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Avis Purtley AKA Turtley, Thurtley
Birth date 1605 is a guess, based on the possible birth date of her husband, 1600.
Avis married, as his 1st, to William Carter.[1] William's three wives are recorded on a land patent in James City County, Virginia, in which William received land in return for their transportation.[1] William's first son, William, Jr., was the son of one of the first two wives, Avis Turtley or Ann Mathis.
Possible Child of Avis and William:[1][2]
Some researchers contend that another of William's children was Thomas Carter of Nasemond, but there is no evidence for this.[3]
Needs Merge Attention-- The information below are remnants from past merges have have never been reconciled. Profile needs an overhaul to develop a single integrated narrative biography.
Additional data from previous merges:
"Genealogies of VA Families" by John Boddie V.1 Surry Will BK 4, pg. 240, and Bk. 5 pp. 186, 275 (Robert) "Colonial Surry" by John Boddie Surry Order Bk. 1, pg. 235 (William)
ORIGINAL BIO FOR ANNIS (~ by Bree Ogle):
alias: Annis / Anise / Avis Valentine (d. before 1624/25)[4][5][6]
Both Annis and Margrett are listed as Thomas Gray's 1st wife, and mother of Jone and William (Boddie, 2009). Dorman (2004) disputes this. He lists Margrett as the 2nd wife, and states that Annis is the first wife who had Jone and William. So sources are unclear as to whether they are the same woman.
The two authors also differ as to where the marriage of Annis and Thomas took place. Boddie (2009), states that Thomas married his first wife in Virginia, while Dorman (2004), claims St. Peter Pauls Wharf in London.
There is a certificate of marriage for the latter claim at FamilySearch,[7] but Dorman (2004), does not explain, nor properly cite, how he arrived at the conclusion that Annis' last name is Valentine. This is suspect, since no such claim is put forth by Nugent (1934), in his republishing of Thomas Gray's deed, dated 27 August 1635. And more importantly ... the idea that the wedding took place in London during 1611 is highly impractical if Thomas Gray landed in Colonial America during 1608.[8]
m. Thomas Gray[4] Issue: at least 2[9]
SPECULATION FROM GEDCOM MERGE:
Death: MIght be her???? -- DEC 1623 Bidstone, Cheshire, England[11]
Burial: DEC 1623 Bidstone, Cheshire, England[11]
Marriage: 29 MAR 1611 Saint Peter Pauls Wharf, London[12]
Husband: Thomas Gray
Child: Joan Gray
See also:
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Categories: Jamestown Colonists | US Southern Colonies Project Needs Merge Attention | Estimated Birth Date
In 1629 William' Carter's unnamed wife (believed to be Avis) was required to apologize for calling another woman a "hoore." The woman was described as Avis' "cousin Gray's wife." (Minutes of the Council and General Court of Virginia, 1629 https://archive.org/details/minutesofcouncil00virg/page/196/mode/2up?q=Hoore ).
In 1636 William received a grant of land. Hard to read but the original land grant is imaged at the Library of Virginia. It lists by name all three of William Carter's wives, Avis Turtley, Ann Mathis, and Alice Croxson. It's abstracted in Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book 1, p. 42
William received a grant of land in 1638 for the transport of 20 persons, including Avis Turtley. (Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book 1, Part II, p. 91).
edited by Kathie (Parks) Forbes
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Thks Drew.
These certainly represent the same person. Issue is the spelling of her last name at birth. Will leave it up to the managers to decide which is best. Have seen both used in references.
Thanks!