{"id":432,"date":"2011-10-28T04:24:56","date_gmt":"2011-10-28T08:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/?p=432"},"modified":"2014-09-24T01:32:36","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T05:32:36","slug":"fleetwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/perquimans\/fleetwood\/","title":{"rendered":"FLEETWOOD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Among subjects at Jamestown 1609, can be found the name of Edward Fleetwood Gent. (Brown Genesis to America.) Also listed among \u201cadventurers to America\u201d 1620, Sir William Fleetwood, and Edward Fleetwood Esq. Francis Fleetwood was granted land in Lower Norfolk Co Va, March 1652, adj William Robins, (Norfolk Co records.) He was probably the ancestor of William Fleetwood of Bertie Co N. C. whose will was probated June 12, 1769, naming sons: William, Henry, John, James, Edmond, Hardy, wife Elizabeth (n\u00e9e Ashley). His son Henry Fleetwood, will p May, 1777, in same county, names only one son; William Hooten Fleetwood, dau\u2019s Sarah, &amp; Elizabeth, wife Sarah, n\u00e9e Hooten, and bro-in-law William Hooten, cousin William Hardy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">William Fleetwood (3) m Sarah Capehart, Dec 17, 1792. The Perquimans records have nothing to say of the early Fleetwoods, and it seems certain they resided in Chowan Co, until comparatively late years, where many marriages of this family took place. Without county records for reference, one is at sea when trying to work out a family line. The marriages of Fleetwoods in Chowan Co, are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Jeremiah Fleetwood, m Elizabeth Thompson. Dec 18, 1788. (Mar bonds Chowan.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Jeremiah Fleetwood, m 2d Mary Pilkinton. July 17, 1790. (Mar bonds Chowan.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Edmund Fleetwood, m Lydia Bennett. Oct 18, 1813. (Mar bonds Chowan.)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Ashley Fleetwood, m Parthenia Mewborn. Dec 13, 1814. (Mar bonds Chowan.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">From the last named are descended the family, by that name in Perquimans.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Bertie Co, Marriage bonds.<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">William Fleetwood, m Elizabeth Ashley. Oct 5, 1763.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Jeremiah Fleetwood, m Sarah Fleetwood. Oct 3, 1774.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">James Fleetwood, m Penelope Tayloe. Oct 21, 1777.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Edmund Fleetwood, m Winnefred Sparkman. Dec 5, 1785.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Elizabeth Fleetwood, m William Billups. May 23, 1787.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Excursus, Ashley. Subject in Colony at Jamestown, May 23, 1609; John Ashley. (Browns Genesis to America.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">Samuel Ashley came from London to Va in Bonaventure, Jan 1634, age 19. (Hotten.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium\">John Ashley of Perq, made a deed Nov 21, 1751 unto Joseph Ashley, \u201cland on East side of Yeopim Creek Perq Co, which my mother Sarah Ashley gave me.\u201d Joseph Ashley, here named m Sarah Hall, Oct 16, 1787 (Mar bonds Perq Co) William Ashley also lived in Perquimans, and it was his daughter, whom William Fleetwood married, it is thought. James Ashley m Elizabeth Langley (widow) in Norfolk Co Va July 15, 1769 (Mar bonds Norfolk Co). William Ashley, m Hannah Penrice, Apl 19, 1757 (Mar bonds Perq Co). He m 2d Elizabeth Nichols, Mar 25, 1760. Of course neither of these mothers could have been the mother of Elizabeth, who m Wm Fleetwood. William Ashley, m 3d Mrs. Elinth Penrice (widow of Francis) Feb 6, 1764. His first wife was Sarah Harloe, and it seems probable that she is the one mentioned in the deed by her son John Ashley, 1751.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0History of Perquimans County\u00a0by Ellen Goode Rawlings Winslow, (1931).<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among subjects at Jamestown 1609, can be found the name of Edward Fleetwood Gent. (Brown Genesis to America.) Also listed among \u201cadventurers to America\u201d 1620, Sir William Fleetwood, and Edward Fleetwood Esq. Francis Fleetwood was granted land in Lower Norfolk Co Va, March 1652, adj William Robins, (Norfolk Co records.) 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