William Sumner (1645 - abt. 1728)

Biography

William Sumner I (1650-1728) and Elizabeth had 5 known sons and a daughter:

1. John JR (1690-1754); married Elizabeth;
2. William II (1691-1736) married Bridget Sullivan;
3. James (1695-1750) married Mary Blanchard;
4. Jethro (1703-1753) married Margaret Sullivan;
5. Dempsey (1714-1779) married Martha Baker;
6. Anna (1715-1760) married Lemuel Riddick Jr. ^[1]

In deed documents, William I appears with his sons J and WM JR and Elizabeth Sumner JR.:^[2]

No 273 May 18 1713 John Moseley, for L5, pd by Joseph Radden, sold 50 a in Upper Parish of Nansemond Co VA (patented by same parties, 888a Apr 21 1695), 100a of which was conveyed to sd Moseley Feb 12 1701, sd land adj lines of Wm Woodley & Dennis Glissom. Test’ Wm Sumner, J. Sumner, Will.Sumner Jr

No 274 May 19 1713, for 2000 lbs of Tobacco, pd by John Radden, sold 50a in Upper Parish of Nansemond Co VA (part of 888a grt John Harris & John Larkum, Apr 21 1695) 100a of which was conveyed to sd Moseley Feb 12 1701. Test’ Wm Sumner, J. Sumner, Wm Sumner Jr

No. 271 Feb 25 1721 John Moseley, of Upper Parish of Nansemond Co VA for L5 pd by Joseph Radden of afsd – sold 50 a on the “Main Desert” on the South side of “Loosing Swamp” adj John Glissom, part of a tract, grtd unto John Harris & John Larkum & by them conveyed to me. Feb 12 1700 Test Wm Sumner, Wm Sumner Jr, Elizabeth Sumner Jr

William Sumner I had three sons with names beginning with J; therefore, J SUMNER could be John, James, or Jethro.

13 Nov, 1713. William Sumner, 266 acres of New Land in the Upper Parish of Nansemond Co: on both sides of the mouth of the Dark Pequoson (River?), coming out of Oropeak Sw; 13 Nov, 1713, begining near Stallings Corner to Kelly's land,to the mouth of the Myrie Branch and down Skitee's Branch. The importation of six persons: Samuel Woodward, Richard Evins, John Sutton, Alexander Blackiter, Peter Frank and Eliza, his wife.

Commentary: William Sumner was granted this land for providing the transportation for these people.

William Sumner received 266 acres of land in Nansemond City in 1713 for importing six people.^[3]

Birth

• • 1645
  • Nansemond Co., VA

Sources

• Donna Sumner Shapiro
• Source: S77 Record ID Number: MH:S77 User ID: 572574B9-9931-4DF1-8071-2FED97C4C5AF Author: A.J. Sumner Title: Sumner-Handorf Family Web Site Text: MyHeritage.com family tree Family site: Sumner-Handorf Family Web Site Family tree: Sumner Media: 27569911-1 Type: Smart Matching Page: William SUMNER Event: Smart Matching Role: 1000975 Data: Date: 13 FEB 2009 Text: Added by confirming a Smart Match Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

1. ↑ Hypotheses and support written by Donna Sumner Shapiro, Apr 11, 2017
2. ↑ History of Perquimans Co. p 118
3. ↑ Cavaliers and Pioneers (of VA) Land Patents. LDS 975.5 R2n, Volume 3, Page 138.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to DavaLynn Joy for creating WikiTree profile Sumner-549 through the import of Bonewell-Dyer.ged on Mar 31, 2013.