Governor William STONE

1603 - 1660  (57 years)

• Name	Governor William STONE
  Birth	1603	Bridgewater Parish, Somerset, Wells Diocese, ENGLAND   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Accomack Co., VA   [1]
  	William Stone first settled in Accomac Co., VA, on the Eastern Shore where he was granted 1800 acres. His mother was probably a Poynton since the Poynton and Stone families lived in Derbyshire in the 1660's. He named his Maryland home, 'Poynton Manor.'
  Will	2 Dec 1660  [1]
  	Gov. Stone made his will on 2 Dec 1660. It was proved 21 Dec 1660, in Charles County by Francis Doughty, Steven Montague, Stephen Clifton. Overseers and guardians of the minor children were: Gov. Josiah Fendall, brother-in-law Francis Doughty, and brother Matthew Stone. His will: I constitute my beloved son, Thomas Stone, sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament.......... If he should die, his brother Richard, is to take his place and after him, his brother, John is to act. Eldest daughter, Elizabeth Stone, formerly given 900 acres of land at Bustard Island, also to receive 600 acres in Nangomy. Beloved son, Richard, all cattle given him by his Uncle Richard Stone, etc., and 500 acres in Nangomy. Other children, John, Matthew, Mary and Catherine, to receive stock, etc., and land out of nangomy; John 500 acres, Matthew 500 acres. Good wife Verlinda Stone, my house and lands in St. Mary's and one fourth of all my Estate and Goods, during her life and unmarried. Son Thomas to receive the remainder of land.
  Probate	21 Dec 1660	Charles Co., MD   [2]
  Death	1660	Avon Manor, Charles Co., MD   [2]
  Person ID	I601	MM
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2010

  
  

  Family	Verlinda GRAVES
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth STONE,   b. Abt 1635, Hungars Parish, Accomack Co., VA d. 1682, Charles Co., MD (Age 47 years)   2. Richard STONE,   b. Abt 1637   d. 1667, MD (Age 30 years)   3. Thomas STONE,   b. 1637, Accomack Co., VA d. 1676 (Age 39 years)   4. John STONE,   b. Abt 1639, Accomack Co., VA d. Abt 1698, MD (Age 59 years)   5. Matthew STONE,   b. Abt 1643   d. Abt 1673, Charles Co., MD (Age 30 years)   6. Mary STONE,   b. Abt 1645   7. Catherine STONE,   b. Abt 1647
  Family ID	F347	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1603 - Bridgewater Parish, Somerset, Wells Diocese, ENGLAND Note - - Accomack Co., VA Death - 1660 - Avon Manor, Charles Co., MD Probate - 21 Dec 1660 - Charles Co., MD  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S164] Edwards, Almarie Moore, Caples Family, (Thompson, Dorothy Caples and England, C. Walter, Jacksonville FL & Silver Spring MD, 1984), 164. [S177] Weidemeyer, Carleton, Weidemeyer FGS, 177.