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====== Onesiphorus Harvey ====== | ====== Onesiphorus Harvey ====== | ||
- | Son of unknown parents, Onesiphorus Harvey is believed to have been born during 1677 in England. | + | Son of unknown parents, Onesiphorus Harvey is believed to have been born during 1677 in Plymouth |
+ | It is unknown when he arrived in the colonies, but he was a " | ||
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+ | **THE FIRST ONESIPHORUS HARVEY OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA IS LINKED TO PLYMOUTH ENGLAND** \\ | ||
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+ | For related families of colonial Virginia, i.e., Dameron, Robuck, Gaskins (Gascoyne), see next issue of the Bulletin {[[http:// | ||
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+ | As your editors traveled in Virginia during the month of May, we stopped in the town of Lancaster to search for records in the court house, hoping to find some traces of Onesiphorus Harvey. The original court record books of Lancaster County have been photocopied and the copies placed in new binders in the well organized, clean courthouse. Lancaster County, one of the oldest counties in Virginia, fortunately has preserved many of its old records. We were pleased to be able to visit the courthouse and delighted with one document in particular that we found. While looking through a deed book, dated 1654-1702, we found a hand-copied transcription of a letter written by Francis Jones and posted at Plymouth, England, dated August 24, 1698, addressed to Onesiforous Harvey of Lancaster County, Virginia. The letter refers to two brothers of Onesiforous: | ||
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+ | A brief synopsis of the letter is given here to help the reader follow the meaning of the letter, which is written in very long, run-on sentences and uses constructions unfamiliar in modern English. | ||
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+ | The writer of the letter, Francis Jones, had sent a ship, the Eliza, to Virginia to pick up a load of tobacco that had been stranded in Virginia due to the incapacity of another of Mr. Jones' ships, the Susanna. En route to Virginia it was to stop in Cork County, Ireland, to pick up some indentured servants for transport to Virginia. Mr. Jones is entreating Onesiphorus Harvey, who is in Virginia, to assist the ship's Master to see to the transfer of the Susanna' | ||
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+ | Jones assures Harvey he will pay the notes Harvey drew on Jones at sea, as soon as they arrive in Plymouth, and he offers to assist Harvey in any way he can. | ||
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+ | In a personal note to Harvey, Jones informs Onesiphorus Harvey about his brother, Francis Harvey, who has cheated Jones in a business dealing. Jones gave Francis Harvey a bill of sale for half the value of a ship, the Johanna, and asked him to purchase the remaining half from a Mr. Hutchins, but Francis Harvey instead sold Jones' half worth £63 and kept the money for himself. Jones has sued to get his money from Francis Harvey and cautions Onesiphorus Harvey that his brother is pretending that he has Onesiphorus' | ||
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+ | Jones further requests Harvey to assist the Eliza' | ||
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+ | Jones closes the letter by sending his love to Harvey' | ||
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+ | **LETTER FROM PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND TO ONESIPHORUS HARVEY OF VIRGINIA (1698)** | ||
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+ | Transcription of Deed & Will Book 2 (1654-1702) of Lancaster Co., Virginia, page 405 | ||
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+ | [Note: Editorial inserts are in brackets] | ||
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+ | [to] Onesiforous Harvey | ||
+ | [from] Plimouth [England] the 24th 08 [16]98 | ||
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+ | I writ you of the 15th of the last month that John Matthew in my vessel Eliza who at the same time sailed from Pensanz to Corke in Ireland to victual [i.e. to supply with food] & to take in some servants if could get them. Sd. ship arrived in Ireland the 21st of Sept & the Mr [Master] writ me from thence that | ||
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+ | he should be ready to saile to Virga. in 8 days so that I conclude he has been gone from thence this 14 days at least [-] God send him well[.] He is ordered to Virga directly to you to take in what she can of the Susanna' | ||
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+ | & kept the money[,] & to this time I cannot get it tho I have under his hand for it payable on demand[.] so I have now been forced to sue him. I am glad I have got by much adoe good[,] coil [turmoil?]. he is a great trouble to all his friends here in England[.] I refer you to Jno Matthew as to p' | ||
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+ | hands if not that it should miscarry[.] You must give bond in Virginia & I wil take care to return to you a certificate of the goods being landed in England if it please God it arrive safe[.] I reccomend to you that if it can be done with any convenience & that you with the Mr can pvide a carpenter or two. He says that you wil get the vessel now fitted according as I have directed the Mr at raising the forecastle and putting in some beams & timbers in her sides & some plank in her lower & upper deck[.] I cannot tell what further to enlarge to you at psent but to desire dispatch of my vessel wh her loading & to act everything as directed yr selfe & the Mr and then god willing he shal return to you next year wh a good cargo & a better ship or if you come home now you may return wh him again[.] I pray my kind love to yr honest brother Wm of whom I hear a very good comendation & that he is very assisting to you[.] I have writ him a line or two of thanks[.] all yr friends in the West are very well & desire kindly to be remembered to you so I conclude[.] | ||
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+ | Francis Jones | ||
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+ | advise on wh ship you send on freight that I may engd the goods if occasion[.] | ||
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+ | Note that in all this time I recd- but 2 lettrs from you & not any pticulars materials suite, I admire at it | ||
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+ | At sea March 21st 1697/8 Exchas for £ 12:10:6 | ||
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+ | Thirty days after sight of this my first of Exchs my second or third not being paid pay unto Mr Abraham Loyd & Compa on order the sum of twelve pounds ten shillings & six pence sterling current lawful money of England for value here recd at time make good payment & place it to anot of | ||
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+ | Yr Servts | ||
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+ | To Mr Francis Jones Onis. Harvey | ||
+ | Mercht in Plymouth Jacob Williams | ||
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+ | Pay the contents to Henry Clave on order | ||
+ | Abra. Loyd & Compas | ||
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+ | At sea March 21st day 1697/8 ------------ | ||
+ | Thirty days [after] sight of this my only bill of exchange pay unto Abra: Loyd & Compa on order the sum of three pounds ten shillings of lawful money of England the value recd of Christopher Standret comander [page 409] of the Bengall mercht of Bristol as witnes my hand the day above written. | ||
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+ | Jacob Williams | ||
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+ | Onis. Harvey | ||
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+ | Pay the contents to Henry Clave on order | ||
+ | Abra: Loyd & Compa | ||
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+ | Record: 8 Jun 1700 P Jos: Tayloe Cl: Lancr | ||
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+ | Sometime before November 18, 1713, he married Dorothy Gaskins in Virginia. | ||
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+ | **Harveys of Virginia** | ||
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+ | A varient of the name Onesiphorus appeared in the British Colony of Virginia in America. The earliest reference to Onecephorus was found in Northumberland County, Virginia on 4 Dec. 1702, when he witnessed the will of Patrick Pollick, which was re- recorded 16 Jan 1716/17.8 On 16 July 1705, Onecephorus Harvey witnessed a deed of Mahane to Childton.8 Then, on February 23, 1709/10 Onesph. Harvey witnessed the signing of the will of John Harris in Northumberland Co. Virginia.3a Probably this same Onecephorus Harvey is the one who is mentioned in this court record: "//The Grand jury having presented Dorothy Gaskins for having a bastard child and Onecephorus Harvey coming into Court affirmed that the said Dorothy is and for some time before the child was borne (for which she was presented) was his wife, and that they were marryed according to the Rule of the Quakers whose Religion they profess And having here in Court proved such their marryage the said Presentment is therefore dismissed the said Harvie paying Costs. 18 Nov. 1713.//" | ||
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