Margaret (Unknown) Lucas (bef. 1615 - bef. 1669)

Born before 1615 in St. Giles, London, England

Wife of William Underwood — married about 1629 in England

Wife of John Upton Sr. — married about 13 Sep 1644 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

Wife of Thomas Lucas — married 1657 in Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died before 14 Oct 1669 at about age 54 in Rappahannock County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

Margaret (Unknown) Lucas was a Virginia colonist.

Note: This profile was previously Masan-1. The LNAB was changed to Unknown because no researcher has been able to provide evidence for Margaret's maiden name. If anyone can provide such information, the LNAB can be changed.

Margaret, Wife of William Underwood

Uncertain Origin

Apparently we do not have documentation of Margaret's maiden name and do not know her origin.^[1][2]

Family

Margaret married three times.^[1]

• She married before 1629 in England, as her 1st, to Unknown (perhaps William) Underwood.
• She married bef Oct 1644 at Isle of Wight County, Virginia, as her 2nd, to Captain John Upton. His will was probated Dec. 16, 1652.
• She married in 1657 at Rappahannock County, Virginia, as her 3rd, to Thomas Lucas. They had no children.

Children of Margaret and William Underwood:^[1]

1. William Underwood II b c. 1622 in England
2. Elizabeth Underwood b c. 1630 in England
3. Sarah Underwood b c. 1626
4. Margaret Underwood b c. 1628
5. Mary Underwood b c. 1630
6. Ann Underwood b c. 1631

Children of Margaret and John Upton:^[3]

1. John Upton

Immigration

No record has yet been found for the date of Margaret's immigration to Virginia Colony. Her children had all arrived there before 1650. Col. Moore Fauntleroy [Fantleroy] was granted headrights for the transport of George Underwood, Anne Underwood, Thomas Underwood, Elizabeth Underwood, William Underwood, Sarah Underwood, and Margarett Underwood. It is not confirmed that George and Thomas Underwood were Margaret's children, but they do appear to be related in some fashion.

These headrights were included in several land patents in Rappahannock River recorded 0n 22 May 1650. In total Col. Fauntleroy was granted 8,650 acres for transport of 169 persons.^[4] There is one person transported by Col. Fauntleroy that is in question. Many researchers have stated that Col. Fauntleroy was married to Mary Underwood, daughter of Margaret and her first husband.^[5] They use as part of the proof one of the recorded patents which reads:

• 450 acs. in Rappa. RIv. on the N. side in Swan bay .... 22 May 1650, p. 231. Trans. of 9 pers: Gabriell Willson, Eliza. his wife, Henry Cox, George Dillard, Ann Vecery Richd. Powell, Mr. Geo. Underwood, Mary his wife, Anne Underwood. I read this as George Underwood and his wife Mary. Others read it as Mary nee Underwood, wife of Col. Fauntleroy. Shirley Dalton 16:24, 22 November 2021 (UTC)

Death and Legacy

Margaret died before October 14, 1669 at Rappahannock County, Virginia.^[1] This is the date her 3rd husband, Captain Thomas Lucas, made his will, without mention of her.^[3]

Related Information

Margaret, Wife of William Underwood^[6]

Margaret was well documented as having three husbands and she was referred to many times as the widow of Underwood. The Will, of Margaret Underwood's second husband Captain John Upton was probated Dec. 16, 1652, sheds a lot more light on who were her children. John Upton was very generous to all the children involved: his one child John Upton and Margaret's children.^[7]

Page 101, Virginia Families:

Capt. John Upton in his will, prob. Isle of Wight County, Dec. 16, 1652, left his land on the north side of Rappahannock River to his stepdaughters Elizabeth, Sarah, and Margaret Underwood, and Anne Underwood, now the wife of Mr. James Williamson. Also gave them 1,500 acres in Isle of Wight County, and likewise 850 acres if his son John Upton died before he reached the age of twenty-one years.

Page 602, Virginia Families:

....I give and bequeath the said Land unto William, Elizabeth, Sarah & Margaret Underwood to be divided as followeth (viz) Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Underwood each of them a Hundred acres, and the remainder to William Underwood. ...And if it shall happen that my said son dies before the age of one and twenty then the said mare fole and cow with their increase to be equally shared amongest Daughters in Law, Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Underwood.

Item. I give and bequeath unto William Underwood, Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Underwood, the tract of parcel of Land running upon this side of the Threshet near Ambrose Bennett's containing fifteen hundred acres of Land...I give and bequeath unto William, Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Underwood, all my land at Rappahannock or what shall be hereafter made good upon my rights they to be possest with it after my wife's decease....Likewise ordain Ann Williamson, the wife of James Williamson, to be equal shares in my land at Rappahannock with the above named. ...And for the rest of my estate, goods, chatteils, servants, household stuff, Lands, Tenements, herediments whatsoever here in Virginia or elsewhere after my debts, legacies and funeral rights paid and discharged, I give, devise and bequeath the same unto my very Loveing and Wellbeloved Wife Margaret Upton, whom I constitute, ordain and make sole executrix of this my last Will and Testament. And I also hereby desire and make my Loveing friends Major George Fowden, William Underwood and James Taylor Clerk, my overseers, desiring them to see this my will performed. Likewise I give and ordain my Executrix to give each of my overseers a ring of Twenty shillings sterling price.

I give unto Elizabeth Underwood one pillion and pillion cloth to be delivered at her day of marriage.

Page 603, Virginia Familes:

The year of the making (Will) is not of record but when Margaret Upton made a deed conveying land to John Butcher dated 3rd February 1651 she styles herself as WIDOW of Capt. John Upton (Transcribed records, page 40).

The Underwoods seem to have gone to Rappahannock River country about the year 1655 or 1656 since Margaret Upton the mother of them sold her last lands 8 March 1655 to her son in law Francis Slaughter. (Transcribed rec. 62).

Page 607, Virginia Families

On April 10th 1657, we find a MARRIAGE AGREEMENT (pre-marital agreement) between Captain Thomas Lucas the Elder of Rappahannock in Virginia Gentleman, ...and Margaret Upton late wife of Capt. John Upton deceased...but if the said Margaret Upton shall happen to survive...the said Col. More Fauntleroy and Capt. William Underwood and their heirs and administrator that all of the said estate shall return to her and said Margaret Upton. ...The sons of the said Lucas are not to be disturbed on the land on which they shall be seated.

The bond was for the sum of 12,000 pounds of tobacco executed to Col. More Fantleroy and William Underwood. (Vol. 1656-64, page 33, Rappahannock County, now Richmond)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Bell, Lois, KUEHL FAMILY RootsWeb post August 25, 2001, accessed January 22, 2015
2. ↑ Combs-Coombs &c. Research Group, "Col. William UNDERWOOD" December 3, 2007, USGenNet accessed 16 July 2016.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Hamm, Tom, Ham/m January 10, 2015, accessed January 22, 2015
4. ↑ Nugent, Nell Marion, Abstracted and Indexed by. Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800. In Five Volumes. Richmond, VA.: Press of the Dietz Printing Co., 1935. pages 194-195
5. ↑ Mary Underwood
6. ↑ Family Tree by Lois Bell
7. ↑ Virginia Genealogies #1, Genealogies of Virginia Families V, R-Z and The Descendants of Captain Thomas Carter

• https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/231999/I9237/margaret-mason/individual

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Cara Johnson for creating WikiTree profile Mason-3394 through the import of Brooks-Sherman.ged on May 15, 2013.tag