room in the House as long as she remains my Widow, and ten pounds yearly during her life. I Give and Bequest my wearing apparel to be equally divided among all my sons. Item, I will that my Executors hereinafter named be justly and equitably paid for all their necessary time and expenses that they, for either of them, may be at relating to my (unreadable word,BR) Estate. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my son Daniel, Thirty Pounds, and to my other sons (Richard, Samuel and William) Fifty Pounds each when they shall arrive to the age of Eighteen Years; and it is my Will that my Children, sons and Daughters, just named, or as many of them as shall have need of it, be put to school until they shall have reasonable an sufficient Learning, and the expense of the same and their support shall be paid out of my estate. Item, I Will and Bequeath to my Daughter Anna's Children Two hyndred pounds to be equally divided among them when they come of age. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Mary the Interest of Two Hundred Pounds yearly during her natural life. And one year after her decease her Children to have Two Hundred Pounds equally divided when they shall come of age. Item, I Give and Bequeath to my Daughter Susannah, Two Hundred Pounds, to be Paid to her when she shall arrive at the age of Twenty-one years; and all the rest of my Estate, both real and personal, I Will and Bequeath to my sons John, Richard, Daniel, Samuel and William, to be equally divided among them. I constitute and appoint my Well beloved son John Bayles and Samuel Potto, both of the County and State aforesaid my only and sole Executors of this my last Will and Testament and Trustees for my Children, giving full power and authority to my said executors to Sell and Dispose of all my Personal Estate, and I do hereby Disallow, Revoke and Disannul all and every former Wills, Testaments and Executors by me in any ways before named, willed or made, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal this Second Day of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four (1784).
Signed, Sealed, Published,
Pronounced and Declared by the
Sd. John Bayles at his last JOHN BAYLES (L.S.)
Will and Testament in the presence
of us.
James Longstreet
Jacobus Snedeker
Stephen Kerr (Recorded Sept. 22, 1784)
From: The Descendants of the Bayles Family in America 1617-1900 by Eliza M. Bayles St. John, 1900
3640. Richard STOUT
marrried first Frances WEst and second Mary Seymour
3641. Frances HEATH
Frances HEATH's mother Frances_____ married 1st a Mr HEATH, she married 2nd, Robertt WEST, and she married 3rd, Edmund LAFETRA