Re: Identity of Bridget wife of Captain Thomas Wilford of Virginia
- From: <vewhite@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2011 10:14:43 -0400
Capt. Thomas Wilford was in VA by November 1649 or Feb 1649/50, depending on how
a Northumberland Co. VA land patent to him was actually written. The first mention
of his wife Bridget was in a 1653 land patent to James Magregory and Hugh Fouch
which claimed as headrights "Tho. Wilsford, Bridget his wife", among others.
This could have been the initial trip to VA for the couple or it could have
been the trip Thomas took back to England to fetch his wife (although I think in
that case it may have said "Tho. Wilsford, twice" or something along those lines).
Vickie Elam White
---- TJ Booth_aol <tjbooth@xxxxxxx> wrote:
William,
You mentioned the will of Walter Acton, proved 1655. When was it written,
and can you share its contents? Does it mention children of his sister, or
children of any other family members?
There seems to be no evidence beyond a similarity in wive's first names to
connect the 'Master Thomas Wilford' who m. Walter Acton's sister, with
Captain Thomas Wilsford Esq. of VA. As noted below, a different Bridget
(unless she were a widow) m. a Thomas Wilford. How does one know which
Bridget went to VA? Do we know a date when the couple got to VA (the website
bio states they were there in 1652)?
There appears to be very poor documentation tying Capt Thomas of VA to the
Wilsford family of Kent. There is a Wilsford pedigree in Visitation of Kent
for 1619 @ http://books.google.com/books?id=o79MAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105. It shows
a Thomas 2nd son (b. aft 1608 but bef 1619) of Sir Thomas by Elizabeth
Sandys, and as gr-grandson of Thomas Wilsford by Rose Whetenhall. Since
RD600 already shows a royal ancestry for Thomas Wilsford and Rose Whetenhall
(from David I of Scotland) for the Sandys family of VA, and RPA page 59
shows a Plantagenet ancestry for them as well, it is puzzling why Capt
Thomas of VA has never been documented to be a descendant of the couple.
Ignoring the possible Acton relationship, he would already appear to have a
royal descent if he can be linked to the Kentshire family.
Terry Booth
Chicago IL
----- Original Message -----
From: <vewhite@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <GEN-MEDIEVAL-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "William Acton"
<willacton2001@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 5:29 PM
Subject: Re: Identity of Bridget wife of Captain Thomas Wilford of Virginia
William,
Not sure if this helps or hurts.
07 Jan 1663 Sarah, d. of Thomas Wilford, gent., & Bridget bap.
Source: (Via Ancestry.com) Shropshire: Albrighton (Near Shifnal),
Boningale, Donington, White Ladies - Parish Registers, Lichfield Diocese
If Bridget and Thomas stayed in Shropshire, this might be the baptism of
their child, so they would not have been the
couple who came to VA.
Also, I did find the following marriage. Not sure if it's your couple or
not.
Mr Thomas Wilsford and Bridget Turner, 26 Nov 1644.
Source: Survey of the Anitiquities of the City of Oxford by Anthony à
Wood, Andrew Clark, pg. 237
And finally, you may know already but just in case - Thomas of VA had a
second wife named Margaret, whom he
married by June 1656.
Vickie Elam White
---- William Acton <willacton2001@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think I have a new royal connection for a Virginia colonist. I need
information about the Wilford family. Specifically about the Captain
Thomas Wilford who was married to a woman called Bridget.
This website gives some information about Thomas, including that his wife
was called Bridget:
http://web.mac.com/billtx/SparrowHawk/D0057/I4414.html
I believe Bridget was born Bridget Acton. In the will of Walter Acton, of
Dunval, Shropshire proved in 1655 he leaves £100 to "my sister Bridgett
who is now the wife of Master Thomas Wilford".
The Actons were all royalists, as were the Wilfords, so this match makes
good sense.
Bridget was baptised at Astley Abbotts, Shropshire 11 August 1616 (3rd of
8 children). Her father Richard was the second son of Robert Acton of
Aldenham (1534-1597) and his wife Bridget Doddington (alias Detton).
Robert was the eldest son of William Acton of Aldenham, MP (d 1567) and
his wife Cecily Cresset. Cecily was the daughter of Richard Cresset and
his wife Jane Wrottesley.
I believe Jane Wrottesley is descended from King Edward III via the
following line:
King Edward
III of England
M: Philippe
of Hainaut
Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
M:
Elizabeth de Burgh, 4th
Countess of Ulster
Philippa of Clarence, 5th Countess of Ulster
M: Edmund
Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March
Lady Elizabeth Mortimer
M: Sir Henry
Percy
Elizabeth Percy
M: John
Clifford, 7th Baron de Clifford
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford
M: Joan
Dacre
Maud Clifford
M: Sir Edmund
Sutton
Dorothy Sutton
M: Richard
Wrottesley
Jane Wrottesley
M: Richard
Cressett
Many thanks,
William Acton
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