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Virginia County Courts, Order Book Abstracts, Middlesex County, Virg
inia, 1680-1686, One of three books to publish Middlesex County, Virginia Order Book No. 2 1680-1694, This book pages 1-240, Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402 Dallas Public Library 929.37553 s7360 1989
[Page 62]: "p 147 Middlesex County Court 7th of January 1683/84: Mem orandum That Mrs. Margarett Ascoughe came into Courte & there did voluntarily & freely give unto her Daughter, Elizabeth Ransome, a Mulatto Negro woman named Kathereline being the Mulatto give by Mr. George Ransome by Will to the said Mrs. Ascoughe to dispose of as she thought fitt, alsoe the benefitt of the labour of the said Mulatto goe for the good of the said Elizabeth Ransome till she come of age." [Elizabeth would be about 18 yrs. at this time if the 1665 birth date is correct.] [According to William Price, Elizabeth was born in 1669.] Complete article in possession of Sidney Polley.
The Ranson(e)/Ransom(e) Family of Colonial Virginia 1640 - 1780 ( And North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and [West] Virginia) by William Spencer Price, Jr. PO Box 710, Stanardsville, VA 22973-0710. phone: 434-985-8297.
[Page 49] Born in 1669, Elizabeth Ranson was the onl y child of George and Margaret (Gore) Ransome. Her father died when she was about six, and shortly thereafter her mother was married for the third time, to John Ascough.Virginia Will Records From The Virginia Magazine of History and
Biography, the William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tyler's Q uarterly. Plano Public Library 929.3755 VIR; [Page 534], ....... In Sept. 1710, Elizabeth married one Elliot who died in November, 1716. She died in Dec. 1718.........
Notes From Barton's Colonial Decisions. Vol.1 Sir John Randolph's R eports. Cases decided between 1728-1743. Gladys Harrington Library, Plano GEN 929.3755 VIR [Page 343], Dudley vs. Perrin & al. April Court, 1741 In Sept. 1710, Elizabeth married one Elliot who died in November, 1716.
Elizabeth died in Dec. 1718.
Virginia County Court Order Book Abstracts of Middlesex County, Virg inia 1716-1719; Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402. Dallas Public Library 929.37553 S7360; [Page 97]. "p. 409 Middlesex County Court 3 March 1718/19, Elliott's will proved. Diane Bromeley made oath to ye Nuncupative will of Elizabeth Elliott, deced., which is admitted to record. - Robert Dudley produced the depositions of Diane Bromeley and Frances Sandiford containing the Nuncupative will of Elizabeth Elliott deced......."
Middlesex County Virginia Wills and Inventories 1673-1812 And Other C ourt Papers, By William Lindsay Hopkins, Dallas Public Library 929.37553 H796M [Page76]
(p.237) Will book B 1713-1734, part 1: Nuncupative will of Elizab eth Elliot....3 February 1718 - 3 March 1718..... Son Robert Dudley (son of Elizabeth and Major Robert Dudley) for bringing up "my younger children"Virginia County Court, Order Book Abstracts of Middlesex County, Vir
ginia 1680-1686, (Order Book No. 2, 1680-1694. This book contains pgs. 1 - 240); Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean,Virginia 22101-3402: Dallas Public Library 929.37553: [Pg 62]: "7th of January 1683/84, Mrs. Margarett Ascoughe came into courte & there did voluntarily & freely give unto her daughter, Elizabeth Ransome, a Mulatto Negro woman named Kathereline being the Mulatto give by Mr. George Ransome by will to the said Mr. Ascoughe...... for the good of the said Elizabeth Ransome till she come of age.
Virginia County Court Records, Middlesex County, Virginia Order Book 1 705 -1707, Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, he Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402, Dallas Public Library 929.37553 S7360 1989. [Page 20]: "p. 7 Middlesex County Court 3d of September 1705 for one silk gown and petticoate of the value of thirteen pounds sterling, seven gold rings of the value of ten pounds sterling and sundry other pieces of wearing apparrell as by an Inventory of the same hereunto annexed amounting to sixty pounds sterling........ [Elizabeth Wilkinson confest (confessed) that she did on the 3d of February last feloniously take out of the House of Robert Dudley sundry goods but alledging (alleging)that she was persuaded to it by one Matthew Reasons, a Taylor]Deed Abstracts of Middlesex County Virginia 1679 - 1688, Deed Book 2
, Part 1, 16 January 1679/80 to 27 August 1688, Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402, Dallas Public Library R 929.37553 S736D 1989, [Page 37]: "Middlesex County Deed Book 2 1679 - 1688 p. 122 Last Will and testament of George Ransome deceased of the one part and James Ransome of the County of Glouster.... that said John Ascough and Margarett his Wife (widow of George Ransome) as well for the better secureing (securing) of the Estate both reall (real) & personal hath given and bequeathed unto Elizabeth Ransome by the Last Will and Testament of the said George Ransome her ffather......."
The Ranson(e)/Ransom(e) Family of Colonial Virginia 1640 - 1780 ( And North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and [West] Virginia) by William Spencer Price, Jr. PO Box 710, Stanardsville, VA 22973-0710. phone: 434-985-8297.
[Page 49] Born in 1669, Elizabeth Ranson was the only chil d of George and Margaret (Gore) Ransome. Her father died when she was about six, and shortly thereafter her mother was married for the third time, to John Ascough. When she was grown, Elizabeth married two different Robert Dudleys, was widowed three times, and had a total of nine children.
Her first husband was Maj. Robert Dudley, born in 1647, the son of Capt . Richard Dudley and Mary Sewell. Twenty-two years older than his wife, he was bother-in-law to her uncle, Capt. James Ransone. Elizabeth's four children by Maj. Dudley were: (1) son Robert Dudley the younger, born December 23, 1691 (plaintiff in the Booth vs Dudley lawsuit); (2) daughter Elizabeth Dudley, who died June 20, 1706; (3) son George Dudley who died April 12, 1707; and (4) Avarilla Dudley, who apparently died at some point between 1702 and 1705.
Elizabeth Ranson's second husband was another Robert Dudley, "Junior", b orn in 1675 and around six years younger than his wife. Presumed to be the son or grandson of Capt. William Dudley (brother of Capt. Richard) and Elizabeth Cary, he would be a first cousin, or first cousin, once removed, to Maj. Robert. If, as claimed by some sources, Robert '"Junior" were the son of the first Robert Dudley of Virginia (another brother of Capt. Richard Dudley), he would still be the Major's first cousin. Robert Dudley "Junior's" will, dated 9 March 1709/10 and proved 7 August 1710, names his (5) son Ranson Dudley and (6) "dafter" (daughter) Avarilla Dudley, born in March of 1705/6 and christened on 31 March of that year.
Following his death, Elizabeth was married for the third time, on Septe mber 21, 1710 to Thomas Elliott. Despite her age, Elizabeth had two daughters and one son by Thomas Elliott, (7) Margaret, born January 12, 1712/13, (8) Elizabeth born March 5, 1714/15, and (9) Thomas Elliott the younger, born November 11, 1716, when Elizabeth was about forty-seven years old (assuming her birth year is correct). Thomas Elliott the elder died on November 19, 1716, only eight days after the birth of his son.
She had one known grandson, Chichester Dudley, born April 8, 1715, the s on of Robert Dudley the younger and Elizabeth Curtis of whom there seem to be no records other than his birth.
Marriage:
Virginia County Court Records, Order Book Abstracts of Middlesex Cou
nty, Virginia 1694 - 1705, Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402 Dallas Public Library 929.37553 S 7360; [Page 6]; "p. 618, 2 April 1705 Writt of venire facias for the tryall (trial) of Elizabeth Wilkinson committed upon suspicion of her being guilty of the felonious stealing sundry goods from Robert Dudley and Elizabeth his wife........"
Middlesex County Order Book, 1705 - 1710 [Page 20]; "p . 7,
3 September 1705, taken out of the Dudley house, one silk gown and petticoate of the value of thirteen pounds sterling, seven gold rings of the value of ten pounds sterling and sundry other pieces of wearing apparrell as by an inventory of the same hereunto annexed amounting to sixty pounds sterling ..."
Genealogies Virginia Families from Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Volume 1, Gladys Harrington Public Library, Plano, Texas 929.3755 GEN [Page 634] In 1701, Robert Dudley Jr. married Elizabeth Dudley, widow of Major Robert Dudley, and during the year 1701, filed an affidavit in Middlesex County, Virginia that he was 26 years old.
The Ranson(e)/Ransom(e) Family of Colonial Virginia 1640 - 1780 (And North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and [West] Virginia) by William Spencer Price, Jr. PO Box 710, Stanardsville, VA 22973-0710. phone: 434-985-8297.
[Page 4] There is a myth that Peter's granddaughter, Elizabeth Ranson, married her first husband's son. Elizabeth's second husband was a Robert Dudley, "Junior", but this Robert was not the son of Major Robert Dudley, her first husband, but he was a cousin. In those days Junior had not yet come into general use to denote a son with the same first name as we do now and the son was usually known as "the younger."
[Page 49-50] Elizabeth Ranson's second husband was another Robert Dudley, "Junior", born in 1675 and around six years younger than his wife. Presumed to be the son or grandson of Capt. William Dudley (brother of Capt. Richard) and Elizabeth Cary, he would be a first cousin, or first cousin, once removed, to Maj. Robert.
Footnote 18: In the 17th and 18th centuries, it was common practice for a widow with small children, even a wealthy widow, to remarry very quickly, often within a week or two.
Genealogies Virginia Families - From Tyler's Quarterly Historical an
d Genealogical Magazine - Volume I, Albridgton-Gerlache - With an introduction by John Frederick Dorman, Indexed by Judith McGhan - Baltimore Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. 1981. Gladys Harrington Library, Plano. Page 632 929.3755 GEN. Robert Dudley married Elizabeth Ransom, daughter of George Ransom, deceased, son of Capt Peter Ransom of Mobjack Bay.
The Dudley Family [Page 111] Robert Dudley about 1690 married Elizabeth Ransom, daughter of George Ransom, deceased, son of Capt. Peter Ransom of Mobjack Bay.
Virginia Colonial Decisions, The Reports of Sir John Randolph and by Edward Barradall of the Decisions of The General Court of Virginia 1728-1741, Edited with Historical Introduction by R. T. Barton, Dallas Public Library 348.75504 V817V [Page B343] April Court MDCCXLI Elizabeth Ransone married Robert Dudley.
The Ranson(e)/Ransom(e) Family of Colonial Virginia 1640 - 1780 (And North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and [West] Virginia) by William Spencer Price, Jr. PO Box 710, Stanardsville, VA 22973-0710. phone: 434-985-8297.
[Page 29] In 1690 Elizabeth Ranson married Major Robert Dudley, brother-in-law to Captain James Ransone (husband of Frances Dudley, sister of Maj. Robert Dudley), and son of Captain Richard Dudley and Mary Sewell.
[Page 49] Her (Elizabeth Ransone) first husband was Maj. Robert Dudley, born in 1647, the son of Capt. Richard Dudley and Mary Sewell. Twenty-two years older than his wife, he was brother-in-law to her uncle, Capt. James Ransone.The Dudley Family by C.W. Dudley, pgs. 72-73 Elizabeth Rans
ome Dudley married second, Robert Dudley, Jr. She married third, Thomas Elliott on 21 Sept 1710.
Virginia County Courts, Middlesex County Virginia, Orders 1710-1712 This Book contains pages 1-102 of Middlesex County Order Book, 1710-1712 for Courts of 6 March 1710/11 - 13 October 1712, Edited & Published by Ruth & Sam Sparacio, The Antient Press, 1320 Mayflower Drive, McLean, Virginia 22101-3402, Dallas Public Library 929.37553 S7360 1989 [Page 29] "p. 27, 5 June 1711, Elliott to present Inventory The Order that Elizabeth Elliott should present an Inventory of her late Husband, Robert Dudley's, Estate upon Oath not being complyed with is continued."
Middlesex County, Virginia, Wills and Inventories 1673 - 1812 and Other Court Papers by William Lindsay Hopkins. Dallas Public Library R 929.37553 H796M 1989. [Page 82] Thomas Elliott & Eliz Dudley 21th of September 1710.
Parish Register of Christ Church Middlesex County, VA from 1653 - 1812, Published by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Virginia, Dallas Public Library 929.3 V8 MICP; [Page 82 ] "Thomas Elliott & Elizabeth Dudley [Ransone] 21 September 1710"
The Ranson(e)/Ransom(e) Family of Colonial Virginia 1640 - 1780 (And North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, and [West] Virginia) by William Spencer Price, Jr. PO Box 710, Stanardsville, VA 22973-0710. phone: 434-985-8297.
[Page 50] Following the death of Robert Dudley "Junior", Elizabeth was married for the third time, on September 21, 1710, to Thomas Elliott. Despite her age, Elizabeth had two daughters and one son by Thomas Elliott, [1] Margaret, born January 12, 1712/13 [2] Elizabeth, born March 5, 1714/15 and [3] Thomas Elliott the younger, born November 11, 1716, when Elizabeth was about forty-seven years old (assuming her birth year is correct). Thomas Elliott the elder died on November 19, 1716, only eight days after the birth of his son.
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