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William Tooke

Born 1626 in Isle of Wight County, Colony of Virginia

Son of James Tooke and Mary (Davis) Tooke

Brother of Dorothy (Tooke) Harvey and Thomas Tooke

[spouse(s) unknown]

Descendants

Father of John Tooke and Elizabeth (Tooke) Ezell

Died 25 Jan 1675 at about age 49 in Surry County, Colony of Virginia

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Birth
- 1.2 Death
2 Research Notes
- 2.1 Identity
- 2.2 Cite Reliable Sources
3 Sources

Biography

William Tooke was a Virginia colonist.

William Tooke is named in his father's 1 February 1659/60 Will in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.^[1]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1626

Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 25 JAN 1675

Place: Surry, Virginia, USA^[3]

Research Notes

Identity

From the one available source (probate record), it appears this profile is intended to be William Took (Tooke?), son of James Tooke (abt.1600-bef.1662). The Will listed in that James Tooke's profile is also dated 1 February 1659, and also refers to a 800 acre tract in Isle of Wight County, Virginia.

Charles Lucas MD shared some research that was archived by Rootsweb but it is being swallowed by Ancestry April 2023 so what might be helpful is placed here to aid in further research.^[4]

Birth: 1626 in Charles City, VA Death: BEF 25 JAN 1674/75 in "ye Lower Parish of Surry County" Virgina Married: Jane or Joan Gurney? on BEF 1 MAY 1671 at Isle of Wight, VA. Birth: ABT 1630. Death: BEF MAR 1705/06 in Surrey Co., VA Children:

Elizabeth Tooke: Birth: ABT 1648 in Surrey Co., VA. Death: BEF 1714 in Surrey Co., VA

John Tooke: Birth: ABT 1654.

Joane Tooke: Birth: FEB 1670/71 in Surrey Co., VA.

Rebecca Tooke: Birth: in Surrey Co., VA. Death: BEF 1702

From: VA genealogies pre 1607-1776 "Capt. Barham was married prior to Feb. 2, 1666/7 to Elizabeth .......... (Surry D. & W. 1645 -71, p. 342). Her maiden name is uncertain, but she was probably from isle of Wight Co. and h er name may have been Ridley. At any rate, the best clue we have to her origin is in the wil l of William Ridley of Isle of Wight co., dated May 1, 1671 and probated Oct. 19, 1671 (I. o f W. D. & W. No. 2, p. 98). after appointing Mr. Charles Barham his executor the testator makes bequests of household articles to his daughter-in-law, JANE TUKE, wife of WILLIAM TUKE of Surry Co.,; directs that the rest of his household goods be divided between Elizabeth and M ary Prime, daughters of Edmund Prime; that his clothing be shared between Edmund Prime and WI LLIAM TUKE, his wife's son-in-law; mentions Mrs. TUKE's "four children" and Edmund Prime's "five children"; leaves bequests to Mary, daughter of John Crew, and to Mr. Barham's two daughers, Elizabeth and Perilee; and finally leaves his plantation to Mr. Barham till the lease is up "to keep and breed up John the son of Edmund Prime." it is a pity that no relationship s are mentioned in the will, but the Prime children were the principal legatees, indicatin g a close relationship to William Ridley. The following data regarding the individuals mentio ned in the will show relationship to the Barhams. 1--JANE TOOKE, Ridley's step-daughter, was the wife of WILLIAM TOOKE ofSurry Co., WILLIAM TOOKE was born in 1626 (D. & W. 1672-84, p , 18) and was the son of JAMES TOOKE of Isle of Wight Co., who represented that county in the House of Burgesses. WILLIAM TOOKE died in Surry in 1675, leaving his property to his wife JEANE, and his son and daughter JOHN and REBECCA (id. p. 98) MRS. TOOKE was a Quaker and she m . (2) another Quaker John Barnes of Surry Co. His will, dated Mar. 2, 1690/1 and probated in Surry June 1, 1691 (D. & W. 1686-93, p. 202) mentions "my kinsman Robert Barham ye sonne o f Charles Barham"; an the principal legatees were his "son" JOHN TOOKE, and his wife JANE, and his daughters Sarah And Susannah. After John Barnes' death, his wife m. (3) Thomas Bowman , who died about 1695. Her will, as "Jeane Bowman," dated Oct. 1, 1702 and probated in Surr y Mar. 4, 1706, mentions her daughters Jean Newby and Elizabeth Ezell; son JOHN TOOKE, sone-i n-law Michael Ezell and his son William; grandson WILLIAM TOOKE; granddaughter Sarah New by ; daughter Sarah Cornwell; and daughter Susannah Barnes, executrix; witnesses. William and Susannah Price.

Thomas Carter in 1667/8 bought a sloop from William Tooke in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. (The Carters of Virginia by Noel Currer-Briggs, published 1979, Phillimore, England, page 28.) William Tooke was the younger son of James, the immigrant, and was born in James City or Mulberry Island, Virginia in 1626. On 29 November 1672, he testified that his age was 46. Shortly after his father's death he removed to Surry County, Virginia where he died in 1675, a year after he was shown as a tithable. He was also on the tax list of 1668. In 1662, William Tooke was a member of a coroner's jury to examine and to run his hands over the corpse of a deceased servant to assure that a blow had not caused the death.

William Tooke deposed 29 November 1672 that he was aged 46. (Adventurers of Purse and Person, (1987) page 624).

On 12 December 1672, a group of men including William Tooke assembled at Lawne's Creek Parish Church opposing the amount of public taxes. A warrant was issued for these seditious men to appear before two justices but the case was disposed of 06 January 1673/4. This was the beginning of the Colonists dissatisfaction with the English oppression and was the forerunner of Bacon's Rebellion. Captain William Canfield patented 550 acres in Surry County on 24 January 1656 for the transportation of 11 persons among whom were Joane Gurney, Joane Davis, and Timothy Issall. Captain Canfield paid for each of these passengers and collected 50 acres for each as a headright. William Tooke's wife Joan may have been Joan Gurney or Joane Davis who came over with Timothy Issall. Timothy Issall's son Michael married Elizabeth daughter of William and Joan Tooke. William Tooke sold 900 acres of land in the Isle of Wight County, Virginia on 03 January 1661. He was designated as the 'sone and heir' James Tooke. This land was patented by James Tooke 11 November 1640. Upon the death of William Tooke in 1675, 'foure howers before his departure out of this mortal life', He made his noncupative will as follows: I give and bequeath unto Jane Tooke my wife my whole estate goods... nominate her my whole exec., paying unto Jno and rebecka Tooke my sonne and daughter one mare foale. Proved by the oaths of Joseph Vinson, and Mary Williams in court and upon the record in folio 98 of this book. Recorded: 08 February 1675 (From Your Inheritance, Vol. 1 by Robbie Lee Gillis Ross, 1972, page 29.)

Mack-1127 It is recorded that William Tooke, of Wapping, Middlesex served on the Amity under Mr. John Tully, making a voyage to Virginia in 1654. At that time, he was 30 years old. They dropped off a fellow mariner, William Sutton, to recover from an illness at the home of William's father, said to be William but could easily be a scribal error intended to be James. William was a deponant in the case of Elizabeth Sutton v John Tully, 7 to 10 December 1658. William's wife at that time was 29 year old Hester Tooke. She testified that in June of that year, the Amity discharged the tobacco which her husband had loaded at Virginia on behalf of Elizabveth Sutton but she refused to come for it. She was the widow of the deceased that the testimony related to.^[5]

If it is accepted that the father was named James, immigrant to Virginia, rather than named William, the next problem to address is is being of Wapping, Middlesex. He clearly was doing business in Virginia but is it reasonable that he held residence in England? The fact that his wife offered testimony, seems to support residence in Virginia, where his father and Elizabeth Sutton lived. It is reasonalbe to assume William married before the marriage to Jane or Joane.

Cite Reliable Sources

Help:Pre-1700 Profiles: "A family tree on Geni, Ancestry, MyHeritage, Family Search, or any other user-generated tree (like WikiTree itself) is not a sufficient source for creating a pre-1700 profile. They may be valuable resources and may help you find original, reliable sources, but they must never be the only source." The birth and death dates are unsourced and should not appear there unless sourced. Spratlin-29 17:49, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

The three "see also - other family trees" sources are private. If these family trees contain reliable sources, those sources should be incorporated into this profile directly and not by (private) reference. Spratlin-29 17:49, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Sources

↑ County Court, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, Mixed probate records, 1643-1866 ; indexes to wills, 1850-1985, Mixed records, Vol. A 1643-1767 Mixed records, Vol. 1 1662-1715; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-XSQD-J), images 565-566
↑ Source: #S258 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Tooke
↑ Source: #S258 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Tooke
↑ [https://web.archive.org/web/20230408163107/https://wc.rootsweb.com/trees/141430/I3834/william-tooke/individual William Tooke (1626-1675)
↑ Coldham, Peter Wilson. English Adventurers and Emigrants, 1609-1660: Abstracts of Examinations in the High Court of Admiralty with Reference to Colonial America. United States: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1984. Pg. 166

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