John Fitz Randolph, Knight

Notes:

RESIDENCE: Of Spennithorne, co. York {Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England}.

HONORS: Knighted.

PUNISHMENT: Executed> Executed for taking part in the rebellion of Henry PERCY, Earl of Northumberland, Richard SCROPE, Archbishop of York, etc.
DEATH: Cause> Beheaded.

About Sir John Fitzrandolph, Lord of Spennithorne
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'Sir John FitzRandall, Lord Spennithorne1
'M, b. circa 1374, d. 1405
Father Randall (Ranulph) FitzJohn, Lord Spennithorne b. c 1345, d. a 1388
' Sir John FitzRandall, Lord Spennithorne was born circa 1374 at of Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1405; Beheaded for taking part in the rebellion of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland.
Family
Child
◦Sir Ralph FitzRandall, Lord Spennithorne+ b. c 1398
Citations
1.[S4022] Unknown author, The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants, by Gary Boyd Roberts, p. 446.
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58880. John Fitz-Randolph, born 1374; died 1405. He was the son of 117760. Randulph Fitz-John.

Child of John Fitz-Randolph is:

29440 i. Ralph Fitz-Randolph, born 1389; died January 20, 1457/58.

John was a Knight - Lord of Spennithorne.

He was beheaded for taking part in the rebellion of Henry Percy (1st Earl of Northumberland), Richard Scrope (Archbishop of York), and other northern magnates.

Ancestors

Viking Line of Ancestry (through marriage)
1. Rolf the Norsman, 860 – 932, First Duke of Normandy, married Gisela, daughter of King Charles III
2. William “Longsword”, Second Duke of Normandy, married Luetgarde, daughter of Heribert II
3. Richard I, 933 – 996, married Emma, later married Gonnora.
4. Avicia, daughter of Richard I, married Geoffrey, Duke of Normandy, a male ancestor of the Fitz Randolph family and #5 below.

Viking / Norman Male Line of Ancestry – 21 generations to my emigrant ancestor
1. Gurvand, Count of Rennes, died 877
2. Judicael, Count of Rennes, died 888
3. Juhel, Count of Rennes, died 952
4. Conan I, married twice, died in 992
5. Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany. Married Avicia, daughter of Richard I, a descendent of Rolf the Norsman. Feoffrey died 1008, Avicia died 1034.
6. Eudo, Duke of Brittany, 999 – 1079, married Agnes, daughter of Alan. Eudo is said to have outfitted one hundred ships and recruited nearly 25% of the forces that accompanied William the Conqueror when he invaded England in 1066. Eudo’s son, Alan Rufus, was commander of the invading forced provided by Eudo, and he was a close associate of William the Conqueror. On October 14, 1066 William’s army of Normans defeated the British at the Battle of Hastings and he was crowned King William I. King William sent Alan Rufus to live in the North and protect against a Scottish attack. Alan Rufus became the first Earl of Richmond. Alan Rufus died without issue, and gave holdings to his brother Ribald.
7. Ribald, 1050 – 1131, married Beatrix, daughter of Ivo Tellebois
8. Ralph, 1080 – 1195, married Agatha, daughter of Robert de Brus
9. Robert Fitz Randolph, 1110 – 1185, married Helewisa, daughter of Ralph de Glanville
10. Ranulph Fitz Robert, married Mary Bigod, daughter of Roger Bigod, died 1252
11. Ranulph Fitz Ranllph, Lord of Spennithorne, 1220 – 1294, married Bertrama, widow of Roger de Ingoldsby
12. Ralph Fitz Ranulph, Lord of Spennithorne, 1300 – 1343, married Isabel
13. John Fitz Randolph, Lord of Spennithorne, 1325 – 1368, married Maud de Campia in 1343
14. Ranulph Fitz John, Lord of Spennithorne, 1345 – 1388
15. John Fitz Ranulph, 1374 – 1405, beheaded in part for rebellion against Henry Percy
16. Ralph Fitz John, Lord of Spennithorne, 1398 – 1457, married Elizabeth
17. John Fitz Randolph, Lord of Spennithorne, 1420 – 1474, married Joan Conyers, daughter of Christopher Conyers, Knight of Hornby NOTE – This generation is where the Patronymic naming system ended, and the last name continued from father to son. John Fitz Randolph literally meant John, son of Randolph (Ralph). His sons used the name Fitz Randolph as the family name, while other families chose to drop the Fitz and use only the last name as the family name. In addition to son John below, they had a son Christopher Fitz Randolph who was Vicar of the parish in Kirky-in-Ashfield.
18. John Fitz Randolph, 1455 – 114, younger brother of Sir Ralph Fitz Randolph, Lord of Spennithorne.
19. Christopher Fitz Randolph, 1495 – 1570. He married Jane Langton (1499 – 1573), daughter of Culthbert Langton and heiress of Langton Hall.
20. Christopher Fitz Randolph, 1530 – 1588
21. Edward Fitz Randolph, 1565 – 1647. Married Alice Thompson in 1589, Frances Howes in 1605. Edward Fitz Randolph, born in 1607 to Edward and Frances Fitz Randolph, emigrated to Massachussets in 1630 and is my emigrant ancestor.

Middleham Castle
Alan Rufus died without issue and gave his brother Ribald property including some overlooking Middleham in Yorkshire. Robert FR , grandson of Ribald and heir to the property started construction of a castle there. It was 210 by 180 feet, with a deep moat, located overlooking the Ure River between Masham and Leyburn in Yorkshire. Following the English Civil War and the beheading of King Charles I, there was much destruction of churches and castles across England. Middleham Castle was partly destroyed in that process.

Spennithorne
Spennithorne was a parish at the lower end of Wensleydale, Nottinghamshire, on the North bank of the Ure River. Ribald came into possession of Spennithorne by grant from Alan Rufus and it stayed in the family for many generations. Around the middle of the 13th century it was given to Ranulph, who founded the family of Fitz Randall or Fitz Randolph of Spennithorne.

19. Christopher Fitz Randolph of Langton Hall in the Parish of Kirkby-in-Ashfield in the County of Nottingham. He married Jane Langton, daughter of Culthbert Langton of Langton Hall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and of Middleham in the County of Warwick. Their marriage was recorded in a contract dated 1514. Jane was executrix of her husband’s estate, whose will was proved April 2, 1574 when she was listed as a widow.

He was executor of the estate of his Uncle Christopher Fitz Randolph, Vicar of the same Parish of Kirby-in-Ashfield.

Christopher and Jane / Joan have seven recorded children:
1. Thomas Fitz Randolph of Kirky in Ashfield, will dated May 21, 1600 and proved April 7, 1601
2. John Fitz Randolph of Birchwood, Parish of Alfreton in the county of Derby. Held tenements in the Parish of Kirkby-in-Ashfield
3. Edward Fitz Randolph, mentioned in the will of his mother
4. Christopher Fitz Randolph, my ancestor, more information below
5. Isabel Fitz Randolph, mentioned in the will of her mother
6. Margaret Fitz Randolph, mentioned in the will of her mother
7. Margery Fitz Randolph, mentioned in the will of her mother

20. Christopher Fitz Randolph of Hucknall under Haithwaite, Parish of Sutton-in-Ashfield, County of Nottingham. He was mentioned in the will of his mother. His will was dated June 20, 1588 and buried in Sutton-in-Ashfield June 28, 1588. His will names the inheritance of his wife but does not give her name, and it names four sons:

1. James Fitz Randolph
2. Anthony Fitz Randolph, married Winifred, buried November 20, 1636 in Sutton-in-Ashfield
3. Edward Fitz Randolph, my ancestor, more information below
4. Christopher

21. Edward Fitz Randolph of Sutton-in-Ashfield and later of Kneesall in the County of Nottingham. He was mentioned in the will of his father as well as the will of his Uncle Thomas FR. Edward’s will was dated August 13, 1647 and proved October 27, 1648. Edward was buried at Kneesall.

Edward married Ales Thompson November 16, 1589 at Sutton-in-Ashfield who died and was buried there December 27, 1604, eleven days after their daughter Catheren was born. Edward and Ales had five children:

1. Elizabeth Fitz Randolph, baptized November 6, 1590
2. Thomas Fitz Randolph, baptized January 2, 1592/93
3. Richard Fitz Randolph, baptized August 7, 1596
4. Jane Fitz Randolph, baptized January 1, 1602/03
5. Catheren Fitz Randolph, baptized December 16, 1604 and buried April 21, 1610

Edward remarried on December 17, 1605 to Frances Howes at Sutton-in-Ashfield. They had six children:

6. Edward Fitz Randolph, baptized July 5, 1607 (recorded as Edward Fitz Randall) at Sutton-in-Ashfield. Emigrated to New England in 1630, and is my emigrant Fitz Randolph ancestor. He was bequeathed 10 pounds sterling in the will of his father in 1647 “if he cum to demand it”
7. Anthony Fitz Randolph, baptized September 24, 1609
8. Ales Fitz Randolph, died as an infant
9. Christopher Fitz Randolph, baptized May 1613
10. John Fitz Randolph, baptized January 14, 1615/16
11. Joseph Fitz Randolph, baptized November 18, 1621

John FITZRANDOLPH was born in 1374. He died on 2 Jul 1405. Parents: John FITZRANULPH.

Children were: Ralph FITZRANDOLPH.

'The Magna Charta sureties, 1215: the barons named in the Magna Charta, 1215 ... By Frederick Lewis Weis, Walter Lee Sheppard, William

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Pg. 193-196
1. ROGER BIGOD (3-1), 2nd Earl of Norfolk, Magna Charta Surety, 1215, b. c. 1150, d. 1221; m. Ida. (CP IX, 586-589).
2. MARY BIGOD, heiress of Menethorpe, co. York; prob. m. Ranulf fitz Robert, lord of Middleham, co. York, to which he succeeded by 1206, d. bef. 7 Dec. 1252, bur. at Coverham Abbey, co. York; held 6 knights' fees in the honour of Richmond, co. York, and 6 in Norfolk, the latter acquired presumably from the Bigods. (Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters, V:303; The Genealogist, n.s. 3:33; Feudal Aids 6: 156; VCH, North Riding of York, 1: 254).
3. RANULF fitz RANULF, lord of Spennithorne, co. York, b. c. 1220/5, d. bef. 1294; m. Bertrama, widow of Sir Roger de Ingoldsby. (VCH cit. 1: 258).
4. RALPH fitz RANULF, lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1250/60, d. bef. 1316; m. Theophania (or Tiffany) de Lascelles, dau. and coheiress of Sir Roger de Lascelles (IV) of Kirkby-under-Knowle, co. York, who is now considered by legal fiction to have been 1st Baron Lascelles. (VCH cit. 1: 258; Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters, "Lascelle Fee", V 182-186; CP VII, 446-449)
5. RANULF fitz RALPH, lord of Spennithorne, sometimes called Ranulf de Lascelles, b. c. 1300, d. aft. 1343; m. Isabel. (VCH cit., 1: 258; Feet of Fines for co. of York, 1327-1347, p.166).
6. JOHN fitz RANULF, lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1325, d. bef. 1369; m. by Oct. 1343, Maud "de Campania," who m. (2) Robert de Hilton, lord of Swine. (VCH Cit., 1: 259; Feet of Fines for co. of York, loc. cit.: Yorks Archaeol. Journal, 25: 174).
7. RANDALL (or RANULF) fitz JOHN, lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1345, d. aft. 1388. (VCH cit. 1: 259).
'8. SIR JOHN RANDALL (or FITZ RANDOLPH), KNT., lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1374, beheaded, 1405 for taking part in the rebellion of Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, Richard Scrope, Archbishop of York, and other northern magnates. (VCH cit. 1: 259; C.W.C. Oman, Political History of England, 1377-1485, pp. 194-198; see Close Rolls, 17 Feb. 1407, for lands of which Sir John was seised at time of his death).
9. SIR RALPH FITZ RANDALL (or FITZ RANDOLPH), KNT., lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1398, under age in 1407, will dated 20 Jan. 1457/8, pr. ult. Jan. 1457/8; m. Elizabeth. (VCH cit. 1: 259; Sir Ralph's Will is printed in Surtees Soc. Publ., 26: 4).
10. JOHN FITZ RANDOLPH (or FITZ RANDOLPH), ESQ., lord of Spennithorne, b. c. 1420, d. 5 Mar. 1474/5; m. Joan Conyers, eldest dau. of Sir Christopher Conyers, Knt., of Hornby Castle, co. York. b. c. 1380. d. aft. 1462, m. (1) bef. Sept. 1415 Ellen, b. c. 1399, d. 6 Aug. 1444, dau. of Thomas Rolleston of Mablethorp, co. Lincoln, Esq., by Beatrice Haulay his wife, heiress of Ingleton, co. York. (VCH cit. 1: 259: J.W. Clay, Extinct & Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England, 32-33; Yorks Arch. Soc. Record Series, 59: 105, Inq.p.m. of Thomas Rolleston).
11. JOHN FITZ RANDOLPH, b. perhaps 1455/60, prob. d. bef. 1514, presumed to have been third or fourth son of John Fitz Randolph and Joan Conyers, and brother of Sir Ralph Fitz Randolph of Spennithorne (c. 1444-1517) and of Christopher Fitz Randolph, parson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, co. Nottingham (d 1516). See note to this pedigree; Fitz Randolph pedigree in British Museum Add. Mss. 6705, f58b, begins with this John).
12. CHRISTOPHER FITZ RANDOLPH, b. c. 1495, d. sh. bef. 26 Apr. 1670 (adminstration granted on that date to his widow Jane and eldest son Thomas); doubtless came to Kirkby-in-Ashfield, co Nottingham, because of his uncle Christopher Fitz Randolph, parson of that place, who d. 1516 leaving a will dated 1 Jun 1516 of which the nephew Christopher was named as one of the executors; m. by contract dated 1514 to Jane (or Joan) Langton, dau. and heiress of Cuthbert Langton of Langton Hall in the parish of Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Jane was b. c. 1499, d. betw. 30 July 1573 (date of will) and 2 Apr. 1574 (probate). (NEHGR, 97: 296, 99: 335-336; Brit. Museum Add. Mss. 6705: f58b; Add. Mss. 6707: v1O2; Harl. Mss. 1400: 58, 58b; Thoroton, Antiquities of Nottinghamshire, 2: 296; Harl. Soc. Publ., 4: 187. L.V.F. Randolph, FitzRandolph Traditions, mentions Christopher Fitz Randolph and Jane Langton many times, but this book regrettably contains many errors; Whitaker, Richmondshire II, p. 46).
13. CHRISTOPHER FITZ RANDOLPH, b. c. 1530, bur. at Sutton-in-Ashfield, co. Nottingham, 28 June 1588 (this is the correct date of burial from original paper Parish Register of Sutton-in-Ashfield. The date was incorrectly copied as "7 Jun 1589" in late parchment copy of original Register, and wrong date from copy was unfortunately printed in the NEHGR, 97: 298). Christopher was his parents' fourth son, and was named in his mother's will, dated 30 July 1573. His own will, dated 20 June 1588, was proved 1 Apr. 1589 in the Peculiar Court of the Manor of Mansfield (Notts. County Record Office, D.D.P. 17/69). Christopher's wife, who predeceased him, was not named in his will. He had four sons, James, Anthony, Edward and Christopher, named in the will.
14. EDWARD FITZ RANDOLPH, b. c. 1565, d. betw. 13 Aug. 1647 (dated of will) and 27 Oct. 1647 (probate). He was prob. b. at Hucknall-under-Huthwaite in the parish of Sutton-in-Ashfield, co. Nottingham, and moved aft. 1621 to Kirsall in the Parish of Kneesall, co. Nottingham, where he died. He was the 3rd son named in his father's will, and was prob. the nephew Edward named in the will of his uncle Thomas Fitz Randolph, 21 May 1600. (NEHGR, 97: 297). He m. (1) at Sutton-in-Ashfield, 16 Nov. 1589, Alice Tompson, bur. there 27 Dec. 1604. He m. (2) at Sutton-in-Ashfield, 17 Dec. 1605, Frances Howls, apparently a native of the parish of Kneesall, co. Nottingham, bur. at Kneesall 7 June 1631 (NEHGR 97: 298; Transcript of the Parish Registers of Kneesall; original will of Edward Fitz Randolph at York Probate Registry, in which he bequeathed ten pounds sterling to his son Edward "if he cum to demand it.")
15. EDWARD FITZ RANDOLPH (son of the 2nd marriage), the emigrant to New England and eventual settler in New Jersey, bp. at Sutton-in-Ashfield, co. Nottingham, 5 July 1607, emigrated 1630 to Scituate, Mass., then moved to Barnstable, Cape Cod, and finally to Piscataway, N.J., where he d. c. 1684/5. He m. at Scituate, 10 May 1637, Elizabeth Blossom, b. at Leyden, Netherlands, 1620, d. at Piscataway, c. 1713, having remarried, 30 June 1685, Capt. John Pike. (NEHGR 97: 275-276, 298; 99: 335-336; Louise Aymar Christian and Howard Stelle Fitz Randolph, Fitz Randolph Genealogy, 5).
Note: Although this line is probably sound, attention should be drawn to other evidences. C.T. Clay, Early Yorkshire Charters, 5: 303, say that Ranulf Fitz Robert "is said to have married Mary daughter of Roger Bigod earl of Norfolk" (see above, Generation 2). Mary definitely brought the lands of Menethorpe, co York, to her husband in gift of frank-marriage, which lands had previously been held by Roger Bigod (ibid., footnote 4 and authorities there cited). Moreover, the careful pedigree in the Genealogist, n.s., 3: 33, gives Mary as daughter of Roger Bigod.
The weakest link is that which connects Generations 10 and 11 (above). John Fitz Randolph (Generation 10) was succeeded at Spennithorne by his eldest son Sir Ralph Fitz Randolph (b.c. 1444, d. 1517) who married Elizabeth Scrope, daughter of Sir Thomas Scrope, 5th Lord Scrope of Masham. They had a son John Fitz Randolph (who d. in 1517 shortly after his father, and was the last of the Fitz Randolphs of Spennithorne), and five daughters, Elizabeth, Alice, Mary, Dorothy, and Agnes, who were coheiresses of their brother John at his death in 1517 (Surtees Soc. Publ., 133: 24). In 1514 Christopher Fitz Randolph (Generation 12) was married by contract to Jane Langton. Two of the feoffees of the marriage contract were John Fitz Randolph, heir of Spennithorne, mentioned above, and his brother-in-law Sir Nicholas Strelley of Linby, co. Nottingham, husband of Elizabeth Fitz Randolph, the eldest of the five Spennithorne coheiresses. It is presumed that John Fitz Randolph and Strelley were feoffees because the bride-groom, Christopher Fitz Randolph, was John's first cousin and Strelley's first-cousin-in-law (see discussion by Anthony R. Wagner, Richmond Herald, in NEHGR 99: 335-336).
We also know that Christopher Fitz Randolph (Generation 12) had an uncle, Christopher Fitz Randolph, parson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, co. Nottingham, who was presented to that living 3 Mar. 1489/90 by Sir John Conyers, Knt., of Hornby Castle, co. York, who had acquired the advowson. Christopher Fitz Randolph, the parson made a will dated 1 June 1516, proved 17 July 1516, of which his nephew Christopher (Generation 12) was one of the executors. Christopher the parson unfortunately did not mention his kinsmen of the Spennithorne line in this will.
We further know that John Fitz Randolph (Generation 10) married Joan Conyers, eldest daughter of Sir Christopher Conyers, Knt., lord of Hornby Castle, co. York (Raine, Testamenta Eboracenses, 3: 228; Conyers pedigree in J.W. Clay, Extinct and Dormant Peerages of the Northern Counties of England, 32-33). Joan (Conyers) Fitz Randolph was living, a widow, 22 June 1483, when she was named in the will of that date of her brother Christopher Conyers, Rector of Rudby, co. York (Raine, Test. Ebor., 3: 287). We think (but cannot prove) that John Fitz Randolph (Generation 10) and his wife Joan Conyers had, in addition to their eldest son and heir Sir Ralph, younger sons named Richard, John, and Christopher, and a daughter Margery who married John Burgh of East Hawkswell, co. York (for the Burghs, see Whitaker, Richmondshilre, 347). Of the above-named three younger sons, we suppose that John was the John Fitz Randolph (Generation 11), while Christopher was the parson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, named for his grandfather and uncle, each named Christopher Conyers. If this connection be correct, as we believe, it would explain why Sir John Conyers of Hornby (eldest son of Sir Christopher and brother of Joan (Conyers) Fitz Randolph) acquired the advowson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield and presented Christopher Fitz Randolph (whom we believe to have been Sir John's nephew) to that living. It may be noted in passing that the given name Christopher entered the Fitz Randolph family through the marriage to Joan Conyers in the fifteenth century and continued as a given name in that family for over two centuries. Edward[1] Fitz Randolph's (Generation 15) eldest surviving son Nathaniel[2] had an eldest son John[3] who had an eldest son Christopher[4], b. at Woodbridge, N.J., 23 Feb. 1682 (L.A. Christian and H.S.F. Randolph, FitzRandolph Genealogy, 9).
Bearing in mind the possibilities that Mary Bigod (Generation 2) may not have been the wife of Randulf fitz Robert, and that John Fitz Randolph Generation 11) may not have been a younger son of John Fitz Randolph (Generation 10), even though we think that those connections are correct, we have presented the above pedigree.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Date> Born about 1398 - under age in 1407.

RESIDENCE: Of Spennithorne, co. York {Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England}.
RESIDENCE: Of Fearby, co. York {Fearby, Masham, Yorkshire, England}.
RESIDENCE: Of Grewelthorpe, co. York {Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire, England}.
RESIDENCE: Of Swainby, co. York {Swainby with Allerthorpe, Pickhill, Yorkshire, England}
RESIDENCE: Of Newton, co. York {Newton, , Yorkshire, England}.
RESIDENCE: Of Roxby, co. York {Roxby, Pickhill, Yorkshire, England}.

HONORS: Knighted.

PROBATE: Will dated 20 Jan 1457/1458; will proved 31 Jan 1457/1458.

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth le Scrope. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DISTINCTION: Esquire.

RESIDENCE: Of Spennithorne, co. York {Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England}.

DEATH: Date> 5 Mar 1474/1475.

Family/Spouse: Joan Conyers. Joan (daughter of Christopher Conyers, Knight and Ellen Rolleston) was born in Hornby Castle, Hornby, Yorkshire, England; died on 22 Jun 1483. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHURCH: Parson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire {Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

PROBATE: Will dated 1 Jun 1516; will proved 17 Jul 1516.

CHURCH: Parson of Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire {Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England.

PROBATE: Will dated 1 Jun 1516; will proved 17 Jul 1516.

Other Events and Attributes:

• UID: A88D028BC3234C1EA071D5D4F6F1FDEF9F66

Notes:

KINSHIP: Presumed son (not proven): See 'The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215', 5th ed. p. 195-196 Note.

Notes:

KINSHIP: Presumed daughter (not proven): See 'The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215', 5th ed. p. 195-196 Note.

KINSHIP: Presumed daughter (not proven): See 'The Magna Charta Sureties, 1215', 5th ed. p. 195-196 Note.

Family/Spouse: Ranulf Fitz John. Ranulf (son of John Fitz Ranulf and Maud de Campania) was born in 1345 in Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England; died in 1388. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: John Burgh. John was born in Hauxwell, Yorkshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

HONORS: Knighted.

RESIDENCE: Of Spennithorne, co. York {Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England}.

HONORS: Knighted.

RESIDENCE: Of Spennithorne, co. York {Spennithorne, Yorkshire, England}.

Notes:

KINSHIP: Presumably 3rd or 4th son.
KINSHIP: Presumably brother of Sir Ralph FITZ RANDOLPH and Reverend Christopher FITZ RANDOLPH.

BIRTH: Date> Perhaps 1455/1460.

DEATH: Date> Probably before 1514.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DISTINCTION: Gentleman.

RESIDENCE: Of Codnor (in Heanor), Derbyshire {Codnor, Heanor, Derbyshire, England}.

DEATH: Date> Shortly before 26 Apr 1579.

PROBATE: Administration of his estate, 26 Apr 1579.

Christopher married Joan Langton about 1514. Joan (daughter of Cuthbert Langton) was born about 1499 in Langton Hall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died between 30 Jul 1573 and 2 Apr 1574. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• UID: 7AAEDE2DB4AB425EAD0333085100238516D0

Notes:

KINSHIP: 4th son.

WILL: Entry> Named in the 1573 will of his mother.

PROBATE: Will dated 20 Jun 1588; will proved 1 Apr 1589.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• UID: 380858621D2A4CC7B253436D745969104F28

Other Events and Attributes:

• UID: 57859C18450B49B192467881AEE6CB8B951D

Notes:

KINSHIP: 3rd son.

BIRTH: Place> Probably Hucknall-under-Huthwaite in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire {Huthwaite, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England}.

RESIDENCE: Moved to Kirsall in Kneesall, Nottinghamshire {Kersall, Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, England}, after 1621.

PROBATE: Will dated 13 Aug 1647; will proved 27 Oct 1647.

Edward married Alice Tompson, Staffordshire, England. Alice was buried on 27 Dec 1604 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edward married Frances Howe on 17 Dec 1605 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England. Frances was born in 1592 in Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, England; died on 7 Jun 1631 in Kneesall, Nottinghamshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Edward "the Pilgrim" Fitz Randolph
• Arrival: 1630, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

IDENTIFIER: "the Pilgrim".

OCCUPATION: Yeoman or farmer.

EMIGRATION: England to Scituate, Massachusetts {Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts}. 1630; among the passengers who came over on the eleven vessels which comprised the "Winthrop Fleet" - he was on board the 'Griffin'.

RESIDENCE: Of Scituate, Massachusetts {Scituate, , New Plymouth Colony}, 1630.
RESIDENCE: Moved to Barnstable, Massachusetts {Barnstable, , New Plymouth Colony}, 1639.
RESIDENCE: Later to Piscataway, New Jersey {Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey}, 1669.

Edward married Elizabeth Blossom on 10 May 1637 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Deacon Thomas Francis Blossom and Ann Elsdon Heilson) was born on 2 Jun 1620 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died on 21 Nov 1713 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

KINSHIP: Eldest surviving son.

OFFICE: Associated justice Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1688.

RELIGION: Quaker.

RESIDENCE: Moved family to New Jersey, 1678.

PROPERTY: Exchanged house in Barnstable for land in Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1677.

KINSHIP: Eldest surviving son.

OFFICE: Associated justice Middlesex County, New Jersey, 1688.

RELIGION: Quaker.

RESIDENCE: Moved family to New Jersey, 1678.

PROPERTY: Exchanged house in Barnstable for land in Woodbridge, New Jersey, 1677.

Nathaniel married Mary Holloway in Nov 1662 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Mary was born in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Jul 1703 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nathaniel married Jane Curtis on 12 Apr 1706 in Haddon Meeting, Haddenton, New Jersey, USA. Jane (daughter of Elizabeth Newton) was born on 11 Apr 1661 in Bugbrooke, Northamptonshire, England; died in Buckingham Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CONDITION: Died an infant.

CONDITION: Died an infant.

Hannah married Jasper Taylor in 1669. Jasper and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Mary Fitz Randolph

Mary married Samuel Hinckley on 15 Jan 1668 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel (son of Samuel Hinckley and Sarah Soole) was born on 24 Jul 1642 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Jan 1727 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in West Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CONDITION: Died young.

CONDITION: Died young.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Bonham. Sarah (daughter of Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• UID: CA04A4E189CE400A909F039626D664415D5D
• Alt. Birth: 16 Aug 1654, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
• Alt. Birth: Mar 1655, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Notes:

BIRTH: Date Conflict> Shown as "16 Aug 1654" in 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3; shown as "Mar 1655" in 'Edward Fitz Randolph branch lines, allied families and English and Norman Ancestry', p. 1; shown as "1 Mar 1655/1656" in 'Edward Fitz Randolph branch lines, allied families and English and Norman Ancestry', p. 2 - {date discrepency - have listed "1 Mar 1655/1656" as the primary date and the remaining dates have been relegated to the alternate date field}.

RESIDENCE: Of Piscataway, N. J. {Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey}.

PROBATE: Will dated 1 Mar 1719; will proved 18 Jan 1726.

Joseph married Joanna Conger on 16 Jan 1687 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Joanna was born on 11 Aug 1670 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Jun 1742 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth married Andrew Wooden on 22 Aug 1676 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Andrew and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1669, , Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
• Residence: 24 Jul 1745, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

OCCUPATION: Weaver.

RELIGION: Member of the Piscataway Seventh Day Baptist Church - organized 1705.

PROBATE: Will dated 24 Jul 1745; will proved 25 Oct 1745.

Family/Spouse: Joanna Conger. Joanna was born on 11 Aug 1670 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 26 Jun 1742 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Elizabeth Manning on 23 Nov 1686 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Geoffrey Manning and Hepzibah Andrews) was born on 13 Oct 1661 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 1 Mar 1731 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Saint James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Edison, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

DEATH: Date> 15 Feb 1703.

Hope married Ezekiel Bloomfield on 22 Dec 1680 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Ezekiel was born on 1 Nov 1653 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Feb 1703 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Date Error> Birth date mistakenly listed as "Oct 1746" in 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3 {this is his death date, not birth date}.

RESIDENCE: Of Piscataway {Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey}, about 1668.

Benjamin married Sarah Dennis on 1 Jul 1689 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Sarah was born on 18 Jul 1673 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 Nov 1732 in , Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Benjamin married Margaret Robinson on 14 May 1733 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Robinson, II and Mary Baker) was born on 24 Nov 1712 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1747 in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Princeton, Mercer, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Samuel /Hinkley Hinckley

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• Name: Joseph Hinckley

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• Name: Isaac /Hinkley Hinckley

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• Name: Mary Hinckley

Ebenezer married Sarah Lewes on 17 Jun 1711 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born on 13 Jan 1692 in , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Mar 1737 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ebenezer married Thankfull Miller on 20 Sep 1739 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Thankfull was born in 1685 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Dec 1763 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Temperance Crocker in 1719 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Temperance was born on 26 Aug 1694 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas Rolleston. Thomas was born in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• UID: 7AD3F8A4E82C4D5E9BB7C91D20331099DCE7

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 20 Jul 1687 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Thomas married Margaret Manning about 1710. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):NOT ADDED TO FILE: Investigate> Patron sent the following information:-
Additional family members:

Brothers - Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH and Daniel FITZ RANDOLPH.
This Jonathan had a son Samuel FITZ RANDOLPH - a Revolutionary War soldier.
His brother Daniel had a daughter Margaret FITZ RANDOLPH.
This Margaret married her 1st cousin the said Samuel FITZRANDOLPH.
-see source 'Descendants and Ancestors of David FITZ RANDOLPH by Oris Hugh Fitz Randolph.



appears to be an expert but I know his book the Descendants and Ancestors of David Fitz Randolph (title is a little different) includes a daughter, Margaret, born to Daniel Fitz Randolph and his wife. This Margaret married her first cousin, Samuel Fitz Randolph, a Revolutionary War Soldier. Samuel is the son of Jonathan, Daniel's brother. Samuel is not on the list of children for Jonathan, either. Yet I found a scan of a page or two from Oris Hugh Fit Randolph's book and both Samuel and Margaret are there.
BIRTH: Date> 1 Jan 1690/1691 - see 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3.
BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: David FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 01 Jan 1690 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

DEATH: Date Conflict> Shown as "Mar 1772" in 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3; shown as "1773" in 'Edward Fitz Randolph branch lines, allied families and English and Norman Ancestry', p. 4 {date discrepency - have listed "1773" as the primary date as it from a later work by the same author; the remaining date has been relegated to the alternate date field}.

David married Sarah Molleson in 1712. Sarah (daughter of John Molleson and Sarah Howell) was born on 8 Mar 1692 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; and died in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jonathan & Mary were both members of the Piscataway Seventh Day Baptist Church.

Will dated 25 Feb 1779; proved 05 Jun 1783:
Grandson, Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, son of Malichi, deceased - 10 shillings.
Son, Jonathan - 1/2 of salt meadow that I bought of Nugent Kelly of 6 2/3 acres.
Grandson, Jonathan Fitz Randolph, son of Malichi, deceased - The other 1/2.
Son, Samuel - Land that I bought of Samuel Johnston, lying on Schooley's Mountain.
Son, Phinehas - Plantation I live on and 36 acres that I bought of Thomas Holton.
Daughter, Shsanna Boyde, widow of Patrick Doyle, if she be alive - 40 shillings.
Executors: Son, Jonathan and friend, Henry Sutton.
Witnesses: Benjamin Dunn, Sarah Davis, Justice Dunn.
05 June 1783 - Inventory: L18.5.6 made by Isaac Fauret and Justice Dunn.
Lib. 34, p.307.

Information Sources:
1. "Fitz Randolph Traditions" by Lewis V. Fitz Randolph - 1907 Sect 1,LL. Ch 1&2.
2. "Edward Fitz Randolph Branch Lines, Allied Families & Norman ancestry" by Oris H. Fitz Randolph - 1976, p 148.
3. Proceedings of The New Jersey Historical Society, Third Series, Vol. II, 1897, P.355.

BIRTH: Date> 12 Jan 1692/1693 - see 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3.
BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 12 Jan 1692 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Jonathan married Mary Dunn Bonham in 1712 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Mary (daughter of Hezekiah Bonham and Mary Dunn) was born on 4 Oct 1691 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 25 Feb 1779 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Bathsheba FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 24 Sep 1695 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Dinah FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 10 Jul 1700 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Dinah married Edmond Dunham on 16 Mar 1717. Edmond was born on 15 Jan 1691; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: Date> Shown as 19 Feb 1703 - see 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3; shown as 19 Feb 1703/1704 - see 'Edward Fitz Randolph branch lines, allied families and English and Norman Ancestry', p. 3
BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Luranah FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 19 Feb 1703 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

BIRTH: Date> Shown as 19 Feb 1703 - see 'Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents', p. 3; shown as 19 Feb 1703/1704 - see 'Edward Fitz Randolph branch lines, allied families and English and Norman Ancestry', p. 3
BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Luranah FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Thomas FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Elizabeth; Birth: 19 Feb 1703 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Family/Spouse: William Ford. William (son of John Ford and Elizabeth Newton) was born in 1694; died in 1777. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: [Unknown] Whitehead. [Unknown] and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Isaac married Rebecca Seabrook on 28 Nov 1728 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Rebecca was born on 8 Jun 1708 in Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 22 Mar 1743 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; was buried in Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Temperance married John Otis on 31 Dec 1741 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. John (son of John Otis and Grace Hayman) was born on 27 Apr 1713 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1792 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• UID: 83FFDFB376974F83A770AC53CEDB424F43AB

Family/Spouse: Rosanna. Rosanna and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

KINSHIP: Youngest daughter.
KINSHIP: 1st cousin of husband.

BIRTH: Date Conflict> Shown as born "Nov 1739" in "Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents", page 4, yet her mother is listed as died "1738" in the same source, page 3.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

KINSHIP: Youngest daughter.
KINSHIP: 1st cousin of husband.

BIRTH: Date Conflict> Shown as born "Nov 1739" in "Daniel Fitz Randolph His Ancestry and Descendents", page 4, yet her mother is listed as died "1738" in the same source, page 3.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

Margaret married Samuel Fitz Randolph on 25 Mar 1761 in Seventh Day Baptist Church, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Samuel (son of Jonathan Fitz Randolph and Mary Dunn Bonham) was born on 17 Oct 1738 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 25 Feb 1825 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• UID: 950E162D3DF0480885B68D4A32C270CDA680

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Abel FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 01 Sep 1716 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Malachi FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 05 Apr 1718 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Kezia FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 18 Jun 1720 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Notes:

BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 22 Oct 1722 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Lawrence FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: male; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 03 Jun 1725 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Martha FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 25 May 1729 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Elizabeth FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 18 Nov 1731 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

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BIRTH: IGI - Extraction> Batch No. C505961; Name: Mary FITZ RANDOLPH; Gender: female; Father: Jonathan FITZ RANDOLPH; Mother: Mary; Birth: 03 Apr 1734 Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Notes:

SAMUEL FITZ RANDOLPH

Samuel Fitz Randolph (1738 - 1825) and his wife, Margaret, lie buried in the Seventh-Day Baptist Cemetery at Salem, West Virginia. They were the founders of the town. Edward Fuller, a passenger on the Mayflower, was one of Samuel's ancestors, aas were early immigrants, Thomas Blossom, Rev. John Lothrop and Edward Fitz Randolph. Margaret shared much of her husband's heritage because she and Samuel were first cousins. The practice of marrying one's cousin was not uncommon in 18th century America. Samuel and Margaret were married on March 25, 1761 at the Seventh-Day Baptist Church in Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. They were both born at Piscataway. Samuel was the son of Jonathan Fitz Randolph and Margaret, the daughter of Jonathan's brother, David Fitz Randolph. The Seventh-Day Baptist Church in America is not a large denomination compared to some others. However, in some sections of the nation, it is quite active. The Seventh-Day Baptist Church was an early offshoot from the English Baptists and came about, principally, because of their belief in the biblical Sabbath, which the Hebrews kept on the last day of the week. Samuel Fitz Randolph was a soldier in the War for American Independence. He served as Ensign in the Second Regiment of the Sussex County, New Jersey Militia.

After the war, Samuel Fitz Randolph prospered. Probably in the hope of speculation, in 1785, he bought eleven hundred acres of land in Pennsylvania. Eight hundred acres was a tract of virgin forest in Northumberland County. The remaining three hundred acres was a farm in the southwestern part of the state. By the year 1789, he and Margaret were living there. The Woodbridgetown Seventh-Day Baptist Church was formed on George's Creek, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, on June 6, 1790. Most of the church members had come from Piscataway, New Jersey. Among the constituent membership were Samuel and Margaret Fitz Randolph. The same year, on November 26, Samuel purchased from Catherine Swearingen two hundred and fifty-six acres. That tract was located in northwestern Virginia along Ten Mile Creek, a tributary of the West Fork of the Monongahela. The purchase price was 132 pounds, 10 shillings and 5 pence, Virginia money. Previously, that land, which included much of the present town of Salem, West Virginia, had belonged to Nicholas Carpenter, an early resident of Clarksburg. He had established a camp there from which he hunted the plentiful wild game. He also used it as a way station in his journeys to the Ohio to buy and sell cattle. Unfortunately, it was on one of those trips to Marietta, with a herd of cattle, that Carpenter and his son were ambushed and murdered by Indians. That atrocity occurred the year after Samuel bought the land.

The years of the Revolution were particularly difficult for the Seventh-Day Baptist Church at Shrewsbury, New Jersey. Several male members enlisted in the patriot cause and marched off to war. Some became Tories and were unwelcome in the churchh. A few were excommunicated for the awful sin of taking communion with members of the Church of England. The Battle of Monmouth was fought less than ten miles away from their church. And so it was, for whatever the reason, the congregation voted to sell their meetinghouse, in 1789, and join the migration to the west. The church record states that ten families left Shrewsbury. It is thought that others joined them on the way. The Seventh-Day Baptists settled on White Day Creek in Mononongalia County, northwestern Virginia. There they remained for two years. However, they were not pleased with their lands. The Woodbridgetown Church was not far from their settlement on White Day Creek. Samuel Fitz Randolph interested them in hihis tract on Ten Mile Creek about fifty miles away. They removed there and bought lots in the town that Samuel laid out. They also bought farms on adjacent lands. They built a log meeting house for church services and, remembering the fate of the Carpenters, nearby they built a blockhouse for protection from the Indians.

The town of New Salem was established by an act of the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia on December 19, 1794. The name of "New Salem" as a post office became "Salem," by order of the Post Office Department, in March 1884. Samuel and Margaret Fitz Randolph expired there and were buried on the hill behind their church. Some of their descendants still attend the Seventh-Day Baptist Church of Salem, West Virginia.

KINSHIP: 1st cousin of wife.

RESIDENCE: Of Piscataway, N.J. {Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey}.
RESIDENCE: Of Salem W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

BURIAL: Gravestone> Salem, W. Va. {Salem, Roanoke, West Virginia}.

Samuel married Margaret Fitz Randolph on 25 Mar 1761 in Seventh Day Baptist Church, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA. Margaret (daughter of David Fitz Randolph and Sarah Molleson) was born in Nov 1739 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA; died on 29 Feb 1832 in Salem, Doddridge, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Harriet Eustace about 1760. Elizabeth (daughter of William Eustace and Anne Constable Lee) was born in 1723 in , , Virginia, USA; died after 1783 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

James married Deliverance Coward on 15 Mar 1760 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. Deliverance was born on 24 Nov 1737 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 13 Feb 1787 in Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1790, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1800, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
• Residence: 1810, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

John married Hannah Churchill on 13 May 1765 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of Stephen Churchell, Jr and Hannah Barnes) was born on 14 Feb 1745 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 28 Mar 1791 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married Stephen C Davis on 14 Apr 1802 in , Harrison, West Virginia, USA. Stephen (son of Nathan Davis and Annie Gifford) was born on 30 Sep 1781 in , , New Jersey, USA; died on 16 Aug 1869 in Cherry Camp Run, Bristol, Harrison, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Seventh Day Baptist Cemetery, Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1810, Falmouth, Stafford, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1820, , Stafford, Virginia, USA
• Residence: 1830, , Prince William, Virginia, USA

James married Agnes Taliaferro about 1785 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, USA. Agnes was born in 1768 in , , Virginia, USA; died in 1820 in , , Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah married William Longstreet in 1780 in , Monmouth, New Jersey, USA. William (son of Theophilus "Stoffel" Langestraat "Longstreet" and *Abigail Woolley) was born on 6 Oct 1759 in Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA; died on 1 Sep 1814 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]