Hugh Statham (1638 - 1700)

Born 1638 in Derbyshire, England

Descendants

Died 1700 at about age 62 in Northumberland County, Virginia

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Biography

HUGH STATHAM 1638-1700
27th Generation from Richard I
6th Generation of Nigel III

Hugh Statham was born circa 1638 in England the son of William Statham of Duffield, Derbyshire, England 1623–1650 and his wife, who is unknown at this time. The year 1640 is also given as the year of birth in sources as well. Our Hugh Statham was the 27th Generation from Richard I, Sire de Saint Sauveur, of Cotentin, Normandy, vide ca 890-930 and through Nigel III of the 6th generation who came into ENGLAND with William the Conqueror in 1066. This information was found in the Compendium of American Genealogy, Volume V and Volume VI.

On the 4th of February 1663/64, Captain John Rogers transported twelve persons into this Country to serve as Indentured Servants for 600 acres of land in Northumberland County, Virginia. Our Hugh Statham was among those persons who were: Mary Hooper, Daniell Wilmore, Martin Browne, Thomas West, Emlin Banning, Isaac Amorite, John Ashe, Robert Spencer, Edward Gatinge, Sarah Williams, and William Crabb.

Our Hugh Statham arrived in Virginia as an Immigrant in 1667 and can be found on a list of 2,500 Immigrants to America by Virkus on the US & Canada Passenger and Immigration Lists Index for the 1500-1900s. In 1667 Hugh Statham resided in Northumberland County, Virginia where he was a tutor and guardian of John Percy or Pearcy and of John Grimstead.

Hugh Statham must have been a very caring man as he co-signed for Miles Goreham on a bond on the 23rd of January 1668. If Miles Goreham failed to pay his debt to William Rust, Miles would have to pay Hugh Statham three cows and calves for his part of the agreement. William Rust and John Oldham were the witnesses.

In Northumberland County, Virginia, Hugh Statham married Miss Jane LOVE. The date of their marriage is unknown at this time, but we do know that they were married in Northumberland County, Virginia where they settled.

Hugh and his wife, Jane Statham were the Parents of:

• (1) Presilar Stedham Dau To Do (Ditto) Born Feb'y 20 1664
• (2) Mary Stedham Daug'r To Hugh Born Sep'r 12 1664
• (3) Edmond Edward Statham 1666–1702
• (4) Eliz'a Stedham Daug'r To Do (Ditto) Born Sep'r 3 1666
• (5) Rachel Stedham Dau To Do (Ditto) Born Ap'l 29 1671

Hugh Statham died in 1700 in Virginia, as reported in most documentation, however there are a couple sources that says he died in 1702. Bio and research entered by hand, not gedcom, by 9th Great Granddaughter, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 30th of January 2018.

Sources

Compendum of American Genealogy Vol IV - Birth ca 1640 Death 1700
Page 628 Image 460 HUGH Statham ca 1640-1700 from England 1667, 1st of name found in VA 1667, as tutor & guardian in family of John Percy or Pearcy & of John Grimstead Settled Northumberland County married Jane LOVE d 1702/3.
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Compendium of American Genealogy Vol V - Birth ca 1638
ImAnces Bios STATHAM Hugh b ca 1638 d 1700 of 27th Gen from Richard I, Sire de Saint Sauveur, of Cotentin, Normandy, vide ca 890-930 &thru Nigel III of 6th gen who came into ENG with the Conqueror in 1066; 1st found VA 1667 tutor & guardian of Percy/Pearcy
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Compendium of American Genealogy - Vol VI - Marriage Jane LOVE
Page 35 Image29 #8: Hugh Statham ca1640-1700 from ENGLAND 1667; 1st of name found in VA 1667 Tutor & guardian in fam/o John Percy & John Grimstead; settled in Northumberland; m Jane Love; d 1702/03
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The Compendium of American Genealogy - Vol VI - Death 1 Oct 1702 Northumberland County, Virginia
STATHAM Hugh b ca 1638 d 1700 of the 27th Generation from Richard I, Sire de Saint Sauveur, of Cotentin, Normandy, vide ca 890-930 and thru Nigel III of the 6th generation who came into ENGLAND with William the Conqueror in 1066.
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Compendium of American Genealogy Vol VII - Birth ca 1638 Death 1700
Page 883 Image 640 STATHAM Hugh b ca 1638 d 1700 of the 27th Generation from Richard I, Sire de Saint Sauveur, of Cotentin, Normandy, vide ca 890-930 and thru Nigel III of the 6th gen who came into ENGLAND with the Conqueror in 1066. SAME as Vol VI
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Records of Indentured Servants & of Certificates for Land Northumberland County Virginia 1650-1795
Compiled by W. Preston Haynie. Heritage Books, An Imprint of Heritage Books, Inc. Published 2008 by Heritage Books, Inc.
4 Feb 1663-4 Feb 1664 Northumberland County, Virginia, USA OB 1652-65, 191 These are to certify that Cap' Jn Rogers made his right appeare to 600 acres of Land for the transportation of twelve persons into this Country viz: Mary Hooper, Daniell Wilmore, MartinBrowne, HUGH STATHAM, Thomas West, Emlin Banning, and IsaacAmorite.
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Children of Hugh Statham 1664-1671 Northumberland County, Virginia
Page 455 Northumberland Co Record of Birth 1661-1810 (1) Mary Stedham Daug'r To Hugh Born Sep'r 12 1664 (2) Eliz'a Stedham Daug'r To Do Born Sep'r 3 1666 (3) Presilar Stedham Dau To Do B Feb'y 20 1664 (4) Rachel Stedham Dau To Do B Ap'l 29 1671.
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Miles Goreham bond to Hugh Statham
23 Jan 1668/9 Miles Goreham bond to Hugh Statham, of three cows and calves, to protect Statham from damages if Goreham fails to pay debt to William Rust. Witness: William Rust, John Oldham. (Northumberland County Deeds & Wills 1666-1670, p74.) Statham was the surety for Goreham’s debt. Miles Gorham apparently is livingon the opposite bank of the Yeocomico in Northumberland County, as the suitwould have had to be brought in his county of residence.
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Page 590 Image 595 Virginia Colonial Abstracts - Hugh Statham 1640-1702
20 May 1667 Parse, Jno Will No date Recorded 20 May 1667 Hugh Statham to raise and educate 3 underage children: Elizabeth Parse, John and William Grimsted. 16.16.
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P613 Img618 Northumbria Collectanea 1645-1720
STATHAM Hugh: To raise & educate children & step children of Jno Parse. No date but will recorded 20 May 1667 16.16
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Page 636 VA Colonial Abstracts Vol 122
Oct 1667 Northumberland County, Virginia, USA P636 Northumbria Collectanea 1645-1720 Hugh Statham went with Mrs Hannah Abram to the Indian cabbin to obtain a servant See entry Adam Yarratt 16.26
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Arrival 1667 Virginia, USA
US & Canada Passenger & Immigration Lists Index 1500s-1900s Name: Hugh Statham Arrival Year: 1667 Arrival Place: Virginia Source Publication Code 9448 Primary Immigrant:StathamHugh Immigrant Ancestors: A List of 2500 Immigrants to America before 1750. VIRKUS, FREDERICK A., editor. on page 63. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1964. 75p. Repr. 1986. Text Only - No Image
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Ancestry.com
My Blankenship-Statom/Statham Tree by CaroleAnne269. HUGH Statom/STATHAM 1640–1702 Bio and research entered by hand, not gedcom, by 9th great-granddaughter, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 30th of January 2018.
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WikiTree Profile: Statham-146
Created by Carole Anne Brown Whittemore Bio and research entered by hand, not gedcom, by 9th great-granddaughter, Carole Anne Brown-44556 Whittemore on the 30th of January 2018.
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Biographical notes

Added by Donna Newman on 4/14/21

Questions regarding the claims about Hugh Statham et al. and the reliability of some of the sources for them (see also "The Descent of the Family of Statham, The Compendium of American Genealogy and the Morris-Statham Family Bible," which has been uploaded):

1 - The entry in The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol. IV represents the ancestry of Mary Beaumont Statham as evidenced by the lineage presented, but no sources are provided and without them it is difficult to evaluate many of her claims.

2 - The entry on Hugh Statham in The Compendium of American Genealogy Vol V appears to have come from S.P.H. Statham's book, The Descent of the Family of Statham, but even he was unable to do more than conjecture that Hugh was of the Derbyshire line, placing him as the son of William Statham who was born in 1633 (chart on p. 90). But this isn't plausible unless Hugh was still a child when he first appeared in Northumberland County, Virginia records in 1663.

3 - Beverly Fleet, who compiled Records of Birth, 1661-1810 , stated in the Preface that she extracted the information from what was reported to be the Register of St. Stephen's Parish in Northumberland but that the record contained entries pre-dating that parish and the entries, spanning ninety years, were all written in the same hand.

None of these qualifiers make the contents of the above sources untrue but they must be factored in when weighing the validity of the claims, including how well they agree or conflict with other sources.

Evidence?

The relative scarcity of the Statham surname in colonial Virginia makes the claim that Hugh was the father of Edmund and the grandfather of Love plausible, but this is not proof, especially absent any tangible ties between them like being found in the same county.

Northumberland County: It is well-established that Hugh was one of the individuals for whom transportation costs into the colony were paid according to a petition for headright land on 4 Feb 1663/4. But applications for headright land were not always made immediately on the arrival of the transportee and this individual wasn't always a new immigrant to the colonies, so although this is the earliest record found for Hugh, it may not reflect the precise date of his immigration (Armstrong, Cavaliers and Pioneers).

A number of mentions were found of Hugh Statham and one of Jane Statham in the Northumberland County resources listed below (a compilation of abstracts, Hugh Statham in Northumberland County court records, has been uploaded). No mention was found in these resources of an Edmund or Edward Statham.

Wills of Hugh and Jane Statham: On 16 Oct 1700, on motion of Thomas Miller Executor, probate was granted to him of the last will and testament of Hugh Statham, which was proved by the oaths of Jonathan Palefry, Sarah Bashaw, Teige Allen & Teige Canady.

Jane's nuncupative will was proved on 17 Mar 1702/3.

Unfortunately, no further records for Hugh and Jane have survived, and this includes the actual wills and any records pertaining to the administration of their estates. Deeds, wills and estate settlements were all recorded in a series of volumes called "Record Books" and there is a gap in these volumes from 1672 to 1710 due to a fire in the county clerk's office (Forrester, 2012 correspondence). The Order Books from 1650 to the present have survived, fortunately, since this is the only record that the wills even existed.

Additional sources

Added by Donna Newman on 4/14/21

Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Northumberland County, Virginia Deed and Will abstracts, 1650-1655, 1658-1662, 1662-1666, 1666-1670, 1670-1672 and 1702-1711

Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Northumberland County, Virginia Order book abstracts 1657-1661, 1661-1665, 1665-1669, 1669-1673, 1674-1677, 1677-1679, 1680-1683, 1683-1686, 1699-1700, 1700-1702, 1702-1704

Charles and Virginia Hamrick, Northumberland County, Virginia Court order book abstracts 1678-1699, 1699-1713

W. Preston Haynie, Records of Indentured Servants and of Certificates for Land, Northumberland County, Virginia 1650-1795

W. Preston Haynie, Northumberland County, Virginia Apprenticeships, 1650-1750

Lindsay O. Dowell, Colonial Abstracts, Series 2, Vol. 1, Northumberland County, Virginia 1678-1713

Beverly Fleet, Northumberland County, Virginia Records of Birth, 1661-1810

Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book 1652-1678, FHL no. 32,642

Robert Armstrong Stewart, "Introduction," Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1800, Vol. I, abstracted and indexed by Nell Marion Nugent; pp. xi-xxxiv, particularly xxv

Northumberland County, Virginia Order Book 1699-1713, pt 1, FHL no. 32,644

Margaret Forrester, Northumberland County, Virginia Historical Society, to Donna Newman, 28 Nov 2012