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Descendants of John James and Justina Thruston

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ JAMES was born Abt. 1688 in England, and died Bet. October 13 - December 22, 1725 in James City CO, VA. He married JUSTINA THRUSTON Bef. 1712 in Bristol, England?, daughter of JOHN THRUSTON and ELLINOR CARY.

Notes for JOHN JAMES:
Nothing is known about John James before he accmpanied his wife to Virginia in 1713 to claim her inheritance at Martin's Hundred. The exact location of Martin's Hundred, created in 1618, was north of the James, east of James City and on the west side of Skiffe's (Keith's Creek. It contained eighty thousand acres. (Several reports on the net list a Harwood Cary, 1685-1721 of Skiffe's Creek, Warwick CO, VA, married to Martha Thruston. Some state he was her second husband.)

Family Register of Nicholas Taliaferro with Notes by William Buckner McGroarty
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, 2nd, Ser., Vol. 1, No. 3. (Jul., 1921), pp. 145-166.

30) The earliest record of the James Family seems to be that quoted in the Quarterly, Vol. 5, p. 276: "John James and his wife, Justina (Thruston) came to Virginia (James City Co.) 1713"; but the genealogical chain is in- complete. Bishop Meade (p. 259) mentions John James and Ann Strother, his wife, of Stafford, their son, Hon. Benj. James and the latter's daughter, susan Washington James, who was born in Stafford in 1804. Among the descendants of the three Gregory sisters who married Thorntons, a numer of girls were named Mildred after their mother, Mildred Washington. All of these were related to the Taliaferros and Battailes, and the writer has a feeling that Mrs. Mildred James was one of these, but, which one?

First page and a half of "Memoirs of the James Family of Virginia" By Edmund Garland James, Austin, Texas September 4, 1893. Contributed by his gg nephew, Hugh Nelson Seay , Jr. :

"We learn from oral testimony that two brothers of the name came over to this country from England about the year 1665, and that one of them settled in Virginia and the other in South Carolina.

Could this be one of the brothers referred to in the quote above?
LVA Electronic Card Index - Land Patents and Grants
James, John 20 July 1670
Stafford County
500 a. On the north east side of Pachick Creek
in the freshes of Potonack river,
Beginning in the line of land formerly
surveyed for William Green, and adjoining
Richard Normansell.
Patents No. 6, 1666-1679, p. 288

Virginia Land Grants and Patents:
Sherwood, William 3 Octr 1690
James City County
150a. In James City Island. Escheated
land. Formerly granted to Richard James
by patt. dated June 5th 1657.
Patents 8, p. 83

James, Richard 5 June 1657
James City County
150a In James City Island
Patents 4, p. 196

Patents Issued during the Regal Government
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 11,No. 2 (Oct., 1902), pp. 88-92.
p. 91
368. Richard James, June 6th, 1654. 40 acres. James City. On the South side of the back creek. Beg.g at Piping point.

It seems likely that the quotes below pertain to John James, spouse of Justina Thruston. Their son Thruston James was an influential Church Warden and Vestryman in Blisland Parish, and Thruston's son John James was also a Church Warden and Vestryman.

The Vestry Book of Blisland (Blissland) Parish
New Kent and James City County Virginia, 1721 - 1786
p. 18 At A Vestry held for Blisland Prish y thirteenth day of October at the Brick Church: 1725

p. 21 The Names of the Delinq(ts): Returned by Mr John Doran late Collector are as Followes Viz
Francis Harman: 1 Edward Henry:2 : Richard Gillmett: 1 : Robt Lockalere: 1 : Owen Morris: 1 : Edwd Merritt: 1 : Joseph Darling: 2 : Henry Crutchley: 1 : Matt Pond: 1 : William: Jones: 1 Henry: Lindley: 1: Jno: Holland 1: Charles: Oglesby: 1: Franck Darling: 1 : Sarah Yates: 1 : Robt: Clinch: 1: Jno: Rountree:1 : John: James: 1: Susanna Darling: 1:

p. 22-23
It is Ordered by this prsent Vestry that the Parish Levy for this prsent year by Forty three & an half poundes Weight of Tobbaccoe pr pole: and that Mr John James Deputy Sheriff of this County: Collect: & Receive the Sd Summ of: Forty three and one half poundes Weight of Tobbacco: from Every Individuall: Titheable: person Within this Parish: and on Refusall of payment To Levy the Same by distress according to Law: The Sd: John James first Entring in to bond with Good and Sufficient Security: to the present Churchwardens: for the Use of this Parish: for payment of the Said Severall Summes of Tobbaccoe to the Severall Respective parish Creditors to Whome it is Due: according as they are: above mentioned & Expresed in the : Parish: Charge: in hhds of Such Weightes and at Such Times as the Sd Churchwardens Shall Direct & appoint: And it is alsoe Ordered that the Clerke of the Vestry: take bond as aforesaid: before he Deliver a Copy of: the Parish Charge and a Copie of this Order of Vestry to the Sd Collector (My note: William Macon was Sheriff in 1725, he later was a Burgess from New Kent CO 1736-1738.)

It is: Ordered: by this prsent: Vestry that: Henry Holdcroft & John Doran be Continued Church wardens for this Ensueing year

p. 23
At: A Vestry held for: Blisland: Parish: At the Lower Church December ye 22d: 1725:
Mr: Daniel Taylor Minister: Mr. Henry Holdcroft & Mr John Doran: Church Wardens

Capt: George Keeling: Capt: William: Kenney
Mr: William : Cox : & Capt: John : Arimstead Vestrymen (Kenney,Arimstead,Williams)
Mr: John : Sclater: Mr: Thomas: Williams

Whereas Mr: John : James: Who: was Appointed Collector of the Parish Levy for this prsent Year is Lately Deceased: And hath done Very Little (if any part) of the Parish Collection: And Mr: John Doran: Acquainting this Vestry that he: hath Agreed With Capt: William Macon Sherriff of this County: to Serve: as Deputy Sherriff of this Lower precints: thereof: and haveing applyed himself to this Vestry for the Parish Collection: And the Parish Levy Laid: at the Last Vestry held for this Parish: the thirteenth day of October Last and amou( ) To: the Summ of Forty three poundes and One half pound Waight of Tobbacco: pr pole as by the Said Order May appear:.......

Old Pronunciation Philip Alexander Bruce
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 23, No. 2.
(Oct., 1914), p. 126. OLD PRONUNCIATION
As is well known, the Virginians of the older generation pronounced "James"
as if spelt "Jeames" or "Jemes". In examining a map of London and its environs
dated 1563, now in the London Museum, formerly Stafford House, I found that "St.
James Park", even then in existence, is spelt on the face of the map "St.
Jemes Park". It is evident from this that the old Virginia pronunciation of
"James" goes back as far as the sixteenth century if not earlier. Another
interesting object in this Museum is the painted wooden statue of an Indian
warrior used as the sign of a London tobacco shop in the seventeenth century.

More About JOHN JAMES:
Fact 1: May also have had a daughter, probably the oldest child

Notes for JUSTINA THRUSTON:
Martins Hundred was a land company, a subsidiary of VA Land CO. formed in London.

In "Settlers Along the Shores of Virginia's York River, " by June Banks Evans, p. 7:
A report from the Virginia colony to Great Britain on July 8, 1702, included this division of church parishes:
James City County
Wallingford parish
Wilmington parish 133 tithables
James City parish 308 tithables
Martins Hundres parish 93 tithables
Bruton port parish (tithables counted in York parish)

Children of JOHN JAMES and JUSTINA THRUSTON are:

2.	i.	THRUSTON² JAMES, b. 1715, Martins 100, James City CO, VA; d. February 05, 1780, James City, VA.
3.	ii.	CHRISTOPHER JAMES, b. Abt. 1720, James City CO, VA; d. Bet. 1780 - 1787, Hanover CO, VA.
	iii.	THOMAS JAMES, b. 1722, Martins 100, James City CO, VA; d. Unknown, VA; m. ALICE GARLAND, Unknown, VA.

Notes for THOMAS JAMES:
Thomas was supposedly the 4th child. However, there is no documentation whatsoever proving Thomas as a child of John and Justina.

Having found a Christopher Garland in Gloucester CO, VA, I did some checking in that county re Thomas James and came up with the following:

First Census of the United States

Heads of Families---Virginia, 1784 Gloucester County Kingston Parish---List of Thomas Smith
Name of Head of Family White Souls Dwellings Other Buildings

James, Stuart 3 - -

James, Thomas 3 1 -

First Census of the United States

Heads of Families---Virginia, 1784 Gloucester County Petsworth Parish---List of James Hubard
Name of Head of Family White Souls Dwellings Other Buildings

Garland, Elizabeth 1 1 11

Garland, Christopher 5 1 7

Index To Gloucester County Surveyor's Book 1733 - 1806
NAME PARISH DATE PAGE
GARLAND, Christopher --- 1794 55

Gloucester Query Board posts:
I'm researching Christopher Garland b. 1752 d. 1812 who lived in Glouscester Co., VA and married Sarah Burton first and one or both of these women Elizabeth Pryer or Mary W. Jarvis. Can anyone set me straight about his marriage. I'm a descendent of Sarah Garland(dt of Christopher) who married Bailey Chowning

Chris. had older brother named John Garland, Ch. born abt 1752.

Christopher Garland, son of Robert Garland and his wife Elizabeth Pryor, daughter of Christopher Pryor, all of Gloucester County, VA-- but there was this about his older brother John: "Their first son, John Garland, was born on the 22nd of October 1748 and departed this life on the 26th of July---" The year is obliterated by the age of the bible. The Garland Family Bible is in the Virginia State Library. Reference # 21256.

Garland-L
GARLAND, William; b. Nov. 1761 in Gloucester Co., VA. Parents were Robert Garland, b. 1721, and Elizabeth Pryor, b. 1725 d. 1786. Written in the Garland Family Bible located in the Library of Virginia is "William died on board a British prison ship in New York in 1782." I would like to find out more about this man and how he came to be a prisoner on this ship. Information about his parents also appreciated. Peg Price bearpaw@alaska.net

In the book called "Cumberland Parish" written by Landon C. Bell, I see
the following account on page 231:

Robert Garland (the reputed founder of the Louisa branch of the family),
who married unknown and had:
1. Mary Garland b. 3/20/1755 in Louisa Co., VA, who maried John
Nuckolls b. 7/12/1755 and had:
.......a. David Nuckolls b. 10/26/1778
.......b. Rhodes Nuckolls b. 6/11/1780
.......c. Robert G. Nuckolls b. 8/7/1782
.......d. Peter Nuckolls b. 6/18/1784
.......e. Elisha Nuckolls b. 9/4/1786
.......f. Nathaniel Nuckolls b. 1/12/1789
.......g. Samuel Nuckolls b 12/26/1790
.......h. Patsy Nuckolls b. 11/27/1792
.......i. Asa Nuckolls b. 2/11/1795
.......j. Ezra Nuckolls b. 3/18/1798
2. Charles Garland died unmarried

Robert Garland was son of John Garland who lived at "Garlands Neck"

His siblings were:
1.Thomas Garland (who inherited the neck and founded the Goochland
branch of the family.
2.Edward Garland (?)
3.Robert Garland (same as above)
4.James Garland b. 1722 d. 1812 m. Mary Rice in Hanover Co., VA
5.John Garland
6.Lucy Garland
7.Peter Garland
8.William Garland b. 1746 m. Ann Sheherd of Amherst Co., VA

Notes for ALICE GARLAND:
Vera Arbuckle Francis, James researcher, stated in her notes that Alice was the probable sister of Lt. Christopher Garland, U. S. Navy during the American Revolution. However, Vera also listed Thomas James as a son of John and Justina, and the father of Christopher, which has since proven to be not the case.
There was a Christopher Garland in Gloucester CO VA:
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 15, No. 2. (Oct., 1906), pp. 123-124.

Page 123.

OFFICERS APPOINTED BY THE GLOUCESTER CO. (VA.) COMMITTEE OF SAFETY IN 1775.

From the "Virginia Gazette," by Alexander Purdie, October 21, 1775.

At a Committee held for Gloucester County, at the Courthouse of the said County, on the 13th day of September, 1775: Present: WARNER LEWIS, ESQ., Chairman and 32 members. Agreeable to the ordinance of the Convention, the following Gentlemen were nominated officers in the militia, for the County of Gloucester. Warner Lewis, Esq: County Lieutenant. Sir John Peyron, Baronet Colonel. Thomas Whiting, Gent. Lietenant Colonel. Thomas Boswell, Gent. Major. Captains. Gibson Cluverius. John Camp. Richard Matthews. George Booth. Jasper Clayton. John Hubbard. James Hubbard.

Page 124.

John Whiting. John Billups, sen. Benjamin Shackleford. John Willis. Robert Matthews. William Buckner. John Dixon, jun. Richard Billups, and William Smith. Lieutenants. Samuel Cary. Richard Hall, John Foster. James Baytop. Thomas Buckner. George Green. William Sears. James Bentley. Edward Matthews. John Billps, jun. Dudley cary. Hugh Hayes. Churchill Armistead. Philip Tabb. John Foster, jun., and Robert Gayle. Ensigns. Henry Stevens. William Dawes. William Haywood. Thomas Baptop. John Fox. James Laughlin. William Bentley. Christopher Garland. Peter Bernard. John Hayes. Samuel Eddins, Thomas Tabb. Richard Davis. Josiah Foster. George Plummer, and John Gayle. Mess. Dixon & Hunter are desired to publish the above in their Gazette.

JASPER CLAYTON, Clerk.

More About ALICE GARLAND:
Fact 1: May have been sister of Lt. Christopher Garland, U.S. Navy, Am. Rev.

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