Elder Family Associates
Richard Peacock
Richard Peacock was Peter1 Elder's "loving friend", and as guardian to Peter2 Elder after his father had died, a benefactor to all Peter Elder's descendants. He was born about 1631 and died by 1707.
- 1660 ─ Richard Peacock and Hugh Daniel (carpenters) obtained land from John and Mary Williams
on the westerly branch of Farnham Creek, 28 Apr 1660 [Sparacio, Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, Part I, 1656-1664 Transcript, 1989, page 69]
- 1664 ─ Richard Peacock bound over several cattle to Robert Baylis who stood bound for him unto Thomas Glasscock
for 10,400 pound of tobacco, 5 Apr 1664 [Sparacio, Deed Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, Part II, 1656-1664 Transcript, 1989, page 82]
- 1674 ─ Richard Peacock was described in Peter Elder's will as "loving friend" and made guardian to his godson
Peter2 Elder, 28 Apr 1674 [text]
- 1681 ─ Richard Peacock, aged 50 years or thereabouts, witnessed the will of George Howell, 4 Mar 1680/81 [Sparacio, Deed
Abstracts of Old Rappahannock County, Virginia, Part I, 1677-1682 Transcript, 1989, page 50]
- 1686 ─ Richard Peacock was listed with Peter2 Elder in a bill of Doctor Willoughby deceased [abstract]
- 1695 ─ Richard Peacock, gentleman, entered into a marriage contract with Mary Glasscock, relict and administratrix of
George Glasscock, promising her children 10,000 pounds of tobacco or his whole estate depending on who died first, 30 Nov 1695 [Sparacio, Deed
Abstracts of Richmond County, Virginia, 1695-1701, 1991, pages 14-15]
- 1707 ─ Court action was initiated against Thomas Glasscock, administrator of the estate of Richard Peacock, 6 Mar 1706/07 [Sparacio, Orders 1705-1706, Richmond County, Virginia, 1996, page 102]
David Mansell
Captain David Mansell gave Peter Elder land in 1666. A Davy Mansfield came to Virginia in 1619. It's not possible to conclusively connect him to the David Mansell of Rappahannock County because records of James City County were burned in 1865. David Mansell/Mansfield died in 1672. Some researchers have claimed that he was Peter Elder's father-in-law. Here are selected records:
- 1623/24 ─ Davy Mansfield appeared in a list of names of the living in Virginia, headed by Capt. Samuel Mathews, at the
Plantation over against James City, 16 Feb 1623/24 [Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; ... 1600-1700, pages 179-180]
- 1624 ─ David Mansfield appeared in a muster of Mr. Treasurer's Plantation (George Sand), in a list of servants, came "in the
Bona Nova 1619 hired servant's" [Hotten, The Original Lists of Persons of Quality; Emigrants; ... 1600-1700, page 234]
- 1633 ─ David Mainsfield represented Martin's Hundred (later site of Williamsburg) in the House of Burgesses [Davis, Jamestowne Ancestors,
1607-1699, page 74]
- 1635 ─ David Mansell patented 500 acres in James City County, adjoining the plantation or neck of land in his possession, 20 July 1635
[Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 259 (Reel 1)]
- 1636 ─ David Mansell patented 250 acres in James City County, adjoining Thomas Loving in Martin's Hundred, northerly by a
ridge whereon the church stands, 10 Oct 1636 [Land Office Patents No. 1, 1623-1643 (v.1 & 2), p. 635 (Reel 1)]
- 1640 ─ David Mansell represented Johnson's Neck, Archer's Hope and Neck of Land (James City County) in the House of Burgesses [Davis,
Jamestowne Ancestors, 1607-1699, page 74]
- 1645 ─ David Mansell patented 72 acres in York County and Kiskeake Parish, upon the land of Christopher Abbott and
adjoining his own land, 8 September 1645 [Land Office Patents No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 37 (Reel 2)]
- 1646 ─ Lucie Webster patented 200 acres in York County, beginning at the head of a parcel of land containing 500 acres formerly taken up by
David Mansell for the use of the said Lucie Webster, 20 April 1646 [Land Office Patents No. 2, 1643-1651, p. 53 (Reel 2)]
- 1654 – David Mansell patented 600 acres in Westmoreland County, on the south side of Pecomeck Creek, adjoining land of
Thomas Pettus, 6 October 1654 [Land Office Patents No. 3, 1652-1655, p. 297 (Reel 2)]
- 1658 ─ David Mansfeild (sic) sold to Richard Burnett,100 acres in York County at the head of Queen's Creek and bounded by Cabin
Run, formerly purchased from Maj. Joseph Croshaw, signed David Mansell (sic) and witnessed by Thomas Mansell,
6 Nov 1658 [Duvall, Virginia Colonial Abstracts─Series 2, Volume 5, York County, Virginia, Wills, Deeds, Orders, 1657-1659, page 73]
- 1658 ─ Thomas Griffith sold to Capt. David Mansell, 460 acres lying in ff(missing) Creek towards the head thereof on the
Nothwest side adjoining said Griffith, Col. Fantleroy, 23 Dec 1658 [Sparacio, Antient Press, (Old) Rappahannock County Deed Book,
1656-1664, Part 1, page 44]
- 1662 ─ David Mansell sold 160 acres to Robert Fristoe and David Fristo, obtained from
Thomas Griffith deceased, upon Farnham Creek, adjoining Richard Powell and Col. Fauntleroy, 6 May 1662 [Sparacio,
Antient Press, (Old) Rappahannock County Deed Book, 1656-1664, Part 1, page 125]
- 1662 ─ Mr. Henry Blagrave and wife Mary appeared before the Governor and Council on 25 September last and acknowledged the
sale of 600 acres to Edward Cary and John Axton; witness Francis Kirkham; recorded 30 Oct 1662 [Dorman,
Westmoreland County, Virginia, Deeds, Patents, etc., 1665-1677, Part 1, 1973, page 1]
- 1664 ─ David Mansfield and David and Robert Fristow patented 654 acres of land on the North side of
Rappahannock County, adjoining said Fristows, 7 November 1664 [Land Office Patents No. 5, 1661-1666 (v.1 & 2 p.1-369), p. 235 (Reel 5)]
- 1665/66 ─ Peter Elder obtained land from Capt. David Mansell [abstract]
- 1672 ─ David Mansell's will dated 24 Jul 1672 and proved 22 Sep 1672 names daughter Mary, grandchild
Mansell Blagrave, godchild David Fristo and well-beloved friend and nearest neighbor William Wheeler [Sparacio,
Deed & Will Abstracts of (Old) Rappahannock County, Virginia (1665-1677), Antient Press, 1989, page 45]
- 1686 ─ Henry Blagrave [junior] of New Kent County sold 600 acres in Stafford County, originally patented by David Mansell 6 Oct 1654, to John Gowry; Henry's wife Sarah Blagrave concurred; Mrs. Mary Mansfield made over her title also and signed as Mary Hard; recorded 9 Dec 1686 [Stafford County, Virginia, Deed and Will Abstracts, 1686-1689, page 19] NOTE: as this was the second time that this land had been sold by the Blagraves (see 1662 Westmoreland), legal action by the original purchaser John Axton ensued. A William Horton deposed that he had witnessed the earlier sale by Henry Blagrave and wife Mary, and that he had heard that Capt. David Mansfield father of said Mary gave the land to her [abstracts, page 38]. Deponent Thomas Gregg described Mary as the wife of Mr. Hoard, relict of Henry Blagrave, and daughter to Capt. David Mansfield [abstracts, page 43].
Edward Morris
Edward Morris was stepfather to Peter2 Elder's son William3 Elder ...