Person:William Bobbitt (5)
William of Glamorganshire, Wales Bobbitt
b.1645 Glamorganshire, Wales
d.1703 Bristol Parish, Charles City County, VA
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Roger Bobbitt
  2. William of Glamorganshire, Wales Bobbitt1645 - 1703
Spouse and Children
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m. 1671
  1. James Bobbitt
  2. John Bobbitt
  3. William Bobbitt, Jr.1675 - 1738
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Facts and Events
Name William of Glamorganshire, Wales Bobbitt
Gender Male
Birth? 1645 Glamorganshire, Wales
Alt Birth? 1645 Bristol, Glamorganshire, Wales
Marriage 1671 Glamorganshire, Walesto Joanna (Anna) Sturdivant
Alt Marriage 1671 Bristol, Glamorganshire, Walesto Joanna (Anna) Sturdivant
Death? 1703 Bristol Parish, Charles City County, VA
Burial? 1703 Ferry Chapel, Briston Parish, Virginia

The history of the Bobbitt family in the US starts with WilliamBobbitt, born in Glamorganshire area of Wales. His grave site is believed to be under the old Norfolk andWestern Railroad Station in Pettersburg, VA. The "Ferry Chapel"was a ferry boat area used to ferry people across the AppomattoxRiver. There was a Chapel near tje ferry used for a place ofworship with a cemetery surrounding it. This is where Williamand Joanna worshiped. On 10/27/1673, William Bobbitt received a land grant from theKing of England for 100 acres and this was the start of theSouthern Branch of the Bobbitt Family in America. The land wasin Bristol Parish, Charles City County, Virginia. BristolParish was established in 1642. Prince Goerge Counth was formedin 1703 from Charles City County. The land is in the presentday Hopewell, Prince George County, Virginia.

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