Frances (Ward) Drew (abt. 1599 - 1678)

Born about 1599 in England

Wife of William Barker — married before 1621 in England [uncertain]

Wife of Thomas Drew — married 1662 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1678 at about age 79 in Charles City County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Biography

Frances (Ward) Drew was a Virginia colonist.

According to descendants, Frances Ward was born about 1599 in England.^{[citation needed]}

Frances was first married to William Barker who died before 1655. A court record dated the 1st of March 1661/2 affirms that Frances was secondly married to one "Letherland." It stated:

"page 465. Abstract. Part of text in Latin. 1st March 1661/2. Richard Taylor "de fflorid Hundred in Com Civitat Carol fabr lign" (fabricator of wood, ie carpenter) to Mrs Frances Letherland, of the same, widow, to protect her from any claims or inheritance to be had and made for Sarah, John and Elizabeth the children of sd Frances by her first husband Mr Willm Barker dec'd. Bond for "centenic millibus libr bon' legal et vendibil negotian (als tobbo:.

"and further if John Barker shall and will at his full and perfect age by law to mannage his owne estate: sign and deliver to the sd Frances and her husband certain properties, for life, at fflower d hundred, particularly one plantation, "excepting the sd John Barkers and the sd Taylors particular owne plantation and the plantacons already lett out by Leases".

" The sd ffrances her sd intended husbd is meaned Lt. Coll Tho: Drew to whom onely civility of John Barker is puposed:.

signed Rich Taylor

Wit:

Hoel Pryse

John Barker Rec 26 April 1664^[1]

The Charles City County court orders, on the 26th of April 1664, confirms that Mr. Thomas Drew was married to the relict of William Barker. Frances and William Barker's son, John Barker, of "fflourd Hundred" entered into a bond for 30,000 lbs of tobacco with Mr. Tho. Drew, of the same plantation for maintaining Hannah "Pett" daughter of John's wife, in which he noted, to have rec'd of my father in law Mr. Tho. Drew [meaning step-father.] ^[1]

Frances died before the 15th of April 1678. At a court held at Westover the 15th of April 1678, Robt. Netherland deposed that his mother, Mrs. Frances Drew dec'd, had charged him on her death-bed with the tuition and care of the orphans of Phillip Limbrey dec'd & sd Robt. petitions the court for them & their estate he promising that until he marries to place them in a good school for their care. Though having placed the orphans the court gives them to sd Robt. with strict instructions to give account yearly at Orphans Court.^[2]

Research Notes

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lavere&id=I530 "VIRGINIA COLONIAL ABSTRACTS, by Beverley Fleet, Vol. III, pg 347 - Charles City Co., VA, Court Orders, Fragments, 1650-1696, April Court 1673, pg 514 Abstract. Whereas Robert Lucy and Sarah his wife and Phillip Limbrey and Elizabeth his wife jointly own 1000 acres in Flower du hundred, inherited from John Barker Dec'd., brother to sd Sarah and Elizabeth, desire partition. Request that Col. Robt Wynne for the Lucys and Lt. Col Geo Jordan for the Limbreys meet James Minge surveyor on the 22nd instant and divide the land." VIRGINIA HISTORICAL GENEALOGIES, by John Bennett Boddie, pp 349 & 350 - Charles City County Virginia - Order Book 1677-79, pg 235 "This land was surveyed by Robert Minge. Robert Lucy and Sarah, his wife received the upper part on the James River, and Philip Limbry and Elizabeth, his wife the lower part. SARAH (BARKER) TAYLOR Birth Date estimated, about 1623 in England TIDEWATER VIRGINIA FAMILIES, V.L.H. Davis, pp 566-570: After Richard TAYLOR,s death Sarah married Robert LUCY before 1673. He died before 1688. Before Oct 1690 she married Capt. James BISSE. Sarah died before 4 Feb 1694, when her son John TAYLOR petitioned the court for administration of the estate of the late Robert LUCY. He petitioned the court by reason that Sarah, the relict and administrator of the estate had died and that he was the greatest creditor LaVere Peters Genealogy Database

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Fleet, Beverley. Charles City County court orders, 1661-1664. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1961, Page 94-95. Page 463. Abstract. citing Bond John Barker to Mr. Tho: Drew. Page 95, citing Richard Taylor, Mrs. Frances Letherland, Lt. Coll Tho: Drew Eliz Barker, Jno. Barker, Sarah Barker, Wm. Barker. Digital images: Ancestry.com [database with images], image 98-99 of 120.
2. ↑ Ayres, Margaret McNeill. Charles City County, Virginia, order book, 1676-1679. Memphis, Tennessee. Self-published. 1968. Page 50, citing Mrs. Frances Drew dec'd, Robt. Netherland. Digital images: Internet Archive. accessed 2 May 2021.