Adam Thorowgood

Aft 1638 - 1686  (< 46 years)

• Name	Adam Thorowgood  [1]
  Born	Aft 1638	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Feb 1685/86	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate
  Person ID	I017191	Tree1
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Adam Thorowgood,   b. 1603, St. Botolph's, Grimstead, Norfolk, England ,   d. 27 Apr 1640, Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Sarah Offley,   b. 16 Apr 1609, London, Middlesex, England ,   d. Aug 1657, Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia  (Age 48 years)
  Married	18 Jul 1627	St. Benet's Church, London Englamd
  Family ID	F01576	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Yeardley,   b. Abt 1639, London, England ,   d. 1 Feb 1685/86, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	Bef 1659	Lower Norfolk County, Virginia
  Children	1. Argall Thorowgood,   b. 1659, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. 7 May 1700, Princess Anne County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 41 years)   2. John Thorowgood,   b. 1661, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Jan 1701/02, Princess Anne County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 41 years)   3. Adam Thorowgood,   b. 1662, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. Bef 6 Apr 1709, Princess Anne County, Virginia  (Age < 47 years)   4. Francis Thorowgood,   b. 1665, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. Apr 1716, Bath County, North Carolina - Probate  (Age 51 years)   5. Robert Thorowgood,   b. 1669, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Jan 1702/03, Princess Anne County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 34 years)   6. Rose Thorowgood,   b. 1672, Lower Norfolk County, Virginia ,   d. 7 Dec 1709, Princess Anne County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 37 years)
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F10965	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  FEB. 1. 1685 Adam thorogood Norfolk LNCW96 === Children Argoll THOROWGOOD b: ABT 1656 John THOROWGOOD b: ABT 1661 Adam THOROWGOOD b: ABT 1663 Robert THOROWGOOD b: ABT 1669 Francis THOROWGOOD b: ABT 1665 in Norfolk, Virginia Rose THOROWGOOD b: 1672 === James Hughes 2005-06-21 20:50:28 Early Virginia Immigrants Page 218 Marshall, Thos., 1635, by Capt. Adam Thoroughgood, ____ Co. Throwgood, Capt. The mate of his ship, Tho Wills, in dif with Rev. Jno Rosier. 6 June 1655. p 196 Source: Fleet, Beverley, Lancaster County, 1652-1655 Baltimore: Genealogical Pub., County, 1961, 113 pgs ==== Contributed by: James Hughes URL: http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/VD1680.html URL title: Virginia Death Records Jan 1 1680 to Dec 31 1689 Note: FEB. 1. 1685/6 Adam thorogood Norfolk LNCW96 === URL (Click on link) http://lvaimage.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/GetLONN.pl?first=347&last=&g_p=P7&collec tion=LO Patent Title Lake, Joseph. Publication 20 November 1683. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Patents 1-42, reels 1-41. Note Location: Lower Norfolk County. Description: 159 acres in the parish of Lynhaven. Beg.g &c. at the head of the Reedy Branch and run.g on the marked trees of Lt. Colo. Adam Thorowgocd. Source: Land Office Patents No. 7, 1679-1689 (v.1 & 2 p.1-719), p. 347 (Reel 7) === http://www.esva dot net/ghotes/thorowgd/d0/i0011716.htm#i11716 Adam Thorowgood (II)(Lt. Col.) (Adam2, William1) was born after 1638. Adam died about 1685. He married Frances Yeardley. Frances was the daughter of Argol Yeardley(Col.) and Frances Knight. He made a will in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, October 31, 1679. Adam's will was probated in Lower Norfolk County, Virginia, February 1, 1685. He chose Simon Overzee as his guardian in 1657. In 1642 and 1643, tracts of 400 acres and 5,350 acres, formerly patented by his father, were regranted to Adam as "son & heir of Capt. Adam Thorrowgood." He was Lt. Colonel of the Militia, Burgess for Lower Norfolk County 1664-1670, and Justice and Sheriff in 1669. He named his wife and children in his will and that his "executrix cause my body to bee interred in the Church of Linhaven in the grave of my father and that shee cause a tombstone of marble to be sent for with the Coate Armes of Sir George Yeardley and myselfe and the same inscription as upon the broaken tomb, and the same to be layd over my grave and the other over the grave of my mother." (Purse & Person, p. 611) === Cavaliers and Pioneers, Patent Book No. 1, Part II; [Nell Marion Nugent]; Page 110 CAPT. ADAM THORROGOOD, 400 acs., June 8, 1639, page 654. At the head of Samuel Bennett's Cr., W. towards a great reedy Sw., N. upon land of John Langfeild, E. upon sd. Creek which runs out of Chisopeake alt. Lynhaven. Due for trans. of 8 pers: * This patent renewed in the name of Adam Thorrogood, Jr.

  
  

• Sources

  [S044738] Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. Fourth Edition. Volume III, Families R-Z.