Mary Bevin (bef. 1616 - 1660)

Born before 1616 in England

Descendants

Died 1660 after age 44 in Surry, Virginia

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Biography

Mrs. Bevin^[1]

Jno. Flood, aged thirtye years thereabouts, sworn sayeth that Wm. Haslewood, marriner, deceased, being at Richard Bevin's, the said Bevin's wife gave sd Haslewood a ring to carry home...and tould him that she hoped to see him in again, whereupon he said that if he never came again they had enough in their hands to fortify themselves, the sd Bevin's wife replyed that shee would not take...the vallew of what they owed him for the ring he answered her that what they had in their hands they might keep, if ne never came again, and further sayeth not.

Signed: Jno. Flood Wit: Robert Stanton

Mrs. Bevin^[2]

John Blackbourne, ages thirtye years or thereabouts, sworn and ex. sayeth That he bought a servant of Wm. Haslewood, marriner, deceased, for Richard Bevin for which he was to give eleven hundred pounds of tobacco, and that the sd Haslewood was to allowe the sd Bevin one hundred and forty pounds of tobacco and casks and that this deponent brought the servant from aboard the shippe to the sd Bavin's house and that the sd Bavin paid him all of the tobacco except on HHd. That this deponent heard Mrs. Bavin say to Haslewood that she would venture a ring home by him, the sd Haslewood said unto her that she would not make him, for her husband had enough in his hands to satisfie himself if he never came again and that he would leave the sd Bavin's bill in the hands of Coll. Browne but noe levye of attorney...if he never brought the ring again and further sayeth not.

Mary Bevin appears in the 03/11/1652 headright of John Blackborne of 100 acres for the transport of himself and Mary Bevin.

Children of Richard Bevin and Mary ? are:

1. Rebecca Bevin^[3] born Abt. 1628; died Abt. 1654 in Surry County, Virginia; married Daniel Hutton Abt. 1648 in Surry County, Virginia; died 1653 in Surry County, Virginia.
   
2. Elizabeth Bevin, born Bet. 1634 - 1638 in Surry County, Virginia; died Aft. 1664 in Surry County, Virginia; married Arthur Jordan 1654 in Surry County, Virginia.

Sources

1. ↑ 12/15/1652 Surry County Book I, 1652-1672 page 18
2. ↑ 12/15/1652 Surry County Book I, 1652-1672 page 19
3. ↑ Jordan, Robert A. Jordan Journal, History of the George and Arthur Jordan Families of Virginia, North Carolina, Indiana from 1634. Indianapolis, Indiana, 1996.