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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 " | 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** | + | **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 | + | For related families of colonial Virginia, i.e., Dameron, Robuck, Gaskins (Gascoyne), see next issue of the Bulletin |
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: | 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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Sometime before November 18, 1713, he married Dorothy Gaskins in Virginia. | Sometime before November 18, 1713, he married Dorothy Gaskins in 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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