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Francis Speight (1614 - 1684)

Francis Speight
Born in London, Middlesex, Englandmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1642 in , Nansemond, Virginiamap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 70 in Sunbury, Nansemond, North Carolinamap
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Contents

Biography

Name

Francis /Speight/[1][2]

Birth

1614
London, Middlesex, , England[3][4]

Death

APR 1684
Sunbury, Nansemond, North Carolina, USA[5][6]

Residence

Virginia[7]

Event

Arrival
1642
Virginia[8]
Arrival
1642
Virginia[9]
Arrival
1635
Virginia[10]

Marriage

FAM
@I3335@
@I3336@
@I3337@
to Father: Natural
to Mother: Natural
1642
, Nansemond, Virginia, USA[11]

From Sally's Family Place [disclaimers but but gives documentation]. Phenomenal genealogy records compiled for this area of NC

1614 – Francis Speight born in England
1635 – age 21, arrived at Jamestown, VA on the “Thomas and John” from Gravesend England, 6/16 June
1635 – he was indentured to William Eyres in 1635, one of the Puritan leaders in Virginia.
1642 – William Eyres lists Francis Speight as one of his head rights for land grant.
ca 1642 – married [when his seven years of service were up]
ca 1643 – son John Speight born
1654 – 17 March – Francis Speight granted 300a in Nansemond Co VA “by a White Marsh”
[this was probably in what is Gates Co NC today]
1684 – 21 April – John Speight was granted 300a in Nansemond Co VA “formerely granted to Francis Speight.
“given by will to him by Francis Speight

1703 — Nansemond Co VA – patent for 161 a to Francis Speight Jr and William Speight Jr.

Known Children of Francis Speight and his wife:
1. John Speight 1643 Indian Branch [now Lake Prince, Suffolk Co VA] – ca 1703
married ca 1665 unknown
i. Moses Speight 1712 – aft 1748 Beaverdam Sw Farm
ii. Mary Speight ca 1715 – aft 1753
2. Capt. William Speight ca 1653 Speights Run -26 Mar 1719 Sunbury married ca 1674 unknown ca 1653 – aft 1684
3. Francis Speight II ca 1640/50 –
a. William Speight Jr ca 1665 Speight Run – ca 1735 Somerton Creek married ca 1685 Elizabeth d bef 1735
i. John Speight ca 1687 I of W Co near South Quay – ca 1738 Somerton Cr. married ca 1708 Elizabeth Powell ca 1689 – ca 1739
b. Francis Speight III ca 1670 Speight Run – 1731 Somerton Creek patent 24 April 1703 “Francis Speight Jr son of Francis Speight Sr” joined his brother William Speight Jr in patenting in the Summerton Creek area at the NC border.
married ca 1690 Judah Speight d aft 1733
c. Ann Speight ca 1675 – aft 1737 Sunbury

?i. Hannah ca 1695 –
married William Walton

Thomas Speight
1729 – James Howard, Bertie Prect Will – names Francis Speight of Chuckatuck parish in Nansemond Co

Sources

  1. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  2. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  3. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  4. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  5. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  6. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  7. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  8. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  9. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  10. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=3335
  11. Source: #S88 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Francis Speight CONT http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=37604927&pid=2845
  • Source: S88 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;; Repository: #R1
  • Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
  • sallysfamilyplace.com/new/thomas-speight-mary-hinton/ - great leads to start research




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Speight-213 and Speight-130 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates. Please merge. Thank you.
posted by Alice Ann Fesmire

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