Ursula Marchbanks

Family/Spouse: Charles Dean. Charles was born in 1720; died in 1798. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joel Dean was born on 16 Feb 1755; died on 5 Feb 1843.
2. Cassandra Dean was born in 1762; died in 1835.
3. Elisha Dean was born on 13 Jan 1766; died on 25 Jul 1863.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Arrival: 1716, Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1727, , Henrico, Virginia, USA

Notes:

Virginia County Records, X Index to Land Grants Henrico County. Book No. 13.
Original Source Page Name: 218
Name: George Marchbanks
Date: 1727
Comment: 350 acresView Full Context

Marshbanks was transported from England to VA as a Jacobite prisoner who took part in the rebellion in Scotland in 1716.

Geo. Marjoribanks listed as a non-indentured [Jacobite] is our immigrant ancestor. The website for Majoribanks/Marchbanks information on this person can be found at:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4730/george/george.html

To paraphrase information from that site, George was born in Scotland and captured in a Jacobite uprising, imprisoned and then deported to the colonies. In the colonies he met and married Ann Eckols, daughter of John and Mary [Cave] Eckols. From this union there were eight children born but only seven were named in George's will, The will of George
Marchbanks can be found in Will book No. 1, 1734-1761, page 11-12. It was proved 21 Nov. 1740, page 12a.in the Parish of Raleigh in Amelia County, Virginia. He left to his younger son Joseph: plantation and two hundred and seventy five acres of land, to son George two hundred seventy five acres of land next to Joseph, to son William two hundred seventy five acres of land next to George, to daughter Lucy Prisher one hundred acres of land, to daughter Ursula one hundred
acres of land and to daughter Sarah one hundred acres of land. Ann, his beloved wife, and William Echols and Richard Echols were executors.
Witnessed by Hiz Ford, William Clemond, Jos. Collins Numerous court records for George Marchbanks can be found in Goochland County, Virginia between 1729 and 1737. By 1740 the records switch to Amelia County, Virginia.

http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/politics.htm
by Homer, IBSSG

George Marjoribanks was the first Marjoribanks known to immigrate to "The American Colonies" and he did not arrive willingly. In 1715 George the Jacobite, as he is known in the family, fought with the Scottish forces at the Battle of Preston against the English in an attempt to restore the exiled King James III (the "Old Pretender") to the throne of England and Scotland. He, along with more than a thousand Scottish troops, was captured.

The English recognized that a strong Scottish sympathy with the Jacobites existed and were inclined to be merciful. Only two prisoners, the Earl of Derwentwater and Viscount Kenmure, were executed. George Marjoribanks was taken to Liverpool and put aboard the ship Elizabeth and Anne11 on 29 June, 1716, and transported to York in Virginia.

After settling in Amelia County, Virginia, George spelled his name phonetically as Marchbanks. He became a prosperous landowner.

In 1717 the British Parliament passed an Act of Grace and Free Pardon to all of the participants in the Battle of Preston except the Macgregors, whose very name had been abolished by an Act of Parliament a century earlier.

At the time of his death in 1740 George left an estate that included a plantation of more than 1,200 acres. Among other items in the inventory were "my two Negro slaves, Peter and Hanna," evaluated by the appraisers at £30. The will provided that any children born to Peter and Hanna would be "divided equally" among George's three surviving sons.

George and his wife Ann had four sons: John (who predeceased his father,) George, William and Joseph; and four daughters: Lucy, Mary Ann, Sarah and Ursula.

Extensive research has failed to uncover George Marjoribanks' origins. It seem likely that, on being taken prisoner, he deliberately concealed his family connections to avoid more severe punishment. The best hypothesis is that he may have been the son of George Marjoribanks, a junior member of the family of Marjoribanks of Balbardie and of that Ilk. 

Unfortunately the relevant parish register is incomplete and it has been impossible to verify this or any other hypothesis. 

Abstract of Will of George Marchbanks

1. Amelia County, Va. Will Book 1 page 11

Seventh day of October, one thousand seven hundred forty, I
George Marchbanks of the Parish of Raleigh in the county of Amelia lend to my wife my plantation and personal estate.

Younger son Joseph - plantation and two hundred and seventy-five acres of land
Son George Marchbanks two hundred seventy-five acres of land
next to Joseph.
Son William Marchbanks two hundred seventy-five acres of land next to George.
Daughter Lucy Prisher one hundred acres of land
Daughter Ursula one hundred acres
Daughter Ann Marchbanks one hundred acres
Daughter Sarah Marchbanks one hundred acres

I appoint Ann Marchbanks, my well beloved wife and William Echols and Richard Echols to be my executors.

Witnessed:

Hiz Ford George Marchbanks
William Clemond his mark
Jos. Collins

George Marjoribanks was captured at the battle of Preston in Scotland in 1715 while supporting "The Old Pretender", the exiled King James III, in his attempt to recover the throne. ("The Young Pretender" was Prince Charles Edward, "Bonnie Prince Charlie," who made a similar unsuccessful attempt in 1745.) George, along with eleven other political prisoners, were then transported to York, VA on the ship "Elizabeth and Anne" where he arrived in 1716 and changed the spelling of his name from to Marchbanks. They were not criminal prisoners but were sent to America by the King's orders, to
settle on lands in Virginia granted by the king. [Note: Since his first land grant was in 1727 it is possible that he served an indenture time after arriving in VA). Records show that George had three land grants issued to him in
Virginia by King George II of Great Britain, France, and Ireland.:
1. The first grant was in 1727 in Henrico County, adjoining the French Hugenot settlement in Manikin Town; (This may be patent #13 listed on page 218).
2. The second grant, patent # 17, dated June 5, 1736, for 1575 acres, and for which he paid five pounds, five shillings, was in Amelia County. (Ref Page 83 of Patent Book for 1735-38).
3. The third grant, patent # 18, dated June 29, 1739, for 525 acres, and for which he paid fifty-five shillings, was also in Amelia County. (Ref. page 354 of Patent book for 1738-39.)

George married Ann Echolls in 1723 and they had eight children -- four sons and four daughters, all born in America. Their first child, John, died in infancy. She is mentioned in a will made by George in 1740, in which he leaves his estate to her and certain lands to the following children: George Jr., William (whose line we follow), Joseph, Lucy Prisher, Ursula, Mary Ann, and Sarah.
Other events of interest are:

1. George recieved pay for attending a five day court as recorded on April 8, 1736 in Order Book #1, 1735-1746, of Amelia County, VA.
2. During a court held on April 14, 1738 there were three records pertaining to George Marchbanks:
a. p 37: Judgment to Murrell vs. George Marchbanks to Ptf for 800 lbs tobacco and costs,
b. p 43: Geo Marchbanks witness for Bentley for an assult and battery case was paid to be a witness,
c. p 51: Hannah, negro girl belonging to Geo Marchbanks judged age 14.
3. During court held on July 11, 1735 p 8 the court held that Geo Marchbank's stock mark was a crop to slit right ear, half crop the underside of left ear.
4. During court held on November 12, 1736, the court was informed that Geo Marchbanks had tended seconds contrary to the law and ordered he be prosecuted. (For serving as a second for a dual it appears. No record of prosecution.]
5. The following land transactions were listed in the deed books in Amelia County, VA. :
Book No.Page No.Year of Record.
12381740
12771740
23991746
24011746
24031746
24051746
24071746
2 4981746
31561748
32761749
Records show land sales among the brothers and sisters in Virginia, though many records were lost in the Revoluntionary War. George Jr. sold 400 acres to Thomas Foster for 20 pounds on 7 Sep 1748. He was in Lunenburg County, VA. at this time according to the deed. (Ref. Deed Book 1, Page 156, Amelia County, VA) He would have been around 64 years old in 1790 when the first U. S. Census was
ordered to be made by President George Washington. The census showed there were just less than four million people in the U. S. (3,929,214) and the total cost of the census was $44,377. William made the last land sale in Virginia in 1749. He sold 275 acres to Andrew Foster on July 21, 1749 as recorded on page 276 of Deed Book #3 in Amelia County, Virginia. Both William and George Jr. were believed to have
gone to North and South Carolina from Virginia, though some reports say the George Jr. went back to Scotland. There was a William Marchbanks in the 96th district of Pendleton County , SC in 1790. There were ten people in the household. Two were males 16 and above, four were males under 16 and there were 4 females. It would appear the William in this census must be a son of the William born around 1716 since there were several children under age 16 in the household.
There was a Robert Marchbanks, Private who fought in the Rev. War and drew an annual allowance of $96. He was in the US Infantry and was placed on the Pension Rolls on Aug 19, 1817. The following information was taken from the following
reference: Geneological Abstracts from Greenville, SC, Earliest Minute Books of 10 Baptist Churches 1794 - 1850

1. Mountain Creek Church Steven Marchbanks was church clerk
1-5-1846 to 5-3-1850 12-21-1850 Letter of dismissal to Permelia Marchbanks
2. Clear Spring Baptist Church Received Unity Marchbanks
2/25/1805 George and Unity Marchbanks - letter of dismissal Charles and Stephen appointed to a committee
3. 3/23/1805 - put off deacon election because Stephen's "intention
to remove from this county to TN"
4. 5/2/1846 Mrs Elias received and baptised into church.
5. 2/5/1848 Mrs Elias removed
6. 9/2/1848 Mrs Elias restored
7. 3/31/1849 Sister Permelia or Pamelia dismissed.
8. Milford Church - George and Nancy Marchbanks moved to ? around 12/3/1843
9. Brushy Creek Polly and Stephen from Clear Springs Church, Polly dismissed 1/23/1808
10. Mountain Creek -10/31/1840 Stephen and wife Rebecca
joined.On roll Rebecca, Rebecker?, Stephen
11. Nov 1841 Mrs Nancy M and George M received and baptised on 12/5/1841, dismissed on 12/3/1843 because now in TN
12. Ready River Church 10/1848 received Martha and Marion
Marchbanks.
13. 7/8/1849 received by letter Permelia M, dismissed 12/21/1850,
On roll: Marion 1839, Martha dismissed 5/24/1868,
Mrs Martha 1839, Martha P. Marchbanks (Martha P. Sammon, formerly),
dismisssed 4/13/1845 : Mrs Permelia, Mrs Rebecca, Stephen.
South Carolina Memorials, Abstracts of Land and Titles, Vol I,
1774-1776, p 102 John Shippeny on 20 Jul 1774 bought 200 ac suspossed to be in Tryon Co, NC on waters of Thicketty near William Marchbanks, now falls in S Carolina in Craven Co.
The person who has done the best research on George is:
Juanita Dean Huffaker, 9024 Gullo Ave. Arleta CA 41331-6127 (I don't believe she has an e-mail address) I am sure she would be glad of an opportunity to exchange information with you. She is descended from George's daughter Ursula. I would be most interested in seeing the details of your descent from William. The best information I have is that he was born in Amelia County, VA in 1726 and died about 1815. George Jr. and William did move to North Carolina but I have never heard that George went to Scotland. William had 14 children, one of whom was named William Columbus Marchbanks, born in 1770 and died in 1804. Several of the names in your Baptist church registers are familiar:
Permilia, Elias, Stephen. Many Marchbankses were members of the Reedy River Church and are buried in its graveyard. If you would give me your postal address, I would be glad to send you a copy of the latest issue of The Marjoribanks Letter and a brief introduction to the family and the family organization. There are about two dozen members of the family who subscribe to an e-mail forwarding address. All messages sent to the address are received automatically by everyone on the list. There is often a lot of irrelevant chatter on the circuit but if you would like to take part you should send a message to William P. Jackson Jr. who
manages it. His address: wpj@translaw.com
With kind regards, Robert Marjoribanks
Honorary Secretary, The Marjoribanks Family
Extracted from Marchbanks Newsletter No. 5
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George Marjoribanks (Marchbanks)
Another Look At His Life
Nothing certain is known about George Marjoribanks before he was
captured by the English at Preston in the Jacobite uprising of 1715
and transported the following year to to the town of York in Virginia.
A good deal of research has been conducted in the Public Record
Office in London and among old parish registers, sasines (records of
property transactions), testaments and other documents held in
Edinburgh. He is likely to have been about the same age as his wife,
Ann Echolis, who we know was born about 1689, so that his birth fell
perhaps in the decade 1680-90. This would give him an age of fifty to
sixty at death.
This should make the search for him easier -- but not a bit of
it. The Scottish Registers for this period are very patchy; only those
of Edinburgh are at all comprehensive while others are incomplete or
even non-existent. Those of the Marjoribanks homeland of
Kirkpatrick-Juxta, for instance, do not start until 1700.
A thorough search of the parish records available confirms that
he could not have been born in Edinburgh, like so many of the senior
line, or in Perthshire, like Samuel Mandeville Marjoribanks who
emigrated to South Carolina late in the 18th century.13
The senior branch of the family held the the barony of Ratho up
until 1614 and it is known that at least one Marjoribanks family
stayed on there after the lands were surrendered by the second Thomas
of Ratho (1550-1620). Thomas had five sons: John, Thomas, James,
George and Alexander. A George Marjoribanks, probably the son or
grandson of Thomas's son George, is known to have been active in the
area in the 1680s and -- by eliminating other possibilities -- it
seems likely that he was the father of George Marjoribanks
(Marchbanks) of Virginia. Unfortunately, the parish registers of the
Ratho are are incomplete and no documented evidence can be produced.
Whatever his ancestry, George Marjoribanks arrived in York 14
January 1716
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13 See "The Banks Of Perthshire", The Marjoribanks Journal No.4
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on board the Elizabeth and Ann of Liverpool, Captain Edward Trafford,
master. The ship carried 11214 "rebel prisoners" of whom 29 were
listed as "indentured," that is, in return for their passage, they
were committed to work for a designated employer for a period of seven
years. George Marjoribanks was listed among those who were not
indentured.
Before the ship arrived, however, James Starthope, the British
Secretary of the Colonies, sent Governor Spottiswoode of Virginia a
message saying that, as soon as the prisoners landed, they were to be
placed under guard and that those who were not indentured "are not to
be set at liberty until they have engaged themselves by indentures in
the same way as the others."15
So, George Marjoribanks would have been indentured as soon as he
arrived in Virginia. The historian, Dr. Jerry Oldshue of the
University of Alabama, has said16 that his indenture seems to be
confirmed by the fact that there is no record of his having owned land
of his own for about seven years after his arrival. Dr. Oldshue
speculates that he might have been indentured to John Echolls, the
father of Ann whom he married in 1763 1723, the year in which his
indenture would have ended.
George had four sons and four daughters between 1720 and his
death in 1740.
Roger Marjoribanks
Guildford, Surrey

Children of George Marchbanks and Ann Echols are:
Lucy Marchbanks, b., Amelia, Amelia County, Va.
Mary Ann Marchbanks, b., Amelia, Amelia County, Va.
Sarah Marchbanks, b., Amelia, Amelia County, Va.
Ursula Marchbanks.
George Jr. Marchbanks, b. September 28, 1725, , Scotland, d. Abt. 1810.
+William Marchbanks, b. Abt. 1726, d. Abt. 1815.
Joseph Marchbanks, b. October 14, 1733, Amelia, Amelia County, Va, d. Aft. 1740.

George married Anne Echols in 1722 in Saint Peter and Paul Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA. Anne (daughter of John Echols and Mary Cave) was born in 1703 in Saint Stephens Parish, King and Queen, Virginia, USA; died on 24 Oct 1740 in Raleigh Parish, Amelia, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]