Notebook:Joshua Wynne

The following materials have been garnered from: Toni Verboise Family Tree

From early marriage records of Virginia:

"Joshua Wynne, son of Col. Robert Wynne (d. 1678, Charles City County), m. Mary Jones, daughter of Peter and Margaret (Wood) 12T175."

From "Living Descendants of Blood Royal (In America)", London: World Nobility & Peerage, chapter entitled RUDY, pages 443-447:

"22 - JOSHUA WYNNE, b. Charles City Co., 1663, d. Dinwiddie Co. before 30 March 1715; burgess and justice of Prince George Co.; major, commissioner and Indian interpreter; m. MARY JONES, dau. of Peter Jones, and Margaret, dau. of Major-General Abraham Wood."

From "Gonce & Wynne Genealogy", by Barbara Gonce Clepper, 1986, page 171:

"Robert Wynne's youngest son, Joshua, was burgess from 1695 to 1702 for Charles City, Co.; & he was a major of the militia of Prince George Co. Joshua and his brother, Capt. Thomas Wynne, were Indian interpreters. They accompanied the Nottoway and Meherrin commissioners to make peace with the Seneca Indians in 1702. Joshua Wynne owned 850 acres of land in Prince George Co. in 1704. Speaking about the Saponey Indians: 'Their belief in the ancient custom of an eye for an eye, is illustrated in the following occurrence: Major Joshua Wynne was shot and killed by an Indian because one of our servants had killed one of their great men, and upon the trial of the Indian they pleaded that we were the aggressors and that they never rest without revenge: and that now they said they and we were equal, having each lost a great man: wherefore to avoid more bloodshed there was a necessity to pardon the Indian.' [p. 18, 'The History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia', by Maud Carter Clement, 1976]"

"Genealogies of Virginia Families:

From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine", Vol. IV, Walker-Yeardley (and Appendix), indexed by Gary Parks, 1981, pages 530-534 (from Vol. XII (1931) 173-176; XIII (1931) 67):

"4. Joshua Wynne, son of Col. Robert Wynne, was burgess for Charles City County from 1695 to 1702 when he is mentioned as major of the militia of Prince George County, and lived near Monk's Neck Creek (Dinwiddie County). In 1702 he was made interpreter to the Indians. In 1704 he is mentioned as owning 850 acres in Prince George County, which then included Dinwiddie.

He married Mary Jones, daughter of Peter Jones and Margaret Wood, his wife, who married 2dly. Thomas Cocke. (See Fothergill, Peter Jones and Richard Jones Genealogies)

Major Joshua Wynne and Mary Jones, his wife, had as named in the will of her grandmother Margaret Jones, daughter of Col. Abraham Wood and wife of Peter Jones 14. Peter 15. Joshua 16. Robert 17. William 18. Francis."

From "Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly", Vo.. XVII, # 2 (April 1, 1979):

"Fragmentary Will and Deed Book, Charles City County:

"p. 154 The following paper given in evidence between Rob't Abernathy, plaintiff, and Randolph Burchard, defendant, on information of hog stealing. Randolph Burchard freely confessed that some time in January last, that there came to his house two unmarked pigs, which were strange pigs, and did mark them with his own proper mark. Sometime afterward Robert Abernathy came to his house, seizing the above pigs and saying they were his, and demanded the two pigs, and they were refused. After that Burchard made enquiry as to whose pigs they were to Mr. Thomas Winn. Since it appears the pigs are Abernathy's, he agrees to return or pay for them. Feb. 27, 1692.

Randolph (R) Burchard

Confessed before me: Char. Goodrich

Joseph Pattison, aged about 35 years, given deposition that Abernathy asked if he had seen his two pigs he had of Char. Goodrich. Patison said he saw them go up the branch by his house toward Burchard's.

Feb. 27, 1692 Joseph (L.) Patison

Letter to Mr. Bland from Joshua Wynne, who says that said Randolph inquired of him if he knew anyone who wanted two pigs. Wynne also heard Robert Abernathy say that if Randolph would do his "chimbley," it would satisfy him for his pigs.

signed: Joshua Wynne"

From "English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records", compiled by Louis des Cognets, Jr., 1958, page 5:

"List of Sheriffs Appointed 27th April 1711

Prince Geroge Joshua Wynne"

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List of County Officers 9th June 1699

Charles City (17 June 1699

Richard Bland

Daniell Lewellain

Charles Goodrich

Robert Bolling - Sheriff

Littlebury Epes

George Blighton

QUORUM

John Haridman

William Hunt

Micajah Low

Richard Bradford

Joshua Wynn

John Torry

John Taylor, Clk. Ct."