Lt.
Thomas
Relph
I
aka Relfe
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Anne (Boston) Relph
— married
12 Mar 1680 in Somerset County, Colony of Maryland
Descendants 
Died
at about age 71
[location unknown]
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Biography
He was born about 1652.
He emigrated came to America about 1672 and settled in the part of Somerset County, Maryland which later became Sussex County, Delaware.
Thomas Relph or Relfe or Ralph was married on 12 Mar 1680 in Somerset County, Maryland by Captain Henry Smith to Anne Boston (daughter of Henry Boston, Sr.). Their children included ...
- Thomas Relph, II, d: 1743; m: 04 July 1723 Mary Collins
- Elizabeth Relph, b: 12 Dec 1691
- John Relph, b: 29 Jan 1693/94
- Anne Relph, m1: unknown Downs; m2: 24 Aug 1714 John Lankford
- Merren Relph, m: Warren King
- William Relph, Sr., d: 1769; m: Sarah unknown (occ: planter in northern Somerset County, MD; property: "Good Luck at Last" & "Anything".
Thomas had land in Somerset County, Maryland called "Friends Assistance" & "Friends Choice" & "Good Luck".
Thomas Relph or Relfe, Sr. made his last Will on 07 Oct 1723 in Somerset County, Maryland.
He passed away in October 1723 and his last Will was in probate court on 21 Oct 1723 [1] which mentioned ...
- - To son-in-law Thomas Perremore, the plantations whereon he now lives, with 50 acres adjoining Peter Calaway's; personalty.
- - To son John, plantation where he now dwells, with 50 acres
- - To daughters Anne Downs and Merren King, personalty.
- Son William executor and residuary legatee.
- Testator: Peter Callaway, Wm. King, James Jones, Thos. Humphry, Jr.
Research Notes
An unsourced merged profile showed a death info conflict of 05 Sep 1720 in Albemarle, Pasquotank, Virginia which disagrees with the sourced Will info here, which named his relatives.
On 24 March 1663 part of the Colony of Virginia went into the formation of the the Province of Carolina.
Sources
- ↑ Maryland Calendar of Wills v5 for Thomas Relfe, d: 1723.
- "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NN-FZS : 16 January 2020), Thomas Relfe, 1680.
- "Maryland Births and Christenings, 1650-1995", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HYLH-R6PZ : 12 February 2020), Thomas Relph in entry for Elizabeth Relph, 1691.
- Genealogy page with broken link for Thomas Relph, I; d: 1723; m: 12 March 1680 in Somerset County, Maryland to Anne Boston.
- Ancestry Family Tree with broken link https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/15024057/family
- Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
Place: Maryland; Year: 1672; Page Number: 385
Ancestry Record 7486 #1341929 (accessed 1 October 2023)
Name: Thomas Relfe; Arrival Year: 1672; Arrival Place: Maryland; Primary Immigrant: Relfe, Thomas; Source Publication Code: 8510; Annotation: Index from manuscript by Arthur Trader, Chief Clerk in the Maryland Land Commission, 1917. And see nos. 4507-4511, Land Notes.; Source Bibliography: SKORDAS, GUST, editor. The Early Settlers of Maryland: an Index to Names of Immigrants, Compiled from Records of Land Patents, 1633-1680, in the Hall of Records, Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968. 525p. Repr. 1986.;
Household Members (Name):
Thomas Relfe.
- Marriage: "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777"
Original data: Barnes, Robert, compiler. Maryland Marriages, 1634-1777. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 1975
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4738 #8436 (accessed 1 October 2023)
Thomas Relfe marriage to Ann Hoston on 12 Mar 1680.
- 1693 Census: "North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890"
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes
Ancestry Record 3566 #16268460 (accessed 1 October 2023)
Thomas Jr Relfe in Albemarle, North Carolina.
Acknowledgements
- WikiTree profile Relfe-6 was created by Lindsay Coleman through the import of Stough Family Tree.ged on 01 Nov 2011.
- WikiTree profile Relph-31 was created by Rand Prouse through the import of WikiTree1.ged on 14 Oct 2014.
- WikiTree profiles Ralph-377 & Ralph-382 were created by Lara (McKaughan) Boles on 11 Feb 2015.
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o find the relationship we searched for an ancestor shared by both Thomas Relfe and Norm Sykes.
Knowing the first common ancestor, Wahunsenacawh Powhatan, and knowing the name of the relationship between Wahunsenacawh and Thomas, and the name of the relationship between Wahunsenacawh and Norm, we can use a family relationship table to name the relationship, i.e. Thomas and Norm are 2nd cousins 11 times removed.
The relationship trail:
Thomas is the son of Thomas Relfe. Thomas is the son of Matoaka Amonute M. Powhatan. Matoaka Amonute is the daughter of Wahunsenacawh Powhatan. Wahunsenacawh is the great grandfather of Thomas.
Norman Sykes is the son of Mary M. Sykes. Mary is the daughter of William B. Murray. William is the son of Carrie H. Murray. Carrie is the daughter of Mary I. Braly. Mary is the daughter of Benjamin F. White. Benjamin is the son of Mary White. Mary is the daughter of Isabella Hardeman. Isabella is the daughter of Mary H. Hardeman. Mary is the daughter of Nicholas H. Perkins. Nicholas is the son of Anne Perkins. Anne is the daughter of Ann Pollard. Ann is the daughter of Princess Nicketti Powhatan. Princess is the daughter of Cleopatra Powhatan. Cleopatra is the daughter of Wahunsenacawh Powhatan. Wahunsenacawh is the 12th great grandfather of Norm.