Person:John Stretchley (1)

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John Stretchley
b.Est 1648
d.8 Dec 1698 Lancaster, Virginia, United States
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  • H.  John StretchleyEst 1648 - 1698
  • W.  Alice SmootBef 1664 - 1701
m. Bef Dec 1698
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Name[1][2][3][4][5][6] John Stretchley
Gender Male
Birth[5] Est 1648 based upon headstone inscription
Other[3] 8 Mar 1681/82 Lancaster, Virginia, United Statesnamed as County Clerk
Other[1] 8 May 1695 Lancaster, Virginia, United Statesnamed in Court Case
Marriage Bef Dec 1698 Lancaster, Virginia, United StatesCitation needed
to Alice Smoot
Will[2] 6 Dec 1698 Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Death[5] 8 Dec 1698 Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Burial[5] Saint Mary's Whitechapel Episcopal Churchyard, Lancaster, Virginia, United States
Probate[2] 14 Dec 1698 Lancaster, Virginia, United StatesWill recorded
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Complaint of John Stretchley and Alice, his Wife, in Lancaster, Virginia, United States. Lancaster County Order Book No. 3, 1686-1696. (Lancaster, Virginia: Clerk of Circuit Court Office).

    p 319 -
    Lancaster County Court 8th of May 1695
    - JOHN STRETCHLEY and ALICE his Wife, Guardian to RAWLEIGH CHYN, Sonne of JOHN CHYN, late of this County, (deced), complaineing to this Court that whereas MRS. ELIZABETH SPENCER and JOHN INCE are possessed of a certaine tracte of Lande lyeing in this County containeing six hundred and fifty acres of lande formerly granted unto EDWARD MIHILL, (deced), by Pattent beareing date the Second day of May 1650, adjoyneing to the lande and Plantacon of the saide RAWLEIGH CHYN given to him by Will of his saide deceased Father and now in the occupacon of the saide JOHN STRETCHLEY and ALICE his Wife the saide ELIZABETH SPENCER not only forewarned the saide STRETCHLEY from cutting of Wood upon the saide CHYNs lande but alsoe that the saide SPENCER hath committed and doth dayly committ greate waste upon the saide RAWLEIGH CHYNs Lande by filing of sevrall Timber trees. It is therefore ordered that the saide Pattent of six hundred and fifty acres bee by Mr. EDWIN CONWAY, or Mr. GEORGE HEALE. or either of them. surveyed and laide out on the first Wedensday in June next (if faire weather) if not the next faire day accordinge to the boundes of the saide Pattent and that the Sheriffe summon a Jury of ye Vicinage to attend the saide Survey

    [cos1776 note: is John Ince = John Size, who is witness to Edwin Conway's 1698 will? Further research needed.]
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    [Identifies him as husband of Alice and living on the inherited land of Rawleigh Chinn.]

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Will Abstract of John Stretchley, in Lee, Ida J. Abstracts Lancaster County, Virginia, Wills, 1653-1800. (Richmond: Dietz Press, 1959).

    Wife: Alice. Daus-in-law: Catherine Chinn, Anne Chinn. Son- in-law: Raw. Chinn. Cousin: Edwd. Audley. Sister: Sarah Bambridge. Extrx: Wife. Wits: Wm. Ball, Rich. Ball, Geo. Haile. W.B. 8, p. 87.
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    [Identifies him as husband of Alice.]

  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Stretchley, in Lancaster, Virginia, United States. Lancaster County Order Book No. 2, 1680-1686.

    pg 75
    Lancaster county Court 8th of March 1681/82
    - JOHN STRETCHLEY, Clerke of this County, intendinge (God willing) for OLD ENGLAND this pr:sent shipping and desirous to continue his place by way of a Deputy and this courte being very satisfied for hym soe doing and Mr. THOMAS MARSHALL in Court undertakeing to p:forme and officiate the saide place and office of Deputy Clerke for the saide STRETCHLEY, dureing his continuance out of the saide Countrey, the saide state to bee ( ) the nexte shipping to retorne; It is therefore ( ) pr:sented to the Honble: NICHOLAS ( ) Barone ( )
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    [Identifies him as County Clerk and indicates that he will be out of the country (?).]

  4. ↑ Will of John Stretchley, in Lancaster, Virginia, United States. Lancaster County Will Book No. 8, 1690-1709.

    [Lancaster County Will Book No. 8, 1690-1709, p 172]
    [ STRETCHLEY, John. Lancaster Co. Will: 6 Dec 1698. Probate: 14 Dec 1698.]

    In the name of God Amen. I John Stretchley of the Co. of Lancaster in Rappa & praised be God In good & perfect memory do make & ordaine this my Last Will & Testament in mannor & form following.

    Imp I bequeath my soul to God as? gave it me my Maker & Reedeemr in full assurance of the pardon & Ramission of all my sins through the death & merrits of my Savr Jesus Christt and my body to the ground from whence it come to be decently Interd and my Worldly Estate my just debts & funerall rights first discharged I give and devise as followeth -

    Item I give & Devise my Land & Plantation in Richmond Co. which I bought from Mr Wm Tomlyn to my Loving wife Alice Stretchley during her natural life & after her desese to my Daughter in Law Katherin Chin & her heirs for ever.

    Item I give unto my two Daughters in Law Anne Chin and Kathrin Chin fourty pounds sterling a piece.

    Item I give unto my Sonn in Law Rawleigh Chin my Trace of Land that I took up adjooynin upon the plantation I now live on containing a hundred and eighteen acares more or less to him & his hiers forever.

    Item I give unto my sonn in Law Rawleigh Chin seventy pounds sterling.

    Item I give unto my cousin Edwd Audley on hundred pounds sterling.

    Item I give unto my sister Sarah Bainbridge five pounds sterling in full of all Right title or intrest of any part or parsell of my Estate whatsoever.

    Item I give unto my loving wife Alice Stretchley all the residue of my estate wherever found or being not before hereby given.

    Item I hereby nominate and appoint my Loving wife Alice Stretchley my sole Exetr of this my Last Will and Testament to (Art C dev)? all things - in fact ordering and disposing the Estate According to the true Intent and meaning thereof hereby revoking all former wills & declare this to be my Last Will & Testament by witnessing the same with my hand & seal this 6th day of December 1698 signed and sealed in the presence of

    William Ball

    Richd Ball
    John Stretchley, sign his seal
    George Heale

    Probate fuit humoi Testamt in Cur Co. Lancaster 14 die Decamb Ano Dom 1698 per s_crem + Eilielmi Ball et Georgg Heale Jurat in Cur teste Jas Tayloe et Recorded per sd?

    Probat fuit humo Testmt in Cur Con Lancast pr Saemt

    James Tayloe, Clerk of Lanc Co

    [Caution: Transcript not verified.]

  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 John Stretchley, in William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine. (Omohundro Institute).

    Vol. 5, No. 4 (Apr. 1897), pp. 260-261 - John Stretchley was a Burgess in Lancaster Co., Virginia for 45 days in 1694.

    Vol. 11, No, 3 (Jan. 1903), p. 195 - John Stretchley was one of the early clerks of Lancaster County.
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    [Note: this is not a complete search of all mentions of John Stretchley in this source. More research needed.]

  6. ↑ John Stretchley, in Find A Grave.

    [Includes headstone photo]
    Here Lieth Interred the Body
    of John Stretchley Gentleman
    who departed this life the
    8th Day of December, 1698
    the 50th year of his Age.

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