John Street (1640 - 1711)

Born 1640 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Husband of Ann (Bevan) Street — married about 1660 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Descendants

Died 25 May 1711 at about age 71 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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John Street was a Virginia colonist.

Biography

Captian Street is a large part of the Street Newsletter Archive This includes grave Discovery, location, and the struggles everyone went through to location family members.

While "The Street Genealogy"1895 labeled John Street (1710-1750) as the first "Capt. John" (and progenitor of the VA Street line), this John is actually the first documented "Capt. John" (though not the first of the VA line--that was his father) Born to Anthony and Mary in 1640, after older brother Henry, his life is fairly well documented. Married Ann Bevan about 1660 (born in VA in 1645 to Thomas Bevan and Elizabeth Hayes). In his extant will dated 11 November 1710, he names his children:

Heraldry

Three Catherine Wheels, Or, Being impaled with the Ancien Arms of Burch, whose field is azure, three fleur de liz, ermine, manted Gules, doubled Argent.

* Comming soon.

Will

Street, John: Leg. Daughter Ann Street (1674-aft.1711): son George Street (1662-1733): daughter Sarah (Street) Turner (1690-1767): daughter Mary (Street) Whitley (1660-1741): son Madison Street (1670-1733): son-in-law John Thomas Turner (1687-1761). Ex. Loving Wife.

Will page 1^[1]

Will page 2: ^[2]

Colonial Life

John and Ann did well in the Colony. Several probates and tax lists show them with tobacco land and warehouses. Also, by 1697, John had established himself as a "Master" of cargo ships running tobacco routinely between VA and Bristol, England. He is first recorded in 1697 as Master of "The Bonavist," then in 1699 as Master and part-owner of the ship "Abraham of Bristol." A "List of Ships Entering Inwards in Rappahannock River from 25th March to 24th June 1702" includes:

[ship name] ABRAHAM OF BRISTOLL [sic]

Square stern, built-in Maryland 1698, 100 tons

John Street (1640-1711), Master.

Abraham Hood, Richard Bayley, Edward Jones II (1656-1730), John Street (1640-1711), Owners.

So John and family were prosperous in Virginia. He died in May 1711; she died sometime after that, year unknown. All their children became successful in the Virginia Colony.

Research Notes

-- everything here must be verified and sourced! --

• Treasury warrant to the Clerk of the Pipe for a lease to Capt. John Streat of premises as follows: for 31 years from the surrender of Carter's lease in being; at 20l. per an. rent and without fine.^[3]

• SECOND WIFE? --== 1. John STREET was born in 16436 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. He died on 25 May 1711 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Ann Bevan was John’s first wife. Following her death, he married Ann Madison in 1682; daughter Sarah was from this marriage.

• Found a reference to one John Street in Sussex County, Delaware, across the Chesapeake bay from Isle of Wight, Virginia in court records dating 1683.

• John Street petitioned for one hundred & fifty Acors of Land where he may find it Cleare in this County which the Court Granted; Warrant given out 15th 9th Month 1683.

• Some records of Sussex County Deleware, Compiled by C.H.B. Turner

Ship Abraham of Bristol

• NOTE: There has traditionally been confusion about whether this Street line originated in Bristol; the "Street Genealogy" reference to John 1710-1750 says he was born in Bristol--he wasn't. Part of this confusion may stem from the fact that many of the ships of the late 1600's, as seen in these shipping logs, were named The X OF BRISTOL, but as the ABE shows above, they were built in Maryland or VA, not England. So, one could have seen that and assumed the crew was British based in Bristol rather than Virginian.

• We also have a record that the ABE sank in August of 1702, at Old Point Comfort Virginia, with no apparent casualties, though the Crew sued for wages lost.

• Abraham of Bristol reference: received a "Letters of Marque, or Commissions to take Pirates" (36) were issued June 16th and 19th, 1626, to Humfrey Hooke's ship Abraham of Bristol, 150 tons^[4]

• The Abraham of Bristol ” which was taken as a prize by the Dutch in an insurance claim dated 1653 November 3^[5]

• 1652 May 4, boatswain Edward Mayo ^[6]

• 1652 May 4, Master Edward Hooper ^[6]

• 1653 Oct 28, Master James Phelps ^[6]

• 1653 Dec 17. Further deposition by John Scott, master of “ The Abraham of Bristol ”^[6]

• 1702 Aug, Sank - Old Port Comfort, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985: "Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985"
   Catalog: Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985 Mixed records, Vol. 2 1661-1719 Mixed records, Vol. 3 1726-1734
   Film number: 007645159 > image 279 of 605
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9P6-97VT (accessed 28 July 2022)
2. ↑ Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985: "Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985"
   Catalog: Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985 Mixed records, Vol. 2 1661-1719 Mixed records, Vol. 3 1726-1734
   Film number: 007645159 > image 280 of 605
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9P6-97JN (accessed 28 July 2022)
3. ↑ https://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-treasury-books/vol7/pp1489-1509
4. ↑ http://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/G003372.pdf
5. ↑ http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/History/bristolrecordsociety/publications/brs13.pdf
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/History/bristolrecordsociety/publications/brs13.pdf

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 January 2021, 05:09), entry for John Street(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LNDV-CYS); contributed by various users.
• International Genealogical Index;
• Source Book, Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virg1800,inia, 1647- p. 49. p. 57.
• English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records. Louis des Cognets, Jr., p. 298.
• The Executive Journals, Council of Colonial Virginia, 15 August 1702.
• Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800, Will and Deed Book #2, pg 23 [1]
• Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 Will and Deed Book #2,pg 49 [2]