Wright and Chambers Family of Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee » William Mease (1574-1650)

Données personnelles William Mease 

• Il est né le 1 janvier 1574 dans London, Middlesex, England.
• Il est décédé octobre 1650 dans Jamestown, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America, il avait 76 ans.

Famille de William Mease

Il a/avait une relation avec Margery Partridge.

Enfant(s):

1. Henry Mays  1624-1702 

Notes par William Mease

William Mayes is believed to have married in London or Essex, possibly to a woman named Elizabeth, and probably had children prior to departing with his family for the Virginia Colony in 1609. William had never taken holy orders, but appears to have been supported or sponsored on his mission by the Bishop of London. It seems likely that the couple had additional children in Virginia; and is believed that his first wife died there, probably around 1615.William's second wife Margery was born in England around 1597. Some secondary sources cite that she was a daughter of Bartholomew Partridge and his wife Parnell Green, both born in Navestock, Essex; however verifiable sources have yet to be located to confirm that view. Margery had been selected as one of the total of 147 "Maids for Virginia" shipped out to the new Virginia colony at Jamestown, as evidenced by the following source: Interestingly, William's own marriage to Margry was a curious one, particularly given his puritan preaching. She had arrived in Virginia in May of 1620 among the 'maids for Virginia"............ Margry and others were housed and sponsored by John Pountis, a Virginia cattle farmer and Council member. Not long after her arrival, Pountis gave Margry in marriage to William Mease. As arranged by the program, Mease repaid all costs to Pountis upon marriage to Margry. William's obligation was described as 'one hundred and fiftie (pounds) of the best leafe tobacco'.Despite his lack of holy orders, William was an ardent puritan minister, and founded the congregation and church at Kecoughtan, some 40 miles from Jamestown. He and his second wife Margery escaped the Indian Massacre of 1622.According to Neill: "William Mease came about the time of Glover and Buck (i.e. 1610), remained ten years in Virginia, and in 1623 was living (back) in England."Upon return to England, both William and Margery were called as witnesses at the 1623 trial of the Virginia Corporation; indeed that may have been one of the reasons for their return. Thereafter, the couple lived in the Parish of All Hallows, London where William became a school teacher, and they had three sons: Edward (baptised 30 Nov 1623 at St. Andrew Unterschaft); John (baptised 10 Aug 1626 at St. Andrew Unterschaft) and Francis (baptised 16 Jan 1634 at All Hallows Church, London). Margery died in 1636, and William followed in 1637. Hence, there appears no evidence that after 1623, either William or his second wife Margery ever returned to Virginia; although it is believed some of their children did. Further research is underway.Research NotesThere exists, on multiple genealogy websites and within multiple family trees, much speculative information on William Mayes / Mease, his possible wives and children, which appears in many cases to have been poorly sourced and lacking verifiable references. Much cross-fertilisation of this spurious data has occured. Please - if you make additions or alterations to this biography or record - make best efforts to ensure that such data is verified by reliable primary sources and references, and include such citations.The record of death for a William Maies in Virginia in October 1650 is not attributable to William Mayes / Mease himself. It appears more likely to refer either to William's probable son William, who is believed to have returned to Virginia to live; or to a possible son William of a Cornelius Maye who arrived in Virginia in 1616 on the "Providence". Therefore, it is believed that William Mayes / Mease lived only 57 or 58 years, and not 76 years as some reports have suggested.Sources↑ The genealogies of some of the early families who made history in the founding and development of Bedford County, Vol. V Cite your source↑ p.28 of "Sherrod's Legacy: Reflections of Sherrod Mayes and his Descendants" by Ron Mayes, Ed.D.; 186pp. publ. CreateSpace IPP, 2014; ISBN-10: 149505241;↑ Early Virginia Families Along the James River: Their Deep Roots and Tangled Branches. Vol. 1;↑ Notes on the Virginia Colonial Clergy by Edward Duffield Neill, printed 1877 Philadelphia; Chapter 1, p.7; the very brief passage in this volume devoted to William by Mr. Neill may be because William did not receive holy orders, but was a civilian appointee sent or sponsored by the Bishop of London;American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)The colonial church in Virginia : with biographical sketches of the first six bishops of the diocese of Virginia Free link Colonial Church in Virginia;

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