Rachel (Eastham) Rogers (1695 - 1755)

Born 1695 in King and Queen, Virginia

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Descendants

Died 1755 at about age 60 in King and Queen, Virginia

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Biography

Baker-53780 There is no record that Rachel had a middle name of Byrd, that appeared about 30+ years ago in a feble attempt to place her in the Byrd family if Westover. Her family spelled their name BIRD. I have removed Byrd as her middle name.

Baker-53780 Essex Co Records, Tappahannock, Va - Will Book 5, 1730-1735, page 181. .
Will of John Bates, Junior of Essex Co. Dated 30 Dec 1733
"I give and bequeath to my God daughter Anne Rogers (the daughter of John & Rachell Rogers) Ten pounds Curr't money"Italic text
"Lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my Loving friends John Rogers, of King and Queen County, and William Motley of Essex County to be my Executors"
Signed: John Bates jur (seal)
Wit. John Cordell, John Rogers jun'r, William x Taylor
page 183. Bond: L 200 Sterl. signed Jno. Rogers, Wm. Motley and Anthony Samuel.

On page 15 of "Middlesex County Virginia Willis, Inventories & Accounts, 1673 - 1812" by William Lindsay Hopkins:
"Bond of Robert Price to William EASTHAM. Wit: Braxton BIRD. 10 Apr 1755" This seems to indicate a tie of Rachel Eastham's father, George Eastham to William Eastham in Middlesex County, Virginia given William EASTHAM's servant bond is witnessed by a Braxton BIRD, and George Eastham's wife was Mary BIRD. - Jim Miller
Indication of Bird's in Middlesex Co., VA ties to King & Queen Co., VA in same source as above (page 97):
"Hannah Price.... 9 Aug 1771/ 23 Aug 1773....
Son Braxton BIRD land I purchased of Thomas Bradford adjoining his land in King & Queen Co.
Daughter Frances EASTHAM, wife of William EASTHAM, Gent., of Culpeper Co.
Granddaughter Hannah EASTHAM.
Son George BIRD land I purchased of Samuel Smith adjoining his land at Bowlers Ferry.
Granddaughter Catherine BIRD.
Granddaughter Hannah BIRD.
Caroline Latham, wife of Thomas Latham of Cupeper Co.
Exors: Sons. Wit: Robert Spratt, Francis Gardner and David Ker.
Codicil dated 26 May 1773:
Granddaughter Polly BIRD, daughter of Braxton BIRD.
(Granddaughter Hannah BIRD is now dead.) Wit: Gawin Corbin, James Lee, William Hardee and Jack Power." - Jim Miller

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Death

Age: 80-81^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Marie Mills, Sunday, June 22, 2014.
2. ↑ This age at death doesn't fit with the dates shown, but left in until source(s) are found

Middlesex County Virginia Willis, Inventories & Accounts, 1673 - 1812" by William Lindsay Hopkins

• Rachel Eastham at FamilySearch

• Records of R C. Ballard Thurston of Louisville, Kentucky

• Fisher_Shackelford.ged on Dec 11, 2013 Peggy Shackelford.

• Based on research by Mrs. William N. Harrison (Lula Richards)

Beverly Fleet, King and Queen County records concerning 18th century persons. (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961, 121 pgs), Fleet copied from: Essex Co Records, Tappahannock, Va Will Book 5, 1730-1735, page 181.