William Boddie (1633 - bef. 1717)

Born 1 Jan 1633 in Ingatestone, Essex, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Child) Boddie — married 1651 in Canterbury, Kent, England

Husband of Elizabeth (Taylor) Boddie — married 1683 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America

Husband of Mary (Hunt) Boddie — married after 1698 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Descendants

Died before 25 Feb 1717 before age 84 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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Biography

William Boddie is the immigrant ancestor of this family, from colonial times associated with North Carolina and Isle of Wight County, Virginia in the United States. ^[1] According to family tradition, the family record and court of arms were destroyed in a house fire. ^[1] A descendant, George Boddie, attempted to rewrite the family's history in a diary that he kept in 1840. ^[1] In that diary, George asserts that the Boddies were an English family, originally from Essex County. ^[1] The surname is derived from the word boda which translates to messenger. ^[1] Boda was a royal messenger of King William I of Normandy. The family's arms consisted of three halcyons; two palm staves crossed and crowned with a ducal coronet. ^[1] The family motto is By the strength of mind and body. ^[1] At one time they had ducal rank, but it was lost. ^[1] The Boddies were also known to be tall in stature, some of whom stood over six feet tall. ^[1]

William emigrated to Isle of Wight County, Virginia in 1661 with his first wife, Anne, and their daughter, Mary. ^[2] Since he brought many people with him (67 servants) he was rewarded with a large land grant of 6,700 acres. ^[3]

He was still in Isle of Wight County, Virginia 1 April 1677, the date he executed a deed, witnessed by Thomas Harris. ^[4]

Marriages

Spouse #1 and Children:

Anne "Anna" (Child)^[5]

Boddie b. 1635 - 1683

1. Mary (Boddie) Browne; b. Abt 1653, Ingatestone, Essex, England, d. Abt 1700, Chowan County North Carolina (married John Browne) - No other confirmed sources for any other marriages.

Spouse #2 and Children:

Elizabeth (Taylor) ^{[citation needed]} Boddie born abt 1650 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia; married abt 1683 in Isle of Wight, Virginia.

1. Elizabeth Boddie b. 1684, Isle of Wight, Virginia d. 1738 Bertie, North Carolina; m. Anthony Matthews ^[6]
2. John Boddie b. 1685 Isle of Wight County, Virginia d. 1 May 1720 Isle of Wight County, Virginia. (m. Elizabeth Thomas 7 December 1734 in Virginia) ^[7]

Spouse #3 (no children):

Mary (Hunt) (Edwards) (Griffin) Boddie (1648 - 1727) married ~ 1699/1700, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. (She married (married 1st. Robert Edwards and 2nd. Owen Griffin 3rd Boddie)

Will

William Boddie devised his will 19 December 1712. ^[8] It was proven in the Isle of Wight County 25 February 1717. ^[8] NOTE: Line breaks may not be as in original document.

In the Name of God Amen I William Bodie of the Isle of Wight County being Sick & weak of Body but of Sound & pfect mind and memory do make this my last will and Testament in manner & form following that is to Say First & principally I give and bequeath my Soul into ye hands of almighty God my maker & Redeemer Christ Jesus hoping through his merits Death & passion to have full pardon and Remission for all my Sins and my body I Commend to the earth To be Decently buried at ye Discretion of my Executor hereafter named and as for my worldly Estate which it hath pleased God to Lend me in this world I Give and dispose of as followeth after my Debts & Legacies paid.

    Item I Give and bequeath to my Grandson Wm Brown one Shilling.

    Item I Give & bequeath unto my GrandSon Thomas Brown one Shilling and also I Do Give and bequeath unto all their Sisters my Grand Daughters one Shillings a piece.

    Item I Give & bequeath unto my Daughter Elizabeth Matthews ten Thousand pounds of Tobacco as also one feather bed & bolster one Rugg one pair of Blanketts or Sheetes.

    Item I Give & bequeath unto my Loving Son John Bodye all my lands houses orchards & plantation with their appurtenances to him and his heires for Ever Excepting my now wife Mary her thirds During her Naturall Life but in Case my Son John Should Dye without Issue or without Disposing of the Sd Land by will or otherwise then I Give the Sd Land to my Daughter Elizabeth Matthews and her heires for ever.

    Item I Give & bequeath unto my Dear & Loving Wife Mary one third part of My Personall Estate to be Delivered to her in Specie and as for other two thirds I Give & Devise the Same to my loving Son John Bodie Whom I Do appoint Whole & Sole Executor of this my Last will and Testament hereby Revoking all former wills by me Made In Witness where of I have hereunto Sett my hand and Seal this 19th day of December 1712.

    Wm (x) Bodie

    Signed Sealed published and declared In psents of: John Jones, Joseph Chapman, H Lightfoot

At a Court held for Isle of Wight County ye 25th of February 1717. The Last Will and Testament of Wm Bodie was psented in Court by the Execurs Who Made oath thereto & being proved in Court by oaths of H. Lightfoot &

Joseph Chapman two of the Witnesses admitted to Record.

Test. H. Lightfoot Cl Cur

Research Notes

The 1727/28 will of his widow Mary is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/wills/b300m1wl.txt (Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Mark Valsame <mv66nc at msn.com>.)

Burial: Isle of Wight Co., VA

William Boddie

Birth: January 1, 1633 Ingatestone, Essex, England

Death: 1717 Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

Occupation: Tobacco Planter, Land Speculator

He came from England to Isle of Wight Co. Virginia in 1655. He was a Quaker. First wife named Anne, second named Elizabeth, and third was Mrs. Mary Edwards. He received a grant of 6,700 acres for taking with him 67 servants.^[9]

William Boddie became a Quaker about 1672.

Wrote his will 17 Dec. 1712-probate 25 Feb 1717 Isle of Wight Co., VA.

Actual death date. July 08,1683. Boddie,William;Leg. daughter Mary Browne the plantation upon which she lives, between the land of Edmund Windum and John Champion; Mary Brown's four children.D.8th day of 7th month1683. R.August 9,1683. Witnesses: William Graves, James Bragg, Elizabeth Roberts. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Hendrick, Ree Herring. "Lineage and Tradition of the Herring, Conyers, Hendrick, Boddie, Perry, Crudup, Denson, and Hilliard Families:" n.p., 1916; database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2021); citing pg. 81-
2. ↑ Boddie; pg. 340; citing Burke's Landed Gentry 1939, pg. 2569.
3. ↑ Boddie; pg. 340; citing Burke's Landed Gentry 1939, pg. 2569.
4. ↑ Boddie; pg. 303.
5. ↑ https://www.jstor.org/stable/1915674?seq=12
6. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYLW-7BF
7. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3911-Y6Q
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Will of William Boddie," Isle of Wight County, Virginia Wills, Deeds, Etc., Book 2, 1661-1719; text document, Isle of Wight County Virginia US GenWeb Archives Wills (http://usgenweb.org/ : accessed 5 August 2021); citing pg. 633-634.
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9. ↑ http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/a/v/Billie-G-Davis/GENE18-0026.html
10. ↑ Virginia, Isle of Wight County Records, 1634-1951, page 234.

• Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families, Volume I, Redwood City, California: n.p., 1957 (Reprinted for Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993, 1994); database and digital images, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 August 2021)

See also:

• Roberts, Gary Boyd. The Royal Descents of 600 Immigrants to the American Colonies or the United States: who were themselves notable or left descendants notable in American history, with a 2008 Addendum, Coda, and Final Additions, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2008.
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47445932
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/d/a/v/Billie-G-Davis/GENE18-0026.html
• http://02ec0a3.netsolhost.com/getperson.php?personID=I16008&tree=ncshawfamily
• http://www.familypursuit.com/genealogy/boddie_john/john-boddie-b.1605-d.1640-1
• http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/brown/12480/
• "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M7WQ-W72 : accessed 2015-03-27), entry for Elizabeth.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33PN-62F : accessed 2015-03-27), entry for Mary /Boddie/.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYLW-6BL : accessed 2015-03-27), entry for Elizabeth /Boddie/.
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3911-Y6W : accessed 2015-03-27), entry for John /Boddie/.