Elizabeth Travers^[1]

1638 - 1728  (90 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Travers
  Birth	1638	, Stafford, Virginia, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	Oct 1728	, Stafford, Virginia, USA
  Person ID	I517	Master
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Rawleigh Travers,   b. 1622, , , , England d. 14 May 1670, , Richmond, Virginia, USA (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Holsey,   b. 1622, , Richmond, Virginia, USA d. 1697, , Lancaster, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	1647	, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Cave, III,   b. 1637, Caldecott, Leicestershire, England d. 8 Apr 1721, Marlborough, Stafford, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Sarah Cave,   b. 1655, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 1712, , , Virginia, USA (Age 57 years) + 2. Mary Cave,   b. 1670, , Caroline, Virginia, USA d. 1712, , , Virginia, USA (Age 42 years)   3. John Cave,   b. 1670, , , Virginia, USA d. 1720, , , Virginia, USA (Age 50 years)   4. John Cave, IV,   b. 1675, , , Virginia, USA   5. David Cave,   b. 1690, , King and Queen, Virginia, USA d. 1756, , Orange, Virginia, USA (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F126	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Lewis Ellizey
  Family ID	F843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1638 - , Stafford, Virginia, USA Death - Oct 1728 - , Stafford, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Sorting out the children of Lewis Ellzey Based On His Will and the Will of 2nd Wife Mary Lewis Ellzey signed a long and complex will on October 1, 1785 (6?). He died in December 1786. The will appears to have identified all of his children, or at least the children who survived him. Lewis made some provision for each of the following Son William Ellzey Daughter Elizabeth, wife of William Hancock Daughter Mary, widow of William West deceased Son Thomasin Ellzey Daughter Sarah, wife of William Turner Daughter Patience, wife of Thomas Byrd Daughter Stacy who married first Burgess Berkley (deceased) and second Benjamin Grayson Daughter Sibyl Ellzey Beckwith It is known from other sources that Lewis Ellzey was married twice. Both wives were widows. The first was Elizabeth Travers Cave. The second wife was Mary Griffin (maiden name unknown). The question is, which of the two wives was the mother of each of Lewis Ellzey's eight children. Fortunately Mary Griffin Ellzey survived her husband Lewis. Her will dated December 29 1788 provides for three of the above eight children. Mary identifies the children as my son Thomazin Ellzey, and my daughters Sarah Turner and Syball Beckwith. Based on their date of birth, Patience Ellzey Byrd and Stacy Ellzey Grayson are also believed to be the daughters of Mary Griffin rather than Elizabeth Travers. They likely predeceased their mother. We know that William Ellzey and Elizabeth Ellzey Hancock survived Mary Griffin Ellzey. Since they are not listed in Mary's will we can safely assume that Mary was the step-mother rather than the mother of William and Elizabeth. Based on life events, William estimated date of birth was well within the period of Lewis' marriage to Elizabeth Travers Cave. Whether Mary Ellzey West is the daughter of Elizabeth Travers Ellzey or Mary Griffin Ellzey is a guess. My guess is that she is the daughter of Elizabeth. Reason: My sense is that when writing his will, Lewis Ellzey may have grouped the children by marriage. First, he provides for son William by the first marriage to Elizabeth. "I give and devise to my son William Ellzey etc." The provisions of the will related to son William are followed by items related to two daughters, Elizabeth Ellzey Hancock, and Mary Ellzey West. After making provision for Mary West, Lewis appears to me to switch to his second family beginning with provisions related to son Thomasin, son of Mary Griffin. After son Thomasin he mentions Sarah Turner, Stacy Grayson, and Sibyl Beckwith. Note: The will of Mary (Griffin) Ellzey is a short one. It is included in the General Notes (by another Ancestry member) attached to Mary's profile.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=88989101&pid=95