Capt.
John Tarpley II Family
Virginia
1m. Elizabeth
Glasscock
(perhaps died 1695 after birth of only son, John Tarpley, the sole heir)
dau. of Thomas and Anne Glasscock
2m. Elizabeth?
(widow of Capt Alexander Newman)
3m. Anne Glasscock
1712/13 (see the wills below)
dau. of Thomas and Anne Glasscock
| Only known heir, child with Elizabeth Glasscock | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tarpley III | b. abt 1695 North Farnham, VA | d. ca 1736 before his father died | 1m. Elizabeth Travers (dau. of Samuel Travers and Frances Allerton) 2m. Elizabeth Ripping,(dau. of Edward Ripping) |
1690/1, March 3 - A transcribed record show a
deed to John Tarpley.
1694, June 1 - p.56 Deed, recorded 14 Sept 1694
p. 58
Bond. 1 June 1694. On above. Signed Thomas
Freshwater. Witnessed by John
Tarpley and Wm Barber junr.
p. 58.
Assignment. 13 Aug. 1694. Wm Yates and Elizabeth his wife
to Tho Gill all right and title to Deed.
Wit:
signed Wm Yates
Joseph
Dike
Eliz: Yates
Wm
Smyth
[Richmond County records, 1692-1704, Deed
Book 2]
1700, May 28 - Power of Atty.
1700, 17 August . Bond
1701 - May 25. Capt. John Tarpley, sheriff.
1701, July 2 - p. 11-A. Power of Atty.
1701 -"To his Excellency Francis Nicholson
Esqr his Maj'ties Lieut and Govern'r Gen'll of Virginia
The Humble Pet'n of William Smoote
Humbly sheweth that your pet'r haveing behaved himselfe in all Respects
a Loyall Subject ought to do notwithstanding Cap't John Tapley
high Sheriff of the County of Richmond did come to the house of your
pet'r in your pet'rs absence upon the twenty sixth day of March Last
past and there under pretence of seizing for publick dues which your
pet'r had already paid but having no receipt the said Tarpley did beat
your pet'rs wife very much and abuse her after a very Grievous manner
and wounded her in several places and threaten her so much that
shee is afraid to stay att home in your pet'rs absence and
further may itt please your Ex'cy The said Tarply did afterwards breake
open a doore of your pet'rs house that was fast nailed and itt was Gods
great mercy that said Tarpley had not killed a young Child that was
behind the doore your Pet'r have (sic) Applied himselfe to the County
Court to for to Come to an Account and further may it please your Ex'cy
the said Tarpley have retained all the attorneys that belong to the
County Court thinking to Justifie his unlawfull doeings so that your
pet'r being a poor man and haveing a great Charge of small Children and
haveing no reliefe if not relieved by your Ex'cy therefore your pet'r
humbly Implores your Ex'cys Relief and your pet'r as in duty shall
every pray for your Exc'es
Conservation
Recordat: 9 die May 1702 Test
James Sherlock Cl Cur
p.13
May itt please your Ex'cy
I have Read the petition of William Smoot agt Capt john Tarpley
Sherriff of the County of Richmond and have also Inquired into the
Subject matter of the said petition and humbly Conceive that itt may be
Expedient for your Ex'cy to referr the same to the County Court of
Richm'd with Directions to Examine into the truth of the fact by
Evidences upon oath and make returns thereof together with theire
Opiniions therein to your Ex'cy to the end that such further
proceedings may Be had thereupon as shall be agreeable to
Law
Aprill 7th
1702
B: Harrison
James Sherlock Cl Cur
p. 13 Virginia Sot
Aprill the 7th 1702
I do hereby In his Maj'ties name Will and require to Justices of his
Maj'tes County of Richmond to do according to the proposition of M'r
Benjamin Harrison his Maj'ties Councill att Law and they are so soone
as Possible to send theire proceedings therein to
Fr Nicholson
James Sherlock Cl Cur
(editor's
note: Just wait one moment. Before the descendants of Mr. and
Mrs. Smoot (and there are many) rise in indignation at the treatment of
their ancestors - jsut a moment. All this may never have happened
at all. It looks very much as though it were one of the old
Governor's petty little traps to catch the County Officials. It
bears all the hall marks of his technique. First the cooked up
disturbance. Then the noble Governor with much noise and
damnation to the rescue. The offending officials put out in disgrace,
only to be immediately replaced with the Governor's friends, or others
of whom he knew why, if we do not. The sham became so eveident
and was so universal throughout the colony that the profane old
gentleman had to be removed from the Governship by Queen Anne with two
or three years of this episode. Personally I would hesitate to
shed one single tear, no not envy for the child nailed up in th room to
same it's life. B. F. (Beverley Fleet) )
1701, May 28. Bond. Apparently he was
not denied the office from the previous document. On this
date John Tarpley, as Sheritff of Richmond Co., Dated 28 may 1701 for
100000 lb tobo. (tobacco) Appointment by Gov. Francis Nicholson
dated 25th April 1701. signed John Tarpley, Wm Dowman, Wm
Colston. Wit: James Suggitt {the name Wm Downman also appears as
Wm Dolement in this entry.}
1704. Oct 4th - p. 25 "In obedience to the
Within order we the Subscribers have mett (and have the best of our
Judgement Layd out an acre of Land) on the within mentioned Land on the
south side of the Runn with mentioned beginning att a beach by the
swamp side thence down the swamp xx which said acre of land we have
Valued to two hundred pounds of tobbo witness our hand s this 30th Day
of Octob'r 1704. Will Barber, James Tarplery, October 1704.
George Glascock petitions that he might be admitted to build a mill
according to above. Also on the same page Capt. John Tarpley
ditto.] [Richmond County Misc. Records, Book 1 p. 285]
1707, Sept 20. p. 47. Power of
Atty. Jno. Naylor merchant to Capt Wm. Barber of Rd. Co. to
collect a/cs. signed Jn'o Naylor. Wit: John Tarpley, Jno
Spurstow. Rec. 4 Feb. 1707/8. [Richmond County Misc.
Records, Book 1 p. 294]
1711, May - p.67. Richmon Ss In obedience to an order of sd Court bearing date may 2nd 1711 I was ordered that we the subscribers sometime between this and next Court should audit and state all accounts between Mr Thomas Hewlett as Guardian to one of teh Orphans of John Baylis dec'ed and john Jones and Elizabeth his wife in pursuance to which we have audited and stated the said account and find that the said John Jones and Elizabeth his wife stands Indebted unto the said Thomas Hewlett as guardian aforesaid in the smme of five thousand nine hundred and sixteene pounds of tobbo, given under our hands this 23d day of May 1711 John Tarpley Will: Woodbridge". Rec. 13 Aug. 1711. [Richmond County Misc. Records, Book 1 p. 299]
1714 - Anne Glasscock makes her will and leaves several items for her grandchildren and her daughter Anne Tarpley, 2nd or 3rd wife of Capt. John Tarpley.
1716-17 -
1721- The following suit is involved with Mary Carpenter estate, the apparent former Mary Glasscock. I'm not certain what this will means except that it links several families together - Glasscock, Tarpley, Barber, Griffin, Hipkins and Woodbridge. Mary (Glasscock) Carpenter apparently had a brother, Thomas, and two sisters, Anne Tarpley and Alice Griffin. Others mentioned here are apparently neices, nephews, and brothers and sisters-in-law.
1736 - John Tarpley (III) dies. His will is settled in 1745 dividing his estate among his children. He had five sons, John Tarpley (IV) (the oldest)Tertius Quintus (died before his father), 1738, Nov. 23 - John Tarpley(II) makes his will. His son, John Tarpley (III) has preceeded his father in death in 1736. Notes from Jenean Ray:
Oldest sons of John and Elizabeth (Travers) Tarpley. In some places he is referred to as Major Travers Tarpley. His will was made Feb. 18 1768 and presented for probate on June 6, 1768. He was married to Elizabeth Sydnor.
7 children to this marriage: Elizabeth
Betty Tarpley b. 28 July 1738 m. Leroy Peachy; Winnifred Tarpley b. 1
Nov 1740 m. Charles McCarty; Fanny Tarpley b. 2 July 1743 m. Rawleigh
Chinn; Lucy Tarpley b. 7 Jan 1745 m. Lodswick Jones; Samuel Travers
Tarpley b. 15 Dec. 1748; Milly Tarpley b. 28 Sep 1756; and Nancy
Tarpley b. unknown (probably before Milly)
[Janean Ray
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