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Descendants of Unknown (Brown)

Generation No. 2

2. MARTHA² (BROWN), (STRATTON) (UNKNOWN¹) was born Abt. 1635 in Virginia, and died Abt. 1695 in Henrico Co., VA. She married (1) THOMAS SHIPPEY II Abt. 1652, son of THOMAS SHIPPEY and ELIZABETH UNKNOWN. He was born Abt. 1633 in Virginia, and died 1687 in Henrico Co., VA. She married (2) EDWARD STRATTON, SR. Aft. 1687. He was born Abt. 1633 ¹, and died 1688 in Henrico County, VA.

Notes for MARTHA (BROWN), (STRATTON):
Martha was the widow of Thomas Shippey, her sister Mary married (1) Jose ph Tanner and (2) Gilbert Platt.

BRANCHIANA
BEING A PARTIAL ACCOUNT OF The Branch Family in Virginia
BY JAMES BRANCH CABELL
PRINTED BY WHITTET & SHEPPERSON, RICHMOND, VA.

"Mary (Brown) Platt, The wife of Gilbert Platt of Henrico, as previously r ecorded, was by her first marriage the widow of Joseph Tanner of Henric o, and it is probable that her maiden name was MARY BROWN, inasmuch as Wil liam and Mary College, in 1699, brought its aforementioned suit against Be njamin Branch of Henrico, "as the executor of Edward Osborne, who marri ed the executor of John Brown." This same John Brown was presumably the fa ther of Gilbert Platt's wife; and she had at least one sister, Martha (Bro wn?) Stratton, who was the second wife of Edward Stratton of Henrico, a nd died in
1696.
The will of this Martha Stratton, who survived her husband, is dated 24 th of July, 1692, and was recorded at Henrico Court-House 1st April, 169 6; it mentions the testator's "Sister (Mary) Platt," and "her daughter, (M ary) Liggon," and appoints the former to be the executrix of the estate--w hich was not large."

Notes for THOMAS SHIPPEY II:
Thomas Sheppey entered into an agreement with Edward Hatcher and John Dav is to go on a trading expedition with the Indians, 1672. He described hims elf as of Bermuda Hundred, 1 Aug 1678, in a deed to Edward Stratton, Jr ., who had married Sheppey's daughter Martha. He had three tiltables in Ap ril 1679. His land in Varina Parish (Bermuda Hundred) was mentioned in a p atent of 23 April 1681.

Notes for EDWARD STRATTON, SR.:
According to Hattie R. Stratton the diary of Robert Thurston indicat es an early marriage between a Thurston and a Stratton, which could have b een Edward's first wife. She relates that the Thurstons were closely conn ected to the Gibbs family and that research of these two surnames could re veal the wife's name. The list of 1624 and 1679 of persons in Henrico cou nty however does not contain either name. No Strattons are in the 1624 li st, and only Edward Stratton, Jr. as head of household of 3 perso ns is in the 1679 list. Between 1671 and 1676 he purchased 287 acres of la nd from William Byrd, deed dated July 1, 1681, in consideration of 1,600 p ounds of tobacco. The land was originally granted to Martin Ela m. It is not unlikely that his ancestry may be found in Wiltshire, Englan d. Wills of Edward Strattons can be found in the prerogative court of Can terbury. Edward Sr. died at his house in 1688.

WILL OF EDWARD STRATTON 1688

In the Name of God Amen, I Edwd Stratton Senr being in a Sick weak conditi on doe make & ordain this my last will & testament in manner & form as fol loweth

First. I will & bequeath my Soul to Almighty God who gave it hoping in h is merceyes to receive full & free pardon & absolution & remission of a ll my sins, & my body to return to ye dust from whence it came & to be bur yed at ye discretion of my Execrs hereafter named.

Imprs I bequeath to my loveing wife Martha ten pds. Sterling & after my de bts & funerall charges paid And fully satisfied. All the rest of my esta te Goods & Chattells to be divided into three parts my wife to have o ne & my son to have the other two. I make my son Edwd Stratton Junr my Exe cr of this my last will & testamr whereunto I have sett my hand & seal th is tweneth fifth day of December 1688.

Signed & sealed in ye Gl Elam
psence of his
John Warsham Edwd E Stratton Senr [SEAL]
Mary Platt mark

From "Certain Stratton Families of VA" by Herman Stratton Brown:

EDWARD STRATTON, Sr.

Records of the name "Stratton" at Bermuda Hudred appear about 1677-1678 (M rs. Martha Stratton and Edward Stratton). Edward Stratton was among the ea rliest investors in lots. Edward Stratton was of English ancestry and he s ettled in Bermuda Hundred about 1677 and became a planter.

Edward Stratton (~1633-1688) married his first wife Elizabeth Thurston? c a. 1653. [Edward married secondly, Ms. Margrett ___]. He married his [thir d] wife, Martha Sheppey, a widow about 1678. Edward Stratton's will is dat ed December 25, 1688 and recorded in Henrico County. The will of Martha St ratton, widow of Edward Stratton, is dated July 24, 1692 and recorded in H enrico.

EDWARD STRATTON, Jr.

Edward Stratton Jr. (~1655-1698), son of Edward Stratton and his first wi fe Elizabeth, resided in Bermuda
Hundred, Henrico County, VA. He married Martha Sheppey (~1662-1721) on Ju ne 1, 1678 who was a daughter
of Martha Sheppey, widow of Thomas Sheppey who married Edward Stratton, S r. as his third wife.

Children of MARTHA (BROWN) and THOMAS SHIPPEY are:

	i.	THOMAS³ SHIPPEY, JR., b. Abt. 1658; d. 1688; m. FRANCES UNKNOWN; d. Unknown.
4.	ii.	MARTHA SHIPPEY, b. Abt. 1659, Henrico County, VA; d. Unknown.
5.	iii.	MARY SHIPPEY, b. Abt. 1661; d. 1688.
	iv.	ELIZABETH SHIPPEY, b. Abt. 1663; d. Unknown; m. JEREMIAH BROWN; b. Abt. 1663; d. Bef. 1690.
	v.	FRANCES SHIPPEY, b. Abt. 1664, Henrico county, VA; d. 1698; m. JOHN ARCHER, January 01, 1694/95, Henrico Co., VA; b. Abt. 1660, Henrico county, VA; d. Unknown.

3. MARY² (BROWN), (TANNER) (PLATT) (UNKNOWN¹) was born Abt. 1639, and died February 01, 1699/00 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico county, VA. She married (1) JOSEPH TANNER. He died Abt. 1668 in Bermuda Hundred, Henrico county, VA ². She married (2) GILBERT PLATT Aft. 1668. He died Abt. 1692 in Henrico county, VA.

Notes for MARY (BROWN), (TANNER) (PLATT):
Mary Tanner Platt's sister, Martha, widow of Thomas Shippey, was the seco nd wife of Edward Stratton, Sr. Her Neice was Martha Shippey who marri ed Edward Stratton, Jr. She was one of the witness of Edward Stratton's w ill. In a sworn statement qualifying as her sister's executrix she stat ed that she was born in 1638. Her will dated March 18, 1699, record ed in Henrico, February 1, 1699/1700, mentions her grandson Thomas Jone s, son of Martha Tanner Haskins, by her first marriage. James Branch Cabe ll in his book "Branchiana" says that her maiden name was probably Brow n, in as much as William and Mary College, in 1699, brought suit against B enjamin Branch of Henrico, "as the executor of Edward Osborne, who marri ed the executor of John Brown." If this is true then Martha Shippey Strat ton's maiden name would also be "Brown". I have tentatively used the (Bro wn) surname in this record.

BRANCHIANA
BEING A PARTIAL ACCOUNT OF The Branch Family in Virginia
BY JAMES BRANCH CABELL
PRINTED BY WHITTET & SHEPPERSON, RICHMOND, VA.

Mary (Brown) Platt, The wife of Gilbert Platt of Henrico, as previously re corded, was by her first marriage the widow of Joseph Tanner of Henrico, a nd it is probable that her maiden name was MARY BROWN, inasmuch as Willi am and Mary College, in 1699, brought its
aforementioned suit against Benjamin Branch of Henrico, "as the execut or of Edward Osborne, who married the executor of John Brown." This same J ohn Brown was presumably the father of Gilbert Platt's wife; and she h ad at least one sister, Martha (Brown?) Stratton, who was the second wi fe of Edward Stratton of Henrico, and died in 1696.
The will of this Martha Stratton, who survived her husband, is dated 24 th of July, 1692, and was recorded at Henrico Court-House 1st April, 169 6; it mentions the testator's "Sister (Mary) Platt," and "her daughter, (M ary) Liggon," and appoints the former to be the executrix of the estate--w hich was not large.

Children of MARY (BROWN) and JOSEPH TANNER are:

6.	i.	MARY³ TANNER, d. Unknown.
7.	ii.	MARTHA TANNER, d. Unknown.
8.	iii.	JOSEPH TANNER, b. Abt. 1662, Henrico County, VA; d. December 01, 1698, Henrico County, VA.
9.	iv.	EDWARD TANNER, b. Abt. 1664; d. 1719, Henrico County, VA.

Child of MARY (BROWN) and GILBERT PLATT is:

10.

TABITHA³ PLATT, b. Henrico county, VA; d. Unknown.

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