John W. Lancaster Sr. (1694 - aft. 1769)

Born 1 Jan 1694 in New Kent, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances (Allen) Lancaster — married about 1728 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 1769 after age 75 in Varina, Henrico, Virginia

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Biography

John Lancaster was born about 1694, in New Kent County, Virginia (the Lancaster yDNA Project supports this location). He died after February 1769, when he deeded 100 acres of land on Deep Run Creek in Henrico County, Virginia, along with "houses, orchards, garden, fences, woods, waters and advantage with five Negroes..."

11 Sep 1739: At the Vestry meeting held for St. Paul's Parish the Eleventh day of September 1739, "Ordered into one precinct for processioning the Lands of George Vaughn, the Widdow [spelling in original] Frazer, John JOYNER, Benj ALSOP, Martin BAKER, William THACKER, John RAGLAND, Anthony WINSTON's orphans, Anthony WADDY, Chas. LEWIS Rich'd HARRIS, Barbara [OVERTON] Winston, John BACON, Richard HARRIS' Orphans, and that George VAUGHN and William THACKER do see the said processioning performed, who made the following return, According to the within order, the Lands hath been peaceably processioned in the presence of the proprietors, & & us the Subscribers. March 1739. Test: Matthew PATE, Thos BAKER." ^[1]

1742: Deeds registered in Henrico County, Virginia: Martha Patterson and Thomas Cottrell each sold land to John Lancaster.

5 March 1747: John Jones sold land to William Jones. Land was bounded by that of John Lankestor.

14 October 1748: John Lancaster was witness to a land sale, Charles Witt of Goochland County to David Staples of Henrico County. John Lancaster's mark appears as three vertical lines with a slash across them (perhaps represented IV?).

3 April 1750: John Lancaster was witness to a Deed of Record between Jane Rudolph and her son, Robert Rudolph.

October 1750: A Deed of Record in Henrico County mentions "at John Lancaster line on a branch called the Old House Branch thence to said branch according to the course of John Williamson's line.."

17 August 1751: Church records from St. John's Parish, John Lancaster is among those appointed to "renew the bounds of Precinct 1, processing lands, to name all persons in Precinct of Curls Church from the mouth of the Great West Ham to William Gordon's Road to the James River.." ^[2][3]

16 May 1755: John Lancaster placed an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette: "Strayed or stolen from the subscriber, living in Henrioco County, a black mare, about four feet, five inches high, or better, with a small White spot on her face, and another on one of her thighs just above her ham, a split in the back part of one of her ears, and branded on the near shoulder somewhat resembling a fishhook: She was with foal when she went astray. Whoever will bring the mare and colt to me, shall have a pistol reward. Paid by John Lancaster."

5 Sep 1757: John LANCASTER sold 180 acres for 50 pounds to his son, Nathaniel LANKESTER, described as on the south side of Deep Run Creek, adjoining John North and John LANCASTER's line to Richard Cottrell and John EELS to William JONES. Witnessed: Christopher John thomas, John Lankester and Francis [x] Lankester. ^[4]

4 July 1763: Record in Henrico County by executors of the estate of Michael Holland, sale of 587 acres adjoining John Lancaster.

3 October 1763: John North and Sarah his wife sold, for 30 pounds, 100 acres adjoining John Lancaster, Anthony North, Old House Branch, Thomas North, Thomas Randolph, David Allen, and William Jones. This should help pinpoint a location.

February 1769: He deeded 100 acres of land on Deep Run Creek in Henrico County, Virginia, along with "houses, orchards, garden, fences, woods, waters and advantage with five Negroes..."

John was born about 1670. John Lancaster ... ^[5]

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Sources

1. ↑ "The Small Book, 1734-1735 Hanover County, Virginia", Pages 295 and 296
2. ↑ Rolls of Old Churles Church by 1751
3. ↑ "The Vestry Book of Henrico Parish, Virginia 1730-1773, From the Original Manuscript, with Notes and Appendix" by Dr. R.A. Brock, page 91.
4. ↑ Henrico county, Virginia Deeds & Wills, Part 2, pg 515 (1750-1767) September 5, 1757
5. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Morton Lancaster, Sunday, December 7, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J7H3-XM7 : 11 February 2018, John Lancaster in entry for Mary Lancaster, 07 Sep 1735); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 993,666.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRR4-FPR : 10 February 2018), John Lancaster in entry for Joyce Lancaster, 06 Mar 1729; citing ST PETER'S PARISH,NEW KENT,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,048,679.

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• Thanks to Pj Sisseck for starting this profile.

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