Notes for Thomas Church

Notes for Thomas Church

From the book, "County Court Records Accomack-Northhampton VA 1640-1645" Record of Thomas Church as indentured servant: May 17, 1641: Whereas James Bruse hath made it appeare to this courte as well by indentures as also by the testimony of his neighbors that he hath fower (4) hundred acres of land dew unto him for the adventure of himself and the transportation of nyne (9) persons whose names are heerunder subscribed. It is therefore ordered that the certificate be accordingly granted unto him the sayd Bruse whereby hee may have a patttent from the govenor and counsell for the sayed Fower (4) hundred acres of land. James Bruse, William Wells, Katherine Parsons, Marke Bromfeild, Thomas Church, Jane Williams, David Wheately, Henry King.

From the source on Genealogy.com library: "Genealogical Records: Virginia Colonial Records, 1600s-1700s, Patent Book 2, pg. 164":
James Bruse, 500 acs. Northhampton Co., 21 Mar 1645, pg. 77. At Nasawattockes Cr., adj. Christopher Johnson. Trans. of 10 pers.: James Bruse, Wm. Wells, Katherin Parsons, Marke Bromfeild, Richard Buckland, Thomas Church, Jane Williams, David Wheatley, Henry King, Richard Michaell.

From the source on Genealogy.com library: "Genealogical Records: Virginia Colonial Records, 1600s-1700s, Surnames C-D pg. 66":
Church, Thomas, 1645, by James Bruss, Northampton Co.

From the book, "Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666, pg. 66", immigrant record of Thomas Church as indentured servant of James Bruss: Thomas Church 1645 by James Bruss, Northhampton Co. (party bringing him over)

From the Book, "Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore whose ages were proved before the court officials of Accomack and Northhampton Counties". (Not sure of relation but the age of Samuel Thomas suggests he could be the son of Thomas Church):
-Saml Church age 35 and 6 on July 1680, Northhampton County, source "Wills and Orders Northhampton County 1678-1683", pg. 89
-Saml Church age 45 on February 1682/83, Northhampton County, source "Wills and Orders of Northhampton County 1678-1683", pg. 277
-Thomas Church age 15 on November 1 1690, Northhampton County, source "Orders and Wills 1689-1698", pg. 90

[Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 1, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Mar 16, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.16381.15]
Individual: Thomas Church
Place: Virginia
Year: 1645
Primary Individual: Church, Thomas
Source Code: 2772
Source Name: GREER, GEORGE CABELL. Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666. Richmond [Va.]: W.C. Hill Printing Co., 1912, 376p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1978. Repr. 1982.
Source Annotation: Includes 25,000 names from records of the Virginia State Land Office. Excerpts of the Irish names from the Greer list were published in no. 6258, O'Brien, Early Immigrants to Virginia....
Source Page #: 66

[Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 1, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Mar 16, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.16381.16]
Individual: Thomas Church
Place: Virginia
Year: 1645
Primary Individual: Church, Thomas
Source Code: 6219
Source Name: NUGENT, NELL M. Cavaliers and Pioneers: A Calendar of Virginia Land Grants, 1623-1800. Vol. 1:1-6. Richmond, VA: Dietz Printing Co., [1929-1931. Although vol. 6 ends with the year 1695, no other volumes were published.]
Source Annotation: Date and place where land was patented and record was created listing those transported/imported. Only the names of those to be transported were indexed. Abstracted from Land Office records located at the Virginia State Library. See also source numbers 6220, 6223 (indexed in PILI 1984); and 6221 (PILI 1995).
Source Page #: 239

[Broderbund Family Archive #354, Ed. 1, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, Date of Import: Mar 16, 2000, Internal Ref. #1.354.1.16381.17]
Individual: Thomas Church
Place: Virginia
Year: 1645
Primary Individual: Church, Thomas
Source Code: 6220
Source Name: NUGENT, NELL MARION. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666. Vol. 1. Richmond [VA]: Dietz Printing Co., 1934. 767p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1983.
Source Annotation: Record of 20,000 very early immigrants, with much relevant information. Taken from Patent Books 1 through 5. Title page states, "In 5 volumes," but up to 1979 only three had appeared. See nos. 6221 and 6223 for second and third volumes, published in 1977 and 1979. Issued originally by Nugent in parts between 1929 and 1931; the parts were then largely incorporated in this work, no. 6220. Stewart, item no. 9025, compiled the article, "Ancient Planters [1607]," pages xxviii-xxxiv.
Source Page #: 164