Mary (Unknown) Esham (abt. 1663 - abt. 1729)

Born about 1663 in Northampton, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1729 at about age 66 in Northampton, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Mary's surname is unknown. We know she married John Esham (or Eshon) before 1716 because he named her in his will 1716 specifically stating, "My will and desire is that my loving wife, Mary Eshon, may not be disturbed of the plantation and houses I now live on during her natural life time." ^[1]

After John Esham's death in 1716 she married Thomas Bowles (or Bold) who died about 1722. ^[2] Proof of the marriage to Thomas Bowles (or Bold) is shown by a Northampton County, Virginia Court Order July 1723: "Ordered that Thomas Kellam and Mary his wife formerly Mary Bold, widow of Thomas Bold appear in Court to give security for and return accounts of the estate of Zerubbabel and Zarachiah Bold, orphans. Thomas Kellam in his will calls the orphans his kinsmen. They were Mary's nephews-in-law. ^[3] NOTE: by 1732, Holloway Bunting is guardian of Zerobabel Bold ^[4]

Then she married Thomas Kellum before 1723. We know she married Thomas Kellum because July 1729: "Daniel Eshon petitions for the administration of his mother, Mary Kellam's estate. Her husband has removed himself out of the county and the said Eshon knows not where. There are debts against both the husband and Mary Kellam with no one qualified to pay the same. No action shown but her adm was 8 Jul 1729 ^{[5] [6]}

3 August 1728. "Mary Kellom" is on the Tobacco list of Daniel Luke and Jonathan Bell as a master with Nottingham Abdill as a tithable under her. ^[7]

Mary died about 1729 when appraisers and administrators for her estate were appointed by the court of Northampton County, Virginia and an inventory provided to the court. ^[8][9]

Research Note

Linda Haney recently (March 3 2017) did research on information posted online [1] that Mary the wife of John Esham was Mary Amstadt^[10] who outlived him and married a Kellam. Digging deep Linda reported her research results on Apr 3, 2017; "I finally ran down the John Esham-Mary Amstad marriage... It took place in England and it was John Ison."^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Northampton County Virginia Wills and Deeds XXI-R:115.
2. ↑ Will of Thomas "Bold" [T] - 24 Dec. 1721 / 9 Jan. 1721/2 - Deeds, Wills, etc., XXIII-R, 1718-1725. Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton County, Virginia 1632-1802 compiled by James Handley Marshall p239.
3. ↑ Packet 5: Early papers Apr-Nov 1725. IN: Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases 1728-1731, Northampton County, Virginia, Volume 1 p 55 by Jean M. Mihalyka.
4. ↑ see ibid, vol 2 p7
5. ↑ Northampton County Virginia Order Book 18:392
6. ↑ Mihalyka. Jean M, Northampton Co., VA Loose Papers and Sundry Court Cases 1628-1731, Vol 1: 203-204, Packet 15: Apr 1729-Mar 1729-30.
7. ↑ Northampton County, Virginia, Tithables, 1720-1769 by John B. Bell p154. FHL Book 945.515/R4b (Long 40b-12).
8. ↑ Kellum Mary - 8 July 1729--Admtr: Daniel Eshon son to the dec'd. Apprs: John Potter, Luke Johnson, Thomas Marshall, George Nicholas Turner.
9. ↑ Northampton, Virginia, Order Book XXIV-O, No. 18 : p 392.
10. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees, Barton-Long Family Tree by bbart https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/70938160/family?cfpid=30224886414
11. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNB4-PQW : 13 March 2020), John Ison, 1681.
12. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNB4-PQW : 13 March 2020), John Ison, 1681.

• VA's Eastern Shore Public Library. Miles Files 23.0 Mary ((--?--)born abt 1677 - bef 1729 [2]