Jeremiah Exum (abt. 1655 - 1720)

Born about 1655 in Old Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Lawrence) Exum — married 1678 in Isle of Wight County, Virginia

Descendants

Died 28 Mar 1720 at about age 65 in Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Rick Hollar [send private message], Sandy Culver [send private message], Allen McGrew [send private message], and Katharine Jones [send private message]

Biography

Jeremiah Exum was a Virginia colonist.

Jeremiah Exum^[1][2][3] is believed to have been born between 1654 and 1655 to Richard Exum and Elizabeth Atkinson, who married 8 Dec. 1653 in Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony^[4].

Although his parents appear to have married in Boston, Jeremiah may have been born in Old Rappahannock County (later Essex), Virginia, where his father's plantation was located. Jeremiah and his brother Thomas probably left Old Rappahannock for Nansemond and Isle of Wight Counties around 1670. (Strutton-11 17:41, 30 January 2023 (UTC))

Jeremiah and Ann were Quakers, and appear frequently in the records of the Society of Friends^[5]. Jeremiah married Ann Lawrence in 1678, in the town of his birth. They had the following children:

1. Captain Richard Exum died unmarried
2. Mary Exum married 1st Jacob Ricks,^[6] married 2nd Barnaby McKinne^[7]
3. Ann Exum married George Green and died before her parents. She had no children
4. Elizabeth Exum died unmarried
5. Jane Exum married Richard Outland
6. Mourning Exum married William Scott
7. Christian Exum married George Norsworthy
8. Sarah Exum married her cousin, Robert Lawrence, Jr.

Residence

BET 1685 AND 1720

Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA^[8][9][10]

BET 1600 AND 1705

Isle Of Wight, Virginia, USA^[11]

The Two known sons of Richard were Jeremiah and Thomas as proved by a deed referenced in a law suit, recorded May 8, 1685, by Jeremiah and Thomas Exum, sons of Richard Exum, to a Mrs. Gouldman of the land inherited from their father ^[12].

The signature of Jeremiah Exum also appears attached as a Witness to the Will of Michael MackQuinney (McKinne), dated April 15, 1686^[13][14].

He was recorded as an Associate Judge of the Court of Isle of Wight in 1693 and 1694 ^[15].

Jeremiah and his wife, Ann, are listed with members of the Lawrence family in a deed "to sell Black Rock, containing 300 acres formerly possesst by Jon Lawrence, 22nd day of --, 1704," suggesting that Ann was likely the daughter of John Lawrence ^[16].

Jeremiah Exum's Will

Judge Jeremiah Exum made his Will Sept. 3, 1712, and died before his Will was proven on 28 March, 1720. In it he mentions "Daughters Elizabeth, Christian, gr. dau. Catharine Scott, cozin Jane Exum, daus. Mourning, Sarah, Mary and Jane Exum." ^[17]. His wife, Ann Lawrence Exum, made her Will on Feb.23, 1726/27, which was recorded March 27, 1727. ^[18]. Others mentioned in Will of Ann Lawrence Exum were granddaughters Katoren Godwin and Ann Murphy; and grandson Jeremiah Lawrence. ^[19]

Jeremiah passed away in 1720.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Richard Exum
2. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Jeremy Exum
3. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Lawrence
4. ↑ Ihttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37HD-WV5
5. ↑ Hinshaw, W.W., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Washington, 1948
6. ↑ Southern History Association Publications, Vol. 7, page 209
7. ↑ Isle of Wight, Virginia, Great Book, page 291
8. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Jeremy Exum
9. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Lawrence
10. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Ann Lawrence
11. ↑ Source: #S2 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Jeremy Exum
12. ↑ Essex Land Trials, 1711-1716, pp. 44, 48; as cited on Boddie, John Bennett. Historical Southern Families. Volumes 1-23. Copyright John Bennett Boddie, 1962. Reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, 1993, 1994. Available on Ancestry.com Historical Southern Families Ancestry Sharing Image, Page 322
13. ↑ Isle of Wight, Virginia, Book 2, p. 254
14. ↑ Sims, Annie Noble, Three Early Landowners of Isle of Wight, Virginia: Jeremiah Exum, Michael MackQuinney, and William Pope, with notes on Some of their Descendants, The William and Mary Quarterly, vol. 27, No. 1, p. 57-64, July, 1918
15. ↑ Isle of Wight Virginia, Book 1688-1704, p. 9
16. ↑ North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, vol. 1, No. 1, p. 90
17. ↑ Great book 2, page 21
18. ↑ Isle of Wight, Virginia, Will Book 3, p. 19
19. ↑ Boddie, John B., Historical Southern Families Vol.1 page 182-183 (1958)

See also:

• Judge Jeremiah Exum on Family Search

This profile has been edited to meet WikiTree profile standards. All contributions and changes can be found at Changes page

• Source: S2 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Allen McGrew for creating WikiTree profile Exum-27 through the import of McGrew_2010-01-09_2013-03-22.ged on Mar 22, 2013.

Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Allen and others.

• Marriage and Birth Certificates